Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MOSCOW1976
2007-04-30 13:15:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
UNSC MINURSO MANDATE RENEWAL: RUSSIA ON BOARD
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UNCLAS MOSCOW 001976
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI RS
SUBJECT: UNSC MINURSO MANDATE RENEWAL: RUSSIA ON BOARD
REF: STATE 56431
(SBU) We discussed the UNSC MINURSO mandate renewal with
Petr Illichev, Senior Counselor in the MFA'S International
Organizations Department, who told us that Russia, as a
member of the Friends of Western Sahara, supported the
Friends' text. He said that Moscow was aware that South
Africa might push for changes, but Russia was confident that
the mandate would be renewed without difficulty.
BURNS
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI RS
SUBJECT: UNSC MINURSO MANDATE RENEWAL: RUSSIA ON BOARD
REF: STATE 56431
(SBU) We discussed the UNSC MINURSO mandate renewal with
Petr Illichev, Senior Counselor in the MFA'S International
Organizations Department, who told us that Russia, as a
member of the Friends of Western Sahara, supported the
Friends' text. He said that Moscow was aware that South
Africa might push for changes, but Russia was confident that
the mandate would be renewed without difficulty.
BURNS