Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MOSCOW391
2007-01-31 11:01:00
SECRET
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
APPROACHING RUSSIA ABOUT SUSPECTED AIR DEFENSE SITE
how-toVZCZCXRO3421 PP RUEHDBU DE RUEHMO #0391 0311101 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 311101Z JAN 07 FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6994 INFO RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHXD/MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
S E C R E T MOSCOW 000391
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2017
TAGS: PREL MARR MASS AM AJ RS
SUBJECT: APPROACHING RUSSIA ABOUT SUSPECTED AIR DEFENSE SITE
REF: STATE 10749
Classified By: PolMilCouns Alice G. Wells. Reason: 1.4 (b, d)
S E C R E T MOSCOW 000391
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2017
TAGS: PREL MARR MASS AM AJ RS
SUBJECT: APPROACHING RUSSIA ABOUT SUSPECTED AIR DEFENSE SITE
REF: STATE 10749
Classified By: PolMilCouns Alice G. Wells. Reason: 1.4 (b, d)
¶1. (S/NF) PolMinCouns made reftel demarche January 31 to
Andrey Kelin, Director of the MFA Fourth CIS Directorate.
Kelin denied knowledge of the issue, but said he would look
into it. He added as a barb that both Azerbaijan and Armenia
are concerned about the potential for U.S. air strikes
against Iran and about the Iranian response, and believed
both sides are seeking air defenses against that possibility.
PolMinCouns remarked that Stepanakert is a funny place to
put an air defense for that purpose.
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