Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07SOFIA372
2007-03-20 13:47:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Sofia
Cable title:
BULGARIA ON CFE TRANSFERS - CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
how-toVZCZCXYZ0001 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHSF #0372 0791347 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 201347Z MAR 07 FM AMEMBASSY SOFIA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3431 INFO RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN PRIORITY 0122 RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST PRIORITY 0156 RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 0933
C O N F I D E N T I A L SOFIA 000372
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DEPT. FOR EUR/NCE, EUR/RPM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/20/2017
TAGS: PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA ON CFE TRANSFERS - CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
REF: STATE 28280
Classified By: DCM Alex Karagiannis, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) On March 20 DCM demarched Deputy Foreign Minister
(responsible for security affairs) Todor Churov, using reftel
points to argue that a Bulgarian approach to Germany would
serve both Bulgarian an allied interests. Churov, who
fidgeted nervously throughout the meeting, was completely
noncommittal on an approach to Berlin, despite persistent
push back from the DCM. From Churov's bearing and the
questions he asked, it is clear that the GoB is extremely
reluctant to approach Germany on this issue.
BEYRLE