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07STATE46510
2007-04-09 19:31:00
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Secretary of State
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GUIDANCE: GEORGIA CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 10

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UNSC GE PREL
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE: GEORGIA CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 10


UNCLAS STATE 046510

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UNSC GE PREL
SUBJECT: GUIDANCE: GEORGIA CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 10



1. (U) USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2
below during Georgia consultations scheduled April 10.

2. (SBU) Begin points.

-- The United States supports the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Georgia. We welcome the Secretary
General,s report and appreciate continued efforts by UNOMIG
and the Special Representative of the Secretary General to
enhance stability and security in Georgia's Abkhazia region
and to facilitate dialogue between the Georgian and Abkhaz
sides in pursuit of a peaceful resolution of the conflict
within Georgia's internationally-recognized borders.

-- As the Group of Friends emphasized in the last
Geneva-format meeting with the sides, we believe a
comprehensive political solution can be achieved through
dialogue and that the situation on the ground in the areas of
security, refugee and IDP returns, and rehabilitation and
development can and must be improved.

-- We urge the Georgians and Abkhaz to take concrete steps
in line with the Friends, "Proposals for Confidence Building
Measures" that were presented to the sides in Geneva.
Included among those proposals is a high-level meeting
between President Saakashvili and Abkhaz separatist leader
Bagapsh, without preconditions. Also included among those
proposals is a recommendation to sign a package of documents
on the non-use of violence and the return of refugees and
IDPs. We underscore the importance of establishing
conditions that will allow refugees and IDPs to return to all
of Abkhazia. We would welcome efforts to restore economic
and commercial ties between the residents of Abkhazia and the
rest of Georgia.

-- We were gravely concerned by the attack on
Georgian-controlled villages and the Georgian administration
in the upper Kodori valley on March 11 and 12, and we condemn
such violence. This recent attack underscores the need for
progress on efforts to resolve the conflict.

-- We have done good work together in the Group of Friends
to develop CBMs; we support the efforts of UNOMIG and the
SRSG to implement these measures in coming weeks and months
to change the situation on the ground in Georgia,s Abkhazia
region for the better.

-- We look forward to the conclusions of the investigation
by the Joint Fact-Finding Group led by UNOMIG, and we
underscore the need for all parties to refrain from breaches
of the cease-fire and to maintain their commitment to the
peaceful resolution of the conflict.

-- We applaud the Government of Georgia's measured response
to this regrettable incident.

-- We will continue strong support for the efforts of the
Special Representative to implement practical steps to
improve confidence. We note the success that has been
achieved thus far, as described in this report, and we wish
the Special Representative continued success in your efforts.
Working with the other Friends of the Secretary General for
Georgia, we will continue to offer our support for a process
that we hope will lead to a peaceful resolution of the
conflict in Georgia,s Abkhazia region within Georgia's
internationally recognized borders.

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