Identifier
Created
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07TALLINN49
2007-01-23 13:34:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tallinn
Cable title:
ESTONIA: RESPONSE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TALLINN 000049
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/23/2017
TAGS: MOPS PARM PREL NATO EN
SUBJECT: ESTONIA: RESPONSE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
REF: SECSTATE 6667
Classified By: CDA Jeff Goldstein for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TALLINN 000049
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/23/2017
TAGS: MOPS PARM PREL NATO EN
SUBJECT: ESTONIA: RESPONSE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
REF: SECSTATE 6667
Classified By: CDA Jeff Goldstein for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d)
1. (C) On January 20, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel
points on Kosovo to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security
Policy and Arms Control. On January 23, Ketlin Susmalainen
a 3rd Secretary in the same department, provided the
following response:
-- Estonia has not been invited to the April 18-20 ICRC
experts meeting in Montreux, and does not know if an
invitation is forthcoming.
-- The GOE supports the restriction of the use of cluster
munitions and would like to hold these discussions in the
framework of the CCW.
-- The GOE noted the concerns the EU expressed at the 3rd
CCW Review Conference in November 2006 regarding the
humanitarian impact of cluster munitions. Although it
acknowledges that cluster munitions would be useful, the
GOE does not plan to utilize them, because of concerns
about the humanitarian impact and an interest in decreasing
the effect of military conflicts on civilians.
-- The GOE was noncommittal on participation in future mil-
to-mil discussions on cluster munitions, noting that
Estonian participation would "depend on the format" in
which the issue is to be discussed.
GOLDSTEIN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/23/2017
TAGS: MOPS PARM PREL NATO EN
SUBJECT: ESTONIA: RESPONSE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
REF: SECSTATE 6667
Classified By: CDA Jeff Goldstein for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d)
1. (C) On January 20, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel
points on Kosovo to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security
Policy and Arms Control. On January 23, Ketlin Susmalainen
a 3rd Secretary in the same department, provided the
following response:
-- Estonia has not been invited to the April 18-20 ICRC
experts meeting in Montreux, and does not know if an
invitation is forthcoming.
-- The GOE supports the restriction of the use of cluster
munitions and would like to hold these discussions in the
framework of the CCW.
-- The GOE noted the concerns the EU expressed at the 3rd
CCW Review Conference in November 2006 regarding the
humanitarian impact of cluster munitions. Although it
acknowledges that cluster munitions would be useful, the
GOE does not plan to utilize them, because of concerns
about the humanitarian impact and an interest in decreasing
the effect of military conflicts on civilians.
-- The GOE was noncommittal on participation in future mil-
to-mil discussions on cluster munitions, noting that
Estonian participation would "depend on the format" in
which the issue is to be discussed.
GOLDSTEIN