Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ASHGABAT1422
2008-10-30 15:13:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ashgabat
Cable title:
TURKMENISTAN: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS RUSSIA IS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ASHGABAT 001422
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/30/2018
TAGS: PREL GG UN AORC RS TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS RUSSIA IS
RUNNING TOUGH CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM FOR UN POSITION
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires a.i. Sylvia Reed Curran for reasons
C O N F I D E N T I A L ASHGABAT 001422
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/30/2018
TAGS: PREL GG UN AORC RS TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS RUSSIA IS
RUNNING TOUGH CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM FOR UN POSITION
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires a.i. Sylvia Reed Curran for reasons 1.
4 (B) and (D).
1. (C) Georgian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Alexi
Petriashvili (please protect) told econoff on October 29 that
he is running for a position on the UN Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),and that he
is leaving for New York to campaign for the position on
November 1. A Georgian Embassy diplomatic note, received on
October 29, asked for USG support of Petriashvili's
candidacy. It also informed that the UN General Assembly
will hold elections for this position on November 7, and that
the term of this position is 2009-11. Petriashvili said the
Russian Federation has its own candidate and is running a
hard campaign against Petriashvili. He mentioned that other
UNSC Permanent Members, for example China, are willingly
giving up their seats in various UN Committees to give
smaller countries a chance to have representation in such
jobs.
2. (C) COMMENT: Petriashvili no doubt believes that Russia
is campaigning especially hard against him as a Georgian
candidate. If true, Russia's actions are just one more
example of the fallout from failed Russian-Georgian
relations. END COMMENT.
CURRAN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/30/2018
TAGS: PREL GG UN AORC RS TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS RUSSIA IS
RUNNING TOUGH CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM FOR UN POSITION
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires a.i. Sylvia Reed Curran for reasons 1.
4 (B) and (D).
1. (C) Georgian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Alexi
Petriashvili (please protect) told econoff on October 29 that
he is running for a position on the UN Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),and that he
is leaving for New York to campaign for the position on
November 1. A Georgian Embassy diplomatic note, received on
October 29, asked for USG support of Petriashvili's
candidacy. It also informed that the UN General Assembly
will hold elections for this position on November 7, and that
the term of this position is 2009-11. Petriashvili said the
Russian Federation has its own candidate and is running a
hard campaign against Petriashvili. He mentioned that other
UNSC Permanent Members, for example China, are willingly
giving up their seats in various UN Committees to give
smaller countries a chance to have representation in such
jobs.
2. (C) COMMENT: Petriashvili no doubt believes that Russia
is campaigning especially hard against him as a Georgian
candidate. If true, Russia's actions are just one more
example of the fallout from failed Russian-Georgian
relations. END COMMENT.
CURRAN