Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ASHGABAT1489
2008-11-13 14:14:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ashgabat
Cable title:
GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKMENISTAN LOSES BID FOR
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ASHGABAT 001489
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2018
TAGS: PREL UN AORC TX
SUBJECT: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKMENISTAN LOSES BID FOR
UN COMMITTEE POSITION
REF: ASHGABAT 1422
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 001489
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2018
TAGS: PREL UN AORC TX
SUBJECT: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKMENISTAN LOSES BID FOR
UN COMMITTEE POSITION
REF: ASHGABAT 1422
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 November 11
that his bid for a position on the UN Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) (reftel) was
unsuccessful: the Russian candidate won. He said that most
countries are willing to compromise by taking a position in
one election cycle with the understanding that another
country can have a chance for the position the next time --
"except Russia." He added that the experience of campaigning
for the position and of visiting the UN was beneficial, and
that all everyone wants to discuss is "reform, reform,
reform, but no one really wants to reform" because it would
mean giving up equities.
2. (C) COMMENT: Despite his claim that the experience was
positive, Petriashvili seemed frustrated by his loss - to a
Russian. It should not have been surprising. Odds that the
victor would have ceded to a Georgian candidate were zero.
END COMMENT.
CURRAN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2018
TAGS: PREL UN AORC TX
SUBJECT: GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKMENISTAN LOSES BID FOR
UN COMMITTEE POSITION
REF: ASHGABAT 1422
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 November 11
that his bid for a position on the UN Advisory Committee on
Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) (reftel) was
unsuccessful: the Russian candidate won. He said that most
countries are willing to compromise by taking a position in
one election cycle with the understanding that another
country can have a chance for the position the next time --
"except Russia." He added that the experience of campaigning
for the position and of visiting the UN was beneficial, and
that all everyone wants to discuss is "reform, reform,
reform, but no one really wants to reform" because it would
mean giving up equities.
2. (C) COMMENT: Despite his claim that the experience was
positive, Petriashvili seemed frustrated by his loss - to a
Russian. It should not have been surprising. Odds that the
victor would have ceded to a Georgian candidate were zero.
END COMMENT.
CURRAN