Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BAKU211
2008-03-07 12:04:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Baku
Cable title:
UPDATE ON U.S. MISSLE DEFENSE TALKS WITH RUSSIA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 000211
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/01/2020
TAGS: PREL MARR MASS NATO AJ RU
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON U.S. MISSLE DEFENSE TALKS WITH RUSSIA
DELIVERED TO AZERBAJAN
REF: SECSTATE 20080
Classified By: AMBASADOR DERSE FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).
(C) Ambassador Derse provided Deputy Foreign Minister Araz
Azimov with a readout on the status of February 21
U.S.-Russian missile defense discussions, based on reftel.
Azimov thanked Ambassador for the readout. Azimov again
asked the Ambassador for the USG to provide a technical
assessment of Gabala, specifically, what kind of technical
upgrades may be necessary to Gabala and information on what
capacity the USG may be interested in using Gabala. He was
not specific in what capacity he thought that that USG would
be interested in using Gabala if the Russians left it when
their lease expires in 2012.
DERSE