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08HELSINKI374
2008-08-14 13:47:00
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Embassy Helsinki
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FINNISH COMMENTS ON AUGUST 13 GEORGIA GAERC
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SUBJECT: FINNISH COMMENTS ON AUGUST 13 GEORGIA GAERC
REF: STATE 86108
(SBU) POLOFF delivered GAERC points to MFA Deputy Director
Anu Laamanen on August 12. Finnish representatives were en
route to Brussels and Laamanen had obtained no position draft
as yet. She stated that Foreign Minister Stubb had met with
Lavrov in the morning and that he had called Secretary Rice
to give her a readout on the meeting. Sarkozy, Putin and
Medvedev were in a closed door meeting at the time of the
demarche and Laamanen awaited the results. She stated that
French Foreign Minister Kouchner and Stubb would brief EU
ministers the following day. Swedish FM Carl Bildt & Chair
of Committee of Ministers, Council of Europe, would also
recount his Tblisi trip. Laamanen stated that the GoF is
especially grateful for Stubb's access to the Secretary and
other USG officials during the course of this crisis.
BARRETT