URUGUAY: NO RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH

C O N F I D E N T I A L MONTEVIDEO 000488

SIPDIS

FOR EUR/RUS KATE SZPILA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/25/2018
TAGS: PREL RS GG UY
SUBJECT: URUGUAY: NO RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH
OSSETIA

REF: A. STATE 90978

B. STATE 89769

Classified By: DCM ROBIN MATTHEWMAN, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) & (D)


1. (C) Emboff passed Ref A & B points to MFA Europe director
Minister Alfaro Malmierca on August 22 and 26, respectively.
Malmierca noted that Uruguay had issued a public statement
August 14 deploring the use of violence in Georgia and
calling for a peaceful solution that respects the principles
of sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a subsequent
conversation following Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and
South Ossetia, Malmierca stated that Uruguay is not
considering recognition of the breakaway enclaves. Malmierca
added that the only way Uruguay would contemplate recognition
would be if the International Court of Justice issued a
ruling supporting those entities' independence.
Baxter