Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MOSCOW1823
2008-06-26 12:28:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA
VZCZCXYZ0005 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHMO #1823 1781228 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 261228Z JUN 08 FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8769 INFO RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA PRIORITY 0036 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 2116 RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY 2097 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 1910 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY 2965 RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 4181 RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY RUEHOS/AMCONSUL LAGOS 0128 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 5147
UNCLAS MOSCOW 001823
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR OES/IHB
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO SOCI PGOV KOCI KISL NI RS
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA
REF: STATE 65054
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.
UNCLAS MOSCOW 001823
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR OES/IHB
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO SOCI PGOV KOCI KISL NI RS
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA
REF: STATE 65054
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.
1. (SBU) On June 25, we passed reftel information on polio
eradication and vaccination in Nigeria to Alexander Zakharov,
Counselor and Director of the Bilateral Relations Section of the
MFA's North America Department, and to Vasiliy Pospelov, Deputy
Director of the MFA's Department for External Policy Planning. On
June 26, we discussed with Zakharov U.S. efforts to encourage the
Government of Nigeria (GON) to devote resources and high-level
attention to polio eradication and vaccination efforts, and asked
for Russia to reiterate this message with the GON. Zakharov said he
would need to discuss the issue further with the MFA's Departments
for Africa, International Organizations, and External Policy
Planning, before the MFA would be in a position to react to the U.S.
request that Russia weigh in with the GON on polio eradication and
vaccination.
RUSSELL
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR OES/IHB
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO SOCI PGOV KOCI KISL NI RS
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA
REF: STATE 65054
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.
1. (SBU) On June 25, we passed reftel information on polio
eradication and vaccination in Nigeria to Alexander Zakharov,
Counselor and Director of the Bilateral Relations Section of the
MFA's North America Department, and to Vasiliy Pospelov, Deputy
Director of the MFA's Department for External Policy Planning. On
June 26, we discussed with Zakharov U.S. efforts to encourage the
Government of Nigeria (GON) to devote resources and high-level
attention to polio eradication and vaccination efforts, and asked
for Russia to reiterate this message with the GON. Zakharov said he
would need to discuss the issue further with the MFA's Departments
for Africa, International Organizations, and External Policy
Planning, before the MFA would be in a position to react to the U.S.
request that Russia weigh in with the GON on polio eradication and
vaccination.
RUSSELL