Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MOSCOW1832
2008-06-27 11:06:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM TO SOCHI COMMITMENTS: GOOD
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 001832
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/27/2018
TAGS: PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM RS
SUBJECT: FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM TO SOCHI COMMITMENTS: GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
REF: STATE 67965
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Daniel A. Russell. Reasons 1.4(b)(d)
(C) On July 26, Charge delivered to acting Deputy Foreign
Minister Neverov (DFM Kislyak is in Japan) the US proposal
for a follow up discussion on respect for the rule of law,
international law, human rights, tolerance of diversity,
political freedom and a free market approach to economic
policy and practices as stated in the Strategic Framework
Declaration announced during the presidential summit in
Sochi. Charge drew upon the points in reftel to explain this
initiative in detail. Neverov said that the US proposal
would receive careful consideration by the Russian side and
an answer would be forthcoming on scope, participants, agenda
and timing. While a formal Russian response would take some
time, Neverov made several preliminary observations. The
Russian Government is quite satisfied with the results of the
nongovernmental democracy and human rights dialogue between
Russian Federation Ombudsman Lukin and the Carnegie
endowment's Jessica Matthews. Lukin and Matthews have
convened the forum and made recommendations; Lukin has access
to both the presidential administration and the President
personally. Neverov therefore expected Russian interlocutors
to question the "value added" of a government-to-government
track on largely the same issues. He also questioned the
inclusion of "a free market approach to economic policy and
practices"; this would duplicate the work of another Sochi
initiative, the government-to-government economic dialogue
chaired by Under Secretary Jeffery and DFM Denisov. On
timing, Neverov doubted that a late July timeframe would be
doable, given the G-8 Summit and the MFA,s heavy schedule of
other international commitments.
RUSSELL
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/27/2018
TAGS: PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM RS
SUBJECT: FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM TO SOCHI COMMITMENTS: GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
REF: STATE 67965
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Daniel A. Russell. Reasons 1.4(b)(d)
(C) On July 26, Charge delivered to acting Deputy Foreign
Minister Neverov (DFM Kislyak is in Japan) the US proposal
for a follow up discussion on respect for the rule of law,
international law, human rights, tolerance of diversity,
political freedom and a free market approach to economic
policy and practices as stated in the Strategic Framework
Declaration announced during the presidential summit in
Sochi. Charge drew upon the points in reftel to explain this
initiative in detail. Neverov said that the US proposal
would receive careful consideration by the Russian side and
an answer would be forthcoming on scope, participants, agenda
and timing. While a formal Russian response would take some
time, Neverov made several preliminary observations. The
Russian Government is quite satisfied with the results of the
nongovernmental democracy and human rights dialogue between
Russian Federation Ombudsman Lukin and the Carnegie
endowment's Jessica Matthews. Lukin and Matthews have
convened the forum and made recommendations; Lukin has access
to both the presidential administration and the President
personally. Neverov therefore expected Russian interlocutors
to question the "value added" of a government-to-government
track on largely the same issues. He also questioned the
inclusion of "a free market approach to economic policy and
practices"; this would duplicate the work of another Sochi
initiative, the government-to-government economic dialogue
chaired by Under Secretary Jeffery and DFM Denisov. On
timing, Neverov doubted that a late July timeframe would be
doable, given the G-8 Summit and the MFA,s heavy schedule of
other international commitments.
RUSSELL