Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MOSCOW2179
2008-07-29 11:07:00
SECRET
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
RUSSIA: NO CONTRACT YET ON ZIMBABWEAN BANK NOTES
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S E C R E T MOSCOW 002179
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/29/2018
TAGS: PGOV SADC ASEC EFIN ECON ZI RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA: NO CONTRACT YET ON ZIMBABWEAN BANK NOTES
REF: STATE 078740
Classified By: Acting Political Minister-Counselor Margaret
Hawthorne for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
S E C R E T MOSCOW 002179
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/29/2018
TAGS: PGOV SADC ASEC EFIN ECON ZI RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA: NO CONTRACT YET ON ZIMBABWEAN BANK NOTES
REF: STATE 078740
Classified By: Acting Political Minister-Counselor Margaret
Hawthorne for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
¶1. (S) We delivered reftel demarche July 28 to MFA Zimbabwe
desk Andrei Stolyarov. He said that at this time he was not
aware of any request by the GOZ to obtain bank note paper
from the Russian State Mint, and would take into account US
concerns if the GOZ did approach Russia on this issue. He
said that if the Russian State Mint were to consider entering
into any such transaction, they would need to consult with
the MFA before doing so. On Zimbabwe as a whole, he said
that the GOR continued to think that sanctions were
counterproductive at this time and favored giving the GOZ and
the opposition more time to reach an agreement.
RUBIN