Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08PRAGUE207
2008-03-28 11:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Prague
Cable title:
PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT ON CFE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PRAGUE 000207
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2017
TAGS: PREL RS NATO KCFE MARR CG MD EZ
SUBJECT: PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT ON CFE
REF: STATE 30484
Classified By: Pol-Economic Counselor Michael Dodman, Reasons 1.4
b & d.
(C) Political-Military Officer and the German Deputy Chief of
Mission, Konrad Scharinger, met with Veronika
Kuchynova-Smigolova, the director of the Czech MFA's Security
Policy Department, on the proposed CFE statement.
Kuchynova-Smigolova stated that the Czechs would like to see
a tougher text, but will support Germany and the USG on the
proposed CFE statement to help maintain the unity of the
alliance. She stressed that NATO must show the Russians that
the alliance is not divided on this issue. The MFA's
preference is not to open up the text to further debate.
However, the Czechs want the Bucharest communique to contain
specific references to Russia's commitments in Moldova and
Georgia and to make clear Russia's responsibility for this
situation.
Graber