Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08PRAGUE810
2008-12-31 13:10:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Prague
Cable title:
CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON
how-toVZCZCXRO7903 RR RUEHSR DE RUEHPG #0810 3661310 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 311310Z DEC 08 FM AMEMBASSY PRAGUE TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0958 INFO RUEHXP/ALL NATO POST COLLECTIVE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
C O N F I D E N T I A L PRAGUE 000810
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/29/2009
TAGS: KCFE PREF PARM NATO EZ
SUBJECT: CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON
FRIED-ANTONOV MEETINGS
REF: A. SECSTATE 130577
B. SECSTATE 133419
Classified By: Acting Political/Economic Counselor Amy Carnie for reaso
ns 1.4 (b) & (d).
(C) Political Officer delivered reftel A demarche to Veronika
Kuchynova-Smigolova, the Czech MFA's Director for Security
Policy, and her deputy, Petr Chalupecky, on December 19.
Kuchynova-Smigolova and Chalupecky were skeptical that any
progress could be made with the Russians on CFE. Political
officer delivered reftel B demarche to Petr Chalupecky on
December 31. He appreciated receiving the official readout,
but was not surprised that the Fried-Antonov meetings did not
yield significant results.
Graber
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/29/2009
TAGS: KCFE PREF PARM NATO EZ
SUBJECT: CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON
FRIED-ANTONOV MEETINGS
REF: A. SECSTATE 130577
B. SECSTATE 133419
Classified By: Acting Political/Economic Counselor Amy Carnie for reaso
ns 1.4 (b) & (d).
(C) Political Officer delivered reftel A demarche to Veronika
Kuchynova-Smigolova, the Czech MFA's Director for Security
Policy, and her deputy, Petr Chalupecky, on December 19.
Kuchynova-Smigolova and Chalupecky were skeptical that any
progress could be made with the Russians on CFE. Political
officer delivered reftel B demarche to Petr Chalupecky on
December 31. He appreciated receiving the official readout,
but was not surprised that the Fried-Antonov meetings did not
yield significant results.
Graber