Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08RABAT798
2008-08-26 18:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rabat
Cable title:
MOROCCO CONSIDERS DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NOT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 000798
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/25/2028
TAGS: PREL MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO CONSIDERS DEMARCHE REQUEST TO NOT
RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA
REF: SECSTATE 90978
Classified By: A/POLCOUNS David R O'Connor for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) Polloff delivered reftel demarche regarding possible
Russian recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on August
26 to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the
Division of International Organizations Ahmed Faouzi. Faouzi
said that he would send the U.S. request to the appropriate
authorities in the Ministry. He informed Poloff that the MFA
has not received any visits from Russian contacts here in
Morocco.
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