Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ROME1081
2008-08-25 16:05:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
GGTF01: ITALY URGES RUSSIA NOT TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001081
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/01/2018
TAGS: PREL RU GG IT
SUBJECT: GGTF01: ITALY URGES RUSSIA NOT TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH
OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA
REF: STATE 90978
Classified By: Gabriel Escobar, Acting Political Minister Counselor, fo
r reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001081
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/01/2018
TAGS: PREL RU GG IT
SUBJECT: GGTF01: ITALY URGES RUSSIA NOT TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH
OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA
REF: STATE 90978
Classified By: Gabriel Escobar, Acting Political Minister Counselor, fo
r reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
¶1. (C) Marco Clemente, MFA Russia Office Director told Poloff
that Italy would "under no circumstances" recognize the
independence of South Ossetia or Abkhazia. Clemente added
that Italy would maintain a common Euro-Atlantic position on
the conflict and would continue to support the efforts of the
French EU presidency in moving a UNSCR forward.
¶2. (C) The same day, press reported that Italian FM Frattini
called Russian FM Lavrov to urge Russian compliance with the
plan proposed by French President Sarkozy. During that call
Frattini urged Lavrov to resist domestic political pressure
to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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