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2008-05-15 11:34:00
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FSC MAY 14: RUSSIA TABLES ANOTHER REVISED VD99

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 USOSCE 000130 

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

STATE FOR VCI/CCA, VCI/NRRC, EUR/RPM, EUR/PRA, SCA/CEN,
SCA/RA, PM/WRA
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OSD FOR ISA (PERENYI)
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GENEVA FOR CD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
SUBJECT: FSC MAY 14: RUSSIA TABLES ANOTHER REVISED VD99
PROPOSAL

REF: 2007 STATE 150672

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 USOSCE 000130

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

STATE FOR VCI/CCA, VCI/NRRC, EUR/RPM, EUR/PRA, SCA/CEN,
SCA/RA, PM/WRA
JCS FOR J5
OSD FOR ISA (PERENYI)
NSC FOR DOWLEY
USUN FOR LEGAL, POL
CENTCOM FOR CCJ5-C, POLAD
UNVIE FOR AC
GENEVA FOR CD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
SUBJECT: FSC MAY 14: RUSSIA TABLES ANOTHER REVISED VD99
PROPOSAL

REF: 2007 STATE 150672


1. (SBU) Summary: During the May 14 Forum for Security
Cooperation, Russia announced a revision of its 2007 draft
decision to define the "specified area" of Vienna Document
inspections, now limiting the area to 25,000 square
kilometers. Russia also revised its proposal for a chair's
statement on Vienna Document inspection requests, adopting
U.S.-proposed language but still penalizing early or late
requests. Belarus joined consensus on the MANPADS decision,
which now moves to the Plenary. Germany has held bilateral
meetings with some delegations on its draft decision to
update the conventional arms transfer reporting categories.
There is resistance to the provisions on voluntary reporting
to the UN. Russia lacks instructions on Germany's draft
decision to publish the Best Practice Guides on conventional
ammunition. Armenia and Azerbaijan traded criticism over
Armenia's failure to report the presence of its forces in
Nagorno-Karabakh in the annual Code of Conduct Questionnaire
submission. Washington, see para 2. End summary.

Russia Returns with "Specified Area" Proposal
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2. (SBU) Russia announced it has revised its earlier proposal
for defining the "specified area" for Vienna Document
inspections (para 80),now limiting it to 25,000 square
kilometers, up from 18,000 square kilometers in the earlier
version. (FSC.DEL/493/07/Rev.2) Mission assumes reftel
guidance still applies.

FSC Suggestions for ASRC
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3. (SBU) The chair's letter of transmission and a list of
topics for the 2008 Annual Security Review Conference (July
1-2) submitted by FSC delegations was endorsed without
comment in the Plenary and will be submitted to the chair of
the Permanent Council (FSC.DEL/81/08/Rev.1).

Vienna Document Inspection Requests
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4. (SBU) Russia (Ulyanov) announced a revision
(FSC.DEL/75/08/Rev.2) to its proposal for a chair's statement
on Vienna Document inspection request timelines that

incorporates U.S.-suggested language (FSC.DEL/93/08/Rev.1)
but also adds a tie-breaking provision that if multiple
requests for an inspection during the same time are received,
only the requests made "within the established timeframe will
be taken as valid." There was no comment in the working
group.

MANPADS Decision
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5. (SBU) Belarus announced that it still lacked instructions
from capital, but it was able to join consensus in the
working group on the MANPADS decision (FSC.DD/5/08/Rev.1).
The draft decision will move to the Plenary for the May 21
meeting.

CAT Update
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6. (SBU) Germany said it was expecting comments from several
delegations based on bilateral discussions of its draft
decision on updating the conventional arms transfer reporting
categories (FSC.DEL/69/08).

End-User Certificates
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7. (SBU) Ukraine reported it was waiting for instructions on
the Belarusian Food-for-Thought paper on an information
exchange on end-user certificates (FSC.DEL/82/08).

SALW Brokering
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8. (SBU) The chair asked if there was support for Finland's
proposal to make the revised CPC survey of responses to the
one-off information exchange on SALW brokering an "open"
document for use outside the OSCE including the UN Biennial
Meeting of States. Turkey replied that it was awaiting
instructions.

Publication of BPG
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9. (SBU) The draft decision on publication of the Best
Practice Guides on stockpiles of conventional weapons is now
a chair's document. Russia informed it needed instructions
(FSC.DD/6/08). Germany, in response to a Russian suggestion
to replace the word "endorse" in operative paragraph 1 with
"as well as," explained that the Forum had to "endorse" the
publication of the guides in order to commit the OSCE funds
budgeted. Russia then agreed, but still needs instructions.

Conventional Ammunition Projects
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10. (SBU) Greece announced it was donating 30,000 euros for
disposal of "warheads" and ammunition in Georgia. Denmark,
as the FSC coordinator for SCA, noted Greece's ledge was the
first for the Georgia project; about 60,000 euros are still
needed.

Repartee: Azerbaijan and Armenia
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11. (SBU) Azerbaijan criticized Armenia for its response to
the Code of Conduct Questionnaire concerning military forces
deployed outside national territory "in accordance with
international law." Azerbaijan challenged Armenia's negative
answer in its submission, asserting that Armenian forces
continued to occupy Azerbaijani territory in Nagorno-Karabakh
against the will of the occupants and in violation of
international law. Armenia replied that there were other
places where the subject was appropriately discussed,
including the OSCE-sponsored Minsk Group.

Next Meeting
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12. (U) The FSC will next meet on May 21.
FINLEY