Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ZAGREB595
2008-08-12 12:45:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Zagreb
Cable title:
TFGG01: DEMARCHE TO CROATIA ON GEORGIA UNSC
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ZAGREB 000595
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP - JOHN MARIZ
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/12/2018
TAGS: UNSC GE PREL PBTS HR
SUBJECT: TFGG01: DEMARCHE TO CROATIA ON GEORGIA UNSC
RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 86130
Classified By: PolOfficer PETER D'AMICO, Reasons 1.4 (B/D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ZAGREB 000595
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP - JOHN MARIZ
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/12/2018
TAGS: UNSC GE PREL PBTS HR
SUBJECT: TFGG01: DEMARCHE TO CROATIA ON GEORGIA UNSC
RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 86130
Classified By: PolOfficer PETER D'AMICO, Reasons 1.4 (B/D)
1. (C) Acting Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche
to Ambassador Vladimir Matek, the Foreign Minister's advisor
for UNSC, on the morning of August 12. Matek noted that he
had received the French draft resolution and confirmed that
the text was in line with the Croatian position. Matek did
not have any information regarding the views of other members
of the Council and said that he was waiting for the Croatian
Mission in New York to open to receive further details. If
he received any additional relevant information from New York
he promised to contact post. Regarding the request that the
GOC work to solicit support from other Council members, he
said that the government had not yet discussed this point but
he did not rule out the possibility of lobbying other members
on the resolution. Matek also reported the Croatian Mission
in New York had been speaking directly with Prime Minister
Sanader's office and President Mesic's office and that the
MFA was now trying to sort through the communication that had
taken place. (Note: The press ran a number of stories today
discussing the poor communication between the government and
the President's office on this issue. End Note.)
2. (C) Matek also noted that Croatia had two military
officers participating in the UN Observer Mission in Georgia
(UNOMIG) in Gali and in Sukhumi, who according to their last
report did not feel threatened by the current situation. On
August 11 Croatia released a press statement saying that it
had successfully evacuated four Croatian citizens from
Georgia. Late in the evening on August 10 Croatia also
released a press statement calling for an end to the conflict
and for all participants to seek a negotiated solution.
3. (C) Comment: If post receives additional information from
the GOC about the position of other members of the Council or
about Croatian lobbying for other members of the Council to
support the resolution it will send a follow up cable.
Bradtke
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP - JOHN MARIZ
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/12/2018
TAGS: UNSC GE PREL PBTS HR
SUBJECT: TFGG01: DEMARCHE TO CROATIA ON GEORGIA UNSC
RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 86130
Classified By: PolOfficer PETER D'AMICO, Reasons 1.4 (B/D)
1. (C) Acting Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche
to Ambassador Vladimir Matek, the Foreign Minister's advisor
for UNSC, on the morning of August 12. Matek noted that he
had received the French draft resolution and confirmed that
the text was in line with the Croatian position. Matek did
not have any information regarding the views of other members
of the Council and said that he was waiting for the Croatian
Mission in New York to open to receive further details. If
he received any additional relevant information from New York
he promised to contact post. Regarding the request that the
GOC work to solicit support from other Council members, he
said that the government had not yet discussed this point but
he did not rule out the possibility of lobbying other members
on the resolution. Matek also reported the Croatian Mission
in New York had been speaking directly with Prime Minister
Sanader's office and President Mesic's office and that the
MFA was now trying to sort through the communication that had
taken place. (Note: The press ran a number of stories today
discussing the poor communication between the government and
the President's office on this issue. End Note.)
2. (C) Matek also noted that Croatia had two military
officers participating in the UN Observer Mission in Georgia
(UNOMIG) in Gali and in Sukhumi, who according to their last
report did not feel threatened by the current situation. On
August 11 Croatia released a press statement saying that it
had successfully evacuated four Croatian citizens from
Georgia. Late in the evening on August 10 Croatia also
released a press statement calling for an end to the conflict
and for all participants to seek a negotiated solution.
3. (C) Comment: If post receives additional information from
the GOC about the position of other members of the Council or
about Croatian lobbying for other members of the Council to
support the resolution it will send a follow up cable.
Bradtke