Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09AMMAN705
2009-03-18 13:05:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA
how-toVZCZCXYZ0029 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHAM #0705 0771305 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 181305Z MAR 09 FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4679 INFO RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI 0023 RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0210
UNCLAS AMMAN 000705
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
FOR NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS JO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA
AND ABKHAZIA DELIVERED TO JORDAN
REF: STATE 24186
(SBU) PolOff on March 16 delivered reftel demarche and points
urging nations to join the United States in rejecting and
condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and
Abkhazia as independent states to Mohammed Ensour, in the
Foreign Minister's Private Office. Ensour offered no
substantive response but promised to convey the message to
the European Department. Post will follow up and report any
substantive response.
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