DEMARCHE REPLY ON EUROPEAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L CHISINAU 000487

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/UMB

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/22/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE EU NATO
ECON, MD
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REPLY ON EUROPEAN
SECURITY AND THE CORFU MINISTERIAL

Classified by: CDA Kelly Keiderling
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

REF: SECSTATE 59226


1. (C) Reftel talking points were delivered to
Anatol Urecheanu, Head of the Department of
Multilateral Cooperation, at the Moldovan Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and European Integration on
June 16, 2009. Urecheanu stated that the MFA's
delegation was in the process of preparing for the
Ministerial. He noted that Deputy FM Ostalep,
himself, and the political officer at the Moldovan
Embassy in Athens, would comprise Moldova's
delegation to the meeting. Urecheanu further
noted that the Moldovan government held a position
very similar to the USG's regarding the current
European security architecture of NATO, OSCE, and
the EU, and would support these at Corfu.
Urecheanu also relayed that the Moldovans
considered OSCE to be a bedrock of security for
them and said that it was very important for them
and all actors to support and reflect the Helsinki
principles.


2. (C) Urecheanu thanked the USG for discussing
this topic with him and noted that it would help
the Government of Moldova form a position. He
said that it was always beneficial to know what
the USG was thinking regarding such issues. As a
side-note, he mentioned that he hoped Russia would
reconsider its unilateral withdrawal from its CFE
treaty obligations. He further stated that
dialogue needed to continue regarding the CFE.
Urecheanu finished by stating that he would inform
his minister of the demarche.

Keiderling