Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09MOSCOW2073
2009-08-13 12:26:00
SECRET
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
NONPAPER ON JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT RECEIVED
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S E C R E T MOSCOW 002073
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL PGOV MNUC RS
SUBJECT: NONPAPER ON JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT RECEIVED
REF: 8/10 PALMIERO-KATSAKIS EMAIL
Classified By: Acting Political M/C David Kostelancik. Reasons 1.4 (a,
b, d, h).
S E C R E T MOSCOW 002073
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL PGOV MNUC RS
SUBJECT: NONPAPER ON JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT RECEIVED
REF: 8/10 PALMIERO-KATSAKIS EMAIL
Classified By: Acting Political M/C David Kostelancik. Reasons 1.4 (a,
b, d, h).
1. (S) On August 12 MFA DVBR Second Secretary Dmitriy
Kostychenko passed us a nonpaper response to ref request for
potential dates for further joint threat assessment
consultations.
2. (SBU) Begin unofficial translation of nonpaper text:
To be passed to the U.S. side
Given the information provided by the United States EMBASSY
regarding the intention of Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary V. Van Diepen to arrive to Moscow during the second
half of September "to continue consultations related to the
joint analysis of missile threats," we would like to make the
following comment:
As we informed you earlier, the proposals regarding the
organizational issues related to setting up a bilateral
dialogue on this problem made by the U.S. side late in July
have been channeled to the relevant Russian agencies for
review. Once we receive feedback from them, we expect to
have an idea when the consultations could start. We view
this phase of our contacts only as preliminary, aimed to
resolved organizational issues.
As for the substance of the bilateral consultations planned
in compliance with the Joint Declaration of the President of
Russia and the President of the United States of July 6, we
believe that their agenda must be strictly observed. We view
the Joint Declaration on the missile issues as an integrated
document. We believe that their backbone is the provision on
the strengthening of our bilateral strategic relations based
on mutual respect and joint interests, which implies in the
first place that the U.S. side would take into account
Russia's concerns in the context of possible cooperation. In
this context, it is important that we receive from the U.S.
side as soon as possible a detailed response in writing to
our Memorandum on those issues that was handed over to the
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by Russia Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov in The Hague on March 31, 2009.
RUBIN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL PGOV MNUC RS
SUBJECT: NONPAPER ON JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT RECEIVED
REF: 8/10 PALMIERO-KATSAKIS EMAIL
Classified By: Acting Political M/C David Kostelancik. Reasons 1.4 (a,
b, d, h).
1. (S) On August 12 MFA DVBR Second Secretary Dmitriy
Kostychenko passed us a nonpaper response to ref request for
potential dates for further joint threat assessment
consultations.
2. (SBU) Begin unofficial translation of nonpaper text:
To be passed to the U.S. side
Given the information provided by the United States EMBASSY
regarding the intention of Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary V. Van Diepen to arrive to Moscow during the second
half of September "to continue consultations related to the
joint analysis of missile threats," we would like to make the
following comment:
As we informed you earlier, the proposals regarding the
organizational issues related to setting up a bilateral
dialogue on this problem made by the U.S. side late in July
have been channeled to the relevant Russian agencies for
review. Once we receive feedback from them, we expect to
have an idea when the consultations could start. We view
this phase of our contacts only as preliminary, aimed to
resolved organizational issues.
As for the substance of the bilateral consultations planned
in compliance with the Joint Declaration of the President of
Russia and the President of the United States of July 6, we
believe that their agenda must be strictly observed. We view
the Joint Declaration on the missile issues as an integrated
document. We believe that their backbone is the provision on
the strengthening of our bilateral strategic relations based
on mutual respect and joint interests, which implies in the
first place that the U.S. side would take into account
Russia's concerns in the context of possible cooperation. In
this context, it is important that we receive from the U.S.
side as soon as possible a detailed response in writing to
our Memorandum on those issues that was handed over to the
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by Russia Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov in The Hague on March 31, 2009.
RUBIN