DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMENTS BY INGUSH PRESIDENT

UNCLAS MOSCOW 002210 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL RS SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COMMENTS BY INGUSH PRESIDENT YEVKUROV REF: A. STATE 086152 ¶1. (SBU) On August 26, Ambassador delivered demarche (Ref A) to DFM Sergey Ryabkov regarding Ingush President Yevkurov's public claim that the United States supports instability in Russia. ¶2. (SBU) In response, Ryabkov stated that the Government of Russia (GOR) greatly appreciated President Obama's statement after the Nazran truck bombing. Ryabkov also commented that "you will never hear GOR say anything about the so-called West, or U.S., interest in promoting a weak Russia or Caucasus separatism." In additon, he suggested that only statements from federal authorities should be considered when it comes to views about "the West" or specific countries. Ryabkov reported that he would pass along the concerns raised by the Ambassador regarding the Yevkurov statement. Beyrle