GEORGIA: THE NETHERLANDS TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL

UNCLAS TBILISI 000009 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC RS NL GG SUBJECT: GEORGIA: THE NETHERLANDS TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: STATE 132539 ¶1. (U) Dutch Ambassador Onno Elderenbosch and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov on December 31 per reftel instructions. Given the lack of diplomatic relations with Russia following the August conflict, the Russian Embassy did not participate in the demarche. Nalbandov promised to pass on the information to the appropriate officials. Elderenbosch delivered a note verbale to Nalbandov from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Below is the text of the note. ¶2. (U) Begin text: The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and has the honour to inform the Ministry that the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, together with the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation as Co-Chairs of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, are pleased to announce that the 5th Global Initiative Plenary Meeting will be hosted in The Hague (the Netherlands). The meeting is scheduled to take place on June 16 and 17, 2009. The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands avails itself of this opportunity to renew the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia the assurances of its highest consideration. End text. TEFFT