Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09VILNIUS601
2009-11-10 15:02:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vilnius
Cable title:
LITHUANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L VILNIUS 000601
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2019
TAGS: KTIA PREL NATO PARM MARR LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS
REF: SECSTATE 113840
Classified By: Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief JMFinkbeiner for reasons 1
.4(b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L VILNIUS 000601
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2019
TAGS: KTIA PREL NATO PARM MARR LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS
REF: SECSTATE 113840
Classified By: Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief JMFinkbeiner for reasons 1
.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) We met with MFA's Director of Transatlantic
Cooperation and Security Policy Gediminas Varvuolis and Third
Secretary Inga Maskelyte on November 6 to discuss reftel
talking points on NATO enlargement. According to Varvuolis,
the GOL supports both Montenegro's and Bosia's bids for NATO
membership. However, Varvuolis said that the GOL is
concerned about how Georgia and Ukraine will react if
Montenegro and Bosnia are granted entry into MAP. He
underscored the GOL's strong support for Georgia's and
Ukraine's NATO aspirations, and confided that the GOL is
receiving "alarmist" messages from Georgia about the apparent
fast track towards NATO membership for both Montenegro and
Bosnia.
2. (C) Varvuolis said that while he understands that Georgia
and Ukraine have problems and are not progressing as hoped,
NATO needs to consider a "face saving" option for the two
aspirants. We urged the GOL not to reopen the debate of
whether MAP should be the only path to NATO membership.
Varvuolis pressed that previously agreed compromise language
indicates that MAP is still required for NATO membership and
questioned where this leaves Georgia and Ukraine. The GOL
advocates multiple paths to NATO membership and may speak to
this point at the December Ministerial as a show of support
for Georgia and Ukraine, he added.
DERSE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2019
TAGS: KTIA PREL NATO PARM MARR LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS
REF: SECSTATE 113840
Classified By: Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief JMFinkbeiner for reasons 1
.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) We met with MFA's Director of Transatlantic
Cooperation and Security Policy Gediminas Varvuolis and Third
Secretary Inga Maskelyte on November 6 to discuss reftel
talking points on NATO enlargement. According to Varvuolis,
the GOL supports both Montenegro's and Bosia's bids for NATO
membership. However, Varvuolis said that the GOL is
concerned about how Georgia and Ukraine will react if
Montenegro and Bosnia are granted entry into MAP. He
underscored the GOL's strong support for Georgia's and
Ukraine's NATO aspirations, and confided that the GOL is
receiving "alarmist" messages from Georgia about the apparent
fast track towards NATO membership for both Montenegro and
Bosnia.
2. (C) Varvuolis said that while he understands that Georgia
and Ukraine have problems and are not progressing as hoped,
NATO needs to consider a "face saving" option for the two
aspirants. We urged the GOL not to reopen the debate of
whether MAP should be the only path to NATO membership.
Varvuolis pressed that previously agreed compromise language
indicates that MAP is still required for NATO membership and
questioned where this leaves Georgia and Ukraine. The GOL
advocates multiple paths to NATO membership and may speak to
this point at the December Ministerial as a show of support
for Georgia and Ukraine, he added.
DERSE