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Cablegate: Russia Unsure If Resolution On Drc Is Proper

Published: Fri 29 Feb 2008 12:22 PM
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PP RUEHTRO
DE RUEHMO #0570 0601222
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 291222Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6882
INFO RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA PRIORITY 0033
RUEHLGB/AMEMBASSY KIGALI PRIORITY 0019
RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA PRIORITY 0064
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI PRIORITY 0193
UNCLAS MOSCOW 000570
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CG PREL RW UNSC ASEC ETTC RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA UNSURE IF RESOLUTION ON DRC IS PROPER
MECHANISM
REF: SECSTATE 16195
1. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA International
Organizations Senior Counselor Valentin Berezovskiy on
February 29, who said that he would report the information
and notify the Russian UN Mission about the decision.
Berezovskiy told us that Russia maintained its long-standing
position that all foreign troops in the DRC should be
repatriated and was not opposed to the draft UNSC resolution,
but expressed doubt that a resolution would have any more
impact than existing Presidential Statements. He was also
concerned about the UNSC's will to support follow-up action
if parties in the DRC did not respond to the resolution.
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