VZCZCXRO9698
OO RUEHIK RUEHLN RUEHPOD RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHNO #0303 2401349
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 271349Z AUG 08
FM USMISSION USNATO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2182
INFO RUEHXD/MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI IMMEDIATE 5660
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0784
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE IMMEDIATE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHMFIUU/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHNO/USDELMC BRUSSELS BE IMMEDIATE
RUEHBS/USNMR BRUSSELS BE IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS USNATO 000303
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MOPS NATO PINR PREL GG RS
SUBJECT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
1. (SBU) On Wednesday, August 27, the North Atlantic Council
issued a statement in regards to Russian recognition of South
Ossetia and Abkhazia.
2. (SBU) The text of the statement follows:
Statement
by the North Atlantic Council on the Russian recognition of
South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions of Georgia
The North Atlantic Council condemns the decision of the
Russian Federation to extend recognition to the South Ossetia
and Abkhazia regions of Georgia and calls upon Russia to
reverse its decision.
Russia's decision violates the many UN Security Council
resolutions it has endorsed regarding Georgia's territorial
integrity, and is inconsistent with the fundamental OSCE
principles on which stability in Europe is based. Russia's
actions have called into question its commitment to peace and
security in the Caucasus.
Georgia's recovery, security and stability are important to
the Alliance. NATO calls on Russia to respect Georgia's
territorial integrity and to fulfill its commitments under
the six-principle agreement signed by President Saakashvili
and President Medvedev (FOOTNOTE).
FOOTNOTE: As complemented by President Sarkozy's
clarifications and correspondence on this issue.
End text.
VOLKER