Cablegate: Canada Supports Unified Approach to Georgia And

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU CA
SUBJECT: CANADA SUPPORTS UNIFIED APPROACH TO GEORGIA AND
MOLDOVA CONFLICTS

REF: STATE 190264

1. (U) Urgent action request. Please see para four (4).

2. (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche on November 22 to
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
Political Director Colleen Swords, and on November 24 to OSCE
Desk Officer Neil Brennan. Canada is in strong agreement
with the U.S. on how best to ease tensions in Georgia and
Moldova, Brennan said. Nevertheless, Canadian officials
doubt there will be agreement on a ministerial declaration or
a regional statement at the OSCE Ministerial in December.
Instead, Brennan said, the Chair will probably issue a
political declaration that tracks with U.S. and Canadian
preferences.

3. (SBU) Brennan agreed to convey our demarche to the GOC
delegation in Vienna and to instruct its members to support
the views expressed therein. He ended the meeting with a
request for a copy of the Russian draft text that referred to
separatist regimes as "republics" (reftel).

4. (U) Post requests Department send a copy of the Russian
text noted in para 4 to Brennan immediately upon receipt of
this message at: Neil.Brennan@INTERNATIONAL.GC.CA
or via FAX at 613-992-2482.

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