Cablegate: Armenia: U.S. Missile Defense Policy and Europe

Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 12:48 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 09YEREVAN680

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DE RUEHYE #0680 2721248
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 291248Z SEP 09 ZDK
FM AMEMBASSY YEREVAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9538
INFO RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS YEREVAN 000680

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR PREL EZ AM
SUBJECT: ARMENIA: U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY AND EUROPE

REF: SECSTATE 96526

On September 23, Pol-Mil Officer delivered reftel talking
points on new U.S. missile defense policy in Europe to Armen
Yedigarian, Head of the Arms Control and International
Security Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On
September 24, during the DCM's meeting between Yedigarian
and Deputy Foreign Minister Kirakossian, Kirakossian and
Yedigarian thanked the Embassy for sharing the information
and explaining the new missile defense policy, commenting
that it was useful to them.
YOVANOVITCH

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