Cablegate: Demarche Reply: International Maritime
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FM AMEMBASSY CHISINAU
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8447
UNCLAS CHISINAU 000770
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/UMB AND IO/T FOR THOMAS A. JOHNSON
INFO LONDON FOR EST - J. WHITTLESEY AND USCG FOR CG-52 AND
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK MD
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REPLY: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
ORGANIZATION-DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY
REF: STATE 98012
1. We delivered reftel demarche to Dorin Panfil, Head of NATO and
Politico-Military Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and European Integration (MFA), on September 28, 2009. Panfil
responded that the Government of Moldova would duly consider this
request and that he would pass the demarche request on to the
Government of Moldova's United Nations unit who would make the
decision on it. He did not provide a yes or no answer on supporting
the U.S. candidacy and could not specify when a decision would be
made. Post will report any further substantive response from the
MFA.
MICHELI