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07CHISINAU1283 2007-10-23 14:41 2011-08-30 01:44 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Chisinau
VZCZCXRO7111
PP RUEHDBU RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHROV RUEHSR
DE RUEHCH #1283/01 2961441
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 231441Z OCT 07
FM AMEMBASSY CHISINAU
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5822
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 CHISINAU 001283 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/UMB 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/22/2017 
TAGS: OSCE PBTS PGOV PINR PREL MD
SUBJECT: FOREIGN MINISTER STRATAN SUPPORTS US ON 
TRANSNISTRIA, CFE AND OSCE 
 
REF: CHISINAU 1273 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Michael D. Kirby under 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
1. (C) Summary: EUR DAS David Kramer's October 19 meeting 
with Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration 
Andrei Stratan won willing support on U.S. positions 
regarding Transnistria (TN), CFE and the OSCE.  Stratan 
expressed his appreciation for U.S. transparency on talks 
with Russia and for our support of Moldova's EU 
aspirations.  Stratan wants to sign the border treaty with 
Romania. He cited domestic problems hindering troop 
increases in Iraq and an Article 98 signature.  End summary. 
 
2. (C) DAS Kramer expressed to Moldovan Foreign Minister 
Andrei Stratan his cautious optimism that the Russians 
might consider a three-part package proposal to solve 
Transnistria and CFE (ref A); predicted a more active OSCE 
with Finland in the chair; solicited and received support for 
U.S. candidate Philip Remler proposed to replace Louis 
O'Neill as OSCE chief in Moldova; noted that Ukraine will 
continue to support Moldova on EUBAM and the Transnistria 
issue; urged signing of the "95% there" border treaty with 
Romania; pressed Moldova to advertise itself better; and 
requested more troops for Iraq and Moldova's Article 98 
signature.  He also noted that President Voronin, whom he 
had met earlier in the day, was decidedly less optimistic 
about Putin's desire to solve the Transnistrian issue than 
he had been earlier this year.  Stratan interjected 
occasional questions for clarification, appreciated U.S. 
transparency on our negotiations with Russia, and agreed with 
almost all our points, while expressing qualms about 
Parliament's reaction to the troop request, and EU reactions 
to an Article 98 signing.  His longest statements 
were complaints about Romania and the EU. 
 
Solving CFE: 5 plus 2, Weapons Removal, and Civilian PKF 
--------------------------------------------- ----------- 
 
3. (C) DAS Kramer noted that last week's meetings in Moscow 
were more positive and constructive than they were 
described in the media.  Stratan expressed his keen interest 
in the three-part plan to avert Russia's 
withdrawal from CFE on December 12, and bypass Russia's 
intransigence on Istanbul commitments.  The plan consists 
of getting the Russians to commit to serious 5 plus 2 talks, 
and thus prepare for progress on weapons destruction 
(on site, joked Kramer, to solve Russian worries about women 
and children blocking the railway tracks at 
Colbasna), and replacement of peace keepers with an 
international civilian force, to include Russians.  Success 
in these efforts could lead to demilitarization (which would 
solve the tricky issue of command and control that would 
come with an internationalized peacekeeping force) and a 
Russian withdrawal. 
 
4. (C) Stratan eagerly asked whether the Russians had agreed, 
but accepted DAS Kramer's evaluation that they were 
at least interested.  Stratan appreciated even more DAS 
Kramer's statement that the day's meetings with GOM 
officials were part of USG efforts to brief Moldova and 
solicit reactions.  DAS Kramer noted that A/S Fried expected 
to 
meet Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Kislyak in Moscow 
next week, and that he and Ambassador Kirby would attend 
the OSCE conference in Odessa on October 23.  DAS Kramer 
stressed the Russians had been told that the U.S. would 
consult 
Moldova and other countries before meeting the Russians 
again. 
 
GOM OKs U.S. OSCE Candidate; Upcoming Finnish Chair 
--------------------------------------------- ------ 
 
5. (C) On the OSCE, DAS Kramer noted that Ambassador Louis 
O'Neill would announce that day his November 16 departure. 
DAS Kramer suggested that O'Neill was too handicapped by his 
inability to travel to Moscow to stay on as head.  DAS 
Kramer gave Stratan a brief CV of the proposed USG 
replacement for O'Neill, Phillip Remler, and received 
support from Stratan for his candidacy.  Stratan agreed that 
a U.S. presence was vital; DAS Kramer noted the 
necessity of demonstrating to the Russians that they had not 
pushed the Americans out of the OSCE chief-of-mission 
position in Chisinau. 
 
6. (C) DAS Kramer further noted that as present holders of 
the chairman-in-office position, the Spanish had been rather 
inactive and unhelpful.  They had ignored O'Neill's request 
to extend the tour of the present OSCE Chisinau deputy head 
 
CHISINAU 00001283  002 OF 003 
 
 
of mission, as a guarantee of continuity, and might drag 
their heels on U.S. requests to have Remler participate in 
the ministerials in Madrid next month.  DAS Kramer noted that 
the Finns, who succeed the Spanish on January 1, were 
already active (their ambassador will visit Chisinau in early 
December), and, given their historical experience 
with the Russians, will be more effective. 
 
Stratan Wants Romania Border Treaty, Complains about EU 
--------------------------------------------- ---------- 
 
7. (C) Romania remains a thorn in Stratan's side.  He 
complained that he used to solve problems with Romania by 
getting on the telephone with his Romanian counterpart.  Now, 
he said, the Romanians play the EU card and raise 
issues at EU fora.  On the EU, he was more critical, noting 
that the EU Cooperation Commission had rejected Moldovan 
recommendations that commission hearings take place in 
public, with civil society in attendance.  He nodded sadly 
when Ambassador Kirby pointed out that the U.S. had done more 
to open the door to the EU than had the EU itself. 
Further, he noted, the Commission had come to meetings 
unprepared, with outdated documents, and had, for example, 
ignored Moldovan proofs of improvements in its justice 
system.  Moldova, he concluded, will continue its reforms 
with or without a new or extended EU cooperation agreement. 
On the positive side, he said, Romania and 
Moldova are 95% agreed on the wording of the border treaty, 
with only a few issues remaining.  DAS Kramer and 
Ambassador Kirby strongly urged that Moldova sign the treaty, 
even if the political treaty has to wait, to 
maintain momentum, and to send a strong signal to the EU 
regarding Moldova's seriousness. 
 
Ukraine will Continue to Help on EUBAM and Transnistria 
--------------------------------------------- ---------- 
 
8. (C) Stratan welcomed DAS Kramer's prediction that an 
Orange government would be formed in Ukraine, and that 
Ukraine would continue to contribute to the EU Border 
Assistance Mission and to a solution of the Transnistrian 
conflict.  DAS Kramer also noted that Ukraine needs to be 
more serious in its dealings with RosUkrEnergo, which he 
characterized as a corrupt, criminal organization.  Likely PM 
candidate Yulia Tymoshenko, he noted, had said the rights 
things about the company, but now needed to take action to 
protect Ukraine's sovereignty and independence.  Bluntly, he 
concluded that we want more competition with Gazprom, but "we 
want RosUkrEnergo out of business," as Stratan nodded in 
agreement. 
 
Getting the Word Out: Op-eds and Voronin to Brussels 
--------------------------------------------- -------- 
 
9. (C) Stratan responded positively, as he has in previous 
meetings, to Moldova's need to present its case in an 
op-ed, under President Voronin's signature, in the 
international press, describing the justifications for 
Moldova's EU aspirations and eventual membership.  DAS Kramer 
also noted that such efforts could help reduce the 
suspicions, and accusations of a sell-out, that arise 
whenever Voronin talks privately with Putin.  Stratan 
agreed, and noted that Voronin hoped to meet the European 
Commission President and the head of the European 
Parliament in Brussels on December 4-5, to make just that 
case. 
 
Iraq and Article 98 
------------------- 
 
10. (C) DAS Kramer thanked Stratan for Moldova's 
participation in Iraq, and noted the appropriateness of 
Central Command's offer to pay for two Moldovan officials to 
attend the Bahrain Coalition Conference at the end of 
October.  He repeated USG requests for greater participation 
in Iraq, perhaps by adding security forces to 
the present demining contingent.  DAS Kramer also repeated 
our long-standing request for Moldova's Article 98 
signature.  With some reluctance and seeming embarrassment, 
Stratan nodded when DAS Kramer said that President Voronin, 
at the day's first meeting, had raised Parliament's 
reluctance on the issue.  On Article 98, Stratan attempted 
a joke about "inventing a new bicycle" to enable the country 
both to keep its promises to the U.S. and remain in 
compliance with EU rules. 
 
11. (C)  Comment:  Visits to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
and European Integration are always a positive 
experience for USG officials.  MFA officials are pro-Western, 
enthusiastically cooperative (as far as 
 
CHISINAU 00001283  003 OF 003 
 
 
domestic law and politics allow), and deeply appreciative of 
U.S. transparency and regular updates on our 
negotiations with Russia on Transnistria.  While Stratan was 
not able to give a full commitment on Iraq and Article 
98, we can be reasonably sure that Moldova will support our 
plans and efforts to resolve the Transnistria conflict. 
End Comment. 
LINDEN