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Viewing cable 08USOSCE98, CFE: APRIL 15 JCG PLENARY, RUSSIA SAYS TOI WORK IS

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08USOSCE98 2008-04-16 16:28 2011-08-30 01:44 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Mission USOSCE
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P 161628Z APR 08
FM USMISSION USOSCE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5646
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UNCLAS USOSCE 000098 
 
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TAGS: KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
SUBJECT: CFE: APRIL 15 JCG PLENARY, RUSSIA SAYS TOI WORK IS 
WASTE OF TIME 
 
REF: USOSCE 87 
 
Sensitive but Unclassified; please protect accordingly.  Not 
for Internet. 
 
1.    (SBU) SUMMARY:  At the April 15 Joint Consultative 
Group (JCG), Germany and Russia exchanged opposing views 
stemming from Russia,s refusal to accept Germany's April 8 
inspection notice. Belarus said that despite the 28 March NAC 
statement,s positive tone, it does not solve the problems 
related to ratification of the a/CFE.  He suggested the only 
way to restore the viability of the CFE regime is for all 
states to ratify the a/CFE as soon as possible.   The JCG 
adopted the decision on the length of the session, with the 
last plenary to be held on July 22, and the first plenary of 
the fall on September 9.  At the Treaty Operations and 
Implementation (TOI) working group following the plenary, 
Russia backed away from its approach in recent weeks to TOI 
work.  Instead, it made a strong statement that asserted it 
is a waste of time to discuss any implementation issues for 
the current Treaty since it is obsolete.  Russia says we 
should deal with more serious matters, like how to get a/CFE 
to enter into force.  End summary. 
 
2.    (SBU) Belarus (Pavlov) was first to intervene at the 
Plenary with a statement recalling the previous week,s 
discussion related to the March 28 NAC statement on CFE 
(JCG.DEL/14/08).  Belarus has taken note of the NAC 
statement, and despite its positive tone and many provisions, 
it does not solve the problems for NATO states to ratify 
a/CFE.  The only way it is possible to restore the viability 
of the CFE regime is ratification by all States Parties.  He 
drew particular attention to paragraph 6 of the NAC statement 
that indicates the current situation cannot continue 
indefinitely.  Non-entry into force of a/CFE will lead to a 
complete failure of European security.  Belarus encouraged 
all states to ratify a/CFE as soon as possible. 
 
Shall we dance? 
------------------- 
 
3.    (SBU) Similar to the U.S. and Polish statements last 
week (Ref A), Germany (Richter) made a statement regretting 
Russia, rejection of its April 8 notification requesting an 
inspection beginning on April 15.  Germany intends to 
maintain all its duties, including information exchanges 
under CFE despite Russia,s unilateral suspension of the 
Treaty.  He made clear Germany,s wish to counter the danger 
of further erosion of the Treaty, by Russia or others. 
Germany will discourage others from eroding the Treaty, which 
is an anchor for stability and European security.  Germany 
will try its "level best" to overcome the current situation. 
The parallel actions package offers the best approach to 
address Russian concerns.  The NAC statement makes it clear 
that Allies will meet the requirements to make a/CFE possible 
through the parallel action package.  Now it is up to Russia 
to take action, to end its suspension, to take up the package 
and bring this situation to an end.  (see Journal 
JCG.JOUR/658). 
 
4.    (SBU) Russia (Ulyanov) responded calmly by noting he 
has already had the occasion to explain three times why it is 
no longer possible for Russia to accept such inspections and 
why it will continue to refuse them.  He did not want to take 
our time by repeating his previous remarks, and if raised 
again, he reserved the right to refrain from responding yet 
again.  Russia understands Germany,s concerns and feelings 
about erosion of the CFE, but the best way to avoid erosion 
is to engage in an intense dialogue ) whether bilteral, in 
the JCG, or NATO.  Russian appeals for dialogue in the JCG 
have not produced much in the way of results.  As to ways to 
save CFE, nothing prevents NATO states to set about ratifying 
a/CFE now.  The outstanding issues related to Moldova ad 
Georgia have no bearing on ratification and ar purely 
dictated by political considerations.  Tis is an erroneous 
approach and Russia appeals aain for substantive discussion 
necessary for a/CE ratification. 
 
 
5.    (SBU) Based on Russia,s response, Germany pointed out 
that there is a written package on the table endorsed by all 
NATO states.  When such a package is offered, it is fair to 
expect a response.  Russia has made clear it is studying the 
proposal.  When can we expect a response from Russia to 
NATO,s proposal?  Ulyanov professed not to understand the 
question, noting the package has been under consideration for 
some time, at least from October 12 last year.  In fact, the 
package has many Russian proposals, not just NATO or U.S. 
ideas.  These were discussed in Washington in February, and 
in Moscow on March 19, and the next meeting has not yet been 
decided.  The document under consideration has lots of 
brackets, and lots of it has not been agreed to.  Reaching 
agreement on all aspects will be difficult and could take 
quite awhile. 
 
6. Although the U.S. did not speak at the meeting, afterwards 
Russia (Ulyanov) referred to Germany's statement and quietly 
asked the U.S. (Neighbour) if we believed it would be useful 
for Russia to provide a detailed response to the NAC 
statement of March 28 in the JCG.  USDel replied that NATO 
had a set of constructive proposals on the table; the logical 
Russian response would be to take them seriously and work 
cooperatively to reach closure on them in bilateral talks. 
He said this would be going far beyond the generalities in 
the Russian MFA statement.  Neighbour cautioned that the JCG 
was not the place to negotiate the parallel package, that we 
will not engage there in the details and it would be 
counter-productive to the bilateral track.  Ulyanov said he 
accepted that position, but asked that we pass his question 
to capital, i.e., whether a Russian response in the JCG in 
detail to elements of the NAC statement could be helpful. 
 
TOI Story 
----------- 
 
7.     (SBU) At the TOI meeting following the plenary, the 
Lists of Notifications and Formats (JCG.TOI/23/07/Rev2) was 
agreed as a reference document, but further discussion of TOI 
issues was essentially blocked after Russia highjacked the 
meeting at agenda item 6 (Consolidated Matrix 2008).  Russia 
claimed that this document is not an official document of the 
JCG, has never been adopted nor agreed, and was merely the 
initiative of one delegation (Germany) to be used as a 
reference document.  Russian rep (Solomenko) said the agenda 
for this meeting should only deal with CFE business, but 
since Russia is not applying the CFE Treaty anymore, it 
cannot be involved in "minor updates" to a Treaty that is 
"obsolete."  It is a waste of time to discuss such items, and 
we should deal with more serious matters such as how a/CFE 
can enter into force and how we can ensure all can enforce 
the obligations under a/CFE.  Russia asked that this item be 
removed from the agenda, and in the future we should only 
work on a/CFE issues. 
 
8.  (SBU) USDel (Claus) responded, supporting the Chair's 
work and Germany's efforts, calling the Consolidated Matrix a 
very useful document in support of JCG discussions.  USDel 
also noted that work on current TOI issues (e.g., POET, 
costs, aCFE inspection report formats) are necessary to 
prepare for entry into force of aCFE.  Turkey and Canada 
supported the US.  Fardellotti, expressing surprise, recalled 
that in previous discussions of the Consolidated Matrix 
(which has been produced by Germany for several years), all 
States had expressed support for the document.  (Comment: 
Russia may be backtracking on the document because, for the 
first time, it does not contain Russian CFE information for 
2008 and instead uses derived data.  During the April 10 
small group meeting, Solomenko was easy to work with and did 
not raise any of the above issues.  End comment.) 
 
9. (SBU)  During discussions after the meeting with the Chair 
and the Secretariat, it was agreed to reissue the agreed 
Lists of Notifications and Formats document as a 2008 TOI 
paper.  The Chair will refer to it at the next JCG plenary, 
request his comments be entered into the journal, and ask the 
 
JCG whether it should be a draft decision.  Regarding the 
Consolidated Matrix, Fardellotti will publish it (with U.S. 
provided corrections) as a reference document, noting that 
all States Parties had an opportunity to comment.  The small 
group (minus Russia) will meet on April 17 to discuss how 
best to engage Russia in the TOI. 
 
AOB 
----- 
 
10.   (SBU)  Per Ref A, Armenia also provided information on 
its national ratification procedures in response to Russia,s 
requests for such data.  Under Armenian law, international 
treaties are subject to ratification.  Interagency 
coordination is required before receiving approval from the 
President and the Constitutional Court.  Consultations are 
held with parliament, and following parliamentary approval 
the Minister of Foreign Affairs informs the depositary of the 
ratification.  The process can take from 6 months to one year. 
 
11.   (SBU) The JCG adopted the decision on the length of the 
current session, and start of the fall session.  The last 
plenary this session will be July 22, and September 9 will be 
the opening plenary in the fall. (JCG.DEC/1/08).  The next 
JCG is on April 22, and will be chaired by Hungary. 
 
12.   (SBU) At the JCG-T on April 14, Hungary confirmed that 
it will provide a dialogue presentation for the April 29 JCG 
plenary on permanent stationing and temporary deployments. 
Hungary will pre-brief the JCG-T on April 28.  Germany said 
it would move its presentation to May 6, rather than April 22 
in light of Russia,s plans to discuss ceilings for potential 
new Treaty members on that date. 
FINLEY