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Viewing cable 06RABAT1299, ROMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOROCCO EXPLAINS POSITION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06RABAT1299 2006-07-06 16:21 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Rabat 
VZCZCXRO0887
PP RUEHTRO
DE RUEHRB #1299 1871621
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 061621Z JUL 06
FM AMEMBASSY RABAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4207
INFO RUEHAS/AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 4072
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 0064
RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST 0215
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 3011
RUEHMD/AMEMBASSY MADRID 5551
RUEHNK/AMEMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT 3229
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 4278
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI 0086
RUEHTU/AMEMBASSY TUNIS 8961
RUEHCL/AMCONSUL CASABLANCA 1878
 
UNCLAS RABAT 001299 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/MAG 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL MO
SUBJECT: ROMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOROCCO EXPLAINS POSITION 
ON IRAQ 
 
1.  This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please 
protect accordingly. 
 
2.  (SBU) Ambassador July 5 received Romanian Ambassador to 
Morocco Vasile Popovici, who had requested an urgent meeting 
to discuss Romania's position on its troops in Iraq. 
Reaffirming Romania's commitment to the coalition in Iraq, 
Popovici explained that the Romanian Supreme Council for 
National Defense voted June 30 to reject the proposal 
announced by Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu and Defense 
Minister Teodor Atanasiu to withdraw Romanian troops by the 
end of the year.  Popovici argued that the 9-2 vote to reject 
the proposal demonstrated important support for the Romanian 
President, and for the US, with only the Prime Minister and 
Ministry of Defense supporting the proposal. 
 
3.  (SBU) Explaining that troop involvement in Iraq is an 
emotional issue for Romania, Popovici said that the Prime 
Minister's announcement of this proposal was politically 
motivated.  Approximately 65 percent of Romanians are against 
troop involvement in Iraq, which certainly was one of the 
considerations for the Prime Minister's decision.  Minister 
of Defense Atanasiu sent a telegram to troops in Iraq 
"announcing" the pullout, which clearly violated Romanian law 
and was a "slap in the face" to the President, he said. 
Popovici added that several high level government officials, 
including the Foreign Minister Mihai Razvan and himself, 
offered to submit their resignations if the "announcement" 
was not corrected immediately. 
 
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Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website; 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat 
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RILEY