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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 USOSCE 000130 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR VCI/CCA, VCI/NRRC, EUR/RPM, EUR/PRA, SCA/CEN, 
SCA/RA, PM/WRA 
JCS FOR J5 
OSD FOR ISA (PERENYI) 
NSC FOR DOWLEY 
USUN FOR LEGAL, POL 
CENTCOM FOR CCJ5-C, POLAD 
UNVIE FOR AC 
GENEVA FOR CD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
SUBJECT: FSC MAY 14: RUSSIA TABLES ANOTHER REVISED VD99 
PROPOSAL 
 
REF: 2007 STATE 150672 
 
¶1. (SBU) Summary: During the May 14 Forum for Security 
Cooperation, Russia announced a revision of its 2007 draft 
decision to define the "specified area" of Vienna Document 
inspections, now limiting the area to 25,000 square 
kilometers.  Russia also revised its proposal for a chair's 
statement on Vienna Document inspection requests, adopting 
U.S.-proposed language but still penalizing early or late 
requests.  Belarus joined consensus on the MANPADS decision, 
which now moves to the Plenary.  Germany has held bilateral 
meetings with some delegations on its draft decision to 
update the conventional arms transfer reporting categories. 
There is resistance to the provisions on voluntary reporting 
to the UN.  Russia lacks instructions on Germany's draft 
decision to publish the Best Practice Guides on conventional 
ammunition.  Armenia and Azerbaijan traded criticism over 
Armenia's failure to report the presence of its forces in 
Nagorno-Karabakh in the annual Code of Conduct Questionnaire 
submission.  Washington, see para 2.  End summary. 
 
Russia Returns with "Specified Area" Proposal 
--------------------------------------------- 
 
¶2. (SBU) Russia announced it has revised its earlier proposal 
for defining the "specified area" for Vienna Document 
inspections (para 80), now limiting it to 25,000 square 
kilometers, up from 18,000 square kilometers in the earlier 
version.  (FSC.DEL/493/07/Rev.2)  Mission assumes reftel 
guidance still applies. 
 
FSC Suggestions for ASRC 
------------------------ 
 
¶3. (SBU) The chair's letter of transmission and a list of 
topics for the 2008 Annual Security Review Conference (July 
1-2) submitted by FSC delegations was endorsed without 
comment in the Plenary and will be submitted to the chair of 
the Permanent Council (FSC.DEL/81/08/Rev.1). 
 
Vienna Document Inspection Requests 
----------------------------------- 
 
¶4. (SBU) Russia (Ulyanov) announced a revision 
(FSC.DEL/75/08/Rev.2) to its proposal for a chair's statement 
on Vienna Document inspection request timelines that 
incorporates U.S.-suggested language (FSC.DEL/93/08/Rev.1) 
but also adds a tie-breaking provision that if multiple 
requests for an inspection during the same time are received, 
only the requests made "within the established timeframe will 
be taken as valid."  There was no comment in the working 
group. 
 
MANPADS Decision 
---------------- 
 
¶5. (SBU) Belarus announced that it still lacked instructions 
from capital, but it was able to join consensus in the 
working group on the MANPADS decision (FSC.DD/5/08/Rev.1). 
The draft decision will move to the Plenary for the May 21 
meeting. 
 
CAT Update 
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USOSCE 00000130  002 OF 002 
 
 
¶6. (SBU) Germany said it was expecting comments from several 
delegations based on bilateral discussions of its draft 
decision on updating the conventional arms transfer reporting 
categories (FSC.DEL/69/08). 
 
End-User Certificates 
--------------------- 
 
¶7. (SBU) Ukraine reported it was waiting for instructions on 
the Belarusian Food-for-Thought paper on an information 
exchange on end-user certificates (FSC.DEL/82/08). 
 
SALW Brokering 
-------------- 
 
¶8. (SBU) The chair asked if there was support for Finland's 
proposal to make the revised CPC survey of responses to the 
one-off information exchange on SALW brokering an "open" 
document for use outside the OSCE including the UN Biennial 
Meeting of States.  Turkey replied that it was awaiting 
instructions. 
 
Publication of BPG 
------------------ 
 
¶9. (SBU) The draft decision on publication of the Best 
Practice Guides on stockpiles of conventional weapons is now 
a chair's document.  Russia informed it needed instructions 
(FSC.DD/6/08).  Germany, in response to a Russian suggestion 
to replace the word "endorse" in operative paragraph 1 with 
"as well as," explained that the Forum had to "endorse" the 
publication of the guides in order to commit the OSCE funds 
budgeted.  Russia then agreed, but still needs instructions. 
 
Conventional Ammunition Projects 
-------------------------------- 
 
¶10. (SBU) Greece announced it was donating 30,000 euros for 
disposal of "warheads" and ammunition in Georgia.  Denmark, 
as the FSC coordinator for SCA, noted Greece's ledge was the 
first for the Georgia project; about 60,000 euros are still 
needed. 
 
Repartee: Azerbaijan and Armenia 
-------------------------------- 
 
¶11. (SBU) Azerbaijan criticized Armenia for its response to 
the Code of Conduct Questionnaire concerning military forces 
deployed outside national territory "in accordance with 
international law."  Azerbaijan challenged Armenia's negative 
answer in its submission, asserting that Armenian forces 
continued to occupy Azerbaijani territory in Nagorno-Karabakh 
against the will of the occupants and in violation of 
international law.  Armenia replied that there were other 
places where the subject was appropriately discussed, 
including the OSCE-sponsored Minsk Group. 
 
Next Meeting 
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¶12. (U) The FSC will next meet on May 21. 
FINLEY