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Viewing cable 08USNATO292, TFGG01: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ROGOZIN RESCINDS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08USNATO292 2008-08-18 16:50 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Mission USNATO 
VZCZCXRO3219
OO RUEHIK RUEHLN RUEHPOD RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHNO #0292 2311650
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 181650Z AUG 08
FM USMISSION USNATO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2166
INFO RUEHXD/MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD IMMEDIATE 0623
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE 6065
RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI IMMEDIATE 5654
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0776
RUFGNOA/HQ USEUCOM EXERCISE VAIHINGEN GE IMMEDIATE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHMFIUU/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHNO/USDELMC BRUSSELS BE IMMEDIATE
RHMFIUU/USNMR SHAPE BE IMMEDIATE
 
UNCLAS USNATO 000292 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MARR MOPS NATO PINR PREL GG RS
SUBJECT: TFGG01: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ROGOZIN RESCINDS 
REQUEST FOR EXTRAORDINARY NRC MEETING 
 
1. (SBU) On Monday, August 18, the Permanent Representative 
of the Russian Federation to NATO, Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin, 
circulated a letter to the Deputy Secretary General and 
distributed to all delegations rescinding his request for an 
extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC).  The 
text of the letter follows. 
 
2. (SBU) Brussels, "18" August, 2008 
 
Dear Mr. Deputy Secretary General, 
 
In view of continuing uncertainty regarding our request to 
convene the NRC extraordinary meeting on events in and around 
South Ossetia I revoke this application as irrelevant under 
the present circumstances.  Making our request we proceeded 
from a clear understanding that extraordinary meetings of the 
NRC provided for in the Organizational arrangements are 
needed to exchange opinions on topical issues in the 
framework of Russia-NATO political dialogue and have to be 
treated as a matter of urgency by all NRC member states.  It 
is of particular importance at a time when our positions 
significantly differ. 
 
Please, distribute this letter to all NRC delegations. 
 
Sincerely yours, 
 
/s/ 
 
D. ROGOZIN 
 
 
H.E. AMBASSADOR CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO 
DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL 
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION 
Brussels 
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