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Viewing cable 08USUNNEWYORK704, UN/IRAQ: RUSSIA'S BLOCK ON LISTINGS IN 1518

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08USUNNEWYORK704 2008-08-06 20:41 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY USUN New York 
VZCZCXRO4983
OO RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHIHL RUEHKUK RUEHTRO
DE RUCNDT #0704 2192041
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 062041Z AUG 08
FM USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4757
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD IMMEDIATE 0683
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE 1212
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
 
UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000704 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL UNSC ETTC IZ
SUBJECT: UN/IRAQ: RUSSIA'S BLOCK ON LISTINGS IN 1518 
COMMITTEE 
 
REF: SECSTATE 83244 
 
1.  (SBU) On August 4, Amb. Wolff delivered reftel demarche 
to Russian Deputy Perm Rep Igor Shcherbak regarding Russia's 
opposition to listing six new individuals in the 1518 (Iraq) 
Sanctions Committee. 
 
2. (SBU) Shcherbak replied that there had been no change in 
Russia's position and that the issue remained with Moscow. 
While he claimed that Russia's current hold on adding new 
names was "technical," Shcherbak (protect) acknowledged 
privately that general feelings about 1518 and the 
individuals' links to Syria were possibly additional factors 
for Moscow. 
Wolff