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| 07MOSCOW3207 | 2007-06-29 13:43 | 2011-08-30 01:44 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Moscow |
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 003207 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/29/2017 TAGS: PREL MARR ECON RS SUBJECT: MOSCOW LOWERS CHAVEZ VISIT PROFILE REF: MOSCOW 3139 Classified By: Political M/C Alice G. Wells. Reasons 1,4 (B/D). ¶1. (C) Summary. Amid media reports that the Kremlin is attempting to keep a leash on the firebrand Venezuelan leader in the lead up to the Kennebunkport summit, Hugo Chavez held a low-key meeting with President Putin on June 28. The tete-a-tete meeting presumably covered two important agenda items: arms sales and energy, but no contracts or deliverables were announced. While Chavez used the opening of the Simon Bolivar Latin cultural Center in Moscow to accuse the U.S. of "imposing tyranny", he did not have an opportunity to address the Russian Parliament, but was limited to a closed session with a smaller group of lawmakers and a one-on-one meeting with Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov. Chavez is scheduled to stop over at the Belorusian capital Minsk before flying to Rostov-on-Don later today. End summary. ---------------------- Kremlin Lowers Profile ---------------------- ¶2. (SBU) In contrast to the abundant pre-visit press coverage of the Venezuelan President, both electronic and print media have been low-key on the actual visit, with little reported on the late night Putin-Chavez meeting on June 28. Several daily newspapers, including Kommersant and Nezavisimaya Gazeta, commented that the Kremlin is taking steps to minimize U.S. irritation over the Venezuelan leader's visit. ¶3. (C) In contrast to the pre-visit hype on energy and arms contracts, the GOR has played down the prospect of deliverables. Anatoliy Sokolov, Senior Counselor at the MFA Venezuela Desk, told us June 29 that the two presidents' "long" meeting at the Putin's retreat in Novo Ogaryovo last night went "very well," and the two leaders covered all bilateral issues. While he confirmed that energy was on the agenda, Sokolov said the result of the tete-a-tete meeting would be known only next week. Ivan Safranchuk, Chief Defense Analyst at the World Security Institute, recalling a similarly controversial visit from Syria a few years ago, noted that announcements of arms contracts signing could come well after the visit. Vladimir Milov, Institute for Energy Policy, and a well-connected industry insider, confirmed that Putin and Chavez discussed "routine" energy issues, including exploration, gasification, and the Venezuela-Brazil-Argentina pipeline, but stressed that no breakthroughs or surprises related to energy policy or security occurred. --------------- Duma Downplayed --------------- ¶4. (U) Whether Chavez would be allowed to address the State Duma's plenary session sparked a public dispute among Duma deputies. Rather than granting Chavez the privilege of addressing the plenary, the Duma Council limited Chavez's interaction to a one-on-one with Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov, followed by a meeting with Duma deputies in a smaller hall which reportedly holds about 40 people. An effort by the Communists to overturn the measure was soundly defeated (123 to 210) at the ruling party's urging. In the end, both meetings were closed to the press. ---------------- Chavez Unplugged ---------------- ¶5. (U) In his one unscripted event prior to meeting Putin, Chavez used the opening of the Simon Bolivar Center to denounce the U.S.'s "imperial hegemony" and to call for a strong Russia to "recreate" a multipolar world. Aiming at portraying Venezuela as a bastion of defiance of the U.S., Chavez emphasized Venezuela's solidarity with the Kremlin leadership. During his speech there, Chavez denied that he came to Moscow for weaponry contracts. ------- Comment ------- ¶6. (C) While certain groups -- in the Duma, media and public -- have played up Chavez's anti-U.S., pro-Russia rhetoric, the GOR clearly is mindful of the upcoming U.S.-Russia summit and attempting to keep the Venezuelan leader in check. RUSSELL
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