UNCLAS HELSINKI 000374 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV, 
PREL, GG, RU, FI SUBJECT: FINNISH COMMENTS ON AUGUST 13 GEORGIA GAERC 
REF: STATE 86108

(SBU) Poloff delivered GAERC points to MFA Deputy 
Director Anu Laamanen on August 12. Finnish representatives were en 
route to Brussels and Laamanen had obtained no position draft as yet. 
She stated that Foreign Minister Stubb had met with Lavrov in the 
morning and that he had called Secretary Rice to give her a readout on 
the meeting. Sarkozy, Putin and Medvedev were in a closed door meeting 
at the time of the demarche and Laamanen awaited the results. She stated
that French Foreign Minister Kouchner and Stubb would brief EU 
ministers the following day. Swedish FM Carl Bildt & Chair of 
Committee of Ministers, Council of Europe, would also recount his Tblisi
trip. Laamanen stated that the GoF is especially grateful for Stubb's 
access to the Secretary and other USG officials during the course of 
this crisis.

BARRETT