(28.10.2010) Levitte agreed and added that French President Sarkozy was „convinced“ that Ukraine would one day be a member of NATO, but that there was no point in rushing the process and antagonizing Russia, particularly if the Ukrainian public was largely against membership. The Bucharest summit declaration was very clear that NATO has an open door and Ukraine and Georgia have a vocation in NATO (even if Georgia remains very unstable at the moment). Levitte added that Paris was very pleased with the ceremony on September 9 transferring the Allied Command Transformation (ACT) to French General Stephane Abrial.

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13. (C) Levitte observed that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is „crazy“ and said that even Brazil wasn‘t able to support him anymore. Unfortunately,