Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BRUSSELS3506
2007-12-14 12:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Brussels
how-toVZCZCXYZ0016 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHBS #3506 3481230 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 141230Z DEC 07 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6813
C O N F I D E N T I A L BRUSSELS 003506
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/14/2017
TAGS: PGOV PREL YI BE
SUBJECT: KOSOVO STATUS
REF: A. STATE 165453
¶B. STATE 165486
Classified By: POLCOUNS TED ANDREWS. REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).
(C) Embassy spoke December 11 with Thomas Antoine, the
Belgian MFA's Director for the Balkans, on Kosovo's status
now that recent negotiations had concluded (reftels).
Antoine said the U.S. and Belgium were "on the same page" in
terms of next steps forward, and that Belgan FM DeGucht had
indicated the same to Secretary Rice in Brussels, while
noting not all EU members were in line. Antoine said an
independent Kosovo was now paramount for a stable and
prosperous region and that Belgium would "do its best to
assuage the Serbs." He thought a "declaration" from the UN
Secre tary General in support of Ahtisarri's plan and inviting
an ESDP mission would be helpful.
FOX
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