Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BUDAPEST175
2007-02-08 15:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Budapest
Cable title:
HUNGARIAN REACTION TO LETTER TO ENCOURAGE V-10
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUDAPEST 000175
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/NCE AND EUR/SCE; PLEASE PASS TO NSC FOR
ADAM STERLING
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2012
TAGS: PREL PGOV
SUBJECT: HUNGARIAN REACTION TO LETTER TO ENCOURAGE V-10
SUPPORT ON KOSOVO
REF: SECSTATE 15235
Classified By: POL/C ERIC V. GAUDIOSI; REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BUDAPEST 000175
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/NCE AND EUR/SCE; PLEASE PASS TO NSC FOR
ADAM STERLING
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2012
TAGS: PREL PGOV
SUBJECT: HUNGARIAN REACTION TO LETTER TO ENCOURAGE V-10
SUPPORT ON KOSOVO
REF: SECSTATE 15235
Classified By: POL/C ERIC V. GAUDIOSI; REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
1. (C) Post delivered reftel letter at the MFA on the
margins of Ambassador Foley's meeting with Foreign Minister
Kinga Goncz February 8.
2. (C) FM Goncz seconded Ambassador Foley's strong
endorsement of the Ahtisaari plan, describing it as a "good
basis for engagement." She emphasized the importance of a
Security Council Resolution "to Serbia and to the entire
region" to finalize a settlement. She took our point re the
need to move forward now, commenting that "some Serbian
input" is important. She agreed that efforts to form a new
Serbian government would likely stretch out "too long," but
suggested that the IC consider waiting for Serbian
parliamentarians to take their seats before moving forward.
She predicted that this would happen in a matter of days.
3. (C) MFA statements in response to the Ahtisaari plan have
been extremely cautious, emphasizing the importance of the
entire region's integration into Euro-Atlantic structures.
We expect this reflects a careful balancing of concerns over
stability in Serbia - particularly of the ethnic Hungarian
minority - with the recognition of Contact Group consensus.
We do not expect more robust public statements from the GoH,
but they remain very eager to tailor their private messages
to Belgrade with our policy following more detailed
consultations on the Balkans.
FOLEY
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/NCE AND EUR/SCE; PLEASE PASS TO NSC FOR
ADAM STERLING
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2012
TAGS: PREL PGOV
SUBJECT: HUNGARIAN REACTION TO LETTER TO ENCOURAGE V-10
SUPPORT ON KOSOVO
REF: SECSTATE 15235
Classified By: POL/C ERIC V. GAUDIOSI; REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
1. (C) Post delivered reftel letter at the MFA on the
margins of Ambassador Foley's meeting with Foreign Minister
Kinga Goncz February 8.
2. (C) FM Goncz seconded Ambassador Foley's strong
endorsement of the Ahtisaari plan, describing it as a "good
basis for engagement." She emphasized the importance of a
Security Council Resolution "to Serbia and to the entire
region" to finalize a settlement. She took our point re the
need to move forward now, commenting that "some Serbian
input" is important. She agreed that efforts to form a new
Serbian government would likely stretch out "too long," but
suggested that the IC consider waiting for Serbian
parliamentarians to take their seats before moving forward.
She predicted that this would happen in a matter of days.
3. (C) MFA statements in response to the Ahtisaari plan have
been extremely cautious, emphasizing the importance of the
entire region's integration into Euro-Atlantic structures.
We expect this reflects a careful balancing of concerns over
stability in Serbia - particularly of the ethnic Hungarian
minority - with the recognition of Contact Group consensus.
We do not expect more robust public statements from the GoH,
but they remain very eager to tailor their private messages
to Belgrade with our policy following more detailed
consultations on the Balkans.
FOLEY