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07ROME1187
2007-05-31 14:33:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
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KOSOVO: TADIC CLAIMS RUSSIANS HAVE PROMISED TO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001187
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/01/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: TADIC CLAIMS RUSSIANS HAVE PROMISED TO
VETO UNSC RESOLUTION
Classified By: David D. Pearce, Political Minister Counselor, for reaso
ns 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001187
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/01/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: TADIC CLAIMS RUSSIANS HAVE PROMISED TO
VETO UNSC RESOLUTION
Classified By: David D. Pearce, Political Minister Counselor, for reaso
ns 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Serbian President Boris Tadic and Foreign Minister Vuk
Jeremic told PM Prodi and FM D'Alema on May 29 that Russia
had promised Serbia a veto of any UNSC resolution that would
separate Kosovo from Serbia, according to MFA Balkans Office
Director Raimondo De Cardona. Tadic told Prodi and D'Alema
that the GOS had recently sent a letter to UN Secretary
General Ban Ki Moon asking for new negotiations with an
extended timeline. Tadic told the Italians that Serbia had
updated its negotiating proposal to give Kosovo greater
autonomy and an internationally supervised economy but no
independence. Tadic reiterated the Serbian position that any
solution that would grant Kosovo any form of independence
without Serbian agreement would be a violation of
international law.
2. (C) Prodi told Tadic that Kosovo needed to clarify its
status in order to move forward. The Ahtisaari proposal was
the best option available. Nevertheless, Italy would use its
UNSC seat to ensure that the rights of the Serb minority in
Kosovo were protected. Prodi and D'Alema told Tadic and
Jeremic that Serbia should concentrate on EU membership, not
preserving Kosovo's status within Serbia.
3. (C) A member of the Serbian embassy told poloff that Tadic
and Jeremic had low expectations for the meeting. Even so,
the Serbian officials found the Italians less receptive to
their arguments than the last meeting in October and had no
interest in Serbian proposals for new negotiations. Despite
claims by Prodi and D'Alema that Italy has been consistent on
Kosovo, the Serbian press came away with the impression that
the Italians had shifted their policy away from the Serbian
position in favor of Kosovo independence. De Cardona said
that the MFA put no stock in Tadic's claim that Russia would
veto any resolution that would separate Kosovo from Serbia.
Instead, the Italians saw it as a desperate last-ditch effort
to try to convince the Italians that the resolution would
fail.
4. (C) Comment. Prodi and D'Alema took an important step in
showing Italy's solidarity with the rest of the Quint at
their lunch with Tadic. More importantly, they showed that
the Italian policy has broad support within the Italian
government. The fact that the Serbian press noted
unequivocal Italian support for the Ahtisaari plan may also
help to inject some realism in the domestic public discussion
in Serbia.
Spogli
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/01/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC YI SR IT
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: TADIC CLAIMS RUSSIANS HAVE PROMISED TO
VETO UNSC RESOLUTION
Classified By: David D. Pearce, Political Minister Counselor, for reaso
ns 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Serbian President Boris Tadic and Foreign Minister Vuk
Jeremic told PM Prodi and FM D'Alema on May 29 that Russia
had promised Serbia a veto of any UNSC resolution that would
separate Kosovo from Serbia, according to MFA Balkans Office
Director Raimondo De Cardona. Tadic told Prodi and D'Alema
that the GOS had recently sent a letter to UN Secretary
General Ban Ki Moon asking for new negotiations with an
extended timeline. Tadic told the Italians that Serbia had
updated its negotiating proposal to give Kosovo greater
autonomy and an internationally supervised economy but no
independence. Tadic reiterated the Serbian position that any
solution that would grant Kosovo any form of independence
without Serbian agreement would be a violation of
international law.
2. (C) Prodi told Tadic that Kosovo needed to clarify its
status in order to move forward. The Ahtisaari proposal was
the best option available. Nevertheless, Italy would use its
UNSC seat to ensure that the rights of the Serb minority in
Kosovo were protected. Prodi and D'Alema told Tadic and
Jeremic that Serbia should concentrate on EU membership, not
preserving Kosovo's status within Serbia.
3. (C) A member of the Serbian embassy told poloff that Tadic
and Jeremic had low expectations for the meeting. Even so,
the Serbian officials found the Italians less receptive to
their arguments than the last meeting in October and had no
interest in Serbian proposals for new negotiations. Despite
claims by Prodi and D'Alema that Italy has been consistent on
Kosovo, the Serbian press came away with the impression that
the Italians had shifted their policy away from the Serbian
position in favor of Kosovo independence. De Cardona said
that the MFA put no stock in Tadic's claim that Russia would
veto any resolution that would separate Kosovo from Serbia.
Instead, the Italians saw it as a desperate last-ditch effort
to try to convince the Italians that the resolution would
fail.
4. (C) Comment. Prodi and D'Alema took an important step in
showing Italy's solidarity with the rest of the Quint at
their lunch with Tadic. More importantly, they showed that
the Italian policy has broad support within the Italian
government. The fact that the Serbian press noted
unequivocal Italian support for the Ahtisaari plan may also
help to inject some realism in the domestic public discussion
in Serbia.
Spogli