Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07USUNNEWYORK868
2007-10-15 22:15:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USUN New York
Cable title:
RUCKER WANTS LEGAL SCRIPT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000868
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/12/2017
TAGS: KV PGOV PREL UNSC YI SR
SUBJECT: RUCKER WANTS LEGAL SCRIPT
Classified By: Ambassador Alejandro Wolff, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000868
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/12/2017
TAGS: KV PGOV PREL UNSC YI SR
SUBJECT: RUCKER WANTS LEGAL SCRIPT
Classified By: Ambassador Alejandro Wolff, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Wolff on October 11,
UNMIK SRSG Rucker said he had been holding meetings with the
Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and the Office of Legal
Affairs (OLA) to discuss concerns regarding Kosovo future
status. He said that in these meetings he had emphasized
that UNMIK and the UN are stakeholders in Kosovo and need to
be prepared for the period after December 10 and the
possibility that the Troika talks will fail. Rucker stressed
to Ambassador Wolff that he believes a "legal script" is
needed to lay out how a managed unilateral declaration of
independence (UDI) can be in conformity with UNSCR 1244. He
believes the Quint would best compose this script.
2. (C) Ambassador Wolff responded that Russia was ratcheting
up its rhetoric about the negative consequences of a UDI and
trying to scare European countries. He said it would be
important for the US and EU stay together on the question of
recognizing Kosovo. Wolff stressed to Rucker that a
political environment where all or nearly all 27 EU members
recognize Kosovo would make it easier for the OLA to follow
the kind of legal script that Rucker was proposing.
3. (C) Rucker said he thought the EU ought to create a
common foreign and security policy position in favor of
recognizing Kosovo -- saying, it might not have 27 votes in
favor, but would probably not have any votes against -- and
noted that the International Crisis Group had recently
proposed a similar idea. Rucker said a key argument that he
had been making to OLA was that UN staff must protect the
UN's own legacy as well as the office of the
Secretary-General.
SIPDIS
KHALILZAD
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/12/2017
TAGS: KV PGOV PREL UNSC YI SR
SUBJECT: RUCKER WANTS LEGAL SCRIPT
Classified By: Ambassador Alejandro Wolff, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Wolff on October 11,
UNMIK SRSG Rucker said he had been holding meetings with the
Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and the Office of Legal
Affairs (OLA) to discuss concerns regarding Kosovo future
status. He said that in these meetings he had emphasized
that UNMIK and the UN are stakeholders in Kosovo and need to
be prepared for the period after December 10 and the
possibility that the Troika talks will fail. Rucker stressed
to Ambassador Wolff that he believes a "legal script" is
needed to lay out how a managed unilateral declaration of
independence (UDI) can be in conformity with UNSCR 1244. He
believes the Quint would best compose this script.
2. (C) Ambassador Wolff responded that Russia was ratcheting
up its rhetoric about the negative consequences of a UDI and
trying to scare European countries. He said it would be
important for the US and EU stay together on the question of
recognizing Kosovo. Wolff stressed to Rucker that a
political environment where all or nearly all 27 EU members
recognize Kosovo would make it easier for the OLA to follow
the kind of legal script that Rucker was proposing.
3. (C) Rucker said he thought the EU ought to create a
common foreign and security policy position in favor of
recognizing Kosovo -- saying, it might not have 27 votes in
favor, but would probably not have any votes against -- and
noted that the International Crisis Group had recently
proposed a similar idea. Rucker said a key argument that he
had been making to OLA was that UN staff must protect the
UN's own legacy as well as the office of the
Secretary-General.
SIPDIS
KHALILZAD