DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION DELIVERED,

C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 000651 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/08/2018 TAGS: PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV AJ SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION DELIVERED, REF: SECSTATE 69691 Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief Joan Polaschik per 1.4(b,d) ¶1. (C) The Embassy delivered the points in reftel on the importance of recognizing Kosovo via a letter from the Ambassador to Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. Given the GOAJ's foreign policy focus on the conflict over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh and its concerns about Kosovo being a precedent for the resolution of separatist conflicts, Azerbaijan is unlikely to recognize Kosovo in the near future. However, the Embassy will follow up on the letter with the MFA and continue to raise the issue as necessary. DERSE