Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BERN62
2008-02-12 16:28:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bern
Cable title:
KOSOVO: DEFENDING THE U.S. POSITION IN THE OSCE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BERN 000062
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE (J.BLACK) AND EUR/AGS (Y.SAINT-ANDRE)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/12/2018
TAGS: PREL UNAUS UNMIK OSCE YI SZ
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: DEFENDING THE U.S. POSITION IN THE OSCE
REF: STATE 14284
Classified By: Acting POL Counselor Chris Buck; reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BERN 000062
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE (J.BLACK) AND EUR/AGS (Y.SAINT-ANDRE)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/12/2018
TAGS: PREL UNAUS UNMIK OSCE YI SZ
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: DEFENDING THE U.S. POSITION IN THE OSCE
REF: STATE 14284
Classified By: Acting POL Counselor Chris Buck; reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) A/POL Counselor delivered the message in reftel on
February 12 to Sabrina Dallafior, Head of the MFA Office for
OSCE Affairs, and to Didier Chassot, MFA Regional Coordinator
for Southeastern Europe. Dallafior already was aware of the
issue. She and Chassot agreed that an attempt by Serbia to
invoke the OSCE's Berlin Mechanism after an anticipated
declaration of independence from Kosovo would be
counterproductive. Dallafior underlined that Switzerland
would not support a meeting under the Berlin Mechanism. She
commented that Serbia in any case likely would seek to force
a discussion of Kosovo during the first regular Permanent
Council meeting following a Kosovo declaration of
independence.
CONEWAY
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE (J.BLACK) AND EUR/AGS (Y.SAINT-ANDRE)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/12/2018
TAGS: PREL UNAUS UNMIK OSCE YI SZ
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: DEFENDING THE U.S. POSITION IN THE OSCE
REF: STATE 14284
Classified By: Acting POL Counselor Chris Buck; reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) A/POL Counselor delivered the message in reftel on
February 12 to Sabrina Dallafior, Head of the MFA Office for
OSCE Affairs, and to Didier Chassot, MFA Regional Coordinator
for Southeastern Europe. Dallafior already was aware of the
issue. She and Chassot agreed that an attempt by Serbia to
invoke the OSCE's Berlin Mechanism after an anticipated
declaration of independence from Kosovo would be
counterproductive. Dallafior underlined that Switzerland
would not support a meeting under the Berlin Mechanism. She
commented that Serbia in any case likely would seek to force
a discussion of Kosovo during the first regular Permanent
Council meeting following a Kosovo declaration of
independence.
CONEWAY