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08BUDAPEST307
2008-03-21 09:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Budapest
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UNCLAS BUDAPEST 000307
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SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR FRONT OFFICE, EUR/NCE, AND EUR/SCE;
PLEASE PASS TO NSC FOR ADAM STERLING
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KO HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARY RECOGNIZES KOSOVO
REF: BUDAPEST 267 AND PREVIOUS
UNCLAS BUDAPEST 000307
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR FRONT OFFICE, EUR/NCE, AND EUR/SCE;
PLEASE PASS TO NSC FOR ADAM STERLING
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KO HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARY RECOGNIZES KOSOVO
REF: BUDAPEST 267 AND PREVIOUS
1. (SBU) In a statement released March 19 shortly following
a joint declaration of intent with Croatia and Bulgaria, the
Hungarian Foreign Ministry announced the GoH's decision to
recognize Kosovo.
2. (SBU) The statement:
Recognizes that moving forward was necessary for lasting
stability and development in the region;
Refers to Kosovo recognition as a sui generis case rather
than an international precedent;
Reaffirms the importance of full implementation of the
Ahtisaari Plan and the GoH's commitment to supporting
Serbia's progress on the path toward Euro-Atlantic
integration;
Relates Hungary's participation in the International Steering
Group and its continuing contributions to IC efforts on the
ground.
3. (SBU) We understand from senior GoH sources that
President Solyom's formal decision to establish diplomatic
relations with Kosovo (required by Hungarian law) is expected
within days.
4. (SBU) Initial reaction has been muted, with some
commentators questioning Hungary's delay in recognizing
Kosovo and others speculating that the decision was a gesture
toward the USG in the aftermath of Hungary's commitment to
South Stream. With the recent departure of the Serbian
Ambassador from Budapest, we now expect a delay in the
dispatch of his successor in light of the GoH's decision.
FOLEY
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR FRONT OFFICE, EUR/NCE, AND EUR/SCE;
PLEASE PASS TO NSC FOR ADAM STERLING
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KO HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARY RECOGNIZES KOSOVO
REF: BUDAPEST 267 AND PREVIOUS
1. (SBU) In a statement released March 19 shortly following
a joint declaration of intent with Croatia and Bulgaria, the
Hungarian Foreign Ministry announced the GoH's decision to
recognize Kosovo.
2. (SBU) The statement:
Recognizes that moving forward was necessary for lasting
stability and development in the region;
Refers to Kosovo recognition as a sui generis case rather
than an international precedent;
Reaffirms the importance of full implementation of the
Ahtisaari Plan and the GoH's commitment to supporting
Serbia's progress on the path toward Euro-Atlantic
integration;
Relates Hungary's participation in the International Steering
Group and its continuing contributions to IC efforts on the
ground.
3. (SBU) We understand from senior GoH sources that
President Solyom's formal decision to establish diplomatic
relations with Kosovo (required by Hungarian law) is expected
within days.
4. (SBU) Initial reaction has been muted, with some
commentators questioning Hungary's delay in recognizing
Kosovo and others speculating that the decision was a gesture
toward the USG in the aftermath of Hungary's commitment to
South Stream. With the recent departure of the Serbian
Ambassador from Budapest, we now expect a delay in the
dispatch of his successor in light of the GoH's decision.
FOLEY