Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08COPENHAGEN531
2008-10-03 12:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Copenhagen
Cable title:
DANES TO ABSTAIN WITH EU ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION
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C O N F I D E N T I A L COPENHAGEN 000531
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/03/2018
TAGS: PREL UNGA KVIR DA
SUBJECT: DANES TO ABSTAIN WITH EU ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 105796
Classified By: Pol/Econ Counselor Bill Mozdzierz, reasons 1.4b,d
(C) Denmark will abstain on the UNGA vote to refer Kosovo's
declaration of independence to the International Court of
Justice (reftel),David Kendal of the Danish MFA's legal
department told us October 3. The great majority of EU
member states are also expected to abstain, he said. Kendal
suggested that the Danish government might have considered
joining a blocking minority, but has concluded reluctantly
that such numbers are very unlikely. Denmark's abstention
marks the middle ground position, Kendal observed, between
its strong political support for Kosovo and longstanding
Danish backing for the ICJ as a mechanism for dispute
resolution.
CAIN