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08DILI75
2008-03-06 09:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Dili
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TIMOR-LESTE RECOGNIZES KOSOVO; PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO

Tags:  PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU KV TT 
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VZCZCXRO6923
RR RUEHDT
DE RUEHDT #0075 0660933
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 060933Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY DILI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3913
INFO RUEHJA/AMEMBASSY JAKARTA 0963
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 1150
RUEHKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 0052
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1046
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 0004
RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE 0003
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 0001
RUEHDT/AMEMBASSY DILI 3340
UNCLAS DILI 000075

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU KV TT
SUBJECT: TIMOR-LESTE RECOGNIZES KOSOVO; PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT TO
FOLLOW

REF: A) STATE 17891, B) STATE 13716, C) STATE 15111, D) DILI 60, E) DILI 48, F) DILI 05

(SBU) On March 6, Ambassador met with Timor-Leste Foreign
Minister Zacarias Albano da Costa and urged his government to
quickly recognize the Republic of Kosovo. The Foreign Minister
replied that the government of Timor-Leste had decided to
recognize the Republic of Kosovo. It has not been decided,
however, when Timor-Leste will announce its recognition of
Kosovo. The Foreign Minister promised to let us know when the
decision will be made public.

KLEMM