TAJIKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SOLIDARITY WITH

C O N F I D E N T I A L DUSHANBE 000387

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR SCA/CEN, EUR/JOSHUA BLACK

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/07/2013
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC UNMIK KV TI
SUBJECT: TAJIKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SOLIDARITY WITH
KOSOVO AT THE OIC SUMMIT

REF: STATE 022377

Classified By: DCM Tom Hushek; reason 1.4(b) and (d).


1. (C) PolOff delivered the demarche on expressing support
for Kosovo's independence at the ministerial summit of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference to Jamshed Khamidov,
Counselor in the Department for International Organizations
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Head of the
Department, Muzafar Huseinov, has already departed for
Senegal and will take part in the preparatory meetings for
the summit.


2. (C) Khamidov said that he still could not give us an
indication of Tajikistan's position on Kosovo, and he did not
know whether Tajikistan would take any steps toward
supporting Kosovo at the summit in Dakar.


3. (U) Dushanbe point of contact for follow-up information is
Greg Naarden, naardengl2@state.sgov.gov.
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