Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08GUATEMALA607
2008-05-13 22:27:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Guatemala
Cable title:
GUATEMALA NOT PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO AT THIS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L GUATEMALA 000607
SIPDIS
EUR/SCE FOR D. CARCANI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/13/2018
TAGS: OPDC PREL UN UNMIK PGOV EU YI GT
SUBJECT: GUATEMALA NOT PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO AT THIS
TIME
REF: A. STATE 49278
B. GUATEMALA 373 ET AL
Classified By: Ambassador James M. Derham for reasons 1.4 (b&d).
(C) Embassy delivered ref a letter on Kosovo recognition to
the MFA. Guatemalan Vice Foreign Minister Ibarra told us
that the GOG is "at an impasse" on the question of Kosovo
recognition, and wants to wait and see how European reactions
develop. Ibarra said that if and when Guatemala does act, it
would likely be in concert with other Central American
governments, specifically those of Honduras and El Salvador,
and perhaps Panama as well.
Derham
SIPDIS
EUR/SCE FOR D. CARCANI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/13/2018
TAGS: OPDC PREL UN UNMIK PGOV EU YI GT
SUBJECT: GUATEMALA NOT PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO AT THIS
TIME
REF: A. STATE 49278
B. GUATEMALA 373 ET AL
Classified By: Ambassador James M. Derham for reasons 1.4 (b&d).
(C) Embassy delivered ref a letter on Kosovo recognition to
the MFA. Guatemalan Vice Foreign Minister Ibarra told us
that the GOG is "at an impasse" on the question of Kosovo
recognition, and wants to wait and see how European reactions
develop. Ibarra said that if and when Guatemala does act, it
would likely be in concert with other Central American
governments, specifically those of Honduras and El Salvador,
and perhaps Panama as well.
Derham