INDONESIA STILL CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION

C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 002201 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MLS, EAP/MTS, EUR, EUR/SCE (SHIRATORI AND TOMLYANOVICH) NSC FOR E.PHU E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/04/2018 TAGS: PREL PGOV ID KV SUBJECT: INDONESIA STILL CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION REF: STATE 127443 Classified By: A/Pol/C Stanley Harsha, reasons 1.4 (b+d). ¶1. (C) SUMMARY: Mission delivered reftel points to GOI officials and urged Indonesia to recognize Kosovo. Indonesia has not yet made a decision on Kosovo recognition but will consider USG views as it considers the matter. END SUMMARY ¶2. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Cicilia Rusdiharini, Deputy Director for American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs on December 4. Poloff noted that 52 states have already recognized Kosovo and urged Indonesia to do the same. Acknowledging Indonesian sensitivities regarding separatist sentiment in Aceh and Papua, poloff underscored that Kosovo was a special case. Recognizing Kosovo independence did not set a precedent for separatist movements in other parts of the world. ¶3. (C) Rusdiharini responded that Indonesia had not yet made a decision regarding Kosovo recognition. She promised that GOI officials would take note of USG views as they considered the matter. HUME