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08JAKARTA635
2008-03-31 10:15:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
KOSOVO -- SERBIAN FM PRESSES FOR INDONESIAN SUPPORT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 000635
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EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EUR, EUR/SCE, IO, IO/UNP
NSC FOR E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2018
TAGS: PREL ETRD ID YI KV
SUBJECT: KOSOVO -- SERBIAN FM PRESSES FOR INDONESIAN SUPPORT
REF: JAKARTA 448 AND PREVIOUS
JAKARTA 00000635 001.6 OF 002
Classified By: Pol/C Joseph Legend Novak, reasons 1.4 (b+d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 000635
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EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EUR, EUR/SCE, IO, IO/UNP
NSC FOR E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2018
TAGS: PREL ETRD ID YI KV
SUBJECT: KOSOVO -- SERBIAN FM PRESSES FOR INDONESIAN SUPPORT
REF: JAKARTA 448 AND PREVIOUS
JAKARTA 00000635 001.6 OF 002
Classified By: Pol/C Joseph Legend Novak, reasons 1.4 (b+d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Serbian FM Jeremic visited Jakarta to seek
Indonesian support for Belgrade's stance re Kosovo, March
27-28. FM Wirajuda pledged Indonesian support for an UNGA
resolution calling for an International Court of Justice
advisory opinion on the legality of the independence
declaration. They also signed an agreement to promote
bilateral trade. Jeremic's appeal is unlikely to alter
Indonesia's official ambivalence on Kosovo. Mission
continues to press the GOI on the matter. END SUMMARY.
2. (U) Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic visited Indonesia March 27-28
to press for Indonesian support on Kosovo. He met with FM
Hassan Wirajuda and with members of the Indonesian
legislature (DPR) led by DPR Speaker Agung Laksono.
DISCUSSING KOSOVO
3. (U) FM Jeremic called on Indonesia to support Serbia's
proposed UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for
the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue an advisory
opinion on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of
independence. For his Indonesian audience, he also stressed
that--although the majority of Kosovars were Muslim--the
dispute between Belgrade and Pristina was purely political,
not religious.
4. (U) FM Wirajuda said Indonesia urged all parties involved
in the Kosovo dispute to settle their differences through
dialogue. He also promised that Indonesia would support the
UNGA resolution calling for an ICJ opinion. He gave no
indication that Indonesia planned to recognize Kosovo as an
independent state any time soon, though he did not
specifically back Serbian assertions on the matter either.
PRESSING TRADE
5. (U) The two ministers also signed an agreement to form a
bilateral commission charged with increasing trade and
investment ties between the two nations. At this point,
trade between the two countries is quite limited.
A PROBLEM FAR FROM HOME
6. (C) Jeremic's visit was basically Kosovo-centric and an
effort to freeze Indonesia's basically neutral position on
the matter. As part of this effort, we understand that the
Serbian Ambassador has been traveling around Indonesia,
underscoring Serbia's position re Kosovo. Pol/C was told
that the Ambassador, for example, had recently shown up at
the Museum for the Asia-Africa Summit in Bandung to extoll
the Non-Aligned Movement and Tito's friendship with Sukarno
(the 1955 conference remains dear to Indonesian hearts).
7. (C) As flagged, Indonesia has not recognized Kosovo's
independence, nor has it made any explicit statements
opposing it. Indonesian officials tell us they worry that
international recognition of Kosovo's independence will
embolden separatist movements in parts of Indonesia. While
some Indonesian Muslim groups have voiced some support for
Kosovo, nationalist legislators would likely criticize any
Indonesian support for the U.S. and its allies' position on
the matter. The GOI is unlikely to take any risks on an
issue considered a bit remote. Mission continues to press
the GOI on the matter.
JAKARTA 00000635 002.6 OF 002
HUME
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EUR, EUR/SCE, IO, IO/UNP
NSC FOR E.PHU
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2018
TAGS: PREL ETRD ID YI KV
SUBJECT: KOSOVO -- SERBIAN FM PRESSES FOR INDONESIAN SUPPORT
REF: JAKARTA 448 AND PREVIOUS
JAKARTA 00000635 001.6 OF 002
Classified By: Pol/C Joseph Legend Novak, reasons 1.4 (b+d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Serbian FM Jeremic visited Jakarta to seek
Indonesian support for Belgrade's stance re Kosovo, March
27-28. FM Wirajuda pledged Indonesian support for an UNGA
resolution calling for an International Court of Justice
advisory opinion on the legality of the independence
declaration. They also signed an agreement to promote
bilateral trade. Jeremic's appeal is unlikely to alter
Indonesia's official ambivalence on Kosovo. Mission
continues to press the GOI on the matter. END SUMMARY.
2. (U) Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic visited Indonesia March 27-28
to press for Indonesian support on Kosovo. He met with FM
Hassan Wirajuda and with members of the Indonesian
legislature (DPR) led by DPR Speaker Agung Laksono.
DISCUSSING KOSOVO
3. (U) FM Jeremic called on Indonesia to support Serbia's
proposed UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling for
the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue an advisory
opinion on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of
independence. For his Indonesian audience, he also stressed
that--although the majority of Kosovars were Muslim--the
dispute between Belgrade and Pristina was purely political,
not religious.
4. (U) FM Wirajuda said Indonesia urged all parties involved
in the Kosovo dispute to settle their differences through
dialogue. He also promised that Indonesia would support the
UNGA resolution calling for an ICJ opinion. He gave no
indication that Indonesia planned to recognize Kosovo as an
independent state any time soon, though he did not
specifically back Serbian assertions on the matter either.
PRESSING TRADE
5. (U) The two ministers also signed an agreement to form a
bilateral commission charged with increasing trade and
investment ties between the two nations. At this point,
trade between the two countries is quite limited.
A PROBLEM FAR FROM HOME
6. (C) Jeremic's visit was basically Kosovo-centric and an
effort to freeze Indonesia's basically neutral position on
the matter. As part of this effort, we understand that the
Serbian Ambassador has been traveling around Indonesia,
underscoring Serbia's position re Kosovo. Pol/C was told
that the Ambassador, for example, had recently shown up at
the Museum for the Asia-Africa Summit in Bandung to extoll
the Non-Aligned Movement and Tito's friendship with Sukarno
(the 1955 conference remains dear to Indonesian hearts).
7. (C) As flagged, Indonesia has not recognized Kosovo's
independence, nor has it made any explicit statements
opposing it. Indonesian officials tell us they worry that
international recognition of Kosovo's independence will
embolden separatist movements in parts of Indonesia. While
some Indonesian Muslim groups have voiced some support for
Kosovo, nationalist legislators would likely criticize any
Indonesian support for the U.S. and its allies' position on
the matter. The GOI is unlikely to take any risks on an
issue considered a bit remote. Mission continues to press
the GOI on the matter.
JAKARTA 00000635 002.6 OF 002
HUME