Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08LISBON2628
2008-10-06 15:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Lisbon
Cable title:
PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW EU AND ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO ICJ
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LISBON 002628
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/02/2018
TAGS: UN PREL
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW EU AND ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO ICJ
RESOLUTION
REF: SECSTATE 105796
Classified By: Gary Applegarth, Pol-Econ Officer, U.S. Embassy Lisbon
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C/NF) Per reftel, Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese
Director General for Foreign Policy Nuno Brito to inform him
about the U.S. plans to vote against the International Court
of Justice (ICJ) resolution and to encourage Portugal to
consider doing the same. Brito replied that Portugal was
inclined to join other EU states in abstaining on the Serbian
ICJ resolution vote. He explained that the EU member states
were strongly divided over the issue and that the bloc was
likely to remain neutral. Brito went on to discuss
Portugal's plans to recognize Kosovo (septel) and said "with
any luck" recognition would be announced by Wednesday October
8, which Brito opined was the earliest the General Assembly
might take up the ICJ referral issue.
STEPHENSON