Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MINSK103
2008-02-13 15:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Minsk
Cable title:
KOSOVO/OSCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MINSK 000103
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/13/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU BO
SUBJECT: KOSOVO/OSCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS
REF: STATE 14284
Classified By: Ambassador Karen Stewart for reason 1.4 (b/d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L MINSK 000103
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/13/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU BO
SUBJECT: KOSOVO/OSCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS
REF: STATE 14284
Classified By: Ambassador Karen Stewart for reason 1.4 (b/d).
¶1. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Valentin
Rybakov, Foreign Policy Advisor in the Presidential
Administration. Rybakov offered no substantive reply.
Comment
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¶2. (C) In recent weeks the Belarusian state press has been
highly critical of USG and EU policy on Kosovo's future
status. In the event of a declaration of independence by
Kosovo, Post expects any GOB response to differ little from
the line taken by Moscow and Belgrade.
STEWART