Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08NICOSIA490
2008-07-01 11:41:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Nicosia
Cable title:
CONTINUED CYPRIOT "NO" TO KOSOVO RECOGNITION,
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000490
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE, EUR/SE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/30/2018
TAGS: KPKO PREL PGOV CY KO SE
SUBJECT: CONTINUED CYPRIOT "NO" TO KOSOVO RECOGNITION,
PARTICIPATION IN EULEX
REF: A. SECSTATE 69691
B. NICOSIA-EUR/SE-USEU EMAIL OF 6/19
Classified By: Ambassador Ronald L. Schlicher, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L NICOSIA 000490
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE, EUR/SE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/30/2018
TAGS: KPKO PREL PGOV CY KO SE
SUBJECT: CONTINUED CYPRIOT "NO" TO KOSOVO RECOGNITION,
PARTICIPATION IN EULEX
REF: A. SECSTATE 69691
B. NICOSIA-EUR/SE-USEU EMAIL OF 6/19
Classified By: Ambassador Ronald L. Schlicher, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) Ambassador on July 1 delivered Ref A points to
Cypriot MFA Political Director (P-equivalent) Euripides
Evriviades. On recognition of Kosovo, Evriviades repeated a
familiar Cypriot refrain: the RoC would "never" recognize
Pristina, even if Serbia did. As such, Cyprus would not
participate in the European Commission-sponsored Kosovo
donors conference on July 11.
2. (C) Ambassador next raised a possible Cypriot
contribution to the EULEX rule of law mission in Kosovo,
since the Cypriot PolDir, in a June 19 office call, had
mentioned the possibility of Cyprus deploying a small
contingent of troops as long as it could do so without
compromising its non-recognition position (Ref B).
Evriviades reported there had been no movement toward
participation. Apparently, those in the government who
thought that the logic of non-recognition meant eschewing a
EULEX role had won out over those, including Evriviades, who
thought that Cyprus, like some other non-recognizing states,
should play some part. He believed the issue of active
participation in the EU operation was unlikely to be touched
again by the Cypriot government.
SCHLICHER
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE, EUR/SE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/30/2018
TAGS: KPKO PREL PGOV CY KO SE
SUBJECT: CONTINUED CYPRIOT "NO" TO KOSOVO RECOGNITION,
PARTICIPATION IN EULEX
REF: A. SECSTATE 69691
B. NICOSIA-EUR/SE-USEU EMAIL OF 6/19
Classified By: Ambassador Ronald L. Schlicher, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) Ambassador on July 1 delivered Ref A points to
Cypriot MFA Political Director (P-equivalent) Euripides
Evriviades. On recognition of Kosovo, Evriviades repeated a
familiar Cypriot refrain: the RoC would "never" recognize
Pristina, even if Serbia did. As such, Cyprus would not
participate in the European Commission-sponsored Kosovo
donors conference on July 11.
2. (C) Ambassador next raised a possible Cypriot
contribution to the EULEX rule of law mission in Kosovo,
since the Cypriot PolDir, in a June 19 office call, had
mentioned the possibility of Cyprus deploying a small
contingent of troops as long as it could do so without
compromising its non-recognition position (Ref B).
Evriviades reported there had been no movement toward
participation. Apparently, those in the government who
thought that the logic of non-recognition meant eschewing a
EULEX role had won out over those, including Evriviades, who
thought that Cyprus, like some other non-recognizing states,
should play some part. He believed the issue of active
participation in the EU operation was unlikely to be touched
again by the Cypriot government.
SCHLICHER