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08PANAMA147
2008-02-17 20:39:00
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Embassy Panama
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DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO ON SECURITY COUNCIL
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TAGS: UNSC PREL YI PA
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO ON SECURITY COUNCIL
DELIBERATIONS
REF: STATE 16245
(SBU) Panama PermRep Ricardo Alberto Arias will read a
Presidential Statement in which Panama will make clear its
intentions to recognize Kosovo" stated Panamanian First Vice
President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro to Charge
Luis Arreaga in the evening hours of February 16, 2008. In
short, Lewis Navarro surmised that Panama will recognized
Kosovo shortly after the Europeans do so.
(SBU) In response to septel, Lewis Navarro recognized the
UNSC will be unable to take any constructive measures and
further recognized that continued debate will not accomplish
much. Nonetheless, Lewis Navarro understood the scheduled
February 17 USNC session is inevitable. Luis Navarro
appeared to be following the situation closely, an indicated
that he understood our request to limit debate as much as
possible, but he did not make specific commitments.
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