Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08PORTLOUIS155
2008-05-09 08:25:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Port Louis
Cable title:  

MAURITIUS WILL NOT BUDGE ON KOSOVO

Tags:  PREL PGOV KV MP 
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RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHPL #0155 1300825
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 090825Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3981
INFO RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0334
C O N F I D E N T I A L PORT LOUIS 000155 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/08/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV KV MP
SUBJECT: MAURITIUS WILL NOT BUDGE ON KOSOVO

REF: A. SECSTATE 48545

B. PORT LOUIS 059

Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Virginia M. Blaser for
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L PORT LOUIS 000155

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/08/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV KV MP
SUBJECT: MAURITIUS WILL NOT BUDGE ON KOSOVO

REF: A. SECSTATE 48545

B. PORT LOUIS 059

Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Virginia M. Blaser for
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).


1. (C) On May 8, DCM met with Anand Neewoor, the Mauritian
Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and the senior MFA
representative since last month's dismissal of the Foreign
Affairs Minister, to push for GOM immediate recognition of
Kosovo. Neewoor stated that the GOM had not changed its most
recent position (see ref B); and that the GOM would not be
recognizing Kosovo anytime soon because of their concerns
that it would have implications for their "fight to regain
the Chagos Islands." Neewoor granted that a few African
countries had recognized Kosovo, but noted they were "only
countries without concerns of split away regions."


2. (C) COMMENT: The GOM seems to have firmly decided that
linking Kosovo to their argument on Chagos Islands is
beneficial to their policies. Contacts in the UK High
Commission, which lobbied Neewoor regarding Kosovo
recognition on a number of occasions over the past few
months, reported receiving the same Mauritian response as
reflected above and in ref B. Post will continue to push
the issue at high levels for reconsideration of GOM's stance
on Kosovo. END COMMENT.
CABRERA