Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08SOFIA446
2008-07-02 14:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Sofia
Cable title:
BULGARIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO DONORS CONFERENCE AND IMF
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UNCLAS SOFIA 000446
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNMIK EU BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO DONORS CONFERENCE AND IMF
AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
REF: SECSTATE 69691
(SBU) We delivered REFTEL demarche to MFA's Europe
Directorate I chief Krasimir Tulechki on July
UNCLAS SOFIA 000446
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNMIK EU BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO DONORS CONFERENCE AND IMF
AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
REF: SECSTATE 69691
(SBU) We delivered REFTEL demarche to MFA's Europe
Directorate I chief Krasimir Tulechki on July 1. Tulechki
said
Bulgaria will attend the EC sponsored Kosovo Donors
Conference in Brussels on July 11, and will pledge a specific
initial amount followed by additional donations each year
afterward. The exact amount of the initial pledge and the
follow-on amounts, according to Tulechki, will be determined
by the Council of Ministers. The money will be used for
programs aimed at improving social and economic stability, in
three specific areas: 1) building administrative capacity in
Kosovo; 2) building cultural programs; 3) creating an
employment/training center in Prizren that will offer
opportunities in 36 career fields. Tulechki added that
Bulgaria supports Kosovo's membership in both the IMF and
World Bank, and supports its membership in the Council of
Europe as well. The Council of Europe, Tulechki thought,
might be a good first step -- easier for the Kosovars to join
than the IMF or World Bank.
Karagiannis
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNMIK EU BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO DONORS CONFERENCE AND IMF
AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
REF: SECSTATE 69691
(SBU) We delivered REFTEL demarche to MFA's Europe
Directorate I chief Krasimir Tulechki on July 1. Tulechki
said
Bulgaria will attend the EC sponsored Kosovo Donors
Conference in Brussels on July 11, and will pledge a specific
initial amount followed by additional donations each year
afterward. The exact amount of the initial pledge and the
follow-on amounts, according to Tulechki, will be determined
by the Council of Ministers. The money will be used for
programs aimed at improving social and economic stability, in
three specific areas: 1) building administrative capacity in
Kosovo; 2) building cultural programs; 3) creating an
employment/training center in Prizren that will offer
opportunities in 36 career fields. Tulechki added that
Bulgaria supports Kosovo's membership in both the IMF and
World Bank, and supports its membership in the Council of
Europe as well. The Council of Europe, Tulechki thought,
might be a good first step -- easier for the Kosovars to join
than the IMF or World Bank.
Karagiannis