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08STATE17337
2008-02-21 05:59:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Secretary of State
Cable title:
MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 017337
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/20/2018
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
SUBJECT: MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
REPORT NO. 10
CLASSIFIED BY: SENIOR WATCH OFFICER RICHARD N. LYONS
FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).
KOSOVO SERB POLICE STAY; GATES REMAIN CLOSED
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 017337
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/20/2018
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
SUBJECT: MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
REPORT NO. 10
CLASSIFIED BY: SENIOR WATCH OFFICER RICHARD N. LYONS
FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).
KOSOVO SERB POLICE STAY; GATES REMAIN CLOSED
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1. (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports Serb members of
the Kosovo Police Service will remain in their jobs for
the time being, despite shunning the government of
Kosovo.
(Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail and telcon)
2. (SBU) Post reports KFOR will transfer control over
the destroyed northern gates to UNMIK and hopes to open
the gates to limited traffic soon. Customs collection
remains an issue.
(Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail and telcon)
FEITH TAKES UP EU POST IN KOSOVO
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3. (U) Media report EU Special Representative to
Kosovo Feith met with President Sejdiu to reaffirm EULEX
deployment throughout Kosovo, including the north.
(Reuters)
SERBIA DISAVOWS SAMARDZIC REMARKS
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4. (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian Director for
Media Relations Mihajlovic said Minister for Kosovo
Samardzic's comments on border post attacks did not
reflect official policy.
(Kosovo MG/Embassy Belgrade e-mail)
FEW REPORTS OF REFUGEES
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5. (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina confirms only four
families have left Kosovo since independence. Peaceful
and orderly protests continue daily in the north.
(Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail, Kosovo MG/PRM e-
mail)
LATVIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO, OTHERS COUNTRIES TO DO SO SOON
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6. (C) Embassy Riga reports Latvia recognized Kosovo
on February 20. According to the respective U.S.
Embassies, El Salvador, Slovenia, South Korea,
Lithuania, and the Netherlands will recognize Kosovo
soon. Embassy Baghdad reports Iraq will wait for an
Arab consensus.
(Riga 94, San Salvador 195, Seoul 330, Vilnius 109,
Ljubljana 78, Kosovo MG/Embassy The Hague e-mail,
Baghdad 480)
RICE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/20/2018
TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
SUBJECT: MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
REPORT NO. 10
CLASSIFIED BY: SENIOR WATCH OFFICER RICHARD N. LYONS
FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).
KOSOVO SERB POLICE STAY; GATES REMAIN CLOSED
--------------
1. (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina reports Serb members of
the Kosovo Police Service will remain in their jobs for
the time being, despite shunning the government of
Kosovo.
(Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail and telcon)
2. (SBU) Post reports KFOR will transfer control over
the destroyed northern gates to UNMIK and hopes to open
the gates to limited traffic soon. Customs collection
remains an issue.
(Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail and telcon)
FEITH TAKES UP EU POST IN KOSOVO
--------------
3. (U) Media report EU Special Representative to
Kosovo Feith met with President Sejdiu to reaffirm EULEX
deployment throughout Kosovo, including the north.
(Reuters)
SERBIA DISAVOWS SAMARDZIC REMARKS
--------------
4. (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports Serbian Director for
Media Relations Mihajlovic said Minister for Kosovo
Samardzic's comments on border post attacks did not
reflect official policy.
(Kosovo MG/Embassy Belgrade e-mail)
FEW REPORTS OF REFUGEES
--------------
5. (SBU) U.S. Office Pristina confirms only four
families have left Kosovo since independence. Peaceful
and orderly protests continue daily in the north.
(Kosovo MG/U.S. Office Pristina e-mail, Kosovo MG/PRM e-
mail)
LATVIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO, OTHERS COUNTRIES TO DO SO SOON
-------------- --------------
6. (C) Embassy Riga reports Latvia recognized Kosovo
on February 20. According to the respective U.S.
Embassies, El Salvador, Slovenia, South Korea,
Lithuania, and the Netherlands will recognize Kosovo
soon. Embassy Baghdad reports Iraq will wait for an
Arab consensus.
(Riga 94, San Salvador 195, Seoul 330, Vilnius 109,
Ljubljana 78, Kosovo MG/Embassy The Hague e-mail,
Baghdad 480)
RICE