DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO RECOGNITION AND DONORS

C O N F I D E N T I A L TEL AVIV 001489 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2018 TAGS: PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV EAID IS SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO RECOGNITION AND DONORS CONFERENCE REF: STATE 69691 Classified By: A/PolCouns Peter Vrooman: 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Zvi Rav-Ner, Director of the MFA Central Europe Department on July 3. Rav-Ner said that Israel is still not ready to recognize Kosovo, but wants to show its support for the people of Kosovo, with whom, he explained, Israel has long had good relationships. PolOff encouraged Israel to send a representative to the donors conference in Brussels on July 11 to show that support. ¶2. (C) After some discussions, including reassurances that all EU member states were planning to attend, and that Israel would therefore not be the only country represented that did not recognize Kosovo, Israel agreed to send a representative from their Embassy in Brussels and possibly make a small pledge. Rav-Ner said that they are considering pledging technical assistance in either the health or agricultural fields. ¶3. (U) Point of contact for this cable is Michael Honigstein, HonigsteinMD@state.gov, 972-3-519-7385. ********************************************* ******************** Visit Embassy Tel Aviv's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/telaviv You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website. ********************************************* ******************** JONES