Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08VALLETTA294
2008-07-16 14:31:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Valletta
Cable title:  

MALTA'S FM: KOSOVO RECOGNITION BY END OF JULY

Tags:  PREL PGOV UN UNMIK KPKO MT 
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PP RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHROV RUEHSR
DE RUEHVT #0294 1981431
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 161431Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY VALLETTA
TO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1650
C O N F I D E N T I A L VALLETTA 000294 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE, EUR/WE 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/16/2009 
TAGS: PREL PGOV UN UNMIK KPKO MT
SUBJECT: MALTA'S FM: KOSOVO RECOGNITION BY END OF JULY 
 
REF: A. VALLETTA 00270 
 
B. STATE 69691 
 
C. VALLETTA 227 
 
D. VALLETTA 0056 
 
E. STATE 13716 
 
F. 07 VALLETTA 470 
 
Classified By: A/DCM MCummings for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
(C) July 15 at a state dinner for Palestinian President 
Mahmoud Abbas, Foreign Minister Tonio Borg informed 
Ambassador Bordonaro that Malta would officially recognize 
Kosovo by the end of July. As reported reftels, Borg told 
embassy officials that Malta would not recognize Kosovo until 
the new Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee had been 
formed and briefed on the matter, which took place on July 7. 
 The final decision will be taken by the Prime Minister and 
announced in the coming weeks. 
BORDONARO