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09GABORONE346
2009-05-05 11:33:00
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Embassy Gaborone
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BOTSWANA: STILL NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO IFI VOTES

Tags:  PREL EFIN KV BC 
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FM AMEMBASSY GABORONE
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UNCLAS GABORONE 000346 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/SCE, EEB/OMA, AND EEB/ODF
TREASURY FOR DANIEL SCHMERIN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL EFIN KV BC
SUBJECT: BOTSWANA: STILL NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO IFI VOTES

REF: A. STATE 43681

B. GABORONE 310

UNCLAS GABORONE 000346

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/SCE, EEB/OMA, AND EEB/ODF
TREASURY FOR DANIEL SCHMERIN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL EFIN KV BC
SUBJECT: BOTSWANA: STILL NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO IFI VOTES

REF: A. STATE 43681

B. GABORONE 310


1. Pol/Econ Chief transmitted the information from Ref A to
Mr. Nkoloi Nkoloi, the Director for Europe and the Americas
at the Botswana Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 4. He
offered no substantive reply to our demarche, which is the
same result as the last time we demarched on this subject
(Ref B). On May 4 Post's Commercial Specialist also
contacted Mr. Motshidisi, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of
Botswana, to urge Botswana to support Kosovo's application
for IMF and World Bank membership. Mr. Motshidisi listened
to our message, but was not willing to share whether Botswana
will vote on the matter and if so, how.
NOLAN