Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09HARARE460
2009-06-02 15:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Harare
Cable title:
ZIMBABWE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO WORLD BANK
VZCZCXRO8487 OO RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN DE RUEHSB #0460 1531508 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 021508Z JUN 09 FM AMEMBASSY HARARE TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4560 INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE RUEHAR/AMEMBASSY ACCRA 2860 RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 2979 RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 1418 RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 2242 RUEHDK/AMEMBASSY DAKAR 2609 RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 3027 RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 5468 RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK RHMFISS/EUCOM POLAD VAIHINGEN GE RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 2151 RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
UNCLAS HARARE 000460
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR B. WALCH
DRL FOR N. WILETT
ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU
ADDIS ABABA FOR ACSS
STATE PASS TO USAID FOR J. HARMON AND L. DOBBINS
STATE PASS TO NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR MICHELLE GAVIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL ZIM
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO WORLD BANK
VOTE
REF: STATE 54944
UNCLAS HARARE 000460
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR B. WALCH
DRL FOR N. WILETT
ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU
ADDIS ABABA FOR ACSS
STATE PASS TO USAID FOR J. HARMON AND L. DOBBINS
STATE PASS TO NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR MICHELLE GAVIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL ZIM
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO WORLD BANK
VOTE
REF: STATE 54944
1. (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming vote
on Kosovo's application to join the World Bank (WB) on June 2
to Godfrey Magwenzi, the head of Multi-Lateral Affairs at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Magwenzi explained that while
Zimbabwe was supportive of Kosovo's application to join the
WB, it was his country's position to wait until the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) completed its ruling to
determine the status of Kosovo's statehood, before voting in
favor of entry into the WB. Poloff asked Magwenzi to
reconsider because an abstention may block Kosovo's WB
application due to quorom requirements. Despite this, we
expect Zimbabwe to abstain.
MCGEE
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR B. WALCH
DRL FOR N. WILETT
ADDIS ABABA FOR USAU
ADDIS ABABA FOR ACSS
STATE PASS TO USAID FOR J. HARMON AND L. DOBBINS
STATE PASS TO NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR MICHELLE GAVIN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL ZIM
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO WORLD BANK
VOTE
REF: STATE 54944
1. (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming vote
on Kosovo's application to join the World Bank (WB) on June 2
to Godfrey Magwenzi, the head of Multi-Lateral Affairs at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Magwenzi explained that while
Zimbabwe was supportive of Kosovo's application to join the
WB, it was his country's position to wait until the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) completed its ruling to
determine the status of Kosovo's statehood, before voting in
favor of entry into the WB. Poloff asked Magwenzi to
reconsider because an abstention may block Kosovo's WB
application due to quorom requirements. Despite this, we
expect Zimbabwe to abstain.
MCGEE