Identifier
Created
Classification
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09HARARE460
2009-06-02 15:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Harare
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ZIMBABWE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO WORLD BANK

Tags:  ECON EFIN PREL ZIM 
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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4560
INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
RUEHAR/AMEMBASSY ACCRA 2860
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RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 5468
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RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
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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