Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09OTTAWA256
2009-03-31 19:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:  

NO ICJ BRIEF FROM CANADA ON KOSOVO

Tags:  PREL ICJ KV CA 
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PP RUEHGA RUEHHA RUEHMT RUEHQU RUEHVC
DE RUEHOT #0256 0901909
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 311909Z MAR 09
FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9283
INFO RUCNCAN/ALL CANADIAN POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHPS/AMEMBASSY PRISTINA PRIORITY 0020
C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000256 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2019
TAGS: PREL ICJ KV CA
SUBJECT: NO ICJ BRIEF FROM CANADA ON KOSOVO

REF: STATE 29385

Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000256

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2019
TAGS: PREL ICJ KV CA
SUBJECT: NO ICJ BRIEF FROM CANADA ON KOSOVO

REF: STATE 29385

Classified By: PolMinCouns Scott Bellard, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade's Director General for Europe Robert Hage confirmed to
PolMinCouns on March 31 that Canada had decided against
filing a brief with the International Court of Justice in
support of Kosovo (reftel). He commented that lingering
sensitivities over the status of Quebec had been the primary
factor behind the government's wish to avoid "drawing
attention" again to this issue, and that Canada did not
believe that the ICJ had a legitimate role to play on this
"political decision" in any event.

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