Identifier
Created
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09QUITO401
2009-06-01 21:39:00
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Embassy Quito
Cable title:
Ecuador Unlikely to Participate in Kosovo World Bank Vote
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UNCLAS QUITO 000401
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL EC KV
SUBJECT: Ecuador Unlikely to Participate in Kosovo World Bank Vote
Ref: A. State 54943
B. QUITO 208
UNCLAS QUITO 000401
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL EC KV
SUBJECT: Ecuador Unlikely to Participate in Kosovo World Bank Vote
Ref: A. State 54943
B. QUITO 208
1. (SBU) On May 29, EconCouns discussed Ref A points, urging Ecuador
to vote in the June 3 vote on Kosovo's membership in the World Bank,
with Ambassador Lourdes Puma, Director General for Multilateral
Affairs in the Foreign Ministry. Puma said that participating in the
vote would be implicit recognition of Kosovo's status as an
independent country, and Ecuador is awaiting a ruling by the
International Court of Justice in the Hague before taking a position
on Kosovo's independence (Ref B). When asked directly if Ecuador
would vote on Kosovo's World Bank membership request, Puma said that
would be unlikely, and that if Ecuador were to vote it would vote
"no."
2. (SBU) EconCouns sought to discuss this matter with Under
Secretary of Public Credit at the Ministry of Finance, but the Under
Secretary was unavailable.
Hodges
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PREL EC KV
SUBJECT: Ecuador Unlikely to Participate in Kosovo World Bank Vote
Ref: A. State 54943
B. QUITO 208
1. (SBU) On May 29, EconCouns discussed Ref A points, urging Ecuador
to vote in the June 3 vote on Kosovo's membership in the World Bank,
with Ambassador Lourdes Puma, Director General for Multilateral
Affairs in the Foreign Ministry. Puma said that participating in the
vote would be implicit recognition of Kosovo's status as an
independent country, and Ecuador is awaiting a ruling by the
International Court of Justice in the Hague before taking a position
on Kosovo's independence (Ref B). When asked directly if Ecuador
would vote on Kosovo's World Bank membership request, Puma said that
would be unlikely, and that if Ecuador were to vote it would vote
"no."
2. (SBU) EconCouns sought to discuss this matter with Under
Secretary of Public Credit at the Ministry of Finance, but the Under
Secretary was unavailable.
Hodges