Identifier
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09TUNIS83
2009-02-12 16:25:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tunis
Cable title:  

TUNISIA: NO DECISION YET ON KOVOSO RECOGNITION

Tags:  PREL AORC ICJ KV TS 
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P 121625Z FEB 09
FM AMEMBASSY TUNIS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5971
INFO AMEMBASSY BELGRADE PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L TUNIS 000083 


EUR/SCE (SHIRATORI AND TOMLYANOVICH),AND NEA/MAG (MHAYES)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/12/2018
TAGS: PREL AORC ICJ KV TS
SUBJECT: TUNISIA: NO DECISION YET ON KOVOSO RECOGNITION

REF: A. STATE 11928

B. 08 TUNIS 194

C. 08 TUNIS 158

D. 08 TUNIS 151

E. 08 TUNIS 84

Classified By: Ambassador Robert F. Godec for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L TUNIS 000083


EUR/SCE (SHIRATORI AND TOMLYANOVICH),AND NEA/MAG (MHAYES)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/12/2018
TAGS: PREL AORC ICJ KV TS
SUBJECT: TUNISIA: NO DECISION YET ON KOVOSO RECOGNITION

REF: A. STATE 11928

B. 08 TUNIS 194

C. 08 TUNIS 158

D. 08 TUNIS 151

E. 08 TUNIS 84

Classified By: Ambassador Robert F. Godec for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche at a February 10
meeting with MFA Chief of Staff Mahmoud Khemiri. Khemiri,
who was joined by Special Assistant to the Minister Mehrez
Ben Rouma, was visibly uncomfortable in discussing the topic.
He offered no substantive reply, other than to confirm that
the GOT has made no decision yet on the issue.


2. (C) Comment: The Foreign Minister exerts strict control
over all diplomatic exchanges. Thus, Khemiri's discomfort
probably stemmed as much from the fact that he did not have
instructions from which to respond to the Ambassador's points
as it did from GOT reluctance to be outin front on this
issue. When we have raised this issue in the past (Refs
B-D),the GOT has consistently signaled that recognition
would be "difficult." GOT representatives have also make
clear that Tunisia will take its lead from neighboring states
and other groups to which it belongs, i.e., the Arab League
and the OIC.

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