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10PRISTINA66
2010-02-05 14:53:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Pristina
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KOSOVO: GOK TO STAFF DORMANT BORDER CROSSING POINT
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PINR PREL MARR KV
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: GOK TO STAFF DORMANT BORDER CROSSING POINT
FOR HOLIDAY
UNCLAS PRISTINA 000066
C O R R E C T E D COPY (CAPTIONS)
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PINR PREL MARR KV
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: GOK TO STAFF DORMANT BORDER CROSSING POINT
FOR HOLIDAY
1. (SBU) In celebration of All Souls Day on February 6,
hundreds of visitors from Serbia have submitted applications
to the EU Special Representative in Belgrade requesting EULEX
police escort to facilitate several large-scale visits to
cemeteries in Kosovo. Among these many visitors, a large
group has requested to cross at disputed border crossing Gate
3A, which is not currently operational. (Note: Gate 3A is
one of 21 border crossing points authorized by UNMIK
regulations (UNMIK/DIR/2001/5 and UNMIK/DIR/2003/18),but the
Kosovo Border Police do not maintain an entry post. End
Note.) Serbian visitors have encountered difficulties at
Gate 3A previously. On January 23, a group of 17 Serbians
crossed the border into Kosovo via Gate 3A to attend a
funeral. The Kosovo Border Police permitted the group to
attend the funeral and later detained them. On January 24,
the group paid a fine of 4,607 Euros after receiving
assistance from a Medvezda municipal official from Serbia,
and the group returned to Serbia without incident.
2. (SBU) Gate 3A, according to KFOR, was sealed several years
ago and bears placards indicating that it is closed. Neither
we nor KFOR have been able to confirm precisely when Gate 3A
was sealed or who sealed it. The earlier fines from the
Kosovo Border Police for using Gate 3A indicate that the GOK
regards it as an illegal crossing point. In an effort to
prevent further confusion regarding Gate 3A during a
significant religious holiday, the International Civilian
Office and we have counseled the GOK to place personnel at
the border crossing point during the weekend to provide
standard document inspection for visitors. The GOK has
concurred, and we believe that this should prevent any
problems, particularly a repeat of the January 23 events.
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C O R R E C T E D COPY (CAPTIONS)
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PINR PREL MARR KV
SUBJECT: KOSOVO: GOK TO STAFF DORMANT BORDER CROSSING POINT
FOR HOLIDAY
1. (SBU) In celebration of All Souls Day on February 6,
hundreds of visitors from Serbia have submitted applications
to the EU Special Representative in Belgrade requesting EULEX
police escort to facilitate several large-scale visits to
cemeteries in Kosovo. Among these many visitors, a large
group has requested to cross at disputed border crossing Gate
3A, which is not currently operational. (Note: Gate 3A is
one of 21 border crossing points authorized by UNMIK
regulations (UNMIK/DIR/2001/5 and UNMIK/DIR/2003/18),but the
Kosovo Border Police do not maintain an entry post. End
Note.) Serbian visitors have encountered difficulties at
Gate 3A previously. On January 23, a group of 17 Serbians
crossed the border into Kosovo via Gate 3A to attend a
funeral. The Kosovo Border Police permitted the group to
attend the funeral and later detained them. On January 24,
the group paid a fine of 4,607 Euros after receiving
assistance from a Medvezda municipal official from Serbia,
and the group returned to Serbia without incident.
2. (SBU) Gate 3A, according to KFOR, was sealed several years
ago and bears placards indicating that it is closed. Neither
we nor KFOR have been able to confirm precisely when Gate 3A
was sealed or who sealed it. The earlier fines from the
Kosovo Border Police for using Gate 3A indicate that the GOK
regards it as an illegal crossing point. In an effort to
prevent further confusion regarding Gate 3A during a
significant religious holiday, the International Civilian
Office and we have counseled the GOK to place personnel at
the border crossing point during the weekend to provide
standard document inspection for visitors. The GOK has
concurred, and we believe that this should prevent any
problems, particularly a repeat of the January 23 events.
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