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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07ANKARA2085 |
TURKEY VIEWS KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AS INEVITABLE [...] (C) We delivered REF A points to MFA Deputy Director General for the Balkans and Western Europe Hasan Asan. Asan reiterated that Turkey remains committed to resolving Kosovo's final status and acknowledged that Kosovo independence is inevitable. Furthermore, Turkey strongly supports the prin [...] |
2007-08-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PGOV PREL KV YI UN |
| 07ANKARA2975 |
TURKEY: POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: There is little public concern in Turkey over Kosovo's final status. The GOT continues to view independence as inevitable. Because public support cuts across party lines, there will be a strong political consensus for Turkey to play a post-independence role. Neverthel [...] |
2007-12-17 07:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU KV |
| 07ANKARA3045 |
TURKEY: CODEL SKELTON DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) President Gul, PM Erdogan, DCHOD Saygun and DefMin Gonul all expressed satisfaction with U.S. support to Turkey against PKK terrorism. The Turkish people have a more positive view of the U.S. as a result. Codel Skelton stressed the common struggle against terrorism and U.S. understanding [...] |
2007-12-28 11:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OREP AM IZ IR TU KV IS KPAL |
| 07ATHENS1619 |
FURTHER GREEK VIEWS ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In an August 10 introductory call on new MFA Secretary General Agathocles, Charge reviewed ref B points on Kosovo next steps. Agathocles reiterated the long-standing Greek concern regarding the legal basis for any future status decision. He also shared two ideas (w [...] |
2007-08-10 14:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR KV SR |
| 07ATHENS2236 |
GREEK POSITIONS ON NOV 19-20 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the November 19-20 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. (NOTE: Katzourou recently replaced A11 Counselor Penny Douti, who has transferred to Moscow [...] |
2007-11-16 14:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV GR BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE |
| 07BELGRADE1098 |
Kosovo Weekly Report (July 30 - Aug. 3, 2007) [...] (u) This report covers activities related to Kosovo for the week of July 30. 2. (sbu) Summary: This week was marked by an anticipatory pause - most of the GoS was on vacation, with only Foreign Minister Jeremic making waves in the media. GoS reactions to the UNSYG announcement of a new n [...] |
2007-08-03 10:48:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1100 |
GOS' "RULES" FOR KOSOVO TALKS [...] The Government of Serbia passed the following letter (translated from Serbian) from Kosovo Minister Samardzic to the Chiefs of Mission of Contact Group countries in Belgrade. 2. Begin text of letter: Your Excellency, As Ambassador of a Contact Group country, we submit to you the propos [...] |
2007-08-03 13:55:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1113 |
SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR WISNER'S VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (SBU) Ambassador Wisner, Serbia's leaders, led by Prime Minister Kostunica, have prepared for the new round of Kosovo talks and the first visit of the negotiating troika by affirming their unity on Kosovo policy and by submitting their "rules" for the format and substance of the talks. In sh [...] |
2007-08-07 07:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1122 |
HIGHWAYMEN CLASH WITH POLICE IN SOUTHERN SERBIA, ONE DEAD [...] (sbu) Summary: A spate of recent shootings in the Presevo valley have led to knee-jerk conspiracy theories among local analysts and media. While the incidents themselves are clearly not political, they do tend to highlight the fragility of the security situation in the valley as the Kosovo [...] |
2007-08-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1130 |
Kosovo Weekly Report (August 6 - 10, 2007) [...] (u) This report covers activities related to Kosovo for the week of August 6. 2. (sbu) Summary: This week was dominated by the Serbian government's preparation for the visit of the mediating Troika to Belgrade - the GoS's adoption of proposed rules for the talks, the forming of a new ne [...] |
2007-08-10 10:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1145 |
GOS RECEIVES TROIKA'S MESSAGE [...] On August 14, the Charge, along with the Russian and Portuguese (EU President) Ambassadors and German Charge, orally delivered the Troika's points in ref to the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With the Foreign Minister on vacation, the delegation was received by State Secretary Radojko Bog [...] |
2007-08-14 17:27:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1160 |
KOSOVO WEEKLY: KOSTUNICA TARGETS NATO [...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian leaders generally termed the Kosovo Troika's first visit to Belgrade as positive and a new start -- leaving behind the Ahtisaari's proposal. The DSS quickly dismissed partition of Kosovo as unacceptable and instead made pronouncements alleging that NATO is trying to for [...] |
2007-08-17 17:26:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1181 |
KOSOVO MINISTRY PREVIEWS BELGRADE'S TROIKA APPROACH [...] (SBU) Summary: Dusan Prorokovic, State Secretary of Serbia's Kosovo Ministry, told us that Kosovo Minister Slobodan Samardzic and Foreign Minister Jeremic will participate in August 30 discussions with the Kosovo Troika in Vienna and that the GOS will announce the names of the others in the del [...] |
2007-08-24 08:42:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1223 |
KOSOVO WEEKLY: RHETORIC OUTSHINES TROIKA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Anti-NATO rhetoric and talk of inflicting "injury" in response to a Kosovo unilateral declaration of independence (UDI), in Serbia, eclipsed the first week of talks in Vienna. Tadic and his Democratic Party (DS) remain silent, while Kostunica and his Democratic Party of Serbia ( [...] |
2007-08-31 16:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1252 |
KOSOVO WEEKLY: DS HITS BACK AT DSS RHETORIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Party (DS) responded to the Democratic Party of Serbia's (DSS) NATO-bashing and inflammatory comments about Serbian "use of force" or "severe measures" in Kosovo. Serbian media covered the U.S. and EU's reactions to the latest DSS rhetoric, which included a Kosovo [...] |
2007-09-07 18:41:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1276 |
KOSOVO WEEKLY: GOS COMPLAINS ABOUT U.S. THREAT; ADVISES [...] (SBU) Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and his Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) protested throughout the week, through the media and to the UNSC, the perceived USG "threat" to Serbia's territorial integrity. Kostunica traveled to Brussels, in an attempt to organize EU opposition to an [...] |
2007-09-14 19:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1277 |
KOSOVO WEEKLY: GOS COMPLAINS ABOUT U.S. THREAT; ADVISES [...] (SBU) Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and his Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) protested throughout the week, through the media and to the UNSC, the perceived USG "threat" to Serbia's territorial integrity. Kostunica traveled to Brussels, in an attempt to organize EU opposition to an [...] |
2007-09-14 19:52:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1302 |
KOSOVO WEEKLY: MORE OF THE SAME FROM BELGRADE [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic and Kosovo Minister Slobodan Samardzic attended Troika-led discussions in London, bringing little new to the table or to the discussion back at home. The President and Prime Minister announced their participation in the next round of discussions to take place [...] |
2007-09-24 07:38:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV KPAO KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1329 |
Serb Rhetoric on Kosovo Status Stronger than Resolve [...] (SBU) Serbia's leaders, in New York for the UNGA and Troika-led Kosovo talks, continue to call on the international community to play by UN rules on Kosovo. At home, government officials echo that Serbia will do everything short of sending in the troops to hold on to Kosovo, while quietly sugg [...] |
2007-09-28 17:57:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1359 |
SOUTHERN SERBIA: ALBANIANS CRITICIZE BELGRADE [...] (SBU) All ethnic Albanian parties from southern Serbia's Presevo Valley signed a declaration, September 29, criticizing the Government of Serbia for "delaying" political progress in the region. The parties alleged that the GOS was militarizing the region, failing to follow through on promised [...] |
2007-10-05 17:43:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 07BELGRADE1360 |
Reservists Protest Back Wages in South Serbia [...] (U) Military reservists in south Serbia continue protests, seeking additional payments for their prior military service during the Kosovo conflict. The protests grab headlines and inconvenience regional travel, but pose no significant threat to order or stability, and protesters will likely ha [...] |
2007-10-05 18:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1362 |
NAZIS AND VOJVODINA [...] (SBU) Leaders from Serbia's Vojvodina told the Ambassador that the appearance of a Nazi Movement in the province was a reflection of the changes in the delicate balance of the multi-ethnic, autonomous province as a result of the population migrations in the 1990's. Demographic changes enabled [...] |
2007-10-05 22:13:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1363 |
BELGRADE FEIGNS OPTIMISIM AFTER DIRECT TALKS [...] (SBU) Serbian leaders returned from the September 28 Kosovo talks in New York boasting confidence in Serbia's Kosovo strategy and hopeful that the talks could produce an agreement. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador privately on October 1 that he believed the Troika was receptive to Pres [...] |
2007-10-05 22:40:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1364 |
NAZIS AND VOJVODINA [...] (SBU) Leaders from Serbia's Vojvodina told the Ambassador that the appearance Of a Nazi Movement in the province was a reflection of the changes in the delicate balance of the multi-ethnic, autonomous province as a result of the population migrations in the 1990s. Demographic changes enabled [...] |
2007-10-05 22:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1380 |
SERBIA TO SEND DELEGATION TO BRUSSELS EMPTY-HANDED [...] (SBU) Serbia will bring no new ideas or proposals to the next round of Kosovo talks, Slobodan Samardzic, Serbia's Kosovo Minister and lead negotiator, told Ambassador. Resident European diplomats and a Government advisor echoed this message in conversations with the DCM and, further, conveyed [...] |
2007-10-10 17:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PBTS KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1392 |
Violence within Serbia's Muslim Community in Sandzak [...] (SBU) Serbia's non-Albanian Islamic community in the Sandzak, split along political and party lines, dramatically and repeatedly clashed in Novi Pazar, the week of October 1. The series of disturbances began with Belgrade's attempt to oust Serbia's chief Islamic religious leader, followed with [...] |
2007-10-11 17:54:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV BK |
| 07BELGRADE1400 |
SERBIA: ANTI-FASCISTS CLASH WITH NEO-NAZIS [...] (U) An unauthorized neo-Nazi rally on October 7 in Novi Sad, Serbia, ended with police arrests, after fighting broke out with counter-demonstrators. Parliament took up the battle in overheated debate. The rally was relatively well-contained and not likely indicative of rising Serbian extremis [...] |
2007-10-12 19:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1435 |
Serbs Defend Kosovo Status Proposal to EUR/SCE Director [...] (SBU) Government of Serbia officials told visiting Director for South Central Europe (EUR/SCE) Chris Hoh on October 16 that Serbia's proposal for Kosovo autonomy was extensive and fair, and that the dynamics of the Kosovo status discussions were not. The government officials outlined their vi [...] |
2007-10-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1445 |
SERBIA'S FOURTEEN POINTS [...] (U) Serbia's delegation to the October 22 Troika talks held in Vienna submitted 14 principles on resolving Kosovo status. These points were an amended version of the Troika's fourteen points and did not differ substantively from Belgrade's previously announced "broad autonomy" plan for Kosovo. [...] |
2007-10-23 18:34:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1450 |
DSS REELECTS KOSTUNICA PARTY PRESIDENT (AND OTHER [...] (U) Members of the Democratic Party of Serbia reelected Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica as party president and made slight changes to their platform at the 9th Party Congress, on October 13-14, in Belgrade. In a speech to party members, Kostunica reiterated the party's opposition to both Ko [...] |
2007-10-24 18:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV |
| 07BELGRADE1463 |
SERBIA: ELECTION DAY SPRINT OR HURDLES [...] (SBU) Serbian citizens may head to the polls on December 9 -- or maybe they won't. The election date remains up in the air, as ruling coalition partners jockey for control of the process and results. President Boris Tadic, with the most to gain from elections prior to the end of the Kosovo St [...] |
2007-10-26 14:16:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1472 |
SERBIA'S DSS DECLARES MILITARY NEUTRALITY [...] (U) The Democratic Party of Serbia of Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica on October 28 adopted a declaration supporting military neutrality for Serbia. The declaration, while dramatic, in fact, allows for the possibility of Serbia entering a military alliance by public referendum. For the mome [...] |
2007-10-30 12:56:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1475 |
SERBIAN LEADERS RALLY SUPPORT FOR REPUBLIKA SRBSKA KIN [...] (U) With the dissolution of the Serbian-Montenegrin Union in the recent past and the independence of Kosovo around the corner, Serbia has seized on political events in Bosnia's Republika Srpska as an opportunity to proclaim support for the interests of Serbs region-wide. Serbia's political le [...] |
2007-10-30 17:22:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KV SR BH |
| 07BELGRADE1482 |
SOUTHERN SERBIA: AVOIDING CARGO CULT [...] The United States' objective in Southern Serbia is to integrate the Albanian-majority Presevo Valley with the rest of the country. While the region is currently stable, its relationship with Belgrade is dysfunctional and local Albanian leaders have failed to commit to a future with Serbia. Lo [...] |
2007-10-31 17:10:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 07BELGRADE1498 |
SERBIA: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR UNDERCUTS TROIKA ROLE [...] (SBU) The Russian ambassador to Serbia told a Belgrade daily November 2 that the Troika's 14 Points did not "100% reflect the stand of Russia," and reiterated that December 10 was not a deadline for a decision on Kosovo status. The local UN office (protect) confirmed that the Russian ambassad [...] |
2007-11-02 16:56:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 07BELGRADE1532 |
Serbia: Vojislav Seselj Goes on Trial in The Hague while [...] (U) Notorious Serbian Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj's November 7 war crimes trial in The Hague attracted only moderate media attention in Belgrade and no public pronouncements or protests. With the concomitant press of Serbia's initialing of a Stability and Association Agreement [...] |
2007-11-09 16:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1551 |
(S) SERBIA: SANDZAK SIMMERS WHILE FIGHTING MUFTIS VIE FOR [...] (C) Serbia's Islamic community in the Sandzak region continues to feud over financial and political control of the local community while the opposing religious leaders try to enlist U.S. support. What started as a power grab by one faction of imams supported by Belgrade apparently has spun out [...] |
2007-11-15 16:47:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV BK |
| 07BELGRADE1552 |
SERBIA: PRESIDENT TADIC AND PRIME MINISTER KOSTUNICA ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica November 7 and President Tadic November 9. Kostunica was guarded but cordial, Tadic open and realistic. Tadic agreed to continue public statements condemning violence in days to come; Kostunica demurred, saying such statements wou [...] |
2007-11-15 16:54:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KV BH SR |
| 07BELGRADE1604 |
SOUTHERN SERBIA: ALBANIANS RAISE FLAG BUT EVENT PASSES WITH [...] (SBU) Local Albanians in Southern Serbia publicly celebrated Albanian Flag Day, more calmly than in past years. In the Presevo Valley, Albanians temporarily flew the Albanian flag alongside the Serbian flag, but caused little reaction. USG calls to local leaders from Belgrade and Pristina in [...] |
2007-11-29 17:05:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 07BELGRADE1623 |
SERBIAN PARTIES REJECT PM ADVISOR'S BELLIGERENT COMMENTS [...] Serbian political parties, including the Radicals, have rejected comments by a Prime Minister advisor that war over Kosovo would be "legal" defense of Serbia's interests. The reactions demonstrate that the full spectrum of Serbian political parties do not consider armed conflict as a reasonab [...] |
2007-12-06 12:35:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 07BELGRADE1627 |
The Sandzak: Ugljanin's Fiefdom [...] (SBU) Sandzak is one of the last vestiges of Milosevic-era rule in Serbia where a local politician holds on to his power base through manipulation, coercion, and intimidation. However, this Muslim-populated area appears primed for a political opening, as Novi Pazar Mayor Ugljanin's tactics ar [...] |
2007-12-10 06:38:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV BK |
| 07BELGRADE1632 |
SERBIA PREPARES FOR PEACEFUL RETALIATION TO KOSOVO [...] (C) In the event of a declaration of independence, the Government of Serbia will retaliate against Kosovo and against countries that recognize an independent Kosovo. But Serbia will not wage war. The Prime Minister's cabinet has prepared contingency plans, for now under wraps, detailing the [...] |
2007-12-10 07:34:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1641 |
South Serbia Fears "Neglect" by Belgrade and the [...] (SBU) According to Serb and Albanian leaders in Southern Serbia, the central government is neglecting the region's economic and political needs, and is only focused on the immediate security issues stemming from a decision on Kosovo. In meetings with international representatives, at an OSCE [...] |
2007-12-10 17:48:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV BK |
| 07BELGRADE1674 |
Serbian Government Warns EUR/SCE Deputy Director about [...] (SBU) Officials of Serbia's ruling parties warned visiting EUR/SCE Deputy Director Robert Silberstein on November 28 that U.S. recognition of Kosovo independence would destabilize Serbia and the region. Kostunica's key lieutenants went further, saying the GOS was planning a tough response (NFI [...] |
2007-12-17 07:04:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 07BELGRADE1675 |
SOUTHERN SERBIA: DEFENSE MINISTER MAKES LANDMARK VISIT [...] The Serbian Defense Minister made a landmark visit to Southern Serbia (Presevo Valley), December 13-14, and had positive meetings with the ethnic Albanian mayors of Presevo and Bujanovac. The Minister and the mayors agreed that, although serious tensions remained, the situation in Southern Se [...] |
2007-12-17 07:04:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 07BELGRADE1718 |
KOSTUNICA'S OPTIONS: ELECTIONS AND KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Kostunica has two key decisions to make: whether to endorse President Tadic's reelection bid and how to proceed with a parliamentary resolution on Kosovo. On Friday, December 21, Kostunica's party unexpectedly withdrew from the parliamentary session, effectively suspending [...] |
2007-12-21 16:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 07BELGRADE1719 |
DATE FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS STILL LINGERS [...] (SBU) Although first and second round Presidential elections are scheduled for January 20, and February 3, 2008, Serbia's Parliament Speaker has yet to call for local elections. Parliament first must pass a series of laws before the Speaker can call local elections. Although some analysts bel [...] |
2007-12-21 16:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1727 |
PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON KOSOVO AND ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) President Tadic is working to maintain calm in Kosovo and to prevent any misunderstanding with the international community regarding any potential redlines, President Tadic's foreign policy advisor, Jovan Ratkovic, told the Ambassador on December 26. Ratkovic said that the draft Kosovo r [...] |
2007-12-26 16:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KV SR |
| 07BELGRADE1733 |
PARLIAMENT ADOPTS UPDATED KOSOVO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Serbia's parliament overwhelmingly adopted on December 26 a resolution against Kosovo independence. A product of negotiations between ruling coalition parties, the text reiterated Serbia's Kosovo policy without prescribing specific steps Serbia must take if Kosovo declares independence, [...] |
2007-12-27 16:45:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 07BERLIN1539 |
German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of early August, Germany had 7,597 military personnel (compared to 7,438 in mid-May) in out-of-area deployments. All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, require parliamentary approval. A law regulates the parliamentar [...] |
2007-08-13 05:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN1822 |
German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of early August, Germany had 7,149 military personnel (compared to 7,597 in early August) in out-of-area deployments. All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, require parliamentary approval. A law regulates the parliam [...] |
2007-09-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN1823 |
GERMANS DOWNPLAY SUGGESTIONS OF SPLIT ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: German opinion on Kosovo is moving in the right direction. Recognizing the unlikeliness of a positive outcome to the Troika process, officials at the Chancellery and Foreign Office have underscored to us that they are working toward the broadest possible support within the EU f [...] |
2007-09-28 15:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GM KV UNMIK |
| 07BERLIN1994 |
Resumption of German training of Iraqi forces in the UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: After a two-year disruption, Germany will resume training of the Iraqi armed forces in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates in early 2008. From January through April, the Bundeswehr will train an Iraqi logistics and support battalion of 800 soldiers in the UAE and provide e [...] |
2007-11-01 11:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN1995 |
German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of late October, Germany had 6,737 military personnel in out-of-area deployments, plus an additional 600 dedicated for SACEUR's Balkans Operational Reserve Force (ORF) and 3,100 for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those [...] |
2007-11-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BERLIN2080 |
APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19 [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery. 2. (C) Schieb provided substantive comments on the following topics: --Upcoming EU Summits with China, Africa, and India: The November 19 GAERC agenda [...] |
2007-11-16 16:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK |
| 07BERLIN2172 |
German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of December 2, Germany had 7,173 military personnel in out-of-area deployments (compared to 6,737 in late October), plus 3,100 on stand-by for the NATO Response Force (NRF). All military out-of-area (OOA) deployments, with the exception of those in support of UN observer missions, req [...] |
2007-12-05 17:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MARR NATO EUN GM AF SU KV BK LE GG ET |
| 07BRATISLAVA459 |
SLOVAKIA STILL LEERY OF MOVING TOO FAST ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary. PolEcon Chief, accompanied by Poloff, delivered Ref A points to Ivan Lancaric, Head of the UNSC Coordination Unit at MFA, on August 9. PolEcon Chief followed up with Stefan Rozkopal, Director of CIS and Balkan Peninsula Countries on August 13. Although the tone and emphasis -- an [...] |
2007-08-15 12:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA612 |
SLOVAKIA: FOREIGN MINISTER KUBIS ON KOSOVO AND [...] (C) In a brief one-on-one meeting prior to a luncheon hosted by FM Kubis in his honor, Ambassador Vallee and FM Kubis discussed Kosovo and Missile Defense. On Kosovo, Kubis again highlighted the need for legal "cover" to facilitate an ESDP mission in the absence of a new UNSCR. Regarding Mi [...] |
2007-11-14 16:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LO MARR NATO KV |
| 07BRUSSELS2562 |
KOSOVO: DEMARCHE TO BELGIANS ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points August 8 with Thomas Antoine, the Belgian MFA's Director for the Balkans. Antoine reiterated Belgium's support for Ahtisaari's recommendations, calling them a good starting point for new talks. While noting that the "aspirations of both parties must be res [...] |
2007-08-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL BE |
| 07BRUSSELS2687 |
PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: GIVE US TIME ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) Portuguese Political and Security (PSC) Ambassador Pais told Charge August 23 that the EU will only address recognition and next steps on Kosovo as the December 10 report deadline moves closer. Pais floated a "hot house" Dayton-like conference as a possible way to pressure the Kosovars a [...] |
2007-08-24 12:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EUN KV RU TU |
| 07BRUSSELS2765 |
SOLANA TO PRESS EU FMS ON NEED FOR REALISTIC [...] (C) An EU official told us September 4 that High Rep Javier Solana will press EU foreign ministers, at their informal "Gymnich" meeting September 7-8, on the need for realistic planning on scenarios for Kosovo even as the Contact Group troika talks proceed. The Portuguese Mission told us sep [...] |
2007-09-04 16:51:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KV |
| 07BRUSSELS3120 |
EU AND KOSOVO: MOVING TOWARD REALITY [...] (C) EU and member state officials are increasingly recognizing the strong likelihood that Kosovo will become independent without a UNSCR and that launching an ESDP mission is vital to decreasing instability in the region. Some EU contacts believe member states may still wobble if Belgrade pre [...] |
2007-10-10 14:49:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID EUN KV |
| 07BRUSSELS3465 |
FRIED AND EU POLDIR ON BOSNIA, KOSOVO, IRAN, OTHER [...] (C) EUR A/S Dan Fried briefed EU Director General for External and Politico-Military Affairs Robert Cooper December 6 on his talks with leaders in BiH, noting that we must continue to support HR Lajcak, and build on the recent progress (the Mostar Agreement and SAA initialing), but also prepa [...] |
2007-12-06 18:21:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BK IR KV SR EP EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS3466 |
FRIED TO PSC: TIME TO MOVE ON KOSOVO AND [...] (C) EUR A/S Fried told the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors December 6 that the EU must move forward on Kosovo and not be subject to Serbian electoral manipulation. He briefed on his talks in BiH, noted the recent avoidance of a "train-wreck," and emphasized the need t [...] |
2007-12-06 18:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BK GG KV SR EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS3481 |
DUTCH AND CYPRIOTS LOUDEST NAY-SAYERS ON KOSOVO AT [...] (C) According to numerous sources, the Dec 10 GAERC discussions on Kosovo were both exhaustive and exhausting, with virtually every FonMin insisting on speaking. As a result, the four-hour marathon crowded out other important issues (including Iran). In the naysayer camp, the Cypriots conti [...] |
2007-12-11 12:26:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KV EUN |
| 07BRUSSELS3513 |
EU SUMMIT AUTHORIZES ESDP MISSION FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) The European Council (summit) in Brussels December 14 endorsed an ESDP Mission for Kosovo, overcoming Dutch and Cypriot reservations. The summit mandated Solana to prepare the mission "in discussion with the responsible authorities in Kosovo and the United Nations." Some contacts see th [...] |
2007-12-17 12:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ESDP KV |
| 07BUCHAREST978 |
ROMANIA ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Romania's Kosovo policy is largely driven from the top, especially by President Basescu's office which continues to adhere to the view that no solution can be imposed on Belgrade and Pristina without damaging the fundamental OSCE principles of territorial integrity. Romanians al [...] |
2007-08-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU KV NATO YI RO |
| 07JAKARTA2958 |
UNGA -- URGING GOI SUPPORT ON THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY -- Pol/C met Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts, October 22, reviewing U.S. views on key UNGA Third Committee issues. Pol/C also reviewed the recent Troika discussions re Kosovo. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) THIRD COMMITTEE: Pol/C met with Ramadansyah Hasan of DEPLU's Di [...] |
2007-10-23 04:23:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA ID KV PHUM |
| 07LISBON2046 |
PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Portugal's MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos acknowledged to Charge on August 8 that the 120-day period of additional negotiations on Kosovo was unlikely to produce a breakthrough. He said there is a growing realization within the EU that Kosovo will declare independence shortly a [...] |
2007-08-09 06:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV UNYI EU PO |
| 07LISBON2199 |
PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...] |
2007-08-28 17:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR |
| 07LISBON2200 |
PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...] |
2007-08-29 06:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR |
| 07LISBON2916 |
FM AMADO ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador Hoffman, Foreign Minister Luis Amado spoke at length in answer to Ambassador,s questions about the EU,s progress on Kosovo. While defending the Portuguese presidency,s role in making Kosovo an "EU issue" that is firmly stamped [...] |
2007-11-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PO KV SR |
| 07LISBON2959 |
PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO, BOSNIA, GEORGIA, AND RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Araujo, avoiding bloodshed in the Balkans is one of Portugal's top EU presidency goals. Should Kosovars declare independence in the near term, the Portuguese believe the EU will be able to issue a statement that takes note [...] |
2007-11-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV PINS RS MD GG BK SR KV PO |
| 07LJUBLJANA717 |
SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN [...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel's non-paper to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on November 15. Arih remarked that we were on the "same line" on most issues, including Bosnia, Iran, and Pakistan. He requested that the U.S. consider inviting Slovenia to the Annapolis meeting. EU-China Sum [...] |
2007-11-15 15:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK |
| 07LUXEMBOURG459 |
LUXEMBOURG EXTENDS ISAF AND KFOR MANDATES AND WILL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-14 11:58:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MARR PREL NATO EU PINS AG KV LU |
| 07MADRID1556 |
SPAIN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EU POSITION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador Aguirre spoke with Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 7, reaching him while vacationing in the Aegean Sea. The Ambassador thanked Moratinos for clarifying Spain's position on Kosovo during his August 3 conversation with Secretary Rice. The Ambassador asked Moratinos to go fu [...] |
2007-08-14 10:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL SP |
| 07MADRID1987 |
EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S OCTOBER 15 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and CDA Llorens met October 15 with Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. A/S Fried briefed Moratinos on 2 2 talks on CFE and missile defense, including the possibility of major progress on CFE in time for the OSCE ministerial Spain is hosting in November. A/S Fried prepa [...] |
2007-10-18 17:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PARM PREL SP KV CU |
| 07MOSCOW4182 |
KOSOVO: RUSSIAN ENVOY PESSIMISTIC, PUSHING UNION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 24th meeting, Russian Envoy Botsan-Kharchenko characterized the first round of Troika talks as satisfactory, but was pessimistic about prospects for the August 30 Vienna session, given entrenched positions over the Ahtisaari plan, which were exacerbated by Serbian and [...] |
2007-08-27 13:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR PBTS KV RS |
| 07MOSCOW5092 |
DUMA READY TO BACK CFE SUSPENSION, CHAIRMAN SAYS [...] (SBU) In a meeting with NSC Senior Director Warlick and EUR DAS Kramer, International Affairs Committee Chairman Kosachev underscored the Duma's support for the suspension of CFE on December 12, absent a change in the U.S. position and reiterated GOR opposition to any linkage to Istanbul commi [...] |
2007-10-22 10:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KCFE PARM MARR WTRO IR KV RS |
| 07MOSCOW5580 |
SERBIAN FM JEREMIC VISIT UNDERSCORES RUSSIA'S [...] (C) Summary. Serbian FM Jeremic's November 22 visit to Moscow served to reconfirm Russian-Serbian solidarity in the runup to the end of the Kosovo troika talks. Lavrov reiterated Russia's firm support for Serbia, noting that December 10 was not "the end of history." Jeremic noted that Serbi [...] |
2007-11-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SR KV RS |
| 07MOSCOW5763 |
RUSSIAN CONDEMNATION OF KOSOVO UDI WIDENS [...] (C) Summary. At a December 5 press conference, FM Lavrov criticized "Western partners" for undermining the Troika's efforts to find a negotiated solution by continuing to support Kosovo's "inevitable" independence. Memorial, a Russian human rights organization often critical of the GOR, iss [...] |
2007-12-07 16:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV RS |
| 07MOSCOW5824 |
U.S., RUSSIA, AND EUROPEAN COOPERATION: FIRST WE [...] (C) Summary. MFA European Cooperation Director Ryabkov offered only partial reassurance on prospects for cooperation on European issues after a "stormy" round of international meetings, including strong disagreements on Kosovo and the OSCE. The MFA expected similar restrictions to be placed [...] |
2007-12-14 15:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV EU OSCE GG RS |
| 07OTTAWA1514 |
KOSOVO: CANADA'S INITIAL REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on August 8 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Defence and Security Relations Melissa Burke. She responded that, like the U.S., Canada wanted to see Kosovo become an independent state. Further, she said, Canada w [...] |
2007-08-08 21:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV CA |
| 07PARIS2914 |
FRANCE/KOSOVO: OK TO SECURITY SECTOR CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) On July 5, we received an interim response to reftel demarche from MFA DAS-equivalent for Strategic Affairs Nicolas Niemtchinow noting that the MFA had nothing against such consultations in principle. He did not go into further details. Please visit Paris' Classified Website at: http: [...] |
2007-07-06 12:37:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO PREL KV FR |
| 07PARIS4516 |
GAERC DEMARCHE: FRENCH RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet, who provided the following responses in advance of the November 19-20 GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: A. EU-CHINA SUMMIT: The GOF agrees with the USG position on worki [...] |
2007-11-16 15:59:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK |
| 07PARIS4670 |
DECEMBER GAERC: FRENCH POSITIONS CLOSE TO U.S.' [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to MFA CFSP Deputy (DAS-equivalent) Emmanuel Cohet, who provided the following responses in advance of the December GAERC meeting of EU foreign ministers: A. KOSOVO: Cohet said that the U.S. and France share an approach, fully [...] |
2007-12-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN IR IZ IS BM SU KV FR |
| 07PRAGUE1146 |
CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Vaclav Balek, Director of the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy regarding the upcoming October 15-16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were his comments on Iran, Russia, Chad and Uzbekistan, as well as his negative as [...] |
2007-10-15 09:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ PGOV PREL RS KV IR BM UZ |
| 07PRAGUE929 |
CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: The Czech position on Kosovo remains strongly supportive of U.S. and Contact Group thinking. The Czech MFA supports the upcoming round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina, but remains skeptical a mutual agreement will be reached. The MFA predicts the Czechs would recognize a [...] |
2007-08-09 14:57:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV EUN UN EZ |
| 07PRISTINA591 |
KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY FINAL STATUS DEBATE ENDS WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Assembly held a marathon July 31 session to hear an update on final status from Kosovo's Unity Team (UT) upon the latter's return from Washington. Speaking of the expected 120-day period of further talks between Belgrade and Pristina, President Sejdiu said the UT would [...] |
2007-07-31 14:44:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA592 |
KOSOVO: NORTHERN POLITICIANS DISCUSS STATUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two Serb politicians from Leposavic and Zubin Potok evinced a desire to cooperate with the international community on security and stability, but also continued reluctance to cooperate with the PISG. Both stressed that relations with KFOR are currently good and emphasized their [...] |
2007-07-31 15:12:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PREL EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA593 |
KOSOVO: SIGNS OF HARDLINE SERB CONSOLIDATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent disturbing moves by Serb hardliners linked with the Belgrade's Coordinating Center for Kosovo (CCK) and the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) provide evidence that Belgrade is working to sow fear and mistrust between Kosovo Serbs and their Albanian and international interlocu [...] |
2007-07-31 15:47:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA594 |
KOSOVO: AT DONOR URGING, UNMIK COMMITS TO CLOSING [...] (C) Summary: UNMIK committed to closing the Cesmin Lug Roma camp, which CDC has consistently maintained is unsafe for human habitation. In a July 23 meeting with UN, USOP and donor representatives, PDSRSG Schook gave the instruction that alternative sites be found for the current Cesmin Lug [...] |
2007-07-31 15:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV EAID KCRS YI KV UNMIK SENV PHUM |
| 07PRISTINA611 |
KOSOVO: PDK HANGS TOGETHER DESPITE DIFFERENCES, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: As a possible election season approaches, the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) is hanging together despite internal fault lines. PDK MPs are frustrated with the Unity Team and have criticized party president Hashim Thaci's leadership. Thaci himself is reportedly b [...] |
2007-08-08 05:44:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM UNMIK KV YI |
| 07PRISTINA616 |
KOSOVO: KLINA PROPERTY DECISIONS FINALLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent actions by the mayor and CEO of Kline/Klina municipality to challenge two high-profile Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) decisions in favor of Kosovo Serbs sent disturbing signals about the property restitution process (especially for Kosovo Serbs) and the general rule of law [...] |
2007-08-09 13:28:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA617 |
KOSOVO: DEPORTATION OF FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to UNMIK's Office of Communities, Returns and Minorities (OCRM), more than 47,500 people have been deported to Kosovo since 2000, with Germany alone accounting for 8,454. Concern is growing among internationals, the PISG, and the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian (RAE) c [...] |
2007-08-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA621 |
KOSOVO: AUDITOR'S REPORT ON ASSEMBLY SEES IMPROVED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Assembly has shifted from lavish misuse of government funds in 2005 to less glaring weaknesses in procedural controls in 2006, according to an independent audit released August 9. Although the Auditor General was not satisfied with the Assembly's fiscal management in [...] |
2007-08-13 15:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
| 07PRISTINA630 |
STRPCE'S ANTIPODE: NORTHERNMOST ALBANIAN VILLAGES [...] (U) Summary: Albanians in Kosovo's Leposavic Municipality are concerned about their security and worried about the long term prospects for their three villages. They eke out a modest living from agriculture and livestock, and are isolated from Pristina, UNMIK, Mitrovica and Leposavic. They [...] |
2007-08-20 08:07:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL KV |
| 07PRISTINA636 |
KOSOVO: FAMILIES OF MISSING PERSONS ASK TROIKA TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 20 families of Kosovo Albanians missing since the 1998-99 conflict asked local Troika representatives, made up of Charge, Russian Charge Kurbatskiy, and ICOPT head Jonsson, to pressure Belgrade to unlock its files and reveal the fate of their relatives. The Troika assur [...] |
2007-08-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID UNMIK YI KV |
| 07PRISTINA640 |
KOSOVO: SEVEN OF KOSOVO'S MOST DANGEROUS PRISONERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seven of Kosovo's most notorious and dangerous criminals escaped from the Kosovo Corrections Service (KCS)-run Dubrava Prison at approximately 4:15 p.m. on August 18. The prisoners, convicted of crimes ranging from murdering an international police officer to committing terroris [...] |
2007-08-23 12:28:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM PINR EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA643 |
KOSOVO: PROGRESS STALLED ON CRITICAL VETTING [...] (C) Summary. Competencies with national security implications are slowly being transferred from UNMIK to the Provisional Institutions of Self Government (PISG), making it critical that the legal framework and implementing mechanisms are in place for the PISG to vet personnel, classify informat [...] |
2007-08-24 13:27:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA668 |
KOSOVO: CENTRAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS SET FOR [...] (C) Summary. On August 31, UN SRSG Ruecker announced that elections will be held in Kosovo on November 17. Three ballots will be cast by voters for the central Assembly, the Municipal Assemblies, and for the first time, direct election of mayors. Additionally, Ruecker announced a five percen [...] |
2007-09-06 15:42:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV |
| 07PRISTINA669 |
KOSOVO: DEMINING REPORT RECOMMENDS MORE CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) published a report in July 2007 on landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) contamination in Kosovo and the local capacity to address it. The report, the result of a February GICHD mission to Kosovo to review prog [...] |
2007-09-06 15:52:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA671 |
KOSOVO: SPECIAL PROSECUTORS' OFFICE MAKES PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Special Prosecutors' Office (KSPO) now has six prosecutors pursuing complex cases and beginning to file indictments in serious cases; however, it is facing significant obstacles that threaten its future viability. Among these are a lack of resources and unhelpful atti [...] |
2007-09-06 15:55:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
| 07PRISTINA677 |
KOSOVO: TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL, POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's energy sector is dominated by Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK), a publicly-owned, vertically integrated monopoly that provides ninety-eight percent of Kosovo's electricity. With help from contractors provided by USAID, KEK has made significant improvements in its operatio [...] |
2007-09-10 13:45:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA685 |
KOSOVO: IDENTIFING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN THE MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post identifies Kosovo Islamic Community (KIC) leader Mufti Naim Ternava as a credible voice rejecting violence, along with his chief of staff, Ejup Ramadani, and his chief of media relations, Qemajl Morina. The below information is keyed to reftel A. END SUMMARY. INFLUENCE, B [...] |
2007-09-14 09:58:00 | Embassy Pristina | SECRET//NOFORN | KPAO KV YI |
| 07PRISTINA686 |
KOSOVO: USOP WORKS TO REASSURE STRPCE SERBS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nestled in the Shar mountains, Strpce municipality - the southernmost Serb-majority area in Kosovo - holds great potential for economic development, but is also faced with several critical issues: delayed privatization of a potentially lucrative ski area that has stalled economi [...] |
2007-09-14 10:50:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA687 |
KOSOVO ELECTIONS: 64 PARTIES, INCLUDING SOME SMALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After extending the deadline twice, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) received applications late September 12 from 64 political parties, coalitions, citizens' initiatives and independent candidates for the November 17 elections at the central and municipal levels. Albanian p [...] |
2007-09-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
| 07PRISTINA694 |
KOSOVO: USOP INTERVENTION STOPS SERB PROPERTY [...] SUMMARY (C) Despite USOP's recent intervention in a pair of property disputes involving Kosovo Serbs in Klina (reftel), the municipal government has since attempted to repossess the property known as the "Youth Center." After initial attempts to use expropriation (similar to eminent domain i [...] |
2007-09-19 13:09:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA697 |
KOSOVO: TREPCA AND THE NEED FOR SOUND ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In August, the Kosovo Assembly was poised to pass an ill-advised resolution mandating that the debt-ridden Trepca mining and minerals company be designated a publicly-owned enterprise (POE) rather than a socially-owned enterprise (SOE). The move would have been a disastrous one, [...] |
2007-09-21 14:28:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID ECON KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
| 07PRISTINA698 |
KOSOVO: MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS SLOWLY TAKES [...] (C) Summary: Operating for more than a year, the embryonic Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) is gradually taking over the law enforcement competencies of UNMIK, starting with civil status and registration, production of documents, emergency management, and vehicle registration. Those remaini [...] |
2007-09-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA705 |
KOSOVO: KURTI TRIAL OPENS BEFORE PACKED COURTROOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 19, Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti's trial began in a circus-like atmosphere before an international three-judge panel and a packed courtroom on charges stemming from his instigation of violence at the February 10 SDM demonstration that left two [...] |
2007-09-26 08:15:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA706 |
KOSOVO: KURTI TRIAL OPENS BEFORE PACKED COURTROOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 19, Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti's trial began in a circus-like atmosphere before an international three-judge panel and a packed courtroom on charges stemming from his instigation of violence at the February 10 SDM demonstration that left two [...] |
2007-09-26 08:15:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA707 |
KOSOVO: TRANSITION PLANNING MOVING AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: In the first Strategic Transition Group meeting since the August recess, SRSG Ruecker on September 20 urged a renewed focus on the transition process and reaffirmed UNMIK's support for the Ahtisaari plan as the blueprint for moving ahead on transition implementation. Progress r [...] |
2007-09-26 12:38:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA714 |
KOSOVO: ELECTION OUTLOOK FOR SERBS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision, under heavy pressure from Belgrade, to opt out of November 17 central elections by members of moderate the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (SLKM), the incumbent Kosovo Serb grouping in the Assembly, has opened the door for a less-desirable group of Serb politic [...] |
2007-10-02 16:08:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA715 |
KOSOVO: ELECTION OUTLOOK FOR SERBS BLEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The decision, under heavy pressure from Belgrade, to opt out of November 17 central elections by members of moderate the Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (SLKM), the incumbent Kosovo Serb grouping in the Assembly, has opened the door for a less-desirable group of Serb politic [...] |
2007-10-02 16:08:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA723 |
KOSOVO: ELECTIONS PLANNING GAINS TRACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: An approaching November 17 elections date and clear signals from UNMIK, OSCE and others to get to work have compelled Kosovar politicians and election officials to focus more energy on necessary organizational issues and less on public grandstanding about the alleged deficiencies [...] |
2007-10-04 15:16:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KV |
| 07PRISTINA749 |
KOSOVO: COM INAUGURATES US KFOR/USAID PROJECT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the inauguration of a joint USKFOR/USAID community development project in the Serb enclave of Partes (Gjilan/Gnjilane municipality), COM and other visitors witnessed genuine appreciation from local Serbs for USKFOR/USG efforts on their behalf. This project, the first officia [...] |
2007-10-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA756 |
KOSOVO: K-ALBANIAN PARTIES PREPARE FOR ELECTIONS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The six Kosovar Albanian political parties with a realistic chance of passing the five-percent parliamentary threshold are scrambling to prepare for the coming election campaign, which formally begins on October 26. The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) hopes to remain the larg [...] |
2007-10-25 17:16:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
| 07PRISTINA760 |
KOSOVO: NORTHERN SERB LEADERS HARDEN POSITION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. There were no surprises in our recent meetings with hardline northern Kosovo Serb leaders. We emphasized the leaders' responsibility for security and sought to maintain open lines of communication. For their part, our interlocutors were consistent in asserting that Kosovo Serb [...] |
2007-10-29 15:47:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA764 |
KOSOVO: AHTISAARI-MANDATED CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING [...] (C) Summary. A three day off-site planned for November 1-3 should see the culmination of seven months of intense discussions by the so-called "Pre-Constitutional Working Group" -- whose activities have been closely monitored and guided by USOP and ICO -- and result in a first rough draft of [...] |
2007-10-31 15:52:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KV |
| 07PRISTINA768 |
KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] (U) Following is the submission from U.S. Office in Pristina for the narcotics and chemical control sections of this year's INCSR report. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kosovo is primarily a transit point for heroin originating in Turkey and Afghanistan and destined for Western European countries, but it [...] |
2007-11-05 16:35:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA775 |
KOSOVO: HOW TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 17 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovars will head to the polls on November 17 for the first election in three years. An unofficial NGO parallel count might provide results within hours of polls closing, and thus lead to immediate coalition discussions. The Council of Europe (CoE) has 150 short term observers on [...] |
2007-11-09 16:21:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KV UNMIK YI |
| 07PRISTINA777 |
KOSOVO: BELGRADE INCREASES RHETORICAL AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recent statements - public and private - by Serbian Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardzic and others in the Ministry's hierarchy demonstrate Belgrade's intention to increase pressure on Kosovo's Serbs to toe the line, strengthen parallel structures, and -- as a likely outcome -- [...] |
2007-11-14 15:39:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA778 |
KOSOVO: EU PLANS FOR THE PENITENTIARY SYSTEM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the August 2007 escape of seven of Kosovo's most dangerous criminals from Dubrava Prison (reftel), which highlighted security problems in Kosovo's penitentiary system, the European Union Planning Team for Kosovo (EUPT) shared with USOP its assessment of Kosovo's prisons [...] |
2007-11-14 15:53:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA782 |
KOSOVO: CALM CAMPAIGN CLOSES WITHOUT PROVOCATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The three-week campaign period ended on November 15 with most talk of Kosovo's status being successfully kept out of the fray. The pre-election deal struck among the main K-Albanian parties held and kept the tone of discussion of non-status issues positive for much of the campaig [...] |
2007-11-16 17:11:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
| 07PRISTINA793 |
KOSOVO: ALBIN KURTI'S TRIAL RESUMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vetevendosje/Self-Determination Movement (SDM) leader Albin Kurti's trial resumed on November 15. The atmosphere, again, was circus-like, with Kurti trying to make political statements and the presiding judge repeatedly yelling at him to "get to the point" and "move on." It star [...] |
2007-11-26 13:43:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA804 |
KOSOVO: ELECTION RESULTS ALLOW FOR SERB [...] (C) SUMMARY. With the preliminary results in and 3,297 ballots counted for Serb parties contesting the Assembly vote, Kosovo Serb participation in the November 17 elections appears greater than in 2004. The ten Assembly seats set aside for Serbs were split between six small Kosovo Serb part [...] |
2007-12-06 12:46:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KV UNMIK |
| 07PRISTINA806 |
KOSOVO: PROGRESS ON MISSING PERSONS AND FORENSICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presenting a unified front, USOP, the EU Rule of Law planning team (EUPT), UNMIK's Department of Justice (DOJ), UNMIK's Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) together persuaded the Ministry of Justice to scrap its [...] |
2007-12-06 17:05:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID UNMIK YI KV |
| 07PRISTINA811 |
KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS BRING IMPORTANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: SRSG Ruecker certified the results of the November 17 Kosovo Assembly election on December 5. Among the Albanian parties, seat distribution of the 120-seat Assembly comprises the following (previous number of seats in parentheses): Hashim Thaci's PDK 37 (30), President Sejdiu's L [...] |
2007-12-07 18:10:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UNMIK YI KV |
| 07PRISTINA813 |
KOSOVO ELECTIONS: PDK WINS MORE MAYORSHIPS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to preliminary results issued December 9 by the OSCE, Hashim Thaci's PDK party won 14 of the 23 municipalities up for grabs in the December 8 mayoral run-offs in Kosovo. President Sejdiu's LDK party won 6 -- including Pristina -- while Ramush Haradinaj's AAK party won [...] |
2007-12-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA821 |
KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance in vetting USOP's candidates selected for the Marshall Center Program in Advanced Security Studies (PASS 08-01). The program takes place from January 7 to April 5, 2008 at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany, but will also include a trip to the U [...] |
2007-12-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
| 07PRISTINA826 |
KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance in vetting Mr. Bajram Sherifi, the USOP candidate selected for the Marshall Center Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS 08-02). The program takes place from January 14 to February 23, 2008 at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany, but w [...] |
2007-12-19 16:09:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM UNMIK KV |
| 07RIGA609 |
LATVIA/KOSOVO: THE END IS CLEAR; THE PATH IS NOT [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief delivered reftel points to Latvian MFA political director Ilgvars Klava August 10. Klava greatly appreciated the update, as well as the recent briefing to Washington Embassies. He said that the Latvian position remained unchanged - they understood the process would lead to [...] |
2007-08-10 11:59:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KV LG |
| 07ROME1842 |
ITALY: SANNINO ON KOSOVO, IRAN, MEPP, SYRIA - [...] (C/NF) In a wide-ranging conversation over breakfast August 29, the Ambassador discussed Kosovo, Iran, Hamas and Syria with the PM's Senior Diplomatic Advisor (National Security Advisor-Equivalent) Stefano Sannino. Sannino agreed that a UNSCR on Kosovo was unlikely and suggested that the inte [...] |
2007-08-29 16:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNSC KV IR IS WE SY JO IT |
| 07ROME1873 |
D'ALEMA, ISCHINGER POINT TO EU FUTURE FOR SERBIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. On August 29, EU representative to the Troika Wolfgang Ischinger met with FM D'Alema in Rome to discuss the way forward on Kosovo. D'Alema and Ischinger agreed that Serbia and Kosovo should look toward EU integration as a way to achieve regional stability. Ischinger stated th [...] |
2007-09-04 16:21:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UNSC SR KV IT |
| 07SKOPJE698 |
MACEDONIA: GOM SUSPECTS ESCAPED KOSOVO CRIMINALS [...] (S) On August 23, Macedonian Ministry of Interior (MOI) Director of Public Security, Ljupco Todorovski, told us that according to GOM intelligence sources, at least two of the criminals who escaped from a Kosovo prison (ref) are in Macedonia near the border with Kosovo. He also said the esca [...] |
2007-08-23 17:26:00 | Embassy Skopje | SECRET | PGOV KCRM PINR PTER ASEC KV MK |
| 07SKOPJE712 |
MACEDONIA: MOI CONSIDERS PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) The GOM is actively considering a non-violent approach to resolving the current standoff with former ethnic Albanian MP Xhezair Shaqiri, who is holed up in the village of Tanusevci on the Macedonia-Kosovo border (reftel) to avoid arrest on kidnapping charges. The approach includes offering [...] |
2007-08-31 15:36:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MK KV |
| 07SKOPJE736 |
MACEDONIA: POLICE CHIEF KILLED IN FIREFIGHT WITH [...] (SBU) A local police station chief was killed, and two of his colleagues wounded, in a September 10 firefight with an ethnic Albanian fugitive and his accomplices near the village of Vaksince, near the Kosovo border. It is not clear whether the fugitive and his accomplices ambushed the polic [...] |
2007-09-11 06:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MK PGOV PREL KV |
| 07SKOPJE744 |
MACEDONIA: MFA IS ALIGNED WITH USG THINKING ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-13 10:18:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK KV |
| 07SKOPJE766 |
MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT ON COHABITATION CHALLENGES [...] (C) President Crvenkovski outlined for the Ambassador on September 19 his proposal for working with Prime Minister Gruevski to improve cohabitation and to resolve the issue of composing the State Judicial Council (SJC), a key NATO membership-related task. Gruevski's initial crude rebuff of th [...] |
2007-09-20 07:46:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK KV |
| 07SKOPJE767 |
MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT ON NAME ISSUE, KOSOVO, [...] (C) During a September 19 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss cohabitation challenges (ref A), President Crvenkovski expressed concern that Macedonia might be pushed to the wall in its name dispute with Greece before the 2008 NATO Summit, underscored that there is no difference between Skop [...] |
2007-09-20 15:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR MK KV |
| 07SKOPJE953 |
MACEDONIA-KOSOVO BORDER DEMARCATION: GOOD FENCES [...] (C) Macedonia will recognize and support Kosovo independence provided two critical conditions are met in any final status arrangement: 1.) demarcation of the Macedonia-Kosovo border proceeds as set forth in the 2001 Belgrade-Skopje agreement and reaffirmed by the UNSC, and 2.) no division, add [...] |
2007-12-07 13:19:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK KV |
| 07SKOPJE960 |
MACEDONIA: FM MILOSOSKI'S DECEMBER 12-13 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) FM Milososoki's visit is a timely opportunity to reinforce the need for continued progress on meeting NATO membership criteria, including government-opposition dialogue, combating corruption, and strengthening rule of law. It is also the right time to tell Milososki that Macedonia needs [...] |
2007-12-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MK KV |
| 07SKOPJE973 |
MACEDONIA ON KOSOVO STATUS: FOCUS ON DEMARCATION [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered ref A points on Kosovo status to President Crvenkovski's Chief of Staff, Natasha Savova, and to MFA State Counselor Vasko Grkov in separate meetings on December 13. Savova reiterated the GOM's insistence that there be no territorial division of Kosovo, and stressed th [...] |
2007-12-14 07:43:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO YI KV MK |
| 07SKOPJE985 |
MACEDONIA: PLANNING FOR KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) Macedonian government officials, party representatives, and think-tankers believe independence within the Ahtisaari framework is the only option for Kosovo status. They believe recognition of an independent Kosovo should also lead to the technical demarcation of the Kosovo-Macedonia borde [...] |
2007-12-19 13:51:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KV MK |
| 07SKOPJE986 |
MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT CRVENKOVSKI ON THE NAME ISSUE [...] (C) President Crvenkovski is firm in preferring the October 2005 Nimetz proposal over Nimetz's November 2007 framework as a foundation for resolving the name dispute with Athens. He believes Macedonia will meet NATO membership criteria, and that the strategic imperative of shoring up regional [...] |
2007-12-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK KV GR |
| 07SOFIA1183 |
BULGARIANS NERVOUS OVER KOSOVO UDI [...] (C) Summary: Our recent high-level contacts with Bulgarian leaders on Kosovo reveal increased nervousness over a likely UDI in December, some softening of opposition to partition, and a clear reluctance to be in the early group of European states that would recognize Kosovo post-UDI. Bulgar [...] |
2007-10-02 15:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV SR BG |
| 07SOFIA1382 |
AMBASSADOR WISNER'S MEETINGS IN SOFIA ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: On December 6 Special Representative to the Kosovo Status Talks Frank Wisner briefed Foreign Minister Kalfin and, in a separate meeting, members of parliament on the outcome of the Troika negotiations and next steps on Kosovo. Wisner told the Bulgarians that although the Troik [...] |
2007-12-18 05:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV UN EU RU BU |
| 07SOFIA1397 |
YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Kalfin comes to Washington as Bulgaria's coalition government faces some key foreign and security policy decisions, including Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan deployments, and Russian energy deals. President Putin will visit Sofia on January 17-18 to kick off the "Year of Russi [...] |
2007-12-21 13:46:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG MOPS MARR RU KV AF IZ BU |
| 07SOFIA1398 |
CORRECTED COPY: SERBS TO BULGARIA: "DON'T [...] (C) On December 21 MFA West Balkans Director Tulechki briefed us on Bulgaria's recent Kosovo moves, starting with FM Kalfin's visit to Belgrade early the week of December 17. Kalfin met Tadic, Jeremic, Vice PM Jelic, but not any hardliners. The Serbs at first asked Bulgaria not to recognize [...] |
2007-12-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG KV SR BU |
| 07SOFIA954 |
BULGARIA SUPPORTIVE ON KOSOVO [...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche August 7 to the MFA's Department Head for the Western Balkans Vania Andreeva and Western Balkan desk officer Angel Angelov. Andreeva agreed that a final solution following the Ahtisaari proposal, supported by a UNSCR, is the best solution. If an UNSCR [...] |
2007-08-08 06:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL BU |
| 07STATE126086 |
REQUEST: ENCOURAGING SERBS TO VOTE IN KOSOVAR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSY BELGRADE AND USOFFICE PRISTINA. SEE PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 FOR DETAILS. 2. (C) BELGRADE LEADERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT IT WILL NOT SUPPORT KOSOVO SERB PARTICIPATION IN KOSOVO'S NOVEMBER 17ELECTIONS. THIS POSITION IS AT ODDS WITH THE KEY USG AND CONT [...] |
2007-09-07 21:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR YI KV |
| 07STATE146225 |
UNDER SECRETARY BURNS, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 MEETING [...] (U) Classified by: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) September 27, 2007; 1:00 PM; New York, NY 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary Burns EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo EUR/SCE David Schroeder (notetaker) SERBIA ------ Prim [...] |
2007-10-18 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP SR YI KV |
| 07STATE150674 |
SECRETARY'S 10/29 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM [...] (U) October 29, 2007, 10:00 a.m., Secretary's Office 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary EUR A/S Daniel Fried PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft EUR Elaine Samson (Notetaker) Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos Ambassador Carlos Westendorp Chief of Staf [...] |
2007-10-30 22:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE KCFE SP KV RU KZ MD |
| 07STATE156474 |
APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 17. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on November 19-2 [...] |
2007-11-15 03:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK SY ZI |
| 07STATE169366 |
OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: EXTENSION OF KOSOVO [...] Post is instructed to continue to seek the longest mandate extension possible for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, but should it become necessary, in order to prevent closure of the mission on December 31, 2007, Post is authorized to join consensus on a decision extending the mission on a month-to- [...] |
2007-12-20 23:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCE KV |
| 07STATE90284 |
KOSOVO: BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE SECURITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Action addressees are requested to deliver the U.S. non-paper contained in paragraph 3 below to Quint Foreign and Defense Ministries, to NATO and EU staffs and to the EUPT and OKPCC in Pristina. Addressees are further requested to report reactions to EUR/SCE, [...] |
2007-06-28 14:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO PREL KV |
| 07STOCKHOLM1389 |
SWEDEN ON NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-16 17:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN PK SW CH BM IS LE KV SY ZI |
| 07TALLINN518 |
ESTONIA'S VIEW ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-10 08:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU KV YI UN EN |
| 07TALLINN802 |
ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS MANDATES FOR IRAQ, [...] (U) On December 19, the 101 member Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) voted to extend the mandate for the Estonian troop deployment in Iraq by 12 months (until December 31, 2008). 53 MPs voted in favor of the bill, which followed quickly on the heels of the December 18 UNSC vote to extend the ma [...] |
2007-12-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM MARR PGOV IZ AF KV BK EN |
| 07THEHAGUE1642 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: KOSOVO IS TOP PRIORITY FOR GYMNICH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 5, 2007, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Desiree Kopmels, EU correspondent for the Dutch MFA. In discussions the next day, Ms. Kopmels emphasized that the Netherlands would push for the EU to send a united message to Belgrade and Pristina: 'get to a solution.' K [...] |
2007-09-06 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU NL RU YI KV |
| 07THEHAGUE1994 |
NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: MINISTER TIMMERMANS REGRETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 9, Ambassador met with Dutch MFA Minister for European Affairs Timmermans to discuss Russia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, French President Sarkozy, Timmermans, upcoming trips to the United States, and plans to commemorate 400 years of American-Dutch relations. Although Timmermans o [...] |
2007-11-15 12:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EU RU KV YI |
| 07THEHAGUE2044 |
NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF and ECONOFF shared reftel A points to key contacts at the Dutch MFA, including: EU Correspondent Desiree Kopmels, Deputy EU Correspondent Rochus Pronk, and Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit. Iran sanctions points were also share [...] |
2007-12-07 15:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU KV IR |
| 07THEHAGUE2060 |
NETHERLANDS/KOSOVO: LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER SWAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2007, Legal Advisor John Bellinger and Ambassador Roland Arnall met with Dutch MFA Deputy Director General Wim Geerts. Geerts and Bellinger focused on Kosovo, with Geerts indicating that a statement by UNSYG Ban in favor of an international presence there could ad [...] |
2007-12-14 07:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KV EU UN |
| 07TIRANA997 |
ALBANIAN REACTION TO KOSOVO ELECTIONS [...] (U) Across the political spectrum, Albanians responded positively to the November 17 elections in Kosovo. All major players (President Bamir Topi, PM Sali Berisha, Speaker Jozefina Topalli, opposition leader Edi Rama) personally phoned PDK Chair Hashim Thaci to congratulate him on his expect [...] |
2007-11-19 16:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KV AL |
| 07USNATO529 |
RFG: KOSOVO TROIKA'S OCTOBER 15 BRIEFING TO THE [...] (U) This is a request for guidance by COB Thursday, October 11. 2. (C) On Monday, October 15 the representatives of the Kosovo Troika (U.S. Ambassador Frank Wisner, EU Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, and Russian representative Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko) will come to NATO to update and b [...] |
2007-09-27 14:52:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PGOV PREL KV |
| 07USNATO566 |
KOSOVO TROIKA UPDATES NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL AND [...] SUMMARY: The representatives of the Kosovo Troika (U.S. representative Frank Wisner, EU representative Wolfgang Ischinger, and Russian representative Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko) briefed a special meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on Monday, October 15, providing a general update on w [...] |
2007-10-19 07:52:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PGOV PREL KV |
| 07USOSCE346 |
DAS DICARLO DISCUSSES KOSOVO ISSUES WITH OSCE [...] (C) Summary: In an August 29 meeting in Vienna, EUR/SCE DAS Rosemary diCarlo and OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut agreed that it would be difficult to deter Kosovo from making a unilateral declaration of independence if the Troika-led negotiations do not bear fruit. In the [...] |
2007-09-05 14:44:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV YI PGOV SR OSCE UNMIK |
| 07USOSCE353 |
OSCE COMMITTED TO MAKING KOSOVO ELECTIONS HAPPEN [...] (SBU) The OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) says it is fully committed to doing its part to ensure that the November 17 local and central elections come off successfully and on schedule. Nonetheless, key OMiK officials are worried that they may not be able to overcome a number of logistical hurdl [...] |
2007-09-13 14:13:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PGOV PREL KV |
| 07USOSCE382 |
IF KOSOVO DECLARES INDEPENDENCE UNILATERALLY, WHAT [...] (C) The likelihood that the OSCE will have to close its mission to Kosovo is increasing. In the event of a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI), Russia and Serbia have threatened to force closure of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK), and they could easily do so. Under such circumsta [...] |
2007-10-15 08:19:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PGOV UNMIK KV UNSC SR YI RU |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1026 |
P-3 FINDS DPKO CONCERNED ABOUT KOSOVO END-GAME [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN U/SYG for Peacekeeping Guehenno and Europe Division Chief Harland shared with P-3 Deputy PermReps on November 9 their concerns about how Kosovo-related events will play out after the presumed failure of Troika talks. Guehenno and Harland have identified key issues -- whether a [...] |
2007-11-15 21:47:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UNSC KV |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1093 |
SOLANA TELLS BAN EU WILL MAKE STRONG POLITICAL [...] (C) On November 28, Ambassador Khalilzad met with the EU's Javier Solana to discuss Kosovo. Solana reported that he had met earlier in the day with SYG Ban Ki-Moon to tell him that when the EU holds its summit on December 14, he will push for a strong political statement that "the EU is ready [...] |
2007-11-29 23:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KV YI UNMIK |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1121 |
SYG BAN SUPPORTS KOSOVO END GOAL BUT WANTS TO [...] (C) SYG Ban told Ambassador Khalilzad in a tete-a-tete breakfast on December 5 that he supports the end goal of coordinated independence for Kosovo, is willing to reconfigure UNMIK and will not vitiate a coordinated declaration of independence by Kosovo. However, Ban said he hopes he is not p [...] |
2007-12-05 18:03:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL UNMIK KV YI |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1129 |
CAUTIOUS BAN SEEMS TO SUPPORT OUR KOSOVO BOTTOM [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, the Coordinating and Drafting Group minus Russia plus Portugal met with SYG Ban to discuss the way ahead on Kosovo in the post-Troika period. The group laid out the likelihood of a blocked Security Council and the need to find a status solution outside of the Coun [...] |
2007-12-06 00:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL UNMIK KV YI |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1152 |
SERBIAN FM STICKS TO CALLING FOR MORE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic told Ambassador Wolff that Belgrade is happy with the work of the Troika, but criticized what he said were unhelpful U.S. statements during the process about independence for Kosovo. Jeremic said Belgrade wants to continue negotiations with [...] |
2007-12-11 21:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK KV YI UNSC |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1155 |
CDG MINUS RUSSIA DISCUSSES RUSSIAN PRST ELEMENTS [...] (SBU) On December 10, Ambassador Khalilzad convoked Permreps of the CDG minus Russia to discuss the Russian distributed elements for a PRST and format issues for the December 19 UNSC meeting on the Troika report. Ambassador Khalilzad framed the options for dealing with Russia's PRST elements [...] |
2007-12-11 22:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC UNMIK KV YI |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1175 |
KOSOVO'S RETURN TO UNSC FINDS RUSSIA STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: In UNSC consultations on December 13, Russia raised its recently circulated elements for a PRST on Kosovo. Ambassadors Khalilzad and Sawers voiced disagreement with the premise of the elements that there is scope for a mutually acceptable solution. They said there can be no PRST [...] |
2007-12-14 21:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC UNMIK KV YI |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1204 |
KOSTUNICA: SERBIA WILL "DO MUCH MORE" THAN DECLINE [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the Security Council's session on Kosovo (reported septel) Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica offered Ambassador Khalilzad a familiar mix of legalisms and ethnic nationalism in arguing against a non-negotiated solution to Kosovo's status. Kostunica said Serbia is prep [...] |
2007-12-21 18:48:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNMIK KV YI |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1208 |
SECURITY COUNCIL DIVIDED ON KOSOVO, BUT IS IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 19 UN Security Council session, Serbian PM Vojislav Kostunica called for open-ended negotiations on Kosovo's future political status, insisting that any other means of resolving the issue would violate UNSCR 1244 and the UN Charter. Kosovo President Sejdiu declar [...] |
2007-12-26 15:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC KV UNMIK YI |
| 07USUNNEWYORK1211 |
DPKO U/SYG GUEHENNO CONCERNED ABOUT UNAMID WEAKNESS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: At a December 17 working lunch at UN Headquarters, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and U/SYG for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean Marie Guehenno reviewed problems with the deployment of peacekeepers to Darfur (UNAMID). Guehenno said that he continued to be concerned about TCC s [...] |
2007-12-26 18:00:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS KV AF |
| 07USUNNEWYORK751 |
SERBIAN PERMREP SEEMS TO BACK OFF FROM TOUGH [...] (C) On September 11, Serbian Permrep Pavle Jevremovic met with Ambassador Wolff in the wake of Prime Minister Kostunica's statement to members of the Security Council (e-mailed to Department) that had called on them "to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia from the US p [...] |
2007-09-13 20:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | UNSC KV YI PREL |
| 07USUNNEWYORK862 |
SRSG RUCKER: UNMIK CAN DO LITTLE ELSE WITHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: In Security Council consultations on the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK) on October 9, SRSG Rucker said that cumulative progress on standards implementation has been such that UNMIK can achieve little else without status clarity. Russian PR Churkin compla [...] |
2007-10-12 23:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KV PGOV PREL UNMIK YI SR UNSC |
| 07USUNNEWYORK868 |
RUCKER WANTS LEGAL SCRIPT [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Wolff on October 11, UNMIK SRSG Rucker said he had been holding meetings with the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) to discuss concerns regarding Kosovo future status. He said that in these meetings he had emphasized [...] |
2007-10-15 22:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | KV PGOV PREL UNSC YI SR |
| 07VIENNA2879 |
ALBERT ROHAN ON KOSOVO, AUSTRIA, AND THE EU [...] (C) In the run-up to Dec. 10, Charge and Pol/Econ Couns met 11/29 with former Deputy to UN Kosovo Envoy Ahtisaari to discuss Austria's Kosovo stance and Rohan's perspective on EU deliberations over recognition and the dispatch of an EU civilian mission to an independent Kosovo. 2. (C) Reg [...] |
2007-11-30 13:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV AU |
| 07VILNIUS573 |
LITHUANIA PREPARES TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO WITHOUT [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Giedre Gelezeviciene of the MFA's European Union Enlargement Division. Gelezeviciene said that Lithuanian FM Petras Vaitiekunas had said that one country could not hold the process hostage as Kosovo moves towards independence. She said that the GOL would foll [...] |
2007-08-10 10:30:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV YI UN PGOV EU LH |
| 07WARSAW1764 |
DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO'S NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-08-16 12:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL PL |
| 07ZAGREB752 |
KOSOVO NEXT STEPS -- CROATIAN REACTION [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Asst Minister for International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic in August 8 introductory call. Simunovic stressed GoC support for the strategy, pointing out that the GoC's overriding interests related to Kosovo's future are stability and the fu [...] |
2007-08-09 12:57:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KV PREL YI UN EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES |
| 08ABUDHABI1149 |
ABU DHABI: TARGETING NO-VOTES ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-13 04:54:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNGA KV AE |
| 08ABUDHABI978 |
UAE MFA ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) On August 27, the Charge engaged Assistant Under Secretary for Political Affairs Tariq al-Haidan on the question of Kosovo, stressing ref A points that Kosovo's independence was not a legal issue that the ICJ might usefully resolve. Stating (as Under Secretary al-Aryani had on August 5, r [...] |
2008-08-28 10:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV AE |
| 08ABUJA344 |
NIGERIA NOT INCLINED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO AT THIS [...] (C) Ref A suggests that the GON has privately indicated its inclination to recognize Kosovo. In ref B, we reported that President Yar'Adua had indicated to the Ambassador that Nigeria would take time to see what its neighbors were doing, and would evaluate what was in its best interest before [...] |
2008-02-22 14:34:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNAUS UNMIK YI EU KV NI |
| 08ABUJA449 |
NIGERIA NOT PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO AT OIC [...] (U) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to Bernard Shabu, Assistant Director of Intra-Regional and Inter-Regional Affairs and Desk Officer for Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 7. Shabu informed PolOff that President Umaru Yar'Adua, accompan [...] |
2008-03-07 13:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KISL UNSC UNMIK KIRF EU KV YI NI |
| 08ACCRA849 |
KOSOVO RECOGNITION: GOVERNMENT OF GHANA RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-03 15:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV GH |
| 08ALGIERS1092 |
GOA ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on October 6 to Ahmed Saadi, Acting Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs at the MFA. Saadi was covering the Kosovo portfolio for a colleague who is currently in New York at the UNGA meetings, thus he said he was not able to respond substantively to our reque [...] |
2008-10-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV AG |
| 08ALGIERS762 |
ALGERIA REMAINS DISTANT ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) In a July 2 meeting with MFA's Director General for European Affairs (A/S equivalent) Mouloud Hamai and Deputy Director for Central Europe and the Balkans Abdelmadjid Amalou, Charge asked whether Algeria's thinking on Kosovo had evolved and urged the Algerians to participate in the July 11 [...] |
2008-07-07 07:41:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU KPKO KV AG |
| 08ALGIERS990 |
ALGERIA NONCOMMITTAL ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Central European Affairs Abdelmadjid Amalou on September 13 and outlined U.S. concerns about Serbia's proposal to seek an opinion from the ICJ on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. Amalou reiterated the GoA's positio [...] |
2008-09-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KV UN AG |
| 08AMMAN1924 |
KOSOVO RECOGNITION, DONORS CONFERENCE, IMF AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPKO UN EU KV JO |
| 08AMMAN2578 |
KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION: JORDAN NEITHER ENCOURAGES [...] (C) PolCouns delivered Ref A demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Ayman Al-Aamiry on September 2. Aamiry did not offer a substantive response but noted that the GOJ would not "publicly encourage" the resolution, although "it would like to see the ma [...] |
2008-09-04 12:55:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL UNGA KV UN |
| 08AMMAN527 |
U.S. DECISION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE - [...] (C) In the absence from the country of Foreign Minister Bashir, Charge delivered ref A demarche to Acting Foreign Minister (and regularly, Minister of State for Media and Communication Affairs) Nasser Joudeh February 19. Joudeh said he would consult with others in the GOJ and convey any feedb [...] |
2008-02-19 13:20:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK YI KV JO |
| 08AMMAN606 |
KOSOVO: FOREIGN MINISTER REITERATES INCLINATION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-26 11:37:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KV UNMIK YI JO |
| 08AMMAN691 |
JORDAN: MARCH 5-6 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE [...] (C) Polcouns delivered ref A demarche March 3 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, director of the Foreign Minister's private office. Note: FM Bashir is currently in the United States accompanying King Abdullah on his official visit. Jordan's Ambassador to Egypt Omar Rifai will lead the Jordanian delegatio [...] |
2008-03-04 09:08:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JO LE SY KV AL IZ |
| 08AMMAN706 |
JORDAN ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-05 10:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNMIK KV JO |
| 08ANKARA1240 |
TURKEY REMAINS STAUNCH KOSOVO SUPPORTER, BRUSSELS [...] (C) On July 3 we met with MFA Department Head Ilhan Saygili and made REF A points. Saygili reiterated that Turkey was among the first countries to recognize Kosovo, remains a staunch Kosovo supporter through International Steering Group (ISG) membership, and continues to press for additional [...] |
2008-07-09 15:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL PGOV TU KV |
| 08ANKARA1401 |
TURKEY/NATO-EU: NO SIGNS OF LET UP IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary: While acknowledging recent French efforts to improve NATO-EU ties as a gesture of goodwill, Turkish officials are unimpressed. They view the recent French non-paper proposing a NATO-EU high-level working group with suspicion, and believe it is designed to circumvent the NATO-EU [...] |
2008-08-05 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL EUN NATO TU KV |
| 08ANKARA141 |
TURKEY: MFA BALKANS CHIEF DISCUSSES KOSOVO, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: GOT officials tell us that Turkey is ready to recognize Kosovo independence. Timing, however, is contingent on EU solidarity. Should a majority of EU countries, including key members, immediately recognize Kosovo, Turkey will rapidly follow suit. MFA Balkans Departm [...] |
2008-01-24 10:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU KV MW |
| 08ANKARA1579 |
TURKEY ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-02 15:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNGA KV |
| 08ANKARA1739 |
TURKEY STILL UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNGA KV TU |
| 08ANKARA457 |
TURKEY TO ADVOCATE FOR KOSOVO AT OIC SUMMIT [...] (C) Turkey will actively advocate for Kosovo at the March 13-14 Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ministerial summit in Dakar, Senegal, MFA Deputy Director General for the Balkans and Western Europe Hasan Asan told us March 7. As one of the first countries to recognize Kosovo, Turk [...] |
2008-03-07 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC EU KV TU |
| 08ANKARA576 |
TURKEY AIMS TO MODERATE, MODERNIZE THE OIC [...] (C) Summary and Comment: As evidenced at the Dakar Summit, Turkey is endeavoring to capitalize on its growing influence in the Muslim world to modernize and moderate the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Turkey independently advocated for communique language supporting the newly i [...] |
2008-03-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL OIC KV TU |
| 08ASHGABAT1151 |
DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA DELIVERED TO THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-03 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN UNGA KV TX |
| 08ASHGABAT1348 |
TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-10 10:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN UNGA KV TX |
| 08ASMARA440 |
ERITREA UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-05 07:25:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV ER |
| 08ASTANA1223 |
KAZAKHSTAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO [...] (C) As the Ambassador was unable to arrange a meeting with Foreign Minister Tazhin, Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on Kosovo independence to MFA Americas Department head Talgat Kaliyev on July 3. Kaliyev indicated that Kazakhstan's position on Kosovo remained unchanged. He also dou [...] |
2008-07-08 12:04:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO KV KZ |
| 08ASTANA1723 |
KAZAKHSTAN UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO ICJ REFERRAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on Serbia's proposed referral of Kosovo independence to the ICJ to Zhanar Kulzhanova, Counselor in the MFA's International Organizations Department. Kulzhanova told us that the GOK has not yet developed a position on the issue. She reminded us that Kazakhstan [...] |
2008-09-11 07:04:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KV KZ |
| 08ATHENS1261 |
GREEKS UNCERTAIN ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) A/Political Counselor raised reftel points on a possible UNGA resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Kosovo's declaration of independence with Ambassador Eleftherios Angelopoulos, Director of the MFA A3 Directorate for Southeastern Europ [...] |
2008-09-05 13:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA UN KV SR GR |
| 08ATHENS1346 |
MFA SECRETARY GENERAL: NO TO IRAN AND SYRIA ON [...] (S) MFA Secretary General Agathocles told DCM on 9/19 that Greece opposes the possible election of Syria or Iran to the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG). He said that there is a "common view" within the EU that they should not be elected; however, many in the EU consider Afghanistan "not ready" [...] |
2008-09-22 11:29:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PREL IAEA PARM MNUC SR KV AF SY IR GR |
| 08ATHENS1405 |
GREECE/KOSOVO: SEEKING EU CONSENSUS TO ABSTAIN ON [...] (C) On October 6, Ambassador Speckhard raised with Ambassador Constantinos Halistanis, FM Bakoyannis' Chief of Staff, reftel points on the Kosovo ICJ resolution at the UNGA. The Ambassador highlighted the potentially harmful effects of referring Kosovo's independence to the ICJ, as it could [...] |
2008-10-07 15:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA UN KV SR GR |
| 08ATHENS196 |
OSCE/KOSOVO: GREECE OPPOSES BERLIN MECHANISM [...] (C) A/Political Counselor met with MFA Ambassador Petros Avierinos, Director of the D3 Directorate for OSCE and Council of Europe Affairs, to make reftel points on the possibility of Serbia invoking the OSCE's Berlin Mechanism following a declaration of independence from Kosovo. Avierinos was [...] |
2008-02-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KV EU OSCE GR |
| 08ATHENS207 |
KOSOVO: GREECE NOT "AMONG THE FIRST" TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) On 2/13 Ambassador Speckhard and DCM raised ref B points on encouraging recognition of Kosovo with PM Karamanlis' diplomatic advisors Alexandros Sandis, Constandinos Bitsios, and Marina Skordeli. Sandis and Bitsios acknowledged that independence is imminent, but reiterated that Greece wi [...] |
2008-02-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL YI KV GR |
| 08ATHENS223 |
MGKV01: GREEK INITIAL REACTION TO KOSOVO [...] (C) Heavy snowstorms, UN Envoy Nimetz,s imminent arrival for the next round of talks on the Macedonia name issue, and Cyrus elections have drawn Greek attention away from Kosovo's independence declaration. SEPTEL will report on ongoing conversations on recognition. During a February 19 press [...] |
2008-02-19 14:56:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL YI KV GR |
| 08ATHENS227 |
GREECE: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] Summary and Introduction: News of Kosovo's declaration of independence this weekend arrived during a rare heavy snowfall in Athens, simultaneous with surprising results from the elections in Cyprus and just ahead of another round of negotiations on the Macedonia name issue. In this heavy envi [...] |
2008-02-20 05:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO YI KV KMDR GR |
| 08ATHENS254 |
TFKV01: KOSOVO: GREECE "YAWNS" [...] (U) Notwithstanding Greece's special relationship with Serbia and Greece's previous history of large demonstrations against NATO and "the West" in response to Kosovo activities, there has been relatively little public reaction to Kosovo's declaration of independence. Greek media coverage has [...] |
2008-02-25 12:51:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC YI KV GR |
| 08ATHENS272 |
GREECE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST SERBIAN VIOLENCE [...] (C) On 2/26, Ambassador Speckhard met with MFA Secretary General Agathocles to request that Greece take steps both in private with Serbian officials and publicly to discourage any suggestion that violence against the United States and other states who have recognized Kosovo is justified, and t [...] |
2008-02-26 16:33:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR YI KV GR |
| 08ATHENS336 |
SLOVAKIA PM FICO VISITS ATHENS/KOSOVO ON THE AGENDA [...] (SBU) Slovak PM Robert Fico paid a one-day visit to Athens March 3, meeting with President Papoulias, PM Karamanlis, and Foreign Minister Bakoyannis. According to Greek MFA officials, this visit had been planned for "several months." 2. (U) In public statements, the two PMs said they had [...] |
2008-03-07 10:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR LO KV YI |
| 08ATHENS337 |
SLOVAKIA PM LVO ON THE AGENDA [...] (SBU) Slovak PM Robert Fico paid a one-day visit to Athens March 3, meeting with President Papoulias, PM Karamanlis, and Foreign Minister Bakoyannis. According to Greek MFA officials, this visit had been planned for "several months." 2. (U) In public statements, the two PMs said they had [...] |
2008-03-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR LO KV YI |
| 08ATHENS367 |
GREECE/CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS' FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT [...] (U) This message has been cleared with Embassy Nicosia. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) During his March 4 - 6 visit to Athens, newly elected Cypriot President Christofias emphasized his interest in rejuvenating UN-led efforts to achieve a settlement. In public, he reiterated that the [...] |
2008-03-07 15:39:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV YI CY GR |
| 08ATHENS426 |
KOSOVO: SERBIAN FM JEREMIC PRESSES ATHENS [...] (SBU) In a "surprise" short visit to Athens March 19, Serbian FM Jeremic asked that Greece continue not to recognize Kosovo's independence. In public statements he appealed for no further recognitions of Kosovo independence and criticized the decision by Croatia, Hungary, and Bulgaria to rec [...] |
2008-03-19 16:04:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR YI KV GR MK |
| 08ATHENS952 |
KOSOVO: GREEKS NOT READY TO RECOGNIZE BUT [...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard spoke with FM Bakoyannis July 3 to urge that Greece recognize Kosovo independence, emphasizing the need to take steps that foster regional stability, and noting that it is time for Greece to join the other 20 EU states that have recognized Kosovo. Bakoyannis said Gre [...] |
2008-07-03 11:59:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNMIK PGOV KPKO UN YI EU KV GR |
| 08BAKU217 |
KOSOVO SOLIDARITY REQUEST DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV AJ |
| 08BAKU651 |
DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION DELIVERED, [...] (C) The Embassy delivered the points in reftel on the importance of recognizing Kosovo via a letter from the Ambassador to Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. Given the GOAJ's foreign policy focus on the conflict over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh and its concerns about Kosovo b [...] |
2008-07-08 08:24:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV AJ |
| 08BAKU837 |
DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO ICJ UNGA RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] (C) Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche on Serbia's proposal to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice regarding Kosovo to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Affairs Department Chief Galib Israfilov on September 5. Israfilov said the GOAJ's position is "not [...] |
2008-09-08 11:03:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV AJ |
| 08BAMAKO758 |
MALI ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND [...] (C) Dueling Demarches: Charge called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Lamine Keita August 29 to discuss reftel demarche urging that Mali join in rejecting Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Ambassador Keita pointed to a paper on his coffee table, and said it [...] |
2008-09-02 07:34:00 | Embassy Bamako | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RU KV |
| 08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN198 |
BRUNEI STILL CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Datin Hjh Maimunah Elias, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on June 30, emphasizing that the change in status of the UN mission and Kosovo's track record in unilateral implementation of the Ahtisaari Plan showed that Kosovo [...] |
2008-07-01 05:11:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK KV BX |
| 08BANGKOK2028 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THAIS REMAIN RELUCTANT TO [...] (C) Acting DCM on July 2 delivered ref A points to MFA Director General for European Affairs Ambassador Suthee Na Lumpang. Suthee said the RTG position remained as it was when the Ambassador earlier engaged on Kosovo (ref B and C) -- the RTG was reluctant to recognize Kosovo's independence. S [...] |
2008-07-03 07:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV TH |
| 08BANGKOK2644 |
THAIS STILL FORMULATING STANCE ON KOSOVO ICJ [...] (C) We discussed ref A points on Serbia's proposal for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding Kosovo's declaration of independence with MFA First Secretary for Central and Eastern Europe Nabhasporn Bhuttarichval on September 4. Nabhasporn told us that Thail [...] |
2008-09-05 00:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV TH |
| 08BANGKOK3034 |
THAILAND LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR VOTE AGAINST KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador raised ref A points on the Serbia's UNGA resolution on Kosovo and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with MFA PermSec Virasakdi Futrakul October 7, underscoring the U.S. interest in like-minded votes. Virasakdi said that Thai policy on Kosovo recognition remained unchanged [...] |
2008-10-08 02:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV TH |
| 08BARCELONA18 |
ANDORRA: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) CG raised reftel points with FM Mateu February 21. Mateu told CG the Government of Andorra "welcomed" Kosovo's declaration of independence, but would not formally recognize Kosovo until there was a "clearer consensus" with the EU. Mateu said Andorra was placed in a difficult position betw [...] |
2008-02-29 09:33:00 | Consulate Barcelona | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU UN KV UNMIK SP AN |
| 08BEIJING2610 |
China Unchanged on Kosovo: No Recognition, No [...] (C) PolOff conveyed reftel points urging China to recognize the independence of Kosovo to MFA European Affairs Department Balkans Division Deputy Director Hua Yafang on July 1. Hua thanked PolOff, but responded that the information provided "does not affect China's position" and that China wi [...] |
2008-07-02 10:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV CH |
| 08BEIJING3801 |
CHINA ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA [...] (C) PolOff on October 6 conveyed to MFA reftel points urging China to oppose a Serbian resolution to refer the question of the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division De [...] |
2008-10-06 07:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV CH |
| 08BEIJING575 |
CHINESE POSITION ON KOSOVO UNCHANGED: NO PRC [...] (C) Summary: China's position on Kosovo has not changed, and no PRC recognition of Kosovo independence is on the horizon, MFA officials said in meetings at both the working and senior levels February 18 and 19. MFA officials state that China's concerns center on the possibility of Taiwan's u [...] |
2008-02-19 09:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH YI UN KV UNMIK |
| 08BEIRUT1300 |
LEBANON: MFA PROVIDES LITLE COMMENT TO UNGA, ARAB [...] C) Poloff delivered points on Kosovo, the Arab League Ministerial, and the UN Third Committee on Human Rights to Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 4. Khachab said he would relay the points to other offices within the Foreign Mi [...] |
2008-09-04 15:11:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PHUM UNGA UN LE SY IS IZ KV |
| 08BEIRUT304 |
LEBANON: SINIORA ON ARAB LEAGUE, REQUESTS TO ARAB [...] Action Request - see para 13. 2. SUMMARY. Informed by Charge that U.S. would ask Arab League and GCC capitals to support Lebanon ahead of the March 5-6 Arab League meeting and GCC Ministerial, Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora asked that the U.S. be more specific in describing the Lebanese politic [...] |
2008-02-26 19:34:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ENRG EAID CASC SY KV AL IZ |
| 08BELGRADE1009 |
SERBIA: IRF RELEASE PROMPTS COMPARISON, CRITICISM [...] (SBU) The release of the 2008 International Religious Freedom (IRF) report (reftel) drew a strong response from the Serbian Ministry of Religion and in the press. While expressing dissatisfaction regarding the report's conclusions about the discriminatory nature of the Serbian religion law, c [...] |
2008-09-26 15:59:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE1018 |
SERBIA ACCEPTS A3 EXPANSION; NO INTENTION TO JOIN [...] (C) Serbia accepts Bosnia,s and Montenegro,s intentions to join an expanded Adriatic Charter (A3) but is content to remain an observer of the A3, Serbia,s Assistant Minister for NATO Zoran Vujic told us on September 23. Vujic said Serbia was focused on increasing its participation in Partner [...] |
2008-09-30 10:18:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PMAR PREL KV SR |
| 08BELGRADE1020 |
SERBIA: PRESIDENT TADIC SAYS KOSOVO'S PARTITION IS AN [...] (SBU) Serbian President Boris Tadic publicly stated on Monday that Kosovo's partition was an option, if all other options failed. His comments followed his lobbying efforts in New York where he publicly said all options were on the table, but where he did not mention partition. Although his t [...] |
2008-09-30 13:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE1029 |
SERBIA: TADIC CLARIFIES COMMENTS ON PARTITION [...] (SBU) In response to the media flurry over his recent comments on Kosovo partition, Serbian President Boris Tadic held a press conference on September 30 to clarify Serbia's stance on Kosovo. He did not rule out the idea of partition completely, but stressed that he was not proposing it and w [...] |
2008-10-02 12:03:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE104 |
THE SANDZAK: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS A "REHEARSAL" FOR LOCAL [...] (SBU) For leaders of Southwestern Serbia's predominantly Muslim Sandzak region, the results of the presidential election suggest that May's local elections will bring a new, more democratic local government. On January 20, local voters largely ignored Novi Pazar Mayor Suleman Ugljanin's endor [...] |
2008-01-28 17:14:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV BK |
| 08BELGRADE1059 |
SERBIA: NEIGHBORS' KOSOVO RECOGNITION UNDERMINES ICJ [...] (SBU) The Government of Serbia reacted strongly to the coordinated announcements late on October 9 by neighbors Montenegro and Macedonia to recognize Kosovo, declaring the Montenegrin and Macedonian ambassadors personae non gratae. The new recognitions, coming the day after the UN General Ass [...] |
2008-10-10 16:18:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SR MK MW KV |
| 08BELGRADE1098 |
SERBIA AND UN AGREE ON 6 POINT TEXT ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Serbian leaders are positioning themselves to accept EULEX by the November 7 UN Security Council meeting on Kosovo. In preparation, both the UN and Serbian officials have agreed to language on the so-called 6-points which they wish to insert into the SRSG report to the UNSC on November [...] |
2008-10-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SR MK MW KV |
| 08BELGRADE1123 |
SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH PREPARES FOR ELECTION AS PATRIARCH [...] (SBU) Following its October 24 meeting, the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) announced that 94-year old Patriarch Pavle had submitted a request to relinquish his duties. If, as anticipated, the Holy Assembly of Bishops accepts the request at its upcoming meeting on November 11, [...] |
2008-10-29 15:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE1169 |
SERBIA STANDS FIRM ON EULEX CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) While talks on EULEX deployment and the upcoming report to the Secretary General continue in Pristina, Serbian leaders are making daily public statements emphasizing that the language they have agreed to should not be changed and reiterating their three conditions for EULEX deployment: [...] |
2008-11-13 19:46:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE1200 |
SERBIA: FM JEREMIC TAKES A BRUISING IN THE PRESS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE1206 |
SERBIA: EUR/SCE DAS JONES, VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Serbian government leaders told Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones during his visit to Belgrade that Serbia is looking to move beyond EULEX deployment in Kosovo and to engage in the region, but that Kosovo would remain a difficult issue. In separate meetings on November 17 with Fore [...] |
2008-11-24 10:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV SR |
| 08BELGRADE1217 |
SERBIA: HOLY ASSEMBLY RETAINS PATRIARCH PAVLE [...] (SBU) The annual fall session of the Holy Assembly of Bishops (Sabor) of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) ended with a whimper on November 15. Although the Sabor reportedly discussed the life, organization, and mission of the Church, it failed to resolve decisively the most pressing issues. [...] |
2008-11-26 14:37:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE1231 |
SERBIA ATTEMPTS TO REOPEN KUMANOVO MILITARY [...] (C) Serbia's President and its Army Chief of Staff have publicly expressed their interest in revising the 1999 Kumanovo military technical agreement with NATO, stating the agreement was out of date given the current security and political environment. The agreement, signed in June 1999 at th [...] |
2008-12-01 17:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KV SR |
| 08BELGRADE1288 |
SERBIA: ALL QUIET ON KUMANOVO FOR NOW [...] (C) Serbian government officials have ceased public discussion about reopening talks with NATO on the Kumanovo agreement (reftel). The silence is welcome, following last week,s persistent pronouncements that Serbia wanted to reopen the June 1999 agreement, which was concluded at the end of h [...] |
2008-12-12 07:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KV SR |
| 08BELGRADE1290 |
SERBIA: SO FAR, SO GOOD WITH EULEX [...] (C) After the successful December 9 deployment of the EU Rule of Law (EULEX) Mission throughout Kosovo (Ref A), Serbian leaders are relaxed. They hope that EULEX will make great efforts to cooperate with Kosovo Serbs, implying that Kosovo Serbs are so far behaving very well, but are nervous. [...] |
2008-12-12 16:01:00 | Embassy Belgrade | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV SR |
| 08BELGRADE1343 |
SERBIAN AUTHORITIES ARREST NINE SERBIAN-CITIZEN ALBANIANS [...] (SBU) On December 26 in southern Serbia's Presevo Valley, authorities arrested nine Serbian-citizen Albanians on allegations of war crimes committed against Serbs in neighboring Kosovo in 1999. Police are searching for an additional eight suspects while judicial proceedings have begun in Belg [...] |
2008-12-30 07:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE150 |
BELGRADE HOPES FOR SLOW CHANGE IN KOSOVO STATUS [...] (SBU) Kosovo Ministry officials told visiting State and Defense Department representatives on January 30 that only a compromise on Kosovo final status would lead to a durable solution. Assistant Kosovo Ministers urged "incremental" changes in Kosovo and said a "surge to independence" would de [...] |
2008-02-08 09:10:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 08BELGRADE165 |
SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: [...] (SBU) On February 6 the Ambassador met with UNHCR Representative in Serbia Lennart Kotsalainen to discuss UNHCR humanitarian response and preparedness in case of population movements from Kosovo into Serbia. Kotsalainen said that signals from Kosovo thus far have been good. He added that the [...] |
2008-02-12 17:08:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV PHUM KV SR |
| 08BELGRADE171 |
SERBIA ON THE EVE OF KOSOVO'S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Serbia's leaders and activists are preparing for Kosovo's imminent declaration of independence and the European Union's decision to deploy a mission to Kosovo. Ruling parties plan to convene parliament to oppose both moves, while nationalist groups have announced protests calling an EU [...] |
2008-02-14 06:15:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 08BELGRADE18 |
NEXT STEPS IN SOUTHERN SERBIA IN 2008 [...] The Serbian government's Coordinating Body for Southern Serbia (CB) will unveil in early 2008 its engagement and investment strategy for the next two years for the ethnic Albanian-majority Presevo Valley. While serious obstacles remain in the way of a normalized relation between Belgrade and [...] |
2008-01-04 11:37:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 08BELGRADE185 |
SERBIA: GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) The Serbian government is making good on its promise to oppose Kosovo independence at every turn. Political leaders and government officials have taken Serbia's fight into international arenas, pressing their points with legalistic arguments. The government is skirmishing diplomatically [...] |
2008-02-20 12:48:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KV SR |
| 08BELGRADE190 |
SOUTHERN SERBIA CALM IN THE WAKE OF KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] Southern Serbia's Presevo Valley remained calm during and after Kosovo's declaration of independence on February 17. GOS officials, security forces, and local leaders of constructively engaged with the area's ethnic Albanian-majority to prevent unrest. While the possibility remains that prot [...] |
2008-02-21 13:42:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KBTS KPAO SR MW KV |
| 08BELGRADE206 |
SERBIA: PM CALLS TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT; NEW ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica recommended on March 8 to dissolve parliament and for new parliamentary elections be held. He said this was the best solution for ending the ongoing government gridlock over Serbia's Kosovo policy and its path to Europe. President Tadic said he would a [...] |
2008-03-10 11:25:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO KV XG SR |
| 08BELGRADE21 |
SERBIA: UNHCR FINALIZES KOSOVO CONTINGENCY PLANNING WHILE [...] (SBU) In the lead-up to Kosovo final status UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has finalized preparations on its contingency planning related to possible population displacements within and out of Kosovo. UNHCR assumes final status will involve a form of supervised independence for Kos [...] |
2008-01-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF PGOV PHUM KV SR |
| 08BELGRADE218 |
SERBIA: LONG-TERM DAMAGE TO FOREIGN RELATIONS [...] (SBU) President Boris Tadic's Democratic Party (DS) and other pro-Western parties hope that Serbia will be able to return to European integration after Kosovo subsides. Others in government recognize that the freeze between Serbia and the EU may last longer. But even pro-European party insid [...] |
2008-03-11 11:58:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SR XG KV |
| 08BELGRADE225 |
SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH [...] (SBU) On March 6, Refcord met with UNHCR Serbia Representative Lennart Kotsalainen and deputies Angelita Cecere (Senior Program Officer) and John Young (Senior Protection Officer) to review core UNHCR activities in the coming months. Kotsalainen said there had been no population movements into [...] |
2008-03-11 15:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PGOV PHUM SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE232 |
SERBIA: DRASKOVIC TO FORM ELECTION COALITION WITH DS [...] (SBU) Former Foreign Minister and leader of the Serbian Renewal Movement, Vuk Draskovic, told the Ambassador March 12 that he intended to join a coalition with the Democratic Party for the May elections. Draskovic encouraged Washington and Pristina to accept Kosovo Serbs participation in the M [...] |
2008-03-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SR MW KV |
| 08BELGRADE263 |
SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH [...] (SBU) On March 14, refcord attended a Danish Refugee Council (DRC) an internally displaced persons (IDP) coordination session in Belgrade. DRC, in coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regularly meets with IDP representatives across Serbia, usually ahead [...] |
2008-03-19 11:59:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PGOV PHUM SR KV |
| 08BELGRADE264 |
SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH [...] (SBU) On March 14, refcord attended a Danish Refugee Council (DRC) an internally displaced persons (IDP) coordination session in Belgrade. DRC, in coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regularly meets with IDP representatives across Serbia, usually ahead [...] |
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