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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05ROME1980 |
SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER KOSTUNICA IN ROME; TAKES A [...] (C) As reported ref a, on June 7, in anticipation of Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica's visit to Rome later the same day, EUR A/S Fried provided MFA POLDIR Terzi with an overview of the U.S. position on Kosovo. Fried asked that Italy try to persuade him to accept a definition of "less than in [...] |
2005-06-10 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SR IT KOC UN NATO |
| 07BRATISLAVA102 |
SLOVAKIA'S DEBATE ON KOSOVO STILL SIMMERING [...] (C) Summary: Kosovo remains a delicate topic in Slovak politics, with both opposition and government parties vying to show the strongest support for Serbia, and the MFA struggling to maintain room to maneuver. The final say on Slovakia's position will come from PM Fico. Key will be whether he [...] |
2007-02-20 13:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA115 |
KOSOVO: SLOVAK MFA STILL TRYING TO PERSUADE GOS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Political Director Miroslav Lajcak indicated to us Feb. 23 that the MFA is continuing its efforts to prevent Slovak politicians from passing the point of no return on the Kosovo issue. Lajcak, who considers this goal feasible, is busy orchestrating meetings or phonecalls with [...] |
2007-02-23 17:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA133 |
FICO: I WILL NOT ALLOW MY GOVERNMENT TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Fico told the Ambassador that he will not allow his government to be isolated in Europe on the issue of Kosovo, which is what he believes to be the aim of opposition leader Mikulas Dzurinda. Fico expressed firm support for FM Kubis, who in turn gave public remarks [...] |
2007-03-02 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KOC YI LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA154 |
RHETORIC IN BRATISLAVA OVERSHADOWS KUBIS IN [...] (C) Summary: FM Jan Kubis in Belgrade March 12 told Serb leaders that there was no alternative to the Ahtisaari plan and that he was confident of EU unity. Kubis was struck by the Serbs' non-aggressive attitude and the lack of mention of Russia, though others in the MFA believe this is a tacti [...] |
2007-03-15 17:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA162 |
KOSOVO: FICO REASSURES DIPLOMATS; MPS WORK ON A [...] (C) Summary: PM Fico reassured EU ambassadors March 16 that Slovakia would support the consensus EU position on Kosovo, including in the UNSC. Nonetheless, political parties continue discussions on a parliamentary resolution expressing objections to the Ahtisaari plan and Kosovo independence, [...] |
2007-03-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC RU LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA169 |
DZURINDA HAS BOXED HIMSELF IN ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Former PM Dzurinda's advisor told the Ambassador that Dzurinda would not change his mind on Kosovo. However, the advisor also assured the Ambassador that any resolution SDKU proposed would not be binding and would not comment on how Slovakia should vote in the security council. En [...] |
2007-03-20 16:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA190 |
SLOVAKIA TO JOIN EUROPEAN UNITY ON KOSOVO, BUT [...] (C) Summary/Comment: After two days of over-heated debate on Kosovo, Parliament resoundlingly passed a resolution that, while containing nationalistic language, expresses the expectation that the GOS ultimately will seek a joint solution for the future of the Western Balkans together with othe [...] |
2007-03-28 16:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC EU KOC YI LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA281 |
FM KUBIS HAPPY WITH DRAFT UNSCR ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Jan Kubis informed the Ambassador May 11 that he was very happy with the draft UN Security Council resolution on Kosovo (ref A), and with the manner in which it is being distributed in the UNSC. He supports the content, but does not yet want to be seen signing on to it [...] |
2007-05-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC YI KOC LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA527 |
FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, MISSILE DEFENSE, CFE, AND [...] (C) Summary. During a cordial one-hour meeting on September 18, Ambassador Vallee and Foreign Minister Kubis discussed Kosovo, CFE, Missile Defense, and Afghanistan. FM Kubis noted that he had begun to advocate in EU circles the idea of decoupling the results of the Troika process on Kosovo [...] |
2007-09-18 15:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS CVIS KOC YI RU LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA87 |
FICO OPPOSES INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: While the SNS and SDKU 2/12 both introduced parliamentary resolutions opposing independence for Kosovo without the agreement of Serbia, Prime Minister Robert Fico made his true feelings known. Harking back to the Slovak public's opposition to NATO airstrikes in 1999, he reminded [...] |
2007-02-12 17:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI KOC LO |
| 08USUNNEWYORK683 |
SERBIA FM JEREMIC ON ICJ: "I HAVE NO DISCRETION" [...] (C) In a July 25 meeting with Ambassador Khalilzad, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuc Jeremic insisted that Serbia has no choice but to activate a request through the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of Koso [...] |
2008-07-30 23:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KOC SE |