BOSNIA: FRENCH URGE TRANFER TO EU AUTHORITY
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¶3. (C) Levitte noted that of the five major conditions
required to transfer authority in Bosnia from the UN High
Representative to an EU High Representative, four have been
fulfilled, and only the question of division of state
property remains. This final condition should not alone
"block all progress," especially as the current UN team in
Bosnia is no longer effective. France wants to see the
transfer of authority to a new EU team in November, as the
rapprochement to Europe is an effective "carrot" to encourage
the Bosniaks to continue progress in necessary reforms. A/S
Gordon agreed that the current system is not working well,
but noted that the international community will lose
credibility if we move forward before all the necessary
pre-conditions have been fulfilled. He added that the U.S.
agrees that some form of carrot is necessary to urge Bosnian
compliance. Levitte noted that they still have two months to
urge Bosnian progress before a final decision is made. In a
separate meeting, Assistant Secretary equivalent for
Continental Europe Roland Galharague said that "transition is
the number one objective," suggested the division of state
property will take much time to resolve, and urged the U.S.
to support early transfer of authority that would open the
door to Bosnian aspirations for greater integration into EU
institutions. He noted that the growing perception of
divisions between the US and Bosniaks on one side who favored
retaining the UN role and the EU and Serbs on the other
created unhelpful opportunities for manipulation. A/S Gordon
said this perception was inaccurate, but noted the U.S. is
sensitive to the political need for Bosniak leaders to sell
this decision to their publics. The USG needs to see a clear
path ahead for transition in order to support it.
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KOSOVO AND SERBIA
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¶4. (C) Levitte noted that the EULEX mission is having
diplomatic problems with the Kosovar government and public
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after signing two technical protocols with Serbia. They are
hoping to ensure continued calm as Kosovo heads into
municipal elections. A/S Gordon stated that the Kosovars
will have to accept the protocols but that it should be
clearly explained that these are technical agreements that
have no impact on Kosovo's independent status. Levitte also
criticized Serbian FM Jeremic, saying that he is doing
nothing to encourage Serb return or participation in Kosovo's
government. Levitte noted that Jeremic "makes big promises"
every time he comes to France, but doesn't follow through.
Levitte no longer meets with him and does not consider him to
be the "modern face of Belgrade" that he purports to be.
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MACEDONIA AND CROATIA
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¶5. (C) Levitte expressed optimism that a new Greek
government would be "more solid" and allow greater
flexibility for progress in the Greek-Macedonian name
dispute. A/S Gordon agreed that either a more solid
Conservative government or a Socialist government would be a
stronger, more flexible partner in the negotiations. He
expressed hope that if the international community could
convince Macedonia to abandon the idea of a referendum and
get Greece to abandon the necessity of changing passports,
then progress could be made. On Croatia, Levitte observed
that the border issue with Slovenia is making progress. He
hoped that the upcoming September elections in Germany would
also allow the new German government to be more open to EU
enlargement to include the Balkan countries. Paris wants the
door to enlargement to remain open, even if the accession
process takes time.
inace o bosni ima preko 1.400 valjda dokumenata...
pa većina ovog (bar što se tiče BiH a objavljeno je do sada) je već napisano i objelodanjeno na ovom forumu ima najmanje godinu dana. Čemu toliko čuđenje ili je raja željna senzacija