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SUBJECT: CZECHS CONCUR - ABKHAZIA IS NOT KOSOVO
REF: STATE 14840
(SBU) Emboffs met with Czech MFA Director of Northern and
Eastern Europe, David Kostoval, to discuss possible Russian
recognition of Abkhazia, Georgia. Kostoval succinctly stated
the Czech position on Abkhazia - they recognize Georgia's
territorial integrity and they would like to see a peaceful
solution. Kostoval confirmed that like the USG, the GOCR
does not see Kosovo in the same light as Abkhazia.
Graber