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PP RUEHIK RUEHPOD RUEHYG
DE RUEHTI #0564 2071540
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 251540Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY TIRANA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7293
INFO RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE
RUEHBW/AMEMBASSY BELGRADE 0014
RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KYIV 0002
RUEHPOD/AMEMBASSY PODGORICA 0079
RUEHVJ/AMEMBASSY SARAJEVO 0734
RUEHSQ/AMEMBASSY SKOPJE 4513
RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI 0077
RUEHVB/AMEMBASSY ZAGREB 3277
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 3524
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
UNCLAS TIRANA 000564
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE AND IO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NATO PREL PHUM PTER IR AL
SUBJECT: GOA STILL UNDECIDED ON NAM PARTICIPATION
REF: SECSTATE 80088
1. (U) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA
International Organizations Director Islam Lauka on July 25.
2. (SBU) Lauka said that the GOA had not yet decided
officially on whether or not to attend the NAM conference,
but said that a decision would be made by the end of the day
on July 25.
3. (SBU) Lauka assured the DCM that in the event Albania
decides to participate, it will attend as the guest of the
NAM, and not of Iran, and that Albania will be represented at
the deputy minister level only. Lauka said the goal of any
Albanian participation would be to lobby for recognition of
Kosovo.
WITHERS