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DE RUEHFR #1236 2521630
ZNR UUUUU ZZH (CCY ADAE01D0 MSI6154-695)
P 091630Z SEP 09
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7129
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS PARIS 001236
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D COPY CAPTION
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE, L/EUR, AND L/UNA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL KV FR
SUBJECT: FRANCE WILL PRESENT ORAL ARGUMENT FOR KOSOVO ICJ
CASE
REF: STATE 90199
1. (SBU) French MFA Balkans DAS Thierry Guichoux told poloff
September 9 that the French have already registered with the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) their intent to present
an oral statement before the ICJ in the Kosovo advisory
opinion case (reftel). He responded positively to the idea
of coordinating the French and USG approaches to the oral
presentation. He promised to provide us a definitive answer
about coordination after discussing the matter with the MFA's
legal experts.
RIVKIN