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C O N F I D E N T I A L COPENHAGEN 000068 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2017 
TAGS: PREL UNMIK UN PGOV YI EU DA
SUBJECT: DENMARK FIRM IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO STATUS TIMELINE 
 
REF: STATE 5652 
 
Classified By: Ambassador James Cain, reasons 1.4b,d 
 
¶1. (C) Danish MFA Permanent Secretary (deputy FM) Ulrik 
Federspiel assured the Ambassador January 18 that Denmark 
stands together with the United States in backing UN Special 
Envoy Ahtisaari's plans and timeline for Kosovo status. 
Federspiel.  It is essential, Federspiel agreed, to resist 
Russian efforts to delay the process or otherwise undermine 
Ahtisaari's plan as a "starting point."  Rather, Federspiel 
argued, we need to "do it quickly and tell the Russians, 
'this is it.'" 
 
¶2. (C) Federspiel reported that EU political directors had 
been briefed by Ahtisaari the previous week, which only 
reinforced his confidence in the UN envoy, whom Federspiel 
praised as a former MFA counterpart.  Federspiel added that 
Denmark remains committed to its KFOR deployment and has no 
intention of reducing its numbers there. 
CAIN