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Viewing cable 08PANAMA328, PANAMA: CLOSE TO CENTAM DEAL ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08PANAMA328 2008-04-25 15:20 2011-05-31 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Panama 
VZCZCXYZ0000
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHZP #0328 1161520
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 251520Z APR 08
FM AMEMBASSY PANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1978
INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO 0948
RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 2679
RUEHSN/AMEMBASSY SAN SALVADOR 1475
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE 0006
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0317
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 0017
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L PANAMA 000328 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/25/2018 
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNMIK YI EU ES CO EC PM
SUBJECT: PANAMA: CLOSE TO CENTAM DEAL ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION 
 
REF: STATE 41979 
 
Classified By: POLCOUNS Brian R. Naranjo.  Reason:  1.4 (d). 
 
1. (C) "I think that we are close to a deal on joint 
recognition of Kosovo," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told 
Ambassador on April 25 in response to reftel demarche. 
Except for Nicaragua, which was unlikely to recognize, and 
Costa Rica, which already had, Lewis acknowledged that El 
Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala were interested in joining 
their partners in the region to recognize Kosovo.  Asked how 
close at hand such a joint recognition was, Lewis said, "It 
should happen shortly," and added, "I will talk with my 
colleagues." 
 
2. (C) Comment:  Post has heard "soon," "shortly," and 
"close" for several weeks  -- indeed a couple of months -- 
regarding Panama's intention to recognize Kosovo.  Lewis is 
likely growing weary of our repeated inquiries, but post will 
stay engaged and urges Department to consider pressing other 
Central American countries that might join with Panama in a 
joint recognition move. 
EATON