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DEPT FOR EUR/SCE - SEIJI SHIRATORI AND WILLIAM TOMLYANOVICH 
 
CONFIDENTIAL 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/07/2018 
TAGS: PREL UN UNGA KV UV
SUBJECT: BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON SERBIAN UNGA RESOLUTION 
SEEKING AN ICJ ADVISORY OPINION 
 
REF: A) STATE 105808; B) STATE 105796 
 
Classified by Charge d'Affaires Samuel C. Laeuchli for reasons 1.4 
(b) and (d). 
 
(C) On October 6, PolOff presented reftel demarches to Sylvain 
Yameogo, Acting Director for International Organizations at the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Yameogo indicated that Burkina Faso 
will maintain its earlier position in support of Kosovo and explained 
that Burkina Faso will not support efforts to undermine that 
country's independence.  Furthermore, Yameogo said that instructions 
will be given to the Burkina Faso permanent mission in New York not 
to support the Serbian resolution to seek an advisory opinion from 
the International Court of Justice. 
 
LAEUCHLI