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C O N F I D E N T I A L CANBERRA 000450 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/13/2019 
TAGS: EFIN PREL KVPR AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA BACKS KOSOVO FOR WORLD BANK BUR WON'T 
LOBBY OTHERS 
 
REF: A. A. STATE 41665 
     ¶B. B. STATE47360 
     ¶C. C. CANBERRA 00428 
 
Classified By: Classified by: Political Counselor: James F. Cole, for r 
easons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
 ¶1. (C) Summary: Australia will vote in favor of Kosovo's 
membership in the World Bank. In order to assure a quorum, 
Australia's Executive Director is urging all 13 nations in 
their World Bank constituency to vote; however, the GOA will 
not lobby others to vote in favor of Kosovo's inclusion.  End 
summary. 
 
¶2. (C)  Sean Singh, Director of the Southern European Section 
at DFAT, told Poloff on May 13 that Australia's will vote for 
the inclusion of Kosovo in the World Bank, consistent with 
its vote in favor of membership in the IMF. 
 
¶3. (C) Kevin Playford, Manager of the World Bank Unit at 
Treasury said their World Bank constituency representative 
would vote for Kosovo's membership. Australia's executive 
director at the World Bank is also strongly urging all 13 
members of its constituency to vote, but would in no way 
attempt to influence the outcome of that vote. 
 
¶4. (U) The 13 member constituency, which is slightly 
different from the IMF constituency, includes Australia, New 
Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Korea, Kiribati, the 
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Samoa, the 
Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. 
 
CLUNE