Επακόλουθα μετά την απόσχιση του Κοσσυφοπεδίου

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Σχολιάζοντας το μήνυμα του κ. Β.Ν. (22.2.2008, 13:24) να προσθέσω παρακάτω τις ερωταποκρίσεις στην συνέντευξη τύπου του State Department της 20ης Φεβρουαρίου όπου φαίνεται η ιδιαιτερότητα της αναγνώρισης ενός νέου κράτους έξω απο τις διαδικασίες του ΟΗΕ και η προχειρότητα της επιχείρησης.

Ο εκπρόσωπος του ΥΠΕΞ δεν γνωρίζει ακριβώς το καθεστώς της αμερικανικής εκπροσώπησης στο Κόσοβο!

Νίκος Μανταδάκης.

From: "U.S. Department of State" <usstatebpa@subscriptions.fcg.gov>

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:54:11 -0600 (CST)

Subject: Daily Press Briefings : Daily Press Briefing --

February 20 Sean McCormack, Spokesman Washington, DC February 20, 2008

KOSOVO Issue of a U.S. Diplomatic Bureau in Kosovo / State Department Going Through Process In Contacting Congress on Issue of a U.S. Embassy in Pristina Pat Kennedy Sent Letter Up to the Hill

QUESTION: Sean, since the recognition of Kosovo, do we have a nascent diplomatic bureau in Kosovo? Do we have a chargé? Do you know how that’s working?

MR. MCCORMACK: Well, we have an office. We have an office in Pristina. And there was a – this is part of the some of the formalities of our dealing with a new state and rearranging our institutions to deal with a new state. So we’re going through a process now in which we’re in contact with Congress to turn that office that is in Pristina into an embassy. So there are some mechanical aspects, bureaucratic aspects, to this that we’re working through now.

QUESTION: Is there a chargé now?

MR. MCCORMACK: You know, you got me on the protocol here. I’m not sure if we’d call them yet a chargé. Previously, he was referred to as a head – the head of the office in Pristina. So I’m not sure. I think we’re probably in this in-between period and I’m not sure exactly what the protocol is and I don’t want to go on and get myself or anybody else in trouble by using the wrong protocol terms.

QUESTION: Following up on that, what role does Congress have, then, in turning the office into an embassy? Is that a funding thing or what do you –

MR. MCCORMACK: Look, let me try to get more information for you. I know it’s something that Pat Kennedy has sent a letter up to the Hill about, but I’m not sure exactly what is required. Happy to – if you guys are interested, I’m happy to have somebody talk to you a little bit more about what does the State Department do in terms of recognizing a new state, what are the mechanics, what are the formalities of it. Happy to do that.

QUESTION: How soon do you expect to name – how soon do you expect the United States to name an ambassador to Kosovo?

MR. MCCORMACK: We’ll have to nominate somebody and then he’ll have to go through – that person will have to go through the nomination process. I would expect that that is tracking along with all the other things we’re doing in terms of moving from an office to an embassy. We’re working away on it. I can’t tell you exactly where we are in that process.

QUESTION: Thank you.