US embassy cable - 04ZAGREB1299

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CROATIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON ISRAELI SECURITY BARRIER RESOLUTION

Identifier: 04ZAGREB1299
Wikileaks: View 04ZAGREB1299 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Zagreb
Created: 2004-07-15 12:00:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL IS HR UNGA ICJ
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
C O N F I D E N T I A L ZAGREB 001299 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE - KABUMOTO 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/14/2014 
TAGS: PREL, IS, HR, UNGA, ICJ 
SUBJECT: CROATIA LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON ISRAELI SECURITY 
BARRIER RESOLUTION 
 
REF: STATE 152014 
 
Classified By: PolOff Justin Friedman, reasons 1.5 (b) & (d) 
 
1. (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche on July 13 to Ranko 
Vilovic, Head of the United Nations Department, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs.  Vilovic responded that there has been no 
change in the GoC position on the barrier since it abstained 
from the resolution referring the issue to the ICJ.  Vilovic 
said that Croatia shared U.S. concerns about whether this 
issue should have been sent to the ICJ as well as on the 
legal merits of the ICJ opinion.  That said, the GoC also 
shares our view that ICJ opinion is not binding. 
 
2. (C) Vilovic stressed that the GoC would continue to 
support the Road Map and a balanced approach to Middle East 
issues.  Vilovic had just returned from New York, where he 
said that he sensed that the language on the Israeli Security 
Barrier resolution was still in flux.  As an EU candidate, 
Croatia would look to the EU and consider changing its 
position if a different EU consensus emerges. 
FRANK 
 
 
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