US embassy cable - 04BRUSSELS4874

S E C R E T BRUSSELS 004874 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
THE HAGUE FOR CLIFF JOHNSON 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/15/2014 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, PHUM, KAWC, SR, YI, ICTY, EUN, USEU BRUSSELS 
SUBJECT: EU COUNCIL RESPONSE ON QUINT ICTY DEMARCHE 
 
REF: STATE 241651 
 
Classified By: Rick Holtzapple, PolOff, Reasons 1.4 (B/D) 
 
1. (S/NF) We delivered reftel points to Stefan Lehne of High 
Rep Solana's office on November 15.  Lehne noted that, since 
this was a Quint initiative and there was no agreed position 
from the EU at 25, the Council Secretariat could not 
participate in an external representation of this sort.  This 
was an issue appropriately handled by the five governments 
alone (he also did not think it would be appropriate to 
include the Dutch EU Presidency). 
 
2. (S/NF) Lehne agreed the points generally reflected the 
Quint agreement.  He added that del Ponte had stated quite 
clearly in her meetings in Brussels at the beginning of 
November that the Haradinaj indictment would be sealed. 
Lehne also said that the call for del Ponte to give the Quint 
"more time and warning" in order to prepare for reactions in 
Kosovo was a better approach than the option discussed among 
the Quint of simply urging a delay of the indictment for as 
long as possible.  Lehne said UNMIK SRSG Jessen-Petersen had 
told Solana on Nov. 11 that it might be better to deliver the 
indictment earlier and avoid the destabilizing impact of 
continued rumor and uncertainty.  Lehne urged the USG to 
discuss assessment of the situation with Jessen-Petersen. 
 
3. (S/NF) Lehne was also very appreciative of the suggested 
points for use with Haradinaj.  Solana has received letters 
from both Haradinaj and Rexhepi about the pending indictment, 
and Lehne said he would use the suggested Quint points as a 
model for drafting Solana's replies. 
 
SCHNABEL