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白宮宣布 布希總統授權對柯索伏供應武器
法新社╱樊劍萍 2008-03-20 10:05
（法新社華盛頓十九日電）白宮宣布，布希總統今天授權對柯索伏供應武器，此一行動顯示自從美國承認柯索伏獨立後，美國與柯索伏正在建立政府對政府的關係。
白宮宣布，布希在一份致國務院的備忘錄中說：「我特此確認，對柯索伏供應防衛性物資與服務，有助於美國維護國家安全並促進世界和平。」
美國一位高階官員表示，美國承認柯索伏獨立後，布希授權對柯索伏供應武器是美國與新政府建立關係的正常過程。
這位美國高階官員強調，聯合國處理柯索伏問題特使阿提沙利已有對柯索伏施行的軍事約束。美國官員發表這些談話的目的，顯然是設法緩和塞爾維亞及其盟友俄羅斯的關切。
根據阿提沙利的計畫，在北大西洋公約組織的監督與訓練下，柯索伏可以獲准擁有一支輕裝備的兩千五百人安全部隊。
柯索伏原為塞爾維亞一省，當地居民大多數為阿爾巴尼亞裔人，但柯索伏自一九九九年起即由聯合國管理。柯索伏於二月十七日單方面宣布獨立。儘管塞爾維亞與俄羅斯強烈反對，美國仍於隔天承認柯索伏獨立。
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080319/pl_afp/uskosovodefensearmsrussiaserbia_080319215906
Bush OKs supplying arms to Kosovo
Wed Mar 19, 5:59 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush authorized Wednesday supplying Kosovo with weapons, signaling the establishment of government-to-government relations after recognizing its independence, the White House said.
In a memo to the State Department made public by the White House, Bush said: "I hereby find that the furnishing of defense articles and defense services to Kosovo will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace."
A senior official said the authorization followed US recognition of Kosovo's independence and was part of the normal process of establishing relations with a new government.
In a comment apparently meant to allay concerns from Serbia and its ally Russia, the official stressed the military restrictions imposed on Kosovo under a plan by former UN special envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari.
Under the Ahtisaari plan, which is the basis for Kosovo's supervised independence, Kosovo is allowed a lightly armed 2,500-person security force under NATO oversight and training.
Kosovo, an Albanian-dominated Serbian province under UN administration since 1999, unilaterally declared its independence on February 17. The United States recognized it on March 18, despite strong opposition from Serbia and Russia.
The US official, who asked not to be identified, said the US weapons deliveries were preparing the ground for the future, adding that the United States had struck similar relations with other countries in the region.
Furthermore, the official said, provisions of defense equipment and services would be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The official said that providing military equipment to Kosovo would improve security relations and engagement with Kosovo, promote security and stability throughout the Balkans, improve Kosovo's capacity to take part in peacekeeping activities, to detect, deter and defeat terrorists, and to deal with humanitarian emergencies.
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