Written Comments of Germany

DER BOTSCHAFTER
DER BDE AMBASSADEURDEUTSCHLAND
VAN DE BONDSREPUBLIEK DUITSLAND Den Haag, 14 July 2009
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R.E. Mr. Philippe Couvreur
Registrar
International Court of Justice
Peace Palace
Camegieplein 2
2517 KJ The Hague

upon instructionovernment, 1 have the honour to refer to your letter of 20

October 2008 and to the Court's order of 17 October in respect of the Request for an
Advisory Opinion on the Question "Is the unilateral declaration of independence by the
Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo in accordance with international

law?".

In accordance with the Court's order, 1 have the honour to enclose an original,

signed by Mr. Georg Witschel, Legal Adviser and Director General of the Legal
nepartment, Federal Foreign Office, and 29 copies of Written Comments by Germany in
fuis matter as weIl as an electronic version of this document.

Please accept, Excellency, the expression of my highest consideration.

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