This classified confidential cable was sent form the US consulate in Barcelona in early 2008, and discusses the Foreign Minister of Andorra's hesitation to recognize Kosovo as a sovereign state. Andorra is a tiny independent nation sandwiched between Spain and France. Andorra said that although it welcomed an independent Kosovo, it needed a greater consensus to exist in Europe before it could formally recognize the nation.

Some Questions:

Why wouldn't a tiny independent state like Andorra be eager to recognize Kosovo?

Is the fact that Madrid has not recognized Kosovo a reasonable justification? Can Andorra's officials really expect Spain to recognize Kosovo - given the implications such a decision would have on its own autonomous regions?

How might a Catalunian official view the subject?