Fwd: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num

["Peter Müller" <peter.mueller@ipfire.org>]

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Hello *,

just wanted to bring this one to your attention - please also refer to the follow-up
messages, if interested/necessary.

I genuinely dislike the idea of having X* country codes in a RIR database as well,
in addition to their usual mess we need to cope with. The geofeed approach is by no
means a promising alternative to me. :-(

Thanks, and best regards,
Peter Müller



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Subject: [db-wg] Recognisition of Kosovo and adding of LIR signup options with Kosovo as well as XK in inet(6)num
Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 02:10:22 +0200
From: William Weber via db-wg <db-wg(a)ripe.net>
Reply To: William Weber <william(a)inbox.li>
To: db-wg(a)ripe.net

Hi,

As the Netherlands recognise the Republic of Kosovo as sovereign nation
(see 1), and the EU does as well (see 2) there should be a way to include
the proposed 2 letter country code (XK, see 3) as option for inet(6)num
objects. The EU and other multinational organisation (IMF, SWIFT etc., see
4) use this code already since independence in 2008, and it is the
currently reserved ccTLD for Kosovo as well. Kosovo also has a unique phone
number prefix assigned (+383) by the ITU (see 5).

It makes no sense that EU and AP is available (which are not countries, AP
is not even in ISO-3166-2), but XK is not.

I am aware the the X* series of codes is reserved and not permanently
assigned, however UN Security Council resolution 1244/99 (see 6) mandates
the use binding to all UN members.

Please let me know how to bring in a draft resolution to adopt the ability
to use Kosovo as legitimate country option in RIPE database objects, as
well as the LIR sign up. It is the ONLY country that is recognised by both
the Netherlands and the EU that cannot be used to sign up as a LIR and my
client - a Telecoms company in Pristina that wants to stay anonymous at
this time to avoid issues with Serbia - feels their right is violated by
having to use either Serbia or Albania as billing location, and sees
uncertainty in applicable laws and taxation with this.

Thank you,
William Weber
(LIR Portal user: william(a)william.si, multiple LIRs managed)

1:
https://web.archive.org/web/20080430070042/http://www.minbuza.nl/en/news/newsflashes,2008/03/The-Netherlands-recognises-
Kosovo.html
2:
https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/kosovo_en
3:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2#User-assigned_code_elements
4:
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Glossary:Country_codes
5: https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000FD0001PDFE.pdf
6: https://www.nato.int/kosovo/docu/u990610a.htm