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| Identifier: | 04BRATISLAVA189 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 04BRATISLAVA189 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Bratislava |
| Created: | 2004-02-26 06:08:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | PHUM PREL LO UNHRC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000189
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, LO, UNHRC-1
SUBJECT: CHR 60TH SESSION DEMARCHE: SLOVAK RESPONSE
REF: STATE 41252
POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO PETER PROCHACKA, DIRECTOR
OF THE MFA HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT. PROCHACKA RECEIVED THE
INFORMATION WITH INTEREST, AND SAID SLOVAKIA INTENDS TO
PRESERVE THE 30 OR SO CO-SPONSORSHIPS IT HAS COMMITTED TO IN
PREVIOUS YEARS, SUCH AS ALL RESOLUTIONS TABLED BY THE EU AND
MANY OF THOSE TABLED BY THE U.S., FOR EXAMPLE ON CUBA.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PAL CSAKY OR MFA STATE SECRETARY
JOZSEF BERENYI MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE HIGH-LEVEL SECTION OF
THE 60TH CHR, BUT THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN DECIDED. SLOVAKIA
INTENDS TO MAKE STATEMENTS ON THE SUBJECTS OF NATIONAL
MINORITIES AND TORTURE. ONE POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH U.S.
POSITIONS IS SLOVAKIA'S SUPPORT FOR AN ANTI-DEATH PENALTY
RESOLUTION (A POSITION CONSISTENT WITH THE EU). HOWEVER,
PROCHACKA SAID SLOVAKIA WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
RESOLUTIONS, IF TABLED, ON CUBA, BELARUS, IRAN, DPRK AND
TURKMENISTAN.
THAYER
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