US embassy cable - 04BRATISLAVA700

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000700 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, PHUM, KDEM, AORC, LO, UNGA, UN 
SUBJECT: Slovakia's Priorities for the UNGA 
 
REF: STATE 152009 
 
1.   SUMMARY. Slovakia will follow the EU position at the 
UNGA on all US priorities except cloning.  Slovakia expects 
to win the region's 2006/2007 non-permanent Security Council 
seat as no other state in the region has voiced its 
candidacy. END SUMMARY. 
 
Slovakia on U.S. Priorities 
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2.   Poloff met with Richard Galbavy of the Department of 
the UN and UN Specialized Agencies on 22 July, per reftel. 
Galbavy explained that Slovakia will follow the EU position 
on all U.S. UNGA priorities except the ban on human cloning. 
Galbavy did not see any substantive differences between the 
U.S. and EU positions on the economic freedom, trafficking 
in persons, and democracy initiatives.  Slovakia is co- 
sponsoring the Costa Rica resolution to ban all forms of 
human cloning.  Galbavy stated there was no consensus among 
EU member states to reduce Middle East resolutions but that 
Slovakia is not a member of any of the committees listed. 
 
Slovak Priorities for the UNGA 
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3.   Galbavy stressed that this was the first UNGA in which 
Slovakia will participate as an EU member state and noted EU 
priorities will closely resemble Slovak priorities. He said 
the GOS will prepare a Slovak priority paper in early 
September. 
 
4.   Slovakia's only expressed, non-EU based priority is to 
advance its candidacy for the region's non-permanent 
2006/2007 Security Council seat.  Slovakia is currently the 
only candidate within the East European Group and expects to 
win the seat.  Galbavy requested U.S. support in the Slovak 
bid. 
THAYER 
 
 
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