US embassy cable - 05BRATISLAVA27

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000027 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR NP/RA EYTHAN SONTAG, L/NP JULIE HERR, AND L/LEI 
DENISE MANNING 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/13/2015 
TAGS: KNNP, KTIA, MNUC, PARM, PREL, PHSA, EWWT 
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS SUA AMENDMENTS 
 
REF: SECSTATE 4828 
 
Classified By: CDA Scott N. Thayer for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche January 12 to Henrik 
Markus, Deputy Director of the Department for Disarmement, 
OSCE, and Council of Europe at the MFA, and Marek Smid, 
Deputy Director of the International Law Department at the 
MFA.  Markus said the dual-use provision was in-line with the 
GOS nonproliferation position, but the International Law 
Department would need to study the proposed language. 
Neither interlocutor had seen the proposed language.  Markus 
said the non-state actors provision was fully in-line with 
the GOS and EU position. 
 
2. (C) Markus noted that the GOS would be happy to help air 
or land interdiction efforts, but the GOS could do little in 
the implementation of this agreement as a land-locked country 
without a navy.  Smid continued that the primary interest for 
the GOS is to make sure the changes are in accord with 
international law.  Smid will represent the GOS at the 
January 17 European Law of the Sea meeting, January 30 
International Maritime Organization experts meeting, and the 
October SUA meeting.  Smid said he would focus on the legal 
questions at these meetings as the substance of the 
provisions are in-line with GOS policy. 
 
3. (C) Both interlocutors said the GOS will promote the SUA 
amendments in anyway it can. They suggested this would likely 
occur in a bilateral context.  Both welcomed suggestions for 
GOS engagement on this issue beyond the COMAR meeting. 
THAYER 
 
 
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