US embassy cable - 05BRATISLAVA211

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GOS STILL SUPPORTS LIFTING CHINA ARMS EMBARGO

Identifier: 05BRATISLAVA211
Wikileaks: View 05BRATISLAVA211 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Bratislava
Created: 2005-03-15 06:02:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PHUM PREL CM LO EUN
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.

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000211 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/14/2015 
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, CM, LO, EUN 
SUBJECT: GOS STILL SUPPORTS LIFTING CHINA ARMS EMBARGO 
 
REF: STATE 44309 
 
Classified By: CDA Scott N. Thayer for reasons 1.4(b) and (d) 
 
(C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 14 to Karol 
Mistrik, Director of the Department of Disarmament, OSCE, and 
Council of Europe at the MFA.  Mistrik said the GOS does not 
plan to issue any statements regarding the embargo during FM 
Li Zhaoxing's visit to Europe.  Mistrik said he understands 
this issues is gaining high levels of recognition in Congress 
and at the White House and noted the GOS position on the 
China Arms Embargo is unchanged.  The GOS considers export 
controls to be a national prerogative, not an EU one.  He 
said the EU Toolbox augments the Code of Conduct and prevents 
substantive or massive arms exports to China.  He said the 
GOS continues to press for human rights progress in China and 
expects this to be a long process of reform. 
THAYER 
 
 
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