US embassy cable - 05LJUBLJANA271

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000271 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/EEA, EUR/NCE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAL, PREL, SI 
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA RESPONSE TO APRIL 25 GAERC DEMARCHE 
 
REF: SECSTATE 72185 
 
1. (U)  Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points to Peter Grk 
and Vesna Hojnik, of the MFA's office for EU affairs.  On 
Iraq, MEPP, and Lebanon, Grk said the Government of Slovenia 
(GOS) and EU views tracked closely with the United States. 
He expected that a decision on the Iraq conference would be 
reached at a PSC meeting in Brussels, April 21.  Grk said the 
EU and Slovenia were very supportive of the US and French 
approach on Lebanon, and he expected the EU to field election 
monitors if asked by Lebanon.  Slovenia would almost 
certainly contribute to that mission. 
 
2.  (U)  The GOS does not take strong positions within the EU 
on Africa issues, and it tends to go with the consensus. 
Nevertheless, Slovenia has provided modest donations to 
humanitarian efforts in Darfur, and it would like to see the 
African Union take more responsibility for finding lasting 
solutions in Sudan. 
 
3.  (SBU)  Saying that the GOS and EU share US concerns and 
views on Zimbabwe, Grk thought the upcoming EU review of 
sanctions on Zimbabwe would result in a healthy debate and 
would reinforce the original decision to apply sanctions. 
Considering Slovenia's consistent and principled stand on 
human rights and democracy issues, Pol/econ Chief asked Grk 
if Slovenia would participate in the debate.  He suggested 
Slovenia would go with the consensus decision, but he clearly 
took the point that Slovenia could develop a position on 
general principle. 
 
4.  (U)  In addition to the topics raised by reftel, Grk said 
the upcoming Russia-EU summit, the Western Balkans and the 
Tsunami Action Plan were on the GAERC agenda. 
 
SIPDIS 
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