US embassy cable - 05LJUBLJANA366

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Identifier:	05LJUBLJANA366
Wikileaks:	View 05LJUBLJANA366 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Ljubljana
Created:	2005-06-07 08:45:00
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
Tags:	PREL PHUM CU SI EUN
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000366 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE AND EUR/ERA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/06/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PHUM, CU, SI, EUN 
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA: WILL SUPPORT COMMON EU POSITION ON CUBA 
 
REF: SECSTATE 102505 
 
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Dean J. Haas for reasons 1.4(b) 
and (d). 
 
1.  (C) Pol-Miloff delivered reftel talking points to MFA EU 
Department staffers Peter Grk and Vesna Hojnik on 06 June. 
Grk pointed out that Cuba is "not in Slovenia's strategic 
interest zone" and that Slovenia would only weigh in on the 
debate surrounding suspension of restrictive measures in 
order to ensure that human rights are respected as a pillar 
of EU foreign policy.  Nonetheless, he promised to forward 
the talking points to colleagues at the Slovenian Mission to 
the EU, and he said the U.S. position would be taken into 
consideration as Slovenia formulates its own position. 
Hojnik added that Slovenia would likely support the common EU 
position emerging from the discussion of Cuba at the COLAT 
and GAERC meetings.  She said Slovenia is "in favor of honest 
and constructive dialogue with Cuba."  Slovenia handles its 
bilateral relationship with Cuba through the Slovenian 
Embassy in Madrid. 
ROBERTSON 
 
 
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