UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 001007

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL LO UNGA
SUBJECT: Slovaks Will Support Meron for ICTY

REF: STATE 218465

Eva Surkova of the International Law Department at the MFA
told poloff November 4 that Slovakia will support the U.S.
candidate, Theodor Meron, for permanent judge of the ICTY.
She noted "his excellent qualifications, previous experience
as a member of the International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia, as well as his high moral integrity."

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