INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000244 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/NCE AMCKNIGHT E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID PREL PGOV LO NATO SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN REF: STATE 47946 ECONOFFS DELIVERED TALKING POINTS PER REFTEL TO THE MFA'S ZIGMUND BERTOK, DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. BERTOK REPORTED THAT THE MFA'S STATE SECRETARY IVAN KORCOK WOULD LEAD SLOVAKIA'S DELEGATION TO BERLIN. BERTOK WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT THE GOS'S PLEDGE MIGHT BE AT THE CONFERENCE, BUT STATED THAT THE MFA'S NEW FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAS PLANNING TWO AS YET UNSPECIFIED PROJECTS IN AFGHANISTAN. THAYER NNNN