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04BRATISLAVA612
2004-06-24 07:03:00
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Embassy Bratislava
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ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY DEMARCHE

Tags:  AORC EAIR LO ICAO 
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UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000612

SIPDIS


DEPARTMENT FOR IO/T FOSTRANDER

MONTREAL FOR USICAO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAIR LO ICAO
SUBJECT: ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY DEMARCHE

REF: STATE 129598

ON JUNE 23, ECONOFFS MET JAN BREJA, DIRECTOR OF THE AIR
TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, AND RADMILA VALICKOVA, HEAD STATE
COUNSELOR OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL AVIATION, AT
THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, POST AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TO
REQUEST THE GOS'S SUPPORT IN RE-ELECTING THE U.S. TO PART
ONE OF THE ICAO COUNCIL, PER REFTEL. (NOTE: POST ALSO
DELIVERED TALKING POINTS TO THE MINISTRIES OF ECONOMY AND
FOREIGN AFFAIRS). BREJA AND VALICKOVA PROMISED TO INFORM THE
GOS ABOUT THE USG REQUEST AND EXPRESSED THEIR STRONG BELIEF
THAT SLOVAKIA WILL VOTE FOR THE U.S.'S RE-ELECTION. IN
EXCHANGE, THE SLOVAK OFFICIALS REQUESTED U.S. SUPPORT FOR
THE HUNGARIAN CANDIDATE IN THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN ROTATION
GROUP IN ICAO. BREJA SAID THE HUNGARIAN CANDIDATE ENJOYS
SUPPORT OF ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP (ROMANIA, SLOVENIA,
THE CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA AND HUNGARY) AND HAS ALSO
EARNED BACKING FROM THE EUROPEAN SINGLE AVIATION COMMITTEE.

WEISER

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