SLOVAKIA SEEKS UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000626

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KPKO AA UN
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA SEEKS UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT



1. (SBU) SUMMARY. SLOVAKIA IS SEEKING AN OCTOBER 1
REGIONAL ENDORSEMENT FOR A NON-PERMANENT UNSC SEAT IN 2006-

2007. SLOVAKIA WILL INTENSIFY A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN IF ENDORSED
REGIONALLY. END SUMMARY.


2. (SBU) POLOFF MET WITH OKSANA TOMOVA, DIRECTOR OF THE
MFA'S DEPARTMENT OF THE UN AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ON 24 JUNE. TOMOVA NOTED SLOVAKIA STARTED ITS PITCH FOR A
UNSC NON-PERMANENT SEAT ON APRIL 1. SHE SAID SLOVAKIA HAS
ALREADY ENGAGED EU PARTNERS INCLUDING BELGIUM, THE
NETHERLANDS, SLOVENIA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, AND THE IRISH EU
PRESIDENCY.


3. (SBU) SLOVAKIA IS PREPARING A TEAM OF FOUR SENIOR
DIPLOMATS AND TWO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS TO GO TO NEW YORK
TO ADVOCATE FOR THE UNSC SEAT. THE FOREIGN MINISTRY WILL
GRANT THE TEAM SUBSTANTIAL DECISIONMAKING DISCRETION TO
OBVIATE THE NEED TO AWAIT DIRECTION FROM THE CAPITAL. THE
MFA WILL PRESENT A STRATEGIC DOCUMENT ON "HOT POINTS" SUCH
AS IRAQ, THE BALKANS, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. THE DOCUMENT WILL
INCLUDE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND GOS POSITIONS ON THESE
ISSUES.


4. (SBU) THE MFA IS WAITING FOR FUNDING TO BEING THIS
PROGRAM. A NEW SLOVAK UN AMBASSADOR SHOULD BE DECIDED THIS
SUMMER.

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