SLOVAKIA'S RESPONSE TO DARFUR DEMARCHE

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000663

SIPDIS


SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM LO
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA'S RESPONSE TO DARFUR DEMARCHE

REF: STATE 145183

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - HANDLE ACCORDINGLY


1. (SBU) PER REFTEL, POLOFFS MET WITH OLDRICH HLAVACEK,
DIRECTOR OF THE FOURTH TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE MFA ON
JULY 9. HLAVACEK INDICATED THE GOS SUPPORTS THE EU POSITION
ON DARFUR. THE SLOVAK PORTION OF THE UNUSED WORLD FOOD
PROGRAM IN IRAQ WILL BE GIVEN TO DARFUR. THE SLOVAK PORTION
OF THIS FUND AMOUNTS TO USD 10,000.


2. (SBU) HLAVACEK SAID THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR HAS
CIRCULATED A PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN AID
FOR DARFUR. HOWEVER, HE FELT THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE WOULD
REJECT THE IDEA SINCE SLOVAKIA HAS ALREADY SPENT ITS ENTIRE
2004 HUMANITARIAN AID BUDGET.

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