SLOVAKIA WILL FOLLOW EU POSITION ON DARFUR

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000678 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/16/2014 TAGS: PREL PHUM PREF PARM MOPS AU SU LO SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA WILL FOLLOW EU POSITION ON DARFUR REF: STATE 153857 Classified By: Amb. Weiser for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) (C) Poloff met with Peter Jendrus of the Fourth Territorial Division in the MFA on 16 July to discuss EU support for an African Union protection force in Darfur, per reftel. Jendrus said Sudan was particularly close to his heart, and he would present this request to various ministry officials. He said there is no momentum for a direct Slovak role in organizing or deploying an international protection force. He said Slovakia's role is mainly supplying humanitarian aid through the EU, which it has already supplied. He indicated that Slovakia does not have an embassy in Sudan and therefore no direct contact with the country. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED WEISER NNNN