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04BRATISLAVA700
2004-07-23 05:32:00
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Embassy Bratislava
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Slovakia's Priorities for the UNGA

Tags:  PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AORC LO UNGA UN 
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UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000700 

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AORC LO UNGA UN
SUBJECT: Slovakia's Priorities for the UNGA

REF: STATE 152009

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000700

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SENSITIVE


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AORC LO UNGA UN
SUBJECT: Slovakia's Priorities for the UNGA

REF: STATE 152009


1. SUMMARY. Slovakia will follow the EU position at the
UNGA on all US priorities except cloning. Slovakia expects
to win the region's 2006/2007 non-permanent Security Council
seat as no other state in the region has voiced its
candidacy. END SUMMARY.

Slovakia on U.S. Priorities
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2. Poloff met with Richard Galbavy of the Department of
the UN and UN Specialized Agencies on 22 July, per reftel.
Galbavy explained that Slovakia will follow the EU position
on all U.S. UNGA priorities except the ban on human cloning.
Galbavy did not see any substantive differences between the
U.S. and EU positions on the economic freedom, trafficking
in persons, and democracy initiatives. Slovakia is co-
sponsoring the Costa Rica resolution to ban all forms of
human cloning. Galbavy stated there was no consensus among
EU member states to reduce Middle East resolutions but that
Slovakia is not a member of any of the committees listed.

Slovak Priorities for the UNGA
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3. Galbavy stressed that this was the first UNGA in which
Slovakia will participate as an EU member state and noted EU
priorities will closely resemble Slovak priorities. He said
the GOS will prepare a Slovak priority paper in early
September.


4. Slovakia's only expressed, non-EU based priority is to
advance its candidacy for the region's non-permanent
2006/2007 Security Council seat. Slovakia is currently the
only candidate within the East European Group and expects to
win the seat. Galbavy requested U.S. support in the Slovak
bid.
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