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04BRATISLAVA793
2004-08-26 14:44:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Bratislava
Cable title:
SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
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UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000793
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY LO IAEA
SUBJECT: SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
REF: STATE 180283
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR
INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.
(SBU) Per reftel, econoff delivered non-paper and discussed
single talking point with Mr. Krizan, from the MFA's Department
of European Security and Arms Control. Krizan indicated that the
GOS supports the additional protocol (AP) but thought that the UK
and Austria were working on a new draft of the proposal that
would be more amenable to the four skeptical countries. He
further commented that the AP was in line with the EU strategy
and he was therefore unsure why France was still balking at the
issue. It is also the GOS's impression that Argentina may be
more willing to reconsider its position but that Brazil was not
likely to alter its opinion on the AP. Krizan agreed that the
GOS would lobby France and Russia on behalf of the UK/Austrian
plan, but not Argentina and Brazil with whom Slovakia has little
influence.
THAYER
NNNN
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY LO IAEA
SUBJECT: SLOVAK RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
REF: STATE 180283
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR
INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.
(SBU) Per reftel, econoff delivered non-paper and discussed
single talking point with Mr. Krizan, from the MFA's Department
of European Security and Arms Control. Krizan indicated that the
GOS supports the additional protocol (AP) but thought that the UK
and Austria were working on a new draft of the proposal that
would be more amenable to the four skeptical countries. He
further commented that the AP was in line with the EU strategy
and he was therefore unsure why France was still balking at the
issue. It is also the GOS's impression that Argentina may be
more willing to reconsider its position but that Brazil was not
likely to alter its opinion on the AP. Krizan agreed that the
GOS would lobby France and Russia on behalf of the UK/Austrian
plan, but not Argentina and Brazil with whom Slovakia has little
influence.
THAYER
NNNN