Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05BRATISLAVA211
2005-03-15 06:02:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bratislava
Cable title:  

GOS STILL SUPPORTS LIFTING CHINA ARMS EMBARGO

Tags:  PHUM PREL CM LO EUN 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000211

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/14/2015
TAGS: PHUM PREL CM LO EUN
SUBJECT: GOS STILL SUPPORTS LIFTING CHINA ARMS EMBARGO

REF: STATE 44309

Classified By: CDA Scott N. Thayer for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)

(C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 14 to Karol
Mistrik, Director of the Department of Disarmament, OSCE, and
Council of Europe at the MFA. Mistrik said the GOS does not
plan to issue any statements regarding the embargo during FM
Li Zhaoxing's visit to Europe. Mistrik said he understands
this issues is gaining high levels of recognition in Congress
and at the White House and noted the GOS position on the
China Arms Embargo is unchanged. The GOS considers export
controls to be a national prerogative, not an EU one. He
said the EU Toolbox augments the Code of Conduct and prevents
substantive or massive arms exports to China. He said the
GOS continues to press for human rights progress in China and
expects this to be a long process of reform.
THAYER


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