SLOVENIA: INFO FOR REPORT ON EUROPEAN ASSISTANCE

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000157 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/AND, EUR/ERA, AND EUR/NCE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON EAID PREL SI SUBJECT: SLOVENIA: INFO FOR REPORT ON EUROPEAN ASSISTANCE TO ANDEAN REGION REF: SECSTATE 27676 ¶1. (U) Pol-Miloff delivered reftel talking points and background information on 17 February to MFA Head of Department for North America and Latin America Vojislav Suc and U.S. Desk Officer Amela Kentric. Kentric replied on 8 March with the following information: Slovenia did not provide any bilateral aid to the Andean region during 2000-2004. Multilaterally, Slovenia did not make any contributions specifically focused on the Andean region. Slovenia is a member of the Inter-American Development Bank. Slovenia contributes funds to the region through EU mechanisms, with specific programs and projects financed through ECHO and ALA (Asia & Latin America). Kentric said further data is available at the European Commission homepage (AIDCO). She said Slovenia does not offer specific input at ALA meetings, but rather that Slovenia "supports main priorities." For any follow-up questions, she offered contact information for a colleague at the MFA Division for International Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance, Tone Kajzer (email: tone.kajzer@gov.si; phone: 386-1-478-2185). ROBERTSON NNNN 2005LJUBLJ00157 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED v1.6.2