SLOVENIA ATTENDING COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES;

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000260

SIPDIS


DEPT FOR EUR/NCE, IO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PREL SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA ATTENDING COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES;
INTERESTED IN CONSTRUCTIVE PARTICIPATION

REF: SECSTATE 66867


1. Slovenia will be represented at the Community of
Democracies summit in Santiago by State Secretary Bozo Cerar
(Deputy FM equivalent). Unfortunately, Foreign Minister
Dimitrij Rupel will be traveling in Asia and Europe on OSCE
business during that time, and the trip to Chile was not
feasible. Cerar's special assistant, Simona Leskovar, who
will accompany him to Santiago, emphasized that Cerar is an
excellent choice for this meeting as he is well connected
politically in Slovenia and will be able to provide necessary
follow-through on any commitments made on behalf of the
Government of Slovenia.


2. Polecon chief discussed reftel points and ideas with
Leskovar and Bojana Cipot, newly arrived in the UN
Directorate at the MFA, on Friday, April 15. Both were quite
interested in the ideas proposed by reftel as well as the
list of already launched projects. Slovenia has not yet
developed concrete proposals to present in Santiago. Given
its 2005 chairmanship of the OSCE, strong interest in a
stable and democratic Balkan region and desire to engage
concretely with the U.S. on issues of mutual interest, we
could expect the GOS to be actively engaged in Santiago,
either with its own proposals or in support of others'.
ROBERTSON


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