C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000831

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2015
TAGS: KCFE PARM PREL SI NATO
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA ON NAC COMMUNIQUE AND U.S. CONCERNS
REGARDING CFE/ISTANBUL PARAGRAPH

REF: SECSTATE 217326

Classified By: Ambassador Thomas B. Robertson for Reasons 1.4(b,d)


1. (C) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on December 1,
2005 to MFA Security Policy Department Deputy Director Oto
Pungartnik and staffer Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek. Pungartnik
said he was surprised the discussion of the language on
CFE/Istanbul Commitments had even been broached at the HLTF
and indicated that the Slovenian representative may have been
misunderstood. He promised to reconsider this issue in light
of the objections raised during the demarche and said he
would provide guidance to the Slovenian representative in
advance of Friday's discussion.
ROBERTSON


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