SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION ON IRAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000309 SIPDIS SIPDIS C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - CLASSIFICATION CORRECTED TO READ CONFIDENTIAL VICE SECRET E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/18/2026 TAGS: PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LO SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION ON IRAN REF: STATE 59562 Classified By: CDA a.i. Lawrence R. Silverman for Reasons 1.4(B) and (D). ¶1. (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche April 18 to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal, Director for Disarmament, OSCE, and Counter-Terrorism Karol Mistrik, and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko. They affirmed that Slovakia's position is clear: Slovakia supports a strong Chapter VII resolution, and is even supportive of enforcement measures like sanctions, but feels that anything beyond a Chapter VII resolution would be a difficult negotiation at this point. Rozkopal said that Slovakia is not planning any bilateral action against Iran, but prefers to work in concert with the international community. Mistrik highlighted the recent Slovak statement on Iran (to be reported septel) deploring Iran's continued enrichment efforts and expressing readiness to discuss further steps, including a Chapter VII resolution in the UNSC. ¶2. (C) COMMENT: Our Slovak interlocutors specifically requested -- and we believe it would be useful to pass on -- read-out from Iran discussions at the April 19 G-8 PolDirs meeting in Moscow. SILVERMAN