UNSCR ON IRAN: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000361 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/06/2016 TAGS: PREL UN UNSC IR LO SUBJECT: UNSCR ON IRAN: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION REF: STATE 72745 Classified By: Ambassador Rodolphe M. Vallee for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D). ¶1. (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan and State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova -- both out of town on the campaign trail -- we raised reftel points with the Minister's Chef de Cabinet, Peter Kmec, on the morning of May 6. Kmec understood our message regarding the need for a strong Chapter VII UNSCR, and concurred with our arguments, adding that Slovakia supports the adoption of a Chapter VII resolution now. Slovakia is "on the same line" as the U.S. approach. ¶2. (C) Kmec undertook to inform Foreign Minister Kukan and the MFA's UNSC Coordination team. He will also instruct Slovak UN PermRep Burian to work with us as necessary. Kmec later sent DCM a message saying that the MFA's instruction to the Slovak Mission in New York to support a Chapter VII resolution had already been sent. ¶3. (C) COMMENT: Slovakia may have a somewhat different position on specific sanctions in any resolution further down the road, but they are comfortable on the absolute need for a strong Chapter VII requirement in a resolution next week. VALLEE