Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BRATISLAVA616
2006-07-28 15:20:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bratislava
Cable title:
SLOVAKIA CONSIDERING SMALL CONTRIBUTION
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SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/17/2009
TAGS: PGOV MARR PREL LE IS LO
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA CONSIDERING SMALL CONTRIBUTION
TO LEBANON ISF
Classified By: Ambassador Rodolphe Vallee as
per E.O. 12958 1.4(b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000616
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/17/2009
TAGS: PGOV MARR PREL LE IS LO
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA CONSIDERING SMALL CONTRIBUTION
TO LEBANON ISF
Classified By: Ambassador Rodolphe Vallee as
per E.O. 12958 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary. Post has heard from several government
sources that Slovakia is considering a small contribution to
an International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Lebanon.
Slovakia would be unlikely to contribute more than a platoon,
and likely even fewer. Slovakia is thought to prefer a
deployment with a mandate approved by the UN Security
Council. End Summary.
2. (C) Tomas Valasek, the Acting Director of the Defense
Policy Department at Slovakia's MoD, told DATT that Slovakia
is considering its ability to contribute to an ISF for
Lebanon in the context of its membership on the UNSC and its
general obligations as a UN member state. Valasek said
Slovakia would prefer a UN mission but would probably be
willing to take part in a NATO-led mission as well. An
authorizing resolution from the UNSC is probably a
requirement, however, and a final decision would naturally be
dependent on the exact mission of the ISF.
3. (C) Ambassador Vladimir Lomen, head of Slovakia's UNSC
Coordination Unit, told Poloff on July 21 that he hoped a
UNSCR authorizing an ISF in Lebanon could be agreed soon and
expressed his opinion that Slovakia would likely contribute
since it has good experience in this area from its deployment
of 95 Peacekeeping troops in Syria's Golan Heights. (Comment.
We also wonder if Slovak military expertise in de-mining, now
being used in Iraq, could be useful to a future international
force in southern Lebanon. End comment.)
4. (C) Comment. Emboffs have been hearing from various
sources over the past week that Slovakia would consider
contributing troops to an ISF in Lebanon. Such comments have
often - but not always - come in discussions about how
Slovakia could continue to contribute to international
security if it began withdrawing forces from Iraq. DATT
estimates that a Slovak contribution would likely be small,
and certainly not larger than a platoon. End comment.
VALLEE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/17/2009
TAGS: PGOV MARR PREL LE IS LO
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA CONSIDERING SMALL CONTRIBUTION
TO LEBANON ISF
Classified By: Ambassador Rodolphe Vallee as
per E.O. 12958 1.4(b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary. Post has heard from several government
sources that Slovakia is considering a small contribution to
an International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Lebanon.
Slovakia would be unlikely to contribute more than a platoon,
and likely even fewer. Slovakia is thought to prefer a
deployment with a mandate approved by the UN Security
Council. End Summary.
2. (C) Tomas Valasek, the Acting Director of the Defense
Policy Department at Slovakia's MoD, told DATT that Slovakia
is considering its ability to contribute to an ISF for
Lebanon in the context of its membership on the UNSC and its
general obligations as a UN member state. Valasek said
Slovakia would prefer a UN mission but would probably be
willing to take part in a NATO-led mission as well. An
authorizing resolution from the UNSC is probably a
requirement, however, and a final decision would naturally be
dependent on the exact mission of the ISF.
3. (C) Ambassador Vladimir Lomen, head of Slovakia's UNSC
Coordination Unit, told Poloff on July 21 that he hoped a
UNSCR authorizing an ISF in Lebanon could be agreed soon and
expressed his opinion that Slovakia would likely contribute
since it has good experience in this area from its deployment
of 95 Peacekeeping troops in Syria's Golan Heights. (Comment.
We also wonder if Slovak military expertise in de-mining, now
being used in Iraq, could be useful to a future international
force in southern Lebanon. End comment.)
4. (C) Comment. Emboffs have been hearing from various
sources over the past week that Slovakia would consider
contributing troops to an ISF in Lebanon. Such comments have
often - but not always - come in discussions about how
Slovakia could continue to contribute to international
security if it began withdrawing forces from Iraq. DATT
estimates that a Slovak contribution would likely be small,
and certainly not larger than a platoon. End comment.
VALLEE