SLOVAKIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000638 SIPDIS SIPDIS EUR/PGI (ELDRIDGE),IO/UNP (HARRIS),USUN (OLSON),NSC (WILLIAMS-MANIGAULT) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PGOV UNGA LO SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REF: STATE 112656 ¶1. Per reftel instructions, an interim report on high-level Government of Slovakia representation at the UN General Assembly follows: ¶A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Ivan Gasparovic, President, will not/not attend -- Arrival and departure dates: not applicable -- Spouse Silvia Gasparovicova will not/not attend -- Interpretation: not applicable ¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government: -- Robert Fico, Prime Minister, will attend -- Arrival: September 20 from Vienna. Depart: September 23 from New York City -- Spouse Svetlana Ficova is not expected to attend -- Slovak interpretation is not/not required ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister: -- Jan Kubis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will attend -- Arrival and departure dates unknown -- Spouse is not expected to attend -- Slovak interpretation is not/not required ¶D. Ateendance of other VIPs: -- Marek Estok, PMs Chief of Protocol, will attend -- Arrival and departure dates expected to coincide with PM Robert Fico -- Spouse is not expected to attend -- Slovak translation is not/not required -- Silvia Glendova, PM's Spokesperson, will attend -- Arrival and departure dates expected to coincide with PM Robert Fico -- Spouse is not expected to attend -- Slovak translation is not/not required ¶E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO affairs is unknown ¶2. This is an interim report on high-level GOS participation at UNGA. Post expects to provide an update late in the week of August 15. SILVERMAN