SLOVAKIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000679 SIPDIS SENSITIVE 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 - UPDATE REF: A. STATE 112656 ¶B. BRATISLAVA 638 ¶1. (SBU) Per ref A instructions, an interim report on high-level Government of Slovakia representation at the UN General Assembly was sent in ref B. This is an update to that report: ¶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 will not/not attend. -- Slovak interpretation is not/not required. ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister: -- Jan Kubis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will attend. -- Arrival: September 17 from Vienna. Depart: September 23 from New York City. -- Spouse is not expected to attend. -- Slovak interpretation is not/not required. ¶D. Attendance of other VIPs: -- Marek Estok, PMs Foreign Policy Advisor, will attend. -- Arrival: September 20 from Vienna. Depart: September 23 from New York City. -- Spouse will not/not attend -- Slovak translation is not/not required -- Silvia Glendova, PM's Spokesperson, will attend. -- Arrival: September 20 from Vienna. Depart: September 23 from New York City. -- Spouse will not/not attend (Ms. Glendova is not married). -- Slovak translation is not/not required -- Miroslav Lajcak, Director General for Political affairs will attend. -- Arrival: September 17 from Vienna. Depart: September 23 from New York City. -- Spouse will not/not attend -- Slovak translation is not/not required -- Ambassador Marcel Pesko, Director of the UN Department and UN Security Council Coordinator, will attend. -- Arrival: September 17 from Vienna. Depart: September 23 from New York City. -- Spouse will not/not attend -- Slovak translation is not/not required ¶E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO affairs -- Roman Buzek, Director General of the Division for International Organizations and Development Cooperation, will attend. -- Arrival: September 17 from Vienna. Depart: September 23 from New York City. -- Spouse will not/not attend -- Slovak translation is not/not required ¶2. (SBU) In addition to the above named high-level delegates, the PM will be accompanied by a translator and a two-person security detail. ¶3. (U) Poloff wasQold that FM Kubis is considering bringing his wife and daughter, but that it is considered unlikely since his schedule is expected to be quite full. Post will provide updated information as it becomes available. SILVERMAN