SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON 1267

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000883 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS IO/PSC (JOHN SANDAGE),L/EB (TOM HEINEMANN),USUN (DAVID TESSLER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PTER UNSC LO SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON 1267 COMMITTEE REF: STATE 173862 ¶1. Poloff delivered reftel points and non-paper to MFA UNSC Coordination Unit Chief Vladimir Lomen together with First Secretary Xavier Rouard of the French Embassy. Mr. Lomen had SIPDIS been unaware of the Franco-American proposal before it was discussed by the 1267 Committee on 16, October, but said he was pleased that the proposal had been endorsed and that Slovakia would continue to support it. ¶2. Reading from an email he had received from Slovakia's mission to the UN, Lomen said the proposal preserves the sovereign prerogatives of UN Member States while protecting the interests of 1267-listed parties. The proposal should be considered, according to Slovakia's UN delegation, as a model for use by other sanctions committees. ¶3. Lomen said that Slovakia is ready to actively support the Franco-American proposal, and he pointedly added that such support would be easier to give if the French and U.S. missions to the UN would proactively share information about the proposal and their strategy for getting it passed with the Slovak mission. UN Committee on sanctions against North Korea -------------- ¶4. Lomen said that Slovakia is expecting to be asked to lead the UN Committee on sanctions against North Korea. He said that Slovakia is proud to have been asked to do this, and appreciates French and U.S. support for their designation. VALLEE