Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06LJUBLJANA709
2006-11-03 05:16:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA IN LINE WITH EU ON AMENDMENT TO CUBA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000709
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/02/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA IN LINE WITH EU ON AMENDMENT TO CUBA
EMBARGO RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 163498
Classified By: COM for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000709
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/02/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA IN LINE WITH EU ON AMENDMENT TO CUBA
EMBARGO RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 163498
Classified By: COM for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) COM delivered reftel demarche to MFA State Secretary
Bozo Cerar on October 26. Cerar was well aware of the
issues, noted his sympathy for the US position, but said that
the GoS had problems with combining language critical of the
Cuban human rights situation with the embargo resolution. He
said that the GoS would continue to follow the EU approach.
2. (C) DCM met with North American Department Chief Mirko
Cigler on October 27. Cigler commented that the GoS would
take the EU "two track" approach by continuing to talk with
Cuba but mentioning human rights within that dialogue. He
said that the EU had worked hard to develop this position and
does not want to move away from it with the proposed
amendment. Cigler did note that a separate statement "might
be possible" but that it would not be appropriate to take
language from last year's resolution and put it into this
amendment. He concluded by saying that the GoS would look to
November internal EU meetings on Latin America for further
direction on EU policy regarding Cuba.
ROBERTSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/02/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA IN LINE WITH EU ON AMENDMENT TO CUBA
EMBARGO RESOLUTION
REF: STATE 163498
Classified By: COM for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) COM delivered reftel demarche to MFA State Secretary
Bozo Cerar on October 26. Cerar was well aware of the
issues, noted his sympathy for the US position, but said that
the GoS had problems with combining language critical of the
Cuban human rights situation with the embargo resolution. He
said that the GoS would continue to follow the EU approach.
2. (C) DCM met with North American Department Chief Mirko
Cigler on October 27. Cigler commented that the GoS would
take the EU "two track" approach by continuing to talk with
Cuba but mentioning human rights within that dialogue. He
said that the EU had worked hard to develop this position and
does not want to move away from it with the proposed
amendment. Cigler did note that a separate statement "might
be possible" but that it would not be appropriate to take
language from last year's resolution and put it into this
amendment. He concluded by saying that the GoS would look to
November internal EU meetings on Latin America for further
direction on EU policy regarding Cuba.
ROBERTSON