Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06LJUBLJANA731
2006-11-13 14:31:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000731
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE, IO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL KTIA SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS
RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
REF: A. A) SECSTATE 182267
B. B) SECSTATE 183457
C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000731
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE, IO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL KTIA SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS
RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
REF: A. A) SECSTATE 182267
B. B) SECSTATE 183457
1. (C) Polecon Chief met 9 November with Smiljana Knez,
newly returned to the MFA from London and currently head of
the Human Rights division of the Office for International
Organizations to discuss reftel points. Knez said Slovenia
has placed a strong priority in developing a common EU
position on all the Third Committee resolutions. In
principle, Slovenia supports both the Belarus and Uzbekistan
resolutions sponsored by the USG. Knez said that the GOS
also rejected the "retaliatory" resolution brought by Belarus
on the U.S. human rights situation. At the time of the
meeting, Knez thought the EU was working to salvage some
aspect of one of the Belarus resolutions. Polecon Chief
suggested it would require a great deal of effort in a short
amount of time, and it was unlikely they would be able to
come up with any revision that would be mutually acceptable.
ROBERTSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE, IO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL KTIA SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS
RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
REF: A. A) SECSTATE 182267
B. B) SECSTATE 183457
1. (C) Polecon Chief met 9 November with Smiljana Knez,
newly returned to the MFA from London and currently head of
the Human Rights division of the Office for International
Organizations to discuss reftel points. Knez said Slovenia
has placed a strong priority in developing a common EU
position on all the Third Committee resolutions. In
principle, Slovenia supports both the Belarus and Uzbekistan
resolutions sponsored by the USG. Knez said that the GOS
also rejected the "retaliatory" resolution brought by Belarus
on the U.S. human rights situation. At the time of the
meeting, Knez thought the EU was working to salvage some
aspect of one of the Belarus resolutions. Polecon Chief
suggested it would require a great deal of effort in a short
amount of time, and it was unlikely they would be able to
come up with any revision that would be mutually acceptable.
ROBERTSON