Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06LJUBLJANA778
2006-12-05 14:20:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA FIRM ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000778
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE, EUR/ERA (LABARGE),PM/DDTC (WESTLING),
EAP/CM (ZARING)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL PGOV PHUM SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA FIRM ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
REF: SECSTATE 194456
Classified By: COM Thomas B. Robertson for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000778
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE, EUR/ERA (LABARGE),PM/DDTC (WESTLING),
EAP/CM (ZARING)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL PGOV PHUM SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA FIRM ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
REF: SECSTATE 194456
Classified By: COM Thomas B. Robertson for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Slovenia firmly supports continuing the EU China Arms
Embargo and does not believe the human rights situation has
improved appreciably in China to warrant a review of the
policy. Polecon chief discussed reftel points with MFA EU
Correspondent Aljaz Arih December 5. Arih said he expected
the issue to be discussed at the upcoming GAERC, and while
the GOS fully supports a common position on the Code of
Conduct, Slovenia does not see agreement on it to be
explicitly tied to the lifting of or even a review of the
China Arms Embargo. Arih added that the time is not right,
most EU countries are of the same mind as Slovenia on this,
and that the fact that it has not been up for discussion in
lower level EU working committees only underscores the
intensely political nature of the issue. When asked, Arih
said he thought consensus on the Code of Conduct could be
jeopardized by refusal to lift the embargo, but he did not
think this would sway Slovenia's or any other EU member's
position on the embargo.
ROBERTSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE, EUR/ERA (LABARGE),PM/DDTC (WESTLING),
EAP/CM (ZARING)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL PGOV PHUM SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA FIRM ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
REF: SECSTATE 194456
Classified By: COM Thomas B. Robertson for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Slovenia firmly supports continuing the EU China Arms
Embargo and does not believe the human rights situation has
improved appreciably in China to warrant a review of the
policy. Polecon chief discussed reftel points with MFA EU
Correspondent Aljaz Arih December 5. Arih said he expected
the issue to be discussed at the upcoming GAERC, and while
the GOS fully supports a common position on the Code of
Conduct, Slovenia does not see agreement on it to be
explicitly tied to the lifting of or even a review of the
China Arms Embargo. Arih added that the time is not right,
most EU countries are of the same mind as Slovenia on this,
and that the fact that it has not been up for discussion in
lower level EU working committees only underscores the
intensely political nature of the issue. When asked, Arih
said he thought consensus on the Code of Conduct could be
jeopardized by refusal to lift the embargo, but he did not
think this would sway Slovenia's or any other EU member's
position on the embargo.
ROBERTSON