CZECHS HAVE NON-PARTICIPATING OBSERVER AT NAM

UNCLAS PRAGUE 001121 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS EUR/NCE FOR ERIC FICHTE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL CU EZ SUBJECT: CZECHS HAVE NON-PARTICIPATING OBSERVER AT NAM SUMMIT IN HAVANA REF: A. STATE 15212 ¶B. STATE 149133 ¶C. STATE 145242 ¶1. (SBU) Czech MFA Cuba Desk Officer Jarmila Povejsilova told Poloff on September 12 that, contrary to previous indications, the Czechs have decided to have an observer attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Havana. The observer will be the new Charge d'Affaires of the Czech Mission in Havana Pavla Koppova, who arrived in Cuba in August. Koppova will attend the Summit to collect information only; she has no plans to meet with visiting NAM members or participate substantively in the Summit. Nevertheless, Poloff delivered edited versions of reftel talking points to Povejsilova on September 12 and 13, and asked her to forward them to Koppova. CABANISS