SLOVAKIA TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTIONS WITH

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000629 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/17/2012 TAGS: PREL UNGA IS LO SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS REF: STATE 159386 Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Lawrence Silverman, for reasons 1.4(b) and (d) ¶1. (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel points with Denisa Frelichova, Deputy Director of the Department for International Organizations on November 28. Frelichova said Slovakia will withhold its vote on the three resolutions in accordance with the common policy of the EU. ¶2. (C) Frelichova added that Slovakia would support an EU decision to vote against the three resolutions, but that in this instance EU unity is more important than the individual resolutions. She appreciated the President's efforts to broker a new Peace Process in Annapolis and opined that, whatever skepticism European media may express, she is personally convinced that the US is finally on the right track. VALLEE