Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LJUBLJANA312
2007-05-16 10:29:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA CLOSELY WATCHING U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCOURSE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000312
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/NCE FOR SSADLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/16/2017
TAGS: KCFE PREL OSCE PARM NATO SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA CLOSELY WATCHING U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCOURSE
ON CFE
REF: SECSTATE 57275
Classified By: CDA for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000312
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/NCE FOR SSADLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/16/2017
TAGS: KCFE PREL OSCE PARM NATO SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA CLOSELY WATCHING U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCOURSE
ON CFE
REF: SECSTATE 57275
Classified By: CDA for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (SBU) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Security Policy Department staffer Andrej
Slapnicar on May 14. Slapnicar told PolMilOff that Slovenia
was closely watching recent discourse on the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE).
2. (C) Slapnicar said that although Slovenia is not a party
to the CFE, the GOS continues to see the CFE as an
indispensable pillar of European security policy and that
Slovenia "obliges itself to be bound to CFE rules as if we
were a party." He commented that the GOS regularly receives
pressure from the Russians to become a party to CFE but that
it will not request accession to the treaty until Russia
implements the Istanbul Agreement.
3. (C) He was well aware of factual inaccuracies in President
Putin's remarks -- noting with amusement that Putin
erroneously referred to "Slovakia" instead of "Slovenia"
during the speech -- but said that the GOS understood Putin's
comments within the context of recent relations between the
allies and Russia, specifically noting that this seemed to be
a Russian reaction to U.S. missile defense plans. Slapnicar
said that as a non-party to the CFE, Slovenia is probably not
in the best position to judge the ramifications of Putin's
comments but that Slovenia will look to work with allies in
Vienna and Brussels as discussions on the CFE continue.
COLEMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/NCE FOR SSADLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/16/2017
TAGS: KCFE PREL OSCE PARM NATO SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA CLOSELY WATCHING U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCOURSE
ON CFE
REF: SECSTATE 57275
Classified By: CDA for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (SBU) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Security Policy Department staffer Andrej
Slapnicar on May 14. Slapnicar told PolMilOff that Slovenia
was closely watching recent discourse on the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE).
2. (C) Slapnicar said that although Slovenia is not a party
to the CFE, the GOS continues to see the CFE as an
indispensable pillar of European security policy and that
Slovenia "obliges itself to be bound to CFE rules as if we
were a party." He commented that the GOS regularly receives
pressure from the Russians to become a party to CFE but that
it will not request accession to the treaty until Russia
implements the Istanbul Agreement.
3. (C) He was well aware of factual inaccuracies in President
Putin's remarks -- noting with amusement that Putin
erroneously referred to "Slovakia" instead of "Slovenia"
during the speech -- but said that the GOS understood Putin's
comments within the context of recent relations between the
allies and Russia, specifically noting that this seemed to be
a Russian reaction to U.S. missile defense plans. Slapnicar
said that as a non-party to the CFE, Slovenia is probably not
in the best position to judge the ramifications of Putin's
comments but that Slovenia will look to work with allies in
Vienna and Brussels as discussions on the CFE continue.
COLEMAN