SLOVENIA SUPPORTS USG WHALING PRIORITIES

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000347 SIPDIS SIPDIS EUR/NCE SSADLE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KSCA SENV EFIS PREL ETRD SI SUBJECT: SLOVENIA SUPPORTS USG WHALING PRIORITIES REF: SECSTATE 56397 1.(U) Robert Boljesic, Slovenian coordinator for the International Whaling Commission (IWC),informed Econoff that Slovenian Ambassador to the US, Samuel Zbogar, and Janez Kastelic from the Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning are currently attending the International Whaling Conference taking place in Alaska. Furthermore, Boljesic assured Econoff that Slovenia is supportive of the USG objectives for a sucessful update of the bowhead quota and the other suggestions for creating a more stable IWC. Zbogar and Kastelic will meet with US representatives and other like-minded groups to discuss the issues that will arise during the conference. COLEMAN