Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LJUBLJANA667
2007-10-24 14:59:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA SUPPORTS COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000667
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PASS TO EAP/MLS AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/24/2017
TAGS: PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA SUPPORTS COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS
ON BURMA
REF: A. SECSTATE 146862
B. LJUBLJANA 661
C. LJUBLJANA 624
Classified By: CDA Maryruth Coleman, reasons 1.4(b,d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000667
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PASS TO EAP/MLS AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/24/2017
TAGS: PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA SUPPORTS COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS
ON BURMA
REF: A. SECSTATE 146862
B. LJUBLJANA 661
C. LJUBLJANA 624
Classified By: CDA Maryruth Coleman, reasons 1.4(b,d)
1. (C) On October 24, EmbOffs urged Ambassador Janez Premoze,
head of the MFA Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific,
to consider implementing or toughening financial sanctions
against the Burmese government, particularly bans on the
export of financial services and on new investment, as
requested in reftel A. Premoze stated that Slovenia supports
the enforcement of existing sanctions and the implementation
of additional sanctions, pending the outcome of discussions
on a common EU position. Premoze remarked that Greece and
Cyprus object to a ban on EU-member flagged vessels docking
at Burmese ports. He suggested that the EU-China Summit on
October 29 was an opportunity to discuss enlisting China as
an interlocutor with the GOB; he noted that the EU had
discussed Burma during consultations in the run up to the
Summit. Premoze said that Slovenia is concerned about the
effects of sanctions on the population of Burma, and warned
that timber sanctions could harm the general public. He
explained that Slovenia supports an overall approach to
Southeast Asian issues, and that the EU should look at Burma
in this broader context, specifically mentioning the junta in
Thailand.
COLEMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PASS TO EAP/MLS AARON COPE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/24/2017
TAGS: PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA SUPPORTS COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS
ON BURMA
REF: A. SECSTATE 146862
B. LJUBLJANA 661
C. LJUBLJANA 624
Classified By: CDA Maryruth Coleman, reasons 1.4(b,d)
1. (C) On October 24, EmbOffs urged Ambassador Janez Premoze,
head of the MFA Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific,
to consider implementing or toughening financial sanctions
against the Burmese government, particularly bans on the
export of financial services and on new investment, as
requested in reftel A. Premoze stated that Slovenia supports
the enforcement of existing sanctions and the implementation
of additional sanctions, pending the outcome of discussions
on a common EU position. Premoze remarked that Greece and
Cyprus object to a ban on EU-member flagged vessels docking
at Burmese ports. He suggested that the EU-China Summit on
October 29 was an opportunity to discuss enlisting China as
an interlocutor with the GOB; he noted that the EU had
discussed Burma during consultations in the run up to the
Summit. Premoze said that Slovenia is concerned about the
effects of sanctions on the population of Burma, and warned
that timber sanctions could harm the general public. He
explained that Slovenia supports an overall approach to
Southeast Asian issues, and that the EU should look at Burma
in this broader context, specifically mentioning the junta in
Thailand.
COLEMAN