Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LJUBLJANA671
2007-10-25 14:06:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA OPEN TO US-EU COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000671
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/25/2017
TAGS: CU UNGA PHUM SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA OPEN TO US-EU COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA
REF: SECSTATE 147620
Classified By: CDA MCOLEMAN E.O. 12958, reason 1.4(b, d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000671
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/25/2017
TAGS: CU UNGA PHUM SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA OPEN TO US-EU COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA
REF: SECSTATE 147620
Classified By: CDA MCOLEMAN E.O. 12958, reason 1.4(b, d)
1. (C) On October 25, EmbOff met with Smiljana Knez, head
of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, to urge the Slovenian MFA to
balance out the loss of the Cuban Special Representative to
the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and pursue actions to
promote democratic transition in Cuba, as requested in
reftel. Knez stated that Slovenia, a member of the HRC, was
also unhappy with the elimination of the Special
Representatives for Cuba and Belarus in the HRC. She
stressed that Cuba is one of the first countries scheduled to
undergo universal periodic review in the HRC and that the
challenge for the EU and U.S. is to see that the process is
conducted properly. Knez said that Slovenia appreciates the
alternative approaches offered by the U.S. to address human
rights in Cuba and U.S. willingness to cooperate with UN
mechanisms. She noted that concentrated actions in the HRC
make an impression and exert additional pressure on countries
that violate human rights, citing the example of a special
HRC session on Zimbabwe. Knez remarked that the GOS will
consider the cooperative approaches proposed by the U.S. and
emphasized that EU unity and joint U.S.-EU action will best
address human rights issues in Cuba.
COLEMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/25/2017
TAGS: CU UNGA PHUM SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA OPEN TO US-EU COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA
REF: SECSTATE 147620
Classified By: CDA MCOLEMAN E.O. 12958, reason 1.4(b, d)
1. (C) On October 25, EmbOff met with Smiljana Knez, head
of the MFA's Human Rights Unit, to urge the Slovenian MFA to
balance out the loss of the Cuban Special Representative to
the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and pursue actions to
promote democratic transition in Cuba, as requested in
reftel. Knez stated that Slovenia, a member of the HRC, was
also unhappy with the elimination of the Special
Representatives for Cuba and Belarus in the HRC. She
stressed that Cuba is one of the first countries scheduled to
undergo universal periodic review in the HRC and that the
challenge for the EU and U.S. is to see that the process is
conducted properly. Knez said that Slovenia appreciates the
alternative approaches offered by the U.S. to address human
rights in Cuba and U.S. willingness to cooperate with UN
mechanisms. She noted that concentrated actions in the HRC
make an impression and exert additional pressure on countries
that violate human rights, citing the example of a special
HRC session on Zimbabwe. Knez remarked that the GOS will
consider the cooperative approaches proposed by the U.S. and
emphasized that EU unity and joint U.S.-EU action will best
address human rights issues in Cuba.
COLEMAN