SLOVENIA CONSIDERING THEMES FOR FINANCIAL

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000688 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN PREL PTER KTFN EUN SI SUBJECT: SLOVENIA CONSIDERING THEMES FOR FINANCIAL SANCTIONS WORKSHOP UNDER SLOVENIA'S EU PRESIDENCY REF: SECSTATE 149510 ¶1. (SBU) In an October 30 meeting with Andrej Svetlicic from the Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emboffs invited Svetlicic and other senior Slovenian officials attending the Lisbon financial sanctions workshop to meet on November 28, immediately after the Portuguese-hosted workshop, to discuss the next workshop under Slovenia's EU presidency. Svetlicic informed us that Andrej Slapnicar from the Security Policy Division at the MFA will be the coordinator for the financial sanctions workshop, which the Slovenes plan to conduct in Spring 2008. Svetlicic said that Slapnicar has contacted the Portuguese and French delegates in order to respond collectively to the U.S.-proposed meeting. Svetlicic, who will attend the Lisbon workshop with Slapnicar, did not expect any difficulties with the proposed date and time for the discussion in Lisbon. When Emboffs presented the suggestion of exploring charities as a possible theme for the 2008 spring workshop, Svetlicic agreed that it is a very interesting and relevant topic. He added however, that Slovenia is currently not committed to any one particular theme and plans to discuss possible themes with the Portuguese and French. COLEMAN