SLOVENIA DEFERS TO COMMON EU APPROACH TO SANCTIONS

C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000721 SIPDIS SIPDIS PASS TO EAP/MLS AARON COPE, EEB/TFS KERRY MCCORMACK E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/20/2017 TAGS: PGOV ETRD EFIN BM SI SUBJECT: SLOVENIA DEFERS TO COMMON EU APPROACH TO SANCTIONS ON BURMA REF: SECSTATE 155019 Classified By: CDA MCOLEMAN E.O. 12958, reason 1.4 (b, d) ¶1. (C) On November 15, EmbOff met with Milena Radenkovic, Third Secretary of the MFA's Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, to encourage Slovenia to support tougher EU financial sanctions on Burma to exert pressure on the ruling generals to begin a transition to a civilian, democratic government, per reftel. Radenkovic stated that the GoS appreciates receiving information on the U.S. position on sanctions on Burma, but would await the outcome of ongoing EU meetings before deciding its position. She stressed that Slovenia would defer to the common EU position on sanctions on Burma. Radenkovic also noted that the GoS is waiting to see what specific duties are given to the new EU Special Envoy to Burma, a position created to provide assistance to UN Special Advisor to Burma Ibrahim Gambari. COLEMAN