SLOVAKIA WILL NOT ATTEND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS

UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000395 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID LI GH PREL LO SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA WILL NOT ATTEND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS MEETING, MONROVIA, LIBERIA, SEPT. 5-6 REF: STATE 89825 ¶1. Econoff delivered reftel points to Jozef Kudela, Africa Officer, Department of Development Cooperation, MFA. Kudela confirmed the GOS received the invitation to the Development Ministers Meeting in Monrovia, Liberia from September 5-6. Kudela said the Office of MFA State Secretary Olga Algayerova responded with gratitude for the invitation but apologized for not being able to participate. While noting Liberia is not among the priority countries for Slovak aid, Kudela did confirm that Algayerova will be participating in the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra, Ghana from September 2-4. OBSITNIK