Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BRATISLAVA422
2008-09-22 11:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Bratislava
Cable title:
SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON PNG AMBASSADORS IN BOLIVIA
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UNCLAS BRATISLAVA 000422
SIPDIS
FOR WHA/AND: BARBARA ROCHA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC LO
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON PNG AMBASSADORS IN BOLIVIA
AND VENEZUELA DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 99473
On September 22, PolOff delivered reftel points to Terezia
Sajgalikova of the South American Affairs division at the
Slovak MFA. Sajgalikova said that the Slovaks are concerned
about the deterioration of democratic conditions in Bolivia
and Venezuela, and are hopeful that regional leaders such as
Brazil can help mediate the dispute between the U.S.,
Bolivia, and Venezuela. PolOff also noted the GoV expulsion
of Human Rights Watch's Jose Miguel Vivanco and Daniel
Wilkinson over the weekend; Sajgalikova agreed that President
Chavez is acting erratically and questioned his mental state.
Sajgalikova said that she had observed first-hand the
positive U.S. engagement with the hemisphere, as she served
at the Slovak Embassy in Brasilia from 2002-2006. (Note:
Slovakia only maintains Embassies in Cuba, Brazil, Argentina,
and Mexico.) Because they lack both financial resources and
significant interests in most of the Western Hemisphere,
Slovak diplomats engage on Latin American political issues
via the EU.
OBSITNIK
SIPDIS
FOR WHA/AND: BARBARA ROCHA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PGOV PREL ASEC LO
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON PNG AMBASSADORS IN BOLIVIA
AND VENEZUELA DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 99473
On September 22, PolOff delivered reftel points to Terezia
Sajgalikova of the South American Affairs division at the
Slovak MFA. Sajgalikova said that the Slovaks are concerned
about the deterioration of democratic conditions in Bolivia
and Venezuela, and are hopeful that regional leaders such as
Brazil can help mediate the dispute between the U.S.,
Bolivia, and Venezuela. PolOff also noted the GoV expulsion
of Human Rights Watch's Jose Miguel Vivanco and Daniel
Wilkinson over the weekend; Sajgalikova agreed that President
Chavez is acting erratically and questioned his mental state.
Sajgalikova said that she had observed first-hand the
positive U.S. engagement with the hemisphere, as she served
at the Slovak Embassy in Brasilia from 2002-2006. (Note:
Slovakia only maintains Embassies in Cuba, Brazil, Argentina,
and Mexico.) Because they lack both financial resources and
significant interests in most of the Western Hemisphere,
Slovak diplomats engage on Latin American political issues
via the EU.
OBSITNIK