Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08LJUBLJANA313
2008-07-11 14:07:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA CONSIDERS EXPANDING NATO TRAINING
VZCZCXYZ0002 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHLJ #0313 1931407 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 111407Z JUL 08 FM AMEMBASSY LJUBLJANA TO RUEHXP/ALL NATO POST COLLECTIVE RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6784
C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000313
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/12/2018
TAGS: PREL MARR NATO IZ SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA CONSIDERS EXPANDING NATO TRAINING
MISSION-IRAQ
REF: SECSTATE 73794
Classified By: Amb. Yousif B. Ghafari for reasons: 1.4 (B,D)
(C) In a July 11 meeting with Security Policy Division
Director Stansilav Vidovic and advisor Robert Strazisar,
Emboffs encouraged Slovenia to provide additional resources
to support new training tasks in response to the newly
expanded mission in Iraq. Vidovic responded that the
Government of Slovenia (GOS) will have to postpone a decision
on whether to support the expanded NATO Training Mission-Iraq
(NTM-I) until after the September 21 parliamentary elections.
He explained it is "impossible from a political perspective"
to recommend increasing Slovenia's contribution in this
politically-heated environment. Vidovic noted, however, that
after the elections, the GOS would most likely respond
favorably to raising the number of Slovenian trainers from
two to four. (Note: Initially, Slovenia had four trainers
at NTM-I, and had only drawn back to two when NATO decreased
the NTM-I. End Note.) Lt. General Gary Speer, Acting
Commanding General of USAREUR, and DATT raised this same
issue with Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Gutman on July ll.
Gutman also said that Slovenia would not consider the issue
until after the elections.
GHAFARI
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/12/2018
TAGS: PREL MARR NATO IZ SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA CONSIDERS EXPANDING NATO TRAINING
MISSION-IRAQ
REF: SECSTATE 73794
Classified By: Amb. Yousif B. Ghafari for reasons: 1.4 (B,D)
(C) In a July 11 meeting with Security Policy Division
Director Stansilav Vidovic and advisor Robert Strazisar,
Emboffs encouraged Slovenia to provide additional resources
to support new training tasks in response to the newly
expanded mission in Iraq. Vidovic responded that the
Government of Slovenia (GOS) will have to postpone a decision
on whether to support the expanded NATO Training Mission-Iraq
(NTM-I) until after the September 21 parliamentary elections.
He explained it is "impossible from a political perspective"
to recommend increasing Slovenia's contribution in this
politically-heated environment. Vidovic noted, however, that
after the elections, the GOS would most likely respond
favorably to raising the number of Slovenian trainers from
two to four. (Note: Initially, Slovenia had four trainers
at NTM-I, and had only drawn back to two when NATO decreased
the NTM-I. End Note.) Lt. General Gary Speer, Acting
Commanding General of USAREUR, and DATT raised this same
issue with Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Gutman on July ll.
Gutman also said that Slovenia would not consider the issue
until after the elections.
GHAFARI