Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08LJUBLJANA436
2008-09-22 14:56:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA NOTES SYRIA'S "BAD TRACK RECORD" PRIOR TO
how-toVZCZCXYZ0011 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHLJ #0436 2661456 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 221456Z SEP 08 FM AMEMBASSY LJUBLJANA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6929 INFO RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS 0034 RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 0043
C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000436
SIPDIS
ISN/RA FOR RICHARD NEPHEW AND JODY DANIEL, IO/T FOR HEATHER
VON BEHREN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/21/2018
TAGS: PARM IAEA MNUC SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA NOTES SYRIA'S "BAD TRACK RECORD" PRIOR TO
IAEA BOARD VOTE
REF: SECSTATE 99746
Classified By: DCM Brad Freden, reason 1.4(b,d)
(C) On September 22, emboff met with Borut Valencic, advisor
in the MFA's Security Policy Division, to urge Slovenia's
opposition to Syria and Iran's nominations and support for
Afghanistan's candidacy for the IAEA Board of Governors
(reftel). Valencic noted Syria's "bad track record," and
commented that Slovenia is not "fond" of Syria efforts to get
on the Board of Governors. Valencic undertook to pass the
information to his colleagues in Vienna prior to the voting.
GHAFARI