SLOVENIA IS INCLINED TO NON-PROLIFERATION, WILL

C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000506 SIPDIS ROBIN DELABARRE, ISN/NESS E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/10/2018 TAGS: ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA EUN SI SUBJECT: SLOVENIA IS INCLINED TO NON-PROLIFERATION, WILL FOLLOW EU LINE REF: SECSTATE 115509 Classified By: Amb. Yousif B. Ghafari, reasons 1.4(b,d) (C) On November 10, EmbOff met with three members of the Slovenian Nuclear Safety Administration (SNSA): Director Andrej Stritar, Igor Grlicarev, Head of the Office of International Cooperation, and Maksimilian Pecnik, Head of the Division of Radiation Safety and Materials. EmbOff had previously delivered talking points in reftel to urge for consensus at the November 19 NSG CG. After considering the information, the SNSA responded that because Slovenia has no nuclear military programs and does not produce nuclear resources or engage in any enrichment and reprocessing technology and equipment (ENR) transfers so it has "no particular interest in the subject." Stritar indicated that Slovenia would go along with the consensus at the November 19 meeting, barring any EU development. He explained that "we are inclined to non-proliferation, as the U.S. is, but we are also part of the EU family, and we have to follow the family rules." The SNSA officials noted that they were unaware of any EU initiatives on ENR transfers, but that if there were, they would follow the EU lead. GHAFARI