Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08LJUBLJANA566
2008-12-30 13:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA WANTS EU-U.S. UNITED FRONT ON GEORGIA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000566
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/30/2018
TAGS: PREL GG RS SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA WANTS EU-U.S. UNITED FRONT ON GEORGIA
SEPARATISTS
REF: SECSTATE 134559
Classified By: CDA Brad Freden, reasons 1.4(b,d)
(C) On December 29, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) met with Ondina
Blokar, Director of International Law and Protection of
Interests at the MFA, to convey the U.S. position on Georgia
per reftel. Due to the holidays, Blokar was the
second-ranking diplomat in the MFA. Blokar responded that
the U.S. and Europe should definitely present a united front
on both carrots and sticks regarding separatists in Georgia.
She agreed to talk about restricting visas for separatist
leaders with her colleagues who are currently negotiating a
new visa policy with Russia, noting that some separatists
hold Russian passports. Blokar was chiefly interested in
implementing next steps through humanitarian aid to refugees,
internally displaced persons, prisoners of war, and
minorities. She suggested that money pledged at the October
donor conference in Brussels should be funneled to NGOs in
Georgia, mentioning the Red Cross, Caritas, and the
Slovenian-based International Trust Fund for Demining and
Mine Victims Assistance, which already has a pilot project in
Georgia.
FREDEN