Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08LJUBLJANA99
2008-03-03 05:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA PROVIDES NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON
how-toVZCZCXYZ5435 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHLJ #0099 0630533 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 030533Z MAR 08 FM AMEMBASSY LJUBLJANA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6491 INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 0008 RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0240 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0171
UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000099
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL KGHG MV SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA PROVIDES NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON
MALDIVES' DRAFT RESOLUTION
REF: SECSTATE 19889
UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000099
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL KGHG MV SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA PROVIDES NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON
MALDIVES' DRAFT RESOLUTION
REF: SECSTATE 19889
1. (SBU) On 29 February, Emboff delivered reftel talking
points on concerns about the Maldives' resolution on climate
change and human rights to Andrej Kranjc, Secretary for
International Affairs at the Slovenian Ministry of
Environment and Spatial Planning. Kranjc, who handles
climate change issues for the ministry and who led the
Slovenian delegation to the MEM in Honolulu, confessed that
he knew very little about the draft resolution. He requested
additional information and inquired whether the issue would
be discussed at the upcoming US-EU High Level Dialogue on
Climate Change scheduled for March 7, which he will attend.
2. (U) Emboff attempted to deliver reftel demarche to the
office of International Organizations and Human Security at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but all personnel in that
office are currently in the Washington for the US-EU Troika
on human rights. Post suggests that Department pursue this
with the MHA human rights delegation in Washington.
SHELTON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PREL KGHG MV SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIA PROVIDES NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON
MALDIVES' DRAFT RESOLUTION
REF: SECSTATE 19889
1. (SBU) On 29 February, Emboff delivered reftel talking
points on concerns about the Maldives' resolution on climate
change and human rights to Andrej Kranjc, Secretary for
International Affairs at the Slovenian Ministry of
Environment and Spatial Planning. Kranjc, who handles
climate change issues for the ministry and who led the
Slovenian delegation to the MEM in Honolulu, confessed that
he knew very little about the draft resolution. He requested
additional information and inquired whether the issue would
be discussed at the upcoming US-EU High Level Dialogue on
Climate Change scheduled for March 7, which he will attend.
2. (U) Emboff attempted to deliver reftel demarche to the
office of International Organizations and Human Security at
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but all personnel in that
office are currently in the Washington for the US-EU Troika
on human rights. Post suggests that Department pursue this
with the MHA human rights delegation in Washington.
SHELTON