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08USUNNEWYORK169
2008-02-22 19:27:00
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USUN New York
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SLOVAKS PLAN COUNTER-TERRORISM WORKSHOP IN

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER XH
SUBJECT: SLOVAKS PLAN COUNTER-TERRORISM WORKSHOP IN
BRATISLAVA


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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER XH
SUBJECT: SLOVAKS PLAN COUNTER-TERRORISM WORKSHOP IN
BRATISLAVA



1. Ambassador Khalilzad met on February 22 with the Slovak
Permanent Representative Peter Burian and Swiss Deputy
Permanent Representative Andreas Baum to discuss their
project, "the International Process on Global
Counter-Terrorism Co-operation" (Process). Burian said that
the purpose of the Process, sponsored by Costa Rica, Japan,
Slovakia and Switzerland, is to prepare the ground for the
review of the U.N. Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
(A/Res/60/288),which will take place in September.


2. Burian told Ambassador Khalilzad that Slovakia will host
a workshop, March 17-18 in Bratislava entitled "Engaging with
Regional, Sub-regional and Functional Bodies and Civil
Society on Implementing the U.N. Global Counter-Terrorism
Strategy." The Slovaks hope to attract counter-terrorism
experts and have invited Mr. Zarate from the National
Security Council and Ambassador Dailey from the State
Department. Burian expressed the hope that they would attend
or that the U.S. would be represented at a similarly high
level.


3. Ambassador Khalilzad responded that counter-terrorism is
an important priority for the U.S. and if the meeting focuses
on implementation of the U.N. Strategy, then senior officials
would be interested. Burian assured him that it would. He
recalled his Chairmanship of the Security Council's 1540
Committee, which deals, inter alia, with nuclear, biological
and chemical terrorism, and said had drawn on that experience
in organizing the program. Burian provided a background
paper describing the event (faxed IO/PSC).
KHALILZAD