Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09LJUBLJANA32
2009-02-09 17:16:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIAN PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES NATO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000032
SIPDIS
EUR/RPM FOR DMITRY VOVCHUK AND KRISTIN CALSON, L/T FOR FRANK
HOLLERAN, EUR/CE, EUR/SCE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2018
TAGS: PREL MARR NATO HR SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIAN PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES NATO
ACCESSION FOR CROATIA AND ALBANIA
REF: A. STATE 7128
B. LJUBLJANA 24
C. LJUBLJANA 28
Classified By: CDA Brad Freden, Reasons, 1.4 (b, d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L LJUBLJANA 000032
SIPDIS
EUR/RPM FOR DMITRY VOVCHUK AND KRISTIN CALSON, L/T FOR FRANK
HOLLERAN, EUR/CE, EUR/SCE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2018
TAGS: PREL MARR NATO HR SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIAN PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES NATO
ACCESSION FOR CROATIA AND ALBANIA
REF: A. STATE 7128
B. LJUBLJANA 24
C. LJUBLJANA 28
Classified By: CDA Brad Freden, Reasons, 1.4 (b, d)
1. (U) Slovenia's 90-seat National Assembly voted 75-11 on
February 9 to approve Croatia's NATO accession protocol. The
vote followed a brief debate, during which all
representatives of the People's Party (SLS) and the
Nationalists' Party (SNS, headed by Jelencic) spoke out and
subsequently voted against ratification. Earlier in the
afternoon, the National Assembly voted unanimously (78-0) in
favor of Albania's accession to NATO.
Comment
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2. (C) The overwhelming "yes" vote minimizes the likelihood
of a referendum, although the leader of the People's Party
has threatened to call for one. If all goes as expected,
Slovenia should be able to deposit its instruments of
ratification in Washington by the end of the month. The vote
is a personal victory for Prime Minister Borut Pahor, who,
after some initial skittishness, threw his full, public
support behind Croatia's membership in the Alliance. The
PM's advisors have told us that Pahor hopes the NATO vote
will improve significantly the atmosphere surrounding
bilateral discussions of Croatia's EU accession, and that the
PM hopes CROATIA will make a reciprocal gesture of
conciliation in the coming days.
FREDEN
SIPDIS
EUR/RPM FOR DMITRY VOVCHUK AND KRISTIN CALSON, L/T FOR FRANK
HOLLERAN, EUR/CE, EUR/SCE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2018
TAGS: PREL MARR NATO HR SI
SUBJECT: SLOVENIAN PARLIAMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVES NATO
ACCESSION FOR CROATIA AND ALBANIA
REF: A. STATE 7128
B. LJUBLJANA 24
C. LJUBLJANA 28
Classified By: CDA Brad Freden, Reasons, 1.4 (b, d)
1. (U) Slovenia's 90-seat National Assembly voted 75-11 on
February 9 to approve Croatia's NATO accession protocol. The
vote followed a brief debate, during which all
representatives of the People's Party (SLS) and the
Nationalists' Party (SNS, headed by Jelencic) spoke out and
subsequently voted against ratification. Earlier in the
afternoon, the National Assembly voted unanimously (78-0) in
favor of Albania's accession to NATO.
Comment
--------------
2. (C) The overwhelming "yes" vote minimizes the likelihood
of a referendum, although the leader of the People's Party
has threatened to call for one. If all goes as expected,
Slovenia should be able to deposit its instruments of
ratification in Washington by the end of the month. The vote
is a personal victory for Prime Minister Borut Pahor, who,
after some initial skittishness, threw his full, public
support behind Croatia's membership in the Alliance. The
PM's advisors have told us that Pahor hopes the NATO vote
will improve significantly the atmosphere surrounding
bilateral discussions of Croatia's EU accession, and that the
PM hopes CROATIA will make a reciprocal gesture of
conciliation in the coming days.
FREDEN