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C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000032 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
NSC PLEASE PASS DAMON WILSON 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/13/2021 
TAGS: PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO LO UN
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA "IMPATIENT" FOR UN REFORM 
 
REF: STATE 4746 
 
Classified By: DCM Lawrence R. Silverman for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D). 
 
¶1.  (C)  DCM and Poloff delivered reftel points to State 
Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova and UNSC 
 
SIPDIS 
Coordinator Marcel Pesko on January 13.  Vasaryova told us 
that Slovakia, whose own reform history has been quite 
successful and relatively expeditious, is "impatient" about 
the pace of reform in such a large world body, but that 
because of its size, any reform should be appreciated. 
Vasaryova told us that the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is 
"needed desperately" and that Slovakia is supportive of the 
Human Rights Council (HRC), especially in light of its past 
few years.  Pesko said Slovakia and the EU have four main 
reform priorities: the establishment of the PBC, the creation 
of the HRC, management reform, and ECOSOC reform. 
 
¶2.  (C)  Regarding the PBC, Pesko said Slovakia believes the 
body needs to include African countries, and that Slovakia is 
willing to contribute its experiences in security sector 
reform.  Pesko said that he hoped February (and the U.S. 
Presidency of the UNSC) would bring solid progress on the 
HRC, though he is realistic about the chances of the HRC 
being established before March.  Slovak PermRep Peter Burian 
has told the MFA that everyone in New York agrees that the UN 
is a "big elephant" that could use some shrinking, but that 
because such shrinking is linked to other issues, it becomes 
complex (especially, he noted, for Russia and China).  Still, 
Pesko said Slovakia's position is that other UN reforms 
should not be held hostage to management reforms.  Vasaryova 
reaffirmed that, when it comes to reforming the United 
Nations, "Slovakia is in; we are ready." 
VALLEE 
 
 
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