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INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEHGT/AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA 0001
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0038 C O N F I D E N T I A L BRATISLAVA 000105 
 
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STATE FOR EUR/NCE AND IO/UNP 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/10/2021 
TAGS:              
SUBJECT: SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR NON-PERMANENT 
SEAT ON UNSC 
 
REF: STATE 20173 
 
Classified By: CDA a.i. Lawrence R. Silverman for Reasons 1.4 (B) and ( 
D). 
 
 1.  (C)  Slovak MFA Director for UN and International 
Organizations Roman Buzek and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko 
told us February 10 that Slovakia will support Guatemala for 
the Group of Latin American Countries' non-permanent seat on 
the UNSC (reftel). Buzek pointed out that -- in addition to 
sharing USG views on Venezuela's membership -- Slovakia has a 
reciprocal support agreement with Guatemala stipulating that 
Slovakia will support Guatemala for UNSC membership in 
exchange for Guatemala's support for Slovakia's ECOSOC 
candidacy in 2009; Buzek said that Slovakia "likes to keep 
its written agreements." 
 
 2.  (C)  Pesko asked us to provide "off the record" guidance 
from Washington as to how the USG sees the October UNSC 
election shaping up, as the MFA is interested in whether the 
vote will divide Latin America.  He voiced his concern that 
the vote could have the effect of isolating Venezuela, and 
"nobody wants another Cuba." 
 
SILVERMAN