UNCLAS ZAGREB 00715
SIPDIS
P 271441Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY ZAGREB
TO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0045
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7969
UNCLAS ZAGREB 000715
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE - BALIAN, PFEUFFER; EUR/PGI - ELDRIDGE,
IO/PPC - BATLLE
USUN FOR MCBRIDE
DEPT PLEASE PASS TO NSC - MCDONALD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KSEP PREL OVIP UNGA HR
SUBJECT: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CROATIAN ATTENDANCE, A-3
MEETING
REF: SECSTATE 101170
1. PolOff delivered reftel to MFA Asst Minister for
International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic on
July 24. Following is initial GOC response:
A. Attendance of the Head of State: Yes
-- Name and title: Stjepan Mesic, President of the Republic
of Croatia
-- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and other
U.S. locations, and whether the Head of State will
be present for the General Debate: Travel dates still
unknown. President Mesic will deliver Croatia's plenary
speech.
-- Whether spouse of the Head of State will travel to New
York: Still unknown
-- Whether interpretation would be required in a bilateral or
multilateral meeting: Yes, Croatian.
B. Attendance of the Head of Government: Still unknown
C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister: Yes
-- Name and title: Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Minister of
Foreign Affairs and European Integration
-- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and other
U.S. locations, and whether the Foreign Minister
will be present for the General Debate: Travel dates still
unknown, but she plans to attend the General Debate.
-- Whether the spouse of the Foreign Minister will travel to
New York: Unknown
-- Whether interpretation would be required in bilateral or
multilateral meetings: No
D. Attendance of other host country VIPs: Still unknown
E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible
for IO affairs or official who is a regular interlocutor
of regional assistant secretaries or Department principals:
Yes
-- Name and title: Pjer Simunovic, Assistant Minister of
Foreign Affairs for International Organizations and Security
-- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and
whether the VIP will be present for the General Debate: Still
unknown
-- Whether the spouse of the official will travel to New
York: Still unknown
-- Whether interpretation would be required in bilateral or
multilateral meetings: No
2. Simunovic did not make any initial requests for high-level
meetings but did report that Croatia, as current chair of the
Adriatic Charter (A-3), planned to propose an A-3 meeting on
the margins of the UNGA and would be seeking appropriate USG
representation.
BRADTKE