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E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/18/2018 TAGS: PTER, KNNP, ECON, EFIN, PARM, SI SUBJECT: SLOVENIA APPRECIATIVE OF DEMARCHE ON CHINESE PROLIFERATION
REF: SECSTATE 98975
Classified By: CDA Brad Freden, reasons 1.4(b,d)
(C) On September 19, emboff met with Borut Valencic and Gregor Kaplan, advisors in the MFA's Security Policy Division, to inform them of our concerns regarding Chinese proliferation in the Middle East and to request Slovenia to approach Beijing on this issue (reftel). Valencic said that he appreciated the information, especially the specific examples provided, since Slovenia had not received any other official reports of Chinese proliferation in the Middle East. Valencic undertook to pass the information to his superiors in the Security Policy Division to determine Slovenia's position on approaching Beijing. FREDEN