February, 19, 2021
Open-ended Working Group on developments in the field of information and
telecommunications in the context of international security, Informal virtual meeting
(18, 19 and 22 February 2021)
Slovenia, Statement
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues,
First and foremost, I would like to thank you, Ambassador Lauber for your continuous
dedication and commitment as a Chair of this Group to work in truly inclusive and
transparent manner. I also want to express our appreciation for the process and to
thank you and your team for the Zero draft report.
Chair, Ambassador Lauber,
Slovenia fully aligns itself with the Statement of the European Union which will
be delivered later. At the same time, we would like to share some of our national
views.
The Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) has become a historic venue where for
the first time we could all participate, express our views and learn about the
concerns of others. An invaluable dialogue that will hopefully result in a
consensual report and encourage further cooperation among States and other
stakeholders in promoting global, open, free, stable and secure ICT environment.
We appreciate the structure of the report, the efforts to balance the discussion and
especially the focus on the areas of convergence. We share the opinion of many
states who sees and appreciates the Zero Draft as a good basis for consensus
outcome.
Please allow us to point out some of the elements from the report that we attach a
great importance.:
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We welcome the reference to the consensual UN GGE reports as a
foundation of our work. We would agree with many states who expressed that
this should be further emphasised in conclusions and recommendations.