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03GUATEMALA2461
2003-09-23 21:48:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Guatemala
Cable title:
ICOC - GUATEMALA UNABLE TO SUBSCRIBE BY OCTOBER
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UNCLAS GUATEMALA 002461
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NP/CBM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA GT MTCRE
SUBJECT: ICOC - GUATEMALA UNABLE TO SUBSCRIBE BY OCTOBER
REF: A. STATE 226229
B. STATE 254339
Guatemala remains interested in subscribing to the
International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile
Proliferation (ICOC),but is not prepared to do so at the
October 2-3 meeting in New York. Sylvia Corado, Director for
Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, told PolOff on
August 7 that the MFA was encouraged by the option (ref A) to
"otherwise abide by" the three treaties listed in Section
3(a) of the ICOC because, in Guatemala, the process to ratify
or accede to them would be quite long. However, Corado
cautioned that in order to abide by the treaties as a matter
of national policy, Guatemala had to be sure it understood
its obligations, and was at that time engaged in an
interagency review of these obligations. Poloff followed up
with the Spanish talking points provided in ref B on
September 10. On September 18, Corado informed us that the
GOG interagency review was making little progress and that
Guatemala would be unable to subscribe to the ICOC by the
October 2-3 meeting in New York. Corado would not speculate
on how much more time may be needed for the GOG to define its
position in regards to the ICOC.
HAMILTON
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NP/CBM
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA GT MTCRE
SUBJECT: ICOC - GUATEMALA UNABLE TO SUBSCRIBE BY OCTOBER
REF: A. STATE 226229
B. STATE 254339
Guatemala remains interested in subscribing to the
International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile
Proliferation (ICOC),but is not prepared to do so at the
October 2-3 meeting in New York. Sylvia Corado, Director for
Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, told PolOff on
August 7 that the MFA was encouraged by the option (ref A) to
"otherwise abide by" the three treaties listed in Section
3(a) of the ICOC because, in Guatemala, the process to ratify
or accede to them would be quite long. However, Corado
cautioned that in order to abide by the treaties as a matter
of national policy, Guatemala had to be sure it understood
its obligations, and was at that time engaged in an
interagency review of these obligations. Poloff followed up
with the Spanish talking points provided in ref B on
September 10. On September 18, Corado informed us that the
GOG interagency review was making little progress and that
Guatemala would be unable to subscribe to the ICOC by the
October 2-3 meeting in New York. Corado would not speculate
on how much more time may be needed for the GOG to define its
position in regards to the ICOC.
HAMILTON