GOT SUPPORTS IMO NONPROLIFERATION

UNCLAS ANKARA 003437

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR IO/T/HTP - FOSTRANDER AND L/LEI - DMANNING
DOD FOR OUSDP/PDUSD, PASS CODE 10 USNAVY
DEPT PASS DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
DHS FOR TSA, ICE

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC ASEC PTER EWWT PREL TU
SUBJECT: GOT SUPPORTS IMO NONPROLIFERATION
INITIATIVE

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE
ACCORDINGLY.

REF: STATE 127568

(SBU) ECONOFF TRANSMITTED REFTEL DEMARCHE SEEKING
SUPPORT FOR PROPOSED NONPROLIFERATION AMENDMENTS TO
THE UN CONVENTION ON THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL
ACTS AGAINST THE SAFETY OF MARITIME NAVIGATION (THE
SUA CONVENTION) NEGOTIATED AT THE INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) TO GUCAN BALIK, OF THE
MFA MARITIME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. BALIK TOLD US
THAT PAKISTAN HAS LOBBIED THE GOT AS PART OF ITS
EFFORTS TO IMPEDE PROGRESS ON THIS ISSUE. HE
STRESSED THAT TURKEY STRONGLY SUPPORTS USG EFFORTS
ON THIS INITIATIVE, AND DOES NOT BELIEVE INDIA AND
PAKISTAN WILL SUCCEED IN PREVENTING FURTHER WORK ON
THE SUA AMENDMENTS. EDELMAN