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04BRUSSELS1401
2004-03-31 12:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Brussels
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P/DAS RIES DISCUSSES US-EU SUMMIT DELIVERABLES

Tags:  PREL KNNP EUN USEU BRUSSELS 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 BRUSSELS 001401 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/29/2009
TAGS: PREL KNNP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
SUBJECT: P/DAS RIES DISCUSSES US-EU SUMMIT DELIVERABLES
WITH EU WMD REP GIANNELLA

REF: A. STATE 67849


B. STATE 65685

Classified By: USEU Poloff Van Reidhead for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 BRUSSELS 001401

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/29/2009
TAGS: PREL KNNP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
SUBJECT: P/DAS RIES DISCUSSES US-EU SUMMIT DELIVERABLES
WITH EU WMD REP GIANNELLA

REF: A. STATE 67849


B. STATE 65685

Classified By: USEU Poloff Van Reidhead for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (SBU) SUMMARY. In a March 30 meeting with HR Solana's WMD
Rep Annalisa Giannella, EUR P/DAS Charlie Ries shared
preliminary USG thoughts about possible nonproliferation
deliverables for the June US-EU Dublin Summit. Stressing
that these were just early ideas and not formal proposals,
Ries suggested that we might work toward agreements on
achieving a successful NPT Revcon; implementing provisions of
the draft UNSCR on nonproliferation; securing radioactive
sources; and reinforcing the G-8 Sea Island Summit
initiatives. Giannella agreed with the ideas in principle,
and suggested two more ideas for possible Summit
deliverables: promoting nonproliferation initiatives in the
ASEAN Regional Forum and promoting initiatives to strengthen
the IAEA. She agreed with Ries that the Summit statement
should not just repeat past statements, but should include a
meaningful new commitment to cooperate on specific issues.
END SUMMARY.


2. (U) Also in attendance were Council Policy Advisor Andreas
Strubb and USEU Poloff Van Reidhead.

NPT and UNSC Nonproliferation Resolution
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3. (C) Giannella agreed that in principle our ideas looked
promising, but cautioned that not all EU member states shared
our views on the NPT. We would need some latitude to finesse
the language of any declaration, noting that "not everyone"
agrees with our proposal not to supply uranium enrichment or
reprocessing equipment to countries that do not already
possess enrichment or reprocessing facilities. On the draft
UNSCR on nonproliferation, Giannella said that EU member
states were supportive of the effort and would likely support
a US-EU deliverable. (COMMENT: The EU Political and Security
Committee has been discussing ways for the EU to enforce
criminal sanctions on WMD-related material since January.
One option is to issue a Council Declaration, which could be
achieved relatively quickly, but which would only have the
force of a political commitment by member states to implement
the measures at the national level. Another is to create a
"Third Pillar" legal mechanism at the EU level that would
allow the Commission to oversee the harmonization of national
sanctions and monitor member state enforcement. An internal
PSC document (please protect) prepared by Giannella's office
suggests that Giannella prefers both, i.e. seeking a
political declaration as an immediate step and later creating
a legal framework at the EU level. END COMMENT.)

Sea Island Summit and Securing Radioactive Sources
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4. (C) Giannella also agreed that securing radioactive
sources would be a fruitful area for cooperation. She noted
that the EU Summit in December adopted a Directive on
securing sources, and said that the EU had already begun a
diplomatic campaign to encourage other countries to do the
same. On reinforcing the message of the G-8 Sea Island
Summit, Giannella said that while the idea was worth
pursuing, the G-8 format could be awkward for the EU because
most member states are not directly involved. Stressing that
her view on this was strictly personal, she said that we
would have a better chance at incorporating G-8
nonproliferation initiatives into the US-EU Summit if we
consulted directly with non-G8 EU member states. Strubb
pointed out that we should keep Giannella and himself in the
loop on this issue because they were supportive of the idea
and would be able to promote it the PSC context.

ARF and IAEA
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5. (C) Giannella said she was pleased with the recent
US-proposed statement on nonproliferation for the ASEAN
Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial in July (ref. B). Yet we
should go even further, she said. One idea would be for the
US and EU, and perhaps Australia, Canada and others, to work
together within the ARF to bring all of its member states
into the nonproliferation regimes. Ries agreed that US-EU
cooperation in the ARF could be fruitful, and said he would
take it back for consideration in the context of the US-EU
Summit. Giannella also suggested using the Summit to
reinforce shared ideas on strengthening the IAEA. She said
that while one "major" EU member state is still blocking EU
consensus on making the Additional Protocol (AP) a condition
of supply in the NSG, she thought that this obstacle would
soon be resolved. Save for the unnamed holdout, EU member
states are very supportive of this effort, she said, and it
might make a good point for the Summit.

Schnabel