IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S NONPROLIFERATION

UNCLAS ROME 001124 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ENRG ETTC IT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S NONPROLIFERATION PROPOSALS IN THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP REF: SECSTATE 58652 ¶1. (U) AS INSTRUCTED, WE TRANSMITTED TO MFA NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR CARLO TRIPEPI, THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS' GROUP (NSG) EFFORTS TO CLOSE PROLIFERATION NETWORKS. TRIPEPI SAID ITALY SHARED THE U.S. GOAL OF FURTHER PROTECTION AGAINST PROLIFERATION. ¶2. (U) HE ALSO SAID ITALY AGREED THAT ONLY NATIONS HAVING SIGNED THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL BY END-2005 SHOULD BE ABLE TO IMPORT EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR CIVILIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, HE SAID EU MEMBER STATES MUST CONSULT ON THE PROPOSED RESTRICTION (THAT NSG NATIONS COULD ONLY TRANSFER ENRICHMENT/REPROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO STATES WITH FULL-SCALE, FUNCTIONING ENRICHMENT AND REPROCESSING PLANTS),SINCE THIS POINT FELL WITHIN THE TRADE COMPETENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. SEMBLER NNNN 2004ROME01124 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED