GOAM RESPONSE ON PROPOSED GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION

UNCLAS YEREVAN 001800

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, NP/ECC

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TRGY KNNP AORC AM IAEA
SUBJECT: GOAM RESPONSE ON PROPOSED GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION
INITIATIVE

Refs: A) State 161883 B) State 81669


1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect
accordingly.

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ARMENIANS ON BOARD
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2. (SBU) We presented ref A talking points regarding the
Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) to Armen
Israelian, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the
Department for Arms Control and International Security, and
Ashot Martirosyan, Head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory
Agency (ANRA).


3. (SBU) Israelian acknowledged the GTRI's importance to the
Government of Armenia and noted that the GOAM hoped to send
a minister to the scheduled conference in Vienna September
18-19.

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ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
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4. (SBU) Israelian also told us that the Armenian National
Assembly had ratified the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) Additional Protocol (ref B) on June 28, and planned
to submit their first report, as required, on December 28,

2004.
GODFREY