ARMENIA TO PROVIDE ANSWER ON PSI SOP "SOON"

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 000847

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, NP, T

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/09/2014
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AM
SUBJECT: ARMENIA TO PROVIDE ANSWER ON PSI SOP "SOON"

REF: STATE 79456

Classified By: POL/ECON Chief Cynthia Doell for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d)


1. (C) We presented reftel talking points April 9 to Lilit
Tutkhalian, Head of the America's Department at the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs. She told us that she would immediately
raise the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) with
Deputy Minister Tatul Margarian. Tutkhalian said that
Foreign Minister Oskanian would provide the GOAM's formal
response to the Ambassador next week.


2. (C) We also discussed the PSI SOP April 2 with Arman
Israelyan, Director of the Global Security Division at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israelyan told us that the
Ministry of Defense was still reviewing the SOP, and had
promised to provide the MFA a substantive reply on their
position shortly. Israelyan also told us that the GOAM could
provide a formal response to the SOP in the near future.
ORDWAY