KAZAKHSTAN: RESPONSE ON REQUEST FOR ENDORSEMENT OF

C O N F I D E N T I A L ALMATY 001952

SIPDIS


DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CACEN (J. MUDGE),EUR/PRA (J. CONLON),
T, AND NP/RA (M. STUMPF)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/23/2015
TAGS: KNNP KZ MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL WMD
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: RESPONSE ON REQUEST FOR ENDORSEMENT OF
PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES

REF: A. STATE 60201


B. ALMATY 1437

Classified By: CDA Mark Asquino, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).


1. (C) In response to Ref A demarche, the Kazakhstani
Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent diplomatic note 10/2-1-1205,
dated May 17, to Embassy Almaty. Informal Embassy
translation of the text follows:

The Republic of Kazakhstan shares the goals of the Security
Initiative in combating the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction proposed by the President of the United States,
George Bush, in May 2003 in Krakow, Poland.

The Republic of Kazakhstan is willing to cooperate within the
framework of its national legislation with member states of
the initiative in carrying out necessary measures on
counteracting proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
and means of delivery.


2. (C) In a May 23 conversation with POEC Chief, Dastan
Eleukenov, deputy director of the MFA's security affairs
office, clarified that the GOK supports PSI, but has not yet
reached interagency consensus on support for the Statement of
Interdiction Principles.
ORDWAY


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