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 NNNN