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05COLOMBO413
2005-02-24 10:41:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:
SRI LANKA: PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTING ARTICLE VII
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UNCLAS COLOMBO 000413
SIPDIS
THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM CE CWC OPCW
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA: PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTING ARTICLE VII
OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
REF: STATE 28853
Poloff presented reftel demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake,
Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 24. Ekanayake
reported that his government has already set up a national
authority and a full-time national coordinator in partial
fulfillment of its obligations under Article VII of the
Chemical Weapons Convention. The first draft of implementing
legislation has been prepared and is scheduled for review by
the National Coordinating Committee the first week of March.
Ekanayake estimated that the legislation should be ready for
presentation to the Cabinet by June. He emphasized that his
government is well aware of the November 2005 deadline for
compliance and has every expectation of meeting it.
LUNSTEAD
SIPDIS
THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM CE CWC OPCW
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA: PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTING ARTICLE VII
OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
REF: STATE 28853
Poloff presented reftel demarche to Sumedha Ekanayake,
Assistant Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 24. Ekanayake
reported that his government has already set up a national
authority and a full-time national coordinator in partial
fulfillment of its obligations under Article VII of the
Chemical Weapons Convention. The first draft of implementing
legislation has been prepared and is scheduled for review by
the National Coordinating Committee the first week of March.
Ekanayake estimated that the legislation should be ready for
presentation to the Cabinet by June. He emphasized that his
government is well aware of the November 2005 deadline for
compliance and has every expectation of meeting it.
LUNSTEAD