DJIBOUTI RESPONSE TO CWC DEMARCHE

UNCLAS DJIBOUTI 001212

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ISN/CB (ESIDLER),AF, AND AF/E
AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL CN DJ CWC
SUBJECT: DJIBOUTI RESPONSE TO CWC DEMARCHE

REF: STATE 00217738


1. (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche 7
December per reftel to Mohamed Omar Djama,
Chief of Americas/Europe Office of Bilateral
Relations Department at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Djama responded that
Djibouti has shown its willingness to work
against the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction through its signature of the
Ottawa Convention on Small Arms. He said
also that Djibouti is sending a
representative from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs to the conference scheduled for 10
December in Namibia. Djama said Djibouti is
working on a policy to address the issue of
weapons within its borders.