TAJIKISTAN EXBS PROGRAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE

UNCLAS DUSHANBE 001678 SIPDIS DEPT FOR NP/ECC - PVANSON, ACHURCH, AND ACUMMINGS DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, EUR/ACE - DMARTIN CBP/INA FOR PWARKER AND BPICKETT USDOE/NNSA FOR TPERRY DOC FOR PETERSEN - BEARD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TI SUBJECT: TAJIKISTAN EXBS PROGRAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE ¶I. BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS A list of EXBS program equipment was sent via email to DHS/CBP and NP/ECC. In addition, all DHS/CBP related handbooks and written materials have been sent to DHS/CBP per cable request. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. ¶A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. ¶1. EXBS advisor conducted an 11 day assessment/end use monitor trip through the Gorno - Badakhshan and Sogd regions of Tajikistan which included the Afghan, Chinese, Kyrgyz, and Uzbek borders. Please see Dushanbe 1503 for summary. ¶2. The European Commission Border Management and Drug Action Programs in Central Asia (BOMCA-CADAP) held its semi annual donors conference in Dushanbe 27-28 September 2005. Mr. James Bigus from INL and Mrs. Anne Cummings from NP attended the conference. Please see Dushanbe 1675. ¶3. The German Embassy hosted a Building Bridges conference on 29 September 2005 which was aimed at cross border cooperation between the Tajik and Afghan Governments. Mr. Bigus also attended this conference. Please see Dushanbe 1583. ¶4. Dr. Harlan Strauss, OSD Policy, visited Dushanbe from 17 -21 September 2005, and met with seven ministries to gain support for the signing of a Weapons of Mass Destruction Agreement between the Tajik and U.S. governments. His visit was very successful and the Tajik government is currently working on the agreement. ¶5. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Robert Joseph visited Dushanbe 4 - 6 October 2005 to discuss cooperation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) agreement. ¶6. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Dushanbe on 13 October 2005. She met with President Rahmonov and his staff. Several issues were discussed. ¶B. TRAINING CONDUCTED DURING REPORTING PERIOD. ¶1. Two senior representatives from Tajikistan Customs and State Border Protection Committee attended TRACKER training (as observers only) in Almaty Kazakhstan from 3 - 9 October 2005. Tajikistan is not currently allowed to attend this training as participants because they have not yet signed the WMD agreement. ¶C. EQUIPMENT DELIVERED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. ¶1. Four CT-30 Kits were delivered to Dushanbe from SAIC completing Task Order 41. Kits will be transferred to Tajik Customs on 19 October 2005. ¶D. IMMINENT TRAINING, MEETINGS, OR EQUIPMENT STATUS UPDATE. ¶1. Tajik officials from the Academy of Sciences, Department on nuclear materials transit, Agency of Nuclear and Radiation Security, and the First Deputy Minister of the State Revenues and Duties (Tajik Customs) will travel to Istanbul to attend the Central Asia Technical Workshop to Prevent the Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials from 13 - 16 November 2005. ¶2. General Zuhurov, Chairman of the State Border Protection Committee, and members from the Customs, Interior, and the Drug Control Agency will travel to Washington DC and El Paso Texas to attend meetings and visit training facilities. This trip will include active participation in day and night border operations. The trip is scheduled for 18 November - 2 December 2005. ¶3. Forty senior lever Tajik delegates will travel to Budapest from 12 - 16 December 2005 to attend an International Counter-Proliferation Seminar conducted by DoD ICP. ¶E. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXPORT CONTROLS, NONPROLIFERATION, OR RELATED BORDER SECURITY. ¶1. None to report this period. III. RED FLAG ISSUES. ¶1. None to report this period. POC for this report is Paul J. Shott, EXBS Advisor, HYPERLINK "mailto:shottpj@state.gov" shottpj@state.gov, Comm: 992 372 241560 Ext 2102, Cell: 992 935 707009. HOAGLAND NNNN