KUWAIT SIGNS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE

UNCLAS KUWAIT 004102 SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARPI AND S/CT; NSC FOR TOWNSEND; LONDON FOR TSOU E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV KU UNGA SUBJECT: KUWAIT SIGNS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE SUPPRESSION OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM REF: KUWAIT 1069 ¶1. (U) According to press reports, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed on September 16 the International Convention for the Suppression of Actions of Nuclear Terrorism. Kuwait was the 60th UN member state to sign the new treaty. The FM reaffirmed Kuwait's commitment to fighting terrorism and said, "Our signature of the agreement is a reflection of the belief of Kuwait that the phenomenon of terrorism has been planted in our Islamic world to offend Islam and Muslims." ¶2. (U) Kuwait has already signed and ratified 11 of the 12 international conventions and protocols which represent a framework for international cooperation and action against terrorism. The GOK s still reviewing the 1999 Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. ********************************************* Visit Embassy Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website ********************************************* LEBARON