DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO IAEA SAFEGUARDS

UNCLAS MAPUTO 000074

SIPDIS
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP TRGY PREL AORC XA MZ ASEC IAEA
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO IAEA SAFEGUARDS

REF: A) 2004 SECSTATE 204095; B) 2004 SECSTATE 272351

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1. (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered demarche and
talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
urging Mozambique to adopt the Additional Protocol to
the comprehensive standards of the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA). The MFA official receiving the
demarche, Fernando Chomar, an officer responsible for UN
security-related issues, was not familiar with the IAEA
protocol. After reviewing the documents, he expressed
support for the general principle of the protocol but
wondered what steps and costs would be necessary to
comply with protocol commitments. He agreed to consult
with us on the issue again early in 2005.


2. (SBU) Prior to delivering this demarche, post had
consulted with the embassies/high commissions of other G-
8 members listed in the authorizing cable, with hopes of
co-delivering the demarche. None of the other missions
we contacted - United Kingdom, Italy, and France - were
familiar with the IAEA protocols at all, so we
eventually delivered the demarche solo.
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