EGYPT "DISAPPOINTED" WITH U.S. POSITION AT

C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 006143 SIPDIS SIPDIS VIENNA FOR NOBLE E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/01/2011 TAGS: PREL IAEA IR EG KNNP SUBJECT: EGYPT "DISAPPOINTED" WITH U.S. POSITION AT IAEA-GENERAL CONFERENCE REF: CAIRO 5660 Classified By: DCM Stuart Jones for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (C) Deputy Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Ihab Fouzy, acting on Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's instructions, summoned the DCM on October 1 to express Egypt's disappointment at the U.S. decision to oppose Egypt's "Application of Safeguards in the Middle East" resolution and to delink it from the "Israeli Nuclear Capabilities and Threat" resolution. Fouzy said Aboul Gheit will send a letter to the Secretary expressing Egypt's disappointment, and Ambassador Fahmy will deliver the message in Washington. ¶2. (C) Fouzy said that gaining U.S. support on the safeguards resolution was important, and that Egypt and the U.S. need to consult closely on disarmament issues. DCM and poloff noted that Egypt was late in sharing the proposed draft of the safeguards resolution with the U.S., and said Egypt had missed an opportunity to gain substantive language in the Presidential Statement. Fouzy agreed that Egypt was late in making its proposal, but reiterated that close consultation is critical. RICCIARDONE