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06COLOMBO367
2006-03-08 09:06:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:
SUPPORTING THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/08/2016
TAGS: PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN CE
SUBJECT: SUPPORTING THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR
COOPERATION INITIATIVE
REF: STATE 34761
Classified By: Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reason 1.4 (d).
(C) During a March 8 call on Sri Lankan Foreign
Minister Mangala Samaraweera, the Ambassador
briefed him on President Bush's visit to India, in
particular the details of the U.S.-Indian Civil
Nuclear Cooperation Initiative (reftel).
Samaraweera listened carefully, particularly to
the Ambassador's points about how the Initiative
will pull India into the existing non-
proliferation system and strengthen, not weaken,
global non-proliferation efforts. Samaraweera
called the Initiative "clearly very important" and
said his government would examine the details
carefully to see if Sri Lanka could publicly
support it. He agreed with the Ambassador's
comment that increased cooperation between the
U.S. and India on any subject could only work to
Sri Lanka's benefit.
LUNSTEAD