Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06COLOMBO676
2006-04-26 06:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:
SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND 100
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UNCLAS COLOMBO 000676
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL CWC CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND 100
PERCENT CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION DEADLINE
REF: STATE 62850
(SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sri Lanka Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of United Nations and
Multilateral Affair Sumedha Ekanayake April 25 on the U.S.
request to extend the 100 percent chemical weapons
destruction deadline under the terms of the Chemical Weapons
Convention (CWC). Sumedha commented that Sri Lanka generally
supports the U.S. position on the CWC and sees no problem
with supporting a deadline extension.
LUNSTEAD
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL CWC CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND 100
PERCENT CHEMICAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION DEADLINE
REF: STATE 62850
(SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sri Lanka Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of United Nations and
Multilateral Affair Sumedha Ekanayake April 25 on the U.S.
request to extend the 100 percent chemical weapons
destruction deadline under the terms of the Chemical Weapons
Convention (CWC). Sumedha commented that Sri Lanka generally
supports the U.S. position on the CWC and sees no problem
with supporting a deadline extension.
LUNSTEAD