BAHRAIN ENDORSES PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001018 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR T, PM, NEA, NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/11/2016 TAGS: PREL PTER KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA BA BILAT REGION CTR SUBJECT: BAHRAIN ENDORSES PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE REF: A. MANAMA 800 ¶B. MANAMA 559 Classified by Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) Post received the following diplomatic note June 11 from the Bahraini MFA. Begin text of dip note: 11 June 2006 1/100/231-69649 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents its compliments to the United States Embassy, and has the honor to inform the Embassy that the Government of Bahrain welcomes and fully supports the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and the 4 September 2003 Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP). This endorsement reflects Bahrain's willingness to cooperate in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD),their means of delivery and related materials. Bahrain is committed to upholding the PSI SOP and looks forward to participating, to the extent possible, in future PSI-related activities. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the United States Embassy the assurances of its highest consideration. End text. ¶2. (C) In a June 11 conversation, MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran told A/DCM that a GOB official would attend the June 23 PSI High Level Political Meeting in Warsaw. He was not yet certain if a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Ministry of Defense, or both, would attend, and asked for feedback on what other governments were doing. ********************************************* ******** Visit Embassy Manama's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/manama/ ********************************************* ******** MONROE