OMAN RATIFIES IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS,

UNCLAS MUSCAT 000605

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NP, NP/NMA, NP/PPC, L/NP, T, NEA/RA, NEA/ARPI

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TRGY KNNP PREL AORC MU
SUBJECT: OMAN RATIFIES IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS,
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL

REF: A. 04 STATE 268150

B. 05 MUSCAT 34


1. (U) Sultan Qaboos issued royal decree 32/2006 on April 2,
2006, formally ratifying Oman's IAEA safeguards agreement and
the Additional Protocol. This issue was the subject of
Embassy and EU demarches in December 2004 (reftels). MFA
Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami confirmed to
us on April 16 that the royal decree ratifies both the
safeguards and Additional Protocol together, which he noted
Oman had signed back in 2002.


2. (U) The full text of the royal decree is as follows:

(Begin unofficial translation)

Royal Decree 32/2006 ratifies the agreement on application of
guarantees and protocols of non-proliferation of the nuclear
weapons treaty.

Article (1) ratifies the referred agreement.

Article (2) states the authorities concerned will deposit the
agreement ratification document in accordance with the rules
and provisions stated therein. The decree comes into effect
from its date of issue.

Issued on April 2, 2006.

(End unofficial translation.)
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