CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: MOU ON CHALLENGE

C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 000620

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ISN/CB (JHANLINE),L/ACV, ISN, NEA/RA, NEA/ARPI
THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL
CENTCOM FOR CCJ5

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/17/2016
TAGS: PARM KTIA PREL MU
SUBJECT: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: MOU ON CHALLENGE
INSPECTIONS

REF: A. SECSTATE 54669

B. MUSCAT 237 AND PREVIOUS

Classified By: Ambassador Gary A. Grappo. Reason: 1.4 (b, d).

(C) Ambassador raised on April 16 ref A points with MFA Chief
of International Organizations Department Ambassador Talib
Miran al-Raisi during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry
requested by the latter to discuss other issues (septel).
Al-Raisi had little update to ref B report, but said he was
confident that the Ministry of Defense's review of the host
country agreement text was either finished or will be soon.
Once MFA has the approval, al-Raisi said he would share the
text once more with the Embassy. It remains MFA's preference
that the agreement be achieved via exchange of note format,
as previously agreed.
GRAPPO