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Created
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06THEHAGUE1457
2006-06-29 10:32:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy The Hague
Cable title:
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LETTER TO
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UNCLAS THE HAGUE 001457
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR T, ISN, ISN/CB
COMMERCE FOR BIS (GOLDMAN)
NSC FOR DICASAGRANDE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL CWC
SUBJECT: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LETTER TO
SECRETARY RICE FROM THE OPCW DIRECTOR GENERAL ON ROME
SIPDIS
WORKSHOP
This is CWC-58-06.
UNCLAS THE HAGUE 001457
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR T, ISN, ISN/CB
COMMERCE FOR BIS (GOLDMAN)
NSC FOR DICASAGRANDE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL CWC
SUBJECT: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LETTER TO
SECRETARY RICE FROM THE OPCW DIRECTOR GENERAL ON ROME
SIPDIS
WORKSHOP
This is CWC-58-06.
1. (U) The following is the text of a June 23 letter from
Rogelio Pfirter, Director General of the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to Secretary Rice
regarding an OPCW workshop to be held in Rome on October
25-27.
2. (U) Begin text.
Excellency,
A Regional Workshop on the universality of the Chemical
Weapons Convention (CWC) for States not Party in the
Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East has been scheduled to
be held in Rome, Italy from 25-27 October 2006. The event
will be co-organised by the OPCW and the Government of Italy.
The goal of the workshop is to bring together participants
from regional countries, who are officials with
responsibilities in the area of disarmament,
non-proliferation and security policy, to discuss issues
connected with the objectives of promoting the universality
and effective national implementation of the CWC. OPCW
Member States accord a high priority to the objective of
attaining universal adherence to the CWC.
I have the pleasure of extending a cordial invitation to your
government to participate in the Workshop so that the rich
understanding and experience your country has in the
implementation of the CWC can be of benefit to the
participants.
I have already addressed letters to the Foreign Ministers of
Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic inviting
them to send their delegations to the Workshop who will be
sponsored by the OPCW.
The encouragement of your government, through bilateral
demarches and personal contacts, urging States in the Middle
East that are not Party to the CWC, to nominate officials at
the policy making level to participate in the Workshop would
be an invaluable contribution to the success of the event.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest
consideration.
With kind regards,
Rogelio Pfirter.
End Text.
3. (U) The original of the letter has been sent to ISN/CB.
4. (U) Ambassador Javits, the U.S. Permanent Representative
to the OPCW, plans to attend the Rome Workshop.
5. (U) Javits sends.
BLAKEMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR T, ISN, ISN/CB
COMMERCE FOR BIS (GOLDMAN)
NSC FOR DICASAGRANDE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL CWC
SUBJECT: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LETTER TO
SECRETARY RICE FROM THE OPCW DIRECTOR GENERAL ON ROME
SIPDIS
WORKSHOP
This is CWC-58-06.
1. (U) The following is the text of a June 23 letter from
Rogelio Pfirter, Director General of the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to Secretary Rice
regarding an OPCW workshop to be held in Rome on October
25-27.
2. (U) Begin text.
Excellency,
A Regional Workshop on the universality of the Chemical
Weapons Convention (CWC) for States not Party in the
Mediterranean Basin and the Middle East has been scheduled to
be held in Rome, Italy from 25-27 October 2006. The event
will be co-organised by the OPCW and the Government of Italy.
The goal of the workshop is to bring together participants
from regional countries, who are officials with
responsibilities in the area of disarmament,
non-proliferation and security policy, to discuss issues
connected with the objectives of promoting the universality
and effective national implementation of the CWC. OPCW
Member States accord a high priority to the objective of
attaining universal adherence to the CWC.
I have the pleasure of extending a cordial invitation to your
government to participate in the Workshop so that the rich
understanding and experience your country has in the
implementation of the CWC can be of benefit to the
participants.
I have already addressed letters to the Foreign Ministers of
Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic inviting
them to send their delegations to the Workshop who will be
sponsored by the OPCW.
The encouragement of your government, through bilateral
demarches and personal contacts, urging States in the Middle
East that are not Party to the CWC, to nominate officials at
the policy making level to participate in the Workshop would
be an invaluable contribution to the success of the event.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest
consideration.
With kind regards,
Rogelio Pfirter.
End Text.
3. (U) The original of the letter has been sent to ISN/CB.
4. (U) Ambassador Javits, the U.S. Permanent Representative
to the OPCW, plans to attend the Rome Workshop.
5. (U) Javits sends.
BLAKEMAN