PORTUGAL WARMS TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT

UNCLAS LISBON 001211 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER KNNP PARM PREL PO SUBJECT: PORTUGAL WARMS TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM REF: STATE 21535 ¶1. (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us they expect to sign on to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official told us that the relevant office was preparing a decision memorandum for the Minister in which they recommend joining the Global Initiative. ¶2. (SBU) The official noted that the Government of Portugal would "soon" issue an endorsement of the Statement of Principles, although attendance at the next meeting in Kazakhstan would be difficult given that the GOP would assume the presidency of the European Union at approximately the same time. The official noted that other MFA colleagues were interested in which countries had recently joined the initiative; EU ally Denmark being the most notable representative. Hoffman