Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07OTTAWA757
2007-04-25 20:59:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ottawa
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CANADA: MORE CONVERGENCE THAN DIVERGENCE EXPECTED
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DEPARTMENT PASS ISN/MNSA - SCOTT DAVIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/25/2017
TAGS: PARM NPT KNNP ENRG CA
SUBJECT: CANADA: MORE CONVERGENCE THAN DIVERGENCE EXPECTED
AT NPT PREPCOM
REF: STATE 54147
Classified By: PolMinCouns Brian Flora. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000757
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DEPARTMENT PASS ISN/MNSA - SCOTT DAVIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/25/2017
TAGS: PARM NPT KNNP ENRG CA
SUBJECT: CANADA: MORE CONVERGENCE THAN DIVERGENCE EXPECTED
AT NPT PREPCOM
REF: STATE 54147
Classified By: PolMinCouns Brian Flora. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche to Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
Non-proliferation Senior Policy Officer Michael Blackmore on
April 24, and at a follow-up meeting with Blackmore and
Policy Advisor David Da Silva on April 25. Blackmore
emphasized convergence between Washington and Ottawa on NPT
PrepCom agenda items. He expected what perceptible
divergence there was to be limited to degrees of emphasis
rather than on substance. For example, he cautioned, Canada
would stress balance in addressing the three pillars of the
NPT rather than focus principally on non-proliferation.
2. (C) The U.S. should expect strong support from Canada on
issues related to Iran and the DPRK, Blackmore said,
particularly on deterring and responding to Treaty withdrawal
by states in violation of non-proliferation obligations, and
on ensuring that the Additional Protocol becomes the
verification standard. Canada would also be supportive of
U.S. initiatives on the Middle East, he noted, but would
"probably not be too vocal" owing to domestic electoral
political concerns in Canada. Blackmore added that Canada
was pleased by the U.S. intention to engage on Article 6.
3. (SBU) DFAIT subject matter expert Da Silva agreed that
the U.S. Delegation should expect continuity in Canada's
approach to the NPT. As it did in 1995 and 2000, he said,
Canada would continue to seek support for its working paper
on institutional reform, to include: annual one-week
meetings; the ability to call emergency meetings; mandatory
reporting requirements to help increase transparency and
compliance with Treaty obligations; the participation of
Civil Society; and the creation of a standing bureau staff of
three to six persons.
Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa
WILKINS
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT PASS ISN/MNSA - SCOTT DAVIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/25/2017
TAGS: PARM NPT KNNP ENRG CA
SUBJECT: CANADA: MORE CONVERGENCE THAN DIVERGENCE EXPECTED
AT NPT PREPCOM
REF: STATE 54147
Classified By: PolMinCouns Brian Flora. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche to Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
Non-proliferation Senior Policy Officer Michael Blackmore on
April 24, and at a follow-up meeting with Blackmore and
Policy Advisor David Da Silva on April 25. Blackmore
emphasized convergence between Washington and Ottawa on NPT
PrepCom agenda items. He expected what perceptible
divergence there was to be limited to degrees of emphasis
rather than on substance. For example, he cautioned, Canada
would stress balance in addressing the three pillars of the
NPT rather than focus principally on non-proliferation.
2. (C) The U.S. should expect strong support from Canada on
issues related to Iran and the DPRK, Blackmore said,
particularly on deterring and responding to Treaty withdrawal
by states in violation of non-proliferation obligations, and
on ensuring that the Additional Protocol becomes the
verification standard. Canada would also be supportive of
U.S. initiatives on the Middle East, he noted, but would
"probably not be too vocal" owing to domestic electoral
political concerns in Canada. Blackmore added that Canada
was pleased by the U.S. intention to engage on Article 6.
3. (SBU) DFAIT subject matter expert Da Silva agreed that
the U.S. Delegation should expect continuity in Canada's
approach to the NPT. As it did in 1995 and 2000, he said,
Canada would continue to seek support for its working paper
on institutional reform, to include: annual one-week
meetings; the ability to call emergency meetings; mandatory
reporting requirements to help increase transparency and
compliance with Treaty obligations; the participation of
Civil Society; and the creation of a standing bureau staff of
three to six persons.
Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa
WILKINS