Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07SOFIA588
2007-05-15 14:00:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Sofia
Cable title:
BULGARIA: ARMS CONTROL UPDATE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SOFIA 000588
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/15/2017
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC CBW EU BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA: ARMS CONTROL UPDATE
REF: A. STATE 64021
B. STATE 63299
C. STATE 58355
Classified By: Acting DCM Brad Freden, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) We delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Energy and
Economy (MoEE) Export Control Chief Ivelina Bachevanova on
May 14 and to Maria Yaneva at the MFA's Export Control office
on May 15. We encouraged GoB experts to expedite preparation
of the GoB's Annual Declaration under the Hague Code of
Conduct (ref A) and made reftel B arguments against the
proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Bachevanova was
sympathetic to our arguments against the ATT, acknowledging
the futility of negotiating a new document which was unlikely
to be consistently implemented by member states.
Nevertheless, the GoB formally supports the ATT, in line with
the EU's common position on the issue. We also delivered
reftel C talking points on the upcoming meeting of the
Australia Group, though GoB officials had little insight to
share other than agreeing that Russia was obviously eager to
join the Group.
Karagiannis
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/NCE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/15/2017
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC CBW EU BU
SUBJECT: BULGARIA: ARMS CONTROL UPDATE
REF: A. STATE 64021
B. STATE 63299
C. STATE 58355
Classified By: Acting DCM Brad Freden, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) We delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Energy and
Economy (MoEE) Export Control Chief Ivelina Bachevanova on
May 14 and to Maria Yaneva at the MFA's Export Control office
on May 15. We encouraged GoB experts to expedite preparation
of the GoB's Annual Declaration under the Hague Code of
Conduct (ref A) and made reftel B arguments against the
proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Bachevanova was
sympathetic to our arguments against the ATT, acknowledging
the futility of negotiating a new document which was unlikely
to be consistently implemented by member states.
Nevertheless, the GoB formally supports the ATT, in line with
the EU's common position on the issue. We also delivered
reftel C talking points on the upcoming meeting of the
Australia Group, though GoB officials had little insight to
share other than agreeing that Russia was obviously eager to
join the Group.
Karagiannis