PROPOSED CTF DATES AND EXPORT CONTROL LAW UPDATE

C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 000103 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR NEA/ARP, ISN/CPI COMMERCE FOR DOC/BIS ENERGY FOR SENIOR FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR WILLIAMSON E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/24/2017 TAGS: ETTC KSTC ENRG PARM PREL AE SUBJECT: PROPOSED CTF DATES AND EXPORT CONTROL LAW UPDATE REF: A. ABU DHABI 45 ¶B. 06 STATE 167603 Classified By: Martin Quinn, Charge d'Affaires a.i., for reasons 1.4 (b & d). ¶1. (SBU) The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally notified post via diplomatic note that it welcomed holding a proposed Counterproliferation Task Force meeting in February and requested a proposed agenda for the meeting. The UAE, however, declined the proposed seaport interdiction training program "at this time." According to Yacoub Al-Hosani, MFA Director for International Cooperation, the government believed that it was premature to accept training, since the procedures and the committee were still getting established. ¶2. (C) Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority Director of Economic Affairs David Scott told Econchief on January 23 that the UAE was already reviewing its export control list to ensure its compliance with NSG guidelines (as committed to ref a). Econchief advised that the UAE look to adopting the EU control list to ensure that its control lists were consistent with international standards. In addition, Scott reiterated the UAE's interest in receiving comments on its draft white paper and in sending an expert-level delegation to the U.S. Econchief suggested that the UAE propose dates for the visit, which Scott agreed to try and arrange. QUINN