GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 000236 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC AE SUBJECT: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: REQUEST PASSED REF: SECSTATE 16182 ¶1. In the absence of MFA director for International Cooperation Yacoub Al-Hosani and other senior MFA officials, Econchief followed up on reftel message with senior America's Desk Officer Rowda Al-Otaiba and urged that the UAE consider signing on to the Global Initiative Statement of Principles. Al-Otaiba took the information on board. ¶2. Post will follow up in requested meetings with MFA's new MinState and U/S early next week. QUINN