ARAB LEAGUE, EGYPTIAN IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE

C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 000863 SIPDIS SIPDIS ISN/RA FOR DANIEL, STUKALIN UNVIE FOR PAPPAS E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/24/2018 TAGS: PARM PREL KNNP IAEA IS EG SUBJECT: ARAB LEAGUE, EGYPTIAN IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL REF: VIENNA 232 Classified By: ECPO Mincouns William R. Stewart for reason 1.4 (b) ¶1. (C) Arab League (AL) Disarmament Department Director Wael Al-Assad told us April 21 that AL SYG Moussa's April 17 meeting with Ambassador Schulte in Vienna (reftel) was "very good, open and frank." He said that after an AL draft resolution for the fall IAEA GC is circulated shortly, the Arab League will be interested in hearing U.S. and European suggestions for alternate language. Al-Assad said that the Arab League is not interested in "aggressive language," and is therefore prepare to drop the word "threat" from the language of the resolution. ¶2. (C) In a separate meeting April 22, MFA Disarmament Department Director Aly Sirry told us that in addition to the Arab League resolution, Egypt would introduce its own resolution on the Middle East at the IAEA GC. He said that Egypt plans to begin consultations on its resolution in Vienna following the April 28-May 9 NPT PrepCom in Geneva. Sirry claimed there would not be any linkage between the Egyptian and AL resolutions. SCOBEY