RUSSIA CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSED PAPERS FOR NPT PREPCOM

UNCLAS MOSCOW 001169 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/MNSA (SCOTT DAVIS, TERRILL RAY, STEVE ADAMS) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA RS SUBJECT: RUSSIA CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSED PAPERS FOR NPT PREPCOM REF: STATE 43044 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. ¶1. (SBU) On April 24, we shared reftel U.S. proposed papers for the April 28-May 9 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee (NPT Prepcom) meeting in Geneva with MFA Department for Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR) Senior Counselor Aleksey Karpov and Second Secretary Aleksandr Trofimov. Karpov and Trofimov work on civilian nuclear energy issues within DVBR. We also shared the papers with Vladimir Yermakov, head of the Missile Defense and START Treaty Section of DVBR. ¶2. (SBU) On April 25, Karpov advised us that the GOR was still considering the U.S. papers. Karpov said he would be traveling to Geneva for the Prepcom and would bring the U.S. papers with him. After GOR review, if the Russian delegation were interested in co-sponsoring the U.S. papers, it would discuss the issue further with the U.S. delegation in Geneva. RUSSELL