UZBEKISTAN: PREPARING FOR GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP

S E C R E T TASHKENT 001077 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/CEN, ISN/RA FOR RICHARD NEPHEW AND JODY DANIEL, IO/T FOR HEATHER VON BEHREN E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/18/2018 TAGS: IAEA PARM MNUC UZ SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN: PREPARING FOR GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS REF: SECSTATE 99746 Classified By: Poloff Steven Prohaska for reasons 1.4 (b, d). ¶1. (S) On September 18, A/DCM and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. opposition to potential Syrian or Iranian membership on the IAEA Board of Governors to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Department Chief Mamajanov. Mamajanov said that Uzbekistan will study the information properly and thoroughly, and will then inform the Embassy of its position. He affirmed Uzbekistan's desire to promote regional security, indicating that Uzbekistan was one of the initiators of the Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone, and noted that Uzbekistan has continued to support international counterproliferation efforts. NORLAND