Identifier
Created
Classification
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08TASHKENT682
2008-06-17 08:14:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Tashkent
Cable title:
UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN JOINING GLOBAL INITIATIVE
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UNCLAS TASHKENT 000682
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER KNNP KGIT UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN JOINING GLOBAL INITIATIVE
TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
REF: A. SECSTATE 61227
B. TASHKENT 662
UNCLAS TASHKENT 000682
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER KNNP KGIT UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN JOINING GLOBAL INITIATIVE
TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
REF: A. SECSTATE 61227
B. TASHKENT 662
1. (SBU) On June 16, Ambassador Norland and the Russian
Deputy Chief of Mission met with officials from Uzbekistan's
Ministry of Foreign Affairs--including Durbek Amanov, Head of
the Department for the UN and International Organizatations
and Ismat Fayzullaev, Chief of the Americas Desk--to follow
up on the June 11 diplomatic note encouraging Uzbekistan to
join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and
informing it of the ongoing meeting in Madrid, Spain. Amanov
indicated that Uzbekistan supports the initiative and would
like to participate, but wants to receive further procedural
information on how to join. One of Uzbekistan's Embassy
officials in Spain had tried to participate in the meeting,
he claimed, but was turned away. Although Uzbekistan is not
yet a fully-fledged member of the Global Initiative to Combat
Nuclear Terrorism, Post recommends that the Government of
Uzbekistan be allowed to participate in this meeting, even if
only as an observer.
2. (U) Uzbekistan also recently ratified the related
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of
Nuclear Terrorism (which the Global Initiative builds upon),
according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
President Karimov approved the law on April 9, 2008,
concurrently making several announcements indicating the
following: on Paragraph 4 Article 7 of the Convention, the
National Security Service should receive all information
indicated in Article 7; on Paragraph 3 Article 9, Uzbekistan
has jurisdiction with regard to acts recognized as crimes in
accordance with Article 2; on Article 16, the provisions of
the article should be used in order to provide punishment
corresponding to crimes falling under the scope of the
Convention, without damaging the effectiveness of
international cooperation on issues of extradition and legal
assistance; on Paragraph 2 Article 23, Uzbekistan does not
consider itself bound to the provisions of Paragraph 1
Article 23.
NORLAND
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER KNNP KGIT UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN INTERESTED IN JOINING GLOBAL INITIATIVE
TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
REF: A. SECSTATE 61227
B. TASHKENT 662
1. (SBU) On June 16, Ambassador Norland and the Russian
Deputy Chief of Mission met with officials from Uzbekistan's
Ministry of Foreign Affairs--including Durbek Amanov, Head of
the Department for the UN and International Organizatations
and Ismat Fayzullaev, Chief of the Americas Desk--to follow
up on the June 11 diplomatic note encouraging Uzbekistan to
join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and
informing it of the ongoing meeting in Madrid, Spain. Amanov
indicated that Uzbekistan supports the initiative and would
like to participate, but wants to receive further procedural
information on how to join. One of Uzbekistan's Embassy
officials in Spain had tried to participate in the meeting,
he claimed, but was turned away. Although Uzbekistan is not
yet a fully-fledged member of the Global Initiative to Combat
Nuclear Terrorism, Post recommends that the Government of
Uzbekistan be allowed to participate in this meeting, even if
only as an observer.
2. (U) Uzbekistan also recently ratified the related
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of
Nuclear Terrorism (which the Global Initiative builds upon),
according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
President Karimov approved the law on April 9, 2008,
concurrently making several announcements indicating the
following: on Paragraph 4 Article 7 of the Convention, the
National Security Service should receive all information
indicated in Article 7; on Paragraph 3 Article 9, Uzbekistan
has jurisdiction with regard to acts recognized as crimes in
accordance with Article 2; on Article 16, the provisions of
the article should be used in order to provide punishment
corresponding to crimes falling under the scope of the
Convention, without damaging the effectiveness of
international cooperation on issues of extradition and legal
assistance; on Paragraph 2 Article 23, Uzbekistan does not
consider itself bound to the provisions of Paragraph 1
Article 23.
NORLAND