NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 000463 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/WMDT, T (T.KATSAPIS),EUR/WE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP NL SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM MEETING IN MADRID REF: STATE 57146 ¶1. (SBU) The GONL plans to attend the Fourth Global Initiative Meeting in Madrid, Spain on June 16-18. MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast confirmed May 30 that he will lead a Dutch interagency team including officials from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the office of the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism to participate in the meeting. Per reftel, van der Kwast said the Dutch are willing to brief on the importance of transnational cooperation in combating nuclear terrorism -- including specifically Rotterdam port security -- during the Homeland Security Models segment of the conference. He noted that the GONL will likely update for the Madrid meeting a similar presentation made at the September 2007 Global Initiative meeting in London. Van der Kwast said the Dutch interagency would meet next week to discuss preparations for the Madrid meeting, and offered to report back with any other presentation suggestions following these further consultations. Foster