TUNISIA REPORTS NOT INVITED TO MOROCCO GI

UNCLAS TUNIS 000112 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/WMDT (TFOLEY) AND NEA/MAG (MHARRIS AND EAHOPKINS) RABAT FOR DAVID O'CONNOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC IAEA TS SUBJECT: TUNISIA REPORTS NOT INVITED TO MOROCCO GI CONFERENCE REF: STATE 9515 ¶1. (SBU) In a February 4 diplomatic note, and in response to Post's January 31 delivery of reftel demarche, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that it had not yet received an invitation from the Government of Morocco to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) Seminar in Rabat from February 5-7. Post's informal translation of the MFA's diplomatic note follows. ¶2. (SBU) Begin Text. February 4, 2008 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Tunisia and, in reference to (the Embassy's) diplomatic note no. 138 dated January 31, 2008, has the honor to convey its high regard for the (USG) interest in Tunisian participation, as an observer, in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) Seminar in Rabat from February 5 - 7, 2008. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that, until now, it has not received an invitation to this conference and avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration. End Text. Please visit Embassy Tunis' Classified Website at: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/tunis/index.c fm GODEC