Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08VILNIUS571
2008-07-18 13:18:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vilnius
Cable title:
LITHUANIA OK ON IAEA-INDIA AGREEMENT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L VILNIUS 000571
SIPDIS
ISN/RA:TKOCA, SCA/RA:JMCCLELLAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/18/2018
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC IAEA LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA OK ON IAEA-INDIA AGREEMENT
REF: STATE 74896
Classified By: Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) MFA First Secretary for Arms Control Rimgaile
Karciauskaite said July 17 that the GOL had reviewed a copy
of India's proposed safeguards agreement now before the IAEA
Board of Governors, and it is "probably fine with it." She
said Lithuania is happy to bring India into the "IAEA
mainstream" but that some EU member states have noted that
India is not party to the NPT and question why safeguard
exceptions will be granted to them (if the IAEA Board
approves this agreement). We responded that these are valid
concerns but they should not be addressed by the IAEA Board,
which should only rule on whether the India agreement
provides effective safeguards.
CLOUD
SIPDIS
ISN/RA:TKOCA, SCA/RA:JMCCLELLAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/18/2018
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC IAEA LH
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA OK ON IAEA-INDIA AGREEMENT
REF: STATE 74896
Classified By: Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) MFA First Secretary for Arms Control Rimgaile
Karciauskaite said July 17 that the GOL had reviewed a copy
of India's proposed safeguards agreement now before the IAEA
Board of Governors, and it is "probably fine with it." She
said Lithuania is happy to bring India into the "IAEA
mainstream" but that some EU member states have noted that
India is not party to the NPT and question why safeguard
exceptions will be granted to them (if the IAEA Board
approves this agreement). We responded that these are valid
concerns but they should not be addressed by the IAEA Board,
which should only rule on whether the India agreement
provides effective safeguards.
CLOUD