Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09AMMAN1319
2009-06-14 08:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHAM #1319 1650812 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 140812Z JUN 09 FM AMEMBASSY AMMAN TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5280 INFO RUEHVI/AMEMBASSY VIENNA PRIORITY 0089
UNCLAS AMMAN 001319
SIPDIS
STATE FOR T, IO/T, ISN/NESS, NEA/ELA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA JO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL
NUCLEAR FUEL BANK AS LONG AS NPT RIGHTS ARE MAINTAINED
REF: A. SECSTATE 57598
¶B. AMMAN 548
Economic Counselor delivered ref A points on June 8 to
Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Khaled
Toukan and JAEC Commissioner Kamal Araj, urging the
Government of Jordan (GOJ) to support discussion of the
nuclear fuel bank idea at the June 15-18 IAEA Board of
Governors Meeting in Vienna. Toukan reaffirmed that Jordan
would support any international or regional fuel bank
initiative, as long as countries maintain their full rights
under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (ref B). He added
that Jordan hopes to be a supplier of uranium to such fuel
banks in the future. Araj plans to represent the GOJ at the
meeting.
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