Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09AMMAN86
2009-01-12 11:16:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Amman
Cable title:
JORDAN OPEN TO HOSTING GICNT EXERCISE
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UNCLAS AMMAN 000086
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ELA AND ISN/WMDT:SJPRESCOTT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PTER PREL KGIC JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN OPEN TO HOSTING GICNT EXERCISE
REF: SECSTATE 116421
(SBU) PolOff met on January 5 with Khaled Takhayneh, Deputy
Director of the MFA's Bureau of International Organizations
and also pointman on non-proliferation issues, to convey
reftel points and nonpaper proposing that the GOJ sponsor a
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)
Exercise on Detecting and Responding to Smuggling of Illicit
Nuclear Material. Takhayneh said that as long as funds were
forthcoming from the USG, it was very likely Jordan would be
interested. He added that he would be in contact with the
director of the Cooperative Monitoring Center-Amman (CMC-A)
to discuss the matter. Separately, PolEconCouns raised the
proposed exercise with officials at CMC-A and was told that
they were interested in hosting such an event, given its
intersection with their focus. Post will follow up with
relevant GOJ actors to obtain a date once we have more
details on the sources of funding.
Visit Amman's Classified Website at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
Beecroft
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ELA AND ISN/WMDT:SJPRESCOTT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PTER PREL KGIC JO
SUBJECT: JORDAN OPEN TO HOSTING GICNT EXERCISE
REF: SECSTATE 116421
(SBU) PolOff met on January 5 with Khaled Takhayneh, Deputy
Director of the MFA's Bureau of International Organizations
and also pointman on non-proliferation issues, to convey
reftel points and nonpaper proposing that the GOJ sponsor a
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)
Exercise on Detecting and Responding to Smuggling of Illicit
Nuclear Material. Takhayneh said that as long as funds were
forthcoming from the USG, it was very likely Jordan would be
interested. He added that he would be in contact with the
director of the Cooperative Monitoring Center-Amman (CMC-A)
to discuss the matter. Separately, PolEconCouns raised the
proposed exercise with officials at CMC-A and was told that
they were interested in hosting such an event, given its
intersection with their focus. Post will follow up with
relevant GOJ actors to obtain a date once we have more
details on the sources of funding.
Visit Amman's Classified Website at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/amman
Beecroft