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09ASTANA666
2009-04-20 11:31:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Astana
Cable title:
KAZAKHSTAN: INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION TO VISIT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ASTANA 000666
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, ISN/MTR, T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/20/2029
TAGS: PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP MTCR KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION TO VISIT
WASHINGTON TO DISCUSS KAZAKHSTAN'S REQUEST TO JOIN THE MTCR
Classified By: Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland, Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ASTANA 000666
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, ISN/MTR, T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/20/2029
TAGS: PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP MTCR KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION TO VISIT
WASHINGTON TO DISCUSS KAZAKHSTAN'S REQUEST TO JOIN THE MTCR
Classified By: Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland, Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a diplomatic
note on April 14 requesting bilateral consultations in
Washington during May 4-5 to discuss Kazakhstan's interest in
joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The
text of the note follows:
BEGIN TEXT
No. 10-3/1270
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
expresses its compliments to the Embassy of the United States
of America and further to its Note 10-3/434 of February 6,
2009, has the honor to inform the Embassy that the following
Kazakhstani delegation will visit (the United States) May
2-5, 2009, to discuss issues connected to Kazakhstan's
accession to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR):
1) B.K. Sadykov, Director, Multilateral Cooperation
Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2) E.M. Shaimagambetov, Deputy Chairman, National Space Agency
3) A. Gabdullin, Division Chief, National Space Agency
4) D. Akpanbayeva, Division Chief, Ministry of Industry and
Trade
5) A. Makhmudov, Attache, Multilateral Cooperation
Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
During its visit, the Kazakhstani delegation would like to
make a presentation on Kazakhstan's system of export controls
and the development of the country's space activities, and
provide to the U.S. side exhaustive information on
Kazakhstan's readiness to accede to the MTCR.
Delegation members B. Sadykov and A. Makhmudov will also be
prepared to discuss specific issues regarding international
security, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the Strategic
Offensive Reductions Treaty.
In this regard, the Ministry kindly requests assistance in
arranging meetings for the delegation with the appropriate
agencies of the U.S. Government to discuss the aforementioned
issues, and in obtaining U.S. visas in a timely fashion.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy the
assurances of its highest consideration.
Astana, April 14
END TEXT
2. (C) COMMENT: The Kazakhstanis regularly press us here to
support their candidacy to join the MTCR. They see MTCR
membership as consistent with their membership in the
expiring START I Treaty, their status as host of the Baikonur
cosmodrome, and their ambitions to further develop their own
space program. They also believe MTCR membership will be yet
another opportunity to demonstrate their reliability as an
international partner on non-proliferation, and point out
that Kazakhstan joined the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in
2002 and became a subscribing state to the Hague Code of
Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) in
2005.
3. (C) COMMENT CONTINUED: We recognize that there has
essentially been a moratorium on new MTCR members since
Bulgaria joined in 2004, with Russia holding membership for
several new EU member states hostage to its demand that
Kazakhstan, Belarus, and China be admitted. At the same
time, we understand that independent of this dispute,
Washington does not support Kazakhstan's membership bid for
several reasons, including because of concerns Kazakhstan has
not harmonized its export control list with the MTCR's and
does not have a track record of effective implementation of
missile-related export controls. Instead, Washington
believes that Kazakhstan can make a contribution to
preventing missile proliferation through unilateral adherence
to MTCR guidelines. At this juncture, however, we urge
consideration of a new approach -- one that reflects the
maturity of the U.S.-Kazakhstan strategic partnership and
takes into account Kazakhstan's expressed interest in raising
bilateral cooperation to a new level under the Obama
Administration. We recommend that U.S. government
interlocutors use the Kazakhstani delegation's May visit to
detail the specific steps Kazakhstan must take to address our
MTCR concerns -- with a promise that should Kazakhstan
satisfactorily implement all the steps, the United States
would actively support Kazakhstan's MTCR candidacy once
agreement is reached within the organization on admitting new
members. END COMMENT.
HOAGLAND
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, ISN/MTR, T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/20/2029
TAGS: PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP MTCR KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION TO VISIT
WASHINGTON TO DISCUSS KAZAKHSTAN'S REQUEST TO JOIN THE MTCR
Classified By: Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland, Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
1. (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a diplomatic
note on April 14 requesting bilateral consultations in
Washington during May 4-5 to discuss Kazakhstan's interest in
joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The
text of the note follows:
BEGIN TEXT
No. 10-3/1270
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
expresses its compliments to the Embassy of the United States
of America and further to its Note 10-3/434 of February 6,
2009, has the honor to inform the Embassy that the following
Kazakhstani delegation will visit (the United States) May
2-5, 2009, to discuss issues connected to Kazakhstan's
accession to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR):
1) B.K. Sadykov, Director, Multilateral Cooperation
Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2) E.M. Shaimagambetov, Deputy Chairman, National Space Agency
3) A. Gabdullin, Division Chief, National Space Agency
4) D. Akpanbayeva, Division Chief, Ministry of Industry and
Trade
5) A. Makhmudov, Attache, Multilateral Cooperation
Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
During its visit, the Kazakhstani delegation would like to
make a presentation on Kazakhstan's system of export controls
and the development of the country's space activities, and
provide to the U.S. side exhaustive information on
Kazakhstan's readiness to accede to the MTCR.
Delegation members B. Sadykov and A. Makhmudov will also be
prepared to discuss specific issues regarding international
security, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the Strategic
Offensive Reductions Treaty.
In this regard, the Ministry kindly requests assistance in
arranging meetings for the delegation with the appropriate
agencies of the U.S. Government to discuss the aforementioned
issues, and in obtaining U.S. visas in a timely fashion.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy the
assurances of its highest consideration.
Astana, April 14
END TEXT
2. (C) COMMENT: The Kazakhstanis regularly press us here to
support their candidacy to join the MTCR. They see MTCR
membership as consistent with their membership in the
expiring START I Treaty, their status as host of the Baikonur
cosmodrome, and their ambitions to further develop their own
space program. They also believe MTCR membership will be yet
another opportunity to demonstrate their reliability as an
international partner on non-proliferation, and point out
that Kazakhstan joined the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in
2002 and became a subscribing state to the Hague Code of
Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) in
2005.
3. (C) COMMENT CONTINUED: We recognize that there has
essentially been a moratorium on new MTCR members since
Bulgaria joined in 2004, with Russia holding membership for
several new EU member states hostage to its demand that
Kazakhstan, Belarus, and China be admitted. At the same
time, we understand that independent of this dispute,
Washington does not support Kazakhstan's membership bid for
several reasons, including because of concerns Kazakhstan has
not harmonized its export control list with the MTCR's and
does not have a track record of effective implementation of
missile-related export controls. Instead, Washington
believes that Kazakhstan can make a contribution to
preventing missile proliferation through unilateral adherence
to MTCR guidelines. At this juncture, however, we urge
consideration of a new approach -- one that reflects the
maturity of the U.S.-Kazakhstan strategic partnership and
takes into account Kazakhstan's expressed interest in raising
bilateral cooperation to a new level under the Obama
Administration. We recommend that U.S. government
interlocutors use the Kazakhstani delegation's May visit to
detail the specific steps Kazakhstan must take to address our
MTCR concerns -- with a promise that should Kazakhstan
satisfactorily implement all the steps, the United States
would actively support Kazakhstan's MTCR candidacy once
agreement is reached within the organization on admitting new
members. END COMMENT.
HOAGLAND