Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BEIJING2883
2009-10-15 08:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
CHINA: GICNT UPDATE WITH RUSSIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
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UNCLAS BEIJING 002883
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AND EAP/CM, ISN/WMDT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC CH RU
SUBJECT: CHINA: GICNT UPDATE WITH RUSSIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: STATE 100994
UNCLAS BEIJING 002883
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AND EAP/CM, ISN/WMDT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC CH RU
SUBJECT: CHINA: GICNT UPDATE WITH RUSSIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: STATE 100994
1. PolOff and Russian Embassy Second Secretary Andrey
Chernyshov delivered reftel demarche informing China that the
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)
Exercise Planning Group (EPG) meeting scheduled for November
had been postponed to January 19, 2010 to MFA Arms Control
and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Officer Xu Feng
on October 15. Xu said that his office was "thinking
positively" about attending the meeting especially since it
supported the planned Nuclear Summit. Xu asked whether his
office could receive more information about the planned
November 24-26 COBALT exercise and suggested that such
information be posted on the webpage described in reftel. Xu
suggested that, by providing more information about the
exercise, the USG would help the MFA persuade other Chinese
ministries to send observers.
2. In a pull-aside, Xu asked PolOff whether Washington could
provide more information about the planned International
Technical Working Group on Nuclear Detection seminar
scheduled for November and the Nuclear Smuggling Outreach
initiative. Xu indicated that MFA had been invited to
participate in those events but needed more information.
HUNTSMAN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AND EAP/CM, ISN/WMDT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC CH RU
SUBJECT: CHINA: GICNT UPDATE WITH RUSSIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: STATE 100994
1. PolOff and Russian Embassy Second Secretary Andrey
Chernyshov delivered reftel demarche informing China that the
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)
Exercise Planning Group (EPG) meeting scheduled for November
had been postponed to January 19, 2010 to MFA Arms Control
and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Officer Xu Feng
on October 15. Xu said that his office was "thinking
positively" about attending the meeting especially since it
supported the planned Nuclear Summit. Xu asked whether his
office could receive more information about the planned
November 24-26 COBALT exercise and suggested that such
information be posted on the webpage described in reftel. Xu
suggested that, by providing more information about the
exercise, the USG would help the MFA persuade other Chinese
ministries to send observers.
2. In a pull-aside, Xu asked PolOff whether Washington could
provide more information about the planned International
Technical Working Group on Nuclear Detection seminar
scheduled for November and the Nuclear Smuggling Outreach
initiative. Xu indicated that MFA had been invited to
participate in those events but needed more information.
HUNTSMAN