Identifier
Created
Classification
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09CAIRO1096
2009-06-16 07:06:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:
EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DISCUSSIONS OF FUEL
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UNCLAS CAIRO 001096
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR T, IO/T, AND ISN/NESS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA EG
SUBJECT: EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DISCUSSIONS OF FUEL
BANK AT UPCOMING IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING
REF: STATE 57598
(SBU) On June 10, Poloff urged MFA Disarmament Affairs
official Heba Negm to support a positive discussion of
"Assurance of Supply" at the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors
meeting (reftel). Negm replied that Egypt is interested in
discussions of fuel supply assurances and hopes that the
Secretariat and other Board Members will clarify each
proposal's technical, legal, and financial issues involved.
Negm mentioned that the GOE is analyzing the proposals from
Russia, Germany, the IAEA, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative
(NTI). Negm said that while Egypt at this time does not
prefer one of proposal over the other, the proposals from
Russia and the NTI were the two of the better proposals, and
specifically noted that the Russian proposal seemed to be the
most "realistic." Negm also recalled Egypt's firm belief
that any such "fuel bank" proposal must not deny the Member
States their rights to enrichment and reprocessing. Negm
also believed that the G-77 countries are now starting to
realize that a fuel bank could be in their interests, and
therefore the G-77 may be more helpful in reaching consensus
on this issue, assuming that their concerns are addressed.
SCOBEY
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR T, IO/T, AND ISN/NESS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA EG
SUBJECT: EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DISCUSSIONS OF FUEL
BANK AT UPCOMING IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING
REF: STATE 57598
(SBU) On June 10, Poloff urged MFA Disarmament Affairs
official Heba Negm to support a positive discussion of
"Assurance of Supply" at the upcoming IAEA Board of Governors
meeting (reftel). Negm replied that Egypt is interested in
discussions of fuel supply assurances and hopes that the
Secretariat and other Board Members will clarify each
proposal's technical, legal, and financial issues involved.
Negm mentioned that the GOE is analyzing the proposals from
Russia, Germany, the IAEA, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative
(NTI). Negm said that while Egypt at this time does not
prefer one of proposal over the other, the proposals from
Russia and the NTI were the two of the better proposals, and
specifically noted that the Russian proposal seemed to be the
most "realistic." Negm also recalled Egypt's firm belief
that any such "fuel bank" proposal must not deny the Member
States their rights to enrichment and reprocessing. Negm
also believed that the G-77 countries are now starting to
realize that a fuel bank could be in their interests, and
therefore the G-77 may be more helpful in reaching consensus
on this issue, assuming that their concerns are addressed.
SCOBEY