Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09CANBERRA891
2009-09-29 07:30:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Canberra
Cable title:
AUSTRALIA RECEIVES GICNT UPDATE
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UNCLAS CANBERRA 000891
SIPDIS
FOR ISN/WMDT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA RECEIVES GICNT UPDATE
REF: A. A. STATE 83550
B. B. CANBERRA 797
C. C.STATE 100994
UNCLAS CANBERRA 000891
SIPDIS
FOR ISN/WMDT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA RECEIVES GICNT UPDATE
REF: A. A. STATE 83550
B. B. CANBERRA 797
C. C.STATE 100994
1. (U) On September 29, the embassy informed Mohan Mathews,
Counter-Terrorism Branch, International Security Division,
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
that the Nov 2009 Exercise Planning Group of the Global
Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),to be held in
Budapest, was postponed until Jan 19, 2010 at the same venue.
Mathews also welcomed the United Nations' Office on Drugs and
Crime as the newest of three other international GICNT
observing organizations (IAEA, EU and INTERPOL). He noted
that the UNODC is not yet listed on the website as an
observer.
2. (U) Since this was a joint Russian and USG invitation,
emboff discussed the demarche with Roman Voleshchenko,
Attach for International Relations at the Russian Embassy
in Canberra and he will convey the same message to DFAT.
CLUNE
SIPDIS
FOR ISN/WMDT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA RECEIVES GICNT UPDATE
REF: A. A. STATE 83550
B. B. CANBERRA 797
C. C.STATE 100994
1. (U) On September 29, the embassy informed Mohan Mathews,
Counter-Terrorism Branch, International Security Division,
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
that the Nov 2009 Exercise Planning Group of the Global
Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),to be held in
Budapest, was postponed until Jan 19, 2010 at the same venue.
Mathews also welcomed the United Nations' Office on Drugs and
Crime as the newest of three other international GICNT
observing organizations (IAEA, EU and INTERPOL). He noted
that the UNODC is not yet listed on the website as an
observer.
2. (U) Since this was a joint Russian and USG invitation,
emboff discussed the demarche with Roman Voleshchenko,
Attach for International Relations at the Russian Embassy
in Canberra and he will convey the same message to DFAT.
CLUNE