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09KINSHASA143
2009-02-12 08:25:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kinshasa
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DRC RESPONSE: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)

Tags:  AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA 
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DE RUEHKI #0143 0430825
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 120825Z FEB 09
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9182
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0721
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 0007
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 2258
RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA PRIORITY 0032
UNCLAS KINSHASA 000143 

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/MNSA, UNVIE FOR IAEA, USUN FOR POL,
USNATO FOR POL, AND USEU FOR POL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
IAEA, NPT, CG
SUBJECT: DRC RESPONSE: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)

REF: STATE 6970

UNCLAS KINSHASA 000143

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/MNSA, UNVIE FOR IAEA, USUN FOR POL,
USNATO FOR POL, AND USEU FOR POL

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
IAEA, NPT, CG
SUBJECT: DRC RESPONSE: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)

REF: STATE 6970


1. (SBU) Post sent reftel questions in advance to Alice
Kimpembe Bamba, Head of the MFA's International Organizations
Directorate. PolCouns followed up with Kimpembe on February

10. Kimpembe confided that the GDRC, while supporting the
overarching goals of the NPT, did not actively participate in
PrepComs or RevCons. According to Kimpembe, disarmament
discussions dealing with small arms/light weapons (SALW) were
more topical for the DRC.


2. (SBU) The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA) has been working to enhance
U.S.-DRC cooperation in the field of nuclear science over the
past several years. In particular and in conjunction with
the NPT priority to secure nuclear material, the NNSA has
been negotiating to repatriate all U.S.-origin nuclear fuel
from the DRC's Nuclear Science Research Center (CREN-K). The
IAEA's Technical Committee hosted the last meeting with NNSA,
State, and the GDRC in November 2008, during which NNSA
offered a Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) package
of $1-3 million toward a national source storage facility and
replacement functionality for the two now defunct Triga
nuclear reactors in Kinshasa. While the GDRC may not
participate in NPT proceedings, the NNSA will pursue
nonproliferation objectives through these negotiations.


3. (U) GDRC POC for NPT matters is Alice Kimpembe Bamba
(kimpembe alice@yahoo.fr). Embassy POC for NPT issues is
PolOff Steele Means (meansjs@state.gov or
meansjs@state.sgov.gov).
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