MEXICO ON THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP

UNCLAS MEXICO 001822 SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/CTR (CROFT AND CAMERON) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KNNP PARM PREL TRGY MX SUBJECT: MEXICO ON THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP REF: STATE 56239 ¶1. Poloff conveyed points (reftel) June 17 to Julian Juarez Cadenas, Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),stressing the importance the U.S. attaches to the G-8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP) and urging Mexico to give membership its fullest consideration. Juarez told Poloff that he would need to consult with colleagues and will inform us in short order whether the Government of Mexico (GOM) would like to receive USG experts. ¶2. The GOM is wary of making commitments to international organizations that operate outside of the United Nations. It recently conducted an internal review of all voluntary contributions to and membership in international organizations as mandated by President Calderon in December 2006 and again in May 2008. The criteria was whether contributions were of some benefit to Mexico, which Juarez maintained was the tenth largest contributor to the United Nations. ¶3. Post will inform the Department as soon as Mexico gets back to us with further insight into its views on potentially joining GP. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / WILLIARD