NORWAY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY

UNCLAS OSLO 000273 SIPDIS ISN/WMDT E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC NO SUBJECT: NORWAY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY REF: STATE 35549 ¶1. (SBU) Norway's Global Initiative officer, Carl Salicath, confirmed that Norway will attend the plenary meeting in June. Who will participate is not yet determined, nor is it decided which working groups Norway would like to participate in but the delegation will likley consist of two people, one from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the other from the Norwegian Radiation Protection Agency. The GON will not seek a speaking role and has no plans to host any GI related events. ¶2. (SBU) Norway has committed to co-fund a project with the U.S. which will supply Kazakh border posts with the appropriate equipment to detect nuclear smuggling. The GON said that implementation of the program has been held up due to internal issues at the U.S. Department of Energy. The GON is open to funding other programs and would welcome a meeting to outline prospective programs. The GON mentioned a 2007 meeting in London as particularly helpful in identifying good practical programs which the GON could fund. JOHNSON