MOROCCO CONFIRMS ATTENDANCE AT GLOBAL INITIATIVE

UNCLAS RABAT 000211 C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (ADDED SENSITIVE CAPTION) SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL PTER MNUC KGIC MO SUBJECT: MOROCCO CONFIRMS ATTENDANCE AT GLOBAL INITIATIVE CONFERENCE IN REPUBLIC OF KOREA REF: STATE 21325 ¶1. (SBU) On March 16, A/Polcouns David O'Connor encouraged Morocco to attend the Global Initiative for Combating Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop entitled "Current Progress in Detecting and Responding to the Illicit Transport and Trafficking of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials" (April 14-15, 2009) and an accompanying GICNT Exercise Planning Group meeting (April 16) in Seoul, Korea, per reftel request. A/Polcouns delivered reftel demarche jointly with Russian Embassy Minister Counselor Alexandre Koudryachov and Korean Embassy First Secretary for Political and Cultural Affairs Jin Dong Kim to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security and Disarmament Office Chief Bouchrib El Oumni. ¶2. (SBU) While El Oumni could not commit during the meeting, MFA's United Nations Office Chief Azzedine Farhane confirmed, later that day, that the GOM would attend both events in Seoul. ***************************************** Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website; http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat ***************************************** Jackson