GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2009

UNCLAS STATE 035549


FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM COORDINATING
OFFICERS (GICOS)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC
SUBJECT: GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2009
PLENARY MEETING


1. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5.


2. Summary: The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear
Terrorism (GICNT) will conduct its 5th Plenary Meeting (2009
Plenary Meeting) at The Hague, Netherlands on June 16-17,

2009. Department requests Post to invite host government to
participate in the 2009 Plenary Meeting, provide host
government a copy of the proposed draft agenda, and request
host government to identify future GICNT activities.
Additionally, selected host governments are invited to give
presentations at the 2009 Plenary Meeting. End Summary.


3. Reporting Deadline: Department requests that Russian,
Dutch, and U.S. counterparts conduct troika demarche to host
government and report whether host government will attend the
2009 Plenary Meeting by April 30, 2009.


4. Points of Contact: Department greatly appreciates Posts,
assistance. All cables associated with the GICNT should be
slugged to the Department for ISN/WMDT and the relevant
regional bureaus. E-mails regarding the GICNT may be sent to
. ((Note for Russia and
Netherlands colleagues: we anticipate that this paragraph
would be modified as appropriate for responses to you from
your embassies.))


5. Action Request: Department requests that U.S., Russian,
and Dutch counterparts conduct troika demarches as
appropriate to pursue the following objectives:

FOR ALL POSTS:
-- Encourage host government to participate in the 2009
Plenary Meeting, which will be held June 16-17 in The Hague,
Netherlands. The draft agenda and an administrative circular
will be posted on the Global Initiative Information Portal
(GIIP),which can be accessed at <
https://global-initiative.info/>.

-- Provide host government with a copy of the proposed draft
agenda and invite host government to provide comments as to
the level of participation and desire to present in the
working group sessions listed in the draft agenda (see para
7). (A formatted version of the proposed agenda is being sent
to posts via email.)

-- Inquire of host government if their representatives would
seek specific speaking roles during the 2009 Plenary Meeting.

-- Inquire of host government what future GICNT seminars,
workshops, and/or exercises (activities) the host is prepared
to conduct over the next two years. If host government plans
to conduct an activity, request that host government
communicate its intentions via e-mail to
.

FOR SPECIFIC POSTS:
-- For Abu Dhabi: Department requests that Embassy Abu Dhabi
invite the U.A.E. government to give a 10-15 minute
presentation on its efforts to deny terrorist safe haven or a
10-15 minute presentation on efforts to deny terrorist
financing (June 16, afternoon). Embassy may note that GICNT
co-chairs and Dutch host are approaching a number of Middle
East-North Africa governments to address this issue as part
of the discussion on GICNT priorities established at Madrid
in 2008. Encourage host government to consider making a
commitment prior to or during the 2009 Plenary Meeting to
conduct a Plan of Work capacity-building activity on the
subject of its presentation in 2009 or 2010.

-- For Amman: Department requests that Embassy Amman invite
the Jordanian government to give a 10-15 minute presentation
on its efforts to deny terrorist safe haven or a 10-15 minute
presentation on efforts to deny terrorist financing (June 16,
afternoon). Embassy may note that GICNT co-chairs and Dutch
host are approaching a number of Middle East-North Africa
governments to address this issue as part of the discussion
on GICNT priorities established at Madrid in 2008. Encourage
host government to consider making a commitment prior to or
during the 2009 Plenary Meeting to conduct a Plan of Work
capacity-building activity on the subject of its presentation
in 2009 or 2010.

-- For Astana: Department requests that Embassy Astana
invite the Government of Kazakhstan to give a 10-minute
presentation at the 2009 Plenary Meeting to discuss the GICNT
exercise it recently conducted (June 16, afternoon).

-- For Beijing: Department requests that Embassy Beijing
invite the Chinese government to give a 10-minute
presentation at the 2009 Plenary Meeting to discuss lessons
learned and best practices from its experience in securing
the 2008 Summer Olympics from potential acts of nuclear
terrorism (June 16, afternoon).

-- For Canberra: Department requests that Embassy Canberra
invite the Australian government to give a 10-minute
presentation at the 2009 Plenary Meeting to discuss its May
2009 GICNT Discussion Exercise (DISCEX) Blue Glow (June 16,
afternoon).

-- For Colombo: Department requests that Embassy Colombo
invite the Sri Lankan government to give a 10-minute
presentation at the 2009 Plenary Meeting to discuss its
proposed GICNT workshop (June 16, afternoon).

-- For Madrid: Department requests that Embassy Madrid
invite the Spanish government to give a 10-minute
presentation at the 2009 Plenary Meeting to discuss its 2008
tabletop and field training GICNT exercises, noting with
appreciation Spain,s large contribution to the GICNT as the
host of the 2008 Plenary (June 16, afternoon).

-- For Paris: Department requests that Embassy Paris invite
the French government to give a 10-minute presentation at the
2009 GICNT Plenary Meeting on its work in strengthening
detection and forensics (June 16, afternoon),including next
steps following its hosting of the European Union Detection
Symposium in December 2008. (Posts, please note Netherlands
will be leading this discussion with the French.)

-- For Rabat: Department requests that Embassy Rabat invite
the Moroccan government to give a 10-15 minute presentation
on its efforts to deny terrorist safe haven or a 10-15 minute
presentation on efforts to deter terrorist intentions to
acquire and use nuclear devices (June 16, afternoon).
Embassy may note that GICNT co-chairs and Dutch host are
approaching a number of Middle East-North Africa governments
to address this issue as part of the discussion on GICNT
priorities established at Madrid in 2008. Encourage host
government to consider making a commitment prior to or during
the 2009 Plenary Meeting to conduct a Plan of Work
capacity-building activity on the subject of its presentation
in 2009 or 2010.

-- For Riyadh: Department requests that Embassy Riyadh invite
the Saudi government to give a 10-15 minute presentation on
its efforts to deny terrorist safe haven, or a 10-15 minute
presentation on efforts to deny terrorist financing, or a
10-15 minute presentation on efforts to deter terrorist
intentions to acquire and use nuclear devices (June 16,
afternoon). Embassy may note that GICNT co-chairs and Dutch
host are approaching a number of Middle East-North Africa
governments to address this issue as part of the discussion
on GICNT priorities established at Madrid in 2008. Encourage
the Saudi government to consider making a commitment prior to
or during the 2009 Plenary Meeting to conduct a Plan of Work
capacity-building activity on the subject of its presentation
in 2009 or 2010.

-- For Santiago: Department requests that Embassy Santiago
invite the Chilean government to give a 10 minute
presentation at the 2009 GICNT Plenary Meeting (June 16,
afternoon),drawing on its efforts to combat nuclear
terrorism.

-- For Seoul: Department requests that Embassy Seoul invite
the South Korean government to give a 10-15 minute
presentation at the 2009 GICNT Plenary Meeting (June 16,
afternoon) on the Exercise Program, drawing on its role as
host to the April 2009 Exercise Planning Group.

-- For Tokyo: Department requests that Embassy Tokyo invite
the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to give a 10-minute
presentation at the 2009 Plenary Meeting (June 16, afternoon)
to discuss the GICNT exercise it recently conducted.

-- For Vienna Mission to IAEA: Department requests that UNVIE
invite Anita Nilsson or appropriate expert to give a
10-minute presentation at the 2009 Plenary Meeting (June 16,
afternoon "Speaker TBD") on the IAEA efforts that
specifically forward the GICNT Statement of Principles, AND
to participate in the Equipment/Technology Working Group
(June 17).

-- For Wellington: Department requests that Embassy
Wellington invite the New Zealand government to give a
10-minute presentation at the 2009 Plenary Meeting (June 16,
afternoon) to discuss the GICNT exercises it recently
conducted.

End Action Request.


6. Washington, Moscow, and The Hague appreciate their
respective Posts, assistance in support of the GICNT.


7. BEGIN DRAFT AGENDA:

The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT)
2009 Plenary Meeting, June 16-17
The Hague, The Netherlands

Theme: "How to Enhance International Partnerships? Sharing
Best Practices."

Monday, June 15

1600 - 1700 Arrival and Registration (The World Forum, The
Hague)
1900 - 1930 Welcome Remarks by Host (Venue TBA, The Hague)
1930 - 2130 Ice-breaker Reception (Hosted by The Netherlands)
- Co-chair Toast

Tuesday, June 16

0800 - 0900 Registration (The World Forum, The Hague)

0900 - 0930 Introductory Remarks by Host
- The Netherlands, Minister of Foreign Affairs

0930 - 1130 Welcome Remarks by Co-Chairs
- 0930 - 0935 United States
- 0935 - 0940 Russia
- 0940 - 1130 Partner Nation Heads of Delegation
(COMMENT: If partner nations wish, the head of each
delegation will have the opportunity to speak 3-4 minutes to
make general opening remarks.)

1130 - 1200 Break
- Head of Delegation Photo

1200 - 1245 Established Global Initiative Priorities
- 1200 - 1215 Denying Terrorist Financing (Country TBD)
- 1215 - 1230 Denying Terrorist Safe Haven (Country TBD)
- 1230 - 1245 Strengthening Detection and Forensics (Country
TBD)

1245 - 1330 Partner Nation,s Achievements Since 2008 Meeting
- 1245 - 1300 Global Initiative Exercise Program (Country TBD)
- 1300 - 1310 Global Initiative Information Portal (United
States)
- 1310 - 1320 Securing the Olympics from Acts of Nuclear
Terrorism (Country TBD)
- 1320 - 1330 Global Nuclear Detection Architecture (United
States)

1330 - 1500 Lunch

1500 - 1600 Partner Nations, Achievements Since 2008 Meeting
(cont.)
Exercise Reports From Host Countries
- 1500 - 1510 Country TBD
- 1510 - 1520 Country TBD
- 1520 - 1530 Country TBD
- 1530 - 1540 Country TBD
- 1540 - 1550 Country TBD

1600 - 1615 Break

1615 - 1745 Strengthening the Plan of Work: 2009-2010
Priorities
- 1615 - 1625: Speaker TBD
- 1625 - 1635: Country TBD
- 1635 - 1645: Country TBD
- Partner Nation Heads of Delegation Reports/Announcements
(COMMENT: If partner nations wish, the head of each
delegation will have the opportunity to speak 3-4 minutes to
describe GICNT activities their nations have recently
conducted. This is also an opportunity for partner nations
to describe envisioned future activities and to introduce new
GICNT ideas. Partner nations may provide comments in greater
depth on the Global Initiative Information Portal (GIIP) in
advance of the 2009 Plenary Meeting.)

1745 - 1815 Outreach Discussion
- Russia
- United States
- Partner Nation Heads of Delegation
(COMMENT: Those who have conducted outreach are invited to
speak.)

1815 - 1830 Break

1830 - 1845 Press Conference Remarks
- The Netherlands
- Russia
- The United States

1845 - 1900 Co-Chairs, Statements
- Russia
- The United States

1900 - 2000 Break

2000 - 2230 Head of Delegation Dinner

Wednesday, June 17

0900 - 0930 Day Two Introduction (The World Forum, The Hague)
- The Netherlands
(Comment: The Netherlands will summarize Day One results and
introduce purpose and objectives for Day Two working group
sessions.)

0930 - 1130 First Working Group Break-Out Sessions
(COMMENT: Participants may choose one of four break-out
sessions to attend.)

- Exercise Working Group
(COMMENT: The Netherlands and United States will moderate
this session. The purpose of this working group is for
exercise planners and others interested in coordinating
Global Initiative activities to strengthen the organization
and implementation mechanism for conducting Global Initiative
activities. This working group will build upon the Exercise
Planning Group discussion which occurred in Seoul, South
Korea, April 16, 2009. In addition, the Netherlands will
provide a brief from their National Coordinator for
Counterterrorism, Rob Duiven, on the Netherlands, upcoming
activity in the fall of 2009.)

- Public/Private/Civil Society Working Group
(COMMENT: The Netherlands will moderate this session. The
focus will be on cooperation between the public-private
sector, with the raising of security awareness as the main
theme.)

- GIIP Working Group
(COMMENT: The United States will moderate this session. The
purpose of this working group is to evaluate the function and
design of the GIIP as an online information sharing and
collaboration tool, as well as the standard operating
procedures. Designated GIIP Partner Nation Liaisons (PNL)
and those in their government interested in providing input
are strongly encouraged to participate. This group will
discuss ways the GIIP can enhance information sharing
techniques for future GICNT workshops, seminars, exercises
and other activities.)

- Equipment/Technology Working Group
(COMMENT: The Netherlands and Russia will moderate this
session. Rotterdam Customs and the Netherlands Forensics
Institute will provide an interactive workshop on detection
and forensics as well as a discussion on nuclear and
radiological equipment and technology. This session will
discuss how equipment and technology can be better utilized
to support combating nuclear terrorism.)

1130 - 1200 Break

1200 - 1400 Second Working Group Break-Out Session
- Exercise Working Group
- Public/Private/Civil Society Working Group
- GIIP Working Group
- Equipment/technology Working Group
(COMMENT: Working Groups will continue to discuss how their
group area can be strengthened to improve combating nuclear
terrorism objectives. Working Groups will draft a proposed
action plan for the upcoming 2009-2010 year on how best to
implement these identified actions.)

1400 - 1530 Lunch (Hosted by The Netherlands)

1530 - 1730 Working Group Summary Reports to the Plenary
- Exercise Working Group (United States and Netherlands)
- Public/Private/Civil Society Working Group (Netherlands)
- GIIP Working Group (United States)
- Equipment/technology Working Group (Netherlands and Russia)
(COMMENT: Break-out group moderators will summarize key
outcomes from working group meetings. The Co-Chairs will
summarize what has taken place through the 2009 Plenary
Meeting and will discuss future GICNT objectives for 2010.)

1730 - 1745 Farewell Address by Host
- The Netherlands

1745 - 1900 Farewell Cocktail

END DRAFT AGENDA


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