Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09VIENNA153
2009-02-11 16:27:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW CYCLE
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UNCLAS VIENNA 000153
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/MNSA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
IAEA, NPT, AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW CYCLE
REF: A. STATE 6970
B. VIENNA 118
UNCLAS VIENNA 000153
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/MNSA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
IAEA, NPT, AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW CYCLE
REF: A. STATE 6970
B. VIENNA 118
1. Polchief discussed reftel A points February 9 with Andreas
Launer, MFA Unit Chief for IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com, and NPT.
Launer said the GOA is encouraged by the emphasis of the new
USG on multilateralism and disarmament. Though disarmament
and non-proliferation are separate, they are mutually
reinforcing. A serious USG effort to promote disarmament
will also strengthen the NPT, he said. In a similar vein,
Launer said the GOA hopes that under the Obama administration
the U.S. will ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
(CTBT),because any actions strengthening the CTBT would also
promote non-proliferation and transparency. The GOA also
favors ratification of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty.
2. Launer averred that the 2000 NPT Review Conference was a
success because participants agreed on the necessary
non-proliferation measures. Since then, however, there has
been little progress in carrying out these measures. Any
outcomes from the current NPT review cycle that encourage the
implementation of the 13 steps agreed to at the 2000
conference would constitute progress, he said.
3. Launer maintained that the case of Iran underscores the
importance of the Additional Protocol; the IAEA needs to have
access to all nuclear-related sites, not just "declared"
sites. In the GOA view, the nuclear fuel cycle should
ultimately be "multilateralized," by establishing a system in
which all enriched uranium worldwide is provided by a number
of regional facilities under IAEA supervision. The GOA also
believes that all states should be urged to sign the NPT.
Though Austria reluctantly accepted the U.S.-India Nuclear
Cooperation Initiative, the GOA remains concerned that India
is not an NPT signatory, he said.
KILNER
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/MNSA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
IAEA, NPT, AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW CYCLE
REF: A. STATE 6970
B. VIENNA 118
1. Polchief discussed reftel A points February 9 with Andreas
Launer, MFA Unit Chief for IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com, and NPT.
Launer said the GOA is encouraged by the emphasis of the new
USG on multilateralism and disarmament. Though disarmament
and non-proliferation are separate, they are mutually
reinforcing. A serious USG effort to promote disarmament
will also strengthen the NPT, he said. In a similar vein,
Launer said the GOA hopes that under the Obama administration
the U.S. will ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
(CTBT),because any actions strengthening the CTBT would also
promote non-proliferation and transparency. The GOA also
favors ratification of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty.
2. Launer averred that the 2000 NPT Review Conference was a
success because participants agreed on the necessary
non-proliferation measures. Since then, however, there has
been little progress in carrying out these measures. Any
outcomes from the current NPT review cycle that encourage the
implementation of the 13 steps agreed to at the 2000
conference would constitute progress, he said.
3. Launer maintained that the case of Iran underscores the
importance of the Additional Protocol; the IAEA needs to have
access to all nuclear-related sites, not just "declared"
sites. In the GOA view, the nuclear fuel cycle should
ultimately be "multilateralized," by establishing a system in
which all enriched uranium worldwide is provided by a number
of regional facilities under IAEA supervision. The GOA also
believes that all states should be urged to sign the NPT.
Though Austria reluctantly accepted the U.S.-India Nuclear
Cooperation Initiative, the GOA remains concerned that India
is not an NPT signatory, he said.
KILNER