RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT

UNCLAS YEREVAN 000634 SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN NESS ROBIN DELABARRE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY AM SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES FOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER REF: SECSTATE 65700 ¶1. Post has received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to reftel request: ¶2. Begin Text: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia 13/11712 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Yerevan and in response to the Embassy's Note No. 260/09A sent June 29, 2009, has the honor to inform about the following: On 24 September 1991, the Republic of Armenia joined the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, and also signed the Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the IAEA "On the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty" which entered into force on 5 May, ¶1994. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia confirms that the information on nuclear technologies provided to the Government of the Republic of Armenia by the Worley Parsons Company in the framework of a project on construction of a new nuclear unit in Armenia, according to the SP-09/22 Contract of State Procurement of "Management Services for Implementation of Project on Construction of New Nuclear Unit(s) in Armenia" signed in May 2009: - will not be used for achievement of any of military purposes; - will be provided with protection on a level not lower than recommended by the IAEA; - will be transferred from the jurisdiction of the Republic of Armenia only with the written permission from the competent authorities of the United States. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of American in Yerevan assurances of its highest consideration. 1 September 2009 End Text YOVANOVITCH