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09YEREVAN634
2009-09-11 13:00:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Yerevan
Cable title:  

RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT

Tags:  ETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY AM 
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DE RUEHYE #0634 2541300
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 111300Z SEP 09
FM AMEMBASSY YEREVAN
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9478
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

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

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