Mexico on Preparing for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MEXICO 000382 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR ISN (JENKINS, BURK) AND ISN/MNSA (MENOLD AND RUDOLPH) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MNUC KNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA EAID TBIO AORC CDG PGOV UNGA, MX SUBJECT: Mexico on Preparing for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference and the Nuclear Security Summit REF: 09 STATE 126209; 09 STATE 129517; 10 STATE 5891; 10 STATE 7493 ¶1. (SBU) Poloff discussed January 28 the U.S. approach to the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (Ref. A and B) and the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (Ref. C) with Julian Juarez Cadenas, Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Juarez expressed appreciation for information about the USG's commitment to strengthen the NPT and its record of cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy. He emphasized that the GOM hopes states will address the three pillars of NPT - nonproliferation, disarmament, and peaceful uses of nuclear energy - equally at the 2010 NPT Review Conference (Revcon) in May 2010 in New York. In particular, he said that the GOM hopes that the U.S. and Russia make strong commitments on disarmament to demonstrate good faith efforts to the rest of the NPT members. He added that the GOM believes this is an important moment for strengthening nonproliferation and disarmament and expressed the hope that this Revcon would be much more productive than the previous one five years ago. ¶2. (SBU) Juarez said that he looked forward to Mexico's participation in the Nuclear Security Summit April 12-13 in Washington, D.C. in which he emphasized a connection between nuclear security and the NPT. He appreciated the invitation by the USG and representatives from the Dutch Embassy to the Third Sherpa meeting February 9-11 in The Hague in preparation for the Summit (Ref. D). ¶3. (SBU) Juarez indicated that the GOM would be joining the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT). He said that SRE is finalizing diplomatic notes for the U.S. and Russian Embassies to this effect. He also indicated that Mexico is joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group. He told Poloff that the GOM hopes that it will be an official member of both of these organizations by the time President Calderon participates in the Nuclear Security Summit in April. MEXICO 00000382 002 OF 002 ¶4. (SBU) Mexico would like the following GOM officials to accompany President Calderon at the Nuclear Security Summit: --Patricia Espinosa, Foreign Minister --Amb. Claude Heller Rouassant, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (and Sherpa) --Amb. Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. --Lic. Guillermo Valdes Castellanos, Director General of CISEN (Mexico's Intelligence Service) Please advise if Mexico needs to trim its delegation back to three as originally requested or if it can attend the Summit with a delegation of five members including President Calderon. PASCUAL