Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10NEWDELHI381
2010-02-26 12:41:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:
INDIA SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PROGRESS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 000381
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/2020
TAGS: PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
SUBJECT: INDIA SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PROGRESS
IN CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
REF: STATE 13698
Classified By: Ambassador Timothy Roemer for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 000381
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/2020
TAGS: PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
SUBJECT: INDIA SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PROGRESS
IN CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
REF: STATE 13698
Classified By: Ambassador Timothy Roemer for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).
1. (C) On February 19, Post delivered reftel demarche on the
role of Pakistan in the Conference of Disarmament (CD) and
the United States, interest in supporting substantive
discussions of FMCT to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs
(DISA) Amandeep Singh Gill. Gill, who will be stationed in
Geneva following the Nuclear Security Summit in April, said
that India's relationship with Pakistan was already
encumbered with enough sensitive issues that they could not
engage Pakistan directly on the CD's Program of Work. CD
members' silence on Pakistan,s behavior only served to allow
Pakistan to take further digs at India. He cited Pakistan's
Permanent Representative to the CD Zamir Akram's February 18
statement suggesting the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation
Agreement was turning out to be a failure (including
references to Under Secretary Tauscher's previous criticism
of the deal) as an example of Pakistan's petulance. POLOFF
explained that the sensitivity was well-understood and
explained that the demarche was for all CD members and was
part of the United States' attempts to break the silence.
Gill followed up on February 26 by drawing attention to a
February 25 statement by Brazil in the CD calling for
progress. On FMCT side-line discussions, Gill was intrigued
at the U.S. suggestion of exploring specific substantive
concerns that would arise in the event of full FMCT
negotiations.
ROEMER
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/2020
TAGS: PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
SUBJECT: INDIA SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PROGRESS
IN CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT
REF: STATE 13698
Classified By: Ambassador Timothy Roemer for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).
1. (C) On February 19, Post delivered reftel demarche on the
role of Pakistan in the Conference of Disarmament (CD) and
the United States, interest in supporting substantive
discussions of FMCT to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs
(DISA) Amandeep Singh Gill. Gill, who will be stationed in
Geneva following the Nuclear Security Summit in April, said
that India's relationship with Pakistan was already
encumbered with enough sensitive issues that they could not
engage Pakistan directly on the CD's Program of Work. CD
members' silence on Pakistan,s behavior only served to allow
Pakistan to take further digs at India. He cited Pakistan's
Permanent Representative to the CD Zamir Akram's February 18
statement suggesting the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation
Agreement was turning out to be a failure (including
references to Under Secretary Tauscher's previous criticism
of the deal) as an example of Pakistan's petulance. POLOFF
explained that the sensitivity was well-understood and
explained that the demarche was for all CD members and was
part of the United States' attempts to break the silence.
Gill followed up on February 26 by drawing attention to a
February 25 statement by Brazil in the CD calling for
progress. On FMCT side-line discussions, Gill was intrigued
at the U.S. suggestion of exploring specific substantive
concerns that would arise in the event of full FMCT
negotiations.
ROEMER