PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT:

C O N F I D E N T I A L SINGAPORE 000107 SIPDIS EAP/MTS - M. COPPOLA ISN - B. JENKINS, S. BURK E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2020 TAGS: PARM TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL NPT UNGA, SN SUBJECT: PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: SINGAPORE ON BOARD; HAS SUGGESTIONS REF: SECSTATE 5891 Classified By: EP Counselor Joel Ehrendreich for Reasons 1.4 (b+d) ¶1. (C) EP Counselor passed reftel demarche outlining the differences between the April Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and the May Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to MFA International Organizations Deputy Director Chin Siew Fei. Chin said Singapore is well aware of the differences between the two conferences and is on board with our concerns. Noting the recent uproar at a meeting in New York within the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) concerning the NSS invite list, Chin suggested the United States seek an opportunity to address the NAM to allay concerns that the NSS is deliberately excluding some NAM countries and that NSS invitees might surreptitiously wield undue influence at the NPT Revcon. Chin said that given the NAM's recent outburst, it was important to not elevate the NAM's standing, but rather also seek to address the same issues and concerns with other organizations such as the G-77 and regional groupings. Chin added that when outlining the NSS objectives in text form, it would be critical to carefully word the NSS objectives to ensure that NSS decisions would not bind other countries only attending the NPT Revcon. Singapore to Accede to Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material ¶2. (C) Continuing on a separate matter, Chin said she will lead Singapore's two-person delegation to the Hague next week to attend the 3rd Sherpa Preparatory Meeting for the Global Nuclear Summit. Chin said the second person in the delegation is a technical expert from the National Environmental Administration's Centre for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science and that person will attend the NSS because Singapore is preparing to accede to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material by the end of 2010. SHIELDS Visit Embassy Singapore's Classified website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/singapore/ind ex.cfm