US embassy cable - 04ROME1124

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S NONPROLIFERATION PROPOSALS IN THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP

Identifier: 04ROME1124
Wikileaks: View 04ROME1124 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Rome
Created: 2004-03-19 17:16:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: ENRG ETTC IT KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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UNCLAS ROME 001124 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENRG, ETTC, IT, KNNP, MNUC, PARM, PREL, TRGY, IAEA 
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT'S NONPROLIFERATION 
PROPOSALS IN THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP 
 
REF: SECSTATE 58652 
 
1. (U) AS INSTRUCTED, WE TRANSMITTED TO MFA NONPROLIFERATION 
COORDINATOR CARLO TRIPEPI, THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSALS TO 
STRENGTHEN THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS' GROUP (NSG) EFFORTS TO 
CLOSE PROLIFERATION NETWORKS. TRIPEPI SAID ITALY SHARED THE 
U.S. GOAL OF FURTHER PROTECTION AGAINST PROLIFERATION. 
    2. (U) HE ALSO SAID ITALY AGREED THAT ONLY NATIONS HAVING 
SIGNED THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) 
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL BY END-2005 SHOULD BE ABLE TO IMPORT 
EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR CIVILIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, HE 
SAID EU MEMBER STATES MUST CONSULT ON THE PROPOSED 
RESTRICTION (THAT NSG NATIONS COULD ONLY TRANSFER 
ENRICHMENT/REPROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO STATES 
WITH FULL-SCALE, FUNCTIONING ENRICHMENT AND REPROCESSING 
PLANTS), SINCE THIS POINT FELL WITHIN THE TRADE COMPETENCY OF 
THE EUROPEAN UNION. 
SEMBLER 
 
NNNN 
	2004ROME01124 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED 


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