US embassy cable - 05TELAVIV1928

C O N F I D E N T I A L TEL AVIV 001928 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/29/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PTER, PARM, CH, IS, COUNTERTERRORISM, GOI EXTERNAL 
SUBJECT: ISRAELI MFA OFFICIALS WILL HOLD COUNTERTERRORISM 
AND NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE WITH CHINESE COUNTERPARTS 
 
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Gene A. Cretz; Reasons: 1.4 (B) 
and (D). 
 
1. (C) Israeli MFA Director General Ron Prosor, Deputy 
Director General for Strategic Affairs Jeremy Issacharoff, 
and Director for Arms Control Alon Bar will travel to China 
for meetings with Chinese officials on April 4-5.  According 
to Bar, the purpose of the trip is to discuss 
counterterrorism and nonproliferation issues.  Bar's 
assistant told poloff that the agenda includes Iran, North 
Korea, export controls, UNSCR 1540, and the Conference on 
Disarmament.  Bar (please protect) said that the delegation 
does not intend to address the issue of Israeli defense 
exports to China.  He added that if the Chinese ask about the 
topic, the MFA delegation will explain that the MOD has the 
lead. 
 
2. (C) Bar noted that the GOI would be receptive to any 
points the USG would like Israel to include in its 
presentation to the Chinese, but the MFA would need input by 
COB (Israeli time) March 31. 
 
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