US embassy cable - 05YEREVAN1298

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ARMENIA DRAGS ITS FEET ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE

Identifier: 05YEREVAN1298
Wikileaks: View 05YEREVAN1298 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Yerevan
Created: 2005-07-20 10:58:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP AM
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

201058Z Jul 05
C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 001298 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR NP/RSA, T, EUR/CACEN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/20/2015 
TAGS: MNUC, PARM, PGOV, PHSA, PREL, KNNP, AM 
SUBJECT: ARMENIA DRAGS ITS FEET ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY 
INITIATIVE 
 
REF: A) STATE 88984 B) YEREVAN 865 
 
Classified By: CDA A.F. Godfrey for reasons 1.4 (b/d) 
 
(C) Although in May the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 
told the Ambassador that Armenia would respond positively to 
our request for a political endorsement of the statement of 
interdiction principles, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has 
unduly dragged its feet on finalizing the dipnote.  "The 
wheels are turning, but it still looks positive" said Armen 
Yedigarian on July 11, the point of contact on this issue. 
Nevertheless, early promises of an answer by June 1 have 
faded into ambivalent replies about interagency process.  We 
continue to remind the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the 
proliferation security initiative and endorsement of the 
statement of interdiction principles remain a large priority 
for the USG. 
GODFREY 

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