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109160 5/21/2007 17:19 07PRAGUE579 Embassy Prague UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 07STATE58978|07STATE62145 VZCZCXRO1754 PP RUEHKR RUEHPA DE RUEHPG #0579 1411719 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 211719Z MAY 07 FM AMEMBASSY PRAGUE TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9093 INFO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0113 RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 0614 RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 0522 RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST 7264 RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0152 RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 0045 RUEHCP/AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN 0638 RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0077 RUEHKR/AMEMBASSY KOROR 0001 RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KYIV 0007 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0270 RUEHMD/AMEMBASSY MADRID 0806 RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0740 RUEHNC/AMEMBASSY NICOSIA 0220 RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 0539 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0228 RUEHPF/AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH 0004 RUEHPA/AMEMBASSY PRAIA 0001 RUEHRB/AMEMBASSY RABAT 0124 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0319 RUEHSQ/AMEMBASSY SKOPJE 0189 RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI 0106 RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 0702 RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 0927 RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0223 RUEHYE/AMEMBASSY YEREVAN 0027 RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 1870 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0228 UNCLAS PRAGUE 000579
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E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM, PREL, PTER, KGIC, EZ SUBJECT: CZECHS ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
REF: A) STATE 62145 B) STATE 58978
1. (U) Sensitive But Unclassified; not for internet distribution.
2. (SBU) On May 18, Political Economic Counselor and Russian Political Counselor for External Affairs Denis Grishchenko met with Jan Kara, Director of the United Nations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver Ref A demarche. PolEcon Counselor and Russian Counselor welcomed Czech membership in the Global Initiative and encouraged active Czech participation. PolEcon Counselor and Russian Counselor also passed the Plan of Work, Terms of Reference and main points of contact for the Global Initiative. Kara stated that the Czechs are proud to join the organization and noted that information on the Global Initiative was passed on to the Czech National Security Council's coordinating body for foreign policy and security concerns.
3. (SBU) Kara stated that the Czechs are looking forward to participating in the upcoming meeting in Astana and stated that the MFA is still awaiting word from the State Office for Nuclear Safety as to whether they would participate (Ref B). Kara said that the Czechs plan to provide a complete list of government-wide Global Initiative points of contact in the near future but that the day-to-day working level contact is: Pavel Klucky Head of the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Unit Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tel:(420) 224 182 227 Fax: (420) 224 182 026 E-Mail: pavel klucky@mzv.cz
4. (U) Post's Global Initiative Coordinating Officer until July 20, 2007 is: Christian M. Marchant Political Officer Tel:(420) 257 022 313 Mobile: (420) 724-285-730 E-Mail: marchantcm@state.gov Classified E-Mail: marchantcm@state.sgov.gov GRABER
