Cablegate: Croatia Joins Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism

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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 210622Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY ZAGREB
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7708
RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS ZAGREB 000490

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/WMDT AND T:TIM KATSAPIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL HR
SUBJECT: CROATIA JOINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM

Ref: State 21535

1. The GOC has responded in the affirmative to reftel request. On
May 15, 2007, Embassy received diplomatic note No. 2276/07 relaying
Croatia's support for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear
Terrorism.

2. Text of the note follows: (complimentary opening) The Republic
of Croatia considers efforts and activities aimed at preventing the
weapons of mass destruction proliferations crucial in the fight
against contemporary security threats, and in particular the threat
of terrorism. For that reason the Republic of Croatia is a state
party to and active participant in all the major international
treaties and conventions relating to the non proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction.

3. The Republic of Croatia believes that initiatives such as the
Proliferation Security Initiative and Global Initiative to Combat
Nuclear Terrorism are a dynamic and active approach to the global
proliferation problem. They improve the network of partner states
working together in order to fight WMD proliferation.

4. The Republic of Croatia believes that true contribution to the
Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism together with other
willing partner nations is an important step that can be made in
combating the global threat of nuclear terrorism. (complimentary
close) END TEXT.

5. Accordingly, Embassy requests the explanatory notes described
in the reftel para 7.

6. Embassy Zagreb's Global Initiative Coordination officer is Pol
Off Tom Selinger, unclass email selingertb@state.gov, class email
selingertj@state.sgov.gov. Phone numbers are: work:
+385-1-661-2260, mobile: +385-91-455-1027 and home:
+385-1-467-4396.

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