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O 221845Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY RABAT
TO RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE 0426
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE IMMEDIATE 0899
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9475

UNCLAS RABAT 001183 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC NL RS MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO RECEIVES JOINT DUTCH, RUSSIAN, AND U.S. 
GICNT 5TH PLENARY INVITATION 
 
REF: STATE 132539 
 
¶1.  (SBU) Dutch DCM Frank Keurhorst delivered his country's 
invitation requesting Morocco's participation in the 5th 
Global Initiative To Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary 
meeting to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations 
Division Azzedine Farhane on December 22.  Keurhorst 
delivered this invitation jointly and in cooperation with 
Russian DCM Alexandre Khoudryachov and POLCOUNS. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) Farhane accepted the invitation and said that 
Morocco is looking forward to participate in the event at The 
Hague on June 16-17, 2009.  If desirable, Morocco is ready to 
prepare a presentation on an appropriate subject. 
 
¶3.  (SBU) Farhane also noted the Government of Morocco (GOM) 
has organized a Global Initiative (GI) seminar and is 
prepared to do an outreach meeting for West Africa as well as 
another activity during the coming year.  He further noted 
that the GOM just hosted a successful regional North Africa 
meeting (including Algeria) on the control of small arms and 
light weapons in association with the EU. 
 
 
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Riley