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FM AMEMBASSY TALLINN
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UNCLAS TALLINN 000058 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
UNGA, IAEA, NPT, EN 
SUBJECT: ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NPT SURVEY REQUEST 
 
Ref: (A) STATE 6970 
     (B) 2008 Tallinn 76 
     (C) 02/05/2008 MOU between Estonian Tax and 
     Customs Board and U.S. Department of Energy. 
 
¶1. (U) On March 4, 2009, the Government of Estonia 
(GOE) provided a detailed response to Ref A (Nuclear 
Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) survey).  The text of 
the GOE response appears in paragraph 3.  Per reftel 
request, Post is unaware of other reporting of the GOE 
position on this issue.  The GOE is, however, an 
active participant in nonproliferation activities such 
as the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism 
(GI) and a Department of Energy/National Nuclear 
Safety Administration (DOE/NNSA) program to install 
radiation monitoring equipment at border crossing 
points along Estonia's eastern border (Refs B and C). 
 
¶2. (U) While attention to the NPT itself in the press 
and other media is minimal, Estonians are keenly 
interested in America's nuclear policies and plans, 
particularly as they address Russia.  Estonia has also 
recently begun a public discussion of the possibility 
of a nuclear power plant in Estonia.  Non- 
proliferation cooperation (and the possibility of 
peaceful nuclear power development) are both Mission 
Strategic Plan (MSP) goals, and post engages regularly 
with the Foreign Ministry and other relevant parties. 
 
¶3. (U) BEGIN TEXT ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NPT SURVEY: 
 
Estonia, as an EU Member State, shares the views and 
principles endorsed by the European Union.  The 
current review cycle should help to recreate a more 
secure international context by expressing renewed 
support from the entire international community for 
NPT goals, by addressing the main issues at stake, and 
by demonstrating the capacity of the review process to 
give appropriate responses to these challenges. 
Estonia, as EU Member State, will endeavour to ensure 
that in a balanced, effective, concrete and pragmatic 
manner, the 2010 Conference examines the means of 
stepping up international efforts against 
proliferation, pursuing disarmament, and ensuring the 
responsible development of the peaceful uses of 
nuclear energy by countries wishing to develop their 
capacities in this field. 
 
The 2010 Review Conference should adopt a set of 
consensual ways and means for stepping up 
international efforts against proliferation, pursuing 
disarmament and ensuring a responsible development of 
peaceful uses of nuclear energy by countries wishing 
to develop their capacities in this field. 
 
Estonia calls on the international community to work 
to promote the following action plan against nuclear 
proliferation in support of a successful NPT Review 
Conference in 2010: resolute action in response to 
proliferation crises, in particular in Iran and North 
Korea, determination of the consequences of a State?s 
non-compliance with NPT non-proliferation obligations, 
in particular with its safeguards agreement and of 
withdrawal from the NPT, including suspension of 
nuclear cooperation and transfers, promotion of the 
universalization of the NPT, universalization and 
strengthening of the IAEA Safeguards system, in 
particular through the universal adoption of the 
Additional Protocol, improvement of nuclear security 
and of physical protection of radioactive materials, 
strengthening of export and border controls of nuclear 
material, equipment and technology, promotion of 
viable alternatives to the development of national 
enrichment and reprocessing capabilities, adoption of 
national criminal sanctions against acts of 
proliferation, and development of assistance to 
countries and to public and private actors, with a 
view to raise their awareness in this area, resolute 
international and national efforts to combat 
proliferation financing, adoption of measures to 
prevent intangible transfers of knowledge and know- 
how, including mechanisms of cooperation in terms of 
consular vigilance, and development of proliferation- 
resistant and safeguards-friendly technologies. 
 
We would also like to draw to the attention of the USG 
that in December 2008, the EU adopted the New Lines 
for Action by the European Union in Combating the 
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and their 
Delivery Systems. 
 
END TEXT. 
 
¶4. (U) Post POC for NPT-related issues is: Poloff 
Alamanda Gribbin; Gribbinal@state.gov. 
Estonia POCs are: Riho Kruuv; Direct of Division, 
Armament and Strategic Goods Control; 
riho.kruuv@mfa.ee and Ketlain Susmalanien; desk 
officer, Armament and Strategic Goods Control; 
Ketlain.susmalanien@mfa.ee. 
 
DECKER