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SUBJECT: DECEMBER 2009 WMD TERRORISM WORKSHOP IN TURKMENISTAN 
 
¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's 
(UNODC) Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) circulated an updated 
draft agenda for their 01-03 December 2009 workshop in Ashgabat, 
Turkmenistan, entitled "Workshop for Central Asian Countries on 
Non-Proliferation and International Legal Cooperation Against 
Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear Terrorism."  This workshop 
illustrates the important cooperation that is growing among the 
Vienna-based multilateral organizations including the UNODC, the 
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the Comprehensive 
Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).  The Turkmenistan workshop 
includes a series of presentations by IAEA, OSCE, UNODC, the 
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and 
CTBTO officials related to their respective organizations' 
contributions to fighting chemical, biological, and nuclear 
terrorism, as well as discussion of enhancing synergies among the 
organizations on weapons of mass destruction-related counter 
terrorism programs. This increased level of cooperation is a key 
tri-mission goal in Vienna and we will continue to encourage further 
coordination. END SUMMARY. 
 
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Overview of UNODC Workshop 
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¶2.  (SBU) The UNODC TPB released a draft agenda for their "Workshop 
for Central Asian Countries on Non-Proliferation and International 
Legal Cooperation Against Biological, Chemical, and Nuclear 
Terrorism" scheduled to be held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan from 01-03 
December.  The workshop agenda demonstrates the level of 
coordination the TPB has undertaken in promoting the counter 
terrorism legal framework related to weapons of mass destruction 
(WMD), and, in particular, nuclear terrorism, through the number and 
variety of organizations TPB has asked to participate, including the 
IAEA, OSCE, OPCW, and CTBTO.  Presentations and discussions include 
ones focused on  the treaty on a nuclear free zone in Central Asia 
(the Semipalatinsk Treaty), the Illicit Trafficking Database (ITDB), 
implementation of the Semipalatinsk Treaty in the context of the 
CTBT, implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the 
Biological Weapons Convention, obligation of states under Security 
Council Resolution 1540 (2004), and OSCE commitments on countering 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear terrorism. 
TPB officials report that they are pleased with the broad spectrum 
of speakers and hope the workshop will result in a growing awareness 
of the need to promote the counter terrorism conventions - including 
the ones related directly or indirectly to WMD - in an integrated 
manner. The full draft agenda is contained in paragraph 3. UNVIE 
continues to promote communication among the Vienna-based 
multilateral organizations, and this workshop demonstrates the type 
of coordination possible. 
 
¶3. (U) Draft Agenda: 
 
1 December 2009 
 9:00 - 9:30  Registration of Participants 
 9:30 - 10:00 Welcome Remarks 
10:00 - 11:00 The Treaty on Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Central Asia 
(The Semipalatinsk Treaty) 
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 
11:30 - 12:15 The Implementation of the Semipalatinsk Treaty and 
Nuclear Security 
12:15 - 13:00 The Illicit Trafficking Database (ITDB) 
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch 
14:30 - 15:15 Questions of Implementation of the Semipalatinsk 
Treaty in the Context of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 
15:15 - 16:00 The Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, 
in particular against Terrorism 
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break 
16:30 - 17:15 The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) 
19:00 - 21:00 Official Dinner 
 
2 December 2009 
10:00 - 10:30 Obligation of States under Security Council Resolution 
1540 (2004) 
10:30 - 11:15 Recent Developments Concerning the Global Legal 
Framework Against Terrorism 
11:15 - 11:45 Coffee Break 
11:45 - 12:30 OSCE Commitments on Countering Proliferation of 
Weapons of Mass Destruction and Nuclear Terrorism 
12:30 - 14:00 Group Photo - Lunch 
14:00 - 14:45 Human Rights Aspects of International Cooperation in 
Combating Terrorism 
14:45 - 15:30 Issues in the Area of International Cooperation 
Against Offenses Committed with Biological, Chemical, or Radioactive 
Substances: Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition from the Point 
of View of a Practitioner 
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break 
16:00 - 16:45 Issues in the Area of International Cooperation 
Against Offenses Committed with Biological, Chemical, or Radioactive 
Substances: Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition from the Point 
of View of a Practitioner 
16:45 - 17:15 Questions and Answers - Conclusions of the Day 
 
3 December 2009 
10:00 - 11:00  Case Studies on International Cooperation in 
Combating Terrorism 
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 
11:30 - 12:15 Case Studies Continued 
12:15 - 13:00 Framework for Cooperation Between Law Enforcement 
Bodies Countering Bioterrorism 
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 
14:00 - 15:15 The International School of Nuclear Law 
15:15 - 16:00 Nuclear Forensics 
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break 
16:30 - 17:15 Cooperation in Nuclear Forensics - The Nuclear 
Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) 
17:15 - 18:00 General Evaluation of the Workshop, Recommendations, 
Feedback - Closing Remarks 
 
¶4. (SBU) COMMENT.  UNVIE, and USOSCE, continue to promote 
coordination on counter terrorism programs among the multilateral 
organizations based in Vienna.  This workshop, devoted to an 
exchange of information among the nonproliferation-related 
organizations, is an innovative step towards assessing the type of 
coordination possible on WMD-related counter terrorism programs. 
UNVIE encourages Embassy Ashgabat to consider participating in this 
workshop. END COMMENT 
 
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