Cablegate: Peru Signs On to Cnies
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UNCLAS LIMA 003575
SIPDIS
INL FOR MATANO; WHA/AND FOR MONSERRATE; L/LEI FOR KELLER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MOPS PREL SNAR PE
SUBJECT: PERU SIGNS ON TO CNIES
REF: SECSTATE 209663 (2004)
1. On August 17, the Peruvian Ministry of External Affairs
returned a diplomatic note to the Embassy signing on to the
CNIES agreement. Final texts and diplomatic note will be
e-mailed and pouched separately. The agreement provides for
a regime of common rules for sorting and identifying
suspected narco-trafficking radar tracks that have been
located using USG assistance. The GOP has committed to a
non-lethal program when US assistance is involved. The
Secretary of Defense's visit was a major incentive to finally
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conclude this lengthy negotiation process.
STRUBLE