VZCZCXYZ0002
OO RUEHWEB
DE RUEHQT #0776 2351251
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 221251Z AUG 08
FM AMEMBASSY QUITO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9283
INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 7703
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 3967
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 3147
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ AUG LIMA 2763
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL 3753
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0151
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0402
UNCLAS QUITO 000776
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
ISN/RA (TODD KOCA), SCA/RA (JASON MCCLELLAN)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS
AGREEMENT
REF: STATE 74896
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on July 14 to the
MFA's Directorate General of Multilateral Affairs and
followed up with Director General of Multilateral Affairs
Lourdes Puma on August 8. Puma said that the GOE was pleased
that the India IAEA Safeguards Agreement had been approved,
that it was a positive initiative, and that its passing by a
consensus vote should strengthen the IAEA. She added that
the agreement would allow India to add nuclear facilities
while placing them under IAEA safeguards.
Hodges