Facilitator sends letters inviting to hold informal consultations in Vienna on the postponed 2012 ME WMDFZ conference

In his letter, the facilitator extended an invitation to Israel, the LAS Secretary-General and the Chairperson of LAS-SOC  to meet him and the co-conveners in Vienna on 16 August 2013 to discuss details of the planned preparatory consultations for convening the postponed 2012 Conference. According to the letter, the agenda for the preparatory consultations was “to build agreement on the Helsinki Conference, its agenda and modalities of organization, including the timing, structure, and working methods of the Conference as well as its rules of procedure.” It also notes that all decisions will be made by consensus. The first consultation was ultimately held in Glion in October 2013.

In response to the invitation, the LAS expressed surprise that Iran was not invited to the meeting and emphasized that the planned consultations should be held under UN auspices. The Facilitator’s team met bilaterally and briefed Iranian officials on other occasions.