How was the GICNT created?
U.S. President George W. Bush and former Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly announced the creation of the GICNT on July 15, 2006 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The GICNT’s first meeting occurred in Rabat, Morocco in October 2006 and included 13 countries and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Under the leadership of Ambassador Robert Joseph of the United States and Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergy Ivanovich Kislyak, the delegates developed a Statement of Principles that outlined nuclear security goals that partners would voluntarily work toward in order to effectively combat the shared threat of nuclear terrorism.
