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03ANKARA2126
2003-04-01 07:34:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

IAEA & IRAN: TURKS TO PASS USG POINTS TO THEIR

Tags:  PARM KNNP ENRG TU IAEA 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 002126 

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2020
TAGS: PARM KNNP ENRG TU IAEA
SUBJECT: IAEA & IRAN: TURKS TO PASS USG POINTS TO THEIR
VIENNA MISSION; REQUEST CLARIFICATION


REF: STATE 81552


C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 002126

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2020
TAGS: PARM KNNP ENRG TU IAEA
SUBJECT: IAEA & IRAN: TURKS TO PASS USG POINTS TO THEIR
VIENNA MISSION; REQUEST CLARIFICATION


REF: STATE 81552



1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4.



2. (C) Polmiloff met MFA Disarmament Department Head Ibrahim
Yagli on March 31 and delivered reftel points. Regarding the
information outlined in reftel para 2, tick 2, Yagli asked
whether the USG thought Iran had conducted experiments beyond
the enrichment of uranium or if we were saying that Iran had
failed to report to IAEA experiments related only to
enrichment efforts. Polmiloff advised that we read reftel
points to mean the former, but said that we would get back to
MFA if that interpretation were incorrect.



3. (U) Yagli said he would pass our information to the
Turkish Mission in Vienna, where personnel from the Turkish
Atomic Energy Authority take the lead in examining Iran's
compliance with its NPT commitments. Yagli added that he
knew that Iran is a party to the "standard" safeguards
protocol, but he wondered if the USG had any information that
Iran may be considering signing the additional safeguard
protocol. In any event, he advocated that the IAEA board of
governors take a "step-by-step" approach to analyzing Iran's
compliance and to pushing for greater Iranian transparency.
From the Turkish perspective, Iran's becoming a party to the
additional protocol ought not be enough to satisfy the IAEA.
Noting that, as a neighbor of Iran, Turkey is keenly
interested, Yagli concluded by asking that the USG continue
to share with Turkey as much information about Iran's nuclear
efforts as it can. He particularly signaled out USNATO's
presentations to Allies in Brussels as "valuable."



4. (C) Action Request: Per para 2, if the correct reading of
reftel points is that Iran has conducted experiments beyond
uranium enrichment efforts, please advise so that we can
reply to our Turkish interlocutors. End Action Request.


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