IAEA AND IRAN: TURKS WELCOME CLARIFICATION ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

S E C R E T ANKARA 002511

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/17/2013
TAGS: KNNP PARM PREL TU IR IAEA
SUBJECT: IAEA AND IRAN: TURKS WELCOME CLARIFICATION ON
IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM


REF: A. STATE 85566

B. ANKARA 2126

C. STATE 81552


(U) Classified by Pol-Mil Counselor Stuart Brown. Reasons
1.5 (c) and (d).


Polmiloff met MFA Disarmament Second Secretary Aykut
Kumbaroglu on April 16 and delivered ref a demarche.
Kumbaroglu welcomed the clarification on Iran's nuclear
program and promised to convey the information at once to the
Turkish Mission in Vienna as well as other relevant GOT
offices. Kumbaroglu agreed that Iran's becoming a party to
the Additional Protocol would be a "positive step," but by no
means indicated transparent compliance or proof of Iran
having abandoned its nuclear weapons program. He both hopes
and expects the IAEA will seek a more complete clarification
about Iran's program and continue to monitor the situation on
an urgent basis. Kumbaroglu said that Turkey's non-permament
term on the IAEA Board will expire in 2003 and that Ankara
hopes the USG will continue to share as much information
about Iran's nuclear efforts as it can.




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