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03ROME3483
2003-08-01 07:07:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:  

PUTIN TELLS BERLUSCONI ALL COOPERATION ON BUSHEHR

Tags:  IT MARR PREL RS EUN 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 003483 

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/31/2013
TAGS: IT MARR PREL RS EUN
SUBJECT: PUTIN TELLS BERLUSCONI ALL COOPERATION ON BUSHEHR
HALTED


CLASSIFIED BY: A/POLMINCOUNS GARY ROBBINS. REASON: 1.5 (B)(D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 003483

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/31/2013
TAGS: IT MARR PREL RS EUN
SUBJECT: PUTIN TELLS BERLUSCONI ALL COOPERATION ON BUSHEHR
HALTED


CLASSIFIED BY: A/POLMINCOUNS GARY ROBBINS. REASON: 1.5 (B)(D)


1. (C) SUMMARY: DURING THEIR JULY 29 MEETING IN MOSCOW,
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN TOLD PM BERLUSCONI THAT RUSSIAN
COOPERATION WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE
NUCLEAR FACILITY AT BUSHEHR, HAD CEASED. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED
CLOSER EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, PREPARATIONS FOR PUTIN'S
NOVEMBER 6 VISIT TO ROME AND THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT'S VIEW
THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN IRAQ
RECONSTRUCTION WITHOUT WAITING FOR A UNSC RESOLUTION. END
SUMMARY.


2. (C) BERLUSCONI'S DEPUTY DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR, GIANPAOLO
SCARANTE, TOLD A/POLMINCOUNS AND POLOFF THAT DURING THEIR
JULY 29 MEETING IN MOSCOW, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN TOLD PM
BERLUSCONI THAT RUSSIAN COOPERATION WITH IRAN'S NUCLEAR
PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE NUCLEAR FACILITY AT BUSHEHR, HAD
CEASED. RUSSIA HAS ALSO ASKED IRAN TO RETURN ALL NUCLEAR
MATERIAL TO RUSSIA. PUTIN SAID THAT THE REASON WAS IRAN'S
FAILURE TO SIGN THE IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL, AND THAT RUSSIA
WOULD NOT CONSIDER REVIVING ITS COOPERATION UNTIL IRAN SIGNED.


3. (C) SCARANTE SAID THAT THE MEETING, THE FIFTH BETWEEN
THE LEADERS SINCE BERLUSCONI BECAME PM, WAS QUICK (BERLUSCONI
FLEW UP FOR LUNCH THEN IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO ROME),AND
FOCUSED MAINLY ON THEIR DESIRE TO MOVE THE EU-RUSSIAN
RELATIONSHIP FORWARD DURING THE ITALIAN PRESIDENCY. THERE IS
A LOT OF WORK AHEAD TO PREPARE THE NOVEMBER 6 EU-RUSSIA
SUMMIT AND THE "CONCRETE AGREEMENTS" TO BE SIGNED IN ROME.
BERLUSCONI AND PUTIN WANT TO MAKE THE NEW EU-RUSSIA PERMANENT
PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL OPERATIONAL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. COUNCIL
DISCUSSIONS SHOULD FOCUS ON THE ENERGY SECTOR,
TRANSPORTATION, THE ECONOMY, AGRICULTURE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.


4. (C) BERLUSCONI WAS IMPRESSED WITH PUTIN'S "PRAGMATIC,
NON-IDEOLOGICAL" APPROACH TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQ'S RECONSTRUCTION. PUTIN'S VIEW IS THAT
RUSSIAN COMPANIES HAVE EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH IRAQ, AND
COULD MAKE AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO REBUILDING ITS
INFRASTRUCTURE. PUTIN SAID THE RECONSTRUCTION COULD START
NOW, WITHOUT WAITING FOR A NEW UN RESOLUTION.


5. (C) ACCORDING TO SCARANTE, PUTIN SAID THAT WHILE RUSSIA
IS STILL PART OF THE MEPP "QUARTET" AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
THE PEACE PROCESS, IT WILL ACT MORE AS A "SPECTATOR" DURING
FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS.
SEMBLER

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2003ROME03483 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL