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04ROME1596
2004-04-23 13:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:  

FM FRATTINI TELLS IRANIAN FM KHARRAZI TO TOE THE

Tags:  PREL PGOV IT IR KNNR IAEA 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001596 

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DEPT FOR NP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/23/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV IT IR KNNR IAEA
SUBJECT: FM FRATTINI TELLS IRANIAN FM KHARRAZI TO TOE THE
IAEA LINE

REF: NP-ROME EMAIL 4-22

CLASSIFIED BY: POLOFF JIM DONEGAN. REASON: 1.5 (B)(D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001596

SIPDIS


DEPT FOR NP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/23/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV IT IR KNNR IAEA
SUBJECT: FM FRATTINI TELLS IRANIAN FM KHARRAZI TO TOE THE
IAEA LINE

REF: NP-ROME EMAIL 4-22

CLASSIFIED BY: POLOFF JIM DONEGAN. REASON: 1.5 (B)(D)


1. (C) POST READ WITH INTEREST READOUT (REF) INDICATING THAT
IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY IRNA REPORTED THAT FM FRATTINI TOLD
IRANIAN FM KHARRAZI THAT IRAN'S POSITION ON COOPERATING WITH
THE IAEA WAS "DEFENSIBLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE" AND "CREDIBLE".
ACCORDING TO MFA IRAN DESK OFFICER FEDERICA FERRARI BRAVO
(WHO SERVED 4 YEARS IN IRAN SO KNOWS WELL HOW THE IRANIAN
PRESS WORKS) AND HER BOSS, GULF STATES OFFICE DIRECTOR LUIGI
MACCOTTA, FRATTINI SAID NO SUCH THING DURING THE APRIL 19
MEETING. THEY TOLD POLOFF THAT WHEN THE CONVERSATION TURNED
TO IAEA ISSUES, FRATTINI REINFORCED ITALY'S LONG-STATED
POSITION THAT IRAN MUST ENHANCE ITS COOPERATION WITH THE IAEA
INSPECTION REGIME.


2. (C) POLOFF REVIEWED WITH FERRARI-BRAVO A NUMBER OF
TRANSCRIPTS AND ITALIAN WIRE REPORTING, AS WELL AS THE MFA
STATEMENT (FORWARDED TO NP ON UNCLAS EMAIL). THERE WAS NO
INDICATION THAT FRATTINI HAD CONVEYED THE MESSAGE INDICATED
BY IRNA. THE ONE QUOTE IT COULD HAVE SEIZED ON AND TWISTED
WAS FRATTINI'S OBSERVATION THAT ITALY UNDERSTANDS THAT IRAN
HAS TO DEAL WITH SECURITY ISSUES, BUT HE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY
WITH THE WARNING THAT ANY THOUGHT OF SOLVING SUCH CONCERNS
WITH A NUCLEAR CAPABILITY WAS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

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2004ROME01596 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL