IRAN/IAEA: DUTCH ON FEBRUARY 28 BOG MEETING

C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 000530 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2015 TAGS: KNNP PARM PREL TRGY MNUC IR NL IAEA SUBJECT: IRAN/IAEA: DUTCH ON FEBRUARY 28 BOG MEETING REF: STATE 31323 Classified By: CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR ANDREW SCHOFER FOR REA SONS 1.4 (B AND D) (C) PolMilOff made reftel demarche to Dutch MFA Deputy Director for Nonproliferation Joan Wiegman on February 24. Wiegman said she did not expect the Netherlands would make a national statement at the February 28 IAEA Board of Governors' meeting as the Dutch understood the Director would only be giving an oral report. Nevertheless, Wiegman stressed that it "has always been clear" to the Dutch that if Iran does not live up to its obligations, the Netherlands would support referring the matter to the UNSC. Wiegman added that the Dutch hoped other processes would be successful first. SOBEL