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06ASMARA1087
2006-12-29 08:23:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Asmara
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE TO MFA ON UNSC 1737

Tags:  MNUC KNNP PREL PINR ER IR 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ASMARA 001087 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS
LONDON FOR AFRICA WATCHERS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/29/2016
TAGS: MNUC KNNP PREL PINR ER IR
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO MFA ON UNSC 1737

REF: A. SECSTATE 202585

B. ASMARA 1051

Classified By: AMB SCOTT H. DELISI FOR REASONS 1.4(B) AND (D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L ASMARA 001087

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS
LONDON FOR AFRICA WATCHERS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/29/2016
TAGS: MNUC KNNP PREL PINR ER IR
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO MFA ON UNSC 1737

REF: A. SECSTATE 202585

B. ASMARA 1051

Classified By: AMB SCOTT H. DELISI FOR REASONS 1.4(B) AND (D)


1. (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director
General for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Andeab
Ghebremeskel, on December 28, 2006. Andeab stated that
"nuclear issues were not an issue" for Eritrea and that
Eritrean-Iranian relations had "little or nothing to do with
nuclear issues." Andeab said that as a member state, Eritrea
would abide by the UN resolution.


2. (C) Andeab did offer additional insight into Eritrea's
recently announced plans to establish diplomatic ties with
Iran (ref b). According to Andeab, now that Eritrea and
Sudan had normalized relations, reaching out to Sudan's
friends, such as Iran, was a natural progression. He
explained that Eritrea's interest, as a new and developing
country, was primarily economic and as an "oil-rich country,
Iran had a lot to offer Eritrea."
DELISI