Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06CAIRO604
2006-02-01 21:19:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:
EGYPT AND IRAN/IAEA: PRESSING FOR REFERENCE TO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 000604
SIPDIS
NSC STAFF FOR SINGH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/01/2016
TAGS: PREL KNNP IR EG IAEA UNSC
SUBJECT: EGYPT AND IRAN/IAEA: PRESSING FOR REFERENCE TO
NUCLEAR-FREE MIDDLE EAST
Classified by Ambassador Francis Ricciardone for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) During Security Coordinator LTG Dayton's February 1
meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit
(septel),the Ambassador handed Aboul Gheit a copy of the
draft IAEA resolution on Iran. Aboul Gheit pressed for the
resolution to include reference to a nuclear-free Middle
East. Echoing previous comments, Aboul Gheit said "we need
something to show our people," failure to mention the nuclear
free zone "puts Egypt in a tough spot." At the same time,
Aboul Gheit acknowledged that such a reference was unlikely -
"now that you have Russian and Chinese support, you don't
need Egypt."
RICCIARDONE
SIPDIS
NSC STAFF FOR SINGH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/01/2016
TAGS: PREL KNNP IR EG IAEA UNSC
SUBJECT: EGYPT AND IRAN/IAEA: PRESSING FOR REFERENCE TO
NUCLEAR-FREE MIDDLE EAST
Classified by Ambassador Francis Ricciardone for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) During Security Coordinator LTG Dayton's February 1
meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit
(septel),the Ambassador handed Aboul Gheit a copy of the
draft IAEA resolution on Iran. Aboul Gheit pressed for the
resolution to include reference to a nuclear-free Middle
East. Echoing previous comments, Aboul Gheit said "we need
something to show our people," failure to mention the nuclear
free zone "puts Egypt in a tough spot." At the same time,
Aboul Gheit acknowledged that such a reference was unlikely -
"now that you have Russian and Chinese support, you don't
need Egypt."
RICCIARDONE