TANZANIA HOPES STRONG MESSAGE WITHOUT SANCTIONS

C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 001197 SIPDIS SIPDIS AF/E FOR BYODER E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/12/2016 TAGS: PREL UNSC IR TZ SUBJECT: TANZANIA HOPES STRONG MESSAGE WITHOUT SANCTIONS SUFFICIENT FOR IRAN REF: STATE 116875 Classified By: Political Officer Maureen B. Latour for reasons 1.4(b) a nd (d). ¶1. (C) The Government of Tanzania agrees that the international community must have a unified voice and a strong message for Iran, but is pleased the USG is presently willing to consider options that do not include Chapter VII. On July 18, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, told Poloff that the GOT did not condone Iran's actions from the beginning but the GOT was concerned that measures under Chapter VII might go too far and not achieve the desired results. When pressed on the possible future need to invoke Chapter VII sanctions, Mulamula said "we'll see then" as we are "taking it step by step" but emphasized the GOT has no problem supporting the P5 1 agreement. ¶2. (C) Mulamula was surprised by the goal of adopting a resolution by the end of the week of July 17 and is anxious to see a draft resolution. Poloff agreed to share a draft text as soon as one was available for dissemination. ¶3. (C) COMMENT: Ambassador Mulamula seemed visibly relieved that the USG is not currently pushing for Chapter VII sanctions. This interim step of a resolution without a Chapter VII provision, combined with the USG action regarding the DPRK resolution last week, has gained new respect for the USG position here and will bolster the argument for sanctions should they be involved in future discussions. RETZER