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06HANOI1255
2006-05-25 09:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Hanoi
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IRAN/NAM: Demarche Delivered to Vietnam

Tags:  KNNP AORC TRGY ENRG IAEA IR VM 
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RUEHKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 1691
UNCLAS HANOI 001255 

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP AORC TRGY ENRG IAEA IR VM
SUBJECT: IRAN/NAM: Demarche Delivered to Vietnam

REF: STATE 83239

UNCLAS HANOI 001255

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP AORC TRGY ENRG IAEA IR VM
SUBJECT: IRAN/NAM: Demarche Delivered to Vietnam

REF: STATE 83239


1. (SBU) Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials have
been completely tied up with the visit of UN Secretary
General Kofi Annan, so Poloff delivered reftel demarche
January 20 to Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arms
Control Expert Vu Van Mien. Mien is responsible for
drafting the papers on Iran for Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy
Nien's use at the upcoming NAM Ministerial in Kuala Lumpur.


2. (SBU) Mien made two points: Vietnam's policy on opposing
proliferation of nuclear weapons has not changed, but the
United States should be careful in how it describes the
IAEA's conclusions. True, Mien said, the IAEA has
documented Iran's failure to cooperate, but failure to
cooperate is a significant step short of concluding that
Iran is developing a nuclear weapons program.


3. (SBU) Mien said that he will put the U.S. demarche on FM
Nien's desk today, and that the United States can expect
that the GVN will consider its position on Iran carefully.
Iran has proposed a resolution for consideration by the NAM,
Mien noted, but the GVN's assessment of Iran's resolution is
that "its chance of passing is slim."

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