Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06JAKARTA6911
2006-06-01 10:18:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Jakarta
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C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 006911
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/11/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIA: U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
REF: STATE 87682
Classified By: Political Officer John Rath. Reason: 1.4 (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 006911
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/11/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIA: U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
REF: STATE 87682
Classified By: Political Officer John Rath. Reason: 1.4 (D).
1. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points and our request
for a public GOI statement of support to Indonesian Foreign
Minister Hassan Wirajuda on June 1 (other discussion topics
reported septel). Visibly pleased by the U.S. approach on
Iran, Wirajuda said he had watched the Secretary deliver her
May 31 remarks on television. He recalled his discussion on
Iran with the Secretary during his recent visit to
Washington, and said that Indonesia strongly supported a
diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue that
preserves Iran's access to peaceful nuclear energy but
prevents it from developing nuclear weapons.
2. (C) Wirajuda stated that he and Indonesian President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono used the opportunity of Iranian
President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent visit to Indonesia to make
the following points to the Iranians: that Iran needed to
demonstrate flexibility in dealing with the international
community, a point that Yudhoyono had discussed with UN SYG
Kofi Annan prior to the Ahmadi-Nejad visit; that the Iranian
nuclear issue should be addressed through diplomatic means;
that Iran needed to comply fully with the IAEA and be open,
transparent, and accountable about its nuclear program; that
Iran needed to halt uranium enrichment; and that the EU-3
negotiations should be expanded to include nations that have
been faithful to their NPT obligations, such as South Africa
and Indonesia. Wirajuda stated that Indonesia had made all
of these points privately to Ahmadi-Nejad and in public, and
would be happy to reiterate its public position.
3. (C) In a brief May 31 discussion on the margins of a
post-earthquake relief visit to Yogyakarta, President
Yudhoyono told the Ambassador that he had pressed
Ahmadi-Nejad hard on Indonesian concerns about Iran's nuclear
program as outlined by Wirajuda. Yudhoyono surmised that he
did not and could not make headway with Ahmadi-Nejad due to
the latter's "difficult" character and strong ideological
leanings. He added that he had, at least, kept Ahmadi-Nejad
from using the D-8 Bali Summit as a propaganda platform by
working closely with other D-8 members.
4. (U) We will report any public GOI statements regarding the
Secretary's remarks and Iran's nuclear program.
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PASCOE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/11/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIA: U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
REF: STATE 87682
Classified By: Political Officer John Rath. Reason: 1.4 (D).
1. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points and our request
for a public GOI statement of support to Indonesian Foreign
Minister Hassan Wirajuda on June 1 (other discussion topics
reported septel). Visibly pleased by the U.S. approach on
Iran, Wirajuda said he had watched the Secretary deliver her
May 31 remarks on television. He recalled his discussion on
Iran with the Secretary during his recent visit to
Washington, and said that Indonesia strongly supported a
diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue that
preserves Iran's access to peaceful nuclear energy but
prevents it from developing nuclear weapons.
2. (C) Wirajuda stated that he and Indonesian President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono used the opportunity of Iranian
President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent visit to Indonesia to make
the following points to the Iranians: that Iran needed to
demonstrate flexibility in dealing with the international
community, a point that Yudhoyono had discussed with UN SYG
Kofi Annan prior to the Ahmadi-Nejad visit; that the Iranian
nuclear issue should be addressed through diplomatic means;
that Iran needed to comply fully with the IAEA and be open,
transparent, and accountable about its nuclear program; that
Iran needed to halt uranium enrichment; and that the EU-3
negotiations should be expanded to include nations that have
been faithful to their NPT obligations, such as South Africa
and Indonesia. Wirajuda stated that Indonesia had made all
of these points privately to Ahmadi-Nejad and in public, and
would be happy to reiterate its public position.
3. (C) In a brief May 31 discussion on the margins of a
post-earthquake relief visit to Yogyakarta, President
Yudhoyono told the Ambassador that he had pressed
Ahmadi-Nejad hard on Indonesian concerns about Iran's nuclear
program as outlined by Wirajuda. Yudhoyono surmised that he
did not and could not make headway with Ahmadi-Nejad due to
the latter's "difficult" character and strong ideological
leanings. He added that he had, at least, kept Ahmadi-Nejad
from using the D-8 Bali Summit as a propaganda platform by
working closely with other D-8 members.
4. (U) We will report any public GOI statements regarding the
Secretary's remarks and Iran's nuclear program.
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PASCOE