Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06MOSCOW12783
2006-12-04 16:29:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:
MFA ON UNSC ACTION ON IRAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 012783
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/04/2016
TAGS: PREL MNUC PARM UNSC RS
SUBJECT: MFA ON UNSC ACTION ON IRAN
REF: STATE 188259
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel A. Russell. Reasons:
C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 012783
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/04/2016
TAGS: PREL MNUC PARM UNSC RS
SUBJECT: MFA ON UNSC ACTION ON IRAN
REF: STATE 188259
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel A. Russell. Reasons: 1.
4(B/D).
1. (C) We raised reftel points with two of our
working-level MFA contacts involved on the Iran nuclear
issue. They provided separate readouts on the current status
of discussions in the Security Council and expressed the
GOR's intent to reach agreement on a resolution text.
Neither was willing to outline elements Russia was prepared
to accept in a compromise resolution; each deferred to
ongoing senior-level discussions.
2. (C) Aleksandr Shilin, who heads the MFA's IAEA and
Nuclear Security Office in the MFA,s Arms Control and
Disarmament Section (DVBR) told us that Russia,s position
was that the UNSCR should focus solely on issues of uranium
enrichment, plutonium extraction, and heavy water reactors.
Moscow had not changed its views on this issue since the EU-3
draft text was presented October 24. Russia was opposed to a
visa ban on Iranians and was against restrictions on Iranian
students studying abroad. The updated EU-3 draft presented
about ten days ago was slightly better in that all references
to Bushehr have been deleted. However, there were few other
changes and Moscow believed the draft UNSCR could be
improved. Agreement was possible, but further negotiations
were needed, particularly in the six party format.
3. (C) Vladimir Safronkov, chief of the UN Political
Affairs Section of the International Organizations
Department, explained that DVBR had the substantive lead on
handling discussions of the draft UNSCR, while IO provided
technical expertise. He reviewed the GOR draft, arguing that
it had been focused on the issues the IAEA had raised, while
the EU-3 draft had been too diffuse. He reiterated Russia's
intention to come to closure on the draft text, but was
unwilling to provide any timeline for a decision. Safronkov
underlined that the final decision maker on the Iran nuclear
file was President Putin.
4. (C) Shilin remarked that Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak
would be visiting Washington later this week and hoped to
advance the discussions there. On his way to Washington,
Kislyak will be meeting in Paris with his French counterpart.
BURNS
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/04/2016
TAGS: PREL MNUC PARM UNSC RS
SUBJECT: MFA ON UNSC ACTION ON IRAN
REF: STATE 188259
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel A. Russell. Reasons: 1.
4(B/D).
1. (C) We raised reftel points with two of our
working-level MFA contacts involved on the Iran nuclear
issue. They provided separate readouts on the current status
of discussions in the Security Council and expressed the
GOR's intent to reach agreement on a resolution text.
Neither was willing to outline elements Russia was prepared
to accept in a compromise resolution; each deferred to
ongoing senior-level discussions.
2. (C) Aleksandr Shilin, who heads the MFA's IAEA and
Nuclear Security Office in the MFA,s Arms Control and
Disarmament Section (DVBR) told us that Russia,s position
was that the UNSCR should focus solely on issues of uranium
enrichment, plutonium extraction, and heavy water reactors.
Moscow had not changed its views on this issue since the EU-3
draft text was presented October 24. Russia was opposed to a
visa ban on Iranians and was against restrictions on Iranian
students studying abroad. The updated EU-3 draft presented
about ten days ago was slightly better in that all references
to Bushehr have been deleted. However, there were few other
changes and Moscow believed the draft UNSCR could be
improved. Agreement was possible, but further negotiations
were needed, particularly in the six party format.
3. (C) Vladimir Safronkov, chief of the UN Political
Affairs Section of the International Organizations
Department, explained that DVBR had the substantive lead on
handling discussions of the draft UNSCR, while IO provided
technical expertise. He reviewed the GOR draft, arguing that
it had been focused on the issues the IAEA had raised, while
the EU-3 draft had been too diffuse. He reiterated Russia's
intention to come to closure on the draft text, but was
unwilling to provide any timeline for a decision. Safronkov
underlined that the final decision maker on the Iran nuclear
file was President Putin.
4. (C) Shilin remarked that Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak
would be visiting Washington later this week and hoped to
advance the discussions there. On his way to Washington,
Kislyak will be meeting in Paris with his French counterpart.
BURNS