Identifier
Created
Classification
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06NEWDELHI3833
2006-06-01 13:12:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:
INDIA WELCOMES NEW U.S. APPROACH ON IRAN, BUT IS
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
SUBJECT: INDIA WELCOMES NEW U.S. APPROACH ON IRAN, BUT IS
SILENT ON IRAN'S OBLIGATIONS
REF: STATE 87682
Classified By: DCM Robert Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 003833
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
SUBJECT: INDIA WELCOMES NEW U.S. APPROACH ON IRAN, BUT IS
SILENT ON IRAN'S OBLIGATIONS
REF: STATE 87682
Classified By: DCM Robert Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)
1. (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MEA Joint Secretary
(Americas) Dr. S. Jaishankar after NSA Narayanan remained
unavailable throughout the day either to meet with or speak
on the phone to the Ambassador. Jaishankar acknowledged our
demarche's requests for Indian action, but made no further
substantive comment.
2. (C) At the close of business on June 1, the MEA released
an official statement welcoming the U.S. policy announcement
on Iran. While the statement welcomes our dialogue offer and
encourages flexibility by all parties, it does not address
Iran's NPT obligations. That said, given the Prime
Minister's current domestic political challenges, it was
encouraging that India promptly went on record to endorse the
U.S. approach. Ambassador will follow up June 2 in a meeting
with Narayanan to reiterate the demarche points and
underscore our desire for India to continue to keep pressure
on Iran.
3. (U) TEXT OF INDIAN STATEMENT:
India has all along advocated that issues relating to Iran's
nuclear program ought to be resolved through dialogue and
that confrontation should be avoided. Against this
background, the readiness of the United States to join in the
dialogue between the EU-3 and Iran, which India all along has
supported, is to be welcomed. We believe that with all sides
displaying flexibility and adopting a constructive and
forward-looking approach, the on-going diplomatic efforts
should reach a successful conclusion.
END TEXT.
MULFORD
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER PINR PBTS MOPS KDEM KISL PK IN
SUBJECT: INDIA WELCOMES NEW U.S. APPROACH ON IRAN, BUT IS
SILENT ON IRAN'S OBLIGATIONS
REF: STATE 87682
Classified By: DCM Robert Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)
1. (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MEA Joint Secretary
(Americas) Dr. S. Jaishankar after NSA Narayanan remained
unavailable throughout the day either to meet with or speak
on the phone to the Ambassador. Jaishankar acknowledged our
demarche's requests for Indian action, but made no further
substantive comment.
2. (C) At the close of business on June 1, the MEA released
an official statement welcoming the U.S. policy announcement
on Iran. While the statement welcomes our dialogue offer and
encourages flexibility by all parties, it does not address
Iran's NPT obligations. That said, given the Prime
Minister's current domestic political challenges, it was
encouraging that India promptly went on record to endorse the
U.S. approach. Ambassador will follow up June 2 in a meeting
with Narayanan to reiterate the demarche points and
underscore our desire for India to continue to keep pressure
on Iran.
3. (U) TEXT OF INDIAN STATEMENT:
India has all along advocated that issues relating to Iran's
nuclear program ought to be resolved through dialogue and
that confrontation should be avoided. Against this
background, the readiness of the United States to join in the
dialogue between the EU-3 and Iran, which India all along has
supported, is to be welcomed. We believe that with all sides
displaying flexibility and adopting a constructive and
forward-looking approach, the on-going diplomatic efforts
should reach a successful conclusion.
END TEXT.
MULFORD