Identifier
Created
Classification
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06PHNOMPENH1091
2006-06-09 11:18:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Phnom Penh
Cable title:  

CAMBODIA: IRAN AND NAM STATEMENT

Tags:  PGOV PREL AORC CB 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PHNOM PENH 001091 

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STATE FOR EAP/MLS, IO; GENEVA FOR RMA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/09/2016
TAGS: PGOV PREL AORC CB
SUBJECT: CAMBODIA: IRAN AND NAM STATEMENT

REF: A. STATE 89325


B. STATE 87682

Classified By: A/DCM Margaret McKean; Reason 1.4 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L PHNOM PENH 001091

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STATE FOR EAP/MLS, IO; GENEVA FOR RMA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/09/2016
TAGS: PGOV PREL AORC CB
SUBJECT: CAMBODIA: IRAN AND NAM STATEMENT

REF: A. STATE 89325


B. STATE 87682

Classified By: A/DCM Margaret McKean; Reason 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) Summary. During a June 8 meeting with Acting
Foreign Minister Ouch Borith, Charge delivered demarche
points contained in reftels. On Iran, Borith said the RGC
would consider a public statement, and asked to see Secretary
Rice's statement regarding the USG proposal, which the
Embassy has forwarded to the MFA. He noted that Cambodia has
resisted invitations for high-level RGC officials to visit
Iran. On the NAM statement, Borith explained that Cambodia
received the draft final document very late, and there had
been no mention of Iran. End Summary.

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2. (C) On June 8, Charge d'Affaires and A/DCM met with
Acting Foreign Minister and MFA Secretary of State Ouch
Borith regarding reftel demarches concerning Iran and the NAM
Statement. On Iran, the Charge noted that the USG wishes to
pursue a diplomatic solution to the nuclear question, and
Secretary Rice's groundbreaking proposal is in keeping with

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that objective. After summarizing the points included in
reftel A, he asked that the RGC consider making a public
statement in support of the USG proposal. Borith asked for a
copy of Secretary Rice's statement outlining the USG
proposal. Borith noted that Iran previously had issued
invitations to the President of the National Assembly and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Iran; Cambodia has
always declined. The Acting FM stated that Cambodia supports
nonproliferation in principle and its voting record at the UN
follows that policy. He promised to consult with Minister
Hor Namhong regarding the USG request. Embassy forwarded a
copy of Secretary Rice's statement to the MFA on June 9, and
will follow up.

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3. (C) On the NAM statement, Borith said that Cambodia was
not wholly satisfied with the statement but went along with
the consensus. He added that Cambodia has reservations about
Iran and the lack of transparency in the Government of Iran's
dealings with the IAEA. In principle, he noted, the NAM
supports the peaceful use of nuclear power for non-military
purposes. The Charge stressed that Iran's program clearly
was aimed at producing weapons and that IAEA analysis
demonstrated that Tehran had something to hide. Borith said
that the RGC only received the draft of the final document
and other conference materials very late; there was no
mention of a statement on Iran. He concurred that Singapore
was the only country to offer spirited opposition to the
statement.
STORELLA