P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 001404 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/MAG E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2011 TAGS: KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MO SUBJECT: P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN REF: STATE 119436 Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Wayne J. Bush, reasons 1.4 (b) a nd (d) ¶1. (C) On July 25, Poloff delivered the points in reftel to Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Bourita, the GOM thinks the P5 1 incentive package for Iran is excellent and the Iranians have no reason not to accept the package. Bourita emphasized, however, that the deadline is not the major issue, rather any pressure on Iran should be on coming to an agreement. ¶2. (C) Bourita continued to talk about the Iranian situation, describing it as an external and an internal matter. Managing the issue in Iran seems to be the problem. According to Bourita, the Iranian security advisory council was responsible until the foreign ministry recently reasserted its authority. The Iranians are presently involved in a dynamic, internal reflection process, Bourita said. In his communication with the Iranians, Bourita said he reinforces the validity of the incentive package to ensure non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, to reinforce a mutual understanding of security concerns and to point out that only through involvement in the international organizations will nuclear energy exist in Iran within acceptable safety parameters. Bourita said that he consistently tells Iranian contacts that the situation is not the West against Iran, but rather a transparent attempt to have Iran join the international community. ¶3. (C) Bourita said that he felt it is a mistake to allow the UNSC to become a threat. Rather, the UNSC needs to be understood as a place where issues can be peacefully resolved. Continuing, he said that the US is doing itself a disservice by not making the incentive package more widely known, particularly in the "Arab World," which would generate indirect pressure on Iran to accept the package. ****************************************** Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website; http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat ****************************************** RILEY