Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06RABAT1716
2006-09-14 15:03:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rabat
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE ON IRAN, DARFUR AND THE NAM SUMMIT

Tags:  PREL MO IR 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 001716 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/14/2016
TAGS: PREL MO IR
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON IRAN, DARFUR AND THE NAM SUMMIT

REF: A. STATE 149133

B. STATE 151212

Classified by A/Polcouns Ian McCary for reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 001716

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/14/2016
TAGS: PREL MO IR
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON IRAN, DARFUR AND THE NAM SUMMIT

REF: A. STATE 149133

B. STATE 151212

Classified by A/Polcouns Ian McCary for reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).

1.(SBU) In a September 13 meeting with Mohammed Kadiri,
director of International Organizations Affairs at the
Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poloff urged Moroccan
action to thwart any potential or implicit support for Iran's
nuclear development program at the NAM summit in Havana.
Drawing on the points in ref A, poloff reviewed Iran's
evident breach of its obligations under UNSCR 1696 and
underlined the need for the international community to
maintain its resolve to prevent Tehran from obtaining a
nuclear weapons capability.


2. (SBU) Drawing from ref B, poloff also urged Moroccan
support at NAM for international efforts to supplant the
African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur with a more
effective UN peacekeeping mission, as authorized in UNSCR

1706.


3. (C) Kadiri promised to convey U.S. positions on both
issues to the Moroccan delegation in Havana, led by Foreign
Minister Benaissa. Speaking unofficially, Kadiri doubted
that Iran would find much support for its nuclear ambitions
in the NAM forum. On Darfur, Kadiri stated that the GOM
shares U.S. concerns about the huminarian crisis, but
predicted that it would be difficult to build momentum for
the introduction of a UN peacekeeping force, given support
for the Sudanese position among many African states.
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