DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JUNE 19-21 OIC MINISTERIAL IN

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 001772 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/14/2011 TAGS: PREL MNUC IR YE SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JUNE 19-21 OIC MINISTERIAL IN BAKU REF: STATE 96389 Classified By: POL/ECON CHIEF JOEY HOOD, FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D). (C) PolChief delivered reftel points to Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khaled al-Akwa on June 14, stressing the importance of not allowing the upcoming Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting to issue unhelpful statements on Iran as happened during the last Non-Aligned Movement meeting. Al-Akwa stated that the Yemeni Government has been helpful in privately urging Iran to positively consider the USG's and EU-3's proposals. "We are threatened by a nuclear Iran as much if not more than you are," he said. The Yemeni Government would continue to push Iran "to resolve the problem peacefully," but would not do so through public statements, Akwa added. He promised to pass PolChief's points on Iran to the FM for further consideration. Krajeski