DEMARCHE RESPONSE: P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN

UNCLAS SAN JOSE 000281 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC CS SUBJECT: DEMARCHE RESPONSE: P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN REF: SECSTATE 16171 ¶1. Post delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry, and followed up by telephone on February 3. According to Mr. Cordero, Costa Rica has never had diplomatic relations with Iran, so official communication is unlikely. However, Cordero affirmed Costa Rica's stance against the proliferation of nuclear weapons generally, and stated that GOCR agrees with the P5 2 statement on Iran's nuclear ambitions. LANGDALE