HONDURAS DID NOT SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO NAM

C O N F I D E N T I A L TEGUCIGALPA 001007 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR P, IO, NEA, NEA/IR, AND NEA/ARP STATE FOR WHA, WHA/PPC, AND WHA/CEN NSC FOR DAN FISK E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/02/2016 TAGS: PREL PGOV PARM AORC UNGA UNSC IAEA KNNP IR HO SUBJECT: HONDURAS DID NOT SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO NAM MINISTERIAL; ISSUED STATEMENT SUPPORTING USG ON IRAN ISSUE REF: A. STATE 89325 ¶B. TEGUCIGALPA 984 ¶C. STATE 87682 ¶D. STATE 83920 ¶E. STATE 83216 Classified By: Chief of the Political Section Derrick M. Olsen; Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) On May 25, PolChief delivered ref E demarche on the NAM Ministerial and UN reform to Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irene Cardona and ref D demarche on the possible NAM Ministerial statement on Iran to Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez. FM Jimenez told PolChief that Honduras would not be sending a representative to the NAM Ministerial, and that the GOH agreed with the USG policy on Iran. ¶2. (C) As noted in ref B, Ambassador delivered ref C demarche on the U.S. statement on Iran to Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and FM Jimenez May 31. The GOH subsequently issued an official statement later that same day in support of the U.S. statement and urging Iran to seize the opportunity. (Post e-mailed this statement to WHA/CEN on June 1.) ¶3. (C) Upon receipt of ref A requesting Post demarche the GOH to express disappointment on the NAM Iran statement, PolOff contacted Cardona who confirmed that the GOH did not send any representative to the NAM Ministerial. Given the fact that the GOH did not participate in the NAM Ministerial and given the GOH's helpful official statement on Iran, Post believes that ref A demarche should not be delivered to the GOH. Please advise Post if this demarche still needs to be delivered to the GOH. Ford