Identifier
Created
Classification
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06TUNIS1276
2006-05-26 11:42:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Tunis
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL

Tags:  PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS 
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DE RUEHTU #1276 1461142
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O 261142Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY TUNIS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0805
S E C R E T TUNIS 001276 

SIPDIS

NOFORN
SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/MAG - LAWRENCE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL

REF: STATE 83216

Classified By: AMBASSADOR WILLIAM HUDSON FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) AND (d)

S E C R E T TUNIS 001276

SIPDIS

NOFORN
SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/MAG - LAWRENCE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR TS
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL

REF: STATE 83216

Classified By: AMBASSADOR WILLIAM HUDSON FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) AND (d)


1. (S) On May 26, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial to MFA Director
General for the Americas and Asia Ghazi Jomaa. Jomaa said
that Deputy Foreign Minister Hatem Ben Salem would be
representing Tunisia at the Ministerial and that he would
pass the U.S. points to the Tunisian delegation as well as
the MFA Director General for International Organizations.
Jomaa said that Tunisia would continue to reinforce its
position against the development of Iranian nuclear weapons
capability.


2. (S) Ambassador also discussed reftel demarche with Deputy
Foreign Minister Saida Chtioui on May 25. Chtioui said that
Tunisia has made its position clear to the Iranians, but that
Tunisia's influence was limited. She added that Tunisia had
particularly stressed to Iran that aggressive statements,
such as those regarding Israel's existence, were not useful.
HUDSON