Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ABIDJAN237
2007-03-05 14:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abidjan
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABIDJAN 000237
SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (CORRECTED TAGS)
SIPDIS
FOR ISN, IO, AND NEA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/05/2017
TAGS: KNNP IR IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON IRAN
REF: STATE 23001
Classified By: AMBASSADOR AUBREY HOOKS FOR REASONS 1.4 B/D.
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABIDJAN 000237
SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (CORRECTED TAGS)
SIPDIS
FOR ISN, IO, AND NEA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/05/2017
TAGS: KNNP IR IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON IRAN
REF: STATE 23001
Classified By: AMBASSADOR AUBREY HOOKS FOR REASONS 1.4 B/D.
1. (C) The Ambassador raised the talking points in reftel
with Foreign Minister Bakayoko on March 5. Minister Bakayoko
said that his government shared the growing concern about
Iran's nuclear program. He stated that Cote d'Ivoire would
join a consensus of the international community to sanction
Iran, should that be necessary.
2. (C) Minister Bakayoko said that Iran has become an
enigma, and that the President of Iran has needlessly sought
to provoke the international community, thus raising
questions about his judgment and sanity. He cited
specifically the recent conference denying the existence of
the Holocaust.
3. (C) COMMENT: Minister Bakayoko has personally taken
charge of relations with Iran, encouraging cultural and
business exchanges. His concern about Iran's provocative
behavior represents a change in his approach to that country.
Hooks
SIPDIS
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (CORRECTED TAGS)
SIPDIS
FOR ISN, IO, AND NEA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/05/2017
TAGS: KNNP IR IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON IRAN
REF: STATE 23001
Classified By: AMBASSADOR AUBREY HOOKS FOR REASONS 1.4 B/D.
1. (C) The Ambassador raised the talking points in reftel
with Foreign Minister Bakayoko on March 5. Minister Bakayoko
said that his government shared the growing concern about
Iran's nuclear program. He stated that Cote d'Ivoire would
join a consensus of the international community to sanction
Iran, should that be necessary.
2. (C) Minister Bakayoko said that Iran has become an
enigma, and that the President of Iran has needlessly sought
to provoke the international community, thus raising
questions about his judgment and sanity. He cited
specifically the recent conference denying the existence of
the Holocaust.
3. (C) COMMENT: Minister Bakayoko has personally taken
charge of relations with Iran, encouraging cultural and
business exchanges. His concern about Iran's provocative
behavior represents a change in his approach to that country.
Hooks