Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BAKU283
2007-03-07 13:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Baku
Cable title:
AZERBAIJAN ON US EFFORTS TO ENSURE IRANIAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 000283
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN, IO, AND NEA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/06/2017
TAGS: KNNP PREL IR AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN ON US EFFORTS TO ENSURE IRANIAN
COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
REF: STATE 23001
Classified By: Ambassador Anne E. Derse for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 000283
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN, IO, AND NEA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/06/2017
TAGS: KNNP PREL IR AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN ON US EFFORTS TO ENSURE IRANIAN
COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
REF: STATE 23001
Classified By: Ambassador Anne E. Derse for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Embassy Iran Watcher delivered reftel points on
Iran's failure to comply with UNSCR 1737 to MFA America's
Desk Officer Elchin Bashirov on March 6. Bashirov thanked us
for seeking GOAJ support on this issue and said that the GOAJ
will, on a bilateral level, remind Iran of it's international
obligations. Bashirov reaffirmed the GOAJ's desire that its
southern neighbor not acquire nuclear weapons and for a
peaceful resolution of the issue.
2. (C) Addressing the broader question of Azerbaijan's
bilateral relationship with Iran, Bashirov noted that the
GOAJ has an "agreement" with Iran "not to vote against each
other at the UN." (Comment: This is the first we have heard
of a specific agreement between Azerbaijan and Iran regarding
UN votes. However, Azerbaijan routinely trades its votes on
a range of UN issues in exchange for support for its position
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It would not surprise us
if Azerbaijan had a similar, standing arrangement with Iran.
We will explore this issue further.)
DERSE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN, IO, AND NEA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/06/2017
TAGS: KNNP PREL IR AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN ON US EFFORTS TO ENSURE IRANIAN
COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737
REF: STATE 23001
Classified By: Ambassador Anne E. Derse for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Embassy Iran Watcher delivered reftel points on
Iran's failure to comply with UNSCR 1737 to MFA America's
Desk Officer Elchin Bashirov on March 6. Bashirov thanked us
for seeking GOAJ support on this issue and said that the GOAJ
will, on a bilateral level, remind Iran of it's international
obligations. Bashirov reaffirmed the GOAJ's desire that its
southern neighbor not acquire nuclear weapons and for a
peaceful resolution of the issue.
2. (C) Addressing the broader question of Azerbaijan's
bilateral relationship with Iran, Bashirov noted that the
GOAJ has an "agreement" with Iran "not to vote against each
other at the UN." (Comment: This is the first we have heard
of a specific agreement between Azerbaijan and Iran regarding
UN votes. However, Azerbaijan routinely trades its votes on
a range of UN issues in exchange for support for its position
on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It would not surprise us
if Azerbaijan had a similar, standing arrangement with Iran.
We will explore this issue further.)
DERSE