DEMARCHE PRESENTED TO ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT RE: IRAN-IAEA

UNCLAS BANGKOK 004849 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MNUC, IAEA, AORC, KNNP, TH, IR SUBJECT: DEMARCHE PRESENTED TO ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT RE: IRAN-IAEA REF: A. A) 07 STATE 123352 ¶B. B) 07 STATE 124747 ¶C. C) 07 STATE 124823 ¶1. (SBU) DCM spoke to RTG MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul September 6 re: demarche points in ref. B. Virasakdi responded that the RTG is willing to listen to USG concerns but would like further details. On September 7, econoff presented non-paper from ref. A) to Charn Jullamon, Director of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division in the MFA's Department of International Organizations. Econoff also delivered the demarche points from ref. C. Charn incidentally had just returned from Iran on what he characterized as an unrelated matter. He will travel to Vienna over the weekend as part of the RTG delegation to the IAEA Board of Governors meeting. According to Charn, the delegation will be headed by the Minister of Science and Technology and is comprised of officials from several different ministries. When pressed re: the concerns in ref. C, Charn responded that the RTG plans to make a statement next week and that it is currently going through their interagency process. He stated that the RTG would take USG concerns and information outlined in refs. A and C into consideration. However, he reiterated the Thai position that Iran as a signatory to the NPT has a right to use peaceful civilian nuclear technology within IAEA parameters. Econoff underscored the USG position on the importance that Iran grasp the breadth and depth of international concern about Iran's enrichment activities. BOYCE