GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S. 60-DAY

UNCLAS BERLIN 000455 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN, EB, NEA, IO, VCI, P, T, AND AGS TREASURY FOR TFI E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY GM SUBJECT: GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR 1737 REF: STATE 24344 ¶1. (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche and text of the U.S. 60-Day Report on "Efforts Toward Implementing UNSCR 1737" to the German Ministries of Economics, Finance, and Foreign Affairs March 5. Ursula Krumpholz, Office Director of the Economic Ministry's Foreign Trade Law and Law of the Sea Division, Michael Findeisen, Office Director of the Finance Ministry's Money Laundering and Terrorist Finance Division, and Sabine Seidler, Deputy Office Director of the MFA's International Economic and Financial Policy Division, thanked us for sharing the U.S. report. Seidler said that because Germany is currently working closely with the UNSC Permanent Five on the next steps for UN action on Iran, it appreciates being kept apprised of the U.S. implementation. She indicated Germany would present its views on what the next steps should be to the UNSC Permanent Five via the German mission to the UN. ¶2. (U) Post will report any significant German response septel. KOENIG