FINNISH RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747:

UNCLAS HELSINKI 000393 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR FI SUBJECT: FINNISH RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747: ADVOCATING A BROAD DEFINITION OF "ARMS AND RELATED MATERIEL" REF: STATE 67462 ¶1. PolChief delivered subject demarche to Tarja Pesamaa, Deputy Director of the Finnish MFA's Unit for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Pesamaa said that the GOF agrees with the US that broad interpretation and consistent standards of implementation are crucial for UNSCR 1747 to be effective. She drew attention to the EU Council's resolution on implementation which, among other things, prevents sales of all goods on the NSG and MCTR lists. Finland supports this resolution and the strong standards it sets for all EU members, Pesamaa said. ¶2. She also explained that Finland has had no 1737 reports to submit, in part because of the GOF's active to Finnish companies warning that they approach any transaction with Iran with the utmost caution. WARE