Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KUWAIT752
2007-05-13 12:38:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRAVEL OF UNSC-DESIGNATED IRANIANS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 000752
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/IR AND NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/13/2022
TAGS: PREL PARM KNNP IR KU DEMARCHES
KUWAIT-IRAN RELATIONS
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRAVEL OF UNSC-DESIGNATED
IRANIANS
REF: STATE 61222
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche May 12 to Mansour
Al-Oulaimi, the Iran desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. POLOFF underscored that permitting transit of UN
Security Council-designated Iranians through Kuwaiti
territory could provide the Iranians with an opportunity to
undermine the credibility of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 and
potentially embarrass the Kuwaiti government. Al-Oulaimi
agreed that the international community must remain united in
pressuring the Iranian regime to change its behavior and
comply with its obligations under the Non-proliferation
Treaty. He undertook to follow up on the issue with other
relevant MFA departments. Post will report any further
reaction septel.
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LeBaron