UNSCR 1747/OECD: NORWAY SUPPORTS RESTRICTING

UNCLAS OSLO 000400 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL EFIN ETRD OECD EXIM UN IR NO SUBJECT: UNSCR 1747/OECD: NORWAY SUPPORTS RESTRICTING EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN REF: A) SECSTATE 50834 B) OSLO 82 ¶1. (SBU) Deputy Pol/Econ Counselor delivered ref A points on April 19 to Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry Senior Advisor Hege Gabrielsen. Gabrielsen was already informed about the U.S. initiative to institute a common OECD line to restrict new export credits to Iran and said Norway can support the policy. She noted that the Norwegian government has formally closed the window for sovereign credits to the Iranian government, with the exception of humanitarian credits, in response to UNSC 1747. As reported in reftel B, Norway's Guarantee Institute for Export Credit (GIEK) was no longer accepting applications for export credits respecting the government of Iran even before UNSC 1747. Gabrielsen added that Norway will be represented at next week's export credit association plenary at the OECD by Trade Ministry Deputy Director General Arnt Egil Ursin, Ministry Higher Executive Officer Tyri Stuge, and Johann Mowinckle, Chief of the Country Risk Department at GIEK. JOHNSON