Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07PARIS1984
2007-05-16 17:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
FRENCH MFA WELCOMES CALL FOR VIGILANCE ON IRANIAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 001984
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/12/2016
TAGS: PARM KNNP PREL UNSC RS IR FR
SUBJECT: FRENCH MFA WELCOMES CALL FOR VIGILANCE ON IRANIAN
TRAVEL
REF: STATE 61222
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Josiah B. Rosenblatt. Reas
ons 1.4b,d
C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 001984
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/12/2016
TAGS: PARM KNNP PREL UNSC RS IR FR
SUBJECT: FRENCH MFA WELCOMES CALL FOR VIGILANCE ON IRANIAN
TRAVEL
REF: STATE 61222
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Josiah B. Rosenblatt. Reas
ons 1.4b,d
1. (C) In a May 9 meeting, MFA IO Action Officer for Iran
remarked favorably on the reftel demarche points regarding
the diplomatic and reputational costs of allowing individuals
designated under resolutions 1737 and 1747 to travel to or
through UN member-state territory. Moscow had been deeply
embarassed, Kassianides claimed, after Iran spotlighted
General Mohamed Bager Zolqadr's April trip to Russia.
Kassianides said the MFA had had off-line discussions about
the Zolqadr incident with Russian counterparts in Moscow and
Paris, but had explicitly chosen not to add to Russian
chagrin by presenting a formal demarche.
2. (C) Kassianides observed with satisfaction that EU rules
were more stringent than the requirements of UNSC 1737 and
1747, since the EU goes a step further by formally barring
travel to the EU by designees under the relevant UN
resolutions. Kassianides noted with particular interest the
call in the demarche exhorting host governments to search
aircraft originating from Iran if there were grounds for
suspicion.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
STAPLETON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/12/2016
TAGS: PARM KNNP PREL UNSC RS IR FR
SUBJECT: FRENCH MFA WELCOMES CALL FOR VIGILANCE ON IRANIAN
TRAVEL
REF: STATE 61222
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Josiah B. Rosenblatt. Reas
ons 1.4b,d
1. (C) In a May 9 meeting, MFA IO Action Officer for Iran
remarked favorably on the reftel demarche points regarding
the diplomatic and reputational costs of allowing individuals
designated under resolutions 1737 and 1747 to travel to or
through UN member-state territory. Moscow had been deeply
embarassed, Kassianides claimed, after Iran spotlighted
General Mohamed Bager Zolqadr's April trip to Russia.
Kassianides said the MFA had had off-line discussions about
the Zolqadr incident with Russian counterparts in Moscow and
Paris, but had explicitly chosen not to add to Russian
chagrin by presenting a formal demarche.
2. (C) Kassianides observed with satisfaction that EU rules
were more stringent than the requirements of UNSC 1737 and
1747, since the EU goes a step further by formally barring
travel to the EU by designees under the relevant UN
resolutions. Kassianides noted with particular interest the
call in the demarche exhorting host governments to search
aircraft originating from Iran if there were grounds for
suspicion.
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm
STAPLETON