IRAN CANCELLED VISIT TO LITHUANIA; GOL SHARES

UNCLAS VILNIUS 000637 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/RA KKESSLER AND IQ/T HVONBEHREN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA AORC LH IR SUBJECT: IRAN CANCELLED VISIT TO LITHUANIA; GOL SHARES USG'S CONCERNS ABOUT IAEA'S PLAN FOR IRAN REF: A. STATE 124823 ¶B. STATE 124747 ¶C. STATE 123352 ¶1. Charge delivered ref A points to Zygimantas Pavilionis, Under Secretary in the MFA, on September 10. We delivered ref B and C points at the working level to Rimgaile Karciauskaite, Second Secretary in the MFA's Arms Control, Non-proliferation and Disarmament Division, on September 6. Karciauskaite told us the GOL agrees that meeting UNSC requirements and the additional protocol concerns should be taken into consideration in the IAEA's plan for Iran. We have discussed the issue of bilateral contact between the GOL and the GOI on several occasions with Lina Antanaviciene, Director of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Pacific Department. ¶2. Karciauskaite also told us that the Iranian delegation that had been scheduled to meet with GOL officials on September 7 cancelled its visit. Karciauskaite said perhaps the cancellation was because of the low level officials that the GOL offered for meetings. The GOL did not offer requested meetings with the Foreign Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament, and the deputy Foreign Minister. The GOL did agree to a requested meeting with the Chairman of the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and offered a meeting with one of the MFA's Under Secretaries. LEADER