LITHUANIA WILL REVIEW US DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L VILNIUS 000786 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR ISN; T; EUR; EAP; NEA E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/31/2017 TAGS: KNNP PREL PARM EFIN LH SUBJECT: LITHUANIA WILL REVIEW US DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS REF: SECSTATE 148605 Classified By: Ambassador Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) We discussed reftel points with Donatas Ziugzda and Rigale Karciauskaite of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Divison on October 26. They planned to contact Lithuania's EU representative office in Brussels with reftel information. They suggested that Lithuania could, via its involvement with the EU working groups on export control or nonproliferation, raise the concerns related to Iran. In addition, they mentioned that they would keep this information in mind when considering approving Lithuanian exports to Iran or for future requests from Iranian officials for visits to Lithuania. ¶2. (C) According to Ziugzda, Lithuania does not have extensive trade or relations with Iran. The MFA considers some requests to export Lithuanian products to Iran, as part of an interministerial group which is activated when a request for an export license is received by the Ministry of the Economy for products on EU or Lithuanian control lists. In this setting, the MFA has previously stopped any exports to Iran it considered inappropriate. CLOUD