GREEK MFA HELPFUL ON IRAN NON-PROLIFERATION

C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000718 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT ALSO FOR EUR/SE E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/22/2018 TAGS: TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC UNSC KNNP IR GR IAEA SUBJECT: GREEK MFA HELPFUL ON IRAN NON-PROLIFERATION REF: A. SECSTATE 52030 ¶B. ATHENS 63 Classified By: DepPolCouns Paul Carter for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (SBU) Deputy PolCounselor delivered reftel A demarche on May 19 to the MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East, Giorgos Ayfantis . Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 22 to Loukas Tsokos at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. Points were also provided to other embassy sections to deliver to their Greek contacts. MFA interlocutors shared U.S. concerns regarding the need to block dual-use, critical needs technical equipment from reaching Iran. ¶2. (SBU) MFA contacts will also share the points with relevant colleagues at the Finance Ministry, as Greek Customs authority falls under the domain of the Ministry of Finance and the Finance Ministry could use its business outreach programs as a vehicle to disseminate information provided in reftel A. ¶3. (C) Poloff requested an update on the Ministry of Public Order's ongoing investigation into suspicious activities of Greek company XXXXXXXXXXXX S.A. with regards to the possible sale of camouflage systems to Iran (see ref B). Tsokos, having recently arrived at the MFA, was unaware of the case with XXXXXXXXXXXX but indicated he would follow-up with the Ministry of Public Order and update poloff shortly. SPECKHARD