THE THAI PLAN NOT TO ATTEND IRAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE

C O N F I D E N T I A L BANGKOK 003461 DEPT FOR ISN/RA (RMONGIELLO) SIPDIS E.O. 12958, AS AMENDED: DECL: 11/24/2018 TAGS: IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY SUBJECT: THE THAI PLAN NOT TO ATTEND IRAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE REF: STATE 112229 Classified By: Economic Counselor Robert Griffiths for reasons 1.4 (b and d) ¶1. (C) Thai MFA officials were not aware of Iran's First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development, and are not planning to attend. Political and Economic Officers delivered reftel demarche November 21 to Ms. Pimpiree Pyramarn, First Secretary, Department of South Asian, Middle East, and African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Pakawat Srisukwattana, Third Secretary, Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and to Mr. Benya R. Bhandaraks, International Relations Officer, Office of Atoms for Peace. ¶2. (C) Economic Officer also spoke November 21 with Pascal Le Deunff, First Secretary at the Embassy of France. Le Deunff stated the French Embassy in Thailand is awaiting instructions from Paris and may coordinate with the European Union in delivering a demarche, similar to ours, to the RTG regarding the Iranian conference. JOHN