GERMANY AGREES WITH POINTS IN U.S. NONPAPER ON

C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 000714 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/29/2018 TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA GM IR SUBJECT: GERMANY AGREES WITH POINTS IN U.S. NONPAPER ON IAEA REPORT REF: STATE 57726 Classified By: POLITICAL MINISTER COUNSELOR JEFF RATHKE. REASONS 1.4 ( B) AND (D). ¶1. (C) PolOff delivered Reftel points to Hellmut Hoffmann, Director of the MFA's Office for Nuclear Arms Control, on May ¶30. Hoffmann expressed appreciation for the points and noted Germany's ongoing concern for Iran's lack of "full cooperation" with the IAEA and the UN. After quickly reading through the points, Hoffmann noted that they looked "principally in-line with German thinking." He also noted that Germany would urge members to support a Chairman's statement at next week's Board of Governor's meeting in Vienna. Hoffmann lamented that a resolution would probably not be possible "due to the lack of support from other members of the P5." ¶2. (SBU) Hoffmann also pointed out that, following the release of the latest IAEA report, FM Steinmeier said that the international community must press Iran "with increasing pressure" for answers, noting that Iran has not yet demonstrated its willingness to cooperate. Without progress, Steinmeier continued, "the alternative is additional action through the UN Security Council." Embassy will report on additional conversations Septel. TIMKEN JR