BRAZIL: USG VIEWS ON IAEA IRAN BRIEFING

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000319 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/RA - R. NEPHEW DEPT FOR IO/T - H. VON BEHREN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA BR SUBJECT: BRAZIL: USG VIEWS ON IAEA IRAN BRIEFING REF: (A) STATE 19200, (B) STATE 19694 ¶1. (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. ¶2. (SBU) On February 27, 2008, Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Counselor met with the Deputy Director of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Counselor Luiz Fernando Abbott Galvao, to discuss the USG views on the February 22 report by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran and the February 25 follow up briefing by IAEA Deputy Director General for Safeguards Olli Heinonen. ESTH Counselor provided the non-papers contained in REFTELS A and B. ¶3. (SBU) Galvao thanked the USG for sharing its views. He was well-informed about the report. He commented that the Government of Brazil (GOB) saw signs of progress in the IAEA's recent report on Iran with various outstanding matters being resolved. However, the GOB was concerned because Iran had not come clean. He said that the GOB recognized Iran needed to clarify some key points, including its activities regarding missiles and warheads. CHICOLA