Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08CARACAS304
2008-03-05 19:27:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Caracas
Cable title:
DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF
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C O N F I D E N T I A L CARACAS 000304
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
HQSOUTHCOM FOR POLAD
DEPARTMENT FOR AID/OTI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/05/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV VE
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION 1803 ON IRAN
REF: A. A) STATE 021770
¶B. B) CARACAS 002390
¶C. C) CARACAS 002203
¶D. D) CARACAS 001948
Classified By: Political Counselor Robert Richard Downes
for Reason 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) POLCOUNS met on March 5 with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Director for North American and Multilateral Affairs,
Yaneth Arocha and delivered the points in Reftel A and a copy
of the March 3 UN Security Council Resolution 1803 that
imposes greater sanctions on Iran in response to its failure
to comply with its obligations in UN Security Council
Resolutions 1737 and 1747. Arocha said the Venezuelan
government could not respond until it had carefully reviewed
the resolution. She also said she would submit the document
to a team that works on multilateral issues. POLCOUNS noted
the joint statement in Reftel A made by the Foreign Ministers
of the five Permanent members of the Security Council,
Russia, China, Great Britain, the United States, France as
well as Germany promising to strengthen diplomatic efforts to
work with Iran in a bid to resolve the remaining issues, as
well as separate statements made by the Russian government.
Arocha said the Venezuelan government would carefully
consider the P5 1 Minister's statement as well as the Russian
pronouncements.
DUDDY