IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM--PRESSING INDONESIA ON NAM

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 001428 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, ISN, ISN/RA (MONGIELLO AND NEPHEW) NSC FOR E.PHU E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2018 TAGS: PREL PARM KNNP ID IR SUBJECT: IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM--PRESSING INDONESIA ON NAM MINISTERIAL REF: A. STATE 79505 AND PREVIOUS ¶B. JAKARTA 1372 Classified By: Pol/C Joseph L. Novak, reasons 1.4 (b+d). ¶1. (C) SUMMARY: Mission has urged key Indonesian interlocutors not to allow the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers' meeting in Tehran to be used as a platform for Iran's continued defiance of UNSC and IAEA obligations. In reply, Indonesian officials reaffirmed their opposition to Iran's development of nuclear weapons. They agreed that Iran must meet its UNSC and IAEA obligations. Contacts confirmed that FM Wirajuda would attend the NAM ministerial. END SUMMARY. PRESSING POINTS RE NAM MEETING ¶2. (C) Poloffs raised Ref A points re the July 27-30 NAM meeting in Tehran with the following Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) officials: -- Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for International Security and Disarmament Affairs; -- Bunyan Saptomo and Cicilia Rusdiharini, Director and Deputy Director, respectively, for North American Affairs; and, -- Hanggiro Setiabudi, Deputy Director for Socio-Cultural Affairs and International Organizations of Developing Countries (the office is responsible for GOI involvement in the NAM). ¶3. (SBU) Pol/C also reviewed the points with Theo Sambuaga, Chair of Commission I (responsible for foreign affairs and defense) of the House of Representatives (DPR) and with Tri Sukma (Nanu) Djandam, a foreign affairs advisor at the President's office. ¶4. (C) In all of these meetings, we urged Indonesia to press Iran to meet its international nonproliferation commitments. The P5 1 offer remained on the table if Iran stopped all reprocessing. U/S Burns' participation in the recent P5 1 meeting in Geneva underscored the USG's commitment to this initiative. Iran must not be allowed to use the NAM ministerial to generate the appearance of international support for its continued defiance of its nonproliferation obligations. Indonesia should oppose any NAM statement to this end. As a member of the UN Security Council, Indonesia had a particular obligation to ensure that countries do not flout Security Council resolutions. GOI RESPONSE ¶5. (C) All GOI interlocutors reiterated Indonesia's opposition to any attempt by Iran to develop nuclear weapons. They affirmed the need for Iran to adhere to all UNSC and IAEA obligations and Indonesia's desire for a peaceful outcome to the Iran nuclear issue. The GOI officials said Indonesian leaders regularly urged their Iranian counterparts to meet these obligations and President Yudhoyono delivered this message during his visit to Tehran in March. Indonesia would continue to reiterate this message at every opportunity. ¶6. (C) Our contacts did not commit to a position on the NAM statement which, they said, was still under discussion. FM TO TEHRAN ¶7. (C) Contacts confirmed that Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda would attend the meeting in Tehran. FM Wirajuda would hold a bilateral meeting with his Iranian counterpart on the margins of the NAM. DEPLU officials also confirmed that Ambassador Marty Natelegawa, Indonesian PermRep at the UN in New York, would join the delegation. JAKARTA 00001428 002 OF 002 HUME