Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08OUAGADOUGOU541
2008-06-20 12:59:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ouagadougou
Cable title:
BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONVEYING UPDATED P5+1
how-toVZCZCXRO4281 RR RUEHPA DE RUEHOU #0541 1721259 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 201259Z JUN 08 FM AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3833 INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0658 RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
C O N F I D E N T I A L OUAGADOUGOU 000541
ISN/RA RICHARD NEPHEW
DEPT FOR NEA/IR ROLAND MCKAY
AF/W FOR EMILY PLUMB, JASON HUTCHISON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: OADR: 6/20/2023
TAGS: PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR UV
SUBJECT: BURKINA FASO: DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONVEYING UPDATED P5+1
PACKAGE FOR IRAN
REF: STATE 64530
Classified by Amb. Jeanine Jackson; reasons 1.4(b,d)
(C) On June 20, DCM, accompanied by PolOff and summer intern,
presented reftel demarche to MOFA Cabinet Director Vincent Zakane.
Zakane reacted positively to the June 14 P5+1 proposal, explaining
that it was consistent with the GOBF's continued stance in favor of
non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the peaceful use of nuclear
energy. Burkina Faso's views also reflected its signature of the
Non-Proliferation Treaty and the African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
(Pelindaba Treaty),as well as its support in February for UN
Security Council Resolution 1803, he explained. Zakane expressed
support for the P5+1's dual track approach. He called the latest
P5+1 proposal both generous and ambitious for its inclusion, inter
alia, of technological and commercial cooperation on civil-nuclear
energy.
JACKSON