Identifier
Created
Classification
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08PRETORIA1560
2008-07-16 14:27:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Pretoria
Cable title:
(C) SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTS SOFT IRAN NAM STATEMENT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L PRETORIA 001560
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA (R. MONGIELLO AND R. NEPHEW)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/15/2018
TAGS: PARM KNNP MNUC TRGY IAEA PREL IR
SUBJECT: (C) SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTS SOFT IRAN NAM STATEMENT
REF: STATE 74879
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Perry Ball. Reasons 1.4(
b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L PRETORIA 001560
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA (R. MONGIELLO AND R. NEPHEW)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/15/2018
TAGS: PARM KNNP MNUC TRGY IAEA PREL IR
SUBJECT: (C) SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTS SOFT IRAN NAM STATEMENT
REF: STATE 74879
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Perry Ball. Reasons 1.4(
b) and (d).
1. (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and
Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said that the drafting of
the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit statement on Iran's
nuclear program will be a "very difficult process." Iran has
floated the text of a draft declaration, which has
problematic elements. Combrink reported that "core NAM
members," including South Africa, are committed to a
"realistic" statement on Iran's nuclear program, but "the
most one can hope for" is something similar to the 2006
Havana statement. It is not/not realistic to expect the NAM
to urge Iran to comply with UNSC resolutions or even
reference the UNSC (except perhaps in a negative way).
Combrink also noted that the location of the NAM summit, in
Tehran, is a complicating factor, since NAM members will not
want to "insult" the host in any way.
2. (C) ForMin Nkosanza Dlamini-Zuma will head the South
African delegation to the NAM Summit. Combrink will also be
part of the delegation, his first trip to Iran, and will be
the key working-level negotiator on the Iran statement.
3. (C) Separately, Iranian Deputy ForMin Mohammed Rez Baqeri
will visit Pretoria July 17 to meet with his counterpart,
Deputy ForMin Aziz Pahad. Baqeri's visit will prepare for
the upcoming South Africa-Iran Joint Bilateral Commission,
which will take place August 2-3 in Tehran following the NAM
Summit. ForMin Dlamini-Zuma and the Iranian Acting Minister
of Economy and Finance will co-chair the Commission meeting.
BOST
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA (R. MONGIELLO AND R. NEPHEW)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/15/2018
TAGS: PARM KNNP MNUC TRGY IAEA PREL IR
SUBJECT: (C) SOUTH AFRICA PREDICTS SOFT IRAN NAM STATEMENT
REF: STATE 74879
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Perry Ball. Reasons 1.4(
b) and (d).
1. (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and
Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said that the drafting of
the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit statement on Iran's
nuclear program will be a "very difficult process." Iran has
floated the text of a draft declaration, which has
problematic elements. Combrink reported that "core NAM
members," including South Africa, are committed to a
"realistic" statement on Iran's nuclear program, but "the
most one can hope for" is something similar to the 2006
Havana statement. It is not/not realistic to expect the NAM
to urge Iran to comply with UNSC resolutions or even
reference the UNSC (except perhaps in a negative way).
Combrink also noted that the location of the NAM summit, in
Tehran, is a complicating factor, since NAM members will not
want to "insult" the host in any way.
2. (C) ForMin Nkosanza Dlamini-Zuma will head the South
African delegation to the NAM Summit. Combrink will also be
part of the delegation, his first trip to Iran, and will be
the key working-level negotiator on the Iran statement.
3. (C) Separately, Iranian Deputy ForMin Mohammed Rez Baqeri
will visit Pretoria July 17 to meet with his counterpart,
Deputy ForMin Aziz Pahad. Baqeri's visit will prepare for
the upcoming South Africa-Iran Joint Bilateral Commission,
which will take place August 2-3 in Tehran following the NAM
Summit. ForMin Dlamini-Zuma and the Iranian Acting Minister
of Economy and Finance will co-chair the Commission meeting.
BOST