Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08SEOUL295
2008-02-14 05:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:
ROKG SATISFIED WITH IAEA IRAN EXPORT DENIAL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SEOUL 000295
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA (NEPHEW AND MONGIELLO)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/14/2018
TAGS: AORC KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA KS IR
SUBJECT: ROKG SATISFIED WITH IAEA IRAN EXPORT DENIAL
SHARING MECHANISM
REF: SECSTATE 11499
Classified By: POL M/C Joseph Y. Yun, Reasons 1.4 (b,d).
(C) On February 5, Poloff conveyed reftel demarche and letter
to Kim Jim-im, Deputy Director, Disarmament and
Nonproliferation Division, Republic of Korea Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade. Kim said the ROKG supports and
will continue to share nuclear-related export denial
information on Iran with the IAEA Secretariat as appropriate.
He said he would convey the appreciation expressed in
Heinonen's letter to UNVIE to the appropriate ROKG agencies.
In a follow-up discussion on February 13, Kim reported that
the ROKG is satisfied with the current export denial
information-sharing mechanism, submitting relevant export
denial information on Iran directly to the IAEA. Regarding
possible IAEA requests for additional information on cases
submitted in November 2007, Kim advised the IAEA contact the
ROKG directly through the ROK Mission in Vienna.
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