Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08SEOUL502
2008-03-14 00:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:  

ROK AGREES WITH US VIEWS ON IRAN'S PARLIAMENTARY

Tags:  KS IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/13/2018
TAGS: KS IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
SUBJECT: ROK AGREES WITH US VIEWS ON IRAN'S PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTIONS BUT CAUTIONS ON STATEMENT

REF: STATE 25587

Classified By: POL M/C Joseph Yun. Reasons 1.4(b/d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L SEOUL 000502

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/13/2018
TAGS: KS IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
SUBJECT: ROK AGREES WITH US VIEWS ON IRAN'S PARLIAMENTARY
ELECTIONS BUT CAUTIONS ON STATEMENT

REF: STATE 25587

Classified By: POL M/C Joseph Yun. Reasons 1.4(b/d)


1. (C) Kwak Sung-kyu, MOFAT Director for Middle Eastern
Affairs, said that the ROK agreed with all of the reftel
points detailing the U.S.'s assessment of the March 14
parliamentary elections. Instead of a public statement
condemning the elections, however, Kim believed that a
statement that expressed respect for Iran's internal
procedures but that also called on Iran to have greater
respect for the democratic process would be the most
effective way to encourage democracy in Iran.


2. (C) According to Kim Sung-hoon, Deputy Director for Middle
Eastern Affairs, the ROK Embassy in Tehran had sent to MOFAT
an analysis that suggested that the Iranian public was
increasingly critical of President Ahmadinejad for creating
unnecessary confrontation with the U.S. The general public,
however, did not connect Iran's pervasive economic problems
and declining living standards with its isolation from the
international community, which stemmed from Iran's lack of
cooperation on its nuclear programs.
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