Identifier
Created
Classification
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08THEHAGUE268
2008-03-18 11:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy The Hague
Cable title:
NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IRAN DEPUTY FM SAFARI VISITS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 000268
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/16/2018
TAGS: PREL PINR NL IR
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IRAN DEPUTY FM SAFARI VISITS
DUTCH MFA
REF: A. THE HAGUE 250
¶B. THE HAGUE 243
¶C. 2007 THE HAGUE 2037
Classified By: Political Counselor Andrew Schofer for reasons 1.5(b) an
d (d)
(C) On March 12, 2008, Loek ten Hagen, MFA Senior Policy
Officer in the North Africa and Middle East Department of the
Dutch MFA, briefed POLOFF on the visit of Iranian D/FM Dr.
Safari with Dutch MFA Director General Pieter De Gooijer on
March 11, 2008. Ten Hagen indicated that both sides stuck to
their usual positions -- the single new item was that Safari
was "pessimistic" about the Taliban presence in Afghanistan.
De Gooijer explained the position of the Dutch government on
the Wilders film, and he raised concerns about human rights,
visas, and the case of Dutch citizen Al Mansouri, detained in
Iran on terrorism charges (reftel C). On the nuclear issues,
Safari said the latest allegations by the IAEA were untrue.
Ten Hagen noted that after the meeting the Iranians later
misrepresented Dutch support for Iranian nuclear programs.
Gallagher