ALGERIA ON IAEA - IRAN NEXT STEPS

UNCLAS ALGIERS 001048 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/FO - CATALANO ALSO FOR ISN/RA - NEPHEW E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KNNP MNUC IAEA IR AG SUBJECT: ALGERIA ON IAEA - IRAN NEXT STEPS REF: STATE 120288 ¶1. (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief on November 19 explained reftel points on the IAEA case against Iran to Hamza Khelif, head of the Sub-Directorate for Disarmament in the Algerian MFA's General Directorate for Political and International Security Affairs. ¶2. (SBU) Saying he would refer the points to higher ministry authorities, Khelif showed special interest in the additional measures the P5 plus 1 had offered the IAEA to address Iran's concerns on the Tehran Research Reactor, especially the USG offer to join the agrement as a signatory and our support for the IAEA holding an equivalent amount of fuel material in escrow pending the enriched fuel's ultimate delivery to Iran. ¶3. (SBU) Khelif reiterated the long-standing Algerian position supporting a peaceful resolution of the dispute through dialogue. PEARCE