C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 002231

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/15/2019
TAGS: PREF, PARM, MNUC, KNNP, IAEA, IR, PK
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ENCOURAGING EXPANDED PRESSURE
ON IRAN

REF: STATE 95073

Classified By: Ambassador Anne W. Patterson, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

1. (C) On September 15, Deputy PolCouns delivered to MFA
Director General (Disarmament) Irfan Yusuf Shami reftel
demarche encouraging expanded private and public pressure on
Iran to fulfill its international obligations and accept a
diplomatic solution to the nuclear issue. In response, Shami
promised that Pakistan would continue to stress three points
to the Iranians: (1) Iran should honor its international
commitments; (2) Pakistan supports a peaceful resolution of
the nuclear issue and opposes armed confrontation; and (3)
Pakistan supports Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear
energy.
PATTERSON