GOM MAY DISCREETLY RAISE NUCLEAR PROGRAM WITH IRAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L MEXICO 002794 SENSITIVE SIPDIS ISN/RA, SC TO SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR WHA RESTRAPO, WHA FOR DAS ROBERTA JACOBSON, WHA FOR MEX DIRECTOR LEE AND STAFF E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/23/2019 TAGS: IR MX PGOV PINR PREL SUBJECT: GOM MAY DISCREETLY RAISE NUCLEAR PROGRAM WITH IRAN REF: SECSTATE 95073 Classified By: Confidential by Acting Minister Counselor for Political Affairs James P.Merz for Reasons: 1.4 (b),(d). ¶1. (C) Poloff raised Reftel with Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs' (SRE) Director General for Nuclear, Security, and Legal Issues, expressing concern about Iran's perpetuation of its nuclear program. Poloff requested that the GOM discreetly raise reftel points with the Iranian government during UNGA and meetings on the margins with related blocs, such as the NAM. Cadenas took note of this request and said that SRE representatives would be likely to do so. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / FEELEY