POLISH GOVERNMENT PUBLICLY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER

C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 001004 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/CE (GLANTZ) AND ISN/RA (NEPHEW) E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/29/2019 TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR PL SUBJECT: POLISH GOVERNMENT PUBLICLY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM REF: STATE 100153 Classified By: Political Counselor F. Daniel Sainz for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) The GoP fully agrees with the approach outlined in reftel, according to MFA Iran desk officer Piotr Kozlowski. Poland continues to support full, comprehensive, and transparent negotiations between P5 plus 1 members and Iran. In bilateral exchanges with Iranian officials, the GoP will stress the importance of engaging in a genuine dialogue and encourage Iran to address the concerns of the international community. The Poles will urge Iran to respond constructively to IAEA inquiries in order to dispel doubts about Tehran's nuclear intentions. Kozlowski added that Poland will urge Iran to take a less confrontational approach to Western criticism. Although Warsaw was trying to look positively at the upcoming talks on October 1, he described the mood in his department as "pessimistic." Kozlowski thought the talks would not result in significant movement because Iranian authorities had little political room for maneuver. ¶2. (U) The MFA issued a statement September 25, noting that it was monitoring the existence of previously unknown Iranian nuclear installations "with utmost attention and concern." The statement called upon Iranian authorities to cooperate fully with the IAEA, to furnish information about all aspects of Iran's nuclear program, to comply with all relevant international regulations and UN Security Council resolutions, and to clarify all doubts concerning its nuclear program during the negotiations with P5 plus 1 countries. TULLEY