Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10BRASILIA33
2010-01-29 20:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Brasilia
Cable title:
MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT ON ITS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BRASILIA 000033
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPARTMENT FOR ELISA CATALANO (NEA/FO) AND RICHARD NEPHEW
(ISN/RA)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2020/01/29
TAGS: PARM PREL IR UNSC BR
SUBJECT: MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT ON ITS
NUCLEAR PROGRAM
REF: 10 STATE 9124; STATE 120288
DERIVED FROM: Derived from previous message.
C O N F I D E N T I A L BRASILIA 000033
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPARTMENT FOR ELISA CATALANO (NEA/FO) AND RICHARD NEPHEW
(ISN/RA)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2020/01/29
TAGS: PARM PREL IR UNSC BR
SUBJECT: MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT ON ITS
NUCLEAR PROGRAM
REF: 10 STATE 9124; STATE 120288
DERIVED FROM: Derived from previous message.
1. (C) ChargC) delivered the reftel demarche Jabnuary 29 to
Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political
Affairs Vera Machado. Machado asked if the USG and P5+1 partners
were seeking additional sanctions against Iran at the present time
and if the issue had been placed on the UNSC agenda yet. Machado
expressed concern about the position of China, saying that she
believed China would oppose putting the matter on the UNSC agenda.
When asked Brazil's views by ChargC),Machado said that the GOB
would like to postpone any additional pressure against Iran because
internal instability there would unify Iranians behind "extremist
elements" in the face of external pressure.
2. (C) In a separate discussion with PolOff, MRE Director for
Disarmament Santiago Mourao asked about USG and P5+1 reaction to
Iran's "counterproposal" to the IAEA plan for its low enriched
uranium. He noted that Brazil did not believe new sanctions would
be effective and said he understood that Russia and China shared
this view. Mourao said he understood that the USG was seeking a
"rebalancing" between engagement and pressure and would make sure
his superiors understood this.
3. (U) The meeting with the Brazilian MRE occurred the day after
Foreign Minister Celso Amorim met with Iranian Foreign Minister
Motaki in Davos to hear what he described as "new ideas" as an
alternative to the IAEA plan for nuclear fuel. Amorim warned that
"threats and sanctions haven't been working. We are keeping a
dialogue with (Iran)."
KUBISKE
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
DEPARTMENT FOR ELISA CATALANO (NEA/FO) AND RICHARD NEPHEW
(ISN/RA)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 2020/01/29
TAGS: PARM PREL IR UNSC BR
SUBJECT: MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT ON ITS
NUCLEAR PROGRAM
REF: 10 STATE 9124; STATE 120288
DERIVED FROM: Derived from previous message.
1. (C) ChargC) delivered the reftel demarche Jabnuary 29 to
Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political
Affairs Vera Machado. Machado asked if the USG and P5+1 partners
were seeking additional sanctions against Iran at the present time
and if the issue had been placed on the UNSC agenda yet. Machado
expressed concern about the position of China, saying that she
believed China would oppose putting the matter on the UNSC agenda.
When asked Brazil's views by ChargC),Machado said that the GOB
would like to postpone any additional pressure against Iran because
internal instability there would unify Iranians behind "extremist
elements" in the face of external pressure.
2. (C) In a separate discussion with PolOff, MRE Director for
Disarmament Santiago Mourao asked about USG and P5+1 reaction to
Iran's "counterproposal" to the IAEA plan for its low enriched
uranium. He noted that Brazil did not believe new sanctions would
be effective and said he understood that Russia and China shared
this view. Mourao said he understood that the USG was seeking a
"rebalancing" between engagement and pressure and would make sure
his superiors understood this.
3. (U) The meeting with the Brazilian MRE occurred the day after
Foreign Minister Celso Amorim met with Iranian Foreign Minister
Motaki in Davos to hear what he described as "new ideas" as an
alternative to the IAEA plan for nuclear fuel. Amorim warned that
"threats and sanctions haven't been working. We are keeping a
dialogue with (Iran)."
KUBISKE