US embassy cable - 04ROME1692

C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001692 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/29/2014 
TAGS: KNNP, PARM, PREL, MNUC, TRGY, IR, IAEA 
SUBJECT: ITALY ON BOARD WITH IRAN/IAEA BOG VIEWS; MORE 
READOUT ON FRATTINI-KHARAZZI MEETING 
 
REF: A) STATE 92527 B) ROME 1596 
 
CLASSIFIED BY: POL MINISTER-COUNSELOR TOM COUNTRYMAN.  REASON: 1.5 (B)( 
    D). 
 
 1. (C) MFA DIRECTOR FOR NON-PROLIFERATION GIOVANNI IANNUZZI 
SAID THAT ITALY AGREES COMPLETELY WITH US VIEWS ON IRAN'S 
INTENTIONS FOR ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM, AND THAT THE IAEA BOARD 
OF GOVERNORS MEETING SHOULD REINFORCE INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS 
AS EXPRESSED REF A.  "WE COULD HAVE WRITTEN THEM OURSELVES" 
HE SAID.  ITALY HAS ALREADY STARTED DISCUSSING WITH OTHER 
BOARD MEMBERS THE NEED FOR A STRONG STATEMENT FROM THE JUNE 
BOG MEETING. 
 
2.  (C)  IANNUZZI SAID IRANIAN FM KHARAZZI TOLD FM FRATTINI 
DURING THEIR APRIL 19 THAT IRAN'S FIRST PRIORITY FOR THE JUNE 
BOG TO BE THE LAST IN WHICH ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM WAS A POINT 
OF DISCUSSION, AND WILL MAKE THAT CLEAR TO ALL BOG MEMBERS. 
KHARAZZI SAID IRAN HAD COMPLIED WITH "ALMOST ALL" EU-3 
DEMANDS AND HAD RECEIVED NO RECOGNITION FOR ITS EFFORTS. 
ACCORDING TO IANNUZZI, KHARAZZI EMPHASIZED TO FRATTINI THAT 
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OF IRAN'S PROGRAM BY THE IAEA AFTER 
THE JUNE BOG WOULD BE A MAJOR "INTERNAL PROBLEM" IN IRAN. 
 
3.  (C)  FRATTINI'S RESPONSE TO KHARAZZI WAS STRONG AND 
UNEQUIVOCAL, ACCORDING TO IANNUZZI  IRAN WAS STILL NOT 
COMPLYING WITH A NUMBER OF CRITICAL IAEA COMMITMENTS AND EU-3 
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ITALY WILL RECOMMEND THAT THE IAEA BOG 
REPORT IN JUNE WILL URGE IRAN TO ADDRESS ALL UNANSWERED 
QUESTIONS.  MOST IMPORTANTLY, SAID FRATTINI, IRAN MUST ALLOW 
AND COOPERATE ACTIVELY ON FULL INSPECTIONS OF ITS NUCLEAR 
FACILITIES, AS CALLED FOR BY THE IAEA. 
 
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