US embassy cable - 04ABUJA1038

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IRAN/IAEA DEMARCHE -- NIGERIA

Identifier: 04ABUJA1038
Wikileaks: View 04ABUJA1038 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abuja
Created: 2004-06-10 12:14:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: KNNP PARM PREL MNUC TRGY IR NI IAEA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L ABUJA 001038 
 
SIPDIS 
 
UNVIE FOR IAEA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/09/2014 
TAGS: KNNP, PARM, PREL, MNUC, TRGY, IR, NI, IAEA 
SUBJECT: IRAN/IAEA DEMARCHE -- NIGERIA 
 
REF: STATE 122673 
 
Classified By: COUNSELOR JAMES MAXSTADT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 
 
1.  (C) June 9, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche and 
non-paper to MFA First United Nations Division Director 
Ambassador Abdul Bin Rimdap.  Rimdap agreed that the IAEA 
must continue to apply pressure on Iran to fully comply with 
its NPT obligations, however, he cautioned that the GON would 
not support making a drastically stronger statement on Iran 
than has been made previously by the IAEA Board of Governors. 
 Rimdap preferred continuing dialogue with Tehran and warned 
that too strong of a statement from the BOG might cause Iran 
to follow North Korea's lead and disregard the NPT and the 
IAEA's inspections all together. 
 
2.  (C) COMMENT: Until September 2003, Rimdap served as 
Nigeria's ambassador in Vienna and is quite conversant on 
this subject.  His views on engagement with Iran are likely 
representative of those of his colleagues still in Vienna. 
END COMMENT. 
CAMPBELL 

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