US embassy cable - 04BUENOSAIRES3310

C O N F I D E N T I A L BUENOS AIRES 003310 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/24/2014 
TAGS: KNNP, PARM, PREL, MNUC, TRGY, IR, AR, IAEA 
SUBJECT: IRAN/IAEA: ARGENTINA ON STRONG NATIONAL STATEMENTS 
IN RESPONSE TO BOG RESOLUTION 
 
REF: STATE 250503 
 
Classified By: DCM Hugo Llorens for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
 1. (C)  Polcouns delivered points in reftel to the Argentine 
MFA Office of International Security, Nuclear and Space 
Affairs (DIGAN) the afternoon of November 24 to DIGAN 
counselor Luciano Tanto Clement.  Clement reiterated the 
GOA's longstanding concerns regarding Iran's nuclear program 
and its skepticism over Iran's recent commitment to the 
European Union and the EU-3.  He opined that the EU agreement 
was directed more towards commercial rather than 
proliferation concerns.  Clement said the GOA would make a 
strong intervention at the Board meeting and that he would 
forward our points to the Argentine delegation in Vienna. 
 
2. (C)  On the possibility of reporting Iran to the UNSC (of 
which Argentina becomes a member in 2005), should it fail to 
maintain its pledge to suspend all enrichment-related and 
reprocessing activities, Clement said he believed the IAEA 
was the best forum in which to deal with Iran.  He said he 
did not see much opportunity in the Security Council where 
countries (he mentioned China specifically) could block 
progress. 
GUTIERREZ