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FM AMEMBASSY PANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1468
INFO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE
RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
C O N F I D E N T I A L PANAMA 001807
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/20/2017
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM AORC PREL IAEA IR PM
SUBJECT: PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA
DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON IRAN AND NEXT STEPS
REF: STATE 157039
Classified By: Classified by Ambassador William A. Eaton. Reason: 1.4
(d).
(C) "We share your point of view," Panamanian MFA Senior
Advisor for UN Security Council Affairs Nils Castro informed
POLCOUNS on November 20, in response to reftel demarche
delivered by POLCOUNS on November 16. Additionally, on
September 14 during a periodic breakfast, Ambassador and
POLCOUNS noted to First VP and FM Samuel Lewis that the issue
of Iran would be returning to the UNSC soon and that the U.S.
would be counting on Panama's support. Lewis, aware of the
issue, said that Panama would work to support the U.S.
efforts in the Council.
EATON