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O 251456Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5803
UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000948
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA - R. MONGIELLO AND R. NEPHEW
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: IR PARM TRGY GT
SUBJECT: REINFORCING THE MESSAGE ON IRAN: GUATEMALAN
RESPONSE
REF: SECSTATE 79505
(SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Vice Foreign
Minister Lars Pira July 24. Pira said that the Government of
Guatemala supports the USG and P5 1 positions on Iran. If
the GOG attends the NAM Foreign Ministers' meeting in Tehran,
its representative would proceed as suggested in reftel.
However, no decision to attend had yet been made because of
the substantial travel costs involved and because the NAM is
a low diplomatic priority for Guatemala.
Lindwall