Cablegate: Greece Agrees On Preventing Iran's Acquisition Of

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O 121115Z SEP 08
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2486
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TAGS: EMIN ENRG ETTC GR IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV
PREL, TRGY
SUBJECT: GREECE AGREES ON PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF
NEW SUPPLIES OF URANIUM

REF: STATE 91530

1. (U) On September 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on
preventing Iran's acquisition of new supplies of uranium to
Pantelis Margaris, Counselor-Expert for Disarmament Issues in
the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International
Organizations. Margaris agreed that preventing Iran's
acquisition of uranium is necessary and extreme vigilance is
required. He noted that Greece is not an advanced nuclear
country but they would monitor any activity.
SPECKHARD

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