VZCZCXRO4776
OO RUEHROV
DE RUEHTRO #0135 0471638
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O R 161638Z FEB 10
FM AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5810
INFO RHEHAAA/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0266
RUEHII/VIENNA IAEA POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/CDR USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE
RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI 6368
UNCLAS TRIPOLI 000135
SENSITIVE SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/FO (ELISA CATALANO), ISN/RA (RICHARD NEPHEW), AND NEA/MAG; NSC FOR AGUIRRE
E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL IR UNSC LY
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT ON ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM REF: STATE 9124
1.(SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref demarche to MFA Director of the International Organizations Department, Mehdi
al-Mjribi, on February 10. Mjribi reiterated Libya's support of nuclear non-proliferation initiatives and said that all
nations should commit to the principles expressed within the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty. The GOL is in favor of a
diplomatic resolution to the situation with Iran and does not believe that sanctions will achieve a positive outcome.
The GOL believes that sanctions negatively affect a nation's citizens more than its government and that diplomatic
pressure on Iran should continue to be addressed within the context of the P5+1 group. Mjribi emphasized that the GOL
and Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi recognize the value of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and believe that it
is the right of each nation to pursue peaceful nuclear programs. CRETZ