Cablegate: Kazakhstan: Reaction to Iran Demarche

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PP RUEHDBU RUEHLN RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHTA #2783 2151052
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 031052Z AUG 06
FM AMEMBASSY ALMATY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6452
INFO RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 0362
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 2061
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0232
RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS ALMATY 002783

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/CEN (J. MUDGE), NEA/IR

SENSITIVE

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KNNP PARM IR KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: REACTION TO IRAN DEMARCHE

REF: STATE 119436

1. (U) Pol-Econ Chief conveyed reftel demarche to Daniyar
Sarekenov of the MFA's Middle East division on July 27.

2. (SBU) Sarekenov said that Kazakhstan was very concerned
with the developing situation in Iran and hoped for a
constructive response from the GOI to the P5+1 proposal.
The GOK places great emphasis on the need for all
signatories to abide by the provisions of the NPT, while at
the same time supporting Iran's right to the peaceful use of
nuclear energy. Kazakhstan strongly favors a diplomatic
solution.

ORDWAY

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