Cablegate: Drc: Demarche Delivered - U.S. National

Monday, 17 December 2007, 12:45 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 07KINSHASA1371

VZCZCXYZ0010
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHKI #1371 3511245
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 171245Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7241

UNCLAS KINSHASA 001371

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MNUC IR PARM
SUBJECT: DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - U.S. NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

REF: STATE 162558

1. (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on December 7 to
Alice Kimpembe Bamba, Minister Plenipotentiary in the
International Organizations Office of the Congolese Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.

2. (U) Kimpembe thanked PolOff for sharing the information on
Iran's nuclear program. She said that the DRC supports the
peaceful resolution to the dispute over the program. She
said that the DRC would consider our request to urge Iran to
suspend its uranium enrichment, reprocessing, and heavy
water-related activities.
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