09YEREVAN112

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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09YEREVAN112	2009-02-19 16:04	2011-08-24 01:00	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Yerevan

VZCZCXRO6984 RR RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDIR RUEHKUK DE RUEHYE #0112 0501604 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 191604Z FEB 09 FM AMEMBASSY YEREVAN TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8682 INFO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC 0591 RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0154 UNCLAS YEREVAN 000112

SENSITIVE SIPDIS

DEPT FOR EUR/CARC

E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM AM SUBJECT: ARMENIA: INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN

REF: STATE 132095

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PROTECT ACCORDINGLY

(SBU) On January 14, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Vartuhi Asaturian, Counselor of the Department for Arms Control and International Security of the Armenian MFA and to Arakel Meliksetyan, Deputy Head of the Financial Monitoring Center (FMC) of the Central Bank of Armenia. On February 10, post received an interim response from Asaturian's replacement George Kocharian, that the ministry would take the recommendations into consideration.

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