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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KNNP EFIN IR
SUBJECT: UNSCR 1737 IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED 
 
REF: STATE 14071 
 
¶1. (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel points on Iran to 
leaders of the business community in Serbia and also to 
Minister of Finance Milan Parivodic. 
 
¶2. (SBU) On February 20, the Ambassador gathered the 
leaders of the of the American Chamber of Commerce, Foreign 
Investors Council, Serbian Chamber of Commerce and 
Association of Serbian Banks to alert domestic and 
international business to the need for great vigilance in 
doing business with Iran according to reftel points. 
Participants were receptive to the message and said that 
they would call on their members to exercise caution and 
full due diligence on all commercial deals with Iran. 
 
¶3. (SBU) Slobodan Milosavljevic, Executive Director of the 
Serbian Chamber of Commerce, noted that Serbia's foreign 
trade with Iran amounted to approximately USD 12 million in 
2006 and has averaged between USD 5 million and USD 14 
million since 2000.  He stated that trade with Iran was at 
much higher levels during the 90s than it is currently. 
 
¶4. (SBU) On February 21, the Ambassador met with Foreign 
Economic Trade and Finance Minister Parivodic to discuss 
reftel points.  Parivodic assured the Ambassador that the 
GOS would support the UNSCR fully and that he would 
coordinate with other relevant ministries and departments 
of the GOS on implementation. 
 
POLT