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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01HANOI2967 |
VIETNAM-NORTH KOREA: RELATIONS CONTINUE TO THAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE SRV/DPRK JOINT ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MET IN PYONGYANG FROM OCTOBER 15-19 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE VIETNAM OPENED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH SOUTH KOREA IN 1992. WHILE PRESS REPORTS TOUTED THE MEETING AS "HERALDING A COMPLETE REVIVAL OF BILATERAL TR [...] |
2001-11-14 04:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD VM KN KS DPRK |
| 01VATICAN1615 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] (U) THE MARCH 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - SOUTH KOREAN ARCHBISHOP LIKES POTUS RECIPE FOR KOREA - VATICAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS PAPAL VISIT TO ATHENS - PAPAL SUPPORT FOR ARAB CHRISTIANS - VATICAN ADMITS NUNS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY PRIESTS ----------------- [...] |
2001-03-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI IS GR KN KS VT MEPP VTPREL |
| 01VATICAN3571 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...] |
2001-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL |
| 02ANKARA8568 |
SECRETARY'S LETTER TO IAEA BOARD MEMBERS ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2002-11-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KN MNUC PREL TU |
| 02HANOI1181 |
GVN PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S VISIT TO NORTH KOREA (DPRK) PROVIDED ANOTHER AT LEAST COSMETIC INDICATOR OF THE CONTINUING THAW IN BILATERAL RELATIONS. WHILE THE TWO COUNTRIES SIGNED A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS, MOST APPEAR TO HAVE LITTLE PRACTICAL APPLICATION. THE PROBABILITY OF ANY [...] |
2002-05-13 07:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PHUM VM KN KS DPRK |
| 02ROME5079 |
NORTH KOREANS SIGNAL NEW OPENNESS AT ENERGY [...] AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON NORTH KOREAN ENERGY NEEDS, THE DPRK DELEGATION APPEARED TO SIGNAL UNUSUAL OPENNESS. ITS PRESENCE AT A CONFERENCE WITH USG AND ROK REPRESENTATIVES WAS ITSELF REMARKABLE, AND ITS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SHORTCOMINGS AND REFORMS WAS MORE SO. DPRK REPRESENTATIVE [...] |
2002-10-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EAID PARM KN IT |
| 02ROME5569 |
ITALIAN RESPONSE TO PRE- GAERC POINTS ON DPRK, [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 14, POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO ROCCO ANTONIO CANGELOSI, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. ON THE DPRK, CANGELOSI'S WANTED TO KNOW, "WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THEM IN ORDER TO REOPEN THE DIALOGUE?" POLMINCOUNS REPLIED THAT WE HAD LOST CONFIDENCE IN ANYT [...] |
2002-11-15 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN TU CY IT EUN |
| 02ROME5830 |
WFP LAUNCHES NORTH KOREA EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR [...] ON DECEMBER 2, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM LAUNCHED ITS 2003 EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR NORTH KOREA - ONE YEAR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05830 01 OF 03 031555Z (JANUARY- DECEMBER 2003), VALUED AT USD 201.08 MILLION, TO ASSIST 6.4 MILLION PEOPLE - MAINLY WOMEN AND [...] |
2002-12-03 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 02VATICAN290 |
VATICAN CHARITY COMBATS HARSH CONDITIONS IN NORTH [...] VATICAN NGO, CARITAS HONG KONG, COORDINATES THE VATICAN'S RELIEF EFFORTS IN NORTH KOREA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SOLID WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DPRK GOVERNMENT. CARITAS REPORTS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FOOD SITUATION AFTER MASSIVE INPUTS FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE WORLD F [...] |
2002-01-18 15:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR KN VT |
| 02VATICAN3637 |
AID AND ADVOCACY FOR NORTH KOREA - VATICAN AGENCY [...] (SBU) CATHOLIC CHURCH AID AGENCY CONFEDERATION CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) REPORTS NORTH KOREA'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CONTINUES WITH MORE THAN SIX MILLION PEOPLE FACING ACUTE SHORTAGES OF FOOD, MEDICINES, AND DRINKING WATER (REFTEL). CI IS SEEKING WAYS TO ATTRACT MORE DONORS AS PLEDGES FROM [...] |
2002-07-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KN KS VT |
| 03BEIJING18021 |
DECEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS: WEN'S [...] At the regular semi-weekly press briefing, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao reported on statements made by Premier Wen Jiabao that the objective of his U.S. visit is to "resolve problems" in bilateral relations and not to "engage in trade wars." While asserting that common interests have "outwe [...] |
2003-12-09 11:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ETRD CH KN |
| 03BRUSSELS5510 |
EU TROIKA DEC 9-12 VISIT TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) Summary. Senior EU officials will visit Pyongyang December 9-12 to convey EU support for the Six Party Talks; EU interest in improving ROK-DPRK relations in order to coordinate peninsular development; the need to respect human rights; and the need to begin a process of economic reforms. [...] |
2003-12-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM KNNP EAID KS CH KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 03COLOMBO260 |
Mission conveys points on strengthening the [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the points on strengthening the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) to the Sri Lankan Government in light of North Korea's decision to withdraw from the treaty. The GSL has not yet [...] |
2003-02-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP CE KN |
| 03HANOI264 |
VIETNAM'S "TRADITIONAL FRIENDS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vietnam has strived to maintain good ties with a number of the world's most troubling states, including Cuba, Iraq, North Korea (DPRK), Iran, Libya, Sudan, and Syria. With the exception of Sudan and Syria, all have embassies in Hanoi. These relations are largely an outgrowth [...] |
2003-02-06 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PTER CU IR IZ KN SU SY VM DPRK |
| 03HANOI2650 |
POLITICS AND MONEY: VIETNAM AND THE KOREAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's relationships with both Koreas are growing. ROK-Vietnam relations are likely to continue to expand, especially economically, while Hanoi-Pyongyang relations will develop more slowly. Vietnamese interlocutors are discouraged by their lack of access to or influence on [...] |
2003-10-17 00:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETRD ECON VM KN KS SW DPRK ASEAN |
| 03HANOI2790 |
VIETNAM TRYING TO CONVINCE PYONGYANG ON [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam continues to encourage North Korea to follow the same path of economic reforms Vietnam has successfully implemented but remains mostly circumspect on other issues like disarmament or the Six Party Talks. End Summary. 2. (U) Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, respo [...] |
2003-10-31 06:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON KN KS VM DPRK |
| 03HANOI433 |
VIETNAM ON ARF ACTION ON NORTH KOREA [...] (U) In a diplomatic note dated February 21, the MFA's ASEAN Department requested all ARF member Embassies in Hanoi transmit to their Foreign Ministers a copy of a February 21 letter from Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien to Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Hamhong expressing qualified support fo [...] |
2003-02-24 05:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN VM ASEAN DPRK |
| 03KATHMANDU1472 |
ACTION REQUEST: NEPALESE PARTY LEADER INVITED TO [...] (S/NF) On August 1, Pashupati SJB Rana, Chairman of Nepal's National Democratic Party (RPP), reported to the Ambassador that he has been invited to travel to North Korea by its Ambassador to Nepal, Jon Son Myong. Rana offered to deliver points that align with U.S. policy, and he is willing t [...] |
2003-08-04 06:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PINR PARM KN NP |
| 03KUWAIT3138 |
NORTH KOREA TO OPEN EMBASSY IN KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU KN KS |
| 03KUWAIT666 |
DEMARCHES CONCERNING IAEA DG ELBARADEI'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KN KNNP PARM PREL RS IAEA NACB |
| 03OTTAWA1323 |
NORTH KOREAN REPROCESSING: CANADA WILL RAISE [...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns about North Korean statements on reprocessing spent fuel (reftel), and plans to convey those concerns directly to DPRK officials at the UN and in Beijing. Political Director Jim Wright told Political Minister Counselor on May 7 that he will also suggest th [...] |
2003-05-08 21:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN CA |
| 03OTTAWA1451 |
CANADA: WILL CONTINUE RAISING CONCERNS WITH DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-22 17:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN CA |
| 03OTTAWA274 |
YOUR JANUARY 30 MEETING WITH CANADIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Your January 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Bill Graham will be an important opportunity to bolster Canadian support for our Iraq policy. The Canadian Government's natural preference is for giving the inspectors more time and for the UN Security Council to reach consensus, but it wants [...] |
2003-01-24 22:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETRD PTER CVIS CA IZ KN VE |
| 03OTTAWA461 |
CANADA ON REINFORCING THE NPT IN THE WAKE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-18 16:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM KN CA NPT |
| 03OTTAWA703 |
CANADA ON NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS [...] (S) Canada shares our strong concerns about the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, and believes that Iran will be emboldened if North Korea abandons the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We discussed reftel messages with Marc Vidricaire, Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Disarmamen [...] |
2003-03-13 23:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR CA NPT |
| 03ROME1734 |
DPRK/SARS: ODDS AND ENDS FROM THE GOI [...] (S) DURING A CATCH-UP SESSION, THE MFA DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIA, PAOLA MUNZI (STRICTLY PROTECT), REVEALED TO POLOFF SOME INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT THE DPRK, SARS, AND THE GOI, AS WELL AS HER FUTURE POSTING. 2. (S) ACCORDING TO MUNZI, THE DPRK HAS MADE A SERIES OF ODD REQUE [...] |
2003-04-24 08:45:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN IT EUN |
| 03ROME244 |
ITALY: DPRK; AFGHAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA OFFICIALS ASSURED CHARGE THAT THE GOI WOULD PURSUE NO INITIATIVE ON THE DPRK, INCLUDING THE IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN" OIL SHIPMENTS, WITHOUT OUR CONCURRENCE AND COLLABORATION. CHARGE ALSO SOUGHT REACTION TO REF A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRADE TO AFG [...] |
2003-01-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PHUM ECON ETRD KN AF PK IT |
| 03ROME26 |
NORTH KOREA: ITALY FLOATS IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN" [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: ITALIAN MFA EMPHASIZED IT SHARES OUR VIEWS ON THE SITUATION IN NORTH KOREA AND THE NEED TO BE FIRM WITH PYONGYANG. THE MFA'S DG FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS, WHILE UNDERSTANDING THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE USG'S REJECTION OF REWARDING THE DPRK WITH A DIRECT DIALOGUE, STRESSED [...] |
2003-01-03 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KN IT PARM PREL EAID ENRG UN |
| 03ROME3570 |
NORTH KOREA TELLS ITALY U/S BOLTON SHOULD NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: DPRK AMBASSADOR TO ITALY CHOE TAEK-SAN REQUESTED ITALY SUPPORT NORTH KOREA'S DEMAND THAT U/S BOLTON NOT ATTEND UPCOMING SIX-PARTY TALKS. HE ALSO MENTIONED NORTH KOREA DID NOT CURRENTLY POSSESS A NUCLEAR BOMB, ALTHOUGH CONTINUED U.S. AGGRESSION WOULD FORCE IT TO CREATE ONE. THE [...] |
2003-08-07 07:41:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PARM KN IT UN |
| 03ROME4637 |
U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES ARTICLE 98, PSI, IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. U/S Bolton discussed Article 98, PSI, North Korea and Iran with senior Italian officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the President's office and Prime Minister Berlusconi's office during meetings on October 2 in Rome. The Italians agreed to review language recently negoti [...] |
2003-10-09 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS MNUC KN IR IT KICC |
| 03ROME5222 |
Current readout on 2003 funding for WFP's North [...] As of mid-October, WFP had resourced 288,901 metric tons of food assistance (valued at USD 86.6 million) against its calendar year 2003 appeal for 513,096 metric tons. Principal donors include: Republic of Korea, 100,000 mts; Russian Federation, 40,463 mts; European Commission-ECHO, 46,285 mts [...] |
2003-11-19 10:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 03ROME5625 |
END OF YEAR NORTH KOREA HUMANITARIAN WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Recent press reports, WFP requests, inquiries from other donors and Assistant Secretary Boucher's comments have focused attention on the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). WFP has renewed its request for a favorable decision on the remai [...] |
2003-12-16 15:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 03ROME5705 |
WFP plea for North Korea humanitarian food [...] (SBU) WFP Executive Director Jim Morris has written his second letter this month to Secretary Powell (this one posted from Beijing) focusing attention on the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and WFP's renewed request for a favorable decision on [...] |
2003-12-23 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 03ROME791 |
WFP/UNICEF DPR KOREA NUTRITION SURVEY SHOWS MARKED [...] MALNUTRITION RATES AMONG CHILDREN IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK) HAVE DECLINED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY RELEASED BY WFP AND UNICEF ON FEBRUARY 20, CONJOINTLY WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENT'S CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND INSTITUTE OF CHIL [...] |
2003-02-26 05:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 03SANAA1453 |
U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Begin summary: On June 17, Under Secretary John Bolton met with Dr. Moustafa Bahran, Chairman of the Yemeni National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC) and science advisor to ROYG President Saleh. Discussing the U.S. campaign to target and cut off revenue that funds North Korea's nucle [...] |
2003-06-24 07:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MARR PARM PREL MNUC MASS KN YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 03SANAA1454 |
U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: PRESIDENT SALEH ON [...] (S/NF) Begin summary: On June 17, Under Secretary of State for Non-Proliferation and International Security John R. Bolton joined Yemeni President Abdullah Saleh for an hour-long discussion. U/S Bolton briefed Saleh on U.S. efforts to stop North Korea,s nuclear program, as well as ongoing [...] |
2003-06-24 07:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MNUC MASS IZ KN YM MARITIME SECURITY |
| 03SANAA1455 |
U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Begin summary: During a day of official meetings on June 17, Under Secretary for Non-Proliferation and International Security John R. Bolton met with Foreign Minister Abubaker al-Qirbi and MOD Chief of Staff Major General Mohammed al-Qasami to discuss Yemen's relations with the DPRK and [...] |
2003-06-24 07:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM MARR PREL MNUC MASS KN YM MARITIME SECURITY |
| 03SANAA1806 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FM QIRBI ON SANCTIONS [...] (s) Explaining that the sanctions against the DPKR were the result of a required legal review and that Yemen was not sanctioned, the Ambassador delivered talking points in reftel to Yemeni Foreign Minister Qirbi on July 27. He further emphasized that any actions that increased the DPKR's econ [...] |
2003-07-28 08:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | KSCA PARM MNUC ETTC MARR TSPA YM KN MTCRE DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA2769 |
DEMARCHE TO YEMENI FM QIRBI ON DPRK MILITARY [...] (S) On November 22, Charge, accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief, called on FM Qirbi to deliver ref a demarche, which Charge noted was a follow-up to discussions with President Saleh by both U/S Bolton and NEA A/S Burns (ref c), as well as Ambassador's meeting with Defense Minister Aliwa (ref b). Oth [...] |
2003-11-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MCAP PARM PREL YM KN DEMARCHE |
| 03STATE8026 |
A/S KELLY DISCUSSES KOREA, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) A/S KELLY BRIEFED AMBASSADOR YANG JIECHI JANUARY 9 ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR APPROACH TO NORTH KOREA, PREVIEWED HIS UPCOMING TRIP TO THE REGION AND DISCUSSED OVERALL BILATERAL RELATIONS. ON KOREA, KELLY STRESSED U.S. TACTICAL FLEXIBILITY IN FOCUSING ON OUR KEY OBJECTIVE, WHICH WAS TO [...] |
2003-01-10 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH KN KS |
| 03THEHAGUE1857 |
DUTCH: SUMMARY OF EU THOUGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Following delivery of HR reftels on July 21, MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Human Rights, Hans Docter (protect source), confirmed that the EU will introduce UNGA resolutions on Burma and the DRC; a decision on Iran has been postponed until early September, but appears likely. Docter also s [...] |
2003-07-22 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR BM CG ZI KN NL UNGA UNHRC UN |
| 03VATICAN3436 |
Caritas on North Korea: Unified, Willing to [...] (u) Catholic Church relief network Caritas works with the people of North Korea to combat poverty and malnutrition. Post recently met with Kathi Zellweger, who oversees Caritas' operations in North Korea and who spends considerable time there, to review developments in that country. Zellweg [...] |
2003-07-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID EAGR ETRD KN VT |
| 03VATICAN4689 |
HOLY SEE: UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON REVIEWS U.S. [...] (c) Under Secretary Bolton told Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin that the U.S. was making steady progress in Iraq, even though the security situation was not what we would like it to be. Bolton briefed Parolin on the President's meeting with Russian President Putin and the state of pla [...] |
2003-10-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KN PARM PREL VT |
| 03VATICAN5264 |
VATICAN-NORTH KOREA CONTACTS ON HOLD PENDING [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA, MONSIGNOR LUIS MONTEMAYOR, TOLD DCM NOVEMBER 18 THAT THE VATICAN'S PERIODIC SENIOR LEVEL CONTACTS WITH PYONGYANG WERE IN SUSPENSION PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE SIX-PARTY TALKS ON NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR ARMS PROGRAM. THE HOLY SEE HOPED [...] |
2003-11-20 07:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KN KS PHUM PREL VT |
| 04ABUJA149 |
NIGERIA AND DPRK MISSILES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Nigeria has continuing military cooperation with the DPRK, but the Nigerians tell us they are only talking about missiles to keep the door open for military aid from the DPRK, and do not intend to procure missiles or their technology. DPRK VP Yang Hyong-sop is visiting Nigeria [...] |
2004-01-29 14:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KNNP PREL KN NI |
| 04ABUJA177 |
PREVENTING NIGERIAN MISSILE-RELATED COOPERATION [...] (C) February 4, CDA delivered demarche (REF A) on Nigerian missile-related cooperation with North Korea to President Obasanjo's National Security Advisor, LTG (ret.) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau. CDA explained the seriousness with which the USG views North Korean missile and WMD programs, and asked t [...] |
2004-02-04 13:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC KNNP KN NI MTCRE |
| 04ANKARA6482 |
TURKISH-NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIC AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (SBU) Turkey's Foreign Trade (FTU) Undersecretary and the North Korean Ambassador to Bulgaria and Turkey signed a trade and economic cooperation agreement in Ankara on November 12. Two-way trade, valued at less than USD 5 million, is minuscule. Osman Bekaroglu, FT's Deputy Director General for [...] |
2004-11-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KN KS TU |
| 04BRUSSELS1081 |
US-EU COASI CONSULTATIONS PART 1: EAST ASIA [...] (C) On March 5 in Brussels, SA A/S Rocca and EAP PDAS Keyser -- accompanied by USEU DCM Foster -- discussed US-EU cooperation in South and East Asia with the EU's COASI Troika. This cable covers the EAP portion of the consultations. The SA segment will be reported septel. -- Indonesia: EU [...] |
2004-03-15 08:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP CH ID BM KN ASEAN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1119 |
DG COOPER ON DPRK: EU READY TO HELP WHEN TIME IS [...] (C) Visiting EAP PDAS Donald Keyser met with Council DG for External Relations Robert Cooper March 5 on the margins of semestral troika consultations with the EU (reftel). Cooper expressed satisfaction with the slow but steady progress in the Six Party process and offered the EU's assistance b [...] |
2004-03-17 07:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4630 |
EU RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DPRK FOOD AID [...] (C) Summary: Development Counselor presented reftel demarche to Xavier Guillou at DG AIDCO Food Security Unit and Maria Castillo-Fernandez, DG RELEX Desk Officer for DPRK. Both were receptive to demarche, had been in North Korea recently, largely agreed with US assessment of issues with some [...] |
2004-10-27 10:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KN PREL WFP USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4756 |
EU/DPRK: PRE-BRIEF OF TROIKA VISIT TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Directors-level Troika of EU officials will visit Pyongyang November 13-16 to press for North Korean cooperation in the Six Party Talks and to press for progress on human rights, economic reforms, ROK-DPRK relations and humanitarian assistance issues. The Troika will begin the [...] |
2004-11-05 16:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KNNP KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4881 |
EU/DPRK: SE DETRANI DISCUSSES 6PT, KEDO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations November 9 with Special Envoy Joseph DeTrani and EAP/K Director Jim Foster, EU officials underscored the EU's firm support for the Six-Party Process and willingness to play a constructive role when the time comes. They urged the US to consult early if the EU i [...] |
2004-11-16 12:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL KNNP PHUM EAID PINR IR KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04HANOI2594 |
CPV ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, KOREA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with visiting SFRC staffer Frank Jannuzi, CPV officials said human rights and democracy were secondary priorities for Vietnam behind meeting the population's basic material needs; that freedom to operate in the Central Highlands would be especially slow in coming fo [...] |
2004-09-16 09:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREF OTRA KN KS VM ETMIN HUMANR DPRK |
| 04HANOI535 |
YOUNGER GVN OFFICIALS ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent seminar on Vietnam's national security, younger generation officials from a range of GVN agencies and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) variously commented that: China and the U.S. both represent serious, but completely different threats for Vietnam's future [...] |
2004-02-25 06:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS PTER SNAR BM KN IZ VM CTERR ASEAN CVR DPRK CNARC |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY1024 |
(SBU) DPRK REFUGEE "UNDERGROUND RAILROAD" RUNS THROUGH [...] (SBU) We met August 3 with a counterpart at the ROK Consulate in HCMC to follow up on press reports that the four hundred and fifty North Korean refugees that defected recently to South Korea did so via HCMC. (On July 27 and July 28, 450 North Koreans refugees arrived in Seoul, the single lar [...] |
2004-08-05 01:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KS KN CH VM DPRK |
| 04KINSHASA1958 |
CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT PLANNING VISIT TO CHINA, [...] (C) Presidential Advisor and Special Ambassador Andre Kapanga told PolCouns October 18 that he and Foreign Minister Ramazani (possibly with other government officials) will be visiting China the first week of November, followed by a 4-day visit to North Korea. Kapanga said the delegation will [...] |
2004-10-21 13:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC PINR PREL CG CH KN |
| 04KINSHASA2122 |
DRC VISIT TO CHINA, N. KOREA - HYDROELECTRICITY [...] (C) Summary: Presidential advisor Andre Kapanga, the second-ranking official on the DRC delegation to China and North Korea, told PolCouns November 17 that meetings focused on investment opportunities in the DRC, particularly hydroelectrical generation and production of roof tiles. China off [...] |
2004-11-19 07:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON ENRG EINV EMIN ETRD PGOV CG CH KN |
| 04RANGOON1100 |
ALLEGED NORTH KOREAN INVOLVEMENT IN MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: North Korean workers are reportedly assembling "SAM missiles" and constructing an underground facility at a Burmese military site in Magway Division, about 315 miles NNW of Rangoon, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX . This unsolicited account should not be taken as authoritative, but it tracks [...] |
2004-08-27 08:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PARM PINR PREL KNNP BM KN |
| 04RANGOON317 |
BURMA DENIES NUCLEAR OR MISSILE LINKS WITH NORTH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Khin Maung Win told the CDA, a.i. March 9 that Burma "has no links whatever with North Korea regarding nuclear technology or missile technology," and has no intentions of buying missiles or missile technology from North Korea. He allowed that Burma had pu [...] |
2004-03-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PREL KNNP SNAR BM KN ARF |
| 04ROME1591 |
TAIWAN/DPRK CHEMICAL SEIZURE - ITALY SEEKING [...] (S) ECONOFF RAISED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA NON-PROLIFERATION COORDINATOR CARLO TRIPEPI ON MARCH 8. (WE ALSO LEFT THE POINTS AT MFA WITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO, DISARMAMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR GIOVANNI IANNUZZI, AND EAST ASIA OFFICE DIRECTOR CRISTINA RAVAGLIA.) THE [...] |
2004-04-23 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL TW KN IT AS TH CBW |
| 04ROME2854 |
JAPANESE DONATION OF 250,000 METRIC TONS FOR WFP'S [...] (SBU) WFP advised US Mission that Japan will donate 250,000 tons of cereals to WFP's 2004 emergency operation (EMOP) in North Korea, with delivery over the period August- September/October 2004. The value of the donation is up to U.S. $80 million. Final details of the transaction have been sen [...] |
2004-07-23 04:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 04THEHAGUE2677 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/KOREA: DUTCH ON EU SUMMIT WITH [...] (SBU) Both MFA Korea Desk officer and South Korea Embassy officer told poloffs that the EU-South Korea Summit held in Hanoi on October 9 was so brief -- lasting only two hours including interpretation -- that participants did not have enough time to cover all of the issues included in the leng [...] |
2004-10-15 14:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NL KS KN EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2871 |
DUTCH VIEWS ON U.S.-EU DPRK HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (C) Emboffs met with Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Humanitarian Affairs Joost Andriesson and DPRK desk officer Robert Dressen. They thanked emboffs for sharing reftel talking points and welcomed the possibility of further discussions on humanitarian assistance to North Korea. [...] |
2004-11-05 15:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KN NL WFP |
| 04VATICAN2890 |
NORTH KOREA: CATHOLIC RELIEF AGENCY BUILDING [...] (C) The Holy See's North Korea Country Director told us July 9 that Caritas has reinforced its traditional emergency food aid programs with training programs for local North Korean officials. The Vatican is cautiously optimistic that this focus on relationship building will create a greater [...] |
2004-07-26 13:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PGOV KN VT KS KIRF |
| 05ABUDHABI4049 |
UAE DEMARCHE: CUTTING OFF CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRADE [...] (U) This message contains an action request at the end of para 2. 2. (S) Summary: Reminding MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi of the UAE's commitment to working with the United States on shutting down proliferators and targeting their assets (refs A and B), Ambassador highlighted the need t [...] |
2005-09-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM MNUC KNNP IR CH KN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4103 |
OFAC DISCUSSES WMD, TERFIN WITH UAEG, BANKS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-28 08:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EFIN SNAR PK KN IR TC |
| 05ANKARA3369 |
NO KNOWLEDGE OF NORTH KOREAN COUNTERFEITING IN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-14 10:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM EFIN KN TU |
| 05BANGKOK3590 |
THAILAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) On May 27, PolCouns conveyed reftel para 8 talking points to Chakarin Chayabongse, Deputy Director General, East Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Chakarin expressed appreciation for the official notification of suspension of the U.S. remains recovery program in N [...] |
2005-06-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN KS TH DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK3704 |
THAILAND-DPRK RELATIONS: RTG SEES ITSELF AS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-06 10:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PARM PHUM KN KS TH DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK3744 |
GUIDANCE REGARDING TWO NORTH KOREAN SISTERS IN [...] (C) Per ref a request, on June 7 Refcoord told UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan that the U.S. would consider refugee referrals of the two North Korean sisters reportedly in Cambodia if UNHCR determines that it is in their best interest to travel to the United States. 2. (C) Utkan s [...] |
2005-06-07 08:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KN KS CB DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK5214 |
SIX-PARTY TALKING POINTS DELIVERED/FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Surapon Petch-Vra, Director of East Asian Affairs - North and South Korea; Piroon Laismit, Director of East Asian Affairs - China and Japan; and Amornsate Singha, Director North America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Points were received [...] |
2005-08-15 08:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KN KS TH |
| 05BANGKOK5937 |
UNHCR UPDATE ON DPRK REFUGEE IN THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. North Korean refugee Mr. Park Tae-Hung continues to reside in Thailand illegally and appears to have moved from Pattaya to Bangkok. UNHCR has been in sporadic contact with him since June and is prepared to refer him on an immediate basis to the ROK Embassy for resettlement. End [...] |
2005-09-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KN KS DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK6097 |
RESPONSE ON OPPORTUNITIES IN THAILAND TO ASSIST [...] (C) Summary. Both Thai and local UNHCR officials judge that the current, informal pipeline that funnels North Korean asylum seekers through UNHCR and on to the ROK embassy for swift and quiet resettlement continues to work well. According to Thai officials, any future USG efforts to accept Nor [...] |
2005-09-23 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM TH KN DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK656 |
NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) Summary and comment. UNHCR/UNDP cannot issue a travel document for North Korean asylum seeker Anh, but is prepared to assist in resolving this case in terms of providing transportation within Thailand, housing, and other assistance agreed upon by concerned governments. ICRC Bangkok repre [...] |
2005-01-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREF PREL KN KS LA TH DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK690 |
ICRC AND NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) Fred Grimm, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation, told Embassy Bangkok today that ICRC is not/not willing to issue a laissez-passer (LP) to North Korean asylum seeker An Kyong Su. Grimm said that, after consultations with both the ICRC representa [...] |
2005-01-27 00:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREF PREL KN KS TH DPRK LA |
| 05BANGKOK752 |
DPRK ASYLUM SEEKER -- MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) In response to reftel, Refcoord informed UNHCR Chief Protection Officer Kirsten Young on January 27 of the latest developments in the case of DPRK asylum seeker Anh and asked what assistance UNHCR would be able to provide in the resolution of this issue. Reiterataing earlier commitments m [...] |
2005-01-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL ASEC KN KS LA TH DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK802 |
AMBASSADOR-FM SURAKIART ON NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) On January 28, while in Phuket for Thai-hosted conference on a tsunami early warning system (EWS), the Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Surakiart about Ahn Kyong Su, the North Korean asylum seeker in Embassy Vientiane. The Ambassador noted that the Lao government would not allow tra [...] |
2005-01-31 10:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM ASEC KS KN TH DPRK LA |
| 05BUCHAREST568 |
ROMANIAN REACTION TO U.S. POSITION ON FEBRUARY 10 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-07 15:54:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KN RO |
| 05CANBERRA354 |
COMMANDER OF UN FORCES IN KOREA GENERAL LAPORTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on February 16, U.S. General Leon LaPorte, Commander of the UN Command in Korea, described the dramatic changes taking place in the ROK, in particular at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), where the UN Command's role is a [...] |
2005-02-24 06:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PARM PREL KNNP AS KS KN IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA403 |
AUSTRALIA WANTS MORE PRESSURE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In a February 25 courtesy call on DFAT Secretary L'Estrange, North Korean Ambassador Chon engaged on the question of whether North Korea would return to the Six-Party Talks (6PT). According to DFAT, Chon launched into the DPRK's "standard diatribe" about the U. [...] |
2005-03-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC AS KN IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA882 |
EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (S) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill told Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange on May 17 that there was a SIPDIS growing sense of urgency in Washington about the DPRK's nuclear program. L'Estrange agreed that the current state of [...] |
2005-05-24 04:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL MNUC AS KN CH KS JA ID ARF |
| 05DUBLIN1524 |
IRELAND: NO BANCO DELTA ASIA ILLICIT FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN EI |
| 05DUSHANBE1648 |
TAJIKISTAN: CIVIL AND GOVERNMENT AVIATION AUTHORITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 6, Under Secretary Robert Joseph met with Head of the Tajikistan Department of Civil Aviation Khamroyev Firuz and Tajik Air Force Chief of Staff General-Major Safaraliev. The Tajiks reiterated their support for ridding the world of the scourge of terrorism and the transfer o [...] |
2005-10-10 07:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IR KN TI |
| 05GENEVA2484 |
UNHCR EXCOM #5: SEEKING BETTER PROTECTION FOR [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of UNHCR,s Executive Committee meeting, Acting PRM A/S Rich Greene raised in meetings with Chinese Mission Counselor and UNHCR staff the fate of North Korean asylum seekers in China. Chinese concerns over stability in northeast Asia and successful resolution of t [...] |
2005-10-14 08:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM EAID CH KN UNCHR |
| 05HANOI1179 |
VIETNAM-DPRK TIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND [...] (C) The Vietnam-DPRK bilateral relationship, although strained by last year's "mass defection" of North Korean asylum-seekers from Ho Chi Minh City to Seoul, is slowly returning to normal. Vietnam recognizes that its "traditional ties" with the North, combined with its proximity to China and [...] |
2005-05-19 09:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PARM PHUM KN KS VM DPRK |
| 05HANOI136 |
(C) DETAILS ON NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS' [...] (C) Summary: Six North Korean asylum-seekers, four in the French Embassy and two in the Swedish Embassy, departed Vietnam January 7 for Singapore and, soon after, the ROK. Throughout the affair, the GVN's generally helpful and forthcoming attitude was in contrast to that of the ROK Embassy, a [...] |
2005-01-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SU VM FR KN HUMANR DPRK |
| 05HANOI1373 |
Seven North Koreans Enter Thai Embassy in Hanoi [...] (SBU) Thai DCM Tawatchai Koopirom confirmed June 9 that seven North Koreans asylum-seekers entered his embassy the day before. The three men and four women, including two younger people, got through the embassy's front gate by pretending to be visa applicants. "It all happened very fast," he [...] |
2005-06-09 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC KN TH VM DPRK ASEAN |
| 05HANOI1400 |
DPRK Asylum-seekers in Hanoi: Update [...] (SBU) Visiting UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan and Vietnam Country Representative Vu Anh Son provided additional information on the asylum attempt by seven North Koreans in the Thai Embassy (Ref A). Utkan, in Hanoi to meet with visiting PRM A/S Dewey and GVN officials (septel), was [...] |
2005-06-13 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC KN TH VM DPRK |
| 05HANOI149 |
VIETNAM - CONDITIONS FOR DPRK REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has not signed any international refugee convention and does not officially recognize North Koreans as refugees in need of protection. Several thousand North Koreans, however, have passed through Vietnam en route to other Southeast Asian countries where they have receive [...] |
2005-01-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM KN VM HUMANR DPRK ASEAN |
| 05HANOI1666 |
DPRK Asylum-seekers Depart Hanoi [...] (SBU) ROK Embassy First Secretary (Political) Lee Kang- kuk confirmed June 27 that the seven North Korean asylum- seekers in the Thai Embassy departed Hanoi for Seoul via Bangkok on June 23. According to Lee, the RTG provided the seven with travel documents in the form of "Emergency Certifica [...] |
2005-06-27 07:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF ASEC KN KS TH VM DPRK |
| 05HANOI2481 |
Opportunities to Assist DPRK Asylum Seekers in [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN considers DPRK asylum seekers to be immigration law violators who must be dealt with in accordance with the law; in most cases, they are sent back to the country from which they crossed illegally into Vietnam. As a matter of security, the GVN has asked foreign and inte [...] |
2005-09-23 10:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM KN VM DPRK |
| 05HANOI2511 |
EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Communist Party [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric John met Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Commission on External Affairs Director for the Western Europe and Americas Department Pham Tien Nhien at the CPV headquarters September 27. The Ambassador, EAP Mainland Southeast Asia Direc [...] |
2005-09-29 06:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KN VM DPRK |
| 05KUWAIT5052 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON ASG AND BANCO DELTA ASIA; [...] (SBU) On December 6, Econcouns, accompanied by Econoff, delivered reftels B-D demarche points (verbally and through non-papers) to Khaled Al-Mughamis, Director of the MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department responsible for terrorism finance and anti-money laundering issues. 2. (SBU) Wi [...] |
2005-12-08 07:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KJUS KNNP PTER PREL KN LE SY |
| 05KUWAIT5053 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON ASG AND BANCO DELTA ASIA; [...] (SBU) On December 6, Econcouns, accompanied by Econoff, delivered reftels B-D demarche points (verbally and through non-papers) to Khaled Al-Mughamis, Director of the MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department responsible for terrorism finance and anti-money laundering issues. 2. (SBU) Wi [...] |
2005-12-08 07:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KJUS KNNP PTER PREL KN LE SY |
| 05LJUBLJANA870 |
SLOVENIA ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points 16 December to Klaudijo Stroligo, Director of the Office for Money Laundering Prevention at the Slovene Ministry of Finance, and to Bostjan Jerman, security policy staffer at the MFA. Stroligo was not personally aware of the Banco Delta Asia case, but said h [...] |
2005-12-20 02:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | SECRET | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN SI |
| 05MANILA249 |
NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) North Koreans have access to the same international protection offered other refugee groups in the Philippines. The Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia to have signed the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and to have an institutionalized regime of refugee protection. The Depar [...] |
2005-01-14 08:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KN KS RP |
| 05NEWDELHI1141 |
LOOKING AT DPRK, GOI COMPLAINS OF LACK OF TRANSPARENCY RE AQ KHAN [...] (C) For the Indian government, North Korea's explicit reaffirmation of its nuclear status has revived concern about the nexus with Pakistan. MEA Director of Disarmament and International Security Affairs Venu Rajamony complained to PolCouns on February 9 that neither Pakistan nor the U.S. ha [...] |
2005-02-14 11:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IN PK KN |
| 05NEWDELHI7555 |
SHIELD S38-05: INDIA WILL INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) PolMilOff raised the points in reftel regarding the Grow-On Group's shipment of large amounts of sodium cyanide to North Korea in a Sept 27 meeting with MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security, Nutan Kapoor. PolMilOff gave Kapoor a non-paper about the case, as well as [...] |
2005-09-28 07:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC KN IN |
| 05PRAGUE1426 |
CZECHS REQUEST GUIDANCE ON PLANNED DPRK DEL VISIT [...] (U) Action request - see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: A DPRK delegation plans to visit the Czech Republic later this month on a trip organized by the head of the Czech Communist Party (and vice speaker of Parliament). The tentative itinerary includes a visit to the Temelin nuclear power plant. [...] |
2005-10-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL ENRG KN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1515 |
DPRK DELEGATION VISIT TO CZECH REPUBLIC INCLUDES [...] (U) Action Request in para 9. 2. (S) Summary: The DPRK parliamentary delegation visited the nuclear power plant at Temelin during their 17-22 October visit to the Czech Republic. Czech officials indicate they received a "standard VIP tour" of the facility; according to the company officia [...] |
2005-10-21 16:07:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC KN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1664 |
CZECHS: DPRK'S VISIT WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, ON [...] (S) Summary: The Czech MFA understands U.S. dismay over the October 20 visit of a DPRK Parliamentary delegation to the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant, and will again oppose any similar requests for visits or for nuclear cooperation in the future. The Czechs will not directly focus on China's human [...] |
2005-11-29 15:43:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | EZ KN KNNP MNUC PREL PGOV PHUM CH |
| 05RANGOON407 |
ALLEGED NORTH KOREAN CONSTRUCTION SITE IN CENTRAL [...] (S) The construction of high-tension power lines running to a secretive building site in Magwe Division has been halted, according to second-hand information from a Burmese military engineer working in the area. The sensitive project (19.55 N, 94.25 E), purportedly under construction by North [...] |
2005-04-05 11:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PARM PINR KNNP PREL BM KN |
| 05RANGOON77 |
BURMA: INPUT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NORTH [...] (U) NORTH KOREANS ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE PROTECTION IN BURMA: Burma is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and cannot be considered as hospitable for any individuals seeking refugee protection. To the contrary, the regime's egregious human rights practices, militar [...] |
2005-01-19 11:04:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KN BM |
| 05ROME2920 |
TERMINATION OF WFP HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN [...] Summary. World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director (ED) James Morris told us on September 1 that WFP would end assistance to the DPRK. He related that in an August 31st meeting with North Korean Ambassador Choe Taek San, San informed him of his government's plan to terminate internatio [...] |
2005-09-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KN AORC PHUM PREL SOCI UN WFP |
| 05SINGAPORE2501 |
UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH PRESSES SINGAPORE ON [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph visited Singapore August 15 and 16 to attend the opening ceremony of the Singapore-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative exercise, Deep Sabre. The Under Secretary engaged his hosts in bilateral discussio [...] |
2005-08-19 08:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC KNNP MNUC KN IR MTCRE |
| 05TOKYO1292 |
S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 2 meeting with visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, VFM Yachi said Japan supported the inclusion of Australia, New Zealand and India in the East Asia Summit and explained limitations to support from individual East Asian countries for greater U.S. involvement [...] |
2005-03-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH KN JA ASEAN |
| 05TOKYO1331 |
VIEWPOINT OF THE SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO [...] (C) ROK Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Choo Kyu-ho, accompanied by First Secretary Jeong Woon-jin, conveyed his embassy's viewpoints on North Korea, China, and the status of Japan-ROK bilateral relations at a March 7, 2005 lunch with the Charge. DCM Choo presented a rather dismal assessment [...] |
2005-03-07 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL JA KS KN CH MNNUC |
| 05TOKYO1349 |
U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL: [...] (C) Summary: During informal policy planning talks with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Vice Minister Tsuneo Nishida on March 2, Director of Policy Planning Stephen D. Krasner discussed East Asian architecture, China, North Korea and the President's democratization agenda. Nishida said Ja [...] |
2005-03-08 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ECIN PREL PARM PINR KDEM CH TW KN JA ASEAN |
| 05TOKYO1415 |
AMBASSADOR HILL DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA WITH CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda opened a breakfast meeting with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and U.S. Representative to the Six-Party Talks (6PT) Christopher Hill on March 10, 2005, by thanking him for his efforts on the North Korea issue. Hosoda raised the T [...] |
2005-03-10 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KN KS JA |
| 05VIENNA3841 |
AUSTRIA: POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN AU |
| 05WELLINGTON900 |
NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON DPRK FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S/REL NZ) Summary: The New Zealand government does not consider Maritime Mutual Insurance Association NZ (MMIA) to be an insurance company. Although MMIA is incorporated in New Zealand, the government says that it has advised the Japanese government that the company does not meet New Zealand [...] |
2005-11-21 03:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA KN NZ |
| 06ABUDHABI2812 |
UAE COMMENTS ON NORTH KOREA, IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 10:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4010 |
DELIVERED POINTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (SBU) PolChief passed reftel points to MFA Director for International Organizations and Conferences Yacub Al-Hosani on October 16. Al-Hosani, with whom we have discussed the North Korean issue frequently, offered no immediate comment. 2. (SBU) On October 17, Charge also shared reftel dema [...] |
2006-10-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4087 |
UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (S/NF) During a November 19 meeting with econchief and Treasury Regional Advisors, Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi briefly discussed U.S. efforts to isolate the Iranian regime financially. He said that Treasury Secretary Paulson had discussed Iran with all GCC Central SIPDIS [...] |
2006-10-26 11:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PTER KTFN MNUC IR KN AE |
| 06ADDISABABA1326 |
ETHIOPIA: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MILITARY OFFENSIVE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Two senior Ethiopian General officers told DATT May 9 and May 11 that Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have begun an offensive aimed at neutralizing Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in the Somali region. The Ministry of National Defense advised that Combined Joi [...] |
2006-05-12 09:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | MOPS CASC PREL ET KN |
| 06AMMAN2572 |
NORTH KOREAN FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 10 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Shamayleh said that he would notify Foreign Minister Khatib and Minister of Transportation Saud Nseirat of our position regarding any Jordanian o [...] |
2006-04-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PHSA KNNP MNUC EWWT KN JO |
| 06AMMAN7735 |
NUCLEAR TEST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-10 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN JO |
| 06ANKARA2664 |
TURKEY/DPRK: MFA BRIEFING ON DPRK VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Africa and East Asia Erdem Mutaf briefed several diplomatic corps representatives May 10 on MFA meetings with Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials on May 4. The DPRK had requested the visit as part [...] |
2006-05-11 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN KS TU |
| 06ANKARA3943 |
TURKISH STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] The Turkish MFA released the following statement on North Korea's missile launches on July 5. We will follow up with the GOT on reftel points and report septel. 2. Text of Turkish statement (informal Embassy translation): BEGIN TEXT July 5, 2006 We view the Democratic People's Repub [...] |
2006-07-07 05:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN TU IR |
| 06ANKARA4082 |
DELIVERY OF POINTS CONCERNING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] (C) We delivered ref a demarche to Turkish MFA Disarmament and Arms Control First Secretary Guven Begec on July 12. Begec said Turkey was also very concerned by the North Korean launches and noted the MFA's statement in reaction to the launches (ref b). Begec informed us that he has been foll [...] |
2006-07-12 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KN KNNP PARM PREL |
| 06ANKARA5203 |
TURKEY AND UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) We delivered reftel non-paper to MFA Security Affairs Deputy Director General Avni Bicakli on September 7 and Disarmament Office DDG Bulent Meric on September 8. Meric said Turkish financial authorities have ascertained that Turkish companies are not directly or indirectly involved with s [...] |
2006-09-08 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT PTER KN TU |
| 06ANKARA5790 |
TURKEY ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-04 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP TU |
| 06ANKARA5865 |
RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (U) We delivered reftel points and Presidential statement on October 10 to Evren Akyol, who has principal responsibility for North Korean issues in the MFA's East Asia Bureau, and to Serhan Yigit in the MFA's Department of Arms Control and Disarmament. 2. (C) Akyol said that Turkey fully ag [...] |
2006-10-10 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KN KNNP PARM PREL TU |
| 06ANKARA6423 |
TURKEY TO CO-SPONSOR UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON BURMA AND [...] (C) Turkey has decided to co-sponsor resolutions on the human rights situations in Burma and North Korea in the UNGA Third Committee, to support the U.S.-sponsored resolution on the human rights situation in Belarus, to oppose no action motions proposed by countries across the board, and to opp [...] |
2006-11-15 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA TU BO BM KN |
| 06ANKARA6445 |
TURKEY WILL SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION ON UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has decided to support the resolution on Uzbekistan's human rights record at the UNGA Third Committee. It will oppose any related no action motions. It plans to abstain from the vote on Iran's human rights record. End summary. 2. (C) Following up on points delivered p [...] |
2006-11-17 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UZ BM BO IR KN TU |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1157 |
OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM MADAGASCAR ON NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] The Government of Madagascar officially responded to reftel demarche via facsimile of diplomatic note No. 561-AE/M/NV/DCM, dated 12 October 2006. Informal translation of the text of the diplomatic note follows: BEGIN TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: ------------------------------ MINISTRY OF FO [...] |
2006-10-13 10:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN MA |
| 06ASHGABAT1066 |
Demarches Delivered to Turkmenistan on North Korean Nuclear [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-11 08:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM TX |
| 06ASHGABAT1070 |
Turkmenistan Condemns North Korea [...] (U) Subsequent to reftel A report on interaction with Government of Turkmenistan authorities on the North Korean nuclear situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified the Embassy October 11 of its release of a "statement in the mass media on the issue contained in the mentioned [diplomat [...] |
2006-10-12 03:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM TX |
| 06ASHGABAT1245 |
(S) ASHGABAT DELIVERS FLIGHT BY NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | IR KN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TX |
| 06ASHGABAT1260 |
DPRK DID NOT REQUEST LANDING/OVERFLIGHT FROM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-11 13:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | IR KN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TX |
| 06ASHGABAT767 |
TURKMENISTAN DENIES OVERFLIGHT FOR SUSPECT IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-19 11:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM ETTC PREL IR CH KN KG TX UZ |
| 06ASHGABAT828 |
FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV SAYS TURKMENISTAN HAS [...] (S) Charge delivered ref A appreciation to Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on August 3. Meredov took meticulous notes and said he would convey text verbatim to President Niyazov. Meredov added that "for your information only," the Government of Turkmenistan had denied overfligh [...] |
2006-08-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | IR KN PARM PGOV PREL TX |
| 06ASTANA35 |
KAZAKHSTAN REACTION TO NORTH KOREAN ANNOUNCEMENT: "YOU CAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov on October 10, taking the opportunity to thank Abdrakhmanov for the Government of Kazakhstan's (GOK) October 9 statement (paragraph 4) denouncing North Korea's announcement of a nuclear weapon test. [...] |
2006-10-10 12:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KZ KN |
| 06ASUNCION1054 |
PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM PA |
| 06ASUNCION711 |
PARAGUAY CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] On July 7, A/DCM delivered reftel points and the White House statement on the North Korean missile launch to Ceferino Valdez, the Undersecretary for Bilateral Affairs, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. Later that same day, Paraguay's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a press state [...] |
2006-07-11 14:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN PA |
| 06ASUNCION971 |
PARAGUAY ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-21 19:51:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MUNC WMD KPAO PTER KN KS PA |
| 06ATHENS1766 |
UNSC RESOLUTION MAY BE "JUST WHAT DPRK WANTS," [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on the UNSC resolution regarding the DPRK missile launches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Haralambos Rocanas on July 10. Ambassador told Rocanas that the U.S. is grateful Greece has joined us in co-sponsoring the UNSC resolution, and [...] |
2006-07-10 15:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN GR |
| 06BAGHDAD3734 |
IRAQ RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-08 16:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP IZ |
| 06BAKU1549 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FOREIGN MINISTER ON NORTH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-26 05:01:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN PARM |
| 06BAKU974 |
AZERBAIJAN: NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref points on North Korean Missile Launches to MFA Americas Desk officer Elchin Bashirov on July 6. Bashirov said that although Azerbaijan was following this issue, because North Korea is not geographically close to Azerbaijan, he did not expect the MFA to issu [...] |
2006-07-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN AJ |
| 06BANGKOK1139 |
MEETING WITH SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) Summary. In a February 23 meeting, a South Korean Embassy official said he had received no new instructions or information from Seoul regarding U.S.-ROK discussions about North Korean refugees, including on providing assistance to the Embassy if any suitable refugee cases arose or sharing [...] |
2006-02-24 11:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KS KN DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK1340 |
THAI RESPONSE ON NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. During March 3 conversations, Thai FM Kantathi and NSC Chief Winai said that the North Korean refugee issue was sensitive for Thailand. However, they indicated that the RTG was willing to work with the USG on discreet, case-by-case processing of North Korean refugees for U.S. re [...] |
2006-03-03 10:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KN TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2120 |
EMBASSY BANGKOK NORTH KOREAN RESPONSE PLAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see action request para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Counselor, along with a team of USG members who will have a role in assisting NKs at the Embassy, met on April 10 to discuss details of the walk-in operational plan. [...] |
2006-04-11 10:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF TH KN KS DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2202 |
SIX NORTH KOREANS APPROACH EMBASSY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Six North Koreans (NK) accompanied by two NGO representatives from the Evangelical Movement for North Korea presented themselves at U.S. Embassy Bangkok about 1100 on April 17. They were not accompanied by media and the Embassy ha [...] |
2006-04-17 11:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL AMGT KN KS TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2296 |
UPDATE ON SIX NORTH KOREANS [...] (C) Summary. In an April 20 meeting, ROK Embassy officials expressed familiar concerns about U.S. resettlement of North Korean refugees but indicated that they would be prepared to help in accordance with commitments the ROKG has made to the United States. In a subsequent UNHCR-ROK Embassy m [...] |
2006-04-20 23:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KN KS TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2329 |
THAI GIVE OK ON U.S. RESETTLEMENT OF SIX NORTH [...] (C) Summary. The RTG has given formal approval for U.S. resettlement of North Korean refugees on a case-by-case, discreet basis and for U.S. resettlement of the first group of six North Koreans. However, Thai sensitivities about this issue remain. Any publicity would complicate the issue and [...] |
2006-04-21 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL TH KN KS DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2565 |
U.S.-BOUND NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES BELIEVE RELATIVES [...] (C) Refcoord and Deputy Refcoord met May 2 with the six North Korean refugees approved by DHS for U.S. resettlement to follow up on concerns expressed by some of the refugees in their separate resettlement interviews about the safety of relatives in North Korea (DPRK). 2. (C) All of the ref [...] |
2006-05-02 09:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KN KS TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK3226 |
THREE NORTH KOREANS APPROACH EMBASSY [...] (C) On May 27 at approximately 0900 local time, three women claiming to be North Koreans approached the Embassy. They were unaccompanied and spoke minimal English and no Thai. Using an Embassy emplopyee as interpreter, Refcoord, Deputy Refcoord, and Assistant RSO briefly interviewed the three [...] |
2006-05-29 23:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK3535 |
NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan told Refcoord on June 14 that seven of the ten North Koreans who had been detained and released by Lao authorities (reftel) have now arrived in Bangkok and are staying at the shelter for North Korean refugees managed by a South Korean NGO. Utkan ex [...] |
2006-06-14 10:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL TH KN KS |
| 06BANGKOK3582 |
NO DECISION FROM THAI ON U.S. RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) In a June 14 telephone conversation, the Ambassador raised the three North Korean refugees who are seeking U.S. resettlement (reftels) with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn. The Ambassador urged Krit to permit U.S. resettlement processing of the [...] |
2006-06-15 09:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PHUM TH KS KN DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK3746 |
SIX NORTH KOREANS APPROACH EMBASSY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. (C) On Friday, June 23 at approximately 1130 local time, five women, including one with a 6-year old daughter, approached the front gate of the Embassy and identified themselves as North Koreans. They were met and interviewed by Refcoord, AR [...] |
2006-06-25 23:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK3759 |
UNHCR NOTIFIES EMBASSY OF INTEREST OF DETAINED [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 5. 2. (C) On June 26, UNHCR notified Embassy that a North Korean woman currently in the Immigration Detention Center (IDC) in Bangkok has expressed interest in U.S. refugee resettlement. UNHCR reported that in the course of the regular interview for [...] |
2006-06-26 07:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK3842 |
NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan told Refcoord on June 28 that the head of the Thai National Security Council, General Winai Phattiyakul, had told him the previous day that Thai intelligence was reporting that UNHCR was involved in the trafficking of North Koreans to Thailand. Ut [...] |
2006-06-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK4001 |
THAI REACTION TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (SBU) In a statement to reporters on July 5, Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkohn called upon North Korea to "refrain from doing any activities which will create mistrust" and urged Pyongyang "to seek peaceful negotiations to prevent any misunderstandings." According to Kantathi, Thailand [...] |
2006-07-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH KN KNNP PARM |
| 06BANGKOK4803 |
CHINESE ON NORTH KOREA AND THE UNSYG CANDIDATE [...] (C) As part of AmEmbassy Bangkok's regular tea meetings with the Chinese, Chinese political officer Wang Shuai told Poloffs that North Korea is committed to the Six-Party Talks, but it may be "counter-productive" for the US to exert "negative pressure" on the regime to return to the negotiati [...] |
2006-08-08 03:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN CH TH KN |
| 06BANGKOK5456 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSCR 1695 [...] (U) On September 6, 2006 post delivered Reftel A demarche to Phasporn Sangasubana, Director of the Administrative Affairs Division, International Organization Bureau, of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Phasporn acknowledged receipt of the talking points, but informed Poloff that no [...] |
2006-09-06 08:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06BANGKOK6084 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE N KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) On October 4, 2006, Charge delivered Reftel demarche to Nongnuth Phetcharatana, Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nongnuth thanked Charge for the points and promised to relay them to her superiors. She will co [...] |
2006-10-04 09:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
| 06BANGKOK6442 |
CHINA ON THE THAI COUP, ASEAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of Embassy Bangkok's regular tea meetings with the PRC Embassy, Chinese diplomats explained that China openly welcomed Thai interim PM Surayud Chulanont because the PRC holds "different standards" than the US. They confirmed that PRC Premier Wen Jiabao will meet with Sur [...] |
2006-10-24 08:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH CH KN ASEAN |
| 06BANGKOK6470 |
ARREST OF NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] (C) On October 24, 83 North Korean asylum seekers were picked up by Thai immigration officers in an apartment building in the northern Bangkok suburb of Pathum Thani. A South Korean NGO was taking care of them in that facility. A representative of the NGO was also taken into custody by the p [...] |
2006-10-25 08:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM TH KN KS |
| 06BANGKOK6702 |
THAILAND'S TRADE WITH NORTH KOREA: DOING BUSINESS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: U.N. economic sanctions against North Korea have met with high-level acceptance from Thai authorities who are moving toward implementing the Security Council resolution. Thailand's unusual position as a top trading partner of North Korea gives it a potentially large role in he [...] |
2006-11-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PINR MARR MASS KN TH |
| 06BANGKOK6854 |
THAI PM PLANS TO LIFT MARTIAL LAW [...] (C) Interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont told the Ambassador the RTG planned to lift martial law during the celebrations of the King's December 5 birthday, and might even take this step earlier. In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Surayud indicated that he hoped to address unhel [...] |
2006-11-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM TH BM KN |
| 06BANGKOK6945 |
ROK POLITICAL COUNSELOR UPDATE ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) Summary. ROK Embassy Political Counselor Choi said on November 15 that differences within the RTG may account for the recent raid on the South Korean shelter for North Korean refugees. After discussions with the RTG, the ROK Embassy is now working with Thai Immigration to set up a new she [...] |
2006-11-17 02:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK7418 |
PRM ADMISSIONS OFFICE DIRECTOR MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Summary. End summary. 2. (C) During a December 4-8 visit to Bangkok, PRM Office of Admissions Director Terry Rusch met with DHS, UNHCR, CDC, IOM, and ROK Embassy officials to discuss refugee issues. She discussed current refugee processing issues with Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) s [...] |
2006-12-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KN |
| 06BANGKOK7437 |
PRM ADMISSIONS OFFICE DIRECTOR MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with the Thai Ministry of Interior, visiting PRM Office of Admissions Director Terry Rusch stated U.S. interest in resettling North Korean refugees from Thailand, outlined USG plans for large-scale Burmese resettlement during the current fiscal year and pressed for a [...] |
2006-12-15 07:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KN |
| 06BEIJING10192 |
CHINA'S MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL'S [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill met with VFM Yang Jiechi and VFM Wu Dawei to discuss implementing consensus reached in the April 2006 Bush- Hu meetings and in the Fourth Round of Six-Party Talks. -- Accusations [...] |
2006-05-25 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING1057 |
SENATOR MURKOWSKI HIGHLIGHTS U.S. CONCERNS ON [...] (SBU) Senator Murkowski highlighted U.S. concerns about the status of the Six-Party Talks during meetings with NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo and CCP Central Committee International Department Vice Minister Ma Wenpu. Wu blamed mistrust between the United States and DPRK for the current impasse in t [...] |
2006-01-17 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP CH KN |
| 06BEIJING10606 |
MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...] |
2006-05-30 22:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING1061 |
JANUARY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM JONG-IL VISIT [...] MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan stated that President Hu Jintao will "meet a foreign leader" on Tuesday, January 17, in response to repeated questioning about the unconfirmed visit of Kim Jong-Il to China. Kong refused to be drawn into specific comment about a possible Kim visit, saying he had no [...] |
2006-01-17 11:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM CH IR EU KN |
| 06BEIJING10895 |
JUNE 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 1 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China welcomes U.S. gestures and willingness to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue, while not supporting the "arbitrary" use of sanctions in handling international affairs. -- Addressing the China-Arab Coope [...] |
2006-06-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ECON CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING11382 |
JUNE 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARY DEVELOPMENT, [...] Key points made at the June 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- The United States maintains the largest military expenditure in the world and has "no reason" to criticize China's military development. -- China is making significant progress in combating human trafficking and is prepa [...] |
2006-06-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING12175 |
JUNE 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS, [...] Key points made at the June 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Amnesty International's recent reports that China's arms exports promote violence and human rights violations around the world are "groundless." China complies with its international obligations and has export controls i [...] |
2006-06-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING13022 |
JUNE 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH, [...] Key points made at the June 20 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China has "taken note" of reports of an impending DPRK missile launch. -- China will send an official delegation to the African Union Summit in July. China and Angola will sign a series of treaties involving law enfo [...] |
2006-06-20 10:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING14173 |
PRC WORKING ON DPRK IN PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: China shares the same objectives with the United States, which should not be disappointed with China's actions or statements, MFA Director General Liu Jieyi said in response to the DCM's delivery of reftel points. As opposed to the 1998 UNSC "Statement to the Press," China favors a [...] |
2006-07-06 08:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MCCP MARR KNNP UNSC KN KS JA |
| 06BEIJING14216 |
JULY 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES, [...] Key points made at the July 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China expresses grave concern over "what happened" and remains in close consultation with all relevant parties. China hopes that all relevant parties will remain calm and exercise restraint, proceed toward the co [...] |
2006-07-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN IS |
| 06BEIJING14218 |
CHINESE SCHOLARS, MEDIA REACT TO DPRK MISSILE TESTS [...] (C) The DPRK's July 4/5 missile tests will likely not significantly alter China's policy toward North Korea and the nuclear issue, scholars and media contacts told us. The United States can expect a tougher tone from Beijing toward the DPRK but no willingness to take concrete action such as [...] |
2006-07-06 12:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP CH KN |
| 06BEIJING14635 |
JULY 12 G-8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA SUPPORTS [...] President Hu Jintao will lead China's delegation to the G-8 Outreach Meeting July 16-17 in St. Petersburg, according to Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. The meeting will be a dialogue between the G-8 and leaders from six developing countries: China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico [...] |
2006-07-12 10:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN IS |
| 06BEIJING14723 |
JULY 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE [...] Key points made at the July 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China's response is governed by three objectives: to reduce tension and maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, to promote the solidarity of the UNSC and to encourage prompt resum [...] |
2006-07-13 10:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN IR |
| 06BEIJING15431 |
BRING BEEF, NOT CELL PHONES: CHINESE JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The All China Journalists' Association is organizing a visit to North Korea for a group of six senior editors from media outlets such as Party mouthpieces Guangming Daily and the official Xinhua wire service, said Li Tao (protect), a professor at the Tsinghua University School of Journali [...] |
2006-07-26 08:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI CH KN |
| 06BEIJING16381 |
U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES NORTH KOREANS, HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY AND ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI TIANKAI DISCUSSED NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CANDIDATES TO HEAD THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DURING AN AUGUST 9 BILATERAL MEETING PRIOR TO THE U.S.-CHINA GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM (GIF). U/S DOBRIANSKY E [...] |
2006-08-09 12:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AORC KN UN CH |
| 06BEIJING16512 |
CODEL STEVENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT HU JINTAO [...] (C) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, reviewed with President Hu Jintao the results of the U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary Exchange dialogue and urged further Chinese cooperation on the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues. President Hu said the bilateral relationship is in good [...] |
2006-08-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG CH KN LE IR |
| 06BEIJING16515 |
CODEL STEVENS AND NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO DISCUSS [...] (C) CODEL STEVENS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, MET WITH NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO ON AUGUST 11 IN BEIJING TO DISCUSS KEY U.S.- CHINA BILATERAL ISSUES FOLLOWING THE THIRD ANNUAL U.S.-CHINA INTER-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP (IPG) DIALOGUE IN GUILIN. SENATORS RAISED CONCERN [...] |
2006-08-13 22:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG CH TW KN LE IR |
| 06BEIJING16823 |
A/S SAUERBREY'S AUGUST 10 MEETING WITH UNHCR [...] (C) SUMMARY: VISITING PRM ASSISTANT SECRETARY ELLEN SAUERBREY MET AUGUST 10 WITH UNHCR ACTING REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CHOOSIN NGAOTHEPPITAK TO DISCUSS NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA AND OTHER REFUGEE ISSUES. REVIEWING EFFORTS TO PUSH THE PRC TO LIVE UP TO ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND COOPERATE [...] |
2006-08-15 13:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM KN KS CH TH |
| 06BEIJING17957 |
ROK READOUT OF NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SONG [...] (C) ROK NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SONG MIN-SOON'S AUGUST 24-25 VISIT TO BEIJING FOCUSED ON PLANNING FOR ROK PRESIDENT ROH'S OCTOBER VISIT AS WELL AS DISCUSSING NORTH KOREA. AN ROK EMBASSY OFFICER STRESSED THAT BOTH SIDES LOOK TO PRESIDENT ROH'S VISIT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL [...] |
2006-08-25 12:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP CH KN KS |
| 06BEIJING18680 |
SEPTEMBER 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the September 5 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China continues to support the Six-Party Talks and remains dedicated to the goal of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. -- China believes the Six-Party Talks, not sanctions, is the most effective way to resolve the nuc [...] |
2006-09-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING18905 |
: A/S HILL VISIT, DPRK NUCLEAR TEST AND KIM [...] Key points made at the September 7 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- A/S Hill's meetings with VFM Wu Dawei and AFM Cui Tiankai focused on how to break the impasse and resume the Six-Party Talks process. -- All parties should avoid actions that would escalate tensions over a possible [...] |
2006-09-07 09:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC CH KN |
| 06BEIJING19404 |
DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETINGS WITH AFM HE YAFEI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER HE YAFEI EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER PRESS REPORTS THE USG MAY SELL TAIWAN F-16S AND OVER THE POSSIBILITY THAT CHEN SHUI-BIAN MAY SEEK TO CREATE A CROSS-STRAIT CRISIS WHEN AFM HE MET EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN. DAS CHRISTENSEN SAID U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN, INCLUDIN [...] |
2006-09-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING19546 |
SEPTEMBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, KIM [...] KEY POINTS MADE AT THE SEPTEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING WERE: -- RESUMING THE SIX-PARTY TALKS REQUIRES EFFORTS BY ALL PARTIES. ON U.S. "SANCTIONS" AGAINST THE DPRK, CHINA SUPPORTS PROSECUTION OF THOSE COMMITTING FINANCIAL CRIMES BASED ON THE FACTS AND EVIDENCE. -- THERE ARE "NO ARRANGEME [...] |
2006-09-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH KN JA |
| 06BEIJING21219 |
DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: ROK, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-07 09:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MNUC KN CH KS JA RU |
| 06BEIJING21220 |
DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: VIEWS OF CHINESE [...] (S) Chinese academic and media observers are concerned about North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test and generally believe the DPRK will actually carry out its threat to test at some point. Some observers expressed skepticism that a test would come soon. The official China Daily ran o [...] |
2006-10-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MNUC CH KN KS JA RU |
| 06BEIJING21224 |
REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: RARE MFA ""STATEMENT"" [...] (S) The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a rare official ""statement"" (text at para 11) on October 9 condemning the reported DPRK nuclear test that day. China had only issued four previous MFA statements of this kind in the last decade and a half. Chinese contacts we spoke with expressed sur [...] |
2006-10-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MNUC CH KN JA KS RU |
| 06BEIJING21227 |
REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: REACTION OF BEIJING [...] (C) Officials from the Japanese, ROK, Russian, French and British Embassies in Beijing were in contact with Chinese officials October 9 about the reported DPRK nuclear test and said their capitals had made or would make statements condemning the DPRK action. The Japanese geological service re [...] |
2006-10-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC MNUC PINR KN CH JN KS RU |
| 06BEIJING21641 |
OCTOBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] Key Points made at the October 12 Press Briefing were: -- The DPRK must not further worsen the Korean peninsula nuclear situation. -- Six-Party Talks remain the best method for resolving the crisis, however direct dialogue between the United States and DPRK would help narrow differences. [...] |
2006-10-12 11:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN KS NP |
| 06BEIJING21713 |
MFA SAYS PM ABE VISIT WILL SMOOTH COURSE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8-9 China visit marks the renewal of Japan-China leadership summits and will therefore smooth the future course of bilateral relations, MFA officials told us. The October 8 joint press communiqu for the PM Abe visit marked the first ti [...] |
2006-10-13 08:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA KN |
| 06BEIJING21796 |
BEIJING SCHOLARS ON DPRK DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) China's issuance of a tough statement in reaction to the DPRK claimed nuclear test reflected President Hu Jintao's anger over Pyongyang's defiance, according to Beijing think tanker An Hongquan (protect). The Chinese leadership was particularly "shocked and angered" by the timing of the DP [...] |
2006-10-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR CH KS KN |
| 06BEIJING21987 |
OCTOBER 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UNSCR 1718; [...] Key Points made at the October 17 Press Briefing were: -- China will implement UNSCR 1718 seriously and in a responsible manner. -- Regarding reports that China is controlling truck traffic from China to North Korea and that banks in Dandong are restricting transfers of money into North K [...] |
2006-10-17 10:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING22983 |
OCTOBER 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CHINA-AFRICA [...] Key Points made at the October 31 Press Briefing were: -- Japan's demand that North Korea not rejoin the Six-Party Talks as a nuclear power can be handled within the framework of the Talks. -- There has been no change in China's policy regarding the normal trade relations with the DPRK. [...] |
2006-10-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH PK KN |
| 06BEIJING23356 |
NOVEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, AFRICA [...] Key Points made at the November 2, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- The resumption of the Six-Party Talks is a positive step towards insuring peace and stability on the North Korean Peninsula. The Talks will resume at the parties' earliest convenience. -- Six African leaders will make state [...] |
2006-11-02 12:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC TBIO KFLU AGOA JA CH KN |
| 06BEIJING23628 |
NOVEMBER 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the regular November 7 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China calls for speedy resumption of Six-Party Talks. The spokesman deflected a question about excluding Japan from the Talks. -- United States' Undersecretaries Nick Burns and Robert Joseph will visit China this week [...] |
2006-11-07 11:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KN CH |
| 06BEIJING23696 |
EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND FISS SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe's visit to Beijing was an "icebreaking event" and momentum in resolving outstanding differences between Beijing and Tokyo is building very quickly, Chen Zhiya, Secretary General of the Foundation for International Strategic Studies (FISS) told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen [...] |
2006-11-08 08:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN CH |
| 06BEIJING23715 |
NOVEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. MIDTERM [...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- China has no comment on the resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld or the midterm elections and stands ready SIPDIS to work with the United States and both its political parties. -- VFM Wu Dawei discussed the DPRK with [...] |
2006-11-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO KN RS CH JA |
| 06BEIJING23726 |
DAS CHRISTENSEN DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 01:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA |
| 06BEIJING23776 |
NOVEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE SUBMARINE [...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- MFA Spokesperson Jiang Yu claims ignorance of reports that a Chinese submarine followed the USS Kitty Hawk. He said China is an &adamant force8 in the region and the world for peace and stability. -- Jiang deflected questio [...] |
2006-11-14 11:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO KN CH EC JA IN PK |
| 06BEIJING23852 |
USUN FOR PHEE, CARPENTER AND MORRIS NSC FOR [...] (C) China's full and effective implementation of UNSCR 1718 sanctions against the DPRK is especially important given China's P-5 status and its special relationship with the DPRK, Poloff stressed to MFA IO UN Division Director Yang Tao when delivering the United States' 1718 report and provisi [...] |
2006-11-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL KN CH |
| 06BEIJING23853 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) China's full and effective implementation of UNSCR 1718 sanctions against the DPRK is especially important given China's P-5 status and its special relationship with the DPRK, Poloff stressed to MFA IO UN Division Director Yang Tao when delivering the United States' 1718 report and provisi [...] |
2006-11-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL KN CH |
| 06BEIJING23883 |
DAS CHRISTENSEN DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND TAIWAN [...] (C) The North Korean nuclear problem should be the focus of the Six-Party Talks and we should not let other issues interfere with the primary goal of denuclearizing the DPRK, Vice Chairman of the China Reform Forum (CRF) DING Kuisong (strictly protect), told visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen [...] |
2006-11-18 03:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA |
| 06BEIJING23954 |
NOVEMBER 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the November 21 MFA Press Conference were: - A/S Hill and VFM Wu Dawei held talks on resumpion of the Six-Party Talks but no date has been set for the Talks to resume. -- The MFA Spokesperson had no comment on reports of the "unfreezing" of DPRK accounts in Macao or about th [...] |
2006-11-21 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN IN CH MX CO |
| 06BEIJING24126 |
NOVEMBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the November 28 MFA Press Conference were: -- This afternoon in Beijing the heads of the Six-Party Talks delegations from China, the United States and the DPRK held meetings, including bilateral and trilateral talks, on the resumption of the Six-Party Talks but no date has yet b [...] |
2006-11-28 11:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN CH PK EC CY SU |
| 06BEIJING24201 |
CHINA: GEN. XIONG GUANGKAI TELLS AMBASSADOR 2006 [...] (C) This has been a "benchmark year" for United State-China relations, General Xiong Guangkai, President of the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS), told the Ambassador. The relationship has developed in a comprehensive manner including advances in military relations a [...] |
2006-11-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN IR JP |
| 06BEIJING24344 |
MFA BRIEFING ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT, CHINA-ASEAN [...] On December 6, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai held a special press briefing outlining Premier Wen Jiabao?s upcoming planned state visit to the Philippines and Chinese participation in ASEAN- related events in Cebu from December 11-15. Wen will attend the East Asia Summit, China-ASEAN [...] |
2006-12-06 09:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CH RP JA KS KN |
| 06BEIJING24377 |
DECEMBER 7 MFA BRIEFING: IRAN NUCLEAR, SIX- PARTY [...] Key Points at the December 7 MFA Press Conference were: -- China believes diplomacy on the Iran nuclear issue needs more time and space. -- The DPRK nuclear issue will likely be discussed during upcoming ASEAN meetings. -- It is "inappropriate" for UNHCR to call DPRK refugees in China [...] |
2006-12-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG ECON KN IR CH |
| 06BEIJING24470 |
DECEMBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks will resume on December 18 with the Joint Statement of September 19, 2005 forming the basis for negotiations. -- Trade issues with the United States can be resolved through dialogue and China has worked in "ea [...] |
2006-12-12 11:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ECON KN IS AJ CD CA CI LO KZ CH |
| 06BEIJING24643 |
DECEMBER 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 19 MFA Press Conference were: -- With resumption of Six-Party Talks and bilateral talks between the United States and DPRK, all parties maintain hope that the Talks can press ahead toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. "Visible and sharp" differences w [...] |
2006-12-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MNUC KN KS IN JA CH |
| 06BEIJING24739 |
DECEMBER 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 21 MFA Press Conference were: --At the Six-Party Talks, bilateral meetings between the six parties will be held today. China is willing to draft a statement for this round of the Six-Party Talks if all parties can reach consensus. The statement would include den [...] |
2006-12-21 13:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MNUC KN KS IN JA CH |
| 06BEIJING24852 |
DECEMBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SCO SYG ZHANG [...] Key Points at the December 28 MFA Press Conference were: --Outgoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary General (SYG) Zhang Deguang was pragmatic and helped launch the organization and raise its international profile. China expects similar pragmatism from Zhang's successor, Bol [...] |
2006-12-28 08:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KN KS IS JA CH |
| 06BEIJING2981 |
MFA ON DAI - YACHI MEETINGS IN JAPAN [...] (C) China will not change its policy of friendship towards Japan nor its opposition to visits by Japan's leaders to Yasukuni Shrine, EVFM Dai Bingguo told VFM Shotaro Yachi during the fourth session of their Comprehensive Policy Dialogue. According to the MFA Japan Division Director, Yachi ca [...] |
2006-02-17 14:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH KN JA |
| 06BEIJING4479 |
MARCH 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] Key points made at the March 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - The State Department's 2005 Human Rights Report turned a blind eye to the basic facts and made irresponsible remarks regarding the status of human rights in China. - China hopes Iran will fully cooperate with the IAEA a [...] |
2006-03-09 10:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN |
| 06BEIJING4671 |
MTAG: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MISSILE-RELATED STEEL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA KN KS PK CH |
| 06BEIJING4766 |
MARCH 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN AND DPRK NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the March 14 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China supports the Russia-Iran talks, wants to see the Iranian nuclear issue resolved through negotiation, wants to ensure the authority of the international nuclear nonproliferation, hopes Iran will build confidence and [...] |
2006-03-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN |
| 06BEIJING4958 |
MARCH 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA TRADE [...] Key points made at the March 16 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China hopes U.S.-China economic and trade frictions can be resolved through consultation but will no longer adopt administrative measures to control exchange rate fluctuation. - China does not view the United States as [...] |
2006-03-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN |
| 06BEIJING5698 |
MARCH 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA TRADE [...] Key points made at the March 28 MFA press briefing are as follows: - U.S.-China trade frictions should not be politicized or overstated, while China's exchange rate regime must be rational and remain in line with the reality of the country's situation. - The March 30 foreign ministers' m [...] |
2006-03-28 11:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PARM PHUM CH IR KN |
| 06BEIJING683 |
U.S.-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETS VFM QIAO ZONGHUAI [...] (SBU) Maintaining close relations with the DPRK and Iran gives Beijing the ability to play a constructive role in resolving their nuclear issues, VFM Qiao Zonghuai told Congressmen Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney on January 10. China remains dedicated to fulfilling commitments it made [...] |
2006-01-13 04:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TSPA KIPR KN IR TW CH |
| 06BEIJING8836 |
PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON'S DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Pacific Command Commander Admiral Fallon stressed the importance of transparency and engagement between militaries in the Asia-Pacific region during a May 10 discussion with Chinese academics hosted by the Ambassador. Admiral Fallon reviewed U.S. commitments and responsibilities in the ar [...] |
2006-05-12 01:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP |
| 06BEIJING8918 |
PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON MEETS WITH BEIJING [...] (SBU) At an upbeat discussion with Beijing University students May 11, Pacific Command Commander Admiral Fallon underlined that the U.S. military's goal in the Asia-Pacific region is to create stable conditions that will allow people to prosper and lead productive lives. Iran and Japan were [...] |
2006-05-12 09:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9009 |
PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON MEETING WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing agreed to adjust his schedule to allow for a meeting with Admiral Fallon in spite of his heavy commitments in the run-up to a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. FM Li told Admiral Fallon that the aim of China's military development is to safegua [...] |
2006-05-15 03:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9010 |
PACOM COMMANDER FALLON'S DISCUSSION WITH PLA [...] (C) President Hu discussed with President Bush the need for the United States and China to view their bilateral relationship from a strategic level with a long-term perspective, PLA Deputy Chief of the General Staff General Ge Zhenfeng told PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon during a May 10 meeti [...] |
2006-05-15 05:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9041 |
PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON'S DISCUSSION WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) During an extended discussion, Central Military Commission Vice Chairman and Defense Minister General Cao Gangchuan told PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon that the PLA sought more military exchanges with the United States; discussed the PLA's strategy and budget priorities; and repeated fami [...] |
2006-05-15 06:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9290 |
MAY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SCO, U.S.- CHINA [...] Key points made at the May 16 MFA press briefing are as follows: - Beijing appreciates the positive efforts of the EU-3 to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue. - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has invited leaders from all observer nations to attend the mid-June S [...] |
2006-05-16 10:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ECON CH IR KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9934 |
PRC MAY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK FM TO VISIT [...] Key points made at the May 23 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun will visit China May 30-June 6 for talks on bilateral and regional security issues, meet senior PRC leaders and tour Guangzhou. -- EAP A/S Christopher Hill will visit Beijing May 24- 2 [...] |
2006-05-23 10:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH JP KN GE |
| 06BELGRADE1492 |
SERBIAN REPSONSE TO U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (U) On September 12, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA to deliver reftel points on USG views on UNSC Resolution 1695 on North Korea's missile programs. Serbia said that as a member of the U.N. they fully support this resolution and will fulfill their commitment. Any ad [...] |
2006-09-15 12:57:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06BELGRADE1667 |
MONTENEGRO SUPPORTS U.S. ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-12 14:40:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KN PARM KNNP MW |
| 06BELIZE543 |
BELIZE: SHIP REGISTRY RESPONSE TO CURTAILING THE [...] (S) Following the demarche of March 30, the MFA referred questions (reftel) to the Belizean ship registry company, IMMARBE (International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize), which has provided post a copy of its reply to the MFA: BEGIN TEXT ---------- We refer to your fax transmission date [...] |
2006-06-16 16:49:00 | Embassy Belmopan | SECRET | PARM PREL KN KNNP MNUC EWWT PHSA BH |
| 06BERLIN3259 |
GERMAN RESPONSE: UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS AND KOMID [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche November 6 to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke. Global affairs officer subsequently delivered ref B demarche November 7 to MFA International Economic Policy Division Desk Officer Bernd Forster and MFA Nuclear Nonprolife [...] |
2006-11-07 17:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM EFIN KNNP PREL PGOV DPRK KN CH GM |
| 06BERLIN3450 |
DEMARCHE ON E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF [...] (S) Global Affairs counselor and Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche December 6 to officials from the Foreign Trade Law Division in the German Economic Ministry. Foreign Trade Law Division Office Director Ursina Krumpholz thanked us for the information and said she would discuss it with [...] |
2006-12-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN GM |
| 06BERLIN3506 |
(S) DEMARCHE PASSED TO GERMANY ON POTENTIAL SALES [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Divison Desk Officer Ina Schuett December 14. Schuett thanked us for the information. She said that the German firm Spinner Machine Tools is a well-known producer of CNC machinery, but she had no knowledge of prolif [...] |
2006-12-14 17:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW SY KN |
| 06BRASILIA1391 |
BRAZIL RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points and the President's message to Gustavo Bezerra in the MFA's Division for Asia and Oceania. In the course of the conversation, Bezerra reported that Brazil had released a statement on July 6 expressing worry over the situation, lamenting the launch and i [...] |
2006-07-07 18:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BR |
| 06BRASILIA1401 |
BRAZIL: BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO DISCOURAGING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 16:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN BR |
| 06BRATISLAVA555 |
SLOVAK RESPONSE TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: [...] (C) New Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, who took office less than a week ago, has received calls from the Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, and South Korea regarding North Korea's recent missile launches (reftel). As expected, the Chinese and Russians argued against a UNSC resolution and [...] |
2006-07-10 14:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA820 |
UNSC SHOULD SEND A STRONG, IMMEDIATE, UNANIMOUS MESSAGE ON [...] (SBU) DCM has urged Slovakia at the highest levels of the MFA to adopt a strong position to counter North Korea's nuclear test, per points in refs A and B and previous messages. Saying it was "high time" the international community got tough on North Korea's nuclear program, MFA Director for t [...] |
2006-10-10 16:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN LO |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1792 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1357, Barbados #1358, Dominica #1359, St. Kitts #1360, St. Lucia #1361, St. Vincent #1362, and Grenada #1363) on October 5, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...] |
2006-10-10 17:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1847 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1415, Barbados #1416, Dominica #1417, St. Kitts #1418, St. Lucia #1419, St. Vincent 1420) on October 19, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report [...] |
2006-10-19 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN XL |
| 06BRUSSELS3528 |
BELGIUM: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) Poloff relayed reftel points to Geeraard Vanhouche, Counselor for Asian Affairs in the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Vanhouche said Belgium was pleased with the adoption of UNSCR 1718 and supported the measure. Ambassador Korologos also spoke with FM De Gucht to urge continued support for UNS [...] |
2006-10-17 15:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BE PREL KNNP KN PARM |
| 06BRUSSELS4157 |
BELGIAN AND THE UN -- VIEWS OF A NEW UNSC MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Silverberg's December 6 meetings with the Belgian MFA indicated that Belgium and the U.S. were in general agreement on most major issues facing the UN Security Council, apart from some differences on Iran. On Iran, the Belgians said that they thought it appropriate now to [...] |
2006-12-15 16:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC UNSC BE CG SU IR KN |
| 06BUCHAREST1544 |
DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: ROMANIANS [...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister, Ambassador called on Romanian MFA State Secretary Cosmin Viorita October 4. In response to reftel points, Viorita responded that he totally shared the USG view on the issue, and that the GOR strongly condemned the DPRK announcement. Viorita also [...] |
2006-10-05 14:19:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN RO |
| 06BUCHAREST1573 |
ROMANIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR [...] (C) In the absence of FM Ungureanu, Ambassador and Polcouns delivered ref A demarche to MFA State Secretary Adrian Vierita October 11. Vierita prefaced his remarks by noting that the Romanian government had responded to Ambassador's previous demarche (ref B) by issuing a strong official sta [...] |
2006-10-12 15:12:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL PARM KNNP KN RO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1510 |
FM TAIANA INSTRUCTS UN MISSION TO COOPERATE ON [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to Argentine Acting Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan the morning of July 6. (Note: Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana is currently in India.) The Ambassador underscored the gravity of the decision by the DPRK to go forward with the missile launche [...] |
2006-07-06 19:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1533 |
ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE TO REQUEST CO-SPONSORSHIP OF [...] (C) Per Refs A and B, Ambassador spoke on July 8 with Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan to urge the GoA to co-sponsor the Japanese UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches. The conversation was a follow-up to the Ambassador's July 6 demarche to Garcia Moritan on the DPRK res [...] |
2006-07-10 19:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1545 |
ARGENTINA: STATE OF PLAY OF UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) PolCouns delivered Reftel A points to Minister Manuel Fernandez Salorio of Argentine MFA International Organizations office on July 11. Fernandez Salorio expressed hope that Chinese diplomatic effort would succeed but reemphasized that Argentina would vote in favor of the UNSC resolution [...] |
2006-07-11 20:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES2280 |
ARGENTINE STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] The Argentine Foreign Ministry released the following statement regarding the North Korean nuclear test on October 9, 2006. 2. Begin text: The Argentine Government condemns the underground nuclear test conducted today by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), which poses a thre [...] |
2006-10-10 14:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP AR |
| 06CAIRO4185 |
EGYPT "CONCERNED" BY NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TESTS; [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche July 6 to MFA Cabinet staff member Moataz Zahran, stressing the importance of concerted international pressure on North Korea to curb its provocative missile tests and proliferation of missile parts and technology. Zahran acknowledged GOE concerns regarding [...] |
2006-07-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM KNNP EG KN |
| 06CAIRO7002 |
EGYPT NOT YET PREPARING REPORT ON NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-29 08:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UNSC KNNP EG KN |
| 06CANBERRA1009 |
DPRK: AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO JULY 5 NORTH KOREAN [...] (C/NF) Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer issued separate statements to local media on July 5 publicly condemning the North Korean Taepo Dong-2 missile launch and calling on the DPRK to return to the Six-Party Talks. The Foreign Minister's media statemen [...] |
2006-07-05 21:47:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MNUC MOPS KNNP MARR AS KN |
| 06CARACAS2131 |
DEMARCHE ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (C) Poloff delivered points contained in reftel to Yaneth Arocha, Office Director for the Vice Ministry of North American and Multilateral Affairs, on July 17. Poloff provided Arocha with a translated copy of the White House Statement on the missile launch. The BRV provided no substantive [...] |
2006-07-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP VE |
| 06CARACAS3066 |
EVEN VENEZUELA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed Ref A points regarding North Korea's nuclear test plans to MFA North American Affairs Director Yaneth Arocha prior to North Korea's October 8 announcement of a nuclear weapons test. In addition, Ambassador spoke on the phone with MFA Vice Minister for Asia and the Middl [...] |
2006-10-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP VE KN |
| 06CHIANGMAI79 |
NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES\’ UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MAKING MORE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-25 05:07:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV TH KN |
| 06COLOMBO1662 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SRI LANKA SHARES U.S. CONCERN [...] Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Additional Secretary for Political Affairs Geetha de Silva on October SIPDIS 10. Charge stressed the negative implications of the test for international efforts to combat proliferation, international terrorism, and the spread of weapons of mass dest [...] |
2006-10-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PARM KNNP KN CE |
| 06COLOMBO1851 |
SRI LANKA: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 12:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN KN BO IR UZ BM CE |
| 06COLOMBO1852 |
SRI LANKA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC KNNP MTCR KN UNSC CE |
| 06COPENHAGEN1355 |
DENMARK SUPPORTS TOUGH UNSC STATEMENT ON NORTH [...] (C) Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S-equivalent) Susan Ulbaek expressed full agreement with reftel points on North Korea's nuclear test threat, and indicated October 4 that the Danish UN mission in New York has been instructed to work toward "the strongest possible Presidential Stat [...] |
2006-10-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1372 |
DANES URGE QUICK PASSAGE OF NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Denmark supports rapid UN Security Council adoption of our draft resolution on North Korea, Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S equivalent) Susan Ulbaek assured us October 10. Ulbaek expressed optimism that agreement could be reached in New York even later that day, but urged that, [...] |
2006-10-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1379 |
DANES BACK DPRK RESOLUTION, MAY CO-SPONSOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN DA |
| 06COTONOU1202 |
BENIN: UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) On December 11 embassy delivered REF A report text to Mr. Bienvenu Houngbedji of the MFA's International Organizations office to follow up delivery of REF B demarche on December 7. HOLTZAPPLE [...] |
2006-12-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL XX KN BN |
| 06DARESSALAAM1137 |
UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK OK, BUT NOT THE TIME FOR [...] (C) Vitus Njiku, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Council Unit, told Poloff on July 6, that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) supports a UNSC resolution in response to North Korea (DPRK) launching ballistic missiles July 4 and 5. Njiku said these launches are a concern to ev [...] |
2006-07-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN KNNP TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1142 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS, WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR, UNSC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 11:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1149 |
RESOLUTION, NOT PRST, SAYS TANZANIA RE DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-11 10:28:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1681 |
TANZANIA CONDEMNS DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 11, the Charge d'Affaires underscored to Ambassador Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the grave threat posed by North Korea's recent nuclear test (reftel). Ambassador Mulamula affirmed that the Government of Tanzania ( [...] |
2006-10-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1711 |
TANZANIA PREPARED TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1718 [...] Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA), reiterated how important it was that UN Security Council (UNSC) members were united in their support of UNSC Resolution 1718. She told Poloff, "By [...] |
2006-10-18 11:45:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM TZ |
| 06DUBLIN1145 |
IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Ireland would be prepared to support U.S. actions in the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's October 3 statement on plans to test a nuclear weapon, according to Isolde Moylan and Nicholas Twist, respectively, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director of East Asian Affa [...] |
2006-10-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP EI |
| 06DUBLIN799 |
IRELAND SUPPORTS STRONG U.S. STANCE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) On July 6, emboffs delivered reftel points to Irish Department of Foreign Affairs Asia and Oceania Deputy Director James McIntyre. McIntyre relayed the GOI's serious concerns about North Korea's missile tests, consistent with strong EU statements on the matter. He also noted that Irish c [...] |
2006-07-10 07:09:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP EI |
| 06DUSHANBE1315 |
TAJIKISTAN: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PARM KN KNNP TI |
| 06EFTOSKOPJE971 |
MACEDONIA WILL PUBLICLY OPPOSE NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP MK |
| 06GEORGETOWN1038 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on October 4 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudy Insanally. Insanally stopped short of committing to specifics but indicated that Guyana's support was likely, stating, "we are all of one mind" on this issue. ROBINSON [...] |
2006-10-04 19:59:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP GY |
| 06GEORGETOWN673 |
GUYANA: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered message and statement July 7 per reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' acting director for Department of Americas and Asia, Audrey Waddell. Waddell did not have a response to the points about North Korea's missile launches and did not seem very familiar with the issue. [...] |
2006-07-10 20:26:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN GY |
| 06GUANGZHOU10676 |
Factories and Money: Visit by Federal Reserve [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guangdong is not reaping long-term benefits from the majority of its manufacturers because they are processing and assembly plants, according to Guangzhou academics. China should move away from this type of manufacturing and focus instead on high value-added and high- technolog [...] |
2006-04-07 08:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
| 06GUANGZHOU6981 |
Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...] |
2006-03-14 09:04:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
| 06GUANGZHOU6985 |
Staffdel Halpin: Thoughts on Chen Shuibian, Social [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chen Shuibian's pledge to abolish the national unification council and guidelines was the first step in a dangerous political game and has outraged mainland academics, said scholars at China's largest Taiwan Research Institute during a recent visit by Dennis Halpin, professional [...] |
2006-03-14 09:06:00 | Consulate Guangzhou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHUM PGOV KCRM PREL CH TW KN |
| 06GUATEMALA2005 |
GUATEMALA: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-12 19:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PREL PARM KN GT |
| 06GUATEMALA2200 |
GUATEMALA: UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-03 18:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KSTC KN GT |
| 06HANOI1947 |
SBV DEPUTY GOVERNOR DETAILS NORTH KOREAN BANKING [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Deputy Governor Tran Minh Tuan, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart SIPDIS Levey reiterated U.S. concerns over North Korean financial transactions with Vietnam,s State-owned commercial ban [...] |
2006-08-01 11:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
| 06HANOI1948 |
TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY MEETS WITH THE COMMUNIST [...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Le Quang Ba, Deputy Director General of the Vietnamese Communist Party (CPV) External Relations Commission North East Asia Department, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey encouraged the Party to follow through on information previously passed [...] |
2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
| 06HANOI1949 |
VIETNAMESE RESPOND FAVORABLY TO U.S. REQUEST FOR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General for the Asia I Department Nguyen Ba Cu, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns over North Korean banking activity in Vietnam. This was following up on p [...] |
2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VN |
| 06HANOI1950 |
VFM PHUNG RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT NORTH KOREAN [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Standing Vice Minister Le Cong Phung, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey and the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns over North Korean interactions with two of Vietnam,s State-owned commercial banks. Phung made clear that [...] |
2006-08-01 11:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM |
| 06HANOI2389 |
VIETNAM ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO NORTH KOREA REBUFFS [...] (C) Summary: The GVN recently sent a Ministry of Trade-led delegation to Pyongyang and Nampo. According to a GVN readout of the visit provided to the ROK Embassy, during the delegation's August 28-September 1 visit, the Vietnamese turned down a DPRK request for food and other assistance, say [...] |
2006-09-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON KS KN VM |
| 06HANOI242 |
EAP A/S HILL MEETS SENIOR COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 13, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) External Relations Commission Director Nguyen Van Son to discuss the U.S.-Vietnam bilateral relationship and regional issues of mutual interest. In addition to upcoming high-le [...] |
2006-02-06 06:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD ECON CB KN VM |
| 06HANOI249 |
EAP A/S Hill's Meeting with Vietnamese FM Nguyen [...] (SBU) Summary: During his meeting January 13 with Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill underlined the need for the United States and Vietnam to systematize their bilateral discussions on issues of mutual interest, such as Burma and Cambodia; expressed [...] |
2006-02-06 09:47:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV APEC ETRD PHUM CB CH BM KN VM |
| 06HANOI2649 |
GVN INFORMED ABOUT UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-17 09:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP VM KN |
| 06HANOI627 |
VIETNAM AND DPRK WORK TO IMPROVE TIES [...] (C) DPRK MFA Asia Director Ma Chol-su visited Vietnam March 2-5 as part of the two countries' continuing efforts to patch up relations following the mass defection incident of July 2004. During meetings in Hanoi with Government and Party representatives, the two sides agreed to pursue high-le [...] |
2006-03-17 05:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VM KN KS |
| 06HARARE1356 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TANCHON COMMERCIAL [...] (S) Ambassador Dell delivered demarche (reftel) to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono November 13 on the alleged request by Tanchon Commercial Bank to open an account with Harare,s Merchant Bank of Central Africa. Gono promised full cooperation. He called in the RBZ Director of the [...] |
2006-11-15 05:38:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | EFIN KN KNNP PARM PGOV PREL ZI |
| 06HARARE1365 |
TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK DEMARCHE RESPONSE: [...] (S) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono conveyed to the Ambassador in a letter dated November 14 the outcome of the RBZ's investigation into the alleged request from North Korea's Tanchon Commercial Bank to open an account in Zimbabwe (reftel). RBZ Senior Division Chief ) Financial I [...] |
2006-11-16 13:32:00 | Embassy Harare | SECRET | EFIN KN KNNP PARM PGOV PREL ZI |
| 06HAVANA20783 |
CUBANS UNEASY WITH DPRK NUKE TEST [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Government on October 10 signaled its displeasure with North Korea's reported nuclear test. In language lacking the warmth usually reserved for a fellow communist nation, Cuban state media reported the UN Security Council's condemnation of the reported underground blast [...] |
2006-10-11 20:24:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP CU |
| 06HAVANA21268 |
CUBAN GOVT SIGNALS LINGERING IRE OVER DPRK NUKE [...] (C) Cuban state media on October 14 disseminated a statement from the 183-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), currently headed by Cuba, on North Korea's reported nuclear blast. The statement, approved the previous day at UN headquarters, urges North Korea, a NAM member, to halt its nuclear tes [...] |
2006-10-16 21:01:00 | US Interests Section Havana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP CU |
| 06HELSINKI908 |
FINLAND VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06HONGKONG3655 |
MACAU OFFICIALS LOOKING FOR RESOLUTION IN BDA CASE [...] (C) Macau's Chief Executive Edmund Ho and the PRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commissioner in Macau Wan Yongxiang told CG James Cunningham in separate meetings on September 5 that they hoped the Banco Delta Asia (BDA) case would be resolved quickly. Noting that Macau's administration of BD [...] |
2006-09-13 03:50:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL |
| 06HONGKONG3840 |
UNSCR 1695 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO HONG KONG AND [...] (U) Summary and Action request: This is an action cable, please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary. Consulate General Officials delivered Ref A non-paper to Hong Kong and Macau Trade and Finance Authorities and urged continued vigilance to prevent transfers of North Korean financial [...] |
2006-09-26 02:36:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN HK KJUS KN MC PREL |
| 06HONGKONG3911 |
SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: We look forward to your visit next month. Hong Kong works closely with us on the security front. Your visit provides a timely opportunity to push ahead our agenda with Hong Kong in three linked areas: -- Our shared commitment to secure trade, particularly through improving [...] |
2006-09-29 10:15:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER |
| 06HONGKONG3970 |
G/SENK VISIT TO HONG KONG AND MACAU [...] (C) Summary: Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea Jay Lefkowitz (G/SENK), during a September 29-30 visit briefed Hong Kong Legislative Council members and NGO representatives on United States policies toward North Korean refugees and the implication [...] |
2006-10-06 03:55:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV HK CH MC KN |
| 06HONGKONG4159 |
SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong looks forward to your visit this week. The fourteen USG agencies with representatives here address and protect key U.S. interests, including expansion of democracy and protection for human rights; enhancement of transportation security, par [...] |
2006-10-19 11:14:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN EWWT HK KN MC OVIP PARM PREL PTER |
| 06HONGKONG4214 |
EAP ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill, accompanied by EAP Special Assistant Thomas Gibbons, exchanged views on local and regional issues with a broad spectrum of key Hong Kong contacts, during an October 21-23 visit. William Ryback, the Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong [...] |
2006-10-25 09:25:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH TW KN |
| 06HONGKONG4414 |
BEIJING-BASED UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE CALLS ON CONSUL [...] (C) Veerapong Vongvarotai, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representative for China and Mongolia, discussed asylum and refugee issues with Consul General Cunningham on November 9. Vongvarotai, who was accompanied by Choosin Ngaotheppitak, Senior Protection O [...] |
2006-11-09 09:41:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF HK CH KN MC |
| 06ISLAMABAD12773 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] Polcouns delivered reftel demarche July 6 to Imran Haider, Deputy Director of Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Haider alluded to Foreign Minister Kasuri's July 6 comments in Paris, in which Kasuri characterized the North Korean missile launches as "a most unfortunate developme [...] |
2006-07-06 12:34:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP PK |
| 06ISLAMABAD20669 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOP REACTION TO DPRK NUCLEAR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- please see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Pakistan has condemned the nuclear tests conducted by North Korea and is in the process of preparing administrative notices necessary for UNSCR 1718 to take effect in Pakistan. Despite t [...] |
2006-10-20 06:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KN KNNP PK PREL UN |
| 06JAKARTA10877 |
FM WIRAJUDA TO ATTEND MEETING OF THE 5 PLUS 5 GROUP [...] (U) Post conveyed reftel information and request to the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on August 31. They responded the same day saying that FM Hassan Wirajuda would be interested in participating in the proposed 5 plus 5 meeting and accepts the invitation. 2. (U) The Foreign Ministry is awa [...] |
2006-08-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KN KS ID |
| 06JAKARTA10927 |
DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSCR 1695 ON NORTH [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Northeast Asian Affairs Tumpal M.H. Hutagalung on September 1. We stressed the importance of Indonesia's active participation in implementing the resolution to ensure effective controls on North Korea's nuclear program. We also left [...] |
2006-09-01 12:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD PTER KN KS ID |
| 06JAKARTA12256 |
POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-05 11:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN |
| 06JAKARTA12263 |
POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-06 00:02:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN |
| 06JAKARTA12338 |
NORTH KOREAN TEST ANNOUNCEMENT AND INDONESIAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Director for International Security and Disarmament Hasan Kleib at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on October 10. Kleib noted that the GOI had on October 9 issued a sharp condemnation of the DPRK nuclear test as "unacceptable." Kleib s [...] |
2006-10-10 09:32:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
| 06JAKARTA13005 |
DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON ARF STATEMENT ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-03 09:25:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ASEAN KN ID |
| 06JAKARTA13006 |
DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON DPRK SHIPPING [...] (S/NF) We met November 3 with Fahmi Jamaludin, Desk Officer for Korea at Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, to deliver demarches contained reftels on DPRK shipping issues. We stressed that the actions we were requesting were consistent not only with UNSC Resolution 1718, but also wit [...] |
2006-11-03 09:43:00 | Embassy Jakarta | SECRET//NOFORN | MNUC PARM KNNP EWWT KN XC ID |
| 06JAKARTA13169 |
AMBASSADOR URGES VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting with Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda, Ambassador stressed the importance of vigorous implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718, aimed at stopping DPRK trafficking in military materiel and certain luxury goods (reftels). Ambassador pointed out that beca [...] |
2006-11-09 10:10:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PARM KNNP EWWT KN XC ID |
| 06JAKARTA13421 |
SBY - ABE SUMMIT: PLOWING AHEAD ON TRADE AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. Energy and a planned Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were the centerpieces of President Yudhoyono's November 26 - 29 state visit to Tokyo. President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abe announced that the two sides had "reached agreement in principle" on an Indonesia-Japan EPA, [...] |
2006-12-06 09:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EWWT ENRG KN JA ID |
| 06JAKARTA2316 |
INDONESIAN OUTBRIEF ON KOREAN MEDIATION MISSION [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Special Envoy Amb. Nana Sutresna briefed representatives of the nations participating in the Six Party talks on his travels to Pyongyang and Seoul earlier in the month. Sutresna, following the instructions of President Yudhoyono (SBY) urged the North Koreans to resume [...] |
2006-02-21 11:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNUC MARR KN KS ID |
| 06JAKARTA2819 |
ADMIRAL FALLON CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon called on President Yudhoyono (SBY) Feb. 23. SBY emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation in multiple areas. He spoke of the progress in implementing peace in Aceh, and judged that in his view the situation will be fully settled within [...] |
2006-03-02 13:18:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PTER KN BM ID MASS PGOV |
| 06JAKARTA8620 |
RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES POINTS [...] (C) Pursuant to reftel instructions, July 10 we called on Harry Purwanto, Foreign Ministry Director for North and Central American Affairs and delivered the talking points and the White House statement. Purwanto replied that Indonesia's position of concern had been made public and that Indones [...] |
2006-07-10 10:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN ID |
| 06KABUL3059 |
AFGHANISTAN:RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-09 03:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN AF |
| 06KABUL4809 |
POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: AGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-05 11:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA UNSC PARM KNNP KN AF |
| 06KATHMANDU1841 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] On July 12, Emboff delivered reftel's talking points to Shanker Bairagi, Under Secretary in the Europe/Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stating our strong condemnation of the North Korean missile launch and the serious threat it poses to the region and to the international [...] |
2006-07-12 11:17:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM KNNP KN NP |
| 06KATHMANDU2423 |
NEPAL: NONPAPER DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-07 11:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06KATHMANDU2679 |
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SHARES U.S. CONCERN OVER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-10 11:32:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP NP |
| 06KATHMANDU2772 |
INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-18 11:28:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM NP |
| 06KATHMANDU2917 |
POINTS DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-02 03:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PARM XX KN NP |
| 06KIEV3672 |
UKRAINE/MTCR: VENEZUELA ARMS SALES POLICY BRIEFED, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (S) On September 22, we relayed ref A points on changes in USG policy regarding arms sales to Venezuela and MTCR papers in other reftels to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselors Igor Kyzym and Oles Belakoles [...] |
2006-09-22 13:54:00 | Embassy Kyiv | SECRET | PREL ETTC MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA FR DA KN |
| 06KIEV3884 |
UKRAINE OPPOSES POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) On October 5, Ambassador passed reftel points on the USG position regarding a possible North Korean nuclear test to Presidential Deputy Chief of Staff for Foreign Policy Oleksandr Chaliy. Ambassador praised the October 4 MFA statement (see para 2) regarding a possible North Korean nuclear [...] |
2006-10-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN UP |
| 06KIGALI667 |
GOR RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] On 10 July, poloff delivered talking points and White House Statement (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara. Rutikara agreed with the USG position that the missile launches were a negative development for the world and that the international community should [...] |
2006-07-10 14:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP RW |
| 06KINGSTON1439 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] (U) On July 6, 2006, Political Section delivered reftel points and the White House statement to the Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Angella Brown, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. 2. (U) ON July 24, 2006, PolOff followed up with Brown who stated [...] |
2006-07-24 18:03:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | JM KN KNNP PARM PREL |
| 06KINSHASA1552 |
NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN [...] (U) Embassy Kinshasa delivered reftel talking points and President Bush's statement regarding North Korea's nuclear test announcement. 2. (C) Raymond Ramazani Bayi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, condemned North Korea's actions and said he would make a formal statement at a later date. P [...] |
2006-10-10 15:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP CG |
| 06KINSHASA1718 |
DRC DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONCERNING NORTH KOREA [...] (C) The DRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent Embassy Kinshasa a diplomatic note regarding its position on nuclear tests by North Korea. This followed condemnation of North Korea's nuclear test by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and by the Presidency's Diplomatic Adviser (reftels A and B). [...] |
2006-11-07 12:18:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KNEP PARM KN CG |
| 06KUALALUMPUR1884 |
MALAYSIA "DEPLORES" NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST, [...] (S) Malaysian Foreign Minister Hamid reacted initially to the October 9 North Korean nuclear test announcement by calling for North Korea to halt its tests and return to the Six-Party Talks. Kuala Lumpur toughened its rhetoric somewhat on October 10 with the release of a Foreign Ministry sta [...] |
2006-10-10 09:29:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN MY |
| 06KUALALUMPUR1958 |
MALAYSIA AWAITS INTERPRETATION OF NORTH KOREA [...] (C) We delivered ref B points to Malaysia's Foreign Ministry on October 16 and Polcouns followed up with the Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Shahrul Ikram on October 17. With Shahrul, Polcouns discussed the nature of the sanctions and emphasized the importance of internati [...] |
2006-10-17 09:27:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN MY |
| 06KUALALUMPUR2019 |
MALAYSIA UPDATE ON DPRK VESSEL BONG HOA SAN [...] (S) Summary: After Post conducted follow up demarches with Malaysia's Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Department, the GOM informed us it had issued an instruction October 30 to board and inspect the Bong Hoa San if the vessel called at Malaysia's Port Klang, as indicated by informa [...] |
2006-10-30 09:31:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MNUC EWWT XC KN MY |
| 06KUALALUMPUR2056 |
DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS AND MARITIME [...] (C) We delivered refs A and B demarches, concerning obligations under UNSCR 1718 on DPRK conventional arms and maritime services for DPRK ships, to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Political Division, on November 3. Bala Chandran indicated that Malaysia takes [...] |
2006-11-03 07:15:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC MNUC KN MY |
| 06KUWAIT3693 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-14 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06KUWAIT4027 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) PolCouns delivered on October 8 points from reftels regarding a possible North Korean nuclear test to MFA Director for Asian and African Affairs Ambassador Mohammed Saud Al-Badr and Director for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Mansour Al-Awadi. Both assured PolCouns that t [...] |
2006-10-09 08:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN KNNP KU DEMARCHE |
| 06KUWAIT4047 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-10 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN KNNP KU DEMARCHE |
| 06KUWAIT4158 |
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INFORMATION REGARDING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-18 06:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP KN KU DEMARCHE |
| 06KUWAIT66 |
DELIVERED - GUIDANCE TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-08 11:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN |
| 06KYIV4470 |
UKRAINE: AVIATION TRAINING FOR NORTH KOREA [...] (C) We relayed reftel inquiry for clarification on Ukrainian plans to provide radio electronics training for civil aircraft to two North Koreans during a December 5 meeting with MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselors Igor Kyzym and Oleh Belokoles. Kyzym said [...] |
2006-12-05 16:13:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ETTC EAIR PARM PREL KN UP |
| 06LILONGWE238 |
NO FURTHER DIALOGUE WITH NORTH KOREA, SAYS FOREIGN [...] (C) The GOM, "has decided that there will be no further dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in connection with the proposed economic cooperation," according to a letter to Ambassador Eastham dated February 16, from Minister of Foreign Affairs Davies Katsonga. The letter of [...] |
2006-03-14 14:20:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MI KN |
| 06LILONGWE32 |
NORTH KOREAN DELEGATION ARRIVES UNINVITED [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Eastham, Minister of Foreign Affairs Davies Katsonga confided that a delegation from North Korea had arrived uninvited last week. Malawi has allowed the delegation to meet with lower level civil servants, however has refused requests for meetings at th [...] |
2006-01-12 14:23:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MI KN |
| 06LILONGWE47 |
GOM UNIMPRESSED WITH NORTH KOREANS [...] (C) Summary: The North Korean delegation discussed in reftel left the GOM unimpressed, and future serious collaboration looks doubtful. While their aim was allegedly to explore funding development projects, in the end the North Koreans could offer nothing tangible to the GOM. This led GOM of [...] |
2006-01-18 14:35:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MI KN |
| 06LIMA2686 |
PERU: DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS TO COSPONSOR [...] (SBU) On 7/7, prior to receipt of Ref A, Foreign Minister Maurtua told the Ambassador that Japan had requested Peru to co-sponsor its UNSC resolution regarding DPRK missiles; Maurtua said that he wanted to hear US views before deciding. The Ambassador said that the USG considered the North Kor [...] |
2006-07-10 17:09:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KN PARM UNSC PE |
| 06LIMA2717 |
PERU: DEMARCHE ON STATE OF PLAY OF UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-12 15:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM UNSC PE |
| 06LISBON2254 |
NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST WORRIES PORTUGUESE [...] The Government of Portugal (GOP) shares U.S. Government concerns regarding North Korea's nuclear ambitions (Refs A and B). On October 9, the Portuguese Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued its own statement to express the GOP's apprehension over North Korea's announced experimental detonation [...] |
2006-10-11 11:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN PO |
| 06LISBON2489 |
PORTUGUESE AGREE ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KN PO |
| 06LONDON5476 |
CONDEMNATION OF DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES AT IMO [...] Summary. USDel delivered the statement contained in Ref A at the July 19 meeting of the IMO NAV 52 conference. USDel's statement followed the Japanese intervention which condemned the DPRK missile launches and was joined by statements of concern from the Russian Federation, HMG, France, Italy [...] |
2006-07-26 13:10:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PHSA PARM MOPS MCAP KN KS JA UK IMO |
| 06MADRID2556 |
SPAIN CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] DCM passed reftel points October 10 to MFA Rafael Dezcallar, Director General for Policy. ESTHOFF doubletracked same points with MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez. Given that the GOS had publicly condemned the North Korean nuclear test on October 9 (see below), [...] |
2006-10-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN SP |
| 06MANAGUA1512 |
GON "CONCERNED" ABOUT NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] On July 7 poloffs met with Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs Domingo Salinas and U.S. Desk Officer Agnes Alvarado to deliver the points in reftel. Salinas described the North Korean missile launches as "very disturbing" and promised to share the talking points [...] |
2006-07-10 20:44:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN NU |
| 06MANAGUA2211 |
NICARAGUA OPPOSES NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST, [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel and contains an action request in para 2. 2. (C) On October 5, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Norman Caldera, suggesting that the fact the Nicaraguan government (GON) maintains diplomatic relations with North Korea could [...] |
2006-10-05 23:22:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP NU |
| 06MANAGUA2264 |
NICARAGUA "PERFECTLY IN LINE" WITH USG CONCERN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-11 23:48:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
| 06MANAMA1254 |
BAHRAIN: NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (C) Poloff July 9 delivered reftel demarche concerning North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dr. Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran said that Bahrain is not pleased with this recent incident, and that North Korea should instead be working toward peace within [...] |
2006-07-10 13:43:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN BA ROW |
| 06MANAMA1775 |
BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) The Charge October 10 delivered reftel demarche concerning North Korea's nuclear test announcement to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, stressing that the United States remains committed to diplomacy and to the full rang [...] |
2006-10-11 11:50:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP BA KN ROW |
| 06MANAMA1793 |
BAHRAIN: INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-16 14:30:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM BA KN ROW |
| 06MANILA2824 |
PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS CONDEMN NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] (U) In a statement issued on July 6, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo commented that "In solidarity with the international community, The Philippines condemns the missile tests of North Korea and urges that nation to refrain from further compromising the peace and security of the region and [...] |
2006-07-06 05:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN RP |
| 06MANILA3786 |
CONSULTATIONS ON IMPLEMENTING UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (SBU) Acting Political Counselor met September 7 with Department of Foreign of Affairs Assistant Secretary for UN and International Organization Affairs Aladin Villacorte to underscore U.S. willingness to work closely with the GRP to ensure the full implementation of UN Security Resolution 16 [...] |
2006-09-08 09:13:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN RP |
| 06MANILA4261 |
PRESIDENT ARROYO'S UPCOMING TRAVEL TO CHINA [...] This is an action message -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) President Arroyo plans to attend the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Commemorative Summit on October 30-31 in Nanning, China. The Summit will celebrate 15 years of association between ASEAN and the People's Republic [...] |
2006-10-06 09:04:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CH KN RP |
| 06MANILA4263 |
PHILIPPINE STANCE ON NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) In a discussion with Ambassador on October 6, Foreign Secretary Romulo indicated full support and agreement for the U.S. position on a possible North Korean nuclear test (ref a). Romulo noted that his much publicized comments earlier this week on North Korea fully echoed and supported t [...] |
2006-10-06 09:17:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN RP |
| 06MANILA4312 |
PHILIPPINES SEEKING ASEAN STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador and DCM on October 11, Foreign Minister Romulo and National Security Adviser Gonzales reiterated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's strong condemnation of the North Korean nuclear test (ref a). Secretary Romulo noted that, at the President's instruction, he [...] |
2006-10-11 08:42:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN RP |
| 06MANILA4344 |
STATEMENT BY THE ASEAN CHAIRMAN ON NUCLEAR TESTS [...] (SBU) Ambassador on October 13 congratulated Foreign Secretary Romulo for the strong statement he issued as ASEAN SIPDIS Chair on October 12 protesting the North Korean nuclear test and urging North Korea to abide by UN Security Council resolution 1695 (full text in para 3). Secretary Rom [...] |
2006-10-13 08:36:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN RP |
| 06MANILA4616 |
PRESIDENT ARROYO ON REGIONAL STRATEGIC ISSUES [...] (C) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo expressed satisfaction to Ambassador during a private dinner on November 6 that the ASEAN-China Commemorative Summit in Nanning had led to a strong consensus about North Korea, She said that she had insisted to fellow ASEAN members that North Korea was [...] |
2006-11-07 07:35:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL APEC ASEAN KN BM RP |
| 06MANILA4677 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO [...] (C) In a private meeting with the Ambassador on November 10, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo reaffirmed the high importance President Arroyo and he place on their upcoming bilateral meetings in Hanoi with President Bush and Secretary Rice. Key topics they plan to raise are: -- counterterr [...] |
2006-11-14 02:40:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KN BM RP |
| 06MANILA4749 |
ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN MEETS WITH FOREIGN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo reiterated to Assistant Secretary Hillen and Ambassador the Philippine offer to host a round of Six Party talks on the margins of the mid-December ASEAN/East Asian Summits in Cebu, if that would be helpful to the United States. Romulo is optimist [...] |
2006-11-20 00:44:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MCAP MOPS PHUM PGOV EAID KN RP |
| 06MANILA4855 |
PHILIPPINE PLANS FOR ASEAN SUMMITS IN CEBU [...] (C) Summary. The Philippines plans to make a new counterterrorism convention and recommendations on an ASEAN Charter the highlights of the December 11 ASEAN Summit. The subsequent ASEAN 3 Summit and East Asia Summit will probably break no new ground and will not include new participants, [...] |
2006-11-30 07:25:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN PTER ASEAN XE RU CH JA KN KS RP |
| 06MANILA5016 |
VISIT OF JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER ABE TO MANILA [...] (C) Summary: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used his December 8-10 visit to highlight a growing emphasis on political and security issues, including North Korea, terrorism, Mindanao, and human rights. He also brought a basket of new assistance, but more explicitly linked future assistan [...] |
2006-12-15 10:35:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KN JP RP |
| 06MANILA5062 |
GRP GRANTS PERMISSION TO PROCESS NORTH KOREAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) At the recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs' UNHCR officer, Acting POL/C met on December 21 with Philippine Department of Justice (PDOJ) Chief State Counsel Attorney Ricardo Paras and his staff to determine Philippine will [...] |
2006-12-21 07:36:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KS KN TH RP |
| 06MAPUTO1295 |
MOZAMBIQUE - RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] On October 10 Post delivered reftel talking points and the statement by President Bush to Elias Zimba, Director for North America and Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. In response, Zimba said that his government shared the position of the United States on nuclear non-proliferatio [...] |
2006-10-11 06:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN MZ |
| 06MASERU323 |
LESOTHO: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) Ambassador met July 10 with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki (immediately following the FOMIN's return to Maseru) to ascertain the Government of Lesotho's (GOL) views on the North Korean missile launches and to advise the government of our very strong position that [...] |
2006-07-10 12:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN LT |
| 06MASERU504 |
LESOTHO: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (SBU) Charge met on October 11 with Pitso Makosholo, acting Principle Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to give the GOL the USG reaction to North Korea's October 8 announcement of a nuclear weapon test. Charge also delivered the October 9 statement by the President (ref A). 2. (C) [...] |
2006-10-11 09:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN LT |
| 06MINSK1088 |
DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-06 04:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BO |
| 06MINSK1100 |
DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-11 04:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BO |
| 06MINSK1163 |
PSI LETTER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-01 05:02:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BOQ |
| 06MINSK984 |
UNSC RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on September 8. The talking points were received without comment. MOORE [...] |
2006-09-12 11:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS BO |
| 06MONTEVIDEO625 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-07 16:42:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO948 |
URUGUAY IN LINE WITH US ON PREVENTING POSSIBLE [...] (C) On October 4, I delivered reftel demarche on possible North Korean nuclear tests to Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo per instructions reftel. After reviewing the talking points, he volunteered that he saw "no problems" in supporting the demarche, qualifying only that [...] |
2006-10-04 19:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP UY |
| 06MOSCOW11169 |
POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) Summary: DFM Alekseyev told the Ambassador October 4 that Russia recognized the seriousness of the situation following the DPRK's announcement and understood U.S. concerns. Alekseyev urged that the Security Council move deliberately to craft a response, but was lukewarm about a potenti [...] |
2006-10-04 14:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11280 |
PREPARING THE GROUND FOR UNSC ACTION ON DPRK [...] (S) Summary: DFM Alekseyev told the Ambassador October 6 that Russia found a DPRK nuclear test to be "absolutely unacceptable" and stressed that the North Korean regime had received this message from Russia in clear and unmistakable terms. Responding to the Ambassador's urging that Russia [...] |
2006-10-06 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11317 |
MOSCOW'S REACTION TO THE DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (S) The Ambassador met twice with Deputy Foreign Minister Alekseyev on October 9 to discuss North Korea's nuclear test and next steps. Alekseyev said that Russia takes extremely seriously the test and Russia agrees that strong measures are warranted. Alekseyev handed over a statement (text b [...] |
2006-10-09 11:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11488 |
DPRK NUCLEAR TEST RESOLUTION: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche October 12 to MFA First Asia Department Senior Counselor Oleg Davydov, who advises DFM Alekseyev on North Korean issues. Davydov said that his superiors will "mull" over the draft resolution to assess what had been changed from earlier drafts and the Russian [...] |
2006-10-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11584 |
INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1718: DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche October 16 to MFA First Asia Department Senior Counselor Arkadiy Lavrov, who advises DFM Alekseyev on North Korean issues. (Note: Alekseyev is currently in South Korea, accompanying PM Fradkov and will not return to Moscow before October 23). Pointing to Rus [...] |
2006-10-16 15:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW11698 |
MOSCOW EXPERTS ON DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) Summary. Despite the GOR's strongly negative reaction to the reported nuclear test and its cooperation on UNSC 1718, Moscow's Korea watchers were for the large part critical of U.S. policies, arguing that the impasse over the DPRK program could have been avoided had the U.S. acted differ [...] |
2006-10-19 06:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW12200 |
MOSCOW WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESUMPTION OF [...] (U) The Russian government welcomed the agreement to resume the Six-Party talks. Russian officials, including Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov, Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov, and Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alekseyev accepted the announcement as "exceedingly positive." Alekseye [...] |
2006-11-02 09:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW12900 |
CHITA: CONDEMNED LAND SEEKS FUTURE AS GATEWAY TO [...] (C) Summary. Squeezed between China and the rest of Siberia and challenged with an oppressively harsh climate, Chita Oblast has historically served as a place of exile and remains one of Russia's poorest regions. The break-up of the Soviet Union led to the collapse of the region's livestock [...] |
2006-12-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW6307 |
MFA ON PROCESSING OF NORTH KOREANS IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Deputy Political Minister-Counselor delivered reftel points to Mikhail Lebedev, Acting Director of the MFA Department of Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights, on June 13. Lebedev said the GOR would have to consider the U.S. request before responding officially. 2. (C) Lebedev sa [...] |
2006-06-13 10:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KN KS RS |
| 06MOSCOW7084 |
INITIAL REACTIONS IN MOSCOW TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (C) Summary. The Russian MFA issued a strongly worded statement at 2:00 p.m. Moscow time on July 5 in response to the DPRK missile launches. The MFA spokesman was on the record as day began in Moscow calling the launches a "provocation." Our colleagues in the ROK and Japanese embassies tol [...] |
2006-07-05 11:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW7118 |
RUSSIAN DFM ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche July 6 to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alekseyev. Alekseyev said he was in absolute agreement that it was very important to send the North Koreans a strong and clear signal of the unacceptability of their missile launches. He had deli [...] |
2006-07-06 07:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW9311 |
DPRK: RUSSIAN VIEWS ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1695 [...] (C) Russia will comply with the requirements of UNSCR Resolution 1695 but is unlikely to adopt additional legal requirements directed against the DPRK's missile or WMD programs. MFA Korea Section Chief Aleksandr Vostrikov told us August 23 that responsibility for implementing the resolution [...] |
2006-08-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC KN RS |
| 06MOSCOW9953 |
RUSSIA NONCOMMITTAL ABOUT FIVE PLUS FIVE MEETING [...] (SBU) After providing reftel talking points to the MFA earlier, we checked with MFA North America on September 8 to see whether FM Lavrov would attend a meeting of the Five Plus Five on the margins of the upcoming UN General Assembly meetings. We were told that no decision had been made abou [...] |
2006-09-08 10:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM KN RS |
| 06NAHA238 |
OKINAWA GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN: POSTER SPOT REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Okinawa Prefecture gubernatorial race remains too close to call, and the two major candidates are engaged in a technically illegal unofficial poster campaign. The reformist parties backing the woman running as their unified candidate seem torn between self-promotion and gett [...] |
2006-11-08 03:11:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR JA KN |
| 06NASSAU1051 |
NORTH KOREA MISSLE LAUNCH DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-11 20:23:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP BF |
| 06NEWDELHI6980 |
INDIA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to MEA Acting Joint Secretary (Americas) at OOB October 10. Polcouns also delivered demarche to Joint Secretary (East Asia) Ashok Kantha, who cited India's strong statement condemning the DPRK nuclear test. 2. (C) Early on October 9, DepPolCou [...] |
2006-10-10 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IN KN |
| 06NEWDELHI7130 |
UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Political Counselor delivered reftel talking points October 14 to the Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for the Americas S. Jaishankar and MEA Joint SIPDIS Secretary for East Asia Ashok Kantha, neither of whom had any SIPDIS substantive response. PYATT [...] |
2006-10-17 04:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM IN |
| 06NEWDELHI8511 |
SENATOR SPECTER MEETING WITH P.M. SINGH [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Senator Arlen Specter (R - PA) called on Indian P.M. Manmohan Singh December 24. Both agreed on the historic impact of the U.S./India civil-nuclear agreement on bilateral relations. P.M. Singh offered the caveat that the significance will be historic once the 123 Agre [...] |
2006-12-26 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD ETTC EAGR IR IS IZ JO KN |
| 06NICOSIA1066 |
CYPRUS SUPPORTS EU CONDEMNATION OF NORTH KOREAN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on July 7 to Panayiotis Papadopoulos, who handles non-proliferation issues in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papadopoulos said that Cyprus supported the EU Presidency's strong condemnation of the missile launches on July 5 and said that some s [...] |
2006-07-07 12:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP CY |
| 06NICOSIA1743 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (U) DCM Zimmerman delivered reftel points and a copy of the President's statement to Cyprus MFA Political Director Thalia Petrides on October 10. DCM added that, as an EU member, Cyprus could play a key role in ensuring that the European response to the apparent North Korean nuclear test woul [...] |
2006-10-10 13:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP UN EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA1793 |
CYPRUS FULLY SUPPORTS UNSCR 1718 [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy October 15 delivered UN Security Council Resolution 1718-related talking points and non-paper to the Cypriot Foreign Ministry. In a follow-up meeting the following day, Multilateral Affairs Division Chief Sotos Liassides told PolChief that the Republic of C [...] |
2006-10-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM CY |
| 06OSAKAKOBE238 |
CHOSEN SOREN'S 5-YEAR PLAN: FROM BAD TO WORSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The surprise raid in March by Japanese National Police on the Osaka office of the North Korean Association Chosen Soren stunned its members. The raid and its aftermath highlights the gradual decline in ideological, financial and operational relevance of the organization in th [...] |
2006-05-02 08:12:00 | Consulate Osaka Kobe | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PINR PREL JA KN |
| 06OSAKAKOBE526 |
NORTH KOREAN SUPERNOTES SEIZED IN WESTERN [...] (SBU) On September 23, Kobe Customs officials and Tottori Prefectural Police raided the DPRK-flagged Kum Gang 1 freighter, which had entered the port of Sakaiminato in Tottori on the Japan Sea coast on September 19. The Japanese authorities took this unusual measure after two counterfeit sup [...] |
2006-09-25 07:47:00 | Consulate Osaka Kobe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EFIS PREL KN JA |
| 06OSLO669 |
BERGEN CONFERENCE ON NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The 7th International Conference on Human Rights and Refugees "North Korea New Approaches" held in Bergen, Norway May 9-11 brought together government and NGO officials to discuss ways to advance human rights in North Korea. Officials and NGOs agreed that while li [...] |
2006-05-24 10:40:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CH KN KS NO |
| 06OSLO848 |
NORTH KOREAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On July 6 we delivered reftel points to Tore Dahlstrom, the North Korea Desk Officer at the MFA. Dahlstrom said Norway would align itself with the EU on this matter and endorse a forthcoming "non-controversial" EU statement. Stating that Norway fully supported the six-party framework, h [...] |
2006-07-06 14:09:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN NO |
| 06OTTAWA3015 |
CANADIAN VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) In the Ambassador's absence, A/DCM met on October 3 with Colleen Swords, Department of Foreign Affairs Political Director. Canada shares our outrage and concerns regarding North Korea's declaration that it planned to test a nuclear weapon. The Foreign Affairs spokesperson immediately de [...] |
2006-10-04 22:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM KN CA |
| 06OTTAWA3042 |
CANADIAN RESPONSE TO PREPARATIONS FOR UNSC ACTION [...] (SBU) On October 6, A/DCM discussed preparations for UN Security Council action on North Korea with Michael Small, the DFAIT (Foreign Ministry,s) Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) for Global Issues and International Organizations. He also followed up with ADM/Political Director Colleen Swords, [...] |
2006-10-06 22:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UNSC KN CA |
| 06OTTAWA37 |
OTTAWA: ADVISORY ON BANKING SERVICES TO NORTH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-05 21:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON CA KN KJUS KNNP KTFN |
| 06PANAMA884 |
GOP HAS NO RECORD OF DPRK FLAG OF CONVENIENCE SHIPS [...] (S) Fernando Solorzano, Director of the Panamanian Maritime Authority's (AMP) Merchant Marine Office, advised Econ Chief on May 8 that, based on reftel information, the AMP has no record of any North Korean flagged ships associated with Panama. He said that, as Panama does not maintain a mer [...] |
2006-05-09 20:11:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC EWWT PHSA PM KN |
| 06PARIS2217 |
FRANCE: CURTAILING USE OF NORTH KOREAN FLAG OF [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points April 4 to MFA Office Director for Energy, Transportation and Infrastructure Nicole Taillefer, and MFA Office Director for East Asian Affairs Jean-Noel Poirier. Poirier asked how recent a development North Korean marketing of its flag was, and how many ships [...] |
2006-04-05 09:57:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC EWWT KN FR |
| 06PARIS4441 |
U/S JOSPEH, U/S LEVEY JUNE 20 MEET WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 20 meeting between U/S Joseph and Treasury U/S Levey and French Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye, a range of proliferation-related topics were covered, including the US-French-UK-German-Italian meeting later that day aimed at preliminary consultations regarding [...] |
2006-06-27 15:12:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR KN IN FR |
| 06PARIS4745 |
DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: FRANCE LOOKING TO AVOID PRC [...] (C) Acting DCM spoke on July 11 with MFA Director for IO and UN Sylvie Bermann, briefing her on U.S. views per ref A. Bermann underlined that France shares the U.S. viewpoint on the gravity of the North Korean missile launches. Bermann, however, underscored the GoF concern about the importance [...] |
2006-07-11 16:33:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM KNNP KN FR UNSC |
| 06PARIS6189 |
FRANCE WANTS MORE CONCRETE MEASURES TO GIVE TEETH [...] (C) Summary: MFA nonproliferation office, while reiterating France's steadfast support for international efforts to constrain North Korea's weapons program and enforce UNSCR 1695, expressed some concern about a perceived lack of concrete mechanisms -- whether in the Proliferation Security Init [...] |
2006-09-14 16:08:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT PTER KN KS FR |
| 06PARIS6619 |
POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) Post shared ref A points October 4 with MFA A/S equivalent for Strategic Affairs Philippe Carre, Political Director staffer Gael Veyssiere, and IO DAS-equivalent for Political Affairs Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel. Pending a more complete reaction, Ref B reports the MFA press spokesman's sta [...] |
2006-10-05 05:20:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP FR |
| 06PARIS6696 |
FRENCH SEEK STRONG UNSC RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) On October 6 we provided ref A elements for UNSC action to the MFA, meeting separately with the Koreas desk officer Clea Le Cardeur and IO-equivalent action officer Benoit Guidee. Guidee told us on October 10, following receipt of ref C points, that the MFA position was one of "total soli [...] |
2006-10-10 16:32:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP UNSC KN FR |
| 06PARIS6709 |
RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA: FRANCE ON BOARD WITH USG [...] (U) In an October 10 interview on French radio, FM Douste-Blazy termed the situation with North Korea as "extremely serious," and emphasized the need for action by the UN Security Council. Toward that end, Douste-Blazy referred to the U.S.-proposed draft resolution, stating that France "wishe [...] |
2006-10-11 14:23:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP UNSC KN FR |
| 06PARIS6736 |
FRANCE/DPRK: READY TO CO-SPONSOR DPRK RESOLUTION, [...] (C) France plans to co-sponsor the DPRK nuclear test resolution, but worries that the rush to a vote may jeopardize the degree of PRC buy-in, MFA IO Asian Affairs Desk Officer Benoit Guidee confirmed to poloff on October 12. Guidee, following up on an earlier October 12 conversation by polof [...] |
2006-10-12 12:55:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC KN FR |
| 06PARIS7151 |
FRANCE SUPPORTS STRONG ENFORCEMENT OF UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) Poloff delivered Under Secretary's letter (reftel) October 30 to Benoit Guidee, IO office director-equivalent at the MFA. Guidee reiterated France's "total solidarity" with the U.S. and agreed that the U.N. Security Council must maintain a firm stance on the North Korean nuclear tests. The [...] |
2006-10-31 17:03:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS FR KN |
| 06PARIS7178 |
FRANCE PROMISES VIGILANCE TOWARD KOMID AND OTHER [...] (C) This is an action message; see paragraph 3. Poloff called November 2 upon Arnaud Mentre, desk officer for non-proliferation in the MFA's bureau of strategic affairs, to deliver demarche (reftel A). Mentre said France is aware of the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) and [...] |
2006-11-02 15:22:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM FR MNUC KNNP KN |
| 06PARIS7419 |
FRENCH RESPONSES TO SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR COUNTRY [...] (C) On November 9 Poloff delivered demarches seeking French support for defeating any procedural moves that could prevent voting on the substance of any resolution before the Third Committee, and defeating retaliatory resolutions brought by Iran and Belarus against Canada and the United State [...] |
2006-11-17 05:05:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC CA FR IR BM KN BO UZ |
| 06PARIS7714 |
FRANCE PROPOSES INTELLIGENCE-SHARING CONTACT GROUP [...] Summary: (C) According to the MFA non-proliferatio officer, France shares the U.S.'s conviction that financial and transportation networks that facilitate North Korea's proliferation activities must be curbed. To that end, the GoF believes there is room for more coordination and intelligence [...] |
2006-12-08 09:55:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN FR |
| 06PHNOMPENH1828 |
CAMBODIA ON NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST [...] (C) Pol/Econ officer delivered reftel demarche to Sun Suon, Director of MFA's International Organizations Department, on October 5, emphasizing that a North Korea armed with nuclear weapons was unacceptable to the U.S., that a nuclear weapons test would be "a grave miscalculation" on Pyongyan [...] |
2006-10-06 09:19:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN CB |
| 06PHNOMPENH2072 |
NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE HELD IN MONDOLKIRI PROVINCE [...] (C) Summary. The Cambodian press reported on November 22 that Cambodian provincial police in Mondolkiri province arrested a North Korean man in the past week. According to press reports, a senior Cambodian police official confirmed the arrest, added the North Korean was deported to Vietnam [...] |
2006-11-22 10:16:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KN VM CB |
| 06PRAGUE1237 |
CZECH VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) DCM presented reftel points to Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar on October 4. Pojar immediately expressed his support for our position. He noted that the Czechs had already decided to tell the North Koreans that bilateral talks (planned for November 7) would not be possible un [...] |
2006-10-04 15:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM KN EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1257 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to Czech MFA at OOB on October 10. In absence of more senior officials in Prague, DCM spoke October 10 with Director of UN Department Jan Kara. Kara referred us to the statement issued by the MFA on October 9 (text below) condemning the nuclear test. In te [...] |
2006-10-10 13:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM KN EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1319 |
CZECH VIEWS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: The Czechs support a tough stance on North Korea following the nuclear test. The Foreign Minister this week published a strongly worded op-ed stating that the DPRK has confirmed its position within the axis of evil. The MFA confirms that all elements of UNSCR 1718 will be adopte [...] |
2006-10-22 12:14:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP PHUM KN EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1370 |
CZECH RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-04 11:16:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM KNNP KN EZ |
| 06PRAGUE1400 |
NORTH KOREAN LABORERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) Currently, 408 North Korean laborers (almost exclusively female) are working in numerous factories throughout the Czech Republic. A Czech government taskforce of seven government agencies and an NGO conducts regular joint inspections into the work conditions of the DPRK workers. These r [...] |
2006-11-09 12:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KN EZ |
| 06PRAGUE85 |
CZECH DEMOCRACY PROMOTION: BURMA AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary. This is the fourth in a series of cables highlighting Czech democracy promotion efforts. The Czechs plan to launch new Czech democracy promotion projects in Burma and North Korea in 2006. These projects are motivated by the GOCR's interest in helping these countries peacefully ove [...] |
2006-01-26 16:36:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM BM KN EZ |
| 06PRETORIA4208 |
SOUTH AFRICA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (U) The Government of South Africa (SAG) expressed "deep concern" about North Korea's reported nuclear test and urged Pyongyang to "terminate any nuclear weapons program" (full text of statement at para 5). The October 9 statement also encouraged all parties to "intensify efforts" to return to [...] |
2006-10-11 05:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM KN SF |
| 06QUITO2525 |
ECUADOR CONDEMNS DPRK TEST, SUPPORTS UNSC [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed points in Ref B to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador on October 12 and congratulated the GOE for its principled public statement condemning the DPRK's nuclear test. Salvador said the GOE shared international opprobrium against the DPRK's test and would [...] |
2006-10-13 18:18:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM EC IO KN KNNP PREL |
| 06RABAT1350 |
MOROCCO: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (U) Post delivered July 17 reftel demarche via diplomatic note #248 to the office of MFA Director of American Affairs Salaheddine Tazi, per the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' request. MFA North American Affairs Division Chief Wassane Zailachi pledged to pass the White House Statement and USG r [...] |
2006-07-17 12:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN MO |
| 06RABAT1648 |
U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06RABAT1922 |
RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-13 13:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP MO |
| 06RIGA534 |
Latvian response to North Korean Missile Launch [...] Pol/econ chief delivered ref A points to Signe Jansone, A/S-level official at the MFA responsible for Asia. Jansone said that Japanese charge had been in just prior to make similar points. Latvia shares our concern on the launches and fully supports the NATO (ref B) and EU statements on the [...] |
2006-07-07 13:48:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN LG |
| 06RIGA849 |
LATVIA SUPPORTS FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-17 11:10:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KN LG |
| 06ROME1359 |
ITALY CONSIDERING APPROACH TO NORTH KOREAN FLAGS [...] (C) Econoff and Poloff delivered Reftel A points and information on the Italian vessel using a North Korean flag to Federico Failla, MFA Office Director for the Far East, April 28, and urged the GOI to consider a law or regulation to make it illegal for Italian nationals and companies to use D [...] |
2006-05-08 10:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KN KNNP MNUC EWWT PHSA IT |
| 06ROME1911 |
ITALY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH THREAT, WILL [...] (S) Summary. June 28 Poloff and Polmiloff met with MFA Deputy Office Director for East Asia Filippo Nicosia to follow up on Ref A demarche requesting GOI regulation of DPRK flags of convenience, and to deliver Ref B points on North Korean long-range missile launch. Nicosia noted that the new [...] |
2006-06-30 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL KN KNNP MNUC EWWT PHSA KS IT |
| 06ROME1957 |
ITALIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (C) Summary. MFA Office Director for East Asia Federico Failla and Office Director for Non-Proliferation Filippo Formica, July 7 expressed Italy's concern over the North Korean missile launches and highlighted the GOI's commitment to the EU position, which condemned the launches and called fo [...] |
2006-07-07 15:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP IT |
| 06ROME2954 |
ITALY: DPRK ACTIONS UNACCEPTABLE, EU COORDINATING [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA East Asia Office Director Federico Failla October 20 to discuss the recent North Korean nuclear test and UNSCR 1718 (Refs A-D). Poloff stressed the importance of implementing all provisions in UNSCR 1718 expeditiously. Failla noted that PM Prodi and FM D'Alema had bot [...] |
2006-10-24 16:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KN PARM KNNP IT |
| 06ROME3068 |
ITALY WORKING ON UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS REPORT TO [...] (C) Poloffs November 8 met separately with Filippo Nicosia, MFA East Asia Office, and Filippo Formica, Office Director for Non-Proliferation to deliver Ref A points requesting countries take steps to meet their obligations under UNSCR 1718 on DPRK Conventional Arms. Nicosia noted that, while [...] |
2006-11-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL XX KN UN IT |
| 06ROME3115 |
ITALY PREPARING UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP XX KN IT |
| 06ROME3299 |
ITALY APPRECIATES EXAMPLES OF DPRK PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-14 17:29:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN IT |
| 06SANSALVADOR1195 |
EL SALVADOR: LETTER REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS FROM [...] (C) On May 4, 2006, poloff met with Mario Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, Rivera showed poloff a letter that the GOES had received from the North Korean Embassy in Mexico City requesting that the GOES oppose any motion regarding [...] |
2006-05-05 20:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ES KN |
| 06SANSALVADOR2743 |
EL SALVADOR POSITION ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 18:42:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP ES |
| 06SANSALVADOR2779 |
EL SALVADOR: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TOWARD [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 16:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM XX KN ES |
| 06SANTIAGO1460 |
MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-07 21:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN |
| 06SANTIAGO1469 |
MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 20:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN |
| 06SANTIAGO2097 |
MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-06 12:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN |
| 06SANTIAGO2126 |
MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] Summary: In line with the Chilean government position, editorial comments have been highly critical of North Korea's nuclear testing. End Summary. 2. On October 11, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled, "North Korea and its Nuclear Diplomacy" [...] |
2006-10-11 20:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC KN CI |
| 06SARAJEVO2480 |
BIH PLEDGES SUPPORT IN WAKE OF NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-10 17:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
| 06SARAJEVO2504 |
BOSNIA PUBLICLY CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN TEST [...] (U) Following CDA's presentation of demarche points per reftels, the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement October 11 condemning North Korea for its nuclear test. 2. (U) Begin text of MFA announcement: The nuclear test that was, according to statements of high ranking No [...] |
2006-10-12 16:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
| 06SEOUL102 |
THE ROK'S NEW MINISTER OF UNIFICATION: LEE [...] (S) Incoming Minister of Unification (and Chairman of the National Security Council Standing Committee) Lee Jong-seok is a left-leaning nationalist who supports the ROK playing a more active and independent role in the world, particularly on issues involving North Korea. The Embassy has worke [...] |
2006-01-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PINR KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1021 |
ROK CRITICIZED FOR "APOLOGIZING" TO DPRK TO [...] (C) In the aftermath of the March 22 incident at Mt. Geumgang, North Korea -- in which DPRK officials retaliated against South Korean journalists' statement that one of the North Korean participants in the inter-Korean family reunion event was "abducted" by preventing 99 elderly South Koreans [...] |
2006-03-28 09:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1031 |
RECENT TRENDS IN PRC-DPRK ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND [...] (SBU) Chinese economic ties with North Korea have expanded greatly in the past two years. Although the ROKG welcomes the stabilizing effect that Chinese trade and investment brings to the DPRK, it is alarmed at the PRC's growing influence, to the point that ROK officials now routinely assert [...] |
2006-03-29 08:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1089 |
S/E LEFKOWITZ'S REMARKS ON KAESONG PROMPT [...] (C) Recent South Korean press reports drew attention to Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz's March 30 remarks at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) calling for independent monitoring of labor conditions at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), and the subsequent response from Assistant Unificat [...] |
2006-04-03 08:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1108 |
ROKG OFFICIALLY RESPONDS TO USG NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) On April 4, Kim Ki-woong, Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, presented the official ROKG response to our ref g demarche seeking support for the USG North Korean refugee strategy. The ROKG response (reprinted in paragraph 3) centered [...] |
2006-04-04 08:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL117 |
SENATOR MURKOWSKI'S MEETING WITH UNIFICATION VICE [...] (C) Ministry of Unification (MOU) Vice Minister Rhee Bong-jo on January 9 emphasized to Senator Murkowski and the Ambassador the importance of implementing the Joint Statement of principles issued in September after the fourth round of the Six Party Talks. He suggested broadening the scope of [...] |
2006-01-10 08:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNUC PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1179 |
DPRK REQUESTS ANOTHER 300,000 TONS OF FERTILIZER [...] (U) The Yonhap News Agency reported April 10 that, via a Red Cross telegram, the DPRK had requested an additional 300,000 tons of fertilizer assistance from the ROK. Ministry of Unification officials reportedly told Yonhap that they expected the request for fertilizer would be an agenda item [...] |
2006-04-10 08:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1266 |
STAFFDEL VISIT TO KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX [...] (U) During an April 12 staffdel visit to the South Korean-managed Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korea, KIC officials said that informal conversations with North Korean workers indicated that the DPRK provided the workers with approximately 70 percent of their wages, for a base inc [...] |
2006-04-18 06:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ELAB PHUM PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1270 |
ROKG DISCUSSES BANGKOK SIX AND KIM CHUN-HEE [...] (C) MOFAT DG for Policy Planning Nam Gwan-pyo on April 18 told POL M/C that Seoul was relieved to hear that the six North Koreans had arrived safely in Bangkok (ref a). MOFAT has instructed its Embassy in Bangkok to assist in vetting and resolving the case quickly and quietly. Seoul was pos [...] |
2006-04-18 07:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM AGMT KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1308 |
ROKG PREFERS REQUEST COME FROM UNHCR ON BANGKOK SIX [...] (C) On April 20, POL M/C delivered ref a demarche urging Seoul to reconsider its position and quickly allow a ROKG official to assist with the processing of the six North Koreans in Bangkok to Nam Gwan-pyo, Director General for Policy Planning in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Na [...] |
2006-04-20 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KS KN TH |
| 06SEOUL1322 |
MOU PREVIEWS APRIL 21-24 INTER-KOREAN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In an April 20 preview of the April 21-24 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, Assistant Minister for Unification Policy and Public Affairs Lee Kwan-sei told the DCM that the ROK planned to urge the DPRK to return to the Six Party Talks and agree to the resumption of general officer-lev [...] |
2006-04-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID PHUM KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1330 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM BAN: NORTH KOREA, [...] (C) Summary: In their April 21 luncheon meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Ban discussed several bilateral and North Korea-related issues (see refs for discussions on ROK-Japan relations and Ban's candidacy for UNSYG). On North Korea, Ban said Seoul intended to raise human rights [...] |
2006-04-22 09:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KS KN |
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A/S HILL'S APRIL 13-14 MEETINGS WITH MOFAT YU [...] (S) During an April 13 meeting, MOFAT Acting Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan stressed to EAP A/S Christopher Hill and the Ambassador the need for patience with North Korea on the nuclear issue, a public emphasis on the importance of the Six Party Talks, and increased Chinese pressure on the Nor [...] |
2006-04-25 07:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC EFIN KNNP KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1377 |
A/S HILL'S APRIL 13 MEETINGS WITH CHUNG [...] (C) In separate meetings April 13, EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill discussed the status of Six Party Talks and U.S.-ROK relations with the leaders of Korea's two main political parties. Chung Dong-young, Chairman of the ruling Uri Party and former Minister of Unification, expressed concern that [...] |
2006-04-25 08:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PNUC KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1385 |
A/S HILL'S APRIL 13 MEETING WITH FORMER PM LEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former PM Lee Hae-chan told visiting A/S Hill April 13 that in recent discussions, Chinese leaders sounded disenchanted with Kim Jong-il, skeptical of his ability to extend the Kim dynasty to the next generation, and dismissive of Kim's commitment to economic reform. Lee reaffi [...] |
2006-04-26 00:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ETRD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1399 |
MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION ON APRIL 21-24 [...] (C) In an April 26 read-out of the April 21-24 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, Assistant Minister for Unification Policy and Public Affairs Lee Kwan-sei emphasized to the DCM the extensive effort Seoul made on persuading the DPRK to return to the Six Party Talks and to engage the inter [...] |
2006-04-26 08:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1434 |
SWEDISH AMBASSADOR TO DPRK DISCUSSES INTERNAL [...] (C) In an April 24 call on the Ambassador, Swedish Ambassador to the DPRK Mats Foyer confirmed that last year's bumper harvest was not sufficient to overcome the food shortage in North Korea caused by systemic failures in central food distribution. Foyer saw, however, little sign of politica [...] |
2006-04-28 08:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID SW KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1435 |
NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARY SONG MIN-SOON ON [...] (S). Summary: In an April 28 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Secretary Song Min-soon said that the ROK was prepared to compromise with Japan on naming underwater features located in the East Sea/Sea of Japan, but that Japan seemed intent on pushing the issue to the lim [...] |
2006-04-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1470 |
UNIFICATION MINISTER ON SIX PARTY TALKS, S/E [...] (S) In a May 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Unification Lee Jong-seok said he believed, from his meetings with North Korean counterparts at the April 21-24 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, that the DPRK would return to the Six Party Talks if given a face-saving way to do so. [...] |
2006-05-02 07:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PHUM MNUC</ |