BRAZIL RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCHES

UNCLAS BRASILIA 001391 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PARM KNNP KN BR SUBJECT: BRAZIL RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCHES REFTEL: STATE 111144 ¶1. 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 issuing a call for all parties to return to the negotiating table. He also noted that the MFA's North Korean interlocutors had stated that they would not return to talks because the U.S. had insulted the DPRK with unsubstantiated accusations of money laundering. These contacts also told the MFA that the United States, during previous six-party talks, had promised the DPRK two light-water reactors which it had never provided. WILLIAMSON