DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSCR 1695 ON NORTH

C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 010927 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT EAP/K AND ISN/CPI E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/01/2016 TAGS: PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD PTER KN KS ID SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSCR 1695 ON NORTH KOREA: INTERIM REPORT REF: STATE 136495 ¶1. (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 a copy with the North America desk. We have requested a meeting with the office of International Security and Disarmament, which has the lead on this issue. We will report that meeting septel once it occurs. ¶2. (C) Hutagalung said Indonesia's position was to promote stability and security on the Korean Peninsula and the region and to encourage the resumption of the Six-Party Talks. Indonesia was opposed to North Korea's acquisition or development of nuclear weapons and was cooperating with international efforts to that end. PASCOE