AMBASSADOR URGES VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF UNSCR 1718

C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 013169 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2016 TAGS: PREL MNUC PARM KNNP EWWT KN XC ID SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR URGES VIGOROUS ENFORCEMENT OF UNSCR 1718 REF: A. JAKARTA 13006 (DEMARCHES TO INDONESIA ON DPRK SHIPPING ¶B. STATE 179243 (INVESTIGATING DPRK VESSEL) ¶C. STATE 179928 (MARITIME SERVICES FOR DPRK SHIPS) ¶D. STATE 180512 (UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS) Classified By: B. Lynn Pascoe, Ambassador. Reason: 1.4 (b, d) ¶1. (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 because of Indonesia's location on the Straits of Malacca, the GOI must be in a position to undertake effective enforcement action. This would, he said, require timely action in response to intelligence. We must be focused on results, the Ambassador said, and not be sidetracked into legalistic discussions of the kind that have blocked progress on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). ¶2. (C) Wirajuda said that he had already discussed this issue with President Yudhoyono, and explained to him that UNSCR 1718 was legally binding on all UN member states. Yudhoyono had instructed Wirajuda to examine the resolution's implications for Indonesia's bilateral trade with the DPRK. Wirajuda said that it was his understanding that the UN was devising guidelines for implementation of the resolution, and the GOI was awaiting these. He admitted that there had been little discussion of the matter within the GOI to date. ¶3. (C) Ambassador said that the GOI had shown itself capable of cooperative action against narcotraffickers and terrorists, and that this level of commitment would also be required in enforcing the Resolution 1718. He said that in the future, the USG would likely need to pass actionable information to the GOI (ref B),and that we would like to identify a responsive Indonesian point of contact for such cases. Wirajuda said that the Foreign Ministry would do its best to see that such information was coordinated within the GOI in a timely manner. Ambassador stressed that enforcing the resolution had many complex aspects, such as provision maritime services to DPRK ships (ref C),that must be addressed. We left with Wirajuda non-papers (refs B - C) that we have already shared with working level contacts in the Foreign Ministry (ref A). PASCOE