DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN

UNCLAS LILONGWE 000897 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR AF/S KAMANA MATHUR STATE FOR ISN STATE FOR EAP STATE FOR IO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KNNP PREL PARM MI SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST ANNOUNCEMENT REF: SECSTATE 169418 ¶1. On Tuesday, October 10, Charge Gilmour met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henry Mumba to discuss reftel talking points. Charge Gilmour laid out USG concerns with the North Korean nuclear test, and asked for Malawi to join the international community in condemning the actions of North Korea. Mumba replied that the GOM considers this to be a serious issue, that nuclear proliferation is "very dangerous" to world peace, and, the GOM "hopes that North Korea can be tamed and brought to the negotiating table." Mumba said that the GOM won't, "hesitate to be part of world condemnation, and hopes the security council will move quickly." However, he also stated that the GOM is not sure that sanctions will bring about the required results, but that they would wait and see what comes out of the security council meetings. Any further information will be delivered septel. GILMOUR