CYPRUS SUPPORTS EU CONDEMNATION OF NORTH KOREAN

UNCLAS NICOSIA 001066 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KN PARM KNNP CY SUBJECT: CYPRUS SUPPORTS EU CONDEMNATION OF NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TESTS REF: STATE 111144 ¶1. (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 sort of action (though he did not specify what kind) was indeed necessary to re-start discussions with North Korea. He also made a point of noting that the DPRK clearly feels threatened by the United States, despite USG statements favoring a peaceful diplomatic solution. SCHLICHER