Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06TOKYO1527
2006-03-23 08:38:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPANESE CURRENTLY UNDECIDED ON SUPPORT FOR
how-toVZCZCXRO8927 OO RUEHROV DE RUEHKO #1527 0820838 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 230838Z MAR 06 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0067 INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL IMMEDIATE RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 9433
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001527
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/23/2021
TAGS: PREL KPKO SOCI SU IO JA
SUBJECT: JAPANESE CURRENTLY UNDECIDED ON SUPPORT FOR
REHATTING AMIS
REF: STATE 43008
Classified By: Acting Political Minister Counselor Carol T. Reynolds fo
r Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
(C) In response to reftel demarche, MOFA United Nations
Policy Division Deputy Director Yoshiaki Makino told Poloff
on March 23 that, in principle, Japan supports the handover
of peacekeeping operations in Darfur from the African Union
Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to the United Nations (UN),but will
not take a definitive stance until "closely evaluating" two
factors. First, Makino said his government would evaluate
the UN Secretariat's "contingency plan" for the handover once
a resolution on the plan is submitted in April. Second, the
Japanese Government will be closely monitoring the peace
talks in Abuja. While Makino stressed that progress within
the peace talks is "not a precondition" for re-hatting, he
explained that a security arrangement amongst all the
conflicting parties is essential to a successful UN
peacekeeping operation.
SCHIEFFER