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Created
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06TOKYO1992
2006-04-13 02:22:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION IRAN/SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
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UNCLAS TOKYO 001992
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION IRAN/SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Thursday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to
Okinawa Prefecture's conditional acceptance of the
agreement between the GOJ and Nago City on a two-runway
Marine heliport at Camp Schwab.
UNCLAS TOKYO 001992
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION IRAN/SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Thursday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to
Okinawa Prefecture's conditional acceptance of the
agreement between the GOJ and Nago City on a two-runway
Marine heliport at Camp Schwab.
1. "Iran's Uranium Enrichment: Tighten the Net" The
conservative Sankei editorialized (4/13): "Iran formally
announced Tuesday that it had produced enough enriched
uranium to generate electricity. Iranian President
Ahmadinejad said proudly that Iran has joined the group
of countries that possess nuclear technology. This
development follows a call from the chairman of the UN
Security Council for Iran to suspend all uranium
enrichment activities within 30 days.
2. "Even though there is an element of diplomatic
maneuvering involved, this move is still a challenge to
the international community. While taking into careful
consideration Iran's proud nationalism, national
interests, and security concerns, the global community
should join hands to press Iran to halt its nuclear
activities, imposing economic sanctions if needed."
3. "Six-Party Talks: Cold Wind Blowing on North Korea" An
editorial in the liberal Asahi commented (4/13): "...The
six-party talks in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear
development have been suspended since last November.
Hoping to find a way to resume the talks, there were
various contacts among representatives of the parties who
were in Tokyo to attend an academic conference on
regional security. Although diplomats conducted bilateral
and multilateral dialogues, there was no direct
communication between the US and North Korea, the key to
resuming the talks....
4. "North Korea continues to insist that it will not
return to the six-party talks until the US ends what
Pyongyang is calling 'financial sanctions.'... North
Korean chief delegate Kim, who had expressed a
willingness to meet with the US, must have been perplexed
by Washington's hardened position.... North Korea should
be aware that the longer it puts off a decision to return
to the talks, the greater the pressure will become, which
will only hurt it. The US, for its part, should become
more positive about talking directly with North Korea at
the six-party talks or elsewhere. Even if the confusion
in Iraq or the Iranian nuclear crisis deepen, the North
Korean crisis is not going away."
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION IRAN/SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Thursday morning's Yomiuri gave top play to
Okinawa Prefecture's conditional acceptance of the
agreement between the GOJ and Nago City on a two-runway
Marine heliport at Camp Schwab.
1. "Iran's Uranium Enrichment: Tighten the Net" The
conservative Sankei editorialized (4/13): "Iran formally
announced Tuesday that it had produced enough enriched
uranium to generate electricity. Iranian President
Ahmadinejad said proudly that Iran has joined the group
of countries that possess nuclear technology. This
development follows a call from the chairman of the UN
Security Council for Iran to suspend all uranium
enrichment activities within 30 days.
2. "Even though there is an element of diplomatic
maneuvering involved, this move is still a challenge to
the international community. While taking into careful
consideration Iran's proud nationalism, national
interests, and security concerns, the global community
should join hands to press Iran to halt its nuclear
activities, imposing economic sanctions if needed."
3. "Six-Party Talks: Cold Wind Blowing on North Korea" An
editorial in the liberal Asahi commented (4/13): "...The
six-party talks in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear
development have been suspended since last November.
Hoping to find a way to resume the talks, there were
various contacts among representatives of the parties who
were in Tokyo to attend an academic conference on
regional security. Although diplomats conducted bilateral
and multilateral dialogues, there was no direct
communication between the US and North Korea, the key to
resuming the talks....
4. "North Korea continues to insist that it will not
return to the six-party talks until the US ends what
Pyongyang is calling 'financial sanctions.'... North
Korean chief delegate Kim, who had expressed a
willingness to meet with the US, must have been perplexed
by Washington's hardened position.... North Korea should
be aware that the longer it puts off a decision to return
to the talks, the greater the pressure will become, which
will only hurt it. The US, for its part, should become
more positive about talking directly with North Korea at
the six-party talks or elsewhere. Even if the confusion
in Iraq or the Iranian nuclear crisis deepen, the North
Korean crisis is not going away."
SCHIEFFER