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Created
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06TOKYO2708
2006-05-17 06:45:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
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UNCLAS TOKYO 002708
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 RUSSIA - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's conservative Sankei
gave top play to a GOJ plan to settle the dispute
regarding Japan's ban on US beef imports before PM
Koizumi's meeting with President Bush in Washington set
for late June.
UNCLAS TOKYO 002708
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 RUSSIA - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's conservative Sankei
gave top play to a GOJ plan to settle the dispute
regarding Japan's ban on US beef imports before PM
Koizumi's meeting with President Bush in Washington set
for late June.
1. "Putin Administration Needs to Show Dignity Befitting
a G-8 Member" The conservative Sankei editorialized
(5/17): "With the first G-8 summit in Russia only two
months away, there are questions as to whether the host
nation shares the values of freedom and democracy common
to the G-8. The US and EU have deepening concerns and
misgivings regarding the Kremlin's trend toward
authoritarianism, which evokes images of the Soviet era.
An article in the Russian paper Kommersant reacted
strongly to Western concerns, saying that a second Cold
War has essentially begun. In an address last week,
President Putin called for the creation of a strong
military backed by economic development from oil and
natural gas exports, thus revealing his intent to make
Russia a modernized military power capable of rivaling
the US....
2. "Earlier this month in Lithuania, Vice President
Cheney criticized Russia in an unprecedented tone for
using its energy resources as a diplomatic cudgel against
neighboring countries. The Washington Post also quoted a
USG source as warning that the upcoming G-8 summit will
fail.... President Putin's defiant attitude is probably
due to the strong popular support he enjoys at home, and
pursuing national interests in and of itself is
acceptable.... If a new Cold War were to start, there
would be no guarantee that Russia would not repeat the
mistakes of the Soviet Union.... Russia is urged to show
the dignity and self-control befitting a G-8 member."
DONOVAN
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 RUSSIA - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Wednesday morning's conservative Sankei
gave top play to a GOJ plan to settle the dispute
regarding Japan's ban on US beef imports before PM
Koizumi's meeting with President Bush in Washington set
for late June.
1. "Putin Administration Needs to Show Dignity Befitting
a G-8 Member" The conservative Sankei editorialized
(5/17): "With the first G-8 summit in Russia only two
months away, there are questions as to whether the host
nation shares the values of freedom and democracy common
to the G-8. The US and EU have deepening concerns and
misgivings regarding the Kremlin's trend toward
authoritarianism, which evokes images of the Soviet era.
An article in the Russian paper Kommersant reacted
strongly to Western concerns, saying that a second Cold
War has essentially begun. In an address last week,
President Putin called for the creation of a strong
military backed by economic development from oil and
natural gas exports, thus revealing his intent to make
Russia a modernized military power capable of rivaling
the US....
2. "Earlier this month in Lithuania, Vice President
Cheney criticized Russia in an unprecedented tone for
using its energy resources as a diplomatic cudgel against
neighboring countries. The Washington Post also quoted a
USG source as warning that the upcoming G-8 summit will
fail.... President Putin's defiant attitude is probably
due to the strong popular support he enjoys at home, and
pursuing national interests in and of itself is
acceptable.... If a new Cold War were to start, there
would be no guarantee that Russia would not repeat the
mistakes of the Soviet Union.... Russia is urged to show
the dignity and self-control befitting a G-8 member."
DONOVAN