Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06TOKYO4995
2006-08-31 11:21:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 004995
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/30/2016
TAGS: PREL KPKO UNSC SU JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL
NOT CO-SPONSOR
REF: STATE 143304
Classified By: Political Section Deputy Carol Reynolds. Reason: 1.4 (b
)(d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 004995
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/30/2016
TAGS: PREL KPKO UNSC SU JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL
NOT CO-SPONSOR
REF: STATE 143304
Classified By: Political Section Deputy Carol Reynolds. Reason: 1.4 (b
)(d).
1. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel
demarche to MOFA UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director
Kitamura on August 31, stressing the need to act quickly and,
hopefully, unanimously to address the deteriorating situation
in Darfur through the proposed UNSC resolution.
2. (C) Subsequently, Mr. Fujita of the same division
responded that Japan would "likely" support the resolution.
All but one MOFA division had cleared on the UN Policy
Division's proposal to support it, and he did not expect an
objection from the remaining office. Japan would not,
however, co-sponsor the resolution. First, he explained,
Japan had not had adequate time to consider the budgetary
implications of the resolution. Moreover, the Sudanese
government had not yet consented to the proposed new
arrangement. Ideally, he said, the resolution should be
adopted after the Sudanese government had consented. Under
the circumstances, Japan could not co-sponsor.
3. (C) Japan plans to issue a public statement that
"appreciates" the resolution's adoption and views it as "an
important step" in resolving the situation in Darfur, Fujita
said. When we urged that Japan's statement also include the
need to immediately implement the resolution. Fujita
promised to try to include that element, as well.
DONOVAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/30/2016
TAGS: PREL KPKO UNSC SU JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN LIKELY TO SUPPORT DARFUR RESOLUTION, WILL
NOT CO-SPONSOR
REF: STATE 143304
Classified By: Political Section Deputy Carol Reynolds. Reason: 1.4 (b
)(d).
1. (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer conveyed reftel
demarche to MOFA UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director
Kitamura on August 31, stressing the need to act quickly and,
hopefully, unanimously to address the deteriorating situation
in Darfur through the proposed UNSC resolution.
2. (C) Subsequently, Mr. Fujita of the same division
responded that Japan would "likely" support the resolution.
All but one MOFA division had cleared on the UN Policy
Division's proposal to support it, and he did not expect an
objection from the remaining office. Japan would not,
however, co-sponsor the resolution. First, he explained,
Japan had not had adequate time to consider the budgetary
implications of the resolution. Moreover, the Sudanese
government had not yet consented to the proposed new
arrangement. Ideally, he said, the resolution should be
adopted after the Sudanese government had consented. Under
the circumstances, Japan could not co-sponsor.
3. (C) Japan plans to issue a public statement that
"appreciates" the resolution's adoption and views it as "an
important step" in resolving the situation in Darfur, Fujita
said. When we urged that Japan's statement also include the
need to immediately implement the resolution. Fujita
promised to try to include that element, as well.
DONOVAN