Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06TOKYO5791
2006-10-04 08:00:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 005791
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/04/2016
TAGS: PREL MARR PGOV JA RU
SUBJECT: JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS
REF: A. TOKYO 04740
B. TOKYO 04665
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason
s 1.4 (B) (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 005791
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/04/2016
TAGS: PREL MARR PGOV JA RU
SUBJECT: JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS
REF: A. TOKYO 04740
B. TOKYO 04665
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason
s 1.4 (B) (D)
1. (C) MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director
Kazuhiko Nakamura confirmed October 4 Japanese media reports
that Russia and Japan will soon restart discussions on a
fishing safety agreement for ships operating in waters near
the disputed Northern Territories. According to Nakamura,
the talks have taken on more importance in the wake of the
August 16 incident in which a Russian Coast Guard vessel
fired gunshots at a Japanese fishing boat, killing one
crewmember.
2. (C) Russian authorities released the fishing boat captain
October 3. Nakamura, who interviewed the skipper immediately
after his release, refused to dispute the official Russian
version that claims that the Japanese boat's crew had been
fishing illegally in Russian-claimed waters.
DONOVAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/04/2016
TAGS: PREL MARR PGOV JA RU
SUBJECT: JAPAN AND RUSSIA TO RE-START FISHNG TALKS
REF: A. TOKYO 04740
B. TOKYO 04665
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason
s 1.4 (B) (D)
1. (C) MOFA Russia Division Principal Deputy Director
Kazuhiko Nakamura confirmed October 4 Japanese media reports
that Russia and Japan will soon restart discussions on a
fishing safety agreement for ships operating in waters near
the disputed Northern Territories. According to Nakamura,
the talks have taken on more importance in the wake of the
August 16 incident in which a Russian Coast Guard vessel
fired gunshots at a Japanese fishing boat, killing one
crewmember.
2. (C) Russian authorities released the fishing boat captain
October 3. Nakamura, who interviewed the skipper immediately
after his release, refused to dispute the official Russian
version that claims that the Japanese boat's crew had been
fishing illegally in Russian-claimed waters.
DONOVAN