JAPAN: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED, FURTHER

C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 006024 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/15/2026 TAGS: PREL KNNP PARM KN JA SUBJECT: JAPAN: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED, FURTHER COORDINATION SOUGHT REF: STATE 172816 Classified By: Political Section Deputy Carol T. Reynolds for reasons 1 .4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) Embassy Political Section Deputy delivered reftel demarche October 16 to MOFA United Nations Policy Division Director Shigeki Takizaki, explaining that this was the text we were sharing with other world capitals on UNSCR 1718. Takizaki said he was grateful for the information but had no substantive comment. He thanked the United States, and particularly the US Mission to the United Nations, for the close bilateral coordination leading up to the resolution's passage, and underscored that the important issue now is to quickly implement the resolution's provisions. ¶2. (C) In that context, Takizaki noted the his government was considering a number of practical issues related to the resolution's implementation, including how to define the term "luxury goods." He hoped that our two governments would be able to coordinate closely on these important practical matters, as well. SCHIEFFER