Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06TOKYO6470
2006-11-09 09:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
SENIOR-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS:
how-toVZCZCXYZ0019 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHKO #6470 3130954 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 090954Z NOV 06 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8197 INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 2952 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 2478
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 006470
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
SUBJECT: SENIOR-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS:
JAPAN SUPPORTIVE
REF: STATE 184178
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason:
1.4 (b)(d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 006470
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
SUBJECT: SENIOR-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS:
JAPAN SUPPORTIVE
REF: STATE 184178
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason:
1.4 (b)(d).
1. (C) Political Section Deputy conveyed reftel demarche
November 9 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Division Principle Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki
responded later that day, noting that Japan did not yet have
much information on Iran's resolution against Canada, but
gathered that it was politically loaded and was not the kind
of resolution that Japan would support. On the issue of
no-action motions, she explained that Japan, in principle,
opposes them because they shut down discussion. Japan "is
totally against them," she stated.
2. (C) MOFA had not seen the text of the Belarus resolution
against the United States, but was "very concerned about it,"
Ms. Suzuki said. MOFA would need to see the text before
making a final decision. Judging from what she knew about
it, however, Ms. Suzuki predicted that Japan would support
the U.S. position.
3. (C) Ms. Suzuki concluded the conversation by underscoring
that Japan broadly shares the same view as the United States
on the these resolutions, because our two countries share the
same values. She was confident that Japan would support the
U.S. position.
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/08/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNHRC JA
SUBJECT: SENIOR-LEVEL DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS:
JAPAN SUPPORTIVE
REF: STATE 184178
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason:
1.4 (b)(d).
1. (C) Political Section Deputy conveyed reftel demarche
November 9 to MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Division Principle Deputy Director Yoriko Suzuki. Ms. Suzuki
responded later that day, noting that Japan did not yet have
much information on Iran's resolution against Canada, but
gathered that it was politically loaded and was not the kind
of resolution that Japan would support. On the issue of
no-action motions, she explained that Japan, in principle,
opposes them because they shut down discussion. Japan "is
totally against them," she stated.
2. (C) MOFA had not seen the text of the Belarus resolution
against the United States, but was "very concerned about it,"
Ms. Suzuki said. MOFA would need to see the text before
making a final decision. Judging from what she knew about
it, however, Ms. Suzuki predicted that Japan would support
the U.S. position.
3. (C) Ms. Suzuki concluded the conversation by underscoring
that Japan broadly shares the same view as the United States
on the these resolutions, because our two countries share the
same values. She was confident that Japan would support the
U.S. position.
SCHIEFFER