Identifier
Created
Classification
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07KATHMANDU96
2007-01-18 07:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kathmandu
Cable title:
NEPAL: JAPANESE TO ASSESS AREAS FOR ASSISTANCE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KATHMANDU 000096
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER EAID JA NP
SUBJECT: NEPAL: JAPANESE TO ASSESS AREAS FOR ASSISTANCE
REF: 06 KATHMANDU 3209
Classified By: Ambassador James F. Moriarty for reasons 1.4(b/d).
Japanese Fact-Finding Mission Soon On The Ground
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KATHMANDU 000096
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER EAID JA NP
SUBJECT: NEPAL: JAPANESE TO ASSESS AREAS FOR ASSISTANCE
REF: 06 KATHMANDU 3209
Classified By: Ambassador James F. Moriarty for reasons 1.4(b/d).
Japanese Fact-Finding Mission Soon On The Ground
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1. (SBU) On January 17, Ambassador Moriarty met with Japanese
Ambassador to Nepal Tsutomu Hiraoka to discuss U.S. and
Japanese assistance plans as a follow up to their December
meeting (reftel). Now that the Security Council was close to
a resolution on Nepal, Hiraoka reported, Japan's Director
General for South and Southeast Asia would soon visit Nepal
on a fact-finding mission. Ambassador Moriarty described his
recent consultations in Washington as positive, although
concern about Maoist intentions remained. The Ambassador
told Hiraoka that he had requested an additional USD 10-15
million to support an improved security environment and
election preparations.
Japan Undecided on How To Deal With Maoist Ministers
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2. (C) Hiraoka worried that an interim government, including
Maoists, would govern the country for an extended period
until parliamentary elections were held. The Ambassador
replied that the interim government would only sit for six to
ten months, until after Constituent Assembly elections, at
which point the Constituent Assembly would become the
governing legislative body. With the prospect of Maoists
joining an interim government, Hiraoka indicated that Japan
was trying to decide whether and when to talk directly with
Maoists. The Ambassador suggested that, if the United States
needed to discuss official business with a minister, we would
do so even if that minister were a Maoist, although we would
try to avoid communication at the ambassadorial level until
the Maoists had clearly amended their ways.
Comment
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3. (SBU) We are pleased to see Japan ready to move forward
with an assistance package for Nepal. In December, Hiraoka
had indicated that Japanese assistance to the peace process
would have to wait until UN Security Council action. While
Japan has committed to providing ballot boxes, there remains
a significant need for additional support to Nepal's election
preparations. Post believes we should encourage Japan, to
the extent possible, to assist this process.
MORIARTY
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER EAID JA NP
SUBJECT: NEPAL: JAPANESE TO ASSESS AREAS FOR ASSISTANCE
REF: 06 KATHMANDU 3209
Classified By: Ambassador James F. Moriarty for reasons 1.4(b/d).
Japanese Fact-Finding Mission Soon On The Ground
-------------- --------------
1. (SBU) On January 17, Ambassador Moriarty met with Japanese
Ambassador to Nepal Tsutomu Hiraoka to discuss U.S. and
Japanese assistance plans as a follow up to their December
meeting (reftel). Now that the Security Council was close to
a resolution on Nepal, Hiraoka reported, Japan's Director
General for South and Southeast Asia would soon visit Nepal
on a fact-finding mission. Ambassador Moriarty described his
recent consultations in Washington as positive, although
concern about Maoist intentions remained. The Ambassador
told Hiraoka that he had requested an additional USD 10-15
million to support an improved security environment and
election preparations.
Japan Undecided on How To Deal With Maoist Ministers
-------------- --------------
2. (C) Hiraoka worried that an interim government, including
Maoists, would govern the country for an extended period
until parliamentary elections were held. The Ambassador
replied that the interim government would only sit for six to
ten months, until after Constituent Assembly elections, at
which point the Constituent Assembly would become the
governing legislative body. With the prospect of Maoists
joining an interim government, Hiraoka indicated that Japan
was trying to decide whether and when to talk directly with
Maoists. The Ambassador suggested that, if the United States
needed to discuss official business with a minister, we would
do so even if that minister were a Maoist, although we would
try to avoid communication at the ambassadorial level until
the Maoists had clearly amended their ways.
Comment
--------------
3. (SBU) We are pleased to see Japan ready to move forward
with an assistance package for Nepal. In December, Hiraoka
had indicated that Japanese assistance to the peace process
would have to wait until UN Security Council action. While
Japan has committed to providing ballot boxes, there remains
a significant need for additional support to Nepal's election
preparations. Post believes we should encourage Japan, to
the extent possible, to assist this process.
MORIARTY