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07MOSCOW5369
2007-11-13 15:41:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Moscow
Cable title:  

RUSSIAN SIX-PARTY HFO COMMITMENTS

Tags:  EAID ENRG KNNP PARK PREL IN KN RS 
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P 131541Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5202
INFO RUEHXD/MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 4309
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 2700
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 4151
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
C O N F I D E N T I A L MOSCOW 005369

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SIPDIS

EUR, EAP, EAP/K, NSC/ASIA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2017
TAGS: EAID ENRG KNNP PARK PREL IN KN RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIAN SIX-PARTY HFO COMMITMENTS

REF: STATE 155022

Classified By: Ambassador William J. Burns for reasons 1.4 (b/d).

(C) On November 13, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr
Losyukov assured the Ambassador that the GOR recognized the
importance of following through with its commitment to
provide heavy fuel oil (HFO) to the DPRK. Losyukov confirmed
that the Russian Cabinet formally approved delivery during
its meeting the week of November 4. The GOR still had to
work out "technicalities," such as which company would supply
the 50,000 ton tranche of HFO to the DPRK in late November.
Losyukov said the GOR understood the urgency of the matter
and he would personally look into the technical details in
order to update the Ambassador later this week on what
progress had been made. We have scheduled a separate meeting
at the Ministry of Finance to reiterate reftel concerns.
BURNS