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07SEOUL1313
2007-05-04 05:58:00
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Embassy Seoul
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ROK BACKS IRAQ PARTICIPANT STATUS FOR CD
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHUL #1313 1240558 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 040558Z MAY 07 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4288 INFO RUEHML/AMEMBASSY MANILA 8757 RUEHPG/AMEMBASSY PRAGUE 0509 RUEHSN/AMEMBASSY SAN SALVADOR 0260 RUEHUM/AMEMBASSY ULAANBAATAR 1483 RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW 1310 RUEHBP/AMEMBASSY BAMAKO 0002 RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J5 SEOUL KOR RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J2 SEOUL KOR RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA SCJS SEOUL KOR RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//OSD/ISA/EAP//
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SUBJECT: ROK BACKS IRAQ PARTICIPANT STATUS FOR CD
MINISTERIAL
REF: STATE 60237
(SBU) On May 4, poloff conveyed reftel points encouraging
capitals to support full Participant status for Iraq for the
November 2007 Bamako CD Ministerial, to Jang Hyun-cheol,
MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Deputy Director.
Jang said the ROK agreed on the importance of inviting Iraq
to the 2007 CD Ministerial as a full participant. Iraq had
taken productive steps toward democracy, and the ROK, which
is a key contributor of coalition forces, shared the USG
view, Jang said. Although the non-governmental International
Advisory Committee (IAC) recommended against inviting Iraq,
he was optimistic that members of the CD Convening Group
(CG),which included the ROK, would reject the IAC
recommendation.
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