Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07TOKYO225
2007-01-18 07:19:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:  

JAPAN LIKELY TO SEND EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVE TO

Tags:  PREL EAID PGOV EFIN HA JA 
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DE RUEHKO #0225 0180719
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O 180719Z JAN 07
FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9898
INFO RUEHPU/AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE PRIORITY 0073
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 000225

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/17/2027
TAGS: PREL EAID PGOV EFIN HA JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN LIKELY TO SEND EMBASSY REPRESENTATIVE TO
HAITI MEETING

REF: STATE 5979

Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason
: 1.4 (b)(d).

1 (SBU) Japan will likely send a representative from its
embassy in Washington to the February 1 "Key Players on
Haiti" meeting, MOFA Deputy Director for Caribbean Affairs
Tomoko Dodo told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer on January

18. Responding to the invitation provided reftel, Ms. Dodo
explained that Japan remains fully committed to assisting the
government and people of Haiti. Time and resource
constraints, however, make it "very difficult" to send
Director General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs
Miwa or another senior representative from Tokyo. She said
MOFA would request Japan's embassy in Washington to send a
high-level representative to the meeting.


2. (C) On the issue of MINUSTAH renewal, Ms. Dodo noted that
Japan fully supports the U.S. position. Haiti had been
"unwise" in its actions of September 2006 that alienated
China. Despite China's threat to veto MINUSTAH renewal,
Haiti remained "too proud" to apologize directly. China,
however, was unlikely soften its position without some "give"
from Haiti, she opined. Japan, she said, will likely urge
Haiti to make some sort of gesture that Beijing can interpret
as an apology.
SCHIEFFER

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