Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ASTANA1348
2008-07-25 09:32:00
SECRET
Embassy Astana
Cable title:
(S) KAZAKHSTAN: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DPRK -
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S E C R E T ASTANA 001348
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP, NEA, ISN, SCA, AND T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/25/2018
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KZ
SUBJECT: (S) KAZAKHSTAN: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DPRK -
IRAN FLIGHT DELIVERED
REF: A. STATE 80081
B. ASTANA 1342
Classified By: PolEcon Chief Steve Fagin, for reasons 1.4 b and d
(S) On July 25, we delivered ref. A points to Sergey
Saveliev, the Deputy Director of Department of MFA's
International Organizations and International Security Sergey
Saveliyev. He thanked us for the prompt notification and
clarified that Kazakhstan's denial of overflight clearance
was still making its way through the MFA and has not yet been
passed to the North Koreans. He said it is still possible
that the flight is a non-proliferation risk, but expressed
worry that denying a diplomatic flight would earn Kazakhstan
significant criticism at the NAM meeting. Nevertheless, he
said, Kazakhstan still intends to deny the overflight flight,
citing technical reasons (the request did not list the
purpose of travel). Saveliyev reiterated yesterday's request
for the positions of other Central Asia states on DPRK
overflights (ref. B).
ORDWAY
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP, NEA, ISN, SCA, AND T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/25/2018
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KZ
SUBJECT: (S) KAZAKHSTAN: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DPRK -
IRAN FLIGHT DELIVERED
REF: A. STATE 80081
B. ASTANA 1342
Classified By: PolEcon Chief Steve Fagin, for reasons 1.4 b and d
(S) On July 25, we delivered ref. A points to Sergey
Saveliev, the Deputy Director of Department of MFA's
International Organizations and International Security Sergey
Saveliyev. He thanked us for the prompt notification and
clarified that Kazakhstan's denial of overflight clearance
was still making its way through the MFA and has not yet been
passed to the North Koreans. He said it is still possible
that the flight is a non-proliferation risk, but expressed
worry that denying a diplomatic flight would earn Kazakhstan
significant criticism at the NAM meeting. Nevertheless, he
said, Kazakhstan still intends to deny the overflight flight,
citing technical reasons (the request did not list the
purpose of travel). Saveliyev reiterated yesterday's request
for the positions of other Central Asia states on DPRK
overflights (ref. B).
ORDWAY