Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BERLIN875
2008-07-03 09:35:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Berlin
Cable title:
NORTH KOREA DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 000875
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/02/2018
TAGS: PREL PARM KN KNNP GM
SUBJECT: NORTH KOREA DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE
REF: STATE 69020
Classified By: Deputy POL Counselor STAN OTTO. Reasons 1.4 (B) & (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 000875
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/02/2018
TAGS: PREL PARM KN KNNP GM
SUBJECT: NORTH KOREA DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE
REF: STATE 69020
Classified By: Deputy POL Counselor STAN OTTO. Reasons 1.4 (B) & (D).
1. (C) PolOff delivered the paper to Ellen Goelz, desk
officer for Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the
German MFA on June 30. Goelz noted her appreciation for the
comprehensive information and promised to share it with other
Korea Watchers within the GoG. While noting that the
confidence building measures on both sides were relatively
light on substance -- North Korea's removal from the list of
state sponsors of terrorism and the lifting of the
application of the Trading with the Enemy Act, and North
Korea's disablement of Yongbyon, for example -- Goelz pointed
out that such steps are important.
2. (C) Goelz went on to note however that much work remains
to be done, and expressed interest in receiving more
information about the verification process. "The work of the
Six-Party Talks has yielded some important substantive
results" said Goelz. She stressed that Germany is not yet
prepared to give North Korea a "clean bill of health" and is
interested in being kept apprised as further negotiations
continues, noting that "as always, the devil is in the
details."
TIMKEN JR
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/02/2018
TAGS: PREL PARM KN KNNP GM
SUBJECT: NORTH KOREA DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE
REF: STATE 69020
Classified By: Deputy POL Counselor STAN OTTO. Reasons 1.4 (B) & (D).
1. (C) PolOff delivered the paper to Ellen Goelz, desk
officer for Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the
German MFA on June 30. Goelz noted her appreciation for the
comprehensive information and promised to share it with other
Korea Watchers within the GoG. While noting that the
confidence building measures on both sides were relatively
light on substance -- North Korea's removal from the list of
state sponsors of terrorism and the lifting of the
application of the Trading with the Enemy Act, and North
Korea's disablement of Yongbyon, for example -- Goelz pointed
out that such steps are important.
2. (C) Goelz went on to note however that much work remains
to be done, and expressed interest in receiving more
information about the verification process. "The work of the
Six-Party Talks has yielded some important substantive
results" said Goelz. She stressed that Germany is not yet
prepared to give North Korea a "clean bill of health" and is
interested in being kept apprised as further negotiations
continues, noting that "as always, the devil is in the
details."
TIMKEN JR