DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATED SCHEDULE OF FLIGHT

S E C R E T DUSHANBE 000592 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP, SCA, EUR, ISN, NEA, AND T E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/28/2018 TAGS: PARM PREL KNNP TI SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATED SCHEDULE OF FLIGHT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN FROM DPRK TO SYRIA REF: STATE 43804 Classified By: DCM Tom Hushek; reasons 1.4(b) and (d) ¶1. (S) PolOff delivered the non-paper on the Air Koryo charter flight as instructed to the Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ministry officials informed us on April 28 that they had sent the information on the flight to the State Committee for National Security, which is the responsible institution for responding to this matter. Tajik Foreign Ministry officials have indicated in response to previous demarches on this subject that Tajikistan would uphold UNSC resolutions and accede to our requests. ¶2. (U) Dushanbe point of contact for follow-up information is Greg Naarden, naardengl2@state.sgov.gov. JACOBSON NNNN End Cable Text