Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08SEOUL2014
2008-10-14 08:02:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:
ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN: ROKG SEEKS DETAILS ON
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UNCLAS SEOUL 002014
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AF KDEM KS PGOV PREL XB XC XD XE XF XG
SUBJECT: ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN: ROKG SEEKS DETAILS ON
OTHER DONOR COUNTRIES
REF: STATE 108855
UNCLAS SEOUL 002014
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AF KDEM KS PGOV PREL XB XC XD XE XF XG
SUBJECT: ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN: ROKG SEEKS DETAILS ON
OTHER DONOR COUNTRIES
REF: STATE 108855
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3.
2. (SBU) On October 14, poloffs delivered reftel demarche to
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development Cooperation
Division's Jong-ho Kyun. Kyun noted that Deputy Minister for
Multilateral, Global and Legal Affairs Oh Joon, who headed
the ROK delegation at June 2008 Donor's Conference in Paris,
declared USD 30 million in economic support for Afghanistan
for the next three years. Although no specific amount is
earmarked for the 2009-2010 Afghan elections, the ROKG
assistance would come from this pool of USD 30 million. Kyun
shared that a ROK survey team, made up of more than ten ROKG
officials from MOFAT, Ministry of National Defense and other
agencies, is scheduled to visit Kabul in early November for a
week. The survey team's findings, as well as responses to
the ROKG inquiries indicated in para 3, will contribute to
the final ROKG decision regarding election assistance, Kyun
said.
3. (SBU) The ROKG requested prompt USG response to the
following inquiries:
-- Who are other donor countries and what is their donation
amount?
-- Are there any conditions attached to their donation?
-- Is the USG contribution toward election assistance made
bilaterally or is it deposited in the UNDP?
STEPHENS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AF KDEM KS PGOV PREL XB XC XD XE XF XG
SUBJECT: ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN: ROKG SEEKS DETAILS ON
OTHER DONOR COUNTRIES
REF: STATE 108855
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3.
2. (SBU) On October 14, poloffs delivered reftel demarche to
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development Cooperation
Division's Jong-ho Kyun. Kyun noted that Deputy Minister for
Multilateral, Global and Legal Affairs Oh Joon, who headed
the ROK delegation at June 2008 Donor's Conference in Paris,
declared USD 30 million in economic support for Afghanistan
for the next three years. Although no specific amount is
earmarked for the 2009-2010 Afghan elections, the ROKG
assistance would come from this pool of USD 30 million. Kyun
shared that a ROK survey team, made up of more than ten ROKG
officials from MOFAT, Ministry of National Defense and other
agencies, is scheduled to visit Kabul in early November for a
week. The survey team's findings, as well as responses to
the ROKG inquiries indicated in para 3, will contribute to
the final ROKG decision regarding election assistance, Kyun
said.
3. (SBU) The ROKG requested prompt USG response to the
following inquiries:
-- Who are other donor countries and what is their donation
amount?
-- Are there any conditions attached to their donation?
-- Is the USG contribution toward election assistance made
bilaterally or is it deposited in the UNDP?
STEPHENS