Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08TOKYO1003
2008-04-11 06:48:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN EXTENDS DPRK SANCTIONS BY SIX MONTHS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001003
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/11/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV KN JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN EXTENDS DPRK SANCTIONS BY SIX MONTHS
Classified By: CDA W. Michael Meserve per 1.4 (b/d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001003
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/11/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV KN JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN EXTENDS DPRK SANCTIONS BY SIX MONTHS
Classified By: CDA W. Michael Meserve per 1.4 (b/d)
1. (C) The Japanese Government announced April 11 that it had
decided to extend economic sanctions against the DPRK for an
additional six months. In making the announcement, Chief
Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said that "We can end
part or all of the measures against the DPRK at any time if
they take concrete action to resolve the nuclear, abduction
and missile issues." On April 10, in endorsing the
government's plan to extend the sanctions, the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party called for "flexibility" toward North Korea
should the DPRK show progress on nuclear and abduction
issues. Current Japanese economic measures include an
embargo on North Korean imports, prohibitions against DPRK
citizens entering Japan, and a ban on the passenger ferry Man
Gyong Bong 92's entry into Japanese ports.
MESERVE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/11/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV KN JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN EXTENDS DPRK SANCTIONS BY SIX MONTHS
Classified By: CDA W. Michael Meserve per 1.4 (b/d)
1. (C) The Japanese Government announced April 11 that it had
decided to extend economic sanctions against the DPRK for an
additional six months. In making the announcement, Chief
Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura said that "We can end
part or all of the measures against the DPRK at any time if
they take concrete action to resolve the nuclear, abduction
and missile issues." On April 10, in endorsing the
government's plan to extend the sanctions, the ruling Liberal
Democratic Party called for "flexibility" toward North Korea
should the DPRK show progress on nuclear and abduction
issues. Current Japanese economic measures include an
embargo on North Korean imports, prohibitions against DPRK
citizens entering Japan, and a ban on the passenger ferry Man
Gyong Bong 92's entry into Japanese ports.
MESERVE