Identifier
Created
Classification
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08TOKYO1508
2008-06-02 08:35:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
PM FUKUDA BEGINS EUROPE TRIP
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001508
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/02/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAGR GM IT UK FR
SUBJECT: PM FUKUDA BEGINS EUROPE TRIP
Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer per 1.4 (b/d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001508
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/02/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAGR GM IT UK FR
SUBJECT: PM FUKUDA BEGINS EUROPE TRIP
Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer per 1.4 (b/d)
1. (C) Summary: PM Fukuda began a five-day trip to Europe
June 1, with meetings scheduled with his German, British,
French and Italian counterparts, as well as an address to the
Food and Agricultural Organization's food security conference
and talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. During his
stops in Berlin, London and Rome, the PM is expected to focus
on climate change, food security and other global issues.
Another key reason for the PM's trip -- the last window
before hosting the G8 summit July 7-9 -- is to get to know
his European G8 counterparts before welcoming them to Japan.
End Summary.
2. (C) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda departed June 1 for a
five-day trip to Europe that is to include a summit with
German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on June 1, a
meeting with British PM Gordon Brown in London on June 2 and
meetings with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and French
President Nicolas Sarkozy in Rome on June 3. While in Rome,
Fukuda will also address the Food and Agriculture
Organization's (FAO) food security conference and on June 4
will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and UN
Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
3. (C) Prior to departing from Tokyo, Fukuda told the press
that he hoped to focus the discussions with his G8
counterparts on trade and economics, climate change, food
security and "other global issues." In particular, he
planned to "discuss how we can cooperate in addressing global
warming and set a clear direction." As one MOFA contact
informed us, the PM is also eager to meet his G8 counterparts
prior to welcoming them to Lake Toya July 7-9. Due to the
Diet's turbulent schedule over the last several months, it
has been difficult for the PM to find time to get away from
Japan, and "this window was his last chance to meet his
counterparts," our contact explained.
4. (C) The reaction in the press here so far as been muted,
with coverage limited to matter-of-fact details gleaned from
MOFA's press releases. According to one media contact,
"perhaps Fukuda will get some coverage from his FAO address;
otherwise, there hasn't been much for us to report."
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/02/2018
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAGR GM IT UK FR
SUBJECT: PM FUKUDA BEGINS EUROPE TRIP
Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer per 1.4 (b/d)
1. (C) Summary: PM Fukuda began a five-day trip to Europe
June 1, with meetings scheduled with his German, British,
French and Italian counterparts, as well as an address to the
Food and Agricultural Organization's food security conference
and talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. During his
stops in Berlin, London and Rome, the PM is expected to focus
on climate change, food security and other global issues.
Another key reason for the PM's trip -- the last window
before hosting the G8 summit July 7-9 -- is to get to know
his European G8 counterparts before welcoming them to Japan.
End Summary.
2. (C) Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda departed June 1 for a
five-day trip to Europe that is to include a summit with
German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on June 1, a
meeting with British PM Gordon Brown in London on June 2 and
meetings with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi and French
President Nicolas Sarkozy in Rome on June 3. While in Rome,
Fukuda will also address the Food and Agriculture
Organization's (FAO) food security conference and on June 4
will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and UN
Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
3. (C) Prior to departing from Tokyo, Fukuda told the press
that he hoped to focus the discussions with his G8
counterparts on trade and economics, climate change, food
security and "other global issues." In particular, he
planned to "discuss how we can cooperate in addressing global
warming and set a clear direction." As one MOFA contact
informed us, the PM is also eager to meet his G8 counterparts
prior to welcoming them to Lake Toya July 7-9. Due to the
Diet's turbulent schedule over the last several months, it
has been difficult for the PM to find time to get away from
Japan, and "this window was his last chance to meet his
counterparts," our contact explained.
4. (C) The reaction in the press here so far as been muted,
with coverage limited to matter-of-fact details gleaned from
MOFA's press releases. According to one media contact,
"perhaps Fukuda will get some coverage from his FAO address;
otherwise, there hasn't been much for us to report."
SCHIEFFER