Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08TOKYO3310
2008-12-04 07:34:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 003310
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/UNP AND EAP/J
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/02/2018
TAGS: AORC PREL UNGA JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN REAFFIRMS UNSC GOALS
Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer for Reasons 1.4b, d.
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 003310
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/UNP AND EAP/J
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/02/2018
TAGS: AORC PREL UNGA JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN REAFFIRMS UNSC GOALS
Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer for Reasons 1.4b, d.
1. (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Koro Bessho reaffirmed Japan's goal of becoming a permanent
member of the UN Security Council (UNSC). He stated that for
its upcoming two-year UNSC rotation, Japan's focus will
include Afghanistan, East Timor, African issues, and the UN's
Peacekeeping Operations (PKO). Bessho confirmed Japan's
interest in cooperating with the United States on UN reform
and budget issues. He also expressed interest in exploring
closer cooperation in the development area. Bessho will be
in Washington on December 8-9 to meet with IO/UNP officials
for briefings on the upcoming UNSC session. END SUMMARY.
2. (C) At a lunch hosted by DCM on the occasion of Japan's
election as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, Deputy Vice
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Koro Bessho repeated Japan's
goal of becoming a permanent member of the Security Council.
He stated that Japan is listening to various ideas being
proposed for UN Security Council reform, but that "our
entrance into the discussion remains the same: that of an
expansion of both permanent and non-permanent members."
Japan's interests for its upcoming rotation include
Afghanistan, East Timor, Africa, and UN Peacekeeping
Operations. He agreed that as the two largest donor nations,
Japan and the United States shared a common desire for
budgetary realism and UN reform. He specifically mentioned
that Japan would not be interested in taking a leading role
on issues pertaining to Iran, stating that to do so would be
"awkward, as we defeated them for this seat on the Council."
Likewise, Bessho continued, Japan does not want to chair the
DPRK sanctions discussions, preferring to retain a free hand
to speak out on this important issue.
3. (C) Japan's "Human Security" concept does not mean
military or political intervention, but is a
development-based approach that focuses on the fundamentals
of health care, education, physical security, and
infrastructure, Bessho continued. He expressed interest in
the possibility of deepening the level of development
cooperation between the two countries, with an emphasis on
proposals that come from experts actually working in the
field.
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/UNP AND EAP/J
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/02/2018
TAGS: AORC PREL UNGA JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN REAFFIRMS UNSC GOALS
Classified By: Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer for Reasons 1.4b, d.
1. (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Koro Bessho reaffirmed Japan's goal of becoming a permanent
member of the UN Security Council (UNSC). He stated that for
its upcoming two-year UNSC rotation, Japan's focus will
include Afghanistan, East Timor, African issues, and the UN's
Peacekeeping Operations (PKO). Bessho confirmed Japan's
interest in cooperating with the United States on UN reform
and budget issues. He also expressed interest in exploring
closer cooperation in the development area. Bessho will be
in Washington on December 8-9 to meet with IO/UNP officials
for briefings on the upcoming UNSC session. END SUMMARY.
2. (C) At a lunch hosted by DCM on the occasion of Japan's
election as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, Deputy Vice
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Koro Bessho repeated Japan's
goal of becoming a permanent member of the Security Council.
He stated that Japan is listening to various ideas being
proposed for UN Security Council reform, but that "our
entrance into the discussion remains the same: that of an
expansion of both permanent and non-permanent members."
Japan's interests for its upcoming rotation include
Afghanistan, East Timor, Africa, and UN Peacekeeping
Operations. He agreed that as the two largest donor nations,
Japan and the United States shared a common desire for
budgetary realism and UN reform. He specifically mentioned
that Japan would not be interested in taking a leading role
on issues pertaining to Iran, stating that to do so would be
"awkward, as we defeated them for this seat on the Council."
Likewise, Bessho continued, Japan does not want to chair the
DPRK sanctions discussions, preferring to retain a free hand
to speak out on this important issue.
3. (C) Japan's "Human Security" concept does not mean
military or political intervention, but is a
development-based approach that focuses on the fundamentals
of health care, education, physical security, and
infrastructure, Bessho continued. He expressed interest in
the possibility of deepening the level of development
cooperation between the two countries, with an emphasis on
proposals that come from experts actually working in the
field.
SCHIEFFER