BRAZIL PLEDGES COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1874

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000844 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPARTMENT FOR ISN, IO, T E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN BR SUBJECT: BRAZIL PLEDGES COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1874 REF: A. SECSTATE 65483, B. 08 BRASILIA 1486, C. Brasilia 694 ¶1. (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche (ref A) on June 29 to First Secretary Ricardo Portugal in Asia and Oceania Division II of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, who stated that Brazil was already working on complying with inspection-related provisions of UNSCR ¶1874. Portugal confirmed that Brazil is attentive to the prospect of North Korean transfers of proscribed materials and will deny provision of North Korean-flagged vessels attempting to obtain bunkering services outside of port facilities when such materials are suspected. ¶2. (SBU) Ricardo Portugal also commented on the current state of affairs between Brazil and North Korea. Brazil's plans to open an embassy in Pyongyang (refs B and C) were apparently only somewhat delayed by North Korea's nuclear tests on May 25. Diplomatic communications are open, but Brazil's designated Ambassador to North Korea, Arnaldo Carrilho, is still in Beijing awaiting instructions. Portugal said he expected Carrilho would travel soon to Pyongyang and Mrs. Carrilho had already gone ahead to Pyongyang to set up house. SOBEL