Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09HANOI372
2009-04-21 10:47:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Hanoi
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VIETNAM CONSIDERS DPRK
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C O N F I D E N T I A L HANOI 000372
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL UNSC KNNP ECON KN VM
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VIETNAM CONSIDERS DPRK
SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS
REF: A. STATE 38601
B. USUSN 401
Classified By: DCM Virginia Palmer. Reasons: 1.4 (b/d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L HANOI 000372
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SIPDIS
FOR EAP/MLS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL UNSC KNNP ECON KN VM
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VIETNAM CONSIDERS DPRK
SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS
REF: A. STATE 38601
B. USUSN 401
Classified By: DCM Virginia Palmer. Reasons: 1.4 (b/d)
1. (C) In an April 21 meeting with VFM Pham Binh Minh, the
Ambassador urged Vietnam to work with the United States at
the DPRK Sanctions Committee and to support a U.S.-proposed
list of goods/entities connected to the DPRK's ballistic
missile program. Per ref A, he emphasized the importance
of reaching consensus by the April 24 date stipulated in
the April 13 UNSC Presidential Statement. In response,
Minh said that the MFA had circulated the U.S. proposal,
along with submissions from Japan and the United Kingdom,
to a "large number" of concerned ministries, because of the
wide range of products considered for designation.
2. (C) In a separate conversation earlier in the day, Pham
Hai Anh, the MFA's International Organizations Official
responsible for Security Council matters, told Deputy
PolCouns that Vietnam would work closely with other members
of the 1718 Committee. He added that Vietnam had taken
note of Russia's statement that it was prepared to work
toward a "consensus position." Stressing the need for
inter-agency consultation, Anh said that other GVN agencies
had been asked to evaluate what Vietnam would have to do to
implement particular designations. As a "personal
observation," Anh complained that the April 24 deadline did
not provide ample time to review such technical matters,
noting in particular that Vietnam was not a party to the
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and therefore was
not immediately familiar with all the items listed in the
MTCR Equipment, Software, and Technology Annex.
3. (C) Commenting on the statement by Vietnam's delegate
that sanctions should "avoid unintended humanitarian
consequences" (ref. B),Anh clarified that this was a
comment about sanctions in general, adding that Vietnam
looked forward to the day when the UNSCR 1718 sanctions
could be lifted. He emphasized, though, that the DPRK
Sanctions Committee process was one that had been in place
since 2006, and that Vietnam remained committed to its UN
obligations.
MICHALAK
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR EAP/MLS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL UNSC KNNP ECON KN VM
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VIETNAM CONSIDERS DPRK
SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS
REF: A. STATE 38601
B. USUSN 401
Classified By: DCM Virginia Palmer. Reasons: 1.4 (b/d)
1. (C) In an April 21 meeting with VFM Pham Binh Minh, the
Ambassador urged Vietnam to work with the United States at
the DPRK Sanctions Committee and to support a U.S.-proposed
list of goods/entities connected to the DPRK's ballistic
missile program. Per ref A, he emphasized the importance
of reaching consensus by the April 24 date stipulated in
the April 13 UNSC Presidential Statement. In response,
Minh said that the MFA had circulated the U.S. proposal,
along with submissions from Japan and the United Kingdom,
to a "large number" of concerned ministries, because of the
wide range of products considered for designation.
2. (C) In a separate conversation earlier in the day, Pham
Hai Anh, the MFA's International Organizations Official
responsible for Security Council matters, told Deputy
PolCouns that Vietnam would work closely with other members
of the 1718 Committee. He added that Vietnam had taken
note of Russia's statement that it was prepared to work
toward a "consensus position." Stressing the need for
inter-agency consultation, Anh said that other GVN agencies
had been asked to evaluate what Vietnam would have to do to
implement particular designations. As a "personal
observation," Anh complained that the April 24 deadline did
not provide ample time to review such technical matters,
noting in particular that Vietnam was not a party to the
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and therefore was
not immediately familiar with all the items listed in the
MTCR Equipment, Software, and Technology Annex.
3. (C) Commenting on the statement by Vietnam's delegate
that sanctions should "avoid unintended humanitarian
consequences" (ref. B),Anh clarified that this was a
comment about sanctions in general, adding that Vietnam
looked forward to the day when the UNSCR 1718 sanctions
could be lifted. He emphasized, though, that the DPRK
Sanctions Committee process was one that had been in place
since 2006, and that Vietnam remained committed to its UN
obligations.
MICHALAK