Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09OSLO416
2009-06-26 14:06:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Oslo
Cable title:
NORWEGIANS WILL IMPLEMENT NORTH KOREA RESOLUTIONS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L OSLO 000416
SIPDIS
FOR ISN, IO, USUN, T, EAP, TREASURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN ECON EFIN KNNP
SUBJECT: NORWEGIANS WILL IMPLEMENT NORTH KOREA RESOLUTIONS
REF: A. STATE 65483
B. STATE 66250
Classified By: Political Counselor Kristen Bauer for reasons 1.4(b) and
(d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L OSLO 000416
SIPDIS
FOR ISN, IO, USUN, T, EAP, TREASURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN ECON EFIN KNNP
SUBJECT: NORWEGIANS WILL IMPLEMENT NORTH KOREA RESOLUTIONS
REF: A. STATE 65483
B. STATE 66250
Classified By: Political Counselor Kristen Bauer for reasons 1.4(b) and
(d)
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Jo Hovik, Senior
Advisor in the MFA Legal Section. Hovik said that UNSCR 1718
was already fully implemented into Norwegian law, and UNSCR
1874 is being worked on by the MFA in concert with other
ministries. Norway has a law which automatically
incorporates all UN Security Council Resolutions into
Norwegian law, and this mechanism allows the vast majority of
provisions to be incorporated without parliamentary approval.
Hovik said 1874 must be implemented by 45 days after June
12, when a report must be made to the UN, and Norway fully
believes it will meet this deadline.
2. (C) In response to our specific talking points on reftel
(A),Hovik said that there were already Norwegian laws
strictly governing any sales to or from North Korea. The
ship bunkering provisions we specifically emphasized have yet
to be implemented, however, and Norway expects to engage in
interministerial consultations in order to determine how this
will be achieved.
3. (C) Hovik said that with respect to financial transactions
(reftel B),he would forward the Treasury Advisory to the
Ministry of Finance, which would "most probably" forward it
to financial institutions in the country, on an informational
basis, as other similar advisories have been sent in the past
in the context of terrorist financing. As for the "enhanced
due diligence" request connected to 1874, Hovik said that he
doubted that the text of Article 18 of the resolution would
provide the legal basis for the Norwegian government to
impose legal consequences for a failure in this regard, but
the Ministry of Finance was likely to again recommend high
levels of due diligence to financial institutions.
BAUER
SIPDIS
FOR ISN, IO, USUN, T, EAP, TREASURY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN ECON EFIN KNNP
SUBJECT: NORWEGIANS WILL IMPLEMENT NORTH KOREA RESOLUTIONS
REF: A. STATE 65483
B. STATE 66250
Classified By: Political Counselor Kristen Bauer for reasons 1.4(b) and
(d)
1. (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Jo Hovik, Senior
Advisor in the MFA Legal Section. Hovik said that UNSCR 1718
was already fully implemented into Norwegian law, and UNSCR
1874 is being worked on by the MFA in concert with other
ministries. Norway has a law which automatically
incorporates all UN Security Council Resolutions into
Norwegian law, and this mechanism allows the vast majority of
provisions to be incorporated without parliamentary approval.
Hovik said 1874 must be implemented by 45 days after June
12, when a report must be made to the UN, and Norway fully
believes it will meet this deadline.
2. (C) In response to our specific talking points on reftel
(A),Hovik said that there were already Norwegian laws
strictly governing any sales to or from North Korea. The
ship bunkering provisions we specifically emphasized have yet
to be implemented, however, and Norway expects to engage in
interministerial consultations in order to determine how this
will be achieved.
3. (C) Hovik said that with respect to financial transactions
(reftel B),he would forward the Treasury Advisory to the
Ministry of Finance, which would "most probably" forward it
to financial institutions in the country, on an informational
basis, as other similar advisories have been sent in the past
in the context of terrorist financing. As for the "enhanced
due diligence" request connected to 1874, Hovik said that he
doubted that the text of Article 18 of the resolution would
provide the legal basis for the Norwegian government to
impose legal consequences for a failure in this regard, but
the Ministry of Finance was likely to again recommend high
levels of due diligence to financial institutions.
BAUER