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09SEOUL413
2009-03-18 08:47:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:
PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE: ROK RESPONSE
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UNCLAS SEOUL 000413
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN IMF KS PK PREL IBRD
SUBJECT: PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE: ROK RESPONSE
REF: A. SEOUL 402 B. STATE 24367
UNCLAS SEOUL 000413
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN IMF KS PK PREL IBRD
SUBJECT: PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE: ROK RESPONSE
REF: A. SEOUL 402 B. STATE 24367
1. (SBU) Subsequent to the joint demarche with the Japanese
detailed in Ref A, POL M/C met with MOFAT Director General
for South Asian and Pacific Affairs, Choi Jong-moon, to
emphasize the importance the U.S. placed on the upcoming
Pakistan Donors Conference to be held on April 17, 2009, in
Tokyo. POL M/C underlined the need to mobilize donor
assistance for Pakistan and urged the ROKG to play an active
and significant role. Choi maintained that Foreign Minister
Yu Myung-hwan planned to attend the donors' conference but
that the size of the ROK pledge had not been determined.
While noncommittal on this point Choi asserted that the ROKG
understood the importance of the task at hand, and agreed
that ROK support would evolve in time given the participation
of FM Yu and the upcoming meeting between President Lee and
President Obama in early April on the margins of the G-20
summit in London.
2. (SBU) DG Choi also noted that the reference made in Ref B
detailing two South Korean loans to Pakistan of nearly 350
million USD was incorrect. He said that ROK assistance to
Pakistan consisted of four project loans totaling
approximately 95 million USD. One of the projects had been
completed with the remainder still in the process of being
finalized. Choi related that while these funds were
available, Pakistan must become more active, alluding to
various delays in design and bid processes. Choi lamented
that much patience was needed when dealing with Pakistan, and
that the hardest part was getting Pakistani officials to help
themselves. The ROK projects he outlined are as follows: 10
million USD made available in 1991 for electricity
production, 20 million USD made available in 2005 for
electricity production, 20 million USD made available in 2007
for infrastructure, and 45 million made available in 2008 for
electricity production.
STEPHENS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN IMF KS PK PREL IBRD
SUBJECT: PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE: ROK RESPONSE
REF: A. SEOUL 402 B. STATE 24367
1. (SBU) Subsequent to the joint demarche with the Japanese
detailed in Ref A, POL M/C met with MOFAT Director General
for South Asian and Pacific Affairs, Choi Jong-moon, to
emphasize the importance the U.S. placed on the upcoming
Pakistan Donors Conference to be held on April 17, 2009, in
Tokyo. POL M/C underlined the need to mobilize donor
assistance for Pakistan and urged the ROKG to play an active
and significant role. Choi maintained that Foreign Minister
Yu Myung-hwan planned to attend the donors' conference but
that the size of the ROK pledge had not been determined.
While noncommittal on this point Choi asserted that the ROKG
understood the importance of the task at hand, and agreed
that ROK support would evolve in time given the participation
of FM Yu and the upcoming meeting between President Lee and
President Obama in early April on the margins of the G-20
summit in London.
2. (SBU) DG Choi also noted that the reference made in Ref B
detailing two South Korean loans to Pakistan of nearly 350
million USD was incorrect. He said that ROK assistance to
Pakistan consisted of four project loans totaling
approximately 95 million USD. One of the projects had been
completed with the remainder still in the process of being
finalized. Choi related that while these funds were
available, Pakistan must become more active, alluding to
various delays in design and bid processes. Choi lamented
that much patience was needed when dealing with Pakistan, and
that the hardest part was getting Pakistani officials to help
themselves. The ROK projects he outlined are as follows: 10
million USD made available in 1991 for electricity
production, 20 million USD made available in 2005 for
electricity production, 20 million USD made available in 2007
for infrastructure, and 45 million made available in 2008 for
electricity production.
STEPHENS