Identifier
Created
Classification
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09SEOUL495
2009-03-27 07:46:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:
SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
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UNCLAS SEOUL 000495
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
SUBJECT: SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
North Korea: Satellite Launch Consequences
"Seoul, Washington Must Give N. Korea a Firm Warning"
Conservative Chosun Ilbo editorialized (03/27): "Since February,
when North Korea began preparing for its missile launch, the ROK and
the U.S. have been engaged in diplomatic efforts to stop the launch.
But they failed. Seoul was unable to do anything since its
communication channels with the North have been cut off, and the
Obama Administration does not seem to have a full understanding of
the seriousness of the situation. The ROK and the U.S. must use
this crisis as an opportunity to revamp their cooperative system for
dealing with North Korea and publicly announce what consequences the
North stands to face if it pushes ahead with the missile launch.
Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Barack Obama, who are holding their
first summit at the G20 meeting in London on Apr. 2, must issue a
final warning to North Korea against a misjudgment."
"Countdown to North Korea's Missile Launch and ROK-U.S. Summit
Talks"
Right-of-center JoongAng Ilbo editorialized (03/27): "With North
Korea's rocket launch imminent, what is more worrisome than China
and Russia's expected opposition to UN sanctions against the North
is the attitude of the U.S. The U.S. initially spoke loud and clear
on this issue, but as times goes by, its voice seems to be getting
lower. At the ROK-U.S. summit in London, ROK and U.S. Presidents
must dispel this concern and make clear that there will be no
difference between the ROK and the U.S. on their North Korea
policies in the wake of North Korea's rocket launch. The summit
between ROK President Lee and U.S. President Obama should serve as a
guideline for Six-Party nations to prepare for the situation
following the rocket launch from a broad perspective."
"N. Korea's Missile Launch Must Be prevented"
Conservative Dong-a Ilbo editorialized (03/27): "Pyongyang seemingly
wants direct negotiations with the Obama Administration by
threatening to halt the Six-Party Talks and launching this rocket.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that she will not
tolerate the North's nuclear development and ballistic missile
activities when she visited Seoul last month. Japan is also
determined not to sit back and watch the North's nuclear and missile
development. The North's missile development will encourage Japan
to go nuclear. The ROK, the United States, Japan and the
international community must show that severe consequences will
always follow the North's provocations. President Lee Myung-bak and
U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a summit on the sidelines of
the G20 financial summit meeting in London April 2. The two leaders
must declare tough measures in unison."
STEPHENS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
SUBJECT: SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
North Korea: Satellite Launch Consequences
"Seoul, Washington Must Give N. Korea a Firm Warning"
Conservative Chosun Ilbo editorialized (03/27): "Since February,
when North Korea began preparing for its missile launch, the ROK and
the U.S. have been engaged in diplomatic efforts to stop the launch.
But they failed. Seoul was unable to do anything since its
communication channels with the North have been cut off, and the
Obama Administration does not seem to have a full understanding of
the seriousness of the situation. The ROK and the U.S. must use
this crisis as an opportunity to revamp their cooperative system for
dealing with North Korea and publicly announce what consequences the
North stands to face if it pushes ahead with the missile launch.
Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Barack Obama, who are holding their
first summit at the G20 meeting in London on Apr. 2, must issue a
final warning to North Korea against a misjudgment."
"Countdown to North Korea's Missile Launch and ROK-U.S. Summit
Talks"
Right-of-center JoongAng Ilbo editorialized (03/27): "With North
Korea's rocket launch imminent, what is more worrisome than China
and Russia's expected opposition to UN sanctions against the North
is the attitude of the U.S. The U.S. initially spoke loud and clear
on this issue, but as times goes by, its voice seems to be getting
lower. At the ROK-U.S. summit in London, ROK and U.S. Presidents
must dispel this concern and make clear that there will be no
difference between the ROK and the U.S. on their North Korea
policies in the wake of North Korea's rocket launch. The summit
between ROK President Lee and U.S. President Obama should serve as a
guideline for Six-Party nations to prepare for the situation
following the rocket launch from a broad perspective."
"N. Korea's Missile Launch Must Be prevented"
Conservative Dong-a Ilbo editorialized (03/27): "Pyongyang seemingly
wants direct negotiations with the Obama Administration by
threatening to halt the Six-Party Talks and launching this rocket.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned that she will not
tolerate the North's nuclear development and ballistic missile
activities when she visited Seoul last month. Japan is also
determined not to sit back and watch the North's nuclear and missile
development. The North's missile development will encourage Japan
to go nuclear. The ROK, the United States, Japan and the
international community must show that severe consequences will
always follow the North's provocations. President Lee Myung-bak and
U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a summit on the sidelines of
the G20 financial summit meeting in London April 2. The two leaders
must declare tough measures in unison."
STEPHENS