Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09SEOUL829
2009-05-26 08:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:
ROK TO CONTRIBUTE USD 500 THOUSAND FOR PAKISTAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SEOUL 000829
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PLEASE PASS TO PRM/ECA, NORMAN HASTINGS, AMY WENDT.
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/26/2019
TAGS: EAID PHUM PREF PK KS
SUBJECT: ROK TO CONTRIBUTE USD 500 THOUSAND FOR PAKISTAN
IDP ASSISTANCE
REF: STATE 50276
Classified By: POL M/C Joseph Yun. Reasons 1.4 (b/d).
(C) In response to the reftel demarche, ROK Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Director General for South
Asian and Pacific Affairs Choi Jong-moon told Post on May 22
that the ROK Embassy in Islamabad had also reported that the
IDP situation in Pakistan was "very bad." Seoul was prepared
to do its part to help alleviate the grave situation there
and would make an initial contribution of USD 500 thousand,
DG Choi said. Whether this would take the form of bilateral
or multilateral assistance had not yet been determined. Pol
M/C noted that the U.S. had committed to contributing an
additional USD 110 million and urged that Korea consider
further contributions.
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