Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09TOKYO1103
2009-05-15 04:54:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN "SERIOUSLY CONCERNED" ABOUT TREATMENT OF SUU
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001103
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/15/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM BM JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN "SERIOUSLY CONCERNED" ABOUT TREATMENT OF SUU
KYI
REF: STATE 46562
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve per 1.4
(b/d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 001103
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/15/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM BM JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN "SERIOUSLY CONCERNED" ABOUT TREATMENT OF SUU
KYI
REF: STATE 46562
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve per 1.4
(b/d)
1. (C) Japan is "seriously concerned" about the Burmese
authorities' treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her
transfer from house arrest to Insein Prison, Foreign Minister
Hirofumi Nakasone said May 15. The Japanese Government has
raised its concerns with the Burmese Ambassador and has
called on the Burmese government to advance democracy with
the participation of "all related people," including Suu Kyi,
Nakasone added.
2. (C) MOFA Asia Deputy Director General Kazuhide Ishikawa
told EMBASSY Tokyo May 15 that Asia Director General Inomata
had called Burmese Ambassador Hla Myint earlier in the day to
convey Japan's deep concern. Inomata told the Burmese
ambassador that this is a "crucial time" for Burma's
relations with the international community, including the
United States and Japan, and that the Burmese authorities
should take seriously the international community's concerns.
In response, the Burmese ambassador reportedly echoed the
Burmese Foreign Ministry's May 14 explanation of the legal
charges against Suu Kyi and the legal process currently
underway, Ishikawa said.
3. (C) Burma's actions come at a very bad time, Ishikawa
continued. Japan has taken gradual steps encourage Burma to
move towards greater democratization, but in light of this
treatment of ASSK, "Japan's policy and efforts to date will
have to be reconsidered; this will badly affect our future
thinking," Ishikawa said. Southeast Asia I Director Keiichi
Ono added that now is the time for the international
community to speak out and try to positively shape the
Burmese authorities' actions. "Once ASSK is sentenced, it
will be too late to get them to change their minds," he
predicted.
ZUMWALT
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/15/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM BM JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN "SERIOUSLY CONCERNED" ABOUT TREATMENT OF SUU
KYI
REF: STATE 46562
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve per 1.4
(b/d)
1. (C) Japan is "seriously concerned" about the Burmese
authorities' treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and her
transfer from house arrest to Insein Prison, Foreign Minister
Hirofumi Nakasone said May 15. The Japanese Government has
raised its concerns with the Burmese Ambassador and has
called on the Burmese government to advance democracy with
the participation of "all related people," including Suu Kyi,
Nakasone added.
2. (C) MOFA Asia Deputy Director General Kazuhide Ishikawa
told EMBASSY Tokyo May 15 that Asia Director General Inomata
had called Burmese Ambassador Hla Myint earlier in the day to
convey Japan's deep concern. Inomata told the Burmese
ambassador that this is a "crucial time" for Burma's
relations with the international community, including the
United States and Japan, and that the Burmese authorities
should take seriously the international community's concerns.
In response, the Burmese ambassador reportedly echoed the
Burmese Foreign Ministry's May 14 explanation of the legal
charges against Suu Kyi and the legal process currently
underway, Ishikawa said.
3. (C) Burma's actions come at a very bad time, Ishikawa
continued. Japan has taken gradual steps encourage Burma to
move towards greater democratization, but in light of this
treatment of ASSK, "Japan's policy and efforts to date will
have to be reconsidered; this will badly affect our future
thinking," Ishikawa said. Southeast Asia I Director Keiichi
Ono added that now is the time for the international
community to speak out and try to positively shape the
Burmese authorities' actions. "Once ASSK is sentenced, it
will be too late to get them to change their minds," he
predicted.
ZUMWALT