DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 5TH GLOBAL INITIATIVE

UNCLAS TOKYO 000134 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP/J, ISN/WMDT PLEASE PASS DOE FOR NNSA ASCHEINMAN, RGOOREVICH; NA-4 SAOKI, JGLASSER; NA-40 JKROL, VMCCLELLAND, NA-20 MFINK E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MNUC JA SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 5TH GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY; REQUEST REGARDING POSSIBLE JAPANESE PRESENTATION REF: A. STATE 132539 ¶B. TOKYO 003444 Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ¶1. (U) Message contains an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ¶2. (U) Econoff accompanied Dutch Embassy First Secretary (Political) Onny Jalink and Russian Embassy Second Secretary (Political) Andrey Savinov to meet with the MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Deputy Director Shoichi Nagayoshi January 16. Jalink delivered the demarche points contained in ref A regarding the Netherlands' hosting of the upcoming Global Initiative Plenary. As instructed, Econoff and Savinov, as representatives of the co-chairs of the Global Initiative, voiced support for the upcoming meeting, encouraged Japanese participation, and addressed follow-on questions. ¶3. (U) Nagayoshi expressed appreciation for the invitation, and reiterated the GOJ's support for the Global Initiative, noting Japan was the first government to have signed on. He said the GOJ had begun considering whom to send, and speculated the delegation would remain at the same level as in the past. If so it would include the new Disarmament, Non-proliferation, and Science Department Director-General Toshio Sano, and the Director of the International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Tsutomu Arai. ¶4. (SBU) Nagayoshi also raised the issue of possible Japanese presentations at the Plenary, referring to reftel B discussion of a presentation by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG). He said while the Cabinet Office was supposed to have coordinated with the TMG on the subject of the exercise, it had not really done so. Nevertheless, MOFA was ready to convey and or coordinate an invitation to the TMG as needed. In addition, he said the Yokohama municipal government will be carrying out a good exercise on a related topic, which might be worth a presentation at a future meeting. ¶5. (SBU) Post would appreciate any updates on ref B discussion to have Tokyo Metropolitan Government present at the 5th Plenary Meeting, and guidance on delivering an invitation, including whether that invitation should come from the Netherlands as host. ZUMWALT