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09TOKYO2392
2009-10-16 07:34:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tokyo
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THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 15 PHONE CALL WITH PRIME
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 002392
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/16/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL MARR JA
SUBJECT: THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 15 PHONE CALL WITH PRIME
MINISTER HATOYAMA
Classified By: Ambassador John V. Roos per reason 1.4(b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 002392
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/16/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL MARR JA
SUBJECT: THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 15 PHONE CALL WITH PRIME
MINISTER HATOYAMA
Classified By: Ambassador John V. Roos per reason 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) Summary: In a 15-minute phone call with the
Ambassador, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama discussed his
September meetings with the President on the margins of the
UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit,
the Secretary of Defense's upcoming October 20-21 visit to
Japan, and the President's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize.
End Summary.
2. (C) During his meetings with President Obama during UNGA
in New York and again at the Pittsburgh Summit, Hatoyama said
he and the President had been able to establish a
relationship based on trust. For example, Hatoyama mentioned
a casual conversation between himself and the President about
a pancake breakfast that Hatoyama had attended, citing this
exchange as representative of the friendly atmosphere and
easy rapport that he had developed with the President.
3. (C) Hatoyama said the Summit meetings had been very
productive and fruitful, and noted the importance of the
U.S.-Japan alliance. He told the Ambassador that he looked
forward to further strengthening the bilateral relationship
and building constructive, forward-looking U.S.-Japan ties.
He thanked the Ambassador for his role in preparing for these
bilateral meetings. The Ambassador said he was pleased that
the discussions with the President had been positive and said
that the President was looking forward to his November visit
to Japan.
4. (C) Turning to Secretary of Defense Gates' October 20-21
visit to Japan, Hatoyama said that Foreign Minister Okada and
other GOJ officials would meet with Secretary Gates. He
believed the two sides should discuss the way forward for the
U.S.-Japan Alliance, with a particular focus on two issues --
possible Japanese contributions to efforts in Afghanistan and
Futenma relocation. He added that it was very important that
both sides be candid in exchanging opinions on these topics.
The Ambassador expressed understanding that Hatoyama's
government was working on a number of challenging issues and
said he stood ready to assist.
5. (C) Hatoyama voiced his appreciation for the Ambassador's
offer, saying that the President had referred to the
Ambassador as a "good and close friend" (Note: Speaking in
Japanese, Hatoyama used the word "Shinyu" that expresses a
very close friendship.) in whom he had full trust and who
would contribute to bilateral relations. Hatoyama said Japan
was pleased that the President had sent to Japan a person for
whom he has such high regard.
6. Finally, Hatoyama congratulated the President for
receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, noting that the President's
vision of a world without nuclear weapons, set forth in his
April speech in Prague, had been a source of great
encouragement for which both the Prime Minister and Japan
were grateful.
ROOS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/16/2019
TAGS: PGOV PREL MARR JA
SUBJECT: THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 15 PHONE CALL WITH PRIME
MINISTER HATOYAMA
Classified By: Ambassador John V. Roos per reason 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) Summary: In a 15-minute phone call with the
Ambassador, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama discussed his
September meetings with the President on the margins of the
UN General Assembly (UNGA) and the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit,
the Secretary of Defense's upcoming October 20-21 visit to
Japan, and the President's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize.
End Summary.
2. (C) During his meetings with President Obama during UNGA
in New York and again at the Pittsburgh Summit, Hatoyama said
he and the President had been able to establish a
relationship based on trust. For example, Hatoyama mentioned
a casual conversation between himself and the President about
a pancake breakfast that Hatoyama had attended, citing this
exchange as representative of the friendly atmosphere and
easy rapport that he had developed with the President.
3. (C) Hatoyama said the Summit meetings had been very
productive and fruitful, and noted the importance of the
U.S.-Japan alliance. He told the Ambassador that he looked
forward to further strengthening the bilateral relationship
and building constructive, forward-looking U.S.-Japan ties.
He thanked the Ambassador for his role in preparing for these
bilateral meetings. The Ambassador said he was pleased that
the discussions with the President had been positive and said
that the President was looking forward to his November visit
to Japan.
4. (C) Turning to Secretary of Defense Gates' October 20-21
visit to Japan, Hatoyama said that Foreign Minister Okada and
other GOJ officials would meet with Secretary Gates. He
believed the two sides should discuss the way forward for the
U.S.-Japan Alliance, with a particular focus on two issues --
possible Japanese contributions to efforts in Afghanistan and
Futenma relocation. He added that it was very important that
both sides be candid in exchanging opinions on these topics.
The Ambassador expressed understanding that Hatoyama's
government was working on a number of challenging issues and
said he stood ready to assist.
5. (C) Hatoyama voiced his appreciation for the Ambassador's
offer, saying that the President had referred to the
Ambassador as a "good and close friend" (Note: Speaking in
Japanese, Hatoyama used the word "Shinyu" that expresses a
very close friendship.) in whom he had full trust and who
would contribute to bilateral relations. Hatoyama said Japan
was pleased that the President had sent to Japan a person for
whom he has such high regard.
6. Finally, Hatoyama congratulated the President for
receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, noting that the President's
vision of a world without nuclear weapons, set forth in his
April speech in Prague, had been a source of great
encouragement for which both the Prime Minister and Japan
were grateful.
ROOS