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Created
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09TOKYO54
2009-01-09 03:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS
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UNCLAS TOKYO 000054
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS
ISSUE
UNCLAS TOKYO 000054
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS
ISSUE
1. LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories this morning
included President-elect Obama's reported intention to
nominate Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye as
Ambassador to Japan.
2. "Vulnerability of Europe Exposed" On Russia's
decision to completely halt its natural gas exports to
Europe through Ukraine, the top-circulation, moderate
Yomiuri editorialized (1/9): "Three years ago, Moscow
similarly stopped gas exports to Ukraine over price
negotiations, with Europe having been affected badly.
The latest Russian decision illustrates that Moscow
cannot be trusted as a stable energy supplier....
Europe needs to reduce its independence on Russia in
order to ensure energy security."
3. "Early Settlement Imperative" The business-oriented
Nikkei asserted in an editorial (1/9): "Russia is
responsible for providing natural gas to Europe, while
Ukraine must allow Russian natural gas to pass through
toward Europe without any problems. Both nations must
immediately normalize the gas supply for European
customers. Any dispute between the two parties should
be settled afterward."
4. "Russia Must Fulfill Its Responsibility" The
conservative Sankei argued (1/9): "Russia's gas price
negotiation tactics of using blackmail can be regarded
as harassment against a former Soviet republic, which
is not getting along with Moscow.... Russia's use of
natural gas for political purposes is an act that runs
counter to international norm and should be condemned
as irresponsible at a time when the world is being
swept by the economic crisis."
SCHIEFFER
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS
ISSUE
1. LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories this morning
included President-elect Obama's reported intention to
nominate Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye as
Ambassador to Japan.
2. "Vulnerability of Europe Exposed" On Russia's
decision to completely halt its natural gas exports to
Europe through Ukraine, the top-circulation, moderate
Yomiuri editorialized (1/9): "Three years ago, Moscow
similarly stopped gas exports to Ukraine over price
negotiations, with Europe having been affected badly.
The latest Russian decision illustrates that Moscow
cannot be trusted as a stable energy supplier....
Europe needs to reduce its independence on Russia in
order to ensure energy security."
3. "Early Settlement Imperative" The business-oriented
Nikkei asserted in an editorial (1/9): "Russia is
responsible for providing natural gas to Europe, while
Ukraine must allow Russian natural gas to pass through
toward Europe without any problems. Both nations must
immediately normalize the gas supply for European
customers. Any dispute between the two parties should
be settled afterward."
4. "Russia Must Fulfill Its Responsibility" The
conservative Sankei argued (1/9): "Russia's gas price
negotiation tactics of using blackmail can be regarded
as harassment against a former Soviet republic, which
is not getting along with Moscow.... Russia's use of
natural gas for political purposes is an act that runs
counter to international norm and should be condemned
as irresponsible at a time when the world is being
swept by the economic crisis."
SCHIEFFER