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09TOKYO901
2009-04-20 05:41:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT AND PAKISTAN
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UNCLAS TOKYO 000901
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 - LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT AND PAKISTAN
DONORS CONFERENCE
UNCLAS TOKYO 000901
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 - LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT AND PAKISTAN
DONORS CONFERENCE
1. LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Tokyo Shimbun front-paged the
revelation by an unnamed senior GOJ official that the USG has
promised to Japan that it will not hold bilateral talks with North
Korea for the time being.
2. "Obama's Pro-Dialogue Diplomacy Breaking Ice with Latin America"
On the conclusion of the Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain,
the liberal Asahi wrote (4/20): ".... By sending to Cuba a 'signal
of good faith,' President Obama reiterated his diplomatic stance on
a 'new era of engagement...' Given that U.S.-Cuba relations are less
challenging (to the Obama administration) than the conflict-ridden
Middle East peace process and the ongoing nuclear standoff involving
Iran and North Korea, expectations for progress are mounting.
However, a clear path toward significant improvement is not yet in
sight."
3. "Continued Engagement with Pakistan Necessary to Contain
Terrorism" On the Pakistan Donors Conference in Tokyo on Friday, the
business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (4/19): "The weak political
foundation of Pakistani President Zardari and continued political
turmoil are worrisome.... Pakistan is a nuclear state. Ensuring
Pakistan's stability is essential from the standpoint of preventing
nuclear proliferation. Continued engagement with Pakistan by the
international community is vital."
4. "Japan Pressed to Address Poverty in Pakistan" The conservative
Sankei insisted in an editorial (4/19):
"It was noteworthy that the Iranian foreign minister took part in
the donor conference and had a brief encounter with the USG
representative. Iran's cooperation is critical on such issues as
Afghan refugees and drug trafficking, which finances Taliban
operations."
5. "Long Road toward Stability" An editorial in the liberal Asahi
asserted (4/18): "Real tasks still lie ahead. First, it will be
necessary to strictly verify whether massive international aid is
leading to stability in Pakistan.... If such assistance is not made
available to ordinary citizens and instead is misused to deepen
corruption among government officials, it would result in
benefitting radicals and opponents and further complicating the
situation.... Pakistan must also be pressed to abandon nuclear
weapons and join the international framework on nuclear
nonproliferation. This matter must not be allowed to be left
unaddressed in the face of the alleged nuclear and missile
connection between Pakistan and North Korea."
ZUMWALT
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 - LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT AND PAKISTAN
DONORS CONFERENCE
1. LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Tokyo Shimbun front-paged the
revelation by an unnamed senior GOJ official that the USG has
promised to Japan that it will not hold bilateral talks with North
Korea for the time being.
2. "Obama's Pro-Dialogue Diplomacy Breaking Ice with Latin America"
On the conclusion of the Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain,
the liberal Asahi wrote (4/20): ".... By sending to Cuba a 'signal
of good faith,' President Obama reiterated his diplomatic stance on
a 'new era of engagement...' Given that U.S.-Cuba relations are less
challenging (to the Obama administration) than the conflict-ridden
Middle East peace process and the ongoing nuclear standoff involving
Iran and North Korea, expectations for progress are mounting.
However, a clear path toward significant improvement is not yet in
sight."
3. "Continued Engagement with Pakistan Necessary to Contain
Terrorism" On the Pakistan Donors Conference in Tokyo on Friday, the
business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (4/19): "The weak political
foundation of Pakistani President Zardari and continued political
turmoil are worrisome.... Pakistan is a nuclear state. Ensuring
Pakistan's stability is essential from the standpoint of preventing
nuclear proliferation. Continued engagement with Pakistan by the
international community is vital."
4. "Japan Pressed to Address Poverty in Pakistan" The conservative
Sankei insisted in an editorial (4/19):
"It was noteworthy that the Iranian foreign minister took part in
the donor conference and had a brief encounter with the USG
representative. Iran's cooperation is critical on such issues as
Afghan refugees and drug trafficking, which finances Taliban
operations."
5. "Long Road toward Stability" An editorial in the liberal Asahi
asserted (4/18): "Real tasks still lie ahead. First, it will be
necessary to strictly verify whether massive international aid is
leading to stability in Pakistan.... If such assistance is not made
available to ordinary citizens and instead is misused to deepen
corruption among government officials, it would result in
benefitting radicals and opponents and further complicating the
situation.... Pakistan must also be pressed to abandon nuclear
weapons and join the international framework on nuclear
nonproliferation. This matter must not be allowed to be left
unaddressed in the face of the alleged nuclear and missile
connection between Pakistan and North Korea."
ZUMWALT