Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09USUNNEWYORK781
2009-08-20 19:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USUN New York
Cable title:
DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED
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C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000781
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/20/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
SUBJECT: DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED
SANCTIONS VIOLATION
Classified By: Amb. Alejandro Wolff for Reasons 1.4 (B),(D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000781
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/20/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
SUBJECT: DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED
SANCTIONS VIOLATION
Classified By: Amb. Alejandro Wolff for Reasons 1.4 (B),(D)
1. (C) SUMMARY: USUN briefed the South Korea UN mission on an
apparent violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered
by the United Arab Emirates. USUN explained the details of
the case -- namely, the UAE's discovery of arms being shipped
from North Korea to Iran aboard a Bahamas-flagged vessel in
violation of resolution 1874 -- and likely action to be taken
by the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee in
response. The South Korean mission expressed gratitude for
the brief and pledged to keep the information close hold
until the facts of the incident become more widely known.
END SUMMARY.
2. (C) On August 19, USUN Sanctions Unit chief briefed the
South Korea (Republic of Korea) mission about an apparent
violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered by the
United Arab Emirates (UAE). He explained that the UAE
mission had submitted a report to the Security Council's DPRK
Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") stating that UAE
authorities stopped a Bahamas-flagged vessel found carrying
ten containers of "suspected prohibited materials" (arms and
related materiel) from North Korea to Iran. The shipment of
this cargo appears to violate resolution 1874, which bans the
transfer of arms from North Korea and the procurement of such
items by other states.
3. (C) USUN told the South Koreans that Turkey, the chair of
the 1718 Committee, had just circulated the report to all
fifteen members of the committee. In an initial phase, the
Committee would likely send a round of letters to involved
states asking for more information about this incident. USUN
noted that although the report is not being shared outside of
the Committee, the United States wants to make sure that
South Korea -- one of the seven countries that principally
negotiated resolution 1874 -- be kept well informed.
4. (C) JK Youn, South Korea mission non-proliferation
expert, expressed gratitude for this information and promised
to forward it to Seoul. Recognizing the sensitivities of the
issue, he said his mission would "play dumb" if asked
questions about the incident, at least until the facts of the
incident became more widely known. Youn agreed with USUN's
assessment that this incident provides potentially useful
opportunities to reinforce the need to implement robustly UN
sanctions on North Korea.
RICE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/20/2019
TAGS: PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
SUBJECT: DPRK: USUN BRIEFS SOUTH KOREA ON UAE-REPORTED
SANCTIONS VIOLATION
Classified By: Amb. Alejandro Wolff for Reasons 1.4 (B),(D)
1. (C) SUMMARY: USUN briefed the South Korea UN mission on an
apparent violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered
by the United Arab Emirates. USUN explained the details of
the case -- namely, the UAE's discovery of arms being shipped
from North Korea to Iran aboard a Bahamas-flagged vessel in
violation of resolution 1874 -- and likely action to be taken
by the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee in
response. The South Korean mission expressed gratitude for
the brief and pledged to keep the information close hold
until the facts of the incident become more widely known.
END SUMMARY.
2. (C) On August 19, USUN Sanctions Unit chief briefed the
South Korea (Republic of Korea) mission about an apparent
violation of UN sanctions on North Korea uncovered by the
United Arab Emirates (UAE). He explained that the UAE
mission had submitted a report to the Security Council's DPRK
Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") stating that UAE
authorities stopped a Bahamas-flagged vessel found carrying
ten containers of "suspected prohibited materials" (arms and
related materiel) from North Korea to Iran. The shipment of
this cargo appears to violate resolution 1874, which bans the
transfer of arms from North Korea and the procurement of such
items by other states.
3. (C) USUN told the South Koreans that Turkey, the chair of
the 1718 Committee, had just circulated the report to all
fifteen members of the committee. In an initial phase, the
Committee would likely send a round of letters to involved
states asking for more information about this incident. USUN
noted that although the report is not being shared outside of
the Committee, the United States wants to make sure that
South Korea -- one of the seven countries that principally
negotiated resolution 1874 -- be kept well informed.
4. (C) JK Youn, South Korea mission non-proliferation
expert, expressed gratitude for this information and promised
to forward it to Seoul. Recognizing the sensitivities of the
issue, he said his mission would "play dumb" if asked
questions about the incident, at least until the facts of the
incident became more widely known. Youn agreed with USUN's
assessment that this incident provides potentially useful
opportunities to reinforce the need to implement robustly UN
sanctions on North Korea.
RICE