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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 01HANOI2114 |
VIETNAM PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DENNIS CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02114 281005Z HARTER, REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D) 2. (C) PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA RECEIVED EXTENSIVE AND USUALLY FRONT PAGE COVERAGE IN THE VIETNAM PRESS, [...] |
2001-08-28 08:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD KS VM ASEAN |
| 01HANOI2967 |
VIETNAM-NORTH KOREA: RELATIONS CONTINUE TO THAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THE SRV/DPRK JOINT ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MET IN PYONGYANG FROM OCTOBER 15-19 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE VIETNAM OPENED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH SOUTH KOREA IN 1992. WHILE PRESS REPORTS TOUTED THE MEETING AS "HERALDING A COMPLETE REVIVAL OF BILATERAL TR [...] |
2001-11-14 04:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD VM KN KS DPRK |
| 01VATICAN1615 |
VATICAN - "VIEWS FROM THE HILL" [...] (U) THE MARCH 17 - 23 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - SOUTH KOREAN ARCHBISHOP LIKES POTUS RECIPE FOR KOREA - VATICAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS PAPAL VISIT TO ATHENS - PAPAL SUPPORT FOR ARAB CHRISTIANS - VATICAN ADMITS NUNS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY PRIESTS ----------------- [...] |
2001-03-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM SOCI IS GR KN KS VT MEPP VTPREL |
| 02HANOI1181 |
GVN PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT TRAN DUC LUONG'S VISIT TO NORTH KOREA (DPRK) PROVIDED ANOTHER AT LEAST COSMETIC INDICATOR OF THE CONTINUING THAW IN BILATERAL RELATIONS. WHILE THE TWO COUNTRIES SIGNED A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS, MOST APPEAR TO HAVE LITTLE PRACTICAL APPLICATION. THE PROBABILITY OF ANY [...] |
2002-05-13 07:33:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PHUM VM KN KS DPRK |
| 02ROME5830 |
WFP LAUNCHES NORTH KOREA EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR [...] ON DECEMBER 2, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM LAUNCHED ITS 2003 EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR NORTH KOREA - ONE YEAR UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05830 01 OF 03 031555Z (JANUARY- DECEMBER 2003), VALUED AT USD 201.08 MILLION, TO ASSIST 6.4 MILLION PEOPLE - MAINLY WOMEN AND [...] |
2002-12-03 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 02VATICAN3637 |
AID AND ADVOCACY FOR NORTH KOREA - VATICAN AGENCY [...] (SBU) CATHOLIC CHURCH AID AGENCY CONFEDERATION CARITAS INTERNATIONALIS (CI) REPORTS NORTH KOREA'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CONTINUES WITH MORE THAN SIX MILLION PEOPLE FACING ACUTE SHORTAGES OF FOOD, MEDICINES, AND DRINKING WATER (REFTEL). CI IS SEEKING WAYS TO ATTRACT MORE DONORS AS PLEDGES FROM [...] |
2002-07-23 15:01:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KN KS VT |
| 03BRUSSELS5510 |
EU TROIKA DEC 9-12 VISIT TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) Summary. Senior EU officials will visit Pyongyang December 9-12 to convey EU support for the Six Party Talks; EU interest in improving ROK-DPRK relations in order to coordinate peninsular development; the need to respect human rights; and the need to begin a process of economic reforms. [...] |
2003-12-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PARM KNNP EAID KS CH KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 03HANOI2650 |
POLITICS AND MONEY: VIETNAM AND THE KOREAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's relationships with both Koreas are growing. ROK-Vietnam relations are likely to continue to expand, especially economically, while Hanoi-Pyongyang relations will develop more slowly. Vietnamese interlocutors are discouraged by their lack of access to or influence on [...] |
2003-10-17 00:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETRD ECON VM KN KS SW DPRK ASEAN |
| 03HANOI2790 |
VIETNAM TRYING TO CONVINCE PYONGYANG ON [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam continues to encourage North Korea to follow the same path of economic reforms Vietnam has successfully implemented but remains mostly circumspect on other issues like disarmament or the Six Party Talks. End Summary. 2. (U) Deputy Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, respo [...] |
2003-10-31 06:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON KN KS VM DPRK |
| 03KUWAIT3138 |
NORTH KOREA TO OPEN EMBASSY IN KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU KN KS |
| 03ROME5222 |
Current readout on 2003 funding for WFP's North [...] As of mid-October, WFP had resourced 288,901 metric tons of food assistance (valued at USD 86.6 million) against its calendar year 2003 appeal for 513,096 metric tons. Principal donors include: Republic of Korea, 100,000 mts; Russian Federation, 40,463 mts; European Commission-ECHO, 46,285 mts [...] |
2003-11-19 10:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 03ROME5625 |
END OF YEAR NORTH KOREA HUMANITARIAN WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Recent press reports, WFP requests, inquiries from other donors and Assistant Secretary Boucher's comments have focused attention on the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). WFP has renewed its request for a favorable decision on the remai [...] |
2003-12-16 15:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 03ROME5694 |
ITALY: 2004 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) The following is Rome's contribution to the 2004 burdensharing report to Congress. For the purpose of this cable, US. dollar amounts are calculated at the exchange rate of USD 1 = Euro .90 except when noted. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol-Mil Officer Susanne Rose, tel: [...] |
2003-12-23 11:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | JA KS KU MCAP PREL SA US MARR IT QU TC NATO |
| 03ROME5705 |
WFP plea for North Korea humanitarian food [...] (SBU) WFP Executive Director Jim Morris has written his second letter this month to Secretary Powell (this one posted from Beijing) focusing attention on the continuing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and WFP's renewed request for a favorable decision on [...] |
2003-12-23 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 03ROME791 |
WFP/UNICEF DPR KOREA NUTRITION SURVEY SHOWS MARKED [...] MALNUTRITION RATES AMONG CHILDREN IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (DPRK) HAVE DECLINED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY RELEASED BY WFP AND UNICEF ON FEBRUARY 20, CONJOINTLY WITH THE HOST GOVERNMENT'S CENTRAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS AND INSTITUTE OF CHIL [...] |
2003-02-26 05:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 03SEOUL5653 |
ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR KOREA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-11-28 01:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KS |
| 03STATE8026 |
A/S KELLY DISCUSSES KOREA, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) A/S KELLY BRIEFED AMBASSADOR YANG JIECHI JANUARY 9 ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR APPROACH TO NORTH KOREA, PREVIEWED HIS UPCOMING TRIP TO THE REGION AND DISCUSSED OVERALL BILATERAL RELATIONS. ON KOREA, KELLY STRESSED U.S. TACTICAL FLEXIBILITY IN FOCUSING ON OUR KEY OBJECTIVE, WHICH WAS TO [...] |
2003-01-10 00:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH KN KS |
| 03THEHAGUE2685 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Informal budget discussions on Oct. 16 broke little new ground, and the stage is set for last-minute negotiations during CSP-8. DG Pfirter was in attendance and reiterated his call for a 7.36% increase. France stated that it had sent the DG's proposals and his calculations on the impact [...] |
2003-10-22 15:22:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL UK KS CWC |
| 03VATICAN5264 |
VATICAN-NORTH KOREA CONTACTS ON HOLD PENDING [...] (C) THE HOLY SEE'S OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA, MONSIGNOR LUIS MONTEMAYOR, TOLD DCM NOVEMBER 18 THAT THE VATICAN'S PERIODIC SENIOR LEVEL CONTACTS WITH PYONGYANG WERE IN SUSPENSION PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE SIX-PARTY TALKS ON NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR ARMS PROGRAM. THE HOLY SEE HOPED [...] |
2003-11-20 07:13:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KN KS PHUM PREL VT |
| 04AMMAN6760 |
JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH VISITS ASIA SEEKING TRADE, [...] (U) SUMMARY: King Abdullah's swing through Asia was aimed at diversifying the Kingdom's trade and investment partners and seeking bilateral assistance. The King succeeded in obtaining several grants and loans from China and South Korea; Jordan and Korea also signed a tax treaty. The King's [...] |
2004-08-11 13:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV EAID JO CH KS TH |
| 04ANKARA4440 |
TUAF QUESTIONNAIRE ON SPACE COOPERATION [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 3. (SBU) On July 27, the Turkish General Staff (TGS) conveyed to DAO Ankara a questionnaire from Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Command regarding space cooperatio [...] |
2004-08-06 16:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MARR PINR TSPA FR IS KS TU UK |
| 04ANKARA453 |
KOREAN TROOPS TO NORTHERN IRAQ: NEED TO BRIEF PM [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) DCM confirmed January 22 that PM Erdogan will travel to Seoul to meet with Korean officials February 7. 3. (C) PM Erdogan may already know (possibly from information obtained by the Turkish military liaison officers stationed in nort [...] |
2004-01-23 13:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TU IZ KS |
| 04ANKARA5005 |
TUAF RESPONSE TO USG POINTS ON SATELLITE REMOTE [...] (SBU) On September 1, Deputy PolMilCouns delivered Ref. A talking points to the MFA's Americas Desk and the Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Aerospace Division. The MFA's Americas Desk Deputy Director professed to be unaware of the TUAF questionnaire and accepted the points without comment. While pr [...] |
2004-09-07 07:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PINR TSPA ETTC PARM IS KS FR TU UK |
| 04ANKARA6482 |
TURKISH-NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIC AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (SBU) Turkey's Foreign Trade (FTU) Undersecretary and the North Korean Ambassador to Bulgaria and Turkey signed a trade and economic cooperation agreement in Ankara on November 12. Two-way trade, valued at less than USD 5 million, is minuscule. Osman Bekaroglu, FT's Deputy Director General for [...] |
2004-11-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KN KS TU |
| 04HANOI2594 |
CPV ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, KOREA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with visiting SFRC staffer Frank Jannuzi, CPV officials said human rights and democracy were secondary priorities for Vietnam behind meeting the population's basic material needs; that freedom to operate in the Central Highlands would be especially slow in coming fo [...] |
2004-09-16 09:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREF OTRA KN KS VM ETMIN HUMANR DPRK |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY1024 |
(SBU) DPRK REFUGEE "UNDERGROUND RAILROAD" RUNS THROUGH [...] (SBU) We met August 3 with a counterpart at the ROK Consulate in HCMC to follow up on press reports that the four hundred and fifty North Korean refugees that defected recently to South Korea did so via HCMC. (On July 27 and July 28, 450 North Koreans refugees arrived in Seoul, the single lar [...] |
2004-08-05 01:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KS KN CH VM DPRK |
| 04NEWDELHI7053 |
LOOKING AHEAD TO ASEAN: INDIA ENGAGES EAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI has engaged actively with East Asian capitals prior to the November 30 ASEAN Plus One Summit in Laos. India's two-track approach to these states--multilaterally through organizations like ASEAN, and bilaterally--exemplifies New Delhi's strategy of expanding economic and [...] |
2004-11-05 05:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH VM BM LA KS JA IN ASEAN |
| 04NEWDELHI8192 |
MEA STATEMENTS AND BRIEFINGS: MALAYSIA, SLOVAKIA, [...] Summary: This is another of our periodic messages summarizing public statements by MEA Spokesman Navtej Sarna and other MEA officials. Here we report Malaysian Prime Minister Badawi's and Slovak President Gasparovic's visits to India, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's trip to South Korea and [...] |
2004-12-28 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP TSPA MY LO KS PK BG BM CE NP IN GOI |
| 04RANGOON88 |
BURMA: RUMORS OF CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (S/NF) An expatriate businessmanXXXXXXXXXXXX recently volunteered to an Embassy Officer that he had heard rumors that a nuclear reactor was being built near Minbu, in central Magway Division on the Irawaddy River. The businessman added that he personally had seen a "massive" barge containing large- [...] |
2004-01-20 09:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PARM PREL BM RS KS KNPP |
| 04ROME2854 |
JAPANESE DONATION OF 250,000 METRIC TONS FOR WFP'S [...] (SBU) WFP advised US Mission that Japan will donate 250,000 tons of cereals to WFP's 2004 emergency operation (EMOP) in North Korea, with delivery over the period August- September/October 2004. The value of the donation is up to U.S. $80 million. Final details of the transaction have been sen [...] |
2004-07-23 04:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL PREF EAGR ECON KN KS UN |
| 04THEHAGUE1845 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): RABTA [...] (SBU) In the aftermath of EC-37, delegation has been working closely with UK, Italy, and Libya, to facilitate and garner support for Libya's proposed change to the Verification Annex of the CWC, to enable the conversion of its former CW production facility at Rabta. In particular the delegati [...] |
2004-07-22 14:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AG CM ER UK IT KE MO SF TS YM SU GM FR GR KS CWC |
| 04THEHAGUE2677 |
NETHERLANDS/EU/KOREA: DUTCH ON EU SUMMIT WITH [...] (SBU) Both MFA Korea Desk officer and South Korea Embassy officer told poloffs that the EU-South Korea Summit held in Hanoi on October 9 was so brief -- lasting only two hours including interpretation -- that participants did not have enough time to cover all of the issues included in the leng [...] |
2004-10-15 14:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NL KS KN EUN |
| 04VATICAN2890 |
NORTH KOREA: CATHOLIC RELIEF AGENCY BUILDING [...] (C) The Holy See's North Korea Country Director told us July 9 that Caritas has reinforced its traditional emergency food aid programs with training programs for local North Korean officials. The Vatican is cautiously optimistic that this focus on relationship building will create a greater [...] |
2004-07-26 13:17:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PGOV KN VT KS KIRF |
| 05BANGKOK3590 |
THAILAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) On May 27, PolCouns conveyed reftel para 8 talking points to Chakarin Chayabongse, Deputy Director General, East Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Chakarin expressed appreciation for the official notification of suspension of the U.S. remains recovery program in N [...] |
2005-06-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN KS TH DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK3704 |
THAILAND-DPRK RELATIONS: RTG SEES ITSELF AS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-06 10:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PARM PHUM KN KS TH DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK3744 |
GUIDANCE REGARDING TWO NORTH KOREAN SISTERS IN [...] (C) Per ref a request, on June 7 Refcoord told UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan that the U.S. would consider refugee referrals of the two North Korean sisters reportedly in Cambodia if UNHCR determines that it is in their best interest to travel to the United States. 2. (C) Utkan s [...] |
2005-06-07 08:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KN KS CB DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK5214 |
SIX-PARTY TALKING POINTS DELIVERED/FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Surapon Petch-Vra, Director of East Asian Affairs - North and South Korea; Piroon Laismit, Director of East Asian Affairs - China and Japan; and Amornsate Singha, Director North America at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Points were received [...] |
2005-08-15 08:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KN KS TH |
| 05BANGKOK5937 |
UNHCR UPDATE ON DPRK REFUGEE IN THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. North Korean refugee Mr. Park Tae-Hung continues to reside in Thailand illegally and appears to have moved from Pattaya to Bangkok. UNHCR has been in sporadic contact with him since June and is prepared to refer him on an immediate basis to the ROK Embassy for resettlement. End [...] |
2005-09-15 08:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KN KS DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK656 |
NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) Summary and comment. UNHCR/UNDP cannot issue a travel document for North Korean asylum seeker Anh, but is prepared to assist in resolving this case in terms of providing transportation within Thailand, housing, and other assistance agreed upon by concerned governments. ICRC Bangkok repre [...] |
2005-01-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREF PREL KN KS LA TH DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK690 |
ICRC AND NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) Fred Grimm, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation, told Embassy Bangkok today that ICRC is not/not willing to issue a laissez-passer (LP) to North Korean asylum seeker An Kyong Su. Grimm said that, after consultations with both the ICRC representa [...] |
2005-01-27 00:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREF PREL KN KS TH DPRK LA |
| 05BANGKOK752 |
DPRK ASYLUM SEEKER -- MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) In response to reftel, Refcoord informed UNHCR Chief Protection Officer Kirsten Young on January 27 of the latest developments in the case of DPRK asylum seeker Anh and asked what assistance UNHCR would be able to provide in the resolution of this issue. Reiterataing earlier commitments m [...] |
2005-01-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL ASEC KN KS LA TH DPRK |
| 05BANGKOK802 |
AMBASSADOR-FM SURAKIART ON NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) On January 28, while in Phuket for Thai-hosted conference on a tsunami early warning system (EWS), the Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Surakiart about Ahn Kyong Su, the North Korean asylum seeker in Embassy Vientiane. The Ambassador noted that the Lao government would not allow tra [...] |
2005-01-31 10:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM ASEC KS KN TH DPRK LA |
| 05CANBERRA354 |
COMMANDER OF UN FORCES IN KOREA GENERAL LAPORTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on February 16, U.S. General Leon LaPorte, Commander of the UN Command in Korea, described the dramatic changes taking place in the ROK, in particular at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), where the UN Command's role is a [...] |
2005-02-24 06:39:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PARM PREL KNNP AS KS KN IAEA |
| 05CANBERRA882 |
EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (S) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill told Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange on May 17 that there was a SIPDIS growing sense of urgency in Washington about the DPRK's nuclear program. L'Estrange agreed that the current state of [...] |
2005-05-24 04:24:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET | PREL MNUC AS KN CH KS JA ID ARF |
| 05HANOI1179 |
VIETNAM-DPRK TIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND [...] (C) The Vietnam-DPRK bilateral relationship, although strained by last year's "mass defection" of North Korean asylum-seekers from Ho Chi Minh City to Seoul, is slowly returning to normal. Vietnam recognizes that its "traditional ties" with the North, combined with its proximity to China and [...] |
2005-05-19 09:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PARM PHUM KN KS VM DPRK |
| 05HANOI1666 |
DPRK Asylum-seekers Depart Hanoi [...] (SBU) ROK Embassy First Secretary (Political) Lee Kang- kuk confirmed June 27 that the seven North Korean asylum- seekers in the Thai Embassy departed Hanoi for Seoul via Bangkok on June 23. According to Lee, the RTG provided the seven with travel documents in the form of "Emergency Certifica [...] |
2005-06-27 07:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF ASEC KN KS TH VM DPRK |
| 05LAGOS1518 |
CHINESE AND SOUTH KOREAN FIRMS BIDDING FOR RAIL [...] (C) Summary. Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Managing Director Abubakar told us competing Chinese and South Korean firms were interested in constructing new rail lines and upgrading existing lines. Sometime in October, the NRC would chose the group with which it will partner. By the end o [...] |
2005-09-29 12:59:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON PGOV PREL NI CH KS XB |
| 05MANILA249 |
NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (U) North Koreans have access to the same international protection offered other refugee groups in the Philippines. The Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia to have signed the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and to have an institutionalized regime of refugee protection. The Depar [...] |
2005-01-14 08:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KN KS RP |
| 05MANILA5799 |
SENATOR BOND'S DECEMBER 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Senator Christopher S. Bond, accompanied by CDA Paul W. Jones, met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on December 9. President Arroyo pledged support for U.S. trade liberalization proposals at the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong and for the U.S. efforts to encoura [...] |
2005-12-13 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETRD EINV RP BM CH KS |
| 05NEWDELHI140 |
REQUEST FOR INDIAN MPAT PLANNERS AND LIAISON [...] (C) This message responds to State action request: ref 060115Z Jan 05 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR COUNTRY LIAISON OFFICERS FOR TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE AND PACOM REQUEST. 2. (C) Based on directions in cable (ref para 1), and communications between USPACOM J-5, OSD, and USDAO New Delhi, Ambassador t [...] |
2005-01-06 14:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CA CE FR GM IR JA KS MARR MOPS MY PREL SN TH |
| 05NEWDELHI6594 |
MEA STICKS WITH TWIN PILLARS, SKEPTICAL ON UN [...] (C) A skeptical MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told A/DCM on August 26 that the GOI will receive UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi in New Delhi on August 30, but was puzzled by what the UN might expect to accomplish in Nepal. In contrast to reports in Kathmandu and among non-governmental India [...] |
2005-08-26 12:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IN NP CH KS |
| 05NEWDELHI9409 |
GOI INTERESTED IN US SPONSORED IMO DONOR CONFERENCE [...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to MEA D/S (Disarmament and International Security) Naveen Srivastava, who commented that the Ministry of Defense had indicated interest in such a conference. 2. (C) PolCouns followed up with Joint Secretary (DISA) Hamid Ali Rao on December 14, who also [...] |
2005-12-14 13:23:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA PBTS EWWT PTER GM IN KS |
| 05PARIS4977 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 06 JULY [...] (C) Summary: On 6 July 2005, Embassy EST officer attended a meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Points of Contacts (POCS) held at the Korean Embassy in Paris. This meeting focused on preparations for the September MTCR Plenary in Madrid. 2. (C) Summary, Continued: [...] |
2005-07-19 12:02:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC FR KS KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE |
| 05PARIS675 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 19 JANUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a 19 January 2005 meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Points of Contacts (POCS) at the residence of the Norwegian Ambassador to France, members were provided with updates and had constructive discussions of a wide-range of MTCR issues. These included a [...] |
2005-02-02 18:29:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC FR KS KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE |
| 05PARIS7961 |
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 20 OCTOBER [...] (C) Summary: On 20 October 2005, ESTH/NP officer attended a meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Points of Contacts (POCS) at the Spanish Embassy in Paris. This meeting focused on reviewing results of the September MTCR Plenary in Madrid and on briefing partners on the a [...] |
2005-11-22 15:22:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC FR KS KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE |
| 05PARIS8247 |
USUNESCO: KOREAN DMZ: NO MECHANISM EXISTS TO [...] The 17 November public suggestion of Ted Turner of the United Foundations Foundation at a New York City event to designate the Korean DMZ as a World Heritage Site was unworkable, South Korean UNESCO rep Ki-Joung Cho told poloff in a 1 Dec office call, even though a great majority of South Kor [...] |
2005-12-05 17:48:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SCUL MARR CJAN CH KS UNESCO |
| 05SINGAPORE1789 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Ambassador Franklin L. Lavin. Reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Date Time and Place: May 10, 2005, 5:00PM, Istana, Singapore 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Franklin Lavin E/P Counselor Laurent Charbonnet (Notetaker) SINGAPORE --------- [...] |
2005-06-07 08:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON KNNP ETTC CH TW KS IN IZ |
| 05TAIPEI3372 |
Taiwan Seized large amount of Endangered Tiger [...] Summary. On July 1, 2005 at the Port of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Customs seized a large amount of tiger bones that were smuggled into Taiwan from Jakarta. Local law enforcement agents are questioning the importer, the owner of local Chew Long Trading Co., who may be charged for both conducting [...] |
2005-08-12 07:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR TW KS ETRD SENV ESTH |
| 05TAIPEI3533 |
Fake Viagra from China Seized in Southern Taiwan [...] SUMMARY. Officials of the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB), Kaohsiung County station, recently raided a trading company and its affiliated retail shop in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, and confiscated a large quantity of ecstasy and counterfeit Viagra. The company's owner was arre [...] |
2005-08-24 08:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR ASEC EWWT ETRD PREL TW KS ESTH |
| 05THEHAGUE2580 |
NETHERLANDS: IDENTIFICATIONN OF COMMERCIAL SOURCES [...] This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. In response to reftel, Post identified three possible Dutch sources of vegetarian MREs. The companies have confirmed that they produce MREs for private and public organizations. However, they were unable to confirm current stocks of vegetar [...] |
2005-09-23 05:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ETRD ECON AMGT NL BEXP KS JA XG |
| 05TOKYO1331 |
VIEWPOINT OF THE SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO [...] (C) ROK Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Choo Kyu-ho, accompanied by First Secretary Jeong Woon-jin, conveyed his embassy's viewpoints on North Korea, China, and the status of Japan-ROK bilateral relations at a March 7, 2005 lunch with the Charge. DCM Choo presented a rather dismal assessment [...] |
2005-03-07 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL JA KS KN CH MNNUC |
| 05TOKYO1415 |
AMBASSADOR HILL DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA WITH CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda opened a breakfast meeting with U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and U.S. Representative to the Six-Party Talks (6PT) Christopher Hill on March 10, 2005, by thanking him for his efforts on the North Korea issue. Hosoda raised the T [...] |
2005-03-10 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KN KS JA |
| 05VANCOUVER1521 |
ALIEN SMUGGLING OPERATION THWARTED [...] U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) personnel arrested a group of twelve people attempting to enter the U.S. near Oroville, Washington, on December 1. The group, consisting of seven women and five men, was arrested in a van near the Washington-British Columbia border minutes after entering t [...] |
2005-12-02 21:26:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM CVIS KWMN CA KS |
| 06AMMAN1100 |
DEMARCHE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT UN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department, during a February 13 meeting at the Foreign Ministry. Shamayleh agreed that the post of Secretary General should not be bound by a rotational system, and [...] |
2006-02-15 10:31:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KS JO |
| 06ANKARA1400 |
TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, February 2006 [...] Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) held its first meeting of 2006 on February 23. Turkey-Iran relations, February 4 IAEA decision on Iran's nuclear program, and Turkey's foreign assistance policy topped the agenda. Turkish media coverage of the meeting was wider than other months. The [...] |
2006-03-16 09:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL TU UP KS TC PK SU IR AL RU |
| 06ANKARA2083 |
TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, March 2006 [...] Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) General Hilmi Ozkok gave his annual speech to the Istanbul War Academy on March 16. He noted the importance of a cohesive domestic government in the international place of a country; underlined the importance of a sound security strategy based on a st [...] |
2006-04-17 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PREL TU UP KS TC PK SU IR AL RU |
| 06ANKARA2664 |
TURKEY/DPRK: MFA BRIEFING ON DPRK VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Africa and East Asia Erdem Mutaf briefed several diplomatic corps representatives May 10 on MFA meetings with Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials on May 4. The DPRK had requested the visit as part [...] |
2006-05-11 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN KS TU |
| 06ASUNCION971 |
PARAGUAY ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-21 19:51:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MUNC WMD KPAO PTER KN KS PA |
| 06BAGHDAD1180 |
COALITION SUPPORT FOR RRT ERBIL [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Post requests that the Department issue instructions to deliver the points in paragraph six to the government of South Korea both in Washington and in Seoul on the establishment of a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) in Erbil, Iraq. ---------- BACKGROUND [...] |
2006-04-11 17:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON MOPS PREL IZ KS |
| 06BAGHDAD1181 |
COALITION PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ PRTS [...] (U) Please see para 4 for an ACTION REQUEST. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Five of the eight planned U.S.-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) have been staffed and have received initial training: three are fully operational, one is at initial operational capability (IOC) and expected to achieve [...] |
2006-04-11 17:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL IZ AS JA PL KS ES MD LO MK |
| 06BAGHDAD181 |
KOREAN INTEREST IN REGIONAL RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 2. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Korean Ambassador to Iraq Ki-ho Chang told the Ambassador January 19 that Seoul is interested in participating in, and possibly leading, the planned Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT). Chang as [...] |
2006-01-22 12:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PINS ODIP OFDP PREL KS IZ |
| 06BAGHDAD724 |
PST BAGHDAD: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES [...] INTRODUCTION: This cable is the first of many cables that Provincial Support Team - Baghdad (PST-B) will produce during the remainder of 2006. Cables from PST-B will focus on economic, political, and rule of law issues concerning Baghdad Province. 2. INTRODUCTION CONT'D: Despite a largel [...] |
2006-03-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV EAID IZ IR KS KU CH |
| 06BAGHDAD949 |
CONTINUED ROK INTEREST IN PROVINCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Korean Ambassador Ki-Ho Chang met with IRMO Director Ambassador Daniel Speckhard on March 19 to gather details regarding USG intentions related to the development of the planned Erbil Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). Chang reiterated Korean interest in the program and re [...] |
2006-03-23 08:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL KS IZ |
| 06BANGKOK1139 |
MEETING WITH SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) Summary. In a February 23 meeting, a South Korean Embassy official said he had received no new instructions or information from Seoul regarding U.S.-ROK discussions about North Korean refugees, including on providing assistance to the Embassy if any suitable refugee cases arose or sharing [...] |
2006-02-24 11:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KS KN DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2120 |
EMBASSY BANGKOK NORTH KOREAN RESPONSE PLAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see action request para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission and Political Counselor, along with a team of USG members who will have a role in assisting NKs at the Embassy, met on April 10 to discuss details of the walk-in operational plan. [...] |
2006-04-11 10:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF TH KN KS DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2202 |
SIX NORTH KOREANS APPROACH EMBASSY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Six North Koreans (NK) accompanied by two NGO representatives from the Evangelical Movement for North Korea presented themselves at U.S. Embassy Bangkok about 1100 on April 17. They were not accompanied by media and the Embassy ha [...] |
2006-04-17 11:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL AMGT KN KS TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2296 |
UPDATE ON SIX NORTH KOREANS [...] (C) Summary. In an April 20 meeting, ROK Embassy officials expressed familiar concerns about U.S. resettlement of North Korean refugees but indicated that they would be prepared to help in accordance with commitments the ROKG has made to the United States. In a subsequent UNHCR-ROK Embassy m [...] |
2006-04-20 23:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KN KS TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2329 |
THAI GIVE OK ON U.S. RESETTLEMENT OF SIX NORTH [...] (C) Summary. The RTG has given formal approval for U.S. resettlement of North Korean refugees on a case-by-case, discreet basis and for U.S. resettlement of the first group of six North Koreans. However, Thai sensitivities about this issue remain. Any publicity would complicate the issue and [...] |
2006-04-21 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL TH KN KS DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK2565 |
U.S.-BOUND NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES BELIEVE RELATIVES [...] (C) Refcoord and Deputy Refcoord met May 2 with the six North Korean refugees approved by DHS for U.S. resettlement to follow up on concerns expressed by some of the refugees in their separate resettlement interviews about the safety of relatives in North Korea (DPRK). 2. (C) All of the ref [...] |
2006-05-02 09:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KN KS TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK3226 |
THREE NORTH KOREANS APPROACH EMBASSY [...] (C) On May 27 at approximately 0900 local time, three women claiming to be North Koreans approached the Embassy. They were unaccompanied and spoke minimal English and no Thai. Using an Embassy emplopyee as interpreter, Refcoord, Deputy Refcoord, and Assistant RSO briefly interviewed the three [...] |
2006-05-29 23:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK3255 |
STATUS ON THREE NORTH KOREANS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 6. 2. (C) On Saturday, May 27 after three North Korean (NK) women approached the Embassy Bangkok seeking resettlement to the United States, RefCoord accompanied them to UNHCR. That same day, UNHCR South Korean secoundee interviewed the three women [...] |
2006-05-30 11:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KNEP KS TH DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK3534 |
TWO NORTH KOREANS JUMP EMBASSY WALL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-14 10:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KNEP KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK3535 |
NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan told Refcoord on June 14 that seven of the ten North Koreans who had been detained and released by Lao authorities (reftel) have now arrived in Bangkok and are staying at the shelter for North Korean refugees managed by a South Korean NGO. Utkan ex [...] |
2006-06-14 10:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL TH KN KS |
| 06BANGKOK3582 |
NO DECISION FROM THAI ON U.S. RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) In a June 14 telephone conversation, the Ambassador raised the three North Korean refugees who are seeking U.S. resettlement (reftels) with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn. The Ambassador urged Krit to permit U.S. resettlement processing of the [...] |
2006-06-15 09:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PREL PHUM TH KS KN DPRK |
| 06BANGKOK3648 |
ONE NORTH KOREAN AND ONE PRC NATIONAL APPROACH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-19 10:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KNEP KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK3746 |
SIX NORTH KOREANS APPROACH EMBASSY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. (C) On Friday, June 23 at approximately 1130 local time, five women, including one with a 6-year old daughter, approached the front gate of the Embassy and identified themselves as North Koreans. They were met and interviewed by Refcoord, AR [...] |
2006-06-25 23:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK3759 |
UNHCR NOTIFIES EMBASSY OF INTEREST OF DETAINED [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 5. 2. (C) On June 26, UNHCR notified Embassy that a North Korean woman currently in the Immigration Detention Center (IDC) in Bangkok has expressed interest in U.S. refugee resettlement. UNHCR reported that in the course of the regular interview for [...] |
2006-06-26 07:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK3842 |
NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan told Refcoord on June 28 that the head of the Thai National Security Council, General Winai Phattiyakul, had told him the previous day that Thai intelligence was reporting that UNHCR was involved in the trafficking of North Koreans to Thailand. Ut [...] |
2006-06-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK4445 |
ONE NORTH KOREAN APPROACHED EMBASSSY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para.6 2. (C) On Monday, July 17 at midday, a young woman, accompanied by an associate of Reverend Chun Ki-won of the Evangelical Movement for North Korea Durihana Mission, approached the Embassy and asked to be resettled in the United States. Per usual [...] |
2006-07-24 08:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM KNEP KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK4842 |
UNHCR INFORMS EMBASSY OF INTEREST IN U.S. [...] (C) Over the past several days, UNHCR/Bangkok informed Embassy that three North Koreans in Bangkok's Immigration Detention Center have expressed interest in U.S. resettlement. UNHCR's ROK secondee has confirmed their North Korean nationality and obtained a written statement of their interst i [...] |
2006-08-09 00:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KNEP KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK5456 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNSCR 1695 [...] (U) On September 6, 2006 post delivered Reftel A demarche to Phasporn Sangasubana, Director of the Administrative Affairs Division, International Organization Bureau, of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Phasporn acknowledged receipt of the talking points, but informed Poloff that no [...] |
2006-09-06 08:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06BANGKOK5693 |
THAI GOVERNMENT PERMITS 16 NORTH KOREANS TO [...] (C) On September 15, Deputy Refcoord spoke to MFA contact and received confirmation that the RTG had approved the processing of 16 interested NKs (ref e-mail). The RTG did not have a specific list of 16 in mind and was prepared to accept our proposal, as long as the list comprised NKs who had [...] |
2006-09-15 09:00:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KNEP KS TH |
| 06BANGKOK6470 |
ARREST OF NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKERS [...] (C) On October 24, 83 North Korean asylum seekers were picked up by Thai immigration officers in an apartment building in the northern Bangkok suburb of Pathum Thani. A South Korean NGO was taking care of them in that facility. A representative of the NGO was also taken into custody by the p [...] |
2006-10-25 08:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM TH KN KS |
| 06BANGKOK6945 |
ROK POLITICAL COUNSELOR UPDATE ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) Summary. ROK Embassy Political Counselor Choi said on November 15 that differences within the RTG may account for the recent raid on the South Korean shelter for North Korean refugees. After discussions with the RTG, the ROK Embassy is now working with Thai Immigration to set up a new she [...] |
2006-11-17 02:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KN KS TH |
| 06BEIJING14173 |
PRC WORKING ON DPRK IN PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: China shares the same objectives with the United States, which should not be disappointed with China's actions or statements, MFA Director General Liu Jieyi said in response to the DCM's delivery of reftel points. As opposed to the 1998 UNSC "Statement to the Press," China favors a [...] |
2006-07-06 08:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MCCP MARR KNNP UNSC KN KS JA |
| 06BEIJING15388 |
July 13 Preparatory Meeting for Energy Ministerial [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 13, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) hosted a successful preparatory meeting to discuss a proposed five country Energy Ministerial Roundtable in Beijing later this fall. Reflecting input from the Japanese and Korean delegations, the [...] |
2006-07-25 23:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EPET CH JA KS IN |
| 06BEIJING16823 |
A/S SAUERBREY'S AUGUST 10 MEETING WITH UNHCR [...] (C) SUMMARY: VISITING PRM ASSISTANT SECRETARY ELLEN SAUERBREY MET AUGUST 10 WITH UNHCR ACTING REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE CHOOSIN NGAOTHEPPITAK TO DISCUSS NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA AND OTHER REFUGEE ISSUES. REVIEWING EFFORTS TO PUSH THE PRC TO LIVE UP TO ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND COOPERATE [...] |
2006-08-15 13:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM KN KS CH TH |
| 06BEIJING17957 |
ROK READOUT OF NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SONG [...] (C) ROK NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SONG MIN-SOON'S AUGUST 24-25 VISIT TO BEIJING FOCUSED ON PLANNING FOR ROK PRESIDENT ROH'S OCTOBER VISIT AS WELL AS DISCUSSING NORTH KOREA. AN ROK EMBASSY OFFICER STRESSED THAT BOTH SIDES LOOK TO PRESIDENT ROH'S VISIT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL [...] |
2006-08-25 12:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP CH KN KS |
| 06BEIJING21219 |
DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: ROK, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-07 09:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MNUC KN CH KS JA RU |
| 06BEIJING21220 |
DPRK NUCLEAR TEST THREAT: VIEWS OF CHINESE [...] (S) Chinese academic and media observers are concerned about North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test and generally believe the DPRK will actually carry out its threat to test at some point. Some observers expressed skepticism that a test would come soon. The official China Daily ran o [...] |
2006-10-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MNUC CH KN KS JA RU |
| 06BEIJING21224 |
REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: RARE MFA ""STATEMENT"" [...] (S) The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a rare official ""statement"" (text at para 11) on October 9 condemning the reported DPRK nuclear test that day. China had only issued four previous MFA statements of this kind in the last decade and a half. Chinese contacts we spoke with expressed sur [...] |
2006-10-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL MNUC CH KN JA KS RU |
| 06BEIJING21227 |
REPORTED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: REACTION OF BEIJING [...] (C) Officials from the Japanese, ROK, Russian, French and British Embassies in Beijing were in contact with Chinese officials October 9 about the reported DPRK nuclear test and said their capitals had made or would make statements condemning the DPRK action. The Japanese geological service re [...] |
2006-10-09 12:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC MNUC PINR KN CH JN KS RU |
| 06BEIJING21641 |
OCTOBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] Key Points made at the October 12 Press Briefing were: -- The DPRK must not further worsen the Korean peninsula nuclear situation. -- Six-Party Talks remain the best method for resolving the crisis, however direct dialogue between the United States and DPRK would help narrow differences. [...] |
2006-10-12 11:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN KS NP |
| 06BEIJING21796 |
BEIJING SCHOLARS ON DPRK DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) China's issuance of a tough statement in reaction to the DPRK claimed nuclear test reflected President Hu Jintao's anger over Pyongyang's defiance, according to Beijing think tanker An Hongquan (protect). The Chinese leadership was particularly "shocked and angered" by the timing of the DP [...] |
2006-10-13 13:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR CH KS KN |
| 06BEIJING23726 |
DAS CHRISTENSEN DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-13 01:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA |
| 06BEIJING23883 |
DAS CHRISTENSEN DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA AND TAIWAN [...] (C) The North Korean nuclear problem should be the focus of the Six-Party Talks and we should not let other issues interfere with the primary goal of denuclearizing the DPRK, Vice Chairman of the China Reform Forum (CRF) DING Kuisong (strictly protect), told visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen [...] |
2006-11-18 03:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH KN KS JA |
| 06BEIJING24310 |
DECEMBER 5 MFA BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] Key Points at the December 5 MFA Press Conference were: -- China hopes for the early resumption of the Six-Party Talks, but this requires the consensus of all parties. No date has been set. Luxury goods prohibited for import to the DPRK have not been defined. -- China is closely followin [...] |
2006-12-05 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM RP JA KS TC CH |
| 06BEIJING24344 |
MFA BRIEFING ON EAST ASIA SUMMIT, CHINA-ASEAN [...] On December 6, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai held a special press briefing outlining Premier Wen Jiabao?s upcoming planned state visit to the Philippines and Chinese participation in ASEAN- related events in Cebu from December 11-15. Wen will attend the East Asia Summit, China-ASEAN [...] |
2006-12-06 09:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CH RP JA KS KN |
| 06BEIJING24643 |
DECEMBER 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 19 MFA Press Conference were: -- With resumption of Six-Party Talks and bilateral talks between the United States and DPRK, all parties maintain hope that the Talks can press ahead toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. "Visible and sharp" differences w [...] |
2006-12-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MNUC KN KS IN JA CH |
| 06BEIJING24739 |
DECEMBER 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 21 MFA Press Conference were: --At the Six-Party Talks, bilateral meetings between the six parties will be held today. China is willing to draft a statement for this round of the Six-Party Talks if all parties can reach consensus. The statement would include den [...] |
2006-12-21 13:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MNUC KN KS IN JA CH |
| 06BEIJING24852 |
DECEMBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SCO SYG ZHANG [...] Key Points at the December 28 MFA Press Conference were: --Outgoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary General (SYG) Zhang Deguang was pragmatic and helped launch the organization and raise its international profile. China expects similar pragmatism from Zhang's successor, Bol [...] |
2006-12-28 08:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KN KS IS JA CH |
| 06BEIJING4671 |
MTAG: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MISSILE-RELATED STEEL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-13 09:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA KN KS PK CH |
| 06BELGRADE1492 |
SERBIAN REPSONSE TO U.S. VIEWS ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (U) On September 12, 2006, poloff met with representatives of the Serbian MFA to deliver reftel points on USG views on UNSC Resolution 1695 on North Korea's missile programs. Serbia said that as a member of the U.N. they fully support this resolution and will fulfill their commitment. Any ad [...] |
2006-09-15 12:57:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06CARACAS2043 |
CHINESE AMBASSADOR ON US-PRC SUB-DIALOGUE ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met July 6 with PRC Ambassador Jiu Yijie to discuss A/S Shannon's meetings in Beijing last April (ref a). Ambassador walked Jiu through the PRC-Venezuela relationship, which is focused on energy, raw materials, and commercial issues. Ambassador suggested our two coun [...] |
2006-07-10 15:46:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA PREL ETRD PGOV CH JA KS VE |
| 06HANOI2389 |
VIETNAM ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO NORTH KOREA REBUFFS [...] (C) Summary: The GVN recently sent a Ministry of Trade-led delegation to Pyongyang and Nampo. According to a GVN readout of the visit provided to the ROK Embassy, during the delegation's August 28-September 1 visit, the Vietnamese turned down a DPRK request for food and other assistance, say [...] |
2006-09-19 09:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON KS KN VM |
| 06HANOI627 |
VIETNAM AND DPRK WORK TO IMPROVE TIES [...] (C) DPRK MFA Asia Director Ma Chol-su visited Vietnam March 2-5 as part of the two countries' continuing efforts to patch up relations following the mass defection incident of July 2004. During meetings in Hanoi with Government and Party representatives, the two sides agreed to pursue high-le [...] |
2006-03-17 05:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VM KN KS |
| 06HELSINKI908 |
FINLAND VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06JAKARTA10877 |
FM WIRAJUDA TO ATTEND MEETING OF THE 5 PLUS 5 GROUP [...] (U) Post conveyed reftel information and request to the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on August 31. They responded the same day saying that FM Hassan Wirajuda would be interested in participating in the proposed 5 plus 5 meeting and accepts the invitation. 2. (U) The Foreign Ministry is awa [...] |
2006-08-31 10:12:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KN KS ID |
| 06JAKARTA10927 |
DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSCR 1695 ON NORTH [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Northeast Asian Affairs Tumpal M.H. Hutagalung on September 1. We stressed the importance of Indonesia's active participation in implementing the resolution to ensure effective controls on North Korea's nuclear program. We also left [...] |
2006-09-01 12:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD PTER KN KS ID |
| 06JAKARTA13453 |
ROH, SBY INITIAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP IN JAKARTA [...] (C) Summary. On December 4 in Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun initialed a comprehensive 32-point "Strategic Partnership" encompassing a wide rage of areas for cooperation. The Partnership serves as a baseline for the development [...] |
2006-12-08 11:15:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ENRG KS ID |
| 06JAKARTA2316 |
INDONESIAN OUTBRIEF ON KOREAN MEDIATION MISSION [...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Special Envoy Amb. Nana Sutresna briefed representatives of the nations participating in the Six Party talks on his travels to Pyongyang and Seoul earlier in the month. Sutresna, following the instructions of President Yudhoyono (SBY) urged the North Koreans to resume [...] |
2006-02-21 11:50:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNUC MARR KN KS ID |
| 06KABUL3455 |
KOREAN RALLY UPDATE - 08-02-2006 [...] (SBU) Post continues to track a group of approximately 1150 Koreans in country to participate in a peace rally and relief work. News reports characterize the groups as "Christian Evangelicals" and there has already been one Afghan demonstration in Mazar-e-Sharif to protest this event and the s [...] |
2006-08-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS |
| 06KABUL3479 |
KOREAN RALLY UPDATE, THURSDAY 08-03-2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai has ordered the "protection" of the estimated 1,200 ethnic Koreans in Afghanistan as part of the Institution of Asian Culture and Development,s (IACD) and Millennium Pacific Icon (MPIG) groups' planned August 5-7 peace rallies (reftels). According to Gen. Akhbar [...] |
2006-08-03 16:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL PTER AF KS |
| 06KABUL3480 |
Korean Rally Update, Friday 08-04-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The situation in Kabul and the provinces with regard to the Korean groups remains calm. Hundreds of Koreans were deported today through Mazar-e-Sharif and Herat. Some groups of Americans have been identified, contacted, and offered assistance. We expect most will leave the coun [...] |
2006-08-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS |
| 06KABUL3481 |
KOREAN RALLY: MOI/MOD CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] (C) CSTC-A Commander MG Durbin called a meeting on Aug 4 afternoon to brief Emboffs on MoI planning and MoI-MoD coordination (CSTC has embedded mentors in both Ministries) with regard any demonstration or rally held by the Koreans now in Afghanistan. MG Durbin emphasized that although Ministe [...] |
2006-08-04 17:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PGOV ASEC PREL PHUM AF KS |
| 06KABUL3508 |
Korean Rally Update, Sunday 08-06-2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been no incidents of violence in connection with the Korean rally participants so far. Hundreds of participants have left Kabul over the last two days, including many Americans. The situation appears to have largely been defused and the remaining Koreans are mostly [...] |
2006-08-06 16:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF KS |
| 06KATHMANDU2423 |
NEPAL: NONPAPER DELIVERED ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-07 11:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06KUWAIT3211 |
KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BALKHAM(7-17 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Balkham to travel to post o/a 13 to 14 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 13 Aug, [...] |
2006-08-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS PK AF KU IZ JA COUNTRY |
| 06KUWAIT3693 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-14 11:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06LAGOS136 |
OKRIKA DAEWOO FACILITY ATTACKED: NO FATALITIES [...] (SBU) South-Korean Daewoo Construction facility in Okrika, Rivers State was attacked Saturday, January 28 at 0730 by approximately 30 armed men. Korean Embassy First Secretary Tok-won Lee spoke with Daewoo Managing Director to confirm there were no fatalities primarily because Daewoo's securit [...] |
2006-01-31 14:34:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV PTER KHLS PINR ETRD KS NI |
| 06LAGOS775 |
SHELL GAS PLANT ATTACKED: SOME DEATHS; 5 KOREAN, 1 [...] (SBU) A Shell Petroleum Development Company gas plant in Chawthorne Channel, near Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was attacked Wednesday, June 7 at 0100. Press reported between five and nine deaths among government security forces when armed assailants attacked their houseboat. Military sources [...] |
2006-06-07 16:52:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PTER KHLS PINR KS NI DELTAVIOLENCE |
| 06LISBON2069 |
PORTUGAL FULLY SUPPORTS UNSCR 1695 INITIATIVE [...] On September 15, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to Luis Cabao, Director for Asian and Oceanic Affairs at the MFA, and Angelo Seia Neves, Director General for European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Portugal fully supports the measures outlined in UN [...] |
2006-09-20 10:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KNAR KS |
| 06LONDON5476 |
CONDEMNATION OF DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES AT IMO [...] Summary. USDel delivered the statement contained in Ref A at the July 19 meeting of the IMO NAV 52 conference. USDel's statement followed the Japanese intervention which condemned the DPRK missile launches and was joined by statements of concern from the Russian Federation, HMG, France, Italy [...] |
2006-07-26 13:10:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PHSA PARM MOPS MCAP KN KS JA UK IMO |
| 06MANILA4852 |
(SBU) NORTH KOREAN CITIZEN APPRACHES EMBASSY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) On November 9, a North Korean woman, Ms. Hyae Yeong PAK, approached the Embassy's outdoor reception area to express interest in resettlement in the United States. Emboffs also interviewed Ms. Pak, using guidance provided by PRM. [...] |
2006-11-30 03:53:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM RP KS TH CM |
| 06MANILA4855 |
PHILIPPINE PLANS FOR ASEAN SUMMITS IN CEBU [...] (C) Summary. The Philippines plans to make a new counterterrorism convention and recommendations on an ASEAN Charter the highlights of the December 11 ASEAN Summit. The subsequent ASEAN 3 Summit and East Asia Summit will probably break no new ground and will not include new participants, [...] |
2006-11-30 07:25:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN PTER ASEAN XE RU CH JA KN KS RP |
| 06MANILA5062 |
GRP GRANTS PERMISSION TO PROCESS NORTH KOREAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE -- SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) At the recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs' UNHCR officer, Acting POL/C met on December 21 with Philippine Department of Justice (PDOJ) Chief State Counsel Attorney Ricardo Paras and his staff to determine Philippine will [...] |
2006-12-21 07:36:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM KS KN TH RP |
| 06MANILA5102 |
INVITATION TO ARF MEETING ON MULTILATERAL SECURITY [...] (U) During a December 28 meeting to discuss ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) issues (septel), Department of Foreign Affairs Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Policy Maria Andrelita Austria passed Acting Pol/C a copy of letter from Undersecretary Erlinda Basilio to her ARF Senior Officials [...] |
2006-12-28 09:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ARF CH KS JN RP |
| 06MINSK984 |
UNSC RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on September 8. The talking points were received without comment. MOORE [...] |
2006-09-12 11:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS BO |
| 06MONTEVIDEO570 |
CHINESE AND KOREAN AMBASSADORS' PERSPECTIVES ON [...] (C) Summary: Charge met separately with Ambassadors from the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and South Korea to discuss regional perspectives in the wake of Assistant Secretary Shannon's trip to Asia on April 8-15. Chinese SIPDIS Ambassador Wang Xioyuan said he had been briefed on A/S Shann [...] |
2006-06-22 19:26:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PINR OTRA CH JA KS UY |
| 06MOSCOW6307 |
MFA ON PROCESSING OF NORTH KOREANS IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Deputy Political Minister-Counselor delivered reftel points to Mikhail Lebedev, Acting Director of the MFA Department of Humanitarian Cooperation and Human Rights, on June 13. Lebedev said the GOR would have to consider the U.S. request before responding officially. 2. (C) Lebedev sa [...] |
2006-06-13 10:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KN KS RS |
| 06OSAKAKOBE153 |
JAPANESE TARGET THE GLOBAL PLASMA DISPLAY MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MEI) expects th --------------------------------------------- ------------ Outlook for the Global Plasma Display Panel Market: Strong Growth --------------------------------------------- ------------ 2. (SBU) According to an internal mark [...] |
2006-03-24 07:30:00 | Consulate Osaka Kobe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND KS JA |
| 06OSAKAKOBE351 |
LIANCOURT SURVEY: ANOTHER FLASHPOINT IN THE JAPAN SEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Observers in western Japan are making an unfortunate public linkage between the ROKG maritime survey in the disputed EEZ of the Liancourt Rocks and the DPRK's missile launches of July 5, local time. Whether or not the DPRK deliberately timed the launches to coincide with the ROK [...] |
2006-07-07 06:38:00 | Consulate Osaka Kobe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PBST PHSA PREL KS JA |
| 06OSAKAKOBE88 |
TAKESHIMA DAY: THE VIEW FROM SHIMANE PREFECTURE [...] (SBU) February 22 was the first time Shimane Prefecture celebrated Takeshima Day after enacting a controversial ordinance in 2005. A contact confided that the prefectural assembly made a gross miscalculation about the Takeshima Day ordinance. Meant more as a means of exerting pressure on the [...] |
2006-02-23 06:21:00 | Consulate Osaka Kobe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIS PGOV PREL JA KS |
| 06OSLO669 |
BERGEN CONFERENCE ON NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The 7th International Conference on Human Rights and Refugees "North Korea New Approaches" held in Bergen, Norway May 9-11 brought together government and NGO officials to discuss ways to advance human rights in North Korea. Officials and NGOs agreed that while li [...] |
2006-05-24 10:40:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CH KN KS NO |
| 06OTTAWA2407 |
CANADA'S MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO COMBATING TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservative government has recently taken several concrete steps to address the problem of human trafficking in Canada, making this effort a law enforcement priority and highlighting to the Canadian electorate its efforts as an illustration of government effectiveness. L [...] |
2006-08-10 22:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG CA KS |
| 06OTTAWA2837 |
VISIT OF USTR AMBASSADOR SUSAN SCHWAB TO OTTAWA, [...] (SBU) Summary: USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab visited Ottawa on September 11-12 to sign the U.S.-Canadian Softwood Lumber Agreement, which will be voted on by the Canadian Parliament during the week of September 18. Prior to the signing ceremony at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Intern [...] |
2006-09-18 21:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON EAGR CA CH KS |
| 06PANAMA1233 |
PANAMA: REACHING OUT TO ASIAN MISSIONS [...] (SBU) Following up on A/S Shannon's visit to Asia, we reached out to our Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean counterparts to discuss issues of common concern in Panama. While the three Asian missions share a strong focus on developing their countries' commercial and business interests in Panama, t [...] |
2006-06-23 16:15:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA PREL ETRD ECON LA XK CH JA KS |
| 06PARIS4206 |
UNESCO: OVERVIEW OF UNESCO'S WORK ON DESERTIFICATION AND [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. At a June 13 information session, UNESCO secretariat experts discussed the continuing progress the organization has made with regard to desertification and arid zones. After outlining UNESCO's history of action in this area, panelists presented some of UNESCO's curre [...] |
2006-06-19 15:56:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KS AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
| 06PARIS4643 |
UNESCO: U.S. COMMITMENT TO IMPROVED WATER RESOURCES HIGHLIGHTE [...] THE OPENING DAYS OF THE 17TH MEETING OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAM (IHP IGC, JULY 3-7) HAVE ALREADY YIELDED SEVERAL IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF U.S. RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH UNESCO'S ACTIVITIES IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. 2. ON JULY 4, THE COUNCIL - IN WHICH TH [...] |
2006-07-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | KS AORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI |
| 06PARIS5341 |
USG Delegation Report on 17th Meeting of the UNESCO [...] A US delegation participated in the 17th meeting of the UNESCO International Hydrology Program (IHP) Intergovernmental Council (IGC) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, July 3-7, 2006. The delegation consisted of: Mathew C. Larsen, U.S. Geological Survey (head of delegation), Verne R. Sch [...] |
2006-08-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO KS AORC TSPL EAID KSCI SENV SOCI |
| 06PARIS6189 |
FRANCE WANTS MORE CONCRETE MEASURES TO GIVE TEETH [...] (C) Summary: MFA nonproliferation office, while reiterating France's steadfast support for international efforts to constrain North Korea's weapons program and enforce UNSCR 1695, expressed some concern about a perceived lack of concrete mechanisms -- whether in the Proliferation Security Init [...] |
2006-09-14 16:08:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT PTER KN KS FR |
| 06QUITO1578 |
ECUADOR: ASIAN DIPLOMATS EAGER FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Our recent outreach to diplomatic counterparts from China, Japan and Korea found them highly aware of USG coordination efforts (described RefTel), and eager to engage in dialogue about the political and economic situation in Ecuador and the region. In deference to USG concerns [...] |
2006-06-27 21:11:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON LA CH JA KS EC |
| 06RABAT1648 |
U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
| 06ROME1308 |
ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...] |
2006-05-03 08:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | JA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO |
| 06ROME1911 |
ITALY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH THREAT, WILL [...] (S) Summary. June 28 Poloff and Polmiloff met with MFA Deputy Office Director for East Asia Filippo Nicosia to follow up on Ref A demarche requesting GOI regulation of DPRK flags of convenience, and to deliver Ref B points on North Korean long-range missile launch. Nicosia noted that the new [...] |
2006-06-30 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL KN KNNP MNUC EWWT PHSA KS IT |
| 06ROME556 |
ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] The following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Post will prov [...] |
2006-02-23 09:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | JA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO |
| 06SARAJEVO2086 |
UNSCR 1695: BOSNIA SUPPORTS IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-11 10:48:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KNAR KS |
| 06SEOUL102 |
THE ROK'S NEW MINISTER OF UNIFICATION: LEE [...] (S) Incoming Minister of Unification (and Chairman of the National Security Council Standing Committee) Lee Jong-seok is a left-leaning nationalist who supports the ROK playing a more active and independent role in the world, particularly on issues involving North Korea. The Embassy has worke [...] |
2006-01-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PINR KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1021 |
ROK CRITICIZED FOR "APOLOGIZING" TO DPRK TO [...] (C) In the aftermath of the March 22 incident at Mt. Geumgang, North Korea -- in which DPRK officials retaliated against South Korean journalists' statement that one of the North Korean participants in the inter-Korean family reunion event was "abducted" by preventing 99 elderly South Koreans [...] |
2006-03-28 09:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1031 |
RECENT TRENDS IN PRC-DPRK ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND [...] (SBU) Chinese economic ties with North Korea have expanded greatly in the past two years. Although the ROKG welcomes the stabilizing effect that Chinese trade and investment brings to the DPRK, it is alarmed at the PRC's growing influence, to the point that ROK officials now routinely assert [...] |
2006-03-29 08:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EAID KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1033 |
DUSD LAWLESS CALLS ON SUH CHOO-SUK AT NSC [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a March 20 meeting, DUSD Richard Lawless told NSC Assistant Secretary General for Strategy Suh Choo-suk that the "LaPorte Plan" proposed to the ROKG in January represented an equitable, reasonable, and final offer to the ROK on environmental remediation. Deferring to MOE to pr [...] |
2006-03-29 08:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PARM KS |
| 06SEOUL1034 |
PRESIDENT ROH VISITS AFRICA TO FURTHER ECONOMIC [...] (C) MOFAT officials told poloff that President Roh Moo-Hyun's March 6-13 visit to Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria as well as his meeting with the Secretary General of the League of Arab States on March 8, focused on improving economic cooperation and bilateral relations. Roh and Egyptian Presiden [...] |
2006-03-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KS |
| 06SEOUL1035 |
U.S., CANADA, ROK ANTI-TIP GROUP RECONVENES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a 16-month hiatus, the ROK-U.S.-Canada Trilateral Working Group on anti-trafficking issues (TWG) met on March 22 to discuss the trafficking of women from Korea to the U.S. and elsewhere. While the group recognized the cooperation among the Embassy and local police to arr [...] |
2006-03-29 22:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CVIS PHUM KS KCRIM SMIG PREL |
| 06SEOUL1050 |
CAMBODIAN PM HUN SEN'S VISIT TO ROK FOCUSES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 20-24 visit to South Korea of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen focused almost exclusively on the Cambodians' interest in obtaining ROK designation of Cambodia as a country "qualified to export labor to South Korea." Accompanied by eight ministers, Hun Sen also secured [...] |
2006-03-30 07:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELAB EAID KS |
| 06SEOUL1089 |
S/E LEFKOWITZ'S REMARKS ON KAESONG PROMPT [...] (C) Recent South Korean press reports drew attention to Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz's March 30 remarks at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) calling for independent monitoring of labor conditions at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), and the subsequent response from Assistant Unificat [...] |
2006-04-03 08:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1090 |
POLITICAL POSTURING TO DOMINATE ASSEMBLY APRIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Assembly on April 3 began a thirty-day session that will likely be dominated by political posturing prior to the May 31 nationwide local elections. Issues on the agenda include the confirmation of Rep. Han Myeong-sook as the first female Prime Minister, scandals i [...] |
2006-04-03 09:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KS |
| 06SEOUL1103 |
TALKING POINTS ON NOGUN-RI SCHOLARSHIP FUND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-04 07:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MASS KS |
| 06SEOUL1104 |
NOTIFICATION ON UPCOMING TESTING AT NEVADA TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-04 07:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KTBT KS |
| 06SEOUL1108 |
ROKG OFFICIALLY RESPONDS TO USG NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) On April 4, Kim Ki-woong, Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, presented the official ROKG response to our ref g demarche seeking support for the USG North Korean refugee strategy. The ROKG response (reprinted in paragraph 3) centered [...] |
2006-04-04 08:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1128 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION KEY TO RESOLVING IMPASSE [...] (SBU) Prior to USTR Ambassador Portman's call to Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong about the beef issue, Embassy Seoul would like to offer some current context, and try to explain the possible reasons for the apparent disconnect between messages given to us by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade [...] |
2006-04-06 02:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR KS |
| 06SEOUL1154 |
SEVENTH U.S.-ROK SECURITY POLICY INITIATIVE MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the seventh U.S.-ROK Security Policy Initiative (SPI) meeting in Seoul, March 21, the two sides agreed to work toward a shorter and less detailed Comprehensive Security Assessment (CSA), noted significant progress on the Joint Vision Study, and reaffirmed the commitment to dev [...] |
2006-04-07 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL MARR KS |
| 06SEOUL1157 |
SOUTH KOREA WILL RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-07 08:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KUNH UNGA KS |
| 06SEOUL1158 |
ROKG SOON TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDATE FOR INCB [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-07 09:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR AORC PREL UN KS |
| 06SEOUL1159 |
USFK ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN NOTIFICATION [...] (C) On April 7, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and Embassy delivered to MND and MOFAT, respectively, DUSD Lawless' notification letter on environmental clean-up of closed USFK bases. USFK and Embassy also shared the text of a proposed USFK press release on its action plan for environmental clean-u [...] |
2006-04-07 09:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KS |
| 06SEOUL117 |
SENATOR MURKOWSKI'S MEETING WITH UNIFICATION VICE [...] (C) Ministry of Unification (MOU) Vice Minister Rhee Bong-jo on January 9 emphasized to Senator Murkowski and the Ambassador the importance of implementing the Joint Statement of principles issued in September after the fourth round of the Six Party Talks. He suggested broadening the scope of [...] |
2006-01-10 08:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNUC PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1179 |
DPRK REQUESTS ANOTHER 300,000 TONS OF FERTILIZER [...] (U) The Yonhap News Agency reported April 10 that, via a Red Cross telegram, the DPRK had requested an additional 300,000 tons of fertilizer assistance from the ROK. Ministry of Unification officials reportedly told Yonhap that they expected the request for fertilizer would be an agenda item [...] |
2006-04-10 08:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1246 |
ROKG PROTESTS PROPOSED JAPANESE SURVEYS IN [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on April 14 informed the DCM that the Japanese Maritime Security Agency through its website announced its intention to conduct geological surveys beginning April 14 in a part of the East Sea (Sea of Japan) that would violate international law, ROK dome [...] |
2006-04-14 12:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PBTS KS JA |
| 06SEOUL1266 |
STAFFDEL VISIT TO KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX [...] (U) During an April 12 staffdel visit to the South Korean-managed Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korea, KIC officials said that informal conversations with North Korean workers indicated that the DPRK provided the workers with approximately 70 percent of their wages, for a base inc [...] |
2006-04-18 06:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ELAB PHUM PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1268 |
ROKG REQUEST FOR CHANGES TO CWC/HCA [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On April 6, MOFAT Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director Kwon Hee-seog informed poloff of the ROKG's request to amend the proposed Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons (CWC) challenge inspections (Ref A). [...] |
2006-04-18 06:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR KTIA CWC KS |
| 06SEOUL1270 |
ROKG DISCUSSES BANGKOK SIX AND KIM CHUN-HEE [...] (C) MOFAT DG for Policy Planning Nam Gwan-pyo on April 18 told POL M/C that Seoul was relieved to hear that the six North Koreans had arrived safely in Bangkok (ref a). MOFAT has instructed its Embassy in Bangkok to assist in vetting and resolving the case quickly and quietly. Seoul was pos [...] |
2006-04-18 07:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM AGMT KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1271 |
JAPANESE EMBASSY REPORTS TOKYO TO BEGIN MAPPING [...] (C) The Japanese Embassy in Seoul informed us April 18 that Japan will begin mapping operations on April 21 in waters that both Tokyo and Seoul claim as within their Exclusive Economic Zone. Japanese Embassy First Secretary Yamamoto told poloff that if faced with physical resistance by ROK f [...] |
2006-04-18 09:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA |
| 06SEOUL1279 |
ROKG SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON UN HRC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-19 05:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL KS UN |
| 06SEOUL1284 |
ROKG CONSIDERS RATIFICATION OF 2005 SUA PROTOCOLS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-19 05:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA KS |
| 06SEOUL1293 |
PRC DEFENSE MINISTER'S HIGH-PROFILE VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During a high-profile visit to Korea, PRC Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan discussed bilateral defense ties, cooperation on North Korea, and economic development with President Roh and Defense Minister Yoon. Cao advocated enhancing military exchanges and asked for invitations for [...] |
2006-04-19 08:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KS CH |
| 06SEOUL1294 |
ROK'S RELIGIOUS LEFT/RIGHT/CENTER AND NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) Korea's religion-based organizations have played a supporting, yet often critical role at key junctures in the nation's modern political history, from lending its organizational structure to farmers' uprisings in the 1800s to adding moral weight to the cause of democracy in the 1980s. [...] |
2006-04-19 08:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KS |
| 06SEOUL1295 |
HAN MYUNG-SOOK CONFIRMED AS PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Assembly April 19 confirmed Han Myung-sook as Korea's new prime minister, making her the first woman to assume the nation's number two job. Han, a two-time former Cabinet minister and former dissident, told fellow lawmakers that she hoped to use her tenure to ame [...] |
2006-04-19 09:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KS |
| 06SEOUL1298 |
A/S SHANNON'S KOREAN CONSULTATIONS ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) Visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon on April 12 reviewed with ROKG officials U.S. objectives for enlisting strategic partners, like Seoul and Tokyo, to play a key role in promoting democracy, free markets, and economic prosperity in Latin America. ROKG officials welcomed consultation [...] |
2006-04-20 01:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON KS |
| 06SEOUL1308 |
ROKG PREFERS REQUEST COME FROM UNHCR ON BANGKOK SIX [...] (C) On April 20, POL M/C delivered ref a demarche urging Seoul to reconsider its position and quickly allow a ROKG official to assist with the processing of the six North Koreans in Bangkok to Nam Gwan-pyo, Director General for Policy Planning in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Na [...] |
2006-04-20 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KS KN TH |
| 06SEOUL1314 |
DFM YUN BRIEFS DCM ON ROK-JAPAN MARITIME SURVEY [...] (C) In an April 20 meeting with the DCM, ROK DFM Yun reported that earlier in the day, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon had told the Japanese Ambassador that (1) Japan should immediately abandon its proposed maritime survey of submarine features in waters that Tokyo and Seoul both cl [...] |
2006-04-20 09:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA |
| 06SEOUL1322 |
MOU PREVIEWS APRIL 21-24 INTER-KOREAN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In an April 20 preview of the April 21-24 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, Assistant Minister for Unification Policy and Public Affairs Lee Kwan-sei told the DCM that the ROK planned to urge the DPRK to return to the Six Party Talks and agree to the resumption of general officer-lev [...] |
2006-04-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID PHUM KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1327 |
FTA LABOR TEAM MEETS ROKG OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. FTA labor negotiators visited Seoul April 4 through 7 to meet with Korean government, management, and labor representatives; explain the FTA process; and conduct background research on Korean labor law and practices. Below, we report on the delegation's meetings with the [...] |
2006-04-21 09:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD KS PGOV |
| 06SEOUL1328 |
LABOR GIRDING FOR FTA BATTLE [...] (SBU) The U.S. FTA labor negotiating team visited Seoul April 4 to 7 to meet with Korean government, labor and management officials and conduct background research. Korean organized labor representatives were wary of an FTA and feared that it would precede mass layoffs like those experienced [...] |
2006-04-21 09:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB ETRD KS PGOV |
| 06SEOUL1330 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM BAN: NORTH KOREA, [...] (C) Summary: In their April 21 luncheon meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Ban discussed several bilateral and North Korea-related issues (see refs for discussions on ROK-Japan relations and Ban's candidacy for UNSYG). On North Korea, Ban said Seoul intended to raise human rights [...] |
2006-04-22 09:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1359 |
ROK: NHK-II PIP MISSILE TEST FLIGHT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-25 04:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR KS |
| 06SEOUL1373 |
LIBERTAD ACT: ROK HAS MINIMAL RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-25 07:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ETTC CU KS |
| 06SEOUL1375 |
A/S HILL'S APRIL 13-14 MEETINGS WITH MOFAT YU [...] (S) During an April 13 meeting, MOFAT Acting Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan stressed to EAP A/S Christopher Hill and the Ambassador the need for patience with North Korea on the nuclear issue, a public emphasis on the importance of the Six Party Talks, and increased Chinese pressure on the Nor [...] |
2006-04-25 07:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PARM MNUC EFIN KNNP KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1377 |
A/S HILL'S APRIL 13 MEETINGS WITH CHUNG [...] (C) In separate meetings April 13, EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill discussed the status of Six Party Talks and U.S.-ROK relations with the leaders of Korea's two main political parties. Chung Dong-young, Chairman of the ruling Uri Party and former Minister of Unification, expressed concern that [...] |
2006-04-25 08:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PNUC KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1378 |
ROK PREPARING TO SIGN THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-25 08:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC KS SZ |
| 06SEOUL1379 |
PRESIDENT ROH DRAWS RED-LINE UNDER LIANCOURT ROCKS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Only days after Seoul and Tokyo announced a diplomatic agreement to end the stand-off over the Dokdo Islets (known in Japan as "Takeshima") (REFTELS), President Roh in a strongly worded address to the nation reasserted ROK sovereignty over the islets and declared that [...] |
2006-04-25 08:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EFIS MOPS KS JA |
| 06SEOUL1385 |
A/S HILL'S APRIL 13 MEETING WITH FORMER PM LEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former PM Lee Hae-chan told visiting A/S Hill April 13 that in recent discussions, Chinese leaders sounded disenchanted with Kim Jong-il, skeptical of his ability to extend the Kim dynasty to the next generation, and dismissive of Kim's commitment to economic reform. Lee reaffi [...] |
2006-04-26 00:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ETRD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1391 |
EMBASSY FTA OUTREACH EFFORTS AIM TO RALLY KOREAN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and other Embassy officials have stepped up outreach efforts aimed at galvanizing Korea's "silent majority" to be more vocal in their support of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). The Ambassador delivered well-received speeches to politicians from both the r [...] |
2006-04-26 04:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV KS |
| 06SEOUL1395 |
PROPOSED KOREA ARMS VERIFICATION AGENCY VISIT TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 4. 2. (U) On April 24, Major Ham Hyeonpil from the Korea Arms Verification Agency (KAVA) contacted poloff to request the Department's assistance in coordinating a visit to the U.S. KAVA Deputy Director Colonel(R) Kim Suk Chan, accompanied by Major [...] |
2006-04-26 07:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM AC KCFE KS |
| 06SEOUL1396 |
SOUTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM: STATUS [...] This year marks the 50th anniversary of U.S.-Korea cooperation in the field of civilian nuclear energy, begun with the signing in 1956 of the bilateral Agreement for Cooperation on Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy. This fact will be commemorated during the 27th meeting of the Joint Standing Comm [...] |
2006-04-26 08:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY ENRG KNNP KSCA SENV KS |
| 06SEOUL1398 |
ROK RESPONSE TO RESTRICTING ARMS SALES TO VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | MARR MASS PARM PREL VE KS |
| 06SEOUL1399 |
MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION ON APRIL 21-24 [...] (C) In an April 26 read-out of the April 21-24 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, Assistant Minister for Unification Policy and Public Affairs Lee Kwan-sei emphasized to the DCM the extensive effort Seoul made on persuading the DPRK to return to the Six Party Talks and to engage the inter [...] |
2006-04-26 08:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1433 |
DFM YUN PROVIDES UPDATE ON LIANCOURT ROCKS ISSUE [...] (C) In an April 28 meeting with the DCM, DFM Yun Byung-se offered an update on the ROKG approach to its maritime dispute with Japan. Seoul was (1) preparing for the next round of EEZ talks with Tokyo that would be held by the end of June; (2) providing foreign diplomats with Seoul's justific [...] |
2006-04-28 08:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA |
| 06SEOUL1434 |
SWEDISH AMBASSADOR TO DPRK DISCUSSES INTERNAL [...] (C) In an April 24 call on the Ambassador, Swedish Ambassador to the DPRK Mats Foyer confirmed that last year's bumper harvest was not sufficient to overcome the food shortage in North Korea caused by systemic failures in central food distribution. Foyer saw, however, little sign of politica [...] |
2006-04-28 08:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID SW KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1435 |
NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETARY SONG MIN-SOON ON [...] (S). Summary: In an April 28 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Secretary Song Min-soon said that the ROK was prepared to compromise with Japan on naming underwater features located in the East Sea/Sea of Japan, but that Japan seemed intent on pushing the issue to the lim [...] |
2006-04-28 10:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1445 |
ROK OPPOSES IRAN'S HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) On April 27, POL M/C delivered Ref A points, urging opposition to Iran's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council, to Cho Tae-yong, Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The same points were also delivered to Jang Hyun-cheol, D [...] |
2006-05-01 05:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL KS |
| 06SEOUL1454 |
URI PARTY DEFIES PRESIDENT ROH -- AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The split between President Roh and his Uri Party appears to be widening, as the ruling party rejected Roh's pleas for compromised with the opposition on a controversial law to reform the private school system. Uri lawmakers are said to be angry that Roh has proposed a compromi [...] |
2006-05-01 09:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
| 06SEOUL1470 |
UNIFICATION MINISTER ON SIX PARTY TALKS, S/E [...] (S) In a May 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Unification Lee Jong-seok said he believed, from his meetings with North Korean counterparts at the April 21-24 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, that the DPRK would return to the Six Party Talks if given a face-saving way to do so. [...] |
2006-05-02 07:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREL PHUM MNUC EAID KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1472 |
ROK QUESTIONS PERCEIVED USG POLICY SHIFTS ON DPRK [...] (C) In a May 1 meeting with the POL M/C, Cho Tae-yong, Director-General of MOFAT's North American Affairs Bureau, asked whether USG policy had changed toward the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) and on granting asylum to North Koreans who had already been resettled in South Korea. Cho protest [...] |
2006-05-02 07:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KS |
| 06SEOUL1473 |
SOUTH KOREAN READOUT ON PRC-ROK-JAPAN TRILATERAL [...] (C) On May 2, Lim Ki-mo, Director of MOFAT's Latin American and Caribbean Regional Cooperation Division, briefed poloff on the April 26 Director General-level trilateral meeting in Beijing between Chinese, Japanese, and Korean officials to discuss Latin America. The meeting's objective was to [...] |
2006-05-02 07:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON KS |
| 06SEOUL1475 |
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR ON LIANCOURT ROCKS [...] (c) Summary: In a May 2 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Ambassador Shotaro Oshima said that Tokyo wanted a quiet, diplomatic resolution to the Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo/Takeshima) dispute. One encouraging sign was that FM Ban Ki-moon was positively inclined to meet with Japanese [...] |
2006-05-02 08:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JP KS |
| 06SEOUL1477 |
PHARMACEUTICALS: HEALTH MINISTER TELLS AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met on May 2 with Minister of Health and Welfare (MHW) Rhyu Si-min and expressed serious concerns with Rhyu's plan to officially announce on May 3 a proposal to shift to a "positive list" system for reimbursing pharmaceuticals. The Ambassador urged Rhyu to postpone such a [...] |
2006-05-02 09:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND KS |
| 06SEOUL1478 |
USFK COMMANDER'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) In his May 1 introductory call on President Roh Moo-hyun, USFK Commander Gen. B.B. Bell underscored the U.S. commitment to the bilateral alliance and stressed that, in his capacity as CFC Commander, he served the Presidents of both countries equally. Bell stated that the ROK's desire for [...] |
2006-05-03 00:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR JA KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1496 |
KOREAN PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) On May 3, PolMil Chief delivered reftel message on the Iraq PRT initiative to Min Kyong-ho, Director of North America Division III, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Undertaking to report the follow-up request to relevant offices in MOFAT [...] |
2006-05-03 09:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL IZ KS |
| 06SEOUL1497 |
INFORMATION ON U.S.-JAPAN 2-PLUS-2 CONVEYED TO ROKG [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) On May 3, PolMil Chief conveyed reftel information on USFJ realignment to MOFAT NAD III Director Min Kyong-ho. Expressing great appreciation for the information, Min undertook to study and share the results of the May 1 U.S.-Japan SCC meeting with rel [...] |
2006-05-03 10:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR JA KS |
| 06SEOUL1509 |
ROKG: UAV HYUNMOO-III/B FLIGHT TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-04 04:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR KS |
| 06SEOUL1516 |
DPRK REFUGEES IN BANGKOK: AVOIDING PUBLICITY [...] (C) As the case of the six North Korean refugees in Bangkok appears to be moving toward a successful conclusion, with very forthcoming cooperation from all concerned, including the RTG, ROKG, and UNHCR, Embassy Seoul wants to underscore the need to handle their arrival and resettlement in the [...] |
2006-05-04 07:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1518 |
ROKG REMOVES PROTESTORS FROM USFK EXPANSION SITE [...] (U) Starting early in the morning on May 4, the ROKG deployed a force of 11,500 policemen, 3,000 soldiers, and 700 military engineers to remove approximately 1,100 protestors occupying USFK's expansion site in Pyongtaek, 50 miles south of Seoul. (A smaller contingent of demonstrators had been [...] |
2006-05-04 09:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KS |
| 06SEOUL1519 |
YUST PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PYONGYANG UNIVERSITY OF [...] (C) On April 28, Dr. James Chin-kyung Kim, president of the Yanbian University of Science and Technology, updated us his efforts to launch the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, noting that he and two other prominent Amcits and a ROK lawmaker would be traveling to Pyongyang in Jun [...] |
2006-05-04 09:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1529 |
DPRK ECONOMY: INTER-KOREAN WORKING-LEVEL ECONOMIC [...] (C) The most recent round of regular working-level (Director General-level) Inter-Korean Economic Talks ended with not so much as a whimper. The meeting, held in Kaesong on May 3-4, was to have focused on discussions on the inter-Korean railroad and related projects. No progress was made. S [...] |
2006-05-08 08:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EINV PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1545 |
ROK PROVIDES UPDATE ON TIES TO IRAN [...] (C) On May 9, Ma Young-sam, MOFAT's Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, requested a meeting with A/POL to reiterate Seoul's concerns about Iran's nuclear activities and to update the USG on two developments in ROK-Iranian relations: First, the ROK was considering [...] |
2006-05-09 07:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MUNC ETRD KS IR |
| 06SEOUL1549 |
PHASED REDUCTION OF ROK ZAYTUN UNIT IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-09 08:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PGOV PREL IZ KS |
| 06SEOUL155 |
ROK STUDYING USG NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE STRATEGY [...] (C) On January 12, poloffs delivered reftel demarche, which requested support for approaches to Thailand, Mongolia, and Russia on processing North Korean refugees, to Kim Ki-woong, Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Deputy Director C [...] |
2006-01-12 08:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1581 |
DEMARCHE ON AUSTRALIA GROUP PLENARY SESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 06:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL AG ETTC KS |
| 06SEOUL1605 |
PROTESTS PLANNED IN SEOUL AND PYONGTAEK OVER USFK [...] (U) The Pan-national Committee to Deter the Expansion of U.S. Bases, a coalition of 138 leftist civic groups, plans to hold mass rallies in Seoul and Pyongtaek over the weekend to protest USFK's expansion in Pyongtaek and last week's removal of anti-USFK activists (reftel). Approximately 10,0 [...] |
2006-05-12 08:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KS |
| 06SEOUL1620 |
ISN DAS SEMMEL'S MAY 4 MEETING WITH ROK DEPUTY [...] (C) In a May 4 meeting with Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, ISN DAS Andrew Semmel said the U.S. delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) was likely to present a draft text of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMTC) later in t [...] |
2006-05-15 07:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC MARR IR KS |
| 06SEOUL1621 |
WEEKEND PROTESTS OVER USFK EXPANSION UNEVENTFUL [...] (U) The much anticipated weekend protests against USFK expansion in Pyongtaek (refs) were relatively subdued. On Sunday, approximately 4,500 protestors, a much lower turnout than anticipated, encountered some 18,000 riot police dispatched to the Pyongtaek area. While there were minor skirmi [...] |
2006-05-15 07:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KS |
| 06SEOUL1622 |
LOCAL UNHCR REQUESTS STOP TO NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM [...] (U) Action Request: See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On May 12, the Acting Representative of UNHCR in the Republic of Korea, Michele Manca di Nissa, informed poloff that over the past week 3-5 ROK citizens, apparently resettled from North Korea, had approached UNHCR requesting asylum in the Unit [...] |
2006-05-15 07:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PREF PREL PHUM AMGT KS |
| 06SEOUL1629 |
Round-Up of North-South Exchanges: April 2006 [...] North-South exchanges during April included cooperative efforts to preserve historic relics in the North, as well as practical exchanges in the agricultural, cultural and athletic fields. South Korea's humanitarian assistance to the North during April appeared to be smaller than in previous m [...] |
2006-05-15 22:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ENRG SOCI ETRD KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1631 |
INTER-KOREA RAIL LINKS: WILL KIM DAE-JUNG MAKE IT [...] (SBU) South Korea and North Korea have agreed to conduct test runs of two cross-border railways on May 25, some 55 years after those rail lines were cut off at the onset of the Korean War. The agreement was reached at a special three-day working-level meeting dedicated to road and railway issu [...] |
2006-05-15 23:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELTN EINV PREL RS CH KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1642 |
OUTLOOK FOR MAY 31 REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polls indicate that the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) will win 11 of the 16 gubernatorial and major mayoral races in nation-wide regional elections on May 31. The ruling Uri Party and the Democratic Party (DP) are projected to win in two races each, while the ind [...] |
2006-05-16 09:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
| 06SEOUL1643 |
AMERICAN ACADEMIC SKEPTICAL ABOUT KIM DAE-JUNG'S [...] (SBU) In a May 12 meeting with poloff, Dr. Brian Myers, Professor of Korean Studies at Inje University, expressed skepticism that a June visit to North Korea by former President Kim Dae-jung would result in any substantial changes in the North's behavior or its return to the Six Party Talks. [...] |
2006-05-17 00:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC EAID KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1680 |
ROK READOUT OF UNSYG ANNAN'S VISIT [...] (SBU) On May 17, Oh Young-ju, MOFAT's Deputy Director for the UN Division, provided poloff with a brief readout of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's visit to Seoul. During his SIPDIS May 14-16 visit to the ROK, Annan met with President Roh, Foreign Minister Ban, and visited Seoul National [...] |
2006-05-18 08:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC KS |
| 06SEOUL1692 |
NO PROGRESS AT INTER-KOREAN MILITARY TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three days of the inter-Korean general officer-level military talks ended on May 19 without any agreement on key agenda items. The ROK side had hoped to map out measures to avoid clashes in the West Sea and receive assurances regarding safe cross-border passage of roads and rail [...] |
2006-05-19 08:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1710 |
U/S JOSEPH LETTER ON MTCR DELIVERED TO ROKG [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-22 08:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC TSPA KSCA KS |
| 06SEOUL1713 |
GNP CHAIRWOMAN IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER ATTACK [...] (SBU) Main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) Chairwoman and likely party contender for the 2007 presidential race Park Geun-hye was attacked May 20 in Seoul by an assailant with a box-cutter; she suffered deep cuts to her face. While she is expected to make a fast recovery, she will be h [...] |
2006-05-22 09:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
| 06SEOUL1725 |
ROK EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR NON-PAPER ON APRIL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-23 07:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KS |
| 06SEOUL1728 |
INTERIM DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO KOREA ARMS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-23 07:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KCFE AC KS |
| 06SEOUL1732 |
DAEJEON: RULING PARTY'S SOLE HOPE FOR VICTORY [...] (SBU) Daejeon City is one of the few races that the ruling Uri Party is reasonably projected to win in the upcoming May 31 local elections (Ref A), despite gains by the GNP in the aftermath of the recent attack on GNP Chairwoman Park Geun-hye (Ref B). As Daejeon is the ROK's geographic heart [...] |
2006-05-23 08:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KS |
| 06SEOUL1736 |
ROK DECLINES CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) On May 23, MOFAT South America Division Director Park Dong-won informed Poloffs that the ROKG had declined Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's request to visit South Korea on July 16. Sensitive to USG concerns, the ROKG refused the visit in consideration of the U.S.-Korean alliance. Park [...] |
2006-05-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD KS VE |
| 06SEOUL1737 |
DPRK FOOD SITUATION: BAD, AND POSSIBLY CRITICAL [...] (C) We have recently seen a number of predictions that North Korea is, or will soon be, suffering a situation similar to the famine of the middle and late 1990's. Disruptions in distribution of rations and reports of localized food shortages are cited as the main proof of an impending crisis. [...] |
2006-05-23 09:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR PGOV PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1758 |
POINTS ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON CHINA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-24 07:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PM CH KS |
| 06SEOUL1774 |
FOURTH ROUND OF USG-ROKG CONSULTATIONS ON NORTH [...] (C) Summary: DG Nam Gwan-pyo opened the 4th round of USG-ROKG consultations on North Korean asylum seekers on May 25 by commending the U.S. government on its endeavors to make the resettlement of North Korean asylum seekers in the U.S. possible, and saying that this consultation provides an o [...] |
2006-05-25 11:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1779 |
BUSAN: GNP POISED FOR CLEAN SWEEP [...] (SBU) The Grand National Party's (GNP) is poised, once again, to vanquish all challengers in the Busan region in the May 31 regional elections. Dissatisfaction with the Roh Administration appears to have hardened the Gyeongsang Provinces' traditional loyalty to the conservative GNP. END SUM [...] |
2006-05-26 05:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KS |
| 06SEOUL1789 |
ROK GENERALLY UPBEAT ON STRONGER TIES WITH NATO, [...] (C) According to officials from South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), the ROK was generally positive toward strengthened cooperation with NATO and eager to participate in global efforts to maintain peace and stability. The underlying concern for Seoul in assessing area [...] |
2006-05-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR PINS AS JA NZ KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1791 |
GNP LEAD WIDENS AFTER ATTACK ON PARK GEUN-HYE [...] (SBU) Polls indicate that the May 20 attack on the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) leader and presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye has influenced voters in swing provinces to vote GNP, which is forecasted to win at least 11 out of the 16 major mayoral and gubernatorial contests. Symp [...] |
2006-05-26 09:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KS KN |
| 06SEOUL1806 |
AMBASSADOR AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SPAR OVER [...] (C) Ambassador made an introductory call on Minister of Environment Lee Chi-beom on May 25. After initial pleasantries, the Ambassador highlighted strong U.S. frustration that continued disagreement over environmental remediation had stalled the return of closed bases. He noted that the Uni [...] |
2006-05-30 07:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR SENV KS |
| 06SEOUL182 |
ROK STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITION ON IRAN'S [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche urging support for efforts to refer Iran to the Security Council for its violation of its commitments under the Paris Agreement, ROK officials expressed strong support for efforts to bring Iran back into compliance with its IAEA obligations during January 13 m [...] |
2006-01-13 09:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KS |
| 06SEOUL1821 |
OPPOSITION SWEEPS LOCAL ELECTIONS; URI CHAIR [...] (SBU) As predicted (Ref A), the ruling Uri Party suffered a crushing defeat in the May 31 local elections. The opposition Grand National Party (GNP) won 12 of the 16 gubernatorial and major mayoral races, including Seoul, Busan, Daejeon, and the populous region surrounding Seoul, Gyeonggi Pr [...] |
2006-06-01 08:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KS |
| 06SEOUL183 |
ROK SUPPORTIVE OF UN REFORM [...] (C) On January 13, poloff delivered ref A and B demarches requesting support for USG UN reform objectives to Oh Young-ju, Deputy Director of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Jang Hyun-cheol, Deputy Director of the Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. Oh s [...] |
2006-01-13 09:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN KS ADCO |
| 06SEOUL1836 |
EAP PDAS STEPHENS' JUNE 1 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT [...] (C) In a June 1 meeting with EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens, Assistant Minister of Unification Park Chan-bong stated that the DPRK's latest display of uncooperative behavior in inter-Korean dialogue led Seoul to question whether the DPRK leadership was experiencing some new internal strife in its [...] |
2006-06-02 08:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC MARR ECON KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1855 |
PRESS BULLETIN - JUNE 5, 2006 [...] How Far Will Seoul Be Swayed By Pyongyang and Washington? (Dong-a Ilbo) 2. A Collapse is Also an Option at the FTA Talks (Hankyoreh Shinmun) FEATURES 3. Joint Chiefs of Staffs Report: "ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command to Be Dissolved in 2012" (Chosun Ilbo) 4. If U.S. Pre [...] |
2006-06-05 07:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 06SEOUL1858 |
KORUS FTA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy (MOFE) Han Duck-soo told the Ambassador on June 2 that the results of the May 31 local elections were probably unrelated to the economy, which is doing well. He attributed the poor showing of Uri Party candidates to personality p [...] |
2006-06-05 09:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN PGOV KS |
| 06SEOUL1868 |
COMPETITION POLICY: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Newly-appointed Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) Chairman Kwon Oh-seong told the Ambassador on May 25 that he is planning to redirect KFTC policy toward a stricter approach toward anti-competitive commercial practices, while taking a lighter touch toward limiting the overall economic p [...] |
2006-06-07 05:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PGOV KS |
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ROK GENERALLY SUPPORTS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-07 08:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KS |
| 06SEOUL1879 |
NORTH-SOUTH COOPERATION: DPRK AND ROK REACH [...] (SBU) North Korean and South Korean delegations meeting on Jeju Island reached an agreement late on June 6 that should allow the two sides to go forward with test runs of the two reconstructed cross-border railways located on the east and west coasts of the Korean Peninsula. Under the deal, S [...] |
2006-06-07 08:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EINV SOCI KN KS |
| 06SEOUL1894 |
ROK SUPPORTS U.S. INITIATIVE ON FMCT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-08 06:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG KS |
| 06SEOUL1905 |
ROK SHARES USG PERSPECTIVE ON IRAN FOR BOG MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-08 08:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MUNC PREL KNNB IAEA KS IR |
| 06SEOUL1908 |
KORUS FTA: A LOOK AT KOREAN PUBLIC OPINION [...] Generally speaking, the Korean public remains noticeably supportive of the conclusion of a U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement despite steady public protests and often-critical media coverage. The proportion of citizens who feel strongly about the initiative is relatively small, however, so there [...] |
2006-06-09 01:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SOCI PGOV KS |
| 06SEOUL1920 |
POLITICAL FALLOUT FROM LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) The dust is still settling from the Uri Party's catastrophic loss in the May 31 local elections (Ref A). As reflected in post-election polls, voters used the election to send a clear message of dissatisfaction to President Roh. While President Roh has stated that he will continue the adm [...] |
2006-06-09 08:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
| 06SEOUL1921 |
FM BAN KI-MOON CONVEYS CONGRATULATIONS ON KILLING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-09 09:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | ||