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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 01VATICAN3571 |
VATICAN VERBATIM [...] (U) THE JUNE 30 - JULY 06 EDITION OF NEWS AND VIEWS FROM VATICAN CITY. CONTENTS: - G8: GENOA'S ARCHBISHOP REJECTS VIOLENT PROTESTS - REPORT ALLEGES MILLIONS OF CHRISTIANS SUFFER PERSECUTION - POPE ENCOURAGES ETHICAL USE OF XENOTRANSPLANTS - CARITAS OFFICIALS SAYS FOOD AID FOR NORTH KORE [...] |
2001-07-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM ECON EAID TBIO SOCI KN VT VTPREL |
| 02ANKARA8568 |
SECRETARY'S LETTER TO IAEA BOARD MEMBERS ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2002-11-22 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KN MNUC PREL TU |
| 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 |
| 02ROME5079 |
NORTH KOREANS SIGNAL NEW OPENNESS AT ENERGY [...] AT A RECENT CONFERENCE IN ITALY ON NORTH KOREAN ENERGY NEEDS, THE DPRK DELEGATION APPEARED TO SIGNAL UNUSUAL OPENNESS. ITS PRESENCE AT A CONFERENCE WITH USG AND ROK REPRESENTATIVES WAS ITSELF REMARKABLE, AND ITS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SHORTCOMINGS AND REFORMS WAS MORE SO. DPRK REPRESENTATIVE [...] |
2002-10-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EAID PARM KN IT |
| 02ROME5569 |
ITALIAN RESPONSE TO PRE- GAERC POINTS ON DPRK, [...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 14, POLMINCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS TO ROCCO ANTONIO CANGELOSI, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. ON THE DPRK, CANGELOSI'S WANTED TO KNOW, "WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THEM IN ORDER TO REOPEN THE DIALOGUE?" POLMINCOUNS REPLIED THAT WE HAD LOST CONFIDENCE IN ANYT [...] |
2002-11-15 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN TU CY IT EUN |
| 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 |
| 02VATICAN290 |
VATICAN CHARITY COMBATS HARSH CONDITIONS IN NORTH [...] VATICAN NGO, CARITAS HONG KONG, COORDINATES THE VATICAN'S RELIEF EFFORTS IN NORTH KOREA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SOLID WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DPRK GOVERNMENT. CARITAS REPORTS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FOOD SITUATION AFTER MASSIVE INPUTS FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE WORLD F [...] |
2002-01-18 15:51:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EAGR KN VT |
| 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 |
| 03BEIJING18021 |
DECEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS: WEN'S [...] At the regular semi-weekly press briefing, MFA Spokesperson Liu Jianchao reported on statements made by Premier Wen Jiabao that the objective of his U.S. visit is to "resolve problems" in bilateral relations and not to "engage in trade wars." While asserting that common interests have "outwe [...] |
2003-12-09 11:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ETRD CH KN |
| 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 |
| 03COLOMBO260 |
Mission conveys points on strengthening the [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel, Mission has conveyed the points on strengthening the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) to the Sri Lankan Government in light of North Korea's decision to withdraw from the treaty. The GSL has not yet [...] |
2003-02-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP CE KN |
| 03HANOI264 |
VIETNAM'S "TRADITIONAL FRIENDS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vietnam has strived to maintain good ties with a number of the world's most troubling states, including Cuba, Iraq, North Korea (DPRK), Iran, Libya, Sudan, and Syria. With the exception of Sudan and Syria, all have embassies in Hanoi. These relations are largely an outgrowth [...] |
2003-02-06 09:25:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PTER CU IR IZ KN SU SY VM DPRK |
| 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 |
| 03HANOI433 |
VIETNAM ON ARF ACTION ON NORTH KOREA [...] (U) In a diplomatic note dated February 21, the MFA's ASEAN Department requested all ARF member Embassies in Hanoi transmit to their Foreign Ministers a copy of a February 21 letter from Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien to Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Hamhong expressing qualified support fo [...] |
2003-02-24 05:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN VM ASEAN DPRK |
| 03KATHMANDU1472 |
ACTION REQUEST: NEPALESE PARTY LEADER INVITED TO [...] (S/NF) On August 1, Pashupati SJB Rana, Chairman of Nepal's National Democratic Party (RPP), reported to the Ambassador that he has been invited to travel to North Korea by its Ambassador to Nepal, Jon Son Myong. Rana offered to deliver points that align with U.S. policy, and he is willing t [...] |
2003-08-04 06:44:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PINR PARM KN NP |
| 03KUWAIT3138 |
NORTH KOREA TO OPEN EMBASSY IN KUWAIT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU KN KS |
| 03KUWAIT666 |
DEMARCHES CONCERNING IAEA DG ELBARADEI'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | IR KN KNNP PARM PREL RS IAEA NACB |
| 03OTTAWA1323 |
NORTH KOREAN REPROCESSING: CANADA WILL RAISE [...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns about North Korean statements on reprocessing spent fuel (reftel), and plans to convey those concerns directly to DPRK officials at the UN and in Beijing. Political Director Jim Wright told Political Minister Counselor on May 7 that he will also suggest th [...] |
2003-05-08 21:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN CA |
| 03OTTAWA1451 |
CANADA: WILL CONTINUE RAISING CONCERNS WITH DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-22 17:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN CA |
| 03OTTAWA274 |
YOUR JANUARY 30 MEETING WITH CANADIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Your January 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Bill Graham will be an important opportunity to bolster Canadian support for our Iraq policy. The Canadian Government's natural preference is for giving the inspectors more time and for the UN Security Council to reach consensus, but it wants [...] |
2003-01-24 22:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETRD PTER CVIS CA IZ KN VE |
| 03OTTAWA461 |
CANADA ON REINFORCING THE NPT IN THE WAKE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-18 16:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM KN CA NPT |
| 03OTTAWA703 |
CANADA ON NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS [...] (S) Canada shares our strong concerns about the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, and believes that Iran will be emboldened if North Korea abandons the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We discussed reftel messages with Marc Vidricaire, Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Disarmamen [...] |
2003-03-13 23:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR CA NPT |
| 03ROME1734 |
DPRK/SARS: ODDS AND ENDS FROM THE GOI [...] (S) DURING A CATCH-UP SESSION, THE MFA DEPUTY OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR EAST ASIA, PAOLA MUNZI (STRICTLY PROTECT), REVEALED TO POLOFF SOME INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT THE DPRK, SARS, AND THE GOI, AS WELL AS HER FUTURE POSTING. 2. (S) ACCORDING TO MUNZI, THE DPRK HAS MADE A SERIES OF ODD REQUE [...] |
2003-04-24 08:45:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN IT EUN |
| 03ROME244 |
ITALY: DPRK; AFGHAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA OFFICIALS ASSURED CHARGE THAT THE GOI WOULD PURSUE NO INITIATIVE ON THE DPRK, INCLUDING THE IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN" OIL SHIPMENTS, WITHOUT OUR CONCURRENCE AND COLLABORATION. CHARGE ALSO SOUGHT REACTION TO REF A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN TRADE TO AFG [...] |
2003-01-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PHUM ECON ETRD KN AF PK IT |
| 03ROME26 |
NORTH KOREA: ITALY FLOATS IDEA OF "HUMANITARIAN" [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: ITALIAN MFA EMPHASIZED IT SHARES OUR VIEWS ON THE SITUATION IN NORTH KOREA AND THE NEED TO BE FIRM WITH PYONGYANG. THE MFA'S DG FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS, WHILE UNDERSTANDING THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE USG'S REJECTION OF REWARDING THE DPRK WITH A DIRECT DIALOGUE, STRESSED [...] |
2003-01-03 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KN IT PARM PREL EAID ENRG UN |
| 03ROME3570 |
NORTH KOREA TELLS ITALY U/S BOLTON SHOULD NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: DPRK AMBASSADOR TO ITALY CHOE TAEK-SAN REQUESTED ITALY SUPPORT NORTH KOREA'S DEMAND THAT U/S BOLTON NOT ATTEND UPCOMING SIX-PARTY TALKS. HE ALSO MENTIONED NORTH KOREA DID NOT CURRENTLY POSSESS A NUCLEAR BOMB, ALTHOUGH CONTINUED U.S. AGGRESSION WOULD FORCE IT TO CREATE ONE. THE [...] |
2003-08-07 07:41:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PREL PARM KN IT UN |
| 03ROME4637 |
U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES ARTICLE 98, PSI, IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. U/S Bolton discussed Article 98, PSI, North Korea and Iran with senior Italian officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the President's office and Prime Minister Berlusconi's office during meetings on October 2 in Rome. The Italians agreed to review language recently negoti [...] |
2003-10-09 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS MNUC KN IR IT KICC |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 03SANAA1453 |
U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Begin summary: On June 17, Under Secretary John Bolton met with Dr. Moustafa Bahran, Chairman of the Yemeni National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC) and science advisor to ROYG President Saleh. Discussing the U.S. campaign to target and cut off revenue that funds North Korea's nucle [...] |
2003-06-24 07:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MARR PARM PREL MNUC MASS KN YM COUNTER TERRORISM |
| 03SANAA1454 |
U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: PRESIDENT SALEH ON [...] (S/NF) Begin summary: On June 17, Under Secretary of State for Non-Proliferation and International Security John R. Bolton joined Yemeni President Abdullah Saleh for an hour-long discussion. U/S Bolton briefed Saleh on U.S. efforts to stop North Korea,s nuclear program, as well as ongoing [...] |
2003-06-24 07:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MNUC MASS IZ KN YM MARITIME SECURITY |
| 03SANAA1455 |
U/S BOLTON'S VISIT TO YEMEN: MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Begin summary: During a day of official meetings on June 17, Under Secretary for Non-Proliferation and International Security John R. Bolton met with Foreign Minister Abubaker al-Qirbi and MOD Chief of Staff Major General Mohammed al-Qasami to discuss Yemen's relations with the DPRK and [...] |
2003-06-24 07:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM MARR PREL MNUC MASS KN YM MARITIME SECURITY |
| 03SANAA1806 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FM QIRBI ON SANCTIONS [...] (s) Explaining that the sanctions against the DPKR were the result of a required legal review and that Yemen was not sanctioned, the Ambassador delivered talking points in reftel to Yemeni Foreign Minister Qirbi on July 27. He further emphasized that any actions that increased the DPKR's econ [...] |
2003-07-28 08:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | KSCA PARM MNUC ETTC MARR TSPA YM KN MTCRE DEMARCHE |
| 03SANAA2769 |
DEMARCHE TO YEMENI FM QIRBI ON DPRK MILITARY [...] (S) On November 22, Charge, accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief, called on FM Qirbi to deliver ref a demarche, which Charge noted was a follow-up to discussions with President Saleh by both U/S Bolton and NEA A/S Burns (ref c), as well as Ambassador's meeting with Defense Minister Aliwa (ref b). Oth [...] |
2003-11-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | MCAP PARM PREL YM KN DEMARCHE |
| 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 |
| 03THEHAGUE1857 |
DUTCH: SUMMARY OF EU THOUGHTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Following delivery of HR reftels on July 21, MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Human Rights, Hans Docter (protect source), confirmed that the EU will introduce UNGA resolutions on Burma and the DRC; a decision on Iran has been postponed until early September, but appears likely. Docter also s [...] |
2003-07-22 15:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR BM CG ZI KN NL UNGA UNHRC UN |
| 03VATICAN3436 |
Caritas on North Korea: Unified, Willing to [...] (u) Catholic Church relief network Caritas works with the people of North Korea to combat poverty and malnutrition. Post recently met with Kathi Zellweger, who oversees Caritas' operations in North Korea and who spends considerable time there, to review developments in that country. Zellweg [...] |
2003-07-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM EAID EAGR ETRD KN VT |
| 03VATICAN4689 |
HOLY SEE: UNDERSECRETARY BOLTON REVIEWS U.S. [...] (c) Under Secretary Bolton told Vatican Deputy Foreign Minister Parolin that the U.S. was making steady progress in Iraq, even though the security situation was not what we would like it to be. Bolton briefed Parolin on the President's meeting with Russian President Putin and the state of pla [...] |
2003-10-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ KN PARM PREL VT |
| 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 |
| 04ABUJA149 |
NIGERIA AND DPRK MISSILES [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Nigeria has continuing military cooperation with the DPRK, but the Nigerians tell us they are only talking about missiles to keep the door open for military aid from the DPRK, and do not intend to procure missiles or their technology. DPRK VP Yang Hyong-sop is visiting Nigeria [...] |
2004-01-29 14:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KNNP PREL KN NI |
| 04ABUJA177 |
PREVENTING NIGERIAN MISSILE-RELATED COOPERATION [...] (C) February 4, CDA delivered demarche (REF A) on Nigerian missile-related cooperation with North Korea to President Obasanjo's National Security Advisor, LTG (ret.) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau. CDA explained the seriousness with which the USG views North Korean missile and WMD programs, and asked t [...] |
2004-02-04 13:27:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC KNNP KN NI MTCRE |
| 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 |
| 04BRUSSELS1081 |
US-EU COASI CONSULTATIONS PART 1: EAST ASIA [...] (C) On March 5 in Brussels, SA A/S Rocca and EAP PDAS Keyser -- accompanied by USEU DCM Foster -- discussed US-EU cooperation in South and East Asia with the EU's COASI Troika. This cable covers the EAP portion of the consultations. The SA segment will be reported septel. -- Indonesia: EU [...] |
2004-03-15 08:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP CH ID BM KN ASEAN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1119 |
DG COOPER ON DPRK: EU READY TO HELP WHEN TIME IS [...] (C) Visiting EAP PDAS Donald Keyser met with Council DG for External Relations Robert Cooper March 5 on the margins of semestral troika consultations with the EU (reftel). Cooper expressed satisfaction with the slow but steady progress in the Six Party process and offered the EU's assistance b [...] |
2004-03-17 07:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4630 |
EU RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DPRK FOOD AID [...] (C) Summary: Development Counselor presented reftel demarche to Xavier Guillou at DG AIDCO Food Security Unit and Maria Castillo-Fernandez, DG RELEX Desk Officer for DPRK. Both were receptive to demarche, had been in North Korea recently, largely agreed with US assessment of issues with some [...] |
2004-10-27 10:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KN PREL WFP USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4756 |
EU/DPRK: PRE-BRIEF OF TROIKA VISIT TO PYONGYANG [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Directors-level Troika of EU officials will visit Pyongyang November 13-16 to press for North Korean cooperation in the Six Party Talks and to press for progress on human rights, economic reforms, ROK-DPRK relations and humanitarian assistance issues. The Troika will begin the [...] |
2004-11-05 16:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KNNP KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4881 |
EU/DPRK: SE DETRANI DISCUSSES 6PT, KEDO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During consultations November 9 with Special Envoy Joseph DeTrani and EAP/K Director Jim Foster, EU officials underscored the EU's firm support for the Six-Party Process and willingness to play a constructive role when the time comes. They urged the US to consult early if the EU i [...] |
2004-11-16 12:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL KNNP PHUM EAID PINR IR KN EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 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 |
| 04HANOI535 |
YOUNGER GVN OFFICIALS ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent seminar on Vietnam's national security, younger generation officials from a range of GVN agencies and the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) variously commented that: China and the U.S. both represent serious, but completely different threats for Vietnam's future [...] |
2004-02-25 06:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS PTER SNAR BM KN IZ VM CTERR ASEAN CVR DPRK CNARC |
| 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 |
| 04KINSHASA1958 |
CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT PLANNING VISIT TO CHINA, [...] (C) Presidential Advisor and Special Ambassador Andre Kapanga told PolCouns October 18 that he and Foreign Minister Ramazani (possibly with other government officials) will be visiting China the first week of November, followed by a 4-day visit to North Korea. Kapanga said the delegation will [...] |
2004-10-21 13:47:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC PINR PREL CG CH KN |
| 04KINSHASA2122 |
DRC VISIT TO CHINA, N. KOREA - HYDROELECTRICITY [...] (C) Summary: Presidential advisor Andre Kapanga, the second-ranking official on the DRC delegation to China and North Korea, told PolCouns November 17 that meetings focused on investment opportunities in the DRC, particularly hydroelectrical generation and production of roof tiles. China off [...] |
2004-11-19 07:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON ENRG EINV EMIN ETRD PGOV CG CH KN |
| 04RANGOON1100 |
ALLEGED NORTH KOREAN INVOLVEMENT IN MISSILE [...] (S) SUMMARY: North Korean workers are reportedly assembling "SAM missiles" and constructing an underground facility at a Burmese military site in Magway Division, about 315 miles NNW of Rangoon, according to XXXXXXXXXXXX . This unsolicited account should not be taken as authoritative, but it tracks [...] |
2004-08-27 08:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PARM PINR PREL KNNP BM KN |
| 04RANGOON317 |
BURMA DENIES NUCLEAR OR MISSILE LINKS WITH NORTH [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Khin Maung Win told the CDA, a.i. March 9 that Burma "has no links whatever with North Korea regarding nuclear technology or missile technology," and has no intentions of buying missiles or missile technology from North Korea. He allowed that Burma had pu [...] |
2004-03-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PREL KNNP SNAR BM KN ARF |
| 04ROME1591 |
TAIWAN/DPRK CHEMICAL SEIZURE - ITALY SEEKING [...] (S) ECONOFF RAISED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA NON-PROLIFERATION COORDINATOR CARLO TRIPEPI ON MARCH 8. (WE ALSO LEFT THE POINTS AT MFA WITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO, DISARMAMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR GIOVANNI IANNUZZI, AND EAST ASIA OFFICE DIRECTOR CRISTINA RAVAGLIA.) THE [...] |
2004-04-23 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL TW KN IT AS TH CBW |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 04THEHAGUE2871 |
DUTCH VIEWS ON U.S.-EU DPRK HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (C) Emboffs met with Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Humanitarian Affairs Joost Andriesson and DPRK desk officer Robert Dressen. They thanked emboffs for sharing reftel talking points and welcomed the possibility of further discussions on humanitarian assistance to North Korea. [...] |
2004-11-05 15:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KN NL WFP |
| 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 |
| 05ABUDHABI4049 |
UAE DEMARCHE: CUTTING OFF CONVENTIONAL ARMS TRADE [...] (U) This message contains an action request at the end of para 2. 2. (S) Summary: Reminding MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi of the UAE's commitment to working with the United States on shutting down proliferators and targeting their assets (refs A and B), Ambassador highlighted the need t [...] |
2005-09-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM MNUC KNNP IR CH KN TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4103 |
OFAC DISCUSSES WMD, TERFIN WITH UAEG, BANKS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-28 08:53:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN PTER EFIN SNAR PK KN IR TC |
| 05ANKARA3369 |
NO KNOWLEDGE OF NORTH KOREAN COUNTERFEITING IN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-14 10:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM EFIN KN TU |
| 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 |
| 05BANGKOK6097 |
RESPONSE ON OPPORTUNITIES IN THAILAND TO ASSIST [...] (C) Summary. Both Thai and local UNHCR officials judge that the current, informal pipeline that funnels North Korean asylum seekers through UNHCR and on to the ROK embassy for swift and quiet resettlement continues to work well. According to Thai officials, any future USG efforts to accept Nor [...] |
2005-09-23 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM TH KN 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 |
| 05BUCHAREST568 |
ROMANIAN REACTION TO U.S. POSITION ON FEBRUARY 10 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-07 15:54:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KN RO |
| 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 |
| 05CANBERRA403 |
AUSTRALIA WANTS MORE PRESSURE ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In a February 25 courtesy call on DFAT Secretary L'Estrange, North Korean Ambassador Chon engaged on the question of whether North Korea would return to the Six-Party Talks (6PT). According to DFAT, Chon launched into the DPRK's "standard diatribe" about the U. [...] |
2005-03-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC AS 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 |
| 05DUBLIN1524 |
IRELAND: NO BANCO DELTA ASIA ILLICIT FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN EI |
| 05DUSHANBE1648 |
TAJIKISTAN: CIVIL AND GOVERNMENT AVIATION AUTHORITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 6, Under Secretary Robert Joseph met with Head of the Tajikistan Department of Civil Aviation Khamroyev Firuz and Tajik Air Force Chief of Staff General-Major Safaraliev. The Tajiks reiterated their support for ridding the world of the scourge of terrorism and the transfer o [...] |
2005-10-10 07:08:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS IR KN TI |
| 05GENEVA2484 |
UNHCR EXCOM #5: SEEKING BETTER PROTECTION FOR [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of UNHCR,s Executive Committee meeting, Acting PRM A/S Rich Greene raised in meetings with Chinese Mission Counselor and UNHCR staff the fate of North Korean asylum seekers in China. Chinese concerns over stability in northeast Asia and successful resolution of t [...] |
2005-10-14 08:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM EAID CH KN UNCHR |
| 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 |
| 05HANOI136 |
(C) DETAILS ON NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS' [...] (C) Summary: Six North Korean asylum-seekers, four in the French Embassy and two in the Swedish Embassy, departed Vietnam January 7 for Singapore and, soon after, the ROK. Throughout the affair, the GVN's generally helpful and forthcoming attitude was in contrast to that of the ROK Embassy, a [...] |
2005-01-18 10:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF SU VM FR KN HUMANR DPRK |
| 05HANOI1373 |
Seven North Koreans Enter Thai Embassy in Hanoi [...] (SBU) Thai DCM Tawatchai Koopirom confirmed June 9 that seven North Koreans asylum-seekers entered his embassy the day before. The three men and four women, including two younger people, got through the embassy's front gate by pretending to be visa applicants. "It all happened very fast," he [...] |
2005-06-09 10:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC KN TH VM DPRK ASEAN |
| 05HANOI1400 |
DPRK Asylum-seekers in Hanoi: Update [...] (SBU) Visiting UNHCR Regional Representative Hasim Utkan and Vietnam Country Representative Vu Anh Son provided additional information on the asylum attempt by seven North Koreans in the Thai Embassy (Ref A). Utkan, in Hanoi to meet with visiting PRM A/S Dewey and GVN officials (septel), was [...] |
2005-06-13 09:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC KN TH VM DPRK |
| 05HANOI149 |
VIETNAM - CONDITIONS FOR DPRK REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has not signed any international refugee convention and does not officially recognize North Koreans as refugees in need of protection. Several thousand North Koreans, however, have passed through Vietnam en route to other Southeast Asian countries where they have receive [...] |
2005-01-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM KN VM HUMANR DPRK ASEAN |
| 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 |
| 05HANOI2481 |
Opportunities to Assist DPRK Asylum Seekers in [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN considers DPRK asylum seekers to be immigration law violators who must be dealt with in accordance with the law; in most cases, they are sent back to the country from which they crossed illegally into Vietnam. As a matter of security, the GVN has asked foreign and inte [...] |
2005-09-23 10:17:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM KN VM DPRK |
| 05HANOI2511 |
EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Communist Party [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric John met Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Commission on External Affairs Director for the Western Europe and Americas Department Pham Tien Nhien at the CPV headquarters September 27. The Ambassador, EAP Mainland Southeast Asia Direc [...] |
2005-09-29 06:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KN VM DPRK |
| 05KUWAIT5052 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON ASG AND BANCO DELTA ASIA; [...] (SBU) On December 6, Econcouns, accompanied by Econoff, delivered reftels B-D demarche points (verbally and through non-papers) to Khaled Al-Mughamis, Director of the MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department responsible for terrorism finance and anti-money laundering issues. 2. (SBU) Wi [...] |
2005-12-08 07:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KJUS KNNP PTER PREL KN LE SY |
| 05KUWAIT5053 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON ASG AND BANCO DELTA ASIA; [...] (SBU) On December 6, Econcouns, accompanied by Econoff, delivered reftels B-D demarche points (verbally and through non-papers) to Khaled Al-Mughamis, Director of the MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department responsible for terrorism finance and anti-money laundering issues. 2. (SBU) Wi [...] |
2005-12-08 07:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KJUS KNNP PTER PREL KN LE SY |
| 05LJUBLJANA870 |
SLOVENIA ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points 16 December to Klaudijo Stroligo, Director of the Office for Money Laundering Prevention at the Slovene Ministry of Finance, and to Bostjan Jerman, security policy staffer at the MFA. Stroligo was not personally aware of the Banco Delta Asia case, but said h [...] |
2005-12-20 02:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | SECRET | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN SI |
| 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 |
| 05NEWDELHI1141 |
LOOKING AT DPRK, GOI COMPLAINS OF LACK OF TRANSPARENCY RE AQ KHAN [...] (C) For the Indian government, North Korea's explicit reaffirmation of its nuclear status has revived concern about the nexus with Pakistan. MEA Director of Disarmament and International Security Affairs Venu Rajamony complained to PolCouns on February 9 that neither Pakistan nor the U.S. ha [...] |
2005-02-14 11:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL IN PK KN |
| 05NEWDELHI7555 |
SHIELD S38-05: INDIA WILL INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) PolMilOff raised the points in reftel regarding the Grow-On Group's shipment of large amounts of sodium cyanide to North Korea in a Sept 27 meeting with MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security, Nutan Kapoor. PolMilOff gave Kapoor a non-paper about the case, as well as [...] |
2005-09-28 07:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC KN IN |
| 05PRAGUE1426 |
CZECHS REQUEST GUIDANCE ON PLANNED DPRK DEL VISIT [...] (U) Action request - see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: A DPRK delegation plans to visit the Czech Republic later this month on a trip organized by the head of the Czech Communist Party (and vice speaker of Parliament). The tentative itinerary includes a visit to the Temelin nuclear power plant. [...] |
2005-10-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL ENRG KN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1515 |
DPRK DELEGATION VISIT TO CZECH REPUBLIC INCLUDES [...] (U) Action Request in para 9. 2. (S) Summary: The DPRK parliamentary delegation visited the nuclear power plant at Temelin during their 17-22 October visit to the Czech Republic. Czech officials indicate they received a "standard VIP tour" of the facility; according to the company officia [...] |
2005-10-21 16:07:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC KN EZ |
| 05PRAGUE1664 |
CZECHS: DPRK'S VISIT WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM, ON [...] (S) Summary: The Czech MFA understands U.S. dismay over the October 20 visit of a DPRK Parliamentary delegation to the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant, and will again oppose any similar requests for visits or for nuclear cooperation in the future. The Czechs will not directly focus on China's human [...] |
2005-11-29 15:43:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET//NOFORN | EZ KN KNNP MNUC PREL PGOV PHUM CH |
| 05RANGOON407 |
ALLEGED NORTH KOREAN CONSTRUCTION SITE IN CENTRAL [...] (S) The construction of high-tension power lines running to a secretive building site in Magwe Division has been halted, according to second-hand information from a Burmese military engineer working in the area. The sensitive project (19.55 N, 94.25 E), purportedly under construction by North [...] |
2005-04-05 11:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PARM PINR KNNP PREL BM KN |
| 05RANGOON77 |
BURMA: INPUT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NORTH [...] (U) NORTH KOREANS ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE PROTECTION IN BURMA: Burma is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and cannot be considered as hospitable for any individuals seeking refugee protection. To the contrary, the regime's egregious human rights practices, militar [...] |
2005-01-19 11:04:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KN BM |
| 05ROME2920 |
TERMINATION OF WFP HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN [...] Summary. World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director (ED) James Morris told us on September 1 that WFP would end assistance to the DPRK. He related that in an August 31st meeting with North Korean Ambassador Choe Taek San, San informed him of his government's plan to terminate internatio [...] |
2005-09-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KN AORC PHUM PREL SOCI UN WFP |
| 05SINGAPORE2501 |
UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH PRESSES SINGAPORE ON [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph visited Singapore August 15 and 16 to attend the opening ceremony of the Singapore-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative exercise, Deep Sabre. The Under Secretary engaged his hosts in bilateral discussio [...] |
2005-08-19 08:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC KNNP MNUC KN IR MTCRE |
| 05TOKYO1292 |
S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETING WITH VICE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 2 meeting with visiting S/P Director Stephen D. Krasner, VFM Yachi said Japan supported the inclusion of Australia, New Zealand and India in the East Asia Summit and explained limitations to support from individual East Asian countries for greater U.S. involvement [...] |
2005-03-04 09:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH KN JA ASEAN |
| 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 |
| 05TOKYO1349 |
U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL: [...] (C) Summary: During informal policy planning talks with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Vice Minister Tsuneo Nishida on March 2, Director of Policy Planning Stephen D. Krasner discussed East Asian architecture, China, North Korea and the President's democratization agenda. Nishida said Ja [...] |
2005-03-08 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | ECIN PREL PARM PINR KDEM CH TW KN JA ASEAN |
| 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 |
| 05VIENNA3841 |
AUSTRIA: POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN ILLICIT FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-09 13:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | EFIN KJUS KNNP KTFN KN AU |
| 05WELLINGTON900 |
NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON DPRK FLAG OF CONVENIENCE [...] (S/REL NZ) Summary: The New Zealand government does not consider Maritime Mutual Insurance Association NZ (MMIA) to be an insurance company. Although MMIA is incorporated in New Zealand, the government says that it has advised the Japanese government that the company does not meet New Zealand [...] |
2005-11-21 03:16:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA KN NZ |
| 06ABUDHABI2812 |
UAE COMMENTS ON NORTH KOREA, IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 10:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4010 |
DELIVERED POINTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (SBU) PolChief passed reftel points to MFA Director for International Organizations and Conferences Yacub Al-Hosani on October 16. Al-Hosani, with whom we have discussed the North Korean issue frequently, offered no immediate comment. 2. (SBU) On October 17, Charge also shared reftel dema [...] |
2006-10-17 13:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KN AE |
| 06ABUDHABI4087 |
UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (S/NF) During a November 19 meeting with econchief and Treasury Regional Advisors, Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi briefly discussed U.S. efforts to isolate the Iranian regime financially. He said that Treasury Secretary Paulson had discussed Iran with all GCC Central SIPDIS [...] |
2006-10-26 11:06:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PTER KTFN MNUC IR KN AE |
| 06ADDISABABA1326 |
ETHIOPIA: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MILITARY OFFENSIVE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Two senior Ethiopian General officers told DATT May 9 and May 11 that Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have begun an offensive aimed at neutralizing Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in the Somali region. The Ministry of National Defense advised that Combined Joi [...] |
2006-05-12 09:04:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | SECRET | MOPS CASC PREL ET KN |
| 06AMMAN2572 |
NORTH KOREAN FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 10 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Shamayleh said that he would notify Foreign Minister Khatib and Minister of Transportation Saud Nseirat of our position regarding any Jordanian o [...] |
2006-04-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PHSA KNNP MNUC EWWT KN JO |
| 06AMMAN7735 |
NUCLEAR TEST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-10 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN JO |
| 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 |
| 06ANKARA3943 |
TURKISH STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] The Turkish MFA released the following statement on North Korea's missile launches on July 5. We will follow up with the GOT on reftel points and report septel. 2. Text of Turkish statement (informal Embassy translation): BEGIN TEXT July 5, 2006 We view the Democratic People's Repub [...] |
2006-07-07 05:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN TU IR |
| 06ANKARA4082 |
DELIVERY OF POINTS CONCERNING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] (C) We delivered ref a demarche to Turkish MFA Disarmament and Arms Control First Secretary Guven Begec on July 12. Begec said Turkey was also very concerned by the North Korean launches and noted the MFA's statement in reaction to the launches (ref b). Begec informed us that he has been foll [...] |
2006-07-12 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KN KNNP PARM PREL |
| 06ANKARA5203 |
TURKEY AND UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (C) We delivered reftel non-paper to MFA Security Affairs Deputy Director General Avni Bicakli on September 7 and Disarmament Office DDG Bulent Meric on September 8. Meric said Turkish financial authorities have ascertained that Turkish companies are not directly or indirectly involved with s [...] |
2006-09-08 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT PTER KN TU |
| 06ANKARA5790 |
TURKEY ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-04 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP TU |
| 06ANKARA5865 |
RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (U) We delivered reftel points and Presidential statement on October 10 to Evren Akyol, who has principal responsibility for North Korean issues in the MFA's East Asia Bureau, and to Serhan Yigit in the MFA's Department of Arms Control and Disarmament. 2. (C) Akyol said that Turkey fully ag [...] |
2006-10-10 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KN KNNP PARM PREL TU |
| 06ANKARA6423 |
TURKEY TO CO-SPONSOR UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON BURMA AND [...] (C) Turkey has decided to co-sponsor resolutions on the human rights situations in Burma and North Korea in the UNGA Third Committee, to support the U.S.-sponsored resolution on the human rights situation in Belarus, to oppose no action motions proposed by countries across the board, and to opp [...] |
2006-11-15 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA TU BO BM KN |
| 06ANKARA6445 |
TURKEY WILL SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION ON UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has decided to support the resolution on Uzbekistan's human rights record at the UNGA Third Committee. It will oppose any related no action motions. It plans to abstain from the vote on Iran's human rights record. End summary. 2. (C) Following up on points delivered p [...] |
2006-11-17 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UZ BM BO IR KN TU |
| 06ANTANANARIVO1157 |
OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM MADAGASCAR ON NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR [...] The Government of Madagascar officially responded to reftel demarche via facsimile of diplomatic note No. 561-AE/M/NV/DCM, dated 12 October 2006. Informal translation of the text of the diplomatic note follows: BEGIN TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: ------------------------------ MINISTRY OF FO [...] |
2006-10-13 10:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN MA |
| 06ASHGABAT1066 |
Demarches Delivered to Turkmenistan on North Korean Nuclear [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-11 08:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM TX |
| 06ASHGABAT1070 |
Turkmenistan Condemns North Korea [...] (U) Subsequent to reftel A report on interaction with Government of Turkmenistan authorities on the North Korean nuclear situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified the Embassy October 11 of its release of a "statement in the mass media on the issue contained in the mentioned [diplomat [...] |
2006-10-12 03:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM TX |
| 06ASHGABAT1245 |
(S) ASHGABAT DELIVERS FLIGHT BY NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-06 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | IR KN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TX |
| 06ASHGABAT1260 |
DPRK DID NOT REQUEST LANDING/OVERFLIGHT FROM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-11 13:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | IR KN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TX |
| 06ASHGABAT767 |
TURKMENISTAN DENIES OVERFLIGHT FOR SUSPECT IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-19 11:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM ETTC PREL IR CH KN KG TX UZ |
| 06ASHGABAT828 |
FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV SAYS TURKMENISTAN HAS [...] (S) Charge delivered ref A appreciation to Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on August 3. Meredov took meticulous notes and said he would convey text verbatim to President Niyazov. Meredov added that "for your information only," the Government of Turkmenistan had denied overfligh [...] |
2006-08-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | IR KN PARM PGOV PREL TX |
| 06ASTANA35 |
KAZAKHSTAN REACTION TO NORTH KOREAN ANNOUNCEMENT: "YOU CAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Charge delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov on October 10, taking the opportunity to thank Abdrakhmanov for the Government of Kazakhstan's (GOK) October 9 statement (paragraph 4) denouncing North Korea's announcement of a nuclear weapon test. [...] |
2006-10-10 12:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KZ KN |
| 06ASUNCION1054 |
PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM PA |
| 06ASUNCION711 |
PARAGUAY CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] On July 7, A/DCM delivered reftel points and the White House statement on the North Korean missile launch to Ceferino Valdez, the Undersecretary for Bilateral Affairs, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. Later that same day, Paraguay's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a press state [...] |
2006-07-11 14:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN PA |
| 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 |
| 06ATHENS1766 |
UNSC RESOLUTION MAY BE "JUST WHAT DPRK WANTS," [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on the UNSC resolution regarding the DPRK missile launches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Haralambos Rocanas on July 10. Ambassador told Rocanas that the U.S. is grateful Greece has joined us in co-sponsoring the UNSC resolution, and [...] |
2006-07-10 15:03:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN GR |
| 06BAGHDAD3734 |
IRAQ RESPONSE TO POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-08 16:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP IZ |
| 06BAKU1549 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO FOREIGN MINISTER ON NORTH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-26 05:01:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN PARM |
| 06BAKU974 |
AZERBAIJAN: NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref points on North Korean Missile Launches to MFA Americas Desk officer Elchin Bashirov on July 6. Bashirov said that although Azerbaijan was following this issue, because North Korea is not geographically close to Azerbaijan, he did not expect the MFA to issu [...] |
2006-07-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN AJ |
| 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 |
| 06BANGKOK1340 |
THAI RESPONSE ON NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. During March 3 conversations, Thai FM Kantathi and NSC Chief Winai said that the North Korean refugee issue was sensitive for Thailand. However, they indicated that the RTG was willing to work with the USG on discreet, case-by-case processing of North Korean refugees for U.S. re [...] |
2006-03-03 10:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KN TH 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 06BANGKOK4001 |
THAI REACTION TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (SBU) In a statement to reporters on July 5, Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkohn called upon North Korea to "refrain from doing any activities which will create mistrust" and urged Pyongyang "to seek peaceful negotiations to prevent any misunderstandings." According to Kantathi, Thailand [...] |
2006-07-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH KN KNNP PARM |
| 06BANGKOK4803 |
CHINESE ON NORTH KOREA AND THE UNSYG CANDIDATE [...] (C) As part of AmEmbassy Bangkok's regular tea meetings with the Chinese, Chinese political officer Wang Shuai told Poloffs that North Korea is committed to the Six-Party Talks, but it may be "counter-productive" for the US to exert "negative pressure" on the regime to return to the negotiati [...] |
2006-08-08 03:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN CH TH KN |
| 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 |
| 06BANGKOK6084 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: POSSIBLE N KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) On October 4, 2006, Charge delivered Reftel demarche to Nongnuth Phetcharatana, Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nongnuth thanked Charge for the points and promised to relay them to her superiors. She will co [...] |
2006-10-04 09:21:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
| 06BANGKOK6442 |
CHINA ON THE THAI COUP, ASEAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of Embassy Bangkok's regular tea meetings with the PRC Embassy, Chinese diplomats explained that China openly welcomed Thai interim PM Surayud Chulanont because the PRC holds "different standards" than the US. They confirmed that PRC Premier Wen Jiabao will meet with Sur [...] |
2006-10-24 08:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TH CH KN ASEAN |
| 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 |
| 06BANGKOK6702 |
THAILAND'S TRADE WITH NORTH KOREA: DOING BUSINESS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: U.N. economic sanctions against North Korea have met with high-level acceptance from Thai authorities who are moving toward implementing the Security Council resolution. Thailand's unusual position as a top trading partner of North Korea gives it a potentially large role in he [...] |
2006-11-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PINR MARR MASS KN TH |
| 06BANGKOK6854 |
THAI PM PLANS TO LIFT MARTIAL LAW [...] (C) Interim Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont told the Ambassador the RTG planned to lift martial law during the celebrations of the King's December 5 birthday, and might even take this step earlier. In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Surayud indicated that he hoped to address unhel [...] |
2006-11-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM TH BM KN |
| 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 |
| 06BANGKOK7418 |
PRM ADMISSIONS OFFICE DIRECTOR MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Summary. End summary. 2. (C) During a December 4-8 visit to Bangkok, PRM Office of Admissions Director Terry Rusch met with DHS, UNHCR, CDC, IOM, and ROK Embassy officials to discuss refugee issues. She discussed current refugee processing issues with Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) s [...] |
2006-12-14 09:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KN |
| 06BANGKOK7437 |
PRM ADMISSIONS OFFICE DIRECTOR MEETINGS IN BANGKOK [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with the Thai Ministry of Interior, visiting PRM Office of Admissions Director Terry Rusch stated U.S. interest in resettling North Korean refugees from Thailand, outlined USG plans for large-scale Burmese resettlement during the current fiscal year and pressed for a [...] |
2006-12-15 07:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL TH KN |
| 06BEIJING10192 |
CHINA'S MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL'S [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill met with VFM Yang Jiechi and VFM Wu Dawei to discuss implementing consensus reached in the April 2006 Bush- Hu meetings and in the Fourth Round of Six-Party Talks. -- Accusations [...] |
2006-05-25 10:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING1057 |
SENATOR MURKOWSKI HIGHLIGHTS U.S. CONCERNS ON [...] (SBU) Senator Murkowski highlighted U.S. concerns about the status of the Six-Party Talks during meetings with NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo and CCP Central Committee International Department Vice Minister Ma Wenpu. Wu blamed mistrust between the United States and DPRK for the current impasse in t [...] |
2006-01-17 10:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OREP CH KN |
| 06BEIJING10606 |
MAY 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAMAS FM VISIT, IRAN [...] Key points made at the May 25 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- FM Mahmoud Al-Zahhar will visit Beijing to attend the China-Arab Cooperation Forum. China will use the opportunity to explain China's position that Hamas needs to give up violence, recognize Israel and abide by past agreem [...] |
2006-05-30 22:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING1061 |
JANUARY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM JONG-IL VISIT [...] MFA Spokesperson Kong Quan stated that President Hu Jintao will "meet a foreign leader" on Tuesday, January 17, in response to repeated questioning about the unconfirmed visit of Kim Jong-Il to China. Kong refused to be drawn into specific comment about a possible Kim visit, saying he had no [...] |
2006-01-17 11:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM CH IR EU KN |
| 06BEIJING10895 |
JUNE 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE, [...] Key points made at the June 1 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China welcomes U.S. gestures and willingness to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue, while not supporting the "arbitrary" use of sanctions in handling international affairs. -- Addressing the China-Arab Coope [...] |
2006-06-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ECON CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING11382 |
JUNE 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARY DEVELOPMENT, [...] Key points made at the June 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- The United States maintains the largest military expenditure in the world and has "no reason" to criticize China's military development. -- China is making significant progress in combating human trafficking and is prepa [...] |
2006-06-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH JP KN |
| 06BEIJING12175 |
JUNE 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE ARMS EXPORTS, [...] Key points made at the June 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- Amnesty International's recent reports that China's arms exports promote violence and human rights violations around the world are "groundless." China complies with its international obligations and has export controls i [...] |
2006-06-13 10:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING13022 |
JUNE 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH, [...] Key points made at the June 20 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China has "taken note" of reports of an impending DPRK missile launch. -- China will send an official delegation to the African Union Summit in July. China and Angola will sign a series of treaties involving law enfo [...] |
2006-06-20 10:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 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 |
| 06BEIJING14216 |
JULY 6 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES, [...] Key points made at the July 6 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China expresses grave concern over "what happened" and remains in close consultation with all relevant parties. China hopes that all relevant parties will remain calm and exercise restraint, proceed toward the co [...] |
2006-07-06 11:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN IS |
| 06BEIJING14218 |
CHINESE SCHOLARS, MEDIA REACT TO DPRK MISSILE TESTS [...] (C) The DPRK's July 4/5 missile tests will likely not significantly alter China's policy toward North Korea and the nuclear issue, scholars and media contacts told us. The United States can expect a tougher tone from Beijing toward the DPRK but no willingness to take concrete action such as [...] |
2006-07-06 12:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP CH KN |
| 06BEIJING14635 |
JULY 12 G-8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA SUPPORTS [...] President Hu Jintao will lead China's delegation to the G-8 Outreach Meeting July 16-17 in St. Petersburg, according to Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. The meeting will be a dialogue between the G-8 and leaders from six developing countries: China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico [...] |
2006-07-12 10:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN IS |
| 06BEIJING14723 |
JULY 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK MISSILE [...] Key points made at the July 13 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- On DPRK, China's response is governed by three objectives: to reduce tension and maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia, to promote the solidarity of the UNSC and to encourage prompt resum [...] |
2006-07-13 10:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN IR |
| 06BEIJING15431 |
BRING BEEF, NOT CELL PHONES: CHINESE JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The All China Journalists' Association is organizing a visit to North Korea for a group of six senior editors from media outlets such as Party mouthpieces Guangming Daily and the official Xinhua wire service, said Li Tao (protect), a professor at the Tsinghua University School of Journali [...] |
2006-07-26 08:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI CH KN |
| 06BEIJING16381 |
U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSSES NORTH KOREANS, HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY AND ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER CUI TIANKAI DISCUSSED NORTH KOREANS IN CHINA, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CANDIDATES TO HEAD THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DURING AN AUGUST 9 BILATERAL MEETING PRIOR TO THE U.S.-CHINA GLOBAL ISSUES FORUM (GIF). U/S DOBRIANSKY E [...] |
2006-08-09 12:41:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AORC KN UN CH |
| 06BEIJING16512 |
CODEL STEVENS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT HU JINTAO [...] (C) CODEL Stevens, accompanied by the Ambassador, reviewed with President Hu Jintao the results of the U.S.-China Inter-Parliamentary Exchange dialogue and urged further Chinese cooperation on the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues. President Hu said the bilateral relationship is in good [...] |
2006-08-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG CH KN LE IR |
| 06BEIJING16515 |
CODEL STEVENS AND NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO DISCUSS [...] (C) CODEL STEVENS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE AMBASSADOR, MET WITH NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS (NPC) CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO ON AUGUST 11 IN BEIJING TO DISCUSS KEY U.S.- CHINA BILATERAL ISSUES FOLLOWING THE THIRD ANNUAL U.S.-CHINA INTER-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP (IPG) DIALOGUE IN GUILIN. SENATORS RAISED CONCERN [...] |
2006-08-13 22:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ENRG CH TW KN LE IR |
| 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 |
| 06BEIJING18680 |
SEPTEMBER 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the September 5 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- China continues to support the Six-Party Talks and remains dedicated to the goal of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. -- China believes the Six-Party Talks, not sanctions, is the most effective way to resolve the nuc [...] |
2006-09-05 10:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING18905 |
: A/S HILL VISIT, DPRK NUCLEAR TEST AND KIM [...] Key points made at the September 7 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- A/S Hill's meetings with VFM Wu Dawei and AFM Cui Tiankai focused on how to break the impasse and resume the Six-Party Talks process. -- All parties should avoid actions that would escalate tensions over a possible [...] |
2006-09-07 09:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC CH KN |
| 06BEIJING19404 |
DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETINGS WITH AFM HE YAFEI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT FOREIGN MINISTER HE YAFEI EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER PRESS REPORTS THE USG MAY SELL TAIWAN F-16S AND OVER THE POSSIBILITY THAT CHEN SHUI-BIAN MAY SEEK TO CREATE A CROSS-STRAIT CRISIS WHEN AFM HE MET EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN. DAS CHRISTENSEN SAID U.S. POLICY ON TAIWAN, INCLUDIN [...] |
2006-09-13 09:30:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING19546 |
SEPTEMBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, KIM [...] KEY POINTS MADE AT THE SEPTEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING WERE: -- RESUMING THE SIX-PARTY TALKS REQUIRES EFFORTS BY ALL PARTIES. ON U.S. "SANCTIONS" AGAINST THE DPRK, CHINA SUPPORTS PROSECUTION OF THOSE COMMITTING FINANCIAL CRIMES BASED ON THE FACTS AND EVIDENCE. -- THERE ARE "NO ARRANGEME [...] |
2006-09-14 11:21:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH KN JA |
| 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 |
| 06BEIJING21713 |
MFA SAYS PM ABE VISIT WILL SMOOTH COURSE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's October 8-9 China visit marks the renewal of Japan-China leadership summits and will therefore smooth the future course of bilateral relations, MFA officials told us. The October 8 joint press communiqu for the PM Abe visit marked the first ti [...] |
2006-10-13 08:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA KN |
| 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 |
| 06BEIJING21987 |
OCTOBER 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: UNSCR 1718; [...] Key Points made at the October 17 Press Briefing were: -- China will implement UNSCR 1718 seriously and in a responsible manner. -- Regarding reports that China is controlling truck traffic from China to North Korea and that banks in Dandong are restricting transfers of money into North K [...] |
2006-10-17 10:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH KN |
| 06BEIJING22983 |
OCTOBER 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK, CHINA-AFRICA [...] Key Points made at the October 31 Press Briefing were: -- Japan's demand that North Korea not rejoin the Six-Party Talks as a nuclear power can be handled within the framework of the Talks. -- There has been no change in China's policy regarding the normal trade relations with the DPRK. [...] |
2006-10-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CH PK KN |
| 06BEIJING23356 |
NOVEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, AFRICA [...] Key Points made at the November 2, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- The resumption of the Six-Party Talks is a positive step towards insuring peace and stability on the North Korean Peninsula. The Talks will resume at the parties' earliest convenience. -- Six African leaders will make state [...] |
2006-11-02 12:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC TBIO KFLU AGOA JA CH KN |
| 06BEIJING23628 |
NOVEMBER 7 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points made at the regular November 7 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China calls for speedy resumption of Six-Party Talks. The spokesman deflected a question about excluding Japan from the Talks. -- United States' Undersecretaries Nick Burns and Robert Joseph will visit China this week [...] |
2006-11-07 11:03:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KN CH |
| 06BEIJING23696 |
EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND FISS SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Prime Minister Abe's visit to Beijing was an "icebreaking event" and momentum in resolving outstanding differences between Beijing and Tokyo is building very quickly, Chen Zhiya, Secretary General of the Foundation for International Strategic Studies (FISS) told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen [...] |
2006-11-08 08:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA KN CH |
| 06BEIJING23715 |
NOVEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S. MIDTERM [...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- China has no comment on the resignation of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld or the midterm elections and stands ready SIPDIS to work with the United States and both its political parties. -- VFM Wu Dawei discussed the DPRK with [...] |
2006-11-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO KN RS CH JA |
| 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 |
| 06BEIJING23776 |
NOVEMBER 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINESE SUBMARINE [...] Key Points made at the November 9, 2006 Press Briefing were: -- MFA Spokesperson Jiang Yu claims ignorance of reports that a Chinese submarine followed the USS Kitty Hawk. He said China is an &adamant force8 in the region and the world for peace and stability. -- Jiang deflected questio [...] |
2006-11-14 11:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO KN CH EC JA IN PK |
| 06BEIJING23852 |
USUN FOR PHEE, CARPENTER AND MORRIS NSC FOR [...] (C) China's full and effective implementation of UNSCR 1718 sanctions against the DPRK is especially important given China's P-5 status and its special relationship with the DPRK, Poloff stressed to MFA IO UN Division Director Yang Tao when delivering the United States' 1718 report and provisi [...] |
2006-11-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL KN CH |
| 06BEIJING23853 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) China's full and effective implementation of UNSCR 1718 sanctions against the DPRK is especially important given China's P-5 status and its special relationship with the DPRK, Poloff stressed to MFA IO UN Division Director Yang Tao when delivering the United States' 1718 report and provisi [...] |
2006-11-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL KN CH |
| 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 |
| 06BEIJING23954 |
NOVEMBER 21 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the November 21 MFA Press Conference were: - A/S Hill and VFM Wu Dawei held talks on resumpion of the Six-Party Talks but no date has been set for the Talks to resume. -- The MFA Spokesperson had no comment on reports of the "unfreezing" of DPRK accounts in Macao or about th [...] |
2006-11-21 10:51:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN IN CH MX CO |
| 06BEIJING24126 |
NOVEMBER 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the November 28 MFA Press Conference were: -- This afternoon in Beijing the heads of the Six-Party Talks delegations from China, the United States and the DPRK held meetings, including bilateral and trilateral talks, on the resumption of the Six-Party Talks but no date has yet b [...] |
2006-11-28 11:34:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN CH PK EC CY SU |
| 06BEIJING24201 |
CHINA: GEN. XIONG GUANGKAI TELLS AMBASSADOR 2006 [...] (C) This has been a "benchmark year" for United State-China relations, General Xiong Guangkai, President of the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS), told the Ambassador. The relationship has developed in a comprehensive manner including advances in military relations a [...] |
2006-11-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN IR JP |
| 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 |
| 06BEIJING24377 |
DECEMBER 7 MFA BRIEFING: IRAN NUCLEAR, SIX- PARTY [...] Key Points at the December 7 MFA Press Conference were: -- China believes diplomacy on the Iran nuclear issue needs more time and space. -- The DPRK nuclear issue will likely be discussed during upcoming ASEAN meetings. -- It is "inappropriate" for UNHCR to call DPRK refugees in China [...] |
2006-12-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG ECON KN IR CH |
| 06BEIJING24470 |
DECEMBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key Points at the December 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks will resume on December 18 with the Joint Statement of September 19, 2005 forming the basis for negotiations. -- Trade issues with the United States can be resolved through dialogue and China has worked in "ea [...] |
2006-12-12 11:31:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER ECON KN IS AJ CD CA CI LO KZ CH |
| 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 |
| 06BEIJING2981 |
MFA ON DAI - YACHI MEETINGS IN JAPAN [...] (C) China will not change its policy of friendship towards Japan nor its opposition to visits by Japan's leaders to Yasukuni Shrine, EVFM Dai Bingguo told VFM Shotaro Yachi during the fourth session of their Comprehensive Policy Dialogue. According to the MFA Japan Division Director, Yachi ca [...] |
2006-02-17 14:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH KN JA |
| 06BEIJING4479 |
MARCH 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] Key points made at the March 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - The State Department's 2005 Human Rights Report turned a blind eye to the basic facts and made irresponsible remarks regarding the status of human rights in China. - China hopes Iran will fully cooperate with the IAEA a [...] |
2006-03-09 10:27:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN |
| 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 |
| 06BEIJING4766 |
MARCH 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN AND DPRK NUCLEAR [...] Key points made at the March 14 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China supports the Russia-Iran talks, wants to see the Iranian nuclear issue resolved through negotiation, wants to ensure the authority of the international nuclear nonproliferation, hopes Iran will build confidence and [...] |
2006-03-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN |
| 06BEIJING4958 |
MARCH 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA TRADE [...] Key points made at the March 16 MFA press briefing are as follows: - China hopes U.S.-China economic and trade frictions can be resolved through consultation but will no longer adopt administrative measures to control exchange rate fluctuation. - China does not view the United States as [...] |
2006-03-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN |
| 06BEIJING5698 |
MARCH 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-CHINA TRADE [...] Key points made at the March 28 MFA press briefing are as follows: - U.S.-China trade frictions should not be politicized or overstated, while China's exchange rate regime must be rational and remain in line with the reality of the country's situation. - The March 30 foreign ministers' m [...] |
2006-03-28 11:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PARM PHUM CH IR KN |
| 06BEIJING683 |
U.S.-CHINA WORKING GROUP MEETS VFM QIAO ZONGHUAI [...] (SBU) Maintaining close relations with the DPRK and Iran gives Beijing the ability to play a constructive role in resolving their nuclear issues, VFM Qiao Zonghuai told Congressmen Mark Kirk, Rick Larsen and Tom Feeney on January 10. China remains dedicated to fulfilling commitments it made [...] |
2006-01-13 04:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TSPA KIPR KN IR TW CH |
| 06BEIJING8836 |
PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON'S DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Pacific Command Commander Admiral Fallon stressed the importance of transparency and engagement between militaries in the Asia-Pacific region during a May 10 discussion with Chinese academics hosted by the Ambassador. Admiral Fallon reviewed U.S. commitments and responsibilities in the ar [...] |
2006-05-12 01:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP |
| 06BEIJING8918 |
PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON MEETS WITH BEIJING [...] (SBU) At an upbeat discussion with Beijing University students May 11, Pacific Command Commander Admiral Fallon underlined that the U.S. military's goal in the Asia-Pacific region is to create stable conditions that will allow people to prosper and lead productive lives. Iran and Japan were [...] |
2006-05-12 09:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9009 |
PACOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON MEETING WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing agreed to adjust his schedule to allow for a meeting with Admiral Fallon in spite of his heavy commitments in the run-up to a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. FM Li told Admiral Fallon that the aim of China's military development is to safegua [...] |
2006-05-15 03:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS CH TW KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9010 |
PACOM COMMANDER FALLON'S DISCUSSION WITH PLA [...] (C) President Hu discussed with President Bush the need for the United States and China to view their bilateral relationship from a strategic level with a long-term perspective, PLA Deputy Chief of the General Staff General Ge Zhenfeng told PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon during a May 10 meeti [...] |
2006-05-15 05:59:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9041 |
PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON'S DISCUSSION WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) During an extended discussion, Central Military Commission Vice Chairman and Defense Minister General Cao Gangchuan told PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon that the PLA sought more military exchanges with the United States; discussed the PLA's strategy and budget priorities; and repeated fami [...] |
2006-05-15 06:12:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MOPS CH TN KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9290 |
MAY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, SCO, U.S.- CHINA [...] Key points made at the May 16 MFA press briefing are as follows: - Beijing appreciates the positive efforts of the EU-3 to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through dialogue. - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has invited leaders from all observer nations to attend the mid-June S [...] |
2006-05-16 10:49:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM ECON CH IR KN JP |
| 06BEIJING9934 |
PRC MAY 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK FM TO VISIT [...] Key points made at the May 23 MFA press briefing are as follows: -- DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun will visit China May 30-June 6 for talks on bilateral and regional security issues, meet senior PRC leaders and tour Guangzhou. -- EAP A/S Christopher Hill will visit Beijing May 24- 2 [...] |
2006-05-23 10:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH JP KN GE |
| 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 |
| 06BELGRADE1667 |
MONTENEGRO SUPPORTS U.S. ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-12 14:40:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KN PARM KNNP MW |
| 06BELIZE543 |
BELIZE: SHIP REGISTRY RESPONSE TO CURTAILING THE [...] (S) Following the demarche of March 30, the MFA referred questions (reftel) to the Belizean ship registry company, IMMARBE (International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize), which has provided post a copy of its reply to the MFA: BEGIN TEXT ---------- We refer to your fax transmission date [...] |
2006-06-16 16:49:00 | Embassy Belmopan | SECRET | PARM PREL KN KNNP MNUC EWWT PHSA BH |
| 06BERLIN3259 |
GERMAN RESPONSE: UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS AND KOMID [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche November 6 to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke. Global affairs officer subsequently delivered ref B demarche November 7 to MFA International Economic Policy Division Desk Officer Bernd Forster and MFA Nuclear Nonprolife [...] |
2006-11-07 17:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM EFIN KNNP PREL PGOV DPRK KN CH GM |
| 06BERLIN3450 |
DEMARCHE ON E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF [...] (S) Global Affairs counselor and Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche December 6 to officials from the Foreign Trade Law Division in the German Economic Ministry. Foreign Trade Law Division Office Director Ursina Krumpholz thanked us for the information and said she would discuss it with [...] |
2006-12-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN GM |
| 06BERLIN3506 |
(S) DEMARCHE PASSED TO GERMANY ON POTENTIAL SALES [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Divison Desk Officer Ina Schuett December 14. Schuett thanked us for the information. She said that the German firm Spinner Machine Tools is a well-known producer of CNC machinery, but she had no knowledge of prolif [...] |
2006-12-14 17:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW SY KN |
| 06BRASILIA1391 |
BRAZIL RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points and the President's message to Gustavo Bezerra in the MFA's Division for Asia and Oceania. In the course of the conversation, Bezerra reported that Brazil had released a statement on July 6 expressing worry over the situation, lamenting the launch and i [...] |
2006-07-07 18:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BR |
| 06BRASILIA1401 |
BRAZIL: BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO DISCOURAGING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 16:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN BR |
| 06BRATISLAVA555 |
SLOVAK RESPONSE TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: [...] (C) New Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, who took office less than a week ago, has received calls from the Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, and South Korea regarding North Korea's recent missile launches (reftel). As expected, the Chinese and Russians argued against a UNSC resolution and [...] |
2006-07-10 14:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA820 |
UNSC SHOULD SEND A STRONG, IMMEDIATE, UNANIMOUS MESSAGE ON [...] (SBU) DCM has urged Slovakia at the highest levels of the MFA to adopt a strong position to counter North Korea's nuclear test, per points in refs A and B and previous messages. Saying it was "high time" the international community got tough on North Korea's nuclear program, MFA Director for t [...] |
2006-10-10 16:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN LO |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1792 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1357, Barbados #1358, Dominica #1359, St. Kitts #1360, St. Lucia #1361, St. Vincent #1362, and Grenada #1363) on October 5, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...] |
2006-10-10 17:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN |
| 06BRIDGETOWN1847 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1415, Barbados #1416, Dominica #1417, St. Kitts #1418, St. Lucia #1419, St. Vincent 1420) on October 19, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report [...] |
2006-10-19 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN XL |
| 06BRUSSELS3528 |
BELGIUM: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) Poloff relayed reftel points to Geeraard Vanhouche, Counselor for Asian Affairs in the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Vanhouche said Belgium was pleased with the adoption of UNSCR 1718 and supported the measure. Ambassador Korologos also spoke with FM De Gucht to urge continued support for UNS [...] |
2006-10-17 15:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BE PREL KNNP KN PARM |
| 06BRUSSELS4157 |
BELGIAN AND THE UN -- VIEWS OF A NEW UNSC MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Silverberg's December 6 meetings with the Belgian MFA indicated that Belgium and the U.S. were in general agreement on most major issues facing the UN Security Council, apart from some differences on Iran. On Iran, the Belgians said that they thought it appropriate now to [...] |
2006-12-15 16:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC UNSC BE CG SU IR KN |
| 06BUCHAREST1544 |
DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: ROMANIANS [...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister, Ambassador called on Romanian MFA State Secretary Cosmin Viorita October 4. In response to reftel points, Viorita responded that he totally shared the USG view on the issue, and that the GOR strongly condemned the DPRK announcement. Viorita also [...] |
2006-10-05 14:19:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN RO |
| 06BUCHAREST1573 |
ROMANIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR [...] (C) In the absence of FM Ungureanu, Ambassador and Polcouns delivered ref A demarche to MFA State Secretary Adrian Vierita October 11. Vierita prefaced his remarks by noting that the Romanian government had responded to Ambassador's previous demarche (ref B) by issuing a strong official sta [...] |
2006-10-12 15:12:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL PARM KNNP KN RO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1510 |
FM TAIANA INSTRUCTS UN MISSION TO COOPERATE ON [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to Argentine Acting Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan the morning of July 6. (Note: Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana is currently in India.) The Ambassador underscored the gravity of the decision by the DPRK to go forward with the missile launche [...] |
2006-07-06 19:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1533 |
ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE TO REQUEST CO-SPONSORSHIP OF [...] (C) Per Refs A and B, Ambassador spoke on July 8 with Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan to urge the GoA to co-sponsor the Japanese UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches. The conversation was a follow-up to the Ambassador's July 6 demarche to Garcia Moritan on the DPRK res [...] |
2006-07-10 19:40:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES1545 |
ARGENTINA: STATE OF PLAY OF UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) PolCouns delivered Reftel A points to Minister Manuel Fernandez Salorio of Argentine MFA International Organizations office on July 11. Fernandez Salorio expressed hope that Chinese diplomatic effort would succeed but reemphasized that Argentina would vote in favor of the UNSC resolution [...] |
2006-07-11 20:45:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES2280 |
ARGENTINE STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] The Argentine Foreign Ministry released the following statement regarding the North Korean nuclear test on October 9, 2006. 2. Begin text: The Argentine Government condemns the underground nuclear test conducted today by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), which poses a thre [...] |
2006-10-10 14:12:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP AR |
| 06CAIRO4185 |
EGYPT "CONCERNED" BY NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TESTS; [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche July 6 to MFA Cabinet staff member Moataz Zahran, stressing the importance of concerted international pressure on North Korea to curb its provocative missile tests and proliferation of missile parts and technology. Zahran acknowledged GOE concerns regarding [...] |
2006-07-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM KNNP EG KN |
| 06CAIRO7002 |
EGYPT NOT YET PREPARING REPORT ON NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-29 08:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UNSC KNNP EG KN |
| 06CANBERRA1009 |
DPRK: AUSTRALIAN REACTION TO JULY 5 NORTH KOREAN [...] (C/NF) Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Foreign Minister Alexander Downer issued separate statements to local media on July 5 publicly condemning the North Korean Taepo Dong-2 missile launch and calling on the DPRK to return to the Six-Party Talks. The Foreign Minister's media statemen [...] |
2006-07-05 21:47:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM MNUC MOPS KNNP MARR AS KN |
| 06CARACAS2131 |
DEMARCHE ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (C) Poloff delivered points contained in reftel to Yaneth Arocha, Office Director for the Vice Ministry of North American and Multilateral Affairs, on July 17. Poloff provided Arocha with a translated copy of the White House Statement on the missile launch. The BRV provided no substantive [...] |
2006-07-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP VE |
| 06CARACAS3066 |
EVEN VENEZUELA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed Ref A points regarding North Korea's nuclear test plans to MFA North American Affairs Director Yaneth Arocha prior to North Korea's October 8 announcement of a nuclear weapons test. In addition, Ambassador spoke on the phone with MFA Vice Minister for Asia and the Middl [...] |
2006-10-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP VE KN |
| 06CHIANGMAI79 |
NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES\’ UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MAKING MORE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-25 05:07:00 | Consulate Chiang Mai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV TH KN |
| 06COLOMBO1662 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SRI LANKA SHARES U.S. CONCERN [...] Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Additional Secretary for Political Affairs Geetha de Silva on October SIPDIS 10. Charge stressed the negative implications of the test for international efforts to combat proliferation, international terrorism, and the spread of weapons of mass dest [...] |
2006-10-10 12:45:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PARM KNNP KN CE |
| 06COLOMBO1851 |
SRI LANKA: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 12:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN KN BO IR UZ BM CE |
| 06COLOMBO1852 |
SRI LANKA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC KNNP MTCR KN UNSC CE |
| 06COPENHAGEN1355 |
DENMARK SUPPORTS TOUGH UNSC STATEMENT ON NORTH [...] (C) Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S-equivalent) Susan Ulbaek expressed full agreement with reftel points on North Korea's nuclear test threat, and indicated October 4 that the Danish UN mission in New York has been instructed to work toward "the strongest possible Presidential Stat [...] |
2006-10-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1372 |
DANES URGE QUICK PASSAGE OF NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS [...] (C) Denmark supports rapid UN Security Council adoption of our draft resolution on North Korea, Danish MFA Head of Department for Asia (A/S equivalent) Susan Ulbaek assured us October 10. Ulbaek expressed optimism that agreement could be reached in New York even later that day, but urged that, [...] |
2006-10-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN DA |
| 06COPENHAGEN1379 |
DANES BACK DPRK RESOLUTION, MAY CO-SPONSOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-12 09:25:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN DA |
| 06COTONOU1202 |
BENIN: UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) On December 11 embassy delivered REF A report text to Mr. Bienvenu Houngbedji of the MFA's International Organizations office to follow up delivery of REF B demarche on December 7. HOLTZAPPLE [...] |
2006-12-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL XX KN BN |
| 06DARESSALAAM1137 |
UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK OK, BUT NOT THE TIME FOR [...] (C) Vitus Njiku, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Council Unit, told Poloff on July 6, that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) supports a UNSC resolution in response to North Korea (DPRK) launching ballistic missiles July 4 and 5. Njiku said these launches are a concern to ev [...] |
2006-07-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN KNNP TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1142 |
TANZANIA SUPPORTS, WILL NOT CO-SPONSOR, UNSC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-10 11:02:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1149 |
RESOLUTION, NOT PRST, SAYS TANZANIA RE DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-11 10:28:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN TZ | <