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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03ABUDHABI2988 |
U/S BOLTON DISCUSSES NORTH KOREAN AND [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (S) SUMMARY: Conveying a message from President Bush, U/S Bolton laid out USG concerns on the nuclear weapons programs of both North Korea and Iran in a June 18 meeting with MFA Minstate Hamdan bin Zayid. In t [...] |
2003-06-23 12:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM ETTC IR NK TC |
| 04THEHAGUE1657 |
OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV: THE NETHERLANDS [...] (S) PolOffs and Deputy Legal Counselor made ref A demarche to MFA Western Balkans Director Klaas van der Tempel on June 30. Van der Tempel said the GONL supported OHR's work against such individuals. Concerning freezing the assets of the individuals named in ref A, van der Tempel said that [...] |
2004-07-01 08:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC BK MK HR GM CY HU SL SZ YI NL ICTY NK |
| 04THEHAGUE382 |
OPERATION BALKAN VICE III: THE NETHERLANDS [...] (S) EmbOffs delivered reftel demarche to Dutch Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs respectively on February 9 and 10. Dutch MFA Western Balkans Chief Klaas van der Tempel expressed support for the action, noting the GONL had been active last year in arguing for EU visa restrictions on [...] |
2004-02-13 15:24:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC BK MK HR GM CY HU SL SZ YI NL ICTY NK |
| 05ABUDHABI4227 |
SUBJECT: UAE PROMISES CONTINUED COOPERATION ON [...] (S) Summary: On October 1-2, 2005, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph, National Security Director for Counterproliferation Strategy David Stephens, and T Senior Advisor Patricia McNerney met with UAE officials to discuss the issue of Iran,s nuclear progr [...] |
2005-10-05 13:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP PARM IR PK TC SY NK |
| 05CANBERRA879 |
AUSTRALIA: EAP A/S HILL'S DFAT ROUNDTABLE, SESSION [...] (C) In a May 17 roundtable attended by senior Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials, DFAT Deputy Secretary Geoff Raby told EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill that Australia supports the U.S. approach to the DPRK nuclear problem and would continue to conv [...] |
2005-05-23 23:27:00 | Embassy Canberra | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MARR AS CH TW ID TT ARF APEC NK SK |
| 05MADRID2803 |
S37-05: UAE ENTITY DIVERTING GOODS TO IRAN, SUDAN, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 13:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE SU SP CBW NK |
| 05THEHAGUE2080 |
S37-05: NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UAE [...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel points to Hedda Samson (Senior Policy Officer, Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation, MFA) on July 28. Samson stated she would pass the points on to the appropriate agencies, including the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the intelligence services. 2. (C) Sams [...] |
2005-07-29 07:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC IR PARM PREL SU AE CBW NK |
| 06BANGKOK6096 |
THAI STATEMENT ON POSSIBLE DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] Thailand is gravely concerned with the recent announcement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that is will conduct a nuclear test in the future. 2. Thailand urges DPRK to abide by the principles of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the International Atomic Ener [...] |
2006-10-05 08:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH NK |
| 06BANGKOK6195 |
THAI REACTION TO ALLEGED DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) Charge delivered ref points on October 10 to Nongnuth Phetcharatana, Director-General of the Department of American and South Pacific Affairs at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and expressed thanks for the strong RTG public statement (below). Nongnuth asked for an update on UNSC [...] |
2006-10-10 09:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TH NK |
| 06BEIJING23817 |
PRC RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT KOMID DEMARCHE BECAUSE OF [...] (S/NF) We delivered ref A demarche with considerable difficulty after our regular contacts at the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department refused to meet with us. We received no direct response when we finally managed to discuss KOMID with the IO Depa [...] |
2006-11-16 14:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM ETTC CH NK |
| 06CAIRO6459 |
UNSCR 1718 WILL DEFINE EGYPT'S NORTH KOREA POLICY [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche on October 17 to MFA Cabinet Advisor for Asian Affairs Moataz Al Zahran, stressing USG concerns over North Korea's test of a nuclear device, and the importance of strict implementation of UNSCR 1718. Poloff emphasized resolution language on prevention of ma [...] |
2006-10-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC PNUK PTER EG NK |
| 06CAIRO6678 |
(C) EGYPT TO FULLY RESPECT UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS [...] (S) During an introductory meeting on November 2 with MFA Deputy Assistant Minister for East Asian Affairs, Ambassador Magdy Amer, poloff delivered reftel demarche on Egypt's obligations with respect to North Korea and UNSCR 1718. Amer was not aware of any Egyptian ties with the Korea Mining [...] |
2006-11-02 15:23:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM EG NK |
| 06HANOI2239 |
NORTH KOREAN BANKING: MFA NERVOUS IN THE FACE OF [...] (S) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials contacted us August 31 to request clarification of Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey,s itinerary during his trip to the Asia Pacific region in July 2006. Econoff provided MFA officials with this information, which U/S Levey had already share [...] |
2006-09-01 06:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | SECRET | EFIN KTER ECON IO PREL NK VM |
| 06KHARTOUM1619 |
Friday Prayers Address U.S. Condemnation of Kordofan [...] (SBU) Summary: July 7 prayers at a Khartoum mosque praised U.S. condemnation of the July 3 rebel attack in Hamra al-Sheikh in Kordofan, yet linked the response to perceived U.S. apprehensions arising from North Korean missiles and a purported shift in the world balance of power. End summary. [...] |
2006-07-10 08:59:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI NK US SU |
| 06KHARTOUM2610 |
SUDAN: UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK [...] (C) CDA delivered Ref A demarche on November 2 to MFA Deputy Director for the Americas Ali Sharfi, and provided talking points. 2. (C) Sharfi recalled the recent demarche on UNSCR 1718 (Ref B), and affirmed that neither the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID) nor any other [...] |
2006-11-02 17:00:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP NK SU |
| 06TAIPEI3681 |
UNSCR 1718: TAIWAN SANCTIONS NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: On October 25, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test and led Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) in passing a package of trade and financial sanctions against North Korea which echo the measures called for in UNSCR 1718. Separately, AIT delivered t [...] |
2006-10-30 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK IR TW |
| 06TAIPEI3830 |
MTAG: UNSCR 1718 AND EXPORT CONTROL [...] (S) On November 6 AIT delivered ref A demarche on UNSCR 1718 obligations and ref B comments on Taiwan export license WCA060926164103011 to Taiwan Export Control Task Force Head Dr. Wally Su. Su noted that Taiwan has already announced trade, travel, and financial sanctions on North Korea, as [...] |
2006-11-12 23:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK IR TW |
| 06TAIPEI4028 |
TAIWAN: STIFFING THE DEAR LEADER [...] This is an action request. 2. In response to ref A demarche on UNSCR 1718 obligations and recent press reports that the United States has developed a list of proposed luxury sanctions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs North America Bureau Deputy Jack Su contacted AIT/T/Econ on December 1 to ob [...] |
2006-12-01 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW |
| 06TAIPEI4058 |
MTAG: UNSCR 1718: TAIWAN SANCTIONS NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: AIT discussed in detail the ref A U.S. report on efforts towards implementation of UNSCR 1718 and provisional list of luxury goods with officials from Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Economic Affairs Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) at meetings on Decemb [...] |
2006-12-05 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW |
| 06TOKYO3734 |
JAPAN PLANNING STRONG DIPLOMATIC RESPONSE TO NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Japan is seeking early diplomatic action in response to the July 5 series of North Korean missile launches. Within hours of the first launch, the government convened a Cabinet national security meeting which agreed to seek immediate UNSC action and review options for additional s [...] |
2006-07-05 08:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NK JA |
| 06TOKYO3812 |
JAPAN/NORTH KOREA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In the course of a July 7, 2006 meeting to discuss reftel demarche, Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yabunaka told Ambassador Schieffer and Russian Ambassador Alexander Losyukov that the United Nations must send a strong, clear and united message that North Korea's recent launching of sev [...] |
2006-07-07 10:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM UNSC IAEA JA NK |
| 06TOKYO5832 |
JAPAN CONSIDERING U.S. PROPOSAL ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-08 07:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC NK JA |
| 06USNATO418 |
NAC STATEMENT ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] The North Atlantic Council on July 5 discussed North Korea's multiple launches of ballistic missiles and agreed to issue the statement below on behalf of the 26 nations. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer plans also to meet with the press. 2. Begin NAC Statement: NATO North Atlanti [...] |
2006-07-05 11:01:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL MCAP NK |
| 06ZAGREB1227 |
CROATIAN GOVERNMENT ALSO "VERY CONCERNED" ABOUT [...] (SBU) The GOC is also "outraged" by the North Korean nuclear test announcement, MFA Assistant Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ivica Tomic told DCM October 10. Croatia will work closely with the U.S., European Union, and the rest of the international community as it determines any future respon [...] |
2006-10-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP NK HR |
| 07ABUDHABI873 |
FOLLOW-UP TO THE MARCH 1 COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) On May 23, econchief met with Yacoub Al-Hosani, MFA Director for International Organizations (and a member of the UAE's Counterproliferation Task Force --CTF) to thank him for information the MFA provided Embassy on May 22 responding [...] |
2007-05-24 13:14:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC NK AE |
| 07ANKARA1589 |
SYRIA TO NORTH KOREA FLIGHT DID NOT OVERFLY TURKEY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-21 13:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EAIR PARM PREL MNUC TU SY NK |
| 07BEIJING1267 |
FEBRUARY 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM KYE-GWAN TO [...] Key points made at the February 27 MFA press conference were: -- Kim Kye-gwan has no plans for meetings with Chinese officials en route to the United States and China hopes that the United States and the DPRK can realize full diplomatic relations. -- Qin called China's military buildup na [...] |
2007-02-27 11:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CH NK JP CE BM |
| 07BRUSSELS318 |
DEPSEC KIMMITT VISIT: MEETING WITH HIGH REP SOLANA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-30 15:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON EAID EFIN EUN ETRD PARM IR IZ NK |
| 07CAIRO517 |
U/S JOSEPH AND EGYPTIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY: U/S Joseph met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on February 3. He was accompanied by A/S Rood, Ambassador, DOE-NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey, T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie, and econ counselor (notetaker). U/S Joseph described his recent discussions in Moscow, incl [...] |
2007-02-26 13:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM ENRG KNNP EG IR NK |
| 07TAIPEI130 |
MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] (C) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department North American Affairs met with AIT/T/Econ on January 17 to deliver talking points/non-paper updating the status of Taiwan's trade, travel and financial sanctions against North Korea and Iran. Highlights include that the Sensitive Co [...] |
2007-01-18 03:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW |
| 07TAIPEI17 |
MTAG: TAIWAN BOFT ON SEIZED LATHES [...] (S) AIT Econ delivered ref A demarche to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Chief Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 3 and urged full investigation of the case. Su was confident that his staff could uncover significant new information on the case within a few days. In respon [...] |
2007-01-04 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN |
| 07TAIPEI270 |
MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON UPDATE [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered Ref A demarche and Ref B recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 31 and February 1. Su's preliminary investigation into Ref A revealed that Roundtop has not made any exports to either Iran [...] |
2007-02-02 07:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN |
| 07TAIPEI307 |
MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON ENFORCEMENT [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered reftel recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 6. During the meeting, Su mentioned that in the past six months, BOFT has sent 11 cases of possible export control violations to Justice offic [...] |
2007-02-08 03:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW |
| 07TAIPEI406 |
MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON: LIBYA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-16 06:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW |
| 07TAIPEI422 |
MTAG: TAIWAN EXCON (RETRANS FROM 2/14) [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A export license recommendations to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on February 13. During the meeting, Su noted a problem with the scheduled dates for the next EXBS training (ref B) and asked if the training [...] |
2007-02-26 05:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW |
| 07TAIPEI72 |
MTAG: TRANS MERITS LATHES FROM TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: AIT Econ delivered ref A comments and ref B demarche to Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) export control task force head Wally Su (Shi-hwa) on January 8, 2007. Su provided initial results of the BOFT investigation into precision lathes exported by Trans Merits and subsequently seiz [...] |
2007-01-11 01:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP NK TW SN |
| 07TAIPEI822 |
TAIWAN, IRAN, NORTH KOREA AND UNSCRS 1747 AND 1737 [...] (C) Taiwan agencies have agreed to AIT suggestions to cancel a trade mission to the Iranian cities of Tehran and Esfahan planned for April 24 to May 3, 2007. AIT confronted Taiwan officials on April 10 with the irony of reports that the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) was [...] |
2007-04-12 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC KNNP PARM TW IR NK |
| 07TOKYO2530 |
JAPAN CONSIDERING PLIGHT OF DPRK BOAT REFUGEES [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-06 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM JA NK |
| 07TOKYO2531 |
JAPAN ARRESTS MAN LINKED TO RED ARMY HIJACKERS [...] (C) Japanese police arrested Kuniya Akagi, a man linked to the radical Red Army Faction, on June 5 upon his arrival at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, MOFA Northeast Asia Division Deputy Director Yutaka Kashiwabara confirmed to Embassy Tokyo Political Officer June 6. Akagi had just ret [...] |
2007-06-06 08:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL JA NK |
| 07TOKYO2972 |
JAPANESE ANGST ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON NORTH [...] (C) Summary: Most Japanese media, academic and political sources cite A/S Hill,s June 21-22 Pyongyang visit as a first step toward denuclearizing the DPRK. Some observers, however, remain skeptical about the DPRK's intention to shut down its nuclear facilities, and there is widespread wor [...] |
2007-07-01 23:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP JA NK |
| 08ANKARA780 |
TURKEY CONDITIONS CLEARANCE FOR SUSPECT NORTH [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP NK SY TU |
| 08BEIJING2104 |
THE U.S.-CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE, WORKING [...] (U) May 26, 2008; 1:30 p.m.; Beijing, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse 2. (U) Participants: U.S. David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Rights, and Labor John V. Hanford, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secret [...] |
2008-05-30 10:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KOLY NK BR CH |
| 08BEIJING3497 |
U.S. Presidential Paralympics Delegation Meeting with [...] (U) September 8, 2008; 10:40 am; Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. Kirk Bauer, Executive Director, Disabled Sports USA Jean Driscoll, Paralympic Gold Medalist LTC. G [...] |
2008-09-09 08:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MASS KOLY OVIP CH NK IR TW |
| 08BEIJING3950 |
OCTOBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ZARDARI VISIT, [...] Spokesperson Qin Gang made the following key points at the October 16 MFA press briefing: -- China will take seriously any request from Pakistan to help that country weather the financial crisis. Qin would not, however, give details of any agreement on financial assistance reached between Ch [...] |
2008-10-16 10:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM EFIN ECIN EAGR PL SN JA NK |
| 08HONGKONG1276 |
INFLATION, BDA POSE PROBLEMS FOR MACAU MONETARY [...] (C) Summary: Inflation and the future of Banco Delta Asia (BDA) are the Macau Monetary Authority's (AMCM) most pressing problems. BDA's anti-money laundering (AML) regime has regressed since AMCM was forced to return management control of the bank in September 2007. Controlling shareholder [...] |
2008-07-14 11:02:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON MO NK CH |
| 08STATE112442 |
REPORT: ARF MULLS VISION STATEMENT, PUSHES DISASTER RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the October 8-10 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-sessional Support Group (ISG), ARF members discussed the foundational elements of an ARF Vision Statement to be drafted over the next year. The United States and a few others consistently encouraged ARF members to produce a [...] |
2008-10-22 15:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF PTER NK BM IR ASEAN EAID MARR PK KNNP |
| 08STATE116304 |
U.S. AND EU DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. and EU officials held their biannual discussions on East Asia (termed COASI, or Consultations on Asia) in Washington on October 3. In addition to a general review of developments in the region, this session included an exchange of views on the future of India, China, and ASEA [...] |
2008-10-31 14:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EU XB NK CH |
| 08STATE43800 |
(S) RESPONSE TO TURKEY ON SUSPECT NORTH KOREAN [...] (S/Rel Turkey) Post is instructed to immediately approach appropriate host government officials to discuss North Korea's request for overflight permission of a charter Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang to Damascus. Turkish officials should be encouraged to continue to request that the aircraft [...] |
2008-04-24 23:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PREL PARM NK SY TU |
| 08TOKYO1843 |
ABDUCTEE PARENTS MEET WITH THE AMBASSADOR AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador July 2 invited to his residence Shigeru and Sakie Yokota, parents of 13-year old abductee Megumi Yokota to discuss the recent decision to being the delisting process to remove North Korea from the Department's States Sponsors of Terrorism list. The Yokotas were acc [...] |
2008-07-06 22:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PHUM PTER NK JA |
| 08TOKYO3092 |
S/P DIRECTOR GORDON MEETS WITH JAPANESE FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his visit to Tokyo October 28-30 to attend Trilateral Policy Planning talks with Japanese and South Korean counterparts, S/P Director David Gordon also met with several former senior Japanese government officials who now are active in academic or advisory capacities. Gordo [...] |
2008-11-06 08:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NK CH IR JA |
| 08TOKYO611 |
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO JAPAN: FIRST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's February 25-28 visit to Tokyo focused on expanding the bilateral relationship, particularly trade, but also addressed regional issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP), Iran, North Korea, and China. On the peace process, Olmert thanked [...] |
2008-03-07 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PINR KPAL KWBG IR NK IS JA |
| 08WELLINGTON15 |
CODEL HOYER MEETS WITH GNZ LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 9, a 13-member Congressional delegation led by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) met with Deputy and Acting Prime Minister Michael Cullen and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Chief Executive Simon Murdoch to discu [...] |
2008-01-18 03:37:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KGHG MOPS MARR AF NK NZ |
| 09ABUDHABI857 |
MEDIA COVERAGE OF UAE NORTH KOREAN ARMS SEIZURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UAEG officials, though initially reluctant to comment, have now publicly confirmed media reports of the seized cargo of ANL Australia after reporters in Dubai learned of it from shipping industry sources. Subsequent widespread media coverage highlighted the UAE's previously low- [...] |
2009-08-30 13:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC IR NK AE |
| 09ANKARA544 |
TURKEY WILL SUPPORT CONSENSUS ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-13 08:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC NK |
| 09BEIJING1120 |
U.S. UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE AND PRC DG CHENG [...] (C) In Beijing to represent Energy Secretary Chu at the April 20-24 International Nuclear Energy Ministerial, U.S. Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte met with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Cheng Jingye on April 22. Ambassador Schulte complimented DG Cheng for Chi [...] |
2009-04-27 06:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC IAEA CH IR NK |
| 09BEIJING2724 |
MONGOLIA-CHINA RELATIONS: HIGH-LEVEL PROGRESS, [...] (C) Summary: The 60th anniversary of the establishment of PRC-Mongolia relations has moved that relationship in a positive direction, but mutual popular mistrust persists, according to Beijing-based scholars. Per the Mongolian Embassy, plans are for Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to visit Mongoli [...] |
2009-09-23 06:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH MG NK MARR PBTS |
| 09BEIJING2872 |
A/S CAMPBELL'S DINNER WITH CHINESE ACADEMICS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an October 13 dinner with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, three leading Chinese international affairs experts urged the United States to start bilateral talks with North Korea. China had done its part by keeping pressure on the DPRK, they said, but now it was up to the [...] |
2009-10-14 11:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV NK SK JP RU IN CH |
| 09BEIJING2997 |
OCTOBER 29 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PIRATES, FLU, BAGHDAD [...] Key points at the October 29 MFA press briefing: -- Efforts aimed at the rescue of the crew of the Chinese cargo ship the De Xin Hai were "underway." -- The Chinese Government would step up efforts and adjust its methods in order to deal with the spread of the flu this season. -- The ter [...] |
2009-10-29 23:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PARM SOCI CH PK NK UK IR IZ CA |
| 09BEIJING3414 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MURRAY [...] (SBU) Senator Murray, your delegation will arrive in Beijing and Shanghai two months after President Obama's November 15-18 visit to China. Overall, the Chinese leadership is pleased with the direction of U.S.-China relations and your hosts will likely frame this session of U.S.-China Interpa [...] |
2009-12-21 10:36:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CH TW IR NK |
| 09MOSCOW1508 |
RUSSIA SUPPORTS DRPK UNSCR TEXT, SEEKS CLARITY ON [...] (C) Russian DFM Aleksandr Borodavkin called in Ambassador Beyrle late June 8 (Moscow time) to discuss the current draft UNSCR under consideration in New York condemning North Korea for its recent nuclear tests and missile launches. Borodavkin opened by noting that, in principle, Russia is read [...] |
2009-06-09 14:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PGOV NK RS |
| 09OUAGADOUGOU259 |
DEMARCHE TO BURKINA FASO ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) On April 13, Pol/Mil Officer delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Der Kogda, Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pol/Mil officer explained that the USG was seeking the support of Burkina Faso and of its UN Mission for a draft presidential statement (PRST) abo [...] |
2009-04-13 09:33:00 | Embassy Ouagadougou | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NK PREL KNNP UNSC UV |
| 09PHNOMPENH438 |
CAMBODIA RESPONSE: KANG NAM 1 DEMARCHE [...] (C) Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarch and talking points June 30 to Hos Sereythong, Director, Asia 1 Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs an International Cooperation. He noted that while he was familiar with press reports regarding the vessel in question, he had not yet recei [...] |
2009-07-02 04:06:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CB BM NK |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE629 |
HAITI: UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE ECON EFIN KNNP NK HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE679 |
KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered demarche urging the recognition of Kosovo by the Republic of Haiti on July 29, 2009, to Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Patrick Izidore. 2. (SBU) Isidore assured Poloff that the Government of Haiti (GoH) has been considering the m [...] |
2009-07-30 18:43:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE ECON EFIN KNNP NK KVIR |
| 09SANJOSE301 |
COSTA RICA SUPPORTS UN PRST ON NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) After alerting our vacationing MFA counterparts on Easter Sunday, we delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Desk Officer Adriana Murillo and Disarmament Chief Carlos Cordero the morning of April 13. Murillo stated that Costa Rica initially would have preferred a stronger response, including [...] |
2009-04-13 21:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC NK CS |
| 09STATE120631 |
ARF BEGINS PREPARATIONS FOR INTER-SESSIONAL YEAR, VISION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 9-11, officials from ARF's 27 nations gathered in New Delhi to discuss the coming year's ARF cooperation agenda and to provide updates on ARF's efforts in transnational security and preventive diplomacy. Vietnam briefed its plans for the ARF Vision Statement implementa [...] |
2009-11-23 19:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF ASEAN NK BM AF PK KNNP KPIR PTER EAID VN |
| 09STATE35897 |
DEMARCHE TO NON-PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Night Action precedence required due to action requested in advance of scheduled United Nations Security Council meeting at 1500 EDT Monday, April 13. 2. (SBU) Addressees are requested to make an urgent demarche in their capitals, at the highest appropriate level, drawing on the infor [...] |
2009-04-12 03:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM UNSC NK |
| 09STOCKHOLM322 |
SWEDEN CONDEMNS DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] On May 25, the North Korean Ambassador to Sweden, Ri Hui Chol, was summoned to the MFA where State Secretary Frank Belfrage, the number two official in the ministry, delivered an official protest against North Korea's nuclear test. Belfrage called it an escalation of the already tense situati [...] |
2009-05-27 11:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL NK SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM428 |
GAERC JULY 26-7 AGENDA: SWEDEN'S PRELIMINARY ITEMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Poloffs met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the July 27-8 GAERC agenda. He said that, as the Swedes intended, the agenda is short to focus discussion on the most important international issues. Currently, there are three B items: conclusions o [...] |
2009-07-14 14:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IC NK BM SO IR KE GG UN EU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM464 |
TREASURY COHEN TALKS SANCTIONS WITH THE SWEDES [...] (U) Summary: On June 18, Treasury's Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Financing David Cohen, along with Treasury and Embassy Stockholm officials, met with Swedish officials involved with banking and sanctions policy. The Swedish interlocutors included Deputy Minister of Finance Mats Ode [...] |
2009-07-27 12:44:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TERR PREL PGOV IR NK SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM667 |
SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...] |
2009-10-23 14:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NK EUN SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM668 |
SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...] |
2009-10-23 14:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NK EUN SW |
| 09TRIPOLI302 |
LIBYA WILL SUPPORT PRST ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC NK LY |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA549 |
IAEA/BOG: North Korea and Other Issues at the November [...] (SBU) The November 26-27 Board of Governors session concluded with two significant accomplishments: passage of a resolution formally censuring Iran's nuclear program by more than a two-thirds vote (25-3-6 abstain, 1 absent), the first such resolution to be adopted since the February 2006 referr [...] |
2009-12-04 12:30:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY NK |
| 09VIENNA442 |
AUSTRIA SUPPORTS UNSC STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-13 10:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC NK AU |
| 09ZAGREB202 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING PRST ON NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC NK HR |
| 10BEIJING13 |
JANUARY 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: U.S.-SINO RELATIONS, [...] Key points at the January 5 MFA press briefing included: -- On trends in U.S-China relations, the two sides worked from a "comprehensive common ground," believed in the peaceful development of the relationship, and respected the "core interest" of each other. -- The PRC followed the "ethic [...] |
2010-01-05 23:18:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PARM SOCI CH NK UK IR VM PG XA |