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### Viewing cable 05LONDON4981, IMO SECGEN REPORTS ON HIS TRIP TO THE KOREAN PENINSULAR

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05LONDON4981 | 2005-06-15 10:10 | 2010-11-29 21:09 | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | Embassy London
Appears in these articles: http://www.spiegel.de/

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    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 LONDON 004981

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE

    DEPARTMENT FOR IO/T/HTP, EUR/UBI, EAP/K, L/LEI

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/15/2015
    TAGS: EWWT JA KR PREL UK IMO PSI
    SUBJECT: IMO SECGEN REPORTS ON HIS TRIP TO THE KOREAN PENINSULAR

    Ref: london 4212

    Classified By: ESTOff Trevor Evans for reasons 1.4 (d) and (e):

    Summary
    --------
    ¶1. (C) On June 10, Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary General
    of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) briefed
    ESTOff on his trip the previous week to the Korean Peninsula.
    Even before his arrival, the North had indicated that his
    offer of the IMO's good offices to increase North-South
    maritime cooperation was appreciated, but that the "time was
    not right." Instead, much of what he heard in the North
    involved current perspectives on the 6-party talks and North
    Korea's relationship with the U.S. Mitropoulos said he had
    met with the North Korean Ambassador in London earlier in the
    day, and gave EstOff his confidential notes from that meeting
    (see para 6). End Summary.

    In seoul - messages for the north
    ---------------------------------
    ¶2. (C) On June 10, Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary General
    of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) briefed
    ESTOff on his trip the previous week to the Korean Peninsula.
    Mitropoulos spent little time describing his itinerary in
    South Korea, only to say that in meetings with the President
    and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was asked to
    encourage the North to increased cooperation in maritime
    affairs and to express the South's concern for the treatment
    of North Korean ships calling at Japanese ports. In addition,
    the Vice Minister for the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and
    Fisheries asked Mitropoulos to convey a message of friendship
    to the North and suggesting joint fishery activities or
    projects in the context of the bilateral maritime agreement.
    Mitropoulos noted, however, that even prior to his departure
    from London, the North Korean Ambassador in London had
    conveyed IMO's offer to Pyongyang. Pyongyang responded that
    it appreciated IMO's offer, but in the context of the
    Sunshine policy, "the time was not right" to pursue the IMO's
    proposed areas of cooperation. (Per reftel, Mitropoulos
    proposed that the IMO assist in the following areas: 1)
    cooperation on search and rescue, 2) joint responsibilities
    for responding to major pollution incidents, 3) technical
    cooperation including training of maritime personnel, and 4)
    cooperation on maritime traffic between the two countries.)

    ¶3. (C) The ROK Minister of Foreign Affairs also thanked IMO
    for offering its good offices to increase cooperation with
    the North. He then asked Mitropoulos to tell the North that
    "the message from the South is to come back to the six-party
    talks." Once the North participates, he said, and the
    nuclear program is dismantled and verified by the
    International Energy Administration (IEA), food, energy, and
    security will be guaranteed and we will activate the maritime
    agreement. The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs added that
    were these conditions met, "funds would be made available to
    effect these programs." The Vice Foreign Minister added that
    the South feels it is under pressure from the U.S. He said,
    the U.S. is trying to stop the ROK from doing anything until
    the North agrees to return to the talks. The ROK President,
    he said, will find himself in a difficult position during his
    meeting with President Bush in Washington. For this reason,
    it would be nice if Mitropoulos could tell the North that the
    ROK would appreciate the North sending a positive signal that
    the President of ROK could take with him on his visit to
    Washington.

    In pyongyang - messages for the u.s.
    -----------------------------------
    ¶4. (C) Flying to the North via Beijing, Mitropoulos met wit
    the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and the "President of
    the Presidium" who told him that attempts to improve
    relations with the South had been repeatedly frustrated by
    "outside forces" (i.e., the U.S.). He said the North's
    attempts to pursue a policy of "consultation, cooperation,
    and reconciliation" had been frustrated by the U.S. and its
    stand on nuclear issues. As an example, he asserted that the
    South had pledged to send the North 500K tons of fertilizer,
    but ended up only sending 200K tons due the U.S.
    intervention. The North, he said, wants to phase out its
    nuclear program, but through dialogue, since the U.S. is
    directly threatening the North with nuclear weapons. xxxxx
    The U.S. should show sincerity, he said, by entering
    into bilateral talks with the North. Vice President Cheney's
    remarks were slanderous, he added, and make it clear and the
    U.S. has no interest in resolving the talks peacefully. "If
    you meet our American friends, he said, "please pass this
    message to them - that the U.S. should come with sincerity
    and honest minds to resolve this issue." He stated, the
    current U.S. proposal that we dismantle or nuclear program,
    after which they will give assurances is not fair - the two
    gestures should occur simultaneously "in trust." Mitropoulos
    countered that he understood the U.S. position somewhat
    differently. Further, he said that if the North does not
    trust the U.S., it seemed to him that it would be better off
    working within the six party framework, rather than in a
    bilateral discussion. That way if any party did not live up
    to its end of the bargain, all of the North's neighbors would
    be at the table, not just the U.S.

    Impressions
    -----------
    ¶5. (C) Mitropoulos said he had few expectations for the
    North, but was surprised further by what he found, beginning
    with the flight from Beijing on a dilapidated Russia-made
    passenger jet. He the flight was about 80% full, with over
    half the passengers Iranian. He noted, "How do they expect
    the West to believe their nuclear program is not a threat
    when flights to the country are full of Iranians?" He was
    housed in a huge eight bedroom guesthouse with no other
    guests, and enjoyed a modern TV which included 114 channel,
    only one of which worked - the government's channel. When he
    got off the plane, he was greeted by a party including
    officials bearing flowers that he "might want to dedicate" to
    the Great Leader. Feeling he had no choice without creating
    an incident upon arrival, Mitropoulos laid a wreath at a
    statue of Kim Il Sung while TV cameras whirred. He was then
    asked if he had brought any gifts for the Great Leader, even
    though his staff had made it clear that he would not be
    bringing gifts on the trip. When he visited port facilities,
    he felt that there had been no special preparation for his
    visit, and the Port Security Manager was unavailable to
    escort him on the tour of the Port's security system.

    ¶6. (c) notes from the secgen's june 10 meeting with north
    korean ambassador in london (ri yong ho)
    --------------------------------------------- ----------------
    begin text:

    Memo for the file on the visit of the Ambassador of the
    Democratic Republic of Korea on 10 June 2005 (on SG's return
    from his mission to DPRK)

    (Covers the DPRK Ambassador's statement to SG's opening
    remarks)

    In his response, the Ambassador of DPRK said that they feel
    that bilateral talks with the Unites States would be better
    able to establish that the United States are serious and wish
    to reach an outcome. They are not bothered what format is
    used for the actual agreement - bilateral or six-party
    agreement - but bilateral talks are necessary to establish
    the seriousness of intention. Russia and China do not want
    to pin down what format is used. I noted any discussion is
    better than none, and that a note of point regarding the
    6-party agreement is it gives more guarantee.

    Confidence is not there for a bilateral agreement. The point
    is that DPRK does not believe the US is really prepared to
    seriously address the issue and reach a conclusion. The US
    is trying to buy time; and is not prepared to be flexible on
    the issue.

    Also he noted that there is pressure within the US
    Administration regarding Iraq and France. Therefore, The US
    are taking a tough stand on DPRK. Within the Administration
    itself they do not seem to be saying the same things.

    Later, when passing on the reaction of his capital to the
    SG's meetings with Government officials during his visit, the
    Ambassador of DPRK said that they were grateful that SG had
    shown interest in the affairs and willingness to help with
    problems in the peninsula exceeding his mandate as IMO SG.
    That was strongly appreciated. They were delighted to hear
    that the SG would bring about technical co-operation for
    better maritime development in DPRK; and emphasized that SG
    of IMO, an important agency of the UN system, has sympathetic
    ideas on the concerns of the Korean peninsula and its status
    as a nuclear-free region.

    The messages brought by the SG from RoK were duly noted and
    there is some discussion and initial reaction as far as
    co-operation between North and South is concerned. Some
    people in the DPRK Government are interested in co-operation
    with the South, in particular on maritime affairs although
    others believe these are not the most important ones, placing
    emphasis particularly on military issues. They hold the view
    that co-operation in the maritime field is good and they are
    willing to help whenever incidents involving RoK ships within
    their jurisdiction so require. But entering into a binding
    agreement with RoK on search and rescue (SAR) is a very
    serious issue as it means that the military will be bound to
    such an agreement and, because of the particular situation
    with PSI, the military is not prepared to be bound by legal
    agreements, so it will take some time for consideration.
    For other international conventions and treaties on maritime
    affairs, there are only technical problems not political, so
    it will only depend on preparations which they are willing to
    pursue.

    Re: the 6-party talks, there are some new developments since
    SG's visit. Their Government has indicated it is willing to
    go back to the table once there is something from the US side
    for face-saving, because they want the US to withdraw
    their insulting comments and particularly the statements
    about DPRK as an "outpost of tyranny" made by Secretary of
    State Condoleeza Rice. Once US indicate that these
    statements are withdrawn or that they will stop, the DPRK
    will return to the table for 6-party talks. They are open
    for any form of agreement. They have never been against the
    6-party talks. The 6-party talks are better at the end stage
    but at the initial stage bilateral talks are better for
    efficiency; or, possibly, the bilateral talks and 6-party
    talks could go hand-in-hand with the bilateral talks taking
    part continuously with updates to the 6 parties every 3
    months. Once no more insulting comments are forthcoming from
    the US, things can move ahead. He believes this position has
    been passed from Pyongyang to the RoK side - today or
    yesterday.

    He assured the SG that he would forward the SG's comments
    right away to Pyongyang. He also felt that using the sea as
    a bridge was a good idea, as the SG had suggested. So far,
    the sea has been a source of clashes for so many people.

    SG emphasized the importance of security in the peninsula and
    how crucial it was to ensure that nothing goes wrong causing
    the loss of innocent lives.

    End of text.

    xxxxx
    Johnson

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