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Cablegate: Media Reaction Q North Korea - Tokyo

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STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA - TOKYO


LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers front-paged
Sunday's air strike on a Lebanese village by Israeli
aircraft that allegedly took the lives of 57 civilians,
including 37 children.

1. "North Korea Deepens Isolation at ARF" The business-
oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/30): "The ASEAN
Regional Forum (ARF) ended after issuing a chairman's
statement that not only expressed grave concern over
North Korea's missile launches but also called on the
DPRK to return unconditionally to the six-party talks.
North Korean Foreign Minister Paek hinted at Pyongyang's
withdrawal from the forum. The only way for North Korea
to end its isolation is to heed the calls of the
international community, as voiced unanimously at the UN
Security Council, and return immediately to the six-party
talks....

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2. "Pyongyang knew that Foreign Minister Paek would find
himself isolated in Kuala Lumpur, but it likely sent him
in hopes of sounding out the possibility of contact with
Secretary of State Rice. That did not come about. The

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decisive factor in the creation of this unfavorable
situation for North Korea was its July 5 missile
launches.... There appears to have been no change in
North Korea's unwillingness to return to the six-party
talks. The US and Japan, as well as other nations, will
have to consider additional punitive measures as long as
there is no change on the part of Pyongyang."

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