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OO RUEHWEB
DE RUEHUL #0133 0290625
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 290625Z JAN 10
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6878
INFO RUCNKOR/KOREA COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 1956
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 0041
RHMFIUU/COMUSKOREA J5 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RUACAAA/COMUSKOREA INTEL SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSFK SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY
UNCLAS SEOUL 000133
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
PGOV, PREL, UNGA, KS, KN
SUBJECT: ROKG WILL PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN NUCLEAR SECURITY
SUMMITS
REF: STATE 7493
(SBU) On January 28, Pol M/C delivered refetel demarche with
Dutch DCM Marjo Crompvoets to Shin Dong-ik, MOFAT's
Director-General of the International Organizations Bureau,
formally inviting invite the ROKG to the Third Sherpa Meeting
in February. DG Shin assured us that the ROKG was committed
to playing a constructive role in both the Third Sherpa
Meeting and the President's Nuclear Security Summit. He said
that Vice Minister Chun Young-hoo had a good discussion with
NSC Advisor Gary Samore in Washington, DC on January 25 and
re-affirmed that President Lee will attend the April Summit.
STEPHENS