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SUBJECT: DPRK: COUNCIL FOCUSES ON SANCTIONS EXPERT PANEL 
REPORT 
 
¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The chair of the Security Council's DPRK 
Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") briefed the Council 
about the Committee's activities over the previous ninety 
days, in particular noting its actions to respond to alleged 
sanctions violations and support the establishment of the 
Panel of Experts (POE).  He also noted the POE's submission 
to the Council of its interim report.  Japan, France, the UK 
and Austria lauded the POE's work and emphasized the need for 
full implementation of UNSCRs 1718 and 1874.  Amb. Wolff 
urged the Committee to be active, called the POE's interim 
report an "excellent basis" for its activities and reminded 
the Council of the need to sustain international efforts to 
enforce sanctions on the DPRK.  China, Russia and Libya noted 
the report and warned that the POE must act within its 
mandate and not encroach on Committee prerogatives.  END 
SUMMARY. 
 
¶2. (SBU) Turkish Perm Rep Apakan, chair of the Security 
Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") briefed 
the Security Council on November 19 about the Committee's 
activities over the previous ninety days (August 21 through 
November 18).  He noted that in this period, the Panel of 
Experts (POE) -- an independent UN team mandated to monitor 
and help improve the implementation of UN sanctions imposed 
on the DPRK -- had begun its work.  The POE, Apakan said, had 
submitted to the Council on November 11 an interim report on 
its efforts, as was requested in UNSCR 1874. 
 
¶3. (SBU) Apakan highlighted the two reports of "alleged cases 
of violations" of UNSCRs 1718 and 1874: a report from the 
United Arab Emirates (UAE) in August and a report from the 
Republic of Korea (ROK) in October.  Regarding the UAE case, 
he listed the various letters the Committee had sent to 
states involved in the incident to request more information. 
 
¶4.  (SBU) Japanese Perm Rep Takasu commended the POE for its 
interim report, which he called a "good framework" for its 
future work.  Takasu noted "mixed signals" from the DPRK, 
including both indications that it is ready to return to the 
Six-Party Talks, but also provocative actions in violation of 
UNSCR 1874 such as the launch of short-range missiles in 
October and the announcement in November that it had 
completed reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods.  These 
incidents, he explained, showed that the Committee must 
remain active and vigilant. 
 
¶5.  (SBU) French Charge de Riviere congratulated the POE for 
its work and urged vigilance, especially over maritime 
transport, in light of the two intercepted ships found 
carrying contraband.  UK Deputy Perm Rep Parham lauded the 
POE's report and said that effective implementation of UNSCRs 
1718 and 1874 would encourage the DPRK to return to the 
Six-Party Talks.  He also paid tribute to the Committee's 
work following the successful interdiction of the vessel ANL 
Australia, which contained illicit cargo, and said he hoped 
the POE would help the Committee respond to this incident. 
Austrian Perm Rep Mayr-Harting also expressed appreciation 
for the POE's report and said that recent incidents of 
non-compliance demonstrated the need for more effective 
implementation of these measures. 
 
¶6. (SBU) Amb. Wolff urged the 1718 Committee to be active in 
carrying out its mandate, saying that the Committee, with the 
POE's support, should become a model for effective 
follow-through on UN sanctions resolutions.  He characterized 
the POE report as an "excellent basis" for its work in the 
months ahead.  The POE, he said, can help shine a light on 
the recently-reported sanctions violations and recommend ways 
to prevent their recurrence.  Wolff also reminded the Council 
of the need to maintain the international momentum behind 
full implementation of UNSCRs 1718/1874, especially in light 
of recent events such as the DPRK's missile launches. 
 
¶7.  (SBU) Chinese Deputy Perm Rep Liu, acknowledging that all 
countries are obligated to implement UNSCRs 1718/1874, urged 
against any expansion in the sanctions' scope that would 
affect the normal life and trade of the DPRK.  Liu asserted 
that the Committee's work should be guided by its mandate and 
be "relevant to the political situation."  He welcomed the 
recent enhancement of U.S.-DPRK bilateral contact. 
 
¶8.  (SBU) Russian Deputy Perm Rep Dolgov welcomed the 
"serious intent" in the POE's report, but urged the group not 
to go beyond its mandate or supersede the work of the 
Committee.  He said that certain tasks -- such as assessing 
Member State reporting on their implementation or asking 
states to provide more information about alleged sanctions 
violations -- should remain the prerogative of the Committee. 
 
 
 The 1718 Committee's work, Dolgov emphasized, must 
contribute to the resolution of the diplomatic dispute. 
Libyan Deputy Perm Rep Dabbashi observed a "lessening of 
tensions" on the Korean Peninsula.  He added the POE must 
abide by its mandate and not encroach on the Committee's 
prerogatives. 
 
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