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112381 6/18/2007 5:57 07TOKYO2737 Embassy Tokyo CONFIDENTIAL 07STATE83491 VZCZCXYZ0001 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHKO #2737 1690557 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 180557Z JUN 07 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4596 INFO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA PRIORITY 0254 RUEHKB/AMEMBASSY BAKU PRIORITY 0021 RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST PRIORITY 0149 RUEHCH/AMEMBASSY CHISINAU PRIORITY 0007 RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KYIV PRIORITY 0002 RUEHSF/AMEMBASSY SOFIA PRIORITY 0139 RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI PRIORITY 0096 RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW PRIORITY 0447 C O N F I D E N T I A L TOKYO 002737
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/14/2017 TAGS: PREL, OVIP, EAID, ECON, KCRM, AJ, GG, MD, UP, JA SUBJECT: JAPAN WILL HAVE FIRST MEETING WITH "GUAM" COUNTRIES
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Classified By: Political Minister Counselor W. Michael Meserve. Reason s: 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche June 15 to MOFA Central and South Eastern Europe Division Principal Deputy Director Tatsuya Machida. Machida said he was "very grateful" for the information and that it would provide an "excellent reference" for Japan's first-ever meeting with the "GUAM" (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova) organization in Baku. Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka will represent Japan in the meeting, showing the government's commitment to the "Arc of Freedom and Prosperity" policy articulated by Foreign Minister Aso in November 2006. Machida finished by reiterating his gratitude for the non-paper, saying he looked forward to more information sharing after the meeting. SCHIEFFER
