Identifier
Created
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00HARARE5602
2000-10-03 12:42:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Harare
Cable title:
MBEKI TO CONVENE MEETING OF EXTERNAL
how-toThis record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. 031242Z Oct 00 CONFIDENTIAL PTO4862 PAGE 01 HARARE 05602 031242Z ACTION AF-00 INFO LOG-00 NP-00 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 SMEC-00 INL-00 DODE-00 DOTE-00 SRPP-00 DS-00 EB-00 EUR-00 FAAE-00 VC-00 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 IO-00 LAB-01 L-00 VCE-00 AC-01 NSAE-00 OIC-02 OMB-01 OPIC-01 PA-00 PM-00 PRS-00 ACE-00 P-00 SP-00 SSO-00 TRSE-00 USIE-00 PMB-00 DSCC-00 PRM-01 DRL-02 G-00 NFAT-00 SAS-00 SWCI-00 /010W ------------------8CEB6C 031242Z /38 FM AMEMBASSY HARARE TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7260 INFO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY RWANDA COLLECTIVE
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 005602
SIPDIS
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH
LONDON FOR CHARLES GURNEY
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS
USUN FOR HOLBROOKE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/03/10
TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG SA
SUBJECT: MBEKI TO CONVENE MEETING OF EXTERNAL
SIGNATORIES ON DROC PEACE PROCESS
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 02 HARARE 05602 031242Z
REFS: A) STATE 186856, B) HARARE 5584
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD. REASONS: 1.5 (B)
AND (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 005602
SIPDIS
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH
LONDON FOR CHARLES GURNEY
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS
USUN FOR HOLBROOKE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/03/10
TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG SA
SUBJECT: MBEKI TO CONVENE MEETING OF EXTERNAL
SIGNATORIES ON DROC PEACE PROCESS
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 02 HARARE 05602 031242Z
REFS: A) STATE 186856, B) HARARE 5584
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD. REASONS: 1.5 (B)
AND (D).
1. (C) AMBASSADOR REACHED FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER
STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY PHONE ON OCTOBER 2 TO FOLLOW UP ON
REF A DEMARCHE. MUDENGE HAD BEEN UNAVAILABLE WHEN
DEMARCHE WAS DELIVERED TO MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY
WILLARD CHIWEWE SEPTEMBER 29 (REF B). AMBASSADOR URGED
MUDENGE TO USE ZIMBABWE'S INFLUENCE WITH KABILA TO
PERMIT THE FULL MOVEMENT OF MONUC FORCES IN THE DROC AND
TO ABIDE BY THE LUSAKA ACCORDS. MUDENGE REPORTED THAT
SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT MBEKI WILL CONVENE SHORTLY A
MEETING OF THE HEADS OF STATE OF THE EXTERNAL SIGNATORY
COUNTRIES TO ASSESS THE CURRENT STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE LUSAKA ACCORDS AND TO URGE KABILA TO ABIDE BY
LUSAKA AND IMPLEMENT THE PEACE PROCESS. THE MEETING WAS
ORIGINALLY TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER THE SEPTEMBER 30-
OCTOBER 1 WEEKEND, BUT MBEKI POSTPONED IT. MUDENGE
REPORTED THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF SUCH
A MEETING. AMBASSADOR CONVEYED U.S. SUPPORT FOR
DISCUSSIONS THAT WOULD FURTHER THE PEACE PROCESS WITHOUT
COMPROMISING THE LUSAKA AGREEMENTS.
2. (C) COMMENT: MUDENGE HAS BEEN LARGELY INACCESSIBLE
SINCE RETURNING FROM WASHINGTON LAST MONTH AS HIS WIFE
HAS BEEN QUITE ILL. MUDENGE DID NOT STATE THE NATURE OF
HER ILLNESS, BUT SAID THAT SHE WOULD REMAIN IN HARARE
FOR TREATMENT. ALTHOUGH THE MFA HAS FOR SOME TIME BEEN
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PAGE 03 HARARE 05602 031242Z
RATHER DYSFUNCTIONAL, MUDENGE'S RECENT UNAVAILABILITY,
THE LACK OF A DEPUTY MINISTER AND AN EXPERIENCED
PERMANENT SECRETARY HAS RENDERED THE MFA PARTICULARLY
INEFFECTIVE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH OTHER SENIOR
INTERLOCUTORS IN GOVERNMENT TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR
ZIMBABWE TO DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO ENSURE THAT LUSAKA
SUCCEEDS.
MCDONALD
CONFIDENTIAL
>
SIPDIS
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH
LONDON FOR CHARLES GURNEY
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS
USUN FOR HOLBROOKE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/03/10
TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS ZI CG SA
SUBJECT: MBEKI TO CONVENE MEETING OF EXTERNAL
SIGNATORIES ON DROC PEACE PROCESS
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 02 HARARE 05602 031242Z
REFS: A) STATE 186856, B) HARARE 5584
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD. REASONS: 1.5 (B)
AND (D).
1. (C) AMBASSADOR REACHED FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER
STANISLAUS MUDENGE BY PHONE ON OCTOBER 2 TO FOLLOW UP ON
REF A DEMARCHE. MUDENGE HAD BEEN UNAVAILABLE WHEN
DEMARCHE WAS DELIVERED TO MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY
WILLARD CHIWEWE SEPTEMBER 29 (REF B). AMBASSADOR URGED
MUDENGE TO USE ZIMBABWE'S INFLUENCE WITH KABILA TO
PERMIT THE FULL MOVEMENT OF MONUC FORCES IN THE DROC AND
TO ABIDE BY THE LUSAKA ACCORDS. MUDENGE REPORTED THAT
SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT MBEKI WILL CONVENE SHORTLY A
MEETING OF THE HEADS OF STATE OF THE EXTERNAL SIGNATORY
COUNTRIES TO ASSESS THE CURRENT STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE LUSAKA ACCORDS AND TO URGE KABILA TO ABIDE BY
LUSAKA AND IMPLEMENT THE PEACE PROCESS. THE MEETING WAS
ORIGINALLY TO HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER THE SEPTEMBER 30-
OCTOBER 1 WEEKEND, BUT MBEKI POSTPONED IT. MUDENGE
REPORTED THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF SUCH
A MEETING. AMBASSADOR CONVEYED U.S. SUPPORT FOR
DISCUSSIONS THAT WOULD FURTHER THE PEACE PROCESS WITHOUT
COMPROMISING THE LUSAKA AGREEMENTS.
2. (C) COMMENT: MUDENGE HAS BEEN LARGELY INACCESSIBLE
SINCE RETURNING FROM WASHINGTON LAST MONTH AS HIS WIFE
HAS BEEN QUITE ILL. MUDENGE DID NOT STATE THE NATURE OF
HER ILLNESS, BUT SAID THAT SHE WOULD REMAIN IN HARARE
FOR TREATMENT. ALTHOUGH THE MFA HAS FOR SOME TIME BEEN
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 03 HARARE 05602 031242Z
RATHER DYSFUNCTIONAL, MUDENGE'S RECENT UNAVAILABILITY,
THE LACK OF A DEPUTY MINISTER AND AN EXPERIENCED
PERMANENT SECRETARY HAS RENDERED THE MFA PARTICULARLY
INEFFECTIVE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH OTHER SENIOR
INTERLOCUTORS IN GOVERNMENT TO EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR
ZIMBABWE TO DO EVERYTHING IT CAN TO ENSURE THAT LUSAKA
SUCCEEDS.
MCDONALD
CONFIDENTIAL
>