PSI BACKGROUND AND TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO

UNCLAS DJIBOUTI 001827 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM PREL DJ SUBJECT: PSI BACKGROUND AND TALKING POINTS DELIVERED TO GODJ REF: SECSTATE 254587 ¶1. (SBU) CDA Tim Smith presented reftel talking points to Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Badri Ali Bogoreh October 2. Bogoreh expressed interest in the program. He promised to circulate the Interdiction Principles within the GoDj. He wished to know how counter-terrorism measures being taken by Djibouti in connection with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) might relate to the program. ¶2. (SBU) Bogoreh suggested we contact him when we receive further information. He believes PSI is particularly important to Djibouti because of the country's critical role as both a regional shipping center and a prominent meber of the anti-teror coalition. SMITH