HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO PROMISES "FULL SUPPORT"

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SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR, NEA/NGA, NP, AND PM
STATE FOR WHA AND WHA/CEN

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/17/2013
TAGS: PREL PARM MOPS IZ HO
SUBJECT: HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO PROMISES "FULL SUPPORT"
FOR USG VISION FOR IRAQ

REF: A. STATE 69423

B. MANAGUA 814

Classified By: Ambassador Larry Palmer; Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).


1. (C) Ambassador spoke to Honduran President Ricardo Maduro
March 16 to discuss ref A seeking GOH support for a vision
for Iraq and the Iraqi people. Maduro promised Ambassador
the "full support" of Honduras for the USG position. When
asked, Maduro said that the GOH might make a public statement
on the issue. Maduro asked Ambassador for copies of the
statements from the Atlantic Summit, which Post sent to
Maduro March 17. (DCM tried but was unable to reach Acting
Foreign Minister Anibal Quinonez.)


2. (C) PolOff asked MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario
Fortin March 17 if the GOH was planning to sign the
Nicaraguan-organized joint Central American statement on Iraq
(ref B). Fortin said he was unsure but would check with
Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias and provide an
answer to the Embassy as soon as possible.
Palmer