SUDAN: NIGERIA AGREES TO DEPLOYMENT OF VMT

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E.O 12598: DECL: 04/15/2014
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF MARR SU NI
SUBJECT: SUDAN: NIGERIA AGREES TO DEPLOYMENT OF VMT
MONITORS TO DARFUR

REF: (A) KHARTOUM 383
(B) GALINDO E-MAIL (4/14/2004)

CLASSIFIED BY CDA RICK L. ROBERTS FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND
(D).


1. (C) April 15, per request from Embassy Khartoum (REF B)
CDA raised the African Union's request to re-assign
monitors from the VMT to Darfur with Minister of Foreign
Affairs Adeniji and MFA Undersecretary for Regions and
International Organizations Amb. Ashiru. The MFA had not
yet been informed of the request made by the AU to the
Nigerian Embassy in Addis Ababa (REF B),however, Ashiru
said the GON would support the reassignment of its officers
from the VMT to Darfur and would work to expedite their
deployment in time for the April 21 preparatory meeting in
Addis Ababa.
ROBERTS