DEMARCHE DELIVERED - CONDEMNING HOSTAGE TAKING AND

UNCLAS DJIBOUTI 001052

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER PHUM DJ
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - CONDEMNING HOSTAGE TAKING AND
MURDERS

REF: SECSTATE 166182


1. (U) Poloff delivered demarche per reftel 2 August to Mohamed
Omar Djama, head of American affairs in the Bilateral
Relations department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Djama agreed that the actions taken by terrorists in Iraq
should be condemned and were not in line with the peaceful
nature of Islam. He commented that perhaps at the next
meeting of the Arab League, the countries might propose an
official statement. Poloff then asked if the Government of
Djibouti would be considering making a public statement
against the terrorist actions in Iraq individually. Djama
replied that he would pass the message to his superiors for
consideration of the matter.


2. Minimize considered.
NICHOLAS