DEMARCHE ON CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN

C O N F I D E N T I A L DJIBOUTI 000339

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/08/2014
TAGS: PREL PGOV PARM PTER IZ DJ
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN
IRAQ DELIVERED

REF: SECSTATE 47118

Classified By: Pol/Econ Erinn Reed for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).


1. (C) Per reftel, Poloff met with Secretary General
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh,
March 8 to urge Djibouti to issue a public statement
condemning the March 2 terrorist attacks in Iraq.
Bogoreh agreed that the attacks are something the
Djiboutian government cannot approve. He stated that
the Government of Djibouti condemns the killing of
innocent people in attacks like the recent ones in
Iraq. Bogoreh said he would talk with the Minister
of Foreign Affairs about a public statement. Post
will follow up.
RAGSDALE