DJIBOUTI'S STANCE ON U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY

UNCLAS DJIBOUTI 000907 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC EAIR XX DJ ICAO SUBJECT: DJIBOUTI'S STANCE ON U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY REF: STATE 129596 ¶1. (U) Ambassador and Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel to Chief of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Idriss Farah, on 1 July. Farah said the Government of Djibouti will automatically support U.S. candidacy for re-election as a Category 1 country of the ICAO Council. Regarding Djiboutian government attendance at the next ICAO General Assembly, Farah said it is usually the Director of Civil Aviation, Almis Haid, who would attend. However, if Haid's participation was not possible, the Djiboutian mission to New York would be sure to send a representative. RAGSDALE