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04KIGALI877
2004-06-24 13:23:00
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Embassy Kigali
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KAGAME REPORTEDLY DISAPPOINTED WITH LACK OF USG

Tags:  PREL PINS MOPS RW CG 
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O 241323Z JUN 04
FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0728
INFO NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
CDR USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE IMMEDIATE
RWANDA COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
S E C R E T KIGALI 000877 


DEPARTMENT FOR AF DAS YAMAMOTO, AF/C AND INR/AA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/24/2014
TAGS: PREL PINS MOPS RW CG
SUBJECT: KAGAME REPORTEDLY DISAPPOINTED WITH LACK OF USG
CRITICISM OF KABILA

REF: KIGALI 000871

CLASSIFIED BY: ERIC WONG, POLITICAL OFFICER. REASON: 1.4 (D).

S E C R E T KIGALI 000877


DEPARTMENT FOR AF DAS YAMAMOTO, AF/C AND INR/AA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/24/2014
TAGS: PREL PINS MOPS RW CG
SUBJECT: KAGAME REPORTEDLY DISAPPOINTED WITH LACK OF USG
CRITICISM OF KABILA

REF: KIGALI 000871

CLASSIFIED BY: ERIC WONG, POLITICAL OFFICER. REASON: 1.4 (D).


1. (S/NF) ON JUNE 24, A SENIOR RWANDAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL IN
THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PROVIDED COMMENTS ON THE REACTION
OF PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME TO A MEETING WITH VISITING AF DAS
DON YAMAMOTO AND AF/C DIRECTOR AL EASTHAM ON JUNE 23 IN
KIGALI.


2. (S/NF) KAGAME WAS REPORTEDLY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE USG
OFFICIALS SAID LITTLE THAT WAS CRITICAL OF PRESIDENT JOSEPH
KABILA. HE BELIEVED THAT THE OFFICIALS FOCUSED TOO STRONGLY
ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER RWANDA WOULD SEND TROOPS INTO
EASTERN CONGO, WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF MOST CONCERN
TO RWANDA: THE FAILURE OF THE DRC GOVERNMENT TO DISARM AND
REPATRIATE THE RWANDAN REBELS IN THE EASTERN DRC.


3. (S/NF) THE GOR OFFICIAL NOTED THAT KAGAME'S DISAPPOINTMENT
STRENGTHENED INTO ANGER WHEN HE LEARNED THAT, LATER ON JUNE
24, THE UNSC HAD ISSUED A STATEMENT (S/PRST/2004/21) THAT, IN
THE VIEW OF THE RWANDANS, WAS MORE CRITICAL OF RWANDA THAN IT
WAS OF THE DRC. IN ADDITION, THE UK GOVERNMENT WARNED RWANDA
IN STRONG TERMS TO AVOID A NEW INTERVENTION IN THE EASTERN
DRC. THESE STATEMENTS, ACCORDING TO THE RWANDAN OFFICIAL,
WERE ALSO OVERLY CRITICAL OF RWANDA, WHILE AVOIDING THE REAL
ISSUE OF THE FAILURE OF THE DRC TO IMPLEMENT DISARMAMENT,
DEMOBILIZATION, REINTEGRATION AND RESETTLEMENT OR
REPATRIATION OPERATIONS (DDRRR) OF REBEL COMBATANTS.


4. (C) COMMENT: KAGAME'S JUNE 24 MEETING WITH YAMAMOTO,
EASTHAM, AMBASSADOR AND POLOFF (NOTE-TAKER) WAS CORDIAL. THE
JUNE 24 UNSC STATEMENT CALLS ON THE GOR TO REFRAIN FROM
SUPPORTING ARMED GROUPS IN THE CONGO, PARTICULARLY THOSE LED
BY GEN. LAURENT NKUNDA AND COL. JULES MUTEBUSI, BUT MAKES NO
REFERENCE TO THE EX-FAR/INTERAHAMWE OR FDLR. END COMMENT.


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