MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE MONITORING

C O N F I D E N T I A L MAPUTO 000542 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/19/2014 TAGS: PREF PHUM PREL SU CD MZ EUN SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE ON DARFUR CEASEFIRE MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS REF: A. STATE 87240 ¶B. MAPUTO 515 ¶C. STATE 82718 Classified By: Econ/Pol Chief David Hodge for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) ¶1. (C) On April 20 the Ambassador delivered reftel (A) demarche to Ambassador Carlos dos Santos, diplomatic adviser to President Chissano. Dos Santos was not aware of what had transpired at the April 19 Addis meeting. He promised to brief President Chissano that afternoon at the Parliament before the President's evening departure to Cotonou, Benin. Dos Santos said that Chissano would continue to pay close attention to Darfur developments. Following our previous demarche with dos Santos, reftel (B),Chissano had last week given instructions from Rome to the Mozambican Ambassador in Addis and sent a letter to Secretary General Konare encouraging strong AU leadership (sent by fax with the original hand carried by the AU commissioner attending the Rome meeting). Minimize Considered LA LIME