DEMARCHE ON DARFUR FOR VIP VISITORS TO SUDAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 003153 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/26/2014 TAGS: ODIP PREL ER ET DEMARCHE SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON DARFUR FOR VIP VISITORS TO SUDAN DELIVERED REF: STATE 271223 Classified By: Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski for reasons 1.4 b and d. ¶1. (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Prime Deputy Foreign Minister al-Dhabbi on December 25. (Note: Foreign Minister Qirbi has already departed for Khartoum. End Note.) ¶2. (C) Emphasizing that the government of Sudan has repeatedly violated its pledges to the AU to cease offensive operations in Darfur, Ambassador urged that President Saleh join the USG in making clear to GOS that its actions in Darfur are unacceptable. Sudan's failure to live up to its commitments so far has served to prolong the violence and increase the humanitarian crisis. Dhabbi shared Ambassador's concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation and promised to pass our message to President Saleh prior to the President's departure for Khartoum on December 26. KRAJESKI