MOZAMBIQUE - ICAO LEADERSHIP DEMARCHE

UNCLAS MAPUTO 000742 SIPDIS SENSITIVE IO/T - OSTRANDER, EB/TRA - DAS BYERLY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAIR ASEC MZ ICAO SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE - ICAO LEADERSHIP DEMARCHE REF: STATE 83002 (SBU) On June 8 emboff spoke with Antonio Pinto, Director of the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique (IACM). Mr. Pinto is Mozambique's delegate to ICAO. Pinto, who had earlier reviewed a copy of the demarche non-paper, immediately expressed skepticism that ICAO needed any structural reform concerning the roles of the presidency and secretary general. He said that the reform suggestions were "all reasonable," but he questioned the motives. For example, he said that a two-term limit was a "generally acceptable" idea but asked why it had to be brought to the table at this particular time. Pinto did not offer his opinions on specific candidates for positions, and emboff decided it was prudent not to ask under the circumstances. WYSHAM