NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: COORDINATED TROIKA PLUS

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 002792 SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM NL SU SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: COORDINATED TROIKA PLUS DEMARCHE ON THE AEC REF: SECSTATE 188676 ¶1. (SBU) On October 13, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Carlijn Pouwels and Hagar Lightvoet (Policy Officers, Sudan Task Force, MFA). POLOFF noted that the U.S. was urging the Presidency of the Government of National Unity (GNU) to form the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (EAC) and asked the Dutch to support this effort. ¶2. (SBU) In response, Lightvoet noted that Hans Docter, Deputy Head of the Sudan Task Force, is currently in Khartoum, where he already had planned to express Dutch support for establishing the EAC directly to GNU FM Akol. Lightvoet promised to pass reftel points to Docter to help him prepare for his meeting, and said Docter would most likely be willing to provide an outbrief on his return. BLAKEMAN