SUDAN - MADAGASCAR ATTENDING AFCARPAC, AGREES TO

UNCLAS ANTANANARIVO 001363 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/E - MBEYZEROV E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PINS SOCI MA CN SUBJECT: SUDAN - MADAGASCAR ATTENDING AFCARPAC, AGREES TO MAKE STATEMENT REF: SECSTATE 194464 Madagascar Sends Delegation Of One -------------- ¶1. Madagascar Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Marcel Ranjeva has departed for Sudan, but is attending the conference alone according to the most senior official available at the MFA. DCM Sibley conveyed points provided in reftel to Secretary General Jean Pierre Rakotonirina. SecGen promised to pass the message on to Minister Ranjeva that the USG urged him to make a statement condemning Khartoum's continued campaign of violence in Darfur and call for the United Nations' immediate deployment to the region. The DCM suggested to SecGen that Sudan needs to hear from its friends that their behavior is unacceptable, as well as from its critics. Comoros Not Likely To Attend -------------- ¶2. Secretary General Inzouddine Hodhoaer of the Comoran Ministry of Exterior Relations informed PolOff that he believed the GOC was not sending a delegation to the conference in Sudan. The SecGen was open to talking points presented in reftel and promised to verify that a delegation was not attending, requesting that PolOff call back the next day. Post will report any change in this information septel. McGEE