TANZANIA FAVORS AMIS REHAT, BUT STRESSES

C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 000447 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/SPG, AF/E AND IO/PSC E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2016 TAGS: NATO PREL SU KPKO TZ SUBJECT: TANZANIA FAVORS AMIS REHAT, BUT STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING AFRICAN ROLE REF: A. STATE 36548 ¶B. DAR ES SALAAM 00315 ¶C. STATE 23622 ¶D. STATE 22854 Classified By: Political Officer Maureen B. Latour for reasons 1.4(b) a nd (d). ¶1. (C) Charge delivered the points in Reftel A to Ambassador Liberatta Mulamula, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Division, on March 9. Mulamula said the Government of Tanzania position is clear: the African Union (AU) cannot accomplish the mission and there is no other way to proceed but under the United Nations. Mulamula hopes Sudan will be able to accept the UN mission, but did not know if it would be with or without conditions. ¶2. (C) However, Mulamula raised concerns regarding the role of the AU and of African forces after a rehatting to the UN. Mulamula asked why, if the UN has the means and capacity to deploy forces, does it not use those same means to reinforce the AU mission instead of changing over completely to a UN mission. Mulamula asked if AU forces would be absorbed into UN units and expressed concern over the image of the AU after the rehat, stressing that the AU must be seen as continuing to play a central role. DELLY