DRC: DEMARCHES ON SECURITY COUNCIL, SECRETARY

UNCLAS KINSHASA 000373 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS IO/UNP BHARRIS WHA/PPC RYONEOKA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL UN UNSC GT VE CG SUBJECT: DRC: DEMARCHES ON SECURITY COUNCIL, SECRETARY GENERAL DELIVERED REF: A. STATE 20173 ¶B. STATE 22833 ¶1. (SBU) PolOff met March 3 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli to discuss a variety of subjects, including the upcoming elections of new members to the UN Security Council (reftel A) and of a new UN Secretary General (reftel B). Djoli said in light of Guatemala's contributions to the UN Mission in the Congo (MONUC) and the death of eight Guatemalan peacekeepers in the DRC in January, the GDRC would definitely vote in favor of Guatemala receiving a seat on the UNSC. ¶2. (SBU) PolOff also delivered talking points from reftel B regarding the election of a new Secretary General. Djoli said it was his understanding that an Asian nation was next in line to hold the position, but the GDRC did not support any one candidate. Djoli said regardless of the candidates' nationalities, they should all be committed to reforming the UN bureaucracy and its financial management. MEECE