Identifier
Created
Classification
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06MAPUTO662
2006-06-06 07:07:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Maputo
Cable title:
MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH
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UNCLAS MAPUTO 000662
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR HTREGER
MCC FOR SGAULL AND MHARRINGTON
USAID FOR AA/AFR AND AFR/SA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH
MCC CEO DANILOVICH
UNCLAS MAPUTO 000662
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR HTREGER
MCC FOR SGAULL AND MHARRINGTON
USAID FOR AA/AFR AND AFR/SA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH
MCC CEO DANILOVICH
1. Summary: On June 1, 2006, President Armando Guebuza of
Mozambique met with the CEO of the Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC),Ambassador John Danilovich, during the
World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. The
exchange was very positive, and demonstrated the support and
commitment from both the Mozambican leadership and MCC for a
possible Mozambican Compact by or before the first quarter
of 2007. End Summary.
2. In his meeting with President Guebuza June 1, Ambassador
Danilovich thanked Guebuza for his leadership role in the
Mozambican Compact development process and emphasized the
need for his continued leadership to assure a successful
program. Guebuza, in turn, emphasized his government's
commitment to reaching a Compact with MCC. When discussing
the aggressive timeframe for the Mozambique Compact
execution by the end of 2006 or the first quarter of 2007,
Guebuza stated that Mozambique "had no time to lose." Both
men acknowledged the importance of conducting a responsible
amount of project preparation, while maintaining a fast
track timeframe.
3. Ambassador Danilovich complimented the partnership formed
between MCC and the Mozambican Core Team. He stressed the
importance of the Core Team securing legal counsel and
appropriate technical experts by mid June, in order to stay
on track for the aggressive timeline.
4. Note: The Core Team's legal counsel will be responsible
for assisting the government to develop the governance
framework for the proposed MCC program, as well as to assist
with other programmatic issues. Additional technical
experts on the Core Team will strengthen the Core Team
ability to evaluate and respond to the multitude of
consultants' deliverables. These deliverables will
ultimately be used by the Core Team to form a comprehensive
and coherent MCC proposal with detailed program and activity
design. End Note.
Comment
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5. A realistic assessment of Compact closing would be toward
the end of the first quarter of 2007, assuming no slippage
in an otherwise extremely aggressive schedule.
La Lime
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR HTREGER
MCC FOR SGAULL AND MHARRINGTON
USAID FOR AA/AFR AND AFR/SA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH
MCC CEO DANILOVICH
1. Summary: On June 1, 2006, President Armando Guebuza of
Mozambique met with the CEO of the Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC),Ambassador John Danilovich, during the
World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. The
exchange was very positive, and demonstrated the support and
commitment from both the Mozambican leadership and MCC for a
possible Mozambican Compact by or before the first quarter
of 2007. End Summary.
2. In his meeting with President Guebuza June 1, Ambassador
Danilovich thanked Guebuza for his leadership role in the
Mozambican Compact development process and emphasized the
need for his continued leadership to assure a successful
program. Guebuza, in turn, emphasized his government's
commitment to reaching a Compact with MCC. When discussing
the aggressive timeframe for the Mozambique Compact
execution by the end of 2006 or the first quarter of 2007,
Guebuza stated that Mozambique "had no time to lose." Both
men acknowledged the importance of conducting a responsible
amount of project preparation, while maintaining a fast
track timeframe.
3. Ambassador Danilovich complimented the partnership formed
between MCC and the Mozambican Core Team. He stressed the
importance of the Core Team securing legal counsel and
appropriate technical experts by mid June, in order to stay
on track for the aggressive timeline.
4. Note: The Core Team's legal counsel will be responsible
for assisting the government to develop the governance
framework for the proposed MCC program, as well as to assist
with other programmatic issues. Additional technical
experts on the Core Team will strengthen the Core Team
ability to evaluate and respond to the multitude of
consultants' deliverables. These deliverables will
ultimately be used by the Core Team to form a comprehensive
and coherent MCC proposal with detailed program and activity
design. End Note.
Comment
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5. A realistic assessment of Compact closing would be toward
the end of the first quarter of 2007, assuming no slippage
in an otherwise extremely aggressive schedule.
La Lime