MOZAMBIQUE: PRESSING AU MEMBERS TO STAND FIRM ON

C O N F I D E N T I A L MAPUTO 000786 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR IO/UNP AND AF/S:HTREGER E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/30/2016 TAGS: KPKO PREL MARR PINS SOCI MZ SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE: PRESSING AU MEMBERS TO STAND FIRM ON UN TRANSITION IN SUDAN REF: STATE 105710 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires James Dudley for reasons 1.4 (b) and ( d) 1.(C) IN THE ABSENCE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS, POLOFF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON JUNE 30 TO FAIZAL CASSAM, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S DIRECTORATE OF AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. CASSAM SAID THAT THE SMALL NUMBER OF COUNTRIES THAT OPPOSED TRANSITION OF AMIS TO A UN MISSION DID NOT HAVE THE FORCE TO CHANGE THE DECISION. HE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE AU LACKED THE RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN AMIS. ¶2. (C) CHARGE MADE SIMILAR POINTS ON JUNE 30 TO FOREIGN MINISTRY DIRECTOR FOR THE AMERICAS AND EUROPE ELIAS JAIME ZIMBA. ZIMBA SAID MOZAMBIQUE'S POSITION IN FAVOR OF REHATTING THE AMIS MISSION TO A UN MISSION WOULD NOT CHANGE DESPITE ATTEMPTS BY SOME COUNTRIES TO RAISE THE ISSUE. Dudley