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06SANTIAGO383
2006-02-22 22:40:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Santiago
Cable title:  

FOREIGN MINISTER WALKER DISCUSSES BACHELET

Tags:  PREL MARR MASS PGOV HA CI 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTIAGO 000383 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/22/2016
TAGS: PREL MARR MASS PGOV HA CI
SUBJECT: FOREIGN MINISTER WALKER DISCUSSES BACHELET
INAUGURATION, HAITI AND ICC WITH AMBASSADOR

Classified By: Craig Kelly for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTIAGO 000383

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/22/2016
TAGS: PREL MARR MASS PGOV HA CI
SUBJECT: FOREIGN MINISTER WALKER DISCUSSES BACHELET
INAUGURATION, HAITI AND ICC WITH AMBASSADOR

Classified By: Craig Kelly for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) Summary: Ambassador Craig Kelly met with outgoing
Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker on February 21, 2006 to
discuss the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Article
98, and participation in Haiti's peacekeeping operation. End
Summary.

ICC AND ARTICLE 98


2. (C) Walker expressed disappointment in the U.S. negative
response to the Chilean proposal that a broadened Status of
Forces Agreement (SOFA) could lead to a solution to American
Servicemembers Protective Act (ASPA) sanctions, when Chile
ratifies the ICC. Invoking the 2005 conversation between
Presidents Bush and Lagos in Mar del Plata, Walker said the
two presidents assured one another that a resolution would be
found to the ICC-ASPA problem. Walker emphasized the
political complications for Chile of an Article 98 agreement.
The Ambassador and Walker agreed that both governments want
to avoid a confrontation, and Walker added there must be some
type of waiver to be granted so that Chile, "one of the
like-minded countries in the region," was "not punished."
Walker noted that the Chilean Congress was prepared to ratify
the ICC in 2006. The Ambassador praised the Chilean SOFA
proposal as a significant step forward in mil-mil relations,
but recalled that we had made clear to GOC early on that a
SOFA would not answer the ASPA requirements.

HAITI


3. (C) Walker commented that the GOC is pleased with their
participation in the peacekeeping effort in Haiti, noting the
experience had offered helpful lessons.

KELLY