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06VIENNA573
2006-02-24 15:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE ON MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO CHARLES

Tags:  PREL KAWC XY AU 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 000573 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2016
TAGS: PREL KAWC XY AU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO CHARLES
TAYLOR: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE

REF: STATE 26600

Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips for
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L VIENNA 000573

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2016
TAGS: PREL KAWC XY AU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON MULTILATERAL APPROACH TO CHARLES
TAYLOR: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE

REF: STATE 26600

Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips for
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d)


1. (C) Post conveyed reftel talking points to Ralph Scheide,
the Austrian MFA's Assistant Secretary-level Director for the
Middle East and Africa; to Caroline Gudenus, Head of the
MFA's Sub-Saharan Africa Division; and to Klaus
Famira-Parcsetich, the MFA's Acting European Political
Correspondent on February 21 and 23. In a February 24
follow-up meeting with EconUnit Chief, Gudenus said the GoA
agreed with the USG approach for facilitating Taylor's
extradition. According to Gudenus, the MFA's Special Envoy
for Africa, Georg Lennkh, had recently discussed this issue
with Liberian President Shirleaf. Shirleaf appeared open to
broach Taylor's extradition with Nigerian President Obasanjo,
but did not explicitly commit herself to take action.


2. (C) Gudenus noted that, although the political situation
in Liberia is hopeful, it is still fragile. Under these
circumstances, Gudenus cautioned that the USG and EU should
move discretely to urge Shirleaf to contact Obasanjo.
Gudenus added that the GoA would have an opportunity to raise
this issue with ECOWAS in April and during an AU troika
meeting in May. EconUnit Chief urged Gudenus to accelerate
contacts with ECOWAS and the AU, given possible time and
funding constraints for the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Gudenus promised the GoA would undertake to contact the
Liberian Government as soon as possible.
McCaw