Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ABIDJAN88
2007-01-25 14:56:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abidjan
Cable title:
COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO CONTINUES TO PUSH HIS OWN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABIDJAN 000088
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
KINSHASA PASS TO BRAZZAVILLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/24/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO CONTINUES TO PUSH HIS OWN
PEACE PROPOSALS AND IGNORE UNSC 1712
REF: 06 ABIDJAN 1402
Classified By: POL/ECON Jim Wojtasiewicz, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABIDJAN 000088
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
KINSHASA PASS TO BRAZZAVILLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/24/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO CONTINUES TO PUSH HIS OWN
PEACE PROPOSALS AND IGNORE UNSC 1712
REF: 06 ABIDJAN 1402
Classified By: POL/ECON Jim Wojtasiewicz, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).
1. (U) On January 22 President Gbagbo met with the diplomatic
corps to receive their New Year,s greetings. In his speech
for the occasion, Gbagbo reiterated the proposals for
resolving Cote d,Ivoire,s crisis that he had first put
forward December 19 (reftel). Once again, he called for
direct dialogue with the rebel New Forces (FN); a general
amnesty; a "national service" to train the nation,s youth,
assist war victims and reintegrate ex-rebels into the army;
and the elimination of the Zone of Confidence buffer zone
between the north and the south.
2. (U) Gbagbo asserted that his proposal for direct dialogue
with the FN had met with the approval of FN leader Soro, the
political opposition, ECOWAS, and the International Working
Group. He promised that this "specific dialogue" with the FN
would be expanded into a comprehensive national dialogue. He
characterized the elimination of the Zone of Confidence as a
way for the international community to contribute concretely
to reunification and the restoration of confidence throughout
the country. He stressed that the overall objective of the
steps he was proposing was the holding of elections, the
"last dressing that will heal this whole wound."
3. (C) Comment. Once again Gbagbo made no mention of
identification. He also made no mention of UN Security
Council Resolution 1712, aparently continuing to gamble that
if he simply ignores UNSCR 1712, both the international
community and the Ivoirian opposition will drop it, step
aside, and let him have his way. This will handicap the
direct dialogue that is supposed to take place within the
framework of UNSCR 1721 and to have as a key agenda item the
identification process. End Comment.
Hooks
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
KINSHASA PASS TO BRAZZAVILLE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/24/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO CONTINUES TO PUSH HIS OWN
PEACE PROPOSALS AND IGNORE UNSC 1712
REF: 06 ABIDJAN 1402
Classified By: POL/ECON Jim Wojtasiewicz, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).
1. (U) On January 22 President Gbagbo met with the diplomatic
corps to receive their New Year,s greetings. In his speech
for the occasion, Gbagbo reiterated the proposals for
resolving Cote d,Ivoire,s crisis that he had first put
forward December 19 (reftel). Once again, he called for
direct dialogue with the rebel New Forces (FN); a general
amnesty; a "national service" to train the nation,s youth,
assist war victims and reintegrate ex-rebels into the army;
and the elimination of the Zone of Confidence buffer zone
between the north and the south.
2. (U) Gbagbo asserted that his proposal for direct dialogue
with the FN had met with the approval of FN leader Soro, the
political opposition, ECOWAS, and the International Working
Group. He promised that this "specific dialogue" with the FN
would be expanded into a comprehensive national dialogue. He
characterized the elimination of the Zone of Confidence as a
way for the international community to contribute concretely
to reunification and the restoration of confidence throughout
the country. He stressed that the overall objective of the
steps he was proposing was the holding of elections, the
"last dressing that will heal this whole wound."
3. (C) Comment. Once again Gbagbo made no mention of
identification. He also made no mention of UN Security
Council Resolution 1712, aparently continuing to gamble that
if he simply ignores UNSCR 1712, both the international
community and the Ivoirian opposition will drop it, step
aside, and let him have his way. This will handicap the
direct dialogue that is supposed to take place within the
framework of UNSCR 1721 and to have as a key agenda item the
identification process. End Comment.
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