Identifier
Created
Classification
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07BANJUL40
2007-01-23 12:35:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Banjul
Cable title:  

THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP VOTE

Tags:  PREL AU GA 
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SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/23/2017
TAGS: PREL AU GA
SUBJECT: THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP VOTE

REF: STATE 8022

Classified By: AMBASSADOR JOSEPH STAFFORD, REASON 1.4 (B AND D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L BANJUL 000040

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/23/2017
TAGS: PREL AU GA
SUBJECT: THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON AU CHAIRMANSHIP VOTE

REF: STATE 8022

Classified By: AMBASSADOR JOSEPH STAFFORD, REASON 1.4 (B AND D)


1. (C) Ambassador made reftel demarche January 23 to Foreign
Affairs Permanent Secretary William Joof (Deputy Formin
equivalent),registering our concern over the negative
repercussions of a decision to give Sudanese President Bashir
the AU Chairmanship at the upcoming AU summit.


2. (C) Joof followed our presentation closely and undertook
to share it with President Jammeh, confirming that the latter
would attend the summit. Joof said he would advise us as
soon as the GOTG had decided whom to support for the AU
chairmanship, while reiterating, "I received your message"
about the drawbacks of a Sudanese chairmanship.
STAFFORD