Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07CAIRO1252
2007-04-29 10:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:
EGYPT OFFERS TROOPS FOR DARFUR
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UNCLAS CAIRO 001252
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUME MOPS UNSC KPKO EG SU
SUBJECT: EGYPT OFFERS TROOPS FOR DARFUR
REF: CAIRO 1189
Sensitive but unclassified, not for Internet distribution.
UNCLAS CAIRO 001252
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUME MOPS UNSC KPKO EG SU
SUBJECT: EGYPT OFFERS TROOPS FOR DARFUR
REF: CAIRO 1189
Sensitive but unclassified, not for Internet distribution.
1. (SBU) Summary: On April 26, Egypt publicly offered a
significant contribution for the AU/UN Darfur heavy support
package (HSP),contingent upon Sudanese government approval.
MOD contacts confirmed that the GOE has offered between 1200
and 1900 troops. Egypt has asked the UN to provide further
funding for the peacekeeping operation. End summary.
2. (SBU) On April 26, Assistant Minister of Defense Major
General Fouad Abd El Halim confirmed to poloff local press
reports that Egypt has offered the UN a significant
contribution for Darfur peacekeeping operations. According
to MG Fouad, Egypt will contribute between 1200 and 1900
personnel: one to two mechanized infantry battalions (680 to
1360 troops),100 military observers, 30 headquarters staff
for plans and command, one transport company (200 personnel),
one signals company (150 personnel),and a field hospital
(approximately 60 personnel). Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul
Gheit said in an April 27 press statement that Egypt would be
willing to consider sending more troops in the future.
3. (SBU) In his pubic remarks, Aboul Gheit noted that the GOE
offer was contingent on Bashir's acceptance of the HSP. MG
Fouad stressed this point to poloff. Specifically, Aboul
Gheit stated that Egypt advocates deploying the HSP to
Darfur, as "the Sudanese government has recently informed the
UN of its approval of the support packages." Egypt views
Bashir's acceptance of the HSP and follow-on UN/AU hybrid
force as genuine, and worries that US sanctions, if
implemented, could damage prospects for implementation of the
UN force (reftel).
4. (SBU) In his April 27 statement, Aboul Gheit called upon
the UN to respond to the Egyptian offer by providing funds
for Darfur peacekeeping. Egypt has previously been
disappointed by UN and AU responses to Egyptian troop offers
(reftel).
RICCIARDONE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUME MOPS UNSC KPKO EG SU
SUBJECT: EGYPT OFFERS TROOPS FOR DARFUR
REF: CAIRO 1189
Sensitive but unclassified, not for Internet distribution.
1. (SBU) Summary: On April 26, Egypt publicly offered a
significant contribution for the AU/UN Darfur heavy support
package (HSP),contingent upon Sudanese government approval.
MOD contacts confirmed that the GOE has offered between 1200
and 1900 troops. Egypt has asked the UN to provide further
funding for the peacekeeping operation. End summary.
2. (SBU) On April 26, Assistant Minister of Defense Major
General Fouad Abd El Halim confirmed to poloff local press
reports that Egypt has offered the UN a significant
contribution for Darfur peacekeeping operations. According
to MG Fouad, Egypt will contribute between 1200 and 1900
personnel: one to two mechanized infantry battalions (680 to
1360 troops),100 military observers, 30 headquarters staff
for plans and command, one transport company (200 personnel),
one signals company (150 personnel),and a field hospital
(approximately 60 personnel). Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul
Gheit said in an April 27 press statement that Egypt would be
willing to consider sending more troops in the future.
3. (SBU) In his pubic remarks, Aboul Gheit noted that the GOE
offer was contingent on Bashir's acceptance of the HSP. MG
Fouad stressed this point to poloff. Specifically, Aboul
Gheit stated that Egypt advocates deploying the HSP to
Darfur, as "the Sudanese government has recently informed the
UN of its approval of the support packages." Egypt views
Bashir's acceptance of the HSP and follow-on UN/AU hybrid
force as genuine, and worries that US sanctions, if
implemented, could damage prospects for implementation of the
UN force (reftel).
4. (SBU) In his April 27 statement, Aboul Gheit called upon
the UN to respond to the Egyptian offer by providing funds
for Darfur peacekeeping. Egypt has previously been
disappointed by UN and AU responses to Egyptian troop offers
(reftel).
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