Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07DARESSALAAM1567
2007-12-06 12:34:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Cable title:
TANZANIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TARGETED ZIMBABWE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 001567
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/E FOR M BEYZEROV, AF/RSA FOR M BITTRICK
ALSO AF/S FOR S HILL
ADDIS FOR AU MISSION
LONDON, PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TARGETED ZIMBABWE
SANCTIONS
REF: STATE 161333
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission, D. Purnell Delly for
reasons 1.4 (b,d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 001567
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/E FOR M BEYZEROV, AF/RSA FOR M BITTRICK
ALSO AF/S FOR S HILL
ADDIS FOR AU MISSION
LONDON, PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TARGETED ZIMBABWE
SANCTIONS
REF: STATE 161333
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission, D. Purnell Delly for
reasons 1.4 (b,d).
1. (C) Tanzania's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political
Affairs, Ambassador Seif Ali Iddi, said that while the
Government of Tanzania (GOT) is dismayed at the violence
against the political opposition in Zimbabwe, it believes
President Mugabe's continued involvement in the SADC
mediation process is a positive sign. The Deputy Chief of
Mission underlined to Iddi in their December 4 meeting that
the financial and travel sanctions to be imposed on
additional Zimabweans were targeting the perpetrators of such
violence and were in no way intended to undermine the SADC
initiative. The U.S. remains strongly supportive of this
initiative.
2. (C) Ambassador Iddi stressed that all SADC member states
have encouraged President Mbeki to continue reaching out to
the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) authorities in order to find
a solution. The main objective is to get Mugabe to reconcile
with the opposition and "make democracy work." Iddi said
that Tanzania and South Africa believe that President Mugabe
has accepted the notion that there has to be a vote: "This is
why we are trying to be brokers."
3. (C) In Iddi's view, a crucial step achieved during the
Extraordinary SADC Summit in March 2007 in Dar es Salaam was
to get Mugabe to acknowledge that there was a problem in
Zimbabwe. The Deputy FM confided that Mugabe could have
refused the SADC effort, yet "we have encouraged him to
continue to accept and support the mediation." Iddi stated
since Mugabe is still involved, the GOT remains hopeful the
SADC initiative will succeed to pave the way for fair
elections to be carried out as scheduled in March 2008.
GREEN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/E FOR M BEYZEROV, AF/RSA FOR M BITTRICK
ALSO AF/S FOR S HILL
ADDIS FOR AU MISSION
LONDON, PARIS FOR AFRICA WATCHERS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2017
TAGS: PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TARGETED ZIMBABWE
SANCTIONS
REF: STATE 161333
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission, D. Purnell Delly for
reasons 1.4 (b,d).
1. (C) Tanzania's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political
Affairs, Ambassador Seif Ali Iddi, said that while the
Government of Tanzania (GOT) is dismayed at the violence
against the political opposition in Zimbabwe, it believes
President Mugabe's continued involvement in the SADC
mediation process is a positive sign. The Deputy Chief of
Mission underlined to Iddi in their December 4 meeting that
the financial and travel sanctions to be imposed on
additional Zimabweans were targeting the perpetrators of such
violence and were in no way intended to undermine the SADC
initiative. The U.S. remains strongly supportive of this
initiative.
2. (C) Ambassador Iddi stressed that all SADC member states
have encouraged President Mbeki to continue reaching out to
the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) authorities in order to find
a solution. The main objective is to get Mugabe to reconcile
with the opposition and "make democracy work." Iddi said
that Tanzania and South Africa believe that President Mugabe
has accepted the notion that there has to be a vote: "This is
why we are trying to be brokers."
3. (C) In Iddi's view, a crucial step achieved during the
Extraordinary SADC Summit in March 2007 in Dar es Salaam was
to get Mugabe to acknowledge that there was a problem in
Zimbabwe. The Deputy FM confided that Mugabe could have
refused the SADC effort, yet "we have encouraged him to
continue to accept and support the mediation." Iddi stated
since Mugabe is still involved, the GOT remains hopeful the
SADC initiative will succeed to pave the way for fair
elections to be carried out as scheduled in March 2008.
GREEN