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07KHARTOUM95
2007-01-22 15:57:00
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Embassy Khartoum
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Sudan: Pres. Bashir Seeks Continued Role in Somali Talks,

Tags:  PREL KPKO MASS SO SU 
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KPKO MASS SO SU
SUBJECT: Sudan: Pres. Bashir Seeks Continued Role in Somali Talks,
Offers Army, Police Training

Ref: A) 06 Khartoum 02140, b) 06 Khartoum 01477

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SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL KPKO MASS SO SU
SUBJECT: Sudan: Pres. Bashir Seeks Continued Role in Somali Talks,
Offers Army, Police Training

Ref: A) 06 Khartoum 02140, b) 06 Khartoum 01477


1. (U) President Bashir stated that Sudan continues to support
Somalia, seeks to continue hosting talks among Somali parties, and
offers training for Somali army and police units. His remarks, made
during the January 20-22 visit to Khartoum of Somali Prime Minister
Ali Mohammed Gedi, also pledged support to Somalia in education,
services and capacity building, as well as the re-opening of the
Sudanese embassy in Mogadishu. (Note: Somalia retains a small
mission in Khartoum, staffed by a Charge d'Affaires who represents
the Transitional Federal Government. End note.)


2. (U) The same account, from the Sudan News Agency, states that
State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti said that the Somali
government had requested that Sudan send forces to train the Somali
army, police, and security forces, as well as the civil
administration. He said that any foreign forces that arrive in
Somalia will be targeted by the opposition and those who seek
instability. Ali Karti also said that the Somali government had
agreed for Sudan to continue its mediation role in the resumption of
the Somali talks (reftels).


3. (U) According to a translation of a broadcast of Omdurman Sudan
Television in Arabic on January 21, National Assembly Speaker Ahmad
Ibrahim al-Tahir appealed to Arab League states and countries in the
region to support efforts to restore stability to Somalia.


4. (SBU) Comment: Sudan clearly relished its role as host and
facilitator for three rounds of Somali talks over the past year in
its capacity as Arab League Chair. President Bashir's interest in
continued dealings with Somali issues may reflect his interest in
gaining the African Union Chairmanship at the January 29-30 Summit
in Addis Ababa, a prize that eluded his grasp during the January
2006 AU Summit in Khartoum. End comment.

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