Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LUANDA57
2007-01-22 13:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Luanda
Cable title:
NO TROOPS FOR SOMALIA, DOOR OPEN FOR OTHER AID
VZCZCXRO4373 RR RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN DE RUEHLU #0057 0221312 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 221312Z JAN 07 FM AMEMBASSY LUANDA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3634 INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 0370 RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 1583
UNCLAS LUANDA 000057
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/S AND AF/E
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL SOCI SO AO
SUBJECT: NO TROOPS FOR SOMALIA, DOOR OPEN FOR OTHER AID
REF: A. A) STATE 06193
B. B) LUANDA 42
C. C) STATE 05683
UNCLAS LUANDA 000057
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/S AND AF/E
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL SOCI SO AO
SUBJECT: NO TROOPS FOR SOMALIA, DOOR OPEN FOR OTHER AID
REF: A. A) STATE 06193
B. B) LUANDA 42
C. C) STATE 05683
1. (SBU) President Eduardo dos Santos and Foreign
Minister Joao Bernardo de Miranda publicly rejected the
possibility of Angolan military support for the Somali
peacekeeping force following a meeting of the Council of
Ministers on January 19, 2007. President dos Santos stated
that Angolan military forces are currently needed for
internal reconstruction, and that sending troops on foreign
missions would disrupt national reconstruction and
development plans already in place.
2. (SBU) The possibility of Angolan military participation
sparked intense internal debate, in which a think tank of
retired military officers called the timing inopportune and
expressed concerns about the logistical problems associated
with a long-term deployment. FM Miranda did, however,
express solidarity with those working for peace, stability,
and self-determination in Africa, and the door was left open
to other types of Angolan support for the peacekeeping
effort. The GRA plans to send a delegation to the upcoming
African Union summit to discuss these issues in greater
detail.
EFIRD
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/S AND AF/E
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL SOCI SO AO
SUBJECT: NO TROOPS FOR SOMALIA, DOOR OPEN FOR OTHER AID
REF: A. A) STATE 06193
B. B) LUANDA 42
C. C) STATE 05683
1. (SBU) President Eduardo dos Santos and Foreign
Minister Joao Bernardo de Miranda publicly rejected the
possibility of Angolan military support for the Somali
peacekeeping force following a meeting of the Council of
Ministers on January 19, 2007. President dos Santos stated
that Angolan military forces are currently needed for
internal reconstruction, and that sending troops on foreign
missions would disrupt national reconstruction and
development plans already in place.
2. (SBU) The possibility of Angolan military participation
sparked intense internal debate, in which a think tank of
retired military officers called the timing inopportune and
expressed concerns about the logistical problems associated
with a long-term deployment. FM Miranda did, however,
express solidarity with those working for peace, stability,
and self-determination in Africa, and the door was left open
to other types of Angolan support for the peacekeeping
effort. The GRA plans to send a delegation to the upcoming
African Union summit to discuss these issues in greater
detail.
EFIRD