Identifier
Created
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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

Tags:  PGOV PREL SOCI SO AO 
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FM AMEMBASSY LUANDA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3634
INFO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
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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