Nicaragua supports Strauss-Kahn for IMF Director

UNCLAS MANAGUA 002189 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/CEN, WHA/EPSC, AND EEB TREASURY FOR SARA GRAY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NU SUBJECT: Nicaragua supports Strauss-Kahn for IMF Director ¶1. (U) On September 20, the Nicaraguan Central Bank informed post of the GON's support for Dominique Strauss-Kahn as candidate as Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),by sending us a press release. ¶2. (U) Below please find the full text of the Nicaraguan Central Bank message. Begin informal translation of text: The Government of Nicaragua announced its support for Dominique Strauss-Kahn as candidate for Director General of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The announcement was made official on Tuesday September 18 by Antenor Rosales, President of the Central Bank of Nicaragua and Country Governor to the IMF. Nicaragua hopes that the election of Strauss-Kahn as General Director of the IMF will increase support from the international financial organism for national efforts made towards the increase of economic growth, the creation of wealth and the reduction of poverty levels that exist in the country. During the meeting in Mexico City between Strauss-Kahn and the Presidents of the Central Banks of Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the President of the Central Bank of Nicaragua discussed the role poor countries play inside international organizations, the representation mechanisms of Central America in the IMF, and the need to strengthen bilateral communication and democratization in the election of the organization's officials. End informal translation of text TRIVELLI