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07NAIROBI3440
2007-08-28 06:58:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Nairobi
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SUDAN SPECIAL ENVOY MOI ON HIS ROLE AND NEXT STEPS

Tags:  CA IT NL PHUM PREL SU UK NT KE 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NAIROBI 003440 

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AF/E, AF/SPG

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/28/2017
TAGS: CA IT NL PHUM PREL SU UK NT KE
SUBJECT: SUDAN SPECIAL ENVOY MOI ON HIS ROLE AND NEXT STEPS

REF: A. NAIROBI 3227


B. KHARTOUM 1320

C. STATE 110313

D. STATE 116955

Classified By: PolCounselor Larry Andre for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L NAIROBI 003440

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

AF/E, AF/SPG

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/28/2017
TAGS: CA IT NL PHUM PREL SU UK NT KE
SUBJECT: SUDAN SPECIAL ENVOY MOI ON HIS ROLE AND NEXT STEPS

REF: A. NAIROBI 3227


B. KHARTOUM 1320

C. STATE 110313

D. STATE 116955

Classified By: PolCounselor Larry Andre for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) See para 7 for action request. The Ambassador met with
ex-President Moi, now Kenya,s Special Envoy on Sudan, to
raise the points in ref D, to obtain a readout of his visit
to Khartoum, and to discuss next steps.


2. (C) Moi said that his meeting with Sudanese President
Bashir focused exclusively on the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement (CPA). Bashir claimed that all is going well with
respect to implementation of the CPA. Moi said that, while
he knows better, he did not want to get into a contentious
discussion with Bashir or to make contentious public remarks
at the very outset of his mission as Special Envoy. The
purpose of the visit was primarily to reestablish his
relationship with Bashir and to take the pulse in Khartoum.
A significant part of his discussion with Bashir did,
however, focus on the Abyei issue. Bashir acknowledged that
delay in implementing the Abyei provisions of the CPA is a
serious problem. He said that the National Congress Party
and the SPLM would meet soon in an effort to sort out the way
forward. Moi recognizes that the Abyei issue is hugely
complicated by the presence of oil there. Moi also said that
development of a joint integrated military unit is important
to moving ahead on Abyei. Moi said he understands that the
northerners have sent military-trained people to settle in
Abyei. Moi said he had a helpful meeting with Tom Vraalsen
of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission, and looks
forward to working with him. Moi plans to meet with Salva
Kiir in Juba on September 5 or 6.


3. (C) Moi sees the U.S. role on the CPA as crucial. Only
the U.S. can exert the necessary pressure and influence on
both sides, he commented. Moi wants to work closely with us
and readily accepted the invitation for him and Sumbeiywo to
go to Washington for consultations. Moi said that he is
getting some support from the Kenyan government, in terms of
personnel and travel.


4. (C) Moi said that Bashir made clear he does not want IGAD
to get involved again on the CPA. Following his meetings
with Kiir, Moi will develop his thoughts on next steps and
discuss them first with President Kibaki, as the IGAD
chairman, and then with the various members of IGAD. Moi
wants IGAD involved and agrees that a summit would be useful
in focusing attention on the CPA, but emphasized that the
ground must be carefully prepared for a successful summit.
Moi agreed that convening the IGAD Partners Forum (IPF) could
be useful, but was non-committal with respect to a specific
timeframe.


5. (C) A senior Kenyan foreign ministry official told us that
some members of IGAD do not want a summit on the CPA held.
He said that announcing the convening of the IGAD Partners
Forum could move Khartoum to acquiesce in the holding of an
IGAD summit, since Khartoum would likely prefer IGAD to the
IPF.


6. (C) Moi also mentioned that the UN recently consulted with
him regarding the Ethiopia/Eritrea border issue and
implementation of the UN report. The UN is apparently
interested in having Moi approach Eritrean President Isaias.
He said he would send Sumbeiywo and Kiplagat to sound out
Isaias.


7. (C) Action requested. Please provide suggested dates for
Moi/Sumbeiywo consultations.

RANNEBERGER