Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07QUITO985
2007-04-30 22:07:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Quito
Cable title:
GOE WOULD NOT LIKELY SUPPORT IRAQ COALITION
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C O N F I D E N T I A L QUITO 000985
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR PM/RSAT
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/05/2016
TAGS: PHUM PREL UN BO EC MARR MOPS PTER IZ
SUBJECT: GOE WOULD NOT LIKELY SUPPORT IRAQ COALITION
REF: STATE 55436
Classified By: PolOff Erik Martini for reasons 1.4 (B&D)
(C) In our view, the GOE would not consider military or other
contributions to the Iraq Coalition. As members of the
Non-Aligned Movement, the GOE supports positions contrary to
U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. The GOE is publicly
and privately critical of U.S. policy and presence in Iraq.
GOE participation in peacekeeping is relatively new, low
level and to date exclusively focused on UN-backed missions
in Africa and Haiti (and paid for by other parties).
Finally, the GOE's resources are stretched thin to fulfill
campaign promises to boost domestic social spending.
JEWELL