EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS U.S. AGENDA AT COMMUNITY OF

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 002248 SIPDIS SIPDIS DRL/MLGA FOR LJORDAN; WHA/CEN FOR HTHOMPSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ES KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA SUBJECT: EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS U.S. AGENDA AT COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL IN BAMAKO, MALI, BUT WILL NOT ATTEND REF: SECSTATE 151024 ¶1. (U) On November 5 Poloff delivered demarche requested reftel to Ambassador Guillermo Melendez, El Salvador's Director General of Foreign Policy. Ambassador Melendez informed poloff that unforeseen staffing shortages preclude Salvadoran representation at the November 14-17 Bamako conference. ¶2. (U) Although El Salvador will not be represented at the Bamako conference, Ambassador Melendez expressed strong support for the U.S. proposals for advancing the democracy agenda, and promised to communicate with Salvadoran missions abroad regarding the points raised. Glazer