Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07SANTODOMINGO2180
2007-09-20 12:49:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Santo Domingo
Cable title:
MINUSTAH RENEWAL: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STRONGLY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 002180
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAR C WARD AND E JAFFEE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/19/2017
TAGS: PREL KPKO HA DR
SUBJECT: MINUSTAH RENEWAL: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STRONGLY
SUPPORTS
REF: A. STATE 127801
B. 06 SANTO DOMINGO 2962
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Roland W. Bullen, Reasons 1.4(b),(d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 002180
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAR C WARD AND E JAFFEE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/19/2017
TAGS: PREL KPKO HA DR
SUBJECT: MINUSTAH RENEWAL: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STRONGLY
SUPPORTS
REF: A. STATE 127801
B. 06 SANTO DOMINGO 2962
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Roland W. Bullen, Reasons 1.4(b),(d)
1. (SBU) Economic-Political Counselor delivered Ref A talking
points on renewal of the MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission to
Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols. Trullols replied that, "We
support you 100 percent. The better Haiti gets, the better
for us." The Deputy FM explained Dominican reasoning as
follows: Improved security in Haiti leads to increased
foreign investment there. Investment, in turn, creates
demand for Haitian labor, which results in less migration
pressure from Haiti.
2. (U) ECOPOLCOUNS asked if the Dominicans would attend the
meeting of the Haiti Key Players Group on the margins of the
UN General Assembly (UNGA). Trullols replied that, "Of
course we will," but then added that schedules are tight at
UNGA and that it would be best if the U.S. consulted with the
Key Players on dates before scheduling the meeting.
3. (C) COMMENT: In an aside, Trullols described the
relationship between Dominican FM Morales and Haitian FM
Clerisme as excellent, noting that the two had spent time
together during the recent Nonaligned Movement meeting in
Tehran and that Morales was traveling to the Casa de Campo
holiday resort with Clerisme on September 19. This
represents a warming of the personal relationship since
September 2006, when Morales described Clerisme to us as
"pro-Aristide," "up to no good," and "anti-Dominican" (Ref B).
(U) This report and additional information can be found on
Embassy Santo Domingo's SIPRNET site,
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/santodomingo/
BULLEN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/CAR C WARD AND E JAFFEE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/19/2017
TAGS: PREL KPKO HA DR
SUBJECT: MINUSTAH RENEWAL: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STRONGLY
SUPPORTS
REF: A. STATE 127801
B. 06 SANTO DOMINGO 2962
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Roland W. Bullen, Reasons 1.4(b),(d)
1. (SBU) Economic-Political Counselor delivered Ref A talking
points on renewal of the MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission to
Deputy Foreign Minister Trullols. Trullols replied that, "We
support you 100 percent. The better Haiti gets, the better
for us." The Deputy FM explained Dominican reasoning as
follows: Improved security in Haiti leads to increased
foreign investment there. Investment, in turn, creates
demand for Haitian labor, which results in less migration
pressure from Haiti.
2. (U) ECOPOLCOUNS asked if the Dominicans would attend the
meeting of the Haiti Key Players Group on the margins of the
UN General Assembly (UNGA). Trullols replied that, "Of
course we will," but then added that schedules are tight at
UNGA and that it would be best if the U.S. consulted with the
Key Players on dates before scheduling the meeting.
3. (C) COMMENT: In an aside, Trullols described the
relationship between Dominican FM Morales and Haitian FM
Clerisme as excellent, noting that the two had spent time
together during the recent Nonaligned Movement meeting in
Tehran and that Morales was traveling to the Casa de Campo
holiday resort with Clerisme on September 19. This
represents a warming of the personal relationship since
September 2006, when Morales described Clerisme to us as
"pro-Aristide," "up to no good," and "anti-Dominican" (Ref B).
(U) This report and additional information can be found on
Embassy Santo Domingo's SIPRNET site,
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/santodomingo/
BULLEN