Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07USUNNEWYORK931
2007-10-29 22:44:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USUN New York
Cable title:
BAN WANTS U.S. HELP TO ENGAGE SAUDIS WITH BASHIR
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C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000931
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/24/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC BM SU
SUBJECT: BAN WANTS U.S. HELP TO ENGAGE SAUDIS WITH BASHIR
REF: USUN 927
Classified By: Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Permanent Representative.
For Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000931
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/24/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC BM SU
SUBJECT: BAN WANTS U.S. HELP TO ENGAGE SAUDIS WITH BASHIR
REF: USUN 927
Classified By: Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Permanent Representative.
For Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Over lunch on October 29, UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-Moon and Ambassador Khalilzad discussed Sudan, Burma and
UN reform (septel).
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SUDAN
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2. (C) SYG Ban said he was losing patience with President
Bashir. Ban has asked a wide range of member states
including South Africa, Egypt, India and China to weigh in
with Bashir to accept the hybrid force in Darfur -- to no
avail. Ban has reached the conclusion that Bashir is
dragging his feet, and wants an ineffective force later on
that can be easily intimidated. He was particularly troubled
by reports of a recent statement attributed to the Government
of Sudan that it would only accept forces from Africa, China
and Pakistan. Ban said it was time to apply more pressure.
He wants to re-engage King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to push
Bashir. He asked the U.S. to weigh in with King Abdullah to
pressure Bashir. Ambassador Khalilzad said he would convene
a meeting of the P-5 as soon as possible to discuss Sudan's
lack of cooperation as well.
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BURMA
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3. (C) According to Ban, he informed the Burmese authorities
on October 26 that he was sending Special Adviser Ibrahim
Gambari to Burma on November 1. Ban is working with the
Chinese "to make it happen." He said the Chinese were
helping and he hoped to hear back from them by the end of
October 29. He asked the U.S. to keep a lower profile on
pressing for the November 1 date while this plays out.
Otherwise, he will be seen as doing the U.S.'s bidding, he
said. Ban promised to keep Ambassador Khalilzad informed.
Khalilzad
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/24/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC BM SU
SUBJECT: BAN WANTS U.S. HELP TO ENGAGE SAUDIS WITH BASHIR
REF: USUN 927
Classified By: Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, Permanent Representative.
For Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Over lunch on October 29, UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-Moon and Ambassador Khalilzad discussed Sudan, Burma and
UN reform (septel).
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SUDAN
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2. (C) SYG Ban said he was losing patience with President
Bashir. Ban has asked a wide range of member states
including South Africa, Egypt, India and China to weigh in
with Bashir to accept the hybrid force in Darfur -- to no
avail. Ban has reached the conclusion that Bashir is
dragging his feet, and wants an ineffective force later on
that can be easily intimidated. He was particularly troubled
by reports of a recent statement attributed to the Government
of Sudan that it would only accept forces from Africa, China
and Pakistan. Ban said it was time to apply more pressure.
He wants to re-engage King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to push
Bashir. He asked the U.S. to weigh in with King Abdullah to
pressure Bashir. Ambassador Khalilzad said he would convene
a meeting of the P-5 as soon as possible to discuss Sudan's
lack of cooperation as well.
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BURMA
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3. (C) According to Ban, he informed the Burmese authorities
on October 26 that he was sending Special Adviser Ibrahim
Gambari to Burma on November 1. Ban is working with the
Chinese "to make it happen." He said the Chinese were
helping and he hoped to hear back from them by the end of
October 29. He asked the U.S. to keep a lower profile on
pressing for the November 1 date while this plays out.
Otherwise, he will be seen as doing the U.S.'s bidding, he
said. Ban promised to keep Ambassador Khalilzad informed.
Khalilzad