Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MAPUTO533
2008-06-05 15:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Maputo
Cable title:
GRM COMMITS TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY;
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MAPUTO 000533
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/05/2018
TAGS: EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV KNNP MZ
SUBJECT: GRM COMMITS TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY;
BUT NOT COMPLETELY
REF: A. MAPUTO 511
B. 07 MAPUTO 1399
Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief Matthew Roth, Reasons 1.4(b+d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L MAPUTO 000533
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/05/2018
TAGS: EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV KNNP MZ
SUBJECT: GRM COMMITS TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY;
BUT NOT COMPLETELY
REF: A. MAPUTO 511
B. 07 MAPUTO 1399
Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief Matthew Roth, Reasons 1.4(b+d)
1. (U) The non-profit Center for Public Integrity (CIP)
recently hosted a workshop on the Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative (EITI),in conjunction with
international institutes Revenue Watch and Southern African
Resource Watch. The seminar comes soon after the GRM Finance
Ministry and Central Bank signed a technical agreement with
the International Monetary Fund committing Mozambique to
adhere to the principles of EITI, the GRM's official
announcement in April that Mozambique would begin formal
proceedings to accede to EITI, and increasing private sector
investment in mining and energy (ref A).
2. (U) Divided into two segments, CIP focused the first half
of the seminar on educating local nonprofits on the EITI's
background and history, and building NGOs' capacity to
simultaneously support the GRM while measuring its
progress--or backsliding--in meeting EITI goals. The second
half of the seminar focused on confidence-building measures
between the GRM, international donors, and nonprofits on how
to work together within the EITI framework, and included
presentations by GRM officials that detailed the
administration's efforts to comply with EITI.
3. (C) On the margins of the event, Jonas Moberg, Head of
the Oslo-based EITI Secretariat commented to P/E Chief that
in his view, Mozambique had moved more quickly and more
effectively to meet EITI goals since announcing its intent to
accede than any other country had done in the same amount of
time. Vice-Minister of Natural Resources Abdul Razak later
told us that he had full confidence that the GRM's public
institutions already met the intent of EITI, and opined that
formally adhering to EITI was unnecessary. Nonetheless, he
said, the GRM had directed his Ministry to continue moving
forward with the EITI secretariat.
4. (C) COMMENT: The seminar's goal to strengthen local
nonprofits' watchdog capacity was innovative and useful, and
equally heartening is the outside, expert perspective that
the GRM is moving in the right direction to achieve
transparency. However, the Vice Minister's comments--which
track with what the Minister told us previously (ref
B)--suggests that the GRM has not yet brought all ministries
into the fold and that ongoing outside oversight will likely
be necessary to keep some Ministries' feet to the fire. END
COMMENT.
Chapman
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/05/2018
TAGS: EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD EINV KNNP MZ
SUBJECT: GRM COMMITS TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY;
BUT NOT COMPLETELY
REF: A. MAPUTO 511
B. 07 MAPUTO 1399
Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief Matthew Roth, Reasons 1.4(b+d)
1. (U) The non-profit Center for Public Integrity (CIP)
recently hosted a workshop on the Extractive Industries
Transparency Initiative (EITI),in conjunction with
international institutes Revenue Watch and Southern African
Resource Watch. The seminar comes soon after the GRM Finance
Ministry and Central Bank signed a technical agreement with
the International Monetary Fund committing Mozambique to
adhere to the principles of EITI, the GRM's official
announcement in April that Mozambique would begin formal
proceedings to accede to EITI, and increasing private sector
investment in mining and energy (ref A).
2. (U) Divided into two segments, CIP focused the first half
of the seminar on educating local nonprofits on the EITI's
background and history, and building NGOs' capacity to
simultaneously support the GRM while measuring its
progress--or backsliding--in meeting EITI goals. The second
half of the seminar focused on confidence-building measures
between the GRM, international donors, and nonprofits on how
to work together within the EITI framework, and included
presentations by GRM officials that detailed the
administration's efforts to comply with EITI.
3. (C) On the margins of the event, Jonas Moberg, Head of
the Oslo-based EITI Secretariat commented to P/E Chief that
in his view, Mozambique had moved more quickly and more
effectively to meet EITI goals since announcing its intent to
accede than any other country had done in the same amount of
time. Vice-Minister of Natural Resources Abdul Razak later
told us that he had full confidence that the GRM's public
institutions already met the intent of EITI, and opined that
formally adhering to EITI was unnecessary. Nonetheless, he
said, the GRM had directed his Ministry to continue moving
forward with the EITI secretariat.
4. (C) COMMENT: The seminar's goal to strengthen local
nonprofits' watchdog capacity was innovative and useful, and
equally heartening is the outside, expert perspective that
the GRM is moving in the right direction to achieve
transparency. However, the Vice Minister's comments--which
track with what the Minister told us previously (ref
B)--suggests that the GRM has not yet brought all ministries
into the fold and that ongoing outside oversight will likely
be necessary to keep some Ministries' feet to the fire. END
COMMENT.
Chapman