Identifier
Created
Classification
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08OUAGADOUGOU603
2008-07-07 08:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ouagadougou
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC

Tags:  PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UV 
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R 070811Z JUL 08
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RUEHZO/AFRICAN UNION COLLECTIVE
C O N F I D E N T I A L OUAGADOUGOU 000603 

IO REBECCA GOLDENBERG
USUN FOR JEFFERY DELAURENTIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: 07/03/2018
TAGS: PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UV
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC
CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION ON ZIMBABWE

REF: STATE 70836

Classified by Amb JJackson for 1.4 (b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L OUAGADOUGOU 000603

IO REBECCA GOLDENBERG
USUN FOR JEFFERY DELAURENTIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: 07/03/2018
TAGS: PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UV
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGENT REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON UNSC
CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION ON ZIMBABWE

REF: STATE 70836

Classified by Amb JJackson for 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) On July 3, PolOff presented reftel demarche to MOFA Director
for International Organizations Dieudonne Sougouri. Referring to
meetings held at the recent African Union (AU) Summit in Egypt,
Sougouri said that the GOBF, along with other African nations
condemned the actions of President Mugabe as being undemocratic and
non-transparent. Sougouri said that Burkina Faso was in favor of a
political solution to the sham, run-off elections that took place in
Zimbabwe, meaning that power could be shared by the opposition and
ruling parties. Although African leaders had discussed Zimbabwe at
the AU summit, they did not discuss the possibility of sanctions
against Zimbabwe, Sougouri stated.


2. (C) Commenting on the draft resolution presented in reftel,
Sougouri noted that in general, Burkina Faso was against unilateral
sanctions taken against any country, but would be open to sanctions
imposed if they were agreed upon by the international community, such
as in the UN Security Council. Sougouri further promised to seek
guidance immediately on the content of the draft resolution and pass
this guidance onto the Burkina Faso permanent mission in New York.

JACKSON