SOMALIA UNPKO DEMARCHE DELIVERED

UNCLAS PORT LOUIS 000437 SIPDIS AF/E FOR NOLE GAREY AND MARIA BEYZEROV AF/RSA FOR MIKE BITTRICK IO/PSC FOR TANAZ KHAMBATTA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PGOV KPKO SO MP SUBJECT: SOMALIA UNPKO DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: STATE 129524 ¶1. On 10 December, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and First Secretary Martine Young Kim Fat. Ambassador Cure paid close attention to the points on a possible security vacuum in Somalia, noting Mauritius' growing concern with terrorism in light of a Mauritian CEO dying in the recent Mumbai attacks. ¶2. In a follow-up telephone conversation on 12 December, First Secretary Young Kim Fat told POLOFF that her directorate is still awaiting input from other stakeholders and will contact Post next week with a response. Post will report any substantive response it receives. WHITE