SOUTH AFRICA DISCUSSING UNSCR ON FDLR

C O N F I D E N T I A L PRETORIA 000420 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR AF/C M. SEIDENSTRICKER E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/27/2018 TAGS: PREL UNSC CG RW SF SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA DISCUSSING UNSCR ON FDLR REF: A. STATE 9678 ¶B. TRENKLE-SEIDENSTRICKER EMAIL OF 2/28/08 Classified By: Political Counselor Raymond L. Brown. Reasons 1.4(b) an d (d). ¶1. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Acting Director, United Nations (Political) Directorate Simon Cardy told PolOff February 28 that South Africa is discussing internally the idea of a UNSCR on the FDLR (ref A). The French Embassy delivered a demarche on the same issue February 27, and provided a full draft resolution to the SAG (ref B, emailed to AF/C). Cardy said that his office would consult closely with the SAG Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Kingsley Mamabolo, as well as the South African Embassy in Kinshasa, to determine the SAG position. ¶2. (C) On the draft resolution, Cardy asked (1) whether we had consulted with the Government of the DRC and (2) when we hoped to act on the draft resolution. Cardy also noted that the SAG will want to discuss the practical modalities of monitoring the obligations in the resolution, noting that the UN monitoring mechanisms in Africa have not been particularly effective in the past. BOST