SUPPORTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT ON

C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 000797 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/25/2028 TAGS: KDEM PGOV PREL MO SUBJECT: SUPPORTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT ON MAURITANIA COUP REF: A. SECSTATE 91116 ¶B. RABAT 00736 Classified By: A/POLCOUNS David R O'Connor for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (U) Polloff delivered REF A demarche on August 26 regarding support for the UN Security Council statement condemning the Mauritania Coup to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Division of International Organizations Ahmed Faouzi. Faouzi said that Morocco is monitoring the situation in Mauritania closely but provided no commitment to condemn the coup. ¶2. (C) Given previous statements by MFA Chief of Staff Nassar Bourita on this issue (REF B),we do not anticipate that Morocco will issue a statement to condemn the coup. ***************************************** Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website; http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat ***************************************** Riley