Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08SANSALVADOR1230
2008-10-29 14:19:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy San Salvador
Cable title:
CHAVEZ TO MISS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; CITES
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UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 001230
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ES VZ
SUBJECT: CHAVEZ TO MISS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; CITES
SECURITY
UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 001230
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ES VZ
SUBJECT: CHAVEZ TO MISS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; CITES
SECURITY
1. (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced
October 25 that he will not attend Ibero-American Summit
because El Salvador could not guarantee his safety.
President Saca publicly discounted Chavez,s claims saying
that he had guaranteed the safety of all attendees. Saca
said Chavez was using security as a pretext to avoid leaving
Venezuela. Chavez,s absence will benefit the (left-wing)
FMLN, which accepts Venezuelan petro-dollar funding, but has
been trying to publicly distance itself from Chavez in the
lead up to the 2009 elections. End Summary.
2. (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced October 25
that he would not attend the Ibero-American Summit, scheduled
for October 29-31 in San Salvador, because El Salvador could
not guarantee his safety. Chavez claimed that armed groups
were plotting to assassinate him and that the agents of the
CIA and FBI, along with associates of exiled Cuban Luis
Posada Carriles, would be in El Salvador during the summit.
3. (U) President Saca said publicly on October 26 that he had
guaranteed the security of Chavez and all the conference
attendees and had given Venezuela full access to the security
plans. He said that the Venezuelan advance team had verified
the security arrangements, including the routes to be used
during the conference. Saca said that Chavez was using
security as a pretext to avoid leaving Venezuela prior to the
November 23 municipal elections. Foreign Minister Marisol
Argueta said on a television interview October 27 that the
GOES has received no formal notification of Chavez's
cancellation in any diplomatic channel.
4. (SBU) Comment: Chavez,s last minute cancellation comes
as a surprise, as he was expected to attend a number of
non-summit events. His absence will likely benefit the FMLN,
which had been trying to downplay ties and support from
Venezuela.
GLAZER
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ES VZ
SUBJECT: CHAVEZ TO MISS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; CITES
SECURITY
1. (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced
October 25 that he will not attend Ibero-American Summit
because El Salvador could not guarantee his safety.
President Saca publicly discounted Chavez,s claims saying
that he had guaranteed the safety of all attendees. Saca
said Chavez was using security as a pretext to avoid leaving
Venezuela. Chavez,s absence will benefit the (left-wing)
FMLN, which accepts Venezuelan petro-dollar funding, but has
been trying to publicly distance itself from Chavez in the
lead up to the 2009 elections. End Summary.
2. (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced October 25
that he would not attend the Ibero-American Summit, scheduled
for October 29-31 in San Salvador, because El Salvador could
not guarantee his safety. Chavez claimed that armed groups
were plotting to assassinate him and that the agents of the
CIA and FBI, along with associates of exiled Cuban Luis
Posada Carriles, would be in El Salvador during the summit.
3. (U) President Saca said publicly on October 26 that he had
guaranteed the security of Chavez and all the conference
attendees and had given Venezuela full access to the security
plans. He said that the Venezuelan advance team had verified
the security arrangements, including the routes to be used
during the conference. Saca said that Chavez was using
security as a pretext to avoid leaving Venezuela prior to the
November 23 municipal elections. Foreign Minister Marisol
Argueta said on a television interview October 27 that the
GOES has received no formal notification of Chavez's
cancellation in any diplomatic channel.
4. (SBU) Comment: Chavez,s last minute cancellation comes
as a surprise, as he was expected to attend a number of
non-summit events. His absence will likely benefit the FMLN,
which had been trying to downplay ties and support from
Venezuela.
GLAZER