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09BEIRUT178
2009-02-13 18:02:00
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Embassy Beirut
Cable title:
CODEL KERRY VISIT TO LEBANON: KEY MESSAGES
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SIPDIS
AMMAN FOR DEBORAH WINTERS: PLEASE PASS TO CODEL KERRY
CAIRO FOR ROBERT GREENAN: PLEASE PASS TO CODEL KERRY
DEPT FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ELA
P FOR DRUSSELL AND RRANGASWAMY
USUN FOR WOLFF/GERMAIN/SCHEDLBAUER
NSC FOR SHAPIRO/MCDERMOTT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC LE SY
SUBJECT: CODEL KERRY VISIT TO LEBANON: KEY MESSAGES
UNCLAS BEIRUT 000178
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
AMMAN FOR DEBORAH WINTERS: PLEASE PASS TO CODEL KERRY
CAIRO FOR ROBERT GREENAN: PLEASE PASS TO CODEL KERRY
DEPT FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ELA
P FOR DRUSSELL AND RRANGASWAMY
USUN FOR WOLFF/GERMAIN/SCHEDLBAUER
NSC FOR SHAPIRO/MCDERMOTT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC LE SY
SUBJECT: CODEL KERRY VISIT TO LEBANON: KEY MESSAGES
1. (SBU) Senator Kerry, welcome to Lebanon. Your visit
provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce our message of
strong, continued bipartisan U.S. support for a sovereign
Lebanon. You are the first Senator to visit since President
Obama took office and your visit comes a few days after the
February 14 fourth anniversary of the assassination of former
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Your visit will provide
a strong message of U.S. support for the moderate voices of
the Cedar Revolution that continue to seek justice,
democracy, and accountability in Lebanon.
2. (SBU) During your meetings with senior officials and
comments to the media, we suggest you convey the following
messages:
-- The U.S. is committed to a sovereign, independent and
democratic Lebanon.
-- We want to see the legitimate institutions of the state
strengthened for the benefit of all Lebanese, including the
judiciary and the Armed Forces.
-- The elections in June are vital for Lebanon's future. They
must be carried out in a way that is transparent, fair and
peaceful. We will support Lebanese authorities' efforts to
ensure that.
-- The U.S. is fully committed to the Special Tribunal for
Lebanon. We are confident that the Tribunal will bring to
justice those responsible for planning and carrying out the
assassination of former Prime Minister Hariri and so many
others. The U.S. has contributed $14 million toward the cost
of the Tribunal and recently pledged an additional $6 million
for the second year of its operations, pending Congressional
approval.
-- We continue our support for the full implementation of
Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701. Those
resolutions call for important steps such as the delineation
of Lebanon's borders and bringing all arms and militias under
the control of the state.
-- The U.S. fully supports the voices of peace and moderation
in Lebanon, and want the Lebanese people to know that we
continue to support their efforts at national reconciliation.
SISON
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
AMMAN FOR DEBORAH WINTERS: PLEASE PASS TO CODEL KERRY
CAIRO FOR ROBERT GREENAN: PLEASE PASS TO CODEL KERRY
DEPT FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ELA
P FOR DRUSSELL AND RRANGASWAMY
USUN FOR WOLFF/GERMAIN/SCHEDLBAUER
NSC FOR SHAPIRO/MCDERMOTT
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC LE SY
SUBJECT: CODEL KERRY VISIT TO LEBANON: KEY MESSAGES
1. (SBU) Senator Kerry, welcome to Lebanon. Your visit
provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce our message of
strong, continued bipartisan U.S. support for a sovereign
Lebanon. You are the first Senator to visit since President
Obama took office and your visit comes a few days after the
February 14 fourth anniversary of the assassination of former
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. Your visit will provide
a strong message of U.S. support for the moderate voices of
the Cedar Revolution that continue to seek justice,
democracy, and accountability in Lebanon.
2. (SBU) During your meetings with senior officials and
comments to the media, we suggest you convey the following
messages:
-- The U.S. is committed to a sovereign, independent and
democratic Lebanon.
-- We want to see the legitimate institutions of the state
strengthened for the benefit of all Lebanese, including the
judiciary and the Armed Forces.
-- The elections in June are vital for Lebanon's future. They
must be carried out in a way that is transparent, fair and
peaceful. We will support Lebanese authorities' efforts to
ensure that.
-- The U.S. is fully committed to the Special Tribunal for
Lebanon. We are confident that the Tribunal will bring to
justice those responsible for planning and carrying out the
assassination of former Prime Minister Hariri and so many
others. The U.S. has contributed $14 million toward the cost
of the Tribunal and recently pledged an additional $6 million
for the second year of its operations, pending Congressional
approval.
-- We continue our support for the full implementation of
Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701. Those
resolutions call for important steps such as the delineation
of Lebanon's borders and bringing all arms and militias under
the control of the state.
-- The U.S. fully supports the voices of peace and moderation
in Lebanon, and want the Lebanese people to know that we
continue to support their efforts at national reconciliation.
SISON