Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09CONAKRY227
2009-04-23 12:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Conakry
Cable title:
BURKINABE PRESIDENT VISITS GUINEA
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UNCLAS CONAKRY 000227
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC GV
SUBJECT: BURKINABE PRESIDENT VISITS GUINEA
UNCLAS CONAKRY 000227
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC GV
SUBJECT: BURKINABE PRESIDENT VISITS GUINEA
1. (SBU) Burkinabe President Blaise Campaore flew into
Conakry on April 21 for a brief visit with CNDD President
Moussa Dadis Camara. Members of the diplomatic corps were
encouraged to send representation to the airport to receive
President Campaore. Embassy did not, however, send anyone so
as to avoid demonstrating support for the CNDD. Press
reports indicate that Dadis met Campaore at the airport and
then took him on a tour of the city before meeting with him
in a state residence originally occupied by former President
Sekou Toure. (COMMENT. Since Toure's death, the residence
has been used for official ceremonies and other business. It
is not occupied. END COMMENT).
2. (U) In a town where elaborate rumors spread like
wildfire, contacts are sharing surprisingly little
information about what Campaore and Dadis might have
discussed. The official report, aired on government-owned
television, is that the two leaders discussed bilateral
cooperation, the Ivoirian situation, and the need to create a
Palestinian state. They also reportedly commended ECOWAS and
the African Union for their conflict resolution efforts in
the region. Other press reports indicate that Campaore
encouraged Dadis to restore constitutional rule in Guinea.
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COMMENT
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3. (SBU) The lack of information has people speculating
about the "real reasons" behind the visit. A number of
contacts told Pol/Econ Chief that they think Campaore may
have had an ulterior motive, but that they are not sure what
it might have been. They see the visit as highly unusual
given Guinea's current political climate and Campaore's
historically distant relationship with the late President
Conte. Campaore is the fifth African leader to visit Dadis
(after Libya, Senegal, Mali and the late President Vieira of
Guinea-Bissau). END COMMENT.
RASPOLIC
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ASEC GV
SUBJECT: BURKINABE PRESIDENT VISITS GUINEA
1. (SBU) Burkinabe President Blaise Campaore flew into
Conakry on April 21 for a brief visit with CNDD President
Moussa Dadis Camara. Members of the diplomatic corps were
encouraged to send representation to the airport to receive
President Campaore. Embassy did not, however, send anyone so
as to avoid demonstrating support for the CNDD. Press
reports indicate that Dadis met Campaore at the airport and
then took him on a tour of the city before meeting with him
in a state residence originally occupied by former President
Sekou Toure. (COMMENT. Since Toure's death, the residence
has been used for official ceremonies and other business. It
is not occupied. END COMMENT).
2. (U) In a town where elaborate rumors spread like
wildfire, contacts are sharing surprisingly little
information about what Campaore and Dadis might have
discussed. The official report, aired on government-owned
television, is that the two leaders discussed bilateral
cooperation, the Ivoirian situation, and the need to create a
Palestinian state. They also reportedly commended ECOWAS and
the African Union for their conflict resolution efforts in
the region. Other press reports indicate that Campaore
encouraged Dadis to restore constitutional rule in Guinea.
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COMMENT
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3. (SBU) The lack of information has people speculating
about the "real reasons" behind the visit. A number of
contacts told Pol/Econ Chief that they think Campaore may
have had an ulterior motive, but that they are not sure what
it might have been. They see the visit as highly unusual
given Guinea's current political climate and Campaore's
historically distant relationship with the late President
Conte. Campaore is the fifth African leader to visit Dadis
(after Libya, Senegal, Mali and the late President Vieira of
Guinea-Bissau). END COMMENT.
RASPOLIC