SALVADORN MFA ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 001087 SENSITIVE SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL AF PK ES SUBJECT: SALVADORN MFA ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN REF: 09 STATE 122731; STATE 122234 ¶1. (SBU) On December 1, Poloff met with Deputy Director of Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya, Director of Middle East Affairs Milton MagaC1a, and Director of Bilateral Relations Wendy Acevedo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss talking points from Ref A. ¶2. (SBU) Amaya said he would pass the talking points to Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Martinez, who is in Portugal attending the Ibero-American Summit. The MFA officials asked if NATO members will support the US by deploying additional forces to Afghanistan, and if the U.S. will employ other strategies besides the deployment of additional troops. They would like follow up on these topics. ¶3. (U) Post provided the Spanish-language version of the speech to the MFA on December 2. COCKBURN