Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09TRIPOLI650
2009-08-11 11:42:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Tripoli
Cable title:
LIBYA HOSTING SEPARATE HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS FOR JEM, SLA/U
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UNCLAS TRIPOLI 000650
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR NEA/MAG, S/USSES AND AF/C
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL SU EG QA LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA HOSTING SEPARATE HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS FOR JEM, SLA/U
REF: Khartoum 372
UNCLAS TRIPOLI 000650
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR NEA/MAG, S/USSES AND AF/C
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL SU EG QA LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA HOSTING SEPARATE HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS FOR JEM, SLA/U
REF: Khartoum 372
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4.
2. (SBU) Libyan Director of Military Intelligence Abdullah
Sanussi hosted a meeting August 11 with UN/AU Joint Moderator
Djbril Bassole, Qatari Minister of State al-Mahmoud and six
members of the Sudan Liberation Army/Unity faction (SLA/U).
SLA/U representative Sayyid Sharif provided a brief readout of
the meeting to poloff via telcon, saying the parties discussed
modalities for an August 18 meeting in Addis Ababa between SLA/U
and members of Abdul Wahid's faction to move forward on rebel
unification. Separately, the Egyptian embassy said their
Special Envoy also participated in the meeting, though was
unable to provide further detail -- including whether Sudanese
Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salaheddin Atabani participated in
the meeting. SLA/U representative Osman Bushra confirmed that
SLA/U chairman Abdullah Yehia was not present in the meeting.
Instead, six members from the "Unity Plus" agreement signed in
Tripoli March 15 (reftel) were represented: Sayyid Sharif and
Mahjoub Hussein from SLA/U, Masahra (phonetic) from SLA/Juba,
Ashraf from JEM/Idris Azraq, and a member of the SLA/Bakhit
group.
3. (SBU) The Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) Tripoli
representative Suliman Abdalla Ismail confirmed that JEM
President Khalil Ibrahim arrived in Tripoli on August 10 and
expected to meet Muammar al-Qadhafi some time on August 10 or
11. JEM and SLA/U representatives told poloff they were aware
the rival faction was in town for high-level meetings, but SLA/U
said they would not meet with Khalil Ibrahim unless the JEM
publicly acknowledged SLA as a viable resistance movement
operating in Darfur -- a condition they did not expect to be met
in the short term.
4. (SBU) Comment and action request: Charge has requested an
official read-out from MFA-equivalent officials here. Both
rebel factions expected they would be called for several more
meetings over the course of the day August 11, and requested
meetings with poloff August 12. We would appreciate the
Department's guidance on USG views on this latest round of
negotiations and any upcoming travel related to the unification
initiative.
POLASCHIK
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR NEA/MAG, S/USSES AND AF/C
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL SU EG QA LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA HOSTING SEPARATE HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS FOR JEM, SLA/U
REF: Khartoum 372
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4.
2. (SBU) Libyan Director of Military Intelligence Abdullah
Sanussi hosted a meeting August 11 with UN/AU Joint Moderator
Djbril Bassole, Qatari Minister of State al-Mahmoud and six
members of the Sudan Liberation Army/Unity faction (SLA/U).
SLA/U representative Sayyid Sharif provided a brief readout of
the meeting to poloff via telcon, saying the parties discussed
modalities for an August 18 meeting in Addis Ababa between SLA/U
and members of Abdul Wahid's faction to move forward on rebel
unification. Separately, the Egyptian embassy said their
Special Envoy also participated in the meeting, though was
unable to provide further detail -- including whether Sudanese
Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salaheddin Atabani participated in
the meeting. SLA/U representative Osman Bushra confirmed that
SLA/U chairman Abdullah Yehia was not present in the meeting.
Instead, six members from the "Unity Plus" agreement signed in
Tripoli March 15 (reftel) were represented: Sayyid Sharif and
Mahjoub Hussein from SLA/U, Masahra (phonetic) from SLA/Juba,
Ashraf from JEM/Idris Azraq, and a member of the SLA/Bakhit
group.
3. (SBU) The Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) Tripoli
representative Suliman Abdalla Ismail confirmed that JEM
President Khalil Ibrahim arrived in Tripoli on August 10 and
expected to meet Muammar al-Qadhafi some time on August 10 or
11. JEM and SLA/U representatives told poloff they were aware
the rival faction was in town for high-level meetings, but SLA/U
said they would not meet with Khalil Ibrahim unless the JEM
publicly acknowledged SLA as a viable resistance movement
operating in Darfur -- a condition they did not expect to be met
in the short term.
4. (SBU) Comment and action request: Charge has requested an
official read-out from MFA-equivalent officials here. Both
rebel factions expected they would be called for several more
meetings over the course of the day August 11, and requested
meetings with poloff August 12. We would appreciate the
Department's guidance on USG views on this latest round of
negotiations and any upcoming travel related to the unification
initiative.
POLASCHIK