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09USUNNEWYORK1054
2009-11-19 00:20:00
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SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS CONTINUED UN ENGAGEMENT

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SUBJECT: SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS CONTINUED UN ENGAGEMENT
IN MADAGASCAR

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL UNSC MA XO XW
SUBJECT: SECURITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS CONTINUED UN ENGAGEMENT
IN MADAGASCAR


1. (SBU) During Security Council consultations on November
17, UN Mediator Tiebile Drame welcomed the decision of all
four major parties to form a transitional Madagascar
government during a meeting in Addis Ababa on November 6-7.
He noted that only three of the 31 government ministries had
yet to be assigned to a party, and said the Malagasy had
requested UN assistance during the transition period,
particularly with elections and the creation of a truth and
reconciliation commission. Drame reported that the UN had
already sent its deputy director for electoral assistance to
Madagascar to investigate how the UN could best assist. He
commented that constant mediation would be required to ensure
elections are held, and cautioned that Madagascar's root
causes of instability needed to be addressed.


2. (SBU) Ambassador DiCarlo thanked Drame for his efforts to
bring the parties to this negotiated settlement. She said
that the U.S. was encouraged by this consensual agreement and
that the focus now must be on implementing the Addis
commitments. She was joined by all Council members in
praising Drame's work and in encouraging him and the UN to
continue efforts to return Madagascar to constitutional
order. French Deputy PermRep de Riviere suggested an ad hoc
trust fund could be an effective way to offer electoral
assistance.


3. (SBU) Following the meeting, Austrian PermRep
Mayr-Harting, as president of the Council, gave press
remarks, agreed to Council members. The remarks, inter alia,
encouraged the political actors to rapidly conclude the
formation of the government and encouraged the joint
mediation team (including the African Union, the Southern
African Development Community, the UN, and the International
Community of la Francophonie) to continue its efforts to help
implement the Addis agreement.

Wolff