DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN ACCORD

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 000117 SIPDIS DEPT FOR OES/EGC DNELSON, RKASTENBERG AND KLARSEN E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/23/2020 TAGS: SENV ENRG KGHG YM SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN ACCORD REF: STATE 3080 Classified By: Ambassador Stephen Seche for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche January 23 to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohyadeen al-Dhabbi. Dhabbi accepted the demarche and promised to refer it to Minister of Water and Environment Abdulrahman al-Eryani for his consideration and recommendation. ¶2. (C) The Ambassador noted that the ROYG could highlight its support for the Copenhagen Accord at the January 27 London conference as an example of Yemen's constructive engagement with the international community. Noting that he is working on the remarks that Prime Minister Ali al-Mujawwar will deliver at the conference, Dhabbi suggested he would press for a decision on the Copenhagen Accord and, if favorable, would try to insert language reflecting this position into the PM's speech. ¶3. (C) If a ROYG position fails to emerge in London, post will attempt to ascertain its decision on associating itself with the accord prior to the January 31 deadline. SECHE