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| Identifier: | 01HARARE873 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 01HARARE873 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Harare |
| Created: | 2001-03-01 08:08:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PREL PGOV ZI CG BE |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
CONFIDENTIAL PTO3309
PAGE 01 HARARE 00873 010810Z
ACTION AF-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 DS-00 VC-00
TEDE-00 INR-00 VCE-00 NSAE-00 SSO-00 SS-00 USIE-00
BBG-00 DSCC-00 DRL-02 NFAT-00 SAS-00 /002W
------------------CBF11B 010811Z /38
FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8314
INFO RWANDA COLLECTIVE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 000873
SIPDIS
LONDON FOR GURNEY
PARIS FOR WILLIAMS
BRUSSELS FOR MCKINLEY AND HINSON-JONES
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/01/11
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, ZI, CG, BE
SUBJECT: MUGABE OFF TO BELGIUM
REF: HARARE 522
CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES EARL M. IRVING FOR
REASONS 1.5 B/D.
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 02 HARARE 00873 010810Z
1. (C) ACCORDING TO BELGIUM EMBASSY FIRST SECRETARY
ALEXIS DE CROMBRUGGHE, PRESIDENT MUGABE W7LL TRAVEL TO
BELGIUM ON OR ABOUT MARCH 5. THE TRIP HAS ITS GENESIS
IN BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LOUIS MICHEL'S JANUARY
INVITATION TO FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE TO COME TO
BELGIUM TO DISCUSS THE CONGO. MUDENGE'S RESPONSE,
CROMBRUGGHE JOKED, WAS, "COULDN'T I BRING THE
PRESIDENT WITH ME?" MICHEL COULD HARDLY REFUSE, THE
BELGIUM DIPLOMAT CONCLUDED.
2. (C) COMMENT: WE SEE MUGABE'S TRIP AS AN EFFORT TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPENING LEFT BY THE
ASSASSINATION OF LAURENT KABILA TO ACHIEVE PEACE IN
THE CONGO AND A RECOGNITION OF BELGIUM'S INCREASING
IMPORTANCE AS A PLAYER IN THE PEACE PROCESS. WE ALSO
SUSPECT THAT MUGABE MAY TRY TO USE HIS VISIT TO
BRUSSELS TO BURNISH HIS IMAGE AS A STATESMAN AND
PEACEMAKER AND APPEAL TO THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT FOR
ASSISTANCE IN SECURING WESTERN GOODWILL FOR HIS
DOMESTIC AGENDA. END COMMENT.
IRVING
CONFIDENTIAL
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