US embassy cable - 05DJIBOUTI601

C O N F I D E N T I A L DJIBOUTI 000601 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR AF AND IO 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/22/2015 
TAGS: KUNR, PREL, PGOV, AORC, DJ, UNSC 
SUBJECT: UN REFORM: PRIORITIES RAISED WITH DJIBOUTI 
 
REF: A. STATE 111657 
 
     B. STATE 111637 
 
Classified By: AMBASSADOR MARGUERITA D. RAGSDALE. 
REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D). 
 
 1. (C)  Ambassador conveyed contents of reftels (A) and (B) 
June 22 to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf. 
Yousuf had already seen a number of documents over the 
internet conveying the U.S. position.  He said the U.S. had 
made its position quite clear on these issues in other fora 
as well.  He did not commit on behalf of his government to a 
parallel stance on specific U.S. priorities, but welcomed 
Ambassador's brief and said his government would review the 
non-paper she left with him. 
 
2. (C) Yousuf queried the Ambassador whether, in the U.S. 
view, the meeting planned for September (high-level event) 
could bring about a consensus on reform.  While acknowledging 
that the period of time is short between June and September, 
Ambassador said the U.S. was optimistic that such an event 
could achieve success. 
 
3. (C) Yousuf also asked if the U.S. had decided to eliminate 
from consideration for support specific countries lobbying 
for Security Council membership, such as Egypt, South Africa 
or Nigeria.  Ambassador replied that no country was "off the 
table" in U.S. considerations for membership in the Security 
Council but that issues such as human rights and progress in 
democratization are certain to weigh heavily in a U.S. 
decision on nations whose membership quest it would support. 
RAGSDALE