US embassy cable - 03TEGUCIGALPA670

C O N F I D E N T I A L TEGUCIGALPA 000670 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR, NEA/NGA, NP, AND PM 
STATE FOR WHA AND WHA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/17/2013 
TAGS: PREL, PARM, MOPS, IZ, HO 
SUBJECT: HONDURAN PRESIDENT MADURO PROMISES "FULL SUPPORT" 
FOR USG VISION FOR IRAQ 
 
REF: A. STATE 69423 
     B. MANAGUA 814 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Larry Palmer; Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 
 
1. (C) Ambassador spoke to Honduran President Ricardo Maduro 
March 16 to discuss ref A seeking GOH support for a vision 
for Iraq and the Iraqi people.  Maduro promised Ambassador 
the "full support" of Honduras for the USG position.  When 
asked, Maduro said that the GOH might make a public statement 
on the issue.  Maduro asked Ambassador for copies of the 
statements from the Atlantic Summit, which Post sent to 
Maduro March 17.  (DCM tried but was unable to reach Acting 
Foreign Minister Anibal Quinonez.) 
 
2. (C) PolOff asked MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario 
Fortin March 17 if the GOH was planning to sign the 
Nicaraguan-organized joint Central American statement on Iraq 
(ref B).  Fortin said he was unsure but would check with 
Foreign Minister Guillermo Perez-Cadalso Arias and provide an 
answer to the Embassy as soon as possible. 
Palmer