Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa told United States ambassador Tom McDonald that President Robert Mugabe was likely to go to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 11 July but he was not likely to accompany him as he would be attending his daughter’s graduation in London.
Mnangagwa said Mugabe was likely to be accompanied by Defence Minister Moven Mahachi and Foreign Affairs Minister Stan Mudenge.
Full cable:
Viewing cable 00HARARE3682, MUGABE SCHEDULED TO GO TO CONGO WEEK OF JULY 10
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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6545
INFO AMEMBASSY KINSHASA IMMEDIATE
NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
AMEMBASSY LUANDA
AMEMBASSY WINDHOEK
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
AMEMBASSY KIGALI
AMEMBASSY PRETORIA
AMEMBASSY LOME
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 003682
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DEPT PLEASE PASS TO AF S/E HOWARD WOLPE
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/01/10
SUBJECT: MUGABE SCHEDULED TO GO TO CONGO WEEK OF JULY 10
REF: HARARE 3629
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD.
REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D).
(C) AMBASSADOR TELEPHONED JUSTICE MINISTER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA
JULY 7 TO ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON PLANS FOR A TRIP BY PRESIDENT
MUGABE TO THE CONGO (REFTEL). MNANGAGWA CONFIRMED THAT THE
PRESIDENT WILL TRAVEL TO LUBUMBASHI TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT
KABILA DURING THE WEEK OF JULY 10, MOST LIKELY ON JULY 11. HE
PROBABLY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DEFENSE MINISTER MAHACHI AND
POSSIBLY BY FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE OR ANOTHER MFA OFFICIAL.
MNANGAGWA HIMSELF WILL NOT ACCOMPANY THE PRESIDENT, AS HE WILL
BE ATTENDING HIS DAUGHTER’S UNIVERSITY GRADUATION IN LONDON.
MNANGAGWA CHARACTERIZED THE PLANNED MEETING AS A BROAD-RANGING
DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS REGARDING CONGO MATTERS.
MCDONALD
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