Zimbabwe’s Southern African Development Community allies in the Democratic Republic of Congo conflict, Namibian President Sam Nujoma, DRC President Laurent Kabila and Angolan President Jose Eduardo do Santos met in Harare on 25 June 2000 to apply pressure on Kabila to accept Sir Ketumile Masire as facilitator of the national dialogue.
According to a local radio broadcast, President Kabila remained adamant in his rejection of the former Botswana head of state.
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CONFIDENTIAL PTO5459
PAGE 01 HARARE 03465 251503Z
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SSO-00 TRSE-00 USIE-00 PMB-00 DSCC-00 DRL-02 G-00
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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6417
INFO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE
NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
AMEMBASSY KIGALI
AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
AMEMBASSY LUANDA
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA
AMEMBASSY WINDHOEK
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 003465
SIPDIS
USUN FOR AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE
LONDON FOR PFLAUMER
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS
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NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/26/10
SUBJECT: MINI SUMMIT IN HARARE PRESSURES KABILA TO ACCEPT MASIRE AS
FACILITATOR
CLASSIFIED BY DCM EARL M. IRVING FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D).
(C) NAMIBIAN PRESIDENT SAM NUJOMA, CONGOLESE PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA
AND ANGOLAN PRESIDENT JOSE EDUARDO DE SANTOS, ZIMBABWE’S SADC ALLIES IN
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO CONFLICT, CONVERGED ON HARARE FOR
A ONE-DAY MINI SUMMIT ON JUNE 25, HOSTED BY PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE.
DETAILS OF THEIR AGENDA REMAIN SKETCHY, ALTHOUGH ONE ZIMBABWEAN
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TOLD US THAT ITS MAIN PURPOSE WAS TO APPLY PRESSURE
ON CONGOLESE PRESIDENT KABILA TO ACCEPT SIR KETUMILE MASIRE AS
FACILITATOR OF THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE. OUR SOURCE ADDED THAT THE ALLIES
WERE TO HAVE BEEN QUITE BLUNT WITH THE CONGOLESE PRESIDENT, GIVING HIM
THE OPTION OF EITHER ACCEPTING MASIRE OR FORCING THEM TO ABANDON HIM.
ACCORDING TO A LOCAL RADIO BROADCAST, PRESIDENT KABILA REMAINED ADAMANT
IN HIS REJECTION OF THE FORMER BOTSWANA HEAD OF STATE.
MCDONALD
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