Foreign Minister Stan Mudenge said leaders of the countries involved in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo were likely to formalise an agreement to send an African peacekeeping force to the DRC.
He said that more results were achieved when Heads-of- State were locked in a room together without their ministers and delegations.
Mudenge said defence ministers of the governments involved were also prepared to present their plans on implementing the 15km pullback agreed upon in Kampala.
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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7712
INFO NSC WASHDC
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
RWANDA COLLECTIVE
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 006643
SIPDIS
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH
LONDON FOR CHARLES GURNEY
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS
USUN FOR HOLBROOKE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/28/10
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON DRC
DEVELOPMENTS
REFTEL: LUSAKA 5253
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD FOR REASONS: 1.5
(B) AND (D).
¶1. (C) IN A MEETING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY SUSAN E.
RICE NOVEMBER 15, ZIMBABWE FOREIGN MINISTER STAN MUDENGE
REPORTED THAT THE MAPUTO II SUMMIT, RESCHEDULED FOR
NOVEMBER 27, WAS EXPECTED TO FORMALIZE THE AGREEMENT
REACHED IN TRIPOLI TO SEND AN AFRICAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE
TO THE DRC. THE DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE STATE ACTORS
WERE ALSO PREPARED TO PRESENT THEIR PLANS ON
IMPLEMENTING THE 15KM PULLBACK AGREED UPON IN KAMPALA.
THE MINISTER EMPHASIZED THE TRIPOLI AGREEMENT WILL
SUPPORT THE LUSAKA ACCORDS, NOT UNDERMINE THEM. HE
COMMENTED THAT MORE RESULTS ARE ACHIEVED WHEN HEADS-OF-
STATE ARE LOCKED IN A ROOM TOGETHER WITHOUT THEIR
MINISTERS AND DELEGATIONS. MUDENGE LATER TOLD THE
ASSISTANT SECRETARY THAT HE AND UGANDAN MINISTER AMAMA
MBABAZI WROTE THE TRIPOLI DRAFT DECLARATION, INDICATING
THAT RWANDA AND UGANDA ARE COMMITTED TO WITHDRAWING
THEIR FORCES FROM THE DRC, IF AN AFRICAN FORCE IS
DEPLOYED. THE MINISTER DID NOT EXPECT MUCH PROGRESS IN
THE JMC MEETING, HELD NOVEMBER 17-18 (REFTEL), BECAUSE
EACH SIDE WILL SIMPLY PRESENT THEIR ACCUSATIONS, KNOWING
FULL WELL THAT EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPAGANDA.
¶2. (C) WHEN ASKED ABOUT ZIMBABWE’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE
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RECENT KATANGA CLASHES, MUDENGE DENIED ACTIVE ZIMBABWEAN
PARTICIPATION. HE SAID THAT IT IS NOT ZIMBABWE THAT IS
MOVING ITS FORCES IN KATANGA, BUT IT IS THE FAC. HE
ALSO BLAMED REBEL LEADER BEMBA FOR THE FIGHTING IN
EQUATEUR BECAUSE HE IS “BENT ON GOING TO KINSHASA.”
MUDENGE REMARKED THAT THERE IS GROWING FRUSTRATION AMONG
THE STATE PLAYERS WITH UGANDAN PRESIDENT MUSEVENI, BUT
DID NOT ELABORATE.
¶3. (U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY RICE CLEARED THIS MESSAGE.
MCDONALD
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