President Robert Mugabe left for Lubumbashi on 12 July 2000 to meet Democratic Republic of Congo President Laurent Kabila to urge him to keep the peace talks on track.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nicholas Goche said Mugabe was going to be accompanied by Defence Minister Moven Mahachi and Security Minister Sydney Sekeramayi.
Goche said Mugabe was likely to announce his cabinet on his return from the DRC.
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Viewing cable 00HARARE3771, MUGABE TO DEPART FOR CONGO AFTERNOON OF JULY
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CONFIDENTIAL PTO0896
PAGE 01 HARARE 03771 121130Z
ACTION AF-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 SMEC-00 INL-00 DODE-00
SRPP-00 DS-00 VC-00 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 IO-00
LAB-01 L-00 VCE-00 M-00 AC-01 DCP-01 NSAE-00
OIC-02 OMB-01 OPIC-01 PA-00 PM-00 PRS-00 ACE-00
P-00 SP-00 SSO-00 TRSE-00 USIE-00 PMB-00 DSCC-00
DRL-02 G-00 NFAT-00 SAS-00 SWCI-00 /010W
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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6576
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 003771
SIPDIS
DEPT PLEASE PASS TO AF S/E HOWARD WOLPE
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH
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PAGE 02 HARARE 03771 121130Z
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/01/10
SUBJECT: MUGABE TO DEPART FOR CONGO AFTERNOON OF JULY
12
REF: (A) HARARE 3465, (B) HARARE 3760
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD.
REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D).
¶1. (C) DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NICHOLAS GOCHE TOLD
AMBASSADOR JULY 12 THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE WAS PLANNING TO
DEPART FOR LUBUMBASHI THAT AFTERNOON TO MEET WITH
PRESIDENT KABILA. HE IS LIKELY TO RETURN ON JULY 13.
ACCORDING TO GOCHE, MUGABE PROBABLY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY DEFENSE MINISTER MOVEN MAHACHI AND MINISTER OF STATE
FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SYDNEY SEKERAMAYI. GOCHE SAID
THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY OTHER
GOVERNMENTS WOULD BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING.
¶2. (C) THE AMBASSADOR ASKED WHETHER MUGABE PLANNED TO
PRESS PRESIDENT KABILA TO ACCEPT SIR KETUMILE MASIRE AS
NATIONAL DIALOGUE FACILITATOR. HE NOTED THAT MUGABE AND
NAMIBIAN PRESIDENT SAM NUJOMA HAD APPARENTLY MADE A
STRONG PITCH TO KABILA IN SUPPORT OF MASIRE AT THE JUNE
25 MINI-SUMMIT IN HARARE (REF A). THE AMBASSADOR
POINTED OUT THAT REMOVING MASIRE AND APPOINTING ANOTHER
FACILITATOR WOULD SET THE PROCESS BACK BY MONTHS. GOCHE
REPLIED THAT HE HAD NO INFORMATION ON MUGABE’S AGENDA
FOR THE MEETING, ALTHOUGH “OBVIOUSLY THE MASIRE ISSUE
WILL COME UP.” HOWEVER, HE AGREED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT
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FOR THE PARTIES TO SET ASIDE THEIR DIFFERENCES RATHER
THAN STARTING OVER WITH A NEW FACILITATOR.
MCDONALD
CONFIDENTIAL
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CONFIDENTIAL PTO0897
PAGE 01 HARARE 03772 121130Z
ACTION AF-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 ACQ-00 CIAE-00 SMEC-00 DODE-00 SRPP-00
DS-00 VC-00 H-01 TEDE-00 INR-00 IO-00 LAB-01
L-00 VCE-00 AC-01 NSAE-00 OIC-02 OMB-01 OPIC-01
PA-00 PM-00 PRS-00 ACE-00 P-00 SP-00 SSO-00
TRSE-00 USIE-00 PMB-00 DSCC-00 DRL-02 G-00 NFAT-00
SAS-00 SWCI-00 /009W
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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6577
INFO NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 003772
SIPDIS
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/01/10
TAGS: PGOV PREL CG ZI
SUBJECT: MUGABE REPORTEDLY SET TO NAME CABINET AS EARLY
AS JULY 13
CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TOM MCDONALD.
REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D).
(C) IN A JULY 12 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR, DEPUTY
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FOREIGN MINISTER NICHOLAS GOCHE TOLD AMBASSADOR THAT HE
UNDERSTANDS THAT PRESIDENT MUGABE PLANS TO NAME HIS
CABINET FOLLOWING HIS JULY 13 RETURN FROM AN OVERNIGHT
TRIP TO LUBUMBASHI (SEPTEL). HE DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF WHO
WOULD BE IN THE NEW CABINET. GOCHE ADDED THAT THE
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT IS LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE ON OR
ABOUT JULY 20.
MCDONALD
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