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    S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 03 TEGUCIGALPA 000065

    NOFORN
    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR WHA/CEN

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/25/2020
    TAGS: PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM HO
    SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT ELECT
    LOBO, PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND PRESIDENT ARIAS

    REF: TEGUCIGALPA

    TEGUCIGALP 00000065 001.2 OF 003

    Classified By: Ambassador Hugo Llorens, reason 1.4 (b & d)

    ¶1. (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador had a series of meetings
    and discussions over the past weekend with President-elect
    Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, and
    Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. Lobo briefed the
    Ambassador on his diplomatic efforts of the past week with
    both Presidents Fernandez and Colom. He said his visits to
    the Dominican Republic and to Guatemala had gone well and he
    had been well received in both countries. He discussed the
    agreement negotiated with Fernandez to provide safe passage
    for Zelaya out of the Brazilian Embassy and to be escorted by
    Fernandez to the Dominican Republic. He confirmed that
    President Colom would also be in Tegucigalpa on January 27.
    Lobo discussed his planned cabinet appointments and policy
    priorities, and the creation of a government of national
    unity. Zelaya told us that he supported the Fernandez-Lobo
    pact allowing him to be able to leave Honduras with several
    members of his family. President Arias is not likely to
    attend the inaugural ceremony expressing disappointment that
    Lobo had been unable to convince regime leader Roberto
    Micheletti to resign. However, Arias made clear that he
    would recognize the Lobo government and would work closely in
    support of the new Honduran government. End Summary.

    ---------------------------------
    Meeting with President-elect Lobo
    ---------------------------------

    ¶2. (S) The Ambassador and Honduran President-elect Porfirio
    "Pepe" Lobo met for coffee at the residence on January 23 and
    reviewed the latest political and diplomatic developments.
    The meeting took place in the wake of Micheletti's January 20
    decision to take a leave of absence and Lobo's own successful
    diplomatic trips to the Dominican Republic to meet Dominican
    President Lionel Fernandez and to Guatemala for a meeting
    with Guatemalan President Colom. The following are the main
    elements of the discussion:

    ¶3. (S/NF) Visit to the Dominican Republic: Lobo said he was
    very pleased with the results of his January 19 visit to the
    Dominican Republic. He expressed great appreciation for U.S.
    support for the efforts by President Fernandez to resolve the
    issue of President Zelaya's presence in the Brazilian Embassy
    in Tegucigalpa. He discussed the written agreement he had
    reached with Fernandez whereby Fernandez and Colom would be
    in Honduras on January 27 to possibly attend his inauguration
    and then pick-up Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy and escort
    him out of the country. Lobo said that Zelaya would go with
    Fernandez to the Dominican Republic and stay there for a
    time, but that his longer term plan was to settle in Mexico.
    Lobo said he was committed to providing safe passage to
    Zelaya to leave the Embassy and said he had discussed the
    legal aspects with Attorney General Rubi, since Zelaya faced
    criminal charges in Honduras. Lobo noted that Rubi had
    agreed to find a constructive legal way to get this done.
    Lobo (please protect) described Fernandez as a "real
    operator" but very effective. He mentioned that Fernandez
    had asked him to consider rejoining ALBA saying that such an
    action would help ease the process of Honduran reintegration
    in the Inter-American system. Lobo responded that while he
    would attempt to maintain the Petro Caribe arrangement that
    provided favorable credit terms from Venezuela for the
    purchase of hydrocarbons products, he had no intention of
    bringing Honduras back into the Bolivarian alliance.

    ¶4. (S/NF) Political Amnesty: Lobo said he remained committed
    to securing political amnesty for all of the players involved
    in the Honduran political and constitutional crisis,
    including Zelaya, Micheletti, and the Honduran military. He
    believed that securing political amnesty legislation provided
    a platform of stability that would facilitate the work of the
    Truth Commission. He said approval of this legislation would

    TEGUCIGALP 00000065 002.2 OF 003

    be the first task of the act of National Party controlled
    Congress.

    ¶5. (S/NF) Visit to Guatemala: Lobo said that he had just
    returned from a successful January 21 visit to Guatemala for
    a meeting with President Colom. He said President Colom had
    been very friendly and eager to establish a close working
    relationship with his new government. Colom committed to
    attend the inaugural ceremony in some manner. Colom was
    considering arriving at the stadium and formally recognizing
    Lobo's presidency as soon as Lobo had taken the oath from the
    new Congress President Juan Orlando Hernandez. He said that
    Colom had committed himself to attempt to convince Fernandez
    and possibly Funes to also participate in the inaugural
    festivities in some way and not just be available to escort
    Zelaya out of the country.

    ¶6. (S/NF) Presidential Appointments: Lobo said he was also
    focused on completing the creation of his cabinet. He noted
    that former Ambassador to the U.S. (during the Maduro
    Administration) Mario Canahuati would be his foreign
    minister. He said that Canahuati had the experience and
    knowledge of the U.S. to serve as his senior foreign
    policymaker. Lobo also said that he would be appointing
    technocrats William Chong Wong and Maria Elena Mondragon to
    serve as Minister of Finance and Central Bank President,
    respectively. He noted that Chong and Mondragon had held
    these positions in the Maduro Administration as well. He
    stressed the severity of the Honduran economic downturn
    required a veteran team with strong executive experience.
    The Ambassador mentioned his meeting with Treasury Deputy
    Assistant Secretary Nancy Lee and the importance of beginning
    a policy dialogue with his economic team as soon as possible.
    The Ambassador mentioned that he was aware that Chong Wong
    and Mondragon had already met with Lee in Washington on
    January 22.

    ¶7. (S/NF) Lobo discussed lobbying by outgoing Defense Chief
    General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez for the minister of defense.
    Both agreed that although Vasquez Velasquez had been helpful
    in efforts to implement the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord his
    direct links to the coup made it impossible for him to remain
    in the military chain of command. Lobo said he had offered
    the General a position in government such as the National
    Electric Company (ENEE) where his executive and managerial
    ability would be helpful. The Ambassador noted that
    appointing individuals to senior cabinet positions that had
    direct links to the coup would harm his government and his
    own efforts to restore strong ties with the international
    community.

    ¶8. (S/NF) Lobo said he was very pleased that we had been able
    to convince Democratic Unification leader Cesar Ham to join
    his government. Ham would be appointed as Director of the
    National Agrarian Institute, which is a powerful government
    agency responsible for land tenure policy and ties to the
    campesino movement. Lobo said Ham's participation in
    addition to Christian Democrat presidential candidate
    Felicito Avila (appointed Minister of Labor), PINU standard
    bearer Bernard Martinez (Minister of Culture), as well as a
    Liberal Party member, would ensure a strong multi-party
    representation in his government. Lobo thanked the
    Ambassador for our active encouragement of Ham, Avila and
    Martinez to support the new government.

    ----------------------------------
    Conversation with President Arias:
    ----------------------------------

    ¶9. (S/NF) The Ambassador spoke to President Arias just prior
    to his meeting with Lobo. Arias reiterated that he was
    somewhat disappointed with Lobo since he did not believe he
    had been forceful enough in getting regime leader Micheletti
    to resign. He said he had already vowed not to attend the
    inauguration and it would be difficult for him to change his

    TEGUCIGALP 00000065 003.2 OF 003

    position now. The Ambassador told Arias that no one had done
    more to seek to restore the constitutional order and to
    achieve a negotiated and peaceful solution to the crisis than
    he had. The Ambassador pointed out that Honduras continued
    to need his support and guidance. The Ambassador said that
    the U.S. would be sending an official delegation to the
    inauguration that would probably be led by Assistant
    Secretary Arturo Valenzuela. The Ambassador also briefed
    Arias on the Fernandez agreement with Lobo to get Zelaya to
    leave the Brazilian Embassy and travel to the Dominican
    Republic on January 27. Arias responded that the U.S.
    presence would be positive and help other countries engage at
    least after Lobo assumes office. Arias said he would take
    our views into account in terms of Costa Rican participation
    in the inauguration, but would most likely ask his ambassador
    to attend the ceremony. The idea of going to the Brazilian
    Embassy and escorting Zelaya out of the country was somewhat
    intriguing to him, but he made no commitments. Arias made
    clear he intended to recognize the newly-elected government
    and work constructively with Lobo. He said he was thinking
    of inviting Lobo to visit Costa Rica soon after he assumes
    office. (Note: While the Ambassador was speaking to Arias,
    Lobo came to the Residence and Arias expressed interest in
    speaking directly to Lobo. The two chatted amiably for 8-10
    minutes. Lobo attempted to convince Arias to attend his
    inauguration and said he intended to provide special
    recognition for Arias at the ceremony for his crucial role in
    seeking to resolve the crisis. Lobo said that even if he did
    not attend, he hoped to invite him to Tegucigalpa in the near
    future and honor him in some way.

    ----------------------------------
    Conversation with President Zelaya:
    -----------------------------------

    ¶10. (S/NF) The Ambassador called President Zelaya to
    reconfirm that the U.S. would be sending an official
    delegation to attend the inauguration. The Ambassador noted
    that we expected A/S Valenzuela to lead our delegation that
    might also include NSC Senior Director Dan Restrepo Assistant
    Secretary for Economic Affairs Jose Fernandez and PDAS Craig
    Kelly. The Ambassador told Zelaya that our delegation would
    be seeking a meeting with him probably on Tuesday. Zelaya
    said it would be good for the U.S. to be present in Honduras
    for the inauguration and he looked forward to the meeting
    with Valenzuela and the U.S. delegation. He confirmed that
    he was fully supportive of the Fernandez-Lobo pact and that
    he planned to leave Honduras for the Dominican Republic on
    January 27. Zelaya claimed he had encouraged UD leader Cesar
    Ham to join Lobo's government of national unity, which he
    believed was essential to ensure peace and harmony.
    LLORENS

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