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### Viewing cable 07ABIDJAN831, COTE D'IVOIRE LIGHTS FLAME OF PEACE

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07ABIDJAN831 | 2007-08-09 17:05 | 2011-01-13 05:05 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Abidjan

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    ZNY CCCCC ZZH
    R 091723Z AUG 07
    FM AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3349
    INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
    RUEHOU/AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU 0289

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 ABIDJAN 000831

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR AF/W-EPLUMB AND INR/AA-BGRAVES

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/09/2017
    TAGS: PGOV KDEM IC
    SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE LIGHTS FLAME OF PEACE

    Classified By: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES VICKI HUDDLESTON FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) A
    ND (D).

    ¶1. (C) Summary. The Government of Cote d'Ivoire held a July
    30 "flame of peace" symbolic disarmament ceremony in the
    Forces Nouvelles stronghold of Bouake.  While the ceremony
    was attended by 7 African heads of state or government,
    Ivorian opposition leaders Henri Konan Bedie, Alassane
    Ouattara and former Ivorian Prime Minister Charles Konan
    Banny did not attend.  Alain Lobognon, Communications
    Director for the Prime Minister, told Emboffs August 2 that
    the ceremony, which demonstrated that Cote d'Ivoire is no
    longer a divided nation, was a response by Prime Minister
    Soro to President Gbagbo's request to visit the north.
    Lobognon said the next step is the resumption of the
    "audiences foraines" identification tribunals.  Lobognon also
    stated that having Burkinabe troops come to Cote d'Ivoire was
    delayed because some in Burkina Faso mistakenly said they
    were coming to protect the Prime Minister rather than to
    assure the implementation of the Ouagadougou Political Accord
    (OPA).  UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Chief of the
    Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Unit Jean-Luc
    Stalon told Poloff August 6 that the government must now take
    concrete steps to effect disarmament.  Similarly, the
    spokesman for Bedie's party, (the Democratic Party of Cote
    d'Ivoire/Parti Democratique de Cote d'Ivoire - PDCI) Djedje
    Mady, told Poloffs August 3 that, while the declarations made
    at the ceremony stating that the war is over are positive,
    the government must take concrete steps to demonstrate that
    peace has returned. Mady was also critical of the
    international community for eliminating the position of UN
    High Representative for Elections. End Summary.

    ¶2. (SBU) The Government of Cote d'Ivoire held a "flame of
    peace" symbolic disarmament ceremony July 30 in the Forces
    Nouvelles (FN) stronghold of Bouake. The ceremony, at which a
    token pile of weapons were burned, was attended by the
    Presidents of Burkina Faso, South Africa, Mali, Togo, Benin,
    and Guinea-Bissau and the Prime Minister of Niger.  However,
    it was not attended by Ivorian opposition leaders Henri Konan
    Bedie (Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire/Parti Democratique
    de Cote d'Ivoire -- PDCI) and Alassane Outtara (Republican
    Alliance/Rassemblement des Republicains -- RDR), and former
    Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny. The South African and
    Indian Ambassadors told Poloffs at an August 1 diplomatic
    reception that the stadium in Bouake was filled to capacity
    with about 20,000 persons and that several thousands followed
    the ceremony from outside the stadium. President Laurent
    Gbagbo, in remarks during the ceremony, proclaimed that war
    is ended and peace has arrived in Cote d'Ivoire.  Gbagbo
    praised Prime Minister Guillaume Soro for being willing to
    engage with him in the dialogue that led to the OPA and said
    that preparations to hold elections would immediately begin.
    Prime Minister Soro, in his speech, described Bouake as a
    "capital of peace" and told Gbagbo that Gbagbo bears the
    heavy responsibility of turning the peace that was being
    celebrated at Bouake into a lasting and true peace. Soro said
    the peace process is irreversible and Cote d'Ivoire is once
    again united, and encouraged internally displaced persons
    (IDPs) to return to their homes.

    ¶3. (C) The Communications Director at the Prime Minister's
    Office, Alain Lobognon, told Emboffs August 2 that organizing
    the ceremony was a "challenge" for Soro and said it was the
    result of President's Gbagbo request to visit the north.
    According to Lobognon, the ceremony demonstrated that Cote
    d'Ivoire is no longer a divided country.  He said the next
    step is to implement the OPA by restarting the "audiences
    foraines" identification tribunals in August.  Lobognon said
    the issue of nomination of sub-Prefects is under discussion.
    Lobognon expressed regret that Bedie and Ouattara did not
    attend the ceremony, although they were invited, and noted
    that the decision to hold the ceremony was made at the
    council of leaders set up by the OPA, at which all political
    parties are represented. Lobognon said the scheduling of the
    ceremony accelerated the issue of having Burkinabe troops
    come to Cote d'Ivoire.  Lobognon asserted that the OPA calls
    for Burkinabe troops to come to Cote d'Ivoire to ensure that
    the peace process moves forward.  Lobognon told Poloffs that
    some officials in Burkina Faso stated publicly that 150
    paratroopers were coming to protect the Prime Minister.  The
    Prime Minister saw this as an affront to Cote d'Ivoire's
    capacity to protect its Prime Minister and decided to ask
    Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore to postpone their
    arrival.  According to Lobognon, Burkinabe troops may come to
    Cote d'Ivoire, although a date has not yet been established
    and must be decided on by the Government of Burkina Faso.

    ¶4. (C) Chief of UNOCI Disarmament, Demobilization, and
    Reintegration Unit Jean-Luc Stalon told Poloff August 6 that

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    the ceremony was significant because it marked President
    Gbagbo's return to the north and demonstrated that Soro is in
    charge of the FN and that the FN will implement the OPA.
    Stalon noted that the ceremony was symbolic and not an
    exercise in disarmament.  According to Lobognon, while some
    in Prime Minister Soro's entourage have made statements
    indicating that the ceremony may mark the end of the
    disarmament process, that is not Soro's position. Lobognon
    said that during the ceremony, the weapons to be burned were
    placed in a container doused with a flammable liquid.  He
    said that when the container was lighted, there was a small
    explosion and the VIPs attending the ceremony quickly moved
    away.  Stalon said that, in a very symbolic action, President
    Gbagbo took hold of Prime Minister Soro's hand and they moved
    away from the fire together.  Stalon said the next step is
    for the government to take concrete steps to effect
    disarmament.

    ¶5. (C) PDCI Secretary-general Alphonse Djedje Mady told
    Emboffs August 3 that the declarations made at Bouake that
    the war has ended are positive, but that concrete results
    showing that the conflict is over are lacking.  Mady said
    reunification of the armed forces has not yet occurred and
    militias are still armed.  He noted that prefects and judges
    have not yet assumed their duties in the north and said that
    one administrative system to run the country must be put in
    place if the country is truly to be united. Mady said PDCI
    leader Bedie did not attend the ceremony because he only
    received an invitation the Friday before the Monday ceremony,
    which he interpreted to mean that he was not really wanted.
    Mady, who headed the PDCI delegation to the ceremony, stated
    that opposition political party representatives were
    relegated to back seats.  Mady stated that only the
    government can take the actions needed to effectively bring
    about peace, adding that the President decides everything.
    Mady said it is important to encourage all small gains on the
    path to peace and said he believes the holding of elections
    in 6 or 7 months will be difficult, but possible, if the
    political will exists.  Mady was extremely critical of the
    international community for eliminating the position of High
    Representative for Elections. Mady said that the government
    bodies that will certify the elections, the Supreme Court and
    the Constitutional Council, are controlled by Gbagbo and
    accused the international community of doing what Gbagbo
    wants since there is currently no violence in Cote d'Ivoire.

    HUDDLESTON

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