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### Viewing cable 09OUAGADOUGOU1159, GUINEA TALKS - 9th ICG-G IN OUAGADOUGOU

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 OUAGADOUGOU 001159

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: Declassify on 8/31/2034
    TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM GV UV
    SUBJECT: GUINEA TALKS - 9th ICG-G IN OUAGADOUGOU

    OUAGADOUGO 00001159 001.2 OF 003

    Classified by CDA Dennis Hankins for reason 1.4 (b) and (d)

    ¶1. SUMMARY: The 9th meeting of the International Contact Group on
    Guinea (ICG-G) held December 13 in Ouagadougou was marked by a
    unified international community and capable leadership from the
    Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union
    (AU), and the UN Representative for West Africa. In the face of an
    intransigent CNDD delegation (that was taken over by pro-Dadis
    hardliners at the last minute), the ICG-G issued a strong statement
    calling for continued sanctions against the National Committee for
    Democracy and Development (CNDD), an international observer presence
    during the transition, and the CNDD's agreement not to participate in
    elections. While a compromise position between the CNDD and the
    Forces Vives did not appear any closer, the international consensus
    in clearly against the return of Dadis and in favor of international
    involvement in the transition period. The declaration pushed
    mediator Compaore towards a tougher line than he has been willing to
    pursue up to now. End Summary.

    ------------------
    The 9th ICG-Guinea
    ------------------

    ¶2. (U) The 9th Meeting of the ICG-G took place on December 13th in
    Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The U.S. was represented by DAS William
    Fitzgerald and accompanied by the Charge d'Affaires. The meeting was
    chaired by co-presidents the President of the ECOWAS Commission,
    Mohamed Ibn Chambas, and the AU Special Envoy Ibrahima Fall. The
    leadership dais was also shared by the Nigerian Junior Minister of
    Foreign Affairs Bagudu Hirse and UN SRSG for West Africa Said
    Djinnit. Delegations included representatives of Burkina Faso,
    Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Liberia, Libya, Russia, the UK, the
    European Union Presidency and European Commission, the International
    Labor Organization, the Francophonie, the Organization of the Islamic
    Conference, and the World Bank. Many groups were represented by
    their representatives in Conakry.

    -------------------------------
    French and U.S. Share Positions
    -------------------------------

    ¶3. (C) A pre-meeting breakfast with the French delegation
    demonstrated the closeness of the French and U.S. positions regarding
    the current situation. The French were represented at the ICG by
    Francois Goldblatt, Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Jean Grabling,
    Ambassador to Guinea, Stephane Gompertz, MFA Director for Africa and
    the Indian Ocean, and Charlotte Montel, Africa Advisor at MFA, who
    saw President Compaore's mediation efforts as weak, and hoped that
    the events of December 3 would cause Compaore to push the parties
    toward a solution that would bring a quick election and minimize the
    role of the CNDD in the country's future. The French share the
    assessment that Morocco should keep Dadis in country, that any deal
    with Dadis is impossible, and that Konate is the better if not sole
    option for the transition.

    ¶4. (C) The French shared the assessment that President Compaore can
    and should play a more productive role as mediator, and that recent
    events may lead Compaore to believe that it is in his own political
    and, perhaps, economic interest to create a solution that does not
    include Dadis. The French claimed not to have any further
    information on the location of Dadis' would-be assassin Toumba. The
    delegation also believed that a clear and firm message delivered to
    Compaore would be more likely to produce results. The French and
    U.S. shared some concern that ECOWAS' Chambas has not been a forceful
    spokesperson for the ICG-G in past meetings and agreed to urge
    stronger African voices (notably Djinnit) to speak up (Comment: As
    the meeting progressed this concern was alleviated as all four
    African voices were strong starting with Chambas who visibly upset
    the CNDD by publicly calling for an ECOWAS observation and security
    mission. End Comment).

    --------------------------------------------
    Co-Chairs stake out a tough opening position
    --------------------------------------------

    ¶5. (C) In the group's first meeting since the violence of September
    28 and the attempted assassination of Moussa Dadis Camara,
    co-presidents Chambas and Fall laid out a tough opening position.
    While condemning the events of December 3 in Conakry and "any attempt
    to destabilize the fragile situation that currently reigns," they
    cited the "urgency and opportunity of the moment." They described
    the situation in Guinea as having all necessary ingredients to become
    "explosive," and suggested the need for an international force to
    protect civilians and provide humanitarian assistance in Guinea, a
    suggestion which visibly rankled the CNDD. The chairs also stated
    bluntly that impunity for repeated human rights violation in Guinea

    OUAGADOUGO 00001159 002.2 OF 003

    would not remain unpunished.

    --------------------------------------
    Forces Vives see Guinea as "Stateless"
    --------------------------------------

    ¶6. (U) The Forces Vives were first to discuss their position with the
    ICG-G and to take questions. The Forces Vives condemned the
    prevailing situation in the country, which they categorized as a
    complete lack of both liberty and personal security. They claimed to
    be heartened by steps taken by Sekouba Konate as the new interim
    leadership of the CNDD over the last several days, and believed
    Sekouba was someone that they could work with. They were surprised
    and disappointed to see the CNDD delegation was composed of hard
    liners tied to Dadis and not by the more moderate figures who had
    been expected (indeed, the CNDD delegation was headed by Col. Moussa
    Keita -- one of the most virulent and explosive of Dadis' cadre).

    ¶7. (C) The Forces Vives condemned the attack on President Dadis, but
    when asked directly by the French, they stated their belief that
    there would be greater opportunity for progress if he were to remain
    in Morocco. They claimed that while they had compassion for the
    wounded, they had far greater compassion for the Guinean people. The
    Forces Vives very clearly declared their support for an international
    presence (a "third force") in Guinea that would help to ensure the
    peace throughout a transition period, and maintained their insistence
    that the CNDD (described as "those who had murdered and raped") not
    participate in any future elections. The Forces Vives expressed
    their appreciation for the mediation efforts of President Compaore
    and the ongoing work of the ICG, but asked that the group make a
    strong condemnation of the prevailing situation rather than pointing
    timidly at the problem.

    -----------------------------------------
    CNDD takes an early break and a hard line
    -----------------------------------------

    ¶8. (SBU) Perturbed by the opening statements of the ICG Presidency
    and reportedly miffed that the ICG met with the Forces Vive before
    them, the CNDD departed the conference center as soon as the opening
    session concluded. The ICG then waited for hours for the CNDD
    "rewrite" their response before returning to the negotiations, and
    were met with a deeply entrenched position. A sneering and bellicose
    Col Moussa Keita stated plainly that the presence of any
    international force, whatever its makeup, on Guinean soil would be
    considered an attack on Guinea's sovereignty and a declaration of
    war. Keita claimed that the CNDD was itself capable of managing a
    peaceful, transparent transition to democracy while protecting the
    Guinean public. Their only goal, he claimed, was to construct a base
    for economic growth, peace, and free elections.

    ¶9. (SBU) The CNDD delegation explained that the December 3 attack on
    Dadis had made the context of negotiations more difficult and had
    rendered the ICG's goal of election in the first half of 2010
    unfeasible. They confirmed that they were willing to work through
    the ICG to find a solution to the crisis, but insisted that any
    effort to restrict any group from participation in any eventual
    elections remained completely unacceptable, and would be detrimental
    to the ideal of a fully-inclusive Guinean democracy. With the
    speaking role shifting between delegation members, the group decried
    sanctions on Guinea as both in violation of international law and
    counterproductive in encouraging peace and stability. The group
    strongly reiterated their complete confidence in President Compaore
    in his role as mediator.

    ¶10. (U) Chambas told the CNDD representation to understand the new
    democratic mood in Africa. Chambas said that military rule in the
    region had led to too many catastrophes, and that militaries must
    stay out of politics. He stated that no one can be happy with the
    current situation of democracy and governance in Guinea, and that
    despite CNDD's claim that it would be a "referee" in the new Guinea,
    it has failed to ensure the safety of the population and its ability
    to restore democracy is questionable. Chambas stated that the
    "stories" coming out of the country relating to human rights abuses
    made an international force necessary. It was, continued Chambas, in
    no way an invasion, simply an offer of assistance to the people of
    Guinea.
    --------------------------------------------- ------
    An Awkward Intervention African Mediators to Step Up
    --------------------------------------------- ------

    ¶11. (U) he Representative of the Libyn controlled Community of
    Sahel-Saharan States (EN-SAD) intervened to take issue with what he
    peceived to be the imposition of unacceptabl restrictions on the
    sovereign state of Guinea by the ICG. After a long tirade -

    OUAGADOUGO 00001159 003.3 OF 003

    questioning the ICG's existence, claiming that the CNDD saved Guinee
    after Conteh, tossing accusations of inappropriate interference in
    Guinea's affairs at the co-presidents, the representative of Nigeria,
    and the non-African states participating in the ICG - the
    representatives of the CNDD delivered a hearty round of applause
    while other members of the ICG seemed surprised at the outburst.

    ---------------------
    Group maintains unity
    ---------------------

    ¶12. (C) Throughout the negotiations, the international community was
    by and large on the same footing. The absence of Dadis was viewed as
    an opportunity by the vast majority of the membership of the ICG.
    There was very little divergence between the positions of the
    international organization, the African states, the Europeans, and
    the U.S. The gaps were especially minimal between the U.S., France,
    and the UK. Because of this unity, the ICG was able to offer a
    strong statement -- one that most consciously saw as a call for
    Burkinabe President Compaore to take a more dynamic and aggressive
    stance than has been seen to date. Most of the negotiation over the
    text was over semantics, not substance. The text includes a renewed
    call for elections as soon as possible in 2010, the CNDD agreement
    not to participate in those elections, and international presence in
    Guinea to ensure the peace.

    ¶13. (C) Comment: The meeting allowed the international community to
    take stock of the situation following the December 3 attempt on
    Dadis' life. The ability of the Dadis hard liners to seize control
    of the CNDD delegation worked against them -- only convincing the
    African leadership through their belligerent manner that there can be
    no solution involving Dadis. The situation demonstrated a remarkable
    degree of international solidarity -- unfortunately coupled by a
    general disappointment with President Compaore's mediation that is
    seen both as timid and too prone to meet CNDD demands.

    ¶14. (U) This cable has been cleared by DAS Fitzgerald.

    ¶15. (U) Conakry Minimize Considered.

    HANKINS

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