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### Viewing cable 08SANTODOMINGO373, FM MORALES AND OAS REP ON RIO GROUP, OAS

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08SANTODOMINGO373 | 2008-03-13 21:09 | 2011-03-23 00:12 | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | Embassy Santo Domingo
Appears in these articles: http://www.semana.com/wikileaks/Seccion/168.aspx

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    id: 145755
    date: 3/13/2008 21:32
    refid: 08SANTODOMINGO373
    origin: Embassy Santo Domingo
    classification: CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
    destination: 08STATE25971
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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 000373

    SIPDIS

    NOFORN
    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR WHA/CAR AND USOAS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/01/2018
    TAGS: PREL PTER PGOV PHUM CO EC DR
    SUBJECT: FM MORALES AND OAS REP ON RIO GROUP, OAS
    MINISTERIAL, HR REPORT

    REF: STATE 25971

    Classified By: P. Robert Fannin, Ambassador, Reasons 1.4(b), (d)

    ¶1. (C/NF) Summary:  In a March 12 meeting with the
    Ambassador, Foreign Minister Morales described the successful
    outcome of the Rio Group Summit as a "team effort."
    Responding to Reftel demarche on the OAS Ministerial, Morales
    cautioned against any action that could scuttle the peace
    gains that the Dominicans helped achieve.  Morales also
    strongly criticized the Human Rights Report and alleged it
    was a U.S. response to "the success of the Dominican Republic
    in the Rio Group."  The XXXXXXXXXXX gave Post
    further details on the Rio Group Summit's dynamics and said
    he had proposed to Secretary-General Insulza the idea of
    joint patrols on Colombia's borders accompanied by OAS
    civilians.  End summary.

    Human Rights Report
    -------------------

    ¶2. (C/NF) In the March 12 meeting, Foreign Minister Morales
    Troncoso was accompanied by Deputy FM Manuel Trullols and the
    Ambassador was joined by the DCM and POLOFF.  The Ambassador
    had requested the meeting to seek a readout of the Rio Group
    Summit; however, Morales immediately began a spirited
    criticism of the Human Rights Report.  Clearly perturbed, but
    citing few specifics, Morales described the report as "very,
    very bad" and "a low blow."  "We are in an election campaign
    here -- you need to think about who's your friend and who's
    your enemy....  Your friends are confused."

    ¶3. (C/NF) Referring to a recent United Nations meeting in
    Geneva, in which reports of the UN Special Rapporteur on
    racism and Independent Expert on minority issues were
    discussed, the Foreign Minister said, "At least they gave us
    a chance to comment; you didn't."  Morales said the Human
    Rights Report was overly reliant on information provided by
    NGOs, including groups led by activists Father Christopher
    Hartley and Sonia Pierre, individuals that he described as
    "divisive."  "How can we be racist if we are of mixed blood?
    There is no discrimination here."  (Note:  In comments to the
    press on March 12, Morales linked the Report and the Rio
    Group Summit, stating "that report is the product of the
    success that the Dominican Republic achieved in the Rio
    Group, and that upset them (the U.S.)."  End note.)

    ¶4. (C/NF) Turning to the Trafficking in Persons Report, the
    Foreign Minister complained that, "this is costing us money
    -- we had to hire lawyers," and said that he planned to meet
    with these legal advisers in Washington next week.

    ¶5. (C/NF) The DCM explained to Morales that the Report had
    been embargoed and noted that the UN's Geneva meeting also
    reviewed U.S. record on race issues.  POLOFF added that the
    release date is the same for all countries and is unrelated
    to the timing of the Dominican presidential election.  The
    DCM suggested that if the Foreign Minister sought to provide
    additional input for the TIP Report, that he should consider
    meeting with G/TIP Ambassador Lagon while in Washington.
    Morales replied that he did not have time for such a meeting.

    Rio Group Summit
    ----------------

    ¶6. (C/NF) Turning to the original purpose for the meeting,
    the Ambassador congratulated Morales for the success of the
    Rio Group Summit.  Morales said that the outcome was a "team
    effort," citing positive contributions from the Presidents of
    Mexico, Panama, Honduras, Peru, and El Salvador.  He said
    that the discussion between Presidents Fernandez and Uribe
    over dinner had played an important role in resolving the

    conflict.  He described Uribe as a "good statesman, but also
    tough."

    ¶7. (C/NF) In a separate meeting with POLOFF on March 13, the
    XXXXXXXXXXX in the Dominican Republic, XXXXXXXXXXXX
    provided additional details on the
    dynamics at the Summit.  XXXXXXXXXXX, a XXXXXXXXXXX national, said
    that he was the only XXXXXXXXXXXX present at the meeting.
    The presidents, eager to get to the Colombia-Ecuador issue,
    worked quickly through the original agenda, which included
    Dominican advocacy for Haiti to join the Rio Group, which was
    approved.

    ¶8. (C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX said that President Correa, the first
    speaker to address the conflict in South America, denounced
    "unilateralism" and called Uribe a "liar."  The OAS
    Representative described Uribe's response as "very effective"
    because Uribe cited specific details regarding the FARC's
    operations in Ecuador based on the information in Raul Reyes'
    recovered personal computer.  The Colombian's style was
    initially "intellectual," but "heated up" as he went on,
    eventually speaking for more than an hour.  President Ortega
    of Nicaragua complicated the affair by raising Colombia's
    separate territorial dispute with his country.  In contrast,
    XXXXXXXXXXX said, President Chavez's interventions were less
    combative than he expected, considering Chavez's behavior at
    previous international meetings.

    ¶9. (C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXX said that as the Summit continued, working
    through lunch, President Calderon of Mexico made very helpful
    interventions.  President Kirchner of Argentina also helped
    the movement toward resolution; however, she also managed to
    slip in a biting critique of "unilateralism."  The
    discussion, XXXXXXXXXXX said, struck him as more open and frank
    than OAS meetings, which he attributed to the absence of
    United States and Canada.

    ¶10. (C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX said that, as chairman, Fernandez played
    the key role in reaching a successful conclusion to the
    Summit.  At the crucial moment, Fernandez spoke about the
    need for Latin American unity, cited Uribe's apology, and
    claimed that Uribe had pledged not to take similar action in
    the future.  The Dominican President then invited Uribe and
    Correa to embrace and shake hands, and called on the other
    Presidents to stand and applaud.  This final suggestion was
    masterful, XXXXXXXXXXX argued, because once the other Presidents
    rose and applauded, Uribe and Correa has no choice but to
    embrace and shake hands.  Then Ortega again complicated
    matters by asking what would be done to address Nicaragua's
    territorial concerns; however, Uribe diffused the issue by
    pledging not to deploy Colombian forces beyond a specific
    geographic coordinate.  (Note: XXXXXXXXXXXX said he could not
    recall the precise coordinate).

    ¶11. (C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXX also told POLOFF that, during
    Secretary-General Insulza's refueling stop here on March 12,

    SIPDIS
    XXXXXXXXXXX had presented to the OAS leader a plan for calming
    tensions between Colombia and its neighbors.  XXXXXXXXXXX
    proposal is for joint patrols by the militaries of Colombia
    and Ecuador/Venezuela, which would be accompanied by civilian
    officials from the OAS.  The fact that the OAS officials
    would be civilians would address Uribe's stated refusal to
    allow "international peace forces" into the area, XXXXXXXXXXX
    argued.

    OAS Ministerial
    ---------------

    ¶12. (C/NF) In their March 12 meeting, the Ambassador also
    delivered Reftel demarche on the OAS Ministerial, emphasizing
    that the Consultation of Ministers should be forward-looking
    and should address the transnational threats that continue to

    pose a significant threat to peace and stability in the
    region.  Morales said that he would be attending the meeting
    and that the findings from Insulza's trip to South America
    were likely to be the primary point of discussion.  The FARC
    is a "narco-terrorist group;" however, "we need to be careful
    on Monday because everyone thinks things were solved here (at
    the Summit)....  Things have quieted down -- let's not go
    back."

    Comment
    -------

    ¶13. (C/NF) The vehemence of Morales' attack on the Human
    Rights Report struck us as over the top, even for a Foreign
    Minister known for aggressive defense of his country's human
    rights record.  And he knows that the Report's release is
    unrelated to the presidential election here.  Regarding his
    claim that the Report is a response to the successful Rio
    Group Summit, Post plans to issue a press release restating
    the U.S. position on the Colombia-Ecuador issue.  While we
    can only speculate, Morales' outburst may have been motivated
    by chagrin that the positive press that the country was
    receiving after the Rio Group did not play out for longer, in
    part because it was displaced by coverage of the Human Rights
    Report.  Regarding Morales' linking of the Report and the Rio
    Group, this may have been a tactic designed to make his
    critique of the U.S. be the main story, as opposed to the
    content of the Report receiving all of the headlines.

    (U) This report and additional information can be found on
    Embassy Santo Domingo's SIPRNET site,
    http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/santodomingo/
    FANNIN

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