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### Viewing cable 08BOGOTA2568, ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S JULY 7 MEETING WITH

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08BOGOTA2568 | 2008-07-15 20:08 | 2010-12-18 21:09 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Bogota

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L BOGOTA 002568

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2018
    TAGS: EAID ECIN PGOV PREF PTER MARR SNAR KJUS CO
    VE, BR, BL, EC
    SUBJECT: ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S JULY 7 MEETING WITH
    PRESIDENT URIBE

    Classified By: Ambassador William R. Brownfield
    Reason: 1.4 (b) and (d)

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    SUMMARY
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    ¶1. (C) Assistant Secretary Shannon conveyed President Bush's
    gratitude to President Uribe for the Colombian military's
    successful rescue of the three U.S. and twelve Colombian
    hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
    (FARC). The operation reflects the transformation that has
    occurred in Colombia under Uribe's leadership. Uribe said
    the GOC remains committed to boosting the military pressure
    on FARC and National Liberation Army (ELN) senior leaders.
    The GOC is ready to seek direct contact with the FARC, but is
    not optimistic about the results. Uribe said he will ask for
    Venezuelan cooperation to arrest FARC leaders residing in
    Venezuela in his July 11 meeting with President Chavez, but
    expects few results. He agreed with Shannon's request that
    the GOC work with the United States to raise the political
    cost paid by Chavez for his support to the FARC. Uribe asked
    Shannon to pass on to the U.S. Congress that passage of the
    Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement would help Colombia deal
    with its current economic difficulties, and voiced interest
    in concluding an agreement on a Cooperative Security Location
    (CSL) in Colombia as soon as possible. End Summary

    ¶2. (U) Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon, Commander, Special
    Operations Command South, Brigadier General Charles
    Cleveland, Ambassador William R. Brownfield, Colonel Gregory
    Wilson, and Polcouns (notetaker) met on July 7 with President
    Alvaro Uribe, Armed Forces Commander General Freddy Padilla,
    Army Commander General Mario Montoya, Vice Foreign Minister
    Camilo Reyes, presidential Private Secretary Alicia Arango,
    and presidential Communications Director Jorge Mario Eastman
    at the Casa de Narino.

    ------------------------------------------
    United States Proud to be Ally of Colombia
    ------------------------------------------
    ¶3. (U) A/S Shannon conveyed President Bush's and Secretary
    Rice's gratitude for Colombia's successful rescue of the
    three American hostages held by the FARC, as well as Ingrid
    Betancourt and eleven Colombian security personnel. The
    remarkable operation reflected the transformation which has
    occurred in Colombia under Uribe's leadership. The United
    States is proud to have Colombia as an ally. Uribe thanked
    Shannon for his remarks, and said U.S. assistance was crucial
    in upgrading the Colombian military's capacity to conduct
    such operations. He singled out Ambassador Brownfield for
    special praise, noting that the Ambassador's support for the
    operation had encouraged him to proceed with the mission.

    -----------------------------------------
    Need to Maintain Pressure on FARC and ELN
    -----------------------------------------
    ¶4. (C) Uribe said the GOC remains committed to maintaining
    military pressure on the FARC and the ELN. The GOC is ready
    to seek direct contact with the FARC, but is not optimistic
    this will lead to progress on peace. Uribe said that in
    reaching out to the FARC, the GOC must avoid undermining the
    morale of the Colombian military. Previous Colombian
    governments' attempts to engage armed groups in political
    dialogue had weakened the military's resolve. His main
    contribution has been to reassure the military that their
    efforts to defeat the FARC enjoy the GOC's complete support.
    Any dialogue with the FARC must not create uncertainty within
    the military about the GOC's will to continue the fight
    against the group. Hence, Uribe said he could not heed
    Betancourt's call to moderate his language criticizing the
    group. The FARC is a terrorist group, and the world needs to
    understand this.

    ¶5. (C) Uribe said the GOC has taken three decisions to boost
    the pressure on the terrorist groups. First, the GOC decided
    to facilitate the extradition of captured FARC commanders
    "Cesar" and "Enrique Gafas" to the United States. Second, on
    July 7 the GOC had informed the three European countries --
    France, Spain and Switzerland -- that it was terminating
    their facilitation role with the FARC. Uribe had explained
    to the three countries' ambassadors that the GOC respected
    their efforts, but had lost confidence in Swiss mediator Jean
    Pierre Gontard and French envoy Noel Saez due to their
    "suspicious links with the FARC." Lastly, Uribe said the
    Colombian military would increase operations against ELN
    leaders, especially Pablo Beltran and Antonio Garcia, to show
    the group that it could not continue to "mock" the Colombian
    people. The GOC would also continue operations targeting
    FARC Secretariat members Mono Jojoy, Ivan Marquez, and
    Alfonso Cano.

    ¶6. (C) Shannon said the United States understood his decision
    to end the European facilitation role, and agreed on the need
    to continue military action against the FARC and ELN. He
    stressed that the international community should focus on
    supporting Colombia's democratic state, not on acting as a
    mediator in talks between the GOC and terrorist groups.
    ----------------------------------------
    Venezuela, President Chavez and the FARC
    ----------------------------------------
    ¶7. (C) Uribe said he would be "prudent" in his July 11
    meeting with Venezuelan President Chavez. He would reiterate
    the GOC's belief that two FARC Secretariat members, Ivan
    Marquez and Timochenko, reside in Venezuela and would ask for
    Venezuela's help to locate and arrest them. He expected
    Chavez to respond cordially, but did not believe that Chavez
    would act against FARC and ELN leaders operating out of
    Venezuela. Shannon said Chavez' recent comments urging the
    FARC to release its kidnap victims and give up the armed
    struggle, while positive, were tactical and did not reflect a
    fundamental change in Venezuela's support for the group. He
    said it remains important to look for ways to raise the
    political cost paid by Chavez for his support to the FARC and
    the ELN, and urged Colombia to coordinate closely with the
    United States on Venezuelan issues.

    ---------------------------
    Brazil, Ecuador and Bolivia
    ---------------------------
    ¶8. (C) Shannon noted that Brazilian President Lula da Silva
    would visit Colombia later in July, and urged Uribe to engage
    the Brazilians more actively on bilateral and regional
    issues. Shannon said his message to Brasilia had been that
    Brazil's vision of an integrated South America depends on
    cooperation with the dynamic economies of Colombia, Peru, and
    Chile--not Venezuela and Ecuador. Brazil missed an
    opportunity at the Organization of American States (OAS) in
    March, when it showed more concern for abstract notions of
    sovereignty than for the real security needs of 44 million
    Colombians. Uribe agreed greater Colombian engagement with
    Brazil would be useful, and said he had invited Lula and
    Peruvian President Garcia to attend Colombia's independence
    day parade in Leticia on July 20. Lula would spend the
    previous day in Bogota.

    ¶9. (C) Asked by Uribe for the U.S. take on Ecuador, Shannon
    said the USG continues to urge President Correa to
    reestablish diplomatic ties with Bogota. Uribe's meeting
    with Chavez would highlight Correa's intransigence on this
    issue and make him look petty. He added that we continue to
    engage the Ecuadorians, but were surprised by the depth and
    level of contacts between Ecuadorian officials and the FARC
    revealed in the computers seized from Raul Reyes' camp.
    Colombia and the United States need to work together to make
    countries pay a high prices for their links to the FARC.

    ¶10. (C) Shannon thanked Uribe for Colombia's participation
    with Argentina and Brazil in the Group of Friends working to
    promote a peaceful resolution to Bolivia's domestic conflict.
    We especially appreciated the GOC's reminder to the Bolivian
    government that it must meet its Vienna Convention obligation
    to provide security for diplomatic facilities and personnel.
    Vice Foreign Minister Camilo Reyes said Colombia remains
    committed to the Group of Friends, but voiced concern that
    the situation in Bolivia continues to deteriorate. Shannon
    agreed the conflict between the lowland departments and La
    Paz is deepening, and said it is important that Bolivia's
    neighbors stay engaged.

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    U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA)
    --------------------------------------------- -
    ¶11. (C) Uribe said he understood the CTPA is a domestic
    political issue in the United States, and will not make
    public comments about the accord at this time. Still,
    Colombia's economy faces growing difficulties, including
    rising inflation, an appreciating peso, and falling
    consumption. U.S. Congressional approval of the CTPA would
    help Colombia manage these problems. The CTPA would help
    Colombia attract foreign investment, boost job creation, and
    generate additional resources needed to consolidate progress
    against the terrorist groups. He asked Shannon to pass this
    message to Congress. Shannon reiterated President Bush's
    commitment to obtaining congressional passage of the CTPA,
    and promised to communicate Colombia's concerns to Congress.

    -----------------------------------
    Cooperative Security Location (CSL)
    -----------------------------------
    ¶12. (C) The Ambassador noted our interest in pursuing the
    establishment of a Cooperative Security Location (CSL) in
    Colombia if Ecuador does not renew our agreement on Manta.
    Uribe said the GOC considers the establishment of a CSL a top
    priority and hopes to conclude an agreement on such a
    facility as soon as possible.
    BROWNFIELD

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