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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
06CAIRO5601	2006-09-07 14:49	2011-08-30 01:44	CONFIDENTIAL	Embassy Cairo

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C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 005601 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/07/2016 
TAGS: PREL PGOV MEPN UNGA UNSC ARABL EG
SUBJECT: ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN CAIRO TO 
PLAN FOR UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
 
REF: A. STATE 145279 (NOTAL) 
     ¶B. CAIRO 5496 (NOTAL) 
 
Classified By: William R. Stewart, Minister-Counselor for Economic and 
Political Affairs, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
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Summary 
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¶1.  (C) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo September 5-6 for 
a regularly-scheduled session, mainly to discuss joint Arab 
positions on the topics of Lebanon, the Arab-Israeli peace 
process, and Sudan.  A long list of less pressing items were 
also considered by ministers, but local contacts described 
the gathering as largely inconsequential.  Ministers approved 
resolutions echoing their August 20 extraordinary session on 
Lebanon and the peace process, making similar statements of 
support for the Government of Lebanon and the launching of a 
new round of Arab-Israeli peace talks under UN Security 
Council auspices.  Ministers announced support for Jordan's 
candidate as UN Secretary General, but reportedly avoided a 
formal position on the Venezuela - Guatemala competition for 
a UN Security Council seat.  Embassy translations of AL 
resolutions on Lebanon, Sudan, and the Arab-Israeli conflict 
have been e-mailed to NEA/ELA and NEA/RA.  End summary. 
 
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Ministers Gather in Cairo Ahead of NAM Summit and UNGA 
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¶2.  (SBU) Looking to coordinate joint Arab positions before 
the September 11-15 NAM Summit in Cuba and the UN General 
Assembly, foreign ministers from 15 of the Arab League's 22 
member states met in Cairo from September 5-6 (ref A).  Their 
fourth ministerial in as many months, the meeting ended early 
and was characterized by AL staff as largely perfunctory. 
Contacts described the issue of UN troops for Darfur as the 
most interesting topic debated. 
 
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Arabs to Explore with AU Next Steps on Darfur 
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¶3.  (SBU) A sub-set of AL ministers met early September 6 to 
review progress on implementation of the Darfur Peace 
Agreement (DPA) and the issue of UNSCR 1706 and UN troops for 
Darfur.  In their agreed resolution, the ministers stressed 
the importance of obtaining Khartoum's agreement to the 
stationing of UN troops in Darfur, and repeated their March 
Summit pledge to fund the continuation of the African Union's 
Darfur mission after October first.  The ministers urged the 
League Secretariat to send a delegation to the AU Commission 
and its Peace and Security Council to hold talks on the AU's 
Darfur mission.  Ministers also highlighted joint Arab 
efforts to support development in south Sudan, including 
implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. 
 
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Familiar Language on Lebanon 
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¶4.  (SBU) Ministers adopted a new Lebanon resolution which 
largely repeats recent AL documents and statements.  The 
19-point resolution presented by Lebanese foreign minister 
Salouk praises Lebanon's "valiant resistance" against 
Israel's "brutal aggression," and hails the GOL's deployment 
of its armed forces to the south "so that only the weapon of 
legitimacy shall prevail" there.  The document also calls on 
Israel to lift its blockade.  On Shabaa Farms, the resolution 
reaffirms support for PM Seniora's 7-point plan, calls on the 
UN Secretary General to take into account the GOL's plan when 
he reports to the UNSC, and encourages all concerned parties 
to "cooperate with the UN to find a solution" to this issue. 
The resolution also specifically refers to Israeli actions 
during the conflict with Lebanon as "war crimes that require 
the perpetrators to be brought to justice." 
 
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Arab Initiative to Bring Peace Process to UNSC 
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¶5.  (SBU) Arab ministers also reiterated earlier calls for 
the UNSC to take up the Arab-Israeli peace process, by 
holding a ministerial meeting at the Council later this month 
and by laying out timetables and a framework for peace talks 
between Israel and its Arab neighbors (ref B). 
 
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Arabs to Support Jordanian for UN Secretary General 
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¶6.  (U) Ministers formally agreed to support Jordan's nominee 
- Price Zaid Bin Raad - for the post of UN Secretary General, 
and encouraged the Arab Group at the United Nations to begin 
mobilizing support for the Jordanian candidate (presently 
Jordan's Permrep in NY). 
 
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No Position Taken on UNSC Vote: Venezuela/Guatemala 
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¶7.  (C) According to Arab League Secretariat staff members 
Talal Elamine and Hala Ghad, no formal statement of support 
was made during the meetings to support either Venezuela or 
Guatemala in their respective competition to win a seat on 
the UN Security Council.  Elamine said ministers agreed to 
"support both" candidates, favoring neither.  The Guatemalan 
DCM told poloff on September 7 that he had heard no news to 
suggest otherwise, and that Guatemala would proceed in the 
coming days to sign an agreement in order to strengthen 
Guatemala's ties to the League. 
JONES

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