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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 KHARTOUM 000581 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR AF A/S FRAZER, AF/SE NATSIOS AND IO A/S 
SILVERBERG, NSC FOR PITTMAN AND SHORTLEY 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/15/2017 
TAGS: OVIP NEGROPONTE JOHN PREL MOPS PINR KPKO UN
AU-1, SU 
SUBJECT: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SENIOR ASSISTANT 
TO THE PRESIDENT MINNI MINAWI 
 
 
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Classified By: CDA C. HUME, REASON: SECTION 1.4 (B) AND (D) 
 
¶1. (C) Summary: On April 15, Deputy Secretary Negroponte met 
with Senior Assistant to the President and Sudanese 
Libaration Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi. Minawi 
characterized the security situation in Darfur as "fragile" 
and urged the international community to push for a political 
solution. He called on international support for the 
Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA) and stressed 
the need for immediate implementation of the Darfur Peace 
Agreement (DPA). Minawi also said that the Darfur Joint 
Assessment Mission (DJAM) should be revived, and that 
reconstruction and develoment in Darfur are of the highest 
priority. End summary. 
 
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STAGNANT DPA IMPLEMENTATION 
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¶2. (C) The Deputy Secretary opened the discussion by asking 
Minawi to describe the progress of DPA implementation thus 
far. Many different efforts have been undertaken by local, 
regional and international actors, Minawi said, but DPA 
implementation remains at a standstill. Without stability 
between the governments of Sudan and Chad, he continued, 
Darfur will remain a "war field." Minawi stressed that the 
main problem is security, and that Darfur requires a 
political solution. All tribal groups must be disarmed, he 
said, and there must be negotiations with non-signatories on 
both the political and military levels. Though the DPA was 
signed almost one year ago, not even half of it has been 
implemented, Minawi said. "Even 70 to 80 percent 
implementation would help us recover." Minawi also called for 
strong international support for the DPA-mandated TDRA, 
noting that the delegation accompanying him to the meeting 
were all TDRA members. One of the delegation added that the 
SLA also needs assistance in making the transformation from a 
guerilla organization to a political one. 
 
¶3. (C) The Deputy Secretary underscored the US government 
committment to both the CPA and DPA, and told Minawi that his 
April 14 trip to Darfur had served as personal confirmation 
of many of the things he'd been told prior to his vist. 
Insecurity continued, he said, and though the humanitarian 
situation has stabilized, it could deteriorate once again if 
security and political issues are not addressed. The Deputy 
Secretary mentioned his meeting with AMIS Force Commander 
 
SIPDIS 
Aprezi, saying that one of his messages to the Sudanese 
government has been that the AU/UN hybrid peacekeeping forces 
must be deployed as quickly as possible. 
 
¶4. (C) The Deputy Secretary agreed with Minawi's advocacy of 
a swift political solution with respect to bringing 
non-signatories into the peace process, and welcomed Minawi's 
views on the initiatives proposed by Vice President Salva 
Kiir and the AU/UN envoys. He added that much more could be 
done on the part of the Sudanese government, including 
cutting off support for Janjaweed forces. The Deputy 
Secretary offered to convey Minawi's concerns to the 
 
SIPDIS 
governments of Chad and Libya during his upcoming meetings in 
N'djamena and Tripoli. 
 
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¶5. (C) Regarding the stalled DJAM process, Minawi 
characterized it as being "held hostage" by non-signatories 
and stresed the need to begin real reconstruction and 
rehabilitation efforts in Darfur. (Note: the DJAM was 
suspended last fall when fighting between Sudanese goverment 
forces and the non-signatory "Redemption Force" made it too 
difficult for the mission to carry out its assessment. End 
note.) The Deputy Secretary asked Minawi to identify where 
such efforts should be concentrated, and Minawi pointed to 
the many regional commissions set up by the DPA, saying that 
they have a "vision" as to where such efforts would have the 
most effect. The Deputy Secretary agreed that focus needs to 
be placed on reconstruction and development, in addition to 
continued humanitarian assistance. 
 
¶6. (C) Minawi requested a more private meeting at his 
 
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residence later in the day, attended by Minawi, Ali Trayo, 
the Deputy Secretary, the Charge, the Assistant Secretary and 
the NSC senior director. At this meeting Minawi conveyed that 
the government/NCP planned to kill him at the recent incident 
in Omdurman at which several of his supporters were killed. 
He also said the government is arming militias that signed 
the Declaration of Commitment (DOC) to dilute his influence 
and that his forces will be integrated into the national 
army. Finally he asked for USG support promised by Ambassador 
Zoellick at Abuja (military and technical advice) and asked 
Deputy Secretary Negroponte to clarify USG commitment to an 
AU/UN force that would have strong UN commmand and control. 
 
¶7. (U) Participants: 
The Deputy Secretary 
Jendayi E. Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs 
Cameron Hume, Charge d,Affairs 
Bobby Pittman, Senior Director for Africa, National Security 
Council 
Colonel Dennis Giddens, DoD advisor 
Bill Garvelink, USAID 
Gustavo Delgado, D staff 
Jennifer Larson (notetaker) 
 
Government of Sudan/SLM: 
Minni Arko Minawi, Special Assistant to the President 
Ahmed Ali Trayo, senior advisor to Minni Minawi 
Mohamed Basheer Abdalla, office director for Minni Minawi 
Abdul Hafiz Mustafa 
Abdul-Aziz Sam 
Abdul-Gabbar Dawsa 
Dr. Hassan Fashir 
Nasur Eldeen Abdalla 
Mohamed Tigani 
Dr. Mohamed Suliman 
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