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O R 260007Z AUG 08
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 2866
INFO RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 8398
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC 1353
RUEATRS/TREASURY DEPT WASHINGTON DC 9786

UNCLAS STATE 091379 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
SUBJECT: USUN INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRC CONSULTATIONS 
 
¶1.  USUN may draw on the following points during the August 
26 Security Council Consultations on the UNSC DRC Sanctions 
Committee: 
 
-- The United States would like to thank the Chair of the 
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 
1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
for his statement. 
 
-- We would also like to express our appreciation for the 
work of the Committee's Group of Experts, which has been done 
under challenging circumstances.  We thank the Group of 
Experts for their efforts to ensure that the measures imposed 
by the Security Council are being implemented. 
 
-- The Group of Experts reported that weapons and money 
continue to flow to armed groups in the Democratic Republic 
of the Congo (DRC).  The United States is particularly 
troubled by the continued military buildup in the region and 
the proliferation of new armed groups. 
 
-- We note with grave concern the ongoing activities of the 
FDLR and the CNDP, and recall that resolution 1804 (2008) 
demands that all members of the FDLR and other armed groups 
immediately lay down their arms and present themselves for 
disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, resettlement, and 
reintegration. 
 
-- The United States encourages the 1533 Committee and its 
Group of Experts to focus on concrete measures to interrupt 
the arms flows and financial streams supplying armed groups. 
 
-- We appreciate that the Group of Experts plans to provide 
more documentation to substantiate a number of the assertions 
in its most recent interim report.  We encourage the Group of 
Experts to use the remaining time in its mandate to provide 
specific recommendations on ways the Council might refine the 
measures and ensure their implementation. 
 
-- Finally, the United States expresses support for the 
recommendations included in the Group of Experts' interim 
report as efforts to work towards securing an environment of 
lasting peace and security in the Great Lakes region. 
 
¶2. Jean T Clark (clarkjt@state.sgov.gov, 202.736.7736) in 
IO/PSC is the point of contact. 
 
¶3. Department appreciates Mission's efforts. 
RICE