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DE RUEHLG #0042 0281645
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R 281645Z JAN 09
FM AMEMBASSY LILONGWE
TO RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0262
INFO RUEHDS/AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 0999

UNCLAS LILONGWE 000042 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL ZI MI
SUBJECT: MALAWI: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 7005 
     ¶B. PELLETREAU-SULLIVAN EMAILS FROM JAN. 27 
 
¶1. (SBU) On January 28, emboff delivered reftel demarche to 
Acting 
Principal Secretary Eric Ning'ang'a at the Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs. 
Ning'ang'a confirmed that the Foreign Minister, along with 
the entire 
political affairs department, had already departed for the AU 
Summit. 
Ning'ang'a noted all of the issues and promised to pass the 
concerns to 
the Foreign Minister.  Per ref email, emboff also requested a 
sidebar 
meeting between the FM and Acting A/S Carter in Addis Ababa. 
Ning'ang'a 
said that the FM had a very tight schedule, but he would send 
the request 
to the FM as well. 
 
¶2. (SBU) Ning'ang'a also commented on Malawi's participation 
at the SADC 
extraordinary summit.  Ning'ang'a said Malawi's 
representative - Minister 
of Local Government George Chapoanda - was a former foreign 
minister and 
close to the President.  He added that he was pleased with 
the communique 
and hoped that both sides would give the proposed inclusive 
government 
time to work.  He reiterated that Malawi would continue to 
work with SADC 
on Zimbabwe, but was not likely to issue unilateral 
statements. 
BODDE