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Viewing cable 06KINSHASA942, UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06KINSHASA942 2006-06-14 13:34 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kinshasa
VZCZCXRO8865
PP RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMR
DE RUEHKI #0942/01 1651334
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 141334Z JUN 06
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4121
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 000942 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KPKO KDEM UNSC CG ELECTIONS
SUBJECT: UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE 
PLACE JULY 30 
 
REF: KINSHASA 937 
 
1. (U) Summary: Following a three-day visit in the DRC, a 
delegation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) announced it 
was "encouraged" by the country's political progress and 
rebuffed calls for a "dialogue" that would delay July 30 
elections or lead to a re-negotiation of transitional 
institutions. The members warned DRC political leaders 
against ethnic-based hate messages in the upcoming campaign 
period, and urged a climate of peace and tolerance. The 
delegation promised that the international community would 
continue to support the DRC after elections. End summary. 
 
2. (U) The nine-member UNSC delegation arrived in Kinshasa 
the evening of June 10 on the final leg of a 10-day African 
visit to Sudan, Ethiopia, Chad and the DRC. Headed by French 
Ambassador to the UN Jean-Marc de la Sabliere, the members 
met June 12 with President Kabila, and separately with the 
DRC's four vice presidents. Noting that elections were just a 
"stage," de la Sabliere said the Congolese must "put their 
house in order," and emphasized the need to accelerate army 
integration and to establish good governance. 
 
3. (U) After the meeting with Kabila, de la Sabliere said the 
delegation had expressed concerns that the increase in debate 
over "Congolese identity" could reignite ethnic tensions. De 
la Sabliere said Kabila agreed that the political debate 
should be calmed down. At a press conference June 12, de la 
Sabliere said the DRC's elections were just the first step 
for the Congolese to "put their house in order," including 
work in accelerating the integration of the military and 
reinforcing the practice of good governance. Nonetheless, de 
la Sabliere said the delegation was "encouraged" by the 
Congo's political progress and promised the continuing 
support of the international community after elections this 
year. 
 
4. (SBU) A June 11 working lunch of the UNSC with the 16 
members of the International Committee to Accompany the 
Transition (CIAT) was useful to share information and 
impressions, and review major concerns over the remaining 
period of the DRC transition, as well as the post-election 
period. Both groups were on the same page, focused on the 
elections themselves, problems with the Congolese army, GDRC 
budget and economic issues (including corruption), and 
post-election challenges. Both the CIAT and UNSC members 
expressed strong concerns over the prospect of an extended 
period of weak government and unclear authority as elections 
get under way until a new government is eventually formed, 
likely toward the end of the year. 
 
5. (SBU) The UNSC also had a useful discussion with the 
Security Sector Joint Commission, chaired by Vice President 
Ruberwa, which includes broad representation by senior GDRC 
civilian, military and police officials and foreign Chiefs of 
Mission. Council members delivered some strong messages about 
the need for further improvements within the military, 
centered on reform, discipline, and an end the predatory 
practices and human rights violations too common among FARDC 
troops. Some members posed sharp questions regarding the 
size, affordability, and projected capability of the eventual 
unified Congolese army. Congolese presentations from Ruberwa, 
the Ministers of Interior and Defense, the Army Chief of 
Staff, and the agency heads responsible for military 
integration, demobilization (DDR), and military justice were 
better than past sessions, covering essential points and 
plans. The Army Chief of Staff, however, concentrated in 
familiar fashion on problems and the need for more help 
rather than his own efforts to solve problems. 
 
6. (U) The UNSC delegation also met June 11 with a variety of 
Congolese political actors during their visit. In a meeting 
with Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) President Abbe 
Apollinaire Malu Malu, the delegation expressed its support 
for the electoral calendar published by the CEI and the need 
to respect the July 30 election date. Separately, the High 
Media Authority President Modeste Mutinga called upon the 
Security Council to help end what he called a "hate campaign" 
by some of the country's 33 presidential candidates. Mutinga 
said certain candidates have been using the media to insult 
their rivals and question others' nationalities. 
 
7. (U) Council members met with Monsignor Laurent Monsengwo, 
the Archbishop of Kisangani and president of the Congolese 
Conference of Catholic Bishops, who has been critical of the 
 
KINSHASA 00000942  002 OF 002 
 
 
electoral process and a leading voice in favor of political 
"dialogue." The delegation reportedly told Monsengwo that 
Congolese churches should actively encourage that the current 
electoral timetable be respected, leading to elections on 
July 30. 
 
8. (SBU) The delegation did not meet with Etienne Tshisekedi, 
the president of the opposition Union for Democracy and 
Social Progress (UDPS), who is boycotting the elections. 
Arrangements had been made for Tshisekedi to meet with de la 
Sabliere and potentially a few other UNSC representatives at 
the French Ambassador's residence June 11. Tshisekedi, 
however, apparently contacted the UN saying that he would 
instead send lower-level representatives to the meeting. At 
that point, the UN decided to cancel the session. 
 
9. (SBU) In an evening reception hosted by the French 
Ambassador, several of the UNSC members commented to the 
Ambassador that they had been impressed by the vigorous 
criticism offered by various political figures in the 
sessions they held with political parties and civil society. 
It appeared that at least several were surprised how willing 
political figures were to offer outspoken criticism. 
 
10. (SBU) Comment: The widely anticipated UNSC visit struck 
exactly the right chord. The Council effectively eliminated 
any doubts about international community opposition to a new 
"dialogue" that would delay elections. The delegation's call 
for respecting the CEI's electoral calendar and holding 
elections July 30 provided the Electoral Commission a needed 
dose of support and credibility at a critical time. The UNSC 
was obliged to meet with President Kabila and the four Vice 
Presidents consecutively, not as a group as in previous 
visits, underscoring the worsening relations among the 
members of the "Espace Presidentiel." End comment. 
MEECE