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Viewing cable 07LISBON694, PORTUGAL SEEKS REPLACEMENT LEADER FOR COMMUNITY OF

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07LISBON694 2007-03-16 15:28 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Lisbon
VZCZCXRO7809
PP RUEHPA
DE RUEHLI #0694 0751528
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 161528Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY LISBON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5684
INFO RUEHBP/AMEMBASSY BAMAKO PRIORITY 0014
RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST PRIORITY 0207
RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KIEV PRIORITY 0150
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 0125
RUEHML/AMEMBASSY MANILA PRIORITY 0144
RUEHME/AMEMBASSY MEXICO PRIORITY 0060
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 0112
RUEHPG/AMEMBASSY PRAGUE PRIORITY 0138
RUEHPA/AMEMBASSY PRAIA PRIORITY 0223
RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA PRIORITY 0156
RUEHRB/AMEMBASSY RABAT PRIORITY 0304
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME PRIORITY 0384
RUEHSN/AMEMBASSY SAN SALVADOR PRIORITY 0045
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO PRIORITY 0103
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL PRIORITY 0115
RUEHUM/AMEMBASSY ULAANBAATAR PRIORITY 0007
RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW PRIORITY 0287
UNCLAS LISBON 000694 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR DRL, G, EUR/WE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KDEM PREL PO
SUBJECT: PORTUGAL SEEKS REPLACEMENT LEADER FOR COMMUNITY OF 
DEMOCRACIES WORKING GROUP 
 
REF: A. STATE 19832 
 
     B. LISBON 00217 
 
THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST.  PLEASE SEE PARA 5 FOR DETAILS. 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign 
Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire announced that, due to resource 
strains caused by Portugal's upcoming EU Council Presidency, 
Portugal would be stepping down as President of the Working 
Group for Inter-regional Cooperation in the Community of 
Democracies (CD).  He requested that meeting participants 
consult with capitals and respond by March 23 with 
suggestions for a replacement or replacements to direct the 
group's work.  End Summary. 
 
2. (U) As a follow-up to Portugal's request for input on 
future CD projects (ref B), MFA Deputy Director General for 
Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire hosted a meeting of 
several Community of Democracy (CD) missions in Lisbon.  In 
addition to our suggestions involving the United Nations 
Democracy Caucus and outreach to Europe, Romania suggested 
approaching the Francophonie informally to see whether they 
might be interested in the CD.  Romania is currently the 
Chair of the Francophonie and saw the overlap as an 
opportunity that could spark new interest by select member 
states.  Ricoca Freire agreed with the proposal and asked 
Romania to begin informal talks. 
 
3. (SBU) Ricoca Freire then reported that Portugal plans to 
step down as the President of the Working Group for 
Inter-regional Cooperation, citing resource constraints from 
the upcoming EU Presidency. He underscored Portugal's 
commitment to the CD efforts, confirmed Portugal's plan to 
become Chair for the CD Convening Group once Mali steps down, 
but said Portugal simply could not handle the working group 
responsibilities in combination with its other obligations. 
This was the first mention that Portugal would be leaving its 
position on the working group.  Chilean Ambassador to 
Portugal, Francisco Perez-Walker, responded with surprise and 
assured Ricoca Freire that the group supported Portugal's 
work to date and wants to see Portugal continue in its role. 
Ricoca Freire acknowledged the support but stressed that 
Portugal has decided it cannot continue and is now seeking a 
nation or a group of nations willing to replace Portugal 
immediately, noting that the working group chairmanship 
required an "availability" that Portugal could not offer at 
this time. 
 
4. (U) Ricoca Freire requested that the U.S., Chile, Peru, 
Romania, and the Ukraine consult with capitals to seek a 
response before March 23 so that Portugal can announce its 
departure and its replacement at the March 28 CD meeting in 
Bamako, Mali.  He offered several suggestions including 
holding the meetings in Washington DC at member embassies, 
rotating the responsibilities between several capitals, 
calling on the co-presidents of the working group, or even 
keeping the working group meetings in Lisbon (although not at 
the MFA) for the time being.  Portugal does not want to 
impose any conditions on the group's decision, according to 
Ricoca Freire. 
 
5. (U) ACTION REQUEST:  Post requests Department guidance on 
USG views for replacing Portugal as President of the CD 
working group. If possible, we would welcome guidance by 
March 22 to ensure that we can transmit our input before 
Portugal's announcement at the March 28 meeting in Bamako. 
End action request. 
Hoffman