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Viewing cable 08KINSHASA1095, SLOW START TO GDRC-CNDP NAIROBI TALKS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08KINSHASA1095 2008-12-11 19:26 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kinshasa
VZCZCXRO4053
OO RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHKI #1095/01 3461926
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 111926Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8883
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 001095 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
SUBJECT: SLOW START TO GDRC-CNDP NAIROBI TALKS 
 
Summary 
------- 
 
1.  (SBU) According to a MONUC contact, the Nairobi talks between 
the CNDP and GDRC focused almost exclusively on procedures, with 
virtually no progress.  On substance, the CNDP opted for a 
maximalist strategy, calling into question the DRC constitution and 
its institutions, including the national government.  The CNDP asked 
for the Mediation to consider a "moratorium" on reinforcements for 
MONUC and it was even more outspoken in its opposition to any 
bridging force.  Our MONUC contact characterized the GDRC as 
"overwhelmed by a process over which it has lost control."  A member 
of the Congolese delegation criticized the CNDP's negotiating 
stance, which aimed to "wind the clock back to the pre-constitution 
period."  The talks will resume December 17.  A Great Lakes Summit 
in Nairobi on December 20 will reportedly seek international 
consensus on how the Mediation should deal with the CNDP and its 
demands.  End Summary. 
 
 
Concentrating on Procedures 
--------------------------- 
 
2.  (SBU) According to a senior MONUC official present at the 
December 8-11 talks between the CNDP and GDRC, the discussions 
focused almost exclusively on procedure: terms of reference; rules 
of procedure; modalities; and a "Program of Work," which is a set of 
principles for the discussions.  No agreement was apparently reached 
on any of these documents. 
 
3.  (SBU) Most of the talks were in fact bilateral consultations 
between the Mediation and one or the other side, with only a few 
"plenary sessions" including both sides.  MONUC attended only the 
Mediation/GDRC/CNDP sessions, not the bilateral consultations. 
 
4.  (SBU) The GDRC delegation included the following: 
 
--Minister for Regional and International Cooperation (and former 
presidential Chief of Staff) Raymond Tshibanda; 
 
--National Coordinator for the Amani Process Malu Malu; 
 
--North Kivu Governor Julien Paluku; 
 
--South Kivu Governor Louis-Leonce Muderhwa; and 
 
--Diplomatic Advisor to the National Assembly President Manya 
Mopoundo. 
 
The CNDP delegation included: 
 
--Foreign Affairs Advisor Rene Abandi; 
 
--Deputy Executive Secretary Kambasu Ngeve; 
 
--Spokesperson Bertrand Bisimwa; 
 
--Deputy Foreign Affairs Advisor Benjamin Mbonimpa; and 
 
--Military Advisor Antione Manzi. 
 
 
CNDP Takes a Maximalist Position 
-------------------------------- 
 
5.  (SBU) The CNDP opened with a maximalist negotiating position, 
maintaining that the talks "should concern all of the DRC and not 
only the East."  The CNDP reportedly called into question the 
legitimacy of the constitution and the institutions emanating from 
it, including the GDRC.  The CNDP also demanded that the GDRC accept 
the return of all Congolese Tutsi refugees in Rwanda.  Our MONUC 
contact opined that allowing a rebel group to call into question an 
internationally supported transition and electoral process could set 
a dangerous precedent.  One observer dubbed the talks "Sun City II" 
to indicate the protracted, all-encompassing nature in which the 
talks appear to be developing. 
 
6.  (SBU) The CNDP also suggested a "moratorium," on reinforcing 
MONUC, suggesting the parties "agree to the modalities for the 
establishment of a surge capacity."  Oddly, according to our 
interlocutor, the Mediation seemed inclined to consider this CNDP 
demand.  The CNDP was even more blatant about its intentions to 
discourage, if not block, the deployment of any EU bridging force. 
 
7.  (SBU) The CNDP stressed that it would not enter into a dialogue 
 
KINSHASA 00001095  002 OF 002 
 
 
with other armed groups.  The rebel group stated that it was not 
against the GDRC talking to these groups, but not at the same 
negotiating table as the CNDP-GDRC talks.  Our MONUC contact said 
that the CNDP position undermined the GDRC intention to begin a 
first phase of talks with the CNDP, followed by a second phase, 
which would include the other armed groups. 
 
 
GDRC "Overwhelmed by Process" 
----------------------------- 
 
8.  (SBU) The GDRC, in the view of our MONUC contact, did not have a 
strategy to counter the CNDP's excessive demands and the 
"Mediation's vacillations."  Our contact added that "the GDRC is 
obviously overwhelmed by a process over which it has lost control." 
According to our MONUC contact, the GDRC, which has few cards to 
play except its recognized sovereignty, "faces a determined, 
powerful and ruthless rebel movement."  These factors put this 
dialogue "on a very problematic foundation." 
 
9.  (SBU) A member of the Congolese delegation told post on December 
11 that the CNDP team had implicitly questioned the ability of the 
Mediation to act as a neutral actor.  Our interlocutor stressed that 
the GDRC maintains that all discussions with the CNDP should aim to 
bring the movement back into negotiations within the Amani 
framework.  Our interlocutor urged the U.S. to facilitate a message 
of the international community's support for the current Mediation. 
 
10.  (SBU) The GDRC, according to our contact, is frustrated by the 
CNDP's attempt to "wind the clock back to the pre-constitution 
period."  Discussions should focus on the situation in the Kivus, 
not on the broader issues put forward by the CNDP. 
 
 
Next Steps 
---------- 
 
11.  (SBU) The talks will resume on December 17 under Mpaka's 
chairmanship.  Obasanjo will join the talks on December 19, and on 
December 20, a Great Lakes summit in Nairobi will take place.  The 
summit will discuss the DRC situation, specifically seeking 
international consensus on how the Mediation should deal with the 
CNDP and its demands.  The talks will be suspended on December 22, 
resuming after Christmas, or possibly after New Year. 
 
BROCK