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ISSUES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER OF RWANDA
1. CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.
2. SUMMARY. FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWED WITH A/S
BENMET RWANDAN VIEWS ON KEY SECURITY COUNCIL ISSUES,
STRESSING IN EVERY CASE THE IMPORTANCE OF POLITICAL
SOLUTIONS IN TANDEM WITH MILITARY APPROACHES. HE
CRITICIZED CASES WHERE A SMALL HANDFUL OF PEOPLE
EXPLOIT SITUATIONS FOR PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRARY TO
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, CITING RWANDA AND BURUNDI AS
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EXAMPLES. A/S DOUGLAS J. BENNET ENCOURAGED THE
MINISTER TO PURSUE HIS CONCERN FOR CONFLICT
PRBVENTION BY SIGNALING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY
INTERVENTION. HE ALSO URGED RWANDA TO MAKE A SUCCESS
OF ITS PEACEKEEPING OPERATION BY QUICKLY FINDING A
WAY TO RESOLVE THE POLITICAL IMPASSE AND IMPLEMENT
THE ARUSHA ACCORD. END SUMMARY.
3. A/S BENNET CALLED ON FOREIGN MINISTER ANASTASE
GASANA 1 FEBRUARY TO DISCUSS PEACEKEEPING AND
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REVIEW AUTHORITY: JOHN L. MILLS
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SECURITY COUNCIL ISUES. THE MINISTER TALKED
GBNERALLY ABOUT PEACEKEEPING AD THE RWANDAN
SITUATION AND THEN OUTLINED RWANDA'S VIEWS ON UN
SECURITY COUNCIL ISSUES IN SOMALIA, ANGOLA, BURUNDI,
BOSNIA, GEORGIA, HAITI, IRAQ AND LIBYA. ACCOMPANYING
A/S BENNET WERE THE AMBASSADOR, DCM, AND VISITING
IO/PHO OFFICER DAVID JENSEN. ALSO PARTICIPATING ON
THE RWANDAN SIDE WERE MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL, MFA
LIAISON TO THE UN FORCES, AND MFA DIRECTOR OF THE
AMERICAS AND UN AFFAIRS.
4. PEACEKEEPING AND RWANDA. IN OPENING HIS REMARKS,
MIMISTER GASANA EMPHASIZED IMPORTANCE OF CONFLICT
PREVENTION. ARGUING PREVENTION IS MORE COST
EFFECTIVE THAN CURE, HE CALLED FOR ESTABLISHING A
UNITED NATION'S SYSTEM FOR CONFLICT PREVENTION. HE
EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR USG SUPPORT IN
ESTABLISHING THE UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN RWANDA TO
HELP IMPLEMENT THE ARUSHA PEACE ACCORD AND URGED THE
USG NOT TO CONFUSE THE IMPASSE CREATED BY A FEW WITH
THE WILL OF THE RWANDAN PEOPLE FOR PEACE. HE ALSO
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ARGUED THAT RWANDA SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED IN ISOLATION
FROM THE SUBREGION, INCLUDING BURUNDI AND ZAIRE. HE'
ASKED FOR USG INTERVENTION TO ENCOURAGE THE SECURITY
COUNCIL TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BURUNDI
SITUATION WHERE, HE SAID, 180 PERSONS A DAY ARE
DYING. (NOTE: THIS FIGURE. APPEARS TO REFER TO THE
THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF BURUNDI DYING PER DAY IN
REFUGEE CAMPS AT THE END OF DECEMBER. END NOTE)
5. BURUNDI. A/S BENNET SUGGESTED THAT THE UN AND
OAU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES IN BURUNDI MAY BE ABLE TO
SUGGEST STRATEGIES THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN
PURSUE TO HELP THE SITUATION.
6. ANGOLA. THE MINISTER EXPRESSED RWANDA'S CONCERN
THAT UNITA'S SAVIMBI HAD REJECTED THE ELECTION
OUTCOME. HE SAID THE U.S. SHOULD PRESS SAVIMBI TO
MAKE A POLITICAL COMPROMISE AND TO ACCEPT THE
ARBITRATION OF THE PEOPLE THROUGH ELECTIONS.
7.
SOMALIA. GASANA SALUTED THE USG HUMANITARIAN
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INTERVENTION IN SOMALIA AND CALLED THE OPERATION A
SUCCESS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
SURVIVE. WHAT IS NEEDED NOW, HE SAID, IS A POLITICAL
SOLUTION. RWANDA WANTS TO SUPPORT THE USG IN THE
SECURITY COUNCIL IN THE SEARCH FOR A POLITICAL
SOLUTION THAT WILL MAKE THE HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
WORTHWHILE. AIDEED SAYS HE WILL INSTALL A GOVERNMENT
BY 31 MARCH WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF OTHER CLAN
LEADERS THE USG, THE UN, AND THE OAU SHOULD
ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE AND AVOID LETTING SOMALIA BECOME
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THE STRONGHOLD OF ONE MAN.
8. BOSNIA. THE MINISTER SAID RWANDA WANTS TO WORK
WITH THE USG IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT A
POLITICAL PROCESS THAT WILL PARALLEL THE EFFORT.
RWANDA BELIEVES RUSSIA NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED AS A
. POTENTIAL MAJOR PARTNER IN ACHIEVING A SOLUTION IN
BOSNIA.
9. GEORGIA. THE MINISTER HAILED UNSCR 896
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INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UN OBSERVER TROOPS IN
GEORGIA AS A STRATEGY AIMED AT ENGAGING BOTH SIDES IN
DIALOGUE AND NEGOTIATION LEADING TO A POLITICAL
SOLUTION. AGAIN, HE SAID, RUSSIA SHOULD BE INVOLVED
IN REACHING A POLITICAL SOLUTION.
10. HAITI. THE NINISTER SAID THE ARMY IN HAITI IS
MAKING A MOCKERY OF DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPLES WHILE HOLDING THE HAITIAN PEOPLE HOSTAGE.
RWANDA SEES THE SITUATION IN HAITI AS SIMILAR TO THAT
IN BURUNDI WHERE THE ARMY IS TAKING AWAY DEMOCRACY
FROM THE PEOPLE. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY NEEDS
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TO DO MORE THAN IMPLEMENT AN EMBARGO TO SECURE A
NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT. THE SECURITY COUNCIL SHOULD
TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO ENFORCE SANCTIONS AND TO
ENSURE THAT THE ARMY DOES NOT BURY THE HOPES OF THE
PEOPLE. A/S BENNET REPLIED THAT THE MILITARY IN HAITI
HAS BEEN UNYIELDING. HE SAID THE UN IS WORKING WITH
THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN STATES ON FINDING A
RSOLUTION TO THE SITUATION BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO
RESULTS YET.
11. IRAQ. RWANDA, THE MINISTER SAID, BELIEVES IN
MAINTAINING SANCTIONS ON IRAQ AND OBSERVING WHETHER
THERE IS AY EVOLUTION TOWARD DEMOCRACY, RESPECT FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPECT FOR MINORITIES. HE SAID
RWANDA WILL DEFEND THIS POSITION IN THE SECURITY
COUNCIL UNTIL EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION IS DEFINITIVE.'
SANCTIONS MUST BE KEPT IN PLACE UNTIL THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN REALLY SEE TANGIBLE
EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION AND BE CONVINCED THAT IRAQ HAS
CHANGED ITS INTENTIONS REGARDING A BUILD-UP OF ARMS
AND WAGING WAR ON ITS NEIGHBORS. A/S BENNET AGREED
THAT RESULTS MUST BE EVIDENT BEFORE SANCTIONS CAN BE
LIFTED.
12. LIBYA. GASANA SAID SANCTIONS ON LIBYA HAVE
ACHIEVED POSITIVE RESULTS; TERRORIST ATTACKS HAVE
DIMINISHED. AS A SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBER, HE SAID,
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RWANDA WILL CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF LIBYA
WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED,KINGDOM TO SEE
TOGETHER HOW BEST TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE RESULTS.
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PREVENTION.
A/S BENNET THANKED THE
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MINISTER FOR HIS TOUR D'HORIZON AND PROMISED TO
REPORT HIS COMMENTS ON THE VARIOUS COUNTRY SITUATIONS
TO WASHINGTON. HE THEN COMMENTED ON SOME. OF THE
GENERAL ISSUES RAISED BY THE MINISTER. HE NOTED THAT
THE SECURITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO IMPROVE ITS ABILITY TO
RESPOND EARLY TO CONFLICT SITUATIONS. HE ENCOURAGED
THE MINISTER TO LOOK FOR EARLY INTERVENTION
POSSIBILITIES AND WORK TOGETHER WITH THE U.S. AD THE
SECURITY COUNCIL TO FORESTALL ESCALATION. HE NOTED
THAT SEVERAL CURRENT SITUATIONS WERE IN THE "CLEANUP
PROCESS" WHICH IS MORE DIFFICULT. A/S BENNET SAID
USE OF REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WAS ONE POSSIBLE
RESPONSE STRATEGY. THE COMPLEX SITUATIONS OF TODAY,
HOWEVER, ARE LIKELY TO NEED A COMPLEX OF GLOBAL,
RGIONAL, AND BILATERAL RESPONSES, AS IS THE CASE IN
BURUNDI. A/S BENNET UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF
WRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PARTIES, NOTING THAT, IN
COMTRAST TO RWANDA, SOMALIA HAD NO SUCH AGREEMENT'.
14. LEADERSHIP FOR SUCCESS. A/S BENNET CITED THE
MIMISTER'S REFERENCE TO SITUATIONS (RWANDA AND
BURUNDI) WHERE THE MINISTER CLAIMED INDIVIDUALS WERE
EXPLOITING A FLUID POLITICAL SITUATION AGAINST THE
WILL OF THE POPULATION. HE CALLED ON THE MINISTER TO
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THINK INSTEAD OF SITUATIONS WHERE BRAVE PERSONS, SUCH
AS MANDELA AND DE KLERK OF SOUTH AFRICA, STEP FORWARD
AND SAY "ENOUGH". STATESMEN, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND
OTHERS NEED TO BE MOBILIZED (IN RWANDA AND BURUFDI)
TO COUNTERACT THOSE WHO WOULD EXPLOIT THE SITUATION
FOR THEIR OWN ENDS. IF RWANDA FAILS TO FIND A WAY TO
MAKE A SUCCESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARUSHA
PEACE ACCORD, THERE. WILL BE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES FOR
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OTHER CONFLICT RESOLUTION SITUATIONS. IF RWANDA
FAILS TO MAKE THE PEACE AGREEMENT A REALITY, IT IS
UNLIKELY THAT THE PEACEKEEPING OPERATION CAN WORK.
A/S BENNET STRESSED THE URGENCY OF MOVING FORWARD
BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY LOSES INTEREST.
15. COMMENT. FOREIGN MINISTER GASANA WAS A GRACIOUS
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HOST FOR THE A/S BENNET VISIT, RECEIVING HIM AT THE
AIRPORT, HOSTING A DINNER FOR HIM, AND SEEING HIM OFF
AT THE AIRPORT. UNDOUBTEDLY, HIS INTENTION IS TO
SOLICIT OUR INTEREST IN THE INTERNAL POLITICAL DEBATE
AND OUR SUPPORT FOR THE RWANDAN PEACEKEEPING
OPERATION. AS A QUID PRO QUO, WE CAN EXPECT RWANDA
TO BE READY AND WILLING TO COOPERATE ON ISSUES OF
IMPORTANCE TO US AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL.
RAWSON
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