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STATE FOR AF/C-FULLER, AF/RA, RP
ALSO PARIS FOR PERLOW, BRUSSELS FOR DUBROW,
GENEVA FOR RMA
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: PREF, PREL, MOPS, PGOV, OAU, RW, TZ
SUBJECT: ARUSHA PEACE TALKS: ITCHING TOWARD
CONCLUSION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: CHARLES L PARIS
DATE/CASE ID: 10 JAN 2006 200103014
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FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PROVIDED BY KIGALI DCM
JOYCE LEADER.
1. SUMMARY. THE ANNOUNCED SIGNING DATE PASSED
WITH LITTLE FANFARE AS THE GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA
AND THE RPF CONTINUED NEGOTIATIONS THROUGHOUT
THE WEEKEND CULMINATING IN DIRECT TALKS BETWEEN
THE TWO DELEGATIONS THE EVENING OF JUNE 20 AT
WHICH SEVERAL MISCONCEPTIONS WERE CLARIFIED AND
PENDING ISSUES RESOLVED. APPLICATION OF THE
50-50 RATIO AT THE COMMAND LEVEL OF THE ARMY AND
GENDARMERIE REMAINS THE ONLY SERIOUS OUTSTANDING
ISSUE. TIMING OF THE FORMATION OF THE
BROAD-BASED GOVERNMENT MAY BE DECIDED FINALLY AT
DIRECT TALKS JUNE 21. MEANWHILE, NMOG EXPANSION
HAS BECOME A HIGHLY EMOTIVE ISSUE FOR OAU
COUNTRIES AND THE GOR DELEGATION HAS HAD TO TRY
ONCE AGAIN TO MAKE CLEAR ITS SUPPORT FOR THE OAU
FORCE. THE RPF SAID PRIVATELY IT HAS WITHDRAWN
OBJECTIONS TO THE UN BORDER FORCE REQUESTED BY
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THE GOVERNMENTS OF RWANDA AND UGANDA. THE
UNANNOUNCED TARGET DATE FOR SIGNING IS NOW JUNE
24, WITH EXTENSIVE PAPER WORK STILL TO BE
COMPLETED. THERE IS A MOOD OF OPTIMISM,
HOWEVER, THAT THESE TALKS ARE NEARLY OVER. END
SUMMARY.
SIGNING DATE PASSES.
2. THE ANNOUNCED DATE FOR SIGNING THE RWANDA
PEACE ACCORD, JUNE 19, PASSED WITHOUT FANFARE.
THE TANZANIANS SIMPLY ADVISED OBSERVERS THAT
CONSULTATIONS WERE STILL UNDERWAY WITH RWANDA ON
THE DATE. NO NEW DATE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED HERE,
ALTHOUGH BOTH SIDES ARE WORKING TOWARD JUNE 24,
THE DATE ANNOUNCED ON RADIO RWANDA. TANZANIA'S
PROTOCOL CHIEF ARRIVED IN ARUSHA JUNE 20 TO
BEGIN MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SIGNING
CEREMONY.
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE.
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3. MEANWHILE THE TWO SIDES CONTINUED
NEGOTIATIONS IN SEPARATE CONSULTATIONS WITH THE
FACILITATOR'S REPRESENTATIVE THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND. DISCUSSIONS CULMINATED IN DIRECT TALKS
BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES THE EVENING OF JUNE 20 AT
WHICH A NUMBER OF LOOSE ENDS WERE TIED. THE
ATMOSPHERE WAS REPORTEDLY GOOD AND THE PACE, ONE
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OF URGENCY. DIRECT TALKS WILL CONTINUE JUNE 21
ON THE TIMING OF THE FORMATION OF THE
BROAD-BASED GOVERNMENT AND ON THE ONLY PENDING
ISSUE THAT REMAINS DIVISIVE, THE APPLICATION OF
THE 50-50 FORCE PROPORTION RATIO TO THE ARMY AND
GENDARMERIE COMMAND.
4. SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ISSUES HAVE BEEN
RESOLVED.
--GENDARMERIE . A FORCE OF 1,800 WILL REMAIN ON
ACTIVE DUTY WHILE INTEGRATION TRAINING IS IN
PROGRESS.
--DURATION OF THE TRANSITION. THE PERIOD WILL
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CONCLUSION
BE 22 MONTHS FROM FORMATION OF THE BROAD-BASED
GOVERNMENT, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE
EXTENSION FOR EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE
DECISION TO EXTEND MUST BE TAKEN IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE UN, THE OAU, AND THE FACILITATOR AND
RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE
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GOVERNMENT AND 3/5 OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
--CONSTITUTION/PEACE ACCORD. THE TWO SIDES HAVE
AGREED ON 45 ARTICLES OF THE CONSTITUTION THAT
ARE SUPERSEDED BY THE PEACE ACCORD.
5. A GROUP OF LAWYERS AND EDITORS FROM BOTH
SIDES ARE WORKING FLAT OUT TO PREPARE THE TEXTS,
IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH, OF THE TWO PROTOCOLS YET
TO BE SIGNED, ONE ON MILITARY MATTERS, WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 100 PAGES, AND ONE COVERING
OTHER MATTERS SUCH AS DURATION AND RELATIONSHIP
OF THE ACCORD WITH THE CONSTITUTION. POWER
OUTAGES, WHICH DELAYED SIGNING OF THE REFUGEE
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PROTOCOL AND HELD UP WORK FOR FOUR HOURS JUNE
20, POSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE 2-3 PAGE PEACE
ACCORD ITSELF IS IN DRAFT AND HAS YET TO BE SEEN
BY THE RPF.
NMOG EXPANSION.
6. AT AN OBSERVER MEETING JUNE 19, OAU AND
AFRICAN OBSERVERS AS WELL AS THE FACILITATOR
PASSIONATELY DEFENDED OAU RELUCTANCE TO SEND
MORE TROOPS INTO RWANDA, AND INDEED, MENTIONED
POSSIBLE PULL-OUT OF THOSE NOW THERE, ON GROUNDS
THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA CONTINUES TO SEND
"CONFUSING SIGNALS" ON ITS SUPPORT FOR THE NMOG
FORCE. ONE OBSERVER SAID NMOG, THE OAU/SYG, THE
OAU AND COUNTRIES PROVIDING NMOG TROOPS HAVE
BEEN "HUMILIATED" BY AN OAU MEMBER STATE. THE
FACILITATOR SAID SEVERAL TIMES THAT "THE KIGALI
GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT NMOG." THEY CITE THE
CONTRADICTORY MESSAGES CARRIED BY PRESIDENTIAL
ENVOYS TO THE UN AND OAU SYGS, ALLEGED SHIFTS IN
THE GOVERNMENT'S NEGOTIATING POSITION ON THIS
ISSUE, AND A DELAY OF NOW 5 DAYS FOR THE
GOVERNMENT TO SIGN A JOINT REQUEST TO THE
OAU/SYG FOR EXPANDING NMOG FURTHER AND EXTENDING
AND MODIFYING ITS POST PEACE ACCORD MANDATE.
7. THE U.N., U.S. AND FRENCH OBSERVERS ARGUED
THAT THE GOVERNMENT UNDERSTANDS AND SUPPORTS THE
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ITS MANDATE, AND CONVERTING IT TO AN ADVANCE .
BATALLION OF THE UN-LED NEUTRAL INTERNATIONAL
FORCE (NIF) ONCE A SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
IS PASSED. THEY URGED THE FACILITATOR TO
CONFIRM THIS POSITION WITH THE GOR AND THE OAU
TO MOVE ON EXPANSION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THE TWO PARTIES WILL DISCUSS THIS ISSUE IN
DIRECT TALKS JUNE 21. IT IS INTIMATELY LINKED TO
THE TIMING OF FORMATION OF THE BROAD-BASED
GOVERNMENT.
8. COMMENT. THE INTENSITY OF THE EMOTION
AGAINST THE GOR, AND PRESIDENT HABYARIMANA IN
PARTICULAR, FOR PERCEIVED PERFIDY ON THE NMOG
MATTER HAS APPARENTLY KEPT SOME PARTIES FROM
HEARING WHAT RWANDA'S HEAD OF DELEGATION HAS
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CONCLUSION
BEEN SAYING. THE MINISTER TOOK TIME TO
REITERATE HIS SUPPORT FOR NMOG IN PRIVATE
SESSION ON JUNE 20 WITH OAU OBSERVERS FELLI AND
FALL AND WITH AMBASSADOR MPUNGWE. THE GOR ALSO
SENT A DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO THE OAU/SYG ON JUNE 18
REQUESTING EXTENSION OF NMOG UNTIL AN NIF IS IN
PLACE, AND EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF THE
MANDATE TO INCLUDE PROVISION OF SECURITY IN THE
BUFFERZONE, DECIDED BY THE TWO PARTIES AT
KINIHIRA. THE JRPF HAS AGREED TO REINFORCE THIS
UNILATERAL REQUEST IF NECESSARY.
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BORDER OBSERVER FORCE.
9. THE DRAFT U.N. RESOLUTION FOR AN OBSERVER
FORCE AT THE UGANDA-RWANDA BORDER IS CIRCULATING
HERE. RPF DELEGATE TOLD U.S. OBSERVER ON JUNE
20 THAT THE RPF "HAS WITHDRAWN" ITS OBJECTIONS
TO THIS FORCE, AND HE SAID THAT UGANDA WANTS THE
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FORCE.
10. COMMENT. THIS SHOULD REMOVE WORRIES THAT
EARLY PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION WOULD PROVOKE
THE RPF INTO JEOPARDIZING THE PEACE ACCORD.
COMNENT.
11. RESOLUTION OF THE MAJOR PENDING ISSUE WILL
REQUIRE THE RPF TO ABANDON ITS TENACIOUSLY HELD
POSITION AND ACCEPT THE FACILITATOR'S PROPOSAL
TO APPLY THE 50-50 RATIO ONLY TO THE HIGH
COMMAND POSITIONS OF THE GENDARMERIE AND THE
ARMY. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE USG MAY WANT TO
COMMEND THE RPF FOR A STEP THAT REPRESENTS A
COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND A CONTRIBUTION TO
CONFIDENCE-BUILDING.
12. COMPLETING BOTH NEGOTIATIONS AND PAPERWORK
BY JUNE 24 WILL NOT BE EASY. BUT THERE SEEMS TO
BE COMMITMENT ON BOTH SIDES TO THIS TIMETABLE.
THE TANZANIANS ARE FIRM THAT THEIR COMMITMENT TO
THE PROCESS IS STRETCHING THE GOVERNMENT BEYOND
ITS LIMITS AND THAT THE TALKS MUST CONCLUDE NOW.
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