Cablegate: Ecuador Demarche Response: U.S. Priorities for The

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O 281527Z SEP 07
FM AMEMBASSY QUITO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7822
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA IMMEDIATE 0377
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0129
RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY 6936
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 2694
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ SEP 0732
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 1965
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL PRIORITY 2860

UNCLAS QUITO 002217

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SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

G (JOAQUIN FERRAO) AND DRL/MLGA (GIANNI PAZ)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV EC
SUBJECT: ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE
COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES

REF: STATE 129764

1. (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General
of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared U.S.
objectives on the Community of Democracies. Puma said that
Ecuador would definitely not attend the meeting on the
margins of the UNGA chaired by Mali on October 1. She
doubted that Ecuador would attend the Ministerial in Bamako,
Mali, on November 15-17. She added that Ecuador has thus far
not participated in the Community of Democracies
ministerials. As Puma appeared somewhat unfamiliar with the
Community of Democracies, PolOff provided some additional
background material. Puma said she would confirm Ecuador's
attendance or non-attendance at the Ministerial at a later
date.
JEWELL

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