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134530 12/14/2007 22:02 07PANAMA1874 Embassy Panama CONFIDENTIAL 07PANAMA1806|07STATE159862|07STATE165490 VZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHZP #1874 3482202 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 142202Z DEC 07 FM AMEMBASSY PANAMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1557 INFO RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE RUEHAR/AMEMBASSY ACCRA 0017 RUEHKB/AMEMBASSY BAKU 0004 RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 0172 RUEHSL/AMEMBASSY BRATISLAVA 0001 RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 0091 RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST 0003 RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 0033 RUEHCH/AMEMBASSY CHISINAU 0001 RUEHDO/AMEMBASSY DOHA 0009 RUEHJA/AMEMBASSY JAKARTA 0013 RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 0003 RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KIEV 0001 RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA 0719 RUEHLI/AMEMBASSY LISBON 0047 RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0064 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0119 RUEHPG/AMEMBASSY PRAGUE 0002 RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA 0020 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0219 RUEHSN/AMEMBASSY SAN SALVADOR 1445 RUEHVJ/AMEMBASSY SARAJEVO 0003 RUEHGP/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE 0018 RUEHSQ/AMEMBASSY SKOPJE 0006 RUEHSF/AMEMBASSY SOFIA 0004 RUEHTL/AMEMBASSY TALLINN 0001 RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI 0018 RUEHTI/AMEMBASSY TIRANA 0005 RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0110 RUEHUR/AMEMBASSY ULAANBAATAR 0002 RUEHVL/AMEMBASSY VILNIUS 0018 RUEHWR/AMEMBASSY WARSAW 0018 RUEHYE/AMEMBASSY YEREVAN 0002 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0303 C O N F I D E N T I A L PANAMA 001874
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/14/2017 TAGS: PARM, PREL, UNSCR, EFIN, MARR, IZ, PM SUBJECT: PANAMA: MNF-I UNSCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: A. (A) STATE 165490 B. (B) STATE 159862 C. (C) PANAMA 1806
Classified By: Ambassador William A. Eaton. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d).
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First VP and FM Generally Supportive
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1. (C) US and UK Ambassadors jointly presented reftel A demarche to First VP and FM Samuel Lewis on December 14 regarding the extension of the mandates for the Multinational Forces - Iraq (MNF-I), the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) and the International Advisory and Monitoring Board (IAMB). Lewis expressed general support for this mandate renewal effort and remarked that he did not believe that this resolution would be problematic. Lewis asked whether the U.S. and Iraq were pressing ahead with efforts to normalize their bilateral security relationship; he was pleased to learn that Iraq and the U.S. were continuing to work on this issue. POLCOUNS shared a copy of reftel B demarche regarding the Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America that been provided to VFM Ricardo Duran (reftel C). Asked that Panama co-sponsor this resolution, Lewis inquired as to whether any UN Security Council members had voiced opposition to this resolution.
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Comment
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2. (C) If a broad enough consensus can be assembled, Panama would likely co-sponsor this UNSCR. As usual, Panama will seek to run for the middle of as broad a consensus as possible to avoid being singled out or isolated on this issue. EATON
