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Viewing cable 09SANJOSE587, HONDURAS TALKS: ARIAS MEDIATION BEGINS BUT NO FACE
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09SANJOSE587 | 2009-07-10 21:09 | 2011-03-14 19:07 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy San Jose |
Appears in these articles: http://www.nacion.com/CustomerFiles/nacioncom/Generales/Subsitios/Investigacion/2011/WikiLeaks/bin-debug/ZoomWiki.html http://www.nacion.com/2011-03-13/Investigacion/NotasDestacadas/Investigacion2709043.aspx |
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FM AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1029
INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS IMMEDIATE 1156
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHMFISS/CDR USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE
C O N F I D E N T I A L SAN JOSE 000587
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA, WHA/CEN AND USOAS; SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR FPA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/10/2019
TAGS: HO PGOV PINR PREL CS KDEM
SUBJECT: HONDURAS TALKS: ARIAS MEDIATION BEGINS BUT NO FACE
TO FACE MEETING BETWEEN ZELAYA AND MICHELETTI
REF: A. SAN JOSE 544
¶B. SAN JOSE 565
¶C. SAN JOSE 570
¶D. BRENNAN/WEBSTER EMAILS 7/9/09
Classified By: CDA Peter M. Brennan for reason 1.4 (d).
¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, talks hosted by President Arias
between the Zelaya delegation and the Micheletti delegation
began, but no face to face meeting occurred between the
principals and no substantive agreements were reached. Arias
met separately with Zelaya and Micheletti but no details have
emerged from those high level discussions. Micheletti
departed Costa Rica after three hours of discussion and
Zelaya departed early on July 10 for possible meetings in the
Dominican Republic with President Fernandez. On July 10, the
two delegations continued to meet but according to local
press reporting there had been no progress on key issues such
as the return of Zelaya to Honduras. President Arias, though
clearly pleased that he is able to host the talks,
acknowledged that this process will take longer than he
predicted and was less optimistic on a quick resolution. END
SUMMARY.
¶2. (SBU) On July 9, talks began in San Jose to try and
mediate the Honduran political crisis sparked by the June 28
removal of President Zelaya from office. Both Zelaya and de
facto President Micheletti separately met with President
Arias but not face to face. Their delegations did meet after
Micheletti had departed the country after his three hour
meeting with Arias. Little of substance has emerged as of
the afternoon of July 10, but prospects for a quick
resolution have dimmed.
¶3. (C) Minister of the Presidency/Chief of Staff Rodrigo
Arias, who is also President Arias' brother, told us on the
evening of July 9 that overall "things were not going well."
Micheletti was determined to leave Costa Rica as soon as he
could and Zelaya was not very interested in
dialogue/negotiation either. The two never met face to face
or even with their negotiation teams. Apparently both sides
came in initially with their entire entourage of supporters,
which Arias received, but insisted that for the discussions
they keep it to their core negotiating team. (Core teams
listed at end below).
¶4. (C) After his meeting with President Arias, Zelaya stayed
in his hotel along with his larger entourage and the
Venezuelan Vice Foreign Minister and Ambassador, the
Nicaraguan Ambassador, and Cuban Consul, amongst others.
Zelaya had given a calm, moderate statement at a brief press
conference with Arias, saying that he hoped these discussions
would lead to a restoration of the constitutional order in
Honduras. Both he and Micheletti (in his own conference
later on with Arias) talked about holding elections as
planned in November, but there was no word of moving them up.
¶5. (SBU) The Costa Ricans, for their part, are quite proud to
be hosting the talks and emphasized that just beginning these
talks is a huge step. President Arias, though less
optimistic now than a day or two ago, could try and get the
parties to sign a "road map." The fact that the two
delegations are at the same table is notable, but there does
not seem to be any meaningful progress yet at that table.
¶5. (U) Local TV media reported during the Noon-time media
news cycle on July 10 that:
-- Zelaya's group would not accept Micheletti to continue as
President and are agreeable to dialogue only to coordinate
Zelaya's return;
-- Micheletti's group listed the offenses that Zelaya had
committed and reaffirmed that there was a violation of the
constitution;
-- Micheletti's group will let Zelaya return but only to
appear before a tribunal; and
-- there is discussion of whether or not there was a coup
and the Honduran Prosecutor's Office is investigating why
Zelaya was taken to Costa Rica in the first place.
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COMMENT
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¶6. (C) Clearly the two sides are not close to an agreement,
but the fact that the delegations stayed on for the talks on
Friday are encouraging. During a long-scheduled visit and
unrelated trip to SOUTHCOM on July 8, Minister Rodrigo Arias
told us that they believe Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's
control over Zelaya was very high. Arias said that when he
went to the airport that fateful Sunday morning (June 28),
Zelaya was already on the cell phone with Chavez and they
spoke for 45 minutes. Arias questioned whether either side
would cede on the issue of who occupies the Presidency over
the next few months and speculated that it may be necessary
to tap some third person agreeable to both. Post sees these
discussions as positive but anticipates that as more time
passes without resolution the negotiations will be long and
drawn out.
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PARTICIPANTS
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Zelaya's core delegation:
-Patricia Rodas (former foreign minister);
-Silvia Ayala (ex-presidential candidate of Unification
Democratic Party-PUD);
-Salvador Zuniga (head of PUD); and
-Milton Jimenez (former foreign minister).
Micheletti's core delegation:
-Carlos Lopez (former foreign minister);
-Arturo Corrales (ex-presidential candidate for Christian
Democratic Party-PDC);
-Mauricio Villeda (lawyer); and
-Vilma Cecilia Morales (ex-president of Supreme Court of
Justice).
Costa Rica's mediation team:
-President Oscar Arias;
-Minister Rodrigo Arias;
-FM Bruno Stagno; and
-Minister of Justice Viviana Martin.
BRENNAN