VZCZCXRO5945
RR RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHBP #0700 3060829
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 020829Z NOV 09 ZDK
FM AMEMBASSY BAMAKO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0842
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEHAS/AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 0693
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/HQ USAFRICOM STUTTGART GE
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK//DOAM//
UNCLAS BAMAKO 000700
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ML NG
SUBJECT: MALI: ENCOURAGING AU PSC TO ACTION ON NIGER
REF: STATE 110957
1. (SBU) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director
of Political Affairs Sekouba Cisse on Oct 29. Cisse
expressed Mali's concern over the recent undemocratic
developments in Niger, and assured Embassy of Mali's support
of ECOWAS's decision to suspend Niger until a
constitutionally legitimate regime is reestablished.
Regarding African Union (AU) action to suspend Niger, Cisse
said he is waiting for Mali's representatives to the AU in
Addis Ababa and Abuja to report on the Peace and Security
Committees's discussions and will further discuss the matter
when he has those reports in hand.
MILOVANOVIC