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Viewing cable 07PARIS158, UPDATE ON LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE
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07PARIS158 | 2007-01-16 15:18 | 2011-08-24 01:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Paris |
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R 161518Z JAN 07
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0000
INFO RUEATRS/DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES
ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
UNCLAS PARIS 000158
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
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STATE FOR EUR/WE; NEA
STATE ALSO FOR EB/IFD/ODF EMILY WAECHTER
NSC FOR ABRAMS/MAGAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: N/A
TAGS: EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL LE SY FR
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, NOT FOR INTERNET
REF: PARIS 112
¶1. (U) SUMMARY: FRANCE IS ENCOURAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
LEBANON'S PROPOSED ECONOMIC PROGRAM TO GARNER DONOR SUPPORT, AND
IS RELATIVELY WELL-ADVANCED IN PREPARATIONS FOR THE JANUARY 25
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR LEBANON. THE LEBANESE ECONOMIC
TEAM GAVE A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION OF ITS ECONOMIC REFORM
PROGRAM AND APPEALED FOR GENEROUS DONOR SUPPORT ON THE 25TH.
LEBANON AND THE FUND ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY WERE ACTIVELY
DISCUSSING SOME SORT OF AN IMF PROGRAM FOR LEBANON, ALTHOUGH IT
IS CLEAR THAT THE GOL IS STILL DIVIDED ON WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAM
IT SHOULD BE. END SUMMARY.
¶2. (U) EB PDAS LIZ DIBBLE, NEA DAS ROBERT DANIN, AND TREASURY
DAS AHMED SAEED HELD A SERIES OF MEETINGS IN PARIS IN CONNECTION
WITH THE JANUARY 25 LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE (A/K/A PARIS III)
- BILATERALLY ON JANUARY 9 WITH THE FRENCH TREASURY CONFERENCE
COORDINATOR; SUBSEQUENTLY A MEETING THAT INCLUDED TREASURY U/S
TIM ADAMS AND THE LEBANESE ECONOMIC TEAM OF FINANCE MINISTER
JIHAD AZOUR, MINISTER OF ECONOMY SAMI HADDAD, CENTRAL BANK
GOVERNOR RIAD SALEMEH, AND ADVISOR TO THE PM MOHAMMED CHATTAH;
AND FINALLY A MULTILATERAL CORE GROUP MEETING ON JANUARY 10.
FRENCH REPORT ON PARIS III CONFERENCE
-------------------------------------
¶3. (SBU) JEAN-PIERRE JOUYET, COORDINATOR FOR THE JANUARY 25
CONFERENCE TO BE HOSTED BY FRANCE, STRUCTURED THE BILATERAL
MEETING TO COVER THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN LEBANON; EXCHANGE
VIEWS ON THE PROPOSED LEBANESE ECONOMIC REFORM PACKAGE; URGE IMF
INVOLVEMENT; AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND SIZE
OF EXPECTED PLEDGES AT THE CONFERENCE. THE USDEL NOTING THAT
THE INTERNAL POLITICAL SITUATION IN LEBANON IS COMPLICATED,
EXPRESSED POSITIVE VIEWS OF THE REFORM PROGRAM, AND NOTED THAT
THE USG WOULD SUPPORT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN LEBANON AND THE IMF
(EITHER A STAFF MONITORED PROGRAM OR AN EMERGENCY POST-CONFLICT
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM) PROVIDED THE GOL REQUESTS IT.
¶4. (SBU) JOUYET SAID HE UNDERSTANDS THE IMF IS SPLIT INTERNALLY
OVER AN EPCA, AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR HAS NOT YET TAKEN A
POSITION. HE AGREED THAT THE GOL NEEDS TO ASK FOR AN EPCA, BUT
ALSO IS CONSIDERING WHETHER TO HAVE FRANCE INITIATE A HIGH-LEVEL
DEMARCHE TO CONVINCE THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MERITS OF AN
EPCA. THE USDEL ENCOURAGED JOUYET TO GET THE GOL AND THE IMF TO
REACH CLOSURE, NOTING THAT A UNIFIED G7 POSITION COULD ALSO BE
HELPFUL. INTERNAL LEBANESE QUALMS (ESSENTIALLY FROM THE CENTRAL
BANK) ABOUT AN IMF PROGRAM ALSO SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. JOUYET
OPINED THAT CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SALAMEH WANTS TO CONTINUE TO
BE SEEN AS A MIRACLE-WORKER, AND HE NEEDS ASSURANCE THAT HE CAN
CONTINUE TO SET MONETARY POLICY.
¶5. (SBU) JOUYET ASKED ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE U.S. CONTRIBUTION.
THE USDEL ASSURED HIM IT WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL. IN ADDITION,
SECRETARY RICE WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE OTHER DONORS TO BE
SIPDIS
GENEROUS DURING HER TRAVEL TO THE MIDDLE EAST. JOUYET SAID
FRENCH PRESIDENT CHIRAC WILL ALSO BE PLACING CALLS. JOUYET
THOUGHT THE GREATEST DIFFICULTY WILL COME FROM QATAR. THE UAE
ALSO HAS NOT BEEN VERY FORTHCOMING. JOUYET IS REASONABLY
CONFIDENT ABOUT THE EU CONTRIBUTION, GIVEN THE EXPECTED
ATTENDANCE OF EC PRESIDENT BARROSO (COMMENT: WE HAVE
SUBSEQUENTLY HEARD FROM USEU THAT THE EC CONTRIBUTION IS
EXPECTED TO BE 187 MILLION EUROS OVER FOUR YEARS, WITH ANOTHER
100 MILLION EUROS FROM THE EIB. END COMMENT). HE NOTED UK
RELUCTANCE TO OPEN ITS TREASURY COFFERS, AND ITALIAN COMMENTS
ABOUT ALREADY CONTRIBUTING THROUGH UNIFIL. HE HAS NOT HEARD
FROM JAPAN OR CANADA.
¶6. (SBU) ON POSSIBLE CONFERENCE OUTCOME DOCUMENTS, JOUYET SAID
HE HAS TO DEFER TO PRESIDENT CHIRAC, BUT AGREED TO ACCEPT INPUT,
TO MEET AGAIN WITH THE USDEL BEFORE THE CONFERENCE AND TO TRY TO
MINIMIZE THE NEED TO NEGOTIATE TEXT.
LEBANESE FINANCE MINISTER PRESSES FOR AID
-----------------------------------------
¶7. (SBU) IN A CORDIAL BILATERAL MEETING WITH THE LEBANESE
FINANCIAL TEAM, LEBANESE FINMIN JIHAD AZOUR SUMMARIZED FOR
TREASURY U/S ADAMS WHAT AZOUR CHARACTERIZED AS AN AMBITIOUS
5-YEAR PLAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AZOURS GREATEST WORRY IS
IMPLEMENTATION, GIVEN THE LEBANESE POLITICAL SITUATION, ALTHOUGH
HE STRESSED THE PLAN'S ELEMENTS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO POSITIONS
SUPPORTED BY ALL THE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES. LACK OF A
PRESIDENTIAL SIGNATURE POSES NO ROADBLOCK, SINCE UNDER LEBANESE
LAW THE PLAN WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IF THE PRESIDENT FAILS TO
SIGN AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. THE GOL IS EVEN MAKING
PROGRESS WITH SOME TECHNICAL LAWS IN PARLIAMENT, ALTHOUGH THE
GENERAL NON-FUNCTIONING OF THE PARLIAMENT LIMITS IMPLEMENTATION.
¶8. (SBU) LEBANESE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR RIAD SALAMEH ASSURED
THE USDEL THAT HE IS COMMITTED TO THE REFORM PROGRAM, BUT
LEBANON FACES A POLITICAL FIGHT. THE BIGGEST RISK IS DELAY,
WHICH LEADS TO MARKET NERVOUSNESS, HIGHER INTEREST RATES, AND A
LARGER BALANCE OF PAYMENTS DEFICIT. GIVEN THE SIZEABLE DEBT
SERVICING REQUIREMENTS FALLING DUE THIS YEAR, THE GOL NEEDS TO
GET ASSISTANCE UPFRONT.
¶9. (SBU) AZOUR SAID THE OPPOSITION'S MAIN CRITICISM IS THAT
ECONOMIC REFORMS ARE BEING IMPOSED ON LEBANON. U/S ADAMS
ASSURED AZOUR THE US WOULD GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT THE PROGRAM
IS "HOMEGROWN." AZOUR MENTIONED THAT THE GOL HAS NOW DEVELOPED
A DOMESTIC PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN FOR THE ECONOMIC PROGRAM.
HE DOES NOT SEE HOW DEMOCRACY CAN BE STABILIZED WITHOUT AN
ECONOMIC RECOVERY. HE PRESSED FOR DISBURSEMENTS THAT ARE
FRONT-LOADED, WITHOUT CONDITIONS, AND WELL IN EXCESS OF PARIS II
PLEDGES. HE ASKED FOR USG HELP TO GAIN G7 SUPPORT, AND TO HAVE
THE IFIS INCREASE THEIR ASSISTANCE ENVELOPES. HE ALSO ASKED FOR
USG HELP IN DECIDING BETWEEN AN EPCA AND A STAFF MONITORED
PROGRAM (SMP) WITH THE IMF. ALTHOUGH THE DANGER OF OVERLY HIGH
EXPECTATIONS IS REAL, IT IS NO SECRET THAT THE GOL NEEDS BETWEEN
USD 8-10 BILLION.
¶10. (SBU) SALAMEH INTERJECTED WITH A NUANCED VIEW THAT THREE
APPROACHES ARE NEEDED OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS - FIRST A LARGE
UPFRONT DONATION IN 2007, THEN FUND HELP TO IMPLEMENT THE REFORM
PROGRAM, AND FINALLY WITH THE BENEFIT OF TIME, A STAND-BY
ARRANGEMENT. HE FAVORS AN SMP OVER AN EPCA SINCE AN EPCA
USUALLY ONLY PERMITS DIPPING INTO A SMALL PORTION OF THE IMF
QUOTA.
¶11. (SBU) THE USDEL PRESSED AZOUR TO MAKE USG ASSISTANCE EASIER
BY REMOVING IMPEDIMENTS TO A SUCCESSFUL PARIS III OUTCOME, SUCH
AS BY REACHING AGREEMENT QUICKLY WITH THE IMF, AND REACHING OUT
TO POTENTIAL DONORS. U/S ADAMS STRESSED THAT AGREEMENT ON AN
IMF PROGRAM WOULD ENCOURAGE G-7 DONORS AS WELL AS THE GULF
STATES.
CORE GROUP: LEBANON NEEDS TONS OF CASH, FAST
--------------------------------------------
¶12. (U) AT A CORE GROUP MEETING ON JANUARY 10, LEBANESE FINMIN
AZOUR SPOKE OF THE USD 6 BILLION COST OF THE WAR, THE PROPOSED
ECONOMIC REFORM PROGRAM, AND THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
FOR THE EXPECTED USD 4.5 BILLION IN IMMEDIATE FINANCING NEEDS,
AND USD 87 BILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. LEBANESE ECONOMIC
MINISTER SAMI HADDAD PROVIDED DETAILS OF THE REFORM PACKAGE,
STATING THE OBJECTIVE IS TO REACH 4-5% GDP GROWTH RATES.
LEBANESE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SALAMEH TOUCHED ON THE ROLE OF
THE BANK IN MAINTAINING CONFIDENCE AND PARTICIPATING IN THE
REFORM PROGRAM. AZOUR CONCLUDED BY ARGUING THAT INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORT IS LIKELY TO UNLOCK LEVELS OF PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT
THAT WOULD FAR OUTSTRIP DONOR GRANT LEVELS, PUTTING LEBANON ON A
VIRTUOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PATH.
¶13. (SBU) THE IMF REPRESENTATIVE STATED THE FUND HAS BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE GOL, ESPECIALLY ON FISCAL ADJUSTMENT.
THE REFORM PROGRAM IS AMBITIOUS, BUT COMMENSURATE WITH THE SIZE
OF THE IMBALANCES. THE FUND HAS PREPARED AN INITIAL DEBT
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS, AND USING THE ARBITRARY FIGURE OF USD 9
BILLION IN GRANT ASSISTANCE, CONCLUDED LEBANON WOULD BE ABLE TO
SOLVE ITS DEBT PROBLEM. THE FUND IS STILL DISCUSSING INTERNALLY
WHAT OPTIONS EXIST FOR A PROGRAM, AND EXPECTS A DECISION IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. IN ANY EVENT, DONOR SUPPORT SHOULD BE STRUCTURED
IN A WAY THAT MAINTAINS INCENTIVES FOR LEBANON TO KEEP ON THE
REFORM PATH.
¶14. (U) THE UN REPRESENTATIVE ANNOUNCED THAT UN SYG BAN KI-MOON
WOULD ATTEND THE JANUARY 25 MEETING, AND URGED DONORS TO FOCUS
ON THE MOST DISADVANTAGED BY THE WAR. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
REPRESENTATIVE ARGUED AGAINST EXCESSIVE UPFRONT REFORM MEASURES,
EXCEPT FOR REMOVING ANY IMPEDIMENTS TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND
EXPRESSED HOPE THAT EU MEMBER STATES WOULD BE GENEROUS. THE
EUROPEAN UNION WILL BE REPRESENTED BY JOSE BAROSSO, PRESIDENT OF
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION; BENITA FERRERO-WALDNER, EUROPEAN
EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMISSIONER; AND JAVIER SOLANA, SECRETARY
GENERAL OF THE EU COUNCIL AND HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR EU COMMON
FOREIGN POLICY. THE WORLD BANK DELEGATION WILL BE HEADED BY
PRESIDENT PAUL WOLFOWITZ.
¶15. (U) IN A TOUR DE TABLE, PARTICIPATING DELEGATIONS REACTED TO
THE GOL PRESENTATION AND INDICATED THEIR GOVERNMENT'S LIKELY
LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION AT THE JANUARY 25 CONFERENCE. ALL
EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE AMBITIOUS REFORM PROGRAM TO WHICH
THE GOL HAD COMMITTED. SOME HAD UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF
STOCKHOLM PLEDGES, BUT THERE WERE FEW SPECIFICS ON PLANS FOR THE
JANUARY 25 CONFERENCE (WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS, NOTED BELOW).
¶16. (SBU) IN TWO SEPARATE INTERVENTIONS IN THE MORNING AND IN
THE AFTERNOON, U/S ADAMS AND PDAS DIBBLE CONGRATULATED THE GOL
FOR PASSING AN AMBITIOUS AND SERIOUS REFORM PROGRAM. THEY
ANNOUNCED THAT AS A DEMONSTRATION OF US SUPPORT FOR LEBANON,
SECRETARY RICE WOULD LEAD THE (LARGISH) INTERAGENCY USG
SIPDIS
DELEGATION. THEY URGED DONORS TO DEMONSTRATE SUPPORT TO LEBANON
WITH SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, WITH ADAMS EXHORTING THE GROUP
TO "GIVE UNTIL IT HURTS". THEY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF AN
IMF PROGRAM TO ENSURE A SUSTAINED REFORM EFFORT AND TO LEND A
CRITICAL SEAL OF APPROVAL TO LEBANON'S REFORM EFFORTS, BUT NOTED
IT WOULD BE UP TO THE GOL TO SOLICIT THE PROGRAM.
¶17. (SBU) BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG INDICATED THEY WOULD BE
REPRESENTED AT THE LEVEL OF PRIME MINISTER. THE FOLLOWING
DELEGATIONS EXPECTED REPRESENTATION AT THE LEVEL OF FOREIGN
MINISTER: GERMANY (INCLUDING IN ITS ROLE OF THE EU PRESIDENCY;
IT HOPES TO GIVE MORE THAN THE 31 MILLION EUROS PLEDGED AT
STOCKHOLM BUT THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT WILL DEPEND ON REFORM
IMPLEMENTATION), NETHERLANDS, NORWAY (THE DEVELOPMENT MINISTER
WILL ALSO ATTEND, NORWAY WILL HAVE A "SUBSTANTIAL" PLEDGE);
SWEDEN (WILL ALSO BE REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER FOR
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE); ITALY (FOREIGN MINISTER PROBABLE, THE
ITALIANS WOULD "DO THEIR BEST" AND WERE LOOKING AT HOW TO DO
BUDGET SUPPORT OR SOFT LOANS); GREECE (LIKELY CONTINUED FOCUS ON
PROJECT-BASED ASSISTANCE IN AREAS SUCH AS RENEWABLE ENERGY); THE
NETHERLANDS (LIKELY); FINLAND; SPAIN; MALAYSIA; AND CYPRUS.
SAUDI ARABIA WILL BE REPRESENTED BY BOTH ITS FOREIGN AND FINANCE
MINISTERS. THE SAUDI REPRESENTATIVE EMPHASIZED THE SUPPORT THE
KINGDOM HAS ALREADY PROVIDED AND SAID IMF ENGAGEMENT WOULD BE
HELPFUL GOING FORWARD.
¶18. (SBU) THE FOLLOWING DELEGATIONS EXPECTED REPRESENTATION AT
THE LEVEL OF FINANCE MINISTER: EGYPT; KUWAIT (TO BE JOINED BY
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE KUWAIT FUND, NO DETAILS ON LIKELY PLEDGE
BUT WOULD WORK CLOSELY WITH COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND
RECONSTRUCTION TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE PROJECTS); AND JORDAN.
¶19. (SBU) THE UK WILL BE REPRESENTED BY MINISTER OF STATE
HOWELLS. (THE UK REP NOTED THAT LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS MADE
PROVISION OF SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE IN LEBANON DIFFICULT, BUT
PROMISED TO TAKE HOME CORE GROUP'S MESSAGE OF IMPORTANCE OF
DOING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE; HE TOLD US PRIVATELY THAT THE UK MAY
HAVE TO RETHINK THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION, GIVEN THE LEVEL OF
OTHER COUNTRIES' PARTICIPATION.) QATAR, JAPAN (LIKELY TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR DE-MINING OPERATIONS AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE), UAE, CANADA (EMPHASIZED IMPORTANCE OF AN IMF
PROGRAM), BRAZIL AND AUSTRIA WOULD ANNOUNCE REPRESENTATION AT A
LATER DATE. THE CHINESE DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE SPECIAL
ENVOY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST; AUSTRALIA BY ITS AMBASSADOR TO
FRANCE.
¶20. (SBU) IN HIS SUMMARY, CONFERENCE ORGANIZER JEAN-PIERRE
JOUYET REMARKED THAT ALL DELEGATIONS HAD EXPRESSED STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE REFORM PROGRAM DESCRIBED BY THE GOL. THE IMF
REP HAD ALSO PRAISED THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM AND HIGHLIGHTED
THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY'S ASSISTANCE
TO ITS SUCCESS, JOUYET NOTED. IT WAS NOW INCUMBENT ON THE GOL
TO TRANSFORM THE PROGRAM INTO A NATIONAL AGENDA AND FIND
PRACTICAL STEPS FOR MOVING IT FORWARD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
LEBANESE PEOPLE. IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE SEQUENCING FOR
IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRAMMING IS A CRITICAL NEXT STEP.
¶21. (U) THIS CABLE WAS CLEARED BY THE DELEGATION AFTER RETURNING
TO WASHINGTON.
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