12: Reject

• 120: Reject, not specified below
• 121: Reject proposal, not specified below
• 1211: Reject ceasefire, withdrawal
• 1212: Reject peacekeeping
• 1213: Reject settlement
• 122: Reject request for material aid
• 123: Reject proposal to meet, discuss, negotiate
• 124: Reject mediation
• 125: Defy norms, law
• 126: Reject accusation, deny responsibility
• 127: Veto

CAMEO 120: Reject, not specified below

DescriptionAll rejections not otherwise specified.

Usage NotesThis residual category is not coded except when distinctions among CAMEO 121 through 127 cannot be made.

ExampleThe Dutch government has refused a Soviet request for a trade consulate in Roterdam, the world's biggest port, a foreign ministry spokesman said today.

CAMEO 121: Reject proposal, not specified below

DescriptionRejections of particular proposals not otherwise specified.

ExampleThe Palestinians reject proposed Israeli changes to the Wye River land-for-security deal, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said.

ExampleThe Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) has rejected a U.S.-sponsored draft accord for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon , a senior PLO official said today.

CAMEO 1211: Reject ceasefire, withdrawal

DescriptionReject a proposal or request to implement ceasefire, truce or withdrawal of troops.

Usage NotesThis event form is typically, though not exclusively, a verbal act.

ExampleIran's religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini today rejected Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's proposal for a cease-fire during the Moslem holy month of Ramadan.

ExampleRebels in Ivory Coast on Wednesday dismissed an appeal from President Laurent Gbagbo to lay down their arms, saying they had lost all trust in the government they rose up against on September 19.

CAMEO 1212: Reject peacekeeping

DescriptionReject a proposal or request to send or receive peacekeeping forces.

Usage NotesThis event form is typically, though not exclusively, a verbal act.

ExampleLebanon has rejected a plan of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan for the deployment of an international force after Israel's withdrawal from the southern part of the country, the pro-Syrian Lebanese daily As-Safir said Friday.

ExampleBeirut again rejected Thursday a United Nations appeal for deploying army troops along its borders with Israel.

CAMEO 1213: Reject settlement

DescriptionReject a proposal or request for a final, comprehensive settlement, peace proposal, resolution.

Usage NotesThis event form refers typically, though not exclusively, to written and/or formal proposals of comprehensive settlements that seek to resolve the underlying issues in a conflict.

ExampleIvory Coast rebels on Friday again rejected a west African peace plan, and said they also opposed the deployment of regional peacekeeping force until their political demands are met.

CAMEO 122: Reject request for material aid

DescriptionRefuse to extend material aid.

Usage NotesUse this event form to code for refusals to provide economic, military and humanitarian aid.

ExampleBonn rejected recent calls by East Germany's Communist rulers for immediate economic aid, saying it was withholding it until a democratically-elected government takes over.

CAMEO 123: Reject proposal to meet, discuss, negotiate

DescriptionRefuse to meet, discuss, or negotiate.

Usage NotesNote that refusal to accept mediation is coded as CAMEO 124 instead.

ExampleIsraeli President Moshe Katsav has refused to meet Jordan's visiting King Abdullah II in Tel Aviv, saying he would only welcome him in Jerusalem, his office said Tuesday.

ExampleThe radical Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement rejected an invitation to attend a meeting next week of Palestinian factions to debate plans for independence from Israel, the group said Wednesday.

ExamplePakistan President Mohammad Zia-Ul-Haq today rejected a fresh offer from Afghanistan for direct talks between the two neighbors.

CAMEO 124: Reject mediation

DescriptionRefuse involvement of mediators, mediation initiatives.

ExamplePalestinian leader Yasser Arafat Wednesday rejected a US offer to host a summit in mid-July to hammer out a framework agreement for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

ExampleIsrael is opposed to French mediation in peace negotiations with Syria, a close aide to Prime Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday.

CAMEO 125: Defy norms, law

Description Disobey, challenge laws or norms.

Usage NotesThis event category covers both civilian disobedience and official defiance.

ExampleThe republic of Slovenia defied Yugoslav federal authority on Wednesday and was set to declare its right to secede from the country.

ExampleA newspaper based in Christian east Beirut has defied a ban by General Michel Aoun and described his rival Elias Hrawi as president.

CAMEO Code 126: Reject accusation, deny responsibility

DescriptionReject, discard accusations or charges; deny responsibility.

Usage NotesThis event form is typically, though not exclusively, a verbal act.

ExampleThe government of Liberia denied on Thursday charges by Ivory Coast that Monrovia is committing genocide.

ExampleSouth Korea on Friday rejected as "totally baseless" accusations by Amnesty International that it had carried out mass arrests of political prisoners, but church human rights groups here supported the accusations.

CAMEO Code 127: Veto

DescriptionRefuse to assent, formally reject legislative proposal, recommendation or resolution.

ExampleThe United States on Wednesday vetoed a Security Council resolution censuring as a violation of international law its military sweep of the Nicaraguan ambassador's home in Panama on December 29.