Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ABUDHABI2602
2003-06-02 11:04:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
UAEG DISAPPOINTED WITH OIC MINISTERIAL
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/21/2007 05:50:11 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM June 02, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 2602 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PTER Captions: None Subject: UAEG DISAPPOINTED WITH OIC MINISTERIAL STATEMENT AND WORRIED ABOUT KHATAMI'S MARGINALIZATION Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 02602 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: RSO AMB DCM P/M ECON DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA DRAFTED: POL:STWILLIAMS CLEARED: A/DCM:TEWILLIAMS; CGD:AEYRE VZCZCADI255 OO RUEHC RUCNIRA RHEHNSC RUEAIIA RHEFDIA RUEHDE DE RUEHAD #2602 1531104 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 021104Z JUN 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0193 INFO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 3167
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 002602
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/ENA AND NEA/NGA
NSC FOR THEROUX
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/02/08
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAEG DISAPPOINTED WITH OIC MINISTERIAL
STATEMENT AND WORRIED ABOUT KHATAMI'S
MARGINALIZATION
REF: FBIS GMP20030601000011
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 002602
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/ENA AND NEA/NGA
NSC FOR THEROUX
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/02/08
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAEG DISAPPOINTED WITH OIC MINISTERIAL
STATEMENT AND WORRIED ABOUT KHATAMI'S
MARGINALIZATION
REF: FBIS GMP20030601000011
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) During the course of a 5/31 meeting with the
Ambassador (other topics covered septel),MFA
Minstate HAMDAN bin Zayid noted UAE disappointment
with the statement produced at last week's OIC
meeting in Tehran. Prior to receiving the
Ambassador, HAMDAN had just met with Moroccan
Foreign Minister Ben Eissa and both agreed that the
OIC declaration was "one hundred percent" Iranian
and written prior to the event. Reportedly, the
Iranians refused to make any changes to the
document. Ben Eissa and HAMDAN were both worried
by the course of events inside Iran and Ben Eissa
noted that Iranian Foreign Minister Kharrazi was
noticeably stressed and unusually nervous during
the summit. (Note: Hamdan's privately expressed
disappointment is in contrast to ref official
statement released by the UAEG at the OIC
ministerial describing the outcome of the
conference as "good." End Note.)
3. (C) HAMDAN went on to reiterate UAE concerns
about the internal struggle in Iran between the
hardliners and the moderates. In his view, Khatami
has been completely marginalized and Rafsanjani and
Khamenei are increasingly taking over the reins of
power.
4. (C) Comment: The Emiratis had placed great hope
in Khatami as an interlocutor and partner, both in
terms of improving UAE-Iranian ties and enhancing
regional security. Khatami and confidant VP
Muhammad Abtahi had worked closely with HAMDAN and
the UAE leadership to forge a possible settlement
for the three decade-long dispute between the two
countries over the Gulf islands of Abu Musa and the
Greater and Lesser Tunbs. With Khatami on the
outs, the Emiratis fear that any opportunity to
settle this longstanding bilateral irritant will be
lost. More importantly, they with extreme concern
the destabilizing effect on the region of the
hardliners' approach. End Comment.
WAHBA
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/ENA AND NEA/NGA
NSC FOR THEROUX
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/02/08
TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER IR IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAEG DISAPPOINTED WITH OIC MINISTERIAL
STATEMENT AND WORRIED ABOUT KHATAMI'S
MARGINALIZATION
REF: FBIS GMP20030601000011
1. (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba
for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).
2. (C) During the course of a 5/31 meeting with the
Ambassador (other topics covered septel),MFA
Minstate HAMDAN bin Zayid noted UAE disappointment
with the statement produced at last week's OIC
meeting in Tehran. Prior to receiving the
Ambassador, HAMDAN had just met with Moroccan
Foreign Minister Ben Eissa and both agreed that the
OIC declaration was "one hundred percent" Iranian
and written prior to the event. Reportedly, the
Iranians refused to make any changes to the
document. Ben Eissa and HAMDAN were both worried
by the course of events inside Iran and Ben Eissa
noted that Iranian Foreign Minister Kharrazi was
noticeably stressed and unusually nervous during
the summit. (Note: Hamdan's privately expressed
disappointment is in contrast to ref official
statement released by the UAEG at the OIC
ministerial describing the outcome of the
conference as "good." End Note.)
3. (C) HAMDAN went on to reiterate UAE concerns
about the internal struggle in Iran between the
hardliners and the moderates. In his view, Khatami
has been completely marginalized and Rafsanjani and
Khamenei are increasingly taking over the reins of
power.
4. (C) Comment: The Emiratis had placed great hope
in Khatami as an interlocutor and partner, both in
terms of improving UAE-Iranian ties and enhancing
regional security. Khatami and confidant VP
Muhammad Abtahi had worked closely with HAMDAN and
the UAE leadership to forge a possible settlement
for the three decade-long dispute between the two
countries over the Gulf islands of Abu Musa and the
Greater and Lesser Tunbs. With Khatami on the
outs, the Emiratis fear that any opportunity to
settle this longstanding bilateral irritant will be
lost. More importantly, they with extreme concern
the destabilizing effect on the region of the
hardliners' approach. End Comment.
WAHBA