Identifier
Created
Classification
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03ABUDHABI3269
2003-07-15 13:20:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
UAEG FORMALLY REQUESTS TIFA NEGOTIATIONS
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/21/2007 12:18:36 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM July 15, 2003 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3269 - PRIORITY) TAGS: ETRD, PREL Captions: None Subject: UAEG FORMALLY REQUESTS TIFA NEGOTIATIONS Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 03269 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: ECON INFO: P/M AMB DCM POL Laser1: INFO: FCS DISSEMINATION: ECON CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA DRAFTED: ECON:OJOHN CLEARED: A/DCM:KVAN DE VATE VZCZCADI133 PP RUEHC RUEHDI RUEHZM DE RUEHAD #3269 1961320 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 151320Z JUL 03 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0839 INFO RUEHDI/AMCONSUL DUBAI 3277 RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003269
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/PPR AND EB/TPP/MTA/IPC
STATE PASS USTR -- DOUG BELL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD PREL TC
SUBJECT: UAEG FORMALLY REQUESTS TIFA NEGOTIATIONS
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003269
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/PPR AND EB/TPP/MTA/IPC
STATE PASS USTR -- DOUG BELL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD PREL TC
SUBJECT: UAEG FORMALLY REQUESTS TIFA NEGOTIATIONS
¶1. The UAEG has formally notified us that it wants to
negotiate a Free Trade Agreement (TIFA) with the U.S. and
that, as a first step, it is prepared to negotiate a Trade
and Investment Framework Agreement with the U.S.
¶2. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan
bin Zayed told the Ambassador that the UAEG is interested
in negotiating a TIFA with the U.S. He also said that he
has seen a copy of the U.S.-Bahrain TIFA and is circulating
it throughout UAE ministries. Ministry of Finance and
Industry Assistant Undersecretary Khalid Al-Bustani passed
Econchief a letter (dated June 16) from the Minister of
Finance and Industry Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum to
Treasury Secretary Snow expressing substantially the same
points. Al-Bustani told Econchief that the Ministry of
Finance had passed the letter to the MFA for transmission.
¶3. Action Request: Please advise as to next steps we should
take with the UAEG. The UAE is very interested in
negotiating both a TIFA and a free trade agreement. End
Action Request.
Wahba