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04ABUDHABI1337
2004-04-27 12:37:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY SECRETARY RICHARD ARMITAGE'S VISIT
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/15/2007 02:28:43 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS TELEGRAM April 27, 2004 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 1337 - UNKNOWN) TAGS: OIIP, KMDR Captions: None Subject: MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY SECRETARY RICHARD ARMITAGE'S VISIT TO THE UAE, APRIL 20-21 Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ UNCLAS ABU DHABI 01337 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: PAO INFO: AMB DCM ECON POL Laser1: ACTION: PAO DISSEMINATION: PAO CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: PAO:HOLSIN-WINDECKER DRAFTED: PAO:HOSHANA CLEARED: PAO:HOLSIN-WINDECKER VZCZCADI419 OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC DE RUEHAD #1337 1181237 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 271237Z APR 04 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4141 RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0789 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0825 RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA// RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001337
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA; INR/NESA;
INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE; NSC
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
LONDON FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY SECRETARY RICHARD ARMITAGE'S VISIT
TO THE UAE, APRIL 20-21
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001337
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA; INR/NESA;
INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE; NSC
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
LONDON FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY SECRETARY RICHARD ARMITAGE'S VISIT
TO THE UAE, APRIL 20-21
1. SUMMARY: UAE'S PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA ALL REPORTED THE VISIT
OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE RICHARD ARMITAGE TO THE UAE APRIL 20-
21 AND HIS MEETINGS WITH UAEG OFFICIALS. COVERAGE WAS
STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH NO EDITORIALS OR COMMENTS. END SUMMARY.
2. THE VISIT TO THE UAE APRIL 20-21 BY DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE,
RICHARD ARMITAGE RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN ALL UAE'S PRINT
AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ON THE DAY OF HIS ARRIVAL, THE UAE
SATELLITE CHANNEL SHOWED A SNIP OF HIS MEETING WITH RASHED
ABDULAH AL-NUAIMI, UAE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
3. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, ALL ARABIC AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DAILIES
REPORTED THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER AL-
NUAIMI WITH PHOTOS. THE PAPERS ALSO REPORTED THE ARRIVAL WHERE
D/S WAS MET BY UAE FOREIGN MINISTRY U/S ABDULLAH RASHED AND U.S.
AMBASSADOR MARCELLE WAHBA.
SAMPLE HEADLINES:
-- SHARJAH-BASED AND UAE'S LARGEST CIRCULATION ARABIC DAILY "AL-
KHALEEJ" 4/21 HEADLINED: "THE U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE
VISITED QATAR. RASHED ABDULLAH REVIEWS WITH ARMITAGE THE
DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES."
(CICULATION 75,000)
-- ABU DHABI-BASED SEMI-OFFICIAL ARABIC DAILY "AL-ITTIHAD"
HEADLINED: "RASHED ABDULLAH REVIEWS WITH ARMITAGE THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ AND PALESTINE." (CIRCULATION 55,000)
4. THE UAE SATELLITE CHANNEL IN ABU DHABI, DUBAI TV AND SHARJAH TV
FEATURED HIS MEETING WITH SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYID AL-NAHYAN, ABU
DHABI CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE UAE ARMED FORCES
AND SHEIKH MUHAMMAD BIN ZAYID AL-NAHYAN, DEPUTY CROWN PRINCE AND
CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE UAE ARMED FORCES. THE ANNOUNCER READ
SHEIKH KHALIFA'S STATEMENT, WHICH WAS CARRIED THE NEXT DAY IN ALL
PRINT MEDIA.
5. ON APRIL 22, ALL ARABIC AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILIES HIGHLIGHTED
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SHEIKH KHALIFA. THE PAPERS
CITED KHALIFA AS SAYING: "THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ SHOULD BE VIEWED AS
A SINGLE INTEGRATED ENTITY FOR THE SAKE OF STABILITY AND SECURITY
AND FOR ALLOWING THEM TO POOL RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT." THE
ARTICLES ALSO STATE THAT KHALIFA STRESSED THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF
REVIVING THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A
COMPREHENSIVE, JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN THE REGION.
SAMPLE HEADLINES:
-- DUBAI-BASED LARGEST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DAILY "GULF NEWS": "KHALIFA
RECEIVES ARMITAGE. UAE REAFFIRMS SUPPORT TO IRAQ STABILITY
EFFORTS." (CICULATION 90,000)
-- FRONT-PAGE HEADLINE IN "AL-KHALEEJ" READ: "RECEIVING THE DEPUTY
AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, KHALIFA REITERATES (UAE)
SUPPORT OF IRAQ STABILITY AND PROTECTION OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE."
(CIRCULATION 75,000)
-- "AL-KHALEEJ", PAGE 4 ADDED:
"RECEIVING ARMITAGE AND BURNS AND DEMANDING A NEED FOR THE
PROTECTION OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, KHALIFA REITERATES UAE KEENNESS
ON THE STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF IRAQ UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
A UNIFIED GOVERNMENT."
6. COVERAGE WAS IDENTICAL IN ALL MEDIA BASED ON A REPORT BY THE
OFFICIAL UAE NEWS AGENCY (WAM). THERE WERE NO EDITORIALS OR
COMMENTS BASED ON THE VISIT.
WAHBA
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP; NEA/PPD; NEA/RA; INR/R/MR; PA; INR/NESA;
INR/B; IIP/G/NEA-SA
WHITE HOUSE FOR PRESS OFFICE; NSC
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA
USCINCCENT FOR POLAD
LONDON FOR GOLDRICH; PARIS FOR O'FRIEL
LONDON FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: DEPUTY SECRETARY RICHARD ARMITAGE'S VISIT
TO THE UAE, APRIL 20-21
1. SUMMARY: UAE'S PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA ALL REPORTED THE VISIT
OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE RICHARD ARMITAGE TO THE UAE APRIL 20-
21 AND HIS MEETINGS WITH UAEG OFFICIALS. COVERAGE WAS
STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH NO EDITORIALS OR COMMENTS. END SUMMARY.
2. THE VISIT TO THE UAE APRIL 20-21 BY DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE,
RICHARD ARMITAGE RECEIVED PROMINENT COVERAGE IN ALL UAE'S PRINT
AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. ON THE DAY OF HIS ARRIVAL, THE UAE
SATELLITE CHANNEL SHOWED A SNIP OF HIS MEETING WITH RASHED
ABDULAH AL-NUAIMI, UAE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
3. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, ALL ARABIC AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DAILIES
REPORTED THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER AL-
NUAIMI WITH PHOTOS. THE PAPERS ALSO REPORTED THE ARRIVAL WHERE
D/S WAS MET BY UAE FOREIGN MINISTRY U/S ABDULLAH RASHED AND U.S.
AMBASSADOR MARCELLE WAHBA.
SAMPLE HEADLINES:
-- SHARJAH-BASED AND UAE'S LARGEST CIRCULATION ARABIC DAILY "AL-
KHALEEJ" 4/21 HEADLINED: "THE U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE
VISITED QATAR. RASHED ABDULLAH REVIEWS WITH ARMITAGE THE
DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES."
(CICULATION 75,000)
-- ABU DHABI-BASED SEMI-OFFICIAL ARABIC DAILY "AL-ITTIHAD"
HEADLINED: "RASHED ABDULLAH REVIEWS WITH ARMITAGE THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ AND PALESTINE." (CIRCULATION 55,000)
4. THE UAE SATELLITE CHANNEL IN ABU DHABI, DUBAI TV AND SHARJAH TV
FEATURED HIS MEETING WITH SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN ZAYID AL-NAHYAN, ABU
DHABI CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY COMMANDER OF THE UAE ARMED FORCES
AND SHEIKH MUHAMMAD BIN ZAYID AL-NAHYAN, DEPUTY CROWN PRINCE AND
CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE UAE ARMED FORCES. THE ANNOUNCER READ
SHEIKH KHALIFA'S STATEMENT, WHICH WAS CARRIED THE NEXT DAY IN ALL
PRINT MEDIA.
5. ON APRIL 22, ALL ARABIC AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAILIES HIGHLIGHTED
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SHEIKH KHALIFA. THE PAPERS
CITED KHALIFA AS SAYING: "THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ SHOULD BE VIEWED AS
A SINGLE INTEGRATED ENTITY FOR THE SAKE OF STABILITY AND SECURITY
AND FOR ALLOWING THEM TO POOL RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT." THE
ARTICLES ALSO STATE THAT KHALIFA STRESSED THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF
REVIVING THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A
COMPREHENSIVE, JUST AND LASTING PEACE IN THE REGION.
SAMPLE HEADLINES:
-- DUBAI-BASED LARGEST ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DAILY "GULF NEWS": "KHALIFA
RECEIVES ARMITAGE. UAE REAFFIRMS SUPPORT TO IRAQ STABILITY
EFFORTS." (CICULATION 90,000)
-- FRONT-PAGE HEADLINE IN "AL-KHALEEJ" READ: "RECEIVING THE DEPUTY
AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, KHALIFA REITERATES (UAE)
SUPPORT OF IRAQ STABILITY AND PROTECTION OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE."
(CIRCULATION 75,000)
-- "AL-KHALEEJ", PAGE 4 ADDED:
"RECEIVING ARMITAGE AND BURNS AND DEMANDING A NEED FOR THE
PROTECTION OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, KHALIFA REITERATES UAE KEENNESS
ON THE STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF IRAQ UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
A UNIFIED GOVERNMENT."
6. COVERAGE WAS IDENTICAL IN ALL MEDIA BASED ON A REPORT BY THE
OFFICIAL UAE NEWS AGENCY (WAM). THERE WERE NO EDITORIALS OR
COMMENTS BASED ON THE VISIT.
WAHBA