Identifier
Created
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04ABUDHABI3738
2004-10-20 12:03:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 02/05/2007 04:57:16 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLAS ABU DHABI 03738 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: PAO INFO: ECON POL AMB DCM DISSEMINATION: PAO CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: PAO:HOLSIN-WINDECKER DRAFTED: PAO:AALKHATIB CLEARED: NONE VZCZCADI285 OO RUEHC RUENAAA RUEKJCS RUEHZM RUEHLO RUEHFR RHRMDAB RUCJACC RUCQSOC DE RUEHAD #3738 2941203 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 201203Z OCT 04 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6438 RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC IMMEDIATE RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0845 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0885 RHRMDAB/COMUSNAVCENT RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCPA// RUCQSOC/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL//PA//
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003738
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 ZEYA
LONDON ALSO FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
LINCOLN P. BLOOMFIELD, OCTOBER 18-19
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003738
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 ZEYA
LONDON ALSO FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
LINCOLN P. BLOOMFIELD, OCTOBER 18-19
1. SUMMARY: THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
BLOOMFIELD'S TWO-DAY VISIT TO THE UAE COMPLEMENTED HIS SUCCESSFUL
MEETINGS. ABU DHABI PAO ARRANGED A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH ABU
DHABI TV AND A PRESS ROUNDTABLE FOR NINE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT
MEDIA. THE MEETINGS WITH UAE OFFICIALS AND ARTICLES WITH
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PRESS ROUNDTABLE WERE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL
ELECTRONIC AND IN ALL SEVEN ENGLISH AND ARABIC NEWSPAPERS OVER
TWO DAYS. END SUMMARY
2. DURING HIS VISIT TO THE UAE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLOOMFIELD
GAVE A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW TO ABU DHABI TV. THE 15-MINUTE
INTERVIEW WAS CARRIED ON `AL MADAR' PROGRAM AT 11:00PM OCTOBER
19.
3. DURING THE PRESS ROUNDTABLE ON OCTOBER 19, ASSISTANT
SECRETARY WAS ASKED ABOUT THE AIM OF HIS VISIT. HE WAS ALSO
SIPDIS
ASKED ABOUT IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN AND NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR
PROGRAMS AND THE U.S.'S INTENTIONS TOWARDS IRAN.
4. ARTICLES FROM THE PRESS ROUNDTABLE APPEARED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS
IN THREE ENGLISH AND TWO ARABIC DAILIES. GULF NEWS (CIRCULATION
95,000) ARTICLE TITLED "US OFFICIAL PRAISES VIBRANT TIES WITH
UAE. IT STRESSED A/S BLOOMFIELD'S COMMENTS THAT RELATIONS WERE
FRIENDLY AT BOTH THE GRASSROOTS AND GOVERNMENT LEVELS AND HIS
CONFIDENCE THAT RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES WOULD
CONTINUE TO GROW. "COOPERATION ON VARIOUS FIELDS, INCLUDING THE
MILITARY SPHERE WOULD ALSO PROSPER."
5. GULF TODAY (CIRCULATION 15,000) ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE "VIBRANT
TIES" THEME AND ALSO COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO DIALOGUE BETWEEN
IRAN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY
AGENCY, "THESE TALKS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE
IT IS NECESSARY FOR IRAN TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE WORLD ITS PEACEFUL
INTENTIONS."
6. KHALEEJ TIMES (CIRCULATION 70,000) SUBTITLED THEIR ARTICLE
"UAE CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ WINS STATE
OFFICIAL'S PRAISE. THEY QUOTED, "THE UAE HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE TO
THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN
HELPING BRING STABILITY IN THE REGION," HE SAID. AND ON IRAQ, "I
SUSPECT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE IN IRAQ REALIZE THAT THE U.S. WANTS
TO BRING SECURITY AND STABILITY TO THEIR COUNTRY."
7. AL BAYAN (CIRCULATION 40,000) STRESSED THAT THE US HAS NO
INTENTION TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON IRAN AND HIS STATEMENT THAT THE
UAE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING PEACE IN THE REGION.
THE ARTICLE ALSO MENTIONS US CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE ME
ROADMAP. ". PRESIDENT BUSH WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT WHO HAS
DECLARED HIS SUPPORT FOR A PALESTINIAN STATE. THE ROAD MAP IS
THE MOST PROMISING PATH FORWARD." HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT
EXTREMISM WILL LEAD NOWHERE AND THAT PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELIS
SHOULD WORK TOGETHER FOR PEACE.
ALBRIGHT
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 ZEYA
LONDON ALSO FOR MOC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR TC
SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
LINCOLN P. BLOOMFIELD, OCTOBER 18-19
1. SUMMARY: THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
BLOOMFIELD'S TWO-DAY VISIT TO THE UAE COMPLEMENTED HIS SUCCESSFUL
MEETINGS. ABU DHABI PAO ARRANGED A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH ABU
DHABI TV AND A PRESS ROUNDTABLE FOR NINE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT
MEDIA. THE MEETINGS WITH UAE OFFICIALS AND ARTICLES WITH
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PRESS ROUNDTABLE WERE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL
ELECTRONIC AND IN ALL SEVEN ENGLISH AND ARABIC NEWSPAPERS OVER
TWO DAYS. END SUMMARY
2. DURING HIS VISIT TO THE UAE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLOOMFIELD
GAVE A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW TO ABU DHABI TV. THE 15-MINUTE
INTERVIEW WAS CARRIED ON `AL MADAR' PROGRAM AT 11:00PM OCTOBER
19.
3. DURING THE PRESS ROUNDTABLE ON OCTOBER 19, ASSISTANT
SECRETARY WAS ASKED ABOUT THE AIM OF HIS VISIT. HE WAS ALSO
SIPDIS
ASKED ABOUT IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN AND NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR
PROGRAMS AND THE U.S.'S INTENTIONS TOWARDS IRAN.
4. ARTICLES FROM THE PRESS ROUNDTABLE APPEARED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS
IN THREE ENGLISH AND TWO ARABIC DAILIES. GULF NEWS (CIRCULATION
95,000) ARTICLE TITLED "US OFFICIAL PRAISES VIBRANT TIES WITH
UAE. IT STRESSED A/S BLOOMFIELD'S COMMENTS THAT RELATIONS WERE
FRIENDLY AT BOTH THE GRASSROOTS AND GOVERNMENT LEVELS AND HIS
CONFIDENCE THAT RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES WOULD
CONTINUE TO GROW. "COOPERATION ON VARIOUS FIELDS, INCLUDING THE
MILITARY SPHERE WOULD ALSO PROSPER."
5. GULF TODAY (CIRCULATION 15,000) ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE "VIBRANT
TIES" THEME AND ALSO COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO DIALOGUE BETWEEN
IRAN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY
AGENCY, "THESE TALKS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE
IT IS NECESSARY FOR IRAN TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE WORLD ITS PEACEFUL
INTENTIONS."
6. KHALEEJ TIMES (CIRCULATION 70,000) SUBTITLED THEIR ARTICLE
"UAE CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ WINS STATE
OFFICIAL'S PRAISE. THEY QUOTED, "THE UAE HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE TO
THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN
HELPING BRING STABILITY IN THE REGION," HE SAID. AND ON IRAQ, "I
SUSPECT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE IN IRAQ REALIZE THAT THE U.S. WANTS
TO BRING SECURITY AND STABILITY TO THEIR COUNTRY."
7. AL BAYAN (CIRCULATION 40,000) STRESSED THAT THE US HAS NO
INTENTION TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON IRAN AND HIS STATEMENT THAT THE
UAE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAINTAINING PEACE IN THE REGION.
THE ARTICLE ALSO MENTIONS US CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE ME
ROADMAP. ". PRESIDENT BUSH WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT WHO HAS
DECLARED HIS SUPPORT FOR A PALESTINIAN STATE. THE ROAD MAP IS
THE MOST PROMISING PATH FORWARD." HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT
EXTREMISM WILL LEAD NOWHERE AND THAT PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELIS
SHOULD WORK TOGETHER FOR PEACE.
ALBRIGHT