Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04ABUDHABI4467
2004-12-08 13:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Abu Dhabi
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 12/19/2006 04:45:38 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: UNCLAS ABU DHABI 04467 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: POL INFO: RSO PAO AMB DCM MEPI P/M ECON DISSEMINATION: POL CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MJSISON DRAFTED: POL:JMAYBURY CLEARED: DCM:RALBRIGHT MEPI:HWECHSEL VZCZCADI236 RR RUEHC RUEHMEP RUEHDE RUEHBS DE RUEHAD #4467 3431331 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 081331Z DEC 04 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7126 INFO RUEHMEP/THE MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 4578 RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 004467
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/PI, EU/RA, AND NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON KDEM PGOV PREL TC
SUBJECT: UAE: U.S.-EU DIALOGUE
REF: A. ABU DHABI 4334
B. STATE 235816
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 004467
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/PI, EU/RA, AND NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON KDEM PGOV PREL TC
SUBJECT: UAE: U.S.-EU DIALOGUE
REF: A. ABU DHABI 4334
B. STATE 235816
1. The U.S. and EU embassies in Abu Dhabi held a dialogue on
reform in the Middle East December 8. At the request of the
EU Ambassadors, the meeting was held at the DCM level.
Fourteen EU missions sent representatives. (Note: This
session followed a September 28 COM-level U.S.-EU meeting on
the same topic. End note.)
2. The DCM briefly reviewed the origins of the U.S.-EU
dialogue on reform and the commitment by the G-8 and regional
countries to launch the Forum for the Future, and discussed
the upcoming Forum meetings in Rabat. He outlined Embassy
reform priorities in the UAE, including education, labor,
trade-related technical assistance, human rights/trafficking
in persons, and civil society. He said he hoped all
embassies would pay attention to the issue of trafficking in
persons and encourage the UAEG to make progress in
eliminating the practice. MEPI/Abu Dhabi Office Director
explained MEPI objectives and described regional and
UAE-specific programs under way or on the horizon.
3. In the ensuing discussion, EU and U.S. representatives
agreed that it was important to ensure that our respective
reform programs were complementary and not duplicative, and
that it would be useful to have a mechanism for sharing
information about UAE-based NGOs and individuals who have
been, or will be, involved in our reform activities.
However, as noted in Ref. B, the EU embassies were very
sensitive about holding this forum. While some of the larger
EU embassies in Abu Dhabi manage some reform and training
programs, most EU embassies lack the financial means and
personnel to implement programs, and have recommended opening
an EC delegation office in Abu Dhabi to coordinate their
efforts. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Dutch DCM
told the group that the U.S. and the EU share common concerns
about reform in the UAE, and said optimistically that "seeds
have been planted" during the dialogue. The Dutch Embassy
will circulate minutes of the meeting and the EU ambassadors
will meet later in December or in January to discuss how they
want to move the reform dialogue ahead.
SISON
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/PI, EU/RA, AND NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON KDEM PGOV PREL TC
SUBJECT: UAE: U.S.-EU DIALOGUE
REF: A. ABU DHABI 4334
B. STATE 235816
1. The U.S. and EU embassies in Abu Dhabi held a dialogue on
reform in the Middle East December 8. At the request of the
EU Ambassadors, the meeting was held at the DCM level.
Fourteen EU missions sent representatives. (Note: This
session followed a September 28 COM-level U.S.-EU meeting on
the same topic. End note.)
2. The DCM briefly reviewed the origins of the U.S.-EU
dialogue on reform and the commitment by the G-8 and regional
countries to launch the Forum for the Future, and discussed
the upcoming Forum meetings in Rabat. He outlined Embassy
reform priorities in the UAE, including education, labor,
trade-related technical assistance, human rights/trafficking
in persons, and civil society. He said he hoped all
embassies would pay attention to the issue of trafficking in
persons and encourage the UAEG to make progress in
eliminating the practice. MEPI/Abu Dhabi Office Director
explained MEPI objectives and described regional and
UAE-specific programs under way or on the horizon.
3. In the ensuing discussion, EU and U.S. representatives
agreed that it was important to ensure that our respective
reform programs were complementary and not duplicative, and
that it would be useful to have a mechanism for sharing
information about UAE-based NGOs and individuals who have
been, or will be, involved in our reform activities.
However, as noted in Ref. B, the EU embassies were very
sensitive about holding this forum. While some of the larger
EU embassies in Abu Dhabi manage some reform and training
programs, most EU embassies lack the financial means and
personnel to implement programs, and have recommended opening
an EC delegation office in Abu Dhabi to coordinate their
efforts. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Dutch DCM
told the group that the U.S. and the EU share common concerns
about reform in the UAE, and said optimistically that "seeds
have been planted" during the dialogue. The Dutch Embassy
will circulate minutes of the meeting and the EU ambassadors
will meet later in December or in January to discuss how they
want to move the reform dialogue ahead.
SISON