Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04ABUDHABI722
2004-03-15 07:00:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN - UAE
how-tonull Diana T Fritz 03/15/2007 03:06:21 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results Cable Text: CONFIDENTIAL SIPDIS TELEGRAM March 15, 2004 To: No Action Addressee Action: Unknown From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 722 - PRIORITY) TAGS: EAID, PGOV, PREL Captions: None Subject: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN - UAE THOUGHTS Ref: None _________________________________________________________________ C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 00722 SIPDIS CXABU: ACTION: ECON INFO: P/M AMB DCM POL Laser1: INFO: FCS DISSEMINATION: ECON CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: AMB:MWAHBA DRAFTED: ECON:OJOHN CLEARED: DCM:RALBRIGHT VZCZCADI756 PP RUEHC RUEATRS RUEHDE RUEHBUL RUEHKO RUEHRL RUEHBS RUEHNO RUEHZM DE RUEHAD #0722 0750700 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 150700Z MAR 04 FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3588 RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 3846 RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0162 RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0274 RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 0072 RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 0054 RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 000722
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL 03/14/14
TAGS: EAID PGOV PREL AF TC
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN - UAE
THOUGHTS
REF: STATE 47946
(U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons
1.5 B and d.
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 000722
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL 03/14/14
TAGS: EAID PGOV PREL AF TC
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN - UAE
THOUGHTS
REF: STATE 47946
(U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons
1.5 B and d.
1. (C) Ambassador raised reftel demarche on the Afghan
donors' conference with MFA Assistant Under Secretary
Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi on March 10. She also passed him
the list of Afghanistan's pressing reconstruction and
security needs and urged the UAEG to continue its excellent
support for the Afghan government. Al-Noaimi stated that
he understood the conference to be a political conference,
not/not a pledging conference. He also said that he did
not think that the UAEG would be making additional
contributions in Berlin, but would be looking at how it
could allocate its current pledges. The Ambassador
explained that, in the USG's view, the international
community needed to act decisively to reinforce the gains
made in Afghanistan and demonstrate its commitment.
Contributions to Afghanistan should be viewed in the
context of global security. She pointed out that the USG
was pledging approximately one billion dollars in Berlin to
bring our total FY 2004 contribution to $2.2 billion. She
also noted favorably previous UAEG "in-kind" contributions
to the Afghan armed forces and the UAE's generous
humanitarian assistance, and encouraged the UAEG to think
creatively about what it could do.
2. (C) EconChief also discussed Afghanistan with Ministry
of Finance Assistant Under Secretary for Revenue and Budget
Khalid Al-Bustani. Al-Bustani discussed Afghanistan's
request to have the UAE coordinate a meeting between the
Afghan finance minister and his GCC colleagues before the
Berlin donors' conference. Al-Bustani said that Minister
of State for Finance and Industry Dr. Khirbash believed
that it would be more appropriate to coordinate this type
of multilateral event through the GCC Secretariat.
However, Al-Bustani explained that Dr. Khirbash had written
a letter to the GCC Secretariat explaining Afghanistan's
request and supporting the idea.
Wahba
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL 03/14/14
TAGS: EAID PGOV PREL AF TC
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN - UAE
THOUGHTS
REF: STATE 47946
(U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, for reasons
1.5 B and d.
1. (C) Ambassador raised reftel demarche on the Afghan
donors' conference with MFA Assistant Under Secretary
Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi on March 10. She also passed him
the list of Afghanistan's pressing reconstruction and
security needs and urged the UAEG to continue its excellent
support for the Afghan government. Al-Noaimi stated that
he understood the conference to be a political conference,
not/not a pledging conference. He also said that he did
not think that the UAEG would be making additional
contributions in Berlin, but would be looking at how it
could allocate its current pledges. The Ambassador
explained that, in the USG's view, the international
community needed to act decisively to reinforce the gains
made in Afghanistan and demonstrate its commitment.
Contributions to Afghanistan should be viewed in the
context of global security. She pointed out that the USG
was pledging approximately one billion dollars in Berlin to
bring our total FY 2004 contribution to $2.2 billion. She
also noted favorably previous UAEG "in-kind" contributions
to the Afghan armed forces and the UAE's generous
humanitarian assistance, and encouraged the UAEG to think
creatively about what it could do.
2. (C) EconChief also discussed Afghanistan with Ministry
of Finance Assistant Under Secretary for Revenue and Budget
Khalid Al-Bustani. Al-Bustani discussed Afghanistan's
request to have the UAE coordinate a meeting between the
Afghan finance minister and his GCC colleagues before the
Berlin donors' conference. Al-Bustani said that Minister
of State for Finance and Industry Dr. Khirbash believed
that it would be more appropriate to coordinate this type
of multilateral event through the GCC Secretariat.
However, Al-Bustani explained that Dr. Khirbash had written
a letter to the GCC Secretariat explaining Afghanistan's
request and supporting the idea.
Wahba