ANTI-TIP ACTION PLAN FOR KUWAIT DELIVERED

UNCLAS KUWAIT 002523 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG PREL KU SUBJECT: ANTI-TIP ACTION PLAN FOR KUWAIT DELIVERED REF: SECSTATE 167701 ¶1. (U) On August 9, 2004, Charge delivered reftel Anti-TIP Action Plan to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain. Ambassador Al-Babtain expressed surprise that the USG deals with all nations directly on this issue and recommended that Anti-TIP efforts be carried out through the auspices of the United Nations. He explained that UN involvement would give the proposals more value and legal weight. We replied that TIP objectives were pursued both multilaterally and bilaterally. Al-Babtain thanked Charge for the Action Plan and assured him that it would be discussed and studied. TUELLER