YEMEN LOOKS TO SEND OBSERVERS TO IRAQI ELECTIONS

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 003169 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/28/2014 TAGS: PREL IZ YM SUBJECT: YEMEN LOOKS TO SEND OBSERVERS TO IRAQI ELECTIONS REF: SANAA 3168 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Nabeel Khoury for reasons 1.4 b and d. (C) On the margins of a December 28 meeting with Foreign Minister Qirbi concerning the Sanaa Gathering meeting in Khartoum (reftel),Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister Khalid al-Yemeni told Charge and Pol/Econ Chief that Yemen is working with the Canadians to send observers to the January 30 Iraqi elections. Al-Yemeni added that Yemen is the only Arab countries with the expection of Jordan planning to support the Iraqi elections with observers. Charge agreed this was indeed a positive development as well as an important signal of ROYG support for the political process in Iraq. KRAJESKI