Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05ABUDHABI4952
2005-12-07 14:44:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
IRAQ INTERIOR MINISTER PLEASED WITH UAE LAW
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 004952
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/I, AND NEA/I AND NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/06/2015
TAGS: PREL ASEC IZ AE
SUBJECT: IRAQ INTERIOR MINISTER PLEASED WITH UAE LAW
ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
Classified By: DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION MARTIN R. QUINN, REASONS 1.4 (B)
AND (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 004952
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/I, AND NEA/I AND NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/06/2015
TAGS: PREL ASEC IZ AE
SUBJECT: IRAQ INTERIOR MINISTER PLEASED WITH UAE LAW
ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
Classified By: DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION MARTIN R. QUINN, REASONS 1.4 (B)
AND (D).
1. (U) Iraq's Interior Minister Bayan Jabr Al Zubeidi was in
Abu Dhabi December 6 to thank the UAEG for supporting the
development of Iraq's security apparatus. During his visit,
Al Zubeidi met with his UAE counterpart, Interior Minister
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and toured Abu Dhabi Police
facilities, including the police directorate, operations
center, and police college. Sheikh Saif told Al Zubeidi that
the UAE was prepared to assist the Iraqis in restoring
security and stability, according to the UAE's official news
agency. "There is close cooperation and direct coordination
between us that could bolster bilateral relations," Sheikh
Saif said.
2. (U) Al Zubeidi thanked the UAE's late President Sheikh
Zayed for supporting the Iraqi government's development of a
modern security system, including a national ID card program,
according to the Arabic language daily "Al Ittihad." He
noted that the ID cards cannot be forged. Al Zubeidi also
thanked President Khalifa and Sheikh Saif for allowing the
Iraqi police and military to receive training from Germany on
UAE soil during the past two years. During tours of Abu
Dhabi Police facilities, Al Zubeidi reportedly marveled at
the newest technology in the security field. At the police
directorate, he witnessed how an electronic network allows
the directorate and satellite police stations to communicate
with one another. He also received a briefing about the role
and structure of the Criminal Investigations Department, and
visited the criminal forensic laboratory. Following his
meetings, Al Zubeidi stated that he was convinced that the
main purpose of the Abu Dhabi Police was to "preserve the
accomplishments" the UAE had made and "support Abu Dhabi,s
stability."
3. (C) He also made a surprise appearance at the Abu Dhabi
Business Council dinner where he sat next to Sheikh Hamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Planning and
Economy Department.
4. (C) Comment: Interior Minister Al Zubeidi's ulterior
motive for coming to the UAE at this time may have had more
to do with his hopes of courting support for his political
aspirations in advance of Iraq's December 15 elections.
SISON
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/I, AND NEA/I AND NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/06/2015
TAGS: PREL ASEC IZ AE
SUBJECT: IRAQ INTERIOR MINISTER PLEASED WITH UAE LAW
ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
Classified By: DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION MARTIN R. QUINN, REASONS 1.4 (B)
AND (D).
1. (U) Iraq's Interior Minister Bayan Jabr Al Zubeidi was in
Abu Dhabi December 6 to thank the UAEG for supporting the
development of Iraq's security apparatus. During his visit,
Al Zubeidi met with his UAE counterpart, Interior Minister
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and toured Abu Dhabi Police
facilities, including the police directorate, operations
center, and police college. Sheikh Saif told Al Zubeidi that
the UAE was prepared to assist the Iraqis in restoring
security and stability, according to the UAE's official news
agency. "There is close cooperation and direct coordination
between us that could bolster bilateral relations," Sheikh
Saif said.
2. (U) Al Zubeidi thanked the UAE's late President Sheikh
Zayed for supporting the Iraqi government's development of a
modern security system, including a national ID card program,
according to the Arabic language daily "Al Ittihad." He
noted that the ID cards cannot be forged. Al Zubeidi also
thanked President Khalifa and Sheikh Saif for allowing the
Iraqi police and military to receive training from Germany on
UAE soil during the past two years. During tours of Abu
Dhabi Police facilities, Al Zubeidi reportedly marveled at
the newest technology in the security field. At the police
directorate, he witnessed how an electronic network allows
the directorate and satellite police stations to communicate
with one another. He also received a briefing about the role
and structure of the Criminal Investigations Department, and
visited the criminal forensic laboratory. Following his
meetings, Al Zubeidi stated that he was convinced that the
main purpose of the Abu Dhabi Police was to "preserve the
accomplishments" the UAE had made and "support Abu Dhabi,s
stability."
3. (C) He also made a surprise appearance at the Abu Dhabi
Business Council dinner where he sat next to Sheikh Hamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Planning and
Economy Department.
4. (C) Comment: Interior Minister Al Zubeidi's ulterior
motive for coming to the UAE at this time may have had more
to do with his hopes of courting support for his political
aspirations in advance of Iraq's December 15 elections.
SISON