Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05CAIRO4262
2005-06-06 16:00:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:
MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE ON ADVANCING THE PEACE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 004262
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/06/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS
SUBJECT: MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE ON ADVANCING THE PEACE
PROCESS: EGYPT CONSIDERING ITS OPTIONS
REF: STATE 97599 (NOTAL)
Classified by ECPO Counselor John Desrocher for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) Post delivered reftel demarche to MFA Cabinet Staff
Member Mohamed Aboulkheir June 6 stressing the importance to
the USG of progress in the regional peace process. Drawing
from reftel talking points, poloff highlighted three areas
where we believe such progress could be implemented:
expanding diplomatic and social contacts between Arabs and
Israelis, closing the Arab League's Boycott Office in
Damascus, and accepting Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA)
national society into the international Red Cross/Red
Crescent Movement. Aboulkheir, responsible for American
Affairs on the Foreign Minsiter's personal staff, promised to
share the demarche internally. On the subject of Israel's
MDA membership and Swiss efforts to convene an international
conference on a Third Protocol, Aboulkheir said that he was
unaware of any change in Egypt's position on the subject.
Nevertheless, Aboulkheir confirmed that Swiss Envoy Didier
Pfirter would meet the Egyptian Foreign Minister in Cairo to
discuss the subject June 7. Post will seek readouts of the
meetings from both the Swiss and the MFA and will report the
outcome in septel. Post will also report demarche to Arab
League septel.
Visit Embassy Cairo's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/cairo
You can also access this site through the
State Department's Classified SIPRNET website.
GRAY
#4262
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/06/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV KPAL EG IS
SUBJECT: MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE ON ADVANCING THE PEACE
PROCESS: EGYPT CONSIDERING ITS OPTIONS
REF: STATE 97599 (NOTAL)
Classified by ECPO Counselor John Desrocher for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) Post delivered reftel demarche to MFA Cabinet Staff
Member Mohamed Aboulkheir June 6 stressing the importance to
the USG of progress in the regional peace process. Drawing
from reftel talking points, poloff highlighted three areas
where we believe such progress could be implemented:
expanding diplomatic and social contacts between Arabs and
Israelis, closing the Arab League's Boycott Office in
Damascus, and accepting Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA)
national society into the international Red Cross/Red
Crescent Movement. Aboulkheir, responsible for American
Affairs on the Foreign Minsiter's personal staff, promised to
share the demarche internally. On the subject of Israel's
MDA membership and Swiss efforts to convene an international
conference on a Third Protocol, Aboulkheir said that he was
unaware of any change in Egypt's position on the subject.
Nevertheless, Aboulkheir confirmed that Swiss Envoy Didier
Pfirter would meet the Egyptian Foreign Minister in Cairo to
discuss the subject June 7. Post will seek readouts of the
meetings from both the Swiss and the MFA and will report the
outcome in septel. Post will also report demarche to Arab
League septel.
Visit Embassy Cairo's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/cairo
You can also access this site through the
State Department's Classified SIPRNET website.
GRAY
#4262