KUWAITI ADHERENCE TO THE 12 INTERNATIONAL

UNCLAS KUWAIT 001069 SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARPI, S/CT, IO/UNP, AND L/T E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER PREL AORC KU UN SUBJECT: KUWAITI ADHERENCE TO THE 12 INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM CONVENTIONS REF: A. KUWAIT 107 ¶B. 04 KUWAIT 4553 ¶C. 04 STATE 269653 ¶1. This is an action request. See paragraph 4. ¶2. During a March 14 meeting with President of the National Security Bureau (NSB),Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, the Ambassador applauded Kuwait's decision to sign the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and said he hoped the National Assembly would act soon to ratify it. He further encouraged Kuwait to approve the Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings so that Kuwait would be in compliance with all 12 international terrorism conventions. ¶3. On March 15, Shaykh Thamer Al-Sabah, NSB Office Director, informed post that Kuwait had signed the bombing convention on April 19, 2004 and deposited it with the UN. The registration number is CN594 2004. ¶4. Action request: Post requests the Department confirm that Kuwait is now a party to the 1997 convention and that the only action required by Kuwait for full compliance with the international conventions is ratification of the 1999 terror financing agreement. LEBARON