Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05KUWAIT1791
2005-05-02 10:31:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001791
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/01/2015
TAGS: PGOV PREL KU IZ
SUBJECT: KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT
FOR THE IRAQ TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT
REF: A. STATE 79107
B. KUWAIT 1560
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Matthew H. Tueller for reasons 1
.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001791
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/01/2015
TAGS: PGOV PREL KU IZ
SUBJECT: KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT
FOR THE IRAQ TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT
REF: A. STATE 79107
B. KUWAIT 1560
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Matthew H. Tueller for reasons 1
.4 (b) and (d)
1. (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche on 2 May to
Ambassador Faisal Al-Mashan, MFA Arab World Department
Manager. Al-Mashan agreed the ITG needs the public support
of the international community and asserted Kuwait was among
the first countries to welcome the formation of an Iraqi
Government. He reported that Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah
Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah sent a congratulatory telegram to
Iraqi PM Ibrahim al-Ja'afari upon the announcement of a new
government, and referred to an April 30 statement by the
Council of Ministers welcoming the government and encouraging
efforts to promote peace and stability, as well as April 30
comments by Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah
Al-Salim al-Sabah on progress in Iraq and the need for
continued international support. He said the success of the
new Iraqi government was important to Kuwait's future,
promising the GOK would continue to make supportive remarks.
2. (C) Al-Mashan added that Kuwait appreciated recent
positive comments from President Talabani and Foreign
Minister Zebari on GOK support for Iraq's political
transformation. He said such statements paved the way for
future bilateral cooperation and the GOK looked forward to a
more secure environment so that a MFA delegation could travel
to Iraq to inspect what remained of the Kuwaiti Embassy. He
noted the GOK had not yet received a formal request for
agrement for an Iraqi ambassador, but was prepared to grant
immediate agrement, confident the ITG would not propose an
individual having an undesirable background. The GOK has not
yet identified a candidate to represent Kuwait in Iraq.
3. (U) Baghdad: Minimize considered.
LEBARON
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/01/2015
TAGS: PGOV PREL KU IZ
SUBJECT: KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT
FOR THE IRAQ TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT
REF: A. STATE 79107
B. KUWAIT 1560
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Matthew H. Tueller for reasons 1
.4 (b) and (d)
1. (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche on 2 May to
Ambassador Faisal Al-Mashan, MFA Arab World Department
Manager. Al-Mashan agreed the ITG needs the public support
of the international community and asserted Kuwait was among
the first countries to welcome the formation of an Iraqi
Government. He reported that Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah
Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah sent a congratulatory telegram to
Iraqi PM Ibrahim al-Ja'afari upon the announcement of a new
government, and referred to an April 30 statement by the
Council of Ministers welcoming the government and encouraging
efforts to promote peace and stability, as well as April 30
comments by Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah
Al-Salim al-Sabah on progress in Iraq and the need for
continued international support. He said the success of the
new Iraqi government was important to Kuwait's future,
promising the GOK would continue to make supportive remarks.
2. (C) Al-Mashan added that Kuwait appreciated recent
positive comments from President Talabani and Foreign
Minister Zebari on GOK support for Iraq's political
transformation. He said such statements paved the way for
future bilateral cooperation and the GOK looked forward to a
more secure environment so that a MFA delegation could travel
to Iraq to inspect what remained of the Kuwaiti Embassy. He
noted the GOK had not yet received a formal request for
agrement for an Iraqi ambassador, but was prepared to grant
immediate agrement, confident the ITG would not propose an
individual having an undesirable background. The GOK has not
yet identified a candidate to represent Kuwait in Iraq.
3. (U) Baghdad: Minimize considered.
LEBARON