GOK "NOT FAR FROM U.S. POSITION" ON G-4 RESOLUTION

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 003398 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARPI AND IO/UNP E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/31/2015 TAGS: PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC KU SUBJECT: GOK "NOT FAR FROM U.S. POSITION" ON G-4 RESOLUTION REF: A. STATE 126870 ¶B. KUWAIT 3164 ¶C. KUWAIT 3097 Classified By: CDA Matthew Tueller for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) (C) In a July 31 meeting with Charge d'Affaires, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah said that Kuwait's position on the G-4 UNGA resolution to expand the UN Security Council is "not far from the U.S. position." Previously, Al-Jarallah more clearly stated Kuwait's intention of voting against the G-4 resolution (refs B and C). The GOK has yet to publicly declare its official position despite Al-Jarallah's stated intention to do so (ref C). TUELLER