Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05KUWAIT3730
2005-08-21 08:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESSURING SYRIA TO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 003730
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI; LONDON FOR TSOU; PARIS FOR ZEYA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/19/2015
TAGS: ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SY LE KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESSURING SYRIA TO
NORMALIZE SYRIAN-LEBANESE RELATIONS
REF: STATE 151378
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
(C) The Ambassador delivered ref A demarche August 20 to
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Under Secretary and
International Organizations Department Director Ambassador
Abdullah Al-Murad. He expressed U.S. concern that the
Government of Syria was using periodic border blockades to
politically manipulate Lebanon and asked that the GOK remind
the GOS that such behavior was unacceptable. Al-Murad
advised the Ambassador that the GOK shared our concerns about
Syrian involvement in Lebanon.
LEBARON
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI; LONDON FOR TSOU; PARIS FOR ZEYA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/19/2015
TAGS: ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SY LE KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESSURING SYRIA TO
NORMALIZE SYRIAN-LEBANESE RELATIONS
REF: STATE 151378
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4(b) and (d)
(C) The Ambassador delivered ref A demarche August 20 to
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Under Secretary and
International Organizations Department Director Ambassador
Abdullah Al-Murad. He expressed U.S. concern that the
Government of Syria was using periodic border blockades to
politically manipulate Lebanon and asked that the GOK remind
the GOS that such behavior was unacceptable. Al-Murad
advised the Ambassador that the GOK shared our concerns about
Syrian involvement in Lebanon.
LEBARON