WOMEN RIGHTS MEETING AT UNGA: KUWAIT LIKELY TO

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 003841 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARPI AND IO/UNP E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/27/2015 TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KU UNGA USUN SUBJECT: WOMEN RIGHTS MEETING AT UNGA: KUWAIT LIKELY TO ATTEND; POSSIBLE PARTICIPANTS REF: SECSTATE 158274 Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel request to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah during a meeting August 27. The FM welcomed the invitation to the meeting hosted by the Secretary on the margins of the UN General Assembly and asked for more details on timing as they are available. The Ambassador encouraged the FM to also invite Dr. Ma'souma Al-Mubarak, the Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administrative Development Affairs and Kuwait's first female minister. Shaykh Dr. Mohammed said he appreciated the suggestion, but did not indicate whether she would attend. (Comment: Minister Ma'souma's office confirmed to PolChief that she would attend UNGA and responded positively to suggestions that she include time on her schedule for bilats with Department officials either in New York or Washington. End comment.) The FM noted that Kuwait's UN Permanent Representative, Nabeela Abdulla Al-Mulla, would also be a likely participant. ¶2. (U) Post requests additional information on the meeting when available. ********************************************* Visit Embassy Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website ********************************************* LEBARON