AMBASSADOR REITERATES U.S CONCERN OVER SYRIAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 003858 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARPI E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/27/2015 TAGS: PREL PGOV SY KU SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR REITERATES U.S CONCERN OVER SYRIAN INTERFERENCE IN LEBANON TO FOREIGN MINISTER REF: A. KUWAIT 3775 ¶B. KUWAIT 3730 Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) (C) The Ambassador reiterated U.S. concerns over Syrian interference in Lebanon to Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah in an August 27 meeting. The Ambassador stated that Syria has refused to cooperate with the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al-Hariri. The FM asked how the GOK should interpret the August 25 UN Security Council statement urging all states to cooperate with the investigation. The Ambassador responded that the statement, while not mentioning Syria by name, was clearly aimed directly at the Syrian leadership, and provided text of Ambassador Bolton's remarks to the FM. LEBARON