Identifier
Created
Classification
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05KUWAIT4535
2005-10-23 06:43:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
FINANCE MINISTRY ON EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO
how-toVZCZCXRO6476 PP RUEHDE DE RUEHKU #4535 2960643 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 230643Z OCT 05 FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1452 INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 0855 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 1042
UNCLAS KUWAIT 004535
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI SWALKER, SA/FO FOR JGASTRIGHT, ISLAMABAD
FOR TWILDER, LONDON FOR LTSOU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR EAID PGOV PREL XD KU
SUBJECT: FINANCE MINISTRY ON EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO
PAKISTAN AND THE NEW FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
REF: A. SECSTATE 189774
B. KUWAIT 4398
UNCLAS KUWAIT 004535
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI SWALKER, SA/FO FOR JGASTRIGHT, ISLAMABAD
FOR TWILDER, LONDON FOR LTSOU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR EAID PGOV PREL XD KU
SUBJECT: FINANCE MINISTRY ON EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO
PAKISTAN AND THE NEW FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
REF: A. SECSTATE 189774
B. KUWAIT 4398
1. (SBU) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with Econ
Counselor, the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of
Finance confirmed the GOK $100M assistance offer for
Pakistan's earthquake victims. He was unaware of any
additional assistance to be announced at the upcoming October
26 Geneva donors conference. The Undersecretary also
welcomed the establishment of the Foundation for the Future
and indicated that the GOK would be attending the November
11-12 Forum for the Future in Bahrain. End Summary
2. (SBU) On October 22, Econcouns, accompanied by Econoff,
met with, Mustafa Al-Shamali, Acting Undersecretary at the
Ministry of Finance, to request an update on GOK assistance
to earthquake victims in Pakistan and inform the Ministry
about the proposed Foundation for the Future (FFF)
initiative.
3. (SBU) On earthquake assistance, Econcouns thanked the GOK
for its timely assistance offer and urged continued support
to earthquake victims, particularly in anticipation of the
coming winter's consequences for the affected areas.
Al-Shamali confirmed that the $100M decreed by the Council of
Ministers (cabinet) would be disbursed equally through the
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS). He added that the $50M
KRCS portion would be transferred to the Red Crescent "today
or tomorrow" and KFAED would disburse its funds through
concessional loans intended for infrastructure development.
Al-Shamali was unaware of any additional pledges the GOK
might announce at the upcoming October 26 Geneva donors
conference.
4. (SBU) Econoffs briefed Al-Shamali on the upcoming Forum
for the Future and the planned establishment of the
Foundation for the Future (ref A) intended to strengthen
civil society in the Broader Middle East and North Africa
(BMENA). Econcouns provided Al-Shamali with a copy of a
non-paper based on reftel A points. Al-Shamali welcomed the
proposed FFF and noted that the GOK had attended the previous
BMENA meetings in Rabat and would likely attend the upcoming
Forum for the Future in Bahrain.
*********************************************
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
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI SWALKER, SA/FO FOR JGASTRIGHT, ISLAMABAD
FOR TWILDER, LONDON FOR LTSOU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AEMR EAID PGOV PREL XD KU
SUBJECT: FINANCE MINISTRY ON EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE TO
PAKISTAN AND THE NEW FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
REF: A. SECSTATE 189774
B. KUWAIT 4398
1. (SBU) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with Econ
Counselor, the Acting Undersecretary at the Ministry of
Finance confirmed the GOK $100M assistance offer for
Pakistan's earthquake victims. He was unaware of any
additional assistance to be announced at the upcoming October
26 Geneva donors conference. The Undersecretary also
welcomed the establishment of the Foundation for the Future
and indicated that the GOK would be attending the November
11-12 Forum for the Future in Bahrain. End Summary
2. (SBU) On October 22, Econcouns, accompanied by Econoff,
met with, Mustafa Al-Shamali, Acting Undersecretary at the
Ministry of Finance, to request an update on GOK assistance
to earthquake victims in Pakistan and inform the Ministry
about the proposed Foundation for the Future (FFF)
initiative.
3. (SBU) On earthquake assistance, Econcouns thanked the GOK
for its timely assistance offer and urged continued support
to earthquake victims, particularly in anticipation of the
coming winter's consequences for the affected areas.
Al-Shamali confirmed that the $100M decreed by the Council of
Ministers (cabinet) would be disbursed equally through the
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and the
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS). He added that the $50M
KRCS portion would be transferred to the Red Crescent "today
or tomorrow" and KFAED would disburse its funds through
concessional loans intended for infrastructure development.
Al-Shamali was unaware of any additional pledges the GOK
might announce at the upcoming October 26 Geneva donors
conference.
4. (SBU) Econoffs briefed Al-Shamali on the upcoming Forum
for the Future and the planned establishment of the
Foundation for the Future (ref A) intended to strengthen
civil society in the Broader Middle East and North Africa
(BMENA). Econcouns provided Al-Shamali with a copy of a
non-paper based on reftel A points. Al-Shamali welcomed the
proposed FFF and noted that the GOK had attended the previous
BMENA meetings in Rabat and would likely attend the upcoming
Forum for the Future in Bahrain.
*********************************************
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