Identifier
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Classification
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05KUWAIT4641
2005-10-30 13:16:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:  

DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOK LABELS IRANIAN STATEMENTS

Tags:  PREL PTER IR KU 
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PP RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHKUK RUEHMOS
DE RUEHKU #4641 3031316
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 301316Z OCT 05
FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1570
INFO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 004641 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

FOR NEA/ARPI

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/29/2015
TAGS: PREL PTER IR KU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOK LABELS IRANIAN STATEMENTS
AS "VERY STRANGE"

REF: A. SECSTATE 199863

B. SECSTATE 199225

Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 004641

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

FOR NEA/ARPI

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/29/2015
TAGS: PREL PTER IR KU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOK LABELS IRANIAN STATEMENTS
AS "VERY STRANGE"

REF: A. SECSTATE 199863

B. SECSTATE 199225

Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) During an October 30 meeting with Ambassador, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah
characterized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad's
October 25 remarks regarding Israel as "very strong and very
strange," reminding the GOK of language from the days of
Ayatollah Khomeini. "We read this statement very negatively,"
he added. "It gives us an indication of the President's
approach toward handling this and other regional problems,"
Al-Jarallah stated. "We hope one day that we'll hear
something positive from him," the U/S continued, but
"frankly, we're not optimistic." Al-Jarallah welcomed recent
EU and UN statements condemning Ahmadi-Nejad's statements.


2. (C) Per reftel demarches, Ambassador urged the GOK to make
public statements denouncing the remarks. Al-Jarallah,
nodding his head, said that the GOK should, in fact, mention
something in public.

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