Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05KUWAIT5031
2005-12-06 14:45:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
MUSHARRAF THANKS KUWAIT FOR EARTHQUAKE AID; GOK
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 005031
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI AND SA/PD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL EAID EINV KU PK
SUBJECT: MUSHARRAF THANKS KUWAIT FOR EARTHQUAKE AID; GOK
AND PAKISTAN REACH AGREE ON CONCESSIONAL OIL SALES
REF: A. KUWAIT 4791
B. KUWAIT 4746
C. KUWAIT 4684
D. KUWAIT 4672
UNCLAS KUWAIT 005031
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARPI AND SA/PD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL EAID EINV KU PK
SUBJECT: MUSHARRAF THANKS KUWAIT FOR EARTHQUAKE AID; GOK
AND PAKISTAN REACH AGREE ON CONCESSIONAL OIL SALES
REF: A. KUWAIT 4791
B. KUWAIT 4746
C. KUWAIT 4684
D. KUWAIT 4672
1. (SBU) In Kuwait for the first stop on a Gulf tour,
President Pervez Musharraf thanked the GOK for its $100
million in earthquake aid and received assurances that
Pakistan would receive concessional oil sales. The Pakistani
Ambassador told us on December 6 that the visit, (which
coincided with the killing of a senior Al-Qaeda cadre),
focused on bilateral issues. He noted that the Pakistani
leader did not request additional earthquake-related aid, as
the pledges from the international community had been very
generous and the GOK had already made a large pledge -- $50
million in aid to be distributed by the Red Crescent and $50
million in project assistance to be administered by the
Kuwait Fund. The Ambassador said the most significant result
of the visit had been GOK agreement, the details of which
remain to be worked out, to supply diesel at concessional
prices.
2. (SBU) We attended Musharraf's speech to the Kuwaiti
Chamber of Commerce, which was better-attended by the
diplomatic corps than by business people. Musharraf made a
well-rehearsed speech touting Pakistan's economic reforms and
openness to investors, noting that he monitors foreign
investment closely and would meet personally with any major
investor who comes to Pakistan.
*********************************************
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
FOR NEA/ARPI AND SA/PD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL EAID EINV KU PK
SUBJECT: MUSHARRAF THANKS KUWAIT FOR EARTHQUAKE AID; GOK
AND PAKISTAN REACH AGREE ON CONCESSIONAL OIL SALES
REF: A. KUWAIT 4791
B. KUWAIT 4746
C. KUWAIT 4684
D. KUWAIT 4672
1. (SBU) In Kuwait for the first stop on a Gulf tour,
President Pervez Musharraf thanked the GOK for its $100
million in earthquake aid and received assurances that
Pakistan would receive concessional oil sales. The Pakistani
Ambassador told us on December 6 that the visit, (which
coincided with the killing of a senior Al-Qaeda cadre),
focused on bilateral issues. He noted that the Pakistani
leader did not request additional earthquake-related aid, as
the pledges from the international community had been very
generous and the GOK had already made a large pledge -- $50
million in aid to be distributed by the Red Crescent and $50
million in project assistance to be administered by the
Kuwait Fund. The Ambassador said the most significant result
of the visit had been GOK agreement, the details of which
remain to be worked out, to supply diesel at concessional
prices.
2. (SBU) We attended Musharraf's speech to the Kuwaiti
Chamber of Commerce, which was better-attended by the
diplomatic corps than by business people. Musharraf made a
well-rehearsed speech touting Pakistan's economic reforms and
openness to investors, noting that he monitors foreign
investment closely and would meet personally with any major
investor who comes to Pakistan.
*********************************************
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