DEMARCHE DELIVERED: "AFGHANISTAN COMPACT"

UNCLAS KUWAIT 005232

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU AF
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: "AFGHANISTAN COMPACT"
CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 226670

(SBU) On December 21, Charge d' Affaires and Econoff
(notetaker) met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asia
Department Head Ambassador Abdul Mohsin Al-Haroun to deliver
reftel talking points. CDA thanked Al-Haroun for Kuwait's
previous support for Afghanistan and other causes, and urged
that the GOK consider new financial pledges at the upcoming
conference. Al-Haroun stated that the GOK was "trying our
best to help develop Afghanistan," and said that he was
certain the GOK would participate in the conference, but
offered no specifics about possible pledges.


2. (SBU) Also on December 21, the British and Afghan
ambassadors met with MFA Undersecretary Khalid Al-Jarallah to
deliver a joint demarche on this same issue.
TUELLER