BAHRAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE ON THE CAIRO FOREIGN

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001282 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/05/2015 TAGS: PREL PTER BA SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE ON THE CAIRO FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING REF: A. STATE 163365 ¶B. MANAMA 1267 ¶C. STATE 159137 Classified by Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). (C) The Ambassador September 4 delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa in a meeting covering several subjects. Shaikh Mohammed promised to review the points closely. He stated that Bahrain had no problem with Magen David Adom membership in the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and supported the Geneva consultations. On Syria, the ForMin said his staff had briefed him on the U.S. demarche on isolating Syria at the UNGA (Refs B and C). Bahrain's position on this, he said, is that if Syria asks, Bahrain will agree to a meeting, but will convey the U.S. points (on actions Syria should take on Iraq, Lebanon, Palestinian rejectionists, and human rights). Shaikh Mohammed's comments on Iraq are covered septel. MONROE