Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05MANAMA430
2005-03-21 15:25:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:
UK TAKING LEADERSHIP ROLE IN G8/BMENA INITIATIVES
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000430
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI AND NEA/PI-FRANCESKI
TREASURY FOR U/S JTAYLOR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/21/2015
TAGS: ECON ECIN PGOV PREL BA
SUBJECT: UK TAKING LEADERSHIP ROLE IN G8/BMENA INITIATIVES
REF: MANAMA 0179
Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief Steven C. Bondy for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
(C) Ministry of Finance Director of Economic Planning Yousif
Humood told Econoff March 20 that the UK officially called a
G8/BMENA meeting on the margins of the April 16-17 IMF/World
Bank meetings in Washington. Humood noted the UK is taking
advantage of having all the finance ministers in Washington
and indicated he was pleased by the initiative. In previous
conversations with Humood and other GOB officials, they noted
their concern about what they perceived as a lack of UK
leadership in the G8/BMENA process (reftel). These fears now
appear to have subsided.
MONROE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI AND NEA/PI-FRANCESKI
TREASURY FOR U/S JTAYLOR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/21/2015
TAGS: ECON ECIN PGOV PREL BA
SUBJECT: UK TAKING LEADERSHIP ROLE IN G8/BMENA INITIATIVES
REF: MANAMA 0179
Classified By: Pol/Econ Chief Steven C. Bondy for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
(C) Ministry of Finance Director of Economic Planning Yousif
Humood told Econoff March 20 that the UK officially called a
G8/BMENA meeting on the margins of the April 16-17 IMF/World
Bank meetings in Washington. Humood noted the UK is taking
advantage of having all the finance ministers in Washington
and indicated he was pleased by the initiative. In previous
conversations with Humood and other GOB officials, they noted
their concern about what they perceived as a lack of UK
leadership in the G8/BMENA process (reftel). These fears now
appear to have subsided.
MONROE