BAHRAIN: DRAFT STATEMENT FOR IRAQ INTERNATIONAL

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000878

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/20/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV BA IZ
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: DRAFT STATEMENT FOR IRAQ INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS

REF: STATE 112917

Classified by A/DCM Helen H. Hahn for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) Pol/Econ chief June 19 passed reftel draft statement
for the June 21-22 conference on Iraq to MFA Assistant Under
Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz

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bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz indicated that
Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed, who will lead the Bahraini
delegation at the conference, had already reviewed a copy of
the draft declaration and approved the text.


2. (C) Pol/Econ chief noted that the U.S. favored the
inclusion of specific mention of countries and organizations
providing significant support for the Iraqi Transitional
Government. Shaikh Abdul Aziz wondered why the UAE was cited
among the other countries and organizations, asking what
specifically the UAE had done to merit being singled out for
praise. He commented that the UAE is a member of a regional
group, the GCC, and if the U.S. wanted to identify anyone in
the region, it should be the GCC rather than one of the
member states.

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