Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05MANAMA911
2005-06-28 10:21:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:
BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000911
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, IO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/28/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BA UNSC
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM
REF: A. MANAMA 892
B. STATE 111657
C. MANAMA 821
Classified by Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) During a June 27 meeting on several topics (septel),
Ambassador delivered Ref B demarche on USG priorities for UN
reform to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al
Khalifa. Recalling his comments from their June 7 meeting
(Ref C),Shaikh Mohammed said that the Japanese and Germans
were pushing very hard on Security Council reform. In
Bahrain's view, there was no need to rush on this issue. UN
member states should work to reach agreement on those reform
issues that are ready to be finished, but should hold off on
action on Security Council reform.
MONROE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, IO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/28/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BA UNSC
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM
REF: A. MANAMA 892
B. STATE 111657
C. MANAMA 821
Classified by Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).
(C) During a June 27 meeting on several topics (septel),
Ambassador delivered Ref B demarche on USG priorities for UN
reform to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al
Khalifa. Recalling his comments from their June 7 meeting
(Ref C),Shaikh Mohammed said that the Japanese and Germans
were pushing very hard on Security Council reform. In
Bahrain's view, there was no need to rush on this issue. UN
member states should work to reach agreement on those reform
issues that are ready to be finished, but should hold off on
action on Security Council reform.
MONROE