OMAN: DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN IRAQ, SUPPORT FOR ITG

UNCLAS MUSCAT 000997

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL IZ MU
SUBJECT: OMAN: DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN IRAQ, SUPPORT FOR ITG

REF: A. SECSTATE 103222


B. MUSCAT 986

C. MUSCAT 904


1. (U) In further response (refs B and C) to our demarche on
ref A points encouraging Omani support for the Iraqi
government and re-establishing a diplomatic presence in
Baghdad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a Note Verbale
to the Embassy dated June 20.


2. (SBU) In its communication, the Ministry reaffirmed its
unstinting support for the Iraqi government, pointing to the
high-level reception accorded to the Iraqi Finance Minister
during his recent visit to Muscat. The Ministry cited its
close contact with the local Iraqi employees of the Omani
Embassy in Baghdad, however, in determining that the current
security situation there is not yet suitable for Omani
diplomats.
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