IRAQ: KING MOHAMMED CONGRATULATES TALABANI

					  UNCLAS RABAT 000716 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR NEA/MAG 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: IZ MO PREL
SUBJECT: IRAQ:  KING MOHAMMED CONGRATULATES TALABANI 
 
 
					

1. (U) According to the official GOM website MAP, King
Mohammed sent on April 7 a message of congratulations to new
Iraqi interim president Jalal Talabani. The King reportedly
characterized Talabani's election as a reflection of the
"democratic orientation and commitment to national unity and
territorial integrity" of Iraq.
BUSH