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05TRIPOLI243
2005-09-27 14:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tripoli
Cable title:
LIBYA SENDS OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO BAGHDAD TO EXPAND TIES
how-toO 271452Z SEP 05 FM USLO TRIPOLI TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0408 INFO AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY ALGIERS AMEMBASSY TUNIS AMEMBASSY CAIRO AMEMBASSY RABAT AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY AMMAN USLO TRIPOLI
C O N F I D E N T I A L TRIPOLI 000243
E.O. 12958: DECL: 9/27/2015
TAGS: PREL PTER IZ LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA SENDS OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO BAGHDAD TO EXPAND TIES
REF: State 163365
CLASSIFIED BY: ETHAN GOLDRICH, CHARGE, U.S. LIAISON OFFICE
TRIPOLI, DOS.
REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
(C) USLO COM met previously with Qadhafi advisors in advance
of the Cairo Foreign Minister's Conference to urge that Libya
send senior officials to Iraq. During a meeting on September
27, Qadhafi Senior Advisor Abdulati Obeidi told Charge that a
Libyan delegation had just completed a visit to Baghdad to
explore upgrading diplomatic ties. The purpose of the trip
was also to offer condolences after the death of Shia pilgrims
in the bridge stampede. Obeidi said that the Libyan delegation
agreed to establish a consular relationship at this time. There
is no specific timeline for sending an Ambassador to Baghdad,
but they anticipate the relationship will continue to expand in
other areas. Obeidi mentioned that Talabani and other senior
Iraqi officials had visited Libya in the past. He also said
that Qadhafi met with the Iraqi "ex-president" in Algeria (Note:
we think he meant Allawi at the Arab summit). Libya wants to
engage with the Iraqis and encourage them to end Sunni/Shia
discord that the Libyans view as detrimental to Iraqi stability
and the broader regional situation.
BERRY
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 9/27/2015
TAGS: PREL PTER IZ LY
SUBJECT: LIBYA SENDS OFFICIAL DELEGATION TO BAGHDAD TO EXPAND TIES
REF: State 163365
CLASSIFIED BY: ETHAN GOLDRICH, CHARGE, U.S. LIAISON OFFICE
TRIPOLI, DOS.
REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
(C) USLO COM met previously with Qadhafi advisors in advance
of the Cairo Foreign Minister's Conference to urge that Libya
send senior officials to Iraq. During a meeting on September
27, Qadhafi Senior Advisor Abdulati Obeidi told Charge that a
Libyan delegation had just completed a visit to Baghdad to
explore upgrading diplomatic ties. The purpose of the trip
was also to offer condolences after the death of Shia pilgrims
in the bridge stampede. Obeidi said that the Libyan delegation
agreed to establish a consular relationship at this time. There
is no specific timeline for sending an Ambassador to Baghdad,
but they anticipate the relationship will continue to expand in
other areas. Obeidi mentioned that Talabani and other senior
Iraqi officials had visited Libya in the past. He also said
that Qadhafi met with the Iraqi "ex-president" in Algeria (Note:
we think he meant Allawi at the Arab summit). Libya wants to
engage with the Iraqis and encourage them to end Sunni/Shia
discord that the Libyans view as detrimental to Iraqi stability
and the broader regional situation.
BERRY
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