Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ABUDHABI2771
2006-07-05 09:20:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
PSI: UAE WILLING TO GO PUBLIC
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 002771
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP TREUTER
ISN/CPI PFOLEY, JPURCELL, MSTUMPF
T PMCNERNEY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/05/2015
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AE
SUBJECT: PSI: UAE WILLING TO GO PUBLIC
REF: SECSTATE 109324
Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison, for reasons 1.4 b and d.
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 002771
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP TREUTER
ISN/CPI PFOLEY, JPURCELL, MSTUMPF
T PMCNERNEY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/05/2015
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AE
SUBJECT: PSI: UAE WILLING TO GO PUBLIC
REF: SECSTATE 109324
Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison, for reasons 1.4 b and d.
1. (U) Action request contained para 4.
2. (C) On July 4, econoff met with MFA Director of
International Organizations and Conferences, Yacoub
al-Hosani, to discuss the UAE's level of participation in the
Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Econoff delivered
points in reftel demarche and asked al-Hosani if the UAE
would be willing to have its name included on the list
publicising countries that have endorsed the PSI Statement of
Interdiction Principles. Al-Hosani, who is the MFA
representative on the U.S./UAE Counterproliferation Task
Force, said that the UAE was willing to have its name
included on the list. "Being a part of PSI is not anything
we are ashamed of. We will not publicize it ourselves
(because of our concern with our neighbor),but it is fine
with us if you publicize it." Al-Hosani said he had already
discused the idea of going public with ForMin Abdullah bin
Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ),and that AbZ agrees.
3. (C) Econoff noted the USG's disappointment that the UAE
had not sent a delegate to the June 23 PSI High-Level
Political Meeting in Warsaw. Al-Hosani said he was out of
town with AbZ, and thus unable to attend himself. He said
that the MFA had selected a young "third secretary who
doesn't know anything about this issue" to go in his stead.
But, he said that he did not think this was appropriate. "I
thought it better that no one from the UAE go, instead of
sending someone so junior." Econoff stressed the USG's hope
for the UAE to send representatives to future events and
participate fully in PSI. Al-Hosani requested a read-out of
the discussions of the 23 June meeting.
4. (U) Action request for ISN/CPI: Please provide a read-out
of the PSI High-Level Political Meeting for passage to the
UAE MFA.
SISON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA/ARP TREUTER
ISN/CPI PFOLEY, JPURCELL, MSTUMPF
T PMCNERNEY
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/05/2015
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AE
SUBJECT: PSI: UAE WILLING TO GO PUBLIC
REF: SECSTATE 109324
Classified By: Ambassador Michele J. Sison, for reasons 1.4 b and d.
1. (U) Action request contained para 4.
2. (C) On July 4, econoff met with MFA Director of
International Organizations and Conferences, Yacoub
al-Hosani, to discuss the UAE's level of participation in the
Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Econoff delivered
points in reftel demarche and asked al-Hosani if the UAE
would be willing to have its name included on the list
publicising countries that have endorsed the PSI Statement of
Interdiction Principles. Al-Hosani, who is the MFA
representative on the U.S./UAE Counterproliferation Task
Force, said that the UAE was willing to have its name
included on the list. "Being a part of PSI is not anything
we are ashamed of. We will not publicize it ourselves
(because of our concern with our neighbor),but it is fine
with us if you publicize it." Al-Hosani said he had already
discused the idea of going public with ForMin Abdullah bin
Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ),and that AbZ agrees.
3. (C) Econoff noted the USG's disappointment that the UAE
had not sent a delegate to the June 23 PSI High-Level
Political Meeting in Warsaw. Al-Hosani said he was out of
town with AbZ, and thus unable to attend himself. He said
that the MFA had selected a young "third secretary who
doesn't know anything about this issue" to go in his stead.
But, he said that he did not think this was appropriate. "I
thought it better that no one from the UAE go, instead of
sending someone so junior." Econoff stressed the USG's hope
for the UAE to send representatives to future events and
participate fully in PSI. Al-Hosani requested a read-out of
the discussions of the 23 June meeting.
4. (U) Action request for ISN/CPI: Please provide a read-out
of the PSI High-Level Political Meeting for passage to the
UAE MFA.
SISON