Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ABUDHABI3255
2006-08-12 13:44:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003255
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/12/2016
TAGS: PREL PTER MOPS UNSC UN IS LE AE
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701
REF: STATE 132517
Classified by CDA Martin Quinn, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 003255
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/12/2016
TAGS: PREL PTER MOPS UNSC UN IS LE AE
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701
REF: STATE 132517
Classified by CDA Martin Quinn, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).
1. (C) On August 12, the Charge and Acting Under Secretary
Tareq Al-Haidan (MFA's number two) discussed UNSCR 1701.
Reviewing reftel points, the Charge stressed the need for
strong support for the current resolution aimed at addressing
the requirements 6^JY|Q@uthan previous drafts and took into account PM
Siniora's seven points. Al-Haidan said the resolution needed
to be "put into action as soon as possible." He was hopeful
that the Israeli cabinet would quickly accept the resolution
and cease military operations; he asked rhetorically what
Israel had to gain by continuing operations after the UNSCR's
passage. The IDF could march to the Litani river, he noted,
but "to achieve what?" It would be more prudent for Israel
to stop the fighting now. Al-Haidan also implied that
continued fighting would undermine the credibility of the
UNSCR itself.
2. (C) As for UAE views on UNSCR 1701, Al-Haidan said that
participants in the August 7 Arab League ministerial in
Beirut (which he attended along with FM Sheikh Abdullah bin
Zayed Al Nahyan) had agreed to support Lebanon and that
Beirut's acceptance of the resolution would determine the UAE
stance. The UAE "accepts what Lebanon accepts." He said the
UAE fully supported UNSCR 1559 and sought the disarming of
Hezbollah -- which should be a political party without
weapons.
3. (C) Al-Haidan also pressed the Charge to explain the
Secretary's intent in referring to a "new Middle East" in the
SIPDIS
context of the current conflict, opining that democratic
elections had contributed to instability both in Iraq and the
West Ban;=RsRHQOJes in the region rather than emphasizing longer-term
U.S. goals calling for democracy as an answer to the more
immediate and practical problems (i.e., security) which the
region faces.
QUINN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/12/2016
TAGS: PREL PTER MOPS UNSC UN IS LE AE
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1701
REF: STATE 132517
Classified by CDA Martin Quinn, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).
1. (C) On August 12, the Charge and Acting Under Secretary
Tareq Al-Haidan (MFA's number two) discussed UNSCR 1701.
Reviewing reftel points, the Charge stressed the need for
strong support for the current resolution aimed at addressing
the requirements 6^JY|Q@uthan previous drafts and took into account PM
Siniora's seven points. Al-Haidan said the resolution needed
to be "put into action as soon as possible." He was hopeful
that the Israeli cabinet would quickly accept the resolution
and cease military operations; he asked rhetorically what
Israel had to gain by continuing operations after the UNSCR's
passage. The IDF could march to the Litani river, he noted,
but "to achieve what?" It would be more prudent for Israel
to stop the fighting now. Al-Haidan also implied that
continued fighting would undermine the credibility of the
UNSCR itself.
2. (C) As for UAE views on UNSCR 1701, Al-Haidan said that
participants in the August 7 Arab League ministerial in
Beirut (which he attended along with FM Sheikh Abdullah bin
Zayed Al Nahyan) had agreed to support Lebanon and that
Beirut's acceptance of the resolution would determine the UAE
stance. The UAE "accepts what Lebanon accepts." He said the
UAE fully supported UNSCR 1559 and sought the disarming of
Hezbollah -- which should be a political party without
weapons.
3. (C) Al-Haidan also pressed the Charge to explain the
Secretary's intent in referring to a "new Middle East" in the
SIPDIS
context of the current conflict, opining that democratic
elections had contributed to instability both in Iraq and the
West Ban;=RsRHQOJes in the region rather than emphasizing longer-term
U.S. goals calling for democracy as an answer to the more
immediate and practical problems (i.e., security) which the
region faces.
QUINN