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06CAIRO6867
2006-11-15 14:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:  

SENIOR-LEVEL RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TRAVEL TO MIDDLE

Tags:  PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL KDEM EG RU 
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DE RUEHEGA #6867 3191424
ZNR UUUUU ZZH ZUI RUEWMCF5323 3191414
O 151424Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY CAIRO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0000
INFO ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
UNCLAS CAIRO 006867 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV MEPN KPAL KDEM EG RU
SUBJECT: SENIOR-LEVEL RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TRAVEL TO MIDDLE 
EAST IN COMING PERIOD 
 
THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE 
ACCORDINGLY. 
 
(SBU) DURING A NOVEMBER 13 LUNCHEON OF G-8 AMBASSADORS, 
HOSTED BY THE RUSSIAN ENVOY TO CAIRO, THE AMBASSADOR LEARNED 
THAT RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN PLANNED TO VISIT THE ARAB 
QUARTET (SAUDI ARABIA, JORDAN, QATAR, AND EGYPT) THIS COMING 
JANUARY. ACCORDING TO THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR, RUSSIAN 
FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV HAD ALSO ACCEPTED AN INVITATION FROM 
THE EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT LUXOR IMMEDIATELY 
FOLLOWING CONCLUSION OF THE FORUM FOR THE FUTURE MEETING 
DECEMBER 1-2 IN AMMAN, JORDAN. EGYPTIAN FM ABOUL GHEIT AND 
LAVROV PLAN TO VISIT LUXOR TOGETHER ON THE RUSSIAN MINISTERS 
AIRCRAFT. 
 
 
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