Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUALALUMPUR954
2006-05-25 04:03:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Cable title:
MALAYSIA ON IRAQ GOVERNMENT FORMATION
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KUALA LUMPUR 000954
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV KDEM IZ MY
SUBJECT: MALAYSIA ON IRAQ GOVERNMENT FORMATION
REF: STATE 81632
Classified By: Pol/C Thomas F. Daughton for reasons 1.4 b and d.
(C) MFA Assistant Secretary for West Asian Affairs Zainal
Azlan assured us on May 25 that the Malaysian government was
"strongly supportive" of the new Iraqi political leadership.
While his office was extremely busy with preparations for the
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial to be held in Malaysia
May 27-30, Zainal undertook to talk with his superiors and
the prime minister's office about the possibility of an
official statement of support and congratulations for the new
Iraqi government. He noted that Prime Minister Abdullah
Badawi had expressed concern over the level of sectarian
violence in Iraq on May 21 at the Sharm el-Sheikh World
Economic Forum, but acknowledged that an explicit statement
of support had not been issued by the GOM. The Iraqi Charge
here had earlier told us that the Iraqi foreign minister
would not be attending the NAM Ministerial, but that the
Iraqi MFA would be sending a senior ambassador to represent
Baghdad. We encouraged Zainal to provide all possible
support for the Iraqi representative while he attended the
ministerial. On May 24, we also passed the points contained
in reftel to GOM officials participating in the U.S.-Malaysia
Senior Officials Dialogue in Kuala Lumpur.
LAFLEUR
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/25/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV KDEM IZ MY
SUBJECT: MALAYSIA ON IRAQ GOVERNMENT FORMATION
REF: STATE 81632
Classified By: Pol/C Thomas F. Daughton for reasons 1.4 b and d.
(C) MFA Assistant Secretary for West Asian Affairs Zainal
Azlan assured us on May 25 that the Malaysian government was
"strongly supportive" of the new Iraqi political leadership.
While his office was extremely busy with preparations for the
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial to be held in Malaysia
May 27-30, Zainal undertook to talk with his superiors and
the prime minister's office about the possibility of an
official statement of support and congratulations for the new
Iraqi government. He noted that Prime Minister Abdullah
Badawi had expressed concern over the level of sectarian
violence in Iraq on May 21 at the Sharm el-Sheikh World
Economic Forum, but acknowledged that an explicit statement
of support had not been issued by the GOM. The Iraqi Charge
here had earlier told us that the Iraqi foreign minister
would not be attending the NAM Ministerial, but that the
Iraqi MFA would be sending a senior ambassador to represent
Baghdad. We encouraged Zainal to provide all possible
support for the Iraqi representative while he attended the
ministerial. On May 24, we also passed the points contained
in reftel to GOM officials participating in the U.S.-Malaysia
Senior Officials Dialogue in Kuala Lumpur.
LAFLEUR