KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BMENA DEMOCRACY

UNCLAS KUWAIT 001567 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARP AND NEA/PI E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KDEM KMPI KU SUBJECT: KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BMENA DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE REF: STATE 68228 ¶1. Post delivered reftel demarche by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on May 3, 2006. Drawing from the language provided, the note encouraged senior-level GOK participation. Post will report septel on GOK attendance. ¶2. PolChief discussed the May 22-23 Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) with Turkish DCM Fethi Etem. In addition to sending a note to the MFA, he said his embassy extended personal invitations to Minister of Planning and Minister of State for Administrative Affairs Dr. Masouma Al-Mubarak and Head of the Arab Women's Business Council Hussa Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah. He welcomed U.S. support for the DAD and promised to advise post of any response from the GOK. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ ********************************************* * LEBARON