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06KUWAIT1614 | 2006-05-07 13:30:00 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Kuwait |
1. (C) Polish Ambassador to Kuwait Kazimierz Romanski called on the Ambassador on May 7 to seek U.S. support for a joint demarche to the Government of Kuwait encouraging endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and participation in a June 23 High Level Meeting in Warsaw. Romanski said he extended an invitation to the GOK through Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. He conveyed a similar invitation to the Government of Bahrain through the Bahraini Embassy in Kuwait. Romanski told the Ambassador he had been instructed to seek the support and assistance of the PSI founding states represented in Kuwait -- U.S., Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK -- and was calling on all ambassadors to obtain their approval for a joint PSI demarche to the GOK. He added that the French ambassador had received similar instructions and the British ambassador mentioned the possibility of an EU-3 approach to the GOK. 2. (C) The Ambassador welcomed the engagement of the Poles and other PSI founders, saying it was important the GOK and other GCC states recognized the PSI as an international initiative and not associate it with just one country. He briefed Romanski on the April visit of Undersecretary Joseph and mentioned the U.S. had encouraged the GOK to participate in the May Anatolian Sun PSI exercise in Turkey. He also encouraged Romanski to coordinate with the Turkish Embassy. 3. (SBU) In a separate conversation, Turkish DCM Fethi Etem told PolChief that the Turkish Embassy had received oral confirmation of the participation of two Kuwaiti officers in the Anatolian Sun exercise. ********************************************* * 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 |