Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT1862
2006-05-23 10:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAITI FM CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT;
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 001862
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR NEA, NEA/I, AND NEA/ARP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KU IZ STATE
SUBJECT: KUWAITI FM CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT;
INVITES IRAQI COUNTERPART TO KUWAIT
REF: A. KUWAIT 1818
¶B. STATE 81632
Subsequent to the May 20 congratulatory messages from Kuwaiti
Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Iraqi
President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
(ref A),Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh
Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah sent a letter to
Iraqi FM Hoshyar Zebari praising the formation of the new
government. According to press reports, Shaykh Dr. Mohammed
wrote that government formation "clearly shows Iraq's
ambitions for a strong united nation which treats its
citizens with equality and dignity." He also invited Zebari
to visit Kuwait for bilateral talks on how to increase
cooperation and strengthen ties between the two countries.
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