DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT BEFORE JUNE 10 GCC MINISTERIAL

S E C R E T KUWAIT 002153 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/07/2016 TAGS: PREL IR KU SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT BEFORE JUNE 10 GCC MINISTERIAL REF: SECSTATE 93032 Classified By: CDA Matt Tueller for reasons 1.4 (b) and 9d) ¶1. (S/NF) CDA delivered reftel demarche the afternoon of June 8 to Shaykh Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah, the Foreign Minister's Office Director. We left non-paper with talking points and Shaykh Ahmad said he would pass it to the Foreign Minister. ¶2. (S/NF) Commenting on the demarche, Shaykh Ahmad said the GOK was fully supportive of the U.S. approach. Secretary Rice had taken the diplomatic initiative back from Iran and was now forcing Iran to react. Iran had been taken by surprise he said, "And this really, really helps us alot." Shaykh Ahmad said he understood our emphasis on public statements encouraging Iran to react positively and would highlight that point for the Foreign Minister. TUELLER