PROGRESS ON RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 004406 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/06/2016 TAGS: PARM PREL KU SUBJECT: PROGRESS ON RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 AGREEMENT REF: A. KUWAIT 4109 ¶B. 05 KUWAIT 5046 Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. As reported on October 15 (ref A),the Article 98 agreement has been approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament and been referred to the full Assembly for ratification (ref A and B). Post raised the issue with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly (ref A) on October 15 and will continue to raise the issue with appropriate GOK officials and National Assembly contacts. ********************************************* * 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