Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT4537
2006-11-29 14:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:  

KUWAITI AMIR REPORTEDLY ACCEPTS INVITATION TO

Tags:  PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS 
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OO RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDIR RUEHKUK
DE RUEHKU #4537 3331455
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 291455Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7729
INFO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 004537

SIPDIS

NOFORN
SIPDIS

FOR NEA/IR AND NEA/ARP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/29/2016
TAGS: PREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
SUBJECT: KUWAITI AMIR REPORTEDLY ACCEPTS INVITATION TO
VISIT IRAN

Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

(U) The Kuwait daily Al-Qabas reported that Amir Shaykh
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met with Ghulam Hussein Ilham, the
Director of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's office,
on November 28. Ilham presented a letter inviting Shaykh
Sabah to visit Iran and emphasized the "strong relations
between the two friendly countries and peoples." According
to the press report, the Amir accepted the invitation. No
date was indicated.


2. (C/NF) During last month's visit of General Colin Powell
to Kuwait, the Amir told Powell that he had a standing
invitation to visit Iran and that he would likely accept.
The Amir also indicated to Powell that very little progress
had been made on Kuwait/Iran bilateral issues. A visit to
Tehran would be Shaykh Sabah's first visit to Iran as Amir.


3. (C/NF) The Amir is currently in France on a state visit.
Upon his return, we will check further on plans for an Iran
visit.

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