Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KUWAIT678
2006-02-28 11:41:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT OFFERS $10 MILLION TO RESTORE SAMARRA
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 000678
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DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ARPI AND EB/FO, LONDON FOR TSOU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAID IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT OFFERS $10 MILLION TO RESTORE SAMARRA
MOSQUE AND OTHERS DAMAGED IN IRAQ
REF: A. KUWAIT 661
B. KUWAIT 634
C. 05 KUWAIT 3948
UNCLAS KUWAIT 000678
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ARPI AND EB/FO, LONDON FOR TSOU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAID IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT OFFERS $10 MILLION TO RESTORE SAMARRA
MOSQUE AND OTHERS DAMAGED IN IRAQ
REF: A. KUWAIT 661
B. KUWAIT 634
C. 05 KUWAIT 3948
1. (U) According to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and confirmed
by MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, on Monday, February
27, the GOK Council of Ministers (cabinet) authorized a $10
million grant for Iraq, half for the restoration of the
Shrine of the Two Imams mosque in Samarra and half for other
mosques damaged in the recent attacks.
2. (U) KUNA reports that the official GOK statement, issued
on behalf of the Amir by Deputy Prime Minister and State
Minister for Cabinet and National Assembly Affairs Mohammad
Dhaifallah Sharar, underscored the Kuwaiti people's support
for their Iraqi brethren and demonstrated Kuwait's
willingness to "help the Iraqis cope with the crisis and
substantiate their national unity."
3. (U) This donation marks the second time in recent months
the GOK has responded with timely assistance to Iraqis in
response to sectarian violence. In September 2005, the GOK
provided immediate medical and financial assistance ($10
million) for victims of the August 31 bridge stampede in
Baghdad (see ref C).
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Visit Embassy Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
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LEBARON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/ARPI AND EB/FO, LONDON FOR TSOU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAID IZ KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT OFFERS $10 MILLION TO RESTORE SAMARRA
MOSQUE AND OTHERS DAMAGED IN IRAQ
REF: A. KUWAIT 661
B. KUWAIT 634
C. 05 KUWAIT 3948
1. (U) According to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) and confirmed
by MFA Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, on Monday, February
27, the GOK Council of Ministers (cabinet) authorized a $10
million grant for Iraq, half for the restoration of the
Shrine of the Two Imams mosque in Samarra and half for other
mosques damaged in the recent attacks.
2. (U) KUNA reports that the official GOK statement, issued
on behalf of the Amir by Deputy Prime Minister and State
Minister for Cabinet and National Assembly Affairs Mohammad
Dhaifallah Sharar, underscored the Kuwaiti people's support
for their Iraqi brethren and demonstrated Kuwait's
willingness to "help the Iraqis cope with the crisis and
substantiate their national unity."
3. (U) This donation marks the second time in recent months
the GOK has responded with timely assistance to Iraqis in
response to sectarian violence. In September 2005, the GOK
provided immediate medical and financial assistance ($10
million) for victims of the August 31 bridge stampede in
Baghdad (see ref C).
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Visit Embassy Kuwait's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/
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LEBARON