Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06MUSCAT387
2006-03-15 15:28:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:
MESSAGE TO OIC ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING
how-toVZCZCXYZ0012 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHMS #0387 0741528 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 151528Z MAR 06 FM AMEMBASSY MUSCAT TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6087 INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS MUSCAT 000387
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR NEA AND NEA/ARPI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: IO ETRD KISL KPAO PREL PTER XF MU
SUBJECT: MESSAGE TO OIC ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING
REF: SECSTATE 39165
(SBU) In light of Congressional scrutiny of the U.S.-Oman
Free Trade Agreement, Omani officials were particularly
responsive to reftel request to eschew any role or
participation in the proposed OIC meeting on the Arab League
boycott. Foreign Ministry and Commerce Ministry officials
assured Emboffs there would be no Omani representative to any
future Israeli boycott meetings whatsoever. Indeed, a
Foreign Ministry official confirmed on March 15 that the MFA
sent a circular to all of its overseas diplomatic missions
during the past week reminding its personnel that Oman does
observe the Arab League boycott of Israel and that Omani
personnel are forbidden from attending any boycott meetings.
BALTIMORE