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06RABAT1720
2006-09-14 15:50:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Rabat
Cable title:  

MOROCCO AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Tags:  PREL MO 
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P 141550Z SEP 06
FM AMEMBASSY RABAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4683
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUEHCL/AMCONSUL CASABLANCA 2140
UNCLAS RABAT 001720 

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SENSITIVE
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

REF: A. STATE 149622


B. STATE 149099

C. STATE 148914

Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly.

UNCLAS RABAT 001720

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SENSITIVE
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MO
SUBJECT: MOROCCO AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

REF: A. STATE 149622


B. STATE 149099

C. STATE 148914

Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly.


1. (SBU) Embassy Rabat has conveyed to senior levels of the
GOM the U.S. invitation for Morocco to participate with
President Bush in a roundtable discussion on democracy on the
margins of UNGA, September 19 (ref B). Morocco will be
represented in the discussion by Prime Minister Jettou.


2. (SBU) The Embassy has also conveyed the invitation for
Morocco to participate in the September 20 Community of
Democracies Ministerial (ref A),and the request for a
bilateral meeting between U/S Burns and Foreign Minister
Benaissa, within the parameters conveyed ref C. Foreign
Minister Benaissa is currently leading the Moroccan
delegation to the NAM summit in Havana.


3. (SBU) Additionally, the Embassy approached Zouheir
Merchaoui, Chief of Staff to Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)
Secretary-General Ben Yahia, with the request that U/S Burns

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be included in an AMU meeting on the margins of UNGA (ref C).
Merchaoui undertook to pass the request to Ben Yahia, who is
traveling, and respond as soon as possible.


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