Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ABUDHABI1453
2007-08-30 12:59:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Abu Dhabi
Cable title:
UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQI LEADERS AGREEMENT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001453
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
NEA/I/POL M.SIDERS, NEA/ARP, NEA/FO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/30/2017
TAGS: PREL TU IZ AL XF AE
SUBJECT: UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQI LEADERS AGREEMENT
REF: STATE 120608
Classified By: CHARGE MARTIN QUINN FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 001453
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
NEA/I/POL M.SIDERS, NEA/ARP, NEA/FO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/30/2017
TAGS: PREL TU IZ AL XF AE
SUBJECT: UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQI LEADERS AGREEMENT
REF: STATE 120608
Classified By: CHARGE MARTIN QUINN FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
¶1. (C) Charge urged a supportive UAE public statement on the
Iraqi Leaders Agreement with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan
on August 28, 29 and again on August 30. Al Haidan initially
offered his frank opinion that it would be difficult ("Do we
always have to make public statements?"),but after Charge
pressed the issue said that he would pass the request to
Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ),currently
on holiday in Europe. To date at least, WAM (UAE Official
News Agency) has carried no statement from the UAE Nor
reported any statements from other Arab leaders.
¶2. (C) Post has a call into AbZ's traveling party and will
continue to encourage a UAE statement.
QUINN