GCC+2 JOINT STATEMENT: KUWAIT REACTION

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001191 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS DEPT FOR NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/12/2016 TAGS: PREL PGOV KU SUBJECT: GCC+2 JOINT STATEMENT: KUWAIT REACTION REF: STATE 104838 Classified By: Charge D'Affaires Alan Misenheimer for Reasons 1.4 (b) a nd (d) ¶1. (C/NF) A/DCM met with Raed Al-Rifai, Acting Chief of Staff to FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, on July 30 to discuss reftel draft statement on the GCC 2. Rifai read over the document and expressed general satisfaction but did not offer substantive comment. He said he would forward the draft immediately to the FM, who was scheduled to depart later that afternoon for Cairo. Al-Rifai said he would relay any further reaction to us when received. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Visit Kuwait's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ ********************************************* * MISENHEIMER