PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR DECEMBER 2006 MONTREAL

UNCLAS KUWAIT 000136 SIPDIS SIPDIS NEA/ARP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KNNP MNUC PARM KU SUBJECT: PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR DECEMBER 2006 MONTREAL OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP (OEG) MEETING REF: A. SECSTATE 4810 ¶B. 06 KUWAIT 4345 ¶1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Department official Hamad Al-Mashaan on January 24. Al-Mashaan said he would send them to Salem Al-Shubli of the MFA Legal Affairs Department for review and response. Al-Mashaan said that despite Kuwait's last minute cancellation of participation in the PSI Leading Edge exercise in October, 2006 (ref B),Kuwait intends to participate in future PSI exercises. ********************************************* * 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/ ********************************************* * TUELLER