Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07KUWAIT850
2007-05-30 13:42:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT NONCOMMITTAL ON JOINING
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 000850
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA KU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT NONCOMMITTAL ON JOINING
HCOC
REF: STATE 72346
(SBU) PolOff delivered on May 30 reftel points and passed
sample Note Verbale and the text of the Hague Convention of
Conduct (HCOC) to Rashid Al-Salih, the MFA official
responsible for international agreements. Al-Salih said that
Kuwait shared U.S. concerns about the proliferation of
ballistic weapons, especially given the current tensions in
the Gulf region. He noted that Kuwait was a party to many
similar international treaties and initiatives and said he
was not aware of any particular reason Kuwait would not sign
on to the HCOC. PolOff provided the list of signatories to
the HCOC in response to Al-Salih's question as to whether any
other Arab or Gulf countries had signed. Al-Salih promised
to pass the materials to the appropriate authorities in the
Ministry.
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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/
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LeBaron
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
FOR NEA/ARP AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA KU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT NONCOMMITTAL ON JOINING
HCOC
REF: STATE 72346
(SBU) PolOff delivered on May 30 reftel points and passed
sample Note Verbale and the text of the Hague Convention of
Conduct (HCOC) to Rashid Al-Salih, the MFA official
responsible for international agreements. Al-Salih said that
Kuwait shared U.S. concerns about the proliferation of
ballistic weapons, especially given the current tensions in
the Gulf region. He noted that Kuwait was a party to many
similar international treaties and initiatives and said he
was not aware of any particular reason Kuwait would not sign
on to the HCOC. PolOff provided the list of signatories to
the HCOC in response to Al-Salih's question as to whether any
other Arab or Gulf countries had signed. Al-Salih promised
to pass the materials to the appropriate authorities in the
Ministry.
********************************************* *
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/
********************************************* *
LeBaron