Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BAGHDAD118
2008-01-15 18:10:00
SECRET
Embassy Baghdad
Cable title:
READOUT OF THE JANUARY 14 THREE PLUS ONE MEETING
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2018
TAGS: PGOV IZ
SUBJECT: READOUT OF THE JANUARY 14 THREE PLUS ONE MEETING
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(S) President Talabani provided the Ambassador with a readout
of today's (January 14) meeting of the 3 1; we also received
a readout from Vice President Hashimi's Chief of Staff. The
four leaders agreed to name themselves the Executive Council
and to meet every Monday at 1000. They established a
secretariat headed by Naseer al-Ani and including Barham
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Salih, Mowaffak Rubaie, and Hummam Hammoudi. In addition,
they adopted a set of principles drawn up by President
Talabani and Vice President Abdel Mehdi. They then agreed to
jointly form the SOFA negotiation team and to finalize the
members of the team during their next meeting. The four
agreed to reform the cabinet by reducing the number of
ministers. Hashimi presented Tawafuq's conditions for
returning to the government, and the leaders agreed to work
on the issues that led to Tawafuq's withdrawal with the goal
of reaching resolution within a week. Prime Minister Maliki
agreed to rescind his executive order against the AWOL
Tawaffuq ministers, allowing them to regain their perks of
office. The four agreed to sort out pending appointments of
ambassadors, deputy ministers and senior military officials.
Maliki and Hashimi agreed to hold a bilateral meeting later
this week.
CROCKER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/2018
TAGS: PGOV IZ
SUBJECT: READOUT OF THE JANUARY 14 THREE PLUS ONE MEETING
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(S) President Talabani provided the Ambassador with a readout
of today's (January 14) meeting of the 3 1; we also received
a readout from Vice President Hashimi's Chief of Staff. The
four leaders agreed to name themselves the Executive Council
and to meet every Monday at 1000. They established a
secretariat headed by Naseer al-Ani and including Barham
SIPDIS
Salih, Mowaffak Rubaie, and Hummam Hammoudi. In addition,
they adopted a set of principles drawn up by President
Talabani and Vice President Abdel Mehdi. They then agreed to
jointly form the SOFA negotiation team and to finalize the
members of the team during their next meeting. The four
agreed to reform the cabinet by reducing the number of
ministers. Hashimi presented Tawafuq's conditions for
returning to the government, and the leaders agreed to work
on the issues that led to Tawafuq's withdrawal with the goal
of reaching resolution within a week. Prime Minister Maliki
agreed to rescind his executive order against the AWOL
Tawaffuq ministers, allowing them to regain their perks of
office. The four agreed to sort out pending appointments of
ambassadors, deputy ministers and senior military officials.
Maliki and Hashimi agreed to hold a bilateral meeting later
this week.
CROCKER