Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MUSCAT441
2008-06-15 08:51:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:
OMAN RULES OUT REOPENING BAGHDAD EMBASSY, BUT WILL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 000441
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/15/2018
TAGS: PREL AF IZ MU
SUBJECT: OMAN RULES OUT REOPENING BAGHDAD EMBASSY, BUT WILL
SEND ECONOMIC DELEGATION
REF: MUSCAT 425
Classified By: Ambassador Gary A. Grappo for Reasons 1.4 (b, d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 000441
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/15/2018
TAGS: PREL AF IZ MU
SUBJECT: OMAN RULES OUT REOPENING BAGHDAD EMBASSY, BUT WILL
SEND ECONOMIC DELEGATION
REF: MUSCAT 425
Classified By: Ambassador Gary A. Grappo for Reasons 1.4 (b, d)
¶1. (U) In an interview with local Arabic-language daily
"Shabiba" on June 11, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary
General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi stated that the government had
"no intention" of sending diplomats to either Baghdad or
Kabul. He did not indicate for how long this decision would
stand, but made clear that it was based purely on security
grounds.
¶2. (C) In a conversation with the Ambassador on June 9
regarding the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) REPORT
(reftel),Sayyid Badr stated that Oman planned to send a
minister-led economic delegation to Baghdad. Without
specifying a date, he added that the group would most likely
travel to Iraq in the fall.
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