INVITATION TO POTUS FROM PRESIDENT MUBARAK TO THE

UNCLAS CAIRO 000755 SIPDIS PASS TO NEA/ELA AND SES-CR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ODIP OPDC OVIP EG SUBJECT: INVITATION TO POTUS FROM PRESIDENT MUBARAK TO THE 15TH SUMMIT OF THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT JULY 15-16, 2009 ¶1. On April 29, 2009, we received a diplomatic note from the MFA transmitting a letter from President Hosny Mubarak to POTUS, which invites POTUS to participate in the Fifteenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement's constructive dialogue regarding the global financial crisis, food and energy security, and financing for development. POTUS is invited to participate in the summit on the 15th and 16th of July 2009. ¶2. A scanned copy of the letter has been sent to NEA/ELA. The original will be pouched to NEA/ELA. ¶3. BEGIN TEXT: Cairo, April 12th, 2009. Your Excellency President / Barak Obama, President of the United States of America. The Fifteenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement will be convened in the City of Sharm El Sheikh on the 15th and the 16th of July 2009 under the Chairmanship of the Arab Republic of Egypt with the participation of the leaders of the NAM member states. I am confident that the upcoming summit will provide an excellent opportunity for a sincere and constructive dialogue allowing the NAM to formulate and develop its stances towards such priority issues as the global financial and economic crisis, food and energy security and financing for development. The Summit will also consider how best to further enhance the Movement's role in a way that maintains its legacy of principles and accomplishments, while responding to the challenges of the current world order. In recognition of your important and constructive role on the international arena and in light of the political consultations between our countries regarding the different issues of the Summit's agenda, it is my pleasure to extend this invitation to your Excellency, to take part in the Summit's proceedings as a guest of the Movement's Chairmanship. I sincerely look forward to welcoming you in Sharm El Sheikh Summit. Your personal participation, I am confident, will represent an invaluable contribution to its success and to consolidating the Non-Aligned Movement on the world arena. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration along with my esteem and best regards. Mohammed Hosny Mubarak President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. END TEXT SCOBEY