Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09KUALALUMPUR911
2009-11-12 06:56:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Cable title:
AFGHANISTAN: MALAYSIA WILL NOT SEND DELEGATION TO
VZCZCXRO5613 OO RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH DE RUEHKL #0911 3160656 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 120656Z NOV 09 FM AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3412 INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 2851 RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 0121 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0667 RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000911
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
FOR EAP/MTS AND INR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PGOV PREL AF MY
SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: MALAYSIA WILL NOT SEND DELEGATION TO
KARZAI INAUGURATION
REF: STATE 115549: ENCOURAGING ATTENDANCE AT THE
AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
(SBU) Poloff discussed demarche points (reftel) with Mr. Mohd
Hussain Abu Bakr, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's
South and Central Asia Division, on November 12 regarding
Malaysia's possible attendance of the inauguration of
President Karzai, and on the opening of a Malaysian embassy
in Afghanistan. Hussain said that his government "most
likely would not" send anyone to the inauguration, but noted
his government would send a congratulatory message to
President Karzai. When asked if the GOM had intention of
opening an embassy in Afghanistan, Hussain replied "not in
the near future."
KEITH
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
FOR EAP/MTS AND INR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PGOV PREL AF MY
SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: MALAYSIA WILL NOT SEND DELEGATION TO
KARZAI INAUGURATION
REF: STATE 115549: ENCOURAGING ATTENDANCE AT THE
AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
(SBU) Poloff discussed demarche points (reftel) with Mr. Mohd
Hussain Abu Bakr, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA's
South and Central Asia Division, on November 12 regarding
Malaysia's possible attendance of the inauguration of
President Karzai, and on the opening of a Malaysian embassy
in Afghanistan. Hussain said that his government "most
likely would not" send anyone to the inauguration, but noted
his government would send a congratulatory message to
President Karzai. When asked if the GOM had intention of
opening an embassy in Afghanistan, Hussain replied "not in
the near future."
KEITH