Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09KUWAIT496
2009-05-17 14:34:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kuwait
Cable title:
KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD
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UNCLAS KUWAIT 000496
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE PASS TO WHA/CCA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD
ACT
REF: SECSTATE 48487
UNCLAS KUWAIT 000496
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE PASS TO WHA/CCA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD
ACT
REF: SECSTATE 48487
1. (U) The following is post's response to reftel on
implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act.
2. (SBU) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the
GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between
the two countries have been somewhat strained since the
1990-91 Gulf War when Cuba objected to UN/U.S./Coalition
"interference" to liberate Kuwait. According to the Kuwait
Investment Authority, there are no GOK investments in Cuba,
and no known private Kuwaiti investments. Kuwait and Cuba
have not signed any bilateral trade agreements, and data from
the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce reveals limited trade with
Cuba. According to the most recent data available from the
Council of Ministers' General Secretariat for Planning and
Development, Cuban exports to Kuwait (overwhelmingly cigars)
amounted to KD 50,863 (approx USD 176,000) in 2006. There
are negligible Kuwait exports to Cuba.
3. (SBU) There are no exchange programs between Kuwait and
Cuba. The GOK does provide scholarships for Kuwaiti students
to attend college abroad, but Post is unaware of any Kuwaitis
enrolled in Cuban colleges. Similarly, the GOK provides for
medical treatment abroad, but Post is unaware of any Kuwaitis
who have sought or received medical treatment in Cuba. Post
is unaware of any Cuban doctors working in Kuwait.
4. (SBU) Post is not aware of any actions taken, or
statements made, by GOK officials to promote the advancement
of democracy and human rights in Cuba, to condemn human
rights abuses in Cuba, or to support civil society in Cuba.
5. (SBU) On April 14, 2008, Cuban Minister of Foreign
Investment and Economic Cooperation Martha Lomas was hosted
by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Other than
meetings with the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce, Post is
unaware of other private or official engagements by Minister
Lomas while in Kuwait last year.
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For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
visit Kuwait's Classified Website at:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Kuwa it
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JONES
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE PASS TO WHA/CCA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU KU
SUBJECT: KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD
ACT
REF: SECSTATE 48487
1. (U) The following is post's response to reftel on
implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act.
2. (SBU) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the
GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between
the two countries have been somewhat strained since the
1990-91 Gulf War when Cuba objected to UN/U.S./Coalition
"interference" to liberate Kuwait. According to the Kuwait
Investment Authority, there are no GOK investments in Cuba,
and no known private Kuwaiti investments. Kuwait and Cuba
have not signed any bilateral trade agreements, and data from
the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce reveals limited trade with
Cuba. According to the most recent data available from the
Council of Ministers' General Secretariat for Planning and
Development, Cuban exports to Kuwait (overwhelmingly cigars)
amounted to KD 50,863 (approx USD 176,000) in 2006. There
are negligible Kuwait exports to Cuba.
3. (SBU) There are no exchange programs between Kuwait and
Cuba. The GOK does provide scholarships for Kuwaiti students
to attend college abroad, but Post is unaware of any Kuwaitis
enrolled in Cuban colleges. Similarly, the GOK provides for
medical treatment abroad, but Post is unaware of any Kuwaitis
who have sought or received medical treatment in Cuba. Post
is unaware of any Cuban doctors working in Kuwait.
4. (SBU) Post is not aware of any actions taken, or
statements made, by GOK officials to promote the advancement
of democracy and human rights in Cuba, to condemn human
rights abuses in Cuba, or to support civil society in Cuba.
5. (SBU) On April 14, 2008, Cuban Minister of Foreign
Investment and Economic Cooperation Martha Lomas was hosted
by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Other than
meetings with the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce, Post is
unaware of other private or official engagements by Minister
Lomas while in Kuwait last year.
********************************************* *********
For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit:
visit Kuwait's Classified Website at:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Kuwa it
********************************************* *********
JONES