Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09RABAT912
2009-11-16 11:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rabat
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L RABAT 000912
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2029
TAGS: PGOV PREL XD AF MO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATION
REF: SECSTATE 115549
Classified By: PolCouns Gregory Thome for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) Poloff delivered subject demarche to Moroccan Division
Head for Arab and Islamic Organizations Mohamed Arrouchi
November 12. Arrouchi stated that Morocco supported the
Government of Afghanistan and that Morocco would look into
sending a high-level representative for the Afghan
presidential inauguration. He confirmed that Morocco
supported U.S. interests in Afghanistan and that Morocco
wanted to see Afghan President Karzai succeed. However, he
said that Morocco did not intend to send diplomatic
representation to Afghanistan in the near future although he
understood why the U.S. considered this an important gesture.
He stated that Moroccan officials met with Afghan
representatives on the margins of international meetings,
mostly at Organization for the Islamic Conference reunions.
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