OMAN AND THE GCC DONOR COORDINATION CONFERENCE

C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 000115 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 2020/02/24 TAGS: PREL EAID PGOV YM MU SUBJECT: OMAN AND THE GCC DONOR COORDINATION CONFERENCE REF: STATE 16107 CLASSIFIED BY: Richard J Schmierer, Ambassador, State, Exec; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) ¶1. (C) The Ambassador delivered the subject demarche on Yemen donor coordination during a February 24 meeting with the Chief of the MFA Secretary General's Office (D-equivalent),Ambassador Lyutha al Mughairi. Ambassador Schmierer thanked Oman for its generous aid to Yemen, noted that Oman's thorough knowledge of the situation in Yemen helps it effectively target assistance to where it is needed most, and encouraged the Omani delegation to use its expertise in Yemen to provide good advice at the February 27-28 Riyadh meeting. The Ambassador then delivered the non-paper (reftel). ¶2. (C) Al Mughairi said that Oman and the U.S. "are on the same page" on the problems facing Yemen, particularly ROYG neglect of the South. She said she was not certain if the GoO had finalized its delegation list for the GCC Secretariat meeting. She promised to deliver the USG points to Secretary General Sayyid Badr and to the Omani delegation. Schmierer