Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10RIYADH119
2010-01-27 05:16:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Riyadh
Cable title:
SAG ANNOUNCE $50 MILLION FOR HAITI
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHRH #0119 0270516 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 270516Z JAN 10 FM AMEMBASSY RIYADH TO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0066 RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2385 INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
UNCLAS RIYADH 000119
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE, WHA/CAR (V
DE PIRRO),IO/UNP (B NARANJO AND M GARUCKIS),NEA/ARP (J
HARRIS)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL AEMR SA HA
SUBJECT: SAG ANNOUNCE $50 MILLION FOR HAITI
REF: SECSTATE 6918
UNCLAS RIYADH 000119
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE, WHA/CAR (V
DE PIRRO),IO/UNP (B NARANJO AND M GARUCKIS),NEA/ARP (J
HARRIS)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL AEMR SA HA
SUBJECT: SAG ANNOUNCE $50 MILLION FOR HAITI
REF: SECSTATE 6918
¶1. (U) Economic Counselor presented points in reftel to
Deputy Minister of Finance for Economic Affairs Sulaiman
Al-Turki during a January 25 meeting. Al-Turki said the
Saudi government is monitoring the situation closely and
noted that the international community's response was
"overwhelming." While Al-Turki did not identify a specific
Saudi contribution, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman
announced the same day that the Kingdom would give $50
million for Haiti relief through the United Nations. Post
will continue to discuss this issue with Saudi officials and
inform the Department of any further substantive response.
SMITH