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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05ATHENS3154 |
IRAQ: SOLICITING GREEK ASSISTANCE FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Iraqi Ambassador Hatim al Khawam December 13, to urge the Iraqi embassy to use the December 15 elections to highlight progress in that country's democratic transition. The focus of the Iraqi embassy's election-related activities was informing the estimated 12,000-13,00 [...] |
2005-12-13 11:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ GR IRAQ |
| 05ATHENS351 |
GREECE WELCOMES IRAQ ELECTIONS AS POSITIVE [...] (C) The Government of Greece (GoG) made statements supporting democractic elections in Iraq on January 26 and again on January 31. In a meeting with Ambassador on January 26, FM Molyviatis called the elections "a manifestation of the will and courage of the Iraqi people," and reiterated Gree [...] |
2005-02-02 15:22:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR IZ PGOV PREL IRAQ |
| 05ATHENS392 |
GREECE EYING MODEST CONTRIBUTION TO IRAQI [...] (C) Summary. Greece is weighing the removal of the caveat that prevents Greek officers assigned to the NATO staff from serving in the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I), and is also considering an unidentified contribution to the training of Iraqi security forces, according to a mid-leve [...] |
2005-02-08 07:49:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GR IRAQ |
| 05BANGKOK1036 |
THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an introductory call on Defense Minister Sumpun Boonyanun February 3, Ambassador discussed a wide range of subjects and positively reaffirmed the overall excellent relations between our two militaries. They exchanged views on the tsunami relief effort and overall U.S./T [...] |
2005-02-09 09:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH BURMA IRAQ POL MIL |
| 05BANGKOK2601 |
THAILAND: NOBEL LAUREATE SHIRIN EBADI DISCUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. On April 10, Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate (2003) Shirin Ebadi spoke in Bangkok. She focused a discussion attended by poloff on her experiences as a judge, lawyer and advocate for women,s rights in Iran, before and after the Islamic Revolution. She argued that many of the laws tha [...] |
2005-04-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI IR TH IRAQ |
| 05BANGKOK2743 |
AMBASSASOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH DEFMIN: [...] (C) In an April 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Gen. Thamarak Isarangura Na Ayutthaya welcomed the recent Iraqi elections and noted his long-held belief that setting up the Iraqi Government will reduce anti-American violence there. The Ambassador noted keen interest in Wash [...] |
2005-04-21 10:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PREL PGOV TH IRAQ BURMA POL MIL |
| 05BANGKOK3107 |
THAILAND: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQ [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Minister-Counselor Amornsate Singha, the new Director of MFA's North America Division. In subsequent conversations, Amornsate said that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has already delivered congratulatory messages to both President Jalal Talabani a [...] |
2005-05-10 10:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ TH IRAQ |
| 05BANGKOK3129 |
PACOM MEETING WITH PM THAKSIN: IRAQ, F-16, CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 meeting with visiting PACOM Commander ADM William Fallon, PM Thaksin Shinawatra did not directly address a U.S. request for Thailand to send staff officers to the multinational headquarters in Iraq, but did suggest that Thailand might be able to provide additional su [...] |
2005-05-11 05:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV MASS MARR TH IRAQ POL MIL BURMA |
| 05BANGKOK3130 |
PACOM COMMANDER ADM FALLON MEETING WITH ROYAL THAI [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 3 meeting with Royal Thai Supreme Commander GEN Chaisit Shinawatra, PACOM Commander ADM William Fallon pressed for an answer to CJCS Gen. Myers letter requesting Thailand to send staff officers to man the multinational headquarters for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). C [...] |
2005-05-11 05:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV MARR MASS TH IRAQ POL MIL |
| 05BANGKOK3206 |
THAILAND ISSUES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR NEW IRAQI [...] (SBU) The MFA has informed Post that the RTG has issued a public statement in support of the Iraqi transitional Government. The MFA has posted the announcement on the Ministry's website (www.mfa.go.th). In addition, MFA North America Division provided post with a copy of a congratulatory D [...] |
2005-05-13 10:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO TH IRAQ |
| 05KUWAIT1061 |
KUWAIT HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS CENTER SCHEDULED TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Lieutenant General Ali Al-Mumin (ret), Chief of the Humanitarian Operations Center (HOC), at the HOC's facilities on March 13, 2005. Al-Mumin described the accomplishments made by the HOC over the past two years, the disbursement of $5 million USD that Kuwait h [...] |
2005-03-15 10:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MOPS PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT1460 |
GOK CONGRATULATES IRAQ ON APPOINTMENT OF LEADERS; [...] (C) Kuwait's English and Arabic press reported that during its weekly Sunday meeting, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers extended its congratulations to the Iraqi people on the appointments of Jalal Talabani as President, and Ghazi Al Yawar and Adel Abdel Mehdi as his deputies. The April 10 sta [...] |
2005-04-11 12:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM IZ KU EAID KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT1467 |
AMB. JONES CONSULTS WITH KUWAITI PM ON KEY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, Ambassador Richard Jones, met with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah on April 9 to discuss political, security and economic support for the new Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG). Ambassador Jones, w [...] |
2005-04-12 05:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT1468 |
ASSEMBLY FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAIR ON IRAQ'S [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, Ambassador Richard Jones, met with Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Relations Committee, MP Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager on April 9. Ambassador Jones, who had just returned from Iraq, briefed the MP on the formation of the P [...] |
2005-04-12 05:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 05KUWAIT1497 |
PRIME MINISTER REQUESTS SECURITY FOR BORDER TEAM; [...] (C) During their April 9 meeting, Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told visiting Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy, Ambassador Richard Jones, that the United Nations had agreed to return to the Kuwait/Iraq border to oversee border pillar maintenance, but would need so [...] |
2005-04-13 12:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS KTIA MARR KU IZ UN KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT1560 |
KUWAIT REINFORCES NEED FOR SUNNI PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) The Ambassador briefed April 17 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on recent trips of senior U.S. officials to Iraq, stressing the shared U.S.-Iraqi commitment to building a transparent system of governance, ensure security within Iraq and along its borders, a [...] |
2005-04-18 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT1682 |
COUSINS' CONSORTIA VIE FOR IRAQ POWER DEAL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Two wings of the influential Al-Ghanim clan are competing for the sale of electrical power to Iraq. Kutayba Al-Ghanim and Fouad Al-Ghanim recently presented similar, Kuwait-based BOT proposals to a visiting Iraqi negotiating team. The two consortia offer 7-10 year [...] |
2005-04-25 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ENRG IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT1777 |
FOREIGN MINISTER: PROGRESS ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: During an April 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador that he believes that the GOK has enough votes to pass the women's rights bill for Municipal Council elections on May 2 and that once women are regis [...] |
2005-05-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PBTS KUNC KPAL IZ KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS IRAN |
| 05KUWAIT1900 |
KUWAIT WILL CONTINUE TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT ITG AND [...] (C) Summary: During a May 7 call on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, the Ambassador noted progress in Iraq since the formation of the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) and encouraged Kuwait to continue to make public statements of support. He stressed the n [...] |
2005-05-08 14:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT2380 |
KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND U.S.-EU [...] (SBU) Along with his Dutch counterpart (representing EU Presidency) and EU Commission rep (resident in Riyadh), Ambassador met Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs Khalid Al-Jarallah June 1 to confirm Kuwaiti attendance at the Brussels conference on Iraq. Al-Jarallah said that the GOK highly [...] |
2005-06-01 11:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID IZ KU EUN KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT2547 |
U.S.-EU INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IRAQ: KUWAIT [...] (C) During a June 8 meeting with Kuwait Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, the Ambassador again raised the June 22 U.S.-EU International Conference on Iraq, stressing the need for the conference to result in tangible support for the Iraqi Transitional Government [...] |
2005-06-08 14:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT2587 |
PM SENIOR ADVISOR SAYS IRAQ TOP PRIORITY, [...] (C) Summary: During a June 11 meeting which focused largely on Kuwait's relations with regional neighbors, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Mohammed Abulhassan told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah, who left June 11 for Riyadh, was attempting to break stalemates between Gulf [...] |
2005-06-12 07:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KU IR IZ KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS IRAQ |
| 05KUWAIT2831 |
GOK INCREASES IRAQI GRANTS TO $125 MILLION; PLANS [...] (U) In a June 25 conversation with Econ Officer, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Deputy Director Hisham Al-Waqayan commented on Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah's statements concerning additional aid for Iraq made at the Brussels Conference on June 22. Local newspapers [...] |
2005-06-26 05:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3196 |
VORONTSOV ON POWS AND KUWAITI ARCHIVES: "SOMEONE [...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Kuwait, the UN Secretary General's High-Level Coordinator Ambassador Yuli SIPDIS Vorontsov briefed the Charge on preparations of the quarterly report, due August 25, on the missing and prisoners of war from the 1990-91 Gulf War. He said the current se [...] |
2005-07-19 12:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3287 |
JULY 25 DISTURBANCE ON IRAQ/KUWAIT BORDER [...] (SBU) An estimated 800-1000 Iraqi civilians converged on the closed border crossing point at Umm Qasr the morning of July 25 protesting lack of compensation for farm land lost due to the UN border demarcation. Kuwaiti contractors working on emplacing a pipeline barrier along the border were t [...] |
2005-07-25 13:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS ASEC PREL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3331 |
KUWAITIS FEAR IRANIAN HAND IN JULY 25 BORDER [...] (S) Summary: Tensions persist at the Iraq/Kuwait border crossing near Umm Qasr with two RPG rounds fired at the Kuwait side the night of July 26 and Kuwaiti police returning fire. While the disturbances seems to be the result of local actions, GOK officials privately express concern that Iran [...] |
2005-07-27 16:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PBTS PREL PGOV MOPS ASEC IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS IRAN |
| 05KUWAIT3396 |
BORDER ISSUE NOT SETTLED, BUT GOK SATISFIED WITH [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told Charge d'Affaires in a meeting July 31 that the border issue with Iraq was "not settled yet," but the GOK was "very happy and satisfied" with the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) response so far. Al-Jarallah said the s [...] |
2005-07-31 15:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV ASEC IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3446 |
KUWAITIS DENOUNCE IRAQI MPS' COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary and comment: Kuwaiti newspapers reported that Iraqi Shi'a MPs claimed Kuwait destroyed a sand berm on the Iraq-Kuwait border and penetrated Iraqi territory on the 15th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. The August 2 comments come one day prior to a previously sched [...] |
2005-08-03 10:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL ASEC IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3523 |
GOK AND ITG COMMITTED TO RESOLVING BORDER DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, an Iraqi delegation, in Kuwait to discuss the border issue, visited the border and examined the barrier being installed by Kuwait. The delegation head Khaled Al-Attiyah confirmed that "the border barrier is in Kuwaiti territory." In a meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign M [...] |
2005-08-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3565 |
FM EXPRESSES CONTINUED CONCERN OVER KUWAIT-IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to recent local press reports declaring the border issue with Iraq "finalized" (ref A), Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah was privately more pessimistic in a meeting with the Ambassador August 9. While he was glad "the ITG chose the proper channels" [...] |
2005-08-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3652 |
ONGOING BORDER DISPUTE: AP ARTICLE CAUSES [...] (U) A previously unknown Iraqi Shi'a group, calling itself Islamic Jihad, threatened to "attack (Kuwaiti) border posts, border patrols and carry out attacks inside Kuwait," if Kuwaiti troops did not pull back to the "pre-1991 border," an AP article reported August 14. Kuwaiti Arabic and Engl [...] |
2005-08-15 12:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3830 |
GOK NOT MUCH TROUBLED BY SADDAM'S PHOTOS ON [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador in a meeting August 27 that the recent return of Saddam Hussein's photo to demonstrations of diehard Ba'athists in Baghdad did not concern Kuwait. He suggested this was to be expected from people disenfranchi [...] |
2005-08-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ JO KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3851 |
KUWAIT TO RECOMMEND JOINT KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said Kuwait would request establishment of a joint Kuwait-Iraq committee to work with the United Nations team on maintenance of the countries' shared border, which was officially dema [...] |
2005-08-28 13:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS MARR IZ KU UN KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT3948 |
KUWAIT SENDS IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ BRIDGE [...] (SBU) The GOK responded immediately to the August 31 Bridge of the Imams stampede in Baghdad, by sending a fully equipped ambulance and 500 first aid kits to Iraq the next day. On September 3, the aid continued as six truck loads carrying twelve tons of medical supplies began driving north. [...] |
2005-09-05 14:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT4317 |
LATEST FIGURES ON GOK COMPENSATION CLAIMS AGAINST [...] (U) Summary. In an October 2 meeting with Economic Counselor, the Chairman of the GOK's Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation for Damages Resulting from Iraqi Aggression made the following points: (1) USG should help ensure continued UN oversight of the claims process; (2) all Kuwait [...] |
2005-10-04 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT4333 |
TOP IRAQI OFFICIALS REAFFIRM CLOSE IRAQ-KUWAIT [...] (U) On arriving in Kuwait October 1 for a four-day visit, Iraq's Speaker of Parliament Hajem Al-Hasani reaffirmed Iraq's close relationship with Kuwait and stressed that "the period of tension" between the two countries was over. Al-Hasani's trip was the first visit of an Iraqi Speaker of Par [...] |
2005-10-05 12:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT4380 |
A VIEW FROM THE KUWAIT/IRAQ BORDER, FROM NAVISTAR [...] (U) Please see para 10 for action request of all addressees. 2. (U) The references in this cable are photographs which are posted on Embassy Kuwait's classified website. Please visit http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/ and click on the "Kuwait/Iraq Border Pictures" link in the Pictur [...] |
2005-10-11 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET | PTER PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT4449 |
FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] Summary: (C) During an October 15 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah spoke about Iranian unity regarding the development of their nuclear program but division regarding the country's public handling of the situation. He reported that the Iranian chie [...] |
2005-10-17 08:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS IRAN |
| 05KUWAIT4455 |
KUWAITIS MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENTS ON REFERENDUM; [...] (U) Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in remarks to the opening session of the National Assembly October 17, congratulated the Iraqi people on the Iraqi Constitution. The Kuwaiti Council of Ministers released a similar statement of support after its Sunday meeting. Bef [...] |
2005-10-17 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT4483 |
KUWAITI PERSONAL DEBT FORGIVENESS VERSUS IRAQ DEBT [...] (U) Kuwaiti opposition groups in the National Assembly opposed to debt relief for Iraq and assistance to the U.S., Pakistan and other countries have renewed their call for the cancellation of Kuwait citizens' personal debt. They see that as the preferred accompaniment or alternative to cance [...] |
2005-10-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT4533 |
KUWAIT SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM HUSSEIN [...] Thursday, October 20, 2005 All five major newspapers carried photographs of Saddam Hussein in court on their front pages: -- Al Qabas "Sadam before the mother of trials: I do not recognize your authority." -- Al-Seyassah "Saddam faced justice with the delusion of a desperate despot." -- Al [...] |
2005-10-23 04:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO IZ KMDR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT4670 |
GOK CONGRATULATES IRAQI PEOPLE FOR APPROVING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT5191 |
GOK CONGRATULATES IRAQIS ON SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL [...] (U) The Council of Ministers issued a statement December 18 congratulating the "brotherly Iraqi people" for the success of the December 15 national elections. In the statement, the Cabinet lauded the active participation of diverse Iraqi groups and sects, and expressed hope the elections wou [...] |
2005-12-19 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 05KUWAIT651 |
KUWAIT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AGREE WITH GOK ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During January and February, Ambassador met with five prominent MPs and discussed Iraqi debt relief. Most of the MPs were supportive of the GOK's efforts to offer comparable treatment to the Paris Club decision to forgive 80% of Iraqi debts, but voiced a need to show [...] |
2005-02-14 09:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY |
| 06ATHENS430 |
GREEK DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) Greece has contributed and transported to the Iraqi armed forces significant amounts of equipment from the NTECG inventory of hardware needed. In 2005, Greece donated 36 extensively refurbished BMP-1 armored personnel carriers, 1000 AK-47s, and more than one million rounds of ammunition [...] |
2006-02-15 11:35:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ GR IRAQ |
| 06ATHENS523 |
GREEK MFA DETAILS IRAQI TRAINING PLANS [...] (C) Although discussions were still underway, Bulgaria was likely to agree to host Greek trainers for Iraqi military personnel (ref A), MFA NATO Affairs Division official Andreas Kintis told poloff February 22. Kintis expressed appreciation for the U.S. offer to assist with liaison with Bul [...] |
2006-02-23 13:46:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR GR IRAQ |
| 06ATHENS635 |
GREECE: AGREEMENT ON TRAINING IRAQIS IN BULGARIA [...] (C) The Bulgarian government has agreed to allow the Greek military to train Iraqi security personnel in Bulgaria, Greek MFA NATO Division Director Zographos told PolCouns March 7. Although there were a few remaining details to be worked out -- most notably Bulgarian parliamentary approval [...] |
2006-03-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL GR BU IRAQ |
| 06KUWAIT1055 |
CODEL MCCAIN THANKS GOK FOR IRAQ SUPPORT; PM TELLS [...] (C) Summary: Senator McCain and a delegation of Senators, Congressmen, and Governors met March 24 with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, and other senior Kuwaiti officials to express U.S. gratitude for Kuwait's generous assistance to Operation Iraqi F [...] |
2006-03-27 06:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT201 |
NEW IRAQI CHARGE TO KUWAIT ON RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. During a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Iraqi Charge d'Affaires to Kuwait, Hamid Al-Sharifi, spoke about Iran and its growing influence on the Iraqi Shi'a population. He stated that Iranian agents have been able to infiltrate Iraqi schools, hospitals, social centers, an [...] |
2006-01-22 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KISL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT224 |
UP CLOSE WITH MUQTADA AL-SADR ON THE KUWAITI [...] (C) On January 21, PolOffs attended the diwaniya of a liberal Shia professor who is a close Embassy contact. The professor recounted an interchange he had with radical Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr at the diwaniya of a prominent Kuwaiti Shia real estate and hotel magnate. Al-Sadr had been [...] |
2006-01-24 08:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT255 |
CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN ENGAGES KUWAITIS ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 20-21 visit to Kuwait, CODEL Ros-Lehtinen met with Kuwaiti officials to offer condolences on the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Sabah, and to express USG appreciation for Kuwaiti support for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and for Kuwait's $500 million pledge to h [...] |
2006-01-25 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV KWMN IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT2776 |
IRAQI PM MALIKI LEADS MINISTERIAL DELEGATION ON [...] (S/NF) MFA Under Secretary Khalid Jarallah told CDA on July 10 that the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had been "very very positive" and that Maliki had made a good impression on GOK officials. His reconciliation initiative briefing elicited promises of "full support" from the Amir. T [...] |
2006-07-10 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT2813 |
SCENESETTER FOR JULY 21-22 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF [...] (C) Welcome to Kuwait, Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Counselor Zelikow, and delegation. Your visit comes during a period in which Kuwait has been active both domestically and regionally. Parliamentary elections, the first in which women participated as both voters and candidates, were held Jun [...] |
2006-07-12 10:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | EAID PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT2953 |
KIMMITT/ZELIKOW VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK LEADERSHIP [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and State Department Counselor Zelikow, during a July 22 visit, briefed Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah, Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi, Fawzi Al-Hunaif of the Kuwait Fund, and Director General of the Arab [...] |
2006-07-23 15:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EAID KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT2954 |
DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT AND COUNSELOR [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 22 meeting with Mr. Abdul Latif Al-Hamad, Director General (DG) of the Arab Fund, Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt and State Dept. Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow outlined the concept for the Iraq Compact, laid out a timeline for critical steps, and solicited the ac [...] |
2006-07-23 15:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT3294 |
IRAQ'S FUEL SHORTAGES: KUWAIT SAYS IT'S HONORING [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador used the occasion of a previously scheduled meeting with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah to raise the growing fuel shortage in Iraq and encourage the GOK to provide all possible assistance. Responding to [...] |
2006-08-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON EPET KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT3640 |
TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 51ST [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 51st session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on September 5, 2006 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, Britain, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), and Embassy Kuwait in attendance. The session [...] |
2006-09-10 14:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT3992 |
MOI READ-OUT OF JEDDAH MEETING OF INTERIOR [...] (C/NF) During a September 30 meeting, Major General Dr. Khaled Al-Osaimi, the Assistant Undersecretary for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, gave PolChief a brief read out of the September 18-19 meeting of the Interior Ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [...] |
2006-10-04 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT4076 |
SENIOR SCIRI LEADER AMMAR AL-HAKIM VISITS KUWAIT, [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Ammar Al-Hakim, the son of SCIRI leader Abdulaziz Al-Hakim and a top SCIRI leader himself, arrived in Kuwait October 8 for meetings with the Amir, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and other Kuwaiti government officials. Al-Hakim likely tried to assuage Kuwaiti fe [...] |
2006-10-11 14:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 06KUWAIT4173 |
KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER VISIT: OCTOBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Econoffs and DHS officer visited Abdaly Border Crossing, Coalition Crossing, and Navistar on the Kuwait-Iraq border. Despite a number of cross-border incidents in August and September 2006 (reftel), activity at the border appeared calm due in part to the decrea [...] |
2006-10-18 10:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KTFN PTER |
| 06KUWAIT4404 |
MFA U/S ON IRAQ DEBT FORGIVENESS, DPM SALIH VISIT [...] (C/NF) In a November 6 meeting with Ambassador, MFA U/S Khalid Jarallah said bilateral meetings between Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Kuwaiti officials on the margins of the recent Iraq Compact meetings here had been "fruitful." He said Salih had raised with the Amir the issue [...] |
2006-11-07 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ |
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KUWAITI SHI'A AND SUNNIS CONDEMN IRAQ SHRINE [...] (C) Summary and comment: During a February 24 rally at the Shi'a Imam Hussein mosque, Kuwaitis from across the religious and political spectrum condemned the bombing of the Al-Askariya shrine in Iraq. While most speakers blamed the attack on Sunni extremists and stressed the need for Muslim [...] |
2006-02-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS SHI |
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TRIPARTITE COMMISSION'S TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE'S [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 50th session of the Tripartitite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on March 14, 2006 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, Britain, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), and Embassies Kuwait and Baghdad in attendance. [...] |
2006-03-15 10:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
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NOVEMBER 11-13 TRIPARTITE COMMISSION AND TECHNICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 11 and 13, respectively, Kuwait hosted the 55th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) and the 30th Tripartite Commission (TC) Meeting. Representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the United Kingdom, the U.S., and the Inter [...] |
2007-11-29 10:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PREL IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 07KUWAIT257 |
UPDATE ON SHI'A-SUNNI RELATIONS IN KUWAIT: STABLE, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Despite a recent surge in sectarian rhetoric, the majority of our contacts insist there is no near-term threat to Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. Most Kuwaitis describe the overall relations between the two communities as "very good," and say leaders on both sides and the Go [...] |
2007-02-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KISL SOCI IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 07KUWAIT320 |
TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 53RD [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 53rd session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on February 20, 2007 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), and Embassy Kuwait in attendance. The session closed no c [...] |
2007-03-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR IZ SA KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 07KUWAIT48 |
KUWAITIS SKEPTICAL ABOUT PRESIDENT'S NEW IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Kuwaiti government welcomed the President's new Iraq strategy, the Kuwaiti public was more skeptical. While praising the strategy's ultimate goal of stabilizing Iraq, Kuwaitis expressed doubt that a temporary increase in the number of troops would achieve this obj [...] |
2007-01-14 14:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KMDR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 07KUWAIT608 |
MALIKI STRESSES DEBT RELIEF, ARAB IDENTITY ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In April 24 discussions with Kuwaiti officials and in press statements, visiting Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki stressed the importance of debt relief and Iraq's desire for "bridge building" based on Kuwait's close family and tribal ties to Iraq, and a common Arab identity [...] |
2007-04-25 10:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
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KUWAIT COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING NEW WAY FORWARD ON [...] (S/NF) During recent meetings with U.S. officials, Kuwait's senior leadership reaffirmed their continued commitment to supporting coalition efforts in Iraq. The Amir, Prime Minister, Defense/Interior Minister, Foreign Minister, and Kuwaiti Armed Forces Chief of Staff told CENTCOM Commander W [...] |
2007-04-30 12:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS |
| 07KUWAIT909 |
TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 54TH [...] Summary: Kuwait hosted the 54th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on June 5, 2007 with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, France, the United Kingdom, the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) and Poloff in attendance. The session clo [...] |
2007-06-13 03:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PREL IZ SA KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KU |
| 08KUWAIT285 |
TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 56TH [...] Kuwait hosted the 56th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on February 12, 2008, with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). Kuwait reiterated its request [...] |
2008-03-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PHUM PREL KUWAIT IRAQ KU |
| 08KUWAIT698 |
TRIPARTITE COMMISSION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE 57TH [...] Kuwait hosted the 57th session of the Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee (TSC) on May 27, 2008, with representatives from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). Per Kuwaiti request, USG delegatio [...] |
2008-06-18 14:02:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM PREL KUWAIT IRAQ KU |
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CONGRESSMAN ROHRABACHER'S MEETINGS IN SEOUL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, met separately with ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and members of the National Assembly on March 25 to advocate several proposed initiatives. Foremost on the list was the Congressman's propos [...] |
2008-04-01 04:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR ENRG KNNP PHUM KS KN IRAQ |