Cablegate: Uaeg Offers to Host October Donors Conference

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Diana T Fritz 03/21/2007 12:18:26 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results

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UNCLASSIFIED

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM July 15, 2003

To: No Action Addressee

Action: Unknown

From: AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 3272 - PRIORITY)

TAGS: EAID, EFIN, PREL

Captions: None

Subject: UAEG OFFERS TO HOST OCTOBER DONORS CONFERENCE

Ref: None
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UNCLAS ABU DHABI 03272

SIPDIS
Laser1:
INFO: FCS
CXABU:
ACTION: ECON
INFO: AMB P/M DCM POL

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: ECON:OJOHN
CLEARED: A/DCM:KVAN DE VATE

VZCZCADI137
PP RUEHC RUEHDI RUCNRAQ RUEKJCS RHEFDIA RUEAIIA
DE RUEHAD #3272 1961346
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 151346Z JUL 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0841
INFO RUEHDI/AMCONSUL DUBAI PRIORITY 3279
RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 003272

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPT FOR NEA/ARP, EB/IFD/ODF
DOD FOR DOV ZAKHEIM

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID EFIN PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAEG OFFERS TO HOST OCTOBER DONORS CONFERENCE

1. (U) The UAE representative to the weekly Iraq
reconstruction teleconference had provisionally offered to
have the UAE host the October donors' conference for Iraq.
In a meeting with the Ambassador, Minstate for Foreign
Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed said that the UAEG is
formally offering to host the conference in Abu Dhabi and
would like USG support for the initiative. He said that
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed had
officially blessed the proposal and wants to hold it in Abu
Dhabi.

2. (SBU) Comment and Action Request: Post understands that
there has been some discussion of the venue for the
conference. We believe that the UAE would be an
appropriate host for the conference. The UAE has the
advantage of its regional location and good air
connections. As the only Arab member of the "core group",
it can provide an additional level of legitimacy in the
Arab world for efforts to rebuild Iraq. Post recommends
strongly that the USG consider supporting the UAEG offer.
End Comment and Action Request.
Wahba

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