Cablegate: Uae Welcomes Iraq Transitional Government

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100508Z May 05

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002070

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAE WELCOMES IRAQ TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT

REF: STATE 79107

1. (U) The UAE Cabinet of Ministers issued a statement May 9
welcoming the Iraq Transitional Government (ITG). The
statement, which was carried in the Arabic and English press
May 10, said that the UAE hailed the final composition of the
Iraq government and hoped that this latest political
development would usher in a new period of stability that
would allow the government to carry out its duties,
particularly the drafting of a new constitution. The cabinet
reiterated that it would stand by Iraq in whatever endeavor
that might help it recuperate, regain its regional, Arab, and
international role, and safeguard its territorial integrity.

2. (SBU) Ambassador had delivered reftel points to Deputy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan May 8 urging the UAEG to make an
official statement welcoming the ITG (septel).
SISON

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