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Cablegate: Bangladesh: Unga High Level Attendance at 60th Unga

This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

310949Z Aug 05

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DHAKA 004330

SIPDIS

STATE FOR IO/UNO HARRIS
USUN FOR POL
NSC FOR WILLIAM-MANIGAULT
SA/RA FOR SCHLOSSER

SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV OVIP BG UNGA
SUBJECT: BANGLADESH: UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 60TH UNGA

REF: (A) State 00122846 (B) Dhaka 03697

1. Following is updated information about Bangladesh
participation in the 60th UNGA in New York per Reftel.

A. Attendance of Head of State: President Iajuddin Ahmed is
NOT/NOT attending the 60th UNGA.

B. Attendance of the Head of Government.

--Name: Begum Khaleda Zia, Title: Prime Minister
--Arrival: At JFK International Airport on September 12 at
2300 hours via Biman Bangladesh VVIP flight No. BG-001.
Departure: September 17 at 2100 hours.
--PM Zia is not married.
--PM Zia speaks fair English, however, interpretation in
bangle should be required for any substantive bilateral
discussions.

C. Attendance of Foreign Minister: Foreign Minister is
NOT/NOT accompanying the Prime Minister. Post does not know
yet if the Foreign Minister will attend the UNGA after the
Prime Minister's departure from New York.

D. Attendance of other VIPs.

--Name: Harris Chowdhury, Title: Political Secretary to the
Prime Minister (He holds the rank of a State Minister which
is one rank below the Cabinet Minister.)
--Arrival: Travel dates so far are the same as the Prime
Minister's.
--Post is not aware of any plans for his spouse to accompany
him.
--No interpretation will be required for bilateral
discussion.

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--Name: Reaz Rahman, Title: Advisor on Foreign Affairs (He
holds the rank of a State Minister which is one rank below
the Cabinet Minister). In the order of precedence, Rahman is
the highest ranking official accompanying the Prime
Minister.
--Arrival: Travel dates for him so far are the same as the
Prime Minister's.
--Post is not aware of any plans for his spouse to accompany
him.
--No interpretation will be required for bilateral
discussions.

--Name: Mohammad Mosaddak Ali, Title: Member of Parliament.
-Arrival: His travel dates so far are same as the Prime
Minister's.
--Post if not aware of any plans for his spouse to accompany
him.
--Mr. Ali will require Bangla translation for any
discussions.

--Name: Rozy Kabir, Title: Member of Parliament-Select, and
Personal assistant to the Prime Minister.
--Arrival: Her travel dates so far are the same as the Prime
Minister.
--Post is not aware of any plans for her spouse to join her
on this trip.
--Mr. Kabir will require Bangla translation for any
discussions.

E. Attendance of foreign ministry official responsible for
IO affairs.

--Name: Fazlul Karim, Title: Director General, UN desk
--Arrival: His travel dates so far are same as the Prime
Minister's.
--Post is not aware of any plans for his spouse to accompany
him.
--No interpretation will be needed for bilateral
discussions.

2. The Prime Minister's entourage may consist of 26
members, excluding her. The entourage includes security
officials, her personal staff, and press and Television
crew. The Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA, Mr. Shamsher M.
Chowdhury, and the Bangladesh Permanent secretary to the UN,
Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, are also scheduled to join the
Bangladesh delegation to the UN.
Chammas

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