Cablegate: Yemen Offers Condolences and Donation to Hurricane
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051348Z Sep 05
UNCLAS SANAA 002512
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL ECON EFIN AEMR AMGT EAID KPAO YM
SUBJECT: YEMEN OFFERS CONDOLENCES AND DONATION TO HURRICANE
KATRINA RELIEF OPERATIONS
REF: A. SECSTATE 163366
B. SECSTATE 163279
C. SECSTATE 163278
D. SECSTATE 163152
E. SECSTATE 162226
1. (U) Ambassador met September 4 with President Saleh and
September 5 with Prime Minister Bajammal to thank them for
their expressions of sympathy on behalf of the victims of
Hurricane Katrina. The official Government daily al-Thawra
reported on September 1 that President Saleh sent a cable to
President Bush offering his condolences.
2. (U) The ROYG pledged USD 100,000 in relief aid to the Red
Cross out of solidarity with the American people, despite the
fact that Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the world.
On behalf of Secretary Rice, Ambassador expressed his
gratitude to PM Bajammal for Yemen's generosity, a symbol of
the strong relationship between the two countries.
Krajeski