US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI4704

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IRAQ GC MEMBER BARZANI OCTOBER 18 VISIT TO ABU DHABI

Identifier: 03ABUDHABI4704
Wikileaks: View 03ABUDHABI4704 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2003-10-22 14:01:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL IZ TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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CONFIDENTIAL

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                         October 22, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 4704 - UNKNOWN)         

TAGS:     PREL                                                   

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  IRAQ GC MEMBER BARZANI OCTOBER 18 VISIT TO ABU DHABI   

Ref:      None                                                   
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C O N F I D E N T I A L        ABU DHABI 04704

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

DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: AMB:MMWAHBA
DRAFTED: POL:JFMAYBURY
CLEARED: DCM:RAALBRIGHT

VZCZCADI940
OO RUEHC RUCNRAQ RHMFISS
DE RUEHAD #4704 2951401
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 221401Z OCT 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2165
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RHMFISS/HQ COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTH BAGHDAD IMMEDIATE
C O N F I D E N T I A L ABU DHABI 004704 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/NGA AND NEA/ARP 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/21/13 
TAGS: PREL, IZ, TC 
SUBJECT:  IRAQ GC MEMBER BARZANI OCTOBER 18 
VISIT TO ABU DHABI 
 
(U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba, 
Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 
 
1.(C) Iraq Governing Council member Masoud Al 
Barzani paid a visit to the UAE October 18, 
meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and MinState 
for Foreign Affairs Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al 
Nahyan (HBZ), and with Qusai Mahdi Saleh, the 
new Iraqi Ambassador to the UAE.  Shaykh Hamdan 
told the Ambassador during their October 19 
meeting that he had hosted a lunch for Barzani 
and that the Chairman of the Kurdistan 
Democratic Party had left a good impression.  In 
fact, HBZ said he liked Barzani very much and 
found him to be a reasonable moderate leader. 
HBZ commented that northern Iraq holds great 
potential for investment and tourism, and 
offered that the UAE is looking into those 
possibilities.  The subject of Turkish troops 
deploying to Iraq reportedly was discussed at 
the meeting, with Barzani briefing on the GC's 
opposition to the deployment.  According to the 
official UAE news agency, Barzani commended the 
UAE Red Crescent Authority for reaching out to 
Iraqis with humanitarian assistance. 
 
2.(U) HBZ also met with IGC Chairman Dr. Iyad 
Alawi on October 20.  According to the official 
UAE news agency, Shaykh Hamdan reiterated that 
the UAE supports any efforts made by the council 
to achieve the Iraqi people's aspirations. 
WAHBA 

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