US embassy cable - 04MANAMA1839

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BAHRAIN TO PROCEED WITH GCC SUMMIT

Identifier: 04MANAMA1839
Wikileaks: View 04MANAMA1839 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Manama
Created: 2004-12-09 11:10:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL ETRD BA GCC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001839 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/09/2014 
TAGS: PREL, ETRD, BA, GCC 
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN TO PROCEED WITH GCC SUMMIT 
 
REF: MANAMA 1829 
 
Classified By: Ambassador William T. Monroe.  Reason: 1.4 (B)(D) 
 
 (C) Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaykh Mohammed called the 
Ambassador December 9 to say that Bahrain, after reviewing 
recent developments regarding Saudi Arabia and the FTA 
(reftel), has decided that it will proceed with hosting the 
GCC Summit as scheduled on December 20-21.  At the same time, 
he said, Bahrain is sticking to its position on its FTA with 
the U.S.: it was signed and it will go forward.  If the 
Saudis wish to form a committee within the GCC context to 
study the possibilities for future FTAs, that can be 
considered.  But it will not affect what Bahrain is doing, 
and Bahrain hopes it will not affect the position of the 
other GCC countries. 
MONROE 

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