US embassy cable - 05ABUDHABI2512

UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002512 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP AND NEA/ARPI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, UN, TC 
SUBJECT: UAEG REQUESTS INFORMATION ON U.S. POSITION ON G-4 
DRAFT PROPOSAL ON UN REFORM 
 
1. (U) This is an action request.  Please see para 3. 
 
2. (SBU) In a June 6 meeting, MFA International Organizations 
Director Yacoub Al-Hosani asked Econchief if the Embassy 
could provide him with any information on the U.S. position 
with regard to the draft G-4 resolution on UN reform. 
Al-Hosani said that he had seen the positions of other "key 
players" in UN reform, but was piecing together the U.S. 
position from news reports and Department of State press 
events.  Al-Hosani added that he had read that the U.S. said 
that it planned to come out with its position shortly.  He 
said that the UAE would be attending the G-77 ministerial and 
summit in Qatar from June 12-16 and it would be useful for 
the UAE to know the U.S. position in order to see where it 
could find common ground.  He added that the information 
would also help the GCC formulate its position on the G-4 
draft.  According to Al-Hosani, his colleagues and superiors 
have been expressing a high level of interest in the U.S. 
position. 
 
3. (U) Action request:  Please provide us any information 
that we can share with the UAEG on this subject.  The 
delegation will be leaving for Doha on Saturday, June 11. 
Al-Hosani asked that, if at all possible, we provide the 
information before the Thursday-Friday local weekend. 
SISON