US embassy cable - 05MANAMA878

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000878 
 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/20/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, BA, IZ 
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN:  DRAFT STATEMENT FOR IRAQ INTERNATIONAL 
CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS 
 
REF: STATE 112917 
 
Classified by A/DCM Helen H. Hahn for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1.  (C) Pol/Econ chief June 19 passed reftel draft statement 
for the June 21-22 conference on Iraq to MFA Assistant Under 
Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz 
 
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bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.  Shaikh Abdul Aziz indicated that 
Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed, who will lead the Bahraini 
delegation at the conference, had already reviewed a copy of 
the draft declaration and approved the text. 
 
2.  (C) Pol/Econ chief noted that the U.S. favored the 
inclusion of specific mention of countries and organizations 
providing significant support for the Iraqi Transitional 
Government.  Shaikh Abdul Aziz wondered why the UAE was cited 
among the other countries and organizations, asking what 
specifically the UAE had done to merit being singled out for 
praise.  He commented that the UAE is a member of a regional 
group, the GCC, and if the U.S. wanted to identify anyone in 
the region, it should be the GCC rather than one of the 
member states. 
 
MONROE