US embassy cable - 05CAIRO7324

C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 007324 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/20/2015 
TAGS: PREL, EG, IZ, Iraqi 
SUBJECT: ARAB LEAGUE OFFICIAL SAYS NEW IRAQI CONSTITUTION 
ACCEPTABLE TO AMR MOUSSA 
 
Classified By: ECPO Minister Counselor Michael Corbin 
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1. (C)  In a meeting on other subjects (septel) with Arab 
League Chef de Cabinet Hishem Youssef September 19, the 
Charge raised Arab League resistance to the draft Iraqi 
constitution.  The Charge noted that discussions in Iraq had 
resulted in changes to the wording of Article 3 dealing with 
Iraq's membership in the Arab League and Arab identity. 
Youssef said that AL Secretary General Amr Moussa had 
reviewed the new draft and "found it acceptable."  In 
response to the Charge's question as to whether Moussa was 
now prepared to make public statements in support of the 
constitution, Youssef said Moussa would make a statement once 
the document was final and had been formally distributed. 
Youssef said this process seems to be taking considerable 
time. 
 
2. (SBU)  We will follow up with the Arab League as soon as 
we see the constitution has been released. 
 
 
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JONES