US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT4263

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 004263 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR NEA/ARPI; LONDON FOR TSOU; PARIS FOR ZEYA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/30/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PHUM, KU, IZ 
SUBJECT: FM TO TRAVEL TO JEDDAH FOR OCTOBER 2 MEETING OF 
IRAQ'S ARAB NEIGHBORS 
 
REF: JEDDAH 3758 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4(b) and (d) 
 
1.  (C)  During an October 1 meeting, Foreign Minister Shaykh 
Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador 
he would travel to Jeddah for the October 2 FM-level meeting 
of Iraq's Arab neighbors:  Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and 
Syria; as well as Bahrain as current President of the Gulf 
Cooperation Council; Algeria; the Arab League; and Egypt 
"because it's Egypt" (reftel).  Iraq is also scheduled to 
attend.  He described the grouping as a new committee of the 
Arab League to help Iraq.  He noted surprise that Saudi 
Arabia was hosting the meeting, referring to Saudi FM Saud 
Al-Faisal's September 24 remarks on Iraqi disintegration, but 
said the gathering was an opportunity to mend fences. 
 
2.  (C)  Shaykh Dr. Mohammed asked if there were particular 
issues the U.S. hoped would be addressed.  The Ambassador 
shared with him the Secretary's September 30 Princeton speech 
and outlined issues, including debt and Sunni outreach, that 
Ambassador Jeffrey will raise on his visit to the region. 
 
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