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| Identifier: | 05ABUDHABI4262 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05ABUDHABI4262 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Abu Dhabi |
| Created: | 2005-10-10 14:49:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG GZ TC |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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Cable
Text:
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 04262
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: POL
INFO: PAO DCM RSO AMB MEPI P/M ECON
DISSEMINATION: POL
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: CDA:MQUINN
DRAFTED: POL:RBASSIL
CLEARED: POL:JMAYBURY
VZCZCADI772
RR RUEHC RUEHDE
DE RUEHAD #4262 2831449
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 101449Z OCT 05
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1941
INFO RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 5486
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 004262 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: N/A TAGS: PREL, EAID, KPAL, KWBG, GZ, TC SUBJECT: UAE MINISTER LAYS FOUNDATION STONE FOR KHALIFA BIN ZAYED CITY IN GAZA 1. On October 8, the UAE Minister of Information and Culture, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, laid the foundation stone of the $100 million residential area in Gaza, Khalifa bin Zayed City, funded by the UAE and which will house 25,000 persons in 3,500 apartments in Rafah city. 2. KHALIFA BIN ZAYED CITY WILL REPLACE THE ISRAELI MORAG SETTLEMENT, AND WILL PROVIDE URBAN FACILITIES SUCH AS PARKS, GREENBELTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, TEN SCHOOLS, SIX KINDERGARTENS, A VOCATIONAL ACADEMY, FOUR LOCAL CLINICS, A CENTRAL CLINIC, TWO CULTURAL CENTERS, A LIBRARY, FOUR COMMERCIAL CENTERS, A COMMERCIAL MALL, A LOCAL MARKET, FIVE MOSQUES, A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION STATION, A HEADQUARTERS FOR THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, AND A LARGE ARENA FOR SPORTS AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS. 3. IN AN ADDRESS BEFORE A CROWD THAT INCLUDED PNA CHAIRMAN MAHMOUD ABBAS, SHEIKH ABDULLAH REAFFIRMED THE UAEG'S "CONTINUING ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIANS' REBUILDING EFFORTS CULMINATING IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PALESTINIAN STATE WITH ITS CAPITAL IN JERUSALEM." HE URGED PALESTINIANS TO UNITE AND ENGAGE IN INTERNAL DIALOGUE THROUGH THE PNA, IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES AND STRENGTHEN THEIR POSITION. KHALIFA BIN ZAYED CITY IS THE UAE'S THIRD ASSISTANCE PROJECT FOLLOWING ZAYED MOSQUE AND ZAYED CITY, WHICH WERE INAUGURATED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN THE GAZA STRIP. QUINN
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