US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT5031

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MUSHARRAF THANKS KUWAIT FOR EARTHQUAKE AID; GOK AND PAKISTAN REACH AGREE ON CONCESSIONAL OIL SALES

Identifier: 05KUWAIT5031
Wikileaks: View 05KUWAIT5031 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kuwait
Created: 2005-12-06 14:45:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: PREL EAID EINV KU PK
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
VZCZCXRO6371
OO RUEHDE
DE RUEHKU #5031 3401445
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 061445Z DEC 05
FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
TO RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD IMMEDIATE 0870
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2046
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO PRIORITY 0236
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 0311
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 0186
RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 0094
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 0328
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL CALCUTTA PRIORITY 0003
RUEHCG/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 0111
RUEHKP/AMCONSUL KARACHI PRIORITY 0035
RUEHBI/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 0192
RUEHPW/AMCONSUL PESHAWAR PRIORITY 0034
UNCLAS KUWAIT 005031 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR NEA/ARPI AND SA/PD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, EAID, EINV, KU, PK 
SUBJECT: MUSHARRAF THANKS KUWAIT FOR EARTHQUAKE AID; GOK 
AND PAKISTAN REACH AGREE ON CONCESSIONAL OIL SALES 
 
REF: A. KUWAIT 4791 
 
     B. KUWAIT 4746 
     C. KUWAIT 4684 
     D. KUWAIT 4672 
 
1.  (SBU) In Kuwait for the first stop on a Gulf tour, 
President Pervez Musharraf thanked the GOK for its $100 
million in earthquake aid and received assurances that 
Pakistan would receive concessional oil sales.  The Pakistani 
Ambassador told us on December 6 that the visit, (which 
coincided with the killing of a senior Al-Qaeda cadre), 
focused on bilateral issues.  He noted that the Pakistani 
leader did not request additional earthquake-related aid, as 
the pledges from the international community had been very 
generous and the GOK had already made a large pledge -- $50 
million in aid to be distributed by the Red Crescent and $50 
million in project assistance to be administered by the 
Kuwait Fund.  The Ambassador said the most significant result 
of the visit had been GOK agreement, the details of which 
remain to be worked out, to supply diesel at concessional 
prices. 
 
2.  (SBU)  We attended Musharraf's speech to the Kuwaiti 
Chamber of Commerce, which was better-attended by the 
diplomatic corps than by business people.  Musharraf made a 
well-rehearsed speech touting Pakistan's economic reforms and 
openness to investors, noting that he monitors foreign 
investment closely and would meet personally with any major 
investor who comes to Pakistan. 
 
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LEBARON 

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