US embassy cable - 05KUWAIT5046

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UPDATE ON ARTICLE 98

Identifier: 05KUWAIT5046
Wikileaks: View 05KUWAIT5046 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kuwait
Created: 2005-12-07 12:02:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: PREL PGOV PARM KLEG KU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
VZCZCXRO7452
PP RUEHDE
DE RUEHKU #5046 3411202
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 071202Z DEC 05
FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2063
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS KUWAIT 005046 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR NEA/ARPI, T, AND PM 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PARM, KLEG, KU 
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON ARTICLE 98 
 
REF: A. KUWAIT 4438 
 
     B. KUWAIT 3590 
     C. KUWAIT 3262 
 
(SBU)  Stressing its importance to U.S. interests, the 
Ambassador raised the status of the Article 98 agreement with 
National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi during a December 
5 meeting.  Al-Khorafi reaffirmed that the Foreign Affairs 
Committee had approved the agreement and forwarded it to the 
full Assembly for ratification.  Although the Agreement is 
item number 90 on Parliament's agenda -- Parliament is still 
debating the first agenda item according to the Speaker's 
Office Director -- Al-Khorafi said the measure would likely 
be approved as part of a package of bilateral agreements 
recommended by the Foreign Affairs Committee. 
 
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