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Diana T Fritz 02/05/2007 04:01:46 PM From DB/Inbox: Search Results
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UNCLAS ABU DHABI 04216
SIPDIS
CXABU:
ACTION: ECON
INFO: FCS P/M AMB DCM POL
DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: AMB:MSISON
DRAFTED: ECON:OJOHN
CLEARED: DCM:RALBRIGHT
VZCZCADI653
PP RUEHC RUEHGB RUEHFR RUEHZM RUEATRS
DE RUEHAD #4216 3281208
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 231208Z NOV 04
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6896
INFO RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD PRIORITY 0023
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 0900
RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 004216
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA AND EB/IFD/OMA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN ECON PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: SUGGESTED LANGUAGE ON IRAQ DEBT BY KEY NON-PARIS
CLUB CREDITORS
REF: A. A) STATE 248796
B. B) ABU DHABI 4127
On November 23, Ambassador presented ref A demarche to MFA
U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi asking the UAEG to commit to
providing Iraq with comparable debt relief to that provided
by the Paris Club and providing suggested language for a
public statement to that effect. Al-Noaimi thanked
Ambassador for the suggested language and reiterated that the
UAEG would provide comparable debt relief to Iraq. He was
not able to specify when the UAEG would issue its public
statement. Post will continue to follow-up with the UAEG on
this issue and will report when the UAEG issues its
statement.
SISON