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P 141626Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0048
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 1866
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G FOR JOAQUIN FERRAO; DRL/MLGA FOR LAURA JORDAN; IO/RHS FOR
AMY OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL LE
SUBJECT: LEBANON: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADVANCING THE
DEMOCRACY AGENDA AT THE 4TH COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 151024
(SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Oussama Khachab,
Head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Khachab responded that the GOL is sending the Lebanese
Ambassador to Senegal, Michel Haddad, to attend the subject
meeting November 14-17 in Bamako. He explained that the
current political stalemate in Lebanon prevented the GOL from
sending anyone at the ministerial level.
FELTMAN