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O 270922Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY ASTANA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2486
UNCLAS ASTANA 000992
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA/I
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL IZ KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PARTICIPATION
IN IRAQ COMPACT MINISTERIAL
REF: STATE 43799
1. (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on the
Stockholm International Compact with Iraq (ICI) ministerial
meeting to MFA Americas Desk head Talgat Kaliyev on May 20,
and discussed the issue a second time with Kaliyev on May 27.
Kaliyev assured Pol-Econ Chief on May 27 that Kazakhstan
would be well-represented at the Iraq Conference in June in
Abu Dhabi, with Deputy Defense Minister Sembinov and MFA
Special Envoy Orazbay likely to be in attendance. However,
Kaliyev remained uncertain as to who would represent
Kazakhstan at the Stockholm ICI ministerial.
ORDWAY