VZCZCXRO9780
PP RUEHDE RUEHDIR
DE RUEHMK #0473 1991337
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 171337Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY MANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7996
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RHBVAKS/COMUSNAVCENT PRIORITY
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000473
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/17/2018
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PREL IR BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN ON TEHRAN NAM MINISTERIAL
REF: STATE 74879
Classified By: CDA Christopher Henzel for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). (C) A/DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Bilateral
Relations director Dr. Dhafer Al-Umran on July 17. Al-Umran said that Minister of State Nizar Al-Baharna will represent
Bahrain at the ministerial meeting in Tehran. He reaffirmed the GOB's support for the UNSC and relevant UNSCRs. Al-Umran
said that he would brief Al-Bahara on the problematic aspects of the Iranian draf text and that Bahrain would seek to
play a posiive role in shaping a statement that would reflectthe international community's concerns about Iran's nuclear
program. ********************************************* ******* Visit Embassy Manama' Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/pnea/manama/ ********************************************* ******* HENZEL