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Viewing cable 04MANAMA1821, BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
04MANAMA1821 2004-12-07 12:20 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Manama 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
 
UNCLAS MANAMA 001821 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL ECON KMPI KDEM KPAO OPDC BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL 
ON BMENA 
 
REF: A. MANAMA 1781 
 
     B. STATE 251371 
 
1.  (U) Embassy Manama received the following response from 
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifato 
Secretary Powell's letter on the Broader Middle East and 
 
SIPDIS 
North Africa (BMENA) meeting in Rabat via diplomatic note on 
December 6. 
 
2. (U) Begin Text 
 
November 30, 2004 
 
His Excellency 
Mr. Colin Powell 
Secretary of State of the United States of America 
 
SIPDIS 
2201 C Street NW 
Washington, DC 20520 
United States of America 
 
Your Excellency, 
 
Thank you for your letter of 24 November, 2004, in advance of 
the first meeting of the G8 ) Middle East Forum for the 
Future in Rabat, Morocco, on 11 December.  I share your view 
of the historic importance of this inaugural meeting, and the 
opportunity it presents for the governments of the region to 
work with the G8 countries to promote and entrench lasting 
modernization and reform, so as to bring sustainable and 
comprehensive development for the region and its peoples. 
 
The Kingdom of Bahrain will therefore play a full and active 
part in the Rabat meeting, and will continue to be at the 
forefront of regional development and modernization.  I look 
forward to the opportunity to meet with you during the Forum 
meeting, to discuss the issues before the meeting, as well as 
other matters of mutual interest and concern. 
 
In anticipation of meeting with you in Rabat, may I therefore 
thank you once again for your letter, and send you my warmest 
personal regards and best wishes. 
 
Sincerely yours, 
 
Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa 
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs 
Of the Kingdom of Bahrain 
 
End Text 
MONROE