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Viewing cable 05ABUDHABI2070, UAE WELCOMES IRAQ TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05ABUDHABI2070 2005-05-10 05:08 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Abu Dhabi
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100508Z May 05
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002070 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL IZ TC
SUBJECT: UAE WELCOMES IRAQ TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT 
 
REF: STATE 79107 
 
1. (U) The UAE Cabinet of Ministers issued a statement May 9 
welcoming the Iraq Transitional Government (ITG).  The 
statement, which was carried in the Arabic and English press 
May 10, said that the UAE hailed the final composition of the 
Iraq government and hoped that this latest political 
development would usher in a new period of stability that 
would allow the government to carry out its duties, 
particularly the drafting of a new constitution.  The cabinet 
reiterated that it would stand by Iraq in whatever endeavor 
that might help it recuperate, regain its regional, Arab, and 
international role, and safeguard its territorial integrity. 
 
2. (SBU) Ambassador had delivered reftel points to Deputy 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan May 8 urging the UAEG to make an 
official statement welcoming the ITG (septel). 
SISON