VZCZCXRO8688
RR RUEHDE
DE RUEHMS #1096 3081330
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 041329Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY MUSCAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0935
INFO GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0011
RUEHNT/AMEMBASSY TASHKENT

UNCLAS MUSCAT 001096 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL AF UZ MU
SUBJECT: OMAN FM RAISES UZBEK 6+3 PROPOSAL ON AFGHANISTAN 
 
REF: MUSCAT 995 
 
¶1. (SBU) At the end of a separate meeting on November 2 (reftel) 
Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdulla ( YbA), raised 
the Uzbek 6 plus 3 proposal involving Afghanistan and its 
neighbors.  The Uzbek proposal is to convene this group - 
comprising Afghanistan's 6 neighbors, along with the U.S., NATO and 
Russia - to launch an effort to get all of Afghanistan's factions 
to the table to seek a settlement for the current situation in the 
country. 
 
 
 
¶2. (SBU) President Karimov had visited Oman October 4-6.  YbA said 
that the Uzbeks have asked the Omanis for support for the 
initiative, and also asked the Omanis to solicit support for the 
initiative from their friends and allies (e.g., the U.S.). 
 
 
 
¶3. (SBU) Post will use guidance received subsequently from SCA and 
Embassy Tashkent to convey USG views on the 6 plus 3 proposal to 
the GoO, including the need to ensure that the GoA is involved in 
any regional discussion of Afghanistan. 
Schmierer