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P 171337Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY MANAMA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7996
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
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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