File 026090
Email Chain on Yemen Peace Talks and Middle East Diplomacy (File 026090)
Email correspondence from May 2017 discussing Yemen peace negotiations, Kuwait-hosted diplomatic efforts, and coordination with Middle Eastern officials regarding US foreign policy positions.
Summary
This email chain from May 14-15, 2017 involves discussion of Yemen peace talks hosted in Kuwait, with exchanges about US positions on the conflict, Iranian interference, and Houthi militias. References include a Yemeni Foreign Minister's statement to KUNA news agency detailing Kuwait-hosted peace negotiations, EU diplomatic efforts in Brussels, and attempts to coordinate communication strategies with unnamed Middle Eastern contacts regarding Trump administration initiatives.
From:Sent: 5/15/2017 2:05:53 PMTo: jeffrey E. [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Subject: Re:Importance: Highdubai is great i1i4Sent from my iPhoneOn May 15, 2017, at 1:37 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:'Eggs.http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Candidly-Speaking-Lauder-promoting-Abbas-as-moderate-is-fraught-with-danger-490630 he just left my house when you arrived, he is the key for you, I understand DubaiOn Sun, May 14, 2017 at 11:38 PM, > wrote:a good word about the Amir's effort to host the yemen peace talk will be great, i think.. and if peace agreementwas signed in kuwait that would be 414141414141eSent from my iPhoneOn May 15, 2017, at 12:20 AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:what would your emir like to see happen from the US ? concrete please. yemen will be part of a saudimeeting. they said they will have someone pass by my house tom afternoon, email you after. how muchfunOn Sun, May 14, 2017 at 10:27 PM, < > wrote:very well many thnx and here is a refrence:KUNA : Yemeni FM: We are ready to go back to peace talks - Politics - 05/05/2017BRUSSELS, May 5 (KUNA) -- Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdulmalik Al-Makhlafi said Friday that theYemeni government is adhering to the peace process and is ready to go back to the table to bring peace toYemen as soon as possible and to save the people from more suffering."But the positive position of the government does not get any response by the revolutionaries who are stillrefusing the demands for peace or to accept any international peace efforts," he told the Kuwait news agency,KUNA, in an exclusive interview at the end of his visit to Brussels.Al-Mekhlafi said they went "to our brotherly country Kuwait" which hosted the meeting for four months lastyear. "After the consultations the UN envoy presented the draft agreement and we signed it but the other sidedid not sign it," he noted."But after we left Kuwait and till now the revolutionaries did not undertake any steps proposed by the UNenvoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. We regret that peace is on hold due the desire of the revolutionaries tocontinue the war," he said.Al Makhlafi said that the government would continue to call for peace and hopes that the internationalpressures and defeats that the revolutionaries have suffered until now will make them respond to the peaceefforts."We were hoping to return again to Kuwait for the talks and our Kuwaiti brothers welcomed the return of thetwo delegation in Kuwait in order to sign the agreement," he noted.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 026090The Yemeni foreign minister expressed his deep appreciation and thanks to HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, to the Kuwait government and to HE the first deputy prime minister and foreignminister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah who exerted great efforts during the Kuwait meetings."We look forward to return to Kuwait, and our brothers in Kuwait are rightly saying that we will welcomeyou if you sign the agreement and not to waste time. But it appears that the revolutionaries are not ready torespond to this step," he said.Al Meahlafi said he visited Brussels for two-days of talks with the Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders,European Commission officials and Members of the European Parliament to explain the situation in Yemenand seek support for the Yemeni government's peace efforts.He said the Yemeni government seeks peace based on the three references, the Gulf initiative, the outputs ofthe national dialogue, and the Security Council resolutions on Yemen, including resolution 2216.The Yemeni foreign minister called on the EU to condemn the revolution and the Iranian interference inYemen, which is sending arms to the Houthi militias.He also expressed his thanks to the EU for their humanitarian aid and for pledging the amount of 116 millioneuro (USD 127 mn) during the UN-sponsored donors conference on Yemen held recently in Geneva. (end)nk.mbSent from my iPhoneOn May 14, 2017, at 11:25 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:i will ask, get back to you tomorwOn Sun, May 14, 2017 at 10:23 PM, wrote:how about the war in yemen?Sent from my iPhoneOn May 14, 2017, at 10:25 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:it depends on which subject. . economic. military, tech?On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 9:17 PM, <________________________I> wrote:any tips on how we should communicate with him?Sent from my iPhoneOn May 14, 2017, at 9:35 PM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:much to do around the trump trip. I hope you are enjoying.<MMIIIIIMI:.please noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thisHOUSE OVERSIGHT 026091communication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedplease noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. 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