US embassy cable - 04ANKARA4317

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 004317 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP, G, INL, DRL, EUR/PGI, EUR/SE 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/03/2014 
TAGS: EG, KCRM, KWMN, PGOV, PHUM, PREF, SMIG, TU, TIP IN TURKEY 
SUBJECT: TIP IN TURKEY: GOT APPROACHES EGYPTIAN EMBASSY FOR 
ANTI-TIP COOPERATION 
 
1.  (C) In a July 27 meeting with Emboff, Embassy of Egypt 
Second Secretary Ahmed El Sayed confirmed Turkish anti-TIP 
officials approached Egyptian Ambassador Ahamad Fathallah to 
propose a formal law enforcement and intelligence cooperation 
agreement between security officials from both governments to 
combat human trafficking and human smuggling.  El Sayed said 
Mehmet Aydin, Turkish Security Directorate Deputy Head of 
Department for Combating Illegal Migration, called on 
Fathallah on June 8 to propose the agreement.  During the 
meeting, according to El Sayed, Aydin asked Fathallah to 
identify a point of contact in the Egyptian Government with 
whom the Turkish Security Directorate can begin coordinating 
anti-TIP and anti-smuggling law enforcement activities.  El 
Sayed said the Government of Egypt is considering the 
request, but has not yet replied to the GOT. 
 
2. (C) Turkish MFA TIP Coordinating Office Deputy Director 
Haldun Otman was unable to confirm El Sayed's statements. 
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