US embassy cable - 04YEREVAN1773

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Identifier:	04YEREVAN1773
Wikileaks:	View 04YEREVAN1773 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Yerevan
Created:	2004-08-09 13:04:00
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
Tags:	PREL PTER EFIN ETTC TU AM
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 001773 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR EB/ESC/TFS (EGOFF), S/CT (JSULLIVAN), EUR, NSC 
(MRUPPERT), TREASURY (JZARATE), OFAC DIRECTOR (RNEWCOMB) 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/09/2014 
TAGS: PREL, PTER, EFIN, ETTC, TU, AM 
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE:  YEREVAN:  PKK/KADEK 
 
REF: A. STATE 164927 
     B. YEREVAN 1707 
 
Classified By: CDA A.F. Godfrey for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 
 
(C) On August we pressed the GOAM to take action against 
PKK/Kongra Gel elements present in Armenia (refs).  On August 
9, Deputy Foreign Minister Tatul Margarian told us August 9 
that the GOAM is willing to cooperate on issues of terrorism 
but noted that the GOAM has no information about any 
terrorist activity connected with the Yerevan Kongra Gel 
office and requested additional information about the 
"alleged illegal activities" of the Yerevan office before 
taking action.  He requested that such additional information 
be shared with the Head of the National Security Service 
Carlos Petrossian "through the normal channels," and noted 
that the correct time to follow up on the ref A request would 
be "in a month," after Petrossian returns from vacation. 
Margarian indicated that, for the moment, the GOAM would not 
be taking any concrete steps to shut down Kongra Gel's 
operations in Yerevan. 
GODFREY