US embassy cable - 04ANKARA4824

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ASKING THE TURKS TO PRESS OIC MEMBERS ON DARFUR

Identifier: 04ANKARA4824
Wikileaks: View 04ANKARA4824 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2004-08-25 15:23:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL EAID PHUM PREF TU SU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 004824 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/25/2014 
TAGS: PREL, EAID, PHUM, PREF, TU, SU 
SUBJECT: ASKING THE TURKS TO PRESS OIC MEMBERS ON DARFUR 
 
REF: A. STATE 174224 
 
     B. ANKARA 4628 
 
(U) Classified by Political Counselor John Kunstadter, E. O. 
12958, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1.  (C) Following up further on ref A, we approached Acting 
MFA Middle East Department Head Hasan Sekizkok on August 25, 
asking that the GOT use its leadership role in the OIC to 
urge appropriate OIC members to take a more active role in 
pressing the GOS on the situation in Darfur, particularly on 
disarming militia.  (We spoke to the MFA Africa Department on 
August 17 (ref B)). 
 
2.  (C) Sekizkok agreed that the OIC has been ineffective on 
Darfur thus far and is privately pessimistic that the OIC 
will take effective action.  We suggested that Turkey could 
approach individual OIC members.  Sekizkok asked if we had 
any specific countries in mind; we suggested that non-Arab 
OIC members could be most receptive.  Sekizkok said the MFA 
will consider our request. 
EDELMAN 

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