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| Identifier: | 05ANKARA3367 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05ANKARA3367 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Ankara |
| Created: | 2005-06-14 09:51:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | CM IR IZ LE PREL YI PARM TU EUN |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 003367 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/14/2015 TAGS: CM, IR, IZ, LE, PREL, YI, PARM, TU, EUN SUBJECT: JUNE 13 GAERC DEMARCHE - TURKEY REF: STATE 105235 Classified By: Polcounselor John Kunstadter; reasons: E.O. 12958 1.4 ( b,d). 1. (U) We delivered reftel demarche on June 13 to Turkish MFA EU Political Affairs Department First Secretary Ege Turemen; he provided minimal responses to the following demarche topics. ------ Kosovo ------ He noted that the U.S. position remains the same as that enunciated in an earlier demarche about the Balkans and Kosovo. ---- Iran ---- He said Turkey would support permitting Iran to have a peaceful nuclear power program. ------- Lebanon ------- He noted that Prime Minister Erdogan planned to visit Lebanon June 15. ---- Iraq ---- Turemen said that Turkey wanted U.S. assistance to fight PKK terrorism. On Iraq, he further stated that Turkey considers it a milestone for Iraq to develop a constitution; supports the political process; favors capacity building; urges Iraqis to include Sunnis in the political process; hopes Iraqis work to achieve a good Kurdish-Iraqi relationship; and urges Turkish-Iraqi border security cooperation to fight terrorism, noting the developments in Iraq will have repercussions beyond that country. ----- China ----- He simply noted the U.S. position on the China Arms Embargo. 2. (C) Comment: Turemen's weak performance reflects both the passive-aggressiveness of Turkey's policy harmonization with the EU and the unwillingness of the MFA to take forthright positions on many issues of key importance to the U.S. End comment. EDELMAN
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