US embassy cable - 05ALMATY2550

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Identifier:	05ALMATY2550
Wikileaks:	View 05ALMATY2550 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	US Office Almaty
Created:	2005-07-08 10:40:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags:	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR SMIG IO UZ KZ POLITICAL
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS ALMATY 002550 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR EUR/CACEN (J.MUDGE), DRL/PHD (P.DAVIS, C.KUCHTA- 
HELBLING, AND PRM/ECA (E. TOURE, T.TARGOS) 
TBILISI FOR REFCOORD SARGE CHEEVER 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, KDEM, PHUM, PINR, SMIG, IO, UZ, KZ, POLITICAL 
SUBJECT: UNHCR REPORTS PENDING RELEASE OF UZBEK REFUGEE 
 
REF: Almaty 02503 
 
1. (SBU) On July 8 at 12:00 pm, UNHCR Protection Officer 
N.L. Narasimha Rao reported to Embassy that it appears a 
deal has been struck to release Uzbek refugee Lutfullo 
Shamsudinov. UNHCR reported that the GOK has agreed to 
release Shamsudinov if he is directly removed to the 
airport and then to a third country. [Note: This deal is 
in line with what the MFA hinted at during Astana PO's 
meeting with DFM Volkov on July 7. End Note] 
 
2. (SBU) UNHCR further reports that it plans to transport 
Shamsudinov from a city migration police holding facility 
on Monday, July 11, and put him on an evening KLM flight 
to Germany via Amsterdam. UNHCR has already purchased 
tickets. His family and a UNHCR official will accompany 
him. 
 
3. (SBU) UNHCR reports that it has reached an agreement 
with the German government to provide visas to those 
involved. Visas should be issued either today, Friday July 
8, or on Monday, July 11. 
 
4. (SBU) Post continues to monitor the situation and 
maintains close contact with UNHCR. 
 
ORDWAY 
 
 
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