US embassy cable - 05ANKARA6066

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BSEC SECGEN PUSHES FOR ACTIVE U.S. ROLE

Identifier: 05ANKARA6066
Wikileaks: View 05ANKARA6066 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2005-10-06 15:01:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: ECIN ETRD PREL TU
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.

061501Z Oct 05
UNCLAS ANKARA 006066 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECIN, ETRD, PREL, TU 
SUBJECT:  BSEC SECGEN PUSHES FOR ACTIVE U.S. ROLE 
 
REF:  ISTANBUL 1603 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 
 
1.  (SBU)  In a September 27 meeting with Charge, 
Ambassador Tedo Japaridze was delighted that Black Sea 
Economic Cooperation (BSEC) "senior officials" had agreed 
to U.S. observer status in the organization.  This would 
make his job of making BSEC a more effective 
organization.  He said the decision would be formalized 
at the upcoming BSEC Ministerial in Chisinau October 25- 
26. 
 
2.  (SBU)  Japaridze said it would send a useful signal 
if the United States, perhaps represented by the U.S. 
Mission in Chisinau, could participate in the 
Ministerial.  For the longer term, Japaridze saw 
potential for a U.S. role in BSEC's energy, 
transportation, and "soft security" agendas and urged us 
to work with the incoming BSEC chair, Romania, to find 
areas for fruitful interaction. 
 
MCELDOWNEY 

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