US embassy cable - 05ALMATY4263

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KAZAKHSTAN: MFA RESPONSE ON MI-8 AND MI-17 SPARE PARTS

Identifier: 05ALMATY4263
Wikileaks: View 05ALMATY4263 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: US Office Almaty
Created: 2005-12-01 05:15:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: EAID PREL MASS NATO POLITICAL
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 ALMATY 004263 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CACEN (J. MUDGE), SA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/01/2015 
TAGS: EAID, PREL, MASS, NATO, POLITICAL 
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: MFA RESPONSE ON MI-8 AND MI-17 SPARE 
PARTS 
 
REF: A. STATE 196411 
     B. ALMATY 3929 
 
Classified By: POEC Chief Deborah Mennuti, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D). 
 
1. (C) In response to Ref A demarche, Post received a 
diplomatic note on November 23 from the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs.  Informal Embassy translation of letter follows: 
 
Letter No. 09-2-1/4676 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States 
of America, and in response to the appeal of Ambassador John 
Ordway during the October 27, 2005 meeting at the Ministry, 
the MFA informs that it cannot deliver spare parts for Mi-8 
and Mi-17 helicopters to Pakistan because there are no such 
spare parts in the RK. 
 
The Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to renew to 
the Embassy the assurances of its highest consideration. 
 
Astana, 10 November 2005 
 
Embassy of the United States of America 
Almaty 
 
2. (SBU)  As noted Ref B, Kazakhstan provided humanitarian 
assistance in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. 
Post stands ready to raise any remaining assistance needs 
with the GOK. 
ORDWAY 
 
 
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