US embassy cable - 05ANKARA7061

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 007061 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/30/2015 
TAGS: NATO, PARM, PREL, KCFE, TU 
SUBJECT: NAC COMMUNIQUE/MOLDOVA: TURKS SUPPORT "EITHER" 
LANGUAGE, CLAIM TO BE SEEKING CONSENSUS 
 
REF: STATE 217326 (NOTAL) 
 
Classified By: Counselor for Political-Military Affairs Timothy A. Bett 
s for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1. (C) PolMilOff discussed reftel demarche with Gulin Dinc, 
MFA Chief of Section for NATO Political Affairs, early Dec. 
1.  Dinc explained that Turkey has no problem with the 
International Staff's text (she added that "personally" she 
preferred it), but Turkey is joining with the UK to seek 
consensus in the face of serious opposition from some Allies 
to the I.S.'s proposed language on Russia's Istanbul 
commitments in Moldova.  She said that the GOT would fully 
support the I.S. version as drafted if there were consensus 
on it, but given the opposition in Brussels the Turkish 
delegation had already been instructed to accept a version of 
the "either" language, especially since -- in Ankara's view 
-- the alternative language still achieves the aim of 
reaffirming support for the CFE Treaty and for the need for 
Russia to fulfill the Istanbul commitments.  Dinc emphasized 
that Turkey's long-standing policy on the importance of the 
Istanbul commitments remains unchanged. 
 
2. (C) Dinc read the text of the "either" version that the 
Turkish delegation has been instructed to support: 
 
BEGIN TEXT 
 
Given the lack of progress in 2005, we reiterate our 
expectation that the remaining Russian military forces will 
be completely withdrawn from the Republic of Moldova as soon 
as possible. 
 
END TEXT 
MCELDOWNEY