US embassy cable - 05ANKARA7149

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TURKEY/RUSSIA: TURKEY SUPPORTS PLANNED U.S.-RUSSIAN CONSULTATIONS ON REGIONAL CIS ISSUES

Identifier: 05ANKARA7149
Wikileaks: View 05ANKARA7149 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2005-12-06 13:05:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL PGOV TU RS
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
VZCZCXRO6273
PP RUEHDBU
DE RUEHAK #7149 3401305
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 061305Z DEC 05
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1715
INFO RUEHTA/AMEMBASSY ALMATY PRIORITY 2122
RUEHAH/AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT PRIORITY 1779
RUEHKB/AMEMBASSY BAKU PRIORITY 1250
RUEHEK/AMEMBASSY BISHKEK PRIORITY 0308
RUEHCH/AMEMBASSY CHISINAU PRIORITY 0293
RUEHDBU/AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE PRIORITY
RUEHKV/AMEMBASSY KIEV PRIORITY 0635
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 2932
RUEHSK/AMEMBASSY MINSK PRIORITY 0350
RUEHRA/AMEMBASSY RIGA PRIORITY 0052
RUEHTL/AMEMBASSY TALLINN PRIORITY 0081
RUEHNT/AMEMBASSY TASHKENT PRIORITY 0678
RUEHSI/AMEMBASSY TBILISI PRIORITY 2904
RUEHVL/AMEMBASSY VILNIUS PRIORITY 0043
RUEHYE/AMEMBASSY YEREVAN PRIORITY 1126
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 007149 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/02/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, TU, RS 
SUBJECT: TURKEY/RUSSIA: TURKEY SUPPORTS PLANNED 
U.S.-RUSSIAN CONSULTATIONS ON REGIONAL CIS ISSUES 
 
REF: SECSTATE 214783 
 
Classified By: Political Counselor Janice G. Weiner for reasons 1.4(b) 
and (d) 
 
1.  (C)   Turkey supports U.S. dialog with Russia to promote 
joint transparency on regional issues.  MFA Russia Department 
Section Chief Meltem Buyukkarakas shared this information 
with Poloff in response to reftel points on December 1. 
Buyukkarakas stressed that although Russia's power is less 
today than it has been in the past, Russia remains an 
important partner for Turkey.  Turkey does not see its 
relationship with Russia as a counterbalance to Turkey's 
Western orientation, but as a complement to Turkey's 
multilateral approach to world affairs.  In this context, 
Buyukkarakas said, Turkey welcomes the transparency that U.S. 
- Russia talks will bring. 
 
2.  (U)   Dushanbe minimize considered. 
WILSON 

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