GOT PLANS TO SEND ONLY GENEVA-BASED

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DEPT FOR EUR/AGS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/06/2013
TAGS: AORC EAID PHUM PREL PGOV SZ TU
SUBJECT: GOT PLANS TO SEND ONLY GENEVA-BASED
REPRESENTATIVES TO SWISS CONFERENCE ON IRAQ


REF: STATE 35667


Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Scot Marciel for
reasons 1.5 (B) and (D).


(C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the USG's decision
not to participate in the February 15-16 Swiss conference on
international humanitarian planning to Feza Ozturk, MFA Head
of Department for International Political Organizations, on
February 7. Ozturk agreed that the Swiss conference might
not be productive, as it appears to have been
hastily-organized and will likely coincide with a UNSC
session on Iraq. However, he said the GOT would probably
send Geneva-based representatives to the meeting, unless
other governments from the region decided not to attend.
Ozturk said it was virtually certain that no Ankara-based
representatives would travel to Geneva for the conference.
PEARSON