Identifier
Created
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03ANKARA1487
2003-03-08 16:05:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

IRAQ: URGENT TURKEY-US-IRAQI OPPOSITION MEETING

Tags:  PREL TU IZ 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001487 

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DEPT. FOR NEA, NEA/NGA, EUR, EUR/SE;
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/07/2013
TAGS: PREL TU IZ
SUBJECT: IRAQ: URGENT TURKEY-US-IRAQI OPPOSITION MEETING

REF: STATE 61835


Classified by Ambassador W. Robert Pearson. Reasons 1.5 b
and d.


C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001487

SIPDIS


DEPT. FOR NEA, NEA/NGA, EUR, EUR/SE;
NSC FOR AMB. KHALILZAD


E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/07/2013
TAGS: PREL TU IZ
SUBJECT: IRAQ: URGENT TURKEY-US-IRAQI OPPOSITION MEETING

REF: STATE 61835


Classified by Ambassador W. Robert Pearson. Reasons 1.5 b
and d.



1. (C) DCM conveyed to MFA Director General for Middle
Eastern Affairs Tahsin Burcuoglu on March 8 reftel urgent
request for Turkey to consider a meeting in the very near
future of the US, Turkey and the Iraqi opposition, including
the Iraqi Turkmen Front. Burcuolgu said he had been
expecting us to make this approach based on Amb. Logoglu's
recent meeting with Amb. Khalilzad and the March 7 phone call
between VPOTUS and PM Gul. Burcuoglu asked about specifics
regarding the timing, format, agenda and Iraqi participation
beyond the KDP, PUK and ITF that the US had in mind. DCM
replied that we did not have specific details on these points
apart from the content of reftel, that we would welcome
Turkey's views, and that we would seek more details from
Washington. Burcuoglu said that format, agenda and
composition of the group would be important to Turkey.



2. (C) Burcuoglu noted that Turkey was aware that the
Constitutional Monarchists, INA, INM and the Arab tribes were
not happy about the Salahadeen opposition meeting and had not
attended it. He wondered whether we intended to include
those groups. He said he would try to reach Undersecretary
Ziyal and Deputy Undersecretary Tuygan, and convey the US
points to them for their consideration.



3. (C) He also told DCM that Amb. Khalilzad mentioned to Amb.
Logoglu that Turkish officers had been given access to
detained ITF security officer Izzat. Burcuoglu said this was
not the case, according to all GOT information. He asked
that we ensure Washington was aware that Turkish officers had
not yet had access to Izzat.
PEARSON