Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ANKARA1701
2003-03-18 14:17:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

IRAQ: TURKEY WILL CONSIDER OPPOSING UNGA SPECIAL

Tags:  IZ PARM PREL TU 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001701

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/17/2013
TAGS: IZ PARM PREL TU
SUBJECT: IRAQ: TURKEY WILL CONSIDER OPPOSING UNGA SPECIAL
SESSION


REF: A. STATE 70678

B. USUN 710


(U) Classified by DCM Robert Deutsch. Reasons 1.5 (b) and
(d).


(C) On March 18 polmiloff met with MFA Iraq Desk officer
Ferhat Alkan and delivered Ref A points. Alkan readily
agreed that a UNGA emergency special session on Iraq would
serve only to intensify and highlight the divisions within
the UN. He thought that it had the potential to damage the
institution further. Though he was unable to answer what
Turkey's position would be, he committed to passing our
request up his chain of command expeditiously.


PEARSON