APRIL 29 MINI-SUMMIT ON ESDP: TURKS SHARE OUR

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 002711

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/25/2013
TAGS: PREL EU BE FR TU
SUBJECT: APRIL 29 MINI-SUMMIT ON ESDP: TURKS SHARE OUR
CONCERNS


REF: STATE 103884



1. (U) Classified by Political-Military Counselor Stuart
Brown. Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).



2. (C) On April 23, Polmiloff delivered reftel demarche to
MFA/Disarmament Second Secretary Esra Dogan. Dogan thanked
us for sharing the USG approach with regard to the April 29
"European Defense Summit," which will include France,
Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. She indicated that the GOT
shares our concern and that Ankara also does not want to see
any summit statement that contradicts the fundamental
principles of the Berlin-plus arrangements recently agreed
between NATO and the EU. Dogan asked that we share with the
GOT the four participants' reaction to our demarche as well
as provide Ankara with a readout of the summit's outcome and
any follow-up USG conversations or actions on this matter.
PEARSON