Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
03ANKARA3172
2003-05-14 11:03:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

GOT OFFICIALS ON IRAQ SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION

Tags:  ETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 003172 

SIPDIS


DEPT FOR L/UNA, EB/ESC, IO/UNP, EUR/SE


E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/09/2013
TAGS: ETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU
SUBJECT: GOT OFFICIALS ON IRAQ SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION


REF: STATE 123640


(U) Classified by Acting Economic Counselor Robert Silverman
for reasons 1.5 B, D.


C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 003172

SIPDIS


DEPT FOR L/UNA, EB/ESC, IO/UNP, EUR/SE


E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/09/2013
TAGS: ETRD ETTC IZ PREL TU
SUBJECT: GOT OFFICIALS ON IRAQ SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION


REF: STATE 123640


(U) Classified by Acting Economic Counselor Robert Silverman
for reasons 1.5 B, D.



1. (C) Emboffs met with MFA and Foreign Trade
Undersecretariat officials to obtain information on Turkish
implementation of Iraq sanctions as requested reftel.
Although our interlocutors cautioned that they could not
provide definitive answers on how quickly Turkish sanctions
against Iraq would be lifted once a new UN Security Council
resolution is passed, they opined that new legislation would
not be required and that the process would take place quickly.



2. (C) Tevfik Mengu, Director General for Agreements at the
Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, told Econoff that MFA rather
than U/S Foreign Trade had the lead on this issue. However,
he opined that new legislation would not be necessary to
implement the resolution. Mengu suggested that a customs
circular or publication of the resolution in the State
Gazette would be sufficient, and that the change could be
implemented within 24 hours of a UNSC vote.



3. (C) Akif Ayhan, Head of Department at MFA's Bilateral
Economic Affairs Department, also suggested that new
legislation would not be needed to lift sanctions, and that
the change could be effected within days of a UNSC
resolution. He noted that, while MFA would inform all
relevant Turkish agencies of the final resolution, Foreign
Trade would be responsible for implementing any change in
sanctions policy. Serra Erarslan, MFA Iraq office director,
told Poloff on May 12 that she would check on whether
legislation would be required to bring the resolution into
force and provide further information to the Embassy.
PEARSON