Turkish MFA Proposes Mutual Support for

UNCLAS ANKARA 006306 SIPDIS DEPT FOR IO/T - FOSTRANDER LONDON FOR EST - TREVOR EVANS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC EWWT KTIA PHSA TU SUBJECT: Turkish MFA Proposes Mutual Support for Candidacies in the IMO REF: State 281005 ¶1. This message contains an action request in para 3. ¶2. Econoff delivered reftel demarche seeking Turkish support for the U.S. candidacy to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council in Category "A" to Orkun Ersoy, of MFA's Maritime and Aviation Department, on October 7. Ersoy responded to the demarche by proposing mutual support: Turkish support for the U.S. candidacy in exchange for U.S. support of Turkey's candidacy in Category "C". ¶3. Action Request: Please advise Embassy as to how to respond to MFA's proposal. Edelman