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03ANKARA6395
2003-10-10 15:42:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
AMBASSADOR EDELMAN RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CYPRUS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 006395
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/09/2013
TAGS: PREL TU CY GR
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR EDELMAN RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CYPRUS
ELECTIONS WITH U/S ZIYAL
REF: STATE 280568
(U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman, E.O. 12958,
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).
(C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Turkish MFA U/S
Ziyal on October 9 in a one-on-one session. Ziyal agreed on
the need for transparency in the elections. Ziyal said he
believed Denktas would win the elections and said that as a
result it was even "more important to leave no room to cast
doubt on the results." Ziyal said that Minister Gul had
passed appropriate instructions to the Ministry and that
Ziyal planed to call in the Turkish Cypriot "Ambassador" on
October 10 to discuss bringing international observers to
Cyprus for the elections.
EDELMAN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/09/2013
TAGS: PREL TU CY GR
SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR EDELMAN RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT CYPRUS
ELECTIONS WITH U/S ZIYAL
REF: STATE 280568
(U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman, E.O. 12958,
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).
(C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Turkish MFA U/S
Ziyal on October 9 in a one-on-one session. Ziyal agreed on
the need for transparency in the elections. Ziyal said he
believed Denktas would win the elections and said that as a
result it was even "more important to leave no room to cast
doubt on the results." Ziyal said that Minister Gul had
passed appropriate instructions to the Ministry and that
Ziyal planed to call in the Turkish Cypriot "Ambassador" on
October 10 to discuss bringing international observers to
Cyprus for the elections.
EDELMAN