Identifier
Created
Classification
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04ANKARA2283
2004-04-21 14:46:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

CONTINUING TURKISH CONCERNS WITH DRAFT CYPRUS

Tags:  CY GR PREL TU 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 002283 

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2014
TAGS: CY GR PREL TU
SUBJECT: CONTINUING TURKISH CONCERNS WITH DRAFT CYPRUS
UNSCR

REF: A. ANKARA 2231

B. NICOSIA 687


(U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman, E.O. 12958,
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 002283

SIPDIS


E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2014
TAGS: CY GR PREL TU
SUBJECT: CONTINUING TURKISH CONCERNS WITH DRAFT CYPRUS
UNSCR

REF: A. ANKARA 2231

B. NICOSIA 687


(U) Classified by Ambassador Eric Edelman, E.O. 12958,
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).



1. (C) MFA Deputy U/S Ilkin called Ambassador Edelman on
April 21 to express continuing Turkish concerns about the
effect of the current draft Cyprus UNSCR. Ilkin expressed
three concerns; MFA Cyprus Department Head Bilman expressed
the same concerns in a separate call to poloff.



2. (C) First, the draft still lacks reference to the
Treaties of Alliance and Guarantee. Ilkin and Bilman both
stressed that this poses serious problems for the Turkish
military. These concerns can be met by changing the first
phrase of the preamble to read "Reaffirming relevant UNSCRs
and treaties on Cyprus." Cyprus Department Head Bilman
argued this is standard UN language for Cyprus-related
matters.



3. (C) Second, Paragraph 7 of the draft preamble contains
reference to "appropriate action" which the Turks believe
exceeds the UN mandate established by the Annan Plan and
represents -- in their view -- an effort to sneak the entire
resolution under Chapter Seven in another guise.



4. (C) Third, the provision in draft paragraph 10(a)
allowing the UNSC committee to request "whatever further
information it may consider necessary" should be dropped.
Ambassador Edelman pointed out to Ilkin that this only
applied to embargo provisions; Ilkin replied that the wording
is overly broad. Bilman said the broadness of this provision
invited manipulation and encroached on the responsibilities
given to the Monitoring Committee established by the Annan
Plan.



5. (C) Comment: We support the UNSC effort to make
reasonable efforts to bring the GCs to "yes" on the
referendum. However, without these fixes, our UNSC push may
overload the circuits in Ankara and disrupt the balance -- in
any event tenuous -- the MFA and GOT have established with
the military, the President, the bureaucracy, and Parliament.
We should make sure the effort to get a GC "yes" does not
endanger the Turkish "yes," especially in light of Embassy
Nicosia's assessment that the draft UNSCR will probably fall
short of what AKEL needs to support a "yes" (ref B). Two
"nos" will leave us in a much worse post-referendum position
than a "yes/no." End Comment.
EDELMAN