Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04ANKARA4593
2004-08-16 16:03:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKS IN ACCORD WITH U.S. VIEW ON NEW AGENDA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 004593
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/15/2012
TAGS: PREL MARR PARM TU
SUBJECT: TURKS IN ACCORD WITH U.S. VIEW ON NEW AGENDA
COALITION INITIATIVE ON NON-STRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS
REF: STATE 163889
Classified By: PolMilCouns Timothy A. Betts for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d)
.
(C) PolMilCouns discussed reftel demarche Aug. 12 with MFA
Deputy Director General for Disarmament Haluk Ilicak. Ilicak
responded that Turkey was in accord with the U.S. position on
the New Coalition Agenda's initiative on non-strategic
nuclear weapons (NSNW),and fully agreed that NATO Allies
should discuss NSNW issues in the NATO context, not the UNGA
First Committee. Any bilateral consultations between the
U.S. and Turkey should, therefore, occur in Brussels, he said.
EDELMAN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/15/2012
TAGS: PREL MARR PARM TU
SUBJECT: TURKS IN ACCORD WITH U.S. VIEW ON NEW AGENDA
COALITION INITIATIVE ON NON-STRATEGIC NUCLEAR WEAPONS
REF: STATE 163889
Classified By: PolMilCouns Timothy A. Betts for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d)
.
(C) PolMilCouns discussed reftel demarche Aug. 12 with MFA
Deputy Director General for Disarmament Haluk Ilicak. Ilicak
responded that Turkey was in accord with the U.S. position on
the New Coalition Agenda's initiative on non-strategic
nuclear weapons (NSNW),and fully agreed that NATO Allies
should discuss NSNW issues in the NATO context, not the UNGA
First Committee. Any bilateral consultations between the
U.S. and Turkey should, therefore, occur in Brussels, he said.
EDELMAN