Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04ANKARA4628
2004-08-18 14:44:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
EMBASSY ASKS TURKS TO WORK THE OIC ON DARFUR
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 004628
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/18/2014
TAGS: PREL EAID PHUM PREF TU SU
SUBJECT: EMBASSY ASKS TURKS TO WORK THE OIC ON DARFUR
REF: STATE 174224
(U) Classified by Political Counselor John Kunstadter, E.O.
12958, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 004628
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/18/2014
TAGS: PREL EAID PHUM PREF TU SU
SUBJECT: EMBASSY ASKS TURKS TO WORK THE OIC ON DARFUR
REF: STATE 174224
(U) Classified by Political Counselor John Kunstadter, E.O.
12958, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Following up on reftel, we approached MFA Africa
Department Head Melih Tezel on August 17 and MFA Adviser to
the Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Osman Ulukan August
18. We made reftel points, asking the GOT to use its
leadership role as OIC Ministerial co-chair and OIC SYG-elect
to approach appropriate OIC members and urge them to take a
more active role in pressing the GOS to restore peace and
security in Darfur, and specifically, to disarm militia;
support AU efforts; honor UNSCR 1556.
2. (C) Tezel and Ulukan both said they would relay our
message to senior levels of the MFA. Tezel queried whether
we want Turkey to do this once it assumes its role as SYG in
January; we emphasized the necessity of immediate action.
Ulukan claimed the MFA recently (NFI) instructed the Turkish
Embassy in Khartoum to press the GOS on the Darfur situation.
3. (U) Khartoum minimize considered.
EDELMAN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/18/2014
TAGS: PREL EAID PHUM PREF TU SU
SUBJECT: EMBASSY ASKS TURKS TO WORK THE OIC ON DARFUR
REF: STATE 174224
(U) Classified by Political Counselor John Kunstadter, E.O.
12958, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) Following up on reftel, we approached MFA Africa
Department Head Melih Tezel on August 17 and MFA Adviser to
the Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Osman Ulukan August
18. We made reftel points, asking the GOT to use its
leadership role as OIC Ministerial co-chair and OIC SYG-elect
to approach appropriate OIC members and urge them to take a
more active role in pressing the GOS to restore peace and
security in Darfur, and specifically, to disarm militia;
support AU efforts; honor UNSCR 1556.
2. (C) Tezel and Ulukan both said they would relay our
message to senior levels of the MFA. Tezel queried whether
we want Turkey to do this once it assumes its role as SYG in
January; we emphasized the necessity of immediate action.
Ulukan claimed the MFA recently (NFI) instructed the Turkish
Embassy in Khartoum to press the GOS on the Darfur situation.
3. (U) Khartoum minimize considered.
EDELMAN