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04ANKARA6767
2004-12-03 16:08:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:  

TALKING POINTS FOR PUTIN'S VISIT TO TURKEY

Tags:  PREL ENRG EPET TU 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 006767 

SIPDIS

USDOC FOR NEUMAN/ADVOCACY CENTER AND FOR
4212/ITA/MAC/CPD/DDEFALCO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/04/2014
TAGS: PREL ENRG EPET TU
SUBJECT: TALKING POINTS FOR PUTIN'S VISIT TO TURKEY
DECEMBER 5-6 DELIVERED; ENERGY FEEDBACK

REF: A. SECSTATE 256695

B. ANKARA 6484

Classified By: DCM ROBERT DEUTSCH, REASONS 1.4 B AND D

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 006767

SIPDIS

USDOC FOR NEUMAN/ADVOCACY CENTER AND FOR
4212/ITA/MAC/CPD/DDEFALCO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/04/2014
TAGS: PREL ENRG EPET TU
SUBJECT: TALKING POINTS FOR PUTIN'S VISIT TO TURKEY
DECEMBER 5-6 DELIVERED; ENERGY FEEDBACK

REF: A. SECSTATE 256695

B. ANKARA 6484

Classified By: DCM ROBERT DEUTSCH, REASONS 1.4 B AND D


1. (C) Econoff delivered ref A points to GOT MFA Deputy
Director General for Energy Hakki Akil on December 3, noting
that similar points had been delivered at multiple levels
over recent months. Ambassador Edelman delivered the full
set of ref A points to Deputy U/S Apakan on December 2.


2. (C) Corroborating multiple press reports, Akil said that
Gazprom and the Turkish Pipeline Company BOTAS had negotiated
and would likely sign a MOU stating the desire of Gazprom to
use revenues from its natural gas sales to Turkey to seek
investments in the following:
-Natural gas distribution systems,
-Natural gas storage, and
-Natural gas transit of Blue Stream gas on to third
countries, including interest in a LNG facility at Ceyhan.
Akil noted that this MOU was for public consumption, because
actual investment would require negotiation of separate,
detailed agreements.


3. (C) Turning to the other major energy topic of proposed
Bosphorus oil bypass projects, Akil said that Turkish
Officials were still trying to convince Russia to support the
Samsun-Ceyhan route over the trans-Thrace route supported by
Transneft. EconOff took the opportunity to reiterate USG
support for transparency in the earlier application of Thrace
Development Company. In response, Akil emphasized that
discussions were focused on route, not specific projects --
companies and the market would pick specific projects. Akil
repeated his views on the negative environmental aspects of
both the trans-Thrace and Burgos-Alexandropolos routes to the
Aegean Sea. Moreover, Akil said the GOT would use all its
rights under international laws to oppose the
Burgos-Alexandropolous route, because of the Aegean Sea
environmental reasons. Akil said that he had briefed Prime
Minister Erdogan December 2 on the MFA's proposed "Voluntary
Principles on the Passage of Oil Tankers through the Turkish
Straits" (Ref B). He said the PM was very supportive and
would raise the topic with President Putin. Apart informal
discussions, Akil admitted that he had not yet been able to
schedule a formal presentation of the "Voluntary Principles"
to the Russians.

EDELMAN