TERRORIST FINANCE: YEREVAN: PKK/KADEK

C O N F I D E N T I A L YEREVAN 001773

SIPDIS

FOR EB/ESC/TFS (EGOFF),S/CT (JSULLIVAN),EUR, NSC
(MRUPPERT),TREASURY (JZARATE),OFAC DIRECTOR (RNEWCOMB)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/09/2014
TAGS: PREL PTER EFIN ETTC TU AM
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCE: YEREVAN: PKK/KADEK

REF: A. STATE 164927

B. YEREVAN 1707

Classified By: CDA A.F. Godfrey for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d).

(C) On August we pressed the GOAM to take action against
PKK/Kongra Gel elements present in Armenia (refs). On August
9, Deputy Foreign Minister Tatul Margarian told us August 9
that the GOAM is willing to cooperate on issues of terrorism
but noted that the GOAM has no information about any
terrorist activity connected with the Yerevan Kongra Gel
office and requested additional information about the
"alleged illegal activities" of the Yerevan office before
taking action. He requested that such additional information
be shared with the Head of the National Security Service
Carlos Petrossian "through the normal channels," and noted
that the correct time to follow up on the ref A request would
be "in a month," after Petrossian returns from vacation.
Margarian indicated that, for the moment, the GOAM would not
be taking any concrete steps to shut down Kongra Gel's
operations in Yerevan.
GODFREY