KAZAKHSTAN CONSIDERING AID TO PAKISTAN

C O N F I D E N T I A L ALMATY 003929 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/CACEN (J. MUDGE),SA E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2015 TAGS: EAID PREL MASS NATO POLITICAL SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN CONSIDERING AID TO PAKISTAN REF: A. A. STATE 194572 ¶B. B. STATE 195483 ¶C. C. 196411 Classified By: Ambassador John Ordway, reasons 1.4 (B) and (D). ¶1. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarches in an October 27 meeting with Kazakhstani FM Tokayev. Tokayev indicated that the GOK was considering providing a field hospital in the context of the Geneva conference (Ref B). He promised to raise the issue of providing spare parts and/or maintenance crews for Mi-17 helicopters (Ref C) with PM Akhmetov. Post understands that Mi-17s are the primary utility helicopter for the MOD and several other Kazakhstani ministries. ¶2. (SBU) Kazakhstan delivered 37 tons of humanitarian aid to Pakistan on October 18, including 19 tons of flour, over 9 tons of canned barley porridge, a ton of soap, 520 sets of bedding, and twenty 20-bed tents. ORDWAY NNNN