TURKISH PARTICIPATION AT THE SAUDI

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000330 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2014 TAGS: PTER PREL PINS TU SUBJECT: TURKISH PARTICIPATION AT THE SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE REF: SECSTATE 009866 Classified By: Deputy Political Counselor Charles O. Blaha; E.O. 12958, reasons 1.4 (b,d) ¶1. (C) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. ¶2. (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to first secretary in the Directorate General for Security Affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Togan Oral on 18 January. The Turkish delegation to the Saudi counterterrorism conference will be led by Ambassador Hayati Guven, the new Director General for Security Affairs at the MFA. Oral will also participate for the Turkish side. In addition, three representatives from the Turkish National Police (TNP) will attend. The TNP has not yet named the members of its delegation, but its delegation will include experts from the TNP's counterterrorism department, anti-smuggling department, and intelligence department. ¶3. (C) Oral asked POLOFF about planned official USG participation at the Club of Madrid's 8-11 March "International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism, and Security". The Club of Madrid is an NGO focusing on democratization issues. It's internet address is www.clubmadrid.org. Post requests information about any official or unofficial US delegations planning to attend the conference. EDELMAN