CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY: NOW IN

UNCLAS ANKARA 001846 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KCFE PARM PREL TU NATO SUBJECT: CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY: NOW IN EFFECT REF: STATE 48575 ¶1. Embassy transmitted the following diplomatic note to the Turkish MFA on March 29, 2006: BEGIN TEXT OF NOTE No. 511 The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and has the honor to refer to the Ministry's Note USGY-I 6782 of August 4, 2005 regarding the proposed text of an agreement covering the inspections of conventional armaments and equipment subject to the CFE Treaty, note number 1587 of the Embassy of the United States of America dated October 4, 2005, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Note USGY-I-663, dated February 2, 2006. The Embassy on behalf of the United States Government has the honor to inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the necessary procedures for entry into force of the Agreement have been completed and that the Agreement shall be considered to have entered into force on the date of this note in accordance with paragraph IV of the Agreement. The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the assurances of its highest consideration. Embassy of the United States of America Ankara, March 29, 2006. END TEXT ¶2. On March 31, we contacted Selcuk Sancar in the MFA Arms Control Department, who confirmed receipt of the note and that the CFE Host Country Agreement is now in effect. ¶3. We appreciate the Department's assistance with this long-standing issue. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/ WILSON