TURKEY'S REPONSE ON INCB ELECTION

UNCLAS ANKARA 000238 SIPDIS FOR IO/T (HEATHER VON BEHREN),INL/PC (CHRISTINE CLINE),AND EUR/SE SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL AORC TU SUBJECT: TURKEY'S REPONSE ON INCB ELECTION REF: STATE 5704 ¶1. (SBU) On January 20 we met with Peyami Ciklakalyoncu, attache in the MFA's Deputy Directorate General for International Political Organizations, regarding the USG's nomination of Ambassador (retired) Melvyn Levitsky to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). Ciklakalyoncu told us that the GOT is aware of this election and will consider our candidate, but had not yet taken a position on who it will support. He promised to notify us when the GOT makes a decision. WILSON