Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ANKARA6437
2006-11-17 09:40:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY'S ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN
how-toVZCZCXRO1952 RR RUEHDA DE RUEHAK #6437 3210940 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 170940Z NOV 06 FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9971 INFO RUEHDA/AMCONSUL ADANA 1344 RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 1638 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1950 RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 0943 RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0535 RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 0437
UNCLAS ANKARA 006437
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID PREL SENV TU PK
SUBJECT: TURKEY'S ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN
REF: STATE 182566
In response to reftel demarche seeking an update on donor pledges
and expenditures related to the South Asia earthquake, GOT MFA
officer Sebnem Incesu insisted that Turkey's pledge to Pakistan
totaled $150 million, of which official and NGO humanitarian
assistance actually expended totaled $100 million. She said that
$40 million of the pledge for reconstruction projects was not yet
disbursed.
MCELDOWNEY