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06ANKARA6492
2006-11-22 15:59:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ankara
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TURKEY READY FOR IRAQ GAS WORKING GROUP
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UNCLAS ANKARA 006492
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
USDOC FOR 4212/ITA/MAC/CPD/CRUSNAK
DOE FOR CHARLES WASHINGTON
EUR ALSO FOR MATT BRYZA
S/P FOR STEVE HELLMAN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
SUBJECT: TURKEY READY FOR IRAQ GAS WORKING GROUP
REF: A. ANKARA 6396
B. ANKARA 5896
C. YOUNG-BOYNTON-AMITRANO E-MAILS
UNCLAS ANKARA 006492
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
USDOC FOR 4212/ITA/MAC/CPD/CRUSNAK
DOE FOR CHARLES WASHINGTON
EUR ALSO FOR MATT BRYZA
S/P FOR STEVE HELLMAN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
SUBJECT: TURKEY READY FOR IRAQ GAS WORKING GROUP
REF: A. ANKARA 6396
¶B. ANKARA 5896
¶C. YOUNG-BOYNTON-AMITRANO E-MAILS
¶1. (SBU) Energy Undersecretary Sami Demirbilek suggested
the second week of January in Ankara for launching a
U.S.-Turkey-Iraq working group on Iraqi gas (refs). This
timing should allow Energy Minister Guler to participate in a
one-two day event. (Starting this expert level group has
been a long-standing request from the Minister.) The next
step would be for the the Department and Embassy Baghdad to
identify USG and Government of Iraq experts to participate.
We would like to forward the names and a firm date as soon as
possible to the Energy Ministry. Demirbilek thought the the
group go beyond the geology to the economics and politics of
working on development and egress of gas from Iraq,
particularly via Turkey.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON