Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ANKARA6745
2006-12-26 14:40:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
IRAQ GAS WORKING GROUP IN ANKARA POSTPONEMENT
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UNCLAS ANKARA 006745
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: IRAQ GAS WORKING GROUP IN ANKARA POSTPONEMENT
REF: A. ANKARA 6690
B. ANKARA 6492
C. ANKARA 6396
D. ANKARA 5896
E. BAGHDAD-ANKARA-DEPARTMENT E-MAILS
(SBU) Embassy Baghdad has confirmed that no Iraqis are able
to participate and at this time IRMO is unable to fund Iraqi
participation for the proposed launching of the Iraqi Gas
Working Group in Ankara on January 11. Therefore we
recommend that the January 11 meeting be postponed to a later
date when appropriate Iraqi participation can be assured.
Turkish Energy Minister Guler asked us to consider launching
a U.S.-Turkey-Iraq meeting on Iraqi gas related to
facilitating transit of Caspian and other gas supplies to
Europe. Guler agreed to postpone the proposed meeting until
the most productive date. We propose to work with Baghdad
and the Department in January to reschedule a launch meeting
for this process for assessing and facilitating development
of Iraqi gas for domestic use and export.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON
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: IRAQ GAS WORKING GROUP IN ANKARA POSTPONEMENT
REF: A. ANKARA 6690
B. ANKARA 6492
C. ANKARA 6396
D. ANKARA 5896
E. BAGHDAD-ANKARA-DEPARTMENT E-MAILS
(SBU) Embassy Baghdad has confirmed that no Iraqis are able
to participate and at this time IRMO is unable to fund Iraqi
participation for the proposed launching of the Iraqi Gas
Working Group in Ankara on January 11. Therefore we
recommend that the January 11 meeting be postponed to a later
date when appropriate Iraqi participation can be assured.
Turkish Energy Minister Guler asked us to consider launching
a U.S.-Turkey-Iraq meeting on Iraqi gas related to
facilitating transit of Caspian and other gas supplies to
Europe. Guler agreed to postpone the proposed meeting until
the most productive date. We propose to work with Baghdad
and the Department in January to reschedule a launch meeting
for this process for assessing and facilitating development
of Iraqi gas for domestic use and export.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON