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06ASHGABAT942
2006-09-06 12:36:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Ashgabat
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TURKMENISTAN REFUSES TO MEET WITH P-3 AMBASSADORS

Tags:  KNNP MARR PARM PREL TX UN 
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UNCLAS ASHGABAT 000942 

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/CACEN (PERRY),ISN/MNSA
GENEVA FOR CD DELEGATION

C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - PARA MARKING CHANGED ON PARA 2.
FROM (C) TO (SBU)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MARR PARM PREL TX UN
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN REFUSES TO MEET WITH P-3 AMBASSADORS
ON CANWFZ TREATY SIGNING

REF: A. ASHGABAT 930


B. STATE 144180

C. STATE 142440

D. STATE 139268

UNCLAS ASHGABAT 000942

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/CACEN (PERRY),ISN/MNSA
GENEVA FOR CD DELEGATION

C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - PARA MARKING CHANGED ON PARA 2.
FROM (C) TO (SBU)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MARR PARM PREL TX UN
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN REFUSES TO MEET WITH P-3 AMBASSADORS
ON CANWFZ TREATY SIGNING

REF: A. ASHGABAT 930


B. STATE 144180

C. STATE 142440

D. STATE 139268


1. (SBU) After five days of unsuccessful efforts by P-3
ambassadors to meet with Turkmenistan's Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Rashit Meredov, it is clear that the Government of
Turkmenistan does not intend to engage with the P-3 on the
Central Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (CANWFZ) treaty. The
UK, French and U.S. Embassies have been calling once an hour
throughout the work day (and throughout the weekend) since
Friday, September 1 to get a meeting in order to deliver a
joint demarche. The Kazakhstani Ambassador had earlier
informed Charge on September 1, that his embassy had received
a diplomatic note stating that the Turkmenistan's ambassador
to Kazakhstan would attend the signing and sign the treaty on
behalf of Turkmenistan (ref a). Although MFA each day has
promised that a meeting with the minister would be
forthcoming, the event never materialized. On September 6,
P-3 ambassadors determined that Meredov was not authorized to
engage with us on CANWFZ and sent the joint demarche under
cover of a joint diplomatic note.

Comment
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2. (SBU) Given Meredov's efforts to duck this particular
meeting, we are now certain that, as reported ref a,
Turkmenistan has, in fact, decided to sign the treaty. End
Comment.
BRUSH