Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ANKARA1246
2007-05-22 14:15:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001246
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/22/2017
TAGS: MOPS PARM PREL NATO TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER
MUNITIONS
REF: A. STATE 66596
B. ANKARA 0146
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Carl Siebentritt, reason
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001246
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/22/2017
TAGS: MOPS PARM PREL NATO TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER
MUNITIONS
REF: A. STATE 66596
B. ANKARA 0146
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Carl Siebentritt, reason 1.
4 (b/d)
1. (C) We delivered ref a points on May 18 to Dr. Selcuk
Sancar in the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department,
emphasizing that the U.S. does not support a total ban on
cluster munitions (CM) and hopes the Oslo process does not
result in a document calling for a virtual ban on all such
munitions or penalties against countries which currently
possess them.
2. (C) Sancar told us that Turkey's position is nearly
identical to that of the U.S. Turkey does not support the
Oslo process and prefers to see the issue discussed through
the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW). The GOT is
similarly concerned about the humanitarian risks associated
with CM, but is against an outright ban on such munitions.
In addition, Sancar noted that Turkey has already made
extensive commitments to the Anti-Personnel Mine Convention,
which calls for removal of the majority of land mines in
Turkey by 2014 -- a "huge task." Turkey is simply not able
to take on additional commitments of this kind even if it
were inclined to do so.
3. (C) Sancar reported that Turkey was not formally invited
to the Lima meeting, but has received registration
information from the Turkish PermRep in Geneva. Sancar
stated that the GOT does not intend to send a representative
to Lima.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/22/2017
TAGS: MOPS PARM PREL NATO TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER
MUNITIONS
REF: A. STATE 66596
B. ANKARA 0146
Classified By: Political-Military Counselor Carl Siebentritt, reason 1.
4 (b/d)
1. (C) We delivered ref a points on May 18 to Dr. Selcuk
Sancar in the MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department,
emphasizing that the U.S. does not support a total ban on
cluster munitions (CM) and hopes the Oslo process does not
result in a document calling for a virtual ban on all such
munitions or penalties against countries which currently
possess them.
2. (C) Sancar told us that Turkey's position is nearly
identical to that of the U.S. Turkey does not support the
Oslo process and prefers to see the issue discussed through
the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW). The GOT is
similarly concerned about the humanitarian risks associated
with CM, but is against an outright ban on such munitions.
In addition, Sancar noted that Turkey has already made
extensive commitments to the Anti-Personnel Mine Convention,
which calls for removal of the majority of land mines in
Turkey by 2014 -- a "huge task." Turkey is simply not able
to take on additional commitments of this kind even if it
were inclined to do so.
3. (C) Sancar reported that Turkey was not formally invited
to the Lima meeting, but has received registration
information from the Turkish PermRep in Geneva. Sancar
stated that the GOT does not intend to send a representative
to Lima.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON