Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ANKARA1414
2007-06-06 14:32:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
ENCOURAGING ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION AT BSEC SUMMIT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001414
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/05/2017
TAGS: PREL TU AM AJ
SUBJECT: ENCOURAGING ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION AT BSEC SUMMIT
REF: ANKARA 1379
Classified By: DCM Nancy McEldowney, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001414
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/05/2017
TAGS: PREL TU AM AJ
SUBJECT: ENCOURAGING ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION AT BSEC SUMMIT
REF: ANKARA 1379
Classified By: DCM Nancy McEldowney, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3.
2. (C) The June 25 BSEC Summit in Istanbul will be the
flagship event of Turkey's BSEC Chairmanship, and the
fifteenth anniversary of the organization. Apart from OSCE
and Council of Europe, BSEC is the only multilateral forum in
the region bringing together Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
MFA tells us President Aliyev will attend, but that Armenia
is only expected to attend at the FM level. Armenia's
permanent representation to BSEC, in Istanbul, is the only
diplomatic channel between Armenia and Turkey. President
Kocharian's attendance at the summit and Turkey's willingness
to welcome him would send a signal that both countries are
prepared to re-engage.
3. (C) ACTION REQUEST: With the aim of rekindling
Turkish-Armenian dialogue, we encourage the Department to
solicit President Kocharian's participation at the upcoming
BSEC Summit on June 25 in Istanbul, and appropriately
high-level participation at subsequent ministerials and
working groups.
4. (U) Embassy Yerevan concurs with this action request.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/05/2017
TAGS: PREL TU AM AJ
SUBJECT: ENCOURAGING ARMENIAN PARTICIPATION AT BSEC SUMMIT
REF: ANKARA 1379
Classified By: DCM Nancy McEldowney, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3.
2. (C) The June 25 BSEC Summit in Istanbul will be the
flagship event of Turkey's BSEC Chairmanship, and the
fifteenth anniversary of the organization. Apart from OSCE
and Council of Europe, BSEC is the only multilateral forum in
the region bringing together Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
MFA tells us President Aliyev will attend, but that Armenia
is only expected to attend at the FM level. Armenia's
permanent representation to BSEC, in Istanbul, is the only
diplomatic channel between Armenia and Turkey. President
Kocharian's attendance at the summit and Turkey's willingness
to welcome him would send a signal that both countries are
prepared to re-engage.
3. (C) ACTION REQUEST: With the aim of rekindling
Turkish-Armenian dialogue, we encourage the Department to
solicit President Kocharian's participation at the upcoming
BSEC Summit on June 25 in Istanbul, and appropriately
high-level participation at subsequent ministerials and
working groups.
4. (U) Embassy Yerevan concurs with this action request.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON