Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07BAKU108
2007-01-24 07:42:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Baku
Cable title:
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN'S FOREIGN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 000108
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/CARC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/24/2017
TAGS: MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PINS PK PREL AJ
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN'S FOREIGN
MINISTER ON JANUARY 26 INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 04834
Classified By: Ambassador Anne E. Derse for reasons 1.4 (b, d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 000108
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/CARC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/24/2017
TAGS: MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PINS PK PREL AJ
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN'S FOREIGN
MINISTER ON JANUARY 26 INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 04834
Classified By: Ambassador Anne E. Derse for reasons 1.4 (b, d)
1. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on January 18. The
Ambassador said that the January 26 NATO Informal Foreign
Ministerial will focus on a more comprehensive approach to
Afghanistan, including new USG commitments, and emphasized
that the US encourages friends and allies to increase their
commitments in Afghanistan. The Ambassador suggested that
Azerbaijan could consider contributing counternarcotics or
police training efforts in Afghanistan.
2. (C) Mammadyarov said Azerbaijan's Ambassador to NATO will
attend the January 26 Ministerial. Mammadyarov noted that
the Ministry of Defense is working on the modalities of
deploying an additional contingent of troops to Afghanistan.
(Note: President Aliyev during his November 8 visit to NATO
headquarters pledged to double the number of Azerbaijani
soldiers deployed to Afghanistan. There are currently 20-22
Azerbaijani peacekeepers deployed near Kabul.) Mammadyarov
said he is more optimistic on the prospects for stability and
territorial control in Iraq because Iraq has more money than
Afghanistan. Mammadyarov also noted that he will be
traveling to Afghanistan in May.
DERSE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/CARC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/24/2017
TAGS: MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PINS PK PREL AJ
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AZERBAIJAN'S FOREIGN
MINISTER ON JANUARY 26 INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
REF: SECSTATE 04834
Classified By: Ambassador Anne E. Derse for reasons 1.4 (b, d)
1. (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Azerbaijani
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on January 18. The
Ambassador said that the January 26 NATO Informal Foreign
Ministerial will focus on a more comprehensive approach to
Afghanistan, including new USG commitments, and emphasized
that the US encourages friends and allies to increase their
commitments in Afghanistan. The Ambassador suggested that
Azerbaijan could consider contributing counternarcotics or
police training efforts in Afghanistan.
2. (C) Mammadyarov said Azerbaijan's Ambassador to NATO will
attend the January 26 Ministerial. Mammadyarov noted that
the Ministry of Defense is working on the modalities of
deploying an additional contingent of troops to Afghanistan.
(Note: President Aliyev during his November 8 visit to NATO
headquarters pledged to double the number of Azerbaijani
soldiers deployed to Afghanistan. There are currently 20-22
Azerbaijani peacekeepers deployed near Kabul.) Mammadyarov
said he is more optimistic on the prospects for stability and
territorial control in Iraq because Iraq has more money than
Afghanistan. Mammadyarov also noted that he will be
traveling to Afghanistan in May.
DERSE