TURKEY: FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DAVUTOGLU REQUESTS

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001748 SIPDIS DEPT. FOR EUR/SE E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/08/2018 TAGS: PREL OVIP TU SUBJECT: TURKEY: FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DAVUTOGLU REQUESTS CONSULTATIONS Classified By: Ambassador Ross Wilson for reasons 1.4(b,d) ¶1. (U) This is an action request. See para three. ¶2. (C) Prime Ministry and Presidential foreign policy advisor Ahmet Davutoglu informed Ambassador October 7 that he will travel to Washington October 26-29 to participate in a Brookings conference on the Middle East and expressed his interest in meetings with relevant USG officials. We recommend Davutoglu see NSA Hadley, NEA A/S Welch, EUR A/S Fried, S/I Satterfield, and D/NSA Jim Jeffrey. ¶3. (C) Post requests EUR/SE work with the Turkish Embassy in Washington to set up a schedule for Davutoglu incorporating meetings with those noted in para two, if available, and others as appropriate. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey WILSON