Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ANKARA1852
2008-10-23 15:29:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY TO ABSTAIN FROM FIRST COMMITTEE VOTE ON
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001852
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE, ISN/MNSA FOR MENOLD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/23/2018
TAGS: PREL NATO UNGA PARM TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY TO ABSTAIN FROM FIRST COMMITTEE VOTE ON
DE-ALERTING
REF: A. STATE 11744
¶B. STATE 107247
Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor A. Godfrey, Reasons 1.4 (b,d)
(C) We delivered reftel demarches to MFA Nonproliferation and
Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun on October 23.
Gun said that Turkey has taken a decision to abstain on the
vote regarding the resolution on de-alerting nuclear weapons.
On depleted uranium, Gun noted that Turkey had abstained on
a similar resolution last year; he predicted Turkey would
take a similar approach this year, although a formal decision
has not been reached. He undertook to review the resolution
on "Global State of Nuclear Disarmament" and "Developments in
Information and Telecommunications in the Context of
International Security" and inform us of Turkey's position
once formal decisions have been taken.
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