Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ANKARA2057
2008-11-26 13:27:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY/IAEA: TURKEY WILL EXPRESS "NUANCED"
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 002057
SIPDIS
EUR/SE, NEA/IR, ISN/RA, IO/T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/25/2018
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY/IAEA: TURKEY WILL EXPRESS "NUANCED"
CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN AT BOG MEETING
REF: STATE 123074
Classified By: CDA Doug Silliman, Reasons 1.4 (b,d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 002057
SIPDIS
EUR/SE, NEA/IR, ISN/RA, IO/T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/25/2018
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY/IAEA: TURKEY WILL EXPRESS "NUANCED"
CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN AT BOG MEETING
REF: STATE 123074
Classified By: CDA Doug Silliman, Reasons 1.4 (b,d)
1. (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche to MFA International
Security and Disarmament DG Tomur Bayar on November 25.
Drawing on reftel background, CDA stressed that, as a
neighbor of both Iran and Syria, a member of the IAEA Board
of Governors (BoG) and soon-to-be member of the UN Security
Council, it is especially important for Turkey to make its
concerns known regarding Iran and Syria's nuclear programs
now. CDA urged Turkey to support an IAEA resolution on the
Syrian nuclear program and oppose Syria's request for IAEA
support in conducting site surveys for a nuclear power plant.
2.(C) DG Bayar took on board US points and said Turkey
recognizes its responsibilities as a member of the IAEA BoG.
He said he was surprised by the sharp tone of the initial
IAEA report on Syria and expressed concern that this would
become a "distraction" to the international community's
primary concern: Iran. Bayar expected the Turkish
representative at the BoG to express GOT concerns about
Iran's nuclear program, but noted that in the interest of
preserving Turkey's ability to remain a credible channel for
communications between the international community and Iran,
the statement will likely be more "nuanced."
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
SILLIMAN
SIPDIS
EUR/SE, NEA/IR, ISN/RA, IO/T
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/25/2018
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY/IAEA: TURKEY WILL EXPRESS "NUANCED"
CONCERNS ABOUT IRAN AT BOG MEETING
REF: STATE 123074
Classified By: CDA Doug Silliman, Reasons 1.4 (b,d)
1. (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche to MFA International
Security and Disarmament DG Tomur Bayar on November 25.
Drawing on reftel background, CDA stressed that, as a
neighbor of both Iran and Syria, a member of the IAEA Board
of Governors (BoG) and soon-to-be member of the UN Security
Council, it is especially important for Turkey to make its
concerns known regarding Iran and Syria's nuclear programs
now. CDA urged Turkey to support an IAEA resolution on the
Syrian nuclear program and oppose Syria's request for IAEA
support in conducting site surveys for a nuclear power plant.
2.(C) DG Bayar took on board US points and said Turkey
recognizes its responsibilities as a member of the IAEA BoG.
He said he was surprised by the sharp tone of the initial
IAEA report on Syria and expressed concern that this would
become a "distraction" to the international community's
primary concern: Iran. Bayar expected the Turkish
representative at the BoG to express GOT concerns about
Iran's nuclear program, but noted that in the interest of
preserving Turkey's ability to remain a credible channel for
communications between the international community and Iran,
the statement will likely be more "nuanced."
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
SILLIMAN