Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ANKARA489
2008-03-13 08:11:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY: NO PLANS TO SELL ARMS TO SUDAN;
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000489
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/13/2018
TAGS: AA PGOV PREL SU TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: NO PLANS TO SELL ARMS TO SUDAN;
ESTABLISHING SECOND FIELD HOSPITAL
REF: ANKARA 148
Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor Carl Siebentritt, Reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000489
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/13/2018
TAGS: AA PGOV PREL SU TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: NO PLANS TO SELL ARMS TO SUDAN;
ESTABLISHING SECOND FIELD HOSPITAL
REF: ANKARA 148
Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor Carl Siebentritt, Reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
1. (C) In the read-out of Sudanese President al-Bashir's
January 21 visit to Ankara (reftel),MFA Africa Section Chief
Aykut Kumaroglu denied media reports that Turkey has any
immediate plans to supply Sudan with military equipment.
Kumaroglu did acknowledge that the two sides are seeking to
expand defense relations, and said this was one of the issues
raised by Defense Minister Gonul during his November 2007
visit to Khartoum. Kumaroglu admitted the two sides are in
the process of negotiating a framework agreement on bilateral
military cooperation, but at present there are no bilateral
military agreements between Turkey and Sudan. An agreement
of this type, he suggested, might be several years away. He
underscored that the GOT would not sell any military
equipment, including light arms, to the Sudanese military
until after the situation in Darfur improves.
2. (C) Emphasizing GOT's commitment to being a constructive
force in ending what he described as a &humanitarian
catastrophe8 in Darfur, Kumaroglu noted that the GOT is
planning to establish a second field hospital there. The
existing Turkish field hospital in Darfur is staffed by some
thirty Turkish nationals and is capable of treating up to 400
patients per day, according to Kumaroglu.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
WILSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/13/2018
TAGS: AA PGOV PREL SU TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: NO PLANS TO SELL ARMS TO SUDAN;
ESTABLISHING SECOND FIELD HOSPITAL
REF: ANKARA 148
Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor Carl Siebentritt, Reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
1. (C) In the read-out of Sudanese President al-Bashir's
January 21 visit to Ankara (reftel),MFA Africa Section Chief
Aykut Kumaroglu denied media reports that Turkey has any
immediate plans to supply Sudan with military equipment.
Kumaroglu did acknowledge that the two sides are seeking to
expand defense relations, and said this was one of the issues
raised by Defense Minister Gonul during his November 2007
visit to Khartoum. Kumaroglu admitted the two sides are in
the process of negotiating a framework agreement on bilateral
military cooperation, but at present there are no bilateral
military agreements between Turkey and Sudan. An agreement
of this type, he suggested, might be several years away. He
underscored that the GOT would not sell any military
equipment, including light arms, to the Sudanese military
until after the situation in Darfur improves.
2. (C) Emphasizing GOT's commitment to being a constructive
force in ending what he described as a &humanitarian
catastrophe8 in Darfur, Kumaroglu noted that the GOT is
planning to establish a second field hospital there. The
existing Turkish field hospital in Darfur is staffed by some
thirty Turkish nationals and is capable of treating up to 400
patients per day, according to Kumaroglu.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
WILSON