Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ANKARA852
2008-05-02 13:56:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY WILL PLEDGE AT PARIS AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000852
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TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AF TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY WILL PLEDGE AT PARIS AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT
CONFERENCE; "ANKARA PROCESS" TRILATERAL DATES PROPOSED
REF: SECSTATE 44359
Classified By: Political Counselor Janice G. Weiner, reasons 1.4 b, d
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000852
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DEPT FOR EUR/SE, EUR SCA/A LAUREN FRESE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/01/2018
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AF TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY WILL PLEDGE AT PARIS AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT
CONFERENCE; "ANKARA PROCESS" TRILATERAL DATES PROPOSED
REF: SECSTATE 44359
Classified By: Political Counselor Janice G. Weiner, reasons 1.4 b, d
1. (C) The GOT expects to make a fresh pledge at the June 12
Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan, MFA
Pakistan/Afghanistan Section Head Ilhan Sener told us May 1.
He promised to convey reftel points to his superiors; we will
continue to monitor Turkey's position in advance of the
conference. Sener used the opportunity to reiterate that the
Karzai government should help Turkey in this effort, meaning
not arrest Dostum. He said MFA is the only GOT ministry
actively supporting Afghanistan, implying it will be
comparatively harder to pitch increased financial support in
light of the pressures on Dostum and Pashtun nationalism
perceived to be increasing.
2. (C) Turkey pledged $100 million at the January 2006
London Donors' conference; about half of that has been spent,
according to Sener. A February 2008 MFA paper on Turkish
contributions to security and development in Afghanistan
documents these contributions in the areas of security,
development, health, education, construction and
infrastructure investment, civil and military capacity
building, and the activities of its Wardak PRT. We will
email separately a copy of this paper to SCA/A.
TURKEY-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN SUMMIT
DATES PROPOSED
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3. (C) Sener reported that the Turkish side has proposed
late May dates for the "Ankara Process" Deputy FM-level Joint
Working Group (JWG),to be held in Ankara, and June 30-July 2
for the Heads of State summit, to be held in Istanbul. These
dates were transmitted to the Pakistanis and Afghans on April
30. MFA U/S Apakan will chair the JWG. The GOT recognizes
that domestic political wrangling within the GOP over the
reinstatement of judges could further postpone the summit,
and that a new Pakistani Foreign Secretary, Salman Bashir,
has just been nominated to replace Riaz Mohammed Khan. Sener
implied the GOT is eager on the summit, but not pressing,
reminding us that it was Pakistani FM Qureshi that publicly
announced May for the JWG, during FM Babacan's April 18-19
visit.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
WILSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/SE, EUR SCA/A LAUREN FRESE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/01/2018
TAGS: EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AF TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY WILL PLEDGE AT PARIS AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT
CONFERENCE; "ANKARA PROCESS" TRILATERAL DATES PROPOSED
REF: SECSTATE 44359
Classified By: Political Counselor Janice G. Weiner, reasons 1.4 b, d
1. (C) The GOT expects to make a fresh pledge at the June 12
Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan, MFA
Pakistan/Afghanistan Section Head Ilhan Sener told us May 1.
He promised to convey reftel points to his superiors; we will
continue to monitor Turkey's position in advance of the
conference. Sener used the opportunity to reiterate that the
Karzai government should help Turkey in this effort, meaning
not arrest Dostum. He said MFA is the only GOT ministry
actively supporting Afghanistan, implying it will be
comparatively harder to pitch increased financial support in
light of the pressures on Dostum and Pashtun nationalism
perceived to be increasing.
2. (C) Turkey pledged $100 million at the January 2006
London Donors' conference; about half of that has been spent,
according to Sener. A February 2008 MFA paper on Turkish
contributions to security and development in Afghanistan
documents these contributions in the areas of security,
development, health, education, construction and
infrastructure investment, civil and military capacity
building, and the activities of its Wardak PRT. We will
email separately a copy of this paper to SCA/A.
TURKEY-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN SUMMIT
DATES PROPOSED
--------------
3. (C) Sener reported that the Turkish side has proposed
late May dates for the "Ankara Process" Deputy FM-level Joint
Working Group (JWG),to be held in Ankara, and June 30-July 2
for the Heads of State summit, to be held in Istanbul. These
dates were transmitted to the Pakistanis and Afghans on April
30. MFA U/S Apakan will chair the JWG. The GOT recognizes
that domestic political wrangling within the GOP over the
reinstatement of judges could further postpone the summit,
and that a new Pakistani Foreign Secretary, Salman Bashir,
has just been nominated to replace Riaz Mohammed Khan. Sener
implied the GOT is eager on the summit, but not pressing,
reminding us that it was Pakistani FM Qureshi that publicly
announced May for the JWG, during FM Babacan's April 18-19
visit.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
WILSON