TURKEY: MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN

UNCLAS ANKARA 000898 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU TU SUBJECT: TURKEY: MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE REF: STATE 45792 ¶1. (U) To commemorate May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, post plans to feature on our website the Department's statement on solidarity with the Cuban people, and appropriate background information. Additionally, two post political officers who previously served at USINT Havana plan to highlight the historic and continuing human rights abuses of the Cuban regime during meetings with Turkish human rights activists and NGOs. Turkey's current intense preoccupation with internal political tensions and terrorist activities is likely to minimize the effect of other initiatives at this time. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey WILSON