Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08ASHGABAT1099
2008-08-21 10:57:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ashgabat
Cable title:
TURKMENISTAN/UNGA: VICE PREMIER FOR FOREIGN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ASHGABAT 001099
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, SCA/RA (MAZZONE),IO/UNP (SUN),P
(REINEMEYER)
NSC FOR MCDONALD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2018
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN/UNGA: VICE PREMIER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS MEREDOV TO HEAD TURKMENISTAN'S DELEGATION
REF: STATE 72078
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Sylvia Reed Curran for reasons 1.4(B)
and (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ASHGABAT 001099
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, SCA/RA (MAZZONE),IO/UNP (SUN),P
(REINEMEYER)
NSC FOR MCDONALD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2018
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN/UNGA: VICE PREMIER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS MEREDOV TO HEAD TURKMENISTAN'S DELEGATION
REF: STATE 72078
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Sylvia Reed Curran for reasons 1.4(B)
and (D).
1. (C) Turkmenistan's Vice Premier for Foreign Affairs,
Rashid Meredov, told A/DCM today that he will represent
Turkmenistan at the UN General Assembly. While he still
cannot give his exact arrival/departure dates, he expects to
travel after September 26, when Turkmenistan's National
People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) will meet to review and
approve Turkmenistan's new constitution. Meredov does not
travel with his spouse, and would require Russian
interpretation for any bilateral or multilateral meetings.
Post requests a meeting for Meredov with Secretary Rice, if
she is still in New York when he arrives.
2. (C) COMMENT: While the news that President
Berdimuhamedov will not be visiting New York will be
disappointing to many, the president has grown increasingly
busy over the past year with a growing number of high-level
visitors and a hectic travel schedule. Post saw the writing
on the wall regarding his attendance at the UNGA when the
Halk Maslahaty session was scheduled for September 26. This
session of the Halk Maslahaty is one of the most important
since Turkmenistan received its independence, since the
2000-plus member body will not just approve the new
constitution, but will also, essentially, be voting itself
out of existence. With Meredov serving as one of the
president's top advisors, the president almost certainly does
not want to go through this session without him at his side.
END COMMENT.
CURRAN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN, SCA/RA (MAZZONE),IO/UNP (SUN),P
(REINEMEYER)
NSC FOR MCDONALD
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2018
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN/UNGA: VICE PREMIER FOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRS MEREDOV TO HEAD TURKMENISTAN'S DELEGATION
REF: STATE 72078
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Sylvia Reed Curran for reasons 1.4(B)
and (D).
1. (C) Turkmenistan's Vice Premier for Foreign Affairs,
Rashid Meredov, told A/DCM today that he will represent
Turkmenistan at the UN General Assembly. While he still
cannot give his exact arrival/departure dates, he expects to
travel after September 26, when Turkmenistan's National
People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) will meet to review and
approve Turkmenistan's new constitution. Meredov does not
travel with his spouse, and would require Russian
interpretation for any bilateral or multilateral meetings.
Post requests a meeting for Meredov with Secretary Rice, if
she is still in New York when he arrives.
2. (C) COMMENT: While the news that President
Berdimuhamedov will not be visiting New York will be
disappointing to many, the president has grown increasingly
busy over the past year with a growing number of high-level
visitors and a hectic travel schedule. Post saw the writing
on the wall regarding his attendance at the UNGA when the
Halk Maslahaty session was scheduled for September 26. This
session of the Halk Maslahaty is one of the most important
since Turkmenistan received its independence, since the
2000-plus member body will not just approve the new
constitution, but will also, essentially, be voting itself
out of existence. With Meredov serving as one of the
president's top advisors, the president almost certainly does
not want to go through this session without him at his side.
END COMMENT.
CURRAN