Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08DHAKA718
2008-07-02 10:04:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Dhaka
Cable title:
BANGLADESH UNABLE TO PROVIDE AVIATION SUPPORT FOR
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UNCLAS DHAKA 000718
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR SCA/PB AND IO/PSC COL MROZINSKI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV MARR KPKO BG
SUBJECT: BANGLADESH UNABLE TO PROVIDE AVIATION SUPPORT FOR
UNAMID
REF: A) STATE 49277 B) DHAKA 548
(SBU) Following discussions with the Armed Forces Division
(reftel B),Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed
Chowdhury July 1 told Ambassador Moriarty the government of
Bangladesh would not have available additional aviation
assets to support the UN-AU peacekeeping operation in Darfur
(UNAMID). Acknowledging the importance of UNAMID's mission,
Chowdhury reiterated Bangladesh's earlier offer of Bell
Utility helicopters (reftel A),which was declined by UNDPKO
as the helicopters did not provide the transport capacity
required.
Moriarty