Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ANKARA1055
2009-07-23 12:39:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
IRAQ-TURKEY MILITARY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001055
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (TAGS)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/22/2019
TAGS: PREL MARR IR TU
SUBJECT: IRAQ-TURKEY MILITARY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor A.F. Godfrey, Reasons 1.4 b and d
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001055
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (TAGS)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/22/2019
TAGS: PREL MARR IR TU
SUBJECT: IRAQ-TURKEY MILITARY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor A.F. Godfrey, Reasons 1.4 b and d
1. (C) Summary and Commment: MFA provided Post a signed copy
of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Turkish
General Staff (TGS) and the Ministry of Defense of Iraq on
military cooperation in training, technology and science,
with the understanding that we not inform the Iraqis. The
memorandum establishes a formal basis for the two nations to
engage in mil-to-mil cooperation. Although Turkey has signed
similar MOUs with over fifty countries and views this as part
of its standard operating procedure in engaging with
neighbors, the actual signing of this agreement reflects a
meaningful, albeit modest, step forward in Turkey-Iraq
military relations. Text of the agreement has been sent to
Embassy Baghdad and the Department. End Summary and Comment.
2. (C) The MOU, signed on June 9 by Deputy Chief of TGS
General Hasan Igsiz and by Iraqi Joint Forces, Vice Chief of
Staff General Nasier Abadi, supports the exchange of
personnel, material, equipment, information and expertise in
various fields of military cooperation. According to Article
IV of the agreement, cooperation between the two nations may
include, but is not limited to, the following areas:
-- Military training and education;
-- The bilateral exchange of observers to joint exercises;
-- Defense industry cooperation;
-- Personnel management;
-- Military intelligence;
-- Military history and archives;
-- Logistics systems;
-- Military medicine and healthcare;
-- Communications;
-- Military geography; and
-- Technological research.
Additional areas of cooperation may also be added if there is
agreement by both parties.
3. (C) Article V of the Memorandum also outlines the channels
of cooperation. According to the agreement, the two nations
may:
-- Organize bilateral visits of the Ministers of Defense,
Chiefs of Staff and other various officials;
-- Hold expert-level exchanges;
-- Hold contacts between similar institutions;
-- Organize discussions, meetings, consultations and
Courses; and
-- Conduct joint exercises.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
JEFFREY
C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (TAGS)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/22/2019
TAGS: PREL MARR IR TU
SUBJECT: IRAQ-TURKEY MILITARY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor A.F. Godfrey, Reasons 1.4 b and d
1. (C) Summary and Commment: MFA provided Post a signed copy
of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Turkish
General Staff (TGS) and the Ministry of Defense of Iraq on
military cooperation in training, technology and science,
with the understanding that we not inform the Iraqis. The
memorandum establishes a formal basis for the two nations to
engage in mil-to-mil cooperation. Although Turkey has signed
similar MOUs with over fifty countries and views this as part
of its standard operating procedure in engaging with
neighbors, the actual signing of this agreement reflects a
meaningful, albeit modest, step forward in Turkey-Iraq
military relations. Text of the agreement has been sent to
Embassy Baghdad and the Department. End Summary and Comment.
2. (C) The MOU, signed on June 9 by Deputy Chief of TGS
General Hasan Igsiz and by Iraqi Joint Forces, Vice Chief of
Staff General Nasier Abadi, supports the exchange of
personnel, material, equipment, information and expertise in
various fields of military cooperation. According to Article
IV of the agreement, cooperation between the two nations may
include, but is not limited to, the following areas:
-- Military training and education;
-- The bilateral exchange of observers to joint exercises;
-- Defense industry cooperation;
-- Personnel management;
-- Military intelligence;
-- Military history and archives;
-- Logistics systems;
-- Military medicine and healthcare;
-- Communications;
-- Military geography; and
-- Technological research.
Additional areas of cooperation may also be added if there is
agreement by both parties.
3. (C) Article V of the Memorandum also outlines the channels
of cooperation. According to the agreement, the two nations
may:
-- Organize bilateral visits of the Ministers of Defense,
Chiefs of Staff and other various officials;
-- Hold expert-level exchanges;
-- Hold contacts between similar institutions;
-- Organize discussions, meetings, consultations and
Courses; and
-- Conduct joint exercises.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
JEFFREY