TURKEY SUPPORTS FOLLOW-ON UNSCR 1820 RESOLUTION ON

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001366 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP (REBECCA GOLDENBERG) AND EUR/SE E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/17/2034 TAGS: KPKO PHUM PREL CG KWMN TU SUBJECT: TURKEY SUPPORTS FOLLOW-ON UNSCR 1820 RESOLUTION ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT REF: SECSTATE 96047 Classified By: POL Counselor Daniel O'Grady for reasons 1.4(b,d) ¶1. (C) On September 17 we delivered REFTEL talking points to Erman Topcu at MFA's Directorate General of International Political Organizations. He informed us that Turkey supported the entire USG proposal in principle, including the organization of a task force, regular reporting on conflict-related sexual violence, and the creation of a Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) focused on conflict-related sexual violence. He said Turkey believes it is useful to minimize any duplication of effort between the potential SRSG for conflict-related sexual violence and other UN entities. ¶2. (C) On a related issue, Topcu explained that Turkey also supports the creation of a new gender entity in the UN. He said he would like to know what the relationship would be between the SRSG for conflict-related sexual violence and this new gender entity. He asked if the new gender entity would be in charge of the SRSG. JEFFREY "Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.s gov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turkey"