Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ANKARA722
2009-05-20 12:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Ankara
Cable title:
TURKEY RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000722
SIPDIS
WHA/CCA FOR GABRIELA ZAMBRANO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2019
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
REF: A. STATE 48487
B. 08 ANKARA 2096
Classified By: Economic Counselor Dale Eppler for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000722
SIPDIS
WHA/CCA FOR GABRIELA ZAMBRANO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2019
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
REF: A. STATE 48487
B. 08 ANKARA 2096
Classified By: Economic Counselor Dale Eppler for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
1. (SBU) Turkey does not have significant economic or
political interests in Cuba.
2. (C) Further detail on Ref A questions is provided below:
-- Turkey supports European Union efforts to promote
democracy and human rights, but has not undertaken any
unilateral efforts along those lines.
-- There have not been any high-level diplomatic visits
between Cuba and Turkey over the past six months.
-- Turkey's trade and investment activities with Cuba are
negligible. Trade reached a high point of USD 33 million in
2007, but declined to just over USD 20 million in 2008. The
vast majority of bilateral trade consists of Turkish exports
to Cuba - Cuban exports to Turkey totaled less than USD 1
million in 2008. Turkey and Cuba have had an economic
cooperation agreement since 1996 and there is a Joint
Economic Commission which is supposed to meet annually but in
practice meets less frequently. The last meeting of this
body was in March 2008 in Ankara.
-- On May 14, the University of Havana signed a cooperation
agreement with Ankara University. This agreement envisages
increased inter-university research cooperation, especially
in the field of agriculture, and the establishment of a
Center for Latin American Studies at Ankara University. The
Turkish government also maintains a scholarship program for
up to three Turkish students to study in Cuba, but regularly
has difficulty finding candidates, as reported in Ref B.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
JEFFREY
SIPDIS
WHA/CCA FOR GABRIELA ZAMBRANO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2019
TAGS: ETRD ETTC PREL CU TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
REF: A. STATE 48487
B. 08 ANKARA 2096
Classified By: Economic Counselor Dale Eppler for reasons 1.4 (b) and (
d).
1. (SBU) Turkey does not have significant economic or
political interests in Cuba.
2. (C) Further detail on Ref A questions is provided below:
-- Turkey supports European Union efforts to promote
democracy and human rights, but has not undertaken any
unilateral efforts along those lines.
-- There have not been any high-level diplomatic visits
between Cuba and Turkey over the past six months.
-- Turkey's trade and investment activities with Cuba are
negligible. Trade reached a high point of USD 33 million in
2007, but declined to just over USD 20 million in 2008. The
vast majority of bilateral trade consists of Turkish exports
to Cuba - Cuban exports to Turkey totaled less than USD 1
million in 2008. Turkey and Cuba have had an economic
cooperation agreement since 1996 and there is a Joint
Economic Commission which is supposed to meet annually but in
practice meets less frequently. The last meeting of this
body was in March 2008 in Ankara.
-- On May 14, the University of Havana signed a cooperation
agreement with Ankara University. This agreement envisages
increased inter-university research cooperation, especially
in the field of agriculture, and the establishment of a
Center for Latin American Studies at Ankara University. The
Turkish government also maintains a scholarship program for
up to three Turkish students to study in Cuba, but regularly
has difficulty finding candidates, as reported in Ref B.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey
JEFFREY