Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ASTANA1446
2009-08-28 03:51:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Astana
Cable title:
KAZAKHSTAN: OBSERVER LETTER DELIVERED TO CARICC
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UNCLAS ASTANA 001446
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE, SCA/CEN, EUR/CARC, EUR/RUS
ANKARA for DEA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL SNAR KCRM KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: OBSERVER LETTER DELIVERED TO CARICC
REF: STATE 85831
UNCLAS ASTANA 001446
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR INL/AAE, SCA/CEN, EUR/CARC, EUR/RUS
ANKARA for DEA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL SNAR KCRM KZ
SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: OBSERVER LETTER DELIVERED TO CARICC
REF: STATE 85831
¶1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet.
¶2. (SBU) As requested in reftel, the request for observer status was
delivered to the Central Asian Information and Coordination Center
(CARICC) via the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Almaty on
August 21. UNODC's Senior CARICC Coordinator and CARICC National
Project Officer received the letter and discussed the scheduling for
the inauguration of CARICC, which was originally scheduled for
September 9 and 10. Though an official postponement has not been
announced by the Ministry of Interior of Kazakhstan, it is believed
that the inauguration will be held in October or November in order
to allow for the renovation of CARICC's building, which was started
on August 20.
¶3. (SBU) UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa will attend
the inauguration of CARICC. According to UNODC, a visit to
Kazakhstan by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been proposed for
late October or early November and he might also attend the
inauguration if scheduling allows.
HOAGLAND