Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BAKU588
2009-07-27 02:32:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Baku
Cable title:
AZERBAIJAN: AFGHAN POST-ELECTION DEMARCHE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 000588
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/SRAP (KHANRAHAN, SCA/A (AVIEHE),EUR/RPM
(ACOPE),EUR/CARC, DAS BRYZA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2019
TAGS: PREL MOPS MARR AF AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN: AFGHAN POST-ELECTION DEMARCHE
REF: STATE 74362
Classified By: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DONALD LU, REASONS 1.4 B AND D
C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 000588
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/SRAP (KHANRAHAN, SCA/A (AVIEHE),EUR/RPM
(ACOPE),EUR/CARC, DAS BRYZA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2019
TAGS: PREL MOPS MARR AF AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN: AFGHAN POST-ELECTION DEMARCHE
REF: STATE 74362
Classified By: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DONALD LU, REASONS 1.4 B AND D
1. (C) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche July 22 to Anar
Jahangirli, acting director of the division on international
security and international organizations at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Azerbaijan has recently doubled its troop
level in Afghanistan to 90 and is considering expanding to a
battalion-level commitment through a brigade train-and-equip
program (TEP),which would create three NATO-interoperable
maneuver battalions for rotational deployments for site
security at TBD locations in RC-Capital. Negotiations
between EUCOM and the GOAJ are in early stages, but we have
on several occasions - most recently during Deputy Secretary
Steinberg's visit to Baku July 10-11 - heard very positive
signals from President Aliyev about expanded deployments that
come with U.S. equipment and training.
2. (U) In terms of noncombat and civilian support, Azerbaijan
is developing plans to send military doctors to work in
Afghanistan, and the Ministry of Health is donating surgical
instrument kits to Afghan hospitals. The GOAJ is already
training Afghan Foreign Ministry personnel at the MFA
Diplomatic Academy and, through an NGO, assisting in demining
efforts. Jahangirli told Poloff that Azerbaijan intends to
continue and expand all of these activities.
LU
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/SRAP (KHANRAHAN, SCA/A (AVIEHE),EUR/RPM
(ACOPE),EUR/CARC, DAS BRYZA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2019
TAGS: PREL MOPS MARR AF AJ
SUBJECT: AZERBAIJAN: AFGHAN POST-ELECTION DEMARCHE
REF: STATE 74362
Classified By: CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DONALD LU, REASONS 1.4 B AND D
1. (C) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche July 22 to Anar
Jahangirli, acting director of the division on international
security and international organizations at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Azerbaijan has recently doubled its troop
level in Afghanistan to 90 and is considering expanding to a
battalion-level commitment through a brigade train-and-equip
program (TEP),which would create three NATO-interoperable
maneuver battalions for rotational deployments for site
security at TBD locations in RC-Capital. Negotiations
between EUCOM and the GOAJ are in early stages, but we have
on several occasions - most recently during Deputy Secretary
Steinberg's visit to Baku July 10-11 - heard very positive
signals from President Aliyev about expanded deployments that
come with U.S. equipment and training.
2. (U) In terms of noncombat and civilian support, Azerbaijan
is developing plans to send military doctors to work in
Afghanistan, and the Ministry of Health is donating surgical
instrument kits to Afghan hospitals. The GOAJ is already
training Afghan Foreign Ministry personnel at the MFA
Diplomatic Academy and, through an NGO, assisting in demining
efforts. Jahangirli told Poloff that Azerbaijan intends to
continue and expand all of these activities.
LU