TURKEY WILL CALL ON SYRIA TO FULLY COOPERATE AT

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 000306 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SE, ISN/RA FOR NEPHEW AND DANIEL E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/26/2035 TAGS: PARM PREL SY IAEA SUBJECT: TURKEY WILL CALL ON SYRIA TO FULLY COOPERATE AT MARCH IAEA BOG MEETING REF: SECSTATE 16530 Classified By: Pol-Mil Counselor Anthony Godfrey, Reasons 1.4 (b,d) ¶1. (C) Drawing on reftel, we expressed USG concerns about Syria's nuclear program to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy DG Omer Tuzel on February 25. Tuzel said Turkey shares USG concerns about Syria's nuclear program and has raised these concerns during bilateral discussions with Syria, urging Damascus to fully cooperated with the IAEA. Tuzel said Turkey's national statement regarding the IAEA report on Syria at the March Board meeting will likely take the same tone as Turkey's statement at the previous Board meeting in November and will call on Syria to fully cooperate with the IAEA. Jeffrey "Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.s gov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turkey"