Cablegate: New Nato Members: Got Urged to Deposit Instruments

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UNCLAS ANKARA 000845

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/RPM-LANGENKAMP, L/T-HOLLERAN, AND EUR/SE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM MARR PREL KTIA TU
SUBJECT: NEW NATO MEMBERS: GOT URGED TO DEPOSIT INSTRUMENTS
OF RATIFICATION BEFORE MARCH

REF: A. ANKARA 5209
B. STATE 235543

We inquired February 10 as to the status of Turkey's
instruments of ratification for new NATO members, which we
had been told would be finalized in October 2003 (ref A). A
MFA NATO desk officer said the documents were currently being
reviewed by the Presidency before being deposited. Noting
that plans were being considered to admit the new members as
soon as possible, we urged the GOT to finalize the process
and deposit the instruments by the end of February. The desk
officer believed the GOT would do so.
EDELMAN

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