Cablegate: Turkey: Foreign Minister Gul to Attend Unga,
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SUBJECT: TURKEY: FOREIGN MINISTER GUL TO ATTEND UNGA,
SEPTEMBER 16-25
(SBU) Foreign Ministry officials told us August 25 that
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul plans
to arrive in New York to attend the UNGA on or about
September 16 and remain until the evening of September 25.
He will be accompanied by Akgunay and Turkish Iraq
Coordinator Oguz Celikkol, and possibly other officials.
While in New York, he plans to participate in meetings of the
D-8, OIC, and Iraq Compact, as well as with Neighbors of Iraq
group foreign ministers. FM Gul may also have a bilateral
meeting with Iraqi FM Zebari. Gul does not plan to visit
Washington at this time.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON