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Cablegate: Turkey and Recc On Afghanistan in New Delhi

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DE RUEHAK #6274 3071503
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 031503Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9804
INFO RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0530
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 0434
RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 1573
RUEHDA/AMCONSUL ADANA 1300

UNCLAS ANKARA 006274

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KPWR EAID PGOV TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY AND RECC ON AFGHANISTAN IN NEW DELHI

REF: STATE 173828

1. In response to reftel demarche pressing for high level
participation at the November 18-19 Regional Economic Cooperation
Conference (RECC) on Afghanistan in New Delhi, MFA Economic
Department Head Kemal Kaygisiz emphasized that Turkey assigned great
importance to Afghan reconstruction and was contributing
significantly to those efforts. He welcomed the demarche from the
USG and said that MFA was still giving serious consideration to the
Turkey delegation. He said no firm decision had yet been made
whether the Foreign Minister would lead the delegation.

2. The Indian Embassy DCM thanked us for coordinating our demarche
with them, although he was unable to join the meeting. He said that
he had been told unofficially that FM Gul could not participate and
the MFA was considering Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Relations
Ender Arat. The DCM also said that they were working on generating
good participation for the business-to-business forum.

Wilson

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