Cablegate: Turkey: Demarche Delivered On Convention Against

Tim W Hayes 08/22/2007 02:10:38 PM From DB/Inbox: Tim W Hayes

Cable
Text:

UNCLAS ANKARA 02124

SIPDIS
CX:
ACTION: POL
INFO: FCS CONS TSR PMA ECON PA MGT DAO DCM AMB RAO

DISSEMINATION: POL /1
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: POL:KDEGNAN
DRAFTED: POL:GDAY
CLEARED: POL:KDEGNAN

VZCZCAYI790
OO RUEHC RUCNDT RUEHGV
DE RUEHAK #2124 2290747
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 170747Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3439
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 2486
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA IMMEDIATE 1567

UNCLAS ANKARA 002124

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR: IO/RHS, L/HRR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONVENTION AGAINST
TORTURE ELECTION

REF: STATE 107687

(U) We delivered reftel demarche on August 8th to MFA Human
Rights officer Ertan Yalcin. He stated that as a signatory
to the Convention Against Torture Turkey shares our views on
the Committee's importance and would give due consideration
to Ms. Felice Gaer's nomination for re-election.

Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/

MCELDOWNEY

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