Cablegate: Turkey: Follow-Up May 21 - Day of Solidarity With

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH
THE CUBAN PEOPLE

REF: A. STATE 51536
B. ANKARA 898
C. STATE 45792

(U) Post intends to commemorate May 21 by featuring the 'Day
of Solidarity with the Cuban People' on the embassy's website
and highlighting the struggle of the Cuban people for
Democracy in meetings with Turkish human rights activists and
NGOs, as described in ref b. MFA Latin America Department
Head Ece Uztuk-Cil, one of only two officers in the entire
Turkish Foreign Ministry who cover all of Latin America, told
us that the GOT has not planned any specific activities for
the 'Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People.' Per ref a,
Post will report on May 21 events in septel.

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