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Viewing cable 06ANKARA2902, ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06ANKARA2902 2006-05-23 05:47 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ankara
VZCZCXRO3610
PP RUEHBC RUEHDA RUEHDE RUEHIHL RUEHKUK RUEHMOS
DE RUEHAK #2902 1430547
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 230547Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5762
INFO RUCNRAQ/IRAQ COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHAK/USDAO ANKARA TU PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC//USDP:PDUSDP/ISA:EUR/ISA:NESA// PRIORITY
RUEUITH/ODC ANKARA TU PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC//J-3/J-5// PRIORITY
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE PRIORITY
RHMFISS/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY
RHMFIUU/425ABS IZMIR TU//CC// PRIORITY
RHMFIUU/39ABG INCIRLIK AB TU PRIORITY
RUEPGAB/MNF-I C2X BAGHDAD IZ PRIORITY
UNCLAS ANKARA 002902 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD PREL IZ TU
SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FOR 
IRAQ TRADE FAIR 
 
 
Sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 
 
1. (U) This is an action request -- please see para. three. 
 
2. (U) On April 28, we received a diplomatic note from the 
Turkish MFA announcing the "Expo Gateway to Iraq" trade fair 
to be held in Gaziantep, Turkey June 7-11.  In its note, the 
MFA requested that we "make a demarche to the Multinational 
Force and the relevant Iraqi authorities to take the 
necessary security precautions" within Iraq for Iraqi 
businesspeople traveling to Turkey for the fair. 
 
3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: We propose to respond to the GOT 
that the type of security it has requested is an Iraqi 
responsibility, and that the GOT should directly approach the 
GOI on this matter.  Unless we hear otherwise by May 25, we 
will respond to the GOT accordingly.  END ACTION REQUEST. 
 
4. (U) TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: 
 
2006/IEGY/173463 
April 26, 2006 
 
1.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey 
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States 
of America and has the honour to inform the Latter that "Expo 
Gateway to Iraq" (The Iraq International Fair) will be held 
on June, 7-11, 2006 in Gaziantep, Turkey, with the aim of 
contributing to the reconstruction of Iraq.  The fair will be 
organized under the auspices of the Iraqi Ministry of Trade, 
State Company for Iraqi Fairs, Gaziantep Chambers of Industry 
and Forum Fairs, and is supported by the Turkish 
Undersecretariat of the Prime Ministry for Foreign Trade, the 
Union of Turkish Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), the 
Governorship of Gaziantep, Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce and 
various non-governmental organizations. 
 
2.  Significant participation, especially from Middle Eastern 
countries is expected in this fair.  It is anticipated that 
many Iraqi businessmen will make daily visits to meet with 
their Turkish counterparts. 
 
3.  The Ministry kindly requests the Embassy of the United 
States of America to make a demarche to the Multinational 
Force and the relevant Iraqi authorities to take the 
necessary security precautions, during the journey on the 
route of Baghdad-Habur for representatives of companies who 
will visit the above-mentioned fair in Gaziantep. 
 
4.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey 
avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of 
the United States of America the assurances of its highest 
consideration. 
 
END TEXT 
 
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/ 
 
WILSON