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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 BISHKEK 000748 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR SCA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL MARR MOPS KG
SUBJECT: MANAS TRANSIT CENTER AGREEMENTS ENTER INTO FORCE 
 
BISHKEK 00000748  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
¶1. (SBU) On July 11, the Charge and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister 
Kadyrbek Sarbayev met and exchanged diplomatic notes in order 
to bring the two Manas-related agreements into force.  On 
July 13, the Foreign Ministry sent another diplomatic note 
confirming that the Agreement for Cooperation came into force 
on July 11, and that the Agreement regarding the Transit 
Center would come into force on July 14.  The texts of the 
two July 11 diplomatic notes are repeated below.  The text of 
the July 13 diplomatic note will be sent septel. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) In the July 11 exchange, FM Sarbayev delivered 
Kyrgyz Diplomatic Note #011-11/1203, which we have translated 
below: 
 
(Complimentary opening) 
 
On July 2, 2009, the Kyrgyz Republic adopted Law #199, which 
ratifies the Agreement for Cooperation between the Government 
of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the United 
States of America, as well as the Agreement between the 
Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the 
United States of America regarding the Transit Center at 
Manas International Airport and any Related Facilities/Real 
Estate. 
 
In this regard, the Ministry wishes to inform the Embassy 
that in accordance to Article 11 of the Agreement on 
Cooperation between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and 
the Government of the United States of America, the Kyrgyz 
Side has completed intrastate procedures necessary for 
entering this Agreement into force.  Therefore, this 
Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt of 
the last note in the process of exchanging diplomatic notes 
between the parties, where each party confirms the completion 
of intrastate procedures necessary for entering this 
Agreement into force. 
 
The Ministry also wishes to inform the Embassy that in 
accordance to Article 10 of the Agreement between the 
Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the 
United States of America regarding the Transit Center at 
Manas International Airport and any Related Facilities/Real 
Estate, the Kyrgyz Side has completed intrastate procedures 
necessary for entering this Agreement into force.  Therefore, 
this Agreement shall enter into force on the date of receipt 
of the last note in the process of exchanging diplomatic 
notes between the parties, where each party confirms the 
completion of intrastate procedures necessary for entering 
this Agreement into force, or on July 14, 2009, whichever is 
later. 
 
(Complimentary closing) 
 
¶3.  (SBU) Following receipt of the Kyrgyz diplomatic note, 
the Embassy responded with Diplomatic Note #254, dated July 
¶11.  The text of the U.S. diplomatic note is repeated below: 
 
(Begin text) 
 
The Embassy of the United States of America presents its 
compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the 
Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and has the honor to 
acknowledge receipt of Diplomatic Note No. 011-11/1203 dated 
11 July, 2009 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the 
Kyrgyz Republic providing notification that in accordance to 
the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic #199 dated 2 July, 2009 the 
Kyrgyz Republic has completed intrastate procedures for the 
entry into force of the Agreement for Cooperation between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government 
of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Agreement between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government 
of the Kyrgyz Republic Regarding the Transit Center at Manas 
International Airport and any Related Facilities/Real Estate. 
 
BISHKEK 00000748  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
 
Thus, the Embassy wishes to inform the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic that the American side (or the 
United States of America) in accordance to Article 11 of the 
Agreement for Cooperation between the Government of the 
Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the United States of 
America, has completed intrastate procedures necessary to 
bring this Agreement into force.  Therefore, this Agreement 
shall enter into force on the date of this Note. 
 
The Embassy also wishes to inform the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic that the American side (or the 
United States of America) in accordance to the Article 10 of 
the Agreement between the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 
and the Government of the United States of America Regarding 
the Transit Center at Manas International Airport and any 
Related Facilities/Real Estate, has completed intrastate 
procedures necessary to bring this Agreement into forces. 
Therefore, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date 
of this Note or July 14, 2009, whichever is later. 
 
(Complimentary closing) 
 
¶4.  (SBU) As indicated above, Embassy will transmit the text 
of the July 13 Kyrgyz diplomatic note separately.  Embassy 
will also transmit the text of the U.S. diplomatic note on 
the development fund.  Embassy will also pouch to the 
Department the original July 11 Kyrgyz note and a certified 
copy of the July 11 U.S. note. 
LITZENBERGER