VZCZCXRO1184
PP RUEHIK
DE RUEHAH #1425 3101256
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 061256Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3716
INFO RUCNCLS/ALL SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA COLLECTIVE
RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE
RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 5861
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 3569
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 3428
RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 4103
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1237
RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE 4065

UNCLAS ASHGABAT 001425 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR SCA/CEN; EEB; 
IO/T FOR THOMAS A. JOHNSON 
LONDON FOR EST - J. WHITTLESEY 
USCG FOR CG-52 AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC EWWT PHSA IMO UK TX
SUBJECT: TURKMENISTAN TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY IN IMO 
 
REF: A. ASHGABAT 1214 
     ¶B. STATE 98012 
 
(SBU) On November 6, post received a diplomatic note response 
to our request concerning the U.S. candidacy in the IMO (Ref 
B) from the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
According to the response, "Turkmenistan will support the 
candidacy of the United States of America to the category "A" 
membership in the Council of the International Maritime 
Organization (IMO) in the election to be held in London from 
November 23 to December 4, 2009, during the 26th session of 
the IMO assembly." 
CURRAN