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Viewing cable 03ANKARA4654, GOT Intends to Participate in Kimberley

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
03ANKARA4654 2003-07-23 12:37 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Ankara
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

231237Z Jul 03
UNCLAS ANKARA 004654 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
DEPT FOR EB/ESC - JBRUNS/SSPECHT 
USDOC FOR ITA/MAC/DDEFALCO 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EMIN ETRD TU
SUBJECT:  GOT Intends to Participate in Kimberley 
Process 
 
 
Ref:  State 208989 
 
 
Oya Karakas, MFA Head of Department for Multilateral 
Economic Affairs, told Econoff July 22 that the GOT 
intends to participate in the Kimberley Process 
governing trade in rough diamonds (reftel).  However, it 
has not completed domestic procedures necessary to 
implement the Process' certification scheme, which may 
require a Council of Ministers decree or new 
legislation.  Neither measure will be implemented before 
the July 31 end of the "period of tolerance".  Econoff 
encouraged Karakas to communicate Turkey's intentions to 
the Kimberley Process Chair, and Karakas agreed to do 
this. Deutsch