Cablegate: Turkey/Syria -- Turkish Mfa Statement On Unsc

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UNCLAS ANKARA 006531

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER SY TU SYRIA
SUBJECT: TURKEY/SYRIA -- TURKISH MFA STATEMENT ON UNSC
RESOLUTION

REF: ANKARA 06370

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement October 31
with regard to the UNSC resolution requiring Syrian
cooperation with the inquiry into the Hariri assassination.
Informal embassy translation follows.

Begin text:

Following issuance of the report prepared by the UN
International Independent Investigation Commission, which was
established with the purpose of investigating the
assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri,
the UN Security Council adopted a resolution on October 31,
2005. The resolution urges Syria to conduct closer and more
concrete cooperation with the Commission in the next phase of
the investigation. We desire that Syria take this call into
consideration and increase its cooperation with the
Commission.

As is known, the mandate of the UN International Independent
Investigation Commission was extended until December 15,
2005. Turkey attaches importance to the Commission -- to
which it has contributed by sending an expert -- completing
its investigation within this period.

End text of MFA statement.
MCELDOWNEY

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