Cablegate: Avian Influenza: Turkey and the World Bank

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UNCLAS ANKARA 006540

SIPDIS

STATE ALSO FOR STUDZINSKI AND LANGE
USAID FOR TROSTLE, BLANCHET AND CARROLL
HHS FOR WSTEIGER/PBUDASHEWITZ
FAS FOR ITP/MACKE/THOMAS, CMP/DLP/WETZEL, FAS/JDEVER
FAS PASS FSIS AND APHIS
VIENNA PASS APHIS
BRUSSELS PASS APHIS/FERNANDEZ
GENEVA PASS HEALTH ATTACHE
ROME FOR US MISSION TO FAO
TREASURY FOR PLANTIER

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958:N/A
TAGS: EAGR TBIO PREL EAID MA TU KFLU
SUBJECT: AVIAN INFLUENZA: TURKEY AND THE WORLD BANK

REF: STATE 190899

1. The Turkish MFA told us that the Government of Turkey
(Ministries of Health or Agriculture) will not be participating in
the reftel Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
December 6-8. The Ministry of Health and the local WHO
representative confirmed this information. Turkey perceives the
conference as focused on Africa.

2. Turkey remains committed to leveraging its experiences as a
Europe-Caucasus-Middle East regional model. The MOH told us that
the GOT will be working with WHO to organize a regional AI
conference in March 2007.

Wilson

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