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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09ASHGABAT1680 | GENDER REALITY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Constitution and the law on state guarantees of equality of women provide for equal rights for women and men, however, in practice women do not always enjoy equal rights. Turkmen authorities [...] | 2009-12-31 07:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL TX |
09ASHGABAT17 | REDENOMINATION OF NATIONAL CURRENCY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 1, 2009 the Government of Turkmenistan began a redenomination of its national currency, the Manat (TM). The new currency, or Denominated Turkmen Manat (DTM),maintains the U.S. dollar exchange rate established in the summer of 2008 (Ref. A). Current USD-TM exchange r [...] | 2009-01-07 04:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN AMGT AFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT170 | FACULTY EXCHANGE PROGRAM: MEETING WITH THE RECTOR OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) ACTION REQUEST: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See para. 8. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Agriculture University Rector, Gurbandurdy Mammedgulyev, agreed to arrange classes for Faculty Exchange Program-sponsored University of Nevada, [...] | 2009-02-04 03:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT172 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE COUNTER NARCOTICS AGENCY SAYS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) In a February 2 meeting, the acting director of the State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS),Serdar Batyrov, told Political Officer and DEA Dushanbe Special Agent (SA) (currently temporarily assigned to Ashgabat) that hi [...] | 2009-02-04 05:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT181 | UNDP PLAYS UP ITS SPECIAL ROLE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Charge on January 29, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Richard Young, and Deputy Resident Representative, Inita Paulovica, outlined current UNDP pro [...] | 2009-02-04 11:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT185 | UNHCR SEMINAR ON IMPROVEMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S REFUGEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 4, Embassy's Political Assistant attended a seminar on Improvement of Turkmenistan's Refugee Legislation held at the Turkmen National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR). The event was [...] | 2009-02-05 09:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL UNHCR TX |
09ASHGABAT188 | TURKMENISTAN'S TROUBLING DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Summary: The fact that Turkmenistan suffers from a serious heroin addiction problem (10 percent of the population, according to the World Health Organization),is something that the Turkmen Government has barely begun to ack [...] | 2009-02-06 05:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL IR TX |
09ASHGABAT189 | TURKMENISTAN: INDIAN AMBASSADOR: MUSLIMS LOOK TO [...] (SBU) In a 4 February meeting with the Charge, India's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammed Afzal, emphasized that Muslims everywhere are "looking with great hope to President Obama" for a positive change in their relationship with the U.S. Speaking, "from my own perspective as an Indian Musl [...] | 2009-02-06 07:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT191 | TURKMENISTAN: JANUARY MEDIA REACTION, MIXED RESULTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January, state media highlighted some Embassy events, but at times, omitted any mention of a U.S. role. State media were reluctant to cover donations of musical instruments to local schools, although anything [...] | 2009-02-06 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT194 | TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY OFFICIALS LEAVE US GUESSING [...] (SBU) Poloff met on February 5 with Deputy Minister for Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Nedirov and officials from the Turkmen State Gas Concern to discuss the status of talks and agreements on development of a Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline. Turkmen offic [...] | 2009-02-06 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV EPET TX AF IN PK |
09ASHGABAT195 | TURKMENISTAN: INVITATION TO SECRETARY OF ENERGY TO [...] (U) On February 4, post received the following invitation for the Secretary of Energy to attend a ministerial-level, Government of Turkmenistan-sponsored international energy transit conference in Ashgabat, April 23-24. The following is the text of the invitation, followed by information about [...] | 2009-02-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT199 | TURKMENISTAN - AFGHANISTAN ELECTRICITY TALKS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 3-5, Afghanistan's Minister of Energy and Water Resources Mohammad Ismail Khan led a delegation to Ashgabat to discuss potential increased electricity exports to Afghanistan. After meeting with recent [...] | 2009-02-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT20 | TURKMENISTAN: DECEMBER MEDIA REACTION - PRODUCTIVE STATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: State media coverage of post events was positive in December. In fact, in some cases, such as holiday messages, the Embassy had a higher profile than other foreign missions in country. In one case, post was able [...] | 2009-01-07 12:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT201 | TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS COMMITTEE CHAIRS FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent meeting with two Parliamentary Committee Chairmen revealed that the socioeconomic and international relations committees will be revising the laws on labor, customs, citizenship and emigration, but the timing for completing the revisions remained unclear. Little els [...] | 2009-02-09 12:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT203 | TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN COMMERCIAL INTERESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korean Ambassador Chong Yul Kim described bilateral relations between his country and Turkmenistan as growing, although at a more modest pace than South Korean companies would prefer. Although Turkmen Government agencies have been engaged in commercial relationships wi [...] | 2009-02-09 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV EPET KS TX |
09ASHGABAT205 | UNHCR HOLDS SEMINAR ON STATELESSNESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a February 6 seminar for Government officials on the improvement of legislation on statelessness, a UNHCR expert explained the international legal framework of citizenship rights and prevention of statelessn [...] | 2009-02-10 05:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF UNHCR TX |
09ASHGABAT206 | "EXPO BUILD 2009" EXHIBITION IN ASHGABAT, 5-7 FEBRUARY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Fifty Turkish firms and companies displayed technology, equipment, expertise and construction products at an exhibition held in Ashgabat from February 5-7. The exhibition received the usual amount of attention fr [...] | 2009-02-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ETRD TX TU |
09ASHGABAT209 | TURKMENISTAN: ALL EYES ARE ON THE RED CAYENNE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) The first Porsche Cayenne V8 SUV, with a reported purchase price of $93,000, has been seen cruising the streets of Ashgabat the past few weeks, attracting much attention. It is the first privately-owned vehicle of its kind - [...] | 2009-02-10 13:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT21 | TURKMENISTAN LAUNCHES NEW TV CHANNEL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan launched a new TV channel "Turkmen Owazy" (Turkmen Melody) on January 1. The channel runs 24/7, carrying various musical programming and represents a slight expansion in the cultural space and collabor [...] | 2009-01-07 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT211 | TURKMENISTAN: THE STATE OF HEALTHCARE UNDER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government has introduced a service-for-fee scheme in the medical industry with a view towards gradual commercialization of the public healthcare sector. It is attempting to keep the free health servi [...] | 2009-02-11 07:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT219 | TURKMENISTAN: GRAIN ASSOCIATION TOUTS ROLE IN FEEDING THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 9 meeting with Economic Officer, Grain Association Chairman, Atamurat Altybayev, praised Turkmenistan's 1,000,000 ton grain harvest and said that Turkmenistan is self-sufficient in grain and flour. [...] | 2009-02-17 04:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT236 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRAN,S AMBASSADOR ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) The Russian-language "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" published an interview on February 11 with Iran's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammad-Reza Forqani. The interview focused almost exclusively on economic and trade topics, avoiding anything even remotely controversial such as the Iranian nucle [...] | 2009-02-17 13:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT237 | TURKMENISTAN: FEBRUARY 19 FLAG DAY HOLIDAY BRINGS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The February 17 issue of state-controlled newspaper "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" reported that, during the February 16 meeting of the State Security Council, President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree to release prisoners in hon [...] | 2009-02-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT239 | TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC BUSES IN MARY AWAIT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Two hundred brand-new Russian buses sit parked in a Ministry of Transportation parking lot in Mary Province awaiting President Berdimuhamedov's official "inauguration" before they can be put into service. The Preside [...] | 2009-02-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT24 | TURKMENISTAN: A FIRST LOOK AT THE COMPOSITION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A picture is beginning to form of the group of deputies that will comprise the new Mejlis, set to meet for the first time on January 9. Chairman Nurberdiyeva and her deputy, Kasymguly Babayev, have retained th [...] | 2009-01-08 05:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT263 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 07:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID SL TX |
09ASHGABAT267 | TURKMENISTAN: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT A [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Amcit Managing Director for Global Solutions of U.S. company, Tyco Telecommunications, and Mamia Sanadiradze, CEO of Georgian partner Caucasus Online, said in a meeting with Economic Officer on February 22 that they [...] | 2009-02-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TBIO TX GG |
09ASHGABAT269 | TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public I 2. (SBU) In a meeting on February 20, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, Akjeren Allanurova, and Head of the Council's Research Forecasting and International Relations Departments, Orazmamed Vasov, said that [...] | 2009-02-27 12:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA |
09ASHGABAT270 | U.S. AGRICULTURE ECONOMISTS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The visit of two professors from the University of Nevada, Reno College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources to teach seminars at the Agriculture University was successful, with groundwork laid for [...] | 2009-02-27 12:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT271 | MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND DVELOPMENT OFFICIALS SAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Ministry of Economy and Development said that Turkmenistan has not been affected by the worldwide economic crisis, and furthermore, listed many "improvements" in the country's economic and busin [...] | 2009-02-27 12:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR EFIN EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT277 | OVERVIEW OF REFUGEE SITUATION IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the UNHCR Representative in Turkmenistan, refugees who arrived from Tajikistan during the 1990's have either returned home or been granted citizenship. Integration of the largely ethnic Turkmen [...] | 2009-03-02 12:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF UNHCR TX |
09ASHGABAT285 | Ashgabat: Request to Remove Article 14 from Model Lease [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) ACTION REQUEST: This is a time sensitive action request for permission to remove Article 14, Disputes Resolution, from Post's residential leases in order to continue normal leasing operations. See para. 8. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY [...] | 2009-03-03 03:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ABLD TX |
09ASHGABAT289 | TURKMENISTAN: BUSINESS BOOMING FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The deputy director of a growing Turkmenabat privately-held company attributed its success to the founder's technical savvy and the stability of its workforce. Engaged in a wide range of activities, most prominent [...] | 2009-03-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT292 | TURKMENISTAN: TRAFFIC POLICE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) In 2008, the Turkmen government purchased 200 Mercedes-Benz vehicles for use as patrol cars, each costing EUR 70,000. The cars were equipped with law enforcement-related equipment by the State Road Patrol Service unde [...] | 2009-03-04 07:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT295 | TURKMENISTAN: ROUNDTABLE ON IMPROVING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: TurkmenistanQs first seminar on the QImprovement of Penitentiary LegislationQ was held in Ashgabat on March 2. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Institute for Democracy and [...] | 2009-03-05 03:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT298 | TURKMENISTAN: SAMPLING OF SELECTED MONTHLY EARNINGS - NOT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January 2009, the Turkmen government identified 2008 as a banner year in the economic health of the country, and increased local wages for its employees as well as other benefits by ten percent. The incr [...] | 2009-03-05 08:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT299 | TURKMENISTAN: UNEMPLOYMENT STILL THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Unemployment is still a major problem in Turkmenistan. President Berdimuhamedov's mandates, such as ending reductions in personnel in order to pay for wage increases and the reinstatement of ten years of schooli [...] | 2009-03-05 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT3 | CORRUPTION IN TURKMENISTAN'S BUSINESS CIRCLES - THE MORE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's decrees promising support for small and medium businesses appear so far to have benefited only a select group of business people, mostly those with a familial relationship or close conne [...] | 2009-01-05 06:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT303 | TURKMENISTAN: WHY ENGLISH MATTERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: English Language programs continue to play a vital role in achieving Embassy Ashgabat's MSP goals of assisting civil society development and promoting democratic and economic reforms in a predominantly Muslim countr [...] | 2009-03-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT304 | TURKMENISTAN: DOWN AND OUT IN TEJEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Poloff visited the town of Tejen (pop.52,000) this week to get a closer look at the place most people refer to as the "drug capital" of Turkmenistan. Located 200 kilometers south-west of Ashgabat not far from the Iranian bo [...] | 2009-03-06 13:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT306 | TURKMENISTAN: FEMALE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CASH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Women in Turkmenistan have been given 40 manats ($14) each as a gift on the occasion of the forthcoming International Women's Day on March 8. The tradition of presenting women with monetary gifts was introduced by former Pre [...] | 2009-03-06 13:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT31 | TURKMENISTAN: CATHOLIC CHURCH COMFORTABLE, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge and poloff met with Father Andrzej Madej, the Charge at the Apostolic Nunciature, who also acts as the head of the Catholic Church, on January 6 to get an update on the church's activities and its ongoing [...] | 2009-01-08 12:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KIRF TX |
09ASHGABAT311 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA COVERAGE OF EUR/ACE COORDINATOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daniel Rosenblum, Coordinator for U.S. Assistance in Europe and Eurasia visited Turkmenistan February 23-24, 2009, holding a number of meetings in Turkmenistan. State media inaccurately reported Rosenblum's title, which was then replicated in many outlets, including non-state [...] | 2009-03-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT315 | TURKMENISTAN: INSTITUTE OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS OPENS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an introductory meeting with the Charge on March 9, Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) Director, Shirin Ahmedova, highlighted the "positive and constructive" relations it enjoyed with USAID and [...] | 2009-03-10 09:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT320 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON FEBRUARY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In February, media provided generally accurate coverage of Post-conducted events. Embassy press releases played a large role in shaping the stories carried in state and non-state media. While one TV news program o [...] | 2009-03-11 11:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT321 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 12:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT328 | ACCORDING TO TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to one of the top officials at the Ministry of Finance, Turkmenistan's exchange rate will remain fixed for at least the next year in order to maintain stability and confidence among foreign investors. S [...] | 2009-03-13 07:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ETRD TX RU IR |
09ASHGABAT330 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR BABY BOOM BUT TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: Alarmed at falling birth rates, the Government of Turkmenistan is taking new steps to encourage families to have more children. The government provides modest benefits for mothers and children, and is trying to come u [...] | 2009-03-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT331 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR BABY BOOM BUT TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: Alarmed at falling birth rates, the Government of Turkmenistan is taking new steps to encourage families to have more children. The government provides modest benefits for mothers and children, and is trying to come u [...] | 2009-03-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT332 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR BABY BOOM BUT TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: Alarmed at falling birth rates, the Government of Turkmenistan is taking new steps to encourage families to have more children. The government provides modest benefits for mothers and children, and is trying to come u [...] | 2009-03-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT333 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR BABY BOOM BUT TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: Alarmed at falling birth rates, the Government of Turkmenistan is taking new steps to encourage families to have more children. The government provides modest benefits for mothers and children, and is trying to come u [...] | 2009-03-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT334 | THREE-DAY PRESIDENTIAL JUNKET IN TURKMENISTAN'S OUTBACK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In the course of a well publicized three day program beginning March 4, President Berdimuhamedov and a procession of government and diplomatic representatives traveled around Mary and Lebap Provinces to atten [...] | 2009-03-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU FR |
09ASHGABAT335 | TURKMENISTAN: MICROFINANCE APPEARS INCREASINGLY POSSIBLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27, Turkmenistan's first-ever conference on microfinance was organized in Ashgabat by the UN Development Program (UNDP). Titled "Microfinance - A Tool to Enhance Private Sector Development in Turkmenis [...] | 2009-03-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT359 | GOVERNMENT PROVIDES LEGAL CONSULTATIONS FOR TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) together with representatives from General Prosecutor's Office, Supreme Court and Ashgabat Lawyers' Association, organizes regular, free of charge legal consultations fo [...] | 2009-03-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT369 | TURKMENISTAN'S OIL AND GAS MINISTER CONFIDENT THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Turkmenistan's Minister of Oil and Gas, the country has abundant, as yet undeveloped, oil resources. He said his Ministry handles strategic planning for the hydrocarbon sector. Significant increases in gas production are planned and will be managed by state ente [...] | 2009-03-23 08:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT373 | TURKMEN SUBBOTNIK CREATES A GREENER LANDSCAPE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On the second weekend of March, President Berdimuhamedov gathered state employees and students, foreign diplomats and businessmen for a national "subbotnik" (Saturday workday) to plant trees around Ashgabat. [...] | 2009-03-24 06:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT374 | TURKMENISTAN OFFICIALS INVITE COOPERATION IN CARTOGRAPHY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, a geographic specialist with the Office of the Geographer met with officials of the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Issues under the Ministry of Oil and Gas, and the Institute of Mapping and Cartograph [...] | 2009-03-24 08:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PBTS TX |
09ASHGABAT382 | TURKMENISTAN: LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONS EVOLVE FROM SOVIET [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Registered by Turkmenistan's Ministry of Justice as a public organization, Lawyers Associations provide legal consultations and legal services to the public. Fees are flexible and geared towards the client's a [...] | 2009-03-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KCOR ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT397 | TURKMENISTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS DONORS HAVE LOTS OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On March 26, the UNDP office in Ashgabat hosted a donor sub-group meeting on democratization, rule of law and human rights. Participants were representatives of UN organizations, diplomatic missions, and other interna [...] | 2009-03-30 10:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT40 | TURKMENISTAN: ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT RECEIVES LETTER OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, 2009, the Country Coordinator of USAID's implementing partner for its Economic Reform to Enhance Competitiveness (EREC) project, BearingPoint, received an e-mail from Turkmenistan's Cabinet of Ministe [...] | 2009-01-13 05:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT402 | TURKMENISTAN: MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETS IN ASHGABAT [...] (SBU) At a March 13 meeting in Ashgabat of Mini-Dublin Group members organized by the Italian Embassy in Moscow, representatives of the U.S.,French, UK, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Japanese and Russian embassies exchanged views with two officials of the State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) on [...] | 2009-03-30 11:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT405 | TURKMENISTAN: BIG BROTHER ON THE STREETS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The presence of undercover security agents on the streets is nothing new in Turkmenistan. People have grown accustomed to seeing them standing on nearly every street corner of the capital, purportedly to ensure " [...] | 2009-03-31 09:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT413 | TURKMENISTAN'S OVERALL BUDGET FIGURE IS PUBLICLY [...] (SBU) The following is Post's response to reftel that requests information about Turkmenistan's central government budget. 2. (SBU) Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes, the Turkmenistan Government wi [...] | 2009-04-02 05:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT423 | TURKMENISTAN: IN TURKMENBASHY, IT'S ALL ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Caspian port city of Turkmenbashy is quickly being overshadowed by the construction work underway at the nearby Avaza National Tourist Zone, where the President is pressuring contractors and ministries alike to get the work done in time for mid-June ceremonies. The city [...] | 2009-04-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV TX TU |
09ASHGABAT424 | TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENBASHY REFINERY MODERNIZING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmenbashy Oil Refinery has continued for the past several years to refurbish and modernize its facilities, and is producing a wide range of petroleum products mostly for the export market. Modernization will help it boost its production, and, combined with specific env [...] | 2009-04-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT428 | TURKMENISTAN: PORT AT TURKMENBASHY TO GET FULL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The port at Turkmenbashy will soon undergo a complete renovation that will modernize and expand its facilities and capacity as the largest Central Asian port. Port authorities say there will be a new ship repair yard and new cargo handling facilities. In the longer term, a [...] | 2009-04-06 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT429 | TURKMENISTAN: UNODC LAW ENFORCEMENT DONOR COORDINATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 3, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted the Law Enforcement Donor Coordination meeting in Ashgabat. It was the first of four such events this year. Representatives of internationa [...] | 2009-04-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT431 | TURKMENISTAN: DOLLARS NOT WANTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Problems exchanging US dollars for Turkmen manat have been observed for the past week, due to the rumors that the Government plans to depreciate the official exchange rate to an even one manat for one dollar. (NOTE [...] | 2009-04-07 04:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI EFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT436 | TURKMENISTAN: MARCH MEDIA REACTION - MEDIA PRAISE GROWING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In March, media favorably and accurately covered events reflecting U.S.-Turkmenistan cooperation in education and health care, and highlighted various U.S. visits. The visit by USAID Regional Director William Frej [...] | 2009-04-08 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT453 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR TURKMENISTAN'S BROADBAND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Since post reported in Ref B on Turkmenistan's initiatives to broaden access to dial-up Internet services, the government has not announced any tenders for Internet equipment or service providers. President Berdimuhamedov has [...] | 2009-04-09 04:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESPS ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT46 | TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Supreme Council on Science and Technology officials said at a meeting with Dan Stein of the U.S. Trade Development Agency that they would welcome ideas on how to expand the national Internet network for educationa [...] | 2009-01-13 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG TRGY TBIO TX |
09ASHGABAT461 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON 2009 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov chaired an expanded session of the Cabinet of Ministers on April 6 for the purpose of reviewing social and economic development in the first quarter of the year, as well as a number of p [...] | 2009-04-10 03:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT47 | TURKMENISTAN'S GRAIN PRODUCTION: THE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 Turkmenistan produced 920,000 tons of grain. This is much lower than the amount required for domestic consumption. In order to improve grain and also cotton production, President Berdimuhamedov announced [...] | 2009-01-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT482 | TURKMENISTAN'S STATE TOURISM AND SPORTS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of the State Tourism and Sports Committee said that they are interested in developing Community-Based Tourism (CBT),especially national crafts, higher education for tourism professionals, and some [...] | 2009-04-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT483 | TURKMENISTAN-AFGHANISTAN MARCH 11 CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11, USAID met with representatives of the Turkmenistan Ministry of Energy and Industry (MOEI) to continue consultations in support of the supply by Turkmenistan to Afghanistan of 300 MW of electric power [...] | 2009-04-17 08:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT487 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO UPDATE TERRORISM FINANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 09:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER TX |
09ASHGABAT498 | EDUCATION OFFICIALS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR COOPERATION, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's meeting with Turkmenistan's top two education officials successfully presented U.S. views and continued engagement in this area. Unfortunately, it also revealed the continued [...] | 2009-04-20 05:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL EAID KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT500 | TURKMENISTAN: LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICERS DISCUSS THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Poloff, at the request of an instructor at Post's INL-funded English Training Center (ELT) for Turkmen law enforcment officers, gave a presentation to a group of students on April 17 in which she outlined the foundation and st [...] | 2009-04-20 10:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT508 | LEGAL NGO SUPPORTS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY OFFERING [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Six months after reports of questionable business practices (reftel),Post checked in with local NGO "Bosfor" for an update on its activities. The NGO carries out youth outreach and provides legal services, in [...] | 2009-04-21 05:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT512 | TURKMENISTAN: USG CONTRACTORS ARE THE INTERIOR MINISTER'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A technician from the Tashkent office of the Agilent Technologies was dispatched to Ashgabat under the auspices of Post's INL-funded DOJ/ICITAP project with the Ministry of the Interior in order to repair a gas ch [...] | 2009-04-21 09:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT513 | TURKMENISTAN: TAKING ON THE DRUG SUPPLIERS [...] (U) Another drug-related crime story was reported in the April 17th edition of Ashgabat weekly "Adalat" (Justice) newspaper: According to Adalat, a 40-year old resident of Serdar (Balkan Province) identified as Yazgeldi Ayimov, had previously been convicted and imprisoned on drug charges, but t [...] | 2009-04-21 10:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT515 | TURKMENISTAN: GERMAN COMPANY CLOSER TO AN OFFSHORE PSA FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 16, RWE AG, a German energy company and Nabucco shareholder, signed a Memorandum on Long-term Cooperation with the Turkmen Government. The Memorandum stipulates that RWE will support the Government in tr [...] | 2009-04-21 12:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT518 | TURKMENISTAN: A/S BOUCHER VISIT DRAWS SIGNIFICANT MEDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Turkmenistan April 14-17, holding a meeting with President Berdimuhamedov, and meetings with other high-ranking government officials. The visit [...] | 2009-04-23 11:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT519 | TURKMENISTAN: PRICE CONTROLS ON FOOD REMAIN IN PLACE; [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent price check in local markets revealed that, compared with December 2008, posted prices reflected a 26 percent average decrease for basic imported food items, and a 17 percent average decrease for locally [...] | 2009-04-23 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT520 | HUMAN RIGHTS REFORM TO IMPLEMENT INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 15, the director of the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights discussed Turkmenistan's efforts at human rights reform with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher. Duri [...] | 2009-04-24 06:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT522 | TURKMENISTAN: DAS KROL'S MEETING WITH THE GRAND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, 2009, visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, met with Grand Mufti, Rovshen Allaberdyev, and the Deputy Chairman of the Council on Religious Affairs, Nurmuhammet Gurbanov. The Mufti emphasized [...] | 2009-04-24 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT529 | TURKMENISTAN: GRANT PROPOSAL FOR PRM FY 2009 JULIA TAFT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is Embassy Ashgabat's recommendation for FY 2009 support via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund to finance a refugee assistance project. The proposed project would provide equipment and materials for th [...] | 2009-04-24 13:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF TX |
09ASHGABAT542 | UPDATE ON TURKMENISTAN'S INFORMATION COLLECTION, SCREENING [...] (U) Post presents the following updates to the survey on Turkmenistan's immigration control and watchlist systems for terrorist screening. Responses are keyed to lettered subheadings in ref B. 2. (SBU) A: Immigration Databases and Traveler Information Collection: No updates to report. [...] | 2009-04-29 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC KVPR KHLS TX |
09ASHGABAT543 | TURKMENISTAN: OFFICIAL TRAVEL TO DASHOGUZ PROVINCE IS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: ECA Policy and Evaluation Director, Rick Ruth, visited Turkmenistan in early April to tour sites undergoing restoration thanks to support from the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation. During the visit to Das [...] | 2009-04-29 10:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PCUL PINR KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT557 | TURKMENISTAN: "TRUST" NGO HELPING FILL SOCIAL SERVICE GAP [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Political Assistant met with NGO Chairperson Lyudmila Petuhova to learn about the NGO Ynam's ("Trust") activity. The NGO provides legal, psychological and reproductive health consultation services and [...] | 2009-05-01 13:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT56 | TURKMENISTAN: NEWLY-CONSTITUTED PARLIAMENT HOLDS FIRST [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 9, the newly-constituted Mejlis (Parliament) convened for the first time with President Berdimuhamedov in attendance. During the session, the deputies elected the Credentials Committee that certifie [...] | 2009-01-15 03:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT562 | TURKMENISTAN: EFFECTIVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF DAS KROL AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, George Krol, visited Turkmenistan April 22-24, 2009, holding meetings with government officials and heading the U.S. delegation at the "Reliable and Secure Tran [...] | 2009-05-04 06:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT564 | TURKMENISTAN: OIL AND GAS SECTOR OFFICIALS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives met on April 30 with six top oil and gas officials to answer questions and get government commitment to a two-day seminar on pipeline management. The appearance of the six officials in one meeting and their confirmation that th [...] | 2009-05-04 12:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT565 | TURKMENISTAN HOLDS PIPELINE SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 23-24, the Turkmen Government held a conference on "Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy and Its Role in Ensuring Sustainable Development and International Development." The conference was attended by an [...] | 2009-05-04 14:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT568 | TURKMENISTAN: CHILD MURDER SHOCKS RESIDENTS OF ASHGABAT'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A local staff member learned about the details of two alleged child murders that reportedly happened in the eleventh microdistrict on the east side of Ashgabat in April. A knife-wielding attacker murdered a you [...] | 2009-05-05 10:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT569 | TFFLU01: OFFICIAL TURKMEN REACTION TO INFLUENZA A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Although there have been no reported cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan or in the Central Asia region, the government has taken certain steps in reaction to the influenza A (H1/N1) scare and has publicized many of these measures i [...] | 2009-05-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO |
09ASHGABAT571 | NEW LAW ON ELECTION TO GENGESHES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the end of April, the Government of Turkmenistan published a revised election law specific to the lowest level of governance, the Gengesh, or local council. Most of the revisions were done to bring the law into [...] | 2009-05-05 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT573 | TURKMENISTAN: FOUR WEEKS UNDER GAS SIEGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: It has been almost four weeks since the supply of Turkmen gas exported to Russia stopped due to the April 8 gas pipeline blast. In the days following the accident, the two sides exchanged high-tempered public sta [...] | 2009-05-06 10:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT574 | TURKMENISTAN: DEA DRUG IDENTIFICATION TRAINING COURSE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 4, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent conducted a Drug Identification training course for newly recruited officers of Turkmenistan's State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS) at the SCNS Trai [...] | 2009-05-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT578 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON APRIL POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In addition to coverage of visits by Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and DAS George Krol in April (Refs A and B),April saw media provide generally accurate and favorable coverage of numerous U.S. visitors and P [...] | 2009-05-08 04:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT597 | NGO CHARITY WITHOUT BORDERS SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES TO [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6, Post Political Assistant met with Selbi Akmuradova, leader of the public organization, Charity Without Borders (CWB),to learn about their activities. The NGO carries out charitable activities, an [...] | 2009-05-12 01:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT599 | TURKMENISTAN RELUCTANT TO SIGN EU ENERGY AGREEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Neither Turkmenistan nor the other two Central Asian states present at the May 8 EU energy summit signed an EU agreement that would have committed gas supplies to future energy transport projects including Nabucco [...] | 2009-05-13 01:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT600 | TURKMENISTAN: A REBORN PUSHKIN THEATER PUSHES BOUNDARIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's resurrected Pushkin theater has on its own initiative begun to introduce audiences to a growing variety of international plays, some of which push the boundaries of what is generally acceptable in offic [...] | 2009-05-13 04:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT601 | TFFLU01/TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON REMOVING TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT605 | TURKMENISTAN COMMEMORATES VICTORY DAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 9 Victory Day commemorations in Ashgabat focused on the fact that it has now been 64 years since the end of World War II. Russian representatives held some special events marking the heroic roles pl [...] | 2009-05-13 11:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX RS |
09ASHGABAT611 | TURKMENISTAN ADOPTS A NEW LABOR CODE [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedow signed a new Labor Code to bring provisions of Turkmenistan's labor legislation into compliance with international norms and practices of the International Labor Organization, which Turkmenistan joined in 1993. The new Labor Code provides legal norms for [...] | 2009-05-13 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB TX |
09ASHGABAT617 | TURKMENISTAN: IMF ARTICLE IV REVIEW CAPTURES HALF [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that the international financial crisis has not affected Turkmenistan because of the country's limited integration in international financial markets. [...] | 2009-05-14 12:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR EFIN EIND EINV EPET ETRD SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT619 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 08:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CH TX |
09ASHGABAT626 | TURKMENISTAN HOSTS CURIOUS BUSINESS EXHIBITION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13 - 15, the Turkmen Government hosted another well-publicized exhibition devoted to private and government commercial enterprises. Both state enterprises and foreign private companies were represented, bu [...] | 2009-05-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT629 | TURKMENISTAN: FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS IN THE ISOLATED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently thought of as a disease of the turn of the last century, tuberculosis (TB) has once again reared its ugly head. While, in modern times, TB is mostly associated with HIV infection in developing countries, [...] | 2009-05-19 03:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI KZ |
09ASHGABAT640 | TURKMENISTAN: DIFFERENCES WITH RUSSIA BLOCK PROGRESS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Turkmenistan has taken no actions that would advance the development of the Caspian Littoral (aka Pre-Caspian) Gas Pipeline project since at least the run-up to President Berdimuhamedov's visit t [...] | 2009-05-21 10:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT641 | TURKMENISTAN: TRADE UNIONS PROMOTE STATE PRIORITIES; FAIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Having inherited the Soviet-era trade union structure, the Government of Turkmenistan has made trade unions part of its mechanism for maintaining social and political stability. Independent trade unions do not exist, to the detriment of workers' rights. Besides providing minor [...] | 2009-05-22 07:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT647 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 08:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV TX |
09ASHGABAT648 | TURKMENISTAN: STATUS OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil and gas sector development in Turkmenistan is making progress, albeit slowly. There has been no change in the policy of barring foreign companies from onshore PSAs, but the door appears to be open rega [...] | 2009-05-26 08:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET TX RS |
09ASHGABAT649 | TURKMENISTAN: NGO FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED FACES [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The local NGO "Dayanch" provides moral support and technical assistance to visually impaired and blind people by publishing audio books and organizing reading sessions for them. Despite its affiliation with the [...] | 2009-05-26 08:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT654 | TURKMENISTAN: STREET PRICE OF HEROIN REPORTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) On May 22, the Ashgabat weekly "Adalat" (Justice) published an article by Ulugbek Amankulov, Judge of Hojambaz Etrap (district) Court of Lebap province, reporting that a resident of Olam village named Azat Abdyrahmanov purcha [...] | 2009-05-27 09:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT655 | TURKMENISTAN TO PRODUCE METAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Last week, President Berdimuhamedov commissioned Turkmenistan's first metal works plant. The project, which was approved when former President Niyazov was still alive, was intended to reduce the importation [...] | 2009-05-27 09:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT661 | TURKMENISTAN: WHERE WILL PETRONAS SEND ITS CASPIAN GAS WHEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Petronas officials are making confident statements regarding the company's goal of delivering its first natural gas from offshore Block 1. The company is etimating it will begin delivering five bcm per year of ga [...] | 2009-05-28 06:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT665 | TURKMENISTAN: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON VOTING FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 05:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV TX |
09ASHGABAT666 | TURKMENISTAN SEES NEUTRALITY AS PART OF ENERGY DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, state-controlled newspaper "Neytralny Turkmenistan" published an op-ed by a Turkmen MFA official outlining the main objectives, directions, and energy diplomacy component of Turkmenistan's foreign polic [...] | 2009-05-29 07:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PREL PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT672 | TURKMENISTAN: LOCALS RECOUNT LIVES MARRED BY DRUG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In conversations with Iran Watcher, two Turkmen women candidly described how addiction to heroin and opium, the drugs of choice for Turkmenistan's addicts, has affected members of their own families and communities. The two women, of differing socioeconomic backgrounds, both a [...] | 2009-06-01 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT677 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT RELUCTANT TO OPENLY DISCUSS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: While the Government of Turkmenistan has recently authorized environmental cleanup projects, it appears to be motivated more by preparations for the Avaza Tourism Zone than by a desire to improve the living condit [...] | 2009-06-02 08:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV EIND ENRG TRGY TX RU AORC |
09ASHGABAT678 | TURKMENISTAN: PHYSICIANS' ARREST FOR SELLING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Twenty employees of a prison hospital in Mary were reportedly arrested two weeks ago for selling drugs to prisoners who were being treated at the hospital. The Minister of Internal Affairs was held responsibl [...] | 2009-06-02 09:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT679 | TURKMENISTAN: MIGRATION OFFICIALS DO NOT [...] (SBU) On May 27, Political Officer met with Senior Inspector of the Central Apparatus of the State Migration Service, Mekan Hojayev, and Acting Head of the Visa Department, Dowran Kurbannazarov, to discuss the situation of freedom of emigration in Turkmenistan. Hojayev stated that according t [...] | 2009-06-02 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT680 | TURKMENISTAN: THEOLOGICAL TRAINING REMAINS UNDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Theological training in Turkmenistan takes place at the State University in a department that is part of the History Faculty. The theology professors were trained by Turkish theologians during the post-Soviet era. The admissions process is overseen by the Mufti, and the number [...] | 2009-06-02 11:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT681 | TURKMENISTAN HAS MI-17 HELICOPTERS; STILL CHECKING ON [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) On June 2, Post informed the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) about reftel request to support Government of Pakistan forces with additional Mi- 17 helicopters. Post also asked for MFA assistance to arran [...] | 2009-06-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SMIG PARM PK TX |
09ASHGABAT684 | TURKMENISTAN INTRODUCES NEW ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING ACT 2. (U) on May 29, State-run Russian-language newspaper "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" printed the full text of the newly adopted Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrori [...] | 2009-06-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT686 | TURKMENISTAN: 195 GAS WELLS SHUT DOWN AS RESULT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Turkmen official recently provided further details about the impact on Turkmenistan of the halt of gas exports to Russia. The information sheds light on the damage that the dispute may be inflicting on Turkmenistan's gas infrastructure. An astounding 195 gas wells have been [...] | 2009-06-03 09:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX RS |
09ASHGABAT690 | TURKMENISTAN: DEPORTED TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of illegal Turkmen migrant workers deported from Turkey due to the violations of the visa regime has reportedly increased significantly in the past year. Failing to find jobs in their hometowns in Tu [...] | 2009-06-04 10:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PMIG PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT693 | TURKMENISTAN: THREE ENERGY OFFICIALS DESCRIBE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The heads of Turkmenistan's Oil and Gas Ministry and Gas and Oil Concerns met with SE/EE Morningstar's delegation, and shared their understanding and interpretation of Turkmenistan's energy development strategy. The group reiterated the government's intention to use foreign [...] | 2009-06-05 05:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT695 | TURKMENISTAN: TAKING ITS OWN PATH ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 29, Deputy Cabinet Chairman for Oil and Gas, Tachberdy Tagiyev, told members of the Morningstar delegation that Turkmenistan prefers Western technology and has had a long and successful working relationship with Western service firms. He said Turkmenistan is very focu [...] | 2009-06-05 11:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT701 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. FORENSICS OFFICIALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting DOJ/ICITAP Forensic Advisor and DEA Chemist met with section chiefs of the Turkmen Prosecutor General's Office. The purpose of the meeting, the first between U.S. forensics experts and the prosecutor's [...] | 2009-06-08 10:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT712 | TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS SERVICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting DOJ/ICITAP Forensic Advisor and DEA Chemist recently met with section chiefs of the Turkmenistan State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS) to discuss possible cooperation between the USG/ICITAP and SCNS on [...] | 2009-06-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT720 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON MAY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat maintained a high profile in state media during the month of May. Post organized events such as USAID's 15th anniversary celebration of partnership with Turkmenistan in early May, a one-week tour [...] | 2009-06-09 09:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT722 | TURKMENISTAN: EFFECTIVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Secretary of State's Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard L. Morningstar visited Turkmenistan May 29, 2009, holding meetings with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and high-ranking government off [...] | 2009-06-09 10:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT729 | TURKMENISTAN: KAKAYEV DESCRIBES DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Morningstar delegation's May 29 meeting with State Agency for the Management and Use of Hydrocarbons Chairman Kakayev provided some insights into Turkmen thinking regarding the current energy sector development strategy, the export pipeline question and commercial proposa [...] | 2009-06-10 08:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT738 | TURKMENISTAN: DETENTION OF TWO JEHOVAH'S WITNESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Jehovah's Witness leaders recently provided details about the imprisonment of two Jehovah's Witness conscientious objectors who had previously received suspended sentences for refusing to enlist in the milit [...] | 2009-06-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT740 | TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES DOMINATE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The June 7-9 textile exhibition in Ashgabat, organized by the Turkmen Government, hosted the representatives and displays of local enterprises and some 30 foreign companies seeking to enter the market or expand th [...] | 2009-06-11 12:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ERD EIND TX KS |
09ASHGABAT747 | TURKMENISTAN: NAVY ONI MARITIME SMUGGLING TECHNIQUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 9, a regional analyst from the United States Navy Counter Narcotics Division conducted a Maritime Smuggling Techniques training course to the newly recruited officers of the State Counter Narcotics Service [...] | 2009-06-12 10:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT751 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON 2009 GICNT PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC TX |
09ASHGABAT753 | SABIT COORDINATOR BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The coordinator of the Central Asia office of the U.S. Department of Commerce Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program met with Turkmen government officials to promote the program. She focuse [...] | 2009-06-12 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET SOCI |
09ASHGABAT755 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 10:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT760 | TURKMENISTAN: DOE-SPONSORED PIPELINE WORKSHOP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post successfully assisted the Department of Energy in organizing a Pipeline Integrity and Management Workshop in Ashgabat on June 10-11. The workshop provided 25 largely mid-level technical representatives of [...] | 2009-06-17 10:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT761 | TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post's PAO had a friendly and open meeting with the Chair of the Mejilis (Parliament) committee on Education, Science, and Culture. The discussion revealed that the committee has a massive portfolio of issues, bu [...] | 2009-06-17 10:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO ECA TX |
09ASHGABAT763 | TURKMENISTAN -- A NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Turkmenistan's population is small, the country's wealth -- due primarily to its natural gas deposits -- makes it a potentially attractive market for U.S. businesses. Obstacles include a restrictive visa regime, lack of rule of law, bureaucracy and corruption. Despit [...] | 2009-06-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL EIND EFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT765 | TURKMENISTAN: "DRUG GODMOTHER" ARRESTED IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The acting Chief of the State Counter- Narcotics Service (SCNS) reported at the June 12 session of the Cabinet of Ministers about a recently identified group of drug traffickers led by a female resident of Dasho [...] | 2009-06-18 03:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT767 | TURKMENISTAN RE-ESTABLISHES ITS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 12, President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree re-establishing the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan as the country's premier scientific institution. It marked the end of the Supreme Council for Science an [...] | 2009-06-18 06:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL PGOV TPHY SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT769 | TURKMENISTAN: AVAZA NATIONAL TOURIST ZONE OPENS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov officially opened the Avaza National Tourism Zone on June 15, accompanied by the government, the diplomatic corps, businessmen, and international journalists. "Avaza" consists currently of two hotels. Although plans are for an artificial ri [...] | 2009-06-18 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT771 | TURKMENISTAN: UNDP PUSHING ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting with UNDP's Electoral Project Manager revealed that the project is moving forward very slowly, due largely to financial issues, in exposing this government to international standards and helping put them into practice. The manager has put significant hopes on the s [...] | 2009-06-19 08:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM UN TX |
09ASHGABAT786 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. COMPANIES DOMINATE WIRELESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: One of the few segments of the Turkmen market that U.S. brands and products largely dominate is wireless telecommunications (excluding cellular phone communications). For the most part, Turkmen military and law [...] | 2009-06-23 11:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT787 | TURKMENISTAN: REVISED GRANT PROPOSAL FOR PRM FY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is Embassy Ashgabat's revised recommendation for FY 2009 support via the Julia Taft Refugee Fund to finance a refugee assistance project. The proposed project would provide equipment and mate [...] | 2009-06-23 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF TX |
09ASHGABAT788 | TURKMENISTAN CONTINUES WORK ON FIRST STAGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Deputy Chairman for Agriculture and Water Management, the first stage of the man-made, mid-desert Turkmen Lake will be complete in a month or two. He claimed that Turkmenistan grows enough wheat [...] | 2009-06-23 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT790 | TURKMENISTAN: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (SBU) In preparation for the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Post highlights the following areas in which the Government of Turkmenistan fails to implement its OSCE commitments with respect to human rights and fundamental freedoms. Improvement in many of these areas would [...] | 2009-06-24 05:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI KIRF OSCE KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT794 | TURKMENISTAN: MILITARY CADETS ARRESTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Two senior cadets of the Military Institute were arrested on June 14 for making and distributing counterfeit bus passes. The Deputy Defense Minister promised to prosecute all those who were involved. The cadets, [...] | 2009-06-24 11:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT797 | AVAILABILITY OF QURAN IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A survey of bookstores in central Ashgabat to check the availability of the Quran, the holy book of Muslims, revealed that the book was practically unavailable in state stores except for rare cases of second- [...] | 2009-06-25 07:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV SOCI SCUL TX |
09ASHGABAT798 | TURKMENISTAN: OIL "GUSHES" IN CENTRAL KARAKUM DESERT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan state media recently announced the launch of oil production from fields in the middle of the Karakum Desert. Production from the new fields is part of Turkmenistan's effort to increase oil production [...] | 2009-06-25 10:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT800 | TURKMENISTAN: TWO JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES DETAINED IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jehovah's Witness leaders recently provided details about the June 19 detention of two Jehovah's Witnesses in Turkmenbashi. The two women were picked up on the street, although it is not clear whether they were proselytizing or simply walking somewhere. They have been held in [...] | 2009-06-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF SOCI PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT806 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP TX |
09ASHGABAT81 | TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT SHUFFLES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL; [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15, the government held an extended Cabinet of Ministers meeting at which President Berdimuhamedov announced a sweeping reshuffling of the Cabinet and other government posts. Especially hard hit wer [...] | 2009-01-16 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT812 | TURKMENISTAN: TANKER FIRE AT LOCAL GAS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 25, a spark caused a gasoline tanker truck fire at a gas station near the 11th Microdistrict of Ashgabat. More than 15 tons of gasoline (approximately 4,995 gallons) was drained from the burning tanker to [...] | 2009-06-30 02:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT815 | TURKMENISTAN: CHINA GETS NO ADDITIONAL ONSHORE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 24, the Governments of Turkmenistan and China agreed that the annual volume of Turkmen natural gas supplied to China will reach 40 bcm, which is ten bcm more than the initially planned volume. They also [...] | 2009-06-30 07:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT818 | TURKMENISTAN: THE TURKMEN SCNS AND MEMBERS OF FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 26, the Turkmen State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS) and members of several foreign missions participated in a symbolic drug burn that took place at a border guard installation in the rural area of the c [...] | 2009-06-30 11:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT820 | DIRECTOR OF TURKMENISTAN'S DESERT INSTITUTE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Institute of Desert Flora and Fauna is active in all aspects of desert studies and has worked extensively internationally. The Institute supports the creation of the Turkmen Lake and serves as the g [...] | 2009-06-30 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT824 | TURKMENISTAN MARKS PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S 52ND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 29, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov turned 52. The country celebrated its leader's birthday by various festive events and inauguration ceremonies of a number of facilities, includi [...] | 2009-07-01 12:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT825 | TURKMENISTAN: DRUG DEALING VILLAGERS DIG MOATS TO [...] (SBU) On June 27 at 07:00am, a local contact riding in an SUV saw a resident of the village Gysa in Ruhabat district outside of Ashgabat parked in an old car. As the contact's SUV approached, the driver of the old car started his car and sped off quickly. Post's contact was not surprised, b [...] | 2009-07-02 03:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT837 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to regularizing our bilateral diplomatic dialogue. Key issues are increased transit for [...] | 2009-07-02 08:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT843 | THE OUTLOOK FOR TURKMENISTAN'S 2009 WHEAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The wheat harvest in Turkmenistan is in full swing. Provincial governments expect to report their final production figures by the end of July. As in the past two years, the government has not released official s [...] | 2009-07-07 02:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT845 | NOHUR TRIBE DOMINATES TRADE AND SERVICES IN ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nohurs, members of a tribe from southwest Turkmenistan, have been flourishing in trade and restaurant businesses in Ashgabat since 2004, when former Minister of National Security Ashyrmuhammedov, a member of [...] | 2009-07-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI SCUL PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT85 | GOVERNMENT SHAKEUP LEADS MINFIN TO REQUEST IFRS TRAINING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to the January 15 government personnel changes, a Ministry of Finance department head requested a meeting on January 16 with USAID FSN in which he pleaded for USAID training for the Ministry's staff on [...] | 2009-01-20 10:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT851 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON JUNE POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: June saw media provide generally accurate and favorable coverage of U.S. government and post conducted events in Turkmenistan. The U.S. Department of Energy-organized workshop on pipeline integrity and management [...] | 2009-07-07 11:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT857 | TURKMENISTAN: ONE MORE MINISTER OF EDUCATION SHUFFLED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the July 3 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhamedov continued criticism of the Ministry of Education, noting the rampant problem of corruption in admissions at institutions of higher education. During the meeting, he promoted the Deputy Minister of Educati [...] | 2009-07-08 10:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX |
09ASHGABAT858 | TURKMENISTAN: FREE DISTRIBUTION OF ANTI-DRUG BROCHURES AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Red Crescent Society's Drug Demand Reduction Project (DDRP) recently conducted several public activities dedicated to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. Among the public acti [...] | 2009-07-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT859 | GERMAN BUSINESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, German companies have been more successful than any other Western companies in doing business in Turkmenistan. Although there are no available official statistics regarding the number of German companies [...] | 2009-07-09 04:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PGOV EINV GM TX |
09ASHGABAT864 | TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL NGO HOLDS SEMINAR ON PENITENTIARY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a July 9 seminar for the public on the penitentiary system of Turkmenistan, local NGO "Bosfor" Director Zalina Rossoshanskaya explained types of penitentiary systems in the world, types of penitentiary insti [...] | 2009-07-09 13:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT867 | TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) U.S. President Barak H. Obama delivered a speech at a graduation ceremony of New Economic School in Moscow on July 7. While there was no reaction by local Turkmen media or coverage of the event, people with access to Internet [...] | 2009-07-10 10:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT876 | TURKMENISTAN: DISMISSAL OF TURKMENISTAN'S HIGHEST RANKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an expanded Cabinet session on July 10, President Berdimuhamedov announced the dismissal of Tachberdi Tagyev, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet in charge of the oil and gas industry. Berdimuhamedov cited t [...] | 2009-07-14 06:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT879 | TURKMENISTAN: A WORRISOME SUMMER FOR ASHGABAT DRIVERS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In June, Turkmen authorities put a network of traffic monitoring cameras into operation throughout Ashgabat. Since the authorities did not provide citizens with advance notice about the system and its consequen [...] | 2009-07-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT880 | CORRUPTION IN EDUCATION - BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption in higher education is pervasive and comes at a high cost to the integrity of the educational system, as well as a high cost to parents who are forced to borrow huge sums from family and friends in order [...] | 2009-07-15 03:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX |
09ASHGABAT883 | TURKMENISTAN: DEA SPECIAL AGENT COMPLETES A LONG TERM TDY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From March 10, 2009, through July 25, 2009, a DEA special agent conducted a long-term TDY in Ashgabat. The agent was involved in various activities with the Turkmen State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) in order [...] | 2009-07-15 08:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SNAR SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT886 | TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: AGREEMENT FOR A NEW PRICE AND INCREASED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 12, 2009, Turkmen state media reported that Turkmenistan and Iran had agreed to a new price for Turkmen natural gas, to be based on an international formula, as well as to increase the volume of supplies to [...] | 2009-07-15 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX IR |
09ASHGABAT900 | TURKMENISTAN: OSCE HOLDS SEMINAR ON TURKMEN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a July 16 seminar for government officials devoted to the subject of improving the work of Turkmen human rights institutions, an OSCE expert from Sweden explained the international legal framework regulating [...] | 2009-07-17 13:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT908 | GERMAN RWE SIGNS PSA WITH TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, RWE AG, a German energy company (and Nabucco pipeline project shareholder) and the Government of Turkmenistan signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) for Block 23 of the contractual territory locate [...] | 2009-07-20 10:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX IR |
09ASHGABAT912 | TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON KEY NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) At the July 10 Cabinet of Ministers session, President Berdimuhamedov dismissed 12 senior officials, including one Deputy Cabinet Minister, one provincial governor, one deputy provincial governor, one Minister, one State [...] | 2009-07-20 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT916 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF TX |
09ASHGABAT919 | TURKMEN REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JUNE 4, 2009 SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post held a series of roundtable discussions with alumni of U.S. programs and representatives of local NGOs to determine local reaction to President Obama's speech. General consensus was that Americans were more likely to hold stereotypes about Muslims in general rather than abo [...] | 2009-07-22 12:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KMDR KPAO OIIP TX |
09ASHGABAT924 | U.S. FIRM ASPECT ENERGY PURSUING BUSINESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Aspect Energy, a U.S. energy exploration and investment company, has been persistent in attempting to enter the Turkmen market over the past year. The company unsuccessfully bid for a license to explore and deve [...] | 2009-07-23 09:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT928 | TURKMENISTAN: GENGESH ELECTION DAY VISIT TO [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Gengesh (local council) elections in Turkmenistan's villages and rural areas took place on July 26. A visit to three polling stations in villages outside of Ashgabat indicated that, [...] | 2009-07-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT93 | TURKMENISTAN RAISES FARMER COMPENSATION TO ENCOURAGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov recently announced higher state prices paid to farmers for wheat and rice and increased 2009 crop production targets at an extended Cabinet meeting. The new prices are meant to encourage f [...] | 2009-01-21 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT932 | TURKMENISTAN: LAND OF USED CARS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The passenger car market in Turkmenistan has rapidly expanded over the past seven years. Most of the cars that have been imported to Turkmenistan during that period were U.S., Japanese, and German models. More th [...] | 2009-07-27 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT933 | CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite Turkmenistan's huge hydrocarbon wealth and the government's multimillion dollar, lavish construction projects, there are many residential areas in Ashgabat and elsewhere that lack normal roads, street l [...] | 2009-07-28 04:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT943 | TURKMENISTAN: IDHR EXPRESSES INTEREST IN WORKING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative Country Director in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Catherine Dwyer briefed Charge July 28 on a meeting she had with National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) Direct [...] | 2009-07-29 06:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT950 | THE MINI PENSIONER REVOLT OF 2006 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January 2006, then President Niyazov enacted pension reform, which left a third of pensioners without a pension and decreased the remaining pensions by 20%. Pensioners in Dashoguz province mobilized to protest t [...] | 2009-07-30 07:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT951 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON JULY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In July, media carried accurate and favorable coverage of post events. U.S. Independence Day and the speech which the Charge d'Affaires delivered at Post's official reception were highlighted in state print media. [...] | 2009-07-30 08:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT953 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT'S TOUTED CRACKDOWN ON THE DRUG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's local press continue to report an increase in arrests and convictions of drug dealers. Ashgabat residents, however, are skeptical about the government's so-called "rigorous measures" to crack down [...] | 2009-07-30 09:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT97 | TURKMENISTAN: THREE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Three mid-ranking Turkmen law enforcement officials took part in a four-day study tour in London, the culmination of a year-long English language course funded by INL. The trip gave them an opportunity to prac [...] | 2009-01-21 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT974 | TURKMENISTAN: NEW COUNTER NARCOTICS CHIEF BROUGHT FROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 29th, President Berdimuhamedov replaced the Acting Chief of the State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) of Turkmenistan with the Deputy Minister of National Security. No background information is yet ava [...] | 2009-07-31 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT975 | PANDEMIC H1N1 INFLUENZA RESPONSE - TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To date, there have been no officially documented cases of H1N1 in Turkmenistan. However, it appears that the country would be unprepared, if there was an outbreak. Primary health care is limited in the capital a [...] | 2009-07-31 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU PREL AEMR CASC PINR AMGT SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT991 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD MOVING AHEAD ON SME GREEN FIELD [...] (SBU) On August 4, Poloff met with a visiting EBRD Small Business Development Mission, Senior Banker Oksana Pak and Senior Investment Officer Marie-Paule Claes, and local Head of Office Neil McKain to discuss EBRD's proposed start-up bank project. The concept to establish a privately held ba [...] | 2009-08-05 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EBRD PGOV EFIN SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT995 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT'S ARGUMENTS IN THE CASPIAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On August 4, state-owned "Neutralniy Turkmenistan" newspaper published an MFA-authored article outlining Turkmenistan's arguments in its dispute with Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea delimitation issue. The article me [...] | 2009-08-06 11:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV PBTS AZ TX |
09ASMARA105 | RADIO ASENA IS THE NEW OPPOSITION VOICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition website assenna.com recently launched Radio Asena, airing hour-long broadcasts on Mondays and Wednesdays in Tigrinya and on Fridays in Arabic. ("Asena" means "good" in the congratulatory sense). The station, found on 9610kHz, reports on a variety of topics including [...] | 2009-04-02 13:03:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PROP SOCI PGOV ER |
09ASMARA11 | TIGRAY PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT IN ERITREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The anti-TPLF Tigray People's Democratic Movement (TPDM) based in Eritrea recently selected a new leader after the death of the group's founder. Eritrean television often commends the TPDM for its armed actions against the Ethiopian government, but these stories are uncorrobora [...] | 2009-01-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS PGOV PBTS ET ER |
09ASMARA153 | GSE WARNS AGAINST "UNAUTHORIZED CELEBRATIONS" [...] (SBU) The Eritrean Embassy in Washington, D.C. reportedly distributed a notice on April 29 warning Eritrean citizens in the United States to not partake in "unauthorized" celebrations for the upcoming Liberation Day, May 24, according to the opposition website www.assenna.com. The website disp [...] | 2009-05-12 12:37:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PROP PREL PGOV ER |
09ASMARA168 | GSE COURTS NEW MINING COMPANIES [...] (SBU) The Eritrean Government (GSE) welcomed representatives from two large-scale mining companies May 28-31, hoping that these companies would be the first large-scale investors in the mining sector. The companies, one South African and one Australian, expressed interest in mining operations [...] | 2009-06-01 14:57:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN PGOV ER |
09ASMARA173 | MINING FIRMS SEEK "FLAGSHIP" LICENSE IN GOLD [...] (SBU) Chalice Gold Mines will likely purchase Sub-Sahara mining as its flagship gold mining operation, according to a representative from Sub-Sahara. Sub-Sahara, the Australian company that owns the coveted license to the gold strip in Eritrea's Zara region, is jointly owned by Australian-base [...] | 2009-06-08 14:53:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN PGOV ER |
09ASMARA177 | ERITREA POWER GRID RUNNING ON "LUCK" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eritrea's main generators, located in Massawa, are one overhaul away from a country-wide power failure, according to representatives from Eritrea's fuel industry. The four generators are currently operating beyond recommended capacity, doing the work of six generators. Critical [...] | 2009-06-12 06:08:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PGOV ER |
09ASMARA212 | GSE SCRAPES UP FOREIGN CURRENCY FOR WHEAT [...] (SBU) The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) recently completed a $6.5 million transaction with the Minnesota-based international grain distributor Cargill. The GSE sent $5.5 million to Cargill from the Commercial Bank of Eritrea earlier in June as the final payment for 28,000 tons of wh [...] | 2009-07-01 14:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR PREL PGOV ER |
09ASMARA219 | GSE DEMANDS FOREIGN CURRENCY FROM FOREIGN VISITORS [...] (SBU) GSE-owned establishments have increased their demand for hard currency from foreign patrons. When the GSE re-opened the Asmara Palace Hotel (formerly the Intercontinental) it required guests traveling on foreign passports to pay in U.S. dollars, British pounds, or euros (and only gave ch [...] | 2009-07-09 11:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV ER |
09ASMARA221 | OPPOSITION TV LAGS BEHIND RADIO/INTERNET COUNTERPARTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition website www.assenna.com and its sister radio station have seen considerable success over the past few months and have continued to expand both audience and programming. Assenna's sotries stimulate much discussion around Asmara, but its consumers are not discrimin [...] | 2009-07-13 05:44:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PREL ER |
09ASMARA224 | MINING UPDATE: TAKEOVERS AND NEWCOMERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The mining and exploration sector is one of the only areas of forward momentum in Eritrea. New entrant companies continue to sign new exploration contracts and well-established Sanu Resources plans to merge with a larger Canadian entity. Collectively, the companies, new and old, [...] | 2009-07-14 09:28:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN ECON PGOV ER |
09ASMARA242 | GSE RELEASES MUSLIM "RADICALS," ARRRESTS [...] (SBU) On July 21, the Eritrean government (GSE) released the remaining Muslims imprisoned since January 2009 (reftel). Simultaneously, the GSE rounded up 30 young, possibly influential Muslims from around Asmara. The GSE reportedly entered homes and workplaces to find the targeted victims. T [...] | 2009-07-30 11:22:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV ER |
09ASMARA25 | MASSAWA'S ECONOMY DWINDLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs traveled to Massawa January 14-15 for a Public Diplomacy engagement (septel) and observed a more hollow, destitute city than we saw in April 2008. Although the city's vice mayor remained optimistic about the city's situation, the evidence on the ground suggested a more b [...] | 2009-01-21 10:47:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI PGOV ER |
09ASMARA264 | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF ERITREAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Biographical data is incuded for the following Eritrean government officials, as requested: 2. (SBU) Ali Abdu Ahmed. Male. DPOB: 15 May 1965, Asmara, Eritrea. Diplomatic passport number: D000512; issued 20 JUL 1999; expiration date: 13 JUL 2009. Note: Though the passport has expi [...] | 2009-08-11 12:59:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER EAID UNSC ER |
09ASMARA298 | GSE SHUTS DOWN EMBASSY ASMARA IFTAR [...] (SBU) The Eritrean government (GSE) Office of Protocol sent a note verbale on August 27 expressly forbidding the embassy from hosting a planned Iftar meal and showing the film "Islam in America." The note verbale was in response to the embassy's official protest of the August 20th incident wh [...] | 2009-08-27 14:50:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO ASEC ER |
09ASMARA359 | ERITREAN SEMINAR ON CRIME [...] (SBU) The Eritrean government held a seminar last week on crimes involving emotionally disturbed persons (EDPs) and juveniles. The seminar was composed of court officials, judges, police, and prison administrators and was held in response to a rapid increase in criminal acts being committed [...] | 2009-10-16 05:04:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL ER |
09ASMARA364 | REPORTS OF ATTACKS IN ERITREA [...] (SBU) An Eritrean Democratic Alliance website claimed that two Eritrean males were wounded when unknown assailants launched an RPG rocket at their pickup truck on the Aderde highway halfway between Keren and Agordat. Eritrean military and security forces searched the area and according to the [...] | 2009-10-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL ER |
09ASMARA379 | ERITREAN AVIATION: GOVERNMENT SQUEEZING THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The four international airlines serving Asmara are discouraged by the Eritrean government's (GSE) refusal to allow them to convert $20 million worth of local currency and its repeated attempts to gouge them for hard currency. The GSE, through its wholly owned Eritrean Airlines, [...] | 2009-11-04 10:40:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ATRN ASEC CASC EFIN ECON ER |
09ASMARA394 | ERITREA TO NATIONALIZE MEDICAL CLINICS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 13:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED SOCI PGOV ECON AMGT ER |
09ASMARA398 | EASTERN SUDAN OUTREACH CONCLUDES FIRST WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) The Peacebuilding Center for the Horn of Africa (PCHA) successfully concluded the first week of a five-part workshop series for eastern Sudan civil society leaders. A total of 24 participants traveled to Asmara to take part in the 10-day workshop, hosted by Dr. Taisier M. Ali, an exiled [...] | 2009-11-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI PGOV SU ER |
09ASMARA41 | GSE REVIVES ITS GRAIN REGULATION POLICIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent interview, President Isaias mentioned a defunct grain regulation policy that has taken effect once more in Eritrea. The result is a visible tightening on the selling of grain in the marketplace as well as greater government control over the movement of grain between [...] | 2009-02-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV SOCI ER |
09ASMARA427 | GSE ARRESTS 27 WOMEN FOR PRAYING [...] (SBU) The Eritrean government (GSE) arrested 27 women praying together in Asmara on December 6, according to multiple embassy sources (Note: although numerous media outlets report 30 arrests, local sources contend it to be 27. End Note). The women were members of the Faith Mission Church, a [...] | 2009-12-14 10:53:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI ER |
09ASMARA433 | RDFF ACCUSES GSE OF COLLABORATING WITH JEM [...] (SBU) The leader of a small Darfuri rebel group is suspicious of Eritrea's interest in Darfur. Salah Abdurrahman Abualsurra, president of the Revolutionary Democratic Forces Front (RDFF),an Arab-aligned Darfur movement, told poloff the group is skeptical of Eritrea's interest in Darfur. "Ev [...] | 2009-12-17 14:50:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MOPS SU ER |
09ASMARA436 | ERITREA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] In 2009, Eritrea experienced no major act of international terrorism; however, the Eritrean government is widely regarded as being supportive of extremist activities in Somalia, particularly by providing financial and logistical support for Al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam. The Assistant Secretary [...] | 2009-12-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ER |
09ASMARA445 | ERITREA: HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS REGARDING SEXUAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel A, homosexual conduct is criminalized under Article 600 of the Penal Code of 1957, inherited from Ethiopia, as an "unnatural carnal offence." Homosexual conduct is punishable by "simple imprisonment," which is reserved for lesser offences. In cases involving adults [...] | 2009-12-31 13:38:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ER |
09ASMARA56 | ERITREA 2008 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Per reftel the following provides the answers for the Department of Labor to complete the Worst Forms of Child Labor Report. Sections are keyed to questions posed in reftel para 9. Eritrean officials routinely fail to provide basic statistical information. The answers will also be sent vi [...] | 2009-02-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM SOCI PGOV ER |
09ASMARA57 | 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) ERITREA'S TIP SITUATION: --------------------------------- --A. Information on trafficking in persons was scarce during the reporting year. The government remained elusive to requests to provide information for this report and published neither data nor statistics regarding TIP. Vari [...] | 2009-02-18 15:05:00 | Embassy Asmara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP SOCI PREF PGOV ER |
09ASTANA1005 | KAZAKHSTAN: WTO NEGOTIATOR AITZHANOVA CONFIRMS DECISION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's lead WTO negotiator, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova, told the Ambassador on June 11 that the decision by Kazakhstan, Russia, and Belarus to launch joint WTO accession negotiatio [...] | 2009-06-12 07:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ |
09ASTANA1030 | KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT INTERNET LAW HEADED TOWARD SECOND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This cable includes an action request. Please see paragraph three. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The draft Internet law went through its first reading in the Senate on June 11. The second reading may take pla [...] | 2009-06-16 11:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1033 | KAZAKHSTAN: BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE URANIUM MINING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 10-11, Energy Officer met with senior managers from Kazakhstan's national nuclear energy company Kazatomprom (KAP) and KAP's foreign partners in Almaty to discuss the impact of the Prosecutor General's ong [...] | 2009-06-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1035 | KAZAKHSTAN: DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 11, Energy Officer met separately with a Western manager from the U.S. oil services company Baker Hughes and an American partner with the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, both of whom shared experience [...] | 2009-06-17 10:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ECON EPET EINV ELAB SMIG CH KZ |
09ASTANA1038 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 INVESTMENT DISPUTES REPORT UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) This cable constitutes post's response to reftel. The United States Government is aware of one (1) claim by United States persons against the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK). 3. (SBU) a. Claimant A b. 1996 c. Alt [...] | 2009-06-18 02:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV CASC KIDE OPIC KZ |
09ASTANA1042 | KAZAKHSTAN TIP REPORT -- ONLY FRIENDS CAN TELL EACH OTHER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Per reftel, on June 16, Post delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Kazakhstan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Department of International Law of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Elvira Azim [...] | 2009-06-19 09:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ |
09ASTANA1044 | KAZAKHSTAN: USCIRF'S COSMAN HEARS DIFFERENT VIEWS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Catherine Cosman, Senior Analyst for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF),met June 4 - 11 with Kazakhstani civil society and religious leaders and government officials, to discuss the c [...] | 2009-06-19 09:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1045 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SCOPING [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper on scoping interest in membership in the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction on June 5 to Anuar Tanalinov, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Chief of the Multilateral Cooperation Depar [...] | 2009-06-19 12:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP ETTC KZ |
09ASTANA106 | KAZAKHSTAN: MAZHILIS LEADERS DISCUSS BILATERAL AGENDA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During separate January 16 meetings with the Ambassador, Mazhilis Speaker Ural Mukhamedzhanov and Mazhilis International Relations, Defense, and Security Committee Chairman Nurbakh Rustemov expressed hope that the O [...] | 2009-01-20 10:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER ECON KDEM KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1068 | KAZAKHSTAN: EMBASSY INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This cable responds to reftel's request for post's input on Kazakhstan for demarches in advance of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). DEMOCRATIC REFORM 3. (SBU) The September 26 - October 9 HDIM is [...] | 2009-06-24 07:08:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA109 | KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM REFORM PROJECT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The World Bank's five-year project for reforming Kazakhstan's outmoded health-care system is progressing but faces considerable difficulties. Planned reforms include health financing and budget planning; health-car [...] | 2009-01-21 10:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI SENV KZ |
09ASTANA11 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT UNDERSTAFFED AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Environmental Protection has been restructured, but faces a shortage of inspectors who inspect enterprises to ensure they comply with emissions regulations. Because it takes too long to get the Procu [...] | 2009-01-06 09:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV KZ |
09ASTANA1103 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Astana is a key opportunity for engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship, with close cooperation on such critical issues as [...] | 2009-07-02 11:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ |
09ASTANA1105 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON DISCUSSES NEW INVESTMENTS, CPC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 10, Chevron executives told Energy Officer that they will press hard to sanction expansion of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline by the end of the year, despite indications from KazMunaiGas (KM [...] | 2009-07-07 11:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1136 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON DRAFT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see para 5. 3. (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche outlining our concerns about Kazakhstan's draft Internet legislation to Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigal [...] | 2009-07-09 02:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1145 | KAZAKHSTAN: RBK CUSTOMS UNION, WTO, AND THE WAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Kazakhstan's WTO negotiator -- reiterated that Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have suspended, not abandoned their individual WTO accession negotiations; -- revealed Russia will hire, probably befo [...] | 2009-07-09 10:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD WTRO RS BO KZ |
09ASTANA1161 | KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S MEETING WITH CIVIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 10, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns met in Astana with civil society leaders. Burns told them that Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship presented unique opportunities for Kazakhsta [...] | 2009-07-13 02:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1172 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT SIGNS RENEWABLE ENERGY LAW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, President Nazarbayev signed the law "In Support of Renewable Energy Sources" that will promote environmentally friendly power generation, including the use of renewable energy sources. This legislation [...] | 2009-07-13 09:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV SENV KZ |
09ASTANA1173 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST BANKS TO BE DECIDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the third in a three-part series analyzing recent developments in Kazakhstan's banking sector, the possible future liquidation of its assets, and potential implications for international export credit agencies. 3. [...] | 2009-07-13 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1174 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST BANKS TO BE DECIDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the first in a three-part series analyzing recent developments in Kazakhstan's banking sector, the possible future liquidation of its assets, and potential implications for international export credit agencies. 3. [...] | 2009-07-13 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1175 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST BANKS TO BE DECIDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is the second in a three-part series analyzing recent developments in Kazakhstan's banking sector, the possible future liquidation of its assets, and potential implications for international export credit agencies. 3 [...] | 2009-07-13 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1179 | KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE THIRD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan hosted the third triennial Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Astana July 1-2. More than 70 delegations with 400 participants representing Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and other relig [...] | 2009-07-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1182 | KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL SOCIETY DISAPPOINTED WITH KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22, several leading civil society activists briefed members of the diplomatic community in Astana on the status of Kazakhstan's democratic reform efforts. The activists asserted that, despite modest progr [...] | 2009-07-14 09:57:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1187 | KAZAKHSTAN: GAS PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and national oil company KazMunaiGas recently briefed Energy Officer on the latest natural gas production forecasts and pipeline projects. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2009-07-15 04:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1208 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Regional Environmental Officer (REO) on May 6 delivered ref A demarche urging Kazakhstan to lift its H1N1-related bans on the importation of pork and other meats. Ref B reports the government's initial reaction to the de [...] | 2009-07-21 10:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA1210 | KAZAKHSTAN: LOCAL UIGHURS CONCERNED ABOUT UNREST IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani media outlets, think tanks, and interest groups are expressing concern that Uighur-related unrest in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) may negatively affect Kazakhstan because of Kazakhsta [...] | 2009-07-21 10:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM CH KZ |
09ASTANA1220 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES BN-350 PROGRAM, WTO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador asked Prime Minister Karim Masimov on July 22 to ensure Kazakhstan meets its funding commitment for the BN-350 spent fuel program and to sign a decree facilitating transfer of the program's fuel tra [...] | 2009-07-23 01:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KNNP WTRO AF RS KZ |
09ASTANA1222 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS BN-350 NUCLEAR REACTOR, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, the Ambassador toured the Mangistau Atomic Energy Complex (MAEC),including the decommissioned BN-350 fast-breeder nuclear reactor, the sodium processing facility (SPF),and a desalinization plant. Th [...] | 2009-07-23 07:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1251 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER'S AUGUST 8-9 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 8-9 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) [...] | 2009-07-24 08:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PHUM EPET KDEM KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1252 | KAZAKHSTAN: STILL UNDECIDED ON ECOSOC BUT OPEN TO OUR VIEWS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On July 24, we raised reftel demarche asking Kazakhstan to support our position on the accreditation to ECOSOC of two NGOs with Zhanar Kulzhanova, the deputy director of the MFA's International Organizations Directorate. [...] | 2009-07-24 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA1254 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON ASSISTING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche requesting assistance to Afghanistan beyond the elections to Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov on July 23. He provided Zhigalov with a non-paper detailing Afghanistan's pri [...] | 2009-07-24 10:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF KZ |
09ASTANA1255 | KAZAKHSTAN: LAWYER FOR FORMER KAZATOMPROM HEAD RETAINS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 22, the Almaty Bar Association rejected a motion filed by the Committee for National Security (KNB) to disbar Daniyar Kanafin, the lawyer hired by the family of Mukhtar Dzhakishev, the former head of sta [...] | 2009-07-24 10:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI KDEM KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA1265 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW UNIFIED PROCUREMENT SYSTEM FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Ministry of Health's Pharmaceutical Control Committee, Kazakhstan's plan to consolidate most state procurement of pharmaceuticals under one provider will stimulate the economy and increase domestic p [...] | 2009-07-27 04:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA1302 | KAZAKHSTAN: BTA BANK OFFERS TO RESTRUCTURE ITS DEBT [...] SUMMARY: On July 24, BTA Bank, one of Kazakhstan's largest commercial banks, declared a moratorium on interest payments. This follows the bank's decision in April to cease debt principal payments. BTA's external debts are valued at $13 billion, of which the bank said it will repay $3 billio [...] | 2009-08-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EFIN ELAB KZ |
09ASTANA1303 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF AKTAU SEA PORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has been informed that the U.S. Trade and Development Agency has decided not to approve two proposed projects to develop Kazakhstan's maritime and port capabilities because Kazakhstan conducts trade with Iran [...] | 2009-08-03 09:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV MARR RS IR KZ |
09ASTANA131 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHEVRON CAUTIONS CPC EXPANSION NOT YET A DONE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Chevron is pleased with the December 17, 2008, agreement to expand the capacity of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline, but is concerned that the deal could still fall through before the project is sanc [...] | 2009-01-22 11:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1327 | KAZAKHSTAN: FOR THE HUMAN DIMENSION IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 4, we met with Sayagul Konakbayeva, the head of the Office of Humanitarian Issues within the MFA's OSCE Directorate, to deliver reftel demarche on Kazakhstan's human rights and democracy performance in a [...] | 2009-08-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KIRF OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1330 | KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR TWO SCIENCE FELLOWS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post requests the assistance of two Embassy Science Fellows for a two-week period from mid-August through September 2009. The Fellows will work in Astana, Kazakhstan, under the supervision of the Political-Econo [...] | 2009-08-04 11:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TSPL BEXP KSCA KZ |
09ASTANA1339 | KAZAKHSTAN: "NEWSWEEK" GOT IT WRONG ON KIMEP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an on-line article appearing August 1, "Newsweek" magazine accused the Kazakhstani government of suppressing Western-oriented education at what is arguably the country's most prestigious university. The articl [...] | 2009-08-05 07:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ |
09ASTANA134 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMOCRACY IN ACTION AT EDITOR'S CLUB [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On January 21, the Ambassador attended a meeting of the Astana Editors-in-Chief Club. Though this organization has been in existence for some time, it has recently risen in profile through increased government ties [...] | 2009-01-23 10:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1357 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO TIFA AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Pol-Econ Chief met on August 5 with Saadat Asanseitova, Director of the Department for Regional Integration at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, to discuss the draft agenda for the 4th U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meeting on [...] | 2009-08-06 10:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1373 | POWERING AFGHANISTAN: CONSIDERING THE CONTRIBUTION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Reliable, affordable electricity is vitally important to Afghanistan's economic growth, prosperity, and stability. Donors are investing substantial resources in Afghanistan to build a power transmission and distr [...] | 2009-08-11 06:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV ECON EAID EINV KZ AF ZK |
09ASTANA1400 | KAZAKHSTAN: KMG HALTS KCTS NEGOTIATIONS, THEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From recent discussions with energy executives and government officials, it is clear that negotiations over the Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS) have stalled. The key issue is whether and to what [...] | 2009-08-17 03:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET ECON KZ |
09ASTANA1402 | KAZAKHSTAN: "ALMA-ATA INFO" EDITOR LOSES TWO COURT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 13, Kazakhstan's Supreme Court ruled against "Alma-Ata Info" newspaper and upheld a lower court's ruling that suspended the newspaper for three months for publishing allegedly classified documents. This [...] | 2009-08-17 09:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1403 | KAZAKHSTAN: NARCOTICS AND PROPERTY SEIZURES BY COMMITTEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's Committee for National Security (KNB) publicly reported its narcotics seizures for the first half of 2009. Total KNB seizures increased 466% from the same period last year. In addition, the KNB reported [...] | 2009-08-17 10:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA1407 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 26-28 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O [...] | 2009-08-18 07:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1427 | KAZAKHSTAN: MUSLIM ACTIVIST STRUGGLES TO TURN GRAND IDEAS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Murat Telibekov, a Kazakhstani Muslim activist and president of three NGOs, is never short on grand ideas, and most of them involve the U.S. Embassy. His newest idea is to build Islamic centers in Astana and Alma [...] | 2009-08-21 08:59:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KISL KIRF PINR KZ |
09ASTANA1439 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S ADVISOR WARNS OF AN "INFORMATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 22 interview published in the newspaper "Liter," Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, President Nazarbayev's advisor on political issues, railed against the "runaway billionaires" who have declared an "informatio [...] | 2009-08-27 05:14:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KCOR OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1446 | KAZAKHSTAN: OBSERVER LETTER DELIVERED TO CARICC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) As requested in reftel, the request for observer status was delivered to the Central Asian Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) via the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Almaty on August 21. UNODC's Senior CARI [...] | 2009-08-28 03:51:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA1453 | KAZAKHSTAN: STILL MULLING OVER AMCIT CANDIDACY FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On August 19, we followed up with Azat Matenov, Attache with the MFA's Department of Multilateral Cooperation, on Kazakhstan's position on the candidacy of Ms. Lucretia Myers for the International Civil Service Commission ( [...] | 2009-09-02 01:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS UNGA KZ |
09ASTANA1454 | KAZAKHSTAN: "WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS, A POLICE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) While the Ambassador was getting a haircut on September 1 at a Turkish-owned unisex salon in Astana, the client in the next chair was cracking up the stylists with a high-volume, endless stream of jokes about how people avo [...] | 2009-09-02 04:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KISL KZ |
09ASTANA1458 | KAZAKHSTAN: COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY COMMENTS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On August 29, the Chairman of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (KNB),Amangeldy Shabdarbayev, issued a highly unusual public statement regarding the case of Ramazan Yesergepov -- the Kazakhstani journalist sentenced [...] | 2009-09-02 10:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA146 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF FINANCE PROMISES ANTI-MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev and Deputy Customs Committee Chairman Sofia Aisagalieva to discuss Kazakhstan's response to the global financial crisis, pending legislati [...] | 2009-01-26 10:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON EFIN KNNP KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA1468 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, the Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov to present officially Under Secretary Blake's proposal on Annual Bilateral Consultations. Zhigalov responded that the government i [...] | 2009-09-03 11:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA147 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENTREPRENEUR NURLAN KAPPAROV DESCRIBES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: During a January 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Kazakhstani entrepreneur Nurlan Kapparov stressed the need for further banking-sector reforms and signaled his approval of the recent appointment of Grigoriy Marchenko to hea [...] | 2009-01-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EFIN EAGR EPET ENRG KZ |
09ASTANA1470 | KAZAKHSTAN: TRIAL COURT HANDS DOWN GUILTY VERDICT IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 3, a Kazakhstani district court sentenced human rights activist Yevgeniy Zhovtis to four years imprisonment for criminal negligence in connection with a vehicular accident. Zhovtis' legal team is exp [...] | 2009-09-04 07:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1495 | EAST KAZAKHSTAN: AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 20, the Ambassador visited Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk),East Kazakhstan, an industrial region well-endowed with natural resources and populated by blue-collar miners, shady businessmen, political patrons, a [...] | 2009-09-09 07:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA150 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF ECONOMY SUPPORTS CLOSER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov and discussed the government's response to the financial crisis, the new tax code, administrative barriers to doing busines [...] | 2009-01-27 01:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EAID KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1508 | KAZAKHSTAN: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW SIGNED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On August 28, President Nazarbayev signed the long-awaited law on anti-money laundering (AML),which will enter into force in March 2010. The law should increase the effectiveness of measures aimed at combating mon [...] | 2009-09-10 09:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA1509 | KAZAKHSTAN: FINANCE MINISTER LAUDS COOPERATION - [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a September 5 meeting, Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev discussed with the Ambassador stability in the financial sector and U.S. technical assistance provided under the Cooperative Threat Agreement (CTR) [...] | 2009-09-10 10:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1516 | KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT PRESENTS HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION PLAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The government of Kazakhstan presented its National Human Rights Action plan for 2009-2012 on September 9 at a well-attended event in Astana. Generally considered to be a well-prepared, ambitious document, its impl [...] | 2009-09-11 10:18:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1517 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAYS FUNDING APPROVED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orenbayev told the Ambassador that the Cabinet approved VAT exemption for all goods and services procured with Cooperative Threat Reduction funds on September 7, and th [...] | 2009-09-11 10:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KNNP KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA1530 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, on September 11, Post spoke with Committee on Control and Social Protection Chairman Serikkali Bissakayev in the Kazakhstani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. Chairman Bissakayev informed EconOff of the [...] | 2009-09-16 11:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA1531 | KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On September 15, we delivered the official invitation for the head of Kazakhstan's delegation to the UNGA to attend the meeting on Partnering for Food Security (reftel). On September 16, Zhanar Kulzhanova of the MFA's Inte [...] | 2009-09-16 11:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA KZ |
09ASTANA1539 | KAZAKHSTAN: CASPIAN SEA SUMMIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 12, President Nazarbayev hosted the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan at a private resort in Kenderliy, south of the port city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan. According to press repor [...] | 2009-09-18 10:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR RS KZ |
09ASTANA1613 | KAZAKHSTAN: GERMANS HYPER ABOUT BTA RESTRUCTURING MOU [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany is highly concerned that BTA bank is about to declare bankruptcy, endangering large investments by the German export credit agency. Our sources in ExIm disagree, and believe a settlement is in the works. [...] | 2009-09-22 10:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ GM UK |
09ASTANA1616 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE COMPLEXITY OF "OPPOSITION MEDIA" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a media roundtable the Ambassador hosted in Almaty, independent and opposition journalists detailed their opinions, concerns, and experiences. It was a useful and informative snapshot, but it wasn't the wh [...] | 2009-09-23 09:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KPAO KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1617 | KAZAKHSTAN: IFTAAR DINNER BUILDS RAPPORT WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 10:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KISL RS KZ |
09ASTANA1618 | KAZAKHSTAN: IFTAAR DINNER BUILDS RAPPORT WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 14, the Ambassador hosted an Iftaar dinner for more than 20 prominent Muslim community members, including the Deputy Chairman of the Kazakhstani Muslims' Spiritual Board Muhammad Alsabekov, many Kazak [...] | 2009-09-23 10:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KISL RS KZ |
09ASTANA1619 | KAZAKHSTAN: INDEPENDENT AND OPPOSITION MEDIA ASK TOUGH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador answered questions from independent and opposition journalists during a media roundtable in Almaty on September 14 (ref A). The lively group, pleased to have an opportunity to express their concern [...] | 2009-09-23 11:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1620 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW POWER LINE INCREASES ENERGY INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On September 17, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev attended a ceremony in the northern Kazakhstan city of Ekibastuz to mark the completion of the country's second north-south power transmission line. The [...] | 2009-09-25 06:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1626 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE GOVERNMENT'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO BTA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani financial officials are negotiating with export credit authorities (ECAs) from at least 14 countries, who have demanded sovereign guarantees for debt repayment on several billion in exposure. For seve [...] | 2009-09-28 01:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN GM UK IT KZ |
09ASTANA1627 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your October 5-8 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OS [...] | 2009-09-28 01:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1628 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE TANGLED WEB OF (NON)TRUE TRADE FINANCE AT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: While ECAs represented on the BTA steering committee appear to be finding a compromise (reftel),Alliance Bank has recently reneged on a commitment to separate the restructuring options for trade finance due to pr [...] | 2009-09-28 02:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA166 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF ENERGY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES NATURAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 21, Energy Officer discussed the production, marketing, and sale of Kazakhstani gas with an official from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. He described the role of market intermediaries Ka [...] | 2009-01-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA167 | KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF EXTENSION OF PROGRAM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 3. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: According to the USAID Economic Contagion Tracker released in January, Kazakhstan is one of only three CIS countries that is listed as a R [...] | 2009-01-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON KZ |
09ASTANA169 | KAZAKHSTAN: SOUTH KOREANS SEEKING INVESTMENTS, BUT GLOBAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met several times in January with South Korean Embassy First Secretary Lee Jooil and Second Secretary Lee Moon-bae to discuss economic relations between Kazakhstan and Korea. They explained that overall bi [...] | 2009-01-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET KS CH KZ |
09ASTANA1693 | KAZAKHSTAN: ZHOVTIS DETERMINED TO KEEP FIGHTING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Convicted human rights advocate Yevgeniy Zhovtis told the visiting First Deputy Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on September 19 that he does not want any special treatme [...] | 2009-09-28 07:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA173 | KAZAKHSTAN: KOREANS SHARE U.S. VIEWS ON MADRID COMMITMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met several times in January with South Korean Embassy First Secretary Lee Jooil and Second Secretary Lee Moon-bae to discuss political and cultural relations between Kazakhstan and South Korea. South Kore [...] | 2009-01-29 09:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SCUL KDEM KIRF KS KZ |
09ASTANA1744 | KAZAKHSTAN: NATIONAL BANK CHAIRMAN FORESEES 2010 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting with the Ambassador on September 28, Chairman of the National Bank Grigoriy Marchenko predicted economic recovery would begin early in 2010, following restructuring of BTA Bank. He foresees 2-3% grow [...] | 2009-09-30 10:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1765 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXISTENCE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarch on October 2 to Chairman of the Security Council of the Government of Kazakhstan Marat Tazhin. 3. (SBU) Tazhin replied that Kazakhstan's position is well-known and has not change [...] | 2009-10-02 08:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ |
09ASTANA1766 | KAZAKHSTAN DESIGNATES "HOT-LINE" POC FOR OSCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During his May 4 meeting with Secretary Clinton in Washington, then Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin suggested that both the United States and Kazakhstan establish a metaphorical hot line -- i.e., a single point of contact on [...] | 2009-10-02 08:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1771 | KAZAKHSTAN: GRASS-ROOTS DEMOCRACY AT WORK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Leader of the local non-governmental organization "Shanyrak," Asylbek Kozhakhmetov, described on September 29 the situation of internal migrants and his organization's efforts to assist them. Primarily focused at [...] | 2009-10-05 08:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1774 | KAZAKHSTAN AND AZERBAIJAN SIGN ENERGY AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 2, during President Nazarbayev's visit to Baku, the national oil companies of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan signed three documents on energy cooperation. The agreements do not preclude the participation of [...] | 2009-10-05 10:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV AZ KZ |
09ASTANA1775 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHINA INVESTS ANOTHER $1 BILLION IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On September 30, the China Investment Corporation (CIC),China's sovereign wealth fund, announced that it had purchased an 11% stake in KazMunaiGas Exploration and Production (KMG EP),the operating branch of Kazakh [...] | 2009-10-06 01:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1776 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL NGO "GREEN SALVATION" TAKES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The environmental NGO Green Salvation, one of the oldest NGOs in Kazakhstan, defends the environmental rights of citizens including with lawsuits, if necessary. It monitors implementation of the Aarhus Convention that grants citizens access to information concerning the enviro [...] | 2009-10-06 03:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SENV SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1807 | KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL SOCIETY URGES VIGILANCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Civil society activists are expressing concern about what they see as Kazakhstan's "conservative shift" on political liberalization, pointing specifically to the recent conviction of human rights activist Yevgeniy [...] | 2009-10-06 09:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1810 | KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENTARIAN SEES GROWING ROLE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 23, Parliamentarian Daria Klebanova spoke about the growing role of the Parliament and anticipated domestic violence legislation. Also an active journalist, she contradicted recent negative reports b [...] | 2009-10-07 01:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA1840 | KAZAKHSTAN: CENTRAL REFERENCE LABORATORY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During the October 7-8 visit of Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman to Astana, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Andrew Weber asked several Kazakhstani officials to designate a single government entity to [...] | 2009-10-13 05:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TBIO KZ |
09ASTANA1853 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orenbayev would like to meet in Washington the last week of November with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to seek linkages between the National Institutes of Health and Kazakhstan's new national university. We encourage this meet [...] | 2009-10-15 10:24:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OEXC SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA1856 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE AGENCY? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 14, Talgat Kaliyev, head of the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs' new policy planning staff, told the DCM that with FM Saudabayev's endorsement, he is exploring plans to establish a bureau within [...] | 2009-10-16 02:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI AF KZ |
09ASTANA1857 | KAZAKHSTAN: GEARING UP INSTITUTIONALLY FOR OSCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During lunch on October 15, Doulat Kuanyshev, Kazakhstan's Ambassador-at-Large for OSCE Issues, described Kazakhstan's special state commission for the OSCE and again pressed the Ambassador for an OSCE summit in 2 [...] | 2009-10-16 05:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OSCE AF RS KZ |
09ASTANA1858 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN BRIEFED ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, during the visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Astana, the government of Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium of French companies to study construction of a 730- [...] | 2009-10-16 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV FR KZ |
09ASTANA1886 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY'S BILATERALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discussed cooperation on counter-proliferation and peaceful nuclear energy production with several of Kazakhstan's most influential non-proliferation policymakers during h [...] | 2009-10-19 05:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA1891 | KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIAL DISCUSSES REGIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, the DCM met Motoo Konishi, the World Bank's Regional Representative for Central Asia, who described his surprisingly positive views on each Central Asian country's economic situation, the potential i [...] | 2009-10-20 05:18:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EAGR ECIN EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1897 | KAZAKHSTAN: COURT UPHOLDS ZHOVTIS' CONVICTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 20, the Almaty Oblast Court upheld the conviction and four-year sentence of prominent human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis on charges of vehicular manslaughter. Over 100 observers attended the hearing [...] | 2009-10-21 08:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1898 | KAZAKHSTAN: COURT UPHOLDS ZHOVTIS' CONVICTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 20, the Almaty Oblast Court upheld the conviction and four-year sentence of prominent human rights defender Yevgeniy Zhovtis on charges of vehicular manslaughter. Over 100 observers attended the hearing [...] | 2009-10-21 09:04:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA1902 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY DISCUSSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman met Mangystau Oblast Akim (governor) Krymbek Kusherbayev to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani energy and non-proliferation projects in western Kazakhstan. Ponem [...] | 2009-10-21 09:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC SOCI KNNP AJ RS TX KZ |
09ASTANA1904 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZENERGY VERSUS KIOGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This fall, two major energy conferences in Kazakhstan clashed head-on. On September 24-25, the KazEnergy business association, chaired by Timur Kulibayev, President Nursultan Nazarbayev's son-in-law, held its fou [...] | 2009-10-22 00:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ |
09ASTANA1915 | KAZAKHSTAN: SIX MONTHS AFTER THE ANTI-CORRUPTION DECREE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The anti-corruption decree signed by President Nazarbayev six months ago tasked the government with drafting legislation to improve anti-corruption measures. A series of high-profile corruption investigations may s [...] | 2009-10-22 09:11:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI KCRM KCOR KZ |
09ASTANA1916 | KAZAKHSTAN: NGOS GIVE GOVERNMENT A PASSING GRADE AT HDIM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: We interviewed several outspoken NGO participants of the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Security (OSCE) Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw to check reports that members of the Kaz [...] | 2009-10-22 09:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1920 | KAZAKHSTAN: PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL SULFUR STORAGE CENTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kazakhstan continues to debate sulfur storage, the Caspiy Socially Responsible Corporation has contracted feasibility and technical studies for the government's planned National Sulfur Storage Center (NSSC) in [...] | 2009-10-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV KZ |
09ASTANA1921 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH HEARS FROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During her first overseas trip as Special Representative to Muslim Communities, Farah Pandith visited Kazakhstan October 12-13. In Astana, Muslim civil society leaders told her that Kazakhs are "a different kind of [...] | 2009-10-27 04:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KIRF OIC OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA193 | KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA MAYOR TASMAGAMBETOV DETAILS PLANS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Astana Akim (Mayor) Imangali Tasmagambetov told the Ambassador on January 28 that government assistance is facilitating a recovery of Astana's construction sector. He maintained that signature projects in the city' [...] | 2009-02-03 01:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA1935 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE PANDITH SPEAKS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During her October 13 visit to Almaty, Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith broke new ground by visiting Kazakhstan's only Islamic University and engaging the students in a lively discuss [...] | 2009-10-28 00:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KISM KIRF OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1944 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel points to the MFA via diplomatic note on October 20. On October 29, the MFA informed us that our non-paper was forwarded to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals for consideration and did not yet have a res [...] | 2009-10-30 07:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP IAEA KZ |
09ASTANA1945 | KAZAKHSTAN: NUCLEAR SUMMIT SHERPA AND SOUS-SHERPA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, on October 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Post that Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Umarov will represent Kazakhstan as Sherpa at the Nuclear Security Summit Sherpa meeting in Tokyo on De [...] | 2009-10-30 09:57:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA KZ |
09ASTANA1947 | KAZAKHSTAN'S CSIS OSCE SEMINAR REINFORCES THE CHALLENGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Institute for New Democracies, as part of a year-long joint project with the government of Kazakhstan, brought together in Astana on October 2 [...] | 2009-11-02 07:24:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OSCE RS KZ |
09ASTANA1949 | KAZAKHSTAN: DAS KROL REVIEWS PPEPI, OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol and National Security Council Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly met Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev on October 30, primarily to review the structure, goals, and i [...] | 2009-11-03 00:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ |
09ASTANA1950 | KAZAKHSTAN: DAS KROL DISCUSSES OSCE WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov told SCA DAS George Krol and NSC's Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly on October 29 that as OSCE Chairman, Kazakhstan will be "unbiased" and "equally fulfill all thre [...] | 2009-11-03 02:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1951 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCA DAS KROL DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 29 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, and NSC's Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly discussed the upcoming Global Nuclear Security Su [...] | 2009-11-03 02:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG KNNP OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1952 | KAZAKHSTAN: DAS KROL DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION PLAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chairman of the President's Human Rights Commission, Sagynbek Tursunov, asserted to Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol and NSC Central Asia Director Kurt Donnelly on Octob [...] | 2009-11-03 02:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA1957 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON PRIORITIES FOR THE UN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 3, PolOff met with Assel Utegenova, the head of MFA's Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation Division, to deliver reftel points on U.S. priorities for UN General Assembly Third Committee session. Utegenova said th [...] | 2009-11-04 07:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN KZ |
09ASTANA1960 | KAZAKHSTAN: STAFFDEL WOOLFORK POINT OF CONTACT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The control officer for the trip of Staffdel Woolfork to Kazakhstan is Kevin Covert, Deputy Pol/Econ Chief. Contact information: Office phone: +7(7172)-70-24-97 Cell phone: +7-777-222-7079 Email: CovertKT@State.gov Fax: [...] | 2009-11-04 10:16:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KZ |
09ASTANA1966 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 3, PolOff met with Assel Utegenova, head of MFA's Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation Division, to deliver reftel points on the upcoming General Assembly debate on the Report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on th [...] | 2009-11-04 10:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS KZ |
09ASTANA1971 | KAZAKHSTAN: NO COMMENT YET ON PARTNERING FOR FOOD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On October 23, Post delivered the Secretary's letter and non-paper on food security to Minister of Agriculture Akylbek Kurishbayev per reftel. The Ministry is still studying the non-paper. HOAGLAND [...] | 2009-11-05 10:11:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR EAID ETRD KZ |
09ASTANA198 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER MASIMOV REQUESTS CLEAR MESSAGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Karim Masimov told the Ambassador on February 3 that he needs a clear message from the United States that Kazakhstan is welcome in the WTO in order to "slow down" the Russian-Belarus-Kazakhstan custom [...] | 2009-02-03 10:16:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB EPET AF KZ |
09ASTANA1982 | KAZAKHSTAN: CUSTOMS OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR CUSTOMS UNION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 4, Kazakhstani Deputy Chairman of the Customs Control Committee of the Ministry of Finance Serzhan Duisebayev told EconOff that the government will likely approve several long-anticipated amendments to [...] | 2009-11-10 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD KIPR RS BO KZ |
09ASTANA1983 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER EVALUATES PPEPI [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 6, the Ambassador, USAID's Mission Director for Central Asia, and the American Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan's Executive Director discussed the U.S.-Kazakhstan Public Private Economic Partnership I [...] | 2009-11-10 06:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV KZ |
09ASTANA200 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW OIL AND URANIUM DEALS WITH INDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23-26, at the invitation of Indian President Pratibha Patil, President Nazarbayev, accompanied by more than 100 state and private business representatives, paid an official visit to India, seven years a [...] | 2009-02-03 10:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EMIN KNNP IN KZ |
09ASTANA2004 | KAZAKHSTAN: STAFFDEL WOOLFORK HEARS VIEWS ON KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 11, Staffdel Woolfork met with DCMs from several European embassies, who said that Kazakhstan has made some progress on liberalization, but it needs to do more. The Spanish DCM said Spain will not suppo [...] | 2009-11-12 09:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA2006 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your November 17-18 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent region. Although Ka [...] | 2009-11-13 05:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA2026 | KAZAKHSTAN: ENERGY, EDUCATION, AND EXPECTATIONS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mud, oil, gas, and ambition blend to form the strange clay that molds the Western Kazakhstani city of Atyrau. In a three-day visit from November 5-7, DCM, Energy Officer, and local staff met with the Deputy Gover [...] | 2009-11-13 08:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET EAID SOCI KDEM KWMN KZ |
09ASTANA2027 | KAZAKHSTAN: INVESTING IN ATYRAU [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During two trips to Atyrau November 5-10, Energy Officer met with U.S. and international companies doing business in the region to discuss their opinion of Atyrau's investment climate. They said the region is led [...] | 2009-11-16 01:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ |
09ASTANA2053 | KAZAKHSTAN: SUBSTANCE BEFORE SUMMIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 16 dinner, representatives from the Embassies of Italy, Spain, the UK, and the Netherlands reasserted that their governments' insistence on substance before they commit to a 2010 OSCE Summit. Se [...] | 2009-11-19 01:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA2061 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA DIPNOTE ON NOAA CONTRACT EMPLOYEE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 3. (SBU) Embassy Astana has received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the status of Mamilov, alledged to be a contract emplo [...] | 2009-11-19 09:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV KZ |
09ASTANA2067 | KAZAKHSTAN TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 20, Rimma Zhunussova of the MFA's UN office told PolOff that Kazakhstan will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to Category A membership in the International Maritime Organization Council (ref A and B). S [...] | 2009-11-20 07:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC EWWT PHSA IMO KZ |
09ASTANA2070 | KAZAKHSTANI RAILWAY OFFICIALS COMMIT TO BN-350 DRY-RUN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representative met with officials from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZh) -- the national railway company a [...] | 2009-11-20 11:24:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC RS KZ |
09ASTANA2072 | KAZAKHSTAN: OIL PRODUCTION PLANS AT THE SUPERGIANT FIELDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM and Energy Officer visited Atyrau, toured the Tengiz oil field, and met with senior government officials and energy executives in November. Previous reports about the visit (ref A and B) have discussed th [...] | 2009-11-23 05:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ |
09ASTANA2073 | KAZAKHSTAN AGREES TO PROVIDE ASSURANCES REQUIRED FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 17, Post received Diplomatic Note 10-2/4116 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It assures the U.S. government that the technology proposed for transfer by Westinghouse Electric Com [...] | 2009-11-23 06:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP TRGY KZ |
09ASTANA2083 | KAZAKHSTAN: FBI-PROSECUTOR GENERAL MEMORANDUM OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 17, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert S. Mueller III and Kazakhstani Prosecutor General Kairat Mami signed a Memorandum of Understanding on law enforcement cooperation in Astana, whi [...] | 2009-11-24 00:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA209 | KAZAKHSTAN'S URANIUM MARKET: KEY PLAYERS, PLANS, AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15-16, Energy Officer met with top managers of Kazakhstan's state nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP) and its foreign partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan's commercial hub. They discussed the role of internati [...] | 2009-02-04 10:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA2090 | ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: KAZAKHSTANI FOREIGN MINISTER IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 22, State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev traveled to Kabul to discuss bilateral cooperation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and unveil Kazakhstan's 2009-2011 assistance package. Saudab [...] | 2009-11-24 09:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID OSCE AF KZ |
09ASTANA2093 | KAZAKHSTAN: STAFFDEL WOOLFORK EXPENDITURES [...] (SBU) STAFFDEL WOOLFORK EXPENDITURES FOR VISIT TO KAZAKHSTAN, NOVEMBER 8-12, 2009 (APPROPRIATION 00X488.1-2089-010047, SUB-OBJECTS 2166/2167/2168 AS APPROPRIATE) PER DIEM (2167) DOLS 2,575 -- WOOLFORK, BRENT DOLS 1,237 -- WILLIAMS, LISA DOLS 1,338 AIR TRANSPORTATION (2166) DOLS 400 [...] | 2009-11-25 03:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN OREP KZ |
09ASTANA2094 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S EID AL-ADHA MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 25, we passed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs President Obama's Eid Al-Adha message to President Nazarbayev under cover of a Diplomatic Note. SPRATLEN [...] | 2009-11-25 09:14:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL KZ |
09ASTANA21 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONNECTIONS KEY TO SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is home to a number of government-sponsored initiatives to improve conditions for small and medium enterprises. However, such support from the highest levels of government still has little impact on th [...] | 2009-01-08 11:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA210 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW DIRECTORS NAMED FOR TWO INTERIOR MINISTRY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 9, the Karaganda Legal Institute of the Ministry of Interior (MVD) and the MVD Academy in Almaty swapped directors. General Major Serik Yerkenov is the new director of the Legal Institute and General Dzhan Kenzhetayev is the new director of the MVD Academy. INL has c [...] | 2009-02-04 10:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SNAR KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA2100 | KAZAKHSTAN TO STUDY PLANS FOR SAMSUN-CEYHAN PIPELINE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Meeting in Yalta on November 20, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstani Prime Minister Karim Masimov witnessed the signing of a protocol to study plans for the construction of an oil pipeline betwee [...] | 2009-11-30 10:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KZ RS TK AJ IT |
09ASTANA2106 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES ABS CASE WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, the Ambassador raised the issue of granting the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) official status as a recognized ship classification organization in Kazakhstan with Deputy Prime Minister Ye [...] | 2009-12-02 10:18:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ |
09ASTANA2107 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE ABC'S OF SUCCESSS: U.S. SCIENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Company PASCO Scientific has sold laboratory equipment and curriculum to 1700 schools in Kazakhstan to teach students how to gather and analyze data and do modern science. PASCO is working closely with the K [...] | 2009-12-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA211 | KAZAKHSTAN: "MONEY THROWN TO THE WIND" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28, the Soros Foundation of Kazakhstan hosted a roundtable on the effectiveness of social projects funded by oil companies operating in the country. The roundtable featured the premier of a 30-minute d [...] | 2009-02-05 03:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EPET SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA2110 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your December 9 visit to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan has proven to be an increasingly reliable security and law enforcement partner and a steady influence in a potentially turbulent regi [...] | 2009-12-04 04:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS SNAR SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA2128 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON "DEFAMATION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On December 7, PolOff met with Zauresh Gabdaulinova of MFA's Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation Division to deliver reftel points on the "defamation of religions" resolution. Gabdaulinova said the Government of Kazakhstan [...] | 2009-12-07 10:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN KZ |
09ASTANA2129 | KAZAKHSTAN CLOSES IN ON EITI VALIDATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From November 23-December 2, independent validators based in the UK interviewed government officials, non-government organizations, energy executives, and diplomatic representatives to assess Kazakhstan's progress [...] | 2009-12-08 01:57:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA213 | KAZAKHSTAN: NGO HEAD RECOMMENDS MORE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met on February 4 with Tamara Kaleyeva, director of the media watchdog NGO "Adil Soz." Kaleyeva said the Kazakhstani media are very polarized between pro-government and opposition media outlets, wi [...] | 2009-02-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA2131 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The following information responds to reftel request. TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kazakhstan was $618 million in 2008, an increase of $119 million from $499 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $986 million, up 30.9 percent from the previous year. Corresp [...] | 2009-12-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR KZ |
09ASTANA2141 | KAZAKHSTAN: JUDICIAL PANEL DECLINES TO REVIEW ZHOVTIS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The judicial panel of the Almaty District Court refused on December 10 to review the conviction of prominent human rights advocate Yevgeniy Zhovtis for vehicular manslaughter, thus exhausting the last legal remedy [...] | 2009-12-10 09:51:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA2143 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA DIPNOTE ON CDC "ILLEGAL SMUGGLING" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Astana has received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning a criminal case involving alleged 2006 "illegal smuggling" of HIV-infected blood samples from Kazakhstan to the Unite [...] | 2009-12-14 08:40:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KHIV SENV KG KZ UZ |
09ASTANA2146 | KAZAKHSTAN: VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Robert Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, visited Kazakhstan November 17-18 and met with the Committee on National Security, Prosecutor General, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Chief of [...] | 2009-12-14 09:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA2153 | KAZAKHSTAN: PENITENTIARY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SAYS ZHOVTIS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 14, the DCM met with Meiram Ayubayev, Chairman of the Penitentiary Committee, to discuss Zhovtis' November 13 statement, in which he alleges pressure to sign a contract to work in a penal colony enterp [...] | 2009-12-15 09:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA2157 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE HOSTS MUSLIM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake chaired a roundtable discussion of Kazakhstan's business environment with 14 of the country's leading Muslim entrepreneurs in Almaty. The Decem [...] | 2009-12-15 10:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SOCI KCOR KISM KWMN KZ |
09ASTANA2159 | KAZAHKSTAN: SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE HEARS REALISTIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake and the Ambassador found that civil society in Kazakhstan is alive and well during a roundtable with democracy and human-rights leaders on Decem [...] | 2009-12-18 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA2160 | KAZAKHSTAN: DFM UMAROV DETAILS HIS DISSIDENT PAST TO A/S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Robert Blake concluded his successful three-day visit to Kazakhstan with an elegant but relaxed dinner hosted by Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov on December 15. Umarov revealed in great detail his person [...] | 2009-12-19 03:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KNNP SOCI OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA2161 | KAZAKHSTAN PUSHES FOR OSCE SUMMIT WITH A/S BLAKE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai separately pressed Assistant Secretary Blake for U.S. support for a 2010 summit of the Organizatio [...] | 2009-12-19 12:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA2163 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan continued to aggressively combat domestic terrorism and extremism, and took tangible steps to continue cooperation and information sharing with various countries and international organizations. Kazakh [...] | 2009-12-21 09:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR ASEC KZ |
09ASTANA2168 | KAZAKHSTAN: HU JINTAO'S PIPELINE DIPLOMACY SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Prior to Chinese President Hu Jintao's December 12 visit to Kazakhstan, the media touted Kazakhstani and Chinese positive expectations for the visit, as well as reports of a demonstration in protest of a Chinese i [...] | 2009-12-22 01:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET SOCI CH RS TX KZ |
09ASTANA218 | KAZAKHSTAN: GOVERNMENT DEVALUES TENGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The National Bank of Kazakhstan allowed the country's currency, the tenge (KZT),to devalue on February 4 from its exchange rate of approximately 122 to the dollar. Announcing that it would abandon it [...] | 2009-02-06 03:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ELAB KZ |
09ASTANA2190 | KAZAKHSTAN'S PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) President Nursultan Nazarbayev gave his annual summing up to the diplomatic corps on December 22. Since he broke no new ground on any issue, we are reporting only excerpts from his presentation about issues of special in [...] | 2009-12-22 08:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SENV OSCE EU CH RS |
09ASTANA2200 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER TELLS SCA A/S BLAKE ECONOMY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After briefly noting the government of Kazakhstan's obligatory talking points on the need for a 2010 OSCE summit and a bilateral meeting between Presidents Obama and Nazarbayev during the April Global Nuclear Secu [...] | 2009-12-23 02:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA2201 | KAZAKHSTAN: INL ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHNSON BILATERAL [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his visit to Kazakhstan for the inauguration of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) (septel),Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Davi [...] | 2009-12-23 05:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI SNAR KCRM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA2202 | KAZAKHSTAN'S VIEWS ON ITS NEIGHBORS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake thanked State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and President Nazarbayev's foreign policy advisor Kairat Sarybai for Kazakhst [...] | 2009-12-23 05:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON OSCE AF CH IN IR KZ |
09ASTANA2205 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW POLITICAL PARTY, PIPE DREAM, OR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A Kazakhstani functionary with an intriguing resume says he wants to found a Green Party of Kazakhstan. We are unsure if he is a sincere big dreamer, or if he might possibly have ties to others who want to chall [...] | 2009-12-24 02:47:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA222 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW LAW SHOULD BOLSTER PROTECTION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A new Special Social Services Law came into force in Kazakhstan at the beginning of 2009 and will pave the way for state funding of a full range of services -- including medical, psychological, and legal services -- t [...] | 2009-02-06 08:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA223 | KAZAKHSTAN'S PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 08:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA |
09ASTANA2232 | KAZAKHSTAN: GENDER RIGHTS ADVANCE WITH PASSAGE OF TWO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev signed into law legislation on domestic violence and gender equality. The gender-equality law introduces for the first time the legal concept of gender and outlaws gender-based discrimination. [...] | 2009-12-24 04:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN KZ |
09ASTANA2233 | KAZAKHSTAN SETS UP AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF POLLUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Environment recently hosted a round table on setting up an electronic register of emissions and pollution transmissions (PRTRs) with the participation of several environmental NGOs and the Organiza [...] | 2009-12-24 05:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SENV KDEM OSCE UN KZ |
09ASTANA2234 | KAZAKHSTAN: HOT DEBATE ON PRIVACY PROTECTION LAW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Kazakhstan co-hosted an "expert meeting" roundtable on December 15 with the Majilis (lower house of the parliament) to discuss recently-signed legislation on protection of [...] | 2009-12-24 08:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA2235 | KAZAKHSTANI BANKS: ADJUSTING TO A CHANGING LANDSCAPE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Financial analysts, bank executives, managers, and customers alike agree that the Kazakhstani government's efforts to restructure debt and successfully keep afloat ailing BTA and Alliance banks are critical to the [...] | 2009-12-28 00:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA2238 | KAZAKHSTAN: MOJ SUSPENDS PARTY'S REGISTRATION, AGAIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) suspended the registration of the opposition party "Alga" for the second time, alleging irregularities with the party-member lists. Alga's first registration application was [...] | 2009-12-28 08:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA2255 | KAZAKHSTAN: CASPIAN MARITIME TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This report summarizes international donor efforts to promote Caspian maritime trade and transportation, including projects to bring Kazakhstan's maritime legislation in line with international standards, improve [...] | 2009-12-30 05:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA2258 | KAZAKHSTAN: BTA BANK RESTRUCTURING UPDATES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Despite fears and concerns about the progress and results of BTA restructuring talks, BTA bank management signed the "Principal Commercial Terms Sheet" on December 7 in London. Creditor-agreed options include a spec [...] | 2009-12-30 08:27:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA2264 | KAZAKHSTAN: BAD SUMMER FOR BANKING BECOMES A WINTER OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A dreary summer has become a cold, dark winter for the banking system in Kazakhstan as investigations into three banks have led to criminal charges and convictions for embezzlement, fraud, and money laundering. Th [...] | 2009-12-30 09:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EFIN KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA231 | KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - WHAT WEB LINKS ARE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see para six below. 3. (SBU) Embassy Astana noticed that a recent article in "The Washington Post" was an excellent expression of the Obama Administration's traditional family and commun [...] | 2009-02-09 01:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KIPR KZ |
09ASTANA232 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 6 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is another in a series of weekly cables drawn mostly from public media as well as think-tank, NGO, and opposition web-sites, selected to show the diversity of life in Kazakhstan, and information about it available to citiz [...] | 2009-02-09 01:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAIR SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA235 | KAZAKHSTANI ACADEMICS DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH CHINA, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In December, PolOff met with several academics from one of Kazakhstan's most prestigious universities, Al-Farabi National University in Almaty. PolOff's interlocutors stressed the importance of Kazakhstan's balan [...] | 2009-02-10 01:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KPAO KDEM CH KZ |
09ASTANA236 | KAZAKHSTANI STUDENTS DISCUSS BORAT AND OBAMA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of our Public Diplomacy Outreach program, PolOff recently gave a talk on American culture and U.S.-Kazakhstan relations with students at one of Astana's elite high schools. In general, the students had ve [...] | 2009-02-10 05:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA240 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV SIGNS MADRID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) In following through on Kazakhstan's Madrid commitments on democratic reform, President Nazarbayev signed into law new legislation on political parties and the media on February 6 and legislation on elections on February 9. [...] | 2009-02-10 11:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA248 | KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JANUARY [...] (SBU) On January 23-26, Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev paid an official visit to India. During this visit, Kazakhstan's national nuclear energy company Kazatomprom (KAP) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL),run by India's State Department of Atomic Energy, signed a me [...] | 2009-02-11 10:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ |
09ASTANA249 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF MUFTI CRITICISES EXTREMISM, CAUTIOUSLY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 6 meeting, Chief Mufti and Head of the Spiritual Association of Muslims in Kazakhstan (SAMK) Absasttar Derbisali told the Ambassador that Islam is undergoing a renaissance in Kazakhstan. He shar [...] | 2009-02-12 01:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA250 | KAZAKHSTAN: POLITICAL ANALYST SEES INTRA-ELITE WARFARE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador in Almaty, Kazakhstani political analyst Dosym Satpayev said that the recent state take-over of two leading banks is part of a larger trend of increased government contro [...] | 2009-02-12 01:06:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA251 | KAZAKHSTAN: REGIONAL ELECTRICITY MARKET MUST OVERCOME [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 5, Energy Officer accompanied USAID Senior Energy Policy Specialist Michael Trainor to meetings with major players in Kazakhstan's power sector to solicit feedback on USAID's new Regional Energy Market [...] | 2009-02-12 02:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA254 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-FUNDED PROJECTS IN STEPNOGORSK SHOW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff recently met with various interlocutors working on several U.S.-funded nonproliferation-related projects in Stepnogorsk. Stepnogorsk today represents the opportunities and challenges the Kazakhstani govern [...] | 2009-02-12 08:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL EAID EAGR TBIO KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA256 | KAZAKHSTAN: CIVIL AVIATION COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT AIR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: EconOff met on February 4 with Civil Aviation Committee Deputy Director Daulet Mamekov to solicit official feedback on model bilateral and multilateral Open Skies agreements that we provided the Kazakhstani govern [...] | 2009-02-12 08:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAIR KZ |
09ASTANA260 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL RULES RELIGION LAW IS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council ruled that the proposed amendments to the country's religion law are inconsistent with Kazakhstan's Constitution. Before arriving at its decision, the Council st [...] | 2009-02-13 01:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KIRF KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA265 | KAZAKHSTAN: CICA SECRETARIAT OFFICIAL SAYS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 26, PolOff met with Avinash Pandey, an Indian diplomat currently seconded to the secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Almaty. Pandey discussed [...] | 2009-02-13 09:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KZ |
09ASTANA267 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW MINISTER OF HEALTH PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 12, the Ambassador met for the first time with new Minister of Health Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev, and further reinforced the strong partnership that exists between the United States and Kazakhstan in the area [...] | 2009-02-13 09:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EINV SOCI KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA268 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 11, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev reiterated his government's commitment to the Public-Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPEPI) in a meeting with the Ambassador and American Chamber of [...] | 2009-02-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV KZ |
09ASTANA283 | KAZAKHSTAN CASPIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives from the national oil companies of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan met with international oil companies in Astana on February 10-11 to negotiate terms and conditions for the transportation of oil westwar [...] | 2009-02-18 06:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA285 | KAZAKHSTAN: CZECH PRIME MINISTER PROMOTES SOUTHERN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Representing the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU),Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek visited Astana on February 12 to discuss European energy security, bilateral trade and investment, and other issu [...] | 2009-02-18 10:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR ECON EPET EINV KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA308 | KAZAKHSTAN: JUSTICE MINISTER BALIYEVA EXPRESSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Justice Zagipa Baliyeva expressed appreciation for U.S. government assistance to her ministry and asked for further support. She noted in considerable d [...] | 2009-02-20 09:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KCRM KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA309 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADORS AGREE CIVIL SOCIETY IS WEAK, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent lunch in honor of visiting Dutch Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights Arjan Hamburger, several Astana-based Ambassadors exchanged views on Kazakhstan's democratic trajectory. All agreed that the recen [...] | 2009-02-20 09:48:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA311 | KAZAKHSTAN: ONCE "SECRET" BIOWEAPONS CITY STILL IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff recently accompanied several U.S. scientists on a trip to Stepnogorsk. Once a secret "closed" Soviet city dedicated to research on biological weapons, Stepnogorsk today represents the opportunities and cha [...] | 2009-02-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EINV SOCI TBIO KNNP RS KZ |
09ASTANA314 | KAZAKHSTAN: WRITTEN ASSURANCES OF HUMANE TREATMENT AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent the Embassy a diplomatic note confirming in writing that the Kazakhstani government will treat returned GTMO detainee Dolkun Kerimbakiyev (alias Abdul Rahim, partial ISN 521) humanel [...] | 2009-02-23 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KDRG KAWC KZ |
09ASTANA317 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE UPWARD TRENDS OF TENGIZCHEVROIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 20, Jay Johnson, Chevron's Managing Director for Eurasia (protect),briefed the Ambassador on the latest plans and projects of Tengizchevroil (TCO),in which Chevron owns 50 percent, ExxonMobil 25 perc [...] | 2009-02-24 10:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA344 | KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK OFFICIALS DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador had an introductory meeting with incoming World Bank Country Director for Central Asia Motoo Konishi on February 24. Konishi and World Bank Country Manager for Kazakhstan Sergei Shatalov explained [...] | 2009-02-25 06:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ |
09ASTANA345 | KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT LAW WOULD EXPAND STATE REGULATION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mazhilis -- i.e. the lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament -- is currently considering a draft package of amendments that would, if passed in its current form, greatly increase state regulation of Internet co [...] | 2009-02-25 06:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA350 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER MASIMOV BECOMES COUNTRY'S MOST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a surprising development, Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Masimov recently posted an edition of opposition paper "Respublika" on his government blog. This is the latest move in Masimov's blogging experiment, [...] | 2009-02-25 23:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA351 | KAZAKHSTAN: UPDATE ON CASES OF YESERGEPOV, ATTACKED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Several cases recently reported in local and international media have raised concerns about increasing pressure against journalists in Kazakhstans. Three journalists were the victims of physical attacks fro Decem [...] | 2009-02-27 01:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA352 | KAZAKHSTAN: KMG's IDENOV ENTERTAINS, REVEALS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, the Ambassador met Maksat Idenov, First Vice President of KazMunaiGas (KMG),and the government's lead negotiator for all new oil exploration and production deals. Idenov was candid and animated t [...] | 2009-02-27 01:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA353 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHIEF MUFTI'S OFFICE EXPRESSES INTEREST IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As a follow-up to the Ambassador's recent discussion with Chief Mufti and Head of the Spiritual Association of Muslims in Kazakhstan (SAMK) Abasasttar Derbisali (see reftel),Regional English Language Office [...] | 2009-02-27 01:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF KPAO EG KZ |
09ASTANA356 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On February 6, we delivered reftel points and non-paper on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism's workshop on the Nuclear Detection Architecture Model Guidelines Document, which is to be held in Garmisch, Germa [...] | 2009-02-27 04:34:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL MCAP KGIC KZ |
09ASTANA358 | KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION PROTEST FIZZLES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Azat party organized an anti-government protest rally on Saturday, February 21 in Almaty, but it did not draw a large crowd, despite Azat's active efforts to publicize the event. The protest's part [...] | 2009-02-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA362 | KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC'S TWO TESTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, General Electric (GE) executives briefed the Ambassador on the company's current projects and future prospects in Kazakhstan. Ron Pollett, President and CEO of GE Russia/CIS, said he has "two test [...] | 2009-02-27 09:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD RS KZ |
09ASTANA363 | KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC'S TWO TESTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 25, General Electric (GE) executives briefed the Ambassador on the company's current projects and future prospects in Kazakhstan. Ron Pollett, President and CEO of GE Russia/CIS, said he has "two test [...] | 2009-02-27 09:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ECON EIND ETRD RS KZ |
09ASTANA367 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW CHAIRMAN APPOINTED TO HEAD DRUG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Colonel Zhanat Suleimenov was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Combating Drugs on February 25. Colonel Askar Isagaliyev, the previous chairman, resigned in early February, in a suspected attempt to avoid bein [...] | 2009-02-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SNAR KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA369 | KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION PROTEST FIZZLES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Azat party organized an anti-government protest rally on Saturday, February 21 in Almaty, but it did not draw a large crowd, despite Azat's active efforts to publicize the event. The protest's part [...] | 2009-02-27 10:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA382 | KAZAKHSTAN: MANY EXPERTS EXPECT A FURTHER DEVALUATION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From February 17-20, Department of Treasury Advisor Thomas Lanier held meetings in Astana and Almaty to assess the Kazakhstani government's response to the global financial crisis. There was significant discussion [...] | 2009-03-03 10:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KZ |
09ASTANA386 | KAZAKHSTAN: FATE OF LARGEST PRIVATE BANK UNCERTAIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During February 17-20, Department of the Treasury Advisor Thomas Lanier held meetings in Astana and Almaty to assess the government's response to the global financial crisis. A key element of the government's ant [...] | 2009-03-04 09:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ |
09ASTANA410 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE EAGER TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his March 4 introductory call on Minister of Education and Science Zhanseit Tuymebayev, the Ambassador raised U.S.-Kazakhstani cooperation in the field of education, including on the Bolashak program and reg [...] | 2009-03-05 08:51:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TBIO KNNP KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA412 | KAZAKHSTAN: SENATE CHAIRMAN TOKAYEV PROMISES EXPEDITIOUS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senate Chairman Tokayev promised the Ambassador on March 5 that the Senate would take swift action to pass the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) agreement as soon as it receives the legislation from the Majilis. H [...] | 2009-03-05 10:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KCRM KDEM KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA419 | KAZAKHSTAN WITHDRAWS FROM REGIONAL POWER GRID [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 26, for the second time in ten years, Kazakhstan withdrew from the Central Asian Power Grid (CAPG) by disconnecting all high-voltage lines to Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The last time Kazakhstan took s [...] | 2009-03-06 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAID ENRG EINV ZK |
09ASTANA425 | KAZAKHSTAN'S PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV FOCUSES SOLELY ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: President Nazarbayev delivered his annual address to Parliament on March 6. The entire address was devoted to the economy and overcoming the global economic crisis. He claimed that many governments have come to unde [...] | 2009-03-06 12:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA430 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE HIGH-FLYING MARABAYEV BROTHERS ARE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Yermek Marabayev and his brother Zhakyp Marabayev are two of Kazakhstan's most influential oilmen. Yermek is General Director of KazMunaiTeniz (KMT),which manages the government's offshore oil exploration and pr [...] | 2009-03-11 06:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA431 | KAZAKHSTAN: APPEALS COURT INCREASES FINE TENFOLD AGAINST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 26, the Almaty City Court ordered the opposition newspaper "Taszhargan" to pay a 30 million tenge (approximately $200,000) damage award to parliamentarian Romin Madinov. This appellate decision increa [...] | 2009-03-11 07:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA432 | KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR [...] (SBU) During February 2-13, the BN-350 Program team traveled to Aktau to conduct a Canister Requalification Meeting and to discuss multilateral transport operations for BN-350 spent fuel project. 2. (SBU) During February 11-13, the Second Line of Defense Program held its quarterly meeting wi [...] | 2009-03-11 07:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ |
09ASTANA433 | KAZAKHSTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN TELLS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a cordial March 10 introductory meeting with the Ambassador, the Presidential Human Rights Commission (HRC) Chairman Saginbek Tursunov explained that his organization's primary role is to provide advice on and [...] | 2009-03-11 10:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI OSCE KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA434 | KAZAKHSTAN: NEW LEGAL INSTITUTE DIRECTOR LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 24, INL representatives met with General-Major Serik Yerkenov, the new director of the Ministry of Interior's Karaganda Legal Institute, to discuss his plans for the Study Center on Combating Illegal Mi [...] | 2009-03-11 11:10:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KCRM KTIP KZ |
09ASTANA436 | GOVERNMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN HAS FIRST EVER DIALOGUE WITH CIVIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On February 23, USAID implementing partner Freedom House held a roundtable in Almaty with senior governmental officials and prominent non-governmental organizations working on human rights and the media. The round-ta [...] | 2009-03-12 08:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID KZ |
09ASTANA441 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV CALLS FOR NEW WORLD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the second annual Astana Economic Forum on March 11, President Nazarbayev called for a new world currency and a "more accountable" monetary policy and urged world leaders to take this up at next month's G-20 su [...] | 2009-03-13 06:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA442 | KAZAKHSTAN: ITALY REMAINS A MAJOR INVESTOR, ACTIVE IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff met on February 17 with Ugo Boni, First Secretary and DCM at the Italian Embassy in Astana, to discuss the Kazakhstan-Italy relationship. Boni characterized the overall Kazakhstan-Italy relationship as pos [...] | 2009-03-13 08:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IT KZ |
09ASTANA445 | KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR EMBASSY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Assistant Secretary Johnson, I want to express my great appreciation for INL's support for counter-narcotics, counter-trafficking in persons, and other law-enforcement programs in Kazakhstan. We have a fine INL officer post [...] | 2009-03-13 09:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL APER EAID SNAR KCRM KTIP AF KZ |
09ASTANA446 | KAZAKHSTAN: THEY AREN'T READING WHAT WE'RE READING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is highly oriented toward the Russian language. Much of its media are available only in Russian and come from Russia. Thus, the vast majority of Kazakhstani citizens get their world view from Russia. Eng [...] | 2009-03-13 09:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OEXC SCUL KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA448 | KAZAKHSTAN: DONORS SEEK TO IMPROVE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27, several bilateral and multilateral donors met in Astana to discuss ways to improve coordination of assistance and resolve common issues and obstacles. Participants discussed information sharing; exemptions for Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services received [...] | 2009-03-13 09:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA450 | KAZAKHSTAN: A BILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 13, the director of Chevron's operations in Eurasia told the Ambassador that Tengizchevroil (TCO),in which Chevron has a 50% share, has come under "renewed attack" from the government over sulfur storage [...] | 2009-03-13 10:01:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA479 | KAZAKHSTAN: SMOOTH OPERATOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 13, the Ambassador had lunch with Nurbakh Rustemov, the Chairman of the International Affairs, Defense, and Security Committee of the Mazhilis (the lower house of the parliament),and Romin Madinov, the C [...] | 2009-03-17 09:23:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR SOCI KNNP UZ KG KZ |
09ASTANA481 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW FOR 2009 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) has continued to demonstrate a commitment to the development and modernization of its IPR protection regime. The Government of Kazakhstan, and more specifically [...] | 2009-03-17 09:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR KZ |
09ASTANA482 | KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL FUND TO SAVE THE ARAL SEA HEAD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Almabek Nurushev, Executive Director of the International Fund to Save the Aral Sea (IFAS),told us on March 12 that IFAS would like to fashion a bilateral Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan agreement on use of water resources. [...] | 2009-03-17 10:14:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SENV AF ZK KZ |
09ASTANA484 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS, PUBLISHES DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 16, the Ambassador delivered a speech on democracy to approximately 100 students and professors at the Kazakh University of Humanities and Law in Astana. The text of the speech was published in full on pa [...] | 2009-03-18 00:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA495 | KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the International Conference on Sustainable Development and Environmental Integration in Central Asia held in Astana on March 13, newly appointed Kazakhstani Minister of Environmental Protection Nurgali Ashimov said that Kazakhstan's Environmental Code is the first in the C [...] | 2009-03-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EPET ECON SENV ZK KZ |
09ASTANA497 | KAZAKHSTAN: LEAD WTO NEGOTIATIOR REQUESTS FLEXIBILITY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 18, the Ambassador met with Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Zhanar Aitzhanova to discuss the status of Kazakhstan's WTO accession negotiations with the United States. Aitzhanova expressed frustrat [...] | 2009-03-20 02:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID RS KZ |
09ASTANA529 | KAZAKHSTAN: CONOCO'S CEO ON THE N BLOCK NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, ConocoPhillips (Conoco) CEO Jim Mulva briefed the Ambassador on the status of negotiations with national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG) to explore and develop the offshore N Block. Mulva expressed f [...] | 2009-03-24 09:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA530 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE POLITICS OF PIPELINES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 17-18, Energy Officer spoke with representatives from Kazakhstan's national oil company KazMunaiGas (KMG) and international oil companies about planned oil and gas export projects, particularly the Casp [...] | 2009-03-24 09:46:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA535 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHARGES FILED AGAINST FORMER CHAIRMAN OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. This cable is based on open source material and local press reports in Kazakhstan. It should be read in conduction with reftel B. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 2, the Government of Kazakhstan, represented by Samruk-Kazyna National [...] | 2009-03-25 09:24:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR EFIN KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA540 | ALMATY AND ASTANA FRAUD SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The following sections correspond to questions in Ref A. --------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS --------------------- 3. (U) Kazakhstan is a single consular district with two consular offices, Embassy Astana and Embass [...] | 2009-03-26 04:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KZ |
09ASTANA545 | KAZAKHSTAN: ADVOCACY GROUP ADDRESSES LETTER TO THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 3. (SBU) An ad-hoc advocacy group of journalists and NGO activists sent a letter via public mail received at Embassy Astana to the Secretary, expressing concerns about a [...] | 2009-03-30 09:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO KZ |
09ASTANA555 | KAZAKHSTAN: AES AGREES TO EARLY BUY-OUT OF EKIBASTUZ [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, Kazakhstan's largest private mining company, Kazakhmys, terminated after just 15 months a three-year management agreement for U.S. power company AES to run the Ekibastuz coal-fired power plant. The co [...] | 2009-03-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA559 | KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS SEEKS ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ministry of Interior (MVD) sent a letter to the Embassy seeking guidance on how police in the United States handle large public gatherings and uphold public order while ensuring that the civil rights of participants in [...] | 2009-03-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA560 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR ACCOMPANIES NASA DELEGATION TO [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During March 25-27, the Ambassador accompanied a NASA delegation to the Baikonur cosmodrome in south-central Kazakhstan to observe the launch of a Russian Soyuz space capsule destined for the International Space S [...] | 2009-03-31 12:18:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TSPA SENV RS KZ |
09ASTANA578 | KAZAKHSTAN: MARINE TRANSPORTATION EXPERT ADVISES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1, Captain Kjell Landin, Marine Manager for Chevron Transport Corporation, briefed Energy Officer on the complexities of the proposed Kazakhstan Caspian Transportation System (KCTS). He said that, from [...] | 2009-04-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV IR KZ |
09ASTANA58 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMA-ATA INFO EDITOR CHARGED WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 9, the Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper "Alma-Ata Info", Ramazan Yesergepov, was formerly charged with disseminating classified information in an article his paper published on November 21. Yesergepov [...] | 2009-01-12 10:41:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA587 | KAZAKHSTAN: OPINION POLL INDICATES PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a U.S. Government-funded survey commissioned by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and conducted by Baltic Surveys/The Gallup Organization, 41 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the Unit [...] | 2009-04-03 10:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO RS KZ |
09ASTANA588 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE IN A SMALL MINING TOWN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff visited Ridder, a mining town in East Kazakhstan oblast March 8-12, and had an opportunity to observe the local socio-economic environment. Close to the Russian and Chinese borders, Ridder seems almost lik [...] | 2009-04-03 10:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON EMIN SENV SOCI CH RS KZ |
09ASTANA594 | KAZAKHSTAN COMMITTED TO PUBLIC PRIVATE ECONOMIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 1, the initial Coordinating Committee meeting of the Public Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPEPI) was held in Astana. While the initiative has been slow getting off the ground since it was laun [...] | 2009-04-03 12:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA597 | NEW TIMES REQUIRE NEW METHODS FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) As the Obama Administration moves to implement the policy objectives determined by the Afghanistan-Pakistan strategic review, and also works on the U.S.-Russia relationship, it would be useful to reconsider public diplomac [...] | 2009-04-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PROP PINR KPAO RS ZK |
09ASTANA598 | KAZAKHSTAN: SENIOR OFFICIALS DENY GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mazhilis (i.e., the lower house of parliament) is currently considering draft legislation regarding the introduction of a special currency regime, which would include certain currency control measures. Senior K [...] | 2009-04-06 12:12:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA6 | KAZAKHSTAN: YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME -- COURTS RULE ON [...] (U)Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Two Almaty courts ruled on December 26 and 27 on two of the five pending libel cases against the opposition paper Taszhargan (reftel),with one decision in the paper's favor, and one against. On December 26, the Almaty Econo [...] | 2009-01-05 08:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA607 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV DISCUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visited Astana April 6-7, where he met with President Nazarbayev, participated in several ceremonial events, and gave a speech at a local university. During a joint press conference following the Nazarbayev-Ahmadinejad meeting, Ahmadinejad d [...] | 2009-04-08 11:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC KNNP IR KZ |
09ASTANA613 | KAZAKHSTAN: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, MARCH 15-28 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press and has not been verified for accuracy. -- Adjusted Macroeconomic Forecast and Budget -- "Wartime" Economy -- Government to Issue Domestic Bonds [...] | 2009-04-09 11:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA62 | KAZAKHSTAN: WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Among the several World Bank environmental projects in Kazakhstan, four stand out as noteworthy. The Drylands Protection Project in the Shetskiy rayon of Karaganda oblast promotes sustainable land use by encouragin [...] | 2009-01-13 08:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG SENV KZ |
09ASTANA621 | KAZAKHSTAN: FUTURE LEADERS EXPRESS VIEWS ON FOREIGN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 19, the Ambassador hosted 10 future Kazakhstani leaders who are alumni of the Marshall Center. The alumni, who represented at least five government ministries and agencies, asked the Ambassador questions [...] | 2009-04-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KZ |
09ASTANA625 | KAZAKHSTAN: OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE RELATIVELY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Soros Foundation's Open Society Institute's (OSI) Executive Director in Kazakhstan judges that the government of Kazakhstan's political will to provide access to government-related information is "spotty but [...] | 2009-04-13 09:47:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA638 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA REASSURES VISITING SCA/CEN DIRECTOR THAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev told visiting SCA/CEN Director Tom Hushek on April 8 that Kazakhstan is committed to upholding ODIHR's mandate during its 2010 OSCE Chairmanship. Tazhiyev explained [...] | 2009-04-14 11:47:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KNNP TU KZ |
09ASTANA654 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 28 - APRIL 10 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the political opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." OPPOSITION LEADER ABILOV OWES TAX DEBT? 3. (U) Bula [...] | 2009-04-17 02:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA660 | KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNATIONAL CANINE CONFERENCE [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. INL funded a March 26-27 International Conference on the Role of Canines in the Fight against Drug Trafficking, Extremism and Terrorism in Almaty. Representatives from the canine services of the five Central Asian countri [...] | 2009-04-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI KCRM ZK KZ |
09ASTANA662 | KAZAKHSTAN: FUTURE OF LARGEST BANKS REMAINS UNCLEAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent developments within the Kazakhstani banking sector -- specifically pertaining to BTA and Alliance banks -- indicate continued instability and increased risk of default on the repayment of foreign obligation [...] | 2009-04-17 11:40:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA664 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZKOSMOS LAYS OUT SPACE AMBITIONS, REQUESTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Kazakhstan's National Space Agency, KazKosmos, expects that Russia and Kazakhstan will sign an agreement this year to allow visits to the Baikonur cosmodrome for tourists. Russia's current Baikonur lease runs until [...] | 2009-04-17 12:08:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TSPA SENV KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA67 | KAZAKHSTAN: UNIFICATION CHURCH MISSIONARY SENTENCED TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 9, an Almaty court found Unification Church missionary Yelizaveta Drencheva guilty on charges of "instilling a sense of inferiority in citizens based on their tribal and social association," and sentenc [...] | 2009-01-14 10:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA68 | KAZAKHSTAN: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS HARD, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The financial crisis continues to hit Kazakhstan hard, but the government has responded in a vigorous, aggressive manner that should maintain social stability and support modest economic growth in 2009, particular [...] | 2009-01-14 10:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KZ |
09ASTANA711 | KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. PROPOSED PROJECT: COUNTERING YOUTH EXTREMISM 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana requests $100,000 to counter youth extremism in Kazakhstan through English-language training and sustained exposure to the best of American [...] | 2009-04-24 10:18:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EFIN PTER KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR |
09ASTANA715 | KAZAKHSTAN'S EIGHTH EURASIAN MEDIA FORUM: [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Dr. (sic) Dariga Nazarbayeva organized (or at least it was organized in her name),the Eighth Eurasian Media Forum, April 23-24, in Almaty, co-sponsored by CNN and "The International Herald Tribune," with support from EuroN [...] | 2009-04-27 06:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PROP SOCI KPAO RS KZ |
09ASTANA717 | KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 08:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AF PK KZ |
09ASTANA744 | KAZAKHSTAN: "TASZHARGAN" EDITOR ARRESTED AND RELEASED, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Yermurat Bapi, editor of the opposition newspaper "Taszhargan," was arrested on April 23 for failing to pay a 30 million tenge ($200,000) court-ordered damage award to a parliamentarian, but was released the same [...] | 2009-04-29 10:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA760 | KAZAKHSTAN TO PARTICIPATE IN GICNT PLENARY BUT UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 10:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PTER MNUC KNNP KGIC KZ |
09ASTANA778 | KAZAKHSTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL'S ACTION PLAN LAYS OUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 14, Kazakhstan's Presidential Human Rights Commission (HRC) unveiled its National Human Rights Action Plan for 2009-2012. The Action Plan, the first one the Kazakhstani government has ever issued, outlin [...] | 2009-05-06 02:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA811 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REMOVING H1N1-RELATED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Akhmetzhan Sultanov, Vice Chairman of the Ministry of Agriculture's State Inspection Committee told us on May 6 that, in response to the H1N1 virus, the Government of Kazakhstan took preemptive steps to prevent the [...] | 2009-05-07 08:45:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD ECON SENV KZ |
09ASTANA816 | KAZAKHSTAN: INTERNET LAW PASSES THROUGH FIRST READING IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 29, the Mazhilis (the lower house of the parliament) approved at a first reading a controversial draft law on the Internet. The draft now has to go through a second reading before being presented to the [...] | 2009-05-08 02:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA818 | KAZAKHSTAN: SCIENTOLOGISTS, JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES HAVE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 22, USAID's State and Society Advisor met with representatives of the Church of Scientology and the Jehovah's Witnesses in Almaty. The two organizations offered contrasting views of progress on religious f [...] | 2009-05-08 08:59:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI KIRF KZ |
09ASTANA827 | NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK IN KAZAKHSTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In early April, President Nazarbayev reshuffled the heads of nearly all of Kazakhstan's law agencies. General Major Serik Baimagambetov, a member of the Majilis (i.e. the lower house of parliament),was named Ministe [...] | 2009-05-12 11:38:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SNAR KCRM KTIP KZ |
09ASTANA829 | KAZAKHSTAN: ISLAMIC LEADERS DISCUSS THEIR WORK, COOPERATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During the week of April 20, USAID's Regional Society and State Advisor met in Astana with the Deputy Imam of the Nur Astana Mosque, Beibit Alikpekovich Mirzageldiyev, and in Almaty with the Deputy Mufti of Kazakhstan [...] | 2009-05-13 01:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID KZ |
09ASTANA83 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER ENCOURAGES ASTANA TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev underlined Kazakhstan's commitment to promoting inter-confessional u [...] | 2009-01-15 10:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KISL KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA830 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZAKHSTAN WELCOMES REVITALIZED TIFA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 24 and April 27, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative (DAUSTR) for South and Central Asia Claudio Lilienfeld held meetings in Almaty and Astana to discuss the future of the Central Asia Trad [...] | 2009-05-13 03:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EFIN EAID KZ |
09ASTANA837 | KAZAKHSTAN: TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, AND TRIUMPHS OF THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6, AES Vice President Mike Jonagan (protect throughout) met with Energy Officer and a visiting delegation from the Department of Energy's Office of Russian and Eurasian Affairs to discuss the state of Kazakh [...] | 2009-05-14 09:00:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON ENRG EINV KZ |
09ASTANA852 | KAZAKHSTAN: KOREAN PRESIDENT LEE'S STATE VISIT PROMOTES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On May 12, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Kazakhstan for a three-day state visit (reftel A). Lee and Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev signed a series of documents during the visit, including a joi [...] | 2009-05-15 10:55:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV RS CH KS KZ |
09ASTANA854 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA CALLS APRIL 28 SUMMIT OF CENTRAL ASIAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Kazakhstan's MFA regards the April 28 Summit of the Presidents of the Founding States of the International Fund to Save the Aral Sea as "successful," despite disagreements over water management issues. Kazakhstan h [...] | 2009-05-18 04:31:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG ECON SENV ZK KZ |
09ASTANA862 | KAZAKHSTAN: SMALL OIL COMPANY HOPES TO MAKE IT BIG [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 14, the Chief Executive Officer of Canamens, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with headquarters in London, briefed the Charge on the company's plans and activities in Kazakhstan [...] | 2009-05-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV IR KZ |
09ASTANA89 | KAZAKHSTAN: OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 9 dinner with U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, ambassadors and other diplomats from several OIC-member countries and India freely exchanged views [...] | 2009-01-16 10:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KISL KZ |
09ASTANA898 | KAZAKHSTAN: MAZHILIS HOSTS "PATH TO EUROPE" CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, the Mazhilis (the lower house of parliament) hosted a conference entitled, "Modern Kazakhstan and the Path to Europe." The high-profile event, attended by high-ranking government officials and foreign [...] | 2009-05-27 09:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KZ |
09ASTANA90 | KAZAKHSTAN: LIFE ON THE STEPPE, JANUARY 10-16 [...] The following is the first in a new series of weekly cables from Embassy Astana with tidbits on daily life in Kazakhstan. MASIMOV JOINS BLOGOSPHERE 2. Prime Minister Karim Masimov has joined the Kazakhstani blogosphere by starting his very own weblog ("primeminister. government.kz"). In [...] | 2009-01-16 10:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI SCUL KPAO KCRM KZ |
09ASTANA91 | KAZAKHSTAN: MFA DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONFIRMS GOVERNMENT'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming the government's approval of the transit of non-military goods for Afghanistan shipped through the Distribution Network [...] | 2009-01-16 11:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR AF KZ |
09ASTANA924 | KAZAKHSTAN: BTA SAGA CONTINUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Questions remain about how BTA, Kazakhstan's fourth largest commercial bank which is already in partial default, and its self-exiled former chairman, Mukhtar Ablyazov, managed to wind up in such dire straits. Forei [...] | 2009-05-29 12:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EPET EINV EFIN KZ |
09ASTANA925 | KAZAKHSTANI FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT VISITS UNITED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY. A delegation from the Committee of Financial Monitoring of the Ministry of Finance participated in an FIU orientation program presented by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The orientation program wa [...] | 2009-06-01 06:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KCOR KZ |
09ASTANA929 | KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MAY 11 - 22 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The "Almaty Notes" series from U.S. Office Almaty focuses on developments in civil society, the media, and the political opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital." TRIAL OF OPPOSITION LEADERS ENDS 3. (U) The trial of [...] | 2009-06-01 10:36:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KIRF KDEM KZ |
09ASTANA941 | KAZAKHSTAN RATIFIES COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION [...] (U) On June 2, President Nazarbayev signed legislation ratifying the extended and amended Umbrella Agreement for our bilateral Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program. The Presidential Administration released a press statement marking the event which received coverage in the Kazakhstani med [...] | 2009-06-03 10:44:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA943 | KAZAKHSTAN: CHANGES AND CHARGES AT KAZATOMPROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, former Minister for Industry and Trade Vladimir Shkolnik replaced Mukhtar Dzhakishev as head of the state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP). On May 22, the 45-year old Dzhakishev was arrested on [...] | 2009-06-03 11:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ |
09ASTANA948 | KAZAKHSTAN: SECOND ANNUAL EITI CONFERENCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On June 3, Minister of Energy Sauat Mynbayev opened the second national conference on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Astana. Mynbayev announced that Kazakhstan will complete the process [...] | 2009-06-04 10:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EMIN EPET EINV KZ |
09ASTANA949 | FINANCIAL POLICE ACADEMY TRIP TO U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: INL sponsored a visit to the United States by General Major Tleukhan, director of the Academy of the Financial Police. Tleukhan had the opportunity to study the structure and programs of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia, and the FBI Academ [...] | 2009-06-04 11:15:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KCOR KZ |
09ASTANA959 | KAZAKHSTAN: KOSTENAI, THE WHEAT AND SLAVIC HEARTLAND OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 24-26, the Charge d'Affaires visited Kostanai -- a northern city of 250,000 people located in a heavily agricultural area -- to attend a concert by visiting American jazz musicians and to open Kazakhstan's n [...] | 2009-06-08 02:37:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI KPAO KZ |
09ASUNCION129 | PARAGUAY'S CONCERNS OVER DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) Embassy Asuncion thanks the Department of Labor for the opportunity to comment on the draft list of goods believed to be produced by child labor or forced labor in Paraguay as mandated in the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) (ref A). 2. (SBU) Post echoes som [...] | 2009-03-03 12:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PA |
09ASUNCION147 | PARAGUAY: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. What are the sources of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further docume [...] | 2009-03-09 20:01:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09ASUNCION162 | FRAUD SUMMARY Q ASUNCION [...] (U) This cable is in response to an action request in paragraph 6 of retel. ------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------- 2. (U) After the 35-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner and six decades of Colorado Party rule, Paraguayans elected former Roman Catholic b [...] | 2009-03-19 20:48:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS PA |
09ASUNCION173 | END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Asuncion's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) program provided computer equipment, software, vehicles, a construction project, and rent assistance to a variety of Paraguayan government agencies in 2008, including the Anti Drug Secretariat (SENAD),the Women's Secretar [...] | 2009-03-23 21:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR AFIN PREL PA |
09ASUNCION261 | BOMB EXPLODES AT SUPREME COURT BUILDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: At approximately 12:15 pm, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at the Paraguayan Palace of Justice (Supreme Court). The explosion caused only minor property damage and no physical injuries. The building was quickly evacuated. RSO Asuncion assisted the Police with id [...] | 2009-04-29 22:48:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PA |
09ASUNCION274 | PARAGUAY: RESPONSE ON KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 16:38:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL KV PA |
09ASUNCION284 | FAKE BOMB CAUSES DOWNTOWN CONFUSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At approximately 8:30 am on May 5, 2009, the Paraguayan police located what appeared to be an improvised explosive device (IED) in downtown Asuncion. After securing the area, the Government of Paraguay (GOP) requested U.S. Government assistance. RSO, FBI and SOCFWD elements re [...] | 2009-05-05 20:30:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PA |
09ASUNCION359 | NARCOTICS MAJOR LIST 2010 PARAGUAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 18:23:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL PA |
09ASUNCION450 | PRESIDENT LUGO'S STATE OF THE UNION [...] (SBU) President Fernando Lugo gave his state of the union address July 1 to the Paraguayan Congress. Lugo repeated that Paraguay will maintain diplomatic relations with all countries that want to cooperate with Paraguay. He highlighted his social programs, such as cash subsidies to the poor, [...] | 2009-07-16 21:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL PA |
09ASUNCION451 | CHACO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE UNDER SEVERE [...] (SBU) During a June 18-19 visit to the indigenous communities of the Paraguayan Chaco, PolOff observed very poor living conditions exacerbated by severe drought. Local indigenous leaders said that although many indigenous workers earned less than minimum wages and no benefits, they had no kn [...] | 2009-07-17 13:32:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ELAB EIND SOCI PA |
09ASUNCION468 | BACHELET VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chilean President Michelle Bachelet met Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo July 22 before the July 24 MERCOSUR Summit in Asuncion. Bachelet reaffirmed to Lugo Chile's desire to buy Paraguay's electricity, and the two presidents signed a joint declaration to cooperate on social p [...] | 2009-07-25 17:39:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS EAID PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION473 | LUGO-LULA AGREEMENT ON ITAIPU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After more than 10 months of negotiations, Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo and Brazilian President Ignacio Lula da Silva signed on July 25 a thirty-one point joint declaration on the bilateral Paraguay-Brazil hydroelectric dam Itaipu worth almost USD 800 million (about 8 perc [...] | 2009-07-28 13:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EAGR EPSC PA |
09ASUNCION474 | REGIONAL ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS MARK MERCOSUR SUMMIT [...] (U) Paraguay hosted the MERCOSUR Summit July 24-25 in Asuncion with the presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and Bolivia attending, as well as representatives from Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Colombia. (NOTE: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declined to attend the Summit at the la [...] | 2009-07-28 17:38:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION475 | BODIES FROM STROESSNER ERA UNCOVERED [...] (U) The President of Justice and Ethics Committee Antonio Palazon and special investigator Augusto Rios uncovered July 24 the remains of two bodies which could belong to political prisoners that disappeared during Stroessner's dictatorship. The bones were found in a vegetable garden located beh [...] | 2009-07-29 10:47:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PA |
09ASUNCION495 | CODEL PRICE SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Price August 19-20. Your visit will come on the heels of President Fernando Lugo's one-year anniversary in office, and will find the Lugo government grappling with the challenges of day-to-day governing. An inexperienced team, exceedingly high exp [...] | 2009-08-05 20:14:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OVIP PREL PY |
09ASUNCION506 | SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS CONVICTION IN YCUA BOLANOS [...] (U) The Supreme Court had the final word August 8 in the Ycua Bolanos court case, five years after the August 1, 2004 fire that killed 374 and injured around 500 others (reftel A). A divided Supreme Court Panel affirmed, by a 2-to-1 vote, a lower court judgment against three co-owners and one [...] | 2009-08-10 20:30:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PA |
09ASUNCION517 | PARAGUAY'S LABOR UNIONS' UNMET HOPES [...] (SBU) Paraguay's unionized labor is fractured and represents only eleven percent of the total labor force. Labor unions have undertaken structural reforms (organizing campesino groups); however, they have had limited success organizing workers and improving labor conditions. President Fernand [...] | 2009-08-17 14:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI KTIP PA |
09ASUNCION531 | SUPREME COURT SHAKE-UP IN PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Via a controversial political deal between opposition parties, the Senate elected August 20 a new Supreme Court Justice to fill a two-year old vacancy and rejected reconfirmation of two Supreme Court Ministers. With three vacancies at stake, the Colorado Party, UNACE and a seve [...] | 2009-08-25 14:47:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PA |
09ASUNCION532 | CODEL GRANGER SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Granger September 2-5. Your visit follows President Fernando Lugo's one-year anniversary in office, and will find the Lugo government grappling with the challenges of day-to-day governing. A corrupt judiciary and national police, under-funded law [...] | 2009-08-25 19:42:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR PREL OVIP PA |
09ASUNCION539 | CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: House Democracy Assistance Committee Chair David Price (D- North Carolina) led a bipartisan delegation to Paraguay August 19-20. Codel Price conveyed U.S. support for democratic institutions to Paraguay's congressional leadership. The two sets of Congressional representative [...] | 2009-08-28 17:41:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OREP PREL ECON PA |
09ASUNCION588 | CODEL GRANGER IN PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: House Appropriations Committee Member Kay Granger (R- Texas) led a delegation to Paraguay September 2-5. Codel Granger conveyed U.S. support for Paraguay's fight against corruption and drug trafficking. Meeting with a variety of law enforcement and criminal justice partners th [...] | 2009-09-16 22:14:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV OREP PREL PA SNAR |
09ASUNCION611 | ELITE PARAGUAYAN MILITARY UNIT STANDS ON ITS OWN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 18:22:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MASS MCAP PREL PA |
09ASUNCION623 | PARAGUAY WILL SUPPORT LUCRETIA MYERS IN ICSC VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 15:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PA |
09ASUNCION625 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PARAGUAY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 15:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV UNGA PREL PA |
09ASUNCION637 | LUGO SACKS MILITARY LEADERSHIP; U.S. DONATES MILITARY [...] (U) President Lugo replaced several military service chiefs November 4, for the third time during his presidency. Lugo spoke of "pockets of disloyalty" in the military November 3, but did not publically provide a rational for the changes to the senior uniformed commanders of the Army, Ai [...] | 2009-11-05 20:10:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS PGOV PREL PA |
09ASUNCION661 | EMBASSY IS NOT SPARED AS CRIME CONTINUES TO RISE IN ASUNCION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the course of the past six months, Asuncion has experienced a notable increase in crime. The crime wave has impacted the Embassy community, but most recently the Paraguayan National Police have reacted quickly to arrest suspects. Case in point: on November 16 the Paraguayan Nation [...] | 2009-11-23 21:20:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMGT ALOW |
09ASUNCION673 | PARAGUAY DEMARCHED ON UNGA DEFAMATION RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 18:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PHUM PREL PGOV UN PA |
09ASUNCION700 | U.S. OFFERS SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Ayalde and A/PAO visited newly appointed National Institute of the Indigenous (INDI) President Lida Acuna on October 13. Acuna explained the many challenges INDI faces and accepted the Ambassador's offer to partner with Post on indigenous issues. End summary. 2. [...] | 2009-10-22 18:34:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OEXC OIIP SCUL IAII SOCI PHUM PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION706 | FRAUD SUMMARY - ASUNCION [...] This cable is in response to an action request in reftel. ------------------------------- COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------------------- 2. (SBU) After the 35-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner and six decades of Colorado Party rule, Paraguayans elected forme [...] | 2009-10-28 13:56:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC PA |
09ASUNCION72 | SCENE-SETTER FOR CAPSTONE FELLOWS [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CAPSTONE fellows February 22-24. President Fernando Lugo's administration represents an historic transition after the Colorado Party's 61 years of rule. Lugo's challenges are many: An inexperienced team, exceedingly high expectations for change, endemi [...] | 2009-02-06 12:59:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON MARR SNAR MASS MCAP PGOV PA |
09ASUNCION82 | LUGO LAUNCHES AGRARIAN REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the creation of an inter-agency commission in November, President Lugo launched an agrarian reform program January 12 in San Pedro Department. Lugo's program is more of a national social plan to assist landless peasants than agrarian reform per se. It is a good start [...] | 2009-02-09 20:16:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PREL PA |
09ASUNCION91 | PARAGUAY'S 2008 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND 2009 OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) COMMENT: Following a period of strong economic growth in the first semester of 2008, economic activity decelerated during the last quarter of 2008 across the three main sectors of the economy: agriculture, services and manufacturing. GDP growth for 2009 is expected to slow down to 2 to 3 [...] | 2009-02-11 21:22:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV PA |
09ATHENS1079 | GREECE AGREES AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT IS NOT THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) We delivered ref A non-paper, "An International Piracy Court: Not the Right Direction," to the Greek MFA June 9, and discussed it in a follow-up meeting with D1 Directorate (UN and IO Affairs) Counselor Dimitrios Papandreou and Legal Advisor Fani Livada on June 18. Echoing earlier commen [...] | 2009-06-26 07:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL GR |
09ATHENS1081 | GREECE CONCURS WITH UAE IRENA HQ BID, FIELDS CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 08:00:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG TRGY SENV KSCA IEA GR |
09ATHENS1153 | GREECE SUPPORTS MOVING BEYOND MEMBERSHIP IN CONTACT GROUP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL GR |
09ATHENS1179 | GREEK RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 29, POL officers delivered reftel points regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1874's financial and trade provisions and the U.S. Advisory on North Korea to Loukas Tsokos and several other representatives of the MFA's Office for UN and International Organizations, Disarmament Issu [...] | 2009-07-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP GR |
09ATHENS118 | RENEWABLES: GREECE AMENDS PHOTOVOLTAIC LAW BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Development and its Renewable Energy Sources (RES) division contacts told EconOff January 20 they were close to wrapping up legislation designed to improve the environment for investing and implementing photo-voltaic (PV) projects. The new law was approved on Januar [...] | 2009-01-30 09:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY PREL PGOV GR |
09ATHENS1201 | GREEK FIU: IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY, BUT MORE NEEDED TO MAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a meeting on July 9, Stelios Grozos, the Chairman of the Hellenic Anti-Money Laundering Committee (aka the Greek Financial Intelligence Unit or FIU),told A/EconCouns that he largely agreed with the problems and recommendations identified in the FATF's Fifth Follow-Up Report [...] | 2009-07-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN KTFN MK PREL EFIN ECON GR |
09ATHENS1233 | U.S.-Russia Summit Results Demarche Delivered: Greek MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 13:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR RS |
09ATHENS1263 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 1263 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1267 | RECALL 09 ATHENS 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1271 | TITAN CEMENT EXECUTIVE DISCUSSES IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The global economic crisis, which continues to have a significant impact around the world, has not spared even the most robust businesses in Greece. The global credit crunch has significantly affected the liquidity position of Greek companies, regardless of how strong their capital base [...] | 2009-07-20 07:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EIND GR |
09ATHENS1313 | GREECE: MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE (MLA) PROTOCOL AND [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and texts July 24 to Greek MFA Legal Advisor Maria Telalian, proposing a ceremony in the near future to exchange Instruments of Ratification for the MLA Protocol and the Extradition Protocol. Telalian responded very positively, saying she would immediately begi [...] | 2009-07-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN PTER PREL GR |
09ATHENS1347 | Greece: Demarche Delivered on OSCE HumDim Meeting [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 12:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE GR |
09ATHENS138 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): GREECE POCS [...] (SBU) Post provides in paragraph 2 contact information for Embassy Athens and the Greek government for issues related to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Post will transmit by septel a substantive response to other reftel requests for information prior to the February 20 deadline. I [...] | 2009-02-02 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09ATHENS1393 | AS 2009 FIRE SEASON COMMENCES, CONCERNS CONTINUE OVER LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 13:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR |
09ATHENS1429 | Demarche Delivered: UNESCO Director-General Election [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 14:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNESCO GR |
09ATHENS1435 | Greece: Decision on G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 12:55:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM GR |
09ATHENS1439 | Greek FM Set to Attend G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM GR |
09ATHENS1441 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: NON-PAPERS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel non-papers upon receipt to the Greek MFA's Disarmament Sub-Section Head Loukas Tsokos, whose office has responsibility for Greece's Australia Group participation. In a follow-up discussion on August 26, Tsokos appreciated the papers and our request for comment, and [...] | 2009-08-26 12:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PARM GR |
09ATHENS1457 | GREECE: CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA [...] (SBU) On August 31 we delivered reftel message to Greek MFA D1 Directorate (UN and International Organizations Affairs) Counselor Dimitris Papandreou, inviting Greece to join other countries that are among the 20 largest ship registries to sign the Commitment to Best Management Practices to Avo [...] | 2009-09-03 13:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT KCRM PHSA PHUM PREL UNSC SO GR |
09ATHENS1463 | Greek MFA on Jewish Cemetery Issues, Athens Mosque [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 28, the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) E2 Directorate for Religious and Ecclesiastical Affairs, Amb. Christodoulos J. Lazaris, described GoG actions to address increased anti-Semitic vandalism, the current status of property restitution negotiations [...] | 2009-09-09 14:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KISL GR |
09ATHENS1491 | EUROPE 2010: ATHENS PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) The following individuals from Embassy Athens will attend the Europe 2010 Conference in Brussels September 30 - October 1. Both hold valid NATO clearances. Hotel information is included directly below the personal data of each traveler. -- Ambassador Daniel Vern Speckhard DO [...] | 2009-09-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR OTRA PARM NATO GR |
09ATHENS1525 | GREEK ELECTION ENTERS HOMESTRETCH [...] (SBU) As all Greek parties finish their parliamentary election campaigns today, October 2, it remains too close to call whether the main opposition PASOK party led by George Papandreou will win enough seats October 4 to form a government on its own. Although we have entered a campaign blackout [...] | 2009-10-02 14:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS1531 | H1N1: GREECE WILLING TO PROVIDE ADVICE, NOT VACCINES [...] SUMMARY: In a response to reftel demarche, the Greek Ministry of Health indicated that it was not in a position to contribute vaccines to the US-led World Health Organization effort to aid developing countries ahead of the anticipated autumn flu season. The Ministry did offer technical and sc [...] | 2009-10-05 15:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KFLU WHO AORC |
09ATHENS1535 | WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected after his comfortable win in the October 4 Greek parliamentary election, PM George Papandreou has named a government consisting of some PASOK old guard, with a liberal helping of fresh new faces, many of whom have substantial international experience, if not govern [...] | 2009-10-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR ECON GR PGOV |
09ATHENS1539 | Papandreou's First Cabinet Meeting: Move Fast, Move Smart, [...] (SBU) On October 7, after a brief swearing in ceremony for the new cabinet, PM George Papandreou convened the first cabinet meeting to outline his policy priorities. He stressed that the new government must focus on moving the country away from "stagnation and decline." Our job, he said, is to [...] | 2009-10-08 14:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON GR |
09ATHENS1543 | 64th UNGA: CANDIDATE FLOGAITIS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for information about Spyridon Flogaitis, Greek candidate for the UN Fifth Committee International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),Flogaitis is a long-time contact of Embassy Athens and Post hasn't encountered any disqualifying information. Flogaitis i [...] | 2009-10-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNGA PINR GR |
09ATHENS1544 | FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 24 SITREP [...] (SBU) Over the weekend of August 21-23, over 80 wildfires broke out throughout Greece. The worst of these hit northeast of the greater Athens area, fueled by strong winds and evoking images of Greece's devastating 2007 fire season. In response, Post issued a Warden message. While the worst o [...] | 2009-08-24 16:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR |
09ATHENS1547 | GREEK MINISTERIAL RECONFIGURATIONS [...] (U) Prime Minister Papandreou's first organizational act after taking office October 6 was to reconfigure government ministries in accordance with his campaign promises to create a "tight, economical, job oriented" ministry scheme. Papandreou merged the Culture and Tourism ministries; resurrec [...] | 2009-10-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS1551 | SEDM: GREECE WELCOMES U.S. POSITION [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel to the Greek MFA's Southeastern Europe Directorate the morning of October 16. Greece supports the membership of both Serbia and Montenegro in the Southeastern Europe Defense Ministerial and welcomed our message, calling it a most positive development. The MFA will [...] | 2009-10-16 09:36:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR GR RO TU SR UP SI MW IT BU HR |
09ATHENS1555 | GREECE SUPPORTS U.S. IMO CANDIDACY, EXPECTS SAME [...] (SBU) On October 2, we delivered reftel demarche and diplomatic note to the MFA's D1 Office, responsible for the UN and other international organizations and conferences. On October 16, we followed up with Director Emannouil Papadorgiorgakis, who assured us of Greek support for the United Sta [...] | 2009-10-16 12:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA GR |
09ATHENS1560 | FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 26 SITREP [...] (SBU) Wildfires in towns north of Athens subsided on 25 August after four days of destruction. No casualties were reported, but press reports indicate about 50,000 acres of land had been burnt and 50 homes destroyed. Following an "emergency" cabinet meeting on August 25, the Government of Gree [...] | 2009-08-26 15:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR |
09ATHENS1569 | Greece: Geographical Indications and CBD Patent Disclosure [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on October 23 to Panayiotis Dermentzoglou, First Secretary for Economic and Commercial Affairs, and Nikolaos Doukas, AttachC) for Economic and Commercial Affairs, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (SBU) Doukas and Dermentzoglou took th [...] | 2009-10-23 13:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR GR |
09ATHENS157 | 17 NOVEMBER APPEALS TRIAL POSTPONED TO OCTOBER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL KJUS GR |
09ATHENS1571 | GREECE/GICNT: UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO ENHANCE IMPLEMENTATION [...] (U) On October 20, Poloff and Russian Third Secretary Dmitriy V. Novikov delivered ref A demarche to Greek MFA D1 Political Counselor for International Security Issues, Dimitrios Papandreou. Delivery of the demarche was delayed because the Russian side did not receive its instructions from Mosc [...] | 2009-10-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC GR |
09ATHENS1573 | G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future: New Greek Alternate Foreign [...] (SBU) On October 21, the Ambassador encouraged Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas to attend the 2009 G-8 BMENA Forum for the Future and noted, per ref. A, that Secretary Clinton is planning to attend. Droutsas expressed interest in the event and asked for more information. Pos [...] | 2009-10-23 15:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR ECON KPAO KMPI |
09ATHENS1575 | Greek Response to UNGA Third Committee Demarche [...] (SBU) On October 26, Poloff raised reftel points on the UN General Assembly Third Committee with Elias Photopoulos, Director of the MFA D4 Directorate of Human Rights, and with Loukas Tsokos, Second Counselor in the MFA D1 Directorate for the UN and International Organizations. On no-action m [...] | 2009-10-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA GR |
09ATHENS1581 | Greece: Government Manages to Suspend Port Strike, But For [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Confronting its first major challenge since taking office, Greece's new PASOK government negotiated a temporary suspension to a dockworkers' strike on October 17. Latching onto PM Papandreou's pre-election promises to re-examine privatization agreements, dockworker unions at t [...] | 2009-10-27 11:31:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB GR CH |
09ATHENS1583 | SENIOR GREEK BANKER COMMENTS ON GREEK ECONOMY, NEW [...] (SBU) In a recent conversation with DepEconCouns, Nikolaos B. Karamouzis, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Eurobank EFG, Greece's second largest private bank in terms of both deposits and assets, discussed his views on Greece's economic and budget situation, the new PASOK government and it [...] | 2009-10-27 15:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1585 | ACTION REQUEST: GREECE TO U.S.: "HELP US HELP YOU IN [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with DepEconCouns and USAID/E&E representatives on October 22, Ambassador Karafotias, the Director-General of Hellenic Aid (HA),made a very pointed request-the latest in a long line of requests-for specific projects [...] | 2009-10-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL GR EAID AF |
09ATHENS1595 | GREECE: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on the Goldstone Report and debate at the UN General Assembly to Loukas Tsokos of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Stelios Gavriil of the A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs. Counselor Gavriil thank [...] | 2009-11-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS KPAL GR |
09ATHENS1619 | Greece Remains Wedded to EC position on Doha, Geographical [...] (SBU) Following the October 23 demarche delivery to the MFA, EconOff re-delivered reftel demarche on November 10 to Tassos Protopappas, Director for International Trade Policy, and Nikos Georgopoulos, Director General for International Economic Relations, with the Directorate for International [...] | 2009-11-12 16:09:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR GR |
09ATHENS1621 | GREECE: Ambassador's Call on Minister of Economy Katseli [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a 90-minute tour d'horizon of the Greek economy, Ambassador Speckhard's November 6 courtesy call on newly-appointed Minister for Economy, Competitiveness, and Shipping Louka Katseli revealed the challenges confronting the new Greek government. Katseli described her newly-fo [...] | 2009-11-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID |
09ATHENS1637 | GREEK RESPONSE: PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND [...] (SBU) On November 12, PolOffs delivered reftel points to Paulina Chotzoglou of the MFA's A10 Directorate, North Korea desk. Poloffs underscored the importance of sharing information and designating entities and individuals associated with DPRK proliferation efforts and expressed hope that the [...] | 2009-11-17 13:45:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC GR KNNP |
09ATHENS1639 | GREECE: DEMARCHE OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 14:10:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA KPAL IS GR |
09ATHENS1653 | AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF FINANCE PAPAKONSTANTINOU [...] (SBU) Ambassador Speckhard's November 16 courtesy call on newly-appointed Minister of Finance George Papakonstantinou underscored the challenges confronting the new Greek government as it seeks to shore up deteriorating Greek public finances, bridge a credibility gap created by the misreporting [...] | 2009-11-25 10:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1669 | Greek Response to Burma Dialogue Demarche [...] (SBU) On December 1, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. dialogue with Burma with Ambassador Charalambos Dafaranos, Director of the MFA A10 Directorate for Asia and Oceania. Dafaranos said Greece fully agreed with U.S. views on the necessity of a legitimate 2010 election, for dialogue between [...] | 2009-12-01 13:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR BM |
09ATHENS1675 | Greek Response to DPRK Universal Periodic Review Demarche [...] (SBU) On December 4, Poloff discussed ref points on U.S. views on the DPRK Universal Periodic Review with Elias Photopoulos, Director of the MFA D4 Directorate of Human Rights. Photopoulos said Greece fully agreed with U.S. views and that he had instructed the Greek mission to the UN to ask s [...] | 2009-12-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN GR KN |
09ATHENS1691 | HEAD OF HELLENIC AID: AFGHANISTAN IS OUR TOP ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) In response to the GoG's request (see reftel E),DepEconCouns delivered to Ambassador Karafotias, the Director-General of Hellenic Aid, a list of USG-suggested projects in Afghanistan to which Greece may contribute funds (see reftel D). Per the GoG's previously expressed interest, the lis [...] | 2009-12-08 17:02:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL GR EAID AF |
09ATHENS1705 | GREEK PM CONFRONTS DEFICIT: BIG ON COMMITTMENT, SHY ON [...] (SBU) In a nationally-televised speech on December 14, Greece's Prime Minister of just two months, George Papandreou, walked a tightrope between maintaining public support and appeasing impatient European partners and international markets as he set out to bridge a credibility gap and potential [...] | 2009-12-15 16:22:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN PREL GR EFIN |
09ATHENS1711 | NEW GREEK GOVERNMENT'S COUNTERTERRORISM STEPS [...] (U) Minister of Citizens' Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis recently announced that he had re-opened the investigation into the November 17 (N17) terrorist organization, seven years after the 2002 arrests of N17 members during Chrysochoidis's previous tenure as Minister of Public Order. Chryso [...] | 2009-12-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS18 | GREEK PRESIDENT AND FM CONDEMN TURKISH ACTIONS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 16:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU GR MOPS PARM |
09ATHENS203 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 1 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the first of four cables. After the Summary, the cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 23 (THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION) and 24 (SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS). ---- [...] | 2009-02-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS2038 | Greeks Host Third Global Forum on Migration and Development [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece hosted the 2009 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Athens November 2-5. For the first time, a U.S. delegation attended the Forum, led by PRM/PIM Office Director Suzanne Sheldon and including officers from U.S. Mission Geneva, U.S. Embassy Athens, and DH [...] | 2009-11-16 17:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF EAID SMIG GR |
09ATHENS204 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 2 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the second of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 25 (INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS). -------------------------------------------- INVESTIGATION AND PROSECU [...] | 2009-02-17 14:43:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS205 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 3 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the third of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraph 26 (PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS). ------------------------------------ PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS ----- [...] | 2009-02-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS206 | Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...] | 2009-02-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR |
09ATHENS2064 | Greek Shippers Drowning in the Wake of Economic Pressures [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A seafaring nation for millennia, the resilience of the Greek shipping industry is being tested seriously for the first time since it rose to modern prominence in the 1960s. As the global economic crisis continues, and the demographics of international trade shift, the Greek sh [...] | 2009-11-20 16:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PHSA KPIR CH GR |
09ATHENS209 | GREECE: POINTS DELIVERED ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] (SBU) Per REFTEL, on February 18 Poloff informed Elias Photopoulos, Director of the Greek MFA D4 Directorate of Human Rights, of our points on the Durban Review Conference Working Group Session. Photopoulos stated that Greece will follow the EU consensus at the Working Group Session. He not [...] | 2009-02-18 09:30:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC GR |
09ATHENS215 | NEW DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS IN GREECE [...] (SBU) There have been several significant new attacks in Athens in recent days, including a shooting attack on a television station, a bomb placed outside offices of Citibank, and a series of bombings targeting prominent anti-terrorism figures. While no one was killed in these incidents, they [...] | 2009-02-19 09:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS216 | NEW GREEK FINANCE MINISTER ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) In a February 13 courtesy call, the Ambassador discussed the global financial crisis and its impact on the Greek economy with Ioannis Papathanasiou, Greece's new Minister of Economy and Finance. The new Minister summarized his recent EcoFin meetings in Brussels, the revisions to the Gre [...] | 2009-02-19 13:44:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN GR |
09ATHENS2192 | GREEK PARLIAMENT ADOPTS 2010 BUDGET: TARGETS AMIBTIOUS, BUT [...] (SBU) The Greek budget for 2010, which was passed by Greek Parliament on December 23, is an attempt to bring order to Greece's public finances and restore its badly-dented credibility with foreign investors, international credit ratings agencies, and the European Union. The budget aims to red [...] | 2009-12-28 15:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECIN EFIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS2202 | US Treasury Meetings in Greece: Despite Credibility Gap, [...] (SBU) In December 18 and 21 meetings in Athens with visiting Treasury Representative for Europe Mathew Haarsager, Greek government and bank officials expressed the common view that the main challenge facing the GoG was undertaking a reform program that would restore credibility in Greek econom [...] | 2009-12-31 11:52:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS228 | MAURITANIA: GREECE AGREES "100 PERCENT" WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on EU policy toward Mauritania to MFA A9 Africa Directorate deputy head Taxiarchis Christopoulos. Christopoulos said Greek diplomats from Brussels would attend the February 20 EU meeting in Paris. He also said that Mauritania was a regular topic of [...] | 2009-02-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL GR EUN MR |
09ATHENS230 | GREECE AND NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) [...] (SBU) We discussed ref B points and request for information on Greek views on the current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle with the Greek POC on NPT matters, MFA D1 Directorate Second Counselor Loukas Tsokos (contact information in ref A),on February 2 and again on February [...] | 2009-02-20 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09ATHENS241 | GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH [...] (SBU) Hellenic Aid has informed Post that the GoG has made no decisions on attendance and a pledge for the upcoming Donors, Conference for the Palestinian Authority (PA). EconOff delivered reftel points on February 19 to Dr. Nike-Catherine Koutrakou, Hellenic Aid, Director of Emergency Humani [...] | 2009-02-24 09:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL KWBG EFIN PGOV EAID PTER PHUM GR GZ |
09ATHENS243 | UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL: AMCIT NOMINATION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to George Panagiotidis, Embassy Attache in the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UN Directorate, on 23 February. Panagiotidis indicated that it would be given due consideration, but we have not yet received a response. MCCARTHY [...] | 2009-02-24 14:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER PREL UNGA KAWC KJUS KUNR |
09ATHENS248 | "SECT OF REVOLUTIONARIES" CLAIMS TV STATION [...] (SBU) On February 21, the Greek newspaper Ta Nea published the text of a letter it reportedly received the day before from the "Sect of Revolutionaries" claiming responsibility for the February 17 attack against the Alter TV station. In that attack, four assailants fired at vehicles and threw [...] | 2009-02-26 09:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD GR |
09ATHENS249 | SENATOR DURBIN DISCUSSES CYPRUS, TURKEY, VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a cordial and very substantive discussion during his visit to Athens, Senator Richard Durbin told Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis about his impressions of the chances for a settlement of the Cyprus issue following his visit to Nicosia and underscored the new administration's [...] | 2009-02-26 11:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL CVIS ECON ENRG PTER PGOV TU CY GR |
09ATHENS250 | CODEL DURBIN'S MEETING WITH GREEK OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion February 18, Senator Durbin and main opposition PASOK party president George Papandreou shared views on the global economic crisis, Cyprus, Greek-Turkish relations, Afghanistan, and other issues. They agreed that the international goodwill surrounding the ne [...] | 2009-02-26 11:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON OVIP ENRG TU GR |
09ATHENS252 | CODEL DURBIN FOCUSES ON CYPRUS IN MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their February 18 meeting with PM Karmamanlis, Senator Durbin and Illinois state treasurer Giannoulias focused primarily on how to achieve progress on Cyprus this year. PM Karamanlis noted improvement in Greek-Turkish relations in many areas, but not on "heavy political i [...] | 2009-02-26 12:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP CVIS PHUM NATO UNFCYP GR TU MK CY |
09ATHENS253 | GREECE/NATO: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES CROATIA AND [...] (SBU) On February 17, the Greek Parliament formally ratified the protocols of accession of Albania and Croatia to join NATO. Although Parliamentary approval is the last political step, the protocols must still be signed by the President of the Republic and published in the "Official Gazette. [...] | 2009-02-26 15:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL AL HR GR |
09ATHENS282 | GREEK ANARCHISTS BURN ATHENS TRAIN [...] (SBU) At about 0100 local time March 3, a group of 15 to 20 young people ejected the driver and passengers from a train at the commuter station in the northern Athens suburb of Kifissia and then set fire to the train with Molotov cocktails. Eight train cars were completely destroyed. All of [...] | 2009-03-05 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC ABLD PGOV GR |
09ATHENS349 | GREECE: BOMB ATTACK AT GOVERNMENT REAL ESTATE [...] (SBU) At approximately 2130 on March 19, a bomb went off near the entrance of the Hellenic Public Real Estate Corporation (KED),heavily damaging a nearby parked car. No injuries or deaths were reported. According to police contacts and media reporting, the bomb was placed in a plastic bag [...] | 2009-03-20 14:37:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ASEC KCRM GR |
09ATHENS371 | GOG IMPLEMENTS THIRD ROUND OF AUSTERITY MEASURES [...] (SBU) In a move to boost market and EU confidence in the government's commitment and ability to contain public finances, the GoG on March 18 implemented a third series of measures to cut spending and boost revenues, including a wage freeze affecting approximately 70 percent of public sector em [...] | 2009-03-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL GR |
09ATHENS445 | GREECE FACES NEW ROUND OF BOMBINGS [...] (SBU) In a sign of the continuing escalation of activity by domestic terrorist and anarchist groups (reftels),a series of firebombings and other violent attacks occurred in Athens and Thessaloniki March 27-31. In the most coordinated attack, gas canister bombs exploded at ten banks and luxu [...] | 2009-04-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV ASEC ABLD PREL GR |
09ATHENS519 | PAVILIDIS AFFAIR PAINFUL, BUT NOT FATAL, TO RULING ND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS595 | Envoy Kennedy Presses Greeks on Holocaust Restitution, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, visited Athens March 28-31 to discuss progress on Holocaust property restitution and combating anti-Semitism with Greek officials, the Greek Orthodox Church, and local Jewish community leaders. Ministry of Ec [...] | 2009-04-16 07:05:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF GR |
09ATHENS64 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BEEF HORMONES CASE [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered points and background in reftel on January 16 via telephone to Paul Pezaros, Director, Agriculture Policy Division, Ministry of Agriculture. Econ Counselor informed Mr. Pezaros of our new tariffs and the reason behind the change, stressing this action was taken i [...] | 2009-01-20 10:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EUN EAGR |
09ATHENS751 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) SHIP RECYCLING [...] (SBU) On May 8, A/EconCouns and Julienne Hince, Deputy Chief of Mission for the Australian Embassy in Greece, discussed reftel points with Captain Elias Sabatakakis, Directorate for the Protection of the Sea Environment, Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine, Aegean Sea & Island Policy. Sabataka [...] | 2009-05-11 10:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA PREL SENV GR |
09ATHENS835 | MGSF01: GREECE CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 [...] (SBU) Contacts at the Hellenic National Health Operations Center (EKEPY) told EconOff on May 19 that Greece has confirmed its first case of H1N1 in a Greek who returned to Athens to New York on Olympic Airlines flight #412 on Saturday, May 16. EKEPY confirmed that the individual is study [...] | 2009-05-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC KFLO KFLU AEMR TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09ATHENS9 | GREEK FM CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN GAZA; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greek FM Dora Bakoyannis -- who became Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE on January 1 -- has also taken an activist role in the EU response to the Gaza crisis. On January 4, she issued a statement criticizing Israeli ground operations in Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire, an [...] | 2009-01-05 13:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SOCI GR IS |
09ATHENS925 | GREECE ON VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP -- [...] (U) On June 1, PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ms. Agnostopoulou, Counselor, A3 Directorate for the Balkans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Agnostopoulou stated that, as with the vote on Kosovo's IMF membership, the MFA has instructed Greece's World Bank Governor (the Governor of Greece's ce [...] | 2009-06-01 13:51:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL GR |
09ATHENS933 | Terrorism Finance: Greek Response on UN Designation of Abdul [...] (SBU) On May 21, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ioannis Papadakis, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the Bank of Greece. EconOff f [...] | 2009-06-02 10:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CH GR |
09ATHENS943 | URGENT FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) On June 1, PolCouns delivered reftel points to Ms. Agnostopoulou, Counselor, A3 Directorate for the Balkans, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Agnostopoulou stated that, as with the vote on Kosovo's IMF membership, the MFA has instructed Greece's World Bank Governor (the Governor of Greece's [...] | 2009-06-03 11:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KV PREL GR |
09ATHENS975 | GREECE: NATO'S LONG-TERM COUNTER-PIRACY OPERATIONS IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 14:11:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO PGOV PREL GR |
09ATHENS985 | GREECE'S RULING PARTY FARES POORLY IN EURO ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Greece tallied the highest voter abstention rate (47.4 percent) in the country's history in the June 7 election of Greece's Members of European Parliament (MEPs). New Democracy (ND),the incumbent party of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, lived down to expectations that it would suffer [...] | 2009-06-12 05:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EUN GR |
09AUCKLAND11 | (U) NEW ZEALAND - AUCKLAND BANKERS KEEP THEIR FINGERS [...] (SBU) Summary. New Zealand's conservative banks have so far weathered the local recession and global financial crisis well. Delinquencies are up but remain manageable. Traditionally dependent on global money markets for much of their financing, local banks have managed to get the cash they n [...] | 2009-03-18 22:24:00 | Consulate Auckland | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV NZ |
09BAGHDAD10 | IRAQIS RENEW VOWS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Continuing their public commitment to fight corruption, Iraqi anti-corruption officials spoke out at an annual "Day of Integrity" gathering about their 2009 plans. All spoke of the need to fight corruption and both the Chairman of the COR's Integrity Commission and the Commissi [...] | 2009-01-05 07:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD1039 | ERBIL RRT: DEPUTY ANTI-CORRUTION COORDINATOR VISITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Anti-Corruption Coordinator (D/ACC) Lynn Gurian traveled to the Kurdistan Region (KR) to learn more about the ways in which corruption manifests itself in the KR, steps being taken to combat corruption, and determine best "next steps" for USG-funded anti-corruption effort [...] | 2009-04-16 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV EFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD1045 | WORLD BANK MEETS DONOR COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, Daniela Gressani, World Bank Vice President of Middle East and North Africa Region, recently discussed her organization's Iraq strategy and exchanged views on the Bank's role in Iraq with donor country representatives. Donors requested a larger World Bank presence to [...] | 2009-04-17 10:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1050 | WORLD BANK MEETS DONOR COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1074 | Bechtel to Survey First Bid Round Oil Fields [...] (U) Summary: On April 15, EMIN met with Bechtel executives who described their project to survey six oil fields in support of the first bid round at the behest of the Ministry of Oil (MoO). International oil companies (IOCs) that are participating in the bid round could then purchase the surve [...] | 2009-04-21 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV ENRG ETRD PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD1096 | Nasiriyah's Old and New Refineries [...] (SBU) Summary: PRT Dhi Qar Deputy Team Leader and visiting Embassy Baghdad EconOff met with Nasiriyah Refinery manager Abdul Hasan al-Lawi on April 12. The 30,000 barrel per day Nasiriyah Refinery is representative of the small refineries scattered throughout Iraq. Lawi came across as a dedi [...] | 2009-04-23 15:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EINV ENRG IZ |
09BAGHDAD1118 | KARBALA MODE: INAUGURAL EDITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Karbala Mode is a vehicle for capturing observations and anecdotes about life in the "world Shi'a capital" that otherwise might not be reported. In this inaugural edition, we ponder Persian pills, hear from "the Mahdi" and his friend, learn why taking credit for good deeds is [...] | 2009-04-27 08:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PREL IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1134 | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - Iraq [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 23 meeting, Iraq's new national coordinator for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),Ministry of Oil Deputy Inspector General Alaa Mohie El-Deen, said that he was in the process of hiring additional staff to implement preparations for Iraq to [...] | 2009-04-29 07:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET KCOR PGOV KDEM EINV SENV ENRG IZ |
09BAGHDAD1171 | DEVELOPMENT IN KARBALA: PROGRESS AND CONTROVERSY [...] (SBU) Summary: At least three development plans have been posited for Karbala since Iraq's liberation. The province's de facto operational blueprint (the so-called &Shahristani8 plan) was devised in mid-2008 and has been blessed by Prime Minister Maliki, although it is widely disliked by many [...] | 2009-05-04 12:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV PREL IR IZ |
09BAGHDAD1172 | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE RESUMES EXECUTIONS OF DEATH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 3, the Ministry of Justice executed 12 death-sentenced inmates at the Khadamiya prison in Baghdad. There were 13 inmates scheduled for execution on this date, but one sentenced inmate was withdrawn pending an ongoing appeal. Of those executed, 10 were convicted a [...] | 2009-05-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SNAR IQ |
09BAGHDAD1189 | BAGHDAD CITY PLANNING: A CAPACITY BUILDING SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: What began five years ago as a request for USG assistance with electronically mapping four Baghdad neighborhoods has grown into a sustainable Geographic Information System (GIS) Center within the Mayor's office, also known as the Amanat. The Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction [...] | 2009-05-06 06:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID PINR KCRS IZ |
09BAGHDAD1203 | MUTHANNA PC FORMED: STATE OF LAW LEFT SHOCKED AND [...] (SBU) Summary: At an April 30 Muthanna Provincial Council (PC) meeting, a last-minute surprise defection by Da'wa member Ibrahim Salman al-Mayali resulted in the State of Law coalition being completely shut out of provincial executive positions. Ibrahim Salman was voted in as Governor with [...] | 2009-05-07 15:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IZ |
09BAGHDAD1204 | DEVELOPING IRAQ'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CAPACITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Through a series of meetings over a week-long visit, senior GOI officials told a visiting USG delegation from NEA/I and STAS that the GOI lacks a coherent Science and Technology (S-T) policy development and funding mechanism, and identified three similar but competing options th [...] | 2009-05-07 16:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY SCUL TBIO TNGD TINT PREL KPAO IZ |
09BAGHDAD1223 | IRAQ WTO WORKING PARTY: HOPES FADE FOR A JUNE MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A GOI working group has finished compiling Iraq's Initial Goods Offer and its new tariff schedule. However, senior-level approval of the Goods Offer will take another several weeks, in part because of an unfolding corruption scandal at the Ministry of Trade (MOT). Long-awaited [...] | 2009-05-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1237 | Muthanna's Provincial Investment Commission: Successes and [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting Cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Muthanna's Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) is one of the most active in Iraq, with 17 projects licensed to date and four of those are in various stages of completion. Challenges remain, however, especially in acquiring ri [...] | 2009-05-12 11:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PGOV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD1262 | RRT ERBIL: IMPROVING BUDGET EXECUTION IN THE KRG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acknowledging deficiencies in public finance management, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has committed to an ambitious UNDP-supported Public Finance Management Plan for improving transparency, planning execution and oversight. While the project is aligned with the nation [...] | 2009-05-14 05:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV EBUD IZ |
09BAGHDAD1287 | PRT NINEWA: NEITHER VICTORS NOR VANQUISHED . . . [...] (SBU) Summary: The cacophony of modern warfare receded for a day, replaced by the imagined din of ancient armies clashing on an Iraqi plain. Americans and Iraqis walked the ground at Gaugamela where in 331 BC the army of the Alexander the Great defeated that of Darius III of Persia. Soldiers a [...] | 2009-05-17 11:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD132 | DHI QAR ELECTION OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Elections preparations in Dhi Qar Province have been running smoothly, with a high degree of coopeeration between the Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) and the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). Voter enthusiasm appears to be weaker than in 2005, and lower overall turnout is expect [...] | 2009-01-18 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IZ |
09BAGHDAD1331 | IRAQ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUNDING INADEQUATE [...] (SBU) From May 11-13, visitors from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Science Foundation met with numerous Government of Iraq (GOI) officials to discuss science and technology (S-T) policy development and funding. GOI officials admitted Iraq lacks a driving force and vision t [...] | 2009-05-21 12:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY SCUL TBIO TNGD TINT PREL KPAO AORC |
09BAGHDAD1334 | RRT ERBIL: COUNTDOWN TO 25 JULY IN THE KRG FOR [...] (U) Summary: Kurdistan has decided to &go green,8 and will ban political advertising in public spaces considered environmentally unsafe or a visual blight. Forty-two political lists have registered for the elections, of which 22 are new lists. Campaigning, which is permitted to begin on Ma [...] | 2009-05-21 13:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
09BAGHDAD140 | ERBIL RRT: DOHUK IDPS SPEAK ON UPCOMING ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Christian, Yezidi and Arab IDPs in Dohuk Province want to participate in the upcoming provincial elections, but have questions and doubts about the electoral process. Personal experience of fraud in the 2005 elections makes many skeptical of the legitimacy of election results. [...] | 2009-01-20 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
09BAGHDAD1414 | JOINT COORDINATION COMMITTEE CONVENES TO ADDRESS IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: The President of the Iraq Higher Judicial Council (HJC),Chief Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, and the President of the Kurdistan Judicial Council (KJC),Chief Judge Ahmad Zobair, along with representatives of their respective judiciaries, met on April 28 to discuss issues of judicial feder [...] | 2009-05-31 09:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS IZ |
09BAGHDAD1469 | OIL MINISTRY MOVES ON ADDITIONAL SOUTHERN OIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Oil's South Oil Company continues to make some progress on a project to replace aging underwater pipelines through which three-quarters of Iraq's crude oil is exported. Two surveys, one to identify unexploded ordnance and a second to collect bathymetric data, ar [...] | 2009-06-04 08:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV PGOV SENV KCOR KU IZ |
09BAGHDAD1480 | MAY 2009 PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: SECURITY, STABILITY, [...] (U) Summary: On May 26-27, Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted its quarterly conference for leaders of the Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). All PRTs, embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams (ePRTs) and Regional Embassy Offices (REOs) participated, including [...] | 2009-06-05 11:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AMGT EAID EAGR SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD1528 | AN OVERVIEW OF USG ANTI-CORRUPTION ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG remains very active in support of and funding for programs with an anti-corruption content in Iraq. Embassy Baghdad's Anti-Corruption Coordination Office (ACCO) has compiled a catalog of ongoing USG assistance programs to build the Iraqis' awareness of and capacity t [...] | 2009-06-11 15:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCOR KDEM EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD1539 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (SBU) In their first meeting with Ambassador Hill, Christian religious leaders emphasized that continued emigration of Iraqi Christians abroad remains their primary concern. They stressed that, although security remains worrisome, the motivation behind current departures was economic, coupled [...] | 2009-06-12 15:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI |
09BAGHDAD1541 | DHI QAR MARKET BOMBING: PRIME SUSPECTS BELIEVED TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The explosion of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) at the vegetable market in Al-Bathaa on June 10 claimed 19 lives and 81 wounded. The Dhi Qar police chief attributed the bomb to an Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) cell operating "from a different province" and announce [...] | 2009-06-13 12:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1545 | AMBASSADOR HILL MEETS WITH MINORITY POLITICAL [...] (SBU) In their first meeting with Ambassador Hill, political representatives of Iraq's minority communities focused on the issues of emigration, greater political representation, and a perception of societal discrimination, subjects which they believed to be mutually reinforcing. They attrib [...] | 2009-06-14 14:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI |
09BAGHDAD155 | IRAQI HIGH TRIBUNAL WORKING THROUGH FULL DOCKET OF CRIMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The development of the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) as an independent, fully functioning court is illustrated by its full docket of trials. Having recently completed its third trial, the IHT has four other cases currently in trial, two more set to begin shortly, and two cases refe [...] | 2009-01-21 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD156 | GOI ANTIBODIES ATTACKING INDEPENDENT IRAQI TELECOM [...] (SBU) Five members of the Communications Media Commission (CMC) caretaker authority met with EMIN on January 13 to discuss the beleaguered commission's challenges and search for ways to help the CMC navigate Iraq's treacherous political waters. Provisionally established by CPA Law 65 to mana [...] | 2009-01-21 12:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINT KGIT KWIR TINT TSPL |
09BAGHDAD1619 | MINPLANNING ON ICI, ASSET TRANSFER, AND POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary: EMIN met on June 15 with Minister of Planning Ali Baban to discuss the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) and the transfer of assets from USG to GOI. Baban said that the ICI will only see progress if it is seen by the GoI as politically advantageous, and that what is needed f [...] | 2009-06-20 09:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD163 | UNIDO'S PRESENCE IN IRAQ - REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE TO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paras 3-4. 2. (SBU) In recent conversations with Ambassador Crocker, UNAMI SRSG Staffan de Mistura relayed that UNIDO's Representative on Iraq, currently based in Vienna, is interested in deploying to Baghdad. A permanent presence would enha [...] | 2009-01-22 12:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UN IZ |
09BAGHDAD1633 | Finance Minister Says Treasury Bills for GE Payment and IMF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 17 meeting with EMIN and Brigadier General Stephen Lanza, Minister of Finance Bayan Jabr said the GOI and International Monetary Fund (IMF) had agreed to conduct technical negotiations on an 18 month loan program of around $5.5 billion. He also believed that the issuan [...] | 2009-06-22 03:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD1635 | ERBIL RRT: PRICE WATERHOUSE ADVISES KURDISTAN REGIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 17, the results of an 11-month "good governance assessment" conducted by private consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) were presented to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister and KRG Council of Ministers. The next step is a comprehensive strategy for "G [...] | 2009-06-22 05:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD1654 | PRT NAJAF: THE NAJAF RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Shi'a religious establishment plays an important and influential role in Iraqi politics and society. Najaf is the seat of the four Shi'a grand ayatollahs, referred to as the marja'iyah ("sources of emulation" to the faithful),location of the most important Iraq [...] | 2009-06-23 09:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1655 | EMBASSY DISCUSSES TIP WITH MFA [...] (SBU) On June 22, we delivered the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to Minister Plenipotentiary Mohamed Alhamaimidi, the head of the North America desk at the MFA. We informed Alhamaimidi that the Department had evaluated and ranked Iraq as it does other countries, not as a special ca [...] | 2009-06-23 10:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KWMN KLPM PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG IZ |
09BAGHDAD1691 | IRAQ'S PRIVATE BANKS ACCELERATE LENDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD1695 | Trial Begins on Destruction of Marshes and Marsh Arabs [...] (U) Summary: On June 24, the Iraqi High Tribunal began the trial of the Marsh Arabs case, which consists of crimes against humanity committed by Saddam's regime against Arabs living in the southern marshes of Iraq. The military attacks, forced relocation and draining of the marshes destroyed [...] | 2009-06-25 14:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD1697 | ENVIRONMENT MINISTER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a meeting of the Environment Working Group under the Strategic Framework Agreement on June 22, 2009, the Minister for the Environment requested USG assistance for environmental legislation and regulation, laboratory c [...] | 2009-06-25 14:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID SENV SOCI EWWT KGHG IZ |
09BAGHDAD1700 | ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS IN IRAQ: THE POSITIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq's lead anti-corruption agency, the Commission of Integrity (COI),works with NGOs and civil society (hereafter referred to as NGOs) to enforce ethical behavior in the public and private sectors. A number of NGOs have demonstrated their commitment to fi [...] | 2009-06-26 08:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV KDEM EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD1720 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE - PSC OVERSIGHT [...] (U) This is an action request - See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post remains strongly committed to taking actions necessary for meeting the mandates and intent of USG law, policies, and procedures for sound private security contractor (PSC) oversight. To continue moving forward and b [...] | 2009-06-27 12:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AMGT IZ |
09BAGHDAD1728 | IRAQ'S PRIVATE BANKS ACCELERATE LENDING [...] SUMMARY: Iraq's private banks have dramatically accelerated lending since October 2008. Their total lending is now growing at an annual nominal rate of 80%, twice as fast as one year ago. Increasing public confidence and a recent capital infusion in private banks appear to be the main forces b [...] | 2009-06-28 08:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD1746 | USG ASSISTANCE TO THE KRG ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) With the official campaign season for KRG elections underway, elections programs sponsored by DRL and RRT Erbil are in full swing. Our efforts aim to strengthen political [...] | 2009-06-29 13:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD1763 | PRT WASIT HOSTS MAJOR AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: PRT Wasit on June 20-21 hosted a major agricultural conference in al-Kut. The conference brought together Council of Representatives (CoR) members, ministry officials, provincial officials, subject matter experts and local farmers to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Was [...] | 2009-06-30 15:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1787 | THE USG'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY IN IRAQ: [...] (SBU) Since the submission of our anti-corruption (AC) strategy, aimed at strengthening Iraq's AC regime, an array of USG agencies have continued to work to implement it. Our dialog with the GOI on AC issues centers on promoting Iraq's compliance with the United Nations Convention Against Corr [...] | 2009-07-02 14:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ |
09BAGHDAD181 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITIQUE OF IRAQ COURT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the primary tribunal handling terrorism and other serious criminal cases, the Central Criminal Courts of Iraq (CCCI),with courthouses in Karkh and Rusafa, play a key role in promoting Rule of Law in Iraq. A recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on the CCCI alleges a nu [...] | 2009-01-25 09:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD183 | DHI QAR ELECTIONS UPDATE: PREPARATIONS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The PRT met with Governorate Electoral Office (GEO) leadership on January 21 and found preparations for elections satisfactory. Voter outreach efforts continue throughout the province. Rumors of potential malfeasance abound but according to the GEO no serious infractions have [...] | 2009-01-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR IZ |
09BAGHDAD184 | DHI QAR PRT: PIC IMPROVES BUT NOT QUITE THERE [...] (U) Under charismatic leadership, the Dhi Qar Provincial Investment Commission (PIC) scores some victories but lacks the strategic planning, organization and professionalism to reach its lofty goals. END SUMMARY. -------------------------------- How Not to Build an Organization ---------- [...] | 2009-01-25 14:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1856 | SECOND MEETING OF SERVICES AND INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Rafi Al Eissawi and EMIN Marc Wall convened the second meeting of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) Services and Information Technology Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on July 6, 2009. Both sides highlighted the continued significance of the SFA as the fou [...] | 2009-07-09 15:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ETRD IZ PREL |
09BAGHDAD1875 | COMMERCIAL LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CLDP) ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: On his recent visit, Marc Tejtel, U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Chief Counsel of the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP),through discussions and cooperation with CLA, Treasury, ROLC, INL, ECON, and Iraqi officials, initiated project proposals for commercial capacity- [...] | 2009-07-12 03:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ |
09BAGHDAD1969 | RRT ERBIL: PROVINCIAL POWERS COME TO THE KURDISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 20, 2009 the Iraqi-Kurdistan Parliament (IKP) passed a Provincial Powers Law (PPL) which defines the authority of the Provincial Councils (PCs) of the Kurdistan Region (KR) but provides for less decentralization than its counterpart Government of Iraq (GOI) PPL law. Th [...] | 2009-07-21 11:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD1990 | ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE: TRADE MINISTER'S CASE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a significant ruling, the Council of Ministers clarified existing requirements regarding minister-level permission to send criminal cases against former government employees to Iraqi courts. Prime Minister al-Maliki's office subsequently announced an agreement to send the [...] | 2009-07-23 15:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR KDEM KCRM PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2021 | RRT ERBIL: NEW REFINERY AND CRUDE PRODUCTION COMES [...] (U) Summary: At a July 18 ceremony, attended by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and former Ambassador to Iraq and the UN Zalmay Khalilzad, oil from the Khurmala Dome began flowing into the Erbil refinery, the only privately-owned refinery in Iraq. The refinery's initial capacity is 20,000 [...] | 2009-07-28 11:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ENRG EINV PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2037 | Iraq: Cabinet Approves Formation of National Oil Company [...] (SBU) The Iraqi Council of Ministers (the Cabinet) on Tuesday, July 28 approved draft legislation to re-establish the Iraq National Oil Company (INOC). That proposal will now be transmitted to the Council of Representatives (COR, the Iraqi Parliament) for consideration. Vice Chairman of the C [...] | 2009-07-30 03:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2063 | IRAQI CAPITAL AT WORK: PEPSI INTERNATIONAL AND THE BAGHDAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An Iraqi investment bank's takeover of the mixed-owned enterprise (MOE) Baghdad Softdrink Company could be a model for moving the stagnating MOE sector forward. Since gaining a controlling stake of Baghdad Softdrink, the bankers have brought in capital and management expertise t [...] | 2009-08-01 08:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD2073 | RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LICENSE 050092728 [...] (U) This is a response to STATE 35384 regarding BLUE LANTERN end use check on license 050092728. 2. (U) Post has contacted the Multi-National Security Transition Command in Iraq (MNSTC-I) J-4 and they confirm the receipt of DTC Case 050092728, to include 7,500 M&P9 Pistols, 9mm, from Smit [...] | 2009-08-03 07:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC IZ KOMC |
09BAGHDAD2106 | IRAQ'S PROGRESS ON MCC INDICATORS: OUR ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's post-conflict economy continues to improve but it remains challenged by deep-rooted problems of corruption, red tape, an ill-equipped workforce, and land disputes. Although the GOI still focuses a lot of energy on the development of its oil sector, future foreign investme [...] | 2009-08-05 08:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON IZ KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL |
09BAGHDAD2115 | GOI Budget Update: 2009 Mid-Year and First Look at 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: The delayed enactment of the 2009 budget law until mid-April contributed to a low rate of budget execution for the first part of 2009. Lower than expected oil prices and exports have contributed to significant deficit spending. Oil revenues were USD 3.8 billion less than antic [...] | 2009-08-06 06:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAIR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2126 | DIWANIYAH: JOURNALISM TRAINING WORKSHOP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Public Affairs Section and Diwaniyah PRT co-sponsored two-day training session by a visiting U.S. professor helped train local journalists and offered valuable insights into their thinking and concerns. Their limitations are due largely to their media outlets being owned and [...] | 2009-08-07 11:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD222 | UPDATE ON IRAQ STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE JOINT VENTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals (MIM) has completed two tender rounds for joint venture (JV) arrangements between MIM and private investors in its state owned enterprises (SOE). While progress has been slow, SOE investment commitments from investors from Japan, Germa [...] | 2009-01-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2223 | PLANNING FOR THE OCTOBER U.S.-IRAQ DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy offers our perspective on planning for the two events announced during PM Maliki's recent visit to Washington: The October 19 U.S.-Iraq Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the October 20-21 U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference. Both events, but partic [...] | 2009-08-17 14:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PREL PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD228 | GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ TAXES: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, [...] (SBU) Summary: As businesses and individuals step up commercial activities and as oil revenues languish, the GOI is devoting more attention to other sources of revenues, particularly taxes. The GOI tax regime is partly old, based on administrative provisions dating from 1982, and partly new, [...] | 2009-01-28 16:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2301 | SECURITY ISSUES, NOT RAMADAN, CORRELATES WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Iraq, as in other Middle Eastern countries, economic activity increases during Ramadan as families buy more traditional foodstuffs and gifts for Iftar dinners. Despite this increased demand for goods (and reports of price-gouging),our analysis of Iraq's Consumer Price Index [...] | 2009-08-26 14:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD2335 | UNAMI SRSG TO DONOR PARTNERS: TOGETHER WE STAND OR [...] (SBU) Summary: Summary: New UNAMI SRSG Ad Melkert told a well-attended Iraq Partners Forum meeting on August 26 that it is "time to close the ICI chapter and open a new chapter" of the book on GoI-donor coordination. Melkert said his current thinking is to aim for an Ambassadorial-level, vi [...] | 2009-08-30 12:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2336 | UNAMI SRSG TO DONOR PARTNERS: TOGETHER WE STAND OR [...] (SBU) Summary: Summary: New UNAMI SRSG Ad Melkert told a well-attended Iraq Partners Forum meeting on August 26 that it is "time to close the ICI chapter and open a new chapter" of the book on GoI-donor coordination. Melkert said his current thinking is to aim for an Ambassadorial-level, vi [...] | 2009-08-30 12:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2337 | FINANCE MINISTER JABR: MOF RESUMING ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) During an August 26 meeting with Ambassador Haslach, Finance Minister Jabr made special note of his good relationship with former deputy PM and KRG PM Barham Salih. Ambassador Haslach delivered condolence letters from Ambassador Hill and Department of Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary [...] | 2009-08-30 13:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2374 | WTO ACCESSION STEPS UNLIKELY BEFORE JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI seems unlikely to make the sound economic but tough political decisions that would move Iraq closer to World Trade Organization (WTO) accession before Iraqi national elections in January 2010. Although Iraq has completed the requisites for the next round of accession ta [...] | 2009-09-03 10:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2384 | Are the Iraqi Prisons Working Yet? -- An Assessment of [...] (SBU) In October 2002, Saddam granted unprecedented amnesty to virtually all prisoners in Iraq releasing to the street as many as 100,000 convicted criminals. He publically stated this release was a 'thank you' to his countrymen for endorsing him as President in a national referendum. With t [...] | 2009-09-04 08:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PNAT PINS PHUM IZ |
09BAGHDAD2394 | GOI PROPOSAL FOR NEW ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: At an August 26 Iraq Partners Forum (IPF) meeting, Ministry of Planning Director General for International Cooperation Huda Malik proposed to move Iraq,s assistance coordination function from her ministry to a higher body, such as the Prime Minister's Office. She said the new [...] | 2009-09-05 14:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2445 | IRAQ UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATED AT 15.5 PERCENT [...] (SBU) Internal figures from the Central Office for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT) estimate that Iraq's unemployment rate is currently at 15.5 percent. COSIT's last published estimate showed a 12 percent rate for the final quarter of 2008. In addition to the overall rate, a GOI [...] | 2009-09-10 15:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD2469 | Iraq Depends on Others for Water; Low River Flows Have [...] (U) Note: Post intends this message to be the first periodic report on water issues - and their growing prominence - in Iraq. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tigris and Euphrates river systems supply almost all of Iraq's water needs. Ninety percent of the two rivers' water flows first through Turk [...] | 2009-09-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV ENRG PBTS PREL TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID |
09BAGHDAD2514 | IRAQ: PRIVATE BANKS' LOANS SURPASS CAPITAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: For the first time since 1964, Iraqi private banks' total lending has surpassed their total capital. The relationship between banks and their customers is maturing, with both sides gaining confidence in the financial system. If private bank lending and deposits continue to grow a [...] | 2009-09-17 10:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD2570 | Response to MERO Interim Report on Regional Embassy (REO) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dated March 24, 2009, State IG Middle East Regional Office (MERO) Interim Report on Role, Staffing, and Effectiveness of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Hillah, Iraq (MERO-IQO-09-04) made a number of recommendations about the future of the REO. Specifically, it recommended [...] | 2009-09-24 14:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASIG AMGT ABLDG ASEC IZ |
09BAGHDAD2576 | CONFERENCE ON IRAQ'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of Iraq's main anti-corruption institutions held a conference with UNDP project managers and officials of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Amman September 7-10 to put finishing touches on Iraq's national strategy for compliance with the UN Convention against [...] | 2009-09-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2577 | CONFERENCE ON IRAQ'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of Iraq's main anti-corruption institutions held a conference with UNDP project managers and officials of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Amman September 7-10 to put finishing touches on Iraq's national strategy for compliance with the UN Convention against [...] | 2009-09-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD258 | UN LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR IRAQ ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Development (UNDP) program held in January in Amman the first workshop as part of its 2008-2010 anti-corruption program for Iraq, which comes with the support of US funding. Statisticians and experts in survey design from the United Nations Office on Drugs an [...] | 2009-01-31 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KDEM PINR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2580 | CONFERENCE ON IRAQ'S ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Leaders of Iraq's main anti-corruption institutions held a conference with UNDP project managers and officials of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Amman September 7-10 to put finishing touches on Iraq's national strategy for compliance with the UN Convention against [...] | 2009-09-27 04:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD26 | IRAQI REFINERIES PRESENT AND FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET ENRG IZ |
09BAGHDAD2600 | US MARSHALS SERVICE,S SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the removal of the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, the United States Marshals Service, Special Operations Group (SOG),ensured that Saddam and members of the regime remained in custody to stand trial for their crimes, worked to provide security for the nation,s judges a [...] | 2009-09-28 10:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI KCRM IZ KAWC |
09BAGHDAD2621 | REFORMING THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM -- EASIER [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The GOI won't soon take the tough political decisions needed to reform Iraq's Public Distribution System (PDS),despite the burden it places on national finances and the market distortions and corruption it engenders. The UN World Food Program (WFP) has proposed a [...] | 2009-09-29 14:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
09BAGHDAD2660 | IRAQ'S ECONOMY ON THE EVE OF THE ELECTION: ARE YOU [...] (SBU) On the eve of the election season in Iraq, we do not expect any major party or coalition to campaign on a record of economic success. Security and stability continue to be the primary focus, and are essential for economic success. However, it is worthwhile to compare today,s Iraqi econom [...] | 2009-10-03 11:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2669 | Baghdad Response to IG Report Regional Embassy Offices in [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. State IG Middle East Regional Office (MERO) Review of the Roles, Staffing, and effectiveness of Regional Embassy Offices in Iraq dated August 18, 2009 (Report Number MERO-IQO-09-09, August 2009) made one recommendation about planning for the eventual opening of U.S. Consulates i [...] | 2009-10-05 08:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASIG AMGT ABLDG ASEC IZ |
09BAGHDAD2675 | IIER HOLDS CONFERENCE ON TRANSPARENCY AND ECONOMIC LAWS [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Institute for Economic Reform (IIER) held a successful conference entitled "The Absence of Economic Legislation and Transparency in Iraq" October 3. The conference was financed under a $1.5 million USG-Targeted Development Grant (TDG). About 70 people attended, includin [...] | 2009-10-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID KCOR IZ |
09BAGHDAD2680 | FRAUD SUMMARY - BAGHDAD [...] Security remains a concern in Iraq; however, conditions are gradually improving. Traveling both domestically and around the region remains difficult for Iraqi nationals. High numbers of Iraqis continue to pursue plans to immigrate to the US for economic and security reasons. Post is prepari [...] | 2009-10-06 03:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PREF KFRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD2705 | NGO'S SEEK ROLE IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Embassy's Anti-Corruption Coordinator's Office (ACCO) hosted a half-day seminar on September 28 to advance coordination between Iraq's anti-corruption institutions and members of Iraqi civil society. Participants agreed on the need for civil society to take a more prominen [...] | 2009-10-07 14:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2709 | AUGUST 19 BOMBINGS DEMONSTRATE NEED FOR INCREASED [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the past year, Embassy Baghdad has seen a dramatic increase in the utilization of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Attach office with regard to explosives and post- blast investigation in support of the Government of Iraq (GOI) and in accordanc [...] | 2009-10-07 15:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS IZ KCRM PTER |
09BAGHDAD2714 | DISTURBANCE AT BAGHDAD CENTRAL PRISON LEADS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the aftermath of a disturbance at Baghdad Central Prison (formerly Abu Ghraib) on September 10, the US Embassy and MNF-I facilitated the Ministry of Justice,s transfer of 2,630 inmates and 273 Iraqi Correctional officers (ICOs) to the recently completed USG funded Chamchamal [...] | 2009-10-08 07:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS IZ |
09BAGHDAD2754 | CENTRAL BANK CONSIDERING COMMUNITY BANKS IN IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY: As existing Iraqi banks mature, open new branches nationwide, and focus on their wealthiest customers, accessible community banks may provide a viable option for low- to middle-income villagers. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) is considering a proposal to create second-tier "commun [...] | 2009-10-13 16:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD2759 | CUSTOMS HURDLES TO IRAQ TRADE LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Iraq's customs and trade dispute resolution procedures lack the structure and transparency to ensure orderly, consistent resolution of complaints by importers. According to the President of Iraq's Customs Court, the court does not have jurisdiction over civil cases [...] | 2009-10-14 10:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV KCOR EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD278 | VISAS VIPER MANDATORY STATUS REPORT AND WATCHLIST [...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (U) POST: BAGHDAD MEETING DATE: 01FEB2009 CHAIR: CONS JEFF LODINSKY COORDINATOR: CONOFF MCHESSEN ATTENDEES: RSO, POL/MIL, EXEC, DOJ, ECON, DHS, FBI, POL, CONS, MNF-I (CJ9) 3. (U) THE COMMITTEE HAD NO NEW SUBMISSIONS FOR JANUARY CROCKER [...] | 2009-02-03 08:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2785 | ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS ON HOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. As Iraq anticipates the release of a new anti-corruption strategy (Ref A),three statutes that would strengthen institutional frameworks remain pending in parliament, while a separate, general anti-corruption statute is still being reviewed by the Council of Ministe [...] | 2009-10-15 15:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD2804 | Dyncorp CP Incident Highlights Need for Additional PSD [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, Iraqi soldiers manning an international zone (IZ) checkpoint beat four U.S. citizen members of a Dyncorp International (DI) personal security detail (PSD) convoy. The DI PSD had violated at least two Embassy checkpoint policies, as well as Iraqi instructions. N [...] | 2009-10-19 10:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PINS CASC IZ |
09BAGHDAD2816 | IRAQ'S PROGRESS REPORT ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOI's completion of its "Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Monitoring Indicators" report shows that the government may be serious about tracking progress on socio-economic indicators. According to the Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology's (COSIT's [...] | 2009-10-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KMCA PHUM PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2846 | PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: MANAGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) held its quarterly Team Leaders Conference of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Adder, home to the Dhi Qar PRT. Embassy, NEA, and military officials briefed Team Leaders on plans for the c [...] | 2009-10-23 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD2869 | INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ MEETING SET FOR [...] (SBU) The GOI has agreed to an International Compact with Iraq (ICI) meeting on Novmeber 7, UNAMI Senior Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ad Melkert has told donor countries. Melkert said this meeting would "mark the transition to the next new stage of interaction between the Go [...] | 2009-10-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD2889 | BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's USG Assistance Coordination Working Group has identified areas of immediate need following the October 25 bombings in response to GOI requests. We are providing vehicles, office equipment, and generators to the affected government offices, and continuing to support forens [...] | 2009-10-28 16:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD2899 | Reduced Turkish and Iranian Water Flows to Iraq's Tigris [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily water flows into three major Iraqi dams (the Mosul, Dokan, and Derbendikahn) indicate significant reductions in waters crossing into Iraq from both Turkey and Iran. Iranian river blockages and diversions contribute to low Tigris River and Shatt Al Arab water flows in Iraq [...] | 2009-10-29 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PBTS PREL SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID |
09BAGHDAD2900 | BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Baghdad's Assistance Coordination Working Group continues to meet daily to assess the damage and respond to needs following the October 25 bombings. INL has delivered 12 vehicles and several work stations to the Higher Judicial Council (HJC) and is expediting delivery of additi [...] | 2009-10-29 16:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD2902 | Reduced Turkish and Iranian Water Flows to Iraq's Tigris [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily water flows into three major Iraqi dams (the Mosul, Dokan, and Derbendikahn) indicate significant reductions in waters crossing into Iraq from both Turkey and Iran. Iranian river blockages and diversions contribute to low Tigris River and Shatt Al Arab water flows in Iraq [...] | 2009-10-30 13:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PBTS PREL SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID |
09BAGHDAD2904 | BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's Assistance Coordination Working Group continues to monitor and organize assistance to the GOI following the October 25 bombings. Delivery of laptops and other equipment to the Higher Judicial Council (HJC) will allow it to become functional by November 1. The Ministry o [...] | 2009-10-30 14:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD2927 | ICCTF COMBATS CONTRACT FRAUD AND CORRUPTION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: To address corruption and fraud that pervaded the government procurement process during the initial stages of the USG's Iraq reconstruction effort, DOJ created the International Contract Corruption Task Force (ICCTF) in March 2006. The ICCTF is a joint law enforcement task forc [...] | 2009-11-02 14:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI IZ KCRM KJUS |
09BAGHDAD2934 | BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Iraq continues to recover from the October 25 bombing. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is preparing to move into its new quarters on November 8 and will receive some equipment from INL. The Minister of Justice has appointed the DG for Administration and Finance [...] | 2009-11-03 16:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEX PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD2946 | INL Baghdad October Highlights [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Baghdad's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) office supports the development of rule of law in Iraq through police, judiciary, corrections, and anti-corruption programs. In response to challenges facing the GOI, INL Baghdad has worked throughout October t [...] | 2009-11-05 03:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2967 | IRAQI PARLIAMENT PASSES ELECTION LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 14:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2979 | IRAQI PARLIAMENT PASSES ELECTION LAW [...] (U) This message provides a correction to Reftel in para. 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 8, Iraq's Council of Representatives finally passed an election law that will enable Iraq to hold elections on January 21, 2010 -- five days later than originally planned but well within the requ [...] | 2009-11-10 13:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2986 | Iraqi Women Plant Flag As First Female Police Officers [...] (SBU) Summary: Coordinator for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach attended Baghdad Police College's graduation ceremony, including its first class of 50 female police officers on November 9. Recruited from around Iraq, the new first lieutenants will serve at Ministry of Interior (MOI) a [...] | 2009-11-12 10:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD2993 | MANDATORY FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. Embassy Baghdad requests that State include a mandatory military field training component in the series of training courses currently requ [...] | 2009-11-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER AFSI AMGT AFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD2994 | COORDINATOR FOR ASSISTANCE TRANSITION MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5, Coordinator for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach, EMIN, Finatt, and Brigadier General Stephen Lanza met Minister of Finance Baqir Jabr Al Zubaidi to discuss follow up to the Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) and the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Con [...] | 2009-11-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EAIR ETRD IZ |
09BAGHDAD3002 | COORDINATOR FOR ASSISTANCE TRANSITION HASLACH'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Rafi al Issawi described the Iraqi leadership as completely consumed with politics and very unlikely to move forward any significant legislation prior to January's elections. He suggested formally calling for meetings of the Strategic Framework Agreement Jo [...] | 2009-11-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3025 | National Development Plan Workshop: First GOI Interagency [...] (SBU) Summary: At a November 5-8 workshop in Erbil, the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) briefed other GOI ministries and the international community on progress on Iraq's National Development Plan (NDP) for 2010-2014. The NDP is a follow-on to the 2007-2010 National De [...] | 2009-11-17 06:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3028 | GOI PROPOSED 2010 BUDGET: RIDING THE OIL ROLLER COASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has proposed a 2010 budget to the Council of Representatives (CoR) that would increase expenditures by 22 percent. While security remains a budget priority, as do the essential services of oil and electricity, more resources are proposed for health, education, municipal [...] | 2009-11-17 06:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3031 | National Development Plan Workshop: First GOI Interagency [...] (SBU) Summary: At a November 5-8 workshop in Erbil, the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC) briefed other GOI ministries and the international community on progress on Iraq's National Development Plan (NDP) for 2010-2014. The NDP is a follow-on to the 2007-2010 National De [...] | 2009-11-17 07:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3044 | ASSISTANCE COORDINATION IN IRAQ: A NEW PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) Summary: In a clear show of support for the GOI, over twenty heads or deputy heads of missions resident in Iraq attended an International Compact with Iraq (ICI) / New Partnership meeting in Baghdad on November 7, followed by a similarly well-attended Donor Committee meeting of the Intern [...] | 2009-11-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3049 | IRAQ - 2010 BUDGET ISSUES: INITIAL VIEW FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, the Chairman of the Council of Representatives' (CoR) Finance Committee discussed issues in the draft 2010 budget with Emboffs. She confirmed the Committee is trying to get final CoR passage of the budget before mid-December so it can be signed by the Presidency [...] | 2009-11-19 10:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD3052 | AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF FINANCE SIGN MOU ON USG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 20:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD3055 | THE PDS IN ANBAR: LET THEM EAT SOAP [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: An early November call on a panel of Iraqi Trade Ministry officials who administer the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Anbar province provided insight into the decaying utility of the GOI's program. More than 2,000 agents licensed by the Ministry of Trade (MOT) a [...] | 2009-11-20 13:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP |
09BAGHDAD3092 | GOI HAS AGREED TO CO-SPONSOR UNSCR 1267 LISTING AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 14:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PINR PTER ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD3112 | ACTION REQUEST: INCREASING WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Summary: Overall assistance funding to Iraq is decreasing and the GOI is increasingly looking for technical assistance and capacity development from all donors, including multilateral institutions. The UN and World Bank will both be critical partners for Iraq's future, and while UNAMI [...] | 2009-11-30 09:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD3129 | IRAQ'S POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY BY 30 PERCENT [...] (U) Summary: On November 24, the Council of Ministers (CoM) endorsed Iraq's first Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS),a requirement for the release of any potential World Bank Development Policy Loan. The PRS aims to reduce by 30 percent the number of Iraqis living below the country's poverty l [...] | 2009-12-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3141 | SUSTAINED CORRECTIONS ADVISEMENT CRITICAL FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. military will transition several thousand mid-to-high threat coalition security detainees to the Government of Iraq (GOI) in 2010. Task Force 134, which is charged with detainee operations, stresses the need to maintain a sufficient number of corrections advisors in s [...] | 2009-12-04 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD3152 | RESPONDING TO ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT REPORTING [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Post regularly engages GOI officials at all levels to encourage de facto non-compliance with the Arab League Boycott of Israel (ALB). Senior GOI officials repeatedly tell us that Iraq is not pursuing the boycott, but a tangled web of conflicting laws, regulations a [...] | 2009-12-07 06:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ECON ETRD XF IZ |
09BAGHDAD3155 | IRAQ REFUGEES AND IDPS - BROOKINGS DOHA CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary: The November 18-19 Brookings conference "Regional Perspectives on Iraqi Displacement" in Doha brought together representatives of major donor countries, development agencies, humanitarian players, and some regional representatives, but suffered from the absence of any senior Gover [...] | 2009-12-07 12:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD316 | FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR IRAQ [...] (U) Summary: U.S. assistance to Iraq has changed substantially, moving from "bricks and mortar" projects to improving Iraq's ability to govern effectively and democratically. Our assistance will help the GOI meet the needs of its citizens, preserve security, reform its economy, and foster po [...] | 2009-02-06 18:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON IZ PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD3166 | UNHCR IN IRAQ OUTLINE OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistance Refugee Coordinator met with UNHCR Deputy Representative Shoko Shimozawa and Senior Program Officer Naomi Kawahara on December 6 to discuss Post's monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan for the agency in Iraq. In December and January UNHCR will provide Post with a pres [...] | 2009-12-09 11:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD317 | VISAS FOR IRAQIS - A STRATEGIC VULNERABILITY [...] (U) As we proceed to implement the Strategic Framework Agreement, the United States faces a significant obstacle to achieving its objective of an Iraq that is a stable ally with effective institutions accountable to its people. That obstacle is the 120 to 150-day wait time required of most Iraq [...] | 2009-02-07 05:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PREL |
09BAGHDAD3174 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION TEAM CONVENES IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 9, Coordinator for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach convened Post's interagency Emergency Assistance Coordination Team (EACT) in response to the December 8 bombings in Baghdad. The blasts damaged the Karkh courthouse, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOL [...] | 2009-12-09 17:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD3179 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION TEAM: DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's Emergency Assistance Coordination Team continues to monitor recovery efforts from the December 8 bombings to coordinate USG assistance. At the GOI's request, PRT Baghdad sent four teams of cadaver dogs to search two blast sites. The Higher Judicial Council (HJC) reported [...] | 2009-12-10 15:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD3187 | GOI AND USG FURTHER DIALOGUE ON CHAPTER VII ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 9, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senior Policy Adviser, Ambassador Fareed Yasseen, and MFA Policy Planner Sarhad Fatah, engaged in a video-conference with a six-member pre-JCC technical group at the Department of State in Washington and the U.S. Mission to the United [...] | 2009-12-12 08:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IZ KU |
09BAGHDAD3190 | DEMINING IRAQ: HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS RESUME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the 6-month Sisyphean effort to get the GOI to properly utilize humanitarian support for demining, it appears that a rock has finally crested the hill. On November 6, our largest Iraqi grantee, the Iraqi Mine Clearance Organization (IMCO),announced that it received GOI accr [...] | 2009-12-13 06:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHDP PARM PGOV PREL UNDP IZ |
09BAGHDAD3235 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE COORDINATION TEAM: DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's Emergency Assistance Coordination Team (EACT) continues to monitor damage assessments and requests for USG assistance following the December 8 bombings. While we have received small requests for assistance, GOI ministries and entities have addressed immediE56>jBGRQ=IQQQQc [...] | 2009-12-15 16:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ |
09BAGHDAD3275 | Iraq Partners Forum Discusses Election Preparations and UN [...] (SBU) The Iraq Partners Forum (IPF),which holds monthly meetings among the donors, UN, and World Bank to discuss international donor coordination, met on December 16 and focused on the UN's efforts for the upcoming elections and its strategic planning for assistance in the upcoming years. Emb [...] | 2009-12-20 14:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD3286 | TRADE MINISTRY CONSIDERING MARKET-ORIENTED APPROACH WITH [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Two reform proposals originating from within the Iraqi Ministry of Trade (MOT) would liberalize state control over food production and processing. The first deals with Iraq's corrupt and inefficient food rationing program, the Public Distribution System (PDS). The [...] | 2009-12-21 09:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD KCOR PREF WFP IZ |
09BAGHDAD3289 | POST REQUESTS FY 2011 FUNDING FOR CORRECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The corrections advisor program in Iraq is needed to ensure humane treatment of detainees turned over to the GOI as well as to bolster GOI institutional capacity through December 2011. MNF-I will provide partial funding for the continuation of the corrections advisory program fo [...] | 2009-12-21 14:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KJUS KCRM IZ PGOV |
09BAGHDAD3307 | Louis Dreyfus Commodities Moves Closer to Large [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 14:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD ETRN BEXP IZ |
09BAGHDAD3312 | REGIONAL EMBASSY OFFICE HILLAH CLOSES; BABIL GOVERNOR FILLS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Regional Embassy Office (REO) Hillah handed over its facility in a former hotel building to representatives of the Ministries of Interior and Tourism on December 15 (reftel). The GOI representatives appeared to disregard the PRT's briefing on security, operatio [...] | 2009-12-23 03:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI |
09BAGHDAD3348 | TRAINING FOR COMMISSION ON INTEGRITY INVESTIGATORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the expanded capacity of Iraq's primary anti-corruption enforcement agency, the Commission on Integrity (COI),the U.S. has begun working with the agency's managers to extend training programs for investigators in selected provincial locations. The first session was deliv [...] | 2009-12-28 13:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KJUS IZ |
09BAGHDAD3353 | IRAQ: INCSR Report Part I - Drug and Chemical Control [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Iraqi Government officials acknowledge that illicit drugs enter Iraq from Iran, some to be used by Iraqis, but most transshipped south out of Basra or north through Iraqi Kurdistan. However, officials deny that illicit narcotics are a major problem in Iraq. Indeed, faced w [...] | 2009-12-29 04:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD3354 | IRAQ: INCSR Report Part II - Money Laundering and Financial [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's economy is primarily cash-based, and there is little data available on the extent of money laundering in the country. Smuggling is endemic, involving consumer goods, cigarettes, and petroleum products. Bulk cash smuggling, counterfeit currency, trafficking in persons, and [...] | 2009-12-29 04:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD345 | AL MAQAL PORT BASRA KEEN FOR MORE BUSINESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EWWT ECON EINV PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD346 | BASRA SEEKS INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Basra has several business and investment organizations that are encouraging new investment in the province. Basra, like all of Iraq, is suffering from infrastructure constraints, but the situation is improving. The Basra Investment Commission is getting good advice and training from th [...] | 2009-02-10 12:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD347 | AL MAQAL PORT BASRA KEEN FOR MORE BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Al Maqal port, one of five ports in Basra, is keen to become an important shipping center again, but requires a permanent bridge to replace the pontoon bridges blocking most ships. Al Maqal port was neglected by Saddam Hussein after Shia uprisings in favor of Umm Qasr port. Silt has ac [...] | 2009-02-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD35 | KBR SUBCONTRACTOR SUSPECTED OF TIP VIOLATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During an early December inspection visit, Emboffs confirmed media reports of some 1,000 third country nationals (TCN) living in transit housing facilities, "man camps," near the Baghdad airport while waiting for employment with MNF-I contractors. Many of the TCNs have been [...] | 2009-01-07 15:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB IZ PGOV PHUM PREL |
09BAGHDAD350 | IRAQI BUDGET NOT YET PASSED, CONTINUING RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI has yet to pass a budget for FY 2009, which began on January 1. GOI operations continue under an automatic continuing resolution, according to Iraqi law, that maintains spending at a monthly rate based on the previous fiscal year's budget. Delays have been caused by b [...] | 2009-02-11 06:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD359 | BAGHDAD CONSULAR LEADERSHIP DAY 2009 [...] Baghdad's Consular Section marked the 2009 Consular Leadership Day with a series of events and programs that highlighted the Section's teambuilding inside the DOS community and beyond. The day began by concluding a two-day Military Passport Acceptance Agent training program for five U.S. Army [...] | 2009-02-11 14:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CMGT CVIS CASC |
09BAGHDAD367 | RRT ERBIL: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR RULE OF LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Erbil has launched a QRF-funded project to survey RoL institutions in the Region and develop a strategic plan for improving the administration of justice in the region over the next five-ten years. The project is supported by Prime Ministe [...] | 2009-02-12 13:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM IZ |
09BAGHDAD374 | KRG JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AT ISSUE IN DRAFT LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) will consider a draft bill to establish a Judicial Institute in the Kurdish region, similar to the Judicial Training Institute of Baghdad, after their winter recess in January. Rule of Law representatives from the Erbil RRT and Baghdad PRT a [...] | 2009-02-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS IZ |
09BAGHDAD386 | PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: FOCUSING EFFORTS POST [...] (U) Summary. On February 9-10, Embassy Baghdad Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted its quarterly Team Leaders Conference of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). Addressing the post-provincial elections theme, Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the next 18 months will be pivotal to Iraq's [...] | 2009-02-13 14:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AMGT EAID EAGR SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD389 | PRTS PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) As we discussed in our telephone call on Sunday, February 8, the Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq have been essential to the emerging democracy in this country. The January 31 provincial elections succeeded in no small measure because of the civil society organizations and women' [...] | 2009-02-13 16:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID IZ |
09BAGHDAD39 | ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ - [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the immediate release of U.S. military specification night vision devices (NVDs) to the Government of Iraq (GOI). Specifically, this request is for AN/PVS-7D and AN/PVS-14 NVDs. These U.S military s [...] | 2009-01-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER |
09BAGHDAD393 | GOI PUBLICIZES U.S.CORRUPTION CONVICTIONS [...] (SBU) In A recent meeting with Council of Ministers Secretary General Ali Alaq, Anti-Corruption Coordinator (ACC) provided a list of American citizens, official and private, convicted in U.S. courts in recent years on corruption charges in connection with U.S. reconstruction projects in Iraq. [...] | 2009-02-15 07:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KDEM PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD399 | INITIAL MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND ENERGY JOINT [...] (SBU) The first meeting of the Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) met under the Strategic Framework Agreement on February 12. Five working groups were launched on the financial sector; oil and gas; trade and investment; electricity (new plants and investment); and industry [...] | 2009-02-16 05:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON ENRG PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD40 | ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ - [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Country Team requests the immediate release of U.S. military specification night vision devices (NVDs) to the Government of Iraq (GOI). Specifically, this request is for AN/PVS-5, AN/PVS-7 and AN/PVS-7D NVDs. These U.S m [...] | 2009-01-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER |
09BAGHDAD418 | COMMERCIAL ADVOCACY IN IRAQ - THE TIME IS NOW [...] (U) The following is a personal message from Charge d'Affaires Patricia A. Butenis. 2. (SBU) Our partnership and engagement with Iraq is about to hit another milestone with the release of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide (CCG) for Iraq. This first post-conflict CCG for Iraq captures and r [...] | 2009-02-17 13:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR IZ |
09BAGHDAD423 | MINISTRY OF FINANCE CONSIDERS USD 5 BILLION BOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's Ministry of Finance (MoF) is considering a new bond issue worth USD 5 billion in order to better manage its cash-flow in the face of reduced oil export revenue. Demand for the T-bills offered at price-capped auctions is "variable," with two state-owned banks accounting f [...] | 2009-02-18 13:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD427 | Initial Meeting of Services and Technology Joint [...] (SBU) The Co-Chairs of the Services and Information Technology Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) agreed to launch the work of the Committee under the Strategic Framework Agreement. In a meeting on February 14, Deputy Prime Minister Rafae al-Essawi and EMIN Wall, Coordinator for Economic Trans [...] | 2009-02-18 23:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ETRD PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD435 | BANKING IN BASRAH [...] (U) Summary: Banks in Basrah, Iraq's second largest city, are a mix of state-owned and private insitutions. Challenges for Basrah's bankers include low rates of loan repayment and establishment of "know-your-customer." No international banks currently operate in Basrah, although five such ban [...] | 2009-02-19 12:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD437 | LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM ACTING PARLIAMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 14:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ OPDC OVIP PREL |
09BAGHDAD441 | GOI RAISES PROFILE OF ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS [...] (SBU) In recent days, statements and actions by the Prime Minister, parliamentarians, and others have pointed up the GOI's heightened concern over corruption -- but there is also recognition that the GOI has a ways to go in establishing a strong anti-corruption regime. END SUMMARY. PRIME M [...] | 2009-02-20 09:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KDEM PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD46 | WAIVER REQUESTED -- Section 565 Waiver of Prohibition [...] (SBU) Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (PL 103-236, 22 USC 2679c) prohibits the Department of State from entering into any contract, except real estate leases and contracts below the small purchase threshold (currently $100,00 [...] | 2009-01-08 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD47 | IRAQI REFINERIES PRESENT AND FUTURE (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (SBU) Summary: Iraq's refineries are plagued by poor maintenance and antiquated design. Modern refineries produce 80% to 90% of a barrel of oil into light or medium distillates, while Iraq's refineries produce between 50% and 55%. This creates large amounts of heavy fuel oil (HFO),which mus [...] | 2009-01-08 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET ENRG IZ |
09BAGHDAD493 | BAGHDAD TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS RESPONSES [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendations: This is Post's summary of trafficking in persons (TIP) activities for the period April 2008-February 2009. Some progress has been noted since the previous report in that a few GOI officials privately acknowledge the existence of a TIP problem. In additio [...] | 2009-02-25 15:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP KWMN PHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SMIG |
09BAGHDAD501 | IRAQ'S ECONOMY GROWING IN 2009, BUT JOBS STILL A [...] (SBU) Summary: There is some good news in Iraq's macro-economic data, despite the global downturn and the collapse of oil prices. The economy should grow by at least 5 percent this year in real terms, provided the GoI can sustain spending growth. Core inflation should remain stable at about [...] | 2009-02-26 12:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON IZ |
09BAGHDAD502 | NAJAF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPANDING RAPIDLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Najaf Airport is expanding rapidly to accommodate the demand from Shi'a pilgrims coming to religious shrines in the province. Religious pilgrims visiting the province have increased dramatically over last year, and most pilgrims stay for at least a week. Currently the bulk of [...] | 2009-02-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD EINV IZ IR |
09BAGHDAD511 | SHIFT TO IRAQI PRIORITIES IN FIFTH ANNUAL RULE OF LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy Rule of Law Coordinator's Office (ROLC) and the Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Staff Judge Advocate's Office co-hosted the Fifth Annual Rule of Law Conference at the New Embassy Compound February 17-18. The purpose of the conference was two-fold. The first day [...] | 2009-02-27 04:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL IZ US |
09BAGHDAD531 | RRT ERBIL: OIL FOUND AT SEVERAL NEW SITES IN KURDISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The hydrocarbon potential of the Kurdistan Region was almost completely ignored until only the past few years, when the regional government launched an aggressive program to develop the area's hydrocarbon potential. Exploration, while still in the early phase, is already yieldi [...] | 2009-03-02 03:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD54 | WAIVER REQUESTED -- Section 565 Waiver of Prohibition [...] (SBU) Section 565 of Title V, Part C of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (PL 103-236, 22 USC 2679c) prohibits the Department of State from entering into any contract, except real estate leases and contracts below the small purchase threshold (currently $100,00 [...] | 2009-01-09 14:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN IZ |
09BAGHDAD544 | DETENTION OF DIYALA SUNNI ARAB PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The circumstances surrounding the arrest and subsequent five month detention of a high-ranking government official in Diyala Province, Dr. Hussein al-Zubaydi, raise questions as to whether it is politically motivated. A Sunni Arab provincial council member, Dr. Hussein was ar [...] | 2009-03-02 15:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI |
09BAGHDAD563 | PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS JUDGE DARA NOOR-ELDEEN AS NEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 19, the Iraqi Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to confirm the appointment of Judge Dara Noor-Eldeen Baha,-Eldeen as the new Minister of Justice. Subsequent to the vote, Judge Dara Baha,-Eldeen took the oath of office and was sworn in as the Minister of [...] | 2009-03-05 06:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KJUS SNAR IQ |
09BAGHDAD589 | Status of Sabaeans in Kirkuk Province [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRT officers traveled to the Sabaean temple in Kirkuk City in December to meet with Sabaean leaders. The Sabaeans, numbering approximately 173 families in Kirkuk province, listed cultural and linguistic preservation, unemployment, and inclusion in governmental jobs as their pri [...] | 2009-03-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM IZ |
09BAGHDAD62 | ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ - [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Country Team requests the approval for the sale of thirty-six (36) F-16 block 50/52 aircraft and associated equipment and munitions to the Government of Iraq (GOI). This sale will continue to build the Iraqi Air Force ( [...] | 2009-01-11 10:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER |
09BAGHDAD63 | ASHURA IN KARBALA: PEACEFUL, CROWDED, SANGUINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ashura commemorations passed peacefully in Karbala amid a heavy security presence, elements of which will remain in place through Arba'ayniyah (February 15-16),which marks the end of the 40-day mourning period. A record number of pilgrims, estimated at two million, participated [...] | 2009-01-11 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD658 | MOI OFFICIALS SEEK CONTINUED, EVOLVING U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and U.S. military officials met between February 21 and March 7 with senior Government of Iraq (GOI) officials to discuss Iraq's priorities for the future development of its civilian security forces. Mi6dqOS8QA](KQAffairs (DOIA) met with several senior Government of Ira [...] | 2009-03-13 11:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL |
09BAGHDAD677 | IRAQI ARMY CONFRONTS MEK AT CAMP ASHRAF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-15 14:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US |
09BAGHDAD681 | IRAQI ARMY CONFRONTS MEK AT CAMP ASHRAF [...] (SBU) Summary: Although tensions have escalated at the Mujahedin e-Khalq (MEK) Camp Ashraf in Iraq, press reports may exaggerate the situation on the ground. After failure to resolve a three-week long discussion, Iraqi Army (IA) elements at Camp Ashraf moved to seize control of a building on [...] | 2009-03-15 18:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR US |
09BAGHDAD699 | CONSULAR VISITS TO MEK/CAMP ASHRAF AMCITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As previously reported in an email to CA/OCS/ACS/NESA February 12, ConOffs met with the five AmCit residents of Camp Ashraf on December 31, 2008 and February 12, 2009. All five are in good condition. Despite Embassy encouragement to consider their futures as individuals outsi [...] | 2009-03-16 11:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC |
09BAGHDAD706 | KIRKUK: SIXTH ANNUAL ARAB CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the sixth annual Arab Conference in Kirkuk, held March 14, speakers addressed the need for Arab unity, and progress on Article 23, Article 140 and detainees. The conference was notable for the unity of its speakers in calling for support of the Article 23 process and the [...] | 2009-03-16 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD722 | Judicial Training a Potential Change Agent for Iraq's Rule [...] SUMMARY: Speaking before the U.S. Embassy-hosted Rule of Law (ROL) Community Forum, the Dean of the Judicial Training Institute (JTI),created in the wake of the Baathist "bloodless revolution" of 1968 as part of the Ministry of Justice, advocated increasing the institute's resources and upd [...] | 2009-03-17 15:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI IZ |
09BAGHDAD741 | IRAQ 201: THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The three-year old, 275 member Council of Representatives (CoR) is suffering from growing pains, but has recently demonstrated potential to act as a more effective institution that can challenge executive power. Among its shortcomings, the CoR's credibility as a representative [...] | 2009-03-18 15:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD758 | BRINGING IT BACK HOME; AN IRAQI BUSINESS RETURNS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with an Iraqi owned electrical equipment manufacturer which re-opened in 2008, the owners expressed optimism for 2009 and made special mention of plans to expand their business with a self funded 4 Million USD manufacturing facility. While noting that gross [...] | 2009-03-19 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND IZ |
09BAGHDAD769 | Guidelines for PRT and MND/BCT Engagement with Newly [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; handle accordingly. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: This message provides guidelines for PRT and MND/BCT engagement with newly elected provincial officials. This guidance is being issued to assist PRT and MND/BCT pe [...] | 2009-03-21 07:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM KCOR IZ |
09BAGHDAD778 | RRT Erbil: Nawshirwan Mustafa on Free Press, Elections [...] (SBU) During a March 17 visit to Sulaimaniyah, legendary Peshmerga commander and Talabani political rival Nawshirwan Mustafa gave RRT officers an impromptu tour of his Kurdistan News Network (KNN),the Region's first private TV station. KNN is finishing its test broadcast phase and will soon g [...] | 2009-03-22 08:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI PGOV PINR IZ |
09BAGHDAD816 | PRT KIRKUK: FAILURE TO PRIVATIZE LAYLAN CEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Laylan Cement Factory, a State Owned Enterprise Joint Venture (SOE JV)recently lost its contract with the GOI Ministry of Industry and Materials (MoIM). GOI officials cited of lack performance and inability to meet contractual obligations for terminating the relationship wi [...] | 2009-03-25 15:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD844 | NATIONAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION TAKES TWO STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 27, the Council of Ministers approved Deputy Minister of Industry Sami Al-Araji as the new chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC). The Council of Representatives (COR) must still confirm the appointment. Al-Araji has strong connections, experience, and a [...] | 2009-03-29 07:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD861 | GLOBAL INTEGRITY LOOKS AT THE POSITIVE ELEMENTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When discussing anti-corruption efforts with Iraqi officials, they frequently refer to the 2008 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (CPI),rating Iraq as tied for second with Myanmar for the most corrupt country, as an unfair and unrealistic representation o [...] | 2009-03-30 12:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR PGOV KDEM IZ |
09BAGHDAD873 | RRT ERBIL: KURDISTAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES ELECTIONS LAW A [...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 25, the Kurdistan Regional Parliament ratified the Kurdistan election law for the second time. The bill is expected to be signed into law shortly with no challenges. IHEC will continue to be the election supervision authority, and irregularities will be decided by a co [...] | 2009-03-30 15:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IZ |
09BAGHDAD882 | IRAQ LACKS CAPACITY FOR OIL TRUST FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: A common mechanism to manage revenue from natural resources is the establishment of a form of natural resources fund, such as an "oil trust fund." However, Iraq currently does not have the resources or capacity to establish such a stabilization fund. The Government of Iraq's (G [...] | 2009-03-31 10:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV EINV IZ |
09BAGHDAD892 | Armenian Community Clings to Independence in Kirkuk. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11 PRT Kirkuk visited leaders of the Armenian community at their headquarters in Kirkuk City. The 93 Armenian families in Kirkuk (520 people) are the remnants of the Armenians that fled persecution in Turkey between 1915 and 1918. While the Armenian population has drop [...] | 2009-04-01 11:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IZ AM |
09BAGHDAD953 | SECOND MEETING OF ECONOMIC AND ENERGY JOINT COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih and EMIN Ambassador Marc Wall co-chaired the second Economic and Energy Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) under the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) on March 31. This follows the initial kick-off meeting held on February 12. Th [...] | 2009-04-07 11:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV ENRG ETRD PREL IZ |
09BAGHDAD955 | Shell Moves Forward on Southern Flared Gas Project [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the media trumpeted news of the September 22, 2008, signing ceremony to end flaring of associated natural gas from southern oil fields, Shell and the South Gas Company only signed a heads of agreement commitment to form a joint venture to execute the 25-year project. S [...] | 2009-04-07 13:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET EAID EINV PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD986 | GOI BUDGET - DRAMA WINDS DOWN, MORE TO FOLLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) 2009 budget is now on its way to be published in the Official Gazette and become the official GOI budget for 2009. The budget reflects changes passed by the Council of Representatives (CoR) on the budget: expenditures down to USD 58.6 billion; reven [...] | 2009-04-09 15:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ |
09BAGHDAD996 | VISAS VIPER MANDATORY STATUS REPORT AND WATCHLIST [...] (U) VISAS VIPER 2. (U) POST: BAGHDAD MEETING DATE: 05APR2009 CHAIR: CHARG PATRICIA BUTENIS COORDINATOR: CONOFF ANUUTINEN ATTENDEES: RSO, POL/MIL, EXEC, ECON, PAO, DHS, FBI, CONS, MNF-I (CJ9) 3. (SBU) THE COMMITTEE IS SUBMITTING INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE VISAS [...] | 2009-04-12 03:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL IZ |
09BAKU106 | FM MAMMADYAROV LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON [...] (SBU) Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov passed the following letter to Ambassador Derse February 4 for transmittal to Secretary Clinton. The letter was faxed February 5 to EUR/CARC. Begin Text: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan February 3, 2009 H [...] | 2009-02-09 13:44:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM PHUM AJ |
09BAKU14 | YOUNG IRANIANS GET CRAZY AT IRANIAN ROCK STAR [...] On December 14 Swedish-based Iranian pop star Arash Labaf (originally from Iranian Azerbaijan) gave a concert at the Heydar Aliyev Sports complex in Baku. Although similar concerts have occurred in Dubai, this was the first-ever performance in Azerbaijan of an internationally known Iranian r [...] | 2009-01-09 10:05:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AJ IR PGOV PHUM PINR |
09BAKU141 | AZERBAIJAN: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Conoff Scott Whitmore, phone 994-50-206-5617, email: whitmoresl@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on report is 50 hours. Number/letter format follows [...] | 2009-02-23 08:30:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ |
09BAKU159 | AZERBAIJAN: POST FINDINGS ON COTTON CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) Embassy Baku contacted NGO's and local experts to discuss child labor in Azerbaijan's cotton fields in accordance with reftel. Agriculture experts in Azerbaijan note that cotton production in the country has significantly/massively declined since Soviet times, continuing that trend in r [...] | 2009-02-27 14:52:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI AJ |
09BAKU199 | RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 12:43:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC AJ IS |
09BAKU287 | AZERBAIJAN: RELEASE OF IMPRISONED JOURNALIST [...] (U) Imprisoned opposition journalist Mirza Sakit (Sakit Zahidov) was released from the prison the morning of April 9. Zahidov benefited from an amnesty bill proposed by First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, also a member of parliament, although his release appeared to be complicated by administrative d [...] | 2009-04-10 03:43:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF AJ |
09BAKU291 | AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION REVERSES JOURNALISTS' [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On April 9, the Court of Appeals in Baku reversed the April 7 convictions and sentences of the editor of the Tezadlar newspaper Asif Marzili and the freelance writer Zumrud Mammadova. The two were sentenced to [...] | 2009-04-10 12:21:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV AJ |
09BAKU339 | AZERBAIJAN: SCENESESTTER FOR GEN MCNABB'S BAKU [...] (SBU) Your visit to Baku comes as President Aliyev has consolidated his domestic political position through a national referendum eliminating the two-term limit that would have forced him to leave office in 2013, while facing immense economic and foreign policy challenges. The country has ma [...] | 2009-04-23 10:09:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR AF TU AM AJ |
09BAKU356 | AZERBAIJAN - BAKU EAC MEETING 04/30/2009 [...] (SBU) On April 30, 2009 at 1200 hours local, Baku EAC met to review security measures and procedures in response to an attack on the State Oil Academy which occurred on the morning of April 30 and left at least 15 dead and an unknown number wounded. The attack was carried out by one, possibly, [...] | 2009-04-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AJ ASEC CASC PTER |
09BAKU359 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANCE SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Baku is abuzz with analysis, sometimes speculative and alarming, of Turkey and Armenia,s recent announcement of a "roadmap" to reconcile differences over interpretation of events of 1915 and the eventual reopening of borders, and implications of the deal on Nagorno-K [...] | 2009-05-01 09:50:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENGR AJ |
09BAKU395 | SCENESETTER FOR USEUCOM COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Baku continues to be abuzz with analysis, sometimes speculative and alarming, of Turkey and Armenia's recent announcement of a "roadmap" to reconcile differences over interpretation of events of 1915 and the eventual reopening of borders, and implications of the deal [...] | 2009-05-15 04:17:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF AM TU AJ |
09BAKU405 | AZERBAIJAN: PARLIAMENT PASSES AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU)Summary. On May 8 the Milli Majlis (Parliament) passed an amended Law on Freedom of Religion. According to the latest available text of the amendments to the Law, some of the amendments contradict international human r [...] | 2009-05-19 10:37:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ |
09BAKU411 | AZERBAIJAN: OIL ACADEMY SHOOTING INVESTIGATION CONTINUES [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Summary: On May 15 the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the Prosecutor General issued a public statement announcing further evidence uncovered in the investigation of the April 30 shooting at the State Oil Academy (reftels). This evidence backs [...] | 2009-05-20 13:12:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ |
09BAKU473 | AZERBAIJAN: EXTRAORDINARY PARLIAMENTARY SESSION HELD [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Summary: On June 9 the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Azerbaijan held an extraordinary session to discuss several important, but disturbing, topics. The ruling party, ahead of 2010 municipal elections, continues to push for a new law on [...] | 2009-06-12 05:21:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ |
09BAKU557 | YOUTH ACTIVISTS BEATEN IN SUSPICIOUS ALTERCATION [...] (SBU) Summary. In a suspicious episode, two young, well-known Azerbaijani political activists were beaten up in public and later detained by police. Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade were accosted in a downtown Baku cafe by two burly men who provoked a physical confrontation. Milli, Hajizade an [...] | 2009-07-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM AJ |
09BAKU567 | LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO DETAINMENT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the arrest and jailing of Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade, two well-known Azerbaijani youth activists, the NGO community has united in effort to gain their release as well as to protect others from a similar fate. Like the recent controversy over the NGO law and the gover [...] | 2009-07-14 13:45:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM AJ |
09BAKU618 | AZERBAIJAN: H1N1 STATUS AND PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 30, Azerbaijan disclosed its first two lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 flu, a 40 year-old woman who returned from a trip to France July 27 and a teenage boy who returned from a trip to the UK July 29. By August 1, the woman was released from the Baku Hospital of Lung Diseases [...] | 2009-08-05 10:26:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU PREL AEMR CASC PINR AMGT SOCI ESTH AJ |
09BAKU635 | AZERBAIJAN: PARLIAMENT WANTS A MOLE IN EVERY [...] SUMMARY: On August 10, 2009, the American Chamber of Commerce in Baku held an emergency meeting to discuss a law passed by Parliament on June 22, 2009, which requires that deputies of foreign companies in Azerbaijan shall be citizens of Azerbaijan chosen jointly by the foreign company and the [...] | 2009-08-11 12:24:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU696 | AZERBAIJAN: CORPORATE "MOLE" LAW REJECTED BY [...] (SBU) Presidential Economic Adviser Vahid Akhundov informed the Charge d'Affaires September 1 that President Aliyev did not sign the proposed amendment to the Law on Entrepreneurship Activity that passed Parliament on June 22 and instead has returned the law to Parliament. The Amendment, had [...] | 2009-09-02 11:24:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU708 | AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC/ COMMERCIAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: This cable is the first in a regular series that will summarize economic and commercial issues in Azerbaijan. In this issue: President Aliyev refuses to sign Parliament's "mole" law that would have put a GOAJ-chosen deputy into every foreign company; Azerbaijan Airlines (Azal) works w [...] | 2009-09-04 11:44:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU732 | AZERBAIJAN: WORKING PARTIES ARE NEITHER WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's actions at the July 2009 Working Party meetings in Geneva, coupled with Parliament's passage of the Entrepreneurship Law (which ultimately was not signed by President Aliyev) are sending mixed signals about Azerbaijan's interested in WTO accession. It is unclear if [...] | 2009-09-11 13:27:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU799 | AZERBAIJAN: CHILD LABOR SHIFTING FROM COTTON TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the release of the Labor Department's report on International Child Labor, which documented the presence of child labor in Azerbaijan's cotton industry, Embassy Baku spoke with local NGOs in Baku, Berda, and Imishli, as well as Baku representatives of the ILO and UNIC [...] | 2009-10-06 13:25:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND PHUM AJ |
09BAKU816 | AZERBAIJAN MFA RESPONSE TO CEIP MOU [...] (SBU) Embassy received the following Diplomatic Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the draft Memorandum of Understanding presented to the GOAJ in December 2008 per Reftel instructions: Begin Text. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan presents [...] | 2009-10-14 12:41:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG PREL AJ |
09BAKU822 | Embassy Baku Concurrence on FY09 Requests for Section [...] (U) As required by the procedures to request Section 1206 funding for FY09, this message provides Chief of Mission concurrence for the projects by the U.S. European Command for Azerbaijan. 2. (SBU) Azerbaijan is an important partner in the war on terrorism, as evidenced by its continuing p [...] | 2009-10-16 06:16:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR KTIA AJ |
09BAKU864 | AZERBAIJAN: ECONOMIC/ COMMERCIAL ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a regular series that will summarize economic and commercial issues in Azerbaijan. In this issue: The GOAJ is still pushing for the Trans-Eurasian Information Superhighway (para 2); the ILO says child labor is shifting from cotton to "the worst" sectors ( [...] | 2009-11-02 11:47:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EIND EAIR KCOR TINT KIPR AJ TU AE |
09BAKU911 | AZERBAIJAN: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel A, post provides the following information for the interim assessment of Azerbaijan's progress on combating trafficking in persons. Implementing the NRM and Identifying Victims for Assistance --------------------------------------------- -------------- 2. (SBU) T [...] | 2009-11-23 14:03:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP AJ |
09BAKU917 | AZERBAIJAN: NOMINATION FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] (SBU) Full Name: Leyla Yunusova Job Title/Association: Director, Institute for Peace and Democracy Date of Birth: December 21, 1955 Place of Birth: Baku, Azerbaijan Citizenship: Republic of Azerbaijan Address: 38-2 Sh.Badalbeily St., Baku 370014 Azerbaijan Phone number: +99412 497-32-00 Ema [...] | 2009-11-25 09:41:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KWMN AJ |
09BAKU918 | AZERBAIJAN: 2009 INCSR PART 1 SUBMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 09:41:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AJ |
09BAKU924 | VIOLATIONS REPORTED IN MUNICIPAL ELECTION REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Major opposition parties Umid ("Hope") and Musavat ("Equality") reported to Embassy officials a number of violations of election procedures in the registration process for the December 23 municipal elections, including pressure on their candidates. These parties have also filed [...] | 2009-11-25 11:49:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ |
09BAKU931 | AZERBAIJAN: 2009-2010 INCSR PART 2, MONEY LAUNDERING AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 12:41:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR AJ |
09BAKU933 | AZERBAIJAN: WTO DEFIANCE CONTINUES; A LITTLE MORE [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref A WTO demarche to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Mammadguliyev on November 25, 2009, outlining U.S. Government questions and comments from the last Working Party meeting and copies of U.S. bilateral presentations on market access. USTR had previously d [...] | 2009-12-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRA EINV EIND AJ |
09BAKU981 | AZERBAIJAN: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN VERY QUIET [...] (SBU) Summary: Azerbaijan will conduct municipal elections December 23. Embassy Baku will field several teams of election observers, mainly in Baku city and immediate regions, but will not issue a statement on the free or fair nature of the vote. OSCE/ODIHR will not monitor the election. Cam [...] | 2009-12-22 11:57:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM AJ |
09BAKU987 | AZERBAIJAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (SBU) Election day in Azerbaijan, based on informal Embassy observation in Baku and the immediate surroundings, was generally unremarkable, with an absence of enthusiasm on the part of the population and a heavy dose of cynicism among voters and non-voters alike. Polling stations in the metro [...] | 2009-12-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HUM KDEM AJ |
09BAKU990 | Azerbaijan (Sort of) Celebrates Muharram, Ashoura [...] (SBU) On December 18, Muslims worldwide started celebrations for the holy month of Muharram. In Azerbaijan, the date was marked by a simple statement, without fanfare, from the Caucasus Muslim Board. For Shi'a Muslims, including those in Azerbaijan and neighboring Iran, Muharram has a special [...] | 2009-12-24 08:51:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL SCUL SOCI AJ IR |
09BAMAKO111 | BLACK TAMACHEKS LOBBY FOR ANTI-SLAVERY LAW IN MALI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 16:52:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI ELAB ML |
09BAMAKO112 | JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES IN KITA DISCUSS 2008 CHILD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 16:56:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KJUS KTIP PGOV ML |
09BAMAKO118 | A CHINESE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER NIGER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 11:53:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID CH ECON EIND ETRD EINT ML |
09BAMAKO122 | MALI: EXTENDING THE AMBASSADOR'S GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PINS ASEC KPAO ML |
09BAMAKO170 | MALIAN PRESS COVERAGE OF DEATH OF ALLEGED AQIM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 16:41:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PINR PGOV ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO172 | IN FOOTBALL STADIUM FULL OF FOLLOWERS, ROCK STAR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 15 celebration of the Muslim holiday of Mawloud at one of Bamako's largest football stadiums, imam and preacher Cherif Ousmane Madani Haidara praised U.S. support for Mali's Muslim community before a crowd of 35 to 40,000 followers. Haidara, who routinely attract [...] | 2009-03-20 07:40:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KDEM KISL KIRF ML |
09BAMAKO173 | POLITICAL PARTIES FINALIZE THEIR LISTS FOR APRIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 08:38:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ML |
09BAMAKO195 | MORE CRITICS TAKE AIM AT MALI'S EMBATTLED AUDITOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR PINR ML |
09BAMAKO200 | MALI STRENGTHENS ECONOMIC TIES WITH IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 11:58:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV PREL ML IR |
09BAMAKO213 | LIFE TO GO: RWANDAN GENOCIDAIRES DOING TIME IN MALI [...] (SBU) Summary: Mali's penitentiary system is home to 14 Rwandans, including former Prime Minister Jean Kambanda and two other Ministers, convicted of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Eight of the Rwandans in Mali are serving life sentences. Under the term [...] | 2009-04-08 11:03:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ML |
09BAMAKO226 | SOME NEW MINISTERS AND MINISTRIES IN MALI, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 16:47:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR EFIN PINR |
09BAMAKO251 | MALI'S ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS STYMIED BY ITS OWN [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 21, Malian authorities destroyed 20 tons of counterfeit goods - including fake toothpaste, soap, and other products valued at USD 40,000 to 60,000 - seized from local markets. The joint effort by the Regional Directorate of Trade and Competition (DRCC),law enforcement, [...] | 2009-04-21 16:47:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR ML |
09BAMAKO259 | LOCAL ELECTIONS IN MALI: A QUIET DAY AT THE POLLS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ML |
09BAMAKO267 | MALI'S ONLY ISLAMIC POLITICAL PARTY FALLS ON HARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KISL KDEM KIRF ML |
09BAMAKO27 | MALI SETS APRIL 26 DATE FOR 2009 LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 16:31:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ML |
09BAMAKO277 | LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS SET STAGE FOR 2012 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 11:42:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM ML |
09BAMAKO302 | SURPRISED WINNERS AND SORE LOSERS: SMALL TIME [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 10:36:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINS ML |
09BAMAKO340 | MALI'S COTTON SECTOR STRUGGLES FOR SURVIVAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Tiena Coulibaly, Director of the parastatal Malian Textile Development Company (CMDT) and former Director of Mali's Cotton Privatization Agency provided the Embassy a sobering account of Mali's flailing cotton sector. Heavily saddled with debt and unable to fund Mali's upcoming [...] | 2009-06-02 15:43:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON EAGR ECIN EIND ML |
09BAMAKO349 | IMF FORESEES STABLE MACROECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR MALI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 16:26:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR ML |
09BAMAKO5 | AN INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF MALI'S ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 14:36:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO566 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARSHALL VISIT TO MALI [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome CODEL Marshall's upcoming visit to Mali. The CODEL?s visit will provide an important opportunity to highlight U.S. support for a moderate, majority Muslim democracy that stands as an example for West Africa and beyond. Mali is a strong opponent of terrorism a [...] | 2009-08-26 13:52:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV MASS ML |
09BAMAKO608 | CODEL MARSHALL MEETS WITH MALIAN PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 08:45:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PREL PGOV PINS MASS ML |
09BAMAKO70 | DISORGANIZATION AND LACK OF FUNDS MAY DELAY LOCAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 15:30:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM ML |
09BAMAKO700 | MALI: ENCOURAGING AU PSC TO ACTION ON NIGER [...] (SBU) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director of Political Affairs Sekouba Cisse on Oct 29. Cisse expressed Mali's concern over the recent undemocratic developments in Niger, and assured Embassy of Mali's support of ECOWAS's decision to suspend Niger until a constitutionally legiti [...] | 2009-11-02 08:29:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ML NG |
09BAMAKO701 | MALI: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 3RD COMMITTEE 2009 [...] (SBU) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Americas Bureau Director Albachir Toure on Oct 26. Toure did not have substantive comments regarding the upcoming votes on human rights resolutions in the UNGA Third Committee, however, he said he would pass the message to Mali's UN representatives. [...] | 2009-11-02 08:30:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ML |
09BAMAKO839 | ARREST AND RELEASE OF A CHILD TRAFFICKER IN NIORO [...] (SBU) On December 17, Enda-Tiers Monde, an NGO that combats trafficking in children in west Africa, informed the Embassy that Malian authorities in Nioro du Sahel, Koulikoro Region arrested child trafficker Sidamar ag Cherif and rescued eight Tuareg children originally from Kidal. Ag Cherif w [...] | 2009-12-30 07:32:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV ELAB KFRD SOCI ML |
09BAMAKO96 | 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - MALI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 15:04:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC ML |
09BAMAKO97 | MALI: INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC ML |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN108 | TFFLU01: NO H1N1 CASES BUT BRUNEI REMAINING VIGILANT [...] (SBU) There are no confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. The Government of Brunei (GoB) remains vigilant and continues an active public health campaign. Quarantines have occurred and the use of thermal scanners and medical questionnaires continue to be in use at air and sea entry points. Hospital [...] | 2009-05-15 06:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN114 | BRUNEI WILL ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK VOTE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, DCM discussed Brunei's position on Kosovo's application for World Bank membership with Brunei's Ministry of Finance (MoF). MoF officials stated Brunei will abstain from voting on Kosovo's application for Bank membership. This position corresponds to Brunei's prior voting recor [...] | 2009-05-21 00:07:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN120 | BRUNEI'S ABAC CONFERENCE: TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES [...] (SBU) Brunei recently hosted APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting. Ambassador Todd attended a number of sessions, in addition to meeting with the U.S. delegates. The meetings resulted in wide ranging recommendations for APEC trade ministers. This included a rare mid-year letter with [...] | 2009-05-27 04:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN139 | BRUNEI REPORTS FIRST H1N1 CASES [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) reported two confirmed H1N1 cases in Brunei. Both cases are students who had returned from Singapore and London, respectively. Two Bruneians, who were traveling in Saudi Arabia, were also reported as confirmed cases. The Government continues to issue wa [...] | 2009-06-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN146 | H1N1 CASES GROWING IN BRUNEI ALONG WITH CONCERN [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 cases have now reach 18 and will likely continue to grow. The Government of Brunei (GoB) reversed course and issued stricter warnings regarding travel. Containment efforts are focused on Brunei's schools, including international schools. A seasonal flu strain conti [...] | 2009-06-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN150 | BRUNEI?S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTY (NDP): CHANGING WITH THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 07:39:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN158 | ENCOURAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN BRUNEI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 08:20:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV USTR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN165 | BRUNEI H1N1 CASES GROW DRAMATICALLY [...] (SBU) Brunei's confirmed H1N1 case load grows dramatically each day. Total confirmed cases have surpassed 270. To date there has been one death attributed to H1N1, but the young patient had numerous pre-existing health conditions. Over 850 close contact persons have been quarantined, including [...] | 2009-07-13 07:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN166 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF U.S. - RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 07:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BX RU |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN172 | BRUNEI'S REACTION TO 2009 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 04:42:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN178 | BRUNEI MOVES TO MITIGATION [...] (SBU) Brunei's Ministry of Health (MoH) announced plans to move from containment of the H1N1 virus to mitigation. As noted in reftels, this announcement has been expected. Concerns have been raised that the MoH's public health campaign and statements made by senior department officials are no [...] | 2009-07-23 08:00:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN185 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON VISIT TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM [...] (SBU) Senator Nelson: Your August 16-18 visit to Brunei comes at an opportune moment. Our bilateral relationship with Brunei continues to improve as The Government of Brunei (GoB),lead by His Majesty the Sultan, seeks closer ties with the United States. Particular attention is focused on expa [...] | 2009-08-04 08:42:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN229 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (SBU) DCM delivered demarche request on September 10th to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). MFAT responded on September 19th that Brunei's Foreign Minister, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, plans to attend the Partnering for Food Security meeting on September 26th. TODD [...] | 2009-09-23 04:31:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD EAGR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN23 | EMBASSY BRUNEI CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASEAN [...] (U) Per Reftel, Embassy Brunei contact for ASEAN related issues is John McIntyre, Deputy Chief of Mission, mcintyrejw@state.gov TODD [...] | 2009-02-05 07:23:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN PREL ASEAN BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN256 | BRUNEI'S ONLY POLITICAL PARTY WELCOMES U.S. ELECTION LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 02:51:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM PREL BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN258 | BRUNEI'S PRISONS: CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FUTURE PLANS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 06:10:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM CASC BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN262 | BRUNEI'S STILL REVIEWING POSITION ON GLADSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Ms. Chong noted Brunei is still developing its position on the Gladstone Report. Ms. Chong provided Brunei's UN delegation with U.S. positions, as noted i [...] | 2009-11-04 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN263 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Particular emphasis was placed on cooperation with U.S. on human rights issues, OIC defamation of religion resolution, and improving UN voting coincidence. [...] | 2009-11-04 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN267 | U.S.-BRUNEI DEFENSE DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) The U.S. and Brunei conduct an annual defense dialogue via the Joint Defense Working Committee (JDWC). The JDWC began in 1996 and this year's host is U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). Brunei participates in the annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Exercise (CARAT) with the U.S. M [...] | 2009-11-09 03:41:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN269 | DEBRIEF OF BRUNEI OFFICIALS - REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) On November 5, 2009, in coordination with the Australian High Commission, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Regional Security Officer (RSO) met with Government of Brunei (GoB) officials who attended the Regional PSI workshop held on September 15-17 2009 in Sydney, Australia (Reftel). GoB [...] | 2009-11-12 08:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN272 | U.S. INTEREST IN BRUNEI'S AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Embassy Commercial Assistant met with Dr. Sergio F. Nates, President of the Fats and Proteins Research Foundation (FPRF),National Rendering Association (NRA) and Victor Suresh, Director of Nutrition & Feeds, Integrated Aquaculture International (IAI),for an update on U.S. interest in th [...] | 2009-11-13 09:19:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV USTR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN281 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - PEACKEEPING SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) US Embassy and British High Commission delivered demarches to Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Haji Erywan, Permanent Secretary, International Organizations, MFAT and Ms. Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, MFAT noted the validity of points made i [...] | 2009-11-20 07:34:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC PREL UNGA BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN288 | OVERVIEW OF BRUNEI'S HAJJ PILGRIMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Brunei (GoB) is committed to supporting the Hajj pilgrimage for Bruneian citizens, including recent converts to Islam. As Brunei's pilgrims return, it is useful to highlight how the GoB supports the annual Hajj pilgrimage. This year, there were 766 official Bru [...] | 2009-12-04 06:41:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL KIRF BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN35 | CROWN PRINCE BILLAH AND LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSS BRUNEI AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 07:03:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN39 | BRUNEI FLOODS: IS THERE A LONG TERM IMPACT? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 00:54:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN40 | BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - RECOMMEND STATU [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A request, Post recommends changing Brunei's current Special 301 status in 2009. After careful review of the Government of Brunei (GoB) delayed Special 301 submission, assessment of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) recommendations, discussions per [...] | 2009-03-10 00:55:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV USTR WTRO BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN41 | PETROLEUM BRUNEI SEEKS EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) DCM and Commercial Assistant recently met with the CEO and Head of Commercial Sales and Planning for Petroleum Brunei (PB). CEO Haji Jaafar Awang Bakar and Head of Planning, Danilo Verastigue, stated that Petroleum Brunei are not changing their current business plan and, in fact, are look [...] | 2009-03-11 08:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN59 | BRUNEI-MALAYSIA TERRITORIAL SETTLEMENT OVERSHADOWED BY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 07:54:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ECON BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN68 | BRUNEI LEARNING MORE ABOUT IPR BUT GAPS REMAIN [...] (SBU) Over the past month, post has seen more engagement on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues, primarily driven by the private sector. Under the sponsorship of the Brunei Economic Development Board's (BEDB) ICentre, US based IPR attorneys provided detailed briefings to new IT businesse [...] | 2009-03-25 05:52:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR WTRO BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN80 | AMBASSADOR TODD ENCOURAGES BRUNEI'S ENVIRONMENTALISM [...] (SBU) Ambassador Todd has encouraged Government of Brunei (GoB) officials, as well as the private sector to pursue more definitive actions to protect the environment. Of particular interest is the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative. Recently, Ambassador Todd met with the likely new head of Brune [...] | 2009-04-03 07:53:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO EAID KINR BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN81 | BRUNEI LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 07:58:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PHUM ECON BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN94 | GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI HOSTS MUCH NEEDED TALKS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 00:37:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR WTRO BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN95 | GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI HOSTS MUCH NEEDED TALKS WITH [...] (SBU) Representatives of Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (RIM) were back in Brunei on April 21 to discuss RIM's IPR concerns with the Brunei Attorney General's Chambers, Judiciary Department, Royal Brunei Police Force, and Royal Customs & Excise. After the meeting with GoB agencies i [...] | 2009-04-27 01:57:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR WTRO BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN96 | BRUNEI CONCERNED BUT NOT SURPRISED BY 2009 SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Per Reftel A, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) McIntyre delivered demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Permanent Secretary Dato Lim Jock Hoi and Vincent Kong, Director, Trade Division regarding the results of the Special 301 review for Brunei. (NOTE: DCM was required to [...] | 2009-04-28 08:22:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN99 | MGSF01: Brunei's response to H1N1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 05:08:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO PREL PINR BX |
09BANGKOK1053 | Local Broadcast Media Comes Under Fire During Songkran [...] (SBU) Summary: Local broadcast media was attacked from both sides of the political spectrum for its coverage of the recent anti-government protests in Thailand. Pro-Thaksin sympathizers heavily criticized local television stations for their allegedly one-sided coverage of the violent events th [...] | 2009-04-29 05:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH |
09BANGKOK1060 | MGSF01: Good Initial A/H1N1 Response in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Royal Thai Government (RTG) has cautioned its public to avoid travel to parts of the U.S. and Mexico. In Thailand there have been no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine, but Ministry of Public Health officials, with CDC advice, are meeting daily as part of a robust p [...] | 2009-04-29 10:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1102 | MGSF01: No Thai H1N1, ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of ASEAN health ministers, to include Japanese, Chinese and South Korean representation. Thailand has continued its cautionary advisory [...] | 2009-05-01 10:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1108 | THAILAND REMAINS NON-COMMITTAL ON KOSOVO APPLICATION [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref. A talking points April 29 to the office of Tarisa Watanagase, Governor of the Bank of Thailand (BOT),as well as to Sukuman Ladpli, Director for Financing for Development in the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) Fiscal Policy Office. In a follow-on conversation May 4, a [...] | 2009-05-04 08:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EFIN KV TH |
09BANGKOK1122 | MGSF01: No Thai H1N1; ASEAN Flu Summit May 7 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There remain no reported cases of A/H1N1 in humans or swine in Thailand. Control measures at the airports are in effect. The Royal Thai Government (RTG) will host May 7-8 a ministerial summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) + 3 (Japan, China, South Korea) heal [...] | 2009-05-06 09:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1146 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (U) Please see requests for further information in paras 2 and 3. GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In a joint demarche on May 5 with the embassies of Australia, Japan, and Russia, we delivered reftel talking points on th [...] | 2009-05-11 02:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PGOV PINR PREL ASR TH |
09BANGKOK1150 | THAILAND NAMES NEW TRADE REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thai Cabinet approved May 6 the appointment of former Democrat Party parliamentarian Kiat Sittheeamorn as the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) new trade representative, a position resurrected from the Thaksin years. At a higher rank than former Prime Minister Thaksin's trade re [...] | 2009-05-11 10:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PINR TH |
09BANGKOK1158 | MGSF01: ASEAN+3 Flu Ministerial May 7-8 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 8 Health Ministers from ASEAN + 3 (including China, Japan and South Korea) gathered in Bangkok for a "Special Meeting on Influenza A(H1N1);" a senior officials meeting took place on May 7. The resulting Joint Ministerial Statement asserted that a pandemic was imminent, th [...] | 2009-05-12 10:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1203 | THAI GOVERNMENT (UNSUCCESSFULLY) RAIDS NOTORIOUS PIRATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6 a government-led enforcement team raided one of Thailand's most notorious markets for pirated and counterfeit goods, the Patpong night market in central Bangkok. A team of nearly 100 government officers, largely from the military's internal security units, rather than t [...] | 2009-05-15 10:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PINR PREL TH |
09BANGKOK1249 | THAILAND: DEMARCHE ON UN CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) On May 21, Econoff delivered reftel demarche points on the upcoming "United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development" to Chulamanee Chartsuwan, Director of International Economic Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chulamanee and [...] | 2009-05-22 04:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN UNGA TH |
09BANGKOK1252 | THAILAND: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXPORT LICENSING [...] (SBU) On May 22, Econoff joined Katsuya Ikkatai, Economic Counselor at the Japanese Embassy, and Berton Chiu, Director of the Economic Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand, to deliver reftel demarche points on the joint U.S.-Japan-Korea-Chinese Taipei proposal at the [...] | 2009-05-22 09:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD TH |
09BANGKOK1296 | GAO LEARNS OF JADE ACT'S IMPACT IN THAILAND [...] (SBU) Summary: A Government Accountability Office (GAO) team visited Bangkok and Chantaburi May 12-15 to investigate the implementation and impact on Thailand of the U.S. Tom Lantos Block the Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts Act (JADE Act). Private gem dealers claim the JADE Act, which bans [...] | 2009-06-01 04:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EFIN ECON ETRD BM TH |
09BANGKOK1306 | THAILAND TO CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN ICSC [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of International Organizations official Ranoppun Kapittai on June 1 and conveyed reftel's points seeking support for Lucretia Myers' election to the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) during the upcoming 64th UN Gene [...] | 2009-06-01 09:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KUNR KJUS KAWC |
09BANGKOK1319 | Thai Government Fights Rising Unemployment [...] (SBU) Summary: Not surprisingly, the global economic recession has caused the number of unemployed Thais to increase. The official unemployment rate in Thailand of about 2 percent is deceptively low because of very liberal definitions of what it means to be employed, and even then estimates a [...] | 2009-06-02 10:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH |
09BANGKOK1329 | MISSION BANGKOK'S REQUEST TO OCCUPY COMMERCIAL SPACE [...] SUMMARY: Bangkok is a rapidly growing regional post in critical need of additional functional office space. Post U.S. Direct Hire positions have grown by 35% in the last 10 years, and the Overseas Building Operations (OBO) estimated in their recent Master Planning exercise that Post requires [...] | 2009-06-03 07:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ABLD PREL TH |
09BANGKOK1338 | THAILAND: A NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot, the government's face of its intellectual property rights (IPR) campaign, has devised a new interagency strategy to combat IPR piracy in Thailand. Alongkorn explained to the Ambassador on May 27 that his proposed strategy, which he h [...] | 2009-06-03 09:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PINR PREL TH |
09BANGKOK1359 | MGSF01: WHO and GPO Thailand developing vaccines [...] SUMMARY. Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has been working with World Health Organization to develop its vaccine production capabilities for both seasonal and pandemic influenzas. The technology utilized will be through a sub-license from the American pharmaceutical comp [...] | 2009-06-04 10:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK1367 | VIKTOR BOUT CASE: URGENT REQUEST TO RETAIN LOCAL [...] (U) ACTION REQUESTED - see para 4. 2. (SBU) In an effort to delay his extradition to the United States, international arms trafficker Viktor Bout has filed a criminal complaint in Bangkok against three U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents (ref B). Bout's meritless complaint is based [...] | 2009-06-05 08:54:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KLIG PREL KJUS TH |
09BANGKOK1376 | Thai Government Plans Migrant Worker Amnesty [...] (SBU) Summary: Thailand will soon implement an "amnesty" plan to register illegal migrants from Burma, Laos, and Cambodia who are employed in certain sectors of the Thai economy: fishing, fisheries-related work, construction, farming and livestock, and domestic work. While details of the plan [...] | 2009-06-09 00:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM BM TH |
09BANGKOK1382 | THAI ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE U.S. [...] (U) In response to ref A, post has compiled a list of energy partnerships between the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and the USG or entities in the U.S. private sector. USAID partnerships ------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID RDMA) oversees the Envir [...] | 2009-06-09 07:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ENRG APECO TH |
09BANGKOK139 | THAI GOVERNMENT REACTS QUICKLY TO CRITICISM OF [...] (SBU) In a January 19th meeting with local human rights activities, Royal Thai government (RTG) Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva responded to international press criticism of treatment of Rohingyas "boat people" entering Thai territory. Recent press reports by the South China Morning Post and [...] | 2009-01-20 10:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG PHUM TH BM |
09BANGKOK1400 | THAILAND DECLINES REQUEST TO HOST ASIA PACIFIC [...] (SBU) On June 9, the Thai MFA informed the ROK Embassy in Bangkok that the RTG was unwilling to host the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and assume the APDP chairmanship in 2010. The RTG claimed that its other international obligations, including prepa [...] | 2009-06-10 09:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM TH |
09BANGKOK1407 | THAILAND'S RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK [...] (SBU) On June 10, Econoff delivered reftel demarche talking points to Mr. Pakawat Srisukwattana of the Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division; Department of International Organizations; Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) Mr. Pakawat stated that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) is plann [...] | 2009-06-11 00:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA TH |
09BANGKOK141 | BANGKOK PROPOSAL: 2009 AG-BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Embassy Bangkok requests $5439 in funding from the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs' agricultural biotechnology outreach funds for FY2009. EEB's funding would support a speaker for a workshop, to be co-funded by USDA and USPTO, entitled Biotechnology and Risk Asses [...] | 2009-01-20 10:58:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BEXP SENV TH |
09BANGKOK1428 | Thai Immigration Makes Arrests in Labor Trafficking Case [...] (SBU) On May 17, the Thai Immigration Police (raided a small garland-making factory (located in a home) in Samut Sakhon, rescuing nineteen Laotian girls and young women, ages 12-20, who the police consider victims of human trafficking. The Immigration police arrested the two factory owners, M [...] | 2009-06-15 23:57:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM KTIP TH |
09BANGKOK1435 | MGSF01: 150 Thai H1N1 cases; Interagency Coordination [...] SUMMARY. The Thai Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Education held an interagency coordination meeting on June 9 to discuss preparedness plans for the outbreak of H1N1 within the country. A representative from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) who attended the meeting found th [...] | 2009-06-16 07:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK147 | EMBASSY BANGKOK COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 08:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP TH |
09BANGKOK1474 | THAILAND REVIEWING IRENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 06:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KGHG SENV TH |
09BANGKOK1487 | THAI MFA DEMARCHE ON UNESCO/AMCIT VISIT TO PREAH [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA's American Affairs Acting Director General Apirath Vienravi called in then Charge June 18 for to express grave concern over a team of UNESCO representatives, including an Amcit, which crossed through Thai territory without permission or visas in April, en route to the Preah [...] | 2009-06-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCUL TH |
09BANGKOK1549 | VIKTOR BOUT CASE: EMBASSY DELIVERS DIPNOTE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per reftel instructions, the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (ADCM) on June 29 handed over to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of the Legal Affairs Division Chatri Archjananun the criminal complaint and court summons for three DEA Special Agents, which had been delivered [...] | 2009-06-30 03:04:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KLIG PREL AMGT KJUS TH |
09BANGKOK1568 | THAILAND STUDYING ASEAN-U.S. TIFA WORK PLAN PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points June 29 to Mr. Noppadon Sarawasi, Deputy Director-General, Department of Trade Negotiations, of the Thai Ministry of Commerce. Mr. Sarawasi will attend the July 14 ASEAN-U.S. Senior Economic Officials Meeting (SEOM) on behalf of the Royal Thai Gov [...] | 2009-07-01 10:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ETRD TH |
09BANGKOK159 | THAILAND CONFIRMS ASEAN SUMMIT'S DATES AND VENUE, LOOKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) ASEAN Deputy Director-General (DDG) Manasvi Srisodapol confirmed to us in a mid-January discussion that the ASEAN Summit's venue and dates were set from February 27-March 1 to be held in Hua H [...] | 2009-01-22 05:49:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM MARR TH |
09BANGKOK1595 | THAILAND NON-COMMITTAL ON ITSO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points on July 2 to Mr. Chaiyan Peungkiatpairote, Executive Director of the Space Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT). 2. (SBU) Mr. Chaiyan stated that he was unable to provide an official response at this time [...] | 2009-07-07 01:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA TH |
09BANGKOK163 | NEW PM TACKLES THAILAND'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's fourth quarter economic figures show an "economy in crisis," Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva told numerous local and foreign audiences over the last several weeks during a non-stop schedule of speeches to woo the country with his cabinet's economic stimulus plans. "Ma [...] | 2009-01-22 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR PGOV TH |
09BANGKOK1695 | MEGAPORTS REGIONAL WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS PORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The first Megaports Initiative Regional Workshop was held in Bangkok, Thailand May 12-15, 2009. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Thai Customs, and Port Authority of Thailand co-hosted the event with the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Embassy. The workshop [...] | 2009-07-15 02:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS EWWT ETTC PARM PREL TH |
09BANGKOK1718 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-16 07:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG |
09BANGKOK175 | POLITICALLY SAVVY, THAILAND'S ECONOMIC STIMULUS PLAN MAY [...] (SBU) Summary: To reenergize the Thai economy in the face of the global financial crisis, the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has rolled out a USD 4.4 billion economic stimulus plan that aims to increase the purchasing power of Thailand's poor and middle class. The plan is composed of both target [...] | 2009-01-23 09:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD TH |
09BANGKOK1901 | THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to welcoming you back to Thailand. Your visit will afford a chance to express the United States' commitment for Thailand's democracy in meeting its current challenges and emerging strengthened, as well as to engage Thai officials and others on [...] | 2009-08-05 10:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS TH |
09BANGKOK1966 | H1N1 Vaccine development in Thailand [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is moving ahead with its program to produce H1N1 vaccines later this year. H1N1 continues to make headline news with the country's first prenatal infection, 81 deaths, over 10,000 cases and as many as 500,000 suspected cas [...] | 2009-08-11 01:07:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR AMGT |
09BANGKOK2032 | LABOR LEADERS CONCERNED ABOUT RIGHTS AND LESS WORK DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor leaders from the Eastern Seaboard area believe that companies may be using the economic downturn to undermine labor union rights. They also complained to visiting Econoffs of a lack of enforcement of existing labor protection laws and Thailand's unwillingness so far to rat [...] | 2009-08-17 09:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD TH |
09BANGKOK2109 | LAO HMONG AT PETCHABUN: RECENT MOVEMENTS INCLUDE [...] (SBU) In an unusual early morning repatriation on August 18, 45 Lao Hmong men, women and children resident in the Petchabun camp were returned to Laos. Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) personnel involved in the movement told RefCoord that all departed voluntarily. The NGO Catholic Organization [...] | 2009-08-21 10:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM TH LA |
09BANGKOK2150 | Thai Economy Improves in Second Quarter (For Most) [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Second quarter economic data released August 24 by the Thai Government showed an improved economic situation in Thailand. Gross domestic (GDP) was down 4.9 percent when compared to the same period in 2008, but improved 2.3 percent over the first quarter of this year [...] | 2009-08-26 11:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ELAB TH |
09BANGKOK2185 | Reforming Thai Customs: First Steps Taken [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, threats of ludicrously high customs penalties against very prominent American, European, and Japanese companies appear to have back-fired against the Customs officials who stood to profit handsomely. After strong advocacy by this Embassy and others, including [...] | 2009-08-28 10:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PINR PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2208 | THE ASEAN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ASEAN plans to launch its newly-developed human rights body, the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) at the 15th ASEAN Summit in October in Thailand. Although local and international NGOs have already described the Terms of Reference (ToR) adopted by Fore [...] | 2009-08-31 12:18:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM DRL TH |
09BANGKOK2226 | SOUTHERN THAILAND: CONFLICT, CONFLICTING GOALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Issues of identity, language, violence against teachers, and quality of instruction are some of the key challenges facing the educational environment and its impact on life in southern Thailand, according to academic, government, and NGO interlocutors we engaged in southern Thai [...] | 2009-09-02 10:58:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH |
09BANGKOK225 | THAI PARLIAMENT OFFERS ASSENT FOR UPCOMING ASEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: After several months of delays, the Thai parliament on January 27 approved 41 ASEAN-related draft agreements, as required by the 2007 Thai Constitution, but sent two agreements to a specially-established scrutiny committee before final approval. The votes allow the RTG to sign [...] | 2009-01-28 10:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TH |
09BANGKOK2320 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CUSTOMS CONCERNS WITH DEPUTY FINANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: "I will work personally to address these customs problems," Deputy Finance Minister Pradit Phataraprasit told the Ambassador in a meeting on September 8. Pradit, a coalition member of the Abhisit Administration, is the face of the government's new reform plan to address at least [...] | 2009-09-11 09:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PINR PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2349 | THAILAND/ASEAN: REQUEST FOR USG CONCURRENCE OF TAC [...] (SBU) This is an action request: please provide a response to the request for U.S. concurrence with the proposed Third Protocol to allow the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) to be amended to enable regional organizations to accede to the TAC. 2. (SBU) Thailand, as cur [...] | 2009-09-16 07:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TH |
09BANGKOK2355 | THAI REACTION (GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS) TO DOL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: A senior Thai Foreign Ministry (MFA) representative negatively reacted September 10 to reftel talking points regarding the release of the Department of Labor's (DOL) list of goods believed to be produced by forced labor or child labor (mandated by the Trafficking Vi [...] | 2009-09-16 10:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PREL KTIP TH |
09BANGKOK2387 | "CAUSE I'M THE TAX MAN": PROPOSED EXCISE TAX CHANGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. companies have long complained about the burden of Thailand's excise taxes, which are particularly high on automobiles, gasoline, beer, wine, and distilled spirits. In recent weeks, several U.S. companies have approached the Mission seeking our advocacy efforts with regards [...] | 2009-09-18 09:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PINR PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2462 | Thailand: OPIC-supported Investment Fund [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for comments regarding the OPIC-supported Global Renewable Energy Investment Fund Program and the USRG Emerging Market Fund in particular, Post reviewed the Thai government's energy development strategy and confirms that the program and fund in question are [...] | 2009-09-28 09:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ELAB TH |
09BANGKOK2505 | Thailand Hopes for Nuclear Power by 2020 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thailand's 2007-2021 Power Development Plan (PDP) calls for nuclear production of electricity by 2020. Newly-revised goals call for 1,000 MW from nuclear power in each of four years beginning in 2020, which would account for about five percent of total electricity use. Author [...] | 2009-10-01 08:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA TRGY ENRG TH |
09BANGKOK2516 | Approval to Lease 4,000 NGV Buses for Bangkok May Not Be [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Thai Cabinet approved on September 29 a controversial proposal to lease, instead of buy, 4,000 buses for Bangkok. Opponents had alleged that the proposal was unjustified on economic grounds and likely involved kick-backs to the Phumjai Thai Party, which control [...] | 2009-10-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ELTN TH |
09BANGKOK2518 | THAILAND DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR UNITED NATIONS [...] (SBU) The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) sent a Diplomatic Note (Dipnote) to the U.S. Embassy September 15 announcing its decision to submit its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) from 2010-2013 in elections to be held in May 2010 and asking for U.S. support. The dipnote [...] | 2009-10-02 07:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN UNGA TH |
09BANGKOK2544 | Wanting to be Cooperative, Thailand Concerned about [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Concerned about potential obstacles to Thai exports to the United States, the Thai MFA hosted a seminar on the implications of U.S. regulations on maritime freight security, specifically the requirement to scan all containers "100 percent" by July 2012 per the 9/11 [...] | 2009-10-05 10:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS EWWT ETRD TH |
09BANGKOK2551 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH AGRICULTURE MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador called on Theera Wongsamut, the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, on October 2 to describe the objectives of a forthcoming seminar focusing on biotechnology and risk communications. The Ambassador also encouraged the Ministry's Department of Livestock Develo [...] | 2009-10-06 05:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2554 | NEW MEDIA, OLD DOGS AND NEW TRICKS: EAP PRESS WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) The EAP Press and Information Officers Workshop held in Bangkok, September 14-16, was an opportunity to review strategic responses to broad regional issues, deepen understanding of key messages and policy objectives from the new administration on global issues, and improve understanding o [...] | 2009-10-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO OIIP OPRC TH |
09BANGKOK2569 | LAO HMONG IN PETCHABUN: TENSIONS FLARE IN CAMP, [...] (SBU) On October 6 at approximately 7:30 pm local (Bangkok) time, a small group of Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) soldiers in the military-run camp for Lao Hmong in Petchabun fired their weapons in the air to disperse a crowd. Employees of an NGO in the camp described hearing (but not witnes [...] | 2009-10-07 10:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM SMIG TH LA |
09BANGKOK2597 | ENVIRONMENTALISTS VERSUS INDUSTRIALISTS: THE MAP TA PHUT [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 29, a Thai administrative court issued an injunction to halt 76 new industrial projects -- valued at $10 billion -- at the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Thailand's much vaunted Eastern Seaboard Industrial Development Zone over allegations that the government faile [...] | 2009-10-09 10:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2599 | THAI CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 10:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TH UNESCO |
09BANGKOK2655 | Bangkok Airport Receives Good Marks Despite Remaining [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) conducted an assessment of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) at the end of September. TSA noted that Airports of Thailand (AoT) has made noticeable progress with security measures in the past [...] | 2009-10-16 08:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC EAIR KHLS TH |
09BANGKOK2656 | THAI STOCK MARKET MOVES ON RUMORS OF KING'S HEALTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As widely reported in the local and international press, rumors of the King Bhumibol's ill health drove the Thai stock market into a frenzy for two straight days this week. Combined losses over the two days amounted nearly $13 billion, but the market was able to recover some of t [...] | 2009-10-16 10:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2678 | PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH ASIA-PACIFIC AMERICAN CHAMBERS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 16 meeting with the Ambassador and representatives of the Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce (APCAC),Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva expressed optimism that Thailand was on the path to economic recovery now that unemployment figures have stabili [...] | 2009-10-20 09:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2682 | CHINA SPARKS HYDRO DEBATE AT MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION [...] (SBU)SUMMARY. The unprecedented active participation of Chinese officials breathed life into the Mekong River Commission's previously tame annual stakeholders meeting in Chiang Rai on October 15-16. Government and NGO representatives engaged in a lively debate with the Chinese, who presented t [...] | 2009-10-20 09:50:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR CH ECON |
09BANGKOK2742 | AMBASSADOR WEIGHS IN ON DOW CHEMICAL PROJECT SUSPENSION [...] (U) Summary: As reported ref B, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has been ordered by Thailand's Central Administrative Court to halt construction in the Map Ta Phut industrial zone, where U.S. firms Dow Chemical and Chevron have multi-billion dollar projects underway. IEAT h [...] | 2009-10-28 07:13:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2766 | Thailand Supports U.S. Candidacy in IMO [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note on October 19. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied via diplomatic note on October 29 and stated that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) supports the re-election of the United States to the International Maritime Organization's (IM [...] | 2009-10-29 09:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT IMO PHSA UK TH |
09BANGKOK2767 | TRAIN ACCIDENT REVEALS UNION WOES AND MAY LEAD TO RAIL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Seven people were killed when an overnight Bangkok-bound express train derailed earlier this month. Citing the train crash as an example of the poor state of trains in Thailand, unionized railway workers in the deep South suspended local services, claiming that their [...] | 2009-10-29 09:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD TH |
09BANGKOK2768 | ASEAN SUMMITS: NO BREAKTHROUGHS ON THE TRADE FRONT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the October 23-25 ASEAN and East Asia Summits were logistically successful (reftel),the actual results emerging from the weekend's discussions on the trade front were limited. News touting multiple proposals to deepen the trading relationships in Asia may have dominated lo [...] | 2009-10-29 11:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2773 | THAILAND: PARTNERING FOR FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econoff forwarded a copy of the Secretary's letter on food security to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya on October 22. Econoff also conveyed reftel points on the US and UN proposal to Chulamanee Chartsuwan, Director of International Economic Policy at the Ministry of For [...] | 2009-10-30 09:15:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EAID ETRD TH |
09BANGKOK2808 | THAILAND LIKELY TO ABSTAIN OR SUPPORT U.N. [...] (SBU) Poloff conveyed reftel Goldstone report points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations official Chonvipat Changtrakul November 4, urging Thailand to oppose a U.N. General Assembly resolution or other efforts to pressure the Security Council on the matter [...] | 2009-11-05 00:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL TH |
09BANGKOK2817 | GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF MIGRANT WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: In July of this year, the Thai government began implementing an amnesty program for illegal migrant workers in Thailand. Employed migrants from Laos, Cambodia, and Burma may apply for temporary work permits and must have their nationality verified by their government. Those wh [...] | 2009-11-05 03:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM BM TH |
09BANGKOK2821 | GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO CRITICISMS OF MIGRANT WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: In July of this year, the Thai government began implementing an amnesty program for illegal migrant workers in Thailand. Employed migrants from Laos, Cambodia, and Burma may apply for temporary work permits and must have their nationality verified by their government. Those wh [...] | 2009-11-05 03:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM BM TH |
09BANGKOK2848 | PREPARING FOR SECRETARY LOCKE'S MEETING WITH THAILAND'S [...] (SBU) I encourage you to make time to meet with Thailand's Deputy Minister of Commerce, Alongkorn Ponlaboot, on the margins of APEC. Since Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva took office in December 2008, I have regularly engaged the Prime Minister and his administration, including Deputy Ministe [...] | 2009-11-06 09:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2963 | ASEAN WILDLIFE NETWORK SCORES WITH AFRICAN IVORY BUST [...] (U) Summary: In an important step forward against wildlife trafficking, the Royal Thai Police arrested two ivory traffickers on November 16 in Bangkok. The arrests came after a year-long joint investigation involving U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Royal Thai Police and the USG-supported A [...] | 2009-11-20 10:47:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID TH |
09BANGKOK2969 | MODERNIZING THAI CUSTOMS ONE STEP AT A TIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The newly appointed Director General of the Thai Customs Department, Dr. Somchai Sujjapongse, explained to us on November 11 that the government would modernize and reform Customs in three phases. The first would be a limited package to modify the penalty structure and would also [...] | 2009-11-23 10:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2975 | GTIP Grant Monitoring: Asian Research Center for Migration [...] (SBU) Summary: The Asian Research Center for Migration (AR CM) is proceeding with the study of labor brokerage firms that send Thai citizens to work abroad. While its research plan has altered significantly, including travel to alternate destinations with an increased number of staff, project [...] | 2009-11-24 03:35:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB TH |
09BANGKOK2984 | FOCUSED ON SPECIAL 301: ALONGKORN PROMOTES THAILAND'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on November 9, Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Ponlaboot and new Director General of Intellectual Property Pajchima Tanasanti emphasized to emboffs, visiting USTR official Rachel Bae and State Department IP official JoEllen Urban that the Abhisit Administration re [...] | 2009-11-24 09:25:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL TH |
09BANGKOK3010 | Thai Civilian Nuclear Energy Program: Renewed Focus and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In spite of anticipated community protests, Thailand appears committed to developing its civilian nuclear energy and research programs. The Royal Thai Government's (RTG) Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) hosted the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) earlier this month to di [...] | 2009-11-25 10:38:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA TRGY ENRG TH |
09BANGKOK3016 | CONVICTION IN ANOMA SHRIMP FACTORY LABOR TRAFFICKING CASE [...] (SBU) On November 26, a Thai criminal court convicted and sentenced the two defendants in the forced labor-related human trafficking (TIP) case involving the "Anoma" shrimp-peeling factory. According to the case prosecutor with whom we spoke November 27, the judge sentenced one offender to fi [...] | 2009-11-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM KTIP TH |
09BANGKOK3034 | ASEAN WORKS TOWARD COMMON CLIMATE CHANGE POSITION IN [...] SUMMARY: As chair of ASEAN Climate Change Working Group, Thailand's Environment minister hosted a ministerial on November 29 that brought ASEAN closer to a common negotiating position for the UNFCC Conference of Parties in Copenhagen. Thailand is circulating an ASEAN position paper with reques [...] | 2009-12-01 11:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG KGCC KGHG SENV TH |
09BANGKOK3046 | Thai Beef Up Implementation of Anti-Human Trafficking Law [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) officials detailed for Emboffs on November 20 continuing efforts by the Royal Thai Government (RTG) to combat human trafficking (TIP). Officials described various prevention and victim protection activities, includi [...] | 2009-12-02 10:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB TH |