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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00THEHAGUE1950 |
DUTCH CONFIRM EU PLANS FOR MINISTERIAL TROIKA [...] No summary [...] |
2000-06-28 11:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO NL OSCE EUN |
| 01VATICAN5288 |
POPE'S VISIT TO ARMENIA AND KAZAKHSTAN: VATICAN'S [...] No summary [...] |
2001-10-11 14:38:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AM KZ TU RO UP BO BU VT |
| 02ANKARA8089 |
TURKS LUKEWARM ABOUT LUKASHENKO'S ATTENDANCE AT [...] No summary [...] |
2002-11-08 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO TU NATO |
| 02HANOI2622 |
NONG DUC MANH VISITS RUSSIA AND BELARUS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. NONG DUC MANH, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM (CPV), VISITED RUSSIA OCTOBER 9- 13 AND BELARUS OCTOBER 13-15. ALL SIDES HAVE DESCRIBED THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED VISITS AS "SUCCESSFUL." MANH'S FOCUS WAS ON IMPROVING TRADE AND REAFFIRMING HIS "STRONG PERSONAL R [...] |
2002-10-30 09:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ETRD EAID ECON BO RS VM |
| 03KUWAIT3360 |
NO BELARUS VISIT FOR KUWAITI SPORTS MINISTER [...] (C) Per Ref. A, the Ambassador briefed FonMin U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah on the background of Belarusian Sports Minister Yuri Sivakov during their July 27 meeting (other topics septel). 2. (C) Al-Jarallah said he could not confirm that Sivakov had extended any invitation to Sheikh Fahd Al-Jaber [...] |
2003-07-27 15:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KU BO |
| 03ROME2137 |
GOI AGREES ON NEED TO COORDINATE "STEP BY [...] (C) MFA RUSSIA OFFICE DIRECTOR ROSA ANNA CONIGLIO SAID THAT POINTS REFTEL, WHICH POLOFF ORIGINALLY DELIVERED MAY 6, WERE USED AS FOOD FOR THOUGHT AT THE EU COEST MEETING (AT 25) IN BRUSSELS THE FOLLOWING DAY. SHE SAID THAT ALL EU MEMBERS AND ASPIRANTS AGREED - THE US "STEP BY STEP" AND EU B [...] |
2003-05-15 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU BO OSCE |
| 03ROME4230 |
ITALY'S EU PRESIDENCY - THE WAY AHEAD ON BELARUS [...] (C) ON SEPTEMBER 16, MFA NIS DESK OFFICER LORENZO ORTONA CONFIRMED TO POLOFF THAT THE DRAFT US-EU STATEMENT ON BELARUS WE PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENCY WAS DISCUSSED AT THE SEPTEMBER 12 PSC IN BRUSSELS. ORTONA SAID THAT WHILE ITALY AND THE OTHER MEMBER STATES AGREED WITH THE SUBSTANCE OF THE DRAF [...] |
2003-09-17 11:09:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO IT EUN |
| 03THEHAGUE1732 |
DUTCH ON BELARUS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-07 14:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO NL EUN |
| 04ANKARA6114 |
SPONSORING RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN BELARUS [...] (U) We presented reftel demarche October 27 to Turkish MFA Human Rights officer Serhat Aksen. Aksen personally concurred with the statements in the demarche and said he would consult his colleagues regarding appropriate action before the Turkish holiday weekend begins the afternoon of Thursda [...] |
2004-10-28 09:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM BO TU |
| 04BRUSSELS1162 |
U.S.-EU DISCUSS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At U.S.-EU COEST consultations on March 16, EUR DAS Steven Pifer and EU interlocutors agreed that Russian progress on democracy and human rights and cooperation with the U.S. and EU in the former Soviet space were central to building a better strategic relationship with Russia. E [...] |
2004-03-19 09:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UP BO MD EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1623 |
EU REACTION TO POTENTIAL POSITIVE STEPS FOR BELARUS [...] (C) Mission passed ref a points April 15 to Carl Hartzell, East Europe and Caucasus specialist of the Council's Policy Unit. Hartzell reviewed them briefly, and said they seemed reasonable, and in fact went further than the EU was thinking at this time. The EU was also looking at steps to inc [...] |
2004-04-15 16:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS2610 |
EU UPDATE ON GEORGIA, MOLDOVA, UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. On June 17, EU High Rep Solana's advisor for the CIS, Kees Van Rij, reviewed developments in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine with visiting Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Pascual. Van Rij gave a readout of EU High Rep Solana's meeting the day before with Georgian [...] |
2004-06-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UP BO MD RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS3224 |
EU MAY ACT TO BAN BELARUSIAN SPORTS MINISTER FROM [...] (C) Summary. The EU is looking seriously at steps it can take to ban Belarusian Sports Minister Sivakov from the Olympic games. Greece supports a ban, but wants to approach the International Olympic Committee first, as visas are issued along with IOC credentials, and Sivakov is likely to a [...] |
2004-07-30 07:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KOLY PHUM PREL GR BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4119 |
European Parliament (EP) Plenary September [...] SUMMARY: The September 13-16 EP plenary included debate on Iraq and Darfur. External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten criticized U.S. policy on terrorism and Iraq. MEPs qualified the Darfur situation as "tantamount to genocide." Also, the EP passed a resolution criticizing human rights [...] |
2004-09-27 13:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF IZ SU CD BO CY TU EUN AID ICTY USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS4944 |
COMMISSION AND COUNCIL RESPONSES ON NOV. 22 GAERC [...] (U) PolOffs have delivered Ref A points to contacts in the Council Secretariat and the personal staff of new External Relations Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner (who will be attending her first GAERC as a Commissioner on Monday). MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS ------------------------- 2. (C) XXXXXXXXXXX X [...] |
2004-11-19 15:41:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MASS MARR IR CH BO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BUENOSAIRES3216 |
URGENT DEMARCE CONCERNING THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-16 17:17:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM IR BO ZI SU AR UNGA |
| 04THEHAGUE1880 |
DUTCH ON EXCLUDING BELARUSIAN MINISTER FROM THE [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-26 15:31:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | KOLY PHUM PREL BO NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2764 |
UNGA 59/BELARUS - SPONSORING RESOLUTION ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-27 13:36:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM BO NL EUN |
| 04THEHAGUE2992 |
NETHERLANDS: BELARUS PARTICIPATION IN CEI SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-17 16:26:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SI BO NL EUN |
| 04VILNIUS1512 |
CODEL HASTINGS PRAISES LITHUANIAN EFFORTS IN [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Alcee Hastings, attending a GOL-sponsored conference on the promotion of democracy in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and the South Caucasus, met with President Adamkus and parliamentary (Seimas) and GOL foreign policy experts on December 3 to discuss the current Ukrainian [...] |
2004-12-13 04:54:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UK BO LH |
| 05ALMATY4290 |
DELIVERY OF JCIC-DIP-05-019 TO THE MINISTRY OF [...] On 5 December 2005, DTRO-Almaty delivered JCIC-DIP-05- 019, "Annual START SLCM Declarations," to CPT Radik Zhakirov, Duty Officer, Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Center, Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense. CPT Zhakirov had no comments and no reaction. 2. (U) POC [...] |
2005-12-05 03:54:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT KTIA PARM US RS UP BO KZ DTRO |
| 05ASUNCION1468 |
PARAGUAY: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) On 11/30, PolOff discussed reftel points with the MFA's Director of International Organizations, Julio Peralta. Mr. Peralta indicated that in the past Paraguayan NGO's and the GOP, mainly through the Elections Tribunal (TSJE), have monitored elections in the region. Peralta also indicated [...] |
2005-11-30 21:12:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO PA |
| 05ASUNCION511 |
PARAGUAY SUPPORTS BELARUS RESOLUTION AT UNCHR [...] (U) On 4/13, UK Charge (representing the EU) and PolCoun met with Acting Foreign Minister Jose Martinez Lezcano urging Paraguay to vote against the no action motion on Belarus and in favor of the resolution before the UNCHR conveying concerns about human rights abuses in Belarus. Martinez c [...] |
2005-04-15 15:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BO PA PDEM |
| 05ASUNCION668 |
PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON CUBAS KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATION [...] (U) As reported in the press, a dissident Patria Libre party (PPL) member testified that a Colombian national who advised the PPL faction responsible for the kidnapping and murder of former President Raul Cubas's daughter, Cecilia Cubas (ref B), recommended that the group kill Ms. Cubas after [...] |
2005-05-18 20:43:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM AR BO BR CO PA VE |
| 05BRASILIA3134 |
BRAZIL: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) On 29 November PolCounselor delivered reftel demarche to Clemente Baena Soares, Andean Division Chief at the Ministry for External Relations. (Note: Per ref request, PolCouns attempted to inform and coordinate with Bolivian Embassy regarding the demarche, but Bolivian diplomats did not re [...] |
2005-11-30 16:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BR BO |
| 05BRATISLAVA1010 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 23, 2005 [...] (C) NGO Obciansko-demokraticka mladez (Citizens' Association for Democratic Youth) has made a deal with center-right parties SDKU and KDH to act as their official mud-slingers / Smer fact-checkers in the upcoming parliamentary campaign. During the 2002 campaign, Obciansko-demokraticka mlade [...] |
2005-12-23 13:35:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KPAO SOCI UP BO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA804 |
SLOVAKIA: BELARUS IS DETERIORATING, NEEDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 30, DCM and Poloff (notetaker) delivered reftel demarche to Stefan Rozkopal, MFA Director for CIS and Balkan Peninsula Countries. Rozkopal, who had met the day before with two opposition politicians from Minsk, offered Slovakia's support for democratization effor [...] |
2005-10-03 14:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KDEM PGOV LO BO |
| 05BRATISLAVA831 |
EUR PDAS KURT VOLKER'S MEETING WITH V-10 POLDIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 meeting with V-10 PolDirs, visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker heard frank and honest opinions -- and some colorful discussion -- about the current status of the transatlantic partnership. The PolDirs, who noted that such a meeting could never have been pulled to [...] |
2005-10-08 20:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU IZ BO LO NATO RU |
| 05BRATISLAVA861 |
SLOVAKIA'S VIEWS OF U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS [...] (C) Charge discussed Deputies Committee decisions on policy toward Belarus (ref A) with MFA Director for CIS and Balkans Stefan Rozkopal Oct. 21. Rozkopal provided a preliminary reaction to some of the points, but said the GOS hoped to have a clearer picture of the situation and how to inf [...] |
2005-10-24 06:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO LO EUN |
| 05BRATISLAVA924 |
SLOVAKS DISCUSS BELARUS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of recent meetings we have engaged our Slovak interlocutors in both the GOS and NGO community about democracy promotion efforts and strategy in Belarus, and spoken with several visiting Belarusian opposition figures about Slovak and EU engagement in the country. [...] |
2005-11-18 16:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ETRD PREL SOCI PINR BO LO |
| 05BRATISLAVA939 |
GUIDANCE REQUEST: SLOVAKS BUYING MILITARY SUPPLIES [...] SUMMARY AND GUIDANCE REQUEST. The Slovak Ministry of Defense has signed contracts with a Slovak firm to purchase replacement military parts made in Belarus. Embassy Bratislava requests guidance on the USG's view of a NATO ally indirectly purchasing military supplies from Belarus. END SUMMARY A [...] |
2005-11-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PM LO BO |
| 05BRATISLAVA979 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, DECEMBER 12, 2005 [...] (C) SMK MP Laszlo Nagy told Poloff on December 7 that the SMK party continues to develop venues through which to promote democracy in Belarus. Having signed agreements with opposition parties in Minsk already, Nagy said that he has met with the Minister of Education to begin discussions of [...] |
2005-12-12 14:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR ETRD SOCI BO LO |
| 05DUBLIN1321 |
IRELAND SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN BELARUS [...] (C) On October 25, emboff delivered reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Director Ruaidhri Dowling and Eastern Europe and Russia desk officer Conleth Brady. Dowling said that Ireland generally agrees with and supports the USG policy tow [...] |
2005-10-26 10:58:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV EUN BO EI USAID |
| 05DUBLIN1360 |
PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND UNEASY ON MACEDONIA, [...] (C) Summary: On November 3, Post delivered ref A and B demarches to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent. Kelly noted the EU's challenge in playing tough with Syria without derailing EuroMed diplomacy and the Barcelona Anniversary Summit. He said that Ireland was n [...] |
2005-11-04 15:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL KPAL SY YI EAGR MK ETRD BO EI EUN |
| 05DUBLIN1442 |
IRELAND UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-28 16:50:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO EI |
| 05GENEVA1326 |
JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI AND RUSSIAN [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-003. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 below contain the official translations of the texts of the Delegation Lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani and Russian Delegations, respectively, for Part I of JCIC-XXVII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...] |
2005-06-01 11:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1339 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON GROUND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-009. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 27, 2005, to discuss the U.S.-proposed exchange of l [...] |
2005-06-02 05:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1342 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RSM-56 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-010. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 27, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group meeting with all Parties present was held at the U.S. Mission on May 27, 2005. The U.S. Delegation ask [...] |
2005-06-02 06:34:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1361 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON SS-25 [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-011. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on May 30, 2005, to discuss the problems encountered d [...] |
2005-06-03 09:01:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1363 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-013. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:07 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 31, 2005, at which all Parties were repr [...] |
2005-06-03 10:12:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1365 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-014. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 31, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) Meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on May 31, 2005, to discuss the results of the Trident [...] |
2005-06-03 11:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1387 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-015. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 1, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 1, 2005, to discuss SS-25, SS-27, and [...] |
2005-06-07 04:08:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1388 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON RUSSIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-012. 2. (U) Meeting Date: May 30, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on May 30, 2005, to discuss Russian-proposed S-Series Joi [...] |
2005-06-07 04:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1391 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-018. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 5:10 - 5:50 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, to discuss inspection procedures to address [...] |
2005-06-07 06:20:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1394 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S.-HOSTED RECEPTION, JUNE 2, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-019. 2. (U) At a U.S.-hosted reception, held on June 2 at the U.S. Mission, Delegation members engaged the other participating Delegations' members from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine on various topics under discussion in the JCIC. Those conversations are [...] |
2005-06-07 10:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1401 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-017. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 5:05 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Working Group Meeting was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, at which Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, and the [...] |
2005-06-07 11:56:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1403 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) SECOND WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-016. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A second Working Group meeting with all Parties present was held at the Russian Mission on June 2, 2005, to d [...] |
2005-06-08 04:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1404 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON GROUND [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-021. 2. The texts at paragraphs 3-6 below are the letters on the ground transportation understanding that were signed and exchanged between the Russian Federation and the United States, and the Russian Federation and Belarus, at the final meeting of the first part of JC [...] |
2005-06-08 05:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1411 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) BILATERAL MEETING ON UKRAINIAN [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-022. 2. (U) Meeting Date: June 7, 2005 Time: 11:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva SUMMARY 3. (S) A Ukraine-initiated bilateral meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on June 7, 2005, to discuss Ukrainian proposal [...] |
2005-06-08 06:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1415 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON BULAVA, JUNE 7, [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-024. 2. The texts in paragraphs 3-6 below are JCIC Agreement Numbers 52 and 53, and Joint Statement Numbers 37 and 38, respectively, that were signed or initialed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The documents were completed at the U.S. Mission in [...] |
2005-06-08 08:32:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1417 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED ON REPLACEMENT OF [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-025. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Agreement 54, "Replacement of Radiation Detection Equipment," that was signed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The document was completed at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 7, 2005. 3. Begin text [...] |
2005-06-08 08:48:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1418 |
JCIC-XXVII: DOCUMENT SIGNED "ON CHANGES TO THE [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-026. 2. The text at paragraph 3 below is JCIC Joint Statement Number S-21, that was initialed at the final meeting of the first part of JCIC-XXVII. The document was completed at the U.S. Mission in Geneva on June 7, 2005. This document does not include the classified [...] |
2005-06-08 10:00:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA1419 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) FINAL MEETING OF PART ONE OF [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-023. 2. (U) The Parties met, with all delegation members of each Party present, at the U.S. Mission on June 7, 2005 for the final meeting of this part of the session. At the meeting, all Parties expressed their satisfaction for the work of the session. It had been [...] |
2005-06-08 10:43:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2599 |
REPORT ON BELARUS ACCESSION TO THE WTO - INFORMAL [...] Summary. At the close of Belarus' last WTO Working Party (WP) meeting in May 2005, the WP Chair was unable to confirm support among WTO Members to hold another WP meeting for Belarus this year, so it was decided that informal consultations would be held on Monday, October 24. These consultat [...] |
2005-10-26 12:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BO WTRO USTR |
| 05GENEVA2636 |
JCIC-XXVII: RESUMPTION OF JCIC-XXVII (PART II) [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-029. 2. The Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) resumed operations on October 31, 2005. Addressees are requested to route cable traffic on all START-related issues, as well as INF implementation and compliance [...] |
2005-10-31 09:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2669 |
JCIC-XXVII: BELARUSIAN, KAZAKHSTANI, RUSSIAN AND [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-031. 2. Paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6 below contain the official translations of the texts of the delegation lists for the Belarusian, Kazakhstani, Russian and Ukrainian Delegations, respectively, for Part II of JCIC-XXVII. 3. Begin text (Belarus): [...] |
2005-11-02 11:18:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2682 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON A [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-034. 2. (U) Meeting Date: October 31, 2005 Time: 3:00 - 4:35 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on October 31, 2005, to discuss a [...] |
2005-11-03 10:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2683 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) TAYLOR-BORYAK DINNER, OCTOBER 30, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-032. 2. Meeting Date: October 30, 2005 Time: 7:00 - 8:15 P.M. Place: Restaurant Le Creux-de-Genthod Participants: U.S. Russia Mr. Taylor Mr. Boryak ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) U.S. JCIC Representa [...] |
2005-11-03 10:16:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2685 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-037. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 1, 2005, to dis [...] |
2005-11-03 10:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2690 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-035. 2. (S) Meeting Date: November 1, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 1, 2005, [...] |
2005-11-04 06:15:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2712 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-038. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) At a heads of delegation (HOD) meeting, held at the U.S. Mission on November 2 at which all [...] |
2005-11-08 06:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2719 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-039. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 2, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:30 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 2, 2005, to discuss the Ukrainian [...] |
2005-11-08 10:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2726 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-040. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss the U.S [...] |
2005-11-09 05:41:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2734 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-041. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 3, 2005 Time: 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 3, 2005, to discuss [...] |
2005-11-09 07:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2735 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) U.S. CLOSING PLENARY STATEMENT, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-049. 2. (U) At paragraph 3 is the text of the U.S. statement that was made at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Russian Mission on November 9, 200 [...] |
2005-11-09 08:36:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2738 |
JCIC-XXVII: UNCLASSIFIED ATTACHMENT TO THE U.S. [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-047. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of the Unclassified Attachment to the U.S. closing plenary statement -- Coordinated Plenary Statement on Reentry Vehicle Inspections of Trident II SLBMs -- that was made at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of t [...] |
2005-11-09 09:44:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2739 |
JCIC-XXVII: INITIALED JOINT STATEMENT NUMBER 39 [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-048. 2. At paragraph 3 is the text of Joint Statement Number 39 "On First Stages of SS-25 ICBMs Burned Without Nozzles Attached" that was initialed by all Parties in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 8, 2005. 3. Begin text: [...] |
2005-11-09 10:10:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2741 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-052. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Russian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the R [...] |
2005-11-09 10:57:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2748 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON TRIDENT [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-042. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005 Time: 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (U) A Working Group meeting was held at the Russian Mission on November 7, 2005, to further [...] |
2005-11-09 13:09:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2749 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN GRIEVANCES WITH CTR AND [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-046. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) Ukraine took the opportunity, during a bilateral meeting at the U.S. Mission on November 8, 2005, [...] |
2005-11-10 03:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2750 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) RUSSIAN-HOSTED RECEPTION, [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-033. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Event: Russian-Hosted Reception Time: 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva AND Meeting Date: November 9, 2005 [...] |
2005-11-10 04:03:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2751 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-043. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 7, 2005 Time: 3:30 - 5:40 P.M. Place: Russian Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting, followed by a Working Group meeting, were held at the Russ [...] |
2005-11-10 05:49:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2753 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) WORKING GROUP MEETING ON [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-044. 2. (U) Meeting Date: November 8, 2005 Time: 10:15 - 11:30 A.M. Place: U.S. Mission, Geneva ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (S) A working group meeting was held at the U.S. Mission on November 8, 2005, to discuss Russian con [...] |
2005-11-10 06:24:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2755 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) BELARUSIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-050. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Belarusian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at th [...] |
2005-11-10 07:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2756 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) KAZAKHSTANI CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-051. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Kazakhstani statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of Part II of the Twenty-seventh Session of the Start Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at t [...] |
2005-11-10 08:02:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2757 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) UKRAINIAN CLOSING PLENARY [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-053. 2. (U) The text at paragraph 3 is the official translation of the Ukrainian statement that was delivered at the closing plenary meeting of the Twenty-seventh Session of the START Treaty's Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC), held at the Russian Mi [...] |
2005-11-10 08:19:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2760 |
JCIC-XXVII: CLOSE-OUT OF PART TWO OF JCIC-XXVII [...] This is JCIC-XXVII-056. 2. This is the end of operations for the second part of JCIC-XXVII. The next meeting of the JCIC will be conducted at a date yet to be determined. Washington and other addresses are requested to continue to include U.S. Mission Geneva, slugged "Geneva for JCIC" o [...] |
2005-11-10 08:59:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GENEVA2761 |
JCIC-XXVII: (U) LIST OF REPORTING CABLES [...] (U) This is JCIC-XXVII-055. 2. (S) Following is the listing of Geneva cables from Part II of JCIC-XXVII reporting activity during the period October 31 - November 9, 2005. JCIC-XXVII-029 (GENEVA 2636) JCIC-XXVII: (U) RESUMPTION OF JCIC-XXVII (PART II) OPERATIONS JCIC-XXVII-030 (GENE [...] |
2005-11-10 09:04:00 | US Mission Geneva | SECRET | PARM KACT US RS UP BO KZ START JCIC INF |
| 05GUATEMALA2690 |
GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-30 22:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BO GT OAS |
| 05HELSINKI1146 |
FINLAND SUPPORTIVE OF COORDINATED U.S-EU EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: The GOF welcomes U.S. efforts to coordinate a robust Belarus strategy with EU partners. It views a strong message to Lukashenko as desirable and welcomes democracy promotion and outreach to civil society. However, the GOF cautions that the U.S. and EU must commit for the long-ter [...] |
2005-10-27 12:52:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID BO FI PROG EUN |
| 05HELSINKI1170 |
FINNISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche to EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala, who highlighted the Balkans, ICTY cooperation, Syria, Iran and the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) among Finnish priorities for the November GAERC. 2. (SBU) BALKANS: Syrjala anticipated (correctly) that former Mar [...] |
2005-11-02 13:29:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID BO KPAL IZ SY YI EAGR MK ETRD FI EUN EU GAERC |
| 05HELSINKI1234 |
FINLAND: NO MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) Poloff spoke with MFA desk officer for Bolivia Anu-Vuori Kiikeri on November 28 about the rescheduled Dec. 18 elections. Kiikeri had just returned from a visit to La Paz where she attended a meeting of EU ambassadors. She said that Finland will not send election monitors to Bolivia. Fi [...] |
2005-11-28 14:30:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO FI |
| 05HELSINKI312 |
FINLAND: BELARUS RESOLUTION AT THE UNCHR [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM BO FI UNHRC PDEM |
| 05ISTANBUL329 |
MUNICIPALITY TO FUND ISTANBUL TIP SHELTER, BUT [...] Summary and comment: In recent Istanbul meetings on trafficking in persons (TIP), G/TIP officer Jennifer Donnelly discussed the upcoming TIP report and Turkey's Tier 2 watch list placement with Istanbul prosecutors, municipal and governorate officials and the leading Turkish NGO on TIP issues. [...] |
2005-02-28 14:25:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU BO MD PHUM KCRM PGOV KJUS TIP IN TURKEY |
| 05ISTANBUL38 |
ISTANBUL POLICE ON TIP AND MURDER OF BELARUSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27, poloff met with Osman Kaplan, Deputy Director of the Foreigners Unit of the Istanbul Police Department, to follow up on trafficking in persons issues raised during the visit of a Moldavan anti-TIP government delegation (ref B) and the murder of a Belarusian woman [...] |
2005-01-11 07:37:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU BO MD KCRM PGOV KJUS |
| 05KABUL5076 |
THE DIPLOMATIC COMMUNITY DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) On December 13, 2006, a diplomatic delegation lead by Canadian Ambassador David Sproule delivered a demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Abdullah addressing the arrest, trial proceedings, and jail sentence of Afghan journalist Ali Mohaqiq Nasab. The delegation included Amb [...] |
2005-12-15 04:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP |
| 05LIMA2397 |
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS CANDIDATE [...] (C) The Ambassador reiterated our request for Peru to support the candidacy of Paolo Carozza for commissioner on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Ref B) to Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Political Affairs Oscar Maurtua on 5/27. Maurtua said that Peru is being heavily lob [...] |
2005-05-27 22:13:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PE BO |
| 05LIMA2461 |
PERU TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTER-AMERICAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-02 20:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PE BO OAS |
| 05LIMA5099 |
PERU ON MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] On 11/28, D/Polcouns presented reftel demarche on the need for monitors for the Bolivian elections to the Foreign Ministry's Bolivia Desk Officer, Manuel De Cossio. De Cossio said he was not aware of any intention within the GOP to provide election monitors to Bolivia, but would consult withi [...] |
2005-11-30 21:38:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO PE |
| 05LJUBLJANA764 |
SLOVENIA ON BELARUS POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Slovenia currently has a significant (for its size) commercial relationship with Belarus totaling around USD 30 million in trade; politically, relations are cool. The Government of Slovenia (GOS) agrees that it is important for the US and EU to have a coordinated approach to [...] |
2005-10-28 07:18:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SI BO |
| 05MINSK1006 |
POLICE DISRUPT U.S. DIPLOMAT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Gomel Police officers disrupted a meeting between NGOs and two Emboffs on August 24 and prevented the latter from leaving for 40 minutes. Poloff presented his dipcard to police officers and was held until two more police and an immigration officer arrived. The immigration officer [...] |
2005-08-24 14:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1013 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 24, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ Authorities Annul Two Weekly Papers' Registration 2. On August 22, Minsk authorities deregistered Denpress (i.e. the company that produces the independent we [...] |
2005-08-26 14:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1022 |
Resuscitating the Soviet Idelogical Machine [...] (U) Summary: Under Presiden Lukashenko, Belarus has adopted an "official Belrusian ideology," which in many respects is remiiscent of that promulgated under communism. The oficial ideology is to be taught in schools, univrsities and workplaces, through the media and th Orthodox Church. Belar [...] |
2005-08-31 10:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHU ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1023 |
Press Accuses Marines of Smuggling, Romance [...] (C) Summary: The independent, but pro-Lukashenko, weekly newspaper Obozrevatel ("Observer") ran a story August 26 accusing Embassy Minsk's Marine Security Guards and other Emboffs of smuggling campaign literature into Belarus for the opposition in 2001. The paper admits this article is in res [...] |
2005-08-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1026 |
MFA RESPONDS TO DIP NOTE ON DETAINED U.S. DIPLOMAT [...] (U) On August 31 Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials called in CDA to discuss the results of the MFA's investigation into the August 23 detention of Poloff and LES political assistant in Gomel (reftel). Pavel Pustovoi and Alexander Strigelsky of the MFA Americas Desk reported police in Gome [...] |
2005-09-01 05:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1040 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 31, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Parliamentarians Extremely Critical of USG Response to Hurricane Katrina On September 1, Chairman of the Commission for [...] |
2005-09-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1041 |
Georgian Activists Released and Have Left [...] (C) Summary: On September 2, two detained Georgians won their court appeal, were released, and immediately left Belarus for Kiev. The Kmara activists were arrested in Minsk on August 24 for invalid documents and then sentenced to 15 days for insulting their cellmate. With help from a Belarus [...] |
2005-09-02 14:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG BO |
| 05MINSK1052 |
Lukashenko Continues His Slander Campaign [...] Summary: President Lukashenko continues to slander the U.S. and the Belarusian opposition via the state- controlled media on a daily basis. In recent speeches he has accused the U.S. and the West of trying to destabilize Belarus using the country's ethnic Poles as pawns and training revoluti [...] |
2005-09-06 12:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1054 |
IISEPS in Trouble Again [...] (SBU) On September 2 Oleg Manaev, head of the deregistered polling agency IISEPS, discussed IISEPS' latest troubles with the authorities with Poloff. Belarus' Supreme Court revoked IISEPS' registration in April (reftel). Maneav subsequently registered IISEPS in Lithuania. In July, the Minist [...] |
2005-09-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1055 |
Media Polling: Most Watch, Distrust State News [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2 the head of the IISEPS polling service provided polling results for a June poll ISEPS conducted on media access in Belarus. The poll found that a minority of Belarusians have access to satellite TV or the internet, and that over 80% watch Belarusian state televis [...] |
2005-09-06 14:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1062 |
Regional Opposition Malaise [...] (C) Summary: In the past month Poloffs visited three mid-sized Belarusian cities, each an hour or two from Minsk, to the west, northeast and southeast. In each we found a shrinking and demoralized opposition struggling to stay alive. Most were at a loss as to how to promote themselves to the [...] |
2005-09-07 08:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1074 |
BELARUS WILL NOT FULFILL ILO RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The deadline for Belarus to fulfill ILO recommendations on labor rights is approaching, but Belarus has yet to make any improvements. The ILO representative in Minsk admitted that technically, the GOB has made some "progress", but in reality, these recommendations are not realiz [...] |
2005-09-08 11:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1075 |
"Privatization Not For Slavs" [...] (C) Summary: On August 19, Lukashenko opined that Slavs are not mentally ready for privatization and, therefore, private farms have no future in Belarus. According to Lukashenko, the state collective is the best option and must be preserved. The president's statements drew sharp criticism fr [...] |
2005-09-08 11:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1079 |
Would You Go on Holiday in Belarus? [...] (U) Summary: President Lukashenko decided this year that tourism in Belarus must increase, and the GOB issued a number of new laws to ensure that it does. Lukashenko also wants stricter enforcement of hunting legislation. Agro and eco tourism are slowly taking off in rural regions, but thos [...] |
2005-09-08 13:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1086 |
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SET TO BE IN EARLY SUMMER [...] Summary: The chair of the Central Election Committee (CEC) announced on August 30 that the 2006 presidential election would be held no later than July 20. The chair of the CEC explained the basic rules for an election campaign while not trying to hide her pro-Lukashenko attitude. She predic [...] |
2005-09-12 05:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1090 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 7, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Belarusian Trafficker Extradited from Spain On September 2, Spanish police arrested and extradited a Belarusian woman suspected of involvement in an inte [...] |
2005-09-12 10:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1099 |
Lukashenko to Help Opposition [...] (C) Summary: Lukashenko recently announced he would assist the opposition in finding a venue for their convention inside Belarus. This statement came after all venues in the country already rejected the opposition's application. The 10+'s organizer, Aleksandr Bukhvostov, has been in contact [...] |
2005-09-13 14:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1106 |
The Few, The Timid, The Youth Groups [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with a series of non-partisan youth NGOs to determine young peoples' attitudes to the present and future of Belarus. All of the youth organization leaders criticized GOB policies regarding youth and democracy. They also painted a dismal picture of the situation for [...] |
2005-09-15 07:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO CH |
| 05MINSK1107 |
Tourism Part II: An Examination of Agrotourism [...] Summary: (U) The GOB has a two-part program for tourism: to increase tourism within Belarus by Belarusians and to increase the number of foreign tourists to Belarus. On September 3 and 4, Emboffs set off to test the tourism waters, starting with an overnight at an agrotourism farm. They also [...] |
2005-09-15 07:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1126 |
Unexpectedly Active Opposition in Southwest [...] (C) Summary: September 12 was the tenth anniversary of the Belarusian military shooting down a hot air balloon and killing the two American pilots. Emboffs and local residents visited the crash site. While in the region, Emboffs also visited local civil society leaders in three nearby small [...] |
2005-09-16 10:30:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC BO |
| 05MINSK1129 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 14, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Opposition Congress Secures Location, But Wants More Following Lukashenko's instruction to Minsk city officials to assist the opposition 10+ coalition [...] |
2005-09-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1145 |
Trade with Russia Falls under New VAT Rules [...] Summary: In January Belarus and Russia switched the way VAT on bilateral trade is paid. President Lukashenko and other GOB officials constantly state this change benefited Belarus, and bilateral trade has increased. However, the GOB's own statistics show a 8.9 percent drop in commerce with Be [...] |
2005-09-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BO |
| 05MINSK1146 |
Who's Taking over Djem Bank? [...] Summary: Since late July the GOB has been exerting heavy pressure on foreign owned Djem Bank. The National Bank of Belarus admitted it misused the law to take control of the bank. It then revoked a number of Djem's licenses, demanding the bank return USD 16.5 million it loaned abroad to Belar [...] |
2005-09-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1148 |
Beaten Zubr Hospitalized [...] (SBU) Summary: Nikita Sasim, one of the Zubr youth group's coordinators, was punched several times by OMON riot police as they dispersed a protest September 16. He went to the hospital that evening and was diagnosed with a concussion. He will remain in hospital until September 22. Zubr claim [...] |
2005-09-20 14:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BO PGOV |
| 05MINSK1155 |
Chernobyl Report Met with Criticism by Some [...] (C) Summary: The Chernobyl Forum, comprised of several UN organizations, recently released its report on the consequences of the Chernobyl accident 20 years later. The report predicts much lower deaths and health effects than previously predicted and calls earlier assessments "exaggerated an [...] |
2005-09-22 10:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV MNUC SENV TBIO TRGY BO |
| 05MINSK1159 |
Minsk Wants Bilateral WTO Negotiations [...] (U) Summary: Econoff met September 13 with MFA representatives Anton Kudasov, Deputy Director of the Directorate of Foreign Trade, and Sergey Gulevich, Deputy Head of the Division of Foreign Trade Policy, to discuss Belarus' accession to the World Trade Organization. Kudasov argued strongly fo [...] |
2005-09-23 05:34:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ECIN WTRO BO |
| 05MINSK1163 |
Bombing in Vitebsk [...] At 2217 hours on September 22 a small bomb detonated inside a discotheque at 35A Lenin Street in Vitebsk, north-eastern Belarus. Approximately 40 people were injured, three or four of them are considered to be in serious but not life-threatening condition. There were no fatalities and no Americ [...] |
2005-09-23 12:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PTER PGOV CASC BO |
| 05MINSK1164 |
MOJ: Any Political Organization Must Register [...] (U) On September 19 Minister of Justice Viktor Golovanov signed a "postanovlenie" (ruling, or ordinance) regulating the political activities of Belarusians. Specifically, the ruling demands that, "Before conducting any events of a political character or forming any blocs of political parties, [...] |
2005-09-23 13:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1165 |
Flaws in Single Candidate Process [...] (C) Summary: The independent election observation NGO Partnership recently released a report on the conduct of the opposition 10+ coalition's single candidate process. Partnership documented numerous instances of harassment by the regime, but also pointed out failings by the oppositiQ, such as [...] |
2005-09-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1167 |
Protestant Churches Pressured [...] (SBU) Summary: The New Life Church has employed numerous techniques to protest the GOB's denial of its re- registration, but thus far without success. The latest meeting between the church and the GOB has proven unfruitful and neither side will yield its position; thus a cooperative resolutio [...] |
2005-09-26 08:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF BO |
| 05MINSK1169 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 23, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. GOB Customs Service "Stays Outside Politics" On September 16, the State Customs Committee announced that the GOB has not ordered the Belarusian customs [...] |
2005-09-27 05:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1177 |
Largest Private Bank Offers Foreign Policy Advice [...] (SBU) Summary: The chairman of the Austrian holding company that owns Priorbank, the largest and most internationally recognized private bank in Belarus, recently stated his company has been seeking a change in EU policy vis-Q-vis Belarus. Dr. Herbert Stepic, the Chairman of Raiffeisen Inter [...] |
2005-09-28 10:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1192 |
New Poll - Lukashenko Already Winning [...] (U) Summary: NOVAK released the results of its August - September survey and presented an analysis to Pol Chief on September 27. Lukashenko's rating jumped 5 percentage points while the leading opposition contenders' ratings remained below one percent. However, the percentage of those who di [...] |
2005-09-29 13:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1193 |
Narodnaya Volya Hits Rock Bottom [...] (SBU) Summary: A district court froze independent newspaper Narodnaya Volya's bank account and assets on September 27. The court also demanded it pay BYR 100 million damages awarded to a government official in a June lawsuit. With its account frozen and little time to collect the needed sum, [...] |
2005-09-30 05:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1194 |
Single Opposition Candidate Convention Almost A [...] (C) Summary: The 10+ coalition leaders are frantically making the final preparations for the single candidate convention, which will take place in Minsk October 1-2. The approximately 900 delegates will select one of the four candidates to be the single candidate on the second day of the con [...] |
2005-09-30 10:02:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1199 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - September 30, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Hail to Luka Youth! President Lukashenko signed a presidential edict on September 24 restoring the Soviet era name, Lenin Komsomol of Belarus, to the [...] |
2005-09-30 13:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1205 |
Opposition Chooses Single Candidate [...] (C) Summary: The 10+ coalition, by far Belarus' largest opposition group, held its Congress of Democratic Forces in Minsk October 1 and 2 and narrowly chose Aleksandr Milinkevich to be its single candidate to challenge President Lukashenko in the July 2006 elections. This congress was the cul [...] |
2005-10-03 14:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1227 |
"BELARUS' ELECTION MORE DEMOCRATIC THAN THOSE IN [...] (C) Summary: In an October 5 meeting, Head of the Central Election Committee (CEC) Ludmilla Yermoshina and her deputy explained to Pol Chief the processes of choosing an election date and registering presidential candidates. The election will be no later than July 20 and campaigning will begin [...] |
2005-10-07 10:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1231 |
New IISEPS Poll: Lukashenko Will Win, [...] Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service delivered his recent survey results to Ambassador on September 30. Similar to other polls, IISEPS confirmed that Lukashenko enjoys a large lead over his opposition and is trusted by the majority. However, many of the respondents indicated it was ti [...] |
2005-10-07 10:46:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1232 |
BELARUS: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES [...] (C) The Lukashenko regime is engaged in a clear and comprehensive effort to continue and deepen Lukashenko's dictatorial rule over Belarus. The regime has created a climate of fear in the country and is attempting to eliminate any possibility for democratic change through an aggressive anti- [...] |
2005-10-07 10:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR EAID PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1235 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 6, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Fines, Fines and More Fines On September 30, a Belarusian court ordered the nation wide independent weekly newspaper BDG Delovaya Gazeta to pay BYR 50 m [...] |
2005-10-11 08:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1236 |
Who is Alexander Milinkevich? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress of Democratic Forces of Belarus nominated physics professor, former deputy mayor of Grodno and NGO activist Alexander Milinkevich to run in the 2006 presidential elections against current president Aleksandr Lukashenko. A cultured, quiet man with Western exposure, [...] |
2005-10-11 11:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1262 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 13, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. New Life Church Fined Again On October 7, a Minsk court fined New Life Church administrator Vasily Yurevich BYR 4,350,000 [USD 2,000] for organizing ill [...] |
2005-10-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1271 |
INTERVIEW WITH LUKASHENKO'S WIFE [...] (U) Summary: An independent newspaper interviewed President Lukashenko's separated wife, Galina, on September 29. His wife spoke of how the two met and their short time living together as husband and wife. Galina claimed she and Lukashenko are still legally married and that it was her deci [...] |
2005-10-17 14:02:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1274 |
No UNESCO Demarche [...] Post believes that delivering the reftel letter and talking points would be counterproductive and provides the GOB more ammunition for its anti-U.S. propaganda campaign. Post does not expect the GOB to support the U.S. position. 2. On October 13, Belarusian state television featured a short [...] |
2005-10-18 07:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL SCUL UNESCO BO |
| 05MINSK1284 |
CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS DISCUSS IMPACT OF [...] (C) Summary: Since the October 2 nomination of Aleksandr Milinkevich by the democratic congress, Emboffs have conducted a series of meetings with civil society leaders and political analysts to assess the significance of the democratic congress and of Milinkevich's presidential bid. Most obs [...] |
2005-10-21 11:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1286 |
China Q Belarus Relations: Politically Strong, [...] (C) Summary: On October 14 the newly arrived Chinese Ambassador candidly discussed Chinese-Belarusian relations. He asserted his main task is to increase Belarusian Q Chinese economic ties to balance the strong political ties between Minsk and Beijing. He complained that this would be an impo [...] |
2005-10-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ECON BO CH |
| 05MINSK1289 |
NSG-India Demarche Delivered [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-24 05:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP BO |
| 05MINSK1291 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Approximately 100,000 Belarusians Unite in Solidarity Campaign On October 16, the "Free Belarus" Coalition, including Nikita Sasim, journalist Irina Kha [...] |
2005-10-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1292 |
Mystery Surrounds Death of Independent Journalist [...] (C) Summary: On October 18, Vasily Grodnikov, contributor to the independent daily Narodnaya Volya (NV), was found dead in his apartment with an injury caused by a blow to the head with a blunt object. It remains unclear whether or not he was murdered, even though the forensic results have be [...] |
2005-10-24 08:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1305 |
Importing Barley A "Treasonous" Act [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB has been trying to promote domestic beer production since 2003. Though Belarusian beer is cheap and sold in half-liter or larger bottles, the low quality of the barley used in brewing has resulted in even worse tasting beer and the industry's loss in competitiveness on [...] |
2005-10-26 11:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1312 |
Belarus Unlikely to Help Pakistan with Mi-17 Parts [...] On October 27, Emboffs delivered reftel information to the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS). Deputy MChS Minister Boris Baringolts said it was doubtful Belarus could supply the needed parts as his ministry had difficulty keeping its own h [...] |
2005-10-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC EAID PGOV PK PREF NATO MASS BO |
| 05MINSK1316 |
MILINKEVICH APPEALS TO US AMBASSADOR FOR [...] (C) Summary: On October 26, Aleksandr Milinkevich discussed with Ambassador his campaign activities following the October 1-2 democratic congress (ref A). He was relatively pleased with his efforts to pull together a unified campaign team, and was cautiously optimistic he and his team could [...] |
2005-10-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1317 |
NO PROTECTION FROM TRIPLE JEOPARDY IN BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: On October 11, the Supreme Economic Court (SEC) announced it would retry for the third time the tax authority's case against the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC) for failure to pay back taxes on a European Union (EU) grant. Despite two court decisions in the past eighteen mont [...] |
2005-10-28 11:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1323 |
Minsk Expects Big Profit from Kyoto Protocol [...] (U) Summary: On September 23, Econoff met with Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Aleksandr Apatskiy to discuss Belarus' plans after acceding to the Kyoto Protocol, and its plans in general to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. President Lukashenko signed the Kyoto Protocol into law in August, [...] |
2005-10-31 06:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG ETRD ECON PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1324 |
Belarus Cozies Up to Iran [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months Belarus and Iran have greatly increased their contacts and friendly rhetoric, including an invitation for Belarusians to work on the Iranian nuclear program and improve trade ties. Belarusian factories are being founded in Iran, and Iranian businessmen are sear [...] |
2005-10-31 08:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD BO IR |
| 05MINSK1327 |
Embassy Officers Encounter Problems In Slutsk [...] (C) Summary: On October 19, poloffs visited the southern town of Slutsk to view the GOB's large-scale, harvest- related renovation of the city and to meet with various government, opposition, and social leaders. State media reporters and regional authorities harassed poloffs and interfered in [...] |
2005-10-31 12:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1328 |
MFA Arms Control Raises Old Issues [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14, Ambassador Krol met with MFA Arms Control and International Security Director Alexander Baichorov before Baichorov's trip to the U.S. to participate in the UN First Committee. Baichorov provided the Ambassador with information on a proposed First Committee Resol [...] |
2005-10-31 13:01:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC BO |
| 05MINSK1330 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - October 28, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Authorities Cancel Youth Forum, Youth Leaders Detained On October 22, authorities prevented a meeting of 85 leaders of youth organization from all the r [...] |
2005-10-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1342 |
MILINKEVICH TEAM OUTLINES CAMPAIGN STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief recently met with 10+ presidential nominee Aleksandr Milinkevich and several leaders of his team to discuss their plans to bring about democratic change around the time of the 2006 presidential elections. The strategy, though still in its elementary [...] |
2005-11-01 13:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1343 |
Election Observers Arrested, Convicted [...] (SBU) Summary: Minsk police on October 29 raided a conference held by Belarus' largest election observation group Partnership and detained 60 participants. Most were released after documentation checks but four senior members were charged and convicted of organizing an illegal gathering. Th [...] |
2005-11-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1347 |
Belarus and Russia to Unite? Not this Year [...] (C) Summary: Reportedly on November 15, Presidents Putin and Lukashenko are scheduled to review the latest draft of the Constitutional Act on the Belarus-Russia union (although rumors now circulate that this could be postponed to December). The draft has not been made public, and is reportedl [...] |
2005-11-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1348 |
FREEDMON TO TRAVEL FREELY IN THEORY ONLY [...] Summary: In the past month, the GOB has taken a series of steps - including detentions at airports and borders, seizures at customs, travel bans, and refusals to issue exit travel permits - to prevent opposition leaders and activists from traveling abroad freely. The GOB's actions indicate a [...] |
2005-11-03 07:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1352 |
Grodno Trip A Success, Attracts Attention [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs visited 10+ opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's hometown of Grodno on October 25. Due to the usual government harassment, the independent press has become largely internet based and hopes Western countries will continue with plans to broadcast radio news to Belar [...] |
2005-11-02 07:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1355 |
Minsk Fails to Defend Confiscation Record [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, State Customs Committee (SCC) officials attempted to defend their government's confiscation practices to Econoff. Their main arguments were that the SCC used to confiscate much more, even though current levels remain high, and that confiscations `were not their id [...] |
2005-11-08 11:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV WTRO BO |
| 05MINSK1359 |
Belarus Reneges on SA/LW Destruction; De-mining on Track [...] (SBU) Summary: Minsk previously asked the OSCE for help securing stockpiles of excess Small Arms and Light Weapons (SA/LW), and in their destruction. Several OSCE missions, following the UK's lead, were ready to contribute. Now, however, Minsk has withdrawn its offer to destroy excess SA/LW, [...] |
2005-11-08 13:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PGOV MASS OSCE NATO BO |
| 05MINSK1363 |
Extreme Extremist Law Passes First Reading [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26 Belarus' parliament passed the first reading of a bill to combat extremism. The bill specifically mentions political parties, NGOs, mass media, and religious organizations as potential sources of extremism. A senior BKGB officer introduced the law to parliament, a [...] |
2005-11-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1365 |
Ambassador's Trip to Mozyr [...] (SBU) Ambassador and Emboffs visited the southeastern Belarusian city of Mozyr November 3 and 4. Ambassador met with the head of Mozyr refinery and toured the facility (septel), opened the Embassy's tenth American corner in a local library, gave interviews to local print and broadcast media, [...] |
2005-11-09 12:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1381 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 10, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Den Newspaper Sees Its Final Day On November 4, the Minsk City Economic Court upheld the decision to annul Denpress' registration for failure to operate [...] |
2005-11-15 07:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1383 |
Re-Nationalization of Industry Continues [...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel describes how the GOB has been using the Golden Share to nationalize a number of companies. Over the summer the GOB invoked the Golden Share to take temporary control of several firms. The GOB then ordered these companies to issue large numbers of severely undervalued sh [...] |
2005-11-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV PGOV WTRO BO |
| 05MINSK1384 |
Belarusian TV Accuses U.S. Diplomats of Revolutionary [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' national television channel aired exposes on November 4 and 13 accusing U.S. intelligence agencies of using NGOs and the human rights/democracy campaign as covers for spreading revolutions around the world. The hosts of the two programs proposed that Emboffs were partic [...] |
2005-11-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1387 |
Free Press Cut from State Distribution Network [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 4 and 11, Belarusian state postal service provider RUP Belpochta announced it would remove four independent newspapers from the list of periodicals available for subscription in 2006. On November 9, the Ministry of Information issued a warning to the editor of "Zhod [...] |
2005-11-16 08:56:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1391 |
Mozyr Refinery Highly Profitable [...] (SBU) Summary: Belarus has two oil refineries, in Mozyr and Novopolotsk. The GOB owns the Novopolotsk refinery and 43% of the Mozyr refinery, but is trying to take ownership of another 12% from an employee association. The Mozyr Oil Refinery (MOR) can refine 10 million tons of oil per year. [...] |
2005-11-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON ETRD BO |
| 05MINSK1393 |
Minsk Obstinate on WTO [...] At a November 11 press conference, Belarus' MFA lashed out at the European Union, United States and Australia for "politicizing" Belarus' WTO membership. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhnevich, who led the Belarusian delegation at the October 24 informal consultations in Geneva (ref B), told the p [...] |
2005-11-16 14:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 05MINSK1404 |
GOB: "We're Peaceful, Friendly" [...] Summary and comment: In recent weeks Belarusian state owned television has aired several hostile and tendentious "news" programs accusing U.S. diplomats of espionage, orchestrating the political opposition, and trying to destabilize Belarus. State owned newspapers have carried similar stories [...] |
2005-11-21 14:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI BO |
| 05MINSK1405 |
Lukashenko Forming an Obedient Electorate Ahead of the [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the beginning of September, Lukashenko has stepped up populist efforts to buy the people's support for his election. At the same time, he has intensified his campaign to liquidate opposition forces within the media, youth, and workforce in order to prevent what he portray [...] |
2005-11-22 06:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1406 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 18, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. State Distribution Lists Cuts Eleven Independent Newspapers On November 15, Belarusian state postal service provider RUP Belpochta removed six more inde [...] |
2005-11-22 07:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1409 |
INDEPENDENT POLLS FALL UNDER GOB CONTROL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 12, the GOB announced that all independent polling institutions must receive accreditation by a special panel of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences. The resolution enumerates several requirements the pollsters must meet in order to receive accreditation, wh [...] |
2005-11-22 11:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1410 |
Empty Victory for Narodnaya Volya [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 17, the Minsk City Economic Court ordered the state-run publishing house, Krasnaya Zvezda (KZ), to begin publishing the independent newspaper Narodnaya Volya (NV) again after KZ broke its contract with the paper. However, it is unlikely KZ will actually print any is [...] |
2005-11-22 11:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1419 |
Day of Solidarity Numbers Don't Add Up [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, opposition activists hosted the second "Day of Solidarity" with those who have been persecuted by the GOB. While the organizers reported extremely high levels of participation, embassy observations suggest their numbers were inflated. End summary. 2. (U) On [...] |
2005-11-23 07:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1422 |
MFA Begs for WTO Help [...] (SBU) Summary: One week after publicly lambasting the U.S. for "blocking" Belarus' WTO application for political reasons, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhnevich summoned Ambassador to complain about the USG position and ask for assistance in moving forward. Ambassador replied it was the GOB, not US [...] |
2005-11-23 10:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 05MINSK1425 |
GOB Forum Warns Against Investing in Belarus [...] Summary: On November 17 Econoff and Econasst attended an investment conference in Mogilev, eastern Belarus, hosted by local authorities. In traditional fashion, about half the speakers called for foreign and domestic investment to Mogilev. However, the rest of the speakers presented reasons n [...] |
2005-11-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV BO |
| 05MINSK1432 |
Avian and Pandemic Influenza Information from [...] This is a response to ref A action request. All information is from Emboff meetings (ref B) with Belarusian Ministry of Health (MoH) officials, public briefings, and press statements. A Plan for Avian Influenza -------------------------- 2. The GOB has a preparedness plan/strategy for [...] |
2005-11-25 12:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1433 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 25, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. New Life Church's Building is NOT a Cow Barn On November 17, the New Life Church filed its third application for registration at the address of the forme [...] |
2005-11-25 13:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1436 |
Security Advisory Opinion (FEDULOV, YURIY) [...] (S) Summary: Post requests guidance regarding the visa application of Yuri Nikolaevich Fedulov. Mr. Fedulov is applying for a visa in order to attend NATO working group conferences and to visit family. The previous Defense Attache and the previous Consular Officer at Embassy Minsk had seriou [...] |
2005-11-29 08:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | SECRET | CVIS FEDULOV YURIY PINR PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1437 |
Three Years In Jail for Discrediting Belarus [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' lower house of Parliament on November 25 approved in first reading amendments to the criminal code that would make it a criminal offense to participate in demonstrations or give "false" information to foreign entities and international organizations. Though still requiri [...] |
2005-11-30 14:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1444 |
Human Rights Day 2005 Plans [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1445 |
Belarus: Energy Round-up [...] Summary: Post provides a number of energy topics of interest that were not otherwise reported. Natural gas issues will be reported separately. Included are: --Belarus Buys Russian Electricity, Not Ukrainian --Belarus Offers to Process, Rather than Ship, Kazakh Crude --GOB Wants More Russia [...] |
2005-12-01 10:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON ETRD BO |
| 05MINSK1452 |
MOTOVELO WORKERS GO ON STRIKE [...] (C) Summary: Workers at a Minsk motorcycle plant went on strike on November 25 demanding the factory pay their October wages. After blocking a large highway for one and a half hours, the factory administration finally agreed to pay the wages by November 30. While on a regional trip, an angry [...] |
2005-12-02 12:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1458 |
Belarus: Libertad Act [...] Summary: The GOB strongly supports the Castro government, publicly opposes the U.S. embargo on Cuba, has no interest in promoting democracy, the protection of human rights or free market reform, and is building economic ties with Cuba. Minsk and Havana in fact became sister cities in November. [...] |
2005-12-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU |
| 05MINSK1462 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 02, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Stricter Laws on Discrediting Belarus On December 25, the lower house of PQliament overwhelmingly approved the first reading of amendments to Belarus' cr [...] |
2005-12-05 11:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1464 |
LUKASHENKO STANDS ON HIS SOAPBOX FOR RUSSIAN [...] Summary: President Lukashenko spoke at a November 23 press conference with approximately 100 visiting Russian reporters from provincial media outlets. With his characteristically bizarre statements, Lukashenko criticized the Russians for stalling the creation of the union state, not helping B [...] |
2005-12-05 15:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1485 |
GOB Seeks Meeting with U.S. Delegation During WTO [...] Following up on Ambassador's November 21 meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich (reftel), the MFA on December 8 delivered a letter to Ambassador requesting the Embassy's assistance in arranging a meeting with a senior member of the U.S. delegation at the December 13-18 WTO M [...] |
2005-12-09 13:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR ECON BO CH |
| 05MINSK1487 |
INCSR Part I from Belarus [...] I. Summary. Belarus continues to grow in importance as a transit country for drugs. Local drug use and drug-related crime rates continue to increase. Belarus does not produce drugs for export, though it may be a source of precursor chemicals. With the help of other nations and organizations, B [...] |
2005-12-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK1488 |
DAS Kramer Meets with Civil Society Leaders [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with civil society leaders who SIPDIS called for increased support to independent media, including radio broadcasts and, above all, print media. The amendments to the criminal code (approvedbyboth hmbers of Prliamen [...] |
2005-12-09 14:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1494 |
Future of Minsk Forum in Doubt [...] (C) The German Embassy in Minsk hosted the eighth annual Minsk Forum November 24-26. This forum is meant to bring together Belarusian and German policy leaders and NGOs to discuss politics, economics and social issues. This year seven Bundestag members attended, as well as several German and [...] |
2005-12-13 13:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1495 |
EUR DAS Kramer Discusses Campaign Strategy with [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, EUR DAS David Kramer met with single opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's campaign team. Milinkevich was out in the regions on his campaign trips. Campaign manager Sergey Kalyakin and his deputies described the negative effects the government- supported i [...] |
2005-12-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
| 05MINSK1498 |
Russian Embassy Explains Slow Russia-Belarus Integration [...] Summary: While speaking to investment forum participants in Mogilev on November 17 (reftel), Trade Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Minsk Evgeniy Novozhilov explained why he believed economic integration of Belarus and Russia, as envisaged in the union state, has been slow. He blamed Belaru [...] |
2005-12-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1499 |
Lukashenko to Rule Economy [...] (U) Summary: In recent months President Lukashenko has issued several presidential decrees that put vast powers over the economy into his hands. Most egregiously, Decree 520 specifically gives Lukashenko expansive authorities, and baldly states that any legislation that contradicts the decree [...] |
2005-12-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 05MINSK1507 |
Presidential Elections To Take Place In March 2006 [...] (C) Summary: On December 16, the Belarusian Parliament in a suddenly announced extraordinary session unanimously approved March 19, 2006, as the date for holding presidential elections. Rumors about holding the elections in March started to circulate in November, although Belarusian election o [...] |
2005-12-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1518 |
Belarus: MTCR Info Passed [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-20 13:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA BO |
| 05MINSK1524 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. --------- Elections --------- 2. "Ambassador's Residence is Opposition's Meetinghouse" - State TV On December 17, Post held its annual children's holiday party for U.S. Embassy staff at Ambassad [...] |
2005-12-21 10:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1525 |
WORLD BANK IN BELARUS: FUTURE ENGAGEMENT RESTS ON [...] SUMMARY: Increasing GOB impediments to the provision of foreign assistance and further resistance to outside advice call into question the future of World Bank operations in Belarus. The Bank is pinning its hopes on realization of a proposed $50 million project in energy conservation and gas [...] |
2005-12-22 07:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ENRG SENV UNDP BO |
| 05MINSK1527 |
Partnership Prepared to Observe Elections [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, 2005, Poloffs met with civil initiative Partnership deputy director Enira Bronitskaya to inquire about the possibility of Partnership monitoring the March 2006 presidential elections. Partnership plans to observe the electoral process, including the signature verif [...] |
2005-12-22 12:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1528 |
World Bank Rep Skeptical of Belarus' Continued [...] (C) Summary: World Bank Permanent Representative Vladimir Voronin discussed with DCM and Pol/Econ Chief the general state of the Belarusian economy, stressing the opportunity for Belarus to make badly needed economic reforms is now. Referring to the World Bank's recently published economic a [...] |
2005-12-22 12:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1547 |
Women's Issues Working Group Launches Networking [...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. On November 30, DCM hosted a reception for twenty Belarusian women leaders from all spheres in society Q political, civil, and business - to provide prominent and active women from all regions in Belarus with an opportunity to network and share i [...] |
2005-12-29 07:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
| 05MINSK1549 |
Russia Gives the Gift of Cheap Gas [...] Summary: At a time when Gazprom is abrogating its supply contracts with other countries and raising gas prices for the recently democratic (Ukraine, Georgia), Belarus remains on the Gazprom gravy train for another year. On December 27, Gazprom and Beltransgaz (Belarus' domestic gas monopoly) s [...] |
2005-12-29 07:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON ETRD PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK1555 |
Presidential Hopefuls Begin Signature Collection [...] (C) Summary: The Central Electoral Committee (CEC) on December 27 registered all eight candidates for the March presidential elections and their "groups of support." The potential candidates include President Lukashenko, pro- Lukashenko MP Sergey Gaidukevich, 10+ coalition candidate Aleksand [...] |
2005-12-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1556 |
Even Bureaucrats Want Change: Elite Poll Shows [...] (C) Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service Oleg Manaev (protect) delivered his recent survey results to Ambassador on December 21. The two groups surveyed - thirty business leaders and thirty senior government officials Q responded similarly on most questions about the upcoming presiden [...] |
2005-12-29 13:59:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK1558 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - December 28, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ No Protection from Triple Jeopardy in Belarus 2. On December 20, the Supreme Economic Court (SEC) overturned its own previous ruling and decided that the Belarusian Helsinki [...] |
2005-12-30 09:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK1561 |
Minsk Election Weekly II (December 24-30) [...] This is the second in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. -------------- The Candidates -------------- All Eight Potential Candidates Registered, Now it Gets Hard 2. The Central Election [...] |
2005-12-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK757 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 6, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Restricted Political Parties On June 29, the Belarusian Parliament amended a law further restricting political parties by [...] |
2005-07-13 05:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK759 |
RIOT POLICE PUNCHES WIDOW OF MISSING REPORTER [...] (U) Summary: On July 7, Svetlana Zavadskaya, widow of missing Russian cameraman Dmitry Zavadsky, and other supporters demonstrated on October Square to mark the fifth anniversary of Zavadsky's disappearance. Soon after the demonstration began, OMON riot police attempted to push the crowd off [...] |
2005-07-13 07:37:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK760 |
New SD Leader Meets Ambassador, Tries to Sell [...] (C) Summary: On July 7, new social democrat leader Aleksandr Kozulin called on Ambassador Krol to give his view of the political opposition in Belarus. Kozulin spent most of the meeting slamming the rest of the opposition for their waste of foreign monies and inability to build their parties. [...] |
2005-07-13 07:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BO |
| 05MINSK780 |
INTERNATIONAL CHERNOBYL REHABILITATION PROGRAM: [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-15 05:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC SENV UNDP BO |
| 05MINSK790 |
Lukashenko Tightens Control over Donations [...] Summary: On July 1 President Lukashenko issued edict 300, "On the Provision and Use of Donations." The document puts legal bounds on who can provide and receive donations in Belarus and for what purposes. It further restricts the provision of material support to any opposition political and pu [...] |
2005-07-19 13:34:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
| 05MINSK792 |
Roma Update: Belarus [...] Summary: On July 5, the DCM met with Belarusian Roma leader Oleg Kozlovskiy. Kozlovskiy requested a meeting with the Embassy in order to share recent developments within the Roma community, while also reiterating continued concerns and problems. Belarusian authorities generally ignore the Ro [...] |
2005-07-19 14:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK793 |
Lukashenko Has No Friends Or Money [...] Summary: Famous Russian journalist Oleg Poptsov recently interviewed President Lukashenko on the Russian TV channel "Tsentr". Poptsov, previously known for his pro-democratic stance, surprisingly agreed with Lukashenko on most topics and portrayed Lukashenko as an honorable president. Lukas [...] |
2005-07-20 08:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK794 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 13, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- Â [...] |
2005-07-20 08:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK810 |
Polling Shows Street Name Fury [...] Summary: According to the NOVAK opinion polling for June, 42.3 percent of Belarusians would vote for President Aleksandr Lukashenko, down 0.1 percent since April. The opposition candidate posing the greatest threat to Lukashenko, UCP leader Anatoli Lebedko, would receive 1.0 percent of the v [...] |
2005-07-22 10:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 05MINSK825 |
NGO SAFETY NET SEVERED [...] Summary: On July 1, President Lukashenko signed edict 302, which significantly tightens the creation and limits the activities of funds, i.e. non-profit organizations without membership established for the advancement of social, cultural, educational and other purposes. Before the edict was sig [...] |
2005-07-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
| 05MINSK826 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 20, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Students to Serve State On July 19, the Gomel Regional Soviet adopted a 2005- 2007 program to engage youths in ideology, [...] |
2005-07-26 08:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK838 |
QELECTION FRAUD, OPPRESSION, AND JOB LOSS IN MOLODECHNO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK851 |
THE BANKING SECTOR, BELARUSIAN STYLE [...] Summary: The banking system in Belarus is characterized by its underdevelopment, lack of foreign competition, and constant government interference. The Belarusian economy still relies primarily on cash as a settlement instrument. Cash outside the banking sector is the preferred method of paym [...] |
2005-07-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV KCOR BTIU PGOV AFIN BO |
| 05MINSK859 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 27, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. No Election Observation On July 21, Secretary of the Central Elections Commission Nikolai Lozovik stated the Belarus does [...] |
2005-07-29 12:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK870 |
Farming In Belarus Still A Risky Business [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited a "privatized" collective farm on July 7 to assess the progress made since the previous visit in July 2004. Financial loss, alcoholism, theft, laziness, and government interference remain big problems. The infrastructure has improved little while more money needs [...] |
2005-08-01 10:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM BO |
| 05MINSK904 |
Russia's Missing Ambassador and the Sorry State of [...] (C) Summary: Russia's newly appointed Ambassador to Belarus, and former Saratov governor, Dmitriy Ayatskov's arrival to assume his post has been delayed "indefinitely." Minsk has linked this delay to indelicate remarks Ayatskov made critical of Lukashenko, although the Russian MFA claims he re [...] |
2005-08-04 13:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BO |
| 05MINSK922 |
Belarus IPR Update [...] (SBU) Summary: A Belarusian state agency "protects" musicians' copyrights by collecting royalties on their behalf from all Belarusian restaurants, radio stations, clubs and bars. This agency recently muscled in on the local cable TV market, with the effect of stopping payments to many foreign [...] |
2005-08-05 13:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR BO |
| 05MINSK923 |
The "Best" Harvest Ever [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2005 harvest campaign is in full swing in Belarus and, like in years past, Lukashenko expects an unattainable yield. During his annual conference on the "battle for the harvest", Lukashenko rattled off his demands and listened to exceptional progress reports from nervous a [...] |
2005-08-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV ECON BO |
| 05MINSK939 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 03, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Statkevich Begins Sentence On July 29, opposition politician Nikolai Statkevich arrived in Baranovichi to serve his two-year restricted freedom sentence [...] |
2005-08-12 05:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK941 |
BANDAZHEVSKY RELEASED [...] Summary: Chernobyl researcher and doctor of radiology Yuri Bandazhevsky was released on August 5 after serving six years of chimia (supervised labor in a rural area), but he will remain on probation for another five months. Many viewed Bandazhevsky's trial and eight- year sentence for briber [...] |
2005-08-12 06:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 05MINSK951 |
President Signs TIP Edict [...] Summary: On August 8 President Lukashenko signed the edict `On Preventing the Effects of TIP', which defines the status of trafficking victims and mandates measures to provide protection and medical care and to guarantee social security to these victims. The edict is another important step by [...] |
2005-08-16 07:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV BO |
| 05MINSK956 |
Minsk's Deepening Relations with China [...] (U) Summary: Belarus' relationship with China continues to strengthen. China has invested and plans to invest millions of dollars in Belarusian companies while Belarus is contemplating opening a bank in China. Both countries have exchanged military delegations and have signed military accord [...] |
2005-08-16 12:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO CH |
| 05MINSK984 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 17, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ---------------------- Political Developments ---------------------- 2. Kyoto Protocol On August 15, Belarus joined the Kyoto Protocol. At the upcoming November meeting of participating countrie [...] |
2005-08-22 10:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 05MINSK992 |
Few Protest German Radio Plans [...] (SBU) Summary: Deutsche Welle recently won a bid to broadcast 30 minutes of radio news to Belarus daily. However, their announcement proved controversial because DW plans to broadcast in the Russian language. Belarus' nationalist opposition protested loudly in local and international press, b [...] |
2005-08-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI BO |
| 05OTTAWA3120 |
CANADA ON U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS -- ENGAGE [...] (C) Poloff shared U.S. views on democratization toward Belarus with Habib Massoud, Deputy Director at Foreign Affairs Canada for Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldavia. Massoud was grateful for the readout of U.S. intentions in Belarus and explained how Canada views its role in the region. As part o [...] |
2005-10-18 20:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | BO KDEM PREL PHUM EAID PGOV CA SCRS |
| 05OTTAWA3579 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-02 21:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | BO PGOV PREL |
| 05PARAMARIBO774 |
BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-29 16:54:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BO NS |
| 05PARAMARIBO815 |
BOLIVIA DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-14 18:04:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NS BO |
| 05PARIS1713 |
FRENCH RESPONSE TO BELARUS DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-15 13:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | BO FR UNHRC PDEM EUN |
| 05PARIS6486 |
MFA DISCUSSES COORDINATING ASSISTANCE ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: Aurelia Bouchez_, the MFA's DAS-equivalent for Russia and the former Soviet space, welcomed reftel demarche on promoting democratic and election reforms in Belarus, although she wondered how effective external broadcasts would be given the technical difficulties of transmitting ra [...] |
2005-09-22 16:14:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KDEM PREL BO FR RU |
| 05PARIS6741 |
FRENCH ON OCTOBER 3 GAERC [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel A points on September 27 to MFA deputy for CFSP Pascal Le Deunff and DAS-equivalent for enlargement and European neighborhood policy Caroline Ferrari, and followed up in conversation September 30. 2. (C) Both LeDeunff and Ferrari echoed comments in reftel B that [...] |
2005-09-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | BO GG HR IZ KDEM KPAL PREL RS TU UP MD FR EUN |
| 05PARIS7225 |
FRENCH RESPOND TO U.S. BELARUS POLICY DEMARCHE, [...] (C) On October 20, Poloff spoke with Aurelia Bouchez, DAS-equivalent for Russia and the former Soviet space, to discuss reftel demarche on U.S. policy toward Belarus. Bouchez said France was pleased with U.S./EU cooperation regarding Belarus, and called for further in-depth consultations durin [...] |
2005-10-21 14:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO FR EUN |
| 05PARIS7521 |
FRENCH REACTION TO DEMARCHE FOR EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Deputy Political Minister-Counselor met November 3 with MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy CFSP unit deputy director Pascal Le Deunff to receive an informed French reaction to ref A and B demarches for the November 7 meeting of EU foreign ministers. The points were also shared with [...] |
2005-11-03 17:02:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EAID BO KPAL IZ SY YI EAGR MK ETRD EUN |
| 05PARIS8137 |
FRENCH UNABLE TO SEND BOLIVIAN ELECTION MONITORS [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Bolivia Desk Officer Philippe Letrillard on November 30. Letrillard underlined that the GoF fully supported efforts to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections in Bolivia. However, he noted that the EU was unable to send observers and expressed doubt t [...] |
2005-11-30 15:55:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL FR BO |
| 05PRAGUE1578 |
DLOUHA REPLY TO ADAMS LETTER: THANKS FOR SUPPORT [...] (U) On Nov. 3, Poloff forwarded reftel letter from Thomas Adams to Gabriela Dlouha, the Czech MFA Transition Promotion Unit Coordinator. Dlouha responded promptly, thanking the U.S. for its commitment to the Belarus radio project. She also said the GOCR will provide an initial grant of $80,000, [...] |
2005-11-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | BO EAID EZ PL |
| 05PRAGUE1590 |
CZECHS ON TRANSFORMING DEMOCRACIES [...] (C) Summary: The Czech MFA's Director for Transformation Cooperation believes that many international efforts to foster democratic change -- including in particular those of the EU -- suffer because the funding mechanisms chosen impede the chances for success. She believes that donors need to b [...] |
2005-11-09 15:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EZ CU UP GG MD SR BK IZ BO BM |
| 05PRAGUE1601 |
CZECHS PROVIDE RECIPE FOR DEMOCRACY IN BELARUS [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs have been working for years to promote democracy in Belarus. Thus, talking to the Czechs about Belarus is like preaching to the choir. The Czech MFA, in the words of their Transition Promotion Unit Coordinator, supports U.S. policy toward Belarus without hesitation. She [...] |
2005-11-10 14:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KDEM PGOV BO EZ EUN |
| 05PRAGUE337 |
(C) RUSSIAN MISSILES FOR US NAVY COMING FROM [...] (C) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 4. The US Navy has for some time been planning an open commercial purchase of 23 KH-31 (or MA-31) Russian sea-skimming missiles from a Czech arms dealer. It has come to our attention that the missiles are coming from Belarus, via a series of complicated [...] |
2005-03-09 06:49:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EZ UP BO RS |
| 05PRAGUE356 |
(C) US NAVY POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF RUSSIAN MISSILES [...] (C) Poloff was shown March 10 the request for an export license filed by the Czech firm that is working to provide an initial shipment of 23 Russian-made sea-skimming missiles (KH-31) to the US Navy. The application showed the name and address of the firm in Minsk that was supplying the missiles, b [...] |
2005-03-10 16:26:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL EZ BO RS UP |
| 05PRAGUE470 |
(C) CZECH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY SAYS NO TO SALE OF [...] (C) The Czech government has formally denied the license request of a Czech arms dealer to broker the sale of Russian KH-31 missiles, now in the possession of a state-run firm in Belarus, to the U.S. Navy. Poloff was told April 1st that the MFA licensing office had on March 31 sent a formal letter [...] |
2005-04-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL BO EZ RS |
| 05PRAGUE832 |
CZECH MFA FOCUSES "LESSONS LEARNED" ASSISTANCE ON [...] Summary: The Czech MFA office designed to promote democratic transformations based on Czech experience is now in its first year of operation. Priority areas for activity are Belarus and Cuba, with the office supporting other MFA assistance in Iraq; future targets are Ukraine, Moldova, Serbi [...] |
2005-06-02 12:12:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL EZ CU BO IZ |
| 05QUITO2795 |
ENGAGING ECUADOR ON BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: The DCM expressed USG concerns about the potential effects of upcoming Bolivian elections with Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, who offered his personal views on the subject. End Summary. 2. (U) After expressing USG concerns about the potential for destabilizing eff [...] |
2005-12-08 22:10:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO EC |
| 05QUITO797 |
ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON BELARUS AND CUBA, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: The GOE will vote against any no-action motion in Geneva, but will firmly abstain from voting on Belarus and Cuba resolutions, according to MFA officials. The only country-specific resolution the GOE will vote for relates to North Korea. End Summary. 2. (C) PolChief accompa [...] |
2005-04-13 12:54:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BO CU EC |
| 05QUITO799 |
ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON BELARUS AND CUBA, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: The GOE will vote against any no-action motion in Geneva, but will firmly abstain from voting on Belarus and Cuba resolutions, according to MFA officials. The only country-specific resolution the GOE will vote for relates to North Korea. End Summary. 2. (C) PolChief accompa [...] |
2005-04-13 12:54:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM BO CU EC |
| 05ROME1509 |
OHR CANDIDATE MIRACHIAN - A GOOD CHOICE FOR [...] (C) As stated ref A, Embassy Rome considers Italian diplomat Laura Mirachian a good choice to take over as HiRep when Paddy Ashdown steps down next year. Our experience with her goes back to her time as DAS equivalent for Balkans issues in the run-up to and during the military action in Kosov [...] |
2005-05-03 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO IT |
| 05ROME3547 |
ITALIANS SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary. On October 24 Poloff met with Antonino Cascio, Deputy Director of the Office of Eastern European Affairs of the Italian MFA to deliver reftel points. Cascio stated that Italy and the EU share the USG opinion that pressure must be stepped up on the Lukashenko regime in advance of [...] |
2005-10-24 15:29:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO IT EUN |
| 05ROME3671 |
ITALIAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 7 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (C) Summary. Post delivered ref d points to MFA interlocutors during the week of October 31. The GOI supports the US position on Middle East, Balkans, and Avian Flu issues. Progress on WTO issues, however, will depend on the whether there is movement on issues of key importance to the GOI - [...] |
2005-11-03 16:47:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL BO KPAL ETRD IT EUN EAGER |
| 05SANTODOMINGO2058 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND CHR-61: EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador approached both the French and the British ambassadors here about helping convince President Fernandez to cast the Dominican vote in favor of the draft resolution on Cuba in CHR-61. The Ambassador noted that, despite his repeated and extensive conversations with F [...] |
2005-04-13 17:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CU BO DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO2080 |
CHR-61: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO VOTE WITH US ON [...] (C) Embassy delivered demarche (paras 5-6 Ref A) to MFA UN/OAS Division Chief Michelle Cohen on April 13, having received telephonic instructions (Ref B) that Santo Domingo had been inadvertently omitted from Ref A addressees. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano informed us the same day [...] |
2005-04-14 00:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO DR |
| 05SANTODOMINGO5339 |
ENGAGING THE REGION ON BOLIVIA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (C) Embassy on December 7 delivered reftel talking points to MFA South America director Juany Mejia de Gil, requesting the Dominican Republic's collaboration with the international effort to ensure free and fair elections in Bolivia and democratic stability for that nation. 2. (C) On Decemb [...] |
2005-12-10 18:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | BO PGOV PREL DR |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA786 |
HONDURAN FM ON UNCHR RESOLUTIONS: YES VOTE ON [...] (C) Ambassador met the morning of April 13, on the margins of a G-17 meeting, with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to verify the GOH's planned vote in favor of the UNCHR Cuba resolution. President Maduro confirmed that the GOH would vote in favor of the Cuba resolution. 2. (C) PolOff the [...] |
2005-04-13 22:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM HO BO UNHRC CHR RU |
| 05THEHAGUE2845 |
NETHERLANDS/BELARUS: DUTCH SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch support promoting civil society in Belarus and are prepared to pursue this objective bilaterally. At the same time, they do not want to appear out of step from an EU consensus, and in general prefer constructive engagement over isolation. The Dutch recognize that rel [...] |
2005-10-20 13:07:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID BO NL EUN |
| 05VIENNA3402 |
AUSTRIA EAGER FOR CLOSE COORDINATION ON BELARUS, [...] (C) Summary: Austria welcomes the U.S. approach to promote democracy in Belarus, and looks forward to close coordination during its EU Presidency in the first half of 2006. It will be necessary to identify the targets for outreach, with a focus on opinion-leading elites. An appr [...] |
2005-10-19 12:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO AU EUN |
| 05VIENNA3569 |
PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE ON BELARUS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Austrian MFA A/S for Eurasian Affairs Hans Porias on November 4, stressing that the U.S. hoped the EU would specifically call on Lukashenko not to run again. Porias told us that he believed that the Council Conclusions on Belarus were essentially final [...] |
2005-11-07 13:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV BO AU EUN |
| 05VILNIUS1057 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] Congressman Kolbe, thanks to you and your colleagues for traveling to Lithuania. Your visit here will provide an opportunity to show gratitude to Lithuania for its staunch and unwavering support in the U.S.-led Global War on Terror, including its decision to establish and lead a Provincial Re [...] |
2005-10-04 07:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1076 |
LITHUANIA TRIES TO EXPLAIN AWAY [...] (C) Summary: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Valionis accepted U.S. and EU Presidency criticism of recent Lithuanian machinations regarding Belarus October 7. His top policy deputy acknowledged that Lithuania was "damaged" by the meeting earlier this week between the Lithuanian and Belarusian [...] |
2005-10-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1093 |
CODEL KOLBE AND BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The congressional delegation led by Congressman Jim Kolbe expressed unwavering commitment to a diverse group of Belarusian opposition leaders and pledged its continued support for democratic change in Belarus. Two U.S. NGOs, the International Republican Institute and the Nation [...] |
2005-10-12 14:14:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1161 |
GOL SUPPORTS USG POLICY ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: The GOL is refocusing its efforts to promote democracy in Belarus after fielding criticism from the USG and EU for overstepping the bounds of the agreed non-engagement policy. GOL foreign policy decision-makers admit that the Prime Minister's October 4 meeting with Belarusian PM [...] |
2005-10-29 07:40:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM EAID PGOV BO UP LH |
| 05VILNIUS1191 |
LITHUANIA CONSIDERING PROPOSED MESSAGE ON BELARUS [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to Tomas Gulbinas, head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Department, November 2. Gulbinas said that he did not have an immediate response to our proposal, but would pass our points to the GOL's EU mission and to the Belarus desk. He commented that [...] |
2005-11-04 14:47:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS1240 |
GOL SEEKS TO PLAY THE RUSSIAN CARD WITH LUKASHENKO [...] (C) Summary: The GOL believes that a joint USG-EU mission to Belarus to deliver a strong message to the regime is doomed to fail if the Government of Russia does not also participate. The MFA argues that any trip to Minsk by a high-level USG official should include a stop in Moscow aimed at [...] |
2005-11-23 15:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO RS LH |
| 05VILNIUS266 |
LITHUANIA TO REVIEW DRAFT RESOLUTION ON BELARUS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-16 06:04:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS732 |
GOL EAGER TO DEAL QUIETLY WITH DETAINED BELARUSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOL officials are focused on managing the detention by Lithuanian authorities of a Belarusian employee of a USAID contractor on charges of money smuggling. The courier was arrested as she attempted to leave Lithuania for Belarus with US$25,000, well over the limit set by Lithuan [...] |
2005-07-13 12:35:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS751 |
WHEELS GRIND IN DETAINED BELARUSIAN COURIER CASE [...] (C) The GOL is keen to resolve the case of a Belarusian courier detained while carrying undeclared cash for an NGO in a manner consistent with its laws, while not undermining its own support for democratic change in Belarus. The GOL is focused on two challenges: resolution of the case, and d [...] |
2005-07-20 11:00:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID BO LH |
| 05VILNIUS888 |
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION WILLING TO TAKE HARD [...] (C) Minister of Transportation and Communication Petras Cesna, meeting with the Ambassador on August 25, emphasized his eagerness to see increased US investment in Lithuania, thanked the Ambassador for the close cooperation between his Ministry and the USG, and showed a willingness to consider [...] |
2005-08-29 11:21:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LH BO |
| 05VILNIUS989 |
COORDINATING ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN [...] The Ambassador delivered reftel points regarding coordination of assistance to promote democracy in Belarus to MFA Political Director Zygimantas Pavilionis and Renatas Juska of the MFA Political Planning Department, among others, at a gathering of high-level representative of Europe's donor co [...] |
2005-09-20 11:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM EAID PREL BO LH |
| 05WARSAW2265 |
HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY EDWARD O'DONNELL IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his May 4-7 visit to Poland Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ambassador Edward O'Donnell discussed with key Polish officials and leaders of the Jewish community Poland's ChairmRmQqMQnd plans for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (MHPJ). ITC discussions centered o [...] |
2005-05-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KNAR PGOV PHUM PL BE BO EZ HU IS UP WJRO |
| 05WARSAW3387 |
POLAND WEIGHS UKRAINIAN ROLE IN ADDRESSING [...] (C) Polish officials confirmed to us September 16 that they are likely to respond positively to a Ukrainian proposal to host a meeting at the NSA-equivalent level between Poland and Belarus. Slawomir Kaminski, a deputy director in Polish National Security Adviser Jerzy Bahr's office, explained [...] |
2005-09-16 11:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV BO UP PL |
| 05WARSAW3423 |
POLISH NSA REQUESTS MEETING ON BELARUS [...] (C) Following up on reftel conversations concerning our interest in close coordination with Poland on Belarus, Polish National Security Advisor Jerzy Bahr has requested a meeting with the Ambassador in advance of a planned September 29 meeting in Kiev with Bahr's Belarusian counterpart. The A [...] |
2005-09-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV BO UP PL |
| 05WARSAW3613 |
POLAND: U.S. POLICY TOWARD BELARUS [...] (C) We shared reftel (A) demarche points with Polish MFA officials October 12 and 13, highlighting the results of our policy review and our determination to coordinate closely with partners in support of Belarusian democracy. Polish officials indicated that Poland shares the broad outlines of [...] |
2005-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM BO PL |
| 05WARSAW3762 |
POLISH RESPONSE ON BELARUS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) Acting Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Beata Kolecka, Deputy Director of the EU Department of the Polish MFA. Kolecka welcomed the U.S. perspectives, which she said very closely paralleled Poland's own policy on Belarus. She noted the ongoing excellent bilateral and regional cooper [...] |
2005-11-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV BO EUN |
| 05YEREVAN611 |
CHR-61: US-EU DEMARCHE ON BELARUS, BUT ARMENIA [...] (C) On April 6, together with the EU Presidency rep, we urged Armenia to vote against a no-action motion on the Belarus resolution at the UNCHR. MFA reps said they appreciated the joint approach and also the substance of the demarche, but said that no decision had yet been taken on how Armen [...] |
2005-04-07 05:07:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL AM BO CHR |
| 05YEREVAN666 |
CHR-61: ARMENIA WON'T SUPPORT US ON BELARUS [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baibourtian told us April 15 that the GOAM would vote in favor of the no-action motion on the Belarus resolution at the UNCHR. Baiburtian acknowledged the high-level demarches by the Ambassador and an April 6 approach with the local EU Presidency rep (ref a), [...] |
2005-04-15 12:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO AM CHR |
| 06ABIDJAN1277 |
DEMARCHE ON ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue,Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 16. We strongly urged Cote d'Ivoire to vote against the three anti-U.S. resolutio [...] |
2006-11-16 17:25:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BO IV PHUM |
| 06ANKARA1666 |
TURKEY/BELARUS: TURKEY KEEPING A LOW PROFILE ON [...] (C) We shared ref b points concerning our talks with EU member states on responding to Belarus elections with MFA Commonwealth of Independent States Department Head Meltem Buyukkarakas on March 28. We asked if Turkey has considered making public statements concerning the fraudulent elections [...] |
2006-03-29 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS BO TU |
| 06ANKARA6423 |
TURKEY TO CO-SPONSOR UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON BURMA AND [...] (C) Turkey has decided to co-sponsor resolutions on the human rights situations in Burma and North Korea in the UNGA Third Committee, to support the U.S.-sponsored resolution on the human rights situation in Belarus, to oppose no action motions proposed by countries across the board, and to opp [...] |
2006-11-15 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA TU BO BM KN |
| 06ANKARA6445 |
TURKEY WILL SUPPORT UNGA RESOLUTION ON UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has decided to support the resolution on Uzbekistan's human rights record at the UNGA Third Committee. It will oppose any related no action motions. It plans to abstain from the vote on Iran's human rights record. End summary. 2. (C) Following up on points delivered p [...] |
2006-11-17 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UZ BM BO IR KN TU |
| 06ASHGABAT699 |
DEAL OR NO DEAL? NIYAZOV PLAYS HARDBALL ON [...] (C) On June 29 GazProm Chairman Alexei Miller returned to Turkmenistan to discuss gas prices with President Niyzaov )- his second visit in less than two weeks. The following day, a Ukrainian delegation headed by Minister Plachkov met with Oil and Gas Minister Atayev for a similar negotiation. [...] |
2006-07-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG TX UP RS BO ZK |
| 06ASTANA149 |
AND THEN THERE WERE THREE: CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the view of Kazakhstani working-level Industry & Trade officials, the newly announced Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan customs union within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Community (EEC) is an acknowledgement of Ukraine's refusal to take part. While the creation of the cust [...] |
2006-09-28 08:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV KZ BO RS UZ UP |
| 06ASUNCION1000 |
PARAGUAY: CRISIS WITH BOLIVIA AVERTED, FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. After a quick Bolivian climb-down over insults directed at Paraguayan President Duarte, Paraguay accepted Bolivia's apology, standing down on its threat to withdraw its Ambassador to Bolivia. Separately, Paraguay's Minister of Defense described the recent border crossing of so [...] |
2006-09-28 23:09:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MARR PREL PGOV PA BO VE |
| 06ASUNCION1077 |
PARAGUAY: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONCERN OVER BOLIVIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca visited Paraguay October 19-21 to address concerns about Bolivia's military agreement with Venezuela to build new military bases and increase weapons sales. The Duarte Administration maintains it is satisfied with the Bolivian explana [...] |
2006-10-26 14:03:00 | Embassy Asuncion | SECRET | PREL PBTS PGOV PINS PNAT MASS MCAP PA BO VE |
| 06ASUNCION1130 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOVEMBER 4 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Journalists March for Enrique Galeano -- Paraguay Ranked 5th Worst in Latin America -- U.N. Tells Paraguay Ratify Arms Trafficking Protocol -- The Royals, Evo and Paraguay JOURNALISTS MARCH FOR ENRIQUE GALEANO 2. (U) The Paraguayan Journalist Union (SPP) organized a [...] |
2006-11-09 20:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV PA VE UR AR BR BO JA SP |
| 06ASUNCION430 |
PARAGUAY: CATHOLIC CHURCH TAKES ON DUARTE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: Late last year, the Catholic Church, including leading Bishops, sharply criticized the Duarte Administration, in particular for its handling of the economy, its failure to address persistent poverty and its implication in corruption. Through the early part of the year, the Church [...] |
2006-04-26 20:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PA VE BO |
| 06ASUNCION433 |
PARAGUAY: CATHOLIC CHURCH TAKES ON DUARTE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: Late last year, the Catholic Church, including leading Bishops, sharply criticized the Duarte Administration, in particular for its handling of the economy, its failure to address persistent poverty and its implication in corruption. Through the early part of the year, the Church [...] |
2006-04-26 20:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PA VE BO |
| 06ASUNCION768 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 22 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Growing Protests in CDE -- Couple Accused of Trafficking Children to Spain -- IMF Director Compliments Paraguay's Performance ----------------------- Growing Protests in CDE ----------------------- 2. (SBU) On 7/21, Embassy sources reported that approximately 600 prot [...] |
2006-07-28 15:15:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM PA SP BO |
| 06ASUNCION986 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-26 18:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SNAR KCRM MASS BO PA |
| 06ASUNCION992 |
PARAGUAY: THE CHANGING RELATIONS WITH BOLIVIA [...] SUMMARY: (U) Paraguayan media September 27 trumpet charges by Bolivian Interior Vice Minister Puente that Paraguayan President Duarte is "a liar" FM Ramirez publicly told a midmorning radio call-in show that unless Bolivia withdraws such baseless accusations Paraguay will "withdraw the ambas [...] |
2006-09-27 21:39:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS MARR PREL PGOV PA BO VE |
| 06ATHENS3002 |
GREEK ACTION ON BELARUS UN RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) On November 15, Dep Polcouns delivered ref a demarche to Ambassador Aleksandros Rallis and Vassilios Moutsoglou of the MFA D1 Directorate for the UN, International Organizations and Conferences, and Disarmament then called later for a studied response. They said they had forwarded the U. [...] |
2006-11-15 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO GR |
| 06BAKU1667 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AJ UN BO |
| 06BANGKOK6959 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUSIAN ANTI-US RESOLUTIONS [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Dusit Manapan, Director of the Social Division at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Dusit explained that Thailand "fundamentally does not believe in country resolutions" and therefore would not support them. It is unclear, however, what mechan [...] |
2006-11-17 08:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BO TH |
| 06BELGRADE1870 |
SERBIA WILL VOTE "NO" ON BELORUSSIAN RETALIATORY [...] (U) On November 15, 2006, Ambassador Polt called Serbian Foreign Minister Draskovic to request Serbia's "No" vote on the Belarusian retaliatory resolutions tabled in response the U.S. initiated resolution in ref B. Draskovic agreed and contacted his ambassador at the UN, instructing him to v [...] |
2006-11-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN SR BO |
| 06BERLIN1025 |
DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRAMER'S MEETING IN [...] (C) (Summary) During his visit to Berlin on April 11, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with Rolf Nikel, Deputy Director General for Foreign Affairs, Security Policy, and Global Issues at the Chancellery, and Rolf Welberts, Office Director for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and [...] |
2006-04-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN GM BO |
| 06BRASILIA1094 |
PETROBRAS' CAREFUL STEPS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 26 meeting Petrobras Director of International Affairs Nestor Cervero told the Charge, CG and econoff that three issues occupy most of the discussion in ongoing negotiations with Bolivia -- the degree to which the Bolivian government will increase well-head taxes, how t [...] |
2006-06-02 19:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG EINV ECON PGOV CH BR BO |
| 06BRASILIA1261 |
BRAZIL SHOOTDOWN PROGRAM - REVIEW PROCESS UNDERWAY [...] Pursuant to reftel instructions, AirAtt and Polmiloff will meet with GoB interlocutors next week to determine GoB compliance with shootdown and operational procedures, to consult on the program's status and to verify that all reporting requirements will be met in a timely manner. We will repor [...] |
2006-06-23 18:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID OPDC BO BR |
| 06BRASILIA596 |
LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES DISCUSS URBAN AIR QUALITY IN [...] The 1st Bolivian Congress on Urban Air Quality Management, held in Cochabamba March 16-18, brought together students, environmentalists, scientists, academics, and international consultants from several Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico [...] |
2006-03-23 19:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BO BR |
| 06BRATISLAVA111 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY 10, 2006 [...] (C) The departure of KDH from the ruling coalition (refs B-D), which resulted in the resignation of three cabinet Ministers and the Chairman of Parliament, has also affected our working-level contacts. The spokesman for former parliament Chairman Pavol Hrusovsky sounded shell-shocked as he [...] |
2006-02-10 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA180 |
BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION TELLS BRATISLAVA THE [...] (SBU) At a March 3 briefing hosted jointly at the MFA by State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova and German Marshall Fund's Pavol Demes, Belarusian opposition figures Andrei Sannikov and Oleg Manaev told representatives from the Canadian, U.S., and EU embassies that the Lukashenko r [...] |
2006-03-03 16:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI LO BO |
| 06BRATISLAVA214 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 17, 2006 [...] (SBU) At a March 13 seminar held by the new Smer-friendly ASA (Analysis, Strategy, Alternatives) think tank to provide input on the development of Smer's social policy programs, Slovakia's academics -- including the Rectors of two of Slovakia's most prestigious universities -- gathered to de [...] |
2006-03-17 14:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SMIG EFIN SOCI BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA234 |
SLOVAKIA FRUSTRATED WITH EU RESPONSE TO BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 24 event on "next steps in Belarus" hosted by the British Ambassador to Slovakia and featuring presentations by representatives from both the Slovak MFA and NGO community, highlighted Slovakia's disappointment in the lack of a clear, timely EU response to Belarus' March [...] |
2006-03-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA235 |
SLOVAKIA CONDEMNS MILITIA ACTION AGAINST [...] Slovakia released the following statement condemning the attack on and arrest of Belarusian protesters on March 24. The original statement can be found in Slovak at www.mzv.sk . BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic condemns the attack of uni [...] |
2006-03-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA256 |
SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 31, 2006 [...] (C) Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda called Belarusian opposition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich March 24 to express his support and to convey Slovakia's offer to allow any Belarusian students expelled from state universities for political reasons to continue their studies at Slovak schools. M [...] |
2006-03-31 15:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UNSC KIRF IZ UP BO BM LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA301 |
LAVROV VISIT REINVIGORATED BILATERAL TALKS ON [...] (C) Summary: The working visit of Russian FM Lavrov to Slovakia focused on renewing dialogue on economic and energy issues. Lavrov expressed the Russian desire to continue supplying oil, gas, and nuclear materials for Slovakia's energy needs. On Belarus, Slovak FM Kukan reportedly was forcef [...] |
2006-04-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON BO RU LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA349 |
CONFERENCE ON BELARUS: EU ON DEFENSIVE, RUSSIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An April 25-26 conference on Belarus held at the Slovak Ministry on Foreign Affairs was an intellectual lynch mob in two acts. The first day, academics and activists painted a bleak picture of the Lukashenko regime, criticized Russian "meddling," and presented statistical da [...] |
2006-04-28 14:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA42 |
SLOVAKIA ORGANIZING V-4 ELECTION MONITORING TO [...] (C) Director of the MFA's Third Territorial Division (including Eastern Europe and Russia) Stefan Rozkopal presented us January 18 additional information about V-4 involvement in OSCE election monitoring missions for Belarus' March 19 Presidential vote and requested U.S. financial assistance [...] |
2006-01-18 15:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI BO UP LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA961 |
MILINKEVICH IMPRESSES IN BRATISLAVA [...] (SBU) Summary. Belarussian opposition leader and 2006 presidential candidate Alexander Milinkevic visited Bratislava December 9, calling for continued support from the Slovak government and civil society. Milinkevic made a strong impression in his meetings with Slovak government officials, o [...] |
2006-12-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | BO KDEM LO PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 06BRATISLAVA97 |
SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE, READY TO MOVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: MFA Third Territorial Division Director Stefan Rozkopal welcomed the news February 7 that Washington had agreed in principle to set aside USD 40,000 to bolster the V-4 contingent of the March OSCE/ODIHR election monitor [...] |
2006-02-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU PO BO EZ LO |
| 06BRATISLAVA981 |
GOS FOLLOWS UP ON MILINKEVICH COMMENTS [...] (U) The GOS is beginning to carry out the commitments made to Belarussian opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich during his December 9 visit. On December 14, the Slovak Parliament approved a resolution that condemned the Lukashenko government for repressing political dissent, and called for [...] |
2006-12-22 11:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM BO LO |
| 06BRIDGETOWN2018 |
EASTERN CARIBBEANS PONDERING THEIR VOTES ON [...] (U) Per ref B instructions, talking points on Belarus' Anti-U.S. Resolutions were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1569, Barbados #1570, Dominica #1571, St. Kitts #1572, St. Lucia #1573, St. Vincent #1574) on November 15, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed [...] |
2006-11-16 23:43:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO XL |
| 06BRUSSELS1175 |
HAMAS LIKELY TO DOMINATE MEETING OF EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Judith Gebetsroithner, an advisor to External Relations Commission Ferrero-Waldner, told us April 6 that discussion of Hamas would likely be the main issue for EU Foreign Ministers to tackle at their monthly meeting (GAERC) in Luxembourg April 10. Gebetsroithner noted that member states [...] |
2006-04-06 15:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KPAL BO UP XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS4113 |
MANDELSON PUSHES EU'S LABOR AND TRADE [...] SUMMARY. EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson keeps pushing for the inclusion and development of a social dimension in trade policy instruments and policies. Speaking at a Brussels conference last week, Mandelson pressed the EU Council to adopt the withdrawal of GSP benefits from Belarus. He al [...] |
2006-12-13 15:55:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD ILO PREL PGOV BM IN BO EUN |
| 06BRUSSELS928 |
GAERC: WAITING ON HAMAS GOVERNMENT, LIKELY TO [...] (C) A Commission official told us March 17 that she expects no movement on WTO and heavy criticism of Belarus to dominate the March 20 GAERC. EU Foreign Ministers will review how to handle Hamas, given rumors that Hamas could name the personnel it wants in a government over the March 18-19 w [...] |
2006-03-17 13:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KPAL BO ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BRUSSELS975 |
EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS HAMAS, BELARUS, OTHER [...] (U) EU foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels March 20, agreed with the preliminary conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR that the Belarusian elections were "severely flawed." FMs reportedly discussed Hamas' proposed list of cabinet members but did not issue a substantive statement on Hamas. Rather [...] |
2006-03-21 13:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID KPAL BO XF ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 06BUCHAREST629 |
ROMANIA: DAS KRAMER, AMBASSADOR HODGES - [...] (C) Summary: DAS David Kramer and Ambassador to Moldova Heather Hodges shared views with leading Romanian interlocutors on recent developments involving Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Russia during a visit to Bucharest on April 3-4. Although Romanian interlocutors described growing strains in [...] |
2006-04-18 07:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD RS BO UP KDEM PHUM RO |
| 06BUENOSAIRES117 |
MINISTER DEVIDO DISCUSSES BOLIVIA AND THE GOA'S [...] (C) Minister of Planning Julio DeVido received Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon on January 12. A/S Shannon and DeVido SIPDIS discussed recent developments in Bolivia and the need to engage with the new Evo Morales government. DeVido argued that it is important to help Morales consolidate h [...] |
2006-01-17 20:08:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EINV EFIN ETRD AR BO VE |
| 06CARACAS3432 |
DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-20 14:25:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO VZ |
| 06COLOMBO1851 |
SRI LANKA: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 12:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN KN BO IR UZ BM CE |
| 06COLOMBO1916 |
SRI LANKA WILL VOTE AGAINST BELARUS-SPONSORED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 10:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL BO CE |
| 06DARESSALAAM1829 |
TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] (U) Ambassador Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff on November 15 that Tanzania would abstain from voting on the U.S. sponsored country-specific resolution on Belarus in the Third Committee. She stressed that Tanzania's [...] |
2006-11-16 13:43:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BO TZ |
| 06DUBLIN275 |
BELARUS: IRELAND SUPPORTS U.S.-EU COORDINATION, [...] (SBU) Ireland agrees strongly with U.S. points on the continuing importance of U.S.-EU coordination in the run-up to, and aftermath of, the March 19 presidential election in Belarus, according to Ruadhri Dowling, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Russia and Eastern Europe [...] |
2006-03-15 14:52:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO EI |
| 06DUBLIN277 |
PRE-GAERC RESPONSE: IRELAND NOT CONSIDERING BALKAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, Post delivered ref A and B demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Regarding the Balkans, Kelly said that Member States would respect the electorate's chosen outcome in the Montenegrin referendum, but had not begun to deve [...] |
2006-03-16 17:20:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR |
| 06DUBLIN314 |
IRELAND SUPPORTS VISA BAN ON LUKASHENKA [...] (C) Ireland supports an extended visa/travel ban on Lukashenka and other officials associated with the fraudulent March 19 Belarusian elections, in line with discussions at the March 24 EU leaders meeting, according to Conleth Brady, acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Desk Officer for [...] |
2006-03-28 11:19:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO EI |
| 06DUBLIN530 |
PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: GOI EXPECTS PRELIMINARY [...] (C) Summary: On May 11, Post delivered ref A pre-GAERC demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, and, on May 12, further discussed ref A's Iran points with Stephen Dawson, DFA First Secretary for the Middle East and North Africa. Dawson expected GAERC minis [...] |
2006-05-12 15:21:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI |
| 06DUBLIN839 |
PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND CALLS FOR MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government recognizes Israel's right to self-defense, though not at the expense of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent Jim Kelly, to whom emboffs delivered refs A-C demarches. Kelly cited a July 13 state [...] |
2006-07-14 16:40:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU |
| 06DUSHANBE2084 |
DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DELIVERED, USUN [...] (C) PolOff discussed talking points per reftel on the demarche on Belarus' anti-U.S. United Nations resolution with Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Department of European and American Countries at Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 15. 2. (C) Nasredinov acknowledged Bel [...] |
2006-11-15 11:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO TI |
| 06GEORGETOWN30 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREEMPTING MORALES' MESSAGE [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Insanally January 9 and delivered talking points on U.S. concerns and suggestions regarding the Morales government (Ref A). Ambassador noted that Guyana will take over as chair of the Rio Group later this month and asked Insanally to raise the issue wit [...] |
2006-01-10 20:04:00 | Embassy Georgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO GY |
| 06HAVANA10031 |
NEW CUBAN AMBO TO BOLIVIA: RAFAEL DAUSA [...] (S) The Cuban regime has nominated senior Foreign Ministry honcho Rafael Dausa Cespedes as its ambassador to Bolivia. This in the context of greatly improved relations between Cuba and Bolivia in the wake of Evo Morales' election. Dausa can be expected to intensify Cuba's assault on Bolivia's [...] |
2006-05-11 13:27:00 | US Interests Section Havana | SECRET | PINR PREL ASEC BO CU |
| 06HELSINKI1042 |
OCTOBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS [...] (U) PolChief met with Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Oct. 12 to discuss the October GAERC. Syrjala welcomed our demarche points and offered the following: SUDAN ----- 2. (SBU) Syrjala highlighted the increasing urgency that the EU feels regarding the need for a transition from an [...] |
2006-10-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE |
| 06HELSINKI1173 |
DAS KRAMER AND FINNISH DG ESKELINEN DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer on 15 November met with Finnish Director General Eskelinen and other foreign ministry staff to discuss U.S. consultations around the G-8 Political Directors' meeting in Moscow and Finnish preparations for the upcoming EU-Russia summit on 24 [...] |
2006-11-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG RU FI EUN BO MD PL UP |
| 06HELSINKI18 |
FINNS SUPPORT JOINT STATEMENT TO BELARUS; WILL [...] (C) Following up on reftels, PolChief called on MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Matti Turunen to discuss Belarus. The GOF views a joint US-EU demarche to Lukashenko in advance of the March election as imperative, Turunen said. Finland, for its part, would welcome a very stron [...] |
2006-01-05 14:50:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM BO FI EUN |
| 06HELSINKI523 |
FINNISH VIEWS ON JUNE GAERC [...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala June 7. Syrjala said the GOF generally supports most of our points and suggested that the ministers will focus on the Balkans and Iran. 2. (C) On Iran, Syrjala reiterated the warm welcome others in the GOF have [...] |
2006-06-08 11:00:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ CU KPAL FI |
| 06HELSINKI936 |
SEPTEMBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS [...] (U) PolChief, EU Unit Chief and visiting Finland Deskoff delivered subject demarche to Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Sept. 13. Syrjala welcomed our input and offered the following notable responses: 2. (C) SUDAN/DARFUR: Syrjala expressed pessimism regarding the situation on the gr [...] |
2006-09-14 05:03:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE |
| 06ISTANBUL598 |
ISTANBUL CONFERENCE SHOWCASES INCREASED POLICE [...] (U) Summary: Police chiefs and high-level officers from throughout Turkey participated in a three-day workshop in Istanbul from April 12-14 on combating trafficking in persons. In Turkey,s case, most victims are women lured from eastern European countries by the promise of work, and then for [...] |
2006-04-20 10:47:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU BO MD KCRM PGOV KJUS |
| 06JAKARTA13217 |
INDONESIA NON-COMMITTAL ON BELARUS, MATHESON [...] (SBU) On November 15 we met with Harry Purwanto, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for North and Central America, to present demarches on Belarus' anti-U.S. resolutions (ref A) and to solicit support for the candidacy of Michael Matheson to the International Law Commission (ref B). [...] |
2006-11-15 10:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA ILC BO ID |
| 06KABUL510 |
SOLICITATION FOR ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post submits the following proposal from International Organization for Migration IOM) for Economic Support Funded (ESF) anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) project. This is a new project that will cover a ten-month period at a cost of USD 277,095. The target audience are journ [...] |
2006-02-06 09:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP |
| 06KABUL589 |
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY DISSOLVES 1,620 NGOS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Following a Feb 4 deadline, the Minister of Economy (MoE) Mir Mohammad Farhang announced that some 1,620 NGOs had been dissolved for not re-registering with the MoE as required by the Law on NGOs, which was enacted in June 2005. Current records indicate that there are 556 NGOs [...] |
2006-02-09 14:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM IR RS BO AF UNGA SEP |
| 06KATHMANDU3050 |
DEMARCHE ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN BO NP |
| 06KIEV1062 |
UKRAINE/BELARUS/RUSSIA: GOU VIEWS ON RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: During EUR DAS David Kramer's March 13 meetings in Kiev, Deputy Defense Minister Polyakov said that while security issues in the Ukraine-Russia relationship were secondary to political and military aspects, his Ministry (MoD) tried to play a "good cop" role by reinforcing a produ [...] |
2006-03-17 15:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KDEM PHUM PINR RS BO UP |
| 06KIEV1444 |
UKRAINE: NSDC SECRETARY ON TRANSNISTRIA, BELARUS, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 11 meeting, National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary Kinakh told Ambassador the Ukrainian government was concerned that Transnistrian authorities might provoke an armed confrontation at one of Transnistria's "border crossings" with Moldova. The Russians [...] |
2006-04-11 15:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS ENRG ETRD PINR OSCE MD BO RS UP |
| 06KIEV1693 |
UKRAINE: PARTY OF REGIONS LEADER YANUKOVYCH'S [...] (C) Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych told Ambassador April 27 that working-level negotiations with President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine bloc continued. While many issues had been worked out, Yanukovych would need to meet with Yushchenko to resolve key issues. Yanukovych implied that R [...] |
2006-04-28 13:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG NATO EPET PINR ZK ZJ AJ BO |
| 06KIEV1937 |
UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER ON COALITION TALKS, [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Hrytsenko opined to Ambassador May 18 that Orange coalition prospects were growing as President Yushchenko was resigning himself to ex-Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko's return to the prime ministership. He agreed with Ambassador's listing of honest government o [...] |
2006-05-19 12:09:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM MARR NATO BO UP |
| 06KIEV2039 |
UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER GETS AHEAD OF FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 22 meeting with EUR DAS Kramer, Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said a meeting of the presidents of Ukraine and Belarus might be possible if Belarus were to make favorable decisions on issues of importance to Ukraine. Tarasyuk added that the Ukrainian government was preparing t [...] |
2006-05-26 08:45:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHUM EAID NATO MARR PINR BO UP |
| 06KIEV2278 |
UKRAINE: ENCOURAGING GREATER SUPPORT TO BELARUSAN [...] (C) Summary: During a June 8 meeting with DFM Khandohiy, U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Krol encouraged Ukraine to develop contacts with Belarus at a level below cabinet minister and suggested that Ukraine could use such contacts to promote more responsible Belarusan government behavior. He also [...] |
2006-06-09 15:26:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR BO UP |
| 06KIEV336 |
UKRAINE: BILATERAL COORDINATION GROUP TALKS: NATO, [...] (C) Summary: In Bilateral Coordination Group talks January 24, ASD/ISP Flory and EUR A/S Fried noted U.S. support for Ukraine's NATO aspirations, but emphasized the importance of Ukraine demonstrating that it shared the political, economic, and social values required to meet the performance-b [...] |
2006-01-26 08:12:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR YI IZ MD BO UP OSCE NATO |
| 06KIGALI1111 |
NO IMMEDIATE ANSWER FROM GOR MFA ON BELARUS AND [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affaris Americas Desk Officer Augustin Rutikara did not have an immediate response to talking points (reftels). When pressed on how the USG can ensure its positions are thoroughly communicated to the Rwandan UN delegation, Rutikara said direct lobbying by USUN official [...] |
2006-11-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Kigali | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNGA IS BO RW |
| 06KUWAIT4465 |
BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] PolCouns delivered demarches in reftels A and B to the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on November 7 and 8 respectively. Charge d'Affaires delivered demarche in reftel C on November 15. No substative response to the demarches has been received to date. ************************* [...] |
2006-11-15 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KU BO |
| 06KYIV4305 |
UKRAINE: LITHUANIAN MFA U/S PAVILIONIS AND A/S [...] (SBU) Summary: Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Zygimantas Pavilionis and A/S Fried discussed developments in the region and measures needed to address recent Russian assertiveness. Paviolionis said that the Lithuanian, Polish, and Ukrainian Presidents formed an effective "troika" in working tog [...] |
2006-11-17 16:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO UP RS GG TU PL LH |
| 06KYIV4466 |
EU MAKES BELARUS AN OFFER, AWAITING RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: EU European Commission official Jean-Eric Holzapfel told us December 4 that the initial Belarusan government reaction was noncommittal to the November 21 delivery of an EU non-paper stating its readiness to assist Belarus if the government implemented democratic reforms. The timi [...] |
2006-12-05 14:48:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PHUM EAID EUN BO UP |
| 06KYIV4647 |
UKRAINE/BELARUS: PLANNING A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary/comment: According to the MFA, Ukrainian Presidential Secretariat Chief of Staff Baloha's December 14 visit to Minsk was intended to maintain momentum toward a possible meeting between the Ukrainian and Belarusan presidents in the February-March 2007 timeframe. The meeting, if it [...] |
2006-12-22 10:57:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MNUC PINR BO UP |
| 06LINSK1234 |
LUKASHENKO'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY: A METHOD TO THE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH VE AJ IR BO |
| 06LISBON1110 |
PORTUGAL: JUNE 12 GAERC READOUT [...] (C) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 8 to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha. Rocha observed that Kosovo would not be on the agenda and proceeded to address the following reftel points: Balkans ------- 2, (C) Montenegro: The Montenegrin Parliament's declaration [...] |
2006-06-09 15:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL UN YI MW SR BO IR PO |
| 06LISBON1425 |
PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) P/E officer met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha on July 14 to discuss the Balkans, Middle East, Sudan, Congo, and North Korea per reftels. Rocha anticipates this GAERC will be slow since it is the first under the Finnish EU Presidency. ------- Balkans ------- [...] |
2006-07-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG |
| 06LISBON1989 |
PORUTUGUESE VIEWS ON THE SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC [...] (C) P/E officer paid a call on MFA Deputy European Correspondent, Ana Filomena Rocha on September 14, to discuss the policy areas listed in reftel before the September 15 GAERC. Rocha stressed that the EU's policy response to the situation in Sudan would be given the most consideration during [...] |
2006-09-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI BO LE PREL PGOV PO |
| 06MADRID1832 |
SPAIN'S DEPUTY FM ON IRAQ HOSPITAL DONATION, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Spain's Deputy Foreign Minister Leon confirmed to Ambassador Aguirre on July 18 that Spain will donate USD 22 million to the Basrah Children's Hospital and should have no problem delivering the funds by September 1. Leon reiterated that Spain will vote for Guatemala rather than [...] |
2006-07-20 13:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP VZ IZ BO |
| 06MADRID2624 |
SPAIN: IN ADVANCE OF OCT. 16 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA European Correspondent Carlos Fernandez-Arias on October 13 to discuss Spain's position in advance of the October 16 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias indicated that Spain was in complete agreement on most topics with the United States, but he singled out Kosovo [...] |
2006-10-17 07:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE IR IZ UP |
| 06MADRID32 |
SPAIN'S MEASURED WELCOME OF EVO MORALES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales met in Madrid on January 4 with the King, President Zapatero, the Foreign and Industry Ministers, and business leaders. The GOS focused Morales' visit on economic issues, including Spanish energy company Repsol's billion dollar investment in [...] |
2006-01-05 16:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP BO |
| 06MADRID35 |
SPAIN: DEPUTY FM ON "MODERATE" EVO MORALES VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon called Charge on January 5 to pass on his impressions of Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales' meeting with Foreign Minister Moratinos. Leon assessed that the meeting was a good introduction but not very substantive. He noted that Morales [...] |
2006-01-09 15:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP BO |
| 06MASERU567 |
LESOTHO: BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ambassador reviewed (ref A) talking points on the Belarus Anti-U.S. Resolution with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Sekatle (Minister of Local Government) on November 15. We discussed the continuing problems of human rights in Belarus and that it was essential that member states suppo [...] |
2006-11-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL BO LT |
| 06MILSK1226 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK10 |
Belarus' Flailing White Elephants [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months Ambassador and Emboffs have visited several of Belarus' larger businesses, including its fourth largest company, the Minsk Automobile Factory (MAZ), its fifth largest company, the Belarus Automobile Factory (BelAZ), and Belshina, one of the world's largest tire [...] |
2006-01-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD ELAB PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1002 |
GOB DENIES ACCESS TO KOZULIN, ANONYMOUS LETTER [...] (C) On September 8, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the MFA in response to the Embassy's August 10 request for access to former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin in prison. Charge had traveled to the prison to seek access to Kozulin August 30, but was told that t [...] |
2006-09-13 11:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1013 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 18, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Chinese Defense Minister Meets with Lukashenko in Minsk (para. 2) - Lukashenko Arrives in Havana for NAM Summit (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY --------- [...] |
2006-09-18 08:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK1018 |
DAY OF SOLIDARITY EVENT CUT SHORT BY POWER FAILURE [...] (C) Summary: On September 16, youth opposition activists staged a demonstration and concert on the one-year anniversary of the first "Days of Solidarity" event. Despite significant security presence and attempts by the GOB to impede the rally, the demonstration in Minsk attracted approximat [...] |
2006-09-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF ASEC BO |
| 06MINSK1019 |
UNION STATE STAGNATES ALONG WITH GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Despite public statements to the contrary, and without knowing the content of the "Constitutional Act," Russia and Belarus still appear far from completing an agreement on a Union State. Before seriously negotiating on the Union State the two still must resolve issues that re-em [...] |
2006-09-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD PGOV PINR BO |
| 06MINSK1031 |
TIP Film Screening Prompts Discussion of GOB's Anti-TIP [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently hosted a film screening of a U.S.-produced investigative documentary on victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) for independent journalists and leading members of the NGO community. The participants praised the film for its poignant presentation of the gl [...] |
2006-09-20 12:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1036 |
BORISOV OPPOSITION FACES SEVERE REPRESSION AHEAD [...] (C) Poloffs recently traveled to Borisov to gauge local preparedness and the degree of cooperation of democratic forces ahead of the January 14 municipal elections. Despite blatant surveillance and frequent interruptions by GOB representatives and state media, Borisov's opposition political p [...] |
2006-09-21 11:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
| 06MINSK1050 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 26, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Date Announced for CIS October Summit in Minsk (para. 2) - Belarus' Foreign Minister to Address UNGA (para. 3) - Foreign Ministries of Belarus, Iran [...] |
2006-09-27 03:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK1055 |
HRDF POLLING CONTINUES, NEW DISTRIBUTOR SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) This is the third report on implementation of a DRL grant to provide independent opinion polling in Belarus. Under the auspices of a DRL Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) small grant (ref A), the IISEPS polling service conducted the fifth of six opinion polls August 15-25 (see septel [...] |
2006-09-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BO |
| 06MINSK1056 |
REGIME TIGHTENING ELECTORAL CODE ON EVE OF LOCAL [...] (C) The Belarusian Parliament will review a bill of 60 amendments to the Electoral Code in early October, which if passed, could have a noticeable impact on the process leading up to municipal elections in January 2007. Most of the changes will not be publicized until after signed into law by [...] |
2006-09-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK106 |
WOMEN,S POLITICAL WILL IS STRONG BUT UNDERUTILIZED [...] (C) Summary: On January 17, DCM met with Belarusian Organization of Working Women (BOWW) representative to discuss the political mood of women on the eve of the presidential elections, BOWW's strategy to support the opposition candidates and the organization's future projects for the post-elec [...] |
2006-02-03 07:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN SCUL BO |
| 06MINSK1060 |
THE HARD LIFE AND TIMES OF BELARUSIAN THINK TANKS [...] (C) Leaders of the most prominent independent analytical centers in Belarus recently detailed how a continuing campaign of repression by the Lukashenko regime has caused many of their organizations to formally disband. Despite the pressure, think tank leaders continue working to try to inform [...] |
2006-09-28 10:59:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1061 |
OPPOSITION COALITION SPLITTING AT THE SEAMS [...] (C) On September 25, several key parties within the United Democratic Forces (UDF) announced the formation of an independent &executive body8 to coordinate plans for the January 2007 municipal elections. In response to this latest development, UDF leader Aleksandr Milinkevich has stated in u [...] |
2006-09-28 15:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1062 |
OPPOSITION LEADERS ADMIT DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, [...] (C) Charge met separately September 29 at the Embassy with Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) leaders Vintsuk Vyachorka and Anatoliy Lebedko to discuss the state of the united opposition (ref A). Both Vyachorka and Lebedko stated that while as before there were differences of opinion, the coal [...] |
2006-09-29 09:37:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1074 |
BELARUSIAN YOUTH ACTIVELY WORKING, JUST NOT [...] (C) Summary: Belarusian youth groups have redirected their attention away from post-election stagnation to resuming activities to bring about change in Belarus. Some are actively preparing for the January 2007 local elections, while others are focusing on distributing information, providing [...] |
2006-10-03 10:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK1075 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 03, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko Discusses Union State Agenda with Borodin (para. 2) - China's Ambassador Calls Belarus A Friend and Partner (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY -- [...] |
2006-10-03 11:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO |
| 06MINSK1079 |
LUKASHENKO FIELDS SOFTBALLS FROM RUSSIAN MEDIA, [...] (C) In an extensively covered lengthy press conference with selected visiting Russian journalists, President Lukashenko laid all the blame for the latest delay in Belarusian-Russian integration at the doorstep of the Kremlin. On the other hand, he claimed an affinity for Russia, told the audi [...] |
2006-10-03 13:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK108 |
Minsk Election Weekly VII (January 28-February 3) [...] This is the seventh in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------- Signature Results ----------------- 2. After a month of signature collection, the CEC announced the following [...] |
2006-02-03 09:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1081 |
BELARUS TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] Responses keyed to paragraph 11 of reftel: A. Only one trade agency, State, is represented at Post. B. Contact person: Nathan Lane, Deputy Political/Economic Section Chief lanenp@state.gov tel. (375-17) 210-1283 ext. 4434 fax (375-17) 234-78-53 Backup Dmitriy Semenov, Political/Ec [...] |
2006-10-04 12:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BO |
| 06MINSK1084 |
NEW EU INTEREST IN VISA BANS ON STATE MEDIA [...] (C) Embassy Minsk recommends that the Department renew its efforts to persuade European allies to expand the current EU visa ban against top officials of the Lukashenko regime to include twelve state media executives and journalists, who are responsible for some of the most egregious propaganda [...] |
2006-10-05 09:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1088 |
DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-06 04:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BO |
| 06MINSK1099 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 06, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Milinkevich as Campaign Aide for Local Candidates (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Opposition Activist Jailed for 2005 Bombings in Vitebsk (para. 3) - Opposition, [...] |
2006-10-06 12:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB KHIV BO |
| 06MINSK11 |
Minsk Election Weekly III (December 31 - January 6) [...] This is the third in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------- The Campaigns ------------- 2. Expelled BSU Students Not For Kozulin Independent online news source Charter 97 post [...] |
2006-01-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1100 |
DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-11 04:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BO |
| 06MINSK1102 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON FOREIGN [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 9 with Belarusian Foreign Minister Martynov to present him with copies of the letter of recall for her predecessor and her letters of credence. Martynov welcomed the Ambassador, and made his usual comments about the nature of the relationship Belarus wants to hav [...] |
2006-10-11 13:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1109 |
AMBASSADOR REINFORCES UNITY MESSAGE TO OPPOSITION [...] (C) On October 11, Ambassador met with three senior leaders of the United Democratic Forces (UDF) opposition coalition: Belarusian Party of Communists leader Sergey Kalyakin, United Civic Party leader Anatoliy Lebedko, and Belarusian Popular Front Vintsuk Vyachorka. UDF leader Aleksandr Mil [...] |
2006-10-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1110 |
REGIME FINGERS OPPOSITION ACTIVIST FOR 2005 [...] (C) On October 5, Belarusian law enforcement authorities arrested prominent youth opposition leader Pavel Krasovskiy on suspected involvement in two bombings in 2005 that injured approximately 50 people in northeastern Belarus. If formally charged and found guilty, Krasovskiy could face the de [...] |
2006-10-13 14:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1116 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 16, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Opposition Parties Agree on Campaign Cooperation (para. 2) - Authorities Approves Election Deadlines, Restrict Media (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Lower Chamber [...] |
2006-10-17 03:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO |
| 06MINSK1117 |
INDEPENDENT POLLING: MILINKEVICH SUPPORT RATINGS DECLINE [...] Summary: Independent Belarusian pollster Manaev September 25 gave Poloff results of his fifth post election survey conducted in August. Opposition coalition presidential candidate Milinkevich's support rating dropped 8.8 points since March to 11.6%, whereas President Lukashenko's support rati [...] |
2006-10-17 04:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1119 |
BELARUSIAN RELGIOUS LEADERS SHARE THEIR CONCERNS [...] (SBU) As her first official event at her residence, Ambassador hosted a breakfast for leaders of various religious communities in Minsk and visiting EUR/UMB deskoff. While the representative of the GOB-sympathetic Catholic Church was hesitant to air his concerns openly, the Protestant and Hare [...] |
2006-10-18 06:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK1123 |
"16" NOT SO SWEET: DAYS OF SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN [...] (C) September 16, 2006 marked the first anniversary of the "Days of Solidarity" opposition campaign in Belarus. Planned as a series of monthly candle-lighting ceremonies on the 16th of each month honoring the memories of disappeared opponents of the Lukashenko regime, the campaign evolved into [...] |
2006-10-18 11:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1136 |
OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADER RECONSIDERS HIS ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Authorities conditionally released youth opposition activist Pavel Krasovskiy from police custody on October 15, following 10 days of questioning in connection with two 2005 Vitebsk bombings and a 1999 murder and rape case. After strong words of support from Ambassador, Krasovskiy admitte [...] |
2006-10-20 13:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK1141 |
MILINKEVICH PROMOTES HIS OWN MOVEMENT IN MEETING [...] (C) On October 20, Ambassador met with opposition coalition leader Milinkevich to discuss the status of the United Democratic Forces (UDF). Milinkevich stressed that the coalition was generally united despite internal disagreements on strategy, a second coalition congress, and UDF leadership. [...] |
2006-10-24 13:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1142 |
HOSIERY, HYPERMARKETS AND HOT RODS; ECONOMIC [...] (C) The first-time visitor to Minsk will quickly notice pockets of conspicuous consumption belying tour book descriptions of Belarus as a museum of all things Soviet. On the road from the airport one will pass new multi-story dachas, a Porsche dealership and a billboard advertising designer l [...] |
2006-10-24 13:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1143 |
PROTESTANTS PREPARED TO "FIGHT UNTIL THE END" TO [...] (SBU) On October 21, approximately 600 people gathered in Minsk to protest the GOB's confiscation of the New Life Church's (NLC) property. Amidst heavy security presence, NLC Senior Pastor Vyacheslav Goncharenko called on the people to defend their right to freedom of religion. On October 17 [...] |
2006-10-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KIRF BO |
| 06MINSK1144 |
TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR INSULTING LUKASHENKO [...] (SBU) In a politically motivated trial observed by Poloff, a Minsk court sentenced a 60-year-old human rights activist Yekaterina Sadovskaya to two years in prison for allegedly insulting President Lukashenko by demanding he be subjected to a mental examination. The court also fined her USD [...] |
2006-10-25 04:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF BO |
| 06MINSK1149 |
LOCAL ELECTION PROCESS DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING FOR [...] (SBU) The Belarusian Central Election Committee (CEC) approved a calendar of the process for the January 14, 2007 local council elections, listing the dates territorial election commissions are to be formed, the time period for nominees to gather signatures( and the date marking the beginning [...] |
2006-10-27 05:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1157 |
COALITION LEADERS SETTLE ON HOLDING SECOND [...] (C) The United Democratic Forces (UDF) Political Council recently agreed to convene a second congress of democratic forces on March 25, 2007. The dec)sion was included in th% Political CounciX's approved "Agreement on the UDF Political Campaign" that also called for the creation of a Political [...] |
2006-10-31 05:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1159 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 31, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Wins European Parliament's Sakharov Award (para. 2) - Skrebets Will Be Released in November (para. 3) - Activist Arrested Near Presidential Administration ( [...] |
2006-10-31 10:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO |
| 06MINSK1162 |
U.S.-EU AMBASSADORS PRESS FOR ACCESS TO OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) On October 30, Ambassador and EU Heads of Mission in Minsk continued their assertive and collaborative approach to spotlighting the Lukashenko regime's politically motivated imprisonments by coordinating their attempts to gain access to the criminal trial against Dmitriy Dashkevich, the [...] |
2006-11-01 03:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1164 |
SATISFYING THE MARKET IN A STATE-DOMINATED ECONOMY [...] (C) Profitable Belarusian businesses, even if they are completely privately owned, must respond in large part to the dictates of the state. This is especially true when private companies try to compete in the same markets with state-owned enterprises. The complex business environment, which e [...] |
2006-11-01 09:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1166 |
OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADER RECEIVES 18 MONTHS [...] (SBU) On November 1, Judge Alla Bulash convicted Dmitriy Dashkevich, the leader of the opposition youth organization Malady Front, for allegedly operating an unregistered organization (reftel). In a courtroom opened to Dashkevich's father, international observers and a small number of indepe [...] |
2006-11-01 14:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK117 |
MFA Wants Positive WTO Answer Now [...] (U) On February 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Mikhnevich called Ambassador to the MFA to complain again about the U.S., EU and the WTO. Also present were Anton Kudasov, Deputy Director of the MFA's Directorate of Foreign Trade, Sergey Gulevich, Deputy Head of the MFA's Division of Forei [...] |
2006-02-06 10:56:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO PGOV USTR BO |
| 06MINSK1174 |
U.S.-EU AMBASSADORQ SHOW SUPPORT FOR CHURCH UNDER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and EU Heads of Mission recently visited the embattled New Life Church (NLC) to show their support for religious freedom in Belarus. The NLC ended its 23-day hunger strike on October 29 after the Supreme Economic Court agreed to review the church's appeal of the forced [...] |
2006-11-03 14:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF BO |
| 06MINSK1179 |
GOB'S EGO OUTSTRIPS ACTIONS IN ANTI-TIP EFFORTS [...] (C) The GOB and the International Organization for Migration recently co-hosted an international conference that sought to bolster cooperation between source and destination countries in the battle against trafficking in persons (TIP). At the conference, GOB officials stressed the importance [...] |
2006-11-09 05:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1184 |
LUKASHENKO AND RUSSIA: A TALE OF UNREQUITED LOVE? [...] (C) Lukashenko and Putin likely will achieve little during a possible November 10 meeting in Moscow. Both countries continue to play hardball with one another in energy negotiations, which are expected to drag on until the end of the year. Belarus will eventually have to settle for increased [...] |
2006-11-09 12:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1187 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 9, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. This edition includes events thru the November 6- 7 Revolution Day holiday. The next edition will cover items thru November 17. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. and EU Ambassa [...] |
2006-11-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO |
| 06MINSK1188 |
BELARUS NOT DOING WHAT IS NEEDED TO PREVENT GSP [...] (C) On October 12, the European Commission (EC) postponed its decision to suspend the General System of Preferences (GSP) for Belarus, giving Belarus more time to implement the International Labor Organization's (ILO) 12 recommendations to improve labor rights (ref A). According to some estim [...] |
2006-11-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1192 |
REGIONAL ACTIVISTS CONFIRM: BELARUSIANS ARE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief and Emboffs recently traveled to Polotsk and Baranovichi in introductory visits with local authorities, opposition activists, and entrepreneurs. Opposition activists and journalists in both communities openly described the repression they face, but continue to cooperate toge [...] |
2006-11-14 07:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1204 |
HUNGER-STRIKING KOZULIN DENIED FAMILY CONTACT [...] (C) At a recent opposition Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Gramada" (BSDP) press conference held in support of imprisoned BSDP chair and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, Kozulin's wife discussed how authorities repeatedly denied her husband family contact and legal counsel [...] |
2006-11-17 15:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1207 |
AMBASSADOR VISITS VANDALIZED HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL [...] (C) Ambassador visited Minsk's Yama Holocaust Memorial and two other related sites on November 15. The Yama site had been vandalized on November 11, when unknown persons drew a swastika on the memorial's main monument, splashed white paint on bronze statues, and left leaflets signed by the "B [...] |
2006-11-20 13:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF KIRF BO |
| 06MINSK121 |
P5+2 Statement on Iran [...] On February 6, Econoff delivered ref A points and statement to Igor Ugorich of the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control. Ugorich received the information without comment. Econoff stressed that, given recent statements of intent for Belarus and Iran to cooperate on nuclea [...] |
2006-02-07 06:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL IR BO |
| 06MINSK1212 |
BELARUSIAN ECONOMIC FUTURE IN DOUBT [...] (C) Belarus' current trend of robust GDP growth faces numerous challenges. The so-called economic miracle rests largely on Russian subsidies, with the government failing to harness the windfall to prepare for its seemingly inevitable end. Russia's preparations to join the WTO threatEn toQ ha [...] |
2006-11-24 06:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1213 |
HUNGER-STRIKING KOZULIN DENIED FAMILY CONTACT [...] (C) At a recent opposition Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Gramada" (BSDP) press conference held in support of imprisoned BSDP chair and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, Kozulin's wife discussed how authorities repeatedly denied her husband family contact and legal counsel [...] |
2006-11-24 10:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1215 |
DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-06-11, 12, AND 13 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | SECRET | KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO |
| 06MINSK1220 |
MINSK FORUM: BITING THE HAND THAT PATS YOUR BACK? [...] (C) November 9-11 witnessed the Minsk Fgrum, an annual German-sponsored conference designed to be a platform for open dialogue. The GOB's denial of visas to at least eight would-be attendees overshadowed the substance of the conference. The row highlights the hazards of attempting even seemi [...] |
2006-11-24 14:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1221 |
POLITICAL PARTY DEPUTIES POINT FINGERS WHILE [...] (C) Ambassador on November 17 met with deputy leaders of pro-democratic political parties to gauge the unity within the coalition and the progress in the local council elections. The deputy leaders reported a small victory in receiving registration for most of their initiative groups, althoug [...] |
2006-11-24 14:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1222 |
FREED MP CALLS FOR SHADOW GOVERNMENT, UNSC DEBATE [...] (C) Ambassador recently met with former opposition MP and political prisoner Sergey Skrebets following his release on amnesty. While Skrebets described the prison conditions he and fellow hunger striking political prisoner Aleksandr Kozulin faced as somewhat better than the general prison po [...] |
2006-11-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PFOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1225 |
INDEPENDENT POLLING REPORTS INCREASE IN INDEPENDENT RADIO [...] Independent Belarusian pollster Manaev November 21 gave Ambassador the results of his sixth and final post election survey. According to his results, both the amount of Belarusians who listen to foreign radio broadcasts and who use the internet continue to increase. Support ratings decreased s [...] |
2006-11-29 11:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1226 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS LUKASHENKO PRESS CONFERENCE --------------------------- - Lukashenko Admits GOB Falsified Presidential Vote (para. 2) - Lukashenko Explains Reasons for "Last Dictator" (para. 3) INTERNATIONAL RELA [...] |
2006-11-29 11:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1227 |
HRDF POLLING ENDS, NEW DISTRIBUTOR SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) This is the fourth report on the implementation of a DRL grant to provide independent opinion polling in Belarus. Under the auspices of a DRL Human Rights and Democracy Fund (HRDF) small grant (ref A), the IISEPS polling service conducted the sixph and final opinion poll in November (see s [...] |
2006-11-29 12:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM BO |
| 06MINSK1231 |
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR IN MINSK: GAS PRICE TO INCREASE [...] (C) During an introductory courtesy call, Ambassador was told by her Russian counterpart that the price of natural gas will be going up "right away" and that the Belarusian opposition was still in early stages of development. Russian Ambassador Surikov also noted that efforts continue behind [...] |
2006-11-30 13:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET PINR BO RS |
| 06MINSK1234 |
LUKASHENKO'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY: A METHOD TO THE [...] (C) Belarus' rocky relationship with Russia has forced the isolated country to pursue a different course in its foreign policy. The GOB has ratcheted up its efforts to strengthen ties with countries like Iran, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, and China over the past year. Belarus is attempting to div [...] |
2006-12-01 14:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CH VE AJ IR BO |
| 06MINSK1235 |
LUKASHENKO ADMITS RIGGING ELECTIONS [...] (C) President Lukashenko admitted during a press conference with Ukrainian journalists in Minsk that he rigged the March 2006 presidential electionq. Lukashenko claimed that the GOB deliberately understated the official vote tally to satisfy European Q 9QI9M9 The dictator also criticized Ru [...] |
2006-12-01 14:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1241 |
LOCAL COUNCIL DEPUTIES FACING AN UPHILL BATTLE [...] (C) Pro-democratic local council deputies from the regions of Belarus claimed to have high public support within their districts but doubted it would be enough to win re-election in what they predict will be fraudulent local council elections in January. Deputies informed Ambassador that GO [...] |
2006-12-04 08:30:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1244 |
LUKASHENKO FOCUSES ON ENERGY SECURITY DURING CIS [...] (SBU) On November 28, Minsk hosted the CIS Heads of State summit. Although the agenda called for discussions on CIS reform and other issues, few agreements were reached. Lukashenko used the summit to negotiate with Russian President Putin on gas prices and the fate of Belarus' pipeline Beltra [...] |
2006-12-05 12:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1245 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 4, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Meets Bush, Faces Two Months in Jail (para. 2) - Union of Left-wing Parties Favors Election Boycott (para. 3) - Youth Activists Attempt to Demonstrate Durin [...] |
2006-12-05 13:01:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1248 |
KOZULINA APPROACHES AMBASSADOR TO HELP END [...] (C) Ambassador recently meet with Irina Kozulina, wife of hunger striking imprisoned former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin. Kozulina relayed to Ambassador Kozulin's request that the U.S. raise the GOB's human rights violations at the UN Security Council. She also asked t [...] |
2006-12-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1252 |
LEFTIST PARTIES POISED TO BOYCOTT LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Leftist opposition parties Belarusian Party of Communists (BPC) and Belarusian Social Democratic Party (BSDP) "Gramada" intend to boycott the January 2007 local elections on the grounds that participating in a rigged process is pointless. A senior BPC member admitted to Pol/Econ Chief th [...] |
2006-12-06 13:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO |
| 06MINSK1255 |
BELARUS: LIBETDACT [...] Summary: The GO is building economic ties with Cuba, strongly spports the Cuban government, and has no interest n promoting democracy, the protection of human rigts or free market reform. End summary. Belarsian-Cuban Investment, Trade and Exchanges ------------------------------------------ [...] |
2006-12-07 12:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL BO CU |
| 06MINSK1256 |
DELIVERED JCIC-DIP-14 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-07 13:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | KACT PARM UP US START JCIC BO |
| 06MINSK1259 |
STROYENERGO PROPOSAL ON OPIC CLAIM [...] (SBU) Post has no derogatory information on Stroyenergo. However, judging by some of the contracts it has received, Stroyenergo, like many large construction firms, apparently enjoys a close relationship with the Belarusian government. Given such a relationship, it is quite likely the letter fr [...] |
2006-12-08 11:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV BO |
| 06MINSK1270 |
Prison Cannot Stop Pro-Democratic Activists [...] (C) Former political prisoners and the friends and family of opposition activists currently in jail gathered December 7 at Ambassador's residence. The event marked the second occasion in recent months that the Embassy has hosted a reception for these champions of democracy. The attendees desc [...] |
2006-12-12 12:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1272 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 8, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Nomination Stage in Local Elections Over (para. 2) - Ten Members of BPC Withdraw From Local Elections (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Urges G8 Leaders [...] |
2006-12-12 13:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1273 |
OPPOSITION UNITED ON KOZULIN, DIVIDED ON [...] (C) Through a series of demonstrations on World Human Rights Day (December 10), the Belarusian democratic forces demonstrated unity in supporting hunger striking imprisoned former opposition candidate Aleksandr Kozulin. Opposition leaders also expressed gratitude for Congress' recent passage [...] |
2006-12-13 09:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1276 |
OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER FENDS OFF JAIL SENTENCE [...] (C) A Minsk judge suspended indefinitely the trial of opposition party leader Anatoliy Lebedko, whom authorities had charged with "minor hooliganism" for his participation in a December 10 World Human Rights Day demonstration, for lack of credible evidence. During his spirited self-defense, [...] |
2006-12-14 09:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1278 |
KOZULIN ENDS HUNGER STRIKE, GRATEFUL TO USG [...] (C) On December 13, Irina Kozudina, wife of imprisoned former opposition Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Gramada" (BSDP) Chair and presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, confirmed to Charge that her husband ended the hunger strike that he began on October 20 in protest of the start of [...] |
2006-12-14 11:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1283 |
LUKASHENKO, UNDER RUSSIAN PRESSURE, TRIES TO SHORE [...] (C) News Russia would begin charging full export duties on oil shipments to Belarus effective January 1 caught Lukashenko off guard, necessitating a hastily planned December 15 visit to Moscow. Although the GOB has downplayed the significance of the decision, the imposition of 100 percent of [...] |
2006-12-15 14:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET BO RS |
| 06MINSK1290 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 15, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko, Putin Meet in Moscow (para. 2) - Sudanese Foreign Minister to Visit (para. 3) - Chinese Military Delegation Arrives in Minsk (para. 4) [...] |
2006-12-19 05:30:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1294 |
MFA CRITICIZES RAISING BELARUS AT UNSC, FEARS [...] (C) On December 20, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Department Grigoriy Lyashuk presented Ambassador Belarus' concerns regarding possible sanctions resulting from the passage of the Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act and the United State's use of the UN Security Council to raise the i [...] |
2006-12-20 14:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1299 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 22, 2006 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-22 07:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK1301 |
LETTER FROM KOZULIN'S WIFE TO USG, AMERICAN PEOPLE [...] The following is an unofficial trAnslation of a letter from Irina Kozulina, wife of Belarus' imprisonedformer opposition presidential candidate AlekSandr Kozulin. Post will send the original leTter, received December 21, via pouch to EUR/UMB. 2. Begin text: Tothe United States GoverNment [...] |
2006-12-22 10:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK1307 |
COURT UPHOLDS FIRING OF ELECTION MONITORING [...] (C) A Minsk court recently upheld a university's decision to fire a professor who had served as an independent election observer during Belarus' fraudulent March 2006 presidential elections. The university's case against reinstatement rested upon hearsay witnesses and threats of criminal inv [...] |
2006-12-27 13:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK1314 |
GOT CAS? THE COLD WAR BETWEEJ BELARUS AND GAZPROM [...] (C) NEGOTIATIONS IN MOSCOW OVER GAS PRICES AND A RUSSIAN STAKE IN BELTRANSGAZ CONTINUE DOWN TO THE WIRE, WITH BOTH SIDES RATCHETING UP THE RHETORIC. GHILE THE EXACT TERMR AND TIMING OF A FINAL DEAL REMAIN UNCERTAIN, IT APPEARS *-QM!Q9-=WILL FINALLY CONC%DE A STAKE IN @ELTRANSG!Z IN RETURN DOR [...] |
2006-12-29 11:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV PREL BO RS |
| 06MINSK1315 |
MINSK EAC DISCUSSES POSSIBLE INTERRUPTION IN [...] (SBU) Charge convened post's Emergency Action Committee December 28. In attendance were A/DCM, A/POL/ECON chief, RSO, CONS, GSO, IMO, ITO, A/DCM, CLO, MSG DET Commander, USAID and A/PAO. 2. (SBU) The EAC met to discuss the continuing dispute and negotiations between Gazprom and the Gover [...] |
2006-12-29 11:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | SECRET | ASEC CASC AMGT ENRG BO |
| 06MINSK1317 |
EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 29, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT ---------------------------------- - Russian Bank Acquires Belvneshekonombank (para. 2) ELECTIONS --------- - Lebedko Denied Permission to Meet With Voters (p [...] |
2006-12-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK132 |
PARTNERSHIP ANONYMOUSLY REPORTS FIRST ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Despite potentially facing criminal charges for reporting any information that may discredit Belarus, civil initiative Partnership anonymously sent via email a report detailing the results of the first phase of its long-term election observation. The report, which covers January [...] |
2006-02-08 09:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK134 |
Demarche On UN Reform [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-09 05:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PHUM PREL SOCI BO |
| 06MINSK141 |
Belarusian Athletes to Win, If They Know What Is Good For [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24, Belarus' chief Olympic coach Aleksandr Popov announced the names of athletes who would attend the Turin Olympic Games. Athletes in the past have suffered from stress-related illnesses or left the country altogether because of government pressure to win. Aleksei A [...] |
2006-02-10 14:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM BO |
| 06MINSK147 |
Analyzing Belarusian Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: Trade figures for the first nine months of 2005 show a strong increase in Belarusian imports and exports, leading to a shrinking trade deficit. Russia remained by far Belarus' largest trading partner, accounting for 48% of trade. However, trade with Russia fell in both relative [...] |
2006-02-13 09:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO |
| 06MINSK148 |
Suspicious Belarusian Trade [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent years, Minsk has actively sought to increase trade and relations with pariah states as a counterbalance to Western pressures to democratize and as evidence that Lukashenko's rule is accepted abroad. Despite these efforts, trade with these Outposts of Tyranny and State [...] |
2006-02-13 10:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PREL USTR BO |
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EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - February 10, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Officer Punished For Illegal Seizure On February 9, the district prosecutor in Svetlagorsk disciplined a police officer for illegally seizing equipment and print material f [...] |
2006-02-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
| 06MINSK152 |
Belarus Getting Sicker [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Lukashenko's "Third Way Economic Miracle," the Belarusian population is now sicker, dies earlier and has fewer children than during the late Soviet period. Doctors at the CitiHope NGO recently passed to Econoff a report they drafted chronicling the systematic worsening o [...] |
2006-02-14 08:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON TBIO ENRG MNUC SENV BO |
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Minsk Election Weekly VIII (February 3-February 10) [...] This is the eighth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. --------------------------- Signatures and Registration --------------------------- 2. Grodno Commissions Reject Milinkevich's Sig [...] |
2006-02-14 08:23:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
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GOB Ready to Cooperate to Fight TIP [...] (U) In a surprisingly cooperative gesture, GOB officials willingly shared information on the GOB's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in an informal setting on February 10. DCM invited representatives from local NGO's and international organizations as well as GOB officials from t [...] |
2006-02-15 09:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV BO |
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EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - January 5, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Independant Pollster Warned for Illegal Polling On December 30, the Prosecutor General's office issued a warning to head of the Independent Institute of Social, Economic an [...] |
2006-01-10 09:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
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FORMER OPPOSITION MP SKREBETS CONVICTED [...] (C) Summary: On February 14, the Supreme Court of Belarus convicted former Respublika MP Sergey Skrebets to 30 months in prison for allegedly obtaining bank loans through fraud. He was acquitted on charges of bribery and conducting illegal business activity. The nine months he spent in pre-tri [...] |
2006-02-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
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STATE MEDIA VILIFIES AMERICA, OFTEN [...] (C) Summary: In recent months Belarusian state media has become increasingly venomous in its daily attacks against the U.S. and the West. Common themes include charges of espionage, of Western attempts to destabilize the country, and of attempts to overthrow the government in a forced "color" [...] |
2006-02-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BO |
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Minsk Election Weekly IX (February 11 - February 17) [...] This is the ninth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. Post will report on the February 17 registration of candidates process in septel. --------------------- Campaign Preparations --------- [...] |
2006-02-17 15:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK179 |
DEMONSTRATION PEACEFULLY DISBURSED, SOME ARRESTS [...] (C) At 1800 on February 16, opposition groups Zubr and Charter 97 organized a peaceful demonstration on October Square as part of the Day of Solidarity campaign to encourage public support for the families of the disappeared figures and for overall democratic change in Belarus. Poloffs, who o [...] |
2006-02-17 15:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK184 |
State Media Focuses only on Lukashenko [...] (SBU) Summary: The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) monitored Belarusian media coverage of the March presidential elections from 28 January to 10 February. BAJ found that state media focused almost exclusively on Lukashenko, portraying him in a positive light. For the most part, st [...] |
2006-02-21 12:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK185 |
YOUTH GROUPS COMMITTED TO DEMOCRATIC CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: While many youth remain reluctant to wander far from President Lukashenko's camp of supporters, some Belarusian youth groups are actively participating in a number of civic initiatives and/or directly supporting opposition candidates Aleksandr Milinkevich and Aleksandr Kozulin in [...] |
2006-02-21 12:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK192 |
BKGB ARRESTS ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] (C) On February 21, BKGB officers arrested four pro-democracy activists, Partnership leaders Nikolay Astreyka and Enira Bronitskaya, NDI employee Aleksandr Shalaika (strictly protect), and Timofei Dranchuk, aide to imprisoned opposition member Andrei Klimov. They arrested the first, Dranchuk, [...] |
2006-02-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK195 |
Belarus Special 301 Review [...] Summary and recommendation: Post once again recommends placement of Belarus on the watch list for 2006. Little has changed since Post's 2005 Special 301 input (ref B). Pirated optical media remains the norm, being readily available across the country, including in state-owned stores, and enfo [...] |
2006-02-23 05:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON BO |
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Minsk Election Weekly X (February 18 - February 24) [...] This is the tenth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------------- Candidates Get Air Time ----------------------- 2. As per the law, state television and radio scheduled ai [...] |
2006-02-24 07:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
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BKGB SPREADING FEAR [...] (C) Summary: The BKGB continues to hold, but has not yet charged, the four activists it arrested on February 21 (ref A). Authorities have until 2100 on February 24 to decide whether to release or continue holding the group. The GOB then has two months, with the possibility of extensions, to [...] |
2006-02-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
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EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - February 24, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Jailed Businessman Now a Fugitive On February 9, businessman Nikolai Avtukhovich who is facing tax evasion charges disappeared from house arrest in Grodno on the first day [...] |
2006-02-27 14:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON BO |
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TAIWAN CLOSES MISSION AS MINSK SUPPORTS BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is closing its small trade mission in Belarus, as Minsk grows ever closer to Beijing. In recent months the mission has had no access to GOB officials, but has received requests for help from some in the opposition. The mission never succeeded in its main tasks, promoting p [...] |
2006-01-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TW BO |
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TAIWAN CLOSES MISSION AS MINSK SUPPORTS BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is closing its small trade mission in Belarus, as Minsk grows ever closer to Beijing. In recent months the mission has had no access to GOB officials, but has received requests for help from some in the opposition. The mission never succeeded in its main tasks, promoting p [...] |
2006-01-11 13:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TW BO |
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DAS KRAMER V. MFA, ROUND II [...] (C) Summary: Visiting EUR DAS Kramer met on February 23 with MFA America's Desk head Maksim Ryzhenkov. The MFA at the last minute cancelled a higher-level meeting because Kramer refused to allow the GOB to control his schedule. The meeting itself was cordial, despite the repeated accusations [...] |
2006-03-02 12:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
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OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAQ CANDIDATE BEATEN AND [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-02 12:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
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OPPOSITION CANDIDATE RELEASED FROM DETENTION, [...] (C) Summary: On March 2, opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin was released from October Police Station between 1700 and 1800 local time (ref A). Following his release, Kozulin, his wife, and several members of Kozulin's political party went to the site of opposition candidate [...] |
2006-03-07 09:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK234 |
DAS KRAMER DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH MILINKEVICH [...] (C) Summary: On February 24, EUR DAS David Kramer met with deputy campaign managers of the single opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's campaign team Victor Korneyenko and Aleksandr Dobrovolsky. Korneyenko confirmed Milinkevich's plan to hold a rally on March 2, the same day as Presid [...] |
2006-03-07 15:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
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Harassment of Opposition Intensifies [...] In recent weeks authorities have greatly accelerated their petty harassment of opposition activists, leading up to the March 19 presidential elections. Police throughout the country are detaining Milinkevich activists, usually releasing them without charge after three hours, and seizing their [...] |
2006-03-11 09:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK25 |
Latest Polling: Milinkevich Creeps Ahead in Polls, But Not [...] Summary: The results of IISEPS' latest polling shows that Lukashenko retains high ratings, around 53 percent. Opposition support remains low, even for the 10+ opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich. Although Milinkevich's approval ratings did climb several points to 6.6 percent, a growin [...] |
2006-01-12 12:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
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Minsk Election Weekly XII (March 6-March 10) [...] This is the twelfth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------------------- Repression and Harassment ------------------------- 2. Milinkevich Activists Sentenced to Jail On Mar [...] |
2006-03-14 08:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
| 06MINSK255 |
Opposition and Police Face Off at Peaceful Rally [...] Summary: On March 2 at 1800 opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich held an election rally in downtown Minsk. The rally attracted an estimated 3,000 participants. Although the event was peaceful and there were no arrests, security services prevented anyone from entering the square where th [...] |
2006-03-14 09:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK256 |
Trustbank Profits Soar Despite USG Sanctions (C-NE5-00153) [...] On February 28, a spokesman for Belarus' Trustbank (formerly known as Infobank) told the press his bank's profits in January were 6.1 times higher than a year previously, reaching BYR 92.3 million [USD 43,000] that month. Trustbank's gross assets rose 6.2% in January to BYR 156.9 billion [USD [...] |
2006-03-14 09:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PINR EINV ETRD PREL BO |
| 06MINSK258 |
Meeting Voters Illegal in Belarus [...] (U) Summary: In the past week authorities have arrested and jailed or fined several Milinkevich activists, including senior campaign deputies Anatoly Lebedko (fined USD 721) and Vintsuk Vyachorka (sentenced to 15-days in jail), as well as ten other activists each sentenced to 15-days in jail. [...] |
2006-03-14 09:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK259 |
Meeting Voters Illegal in Belarus [...] (U) Summary: In the past week authorities have arrested and jailed or fined several Milinkevich activists, including senior campaign deputies Anatoly Lebedko (fined USD 721) and Vintsuk Vyachorka (sentenced to 15-days in jail), as well as ten other activists each sentenced to 15-days in jail. [...] |
2006-03-14 09:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK260 |
Trustbank Profits Soar Despite USG Sanctions (C-NE5-00153) [...] On February 28, a spokesman for Belarus' Trustbank (formerly known as Infobank) told the press his bank's profits in January were 6.1 times higher than a year previously, reaching BYR 92.3 million [USD 43,000] that month. Trustbank's gross assets rose 6.2% in January to BYR 156.9 billion [USD [...] |
2006-03-14 09:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PINR EINV ETRD PREL BO |
| 06MINSK261 |
Opposition and Police Face Off at Peaceful Rally [...] Summary: On March 2 at 1800 opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich held an election rally in downtown Minsk. The rally attracted an estimated 3,000 participants. Although the event was peaceful and there were no arrests, security services prevented anyone from entering the square where th [...] |
2006-03-14 09:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK262 |
Harassment of Opposition Intensifies [...] In recent weeks authorities have greatly accelerated their petty harassment of opposition activists, leading up to the March 19 presidential elections. Police throughout the country are detaining Milinkevich activists, usually releasing them without charge after three hours, and seizing their [...] |
2006-03-14 09:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK264 |
Kozulin Continues With Campaign, More Violence [...] (C) Summary: Campaign managers for presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, Aleksei Korol and Oleg Volchek met with Poloffs on March 6 following Kozulin's March 2 beating at the hands of security forces. Although charged with hooliganism, Kozulin has continued with his campaign and his manag [...] |
2006-03-14 13:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
| 06MINSK265 |
CEC Secretary on Early Voting and Problems with [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with Central Election Commission (CEC) Secretary Nikolai Lozovik on March 9. Lozovik at first explained Belarus' early voting process and answered questions concerning the censoring of opposition candidate television speeches and the March 2 beating of a candidate at [...] |
2006-03-14 13:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | < |