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07TOKYO4000 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 8/22 SPEECH OF [...] "Bush's Controversial Reading of War History" Washington correspondent Arimoto of the conservative Sankei wrote (8/29): "President Bush's speech on August 22 rejecting calls for a pullout of US forces from Iraq has generated controversy for his reference to the US victory over Japan in WWII an [...] | 2007-08-29 04:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4004 | CORRECTED TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 8/22 SPEECH [...] "Bush's Controversial Reading of War History" Washington correspondent Arimoto of the conservative Sankei wrote (8/29): "President Bush's speech on August 22 rejecting calls for a pullout of US forces from Iraq has generated controversy for his reference to the US victory over Japan in WWI [...] | 2007-08-29 06:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO401 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 07:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4011 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4015 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO402 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4027 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TALIBAN RELEASE OF [...] "Hard Lessons from Hostage Crisis" The liberal Asahi editorialized (8/30): "It is a good thing that the South Koreans taken hostage by the Taliban are starting to be released and can now return home. The incident, however, is bound to have grave effects on reconstruction in Afghanistan and has [...] | 2007-08-30 05:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO403 | MEDIA REACTION - RESUMPTION OF SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Japan Should Strengthen Joint Stance with US at Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (1/30): "The US and the DPRK will begin bilateral talks Tuesday in Beijing concerning financial sanctions to open the way for a resumption of the six- party talks on North Korea [...] | 2007-01-30 07:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4046 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4047 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4051 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-CHINA DEFENSE [...] "China Needs to Increase Military Transparency" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (8/31): "Although progress was made on defense exchanges between Japan and China during the meeting this week between the Japanese and Chinese defense ministers, the bilateral talks failed to di [...] | 2007-08-31 05:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4056 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 07:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4080 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//07 [...] Endo said to Yosano, "Please tell the prime minister that I will step down." TOKYO 00004080 006 OF 012 SUBJECT: JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09 Yosano's determination to put a speedy end to Endo's scandal came from strong alarm against the Kantei's (Prime Minister's Official [...] | 2007-09-04 01:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4085 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US-DPRK NUCLEAR ACCORD [...] "Details Must be Thoroughly Worked Out" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/4): "...It is good that the US and North Korea confirmed that Pyongyang will declare all of its nuclear facilities and disable them within this year. The issue here is how to hammer out the details.... Implementing nuc [...] | 2007-09-04 04:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4094 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-04 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4108 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-05 04:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4114 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND US-DPRK [...] "How to Get out of Iraq Quagmire" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (9/5): "The Maliki government is facing a crisis following a number of suicide bombings and a series of resignations of cabinet ministers. Although the Bush administration is looking at scaling back the US presence in Ir [...] | 2007-09-05 05:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4120 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-05 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4121 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-06 01:29:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4140 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-06 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4159 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4176 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - JAPAN-DPRK [...] "Opportunity to Break the Ice" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/7): "Although no specific progress was made during the Japan-DPRK normalization talks held in Mongolia, the meeting set the stage for continued dialogue.... The fundamental gap between the two nations remains, but an atmosphere [...] | 2007-09-07 05:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4187 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4196 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4198 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND US-JAPAN [...] "9/11 and US Society" The liberal Asahi editorialized (9/9): "...Six years after 9/11, American society is divided over the war in Iraq. According to a Gallup poll conducted in August, 60% of the American people said the Iraq war was a mistake.... US presidential candidates are conducting a he [...] | 2007-09-10 02:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4213 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - MISSILE DEFENSE IN [...] "Tension Growing Between US and Russia" Warsaw correspondent Sakuraba of the business-oriented Nikkei commented on Polish Defense Minister Szczyglo's disclosure of his country's plan to begin the construction of a missile-defense facility next spring (9/6): "Tension is bound to increase betwee [...] | 2007-09-10 06:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4217 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4223 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4229 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WAR ON TERROR; APEC [...] "Six Years After 9/11: Unity Against Terrorism Still Needed" The conservative Sankei editorialized (9/11): "Six years have passed since 9/11.... Not only Americans but people the world over remember the shock of that day. There is as yet no end in sight to the fight against terrorism.... Is th [...] | 2007-09-11 02:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4241 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4248 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4255 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - APEC SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 02:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO426 | MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks: North Korea Has No Choice But to Denuclearize" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (1/31): "At the next round of the six-party talks, which are to resume on February 8 in Beijing, will there be any concrete progress that will lead to North Korea's denucleariza [...] | 2007-01-31 02:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4261 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-12 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4267 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4269 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PM RESIGNATION AND ITS [...] "Hope for Progress on Nuclear Dismantlement" Seoul correspondent Makino of the liberal Asahi wrote (9/12): "There is a possibility that the resignation of Prime Minister Abe could have an impact on progress in the six-party talks concerning North Korea's nuclear dismantlement, as Japan has bee [...] | 2007-09-13 03:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4281 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4292 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RESIGNATION OF PRIME [...] "Candidates' Policies and Qualifications Must Be Scrutinized" The top circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (9/14): "Following Prime Minister Abe's announcement that he will step down, the LDP presidential election campaign officially starts today. The ruling party must elect a new presi [...] | 2007-09-14 01:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4297 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-14 02:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4317 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4328 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 22:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4329 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 22:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4330 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4339 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4359 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO437 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 08:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4373 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4384 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 01:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4386 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FRB RATE CUT [...] "Drastic Measures Necessary to Resolve Subprime Loan Problem" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (9/20): "The US lowered its key interest rate for the first time in almost four years.... The US has adopted an easy-money policy as an 'emergency measure' to prevent cash-strapped financial instit [...] | 2007-09-20 02:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4397 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 22:46:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4400 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 01:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4416 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4424 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 01:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4432 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - OIL PRICES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 04:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4436 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4446 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4452 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CLIMATE CHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 06:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4462 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4474 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-27 01:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4481 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN BURMA [...] "Burmese Junta in Stalemate" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (9/27): "Massive rallies have been taking place day after day in Burma to protest the junta's oppressive rule. Given the military regime's strict control, the demonstrations are a bold act. The junta's rule has continued f [...] | 2007-09-27 02:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO452 | MEDIA REACTION - DEFENSE MINISTER KYUMA'S [...] "The Responsibility of Defense Minister Kyuma" Guest commentator Naoyuki Agawa, a Keio University professor and former minister at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, wrote in the conservative Sankei (2/1): "...Meeting the press on January 24 at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Defense [...] | 2007-02-01 03:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4528 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-27 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4533 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS IFTAR DINNER [...] Nearly one hundred guests attended the Ambassador's annual Iftar dinner, hosted at the residence on September 20. The guest list included Ambassadors and chiefs of missions from Islamic nations and their spouses, members of Tokyo's small Muslim community, and Japanese academics who specialize [...] | 2007-09-27 22:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL ODIP JA |
07TOKYO4542 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4545 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - UNREST IN BURMA [...] "High Time for Burma to Democratize" The conservative Sankei editorialized (9/28): "The Burmese junta may be worried that more demonstrations will lead to its collapse. But if it continues its oppression, its rule will eventually wither in the face of the people's opposition and pressure from [...] | 2007-09-28 01:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4557 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-28 08:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4570 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/01/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 01:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4574 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Vague Accord Will Create Problems for Future" The conservative Sankei editorialized (10/1): "There is a high possibility that the provisional six-party deal will create problems for the future, given that the definition of disablement, as well as its scope and procedures, remains vague and li [...] | 2007-10-01 02:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4588 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 08:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4601 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4633 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/02/07 [...] MSDF operations will be limited to oil and water supply. Search and rescue operations and rescuing victims will not be stipulated. 2. The MSDF will conduct operations based on UN Security Council Resolution 1776 that expressed appreciation for the Maritime Interdiction Operation by the US-led [...] | 2007-10-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4638 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/03/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4639 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT [...] "ROK Should Extract Denuclearization Pledge from DPRK" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/3): "...It is desirable not only for the two Koreas but also for their neighbors that Seoul and Pyongyang confirm reconciliation and cooperation and look for peace and stability during their summit. Alth [...] | 2007-10-03 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4645 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/03/07 [...] The aim is to eliminate as many obstacles as possible in pursuing Diet deliberations due to the dominance of the opposition in the Upper House so that a possible vacuum in MSDF operations as a result of failure to secure Diet approval before the law expires can be lessened as much as possible. [...] | 2007-10-03 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4646 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] "No Compromise on Nuclear Disablement" The liberal Mainichi wrote in an editorial (10/2): "The North Korean nuclear threat will remain even after the disablement of three facilities in Yongbyon. As these plants have already served their purpose, there is a growing view that their disablement w [...] | 2007-10-03 07:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4648 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 01:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4653 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] "Step Forward toward Denuclearization" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/4): "... US experts have come to the view that the level of uranium enrichment by North Korea has not yet reached a stage where it can manufacture weapons-grade uranium. This being the case, the disablement of three fac [...] | 2007-10-04 04:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4666 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/04/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4673 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4684 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] "Problems Remain in Six-Party Agreement" The conservative Sankei editorialized (10/5): "...The latest round of the six-party talks looked for a detailed roadmap for implementing the 'next phase' actions. However, the joint statement announced on Wednesday lacks details, and it is problematic i [...] | 2007-10-05 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4686 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS AND [...] "No Compromise on Nuclear Disablement" The liberal Mainichi wrote in an editorial (10/2): "The North Korean nuclear threat will remain even after the disablement of three facilities in Yongbyon. As these plants have already served their purpose, there is a growing view that their disablement w [...] | 2007-10-05 04:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4703 | MIXED PRESS REACTIONS TO LATEST SIX-PARTY AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: Official comments on the six-party accord and the accompanying abduction issue have been generally favorable, with Japan being satisfied that its views were reflected in the final document, namely, that delisting would be considerably difficult unless the nuclear and humanitarian is [...] | 2007-10-06 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER OIIP KPAO KMDR KN KS JA |
07TOKYO4704 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-08 23:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4715 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/09/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 04:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4717 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SITUATION IN BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-09 04:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4721 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/09/07 [...] Purpose of the law In order to contribute positively and independently to the efforts of the international community to stop and eliminate international terrorism, refueling operations by the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) toward the vessels of each country participating in maritime interdiction [...] | 2007-10-09 08:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4732 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4734 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] "Prime Minister Should Swiftly Firm up Strategy" The liberal Asahi editorialized (10/10): "The GOJ decided yesterday on a half-year extension of sanctions on North Korea. Such measures as a ban on the entry of the DPRK passenger-freighter Man Gyong Bong will continue for the time being.... It [...] | 2007-10-10 05:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO474 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/01/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 08:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4746 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 10:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4766 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-11 01:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4775 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-11 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4784 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-12 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4799 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-12 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4803 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4804 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - 2+2 TALKS IN RUSSIA [...] "Russia's Hard Line Pronounced" Moscow correspondent Seguchi of the top circulation, moderate Yomiuri reported (10/14): "During a 2+2 defense and foreign ministerial with the US in Moscow, Russian President Putin called for the cancellation of US plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eas [...] | 2007-10-15 03:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4813 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/15/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 07:48:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4822 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 01:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4823 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - Chinese Communist Party [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 02:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4829 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-16 22:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4843 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/17/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 01:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4846 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 05:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4856 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/17/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 22:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4857 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 01:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4870 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 22:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4872 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY AND IRAQ [...] "Tension Mounting over Iraq" The conservative Sankei's Istanbul correspondent Murakami wrote (10/18): "Concern is mounting over the possibility of further destabilization in Iraq following the Turkish parliament's move to grant the country's army the authority to cross the border and attack PK [...] | 2007-10-18 22:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4879 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 01:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4881 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - G7 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 02:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4883 | WIREC: JAPAN UNDECIDED, SUGGESTS MINISTER-LEVEL [...] (SBU) As requested in reftel, Post contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) about GOJ participation at the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). According to Eriko Hamashiro of MOFA's Economic Security Division, the GOJ is unlikely to decide b [...] | 2007-10-19 02:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA JA |
07TOKYO490 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-02 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4902 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4913 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/22/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4917 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 02:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4925 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/22/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 08:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4931 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-23 01:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO495 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-02 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4950 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/23/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-23 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4954 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 01:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4956 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NEW LEADERSHIP LINEUP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 02:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO4967 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/24/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-24 08:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4976 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO4980 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/25/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-03 07:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5003 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5018 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5028 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5031 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN [...] "What Happened to Syria-DPRK Connection?" The Liberal Mainichi wrote (10/29): "The US has decided to slap additional sanctions on Iran for its continued uranium enrichment.... The US has also claimed that Iran has been supplying arms to the Taliban and to Shiite militias in Iraq. However, Iran [...] | 2007-10-29 05:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5032 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5039 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 01:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO504 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] LEAD STORIES: Monday morning's Asahi front-paged the suicide bombing Saturday in central Baghdad, which claimed the lives of at least 135 people. 2. "International Community Must Tackle Issues That Cause Suicide Bombings" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/5): "It is reported that mo [...] | 2007-02-05 00:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5043 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 07:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5045 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 00:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5047 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY-IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 02:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5055 | CORRECTED TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY-IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 04:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5061 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 22:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5063 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 01:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5070 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/01/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5082 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5096 | MEDIA COVERAGE OF OCTOBER 31 COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 31, the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo hosted a briefing for Japanese Diet members focusing on the international nature of OEF Coalition efforts in the Indian Ocean to combat global terrorism, as well as on the importance of Japan's contribution to OEF. Approximately 10 [...] | 2007-11-02 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR KN KS JA |
07TOKYO5099 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5105 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 00:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5106 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5109 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US RATE CUT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 05:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5112 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5116 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-06 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5126 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-06 08:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5130 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/07/07 [...] (Omitted (by the Yomiuri Shimbun)) 2. The bill is to expressly stipulate basic principles for Japan to invoke its right to self-defense under the Constitution of Japan and participate in collective security measures under Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter. Japan is to play a leading ro [...] | 2007-11-07 01:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5133 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] "Nuclear Disablement Alone Is Not Enough" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (11/7): "Disablement of the nuclear facilities at Yongbyon has finally started.... However, it will be necessary to dismantle them in order to realize the ultimate goal of denuclearizing North Korea. Disableme [...] | 2007-11-07 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5139 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-07 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5140 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/08/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 01:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5147 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S US [...] "From Invasion to Limited Air Strike" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun's Ankara-based correspondent wrote (11/8): "Following Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's agreement with President Bush on Monday on greater sharing of US military intelligence concerning PKK rebels, there is a growing consensus in T [...] | 2007-11-08 04:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5173 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/08/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5175 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/09/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-09 01:41:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5182 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - TURKEY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-09 05:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5202 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/09/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-09 08:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5216 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GEORGIA [...] "Rose Revolution Losing Appeal" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (11/13): "Four years ago, a peaceful democratization movement called the 'Rose Revolution' displaced then Georgian President Shevardnadze and led to the election of Saakashvili as the nation's new leader. Ironically, ho [...] | 2007-11-13 01:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5217 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5222 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5227 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 08:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5228 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5240 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/15/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 01:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5241 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN'S CRISIS AND [...] "Power-Sharing Plan on Verge of Collapse" The conservative Sankei's Bangkok correspondent reported (11/15): "Political confusion in Pakistan is deepening, as President Musharraf has decided to take a harder line by rejecting a power-sharing arrangement with former Prime Minister Bhutto followi [...] | 2007-11-15 04:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5244 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/15/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5258 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5261 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - Pakistan [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 04:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5267 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5272 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 01:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5277 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - US-JAPAN SUMMIT [...] "Solid Alliance Must Be Maintained" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri argued (11/19): "Prime Minister Fukuda and President Bush in their first summit agreed to reinforce the US-Japan alliance. Each hoped to ease the doubts of the other, which, if unaddressed, could undermine the bilateral [...] | 2007-11-19 04:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5290 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 22:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5294 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-20 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5295 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN SUMMIT AND OPEC [...] "First Step Toward East Asia Community" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/20): "The long-held dream of creating an 'East Asian Community' is finally coming into focus as a realistic goal for the future. Japan's decision to forge an economic partnership agreement with ASEAN will have signific [...] | 2007-11-20 02:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5298 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-20 07:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5310 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 04:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5311 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ASEAN SUMMIT AND [...] "Rough Road Toward Community" The liberal Mainichi's Singapore correspondent wrote (11/21): "In its leaders' summit on Tuesday, ASEAN adopted the ASEAN Charter, which sets forth the organization's legal and other frameworks. While the charter is considered the basic principles upon which the g [...] | 2007-11-21 04:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5320 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5324 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5327 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WTO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5337 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 22:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5338 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-27 01:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5341 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ANNAPOLIS MEETING [...] "Good Opportunity for Progress on Middle East Peace" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (11/27): "The Annapolis meeting will be the first US-arranged Middle East peace conference since the days of the Clinton administration. The meeting is significant in that it will bring together minist [...] | 2007-11-27 02:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5345 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-27 07:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5350 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5356 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ANNAPOLIS MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 05:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5359 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5365 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-29 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5369 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - ANNAPOLIS MEETING [...] "Implementation of Agreement Not in Sight" The liberal Asahi's report from Annapolis said (11/29): "President Bush announced during the Annapolis meeting on Wednesday an agreement of 'common understanding' between the Israelis and Palestinians to end their conflict and establish a Palestinian [...] | 2007-11-29 04:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5376 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/29/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-29 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO538 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "The Use of Force Alone Cannot Stop Iraq's Sectarian Violence" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (2/6): "...In the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) submitted to Congress, US intelligence agencies said that Iraq was in a 'state of civil war.' The question is how to get control of the [...] | 2007-02-06 04:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5388 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 01:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5391 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PROSPECTS FOR MIDDLE [...] "U.S. Role Most Important" The top circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (11/30): "The fact that both Palestinian leader Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert have weak political bases is a source of concern.... Given the circumstances, it is even more imperative that Washington act as [...] | 2007-11-30 02:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO540 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-06 08:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5400 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/30/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-02 23:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5410 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/03/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-03 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5416 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] "Doubts Raised About Election Fairness" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun's Moscow correspondent wrote (12/3): "Parliamentary elections were held across Russia on Sunday. Given that President Putin's ruling party "United Russia" appears to be heading toward a lopsided victory, momentum is bound to bui [...] | 2007-12-03 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5425 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5429 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/04/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-04 01:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5435 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIAN PARLIAMENTARY [...] "Premonitions of a 'Putin Dynasty'" The liberal Asahi editorialized (11/4): "Each nation has its own form of democracy. Although the recent Russian parliamentary elections may have been conducted in a 'Russian way,' we have to wonder whether this was true democracy at all.... During President [...] | 2007-12-04 04:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5439 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/04/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-04 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5444 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 01:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5450 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - NIE REPORT ON IRAN [...] "U.S. Urged to Make Strategic Adjustments to Approach to Iran" The liberal Mainichi's report from Washington said (12/5): "Following the revelation on Monday that this year's National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) concluded that Iran halted its nuclear-weapons program in 2003, the Bush administr [...] | 2007-12-05 03:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5463 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/5/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5465 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-06 01:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO547 | MEDIA REACTION - CRITICISM OF IRAQ WAR - TOKYO [...] "How About Voicing Criticism Directly to Cheney?" An editorial in the liberal Asahi stated (2/7): "Defense Minister Kyuma and Foreign Minister Aso have made remarks critical of US policy in Iraq. Kyuma questioned America's justification for the launch of the war and said that the decision to i [...] | 2007-02-07 03:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5474 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/06/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5481 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 01:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5484 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN NATIONAL [...] "And Then There Was North Korea" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (12/7): "This year's National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) concluded that Iran halted its nuclear-weapons programs in 2003 and has not resumed it since. It must be a severe blow to the Bush administration, which has stressed th [...] | 2007-12-07 02:20:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5488 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND RUSSIA [...] "Use NIE Report to Lead to Peaceful Resolution" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (12/6): "President Bush's hard line against Iran may falter following the issuance of the latest National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report. The Bush administration should take advantage of the release and [...] | 2007-12-07 06:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5493 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/07/07 [...] Fund management organizations of Diet members and candidates for the Diet 2. Political organizations represented by Diet members and others and their branches in electoral districts 3. Political organizations recommending Diet members and others Political funds auditors (tentative name) regi [...] | 2007-12-07 08:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5495 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5499 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 07:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO55 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-09 08:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5502 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/10/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 08:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5504 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-11 02:02:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5505 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PUTIN'S SELECTION OF [...] "With Few Enemies, Medvedev Seen as Harmless Figure" The liberal Asahi wrote from Moscow (12/11): "In view of the deepening rivalry among political players over who will succeed President Putin, Medvedev is seen as an innocuous politician who has few enemies. In addition, Putin appeared to cho [...] | 2007-12-11 06:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5510 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/11/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-11 08:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5520 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 02:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5522 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PUTIN'S SELECTION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 02:09:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5530 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/12/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5537 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/10/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 01:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5543 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA [...] "Very Odd Change of Leadership" The conservative Sankei editorialized (12/13): "The word 'retirement' appears to be a forbidden one for Russian President Putin, who is scheduled to leave office next spring. First Deputy Prime Minister Medvedev, whom Putin has chosen as his heir apparent, decid [...] | 2007-12-13 04:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5549 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 08:05:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5559 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-14 02:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5560 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EU EXPANSION AND IRAQ- [...] "Accommodating Varying Interests of Members Makes Makes Lisbon Treaty Meaningless" A Brussels correspondent for the liberal Mainichi wrote (12/13): "EU leaders signed the Lisbon Treaty on Thursday calling for the creation of the posts of 'president' and 'foreign minister' in preparation for th [...] | 2007-12-14 02:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5572 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-16 22:44:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5573 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/17/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 01:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5582 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - COP13 [...] "Use Bali Accord to Create Low-Carbon Society" The economic-oriented Nikkei editorialized (12/16): "Along with the return of the U.S., a major focus of attention at the Bali climate-change conference was the inclusion of China and India in a new framework, though the specifics of their partici [...] | 2007-12-17 03:38:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5589 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/17/07 [...] Realize peace of mind and affluence: Expand medical services areas offered by nurses and midwives to reduce the burden of doctors. Introduce a direct contract method between authorized child-care centers and users. Ease standards for admission to child-care centers. Establish a school teacher-r [...] | 2007-12-17 22:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5591 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 01:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5592 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - RUSSIA [...] "Putin Rein to Continue" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Moscow correspondent Seguchi wrote (12/18): "With President Putin's official announcement on Monday that he will assume the premiership under President Medvedev, a new political system is in the making, under which Putin will con [...] | 2007-12-18 02:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5598 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/18/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-18 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO560 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/08/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-08 00:43:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5603 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-19 01:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5604 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - IRAN'S RELATIONS WITH [...] "U.S. Approach to Iran Facing Impasse" The top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri's Washington correspondent reported (12/19): "President Bush expressed support on Monday for the Russian provision of nuclear fuel to an Iranian nuclear power plant at Bushehr by saying that Tehran no longer needs to [...] | 2007-12-19 02:56:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5611 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/19/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-19 22:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5615 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-20 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5619 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH KOREAN [...] "Good Opportunity for Improving Regional Coordination" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/20): "ROK President-elect Lee has not yet clarified his diplomatic stance. Judging from his previous comments, Lee apparently plans to uphold the basic tone of his predecessor's soft line toward North Ko [...] | 2007-12-20 02:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5627 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/20/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-20 08:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5633 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-21 01:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5637 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN MISSILE [...] "U.S.-Japan Coordination Important for Effective MD operation" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized (12/21): "Missile defense is not perfect. Properly speaking, there are two types of military deterrence: deterrence via the possibility of a retaliatory strike, and deterrence by [...] | 2007-12-21 02:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5648 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-21 05:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5652 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-26 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5653 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-26 03:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5657 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-26 08:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5658 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-27 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5663 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - THAI ELECTION AND [...] "Ensure Political Stability after Election" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (12/27): "The People Power Party that supports former Prime Minister Thaksin won a plurality in the Thai general election. While there is the possibility that the party may lose several seats due to vote vio [...] | 2007-12-27 03:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5668 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/27/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5671 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-28 01:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5674 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN [...] "U.S. Concerned About Impact on War on Terror" A Washington dispatch in the business-oriented Nikkei wrote (12/28): "The death of pro-American political leader Bhutto has dealt a heavy blow to the Bush administration. President Bush condemned the act of terrorism as a 'cowardly act by murderou [...] | 2007-12-28 02:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5682 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-28 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO569 | MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS - TOKYO [...] "Six-Party Talks at a Turning Point" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/8): "...The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions will resume today in Beijing. Because of past disappointments with North Korea, there is no predicting what will result from this round of talks. However, rema [...] | 2007-02-08 05:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5690 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 12/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-31 01:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO5692 | TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning include the Japanese government's plan to strengthen monitoring of foreign airlines serving in Japan with an aim of improving safety of their operations. 2. "U.S. Concerned about Rise in Extremists" The liberal Asahi's report from Washington claim [...] | 2007-12-31 02:00:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO5694 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/31/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-31 04:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO580 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/08/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-08 08:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO592 | MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA / WTO - TOKYO [...] "No Compromise on Nuclear Dismantlement" The moderate Mainichi editorialized (2/9): "...We are concerned about what the DPRK will be given in return for its nuclear dismantlement and are also worried that the US and Japan could fall out of step on the policy of using both dialogue and pressure [...] | 2007-02-09 02:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO599 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/07 [...] Name(Time of establishment) 2. Immediate purpose 3. Confronting challenge  [...] | 2007-02-09 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO605 | MEDIA REACTION - SIX-PARTY TALKS IN BEIJING - [...] There were no immediate TV commentaries on the latest developments at the six-party talks. 2. "Formal Deal Expected Today at Six-Party Talks" On the Tuesday 7 a.m. news program of quasi-governmental broadcaster NHK-TV, correspondents Yui and Hioki reported from Beijing: "As A/S Hill, the ch [...] | 2007-02-13 01:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO61 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-10 01:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO619 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO643 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-14 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO646 | MEDIA REACTION Q SIX-PARTY TALKS IN BEIJING - [...] "Six-Party Talks Accord: First Step Toward North Korea's Denuclearization" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (2/14): "... Although efforts by US, Japanese, Chinese and other negotiators in dealing with their North Korean counterparts are understandable, we want to reconfirm that [...] | 2007-02-14 08:45:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO650 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/14/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-15 01:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO692 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO7 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-04 05:14:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO701 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/07-1 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-20 01:23:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO702 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/20/07-2 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-20 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO704 | MEDIA REACTION - CHENEY VISIT/SECOND ARMITAGE [...] "Strategic Cooperation Among US, Japan, and Australia Needed" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (2/20): "Vice President Cheney will arrive in Japan this afternoon and meet with Prime Minister Abe and Foreign Minister Aso on Wednesday before leaving for Australia.... Cheney's vi [...] | 2007-02-20 02:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO722 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-21 00:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO744 | MEDIA REACTION - CHENEY VISIT - TOKYO [...] "Cheney-Abe Meeting: We Welcome Their Agreement to Address the Abduction Issue as a Common Task" The conservative Sankei editorialized (2/22): "Vice President Cheney wound up his visit to Japan after meeting Wednesday with Prime Minister Abe, Foreign Minister Aso, and other senior officials. C [...] | 2007-02-22 05:22:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO752 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 05:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO763 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 23:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO774 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-23 01:37:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO779 | MEDIA REACTION - CHENEY VISIT - TOKYO [...] "Cheney-Abe Meeting: Did PM Abe Show 'Assertive' Diplomacy?" The moderate Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (2/23): "During talks with visiting Vice President Cheney Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Official Residence, Prime Minister Abe promised Japan's continued support for Iraq. However, if he h [...] | 2007-02-23 05:36:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO784 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-23 08:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO794 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Iran Should Show Confidence-Building Posture" The business daily Nihon Keizai editorialized (2/25): "International tensions are continuing over Iran's nuclear development program. The UNSC adopted a resolution in December calling on Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activity within 60 days [...] | 2007-02-26 02:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO807 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-26 08:06:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO832 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-28 01:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO856 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-28 22:59:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO859 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/01/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-01 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO865 | MEDIA REACTION Q AFGHANISTAN - TOKYO [...] "Suicide Bombing: Taliban Expanding Activities in Afghanistan" Kabul correspondent Masahiro Sato of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/1): "A suicide bombing in eastern Palwan province, Afghanistan, on February 27, an apparent attempt on the life of Vice President Cheney during hi [...] | 2007-03-01 02:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO876 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-01 08:21:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO896 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/02/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-04 22:52:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO903 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/05/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-05 01:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO907 | MEDIA REACTION Q IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "International Conference in Iraq: Chance for Dialogue Must Be Seized" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/4): "Is the direction of the wind changing? An international conference aimed at stabilizing Iraq is expected to be held on March 10 in Baghdad with the US, Iran, and Syria attending. A [...] | 2007-03-05 04:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO929 | MEDIA REACTION Q DPRK - TOKYO [...] "Japan and US Should Work Together to Resolve Abduction Issue" The liberal Mainichi editorialized (3/6): "...Difficult negotiations are expected over the abduction issue at Japan-DPRK working-group talks to be held Wednesday and Thursday in Hanoi. Japan needs to maintain its basic position of [...] | 2007-03-06 02:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO956 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-07 02:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO958 | MEDIA REACTION Q US-DPRK Talks in New York - [...] "US, DPRK Still Far from Normalizing Relations" New York correspondent Takashi Sakamoto of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote (3/7): "The first session of two-day working group talks on US-DPRK normalization was held at a hotel in New York, marking the first such talks under the Bush [...] | 2007-03-07 03:11:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TOKYO971 | DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/07/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-07 08:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO985 | JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/08/07 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-08 01:26:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA |
07TOKYO994 | MEDIA REACTION - US-DPRK Talks in New York - [...] "Japan Wary About US-DPRK Talks" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (3/8): "The US and North Korea ended their two-day working-group talks on normalization in New York.... Although the two sides are believed to have confirmed an agreement for Pyongyang to shut down and seal its n [...] | 2007-03-08 02:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO JA |
07TORONTO479 | Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Toronto-based IHYA Foundation is organizing a knowledge retreat for Muslim students, a large convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, and a concert from December 23-31. Organizers expect 15,000 people to attend the convention - about 2,000 of whom will likely come [...] | 2007-12-18 18:49:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC KISL KPAO PREL CA |
07TRIPOLI1066 | QADHAFI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION DIRECTOR SOUNDS WARNING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-31 11:53:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SOCI KPAO SCUL OEXC KISL LY |
07TRIPOLI993 | MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS TO WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 15:28:00 | Embassy Tripoli | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA LY |
07TUNIS1025 | ROBERT SMOLIK SPEAKS ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND [...] (U) During his three day visit (July 9-11) to Tunisia, FSO and Diplomat-in-Residence Robert Smolik addressed a wide range of audiences, including businesspeople, academics, students, media, GOT officials, and members of civil society groups on the topic of "Good Governance and Economic Growth." [...] | 2007-07-31 15:24:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO ECON KCOR TS |
07TUNIS1040 | FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION MAIN ISSUE FOR OPPOSITION [...] (C) On July 26, the Ambassador met with Mohamed Harmel the outgoing Secretary General of the Renewal Movement (Et-Tajdid) party. Harmel spoke at length about the need for greater freedom of expression in Tunisia, including media access and public debate. Referring to President Bush's June [...] | 2007-08-02 07:46:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1044 | MOHAMED ABBOU TO CONTINUE ACTIVISM FOR FREEDOM IN [...] (C) On July 31, EmbOffs met with Mohamed Abbou, a political prisoner released on July 24 after serving over two years of a three-and-a-half year sentence. He and his wife Samia expressed their appreciation for USG support of them and their family during Abbou's incarceration. Abbou discuss [...] | 2007-08-03 08:28:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KPAO KDEM TS |
07TUNIS1058 | OCTOBER 18TH MOVEMENT: FOCUS ON 2009 ELECTION [...] (C) On July 26, the Ambassador met with five civil society activists involved in the October 18th movement (an alliance of disparate human rights and political activists that includes moderate Islamists). The October 18 group expressed deep concern about the lack of freedom of expression an [...] | 2007-08-03 15:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1064 | TUNISIA: PROMOTING THE PRESIDENT'S FREEDOM AGENDA [...] (SBU) Advancing the President's Freedom Agenda is Post's number one Mission Strategic Plan goal. As part of our push on freedom in Tunisia, the Ambassador and other Embassy officers meet frequently with democracy and human rights advocates, opposition political party members, and civil societ [...] | 2007-08-06 14:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1069 | MIXED TUNISIAN REACTION TO FREEDOM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary. As requested in Ref C and reported in Ref A, Post undertook a number of activities in June and July to promote the Freedom Agenda and draw attention to President Bush's Prague speech. While many in civil society expressed their appreciation for the USG's ongoing support for polit [...] | 2007-08-07 15:57:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PREL KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1075 | OPPOSITION PARTY REACHES OUT TO EMBASSY [...] (C) Requests for more American assistance and cooperation are not something we normally hear from Tunisian opposition parties, but it was exactly what the Social Democratic Movement (MDS) wanted to talk about during the Ambassador's August 8 meeting. MDS Secretary General Ismail Boulahia ha [...] | 2007-08-09 15:05:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1076 | PRO-GOT HUMAN RIGHTS LEAGUE FACTION OPEN TO A [...] (C) On August 1, the Ambassador met with the pro-GOT faction of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH),which sued the Executive Committee of the LTDH to protest the consolidation of LTDH branches. The ensuing legal battle has virtually suspended all LTDH activities since 2005 (Ref B). The [...] | 2007-08-09 16:00:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1133 | TUNISIAN JOURNALIST SAYS DEFAMATION TRIAL [...] (C) On August 16, Tunisian journalist Omar Mestiri made his second court appearance in his ongoing trial for defamation. During an August 14 meeting, Mestiri opined that irregularities in the proceedings suggest that his trial is politically motivated. Mestiri was charged soon after he wro [...] | 2007-08-21 15:31:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1225 | PLAINTIFF DROPS DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST TUNISIAN [...] (C) After Tunisian journalist Omar Mestiri made his third court appearance in his defamation trial on August 28, the plaintiff suddenly dropped his complaint and the case was dismissed. However, Tunisian prosecutors have the power to appeal the case months or years after the fact, even in su [...] | 2007-09-05 15:16:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1248 | TUNISIAN ACTIVIST CLAIMS OFFICE FIRE IS ARSON [...] (C) During a September 6 meeting, attorney and political activist Ayachi Hammami told PolOff he believes the fire that ravaged his office on August 31 was deliberately set by representatives of the government. Hammami speculated that the attack was prompted by his drafting a report on the T [...] | 2007-09-13 18:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1264 | IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" IN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES [...] (S) SUMMARY. In general, it is GOT officials who speak out against religious extremism and terrorism on a regular and open basis. President Ben Ali, GOT ministers and La Presse (the official media outlet of the GOT) regularly issue statements warning against the threat of extremist ideologies [...] | 2007-09-18 11:26:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | KISL KPAO PTER TS |
07TUNIS1283 | 101 WAYS TO DENY AN NGO'S EXISTANCE [...] (C) What defines an NGO? Naturally, the answer to this question varies by country. But in Tunisia the essential question is not about affiliation, size, or whether an NGO is domestic or international; rather, the defining question is, "Are they registered?" Registration status determines t [...] | 2007-09-20 16:52:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1294 | OPPOSITION PARTY TURNS TO HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTEST [...] (C) The opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) announced that as of September 20 PDP leaders began a hunger strike to protest what they deem a politically motivated eviction from their Tunis headquarters. During a September 18 meeting with the Ambassador, PDP Secretary General Maya J [...] | 2007-09-21 15:39:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1329 | AMBASSADOR VISITS OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKERS [...] (C) As they entered day nine of their hunger strike, opposition PDP Secretary General Maya Jribi and former PDP Secretary General Nejib Chebbi both appeared wan but in good SIPDIS spirits. Jribi and Chebbi started a hunger strike on September 20 to protest their landlord,s effort, almost [...] | 2007-09-28 16:19:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1340 | COURT ORDERS OPPOSITION PARTY EVICTED FROM [...] (SBU) On October 1, a Tunisian court handed down a decision evicting the opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) from its party headquarters. The PDP's landlord began eviction proceedings in April (Ref A),saying the lease agreement had been violated. The eviction proceedings prompte [...] | 2007-10-02 16:26:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1345 | THE WAY AHEAD IN THE MAGHREB [...] (S) On Friday, September 14, we (Ambassadors Ford, Godec and Riley) met in Tunis to review developments in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, assess US policy, and chart a way ahead. While our three countries are different in important ways, they all face a difficult challenge from extremists and [...] | 2007-10-03 15:44:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PREL ECON KPAO KMPI PINS PTER SCUL XI |
07TUNIS1353 | DRL DEPUTY DIRECTOR PROMOTES HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (C) On October 3, visiting DRL/NESCA Deputy Director Kari Johnstone met with opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) hunger strikers Maya Jribi and Nejib Chebbi, the President of the governmental Higher Commission for Human Rights and Fundamental Liberties Moncer Rouissi, and members o [...] | 2007-10-05 14:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1371 | TUNISIAN HUNGER STRIKE GATHERS SUPPORT AND [...] (C) During PolOff,s October 9 visit, opposition Progressive Democratic Party Secretary General Maya Jribi and former Secretary General Nejib Chebbi indicated that their hunger strike (which began on September 20) will continue at least until November 7, the 20th anniversary of Zine El Abidin [...] | 2007-10-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1378 | RECENT GOT PRESSURE ON TUNISIAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Pressure on civil society activists seems to have increased in the weeks leading up to the 20th anniversary of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's November 7, 1987, assumption of the Presidency. Though generally targeted in one way or another, in recent weeks the President of the Tunisian Journal [...] | 2007-10-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1380 | RESPONSE TO CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis is pleased to nominate Samia Abbou for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Secretary Rice remarked on International Women's Day that the day commemorates women, "who are the international defenders of what President Bush has called the non-negotiabl [...] | 2007-10-15 12:55:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL PHUM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1399 | OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKE: POSSIBLE SOLUTION IN [...] (C) The opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) held a press conference on October 19 to mark their hunger strike's first month. Though the conference had been planned for days, the topic du jour was two articles that appeared in the October 19 editions of the private (but GOT influenc [...] | 2007-10-19 15:50:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1404 | OPPOSITION HUNGER STRIKE ENDS FOLLOWING COMPROMISE [...] (C) Opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary General Maya Jribi and former Secretary General SIPDIS Nejib Chebbi on October 20 ended their month-long hunger strike, which had been undertaken to protest their party,s near simultaneous eviction from nine regional offices and i [...] | 2007-10-22 15:00:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1452 | TRANSLATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 08:13:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1454 | CIVIL SOCIETY EMBARKS ON ANOTHER HUNGER STRIKE [...] (C) On November 1, Poloffs spoke with journalist Slim Boukhdhir who announced that he and attorney Mohamed Nouri had begun an open-ended hunger strike to protest GOT travel restrictions. Among their examples: a judge recently upheld a decision that bars Nouri from traveling, Boukhdhir has be [...] | 2007-11-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1463 | EU SEEKS GREATER COOPERATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador, acting head of the European Commission and key members of the two mission teams met in advance of the November 12 EU-Tunisian sub-committee meeting on human rights. The US and EU missions shared the view that Tunisia has made too little progress in recent years [...] | 2007-11-06 13:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1478 | TRANSLATION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 07:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1486 | HUNGER STRIKE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED [...] (C) Mohamed Nouri and Slim Boukhdhir announced during a November 14 press conference that they would temporarily suspend their strike while negotiations with ruling party representatives took place. They also told PolOff that their families have been harassed as a result of their campaign. [...] | 2007-11-15 17:17:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1501 | OPPOSITION PSL PARTY TOES THE (RULING) PARTY LINE [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed Tunisia's political scene with opposition Social Liberal Party (PSL) Secretary General Mondher Thabet on November 5. Thabet expressed his support for President Ben Ali,s policies, called for increased bilateral economic cooperation and denounced the recent PDP h [...] | 2007-11-21 15:08:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1503 | EU PUTS TUNISIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ON THE TABLE [...] (C) EU Charge de Mission Bernard Philippe told the Ambassador on November 15 that he was encouraged that the November 12 EU-Tunisian Sub-Committee on Human Rights had taken up several serious issues, including torture and the 2009 elections. Philippe noted, however, there were a few missed [...] | 2007-11-21 16:03:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1525 | HUNGER STRIKER ARRESTED [...] (C) Journalist Slim Boukhdhir, who recently engaged in a hunger strike to protest GOT travel restrictions (Ref A),was arrested on November 26 while traveling to Tunis from Sfax. According to local contacts, Boukhdhir is facing charges of verbally insulting a police officer, not presenting hi [...] | 2007-11-27 16:22:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1531 | JOURNALISTS OF TUNISIA (TRY TO) UNITE [...] (C) The unrecognized Tunisian Journalists Syndicate (SJT, reftel) claims that its efforts to join the umbrella General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT) are being blocked by the GOT. In addition to discouraging the UGTT from working with the SJT, the GOT is purported to have manufactured the [...] | 2007-11-29 15:33:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1555 | GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS: ATTORNEY GAINS RIGHT TO [...] (C) On December 4, a Tunisian court sentenced ex-hunger striker Slim Boukhdhir to a year in prison. Boukhdhir was initially arrested November 26 on charges of insulting a police officer, using foul language, and not presenting his national ID card to security officials (Ref B). Meanwhile, [...] | 2007-12-05 16:16:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1563 | TUNISIAN NGO COMBATTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] In recognition of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (reftel),the Ambassador and EmbOffs visited the National Union of Tunisian Woman's (UNFT) Tunis headquarters, women's shelter and counseling center on December 5. UNFT President Aziza Hatira and other UNFT [...] | 2007-12-07 11:38:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1566 | JOURNALISTS: TUNISIA'S MOST WANTED? [...] (C) From its actions, one might think Tunisia's governing regime regards independent journalists as threats to stability. In the past six months alone, journalists have been followed, harassed, assaulted, prosecuted, and jailed; all apparently for the "crime" of writing articles for online [...] | 2007-12-07 16:35:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1567 | TUNISIAN INTELLECTUALS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) To mark International Human Rights Day on December 10, the Ambassador discussed global and local human rights issues with a group of independent Tunisian intellectuals on December 6. Though the discussion began with local concerns about the rights of Guantanamo detainees and the situatio [...] | 2007-12-07 16:36:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1575 | TELLING IT LIKE IT IS: TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS [...] (C) On December 10, Matt Shelley, Director of the MEPI-funded International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Middle East North Africa (MENA) Media Project, held a roundtable discussion with Tunisian journalists on the local media environment and IREX activities in the region. Several jou [...] | 2007-12-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS1599 | IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH [...] (C) On December 18, the Ambassador met with Mongi Khamassi, Secretary General of the Green Party for Progress (PVP) to discuss the Tunisian political landscape and US foreign policy. The smallest of the "loyal" opposition parties, the PVP emphasized the need for gradual political progress a [...] | 2007-12-21 14:41:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS229 | TUNISIAN NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO TS |
07TUNIS230 | FOREIGN MINISTER CONCERNED BY HUGHES CANCELLATION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On February 13, Foreign Minister Abdallah convoked Ambassador to express his concern about the cancellation of a planned visit to Tunisia by Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes. Abdallah referred to an internal "report" prepared by MFA Secretary of State Chtioui t [...] | 2007-02-14 16:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS357 | TUNISIAN JOURNALIST GIVEN PRISON SENTENCE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition journalist Mohamed Fourati was sentenced on March 9 to one year and two months in prison on charges of membership in an unauthorized organization. Fourati is currently working in Qatar, and had complained that his wife and child were denied passports to join him. Howev [...] | 2007-03-16 15:41:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO KMPI TS |
07TUNIS365 | FOR MINISTER OF TOURISM, TOURISM MORE THAN JUST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's March 16 courtesy call, Minister of Tourism Tijani Haddad expressed great enthusiasm for increasing American tourism to Tunisia and made an impassioned plea for increasing the level of cultural cooperation and exchanges between our two countries. Ambassador n [...] | 2007-03-22 17:36:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD OEXC EAIR KPAO TS |
07TUNIS389 | TUNISIA AND FREEDOM: I HAVE A DREAM -- DEFERRED [...] (S) Fifty years after independence, Tunisia's freedom deficit is impeding its political, economic and social modernization. For years, Tunisia was a model for Arab and African countries. Tunisians took pride in having established many of the political institutions of a modern democracy and s [...] | 2007-03-28 14:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS409 | TUNISIA AND FREEDOM: EYES ON THE PRIZE (PART II) [...] (S/NF) Tunisia is ready for freedom. But Tunisia today is also a country at risk, near a key crossroads. As reftel described in detail, Tunisia could go either way -- further down the road of repression, lack of freedom, and greater instability and extremism; or it could begin to embrace -- [...] | 2007-04-02 16:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS471 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM REQUEST [...] Embassy Tunis requests an Embassy Science Fellow from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the field of engineering. The Science Fellow would identify potential partnerships between Tunisian and US educational and research institutions and participate in Embassy public outreach activities [...] | 2007-04-17 07:18:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL SENV KSCA KPAO TS |
07TUNIS493 | OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERS THREATEN HUNGER STRIKE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DURING AN APRIL 17 PRESS CONFERENCE, PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) LEADERS ACCUSED THE GOT OF ATTEMPTING TO FORCE THE PARTY OUT OF ITS TUNIS HEADQUARTERS. DAYS EARLIER, PDP RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE BUILDING'S LANDLORD TELLING THEM THAT USING THE BUILDING FOR POLITICAL PARTY [...] | 2007-04-19 15:08:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO KMPI TS |
07TUNIS522 | TWO BOLD POLITICAL ARTICLES IN MAINSTREAM PRESS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A RECENT ONE-WEEK PERIOD, TWO ARTICLES FEATURING BOLD POLITICAL COMMENTARY APPEARED IN MAINSTREAM TUNISIAN FRENCH-LANGUAGE PRESS. THE ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS WITH OPPOSITION POLITICIANS, CONSTITUTED SOME OF THE MOST FRANK, OPEN DISCUSSION OF POLITICALLY SENSITIVE THEMES IN RECENT [...] | 2007-04-25 15:23:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM TS |
07TUNIS591 | SFAX FACTS: TUNISIA'S BUSINESS CAPITAL WANTS [...] Ambassador conducted a familiarization tour of the southern governorate, and second largest city, Sfax from April 4-8. The visit included economic/commercial, public affairs, and humanitarian components. Interlocutors at every stop pressed for increased collaboration and assistance from the [...] | 2007-05-11 18:00:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD KPAO SCUL TS |
07TUNIS595 | RHETORIC VS. REALITY IN TUNISIA ON WORLD PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A SPEECH COMMEMORATING WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY MAY 2, PRESIDENT ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI TRUMPETED TUNISIA'S RECORD ON PRESS FREEDOM, "AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS." ON MAY 1, NGO FREEDOM HOUSE RELEASED ITS OWN ASSESSMENT OF TUNISIA'S PRESS FREEDOM RECORD, AS PART OF T [...] | 2007-05-15 07:09:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KPAO PREL KDEM TS |
07TUNIS708 | US NGO REPORTS GOT HARASSMENT OF SAMIA ABBOU, [...] (C) GOT measures to limit civil society's activities seem to apply to international and local activists alike. Representatives of the American NGO Human Rights First and the international NGO Frontline Defenders met with Pol/Econ Chief and PolOff on May 23 to discuss their joint trip to Tuni [...] | 2007-06-06 12:33:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM KPAO PREL KDEM TS |
07TUNIS840 | GOT DISCOURAGES CIVIL SOCIETY ANTI-DEATH PENALTY [...] (C) On June 14, a group of prominent Tunisian NGOs, led by the Tunisian chapter of Amnesty International, announced they were launching a coalition against the death penalty in Tunisia. This move is an anomaly because the Tunisian chapter of Amnesty International usually refrains from repor [...] | 2007-06-26 14:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS904 | AN OPPOSITION LEADER'S TAKE ON DEMOCRACY IN TUNISIA [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Mustapha Ben Jaafar, Secretary General of the Democratic Forum for Labor and SIPDIS Liberty (FDTL),to discuss Tunisia's political situation, the link between opposition parties and human rights, and President Bush's Freedom Agenda on July 3. Although the FDT [...] | 2007-07-09 10:07:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS932 | TUNISIAN BAR ASSOCIATION RETAINS INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) On July 1, Bechir Essid was elected President of the Tunisian Bar Association. Essid's election was a surprise to many, as the ruling Democratic Constitutional Rally (RCD) had opposed him and strongly backed other candidates. Other independents were also elected to the Bar Association's [...] | 2007-07-13 12:37:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS938 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE LOYAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) On July 10 the Ambassador met with three opposition party leaders: Mohamed Bouchiha (Secretary General of the Popular Unity Party or PUP),Mongi Khamassi (Secretary General of the Green Party for Progress or PVP),and Mondher Thabet (Secretary General of the Liberal Social Party or PSL). [...] | 2007-07-16 09:48:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS |
07TUNIS939 | TUNISIAN JOURNALISTS ARE THE NEWS FOR JUNE [...] (C) Rather than just reporting the news, a series of incidents involving Tunisian journalists became news during late May and June. In brief: -- On May 18, plainclothes policemen barricaded the entrance to an online newspaper and reportedly assaulted several journalists. -- On June 22, pl [...] | 2007-07-16 09:51:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO TS |
07ULAANBAATAR234 | MP Reviews Muslim Issues with Charge [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 18 meeting with Charge, MP Sairaan Kader invited the Embassy to participate in a meeting of the Mongolian Muslim Society in Ulaanbaatar next month. Sairaan, a supporter of moderate, secular Islam elected from a largely Kazakh Muslim region in Mongolia's far west [...] | 2007-04-19 08:00:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PHUM SCUL KPAO MG SA |
07ULAANBAATAR480 | REGIONAL STRATEGIES TO COUNTER THE TERRORIST [...] (C) As requested in ref A, post would like to suggest that Washington consider how it can best retain and strengthen support by counter-terrorism allies and coalition partners such as Mongolia. Mongolia,s General Intelligence Agency's (GIA) has repeatedly pressed the USG for CT assistance and [...] | 2007-08-24 08:14:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | SECRET | PTER CASC PGOV PINS KJUS KISL KPAO ASEC MG |
07USNATO112 | AFGHANISTAN: INFORMAL MEETING OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: -Force Generation: RC/S missions agreed that there was a general lack of clarity on just what CJSOR shortfalls remained post Seville, and several RC-S allies intend to ask the SYG for a clear list from SHAPE. Canada and the UK noted progress on the sensitive issue of bringing t [...] | 2007-02-23 12:00:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MASS KPAO AF JA |
07USNATO161 | USNATO SUPPORTS CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 14:33:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO MARR MASS NATO PGOV PREL EU GM PL CZ RS |
07USUNNEWYORK1037 | UNSC 1540 COMMITTEE: NEW WEBSITE, PROGRESS ON 1673 [...] SUMMARY: On November 14, the Security Council's 1540 Committee discussed the Committee's new website, plans to inform regional groups about the Committee's recent letter requesting information from States and transmitting the Committee's implementation matrices to them, and the possibility o [...] | 2007-11-16 21:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP |
07USUNNEWYORK1071 | 1540 COMMITTEE: OUTREACH, BRIEFING FOR REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the Security Council's 1540 Committee reviewed outreach activities, discussed briefing the UN's regional groups on the Committee's letter to states transmitting its implementation matrices and seeking information on states' implementation of resolution 1540, and conti [...] | 2007-11-28 12:58:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP |
07USUNNEWYORK1170 | NATO SEEKS COOPERATION WITH 1540 COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: NATO Assistant Secretary General Martin Erdmann (Germany) delivered the first NATO briefing to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 ("1540 Committee") on December 11. Erdmann said 1540 issues were a central part of NATO counter-proliferation efforts [...] | 2007-12-14 18:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNSC PREL KPAO PTER KNNP |
07USUNNEWYORK1195 | OUTGOING MEMBERS BRIEF COUNCIL ON SUBSIDIARY BODIES [...] SUMMARY: On December 17, outgoing Security Council members Congo, Ghana, Peru, Qatar, and Slovakia briefed the Council on the activities of the following Subsidiary Bodies under their chairmanship: the 1518(2003) Committee on Iraq; the 1132 (1997) Committee on Sierra Leone; the 1521 (2003) C [...] | 2007-12-20 19:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP |
07USUNNEWYORK1199 | 1540 COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ITS ROLE ON BIOSAFETY AND [...] SUMMARY: Members of the Security Council's 1540 Committee held a thematic discussion on biosafety and biosecurity on December 18, which the Committee's Chairman (Slovakia) scheduled to help determine how the Committee's April 2008 report to the Security Council would address these issues. S [...] | 2007-12-20 20:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP |
07USUNNEWYORK332 | USUN PRESENTS U.S. 1540 ACTION PLAN TO 1540 [...] Per ref A, Mission delivered the overview of the U.S. national action plan on implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) to the 1540 Committee Chairman, Slovak PermRep Peter Burian, on April 20. The UN Secretariat distributed copies of the U.S. national action plan to 1540 [...] | 2007-04-30 14:07:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC OSCE KNNP |
07USUNNEWYORK700 | 1540: UN SUBCOMMITTEE DEFERS CONSIDERATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (U) At an August 21 meeting, Sub-Committee B of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) ("1540 Committee") agreed to defer consideration of a matrix assessing Iran's implementation of resolution 1 [...] | 2007-08-23 22:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
07USUNNEWYORK71 | WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Women's Empowerment Shirin Tahir-Kheli called upon UN Assistant Secretary-General Carolyn McAskie, who heads the recently created Peacebuilding Support Office of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). McAskie commended the Secretary's outre [...] | 2007-01-29 21:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO UNGA PHUM PREL BY |
07USUNNEWYORK728 | 1540: COMMITTEE STILL DEBATING MATRICES [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: At the August 29 meeting of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) ("1540 Committee"),South Africa, Indonesia, and China agreed to seek instructions on a U.S. compromise concerning the posting of country-specific implementation matri [...] | 2007-09-06 20:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
07USUNNEWYORK729 | 1540: COMMITTEE DISCUSSES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: At its August 29 meeting, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) ("1540 Committee") discussed its work program, technical assistance, outreach efforts, and a letter from Ambassador Khalilzad and Portuguese PermRep Salgueiro (on behalf of [...] | 2007-09-06 20:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
07USUNNEWYORK866 | UNSC 1540 COMMITTEE DISCUSSES OUTREACH ASSISTANCE [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: On October 10 the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)("1540 Committee") discussed a strategy for further outreach and a draft matrix states could use to submit assistance requests. Committee members also welcomed the Committee's October 9 [...] | 2007-10-15 20:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL AORC KPAO PTER KNNP |
07VATICAN149 | HOLY SEE: INTEREST IN WIREC 2008 [...] Charge d'affaires provided Ref A information October 8 to Dr. Paolo Conversi, the responsible official for multilateral environmental issues in the Holy See's foreign ministry. Conversi was personally very interested but has not yet been able to confirm whether the Vatican wishes to participate [...] | 2007-10-15 14:11:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA VT |
07VATICAN33 | HOLY SEE COMMENTS ON MILITARY COMMISSIONS ACT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, in October of last year post delivered points on the Military Commissions Act to various officials in the Holy See. On January 9 a reply was received from Cardinal Renato Martino, an influential and outspoken figure who heads the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Mar [...] | 2007-02-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KISL KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS PTER KAWK PHUM VT |
07VATICAN44 | WOMAN OF COURAGE" - SR. EUGENIA BONETTI - ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] Sr. Eugenia Bonetti, 67, is a Consolata Missionary sister and director of the anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) office of the Italian Union of Major Superiors (USMI),the umbrella organization for thousands of nuns throughout Italy. Her remarkable courage and commitment to fighting the injusti [...] | 2007-02-14 20:22:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO VT |
07VIENNA1005 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 18, 2007 [...] Many Austrian politicians are calling on the government to withdraw all state business from bank Bawag after it closed accounts owned by people from Cuba. The bank is in the process of being handed over to its new owner, US investor Cerberus. Director General Ewald Nowotny has said the bank wa [...] | 2007-04-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1037 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 20, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) has said he will not publish the assessment on the Austrian Eurofighter purchase by legal expert Koziol at this point. The Minister has also refused to provide the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the deal with a copy of the file, emphas [...] | 2007-04-20 13:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1119 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 02, 2007 [...] About 100,000 people attended the traditional May Day event held by the ruling Social Democrats (SPOe) on Monday in central Vienna. It was the first May Day Alfred Gusenbauer attended since he became Chancellor earlier this year. During his speech, the Chancellor emphasized that the SPOe is com [...] | 2007-05-02 12:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1134 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 03, 2007 [...] The coalition government agreed on a package of election reforms Wednesday, which will now be sent to Parliament for approval. The reforms propose holding general elections every five years instead of four, as well as lowering the voting age from 18 to 16. It will also make it easier for absent [...] | 2007-05-03 12:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA114 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 18, 2007 [...] Speaking on ORF TV yesterday, the President of the Austrian Administrative Court Clemens Jabloner, like the new Justice Minister Maria Berger earlier this week, suggested the federal government could take Carinthian Governor Joerg Haider to court over the issue of bi-lingual road signs in Austr [...] | 2007-01-19 08:12:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA1156 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 04, 2007 [...] The Austrian Parliament will hold a special session to remember the victims of the Nazi regime today. ORF television will broadcast live from Parliament on channel ORF II, starting at 10:00 am. Parliamentary President Barbara Prammer (SPOe) is among the speakers discussing "Resistance from 1938 [...] | 2007-05-04 13:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1176 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 07, 2007 [...] Eurofighter boss Aloysius Rauen and Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) will be interviewed by the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the Austrian Eurofighter purchase deal today. The committee will also demand that Darabos provide them with a copy of the expert opinion asse [...] | 2007-05-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1182 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 08, 2007 [...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos from the Social Democrats says he is convinced that the Eurofighter interceptors for the Austrian armed forces will fail a major quality control test, which will be carried out by Defense Ministry officials next week. Although he did not go into detail, [...] | 2007-05-08 12:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1204 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 09, 2007 [...] There are new tensions in the SPOe-OeVP coalition government over the parliamentary inquiry into the Eurofighter purchase. Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer of the People's Party has criticized Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of the Social Democrats over his handling of the [...] | 2007-05-09 14:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1218 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 10, 2007 [...] The parliamentary investigative committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria's armed forces will hold the next round of hearings today. A key figure in the affair is due to appear before the committee: Erhard Steininger, a lobbyist for the EADS consortium, who has been a [...] | 2007-05-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1230 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 11, 2007 [...] Even if Austria cancels the contract to purchase 18 Eurofighters from the EADS consortium, the jets will have still cost the country a considerable amount of money. So far, about 200 million Euros have gone into preparations for the interceptors and most of it cannot be refunded, experts explai [...] | 2007-05-11 13:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1260 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 14, 2007 [...] Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer (OeVP) will appear before the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the Austrian Eurofighter purchase today. Topping the agenda are once again the interceptor deal's tax files, large parts of which were redacted by the Finance M [...] | 2007-05-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA127 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 19, 2007 [...] Representatives of Austria's Student Union are considering what further action to take in their opposition to university tuition fees. They are reported to be considering boycotting the fees, organizing a popular petition and holding regular demonstrations. Meeting in Linz yesterday, the leader [...] | 2007-01-19 15:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA1284 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 15, 2007 [...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos from the Social Democrats said negotiations with EADS, the manufacturer of the Eurofighter interceptors, will continue. Speaking in Brussels at a joint meeting of foreign and defense ministers, Darabos said talks would resume in a few days. A scenario t [...] | 2007-05-15 13:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1307 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 18, 2007 [...] The People's Party's defense and military spokesperson Walter Murauer has accused Social Democratic Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of "working against the military." In his efforts to cancel the Eurofighter deal, the Minister has "neglected his responsibilities," and is "only working towards [...] | 2007-05-18 13:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1350 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 22, 2007 [...] The Austrian Press Agency reported yesterday that US Ambassador to Austria Susan McCaw opened the American Corner (ACI) at Innsbruck University's Institute for American Studies on Monday. Austrian Press Agency APA reported on the opening of the American Corner Innsbruck, which aims at "emphasiz [...] | 2007-05-22 13:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1363 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 23, 2007 [...] The quality control test for the first Eurofighter jets for the Austrian armed forces will take longer than the usual testing period of two days, a spokesperson for Eurofighter told the Austrian Press Agency yesterday. This is "not unusual," however, given that it is the first interceptor earma [...] | 2007-05-23 13:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1408 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 24, 2007 [...] The former head of the Bawag bank, Helmut Elsner, appearing for a second time before the parliamentary inquiry into bank supervision in Austria, has claimed he cannot answer a number of questions because of memory loss following a recent heart bypass operation. Elsner faces charges of fraud and [...] | 2007-05-29 11:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1414 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 29, 2007 [...] The head of the parliamentary committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria's armed forces, Peter Pilz, has accused the People's Party of "blocking" the inquiry. Pilz harshly criticized as an "ultimatum to Parliament" the OeVP's demand that the committee's hearings and int [...] | 2007-05-29 13:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1419 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S HUGHES' VISIT TO VIENNA, JUNE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 14:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA KPAO PREL PGOV AU |
07VIENNA1437 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 30, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos from the SPOe is continuing his efforts to demonstrate his commitment to his office beyond the controversial Eurofighter purchase deal, Austrian media say. He discussed the status of the Austrian army's reform process, and dismissed criticism of his performance [...] | 2007-05-30 12:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1480 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 04, 2007 [...] Austrian President Heinz Fischer is urging that by summer, the entire complex matter surrounding the Eurofighter purchase for Austria's military, including the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the circumstances of the deal, be concluded. In an interview with an Austrian daily, [...] | 2007-06-04 13:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1510 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 06, 2007 [...] On Tuesday, the Austrian parliament approved a major reform of the election laws, lowering the legal voting age to 16 and extending the legislative period to five years. Semi-official daily "Wiener Zeitung" reports on the new legislation, which applies to national elections, but also requires p [...] | 2007-06-06 14:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA157 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 23, 2007 [...] Minister for the Environment Josef Proell yesterday presented "Perspectives Group 2010", which outlines proposals for the OEVP's future course that are to be developed in detail by 14 working groups. The OeVP will be "open to outside criticism," Proell emphasized. Presenting the OeVP's program [...] | 2007-01-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA1640 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 19, 2007 [...] Austria's Minister for Education, Claudia Schmied from the Social Democrats, will unveil her plans for a comprehensive school system for 10- to 14-year-old students later today. During a test stage beginning in fall 2008, the comprehensive system will be introduced in five Austrian regions. How [...] | 2007-06-19 15:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1666 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 21, 2007 [...] EU heads of government are preparing to meet in Brussels today to discuss a treaty to help the union work more effectively. A draft tabled by Germany recommends deep reforms, but not a constitution - an idea rejected by French and Dutch voters two years ago. Whether progress can be made at the [...] | 2007-06-21 12:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1693 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 22, 2007 [...] As withdrawing from the purchase agreement apparently no longer seems realistic, a further reduction of the number of Eurofighter jets to be acquired is becoming increasingly likely, Austrian media say. According to a new strategy paper by the Austrian armed forces, twelve of the interceptors w [...] | 2007-06-25 09:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1728 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 27, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of the Social Democrats has reached an agreement with Eurofighter producer EADS: The corporation will deliver only 15 instead of the planned 18 interceptor jets to Austria - a deal that will save the country up to 400 million Euros, Darabos says. It is not clear [...] | 2007-06-27 13:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1754 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: June 29, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report on the continuing serious tensions in the SPOe-OeVP coalition government. Now, the 400 million Euros the Defense Minister is expecting to retain from his deal with Eurofighter manufacturer EADS has emerged as the latest bone of contention between the two major parties. [...] | 2007-06-29 14:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1765 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 02, 2007 [...] Speaking on Austrian television on Sunday, President Heinz Fischer described the reduction achieved by Defense Minister Norbert Darabos from 18 to 15 Eurofighter jets for Austria's armed forces as a "positive result." The President also argued that a complete cancellation of the contract with E [...] | 2007-07-02 13:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1790 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 05, 2007 [...] Three legal experts appointed by the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets have concluded that Austria did have adequate legal grounds to cancel the original two-billion-Euro contract. The three, Josef Aicher, Andreas Kletecka and Heinz Mayer, said [...] | 2007-07-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1798 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 06, 2007 [...] The Austrian Parliament will meet for its last session before the summer recess today. After it concluded the investigation into the purchase of Eurofighter interceptors for Austria's armed forces yesterday, Parliament will now also wrap up the inquiry into Austrian banking practices in connect [...] | 2007-07-06 12:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1817 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 09, 2007 [...] The Interior Ministry's Human Rights Advisory Board has come to the conclusion that the Austrian immigration and alien laws need to be amended, as they are not in compliance with the EU's Human Rights Convention. Because the Convention is part of the Austrian Constitution, the Advisory Board ha [...] | 2007-07-09 12:34:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1826 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 10, 2007 [...] A new quarrel among Austria's political parties has emerged, as random checks revealed that up to forty percent of mothers in Salzburg province were above the legally permitted additional annual income limits while receiving child benefit payments. While Family Minister Andrea Kdolsky and the P [...] | 2007-07-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1856 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 11, 2007 [...] Austria's coalition partners, the Social Democrats and the People's Party, are gathering in the Burgenland provincial capital of Eisenstadt for the second day of closed-door meetings on key policy issues. Following a first round of talks yesterday, the leaders of the SPOe and the OeVP pledged t [...] | 2007-07-11 14:11:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA186 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 25, 2007 [...] All major Austrian media continue to analyze and comment on US President George Bush's 2007 State of the Union Address. One Austrian daily headlines "The new Bush: the president as petitioner," and writes that Bush came across as modest and low-key, and presenting a "green agenda." The daily's [...] | 2007-01-25 15:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA1874 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 13, 2007 [...] The first of Austria's fifteen Eurofighter jets, delivered from Germany, landed at the Zeltweg air base at 10:45 am Thursday morning and was greeted with a traditional brass band and an arch of water from a water cannon. Economics Minister Martin Bartenstein of the People's Party was the only g [...] | 2007-07-13 13:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1881 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 16, 2007 [...] All Austrian media give prominent coverage to the major civil trial, which is set to begin in a Vienna court today. Nine people are facing charges of breach of trust, fraud and false accounting in connection with speculation losses incurred by the formerly union-owned bank Bawag. Those on trial [...] | 2007-07-16 13:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1914 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 18, 2007 [...] On the third day of the bank Bawag trial, presiding judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner is expected to question the defendants on how the formerly union-owned bank incurred the vast losses of about 1.4 billion Euros between 1998 and 2000. Yesterday, all nine former bank officials, including ex-CEO Hel [...] | 2007-07-19 10:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1917 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 19, 2007 [...] When questioned by presiding judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner how bank Bawag came to lose around 1.4 billion Euros in currency speculations in the late 1990s, former bank CEO Helmut Elsner blamed his co-defendant, investment banker Helmut Floettl. Losses incurred prior to 1998 were the result of "b [...] | 2007-07-19 12:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1933 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 23, 2007 [...] Independent daily "Der Standard" reports on the rekindled debate about whether Eurofighter pilots are to use military force against civilian planes that are hijacked by terrorists. Erich Speck, the trade union representative of the air force was quoted as calling it "a shame to shift this respo [...] | 2007-07-23 12:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA1984 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 26, 2007 [...] Former BAWAG boss Helmut Elsner and investment banker Wolfgang Flttl are increasingly at loggerheads at the current BAWAG trial. Helmut Elsner denies that the bank's Caribbean deals were anything but credit business. That the deals involved high-risk speculation was something Flttl had never to [...] | 2007-07-26 12:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA200 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 26, 2007 [...] Unlike Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe),Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer has harshly criticized FPOe boss Heinz-Christian Strache's "war games pictures." Such images, Molterer underscored, "could not simply be dismissed as some foolish action" Strache committed as a youth. Similarly, should [...] | 2007-01-26 15:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA2000 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 27, 2007 [...] The President of the Economics Chamber Christoph Leitl in an interview with ORF radio and last night on Austrian TV sharply criticized the statement by Social Minister Erwin Buchinger (SPOe) that for the upcoming wage negotiations it "would be optimal if a four percent rise" could be achieved. [...] | 2007-07-27 14:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2015 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 30, 2007 [...] In an interview with independent daily "Salzburger Nachrichten," Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer criticizes his coalition colleague Erwin Buchinger's latest political proposals. Buchinger's demand for a four-percent pay rise for employees was an intervention into the affairs of the social part [...] | 2007-07-30 12:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2023 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: July 31, 2007 [...] The ninth day of the BAWAG trial focused on the events immediately before the first massive losses of the bank through speculation deals. As before, the two antagonists of the trial, former BAWAG boss Helmut Elsner and investment banker Wolfgang Flttl, contradicted each other with regard to how [...] | 2007-07-31 11:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2041 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 1, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report extensively on the continuation of the BAWAG trial where the two main figures, former BAWAG boss Helmut Elsner and investment banker Wolfgang Flttl have apparently abandoned all conventional politeness and are attacking each other with full force. When Flttl explained [...] | 2007-08-01 12:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2064 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 2, 2007 [...] Even though he had lost the BAWAG bank 639 million dollars in October 1998, the bank's managing board gave Wolfgang Flttl another 330,000 million dollars to continue his speculations. On the 11th day of the BAWAG trial, the former Secretary General of the bank, Peter Nakowitz, confirmed that Wo [...] | 2007-08-02 13:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2071 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 3, 2007 [...] The intended implementation of the plan to introduce a minimal social security income is taking shape. According to Minister for Social Affairs, Erwin Buchinger, who presented a report on the current state of the negotiations between the federal government and the provinces the project is makin [...] | 2007-08-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2076 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 6, 2007 [...] In an interview with independent daily "Der Standard," Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance Wilhelm Molterer has expressly rejected the idea of bringing forward the proposed tax reform. He referred in this context to the OeVP goal of uniting "sustainability, tax reform and zero deficit." He [...] | 2007-08-06 12:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2082 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 7, 2007 [...] All Austrian median continue to report on the trial of nine former managers of bank Bawag, which has entered its fourth week. The key question is why the bank under CEO Helmut Elsner gave co-defendant and former investment banker Wolfgang Floettl hundreds of millions of dollars in additional fu [...] | 2007-08-07 11:58:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2092 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 8, 2007 [...] All media report that former Austrian Unions Association (OeGB) boss Fritz Verzetnitsch has come under fire in connection with the bank Bawag trial currently underway in Vienna: It has been alleged that he made false statements earlier this year before the parliamentary committee looking into t [...] | 2007-08-08 12:07:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2099 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 9, 2007 [...] Austrian media expect Thursday will be another important day in the bank Bawag trial currently underway in Vienna. Presiding Judge Claudia Bandion-Ortner has announced she intends to shed light on details of the "management agreement" between the Bawag and investment banker Wolfgang Floettl, wh [...] | 2007-08-09 13:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2113 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 10, 2007 [...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer of the Social Democrats (SPOe) has appointed Green Party politician Andreas Wabl as his personal representative for climate issues. Gusenbauer said Wabl will oversee projects to combat climate change and manage special funds allocated by the coalition government for [...] | 2007-08-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA212 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 27, 2007 [...] FPOe boss Heinz-Christian Strache is expected to give what he called an "unambiguous and definite statement" on the series of controversial photos showing him during a paintball game and giving a neo-Nazi salute, which emerged last week. FPOe sources at the weekend claimed the pictures originat [...] | 2007-01-29 15:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA2136 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 16, 2007 [...] Minister for Justice Maria Berger of the SPOe has spoken out in support of Interior Minister Guenther Platter's (OeVP) proposal to set up a database listing known sex offenders in Austria. According to Austrian media, the database is to be launched in 2008. It is not clear at this point, howeve [...] | 2007-08-16 12:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2148 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 17, 2007 [...] Austria's' "first Eurofighter jet will have company soon," Austrian media say, explaining that the second of the country's 15 EADS-made interceptors is expected to arrive from Germany at the Styrian Zeltweg Air Base in the near future. According to Eurofighter spokesperson Wolfdietrich Hoeveler [...] | 2007-08-17 12:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2152 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 20, 2007 [...] After a one-week recess, the bank Bawag trial resumes today. Nine people, including the bank's former CEO Helmut Elsner and investment banker Helmut Floettl, are facing charges of breach of trust, fraud and false accounting in connection with speculation losses incurred by the formerly union-ow [...] | 2007-08-20 13:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2168 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 21, 2007 [...] Austrian Justice Minister Maria Berger of the Social Democrats (SPOe) has proposed alleviating the problem of overcrowded detention facilities by offering inmates the choice of parole and community service. Starting this fall, people convicted of minor offences and facing fines could avoid serv [...] | 2007-08-21 13:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2187 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 22, 2007 [...] Speaking on ORF television on Tuesday, Freedom Party boss Heinz-Christian Strache ruled out a rapprochement or teaming-up of his party with the FPOe spin-off BZOe. Strache also announced that he and the Freedom Party would "certainly run" in the Carinthian provincial elections. The province nee [...] | 2007-08-23 07:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2204 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: August 24, 2007 [...] The leader of the Freedom Party (FPOe),Heinz-Christian Strache, has acknowledged that he had contacts with the German neo-Nazi group Wiking Jugend, which was banned in 1994. ORF television quotes Strache as stressing that he was never a member and that he was last in touch with the group in 19 [...] | 2007-08-24 12:21:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA223 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 30, 2007 [...] The leader of Austria's Freedom Party, Heinz Christian Strache, has said he never was a neo-Nazi and would never be one. Strache spoke at a press conference called to answer allegations he had links to the far-right scene, after a series of photographs surfaced, one of which appears to show him [...] | 2007-01-30 15:55:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA231 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 31, 2007 [...] Findings by the parliamentary investigative committee, which is looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria, have incriminated former Defense Minister Guenther Platter from the OeVP. According to one of the committee's files, Platter had ordered to have part of the jets' acquisiti [...] | 2007-02-01 07:13:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA2340 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 05, 2007 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2364 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 10, 2007 [...] A recent survey by polling institute Gallup has revealed that almost 50 percent of Austrians disapprove of the SPOe-OeVP coalition government's work so far. The government will have to do far better from now on, if it wants to convince the people it is doing a good job, one daily argues, and po [...] | 2007-09-10 12:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA240 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 01, 2007 [...] Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer presented the SPOe-OeVP coalition's government program in the Upper House of Parliament, the Bundesrat, yesterday. Key issues on his agenda, the Chancellor emphasized, are cutting unemployment by providing better education and training opportunities, and i [...] | 2007-02-01 15:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA2400 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 12, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report that the Austrian Unions Association OeGB has lost almost three billion Euros as a result of the failed currency speculations by formerly union-owned bnk Bawag. The OeGB's losses from the Bawag's nea-bankruptcy are thus much higher than initially hought, the Union Asso [...] | 2007-09-12 14:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2406 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 13, 2007 [...] Three Islamists arrested in Vienna are said to have had ties to terrorist network al Qaeda. The two men and one woman are suspected of having produced and published a video message, which -- according to ORF radio -- "indirectly" threatened attacks against Austria and Germany, unless they withd [...] | 2007-09-13 13:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2414 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 14, 2007 [...] A recent survey carried out by the University of Vienna's Institute of Sociology has revealed that the majority of second-generation Muslims living in Austria rejects and condemns violence as a tool to spread their faith. In addition, 77 percent of the interviewees have distanced themselves fro [...] | 2007-09-14 13:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2425 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 17, 2007 [...] Ahead of sessions resuming after the summer recess today, Austrian Parliamentary President Barbara Prammer of the SPOe outlines the key issues Parliament will be expected to address in 2007/2008. Topics include decisions on the EU reform treaty, Prammer says, and underscores that in her view an [...] | 2007-09-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2428 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 18, 2007 [...] Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer is to meet with religious leaders, including leaders from Austria's Islamic Community, today. Talks are aimed at defusing a debate over Islam's presence in the country in the wake of arrests of four suspected Islamist militants in Austria and Canada last week. Gusen [...] | 2007-09-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2439 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 19, 2007 [...] At a meeting in Vienna Tuesday in the wake of recent tensions over the arrest of several suspected Islamist militants in Vienna and Canada last week, Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer (SPOe) and religious leaders emphasized the significance of mutual tolerance and respect, and urged a peace [...] | 2007-09-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2456 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 20, 2007 [...] The new board of directors of bank Bawag says it will sell the bank's real estate assets, which include the Bawag headquarters in Vienna's first district that is topped off with a large penthouse formerly inhabited by ex-Bawag CEO Helmut Elsner. Other Bawag properties to be sold include the pen [...] | 2007-09-20 13:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2466 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 21, 2007 [...] The wife of Wolfgang Floettl, one of the key defendants in the trial surrounding the Bawag banking scandal took the witness stand Thursday, as one of the most closely-watched trials in recent Austrian history continues to grind on. Anne Eisenhower, the granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhow [...] | 2007-09-21 09:44:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2482 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 25, 2007 [...] Austria's Data Protection Commission does not issue a good report for the state authorities and companies with regard to their handling of sensitive data. In their Data Protection Report 2005-1007, the Commission has made a case for urgent legislative action in three areas: Information on cred [...] | 2007-09-25 11:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2499 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 26, 2007 [...] Contrary to the recommendations of a SPOe/OeVP expert group, there will be a separate asylum court - Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer has announced that a respective decision will be made this year and that the new institution will begin its work in the first half of 2008. The intention is to r [...] | 2007-09-27 13:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2525 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 28, 2007 [...] The good economic figures have made it possible: Austria's provinces and communities will get a considerably larger share from federal tax revenues. An agreement on revenue sharing was concluded between the federal government and the provinces and communities, according to which the former wil [...] | 2007-09-28 11:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2526 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 27, 2007 [...] Austrian Minister of the Interior G|nther Platter wants to avoid fixed deadlines that give asylum seekers the right to stay in Austria indefinitely and favors instead the current practice according to which each case is to be examined individually. This is his answer to the discussion about the [...] | 2007-09-28 11:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2536 | NOMINATION OF PARTICIPANT FOR WORKSHOP ON [...] Embassy Vienna nominates the following officer to participate in the Workshop on Radicalization and Muslim Engagement scheduled for October 30-31, 2007 in Washington, DC. 2. Michael Spring, Economic-Political Officer, Human Rights, Religious Freedom, and Muslim Outreach. Top Secret secur [...] | 2007-10-01 06:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO PREL PTER SCUL SOCI XG AU |
07VIENNA2564 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 4, 2007 [...] After the latest deportations of families to Kosovo, the government rallied behind Minister of the Interior G|nther Platter on Wednesday. The OeVP ministers reiterated Platter's position that "laws have to enforced," while Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer backed up Platter's proposal that the provi [...] | 2007-10-04 14:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2565 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 1, 2007 [...] After a week's hiatus, the Bawag trial will resume on Monday with more prominent politicians testifying. The first to testify is former Federal Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, followed by former Vice-Governor of the National Bank, Gertrude Tumpl-Gugerell. On Wednesday, former Minister of Finance an [...] | 2007-10-04 14:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2626 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 15, 2007 [...] A government platform addressing topics and problems in connection with integration and security will begin its work today. The arrest in Austria in September of three Islamist suspects and the case of Bosnian teenager Arigona Zogaj have added a sense of urgency to the creation of the platform, [...] | 2007-10-15 13:24:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2631 | WIREC 2008 - AUSTRIA CANNOT YET CONFIRM PARTICIPATION AT [...] Post contacted Katharina Wieser from the MFA's Department for Environment and Energy Issues to inquire about Austria's participation at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). After consulting with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of [...] | 2007-10-16 09:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA AU |
07VIENNA2633 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 16, 2007 [...] A SPOe-OeVP government review of integration policy began in Austria on Monday with the launch of the so-called "integration platform." At the same time, the European Union released a study saying Austria has one of the worst records in the EU on integration. The study reveals that Austria is r [...] | 2007-10-16 13:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2639 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 17, 2007 [...] Austria is to significantly improve its handling of asylum cases, the government has said. Funds will be released to provide more staff to process applications for asylum, according to Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer of the People's Party (OeVP). The coalition government h [...] | 2007-10-17 13:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2656 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 19, 2007 [...] Only a day after the SPOe-OeVP coalition reached swift agreement on giving police greater powers to search personal computers online, critics are suggesting the new bill may violate constitutional rights. According to semi-official daily Wiener Zeitung, one specialist in constitutional law, Ber [...] | 2007-10-19 12:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA266 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 05, 2007 [...] The Eurofighter controversy continues to occupy Austrian politicians and media. Vice Chancellor Wilhelm Molterer (OeVP) has once again defended the purchase of the planes and emphasized that former Minister of Defense and now Interior Minister G|nther Platter had acted correctly. In this asses [...] | 2007-02-06 11:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA2663 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 22, 2007 [...] Austrian President Heinz Fischer began a three-day official visit to Egypt at the weekend. He is accompanied by Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and a business and cultural delegation. Topping the agenda of his meetings with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will b [...] | 2007-10-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2672 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 23, 2007 [...] A report issued on Monday by Doris Bures, Austria's Minister for Women's Issues (SPOe),shows that female migrants in Austria face a double disadvantage in the labor market. The report says women more often have jobs with lower incomes and recognition than those held by men. The study also reve [...] | 2007-10-23 14:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2679 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: October 24, 2007 [...] Austrian Education Minister Claudia Schmied of the Social Democrats (SPOe) has said she is "appalled" by People's Party (OeVP) efforts to block the introduction, in selected areas of Austria, of comprehensive-type schools. Speaking after talks with the People's Party education spokesperson Frit [...] | 2007-10-24 12:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2738 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 2, 2007 [...] According to a study issued by the Imas Institute, Austrians are ever more satisfied with the general political situation. Contentment with the standard of living, the freedom of opinion and the health care situation are highest. Also, despite the constant quarrels in the coalition, the approva [...] | 2007-11-02 12:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2757 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 06, 2007 [...] Education Minister Claudia Schmied from the Social Democrats and Science Minister Johannes Hahn from the People's Party have reached a "last-minute agreement" on the introduction of comprehensive-type "new middle schools" in Austria. The breakthrough was achieved after Schmied agreed to a so-ca [...] | 2007-11-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2791 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 14, 2007 [...] Members of the SPOe-OeVP coalition government and representatives from the retirees association agreed on Tuesday to raise pensions next year. Minimum pensions will be increased by 2.9 percent to 747 Euro per month. Pensions between 1,050 and 1,700 Euros will go up two percent. Those between 1, [...] | 2007-11-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2818 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 16, 2007 [...] According to a report on migration trends by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, which was published on Thursday, Austria is an important destination for immigrants. The authors of the study warn, however, that Austria is not sufficiently aware of this fact and has failed to create the necessary [...] | 2007-11-16 16:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA282 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 06, 2007 [...] The Eurofighter investigation committee has concluded that the Austrian government purchased the technically most advanced and, at the same time, most expensive interceptor planes. The version purchased was calculated to be the best deal because only new (not used) planes were considered and ma [...] | 2007-02-06 14:59:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA2826 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 19, 2007 [...] Speaking on Austrian television on Sunday, Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer from the People's Party (OeVP) defended the SPOe-OeVP coalition government's decision to raise pension by up to 2.9 percent next year. He acknowledged concerns voiced by experts, but supported the i [...] | 2007-11-20 09:16:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2838 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 21, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report that a new internet video threatening Austria and Germany has surfaced, apparently made by militants associated with the "Global Islamic Media Front" (GIMF),an al Qaeda propaganda group. The video demands that Austria and Germany withdraw their military personnel from [...] | 2007-11-21 14:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2845 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 23, 2007 [...] The opposition Freedom Party (FPOe) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has called for the resignation of Defense Minister Norbert Darabos over the latter's decision to have Austrian soldiers deployed to Chad on a peacekeeping mission. Referring to a recent internal Defense Ministry report describin [...] | 2007-11-23 14:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2849 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 26, 2007 [...] The departure of the Austrian Army contingent's advance party to Chad will not take place today, as originally scheduled. The Commander of the Austrian unit, which will participate in peacekeeping and humanitarian aid efforts in the African state, Lt. Gen. Guenther Hoefler, said the delay was b [...] | 2007-11-26 13:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA29 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 05, 2007 [...] SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer is taking a tough stance towards his party's potential future coalition partner OeVP: Speaking on Thursday, he stressed the Conservatives would have to "budge" on the Eurofighter purchase and university tuition fees, and "think of something other than simply saying n [...] | 2007-01-08 07:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA2907 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 06, 2007 [...] Education Minister Claudia Schmied of the Social Democrats (SPOe) said one of the keys to raising standards in education is to improve teacher training and review the selection process for those wishing to enter the profession. She was speaking on Austrian television after the publication of th [...] | 2007-12-06 16:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA2928 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 11, 2007 [...] ... regarding the issue of private home nursing care for the sick and elderly, Austrian media report. Speaking on ORF television, Erwin Buchinger, the Social Affairs Minister from the SPOe, said he was "displeased" with his party's coalition partner OeVP for "playing a double game" on the issue [...] | 2007-12-12 09:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA294 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 07, 2007 [...] Minister for Economy and Labor Martin Bartenstein announced he is planning to reform the system of care for the elderly. In an interview with independent daily "Der Standard," Bartenstein outlined a new work model for caregivers, similar to that already in existence for household and hospital s [...] | 2007-02-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA2958 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 17, 2007 [...] All Austrian media report on what is described as "massive squabbling" among the country's leading political parties over the case of teenage Kosovo asylum seeker Arigona Zogaj. On Friday, the Austrian Constitutional Court turned down an appeal from the family seeking initial residence status i [...] | 2007-12-17 14:10:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA306 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 08, 2007 [...] A conflict is under way between Minister for Economy and Labor Martin Bartenstein and Minister for Social Issues Erwin Buchinger about the former's proposal for a new model for elderly care. Buchinger called the Bartenstein initiative "counterproductive" and said the proposal should not have be [...] | 2007-02-08 14:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA31 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 08, 2007 [...] 99 days after the Austrian general elections a decision on a grand coalition government seems to be imminent. The final round of talks between the SPOe and the OeVP will be held today, following a "secret meeting" yesterday of party leaders Alfred Gusenbauer and Wolfgang Schuessel to discuss re [...] | 2007-01-08 11:04:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA328 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 09, 2007 [...] Starting Friday, the SPOe/OeVP coalition will begin working on an extensive reform of state and government which, according to Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, will be the "core piece" of the grand coalition and is intended for completion in summer. The reform will build on reforms announced and p [...] | 2007-02-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA350 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 12, 2007 [...] Controversies and conflicts have been dominating the climate in the SPOe/OeVP coalition since it took office a month ago. Any major issue seems to have the potential so split the coalition partners: privatization, elderly care, pension reform or environmental issues. The SPOe suspects the OeVP [...] | 2007-02-12 12:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA374 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 13, 2007 [...] The infighting in the SPOe/OeVP coalition has culminated in a sharp attack by Minister for Environmental Issues, Josef Prll on Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, reproaching him for "lack of leadership qualities." Prll said the OeVP did not have the impression that Gusenbauer sees himself as the he [...] | 2007-02-13 13:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA392 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 14, 2007 [...] Former Bawag boss Helmut Elsner arrived in Vienna yesterday after a months-long tug of war between Elsner and his lawyers, who claimed the ex-Bawag boss had a weak heart and could not be transported from his French residence to Vienna for trial, and the law enforcement authorities who doubted t [...] | 2007-02-14 12:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA396 | AUSTRIA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S [...] Per reftel request, post nominates Eva Kaufmann, a key staffer in the Austrian NGO LEFOE/IBF. ------------------- Contact Information ------------------- 2. Name: Eva Kaufmann Organization: LEFOE/IBF, Floragasse 7a/7, 1040 Vienna Telephone: 43 1 796 92 98 Email: ibf@lefoe.at --- [...] | 2007-02-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO |
07VIENNA411 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 15, 2007 [...] Former Bawag boss Helmut Elsner is back in Vienna and in detention while awaiting trial. For the time being, however, Elsner is in the Wilhelminenspital where his medical condition is being monitored. For months, the former head of Bawag had escaped extradition claiming a heart condition. Accor [...] | 2007-02-15 14:19:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA419 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 16, 2007 [...] BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler is coming under fire in the Bawag affair. On Thursday, former Minister of Justice Karin Gastinger confirmed towards centrist daily "Die Presse" that he tried "very, very cautiously" to intervene on behalf of investment banker Wolfgang Flttl, who lost the Bawag billi [...] | 2007-02-16 12:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA455 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 21, 2007 [...] BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler is scheduled to testify today before the parliamentary investigative committee looking into the scandal surrounding former union-owned bank Bawag. He is suspected of having intervened in favor of investment banker Wolfgang Floettl, a key figure in the Bawag affair. [...] | 2007-02-22 07:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA478 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 23, 2007 [...] Erika Rumpold, head of public relations company 100 Percent Communications, which received over 6 million Euros to promote Eurofighters refused to answer questions at the parliamentary inquiry looking into the purchase of the planes. Committee members said Rumpold may face a fine similar to tha [...] | 2007-02-23 14:54:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA516 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: February 28, 2007 [...] Eurofighter company boss Aloysius Rauen complained that his firm has been disadvantaged by details leaked to the public from an Austrian parliamentary inquiry into the purchase of 18 Eurofighter jets for use by the Austrian armed forces. Rauen said that concerns about corporate security and dam [...] | 2007-02-28 14:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA53 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 10, 2007 [...] Incoming Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer from the SPOe has come under fire from within his own party for having "given up too much to the Conservatives" in the government negotiations. Student and youth organizations continued their protests yesterday. Meanwhile, 75 percent of the party executive [...] | 2007-01-10 17:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA534 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 01, 2007 [...] Minister for Women's Issues Doris Bures of the SPOe and Science Minister Johannes Hahn of the OeVP are the last two members of the coalition cabinet to be officially sworn in by President Heinz Fischer today. The two have been ministers without portfolio since inauguration of the SPOe-OeVP gove [...] | 2007-03-02 07:33:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA552 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 02, 2007 [...] After the Defense and Finance Ministers reconciled their differences over allocation of funds for the defense portfolio, the coalition partners SPOe and OeVP agreed yesterday on a double budget for 2007 and 2008. The spending plan is expected to be presented in parliament before the end of Marc [...] | 2007-03-05 07:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA583 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 06, 2007 [...] Following a call for the introduction of a tax on kerosene by Minister for the Environment Josef Proell, Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer has also spoken in favor of such a move. It would be a "politically sensible" measure with regard to climate protection goals, and could [...] | 2007-03-06 14:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA621 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 12, 2007 [...] The conflict in the governing SPOe/OeVP coalition about the inheritance tax, which the Constitutional Court judged to be unconstitutional, last week, is escalating. On Sunday, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer expressly rejected the OeVP proposal to abolish the tax altogether. Rather, he wants to so [...] | 2007-03-12 15:46:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA634 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 13, 2007 [...] The divisions in the governing coalition over inheritance tax continue. People's Party (OeVP) insists on the complete abolition of taxes on inherited wealth, but Social Democrats (SPOe) say they want a reform of inheritance taxes, after the Constitutional Court last week suspended laws relating [...] | 2007-03-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA702 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 20, 2007 [...] Although politicians agree Austria needs more child-care spaces, they disagree on how to finance such facilities. Health Ccare and Family Issues Minister Andrea Kdolsky wants the provinces to provide the funding, but Austrian municipality president Helmut Moedlhammer argues the federal governme [...] | 2007-03-21 07:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA714 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 21, 2007 [...] The SPOe-OeVP coalition will make an effort to settle its ongoing dispute regarding implementation of Kyoto goals at today's Council of Ministers. There has been disagreement on a number of aspects of Austria's planned new climate strategy, including on the SPOe's proposals of holding a climate [...] | 2007-03-21 15:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA756 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 23, 2007 [...] Austrian Defense Minister Norbert Darabos met with Eurofighter boss Aloysius Rauen to discuss the contract to purchase 18 jets for the Austrian armed forces. The time and place of the meeting was kept secret. It is believed that the talks aimed at finding ways to reduce the cost of the aircraf [...] | 2007-03-23 15:41:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA773 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 26, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos (SPOe) is still confident he has legal grounds for a cancellation of the Eurofighter purchase contract. A complete backing-out of the deal continues to be "our number one priority," he stressed on Austrian television. "Intensive negotiations" to that effect will [...] | 2007-03-26 14:45:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA785 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 27, 2007 [...] Despite demonstrations of unity, cooperation between the coalition partners SPOe and OeVP has been marked by quarrels and disagreement. It is therefore hardly surprising that benchmark information on Finance Minister Wilhelm Molterer's address in Parliament to present the double budget for 2007 [...] | 2007-03-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA807 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 28, 2007 [...] Gernot and Erika Rumpold, owners of the public relations firm which has been in charge of promoting the Eurofighter, told the parliamentary committee looking into the interceptor purchase deal that it was "not uncommon" for a press conference to cost 96,000 Euros, which the committee has called [...] | 2007-03-28 14:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA85 | AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND [...] (C) On January 11, Acting Econ/Pol Counselor met with Helfried Carl, the MFA's Deputy Director in the Middle East and Africa Division, to outline USG democratization programs for Iran and to inquire about similar Austrian efforts. Carl welcomed the information, adding that it would be importa [...] | 2007-01-17 09:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AU IR |
07VIENNA926 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 06, 2007 [...] Andrea Kdolsky, Austria's Minister for Health and Family Issues from the People's Party has called for adherence to the limit of extra income that a person receiving childcare benefit payments while on maternity leave can make. She said the payments must be returned if a person goes over the li [...] | 2007-04-10 07:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA932 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 10, 2007 [...] Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer of the SPOe, and the head of the parliamentary inquiry into the Eurofighter deal, Peter Pilz of the Green Party, believe the country's chances to get out of the purchase contract have increased. Last week new documents surfaced which allegedly confirmed bus [...] | 2007-04-10 12:42:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA96 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 17, 2007 [...] A statement made by Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer during his inaugural address in Parliament has caused a stir among MPs: Gusenbauer offered to give tutoring lessons in Austrian schools once a week, thus reflecting a proposal included in the coalition agreement that students could do community w [...] | 2007-01-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AU OPRC |
07VIENNA960 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 12, 2007 [...] Defense Minister Norbert Darabos of the Social Democrats says the planned mid-year delivery of the first Eurofighter jets for the Austrian armed forces will be delayed "until November at best." He said the required software for the navigation system from the United States should arrive by then. [...] | 2007-04-12 13:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA974 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 13, 2007 [...] Although he had dismissed such a move earlier, emphasizing he was "loyal to the coalition," Defense Minister Norbert Darabos now says he no longer rules out his party, the Social Democrats (SPOe) could be "going it alone," if a decision is made to withdraw from the contract to purchase 18 Eurof [...] | 2007-04-13 13:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENNA990 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 16, 2007 [...] After the first 100 days of the SPOe-OeVP coalition, all Austrian media present their assessments of the government's performance so far. One daily in its weekend issue says the Social Democrats and Conservatives' cooperation has been marked by "dispute, glitches, intrigues and petty jealousies [...] | 2007-04-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
07VIENTIANE184 | VIENTIANE EAC MEETING -- AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 5, the Emergency Action Committee met to discuss the developing situation regarding avian influenza (H5N1) in Laos. The Lao government announced on March 4 that a probable second case of avian influenza in humans had been identified, with confirmation pending further [...] | 2007-03-05 10:35:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC TBIO KFLU SOCI AMED AMGT CASC EAGR KPAO |
07VIENTIANE329 | NORTH KOREAN CHILDREN: INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION [...] (S) Summary: The South Korean Embassy continues to press the Lao government for the release of the three North Korean children detained in November. They are seeking a meeting with the Director General for Consular Affairs at the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has expressed hope for a [...] | 2007-04-23 10:28:00 | Embassy Vientiane | SECRET | CASC PREF PGOV PHUM KN KS KPAO LA |
07VIENTIANE397 | WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: DCM DISCUSSES U.S. JOURNALISM AT [...] (U) SUMMARY: To mark World Press Freedom Day, the DCM spoke with a group of roughly 15 college students at the Lao-American Center on May 2 about the history of press freedom in the United States and the ethical dilemmas faced by media organizations. This was a timely subject, since the Lao N [...] | 2007-05-15 06:45:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM ELAB KDEM PGOV PREL KPAO LA |
07VIENTIANE676 | RHYTHM ROAD - VIENTIANE INTEREST [...] U.S. Embassy Vientiane is interested in hosting the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad tour by the urban music group Dana Leong Band. Post control officer is PAO Amy Archibald, at archibaldae@state.gov, 856-21-7214. Assisting FSN is Cultural Affairs Specialist ChanthanomeSydavanh, at Chanthan [...] | 2007-08-24 00:49:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL LA |
07VIENTIANE820 | BURMA IN THE LAO NEWS, BUT NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-06 23:46:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL PGOV KPAO LA BM |
07VIENTIANE876 | International Education "Week" in Laos [...] Summary: Embassy Vientiane hosted a number of events to mark International Education Week throughout the month of November, including public speaking workshops, video presentations at the Faculty of Engineering, a lunch hosted by the Ambassador for National University deans and vice-deans, pres [...] | 2007-12-05 10:26:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL PREL LA |
07VIENTIANE925 | VIENTIANE APPLICATION FOR ECA PERFORMING ARTS INITIATIVE [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: U.S. Embassy Vientiane requests ECA funding in the amount of $11,500 under the Performing Arts Initiative (PAI) for the Battery Dance Company (BDC) to travel to Vientiane for four days (April 19-23, 2008). The BDC will conduct an Asian regional tour with travel to South K [...] | 2007-12-27 09:55:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO LA |
07VILNIUS25 | LITHUANIA ON IRAN: SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY WITHOUT [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to Jurate Ramoskiene, First Secretary in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Division, on SIPDIS January 11. She said that the GOL is "absolutely" supportive of a "two-dimensional approach" to Iran, including both sanctions and pro-democracy efforts. She said t [...] | 2007-01-11 17:07:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPAO PREL IR LH PL |
07WARSAW2387 | POLAND - TAKING ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] (U) In an effort to recognize the recent 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign and the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, Post held a Digital Video Conference (DVC) with U.S. and Polish experts to assess major challenges related to the eradication of do [...] | 2007-12-18 09:33:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PL |
07WARSAW321 | POLAND: SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL [...] (C) Post apologizes for the delay in responding to Reftel demarche on Iran Civil Society and Democracy programming. Due to internal reorganization and a near 100 percent turnover in staff, The Polish MFA Department for Africa & Middle East was unable to meet with us over the past several weeks [...] | 2007-02-09 15:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO EUN PL |
07WARSAW563 | POLAND: ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE INITIATIVES [...] In response to ref A, post takes the opportunity to highlight post initiatives in environment and science. Various initiatives are already underway and post is planning for continued and increased cooperation in these areas. The Ambassadorplays a significant role in many of the environmental [...] | 2007-03-08 13:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV KPAO ENRG PL |
07WELLINGTON169 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: CHRISTINE VIVIAN [...] WELLINGTON ARC DIRECTOR, CHRISTINE VIVIAN, REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO VISIT KUALA LUMPUR MARCH 5-9, 2007, TO ATTEND THE EAP IRC DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE. 2. MS. VIVIAN WILL ARRIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR ON MONDAY, MARCH 5, ON MALAYSIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT MH130 AT 2000 HOURS. SHE WILL DEPART KL FOR AU [...] | 2007-02-23 01:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRC OTRA NZ |
07WELLINGTON435 | DEMARCHE: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN [...] (C) ADCM and A/P-E Counselor delivered demarche points in Ref A and B on June 13 to Darryl Dunn, Director of Middle East and African Division at New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Mr. Dunn expressed appreciation for the background and indicated he understood the import [...] | 2007-06-13 23:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO NZ IR |
07WELLINGTON678 | REQUEST FOR DVC WITH BRUCE HOFFMAN FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with Bruce Hoffman, terrorism expert in Georgetown University's Security Studies Program at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. 2. PREFERRED DATE AND TIME OF PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR, QUARTER: Request November 5, 3:00pm Washin [...] | 2007-09-17 04:22:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NZ |
07WELLINGTON73 | FOLLOW-UP: NZ PARTICIPATION IN ARF WORKSHOP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-24 04:23:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KNNP PREL PARM AORC PTER OSCE ETTC ASEAN |
07WELLINGTON779 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: NEW ZEALAND - REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-26 03:56:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KSCA |
07YAOUNDE1257 | TRADITIONAL MUSLIM LEADER SALUTES PEACE CORPS, US POLICY [...] (U) Summary: The image of the USG among Muslims in the Mokolo Division of Cameroon's Extreme North Province is largely positive, thanks to the work of Peace Corps volunteers, US Embassy outspokenness on democracy and anti-corruption, and small-grant development efforts, according to Yacouba [...] | 2007-10-22 08:25:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAO PREL EAID CM |
07YAOUNDE1269 | CAMEROON VISA FRAUD: NOT ENOUGH HANDCUFFS [...] (U) Summary: Three recently uncovered visa scams highlight the ongoing efforts of malafide Cameroonian travelers to emigrate illegally to the United States. Excellent support from the Regional Security Office, collaboration with local law enforcement and vigilance by consular employees are key [...] | 2007-10-24 10:33:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ASEC KFRD CMGT ECON PHUM KPAO CM |
07YAOUNDE1304 | WHICH VISA LOTTERY? CONSULAR OUTREACH IN CAMEROON [...] (U) Summary: Although Embassy Yaounde visa procedures are of intense interest to Cameroonians and are readily available from multiple sources, they are often distorted in the public eye, usually by scam artists who prey on the desperation and ignorance of many applicants. This phenomenon is mo [...] | 2007-11-02 06:35:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT CVIS KFRD KPAO ECON CM |
07YAOUNDE1417 | CAMEROON'S NORTH: POOR AND FEELING NEGLECTED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador's recent orientation trip to Cameroon's North and Far North provinces revealed a region of poverty, insecurity and perceived political neglect. Local officials, traditional leaders, NGO representatives, businessmen and others stressed the impact of desertificati [...] | 2007-12-04 13:12:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CM EAGR ECON PGOV SENV PINR KISL KPAO |
07YAOUNDE766 | 2007 TIP REPORT: CAMEROON DEMARCHE [...] (U) Embassy delivered the advance copy of the Country Narrative for Cameroon to Joe Nzume, Head of the Americas Division at the foreign ministry (MINREX) on June 12 by fax. 2. (U) In addition, DCM addressed government leaders at an event jointly sponsored by the government of Cameroon and [...] | 2007-06-15 07:45:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | CM ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL |
07YEREVAN1000 | EUR DAS BRYZA'S VISIT YIELDS UPDATES ON NK, [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Bryza's intense day of meetings in Yerevan July 30 touched important bases with top GOAM and opposition leaders. The visit was aimed at bilateral business, but Nagorno-Karabakh deliberations nonetheless dominated meetings with the President and Foreign Minister. On Turkey, [...] | 2007-08-07 10:58:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AM TU IR |
07YEREVAN1302 | MEDIA REACTION: COVERAGE OF FORMER PRESIDENT'S RALLY [...] (SBU) Almost all Armenian broadcast media and much of the printed press failed to report fully and accurately the most significant event so far in the presidential campaign. On October 26, 2007, several opposition parties organized a rally in Liberty Square at which former president Levon Ter- [...] | 2007-10-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAO KMDR KDEM AM |
07YEREVAN1394 | ANOTHER BROADSIDE FROM THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ON [...] (C) Presidential Chief of Staff Armen Gevorkian called in CDA November 27 to renew Kocharian's visceral objections to Radio Liberty (RL) programming which, according to Gevorgian, has been "turned into a mouthpiece for (former President) Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) by the director of the RL Arme [...] | 2007-11-30 09:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM AM |
07YEREVAN1439 | BRIEFING THE PRESIDENCY ON EXIT POLLS, IFES/CEC [...] (C) SUMMARY: USAID briefed presidential aide Vigen Sargsian, at government request, about plans for a USAID/IRI-sponsored exit poll for the upcoming presidential election. Sargsian pressed for more details about the methods and partners involved, and expressed great skepticism both personall [...] | 2007-12-18 03:18:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO OSCE AM |
07YEREVAN1448 | CDA RAISES DEMOCRACY PROGRAM CONCERNS WITH PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA and polchief called on the PM December 4 to discuss our ongoing election assistance programs (highlighting IRI plans to conduct an exit poll),raise concern about residence permits for USAID anti-corruption program staff, and to review the Radio Liberty (RL) issue with the PM [...] | 2007-12-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV EAID KDEM KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN1467 | ARMENIA: PRESIDENCY STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT IRI [...] (C) Although less hostile to the idea of an exit poll during the upcoming presidential election than he was a week ago, Presidential aide Vigen Sargsian still expressed significant concerns about the poll's format and possible fall-out. After being briefed by IRI staff on the poll's technical [...] | 2007-12-21 13:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO OSCE AM |
07YEREVAN167 | FUNDING REQUEST FOR AI HEALTH AWARENESS PSAS [...] Per ref A announcement, Embassy Yerevan would like to request USD 50,000 for the development and broadcast of television Public Service Announcements (PSAs) on health and food safety issues related to Avian Influenza. While UNICEF and others have produced posters and leaflets targeted at chil [...] | 2007-02-15 13:37:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | AM KFLU KPAO |
07YEREVAN242 | OPPOSITION CALLS COURT RULING ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO [...] (SBU) In response to an application submitted by President Robert Kocharian, the Armenian Constitutional Court has ruled as unconstitutional a law requiring Public TV and Radio to broadcast parts of National Assembly sessions. The opposition claims that, after recent announcements of what the [...] | 2007-03-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OPRC AM KPAO |
07YEREVAN260 | CONCERNS RAISED OVER POLITICAL ADVERTISING AS ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Candidate access to broadcast media and the rising cost of airing political advertisements have emerged as issues of concern as the pre-election period gets underway in Armenia. Opposition leaders complain that the rise in prices since the 2003 election is a government plot to limit thei [...] | 2007-03-07 06:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN300 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION ON MCC VP JOHN HEWKO'S VISIT [...] MCC Vice President for Operations John Hewko visited Armenia March 7-9. As part of his visit, Hewko held a press conference that was covered extensively by the major television stations, three newspapers, and a number of news agencies. Press reports focused on Hewko's statement that the MCC [...] | 2007-03-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC AM KMDR KPAO |
07YEREVAN332 | ARMENIA CELEBRATES NATO WEEK (WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM ITS [...] (SBU) Embassy Yerevan provided key support to ensure that Armenia's first "NATO Week," held March 12-16, was a success. The Week was launched with the NATO - Armenia Youth Educational Rally, featuring the departure of a NATO bus that traveled from one end of Armenia to the other giving present [...] | 2007-03-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO NATO AM |
07YEREVAN386 | ARMENIAN MEDIA, PUBLIC CRITICAL OF CEREMONY MARKING THE [...] (SBU) Armenian media outlets varied from semi-critical to extremely critical in their coverage of the March 29 Holy Cross (Aktamar Island) Church re-opening ceremony. Most claimed that the opening was a propaganda move and berated Turkey for placing Turkish flags and a portrait of Ataturk on th [...] | 2007-03-30 13:22:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OPRC AM KMDR KPAO |
07YEREVAN409 | HOLY CROSS OPENING - ARMENIA MORE POSITIVE AS THINGS COOL [...] (SBU) Following local media criticism of Turkey's decision to reopen the ancient Armenian Holy Cross Church as a museum (refs),the GOAM delegation that took part in the ceremony tried to focus on the positive aspects of the renovation. During a press conference, Deputy Culture Minister Gagik [...] | 2007-04-05 11:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OPRC KMDR KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN45 | ARMENIA BACKS OUR IRAQ POLICY, AND WILLING TO DO A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenia's Foreign and Defense Ministers each expressed solid support for our Iraq policy, and for the President's announced changes in Iraq strategy. Both agreed that our Iraq strategy cannot be allowed to fail, and reaffirmed Armenia's commitment to sustain its troop deployment [...] | 2007-01-12 13:56:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS KPAO AM IR IZ AF GR YI |
07YEREVAN457 | NIGHT OF 1000 DINNERS RECEPTION RAISES FUNDS FOR NGO'S [...] (U) Summary: At a fundraising reception held as part of the Night of 1000 Dinners (reftel),Post helped raise over 4,000 USD for the Armenian Red Cross Society, a local NGO working to reduce landmine casualties through a Mine Risk Education program. The event drew more than 70 guests, includi [...] | 2007-04-16 12:40:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | DMIN PHUM KMDR KPAO EAID KHDP MASS PARM PREL AM |
07YEREVAN46 | ARMENIA: GOOD COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH AND [...] (SBU) In addition to engaging with senior GOAM leaders (reftel),on January 11 the Charge d'Affaires held an interview on the President's new strategy in Iraq with three major Armenian media outlets we invited to participate--Armenian Public TV (Armenia's national television station),Kentron T [...] | 2007-01-12 14:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC AM KMDR KPAO |
07YEREVAN486 | AS ELECTIONS APPROACH, BROADCAST MEDIA BECOME [...] (SBU) As Armenia's May 12 parliamentary elections approach, Armenian broadcast media have begun giving more air time to opposition figures. While opposition politicians had previously complained about unequal access to the broadcast media and presidential control of television stations (ref A [...] | 2007-04-20 13:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KMDR KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN532 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO HRR AMENDMENTS [...] (SBU) On April 27, 28 almost all TV stations and five newspapers referred to the amendments made in the Human Rights Report (HRR) regarding Nagorno-Karabakh. Commentary from Armenian media outlets varied from critical to extremely critical, claiming that the last change made in the HRR called [...] | 2007-04-30 12:44:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC PREL PGOV KMDR KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN592 | PRO-GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPERS EXPRESS RULING ELITE'S [...] (C) In the weeks leading up to the May 12 parliamentary election, two pro-government newspapers regularly published articles highly critical of the United States and other Western missions and NGOs. Hayots Ashkhar and Golos Armenii newspapers have denounced the United States for interfering i [...] | 2007-05-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN829 | RADIO LIBERTY MAY BE FORCED OFF THE AIR [...] (SBU) The National Assembly appears poised to enact a pair of laws that seem aimed directly at forcing RFE/RL off the airwaves. One provision will block state radio from airing the broadcasts, while a companion amendment in another law will impose hefty taxes on any commercial broadcaster airin [...] | 2007-06-27 13:35:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM OPRC KMDR KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN840 | PRESSING THE CASE AGAINST LAW AIMED AT RADIO [...] (SBU) CDA worked the phones June 27-28 to raise our concerns about pending legislation that appears aimed at shutting down RFE/RL broadcasts in Armenia. He spoke with president chief of staff Armen Gevorgian, twice with State and Legal Affairs Committee chair David Harutyunian, and finally w [...] | 2007-06-29 01:46:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN884 | NEW CHALLENGE TO RADIO LIBERTY BROADCASTS [...] SUMMARY: Radio Liberty's Armenian Service is again in jeopardy, as the state radio service gave 30 days notice of its intent to pull Radio Liberty off the air. The notice implies that the reason is Radio Liberty's unpaid bills to the public radio service, which now amount to either $76,000 ( [...] | 2007-07-10 12:36:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN914 | FM OSKANIAN DISCUSSES RADIO LIBERTY, NDI, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his initial call July 16, CDA renewed our concerns about forced stoppage of Radio Liberty (RL) broadcasts, but mentioned that the Prime Minister's reply had been somewhat encouraging on this. He highlighted ongoing Washington concerns about Armenia's relationship with Iran, [...] | 2007-07-17 13:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AM TU IR |
07YEREVAN93 | CHARGE CLEARS THE AIR ON ELECTION ASSISTANCE, MCA CRITERIA, [...] (SBU) On January 24, the Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by the MCC Armenia Country Director, held a press conference that received wide-spread coverage. During the press conference, the Charge focused on U.S. assistance programs, including the Millennium Challenge program and the Embassy's USD [...] | 2007-01-29 09:43:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPRC KMDR KPAO AM |
07YEREVAN935 | KOCHARIAN ON RADIO LIBERY, NDI, HR CASES, IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an almost 90 minute introductory call by the CDA, President Kocharian defended his positions on Radio Liberty, NDI, and human rights cases in a friendly but unbending manner. He was determined to move Radio Liberty broadcasts from state radio to a private network, but emphat [...] | 2007-07-23 14:03:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AM IR |
07ZAGREB395 | NATO OUTREACH IN HIGH GEAR, CROATIAN PUBLIC [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: After a slow start, the GoC's NATO public education campaign is moving into high gear. Head of MFA's NATO Office Neven Mikec highlighted the GoC's now crowded public outreach calendar with Embassy PolOff, PAO, and DATT at April 12 joint communications working group sessio [...] | 2007-04-20 16:24:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO KPAO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
07ZAGREB618 | CROATIA COMMITTED TO NATO REFORM RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador, DCM, and PolOff delivered ref A points during week of June 18 to FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Asst DefMin Igor Pokaz, and MFA NATO Office Director Neven Mikec respectively. GoC representatives were grateful for USG support and guidance and emphasized com [...] | 2007-06-28 13:32:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
07ZAGREB916 | NEW POLL SHOWS CONTINUED GROWTH IN NATO SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A poll contracted by the International Republican Institute (IRI) shows a continued rise in public support for NATO membership. In a Post-organized briefing to NATO-member embassies on October 2, IRI representatives highlighted a 10 percent increase in support for Croatia [...] | 2007-10-04 15:01:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM |
07ZAGREB994 | NATO ROADSHOW '07 -- CROATIA SCENESETTER [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The GoC feels confident approaching NATO's Bucharest Summit after repeated strong statements of support from President Bush and State Department officials (U/S Burns, A/S Fried) as well as positive feedback from Allies during presentation of their Annual National Progr [...] | 2007-11-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM |
08ABUDHABI1125 | DRAFT PRESS LAW FALLS SHORT OF UAE JOURNALISTS' ASSOCIATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Participants at the annual Ramadan majlis of the UAE Journalist Association (UAEJA) focused on revisions to the press law currently under discussion within the Federal National Council (FNC) and expressed dismay that the revisions do not adequately reflect UAEJA recommendations an [...] | 2008-10-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO AE |
08ABUDHABI1255 | UAE DIPLOMATIC NOTE INVITES FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN TO NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Post received the following diplomatic note from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated 11/02/08 (informal Embassy translation). BEGIN TEXT: (Complimentary greeting) Wish to notify the Embassy that the Ministry will convene a meeting at the level of senior officials of the Friend [...] | 2008-11-03 11:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID KPAO PK AE |
08ABUDHABI289 | DAS KENT PATTON DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN UAE [...] (C) Summary: On a February 24-25 visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, DAS Kent Patton spoke with government leaders and civil society figures about expanding political space in the UAE. With MFA he focused on fall 2008 plans for Forum for the Future meetings in Abu Dhabi, stressing the importance [...] | 2008-03-05 06:09:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI KPAO ELAB AE |
08ABUDHABI428 | MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: UAE columnists and editorials viewed the Damascus summit somewhat positively, certainly more so than the impression one gets reading the front page headlines that declared it a flop. One writer said that holding the meeting despite U.S. efforts to derail it was, per se, a success. An [...] | 2008-04-06 04:36:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KMDR TC |
08ABUDHABI549 | DUBAI'S ARAB MEDIA FORUM: HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND LOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dubai Press Club organized the Arab Media Forum April 23 and 24, 2008, focusing on the theme "Bridging Arab Media Through Technology". Well-attended workshops covered the spectrum of technological change in regional media. UAE government officials declared the Forum a succ [...] | 2008-05-05 05:47:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KMDR SCUL PGOV KPAO AE |
08ABUDHABI682 | UAE REACTS MATTER-OF-FACTLY TO TIP REPORT [...] The UAEG welcomed the Department of State's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released June 4, citing it as constructive feedback for UAE efforts to combat the scourge of trafficking. Acknowledging that TIP remains a significant problem, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and head of the [...] | 2008-06-05 10:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AE |
08ABUDHABI697 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AMERICA AND IRAN [...] SUMMARY: Local media perceives an increase in volume and stridency toward Iran by both Israel and the U.S., though alleged causes vary: "Al-Ittihad" accuses PM Ehud Olmert of rattling sabers to divert attention from corruption charges; "Gulf News" suggests that Israel wants to push a confrontat [...] | 2008-06-12 13:01:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KMDR TC |
08ABUDHABI919 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE GCC [...] SUMMARY: UAE semi-official daily Al-Ittihad carried numerous editorials criticizing Iranian official remarks about removing 'kingdom regimes' in the region on August 14. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" wrote a parable contrasting the Iranian Shah, referred to as 'father,' and the current Irani [...] | 2008-08-14 13:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KMDR TC |
08ABUJA1040 | NIGERIA: NAPTIP PLEASED WITH TIP REPORT AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered a copy of the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Director of Investigations and Monitoring, and second in command at the agency, Mr. Muhammad Babandede, was pleased that Nigeria r [...] | 2008-06-05 16:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO SMIG ELAB NI |
08ABUJA1068 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE ON FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION [...] Embassy has delivered reftel points regarding U.S. candidate for Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Health, and Commerce and Industry. GON has not yet made a decision on U.S. or other candidates. Post will report any additional i [...] | 2008-06-10 09:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO NI |
08ABUJA1626 | BAKASSI HANDOVER [...] (SBU) Embassy Abuja has no problem with the proposed statement in para 8 of reftel. 2. (C) We are, however, concerned that attempting to build a public diplomacy campaign around the Bakassi handover might be seen by the GON as less than helpful, and strengthen the view among some Nigerians [...] | 2008-08-13 16:13:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS PHSA KPAO NI CM |
08ABUJA1887 | GOVERNMENT SHUTS CHANNELS TV AFTER REPORT THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 16, democracy in Nigeria took another step backward with the shutting down of the private broadcast outlet Channels TV after it reported that President Yar'adua may resign on health grounds after completing the upcoming reshuffle of his cabinet, which is now scheduled [...] | 2008-09-22 06:41:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECPS KDEM KPAO OPRC NI |
08ABUJA1953 | NIGERIA: OFFICERS TRAVEL NORTH TO HOST IFTARS [...] (U) Summary: The Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, two Poloffs, Econoff, and two PolFSNs traveled to Kano and Kaduna on September 3 and 4 to host Iftar dinners for members of each community. Approximately 50 guests from the government, business sector, academia, and civil society were invited to [...] | 2008-10-06 07:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL KPAO SCUL NI |
08ABUJA2142 | NIGERIA'S NOMINEE FOR THE 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] (U) Mission Nigeria is pleased to nominate Mrs. Josephine Effah-Chukwuma as its nominee for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Her biographical details and nomination justification follow. 2. NOMINEE'S BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: FULL LEGAL NAME: Josephine Effah- [...] | 2008-10-29 16:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO NI |
08ABUJA2253 | MISSION USES INTEREST IN U.S. ELECTIONS TO PROMOTE ITS [...] (SBU) Summary. The U.S. Mission took advantage of the extremely high interest among Nigerians in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections to promote its policies as outlined in the joint U.S.-Nigeria Framework for Partnership. In several speaking engagements the Ambassador highlighted the Mission [...] | 2008-11-17 10:38:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KPAO NI |
08ABUJA2270 | PD OCTOBER ROUND-UP - MISSION NIGERIA PROGRAMS SUPPORT [...] Summary: In the month of October, public diplomacy activities of the U.S. Mission to Nigeria supported each of the four pillars of the U.S. - Nigeria Framework for Partnership: Governing Justly and Democratically, Investing in People, Economic Trade and Growth, and Peace and Security. Headlin [...] | 2008-11-18 15:29:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL KDEM ECON EFIN NI |
08ABUJA816 | NIGERIA: DEMOCRACY OUTREACH SUMMARY [...] (U) In response to ref A, Nigeria is generally considered a free nation and developing democracy. In keeping with the President's Freedom Agenda, the Chief of Mission and officers from relevant Mission agencies and sections (including Political, Public Affairs, and USAID) regularly meet with [...] | 2008-05-06 13:11:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO NI |
08ABUJA841 | NIGERIA: EARTH DAY IN JOS A SUCCESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Jos American Corner (AC) partnered with local environmentalists and non-government organizations (NGO) to stage an Earth Day event with the theme A Call for Climate Change. The program was an all day event held outdoors at the AC with guest speakers representing the Plateau S [...] | 2008-05-08 15:57:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON KPAO |
08ACCRA1562 | GHANAIAN MEDIA SHAPE PEACEFUL ELECTION [...] Radio a Cause for Joy: During the months leading up to Ghana's presidential elections many elements of Ghanaian society, not least of all the media itself, were critical of the inflammatory tone of political news coverage. The largest complaint was reserved for radio station call-in programs [...] | 2008-12-12 11:29:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AF GH KPAO |
08ADANA42 | TURKEY: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SUPPLEMENTAL STRENGTHENS NGOS, [...] (U) Summary: A U.S.-sponsored grant to a women's organization in the Eastern Anatolia city of Adiyaman is providing literacy education for 200 poor women and vocational training for 70 more. The October 11 launch of the project demonstrated America's value as a force multiplier as a visit by [...] | 2008-10-27 12:53:00 | Consulate Adana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PHUM KWMN KPAO |
08ADDISABABA214 | PM'S ADVISOR BEREKET DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND VOA [...] (C) In a broad-ranging discussion with visiting Africa Bureau PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield on January 17, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bereket Simon, offered his version of history and less than wholly accurate assurances to comfort the USG that the Government and ruling Ethiopian Pe [...] | 2008-01-29 04:48:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KPAO PREL ET |
08ADDISABABA215 | PM'S ADVISOR BEREKET DISCUSSES ELECTIONS AND VOA [...] (C) In a broad-ranging discussion with visiting Africa Bureau PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield on January 17, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Bereket Simon, offered his version of history and less than wholly accurate assurances to comfort the USG that the Government and ruling Ethiopian Pe [...] | 2008-01-29 05:29:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KPAO PREL ET |
08ADDISABABA2162 | PRESS FREEDOM: CONTEMPT FOR REPORTING [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 6, the Ethiopian Federal High Court found Million Assefa (defense attorney for pop singer Teddy Afro) and Mesfin Negash (editor-in-chief of popular newspaper Addis Neger) guilty of contempt. The court ruled that a recent Addis Neger article, which quoted Million critici [...] | 2008-08-08 08:31:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO ET |
08ADDISABABA2291 | AWRAMBA TIMES HIGHLIGHTS TENSION BETWEEN PRESS [...] (C) The Editor-in-Chief of the private Amharic weekly Awramba Times met with Emboffs to provide details on what he described as a police threat to curb his newspaper's activities following the publication of stories related to the controversial new opposition movement Ginbot 7, which publicly [...] | 2008-08-21 07:37:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPAO ET |
08ADDISABABA2817 | ETHIOPIA'S NOMINATION: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE 2009 [...] (U) Embassy Addis Ababa would like to nominate Ms. Birtukan Midekssa Deme, Chairperson, Unity for Democracy and Justice Party, as our nominee for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. The remainder of this cable is tracked to nomination detail criteria outlined in reft [...] | 2008-10-14 04:52:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM ET |
08ADDISABABA3116 | VOA HORN OF AFRICA SERVICE CHIEF DISCUSSES VOA [...] (SBU) Voice of America (VOA) Horn of Africa Service Chief David Arnold met with Advisor to the Prime Minister Bereket Simon on October 23 to request the Ethiopian government (GoE) to consider favorably VOA applications for licenses for VOA reporters (local stringers) to be based outside Addis A [...] | 2008-11-17 09:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KPAO ET |
08ADDISABABA3230 | GROWING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA TESTS THE [...] (SBU) Two recent Public Diplomacy programs have demonstrated the growing reach and influence of Wahabi elements in Ethiopian Muslim society. Post's efforts to translate &The Place of Tolerance in Islam8 into local languages have come to naught because no Muslim translator in Ethiopia is willi [...] | 2008-11-26 09:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KISL SCUL ET |
08ADDISABABA656 | Post Report of Visit of IIP Speaker Elbert "Bert" Ransom to [...] SUMMARY: IIP Speaker Rev. Dr. Elbert "Bert" Ransom completed a highly-successful, twelve-day visit to Ethiopia on the topic of "The Role of Faith Communities in Social Change: Contributions of Christians, Jews, and Muslims to the American Civil Rights Movement," as the main focus of post's Blac [...] | 2008-03-06 13:41:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KIRF ET |
08AITTAIPEI1008 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 08:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1026 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-13 22:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1030 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 12-14 on the alleged telephone conversation between U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Su Chi at the end of June; on eight Taiwan businessmen who went [...] | 2008-07-14 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1037 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-15 08:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI104 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 19-22 on the various steps taken by the DPP to review and remedy itself in the wake of its severe defeat in the January 12 legislative elections; on the KMT's selection of its nominee for the new deputy legislative [...] | 2008-01-22 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1053 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S DIPLOMACY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1062 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1066 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 19-21 news coverage on the flash floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kalmaegi in central and southern Taiwan last Friday and the agricultural losses Taiwan has suffered; on President Ma Ying-jeou's sliding approv [...] | 2008-07-21 13:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1074 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI11 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-03 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI110 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-23 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1109 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage July 26-29 on Typhoon Fung-wong, which swept across the island Monday; on the current status of the U.S.-Taiwan arms deals; on the title of Taiwan's Olympic team; and on President Ma Ying-jeou's upcoming trip to Paraguay an [...] | 2008-07-29 23:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1116 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-31 07:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1138 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 2-4 news coverage on the Olympic Games in Beijing; on President Ma Ying-jeou's call for "workable diplomacy" in Taiwan's foreign relations; on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the domestic oil price adjustment policy. Several pa [...] | 2008-08-04 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1143 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-05 06:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1151 | MEDIA REACTION: BEIJING OLYMPICS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 07:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI116 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-24 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1170 | U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 06:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1189 | MEDIA REACTION: THE BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES; PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 9-11 news coverage on the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games; on weightlifter Chen Wei-ling winning Taiwan's first medal in the Olympics; and on the conflict in South Ossetia. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a [...] | 2008-08-11 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1201 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH OSSETIA, PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 12 news coverage on Taiwan tennis player Lu Yen-hsun, who defeated six-seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain in the first round of the Olympic tennis match Monday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's first trip overseas and his transit stops [...] | 2008-08-12 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1206 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S OVERSEAS TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 08:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1216 | MEDIA REACTION: BEIJING OLYMPICS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-14 07:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1230 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI124 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-25 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1252 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, GEORGIA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 20 news coverage on the continuing investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian and his family members' alleged money laundering, and on Chinese Taipei's defeat by the United States at the Beijing Olympic baseball competitio [...] | 2008-08-20 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1268 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their August 23-25 news coverage on the investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian's money laundering case; on Taiwan Taekwondo athlete Su Li-wen's show of sportsmanship by sustaining injuries in a competition and fighting up to [...] | 2008-08-25 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1290 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-28 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1296 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-29 07:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI130 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-28 08:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1300 | MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA-GEORGIA SITUATION, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused August 30 - September 2 news coverage on the continued investigation into former President Chen Shui-bian's money laundering case; on Saturday's mass rally targeting President Ma Ying-jeou's first one hundred days in office; and on Japan [...] | 2008-09-02 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1311 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-03 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1316 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-04 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1331 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S. DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 6-8 on the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's various moves to stimulate Taiwan's sluggish economy, following extensive and severe criticisms against President Ma's failure to realize his economic platform in his first [...] | 2008-09-08 08:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1339 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-09 23:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1349 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S CROSS-STRAIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1353 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 13-15 on Typhoon Sinlaku's pounding of Taiwan over the weekend and the import of tainted Chinese milk powder to Taiwan. In terms of editorials and commentaries, the centrist, KMT-leaning "China Times" published a [...] | 2008-09-15 06:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1370 | MEDIA REACTION: DECLINE OF THE UNITED STATES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1387 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN BID [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 06:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1393 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-23 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI14 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 05:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1424 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS DEALS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 27-30 on Super Typhoon Jangmi, which pounded Taiwan heavily Sunday and Monday, bringing massive rains and causing considerable damage to the island; on the House of Representatives' veto of the Bush Administration [...] | 2008-10-01 01:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1426 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage October 1 on U.S. President George W. Bush's call for Congress to pass the US$700 billion bailout bill Tuesday; on the Taiwan government's measures to prop up the Taiwan stock exchange after the House of Representativ [...] | 2008-10-01 09:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1430 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 2 on the revamped U.S. financial bailout plan, which is scheduled for the Senate's vote Thursday morning; on rumors that a big local bank is suffering financial problems; on the probe into the alleged money-launderi [...] | 2008-10-02 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1438 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 3 on a order by Taiwan's Department of Health Thursday to remove from shelves more dairy products from China that were found to be contaminated with melamine; on the U.S. Senate's approval of a revised US$700 billio [...] | 2008-10-05 22:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1443 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 4-6 on the U.S. financial bailout bill, which U.S. President George W. Bush signed into law Friday; on the approved U.S. arms sales to Taiwan; and on the probe into the alleged money-laundering case involving former [...] | 2008-10-06 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1450 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN ARMS SALES, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage October 7 on the arrest of Yeh Sheng-mao, former Director of the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau (MJIB); National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Henry Tsai's remarks that SARS was a bio-chemical warfare a [...] | 2008-10-07 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1469 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-15 06:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1488 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM, U.S. FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 18-20 news coverage on the funeral of Formosa Plastics Group founder Wang Yung-ching; on the DPP's planned rally on October 25 to protest the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's "pro-China" policy and the upcoming visit to Taiwan by Ch [...] | 2008-10-20 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1492 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, U.S. FINANCIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their October 21 news coverage on a Taiwan Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) and its two pilots that went missing near Penghu [Pescadores] Monday on a training mission; and on the continuing probe into former first family's money launderi [...] | 2008-10-21 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1495 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-22 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1517 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-27 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1524 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 28 news coverage on the upcoming visit to Taiwan by China's Association for Relations across theQaiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin and planned talks between ARATS and Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF); and on Tai [...] | 2008-10-28 07:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1525 | AIT NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) AIT wishes to nominate Buddhist leader CHENG Yen for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Dharma Master Cheng Yen was born in Chingshui, a town in central Taiwan, in 1937. In 1966, she established the Tzu Chi Foundation, which concentrates its activities in four area [...] | 2008-10-28 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1528 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 08:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1538 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused October 30 news coverage on former Vice President Lien Chan being appointed as Taiwan's envoy to the APEC leaders' summit in late November; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remarks Wednesday that he will receive China's Association for Relati [...] | 2008-10-30 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1544 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1550 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 1-3 to the five-day Taiwan visit by China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin; the talks to be held between ARAT [...] | 2008-11-03 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1561 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese and English-language dailies continued to give significant news coverage November 4 to the historic meeting between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Ch [...] | 2008-11-04 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1565 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: The four agreements signed between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin Tuesday concerning the three links across the Taiwan Strait received extensive coverage in Tai [...] | 2008-11-05 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1567 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies all gave significant straight news reporting and editorial coverage November 6 to the election of Democrat Barack Obama as the next U.S. president. News coverage also focused on the mass protests in Taipei Wednesday against the vis [...] | 2008-11-06 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1578 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S. PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 7 on the violent clashes between pro-Green supporters and police on Thursday night; on the short meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairma [...] | 2008-11-07 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1587 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 8-10 on students' sit-in campaign in protest of the police's excessive use of force against demonstrators during the Taiwan visit of China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen [...] | 2008-11-10 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1601 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 11-12 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was handcuffed and taken into to court Tuesday night as prosecutors sought his detention on alleged corruption and embezzlement charges; and on the students stagi [...] | 2008-11-12 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI161 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-01 08:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1616 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused November 15-17 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian, who was taken to hospital Sunday evening after having been on a hunger strike since he was detained last Wednesday; on the prosecutors' questioning of Chen's family members [...] | 2008-11-17 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1622 | MEDIA REACTION: G-20 SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-18 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1637 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-23 21:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1650 | Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Relations [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 23:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1656 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...] | 2008-11-26 08:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1667 | MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS IN TAIWAN, CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 27-28 on the economic difficulties that Taiwan need to deal with now; on the former first family's corruption scandals; on the political confrontation in Thailand; and on the Mumbai attacks. 2. In terms of edit [...] | 2008-11-28 08:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1669 | MEDIA REACTION: THE MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS, THE U.S. [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage November 29 - December 1 on the probe into the former first family's corruption scandals; on the economic downturn in Taiwan; and on speculation about a cabinet reshuffle. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, rega [...] | 2008-12-01 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1673 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, APEC [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their November 26 news coverage on the economic predicament of the world and of Taiwan; and on the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's alleged corruption. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed in the pro-independenc [...] | 2008-12-01 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1682 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NATIONAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage December 3 on the Cabinet's decision to allow four days off for the New Year holiday; on the probe into former first family's money laundering; and on the safety problems of the Maokong Gondola in Taipei. 2. In terms of [...] | 2008-12-03 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1711 | MEDIA REACTION: INCOMING OBAMA ADMINISTRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 11:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1713 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 07:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1719 | MEDIA REACTION: NORTH KOREA, THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 12 news coverage on the Central Bank's biggest interest cuts in 26 years; the probe into former President Chen Shui-bian's corruption cases; and the police's surprise eviction of members of the "Wild Strawberry" Student Movement [...] | 2008-12-12 07:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI172 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-04 10:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1735 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S NOMINATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 13-15 news coverage on former President Chen Shui-bian's indictment and on the launching of the "big three links," namely, air, sea and postal service directly between Taiwan and mainland China. In terms of editorials and com [...] | 2008-12-15 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1741 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT LINKS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1743 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 08:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1752 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 05:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1767 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 20-22 news coverage on the confirmation of the H5N2 avian flu epidemic situation in southern Taiwan; on the fourth KMT-CCP forum held in Shanghai; and on the local economic downturn. 2. Following the recently-concluded forum [...] | 2008-12-22 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1770 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1773 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-24 05:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1780 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-29 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1784 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-30 07:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI1787 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 04:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI180 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-05 03:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI182 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-05 04:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI193 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-12 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI209 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINESE ESPIONAGE CASE IN THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI21 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-07 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI227 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, U.S.-CHINA [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to report on the March presidential poll and the UN referenda, news coverage on February 16-19 also focused on the "Taiwan Goal," a defense industry company the DPP administration has recently set up to coordinate the business of U. [...] | 2008-02-19 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI229 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, KOSOVO DECLARATION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 20 on the March presidential election and the UN referenda; on Taiwan's official acknowledgement of Kosovo independence; and on the controversy regarding whether the island should continue construction of its fourt [...] | 2008-02-20 04:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI23 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-08 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI244 | MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AND TAIWAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 09:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI266 | MEDIA REACTION: KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-26 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI271 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 27 on the island's March presidential poll and the UN referenda; on a Taiwan policy report recently released by former U.S. officials Randall Schriver and Dan Blumenthal; on Taiwan's officials being barred from att [...] | 2008-02-27 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI291 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM, NATIONAL DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 4 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the two presidential candidates' campaign platforms on cross-Strait issues, and on the Environmental Protection Administration's decision Monday to approve conditionally the con [...] | 2008-03-04 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI299 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI311 | MEDIA REACTION: PENTAGON'S REPORT ON CHINESE MILITARY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused March 6 news coverage on the upcoming presidential poll and the UN referenda; on the government's Wednesday announcement of incentive measures to encourage overseas Taiwan businesses to return capital to Taiwan; on the island's consumer [...] | 2008-03-06 07:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI314 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, TAIWAN'S UN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 7 on the upcoming presidential poll, on the UN referenda, and on the island's consumer price hike. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-independence "Liberty Times" discussed th [...] | 2008-03-07 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI331 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA, DALAI LAMA AND [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 11 on the upcoming presidential poll and the UN referenda, on the televised policy discussion between the two vice presidential candidates Monday, and on the baseball game between Taiwan and Canada in the 2008 Final O [...] | 2008-03-11 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI337 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, THE UN REFERENDA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 12 on KMT's expected announcement on how it will handle two UN referenda held along with the presidential election; on the presidential election campaigns; and on New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's sex scandal. In ter [...] | 2008-03-12 10:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI348 | MEDIA REACTION: THE UN REFERENDA, THE U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 13 on the clash outside DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's campaign headquarters; on the presidential election campaigns; and on the Chinese Taipei baseball team beating Australia and winning a spot in the Beiji [...] | 2008-03-13 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI353 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 07:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI374 | MEDIA REACTION: THE CHINESE CRACKDOWN ON THE DEMONSTRATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 15-17 on China's brutal suppression of the demonstrations in Lhasa; on the presidential election; and the DPP's and the KMT's respective campaign rallies on Sunday. Beijing's bloody suppression of demonstrations in T [...] | 2008-03-17 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI38 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI383 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 18 on the presidential election campaigns; on various circles in Taiwan that support Tibet; and on the fall of global stocks after the sale of Bear Stearns and an emergency cut of a key lending rate by the U.S. Federa [...] | 2008-03-18 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI390 | MEDIA REACTION: TIBET AND TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 19 on the two presidential candidates' responses to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's comment Tuesday on the demonstrations in Tibet; on the USS Kitty Hawk leaving its home base at Yokosuka, Japan Tuesday and its current w [...] | 2008-03-19 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI395 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI4 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, HONG KONG DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused January 1-2 news coverage on the island-wide celebrations for the New Year; on President Chen Shui-bian's New Year's address; on the upcoming legislative elections; and on the Blue camp's call on the voters to boycott the two referenda t [...] | 2008-01-02 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI422 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, U.S. [...] Summary: The Chinese-language and English-language dailies in Taiwan gave significant reporting and editorial coverage March 22-24 to Saturday's presidential election, in which KMT's Ma Ying-jeou won a landslide victory over DPP's Frank Hsieh. The two controversial referenda proposed by the K [...] | 2008-03-24 23:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI430 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their March 25 news coverage on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the soaring Taiwan stock index and NT dollar appreciation Monday, the new cabinet to be formed by president-elect Ma Ying [...] | 2008-03-25 08:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI439 | MEDIA REACTION: AFTERMATH OF TAIWAN'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage March 26 on the aftermath of Taiwan's presidential election last Saturday, including the caretaker government's plans before president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration on May 20; possible personnel arrangements for t [...] | 2008-03-26 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI451 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 28 news coverage on U.S. President George W. Bush's call to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Wednesday, in which Hu mentioned that China is willing to resume dialogue with Taiwan based on the "1992 consensus;" on the chances [...] | 2008-03-28 08:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI462 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their March 29-31 news coverage on their interviews with president-election Ma Ying-jeou Friday, who talked about his views on the future of cross-Strait relations, Taipei-Washington relations, and Taiwan's domestic policies; on AIT Chai [...] | 2008-03-31 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI474 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused their April 1 news coverage on the controversy over whether the Chen Shui-bian caretaker government should raise or freeze gasoline prices; on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's planned meeting with President Chen Shui-bian Tuesday morning; on possi [...] | 2008-04-01 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI480 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI483 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-06 22:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI488 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 09:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI494 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 8 news coverage on Vice President-elect Vincent Siew's planned April 11-13 meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Boao Forum on Hainan Island (China); on the island's soaring consumer price index; on President-elect [...] | 2008-04-08 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI497 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 9 news coverage on the speculation that incumbent Soochow University President Liu Chao-shiuan will be appointed as the next premier; on the upcoming Boao Forum hosted by China; on the international torch relay for the Beijin [...] | 2008-04-09 09:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI50 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive reporting and editorial coverage on January 11 to the legislative elections which will be held island-wide on January 12. According to news reports, the DPP is aiming at winning 50 seats in the new 113-seat Legislature, but KMT C [...] | 2008-01-11 10:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI510 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 11 on vice president-elect Vincent Siew's attendance at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) and Siew's expected meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao; on the Ministry of National Defense (MND)'s alleged violation of free [...] | 2008-04-11 12:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI514 | MEDIA REACTION: THE BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA (BFA) [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 12-14 on Taiwan Vice President-elect Vincent Siew's historic meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The interaction between the Chinese government and Siew's delegation was the focal of local media attention as we [...] | 2008-04-14 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI517 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 15 news coverage on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's announcement of his appointment of KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung as the new Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman; on Ma's comments on current developments in cross- [...] | 2008-04-15 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI532 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their April 16 news coverage on Taiwan's expected deregulation of currency exchange between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese yuan; on speculation over possible personnel arrangements for the new Ma Ying-jeou administration; on the a [...] | 2008-04-16 11:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI535 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-17 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI540 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-18 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI550 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TIBET [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 19-21 on President-elect Ma Ying-jeou's cabinet lineup; on the reform of the DPP; and on speculation over the alleged dispatch of U.S. Marines to guard AIT's new office in the future. The pro-independence "Liberty Ti [...] | 2008-04-21 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI556 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI560 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA AND TIBET, IRAQ [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus their April 23 news coverage on the recent announcement of the new Cabinet appointments; on a group of Chinese real estate tycoons' visit to Taiwan; and on president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's platform to levy an energy tax in the f [...] | 2008-04-23 09:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI574 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language April 25 dailies focused news coverage on Taiwan's Supreme Court not guilty verdict for President-elect Ma Ying-jeou in his special allowance case; on Taipei Deputy Mayor Samuel Wu's resignation amid allegations that he received money from an arms deale [...] | 2008-04-25 07:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI580 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS; THE CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 26-28 on the amendment to Taiwan's Labor Standards Law; on the search for eight missing scuba divers in waters off southern Taiwan; and on the unexpected appointment of former Taiwan Solidarity Union Legislator Lai Sh [...] | 2008-04-28 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI588 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage April 29 on the announcement of the second lineup of 18 Cabinet members; on the successful rescue of eight scuba divers; and a victim whose blood clot and subsequent coma are suspected of being caused by the contraceptive p [...] | 2008-04-29 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI605 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-01 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI613 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-02 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI618 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-05 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI623 | MEDIA REACTION: SINO-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 08:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI63 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies all gave significant reporting and editorial coverage January 12-14 to Saturday's island-wide legislative elections, in which the KMT scored a landslide victory over the ruling DPP, winning a two-thirds majority in the newly [...] | 2008-01-15 02:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI640 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 10:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI645 | MEDIA REACTION: NEW THINKING IN TAIWAN'S DIPLOMACY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI654 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 10-12 on the continuing investigation into Taiwan's Papua New Guinea diplomatic fund scandal; on the sudden death of Taiwan's Interior Minister-designate Liao Fung-te; and on the lineup of Taiwan's President-elect Ma Yi [...] | 2008-05-12 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI661 | MEDIA REACTION: NATURAL DISASTERS IN CHINA AND BURMA; [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 13 on the massive earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, and on the temporary shutdown of Taiwan's debt-ridden Far Eastern Air Transport Corporation (FAT). 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the [...] | 2008-05-13 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI669 | MEDIA REACTION: THE SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA; BURMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 14 on the rescue efforts in the Sichuan earthquake in China. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in the pro-unification "United Daily News" tried to shed lights on the "rise of China" from the Chinese [...] | 2008-05-14 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI675 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI704 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant news reporting and editorial coverage May 21 to President Ma Ying-jeou's inauguration ceremony and his inaugural speech Tuesday, in which he emphasized that both sides across the Taiwan Strait will resume dialogue based on the " [...] | 2008-05-21 12:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI71 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S REFERENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-15 09:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI714 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU'S INAUGURAL SPEECH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 10:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI719 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their May 23 news coverage on Beijing's formal and positive response to President Ma Ying-jeou's inaugural speech, on the Cabinet's decision Thursday on fuel and electricity hikes, and on the opening and acceleration of exchanges across [...] | 2008-05-23 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI725 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 24-27 news coverage on KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung's visit to China Monday and the new developments in cross-Strait relations, on the controversy over whether a KMT legislator still retains U.S. citizenship, on the soaring commodity p [...] | 2008-05-27 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI735 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused May 29 news coverage on the historic meeting between KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung and his Chinese Communist Party (CCP) counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing Wednesday; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on the fuel price hike i [...] | 2008-05-29 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI744 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: On May 30, Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave extensive coverage to the resumption of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which are scheduled to kick off on June 11. News coverage a [...] | 2008-05-30 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI752 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language focused May 31-June 2 news coverage on various new developments in cross-Strait relations; on DPP Chairperson Tsai Ing-wen's interview with print media Sunday, in which she expressed concern over the KMT's approach to handling cross-Strait relations; an [...] | 2008-06-02 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI760 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI771 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 23:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI780 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S NOMINATION VICTORY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI797 | MEDIA REACTION: TIP REPORT, CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, OBAMA'S [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 6 news coverage on talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),which will kick off next Wednesday; on President Ma Ying-jeou's remark Wednesday tha [...] | 2008-06-06 11:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI806 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI809 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. AND CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI81 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 16 on the soaring of Taiwan's stock index and currency markets Tuesday in the wake of the KMT's victory in last Saturday's legislative elections; on KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, who unveiled his cross-St [...] | 2008-01-17 06:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI812 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-11 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI820 | Media Reaction: Cross-Strait Talks [...] Summary: On June 12, Taiwan's print media gave extensive coverage to the historic talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations. News coverage also focused on the aftermath of [...] | 2008-06-12 07:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI830 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS [...] Summary: Taiwan's print media June 13 gave significant coverage to the historic meetings between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and China's Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) on improved cross-Strait relations Thursday. All major Taiwan dailies front-paged th [...] | 2008-06-13 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI835 | MEDIA REACTION - CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN-JAPAN DISPUTE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies June 14-16 gave extensive coverage to the rising diplomatic row between Taiwan and Japan over a collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese frigate in the disputed waters around the Tiaoyutai Islands last Tuesday. News coverage also [...] | 2008-06-16 10:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI845 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN-JAPAN DISPUTE, [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive coverage on June 17 to the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands and to the resignation of Taiwan's representative to Japan. Local newspapers devo [...] | 2008-06-17 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI857 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus June 18 news coverage on the dispute between Taiwan and Japan over the Diaoyutai (generally anglicized in Taiwan as "Tiaoyutai") Islands; on new developments in cross-Strait relations; and on electricity price hikes in Taiwan, [...] | 2008-06-18 09:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI866 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS, TAIWAN-JAPAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 19 news coverage on new developments in cross-Strait relations; on speculations over the personnel reshuffle at the Control Yuan and the Examination Yuan; and on a major downsizing of the "China Times," one of the four largest Chine [...] | 2008-06-19 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI875 | MEDIA REACTION: PERFORMANCE OF THE MA YING-JEOU [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 20 news coverage on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of Examination Yuan members Thursday, on approval ratings for the one-month-old Ma administration, and on new developments in cross-Strait relations. The pro-independence "Libe [...] | 2008-06-20 06:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI886 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 21-23 news coverage on the peaceful resolution to a recent dispute between Taiwan and Japan, triggered by the collision between a Taiwan fishing boat and a Japanese frigate in early June; on President Ma Ying-jeou's nomination of Co [...] | 2008-06-23 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI912 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused June 26 news coverage on the Ma Ying-jeou Administration's new measures to liberalize financial regulations vis-a-vis Mainland China; on China's Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi's remarks Monday regarding Taiwan's participation in [...] | 2008-06-26 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI919 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 27 news coverage on the Central Bank's new measures to battle inflation and on the liberalization of financial and tourist exchanges across the Taiwan Strait. The pro-independence "Liberty Times" ran a banner headline on page [...] | 2008-06-27 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI943 | MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS; ANTI-HUMAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 28-30 on the government's effort and incentives to boost the economy and revitalize the stock market; on the kickoff of limited conversion between the New Taiwan dollar and the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi); and on the prepa [...] | 2008-06-30 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI966 | MEDIA REACTION: THE LAUCHING OF DIRECT CHARTER FLIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI98 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 18 on DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's intensive campaigning in the wake of his party's severe defeat in last Saturday's legislative elections; on the March presidential poll; on President Chen Shui-bian ret [...] | 2008-01-18 10:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI987 | MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS, CROSS-STRAIT [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their July 8 news coverage on the commodity prices hike in Taiwan; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. In te [...] | 2008-07-08 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPEI999 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their June 9 news coverage on the plummeting Taiwan stock index; on the controversy over the construction of the Suhua Freeway; and on the screening process of the Examination Yuan candidates nominated by President Ma Ying-jeou. Both the [...] | 2008-07-09 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08AITTAIPIE1698 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S AIT APPOINTEE, THE DALAI LAMA [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused December 6-8 news coverage on the legislature passing a bill to distribute consumption vouchers; on the local economy; and on the call to amend the Assembly and Parade Law. 2. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an editorial in t [...] | 2008-12-08 07:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
08ALGIERS1024 | INITIAL ALGERIAN REACTION TO IRFR MOSTLY NEGATIVE [...] (C) We delivered the 2008 International Religious Freedom Country Report (IRFR) on September 23 during a meeting with MFA North America Deputy Director Rachid Ouali. Ouali gave no substantive comment on the IRFR, despite numerous critical official statements in the Algerian press in reaction t [...] | 2008-09-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO AG |
08ALGIERS1052 | ALGERIAN MFA OFFERS MEASURED CRITICISM OF 2008 IRFR [...] (C) MFA Director General for the Americas (A/S equivalent) Fatiha Selmane called in the Ambassador on September 28 to deliver an official reaction to the 2008 International Religious Freedom Report (IRFR) (ref A). Selmane asserted that the IRFR's conclusions did not match Algerian reality. Sh [...] | 2008-09-30 14:36:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO AG |
08ALGIERS1314 | STOP THE PRESS: JOURNALISTS ON TRIAL AGAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-20 11:49:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AG |
08ALGIERS1319 | STOP THE PRESS: JOURNALISTS ON TRIAL AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH) marked its celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by voicing concern that basic freedoms in Algeria were slipping, not improving as Algeria's human rights ombudsman Farouk Ksent [...] | 2008-12-20 17:22:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO AG |
08ALGIERS291 | APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS PRESS DEFAMATION VERDICT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 4 an appellate court in Jijel upheld a May 27, 2007 verdict against the director of French-language daily El Watan and its lead columnist. The two were convicted of defaming Ahmed Maabed, the wali (governor) of Jijel. They were sentenced to two months in prison and ord [...] | 2008-03-10 17:36:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO AG |
08ALGIERS34 | ALGERIAN SKEPTICISM AHEAD OF AFRICOM DVC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite our repeated attempts to explain and clarify U.S. plans for AFRICOM, Algerians remain critical and suspicious. Both journalists and government officials engage in heavy speculation, often making false claims and spouting baseless misinformation about the new U.S. African C [...] | 2008-01-13 16:57:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO MARR AG |
08ALGIERS388 | ACCUSED JOURNALISTS SOBERED BUT UNBOWED BY [...] (C) On March 26 Pol/Econ Chief and PAO visited the Algiers offices of the French-language daily El Watan to discuss the press defamation case against El Watan Director Omar Belhouchet and columnist Chawki Amari (ref A). Editor-in Chief Zine Cherfaoui and Amari told us that the paper was able [...] | 2008-04-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KPAO PGOV AG |
08ALGIERS466 | MUSLIM PARTY TRIES NEW APPROACH TO DECRIMINALIZE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP),the Muslim Brotherhood party that is one of the members of the ruling coalition in Algeria, proposed in parliament on April 22 to cancel a 2001 law that constitutes the basis for the criminalization of religious and journalistic speech. T [...] | 2008-04-24 11:27:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO AG |
08ALGIERS504 | FORM OVER FUNCTION: SURVIVING AS A NEWSPAPER IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Looking back on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's second term, many of our press contacts have told us of their concerns that press freedoms and competence are shrinking. At the time of Bouteflika's re-election in 2004, French-language daily Liberte was considered an aggressive re [...] | 2008-05-05 10:13:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO AG |
08ALGIERS522 | EMBASSY URGES DECRIMINALIZATION OF PRESS DEFAMATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day May 3, the Ambassador gave a major speech urging Algeria to decriminalize press defamation. The message received positive media coverage and was coupled with an emphasis on training to elevate the standards and ethics of responsible jou [...] | 2008-05-08 10:09:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO SCUL AG |
08ALGIERS682 | KING OF RAI LATEST WESTERN SAHARA CASUALTY [...] According to Algerian press reports and an Algerian concert goer in Morocco, Algerian pop star Cheb Khaled, known as the King of Rai music, was briefly assaulted on June 1 by a Moroccan concert audience angry at his known affection for the cause of Western Saharan independence. After a Spanish [...] | 2008-06-11 08:49:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PREF PREL SCUL KPAO WI MO AG |
08AMMAN1325 | 2008 SWANEE HUNT AWARD NOMINATION [...] Per Reftel, post nominates Ms. Basma Amawi, senior Cultural Affairs Specialist at U.S. Embassy Amman. Citation: "For advancing the public role of Jordanian women and helping empower them in the judicial and political spheres. Ms. Amawi undertook sustained, outstanding, and creative use of ex [...] | 2008-04-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO AMGT APER JO |
08AMMAN1354 | May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People [...] Amman believes that an Op-Ed authored by a senior USG official which details the human rights situation in Cuba and the plight of Cuban refugees would be the most effective way to commemorate the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People in Jordan. Post will work to gain the widest possible plac [...] | 2008-05-05 13:36:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO KDEM EUN CU JO |
08AMMAN1497 | May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 12:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO KDEM EUN CU JO |
08AMMAN1534 | BETWEEN EXTREMISTS AND STAR ACADEMY: [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Hayat FM" founder and chairman Musa Saket plans to expand his Islamic-oriented radio station's broadcast range from its current central Jordan media markets in Amman and Zarqa to the northern and southern parts of the country in the next few months. His station, which he founde [...] | 2008-05-20 14:39:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL KISL KPAO KDEM JO |
08AMMAN1540 | May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 12:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO KDEM EUN CU JO |
08AMMAN1549 | JORDAN EARTH DAY 2008 PROGRAMMING ENGAGES YOUTH, MEDIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman organized three successful events for Earth Day 2008: a high-profile April 19 beach and dive clean-up in Aqaba; speaking engagements by Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, a renowned speaker on environmental issues from the Union of Concerned Scientists; and a regional MEPI-funde [...] | 2008-05-22 09:31:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV PREL KPAO JO |
08AMMAN155 | JORDANIAN MEDIA REACTION TO THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Jordanian press commentary has focused this past week on President Bush's visit to the region and his meetings with Arab and Israeli leaders. Opinions in Jordanian editorials were mixed. While there was praise for the symbolism of the President's visit, particularly to the West B [...] | 2008-01-16 05:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO KMDR |
08AMMAN1752 | Media Supports Launch of Harrison Ford Public Service [...] (U) In celebration of World Environment Day, Embassy Amman, in cooperation with the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN),organized the launch of Harrison Ford's Public Service Announcements (PSAs) on wildlife trafficking at the Wild Jordan Nature Center on June 5. Forty indivi [...] | 2008-06-12 05:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV ETRD PREL KPAO JO |
08AMMAN1997 | Jordan's Electricity Sector Providing High-Quality Service [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: Electricity demand in Jordan grew 13% in 2007 to reach 2,100 megawatts (MW). In response to rising fuel prices, the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) raised electricity tariffs in mid-March 2008, which has hel [...] | 2008-07-07 08:17:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON KPAO JO |
08AMMAN2139 | JORDAN'S FIRST INDEPENDENT TV STATION CHANGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nearly one year after its scheduled on-air debut, Jordan's first independent television station, ATV, has not yet begun broadcasting despite its second change of ownership in less than one year. In the midst of a week-long sit-in staged by employees complaining that they have not [...] | 2008-07-17 07:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KPAO KMDR JO |
08AMMAN2690 | Amman Hosting Regional Conference on Investigative [...] Well known Jordanian journalist Rana Sabbagh, the Executive Director of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ),is organizing a regional conference November 28 - 30 on investigative journalism which is scheduled to include big name media figures such as Yusri Foda of Al Jazeera and [...] | 2008-09-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO PREL |
08AMMAN3079 | Jordan Media Reaction to Obama Election [...] Summary: nearly all columnists and editors writing in the Jordanian press today welcomed the election of Senator Obama as the next U.S. President, with the dominant theme being that he would bring very positive change to an America allegedly tarnished by the bush presidency. Following are exc [...] | 2008-11-06 14:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO KMDR PREL |
08AMMAN3105 | Jordan's King Speaks Out on Press Freedom [...] (U) Summary: In an interview conducted November 9 with the editors in chief of the four major Arabic dailies and the Jordan Times, King Abdullah II expressed his "prohibition" of imprisonment of journalists for publication crimes. The king's statements come barely a week after the detention of [...] | 2008-11-12 05:19:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KMDR KPAO JO |
08AMMAN3125 | IRAQI MEDIA OUTLETS BASED IN JORDAN: PROFILES [...] (U) A number of Iraqi satellite television channels have established operations in Amman since 2005. These channels offer news and entertainment programming aimed at primarily Sunni audiences in Iraq and in neighboring countries. Following is a profile of the major channels, based on intervie [...] | 2008-11-17 12:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR IZ JO |
08AMMAN315 | JORDAN'S FIRST INDEPENDENT TV STATION STILL ON HOLD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Six months after its scheduled on air debut, and two years after its initial establishment, Jordan's first independent television station, ATV, remains off the air despite new ownership. ATV's new management predicts the station will go on air "soon," perhaps by the middle of 200 [...] | 2008-02-03 07:41:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KPAO KMDR JO |
08AMMAN3327 | JORDANIAN MEDIA JOIN BANDWAGON HAILING SHOE THROWER [...] SUMMARY: Jordan's media over the past two days have focused, like their counterparts in other Arab countries, on the shoe throwing incident against President Bush in Iraq. Daily newspapers carried front-page coverage of the incident, with an enormous number of editorial commentary, cartoons, a [...] | 2008-12-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO KMDR KWBG |
08AMMAN3402 | JORDAN: MEDIA REACTION TO SITUATION IN GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Since the weekend, Jordanian media outlets have focused all but exclusively on events in Gaza involving Israeli air strikes on militant positions. Coverage has been accompanied by gruesome photos taken of casualties in Gaza. Events dominate editorial commentary as well as front and i [...] | 2008-12-30 12:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
08AMMAN626 | ELECTRONIC JIHAD: MAINSTREAM ISLAMIST WEBSITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A year-old Jordanian web site, Islamouna, conveys strong criticism of U.S. foreign policy in Iraq and the Middle East, while simultaneously criticizing al-Qaeda and takfirism for "distorting Islam" and "confusing Muslims about their religion." According to Islamouna,s editor, the [...] | 2008-02-27 09:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER KPAO SOCI JO |
08AMMAN688 | JORDAN: MEDIA REACT TO EVENTS IN GAZA [...] (U) SUMMARY: JORDANIAN MEDIA FOCUSED WITH INCREASING INTENSITY THIS PAST WEEKEND ON EVENTS IN GAZA INVOLVING CLASHES BETWEEN ISRAELI FORCES AND PALESTINIAN MILITANTS. COVERAGE OF EVENTS HAS COMPETED WITH THE KING'S U.S. VISIT FOR PRE-EMINENCE ON THE FRONT PAGES, AND HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY GRA [...] | 2008-03-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO KMDR KWBG |
08AMMAN729 | JORDAN: MEDIA REACT TO KING'S U.S. VISIT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordanian media gave high visibility to King Abdullah's working visit to the United States, focusing today and yesterday on his meetings with the President, the Vice President, and Congressional leaders. Coverage drew strictly from Government of Jordan official news accounts. Wit [...] | 2008-03-06 14:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | JO KPAO KMDR |
08AMMAN755 | NEW JORDANIAN WEEKLY STRESSES ITC INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new Jordanian weekly newspaper known for running feature stories and investigative reports, al-Sijjl ("The Record"),hit newsstands in November, 2007. Al-Sijjl's executive managing editor told us recently that his publication aims to provide an alternative to a Jordanian press [...] | 2008-03-09 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PTER SOCI JO |
08AMSTERDAM35 | ESTA OUTREACH IN THE NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Since the June 3 announcement of the DHS Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) program, Consulate General Amsterdam and colleagues at the U.S. Embassy in The Hague have conducted extensive ESTA outreach activities. We have developed an action plan to continue to reac [...] | 2008-07-18 15:09:00 | Consulate Amsterdam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS CMGT PREL KPAO PGOV NL |
08ANKARA121 | TURKEY: NEW CASES OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture reported on January 22 that avian influenza was found in dead backyard poultry in the town of Caycuma, in the northern province of Zonguldak. Following the RT-PCR method testing at the Central Veterinary Control and Research Institute, it was determined tha [...] | 2008-01-23 05:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU |
08ANKARA1242 | TURKEY: REACTIONS TO ATTACK ON ISTANBUL CONSULATE [...] (U) Following the attack in front of Consulate General Istanbul at approximately 1100 on July 9, at 15:28 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement (unofficial Embassy translation): "We strongly denounce the heinous armed attack that occurred in front of the US Consulate [...] | 2008-07-09 16:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL PTER TU |
08ANKARA1245 | TURKEY: INFORMATION STILL INCOMPLETE ON ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Turkish National Police (TNP) officials this morning passed the Embassy, unofficially, the names of the assailants in yesterday's attack on the Consulate General in Istanbul: Raif Topcil, born in 1988; Erkan Kargin, born in 1982; Bulent Cinar, born in 1985. (Note: Several newspape [...] | 2008-07-10 10:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL PTER TU |
08ANKARA1371 | LOVE FOR SALE - THE TAUDRY TALE OF TURKISH MEDIA OWNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-30 14:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PGOV PHUM KDEM TU |
08ANKARA147 | TURKEY: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture appears to be following appropriate procedures in response to the AI outbreak in Zonguldak province. 2. On January 22, the Ministry of Agriculture's General Directorate of Protection and Control submitted a report to the World Organization for Animal Hea [...] | 2008-01-24 15:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU |
08ANKARA1882 | PERSONNEL SHUFFLES ROCK STATE MEDIA GIANT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 05:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PHUM PGOV OSCE EU OIIP TU |
08ANKARA190 | TURKEY: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] There have been no new outbreaks since the small one reported in Zonguldak province on January 19th; however, the incubation period is not over. 2. According to a representative of the European UnionQs (EU) Technical Assistance team in Turkey, the Turkish Ministry of AgricultureQs General [...] | 2008-02-01 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU |
08ANKARA202 | TURKEY: NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK [...] The Ministry of Agriculture announced on February 4th, that there is a new outbreak of Avian Influenza in the country. This outbreak is in Samsun province on the Black Sea, about 400 Kilometers east of Zonguldak, where the last outbreak occurred. 2. On January 28, Ministry officials were in [...] | 2008-02-05 09:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU |
08ANKARA2089 | TURKEY: ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE [...] (U) Summary: To respond to the Department's call for action in recognition of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the United Nations' "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence" (ref A),Embassy Ankara: --engaged with a diverse array of ci [...] | 2008-12-04 14:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM TU |
08ANKARA214 | TURKEY: THIRD AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN JUST OVER TWO [...] On February 6, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture (MARA) confirmed a third outbreak of Avian Influenza in just over two weeks. This one is in Sakarya province, 125 kilometers east of Istanbul. MARA officials stated that on February 4 suspicious birds were tested. The test results showed tha [...] | 2008-02-06 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU |
08ANKARA292 | TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK SITUATION UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Ag office is now aware of six outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI),three of which have confirmed lab results and have been reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) by TurkeyQs Ministry of Agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [...] | 2008-02-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU |
08ANKARA800 | Turkey Visit by Native American Storyteller a Resounding [...] Summary: Embassy Ankara hosted Native American storyteller and singer Redfeather Woman for 21 performances from April 7-20, 2008. Redfeather Woman (AKA Rose Haywood) performed to over 4,000 high school and university students in eight cities in southwestern Turkey and in Ankara. The program [...] | 2008-04-29 05:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SCUL KPAO TU |
08ANKARA922 | Turkey: FY 2009 IVLP Nomination Slate [...] Ahmed Arpat, News Reporter/Editor, Kanal D television European Regional Project, Current Social, Political, and Economic Issues for Young European Leaders I (October 20 - November 7, 2008) (Alternate: Ozan Acar, Research Associate at the Turkish Economic Policy Foundation) 2. Orhan Kema [...] | 2008-05-13 10:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL TU |
08ASHGABAT1062 | TURKMENISTAN: ONLY SMALL MENTION OF GEORGIA IN TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In line with usual practices, Turkmenistan's state-controlled news media has been almost entirely silent on the war in Georgia. However, the August 14 edition of the Turkmen language "Watan" newspaper carried a short artic [...] | 2008-08-14 13:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1102 | TURKMENISTAN'S MEDIA: WHAT DOES THE PRESIDENT WANT? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently, President Berdimuhamedov again called for the state-controlled mass media to improve and to project Turkmenistan's image abroad and reflect the age of revival better. In addition, he has reprimanded a ma [...] | 2008-08-22 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1119 | TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIAN MEDIA'S HEAVY INFLUENCE ON LOCAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an informal, unscientific survey of local citizens, post found general public support (approx. 75%) for Russia's point of view in the conflict with Georgia. There is a distinction between those who watch Russi [...] | 2008-08-26 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1152 | TURKMENISTAN: INTERNET ACCESS HIGHLIGHTED ON FIRST DAY OF [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To mark the opening of the new school year, President Berdimuhamedov opened impressive white-marbled educational facilities that highlighted his emphasis on Internet and technology in the classroom and sports. S [...] | 2008-09-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1173 | TURKMENISTAN: NGO ROUNDTABLE REVEALS CONTINUED OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol's meeting with NGO representatives revealed continued concerns about registration and government attitudes towards civil society activity. Most groups expressed hope that N [...] | 2008-09-05 07:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1175 | TURKMENISTAN: DAS KROL MEETING WITH EDUCATION LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a pleasant, introductory meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, Turkmenistan's Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for Education, Health, Science, Sports, and Tourism Hydyr Saparlyev desc [...] | 2008-09-05 07:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1233 | TURKMENISTAN: GRAY/MANN VISIT EXTENDS ACCURATE STATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following DAS Krol's successful visit and media coverage (reftel),state media favorably covered Energy Envoys C. Boyden Gray and Steven Mann's September 7-8 visit to Turkmenistan, their meeting with President Gurb [...] | 2008-09-16 11:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1252 | TURKMENISTAN: NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS USAID EDUCATION SUCCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: An article published on September 4 in Turkmenistan's leading daily (official) newspaper, "Neutral Turkmenistan," touted the achievements of teachers in Lebap province's School 11. The article stated that the scho [...] | 2008-09-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1273 | BACK TO SCHOOL IN TURKMENISTAN: SOME PROGRESS BUT PROBLEMS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: September 1 marked the beginning of the school year in Turkmenistan. This new school year brought more reforms, particularly expansions to the educational system that was decimated under the country's first presiden [...] | 2008-09-26 03:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT132 | TURKMENISTAN EDUCATION: GRADUATE STUDY RESUMES AFTER 10 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During a Cabinet of Ministers Meeting on January 15, President Berdimuhamedov formally reinstated graduate and postgraduate studies in Turkmenistan. Nearly six months earlier, during a televised event on June 12, 2007, at Tu [...] | 2008-01-28 07:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1415 | TURKMENISTAN'S BUREAUCRACY FINDS IT HARD TO CORRECT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Minor bureaucratic mistakes are difficult to correct in Turkmenistan, sometimes even when such corrections appear simple, easy and would help avoid more serious consequences. Recently, an error in dates in an MFA dip [...] | 2008-10-29 03:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT143 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT USCENTCOM ADMIRAL [...] (U) On January 25, the government-run website "Turkmenistan Golden Age" (www.turkmenistan.gov.tm) (Turkmen, Russian and English) reported on Admiral Fallon's arrival in Turkmenistan, giving accurate details about his planned meetings in the country. Similar reports appeared on the same day on [...] | 2008-01-30 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO MARR OIIP TX |
08ASHGABAT1470 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ELECTION EXCITEMENT IN THE MORNING FAILS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On the morning of November 5, Post hosted a well-attended U.S. election reception. Due to the time difference, attendees were able to track election results as polling stations closed across the United States. Pres [...] | 2008-11-07 05:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL OIIP KDEM KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1475 | TURKMEN STATE TV COVERAGE OF ELECTION RECEPTION [...] (C) Although a TV crew from the state-controlled "Watan" TV channel eagerly attended and filmed parts of post's election reception on November 5 (reftel),coverage of the event was entirely absent from that evening,s broadcast, which was instead filled with typical, boring state media stories. [...] | 2008-11-07 11:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1476 | TURKMENISTAN: UNEVEN MEDIA COVERAGE OF EMBASSY EVENTS IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Coverage of Embassy events by state-controlled media was uneven during this two-month period. A state media journalist's questions at a press conference for a visiting commerce delegation in September were an une [...] | 2008-11-07 11:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT153 | TURKMENISTAN: "WARMING OF A PRODUCTIVE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: "Neytralniy Turkmenistan," the official Russian-language government newspaper, published an article summarizing Senator Richard Lugar's Janury 24 letter to President Berdimuhamedov. The article mentioned Lugar's [...] | 2008-01-31 10:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EAGR EPET KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1534 | TURKMENISTAN: DESPITE DISAPPROVAL BY SOME [...] (C) Econoff visited the American Corner in the provincial capital of Mary on November 13 to find out the status of U.S. exchange programs. Mary American Corner Regional Representative Albina Burashnikova said that local education authorities still discouraged teachers from coming to the Amer [...] | 2008-11-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT154 | TURKMENISTAN: USCENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL [...] (SBU) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES: USCENTCOM Commander William J. Fallon USCENTCOM PolAd Henry Ensher Embassy Ashgabat Defense Attache LTC James Zink Charge d'affaires (note-taker) TURKMENISTAN: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov [...] | 2008-01-31 10:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EPET SNAR SCUL KPAO AJ |
08ASHGABAT1544 | AMBASSADOR MANN: A WELCOME FIGURE IN TURKMEN STATE MEDIA - [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's state media widely reported on U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Steven Mann's November 20 meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The same day, media sources accurately carried [...] | 2008-11-28 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EPET KPAO OIIP RS TX |
08ASHGABAT1548 | TURKMENISTAN: PRE-ELECTION VISIT TO ABADAN REVEALS LITTLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent trip to Abadan city, just west of Ashgabat, PAO met with local officials to discuss preparations for upcoming parliamentary elections. PAO heard mostly standard Turkmen government replies about aspe [...] | 2008-12-02 03:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO OIIP TX |
08ASHGABAT1610 | TURKMENISTAN: NOVEMBER MEDIA REACTION - LESS GENEROUS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: State media carried a number of favorable stories on several Embassy events or visitors. Other events were covered but never carried, or were misleading in their final versions. There appears to be a negative trend [...] | 2008-12-17 12:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1615 | TURKMENISTAN: GRANTEE RELOCATES TO FIND MORE RECEPTIVE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 25, PAO visited an active grantee that runs an after school educational center and has found far better tolerance and cooperation with local authorities after recently moving the center to a different t [...] | 2008-12-18 10:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT1616 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT IFES PRE-ELECTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's state media and some international news agencies highlighted U.S. International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) early December visit to Turkmenistan. Although this was a visit that post did [...] | 2008-12-18 10:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EPET KPAO OIIP RS TX |
08ASHGABAT162 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA HIGHLIGHT VISIT BY U.S. COORDINATOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's state media highlighted U.S. Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Steven Mann's January 29 visit to Turkmenistan. Mann's meeting with Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received wide state media coverage. Some international media sources char [...] | 2008-02-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID ECON EPET KPAO OIIP RS TX |
08ASHGABAT174 | TURKMENISTAN: "ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES" NETWORKING EVENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Nearly 60 alumni from throughout Turkmenistan and representing nearly all U.S.-sponsored educational and professional exchange programs, including Future Leaders Exchange program (FLEX),UGRAD, Muskie, AUCA, and others, gathere [...] | 2008-02-05 08:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EAID KPAO KDEM SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT177 | TURKMENISTAN: "ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES" NETWORKING EVENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Nearly 60 alumni from throughout Turkmenistan and representing nearly all U.S.-sponsored educational and professional exchange programs, including Future Leaders Exchange program (FLEX),UGRAD, Muskie, AUCA, and others, gathere [...] | 2008-02-05 10:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EAID KPAO KDEM SOCI TX |
08ASHGABAT203 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S NEW SPEECH WRITER [...] (C) During a February 6 meeting, Ministry of Culture International Relations Department Head Gulmurad Myradov (strictly protect) revealed to EmbOff he has been writing some of President's Berdimuhamedov recent speeches, including the "Cultural Revival" and "New Ideology" policy addresses. In [...] | 2008-02-08 11:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT214 | TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIAN EMBASSY "SOFT POWER" FALLS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Russian Embassy opened an exhibit at the National Art Museum on February 11 -- photographs of Turkmenistan taken by Russian Embassy diplomats. In his opening speech, Russian Ambassador Igor Blatov noted the exhibit co [...] | 2008-02-12 05:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SCUL KPAO RS TX |
08ASHGABAT249 | TURKMENISTAN: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CRITICIZES FLEX [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education (MOE) alleged, via diplomatic note and in a meeting with PAO, that the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program for high school students was not being properly supervised by ACCELS. MOE [...] | 2008-02-20 03:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT251 | TURKMENISTAN: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CRITICIZES FLEX [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Education (MOE) alleged, via diplomatic note and in a meeting with PAO, that the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program for high school students was not being properly supervised by ACCELS. MOE [...] | 2008-02-20 09:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT270 | TURKMENISTAN: NEWSPAPER FEATURES ARTICLE ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On February 23, "Zaman," a Turkmen-language newspaper, featured a half-page, above-the-fold article with color photos, entitled "Kosovo - New Independent State." "Zaman" borrows some of its content from its "Zaman" parent co [...] | 2008-02-25 08:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT279 | TURKMENISTAN: COCKROACH OR NOT - OPPOSITION DISCREDITS [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: "Kronika Turkmenistana," an opposition website based in Bulgaria, recently carried an unlikely story that Turkmenistan TV's "Watan" newscast showed a cockroach walking across the news desk, which led to the firi [...] | 2008-02-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PROP PHUM SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT336 | TURKMENISTAN: FALSE STORY ON IRC FURTHER REDUCES OPPO [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian-language opposition website that originated the now infamous cockroach-results-in-mass-firings story (reftel),"Kronika Turkmenistana," has now featured the Embassy's Information Resource Center (IRC [...] | 2008-03-12 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PROP KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT348 | TURKMENISTAN: LIMITED BANDWIDTH AND PRICE HINDER PROGRESS [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over a year into reforms under President Berdimuhamedov, Internet access for ordinary citizens is still limited. Despite the President's early steps towards providing Internet cafes and his statements that all citize [...] | 2008-03-17 12:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT355 | TURKMENISTAN: POSITIVE TRENDS IN STATE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU). SUMMARY: State Media's coverage of Embassy events and visitors has become almost routine with levels of propaganda or pro-regime "spin" dropping slowly over the last year. Recent coverage is evidence of this continuing trend [...] | 2008-03-18 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT382 | TURKMENISTAN: NO VIRUSES (OR COCKROACHES) - POST CORRECTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Public Affairs Section has begun a productive dialog with the Turkmen opposition website that carried inaccurate information (Ref A) about post's Information Resource Center (IRC). This website also originated [...] | 2008-03-27 09:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT383 | TURKMENISTAN: WESTERN CULTURE RETURNS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: To enforce his vision of "positive neutrality" in Turkmenistan and the uniqueness of Turkmen culture, former President Niyazov severely limited public expression of international culture, including the Russian (Sov [...] | 2008-03-27 09:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT396 | TURKMENISTAN: GOOD TONE IN MEETING WITH EDUCATION [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge's March 25 meeting with Minster of Education Muhammetgeldi Annaamanov, although cordial and cooperative in tone, did not result in any breakthroughs for education cooperation. Although there was ampl [...] | 2008-03-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT398 | SENIOR ROUNDTABLE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-31 08:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWIM KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT403 | TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV, BRIEFLY, TERSELY [...] SBU) Charge met with Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov for a half hour on March 31. Several issues are reported separately. THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP 2. (C) Noting this was the first opportunity they had to speak since Coordinator for Eurasian Energy Diplomacy Ambassador Steven Mann vi [...] | 2008-03-31 10:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO AJ TX |
08ASHGABAT406 | TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV, LESS BRIEF, LESS [...] (C) In an April 1 follow-up to their March 31 meeting (ref),Charge found a significantly relaxed Foreign Minister Meredov. Though he had promised only 10 minutes, the meeting extended to 45 minutes. 2. (SBU) Meredov confirmed Turkmenistan would participate in the Summer 2008 TIFA meetin [...] | 2008-04-01 10:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SCUL KPAO KDEM TX |
08ASHGABAT411 | TURKMENISTAN: MARY CITY TEACHERS CONTINUE TO [...] (C) During a visit to the American Corner in the provincial city of Mary on March 26, American Corner Director Albina Burashnikova told EmbOff that she thinks that the governor's office is behind school directors warning teachers that visiting the American Corner could put their jobs in jeopa [...] | 2008-04-02 09:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT438 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT BUSH-BERDIMUHAMEDOV [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: State media prominently highlighted the April 3 meeting between President Bush and Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the NATO Summit in Bucharest to demonstrate Turkmenistan's growing internation [...] | 2008-04-08 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT440 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA COVER U.S. EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Recent state media coverage of Embassy-sponsored events or programs continues to improve with relatively better coverage of U.S. Government programs and activities in Turkmenistan with slightly better success than b [...] | 2008-04-09 09:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT452 | TURKMENISTAN: MEETING DIRECTLY WITH MINISTER OF EDUCATION [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a follow-up to Charge's recent meeting with the Minister of Education (Ref. A),PAO gave a tailored presentation on U.S. Government-funded programs that send Turkmen students to two American-style universitie [...] | 2008-04-11 06:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT501 | TURKMENISTAN: RFE/RL REPORTER'S FAMILY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: RFE/RL reporter Gulychdurdiyev's son was finally married on April 21, but not before the family engaged in some creative maneuvering to outsmart authorities bent on ruining the wedding. Despite officials' meddl [...] | 2008-04-22 11:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT524 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA UNSURE HOW TO MEET THE [...] (C) President Berdimuhamedov gave state media a May deadline to make significant improvements in the quality of its broadcasting. Despite the president's calls for creativity and higher quality news and programming, it appears state media is not able at this stage to meet these demands. In [...] | 2008-04-28 04:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EAID SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT526 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA COVERAGE OF UNDER SECRETARY REUBEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: International and domestic state media accurately covered Under Secretary of State Reuben Jeffery's April 21-22 visit to Turkmenistan. The accurate state media coverage reflects the Turkmen government's continued c [...] | 2008-04-28 06:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT550 | TURKMENISTAN: DISCONTENT IN DASHOGUZ PROVINCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Misery is on the rise in Dashoguz, a mid-sized city and important cotton producing center near the Uzbek border. Central government policies to raise gas prices and devalue the dollar have led to inflation and made l [...] | 2008-05-01 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT558 | TURKMENISTAN: SOCIAL ILLS WORSEN IN DASHOGUZ PROVINCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Life in Dashoguz, a mid-sized city with 100,000 residents close to the Uzbek border, has always been hard. The city and central governments favor Turkmen and offer limited opportunities for educational advancement [...] | 2008-05-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT606 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT EXHIBITION SHOWCASES CHANGING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's first ever International Exhibition and Conference of Education, Science, Sports and Tourism in the Epoch of Great Revival took place in Ashgabat May 1-3. The exhibition provided additional hope that [...] | 2008-05-13 03:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT63 | TURKMENISTAN: SERIOUS ABOUT CHANGE IN NEWS MEDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 10 meeting with a Public Affairs Section (PAS) assistant, a Ministry of Culture official expressed a desire for greater reform of state news media and increased support for more exchanges with the Un [...] | 2008-01-14 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SCUL KDEM KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT66 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS VISIT OF SENATOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On January 11, the Russian-language, government-operated website "Turkmenistan Golden Age" reported on Senator Lugar's arrival in Turkmenistan, giving accurate details on his planned schedule. Similar reports on the same day [...] | 2008-01-15 08:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINR EPET KPAO OIIP TX |
08ASHGABAT704 | TURKMENISTAN: PLANS FOR EDUCATION REFORM SEEK TO END [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: If all goes according to plan, the 2008 school year should look a lot different than the start of the 2007 school year. Former President Niyazov's "book of the soul," the "Ruhnama," will no longer be taught in scho [...] | 2008-06-03 08:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT718 | TURKMENISTAN: INTERNATIONAL AND STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Boucher's May 27-30 visit to Turkmenistan received wide media coverage. International media gave positive coverage to Boucher's statements on both economic and human rights issues. State media focused on his remarks of economic progress and U.S. assistance to [...] | 2008-06-05 12:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT736 | TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENTELEKOM RESUMES PRIVATE INTERNET [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: International press reports and local users indicate that Turkmentelekom is expanding private Internet services by up to twenty homes daily. This is the first time since 2002, when Turkmentelekom froze all new private [...] | 2008-06-09 11:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ANET KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT80 | TURKMENISTAN: APPOINTMENT OF NEW MINISTER OF CULTURE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During the January 11 Cabinet of Ministers meeting, President Berdimuhamedov named Deputy Minister of Culture Gulmyrat Myradov the new Minister of Culture and TV/Radio Broadcasting. Myradov is a career civil serva [...] | 2008-01-16 08:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SCUL KPAO OIIP TX |
08ASHGABAT812 | TURKMENISTAN: CABINET OF MINISTERS AGAIN PUSHES EDUCATION [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an extended meeting on June 23, the Cabinet of Ministers discussed, at length, education reform, including planned increases for matriculation into higher education and vocational schools and state support of [...] | 2008-06-30 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT820 | TURKMENISTAN: EMBASSY REJECTS MFA "CORRECTION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: In responding to the Embassy's demarche on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty contributor Sazak Durdymuradov, First Deputy Foreign Ministery Wepa Hajiyev characterized the case as an internal affair about student-teacher ethics and professional responsibilities. The Charge rejected [...] | 2008-07-02 09:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT925 | TURKMENISTAN: DELUGE OF ACCURATE STATE MEDIA COVERAGE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During the 46 day period between June 1 and July 16, 2008, there were no less than 27 stories - all favorable -- broadcast or printed in Turkmenistan's state news media on the U.S. Embassy, its visitors, or progra [...] | 2008-07-21 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASHGABAT982 | TURKMENISTAN: NATIONAL LIBRARY DIRECTOR WANTS REAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A meeting with the new National Library director revealed new opportunities for deeper cooperation and engagement. While the Library falls under the normally cooperative Ministry of Culture, the new director's frankness and leadership style were a refreshing contrast to what we [...] | 2008-07-30 07:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
08ASTANA1816 | KAZAKHSTAN: 2009 RHYTHM ROADS REQUEST [...] Embassy Astana wishes to request American musicians through the Rhythm Road program in 2009. Post's application is keyed to the questions outlined in State 90853. --Preferred Music Style: American roots music (country western or bluegrass) --Preferred Timeframe: Spring 2009, March-Apri [...] | 2008-09-19 09:51:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2032 | KAZAKHSTAN: EMBASSY HOSTS MADRASSA STUDENTS FOR IFTAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28, Embassy Astana hosted a group of students from the Astana madrassa for an iftar. This was the first time that most of the students had met Americans or visited an American home. The evening went a [...] | 2008-10-15 04:32:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KISL KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2182 | KAZAKHSTAN: ELECTION EVENTS RAISE AWARENESS OF AMERICAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Mission Kazakhstan conducted a wide variety of events to raise awareness of the 2008 U.S. elections in Kazakhstan and underscore our commitment to democratic values. Activities included distributing election-related [...] | 2008-11-05 11:56:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL OIIP KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2194 | KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMATION AND CULTURE MINISTER SAYS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 5 meeting, the Ambassador stressed to Information and Culture Minister Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed the importance of Kazakhstan's follow through on its Madrid commitments on democratic reform. Kul-Mukh [...] | 2008-11-07 06:22:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL KDEM KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2231 | KAZAKHSTAN: WHAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAN ACCOMPLISH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan's Capital Partners develops luxury projects in Almaty, Astana, Moscow, and Istanbul, including for J.W. Marriott and its related Ritz-Carlton brand. In Almaty, Capital Partners is developing for Marrio [...] | 2008-11-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EINV KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2249 | KAZAKHSTAN: OPPOSITION POLITICIANS PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with leaders of four key opposition parties in Almaty on November 6. They told him that while they expect "great change" from the new U.S. Administration, they do not foresee any drastic shifts [...] | 2008-11-13 11:19:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO RS KZ |
08ASTANA2252 | KAZAKHSTAN: ATYRAU AKIM EAGER FOR UNBIASED NEWS, ANXIOUS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 11, the Ambassador held his first meeting with Atyrau oblast governor (Akim) Bergey Ryskaliyev, a 41-year old former oil company director appointed in October 2006. Ryskaliyev greeted the Ambassador wa [...] | 2008-11-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV SOCI KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2262 | KAZAKHSTAN: LOCAL MEDIA FINALLY REPORT RETURN OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kazakhstani media did not report the return to Kazakhstan of Guantanamo detainee Dolkun Kerimbakiyev until one week after his arrival. The government made no announcement about the return. Several media outle [...] | 2008-11-17 10:29:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PINR PHUM KDRG KAWC KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2263 | KAZAKHSTAN: BOLASHAK PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR CLAIMS INTEREST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 13, CAO met with Aida Sagintayeva, president of the Center for International Programs, which is responsible for administering Kazakhstan's "Bolashak" program, through which the government funds up to 3, [...] | 2008-11-17 11:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SCUL SOCI KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2266 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZMUNAIGAS AND SOCAR SIGN AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 14, the state oil companies of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan signed an agreement outlining the basic principles for implementation of a trans-Caspian oil transportation system. The agreement defines the r [...] | 2008-11-18 10:35:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV SOCI KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2276 | KAZAKHSTAN: KAZMUNAIGAS FIRST VP IDENOV ON SWAPS WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, KazMunaiGas (KMG) First Vice President Maksat Idenov briefed the Ambassador on KMG's trans-Caspian oil transportation agreement with the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR),indica [...] | 2008-11-19 10:42:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV SOCI KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2291 | KAZAKHSTAN: KULIBAYEV ON THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 20, Timur Kulibayev, newly-appointed Deputy Chairman of the Samruk-Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund, gave the Ambassador his assessment of the domestic impact of the global financial crisis and an update o [...] | 2008-11-21 10:24:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAGR EPET EINV SOCI KPAO RS IR AJ |
08ASTANA2346 | KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD MUSIN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Ambassador met Aslan Musin, Head of the Presidential Administration, to discuss Kazakhstan's broad goals as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE and the package of legislative amendments currently be [...] | 2008-11-25 10:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM ECON EFIN EINV SOCI KNNP KDEM KPAO |
08ASTANA2350 | KAZAKHSTAN: OPPORTUNITY IN MANGYSTAU OBLAST [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Chief of Mission and poloff visited the port-city of Aktau, the capital of Mangystau oblast, during November 5-6. In addition to attending the construction completion ceremony of the U.S.-funded Sodium Pr [...] | 2008-11-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EPET KPAO KDEM AE |
08ASTANA2353 | KAZAKHSTAN: TWO FRONTS IN "THE WAR OF IDEAS" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Kazakhstan is facing a "War of Ideas" on two separate fronts. As a Muslim-majority country, Kazakhstan is susceptible to religious extremism from its neighbors to the south. As a former Soviet and largely Ru [...] | 2008-11-26 02:17:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI KISL KPAO ZK RS KZ |
08ASTANA2374 | KAZAKHSTANI BORDER GUARDS EAGER FOR INL-SUPPORTED OSCE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: DCM, INL chief and Legatt visited Uralsk, the capital of the Western Kazakhstan oblast (region). While in Uralsk, the DCM and INL chief dedicated an INL-funded Border Guard training facility. Following Soviet tr [...] | 2008-12-01 02:21:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2383 | KAZAKHSTAN'S ASYLUM SEEKER DEPARTS VOLUNTARILY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 1, Ramazan Yesergepov, Editor-in-Chief of the Alma-Ata Info, a small weekly opposition newspaper with a circulation of approximately 8,000 copies, requested political asylum and refused to leave the U [...] | 2008-12-03 02:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC CVIS KDEM KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA2469 | KAZAKHSTAN: THE STATE OF THE MEDIA - STILL A LONG WAY TO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 26, the Kazakhstani Press Club hosted a conference on the state of the media in Kazakhstan. Some 200 people -- including media experts, representatives of international and nongovernmental organizations [...] | 2008-12-18 16:25:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO OSCE KZ |
08ASTANA2523 | KAZAKHSTAN: ARTICLES ACCUSE OIL COMPANIES OF CAUSING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 30, the Russian-language, independent weekly newspaper "Svoboda Slova" launched a series of inflammatory articles written by journalist Igor Larra called, "Defending the Caspian." The paper has publish [...] | 2008-12-22 10:05:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV SENV KPAO KZ |
08ASTANA609 | KAZAKHSTAN - WORLD TB DAY ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: Per reftel, to mark World TB Day, USAID and its partner organizations, in collaboration with the National TB Center and the Almaty City and Oblast Health Departments, are planning a range of activities in Kazakhstan. These activities include announcement of a pilot project on treatmen [...] | 2008-03-20 11:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PREL KPAO KZ |
08ASUNCION267 | PARAGUAY ELECTION DAY MEDIA PLAY [...] (U) "Lugo Overpowers the Colorado Party," shouts almost identical Monday morning headlines in two of the three national dailies, while circulation-leader ABC Color uses its entire front-page for an editorial entitled "The people defeat those who humiliated them, impoverished them and betrayed [...] | 2008-04-21 21:52:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL CI AR BR PA UY |
08ASUNCION729 | INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF COURAGE AWARD NOMINEE: [...] (U) Post nominates Paraguayan anti-corruption prosecutor Ms. Rocio Vallejo as our nominee for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Vallejo's personal information requested in reftel is as follows: -- Full legal name of nominee: Hilda Maria del Rocio Vallejo Av [...] | 2008-10-28 18:49:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PA |
08ASUNCION96 | WIREC INVITATION SENT TO PARAGUAYAN MINISTERS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-13 13:06:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI |
08ATHENS1 | FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
08ATHENS1042 | DEMOCRACY VIDEO CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens and Consulate General Thessaloniki are interested in supporting the Democracy Video Challenge. In addition to the representational events at which local winners will be selected, as suggested REF A, we can envision promoting the contest through our youth-oriented website Mo [...] | 2008-07-23 04:52:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC OEXC ECON GR |
08ATHENS1116 | THE FREE PRESS PHENOMENON: THE VILLAGE [...] (SBU) On July 25-26, Mosaiko.gr, Embassy Athens' youth-oriented website, sponsored a conference entitled "The Free Press Phenomenon" for publishers, editors, and journalists of the Greek free and alternati6e press at a beach-side hotel, featur)ng speaker3 frgm the Village Voice and AM New Y [...] | 2008-08-04 05:49:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KPAO OIIP GR |
08ATHENS1396 | U.S. MESSAGE CLEAR AS GREECE'S ANSWER TO "60 MINUTES" [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: Greece's elite, progressive SKAI TV devoted the September 29 season premiere of its popular "60 Minutes"-style investigative show "Neoi Fakkeloi" (The New Files, or Folders) to the Georgia-Russia crisis, featuring an interview conducted on location in Tbilisi wit [...] | 2008-10-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO SOCI MOPS GR RU GE |
08ATHENS1572 | GREECE SUPPORTING IRAQI DIPLOMATS WITH TRAINING, [...] (U) On November 17, the Greek MFA announced that its Diplomatic Academy would be hosting a two-week training program in Athens November 17-28 for ten young Iraqi diplomats. The MFA announcement said the aim of the training was to strengthen friendship and understanding between Greece and Ira [...] | 2008-11-20 09:28:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR IZ PGOV PHUM PREL AF EAID KPAO |
08ATHENS1584 | 'PICTURING AMERICA': ECA's CULTURAL PROGRAMS DIVISION'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-21 15:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO GR |
08ATHENS227 | GREECE: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] Summary and Introduction: News of Kosovo's declaration of independence this weekend arrived during a rare heavy snowfall in Athens, simultaneous with surprising results from the elections in Cyprus and just ahead of another round of negotiations on the Macedonia name issue. In this heavy envi [...] | 2008-02-20 05:35:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO YI KV KMDR GR |
08ATHENS473 | Background for April 9 Meeting Between U.S. Secretary of [...] (SBU) Summary: Greek Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Evripides Stylianides will meet with Secretary Spellings on April 9, 2008. Secretary Spellings is the only cabinet-level official Stylianides will be meeting on his trip to Washington. The meeting offers an excellent opportuni [...] | 2008-03-31 12:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL KPAO OEXC GR |
08ATHENS479 | GREECE/MACEDONIA: FM DISMISSES "REPUBLIC OF [...] (U) During debate in Parliament on the opposition's motion to censure the government (ref A),FM Bakoyannis stated publicly that the most recent Nimetz proposal "Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)" was not acceptable; PM Karmamanlis was less specific, but equally negative, terming Skopje "intrans [...] | 2008-03-31 17:18:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO NATO MK GR |
08ATHENS702 | EMBASSY ATHENS MARKS DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (U) Ref B discussed post's actions regarding promotion of May 21 as the "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People." In addition, Ambassador has placed an editorial on Cuba and the Day of Solidarity in the daily free-press Metro newspaper, which everyday reaches a quarter of a million average Gr [...] | 2008-05-21 09:06:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO GR CU |
08ATHENS792 | SENIOR ADVISOR TAHIR-KHELI ATTENDS WOMEN [...] (SBU) Senior Advisor for WomenQs Empowerment Ambassador Tahir-Kheli visited Greece on behalf of the Secretary to attend the Women LeadersQ Working Group Conference hosted by Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis. The June 3 QLagonissi Declaration summarized the Working GroupQs initiative to [...] | 2008-06-06 14:07:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KWMN KPAO GR |
08ATHENS837 | TIP NEXT STEPS DISCUSSED WITH MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 14:52:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR |
08ATHENS842 | GREEK, TURKISH JOURNALISTS BRING "EARTHQUAKE [...] (SBU) Meeting for the fifth time since 1999's "earthquake diplomacy" brought them together openly, some 70 members of the loosely-organized "Contact Group of Greek and Turkish Journalists" spent the weekend of June 6-8 at a luxury resort in Crete. Greece's Minister of Tourism (and former gov [...] | 2008-06-13 09:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO TU GR |
08ATHENS860 | STATEMENT ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel statement on the U.S.-EU Prisoner of Conscience Declaration on June 17 to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate, UN and International Organizations. We expressed our appreciation to the EU for co-sponsorship of the declaration at the UN and ur [...] | 2008-06-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV GR ELAB PHUM SMIG KCROM KPAO KWMN |
08ATHENS873 | INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (C) Post is grateful for the opportunity per reftel to provide preliminary input on U.S. statements regarding Greece at the upcoming Warsaw OSCE Human Dimension Meeting (HDIM). As context, Embassy notes this is a sensitive period in U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, and the statements made at [...] | 2008-06-19 14:20:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KPAO KWMN GR |
08ATHENS91 | FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] Summary: Embassy Athens requests $40,000 in FY08 funds to strengthen programs at four of the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (north-eastern Greece),Veria (north-western Greece),Sparta (southern Greece),and the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central Athens. Requested funds wil [...] | 2008-01-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
08ATHENS93 | FY 2008 Request for Sustaining Funds-American Corners [...] Summary: Embassy Athens requests $40,000 in FY08 sustaining funds to strengthen programs at four of the six American Corners (ACs) in Greece: Xanthi (north-eastern Greece),Veria (north-western Greece),Sparta (southern Greece),and the Hellenic American Union (HAU) in central Athens. Requeste [...] | 2008-01-23 07:48:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC GR |
08ATHENS970 | FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO GREECE ON THE EU PRESIDENCY: WHAT HE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speaking at an "Ambassador's Forum" sponsored by the Greek MFA in Athens on July 7, French Ambassador Christian Farnaud's presentation on his country's goals for the EU Presidency, covering the Lisbon Treaty to the Mediterranean Union via environmental, immigrat [...] | 2008-07-08 09:24:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KPAO EU GR FR |
08BAGHDAD1003 | RRT ERBIL: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION TO VICE [...] (U) Vice President Cheney's March 17-18 visit to Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region dominated local news broadcasts and has received universally positive editorial commentary in Kurdish papers in addition to factual reporting. Local press underscored the "historic nature" of the visit as the Vi [...] | 2008-04-01 12:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL OVIP IZ |
08BAGHDAD1004 | RRT ERBIL: IIP SPEAKER TRAINS BROADCAST [...] (U) RRT Erbil hosted IIP Specialist Professor Robert Hooper of the University of California - San Diego, who conducted a two-week training workshop from March 3 through March 13 for eighteen local television journalists. The program improved the technical skills of Iraqi journalists and str [...] | 2008-04-01 12:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL OPRC KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD1609 | AMBASSADOR'S MAY 24 VISIT TO KARBALA AND NAJAF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Crocker's May 24 visit to Karbala and Najaf focused on opportunities for future cooperation in light of the opening of new PRTs in both cities. Importantly, the visit showcased the vast improvement in the provinces' security situation and the lead role Iraqi forces hav [...] | 2008-05-26 15:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD1882 | MOSUL BENEFITS FROM MAYOR'S VOLUNTARY VISITOR [...] (SBU) During a short June 2008 debriefing, Zuhair Muhsin Abdul Aziz Al Aaraji, Mayor of Mosul - one of Iraq's most strategic cities - reported that his trip to the United States was extremely beneficial. Mayor Al Aaraji took part in the US-Arab Cities Forum hosted in May 2008 by the Honorable [...] | 2008-06-22 08:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SCUL KPAO PREL PGOV PHUM EAID PINR IZ |
08BAGHDAD1891 | UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD - CLASS OF 2008 [...] (U) Summary: University of Baghdad (UB) President Dr. Mosa Aziz Al-Mosawa exulted at the success of the 2008 academic year during a June 15 meeting with Poloff. UB is at full capacity, with 70,000 undergraduate students and 10,000 graduate students. July 15 will mark the end of the UB acade [...] | 2008-06-22 15:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KCUL IZ |
08BAGHDAD193 | ERBIL: KURDISTAN REGIONAL PRESIDENT MASOUD BARZANI [...] (C) Summary. In response to extensive criticism by NGOs (both local and international) and local journalists, Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani rejected the Press Law bill passed by the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) on December 11. He returned the bill on January 15 to the KNA [...] | 2008-01-24 16:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD20 | A GREAT BARGAIN IN BAGHDAD: DOURA MARKET REVIVES [...] (U) The Doura Market in Baghdad's Rashid district -- formerly one of the city's most dangerous areas -- has experienced a rebirth over the course of the past six months due to significant gains in security for residents of the Doura neighborhood. The improvements are visible and measurable. [...] | 2008-01-02 17:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO ECON IZ |
08BAGHDAD2045 | ECA A/S AMERI FROM AMBASSADOR ERELI [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Ameri: As the new Public Affairs Counselor at Embassy Baghdad, I have been on the ground now for about a month. In that time, it has become clear to me that U.S.-Iraqi relations are at an important crossroads and that the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs can ha [...] | 2008-07-03 02:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV IZ |
08BAGHDAD2124 | REPORTED UNIFIED SLATE FOR DAWA AND KARBALA TRIBAL [...] (S) Summary: On July 1 in Karbala, a delegation of tribal sheiks from Salah ad Din Province and tribal sheiks from Karbala signed an agreement in support of security, reconciliation, national unity, democracy, reconstruction, and private investment. Also on July 1, tribal sheiks from Karbala, [...] | 2008-07-08 14:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD2663 | DIYALA SOUTH: U.S. CITY COUNCIL WORKS WITH IRAQI [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 10 the New Bedford, Massachusetts City Council (Council) participated in a video teleconferencing (VTC) event with Iraqi officials from the local and district levels of Diyala Province. The Council held a mock council meeting for the benefit of the Iraqis followed by [...] | 2008-08-20 12:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD2720 | NEED TO GENERATE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF AL QAEDA,S [...] (C) Summary: Al Qaeda activity in Iraq over the last four weeks has shown that the organization is changing its tactics in response to the blows it has been dealt by the surge. We have seen a pattern of attacks using suicide bombers to target each of Iraq,s ethnic communities in an attempt to [...] | 2008-08-24 12:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD2959 | IRAQIS DESPERATE TO LEARN ENGLISH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-14 10:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3051 | BAGHDAD REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN THE RHYTHM ROAD AMERICAN [...] (U) Embassy Baghdad requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program during the winter of 2009, preferably at the end of February. Post would like to host a Jazz quartet, for a total of six programming days. Our audience will consist of important mission contacts, includ [...] | 2008-09-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3065 | IRAQI OIL MINISTRY'S PENDING HUMAN RESOURCES CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the retirements in the next few years of its top cadre, who are on one-year waivers of the mandatory 63-year-old retirement age, the Ministry of Oil will lose a generation that has the international exposure and experience to lead the Ministry during a period when it restr [...] | 2008-09-24 06:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EAID SOCI PGOV KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD3318 | AL-KUT CELEBRATES EID WITH PLAY HIGHLIGHTING RULE [...] (SBU) Summary: The cast of the popular Iraqi TV sitcom Mud House performed a free outdoor public play in downtown al-Kut, sponsored by PRT Wasit, as part of the Eid celebrations on October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The hour-long play, a secular patriotic performance, hammered away at the themes of [...] | 2008-10-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD3443 | NOMINATIONS FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, Embassy Baghdad is pleased to submit its list of nominees for the Secretary's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage, keyed to the priorities in the reference. Embassy Baghdad is submitting four (4) nominees, but understands that only three of them will be considered [...] | 2008-10-28 15:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM IZ |
08BAGHDAD3455 | ECA A/S GOLI AMERI'S MEETING WITH IRAQI HIGHER EDUCATION [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih hosted A/S Goli Ameri and Iraq's most important higher education officials for a roundtable discussion in his home on October 20. The participants from both countries stressed their commitment to revitalize higher education in Iraq and their [...] | 2008-10-29 14:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3545 | ERBIL RRT: STANDING ROOM ONLY AUDIENCES FOR U.S. ELECTION [...] With the strong support of Embassy Baghdad's Public Affairs Section, RRT Erbil's Public Diplomacy Section brought University of Massachusetts-Amherst Professor Mike Hannahan to the Kurdistan Region October 26-November 7 for a series of lectures at major universities. Hannahan, the Director of [...] | 2008-11-09 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI PGOV OEXC OIIP KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD3629 | BAGHDAD REQUESTS PARTICIPATION IN IIP'S STRATEGIC SPEAKER [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Baghdad requests participation in the Speaker and Specialist Program by hosting Walter Russell Mead in early January. Post would like to organize a program which utilizes Mead to engage Iraqis who are interested and engaged in international issues. Our audience will consis [...] | 2008-11-16 06:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL IZ |
08BAGHDAD3771 | PRT SALAH AD DIN: INDEPENDENT MEDIA FACE [...] (U) This is a PRT Salah ad Din reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Government officials and insurgents continue to intimidate and harass journalists in Salah ad Din (SaD). Many journalists associate themselves with powerful clients who can offer protection, such as political part [...] | 2008-12-01 15:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KPAO PINS IZ |
08BAGHDAD3835 | ENCOURAGING CREDIBLE VOICES TO COUNTER VIOLENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Few places have suffered the ravages of violent extremism more than Iraq. There is a wealth of powerful and persuasive Iraqi voices that speak out against this violence. In coordination with Mission elements, the Multinational Force Iraq (MNF-I) and Provincial Reconstruction Tea [...] | 2008-12-08 11:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO IZ |
08BAGHDAD3856 | RRT Erbil: Nawroz TV Co-Op Makes News [...] (U) A two-week TV co-op project in the United States gave millions of people in Iraq's Kurdistan Region an extraordinary window into the workings of American democracy. From October 27 to November 7, the three-person crew from Kurdistan's Nawroz TV visited Washington, Chicago, and San Diego, [...] | 2008-12-10 13:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI OEXC OIIP KPAO IZ |
08BAKU1027 | AZERBAIJAN: NOMINATION FOR 2009 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Baku would like to nominate Arzu Abdullayeva for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Woman of Courage. Ms. Abdullayeva is the chairwoman of the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly Azerbaijan National Committee and has been an vocal advocate for human rights for over 20 years [...] | 2008-10-27 14:40:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM |
08BAKU150 | AZERBAIJANI REACTION TO KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) The GOAJ's initial response to Kosovo's declaration of independence is to reject Kosovo's decision. MFA spokesperson Khazar Ibrahimov's February 18 statement was the first official reaction to Kosovo's independence. In the statement, Ibrahimov characterized Kosovo's independence as a "u [...] | 2008-02-19 13:47:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO AJ |
08BAKU151 | AZERBAIJANI REACTION TO KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) The GOAJ's initial response to Kosovo's declaration of independence is to reject Kosovo's decision. MFA spokesperson Khazar Ibrahimov's February 18 statement was the first official reaction to Kosovo's independence. In the statement, Ibrahimov characterized Kosovo's independence as a "u [...] | 2008-02-19 13:47:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS KPAO AJ |
08BAKU192 | AZERBAIJAN WITHDRAWING PEACEKEEPERS FROM KOSOVO [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 5. 2. (C) The Azerbaijani Parliament voted on March 4 to withdraw its 34 peacekeepers from Kosovo. The decision has been expected for several days, as local press and several MP's publicly stated as early as February 26 that President Aliyev r [...] | 2008-03-05 11:26:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MARR MASS MOPS KPAO AJ |
08BAKU195 | PROFILE OF IRANIAN-EDUCATED AZERBAIJANI SHIA [...] (C) Summary: While most Azerbaijani clerics espouse moderate religious and political views, the Embassy has been developing a relationship with one Shia cleric trained in Qom, Iran who espouses anti-Israeli and pro-Hezbollah rhetoric. Haji Namik Babahanov was the head imam at a local Baku m [...] | 2008-03-05 12:33:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO KIRF IR AJ |
08BAKU251 | AZERBAIJANIS SEEK REPEAL OF SECTION 907 IN [...] (C) Summary: In separate February 20 meetings, the AmCham Board of Directors, Deputy Foreign Minister Pashayev and a group of reform-minded MPS told Senator Brownback (R-KS) that Azerbaijan sought to deepen its ties with the United States. In recognition of Azerbaijan's growing partnership [...] | 2008-03-14 06:43:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS ENRG ECON KPAO AJ |
08BAKU262 | AZERBAIJAN: 2007 HRR ROLLS OUT TO MIXED REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 12 press event, the Ambassador rolled out the 2007 Human Rights Report to a group of human rights activists, representatives of the Human Rights Ombudswoman's office, and Parliament's Human Rights Commission Chair. Although the Human Rights Commission Chair questioned [...] | 2008-03-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS KPAO AJ |
08BAKU284 | AZERBAIJANI MUSLIM IVP'ER CAUGHT UP IN MNS [...] (C) Azerbaijani Islamic commentator Elshad Miri told the Embassy that Ministry of National Security (MNS) officers raided his office on February 27, shortly after he returned from the U.S., where he participated in an International Visitors Program (IVP) for Azerbaijani Muslim believers. Miri [...] | 2008-03-26 11:07:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL KPAO AJ |
08BAKU305 | AZERBAIJAN: SENIOR ROUNDTABLE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE [...] As requested reftel, the Ambassador briefed State Committee for Family, Women, and Children's Issues Chair Hijran Huseynova on the March 12 Senior Roundtable for Women's Justice in a March 27 letter. In the letter, the Ambassador highlighted the seminar's goals and informed Huseynova of Avon [...] | 2008-04-01 13:42:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KPAO PREL AJ |
08BAKU320 | UPDATE ON AZERBAIJANI FRUSTRATION WITH CO-CHAIR [...] (C) Summary: Public attention on the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries' vote against Azerbaijan's "Situation in the Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan" UNGA resolution continues, as do GOAJ official statements and some orchestrated political activities. While the issue has gradually slipp [...] | 2008-04-04 11:13:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM KPAO AJ |
08BAKU349 | IRAN SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM SUBMISSIONS [...] (U) This is a joint message from Embassies Baku and Yerevan. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassies Baku and Yerevan recommend that the Department fund two Iran small grants applications from institutions in Azerbaijan and Armenia that are designed to support the development of civil society and hu [...] | 2008-04-10 06:52:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABUD AFIN AMGT ECON KDEM KPAO PREL AJ AM TU |
08BAKU352 | AZERBAIJAN'S COORDINATION COUNCIL CREATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (MCIT) Coordination Council has sparked allegations of censoring information on the internet. The MCIT's Head of Internet, Services and Development Department Gulmammadov clarified that the Council serves as MCIT Ministe [...] | 2008-04-10 13:24:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM EINT KPAO AJ |
08BAKU94 | PROFILE OF A POPULAR AZERBAIJANI SHIA CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Many young and devout Azerbaijani Shias have identified Haji Shahin Hasanov, the imam at Baku's Dadash mosque, as a well respected Shia cleric. A soft-spoken, intelligent imam with a history degree, Hasanov says there is a Shia renaissance occurring in Azerbaijan, which paralle [...] | 2008-02-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO KIRF IR AJ |
08BAMAKO883 | US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...] | 2008-11-12 13:53:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR |
08BAMAKO884 | US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS CAPTURE MINDS AND HEARTS OF MALIAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: U.S. Embassy Bamako's public outreach on the 2008 Presidential elections began in May 2008 in the northern city of Gao and culminated in a festive election night party attended by several hundred Malian notables on November 4. The election night party attracted many of Mali's senior [...] | 2008-11-12 14:35:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO ML KISL PINR |
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN142 | STRENGTHENING U.S.-BRUNEI EDUCATION TIES [...] (U) Ambassador Skodon met with Brunei's Minister of Education, Pehin Rahman Hj Mohamed Taib, to discuss how the U.S. could contribute to the Minister's ambitious agenda for educational reform, including integrating 'American-style' elements and a more holistic approach to Brunei's education sys [...] | 2008-05-08 05:37:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO KISL PREL BX |
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN195 | MEDIA OUTLETS PRACTICE SELF-CENSORSHIP IN BRUNEI [...] (SBU) Charge and ECA Assistant recently met with the Home Editor of the Brunei Times who described how self censorship operates in practice within the framework of the Sedition Act which gives the Government of Brunei authority to monitor media content. The Brunei Times, a 2 year old independen [...] | 2008-06-27 08:01:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KPAO KISL BX |
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN59 | BRUNEI WIREC INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered invitation letters per instructions reftel on February 6 to the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Energy. We will inform the Department of the GoB response about participating in WIREC as soon as we receive it. SKODON [...] | 2008-02-13 03:44:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KSCA EAID ENRG EPET OPDC SENV SOCI BX |
08BANGKOK1114 | NEW IIP PUBLICATION: "HUMAN RIGHTS IN BRIEF" [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order one hundred (100) copies in English of stock number V0525-E "Human Rights in Brief." The cost of the publication is 90 cents (ninety cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $90.00. Post has obligated $25.00 for shipping/handling (Grand total $1 [...] | 2008-04-08 08:02:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN |
08BANGKOK1214 | NONPROLIFERATION - URGING RTG SUPPORT P3 UNSC 1540 [...] (SBU) POLOFF conveyed reftel points in an April 21 meeting with Pattarat Hongtong, Director, Peace, Security and Disarmament Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. POLOFF emphasized the potential benefits to be gained through support of the P3's (U.S., French, UK) proposal for a strength [...] | 2008-04-22 00:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP PREL PTER UNSC TH KPAO |
08BANGKOK1362 | Request for Speaker on U.S. Elections 2008 [...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests IIP support and assistance to recruit a U.S. speaker for an FY2008 Speaker Program on Elections 2008. Post will program the U.S. speaker for five (5) days in Bangkok and outlying provinces in the North, South and Northeast. Post seeks a speaker who can pro [...] | 2008-05-02 05:26:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP SCUL KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK1512 | NEW IIP POSTER SHOW: "EDWARD CURTIS PHOTOS OF NATIVE [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three (3) poster shows in English of stock number T0530-E "Visions of Native Americans: The Photographs of Edward S. Curtis." The cost of the poster show is $50.25 (fifty dollars and twenty-five cents) per set. Total for the above item is $150.75. P [...] | 2008-05-16 07:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN |
08BANGKOK1613 | RTG HACHET MAN TAKES AXE TO MEDIA, BUT WOUNDS HIMSELF [...] (SBU) Embattled Prime Minister's Office Minister Jakrapob Penkair suffered another blow when the Democrat Party filed a motion on May 21 to impeach him. Jakrapob, the bete noir of the media, has been accused of abuse of power and lese majeste. This is the latest chapter in a series of running [...] | 2008-05-25 09:33:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK1639 | FY2008 SPRING/SUMMER SOLICITATION FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY [...] Public Affairs Bangkok orders the following publications: - V0525-E, 100 copies (Human Rights in Brief, 90 cents per copy),$90.00; - V0151-E, 100 copies (Focus on Intellectual Property Rights, $1.90 per copy),$190.00; - T0193-E, 1 set (A companion paper show, Intellectual Property and You [...] | 2008-05-29 07:06:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN |
08BANGKOK1662 | LESE MAJESTE ACCUSATIONS STIFLE DISCOURSE IN [...] (C) Politicians and allies of the Palace, under the guise of protecting the King, often use lese majeste accusations to silence critical media or opponents. In the last six months, lese majeste complaints have been filed or threatened against a wide range of figures, including a cabinet minist [...] | 2008-05-30 10:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK1949 | THAILAND'S LEADING UNIVERSITY HOSTS DEBATE ON LESE [...] (C) Over 100 students and activists attended a panel on Thailand's lese majeste laws at Chulalongkorn University. Comments by panelists and audience members made it clear that few in the room felt Thailand benefited from laws designed to protect the King and select members of the royal family. [...] | 2008-06-24 09:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TH KPAO |
08BANGKOK2021 | Thai Media Sides with Opposition During Censure Debate [...] (U) The recent censure debate over the performance of Prime Minister Samak's administration has swept the headlines with virtually all local Thai print and broadcast media outlets dedicating significant space and airtime to readouts on the daily action in the House. Local print dailies devoted [...] | 2008-07-02 23:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK2214 | POTUS SIGN KIT [...] Public Affairs Embassy Bangkok would like to order a set of "Signs for Presidential Visits" (Item Code: U0424-E; Language: English). Total for the above item is $2,400.00. Post has obligated $410.16 for UPS/courier delivery (Grand total $2,810.16). Please advise shipping/handling costs whe [...] | 2008-07-21 07:22:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN |
08BANGKOK2344 | FURTHER LESE MAJESTE ACCUSATIONS IN THAILAND [...] (C) Three high-profile political activists, including two co-leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD),have been recently charged with lese majeste. The two PAD figures were not detained; the third, an anti-PAD activist, was arrested for making strikingly blunt comments against the [...] | 2008-08-01 10:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK2443 | NEW IIP PRINT PUBLICATION: "AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC (NEW [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order two hundred (200) copies in English of stock number V0537-E "American Popular Music (New Edition)." The cost of the copy is $3.00 (three dollars) per copy. Total for the above item is $600.00. Post has obligated $50.00 for shipping/handling (Grand [...] | 2008-08-14 08:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN |
08BANGKOK258 | DAS MARCIEL PRESSES MFA PERMSEC ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Burma remained a complicated issue for the RTG, and the Thais shared China's concerns about the potential impact on its borders if the situation in Burma were to destabilize, MFA Permanent Secretary Virasakdi Futrakul told Deputy Assistant Secretary Scot Marciel over lunch on Jan [...] | 2008-01-25 08:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM |
08BANGKOK2662 | FY09 ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM ORDER [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-08 06:01:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN SCUL |
08BANGKOK2674 | THAI UNION LEADER STANDS ALONE AMID THREATS AND [...] (C) Summary: The abrupt dismissal of labor union leader Jitra Kongdej by garment maker Triumph International on July 29 for alleged slights to the monarchy, and the subsequent prolonged protest by union members, is symptomatic of the ongoing wider battle between pro and anti-Thaksin groups and [...] | 2008-09-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK297 | PROPOSALS ON BURMA FROM ASSK CONFIDANT DE [...] (C) Leon de Riedmatten (Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue representative and former International Committee of the Red Cross head of delegation in Burma during which he acted as a liaison between ASSK and SPDC) viewed the prospects for change in Burma as growing weaker every day unless the inte [...] | 2008-01-30 05:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPAO KDEM BM TH |
08BANGKOK3066 | MEDIA COVERAGE OF THAI CRISIS, OCTOBER 7-10: BLACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Media coverage of Thailand's worst street violence in 16 years has been extensive and pervasive. Print media, televised news coverage and internet blogs each have their own spin on the October 7 violence as they join in the "blame game" that has played out in the public arena. [...] | 2008-10-10 09:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK3255 | THAILAND,S UDD LEADERS DISMISS CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Leaders of the pro-government United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) assured us that a major UDD rally on November 1, at which former PM Thaksin is expected to speak via phone, would be non-violent. A leading UDD figure stressed UDD's role as the primary obstacle to future c [...] | 2008-10-30 11:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK3342 | U.S. ELECTION WATCH IN THAILAND DRAWS RECORD CROWD [...] Summary: U.S. Mission Thailand directly engaged over 2,000 members of the public through three simultaneous Election Watch events held in Bangkok and Chiang Mai on November 5. Media interest was intense and Post estimates that approximately 25-35 million Thais were reached through the widespre [...] | 2008-11-10 10:30:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV OIIP PREL SCUL OPRC TH |
08BANGKOK3350 | QUESTIONING THE UNQUESTIONABLE? UPTICK IN ONLINE [...] (C) Online and open public criticism of Thai royals, particularly of Queen Sirikit, has increased recently. Army Commander Anupong Paojinda issued a public warning October 27 that the Army would take unspecified steps against people committing lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy. A high [...] | 2008-11-12 07:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK3374 | THAI WEBSITES, RADIO FACE LESE MAJESTE SCRUTINY [...] (C) The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) joined recent Army and Police efforts against lese majeste in late October. The ICT Ministry sought the cooperation of website editors in self-censoring content and announced an effort to create [...] | 2008-11-14 08:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH |
08BANGKOK3398 | UPDATE ON LESE MAJESTE CASES IN THAILAND [...] (C) Thailand enjoys a relatively robust media environment, lively, open criticism of those in power, and general freedom of expression, with a significant exception: the criminal offense of lese majeste, or offense to the monarchy. Long on the Thai books but not always vigorously pursued, a se [...] | 2008-11-18 09:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KPAO KJUS TH |
08BANGKOK341 | EU ENVOY FOR BURMA MAKES LITTLE HEADWAY WITH THAIS [...] (C) The RTG had little to offer the EU Special Envoy for Burma, who in turn presented no details or clarifications on what he thought the region should do about Burma. While he met with a wide cross section of actors that focus on Burma, including NGOs, ASEAN diplomats, and members of the UN [...] | 2008-02-01 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KPAO KDEM BM TH |
08BANGKOK3659 | AMBASSADOR VISIT TO NORTHEAST THAILAND HIGHLIGHTS U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's November 25-26 visit to Northeast Thailand highlighted U.S. outreach efforts in the region and conveyed the USG's ongoing commitment to building and sustaining cultural and economic ties that extend beyond Bangkok to all regions of Thailand. Emphasizing the val [...] | 2008-12-16 01:37:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV SCUL KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK410 | OFFER OF A NEW PRINT PUBLICATION ON ELECTIONS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order one (1) copy in English of "USA Elections in Brief." The cost of the publication is $1.30 (one dollar and thirty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $1.30 (Plan number 08003-E). Please advise shipping/handling costs when known, by email to [...] | 2008-02-08 00:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN |
08BANGKOK428 | THAI REACTION TO USG LIFTING RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (U) The Ambassador on February 7 held a press conference at the Embassy to brief the media on the USG's removal of restrictions on military assistance. Over a dozen broadcast and print journalists attended, posing questions on a wide range of issues, including USG views on Burma and on the ca [...] | 2008-02-08 10:17:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MASS KPAO KMDR TH |
08BANGKOK697 | EAP A/S HILL STRESSES ASEAN DEVELOPMENT, BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-06 01:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM |
08BANGKOK724 | EAP A/S HILL STRESSES ASEAN DEVELOPMENT, BURMA [...] (C) During a February 29 meeting with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, A/S Hill stressed the importance of strengthening ASEAN as an institution; this could in turnencourage the organization to address the situation in Burma, as well as other regional issues, such as North Korea. Suppo [...] | 2008-03-07 09:19:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO ASEAN TH BM |
08BANGKOK771 | OFFER OF POSTER SHOW ON GREEN TECHNOLOGY [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order one (1) poster show in English of stock number T0503-E "Green Technology." The cost of the poster show is $31.65 (thirty-one dollars and sixty-five cents) per poster. Total for the above item is $31.65. Post has obligated $25.00 for shipping/handli [...] | 2008-03-12 08:28:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN |
08BANGKOK772 | OFFER OF A NEW PRINT PUBLICATION ON ELECTIONS [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three hundred (300) copies in English of "USA Elections in Brief." The cost of the publication is $1.30 (one dollar and thirty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $390.00. Post has obligated $50 for shipping/handling (Grand total $440.00). [...] | 2008-03-12 08:29:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN |
08BANGKOK773 | NEW IIP ELECTRONIC JOURNAL AND POSTER: "THE LONG CAMPAIGN: [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three hundred (300) copies in English of "The Long Campaign: U.S. Elections 2008." The cost of the publication is $2.20 (two dollars and twenty cents) per copy. Total for the above item is $660.00. Post has obligated $50.00 for shipping/handling ( [...] | 2008-03-12 08:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KIRC KPAO OIIP AFIN |
08BANGKOK789 | MFA PREPARES THAI PM FOR FIRST TRIP TO BURMA [...] (C) Thailand was considering a more pro-active approach to Burma as it prepared for PM Samak's March 14 visit to Nay Pyi Taw, stated MFA Director for East Asian Affairs Kallayana Vipattipumiprates in a March 6 lunch with visiting EAP/MLS Office Director Robert Rapson. Kallayana explained that [...] | 2008-03-13 05:20:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM |
08BANGKOK846 | MFA PROVIDES READ-OUT OF BURMA VISIT [...] (C) Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej explained views of the international community and offered Thailand's assistance with Burma's political transition during his initial call on Burma's Senior General Than Shwe March 14. Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon held a simultaneous meeting with Burmese [...] | 2008-03-17 11:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM KPAO TH BM |
08BANGKOK939 | NOMINATION FOR FY08 TV CO-OP: REGIONAL TV STATION FOR [...] Post wishes to nominate Channel 11 Ubon Ratchathani for an FY08 TV co-op on the small agricultural business development in the United States. Post will support the TV co-op by funding international airfare and "I" visa fees for the team of three, which consists of two production crew members [...] | 2008-03-25 09:08:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP KPAO TH |
08BANGKOK948 | NEW IIP POSTER SHOW: "AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE" [...] Public Affairs Bangkok would like to order three (3) poster shows in English of stock number T0524-E "American Architecture." The cost of the poster show is $26.50 (twenty-six dollars and fifty cents) per set. Total for the above item is $79.50. Post has obligated $25.00 for shipping/handli [...] | 2008-03-26 08:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP OPRC AFIN |
08BEIJING2160 | Chilly PRC Response to Delivery of TIP Demarche [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 23:11:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWMN KCRM PHUM ELAB PGOV KPAO SMIG CH |
08BEIJING4075 | 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION: ZENG JINYAN [...] Embassy Beijing is pleased to nominate rights activist Zeng Jinyan for the 2009 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. An inspiration to many within her own country and throughout the world, Zeng represents not just courageous women activists, but all those who strive for justic [...] | 2008-10-28 22:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KPAO CH |
08BEIJING4084 | China/G-20 Summit: Hu Jintao will Attend, MFA [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei asked CDA Daniel Piccuta to join him at the Ministry to inform him that President Hu Jintao would attend the Financial Summit. The Vice Minister asked for specific logistical arrangements, including a larger Chinese delegation, sea [...] | 2008-10-29 08:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON KPAO PREL PGOV CH |
08BEIJING4105 | CHINA/G-20 SUMMIT: OBJECTIVES AND BACKGROUND [...] (U) To respond to the questions posed in ref 1 request, Post has drawn from a variety of sources, including publicly available statements, private conversations with officials (see ref 2 and 3),and knowledge of Chinese approaches to previous multilateral engagements. 2. (C) BEGIN ANSWERS [...] | 2008-10-31 02:25:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON KPAO PREL CH |
08BEIJING4178 | CHINA ANNOUNCES STIMULUS PLAN AHEAD OF G-20 SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the G-20 summit China's leadership on Sunday took the unusual step of endorsing a long-anticipated stimulus package before its annual economic work conference later this month. The plan emphasizes infrastructure spending, but also includes targeted tax reductions, [...] | 2008-11-11 22:32:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON KPAO PREL PGOV CH |
08BEIJING4193 | OVER 800 CHINESE SEE DEMOCRACY IN ACTION AT ELECTION EVENT [...] Summary: Embassy Beijing's U.S. Election Watch Event provided a variety of educational activities for over 800 Chinese students, academics, government employees, media representatives and business leaders. Guests stayed for hours, and emotions ran high as our Chinese guests contemplated the l [...] | 2008-11-12 08:52:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO KDEM OIIP PHUM CH |
08BEIJING4457 | CHINA/G-20/PAKISTAN: CHINA URGES WIDER SCOPE [...] (SBU) China believes a United Kingdom-drafted paper on follow-up taskings to finance ministers from the November 15 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, in advance of the next G-20 summit, does not adequately address the political dimensions of the financial crisis, Chinese Vice [...] | 2008-12-05 14:48:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID IBRD IMF KPAO PREL PGOV |
08BEIJING4458 | CHINA/G-20/PAKISTAN: CHINA URGES WIDER SCOPE [...] (SBU) China believes a United Kingdom-drafted paper on follow-up taskings to finance ministers from the November 15 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, in advance of the next G-20 summit, does not adequately address the political dimensions of the financial crisis, Chinese Vice [...] | 2008-12-06 03:24:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID IBRD IMF KPAO PREL PGOV |
08BEIJING4589 | CHINA: ACTION AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE [...] (U) Experts and international organizations claim violence against women in China is a growing problem, and that society often considers it a private, family matter rather than a human rights issue. To address the problem, the Chinese Government is using a range of legal tools, as well as publ [...] | 2008-12-18 09:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM CH |
08BEIRUT1015 | Beirut Media Reaction: July 14, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 12:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1017 | Bin Talal Takes Ove LBC/Satellite [...] Saudi multi-billionaire Al Waleed Bin Talal and Lebanese media magnate Pierre El Daher announced on July 8 that Bin Talal raised his stake in El Daher's Lebanese Media Holding (LMH) to around 85 per cent with a value of US 78 million. Bin Talal is now the main shareholder. LMH encompasses th [...] | 2008-07-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1530 | LEBANON: NOMINEE FOR 2009 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Embassy Beirut nominates Ms. Maya Mansour, an attorney and human rights activist, for the 2009 International Women of Courage Award. 2. Ms. Mansour is a partner at the Public Interest Advocacy Center, PINACLE, and is a member of the Institute of Human Rights at the Beirut Bar Association. S [...] | 2008-10-25 02:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO LE |
08BEIRUT1657 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - November 20, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-20 14:15:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1755 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - December 15, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 11:41:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1757 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - December 16, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 10:43:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1768 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - December 17, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 11:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT1771 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - December 19, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 12:54:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT314 | Lebanon: Media Reaction, February 29, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |
08BEIRUT319 | Lebanon: Media Reaction, March 3, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 12:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO PREF PREL KISL KPAL LE |