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07MANILA850 | AMBASSADOR VISITS NORTHERN LUZON TO DEEPEN US PHILIPPINE [...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Kristie Kenney visited Cabanatuan, Tarlac, and Baguio in the northern Luzon provinces of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and Benguet March 8-9. Ambassador Kenney focused on deepening relations with northern Luzon interlocutors and highlighting historical and cultural ties between the [...] | 2007-03-15 08:41:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAGR OEXC SCUL KPAO RP |
07MANILA99 | PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN [...] Summary: USG agencies have been establishing partnerships between public and private organizations to maximize the reach of development programs in Mindanao. Such collaborations have proven very successful and serve as a means to enhance capital, creativity, and technical expertise. Public-p [...] | 2007-01-10 08:35:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELAB EINV EAID PGOV RP |
07MAPUTO1047 | Northern Provinces Demining a Success, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Humanitarian demining of the Northern provinces of Mozambique is complete. The USG and other donors look to publicly announce this success in November as efforts begin to focus on other areas of the country. USG funded and equipped military demining corps gives the GRM the cap [...] | 2007-08-30 13:13:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHDP PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1048 | Demining Brings Economic Growth Near Mozambique-Tanzania [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 13:13:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KHDP PGOV PREL ECON MZ |
07MAPUTO1110 | HOUSECLEANING IN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S [...] (U) In the past two weeks President Guebuza fired Attorney General Joaquim Madeira and all deputy attorneys general in what some observers are calling an unprecedented display of housecleaning. Included in the firings are the former and current heads of the Central Office for the Combat of Co [...] | 2007-09-14 06:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1198 | PRESIDENT GUEBUZA HIGHLIGHTS HIV/AIDS AT [...] (U) During the recent opening session of a National Youth Conference on HIV/AIDS, President Armando Guebuza and Prime Minister Luisa Diogo encouraged young Mozambicans to take the lead in the country's fight against HIV/AIDS. The three- day meeting was organized by the Ministry of Youth and [...] | 2007-10-09 07:23:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO1207 | China in Mozambique: Illegally Logged Timber. [...] Q(C) SUMMARY: Below is a response to the request for a report on the environmental impact of Chinese trade or investment in the forest and forest products sector, keyed to the topic areas in reftel. Chinese purchase of illegally harvested Mozambican timber has a significant negative impact on [...] | 2007-10-11 14:46:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EAGR KCOR PGOV MZ CH |
07MAPUTO1208 | CHIQUITA ESTABLISHES MOZAMBIQUE AS AFRICA [...] (SBU) This is a retransmission of Maputo 1157, which previously did not reach all addressees. This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU),and contains business sensitive information that is not for distribution outside of the USG. 2. (SBU) Summary: Eager to access opportunities creat [...] | 2007-10-11 15:16:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV EAGR MZ |
07MAPUTO1227 | PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA DISCUSSES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] Summary: President Armando Guebuza told diplomats on October 17 that the government of Mozambique (GRM) would address poverty more quickly through initiatives for advanced schooling, tourism, and business competitiveness/investment that would require further donor assistance. These broad them [...] | 2007-10-19 05:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ECON EAGR MZ |
07MAPUTO1228 | PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA DISCUSSES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] Summary: President Armando Guebuza told diplomats on October 17 that the government of Mozambique (GRM) would address poverty more quickly through initiatives for advanced schooling, tourism, and business competitiveness/investment that would require further donor assistance. These broad them [...] | 2007-10-19 05:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ECON EAGR MZ |
07MAPUTO1229 | PRESIDENT GUEBUEZA DISCUSSES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] Summary: President Armando Guebuza told diplomats on October 17 that the government of Mozambique (GRM) would address poverty more quickly through initiatives for advanced schooling, tourism, and business competitiveness/investment that would require further donor assistance. These broad them [...] | 2007-10-19 05:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ECON EAGR MZ |
07MAPUTO1278 | PRESIDENCY MINISTER ON ZIMBABWE, PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: The Charge raised Mozambican PKO participation and the Zimbabwe crisis with Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana on 10/31. Sumbana stated that the GRM wanted to participate in PKO's, and that he would speak to President Guebuza about notifying the UN's DPKO of Mozambique's [...] | 2007-11-05 08:08:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS MARR PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1280 | ANGOLA-MOZAMBIQUE RELATIONSHIP IMPROVING [...] Building on the 2005 visit of Mozambican President Armando Guebuza to Luanda (the first foreign trip of his presidency),Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos made his first state visit to Maputo on October 30-31, accompanied by a large delegation of businessmen. The two presidents signe [...] | 2007-11-05 08:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET ENRG MZ AO |
07MAPUTO1287 | MOZAMBIQUE: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, and heroin consumed primarily in Europe, and for mandrax (methaqualone) consumed primarily in South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United [...] | 2007-11-06 09:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL PGOV SNAR MZ |
07MAPUTO1294 | GRM FOLLOW-UP TO THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON [...] In response to the invitation from First Lady Laura Bush to participate in a literacy luncheon in New York on the margins of UNGA (reftel),Mozambican First Lady Ana Guebuza directed Minister of Education Aires Ali to write a letter to the U.S. National Committee for UNESCO, providing an update [...] | 2007-11-06 15:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1320 | REQUEST TO RE-OBLIGATE INL FUNDING FOR MOZAMBIQUE [...] INL proposes to de-obligate Mozambique Border Security Technical Assistance funds of FY04 $191,418 and FY05 $216,000. These currently obligated funds support the highly successful training and equipment program for Mozambican border guards and supervisors. Mozambique's borders are lengthy a [...] | 2007-11-14 15:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER SNAR PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1322 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES INVESTMENT, AID, [...] (C) Summary: The Charge and USAID Director met with Prime Minister Luisa Diogo on 11/8 and discussed business environment concerns, the important USG role in donor assistance, efforts to reduce corruption in government, peacekeeping and Zimbabwe. Clearly grasping how to make bureaucracy mor [...] | 2007-11-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1340 | PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES INVESTMENT, AID, [...] (C) Summary: The Charge and USAID Director met with Prime Minister Luisa Diogo on 11/8 and discussed business environment concerns, the important USG role in donor assistance, efforts to reduce corruption in government, peacekeeping and Zimbabwe. Clearly grasping how to make bureaucracy mor [...] | 2007-11-15 12:37:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1341 | BIOFUELS POTENTIAL ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: Interest in bioenergy development in Mozambique is increasing rapidly. The country has significant tracts of undeveloped land and a climate conducive to biofuel crops. Mozambique participates in trade regimes with the European Union and the United States that could provide preferenti [...] | 2007-11-15 13:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAGR SENV EINV PGOV TBIO MZ |
07MAPUTO1344 | RENAMO LEADER DHLAKAMA DECRIES "ONE-PARTY STATE" [...] (C) Summary: In a November 8 meeting with the Charge, Afonso Dhlakama, leader of opposition party RENAMO, gave his perspective on the status of democracy in Mozambique. He expressed concern that the country was becoming a one-party state as FRELIMO consolidates total control over government e [...] | 2007-11-16 08:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MZ |
07MAPUTO1345 | MCC COMPACT UPDATE [...] The Embassy welcomes the November 17-21 visit by Ambassador John Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer for the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and provides the following short update of MCC implementation activities in- country since the July 13 Compact signing in Washington. 2. On August [...] | 2007-11-16 09:23:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1346 | FY 2007 CARRY-OVER ESF FOR STATE AFRICA REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Maputo proposes two projects for FY 2007 ESF carryover funding: (1) $1,000,000 for political competition and consensus-building under the elections and political processes (2.3.2) element and (2) $500,000 to structure a program aimed at improving the Doing Business "taxes" c [...] | 2007-11-16 10:00:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1349 | MOZAMBIQUE: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Since March 2007, the Government of Mozambique (GRM) has made some progress in combating trafficking in persons. The comprehensive anti-trafficking in persons bill drafted jointly by the GRM and civil society was approved by the Council of Ministers in August. The head of the committee re [...] | 2007-11-19 05:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV SMIG MZ |
07MAPUTO1393 | FORMER PRESIDENT'S SON DIES, IMPLICATED IN MURDER [...] (SBU) The son of former President Joaquim Chissano, Nyimpine Joaquim Chissano, died on November 19 at the age of 37. Though reportedly of a heart attack, his death has been subject to public rumors of foul play, including poisoning. Nyimpine was implicated as the intellectual author of the m [...] | 2007-11-29 05:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KCOR MZ |
07MAPUTO1443 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR PRIORITIZES POVERTY REDUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 27 meeting with the Charge, Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Tiang Uang Seng said that China's goal in Mozambique is the reduction of poverty through efforts focused on agricultural assistance and health care. Ambassador Tiang showed particular interest in AFRICOM, [...] | 2007-12-06 11:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID CN MZ |
07MAPUTO1445 | MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...] | 2007-12-06 13:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1451 | MCC CEO DANILOVICH SEES CAPACITY CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador John Danilovich, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),met with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza, international donors and private sector representatives, gave a speech on U.S. development assistance at a local university, and visited MCC project sites on [...] | 2007-12-11 06:31:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO1469 | INDIA HOPING TO "CHECKMATE CHINA" IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge recently paid a courtesy call on the India's High Commissioner to Mozambique, Rajinder Bhagat. The High Commissioner related his country's primary interests in Mozambique, focusing on commercial sector development, agricultural development, and coal mining, while rec [...] | 2007-12-17 12:19:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN KDEM PGOV PREL IN MZ CN |
07MAPUTO1471 | INDIA HOPING TO "CHECKMATE CHINA" IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge recently paid a courtesy call on the India's High Commissioner to Mozambique, Rajinder Bhagat. The High Commissioner related his country's primary interests in Mozambique, focusing on commercial sector development, agricultural development, and coal mining, while rec [...] | 2007-12-17 14:12:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN KDEM PGOV PREL IN MZ CN |
07MAPUTO1475 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING SUCCESS STORY: FINAL REPORT ON [...] (SBU) From July 2006 to July 2007 post allocated $12,000 in FY05 ESF funds to help start Mozambique's first shelter for victims of trafficking in persons. The majority of funds were used to furnish an onsite office, pay salaries, procure water, food, and medicines, and provide transport to and [...] | 2007-12-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO1486 | MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY ON ZUMA AND ZIMBABWE [...] (C) The Charge hosted Minister of the Presidency Antonio Sumbana at his residence December 19 for a one-on-one lunch to discuss Zimbabwe and the election of Jacob Zuma as ANC President (other topics covered septel). Sumbana noted that the GRM and the Frelimo party worked hard to maintain rel [...] | 2007-12-19 15:52:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MZ SF ZI |
07MAPUTO191 | Chinese President Hu Makes 24-hour Visit to [...] (U) Summary: Chinese President Hu Jintao stopped by for an overnight in Maputo February 8/9 before departing for the Seychelles, the final leg of his two-week Africa tour. In remarks to government officials, both Hu and Mozambican President Guebuza praised the two countries' "profound friends [...] | 2007-02-13 14:26:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CH MZ |
07MAPUTO20 | INDEPENDENT MOZAMBICAN TV STATION'S EQUIPMENT [...] On Friday, December 29, the Maputo-based television station "STV" reported in its main nightly newscast that law enforcement officers with a warrant from the Maputo City Court entered the newsroom that day at 1:30 p.m. and seized 18 computers, three DVCAM VCRs, and several pieces of office equ [...] | 2007-01-05 09:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MZ |
07MAPUTO262 | MOZAMBIQUE: AGRICULTURE MINISTER FIRED [...] (U) President Guebuza dismissed Agriculture Minister Tomas Mandlate on February 23, replacing him with Erasmo Muhate, a senior ministry official who recently headed the Mozambican Cotton Institute. Mandlate is the first minister to be fired by President Guebuza, fulfilling a pledge Guebuza mad [...] | 2007-03-05 13:46:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV MZ |
07MAPUTO318 | Mozambique - Opposition Parties Complain of Growing FRELIMO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Emboffs called on opposition leaders in early March, while making the rounds of Mozambican contacts for the Mission's newly-arrived poloff. A common theme was resentment towards FRELIMO's increasing assertiveness and hand wringing that they were relatively powerless to do anyth [...] | 2007-03-16 07:42:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MZ |
07MAPUTO334 | MOZAMBICAN CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Charge and acting British High Commissioner met on March 20 with Foreign Ministry Director for International Organizations and Conferences Manuel Goncalves to deliver ref A-B demarches and seek GRM views on next steps in addressing developments in Zimbabwe. Goncalves was not sure how much [...] | 2007-03-20 14:59:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
07MAPUTO371 | Mozambique: Demarche on SADC Heads of State Meeting and [...] On March 28 Charge and pol/econoff met with Enrique Banze, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, to deliver the demarche on the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) response to the Zimbabwe situation and the demarche on UNSCR 1747 on Iran. 2. Banze noted our concern about the situatio [...] | 2007-03-29 08:54:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO410 | Detained Journalist Freed After Discreet Embassy [...] (SBU) The Mozambican police detained for several days journalist Celso Manguana of independent fax daily Canal de Mocambique, arguably the leading fax newspaper for investigative reporting. Manguana was arrested March 31 when he appeared at the police station where a dozen protestors had been [...] | 2007-04-04 14:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MZ |
07MAPUTO433 | Mozambique - March Political Digest [...] (U) This is a summary of significant political developments in Mozambique that occurred during March 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Commission of Inquiry into Weapons Depot Explosion -- Likely Delay in Scheduling Provincial Elections -- Humanitarian De-mi [...] | 2007-04-11 14:12:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PARM PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO651 | Mozambique: Socio-Political Digest [...] (U) This is a summary of significant socio- political developments in Mozambique over the past two months. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Developments re March 22 Explosion at Munitions Depot -- PDD District Leader Defects to Frelimo -- Police accused of e [...] | 2007-06-11 16:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | POL PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO675 | MOZAMBIQUE - 2007 Report on Investment Disputes and [...] Post is aware of one (1) claim that may be outstanding against the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM). 2. Claimant A. 3. This potential claim arose on or around August 5, 2005. 4. In 2001 Claimant A received authorization for a foreign investment project from the GRM's [...] | 2007-06-18 05:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EINV ETRD OPIC PGOV KIDE CASC MZ |
07MAPUTO780 | Mozambique: June Socio-Political Digest [...] This is a summary of significant socio-political developments in Mozambique that occurred during June 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Provincial Elections Scheduled for December 20, 2007; Election Process Moves Forward -- Recent Increase in Crime Rate Vi [...] | 2007-07-09 13:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | POL PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO781 | Mozambique: June Socio-Political Digest [...] This is a summary of significant socio-political developments in Mozambique that occurred during June 2007. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. -- Provincial Elections Scheduled for December 20, 2007; Election Process Moves Forward -- Recent Increase in Crime Rate View [...] | 2007-07-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | POL PGOV PREL MZ |
07MAPUTO899 | PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS DELAYED, BUT MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Provincial elections in Mozambique originally set for December 20 face logistical difficulties, voter cynicism, protest by the Muslim community, and a budget shortfall. Despite these challenges, the GRM maintains its commitment to proceeding with the elections, but delayed them [...] | 2007-08-01 12:41:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | POL PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
07MAPUTO902 | CHARGE'S COURTESY CALL WITH FM ABREU [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a July 31 courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcinda Abreu, the Charge noted the positive and expanding nature of our bilateral relationship, underscored by the recent visit of First Lady Laura Bush and the MCC compact signing. He also advised Abreu of several upcomin [...] | 2007-08-02 15:55:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | POL PGOV PREL KDEM MZ |
07MAPUTO949 | UPSURGE IN VIOLENT CRIME: POLITICAL QUAGMIRE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Violent crime in metropolitan Maputo has increased significantly in recent weeks. Crime is a top domestic issue for the Guebuza government, and press coverage is increasingly critical of his administrationQs response to the wave. Interior Minister Jose Pacheco has publicly pro [...] | 2007-08-10 12:50:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV KCRM MZ |
07MAPUTO955 | MOZAMBIQUE OFFERS CONDITIONAL PKO PARTICIPATION [...] (C) During an August 8 call on President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana, the Charge noted he would soon visit Minister of Defense Tobias Dai to inquire about Mozambican participation in peacekeeping operations in Africa. Sumbana agreed with the Charge's political analysis that Moz [...] | 2007-08-14 07:29:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS MARR MZ |
07MAPUTO956 | MOZAMBIQUE--DISPARATE VIEWS ON MUGABE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Guebuza's Chief of Staff Antonio Sumbana told Charge of private GRM concerns about the ongoing political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe, but that the GRM saw little benefit in publicly challenging Robert Mugabe. "Zimbabwe still has the potential to destabilize Mozambiqu [...] | 2007-08-14 08:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM MZ PGOV PHUM PREL ZI |
07MAPUTO969 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) The Embassy warmly welcomes Secretary Leavitt and his accompanying delegation to Mozambique, widely considered to be an exemplary post-conflict democratic success story in Africa. Following the June visit of First Lady Laura Bush and the July MCC compact signing in Washington with Presi [...] | 2007-08-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PGOV ECON KHIV PREL EAID MZ |
07MAPUTO988 | PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...] | 2007-08-21 14:58:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI |
07MAPUTO998 | PRESIDENT GUEBUZA ON ZIMBABWE AND PKO'S [...] (C) Summary: President Guebuza told the Charge on August 20 that he pressed both Mbeki and Mugabe for a speedier solution to Zimbabwe's political crisis at the Lusaka Summit that reflects the will of the Zimbabwean people. He said that Mozambique was interested in participating in peacekeep [...] | 2007-08-24 05:44:00 | Embassy Maputo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MZ ZI |
07MARSEILLE66 | MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE: AN OVERVIEW OF [...] Summary: The 2008 municipal elections in the three largest cities in the south of France (Marseille, Nice and Montpellier) will probably not see any city halls changing hands. Marseille and Nice will remain UMP, and Montpellier PS. Marseille will see the closest race, as the powerful sociali [...] | 2007-09-25 14:59:00 | Consulate Marseille | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI EU FR PINR ECON ELAB |
07MARSEILLE9 | HEAD OF LOCAL MUSLIM COUNCIL LOOKING FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, 2007 Abderhammane Ghoul, (protect) President of the Regional Council of the Muslim Cult, Province Cote d'Azur Region (CRCM-PACA),discussed with Marseille Consul General his reasons for optimism about 2007. Major mosque projects in his region are advancing, and the [...] | 2007-01-26 14:18:00 | Consulate Marseille | CONFIDENTIAL | FR PREL PINR PGOV |
07MASERU105 | PERSPECTIVE OF IEC CHAIR ON RECENT ATTACKS OF U.S. TARGETS [...] (SBU) Following the February 27, 12:30 a.m. grenade and heavy gun shot attack on the residence/office of Partners-In-health (PIH) staffed by a U.S. citizen (and Canadian spouse) (Ref A),Ambassador received a call from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chair Thoahlane. With this atta [...] | 2007-03-01 11:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV PTER PT |
07MASERU107 | PERSPECTIVE OF IEC CHAIR ON RECENT ATTACKS OF U.S. TARGETS [...] (S) Following the February 27, 12:30 a.m. grenade and heavy gun shot attack on the residence/office of Partners-In-Health (PIH) staffed by a U.S. citizen (and Canadian spouse) (Ref B),Ambassador received a call from the Independent Electoral Commission Chair (IEC) Thoahlane. With this attack [...] | 2007-03-01 15:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PTER LT |
07MASERU111 | LESOTHO: THE STRIKE THAT WAS A GUTTERBALL [...] SUMMARY: Wednesday, February 28, 2007, was the "strike that wasn't" in Lesotho. Rumors and pamphlets swirled through the capital and numerous interior towns after the weekend's political rallies that a potentially disruption work stoppage would occur. In a positive sign for the acceptance o [...] | 2007-03-02 12:27:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MASERU112 | LESOTHO: INPUT FOR US/CHINA DIALOG ON AFRICA [...] (U) Per REFTEL request, Embassy Maseru provides the following information on the relationship between the Kingdom of Lesotho and the People's Republic of China. ----------------- Lesotho and China ----------------- 2. (SBU) Relationship: Cordial and deepening. Public Perception: M [...] | 2007-03-02 12:32:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV PREL EINV CH LT |
07MASERU113 | LESOTHO: ELEVEN APPOINTED TO SENATE [...] The Office of the Prime Minister announced on February 28 that His Majesty King Letsie III, in accordance with Section 55 of the Constitution of Lesotho, appointed eleven new members of the Senate, the upper house of Parliament. (NOTE: The Constitution stipulates that the Council of State sho [...] | 2007-03-02 12:35:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MASERU116 | IRISH EMBASSY RELOCATES EMPLOYEE [...] (C) Following the February 27 armed attack on the ministerial property used by Harvard's Partners-In-Health (PIH) couple (Refs A and B),the Irish Embassy has moved one of its permanent staff from a similar residence to a hotel. Ambassador Paddy Fay informed U.S. Ambassador last week that he [...] | 2007-03-05 10:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV LT |
07MASERU124 | LESOTHO: NEW MEMBERS OF HIS MAJESTY'S CABINET [...] SUMMARY: On Friday, March 2, Lesotho's Chief Justice, in the presence of King Letsie III and Prime Minister and Mrs. Mosisili, swore in the nation's new cabinet in a lengthy ceremony at the Royal Palace. The Cabinet is composed of members of the nation's two houses of Parliament. While the [...] | 2007-03-06 20:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
07MASERU135 | SCHEDULE OF MANAGING DIRECTOR MANS VISIT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Perry and Finance Minister Thahane reviewed March 7, 2007 the necessary elements (including a potential address by the King at a Special Parlimentary session 3/16/07) for a fruitful visit by Darius Mans, Managing Director of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),taking into [...] | 2007-03-07 14:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHIV KMCA PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU149 | LESOTHO'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISES BILATERAL [...] (C) In her first official courtesy call on the "new" Foreign Minister (FOMIN) Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa March 14, Ambassador Perry congratulated him on his return to the posting. The Minister graciously accepted the Ambassador's congratulations and remembered our first meeting in 2004 when he ac [...] | 2007-03-14 16:09:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID LT |
07MASERU160 | LESOTHO: OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ENDS WITH SIT-IN, EJECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: After His Majesty King Letsie III officially opened the 7th Parliament of Lesotho on Thursday, March 15, Lesotho's major opposition parties staged a "sit-in," and pledged not to leave the Parliament building until the government had addressed their demands for a redistribution of legi [...] | 2007-03-16 12:49:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT |
07MASERU161 | SADC, OPPOSITION AND GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Over the past three and a half days, Ambassador Perry has met with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary and his senior staff, the diplomatic corps and all leaders of the opposition parties concerning the current political crisis and stay-away occurring in L [...] | 2007-03-19 15:32:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT |
07MASERU162 | MASERU EAC (3/19/07) ASSESSES MASSIVE WORK STOPPAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Maseru's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on March 19 to discuss the first day of a three-day, opposition-led work stoppage ("stay away"),to assess potential threats to USG personnel, and to review the mission's security posture. Day One of the stay-away was widely ob [...] | 2007-03-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU167 | LESOTHO: OPPOSITION CALLS OFF WORK STOPPAGE AFTER TWO-DAY [...] (U) Summary: After a two-day strike that crippled the Maseru economy, late on March 20 Lesotho's political opposition leaders called off the mass action in order to hold talks with visiting SADC leaders. We expect that business will return to regular levels of activity on March 21, although th [...] | 2007-03-20 15:45:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PGOV PREL LT |
07MASERU176 | GOL DEFENDS ELECTORAL PROCEDURES [...] (C) The Government of Lesotho (GOL) called an emergency donors meeting on March 21 to discuss its views of the tactics used by the opposition parties, particularly by the All Basotho Convention (ABC) party led by Thomas Thabane. The meeting was convened by the Minister in the Office of the Pr [...] | 2007-03-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR PHUM SADC ZI LT |
07MASERU177 | SADC: POSSIBLE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in Lesotho for the SADC Council of Ministers meeting, told Maseru-based diplomats on March 22 "in confidence" that the SADC Double Troika ministers had recommended to their respective capitals that Tanzania host an Extraordinary Summit for SADC He [...] | 2007-03-22 21:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR KDEM ECON ZI LT |
07MASERU182 | SADC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING: MEDIA BRIEFING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 12:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MASERU183 | SADC DOUBLE TROIKA PRESS RELEASE: MASERU - MARCH 22, 2007 [...] On March 22, Embassy Maseru received a diplomatic note from Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs extending an invitation to all Diplomatic Missions in Maseru to send representatives to attend a media briefing by Timothy Thahane, the Lesotho Minister of Finance and Development Planning, who is [...] | 2007-03-23 12:06:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM ZI LT |
07MASERU19 | FINANCE MINISTRY INTACT DESPITE POLITICAL SHENNANIGANS [...] (C) In an extremely frank January 10 discussion with Ambassador Perry, Lesotho's Finance Minister Tim Thahane demonstrated his underlying suspicions of Trade Minister Malie's and Foreign Minister Moleleki's ambitions and how they might contribute to a more unsettled national election than nece [...] | 2007-01-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU191 | SADC/LESOTHO NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) This message provides a basic chronology and substantive background on our bilateral and multilateral engagements during Lesotho's pre-election, electoral and post electoral developments. The latter more closely involved Southern African Development Community (SADC) Executive Secretary Sa [...] | 2007-03-27 16:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU192 | SADC PRESS RELEASE ON LESOTHO MEDIATION [...] (SBU) On March 23, the Chairperson of the SADC Ministerial Troika of the Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Cooperation (Tanzania) issued a press release in Maseru regarding a potential SADC role in mediating talks among Lesotho's political parties to resolve an ongoing election-related [...] | 2007-03-27 17:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU198 | BUDGET SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS POVERTY REDUCTION ROLE OF DONOR [...] (SBU) Following is summary of the key points made by Lesotho's Finance Minister Tim Thahane in Parliament on March 30. A full analysis of his speech will be available septel. The main categories Thahane addressed were: -- achieving development goals of Lesotho's vision 20/20; -- job cre [...] | 2007-03-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID LT |
07MASERU20 | LESOTHO: STATE OF PREPAREDNESS FOR 2007 NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] Summary: As polling day approaches, anticipation is high across Lesotho and political parties are busy holding rallies to drum up support for the February 17, 2007 national election, less than six weeks away. Fierce competition and internal disputes have delayed some political parties in ide [...] | 2007-01-12 12:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MASERU202 | LESOTHO: POST ELECTION CONFERENCE [...] Summary: The Lesotho Council of NGOs (LCN) hosted a two-day conference on Post 2007 National Assembly Elections from March 26 to 27, 2007. The Conference was aimed at reflecting on Lesotho's February 17 2007 National Assembly elections and beyond so as to facilitate the process of learning and [...] | 2007-04-02 15:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MASERU204 | MINISTER OR FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS PROPOSED BUDGET [...] SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance and Development Planning Dr. Timothy Thahane presented the 2007/2008 National Budget to the Parliament on March 30 2007. The Minister's M7.5bn ($1.03bn) budget will focus on creating a conducive investment climate and Minimum Infrastructure Platform (MIP) hen [...] | 2007-04-03 15:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV KHIV LT |
07MASERU210 | LESOTHO: U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning the introduction of a U.S. resolution granting Kosovo independence to Lesotho's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa on April 4. She provided the key points, notably the fact that Kosovo has experienced eight years of United Natio [...] | 2007-04-04 14:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR UN LT |
07MASERU213 | LESOTHO: U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO'S STATUS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche concerning the introduction of a U.S. resolution granting Kosovo independence to Lesotho's newly-appointed Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa on April 4. She provided the key points, notably the fact that Kosovo has experienced eight years of United Natio [...] | 2007-04-05 09:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UN LT |
07MASERU214 | SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...] | 2007-04-05 13:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT |
07MASERU215 | SADC EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT READOUT BY MFA [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsekoa invited the diplomatic corps for an April 4 briefing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit held in Tanzania March 29. The Minister opened the meeting with an overview of political developments in Lesotho and specifical [...] | 2007-04-05 15:17:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SA ZI CG LT |
07MASERU223 | EXTRAORDINARY SADC DELEGATION ARRIVES IN LESOTHO [...] A ministerial-level delegation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Troika Organ on Politics, Defense, and Security arrived in Maseru on April 11 to focus on Lesotho's post-election political stalemate. The troika consists of Tanzania (chair),Namibia (in-coming chair) and Ang [...] | 2007-04-12 15:44:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU227 | LESOTHO: APRIL 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY: - SADC Council of Finance Ministers Convened in Maseru - World Bank Considers Lesotho for Non-Concessional Loans - UNFPA Presents 5th Five-Year Country Program - New Diamond Mining Areas Explored. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------- SADC COUNCIL OF FI [...] | 2007-04-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV EMIN PGOV LT |
07MASERU231 | LESOTHO: VISIT OF MCC MANAGING DIRECTOR DARIUS MANS AND MCC [...] (SBU) As the potential signing of a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact draws nearer, MCC Managing Director for Anglophone and Lusophone Africa, Dr. Darius Mans, visited Lesotho on March 15-16, 2007, for a series of meetings with GOL officials and other stakeholders. Prior to Dr. Mans [...] | 2007-04-19 16:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMCA EAID ECON PGOV PREL LT |
07MASERU24 | LESOTHO REQUESTS USG OBSERVER MISSION FOR NATIONAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY. On January 11, Embassy Maseru received a diplomatic note from Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally announcing the date of forthcoming national elections as February 17, 2007, and inviting the United States Government to [...] | 2007-01-18 15:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
07MASERU246 | LESOTHO: NEW COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER ASKS FOR HELP [...] SUMMARY: In an April 20 meeting with U.S. Ambassador June Carter Perry, Lesotho's new Minister of Communications Mothetjoa Metsing acknowledged the failure of the GOL and the governing party to properly communicate with Lesotho's public and asked the U.S. Embassy in Maseru for assistance. Un [...] | 2007-04-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MASERU265 | LESOTHO: LCD HOLDS PEACEFUL MARCH TO DEMONSTRATE UNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In order to demonstrate unity in the face of political opposition rhetoric and allegations of intra-party differences (reftel),the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party held a march and rally in Maseru on Sunday, May 6 attended by an estimated three thousand sup [...] | 2007-05-08 16:11:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU27 | "ABC 1, 2, 3": OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS ON AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Former Minister of Communications Thomas Thabane visited the Ambassador the morning of January 12 and expressed his own concerns about instability during the electoral period. The Ambassador told Thabane frankly that she was concerned about reports that the youth league of his party might [...] | 2007-01-19 12:35:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC LT |
07MASERU281 | "THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT" -- LESOTHO'S MONARCH SPEAKS [...] (SBU) In a May 16 farewell call on Lesotho's King Letsie III, His Majesty expressly asked Ambassador Perry to convey to President Bush a sincere "Thank You" for his PEPFAR and Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) initiatives. The King stated his gratitude for the increases in PEPFAR funding to a [...] | 2007-05-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KMCA LT |
07MASERU287 | LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR RAISES ZIMBABWE DURING FAREWELL CALLS [...] (SBU) In support of ref C strategy, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe issue with Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister on May 11. She reviewed key points also with King Letsie III on May 16. 2. (C) The Government of Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that the Southern African [...] | 2007-05-21 15:15:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ZI LT |
07MASERU297 | LESOTHO MAY 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: DIAMONDS, CORN, FISCAL [...] SUMMARY: - Analyst: Fiscal Policy and Tax Base Key in Lesotho; - Diamond Mining in Lesotho: Implications; - Money Laundering Task Force Meets in Maseru; and - Lesotho's Maize and Sorghum Harvest Fails. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- --- [...] | 2007-05-22 15:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV EAGR KCRM EAID LT |
07MASERU337 | TANZANIAN FM DELIVERS SADC REPORT TO LESOTHO [...] Summary: On June 11, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Membe, in his capacity as representative of the Chairperson of SADC's Troika on Politics, Defense, and Security, delivered a much anticipated report to Lesotho on the country's contested February 2007 national election. The Troika's recommendati [...] | 2007-06-11 18:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL LT |
07MASERU339 | LESOTHO: RADIO STATION WINS CASE AGAINST GOVERNMENT [...] SUMMARY: Harvest FM, a popular local private anti-government radio station, won a last minute court case against the GOL on Saturday, June 9. The outcome of the case overturned a Ministry of Tourism decision to deny the station the right to rent the National Convention Center to celebrate its [...] | 2007-06-12 14:56:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU34 | AMBASSADOR'S QUARTERLY REPORT ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 14:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT PGOV PREL CVIS LT |
07MASERU340 | LESOTHO: GUNMEN FORCIBLY DISARM MINISTERIAL GUARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the night of June 10, unknown gunmen carrying automatic rifles attacked, disarmed, and kidnapped Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) guards at the residences of the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Motloheloa Phooko and the Minister of Trade and Industry Popane Lebesa. No sho [...] | 2007-06-12 15:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC LT |
07MASERU341 | LESOTHO: SUSPENSION OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS BY [...] (SBU) Summary: A Ministry of Health and Social Welfare official acknowledged to Conoff that the GOL has suspended international adoptions in Lesotho, effective June 4, based on the Ministry's concern that certain Basotho children adopted by foreigners in unidentified countries "are being abuse [...] | 2007-06-12 15:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CVIS PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU345 | LESOTHO: U.S. DOD DONATIONS YIELD CELEBRATIONS [...] SUMMARY: On June 7 and 8, items procured through the Department of Defense's Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) were delivered to the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) medical services and the rural Itumeleng Primary and Secondary Schools in Mohale's Hoek. The donations -- a large van to be co [...] | 2007-06-13 10:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS EAID LT |
07MASERU347 | LESOTHO: TIP REPORT RELEASE FILM SCREEENING STRIKES CHORD [...] SUMMARY: On June 12, hours after the release of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report in Washington, Embassy Maseru held a presentation on the report's results and a screening of the IIP-supplied film "Human Trafficking." The event, attended by representatives of Lesotho's Gender and Child [...] | 2007-06-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO LT |
07MASERU350 | LESOTHO: FORMER BOTSWANA PRESIDENT LEADS SADC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: A mere two days after a SADC Troika report on Lesotho's political impasse called for a SADC-facilitated dialogue, former Botswana President Ketumile Masire arrived in the capital city of Maseru for a six-day effort aimed at resolving a post-election stand-off that has at times t [...] | 2007-06-14 20:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL LT |
07MASERU351 | LESOTHO: EAC CONSIDERS JULY 4 POSTURE, RECENT ATTACKS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires convened an EAC meeting on June 15 to assess security policies and potential threats associated with the Embassy's planned official July 4 reception. The EAC also reviewed the mission's general security posture in light of recent attacks on the properties of GOL [...] | 2007-06-15 10:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | ASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU353 | LESOTHO: FRESH ATTACKS ON HOMES OF GOL MINISTER AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Only four days after the June 10 attack on the residences of two government ministers, unidentified gunmen carried out a new attack on the residence of Mothojoa Metsing, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, on the night of June 14. Post sources indicated that the a [...] | 2007-06-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC LT |
07MASERU355 | LESOTHO: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS ATTACKS ARE COUP [...] (C) Summary: Lesotho's Deputy Prime Minister, in a June 18 briefing for chiefs of diplomatic missions, said that the violent security environment in the capital city of Maseru, which deteriorated further following implementation of a daily curfew on June 15, had taken on "political undertones, [...] | 2007-06-18 17:28:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PINS PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU356 | LESOTHO: EAC ASSESSES GOL CURFEW, SECURITY DETERIORATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge convened the EAC twice on June 18 to assess mission security policies and potential threats following the GOL's after hours announcement on June 15 of a daily curfew, several violent security incidents over the weekend of June 16-17 (including the carjacking of a U.S. missio [...] | 2007-06-18 18:33:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU357 | LESOTHO: SADC ENVOY BRINGS GOL, OPPOSITION TOGETHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 16, former President of Botswana Kitumile Masire, head of a SADC mediation team in Lesotho, succeeded in pulling together various stakeholders, including the governing and opposition parties, to discuss the nation's current political stalemate. Masire achieved an agreement [...] | 2007-06-19 17:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL LT |
07MASERU358 | LESOTHO JUNE 19 SITREP: GOL REVISES CURFEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the face of public criticism, mounting pressure from Lesotho's political opposition, and a threatened taxi strike, the nation's Police Commissioner announced on June 19 a loosening of Maseru's current 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily curfew to the hours of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Embassy Mase [...] | 2007-06-19 17:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT |
07MASERU359 | LESOTHO JUNE 20 SITREP: CONTINUED QUIET IN MASERU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A second consecutive night of calm on June 19-20 during newly shorted curfew hours has eased Maseru's immediate tensions. On June 20, Lesotho's powerful taxi associations agreed with a GOL appeal to postpone consideration of a strike until June 25, the GOL's Ombudsman publicly [...] | 2007-06-20 16:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT |
07MASERU365 | LESOTHO JUNE 22 SITREP: A CALM BUT UNCERTAIN CURFEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 22, Maseru remained perfectly calm one week after implementation of a curfew implemented to end attacks on senior political and government figures. The security situation, however, remains unpredictable. There are no signs the Lesotho police have made progress in identi [...] | 2007-06-22 13:18:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC CASC LT |
07MASERU367 | LESOTHO CURFEW LIFTED; FM APPEALS FOR DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: To the relief of local residents, Lesotho Police lifted a week-long curfew on June 22. Security forces, however, maintained checkpoints throughout Maseru, leading to the shooting of a government employee. Foreign Minister Tsekoa, meeting with resident diplomats on June 23, dismi [...] | 2007-06-25 14:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ASEC LT |
07MASERU37 | EMBASSY MASERU'S MLK DAY EVENT SETS TONE FOR UPCOMING [...] SUMMARY: On January 17, Embassy Maseru held a lecture/discussion event in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which one resident Ambassador declared "the best and most intellectually stimulating event I've attended since I've arrived in Lesotho." The MLK Day Commemoration event, fe [...] | 2007-01-24 07:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM SCUL PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU370 | LESOTHO: PM VISITS SOUTH AFRICA DESPITE TROUBLE AT HOME [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 18-20, the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Phakalitha Mosisili, conducted an official visit to Cape Town, South Africa. An official communiqui on the visit mentioned the signing of agreements on several bilateral issues, including the cross-border movement of citizens. In his [...] | 2007-06-26 15:47:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON KMCA KDEM EAID SF LT |
07MASERU371 | LESOTHO: EMBATTLED RADIO PRESENTER FACES SEDITION CHARGES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-26 17:10:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU378 | LESOTHO ARMY COMMANDER: "WE HAVE FRUSTRATED THE COUP [...] (C) Summary: The Commander of the Lesotho Defence Forces (LDF) told diplomats on June 26 that security forces thwarted a coup attempt in mid-June which had been in the works since December 2006. He alleged the coup effort, which had the support of some active and former military personnel, was [...] | 2007-06-29 12:26:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV PINR ASEC LT |
07MASERU379 | LESOTHO: SADC MEDIATION SUCCESS AMID ABUSE ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a turbulent week of negotiations (June 25-29),ongoing SADC mediation efforts between Lesotho's governing and opposition parties appear to have made progress as stakeholders have identified outside experts to evaluate Lesotho's implementation of the Mixed Member Proportion [...] | 2007-06-29 12:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM LT |
07MASERU384 | LESOTHO CONTRADICTIONS: TALKS ADVANCE, OPPOSITION ANNOUNCES [...] SUMMARY: Head of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) mediation delegation and former President of Botswana Masire successfully concluded the first round of talks between Lesotho's governing and opposition parties on July 1. On the same day, however, Lesotho's largest oppositio [...] | 2007-07-02 19:51:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM LT |
07MASERU385 | LESOTHO: ABUSED OPPOSITION BODYGUARD FREED ON COURT ORDER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On the evening of July 2, a High Court Justice ordered the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) Commander to facilitate the immediate release of Mr. Makotoko Lerotholi to his family. Unidentified gunmen took Mr. Lerotholi, a bodyguard for Thomas Thabane, head of the All Basotho Convention [...] | 2007-07-03 15:42:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC LT |
07MASERU386 | MASERU EAC CONVENES PRIOR TO POSSIBLE JULY 5 PROTEST MARCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, a.i. convened post EAC on July 3 to assess the mission's security posture and potential threats following the July 1 announcement of an unsanctioned July 5 political opposition protest march and sit-in scheduled to end at the Prime Minister's office (reftel and [...] | 2007-07-03 16:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU387 | LESOTHO: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION DIVIDE GROWS [...] (C) Summary: During a July 2 briefing for the diplomatic corps, three senior GOL ministers described recent SADC-mediated dialogue between the GOL and the political opposition as successful, but proceeded to lambaste the ABC opposition party for a July 1 rally announcing a protest march and si [...] | 2007-07-03 17:16:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC LT |
07MASERU389 | LESOTHO: PEACEFUL OPPOSITION MARCH DISSIPATES TENSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 5, Lesotho's opposition parties held a large and peaceful march to deliver protest petitions to Lesotho's Commissioner of Police and the Prime Minister's office. The march ended at the National Convention Center, where opposition leaders (with ABC Leader Thomas Thabane [...] | 2007-07-05 18:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU398 | MOB CONFRONTS MILITARY OVER RE-ARREST OF ALLEGED COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, the Lesotho army's seizure of three soldiers, which Lesotho's High Court had ordered released from GOL custody for a second time, led to an angry mob hurling rocks at military vehicles and burning tires in the vicinity of a Maseru police station. The GOL accuses the [...] | 2007-07-09 14:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU401 | LESOTHO: GOL APPEALS FOR HELP IN DEALING WITH OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a briefing for resident chiefs of mission on July 6, Foreign Minister Tsekoa reiterated his desire that the international community support the "government of the day" and desist from taking a neutral stance toward the political impasse between the GOL and the political oppositi [...] | 2007-07-09 16:49:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PHUM LT |
07MASERU403 | DISASTER DECLARATION: FOOD INSECURITY IN LESOTHO [...] This is an action cable. See paragraphs 3 and 11. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. SUMMARY: According to a variety of food experts, Lesotho government officials, and official observers -- including USAID, the World Food Programme (WFP),the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO),the GO [...] | 2007-07-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL LT |
07MASERU412 | SCENESETTER FOR PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Mosisili's imminent visit to Washington to sign a $362.5 million MCA Compact on July 23 with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) comes at a high point in the U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relationship, reflecting many shared values, mutual cooperation, successful [...] | 2007-07-12 18:33:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KMCA LT |
07MASERU428 | LESOTHO: LAWSUITS AND PRESS STATEMENTS AMID RELATIVE QUIET [...] (U) SUMMARY: The past week and a half in Maseru passed quietly without jarring developments relating to Lesotho's ongoing political impasse. Deputy Prime Minister Lehohla addressed the nation on Lesotho Television on July 10, reinforcing the government line that attacks on ministerial reside [...] | 2007-07-20 09:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PHUM LT |
07MASERU436 | LESOTHO: ARMY AND POLICE RECOVER STOLEN WEAPONS AMID NEW [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) launched a joint operation to recover weapons stolen from army guards outside of ministerial residences (ref B). In their first major success in locating these weapons, the LDF and LMPS recover [...] | 2007-07-23 14:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU439 | LESOTHO: JUDGE'S HOME SEARCHED, OPPOSITION AND CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's political crisis continues to lumber forward, as the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) searched the home of a High Court Justice who recently issued two rulings against the GOL. Leaders of Lesotho's five major opposition parties held a press conference on July 24 [...] | 2007-07-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM LT |
07MASERU452 | LESOTHO: RSA REPORTEDLY GRANTS ASYLUM TO ACCUSED COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republic of South Africa has reportedly granted temporary asylum to six Basotho men accused by the GOL of involvement in alleged coup plotting. Two of the men claim torture, and in a recent press interview all denied any involvement in attacks on ministerial residences. Th [...] | 2007-07-31 15:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS LT |
07MASERU460 | LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FACE HARASSMENT IN LESOTHO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, the Lesotho Defense Forces (LDF) redetained two soldiers charged with high treason immediately upon their release on bail from Maseru's "Maximum Central Prison." Meanwhile, local media and opposition political leaders claim that South African National Defense Force [...] | 2007-08-01 15:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS KMCA LT |
07MASERU476 | LESOTHO: CHARGE MEETS WITH OPPOSITION, GOL ON CALL FOR AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on August 7 with Lesotho's main opposition party leaders, and separately on August 8 with a key GOL minister, to discuss the opposition's recent appeal for a suspension of foreign assistance, including MCC funding, until the country returns to "proper democratic rule." [...] | 2007-08-08 16:31:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL EAID LT |
07MASERU487 | THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...] | 2007-08-14 23:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT |
07MASERU488 | THE LESOTHO LIBERATION ARMY (LLA): BACK FOR MORE? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Lesotho Liberation Army, or LLA, is an aging insurgent group dating back to the 1970's which appeared to rest in obscurity until several of its former members were recently implicated in attacks on ministerial residences. Born out of opposition to the dictatorship of post-i [...] | 2007-08-14 23:01:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS PTER LT |
07MASERU491 | LESOTHO: UN FLASH APPEAL FOR FOOD SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: On August 2, the United Nations invited donors and representatives of the Government of Lesotho to the official launch of a flash appeal for food aid, stating that the need in Lesotho was nearly $19 million. GOL representatives explained that the need was beyond its capacity to addre [...] | 2007-08-15 14:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL UN LT |
07MASERU500 | LESOTHO: ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS FREE IN SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 14, three of the six Lesotho nationals accused of coup plotting in Lesotho, and reportedly granted political asylum in South Africa, walked free from a magistrate court in Gauteng Province after posting bail. Crowds of their supporters, bused in from Maseru, packed th [...] | 2007-08-17 14:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC PINS SF LT |
07MASERU549 | LESOTHO SEPTEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: ARRESTS, ANALYSIS, [...] SUMMARY: - Fitch Puts Lesotho's Economy Under Microscope - Article IV Consultations: Good Numbers, No Poverty Impact - Principal Secretary of Justice Arrested - High-level Chinese Trade Delegation Visits Lesotho - "One Stop Shop" to Simplify Trade - Promise in the Mining Sect [...] | 2007-10-01 12:13:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EMIN EFIN PGOV CH LT |
07MASERU551 | LESOTHO: USAID ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR ASSESSES FOOD [...] SUMMARY: From September 22-24, USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance Michael Hess visited Lesotho to assess food security and to review the USG's ongoing response to recent drought and failed harvests. Accompanied by Emboff, the Hess delegation c [...] | 2007-10-02 13:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR OVIP PGOV LT |
07MASERU562 | LESOTHO: AMB CHAVEAS VISITS, INJECTS REALITY INTO AFRICOM [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 20-23 visit to Lesotho, Director of the Department of Defense's Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) Ambassador Peter Chaveas (ret.) disseminated useful information concerning AFRICOM and ACSS to a range of high-level GOL officials. Chaveas met with the [...] | 2007-10-10 15:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL LT |
07MASERU563 | LESOTHO: AMBASSADOR NOLAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO KING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Ambassador Robert B. Nolan presented his credentials to Lesotho's King Letsie III at the Royal Palace in Maseru. During their private conversation following the presentation, the King emphasized the excellent state of U.S.-Lesotho bilateral relations following th [...] | 2007-10-10 16:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID KHIV KMCA LT |
07MASERU577 | LESOTHO: CONTROVERSIAL RADIO PRESENTER DEPORTED AGAIN [...] SUMMARY: On October 16, listeners to Maseru's popular local radio station Harvest FM were surprised to hear a familiar voice on the airwaves -- the voice of Reverend Adam Lekhoaba, a controversial presenter deported as an illegal alien in May 2007. As Lekhoaba's claim of Lesotho citizenship [...] | 2007-10-16 14:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MASERU589 | LESOTHO: INFLATION ON THE RISE [...] SUMMARY: Over recent months, inflation has become a serious issue in Lesotho. A decline in cereal production, resulting from the worst drought in a decade, and surging oil prices are exerting a strong upward pressure on food prices and the overall consumer price index. Consumer inflation, d [...] | 2007-10-30 17:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV PGOV LT |
07MASERU595 | LESOTHO OCTOBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: JOB LOSSES, [...] In October, representatives of Lesotho's textile industry acknowledged the retrenchment of 1,800 workers from three major factories. Lesotho's textile industry faces increasing challenges due to the rise in global garment and textile competition following the recent removal of many quotas on [...] | 2007-11-02 08:00:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR PGOV EIND ETRD LT |
07MASERU597 | LESOTHO: FRUSTRATED OPPOSITION RALLIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 4, Lesotho's largest opposition political party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC),led an opposition rally in Maseru at which ABC leader (and former GOL minister) Thomas Thabane highlighted growing frustration with a SADC-led mediation process aimed at resolving a po [...] | 2007-11-05 22:03:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC LT |
07MASERU598 | LESOTHO: COURT REINSTATES CITIZENSHIP OF GOL CRITIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesotho's High Court, in a high-profile case which had become a cause celebre within opposition circles, has reversed a GOL decision to strip the citizenship of the Reverend Adam Lekhoaba, a controversial local radio presenter and harsh critic of the government. In addition to [...] | 2007-11-06 07:12:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC LT |
07MASERU60 | TEMPERATURE RISING IN LESOTHO'S POLITICAL SEASON [...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's upcoming national election, scheduled for February 17, has raised the tenor and velocity of political discourse in the Mountain Kingdom. While a recent emergency meeting of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) focused on technical election problems, the candidate nomi [...] | 2007-02-06 15:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MASERU607 | LESOTHO OPPOSITION CALLS FOR SUSPENSION OF MCC FUNDING [...] (SBU) Summary: Lesotho's political opposition parties, still aggrieved that they were outmaneuvered by the governing LCD party during the country's February 2007 national election, staged a walk-out in Parliament on November 14 and a protest march on November 16, drawing attention in part to th [...] | 2007-11-20 09:29:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM LT |
07MASERU608 | LESOTHO PM TO AMBASSADOR: "THANK YOU FOR STAYING THE [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's November 19 initial courtesy call on Lesotho Prime Minister Mosisili, the PM expressed deep appreciation for 41 years of an uninterrupted USG presence in the mountain kingdom and for American generosity over the years, including programs in the areas of heal [...] | 2007-11-20 16:19:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID LT |
07MASERU619 | LESOTHO: GOL SCRUTINY OF PONZI SCHEME LEADS TO PROTESTS, [...] SUMMARY: On November 27, Lesotho's Central Bank suspended many commercial activities of the country's largest funeral services company, Lesotho MKM Burial Society, for functioning as an unlicensed bank, insurance company, and possibly as a pyramid investment scheme. As hundreds of anxious in [...] | 2007-12-03 17:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV LT |
07MASERU623 | LESOTHO DEFENCE FORCE COMMANDER: "WE SUPPORT AFRICOM" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 5, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) Commander Lt. General Thuso Motanyane, during which the Commander expressed strong support for the establishment of AFRICOM and lauded growing military relations between the U.S. and Lesotho. The Amba [...] | 2007-12-06 16:50:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM MARR MASS MOPS MCAP LT |
07MASERU630 | LESOTHO: OPPOSITION CALLS OFF LIGHTLY OBSERVED GENERAL [...] On December 12, the second day of an opposition-led general strike (reftel),Lesotho's five major opposition parties held a press conference to announce the suspension of the "stay-away" and launch further complaints against the Government of Lesotho. All Basotho Convention Leader Thomas Thab [...] | 2007-12-12 18:22:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC LT |
07MASERU633 | LESOTHO NOVEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: POVERTY, [...] In this edition: -- GOL Reviews Progress on Poverty Reduction Strategy -- SACU Develops Common Negotiating Mechanism, Textile Strategy -- GOL Promotes Procurement as a Profession -- Lesotho's Treasury Stops Payroll Deductions Directed to MKM Burial Society ------------------------------- [...] | 2007-12-14 10:28:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV ECIN EFIN EIND LT |
07MASERU64 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS CONCURS WITH U.S. ON SEVERAL ISSUES; [...] (S) On February 7 ( and over the course of the past 3 weeks) Ambassador raised key U.S. policy issues with Foreign Minister Moleleki. We also discussed the issues facing the February 17 general elections. On the new U.S. Africa Military Command, Moleleki was in complete agreement with the U [...] | 2007-02-08 15:40:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM PTER MARR KNNP EFIN LT |
07MASERU69 | LESOTHO ELECTION UPDATE: RULING PARTY DITCHES DEBATE [...] SUMMARY: Shocking many observers, the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) pulled out of Lesotho's only political debate between major party leaders just hours before the event on February 10 -- one week before the election. The withdrawal came as a surprise and disappointment to L [...] | 2007-02-14 20:23:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LT |
07MASERU73 | WINNER TAKE ALL: UPDATE ON LESOTHO'S ELECTION EVE [...] (S) Over the past few weeks, the Ambassador met once or twice weekly with other Chiefs of Mission (COM) as well as political party leaders, the Minister of Foreign Affairs (FOMIN),Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson, international observers and civil society representatives. O [...] | 2007-02-16 11:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | SECRET//NOFORN | KDEM PGOV PREL PINR LT |
07MASERU75 | LESOTHO ELECTION COMMISSION SPEAKS ON EVE OF ELECTION [...] SUMMARY: As Lesotho approaches polling for the National Assembly election on February 17, Lesotho's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has consistently stated that it is prepared for polling day. Ballot papers are printed and are in place or being transported by road or helicopter to the [...] | 2007-02-16 13:41:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL LT |
07MASERU77 | LESOTHO: CALM ELECTION DELIVERS WAKE-UP CALL TO GOVERNING [...] SUMMARY: Early unofficial results from Lesotho's national election on February 17 indicate that the governing political party, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD),will likely retain control of Parliament and form a new government. The LCD, however, received a significant wake-up call fr [...] | 2007-02-20 12:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV EAID LT |
07MASERU81 | INITIAL POST ELECTIONS VIEWS [...] (C) In reviewing the outcome to date, Ambassador has met with counterparts in the diplomatic corps, heads of observer missions, and primary opposition leader Thabane to further analyze the implications of Lesotho's February 17 elections. The major observer groups and the Independent Electoral [...] | 2007-02-20 14:48:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LT |
07MASERU86 | POST ELECTION UPDATES [...] (C) While the 2007 national elections in Lesotho are over, the questions that remain post election are still lingering throughout the country and particularly in the capital city of Maseru. The overwhelming victory between Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) (61 national assembly seats -- al [...] | 2007-02-22 15:38:00 | Embassy Maseru | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PINR LT |
07MASERU87 | LESOTHO'S PRIME MINISTER-ELECT SPEAKS OUT ON VICTORY, AGOA, [...] SUMMARY: On February 21, 2007, a victorious and magnanimous Prime Minister-elect Mosisili convened a standing room only press conference to discuss the LCD's election win, alleged abuse of Lesotho's "Mixed Member Proportional" parliamentary system, the MCC, AGOA, and the closure of a popular [...] | 2007-02-22 16:19:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV EAID MCC LT |
07MASERU90 | LESOTHO: FINAL RESULTS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has released the final results of the February 17, 2007 Lesotho National Assembly election, with a controlling share of seats going to the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD). Voter turnout was 49 percent, and participation by youn [...] | 2007-02-26 12:18:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MASERU93 | PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI SWORN-IN, OPPOSITION HOLDS RALLY [...] SUMMARY: The leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD),Pakalitha Mosisili, was inaugurated for his third term as Prime Minister on February 23, 2007. The inauguration was preceded by a swearing-in ceremony for newly elected members of the National Assembly, which was not attended by [...] | 2007-02-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LT |
07MBABANE443 | SWAZILAND POPULATION DECLINE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 14:29:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | KHIV PGOV SOCI WZ |
07MEXICO1020 | PRESIDENT CALDERON SEEKS INVESTMENT FOR MEXICO,S [...] (SBU) Summary: Speaking three months after taking office, President Calderon offered his perspective of why Mexico is uniquely positioned to become one of the world's leading investment destinations and gave an overview of progress on his three priorities: security and the rule of law, poverty [...] | 2007-02-28 19:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON EFIN MX |
07MEXICO1068 | ANTI-DRUG OPS EXTENDED TO EIGHT STATES [...] (C) In the first three months of his presidency, President Calderon has initiated "surge operations" involving the mass deployment of federal police and troops in anti-drug operations in a total of 8 of Mexico's 32 states. When measured strictly by the quantity of drugs seized and the number [...] | 2007-03-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO108 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 13 -- [...] (U) The first budget from the Calderon Administration, for fiscal year 2007 (ref A) was met by loud protests over proposed funding levels for education and infrastructure, as well as an increase in the tax for soft drinks. A detailed cable regarding contentious parts of the budget will follow. [...] | 2007-01-09 19:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO1102 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO MEXICO, MARCH [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico warmly welcomes you to Merida. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and appears to have the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed three months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in tackling hi [...] | 2007-03-05 19:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON OVIP MX |
07MEXICO1357 | OUTCOME OF OPENING MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Poloff participated in the March 12, 2007 opening meeting of the Community of Democracies (CD) working group on "poverty, development, and democratic governance" held at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) in Mexico City. The SIPDIS working group was inaugurated by Mexican Unders [...] | 2007-03-16 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA MX |
07MEXICO1358 | PRESIDENT CALDERON ALL BUT EMBRACES OPPOSITON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-16 21:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
07MEXICO1367 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 9 - MARCH 16 [...] (SBU) A senior Mexican Treasury (Hacienda) official told emboffs that pension reform introduced this week would pass before a general fiscal reform because it was less contentious. The Mexican Senate nixed Carlos Hurtado as a new Deputy Governor of the Bank of Mexico (Central Bank). A judge r [...] | 2007-03-16 23:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL |
07MEXICO1389 | MEXICAN GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD ON LONG-AWAITED [...] (SBU) The Finance and Social Security Committees in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 20 approved new draft legislation to reform the Social Security and Services Institute for State Workers (ISSSTE),the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services fo [...] | 2007-03-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO1451 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH 16-23, 2007 [...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...] | 2007-03-23 18:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO1452 | CORRECTED COPY - MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MARCH [...] (SBU) The Mexican Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on March 22 approved new draft legislation to reform the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for government employees. The centerpiece of the reform is the replacement the current "defined-benefits" system with a [...] | 2007-03-23 18:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO152 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 6 - JANUARY 11, 2007 [...] (SBU) GE/NBC asked the Embassy to continue pressing the Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR) to drop frivolous criminal charges against the company, meanwhile GE Chairman Jeff Immelt made similar points to President Calderon. The Mexican Telecom Regulator (Cofetel) will hold a teleconfere [...] | 2007-01-11 23:36:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO1581 | ZOCALO RALLY SHOWS AMLO'S CONTINUED STRENGTH -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Until the March 25 closing rally in Mexico City's central square or "Zocalo," many political analysts and observers, including many PRDistas, were writing off Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) 2nd National Democratic Convention (NDC) as an utter failure. Although AMLO manage [...] | 2007-03-28 23:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO1627 | MEXICO,S SENATE APPROVES PENSION REFORM [...] (SBU) The Mexican Senate approved draft legislation to reform the Social Security and Services Institute for State Workers (ISSSTE),the agency responsible for providing pension and health care services for most government employees. The bill, which has already passed in the lower house, stil [...] | 2007-03-30 21:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO1678 | PRESIDENT CALDERON, GOVERNOR PENA NIETO, VOW TO [...] Last week at two separate events, Mexican President Calderon and the governor of the State of Mexico vowed to combat the trade in pirated and counterfeit goods, arguing that strong IPR protection is a necessary condition for attracting investment, strengthening competitiveness, and generating [...] | 2007-04-03 17:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON PGOV MX |
07MEXICO1688 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON, 10-11 APRIL 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico welcome you to Mexico City. Since his December 1 inauguration, President Felipe Calderon has taken several bold actions to confront the public security challenges facing Mexico: he has launched major military-backed surge operations against [...] | 2007-04-03 19:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SMIG SNAR MX |
07MEXICO173 | MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART II [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 23:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV |
07MEXICO1815 | MEXICO HOSTS PLAN PUEBLA-PANAMA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Leaders from seven Central American nations, plus Colombia, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in Campeche April 9-10 for a two day summit aimed at revitalizing the long-stagnant Plan Puebla Panama (PPP),a regional development initiative proposed by former President Vic [...] | 2007-04-12 18:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MX PGOV |
07MEXICO185 | PRESIDENT CALDERON CALLS FOR GREATER FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: During the January 9-10 annual meeting of Mexican ambassadors and counsels, President Calderon envisioned Mexico's foreign policy as "more of Mexico in the world and more of the world in Mexico." He told his country's top diplomats to execute a "responsible and active foreign pol [...] | 2007-01-13 00:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO186 | FALL LEGISLATIVE SESSION: IN LIKE A LION, OUT LIKE [...] (SBU) Summary: The first session of Mexico's 60th Congress concluded on December 23 with a trajectory defying easy characterization. The session could not have begun in a less auspicious manner, with PRD legislators seizing the podium in the Chamber of Deputies to prevent President Fox from [...] | 2007-01-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN MX |
07MEXICO1925 | MEXICAN JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE AUTHORITIES [...] SUMMARY: In a series of ongoing events, Mexican authorities temporarily reinstated Napoleon Gomez Urrutia as the leader of the National Miners Union, SNTMMSRM. This reinstatement was followed by a national SNTMMSRM convention on April 17, 2007, in which Gomez was then definitively reaffirmed [...] | 2007-04-19 15:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO1963 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE. PARTICIPATION IN THE FORMAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE) Director General for Middle East and Africa Ana Luisa Fajer Flores. Fajer was aware of the event and said Mexico would probably send its concurrent Ambassador to Egypt and Iraq, Jaime Nualart. She asked if Mexico would [...] | 2007-04-20 21:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL UNAUS MX |
07MEXICO212 | MEXICO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART I [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-16 20:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB ETRD EFIN PGOV |
07MEXICO2202 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, APRIL 27 - MAY 4 [...] (SBU) The Mexican senate approved a bill combating terrorist financing that will now go to the President for signature. The Bank of Mexico (BOM) raised interest rates by a quarter percent to head off inflation, and the Finance Secretariat and BOM revised this year's growth forecast SIPDIS [...] | 2007-05-04 16:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2235 | SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, Secretary Guillermo Galvan spent nearly two hours fielding questions and offering comments to 19 legislators in a public hearing called by the Chamber of Deputies' Defense Committee to discuss the military's growing role in counter narcotics operations. Galvan's f [...] | 2007-05-07 15:02:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO2254 | MISSION MEXICO CONTINUES TO MONTIOR MURDER OF [...] SUMMARY: Mission Mexico personnel have continued their efforts to monitor the situation surrounding the recent murder in Monterrey of agricultural worker labor union organizer Santiago Rafael Cruz. Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor and AmConsul Monterrey,s Pol/Econ Officer visited the FLO [...] | 2007-05-07 20:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KFRD PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS MX |
07MEXICO2285 | NORTHERN MEXICO: LABOR UNIONS COMPETE AMONG [...] SUMMARY: If the northern Mexican states of Nuevo Leon (which includeS the major industrial city of Monterrey) and Coahuila are any indication, labor relations in that part of Mexico are marked by a general sense of cooperation between the unions and the region,s larger private and public empl [...] | 2007-05-09 11:50:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX |
07MEXICO2334 | MEXICO ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 4-11, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: Inflation fell in April, despite price increases for some commodities. President Calderon is exploring how to proceed with fiscal reform. The United States and Mexico held the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Consultative Committee on Agriculture, and discussed implementing [...] | 2007-05-11 18:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL MX |
07MEXICO2388 | INTERNATIONAL WORKERS, DAY CELEBRATIONS HIGHLIGHT [...] SUMMARY: In most countries May 1, (International Workers, Day) is viewed as a date to commemorate labor unity. That said, public events proclaiming the goal of worker unity were not much in evidence this year in Mexico. Instead, the most obvious display to come out of this year,s May 1 celeb [...] | 2007-05-14 21:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM SOCI MX |
07MEXICO2518 | MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT BUILDING SUPPORT FOR FISCAL [...] (SBU) President Calderon and members of his administration have been working with Congress to build support for fiscal reform. The government would like for the reform to be approved during a special session of Congress this summer so the new measures can be incorporated into the President's [...] | 2007-05-17 21:35:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO2520 | CONFUSING STATISTICS AND CONFLICTING OPINIONS [...] SUMMARY: The child labor scenario in Mexico is complicated by out-of-date or confusing data about the magnitude of the problem and by ambivalent opinions as to what, if anything, can or should be done about the predicament. The Mexican government, International Organizations and NGO,s all ha [...] | 2007-05-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI UNCHC PINR MX |
07MEXICO2545 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 11 - MAY 18 [...] (U) Mexico's economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.6 percent in the first quarter of 2007, the lowest in a year. In a speech accompanied by controversial teachers' union president Gordillo, President Calderon outlined coming educational reforms. The Mexican Supreme Court began considering [...] | 2007-05-18 21:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2576 | PRI SET TO WIN YUCATAN GOVERNORSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. With 80% of the votes counted, it appears that PRI candidate Ivonne Ortega has won the race for Governor in the Yucatan. The elections occurred in a climate relatively free of conflict or controversy with some irregularities noted in smaller towns. The elections should not be [...] | 2007-05-21 23:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO2670 | MEXICAN ECONOMY SLOWS IN FIRST QUARTER [...] (SBU) The Mexican economy is showing signs of slower growth, with the forecast for real GDP growth around 3.2% for 2007, down from 4.8% last year. In the first quarter of the year, the Mexican economy grew at its slowest rate in more than a year, in part due to the slower pace of the U.S. ec [...] | 2007-05-24 19:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO2716 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25 [...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...] | 2007-05-25 17:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2748 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 19 - MAY 25 [...] (SBU) Mexican inflation, though relatively high, fell in the first half of May. PRI unions stood behind victorious Yucatan gubernatorial candidate Ivonne Ortega, contributing to her victory, despite unions' recent, less-than-active support for PRI candidates. The U.S. and Mexican government [...] | 2007-05-29 18:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2752 | WORLD BANK BLAMES MEXICAN UNIONS AND PRIVATE [...] SUMMARY: World Bank (WB) officials recently visited Mexico City to formally release a report on Mexico,s efforts to enact economic reforms. The report entitled, &Mexico Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization8, concluded that the country,s endeavors to carry out meaningful reforms are be [...] | 2007-05-29 19:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB IO PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO276 | CORRECTED -- MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 6 - [...] (SBU) GE/NBC asked the Embassy to continue pressing the Mexican Attorney General's Office (PGR) to drop frivolous criminal charges against the company, meanwhile GE Chairman Jeff Immelt made similar points to President Calderon. The Mexican Telecom Regulator (Cofetel) will hold a teleconfere [...] | 2007-01-19 20:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO278 | SUGAR UNIONS SEEK SWEETER DEAL ON RETIREMENT [...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s largest sugar workers unions have threatened to go on strike beginning January 21, if an agreement is not reached on member retirement benefits. At issue is a disagreement with the sugar mill operators over whom (the industry, the Mexican Social Security Agency or both) is r [...] | 2007-01-19 23:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ECON PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO279 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 11 - 17 2007 [...] (U) In response to sharp increases in tortilla prices, the Calderon government has agreed to temporary price restraints with a number of producers and distributors. Finance Secretary Carstens has said he believes that the drop in oil SIPDIS prices is temporary and will not result in budget c [...] | 2007-01-19 23:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ECPS ELAB EPET ETRD PGOV MX |
07MEXICO2837 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, MAY 26 - JUNE 1 [...] (U) President Calderon said he was displeased by the appreciate of the peso resulting from the Bank of Mexico's decision to raise interest rates. He also urged governors to negotiate on fiscal reform. Finance Minister Carstens expects mid-year GDP growth to reach 3.8 %. Cofetel issued regulat [...] | 2007-06-01 19:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO2852 | PRESIDENT CALDERON UNVEILS MEXICO'S NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Summary: President Calderon has announced a National Development Plan for Mexico. The plan calls for extensive political and economic reform covering a wide range of areas from security to competitiveness to foreign policy and the environment. Although many of the proposals have been pen [...] | 2007-06-01 22:43:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP SENV EAID PGOV EFIN EINV MX |
07MEXICO2858 | MEXICAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY LOSING JOBS TO CONTRABAND [...] SUMMARY: According to representatives of the Mexican Textile and Clothing Industries, as well as leaders of various Textile Workers Unions, their segment of the economy has lost some 318,000 jobs since 2000, with another 500,000 jobs currently at risk. Both the industry and the unions attrib [...] | 2007-06-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD KTEX PGOV PINR ECON MX CH |
07MEXICO2903 | PAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPELLS GOOD NEWS FOR CALDERON [...] Summary: During the June 2-3 national assembly of the ruling National Action Party (PAN),delegates chose new National Council members, who will be responsible for electing the party's next president in March 2008. An estimated 60-70% of the Council members are reported to favor President Cal [...] | 2007-06-04 23:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO2934 | ELECTRICAL WORKERS, UNION COMPLAINS ABOUT THE HIGH [...] SUMMARY: During the week of May 14, the Mexican Electrical Workers, Union (SME),an organization closely tied to Mexico,s main opposition party, launched a charm offensive lamenting the high cost of electricity for average consumers. According to the SME, the cost of electricity to the avera [...] | 2007-06-05 22:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV ENRG PINR MX |
07MEXICO3111 | NEW SLATE OF INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP PARTICIPANTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Focusing this year on economic competitiveness, immigration and security/law enforcement, legislators at the 46th annual Interparliamentary Groups (IPG) agreed their countries shared common stakes in economic development and improved security. Coming as it did two days afte [...] | 2007-06-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO3246 | MEXICO'S CALDERON UNVEILS TAX REFORM PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) On June 20, President Felipe Calderon submitted to the Congress Permanent Standing Commission a fiscal reform proposal that focuses on boosting government revenues and combating tax evasion. The initiative aims to increase federal tax collection by 1.9 percent of GDP and state collectio [...] | 2007-06-21 20:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3300 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Summary. The United States Government is aware of eighteen (18) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Mexico (GOM). Eight (8) cases are NAFTA Chapter 11 cases. In addition, one (1) case was resolved in 2006. End Summary. 2. a. Claimants A [...] | 2007-06-22 21:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3302 | VIOLENCE CONTINUES UNABATED [...] (C) Summary: Widespread narco-violence in Mexico continues unabated since the Embassy reported on soaring Cartel-related bloodshed in mid-May. While there have been no spectacular, multi-fatality shootouts matching the spate that characterized the early spring, 37 federal, state and local of [...] | 2007-06-25 13:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV ASEC ECON MX |
07MEXICO3304 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3305 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3306 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3307 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3308 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3442 | STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA [...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...] | 2007-07-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO3443 | STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA [...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...] | 2007-07-02 15:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO3444 | STATE GOVERNMENT AND UNION PROMOTE JOBS IN COAHULA [...] SUMMARY: The government of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila and the national union of the Mexican Workers Confederation (CTM) recently took advantage of a newly published university study positively highlighting the state,s economic growth to sign an agreement promoting job growth and c [...] | 2007-07-02 15:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO351 | MEXICAN FINANCE SECRETARY DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA, [...] (C) Ambassador Garza met with Mexican Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens on January 22, 2007. The Ambassador began the meeting by congratulating Carstens for the Calderon administration's strong start -- highlighting their counterdrug and anticrime efforts. Carstens told the Ambassador that [...] | 2007-01-24 14:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PGOV PTER PINR MX |
07MEXICO3511 | MEXICO'S INVESTORS DISCUSS EFFECTS OF NARCO CRIME [...] (U) Summary: Narcotics-related violence in parts of Mexico continues to raise concerns about its potential effect on Mexico's investment climate. On June 28, the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) addressed this issue, by holding the International Forum on Investment and Security, where b [...] | 2007-07-03 21:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ECIN ELAB PGOV MX |
07MEXICO352 | SUGAR WORKERS APPARENTLY ACCEPT A DEAL THAT IS NOT [...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s largest sugar workers union and sugar mill operators appear to have reached a deal that for now has averted a strike scheduled to begin on January 21. Although the two parties negotiated several topics, the main issue was a disagreement over retirement benefits. The union w [...] | 2007-01-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ECON PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO3703 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JUNE 22 - JULY 13 [...] (SBU) The Calderon Administration is working with the Mexican Legislature to promote a fiscal reform initiative, possibly a prelude to a series of other reforms (energy, labor, education, etc.). Over the past two weeks, we have spoken with officials outside and inside the Congress to get a s [...] | 2007-07-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PTER |
07MEXICO3839 | ZAPATERO VISIT BOOSTS CALDERON [...] (SBU) Summary: During his four-day visit to Mexico, Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and President Calderon agreed to cooperate on apprehending ETA members and other extremists, develop infrastructure and the tourism sector, increase people-to-people contacts through a "Dialogue Forum," [...] | 2007-07-20 16:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER ECON MX |
07MEXICO3859 | U.S. FIRMS REACT TO MEXICAN FISCAL REFORM PLAN [...] (SBU) While American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (AmCham) member firms object to many portions of the Calderon Administration's fiscal reform plan, they have given their qualified support to the proposal. The draft law would set up a minimum business tax in an attempt to plug the numerous [...] | 2007-07-20 20:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO390 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 18 - JANUARY 24, [...] (SBU) Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens discussed technical assistance, and Economy Secretary Sojo raised border facilitation in meetings with the Embassy. The Embassy's Energy Reform Project held its first public meeting. Questions remain even within Pemex about the cause of a six percent [...] | 2007-01-25 23:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO3926 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG PRIORITIES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-24 22:56:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA MX |
07MEXICO3931 | SPECULATION ON MEXICO'S MEDIA SECTOR [...] (SBU) Ernesto Piedras (strictly protect throughout),President of the Competitive Intelligence Unit and Angel Lopez Hoher (strictly protect throughout),Head of the Unit for Planning, Liaison and International Affairs at the Mexican Federal Competition Commission (Cofeco) agreed that a new Me [...] | 2007-07-25 14:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EINV PGOV MX |
07MEXICO3993 | PETROLEOS MEXICANOS: A VERY, VERY GOOD PLACE TO [...] SUMMARY: On July 17, Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico,s national petroleum company (Pemex),and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an agreement on a new collective bargaining contract for 2007-2009. The current Pemex/STPRM contract was set to expire on August 31, 2007. This was report [...] | 2007-07-27 21:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO4017 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JULY 14 - JULY 27 [...] (SBU) Senior Mexican officials told Commerce Assistant Secretary Bohigian they wanted more participation from U.S. SIPDIS Cabinet level officials to push the prosperity agenda at the upcoming North America SPP Summit. While the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM) publicly announced its [...] | 2007-07-30 22:41:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO4114 | AMCONSUL MATAMOROS HOSTS UNION, PRIVATE SECTOR AND [...] SUMMARY: On July 20, AmConsul Matamoros hosted a meeting aimed at opening a discussion on ways to prevent drug abuse in general and abuse in the workplace in particular. The meeting was attended by representatives of Mexico,s largest labor federations (CTM),the local president of a national [...] | 2007-08-02 21:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ELAB PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO413 | PARTY POLITICS DIVIDE LABOR MOVEMENT "UNITY" OVER [...] SUMMARY: The successful organization of Mexican labor movement participation in a January 31 st, mega-march to protest price increases in basic food items now appears very much in doubt. The unified image labor had hoped to project in demonstrating against price increases was shattered when i [...] | 2007-01-26 22:52:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO414 | MEXICAN REACTION TO EXTRADITIONS MUTED; [...] (SBU) Summary. Mexican reaction to the recent, unprecedented extradition of 15 wanted criminals to the U.S. has been muted. Although such massive extraditions predictably triggered isolated complaints from the opposition that the move violated Mexico's "national sovereignty," such complaint [...] | 2007-01-29 13:20:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN MX |
07MEXICO4151 | FURTHER REACTION TO MEXICAN FISCAL REFORM PLAN [...] (SBU) Six weeks after the introduction of the Calderon Administration's proposal for fiscal reform (ref A),companies and business organizations continue their objections to the most controversial aspects of the plan, a flat minimum tax on revenues (CETU) and a tax on cash deposits (ICI). Som [...] | 2007-08-03 22:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4191 | AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (U) Summary: In ref A, Post sent Treasury's Office of International Affairs the Spanish-language presentation from the American Chamber of Commerce about its concerns regarding the fiscal reform proposal that President Calderon submitted to Mexico's Congress (ref B). Below is an English-langu [...] | 2007-08-07 19:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4236 | MEXICO: U.S. INVESTORS ASK FOR INTERVENTION ON TAX [...] Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 2. (SBU) This is an action message, see paragraph 2. 3. (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Representatives of U.S. real estate firms in Mexico contacted the Embassy August 6 to express their concern over the Calderon administrations tax reform [...] | 2007-08-09 14:48:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4246 | THE LABOR SITUATION OF THE MEXICAN TEXTILE AND [...] SUMMARY: Beginning on July 31, the Mexico office of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) foundation, a German non-profit organization, and the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers Federation (ITGLWF) held a two day seminar on the &Future of the Textile Industry in Mexico.8 The se [...] | 2007-08-09 18:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PINR CH MX |
07MEXICO4265 | PARTIES ACCENTUATE THE NEGATIVE AFTER MIXED STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Recriminations are raining this week across Mexico's political landscape in the wake of August 5 state and local elections in Baja California, Aguascalientes and Oaxaca. All three parties are smarting in one locale or another. In Baja California, PRI's Jorge Hank Rhon broke [...] | 2007-08-09 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO4280 | FISCAL REFORM: CURRENT STATUS [...] (U) Summary: Mexico's opposition parties continue to deliberate on whether to allow a Special Session so that Congress could rule on Calderon's fiscal reform proposal before the FY 2008 budget must be submitted on September 8. Despite criticism of the CETU minimum alternative tax by business, [...] | 2007-08-10 17:34:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP SENV EAID PGOV EFIN EINV MX |
07MEXICO4282 | MEXICO'S MAQUILAS CLAIM NEW TAX COULD KILL [...] (U) Summary: Econoff spoke with representatives from the National Council for the Maquiladora Export Industry (CNIME) August 7 regarding the effects the new Single Rate Business Tax (CETU) will have on the industry. The President, Jose Jesus de Calleros, said that CNIME supports the concept of [...] | 2007-08-10 21:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV ELAB MX |
07MEXICO4286 | POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...] | 2007-08-13 13:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX |
07MEXICO4291 | POSSIBLE TELECOM PROPOSAL FOR NORTH AMERICA LEADERS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico's Communications and Transport Ministry (SCT) has asked the Calderon Administration to present a dramatic telecom proposal at the North America Leader's Meeting in Montebello, Canada on August 20-21. Under the proposal, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) would [...] | 2007-08-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB PGOV PREL SPP KIPR EAIR MX |
07MEXICO4293 | FUTURE OF THE SPP AND NAFTA - MEXICAN VIEWS LEADING INTO [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 9, Econoffs met with officials from Mexico's Ministry of Economy to discuss GOM positions for the North American Leaders Meeting in Montebello August 20-21, and the NAFTA Free Trade Commission meetings in Vancouver August 13-14. Expressing concern over the downplaying [...] | 2007-08-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ETRD SPP MX |
07MEXICO4331 | CALDERON MAINTAINS HIGH APPROVAL RATING [...] President Calderon's public approval rating stands at 64%, according to a reliable Mexican poll that registered his approval at 68% in April. The four point decline falls within the poll's margin of error, and reflects the continued strong standing of the president as he prepares to give his [...] | 2007-08-14 14:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO4334 | MEXICAN TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY TARGETS TELMEX [...] (SBU) On August 3, as part of the Ninth Meeting of the High Level Consultative Commission (HLCC) on Telecommunications, Rafael del Villar, Under Secretary for Communications at the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT),briefed a small group of Department of State (DOS),Feder [...] | 2007-08-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS ENIV PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4390 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BLUNT'S AUGUST 20-21 VISIT [...] (SBU) My staff and and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implemen [...] | 2007-08-16 18:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ECON PGOV PREL MX OVIP BLUNT ROY |
07MEXICO4399 | SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF COMPETITION IN MEXICO'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is an analysis and English-language summary of the 900-page final decision by Mexico's Supreme Court (SCJN) that some provisions of the April 2006 Radio and Television Law are unconstitutional. The Court threw out the most blatant anti-competition measures that led the 2006 [...] | 2007-08-16 22:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON EINV PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4451 | A LOOK AT MEXICO'S NASCENT PRIVATE EQUITY INDUSTRY [...] (U) A strong private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) industry has long been seen as an important vehicle for economic growth, the development of small- and medium-sized businesses, and job creation. Recent reforms measures and relative political and macroeconomic stability have made Mexi [...] | 2007-08-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4460 | MEXICO BORDER WORKING GROUP TOUR A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Mexico Border Facilitation Working Group (BFWG) toured points of entry (POEs) in Laredo, Nogales, and San Diego to witness first hand the bottlenecks that limit cross border trade and gain insight on possible low cost/high impact changes that could rectify the problems. [...] | 2007-08-21 17:10:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD ELTN PGOV PREL MX |
07MEXICO4512 | ECONOMIC COSTS OF HURRICANE DEAN IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) Summary. Thirty-six hours after Hurricane Dean struck land along the southern edge of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula as a category 5 hurricane preliminary assessments show that damage is less than predicted. The tourism industry was minimally affected as the famed Riviera Maya received less [...] | 2007-08-22 22:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EAGR ENER PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4552 | MEXICO'S 2008 BUDGET PROCESS [...] (SBU) The Calderon administration is required to submit its 2008 budget proposal to Congress by September 8. The Chamber of Deputies has until October 20 to approve the budget,s revenue section and send it to the Senate, which has until October 31 to ratify it. The Chamber must pass the expe [...] | 2007-08-24 22:01:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4554 | UPDATE ON ECONOMIC COSTS OF HURRICANE DEAN IN [...] (U) Pemex has reported that it should complete the inspection of its installations today, August 24. After having examined most of its offshore facilities yesterday, Pemex had not found major damage. Oil and gas production in the Campeche Sound restarted on August 23, and as of 19:00 that da [...] | 2007-08-27 12:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EAGR ENER PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4598 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) My staff and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. Having completed his first 9 months in office, he has demonstrated resolve in implementing [...] | 2007-08-27 20:06:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV ENRG PREL MX OVIP DANIEL SULLIVAN |
07MEXICO4815 | EEB A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES FISCAL AND PEMEX REFORM [...] (C) In an August 29 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Daniel Sullivan, Under Secretary of Finance Alejandro Werner expressed confidence SIPDIS that changes to the proposed Mexican Single Rate Income Tax for businesses (CETU) would allow the tax to be [...] | 2007-09-06 22:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO483 | CALDERON, ON FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO EUROPE, STAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This week, President Felipe Calderon wrapped up a six day official visit to Europe, his first since taking office. The visit took him to Berlin, Madrid and London and the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Calderon's team successfully used the tour to mount a major i [...] | 2007-01-31 22:30:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO4871 | CALDERON SENDS MEXICO'S 2008 BUDGET PROPOSAL TO [...] (U) President Calderon presented his 2008 federal budget proposal to the Chamber of Deputies on September 8, 2007. The $220-billion spending plan is based on assumptions of 3.5% real GDP growth, inflation of 3.0%, a Mexican oil mix price of USD 46.60 a barrel, and an average nominal exchange r [...] | 2007-09-10 19:21:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4881 | JUSTICE REFORM SEASON OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Proposed constitutional changes that briefly became the focus of criticism by human rights lawyers last week are the first step in a protracted effort by the GOM to modernize the administration of justice in Mexico by granting police and prosecutors greater authority and a wide [...] | 2007-09-10 23:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO4917 | TOURISM UNDER SECRETARY TALKS OPEN SKIES, [...] (SBU) On September 10, EconCouns and EconOff met with Mexican Undersecretary for Tourism Operation, Francisco Madrid Flores, and Director General of Regional Programs, Juan Carlos Arnau Avila. When Econoffs noted the benefits of a U.S.-Mexico open skies deal Flores said pre-clearance for passe [...] | 2007-09-11 21:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EAIR ELAB PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4970 | MEXICO'S TAX REFORM BILL NEARING ADOPTION [...] (SBU) President Calderon's economic team and political parties, mainly the National Action Party (PAN) and the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI),have reached a consensus on almost all issues included in the tax reform bill. Legislators in the finance committee of the Chamber of Deputie [...] | 2007-09-14 12:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO4980 | PEMEX PIPELINE ATTACK CAUSES ECONOMIC DAMAGE [...] (U) A series of attacks on Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) gas lines in eastern Mexico have caused large disruptions to production countrywide. The militant group Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) claimed responsibility and vows continued attacks until their demands are met. Business groups estim [...] | 2007-09-14 15:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON EIND PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5044 | MEXICAN CONGRESS APPROVES LONG-SOUGHT TAX REFORM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Senate approved an overhaul of the country's tax laws on September 14 -- a move that will strengthen public finances and give President Calderon another legislative victory. The Chamber of Deputies has already approved the bill, so most of the reforms only require the [...] | 2007-09-18 20:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO508 | CALDERON CRITICS MARCH ON THE ZOCALO [...] (SBU) On January 31, demonstrators thronged Mexico's central square or "Zocalo" to protest the rising cost of staple foods, and call for wage increases. Participating organizations, mainly labor and peasant groups, issued a statement called the "Zocalo Declaration," demanding food and energy [...] | 2007-02-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO5161 | FORMATION OF A SECOND MINERS UNION UNDERSCORES [...] SUMMARY: The ongoing saga of Mexico's national miners union (SNTMMSRM) took a significant but little noticed step in late 2006 when a dissident group of approximately 100 people within that labor organization formed a break-away union. Because of the lead up to and the protracted challenge [...] | 2007-09-25 21:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO5168 | MEXICO CITY,S GOVERNMENT PROPOSES UNEMPLOYMENT [...] SUMMARY: Mexico City,s Mayor, Marcelo Ebrard, recently proposed the creation of an unemployment insurance program for the residents of the Mexican capital. Eligible residents are limited to those that lost a job in the formal economy with eligibility retroactive to December 2006. As proposed [...] | 2007-09-26 17:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO5242 | CALDERON'S EFFORTS TO COOL INFLATION DRAW MIXED [...] (SBU) President Calderon on September 26 announced several measures aimed at stemming inflation, including postponing the enactment of a new gasoline tax and freezing prices of gasoline, liquid petroleum gas, and electricity until yearend. Mexico's annual inflation rate has remained above the [...] | 2007-10-01 12:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN EAGR PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5243 | MEXICAN SENATORS PLANNING U.S. VISIT TO DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior-level Mexican Senators are considering traveling to Washington for the purpose of meeting with their counterparts from the U.S. Congress. We understand President Calderon and PAN Party stalwarts in the Mexican Congress seek to use these trips to lay the groundwork for a [...] | 2007-10-01 12:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM MX PGOV PREL SNAR |
07MEXICO529 | KEY MEXICAN LEADERS AND ACADEMICS DISCUSS ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Two GOM ministers, Bank of Mexico (BOM) Governor Guillermo Ortiz, and leading experts discussed the future of economic policy in Mexico and key economic challenges at seminar hosted by the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM) on January 11, 2007. Finance Secretary Agustin [...] | 2007-02-02 18:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5362 | JOINT BORDER GOVERNORS CONFERENCE CALLS ON FEDS TO [...] (SBU) Sonora Governor Eduardo Boars sponsored the 25th Annual Border Governor's Conference in Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Eight of the ten U.S. and Mexican border-state governors attended. Mexican President Felipe Calderon called for cross-border labor mobility and cooperation in combating the [...] | 2007-10-09 18:26:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECIN ETRD MX |
07MEXICO5367 | MISSION MEXCIO POSTS HOLD FOLLOW-UP MEETINGS WITH [...] SUMMARY: In September, AmConsul Matamoros and Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor held separate follow-up meetings aimed at coordinating actions to combat abuse in the workplace. These follow-ups were the promised next steps to a discussion began on July 20 when AmConsul Matamoros hosted [...] | 2007-10-09 20:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SNAR PGOV ECON PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO5395 | U.S. AND MEXICAN CONGRESSMEN SEEK COMMON GROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CODEL Reyes met with representatives from Mexico's leading political parties October 8 to exchange views on enhanced USG/GOM security cooperation. Reyes understood the security package under consideration could come before the U.S. Congress within weeks but was ambivalent ab [...] | 2007-10-10 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM MASS MX |
07MEXICO5406 | AUTO INDUSTRY LABOR DISPUTE RESOLVED DESPITE, NOT [...] SUMMARY: A month,s long auto industry labor dispute was recently settled when the company, Fujikura Automotive Mexico, reached an agreement with disgruntled workers in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The dispute began this past June when Fujikura announced plans to layoff its entire [...] | 2007-10-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5418 | FISCAL REFORM AND OTHER ECONOMC DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat is preparing a presidential decree that it says will "refine some of the details" of the recently passed fiscal reform package. The decree will adjust the way inventories accumulated by yearend are treated, and gives special treatment to maquiladoras. T [...] | 2007-10-11 19:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5419 | CORRECTED COPY - FISCAL REFORM AND OTHER ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat is preparing a presidential decree that it says will "refine some of the details" of the recently passed fiscal reform package. The decree will adjust the way inventories accumulated by yearend are treated, and gives special treatment to maquiladoras. T [...] | 2007-10-11 19:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5428 | MEXICO,S RULING PARTY PROPOSES FREEDOM OF [...] SUMMARY: Mexico,s Federal Labor Law is amazingly detailed with regards to the obligations that employers have towards employees but surprisingly silent when it comes to the obligations the unions have towards their members. Mexican unions are under no obligation to their membership on such th [...] | 2007-10-12 14:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO544 | THE BRADLEY WILL CASE, AND OAXACA ITSELF, STILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. While the streets of Oaxaca have been quiet recently, the crisis lingers on, with many underlying issues remaining unresolved. Despite consistent post pressure on both the state and federal government, the Bradley Will case remains an open investigation, with no one yet charg [...] | 2007-02-03 00:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5462 | LEADER OF SUGAR WORKERS UNION ENJOYS THE [...] SUMMARY: Observers of Mexico,s organized labor sector and media commentators have both reviled and hailed, Enrique Ramos Rodriguez, the leader of the country,s largest sugar workers union. In many ways Ramos typifies everything average Mexicans most sharply criticize about their country,s la [...] | 2007-10-15 22:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ECON ENRG PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5466 | MEXICAN CONGRESS BUILDS CONFIDENCE DURING ACTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mexico's legislature has moved beyond its rubber stamp role of years past and begun playing a formative role in the advancement of critical bills. Strong inter-party and party-government dialogue, as well as the powerful impetus provided by the three senior party leaders in the S [...] | 2007-10-16 17:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV |
07MEXICO548 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 1 [...] (SBU) Commerce Secretary Gutierrez discussed criminalization of commercial disputes, the current tortilla crisis, conformity assessment, competitiveness, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP),and border cooperation with Secretary Sojo of Economy. Gutierriez learned of a GOM inter [...] | 2007-02-06 16:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO5485 | MEXICO AND SPAIN ANNOUNCE PILOT GUEST WORKER [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Summary: On October 15, the governments of Mexico and Spain announced the establishment of a pilot program that would allow businesses in either country to contract an unlimited number of guest workers. According to the GOM,s Secretary of Labor, the pilo [...] | 2007-10-17 19:19:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON CVIS SOCI PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO5535 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY'S TRIP TO MEXICO [...] (C) Ambassador Garza and Mission Mexico warmly welcome you to Mexico City. Your visit is an opportunity to underscore the broad, deep relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and our appreciation for Calderon's demonstrated leadership. His administration is prioritizing security and economic [...] | 2007-10-20 18:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER PINR ECON ELAB ENRG PHUM |
07MEXICO5567 | FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS IN THE PIPELINE IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finance Secretariat (Hacienda) sent a reform initiative to Congress that would allow banks to apply for bank licenses based on the operations they intend to pursue. Banks would only be required to comply with the regulations for the specific activities they perform, and mi [...] | 2007-10-23 22:11:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5614 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, OCTOBER 19-26, 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chamber of Deputies on October 23 approved the 2008 Revenue Bill for a total of 2.57 trillion pesos (USD 236 billion). A PRD proposal to include in the Revenue Bill a provision to establish a government body to control imports and exports of sensitive agricultural products [...] | 2007-10-26 20:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO5620 | MIGRATION, POVERTY AND OTHER DYNAMICS IN CHIAPAS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff and Econoff explored current political, social, and economic dynamics in Chiapas during recent visits to the state, among Mexico's most culturally and geographically distinct. Although the Zaptista movement of the mid-1990s raised the profile of Chiapas and resulted in inc [...] | 2007-10-26 21:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5632 | SUBJ: SUGAR WORKER EARN FAR LESS THAN THEIR UNION [...] SUMMARY: Mexican sugar is one of the most expensive to produce in the world; costing on average almost 2 1/2 times more to produce than its most efficient competitors. A number of reasons exist for this cost difference but one of the most frequently cited causes is Mexico,s largest sugar wo [...] | 2007-10-29 17:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR ECON ENGR PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5639 | COMPETING TEXTILE UNIONS DRAW NAFTA COUNTRIES, [...] SUMMARY: A dispute among three labor unions for control of a collective bargaining contract in the southern Mexican state of Puebla has drawn the attention of US and Canadian NGO,s and labor unions as well as the concern of American clothing manufacturers. The dispute began this past May when [...] | 2007-10-29 20:44:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PHUM PINR MX |
07MEXICO57 | A CHAT WITH FORMER PRESIDENT ZEDILLO [...] (C) Summary: During a January 4 visit to the embassy to renew his visa, former President Ernesto Zedillo cheerfully shared his views on Mexico's post-electoral crisis, Felipe Calderon's debut as President, and the future of his own Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He seemed unworried [...] | 2007-01-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO571 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY KAREN HUGHES TRIP [...] Summary: Welcome to Mexico. Your visit comes at an important time, with the Calderon administration in only its third month in office. Notwithstanding the polarized political climate in Mexico, President Felipe Calderon is off to a strong start, demonstrating leadership at home and abroad [...] | 2007-02-07 21:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KJUS MX |
07MEXICO5773 | SECURITY, MIGRATION, AND ELECTIONS IN MICHOACAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 18:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5846 | FOREIGN SECRETARY ESPINOSA COURTS CONGRESSIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Responding to Congressional calls for the Executive to clarify the Merida Initiative, Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa testified before the Senate on October 22 and before the Chamber of Deputies on October 31. She was clear the Merida Initiative is not a formal accord requirin [...] | 2007-11-14 22:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PTER SMIL MX |
07MEXICO5858 | CHALLENGES FACING MEXICO'S STOCK EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) On October 29, 2007, the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) held its 18th annual convention, which centered on the need to "democratize" the stock market and to increase medium-sized companies, access to capital markets. Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens and Bank of Mexico Governor SIPDIS [...] | 2007-11-15 22:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5870 | MEXICAN CONGRESS APPROVES 2008 BUDGET [...] (U) Mexico's Chamber of Deputies (lower house) on November 12 approved a USD 236 billion spending bill, the largest in the country's history. The income part of the budget package was passed by both the Chamber and the Senate last month, but the spending bill only requires lower house passage. [...] | 2007-11-16 20:46:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO5880 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL REID TO MEXICO, [...] Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating the trafficking of drugs, persons, arms and precursors, terrorism, and other transnational threats. Since entering office last December, Felipe Calderon's government has moved with unprecedented speed to improve public securit [...] | 2007-11-20 20:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MX PGOV PREL OVIP REID HARRY |
07MEXICO5891 | MEXICO: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Mexico (GOM) has shown significant and substantive progress in addressing its deficiencies in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) since the release of the June 2007 TIP Report, in particular by enacting comprehensive federal anti-TIP legislation to criminal [...] | 2007-11-20 22:07:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREL |
07MEXICO59 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 28, 2006 - JANUARY [...] (SBU) The Embassy held its second meeting with new Under Secretary for Communications Rafael del Villar who again SIPDIS asked to exchange views with USG officials on key telecom issues (Refs A and B) National Action Party (PAN) Secretary General Jose Espinosa called for a third television [...] | 2007-01-05 19:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO5930 | OFFICIAL FIGURES SPIN UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES AND THE [...] SUMMARY: On November 15 INEGI, the GOM,s National Statistics Institute, issued a report stating that during the twelve-month period ending September 2007 Mexico,s official unemployment rate dropped from 4 percent to 3.9 percent. The INEGI report also indicated that during the same twelve-mont [...] | 2007-11-26 22:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON SOCI PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5934 | SONORA BRANCH OF FARM WORKERS UNION IS PLEASED [...] SUMMARY: The Hermosillo office of the CNC (National Peasants Confederation) in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora is a farm workers union that is making a positive difference in the lives of persons employed in the various sectors of Mexico,s agricultural industry. The CNC,s Hermosillo [...] | 2007-11-27 15:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAGR SOCI PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5935 | SO FAR UNION DISPUTE HAS LITTLE IMPACT ON FORD [...] SUMMARY: A leadership dispute within what had been the sole union representing all of the workers at Ford Motor Co.,s three production plants in Mexico has, for the most part, had little impact on the car maker,s Mexico operations. The leadership dispute has lead to the formation of a new un [...] | 2007-11-27 15:28:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV EIND EINV PINR MX |
07MEXICO5936 | UNIONS AND JALISCO STATE GOVERNMENT SIGN AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: In late October the local offices of several national labor confederations and the government of the western Mexican state of Jalisco signed an agreement aimed at improving the state,s overall labor environment. The agreement called for the unions and the state government to work to [...] | 2007-11-27 15:29:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR PHUM MX |
07MEXICO5964 | SENATE STAFFER, GOM AUTHORITIES SHARE VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Carl Meacham, the Senior Advisor on Western Hemisphere Affairs to the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee briefed a wide array of GOM officials November 7 on the current political environment in Washington and what to expect from the legislative process in the U.S. as t [...] | 2007-11-29 17:38:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX |
07MEXICO5981 | MEXICO ON VENEZUELA'S CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor met with Landy Esquivel, from SRE's Latin American Office, November 28, to convey U.S. concerns as relate to the anti-democratic changes Chavez seeks to make with its constitutional reform package coming up for a vote on December 2 and urge Mexico to join us in [...] | 2007-11-30 18:45:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM WHA VE MX |
07MEXICO5984 | CALDERON EYING EXPANDED CONTROL OVER PAN [...] (C) Summary: President Calderon is poised to take control of the PAN--a party shaken by his rivalry with PAN President Manuel Espino--with the uncontested election of former cabinet member German Martinez for party president on December 8-9. Tensions between Calderon and Espino reflect a broa [...] | 2007-11-30 21:00:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO6009 | RE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Below please find Post's responses regarding host government's policies toward and capabilities for collection of biographic and biometric data for terrorist screening purposes. The resonses are keyed to the questions per reftel. A. Watchlisting: -- If host government maintains a "w [...] | 2007-12-03 22:05:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CVIS ECON KVPR MX PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
07MEXICO6024 | STAFFDEL QUILTER: OPTIMISTIC, BUT ASSERTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, headed by Professional Staff Member Peter Quilter spent two days in Mexico City (November 26-28) meeting with GOM representatives, legislators, NGO representatives and Embassy officials to discuss the recently proposed Me [...] | 2007-12-04 22:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6027 | STAFFDEL QUILTER VISIT TO MICHOACAN: PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 28 and 29, the House Foreign Affairs staff delegation headed by Peter Quilter spent a day and a half in Morelia, Michoacan to discuss the impact of the GOM's counter-narcotics operations in the state and the Merida Initiative with state officials and NGO representat [...] | 2007-12-05 17:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6033 | UNION DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION INITIATIVE EXPANDS TO [...] SUMMARY: In early November AmConsul Hermosillo and Embassy Mexico City,s Labor Counselor met with officials from the CTM, Mexico,s largest labor federation, and with various levels of GOM and NGO officials to discuss the problem of drug abuse in the workplace. This initiative, which is the o [...] | 2007-12-05 19:47:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SNAR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO6042 | DEPUTY SECRETARY ENGAGES MEXICAN LEGISLATORS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At an October 29 dinner with senior members of Mexico,s congress, Deputy Secretary had the opportunity to address some of the issues raised both in the U.S. and Mexico regarding the announced Merida Initiative. While members of the three principal parties in both chambers ind [...] | 2007-12-05 21:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6043 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE HAS CORDIAL MEETINGS [...] Summary: On October 30, Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Assistant Secretary of State Tom Shannon and party met heads of Mexico,s Secretariats of Gobernacion (Interior) and Public Security, as well as with Mexico,s Attorney General. All three GOM officials outlined steps the Calderon administra [...] | 2007-12-05 21:13:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6044 | DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE NEGROPONTE MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30, Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Mexican human rights groups to address the concerns raised in recent weeks regarding both President Calderon,s approach to law enforcement and the Merida Initiative. He conveyed the U.S. commitment to promoting greater resp [...] | 2007-12-05 21:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6045 | PUBLIC OUTREACH REINFORCES MISSION PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: The Deputy Secretary built a robust public diplomacy element into his October 29-30 visit to Mexico City. Two TV interviews and a round table with senior print and broadcast leaders (reported septel) substantially buttressed ongoing mission efforts to build public support for t [...] | 2007-12-05 21:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6046 | DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO MEXICO DEMONSTRATES [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first of five cables reporting on the October 29-31 visit to Mexico City by Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State for SIPDIS Western Hemisphere Affairs Tom Shannon. In meetings with government leaders, opinion makers and members of civil [...] | 2007-12-05 21:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MX |
07MEXICO6049 | CODEL REID DISCUSSES IMMIGRATION, SECURITY, AND [...] (C) Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada),leading a bipartisan Senate delegation, met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon November 29 in Mexico City. The delegation pointed to improving U.S. Mexican relations following Calderon's election. President Calderon called immigration an "economic pheno [...] | 2007-12-06 13:54:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON ETRD MX OVIP PGOV PREL SNAR |
07MEXICO6128 | MEXICAN AND U.S. SENATORS DISCUSS MIGRATION, [...] Summary. Mexican Senate President Santiago Creel extended a bipartisan U.S. delegation headed by Senator Harry Reid an official welcome on the floor of the Mexican Senate November 29. Afterwards, over a lunch hosted by Creel, the leaders of six of Mexico's seven political parties represente [...] | 2007-12-12 15:51:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON ETRD KCRM MX OVIP PGOV PHUM PREL |
07MEXICO6143 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-12 21:58:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | MX PGOV PHUM UNGA |
07MEXICO6184 | PRESIDENT CALDERON SPEAKS TO ACHIEVEMENTS, [...] Summary. In a series of interviews commemorating his first year in office, President Calderon touted the creation of 800,000 jobs and singled out narco-trafficking as one of Mexico's biggest challenges. The U.S. was assuming greater responsibility on drugs but needed to do more to reduce de [...] | 2007-12-14 22:31:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG ECON EINV KDEM PINR |
07MEXICO6185 | MEXICO: ITQ,S DIFFERENT ON THE BORDER [...] Summary. Deputy PolCouns recently traveled to several destinations on the Mexican border with the U.S. as part of an orientation trip. The visit reaffirmed the perception that life in the north of Mexico and, in particular on the border with the U.S., is different from any other place in Me [...] | 2007-12-14 22:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR SMIG ECON EINV KDEM PINR |
07MEXICO6187 | PRIVATE SECTOR OFFICIALS COMMENT ON CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Mexico has made great strides in strengthening its securities regime over the past several years, but additional work is needed to develop these markets. Conversations with local experts show that the following issues hold back growth: restrictions on institutional investors; an ineffi [...] | 2007-12-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO6195 | MEXICO RECASTING PLAN PUEBLA [...] Bosco Marti Acencio, the Foreign Ministry's point person on Plan Puebla, discussed with poloff December 6 GOM efforts to reinvigorate this initiative created originally with a view to fostering greater cooperation and integration among Mexico and its Central American Neighbors. At the outset [...] | 2007-12-17 20:12:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID ECIN XK EC CO PE MX |
07MEXICO6196 | CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE OVER JUSTICE REFORM MOVING [...] Summary. The Mexican Senate passed judicial reform legislation that would facilitate transition to an oral trial system, give law enforcement officials broader search and seizure authority, allow consensual monitoring of telephone calls, and give police more responsibility for conducting inv [...] | 2007-12-17 20:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM KJUS SNAR PHUM MX |
07MEXICO6219 | CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] Summary: Concerns about human rights abuses and threats to security posed by drug trafficking collide in Mexico's southern state of Guerrero where Poloff met with a wide range of Mexican congressional representatives, government officials, human rights activists, NGOs and other members of c [...] | 2007-12-19 12:23:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR ECON PINR MX |
07MEXICO6228 | SUBJECT: NARCO-KILLINGS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Although estimates of the total number of organized crime-related killings in the first 11 months of 2007 vary between GOM sources and newspaper tallies -- ranging between approximately 2,200 to 3,200 -- Mexico has witnessed more of these types of killings this year, compared to an estima [...] | 2007-12-19 20:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR MASS MX |
07MEXICO6249 | TOUGH YEAR'S END FOR PRO-COMPETITION FORCES IN [...] (U) See action request para 7. Summary ------- 2. (U) The year closed on a somewhat disappointing note for advocates of greater competition in Mexico. A bill to beef up the penalties the Federal Competition Commission (COFECO) can impose for anti-competitive conduct was allowed to lang [...] | 2007-12-20 22:22:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV MX |
07MEXICO6256 | NEW FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS IN MEXICO: A SMALL, [...] (SBU) Mexico's Congress this month approved a series of financial sector reforms, which include creating specialized, "niche" banks and transferring some responsibilities from the Finance Secretariat to the Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV). The reforms have been generally well received [...] | 2007-12-21 18:53:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX |
07MEXICO6285 | PEMEX TECHNICAL STAFF OBJECTS TO INDIVIDUAL WORK [...] SUMMARY: This past July, Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico,s national petroleum company (Pemex),and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an agreement on a new collective bargaining contract for 2007-2009 (REFTEL). One of the most significant elements of this contract was an agreement betw [...] | 2007-12-28 19:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO640 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 2 - FEBRUARY 9 [...] (SBU) Although the new Mexican Undersecretary for Hydrocarbons told the Embassy he would continue working on the Mesoamerican Energy Initiative, he has not yet assigned staff to the task. Finance Secretariat Undersecretary Werner explained how Mexico could use its oil stabilization fund to [...] | 2007-02-09 21:15:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO694 | LABOR UNIONS LOBBY FOR EMERGENCY INCREASE IN THE [...] SUMMARY: On December 20, 2006, Mexico,s National Commission on Minimum Wages (CNSM),an agency within the GOM,s Labor Secretariat, announced a wage increase of 3.9 percent for 2007. This wage increase was hailed by Mexico,s private sector but only reluctantly accepted by the country,s organi [...] | 2007-02-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX |
07MEXICO695 | MEXICO'S PRI PONDERS A PERILOUS FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: A divided and debilitated Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) will conduct internal elections on February 18 to select a new party President and Secretary-General. While five slates of candidates are SIPDIS contending for the party leadership, only two have any real chanc [...] | 2007-02-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO719 | OAXACA CRISIS FADES THOUGH TENSIONS REMAIN [...] (C) Begin Summary: Oaxaca is slowly returning to normal after more than eight months of political, social, and economic crisis, although underlying tensions--particularly in Oaxaca City--remain significant and could reignite conflict if one of the sides makes a serious miscalculation. Visible [...] | 2007-02-14 17:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ELAB PHUM MX |
07MEXICO777 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16 [...] (U) Missouri Governor Matt Blunt promoted the Kansas City Smart Port on a visit to Mexico City February 12. The Embassy worked successfully to ensure Mexico included petroleum products when it approved a third track of NAFTA rule changes this week, thereby facilitating trade worth roughly US [...] | 2007-02-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO847 | PRD AIRS DIRTY LAUNDRY AT NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 10-11, delegates of the Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) gathered for their annual National Executive Council (CEN) meeting to discuss their strategy for the 2007 state elections. The high-level meeting quickly devolved into a strident clash over a single is [...] | 2007-02-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO860 | PRD AIRS DIRTY LAUNDRY AT NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 10-11, delegates of the Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) gathered for their annual National Executive Council (CEN) meeting to discuss their strategy for the 2007 state elections. The high-level meeting quickly devolved into a strident clash over a single is [...] | 2007-02-21 17:16:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO869 | PRI ELECTS BEATRIZ PAREDES AS PARTY PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: As the pundits and polls predicted, Beatriz Paredes, a former PRI Secretary General, Senator, Deputy and Tlaxcala state Governor, easily defeated her rivals in the race for the PRI party presidency, with a margin of better than two-to-one over her nearest rival, former Senate P [...] | 2007-02-21 21:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MX |
07MEXICO921 | FEDERAL CIVIL SERVANTS UNION REELECTS LEADER AND [...] SUMMARY: On February 16, Mexico,s federal civil service union federation, (the Federation of Unions of State Workers ) FSTSE),held a national convention to elect, or more specifically, unanimously reelect its Secretary General, Joel Ayala Almeida. This will be Ayala,s third term as the natio [...] | 2007-02-23 17:59:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PINR MX |
07MEXICO936 | MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, FEBRUARY 16 - FEBRUARY 23 [...] (SBU) The Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that provides for up to 40 years in prison for those convicted of financing terrorist activities. President Calderon tried to address criticism of the January 2008 final opening of the agricultural market under NAFTA by extending and expanding far [...] | 2007-02-23 22:55:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO963 | MEXICO'S LOWER HOUSE APPROVES ANTI-TERROR BILL [...] (SBU) Mexico,s lower house of Congress approved a bill on February 20, 2007 that provides up to 40 years imprisonment for people convicted of financing terrorist groups. The bill, approved 413-12 with six abstentions, establishes terrorism financing and international terrorism as serious crim [...] | 2007-02-26 22:08:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG MX PGOV PREL |
07MEXICO965 | DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF IN MEXICO, FEBRUARY 15-16: [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Chertoff's February 15 meetings with GOM Interior (Gobernacion) officials occasioned broad-ranging discussions of ongoing bilateral cooperation and yielded several specific proposals to broaden it, including: --A commitment to work together closely in shaping and [...] | 2007-02-26 22:17:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR |
07MEXICO966 | DHS SECRETARY FEBRUARY 15TH MEETING WITH MEXICO'S [...] (SBU) During a two-day trip to Mexico City, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff met February 15 with Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit Agustin Carstens. Both secretaries reaffirmed long-standing cooperation between the U.S. and Mexican customs officials. 2. (SBU [...] | 2007-02-26 22:18:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR MX |
07MEXICO983 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH ATTORNEY [...] (SBU) During a two-day trip to Mexico City, Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff met February 16 with Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna. Secretary Chertoff and senior Department of Homeland Security SIPDIS (DHS) staff heard Medina Mora outline plans to impr [...] | 2007-02-27 16:04:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTE SNAR MX |
07MINSK10 | ELECTION SITREP 2: GOB OBSTRUCTS OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) This is a second situation report covering the Belarusian local council elections scheduled for January 14. With ten days left until Election Day, authorities are preventing opposition candidates from printing campaign materials and meeting with voters and restricting radio airtime. Opp [...] | 2007-01-05 10:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK1003 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 07, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activist Expelled From University (para. 2) - Lebedko Questions Prisoner Klimov's Health (para. 3) - Police Arrest Human Trafficker in Minsk (para. 4) - Loc [...] | 2007-12-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO |
07MINSK1006 | OPPOSITION BPF ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) Opposition Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) Chair Vintsuk Vyachorka was unexpectedly replaced by former Acting BPF Chair Levon Barshchevskiy after Vyachorka twice fell short of the absolute majority needed for re-election at the December 8-9 BPF party conference. BPF members remain evenly [...] | 2007-12-10 17:01:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK1009 | BELARUSIAN SOVEREIGNTY NOT UNDER THREAT FROM PUTIN [...] (C) With the December 13-14 visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Minsk imminent, official Minsk has moved to tamp down wild rumors in the local and international media about the end of Belarusian sovereignty through the signing of a Union State Constitution. According to a report from [...] | 2007-12-11 12:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BO |
07MINSK101 | CLINTON BENCH AT KURAPATY MASSACRE SITE VANDALIZED AGAIN [...] (U) During a January 27 trip to the Kurapaty Stalin-era massacre site, DCM and visiting EUR/UMB Office Director Robert Boehme discovered that the bench presented in 1994 by former U.S. President Bill Clinton on behalf of the United States to the people of Belarus had been vandalized again. Th [...] | 2007-02-02 07:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK1011 | MULTIPLE ARRESTS AFTER HUNDREDS PROTEST ON OCTOBER [...] (C) Nine activists have been sentenced to up to ten days in jail and opposition party leader Anatoliy Lebedko received minor injuries when security services cracked down after the conclusion of a successful protest against restrictions on small businesses December 10. The demonstration itself [...] | 2007-12-11 13:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON PINR BO |
07MINSK1012 | POLL REFLECTS GROWING CONCERN OVER ECONOMY [...] (SBU) According to the latest data from the independent pollster NOVAK, the percentage of the Belarusian public with a positive rating of President Lukashenko has held steady at 41.7 percent. This is the first pause in a yearlong downward trend. Support for opposition politicians, however, re [...] | 2007-12-11 15:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON BO |
07MINSK1018 | OPPOSITION YOUTH LEADER FEDARUK BEATEN, NOW SAID [...] (C) On December 12, authorities violently dispersed a pro-sovereignty demonstration by opposition forces on the eve of Russian President Putin's December 13-14 visit to Belarus. During the crackdown, police severely beat opposition youth leader Dmitriy Fedaruk just days after he returned from [...] | 2007-12-13 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK1024 | AMBASSADOR VISITS HOSPITALIZED YOUTH LEADER FEDARUK [...] (U) On December 13, Ambassador and DCM, accompanied by the Slovak Head of Mission Lubomir Rehak (representing the local EU presidency),visited with opposition youth organization Malady Front Acting Chairman Dmitriy Fedaruk at a local hospital, where Fedaruk has remained since GOB police seve [...] | 2007-12-14 15:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK1025 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Registers Pro-Regime NGO Belaya Rus (para. 2) - GOB Adopts 2008-2010 Anti-TIP Program (para. 3) - Opposition Party Receives Warning (para. 4) - Signature Campaign [...] | 2007-12-14 16:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG KCRM BO |
07MINSK1030 | TO ROCK OR NOT TO ROCK? [...] Following a banned rock concert November 14, several blacklisted rock musicians met with Chief State Ideology Officer and Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Oleg Proleskovskiy November 21. Proleskovskiy acknowledged the alleged ban, committed to lifting it, and encouraged the music [...] | 2007-12-17 14:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KPAO BO |
07MINSK1032 | PUTIN IN MINSK: MORE OR LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE? [...] (C) After Putin's December 13-14 visit to Minsk, Belarus appears to have secured attractive loan terms and a lower than expected gas price increase beginning in January 2008. Lukashenko did not appear particularly pleased, however, suggesting that Putin presented unattractive conditions to the [...] | 2007-12-17 15:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL EFIN BO RS |
07MINSK1035 | BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION INVIGORATED BY U.S. VISIT [...] (C) Following a Belarusian opposition delegation's December 3-8 visit to the United States, party leaders from the United Democratic Forces (UDF) met with the Ambassador December 13. All expressed gratitude for the meetings with President Bush and Secretary Rice, and said that the private co [...] | 2007-12-18 16:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK1045 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 21, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Market Vendors Conduct Nationwide Strike (para. 2) - Opposition Groups Protest Social Benefit Cuts (para. 3) - BGKB Resumes Malady Front Criminal Case (para. 4) - Smal [...] | 2007-12-21 10:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK1047 | AMBASSADOR'S RECEPTION IN HONOR OF POLITICAL [...] (C) Ambassador hosted her second annual holiday reception for former political prisoners and the family and friends of currently jailed opposition activists. In the wake of the December 3-8 visit to Washington of a senior Belarusian opposition group, attendees expressed their appreciation of [...] | 2007-12-21 17:02:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BO |
07MINSK1048 | INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER LOSES LIBEL SUIT; DAMAGES [...] (SBU) On December 20, a Minsk court ordered independent newspaper "Novy Chas" and journalist Aleksandr Tamkovich to pay USD 22,223 and USD 465, respectively, to top Belarusian MP Nikolay Cherginets for libel (reftel). Despite defense arguments during the proceedings, which were observed by P [...] | 2007-12-21 17:02:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK1049 | 22-YEAR-OLD POLITICAL PRISONER TO BE HELD 18 [...] (SBU) Following a nine-hour trial, political prisoner and Malady Front youth activist Artur Finkevich was sentenced December 21 to eighteen months of detention in a penal colony for violations of the terms of his May 2006 hard labor ("khimya") sentence for graffiti. Finkevich, who was nearing [...] | 2007-12-21 17:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK1059 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 28, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. The next weekly will come out January 11. Happy New Year! TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Authorities to Approve Undergraduate Matriculation (para. 2) - Polish Catholic Priest Expelled from Belarus ( [...] | 2007-12-28 10:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK106 | BELARUS, PROTESTANTS CONSOLIDATE EFFORTS TO [...] (C) During a recent meeting with Ambassador, several Belarusian Pentecostal pastors laid out their plans to encourage Christian churches' participation in political and social activities to promote change in Belarus. These pastors, who represented several small, yet committed and energetic re [...] | 2007-02-05 06:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF BO |
07MINSK1060 | IOM BULLISH ON GOB TIP COOPERATION [...] (SBU) DCM, USAID, and poloffs met with Dejan Keserovic, Minsk Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to discuss GOB cooperation with the organization's anti-trafficking efforts. Keserovic expressed a generally favorable attitude towards the GOB and government [...] | 2007-12-28 13:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BO |
07MINSK110 | LUKASHENKO'S "REACHING OUT" TO THE WEST: POSTURING [...] (U) In his latest public appearances on January 25-30, the Belarusian President slammed Russia's energy prices and indicated that his country was ready for a dialogue with the West. In usual form, Lukashenko deflected blame for poor relations with Belarus' neighbors. He admitted that Belarus' [...] | 2007-02-06 12:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK113 | EUR/UMB DIRECTOR DISCUSSES OPPOSITION CONGRESS AND [...] (C) Ambassador and visiting EUR/UMB Director Boehme recently met with several Belarusian opposition party leaders who expressed their support for holding an early March congress of pro-democracy forces. The opposition leaders generally were in favor of broadening U.S. economic sanctions agai [...] | 2007-02-06 14:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK123 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 8, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB, Ukrainian Vice Premiers Hold Energy Talks (para. 2) - Ukraine Appoints New Ambassador to Belarus (para. 3) - Venezuela to Open Embassy in Belar [...] | 2007-02-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK125 | THE "GOOD FELLAS" IN LUKASHENKO'S CIRCLE [...] (C) A Russian-based internet newspaper has been publishing a series of reports on alleged criminal rackets organized and/or headed by Lukashenko's former Minister of Interior Sivakov and commander of the President's personal special forces unit Pavlichenko. Reliable Embassy contacts asserted that t [...] | 2007-02-09 15:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK13 | LUKASHENKO GIVES RUSSIA BLACK EYE OVER BLACK GOLD [...] (C) On January 3, Belarusian PM Sergey Sidorskiy announced duties of USD 45/ton on Russian crude oil shipped via pipeline through Belarus effective from January 1. If crude shipments were to continue at their 2006 volume, Transneft would pay the GOB USD 3.1 billion in duties. Lukashenko expl [...] | 2007-01-05 13:56:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL BO RS |
07MINSK150 | MILINKEVICH AND PARTISAN LEADERS SHOWING SIGNS OF [...] (C) Since the January 14 municipal elections, the United Democratic Forces (UDF) have focused almost exclusively on organizing another democratic opposition congress, tentatively set for March 17-18. However, the coalition seems ill-prepared to hold a forum by that date. The UDF has yet to [...] | 2007-02-16 17:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BO |
07MINSK152 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 20, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. Citizens Deported from Belarus (para. 2) - Lukashenko Wants to Cooperate with Europe (para. 3) - GOB Delegation Me [...] | 2007-02-20 14:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK158 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CONVICTED FOR ALLEGED POLICE [...] (C) A Minsk court recently convicted the half-brother of prominent Belarusian human rights defender Vyacheslav Sivchik for allegedly assaulting a police officer last year. Highlighting a previous assault against Sivchik by attackers who impersonated Embassy personnel during March 2006 pro-demo [...] | 2007-02-22 15:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK159 | ILO SUPPORTS POSTPONING GSP SUSPENSION FOR BELARUS [...] (C) Independent trade union leaders have warned Poloffs in recent meetings that the GOB's "progress" in implementing the International Labor Organization's (ILO) 12 recommendations on improving labor rights is purely cosmetic. However, the ILO has noted some willingness from the GOB to reform [...] | 2007-02-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK160 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 22, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - French Ambassador Seeks Belarus-EU dialogue (para. 2) - Foreign Minister Martynov Visits India (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - I [...] | 2007-02-22 15:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK161 | AMERICAN BUSINESSES WARY OF COZYING UP TO DICTATOR [...] (C) Executives from two American businesses, Microsoft and American Express Bank, asked post about the advisability of expanding their presence in Belarus. Microsoft asked for advice on which GOB officials were off-limits, and on whether to move forward with talks on upgrading the regime's co [...] | 2007-02-22 15:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK162 | PARTY LEADERS ANGRY WITH MILINKEVICH, FORGE AHEAD [...] (C) Political party leaders tried to assure Ambassador that the opposition coalition remained united, despite de facto coalition leader Milinkevich's refusal to participate in the upcoming congress of democratic forces tentatively scheduled for March 17-18. Calling his decision a big mistake, [...] | 2007-02-23 15:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK163 | SCENESETTER FOR BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION LEADERS' [...] (C) The delegation of leading Belarusian political and civil society activists to the U.S. will provide USG policy makers an insightful and balanced view of the current state of affairs in the democratic opposition camp. The Lukashenko regime's desperate struggle to adapt to significantly hig [...] | 2007-02-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK177 | MILINKEVICH PROVES HE IS A DIVIDER, NOT UNITER [...] (C) Opposition coalition leader Milinkevich on February 27 told Ambassador that coalition was fragmented but denied he was at fault for the divisions and accused left-wing coalition parties of hijacking the agenda of the upcoming congress of democratic forces. The coalition leader also noted [...] | 2007-02-28 14:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK178 | GOB ALLOWS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE, WITHIN LIMITS [...] (C) Ambassador's participation in a press conference on humanitarian assistance to a regional children's hospital gave the USG unusually good coverage in Belarusian state media. Child Health International also continues to successfully provide humanitarian assistance by training local medical [...] | 2007-02-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK179 | RESOLUTION OF NEW LIFE CHURCH POSTPONED AGAIN [...] (U) On February 26, members of the Protestant-based New Life Church (NLC) began a week-long hunger strike following another postponement of its appeal to overturn a lower court's decision to strip the church of its property (ref A). (Note: In October 2006, more than 100 NLC members went on h [...] | 2007-03-01 12:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF BO |
07MINSK18 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 5, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Prosecutor Not to Investigate Election Fraud (para. 2) DOMESTIC ECONOMY ---------------- - Finance Ministry to Adjust 2007 Budget (para. 3) - Belarus Worst Country for Ta [...] | 2007-01-09 03:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK182 | INDEPENDENT SURVEYS HAVING EFFECT ON VOTERS [...] (SBU) Independent pollsters Manaev and Vardomatskiy gave Ambassador the results of their latest polling conducted in January. Both pollsters' results indicate that public support for a union with Russia dropped by 10-15 percent to 35 percent. However, support for a closer relationship with th [...] | 2007-03-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
07MINSK183 | FRUSTATED MILINKEVICH SUPPORTERS SAY, &JUST LEAD, [...] (C) De facto opposition coalition leader Milinkevich's supporters say that the former presidential candidate has tremendous potential as the head of a broad opposition movement. However, his support base, which is made up of civil society groups and sympathetic opposition party activists in [...] | 2007-03-02 13:56:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK184 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 1, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - CEI Executive Secretary DG Visits Minsk (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - State Control Committee Creates Anti-Corrupt Hotline (para. 3) [...] | 2007-03-02 14:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK187 | KOZULIN'S LAWYER TALKS POLITICS, SHOWS IMPRESSIVE [...] (C) On March 1, Ambassador met with former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin's attorney, Igor Rynkevich, as an act of moral support following politically motivated threats against Rynkevich's law license and person. Rynkevich, himself a member of Kozulin's party, confirmed [...] | 2007-03-05 11:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK188 | GOB SEARCHES FOR EASY MONEY AS OIL EXPORTS VANISH [...] (C) Two months after the loss of Belarus' privileged status as a de facto offshore for Russia oil companies, the GOB has yet to find a way to sustain the economy. The duty on refined oil product exports from Belarus, established at Russia's behest, currently makes refining oil profitable only [...] | 2007-03-05 14:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL BO RS |
07MINSK19 | ELECTION SITREP 3: DESPITE REPRESSION, REGIONAL [...] (C) Despite omnipresent surveillance by GOB agents and state media, the opposition political party leaders and independent media candidly discussed the politically repressive conditions in which they are conducting their local election campaigns in the run up to local elections on January 14. [...] | 2007-01-09 09:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK199 | LUKASHENKO FOR PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA? [...] (SBU) In late February, relatively unknown Moscow artist turned political activist Aleksandr Kanurin announced a movement to nominate Belarusian President Lukashenko as a candidate for the 2008 Russian presidential elections. The movement's website solicits people to register their names and [...] | 2007-03-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO RS |
07MINSK2 | ELECTION SITREP 1: CANDIDATE REGISTRATION A LOSS [...] (C) The Belarusian Central Election Committee announced December 23 that 23,791 people were registered as candidates for the January 14 local council elections. The CEC results showed signs of manipulation, such as a candidate per seat coefficients identical to past local council elections and [...] | 2007-01-03 12:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK204 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 9, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - GOB Security Council Denies Iran, Syria Arms Sales (para. 2) - GOB Calls ODIHR Monitoring Practices "Biased" (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------ [...] | 2007-03-09 14:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK209 | LEFTIST OPPOSITION PARTIES UNITED, BUT BARELY [...] (C) Three opposition political parties have formed a Union of Leftist Parties as a means of combining their resources and advancing their social-democratic economic agenda at the next democratic congress. Recently, however, high-level members of Aleksandr Kozulin's Social Democratic Party an [...] | 2007-03-12 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK216 | ENTREPRENEURS HOLD SMALL ANTI-GOB RALLY [...] (C) On March 12, 300 small entrepreneurs, mostly market vendors, gathered peacefully to protest new regulations. Executive order number 760, in particular, would force all but the smallest business to re-register and potentially put many out of business. Despite the unanimous opposition to th [...] | 2007-03-13 15:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
07MINSK217 | AMBASSADOR VISITS IMPRISONED OPPOSITION ACTIVIST [...] (C) On March 9, Ambassador met with Belarusian political prisoner and Social Democratic party leader Nikolay Statkevich at his place of internal exile. Though isolated, Statkevich remains politically engaged and offered Ambassador a sharp critique of de facto coalition leader Aleksandr Milin [...] | 2007-03-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK218 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK ARRESTED, STILL MISSING [...] (C) Belarusian security forces on March 13 arrested Belarusian National Front leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and kept them overnight at an undisclosed location. Relatives, colleagues, and DCM and Poloff waited hours at the Sovetskiy courthouse to learn mor [...] | 2007-03-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK219 | BELARUS' INDEPENDENT MEDIA: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (SBU) Several independent websites and newspapers each reach thousands of Belarusians despite the GOB's continued use of time-tested harassment methods to disrupt the flow of objective information. The regime has also employed new tactics, such as requiring newspapers to assist the state tax [...] | 2007-03-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID BO |
07MINSK221 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK RELEASED; TRIAL MARCH 23 [...] (C) Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik were unexpectedly released on March 14 at 18:00 from the Okryestina detention facility. However, they are scheduled to appear in court on March 23 on "petty hooliganism" charges. Human rig [...] | 2007-03-15 12:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK227 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Belarusian Plane Attacked in Somalia (para. 2) - Lukashenko's Kyiv Visit Postponed (para. 3) - GOB Urges UN HRC to Avoid "Double Standards" (para. 4 [...] | 2007-03-16 15:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK228 | BELARUSIAN KGB ATTACKS MALADY FRONT [...] (SBU) Belarusian security services in the last few days have interrogated dozens of activists from the youth organization Malady Front (MF) and threatened many with criminal charges. Human rights lawyers and journalists fear that many MF activists could face extended jail time. All who have [...] | 2007-03-16 15:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK229 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Belarusian Plane Attacked in Somalia (para. 2) - Lukashenko's Kyiv Visit Postponed (para. 3) - GOB Urges UN HRC to Avoid "Double Standards" (para. 4 [...] | 2007-03-19 05:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK239 | KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA'S NEW CHIEF EDITOR SEEMS [...] (C) Yelena Mironova, the new Editor-in-Chief of Komsomolskaya Pravda, Belarus' largest independent newspaper, admitted to Pol/Econ Chief that upon accepting the position she signed an agreement acknowledging that she would accept "certain editorial guidelines." However, Mironova convincingly [...] | 2007-03-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID BO |
07MINSK249 | MARCH 25 OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATION TO OCCUR WITHOUT [...] (SBU) On March 25, the opposition will hold its annual "Day of Freedom" demonstration on October Square commemorating the creation of the short-lived Belarusian National Republic. As in previous years, the Minsk city authorities denied permission to hold the event on October Square and promis [...] | 2007-03-21 14:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK250 | GOB LIKELY TO SEEK LOANS BEFORE FDI [...] (C) While higher energy prices have not immediately impacted all firms significantly, Belarusian manufacturers have become less competitive. As a result, the GOB will seek to reduce imports. Bureaucratic and philosophical barriers will prevent drawing foreign investment into Belarus via ser [...] | 2007-03-22 08:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK255 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK SKIP COURT HEARINGS ON EVE [...] (U) On March 23, the Sovetskiy district court postponed the planned hearing for youth opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka to April 4 after both activists failed to show up. Vyachorka and Sivchik face hooliganism charges after secur [...] | 2007-03-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK256 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK SKIP COURT HEARINGS ON EVE [...] (U) On March 23, the Sovetskiy district court postponed the planned hearing for youth opposition activist Vyacheslav Sivchik and Belarusian National Front (BNF) leader Vintsuk Vyachorka to April 4 after both activists failed to show up. Vyachorka and Sivchik face hooliganism charges after secur [...] | 2007-03-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK257 | OPPOSITION PARTY YOUTHS REPRESSED AND DIVIDED, YET [...] (C) Though divided by ideology and ambivalent about their national leaders, Belarus' opposition political party youth organizations uniformly plan to participate in the March 25 demonstration and will attend the tentatively scheduled April 21-22 democratic congress. The groups remain hopeful t [...] | 2007-03-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK258 | NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHAIR WELCOMES AND [...] (C) Ambassador on March 19 met with the Chair of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences (BNAS) Myasnikovich. The BNAS chair briefly criticized U.S. "isolationist" policies towards Belarus, but generally spoke about the need to increase U.S.-Belarusian bilateral cooperation in science. Myasnikovic [...] | 2007-03-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV INR BO |
07MINSK259 | NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHAIR WELCOMES AND [...] (C) Ambassador on March 19 met with the Chair of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences (BNAS) Myasnikovich. The BNAS chair briefly criticized U.S. "isolationist" policies towards Belarus, but generally spoke about the need to increase U.S.-Belarusian bilateral cooperation in science. Myasnikovic [...] | 2007-03-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV INR BO |
07MINSK261 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 22, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - German MP Zapf Seeks Dialogue with Regime (para. 2) - GOB Delegation Arrives in Venezuela (para. 3) - New Ukrainian Ambassador Meets Foreign Ministe [...] | 2007-03-26 11:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK262 | MARCH 25 DEMONSTRATION SUCCESSFUL DESPITE LARGE [...] (C) Approximately 3,000-5,000 demonstrators gathered on March 25 at the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences (BNAS) to mark the opposition's annual "Day of Freedom". Originally the demonstration was to occur at the site of the March 2006 presidential election demonstrations, but security fo [...] | 2007-03-26 13:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK267 | HIGHER EDUCATION: NOTHING IS TRULY FREE IN BELARUS [...] (SBU) Public universities dominate higher education in Belarus and follow a largely Soviet model. Despite a constitutional right to a free education, most students pay tuition. The GOB offers an ever-decreasing number of "budget", or tuition-free places, and may eventually offer none. Stude [...] | 2007-03-28 09:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV BO |
07MINSK270 | DEFMIN SEEKS USG COOPERATION DESPITE THE OBSTACLES [...] (C) Defense Minister Leonid Maltsev told Ambassador during their first meeting that he would like to deepen the military's interaction with the United States, but he understands the political obstacles to high-level cooperation. The MoD benefited greatly from past USG assistance, and Maltsev [...] | 2007-03-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK272 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MARCH 29, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Bodies from GOB Plane Attacked in Somalia to Return (para. 2) - Venezuela Considers Buying Missiles from Belarus (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY -------- [...] | 2007-03-30 13:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK273 | LUKASHENKO RESURFACES AFTER SUSPICIOUS 17-DAY [...] (C) President Lukashenko made a point to quell rumors about his health after a suspicious 17-day absence from the media spotlight. On March 28, a pale and balding Lukashenko appeared at a state-owned greenhouse and livestock farm and admitted to journalists that he was a bit tired, but comple [...] | 2007-03-30 13:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK275 | ACTIVIST ALLEGES BKGB ABDUCTION ON EVE OF MARCH 25 [...] (U) At a March 28 press conference organized by human rights NGO Vyasna, opposition activist Kristina Shatsikava described how unknown assailants abducted and interrogated her about ties with Malady Front (MF) leaders. Shatsikava claimed that on March 23, just hours after the BKGB had summon [...] | 2007-03-30 14:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK28 | KOZULIN RECOVERING, CALLS FOR ELECTION BOYCOTTS [...] (C) On January 8, Irina Kozulina, wife of imprisoned opposition Belarusian Social Democratic Party "Gramada" (BSDP) Chair and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, visited with Charge at his request to discuss the condition of her husband after ending his 53-day hunger strike on De [...] | 2007-01-11 11:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK285 | GOB'S FLEXIBLE APPROACH TO TACKLING HIV/AIDS [...] (C) Belarus has been fairly successful in fighting HIV/AIDS. Our contacts expect the rate of new infections to continue to decline; TB co-infection continues to be a key problem. The GOB also seems committed to treating those living with HIV/AIDS, and seems to appreciate the role of NGOs in [...] | 2007-04-04 09:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | KHIV EAID SOCI PGOV BO |
07MINSK286 | OPPOSITION PARTY DEPUTIES COMMITTED TO UNITY AND [...] (C) Following the March 25 opposition demonstration, party deputies and regional party representatives are trying to rebound with a call for unity for all. In recent discussions, they admitted to us that unanswered questions remain -- particularly regarding coalition leadership -- but they ha [...] | 2007-04-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK289 | VYACHORKA AND SIVCHIK CONVICTED WITHOUT JAIL TIME [...] (C) Summary: Joined by several EU Heads of Mission, Ambassador observed the April 4 politically-motivated trials of Belarusian opposition party leader Vintsuk Vyachorka and human rights activist Vyacheslav Sivchik. The court convicted but released them following highly contradictory prosecu [...] | 2007-04-05 15:34:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK29 | FORMER POLITICAL PRISONERS SEEK SUPPORT, MAY [...] (C) Charge met with two recently released Belarusian political prisoners who remained politically engaged despite their isolation and substandard conditions. While downplaying the significance of Belarus' upcoming local elections and opposition congress, both emphasized the need for more pre [...] | 2007-01-11 12:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK290 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 05, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Minsk Oil Extraction Deals Outside Russia-"Propaganda" (para. 2) - Latvia to Demand Compensation for Fuel Spill (para. 3) - Parliament Approves Visa [...] | 2007-04-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK294 | COALITION STRUGGLES TO OVERCOME IMPASSE ON [...] (C) We are seeing gathering indications of disagreement in Belarus' democratic opposition. Belarusian Party of Communists Head Kalyakin warned of a potential split in the coalition in the next week if the parties fail to reach a compromise with coalition leader Milinkevich's camp on procedure [...] | 2007-04-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK295 | RECENTLY FREED OPPOSITION ACTIVIST BACK IN JAIL [...] (U) On April 3, authorities arrested opposition activist Andrey Klimov on criminal charges for allegedly using the mass media to urge citizens to overthrow the constitutional government. If convicted, Klimov could face up to five years in prison. In December 2006, Klimov finished an 18-month [...] | 2007-04-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK296 | GOB MOVING SLOWLY TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT [...] (C) The government of Belarus announced its hopes to attract greater investment and to expand the share of foreign investment in the economy. However, the GOB has not undertaken any new initiatives to make the business climate more favorable for foreign investors. Systemic barriers and overa [...] | 2007-04-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK297 | BELARUS POPULATION IN SIGNIFICANT DECLINE [...] (SBU) According to Belarusian and U.N. statistics the population of Belarus continues to decline at a rate of roughly 0.4 percent annually. If this trend continues, Belarus' population will be reduced by a third, to 6.6 million, by 2050. The low birthrate, 1.21 percent in 2006, remains the s [...] | 2007-04-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK298 | URBAN HOUSING IN BELARUS: MORE UNAFFORDABLE THAN [...] (U) Housing prices in Belarus have risen higher than in any other sector of the country's economy. In addition to higher energy and raw material costs affecting many sectors, independent experts blame the government's tighter control over residential housing and land. They also believe the [...] | 2007-04-06 15:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ECON PGOV BO |
07MINSK3 | GAS FLOWS TO BELARUS, BUT ECONOMY STILL AT RISK [...] (C) Negotiations in Moscow over gas prices and a Russian stake in Beltransgaz (refs A and B) resulted in a last minute deal, averting a potential gas cutoff. Belarus managed to knock an additional USD 5 of the price per thousand cubic meters for 2007. In return, Belarus agreed to sell Gazprom [...] | 2007-01-03 13:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL BO RS |
07MINSK304 | LUKASHENKO SEEKS TO ASSUAGE CONCERNS OVER PERSONAL [...] (SBU) During his latest speeches on April 4-9, Lukashenko emphasized that he remains in firm control of the country. Lukashenko stated that while the recent oil and gas conflict had caused problems for the economy, these problems would soon be overcome and forgotten. He declared that recent e [...] | 2007-04-12 08:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON BO |
07MINSK306 | COALITION REACHES A COMPROMISE ON DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) In a surprising move, the leaders of the opposition coalition reached an agreement on the purpose and format of the democratic congress. During a recent conference co-sponsored by U.S. NGO IRI, coalition leaders agreed to let the regional coalitions decide on the issues currently paralyzi [...] | 2007-04-13 14:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK307 | LUKASHENKO RECONFIRMS HIS PLAN TO REMAIN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) During a press conference with independent and state media on April 12, Lukashenko denied rumors that he was grooming one of his two legitimate sons for the presidency, stressing that he plans to remain in power for the "foreseeable future." During his most recent statements to the pres [...] | 2007-04-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK31 | ELECTION SITREP 4: FAMILIAR THEMES CHARACTERIZE [...] (C) Despite claims from authorities in Brest that the local election process is proceeding smoothly, opposition political party leaders confirmed that the GOB unabashedly continues to employ the full arsenal of administrative resources at its disposal to influence the electoral process. Par [...] | 2007-01-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK310 | OPPOSITION BEGIS PREPARATIONS FOR CHERNOBYL PATH [...] (SBU) The oppositio has begun preparations for the annual ChernobylPath demonstration on April 26. The organizing ommittee already approved a resolution on the objecive of the march, submitted an application to the city authorities for permission to hold the demonstration in downtown Minsk, a [...] | 2007-04-16 10:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK312 | BELARUSIAN WOMEN UNITE TO NETWORK, NOT PROTEST [...] (C) Belarusian women's groups are working together to establish a women's network and a large women's coalition that would eventually focus on democracy promotion and increasing women's activism in Belarus. However, many obstacles, including fear, economic instability, and social attitudes, p [...] | 2007-04-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK319 | RELIGIOUS MINORITIES REMAIN IMMOBILIZED [...] (SBU) GOB tactics force some churches to break the law in order to practice their religion. Hare Krishna members face ongoing harassment for fulfilling religious duties. Even "traditional" religions face restrictions. In addition, limitations on religious activity severely hamper the growth [...] | 2007-04-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK32 | ON THE EVE OF LOCAL ELECTIONS MILINKEVICH COMMENTS [...] (C) Opposition coalition leader Milinkevich on January 11 expressed to Ambassador his concern for Belarus' sovereignty in the wake of the Russian-Belarusian gas and oil crisis. Milinkevich opined Russia had given up on Lukashenko and would achieve its goals in Belarus using strong economic pre [...] | 2007-01-12 14:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK327 | NEW OPPOSITION PARTY SEEKS TO UNITE CHRISTIAN [...] (C) Belarus Christian Democracy (BCD),a newly emerged opposition party, seeks to create a democratic Belarus based on Christian principles and Belarusian patriotism. Pursuant to those goals, the unregistered BCD is cooperating with Christian leaders and religious NGOs to launch a signature c [...] | 2007-04-23 10:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF BO |
07MINSK331 | AUTHORITIES REDIRECT THE CHERNOBYL PATH [...] (SBU) Minsk authorities denied permission to Chernobyl Path organizers to hold their April 26 demonstration at Yakub Kolas Square in downtown Minsk and march to the new national library, but "suggested" that demonstrators gather at the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences (BNAS) and march to [...] | 2007-04-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ASEC BO |
07MINSK336 | GOB STILL FINDS ENERGY SOLUTION ELUSIVE [...] (C) Press speculation that the government will institute measures to make refining oil in Belarus for export profitable despite export duties masks the fact that the country cannot support its two refineries in the long-term. Moreover, recent official GOB visits to oil exporting countries will [...] | 2007-04-25 15:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK337 | BELARUSIAN ECONOMY WEAK BUT STABLE, VISITING DAS [...] (C) Belarusian economists and business leaders told visiting EUR DAS Kramer the Belarusian economy, while weak, would remain stable. The slightly dampened economy might cause Lukashenko finally to consider one or two multibillion-dollar privatizations this year to raise revenues. Corruption, [...] | 2007-04-25 15:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK341 | APOLITICAL PRO-BUSINESS NGO STUNTED BY GOB [...] (SBU) At its annual congress on April 20, members of the Belarusian Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, the most influential business association in the country, discussed factors diminishing the ability of the NGO to effectively promote the interests of its 162 member companies. The plight [...] | 2007-04-26 14:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK342 | DAS KRAMER ASSUAGES CONCERNS OF CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) On April 24, EUR DAS David Kramer met with representatives of Belarusian civil society NGOs during his visit to Minsk. The NGO leaders concurred that the Lukashenko regime appears anxious following the conflict with Russia over energy prices earlier in the year and seeks to better relati [...] | 2007-04-26 14:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK343 | OPPOSITION REMAINS UNITED AHEAD OF CONGRESS [...] (C) At a meeting with EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Kramer, opposition leaders emphasized the importance of intense cooperation and successful strategy implementation going into and following the upcoming congress of democratic forces. After the congress, the coalition plans to increase its [...] | 2007-04-26 14:52:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK347 | POLICE KEEP HANDS TO THEMSELVES AT CHERNOBYL PATH [...] (SBU) Although smaller than in 2006, this year's April 26 "Chernobyl Path" demonstration in Minsk enjoyed a turnout of approximately 3,000 people and was not marred by the authorities' typical violence and mass arrests. Using loudspeakers and a heavy police presence, authorities made sure dem [...] | 2007-04-27 14:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ASEC BO |
07MINSK349 | LUKASHENKO'S ANNUAL SPEECH FOCUSES ON [...] (U) In his annual address to the Belarusian parliament, President Lukashenko announced plans to prevent future energy crises, which include diversifying Belarus' energy supplies, building a nuclear power plant, and encouraging Belarusians to be thriftier. Naming China as Belarus' number one i [...] | 2007-04-27 18:46:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK352 | VISITING DAS DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE TO CLOSE [...] (C) Visiting EUR DAS David Kramer and Ambassador were invited to an informal meeting with Presidential Administration Deputy Head and close Lukashenko advisor Natalya Petkevich. Following a disappointing meeting with Foreign Minister Martynov and an unequivocal endorsement from the oppositio [...] | 2007-04-30 09:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK353 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 26, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leaders Warned for March 25 Demonstration (para. 2) - Parliament Adopts Changes to Political Party/NGO Law (para. 3) - Pro-Democratic Historians to Establish [...] | 2007-04-30 14:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK354 | POLLING RESULTS: LUKASHENKO SUPPORT REMAINS HIGH IN WAKE OF [...] According to latest polling results of independent pollster Andrey Vardomatskiy, Lukashenko's public support remains at 51.3% while de facto coalition leader Milinkevich's support rating dwindles to 4.0%. A large portion of respondents approve of Lukashenko's handling of the gas-oil conflict a [...] | 2007-04-30 14:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO |
07MINSK357 | GOB SHOWED RESTRAINT AT LABOR DAY DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) Despite inclement weather and heavy police presence, approximately 500 opposition activists gathered at Bangalore Square for a peaceful Labor Day rally and concert on May 1. Belarusian Party of Communists Head Kalyakin condemned the GOB efforts to suppress labor activists, including the use [...] | 2007-05-02 15:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK358 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 3, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Former Political Prisoner Banned From Traveling Abroad (para. 2) - Over 4,500 Signatures Collected to Challenge the Religion Law (para. 3) - GOB to Review Former Monas [...] | 2007-05-04 08:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK36 | MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FALL WELL BELOW DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) As expected, Belarus January 14 municipal elections failed to meet any international democratic standard. The U.S. Embassy and EU released statements January 15 criticizing the GOB for failing to observe democratic principles. The election authorities have not released preliminary vote t [...] | 2007-01-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK362 | LEADERSHIP OF OPPOSITION EMERGES AS KEY ISSUE IN [...] (SBU) The opposition coalition held its first two regional conferences in the Gomel and Minsk oblasts on April 29 to decide on the agenda for the national congress of democratic forces scheduled for May 26-27. Congress organizer Bukhvostov explained to Pol/Econ Chief that the main issue at th [...] | 2007-05-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK363 | LAWYERS WILL ENCOURAGE POLITICAL PRISONERS TO SEEK [...] (C) Prominent human rights lawyers and the family members of political prisoners expressed cautious optimism after hearing the outcome of the April 25 meeting between EUR DAS Kramer and Presidential Administration Deputy Head Natalya Petkevich in Minsk. Pol/Econ Chief relayed to the group of [...] | 2007-05-04 13:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK37 | BELARUS BACKS OUT OF ITS OIL JAM, FOR NOW [...] (C) On January 12, Belarus and Russia signed an agreement on oil, giving both sides some of what they wanted. While Russia will finally see budget revenues from its oil exports to Belarusian refineries, Lukashenko has preserved, albeit in a weakened form, his country's status as an offshore d [...] | 2007-01-16 12:19:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL BO RS |
07MINSK373 | EMBASSY VISITS POLITICAL PRISONER [...] (C) DCM and Poloff met with opposition youth leader Artur Finkevich on April 26 in the eastern city of Mogilyov, where Finkevich is serving two years of internal exile on trumped up charges of malicious hooliganism and large-scale property damage (ref A). Upon our arrival at his detention fac [...] | 2007-05-08 13:56:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK382 | LUKASHENKO, PALE AND BOMBASTIC, SLAMS U.S. AT [...] (SBU) President Lukashenko on May 9 delivered a war-like Victory Day speech to WWII veterans and the diplomatic corps at Victory Square in Minsk. After leading a short march of WWII veterans and laying a wreath at the eternal flame, Lukashenko praised the heroism and sacrifice of the Belarusi [...] | 2007-05-10 14:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK387 | BELARUSIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: COMEDY AND TRAGEDY [...] (SBU) Observations from the recent arrest and trial of an AmCit accused of financial crimes confirmed that the Belarusian criminal justice system remains a weak parody of a system based upon rule of law. This glimpse at the court system outside the public eye and highly politicized cases expo [...] | 2007-05-11 14:05:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV CASC EFIN KFRD BO |
07MINSK391 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 11, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - EC Office in Minsk Not Sign of Softness on GOB (para. 2) - Lukashenko Ratifies Kyoto Protocol (para. 3) Civil Society ------------- - Supreme [...] | 2007-05-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK395 | YOUTH ACTIVISM DECLINING ABSENT UNIFYING NATIONAL [...] (C) At a recent meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, youth leaders listed fear, GOB propaganda, and general complacency with the quality of life in Belarus as the main reasons for the decline in youth activism. Indifferent to contrived political maneuvers such as the opposition,s upcoming congress, t [...] | 2007-05-14 14:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK399 | DELEGATE CONFERENCE RESULTS IN MILINKEVICH LOSS [...] (SBU) The coalition of United Democratic Forces held seven regional delegate conferences April 29 - May 13 in which 620 regional delegates voted on agenda items for the May 26-27 opposition congress. Delegates voted against de facto leader Milinkevich's campaign for a single chairperson of the [...] | 2007-05-16 14:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK400 | CHARGE MEETS WITH INDICTED PRO-DEMOCRACY YOUTH [...] (C) Charge met May 15 with three Belarusian opposition youth leaders facing two years in prison for their pro-democracy activities. The activists expressed their gratitude for EUR DAS Kramer's recent visit to Minsk and encouraged the Embassy to continue USG efforts to highlight the plight of [...] | 2007-05-16 14:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK412 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 18, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activists Protest Children's Benefits Cut (para. 2) - Opposition Calls for Solidarity with Indicted Youth (para. 3) - Opposition Seeks Legal Action against P [...] | 2007-05-18 08:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK414 | MILINKEVICH LOOKING AT LONG-TERM ROLE IN OPPOSITION [...] (C) One week away from the May 26-27 congress of democratic forces, it appears that current coalition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich will participate -- if half-heartedly -- in the event. Opposition coalition leaders and activists had been wondering whether Milinkevich would withdraw from the [...] | 2007-05-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK415 | BELARUSIAN NATIONAL FRONT LEADER FACES INTERNAL [...] (C) Belarusian National Front (BNF) activists in recent days have noted that BNF leader Vyachorka's support rating within his party is wavering. All agree that Vyachorka's inactivity contributes to the decrease in support, but those still backing the leader also blame the situation on party f [...] | 2007-05-18 12:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK416 | MR. AHMADINEJAD COMES TO MINSK MAY 21 [...] (C) Iranian President Ahmadinejad will pay a two-day visit Minsk starting May 21. Post understands Tehran will seek to equip its military -- through purchases of weapons and dual-use technologies, expanding the presence of Belarusian companies producing dual use manufactures, and training Ira [...] | 2007-05-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET BO IR |
07MINSK424 | MILINKEVICH CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN CONGRESS [...] (C) On May 22, Charge met with de facto opposition coalition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich, who pledged his active participation in the May 26-27 democratic congress. Milinkevich described the coalition as occupied with organizational issues and divided on questions of international support. N [...] | 2007-05-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK430 | ACTIVISM LIVES ON IN THE SOUTHERN MINSK REGION [...] (C) A trip to Belarus' most prominent mining town, Soligorsk, and neighboring areas revealed significant opposition activism despite the usual repression by local authorities. The independent union at the potash mining giant Belaruskaliy boasted that over 20 percent of the company's employees [...] | 2007-05-23 14:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ECON BO |
07MINSK431 | CHARGE MEETS 16-YEAR-OLD FACING PRISON FOR [...] (C) On May 22, Charge met with 16-year-old Anastasiya Palazhanka, one of seven Malady Front (MF) members who face up to two years in prison for "running an unregistered organization" (ref A). Like her four MF compatriots with whom Charge had visited earlier (refs B and C),Palazhanka express [...] | 2007-05-23 14:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK438 | OPPOSITION COMMUNIST LEADER ENJOYS STRONG INTERNAL [...] (C) With his recent uncontested re-election as head of the Belarusian Party of Communists (BPC),Sergey Kalyakin clearly enjoys strong support from within his party going into the May 26-27 opposition congress. According to BPC deputy Skrigana, Kalyakin and the 185 BPC delegates will defend v [...] | 2007-05-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK439 | UNITED CIVIC PARTY CHAIRMANSHIP NOT CHANGING HANDS [...] (C) No one within the United Civic Party appears capable of challenging current Chair Anatoliy Lebedko for the party's leadership. Lebedko saw his already formidable position within the party strengthened by the battles within the opposition in the run up to the May 26-27 congress. Influentia [...] | 2007-05-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BO |
07MINSK440 | TWO POLITICAL PRISONERS FREE, KOZULIN TO REMAIN IN [...] (C) On May 22, authorities granted parole to opposition youth organization Malady Front founder Pavel Severinets and opposition politician Nikolay Statkevich whom a Minsk court had sentenced in May 2005 to internal exile for leading unauthorized demonstrations against the official results of [...] | 2007-05-24 15:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK442 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - MAY 25, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Fines Third Organizer of Chernobyl March (para. 2) - Opposition Campaign to Commemorate Vitebsk Purges (para. 3) International Relations ----------------------- [...] | 2007-05-25 10:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK453 | OPPOSITION HOLDS CONGRESS, MILINKEVICH STEPS DOWN [...] (C) The opposition's May 26-27 democratic congress was filled with debate and accusations, but the nearly 600 attending delegates from all around the country reaffirmed their commitment to work together in their struggle for freedom. The highlight of the event was former coalition leader Ale [...] | 2007-05-29 15:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK454 | KOZULINA NOT HUNGERSTRIKING [...] (C) Summary: During a May 25 meeting with Ambassador, the wife of imprisoned opposition leader Aleksandr Kozulin denied rumors that she will go on political hunger strike. Irina Kozulina described her husband as politically engaged and his health as slowly improving following his two-month h [...] | 2007-05-29 15:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK457 | MALADY FRONT LEADERS FINED, NOT IMPRISONED [...] (U) On May 29, a Minsk courtconvicted five opposition youth organization Maldy Front (MF) leaders on politically motivated carges of running and/or acting in behalf of an uregistered organization (refs A, B, and C). Despit the prosecutor's request for "corrective labor"for Anastasiya Palazha [...] | 2007-05-30 13:34:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK458 | CUTS TO SOCIAL BENEFITS ON THE HORIZON [...] (C) Cuts to in-kind benefits scheduled to take effect in 2008 would reduce subsidies to two-thirds of Belarusians. The government likely undertook the measure in light of its budgetary savings, however modest. While affected groups have mounted small protests, the overall reaction to the cuts [...] | 2007-05-30 13:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK463 | BELARUSIAN-CHINESE RELATIONS: MORE HYPE THAN [...] (C) Lukashenko has referred to China as its most important strategic partner with increasing regularity. Not only do GOB officials routinely claim that trade between the countries is developing rapidly, they note that Beijing's ability to spur economic growth while maintaining "political sta [...] | 2007-06-01 12:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK464 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 1, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Activists Protest Abolition of Social Benefits (para. 2) - Protestant Pastors Face Intensified Harassment (para. 3) - Youth Activists Protest Old Town Demolition in Gro [...] | 2007-06-01 14:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK465 | MINISTER-LEVEL PETROCHEMICAL BOSS JAILED BY BKGB [...] (C) On May 29, the Belarusian State Security Committee arrested Aleksandr Borovskiy, Director of Belarusian government-owned petrochemical holding company, Belneftekhim. Authorities will likely file corruption charges against Borovskiy, although any corruption he engaged in apparently came wi [...] | 2007-06-01 15:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK466 | LIDA AUTHORITIES ALLOW NON-PARTY AFFILIATED [...] (C) Opposition and civil society activists in Lida are permitted to conduct most activities without hindrance and sometimes in cooperation with the local authorities so long as they refrain from organizing such events in their capacity as political party activists. The local Belarusian Nationa [...] | 2007-06-04 13:17:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK476 | FORMER IMPRISONED OPPOSITION LEADERS BACK [...] (C) On June 4, Ambassador met with two recently-released political prisoners. Opposition youth leader Pavel Severinets and Belarusian Social Democratic Party chair Nikolay Statkevich expressed their gratitude to the USG for pressuring the GOB to free them. They also noted their dissatisfact [...] | 2007-06-05 14:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK477 | POLITICAL PRISONERS APPLY FOR CLEMENCY AFTER GOB [...] (C) The GOB in recent weeks has shown some signs of progress by dropping charges against youth activists and giving Malady Front members on trial a fine rather than a jail sentence. In light of these events, human rights lawyer Labkovich informed Pol/Econ Chief that lawyers for several politi [...] | 2007-06-05 14:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK478 | NEW LAW TAKES AIM AT INDEPENDENT INTERNET SITES [...] (C) The GOB lower house recently passed legislation that appears to empower the regime to further repress independent and opposition Belarusian media. Despite its laissez-faire language, independent journalists fear that the bill could permit the regime to investigate the growing number of p [...] | 2007-06-06 13:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID BO |
07MINSK481 | IMF: ENERGY COST INCREASES DEMAND STRUCTURAL REFORM [...] (SBU) The annual IMF mission to Belarus terms 2007 a new economic era for the country with higher energy costs possibly knocking 5.5 percent off of GDP growth. Although the IMF notes some GOB short-term policies softened the blow, only more thorough tightening will head off the danger of the [...] | 2007-06-07 12:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK484 | GOB RATCHETS UP HARASSMENT OF PROTESTANTS [...] (C) The GOB recently increased its harassment of Protestants. On June 3, Protestant Pastor Bokun, who had been arrested two times in eight days, was sentenced to three days in jail for organizing an unauthorized religious service in his home. Bokun's co-pastor, Polish citizen Yaroslav Lukasi [...] | 2007-06-07 14:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF BO |
07MINSK486 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 8, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Benefits Cuts for Children (para. 2) - Holocaust Memorial Unveiled at Former Ghetto Site (para. 3) - Youth Activists Receive Short Jail Sentences (p [...] | 2007-06-08 12:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK489 | MFA WARNS EMBASSY NOT TO INTERFERE IN BELARUS' [...] (C) On June 7, Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Viktor Gaisyonok called Ambassador to the MFA to complain that Embassy officials' regional travel was one-sided and interfered in the internal affairs of Belarus. He warned that if such activities continue, the GOB could "take appropriate measures [...] | 2007-06-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK490 | NEW COALITION CO-CHAIRS ON OPPOSITION, POLITICAL [...] (C) The new co-chairs of the opposition coalition outlined for Ambassador their plans through the fall. The co-chairs will each take responsibility for a segment of the coalition's work but leave the door open for former presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich to become a fifth co-chair [...] | 2007-06-08 15:05:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK497 | OSCE ACTIVELY WORKS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN BELARUS [...] (C) According to Deputy Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk Vahram Abidjan, the mission's democracy promotion efforts in Belarus focus primarily on monitoring the GOB's actions to fulfill its OSCE commitments. In order to evaluate the GOB's progress, Minsk OSCE Office representatives attend tria [...] | 2007-06-11 14:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK502 | 60-YEAR-OLD POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASED [...] (C) On June 8, Ambassador met with Yekaterina Sadovskaya, whom authorities recently released from prison after cutting short her two-year sentence for allegedly insulting President Lukashenko (reftel). Sadovskaya expressed her deepest gratitude to the USG for leading the international effort [...] | 2007-06-12 14:53:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK508 | THE SURVEY SAYS SUPPORT FOR LUKASHENKO STILL HIGH [...] (C) Independent pollster Oleg Manayev presented post the results of the latest IISEPS survey conducted May 5-15. Aleksandr Lukashenko's rating fell slightly, although support for opposition leaders remained low. Manayev's findings suggest public openness to an opposition and support for negot [...] | 2007-06-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK51 | ELECTION AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE LOCAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) The Central Election Commission (CEC) on January 18 announced the final results of the January 14 municipal elections. Allegedly 79 percent of the electorate voted, but only 16 out of 166 pro-democracy candidates won council seats. The CEC rejected all complaints from election particip [...] | 2007-01-19 13:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC BO |
07MINSK510 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 15, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Activists Arrested and Fined in Vitebsk (para. 2) - Youth Activist Fined in Mogilev (para. 3) - Women Support Activist Shatsikova's Parental Rights (para. 4) [...] | 2007-06-15 10:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK52 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 17, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. This report covers events from January 8 to January 19. TABLE OF CONTENTS GOVERNMENT ---------- - Lukashenko Appoints Son to Belarus' Security Council (para. 2) - Parliamentary Session on Election Commission (para. 3 [...] | 2007-01-19 14:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK522 | MILINKEVICH OPTS FOR FREEDOM OF ACTION [...] (C) In a recent meeting with Ambassador, Aleksandr Milinkevich pointed to the release of political prisoners as a sign Lukashenko's opponents could successfully put pressure on the regime. He outlined ideas for his new "For Freedom" movement, insisting it would complement rather than compete [...] | 2007-06-18 12:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK539 | AUTHORITIES FIRE OPPOSITION LEADER'S MOTHER [...] (U) On June 18, a judge in the northern city of Vitebsk rejected a civil suit filed by Tatyana Severinets against the local school district for terminating her employment on April 3 after she had gone to Poland for a teacher training conference during her school's official spring break. Sever [...] | 2007-06-22 11:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK541 | USG Defends Belarus TIP Ranking Despite GOB Disappointment [...] (SBU) Following the release of the Department's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, Ambassador hosted a digital video conference with G/TIP Ambassador Mark Lagon for those involved in combating TIP in Belarus. The participants discussed Belarus' Tier 2 Watch List (T2WL) placement, steps the [...] | 2007-06-22 13:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN BO |
07MINSK542 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 22, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - South African Delegation Visits Belarus (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Minsk Authorities Want to Remove Small Retail Kiosks (para. 3) [...] | 2007-06-22 13:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK550 | WOMEN LEADERS DIVIDED ON POTENTIAL FOR WOMEN'S [...] (C) In a recent lunch with Ambassador, several prominent women leaders praised the creation of a newly formed U.S. NGO-sponsored women's network that seeks to promote both women and democracy in Belarus. However, a number of prominent women leaders were quite discouraged about the network's a [...] | 2007-06-27 14:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK551 | BELARUS HOPES TO REVERSE GSP SUSPENSION [...] (U) The GOB has responded relatively tamely to the June 21 suspension of the EU's General System of Preferences (GSP) for Belarus. Although a loss to the country's budget, independent analysts doubt the annual impact will amount to more than USD 67 million. However, Belarus' image will suffe [...] | 2007-06-28 09:31:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK561 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - June 29, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - GOB and Russian FMs Discuss Union, Missile Shield (para. 2) - Official Israeli Delegation Arrives in Minsk (para. 3) - Vietnam Military Delegation V [...] | 2007-06-29 14:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK562 | POLITICAL PRISONERS GET NO AMNESTY [...] (SBU) On June 29, the conclusion of the Belarusian parliament's 2006-2007 session dashed hopes of a general amnesty that might release several Belarusian political prisoners. On June 25, GOB Interior Minister Vladimir Naumov announced that the GOB's Presidential Administration (PA) had been [...] | 2007-06-29 14:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK566 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Your decision to meet with leaders from the Belarusian opposition underlines continued USG support for democratic transformation in the country Secretary Rice aptly labeled Europe's last dictatorship. Belarus's increasing international isolation puts the opposition in a unique position [...] | 2007-07-05 09:22:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK57 | PACE PRESIDENT MANIPULATED BY REGIME DURING VISIT [...] (C) Belarusian opposition leaders and civil society activists continue to communicate disappointment regarding the recent visit to Minsk by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rene van der Linden. In contrast, top GOB officials and state media seem pleased with the vis [...] | 2007-01-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK575 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO GOMEL STRESSFUL, REWARDING [...] (SBU) Ambassador on June 20-21 made an introductory visit to Gomel and Rechitsa to deliver a shipment of western medicines to an oncology center and meet with authorities and civil society activists. Hospitable authorities praised local economic growth and sought greater U.S. investment. Poli [...] | 2007-07-06 12:20:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK576 | CHAVEZ IN MINSK, THE NEW CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE [...] (C) Belarusian coverage of Hugo Chavez's visit to Minsk focused on the Venezuelan's "anti-imperialist" rhetoric. The militaristic tone of the trip lends credence to suggestions Venezuela will acquire Belarusian dual-use technologies with applications for anti-aircraft systems. As for non-mili [...] | 2007-07-06 12:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV BO |
07MINSK577 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 06, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - Iranian Military Delegation Comes to Belarus (para. 2) - South Korean Trade Delegation in Minsk (para. 3) Civil Society ------------- - Opposi [...] | 2007-07-06 12:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK578 | LUKASHENKO PAYS FEALTY TO RUSSIA, DEFIES WEST [...] (C) In recent Belarusian Independence Day speeches, President Lukashenko reaffirmed the GOB's commitment to strengthening its relations with Russia and other former Soviet republics. Meanwhile, the dictator defiantly downplayed the economic consequences of the EU's recent removal of trade pr [...] | 2007-07-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK601 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - July 13, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Top Election Official Rules Out Dialogue with Opposition (para. 2) - Civil Society Activist Loses Lawsuit, Remains Expelled (para. 3) - Youth Opposition Activist Faces J [...] | 2007-07-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK609 | KOZULIN'S PARTY SPLINTERING ONE YEAR AFTER [...] (C) One year after the politically motivated imprisonment of former opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, Kozulin's party appears to be splintering over rivalries among his party's deputies and disagreements regarding Belarusian relations with Russia and the West. These differe [...] | 2007-07-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK620 | LUKASHENKO REMOVES BELARUSIAN KGB CHIEF [...] (C) As predicted, President Lukashenko replaced Belarusian KGB (BKGB) Chief Sukharenko with Major General Zhadobin, the former head of the presidential security service. Lukashenko also removed Sukharenko's deputy Dementei, but no replacement has been made. Official statements claim the dismissal [...] | 2007-07-18 12:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK635 | Embassy Minsk Weekly Pol/Econ Report - July 19, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Adopts Parliamentary Elections Guidelines (para. 2) - Daughters Visit Kozulin (para. 3) - Polish Journalist Banned Entry to Belarus (para. 4) - Union of Left- [...] | 2007-07-20 13:49:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK643 | AUTHORITIES DENY OPPOSITION PERMISSION FOR JULY 27 [...] (U) Minsk authorities denied the opposition coalition permission to stage a concert on July 27 in celebration of Belarus' 1990 independence from the Soviet Union. Organizers will appeal the decision and continue with plans to hold a meeting at Independence Square and a poetry reading at Yanka [...] | 2007-07-25 10:27:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK65 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 2617, [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Gomel Opposition Files Suit against Election (para. 2) - GOB Detains and Drafts Youth Activists (para. 3) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ---------------------------------- [...] | 2007-01-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK650 | GOB EXPLORES TARGETS FOR THREATS TO U.S. BUSINESS [...] (C) Belarusian authorities have begun preliminary investigation into options for carry through on threats made by Lukashenko to retaliate against U.S. businesses if the USG strengthens its sanction regime. Officials claiming to represent the tax authorities asked Coca-Cola and McDonald's to d [...] | 2007-07-26 07:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK652 | LESSON FROM MOLODECHNO: DO NOT BUY BRICKS [...] (SBU) During a July 19 visit to Molodechno, city officials informed Acting Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff about their city's booming economy, cultural richness, and attractiveness to foreigners. Local political party representatives painted a different picture and lambasted the same city officials [...] | 2007-07-27 07:59:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK654 | Embassy Minsk Weekly Pol/Econ Report - July 26, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Solidarity Road Tour Participants Detained (para. 2) - Opposition Movement Denied Registration (para. 3) - GOB to Establish Nuclear Regulatory Agency (para. 4) - Forensi [...] | 2007-07-27 09:30:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG BO |
07MINSK656 | PA AIDE: IT SECTOR SUCCESSES NOT TRANSFERABLE [...] (C) Former Belarusian Ambassador to the United States turned IT promoter Valeriy Tsepkalo provided Ambassador an overview of his High Tech Park. Tsepkalo discounted the possibility of Belarus recreating similar pro-business conditions in other sectors of the economy in the near future. He al [...] | 2007-07-27 13:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK66 | LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FACES CLOSURE [...] (C) In the GOB's latest attack on Belarusian civil society, authorities have formally taken steps to evict the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC),one of the country's last registered human rights NGOs, from its office. If the BHC continues to operate without a legal address, it could be li [...] | 2007-01-26 13:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK661 | AUTHORITIES DISPERSE JULY 27 DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) A large GOB security force aggressively, though non-violently, dispersed opposition demonstrations commemorating the 17th anniversary of Belarus' independence from the Soviet Union. Nine activists, including United Civic Party leader Lebedko and Belarusian National Front (BNF) Deputy Iv [...] | 2007-07-30 13:45:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK662 | BELARUS: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of seven (7) unresolved claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Belarus (GOB). Under the second heading are provided, as last year, six (6) other incidents in which property owned by the US Government was sei [...] | 2007-07-30 13:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BO |
07MINSK674 | TWO DAYS FOR LUKASHENKO TO FIND A COMPROMISE [...] (C) Gazprom's surprise announcement that it will reduce gas transfers to Belarus by 45 percent effective August 3 follows the company's longstanding policy of publicly stating it wants to move its dealings with Minsk to a market basis. Unlike negotiations over gas and oil pricing for 2007, def [...] | 2007-08-01 14:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL BO RS |
07MINSK676 | LUKASHENKO ORDERS GOB TO PAY UP [...] (C) Lukashenko publicly announced he ordered his government to withdraw money from its foreign reserves to pay off its debt to Gazprom. GOB officials and independent commentators alike predicted that Minsk would seek to avoid escalating the gas crisis with Moscow. Belarusian state media outl [...] | 2007-08-02 14:18:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL BO RS |
07MINSK678 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 3, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Neo-Nazi Activist Jailed (para. 2) - Disabled Children Seek Greater State Support (para. 3) - Two Protestants Briefly Detained (para. 4) - Human Rights NGO Seeking Re- [...] | 2007-08-03 12:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO |
07MINSK681 | GASTRIC REFLUX: NEAR-TERM ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL [...] (C) On August 3, Belarus made initial payment on its debt to Gazprom as ordered by Lukashenko. GOB foreign reserves remain sufficient to preserve economic stability in the short term, although Belarus likely will seek foreign credits in advance of further increases in gas prices in 2008. Poli [...] | 2007-08-06 12:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL BO RS |
07MINSK687 | GRODNO OPPOSITION UNIFIED, LOCAL GOB OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Ambassador recently traveled to two cities in Belarus' western Grodno region to survey the local political and economic landscape. The regional authorities were predictably optimistic about Belarus' economic development and foreign investment. Meanwhile, local pro-democracy forces rem [...] | 2007-08-09 13:24:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK689 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 10, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Malady Front Appeals Registration Denial (para. 2) - Human Rights Group to Assist Political Victims (para. 3) - Minsk Authorities Deny Application for Demonstration (pa [...] | 2007-08-10 12:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK692 | GOB THREATENS UNSPECIFIED RECIPROCAL MEASURES IN REACTION [...] (SBU) In an August 9 meeting, the MFA protested to Ambassador the expansion of categories of persons considered subject to travel restrictions under Presidential Proclamation 8015. The Ambassador reviewed the policy behind the expansion and reminded the GOB that it could hardly be described a [...] | 2007-08-10 14:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS BO |
07MINSK696 | PINT-SIZED PRIVATIZATIONS UNDER WAY WHILE [...] (C) August could become a relatively significant month for privatizations. An Austrian company apparently fronting for Belarusians will purchase a controlling packet in an ailing bicycle factory. More significantly, potential investors submitted bids for one of the country's largest breweries [...] | 2007-08-13 14:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK710 | REPLACING PM SIDORSKIY EASIER SAID THAN DONE [...] (C) Once again, Belarusian Prime Minister Sergey Sidorksiy has survived rumors of his imminent political demise. Dismissing Sidorskiy with economic indicators still holding up, and with further gas negotiations with Russia just around the corner, would seem ill-timed. Instead, Lukashenko may [...] | 2007-08-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK711 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 17, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Demographic Trends (para. 2) - Entrepreneurs Resolve to Strike and Defend Rights (para. 3) - Independent Editor Faces Criminal Charges (para. 4) - Polish Officials Den [...] | 2007-08-17 13:36:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK717 | UNITED CIVIC PARTY SET TO REMOVE FOR FREEDOM [...] (C) The United Civic Party (UCP) will require anyone holding a leadership position both within the party and in former presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's "For Freedom" movement (FF) to choose one spot of the other. While this decision attempts to focus the energies of UCP leaders, [...] | 2007-08-21 11:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK72 | KEEPING THE ECONOMY AFLOAT SANS CHEAP ENERGY? [...] (C) Economists' forecasts for Belarus in the wake of significant energy import price rises vary greatly. Those most optimistic about the economy's prospects focus on the relatively benign budget implications for 2007 and the ability of Lukashenko to dictate adjustments. Pessimists note the m [...] | 2007-01-30 09:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK724 | JUDICIAL ASSAULT ON BELARUSIAN YOUTH ACTIVISTS [...] (C) On August 23, a GOB court sentenced opposition youth organization Malady Front founder Pavel Severinets to his second 15-day jail sentence since his recent release from internal exile. Severinets' deputies believe the Lukashenko regime is attempting to prevent the youth leader from organ [...] | 2007-08-24 08:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK728 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - August 24, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Neo-Nazis Threaten Vitebsk Activist (para. 2) - Police Prevent Solidarity Demonstration (para. 3) - Vendors Hold Spontaneous Protest at Minsk Market (para. 4) - Opposi [...] | 2007-08-24 13:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK729 | BELARUSIAN BLOGGERS AND OFFICIALS COMMENT ON U.S. VISA BAN [...] (U) On August 3, the USG expanded the list of Belarusians subject to special visa review procedures under Presidential Proclamation 8015. The previous list, which cannot be made public due to the Privacy Act, contained only those individuals directly linked to human rights abuses. The new ex [...] | 2007-08-27 05:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BO |
07MINSK730 | BELARUSIAN BLOGGERS AND OFFICIALS COMMENT ON U.S. VISA BAN [...] (U) On August 3, the USG expanded the list of Belarusians subject to special visa review procedures under Presidential Proclamation 8015. The previous list, which cannot be made public due to the Privacy Act, contained only those individuals directly linked to human rights abuses. The new ex [...] | 2007-08-27 06:32:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BO |
07MINSK733 | VITEBSK OFFICIALS' OPTIMISM SHROUDS CONTINUED [...] (SBU) Poloffs recently traveled to two cities in Belarus' Vitebsk region to survey the local political and economic landscape. The regional authorities were generally optimistic about the region's economic performance and potential for foreign investment, particularly in its Free Economic Zo [...] | 2007-08-27 13:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK740 | SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW [...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...] | 2007-08-28 14:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY PARM MNUC PGOV BO |
07MINSK743 | SOSNY TRUST AND COOPERATION HIGH, SECURITY LOW [...] (C) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team continued its project with Belarus' Joint Institute of Power and Nuclear Research (JIPNR)--Sosny on the design of an upgraded Material Protection, Control and Accounting (MPC&A) system for the facility's nuclear material. The team also began explori [...] | 2007-08-29 10:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | SECRET | ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV TRGY BO |
07MINSK745 | MILINKEVICH UPBEAT, FOCUSING ON EUROPEAN FUTURE [...] (C) Belarusian opposition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich complained to post that GOB authorities' repression of freedom of association reached new heights. Despite the harassment, he will continue to try to meet supporters and civic activists throughout Belarus. Milinkevich remains clearly foc [...] | 2007-08-30 12:50:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK746 | BELARUS'"FREE THEATER" DEFIES REPRESSION [...] (C) On August 29, Charge met with representatives of the Belarus' independent Free Theater (FT) to express the Embassy's moral support after authorities raided a private residence where they were performing the play "Eleven Vests." Police detained and later released over 40 Belarusian actors [...] | 2007-08-31 11:29:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK747 | YOUTH MOVEMENT CHAIR DEFIANT AHEAD OF SHOW TRIALS [...] (C) On August 31, Charge and Poloff met with opposition youth organization Malady Front (MF) Chair Dmitriy (Zmitser) Fedaruk on the eve of the trials of three MF regional leaders (ref A). When Charge pledged the Embassy's presence at the trials, Fedaruk expressed his deepest gratitude to the [...] | 2007-08-31 14:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK754 | BELARUSIAN YOUTH ON TRIAL: REGIME LIGHT ON [...] (SBU) Embassy Minsk sent poloffs to separate trials of two Malady Front (MF) activists September 4 (refs A and B). In Nesvizh, the judge found Anastasiya Azarka guilty of acting on behalf of an unregistered organization (Article 193),and sentenced her to a USD 572 fine. The Slovak DCM, repr [...] | 2007-09-04 14:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK758 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 31, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Several Demonstrations for Kozulin Release Banned (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Fined for Leaflets (para. 3) - Police Detain Youths for Pro-Opposition Graffiti (para. 4) [...] | 2007-09-05 11:51:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK768 | PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR LUKASHENKO ERODING [...] (SBU) The latest independent public opinion poll confirms a trend of slowly declining support for Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko. Most respondents termed the economy as fair, but showed slightly less optimism about economic developments. Cuts in social benefits to take effect in De [...] | 2007-09-07 13:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK770 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Pro-GOB Youth Union Reports on Successes (para. 2) - Opposition Leaders Harassed in Brest (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Sentenced to Jail and Fines (para. 4) - Free-Lan [...] | 2007-09-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK771 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 7, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Pro-GOB Youth Union Reports on Successes (para. 2) - Opposition Leaders Harassed in Brest (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Sentenced to Jail and Fines (para. 4) - Free-Lan [...] | 2007-09-07 13:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK780 | LOVING FOR LUKA IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES: A GLIMPSE [...] (C) Recent travel to Lukashenko's birthplace revealed Shklov and environs to be a veritable Potemkin village. Thanks to the dictator's largesse, the town of less than 15,000 sported brightly painted houses -- at least on the main streets -- and a number of new public institutions. The vaunte [...] | 2007-09-12 08:59:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK786 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 14, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leader Jailed and Fined (para. 2) - Three Activists Receive Jail Sentences (para. 3) - GOB Introduces Residential Registration (para. 4) - Soligorsk Miners [...] | 2007-09-13 13:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK787 | DEMONSTRATION AGAINST HIRING RESTRICTIONS [...] (SBU) On September 10, several hundred small entrepreneurs gathered peacefully to protest an executive order which will limit entrepreneurs to employing only family members. The Perspektiva small business association and retail vendors' councils from several cities throughout the country organ [...] | 2007-09-13 13:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BO |
07MINSK788 | 17-YEAR OLD YOUTH LEADER FINED, NOT IMPRISONED [...] (C) After hearing possibly coerced testimony, a Belarusian court recently fined 17-year-old opposition youth leader Yaroslav Grishchenya USD 435 for running an unregistered organization. Outside the trial, police forcibly detained 24 protesters, including a prominent opposition youth leader [...] | 2007-09-13 13:08:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK796 | CHANGE COMING TO BELARUS WITH OR WITHOUT CIVIL [...] (SBU) The fledging Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies (BISS) held its inaugural conference September 10-12 in Kyiv. The conference represents the first attempt to gather the full spectrum of independent political and social analysts of Belarus, without GOB or political participants, t [...] | 2007-09-17 12:01:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK797 | OPPOSITION'S PARLIAMENTARY CAMPAIGN PLANS MOVE [...] (C) The opposition coalition made substantial progress in August in agreeing to a formula for choosing a single democratic candidate per district for the 2008 parliamentary elections. Parties signing the agreement identified nearly 300 potential nominees for the 110 electoral districts, with [...] | 2007-09-17 12:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK799 | MOGILYOV OFFICIALS PLAY NICE, REQUEST ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Poloffs recently traveled to two cities in Belarus' Mogilyov region to survey the local political and economic landscape. The regional authorities emphasized stability and were generally optimistic about the region's development, at the same time taking every opportunity to solicit mone [...] | 2007-09-19 07:25:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK8 | A STIFF LUKASHENKO SENDS A MELANCHOLIC NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE [...] (SBU) An exhausted-looking Lukashenko on December 31 delivered his yearly New Year's address to Belarusians before the stroke of midnight. Standing stiffly next to a fireplace mantle and eyes noticeably shifting to the teleprompter behind the camera, Lukashenko slowly, without his infamous "ch [...] | 2007-01-05 07:38:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM BO |
07MINSK805 | BELAYA RUS-IFICATION OF PARTY POLITICS? [...] (C) Belaya Rus, a group created two years ago to support Aleksandr Lukashenko, may soon formalize its status as a national social organization. Most likely, Belaya Rus will provide pro-presidential local election commission members and monitors for the 2008 parliamentary vote. Members of Bel [...] | 2007-09-19 13:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK809 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 21, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS International Relations ----------------------- - Syria to Open Embassy in Minsk, Expand Ties (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Youth Arrested, Fined, and Expelled (para. 3) - [...] | 2007-09-21 11:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK810 | WORLD BANK: BELARUS ECONOMY NOT IN DANGER -- YET [...] (SBU) In a World Bank Country Assistance Team meeting with the diplomatic corps, World Bank Country Director Paul Bermingham stated that the macroeconomic situation in Belarus is "serious, but not life-threatening", that economic growth is real, but foreign reserve levels are not ideal. Bermin [...] | 2007-09-21 11:13:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK825 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - September 28, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Leaflets against Edicts Seized at Market (para. 2) - Corruption Case Sent to Supreme Court (para. 3) - Activist Hospitalized After Arrest (para. 4) - Participants of F [...] | 2007-09-27 16:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK831 | IPR PROTECTION FOR SOFTWARE: AROUND THE BEND? [...] (C) A Minsk conference highlighted the need for improved IPR protection for software in Belarus. Despite reasonable legislation, piracy rates for software remain above 80 percent. Previously the small size of the Belarusian market meant little pressure to improve enforcement, but the industr [...] | 2007-10-01 13:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR EINT PGOV SCUL BO |
07MINSK833 | HUMAN-RIGHTS NGO DODGES LIQUIDATION FOR NOW [...] (C) On September 26, authorities ended, at least temporarily, their effort to liquidate Supolnost, one of Belarus' few remaining registered independent human rights NGOs. However, civil society and opposition leaders believe the reprieve may be only temporary given Supolnost's plans to observ [...] | 2007-10-01 15:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK84 | CLINTON BENCH AT KURAPATY MASSACRE SITE VANDALIZED AGAIN [...] (U) During a January 27 trip to the Kurapaty Stalin-era massacre site, DCM and visiting EUR/UMB Office Director Robert Boehme discovered that the bench presented in 1994 by former U.S. President Bill Clinton on behalf of the United States to the people of Belarus had been vandalized again. Th [...] | 2007-01-31 13:04:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK846 | POLLS SHOW DIP IN LUKASHENKO'S SUPPORT [...] (SBU) According to independent nationwide polling data, public support for Aleksandr Lukashenko continues to slip (ref A),while support for the opposition holds steady. Public opinion on the economy shows little change over the course of 2007. While opposition to government cuts in social b [...] | 2007-10-04 12:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK849 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 05, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Protests Social Benefits Cuts (para. 2) - Jailed Opposition Leader's Daughter Fired (para. 3) - Parliament's Lower House Elects New Speaker (para. 4) - Loca [...] | 2007-10-05 15:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK853 | BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION: SEVERAL PATHS, ONE GOAL [...] (C) Belarusian opposition leaders expressed confidence for a large turnout at the October 14 demonstration in favor of European values and asked for international support. Differences of opinion over a second demonstration planned for November suggest it may not fare as well. The four main co [...] | 2007-10-09 15:35:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM BO |
07MINSK857 | OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS JAILED AHEAD OF EUROPEAN [...] (U) Ahead of the democratic opposition's October 14 European March (reftel),GOB security services have detained several opposition leaders and activists. On October 8, Minsk police arrested march organizer Yevgeniy Afnagel soon after he met with authorities to discuss the European March and [...] | 2007-10-10 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK858 | GSP SUSPENSION NOT PRODDING GOB TO IMPROVE WORKER [...] (C) The EU's suspension of the General System of Preferences (GSP) for Belarus over the government's unwillingness to follow recommendations from the International Labor Organization (ILO) has not triggered any improvement in worker rights. To the contrary, the Presidential Administration ann [...] | 2007-10-11 14:01:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BO |
07MINSK863 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 12, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Authorities Permit March with Route Modification (para. 2) - UCP Office Raided after OSCE Speech (para. 3) - European March Organizer Sentenced to Jail (para. 4) - Dem [...] | 2007-10-11 15:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK865 | LEFTIST LIQUIDATION: WOMEN'S PARTY NADZEYA [...] (U) The Belarusian Supreme Court ordered the liquidation of the Belarusian Women's Party "Nadzeya." Following the suspension of the opposition Communist Party in August, Nadzeya is now the second of the three members of the Union on Leftist parties to have its activities curtailed. End summar [...] | 2007-10-12 13:28:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR BO |
07MINSK875 | HEALTHY TURNOUT FOR MINSK'S EUROPEAN MARCH [...] (C) The Belarusian opposition gathered a diverse crowd of up to 6,000 for the October 14 European March, the largest mass demonstration since March 2006. While there were arrests before the march (refs B, C) the large security presence policing the protest demonstrated restraint. In a statem [...] | 2007-10-16 10:01:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK882 | LUKASHENKO CRITICIZES PUTIN, BACKS [...] (U) At an October 12 press conference with Russian journalists, President Lukashenko criticized the Putin government for limiting the GOB's access to Russian mass media and stalling Belarusian-Russian integration. Lukashenko advocated a "multi-directional" GOB foreign policy emphasizing close [...] | 2007-10-17 16:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO RS |
07MINSK883 | AMBASSADOR FINDS OUT WHAT'S NEW IN STARIYE DOROGI [...] (C) Ambassador presided over a ceremony presenting humanitarian assistance to a hospital in Stariye Dorogi on October 16. The well-tended small town benefited recently from regime's largesse, but still faces demographic concerns. The existence of a private museum glorifying Belarusian nation [...] | 2007-10-18 12:30:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK886 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 19, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Polish Minority Leaders Arrested in Grodno (para. 2) - Supreme Court Denies Leftist Union Registration (para. 3) - Milinkevich Founds European Integration Council (para [...] | 2007-10-19 16:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK894 | OPPOSITION CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT BUILDS NEW PARTY [...] (C) On October 19, DCM met with opposition party leader Pavel Severinets, who described an inter-generational rift within the opposition movement before, during, and following the October 14 European March. Severinets articulated his goal of transforming his newly-created Christian Democracy [...] | 2007-10-23 15:55:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK898 | AMNESTY LEAVES FATE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS UNKNOWN [...] (U) On October 24, the lower house of parliament passed both readings of a bill granting amnesty to over 3,000 common criminals. To enter into force the bill must still pass the upper house and be signed by Lukashenko. At this point the amnesty does not cover political prisoners. Prison aut [...] | 2007-10-24 15:44:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK901 | COALITION LEADERS UNITED ON MESSAGE, ELECTIONS [...] (C) The four leaders of the opposition coalition asked Ambassador to signal to the GOB that the international community would watch closely the planned November 4 Social March. They expressed relief that the recent visit by a Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe official apparently [...] | 2007-10-25 15:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK904 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - October 26, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Party Establishes Youth Wing (para. 2) - Activists Protest Expulsions (para. 3) - Activist Re-Arrested Immediately Following Release (para. 4) - Commemorati [...] | 2007-10-26 14:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK905 | SUPREME COURT DENIES VYASNA REGISTRATION APPEAL [...] (U) The Supreme Court denied the registration appeal of Human Rights NGO Vyasna October 26. The NGO had been appealing an earlier decision by the Justice Ministry to deny its registration due to supposed errors in its application. The group is a successor to an organization that the Supreme C [...] | 2007-10-26 15:07:00 | Embassy Minsk | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK915 | FORMER PRESIDENTIAL AIDE ON LUKASHENKO AND CRONIES [...] (C) Former Presidential Administration Press Advisor Aleksandr XXXXXXXXXXXXX told Pol/Econ Chief on October 23 that Lukashenko has not decided whether to run again in 2011. The dictator's inner circle does not fear a managed transition, but still wants to avoid significant steps toward democratiza [...] | 2007-11-01 15:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK917 | MCC INDICATOR SCORES DELIVERED TO BELARUS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 16:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC BO |
07MINSK918 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 02, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Activists Mark Remembrance Day (para. 2) - Police Seize Materials Ahead of Social March (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Examined by Psychiatrists (para. 4) - Authorities [...] | 2007-11-02 16:15:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK920 | PROTESTS OVER SOCIAL BENEFITS CUT SMALL BUT NOVEL [...] (C) November 4 witnessed two demonstrations in Minsk against upcoming cuts in social benefits. A total of up to 600 participants took part. The smaller demonstration was the first one held in the center of October Square since March of 2006. Government-organized skinheads marred the larger [...] | 2007-11-05 14:21:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK922 | AMBASSADOR HONORS STALIN VICTIMS AT KURAPATY [...] On November 2, Ambassador, several EU Heads of Mission, and the Israeli Ambassador visited Kurapaty, a wooded area outside Minsk where Stalin's secret police murdered thousands of victims and buried them in mass graves during the 1930s and 1940s. The Heads of Mission held the ceremony in obse [...] | 2007-11-05 15:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK926 | JUDGE ORDERS CONTINUANCE IN DASHKEVICH CASE [...] (SBU) Political prisoner and "Malady Front" leader Dmitriy Dashkevich's current trial on charges of failure to give evidence in a criminal case (ref A) began November 6, but was quickly adjourned, with a continuance ordered until November 9. In a closed court at Penal Colony 17 in Shklov, Mogi [...] | 2007-11-06 16:43:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK929 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 09, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition to Hold 1,500 Rallies in Mid-December (para. 2) - Gomel District Court Upholds University Expulsion (para. 3) - Christian Democracy Conference Held in Minsk [...] | 2007-11-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK93 | LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS NGO FACES CLOSURE [...] (C) In the GOB's latest attack on Belarusian civil society, authorities have formally taken steps to evict the Belarusian Helsinki Committee (BHC),one of the country's last registered human rights NGOs, from its office. If the BHC continues to operate without a legal address, it could be li [...] | 2007-02-01 18:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK934 | DASHKEVICH TRIAL ENDS IN CONVICTION, FINE [...] (SBU) Political prisoner and "Malady Front" leader Dmitriy Dashkevich's trial on charges of failure to give evidence in a criminal investigation ended November 9 with a conviction and a fine of 1.86 million BYR (865 USD). While the trial was closed to the public again, Ministry of Interior and [...] | 2007-11-13 16:00:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK935 | MODEST GAS PRICE HIKE LIKELY FOR BELARUS IN 2008 [...] (SBU) Gazprom is likely to raise natural gas prices for Belarus by roughly 25 percent for 2008. Such a modest hike would rule out Russia granting Belarus a stabilization loan. Still, analysts term the predicted 2008 price less than called for by the New Year's agreement between Minsk and Mosc [...] | 2007-11-13 16:12:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL BO RS |
07MINSK944 | INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT FOR BELARUS [...] This interim assessment (reftel) covers Belarus' continuing efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP) since April, 2007. GOB action on TIP has seen marked, if uneven, improvement in this period. The GOB has provided increased in-kind resources to TIP-related NGOs, and has improved relatio [...] | 2007-11-15 15:33:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BO |
07MINSK946 | BELARUS PROTESTS EXPANDED USG SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) Deputy FM Viktor Gaysyonok summoned Ambassador November 15 to protest the recent listing of Belarusian petrochemical giant Belneftekhim by Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). Gaysyonok read the text of a diplomatic note (see text para 5) stating in part that the OFAC measu [...] | 2007-11-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ETTC BO |
07MINSK949 | REGIME FAILING TO DEAL WITH POPULATION DECLINE [...] (C) A recent conference demonstrated that official Minsk recognizes that economic migration to Belarus could help counterbalance the country's significant natural population decline. Weak policies and modest goals for attracting workers from abroad suggest the GOB will continue to focus on we [...] | 2007-11-16 13:10:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB BO |
07MINSK95 | GOB RENEWS LEASE OF LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS NGO [...] (C) On January 31, the GOB reversed a December 2006 decision and announced that it would renew the lease contract for the offices of the prominent human rights organization the Belarus Helsinki Committee (BHC) for one more year. The GOB denied any political motivation in its original cancell [...] | 2007-02-01 19:06:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BO |
07MINSK950 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 16, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - BPF Convention to Be Held in Minsk (para. 2) - Apparent Neo-Nazis Disrupt Polish Embassy Reception (para. 3) - GOB Bans Subscription to Major Russian Periodicals (para. [...] | 2007-11-16 17:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK956 | AMNESTY BILL PASSES UPPER HOUSE, NO RELIEF FOR POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 15:48:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK96 | KEEPING THE ECONOMY AFLOAT SANS CHEAP ENERGY? [...] (C) Economists' forecasts for Belarus in the wake of significant energy import price rises vary greatly. Those most optimistic about the economy's prospects focus on the relatively benign budget implications for 2007 and the ability of Lukashenko to dictate adjustments. Pessimists note the m [...] | 2007-02-01 19:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV PREL BO |
07MINSK960 | ENTREPRENEURS RALLY AGAINST HIRING LAWS [...] (SBU) About 800 members of the Perspektiva entrepreneurs' association protested November 19 in Minsk's Bangalore Square Park against the Lukashenko regime's plans to limit hiring by individual entrepreneurs. Under banners that read, "Getting married, employment assured," "No family members -- [...] | 2007-11-20 12:57:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PINR BO |
07MINSK967 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 23, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Polish Priest Faces Deportation (para. 2) - Activists Authorized to Mark Slutsk Uprising (para. 3) - Activist Wins Appeal in Supreme Court (para. 4) - Pro-Regime "Bela [...] | 2007-11-23 15:39:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK968 | MESSAGE FOR BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION: UNITY, ACTION, [...] (C) An opposition visit to Washington just weeks after the OFAC listing of Belarusian petrochemical giant Belneftekhim offers an ideal opportunity both to reconfirm USG support for the opposition and to express USG expectations for 2008. The opposition will no doubt take heart from a restatem [...] | 2007-11-23 16:14:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BO |
07MINSK97 | EUR/UMB DIRECTOR DISCUSSES OPPOSITION CONGRESS AND [...] (C) Ambassador and visiting EUR/UMB Director Boehme recently met with several Belarusian opposition party leaders who expressed their support for holding an early March congress of pro-democracy forces. The opposition leaders generally were in favor of broadening U.S. economic sanctions agai [...] | 2007-02-01 19:09:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BO |
07MINSK976 | UDF FALLING BEHIND ON JOINT CANDIDATE LIST [...] (C) Belarus' United Democratic Forces (UDF) have fallen significantly behind their self-imposed timetable for formation of a unified slate of candidates for 2008 parliamentary elections. While UDF co-chairs had hoped a candidate list would be complete by mid-November (refs B, D),USAID-funded [...] | 2007-11-27 15:54:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAID BO |
07MINSK983 | EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - November 30, 2007 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Blacklisted Musicians Meet Chief Ideology Officer (para. 2) - Three Poles Expelled from Belarus (para. 3) - Business Activists Jailed (para. 4) - Family Describes Kozu [...] | 2007-11-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO |
07MINSK99 | MFA WARNS EUR/UMB DIRECTOR AGAINST FURTHER USG [...] (C) Visiting EUR/UMB Director Boehme and DCM met with the MFA U.S. and Canada Desk Director Sergey Sergeyev on January 26. Sergeyev expressed the GOB's concern about the potential impact of the recently passed U.S. legislation, the Belarusian Democracy Reauthorization Act, stressing that new [...] | 2007-02-02 07:16:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MINSK992 | VITAL VOICES PARTICIPANTS DISCUSS SEMINAR WITH [...] (C) Ambassador met with participants of a summit held recently by Vital Voices in Ukraine. The conference, "Vital Voices of Eurasia: A Leadership Summit for Women and Girls," took place in Kyiv October 14-18 and highlighted successful practices that women leaders have undertaken to advance the [...] | 2007-12-05 14:03:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN BO |
07MINSK993 | NATIONAL BANK CHAIR MAY SUCCEED SIDORSKIY AS PM [...] (C) While talk of the imminent sacking of Belarusian Premier Sergey Sidorskiy has circulated for some time, rumors are increasing regarding one likely successor, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Belarus Pyotr Prokopovich. A civil engineer by training, Prokopovich is a long-time [...] | 2007-12-05 14:42:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PINR BO |
07MINSK997 | INDEPENDENT PAPER FACES DEBILITATING LIBEL SUIT [...] (SBU) On December 5, Minsk Judge Alena Anannich agreed to hear a libel suit filed by vitriolic Belarusian parliamentarian Nikolay Cherginets against the independent weekly newspaper "Novy Chas" and journalist Aleksandr Tamkovich. Cherginets' suit demands the paper withdraw Tamkovich's Septem [...] | 2007-12-06 14:40:00 | Embassy Minsk | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BO |
07MONROVIA1012 | LIBERIA: REPORTS OF ARMS CACHES - MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING [...] (U) Recently there have been a slew of headlines in Liberian papers and in some international dailies on "arms caches" being discovered in Liberia and weapons being delivered through the airport. The press accounts have also linked the discoveries of the alleged arms and weapons deliveries to [...] | 2007-08-15 17:28:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV MCAP LI |
07MONROVIA1033 | LIBERIA: REQUEST FOR AIRPORT SURVEY AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since signing an Open Skies agreement with the United States in February 2007, the Government of Liberia (GOL) is eager to initiate direct air service between the United States and Liberia. However, the security, safety, systems, and immigration shortfalls at the Robertsfiel [...] | 2007-08-22 17:01:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PGOV FAA LI |
07MONROVIA1070 | LIBERIA: FISHERIES SECTOR UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Liberia's fisheries sector is seeking to improve regulatory oversight and enhance monitoring and surveillance capacity following years of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities that have damaged the fishing industry and raided Liberia's abundant marine resources. Des [...] | 2007-09-04 17:06:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ECON ETRD ASEC EAID PGOV LI |
07MONROVIA1071 | LIBERIA: LEGISLATURE DELAYS RECESS TO ADDRESS CRUCIAL [...] SUMMARY: The Liberian National Legislature has delayed its annual "agricultural break" by one month, to September 30, at the request of the President in order to deliberate several bills introduced at the end of the regular session. Bills before the Senate include acts to create a Legislative [...] | 2007-09-05 09:43:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ECON LI |
07MONROVIA1085 | LIBERIA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER MATTHEWS AND TWO OTHER [...] Veteran Liberian politician and former Foreign Minister Gabriel Bacchus Matthews died September 7, 2007 at a hospital in Monrovia. Regarded as "the father of multi-party democracy" in Liberia, he fell in and out of favor with successive Liberian leaders. The GOL is expected to announce a state [...] | 2007-09-13 13:08:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV PHUM LI |
07MONROVIA1090 | LIBERIA: FORESTRY / TIMBER SECTOR UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Liberian Forestry Development Authority (FDA) has missed key deadlines in the chain of deliverables necessary for the resumption of commercial logging in Liberia. Much of the legal framework for the forestry sector is in place and the FDA has made substantial strides towar [...] | 2007-09-13 14:35:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV EINV EAID SENV LI |
07MONROVIA1109 | LIBERIA - ICGL MEETING OF AUGUST 31 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL KPKO LI |
07MONROVIA1135 | LIBERIA: RESULTS REPORT: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE KIMBERLEY [...] SUMMARY: UN Sanctions on the Liberian diamond sector were lifted in April of this year following the Kimberley Process 3rd Expert Review Mission findings that Liberia met the minimum requirements of the KPCS. The mission report detailed further preparations necessary to ensure that internal con [...] | 2007-09-27 16:36:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ECON PGOV EAID LI |
07MONROVIA1139 | LIBERIA: RELATIONS WITH SIERRA LEONE INCREASINGLY WARM [...] (SBU) Summary: Sierra Leonean President Ernest Koroma used the opportunity of his first official visit to Liberia to strengthen ties between the neighboring democracies. End Summary. 2. (U) On his first foreign trip since taking office, Sierra Leone's newly-elected President Ernest Bai Ko [...] | 2007-09-28 15:51:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR SL LI |
07MONROVIA1210 | LIBERIA: IN TEST OF SEPARATION OF POWERS, AUDITOR GENERAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. Auditor General John S. Morlu, III took the Liberian Senate to the Supreme Court over a LD$4,999.99 (less than US$100) fine the Senate imposed on him for refusing to obey an order to reinstate 78 employees dismissed by the General Auditing Commission (GAC). In response, the Supr [...] | 2007-10-12 13:34:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ELAB LI |
07MONROVIA1297 | LIBERIA PLANS TO INCREASE MANO RIVER UNION COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Liberia has assumed the chairmanship of the Mano River Union (MRU) and will promote economic integration in addition to the traditional focus on security. The GOL plans to encourage Cote d'Ivoire to become a full member of the union, and will propose a free trade zone along the MRU bo [...] | 2007-10-29 16:58:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON LI |
07MONROVIA1302 | LIBERIA WILL NOT ATTEND INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 15:13:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR LI |
07MONROVIA1321 | LIBERIA: MOJ PLANS TO REDUCE PRISON POPULATION [...] SUMMARY: After the mass prison break in 2006 and the riot at Monrovia Central Prison (MCP) on October 20 (reftel) the Ministry of Justice is taking a hard look at reducing the prison population to improve security. This will be done through increasing resources, having a well-trained staff and [...] | 2007-11-06 15:24:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KJUS PREL PHUM LI |
07MONROVIA1359 | LIBERIA: GOL AND UNMIL RESPOND QUICKLY TO LAC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Executive Mansion has called the murder of Liberian Agriculture Company (LAC) General Manager Michael Bruno "unacceptable" and vowed to find and prosecute the perpetrators as soon as possible in order to protect Liberia's investment climate. The Mansion also expressed concer [...] | 2007-11-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC AMGT EAGR PTER LI |
07MONROVIA1375 | FORMER REBEL LEADER DENIES HARBORING FIGHTERS [...] (C) Summary: Former MODEL rebel group leader and NTGL foreign minister Thomas Nimely Yaya rejected accusations that he was training 150 Burkinabes at his family plantation in Grand Gedeh County. He told Ambassador that he has no political designs whatsoever, and supports the Sirleaf governme [...] | 2007-11-30 16:08:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM LI |
07MONROVIA1393 | LIBERIA: LEGISLATORS KEEN ON LIBERIA HOSTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador briefed Senators and Representatives serving on key legislative committees on the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM),and responded to their questions. The legislators expressed overwhelming support for the initiative and reiterated President Sirleaf's request tha [...] | 2007-12-06 07:59:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AMGT ASEC PHUM LI |
07MONROVIA1417 | LIBERIA: IN WELL-RUN ELECTION, UNITY PARTY AND [...] SUMMARY. Unity Party candidate J.S.B. Theodore Momo and independent candidate Armour Kanie Wesso will advance to round two of the Gbarpolu County by-election to replace the late Senator Samuel Tormetie on December 18. Two Embassy teams, along with UNMIL and several NGOs, observed round one D [...] | 2007-12-17 07:36:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL EAID LI |
07MONROVIA1431 | LIBERIA: UNITY PARTY GAINS SENATE SEAT IN GBARPOLU [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Unity Party has gained a Senate seat following candidate J.S.B. Theodore Momo's win in the December 18 Gbarpolu County by-election, President Sirleaf's party now has six seats in the 30 member Senate. Two Embassy teams, along with UNMIL and several NGOs, observed the second r [...] | 2007-12-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM EAID LI |
07MONROVIA1438 | VICE ADMIRAL MOELLER'S DECEMBER 18-19 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a successful visit December 18-19, AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Military Operations (DCMO) Vice Admiral Michael T. Moeller attended the activation of the first companies of the new Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) formed since the AFL was disbanded and restructured two [...] | 2007-12-28 10:50:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MARR PGOV LI |
07MONROVIA1439 | LIBERIA - SUPREME COURT RULING ENDS FIRESTONE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Firestone employees ended their occasionally violent two-week strike and returned to work December 22 following a Supreme Court ruling that settled an internal union leadership dispute. The Court upheld the July 7 election of new leadership for the Firestone Allied Agricultural [...] | 2007-12-28 11:48:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV LI |
07MONROVIA221 | LIBERIAN LEGISLATIVE CRISIS: SPEAKER SNOWE RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Edwin Snowe resigned as Speaker of the House of Representatives February 15, but retained his position as a member of the House. At a press conference announcing his resignation, Snowe urged the international community and the Council of Churches to investigate allegations of bri [...] | 2007-02-16 17:56:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV LI |
07MONROVIA238 | LIBERIA: DEMARCHE ON THE CRISIS IN GUINEA [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 21 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister for African and Asian Affairs Henry Fahnbulleh. Poloff also gave Fahnbulleh a copy of Embassy Conakry's press statement (See Reftel B). Fahnbulleh said he would advise the Minister of Foreig [...] | 2007-02-21 15:44:00 | Embassy Monrovia | SECRET | PGOV PREL LI GV |
07MONROVIA252 | LIBERIA: UNITY PARTY CANDIDATE WINS NIMBA COUNTY [...] (U) The candidate of the governing Unity Party (UP),Evans V. Koah, won the February 20 by-election runoff for the House of Representatives seat representing Nimba County's District 6. The first round of the by-election was held February 6 (See Reftel A). Koah garnered 71.4 percent of the vot [...] | 2007-02-23 12:35:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM LI |
07MONROVIA469 | LIBERIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM: SUPPORT BY RADIO CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: John Langlois, Senior Media Advisor for USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) visited Liberia from February 28 - March 21, 2007. The purpose of his visit was to follow up on OTI media-related activities and to assess OTI's media strategy in light of new Chinese involvem [...] | 2007-04-20 17:19:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PGOV SCUL PINR LI PREL CH |
07MONROVIA491 | LIBERIA: UPDATE ON HIGH PROFILE CORRUPTION [...] (U) The Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 24 on a motion filed by attorneys for former National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) Chairman Guyde Bryant arguing that Bryant cannot be tried for "economic sabotage" (See Reftel A) because he enjoys immunity under Article 61 of the C [...] | 2007-04-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM KJUS LI |
07MONROVIA496 | LIBERIA STUMBLES IN EFFORT TO PASS TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are indications that comprehensive but flawed legislation to regulate Liberia's telecommunications market is close to a final vote. The late inclusion of a few, but significant, anti-competitive measures raises concern that the Act may have an immediate impact on current GS [...] | 2007-04-27 13:34:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON PGOV ETRD EINV LI |
07MONROVIA591 | LIBERIA: SCENE SETTER FOR HDAC CODEL [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes the May 31-June 2 visit of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) congressional delegation. Liberia is at a critical moment in its history, emerging from 14 years of civil war under a democratically elected government that has been in office a year and a half. [...] | 2007-05-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON LI |
07MONROVIA599 | LIBERIA'S CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATIVE AUTONOMY ACT [...] (SBU) The Senate introduced a bill entitled "An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of the Legislative Law to Provide Financial Autonomy to the Legislature," which it passed on April 23, 2007. The House of Representatives passed the bill on April 24, 2007. (See text of Act in paragraph 5). The j [...] | 2007-05-21 18:05:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM ECON LI |
07MONROVIA610 | SHIP "STOLEN" FROM LIBERIAN WATERS NOT AN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, unknown assailants "stole" the Saint Vincent-flagged M/V "Tahoma Reefer" from its anchorage in Liberian waters and proceeded to tow the vessel towards the Ivory Coast. United Nations Police (UNPOL) and the Liberian National Police (LNP) arrested two individuals (one o [...] | 2007-05-23 09:56:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT LI PGOV PHSA |
07MONROVIA617 | LIBERIA: SIGNS OF HOPE IN LOFA COUNTY [...] SUMMARY. On a three-day trip through Lofa County, May 16-18 Poloff and UK representative visited International Rescue Committee (IRC) projects funded by the USG and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). After visiting numerous communities, villages, and towns, it became clea [...] | 2007-05-24 08:05:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ELAB PHUM KWMN KDEM SOCI LI |
07MONROVIA620 | GOL PRESENTS DRAFT BUDGET TO THE LEGISLATURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 16, 2007, President Johnson Sirleaf presented the draft Fiscal Year 2007/08 National Budget to the National Legislature. The draft budget amounts to US$183 million and reflects a 40 percent increase in revenues compared to the 2006/07 budget. The increase in the budget refle [...] | 2007-05-24 15:58:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LI |
07MONROVIA623 | LIBERIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION MOVES [...] (C) Summary. Over the past two months, the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has been working with the international community to put policies and practices in place that will instill donor confidence and permit resumption of funding of the TRC's activities. Many strides have [...] | 2007-05-24 17:11:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID LI |
07MONROVIA638 | LIBERIA: UPDATE ON LABOR LAW REFORM [...] Summary. A revised version of section 1508.3 of the Liberian labor code, which regulates dismissal without cause, will go back to the Liberian legislature for debate. Passage of the amended code was stalled in October 2006 after the Ministry of Labor decided to make further revisions. The new [...] | 2007-05-31 08:21:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EINV ELAB LI |
07MONROVIA666 | CODEL PRICE VISIT TO LIBERIA [...] Summary. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives David Price (D-NC),Chairman of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC),Jeff Fortenberry (R-NEB),and Gwen Moore (D-WIS),visited Liberia May 31-June 2. Their visit followed up on a July 2006 visit to the Liberian Congress by U. [...] | 2007-06-06 09:30:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV OREP KDEM EAID LI |
07MONROVIA745 | LIBERIAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSES ACT RESTRICTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Liberia's House of Representatives passed the National Technical Committee (NTC) Act on June 19, and has sent it to the Senate for concurrence. According to the Act, the NTC would have the exclusive administrative authority to supervise the award of all government related constr [...] | 2007-06-22 13:07:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV EAID LI |
07MONROVIA863 | LIBERIA: CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE WEAH AND CDC [...] (C) Summary: On July 6, George Weah, leader of the Coalition for Democratic Change and unsuccessful Presidential Candidate in 2005, met with the Ambassador to discuss his views of the current government led by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He spoke at length about problems the CDC has with the Sirle [...] | 2007-07-18 14:31:00 | Embassy Monrovia | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI LI |
07MONROVIA864 | LIBERIA: TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-18 16:08:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID LI |
07MONROVIA887 | LIBERIA: NEW UNION LEADERSHIP AT FIRESTONE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-23 15:31:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EAGR PGOV KDEM PHUM LI |
07MONROVIA889 | LIBERIA LEGISLATURE MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO PASSING [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 18 the House of Representatives passed the draft 2007/2008 National Budget and forwarded the document to the Senate for concurrence. Senate President Pro Tempore Isaac Nyanabo suggested the budget debate could continue at least another week. The budget passed by the House [...] | 2007-07-23 16:40:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV LI |
07MONROVIA896 | LIBERIA: INDEPENDENCE DAY TO MARK THE ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: In advance of celebrations marking the 160th anniversary of Liberian Independence on July 26, Emboffs traveled to Grand Bassa county on July 6-7, visiting the capital of Buchanan, Liberia's second largest port, and the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC),the second largest rubber pl [...] | 2007-07-24 16:08:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | AID ECON LI PGOV |
07MONROVIA910 | LIBERIA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY [...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes the August 16, 2007 visit of the Congressional delegation led by Representative Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Liberia is at a critical moment in its history, emerging from 14 years of civil war under a d [...] | 2007-07-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PGOV PREL EAID ECON LI |
07MONROVIA960 | LIBERIA ECONOMIC BRIEFS -- August 2007 [...] (U) Following is a summary of recent economic and commercial developments in Liberia. ---------------------- PRESIDENT SIGNS BUDGET ---------------------- 2. (U) President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed into law the FY2007-08 national budget on July 31. The US$199.3 million budget is ov [...] | 2007-08-02 16:01:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EPET ETRD EINV EFIN ASEC EAID LI |
07MONROVIA961 | LIBERIA: GOVERNMENT REVOKES DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 10:56:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CVIS PREL PTER LI |
07MONTERREY130 | DRUG VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN NORTHERN MEXICO DESPITE MILITARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Drug-related violence in Northern Mexico has continued despite an increased military presence. The new wave of violence left a state investigator and two former police officers dead and, for the second time in less than a month, drug cartels assassinated two men only hours afte [...] | 2007-02-22 17:23:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV ASEC ECON MX |
07MONTERREY334 | UNPRESCEDENTED ESCALATION OF NARCO-VIOLENCE IN MONTERREY [...] (S) SUMMARY. Monterrey has experienced an unprecedented escalation of narco-related violence with the assassination of six police officers in five separate incidents over the course of one week. On March 20 and 21, the dead bodies of two unidentified men were found with notes attached to t [...] | 2007-03-23 21:14:00 | Consulate Monterrey | SECRET | SNAR PGOV PTER ASEC MX |
07MONTERREY367 | CANACAR SAYS MEMBERS WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) On March 27, EconOff met with Magdalena Diaz, Director of the Nuevo Leon Chapter of the National Chamber of Cargo Transportation (CANACAR),and Raul Trevino of Transportes Aguila de Oro (TAO),a CANACAR-member trucking company headquartered in Monterrey. In anticipation of the CANACAR Na [...] | 2007-03-28 22:25:00 | Consulate Monterrey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ELTN ECIN ETRD ECON PGOV MX |
07MONTERREY377 | MONTERREY SEES BLOODIEST DAY EVER WITH NINE ASSASSINATIONS [...] (SBU) During Monterrey's most violent 24 hours to date, nine people were killed in four separate incidents in Monterrey on March 28 and 29. The first incident took place on March 28 when an off-duty Nuevo Leon State Police Commander was shot and killed near his home in Monterrey. The second i [...] | 2007-03-30 22:44:00 | Consulate Monterrey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SN KCRM KCOR KHLS KJUS PGOV PINS MX |
07MONTERREY472 | DRUG CARTEL PRODUCED VIDEOTAPE ALLEGES CORRUPTION AT HIGHEST [...] (SBU) During a private meeting on April 27, the Consul General asked Nuevo Leon Governor Natividad Gonzalez Paras about recent public statements made by the State Assistant Attorney General, Aldo Fasci Zuazua. Without being solicited, Fasci told reporters on April 24 that photographic or vide [...] | 2007-04-27 21:07:00 | Consulate Monterrey | SECRET//NOFORN | SNAR PGOV ASEC MX |
07MONTERREY527 | MONTERREY'S TROUBLING TRENDS - MURDER, KIDNAPPING, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the Mexican national model, in one week Monterrey witnessed a fierce rise in narco-related violence, including police and journalist kidnappings. Already Nuevo Leon has quickly surpassed previous records for the number of murders and kidnappings in the state. To date, [...] | 2007-05-18 21:43:00 | Consulate Monterrey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR PINS PGOV SOCI ASEC ELAB ECON MX |
07MONTERREY67 | ELEVEN IRAQIS WITH FALSE PASSPORTS DETAINED IN MEXICO [...] (SBU) On January 20, eleven Iraqi nationals attempted to gain entry into Mexico at Monterrey International Airport. They arrived in Monterrey on AeroMexico flight 22, a direct flight from Madrid. The group consisted of nine Iraqi men, one Iraqi woman, and one minor Iraqi child. From their h [...] | 2007-01-25 19:08:00 | Consulate Monterrey | SECRET | PGOV PINS PHUM PINR INTERPOL MX IZ CY TU PL SP |
07MONTERREY775 | NUEVO LEON PRD REJECTS PRESIDENT CALDERON AND SUPPORTS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Representing the hard-line faction of the PRD, Nuevo Leon party leaders continue to reject President Calderon as illegitimate, refuse to work with President Calderon, plan to denounce Calderon at his September 1 State of the Union address, and focus their efforts on recruiting l [...] | 2007-08-14 21:07:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETRD ECON SOCI MX |
07MONTERREY800 | TWO MONTH TRUCE HAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED NORTHERN BORDER DRUG [...] (C) SUMMARY. There has been a dramatic reduction in the level of drug violence in Nuevo Leon over the last two months, apparently resulting from a nationwide "truce" between the two primary drug cartels. The truce has been described in press reports, including detailed descriptions of the ne [...] | 2007-08-23 15:24:00 | Consulate Monterrey | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR ASEC KCRM ECON ETRD PGOV MX |
07MONTERREY801 | NUEVO LEON AT THE HEART OF MEXICO'S MEDICAL TOURISM [...] SUMMARY. Nuevo Leon is actively working to become the medical tourism destination-of-choice in Mexico for Mexican and American citizens seeking quality, affordable health care. The Nuevo Leon State Government has formed a Specialized Medical Services Cluster of ten public and private hospita [...] | 2007-08-23 21:33:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EINV ECON SOCI TBIO MX |
07MONTERREY828 | NEW NUEVO LEON SECURITY DIRECTOR'S AMBITIOUS PLANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 5 meeting with Consulate representatives, Aldo Fasci, Nuevo Leon's new Secretary of Public Security, laid out his ambitious plans to combat corruption and low morale among the state's police force. His plans include measures to augment police officers' dismally l [...] | 2007-09-07 15:28:00 | Consulate Monterrey | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM ASEC KCOR KHLS KJUS PHUM PINS PGOV MX |
07MONTERREY934 | REPORT FROM ZACATECAS: GOVERNOR SEEKS A NEW ROAD [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 17-19, Consul General and Econoff met with various political, economic, and media leaders in Zacatecas, including moderate PRD Governor Amalia Garcia Medina, Zacatecas City Mayor Cuauhtemoc Calderon, prominent businessmen, and Representatives from the Zacatecas State [...] | 2007-11-09 22:59:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR EAID ECON EMIN SMIG SNAR SOCI MX |
07MONTERREY95 | MONTERREY LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATE: JANUARY 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consulate continued its outreach efforts with state and local authorities as the level of violence and drug-related killings increased. In the month of January, five police officers were killed and three others wounded, prompting the resignation of over 300 local police off [...] | 2007-02-07 23:21:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM KCOR KHLS KJUS PINS PGOV MX |
07MONTERREY963 | OUTREACH TO THE MONTERREY PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (SBU) To expand our ties to the Monterrey business community, the Consulate has initiated an informal Business Roundtable, i.e., a bimonthly breakfast with selected private sector and industry leaders. At the first session of this roundtable on November 26, we hosted representatives from key [...] | 2007-11-30 17:08:00 | Consulate Monterrey | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EPET PGOV PREL SNAR MX |
07MONTEVIDEO1001 | CHAVEZ UNDER FIRE IN URUGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been a favorite subject of the media and political columnists in Uruguay, who more often than not highlight his faults. This was exemplified by a flurry of recent articles and editorials that have cast Chavez in a negative light. Several ar [...] | 2007-11-27 18:57:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KPAO VE UY |
07MONTEVIDEO1017 | URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, SOUTHCOM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Mission in Montevideo welcomes you and your delegation's visit to Uruguay. Though led by a left-leaning government, Uruguay shares many of our values and remains an island of democratic stability and good governance in a turbulent region. Your arrival [...] | 2007-12-04 16:48:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR MASS UY |
07MONTEVIDEO1027 | UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 19:17:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNGA UY |
07MONTEVIDEO1061 | FRENTE AMPLIO: UNABLE TO ELECT A LEADER, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) failed to elect a new leader to head the coalition's political apparatus during its semi-annual congress December 13-16. Coalition leaders worked late into the night before and during the meetings, seeking consensus as to who would lead the FA, an importa [...] | 2007-12-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD UY |
07MONTEVIDEO1071 | GOU SHUTTERED [...] (U) The Presidency and the cabinet will be closed for business during the entire month of January except for a government-wide strategic planning meeting on January 14. President Vazquez has called for key Frente Amplio (FA) officials to gather that day to discuss issues related to state refor [...] | 2007-12-31 14:30:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV UY |
07MONTEVIDEO1072 | POROUS BORDERS AND DRUG TRAFFICKING IN URUGUAY [...] (SBU) This telegram supplements information provided in reftel B. AmEmbassy Montevideo remains concerned over the future implications of Uruguay's porous borders, unprecedented levels of drug-trafficking, and potential money laundering. The Government of Uruguay (GOU) does not have adequat [...] | 2007-12-31 14:47:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER SNAR ASEC UY |
07MONTEVIDEO189 | URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome your participation in President Bush's historic visit to Uruguay. Though led by a left-leaning government, Uruguay shares many of our values and remains an island of democratic stability and good governance in a tu [...] | 2007-02-27 14:40:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON UY |
07MONTEVIDEO253 | POTUS VISIT TO URUGUAY A RESOUNDING SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bush's March 9-11 visit to Uruguay was overwhelmingly positive for our bilateral relations and we believe very successful in spreading the message that the U.S. favors good relations with governments in the region that respect democracy, the rule of law and human right [...] | 2007-03-14 13:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP BUSH GEORGE PREL PGOV ECON UY |
07MONTEVIDEO376 | THREATS HIGHLIGHT STAKES IN PULP MILL DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. Threats against Uruguay's Botnia pulp mill were largely discounted this week, but they highlight the regional tension which surrounds upcoming mediation between Uruguay and Argentina in Madrid beginning April 17. One international bridge remains blocked since November 20 and ano [...] | 2007-04-13 20:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV SOCI ETRD AR UY |
07MONTEVIDEO611 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S NICHOLAS R. BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (C) American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome you, WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon and the other members of your distinguished delegation to Uruguay. Your July 10-11 visit comes at an especially auspicious time: only three months after the historic POTUS visit and right on the eve of Secret [...] | 2007-06-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD MARR PHUM ECON OVIP OTRA UY |
07MONTEVIDEO699 | CONSTRUCTIVE GOOD WILL: U/S BURNS' JULY 10-11 [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, densely-packed visit to Uruguay substantially advanced our bilateral relations and key U.S. foreign policy objectives. Trade, the fight against poverty, UN peacekeeping operations (PKO),MERCOSUR, Venezuela, WTO, e [...] | 2007-07-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ASEC OVIP PTER UY |
07MONTEVIDEO707 | SUBSTANTIVE ENGAGEMENT: A/S SHANNON JULY 10-11 [...] (C) Summary. Arriving in Montevideo several hours ahead of U/S Burns on July 10, A/S Shannon,s pre-visit to Uruguay was very successful and advanced important U.S. foreign policy objectives. The pulp mill dispute with Argentina, Uruguay,s $20 million Haiti proposal, trade, Bolivia, Venezuela [...] | 2007-07-31 18:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ASEC OVIP PTER UY |
07MONTEVIDEO714 | TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO URUGUAY JULY [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Paulson's July 11-12 visit to Uruguay was viewed as a positive follow-up to the President's March visit and to Under Secretary Burns and Assistant Secretary Shannon's visits the same week. The Secretary's SIPDIS initiatives on small businesses and infrastructure finan [...] | 2007-08-03 14:12:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL EFIN PGOV UY |
07MONTEVIDEO735 | AMMUNITION TRANSFER FROM VENEZUELA RAISES [...] (S) Summary: The Uruguayan media has raised questions about the purpose and origin of a shipment of Venezuelan ammunition to Uruguay. The issue centers around an attempt by the Uruguayan Ambassador to Venezuela to have a UY naval vessel pick up two hundred kilograms of "materials" from Venezu [...] | 2007-08-09 17:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PARM PINS PTER KCRM UY |
07MONTEVIDEO841 | UNGA COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Objectives and background regarding upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) meeting on the sidelines of UNGA and upcoming CD ministerial in Mali were delivered to Dr. Elsa Borges, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Multilateral Affairs for the Government of Uruguay. The information was received [...] | 2007-09-23 19:13:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV UY |
07MONTEVIDEO846 | DEAL OR NO DEAL? PULP MILL END GAME APPROACHING [...] (C) Summary. A deal may be in the offing that would finally resolve the long-running bilateral dispute between Uruguay and Argentina over the construction of a giant pulp mill on a shared river. Over the past weeks, GOU leaders have publicly and privately hinted that such an agreement was ten [...] | 2007-09-25 20:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SENV UNGA AORC UY |
07MONTEVIDEO890 | URUGUAY "LIKELY" WILL URGE BEIJING'S SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) On October 9, A/DCM discussed reftel demarche with the MFA's Acting Director General for the Secretariat Daniel Castillo. Castillo was familiar with outcome of the Haiti Key Players Group meeting on September 26, 2007, in New York, but was unaware of the October 4 meeting of UN Security exp [...] | 2007-10-09 19:29:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL PGOV UN HA UY |
07MONTEVIDEO90 | HAGUE RULING DISAPPOINTS URUGUAY [...] (U) On January 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected Uruguay's petitions for provisional measures which would have obliged Argentina to remove roadblocks obstructing international bridges linking the two counties. The early morning newscasts here implied that the Court had deci [...] | 2007-01-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV SOCI KLIG EINV AR UY |
07MONTEVIDEO917 | THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE HALFWAY MARK [...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) government of President Vazquez passed its halfway mark last month. This cable provides our assessment of the first half of the Vazquez administration as it relates to foreign relations, economic policy and domestic issues. Our overall assessment is posit [...] | 2007-10-23 19:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY |
07MONTEVIDEO947 | URUGUAY ON HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES - INFORMATION [...] (C) Introduction: This telegram responds to reftel action request for information. Methodology and sources used to compile this report included an in-depth interview by regional LEGATT (Buenos Aires) with Dra. Carmen Conte, Director, Direccion Nacional de Migracion and with Comisario Jorge Sce [...] | 2007-11-01 16:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KVPR PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PBTS |
07MONTEVIDEO964 | PULP MILL DISPUTE: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - VAZQUEZ [...] (C) Summary: On November 8, President Vazquez gave the order to allow the Botnia pulp mill plant to commence operations. The order came during the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile. During the summit, on November 7, Vazquez met with the Spanish facilitator Juan Antonio Yanez Barnuev [...] | 2007-11-09 19:50:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SENV UNGA AORC UY |
07MONTEVIDEO965 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO URUGUAY: DEMOCRACY IN [...] (C) On November 9, 2007, A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Carlos Barros. He listened attentively and said that "officially" the GoU registered U.S. concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the BRV's constitutional reform package and [...] | 2007-11-09 20:33:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV VE PHUM WHA EU UY |
07MONTREAL132 | Mosaic under pressure: Quebec's identity and religious [...] (SBU) An undercurrent of social conflict has emerged between Quebec's identity as a "secular" province and the more overt expressions of faith, particularly by immigrants whom Quebec has received in recent years. While "reasonable accommodation" originated in jurisprudence of labor relations b [...] | 2007-03-19 18:43:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM KWMN SOCI CA |
07MONTREAL137 | Mosaic under pressure (part 2 of 2): Politicians Enter the [...] (SBU) This is the second part of our examination of the debate over "reasonable accommodation," the political catch-all term for the building tension between Quebec's identity as a "secular" society and the perceived need to shape its rules and values to "accommodate" religious or cultural cons [...] | 2007-03-23 19:26:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PHUM PINS KDEM SOCI CA |
07MOSCOW10 | DEFENSE REFORM: IVANOV ANNOUNCES TWO INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) Spurred by public concern over the widespread abuse of conscripts, Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov outlined two initiatives to improve the quality of life in the military when he met November 16 with senior commanders of the Armed Forces. Ivanov called for the creation of Parents' Com [...] | 2007-01-08 14:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1007 | SECOND KREMLIN PARTY, "FOR A JUST RUSSIA," DEBUTS [...] (SBU) The campaign for elections, which will take place in fourteen regions March 11, has been marked by much the same behavior that has marred previous contests; refusal to register parties in some contests, the liberal use of "administrative resources" to support Kremlin favorites and discou [...] | 2007-03-09 16:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1008 | TOMSK ELECTIONS: ALL PARTIES IN PLAY, ELECTION [...] (SBU) With a well-educated population fed by six universities and at a safe distance from Moscow, the Siberian region of Tomsk seems tailor-made for liberal-leaning parties like Yabloko or SPS. Disarray within those parties, a popular governor allied with the Kremlin-backed party United Russi [...] | 2007-03-09 18:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1023 | REGIONAL ELECTIONS: UNITED RUSSIA WINS THIRTEEN; [...] (SBU) Summary: Preliminary, unconfirmed results from regional elections held March 11 in fourteen Russian regions show the Kremlin-backed United Russia party in first place in thirteen of the fourteen contests. United Russia did not win more than forty percent of the votes in all contests, a [...] | 2007-03-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW105 | RUSSIA REACTS TO IRAQ STRATEGY, IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary: The GOR publicly reacted to the President's policy address by repeating the need for "broad and real" dialogue among Iraqi groups and neighboring countries, including Iran and Syria, and indicating concern over the perceived reliance on a military solution. The MFA told us it r [...] | 2007-01-12 15:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER MARR IZ IR |
07MOSCOW1067 | REGIONAL ELECTIONS: COMMUNISTS BENEFIT FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Although final results are not yet in, the big news of the elections which took place in fourteen regions March 11 appears to be the strong showing by the Communist Party, which overcame an attempt to steal its thunder by the Kremlin-fostered For A Just Russia party to win more [...] | 2007-03-13 15:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1079 | RUSSIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF ECHR JUDGMENTS ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. In early March, Russia notified the Salvation Army that it accepts the ECHR judgment and will pay the monetary damages awarded. The GOR remains within the 90-day appeal period of the ECHR ruling in favor of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and will likely adhere to its practice of accept [...] | 2007-03-14 07:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KJUS KIRF PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW1120 | OTHER SHOE DROPS: VESHNYAKOV OUT OF CEC [...] (C) Summary: Many commentators attribute President Putin's failure to re-appoint Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Aleksandr Veshnyakov to his public criticism of election law changes that were initiated by the Kremlin-backed party United Russia. Although many will miss Veshnyakov' [...] | 2007-03-15 11:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW1128 | RUSSIAN REACTION TO THE 2006 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA spokesman and leading Duma members criticized the 2006 Human Rights Report as biased, hypocritical, and needlessly confrontational. However, Ella Pamfilova, Chairwoman of the President's Human Rights Council, surprised observers by telling the media she agreed with the [...] | 2007-03-15 15:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1144 | SERGEY IVANOV'S MIXED LEGACY AS DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov leaves behind a mixed legacy as Defense Minister. He can claim credit for increased defense funding and launching a multi-year modernization program for the armed forces. He also sparked some reform initiatives, like the Ministry's revi [...] | 2007-03-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR MARR MCAP PREL PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW1236 | RUSSIAN MFA: AFGHANISTAN POST-FM VISIT; IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a March 21 meeting, MFA Director Maryasov said Russia was evaluating further arms donations to Afghanistan, finalizing the debt relief documents, pushing for CSTO-NATO counter-narcotics cooperation, and sending a drug control official to Kabul in the "nearest future." During [...] | 2007-03-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AF IR RS |
07MOSCOW1240 | "OTHER RUSSIA" STAND-OFF WITH NIZHNIY NOVOGOROD [...] (SBU) "Other Russia's" plans to stage the third in its series of marches, this time in Nizhniy Novgorod on March 24, appeared March 22 to be bumping up against much the same kind of problems it had encountered in earlier efforts in Moscow and St. Petersburg. This time around, local law enforce [...] | 2007-03-22 16:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW1241 | RUSSIAN NANO COMPANIES LEAVE ACADEMY BEHIND [...] (SBU) Summary: EST recently visited two nanotech ventures based in Moscow-region "science cities." The scientists who head these entities reinvented themselves after the fall of the Soviet Union. In the process, they have provided a new model for Russia science, one centered on an extremely [...] | 2007-03-23 03:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR TNGD RS |
07MOSCOW1248 | BURMA: RUSSIAN MFA SEES BURMA HEADING IN RIGHT [...] (C) In a recent discussion with Anatoliy Borovik, Chief of the MFA's Burma, Cambodia and Laos Section, we underlined the U.S. commitment to continue actively promoting national reconciliation, respect for human rights and a transition to democracy in Burma. Borovik told us that Russia did not [...] | 2007-03-23 05:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC BM RS |
07MOSCOW1287 | RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 1 [...] (C) President Hu's upcoming visit to Russia March 26-29 will showcase a thriving bilateral relationship, with the launching of the much-hyped "Year of China" in Russia, a publicity stop at Kazan, and the decision to open another Russian consulate in Guangzhou. Moscow's China experts differ i [...] | 2007-03-23 19:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS |
07MOSCOW1288 | RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 2 [...] (C) Despite the positive official rhetoric from Moscow and Beijing, Russian fears of a rising China will shape the future of their relationship. Continuing areas of concern to the Russians include the lopsided trade relationship (Russia's raw materials for China's finished products),real an [...] | 2007-03-23 19:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS |
07MOSCOW1291 | RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 1 [...] (C) President Hu's upcoming visit to Russia March 26-29 will showcase a thriving bilateral relationship, with the launching of the much-hyped "Year of China" in Russia, a publicity stop at Kazan, and the decision to open another Russian consulate in Guangzhou. Moscow's China experts differ i [...] | 2007-03-26 02:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS |
07MOSCOW1292 | RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS -- PART 2 [...] (C) Despite the positive official rhetoric from Moscow and Beijing, Russian fears of a rising China will shape the future of their relationship. Continuing areas of concern to the Russians include the lopsided trade relationship (Russia's raw materials for China's finished products),real an [...] | 2007-03-26 02:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG CH RS |
07MOSCOW1305 | RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK ON US RELATIONS, MD, IRAN, HOM [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador on March 23, Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak noted that a visit by U/S Edelman was delayed by the replacement of his counterpart and GOR concerns that the format did not address overarching Russian concerns over US strategic intentio [...] | 2007-03-26 09:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM NATO OSCE RS |
07MOSCOW1310 | OVERWHELMING POLICE PRESENCE STOPS MARCH IN NIZHNIY NOVGOROD [...] (C) Nizhniy Novogorod authorities used an overwhelming law enforcement presence to thwart the efforts of several hundred "Other Russia" activists to stage a "March of Dissenters" down a central pedestrian avenue on March 24. Eyewitnesses report that a number of would-be marchers were beaten. A [...] | 2007-03-26 12:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS KDMR |
07MOSCOW1339 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to religious freedom advocates, human rights experts, and religious leaders, overall religious freedom in Russia continues to improve, despite continued individual violations documented in our annual Report on Religious Freedom. More than 22,000 religious organizations [...] | 2007-03-27 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW1367 | NEW CEC CHAIR CHUROV [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 27, the Central Election Commission (CEC) elected Vladimir Churov as its new chairman. A physicist and St. Petersburg native, with long-standing ties to Putin, Churov announced that he would implement electoral law, not debate it. Duma members and civil society repr [...] | 2007-03-29 06:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1394 | DAGESTAN: "IT IS ENOUGH THAT THE PEOPLE KNOW [...] (C) Dagestan went to the polls March 11, as did many localities in Russia, but the elections bore little relation -- both in process and in meaning -- to what happened elsewhere in the country. The elections were a way for the four main power groupings to test their strength for the first tim [...] | 2007-03-29 15:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1396 | KPRF: PEOPLE POLITICS THE KEY TO SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Communist Party of Russia's (KPRF) broad-based and somewhat unexpected success in the March 11 regional elections (reftel),despite a minuscule campaign budget, is attributable to the survival of its party machine and a socialist message that resonates with voters. Althoug [...] | 2007-03-30 06:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW1413 | RUSSIA TO REVIEW TALIBAN LIST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | AF RS EFIN ETTC KTFN PGOV PREL PTER UNSC |
07MOSCOW1431 | MARCH 11 REGIONAL ELECTIONS: FINAL SNAPSHOT [...] (SBU) Summary: The results of the March 11 regional elections suggest that the success of the Kremlin's experiment in managed democracy has come at the (minor) expense of the United Russia (YR) party. For A Just Russia (SR) (the other Kremlin-backed party) and the Communist Party (KPRF) emer [...] | 2007-03-30 13:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW1442 | RUSSIAN CORPORATE STATISM: WATCH THIS SPACE [...] (C) Summary: The rise of corporate statism in Russia has been significant. Since 2004, the government has taken over the world's largest titanium business, consolidated its position in Gazprom, merged 10 aviation businesses into a state-owned conglomerate, and taken controlling positions in ot [...] | 2007-04-02 07:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW1478 | UKRAINIAN CRISIS: INITIAL REACTIONS FROM MOSCOW [...] (C) In the wake of President Yushchenko's decision to disband the Rada, the GOR issued a statement early April 3 urging Ukrainian political forces to demonstrate wisdom and responsibility, and to act within the law. State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Konstantin Kosachev termed Yus [...] | 2007-04-03 16:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
07MOSCOW1479 | OTHER RUSSIA'S MOSCOW MARCH PLANS SIDELINED; KASYANOV NOT FLUSTERED BY PRO-KREMLIN YOUTH GROUP HARASSMENT; MIRONOV'S STUMPING FOR PUTIN DISMISSED [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and "Other Russia (OR)" participant Mikhail Kasyanov's Press Secretary, Yelena Dikun, described April 3 the Moscow city government's decision to sideline a planned April 14 "March of Dissenters" as the by-product of the authorities' uneasiness in the wake of problems [...] | 2007-04-03 16:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RS KDMR |
07MOSCOW1520 | RUSSIAN DUMA: SPLIT HEALTH MINISTRY IN TWO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Duma April 4 unanimously approved a proposal to divide the Ministry of Health and Social Development into separate Ministries of Health Care and the Medical Industry and that of Labor and Social Development. Duma Deputies stopped short of calling on Minister Zurabov to resign [...] | 2007-04-05 15:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | TBIO ETRD ECON SOCI PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1537 | NEW RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER STILL AN ENIGMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: More than a month and a half after his appointment as Defense Minister, Anatoliy Serdyukov continues to take a low-key approach to his new job. He has not circulated widely among Defense Ministry officials or military personnel, nor has he publicly articulated a strategic vision for th [...] | 2007-04-06 11:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR MARR MCAP PREL PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW1552 | UKRAINIAN CRISIS: "NO SHARP MOVEMENT" FROM MOSCOW [...] (C) The GOR continues to keep a cautious but close watch over the unfolding crisis in Ukraine. In private, Russian leaders urge that the US and Russia advocate quietly for a constitutional resolution. DFM Karasin told the Ambassador and DAS Kramer to expect "no sharp movement" from the Russi [...] | 2007-04-06 16:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
07MOSCOW1631 | UKRAINE: RUSSIAN OFFICIALS CIRCUMSPECT WHILE DUMA [...] (C) GOR officials assured the Ambassador April 10 that the Russian government would continue to be an attentive observer of the Ukrainian political crisis while avoiding direct public involvement. Russian Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Sergey Prikhodko told the Ambassador that Russia w [...] | 2007-04-11 14:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
07MOSCOW1674 | OFFICIAL RUSSIA BRISTLES AT SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT [...] (C) In its April 11 reaction to the release of the 2006 Supporting Human Rights and Democracy report, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs further stoked a fire that was set by an April 7 front-page article in the national daily Kommersant and fed with criticism by State Duma Foreign Affairs Commit [...] | 2007-04-12 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI RS KDMR |
07MOSCOW1676 | RUSSIA: CAN OLD SCIENTISTS LEARN NEW TRICKS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: To assess the changing science climate in Russia and funding implications (especially for institutes employing former weapons experts),ISN/CTR's Jefferson Science Fellow recently visited several scientific institutes in the Moscow area and met with government officials and repres [...] | 2007-04-12 16:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPL TBIO PINR PGOV ECON RS |
07MOSCOW1703 | MOSCOW GEARS UP FOR WEEKEND OF DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Saturday, April 14, promises to be a banner day for Moscow, with three major groups --the anti-government Other Russia, the anti-immigrant Movement Against Illegal Immigration, and the pro-Kremlin youth group Young Guard scheduled to stage separate demonstrations around the city. Other Rus [...] | 2007-04-13 16:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW1710 | RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH UAC DG [...] (C) Summary. In a April 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Director General of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Aleksey Federov said that he had joined the industry effort to lobby GOR officials, particularly Presidential Aide Igor Shuvalov, for a "balanced" aviation policy to build good re [...] | 2007-04-16 05:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV PGOV PARM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1717 | "OTHER RUSSIA'S" MOSCOW DEMONSTRATION STOPPED BY POLICE [...] (C) As expected, the April 14 anti-government "Other Russia" demonstration, estimated to number several hundred, at the center city Pushkin Square was stopped in its tracks by as many as nine thousand uniformed law enforcement officials. Member of the Other Russia leadership Garry Kasparov an [...] | 2007-04-16 11:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI RS KDMR |
07MOSCOW1734 | ELECTIONS: KRASNOYARSK AS BELLWETHER? [...] (SBU) If Krasnoyarsk is an electoral bellwether, as observers here claim, the five political parties which made it into the regional assembly in voting April 15 may be the ones to make it into the State Duma in December. The ruling pro-Putin United Russia party, led in Krasnoyarsk by popular [...] | 2007-04-16 15:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1770 | RUSSIA: MEETING WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs met with XXXXXXXXXXXX. He described the new embezzlement and money laundering charges -- that Khodorkovskiy engaged in transfer pricing that harmed unwitting minority shareholders in Yukos' three production subsidiaries -- as a re-packaging of the charges in the first case. H [...] | 2007-04-18 07:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL RS |
07MOSCOW1780 | CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY IN RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Church of Scientology is growing in Russia, and has established a nationwide network even though it lacks status as a registered religion. The Moscow branch recently won a landmark decision against the GOR at the European Court of Human Rights. The decision should help the M [...] | 2007-04-18 14:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW1809 | UKRAINE: GOR WAITING FOR COMPROMISE [...] (C) Since the early-April start of the Ukrainian government crisis, the GOR has consistently maintained that it is an internal Ukrainian affair and not amenable to Russia's overt involvement. The Ukrainian FM Yatsenyuk's April 16 visit was portrayed as "business as usual," during which the t [...] | 2007-04-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
07MOSCOW1810 | POLICE RAID INTERNEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Police raided the Moscow offices of Internews April 18, confiscating financial documents and computers, and effectively paralyzing the organization's work with media outlets. While officials attribute the raid to an investigation of Internews' staff failure to declare currency [...] | 2007-04-19 15:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW1838 | OTHER RUSSIA DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE TO REVERBERATE [...] (C) The April 14 and 15 "Other Russia" demonstrations in Moscow and St. Petersburg (reftels) have been the subject of much commentary by Russian officials and the media. Some in official Russia have admitted that the law enforcement authorities went too far, and in doing so propelled to center [...] | 2007-04-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS KDMR |
07MOSCOW1895 | KREMLIN REACTION TO YELTSIN'S DEATH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Putin publicly praised Boris Yeltsin as a leader of courage and conviction, instrumental in bringing democracy to Russia. Official media echoed these themes, focusing on the positives of Yeltsin's leadership and making little mention of economic woes and instability o [...] | 2007-04-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW1896 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES GOR ON INTERNEWS [...] (C) The Ambassador emphasized strong USG concerns about Internews/the Educated Media Foundation (EMF) with several senior GOR officials, urging a quick resolution of the case. In separate conversations with First DFM Denisov, DFM Yakovenko, DFM Kislyak, and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor [...] | 2007-04-24 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID RS |
07MOSCOW1919 | Russia: Environmental NGOs Focus on Sochi [...] SUMMARY: Large scale development plans for Sochi, a major resort in the south of Russia and one of three finalists to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, continue to prompt concerns among environmental NGOs in Russia. Despite intense government pressure and Rosprirodnadzor approval of an environm [...] | 2007-04-26 07:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW1931 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO TVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tver Governor Dmitriy Zelenin is a businessman turned politician who integrates a Western business outlook in his style of government. During the Ambassador's visit to Tver Oblast on April 20, Zelenin outlined his priorities and described the future for economic development an [...] | 2007-04-26 14:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR ECON EINV RS |
07MOSCOW1932 | PUTIN'S STATE OF THE FEDERATION ADDRESS: TOUTING [...] (SBU) Summary: President Putin's hour-plus address to the Federal Assembly on April 26 was - he emphasized - his last. To loud applause, he declared support for a "moratorium" on Russia's compliance with the CFE Treaty. He again condemned U.S. plans to deploy BMD systems in Europe. The bul [...] | 2007-04-26 15:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV PARM RS |
07MOSCOW1960 | RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 26 MEETING WITH AUDIT [...] SUMMARY (C) In an April 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Audit Chamber Chairman Stepashin remarked that the presence of former Presidents Bush and Clinton at the Yeltsin funeral will help improve U.S.-Russian relations. He also said that problems with Iranian payments for Bushehr continue to ho [...] | 2007-04-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL RS |
07MOSCOW1976 | UNSC MINURSO MANDATE RENEWAL: RUSSIA ON BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI RS |
07MOSCOW1981 | RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 27 MEETING WITH DEPUTY [...] (C) In an April 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Zhukov emphasized the GOR's strong interest in WTO accession, mentioning he hoped to have an opportunity to discuss the issue with USG officials participating in a May 21 conference on corporate governance in New [...] | 2007-04-30 14:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL RS |
07MOSCOW2043 | TOUGHER ENVIRONMENT FOR PARTIES AS ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the 2003 State Duma elections, the legislative environment for the December 2007 State Duma elections has changed significantly: -- registration of political parties and their inclusion in the ballots for elections have become more complicated; -- the deposit t [...] | 2007-05-04 09:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW2062 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S. FUNDING OF NGOS WITH DFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. assistance is intended to help Russia develop its governing institutions and not to interfere in Russian partisan politics, the Ambassador told DFM Aleksandr Yakovenko during a May 4 meeting. Yakovenko said that the State Department's Supporting Human Rights and Democracy [...] | 2007-05-04 13:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW2128 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (C) EUR A/S Daniel Fried and Russian DFM Grigoriy Karasin focused on Georgia and Ukraine during an April 23 discussion in Moscow lasting over an hour. Fried noted recent progress from the Georgian side (the release of an Abkhaz official arrested by the Georgians, toned-down rhetoric) and call [...] | 2007-05-08 14:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ETRD PHUM OSCE UNSC GG UP RS |
07MOSCOW2129 | MEDIA AGENCIES MERGE AHEAD OF ELECTIONS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Against the background of an increasingly controlled media climate, the GOR has merged the agencies Rosokhrankultur and Rossvyaznadzor into one "super" agency in an effort to consolidate regulatory control of the media and information technology. It will not be known for at l [...] | 2007-05-08 15:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW2166 | PUTIN'S ENERGY DIPLOMACY: MAY 9-12 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. President Putin appears determined to come back home from his May 9-12 visit to Astana and Ashgabat with a signed document that will guarantee 25 years of Turkmen gas to Russia -- something that the history of Russian-Turkmen gas relations suggests may be a difficult task. Some [...] | 2007-05-11 06:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG ECON KZ TX RS |
07MOSCOW217 | COMPROMISE ON CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S MOVE TO ST. [...] (SBU) After much unexpected wrangling, on January 19 the decision was taken to transfer the RF Constitutional Court (CC) to St. Petersburg, as initially proposed by President Putin. CC judges, publicly opposed to the move, succeeded in retaining the right to hold sessions in Moscow. In a rare [...] | 2007-01-19 16:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR RS |
07MOSCOW220 | PHILANTHROPY GROWS IDIOSYNCRATICALLY IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary. GOR efforts to exert greater control over Russia's NGO sector and a lack of tax incentives have not reversed a dramatic growth in philanthropy, particularly by large domestic corporations. Philanthropic activity has generally matched the expansion of the Russian economy (about [...] | 2007-01-22 06:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI ECON RS |
07MOSCOW2202 | AUTHORITIES DETERMINED TO PREVENT SAMARA [...] (C) Summary: GOR authorities have reacted forcefully to Other Russia organizers' determination to hold a demonstration in Samara on May 18, during the EU - Russia summit. Authorities have detained some of the organizers, imposed tough sentences on two organizers alleged to have violated the [...] | 2007-05-11 16:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2206 | RUSSIA: COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The information and communications technology sector is the most vibrant in the Russian economy, demonstrating double digit growth year to year since 2000 and contributing more than five percent to total GDP in 2006. Despite the prospect of surging expansion of the IT sector base [...] | 2007-05-14 03:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON EFIN EINT ETTC PGOV PINR PREL RS |
07MOSCOW2250 | GIMME SHELTER: STRAYS FIND NEW HOME IN MOSCOW [...] SUMMARY: Strays roaming Moscow now have an upscale alternative. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) recently opened a new Stray Dog and Cat clinic in northern Moscow that is intended to work in tandem with an existing mobile vet clinic. This represents the first such combination [...] | 2007-05-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW2267 | GREAT RUSSIA PARTY: SURVIVAL UNLIKELY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Great Russia (GR) party, launched with some fanfare on May 5 by Duma Deputies Aleksey Savelyev and Dmitriy Rogozin, may not be on the December Duma ballot. While interlocutors concur that GR's nationalistic message should make it relatively easy to find the requisite number [...] | 2007-05-16 14:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW2331 | CRACKDOWN ON OTHER RUSSIA SAMARA DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) Summary: On May 18, Russian airport authorities confiscated the passports and tickets of some Other Russia leaders and two Western journalists, effectively preventing them from attending the sanctioned "March of Dissent" in Samara (reftel). Although authorities agreed to the march, which [...] | 2007-05-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW2419 | OSCE: DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN DRAFT OSCE CHARTER [...] (C) We met May 23 with MFA OSCE Section Chief Valeriy Maslin to discuss the Russian draft OSCE "Charter." Drawing from reftel points, we stressed that while the U.S. favored a Convention on the OSCE's Legal Personality, the negotiating mandate for the Convention was limited and did not exten [...] | 2007-05-24 10:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE KTIA PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW2421 | RUSSIA: REORGANIZATION STALLS REVIEW OF ART [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Culture Deputy Director for the Preservation of Cultural Artifacts Yuri Godovanets told us on May 17 that review of art restitution cases are at a standstill until Presidential Decree number 320, which transfers responsibility over restitution to MinCulture's Depart [...] | 2007-05-24 10:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNAR PGOV PHUM PREL RS SCUL |
07MOSCOW2429 | RUSSIAN REACTION TO LITVINENKO MURDER CHARGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOR is highly unlikely to extradite former FSB officer Andrey Lugovoy to Britain, citing constitutional and other legal prohibitions against the extradition of Russian citizens. Official and unofficial Russian reaction to the May 22 British announcement that Lugovoy would be charge [...] | 2007-05-24 12:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW2434 | LATVIAN BORDER TREATY: DUMA RATIFICATION SLOW BUT [...] (SBU) The GOR has begun the process of ratifying the border treaty with Latvia, which was signed March 27 by the two countries' prime ministers and ratified May 17 by the Latvian Parliament. We understand from the MFA that although there are a number of required bureaucratic steps that will [...] | 2007-05-24 13:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS PGOV LG RS |
07MOSCOW2463 | VOLGOGRAD MAYORAL ELECTION: JUST RUSSIA BOUNCED, [...] (SBU) Summary: In what was portrayed as an electoral upset by the national media, Communist Party (KPRF) candidate Roman Grebennikov won the May 20 Volgograd mayoral election, with United Russia State Duma Deputy Vasiliy Galushkin coming in a distant third. "For A Just Russia's" (SR) candida [...] | 2007-05-25 13:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2469 | MEDIA FREEDOM IN THE ELECTION YEAR [...] (C) The Kremlin or its well-wishers have been making erratic attempts to fine tune the press in an effort to ensure that the looming Duma and presidential elections go according to script. Ownership of key media by the government or by those friendly to it has been consolidated, a code of beh [...] | 2007-05-25 14:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2471 | FOR A JUST RUSSIA: KREMLIN BACKPEDALS ON SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Since "For A Just Russia's" (SR) more or less successful debut in the March 11 regional elections (reftels),the Kremlin appears to have reconsidered its options and backed away from providing the administrative resources including access to national TV airtime that SR members [...] | 2007-05-25 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2472 | CODEL NELSON/LOTT: SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Your visit comes at a vital juncture in Russian-American relations. As Russia moves closer to succession in March 2008, the more complicated this relationship will be to manage. There is a lot at stake: deepening cooperation in reversing North Korea's nuclear status and preventing the [...] | 2007-05-25 17:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PARM ENRG RS |
07MOSCOW2527 | RUSSIA: REYMAN'S RIO-CENTER LOOKS FOR ALTERNATIVE [...] (C) Summary. Six months before the Duma elections and nine months before the Presidential contest, several economic think-tankers are laying out strategies for the post-Putin period. Most of these plans are descriptive, not prescriptive: they are critical of the government's record on modern [...] | 2007-05-30 13:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL RS |
07MOSCOW2562 | TAX INSPECTORS UNBLOCK INTERNEWS/EMF BANK ACCOUNTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 30, Moscow tax inspectors acknowledged that an earlier decision to freeze the bank accounts of Internews/Educated Media Foundation (EMF) had been a "misunderstanding" and allowed the accounts to be re-opened. The inspectors' decision in the wake of multiple interventions [...] | 2007-06-01 03:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM SOCI PGOV EAID RS |
07MOSCOW261 | RUSSIAN REGIONAL ELECTIONS PREVIEW: STAVROPOL KRAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Regional duma elections in Stavropol Kray on March 11 will likely be dominated by the United Russia party, with the Communists and the second Kremlin party "A Just Russia" fighting for second place. The Liberal Democratic party and the Union of Right Forces will struggle to pas [...] | 2007-01-23 11:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL RS |
07MOSCOW2651 | KASPAROV REVIEWS OTHER RUSSIA MARCHES; KASYANOV [...] (C) In a brief June 1 meeting United Civic Front leader Garry Kasparov reviewed recent Other Russia demonstrations and discussed the efforts of the fragmented, Western-leaning organizations and personalities to agree (to disagree) on a presidential nominee. Whatever the decision of his collea [...] | 2007-06-05 12:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2658 | SOFT POWER IN ACTION: MOSCOW PROMOTES RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Moscow has ramped up its efforts to promote the Russian language in both the former Soviet Union and throughout the world. Observers say the program is aimed at using "soft power" to maintain Russia's dominance in its neighborhood and underline that Russia remains a great powe [...] | 2007-06-05 15:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2659 | LOCAL PUNDITS ON RUSSIA'S ESCALATING RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: The latest Russian rhetoric against U.S. missile defense plans, in conjunction with last week's missile testing, is read by both pro-Kremlin and liberal analysts as further evidence of Putin's continued frustration with U.S.-Russian relations. They argue that the combative ton [...] | 2007-06-05 16:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MCAP PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW2739 | MOSCOW GAY RIGHTS MARCH: POLICE LOOK ON AS [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 27 gay rights demonstration and its aftermath highlight two disheartening trends in Russia: the increasing collusion between security forces and nationalist groups, and the reluctance of the human rights community to engage on an issue that has little resonance with Russi [...] | 2007-06-08 11:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW276 | RUSSIAN-CHECHEN FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY ORDERED [...] (SBU) Russia's Supreme Court on January 23 upheld a lower court ruling ordering the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) liquidated based on its executive director's earlier conviction for "extremist" activity. The court deliberated for about 30 minutes before announcing its decision. T [...] | 2007-01-23 16:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREF PREL PINR RS |
07MOSCOW2857 | KADYROV: SHARP DROP IN KIDNAPPINGS IN CHECHNYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kidnappings in Chechnya have dropped substantially this year with Ramzan Kadyrov's ascent to the presidency. The human rights NGO Memorial has recorded 17 abductions during the first five months of 2007, with none in April. This compares with 187 kidnappings in 2006. Human ri [...] | 2007-06-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR PREF RS |
07MOSCOW2871 | A CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT'S TACTICS OTHER RUSSIA [...] (SBU) The conduct of the June 9 St. Petersburg and the June 11 Moscow Other Russia (OR) demonstrations suggests that the authorities have decided to experiment with a somewhat more tolerant approaqch to a movement they have attempted to repress with a heavy hand on the assumption that, if left [...] | 2007-06-15 10:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2872 | A CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT'S TACTICS TOWARD OTHER [...] (SBU) The conduct of the June 9 St. Petersburg and the June 11 Moscow Other Russia (OR) demonstrations suggests that the authorities have decided to experiment with a somewhat more tolerant approaqch to a movement they have attempted to repress with a heavy hand on the assumption that, if left [...] | 2007-06-15 10:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW2924 | CIS INFORMAL SUMMIT IN ST.PETERSBURG: TO BE [...] (C) The 45-minute CIS informal summit on June 10 produced no results, but provided a forum for Putin's sidebar meetings with the Moldovan, Ukrainian and Georgian leaders. The MFA touted the summit's full roster of attendees and the Putin-Vornin meeting as noteworthy, but experts see few pros [...] | 2007-06-18 14:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW2970 | CODEL NELSON-LOTT: INTERPARLIAMENTARY TALKS FOCUS [...] (SBU) Summary: In May 27-28 sessions in Moscow of the U.S.-Russian Senate-Federation Council Interparliamentary Working Group, co-chairs Senators Ben Nelson and Trent Lott and Russian Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Mikhail Margelov underlined the importance of encouragin [...] | 2007-06-19 14:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PARM MNUC ETRD OREP NELSON LOTT RS |
07MOSCOW2975 | KOVYKTA UPDATE: ENDGAME NEAR BUT DEAL LESS [...] (C) TNK-BP Vice President for International Affairs Shawn McCormick (please protect) tells us that the deal being negotiated between TNK-BP partners and Gazprom regarding the Kovykta gas field (reftels) could be announced as early as June 20. The final details are not yet worked out, but acco [...] | 2007-06-20 03:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW2983 | PUTIN ASKS SERBS FOR AHTISAARI ALTERNATIVE [...] (C) Summary: During the June visits of Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica and FM Jeremic, Putin apparently pushed them to come up with a counterproposal on Kosovo that he can carry to Kennebunkport. The GOR, however, remains committed to a solution based on a "compromise" between the parties, [...] | 2007-06-20 10:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR RS |
07MOSCOW2997 | "FOR A JUST RUSSIA" STRUGGLES TO FIND ITS PLACE [...] (C) Recent conversations with members of the For a Just Russia (SR) party suggest that the process of forming party lists has set off a struggle that may leave on the sidelines deputies who have less money to spend or less influence with the Kremlin. Some interlocutors worried that SR was in [...] | 2007-06-20 13:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW3011 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH METROPOLITAN KIRILL [...] (C) At a June 18 private lunch, Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Kirill related to the Ambassador his concerns about social issues, in particular the large gap between rich and poor and Russia's lagging regions. He described reaction, both in the West and in Russia, to the recent merger of the R [...] | 2007-06-21 07:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3012 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) A very self-confident Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Vladimir Churov sketched for the Ambassador at their inaugural meeting June 19 an electoral process fully controlled by a CEC responsive to complaints of voters and working constructively with all active political parties. The pre [...] | 2007-06-21 08:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3023 | DFM KISLYAK ON PRE-KENNEBUNKPORT PREPARATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In an hour-long meeting on June 20, the Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak reviewed preparations for the Kennebunkport meeting between the presidents. Kislyak said he was ready during his late-June Washington visit to work through outstanding issues on documents an [...] | 2007-06-21 13:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM RS |
07MOSCOW3024 | OSCE SYG DE BRICHAMBAUT'S VISIT: "REFORM" [...] (C) We met with MFA OSCE Section Chief Valeriy Maslin to review OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut's June 14-15 visit. De Brichambaut was in Moscow on a working visit and met with FM Lavrov, as well as with the Russian Security Council, Defense Ministry and the Central Electio [...] | 2007-06-21 13:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE RS |
07MOSCOW3034 | KREMLIN NON-AGGRESSION PACT WITH THE COMMUNIST [...] (C) Communist Party (KPRF) contacts suggest that the Kremlin has agreed not to interfere in the party's election campaign efforts, in exchange for the KPRF's agreement to eschew direct criticism of Putin. While some view this as an effort by Kremlin Presidential Administration Deputy Vladisla [...] | 2007-06-22 08:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW305 | KOSOVO: RUSSIA TO BREAK WITH CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Welcoming a proposed visit by Special Envoy Wisner, the GOR's Special Envoy on Kosovo Botsan-Karchenko warned that Russia would break the Contact Group consensus on the Ahtisaari timeline at the January 26 Vienna meeting. The GOR will reject an "artificial" timeline, propose p [...] | 2007-01-25 12:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM UNMIK SR YI RS |
07MOSCOW306 | RUSSIA JUSTICE INITIATIVE REFUSED, AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Federal Registration Service again refused re-registration (reftel) of the NGO Russia Justice Initiative (RJI) on January 19. There is some evidence that the refusal may be due to greater attention to distinctions among NGO categories that exist in Russian law. Several othe [...] | 2007-01-25 12:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PREF PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3138 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GARRY KASPAROV: KOSOVO [...] (C) Garry Kasparov on June 26 talked with the Ambassador about the future of his Other Russia movement, the state of other political parties, the Russian presidential succession, the December Duma elections, and Russian foreign policy. He ascribed President Putin's recent hard line with the We [...] | 2007-06-27 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3168 | AMBASSADOR'S ROUNDTABLE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS [...] (C) In a June 27 discussion, five human rights NGO activists offered the Ambassador their advice for coping with an increasingly assertive President Putin. They suggested that like-minded countries speak with one voice, that the "tools" of international organizations and agreements be used as [...] | 2007-06-28 15:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3240 | NIZHNIY NOVGOROD: GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES SENSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The planned construction of a shopping center on the site of an unkempt park in Nizhniy Novgorod's industrial district and the political and civic response illustrates the difficulties opposition politicians and civic activists have in mounting effective protests against govern [...] | 2007-07-03 09:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3255 | VARIED EXPLANATIONS FOR STAVROPOL ETHNIC CLASHES [...] (SBU) Summary: During an embassy visit on June 19-20, leaders of the Stavropol city and regional government, political parties, NGOs, and ethnic groups gave conflicting explanations for last month's mob violence between Russians and Chechens in the city center. Many of the explanations sugges [...] | 2007-07-03 13:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KSOC TBIO RS |
07MOSCOW3262 | ROGOZIN ON "GREAT RUSSIA;" KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: The charismatic and unscrupulous Dmitriy Rogozin is making another political bid to tap Russian nationalism with the attempted registration of a new political party, "Great Russia." Claiming to have siphoned off his previous Rodina supporters, dissatisfied with their merger in [...] | 2007-07-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL RS |
07MOSCOW3316 | ENVIRONMENTALISTS FRET OVER SOCHI OLYMPIAD [...] SUMMARY. The selection of Sochi as the site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games brought less joy to Russian environmentalists, who have long warned about the potential impact of large-scale construction in this region. Environmental NGOs will monitor implementation of the Sochi 2014 Environment [...] | 2007-07-09 02:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW3338 | POSITIVE REACTION TO "LOBSTER SUMMIT" [...] (C) Summary. While extensive media coverage of the so-called "Lobster Summit" quickly gave way to euphoria over Russia's winning the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Moscow experts agreed that Putin demonstrated in Kennebunkport a desire to tone down the rhetoric and find ways [...] | 2007-07-09 11:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MNUC RS |
07MOSCOW3348 | ROE WOES: RUSSIAN CAVIAR ON THE ROPES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A two-year moratorium on Russian sturgeon fishing in the Caspian Sea has slowed, but not stopped, the thriving black market in Beluga caviar. World Wildlife Federation's Moscow Director contends that "not one egg" of black caviar sold in Moscow is legal: that is, from farm-rai [...] | 2007-07-09 13:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV SOCI RS EAGR |
07MOSCOW3354 | RUSSIA: TATARS CALL NEW FEDERAL TREATY "SYMBOLIC" [...] (C) Tatarstani officials and academics alike told us July 6-7 that the federal treaty between Tatarstan and Russia, now before the Federation Council, is only "symbolic." The issues of practical substance -- primarily division of state property -- were settled in the original 1994 treaty, acc [...] | 2007-07-09 14:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW3363 | NEW EXTREMISM LAW: MORE OF THE SAME CONSTRAINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, in response to President Putin's December 2006 "Presidential Instruction" to combat extremism, the Duma resuscitated and passed a heavily re-drafted extremism law, over the opposition of minority political parties and concerns of some in the majority. The amendment [...] | 2007-07-10 06:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3399 | RUSSIAN OPPOSITION FACES MORE FRACTURE [...] (C) Summary: Other Russia's second annual conference was n... C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 MOSCOW 003399 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/07/2017 TAGS: PGOV PHUM PINR RS Â [...] | 2007-07-11 12:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3495 | CHECHNYA REVISITED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a recent visit by REFCOORD to Grozny, the evidence of Chechnya's economic reconstruction was striking. Scaffolding, initially seen only around government buildings, has appeared everywhere, including private homes. Minutka Square, long a symbol of the city's destructi [...] | 2007-07-17 13:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PHUM PINR EAID RS |
07MOSCOW3507 | FOREIGN GRANTS BILL AND USG PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Some of our official contacts - most notably a handful of judges - are concerned that their participation in USG-funded programs could contravene Russian law. Many USG-financed technical assistance programs, from those of USAID and IMET to Open World and INL, provide funds and [...] | 2007-07-18 10:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR EAID RS |
07MOSCOW3542 | IGOR IVANOV OUT AT SECURITY COUNCIL; VALENTIN [...] (C) On July 18, President Putin accepted Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov's resignation, which had been pending for several weeks (reftel). Ivanov first offered to resign in February, prompted largely by differences over Russia's relations with the West and concerns about the role of [...] | 2007-07-19 14:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3574 | UNION OF RIGHT FORCES: WHO IS RIGHT? [...] (C) The public display of disaffection between the Union of Right Forces (SPS) national leadership and the party's Moscow organization has momentarily captured the attention of the media. In retaliation for voting to confirm President Putin's re-appointment of Moscow mayor Luzhkov, the nationa [...] | 2007-07-20 14:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS SOCI |
07MOSCOW3575 | LAWYER LEAVES RUSSIA INSTEAD OF FACING CHARGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Well-known lawyer Boris Kuznetsov fled Russia, after being criminally charged for revealing state secrets in defense of a client. Members of the Moscow legal SIPDIS community see these charges as political and as a warning from the Kremlin. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On July 11, th [...] | 2007-07-20 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3579 | THINKING ABOUT KADYROV [...] (C) Ramzan Kadyrov recently celebrated his 100th day as President of Chechnya. Characteristics of the new order are already visible: -- The appointment of personnel who have no loyalties except to Kadyrov, and the steady elimination of those with independent ties to Moscow or independent bases of [...] | 2007-07-23 06:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3581 | THE SUCCESSION RACE: MEDVEDEV AND IVANOV AT THE [...] (C) Elections for President Putin's successor are slated for March 2008 and two candidates --First Deputy Prime Ministers Sergey Ivanov and Dmitriy Medvedev-- have the blessing of the Kremlin and are already campaigning feverishly. This message discusses their recent efforts, while a subseque [...] | 2007-07-23 06:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3601 | PUTIN CONTINUES DRIVE TO MORE PALATABLE HISTORY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Putin's effort to inculcate Russia's children with "national pride" via appropriately written history textbooks could bear fruit at the start of the 2008 school year. The campaign, which began in 2003 with the ban of a popular history textbook and a Kremlin call for [...] | 2007-07-23 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3625 | MAYOR LUZHKOV - THE CONDUCTOR LEADS ON [...] (C) Summary: In early July, Moscow Mayor Luzhkov took the oath of office for his fifth term, bringing to a close a reported power struggle with the Kremlin. For the past fifteen years, Luzhkov's dominance of Moscow politics has made him one of the most powerful politicians in the country, and an im [...] | 2007-07-24 14:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW373 | MIXED MESSAGES ON ANTI-DEMONSTRATION LAW [...] (C) On January 24, a United Russia Duma Deputy withdrew amendments to the law on demonstrations that, if adopted, would have significantly restricted the circumstances under which public meetings could occur. The withdrawal seemed to spell the end of an effort by some in the Presidential Admi [...] | 2007-01-30 14:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW3735 | GREAT RUSSIA PARTY PROTESTS REGISTRATION DENIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Federal Registration Service's (FRS) July 24 refusal to register it, Dmitriy Rogozin's nationalist Great Russia party has begun mapping strategies for getting on the ballot for the December Duma elections. The party's Central Committee Secretary told us that the F [...] | 2007-07-31 14:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW377 | UNITED RUSSIA: CORRUPTION AND THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (C) As the campaign for the December State Duma election gets underway, the Kremlin-sponsored United Russia (YR) party has announced initiatives to fight Russia's long-festering problem of corruption. Observers expect that, as in past years, the anti-corruption mantra will largely be used to [...] | 2007-01-30 14:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW3775 | ANDREY FURSENKO: THE PHYSICIST TURNED MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Minister of Science and Education since 2004, Andrey Fursenko has evoked a storm of controversy with his efforts to reform Russia's tradition-bound science and education establishments. Fursenko is passionate about modernizing Russian science to make it more competitive and m [...] | 2007-08-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KPAO PGOV PINR RS SCUL SOCI TSPL |
07MOSCOW3801 | RUSSIA'S SUPREME ARBITRATION COURT RULES IN FAVOR [...] (U) The Supreme Arbitration Court (SAC) has ruled in favor of PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia (PWC) following a July 10 hearing in which the Federal Tax Service (FTS) claimed PWC had improperly accounted for its expatriate employees' salaries in 2002. SAC Chairman Anton Ivanov dismissed the FT [...] | 2007-08-02 13:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW3804 | EAP PDAS STEPHENS JULY 27 DISCUSSIONS ON THE NORTH [...] (C) Summary. During a July 27 meeting, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Stephens and a GOR representative for the Six-Party Working Group on Northeast Asia Peace and Security, Vladimir Rakhmanin, exchanged views on the expectations and goals for the group, including plans up [...] | 2007-08-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP KN KS JA RS |
07MOSCOW3805 | UPDATE ON UNITED CIVIC FRONT ACTIVIST'S [...] (C) A Consulate St. Petersburg officer in Murmansk has confirmed the substance of media accounts that United Civic Front activist Larissa Arap has been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital in the Murmansk region. Arap was apparently hospitalized by local psychiatric authorities u [...] | 2007-08-02 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW3808 | NASHI CAMP: MOBILIZING YOUTH TO COUNTER "ORANGE FORCES" [...] (SBU) For the third year in a row, the pro-Kremlin youth group "Nashi" held its two-week summer camp from July 16 - 27 at Lake Seliger in the Tver region. A visit by First Deputy Prime Ministers Dmitriy Medvedev and Sergey Ivanov, a meeting of Nashi commissars with President Putin, and a reco [...] | 2007-08-03 06:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW382 | GERMANY: BUSINESSLIKE PUTIN-MERKEL MEETING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The January 21 meeting in Sochi between President Putin and Chancellor Merkel was businesslike but not particularly warm. There was a sharper tone in the political exchanges than there had been in the past. Putin told Merkel Russia would not accept a forced solution for Kosovo. [...] | 2007-01-30 17:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EU GM RS |
07MOSCOW3841 | SURKOV GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO CENTER-RIGHT PARTY [...] (C) At a closed door convention July 31, Presidential Administration Deputy Head Vladislav Surkov reportedly gave the Kremlin's blessing to Mikhail Barshchevskiy's pro-business and economic reform-oriented Civic Force (CF) party's efforts to cross the seven percent threshold and be represented [...] | 2007-08-06 14:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3863 | NEO-NAZIS SENTENCED IN ST PETERSBURG MURDER CASE [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 7, a St. Petersburg court sentenced seven defendants for their roles in the murder of anti-fascist activist Timur Kacharava and other crimes. Ringleader Andrey Shabalin was sentenced to 12 years in prison, three received two- and three-year sentences, and three were gi [...] | 2007-08-07 15:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW3890 | FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN ARAP CASE [...] (C) An Independent Psychiatric Association-composed commission convened by Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin now plans to depart for Murmansk August 9, in order to conduct an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the early July institutionalization of United Civic Front (UCF) acti [...] | 2007-08-08 14:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3892 | GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT: MOSCOW CONTINUES TO DENY [...] (C) Summary: Russia's Special Negotiator for South Ossetia, Ambassador Yuriy Popov, reiterated to Charge August 8 that Russia played "no part" in the August 6 bombing incident in Georgia. Popov emphasized that Russia did not intend to let the incident jeopardize what he characterized as the [...] | 2007-08-08 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV RS GG |
07MOSCOW3953 | ARAP CASE: COURT CONFIRMS COMMITTAL TO PSYCHIATRIC [...] (C) Despite testimony of independent psychiatrists from Moscow, a local court in Murmansk ruled August 10 in favor of continued involuntary committal of United Civic Front activist Larissa Arap for up to six months, at the discretion of the local psychiatric hospital that committed her in the [...] | 2007-08-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3971 | RUSSIANS DEBATE ROLE OF THE CHURCH [...] (SBU) The dog days of August have seen a protracted debate here about the proper role of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in a country in which church and state are officially separated. The debate was triggered by the near simultaneous expressions of unease by a member of the Public Chamber [...] | 2007-08-14 12:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KIRF PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW3991 | RUSSIA: BUREAUCRATIC ERROR SNAGS HUMAN RIGHTS NGO [...] (SBU) Summary: The NGO "International Youth Human Rights Movement" (YHRM) learned last week that it had been deregistered by a Nizhny Novgorod court in June. YHRM has appealed the deregistration which, according to Human Rights Watch, was apparently the result of compounded bureaucratic error [...] | 2007-08-15 08:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW3995 | RUSSIA: POLITICS IN VORONEZH MIRRORS NATIONAL SITUATION [...] (SBU) During an August 6-8 visit to Voronezh oblast, we found a political situation very similar to the national condition. The United Russia and For a Just Russia parties dominate the political scene, opposition forces are ardent but weak, the Russian Orthodox Church plays an influential role [...] | 2007-08-15 10:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4050 | KADYROV ORDERS HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: In an effort in increase his control over international humanitarian organizations operating in Chechnya, Chechen President Kadyrov on August 4 demanded that they relocate their offices to Groznyy within two weeks (many currently operate from Ingushetia or South Ossetia). Kadyrov' [...] | 2007-08-17 15:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF RS |
07MOSCOW4067 | BLOGGING IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Blogs are the fastest-growing and least constrained mass media in Russia. The popularity of blogs has increased exponentially in Russia as the internet has become more accessible, especially among people in their 20s and 30s. Although most Russian blogs do not deal with poli [...] | 2007-08-21 08:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4091 | ARAP RELEASED FROM PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL [...] (C) Summary: United Civic Front activist Larissa Arap was released from the Apetity psychiatric hospital on August 20, after being hospitalized against her will for more than six weeks. The hospital required her to agree to follow outpatient therapy before they would allow her to leave. Unite [...] | 2007-08-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW4114 | NOT JAIL, BUT NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR FORMER HEAD OF [...] (C) Summary. A Nizhniy Novgorod district court on August 17 did not jail former Russian-Chechen Friendship Society head Stanislav Dmitrievskiy for his participation in the April Dissenter's March, but instead placed new restrictions on his parole conditions. Under the new restrictions, Dmitr [...] | 2007-08-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW4119 | ONCE-PLURALISTIC ALTAY KRAY STARTS TO [...] (SBU) During an August 8-11 visit to Altay Kray, we found the region's traditional political diversity succumbing to the United Russia (YR) political machine fueled by the Governor's May 2007 YR party conversion. Reflecting the national line-up, YR, For a Just Russia (SR),the Communists (KPRF [...] | 2007-08-23 04:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4140 | RUSSIA: LOCAL OFFICIALS, NGOS PREPARE FOR DUMA ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The growing influence of United Russia and the extent to which the ruling party is pre-positioning itself for the December Duma elections was evident in Voronezh during an August 6-8 visit to the region (ref A). While the regional election commission chairman and NGOs described their work [...] | 2007-08-24 02:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW4182 | KOSOVO: RUSSIAN ENVOY PESSIMISTIC, PUSHING UNION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 24th meeting, Russian Envoy Botsan-Kharchenko characterized the first round of Troika talks as satisfactory, but was pessimistic about prospects for the August 30 Vienna session, given entrenched positions over the Ahtisaari plan, which were exacerbated by Serbian and [...] | 2007-08-27 13:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR PBTS KV RS |
07MOSCOW4226 | SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN POLITKOVSKAYA CASE [...] (C) Summary: On August 27, Prosecutor General Yuriy Chayka announced that ten people had been arrested for participation in the October 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Chayka alleged that the murder was committed by an organized crime group, and claimed that a known but unnamed [...] | 2007-08-29 02:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCRM PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW4247 | RUSSIA CALLS STATEMENTS ABOUT ITS RECONSIDERATION [...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador-at-large for Black Sea Fleet issues Vladimir Dorokhin told us its diplomatic spat with Ukraine over alleged statements made by a Russian diplomat regarding Russia's legal claim on the Crimea is a "dead issue." Russia characterized as a misunderstanding the Kyi [...] | 2007-08-30 02:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UK RS |
07MOSCOW4287 | The "For A Just Russia" Party Stages Primary [...] (SBU) Summary. For a Just Russia (SR) held a series of public primaries throughout Russia on August 26 in preparation for the December Duma elections. Far from being a well-run, effective sampling of voter preferences, the primaries seemed to have been slapped together in an effort to keep pa [...] | 2007-08-31 02:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4289 | NEW LEGAL TROUBLES AROUND FORMER RUSSIAN-CHECHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Regional officials in Nizhniy Novgorod are conducting investigations of organizations affiliated with Stanislav Dmitrievskiy, the head of the banned Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS),including the seizure of computers from the Nizhniy Novgorod Foundation to Support Tole [...] | 2007-08-31 06:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW4308 | RUSSIA WILL ATTEND EXPERT-LEVEL NEIGHBORS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 13:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ RS |
07MOSCOW4309 | LATVIAN BORDER TREATY: DUMA RATIFICATION IN EARLY [...] (C) Summary. The State Duma will likely ratify the border treaty with Latvia, but the MFA and the Latvian Embassy raised concerns about the treaty's passage in the Federation Council, where political grandstanding in an election year could possibly result in further delay. FM Lavrov postpon [...] | 2007-08-31 15:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV LG RS |
07MOSCOW4345 | RUSSIA: STAFFDEL ANAND EXPLORES POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (U) A four-person staff delegation from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs visited Moscow August 25-29 to explore political developments in the run-up to parliamentary elections in December and the presidential election next year. During their visit they met with a range of Russian official [...] | 2007-09-05 13:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW4347 | COMMUNIST PARTY TAKES TO DUMA ELECTION TRAIL [...] 1. (C) SUMMARY. Gennadiy Zyuganov, the Chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF),headlined a press conference on August 29 to launch the 2007 Duma campaign. He and other party leaders took an often defiant tone for what may be the strongest political organization in o [...] | 2007-09-05 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW4379 | KREMLIN TO ASSESS "EFFECTIVENESS" OF GOVERNORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This week, all governors were obligated by a June 18 law to turn in a statistical report accounting for 2006 on a host of economic, social, and administrative metrics to a commission headed by Sergey Sobyanin, the chief of the Presidential Administration. This new policy, requir [...] | 2007-09-07 07:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW4413 | RUSSIAN-ESTONIAN RELATIONS: INCHING TOWARD NORMALCY [...] (C) Summary. The MFA and Estonian Embassy suggest that Russia-Estonia relations are slowly returning to normal, despite lingering GOR ill will and unhelpful political rhetoric in both countries. Although no high-level visits are on the horizon, the two countries are closely coordinating on m [...] | 2007-09-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EN RU |
07MOSCOW4418 | KASPAROV, KASYANOV'S OPPOSITION: LARGELY [...] (C) The movements led by Other Russia's Garry Kasparov and ex-Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov seem to have fallen prey to an inability to forge coalitions with colleagues similarly inclined to reject the limited opportunities offered by the current electoral cycle. Kasparov's Other Russia appe [...] | 2007-09-07 15:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4419 | GOR ON OSCE: UNRELENTING BUT MEASURED CRITICISM [...] (C) Summary. Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos's August 30 visit to Moscow gave the GOR another chance to air its grievances against the OSCE. This time, the GOR's criticisms were less sharp and there was no hint of Russia's departure from the organization. FM Lavrov, while calling the OSC [...] | 2007-09-07 15:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW4420 | RUSSIA WANTS A STABLE PAKISTAN BUT AVOIDS DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: Russia seeks a stable Pakistan, preferably under the leadership of President Musharraf, but is reluctant to weigh in on the country's volatile political situation. The MFA told us that the GOR considers Musharraf capable of maintaining government control of the nation's nuclear w [...] | 2007-09-10 02:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN PK RS XD |
07MOSCOW4433 | RUSSIA-SOUTH KOREA RELATIONS: NO FRICTION, BUT [...] (C) Summary. GOR officials characterized the August 30-31 Moscow visit by the South Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-Soon as "excellent" with no notable problem areas requiring serious negotiation, except the shared concern for North Korea's nuclear programs. FM Lavrov summarized the Russia [...] | 2007-09-10 11:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARMS MNUC KS RS |
07MOSCOW4441 | RUSSIAN OPPOSITION CONFERENCES FOILED [...] (U) Other Russia's effort to hold regional conferences in order to choose a unified candidate for the 2008 presidential election was foiled when venues they had booked were canceled or in some cases, participants were unable to enter the premises. End Summary. -------------------- Regional [...] | 2007-09-10 15:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW4447 | PUTIN'S INDONESIA TRIP EXPANDS RUSSIAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Russian President Putin's September 6 visit to Indonesia is indicative of the Russian goal of expanding economic ties with Southeast Asia through key industries -- energy and military -- considered crucial both to Russian economic growth and to exerting influence abroad. The pre [...] | 2007-09-11 02:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV ASEAN ID RS |
07MOSCOW4469 | Nunn-Lugar Roundtable: Russians Praise CTR, Call for More [...] (U) Summary: At an event co-hosted by the Carnegie Moscow Center and the Center for Policy Studies to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction, the Russian guest speakers broadly praised the Program, acknowledging its popularity and success. Some argue [...] | 2007-09-12 05:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER OREP ENRG MNUC |
07MOSCOW4480 | RUSSIA WILL CONSIDER UNSC MEETING ON BURMA, BUT [...] (C) Russia will consider our request to convene a formal briefing of the UN Security Council by Special Envoy for Burma Gambari (reftel),but believes that the situation is an internal matter not appropriate for the UNSC, according to Alexey Semenikhin of the MFA Department of ASEAN Member Sta [...] | 2007-09-12 12:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM RS |
07MOSCOW4483 | PRIME MINISTER'S RESIGNS, FIRST DEPUTY FINANCE [...] (C) On the afternoon of September 12, Prime Minister Fradkov resigned, kicking off the long-expected next phase of Russia's succession process. Putin accepted Fradkov's resignation, which the Prime Minister said he had tendered in order to "give (Putin) full freedom in making decisions, inclu [...] | 2007-09-12 15:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4511 | WHAT ZUBKOV'S APPOINTMENT MIGHT MEAN [...] (C) President Putin's surprise decision to replace Prime Minister Fradkov with First Deputy Finance Minister Viktor Zubkov seems to have been the product of Kremlin clan rivalries, a wish to keep all options open, a need to ride herd over avaricious elites and a desire to at least temporarily [...] | 2007-09-13 16:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4538 | ZUBKOV CONFIRMED; HINTS AT CABINET RE-SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) As expected, Prime Minister-designate Viktor Zubkov was easily confirmed by the Duma after a perfunctory set of questions and speeches September 14. Only the Communist Party, and perhaps some independent deputies, voted against him. Zubkov used the occasion to suggest that a cabinet re [...] | 2007-09-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4539 | ZUBKOV AND SPECULATION ON SUCCESSION [...] (C) The surprise appointment of First Deputy Minister of Finance Viktor Zubkov has intensified speculation about succession. In the absence of authoritative information about President Putin's intentions, much of what we hear is wildly speculative, and ranges from Putin returning to office af [...] | 2007-09-14 17:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW4540 | RUSSIA: FINMIN KUDRIN CONFIDENT ABOUT STAYING ON, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Kudrin expressed confidence that he would remain in office despite the recent change in Prime Ministers. Kudrin's self-assurance seemed to have been boosted by his meeting a little earlier on September 14 with Chief [...] | 2007-09-15 07:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV RU |
07MOSCOW4542 | ZUBKOV AND SPECULATION ON SUCCESSION [...] (C) The surprise appointment of First Deputy Minister of Finance Viktor Zubkov has intensified speculation about succession. In the absence of authoritative information about President Putin's intentions, much of what we hear is wildly speculative, and ranges from Putin returning to office af [...] | 2007-09-16 17:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW4585 | INVITATION TO GPOI G8 CLEARINGHOUSE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 10:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW4598 | Samara Oblast: New Sheriff in Town [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The shocking speed in which Yeltsin-era Governor Konstantin Titov was replaced after 16 years in power has fostered an atmosphere of nervous expectation among the political elite in Samara. In a whirlwind of events this August, Titov announced his resignation; Putin nominated Art [...] | 2007-09-18 17:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4599 | ZHIRINOVSKIY’S NEW SIDEMAN: LUGOVOY [...] (C) The mercurial Vladimir Zhirinovskiy staged yet another impressive act of political theater on September 17 with the surprise announcement that the number two position on his party's ticket would be filled by Andrey Lugovoy, the former FSB officer accused by Scotland Yard of orchestrating the mu [...] | 2007-09-18 18:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4601 | RUSSIA WILL OPEN A CONSULATE IN NORTHERN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: The MFA Middle East Department told us that Russia plans to open a consulate in the Kurdish regional city Irbil in October, with the possibility to open another in Basrah. MFA official Elbrus Kutrashev expressed concern that the activities of Russian diplomats in Baghdad remain l [...] | 2007-09-19 03:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IQ RS |
07MOSCOW4609 | KASYANOV ON OPPOSITION PROSPECTS; PUTIN'S PLANS [...] (C) A relaxed, self confident ex-Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov told Ambassador September 18 that: -- the appointment of 66-year old Viktor Zubkov as Prime Minister meant that President Putin was determined to leave office in 2008, but remained undecided about the succession; -- if Zubkov [...] | 2007-09-19 06:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4626 | FEDERATION COUNCIL PASSES LATVIAN BORDER TREATY [...] (SBU) On September 19, the Russian Federation Council voted 177 to one to ratify the border treaty with Latvia. Despite fears that the Just Russia party might cater to the nationalist vote in election-year politics (reftel),they instead voted for the treaty with near unanimity in the first r [...] | 2007-09-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS PGOV LG RS |
07MOSCOW4628 | DEFENSE MINISTER'S OFFER OF RESIGNATION FUELS [...] (C) Summary. Acting Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov tendered his resignation late September 18 due to his relationship to new Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, who is his father-in law. Many question whether Putin will accept Serdyukov's resignation, noting that he had just begun his effor [...] | 2007-09-20 03:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4633 | POLISH PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO KATYN "CONSTRUCTIVE" [...] (C) Summary. DFM Titov characterized President Kaczynski's visit to Katyn as "constructive," noting that Kaczynski had depicted Katyn as an historical event and focused on the future of Russian-Polish relations. Titov also said that any request by Kaczynski to meet with Putin would have been [...] | 2007-09-20 08:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL RS |
07MOSCOW4634 | RUSSIA-FRANCE RELATIONS: AFTER KOUCHNER, BEFORE [...] (C) Summary. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's two-day Moscow visit did not bridge the gap in the two countries' position on issues such as Kosovo and Iran. Both GOR officials and the French Embassy hope that the early October Sarkozy visit will provide an opportunity to narrow di [...] | 2007-09-20 09:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNO UNMIK FR RS |
07MOSCOW464 | PUTIN'S PRESSFEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Hosting a record number of journalists for a marathon three-and-a-half hour session on February 1, President Putin was relaxed and seemed to enjoy displaying his mastery of facts. Putin was upbeat and positive, especially in describing Russia's economic picture. Some commentat [...] | 2007-02-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW4647 | U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION: INITIAL [...] (SBU) EST officer delivered draft Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Policy Statement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India (reftel) September 20 to NSG expert in MFA's Security Department (DVBR),Mikhail Kondratenkov. Kondratenkov appreciated the opportunity for Russia to have the chance to rev [...] | 2007-09-21 09:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP KTIA PARM PGOV PREL IN RS |
07MOSCOW465 | PUBLIC CHAMBER ANNIVERSARY: THE JURY'S STILL OUT [...] (C) January marks the one-year anniversary of the Public Chamber, a body created at the initiative of President Putin in order to provide a channel for communication with the public and, in part it is believed, to compensate for the Kremlin's decision to appoint, instead of elect, governors an [...] | 2007-02-02 16:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW468 | BIO NOTE: YURI MOLCHANOV, ST. PETERSBURG VICE [...] (SBU) The following message was drafted by St. Petersburg CG Mary Kruger. Begin text: 2. (C) During the November 2006 inauguration of the newly-opened premises of the St. Petersburg State University School of Management, an American academic long associated with the school told CG about Vice Gover [...] | 2007-02-05 06:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW4693 | NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA UNDER INQUIRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Things are getting uncomfortable for the leadership at Nezavisimaya Gazeta (NG),one of Russia's leading "opposition" newspapers, in what appears to be an attempt by associates of Agriculture Minister Gordeyev to silence criticism of his business activities. NG deputy editor and [...] | 2007-09-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4708 | VOLGOGRAD MAYOR: YOUNG, PRAGMATIC... AND COMMUNIST (FOR [...] (SBU) The 31 year-old mayor of Volgograd, an unexpected winner in a special election held last May after his predecessor had been imprisoned on corruption charges, downplayed to us his Communist party affiliation. The mayor instead stressed his commitment to fostering a pro-business climate [...] | 2007-09-25 11:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4709 | RUSSIAN ENVOY ON ABKHAZIA MOVEMENTS [...] (C) On September 24, Russian Envoy for the Georgia-Abkhazia conflict Ambassador Chernov shared with us his views on the developments in Abkhazia. He claimed that the September 20 shooting incident occurred in Tqvarcheli, "not in the Kodori Gorge," and noted that this demonstrated once again [...] | 2007-09-25 13:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS GG RS |
07MOSCOW4710 | Artyakov's Avtovaz Polices Shaped Popular Opinion of New [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Popular opinion toward the newly appointed governor of Samara, Vladimir Artyakov, is likely to be shaped by perceptions of his policies while serving as general director of the region's largest industrial enterprise, Russian auto-manufacturer Avtovaz. Artyakov fought to strength [...] | 2007-09-25 13:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW4713 | PUTIN MAKES MINIMAL CHANGES TO CABINET [...] (C) Late evening September 24, President Putin announced the long-awaited cabinet re-shuffle requested by Prime Minister Zubkov. There were few structural changes to the new cabinet unveiled by Putin and much continuity, with government veterans Elvira Nabiullina and Tatyana Golikova replacin [...] | 2007-09-25 15:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON RS |
07MOSCOW4723 | READOUT OF ZEBARI VISIT: STRONGER ECONOMIC TIES, [...] (C) Summary: MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Deputy Director Aleksandr Kinshchak characterized Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari's September 18-21 visit to Moscow as "successful." Kinshchak, who took part in the meetings, told us that Zebari gave Foreign Minister Lavrov a positive but [...] | 2007-09-26 13:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON RS IQ |
07MOSCOW4725 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIA SEES INCREASED U.S. [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Black Sea Economic Cooperation Division Second Secretary Aleksandar Fedorinov on September 26. He told us that Russia sees the Black Sea Economic Forum as the best way to increase multilateral cooperation in the region, noting that some of its working gr [...] | 2007-09-26 14:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PARM PBTS PHSA SENC ECON EWWT BU |
07MOSCOW4730 | Party Time: Four Parties Hold Congresses in Moscow [...] (SBU) Over the past week, four of the 15 registered political parties held their national congresses in Moscow to select their candidates for the December Duma elections. As in any election campaign they also attempted to engage an in electoral battle with their rivals. As press reports have n [...] | 2007-09-27 03:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW475 | ITALY: PRODI AND PUTIN TALK AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Italian Prime Minister Prodi stopped in Sochi January 23 to discuss Afghanistan and Kosovo, bilateral trade and the Russian president's March visit to Italy. On Afghanistan, Putin was critical of President Karzai's contacts with "moderate" Taliban members. Putin voiced concerns [...] | 2007-02-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RU IT AF |
07MOSCOW4750 | PIONTKOVSKIY EXTREMISM CASE ADJOURNED PENDING NEW [...] (C) The trial of writer and Yabloko member Andrey Piontkovskiy on charges of extremism ended inconclusively at Moscow's Basmanniy District Court September 25, when the prosecutor was unable to prove that Piontkovskiy's book, "Unloved Country," contained passages that violated the law on extre [...] | 2007-09-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4770 | ODIHR AMBASSADOR STROHAL'S VISIT TO RUSSIA DELAYED [...] (C) In a September 26 meeting, MFA OSCE Counselor Denis Goncher told us that ODIHR Ambassador Christian Strohal's visit to Moscow, planned for the first week of October, had been delayed due to "scheduling difficulties." Goncher admitted that the MFA had not yet issued Strohal a formal lette [...] | 2007-09-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE RS |
07MOSCOW4772 | YABLOKO PARTY LAUNCHES PARTY LIST [...] (SBU) In conversations since the September 15 - 16 Yabloko congress, Yabloko federal list number two Sergey Kovalev, party member Andrey Piontkovskiy, and a member of Yabloko's Murmansk delegation to the congress described to us a party whose continued stress on human rights, as manifested in t [...] | 2007-09-28 15:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4774 | GOR PLAYS DOWN BURMA DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The GOR again rejected U.S. calls for a strong UNSC response to the Burma crisis, but has urged restraint on both the Burmese government and pro-democracy demonstrators. Warning against "counterproductive" involvement by external forces, GOR officials emphasized publicly and pri [...] | 2007-09-29 03:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM RS |
07MOSCOW4786 | OTHER RUSSIA NOMINATES GARRY KASPAROV FOR PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) About 500 Other Russia loyalists met September 30 in the Concert Hall of the Izmaylovo Hotel Complex to bless an alternative list of Duma deputy candidates and nominate a longshot candidate for President. United Civic Front Chairman Garry Kasparov won the presidential primary race, sque [...] | 2007-10-01 11:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4807 | Russian Human Rights Observers See Problems, Some Possible [...] (SBU) During discussions with Embassy officers and EUR/RUS Human Rights Officer Mary Glantz from September 17-18, local observers of corruption issues, religious freedom, and media rights saw political and press freedoms shrinking within the country, but were guardedly optimistic about guarded [...] | 2007-10-02 03:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW4831 | RESPONSE TO PKK TERRORISM IN EUROPE DEMARCHE: [...] (SBU) In an October 2 meeting, we delivered reftel demarche to MFA New Threats and Challenges Senior Counselor Vladimir Prokhorov. Prokhorov expressed dismay over the flight of Riza Altun and disappointment with the lack of cooperation between France and Austria. He told us that he would pa [...] | 2007-10-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN OSCE TU IZ EU RS |
07MOSCOW4833 | PUTIN ENTERS PARTY POLITICS: WHAT IT MIGHT MEAN [...] (C) Vladimir Putin's October 1 announcement that he would head the pro-Kremlin United Russia (YR) party list and possibly opt to become Prime Minister exhibited the President's trademark preference for the unexpected, and again reminded observers that he is at the center of this managed transi [...] | 2007-10-02 14:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM PREL RS |
07MOSCOW484 | ZATOKA CASE: THE POWER OF NGO PRESSURE [...] (C) Unexpected public attention to the arrest in Ashgabat of Russian-Turkmenistani dual citizen and environmental activist Andrey Zatoka (reftel) sparked GOR engagement in the case. An NGO representative raised the Zatoka case with President Putin, which apparently prompted Foreign Minister [...] | 2007-02-05 14:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SENV TX RS |
07MOSCOW4849 | CIS SUMMIT IN DUSHANBE: GOR EXPECTATIONS [...] (U) On October 2, the Kremlin announced that President Putin will visit Dushanbe October 4-7 to participate in the CIS Summit and two regional organizations' meetings -- Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) council meeting and a EurAsEC Interstate council meeting. GOR officials exp [...] | 2007-10-03 12:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TI RS |
07MOSCOW4852 | RUSSIA ON DEVELOPMENTS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. On October 2, the GOR requested U.S. assistance in the release of the two South Ossetian PKF personnel in Georgian custody (non-paper emailed to EUR) and in blocking the OSCE's planned October 17 session to re-examine the August 6 South-Ossetia missile incident. GOR officials e [...] | 2007-10-03 12:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
07MOSCOW4856 | RUSSIA WARNS AGAINST ISOLATING BURMESE REGIME [...] (C) Summary: The GOR responded to U.S. calls for the international community to increase pressure on the Burmese regime by cautioning that further isolating the military junta would result in a backlash that could destabilize Burma and Southeast Asia. The MFA continued to downplay the crisis, [...] | 2007-10-04 03:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BM RS |
07MOSCOW486 | REACTION TO FREEDOM HOUSE REPORT: IT'S NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The release of Freedom House's annual report on worldwide freedoms has created a small furor in light of erroneous local press reports that respect for freedom in Russia had declined to being on the same level as North Korea, Cuba, and Libya. The MFA reacted angrily, as expecte [...] | 2007-02-05 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4897 | RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK: IRAN, MD, CFE, ARMS [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Kislyak staked out familiar positions on missile defense, arguing that U.S. insistence on radar and interceptor facilities in the Czech Republic and Poland meant the 2 2 delegations would "talk past each other" and accusing the U [...] | 2007-10-05 09:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV PARM EAID MASS ETTC RU SY IR IZ |
07MOSCOW4909 | PREMIER ZUBKOV'S FIRST STEPS SHOW REGIONAL EMPHASIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since Putin picked Viktor Zubkov from relative obscurity to serve as Premier, the Russian political elite have been scrambling to figure out who this new figure is and the role he is to play in Putin's plans. Our contacts among political analysts describe Zubkov as an unassuming, [...] | 2007-10-05 15:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON RS |
07MOSCOW4910 | DUST SETTLES ON PUTIN'S SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Putin's October 1 announcement that he will head the pro-Kremlin United Russia (YR) party list (reftel) has been portrayed by the opposing Kremlin party's Chairman Sergey Mironov as proof that YR had gone into receivership, and had to be bailed out by the President. In a meeting with the [...] | 2007-10-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW4912 | RUSSIA-ARMENIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. According to the MFA, the September 25 visit to Moscow by Armenian Prime Minister Sarkisyan reaffirmed the historical strong ties between the two countries. Both GOR officials and the Armenian Embassy expressed satisfaction with the direction and extent of bilateral engagement. [...] | 2007-10-09 03:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AM RS |
07MOSCOW4929 | RUSSIA WILL PROVIDE MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: Concern over Afghanistan's deteriorating security has led Russia to propose a significant military assistance program to support the Karzai government. The MFA told us October 5 that a draft military aid package awaits Putin's approval. The program will include the direct trans [...] | 2007-10-10 06:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS AF RS |
07MOSCOW4931 | DUMA DEPUTIES PROPOSE MISSILE DEFENSE CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: State Duma Defense Committee Advisor Valeriy Ignatiev confirmed that the Russian State Duma deputies who are members of the Inter-party conference on foreign policy proposed on September 26 that members of the U.S. Congress and parliamentarians from the Czech Republic and Poland [...] | 2007-10-10 07:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL |
07MOSCOW4949 | SIX-PARTY TALKS: VIEWS FROM MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. The Russian Government welcomed the October 3 Six-Party Agreement, terming it the best outcome possible at this stage, although DFM Kislyak cautioned about further "bumps in the road" given the nature of the DPRK regime. Moscow experts largely echoed the official view and encour [...] | 2007-10-11 05:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MNUC KNNP ECON KN KS JA RS |
07MOSCOW4952 | RUSSIA'S DISCRIMINATING APPROACH TO PUBLIC RALLIES [...] (SBU) Separate events over the weekend of October 7 reveal the limits to public expression and assembly in Russia. While a 10,000-person celebratory rally in commemoration of Putin's birthday was facilitated, and a 500 gathering marking the one-year anniversary of Politkovskaya's murder was ca [...] | 2007-10-11 08:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW4966 | KPRF ZYUGANOV UP ON PARTY, DOWN ON GOVERNMENT [...] (C) In discussions with the Ambassador on October 9, Gennadiy Zyuganov -- the head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) -- demonstrated the resilience, determination, and political wiles that have kept him on the national stage far longer than any might have imagined. At th [...] | 2007-10-12 08:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW4967 | SPS CHAIRMAN STAYS OPTIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) In an October 10 conversation with the Ambassador, Union of Right Forces (SPS) Chairman Nikita Belykh reacted complacently to the effect President Putin's decision to head the pro-Kremlin United Russia list might have on his party's chances to cross the seven-percent threshold into the Duma [...] | 2007-10-12 08:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR PREL RS |
07MOSCOW4968 | DUMA DEPUTY RYZHKOV ON HIS FUTURE WITHOUT A PARTY, [...] (C) Outgoing Duma Deputy Vladimir Ryzhkov told the Ambassador October 7 that he, unusually for him, backed the GOR's resistance to independence for Kosovo and further NATO expansion, which he termed "real" foreign policy problems. The dispute over anti-missile defenses was for Ryzhkov a "virtu [...] | 2007-10-12 08:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5030 | EMBASSY'S MEETING WITH UNITED CIVIC FRONT ACTIVIST [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Embassy met with Larissa Arap immediately after her return from the United States, in order to discuss problems that she and her family were reportedly facing in Murmansk and the case she has brought against the psychiatric hospital that had held her against her [...] | 2007-10-17 04:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW5039 | GERMAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR IN MOSCOW: IRAN, MD, AND [...] (C) Summary: German Political Director Stanzel's October 9 visit to Moscow touched on most major international issues, including Iran, missile defense, and CFE. During his meeting with Stanzel, DFM Kislyak reaffirmed Russia's interest in maintaining a united front with the EC 3 on Iran. Kisl [...] | 2007-10-17 11:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PGOV GM AF EU IR RS |
07MOSCOW5044 | REMOVAL OF HIGH-THREAT RADIOACTIVE SOURCES FROM [...] (C) Summary: Rosatom and MFA officials tell us they are not aware of any plans by Rosatom Director Kiriyenko, or anyone else at Rosatom, to build a nuclear storage facility in Abkhazia to dispose of high threat radioactive sources. We urged that the GOR intervene with the de facto Abkhazian le [...] | 2007-10-17 16:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ENRG PGOV PREL GG IAEA RS |
07MOSCOW5051 | RUSSIA COURTS ASIA AND VICE VERSA [...] (C) Summary: Russia continues to expand its influence in Asia by taking advantage of Asian eagerness to improve relations with a politically and economically resurgent Russia. Both the Prime Minister of Vietnam and Foreign Minister of Bangladesh visited Moscow recently, seeking to increase b [...] | 2007-10-18 10:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV ENRG BG VM RS |
07MOSCOW5066 | THE SILOVIKI AND PUTIN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5068 | Putin Telethon Showcases Economic Gains, Highlights [...] (SBU) In what should be his last marathon television call-in spectacular as President, Putin showed his phenomenal depth of detail on a host of issues, ranging from the need for a bridge in Vladivostok to advice on how best to manage U.S. disengagement from Iraq. Part political theater, part c [...] | 2007-10-19 03:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON RS |
07MOSCOW5082 | A DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NARYSHKIN AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Naryshkin told the Ambassador October 19 that Russia favored expanded two-way trade and investment. The Ambassador said the U.S. did as well and noted that the new CFIUS law was intended to facilitate, not prevent, foreign investment, including Russian, into the Unit [...] | 2007-10-19 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV PREL RS |
07MOSCOW5092 | DUMA READY TO BACK CFE SUSPENSION, CHAIRMAN SAYS [...] (SBU) In a meeting with NSC Senior Director Warlick and EUR DAS Kramer, International Affairs Committee Chairman Kosachev underscored the Duma's support for the suspension of CFE on December 12, absent a change in the U.S. position and reiterated GOR opposition to any linkage to Istanbul commi [...] | 2007-10-22 10:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KCFE PARM MARR WTRO IR KV RS |
07MOSCOW5098 | RUSSIAN MILITARY AID TO AFGHANISTAN INTENDED TO [...] (C) Summary: On October 22, Head of the MFA Afghanistan Desk Yuriy Khokhlov said that the GOR's proposed Afghan military assistance program is intended to compliment and not compete with NATO support for the Afghan government and its anti-Taliban efforts. The Russian and Afghan governments h [...] | 2007-10-22 14:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS NATO AF RS |
07MOSCOW5101 | ULAN UDE, WHERE BEING ASIAN WORKS [...] (C) Summary. During an October 15-19 trip to the Republic of Buryatia, squeezed between Lake Baikal and Mongolia, local government officials, political party representatives, and civil society leaders shared with us their views on the political, economic, and social development of the region [...] | 2007-10-22 15:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ECON ETRD PINR MG RS |
07MOSCOW5103 | RUSSIA - MONGOLIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. The October 3 visit to Moscow by Mongolian Foreign Minister Enkhbold reaffirmed the historically good relations between Russia and Mongolia. GOR officials, the Mongolian Embassy, and the Mongolian Consulate General in Ulan Ude expressed satisfaction with the state of the relatio [...] | 2007-10-23 06:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MG RS |
07MOSCOW5119 | ODIHR WAITS FOR INVITE FROM RUSSIA [...] (SBU) The wait continues for an invitation to the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to monitor Russia's upcoming Duma elections. The Central Election Commission (CEC) will not issue the invitation until it has completed registering party lists, leaving little p [...] | 2007-10-24 02:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM OSCE RS |
07MOSCOW5153 | PUTIN'S PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: Putin's problem is that there is no political or honorific perch that will ensure his ability to check the powers granted by the constitution to his successor and, by ruling out a constitutional amendment allowing a third term, some observers believe that he has boxed himself in [...] | 2007-10-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5180 | RUSSIA TO INVITE ODIHR OBSERVERS, WANTS SMALLER [...] (C) Russia's invitation to the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to observe the December 2 Duma elections will be sent no later than November 2, according to Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Vladimir Churov. Churov described the invitation as uncondit [...] | 2007-10-29 04:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM OSCE PREL RS |
07MOSCOW5182 | GOR INTERPRETS BURMA DIFFERENTLY [...] (C) On October 25, MFA Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand Division Second Secretary Aleksey Semenikhin provided a more nuanced GOR position on recent events in Burma (refs B and C). Displaying refreshing honesty, he acknowledged that earlier claims the GOR had limited information on the Bur [...] | 2007-10-29 08:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM RS |
07MOSCOW5183 | UPDATED DEMARCHE TO EUROPEAN CAPITALS ON COMBATING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 08:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN RS |
07MOSCOW5190 | URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on October 26 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin. Vershinin told us that the GOR had not made a decision on the supply of transportation assets to the UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, but emphasized the GOR's ongoing con [...] | 2007-10-29 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO UN SU RS |
07MOSCOW5191 | GOALS FOR UPCOMING EXPANDED IRAQ NEIGHBORS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on October 26 to MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Sergey Vershinin. Vershinin expressed appreciation for U.S. efforts to keep the GOR informed of U.S. goals for the upcoming Expanded Iraq Neighbors Ministerial and to seek agreement on estab [...] | 2007-10-29 15:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ RS |
07MOSCOW5192 | TOMSK OBLAST GOVERNOR ON ELECTIONS, RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Tomsk Governor Viktor Kress enjoys strong support from the regional population as well as the Moscow elite because he, somewhat like Putin, is seen as a competent steward of his region's economic resources and as a capable manager of the local political system. During discussions with the [...] | 2007-10-29 17:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW520 | GOR PICKS AND CHOOSES ITS HUMAN RIGHTS FORA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent fact-finding trip by three noted human rights lawyers to Moscow was largely ignored by GOR officials, in keeping with Russia's long-standing policy to prevent "internationalization" of Chechnya. Russian officials have evinced greater interest in bringing together hum [...] | 2007-02-06 15:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW5205 | BACKLASH TO DUMA AMENDMENTS PROPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (U) Amendments to the "law on referendums" which are working their way through the State Duma, would greatly restrict if not abolish the right of Russian citizens to express their views through national plebiscites. The amendments, offered by three members of the ruling United Russia party, had [...] | 2007-10-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW5208 | RUSSIAN NATIONALIST GOES TO NATO: OFFERS [...] (C) Summary: Russia's charismatic nationalist politician, Dmitriy Rogozin, confirmed press reports that he will be appointed the GOR's next Ambassador to NATO and expects to arrive in Brussels by late November. Claiming that his appointment is a Putin initiative, Rogozin candidly described [...] | 2007-10-30 16:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR |
07MOSCOW5223 | GOR VIEWS ON NO-RESULT JCC ON SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary. The GOR's Special Envoy on the South Ossetian conflict expressed disappointment with the October 23-24 Joint Control Commission (JCC) meeting in Tbilisi. He attributed the failure to the two parties' widely different views and reluctance to fully engage. The GOR Envoy advised [...] | 2007-10-31 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
07MOSCOW5225 | RUSSIAN DFM TITOV ON BOSNIA, KOSOVO, AND POLAND [...] (C) Comment: In an October 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Titov reiterated Russian complaints over High Representative Lajcak's invocation of Bosnia powers, which ran counter to assurances given during his Moscow consultations, but stressed Russian support for the D [...] | 2007-10-31 15:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK RS |
07MOSCOW5226 | PUTIN COMMEMORATES VICITMS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION [...] (SBU) On October 30, President Putin paid an unprecedented visit to the Butovo firing range, on the fringes of Moscow where, from August 1937 to October 1938 about 30 thousand persons were executed by Stalin's regime. Putin's visit marked the seventieth anniversary of the "Day of Memory of th [...] | 2007-10-31 17:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5230 | CORRECTED COPY: RUSSIAN NATIONALIST GOES TO NATO: [...] (C) Summary: Russia's charismatic nationalist politician, Dmitriy Rogozin, confirmed press reports that he will be appointed the GOR's next Ambassador to NATO and expects to arrive in Brussels by late November. Claiming that his appointment is a Putin initiative, Rogozin candidly described [...] | 2007-11-01 08:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR NATO RS |
07MOSCOW5246 | AMBASSADOR RAISES OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED BY NGOS [...] (C) Ambassador on November 1 raised with Deputy Foreign Minister Yakovenko problems encountered by Russian and U.S. NGOS as the Duma elections approach, and voiced concerns over the number of ODIHR monitors to be invited to the December 2 Duma election. The Ambassador described to Yakovenko re [...] | 2007-11-01 17:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI OSCE RS |
07MOSCOW5247 | GOR REACTION TO THE GANARDZHIAS-MUKHURI INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary. As noted reftel, on October 30, CIS peacekeepers were involved in a confrontation with Georgian forces near the cease fire line in Abkhazia. In a November 1 statement, the MFA insisted that the CIS forces were within their mandate and blamed Saakashvili for provoking a confronta [...] | 2007-11-02 06:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
07MOSCOW5266 | PUTIN'S EU SPECIAL ADVISOR ON EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Putin's EU Special Advisor Sergey Yastrzhembskiy characterized the Mafra EU-Russia Summit in generally positive terms. Yastrzhembskiy argued that the summit was a step forward and that EU-Russia relations are "evolving," citing the tw [...] | 2007-11-02 17:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK RS |
07MOSCOW5268 | Penza Oblast - Governor Weak Authoritarian [...] (SBU) Penza governor Vasiliy Bochkarev at first glance appears comfortably ensconced in his power position, enjoying favorable ratings from the population, which credits him with improving the regional quality of life, and nods of approval from Moscow for his energetic support of the National P [...] | 2007-11-06 04:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR SOCI ECON RS |
07MOSCOW5292 | ROSCOSMOS ON SPACE COOPERATION WITH KAZAKHSTAN, [...] (SBU) Russian officials regard space cooperation with Kazakhstan as on track, despite reported disputes over leasing arrangements for the Baikonur cosmodrome and compensation for damages caused by a recent rocket explosion at the site. Plans for the construction in the Russian Far East of a [...] | 2007-11-07 06:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPA TSPL NASA PREL PGOV KZ RS |
07MOSCOW5300 | FOR A JUST RUSSIA FIGHTS FOR RELEVANCE [...] (SBU) On the first anniversary of its creation, the political party "For a Just Russia," (SR) finds itself recoiling from its greatest challenge thus far: Putin's decision to head the party list for United Russia (YR). In the weeks after Putin's surprise announcement, SR sank in the polls whi [...] | 2007-11-07 12:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5331 | DEMARCHE ON KOSOVAR ELECTIONS DELIVERED; NO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 14:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SR YI KO |
07MOSCOW5336 | RUSSIA EXPELS THREE GEORGIAN DIPLOMATS IN RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Russia declared persona non grata two senior counselors and one counselor in the Georgian Embassy in Moscow, in a tit-for-tat response to Georgia's recall of its Ambassador from Moscow and expulsion of three Russian diplomats. While the MFA issued two harshly cri [...] | 2007-11-08 18:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
07MOSCOW5337 | NEW FACES JOIN RUSSIA'S PUBLIC CHAMBER [...] (SBU) When Russia's 126-member Public Chamber convenes in January, its new ranks will include two well-known human rights activists, who had been dismissive of the Public Chamber when it was first established. Civil society activists remain divided on the value of the Chamber, often concluding [...] | 2007-11-09 03:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5338 | RUSSIA RESOLUTE ON LIMITED ODIHR MISSION [...] (SBU) Russia reacted strongly to USG criticism of Russia's decision to limit the number of ODIHR observers to the December 2 parliamentary elections. Official comments and news media commentary maintained that the invitation was consistent with Russia's OSCE and Copenhagen Declaration commitm [...] | 2007-11-09 03:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM OSCE RS |
07MOSCOW5339 | STATE DUMA VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO SUSPEND CFE TREATY [...] (C) Summary: On November 7 the State Duma unanimously approved a draft law to suspend participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty. The law will come into effect on December 12, pending approval by the Federation Council and President Putin's signature. Objections to the C [...] | 2007-11-09 07:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PGOV PREL |
07MOSCOW5345 | CIVIL SOCIETY ON THE NORTH CAUCASUS: NO NEWS IS NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent roundtable discussion, Russian civil society leaders expressed uniform pessimism on prospects for democratic development in the North Caucasus - despite relative calm and improved infrastructure in Chechnya. Our interlocutors predict continuing political violence an [...] | 2007-11-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5349 | RUSSIAN DFM SALTANOV ON DARFUR AVIATION AND [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting, the Ambassador reiterated to Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Saltanov the importance of Russian support for the UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur (ref a) and urged the GOR to provide heavy lift assets for the operation. Acknowledging the MFA's cons [...] | 2007-11-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPKO UN SU RS |
07MOSCOW5354 | DFM KARASIN URGES TOUGHER U.S. POSTURE ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Prior to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister's November 9 meeting with GOG DFM Vashakidze, the Ambassador reinforced U.S. expectations that Russia would do all it could to de-escalate and calm the situation in Tbilisi. Karasin said the U.S. should not underestimate how upset Russia w [...] | 2007-11-10 08:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
07MOSCOW5355 | OPPOSITION LAMENT ON RULING PARTY TACTICS [...] (C) Summary: Just Russia (SR) candidate and Duma Deputy Aleksey Mitrofanov detailed for us how regional leaders, in their efforts to engineer a mandate for the Putin-led United Russia party, were using administrative resources and other tactics to thwart opposition political campaigns. Mitrof [...] | 2007-11-10 08:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5365 | RUSSIA'S LATEST CULTURE WAR [...] (C) A paean to President Putin on his 55th birthday by one of culture's grand old men, film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov, has revealed fault lines in the cultural community similar to those that are all too apparent among the country's political classes. Mikhalkov's film hagiography of [...] | 2007-11-13 14:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCUL KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5371 | MFA ON POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 conversation, the Ambassador reinforced with DFM Denisov U.S. efforts in Tbilisi and urged GOR restraint. In a separate meeting, MFA Fourth CIS Department Director Kelin welcomed EUR DAS Bryza's statements encouraging the Georgian leadership to restore the polit [...] | 2007-11-13 17:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
07MOSCOW5373 | RUSSIA - THE POLITICS OF INFLATION [...] (SBU) In a campaign that many here characterize as a referendum on Putin and his policies, few expected that the problem of inflation would emerge to distract the public's attention from the broader economic stabilization that has succored the president's popularity. Putin's team, which was a [...] | 2007-11-14 04:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR RS EINV |
07MOSCOW5378 | MFA: "NON-CONFRONTATION" WILL GUIDE IRAN STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director for Iran and Afghanistan Ali Mustafabeli told us that the MFA has yet to hear from Tehran after Ahmadenijad assured FM Lavrov on October 30 that he would think about the P5 1 proposal to halt uranium enrichment. Mustafabeli predicted that the November IAEA re [...] | 2007-11-14 11:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM ETRD AF IR RS |
07MOSCOW5379 | FOLLOWING MOSCOW'S LEAD: REGIONAL LEADERS BATTLE [...] (SBU) Regional leaders are following the Kremlin's lead "battling" skyrocketing prices, particularly on foodstuffs, as the inflation issue has gained increased political relevance as an election issue before the December 2 Duma elections. Whereas Moscow thus far has taken a measured approach [...] | 2007-11-14 12:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS ECON EFIN EINV EAGR |
07MOSCOW5381 | IN IRKUTSK NATIONAL POLITICS OVERSHADOW LOCAL [...] (SBU) A recent trip to Irkutsk oblast found a region not immune to the ebb and flow of Russian national politics. While the pro-Putin United Russia Party (YR) has a distinct advantage over also-rans For a Just Russia (SR) and the Communist Party (KPRF) in this region, the endemic corruption wi [...] | 2007-11-14 13:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5387 | RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK: IRAN, MD, CFE, BILATERAL, [...] (C) Summary : In a November 14 meeting (other topics septel),DFM Kislyak told the Ambassador that the postponed Solana-Jalili dialogue, potential Chinese FM visit to Tehran, and imminent IAEA report may have prompted Chinese cancellation of the November 19 P5 1 meeting. Kislyak expected l [...] | 2007-11-15 10:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MARR EAIR KCRM KJUS RS |
07MOSCOW5391 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 11:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EUN LE RS SY |
07MOSCOW5401 | RUSSIA: ODIHR UPDATE; U.S. INVITATION [...] (C) On November 14, Vladimir Churov, head of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) told reporters that the CEC had received the accreditation applications for all 70 ODIHR election observers that morning and had forwarded them to the MFA for visa issuance. ODIHR Observer Mission Head [...] | 2007-11-15 16:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW5402 | DFM KARASIN ON GEORGIA [...] (C) On November 15, Ambassador outlined to Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin both the public and private messages delivered to Saakashvilli and other Georgian officials by DAS Bryza during his November 11-14 trip to Tbilisi. The Ambassador noted that Bryza conveyed to the GOG the Secretary's fi [...] | 2007-11-15 16:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RS |
07MOSCOW5410 | MEDIA AND THE ELECTIONS: THE DEBATES AND THE ADS [...] (C) The fifteen days of debates that precede the December 2 Duma elections kicked off on November 6 and will wrap on November 30. On most days, a shifting mix of political parties participate in three debates that are broadcast on three separate channels. President Putin's United Russia (YR) [...] | 2007-11-16 10:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5412 | GOR SYMPATHIZES WITH MUSHARRAF [...] (C) Summary: The MFA tells us that the deteriorating domestic situation and limited political options "understandably" forced Musharraf to declare a state of emergency in Pakistan. MFA Pakistan Desk Chief Andrey Starkov argued that Musharraf had to prevent the invalidation of his re-election [...] | 2007-11-16 11:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IN PK RS |
07MOSCOW5417 | RUSSIA'S RADICAL LIBERALS - SPS PARTY SHIFTS INTO [...] (C) The announcement this week that Russia's Union of Right Forces (SPS) will take part in "Dissenters' Marches" marks the final step in the party's rapid evolution from a "constructive opponent" to total opposition. Over the past six weeks, SPS leaders have radically changed their electoral [...] | 2007-11-16 13:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5430 | MFA ISSUES TOUGH STATEMENT AGAINST SAAKASHVILI [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 15:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
07MOSCOW5431 | CALM CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIAN REGION [...] (C) Changes in election law have created a "calm" campaign atmosphere in Voronezh, a city south of Moscow where during a November 14-15 visit we found scant evidence that a parliamentary election is about to take place. Local party representatives said the lack of single-mandate candidates ha [...] | 2007-11-16 16:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5432 | UNITED RUSSIA MUSCLES ITS WAY INTO STAVROPOL KRAY [...] (C) In Stavropol Kray, United Russia has reasserted itself politically and administratively in the aftermath of the March 2007 elections, in which A Just Russia scored an upset victory. United Russia has stripped the unpopular governor of his party membership, replaced the independent Kray El [...] | 2007-11-17 03:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5433 | THE WEEK IN POLITICS: PUTIN STUMPS FOR, STOMPS [...] (SBU) With just over two weeks remaining until the December 2 Duma elections, Putin, during a visit to Krasnoyarsk, at last began actively stumping for the United Russia party. On November 15, in Tver, about 700 delegates from 79 of Russia's regions returned the favor by actively stumping for [...] | 2007-11-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5434 | KOSOVO: RUSSIAN FORECAST FOR "THE DAY AFTER;" [...] (C) Summary. Russia's Kosovo Troika Envoy Botsan-Kharchenko told us that FM Lavrov is preparing a letter to Rice, FM Steinmeier, and EU Solana raising concern over a possible unilateral Kosovar declaration of independence on December 11. The letter will also underscore the rise of radical Al [...] | 2007-11-17 12:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KS RS |
07MOSCOW5435 | PM SINGH'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS THE LIMITS OF [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Losyukov told the Ambassador that Indian Prime Minister Singh's November 11-12 trip to Moscow was a "useful visit" that saw progress on a potential agreement for Russia to sell four additional nuclear reactors to India. The visit included the si [...] | 2007-11-17 12:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG MASS IN RS |
07MOSCOW5457 | RUSSIAN PROPOSAL FOR MIDDLE EAST EXPERTS' MEETING [...] (C) On November 19, Counselor in the MFA Middle East Peace Settlement Office Timur Zabirov elaborated on GOR interest in holding a high-level experts' meeting on the Middle East Peace Process in Moscow following the Annapolis Conference. The GOR intended this forum to maintain momentum toward a [...] | 2007-11-20 15:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS RS |
07MOSCOW5478 | DFM KARASIN ON UKRAINE, BELARUS, GEORGIA, MOLDOVA [...] (C) Summary. In a November 21 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Karasin requested the USG's understanding of the "erroneous" Ukrainian interpretation of "Holodomor (1932-33 famine)" and other events that happened during WW2. He urged that the USG lift the sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasur [...] | 2007-11-21 19:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
07MOSCOW5502 | SUBJECT: KRASNOYARSK ELECTION - QUIET ON THE [...] (SBU) A joke is circulating in Krasnoyarsk that the regional electoral commission is taking care to make sure the population doesn't falsify the elections. With less than two weeks before polling day, virtually everyone "knows" the election outcome -- a solid majority for United Russia; enoug [...] | 2007-11-23 12:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW5505 | GAMING RUSSIA'S REACTION TO A KOSOVO UDI [...] (C) Summary: The fact that Russia has not confronted the U.S. at the most senior levels over the possibility of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence does not mean that Putin and his advisers are resigned to the outcome. Russian diplomatic self-confidence flows from its sense of E [...] | 2007-11-23 15:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW5506 | "JUST RUSSIA" STRUGGLES [...] (C) Summary: With elections just over one week away, the Kremlin-fostered party Just Russia (SR) seems increasingly unlikely to cross the seven-percent threshold to Duma representation, and the media have begun their death watch. Observers peg SR's problems to Putin's decision to head the Uni [...] | 2007-11-23 15:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5512 | RUSSIA AND INDIA SEEK TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC TIES; [...] (SBU) Summary: In official briefings on Indian Prime Minister Singh's November 11-12 visit, Russian and Indian diplomats confirmed reftel assessment of bilateral relations as politically healthy but in danger of appearing "emaciated" should the countries fail to expand economic ties. The dip [...] | 2007-11-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECIN ENRG MASS IN RS |
07MOSCOW5516 | THE WEEK IN POLITICS: THE PUTIN NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The "For Putin" movement continued to percolate, with a November 21 gathering of five thousand supporters in a Moscow sports hall. The event --part U.S. political party convention, part CPSU congress-- featured an extended attack by Putin on his political opponents, a swipe at t [...] | 2007-11-26 11:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR RS |
07MOSCOW5523 | MFA ON LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: According to the MFA, Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov told Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri during their November 20 meeting that the GOR would not support a specific candidate for the Lebanese presidency and hoped the country's political factions could agree [...] | 2007-11-26 15:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS LE RS |
07MOSCOW5526 | NGO GOLOS PREPARES TO OBSERVE DUMA ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The NGO Golos is preparing to observe the Duma elections on December 2, and has begun monitoring pre-election activities. Golos has already run into legal trouble in one region, and while its leaders are unaware of any other impending legal action, they remain potentially vulnera [...] | 2007-11-26 15:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5527 | MOSCOW VIEWS ON OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary. Russia recognizes that the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid November 29-30 will be difficult, even though there have been a number of areas of agreement this past year. Russia will press for its package of reforms to the OSCE, arguing the need for equal treatment of all countries. Put [...] | 2007-11-26 15:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PGOV PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW5528 | GOR CLAMPS DOWN ON OTHER RUSSIA; KASPAROV [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 24, following a peaceful, sanctioned meeting in central Moscow, about eighty of an estimated two thousand Other Russia/SPS demonstrators attempted to march to the Central Election Commission in defiance of a ban by city authorities. In the melee that followed, poli [...] | 2007-11-26 16:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW5529 | RUSSIA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SET FOR MARCH 2 [...] (U) A week before Russians head to the polls to vote in the State Duma elections, the Federation Council passed a resolution naming March 2, 2008 as the date of the presidential election. The unanimous decision by the upper house of parliament was expected and will become official when it is [...] | 2007-11-26 16:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5532 | NGO GOLOS PREPARES TO OBSERVE DUMA ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The NGO Golos is preparing to observe the Duma elections on December 2, and has begun monitoring pre-election activities. Golos has already run into legal trouble in one region, and while its leaders are unaware of any other impending legal action, they remain potentially vulnera [...] | 2007-11-27 03:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5535 | RESULTS OF AUSTRALIA GROUP MEETING IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Australia Group (AG) chair John Sullivan and Russian MFA Director of the Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament (DVBR) Anatoly Antonov led discussions November 20 on Russia's possible membership in the AG. Russia's high-level delegation indicated its interest in joining [...] | 2007-11-27 07:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PGOV PREL |
07MOSCOW5540 | PICK YOUR POLL: PUTIN'S PARTY WINS BIG [...] (SBU) According to the final public opinion polls published one week before the December 2 Russian Duma elections, United Russia (YR) will garner the vast majority of votes and the Communist Party (KPRF) will easily overcome the seven percent threshold to entry into the Duma. The predictions [...] | 2007-11-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5542 | CIVIL SOCIETY SPEAKS OUT OVER OTHER RUSSIA ARRESTS [...] (C) Liberal politicians and human rights activists praised the President's November 26 criticism of the Russian government's detention of opposition protesters. In response to the Ambassador, Acting FM Denisov described the GOR reaction as "unfortunate" but argued that Other Russian leader G [...] | 2007-11-27 17:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5548 | UNITED RUSSIA EXPECTS BIG THINGS FROM ROSTOV-ON-DON [...] (C) The Ambassador's November 19-20 visit to Rostov-on-Don revealed that Russia's fifth most populous region falls squarely in the ruling party vote bank. Governor Vladimir Chub, who has ruled Rostov for sixteen years, appears too busy opening shopping centers and meeting trade delegations to [...] | 2007-11-28 08:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ECON SOCI EAGR RS |
07MOSCOW5551 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 11:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ RS |
07MOSCOW5562 | DUMA ELECTION OBSERVER UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador November 26 told acting Foreign Minister Denisov that the USG had played no role in ODIHR's decision not to observe the Russian Duma elections. Denisov insisted that the Russian Embassy in Washington believed the USG had "tipped the scales" on the decision during ODIHR [...] | 2007-11-28 16:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL RS |
07MOSCOW5582 | RUSSIA - KPRF THREATENS TO PROTEST ELECTION FRAUD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Communists are taking the offensive to protect their interests in Sunday's Duma election, establishing their own parallel monitoring program and threatening "mass action" if the administration falsifies the results. Party leaders announced on November 28 that the party wil [...] | 2007-11-29 14:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW5583 | PUTIN MAKES TELEVISED APPEAL TO VOTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 29 televised appeal, Putin asked voters to support the party whose ticket he leads, United Russia, in Sunday's Duma elections. The brief address, notable for its lack of surprise, was a classic appeal by an incumbent politician to stay the course. Immediately foll [...] | 2007-11-29 15:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW5584 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST AND THREE JOURNALISTS BEATEN [...] (C) Summary: In the Ingushetia capital of Nazran on November 24, masked gunmen abducted a human rights worker and three Moscow television journalists from their hotel rooms, robbed them of their equipment and notebooks, and threatened them with execution. The gunmen then took the four victims [...] | 2007-11-29 15:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO RS |
07MOSCOW5595 | UNITED RUSSIA AND THE DUMA ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: With Putin's decision to back United Russia in the Duma race, the prospect, faintly entertained about one year ago of creating something like a real political party system has completely disappeared, and United Russia has become a vehicle for Putin's aspirations to remain influen [...] | 2007-11-30 11:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5596 | RUSSIA: INTERPRETING PUTIN'S DUMA VICTORY [...] (C) Summary: The significance of the December 2 Duma elections is the magnitude -- and not the fact -- of Putin's win and how he can use this "vote of confidence" to dictate presidential succession. Having been transformed into a referendum on Putin, the parliamentary elections are a step [...] | 2007-11-30 11:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5598 | PUTIN AND UNITED RUSSIA DOMINATE MEDIA IN RUN UP [...] (C) Summary. All one has to do is watch the national nightly news to see that President Putin, his administration, and United Russia garner the majority of coverage in the run up to the December 2 Duma elections. Over the past two months, three-fourths of the national television coverage and over h [...] | 2007-11-30 12:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO RS |
07MOSCOW5600 | CIVIC FORCE: A KREMLIN EXPERIMENT GONE NOWHERE [...] (C) The political party Civic Force (GS) began life as a Kremlin project and has enjoyed the freedom of action and access to the media that come with that status. Unlike other small, right-wing parties (such as Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces (SPS)),who have encountered problems in cond [...] | 2007-11-30 12:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5627 | MORE BUSINESS VIEWS ON PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Boris Jordan, a well-known American businessman of Russian ancestry, said the December 2 parliamentary elections should be seen as part of President Putin's plan to continue to exercise influence after his current term expires, preferably from the sidelines. Jordan expressed hope that bil [...] | 2007-11-30 15:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EINV RS |
07MOSCOW5631 | DUMA ELECTION: VOTER TURNOUT HIGH, PARTIES ALLEGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Eighteen regions of Russia have completed voting and all signs are that voter turnout for the December 2 Duma elections is expected to exceed 2003's turnout of 55.75 percent although three hours remain before polls close across all of Russia. The opposition SPS, Yabloko, and Comm [...] | 2007-12-02 15:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5681 | RUSSIA SEEKS IMPROVED TIES WITH GULF STATES [...] (C) Summary: Russia continues to court the Persian Gulf States in its quest to expand economic ties with the region and improve political relations with the Muslim world. Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud's November 21-23 Moscow visit was the latest in a se [...] | 2007-12-03 15:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD MASS SA TC RS |
07MOSCOW5682 | DUMA ELECTIONS: UNITED RUSSIA WINS BIG, COMMUNIST [...] (C) Summary: With almost all of the votes from the December 3 election counted, Putin's United Russia party has won 64.1 percent, which will give it a constitutional majority in the new Duma. Three other parties: the Communists (11.6%),Vladimir Zhirinovskiy's LDPR (8.2%),and Just Russia (7 [...] | 2007-12-03 16:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5704 | PUTIN SAYS ELECTION GIVES DUMA MORE LEGITIMACY, [...] (U) One day after United Russia's decisive victory in parliamentary elections, Putin thanked voters for supporting United Russia and said that the elections would give the next Duma more legitimacy. He called the election results a sign of "trust" in United Russia and a "good indicator of Russ [...] | 2007-12-04 16:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW5720 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Russia is in no hurry to re-evaluate its bilateral relations with Georgia, with the MFA issuing repeated statements slamming Saakashvili's anti-Russia tactics as a "farce." MFA officials confirm that Saakashvili is persona non grata in Moscow, while Duma Chairman Gryzlov raised [...] | 2007-12-06 10:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
07MOSCOW5733 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ARMS SALES TO BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-06 16:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM RS |
07MOSCOW5734 | CHECHEN PRESIDENT REACHES OUT TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov is looking to the Middle East to finance the reconstruction of Chechnya. Kadyrov met recently in Moscow with the visiting Saudi Crown Prince and traveled to Saudi Arabia and Jordan earlier this year. Kadyrov plans to visit Mecca in December, part [...] | 2007-12-06 16:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SOCI JO SA RS |
07MOSCOW5738 | WFP PLANNING CY08 NORTH CAUCASUS DEPARTURE DESPITE [...] Summary: The UN World Food Program will extend its current North Caucasus operation into 2008, but unless it observes deterioration in the food security status of the IDP population it plans to terminate all its direct food aid in the region within the next year. End summary. -------------- [...] | 2007-12-07 06:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV EAID EAGR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5745 | GOLOS INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DUMA ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In a December 4 press conference, the USAID-funded voting rights NGO Golos reported widespread violations and irregularities in the December 2 State Duma elections. While much of its information is anecdotal, Golos did provide cursory statistical findings of anomalies, most notab [...] | 2007-12-07 11:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5748 | LEVADA CENTER ANALYSIS OF RECENT POLLING DATA [...] (C) In polls leading up to the December 2 elections, the Levada Center brought to light some hidden characteristics of the Russian electorate. Based on the Center's data, it was clear that Putin's popularity transcended party affiliation spreading even to the Communist Party (KPRF) and the tr [...] | 2007-12-07 12:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5750 | LEVADA CENTER ANALYSIS OF PUTIN'S PULL [...] (C) In polls leading up to the December 2 elections, the Levada Center brought to light some hidden characteristics of the Russian electorate. Based on the Center's data, it was clear that Putin's popularity transcended party affiliation spreading even to the Communist Party (KPRF) and the tr [...] | 2007-12-07 12:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5761 | RUSSIA HOPEFUL BUT CAUTIOUS ABOUT A BREAKTHROUGH [...] Summary: The MFA told us that new Polish PM Tusk's pro-European stance, positive statements about Russia-Poland bilateral ties, his decision to remove Poland's veto on Russia's OECD accession, and recent efforts to address Russian concerns about Polish meat were clearly steps in the right dir [...] | 2007-12-07 15:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL RS |
07MOSCOW5762 | AFTER THE DUMA ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: With the messy Duma elections fast fading from memory here (although the final results will not be certified until at least December 10),attention has shifted to the March 2 presidential elections. The four parties in the new Duma have scheduled their congresses for mid-Decembe [...] | 2007-12-07 16:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5771 | PUTIN BACKS MEDVEDEV FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Representatives of United Russia, the Agrarian Party, Patriots of Russia, and Just Russia, headed by United Russia Chairman Gryzlov, asked December 10 for Putin's support for the presidential candidacy of First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev. The media report that Putin told Gryzlo [...] | 2007-12-10 15:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL RS |
07MOSCOW5780 | RUSSIA: OHR DECISIONS AND ALLEGATIONS ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on Russian allegations about the U.S. Deputy High Representative to MFA Counselor for Bosnia Ivan Gorbunov on December 10. Gorbunov undertook to pass the points to his superiors, and suffered no further comment on the matter. The Ambassador will reinforce U.S [...] | 2007-12-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK SRS RS |
07MOSCOW5781 | NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH FEDERAL COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: Federation Council International Relations Committee Chairman Margelov told visiting NSC Senior Director Mary Warlick on December 11 that he was very satisfied with Putin's selection of First Deputy PM Medvedev as his successor. Margelov described Medvedev as the "best case scen [...] | 2007-12-11 15:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
07MOSCOW5782 | MEDVEDEV'S CAMPAIGN STRATEGY - PUTIN [...] (C) Less than a day after Putin came out in support of Dmitriy Medvedev's candidacy for President, Medvedev revealed his campaign strategy: to run on the promise of picking Putin to serve as Premier. Endorsements of a host of regional authorities, as well as representatives of the President's [...] | 2007-12-11 16:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR RS |
07MOSCOW579 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION COUNCIL MEMBER ON IRAN, MIDDLE [...] (C) Summary: Federation Council Member Margelov briefed the Ambassador on efforts to deepen engagement with the U.S. Senate, including reaching out to GOR critics. He flagged his upcoming trip to Tehran and said that Iranian duplicity and obduracy were making it difficult to defend the regi [...] | 2007-02-09 08:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OREP RS IR |
07MOSCOW5796 | GETTING THE VOTE OUT: HOW UNITED RUSSIA PULLED OFF [...] (C) Summary: A comparison of electoral statistics from the December 2 Duma elections and the previous elections in a number of selected regions shows that United Russia's use of administrative assets to get out an increased number of voters made a difference in the December 2 Duma elections. [...] | 2007-12-12 15:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM PREL PHUM RS |
07MOSCOW5800 | THE MEASURE OF THE MAN - "WHO IS MR. MEDVEDEV?" [...] (C) Despite his prominence as First Deputy Premier, Gazprom Board Chair, and earlier as Head of the Presidential Administration, Medvedev remains only somewhat less an enigma than his mentor Putin was when the latter was picked as Yeltsin's successor eight years ago. In the near unanimous app [...] | 2007-12-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | RS PINR PGOV |
07MOSCOW5803 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Middle East and North Africa Counselor Timur Zabirov. Zabirov said that the GOR appreciated the importance of the Paris donors conference and Foreign Minister Lavrov would head the Russian delegation. He could not provide information on the level of Russian [...] | 2007-12-14 07:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | AMCT PREL PGOV KWBC KPAL IS RS |
07MOSCOW5823 | KASPAROV DROPS OUT OF RACE FOR RUSSIAN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Garry Kasparov announced December 13 that he will not be a candidate in the March 2 presidential elections. Kasparov made the decision one day after the Central Election Commission (CEC) held firm on its decision that at least 500 members of the United Civil Front (UCF) which [...] | 2007-12-14 15:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
07MOSCOW5825 | RUSSIAN ELITES AHEAD OF RULING PARTY CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: A cross-section of establishment analysts and Putin critics approach the ruling party's December 17 convention convinced that it is time for liberals, the Kremlin, and the West to come to grips with the changed political landscape following the December 2 Duma elections. With t [...] | 2007-12-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON RS |
07MOSCOW584 | UNHCR COMPLETES INTERVIEWS OF NORTH KOREANS [...] (S) UNHCR has completed its interviews of the North Koreans asylum seekers that arrived in Moscow in January and is finalizing its assessments of their cases (reftel). UNHCR Senior Protection Officer Gang Li said that all of them had indicated they had wanted to be resettled to the United Sta [...] | 2007-02-09 11:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREF PREL PHUM PGOV RS KN |
07MOSCOW5848 | GOR NOT DISAPPOINTED WITH TYMOSHENKO'S COMEBACK [...] (C) Summary. Within a few hours after the election of Yulia Tymoshenko as Ukraine's new Prime Minister, MFA officials welcomed her "return", while expressing relief that many bilateral decisions put on hold in the absence of a "functioning" government in Ukraine could be made and implemented [...] | 2007-12-18 16:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
07MOSCOW5849 | UNITED RUSSIA ACCEPTS MEDVEDEV AS CANDIDATE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The 511 delegates at the pro-Kremlin United Russia party's December 17 party congress performed to expectations, when they chose First Deputy Prime Minister Medvedev as their candidate for President. Putin confounded the expectations of some commentators by agreeing, after a wee [...] | 2007-12-19 04:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5850 | SPS NOMINATES NEMTSOV, SEARCHES ITS SOUL [...] (C) The Russian liberal-democratic party the Union of Right Forces (SPS) held its party conference in Moscow on December 17 to nominate a candidate for president. A general party soul-searching and consideration of campaign mistakes occupied almost half of the conference agenda. In accepting [...] | 2007-12-19 04:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI RS |
07MOSCOW5868 | FIFTH RUSSIAN DUMA TO BEGIN WORK DECEMBER 24 [...] (U) The fifth Russian Duma will begin its work December 24. Taking seats in the new Duma on behalf of the four winning parties -- United Russia, Communist Party (KPRF),Just Russia, and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) -- will be veteran politicians, youth movement leaders, businessmen an [...] | 2007-12-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM RS |
07MOSCOW5869 | GOR EFFORTS TO ADVANCE MULTIPOLAR WORLD IN [...] Summary: While Russian officials view the October ministerial in Harbin as a "pivotal event" in accelerating the formation of a Russia, India, and China (RIC) triangle, fundamental differences in strategic vision, mutual distrust, and differing relations with the U.S. significantly limit Russ [...] | 2007-12-19 15:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RS |
07MOSCOW5878 | THE RUSSIAN NGO LAW ONE YEAR LATER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-20 07:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
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