Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09SANTIAGO560
2009-06-16 16:40:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Santiago
Cable title:
CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 16
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TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
SUBJECT: CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 16
Leading Stories
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UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000560
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STATE FOR R/MR, I/PP, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA, INR/IAA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
SUBJECT: CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 16
Leading Stories
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1. Santiago dailies noted that the Government Coalition and the
Communist Party (PC) signed an agreement to collaborate in the
upcoming presidential campaign. Front pages also reported on
President Michelle Bachelet's announcement to allocate approximately
$34 million dollars to fully renovate the National Stadium in
Santiago.
U.S.-Related News
--------------
2. The State Department's latest Country Reports on Terrorism
issued on April 30 noted that the U.S. Embassy in Santiago continued
to "monitor the Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM),a violent Mapuche
Indian group in southern Chile that has burned fields and attacked
police while fighting for land it claims belongs to it." The
document also pointed out that the group appeared as using
"increased planning and a more professional use of weapons and
tactics." Yesterday, the Embassy's Press Office said that (the
Embassy) "maintains regular contact with law enforcement
institutions in Chile to obtain information on the situation in the
area of conflict and activities of the Coordinadora Arauco Malleco"
and has not conducted its own investigations of the conflict (La
Tercera, conservative, independent, circ. 101,000, 6/16).
3. Three American scholars will speak this week in Santiago at a
Cultural Policy Seminar organized by Chile's National Council for
Culture and the Arts, the Binational Center, and Catholic University
of Chile. Ms. Denise Rehg, Chair of Culture Works in Dayton; Frank
Hodsoll, Chairman of the U.S. Cultural Committee at UNESCO and
former President of the National Endowment for the Arts; and Wayne
P. Lawson, Executive Director of the Ohio Arts Council are the
guests of honor (La Nacion, government-owned, editorially
independent, circ. 5,000, 6/16).
New Electoral Pact
--------------
4. The Government Coalition and the Communist Party (PC) partnered
with other left-wing allies under the "Juntos Podemos" (Together We
Can) group signed an agreement to collaborate in the upcoming
presidential campaign and beyond. The pact seeks to secure seats in
Congress for the PC, to maintain two legislators in those districts
already controlled by the Concertacion, and to neutralize the
opposition's predominance in one of Santiago's largest districts (El
Mercurio, 6/16).
Chile-Peru
--------------
5. President Bachelet confirmed that Chile will not challenge the
competency of International Court of Justice at The Hague over the
maritime demand filed by Peru. As recommended by Chilean Foreign
Ministry experts, the strategy will focus on collecting the
necessary information to present by March 9, 2010 a response to
counter Peru's position (La Tercera, 6/16).
Chile-Economy
--------------
6. The Ministry of Finance corrected the country's growth
projection for 2009. It was originally set on 4 percent, but with
updated information estimates range between -0.75 percent to +0.25
percent. In addition, the Executive Branch decided to issue $4
billion dollars of accumulated foreign sovereign funds during the
second semester of this year to finance additional needs caused by
the economic crisis (El Mercurio, conservative, influential
newspaper-of-record, circ. 129,000, 6/16).
SIMONS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR R/MR, I/PP, WHA/BSC, WHA/PDA, INR/IAA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
SUBJECT: CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 16
Leading Stories
--------------
1. Santiago dailies noted that the Government Coalition and the
Communist Party (PC) signed an agreement to collaborate in the
upcoming presidential campaign. Front pages also reported on
President Michelle Bachelet's announcement to allocate approximately
$34 million dollars to fully renovate the National Stadium in
Santiago.
U.S.-Related News
--------------
2. The State Department's latest Country Reports on Terrorism
issued on April 30 noted that the U.S. Embassy in Santiago continued
to "monitor the Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM),a violent Mapuche
Indian group in southern Chile that has burned fields and attacked
police while fighting for land it claims belongs to it." The
document also pointed out that the group appeared as using
"increased planning and a more professional use of weapons and
tactics." Yesterday, the Embassy's Press Office said that (the
Embassy) "maintains regular contact with law enforcement
institutions in Chile to obtain information on the situation in the
area of conflict and activities of the Coordinadora Arauco Malleco"
and has not conducted its own investigations of the conflict (La
Tercera, conservative, independent, circ. 101,000, 6/16).
3. Three American scholars will speak this week in Santiago at a
Cultural Policy Seminar organized by Chile's National Council for
Culture and the Arts, the Binational Center, and Catholic University
of Chile. Ms. Denise Rehg, Chair of Culture Works in Dayton; Frank
Hodsoll, Chairman of the U.S. Cultural Committee at UNESCO and
former President of the National Endowment for the Arts; and Wayne
P. Lawson, Executive Director of the Ohio Arts Council are the
guests of honor (La Nacion, government-owned, editorially
independent, circ. 5,000, 6/16).
New Electoral Pact
--------------
4. The Government Coalition and the Communist Party (PC) partnered
with other left-wing allies under the "Juntos Podemos" (Together We
Can) group signed an agreement to collaborate in the upcoming
presidential campaign and beyond. The pact seeks to secure seats in
Congress for the PC, to maintain two legislators in those districts
already controlled by the Concertacion, and to neutralize the
opposition's predominance in one of Santiago's largest districts (El
Mercurio, 6/16).
Chile-Peru
--------------
5. President Bachelet confirmed that Chile will not challenge the
competency of International Court of Justice at The Hague over the
maritime demand filed by Peru. As recommended by Chilean Foreign
Ministry experts, the strategy will focus on collecting the
necessary information to present by March 9, 2010 a response to
counter Peru's position (La Tercera, 6/16).
Chile-Economy
--------------
6. The Ministry of Finance corrected the country's growth
projection for 2009. It was originally set on 4 percent, but with
updated information estimates range between -0.75 percent to +0.25
percent. In addition, the Executive Branch decided to issue $4
billion dollars of accumulated foreign sovereign funds during the
second semester of this year to finance additional needs caused by
the economic crisis (El Mercurio, conservative, influential
newspaper-of-record, circ. 129,000, 6/16).
SIMONS