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06BERLIN1171 | GERMANY: DEMARCHE ON EU LISTING OF TAMIL TIGERS [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to Anke Reiffenstuhl, desk officer in the German MFA Counterterrorism Office, on April 28. Reiffenstuhl said after the recent developments in Sri Lanka, especially the assassination attempt, Germany is in the process of hardening its policy [...] | 2006-04-28 16:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL PTER KTFN GM |
06BERLIN1342 | Merkel Previews German EU Presidency Agenda [...] SUMMARY: Chancellor Merkel highlighted energy coordination, deregulation, and research investment as key priorities for Germany's EU Presidency next year in two Berlin speeches on May 9 and May 11. However, she described the politically sensitive issue of the EU Constitution as requiring "f [...] | 2006-05-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ENRG EFIN PGOV ECON PREL EUN GM |
06BERLIN1354 | LOOKING TO U.S. EXAMPLES -- GERMANY'S MINISTER FOR [...] (SBU) Summary -- German Minister of Education and Research Schavan told the Ambassador she wants to make her first official trip to the U.S. at the end August and also discussed her thoughts on improving Germany's education system, including to integrate immigrant populations and trying to e [...] | 2006-05-17 15:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OEXC PREL TBIO GM |
06BERLIN1376 | GERMANY NOTIFIED: SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO [...] (C) EMIN delivered ref demarche and information concerning MURAT KARNAZ (aka KURNAZ) to Lothar Freischlader, Diplomatic Advisor to the Federal Interior Minister, May 19. Freischlader had no immediate reaction, but noted he was familiar with detailed discussions that had taken place in Washingt [...] | 2006-05-19 13:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KAWC PTER PINR PREL GM IZ |
06BERLIN1414 | MANAS AIRFIELD: SEEKING SUPPORT FROM ISAF/OEF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message May 22 to Eckart Blaurock, MFA NATO Desk Action Officer in charge of ISAF affairs. Blaurock was very supportive of the request and undertook to pursue the matter with the relevant MFA regional bureau. 2. (C) Also on May 22, DAO passed reftel message to H [...] | 2006-05-24 15:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL KG GM |
06BERLIN1443 | TURKISH EMBASSY PRESSES FOR HELP CAPTURING PKK [...] (S) Turkish Embassy PolCouns Kemal Tuzun requested a meeting May 26 with Acting Global Affairs Counselor to discuss new ideas from Ankara to fight the PKK. During the meeting he provided a non-paper (in English, text contained in para 4 below) about and photos of Canan Kurtyilmaz, a.k.a. Asya [...] | 2006-05-26 19:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV PINR KCRM KTFN GM TU |
06BERLIN1494 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE "ROAD TO RIGA" [...] (C) Summary: In meetings May 18-19 with USNATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland, German officials were cautious across the board. Nuland focused on the strategic rationale behind our Riga summit initiatives but made only modest headway in broadening German thinking. Nuland found Chancellery and MO [...] | 2006-06-02 13:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS PREL GM |
06BERLIN1495 | GERMAN-IRAN TRADE: CHILL IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: Increased international pressure on Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities may already be affecting Germany's trade with Iran, despite record numbers for 2005. Germany enjoys a substantial trade surplus with Iran, but officials and business people report German businesses [...] | 2006-06-02 14:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ETRD ETTC GM MNUC PREL IR |
06BERLIN1501 | PSI: GERMAN ATTENDANCE AT HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 15:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL PL GM |
06BERLIN1502 | FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IAEA AORC PREL UNSC IR EU GM |
06BERLIN1504 | GERMAN PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) A German Government opinion welcomed the objectives of a Bundesrat bill to criminalize clients who knowingly or recklessly patronize victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). As a Justice Ministry official pointed out, the Merkel Government's November 2005 Coalition Agreement supports im [...] | 2006-06-02 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1570 | SCENESETTER: DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. Your visit to Germany gives Interior Minister Schaeuble, a loyal ally in the war on terror, his long-awaited chance to discuss with you personally ongoing and additional bilateral cooperation. Your visit also lets you thank former Minister Schily, who enjoys good relations with [...] | 2006-06-09 13:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER KJUS PREL PGOV KHLS GM |
06BERLIN1595 | FMCT: GERMAN COMMENTS ON U.S. PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 14:20:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM KNNP PREL CDG GM |
06BERLIN1651 | GERMANY'S 2007 EU PRESIDENCY: THE ENERGY AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany expects to coordinate an ambitious energy initiative for the country's 2007 EU Presidency in the first half of 2007. Germany's EU Presidency will include a kind of "Lisbon Agenda" action plan for EU energy efficiency, use of renewables, and internal market coordination. [...] | 2006-06-16 04:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD PGOV SENV EINV PREL EUN GM |
06BERLIN1687 | TIP: RECENT GERMAN GOVERNMENT STEPS; FIGHTING TIP [...] (SBU) On June 14, Germany deposited instruments of ratification for the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Palermo Protocol). Germany will become a party to both July 14. Federal Interior Ministry offi [...] | 2006-06-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1803 | Germany and the Airbus Management Squabble [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pressures on Airbus to re-design its A350 and to resolve production problems with the jumbo A380 have focused German official and press attention on shortcomings in the current Franco-German management of Airbus. Inquiries into insider trading of Airbus shares have increased pre [...] | 2006-06-28 14:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN GM |
06BERLIN1809 | GERMAN OFFICIALS NOTE IMPROVEMENT IN PROVIDING [...] (U) Summary: German officials reject the notion that Germany has made little progress in protecting TIP victims since 1996. Representatives of the German Federal Family Ministry and the Hamburg State Office of Criminal Investigation (LKA) point to vastly expanded counseling and assistance. [...] | 2006-06-28 16:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1835 | TIP: WORLD CUP UPDATE [...] (U) Three weeks into the World Cup, German officials and NGOs report no increase thus far in incidents of trafficking in persons (TIP). Officials credit a combination of factors, including increased surveillance and raids on brothels, effective border controls, joint operations with police in [...] | 2006-06-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN1884 | RUSSIA G-8 PRESIDENCY HOSTS MEETING ON ENGAGING [...] (C) Summary. German, UK, U.S., and Canadian representatives used a counterterrorism meeting co-organized in Berlin by the Russian MFA and the East West Institute (EWI) to encourage a more structured Russian effort in official G-8 Roma-Lyon channels. The plan that emerged from the June 30 m [...] | 2006-07-06 12:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV EIND ELTN ETTC GM |
06BERLIN1937 | GERMAN VIEWS ON S/P INITIATIVE, "PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] (C) Summary: S/P Director Dr. Stephen Krasner consulted with German officials June 29 on the "Partnership for Better Governance" initiative (PBG). The PBG would be a multilateral partnership to support the emergence of democratic institutions in the developing world by contracting to provid [...] | 2006-07-11 08:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM KCRS KMCA KMPI GM |
06BERLIN1950 | Snapshot of German Economy - Growth Remains Modest [...] (SBU) Summary: Germany remains on track for a mild economic revival this year, with 0.4% GDP growth in the first quarter of 2006 and expectations of 1.8% for the year as a whole. Recent unemployment figures were better than expected after the disappointing start earlier in the year. Busines [...] | 2006-07-11 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PREL GM |
06BERLIN1993 | POLITICAL GOALS OF THE GERMAN EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) (Summary) According to our contacts, the Germans have identified four main political goals to pursue during their EU presidency next year. They hope to create a new EU neighborhood policy that encourages countries of the former Soviet Union such as Ukraine and Georgia to pursue reforms d [...] | 2006-07-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU GM |
06BERLIN2058 | GERMANY: HSPD-6 TERRORIST DATA SHARING UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Germany has pushed HSPD-6 information sharing with German officials for several months, thus far without success, but recent developments and future high-level contact may provide a way forward. The U.S. sharing of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) for the Soccer [...] | 2006-07-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER CVIS PINR PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN2060 | TERRORISM FINANCE: IIRO: ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 15:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN PTER PREL ETTC KTFN GM |
06BERLIN2175 | GERMAN COMMENTS ON FMCT COORDINATION PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 15:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL CDG |
06BERLIN2266 | IOM AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ASSESS [...] (U) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and German anti-trafficking NGOs say there was no significant increase in trafficking in persons (TIP) or forced prostitution during the 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany. The IOM and NGOs credit public awareness campaigns and effective pol [...] | 2006-08-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2303 | SCENESETTER: FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S BERLIN VISIT [...] (C) Summary. German officials welcome your visit to Berlin to show the strength of U.S.-German law enforcement and counterterrorism cooperation; we want you to use the visit to strengthen it further. You can underscore to nearly all key law enforcement decision-makers the need for uncomplica [...] | 2006-08-11 11:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER KJUS ASEC PGOV ETTC CVIS PREL KHLS GM |
06BERLIN2534 | GERMAN FAMILY MINISTRY OFFICIALS RESPOND TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: German Federal Family Ministry officials reiterated the German government's commitment to fight trafficking in persons (TIP) in an August 28 meeting with emboffs. Family Ministry representatives noted the steps German ministries and NGOs had taken to fight TIP in the context of [...] | 2006-08-30 09:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN2593 | GERMAN THOUGHTS ON SANCTIONS, EU3 UNITY [...] (U) Summary: Charge raised Iran with Foreign Office State Secretary (U/S-equivalent) August 30 and Embassy delivered SIPDIS reftel demarche August 31. Germany is ready for discussion of Iran to return to the Security Council and supports discussion of punitive measures. The critical task, [...] | 2006-09-01 16:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EU IR KNNP PARM PGOV PREL UN |
06BERLIN2623 | GERMAN RESPONSE: UPCOMING IRAQ COMPACT MEETINGS [...] (C) Noting his previous discussions with Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow, MFA's State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden told DCM that Germany planned to SIPDIS send a high-level representative from the MFA for the September 10 Iraq Compact meeting in Abu Dhabi. Boom [...] | 2006-09-07 08:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ EAID EFIN PREL |
06BERLIN2654 | DHS COUNSELOR ROSENZWEIG PUSHES FOR CT PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary. Regarding Interior Minister Schaeuble's planned September 24-26 trip to Washington, German Interior Ministry Director General Guenter Krause told visiting Department of Homeland Security Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy Paul Rosenzweig September 4-5 that SIPDIS [...] | 2006-09-12 06:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KHLS EAIR PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN2676 | S/CT AMB. CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH EU CT [...] (C) Summary. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton, meeting EU Counterterrorism Coordinator Gijs de Vries September 6 in Berlin, stated the need for the U.S. and EU to incorporate all the tools at their disposal -- social, commercial, economic, and diplomatic tools -- in the fight a [...] | 2006-09-13 07:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL KHLS EAID GM EU |
06BERLIN2754 | GERMANY'S FAMILY MINISTER ON THE FIGHT AGAINST TIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. German Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen, meeting with the Ambassador, stressed Germany's commitment to fighting trafficking in persons. She noted the study, underway in the Ministry at her direction, to establish a factual analysis of the effects of the 2002 law concernin [...] | 2006-09-18 15:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL GM |
06BERLIN2782 | GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY - LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) The American Chamber of Commerce EU's meetings on September 13 and 14 with officials responsible for Germany's EU presidential agenda at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economics and Chancellery provided a comprehensive preview of Germany's EU presidency economic agenda. Ge [...] | 2006-09-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG GM PGOV PREL EU |
06BERLIN2785 | U.S.-GERMAN COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY: SEIZING THE [...] (S) Summary. The discovery this summer of the plot to bomb German trains, coming on top of terrorists' plans in the UK to blow-up transatlantic flights, has created an opening for the German government to move on further counterterrorism initiatives. Interior Minister Schaeuble's trip to Was [...] | 2006-09-21 08:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER PGOV PREL KHLS CVIS TBIO GM EU |
06BERLIN2793 | GERMANY WILL PARTICIPATE IN INITIAL MEETING OF [...] (C) EMIN, accompanied by Global Affairs officer, and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin delivered ref A demarche and accompanying draft documents September 21 to German MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Michael Witter and MFA Desk Officer for Internatio [...] | 2006-09-21 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KGIC PREL PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS IAEA GM |
06BERLIN2820 | IRAN/EXPORT CONTROLS - GERMAN UPDATE ON EU EFFORTS [...] (C) German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Director Markus Klinger provided Global Affairs officer September 22 with an update on EU3 efforts to raise awareness in other EU capitals of the risk of diversion of sensitive technology to Iran's nuclear and missile programs. As part of an effort [...] | 2006-09-25 10:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL KNNP MTCR MNUC IR GM |
06BERLIN2828 | GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON ARMS TRANSFERS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Emboffs delivered ref A demarche September 22 to MFA Arms Export Control Division Desk Officer Jan Freigang and Venezuela Desk Officer Achim Troester. Freigang said Germany closely evaluates all export license applications involving [...] | 2006-09-25 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL ETTC VE GM |
06BERLIN2948 | CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S SPEECH ON GOALS FOR EU [...] (U) Summary. Chancellor Merkel spoke on September 22 at a Bertelsmann Foundation Conference on the future of Europe and highlighted five key goals for the EU as her government prepares to assume the EU presidency in the first half of 2007. First, the EU is committed to democracy, rule of law [...] | 2006-10-06 12:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU GM |
06BERLIN2957 | SCENESETTER: LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Germany warmly welcomes you and your delegation for talks which will deepen our cooperation with Germany in the Global War on Terror. The German Government is serious about combating terrorism and, especially in the wake of the failed train bombing attampts in July, is [...] | 2006-10-10 05:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PTER PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN2976 | GERMAN NONPROLIFERATION PRIORITIES INCLUDE G-8 [...] (C) Summary: German MFA Office Director for Nuclear Nonproliferation, International Energy, and Nuclear Energy Policy Thomas Meister told Global Affairs Counselor October 6 that Germany is still in the process of formulating nonproliferation priorities for its G-8 Presidency, but will focus i [...] | 2006-10-11 15:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KGIT IAEA IN GM |
06BERLIN3030 | GERMAN MFA BRIEFING ON FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE [...] (C) German MFA Deputy Office Director for Nuclear Nonproliferation and International Energy Dietrich Becker briefed Global Affairs officer October 17 on FM Steinmeier's proposed Fuel Cycle Initiative. The initiative, first presented at the IAEA General Conference in September (ref B),propose [...] | 2006-10-18 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA GM |
06BERLIN3045 | IRAQ/US/UK JOINT DEMARCHE ON IRAQ COMPACT; [...] (C) Iraqi Embassy Counselor Qais Naif Abboud and Attache Bashar F. Al-Bander, UK Embassy Poloff Neil Holland, and Global Affairs Officer jointly delivered ref demarche October 16 to MFA Iraq Working Group Chief Ruediger Lotz and two of his staff including desk officer Christofer Burger. Abboud [...] | 2006-10-19 18:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINV ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN IZ GM |
06BERLIN3058 | NSG - GERMAN REACTION TO INDIA PRESENTATION ON [...] (C) German MFA NSG Desk Officer Joerg Polster told Global Affairs officer October 20 that India's October 12 presentation on the margins of the NSG Consultative Group meeting (ref A),while helpful, had done little to change German thinking on civil nuclear cooperation with India. Polster stat [...] | 2006-10-20 17:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IN GM |
06BERLIN3076 | GERMANY MULLS NEW APPROACH FOR DEEPENING [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel has publicly affirmed that she plans to pursue deepening transatlantic economic relations during Germany's EU Presidency. In response, German officials have been scrambling to devise a plan to increase economic integration with the U.S. without adopting the form [...] | 2006-10-23 16:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL PGOV GM EU EFIN EAGR |
06BERLIN3098 | LEGAL ADVISER BELLINGER'S VISIT TO GERMANY TO [...] (C) Legal Adviser Bellinger used the opportunity of a U.S.-German conference on international legal issues relating to the Global War on Terror to address widespread German/European misperceptions about U.S. policies and practices. Bellinger and other senior USG participants underscored the [...] | 2006-10-25 12:11:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | GM KJUS PREL PTER |
06BERLIN3135 | GERMAN RESPONSE: IRAQ COMPACT PG MEETING IN KUWAIT [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer discussed ref demarche with Ruediger Lotz, Chief of the MFA Iraq Working Group. He said he would lead the German delegation to the October 31 Iraq Compact Preparatory Group (PG) Meeting in Kuwait; an officer from the German Embassy in Kuwait would also be there. W [...] | 2006-10-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ EAID EFIN PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3141 | OEF MANDATE RENEWAL BURDENED BY GERMAN TROOPS' [...] (C) Summary. A series of incidents involving German forces overseas will burden November's debate on renewal of the mandate for German troops in OEF, though at this stage the Chancellery and Foreign Office are confident the mandate will be approved. Most recently, photographs of German soldi [...] | 2006-10-27 15:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM GM |
06BERLIN3145 | SUBJECT: GERMAN SECURITY POLICY WHITE PAPER [...] (C) Summary. Chancellor Merkel and her cabinet approved October 25 a White Paper on security policy and the future of the Bundeswehr, the first since 1994. The document is on the whole a success, defining priorities in a manner consistent with that of the U.S. and reaffirming the role of NATO [...] | 2006-10-27 17:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GM |
06BERLIN3151 | EB/ESC DAS PAUL SIMONS MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 20, EB/ESC Deputy Assistant Secretary Paul Simons met with senior German officials at the SIPDIS Foreign Office and the Economic Ministry to discuss issues associated with energy policy as Germany prepares to take over the EU and G-8 presidencies in 2007. Interlocu [...] | 2006-10-30 08:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EU PGOV PREL SENV GM |
06BERLIN3173 | DHS A/S BAKER ENGAGES ON PNR, SEEKS GREATER CT [...] (C) Summary. Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Policy Stewart Baker urged greater bilateral SIPDIS biographic and biometric information sharing and explained U.S. objections to the recent U.S.-EU Passenger Name Records (PNR) agreement. A/S Baker urged Germany to accep [...] | 2006-10-31 12:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KHLS PGOV PTER PREL EAIR GM EU |
06BERLIN3195 | GERMANY ON AFGHANISTAN POLICE NEXT STEPS: ESDP? [...] (C) Summary. German agencies continue to disagree on the merits of turning to an ESDP mission to expand training of the Afghanistan police, even though Germany has made this proposal to the EU in Brussels (ref A). The MFA, which formally leads the German effort, sees a way to streamline oper [...] | 2006-11-02 11:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM PTER AF GM |
06BERLIN3220 | PARLIAMENTARY PRESSURE, GOVERNMENT MISSTEPS [...] (C) Summary: Setbacks related to German overseas deployments are reinforcing a tendency toward short-term caution on military issues. Barely one week after the release of a well-received White Paper on security that cast Germany as an increasingly engaged and transformed security partner, Ber [...] | 2006-11-03 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM GM LE AF BK SR |
06BERLIN3259 | GERMAN RESPONSE: UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS AND KOMID [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche November 6 to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke. Global affairs officer subsequently delivered ref B demarche November 7 to MFA International Economic Policy Division Desk Officer Bernd Forster and MFA Nuclear Nonprolife [...] | 2006-11-07 17:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM EFIN KNNP PREL PGOV DPRK KN CH GM |
06BERLIN3267 | OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE U.S. OBJECTIVES DURING [...] (C) Summary: While debates over constitutional reform will limit Germany's ability to launch major initiatives, Germany's EU presidency presents opportunities for the U.S. and Germany to advance shared objectives and improve coordination. On energy, we have an opportunity to promote closer c [...] | 2006-11-08 16:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ENRG PTER GM EU |
06BERLIN3296 | NGO FILES ANOTHER LEGAL COMPLAINT AGAINST SENIOR [...] (C) Summary. The Justice Ministry confirmed that a German lawyer for the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR),a New York-based NGO, filed a 380 page legal complaint via email November 14 with the German Federal Prosecutor General in Karlsruhe. The complaint requests the Federal Prosecutor [...] | 2006-11-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KMDR PREL GM |
06BERLIN3324 | GERMAN AUTHORITIES ARREST MAN FOR EXPORTING WMD [...] (C) On November 13, the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (BKA) headquartered in Meckenheim provided Legatt Berlin with a summary of arrests made November 6 in connection with illegal shipments of WMD-related items to Iran. According to the summary, the Federal Office of Customs Invest [...] | 2006-11-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KCRM KNNP PARM PREL IR GM SZ |
06BERLIN3333 | MERKEL FACES PARTY CONVENTION AFTER YEAR IN OFFICE [...] (C) After a year in office, Chancellor Merkel finds herself, her party, and her government languishing in the polls. The largest tax hike in German history, a failed health care reform effort, and challenges to Merkel's Qdership from within her own party are the three leading causes of this s [...] | 2006-11-17 17:15:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN3353 | GERMANY 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 15:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM GM |
06BERLIN3354 | DAS KRAMER'S VISIT TO BERLIN, NOVEMBER 17 [...] (C) (Summary) National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen, MFA Political Director Michael Schaefer, and other senior German officials discussed Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus in meetings with DAS Kramer who visited Berlin on November 17. Schaefer and Heusgen argued that we s [...] | 2006-11-22 16:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GM RU UP MD GG |
06BERLIN3374 | (S) SHIELD S06-06: GERMAN INSTITUTES DECLINE [...] (S) Global Affairs officer discussed WMD nonproliferation issues with German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke November 27. Kauke provided a German-language nonpaper in response to ref B demarche concerning contacts between the Chinese Center for Disease Control (CCDC) and [...] | 2006-11-28 15:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC GM CH |
06BERLIN3380 | (S) DEMARCHE ON IRAN SEEKING GERMAN-ORIGIN ENGINES [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke November 27. Kauke thanked us for the information concerning the Dutch firm Aviation Services International's procurement efforts of German-produced Limbach Flugmotoren engines on b [...] | 2006-11-28 16:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC GM TW IR |
06BERLIN3391 | INTERAGENCY DELEGATION URGES U.S-GERMAN [...] (C) Summary. A U.S. delegation sought expanded German actions against the PKK and proposed closer cooperation between Germany and the U.S., as well as among Turkey, Germany, the U.S., and other EU member states. German officials acknowledged the importance of fighting the PKK. The Interior M [...] | 2006-11-29 17:19:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL GM TU |
06BERLIN3395 | CONVENTION STRENGTHENS MERKEL IN PARTY, GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary. Angela Merkel's re-election as party leader with an unexpected 93 percent of the vote, together with poor performances by her principal rivals and good results for her proteges, has helped to consolidate her leadership of the CDU. Her strong showing may also boost her position v [...] | 2006-11-30 09:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN3399 | ENERGY AND GERMANY'S EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The German EU presidency provides us with opportunities to engage both Germany and the EU on all aspects of energy policy, including the question of standards for the next generation of energy technologies. Germany plans to make energy a key focus of its EU and G-8 presidenci [...] | 2006-11-30 12:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL EU GM |
06BERLIN3402 | ENGAGING WITH THE GERMANS ON THEIR EU CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) (Summary) Germany has made engagement with Central Asia a top priority for its upcoming EU presidency. The Germans hope to strengthen regional cooperation in Central Asia, expand the region's economic options, increase cooperation on energy, promote the rule of law, and expand contacts b [...] | 2006-11-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ZKGM EU GM |
06BERLIN3412 | DEMARCHE TO GERMAN MFA ON IRANIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Poloff presented reftel demarche to Sabine Sparwasser, MFA Office Director for Middle East and Maghreb Affairs, on December 1. MFA Iran Desk Officer Deike Potzel also attended. Sparwasser stated that she expects EU coordination on any public statement regarding the upcoming Iranian ele [...] | 2006-12-01 14:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GM IR |
06BERLIN3433 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NEA PDAS JAMES F. JEFFREY [...] (C) After a brief honeymoon during her first year in office, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Grand Coalition government face low opinion ratings at home. This owes largely to difficulties with domestic economic, social, and political restructuring; the debate about the role of German troops [...] | 2006-12-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN3450 | DEMARCHE ON E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF [...] (S) Global Affairs counselor and Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche December 6 to officials from the Foreign Trade Law Division in the German Economic Ministry. Foreign Trade Law Division Office Director Ursina Krumpholz thanked us for the information and said she would discuss it with [...] | 2006-12-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN GM |
06BERLIN3452 | GETTING MORE FROM GERMANY ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Germany remains a key partner in Afghanistan and Chancellor Merkel is committed to succeeding, but we need to find new ways to increase German resolve and resources. Post believes the Germans can do more in the near term in many of the key areas Embassy Kabul has identified i [...] | 2006-12-07 18:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS AID ECON AF PK GM |
06BERLIN3456 | SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-GERMAN WORKING GROUP ON [...] (C) Summary. The December 12 inaugural meeting of the U.S.-German Working Group to share counterterrorism information is an opportunity to achieve significant progress. German officials have indicated they would be prepared to share their "Gefaerderliste" (list of those who pose a threat) an [...] | 2006-12-08 11:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KJUS KHLS GM |
06BERLIN3462 | GERMAN VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] SUMMARY. Embassy officers talked to numerous contacts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chancellery about issues that will arise during the upcoming GAERC (see reftels) and European Council meetings. Chancellery officials stated that Turkey's failure to fulfill its obligations caus [...] | 2006-12-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU GM |
06BERLIN3490 | (C) MERKEL AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (C) Improving the tone of transatlantic relations has been a key goal of the first year of Angela Merkel's chancellorship, and she largely has succeeded, to the benefit of the U.S. and Germany. Merkel has not taken bold steps yet to improve the substantive content of the relationship, however [...] | 2006-12-13 10:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN3504 | ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES DISCUSSES TERRORISM AND [...] (C) The Attorney General, in meetings with German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries, reviewed the legal basis on which the USG is engaged in the global fight against terror and discussed in particular the Military Commissions Act recently signed by Pre [...] | 2006-12-14 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PTER GM |
06BERLIN3505 | GERMAN REQUEST CONCERNING KOMID FINANCIAL [...] (S) Global Affairs officer met Christian Mayer, deputy director of the German Finance Ministry's Division for Monetary Transactions and Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, November 24 to follow up ref B demarche and the Germans' interim reply (ref A). Mayer said relevant G [...] | 2006-12-14 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KNAR GM CH |
06BERLIN3506 | (S) DEMARCHE PASSED TO GERMANY ON POTENTIAL SALES [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Divison Desk Officer Ina Schuett December 14. Schuett thanked us for the information. She said that the German firm Spinner Machine Tools is a well-known producer of CNC machinery, but she had no knowledge of prolif [...] | 2006-12-14 17:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM TW SY KN |
06BERLIN3507 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer and Russian Embassy Deputy Political Counselor Dmitri Cherkashin jointly delivered the Global Initiative (GI) draft Plan of Work and accompanying documents (ref) to officials from the German MFA's Division for International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy December [...] | 2006-12-14 17:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC KNNP PREL ASCH CACM GM AS CA CH |
06BERLIN3517 | ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER OLMERT'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) (Summary) During Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's visit to Berlin on December 11-12 he held extensive discussions with Chancellor Merkel and met more briefly with Foreign Minister Steinmeier and President Koehler. Most of the discussions with Merkel took place without any other staff prese [...] | 2006-12-15 15:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS LE SP SY XF GM |
06BERLIN3518 | GERMANY HONING TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Chancellor and other senior German officials continue to note Germany's economic agenda for its EU presidency includes promoting a more highly integrated transatlantic market place, while at the same time reiterating support for a successfully concluded Doha Development Agenda [...] | 2006-12-15 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN ECIN KIPR PREL GM |
06BERLIN3520 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Your December 21 meetings in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck are an excellent opportunity to push economic reforms and boost German, European and global growth as Germany assumes the leadership of the G-8 and the EU. The Chancellor an [...] | 2006-12-15 17:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON EFIN PREL GM |
06BERLIN3527 | IRAN HOLOCAUST DENIERS' CONFERENCE: THE VIEW FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iranian government-sponsored Holocaust conference received wide official and media attention in Germany, with sharp criticism coming from the Chancellor downwards. It is not yet clear if authorities will pursue criminal charges against Germans involved with the conference. [...] | 2006-12-18 15:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM GM IR |
06BERLIN3542 | FOUNDATION REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA Senior Advisor Charles King Mallory and NEA/PI Political Pillar Manager Owen Kirby met with representatives from two German political foundations December 6-7. In separate meetings, representatives of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAF) and Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FEF [...] | 2006-12-20 09:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KMPI GM |
06BERLIN3551 | GERMAN PARLIAMENT DEBATES SUPPORT IN DARFUR [...] (C) A parliamentary debate on the future of German contributions to a peace operation in Darfur shows that there is an emerging - if vague - support for an enhanced operation in Sudan. SPD, Greens and FDP expressed cautious support, depending on the details, of an extended peace support opera [...] | 2006-12-20 15:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL GM XA SU |
06BERLIN3554 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UAE-BASED MAYROW [...] (S) Global Affairs officer discussed WMD nonproliferation issues with German MFA Export Control Desk Officer Andreas Kauke December 4. Kauke provided a German-language nonpaper in response to ref B demarche concerning the procurement efforts by a Berlin-based man, Akbar Ashraf Vaghefi, and a [...] | 2006-12-20 17:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL AEMR GM IR |
06BERLIN3558 | GERMANY SUPPORTS NARROW SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with German government officials and business associations show continued willingness to support targeted sanctions concerning Iran's nuclear and missile programs, but at the same time reflect little enthusiasm for pursuing broader sanctions against Iran. Official [...] | 2006-12-21 10:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EPET ETRD GM MNUC PREL IR |
06BERLIN3563 | German Out-Of-Area Deployment Update [...] (SBU) As of December 20, Germany has 7,664 military personnel deployed in out-of-area deployments. All Bundeswehr deployments, with the exception of observers such as in Georgia (where currently 11 military personnel are deployed under UNOMIG),all military out-of-area (OOA) deployments require [...] | 2006-12-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL GM |
06BERLIN3564 | GERMAN GOVERNMENT SENDS LEGISLATION TO PARLIAMENT [...] (U) On December 13, the German cabinet approved enabling legislation for five treaties on German-U.S. judicial cooperation in criminal matters, paving the way for their ratification. As a next step in the ratification process, both houses of the German Parliament (the Bundestag and Bundesrat [...] | 2006-12-21 16:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3566 | GERMAN QUERY ON PRC UNIVERSITY SEEKING FILAMENT [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance -- please see paragraph four. 2. (S) Global Affairs officer met German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke December 21. Kauke passed a nonpaper concerning an export license application currently undergoing review by the [...] | 2006-12-21 16:47:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE TNGD PARM PREL PINR GM CH |
06BERLIN3567 | BERLIN POLICE RAIDS TARGET SUSPECTED TRAFFICKING [...] (U) On December 20, the Berlin Criminal Investigation Service's (LKA) office for combating trafficking raided eighteen locations in Berlin and executed eight arrest warrants. According to a press release issued by the Berlin LKA, police and Berlin prosecutors had been conducting investigation [...] | 2006-12-21 16:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN3580 | (S) DEMARCHE ON IRAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKING [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Ina Schuett December 27. Schuett thanked us for the information and said she would convey it to appropriate government officials for consultation. She said that the Federal Economic and Export [...] | 2006-12-28 11:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL GM |
06BERLIN3587 | GERMAN FEDERAL PROSECUTOR DECLINES INVESTIGATING [...] (SBU) German Federal Prosecutor Monika Harms has decided that she is not responsible for investigating six EUCOM officers in Stuttgart for allegedly planning the kidnapping and rendition of six Algerian nationals from Sarajevo to Guantanamo Bay via Germany in 2002, according to December 29 Ger [...] | 2006-12-29 12:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KLIG KJUS PREL GM |
06BERLIN393 | TERRORISM FINANCE: ADDITIONAL INFO REQUEST RE: [...] (C) Global Affairs Officer conveyed reftel to Susanne Welter, MFA Acting Office Director for International Counterterrorism Cooperation February 13. She said she would consult with other German agencies to determine whether Germany might be able to provide any additional information. Post wil [...] | 2006-02-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ETTC EFIN PGOV PREL KTFN GM |
06BERLIN455 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S MEETINGS IN GERMANY [...] (C) Summary: Senior German officials responded positively to USG efforts to show solidarity with Denmark and agreed with the basic principle of using the incident to stress the importance of building democracy in the BMENA region. The Germans agreed with the USG assessment that the caricature [...] | 2006-02-17 10:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PHUM PTER GM |
06BERLIN636 | OPPOSITION TO SCRUTINIZE BND ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) The FDP's Bundestag caucus voted March 6 to establish a parliamentary investigatory committee to look into the activities of the German intelligence service (BND) in Iraq and in relation to terror suspects held by the U.S. Since the caucuses of the Greens and Left Party.PDS had already ta [...] | 2006-03-07 16:27:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GM |
06BERLIN700 | AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) (Summary) Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli visited Berlin and discussed UN reform with National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden, Director General for UN Affairs SIPDIS Hans-Joachim Daerr and other Ministry officials on March [...] | 2006-03-10 19:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UN GM |
06BERLIN721 | VISIT OF POLISH PRESIDENT KACZYNSKI TO GERMANY [...] (C) Summary: During his visit to Berlin on March 8-9, Polish President Kaczynski criticized German positions on the EU, the German-Russian gas pipeline and the commemoration of World War II refugees. However, his public remarks were relatively restrained, and German officials described the [...] | 2006-03-14 16:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GM PL |
06BERLIN846 | THE MARCH 26 GERMAN STATE ELECTIONS: GOOD NEWS FOR [...] (C) The March 26 election in three German states had the effect of reinforcing the national standing of Christian (CDU) and Social (SPD) Democrats, partners in the Berlin's "Grand Coalition." Though turnout was low, there are few signs that alienation was the reason, as protest parties of rig [...] | 2006-03-27 12:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GM |
06BERLIN889 | SHUTTING DOWN THE PKK IN FRANCE AND GERMANY: [...] (S) Upon receipt of Ref A, DCM chaired a meeting of relevant members of the country team and post raised the issue of PKK support in Germany with the Turkish DCM and senior members of the German government. German officials state an awareness of the threats posed by the PKK and a readiness to [...] | 2006-03-31 14:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL FR GM |
06BERLIN988 | ADDITIONAL GERMAN ACTION AGAINST THE PKK [...] (C) Recent allegedly PKK-linked violence in Germany and one arrest in Berlin formed the backdrop for continued engagement with senior German officials pursuant to ref B. Demonstrations -------------- 2. (C) According to local press reports, on the evening of April 1, alleged PKK supporte [...] | 2006-04-11 15:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PTER EFIN KCRM PINR PREL GM |
06BERLIN993 | THE GERMAN ECONOMY: MORE GROWTH? [...] (U) SUMMARY: A rise in German business confidence indexes signaled a change of mood about Germany's economic prospects in early 2006. Many linked the boost to Chancellor Merkel's "honeymoon" effect as business groups put high hopes in the new government and a turnaround from Germany's wan 0.9% [...] | 2006-04-12 09:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL GM |
06BERN1138 | TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE: SWITZERLAND ALIGNS WITH EU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SZ |
06BERN1140 | MONTENEGRO: SWITZERLAND RECOGNIZES INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 09:58:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SZ YU |
06BERN1223 | SWISS REPLY ON VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 15:07:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV EAID VE SZ |
06BERN1280 | IRAN: LARIJANI MEETS WITH SWISS FM CALMY-REY \ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 14:51:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM ETTC SZ |
06BERN1505 | SWISS WELCOME UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 10:37:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN IS PREL PTER MOPS UNSC |
06BERN1553 | FM CALMY-REY LASHES OUT AT THE UNITED STATES, EU \ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-23 08:46:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD SZ |
06BERN1571 | STOCKHOLM DONORS CONFERENCE: SWISS AID TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 15:12:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL SZ SW |
06BERN1593 | (CORRECTED COPY) SWISS FOREIGN MINISTER \ [...] (C) Charge Urban met with Swiss Foreign Minister Calmy-Rey \ this afternoon at the FM's invitation. The FM wished to \ clarify remarks she made about the U.S. during her August 21 \ speech to the Swiss ambassadors conference in Bern. Asked to \ speak first, the Charge noted concerns in Washington [...] | 2006-08-29 17:54:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD SZ |
06BERN1626 | ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP: [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-06 06:08:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINS PREL MARR CE SZ |
06BERN1639 | DEMARCHE FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 05:51:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU SZ |
06BERN1686 | SWISS DFA DEPUTY POLDIR ON IRAN, UNHRC, AND \ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 07:49:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP CASC SZ |
06BERN1710 | SWISS RESPONSE ON SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP MEETING, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 10:45:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINS PREL MARR CE SZ |
06BERN1910 | SWISS REACTION TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM SZ |
06BERN1947 | SWISS VIEWS ON LEBANON, SYRIA, AND HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-18 16:39:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PTER MOPS SZ |
06BERN1971 | EUR A/S FRIED AND SWISS STATE SECRETARY AMBUHL \ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 08:56:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KNNP EAID SZ |
06BERN1981 | SWISS ASSISTANCE WITH USINT OPERATING DIFFICULTIES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-24 16:56:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT SZ CU |
06BERN2046 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - SEEKING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 16:23:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL SZ |
06BERN2059 | SYRIA/LEBANON: SWISS OFFICIAL REPORTS ON DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 16:10:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MEPP SY LE IS SZ |
06BERN2064 | SOUTH ASIA EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION: SWISS UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 17:35:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PK SZ |
06BERN2115 | SWISS TO BAKER COMMISSION: USG SHOULD NO LONGER \ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-27 15:48:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PTER ETTC IR IZ SZ |
06BERN2142 | CUBA AND TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: SWITZERLAND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 15:59:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU SZ |
06BERN545 | SWISS SEE GOLAN HEIGHTS RESOLUTION AS KEY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Bern | SECRET | PREL KPAL IS SY SZ |
06BERN587 | U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION: SWISS NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-17 16:00:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KSCA KNNP ENRG PARM ETTC IN SZ |
06BERN593 | SWISS ADOPT RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSAL OF EXCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-21 10:39:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MOPS PREL IZ SZ |
06BERN688 | BELARUS: SWITZERLAND WEIGHS VISA BAN, TARGETED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-29 15:24:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL EU BL SZ |
06BERN716 | CUBA: SWISS FM CALMY-REY'S MARCH 23 MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-31 16:12:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ASEC CU SZ |
06BERN898 | SWITZERLAND & LIECHTENSTEIN: ASSESSING OUR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 15:15:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD SZ VE |
06BISHKEK1195 | A/S BOUCHER'S MEETINGS IN BISHKEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with a range of Kyrgyz Government officials, parliamentary deputies, business and civil society leaders, and American implementing partners during his August 10-11 visit to Bishkek. A/S Boucher used the [...] | 2006-08-16 06:05:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
06BISHKEK1196 | BOUCHER AND BAKIYEV: BOTH PLEDGING TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 11 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Affairs Richard Boucher, SIPDIS President Bakiyev turned straight to investment issues, urging U.S. involvement in major hydro-electric projects. Surprising everyone with an about-face, Bakiyev said that the [...] | 2006-08-16 06:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PGOV PREL ENRG EINV MARR KG |
06BISHKEK1224 | YOUTH LEADER CLAIMS HE'S NOT TO BLAME FOR PNGS [...] (C) On August 17, PolOff met with Alisher Mamasaliyev, a member of the Forum of Young Politicians and former member of the youth movement Kel-Kel. Mamasaliyev stated that the purpose of his visit was to inform the Embassy that the SNB called him in on August 16 to repeat its request that he d [...] | 2006-08-22 07:28:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KG |
06BISHKEK1262 | SADYKJAN KAMALOV SPEAKS OUT ON HIS LATE BROTHER [...] (SBU) Former Mufti of Kyrgyzstan Sadykjan Kamalov broke his silence on the death of his brother Muhammadrafiq Kamalov during an interview on August 23 with a reporter from RFE/RL's local affiliate Radio Azattyk. Kamalov emphasized his brother's belief in supporting the government and public [...] | 2006-08-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TERR KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1268 | KYRGYZ-UZBEK RELATIONS CONTINUING TO THAW [...] SUMMARY: Continuing the trend of the past two months (Ref C),Kyrgyz-Uzbek relations appear to be slowly warming. Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov reported progress from his August 24-25 trip to Tashkent in the areas of visa reform and border delimitation, and he was hopeful that Uzbekistan would [...] | 2006-08-29 11:26:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG UZ KG |
06BISHKEK1296 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CENTAL ASIA NUCLEAR WEAPON [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche September 1 to Muratbek Baikhodjoyev, Head of the MFA's Department for International Organizations and Security. Baikhodjoyev said he would pass the points to the Foreign Minister, but pointed out that the CANWFZ signing was set for September 8. While t [...] | 2006-09-07 09:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR KNNP PARM PREL KG UN |
06BISHKEK1297 | REPORT OF THE BISHKEK EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 6, 2006 to review the disappearance of Major Jill Metzger, assigned to Manas Airbase. Present at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, POL/ECON, POL/RA, AID, DAO, PAS, CONS, MGT, RLA, GSO and Base Representative [...] | 2006-09-07 09:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PGOV PREL ASEC MARR KG PINR |
06BISHKEK1300 | INVITATION TO KAZAKH PRESENTATION FORWARDED [...] (U) On September 1, PolOff met with Kuban Kabaev, Head of the MFA's Division of International Economic Organizations, to inquire about the makeup of the planned Kyrgyz delegation to the IMU and World Bank meetings in Singapore in mid-September and to pass along reftel invitation. Kabaev was [...] | 2006-09-08 10:46:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECIN KG |
06BISHKEK1302 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARIAN TEKEBAYEV ARRESTED FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Speaker of Parliament and outspoken government critic Omurbek Tekebayev was arrested September 5 at the Warsaw airport. He was allegedly carrying in his luggage a matryoshka doll filled with heroin. When the story broke in Kyrgyzstan the afternoon of September 7, opposi [...] | 2006-09-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1303 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ATTENDS SEPTEMBER 11 CEREMOPNY AT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev led the Kyrgyz Government delegation to the September 11 ceremony at the Manas Air Base. Bakiyev said that it was symbolic that his first visit to the Base should come on such a momentous day, and he re-affirmed Kyrgyzstan's commitment to the war on terrorism [...] | 2006-09-11 11:43:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1305 | TERRORISM FINANCE: REQUEST FOR POSTS' NOMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 08:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC KG |
06BISHKEK1309 | UPDATE: 61ST UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] (U) Per Ref B request, the information below regarding UNGA attendance was provided by the Kyrgyz MFA on September 12. A: ATTENDANCE OF HEAD OF STATE ------------------------------ -- President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has not stated his intention to attend the 61st UN General Assembly. -- H [...] | 2006-09-12 11:45:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA KG |
06BISHKEK1310 | TEKEBAYEV RETURNS TO KYRGYZSTAN; SECURITY SERVICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition MP Omurbek Tekebayev returned to Kyrgyzstan early September 12, after Polish authorities dropped all charges against him for carrying narcotics, as he appeared to have been framed (Ref B). At a morning rally in front of Parliament, Tekebayev accused the Kyrgyz Govern [...] | 2006-09-12 13:27:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1311 | PRESS COVERAGE OF 9/11 EVENTS [...] (U) Local press provided wide coverage of the ceremony at Manas Air Base commemorating the 5th anniversary of the September 11 attacks (see reftel). Because of the participation of President Bakiyev, Prime Minister Kulov, Speaker of Parliament Sulanov, and Azreti Mufti Jumanov coverage of th [...] | 2006-09-13 02:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1316 | "MATRYOSHKAGATE" FALL-OUT: EVERBODY WANTS TO JOIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since opposition MP Omurbek Tekebayev was cleared of drug smuggling charges in Poland and returned to Kyrgyzstan, the "Matryoshkagate" scandal has been the talk of the town -- and of Parliament. Looking relaxed and confident -- and clearly enjoying his role as a national hero -- [...] | 2006-09-14 12:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1329 | KYRGYZ INVESTIGATE REFUGEE ABDUCTIONS; UNHCR [...] (C) On September 14, Post contacted the Procurator General's Office for an update on the investigation into the reported abductions in mid-August of four asylum seekers from Osh. Procurator General Kambarli Kongantiyev had promised Ambassador on August 24 that there would be an investigation [...] | 2006-09-15 10:46:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1333 | KYRGYZSTAN OPPOSITION RALLY LESS THAN EXPECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 17 in the southern Aksy District, Kyrgyzstan's opposition staged a "Kurultai," or "people's congress," bringing together representatives from various political parties, NGO groups, and the government. A crowd of approximately 1500 heard numerous speeches, most of [...] | 2006-09-18 12:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1354 | OMBUDSMAN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST KYRGYZ-UZBEK SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 15 the Ambassador met with Ombudsman Tursunbai Bakir-uulu to discuss Kyrgyzstan's failing refugee regime, recent crackdowns on alleged extremists in the south, and Kyrgyz-Uzbek relations. Stating that the situation in the south seemed to be getting worse, Bakir-uulu [...] | 2006-09-21 11:51:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PREF PHUM KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1373 | KYRGYZ TRIAL OF ALLEGED AKRAMIA MEMBERS BEGINS [...] (SBU) The Kyrgyz trial of Gulmira Maksudova, registered Uzbek refugee and daughter of Akramia founder, Akram Yuldashev, and three other alleged Akramia members (two Kyrgyz and one Uzbek national),started September 27 in Osh. The four were taken into custody on July 19, charged with illegally [...] | 2006-09-27 12:53:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1383 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT OUTLINES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Kyrgyz President Bakiyev presented his national development strategy to the assembled parliament, diplomatic corps and other dignitaries on September 28. Speaking in Kyrgyz, he stressed the need for all branches and levels of government to work together to attract foreign inv [...] | 2006-09-28 12:05:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV KG |
06BISHKEK1384 | KYRGYZ COURT ACQUITS, RELEASES ALLEGED AKRAMIA [...] (C) Two days after the Kyrgyz trial of Gulmira Maksudova and three other alleged Akramia members began, UNHCR was able to confirm, on September 29, that Maksudova and Jamshed Kadirov (also an Uzbek national) were surprisingly acquitted of all charges after both agreed to pay a 5,000 som (appro [...] | 2006-09-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1407 | Local Media Reaction to Incident at Manas Airport [...] (SBU) Summary: Local media reaction to the September 26 incident involving a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker and a Kyrgyz Airlines TU-135 has largely been restrained, by local standards. Some outlets have played up the fact that the Kyrgyz plane involved in the accident occasionally transports Presi [...] | 2006-10-03 07:51:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1409 | KYRGYZ UPDATE ON MAKSUDOVA, YULDASHEVA RESETTLEMENT [...] (C) UNHCR reps in Bishkek have told us that following the release from custody of her daughter Gulmira Maksudova on September 29 (Ref A),Yogdoroy Yuldasheva has re-appealed to UNHCR to assist in resettling her other daughter, 14-year-old Muyassaroy Yuldasheva, first to Germany under the guard [...] | 2006-10-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1416 | KYRGYZ MEDIA MOGUL ALEXANDER KIM ON THE CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: On September 27, Alexander Kim, Kyrgyzstan's leading pro-government media mogul, spoke with the Ambassador on Kyrgyzstan's political leadership, recent scandals, and the state of relations with the United States. Kim described President Bakiyev as a leader easily influenced by pre [...] | 2006-10-05 10:50:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1417 | AN IFTAR IN OSH: A TRIP TO SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 28-29, the Ambassador traveled to Osh, Kyrgyzstan's second city, and met with government officials, NGO and political party representatives, and journalists. The Ambassador toured the newly renovated Drug Control Agency regional headquarters, and she met with part [...] | 2006-10-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1423 | KYRGYZ OPPOSITION CALLS FOR DEMONSTRATION, AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 29, the "For Reforms" opposition movement announced it would organize a mass demonstration beginning on November 2 to demand the resignation of President Bakiyev and Prime Minister Kulov, unless the government meets a growing list of opposition demands, including con [...] | 2006-10-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1428 | KYRGYZ INTERIOR MINISTER APPOINTED SNB CHAIRMAN, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, Kyrgyzstan's Interior Minister, Major-General Murat Sutalinov, was named to be the new Chairman of the National Security Service (SNB). Osmonaly Gurunov, Head of MVD's Department for Combating Extremism and Illegal Migration, was named to be the new Interior Minis [...] | 2006-10-11 03:04:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KG |
06BISHKEK1430 | KYRGYZ PROCURATOR GENERAL RESPONDS BUT PROVIDES NO [...] (SBU) In response to the Ambassador's request for information regarding five missing Uzbek asylum seekers (ref b),the Kyrgyz Procurator General's office wrote to us on October 10 that law enforcement officials in Osh were continuing to investigate the cases, but there was no new information r [...] | 2006-10-11 08:32:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1450 | BISHKEK SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] SUMMARY: Your visit offers an opportunity to move our democracy and civil society agenda forward. Following the downturn in our relations this summer, and building on A/S Boucher's August visit, the Kyrgyz are now indicating they may have gone too far, and want to repair relations. Moving a [...] | 2006-10-13 11:02:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1451 | STRAIGHT TALK FROM LOCAL KYRGYZ IN NARYN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 5-6 trip to the coldest region in Kyrgyzstan, Country Desk Officer and Poloff met with various NGO representatives and Naryn government officials about the current state of the region's economy and civil society. Local government officials were candid in voic [...] | 2006-10-13 12:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD PHUM KG |
06BISHKEK1454 | KYRGYZ REFUGEE REGIME REMAINS ON EDGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 12 and 13, visiting PRM Officer and Poloff met with Kyrgyz Government officials, international organization representatives, and NGOs in Bishkek and Osh to discuss the refugee situation in Kyrgyzstan. Following recent extraditions and reported abductions (refs a and b [...] | 2006-10-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1463 | POINTS ON UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-18 06:07:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM PGOV KG |
06BISHKEK1487 | KYRGYZSTAN: DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and Ambassador Yovanovitch met with Foreign Minister Alimbek Jekshenkulov October 17 in Bishkek. DAS Feigenbaum stressed our multi-dimensional commitment to Central Asia and to Kyrgyzstan. He said that a difficult period over the summer had raised questi [...] | 2006-10-23 06:10:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KG |
06BISHKEK1489 | DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES ENERGY PRIVATIZATION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Having just returned from meetings with the Venice Commission on constitutional reform, Speaker of Parliament Marat Sultanov was eager to meet with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum to discuss U.S.-Kyrgyz relations, the energy sector, and draft constitutions. The candid discussions reveale [...] | 2006-10-23 08:37:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1490 | SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETING WITH AUCA IN BISHKEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Feigenbaum and the Ambassador met with American University of Central Asia (AUCA) President Hurwitz and Vice President Beshimov on October 18 to discuss the state of AUCA and relations between the University and the Minister of Education. Though the disagreement regarding [...] | 2006-10-23 08:40:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1496 | SCA DAS Feigenbaum Visit to Kyrgyzstan: Muslim [...] (U) SCA DAS Feigenbaum and the Ambassador welcomed the Chief Mufti of Kyrgyzstan, his deputy, the Human Rights Ombudsman, and a group of 40 representatives of civil and religious society to the October 17 dinner in Bishkek. This year, Embassy Bishkek held two Iftaar dinners, one in the north [...] | 2006-10-25 02:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1506 | KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MOVING AHEAD WITH NOVEMBER 2 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz opposition, led by the "For Reforms" movement, is moving ahead with plans for a mass rally against the government in Bishkek on November 2. Opposition leaders say that they will protest in front of the Kyrgyz White House for an "indefinite" period, until President Baki [...] | 2006-10-26 13:49:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1516 | OCTOBER 25 NUCLEAR SMUGGLING OUTREACH TALKS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 25, 2006, the Nuclear Smuggling Outreach Delegation met a Kyrgyz Republic delegation representing eight agencies and ministries to continue the discussions begun in May 2006 on improving the Kyrgyz Republic's capabilities to combat nuclear smuggling. The two delegati [...] | 2006-10-27 11:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KG KNNP PREL |
06BISHKEK1517 | KYRGYZSTAN: DAS FEIGENBAUM'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and Ambassador Yovanovitch met former Trade Minister Almaz Atambayev and MP Omurbek Tekebayev October 17 to discuss their plans for a mass protest against the government on November 2. Atambayev and Tekebayev, leaders of the "For Reforms" opposition movem [...] | 2006-10-27 11:06:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KG |
06BISHKEK1518 | DAS FEIGENBAUM DISCUSSES ISSUES OF STABILITY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 and 20, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum, together with Ambassador SIPDIS Yovanovitch, traveled to southern Kyrgyzstan to discuss issues of social and political stability, as well as the impending demonstration on November 2, with local government o [...] | 2006-10-28 07:19:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1521 | DAS FEIGENBAUM'S ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS WITH CIVIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 17 and 18, DAS Evan Feigenbaum held separate roundtable discussions with political analysts, democracy NGO leaders, economic development NGO leaders. Participants offered a range of views about what would happen as a result of planned opposition protests on November 2 [...] | 2006-10-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR KCRM KG |
06BISHKEK1532 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT OFFERS TO MEET OPPOSITION AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz opposition is moving ahead with plans for a mass demonstration against the government on November 2, but there are some indications that a compromise may still be possible. President Bakiyev and all the members of his government appeared in Parliament October 30 in an [...] | 2006-10-30 12:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1535 | SOUTHERNERS UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN BISHKEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: While traveling in Osh October 26-28 for a USAID-supported agricultural exposition and PAS-funded American rodeo event, the Ambassador met with religious leaders, political activists and university students about the overall situation in southern Kyrgyzstan and their opinions abou [...] | 2006-10-31 10:13:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KG |
06BISHKEK1537 | STALLED CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AT CORE OF KYRGYZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Stalled constitutional reform is at the center of the bitter dispute between President Bakiyev, the Parliament, civil society, and the political opposition. The constitutional reform process began in April 2005, when the interim government and its supporters agreed that a new co [...] | 2006-11-01 05:46:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1548 | BAKIYEV AND KYRGYZ OPPOSITION CLOSER TO AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to opposition leaders, in a series of meetings October 31 to discuss the opposition's demands for reforms, President Bakiyev and the Kyrgyz opposition reached provisional agreement on the broad form of a new constitution, and President Bakiyev may present a draft along t [...] | 2006-11-01 13:54:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1551 | KYRGYZ NOVEMBER 2 PROTEST UNDERWAY; SITUATION CALM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The situation in Bishkek is changing minute-by-minute, as the opposition mounts a protest in the central Ala-too Square, and meetings between the government and opposition continue. As of 1630 local, there was a crowd of at least 5000 on the square. Opposition MPs, who had addr [...] | 2006-11-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1554 | KYRGYZSTAN PROTEST UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Parliament on November 3, Prime Minister Kulov said that the government had received a taped conversation of opposition leaders planning to seize government buildings and regional administrations. State Secretary Madumarov claimed the tape "made obvious" that SIPDIS there [...] | 2006-11-03 11:50:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1565 | MEDIA COVERAGE OF KYRGYZ PROTESTS PREDICTABLE, [...] (C) Summary: The majority of media outlets in Kyrgyzstan are either government-owned or pro-government in content. News coverage of the protests have largely painted the protesters in a negative light. However, one new, small independent TV station has sided with the opposition and is providi [...] | 2006-11-06 11:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1566 | KYRGYZSTAN PROTEST INTENSIFIES FOLLOWING QUIET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a relatively quiet weekend, the anti-government protest appears to be growing in intensity. As of 1600 local on November 6, a crowd of over 3000 protesters has pushed up against the fence of the Kyrgyz White House, while a group of opposition leaders is reportedly insid [...] | 2006-11-06 11:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1568 | AES AND KYRGYZSTAN SIGN MEMORANDUM ON ELECTRIC [...] (U) In a brief November 6 signing ceremony attended by the Ambassador, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Felix Kulov and AES Silk Road President Dale Perry initialed a memorandum of understanding regarding the construction of 500 kilovolt electric transmission lines linking Kyrgyzstan to both Kazakhstan [...] | 2006-11-07 10:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1570 | 11/8/06 EAC MEETING REGARDING DEMONSTRATIONS IN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 8. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, EXBS, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, and Manas Air Force Base representatives. [...] | 2006-11-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL |
06BISHKEK1571 | KYRGYZSTAN PROTEST "DE-ESCALATING" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on November 7, opposition and pro-government parliamentarians reached agreement on a draft of a new constitution that reportedly strengthens the role of the parliament. This latest draft follows the submission of proposed amendments to the constitution by President Bakiyev [...] | 2006-11-08 13:06:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK1586 | PARLIAMENT PASSES, PRESIDENT SIGNS NEW KYRGYZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on November 8, the Kyrgyz Parliament adopted a new constitution that appears to limit the powers of the president and to increase the role of the parliament. On November 9, President Bakiyev signed the new constitution into effect, although under the terms of the agreement bo [...] | 2006-11-09 12:08:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK1587 | A SNAPSHOT OF THE NEW KYRGYZ CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 9, President Bakiyev signed into law a new constitution, which is effective immediately. The text, which is based on an amended version of the existing constitution, was passed around midnight on Nov. 8 by the Kyrgyz parliament. The result of a compromise [...] | 2006-11-09 12:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1588 | KYRGYZ WELCOME REGIONAL ELECTRICITY INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: During the October 30-31 visit of SCA Senior Advisor Robert Deutsch and SCA RAO Leo Gallagher to Bishkek, Kyrgyz officials expressed support for developing infrastructure to export electricity, reform of the power sector and foreign investment in the Kyrgyz energy sector. However [...] | 2006-11-13 03:21:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1589 | TRADE AND SECURITY ISSUES REVIEWED AT KYRGYZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 and 20, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum visited three border posts along the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border: two closed crossings in the city of Karasuu and one in Osh, which is being reconstructed but remains open. The lack of Uzbek-Kyrgyz information-sharing across their border in [...] | 2006-11-13 03:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1602 | EAC MEETING RE ABDUCTION OF USAID OFFICER'S SPOUSE [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Bishkek Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on November 13. Present at the meeting were: AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, INL, CLO, RLA, USAID, RSO, Peace Corps, U.S. Treasury Representative, and Manas Air Forc [...] | 2006-11-14 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1621 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting late on November 16. In attendance were AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, MSG, PAS, MGT, DAO, SAO, CONS, USAID, MED, RLS, and RSO. Peace Corps and CLO were subsequently briefed by DCM. 2. (C) Ambassador said that the meeting was called to discuss new d [...] | 2006-11-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1643 | BATTLE BEGINS OVER NEW KYRGYZ CONSTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz government, opposition, and civil society leaders are still assessing the impact of the new constitution adopted November 9, and the political maneuvering over its implementation is well underway even though the official text has yet to be published. Reactions to the new [...] | 2006-11-20 12:39:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK1692 | KYRGYZ HIPC DEBATE BECOMES POLITICAL HOT POTATO [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrival this week of a World Bank team to Bishkek for 2-3 weeks of technical consultations has focused political and media attention on the HIPC initiative. According to a World Bank insider, Kyrgyz object to energy reforms proposed under the HIPC program, specifically reg [...] | 2006-11-30 11:39:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1705 | POLITICS REMAIN CONTENTIOUS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three weeks have passed since President Bakiyev and the opposition reached a compromise on a new constitution. The presidential administration continues to translate the document from Russian to Kyrgyz, and we expect that a final version will be published in early December. In [...] | 2006-12-01 12:26:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1706 | KYRGYZ PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATING NDI, IRI, AND IFES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Procurator General's office separately summoned the National Democratic Institute (NDI),International Republican Institute (IRI) and IFES on November 15, 24, and 27, respectively, to discuss their programs, activities, funding, and relation with USAID. IRI and IFES were cal [...] | 2006-12-01 13:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1710 | PM KULOV: CAUTIOUSLY MOVING FORWARD IN A NEW ERA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Prime Minister Kulov November 30 to discuss a range of issues. Kulov called the new constitution "flawed" and said that the president emerged as the "big winner." He expressed little faith in the political opposition, saying they were disunited and corrupt. [...] | 2006-12-05 05:15:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MARR ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK1722 | SHOOTING INCIDENT AT MANAS AIRBASE, KYRGYZSTAN [...] (U) This is an Action Cable; see paras 11-14 below. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: On the afternoon of December 6, A KYRGYZ NATIONAL was SHOT AND KILLED BY a U.S. AIR FORCE SECURITY AIRMAN WHILE MAKING a routine FUEL DELIVERY at Manas Coalition Airbase in Kyrgyzstan. According to the airman, the [...] | 2006-12-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PGOV KG |
06BISHKEK1723 | ACTION REQUEST RECOMMENDING RESUMPTION OF [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request; see para 8 below. 2. (C) On November 16, 2006, the USAID office in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic temporarily suspended operations due to a perceived security threat. The perceived threat centered around the recovery of a stolen diplomatic vehicle that reap [...] | 2006-12-06 15:03:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1726 | KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER ON POLITICS, ECONOMY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 1 meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov discussed the current political, economic and security situation; the Procurator General's probe into the National Democratic Institute (NDI),International Republican Institute (IRI) and IFES;, and Kyrgyz- [...] | 2006-12-07 10:16:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK1730 | BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON RECOMMENDATION TO REOPEN [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired an EAC meeting the morning of December 6. In attendance were AMB, DCM, POL/ECON, POL/RA, PAS, MGT, DAO, CONS, CLO, Peace Corps, USAID, MED, RSL, Manas Airbase, and RSO. Also attending was USAID Regional Deputy Director Delaney from Almaty. 2. (C) The Bishk [...] | 2006-12-07 11:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL |
06BISHKEK1732 | AIRBASE DIP NOTE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4 below. 2. (C) On December 7, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the shooting death of a Kyrgyz citizen at Manas Air Base. The note "demands" that the U.S. revoke the diplomatic immunity of the U [...] | 2006-12-07 12:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1733 | PRESIDENT CALLS IN AMBASSADOR OVER 12/6 SHOOTING [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, President Bakiyev called in the Ambassador to discuss the December 6 shooting incident at the Manas Air Force Base. He requested that the U.S. keep the Airman who shot the Kyrgyz national in the country until the end of the investigation and that no constraints [...] | 2006-12-07 13:00:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
06BISHKEK1736 | KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER ON SHOOTING AT AIR BASE: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov called in the Ambassador late on December 8 to discuss the shooting incident at the Manas Air Base (Ref B). Jekshenkulov gave the Ambassador two diplomatic notes: one requesting cooperation in the investigation, and the second proposing the establi [...] | 2006-12-11 03:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1737 | KYRGYZ MEDIA: WHO'S PULLING THE STRINGS AND WHY [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Internet news agencies, broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Kyrgyz media and political scene have become closely intertwined [...] | 2006-12-11 04:35:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1742 | WEB-BASED NEWS MEDIA IN KYRGYZSTAN: KYRGYZ NEWS IN [...] (U) This is the second in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering broadcast media, National TV and overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: From the far corners of the republic, an increasing number of Kyrgyz citizens have access to ne [...] | 2006-12-12 05:04:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1750 | KYRGYZ PLEDGE TO JOIN HIPC INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: World Bank-led discussions with a Kyrgyz negotiating team headed by PM Kulov yielded an agreement December 9 on Kyrgyzstan's accession to the HIPC initiative. The Kyrgyz Government has yet to make any public announcement about the agreement, but the World Bank country manager bel [...] | 2006-12-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1751 | RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS AT USAID OFFICE IN OSH, [...] (C) On 13 December 2006, USAID OSH office director Zach Shelton informed RSO that all three MVD guards are now armed. The pre-conditions set by the EAC in REFTEL Bishkek 1723 for resuming operations at the Osh USAID office have been met. 2. (C) In State 196694, the Department stated tha [...] | 2006-12-13 10:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC KG PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
06BISHKEK1752 | KYRGYZ BROADCAST MEDIA: THE INFLUENTIAL AIRWAVES [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with additional cables covering Kyrgyz National TV (KTR) and an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Clearly all parties in the political spectrum of Kyrgyzstan see broadcast media as the most powe [...] | 2006-12-13 10:58:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1753 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON AIRBASE SHOOTING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 12, Ambassador met with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ermek Ibragimov regarding the way ahead on the Manas air base shooting incident. He agreed that the incident had become an internal political issue, making it harder to contain. He raised questions about [...] | 2006-12-13 11:14:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE MARR KG |
06BISHKEK1762 | KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM ON MANAS AIR BASE INCIDENTS [...] (C) Summary. Speaking privately, Deputy FM Sarbayev told DCM that U.S. delay in responding to the diplomatic notes on the Manas shooting incident is creating a growing political problem for the GOKG that damages U.S. interests and that could jeopardize the continued operation of the base. [...] | 2006-12-14 12:13:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KG |
06BISHKEK1763 | KYRGYZ STATE TV: LURING THE DINOSAUR TOWARD [...] (U) This is the fourth in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan, with the final cable offering an overall analysis to follow. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With access to the nearly every household in Kyrgyzstan, the State Television and Radio Company (KTR) is by far the dominant m [...] | 2006-12-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL SCUL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1767 | SETTLING ACCOUNTS: OPPOSITION, NGO'S FEELING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is mounting evidence that the Kyrgyz Government is targeting key opposition figures in retribution for their roles in the early November anti-government demonstrations. While President Bakiyev told Parliament December 4 that rally participants would not be persecuted, he a [...] | 2006-12-15 11:43:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1772 | MANAS SHOOTING INCIDENT: KYRGYZ WELCOME U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Separately, on December 18, Ambassador met with First Deputy Foreign Minister Taalay Kydyrov, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Staff Medet Sadyrkulov and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ermek Ibragimov to deliver the USG responses to Kyrgyz Government diplomatic notes concern [...] | 2006-12-19 03:11:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KG |
06BISHKEK1775 | A KYRGYZ LINK TO RUSSIAN BANKER'S DEATH? [...] (C) In a conversation with emboff concerning Kyrgyz Central Bank operations (septel),former Kyrgyz Central Bank governor Ulan Sarbanov linked information he provided Russian Central Bank First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov in September during a meeting in Poland to Kozlov,s subsequent murder [...] | 2006-12-19 04:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KCOR KCRM KG |
06BISHKEK1783 | KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ON LIVE TV: REVOKE IMMUNITY FOR [...] (C) Responding to a question during a live call-in show on national television December 18, President Bakiyev said that the diplomatic status accorded U.S. soldiers at the Manas Air Base should be revoked. Referring to the December 6 security incident at Manas Air Base in which a U.S. servicem [...] | 2006-12-19 09:57:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1784 | KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT RESIGNS; PLOY TO FORCE NEW [...] (U) At an emergency cabinet meeting on December 19, all 14 members of the Kyrgyz government offered to resign. Prime Minister Felix Kulov said he also would submit a letter of resignation to the president. The reason given was that the resignations would create conditions to put the new cons [...] | 2006-12-19 12:06:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1787 | MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS FOLLOWING KYRGYZ [...] (C) In the immediate aftermath of the surprise resignations of Prime Minister Kulov and other members of the government December 19, one thing has not changed: the government. The Prime Minister and all of the ministers are continuing in their positions as "acting" ministers, and this may co [...] | 2006-12-20 12:24:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1788 | MANAS AIR BASE SHOOTING AND KRYGYZ CULTURE [...] (C) I and my staff deeply appreciate the extensive State-DOD coordination in recent days regarding the December 6 shooting incident at Manas Air Base, as well as on accelerating release of the AIB report on the September aircraft collision. Both issues have, unfortunately, raised questions [...] | 2006-12-21 02:40:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL PGOV MARR KG |
06BISHKEK1789 | KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL [...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...] | 2006-12-21 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1790 | KYRGYZ MEDIA: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT ALL [...] (U) This is the last in a series of cables on the state of the media in Kyrgyzstan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Many consider the Kyrgyz media to be the freest and liveliest in Central Asia, and there is no doubt that this is true. There are many options for news coverage and opinion, especially in th [...] | 2006-12-21 02:41:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SCUL PREL KPAO KG |
06BISHKEK1792 | KYRGYZ BUNDLE GAS, POWER AND WATER WITH UZBEKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyz-Uzbek negotiators agreed on a $100 per thousand cubic meter rate for Uzbek natural gas for 2007, nearly doubling the current price. In response, the Kyrgyz government announced a 44% hike in natural gas rates for consumers to absorb the price increase. In a related deal [...] | 2006-12-21 07:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1795 | PROGRESS FOR KYRGYZ HAJJ PILGRIMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The first planeload of Kyrgyz pilgrims has taken off for Mecca, but the mismanagement of the last Hajj is still fresh in the minds of the Muslim community throughout Kyrgyzstan, with some calling for the Chief Mufti and state officials to resign. Following the January 2006 Ha [...] | 2006-12-21 11:07:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF KISL PHUM SOCI KG |
06BISHKEK1807 | NEW -- YES, YET ANOTHER -- KYRGYZ CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: The surprise resignation of the Kyrgyz government December 19 has provoked a constitutional impasse, and President Bakiyev is apparently attempting to use the crisis to regain powers that he lost under the new constitution adopted November 9. Parliament is considering a draft of [...] | 2006-12-22 12:39:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK1812 | KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT FAILS TO ADOPT NEW CONSTITUTION; [...] (U) The Kyrgyz Parliament narrowly failed to pass a proposed new constitution in a secret ballot on December 25. The draft received 46 votes; it needed 50 to pass. Prominent opposition MPs Omurbek Tekebayev and Azimbek Beknazarov refused to vote. Supporters of the measure said they would con [...] | 2006-12-26 10:18:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK1826 | KYRGYZ MANEUVERING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) The political maneuvering continues in Bishkek following the parliament's narrow failure to adopt a new constitution December 25 (reftel). While pro-presidential MPs vowed to put forward new amendments to the constitution, some members of the opposition For Reforms movement threatened r [...] | 2006-12-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KG |
06BISHKEK419 | KYRGYZ MOB FIGURE MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 21, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced that it had approved the candidate registration of notorious mob figure Ryspek Akmatbayev, who is seeking to run for parliament. The CEC decision clears the way for Akmatbayev to run for the seat left vacant when hi [...] | 2006-03-27 10:38:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KCOR PREL KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK435 | BUSINESS AS USUAL - KYRGYZ PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although corruption seemed to subside immediately after the March, 2005 overthrow of the Akayev government, local and foreign businesspeople now complain that government corruption is the same as under Akayev, or in some cases worse. Many blame below subsistence-level governmen [...] | 2006-03-30 11:13:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR PGOV PREL KCRM EAID ECON KG |
06BISHKEK436 | CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION REVOKES REGISTRATION [...] (SBU) On March 30, the Central Election Commission voted 10-0 to revoke the candidate registration of notorious mob boss Ryspek Akmatbayev. Akmatbayev is running for parliament from the Issykul Oblast city of Balikchy. The CEC decision comes only nine days after its March 21 decision to appr [...] | 2006-03-30 11:44:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM KCOR PREL KDEM KG |
06BISHKEK457 | BISHKEK SCENESETTER FOR SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Ambassador Boucher, thank you for your willingness to come to Bishkek. Your visit comes as Kyrgyzstan still struggles to make sense of last year's Tulip Revolution. Although the government declared March 24 a national holiday ) "People's Revolution Day" ) and staged a Soviet-style milita [...] | 2006-04-05 12:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KCOR KCRM EINV KG |
06BISHKEK460 | AMBASSADOR'S TRIP, STATEMENT TOUCH A RAW NERVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 6 meeting with Ambassador Yovanovitch, a clearly uncomfortable Deputy Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbaev said that Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov had asked him to express concern over the "deep resonance" left by the Ambassador's recent trip to southern Kyrgyzstan. [...] | 2006-04-06 14:05:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KG |
06BISHKEK496 | COUP OR DEMONSTRATION? OPPOSITION MAKING BIG [...] (C) On April 12, President of the local NGO Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society Edil Baisalov detailed to PolOff plans for a major demonstration in Bishkek on April 29. According to Baisalov, at an April 12 meeting of the demonstration's main organizers, opposition parliamentarians re [...] | 2006-04-14 02:44:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KG |
06BISHKEK502 | VISIT OF SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER TO BISHKEK [...] (C) During a series of meetings on April 11, SCA Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher urged the Kyrgyz Government to move forward on constitutional reform and said that the U.S. is eager to begin the next round of negotiations on Manas Coalition Airbase. He also expressed concern over the Apr [...] | 2006-04-17 08:46:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KCOR EAID ECON KG |
06BISHKEK504 | GOVERNMENT STICKING TO PARTY LINE ON BAISALOV [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings with Ambassador Yovanovitch to discuss the April 12 attack on civil society leader Edil Baisalov, government officials largely stuck to the party line, calling the assault "an unfortunate incident" [...] | 2006-04-17 10:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM KCOR KG |
06BISHKEK532 | MFA PUBLICLY LASHES OUT AT AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On April 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) issued a sharply worded statement, rebuking Ambassador Yovanovitch for comments she made in support of Kyrgyzstan's participation in the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative during an April 15 interview w [...] | 2006-04-19 12:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KG |
06BISHKEK625 | TOUGH TALK AMID HOPES FOR LAST MINUTE COMPROMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tensions seemed to ease somewhat one day before the large opposition demonstration planned for April 29 in Central Bishkek. Chief organizer Almaz Atambayev told PolOff on April 28 that he hoped for 20,000 people at the demonstration, but most Embassy contacts believe 4000-6000 a [...] | 2006-04-28 12:22:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KG |
06BISHKEK642 | UNHCR PREPARED TO RESETTLE FINAL FOUR UZBEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 18, UNHCR Bishkek Chief Carlos Zaccagnini told PolOff that France had agreed to accept the accused drug dealer who is one of four Uzbek refugees remaining in Kyrgyzstan. Zaccagnini said the decision to accept this refugee means that all four of the Uzbek refugees that h [...] | 2006-05-02 11:16:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM UZ KG |
06BISHKEK648 | BAKIYEV REJECTS MINISTERS' OFFER TO RESIGN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 2, sixteen ministers submitted their resignations to President Bakiyev, which Bakiyev refused to accept. The offers to resign came after the Parliament on April 28 passed non-binding no-confidence votes against thirteen ministers (Parliament approved of the work of only t [...] | 2006-05-03 12:20:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KG |
06BISHKEK674 | MAJOR GOVERNMENT SHAKEUP: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10, the government announced a major personnel shakeup. As part of the reshuffling, National Security Service (SNB) Chairman Tashtemir Aitbayev as well as the Minister of Agriculture were dismissed, and State Secretary Dastan Sarygulov resigned. Both Vice Prime SIPDIS [...] | 2006-05-10 14:12:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS PINR KG |
06BISHKEK701 | CRIME FIGURE WITH SUSPECTED TIES TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to press reports and the Interior Ministry (MVD),notorious mob figure and parliamentary candidate Ryspek Akmatbayev (reftels a and b) was killed by unknown persons on May 10 approximately 12 kilometers outside of Bishkek. According to the MVD, Akmatbayev was shot 28 [...] | 2006-05-11 12:01:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KCRM ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK766 | LITTLE TENSION IN RUN-UP TO MAY 27 OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Four days before the large opposition demonstration planned for May 27 in central Bishkek, tensions are noticeably lower than in the run-up to the April 29 opposition protest (reftel). Opposition leaders have in recent days backed away from an earlier vow to call for President [...] | 2006-05-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PREL ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK779 | ALL SIDES PREDICTING A PEACEFUL MAY 27 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One day before the May 27 opposition demonstration in central Bishkek (reftel),both government and opposition contacts continue to predict a violence-free demonstration. One protest organizer told the Embassy on May 26 that the opposition is expecting 30,000 demonstrators to [...] | 2006-05-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Bishkek | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PREL ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK796 | LARGE OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATION ENDS PEACEFULLY ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: According to Embassy observer estimates, between 12,000 and 20,000 opposition protesters demonstrated peacefully on Bishkek's main square on May 27 for approximately 3 hours. Official Kyrgyz estimates put the size of the crowd at 15,000-20,000, while protest organizers told the [...] | 2006-05-30 11:26:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM PINS PREL ASEC KG |
06BISHKEK867 | SUPREME COURT DENIES ASYLUM TO FINAL UZBEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 13, the Supreme Court upheld the decision of a lower court to deny refugee status to the last of the remaining four Uzbek refugees who have been in detention since summer 2005. The court decision brings to an end the asylum seekers' lengthy legal battle to remain in Kyr [...] | 2006-06-13 09:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PREL PHUM UZ RU KG |
06BOGOTA10112 | A/S BURNS' OCTOBER 24 MEETING WITH REINTEGRATION [...] (U) October 24, 2006; 8:45PM. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns Ambassador William Wood USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Mark Silverman USAID Director Liliana Ayalde Political Officer Liliana Gabriel (notetaker) COLOMBIA Reinsertion Commissioner Frank Pearl [...] | 2006-11-01 15:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10113 | U/S BURNS OCTOBER 25 MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (U) October 25, 2006, 10:30-12:00 a.m., Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. (U) Participants: U.S. U/S Burns A/S for WHA Thomas P. Shannon PM PDAS Stephen Mull Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren Daniel Tomlinson, NSC Patricia Prugh, Attorney Advisor - L Ambassador Willi [...] | 2006-11-01 15:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10114 | U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 25 LUNCH MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN [...] (U) October 25, 2006; 1400PM. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns A/S for WHA Thomas P. Shannon Ambassador William B. Wood Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren DCM Milton Drucker Daniel Tomlinson, NSC Attorney Advisor Patricia Prugh, L Political Counselor John [...] | 2006-11-01 15:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10213 | FARC ATTACK KILLS 17 POLICE IN CORDOBA [...] (U) In the early morning hours of 1 November, the FARC attacked a police post in the small town of Tierradentro in southeast Cordoba Department. In a six-hour siege, the terrorists struck the police station with gunfire and cylinder bombs, and then they ambushed trucks arriving with reinforce [...] | 2006-11-02 18:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10214 | ARAUCA AND CATATUMBO: 3 KEYS TO SECURITY [...] (S) Security in Arauca department is much improved, with no pipeline attacks this year and the population increasingly cooperating with the COLMIL. Three keys to this progress are U.S.-funded helicopters for combat air mobility, judicial processes against militias relying on out-of-town pros [...] | 2006-11-02 18:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PROG PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10235 | BIOFUELS IN COLOMBIA [...] Summary: To conserve domestic petroleum resources and provide a boost to Colombia's sugar sector, Colombian law mandates that 10/90 ethanol be made available for purchase in Colombia's five largest cities by the end of 2006, and throughout the country by 2012. Colombia's sugar industry produc [...] | 2006-11-02 22:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL ECON PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA10294 | U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 25 MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN [...] (U) October 25, 2006; 1100AM. 2. (U) Participants in Holguin Meeting U.S. Under Secretary Burns Assistant Secretary for WHA Thomas P. Shannon Ambassador William B. Wood Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren NSC - Dan Tomlinson Attorney Advisor Patricia Pugh, L Politica [...] | 2006-11-06 17:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KJUS CO |
06BOGOTA10317 | U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 25 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (U) October 25, 2006; 5:00 pm. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns Ambassador William Wood Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon Assistant Secretary Patterson HeideBronke John Creamer (notetaker) Colombia President Alvaro Uribe Minster of Defense Juan Manuel San [...] | 2006-11-07 12:21:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON ETRD SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA10318 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS AND U.S. DELEGATION MEET [...] (C) U/S Burns and the U.S. delegation capped a successful two-day visit to Bogota with a plenary session on October 25 that included President Uribe, Minister of Foreign Affairs Araujo, Minister of Defense Santos, Minister of Commerce Botero and other senior GOC officials. U/S Burns and Uribe [...] | 2006-11-07 12:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO EC BL |
06BOGOTA10323 | U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 24 MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN [...] (U) October 24, 2006; 430PM, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns A/S for WHA Thomas P. Shannon Ambassador William B. Wood Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren Daniel Tomlinson, NSC Attorney Advisor Patricia Pugh, L Political Co [...] | 2006-11-07 15:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD PTER KJUS CO |
06BOGOTA10325 | U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 25 MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN [...] (U) October 25, 2006; 1300PM. 2. (U) Participants in Iguaran Meeting: U.S. Under Secretary Burns Assistant Secretary for WHA Thomas P. Shannon Ambassador William B. Wood Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren NSC - Dan Tomlinson Attorney Advisor Patricia Pugh, L Politic [...] | 2006-11-07 17:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KJUS CO |
06BOGOTA10337 | LIKELIHOOD OF GOC-FARC HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE [...] (U) Prospects for GOC-FARC talks on a humanitarian exchange of FARC political hostages for imprisoned terrorists are bleak, but low-level efforts to resume contact continue. Speaking at the Iberoamerican Summit, President Uribe left open the door to talks, but only if the FARC stops terrorist [...] | 2006-11-07 20:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO FR SP SZ |
06BOGOTA10462 | SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Uribe arrives in Washington for November 13-14 meetings with executive and legislative branch officials in the wake of a highly successful visit to Colombia by U/S for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns. Uribe will emphasize the importance to Colombia of ratification of the U.S [...] | 2006-11-09 20:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM SNAR EAID ETRD ECON CO |
06BOGOTA10474 | FARC PUBLISHES OPEN LETTER TO PROMINENT AMERICANS [...] On November 9, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) posted a letter to prominent Americans on its website (www.farcep.org). The letter, entitled, "Open Letter to the People of the United States," was addressed to academics James Petras and Noam Chomsky, political figures Jesse [...] | 2006-11-09 22:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL MARR CO |
06BOGOTA10526 | GOC EFFORTS TO WIN POPULAR SUPPORT IN CONFLICT [...] The GOC is implementing social action programs to complement military action and to win the support of two million people in conflict zones. Colombian Armed Forces Commander General Padilla strongly supports the program and recently traveled to a remote village to open a rural health clinic. [...] | 2006-11-14 22:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL MARR EAID CO |
06BOGOTA1054 | NEW COLOMBIAN CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE [...] (U) Summary. On January 1 the new Colombian Criminal Procedure Code was introduced in 7 judicial districts: Bucaramanga, Buga, Cali, Medellin, San Gil, Santa Rosa and Tunja. These districts are added to the four which introduced the new Code in 2005: Armenia, Bogota, Manizales and Pereira. [...] | 2006-02-03 15:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREL CO JSRP LGAT |
06BOGOTA10571 | COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA: TIES THAT BIND [...] (C) President Uribe sees Venezuela's polarizing, anti-U.S. focus as a serious problem, but prefers to manage President Chavez rather than confront him. He works to maintain a positive bilateral atmosphere, using joint energy projects and trade to create incentives to moderate Chavez' behavio [...] | 2006-11-16 18:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR PHUM CO |
06BOGOTA10596 | ARRESTS OF PUBLIC FIGURES WITH ALLEGED [...] (C) On November 17, President Uribe strongly supported the recent law enforcement actions against several Colombian Congressmen for alleged paramilitary ties, and said the State had to proceed with "more severity" when public figures violated the law. The Supreme Court of Justice ordered the [...] | 2006-11-17 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10608 | CONGRESS AND POLITICAL CLASS SHAKEN BY [...] (C) Summary. The arrest of three congressmen for paramilitary ties--and the prospect of more such arrests--has shaken the Colombian political class, and weakened President Uribe's congressional coalition. U Party insiders claim new leadership elections scheduled for November 26 will revive [...] | 2006-11-18 00:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10618 | ECOPETROL TO CONSTRUCT PALM OIL BIODIESEL PLANT [...] Ecopetrol announced on November 15,2006 that it intends to build a biodiesel plant in Magdalena Department with an initial investment of USD 23 million. The plant is very close to Ecopetrol's refinery operations at Barrancabermeja, and would begin operations in 2008 (exact date unknown). The p [...] | 2006-11-20 17:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL ECON PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA10691 | CARAMAGNA SAYS PEACE PROCESS RESPONSIBLE FOR [...] (C) Sergio Caramagna, Director of the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS),told us on November 20 that the peace process with the paramilitaries has helped expose the ties between the paramilitaries and politicians. Caramagna was pleased by a recent meeting held with top GOC [...] | 2006-11-24 15:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10759 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS [...] (C) Post welcomes the December 2-7 visit of Admiral Stavridis, SOUTHCOM Commander, to Colombia. With U.S. assistance, Colombia is fighting a war on four fronts -- FARC, ELN, paramilitaries, and drug traffickers -- with a mix of political, military, and police measures. A multi-phased offensi [...] | 2006-11-28 20:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR PHUM CO |
06BOGOTA10826 | GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER ON PARAMILITARY LINKS TO [...] (C) Summary: Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said the GOC is committed to uncovering the truth about paramilitary links to Colombia's political, economic, and military elites, but warned that the process would produce substantial political and institutional costs. He is urging Presid [...] | 2006-11-29 22:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO CS CU FR NO SP SZ |
06BOGOTA1086 | COLOMBIA: AVIAN FLU CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND [...] (U) As requested in Ref A, post's avian influenza (AI) committee has begun to develop preparedness measures against AI, including AI-specific tripwires. For a comprehensive assessment of Colombia's AI preparedness, see Ref B. ------------------------------ Post Avian Influenza Committee - [...] | 2006-02-06 11:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO SENV ECON EAGER EAID PREL KFLU PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA10933 | PLAN PATRIOTA - THE SEQUEL [...] (S) Building on the progress of Plan Patriota, Colombia's Ministry of Defense is in the process of planning its 2006-10 campaign. The outlines which follow are still tentative. Operationally the new Plan is more a natural evolution of Plan Patriota than a change of course. The COLMIL's main [...] | 2006-12-01 16:58:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER CO MARR |
06BOGOTA10958 | URIBE SUPPORTS SUPREME COURT ACTIONS ON PARA [...] (C) The Supreme Court continues its investigation of paramilitary ties to the Colombian legislators; nine legislators from the Atlantic Coast have now been implicated. Two executive and judicial branch officials have also resigned. President Uribe has publicly urged the Court to pursue all [...] | 2006-12-01 22:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA10960 | PRESIDENT URIBE'S NOVEMBER 30 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Uribe told the Ambassador November 30 that he strongly supported judicial investigations of paramilitary-political ties, and was committed to defending Colombia,s institutions. He voiced concern about the possible involvement of paramilitary leaders detained in La Ceja [...] | 2006-12-01 23:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO EC |
06BOGOTA10961 | PRESIDENT URIBE'S NOVEMBER 30 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Uribe told the Ambassador November 30 that he strongly supported judicial investigations of paramilitary-political ties, and was committed to defending Colombia,s institutions. He voiced concern about the possible involvement of paramilitary leaders detained in La Ceja [...] | 2006-12-01 23:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO EC |
06BOGOTA10976 | OPPOSITION CALLS FOR RESIGNATION OF FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. In a stormy Senate debate on November 29, opposition politicians called on Foreign Minister Araujo to resign "for the good of Colombia" due to alleged family ties to paramilitaries. The FM's brother, Senator Alvaro Araujo, called before the Supreme Court to answer allegations of [...] | 2006-12-04 15:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PREF CO |
06BOGOTA10981 | CORRECTED COPY: PRESIDENT URIBE'S NOVEMBER 30 [...] (C) Summary: President Uribe told the Ambassador November 30 that he strongly supported judicial investigations of paramilitary-political ties, and was committed to defending Colombia,s institutions. He voiced concern about the possible involvement of paramilitary leaders detained in La Ceja [...] | 2006-12-04 18:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO EC |
06BOGOTA11005 | URIBE TRANSFERS EX-PARAMILITARY LEADERS TO MAXIMUM [...] (C) On December 1, President Uribe ordered the transfer of the 59 ex-paramilitary leaders being held at the "La Ceja" detention center to the Itagui maximum-security prison in Antioquia Department. Uribe said he took this decision because of escape plan rumors, and allegations that the leade [...] | 2006-12-04 21:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11125 | EX-PARAS SAY PEACE PROCESS OVER, BUT DIVISIONS [...] (C) On December 6, a spokesman for 59 ex-paramilitary leaders said the peace process with the GOC was over, in response to the GOC's alleged failure to comply with its peace process commitments. Still, the GOC insisted the process was on track. Sergio Caramagna, Director of the Mission to S [...] | 2006-12-07 22:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11162 | MAYORS UNDER FIRE FOR MISMANAGEMENT, CORRUPTION IN [...] Mayors in Cali and Barranquilla are under fire for alleged mismanagement and corruption. On December 4, the Procuraduria ordered Cali mayor Apolinar Salcedo removed from office and prohibited him from holding public office for 16 years. In Barranquilla, a court placed mayor Guillermo Hoenig [...] | 2006-12-12 13:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11293 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS DRAFT STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK [...] (C) On December 15, Ambassador Wood met separately with Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Consuelo Araujo and Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos to present a revised U.S. draft of the bilateral Strategic Framework Agreement. He stressed we understood the GOC desire to avoid congressional r [...] | 2006-12-18 18:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CO |
06BOGOTA11301 | FIRST JUDICIAL PROCESS AGAINST EX-PARAMILITARY [...] (C) GOC prosecutors started the "justice" phase of the peace process with the paramilitaries by taking the "version libre" (confession) of a mid-level commander on December 14. Prosecutors will take the confessions of an additional three ex-paramilitaries over the next few days, including Salv [...] | 2006-12-18 20:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11330 | A LOOK INSIDE THE ITAGUI-MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON [...] (C) Sergio Caramagna, Director of the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS),told the Ambassador on December 15 he never imagined seeing the ex-paramilitary leaders "behind bars." Caramagna described Itagui maximum-security prison as dark, crowded, and dank. Now mor [...] | 2006-12-19 18:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11338 | FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS AERIAL ERADICATION CONTINUES [...] (C) Foreign Minister Maria Consuelo Araujo told the Ambassador on December 15 the GOC would continue its aerial eradication efforts near the border with Ecuador despite GOE protests. President Uribe was annoyed that the GOC's moratorium on spraying near the border had resulted in an additio [...] | 2006-12-19 20:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV PHUM SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA11380 | UAVS -- "EYES IN THE SKY" FOR COLMIL OPERATIONS [...] (S) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a low-tech, low-cost, and low-risk but potentially high-impact new addition to USG-GOC intelligence cooperation in support of counterterror and counterdrug efforts. Since their arrival in July, a test package of UAVs has provided valuable, real-time ae [...] | 2006-12-20 21:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO |
06BOGOTA11382 | COLMIL CASUALTIES: COMBAT, MINES, AND DISEASE [...] (C) In 2005, 1,058 COLMIL personnel died from combat and other causes (death rate of 0.4 percent). Of this total, 541 were killed in combat or by mines, almost all by the FARC, and 517 died in accidents or other causes. Over 1,700 were wounded (0.7 percent). Land mines are a growing hazard, [...] | 2006-12-20 21:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
06BOGOTA11398 | POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY PROMPTS SPECULATION ABOUT [...] (C) There is widespread concern among Colombia's political elite about the possibility of violence directed against one or more political figures related to the ongoing para-political scandal. Less clear is whether the concerns are based on solid information or speculation. Polo Democratic [...] | 2006-12-21 19:04:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11401 | PRESIDENT URIBE BACKS COURTS--AND PROVIDES [...] On December 20, at President Uribe's initiative, he and leaders from the Colombian Judicial branch agreed to create a special investigative unit within the Supreme Court to investigate political connections to ex-paramilitaries, and other allegations against government officials. Uribe promi [...] | 2006-12-21 19:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PHUM PINR PINS PREF PREL CO |
06BOGOTA11404 | POLO: A VIABLE, LEFTIST--AND [...] (C) Summary. A non-violent, democratic, leftist political party--the Polo Democratic Alternative Party--has emerged as a serious political contender. A record turnout elected representatives to a Polo Congress held in early December, and the Polo's three main factions--the center-left, the [...] | 2006-12-21 20:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREF PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11405 | URIBE CONGRESSIONAL COALITION MOVES TOWARDS AN [...] (C) Summary. In November, President Uribe's U Party elected Senator Carlos Garcia as its new president. Garcia is an effective deal maker with an independent streak. Uribe and Garcia succeeded in passing key legislation late in the recent Congressional term. But four dissidents in the U [...] | 2006-12-21 20:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREF PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA11428 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WEALTH TAX, HUMAN RIGHTS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Santos said the GOC would use the recently enacted &wealth tax8 to fund items that would have an immediate impact in the war against terrorist groups. He asked the U.S. to advise the GOC on how best to spend these funds; the Ambassador agreed to do so. Santos s [...] | 2006-12-21 21:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO IS EC |
06BOGOTA11453 | POLO PARTY DISTANCES ITSELF FROM ARMED STRUGGLE [...] (U) Colombia's left-wing Polo Party has established itself as a leftist political alternative (reftel),but is hobbled by links to now defunct guerrilla movements and weak positions on security. Polo leadership has attempted to distance itself from the armed left, and seems to have genuinel [...] | 2006-12-22 12:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR CO |
06BOGOTA11488 | COLMIL: JTF-O ONTO A MORE AGGRESSIVE FOOTING [...] (S) In the Colombian military's main focus area against the FARC, the incoming commander is planning two changes to improve results. First, he will spread battalion formations to widen their area of control and increase chances of enemy contact. Second, he will create new companies dedicated [...] | 2006-12-27 19:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
06BOGOTA1180 | FIRST DEMOBILIZATIONS OF THE YEAR INCLUDE BIGGEST [...] (C) On January 20, the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) Mineros Bloc demobilized 2,789 of its members at a farm outside Taraza, Antioquia Department. This was the biggest single demobilization since the peace process began in late 2003 and the first time that representatives of the [...] | 2006-02-08 20:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1302 | PARTY LEADERS ON BOGUS REPORTS LINKING THEIR U.S. [...] (C) Ambassador Wood met separately with three Colombian political party leaders, at their request, to address their concerns about a recent Cambio magazine article naming the leaders and saying the U.S. would consider revoking their U.S. visas if they did not remove from party lists prospecti [...] | 2006-02-10 20:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1354 | EMBASSY'S READ-OUT OF THE JUSTICE AND PEACE DECREE [...] (C) The Embassy is generally pleased with the implementing decree for the Justice and Peace law, which incorporates many of our suggestions: -- It clarifies the eligibility provisions and gives judicial authorities final say over whether they have been met. -- It extends and strengthens th [...] | 2006-02-13 20:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1355 | GOC EXPLAINS JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW DECREE TO [...] (C) The Minister and Vice Minister of Interior and Justice briefed the diplomatic corps on January 13 on the implementing decree for the Justice and Peace law. They said the guiding principles in writing the implementing decree were "truth" and "reparations" and, as a result, the decree exten [...] | 2006-02-13 20:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1369 | COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR LT. GENERAL CLAPPER [...] (C) The Embassy welcomes the visit of National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Lt. General Clapper to Colombia with enthusiasm. Colombia faces a four front war -- narcos, FARC, ELN, paramilitaries -- and a growing concern about Venezuela. With U.S. assistance, it is fighting each of t [...] | 2006-02-14 11:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CO |
06BOGOTA144 | WHY JANUARY 2006 IS DIFFERENT FROM JANUARY 2005 IN [...] (C) President Uribe broke the political custom of decades by winning the right to run for re-election. But campaign dynamics are complicating some of his policies. Absent tragedy, we can look to four-and-a-half more years of partnership like the last three-and-a-half years. In the face of [...] | 2006-01-06 20:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA1448 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Colombia faces a four front war -- narcos, FARC, ELN, paramilitaries -- and a growing concern about Venezuela. With U.S. assistance, it is fighting each of the fronts with a slightly different mix of political, military, and police measures, all of which are expensive and at times controv [...] | 2006-02-15 16:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CO |
06BOGOTA1452 | COLOMBIA'S CANDIDATE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] Post received on February 9 dip note DPM/CAI No. 5371 dated February 6 requesting U.S. support for Dr. Eduardo Valenica Ospina's candidacy for the UN International Law Commission as well as Valencia's CV (dip note and CV faxed to WHA/AND). Elections for 2007-2011 International Law Commission [...] | 2006-02-15 16:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL CO |
06BOGOTA1547 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL LAUNCHES NEW FISCALIA JUSTICE [...] (U) Colombian Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran on 7 February presided over the launch of the Justice and Peace Unit in the Fiscalia (Prosecutor General's office). In his remarks at the inauguration, Iguaran emphasized that applicants who withhold information or lie would be denied Justice an [...] | 2006-02-17 20:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1582 | COLOMBIA: CULTURAL CONVENTION NOT ON CONGRESSIONAL [...] (SBU) The GOC voted to adopt the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in October, but has since made no effort to secure the required Congressional approval. The Convention is not currently on the legislative agenda; Congress is out of se [...] | 2006-02-21 14:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD SCUL PREL CO |
06BOGOTA1642 | URIBE THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET IN LA MACARENA [...] (C) President Uribe's frustration with another FARC attack on the security cordon protecting manual eradicators in La Macarena resulted in his reported comment February 16 that he would bomb areas of the park. The February 15 FARC attack killed six police officers and was the third major attack [...] | 2006-02-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO SNAR |
06BOGOTA1643 | ANALYSIS OF FARC'S POLITICAL-MILITARY STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) According to Colombian security analysts, the FARC's principal short term goals are to sabotage Uribe's reelection prospects; influence Congressional elections with intimidation and funding; and energize leftist constituencies. The FARC, though weakened by the Colombian military's offensi [...] | 2006-02-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1666 | FARC INTERLOCUTOR SAYS HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE [...] (C) Communist Party leader and FARC interlocutor Carlos Lozano told Embassy officials February 21 that the prospect of an humanitarian exchange dialogue between the GOC and the FARC will improve after the May presidential elections. He believes the recent death of a FARC hostage in southern C [...] | 2006-02-23 16:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1815 | G-24 DIPLOMATS CRITICIZE UNHCHR REP FRUHLING'S [...] (SBU) On February 23, Departing Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Bogota Director Michael Fruhling presented his annual report on human rights in Colombia to members of the Group of 24. The overwhelming reaction was that the report was unbalanced because it failed to [...] | 2006-02-28 21:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CO |
06BOGOTA1858 | POLO'S SAMUEL MORENO ON ELECTORAL POLITICS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Polo DemocraticoAlternativo (Polo) President Samuel Moreno predicted his party would get up to 17 Senate seats in the March 12 congressional elections. He said the Polo would use anti-free trade rhetoric to win votes, and argued that Uribe would have a reduced majority in Cong [...] | 2006-03-01 20:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD |
06BOGOTA1887 | FARC'S PRE-ELECTORAL ATTACKS IN SOUTHERN COLOMBIA [...] (C) FARC units last week committed two civilian massacres in Caqueta and Huila Departments, resulting in a total of 17 killed and 14 injured and prompting the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights in Colombia to call the acts a war crime. At the same time, FARC Secretariat member Raul Reyes pub [...] | 2006-03-02 16:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA1965 | GOC-ELN EXPLORATORY TALKS MAKE STEADY PROGRESS, [...] (C) The latest round of exploratory talks between the GOC and ELN ended February 28 in Havana. The GOC-ELN joint statement issued February 27 characterized the talks as "satisfactory" and said they would resume in early April, again in Havana. Other participants and observers told us the ta [...] | 2006-03-03 22:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR CO |
06BOGOTA1987 | RE-EMERGING PARAMILITARY ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTED IN [...] (C) The OAS Mission in Colombia released on March 1 its sixth quarterly report, which focused on new and ongoing paramilitary activity in areas where these blocs have demobilized. The OAS also voiced concerns regarding the handling of paramilitary armament and cited the need for continued sup [...] | 2006-03-06 19:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA2063 | LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE RIVERA ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Liberal party presidential candidate and Senator Rodrigo Rivera Salazar, in a March 3 breakfast with poloffs, reviewed his campaign strategy, forecast the future of his party, and discussed how he would improve Colombia's role in the region. Rivera predicted that he would he would win the [...] | 2006-03-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CO |
06BOGOTA2076 | CUCUTA PERSPECTIVE ON COLOMBIA-VENEZUELAN BORDER [...] (S) Summary: During a pre-election trip to Cucuta (septel will detail electoral issues),an Army commander told poloff that COLMIL forces were prohibited from crossing the Venezuelan border to pursue guerrilla high value targets (HVTs),in contrast to his counterparts on the Ecuadorian borde [...] | 2006-03-08 16:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS PTER SNAR CO VE |
06BOGOTA2127 | GOC-ELN CIVIL SOCIETY GUARANTOR SAYS LATEST TALKS [...] (C) GOC-ELN civil society guarantor Alejo Vargas told us that the latest round of exploratory in Havana were more tense than the first round, but resulted in a productive outcome. The next round starts early April, also in Cuba, but Vargas does not expect significant progress until after pre [...] | 2006-03-08 20:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA2202 | COLOMBIA'S SMALLER PARTIES NOT GAINING TRACTION [...] (C) Two popular former Bogota mayors, Enrique Penalosa and Antanas Mockus, are struggling to attract support for their newly-formed political parties in the run-up to the March 12 Congressional elections. As the figureheads of the political parties "Por el Pais que Sonamos" (Sonamos) and "Vis [...] | 2006-03-10 18:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CO |
06BOGOTA2204 | RECONCILIATION AND REPARATIONS CHIEF UPDATES [...] (SBU) On March 6, Eduardo Pizarro, president of the National Commission on Reparations and Reconciliation (CNRR),provided the diplomatic community with a progress report since its October launch. The CNRR was established by the Justice and Peace Law to recommend criteria for victim reparation [...] | 2006-03-10 18:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA224 | SWISS AMB ON FARC AND ELN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Swiss Ambassador Kupfer expressed disappointment on January 6 with the FARC's rejection of the Swiss-led international commission proposal for a humanitarian exchange between the GOC and the FARC. He reported that, despite the setback, international commission members (one from F [...] | 2006-01-11 21:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA2291 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO [...] (C) On March 8, Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo shared his views on the ELN, the paramilitary demobilization process, and the country's security situation with the Ambassador over dinner at the residence.Restrepo said the recent round of talks with the ELN in Havana had been difficult, [...] | 2006-03-14 15:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA2295 | URIBE'S ELECTORAL STRENGTH CONFIRMED BY RESULTS OF [...] (C) Summary: President Uribe handily attained majorities in both houses of Congress in elections on March 12, reaffirming his commanding position heading into the Presidential elections on May 28. Prospects are excellent for eventual Congressional passage of the FTA and maintaining continue [...] | 2006-03-14 17:36:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD KJUS CO |
06BOGOTA2518 | FARC IDEOLOGY ON THE BACKBURNER [...] (C) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) began in 1964 as a Marxist insurgency dedicated to redressing rural grievances, at a time when the democratic left had been politically marginalized. Over time, illicit activity and alienation from the democratic left have taken the FARC f [...] | 2006-03-21 21:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA2657 | ELN NEGOTIATOR TO MEET WITH CANADIAN, DUTCH [...] (C) GOC-ELN civil society guarantors Moritz Akerman and Alvaro Jimenez outlined March 23 the new schedule for the third round of peace talks in Cuba. ELN negotiator and military commander Antonio Garcia plans to arrive in Colombia from Cuba on April 17 to meet with civil society groups in Me [...] | 2006-03-24 20:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CO |
06BOGOTA2798 | NAS PROGRAMS IN ACTION: COLOMBIAN ELECTIONS SUPPORT [...] (U) In support of Colombian Congressional elections held on March 12, NAS-supported aircraft dispersed throughout the country beginning on March 10 to provide quick reaction capability and general lift to national security forces. Overall, the security situation was calm, but in Larandia, Sara [...] | 2006-03-28 21:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA2902 | PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo and Ambassador Wood discussed paramilitary demobilizations; an AUC proposal to employ demobilized paramilitaries as manual drug eradicators; prosecutions associated with the Justice and Peace process; the GOC-ELN exploratory peace talks; and the FAR [...] | 2006-03-31 19:27:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CO |
06BOGOTA2981 | SEEKING PANAMANIAN SUPPORT FOR GUATEMALA'S 2006 UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 22:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CO GT PM |
06BOGOTA2993 | COLOMBIA CONSIDERING U.S.CANDIDATE FOR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. candidate for the International Narcotics Control Board (INBC) to MFA's Coordinator for the U.S. and Canada Patricia Cortes March 30. Cortes said she would pass information about U.S. candidate Ambassador Levitsky to other relevant MFA offic [...] | 2006-04-04 14:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL CO |
06BOGOTA3156 | INDUMIL STRUTS CONTROLS IN PREP FOR DDTC LICENSE [...] (C) Embassy officers visited Colombian parastatal weapons importer and manufacturer Industrias Militares (INDUMIL) and verified that the plant meets Department criteria for inventory controls. However, there is no statutory framework in place to ensure continued compliance. At this upstream s [...] | 2006-04-10 14:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MASS MOPS CO KOMC ETTC OTRA PARM |
06BOGOTA3252 | ELN AND CUBAN THINKING ON EVE OF THIRD ROUND OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 11. 2. (C) The Cubans are becoming more involved in the GOC-ELN exploratory talks, according to Norwegian diplomats and one of the Colombian civil society guarantors. Norwegian Charge in Bogota Sigurd Endresen said the Cubans were at the ta [...] | 2006-04-11 21:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA3444 | PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGERS ON RELATIONS WITH U.S., [...] (U) Summary: Presidential challengers Gaviria, Serpa, Mockus, and Leyva held a televised (one channel) debate on April 6. All save Mockus lamented an asymmetrical U.S.-Colombia relationship and criticized the FTA. The responses on our extradition relationship were more complex. All support [...] | 2006-04-19 14:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ETRD KJUS CO |
06BOGOTA3470 | COLOMBIA RECEIVED U.S. PLEDGE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 21:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA KUNR CO |
06BOGOTA3573 | COLMIL: ABUSE CASES UNDER REVIEW; JUSTICE REFORM [...] (U) By late April the military justice system expects to complete investigations of ten soldiers charged with abusing 21 recruits in January at a military base in Tolima. Final rulings are not expected until mid-summer at the earliest, with further delays possible at multiple stages in the pr [...] | 2006-04-21 22:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PJUS MARR CO |
06BOGOTA3692 | FATHER ECHEVERRI: NEXT ROUND OF ELN/GOC [...] (C) Senate Staffer Tim Rieser and Polcouns met with Father Dario Echeverri, Secretary General of the National Conciliation Commission (strictly protect),April 21 to discuss GOC talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN). Echeverri believes the next round of talks, scheduled to begin April [...] | 2006-04-25 21:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA3701 | GOC-ELN TALKS RESUME APRIL 26 IN HAVANA, REAL [...] (C) GOC-ELN civil society guarantor Moritz Akerman said the third round of GOC-ELN exploratory talks will resume in Havana April 26, and go through April 29. The parties will discuss administrative business only, leaving substantive discussions to after the May 28 presidential election (most [...] | 2006-04-26 17:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PINR CO |
06BOGOTA3764 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATES DAS ALLEGATIONS; [...] (C) Accusations of criminal conduct and electoral fraud continue to swirl around the FBI-equivalent Department of Administrative Security (DAS). President Uribe said the Fiscalia (Prosecutor General) was investigating recent allegations of corruption and paramilitary influence in the DAS and [...] | 2006-04-27 23:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA3765 | SEN REED MEETS WITH NGO COLOMBIAN COMMISSION OF [...] (U) Senator Reed did not have an opportunity to clear this cable. 2. (U) Summary. On April 20 CODEL Reed met with Gustavo Gallon, Director of the NGO the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ). Gallon said the Democratic Security policy targets only certain criminals and protects only certa [...] | 2006-04-27 23:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA3814 | COLOMBIA SECURITY UPDATE - Q1'06 [...] (C) This quarterly review of the security outlook in Colombia considers Plan Patriota, FARC, ELN, and paramilitaries. The first quarter of 2006 was dominated by FARC pre-election actions and by large paramilitary demobilizations. Near the end of President Uribe's first term, his security in [...] | 2006-05-01 17:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA3934 | COLOMBIA TO SUPPORT U.S. INBC CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 17:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR AORC PREL UN CO |
06BOGOTA3935 | COLOMBIA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN'S BID FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 17:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KUNR CO |
06BOGOTA3986 | GOC LAUNCHES PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY RAPPROCHEMENT IN [...] (C) On April 24-25, the new GOC Special Representative for Uraba and officials of several GOC ministries visited Apartado, Antioquia Department, to discuss economic development projects and delivery of social services with local officials and residents. The delegation traveled to the town ce [...] | 2006-05-04 22:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM CO |
06BOGOTA3994 | GOC CONCERNED ABOUT U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND CW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 16:33:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CO |
06BOGOTA3995 | GOC SUPPORTS PSI IN THEORY; UNLIKELY TO ENDORSE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Poloff delivered reftel points urging the GOC to endorse the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to MFA Coordinator for the U.S. and Canada Patricia Cortes on April 7. In a May 3 follow up meeting that included Coordinator for [...] | 2006-05-05 16:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP CO |
06BOGOTA405 | 22,000 ILLEGAL ARMED GROUP MEMBERS DEMOBILIZED [...] (U) Over 14,000 of the estimated 25,000 paramilitaries have demobilized since the GOC and the United Self Defense Forces (AUC) signed the Agreement of Santa Fe de Ralito in July 2003. In addition to the dismantlement of most of the AUC's centralized military structure, nearly all the top para [...] | 2006-01-18 19:45:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4059 | CIVIL SOCIETY GUARANTORS IN GOC-ELN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Five of the six civil society guarantors in the GOC-ELN exploratory peace talks told Polcouns on May 5 they were preparing a proposal to present to the parties prior to the fourth round of talks, likely to take place after the May 28 presidential election. The proposal would be crafted as [...] | 2006-05-07 16:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CO |
06BOGOTA4066 | COLOMBIA'S FRUSTRATION WITH FTA DELAYS [...] (C) Summary: The GOC is concerned over what it perceives as bad faith negotiating on the part of mid-level USTR officials. While senior Colombia trade officials have generally been reserved in public statements about the status of the FTA final texts, recent press reports indicate the GOC is [...] | 2006-05-08 16:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL CO FTA USTR |
06BOGOTA407 | ASSESSING THE PARAMILITARY PHENOMENON AFTER [...] (C) This is the first in a series of cables focusing on the paramilitary phenomenon in the latter stages of demobilization. Poloffs have discussed with Colombian politicians, academics, and social leaders in Bogota, Medellin and Barranquilla how paramilitaries will evolve as their ranks shrin [...] | 2006-01-18 19:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4141 | FARC BOTCHES KIDNAP OF FORMER PRESIDENT'S SISTER [...] (C) The GOC has presented extensive evidence implicating the FARC in the kidnapping and murder of Liliana Gaviria, sister of former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria. Of the five accused, two are under arrest. The suspects are rural combatants without urban experience. The fact that the FARC [...] | 2006-05-10 18:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4264 | 62,000 HECTARES SPRAYED BY END OF APRIL [...] As of April 30, aerial eradication aircraft sprayed 61,959 hectares of Colombian coca and 232 hectares of opium poppy (raw numbers). April 2006 was the best April in the history of the spray program and also one of the best spray months ever. 2. NAS Bogota's three fleets of spray aircraf [...] | 2006-05-15 16:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL CO |
06BOGOTA4348 | FARC URGES VOTING AGAINST URIBE; IMPLIES WILL NOT [...] (C) In recent communications implying the guerillas' intent to refrain from disruptive actions, FARC Secretariat leaders have urged Colombians to participate in May 28 presidential elections. This reversal of past pronouncements may be a face-saving maneuver to mask impotence against the GOC [...] | 2006-05-16 23:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA435 | DAS DIRECTOR PENATE ON VENEZUELA [...] (S) At a British Embassy dinner on January 14, Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS, roughly the FBI equivalent) Director Andres Penate told polcouns that Hugo Chavez's entourage remains convinced there is a U.S.-directed conspiracy to kill Chavez with support from Colombia. Penate s [...] | 2006-01-18 20:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PINR PREL CO |
06BOGOTA4612 | MOD OSPINA EXPRESSES DETERMINATION TO MAKE FURTHER [...] (C) Minister of Defense (MOD) Camilo Ospina asked to see the Ambassador on May 22 to discuss his determination to ensure further progress by the COLMIL in the field of human rights. This followed an April 22 working meeting with the MOD and military high command during which the Ambassador p [...] | 2006-05-24 21:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR CO |
06BOGOTA4645 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT UPHOLDS, TIGHTENS JUSTICE AND [...] (C) The Constitutional Court rejected substantive challenges to the Justice and Peace Law and declared the Law to be constitutional in a May 18 press release, although it rejected some provisions of the Law. The Court's decision generally strengthened the Law's provisions and drew praise fro [...] | 2006-05-25 16:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4662 | FARC TALKS COMING SOON? SOME THINK SO [...] (C) Peace talks with the FARC are possible in the next few years, according to a group of ten (mainly leftist) Colombian observers. Their surprisingly optimistic outlook is based on a conjunction of factors: military pressure; gains by the democratic left; narcotrafficking difficulties; inte [...] | 2006-05-25 20:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4750 | ESTIMATES ON REGROUPING OF DEMOBILIZED [...] (S) Estimates of the collectively demobilized paramilitaries (30,902 to date) that have regrouped into criminal organizations range from 2 to 4 percent. According to Colombian National Police Intelligence (DIPOL) analysts and the Military's Joint Intelligence Center, 21 new criminal groups h [...] | 2006-05-30 19:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4754 | COLOMBIA: LOCAL READ OUT ON A/S SHANNON'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Representatives from the Chinese, Japanese and South Korean Embassies in Colombia said Assistant Secretary Shannon's visit to Asia to discuss Latin America was a success. All indicated their governments' willingness to continue the dialogue and look forward to future meetings. The Chin [...] | 2006-05-30 19:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA PREL ETRD ECON CO |
06BOGOTA4854 | COLOMBIA TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITIONS AT OAS GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-01 17:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL CO |
06BOGOTA4894 | A/S SHANNON MEETS PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) A/S Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with President Uribe on May 26. Shannon emphasized U.S. policy in the region was based on cooperation, not confrontation; promoted democratic institutions and values; and addressed poverty, social exclusion, and inequality. Shannon said European offi [...] | 2006-06-01 20:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON ETRD ENRG SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA4947 | COLOMBIA ISSUES STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF U.S. OFFER [...] (C) Ambassador Wood encouraged President Uribe's office on May 31 to issue a statement in support of the U.S. offer to join the EU-3 negotiations if Iran fully and verifiably suspends its enrichment and reprocessing activities (reftel). In a follow up meeting with Foreign Minister Carolina Ba [...] | 2006-06-02 15:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOC IR CO |
06BOGOTA4982 | MINISTER PRETELT TO EXPAND MONITORING OF [...] (C) Minister of Interior and Justice Sabas Pretelt agreed with the Ambassador May 30 that GOC monitoring of demobilized paramilitaries should be strengthened by involving local authorities more systematically in the process. He asked Vice Minister Penafort to prepare a decree to this effect a [...] | 2006-06-05 15:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4983 | FARC/ELN: TERRORIST TAKEDOWNS REFLECT USG-GOC [...] (S) The GOC captured or killed 29 key midlevel operatives of the country's main guerilla insurgencies, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN),from September 2005 through April 2006. Takedowns were concentrated among three groups -- front com [...] | 2006-06-05 15:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4986 | PEACE COMMISSIONER SAYS GOC SHOULD HOLD ELN [...] (C) In a May 26 meeting with Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo, the Ambassador said the GOC should apply Justice and Peace Law to the ELN. Restrepo agreed, but said he had found it difficult to persuade others outside of the GOC of the view. Restrepo told the Ambassador that the Cuban [...] | 2006-06-05 15:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4987 | JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW UNIT CHIEF SATISFIED WITH [...] (C) Justice and Peace (J&P) Law Specialized Unit Chief Luis Gonzalez on May 25 said Constitutional Court's May 18 and 19 press releases on the J&P Law had strengthened some of its key provisions and had "legitimized" the Unit's job. He said Court President Jaime Cordoba informed it would be [...] | 2006-06-05 16:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA4988 | PEACE COMMISSIONER TELLS AMBASSADOR ABOUT PENDING [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo said in a May 26 meeting with Ambassador Wood that he expects dissident factions of the paramilitary groups to demobilize soon. The GOC expects to confront the few remaining paramilitary groups who refused to lay down their arms. Restrepo said the [...] | 2006-06-05 16:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA5199 | COLOMBIA CONSIDERING FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 19:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC PREL KNNP CO |
06BOGOTA5201 | COLOMBIA LIKELY TO MAKE STATEMENT ON IRAN AT JUNE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-09 19:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PREL KNNP IR CO |
06BOGOTA5297 | PROFILE: ANGELINO GARZON, GOVERNOR OF VALLE DEL [...] (C) Valle del Cauca Governor Angelino Garzon is one of the most prominent representatives of the moderate left in Colombia and regarded as a possible presidential candidate from the Polo DemocraticoAlternativo party in 2010. Garzon has privately scorned more radical members of the Polo. He s [...] | 2006-06-13 18:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CO |
06BOGOTA5458 | THE STATE OF COLOMBIA'S DEMOCRATIC LEFT [...] (C) Summary: While the leftist Polo Party's Carlos Gaviria attained some 22 percent of the vote in the May 28 Presidential election (up from its ten percent total in March Congressional contests),much of his vote was a protest against Uribe and not necessarily an endorsement of the Polo. T [...] | 2006-06-15 18:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ETRD ELAB CO VE |
06BOGOTA5496 | GOC-ELN CIVIL SOCIETY GUARANTOR REVEALS ELN [...] (C) GOC-ELN civil society guarantor Moritz Akerman said the ELN wants to declare a unilateral 6-month cease-fire before the fourth round of talks with the GOC on August 12. Within 90 days of the cease-fire, the ELN would release all its kidnap victims, to be verified by an independent commiss [...] | 2006-06-16 15:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA5497 | COLAR PREDICTS ESCALATION BEFORE NEGOTIATION [...] (S) Commanders of Joint Task Force Omega (JTF-O),the Colombian military's elite force at the core of the Plan Patriota campaign, see the conflict with the FARC entering a phase of more direct confrontation. They contend the FARC has determined it cannot withstand four more years under re-ele [...] | 2006-06-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER CO FARC |
06BOGOTA5515 | A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BARCO [...] (C) A/S Thomas Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with Foreign Minister Carolina Barco on May 25. They exchanged views on Colombia's increasingly active regional diplomacy, Brazil's attitude toward Bolivia and Venezuela, Chavez's disruptive approach on the world stage, and relations with Chile. [...] | 2006-06-16 22:24:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG ETRD PREL PTER SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA5526 | REPORT ON ARMS SURRENDERED BY THE PARAMILITARIES [...] (C) The ratio of weapons turned in per demobilized paramilitary could be as high as one-to-one, according to MAPP/OAS and GOC experts, if half the demobilizing paramilitaries were not combat troops. However, experts remain concerned about diversion of paramilitary weapons to criminals. End [...] | 2006-06-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA553 | COLOMBIA SUPPORTS CONVENING MEETING OF THE IAEA [...] (C) Polcouns demarched Vice Minister for Multilateral Affairs Alejandro Borda and others at MFA on January 12, encouraging Colombia to support convening an emergency meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors to report Iran to the Security Council because of continued failure to comply with the I [...] | 2006-01-23 14:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AORC KNNP CO |
06BOGOTA5793 | GOC-ELN CIVIL SOCIETY GUARANTORS REPORT NORWEGIAN [...] (C) GOC-ELN civil society guarantors Moritz Akerman and Alvaro Jimenez said Norway wants a direct meeting with ELN military commander and negotiator Antonio Garcia. Norway would characterize to Garcia as unrealistic the ELN's proposal that Norway finance the ELN's proposed cease-fire and re [...] | 2006-06-27 22:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA5805 | CARAMAGNA EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT GOC-AUC PEACE [...] (C) Sergio Caramagna, Director of the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS),told the Ambassador on 23 June that nothing had united AUC leaders more than the Constitutional Court's mid-May press release that previewed the Court's views on the Justice and Peace Law. Caram [...] | 2006-06-28 17:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA5807 | NATIONAL RECONCILIATION AND REPARATIONS COMMISSION [...] (C) National Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (CNRR) representatives met for the first time with paramilitary leaders on June 21 to begin discussions about reparations and reconciliation. The CNRR will follow the Justice and Peace Law and international humanitarian law to define vic [...] | 2006-06-28 17:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA5894 | COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CORNYN, JULY 3-5 [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the July 3-5 visit of CODEL Cornyn to Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe was re-elected in May; he is the first president to be re-elected to a second, consecutive term in Colombia,s history. Close bilateral relations between the United States and Colombia are expecte [...] | 2006-06-29 22:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR ECON CO |
06BOGOTA5924 | FARC COMMENTS ON POTENTIAL HOSTAGE EXCHANGE, [...] (C) In three recent media statements, the FARC has voiced its willingness to discuss with the GOC a humanitarian exchange of imprisoned guerillas for FARC-held hostages, among them three U.S. citizens. FARC spokesperson Raul Reyes also raised the prospect of broader peace talks, but continge [...] | 2006-06-30 18:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR CASC CO |
06BOGOTA5940 | COLAR TAKES DOWN FARC GENERAL STAFF MEMBER [...] (S) On June 27 an elite Colombian Army (COLAR) unit killed FARC leader "Juan Carlos," a member of the FARC's General Staff military command (equivalent of the capture of Simon Trinidad in 2004). For the COLAR the takedown is a boost to morale, a credit to its new rapid reaction force units, [...] | 2006-06-30 21:02:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR CO |
06BOGOTA6255 | MOD OSPINA ASKS SENATOR CORNYN FOR CONTINUED [...] (C) Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and AmbasQdor Wood met with Minister of Defense (MOD) Camilo Ospina and top military brass July 4. The Colombian security forces presented counternarcotics program successes, and highlighted areas where more could be done with additional U.S. support. Cornyn ag [...] | 2006-07-11 22:52:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA6257 | SENATOR CORNYN'S MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with President Uribe July 4 to discuss Colombia,s counterterrorism and counternarcotics efforts. Uribe thanked Cornyn for his support, and asked for his help in passing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia. He said drug eradication must ra [...] | 2006-07-11 22:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD SNAR CASC CO |
06BOGOTA6262 | NATIONAL POLICE RURAL SECURITY STRATEGY TO MONITOR [...] (U) At a recent conference, Colombian National Police (CNP) Director General Jorge Castro outlined the CNP's strategy to monitor demobilized paramilitaries in rural areas, protect the civilian population and dismantle new criminal groups. Castro plans to open 400 police substations in the mo [...] | 2006-07-12 14:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA6406 | ONDCP WALTERS MEETS WITH VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS [...] (C) Walters and Santos agreed that increased spraying and manual eradication efforts are necessary. Santos urged the U.S. to work with the Ecuadorian government, noting Ecuador's continued resistance to aerial spraying. Santos confirmed the GOC wants the mandate of the UN High Commissioner f [...] | 2006-07-14 19:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL PHUM CO EC |
06BOGOTA6424 | ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. On July 10, ONDCP Director Walters, Ambassador Wood, INL Assistant Secretary Patterson and WHA PDAS Shapiro met with President Uribe to discuss Colombia's counternarcotics efforts. Walters congratulated Uribe on his reelection and offered to enhance coordination and increase dru [...] | 2006-07-15 20:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA65 | FARC COMMUNIQUE REJECTS IDEA OF HUMANITARIAN [...] (SBU) In a four paragraph written communique dated December 29 (Spanish version emailed to WHA/AND),the FARC rejected the possibility of humanitarian prisoner exchange during the Uribe Administration. While sharply critical of Uribe, the communique welcomed the good offices of France, Switz [...] | 2006-01-03 21:31:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PHUM PREL CO |
06BOGOTA6549 | PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF CONSTITUTIONAL COURT'S [...] (C) On July 13, the Constitutional Court published its written opinion upholding the Justice and Peace Law. The opinion strengthens the Law in some respects, appearing to place more onerous requirements on demobilized paramilitaries who seek its benefits. AUC lawyers have been scrutinizing [...] | 2006-07-19 21:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA6614 | COLMIL CASES TO BE GOVERNED BY CIVILIAN JUSTICE [...] (C) The GOC announced that all criminal cases involving COLMIL defendants will be reviewed by the civilian Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) to decide jurisdiction (military vs. civilian) for prosecution and determination of guilt or innocence. Further, all investigations will be conduct [...] | 2006-07-24 16:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PJUS MARR CO |
06BOGOTA6689 | COLOMBIA: WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH FISCAL [...] (SBU) On July 10, WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro discussed human rights and the Justice and Peace Law with Colombian Prosecutor General (Fiscal) Mario Iguaran. Shapiro was accompanied by Emboffs Colleen Hoey, Paul Vaky, and notetaker Sara Mercado. Shapiro emphasized the U.S. strong interest in promo [...] | 2006-07-24 22:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR CO |
06BOGOTA6865 | CATHOLIC CHURCH, GUARANTORS SAY GOC-ELN TALKS [...] (C) Secretary General of the Commission on National Reconciliation, Father Dario Echeverri, and civil society guarantors Moritz Akerman and Alvaro Jimenez said the GOC-ELN exploratory talks were slowing down and would likely resume in Havana in late September rather than on August 12 as origi [...] | 2006-07-28 20:55:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MARR CO |
06BOGOTA6874 | VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS ON FARC, ELN AND [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation on July 25 with Ambassador Wood and selected European Ambassadors, Vice-president Santos said the FARC is weakened, but more military pressure will be needed before it considers engaging the GOC in serious talks. He said the GOC must be more agg [...] | 2006-07-31 11:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7060 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS - AUGUST 5-9 [...] (SBU) Post welcomes the August 5-8 visit of CODEL Davis to Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe was re-elected in May; he is the first president to be re-elected to a second, consecutive term in over 100 years. We expect close bilateral relations between the United States and Colombia to continu [...] | 2006-08-03 19:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOC ECON CO |
06BOGOTA7062 | FARC: BAD DAY IN COLOMBIA AS THREE ATTACKS TARGET [...] (U) Three explosives attacks on July 31 in Bogota and other regions of Colombia appear to be FARC actions intended to display its strength in the lead-up to President Uribe's August 7 inauguration. Targets in all three cases were members of the COLAR, of whom 17 were killed and 30 wounded. S [...] | 2006-08-03 20:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER |
06BOGOTA7199 | PRESIDENT URIBE ADVISOR ON GOC OUTREACH TO THE FARC [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor Fabio Valencia outlined President Uribe,s efforts to convey to the FARC his willingness to discuss a humanitarian accord or a broader peace deal, but was skeptical the FARC would enter serious negotiations without further GOC military pressure. He agreed t [...] | 2006-08-08 21:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7262 | AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON DRAFT OF GOC,S JUSTICE AND [...] (C) The Ambassador reviewed U.S. concerns regarding the GOC's draft implementing regulations clarifying key elements of the Constitutional Court's July 13 ruling on the Justice and Peace Law with Presidency's Judicial Secretary Mauricio Gonzalez on August 3. The Ambassador stressed the importa [...] | 2006-08-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7383 | COLOMBIA SECURITY UPDATE - Q2'06 [...] (C) Police and military operations at least temporarily pushed the FARC -- and many of its senior leaders -- out of the eastern side of the Macarena Park. Fighting on the western side continued. Police and the COLMIL deterred significant attacks during the presidential elections. FARC acti [...] | 2006-08-14 14:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7397 | INDUMIL DOWNSTREAM: TIGHTER CONTROLS, FEW LEAKS [...] (S) Responding to possible weapons leakage to terrorist groups from state weapons manufacturer INDUMIL, econ/poloffs went beyond a routine factory licensing review (reftel C) to investigate inventory controls in the later stages of storage, transport, and retail sales. INDUMIL outlined compr [...] | 2006-08-14 17:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL MASS MOPS CO KOMC ETTC OTRA PARM |
06BOGOTA7408 | COLOMBIA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 18:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHCR CO |
06BOGOTA7409 | URIBE ON CUBA AND CASTRO SUCCESSION [...] (C) During an August 7 meeting with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and Treasury Secretary Paulson immediately following his second inauguration (septel),President Uribe touched on Cuba and the Castro succession. Ambassador Wood had previously delivered Ref A demarche points on the importance [...] | 2006-08-14 18:20:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CU CO |
06BOGOTA7418 | CLARIFYING DECREE ON JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW [...] (C) Ambassador Wood raised U.S. concerns with the GOC,s draft implementing decree clarifying the Constitutional Court,s July 13 ruling on the Justice and Peace Law (JPL) in an August 8 meeting with GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo and an August 9 session with former Foreign Minister [...] | 2006-08-14 19:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
06BOGOTA7460 | GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER ON ELN, PARAMILITARIES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 18:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO CS CU FR NO SP SZ |
06BOGOTA7481 | CNRR AND FORMER PARAMILITARY LEADERS BEGIN FORMAL [...] (C) National Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (CNRR) President Eduardo Pizarro said paramilitary leaders expressed interest in beginning reparations and supported reconciliation efforts during a "tense but fruitful" meeting on August 8. They adopted a "threatening tone," however, wh [...] | 2006-08-16 13:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7495 | URIBE ORDERS POLICE TO ESCORT PARAMILITARY LEADERS [...] (C) President Uribe ordered the Police to take into custody 26 paramilitary leaders after his August 14 ultimatum to para leaders that they should turn themselves in to authorities. As of mid-day on August 16, the Police had escorted 10 of the 26 leaders to local police stations. A GOC offi [...] | 2006-08-16 20:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7496 | GOVERNMENT WORKING TO PREVENT FARC TERRORISTS FROM [...] (C) GOC and independent analysts say the State, and not the FARC, is occupying most of the territory vacated by demobilized paramilitaries. Still, the FARC has gained ground in some key narcotrafficking corridors, mainly in Norte de Santander, Choco/Valle, and Narino. The paras' withdrawal [...] | 2006-08-16 20:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7602 | GOC PREPARING DETENTION CENTERS FOLLOWING URIBE'S [...] (C) Of the 38 AUC leaders the GOC is seeking, 16 have turned themselves in, 3 have been located, and 19 remain at large including Vicente Castano and Rodrigo Tovar (AKA Jorge Cuarenta). Police analysts expect the remaining leaders to turn themselves in soon; President Uribe may extradite any [...] | 2006-08-18 21:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA766 | MFA VICE MINISTER REYES ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (C) Summary. Polcouns met with MFA Vice Minister Camilo Reyes on January 20 to continue discussions on arms sales to Venezuela and UN reform. Reyes said the GOC shares U.S. concerns about sales of arms to Venezuela and has raised this at high levels with both Russia and Spain. Reyes said he [...] | 2006-01-27 17:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PARM KUNR UN CO |
06BOGOTA78 | FRENCH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FARC REJECTION OF [...] (C) On January 1 the FARC announced that it would not deal with the Uribe Government on the French-Swiss-Spanish humanitarian accord initiative (reftel). In response, on January 3, Uribe characterized the FARC as "not just thieves and kidnappers, but loud-mouthed clowns." That day, Ambassa [...] | 2006-01-04 16:22:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7893 | COLMIL PENETRATES FARC HEARTLAND IN LA MACARENA [...] (S) After months of intense campaigns, the COLAR has occupied former FARC strongholds and harried key FARC cocaine trafficking fronts in the Macarena region. La Macarena (Meta department) is key to the FARC -- as a core zone of coca cultivation, a historic homeland, and a strategic rear guard [...] | 2006-08-29 15:11:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7897 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL BROWN [...] (C) Post welcomes the September 1-6 visit of General Bryan "Doug" Brown, Commander, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, to Colombia. With U.S. assistance, Colombia is fighting a war on four fronts -- FARC, ELN, paramilitaries, and drug traffickers -- with a mix of political, military [...] | 2006-08-29 17:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MARR PHUM CO |
06BOGOTA7911 | CARAMAGNA TROUBLED BY RESTREPO'S GROWING DISTRUST OF THE MAPP/OAS [...] (C) Sergio Caramagna, Director of the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS),told the Ambassador 24 August he was worried his public spat with Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo over the inclusion on the demobilized list of Juan Carlos Sierra, widely regarded as a n [...] | 2006-08-29 18:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7955 | RESTREPO WARNS OF NEED TO START JUSTICE AND PEACE [...] (C) Summary: GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo told the Ambassador August 29 the GOC must quickly start Justice and Peace Law (JPL) debriefings (version libres) of paramilitary leaders if it is to capitalize on the political space created by President Uribe's August 16 ultimatum requiring them [...] | 2006-08-30 15:30:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA7986 | PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE DRAFT JUSTICE AND [...] (C) A preliminary analysis of the the GOC draft Justice and Peace Law (JPL) regulations published on August 29 for public comment indicates that it is a mixed bag. The draft follows the Constitutional Court standard for para disclosure of their crimes, requires paras to use their licit asset [...] | 2006-08-30 22:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8028 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL HESITANT ON PROCEEDING WITH [...] (C) Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran told us on August 28 that the Fiscalia's Justice and Peace Unit would not be at full strength until paramilitaries confirmed their commitment and eligibility for JPL processing. In a separate meeting, JPL Specialized Unit Chief Luis Gonzalez said it had be [...] | 2006-08-31 22:48:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8032 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ANDES REGIONAL [...] This is an action message. Embassy Panama see para. 4; Embassy Quito see paras. 5 and 6. 2. Embassy Bogota requests country clearance for Tom Targos, Andes Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord),to monitor the programs and activities of the International Organization of Migration (IOM) a [...] | 2006-09-01 15:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC OTRA PHUM PREF PREL |
06BOGOTA8066 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON EXTRADITION [...] (C) In a series of meetings with senior GOC officials August 31-September 1, the Ambassador stressed the GOC should not allow the paramilitary peace process to create any legal obstacles to extradition and urged the GOC to extradite several narcotraffickers who appear on paramilitary demobili [...] | 2006-09-01 23:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8108 | URIBE'S CONGRESSIONAL COALITION FRAGILE, BUT [...] (C) President Uribe begins his second term with a fragile majority in Congress, which will require him to devote substantial time and political capital to domestic politics. Uribe insiders say the next 9-12 months will be critical for his legislative agenda, as jockeying for the 2007 local ele [...] | 2006-09-05 18:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ECON ETRD CO |
06BOGOTA825 | FARC ALLOWS THREE HOSTAGES TO ASK VENEZUELA FOR [...] (C) Three of twelve Cali legislators the FARC kidnapped in 2002 requested "asylum" from Venezuela in a videotape the FARC made, edited, and delivered recently to hostages' families. Parts of the tape were later aired on television. President Uribe said he would support the move, notwithstan [...] | 2006-01-30 15:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC CO |
06BOGOTA8283 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RESTREPO TO DISCUSS [...] (C) The Ambassador voiced U.S. concerns to GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo on August 31 that the GOC's inclusion of narcotraffickers on its list of paramilitary leaders seeking Justice and Peace Law benefits threatened our positive extradition relationship. Restrepo agreed and said [...] | 2006-09-08 21:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8288 | COLOMBIAN MILITARY BEHIND RECENT BOGOTA BOMBINGS [...] (U) The Colombian Army reported that 2 to 4 military officers allegedly placed a series of car bombs and other explosives around Bogota during the July-August run-up to President Uribe's inauguration. The soldiers intended to "discover" the explosives and claim GOC rewards. One of the bombs [...] | 2006-09-08 21:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA832 | LEFT IN COLOMBIA MAY MOVE FARTHER LEFT [...] (C) Former Foreign Minister Maria Emma Mejia told Ambassador Wood on January 24 that the leadership of the Polo Democratico Alternativo (specifically Representative Gustavo Petro) is attempting to move the party farther to the populist left, alienating Mejia and other moderate members of the p [...] | 2006-01-30 17:47:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CO |
06BOGOTA848 | FORMER FM MARIA EMMA MEJIA AND AMB WOOD DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Former Foreign Minister Maria Emma Mejia told the Ambassador January 24 that the GOC-ELN talks are making slow but steady progress, and that the ELN is on an "irreversible" path toward demobilization. She said the ELN and the FARC will reject Justice and Peace (J and P) law ter [...] | 2006-01-30 21:40:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CO PGOV PHUM PREL ELN |
06BOGOTA8522 | GOC BACKTRACKS: SAYS NO PROOF MILITARY INVOLVED IN [...] (U) President Uribe clarified on September 10 that the GOC has no solid evidence tying military officers to a recent Bogota bombing that killed one civilian, or to several other bomb plots uncovered in the run-up to Uribe,s August 8 inauguration (see reftel). He said that he and senior GOC l [...] | 2006-09-15 21:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA860 | PARTICIPANTS IN GOC-ELN EXPLORATORY TALKS UNDER NO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. The next formal round of the GOC-ELN exploratory talks will take place in Havana on February 17-28. A preparatory phase for consultations with civil society, including Colombian political parties, press, Church off [...] | 2006-01-30 22:37:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CO ELN |
06BOGOTA8623 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE UNDER SCRUTINY [...] (C) Press revelations about a psychic on the payroll of the Prosecutor General' Office (Fiscalia) have generated press reports about Prosecutor General Iguaran's weak leadership and management, damaging his credibility and potentially affecting his ability to make principled decisions on cont [...] | 2006-09-19 21:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8649 | GUARANTORS SAY ELN CONGRESS DECIDED TO ACCEPT GOC [...] (C) ELN military commander Antonio Garcia told GOC-ELN civil society guarantors Moritz Akerman and Alvaro Jimenez the ELN would accept the GOC's offer of a mutual cease-fire and would likely inform Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo during a "secret" meeting in Caracas on September 21. [...] | 2006-09-20 13:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MARR PHUM CO |
06BOGOTA8650 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE FOR COLOMBIA [...] Summary: At the invitation of the DCM, Post's Avian Influenza (AI) Committee met on September 7 with GOC agencies responsible for monitoring and first response to a potential AI outbreak. While the GOC's AI policy planning and monitoring regime appears on track, operational contingencies are l [...] | 2006-09-20 14:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ETRD SENV PREL CO |
06BOGOTA8663 | COLOMBIA HANDLES ECUADOR WITH KID GLOVES [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Camilo Reyes told us September 15 President Uribe has instructed the MFA to handle Ecuador with "kid gloves" leading up to Ecuador's presidential election on October 15. Security, emigration, GOC spraying of illegal coca on the border, and a surge in Colombian expor [...] | 2006-09-20 17:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR PHUM PREF EC VE CO |
06BOGOTA871 | FARC LEADER'S MESSAGE TO GUERRILLAS [...] (S) Poloff met with a military intelligence analyst who discretly shared a secret communique sent in January to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from its Supreme Commander Pedro Antonio Marin, AKA "Manuel Marulanda" or "Tirofijo". (Please protect source and information.) The [...] | 2006-01-31 15:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8793 | PARAMILITARY JORGE 40'S COMPUTER LINKS HIM TO [...] Prosecutors are investigating information found on a computer hard drive allegedly belonging to paramilitary leader Jorge 40 that links him to murders, political corruption, and fraud, and contains extensive records of his ties to local and national politicians. A journalist who broke the st [...] | 2006-09-22 17:32:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA8840 | ELN DISARMAMENT CRUCIAL, AMNESTY LIKELY, SAY [...] (C) Center-left activists in Medellin told us the ELN would have to disarm before participating in political activity on a broad scale. They said the ELN's electoral support was negligible in Colombia and predicted the terrorist group would struggle to appeal to voters even if it disarmed. M [...] | 2006-09-25 20:43:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MARR CO |
06BOGOTA8946 | GOC SEEKING HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE WITH THE FARC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 22:18:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | CO FR MARR PGOV PREL PTER SP SZ |
06BOGOTA897 | FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES FRENCH [...] (C) During an 18-hour visit to Bogota January 26, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said France was committed to facilitating an "humanitarian exchange" of imprisoned FARC guerrillas for FARC hostages, but recognized that agreement on such an exchange would require direct GOC-FARC [...] | 2006-01-31 20:50:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL CO |
06BOGOTA900 | EXTRADITION: PARAS TRY TO SHIFT PUBLIC PERCEPTION [...] (SBU) On January 21, a large advertisement appeared in Bogota daily El Tiempo purporting to be from concerned families of people detained in Combita (a maximum security prison in Boyaca department, and popularly known as the "waiting room" before extradition to the United States). The cost of [...] | 2006-01-31 21:12:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KCRM SNAR PGOV PREL KPAO CO |
06BOGOTA9029 | GOC AND ELN SAID TO AGREE ON CEASE-FIRE, TO BE [...] (C) Civil society guarantors said the GOC and ELN agreed in Venezuela on a framework peace agreement that should be announced at the end of peace talks in Havana October 20-25. The agreement addressed a mutual GOC-ELN cease-fire and related humanitarian issues, ELN political activities, the r [...] | 2006-09-29 15:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PGOV PREL MARR CO |
06BOGOTA9122 | FINAL JUSTICE AND PEACE LAW DECREE TRACKS WITH [...] (C) The final Justice and Peace Law (JPL) implementing decree, published on September 29, closely tracks the Constitutional Court decision issued on May 13. Public comments have generally been positive. The decree incorporates many of the concerns raised by the Ambassador with senior GOC o [...] | 2006-10-03 20:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9216 | PROMISING NEW COLMIL LEADERSHIP OFF TO ROCKY START [...] (C) Colombia's new military high command contains a potentially promising line-up of leaders but they are off to a rocky start. The new COLMIL Commander's lack of tactical experience has undermined his credibility with service chiefs and opened the way for the Army Commander to usurp his aut [...] | 2006-10-05 17:14:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9217 | EX-PARAS RETAIN INFLUENCE ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC [...] (C) The security situation has improved in Bolivar Department since the paramilitaries demobilized, but labor, Catholic Church, and local government officials said ex-paramilitary influence remains strong. Allegations of ex-paramilitary and FARC criminality are common. Cartagena was one of [...] | 2006-10-05 17:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9277 | GOC AND FARC CONTINUE MEDIA EXCHANGE ON [...] (C) Summary: The GOC and FARC have exchanged media statements in recent days on the possibility of creating an "encounter zone" to discuss a humanitarian exchange of FARC-held hostages for FARC terrorists imprisoned by the GOC. President Uribe insists any such talks be a prelude to substanti [...] | 2006-10-06 21:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER CO FR SP SZ |
06BOGOTA9310 | EX-PARAS RETAIN INFLUENCE ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC [...] (C) Magdalena government, Church, and international representatives said the paramilitary reinsertion program in the Department risks failure because it lacks organization and political support. They reported complaints that many ex-paramilitaries remained armed. Residents feared the milita [...] | 2006-10-10 23:08:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9376 | GOC CONCENTRATES EX-PARAMILITARY DETAINEES IN LA [...] (C) Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (AKA "Jorge 40") and Freddy Rendon Herrera (AKA "El Aleman) were among four former AUC leaders that President Uribe ordered to be transported to La Ceja October 10. They joined 26 other former AUC representative figures and 34 rank and file members concentrated there. [...] | 2006-10-12 00:01:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9377 | NAMES AND ALIASES OF THE 30 PARAMILITARY [...] (U) As of October 11, La Ceja held 30 paramilitary representative members and 34 rank and file. The 30 representative members include: - Salvatore Mancuso Gomez (AKA "El Mono") - Ramon Maria Isaza (AKA "El Viejo") - Carlos Mario Jimenez Naranjo (AKA "Macaco") - Rodrigo Perez Alzate (AKA " [...] | 2006-10-12 00:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9381 | SECURITY FORCES GOING AFTER EX-PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Minister of Defense Santos said on October 10 that the time for the remaining ex-para leaders to turn themselves in was overdue. President Uribe authorized a USD 40,000 reward for anyone who had information on Castano's location. Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Ambassador [...] | 2006-10-12 14:15:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9402 | GOC PEACE COMMISSIONER SKEPTICAL OF FARC AND ELN [...] (C) Summary: GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Ambassador October 9 he is skeptical the ELN will commit either publicly or privately to a specific cease-fire date at the October 20-25 negotiating round in Havana. If the ELN does not do so, the GOC may break off talks. He al [...] | 2006-10-12 22:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO CU FR NO SP SZ |
06BOGOTA9445 | GOC CONTINUES TO UNCOVER MORE PARAMILITARY [...] (C) The GOC investigation stemming from the seizure of ex-paramilitary leader Jorge 40's computer continues to paint a disturbing picture of illegal activities on the North Coast, including murder, political corruption, and fraud. The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) arrested four depu [...] | 2006-10-13 16:39:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PREF CO |
06BOGOTA9448 | COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE - Q3'06 [...] (C) Combat continued in Meta and Antioquia, where the COLMIL aggressively battled concentrated FARC and ELN forces. The COLMIL shifted more resources to the Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela after increased FARC attacks, but has not yet established control in the area. The Southwest borde [...] | 2006-10-13 17:51:00 | Embassy Bogota | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER CO |
06BOGOTA9606 | FIGHTING TERRORISM AND ESTABLISHING STATE [...] (SBU) COLAR 5th Division operations in three departments reflect distinct phases of GOC efforts to fight terrorism and establish state presence. In Tolima, the Division is breaking FARC control over rural areas; in Boyaca it is providing security for GOC institutions and services; and in Cun [...] | 2006-10-17 21:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PGOV CO |
06BOGOTA9727 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDERSECRETARY FOR [...] (C) Post welcomes the October 24-26 visit to Colombia of U/S for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and his delegation. Uribe remains the country's dominant political figure, with approval ratings close to 70 percent. His congressional coalition controls both houses of Congress but is incr [...] | 2006-10-19 17:57:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SNAR MARR KCRM PTER EAID ETRD ECON |
06BOGOTA9795 | URIBE'S CONGRESSIONAL DISTRACTION [...] (C) President Uribe's congressional coalition is disorganized and increasingly ineffective; his legislative agenda has suffered, with key bills stalled. Opposition parties have taken the initiative in Congress and won several symbolic victories. Still, presidential advisors believe that thr [...] | 2006-10-23 19:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PINS PREF PREL PTER CO |
06BRASILIA1016 | BRAZIL - SPECULATION ABOUT SPECULATIVE CURRENCY ATTACK [...] (U) Local financial press reported on May 25 that the Real's 4.5% depreciation of the previous day had been the product of a speculative attack by foreign hedge funds. According to leading financial daily Valor Economico and influential economic journalist Miriam Leitao, foreign hedge funds th [...] | 2006-05-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1017 | BRAZIL'S PETROBRAS: NO INTENTION OF TAKING OVER OXY'S [...] (C) In separate meetings on May 23, visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon and the Charge delivered ref A points SIPDIS to President Lula's chief of Staff, Dilma Rousseff, as well as Foreign Ministry Under Secretaries Felicio and Patriota. A/S Shannon stated that Ecuador's dispute [...] | 2006-05-26 17:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ECON PREL BR EC |
06BRASILIA1036 | BRAZIL - A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 22 meeting, recently-appointed Finance Minister Guido Mantega told A/S Shannon and the Charge that Brazil's economy was "sound" and in good shape to weather the current volatility on world financial markets. Mantega and his International Secretary, Luiz Pere [...] | 2006-05-31 17:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET EINV PGOV PREL BR BL |
06BRASILIA1056 | BRAZIL - CVRD ON CHAVEZ AND CHINA [...] (SBU) Charge, CG and Econoff spoke to Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale Rio Doce (CVRD) Director of Foreign Affairs, Renato Amorim, on May 26 about the company's stake in the current turmoil in the Latin American business climate and the increasing influence, often to Brazil's detriment, of [...] | 2006-05-31 19:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EMIN EPET PREL BR CH VE |
06BRASILIA1139 | COMPLETED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) U.S. Embassy and the Department of State have completed human rights vetting for Brazilian personnel as requested in Ref A. 2. (U) U.S. Embassy verifies that, as of June 7, 2006, the Department of State possess no credible information of gross human rights violations by the following [...] | 2006-06-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MOPS BR |
06BRASILIA117 | CODEL MCCONNELL MEETS BRAZILIAN POLICYMAKERS [...] (SBU) Introduction. During a January 9 stop in Brasilia, a congressional delegation led by Senator Mitch McConnell met with Brazilian government leaders. The meetings were positive and covered a range of issues, including trade, the MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission to Haiti, Venezuela's entry i [...] | 2006-01-19 12:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD BR |
06BRASILIA1171 | PETROBRAS ACQUISITION OF PASADENA REFINING SYSTEMS - [...] (SBU) The Mission has received repeated assurances, most prominently during Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's June 7 meeting with President Lula's Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff -- who also serves as President of Petrobras' Board of Directors -- that Petrobras has no interest in taking over Occi [...] | 2006-06-12 18:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV EPET ECON PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1213 | BRAZIL SUPPORTS AMENDING ICRC STATUTES-NOW [...] Poloff delivered reftels' talking points to Marcelo Bohlke of the MFA's United Nations Division on June 16. Bohlke, who will participate in the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, reiterated that the GoB has already signed the third protocol and intends to support amend [...] | 2006-06-19 18:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS BR |
06BRASILIA1252 | BRAZIL RESPONDS TO NAM MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE NOTING DISTRUST [...] Poloff delivered Reftel's talking points, June 21, to Bruno Brant of the MFA's Division for UN Affairs. In a revealing conversation about a prevailing mood of "distrust" within the UN, Brant noted that the GoB tends to be one of the moderating influences among the G-77, but that hard-line USG [...] | 2006-06-22 15:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UNGA BR |
06BRASILIA1255 | BRAZIL'S CPI DOS BINGOS ENDS WITHOUT A BANG [...] Summary: The series of Congressional investigations into corruption within President Lula's government came to an anticlimactic end on Monday with the issuance of the final report of the last investigative commission, the CPI dos Bingos. While calling for the indictment of several figures cl [...] | 2006-06-22 16:01:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1261 | BRAZIL SHOOTDOWN PROGRAM - REVIEW PROCESS UNDERWAY [...] Pursuant to reftel instructions, AirAtt and Polmiloff will meet with GoB interlocutors next week to determine GoB compliance with shootdown and operational procedures, to consult on the program's status and to verify that all reporting requirements will be met in a timely manner. We will repor [...] | 2006-06-23 18:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID OPDC BO BR |
06BRASILIA1333 | BRAZIL SPONSORS REFLECTIVE RACIAL CONFERENCE [...] Poloff participated in a June 29 meeting hosted by Itamaraty and SEPPIR (Special Secretariat of Policies for the Promotion of Racial Equality),an advisory body to the Presidency, which aimed to explain in more detail the Regional American Conference on Advances and Challenges in the Action Pla [...] | 2006-07-03 17:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI OAS KNSD BR US |
06BRASILIA1364 | BRAZIL RESPONSE TO OAS MLAT DEMARCHE [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points to the MFA's Coordinator General Against Transnational Crime (COCIT) on July 6. COCIT was unfamiliar with the issue, but promised to research and inform Poloff on the status of the OAS Convention and Protocol ratification process. WILLIAMSON [...] | 2006-07-06 18:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1391 | BRAZIL RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points and the President's message to Gustavo Bezerra in the MFA's Division for Asia and Oceania. In the course of the conversation, Bezerra reported that Brazil had released a statement on July 6 expressing worry over the situation, lamenting the launch and i [...] | 2006-07-07 18:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN BR |
06BRASILIA1401 | BRAZIL: BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO DISCOURAGING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 16:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN BR |
06BRASILIA1410 | BRAZIL FOREIGN MINISTRY PREDICTS DEEPENED RELATIONS FROM [...] Summary: The June 13 meeting between Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia will increase physical integration, increase information sharing and strengthen political ties between the two neighbors, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE). Poloff [...] | 2006-07-11 15:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA1429 | BRAZIL: 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 12:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BR |
06BRASILIA1440 | PROSPECTS FOR BRAZIL'S MERCOSUL PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Recently, Econoffs met with Julio Laranjeiras, Counselor for Mercosul at the Ministry of External Relations to discuss Brazil's ambitious and hopeful integration agenda during its 5-month tenure as Mercosul pro tempore president starting August 1. Brazil plans to, among other th [...] | 2006-07-17 15:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1467 | NOMINATIONS FOR FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS TECHNIQUES (FIT) [...] Per reftels, this cable transmits Post's nomination of sixteen Brazilian participants to take part in the Financial Investigations Techniques (FIT) courses to be held at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Lima from July 31 to August 4, 2006 and August 7 to 11, 2006. These nom [...] | 2006-07-20 15:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SNAR PREL KCRM BR |
06BRASILIA1511 | BRAZIL GRANTS ASYLUM TO FARC TERRORIST [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 10 for action request. 2. (C) Summary: The Colombian government has called on Brazil to reverse a July 14 decision to grant asylum to wanted FARC terrorist Francisco Antonio Cadena. Some media in Brazil greeted the decision with speculatio [...] | 2006-07-27 18:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV MARR BR CO |
06BRASILIA1547 | BRAZIL: 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-02 18:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BR |
06BRASILIA1630 | BRAZIL: ECONOMY HELPING LULA'S REELECTION BID [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic factors are boosting President Lula's chances of winning reelection in October 2006. Solid expected GDP growth of about 4% this year combined with higher salaries, lower unemployment and inflation under control, mean that the economic "feel-good" factor going into the [...] | 2006-08-09 19:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1634 | BRAZIL UNRESPONSIVE TO CAE REQUESTS [...] Embassy Brasilia has not been able to confirm a proposed date for the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) with the GoB. Repeated requests to the MFA (Itamaraty) to verify a CAE date have been met with silence. That said, Post is under the impression that the Brazilian Embassy in Washingto [...] | 2006-08-10 17:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL KSCA BR |
06BRASILIA1659 | BRAZIL INTERNAL POLITICS UPDATE, 7-11 AUGUST 2006. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Parliamentary Inquiry Committee (CPI) investigating the so-called "blood suckers" (Sanguessugas) corruption scandal issued a report on August 9 that implicated 69 federal deputies and three federal senators, calling for their removal from politics. The scale of the accusati [...] | 2006-08-11 19:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1670 | BRAZIL NONCOMMITTAL ON PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary. GOB officials responded in a noncommittal fashion to visiting S/P Director Krasner's presentation on the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). During an August 4 meeting at the Foreign Ministry, GOB officials expressed concerns about the PDG's relationship, if any, to [...] | 2006-08-14 19:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC BR |
06BRASILIA1672 | BRAZIL WILL NOT VOTE FOR WEDGEWOOD FOR UNHCR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 09:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNRCR BR |
06BRASILIA1673 | BRAZIL WILL NOT VOTE FOR WEDGEWOOD FOR UNHRC [...] Retransmitting with corrected subject line. 2. Brazil will not vote for Ruth Wedgewood for re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. We spoke with Marcia Adorno, chief of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Human Rights Division on August 14. Adorno told us Brazil has recen [...] | 2006-08-15 09:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNRCR BR |
06BRASILIA1679 | BRAZIL: RELEASE OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 15:44:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1680 | DEMARCHE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) Poloff met on August 14 with Marcia Adorno, head of the Division of Human Rights, who said that, in Brazil's view, the Human Rights Council could not fail to address the situation in Lebanon (ref). Brazil voted in favor of the resolution text but did not consider it balanced, Adorno sa [...] | 2006-08-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KPAO BR |
06BRASILIA1719 | BRAZIL'S TRIANGULAR DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM [...] Summary: On August 4, Ambassador Sobel hosted a lunch for S/P Director Stephen Krasner and a cadre of Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and international officials, following Krasner's consultations with GOB officials on the Partnership in Democratic Governance (PDG) initiative. GoB interlo [...] | 2006-08-17 18:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA1725 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles highlighted to the Ambassador during their August 9 introductory meeting the importance he places on achieving formal Central Bank independence, which he sees as a key part of consolidating Brazil's current success in fighting inflation. [...] | 2006-08-18 11:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1744 | BRAZIL INTERNAL POLITICS UPDATE, 14-18 AUGUST 2006. [...] (U) SUMMARY. Campaign season is now in full swing across Brazil. The first debate among presidential candidates was held on August 14, but President Lula did not participate, although the others made him the focus of the two hour program. On August 15 candidates began running campaign messa [...] | 2006-08-18 18:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1772 | (C) BRAZIL DEFENDS UNHRC VOTES ON LEBANON AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Brazil defended its votes in favor of UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolutions on Lebanon and Gaza when presented with demarche (reftel A). Marcia Adorno, the Foreign Ministry's chief of the Human Rights Division, told poloff on August 22 that Brazil opposes unbalanced resolu [...] | 2006-08-23 11:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC BR |
06BRASILIA1775 | BRAZIL: MOVEMENT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) The GoB is close to launching a much-delayed inter-agency review of its first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments. These projects would be reviewed by the Ministers of Planning and Budget (Paulo Bernardo),Finance (Guido Mantega) and the Presid [...] | 2006-08-23 13:18:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1784 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CIVIL HOUSEHOLD [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by DCM and PolCouns, met 23 August with Civil Household Minister Dilma Rousseff, for an incisive discussion focused heavily on planning for strategic U.S.-Brazil cooperation in bio-fuels. Rousseff, whose position equates to Presidential Chief of St [...] | 2006-08-24 17:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG KSCA KCRM EINN BR |
06BRASILIA1798 | BRAZIL INTERNAL POLITICS UPDATE, 21-25 AUGUST 2006. [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Chamber of Deputies began proceedings against 67 of its own that could result in expulsion from Congress and several years' banishment from political life. They were implicated in the "Bloodsuckers" scandal involving rigged ambulance contracts and kickbacks for congressional [...] | 2006-08-25 18:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1837 | BRAZIL: OPPOSITION PSDB PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS ON [...] Summary. PSDB national president Tasso Jereissati told PolCouns that his party believes it has a window of another 10 to 15 days to diminish President Lula da Silva's commanding lead over PSDB contender Geraldo Alckmin, and move his candidacy to a second round of voting in late October. The [...] | 2006-09-01 12:59:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA1854 | BRAZIL: OAS CULTURAL DIVERSITY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Econoff made reftel points to Marcelo Dantas, Director of the Division of Multilateral Cultural Agreements and Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dantas told Econoff that he would be "quite frank." According to Dantas, the Braz [...] | 2006-09-01 18:50:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD OAS PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1855 | BRAZIL INTERNAL POLITICS UPDATE, 28 AUGUST - 1 SEPTEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY. The presidential race entered a new phase this week, as opposition PSDB candidate Geraldo Alckmin began to hit President Lula da Silva hard with negative campaign messages. Alckmin, who has been criticized by some PSDB-PFL coalition figures for demurring in attacks on Lula for th [...] | 2006-09-01 19:23:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1859 | A LEGACY AND A FUTURE -- INITIAL OBSERVATIONS ON [...] (SBU) In my first weeks in Brazil, I reached out to a wide group of government policy makers, political leaders, business representatives, leading journalists, and representatives of civil society. I found a remarkable interest in strengthening bilateral relations. I met early on with Fore [...] | 2006-09-05 16:55:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1865 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER MANTEGA [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's August 18 initial call on Finance Minister Guido Mantega, the two discussed Brazil's economy, ethanol, and mechanisms for bilateral economic engagement, including the Treasury-Fazenda Group for Growth meetings. Mantega raised the USG's review of Generalized [...] | 2006-09-05 18:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1866 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA WITH FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Finance (Fazenda) International Secretary Luiz Pereira made the point that, with the macroeconomic framework for growth in place, it was time for Brazil to focus ever more on the microeconomic reforms and business environm [...] | 2006-09-05 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1910 | BRAZIL: GOB OFFICIALS COMMENT ON REFUGEE CASE OF [...] (S/NF) Summary. Charge and PolCouns delivered ref A demarche to senior GOB officials, stressing USG concerns about the 14 July 2006 decision by Brazil's national refugee commission (CONARE) to grant refugee status to suspected FARC terrorist Francisco Antonio Cadena Collazos (refs B and D),de [...] | 2006-09-12 13:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PREL PTER SNAR BR |
06BRASILIA1960 | NORTHEAST BRAZIL SOCIALIST LEADER SAYS LULA MUST IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The success or failure of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's second term will depend on Lula's determination to appoint good people and to achieve a higher economic growth rate, according to Eduardo Campos (protect),national president of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) [...] | 2006-09-15 18:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1961 | PERNAMBUCO PMDB LEADER FORESEES DIFFICULT LULA SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: The re-election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be a "tragedy" and his government will perform so badly he may not finish his term of office, according to Pernambuco's former Governor Jarbas Vasconcelos, (strictly protect),a veteran PMDB (Party of the Brazilian Demo [...] | 2006-09-15 18:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1963 | BRAZILIAN OPPOSITION SAYS ALCKMIN CAMPAIGN IS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin's national campaign manager said the campaign's strategy of pressing hard for more votes in Bahia while letting Lula take the rest of the northeast still has a chance of forcing a second round and then defeating president Luiz In [...] | 2006-09-15 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1966 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON [...] (S/NF) Summary. On 14 September, Ambassador (accompanied by PolCouns and DATT) made a courtesy call on General Jorge Armando Felix, Minister for Institutional Security in the Brazilian Presidency. Felix's office oversees both national intelligence and narcotics prevention efforts nationwide, [...] | 2006-09-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1968 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In a wide-ranging and friendly meeting on 14 September, Minister of Communications and leading PMDB party figure Helio Costa told the Ambassador that President Lula da Silva will likely win a first-round victory in October's election, and Lula's PT party, the PMDB and other sma [...] | 2006-09-18 16:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA1971 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TAX AND CUSTOMS CHIEF [...] (SBU) Jorge Rachid, Secretary of Brazil's Receita Federal, the finance ministry agency which oversees both tax collection and customs, assured the Ambassador in a September 14 meeting of the GoB's continued intent to work closely with the USG on security and law enforcement, including through t [...] | 2006-09-18 17:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1972 | BRAZIL RESPONDS TO BOLIVIA REFINERY SEIZURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian Minister of Energy Silas Rondeau told the press Thursday September 14 that the Bolivian effective seizure of Petrobras' refineries without compensation was "unacceptable" while President Lula rejected "unilateral" measures. Stating that it needed time to study the Bol [...] | 2006-09-18 18:45:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV PREL EINV ECON BR |
06BRASILIA1973 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR FURTHER DISCUSSES BIOFUELS WITH DILMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Special Assistant, met with President Lula's Chief of Staff, Minister Dilma Rousseff, on September 12 to discuss biofuels issues. Rousseff said the U.S. and Brazil need to move quickly on biofuels, but first must work through their [...] | 2006-09-18 18:57:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA1992 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND OTHER TOPICS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Commercial Counselor, met with Alessandro Teixeira, President of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) on September 14 to discuss biofuels issues. The meeting quickly boiled over to cover a range of topics and poten [...] | 2006-09-19 18:47:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA2002 | BRAZIL: MISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR RENEWAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Brazil herewith recommends annual recertification by the President of Brazil's Air Bridge Denial Program (ABD),based on the information below, which is formatted in paras 2-9 in accordance with Department's instructions in ref A. End summary. PART A: GOB ADHERENCE T [...] | 2006-09-20 19:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR BR |
06BRASILIA2003 | Bahia PFL Leaders Combative and Pessimistic [...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Antonio Carlos Magalhaes (ACM)(protect),opposition PFL (Party of the Liberal Front) from Bahia, said Lula will try but fail to form a government of reconciliation if he is re-elected on October 1, and Federal Deputy Jose Carlos Aleluia (protect),PFL from Bahia, says Br [...] | 2006-09-21 10:11:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA206 | CHARGE ENGAGES SAO PAULO PRIVATE SECTOR ON TRADE [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary data. 2. (SBU) Summary. During his January 16-18 economic theme meetings in Sao Paulo, Charge discussed a wide variety of trade, financial and investment issues with key private sector officials. Embassy and Consulate representatives met with [...] | 2006-01-27 11:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PGOV KIPR ECON PREL PINR BR |
06BRASILIA2073 | MISSION RECOMMENDATION ON BRAZIL'S ABD PROGRAM: SITE [...] (SBU) Per refs, herewith is report of Embassy Brasilia's Air Attache's visit to Brazilian air traffic control centers. This information is provided in response to reftel a, and completes ref b Mission recommendation for annual renewal of Presidential Determination supporting USG support for Br [...] | 2006-09-28 17:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | BR PREL |
06BRASILIA209 | BRAZIL: INTERNAL POLITICAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 23-27 [...] INTRODUCTION. Henceforth, post's regular series reporting on the political scandals affecting Brazilian politics will be expanded to include coverage of key developments in the 2006 election campaign, which is getting under way. In addition to updates on the corruption scandals and investig [...] | 2006-01-28 00:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON BR |
06BRASILIA2099 | BRAZIL: SECOND QUARTER GDP GROWTH DISAPPOINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's economy expanded by a scant 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2006, a result below most analysts' expectations, due primarily to poor results in industrial production and investment. According to Central Bank survey data, the market now expects 2006 GDP growth barely [...] | 2006-10-02 19:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR |
06BRASILIA2153 | BRAZIL: PSI: ENCOURAGING BRAZIL'S PARTICIPATION: [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 16:27:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2233 | THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR SOBEL, ACCOMPANIED BY EMBASSY AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC COUNSELORS, MET WITH MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE LUIS CARLOS PINTO GUEDES ON SEPTEMBER 28 TO DISCUSS GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ISSUES. DISCUSSION CENTERED ON BRAZIL'S RAPID RISE AS A WORLD AGRICULTURAL EXPORT POWER, U.S. [...] | 2006-10-25 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA2245 | BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A FEW OBSERVATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian voters go to the polls on 29 October to select either incumbent Lula da Silva (Workers Party - PT) or challenger Geraldo Alckmin (Social Democratic Party - PSDB) for their president, with current polls indicating a wide lead for Lula. As in past national campaigns, for [...] | 2006-10-27 11:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2278 | BRAZIL: LULA REAFFIRMS MACROECONOMIC POLICY CONTINUITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Only a day after winning reelection to a second four year term, President Lula was forced by an outburst from his Institutional Relations Minister and PT party stalwart, Tarso Genro, into reaffirming during a series of October 30 television interviews his commitment to his curre [...] | 2006-10-31 17:41:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2293 | BRAZIL: MORE OBSERVATIONS ON FOREIGN POLICY IN [...] (C) Introduction. Reftel discussed Mission,s views that, despite interesting media reports that President Lula da Silva,s foreign policy in a second term could shift toward closer ties with the U.S., we could not see yet concrete evidence of such a trend. We remain circumspect on this questi [...] | 2006-11-01 17:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2352 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR SOBEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel, who arrived in Brazil in August, presented his credentials to President Lula da Silva on 7 November, in a ceremony long delayed by Brazil's election campaign season. The 30-minute meeting with Lula was positive and substantive, with warm atmospherics. Prior to [...] | 2006-11-08 18:34:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA24 | BRAZIL ADOPTS WAIT AND SEE ATTITUDE REGARDING [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with AmConsulate Rio de Janeiro. 2. (SBU) Summary. In recent discussions with Embassy officials, Ministry of Mines and Energy officials told us that Brazil, for various reasons, is adopting a wait and see attitude on the Bolivian energy situation in the wake o [...] | 2006-01-04 19:07:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PREL EFIN BR |
06BRASILIA2411 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SENATOR JOSE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and A/DCM met on 13 November with Senator Jose Sarney -- Brazil's first civilian president following the military regime, senior senator, PMDB party leader and elder statesman. Sarney was accompanied by Banco Safra President Carlos Alberto Viera and Sarney's diplomatic [...] | 2006-11-16 19:54:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2412 | BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S SECOND MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and A/DCM met on 13 November with Gilberto Carvalho, President Lula da Silva's chief of personal staff. It was their second substantive meeting in the space of a week, and the hour-long discussion focused primarily on a agenda topics and modalities for a possible visit [...] | 2006-11-16 20:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2420 | BRAZIL - NEED FOR A STRATEGY ON THE TBA TERROR FINANCE [...] (U) This is a message for Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Reilly from Charge Phillip Chicola. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Embassy understands that Treasury and other Washington agencies are moving forward with plans to designate on November 21, 2006 several individuals who operat [...] | 2006-11-17 17:15:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2425 | BRAZIL: DEMARCHE ON LEGACY PILOTS DELIVERED [...] (U) CG Henshaw delivered demarche per reftel instructions to Ministry of External Relations Director for the Department of Brazilian Overseas Communities, Ambassador Manoel Gomes Pereira on November 18. 2. (C) Ambassador Pereira said that he would pass our concerns to the appellate court re [...] | 2006-11-17 18:43:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EAIR PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2466 | BRAZIL - TBA TERROR FINANCE DESIGNATIONS [...] (S/NF) This is a coordinated message from all law enforcement and intelligence agencies represented at post. 2. (S/NF) Post understands that Washington agencies are now planning to delay by one week, until November 29, the designation of nine individuals and two entities operating in the Tr [...] | 2006-11-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL ASEC BR |
06BRASILIA2475 | BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LEGACY PILOTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-24 09:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EAIR PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2490 | BRAZIL'S FISCAL GORDIAN KNOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from its reelection victory, the Lula Administration has begun to consider the elements of a plan to try to cut through its fiscal Gordian knot: a rigid budgetary system rife with constitutional earmarks and revenue sharing requirements, a large debt service burden, high [...] | 2006-11-27 16:14:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2532 | UPDATE ON LEGACY PILOTS [...] (C) Summary. The Embassy believes that it is only a question of when, not if, the Legacy pilots, involved in the September 29 collision that led to the crash of a GOL Boeing 737 and the deaths of all 154 persons aboard, are allowed to leave Brazil. While frustrated with the slow pace of events [...] | 2006-12-01 18:31:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EAIR PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2533 | TERROR FINANCE - BRAZIL ASKS FOR DELAY, COORDINATION ON [...] (S) Per reftel, Emboffs, ORA, Legatt and DEA delivered the TBA designations pre-notification to the Foreign Ministry, financial intelligence unit, Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) and law enforcement agency counterparts on November 30. 2. (S) In a follow-up meeting December 1, Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-12-01 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR |
06BRASILIA2542 | TERRORIST LISTS - BRAZIL DOES NOT MAINTAIN ANY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER BR |
06BRASILIA2562 | WHY BRAZIL'S ECONOMY WILL JUST KEEP MUDDLING THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: By many measures, Brazil's economy has better fundamentals today than it has had at any point over the last three decades. The 1994 "Plano Real" brought previously unknown macroeconomic stability to Brazil, defeating its traditional inflation nemesis. Fiscal management has pro [...] | 2006-12-07 15:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EFIN PREL SOCI BR |
06BRASILIA2563 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BRAZIL-US PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with members of the Brazil-U.S. Parliamentary Group (GPBE) on November 30 to discuss bilateral relations and ways to increase contacts between the GPBE and members of the House of Representatives. Ambassador offered to arrange a forum at the Embassy early [...] | 2006-12-07 15:58:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA2588 | BRAZIL: BIOFUELS COOPERATION: 2ND PREPARATORY MEETING OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Second Preparatory Meeting of the Global Biofuels Forum, held in Rio de Janeiro on 27 and 28 November, achieved consensus on priorities and next steps for the group. Gregory Manuel, Special Advisor to the Secretary and International Energy Coordinator, and Lisa Kubiske, Dire [...] | 2006-12-11 17:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON BR |
06BRASILIA2626 | BRAZIL: CODEL GOODLATTE PARTICIPATES IN INFORMATIVE SET OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Goodlatte, led by Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives Bob Goodlatte, accompanied by eight members of the House Agricultural Committee and one member of the House Appropriations Committee, visited Rio de Janeiro on November 26-28. During t [...] | 2006-12-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR OREP EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR |
06BRASILIA2678 | Visit of Professor Jeffrey Sachs to Brazil [...] Summary. During a December 12-13 visit to Brasilia and Sao Paulo, noted economist Jeffrey Sachs met with high-level government policymakers, NGO representatives, and business representatives. In his meetings with Brazilian interlocutors, Sachs stressed that the U.S. and Brazil need to find a [...] | 2006-12-26 15:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL ECON EAID BR |
06BRASILIA329 | BRAZIL AND DEBT-FOR-NATURE ... TWO STEPS BACK [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Treasury Secretary Joaquim Levy told Econoff in a February 9 meeting he was surprised that the USG had begun formally to evaluate Brazil's eligibility to participate in debt reduction/swaps under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA). Before entering int [...] | 2006-02-15 12:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SENV EAID PREL BR |
06BRASILIA36 | YOUR CONSULTATIONS WITH GOB MINISTERS ON BOLIVIA [...] (C) We look forward to your visit on 10-11 January, and senior GOB officials seem keen to discuss the situation in Bolivia with you. Our requests for meetings with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, Presidency International Affairs Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia, Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, [...] | 2006-01-05 18:26:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR US |
06BRASILIA452 | BRAZIL'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON BUREC'S PROAGUA [...] On February 23, 2006, Embassy Brasilia's Science Section received a diplomatic note dated January 25, 2006. In the note, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency Division of the United States and Canada forwards an inquiry regarding the Bureau of Reclamation's activities on the PROAGUA-Semi-Arido Prog [...] | 2006-03-08 13:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA KTIA EAGR SENV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA546 | ICE THINNING UNDER BRAZILIAN FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI [...] (C) Summary: The Congressional Investigative Commission (CPI) on Bingo Houses, which is conducting hearings into allegations of corruption in the Lula government, heard testimony on March 16 from a gardener/handyman who said Palocci had frequently visited a Brasilia house where several of his [...] | 2006-03-17 18:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA579 | BRAZIL - TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN MEETINGS ON MONEY [...] (C) Summary: GoB interlocutors told Treasury A/S O'Brien during Brasilia meetings March 6 and 7 that the GoB has no evidence of terror cells or terrorist financiers operating in the Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina Tri-border Area (TBA). Ministry of Foreign Affairs Transnational Crimes Coordinator Ma [...] | 2006-03-22 19:33:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR |
06BRASILIA603 | BRAZILIAN VICE-PRESIDENT ALENCAR HELPS LAUNCH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazilian Vice-President Jose Alencar's March 19-24 trip to Shanghai and Beijing generated little notice here as both the public and the press instead devoted their attention to domestic issues. While in years past the creation of the China-Brazil High-Level Committee on Con [...] | 2006-03-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECPS EAGR KIPR PGOV PREL BR CH |
06BRASILIA604 | BRAZILIAN FINANCE MINISTER'S FATE TO BE DECIDED THIS WEEK [...] (SBU) Press speculation about the possible resignation of Finance Minister Antonio Palocci resignation is at a fever pitch, with nearly identical story lines stating that Palocci's future as minister is to be decided March 27, reportedly at an planned meeting between Lula and Palocci. The oppo [...] | 2006-03-27 16:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA608 | BRAZIL - AN EARLY LOOK AT ECONOMIC ISSUES IN THE 2006 [...] (C) Summary: In sharp contrast to Brazil's 2002 presidential election, in which Lula da Silva and the leftist Workers' Party (PT) emerged victorious, the 2006 presidential elections carry much less uncertainty about future economic policies. Lula has established a surprisingly strong record of [...] | 2006-03-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PGOV ETRD PREL EFIN BR |
06BRASILIA609 | BRAZILIAN FINANCE MINISTER FIRED, REPLACED BY BNDES [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula fired Finance Minister Palocci the night of March 27 after evidence came to light implicating Palocci personally in the leak from state-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal (CEF) of the confidential bank statements of handyman Francenildo da Costa. Costa's bank stat [...] | 2006-03-28 16:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA628 | BRAZILIAN INTEREST GROUPS DUG IN ON WTO DOHA ROUND ISSUES [...] (U) Over the past week two sets of high-level visitors, CODEL Grassley and representatives from the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, have raised WTO Doha Round issues with GOB cabinet members and private sector interest groups. The week of March 20 CODEL Grassley met with Foreign Minister Amorim [...] | 2006-03-30 19:39:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA637 | CODEL GRASSLEY MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. During a March 19-23 trip to Brazil, a Congressional delegation led by Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley (IA),visited Manaus, Santarem (Para state),Brasilia, Maringa (Parana state),and Sao Paulo. This cable reports on the Codel's Ma [...] | 2006-03-31 19:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR WTRO ENRG PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA661 | MERCOSUR TURNS 15 - A SOMBER QUINCEANERA [...] (SBU) Summary. The fifteenth anniversary of the Treaty of Asuncion, which created Mercosul, took place on March 26, but was barely noticed in Brazil. Instead of an elaborate birthday celebration, the only events marking the date here were scattered ) and poorly publicized ) retrospective sem [...] | 2006-04-05 13:35:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA665 | BRAZIL - NEW FINANCE MINISTER'S EARLY CHOICES REASSURE [...] (SBU) Summary. New Finance Minister Guido Mantega has moved cautiously in his early days on the job, reassuring financial markets. His choices for Vice Minister and Treasury Secretary, Bernard Appy and Carlos Kawall, respectively, have been well received. On March 31, Mantega supported a mea [...] | 2006-04-05 18:08:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA790 | BRAZIL AT A FISCAL INFLECTION POINT? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Lula administration heretofore has compiled an impressive record of fiscal rectitude, routinely posting primary budget surpluses well beyond its formal 4.25 percent of GDP target. This performance has allowed the GoB to reduce its net-debt-to-GDP ratio (from 57.2% in 2003 to [...] | 2006-04-24 19:00:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA861 | BRAZIL - UNCERTAIN RESPONSE TO BOLIVIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: After an emergency cabinet meeting lasting into the evening to discuss the appropriate Brazilian response to Bolivia's May 1 nationalization of foreign oil and gas investments (ref A),the Lula Administration issued a stunningly bland public statement the evening of May 2 recogni [...] | 2006-05-03 19:03:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL EPET XM BR |
06BRASILIA875 | BRAZIL - SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Brazil has a close relationship with Cuba and the GoB does not publicly criticize the Castro regime's human rights policies. President Lula implied criticism of the state of democracy in Cuba during an April 2005 interview in which he told the press that "Brazil can help build a democratic [...] | 2006-05-05 13:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL ECON ETRD BR CU |
06BRASILIA876 | BRAZIL - UNCERTAIN RESPONSE TO BOLIVIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: After an emergency cabinet meeting lasting into the evening to discuss the appropriate Brazilian response to Bolivia's May 1 nationalization of foreign oil and gas investments (ref A),the Lula Administration issued a stunningly bland public statement the evening of May 2 recogni [...] | 2006-05-05 13:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL EPET XM BR |
06BRASILIA879 | BRAZIL: POST RECOMMENDS MAINTENANCE OF TIER 2 [...] (C) SUMMARY. This Mission understands that G/TIP is considering moving Brazil from Tier 2 to the Tier 2 Watch List in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. In our view, Brazil has made considerable progress during the reporting period -- passing legislation that makes TIP a felony, impleme [...] | 2006-05-05 15:05:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BR |
06BRASILIA882 | BRAZIL: ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS ON BOLIVIAN [...] (C) Summary. Senior Brazilian Government (GOB) officials told emboffs that they viewed the 4 May meeting in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina as a "successful symbolic event" that demonstrated Presidents Lula, Morales, Chavez and Kirchner remain commited to regional cooperation and can talk productivel [...] | 2006-05-05 19:13:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EPET XM BR |
06BRASILIA888 | BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS "NO CRISIS YET" [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia agreed not to interrupt gas supplies to Brazil, and Brazil agreed to continue investing in Bolivia's hydrocarbon industry at the May 4 meeting in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Bolivia Desk Officer. This understanding has deterre [...] | 2006-05-08 17:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EPET XM BR |
06BRASILIA918 | BRAZIL; LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazilian officials admit that their game-plan for achieving results at the May 12 EU-Latin American summit in Vienna, followed by a May 13 EU-Mercosul bilateral in the same locale, is now in question. While they had hoped to use the opportunity of the summits to have Presiden [...] | 2006-05-10 19:22:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN KSUM PREL BR |
06BRASILIA940 | DELIVERING OF BUREC'S RESPONSE TO BRAZIL'S REQUEST [...] On May 3, 2006, Embassy delivered Diplomatic Note 126 dated May 2, 2006, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Brazil and a letter (per State 56827) from Bureau of Reclamation (BUREC) in response to GOB's January 25, 2006, diplomatic note ABC/DEUC/006/ETEC BRAS-EUA. 2. Tex [...] | 2006-05-12 18:53:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA KTIA EAGR SENV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA952 | BRAZIL: CENTRAL BANK COOPERATION WITH THE BANK OF RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Henrique Meirelles, president of the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB),traveled to Moscow May 10-11 to meet with local monetary authorities. During that visit, Meirelles planned to sign a cooperation agreement with the Bank of Russia (BOR) as officials there are reportedly intereste [...] | 2006-05-15 18:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRASILIA961 | BRAZIL - CENTRAL BANK RESOLUTE IN FACE OF INTEREST RATE [...] (C) Summary: Over the weekend of May 6-7, newly-appointed Finance Minister Guido Mantega made statements to the press which appeared to condition positive relations between the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank (BCB)on continued CB interest rate reductions. The Bank's Monetary Policy Dire [...] | 2006-05-17 16:02:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR |
06BRATISLAVA100 | ELECTIONS TO BE HELD JUNE 17; NEW MINISTERS OF [...] (U) Summary. Following yesterday's decision of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) to leave government and join the opposition (Reftel),Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic accepted the resignations of the KDH Ministers of Justice, Interior and Education, and appointed the former State Secret [...] | 2006-02-08 16:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA101 | SLOVAK POLITICAL PARTIES FACE REALITY OF JUNE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Upon the announcement of a proposed June 17 date for early elections, Slovak politicians toned down their rhetoric, moved away from plans to go after PM Dzurinda in a recall vote and instead started gearing up for the impending campaign. The general consensus, even among oppo [...] | 2006-02-08 17:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA105 | SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR NON-PERMANENT [...] (C) Slovak MFA Director for UN and International Organizations Roman Buzek and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko told us February 10 that Slovakia will support Guatemala for the Group of Latin American Countries' non-permanent seat on the UNSC (reftel). Buzek pointed out that -- in addition to s [...] | 2006-02-10 13:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC UN GT VE LO |
06BRATISLAVA111 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY 10, 2006 [...] (C) The departure of KDH from the ruling coalition (refs B-D),which resulted in the resignation of three cabinet Ministers and the Chairman of Parliament, has also affected our working-level contacts. The spokesman for former parliament Chairman Pavol Hrusovsky sounded shell-shocked as he [...] | 2006-02-10 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO BO LO |
06BRATISLAVA131 | DINNER WITH FICO: SLOVAKIA'S OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Smer Chairman Robert Fico and Vice Chairman Pavol Paska (who also chairs parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee) at a February 15 dinner, during which Fico and Paska made their predictions about what post-June 17 election Slovakia would look like in terms of f [...] | 2006-02-16 16:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ECON SOCI CVIS LO |
06BRATISLAVA140 | SCENESETTER FOR IO A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Welcome to Slovakia. The Embassy -- and moreover, the Slovaks -- are pleased to welcome you and IO/UNP DepDir Ed Brown to Bratislava March 3-7. Your visit will help us institutionalize the already strong cooperation we enjoy with Slovakia within the UN Security Council (UNSC),as well [...] | 2006-02-21 16:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UN UNSC LO |
06BRATISLAVA164 | FICO: IF DZURINDA'S GOING TO WASHINGTON, THEN I [...] (SBU) During a March 1 meeting with Smer Deputy International Secretary Katarina Nevedalova, we learned that Smer chairman Robert Fico -- who boasted to Ambassador last month (reftel) that he knew of Prime Minister Dzurinda's then-unannounced trip to the U.S. and was planning his own "get to [...] | 2006-03-02 16:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA165 | SLOVAK AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. PESSIMISTIC ON PM [...] (C) During a March 1 meeting, Slovak Ambassador to the U.S. Rastislav Kacer (please protect) told Ambassador that he spent three days in Bratislava meeting with many members of the opposition with whom he has maintained close personal relationships. His scheduled 20-minute call on President [...] | 2006-03-02 16:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA166 | THEMES FOR SLOVAK PM MIKULAS DZURINDA'S MARCH 13 [...] (C) Madame Secretary, when the President welcomes Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda to the White House on March 13, he will be welcoming a true friend of the United States. Dzurinda has intentionally and very vocally worked to advance U.S. interests in Central and Eastern Europe and beyo [...] | 2006-03-02 17:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA167 | SLOVAK POLICE WORRIED ABOUT NEW INTERIOR [...] (S) Poloff spent February 23 participating in weapons training at the invitation of Pavol Draxler (protect),the Ministry of the Interior's National Coordinator for the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons. Draxler, an up-and-coming policy-maker at the Ministry of the Interior (MOI),spent t [...] | 2006-03-03 08:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KPAO PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA180 | BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION TELLS BRATISLAVA THE [...] (SBU) At a March 3 briefing hosted jointly at the MFA by State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova and German Marshall Fund's Pavol Demes, Belarusian opposition figures Andrei Sannikov and Oleg Manaev told representatives from the Canadian, U.S., and EU embassies that the Lukashenko r [...] | 2006-03-03 16:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI LO BO |
06BRATISLAVA192 | A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO BRATISLAVA: SLOVAKIA HOLDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 5-7 Bratislava visit of IO A/S Kristen Silverberg provided the occasion to engage Slovakia on UNSC issues, congratulate the country on two successful months at the table, and coordinate our approaches to the upcoming challenges of the Council's agenda. A/S Silverber [...] | 2006-03-08 08:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC UN IR YI SR LO |
06BRATISLAVA213 | FORMER CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENT DOESN'T RULE OUT [...] (C) Pavol Hrusovsky, the chairman of the Christian Democrat Movement (KDH) and former chairman of parliament, gave the Ambassador a frank assessment of Slovakia's electoral map on March 16. Hrusovsky -- whose public split with Prime Minister Dzurinda resulted in the dissolution of the rulin [...] | 2006-03-17 13:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA221 | "75" DINNER IN SLOVAKIA: NGOS POUNCE ON SPANISH [...] (SBU) On March 16, Ambassador hosted a "Black Spring" dinner commemorating the March 18, 2003 arrests of 75 Cuban dissidents. In addition to former chairman of parliament Pavol Hrusovsky and parliamentary human rights committee chairman Laszlo Nagy (both of whom have visited Miami's Cuban d [...] | 2006-03-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI CU LO |
06BRATISLAVA229 | SLOVAKIA FULLY SUPPORTS US DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) UNSC Coordination Unit desk officer for Africa Pavol Popjak told us March 23 that Slovakia fully supports the U.S. draft resolution on AMIS re-hatting, and has "no objection" to making a decision on the draft "today." Popjak told us that French changes to resolution language regarding [...] | 2006-03-23 15:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO SOCI UNSC UN SU LO |
06BRATISLAVA233 | SMER FINESSES ITS IMAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Main opposition party Smer, in addition to planning a campaign tailored to the truncated election cycle culminating on June 17 (ref A),has also apparently undertaken several changes in anticipation of success at the polls. Chairman Robert Fico (ref B) and his party elite, con [...] | 2006-03-24 12:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA234 | SLOVAKIA FRUSTRATED WITH EU RESPONSE TO BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 24 event on "next steps in Belarus" hosted by the British Ambassador to Slovakia and featuring presentations by representatives from both the Slovak MFA and NGO community, highlighted Slovakia's disappointment in the lack of a clear, timely EU response to Belarus' March [...] | 2006-03-24 14:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO |
06BRATISLAVA235 | SLOVAKIA CONDEMNS MILITIA ACTION AGAINST [...] Slovakia released the following statement condemning the attack on and arrest of Belarusian protesters on March 24. The original statement can be found in Slovak at www.mzv.sk . BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic condemns the attack of uni [...] | 2006-03-24 15:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI BO LO |
06BRATISLAVA252 | SLOVAKS NOT KEEN ON ROMANIAN ADOPTION DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche March 21 to Juraj Kubla at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights directorate. Kubla in turn shared the points with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Family, and the Slovak Embassy in Bucharest. [...] | 2006-03-30 14:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC EU RO LO |
06BRATISLAVA254 | CARETAKER MINISTER OF INTERIOR PROMISES STEADY [...] (SBU) Ambassador called upon Minister of the Interior Martin Pado on March 28 to discuss trafficking in persons and extremism. Pado, formerly State Secretary (Deputy Minister),was installed as caretaker Minister following the withdrawal of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and their [...] | 2006-03-31 06:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA28 | SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT SUPPORTING REFERRAL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-12 14:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR LO UNSC |
06BRATISLAVA287 | SMER PARTY CONFERENCE PRESENTS A MODERATE FICO [...] (U) Summary: Party chairman Robert Fico presented an unexpectedly moderate position at Smer - Socialna Demokracia's weekend conference. He acknowledged for the first time that some of the current government's reforms might be useful, and laid down strict adherence to European rules allowing Sl [...] | 2006-04-11 14:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA301 | LAVROV VISIT REINVIGORATED BILATERAL TALKS ON [...] (C) Summary: The working visit of Russian FM Lavrov to Slovakia focused on renewing dialogue on economic and energy issues. Lavrov expressed the Russian desire to continue supplying oil, gas, and nuclear materials for Slovakia's energy needs. On Belarus, Slovak FM Kukan reportedly was forcef [...] | 2006-04-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON BO RU LO |
06BRATISLAVA309 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION ON IRAN [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche April 18 to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal, Director for Disarmament, OSCE, and Counter-Terrorism Karol Mistrik, and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko. They affirmed that Slovakia's position is clear: Slovakia supports a strong Chapter VII resol [...] | 2006-04-18 15:59:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LO |
06BRATISLAVA31 | SLOVAKIA UNHAPPY WITH IRAN, SUPPORTS UNSC [...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered ref A points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova on SIPDIS January 13. Vasaryova, whose portfolio includes the United Nations, told us that Slovakia, as a member of the Security Council, a country with a bilateral relationship with Ira [...] | 2006-01-13 15:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LO |
06BRATISLAVA310 | SLOVAKIA AGREES ON KOSOVO STATUS, BUT CONCERNED [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel briefing on U.S. Kosovo policy to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko on April 18. Pesko said Slovakia is "99 percent" in accordance with U.S. views, but differs slightly in regard to the desired speed of the Ahtisaari pro [...] | 2006-04-19 09:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI EU UNSC LO |
06BRATISLAVA311 | SLOVAKIA RELEASES STRONG STATEMENT ON IRANIAN [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Irans pursuit of a nuclear weapons program on April 13. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Slovak Republic is f [...] | 2006-04-19 09:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL KPAL UNSC LO |
06BRATISLAVA32 | SLOVAKIA "IMPATIENT" FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered reftel points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova and UNSC SIPDIS Coordinator Marcel Pesko on January 13. Vasaryova told us that Slovakia, whose own reform history has been quite successful and relatively expeditious, is "impatient" ab [...] | 2006-01-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO LO UN |
06BRATISLAVA339 | SLOVAKIA CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ PRTS [...] (SBU) Vladimir Jakabcin, General Director of the Department of Defense Policy, International Relations and Legislation, included the possibility of sending Slovak soldiers to a PRT in Iraq in spoken remarks to a conference on "The Slovak Military - Status and Perspectives" yesterday. Jakabcin [...] | 2006-04-26 14:55:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA344 | UNSCR 1267 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SLOVAKIA; NO [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points and background papers to Slovak MFA officials on morning of April 27. No officials were available for immediate comment. However, in the past, Slovakia has been generally supportive of U.S. positions on terror finance, and we expect them to be receptive and [...] | 2006-04-27 15:27:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PGOV PREL UNSC LO |
06BRATISLAVA349 | CONFERENCE ON BELARUS: EU ON DEFENSIVE, RUSSIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An April 25-26 conference on Belarus held at the Slovak Ministry on Foreign Affairs was an intellectual lynch mob in two acts. The first day, academics and activists painted a bleak picture of the Lukashenko regime, criticized Russian "meddling," and presented statistical da [...] | 2006-04-28 14:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO |
06BRATISLAVA355 | UN HRC: SLOVAKIA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN, CUBA, [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche on Iran's candidacy for the Human Rights Council (HRC) May 4 to MFA State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova. Vasaryova has SIPDIS direct responsibility for Slovakia's UN portfolio at the MFA. She assured us that Slovakia would oppose Iran's m [...] | 2006-05-04 12:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL UN UNSC LO |
06BRATISLAVA357 | MECIAR SAYS HZDS WANTS BACK INTO GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former PM Vladimir Meciar told the program conference of his Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) party on 21 April 2006 that HZDS would like to be in government after June 17, elections and is ready to align with almost any party to achieve that end. Meciar seemed to focus [...] | 2006-05-05 07:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA359 | CUBA PULLS AMBASSADOR TO SLOVAKIA, MAY DOWNGRADE [...] (C) Slovak MFA Director for the Americas Dusan Kristofik told us May 4 that the Cuban Ambassador to the Slovak Republic had departed recently "without saying goodbye," and that the GOS did not receive any farewell calls. In fact, Kristofik told us that the MFA found out of the Ambassador's [...] | 2006-05-05 12:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CU LO |
06BRATISLAVA360 | SLOVAKIA WANTS TO TAKE IT SLOWER IN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo was frank in discussions with the Slovak MFA on Kosovo that the impasse must come to an end soon and that independence is the only real option for Kosovo. MFA Director for CIS and the Balkans Stefan Rozkopal told her Slovakia agrees in general, but believ [...] | 2006-05-05 13:52:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KPAO PGOV YI LO |
06BRATISLAVA361 | UNSCR ON IRAN: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan and State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova -- both out of town on the campaign trail -- we raised reftel points with the Minister's Chef de Cabinet, Peter Kmec, on the morning of May 6. Kmec understood our message regarding the n [...] | 2006-05-06 09:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC IR LO |
06BRATISLAVA369 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: SLOVAKIA HOPES FOR U.S.-EU [...] (C) Summary. The Russians have approached Slovakia twice to seek support for their bid to join the Australia Group. For both practical and political reasons Slovakia is not inclined to support Russian membership. It is Slovakia's impression that the U.S. is looking for a reason not to support [...] | 2006-05-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC LO |
06BRATISLAVA373 | ROMA UPDATE: MAYOR TRIES TO DEPORT FAMILIES, NDI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy continues to be heavily involved in promoting human rights and integration among Slovakia's minority communities, the Roma in particular. In the past month, the Emboffs have: -- Visited a northern village in which the mayor is seeking to move 35-40 Roma to a smal [...] | 2006-05-11 08:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA382 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP: ELECTION EDITION, MAY [...] (SBU) Campaign season for the June 17 elections is in full swing in Slovakia, as the political parties attempt to mobilize voters in spite of a trend in regional elections of decreasing voter turnout. Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU) and the soci [...] | 2006-05-12 12:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA386 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF SYRIA-LEBANON UNSCR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on May 10 to MFA Directors for International Organizations, UN Security Council, and Middle East affairs. Colleagues from the British Embassy also followed-up on May 11. On May 12, Ambassador Vladimir Lomen from the UNSC Coordination Unit called to say [...] | 2006-05-15 06:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC SY LE LO |
06BRATISLAVA390 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS UNSC SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-16 14:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC SY LE LO |
06BRATISLAVA397 | SLOVAKIA TO PARTICIPATE IN EU'S AFRICAN MISSIONS [...] Slovakia is sending two military officers to Sudan and considering a contribution to a possible EU mission to Congo. DefMin Martin Fedor confirmed publicly May 18 that Slovakia will send two staff officers to Sudan in the coming weeks. Fedor explained that there is a growing feeling in Europe [...] | 2006-05-22 10:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO EU IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA401 | SLOVAKIA,S COMMUNISTS DON,T WANT TO BE IN [...] (U) Summary. Jozef Sevc, Chairman of the Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS),spoke at a sparsely attended breakfast meeting organized by the American Chamber of Commerce on May 17. Sevc acknowledged that KSS faces an uphill struggle to get the 5% of the vote necessary to be in the next Parliam [...] | 2006-05-23 11:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA406 | KOSOVO NGO'S RECEIVE TRAINING IN SLOVAKIA [...] Summary: A four-day conference May 17-20 brought Kosovo NGO leaders to Bratislava for training and discussions about "the role of NGO's in a society undergoing transition." In a conference partly funded by SlovakAid, the NGO leaders named the desire for EU membership as the motivating goal fo [...] | 2006-05-24 14:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM SR YI LO |
06BRATISLAVA41 | EU "FACILITATOR" LAJCAK UPDATES ON MONTENEGRO [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM took advantage of a January 18 meeting on other subjects to get an update from PolDir Miro Lajcak on his efforts as EU "facilitator" for Montenegro. Fresh from his Jan.17 briefing of EU experts in Brussels, Lajcak told us that his idea of posing two positive questions -- [...] | 2006-01-18 15:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MW SR LO |
06BRATISLAVA410 | SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Iraq,s formation of a national government on May 23. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Government of the Slov [...] | 2006-05-25 14:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ KDEM KPAO LO PGOV PREL |
06BRATISLAVA414 | IRAQ UNLIKELY TO PLAY A ROLE IN SLOVAK ELECTION [...] (U) According to a page 4 story in the May 25 issue of the daily Sme, the deployment of Slovak soldiers in Iraq is not an issue in the campaign leading up to June 17 elections. The daily predicts that this situation will not change after the formation of a new government since most parties are [...] | 2006-05-26 10:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA428 | SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 26 to MFA UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko and his deputy, Vladimir Lomen. Pesko reaffirmed to us June 1 that Slovakia has instructed its mission in New York to "consider positively" a U.S. draft resolution on Burma. 2. (SBU) According to Pesk [...] | 2006-06-01 12:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC BM LO |
06BRATISLAVA43 | TIP UPDATE: SLOVAKIA PASSES ACTION PLAN; SENTENCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Slovakia has carried its 2005 momentum on trafficking issues forward into the new year with admirable resolve: the Cabinet passed its National Action Plan on January 11; courts sentenced eight people from Slovakia and the Czech Republic to prison terms ranging from [...] | 2006-01-18 16:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SMIG PREL SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA430 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. OFFER TO IRAN [...] (C) Upon receipt of reftel May 31, DCM briefed both Milan Jezovica, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, and Peter Kmec, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan. The Ambassador delivered the full demarche in person June 1 to Acting Foreign Minister Jozsef Berenyi. [...] | 2006-06-01 15:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR LO |
06BRATISLAVA432 | SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT WELCOMING P5 + 1 [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement in reaction to the P5 plus 1 meeting regarding Iran's nuclear weapons program on June 1. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA [...] | 2006-06-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNSC UN IR LO |
06BRATISLAVA434 | SMER RELEASES CAMPAIGN STATEMENT QUESTIONING SLOVAK [...] (U) Opposition party Smer-SD ("Direction - Social Democracy") released a statement on June 2 (translated below) blasting the war in Iraq, the deployment of Slovak troops there, and pledging that it will begin deliberations on the possible withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq if the party fo [...] | 2006-06-02 15:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KPAO PINR PREL SOCI IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA436 | NATIONALIST PARTY SEEKS A SLOVAKIA FOR SLOVAKS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Slovak Nationalist Party (SNS),which enjoys 10 to 11 percent support in recent polls, is expected to return to Parliament after a four year absence following June 17 parliamentary elections. SNS is infamous for its ethnocentric, often racist, rhetoric, and the party contin [...] | 2006-06-02 16:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA448 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE BUT PESSIMISTIC ON FMCT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 11:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG LO |
06BRATISLAVA450 | MODERATE MECIAR ATTEMPTING TO WIN SUPPORT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with poloffs, HZDS (Movement for a Democratic Slovakia) MP and Foreign Relations Committee member Diana Strofova discussed the party's post-election prospects. HZDS is currently polling at around 11 percent and will certainly win seats in the June 17 parlia [...] | 2006-06-08 15:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA454 | SLOVAKIA CALLS DEATH OF AL ZARQAWI A SUCCESS IN [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on the death of terrorist Abu Musab Al Zarqawi calling his death "a success" in the fight against international terrorism and reaffirming the country's support for the new Iraqi government. The original text is avai [...] | 2006-06-09 11:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER KDEM PREL IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA455 | AMBASSADOR'S BREAKFAST WITH KDH CHAIRMAN PAVOL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted a one-on-one breakfast with Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) party Chairman and former Chairman of parliament Pavol Hrusovsky on June 8 to discuss the upcoming elections. Hrusovsky said Prime Minister Dzurinda's SDKU would be the most popular center-right [...] | 2006-06-09 12:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA457 | SMER LACKS DIRECTION ON ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY - The recent release of Smer's official election program sheds little light on what the economic policy would actually look like in a Smer-led coalition government. The party platform is essentially a critique of the reforms instituted over the past eight years, and calls for an o [...] | 2006-06-09 14:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR PREL LO KDEM |
06BRATISLAVA471 | FOREIGN POLICY AFTER THE ELECTION: CONTINUITY, OR [...] (C) Summary: Slovak foreign policy during the second Dzurinda government of the past four years has been extremely complementary to U.S. interests. If the coalition that results from June 17 parliamentary elections is led by Dzurinda's SDKU and made up mostly of center-right parties, we can [...] | 2006-06-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI UNSC LO |
06BRATISLAVA476 | SLOVAKIA'S JUNE 17 NATIONAL ELECTIONS: UNCERTAINTY [...] (C) With 6 major political parties likely to pass the 5 percent parliamentary threshold (and two more within easy striking distance) in Slovakia's June 17 national elections -- and none of them positioned for such a decisive victory as to allow for a two-party coalition -- it will likely be a [...] | 2006-06-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA483 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SMER'S NO. 2, ROBERT [...] (C) Summary. Smer's number 2 candidate and MP Robert Kalinak told Ambassador June 15 that Smer was looking forward to forming the next government and likely would turn first for support to the Hungarian party, which is now a member of PM Dzurinda's coalition. A confident Kalinak said he did not [...] | 2006-06-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR LO |
06BRATISLAVA494 | SMER AND SDKU COMPETE TO FORM NEW RULING COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the June 17 elections (reftel),Smer chairman Robert Fico was emboldened to begin thinking strategically about the government he would form with the political capital his party earned at the polls. However, Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda -- himself encouraged by [...] | 2006-06-19 16:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA495 | SLOVAKIA WILL NOT ACT ON VENEZUELAN NGO LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PGOV EAID VE LO |
06BRATISLAVA499 | SMER PICKS UP MOMENTUM IN RACE TO FORM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The morning of June 20, President Gasparovic made good on his promise to charge Smer chairman Robert Fico with forming a new government (reftels). Fico immediately offered cooperation to Hungarian party SMK and Christian Democratic Movement KDH. According to sources in all th [...] | 2006-06-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA501 | SLOVAK GOV'T AIMS TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL [...] (C) Summary - The Slovak government is negotiating with Yukos to re-purchase the 49 percent stake in the oil pipeline that was originally sold to Yukos in 2002. Economic Minister Jirko Malcharek, who has the lead in the negotiations, is attempting to finalize an agreement before the current g [...] | 2006-06-21 16:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA506 | SLOVAK PM UPBEAT ABOUT COALITION CHANCES; KDH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Slovakia's Smer party continues to publicly explore all possible coalition options, though several parties have issued statements that create problems for Smer chairman Robert Fico. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda and his SDKU party remain hopeful he will be able to [...] | 2006-06-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA51 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 20, 2006 [...] (U) Only one passenger out of 43 survived when a Slovak Air Force An-24 crashed January 19 into the side of a snow-covered mountain in northeastern Hungary, three kilometers from the Slovak border. The flight was returning from Kosovo with 28 members of Slovakia's KFOR peacekeeping continge [...] | 2006-01-20 16:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR MASS SOCI AF LO |
06BRATISLAVA510 | SLOVAKIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT WEDGWOOD FOR SEAT ON [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche regarding the candidacy of Ruth Wedgwood for a seat on the United nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) to Slovak MFA on June 1. A close contact in the MFA's Division of Human Rights told us June 13 that she had seen a draft of the instructions to suppo [...] | 2006-06-23 00:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC LO |
06BRATISLAVA513 | CAN KDH GET OVER MECIAR? WE THINK NOT. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly a week after election day, Slovakia's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) remains stubborn -- courted by both Robert Fico's Smer party and Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's SDKU. While June 22 statements by KDH vice chairman Daniel Lipsic drew several lines in the sand [...] | 2006-06-23 14:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA521 | FICO DOESN'T RULE OUT WORKING WITH SLOTA AND MECIAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Smer's Robert Fico has said that preliminary coalition talks will end by this Friday, when he will start official negotiations for the new GOS. Smer is expected to invite two other parties to be in coalition some time tomorrow (June 28). SMK, SNS, and HZDS all were invited for a [...] | 2006-06-27 15:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA527 | SLOVAKIA'S NEW RULING COALITION: SMER-SNS-HZDS [...] (U) At a June 28 press conference, Smer chairman Robert Fico announced his party presidium's unanimous decision to form a coalition government with nationalist party SNS and former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar's HZDS. Under the agreement, Smer will get 11 seats in the cabinet, SNS 3, and [...] | 2006-06-28 18:16:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA528 | SMER COURTS INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE FOR COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following fast on the heels of Smer chairman Robert Fico's June 28 announcement of a Smer-SNS-HZDS coalition (Reftel A),Smer deputy international secretary Katarina Nevedalova invited Poloff to breakfast SIPDIS June 29 to "tell us personally" about the developments. Sheepis [...] | 2006-06-29 13:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA529 | SLOVAKIA HAS ITS OWN MOTIVES FOR REPURCHASING [...] (C) Summary: The Slovak government's primary aim in repurchasing the Transpetrol shares from Yukos Finance is to maintain state control in the Slovak oil pipeline. Meciar-era businessmen from eastern Slovakia have claims on 34 percent of Transpetrol shares (two thirds of the government's 51 pe [...] | 2006-06-29 14:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA532 | SMER-SNS-HZDS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] (C) Summary: The "worst case scenario" government of Smer-SNS-HZDS is now a certainty. We can expect many more challenges in advocating U.S. policy goals under a Fico-led government than during Mikulas Dzurinda's tenure, particularly on controversial issues such as the war in Iraq or support [...] | 2006-06-29 18:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KPAO EAID LO |
06BRATISLAVA544 | NEW GOVERNMENT WANTS ORDERED, GRADUAL WITHDRAWAL [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 5. 2. (C) As Department is aware, following up on his campaign promise, just-installed PM Robert Fico has told the press that his government would initiate a phased withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq. As we did after Fico's surprise campa [...] | 2006-07-05 13:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA550 | PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN THINKS [...] (C) We pass along the following not as a definitive state of play in the Fico government's thinking on a withdrawal from Iraq (which is not clear yet--),but as an indication of the internal debate that has been joined since he took power (reftel). Ruling Smer Party MP and newly-appointed Chai [...] | 2006-07-07 14:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS KPAO MOPS IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA551 | SLOVAK EMBASSY IN HAVANA CONTINUES EFFORTS TO [...] (C) MFA Director for Americas Dusan Kristofik told Poloff June 30 that the Slovak Ambassador to Cuba recently traveled to Miami, Florida, for meetings with Cuban dissident groups there. The groups gave the Slovak Ambassador computer equipment, which he then brought back as "diplomatic cargo. [...] | 2006-07-07 14:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CU LO |
06BRATISLAVA553 | SMER CRITICIZED BY EUROPEAN SOCIALIST ALLIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite his preference for the European over the transatlantic relationship, new Slovak PM Robert Fico now finds himself losing friends among presumed European allies due to his party's coalition with the ultra-nationalist SNS. The Party of European Socialists (PES) has threatened [...] | 2006-07-07 15:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU LO |
06BRATISLAVA555 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: [...] (C) New Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, who took office less than a week ago, has received calls from the Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, and South Korea regarding North Korea's recent missile launches (reftel). As expected, the Chinese and Russians argued against a UNSC resolution and [...] | 2006-07-10 14:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN LO |
06BRATISLAVA562 | NEW SLOVAK FM PROMISES FULL COORDINATION ON [...] (U) This message includes an action request and recommendation in para 3. 2. (S) New Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis told Charge today that he would personally "take care of the issue of the Slovak troops in Iraq." Speaking privately just after an introductory session with the diplomatic [...] | 2006-07-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PREL MARR LO IZ |
06BRATISLAVA571 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FM KUBIS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Slovakia's new Foreign Minister Jan Kubis on July 12. Kubis emphasized that "continuity" will be the theme of Slovakia's relationship with the EU, NATO and the U.S. Kubis told the Ambassador he will work t [...] | 2006-07-12 15:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA576 | SLOVAK POSITION ON UNSC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Slovakia's mission to the UN has been instructed to abstain on the Qatar-proposed resolution condemning military operations in Gaza, unless Slovakia's abstention would force the U.S. to cast a decisive veto, in which case Slovakia will vote no. Slovakia will not support the Chines [...] | 2006-07-13 15:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS KPAL KWBG LE CH LO |
06BRATISLAVA577 | TRANSPETROL DEAL IN LIMBO [...] Summary. The GOS is now in a holding pattern on any prospective Transpetrol deal, as incoming Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek reviews his options. The outgoing Minister of Economy had prepared a GOS buy-back from Yukos of its 49 percent share, and media reports floated that a deal was i [...] | 2006-07-14 12:39:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA584 | PRESIDENT REASSURES AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ, COALITION [...] (C) Summary: President Gasparovic told the Ambassador July 13 that there would be continuity in Slovak foreign policy, and that he personally would be playing a larger role in collaboration with his hand-picked Foreign Minister Jan Kubis. He echoed Kubis's promise to coordinate closely with t [...] | 2006-07-14 15:03:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA586 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JULY 17 2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO PINR SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA588 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH NEW SLOVAK DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Slovakia's new Minister of Defense Frantisek Kasicky on July 17. Kasicky said it is important for the new government to keep its promise to voters to withdraw troops from Iraq, but that the withdrawal process would be slow and deliberate. No final plan will [...] | 2006-07-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA590 | BRATISLAVA PARTICIPANT IN 2006 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL [...] Embassy Bratislava designates the following participant for the 2006 USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil conference on October 4-6, 2006: -- Name: Aaron Underwood Chase -- Title: Fascell Fellow / Pol-Mil Officer -- Date of Birth: 17, January 1975 -- Security Clearance: TS -- Telephone: 421 2 5922 3376 -- [...] | 2006-07-18 11:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT MARR NATO PREL LO |
06BRATISLAVA592 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PM DZURINDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the Ambassador's first meeting with the former PM Mikulas Dzurinda since the June 17 elections, the former PM was confident that his party SDKU would gain strength in the opposition. SDKU plans to play on conflicts between new PM Robert Fico and coalition partner Vladimir M [...] | 2006-07-18 13:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KPAO LO |
06BRATISLAVA597 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED IRAQ WITH FM KUBIS [...] (U) his cable contains a request for guidance in paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Jan Kubis 7/19 briefed the Ambassador on the GOS,s progress on the Iraq portion of the government program, which is due to be announed August 1. Kubis noted the government has been uniform in its [...] | 2006-07-20 15:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MARR IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA601 | SLOVAKIA'S POST-ELECTION STATE OF MIND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The June 17 parliamentary elections were characterized by low voter turnout: 54.67 percent. Robert Fico's Smer was the clear winner across Slovakia, taking 29.14 percent and five of Slovakia's eight regions. Mikulas Dzurinda's SDKU only won the Bratislava region, but it was pl [...] | 2006-07-25 12:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA607 | AMBASSADOR'S BREAKFAST WITH KDH CHAIRMAN PAVOL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Pavol Hrusovsky on July 25 to discuss KDH's post-election prospects. Despite a poor showing in the June 17 parliamentary election, Hrusovsky appeared confident that KDH would remain a major player in the [...] | 2006-07-26 14:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA609 | AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 24, Ambassador paid an introductory call on new Deputy Prime Minister for the Knowledge Based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Dusan Caplovic of the Smer ("Direction") party. Caplovic listed his own priorities in office as (1) developing the knowle [...] | 2006-07-26 16:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TSPL PREL KPAO PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA613 | TRANSPETROL: SLOVAKIA FEELS PRESSURE FROM ITS [...] (C) Summary. The new Slovak government feels under increasing pressure to strike a deal with a Russian firm on Transpetrol before Yukos International initiates bankruptcy proceedings, now scheduled to begin on August 10. On July 25, the same day that Yukos creditors decided to commence bankr [...] | 2006-07-28 06:00:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA615 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER KALINAK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador's first formal meeting with new Interior Minister Robert Kalinak demonstrated Kalinak's openness and intent to continue Slovakia's efforts to fight extremism, trafficking in persons, and organized crime. Kalinak indicated that Slovakia may increase its training pr [...] | 2006-07-28 14:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CASC CVIS PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA616 | SLOVAKIA CONSIDERING SMALL CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary. Post has heard from several government sources that Slovakia is considering a small contribution to an International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Lebanon. Slovakia would be unlikely to contribute more than a platoon, and likely even fewer. Slovakia is thought to prefer a deployme [...] | 2006-07-28 15:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL LE IS LO |
06BRATISLAVA617 | FM KUBIS: GOVERNMENT PROGRAM TO UNDERSCORE [...] (C) In a 7/28 meeting at the MFA, Foreign Minister Jan Kubis told the Ambassador and DCM that the government's program to be issued on August 1 will highlight Slovakia's continued support for stability and democratization in Iraq, despite planned changes in the military presence. Although the [...] | 2006-07-28 15:40:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA618 | FM KUBIS: SLOVAKIA FOCUSED ON REGAINING MANAGEMENT [...] (C) At their July 28 meeting, Ambassador Vallee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Kubis discussed next steps for the Slovak government in the Transpetrol situation. Ambassador Vallee emphasized that the impending sale of Yukos shares in Transpetrol needs to be carried out in a transparent ma [...] | 2006-07-28 16:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA619 | GOVERNMENT TO CALL FOR COORDINATED WITHDRAWAL OF [...] (S) Para 4 of this message contains an action request regarding Slovak government officials' planned travel to Baghdad August 17. 2. (S) As promised reftel, FM Jan Kubis provided CDA July 29 an advance copy of the Iraq-related text of the Fico government's just-agreed program that will be p [...] | 2006-07-29 17:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | IZ LO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL |
06BRATISLAVA638 | SLOVAKIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL [...] Per reftel instructions, an interim report on high-level Government of Slovakia representation at the UN General Assembly follows: A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Ivan Gasparovic, President, will not/not attend -- Arrival and departure dates: not applicable -- Spouse Silvia Gasparov [...] | 2006-08-02 14:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNGA LO |
06BRATISLAVA643 | FM KUBIS DISCUSSES ISRAEL/LEBANON WITH AMERICAN [...] (U) Foreign Minister Jan Kubis expounded on Slovakia,s view of the Lebanon and Iran situations during an Aug. 2 meeting with visiting American Jewish Committee International Affairs Director Andy Baker. We provide this as much as a window on a new Foreign Minister's thinking as on the actual p [...] | 2006-08-03 15:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS LE LO |
06BRATISLAVA647 | SLOVAKIA PREDICTS LONG TRANSITION IN CUBA [...] (C) Pol-Econ officers discussed Castro succession and Slovak-Cuban relations August 3 with MFA Director for the Americas Dusan Kristofik, per reftel. According to Kristofik, Slovakia expects a long transition period from a Fidel Castro-led regime to a more democratic government. The oppositi [...] | 2006-08-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CU LO |
06BRATISLAVA649 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE ON LEBANON [...] Charge d'affaires delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chef d'Cabinet Peter Kmec. Kmec has been in touch with FM Jan Kubis, who has instructed the Slovak delegation in New York to support the resolution. 2. Slovaks would be willing to participate in an expert-level meeting [...] | 2006-08-07 06:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS LO |
06BRATISLAVA657 | SLOVAKIA APPEARS TO CHANGE COURSE ON TRANSPETROL. [...] (C) Summary. On August 3-4, Special Advisor Steve Hellman met with high-ranking GOS officials, including Prime Minister Robert Fico and Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek, to discuss the benefits of buying back shares in Transpetrol from Yukos Finance rather than approving a quick sale to Ga [...] | 2006-08-08 13:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA666 | PM FICO PRESENTS POLICY AGENDA FOR NEXT FOUR YEARS [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW AND COMMENT. One month after Slovakia's new governing coalition took office, Prime Minister Robert Fico has presented the government's policy statement, a four-year agenda determined by the governing three-party coalition. Bureaucrats had drafted an early version of the govern [...] | 2006-08-09 16:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM LO |
06BRATISLAVA670 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD FOR UNHCR SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC LO |
06BRATISLAVA671 | SLOVAK RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNSCR [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to MFA Director for UN Affairs Roman Buzek, who had just left a meeting on the same subject with Acting FM Diana Strofova. Buzek said Slovakia fully supports the adoption of a resolution as soon as the text is ready, immediately if possible. The UNSC could no [...] | 2006-08-10 14:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | IS LE MOPS PREL PTER UN LO |
06BRATISLAVA673 | SLOVAKIA TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL SHARES FROM [...] (S) Summary - On August 9, Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek reached an agreement with Yukos Finance representatives Steve Theede and Bill Shoff on a deal that allows Slovakia to repurchase the Transpetrol shares from Yukos Finance and thereby obtain greater energy independence. A "share p [...] | 2006-08-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA679 | SLOVAKIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) Per ref A instructions, an interim report on high-level Government of Slovakia representation at the UN General Assembly was sent in ref B. This is an update to that report: A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Ivan Gasparovic, President, will not/not attend -- Arrival and departur [...] | 2006-08-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNGA LO |
06BRATISLAVA703 | FICO IN IRAQ: DEMINERS WILL LEAVE BUT SLOVAKIA MAY [...] This cable contains an action request for Department of State and Department of Defense in paragraph 3 and a guidance request in paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. PM Robert Fico visited Iraq on August 17. In a press conference after his return, Fico said Slovak deminers had not been active since [...] | 2006-08-18 15:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA704 | REACTION OF SLOVAKIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS TO NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Slovak PM Robert Fico's decision to form a ruling coalition with the Slovak National Party (SNS) following the June 17 parliamentary elections elicited a strong negative reaction from the country's sizeable Hungarian minority. SNS leader Jan Slota is notorious for anti-minori [...] | 2006-08-21 06:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO LO |
06BRATISLAVA719 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND-UP AUGUST 25, 2006 [...] (SBU) The Justice Ministry, under the auspices of new Justice Minister Stefan Harabin, has prepared draft legislation to close the Special Court and the Special Prosecution Office. Former Justice Minister Daniel Lipsic provided a copy of the draft to the media. According to the draft, both i [...] | 2006-08-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB LO |
06BRATISLAVA72 | SLOVAK MINISTER OF DEFENSE LISKA RESIGNS [...] (U) SLOVAK MINISTER OF DEFENSE JURAJ LISKA SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION FRIDAY MORNING, IN THE WAKE OF LAST THURSDAY'S CRASH OF A SLOVAK AIRFORCE AN-24, WHICH KILLED 42 SLOVAK SOLDIERS. LISKA'S RESIGNATION WAS ACCEPTED BY PRIME MINISTER DZURINDA. PRESIDENT GASPAOVIC SAID HE WILL RESPECT THE DECIS [...] | 2006-01-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA720 | SLOVAKIA REMAINS FOCUSED ON REGAINING TRANSPETROL [...] (S) Summary - The Ministry of Economy continues to pursue a deal to buy back the 49 percent stake in Transpetrol from Netherlands-based Yukos Finance and/or its subsidiary Yukos International. This task was complicated when a Dutch judge appointed Yukos Oil Receiver and Russian Eduard Rebgun a [...] | 2006-08-25 14:33:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | ENGR ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA73 | SLOVAK REACTION TO PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Palestinian election results on January 27. The text is available in English at www.mzv.sk . BEGIN VERBATIM TEXT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic welcome peaceful atmosphere in which t [...] | 2006-01-27 15:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL KPAL UNSC LO |
06BRATISLAVA733 | UPDATE ON SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN TENSIONS FOR VISIT OF [...] (SBU) This cable is intended to highlight the latest events in Slovak-Hungarian tensions since your departure from the U.S. on August 21. Any necessary updates on other ongoing issues in Slovakia will be provided at a briefing upon your arrival in Bratislava on September 4. 2. (SBU) The GO [...] | 2006-08-31 11:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM LO |
06BRATISLAVA738 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS GUATEMALA [...] (C) Emboff delivered talking points fo Jana Bartosiewiczova, Deputy Director for the United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Bartosiewiczova confirmed that Slovakia will be voting for Guatemala in the upcoming 2006 UNSC election. She said that [...] | 2006-08-31 14:21:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE LO |
06BRATISLAVA745 | SLOVAKIA AGREES BURMA SHOULD BE ON UNSC AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 06:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNSC BM LO |
06BRATISLAVA746 | SLOVAK FM DELIVERS BLUNT MESSAGES TO SERBS AND [...] (C) Summary: During his recent visit to the Western Balkans, FM Jan Kubis told interlocutors in Belgrade that they must stop fooling themselves and the public; the train has left the station and the last stop is independence for Kosovo. He was similarly blunt with leaders in Kosovo, encourag [...] | 2006-09-08 11:28:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ICTY SR YI LO |
06BRATISLAVA749 | MEETING OF FM KUBIS WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Summary. Slovak FM Jan Kubis met Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Nahavandian, on September 4 in Bratislava. Nahavandian made clear that Iran does not regard UNSCR 1669 as legally valid and confirmed that Iran plans to continue with the development of a peaceful [...] | 2006-09-08 14:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC IR LO |
06BRATISLAVA750 | CONGRESSMAN LANTOS URGES SLOVAKIA TO RESOLVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 4 in Brtislava, Representative Tom Lantos (D-California) delivered the message to the GOS that ethnic Slovak-Hungarian tensions must be resolved and that the Slovak government needs to do more to assure its role on the world stage. Rep. Lantos met with Prime Minist [...] | 2006-09-08 14:58:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL LE IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA754 | ATTACK ON ETHNIC HUNGARIAN STUDENT FABRICATED, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Reports of a racially-motivated attack on an ethnic Hungarian student in the town of Nitra two weeks ago and which have sparked considerable controversy between Hungary and Slovakia were false, according to the Slovak police investigator. Interior Minister Kalinak announced on S [...] | 2006-09-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM LO |
06BRATISLAVA763 | IRAQI FM EXPRESSES GRATITUDE, SEES NO PROBLEM WITH [...] (C) Summary: The September 8 visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari gave the Slovak government the impression that Iraq has no problem with the withdrawal of Slovak troops, as long as there is some symbolic follow-on presence in the form of training or other cooperation. Zebari thanked the go [...] | 2006-09-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA764 | ETHNIC-HUNGARIAN SLOVAK RESPONDS PUBLICLY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 13 news conference, Hedviga Malinova, a Slovak student of Hungarian ethnicity, stuck firmly to her claim that she was verbally and physically attacked by two youths on August 25. (Ref A) She contradicted the conclusion drawn by PM Fico and Interior Minister Ka [...] | 2006-09-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HU LO |
06BRATISLAVA77 | SLOVAK VIEWS BEFORE JAN 30 GAERC [...] (SBU) Pol-Ec Chief discussed reftel points 1/24 with European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. He was joined by Anna Petrasova, Third Secretary stationed at the Slovak mission to the EU, covering COTRA and COLAT/AMLAT, who wanted to see "how our transatlantic coordination works." Pol-Ec Chief en [...] | 2006-01-30 11:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU LO |
06BRATISLAVA779 | SLOVAK POLICE TO FORM SPECIAL UNIT FOR EXTREMISM [...] (U) Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak announced on September 20 the creation of a special police unit to combat extremism. The idea for the unit was first mooted by Police President Jan Packa in the wake of the alleged attack on an ethnic Hungarian woman in Nitra last month (refs A-C). Whil [...] | 2006-09-22 14:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM LO |
06BRATISLAVA783 | SLOVAKIA WILL MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE WITH SYRIA [...] (C) Continued dialogue with Syria, both in Damascus and New York, is an important way for Slovakia to demonstrate that it is an independent and fair-minded member of the UNSC, according to Ambassador Klara Novotna, Deputy Director of the 4th Territorial District and Head of the Middle East Divi [...] | 2006-09-26 10:20:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER USUN SY LE LO |
06BRATISLAVA79 | SLOVAKIA'S NEW DEFENSE MINISTER WILL BE MARTIN [...] (SBU) SDKU and Ministry of Defense insiders informed Embassy late today that the Prime Minister would name current State Secretary of Defense Martin Fedor (31) to replace Minister of Defense Liska. The announcement is expected to be made publicly later this evening. 2. (C) The decision was [...] | 2006-01-30 16:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA790 | SLOVAK PRIME MINISTER, IN AFGHANISTAN, PLEDGES [...] (S) SUMMARY: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico traveled to Afghanistan on September 27 to meet with NATO/ISAF commanders and Afghan officials to discuss Slovakia's future military contributions to Afghan reconstruction. The one day trip included Slovakia's Ministers of Defense and Interior [...] | 2006-09-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Bratislava | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA793 | BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VISA [...] Bratislava's Bilateral Consular Working Group (BCWG) met for the fifth time on September 26, 2006, at the Embassy. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Vallee. MFA Political Director Miroslav Lajcak headed the Slovak delegation. The most significant positive wads the GOS commitment to not [...] | 2006-09-29 06:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT CVIS LO PREL |
06BRATISLAVA794 | BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VISA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-29 07:05:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CMGT CASC PREL LO |
06BRATISLAVA802 | SMER PARTY CONGRESS PRODUCES NO SURPRISES: FICO IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Smer ("Direction"),the leading party in Slovakia's governing coalition, unsurprisingly re-elected the Prime Minister, Robert Fico, as Chairman of the party during the annual party congress on September 30. Two of Fico's closest advisors became Vice Chairmen, replacing two inte [...] | 2006-10-02 15:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON PINR IZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA807 | PRESIDENT AND PM IMPROVISE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica capitalized on missteps by Prime Minister Fico and President Gasparovic during his October 2 visit to Bratislava. Resulting media reports give the erroneous impression that Slovakia agrees Kosovo should remain part of Serbia. The MFA tried to set [...] | 2006-10-06 06:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI SR LO |
06BRATISLAVA816 | SLOVAKIA PURSUES TRANSPETROL THROUGH MURKY LEGAL [...] (C) Summary - Slovakia's efforts to repurchase the 49 percent stake in Transpetrol have been hampered by legal uncertainties surrounding ownership and the right to sell the shares. Economy Minister Jahnatek has repeatedly tried to meet with Eduard Rebgun, the Yukos Oil receiver who was nomina [...] | 2006-10-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENGR ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA817 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND UP OCTOBER 6, 2006 [...] (SBU) The new National Coordinator to Combat Trafficking in Persons will be Jozef Bucek, the new State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior. This effectively raises the political clout of the National Coordinator position by several notches. Bucek, a Smer party member from Kosice, does not [...] | 2006-10-06 14:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ELAB KDEM PINR AF RO BU |
06BRATISLAVA820 | UNSC SHOULD SEND A STRONG, IMMEDIATE, UNANIMOUS MESSAGE ON [...] (SBU) DCM has urged Slovakia at the highest levels of the MFA to adopt a strong position to counter North Korea's nuclear test, per points in refs A and B and previous messages. Saying it was "high time" the international community got tough on North Korea's nuclear program, MFA Director for t [...] | 2006-10-10 16:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN LO |
06BRATISLAVA829 | OPPOSITION PARTY STANDS FIRM, SO SMER WILL RETAIN [...] (C) According to KDH MP Daniel Lipsic, the opposition party Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) is standing firm in its position not to form a coalition with the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) so long as Vladimir Meciar remains the party's Chairman. If Lipsic (who is the most virule [...] | 2006-10-12 14:42:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LO |
06BRATISLAVA838 | EUROPEAN SOCIALISTS SUSPEND SMER WHILE THE PARTY [...] (U) The Presidency of the Party of European Socialists (PES) suspended the membership of Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer party on October 12 for entering into a coalition with the Slovak National Party (SNS),chaired by Jan Slota. PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said that the European soc [...] | 2006-10-13 14:50:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA84 | SLOVAKIA; 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Embassy Bratislava's submissions for the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense follows in paragraphs 2-13. Information is keyed to paragraph numbers in Reftel. The POC for this report in Bratislava is Political Military Officer Aaron Chase. Telephone nu [...] | 2006-02-01 14:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MCAP LO |
06BRATISLAVA842 | SLOVAK DEFMIN PRESENTS PLAN FOR WITHDRAWAL OF [...] (C) Summary: In an October 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Kasicky briefed plans for the withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq. Kasicky left the door open to future training on classic demining operations by a small number of troops, as well as officers remaining in NTM-I and [...] | 2006-10-17 11:51:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ AF LO |
06BRATISLAVA848 | 99 SLOVAK TROOPS TO LEAVE IRAQ; FUTURE DEMINING [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: As expected, the GOS October 18 approved a plan for withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq in February, 2007. The cabinet decision also called for: 11 officers to remain at MNF-I and NTM-I; training on Bozena demining equipm [...] | 2006-10-19 05:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ AF LO |
06BRATISLAVA862 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND-UP OCTOBER 23, 2006 [...] (U) Vladimir Meciar's Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) won agreement for their nomination of current Justice Minister Stefan Harabin to a seat on the Constitutional Court (ref A),only after two rounds of parliamentary voting on October 19. Any cracks in the coalition were patched up [...] | 2006-10-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF LO |
06BRATISLAVA869 | SLOVAKS CONSIDERING REDEPLOYING TROOPS TO SOUTHERN [...] (U) This message contains an action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) MoD State Secretary Jaroslav Baska told DCM that Slovakia is considering NATO's request to move Slovak forces in Afghanistan south to Kandahar. The GoS is very concerned about the security situation and the qualitatively diff [...] | 2006-10-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AF LO |
06BRATISLAVA870 | SLOVAKS SEEK RUSSIAN DEAL FOR TRANSPETROL STAKE [...] (C) Summary - Frustrated by an inability to strike a deal with either Yukos International or Yukos Finance, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek has begun direct negotiations with the Russian government. The GOS is seeking a deal that would move the 49 percent Transpetrol stake temporarily in the [...] | 2006-10-26 15:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA879 | SLOVAKIA'S PM FICO MYSTERIOUSLY ILL [...] (C) Slovakia's 42-yr-old Prime Minister Robert Fico is ailing physically, but it's unclear how serious his illness is. Fico has skipped the weekly Wednesday night hockey game with the Ambassador and others for several weeks. On Thursday October 26, Fico told the Ambassador that he was receiv [...] | 2006-10-27 15:18:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA883 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON 1267 [...] Poloff delivered reftel points and non-paper to MFA UNSC Coordination Unit Chief Vladimir Lomen together with First Secretary Xavier Rouard of the French Embassy. Mr. Lomen had SIPDIS been unaware of the Franco-American proposal before it was discussed by the 1267 Committee on 16, October, b [...] | 2006-10-31 15:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER UNSC LO |
06BRATISLAVA890 | COALITION DYNAMICS IN SLOVAKIA [...] (C) After four months in office, Prime Minister Robert Fico of the Smer party has demonstrated his strong, personalized control the government. Embassy Bratislava provides its analysis and lessons learned so far: -- Fico makes the final decisions in all matters of importance; his increasing [...] | 2006-11-03 09:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KJUS SOCI PINR LO |
06BRATISLAVA895 | SLOVAK AID: MORE BUREAUCRACY, LESS DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Slovak MFA is preparing to consolidate management and program authority over Slovakia's foreign aid budget before the end of 2006. Full MFA control over development assistance may help the GOS consolidate its aid programs and establish longer-term programs that better meet [...] | 2006-11-06 15:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KDEM PGOV PREL ECON LO |
06BRATISLAVA904 | DEATH OF SOLDIER IN IRAQ MAY AFFECT SLOVAK [...] (u) This is an action recommendation. Please see para 4. 2. (U) Reacting to the death of a Slovak soldier in Iraq on November 10, Prime Minister Robert Fico said over the weekend that the death would influence the decision of the Slovak Government about NATO's request to reposition its engi [...] | 2006-11-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AF IZ UK CA LO |
06BRATISLAVA907 | SLOVAK DECISION ON AFGHANISTAN LIKELY TO COME [...] (C) Summary. GoS Ministers have told us that Slovakia is likely to delay a decision on moving its engineering unit in Afghanistan from Kabul to Kandahar until after municipal elections on December 2. Post believes this is a political decision that is not likely to be influenced by the provision [...] | 2006-11-16 07:24:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AF LO |
06BRATISLAVA911 | PUTIN TO SLOVAKIA - WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO OWN AN [...] (C) Summary - Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a blunt message on the future of the Transpetrol pipeline to Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic when the two met in Moscow on November 6th. In response to Gasparovic's assertion that the Slovak's preferred option is a GOS buyback of the 49 per [...] | 2006-11-16 15:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA915 | SLOVAKIA WILL ABSTAIN ON ISRAEL RESOULTION IN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel points, Marcel Pesko, Director of the UN and International Organizations Department at MFA, said that Slovakia will abstain on the Israel resolution in the UNGA/ESS. SILVERMAN [...] | 2006-11-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS LO |
06BRATISLAVA917 | SLOVAKS KEEP OPTIONS OPEN ON TRANSPETROL SALE [...] (C) Summary - The Slovak government replaced the two Transpetrol board members and five supervisory board members, who were appointed by the previous administration, with its own nominees at the November 21 shareholders meetings. No other changes took place at the meeting. Minister Jahnatek [...] | 2006-11-21 15:48:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA921 | PRIME MINISTER MAY DECIDE ON AFGHANISTAN BEFORE [...] (C) Jan Foltin, Foreign Policy Advisor to President Gasparovic, told CDA November 24, that Gasparovic, FM Kubis and DefMin Kasicky will meet with PM Fico Monday, Nov. 27 to make a (hopefully) final decision on whether to agree to NATO,s request to move Slovak engineering troops from Kabul to [...] | 2006-11-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AF LO |
06BRATISLAVA922 | POST RECOMMENDS DELAYING EXBS IN-COUNTRY ASSESSMENT [...] Summary. Post recommends delaying the start of the EXBS in-country assessment of Slovakia's strategic trade control system until all relevant GoS officials have been confirmed in their positions, likely no earlier than mid-January 2007. End summary. 2. Reftel advises of a contracted assessm [...] | 2006-11-27 07:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC PARM PREL LO |
06BRATISLAVA927 | TRANSPETROL NOMINEES AND COALITION DYNAMICS [...] (C) Summary - The appointments made to the boards of Transpetrol at the November 20 shareholders meetings have been roundly criticized not only by the opposition parties, but by Prime Minister Fico as well. The most controversial nominees, Julius Rezes and Sergej Zapotocky, have strong ties t [...] | 2006-11-28 12:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV PREL KJUS LO |
06BRATISLAVA928 | SLOVAK MFA WELCOMES PRESIDENT?S VWP ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 17:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL KPAO LO |
06BRATISLAVA929 | PESSIMISM ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 09:10:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KO LO |
06BRATISLAVA935 | FICO SAYS NO TO TROOPS TO KANDAHAR, FOR NOW [...] (U) Prime Minister Robert Fico announced to the media November 29 that, so far, neither the security nor technical conditions have been met to allow Slovak engineering troops to redeploy to southern Afghanistan. Fico added that the Slovak troops were not "mountain rifle fighters who could par [...] | 2006-12-01 09:02:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | AF LO MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL |
06BRATISLAVA943 | DAS KRILLA REINFORCES PRO-NGO MESSAGE WITH SLOVAKS [...] (SBU) During a November 30 - December 2 visit to Bratislava, DRL DAS Jeff Krilla reinforced Embassy concerns about possibly dwindling support for Slovak non-governmental organizations (NGOs),many of which were founded during the 1990s in an attempt to bring an end to the "cronyism" of then-P [...] | 2006-12-06 16:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA947 | PM FICO ALLEGED TO HAVE HEART PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. PM Fico is alleged to be suffering from high blood pressure and high cholestorol. Local media have speculated that he will have to curtail his public schedule or risk suffering the fate of his father, who died of a heart attack in his 50s. Fico himself suggested his only problem [...] | 2006-12-07 09:30:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA952 | SLOVAK LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS: LOCAL POLITICS ARE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Slovakia's nationwide December 2 municipal elections demonstrated that Slovaks care about local politics and that the national-level political scene does not strongly influence the selection of local leaders. Most - but not all - major political parties were satisfied with the [...] | 2006-12-08 15:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA953 | NGOS WIN CAMPAIGN TO PRESERVE FUNDING MECHANISM [...] (U) Summary. In a significant though by no means permanent victory for Slovak civil society, Parliament voted on December 6 to preserve for tax year 2006 the option for individuals and corporations to assign two percent of their tax bills to non-governmental organizations of their choice. Sme [...] | 2006-12-08 15:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA954 | SLOVAKIA'S PRE-GAERC POSITIONS DECEMBER 2006 [...] (C) China Arms Embargo: In response to ref A points, Drahomir Stos, Head of the Asia and Oceana Division of the MFA's Fourth Territorial Department, told us that the MFA treats the China arms embargo as a political issue, not a security one. Slovakia believes that it is not the right moment t [...] | 2006-12-08 16:17:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PHUM IS LE IR TU CH AF KPAL EU LO |
06BRATISLAVA959 | SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS TURKISH EU ACCESSION [...] FM Jan Kubis said Slovakia was among the majority of EU Member States on the side of continuing accession negotiations with Turkey, during a December 12 press conference at the Slovak MFA. Kubis said Slovakia's goal was to continue negotiations while sending a clear signal of displeasure with [...] | 2006-12-12 14:13:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TU LO |
06BRATISLAVA960 | SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT UK-FRENCH DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] Slovakia will likely support the UK-French draft UNSCR on Iran, according to Ambassador Vladimir Lomen of the UNSC Coordination Unit at MFA. Lomen told Poloff the UK had lobbied the GoS hard for support and that the matter was being considered in the FM's office as of the morning of December 1 [...] | 2006-12-12 14:29:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IR LO |
06BRATISLAVA961 | MILINKEVICH IMPRESSES IN BRATISLAVA [...] (SBU) Summary. Belarussian opposition leader and 2006 presidential candidate Alexander Milinkevic visited Bratislava December 9, calling for continued support from the Slovak government and civil society. Milinkevic made a strong impression in his meetings with Slovak government officials, o [...] | 2006-12-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | BO KDEM LO PGOV PHUM PREL |
06BRATISLAVA964 | PRIME MINISTER'S PARTY CELEBRATES ITSELF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 9, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Smer party Robert Fico addressed the party faithful with a speech highlighting the achievements of the past six months. After focusing on fulfilled domestic campaign promises which "turn the wheel of governance towards the peop [...] | 2006-12-13 13:53:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI LO |
06BRATISLAVA966 | AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 13 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Fico told the Ambassador December 13 that: --he will travel to Afghanistan in January and announce that Slovak troops will move to Kandahar, --he is in firm control of the government; and coalition partners Meciar and Slota are just sideshows, and --he is determine [...] | 2006-12-14 17:12:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL POLG ECON ENRG AF LO |
06BRATISLAVA97 | SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE, READY TO MOVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: MFA Third Territorial Division Director Stefan Rozkopal welcomed the news February 7 that Washington had agreed in principle to set aside USD 40,000 to bolster the V-4 contingent of the March OSCE/ODIHR election monitor [...] | 2006-02-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU PO BO EZ LO |
06BRATISLAVA972 | RUSSIANS WAITING FOR CLOCK TO RUN OUT ON [...] (C) Summary - The Slovak government has made little progress towards its stated objectives of regaining control of the Transpetrol pipeline since the November 20 shareholders meeting. Economy ministry representatives have not communicated with either the Yukos Finance officials or the Moscow [...] | 2006-12-18 14:32:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS |
06BRATISLAVA974 | PM FICO ON AFGHANISTAN, SIS, CORRUPTION, U.S. VISIT [...] (C) On the margins of a three-hour long Christmas party he hosted December 18 for the diplomatic corps, Prime Minister Robert Fico told the Ambassador he was determined to travel to Kahdahar, Afghanistan in mid-January. He reiterated his invitation to the Ambassador to join him (reftel). Me [...] | 2006-12-19 12:43:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KJUS KCOR ETRD AF LO |
06BRATISLAVA977 | SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND-UP DECEMBER 21, 2006 [...] (SBU) Since the new Smer-SNS-HZDS (Smer-Social Democracy, Slovak National Party, Movement for a Democratic Slovakia) government took office in July, the Embassy has faced increased difficulty in the responsiveness of established contacts from several ministries. Notably in the Ministries of I [...] | 2006-12-21 12:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SOCI LO LH |
06BRATISLAVA98 | US / SLOVAKIA SIGN EXTRADITION AND MLA INSTRUMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-07 13:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PREL EU LO |
06BRATISLAVA980 | FORMER PM DZURINDA SAYS HZDS HAS NOWHERE TO GO [...] (C) Summary. Mikulas Dzurinda, former PM and leader of the opposition Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU),called the KDH a mess; questioned HZDS' suitability as a future partner; and said he has documents to prove the corruption of SNS leader Jan Slota during a December 19 luncheon w [...] | 2006-12-21 14:38:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LO |
06BRATISLAVA981 | GOS FOLLOWS UP ON MILINKEVICH COMMENTS [...] (U) The GOS is beginning to carry out the commitments made to Belarussian opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich during his December 9 visit. On December 14, the Slovak Parliament approved a resolution that condemned the Lukashenko government for repressing political dissent, and called for [...] | 2006-12-22 11:15:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM BO LO |
06BRATISLAVA99 | SLOVAKIA: RULING COALITION DISSOLVING, PM AGREES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speaker of parliament Pavol Hrusovsky and Ministers of the coalition party KDH (Christian Democrat Movement) submitted their resignations to President Ivan Gasparovic on February 7 after Prime Minister Dzurinda's SDKU refused to advance a "conscientious objector" tre [...] | 2006-02-07 16:54:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI LO |
06BRIDGETOWN1072 | DOMINICA DROPS DIPLOMATIC CASE AGAINST SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica has dropped the case it brought against Switzerland at the International Court of Justice, choosing not to pursue the matter of a questionable "diplomat" who had been stripped of his diplomatic status. The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (GCOD) withdrew in May [...] | 2006-06-22 11:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1095 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #22 - VENEZUELA HALTS FUEL [...] (C) Summary: In early June, Venezuela abruptly cut off the supply of Orimulsion fuel oil to the Arawak Cement Plant in Barbados with a year left in the contract, rerouting future shipments to China. According to an Arawak executive, Venezuela is the only supplier of Orimulsion, and the plant [...] | 2006-06-23 21:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EIND PREL ETRD BB XL VE CH |
06BRIDGETOWN1116 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CARVER AND RHEA FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Geophysicist David Carver and IT Specialist Susan Rhea to travel to St. George's, Grenada, from July 11-28, 2006, for the purpose of working with government officials on installing a seismic monitoring station in the co [...] | 2006-06-28 20:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA TPHY TBIO KSCA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1127 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #23: DOMINICA, GRENADA AND ST. [...] (C) Summary: Dominica, Grenada, and St. Kitts have each signed bilateral agreements with Venezuela allowing joint venture companies to begin receiving petroleum products under the PetroCaribe oil accord. Dominica and Grenada will reportedly import several different types of fuel, including d [...] | 2006-06-30 16:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL DO GJ SC VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1132 | SCHOLARSHIPS FROM MALAYSIA AND GREECE ENHANCE [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 4. 2. (U) In early June the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) announced the availability of seventeen scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study abroad. Fifteen scholarships are being offered in partnership with the government of [...] | 2006-07-03 13:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO AC GR MY XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1133 | CARIBBEAN CHUTZPAH OVER WHALING [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Caribbean countries displayed considerable chutzpah during the June meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in St. Kitts. Eastern Caribbean delegates to the IWC accused Western nations of practicing colonialism and racism by attempting to keep in place the i [...] | 2006-07-03 14:35:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1139 | CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO BARBADOS WELCOMES U.S.-PRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate conversations with Ambassador and DCM, Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Liu Huanxing discussed WHA A/S Shannon,s trip to Beijing, possible U.S.-PRC consultations on hemispheric cooperation, the recent visit of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to the Easter [...] | 2006-07-05 14:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR EAID EINV ETRD BB CH XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1140 | DOMINICA MAY CEDE BIRD ISLAND TO VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominica has moved closer to abandoning its claim on Bird Island, a small piece of rock and sand located in the center of the Caribbean Sea that is also claimed by Venezuela. Following a June meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Sker [...] | 2006-07-05 14:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PHSA PGOV PINR PREL EAID DO VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1165 | ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PLANS RELY ON FOREIGN AID AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The ambitious plan put forward by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) to expand two of the nation's existing airports and construct a major new international airport will rely on substantial foreign aid and runs the risk of miring the country in debt. These [...] | 2006-07-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CU MY TW |
06BRIDGETOWN1174 | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: KITTITIANS [...] (C) Summary: The International Whaling Commission (IWC) wrapped up its annual meeting in St. Kitts on June 21, amid expressions of dissatisfaction and disgruntlement from delegates representing anti-whaling nations and environmental groups. At the heart of the distress was a referendum that [...] | 2006-07-07 20:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA SC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1215 | ST. LUCIA PM SAYS CARICOM TO BACK VENEZUELA FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 call on Ambassador Kramer to discuss possible changes to the St. Lucia Consular Information Sheet (septel),St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said he believed CARICOM Heads of Government (HOGs) had decided to vote as a bloc to support Venezuela over Guatemala f [...] | 2006-07-13 18:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR ETRD ST VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1216 | ST. LUCIA - PM ON GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 call on Ambassador Kramer, St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony pleaded for the USG to delay toughening the language on crime in the St. Lucia Consular Information Sheet (CIS) until after national elections. To make his case, he highlighted his government's effor [...] | 2006-07-13 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ASEC PREL PGOV PINR SNAR KCRM ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1236 | OECS 25TH ANNIVERSARY: PITY PARTY OF NINE [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met in St. Kitts June 21-23 to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the organization's founding. The event could have provided an opportunity for participants to extol the advances made since the signing of the [...] | 2006-07-14 21:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR SC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1254 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #24: GRENADA'S PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Grenada (GOG) hopes to use the PetroCaribe oil accord to import diesel supplied by PDVSA, Venezuela's state-owned oil company, as a means to gain leverage over Grenada's privately owned electric company and convince it to lower rates charged to consumers. At [...] | 2006-07-18 18:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL GJ VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1255 | GRENADA PRIME MINISTERIAL CORRUPTION INQUIRY [...] (C) Summary: The investigation into allegations of corruption against Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is stalled and may die quietly. The Commission of Inquiry, which was charged with investigating a claim that Mitchell accepted a suitcase containing US$500,000 in exchange for granting [...] | 2006-07-18 18:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KCRM GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1258 | GRENADA OPPOSITION TO U.S.: WE ARE NOT A THREAT [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of Grenada's opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is anxious that the USG understand the party is not led by unreconstructed communists who want to turn the country sharply to the left. The opposition leaders, several of whom were members of the People's [...] | 2006-07-18 20:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1276 | BARBADOS TO ABSTAIN ON UNSC VOTE; SEEKS ECOSOC [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 5. 2. (C) At a July 19 reception, Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur pulled Ambassador Kramer aside and told her Barbados plans to abstain from voting for either Venezuela or Guatemala to fill the non-permanent UN Security Council seat open in Janu [...] | 2006-07-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR UNGA XL VE |
06BRIDGETOWN1279 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #25: ANTIGUA ESTABLISHES NEW [...] (C) Summary: The government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) signed a joint-venture agreement with the Venezuelan National Petroleum Company (PDVSA) on July 14, making it the latest Caribbean country to enter into such an arrangement under the PetroCaribe oil accord. This signing establishes " [...] | 2006-07-20 21:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PGOV PREL AC VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1286 | CARICOM HEADS SPEAK OUT ON DOHA ROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: At their recent annual meeting, CARICOM Heads of Government (HOGs) said they felt marginalized in World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha round negotiations. In the HOGs' opinion, "small and vulnerable economies" are being ignored in the trade talks, which have been dominated by t [...] | 2006-07-21 20:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID PREL PINR WTO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1287 | OECS SIX SIGN ON TO CSME [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of quibbling and backtracking (Ref B),the six nations of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) signed on to the single market phase of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) at the start of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting July 3-6 in St. [...] | 2006-07-21 21:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN EAID PREL PINR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1375 | CWC 2007: TRADEWINDS BECALMED [...] (U) This is an action message: see para. 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SOUTHCOM's annual Tradewinds exercise may be a victim of Caribbean indifference. To date, there has been tepid response to MLO requests for information on participation by Cricket World Cup (CWC) countries. Post respectfully [...] | 2006-08-08 21:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC MOPS PREL XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1470 | REQUEST FOR AGREMENT: FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF JULIAN N. [...] Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica 2. Begin text of diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica presents its compliments to [...] | 2006-08-22 17:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OFDP DO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1471 | LETTER FROM FONMIN MILLER TO SECSTATE ON BARBADOS ECOSOC [...] Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note and letter to Secretary Rice from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dame Billie A. Miller, Government of Barbados. The letter has been forwarded to WHA/CAR via diplomatic pouch registration number 8970080 on August 22, 2006. 2. Begin text [...] | 2006-08-22 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1504 | ST. KITTS PM ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF CARIBBEAN [...] (C) After three weeks' worth of daily attempts to deliver reftel demarche, St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas returned Ambassador Kramer's call on August 25. The Ambassador indicated the USG's extreme disappointment in his remarks several weeks ago regarding a "smooth tra [...] | 2006-08-25 21:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR UNGA SC CU GT |
06BRIDGETOWN1533 | MESSAGE DELIVERED: BARBADOS ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] Per ref A instructions, response was delivered to Her Excellency Dame Billie Miller, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Government of Barbados, under cover of Diplomatic Note #1130 on August 31, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will rep [...] | 2006-08-31 20:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC UNGA BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1540 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. COAST GUARD'S FLAG [...] Per reftel instructions, notification of performance prior to publication of the 2005 Port State Control Report was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1141, St. Vincent #1142) on August 31, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will r [...] | 2006-09-01 18:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER VC AC |
06BRIDGETOWN1542 | ST. LUCIA'S DISCONNECTED PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and MLO Aboyagye traveled to St. Lucia August 3 to dedicate two SOUTHCOM-constructed projects and meet informally with St. Lucia Prime Minister Anthony. While both ceremonies created positive public impressions of U.S.-St. Lucia cooperation, Ambassador Kramer [...] | 2006-09-01 21:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1564 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] Per instructions in reftel, talking points on U.S. Views of UNSC Resolution 1695 were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1173, Barbados #1174, Dominica #1175, St. Kitts #1176, St. Lucia #1177, St. Vincent #1178, Grenada #1179) on September 7, 2006. The original Diplomatic No [...] | 2006-09-07 18:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1565 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] Per instructions in reftel A, talking points on the XIV Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement in Havana, Cuba, September 11-16, were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1181, Barbados #1182, Dominica #1183, St. Kitts #1184, St. Lucia #1185, St. [...] | 2006-09-07 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CU XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1569 | BARBADOS PROPOSES OFFER OF RECIPROCAL SUPPORT [...] The following message was received 6 September. Begin Text No.IR/2006/199 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to its candidature to the International Law Commiss [...] | 2006-09-08 11:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC UNGA UNHRC BB |
06BRIDGETOWN1575 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on the President's speech on detainees in the War on Terror were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1194, Barbados #1195, Dominica #1196, St. Kitts #1197, St. Lucia #1198, St. Vincent #1199, Grenada #1200) on September 8, 2006. The or [...] | 2006-09-08 16:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CU XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1591 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on Iran's Nuclear Program for Attendees of the NAM Summit were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1210, Barbados #1211, Dominica #1212, St. Kitts #1213, St. Lucia #1214, St. Vincent #1215, Grenada #1216) on September 11, 2006. The origi [...] | 2006-09-12 16:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PHUM PREL PTER XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1605 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE FOR [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Darfur for Attendees of the NAM Summit were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1229, Barbados #1230, Dominica #1231, St. Kitts #1232, St. Lucia #1233, St. Vincent #1234, Grenada #1235) on September 13, 20 [...] | 2006-09-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1623 | PROFILE OF BARBADOS OPPOSITION LEADER DAVID [...] (C) Summary: In a September 11 meeting with PolOff, leader of the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) David Thompson sought to portray his party as the party of the "common man," who will rise up in the next election to defeat the Barbados Labour Party (BLP),which has ignored his inter [...] | 2006-09-14 20:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SMIG BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1640 | DOMINICA HOPES FOR IMPROVED U.S.-CARIBBEAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer and Dominica Foreign Minister Savarin exchanged views on U.S.-Caribbean relations in a September 8 meeting in Bridgetown. Savarin explained that, in addition to Guatemala's claim on Belize territory, Guatemala's role in damaging the Caribbean banana industry is [...] | 2006-09-15 19:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PBTS PHSA DO CH VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1645 | ST. KITTS NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on St. Kitts National Day from President Bush to Prime Minister Denzil Douglas was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1255 on September 15, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any response. KRAMER [...] | 2006-09-18 12:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL SC |
06BRIDGETOWN1648 | BARBADOS FM ACCEPTS INVITATION TO WOMEN'S [...] The following message was received 15 September. Begin Text No.IR/2006/215 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to the latter's Diplomatic Note No. 1201, dated Se [...] | 2006-09-18 13:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA BB |
06BRIDGETOWN1684 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LIPMAN AND MULVIHILL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to OPDAT Program Manager Robert Lipman and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Mulvihill to travel to Antigua and Barbuda, from October 1-6, 2006, for the purpose of conducting a financial crimes mentoring program. 2. Per reftel and subsequ [...] | 2006-09-21 17:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL KCRM AC |
06BRIDGETOWN1687 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and reports were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1276, Barbados #1277, Dominica #1278, St. Kitts #1279, St. Lucia #1280, St. Vincent #1281, and Grenada #1282) on September 20, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on [...] | 2006-09-21 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CMGT PGOV PREL KPAO KCSY KHLS XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1696 | EARLY LOOK AT THE NEXT BARBADOS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Peter Wickham, a political insider and a well-connected political consultant based in Barbados (ref B),gives the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) a good chance of winning the next election, expected in the second half of 2007. The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) could fall [...] | 2006-09-22 20:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1706 | ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: INCREASING COMMON GROUND; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 20 Ambassador Kramer and legal counsel to the Half Moon Bay property's Amcit majority shareholder met with Antigua and Barbuda Attorney General and Minister of Tourism to revitalize efforts to resolve differences surrounding the 11-year-old expropriation case of the [...] | 2006-09-25 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1708 | PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR'S POPULARITY RISES [...] SUMMARY: In a public opinion poll published over the weekend, Prime Minister Owen Arthur and his Barbados Labour Party (BLP) came out as clear winners. The poll demonstrates that the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and its leader, David Thompson, face an uphill battle in their effor [...] | 2006-09-25 21:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1743 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #26: ST. LUCIA PM'S OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Press Secretary to St. Lucia's Prime Minister confirmed press reports that St. Lucia and Venezuela will soon sign a bilateral Petrocaribe agreement and that Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) made a separate deal with Hess Oil to use its storage facilities on Saint Lucia for P [...] | 2006-10-02 11:25:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV ST VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1780 | BRIDGETOWN HOSTS SUCCESSFUL 2006 REGIONAL CHIEFS OF [...] On September 26-27, Embassy Bridgetown hosted the Fifth Regional Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. The conference brought together U.S. ambassadors and officials from ten embassies, as well as representatives from Washington and the Caribbean region. The conference reviewed the progr [...] | 2006-10-06 21:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID TBIO KHIV BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1792 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1357, Barbados #1358, Dominica #1359, St. Kitts #1360, St. Lucia #1361, St. Vincent #1362, and Grenada #1363) on October 5, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...] | 2006-10-10 17:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN |
06BRIDGETOWN1793 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON VENEZUELA'S GREATEST HITS [...] Per reftel instructions, a message from Charge d'Affaires Mary Ellen T. Gilroy was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1348, Barbados #1349, Dominica #1350, St. Kitts #1351, St. Lucia #1352, St. Vincent #1353) on October 4, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed [...] | 2006-10-10 17:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC BB VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1798 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NORTH KOREA'S ANNOUNCEMENT [...] Per reftel instructions, the talking points and President Bush's speech on North Korea's announcement of a nuclear weapon test were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1379, Barbados #1380, Dominica #1381, St. Kitts #1382, St. Lucia #1383, St. Vincent #1384) on October 10, 200 [...] | 2006-10-10 19:29:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1801 | LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUEL INITIATIVE: [...] (U) Discussions with eastern Caribbean Energy Ministries in the region revealed a strong interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. Like the countries themselves, the proposed alternatives are very diverse, ranging from ethanol and geothermal, to solar and wind, and even to waste conversion. [...] | 2006-10-10 21:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | BB EAGR ETRO PGOV PREL EAID EPET ENRG EINV |
06BRIDGETOWN1811 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ANTIGUA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 20 visit to Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Kramer met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, continuing her series of farewell meetings with leaders of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. The Ambassador also met with Minister of Housing, Cultu [...] | 2006-10-12 19:52:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1826 | ST. VINCENT NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Day from President Bush to Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1411 on October 13, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report a [...] | 2006-10-16 18:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1832 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
06BRIDGETOWN1833 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE |
06BRIDGETOWN1834 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and non-papers were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1401, Barbados #1402, Dominica #1403, St. Kitts #1404, St. Lucia #1405, St. Vincent 1406) on October 11, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. P [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1835 | BARBADOS' LABOR AND POLITICS: A HISTORICAL [...] SUMMARY: The stable democratic history of Barbados has been characterized by occasional periods of upheaval predicated by a lack of political, social and economic parity. The Social Partnership, first established in 1993, was created to thwart the then-downward spiraling economy and provide [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1836 | BARBADOS' LABOR RELATIONS TODAY [...] (U) Summary: In the four decades since independence, Barbados has enjoyed a relatively calm industrial relations environment, with successive governments focused on ensuring social stability by promoting economic progress of all socio-economic groups. The history of Barbados is intertwined [...] | 2006-10-17 15:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1847 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1415, Barbados #1416, Dominica #1417, St. Kitts #1418, St. Lucia #1419, St. Vincent 1420) on October 19, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report [...] | 2006-10-19 18:37:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1849 | A PLAN FOR SALVATION: SECOND CWC 2007 ISAG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 held its second plenary meeting October 11-12 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Participants reviewed progress reports on the Regional Security Plan (RSP) threat assessments, and public health and safety issues [...] | 2006-10-19 19:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER CASC PINR KCIP KTIA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1852 | BIOFUELS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN: UNCLASS/SBU [...] (U) Discussions with eastern Caribbean Energy Ministries in the region revealed a strong interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. Like the countries themselves, the proposed alternatives are very diverse, ranging from ethanol and geothermal, to solar and wind, and even to waste conversion. M [...] | 2006-10-20 00:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB |
06BRIDGETOWN1879 | BARBADOS: EARLY ELECTIONS RUMORED [...] (C) Summary: Although Barbados' next parliamentary election is not constitutionally due until 2008, rumors are swirling in the media and among the political commentariat that Prime Minister Owen Arthur is considering calling early elections, perhaps even this fall. If he does decide to call [...] | 2006-10-26 10:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1885 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on Antigua and Barbuda National Day from Prime Minister Spencer was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1444 on October 25, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any response. KRAMER [...] | 2006-10-26 19:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1886 | DOMINICA NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on Dominica National Day from President Bush to President Liverpool was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1443 on October 25, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any response. KRAMER [...] | 2006-10-26 19:19:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL DO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1887 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1453, Barbados #1454, Dominica #1455, St. Kitts #1456, St. Lucia #1457, St. Vincent 1458) on October 26, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post [...] | 2006-10-26 19:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1888 | FACT SHEET DELIVERED ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SESSION [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1459, Barbados #1460, Dominica #1461, St. Kitts #1462, St. Lucia #1463, St. Vincent 1464) on October 26, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will [...] | 2006-10-26 19:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA KWMN XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1896 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: On October 25, Ambassador Kramer met with Barbados' Foreign Minister Miller. They discussed U.S.-Barbadian relations, the continued deadlock over the GRULAC UN Security Council Seat, and planning for Caribbean Heritage Month celebrations in 2007. End Summary. "Things are Look [...] | 2006-10-27 17:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD KWMN BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1897 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: ST. VINCENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtsey calls on the Foreign Minister, Prime Minister, and Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In her meeting with the Foreign Minister, he candidly admitted that the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOS [...] | 2006-10-27 17:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD UNSC KPAO VE VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1898 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: DOMINICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtesy calls on the President, Acting Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica. With both the President and the Acting Prime Minister, the Ambassador discussed goals for economic development in Do [...] | 2006-10-27 17:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EAGR ECON ENRG EPET EIND UNSC |
06BRIDGETOWN1899 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ST. LUCIA [...] (SBU) On October 13, Ambassador Kramer traveled to St. Lucia for farewell meetings with Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Victor Philip La Corbiniere. The Ambassador used the meetings to gauge St. Luc [...] | 2006-10-27 17:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1902 | BARBADOS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION CAMPAIGN: [...] (C) Summary: Barbados' next parliamentary elections will likely be decided by pocketbook issues and the voters' judgment of which party is best prepared to address their concerns over the cost of living, economy, and unemployment. Even though a recent poll gave his government poor marks on it [...] | 2006-10-27 17:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1904 | AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: During her October 23 farewell meeting with Barbados' Prime Minister Arthur, Ambassador Kramer took stock of U.S.-Barbadian relations and discussed areas where greater collaboration could be useful. Ambassador Kramer urged Prime Minister Arthur to review Barbados' stance on Vene [...] | 2006-10-27 18:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD CASC BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1930 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BORRI-DIAZ FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Veterinary Medical Officer Miguel Borri-Diaz to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from November 13-17, 2006 for the purpose of attending the 13th Caribbean Amblyomma Program Annual Meeting. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not [...] | 2006-11-02 17:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PREL EAGR AC |
06BRIDGETOWN1931 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #27: EVERYTHING ON TRACK FOR [...] (C) The first Petrocaribe delivery is set for mid-November 2006 and is expected to include a variety of fuel products, including diesel and liquid petroleum gas. However, subtle signs point to possible delays in the shipment. On October 9, Acting Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Housin [...] | 2006-11-02 17:20:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV DO VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1933 | BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE: PROMISING [...] (U) Summary: The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) met over the weekend for their annual conference. Prime Minister Owen Arthur did not announce the date for the next general election, as some had expected. He did, however, promise to run again and to deliver another big BLP victory. The [...] | 2006-11-02 19:05:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1934 | DOMINICA: A NEW ATTEMPT AT OFFSHORE FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica plans to resurrect both its economic citizenship program and its offshore financial services sector. Both programs previously left scars on Dominica's reputation, and so the government is emphasizing that it will implement these programs with appropriate regulation and [...] | 2006-11-02 19:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL DO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1936 | ARRIVAL AT POST - AMBASSADOR MARY M. OURISMAN [...] Ambassador Mary M. Ourisman arrived at post on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at 5:00 p.m. local time, and assumed charge. 2. The Certificate of Transfer relinquishing charge of Embassy Bridgetown from Ambassador Kramer to Mary M. Ourisman was signed and is filed with post's permanent records. [...] | 2006-11-02 19:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PGOV PREL BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1941 | PETROCARIBE 28: SANTA IS FROM CARACAS [...] (C) Christmas came early for Barbados this year. From October 23-27, a high-level Venezuelan delegation dashed into Bridgetown to publicly rejuvenate Venezuela's relationship with Barbados, bearing gifts and agreements on tourism, satellites and cement, among others. The timing of this frien [...] | 2006-11-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV XL VE |
06BRIDGETOWN1953 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1509, Barbados #1510, Dominica #1511, St. Kitts #1512, St. Lucia #1513, and St. Vincent #1514) on November 6, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. [...] | 2006-11-06 20:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1956 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1517, Barbados #1518, Dominica #1519, St. Kitts #1520, St. Lucia #1521, St. Vincent #1522) on November 6, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wil [...] | 2006-11-07 17:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1961 | U.S. INTERESTS IN ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The most pertinent issues for the United States in the upcoming St. Lucian elections are foreign relations, crime, and the economy. The ruling St. Lucian Labor Party (SLP) is expected to hold on to power, and therefore, significant change in St. Lucia's policies is unlikely. Ho [...] | 2006-11-08 13:57:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ENRG SOCI KCRM VE |
06BRIDGETOWN1972 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RODRIGUEZ AND OCHOA [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Javier Rodriguez and Joaquin Ochoa to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from January 3-5, 2007, for the purpose of performing an IASA management evaluation of the British Virgin Islands. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not req [...] | 2006-11-09 21:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA PREL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN1988 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 20:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XL |
06BRIDGETOWN1989 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMO'S MARITIME SAFETY [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee Meeting were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1524, Barbados #1525, Dominica #1526, St. Kitts #1527, St. Lucia #1528, St. Vincent #1529) on November 7, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were al [...] | 2006-11-14 20:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2016 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on Country-Specific Resolutions at the UN were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1547, Barbados #1548, Dominica #1549, St. Kitts #1550, St. Lucia #1551, and St. Vincent #1552) on November 8, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were al [...] | 2006-11-16 22:06:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2017 | BARBADOS WILL SUPPORT ZOLLER FOR ITU RADIO [...] The following response to Diplomatic Note No. 397 was received 15 November. Begin Text No.IR/2006/284 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to the latter's note n [...] | 2006-11-16 22:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS PREL BB |
06BRIDGETOWN2018 | EASTERN CARIBBEANS PONDERING THEIR VOTES ON [...] (U) Per ref B instructions, talking points on Belarus' Anti-U.S. Resolutions were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1569, Barbados #1570, Dominica #1571, St. Kitts #1572, St. Lucia #1573, St. Vincent #1574) on November 15, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed [...] | 2006-11-16 23:43:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2019 | THREE VOTES FOR MATHESON TO INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] Per ref B instructions, talking points in support of the re-election of Michael Matheson to the International Law Commission were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1531, Barbados #1532, Dominica #1533, St. Kitts #1534, St. Lucia #1535, and St. Vincent #1536) on November 7, [...] | 2006-11-17 00:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2024 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1584, Barbados #1585, Dominica #1586, St. Kitts #1587, St. Lucia #1588, St. Vincent #1589) on November 17, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Pos [...] | 2006-11-17 20:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2026 | TAIWAN INVOLVEMENT IN ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although many observers believe that Taiwan is supporting the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) in the December 11 St. Lucian elections, there is little evidence because of the lack of transparency in campaign finance. PM Anthony has expressed concern that Taiwan will provide [...] | 2006-11-17 21:14:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL TW SL XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2027 | ST. LUCIA ELECTIONS DECEMBER 11; COMPETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Anthony announced that St. Lucian elections will be held on December 11. Two key polls have predicted conflicting outcomes for the elections. The track record of the pollster predicting that the ruling party will retain its majority in Parliament seems to be the m [...] | 2006-11-17 21:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2028 | UNSC AFTERMATH: CARICOM HAPPY WITH PANAMA, UPSET [...] (U) On November 3, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states unanimously supported the compromise nomination of Panama as the candidate to the United Nations Security Council from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC). However, Ambassadors to the UN from CARICOM countrie [...] | 2006-11-17 21:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UNSC KPAO EC PM VE GT DO XM |
06BRIDGETOWN206 | EASTERN CARIBBEAN WARY OF CARICOM SINGLE MARKET [...] (U) Summary. The January 1 "start" of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and January 30 signing are purely ceremonial events because the CSME is a patchwork process that countries must implement through national legislation. Owing to fears of a mass influx of foreign labor, concerns [...] | 2006-01-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD ELAB EAID EIND EFIN PREL XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2063 | TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (C) Embassy Bridgetown's Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Embassy Grenada does not have classified capability, so Embassy Bridgetown will also handle Terrorism Finance Coordinat [...] | 2006-11-22 22:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KVPR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2083 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...] | 2006-11-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC |
06BRIDGETOWN2084 | AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST. [...] (U) Summary: On November 14-15, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited St. Kitts and Nevis to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Kittitian and Nevisian officials, including the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, who identified trade and U.S. assistance as ke [...] | 2006-11-28 11:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ECON EAID CMGT SC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2089 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN SECUQTY COUNCIL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1590, Barbados #1591, Dominica #1592, St. Kitts #1593, St. Lucia #1594, St. Vincent #1595) on November 27, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wi [...] | 2006-11-28 13:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PARM KNNP XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2095 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON API BAMAKO CONFERENCE [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1624, Barbados #1625, Dominica #1626, St. Kitts #1627, St. Lucia #1628, St. Vincent #1629) on November 28, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wi [...] | 2006-11-28 21:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAID EAGR PREL KFLU MA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2145 | BARBADOS AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN TO BOYCOTT ACP [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, talking points discouraging governments from attending the 7-8 December African Caribbean Pacific Group of States (ACP) Summit in Khartoum were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1655, Barbados #1656, Dominica #1657, St. Kitts #1658, St. Lucia #16 [...] | 2006-12-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SU XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2146 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON APIS LEGISLATION [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1661, Dominica #1662, St. Kitts #1663, St. Lucia #1664, St. Vincent #1665) on December 6, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. No demarche was sent to the Ba [...] | 2006-12-06 18:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC KDHS XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2156 | BARBADOS AND CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2176 | BARBADOS' ECONOMY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: With the economy becoming a central issue in the early stages of Barbados' parliamentary campaign (reftel),Prime Minister Arthur's government is under increasing pressure to defend its record management. In a recent meeting, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry Clyde Masc [...] | 2006-12-11 16:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2177 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on "Terrorist Finance: Domestic USG Designation of Hizballah-related individuals in the Tri-Border Area" were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1686, Barbados #1687, Dominica #1688, St. Kitts #1689, St. Lucia #1690, and St. Vincent #1 [...] | 2006-12-11 20:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PREL XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2180 | OCTOGENARIAN SIR JOHN COMPTON RETURNED TO THE HELM IN ST. [...] (U) The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) unexpectedly dominated the December 11 St. Lucia parliamentary elections with an 11-6 win. This electoral upset returns 80-year-old Sir John Compton to the Prime Minister's seat for his seventh term in the position (Compton previously served 1964-7 [...] | 2006-12-12 16:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KCRM ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2202 | ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: THE WHO, THE HOW, AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia on December 15 after his United Workers Party (UWP) defeated the ruling St. Lucia Labor Party (SLP) in December 11 elections. Leonard "Spider" Montoute has been selected to become Deputy PM. Reasons for opposition UWP [...] | 2006-12-18 12:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAGR EPET SNAR ST |
06BRIDGETOWN2203 | BARBADOS LABOR: A DEAL, A RIFT, AND A SURPRISE [...] (U) Summary: The week of December 10 proved to be an eventful one for Barbados' labor unions. On Tuesday, December 12, the National Unon of Public Workers (NUPW) reached a new two-year wage agreement with the government that will give public employees a 10 percent salary increase for the pe [...] | 2006-12-18 12:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2225 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO APIS [...] Per ref A instructions, Emboffs attempted to deliver verbal demarches on the unfeasibility of proposed changes to APIS to Eastern Caribbean capitals. As in Grenada (ref B),many interlocuters were unavailable because of holiday activities but messages regarding substance of demarche and requ [...] | 2006-12-20 19:41:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2226 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON 19 DEC. UNGA VOTE [...] Per reftel instructions, Emboffs delivered verbal demarches encouraging Eastern Caribbean government PermReps to attend the 19 December UNGA Plenary and vote against attempts to overturn country-specific human rights resolutions. Foreign Ministry officials were uncertain whether their repres [...] | 2006-12-20 19:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2227 | DOMINICAN PRESIDENT SENDS GREETINGS TO PRESIDENT [...] The following message was received 18 December 2006. Begin Text Ref.No.: 214/02-3442 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica presents compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to request that the enclosed gree [...] | 2006-12-20 19:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL DO |
06BRIDGETOWN2228 | BARBADOS LABOR: A DEAL, A TEMPEST, AND A SURPRISE [...] (U) Summary: The week of December 10 proved to be an eventful one for Barbados' labor unions. On Tuesday, December 12, the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) reached a new two-year wage agreement with the government that will give public employees a 10 percent salary increase for 2007- [...] | 2006-12-20 20:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON PGOV PREL PINR BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2233 | BARBADOS' ECONOMY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Barbados' economy continues to grow at a steady pace and is projected to expand by 3.4 percent in 2006. However, a recent meeting with Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) Senior Director for Research revealed the CBB's concerns over the economy's medium to long-term health. Barba [...] | 2006-12-22 18:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2234 | BARBADOS REAFFIRMS FRIENDSHIP AND DIFFERENCES WITH [...] (C) Summary: On December 7-8, Barbados hosted the fourth meeting of the Barbados/Cuba Joint Commission to discuss opportunities for deepening the two countries' relations and exploring new areas for cooperation. The headline announcement from the meeting was Barbados' agreement to participat [...] | 2006-12-22 18:24:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BB CU XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2236 | ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: THE WHO, THE HOW, AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia on December 15 after his United Workers Party (UWP) defeated the ruling St. Lucia Labor Party (SLP) in December 11 elections. Leonard "Spider" Montoute has been selected to become Deputy PM. Reasons for opposition UWP [...] | 2006-12-22 19:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAGR EPET SNAR ST |
06BRIDGETOWN2237 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #29: A COMEDY OF ERRORS IN [...] (C) In a recent conversation with PolOff, Dr. Joseph Bannis, Permanent Secretary for Public Works and Public Utilities, grinned as he shared how humorous he found the myriad of logistical struggles surrounding Petrocaribe. According to Bannis, Petrocaribe is proving to be only a political prog [...] | 2006-12-22 19:21:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL VE DO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2248 | NEW ST. LUCIAN CABINET: MOSTLY QUALIFIED, BUT... [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sir John Compton's new cabinet was sworn in on December 19. Although the UWP picked appropriately prepared candidates for most ministries, it seems the Foreign Minister and Minister for Home Affairs and National Security are surpringly inexperienced for their posit [...] | 2006-12-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN2249 | ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA GOVERNOR GENERAL SENDS [...] The following message was received 22 December 2006. Begin Text: Best wishes for Christmas and the Coming Year. Their Excellencies the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda and Lady Carlisle End text. 2 . The original greeting card will be mailed to WHA/CAR. OURISMAN [...] | 2006-12-27 17:28:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN2264 | BARBADOS GOVERNOR GENERAL SENDS SEASON'S GREETINGS [...] The following message was received 28 December 2006. Begin Text: No. 898/2006 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to forward the enclosed envelope for onward transmission [...] | 2006-12-29 20:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN239 | CARIBBEAN POLITICS: AN INSIDER'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Caribbean political campaigns are awash with money from a variety of sources, particularly wealthy expatriates seeking to influence governments, according to regional political consultant Peter Wickham. The availability of money favors ruling parties and has dramatically changed [...] | 2006-02-03 20:42:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EINV OFDP PINR SNAR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN294 | GRENADA: MORE UNFOUNDED COUP RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: After weeks of hurried phone calls and circumspect hints that something unspecified was about to happen in Grenada, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell finally confided to the Ambassador during a face-to-face meeting in December that he feared opposition politicians were out to change [...] | 2006-02-14 19:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN312 | ST. LUCIA: FORMER PRIME MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Former St. Lucia Prime Minister John Compton has warned against the deepening ties between CARICOM member states, Venezuela and Cuba. Compton, leader of the opposition United Workers Party, expressed his concern that St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony and other Caribbean l [...] | 2006-02-17 17:44:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ENRG CU VE ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN313 | RSS CHAIRMAN AGREES TO PARTNERING WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Chief, Lt. General Blum, met February 3 with Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Spencer, acting in his capacity as Council Chairman of the Regional Security System (RSS),to pitch RSS participation in USSOUTHCOM's State Part [...] | 2006-02-17 17:58:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC AC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN315 | GRENADA: A REQUEST COUCHED IN FAMILIAR ALARMISM [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Kramer, advisors to Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell requested U.S. assistance in bringing a naval floating hospital to Grenada during Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. Barry Collymore and Dr. Rudy Webster warned that the opposition would take a [...] | 2006-02-17 18:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR CH GJ VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN319 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) The Barbados-based Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) announced that it is expanding its private sector outreach program, beginning in January with a dialogue that will bring together the private and public sectors in St. Kitts. The CRNM will also teach the private sector how [...] | 2006-02-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CPAS SNAR EAID EAIR EFIN ELAB ENRG |
06BRIDGETOWN323 | BARBADOS CABINET RESHUFFLE INCLUDES FORMER [...] SUMMARY: On February 18, Prime Minister Owen Arthur announced a major cabinet reshuffle after months of speculation that a change was eminent. The reorganization added three new ministers to the cabinet, including former opposition leader Clyde Mascoll as Minister of State in the PM,s office [...] | 2006-02-21 16:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN344 | ST. VINCENT'S DISPUTE WITH TEXACO CONTINUES: WILL [...] (C) Summary: The dispute between the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) and Texaco over the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has continued since the company threatened in November 2005 to stop supplying the island with the fuel unless the government-regulated price is ra [...] | 2006-02-23 12:11:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG EPET ETRD VC VE TD XL |
06BRIDGETOWN368 | VENEZUELA AND CUBA INCREASE AID AND COOPERATION IN [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela and Cuba recently stepped up their assistance to Dominica by providing funding for various development projects and sending their citizens, including military personnel, to the small island-state. A project to expand Dominica's main airport has been partly funded by Ve [...] | 2006-02-27 20:09:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EAID CU DO VE VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN392 | LIAT PILOTS' SURPRISE SICKOUT LEAVES HUNDREDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Without advance warning, Leeward Islands Air Transit (LIAT) cockpit crews staged a sickout beginning 4:00 a.m. March 1. This industrial action left hundreds of passengers stranded, including the Principal Officer in Grenada and an Embassy-sponsored jazz group. LIAT is vital [...] | 2006-03-02 17:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ELAB PREL PGOV KPAO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN429 | GRENADA: THE PRIME MINISTER, OFFSHORE BANKS AND [...] (C) Summary: Keith Mitchell's ten-year tenure as Prime Minister of Grenada has been tarnished by numerous allegations of corruption, the worst of which involve Grenada's once thriving offshore banks and its economic citizenship program. This situation was highlighted in February by the convic [...] | 2006-03-08 16:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL CPAS EFIN EINV KCRM OFDP GJ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN455 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points regarding the competing Venezuelan and Guatemalan candidacies for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council to the MFAs of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Of th [...] | 2006-03-13 21:22:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC GT VE UN XL |
06BRIDGETOWN466 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) The opposition Antigua Labor Party (ALP) claimed it has been denied access to Government broadcast media and called for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to investigate the matter. The ALP, according to opposition leader Lester Bird, believes that the Government breach [...] | 2006-03-15 17:53:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAIR ENRG KCRM PHUM SMIG HA VE TW |
06BRIDGETOWN469 | ST. LUCIA BY-ELECTION WON BY SUSPECTED DRUG [...] (C) Summary: The by-election held March 13 to fill a vacant seat in the St. Lucia Parliament was won by an individual suspected of drug trafficking. Richard Frederick, who ran for the seat as an independent, is currently under investigation by U.S. and St. Lucia law enforcement authorities f [...] | 2006-03-16 13:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR KCRM ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN471 | HAVE WE LOST THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN: DO WE CARE [...] SUMMARY: (C) Public positions and policies taken by Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines ) the seven nation states of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) ) appear to be diametrically opposed to those of the USG. Yet, priv [...] | 2006-03-16 14:32:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL US XL |
06BRIDGETOWN489 | DELIVERED: POTENTIAL US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on the US-CARICOM Ministerial Initiative on Combatting Illicit Arms Trafficking to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 317),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 318),Dominica (Diplomatic Note No. [...] | 2006-03-20 13:50:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL MASS AC BB DO GJ SC ST VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN505 | BARBADOS REQUESTS URGENT USG ASSISTANCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley requested USG assistance in funding and setting up a Caribbean regional immigration database before Cricket World Cup 2007. Speaking during a March 17 meeting with Ambassador Kramer, Mottley asked the USG to take the regional immigrati [...] | 2006-03-21 19:13:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER ASEC SNAR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN530 | HOW MANY CUBANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cuban Government recently promised to provide hundreds of thousands of Cuban-made energy-efficient lightbulbs to the island-nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Cuban aid in the region, previously confined largely to medical assistan [...] | 2006-03-24 19:30:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG PINR PREL XL CU VE CH |
06BRIDGETOWN553 | EASTERN CARIBBEAN MOVES TOWARD ECONOMIC UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Eastern Caribbean's small island-states are creating an economic union that could lead to political integration. Under a draft plan, the heads of government of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) would sit on a supranational body that has the authority to mak [...] | 2006-03-30 12:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EFIN PGOV PREL UK XL |
06BRIDGETOWN554 | ST. VINCENT: A VIOLENT DEATH AND A DIPLOMAT'S [...] (C) Summary: The recent death of the top aide to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, together with the departure of a British diplomat who was among the PM's closest friends, has significantly changed the political landscape of this small country. The tragic murder [...] | 2006-03-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL OFDP UK VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN578 | U.S. FAA CATEGORY ONE STATUS PRESENTATION - THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an official ceremony on March 24, organized by the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority, Ambassador Kramer presented the organization with Category One status on behalf of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. This classification could open the way for regional air [...] | 2006-04-04 12:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ETRD AORC PREL XL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN587 | FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...] | 2006-04-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN588 | FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...] | 2006-04-05 17:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC |
06BRIDGETOWN593 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Dr. Compton Bourne was re-elected to a second five- year term as President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),beginning May 1, 2006. Although generally seen as an effective leader of this organization that lends funds to Caribbean development projects, Bourne has endured criticism f [...] | 2006-04-05 20:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EAID EAIR ETRD PHUM PINS |
06BRIDGETOWN60 | DOMINICA'S ILLEGAL MIGRANT PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: Dominica is struggling to cope with increasing numbers of illegal migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic, an unprecedented situation for this small-island state that is one of the poorest countries in the Caribbean. The migrants typically use Dominica as a transit point [...] | 2006-01-10 18:23:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG SOCI CVIS PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM DO DR FR |
06BRIDGETOWN602 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #20: TEXACO AND VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) and Texaco have settled their dispute over the pricing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG),with the GOSV agreeing to increase the government-regulated price of this cooking fuel used in nearly every home on the island. The [...] | 2006-04-07 11:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG EPET ETRD VC VE XL |
06BRIDGETOWN604 | DELIVERED: CURTAILING THE USE OF NORTH KOREAN [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered by phone, fax, and mail the demarche on Curtailing the use of North Korean Flags to the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis (Diplomatic Note No. 393) and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Diplomatic Note No. 394) on March [...] | 2006-04-07 11:59:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA KNNP SC VC |
06BRIDGETOWN605 | DELIVERED: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche Urging Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Endorsement to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 411),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 412),Dominica (Diplomatic Note No. 413),St. Kitts and Ne [...] | 2006-04-07 12:00:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP XL |
06BRIDGETOWN609 | ST. VINCENT PRIME MINISTER'S ASIAN MYSTERY TOUR [...] (C) Summary: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves traveled to Southeast Asia in February and March for what was billed as an official mission to attract investment to his small Caribbean island-state. The Government of St. Vincent (GOSV) hyped the success of the PM's [...] | 2006-04-07 19:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV EAIR OFDP OVIP PINR MY SN VC |
06BRIDGETOWN628 | BARBADOS AGENDA FOR APRIL 12 CARICOM-USTR MEETING [...] (C) Ambassador Kramer exchanged views with Barbados Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller at an April 7 Diplomatic Corps breakfast at the Hilton Hotel. At the Foreign Minister's request, the Ambassador sat next to her to discuss the upcoming April 12 United States Trade Representative (USTR) m [...] | 2006-04-11 15:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PGOV PREL PINR XL |
06BRIDGETOWN637 | BARBADOS FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, TRADE, AND UN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller and members of her staff held a candid question and answer session with Barbados-based Ambassadors, revealing Caribbean views on Haiti, trade, and UN reform. On Haiti, Miller encouraged the U.S. and Brazil to remain engaged, while committing t [...] | 2006-04-12 20:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR ETRD EINV EAIR UNSC BR CH CS HA |
06BRIDGETOWN645 | DELIVERED: U.S. NOT TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. decision not to run for the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 444),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 445),Dominica (Diplomatic Note [...] | 2006-04-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XL |
06BRIDGETOWN646 | DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and enclosed letter from Secretary Rice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 453),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 454),Dominica (Diplomati [...] | 2006-04-13 15:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PHUM XL |
06BRIDGETOWN654 | ST. KITTS SUGAR TRANSITION - JOBS AVAILABLE, [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the St. Kitts Sugar Transition Team, there are around 700 former sugar workers still unemployed and about 600 available hotel jobs. (Note: St. Kitts ended its centuries-old sugar industry in 2005, after decades of financial losses at the state-run sugar company. [...] | 2006-04-19 14:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ELAB ECON PREL PGOV KPAO SC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN700 | ST. LUCIA: VIOLENT CRIMES HIGHLIGHT POOR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A series of violent crimes has drawn attention to St. Lucia's poor security situation, which has the potential to hurt this Caribbean nation's tourism- dependent economy. In the course of only a few weeks, several St. Lucians were killed, the nation's Roman Catholic Bishop was [...] | 2006-04-26 20:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM ST XL |
06BRIDGETOWN744 | CLARITY OF PURPOSE ACHIEVED ON CWC REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mottley hosted a meeting between Embassy officials and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director of Foreign Operations in Customs and Border Protection (CBP),Charles Stallworth, April 18, 2006. The meeting proved to be beneficial as it de [...] | 2006-05-03 17:12:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER ASEC CPAS XL |
06BRIDGETOWN746 | BARBADOS AND CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 18:51:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN753 | CARIBBEAN WHALING VOTES SOLD TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Caribbean nations sold Japan their support for ending the international ban on whaling, complain environmentalists who fear that the Caribbean could help Japan overturn this prohibition during the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) June meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis. The [...] | 2006-05-03 21:45:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN754 | ST. VINCENT: A DEMOCRACY UNDER STRESS [...] (C) Summary: Democracy is under threat in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, according to an increasing number of Vincentians who warn that the PM's fondness for the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela is indicative of his autocratic nature. Gonsalves's detractors a [...] | 2006-05-03 21:47:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI KDEM CU VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN755 | CRICKET BREAKFAST SERVES UP FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer met controversial Texan billionaire Allen Stanford for the first time at an April 21 "Legends of Cricket" breakfast in Barbados. Stanford bent the Ambassador's ear concerning his significant new tourism and property investments in Antigua and plans for his Caribbean S [...] | 2006-05-03 22:01:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAIR EFIN PREL PGOV PINR KCRM AC BB XL |
06BRIDGETOWN76 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) During a recent visit to the region, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Agustin Carstens expressed concern that Caribbean nations would take on more debt through the concessionary financing scheme offered by Venezuela's PetroCaribe oil initiative. Carstens spoke hi [...] | 2006-01-12 13:54:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CPAS EAID EFIN TW XL |
06BRIDGETOWN777 | AMBASSADOR MAISTO PETITIONS CARIBBEAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS),Ambassador John F. Maisto, visited Bridgetown, Barbados, April 26-28 to attend the U.K.-CARICOM Forum. His primary goal was to meet with CARICOM Foreign Ministers to discuss the June OAS General Assembly [...] | 2006-05-05 19:56:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECIN ETRD KFPC KPAO OAS BB BF |
06BRIDGETOWN785 | CORRECTED COPY: CARIBBEAN WHALING VOTES SOLD TO [...] (U) Corrected copy of ref A, which did not include the EST Collective as an addressee. 2. (C) Summary: Caribbean nations sold Japan their support for ending the international ban on whaling, complain environmentalists who fear that the Caribbean could help Japan overturn this prohibition d [...] | 2006-05-08 18:10:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN788 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Leaders of the six independent nations in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) reaffirmed in April their intention to delay officially signing on to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) until a Regional Development Fund (RDF) is established to help less developed sta [...] | 2006-05-08 20:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECIN EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PHUM PREL CH |
06BRIDGETOWN829 | MALAYSIA PRIME MINISTER VISITS ST. VINCENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the course of four days in April and May for what was touted by St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as a follow-up to his successful March visit to Malaysia and Singapore. Whil [...] | 2006-05-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JM MY VC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN87 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AI [...] The following is in response to questions posed by reftel. -------------------------- Preparedness/Communication -------------------------- 2. Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and containing a pandemic once it occurs [...] | 2006-01-13 17:27:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO SC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN875 | DOMINICA'S DIPLOMATIC TROUBLE WITH SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica brought Switzerland to the International Court of Justice over the Swiss decision to strip a Dominica "diplomat" of his diplomatic status. Russian-born Roman Lakschin, who obtained Dominica citizenship through the Caribbean island-state's economic citizenship program, wa [...] | 2006-05-19 18:48:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL |
06BRIDGETOWN877 | PETROCARIBE UPDATE #21 - CHAVEZ MAY ALLOW PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: The Executive Director of Simpson Oil Limited (SOL) believes that Venezuela may work through SOL to import and distribute PetroCaribe fuel in the Eastern Caribbean. Such a move would contradict PetroCaribe's design as a government-only oil agreement. SOL used its participation [...] | 2006-05-19 21:18:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV PREL PGOV XL VE |
06BRIDGETOWN910 | CLOCK TICKING (LOUDLY) ON CARIBBEAN IMMIGRATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Following the second ad hoc CARICOM Attorneys General meeting in Jamaica (Reftel A),Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mottley requested a meeting with Ambassador Kramer to discuss the urgency of getting USG commitment for [...] | 2006-05-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CPAS PINR PREL PTER UNSC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN911 | BARBADOS/TRINIDAD MARITIME BOUNDARY DISPUTE: THE [...] (C) Summary: Barbados Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary Teresa Marshall invited representatives from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. to the MFA for a private briefing on the recently settled Barbados/Trinidad maritime boundary dispute. Marshall painted a picture of slipper [...] | 2006-05-26 19:08:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS EPET EFIS PREL BB TT XL |
06BRIDGETOWN963 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO U.S. IWC DELEGATION [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to members of the U.S. International Whaling Commission (IWC) Delegation for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis. Members of the delegation will begin arriving on/about June 7, and will depart o/a June 22. The delegation will attend the 58th Annual [...] | 2006-06-07 14:26:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA ETRD SENV EFIS KSCA SC XL |
06BRIDGETOWN968 | THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer traveled to Tokyo in May to meet Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and other officials. Accompanied by Antigua Minister for Tourism Harold Lovell and the country's new Ambassador to Japan and representative to the International Wh [...] | 2006-06-07 19:16:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PGOV PREL OFDP OVIP SENV JA XL |
06BRIDGETOWN978 | CUBAN-EASTERN CARIBBEAN LOVE AFFAIR CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Cuba and the Eastern Caribbean continued their very public romance in May. The St. Lucia Prime Minister traveled to Havana and returned with a pledge from Cuba to train 300 St. Lucian nurses, while his Government praised the "wonders" of Cuba's eye care assistance program. Dom [...] | 2006-06-08 18:38:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID CU XL |
06BRIDGETOWN979 | FREEDOM OF THE PRESS THREATENED IN THE EASTERN [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Freedom of the press is threatened in the Eastern Caribbean by governments that are increasingly intolerant of criticism. Government officials in several countries have threatened to impose legal standards upon what they complain is an unrestrained media that engages in li [...] | 2006-06-08 18:40:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO XL |
06BRIDGETOWN992 | EASTERN CARIBBEAN DELAYS ENTERING CARICOM SINGLE [...] (SBU) Summary: CARICOM's delay in setting up a special fund for less developed countries threatens to further postpone the entry of the small nations of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) into the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The OECS members made the establishm [...] | 2006-06-09 19:49:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ETRD EAID PGOV PREL XL |
06BRUSSELS1075 | EU STILL DEBATING FOLLOW-UP TO IRAQ TRAINING [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to EU interlocutors, the EU is still deliberating on an extension of the EUJUST LEX training mission (for Iraqi police, justice and prison officials),which expires on June 30. While the EU Council Director for Civilian Crisis Management said EU activities would probabl [...] | 2006-03-29 11:54:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM EAID IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1083 | TURKS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PKK ACTIVITIES IN [...] (S) The Turkish Embassy in Brussels presented Embassy a package March 23 containing two DVD's of recordings of various broadcasts of ROJ TV, as well as their texts translated in English. The recordings cover the period from August 29 through October 11, 2005, and January 3 through February 9 [...] | 2006-03-29 14:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PTER BE TU |
06BRUSSELS1098 | TREASURY OFFICIALS MEET WITH BELGIAN AND EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 14 meeting at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Treasury Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorism Financing Patrick O'Brien met SIPDIS with Belgian officials to explain the U.S. process to designate financiers of terrorists or terror groups. O'Brien's [...] | 2006-03-30 15:34:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER PREL PGOV BE EU |
06BRUSSELS1128 | CENTRAL ASIA: LOOKING FOR WAYS TO ADD SUBSTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are both trying to add "more substance" to their respective relationships with the EU by broaching the idea of extending the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) to their countries. Kyrgyzstan plans to propose a draft Action Plan, similar to those the EU n [...] | 2006-04-03 09:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZK EAID ENRG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1133 | GEORGIAN EXPECTATIONS FOR ITS ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: According to Georgian Mission to the EU, Georgia wants several deliverables out of negotiations with the EU on its European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan. First, Georgia wants its Action Plan to be a three-year document rather than a five-year document; the EU is currentl [...] | 2006-04-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD GG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1153 | EU OFFICIALS PREVIEW MAY 24 EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT FOR [...] (C) Summary: In meetings March 23 with visiting EUR/RUS Director Warlick, EU officials said their overall expectations for the May 24 EU-Russia Summit are low. The sides will begin discussions/negotiations on a successor framework document to replace the existing EU-Russia Partnership and Coo [...] | 2006-04-04 15:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1154 | EUR/RUS DIRECTOR WARLICK DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission has three main priorities with Russia on energy: 1) Russian ratification of the Energy Charter Treaty; 2) third-party access to Russian pipelines and; 3) a reduction in state interference in the oil and gas sector. On Belarus, Russian officials have told t [...] | 2006-04-04 16:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG EPET RS XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1165 | BOSNIA WAR CRIMES CHAMBER CONFERENCE: 9.25 [...] (SBU) A March 31 conference in Brussels on the Bosnia judicial system raised 9.25 million euros for the War Crimes Chamber (WCC) for 2007-09. BiH PM Terzic and BiH finance and justice ministers presented the case for additional funding needs and noted that the cost of trying cases in BiH's sy [...] | 2006-04-05 14:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PHUM BK EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1166 | BURMA'S HUMANITARIAN SITUATION DETERIORATING: EU [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2006 Burma/Myanmar Forum, sponsored by the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS),focused on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Burma. NGOs, international organizations, academics and government officials outlined the reasons for increased displacement in 20 [...] | 2006-04-05 16:15:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL EAID BM TH EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1175 | HAMAS LIKELY TO DOMINATE MEETING OF EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Judith Gebetsroithner, an advisor to External Relations Commission Ferrero-Waldner, told us April 6 that discussion of Hamas would likely be the main issue for EU Foreign Ministers to tackle at their monthly meeting (GAERC) in Luxembourg April 10. Gebetsroithner noted that member states [...] | 2006-04-06 15:35:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM KPAL BO UP XF EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1227 | RESPONSE TO EC COMMENTS AT 2006 BURMA/MYANMAR FORUM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-12 11:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS1435 | EU JHA COUNCIL FOCUSES ON VISA FEES, [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 27 agreed to raise the price of Schengen visas from EUR 35 to 60, while allowing for more favorable treatment of EU neighbors. "Countries with a European perspective" are eligible for reduced rates if they sign readmission agreement [...] | 2006-04-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL PREF SMIG EAID KCRM EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1452 | EU COUNCIL AGREES ON "ROME II" REGULATION [...] EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (JHA Council) on April 28 agreed on rules intended to ensure that courts in all EU member states apply the same law in the event of cross-border disputes on non-contractual obligations (Rome II). The Council also reached consensus on a Framework Decision [...] | 2006-05-02 15:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KJUS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1502 | COMMISSION OFFICIAL: BULGARIA AND ROMANIA LIKELY [...] (C) European Commission Unit Head for Bulgaria and Romania Timo Summa told us May 3 that Bulgaria and Romania will almost certainly join the EU in 2007, as 2008 "is no longer an option politically." Summa noted that the Commission likely will recommend safeguards for each country. The EU h [...] | 2006-05-04 16:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BU RO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS1512 | (C) BELGIANS CONCERNED ABOUT DETAINED IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 15:38:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL IR BE AU CA |
06BRUSSELS1521 | BELGIUM: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 09:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS1585 | APPROACHING BELGIUM ON PKK TERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Post has worked to push appropriate Belgian ministries, including MFA, Justice, and Interior, on increasing action against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) activities in Belgium. The Belgians want to do more and have told us that, in addition to information, increased dialogue wou [...] | 2006-05-11 14:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PTER PREL BE TU |
06BRUSSELS1653 | DEMARCHE FOLLOWUP: BRIEFING CAPITALS ON U.S. [...] (C) Poloff met with Charles Delogne, MFA Adviser on the Balkans, to get additional information on Belgian views regarding U.S. policy on Kosovo status (refs A and B). Delogne had accompanied Belgian FM De Gucht to the Balkans in April as part of De Gucht's role as 2006 OSCE Chairman-in-Office [...] | 2006-05-17 16:19:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YI EU BE |
06BRUSSELS19 | INTRODUCING THE EU VI: EVER-WIDER UNION: [...] Enlargement is one of the EU's "most successful policies" and "a powerful foreign policy tool" for extending a zone of peace and democracy across the European continent. The conditions for joining and the various stages of the accession process, as outlined below, allow for little flexibilit [...] | 2006-01-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS2203 | BELGIUM: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] SUMMARY: Belgium continues to provide important contributions to the common Transatlantic defense, by assisting resident and transiting U.S. forces and with its own forces supporting stability in Afghanistan, the Balkans and the Congo. The Belgian military is hobbled by an aging force structur [...] | 2006-06-27 16:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MCAP MOPS PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS2249 | BELGIUM RECONSIDERS RENOUNCING NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The recent release of a political party-sponsored study of Belgium's nuclear energy options, combined with our analysis of views expressed more privately by Belgian government officials indicate that serious thought is being given to Belgium's future energy options. Opinion di [...] | 2006-06-30 10:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG SENV PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS2463 | PM: BELGIUM CAN DO MORE ON AFGHANISTAN, WANTS HELP [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Verhofstadt told Ambassador Korologos July 20 that he was trying to secure coalition approval to "double" the Belgian troop contribution to Afghanistan, adding some 200 troops around Kabul. In principle, he accepted the need for NATO common funding, but that NATO's budgeting n [...] | 2006-07-14 12:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PARM MCAP MOPS KNNP AF CG IR BE |
06BRUSSELS2466 | PRAGUE EL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION [...] (U) REQUESTED INFORMATION FOR JOSEPH COSTANTINO, PARTICIPANT FROM AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS. NAME: JOSEPH L COSTANTINO TITLE: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST DOB: 08/17/1955 PASSPORT NUMBER: 900482362 SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL: TS ARRIVAL: JOSEPH COSTANTINO: 6 SEPTEMBER PAULA AND FRANCESCA C [...] | 2006-07-14 13:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT PREL |
06BRUSSELS2476 | BELGIAN RESPONSE TO THE DEMARCHE ON THE JULY 17 [...] (c) Poloff met with FM Michel Tilemans. Ref A GAERC points shared, but Tilemans interest went straight to Lebanon/Hizballah points. He said De Gucht will be speaking on this issue at the GAERC but wouldn't give specifics when pressed. This will be Belgian focus for EU, since they were heavi [...] | 2006-07-14 16:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BE KPAL LE PREL |
06BRUSSELS2502 | BELGIAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER OUTLINES IDEAS TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: During Ambassador's July 13 meeting with Belgian Federal Minister of Cooperation and Development Armand De Decker the following topics were discussed: Afghanistan, Iraq, U.S. aid, and the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC). Th [...] | 2006-07-18 05:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PGOV MOPS PREL KBIO BE CG AF SO IZ |
06BRUSSELS2520 | BELGIAN RESPONSE TO COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE FOR [...] Poloff Cunningham met with MFA Latin America DeskOff Christiaan Vandriessche and provided demarhce and information on CAFC. Poloff explained the Commission as proactive and transparent approach to preparing for inevitable transition to take place in Cuba after Castro. Vandriessche acknowledg [...] | 2006-07-19 08:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | BE PGOV PHUM PREL |
06BRUSSELS2521 | BELGIANS SHOW RESERVED SUPPORT OF GUATEMALA ON UNSC [...] Poloff presented reftel demarche and discussed furthering support for Guatemala's bid to the UNSC with Belgian UN Directorate Rudi Brieven. Breiven, who served at the Belgian Mission to the U.N. his last post, expressed Belgium's desire to see Guatemala win the bid. He felt the campaign would [...] | 2006-07-19 08:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS2538 | SPECIAL ENVOY ARRIVES FOR OSCEPA, MEETS JEWISH [...] Dr. Gregg Rickman, the DoS Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism, made an introductory visit to Brussels. Rickman participated in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCEPA). He lobbied in support of a draft resolution principally [...] | 2006-07-20 07:44:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PHUM PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS2543 | FIREWORKS AT OSCE ELECTION MONITORING CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Belgian OSCE Chairmanship focused its attention on election monitoring at a conference in Brussels on July 12. The technical theme was the need for continued strict adherence to observation guidelines when monitoring. The political message was that ODIHR remains the most co [...] | 2006-07-20 10:27:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BE OSCE PHUM PREL |
06BRUSSELS2603 | BELGIAN RESPONSE TO P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel, Belgian MFA Nonproliferation chief Werner Bauwens believed the Iranians would accept the P5 1 proposal as a basis of negotiation in mid-late August, and at the same time voluntarily suspend an unspecified degree of enrichment activities. He also believes [...] | 2006-07-27 09:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL AORC |
06BRUSSELS2606 | BELGIAN RESPONSE TO P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel, Belgian MFA Nonproliferation chief Werner Bauwens believed the Iranians would accept the P5 1 proposal as a basis of negotiation in mid-late August, and at the same time voluntarily suspend an unspecified degree of enrichment activities. He also believes [...] | 2006-07-27 13:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL AORC |
06BRUSSELS2675 | TFLE01: BELGIANS CONSIDER INVOLVEMENT IN MIDDLE [...] (U) Summary. Since the Qana raid, FM De Gucht called for an immediate cease-fire and offered Belgian military involvement in a stabilization force. On August 2, Charge clarified Belgian thinking and reviewed US ideas on the crisis. The Belgians think a UN PKO as the best option. On operations [...] | 2006-08-03 12:25:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS2684 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COORDINATING WESTERN SUPPORT [...] (U) We passed Reftel demarche to Belgian MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Chief Werner Bauwens July 24. Bauwens said that Belgium supports the U.S. position and hoped that discussion based on the draft could begin as soon as possible without conditions (as conditions have already been ass [...] | 2006-08-04 07:53:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
06BRUSSELS2786 | LEBANON ISSUE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELGIANS [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, PolCouns discussed the then pending UNSCR on Lebanon with Belgian MFA Director for the Middle East Christian Monnoyer on August 12. Monnoyer appreciated our efforts to keep him informed. 2. (C) In a discussion the previous day, Monnoyer confirmed that "very the [...] | 2006-08-14 12:40:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS |
06BRUSSELS2788 | ISRAELIS HOPE EARLY PROTEST WILL QUASH THREATENED [...] (C) Summary: A Belgian/Lebanese medical doctor has denied press reports he intended to file suit under the controversial universal competence law against Israeli leaders for the near destruction of his property in Lebanon. The Israeli embassy fears the doctor eventually may go ahead with a [...] | 2006-08-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR BE IS |
06BRUSSELS2800 | BELGIANS SAY THEY WILL SUPPORT UNIFIL, BUT NO [...] (C) For Belgium, all options were still on the table regarding participation in the new look UNIFIL. This was the only significant result of an August 16, 2006 planning meeting between representatives of the Prime Minister's office, the MFA, the Defense Ministry, and the Development Ministry. [...] | 2006-08-16 13:43:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS2845 | MTCR DEMARCHE PRESENTED TO BELGIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-22 13:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCR PARM PREL ETTC KSCA BE |
06BRUSSELS2925 | DEMARCHE ON KAZAKHSTAN'S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP BID [...] (C) Poloff met with Marc Michielsen, Policy Director for the MFA's OSCE Chairmanship Unit, to relay reftel points on Kazakhstan's 2009 OSCE Chairmanship bid. Michielsen said Belgium planned to "take the temperature" of EU nations on Kazakhstan's bid over the next couple of months. As CiO, B [...] | 2006-08-29 14:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KZ KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE BE |
06BRUSSELS2961 | UPDATED BRIEFING ON KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Poloff met with Thomas Antoine, MFA Director for the Balkans, to provide an updated briefing on Kosovo status negotiations (reftel). Antoine expressed pessimism that a negotiated solution would be reached in 2006 while agreeing that every effort should be made to reach a settlement this [...] | 2006-08-31 14:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV EU BE |
06BRUSSELS2974 | BELGIANS WILL URGE DELIVERY OF STRONG MESSAGE TO [...] (U) Belgian Foreign Minister De Gucht will urge the delivery of a strong message to the Iranians at the conclusion of the September 1 Gymnich in Finland. Despite some nervousness on the part of several EU members, De Gucht reportedly expects little difficulty in reaching agreement to follow [...] | 2006-09-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS3039 | BELGIAN VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 12:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP KPAO PARM PREL MNUC PTER BE |
06BRUSSELS3098 | DEMARCHE ON IRAN: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) Poloff relayed reftel points to Jean-Luc Bodson, Deputy Chief of Staff, responsible for middle eastern affairs, in the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Bodson said Belgium will likely follow the European consensus on sanctions, but called the possibility of sanctions "a touchy issue." With the [...] | 2006-09-14 11:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BE PGOV PREL PARM UN EU IR KNNP |
06BRUSSELS3103 | DEMARCHES ON SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (C) Poloff discussed points on Syria and Lebanon (refs A and B) with Jean-Luc Bodson, Deputy Chief of Staff, responsible for middle eastern affairs, in the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Bodson said Belgian Foreign Minister DeGucht generally believed a constructive dialogue was needed with all th [...] | 2006-09-14 14:07:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BE PGOV PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU IS |
06BRUSSELS3109 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on September 12, Belgian FM De Gucht reiterated Belgian intentions to fulfill pledges of more forces for Afghanistan, adding that he would get the details worked out with the Socialist coalition partners after local elections October 8. He also s [...] | 2006-09-14 15:31:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR OSCE AF IR BE |
06BRUSSELS3164 | APPEALS HEARD IN GICM AND DHKP-C TERROR TRIALS [...] (U) Five members of the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (GICM),who appealed February 2006 convictions under Belgium's antiterrorism law, have received sentences ranging from forty months to eight years. The February 2006 verdict by a Brussels criminal court found the GICM members guilty of [...] | 2006-09-19 13:45:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BE MO PREL PTER TU |
06BRUSSELS3273 | Belgians to Name Non-Resident Charge for [...] The Belgian government will shortly appoint a non- resident Charge for Baghdad, according to Ambassador Robert Devriese, the MFA's Acting Director-General for Bilateral Relations. Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht took the decision on September 27, Devriese told polcouns and visiting EUR/UBI Of [...] | 2006-09-28 14:53:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BE IZ JO |
06BRUSSELS3278 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA'S ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-29 04:58:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL VE BE |
06BRUSSELS3528 | BELGIUM: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) Poloff relayed reftel points to Geeraard Vanhouche, Counselor for Asian Affairs in the Belgian Foreign Ministry. Vanhouche said Belgium was pleased with the adoption of UNSCR 1718 and supported the measure. Ambassador Korologos also spoke with FM De Gucht to urge continued support for UNS [...] | 2006-10-17 15:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BE PREL KNNP KN PARM |
06BRUSSELS3529 | ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-17 15:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL |
06BRUSSELS3664 | BELGIAN RESPONSE TO ISRAEL AT UNGA DEMARCHE -- [...] (SBU) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Bndicte Frankinet, the Director (A/S-equivalent) of the MFA's International Organizations Division. She said the Belgian government generally shared U.S. views on both the resolutions discussed in reftel, and on the broader issue of fighting anti-Is [...] | 2006-10-27 15:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL |
06BRUSSELS3668 | A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 20, 2006 MEETING WITH BELGIAN [...] (C) Summary: EUR A/S Fried met Belgian FM and OSCE CiO De Gucht in Brussels on October 20. Fried and De Gucht agreed that the U.S., EU, and OSCE needed to press Russia on treatment of ethnic Georgians in Russia. De Gucht repeatedly stressed the importance of having the Secretary attend the [...] | 2006-10-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS OSCE GG RU BE |
06BRUSSELS3669 | BELGIUM'S COOL RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PRESERVING [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, Belgian FM De Gucht's Deputy Chief of Staff for Middle East Affairs, Jean-Luc Bodson, told us the MFA could not agree with the USG request about dealing with the Syrians. Bodson explained that the Belgians thought the U.S. approach would be "counterproductiv [...] | 2006-10-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KDEM PREL PGOV PTER MOPS BE |
06BRUSSELS3722 | DEMARCHE TO BELGIUM ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] (U) The acting head of the MFA's International Organizations Division told polcouns Belgium has decided to delay a decision on co-sponsoring the Uzbekistan resolution in the Third Committee until November 8, date of the EU's consultations in Brussels with the Uzbeks. The Uzbek Foreign Minist [...] | 2006-11-03 16:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KTIA PHUM PREL BE |
06BRUSSELS3858 | BELGIANS TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON NOVEMBER 17 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 10:05:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL |
06BRUSSELS3911 | HSPD-6 TERRORIST SCREENING INFORMATION: BELGIUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Belgium (GOB) will consider an information sharing proposal with the U.S. within the framework of Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 6 (HSPD-6). The U.S. delegation, during a November 10 meeting in Brussels, proposed to give Belgium access to a portion o [...] | 2006-11-22 14:56:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL KHLS BE |
06BRUSSELS3930 | USG DELEGATION APPROACHES BELGIUM ON PKK TERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY: An inter-agency USG team, led by S/CT Principal Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Frank Urbancic, met with representatives of Belgium's counterterrorism, law enforcement, and intelligence communities to discuss ways to engender joint cooperation against the Kurdistan Workers Pa [...] | 2006-11-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | BE PREL PTER TU |
06BRUSSELS3947 | USG DELEGATION APPROACHES BELGIUM ON PKK TERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY: An inter-agency USG team, led by S/CT Principal Deputy Counterterrorism Coordinator Frank Urbancic, met with representatives of Belgium's counterterrorism, law enforcement, and intelligence communities to discuss ways to engender joint cooperation against the Kurdistan Workers Pa [...] | 2006-11-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Brussels | SECRET | PREL PTER TU BE |
06BRUSSELS4049 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM'S KEY RIVAL FLEMISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgium's politics were thrown into a cocked hat this week when Yves Leterme, Minister-President of Belgium's Flanders region and by many accounts the heir apparent to be Prime Minister next year, withdrew his alliance with a controversial right-wing nationalist, thus losing as m [...] | 2006-12-06 17:01:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON BE |
06BRUSSELS4057 | BELGIUM: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to ref A, post submits the following information regarding the suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act. Post has no basis to suggest that any Belgian investments qualify for consideration under the Libertad Act. END SUMMARY 2. (C) In conjunction with its Europ [...] | 2006-12-07 14:28:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC ETRD PREL BE CU |
06BRUSSELS409 | EU ON AMIS REHATTING: BRUSSELS DONOR CONFERENCE? [...] (C) Summary. The EU agrees that AMIS rehatting to a UN peacekeeping operation should happen as soon as possible. Because of funding constraints, both the AU and the UN need to make important decisions this month. The UN has urged the Commission to host a donor conference in Brussels. While [...] | 2006-02-06 15:49:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF DPKO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS4113 | MANDELSON PUSHES EU'S LABOR AND TRADE [...] SUMMARY. EU Trade Commissioner Mandelson keeps pushing for the inclusion and development of a social dimension in trade policy instruments and policies. Speaking at a Brussels conference last week, Mandelson pressed the EU Council to adopt the withdrawal of GSP benefits from Belarus. He al [...] | 2006-12-13 15:55:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD ILO PREL PGOV BM IN BO EUN |
06BRUSSELS4121 | EU SUMMIT TO ISSUE TOUGH MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] EU Foreign Ministers will prepare a tough declaration on Iran and the Middle East for European leaders to approve at their December 15 summit in Brussels, according to Jesper Hostrup, Principal Administrator and Iran Coordinator in the European Commission,s Directorate General for External Re [...] | 2006-12-13 18:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN IR KDEM PGOV PREL |
06BRUSSELS4157 | BELGIAN AND THE UN -- VIEWS OF A NEW UNSC MEMBER [...] (C) Summary: IO A/S Silverberg's December 6 meetings with the Belgian MFA indicated that Belgium and the U.S. were in general agreement on most major issues facing the UN Security Council, apart from some differences on Iran. On Iran, the Belgians said that they thought it appropriate now to [...] | 2006-12-15 16:37:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AORC UNSC BE CG SU IR KN |
06BRUSSELS4193 | Letter from Belgian Attorney Concerning [...] (SBU) Belgian attorney Jacques Bourgaux wrote the Ambassador December 11 to seek information regarding the detention in Iraq of Oussama Atar, a Belgian of Moroccan origin. Unofficial embassy translation of the letter is reproduced in paragraph two. The letter reports Atar as being held by th [...] | 2006-12-21 08:29:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS BE IZ |
06BRUSSELS4195 | SOLANA TELLS NATSIOS EU AND US NEED JOINT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 09:19:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | BE PREL SU |
06BRUSSELS4208 | BELGIANS DISAPPOINTED WITH LIKELY OUTCOME OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-22 11:26:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
06BRUSSELS4210 | SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS' MEETING WITH THE BELGIAN [...] (C) Sudan Special Envoy Natsios conducted a Darfur roundtable on December 15, 2006 with experts from the Belgian MFA led by Director for African Affairs Trouveroy (the former Belgian Ambassador to Sudan) and Director of International Organization Affairs (both A/S-equivalent) Frankinet. The S [...] | 2006-12-22 11:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SU CG RW BE UNSC |
06BRUSSELS429 | EU OFFICIALS AGREE ON NEED TO BUILD MOMENTUM ON [...] (C) European Commission and Parliament officials agreed with visiting DAS Bryza February 6-7 on the need to build on the momentum created by Turkish FM Gul's recent proposal on opening Turkish and Northern Cypriot ports. The EU officials noted that Turkey could not open its ports to Cypriot v [...] | 2006-02-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID CY GR TU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS442 | MIGRATION MANAGEMENT: REGIONAL APPROACH FOR EU AND [...] (U) Summary. At a ministerial conference held on January 24-25, EU officials and counterparts from eastern and south neighbors launched the "Vienna Process" to improve migration management via a structured, regional dialogue and a joint program of action. Major themes of the conference -- whi [...] | 2006-02-09 11:26:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREL KCRM PREF PHUM ELAB EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS450 | EU, UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS COMMENT ON ACTION PLAN, [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, Ukrainian and EU officials discussed the status of the EU-Ukraine Action Plan and negotiations on a visa facilitation regime and readmission agreement. Ukrainian embassy officials said their priorities with the EU in 2006 are to: 1) launch consultations on [...] | 2006-02-09 16:19:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CVIS ECON UP XH IR USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS472 | MESSAGE ON LATIN AMERICA RESONATES WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his recent visit to Brussels, WHA A/S Shannon's message that the U.S. was seeking partners in promoting the Summit of the Americas agenda for the hemisphere resonated strongly with EU officials, including EU HighRep Javier Solana. On Venezuela, the EU said it would continu [...] | 2006-02-10 17:16:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EAID VE BL CU POGV EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS493 | DEMARCHE TO EC ON HMONG CHILDREN [...] (SBU) PRM Assistant delivered reftel A. talking points and met with the European Commission's, South East Asia Administrator at DG RELEX, Ulla Olsson, on February 9. Olsson admitted that she had only become aware of the situation concerning the Hmong children about a month ago. She indicated t [...] | 2006-02-13 16:49:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | LA PHUM PREF PREL TH USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS504 | DRC: HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN LAUNCHED BY UN AND EU [...] (U) Summary. At the launch of the Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on February 13, the UN and EU called on donors to fund 330 projects worth almost $682 million that will benefit 60 million people in 2006. In a taped address to the Ministerial Confere [...] | 2006-02-14 16:24:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS508 | EUROPEAN COMMISION AND U.S. WORK TOWARD PROGRESS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Jendayi Fraser met in Brussels on January 26 with European Commission (EC) Director General for DG Development Stefano Manservisi to discuss the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),Sudan, Chad and the Horn of Africa. Mutual perspectives and targeted assist [...] | 2006-02-15 07:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS509 | EUROPEAN COUNCIL AFRICA TASK FORCE COMMITS TO [...] (C) Vervaeke initiated the discussion by noting the European Union (EU) had received a letter from the UN, requesting EU support for a flexible "rapid reaction" force to assist, if needed, to ensure electoral stability in DRC. Vervaeke indicated the UN request lacked specificity, but that the [...] | 2006-02-15 07:33:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS557 | EC 2006 FUNDING FOR UNRWA, PALESTINIAN REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary. The EC plans to maintain its funding level to assist Palestinian refugees through UNRWA at 100 million euros in 2006. Support to UNRWA represents over a third of EC assistance to Palestinians. The EC may earmark a portion of its contribution to UNRWA's general fund. End Summa [...] | 2006-02-17 14:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS685 | THE EUROPEAN UNION ON REHATTING AMIS [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Brussels 679. See para 4. 2. (C) Summary. While the EU favors rehatting, they believe Konare is seeking alternative sources of funding for the AMIS mission from the North African states in order to reduce or eliminate the role of other donors. There is growing [...] | 2006-03-01 15:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SU KPKO EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS707 | EUR DAS KRAMER DISCUSSES RUSSIA, UKRAINE, MOLDOVA, [...] (C) Summary: On February 22, EUR DAS David Kramer held COEST Troika consultations with the EU on Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus. On Russia, the EU agrees that a combative Russia feels it is in an increasingly strengthened position. The European Commission viewed the "creeping reasserti [...] | 2006-03-03 09:20:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS MD UP EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS716 | EUROPEAN COMMISSION: WILLING TO SUPPORT BIH WAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 12:26:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV BK EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS731 | EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA, [...] (C) Summary: In U.S.-EU COEST Troika consultations on Caucasus and Central Asia on February 23, EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed with EU officials how to change the dynamic of discussions on South Ossetia. Echoing an EU Presidency statement on February 21, EU representatives agreed that the inte [...] | 2006-03-06 08:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG AM AJ TX KZ TI KG USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS743 | EU CONSTITUTION AND ENLARGEMENT: PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Pundits and politicians have claimed that the EU Constitution is everything from dead to simply waiting for the European Council in June for resuscitation. Cries of a "crisis" in the EU following the French and Dutch referenda are overstated; the EU is functioning, even if it is not meet [...] | 2006-03-06 10:28:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS774 | U.S. AND EU DISCUSS W. BALKANS [...] (C) EUR/SCE Director English met in Brussels March 1 with EU and Austrian Presidency officials to discuss the Western Balkans. EU officials characterized U.S.-EU cooperation on the Balkans as "excellent." English noted how EU accession prospects continue to serve as a major catalyst for refo [...] | 2006-03-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS775 | EU ENLARGEMENT OFFICIAL ON W. BALKANS [...] (C) Heather Grabbe, Advisor to Enlargement Commissioner Rehn, and visiting EUR/SCE Director Charles English reviewed the Western Balkans March 1 (English's meeting with EU COWEB Troika reported septel). Grabbe said EU FMs, at their informal "Gymnich" meeting in Salzburg March 10-11, would re [...] | 2006-03-07 10:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS791 | LEVERAGING EU ASSISTANCE FOR US FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Bush's historic visit to Brussels in February 2005 has been followed by increased US-European cooperation on a range of political and security issues. An important component of that cooperation is greater synergy between US and EU approaches to development and humani [...] | 2006-03-08 10:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KDEM PREF PREL KMCA EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS800 | U.S.-EU TROIKA ON HUMAN RIGHTS, FEBRUARY 16, 2006 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S.-EU Troika on Human Rights (COHOM),held February 16 in Brussels, provided an important forum for in-depth discussions, but no agreement on what kind of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) meeting might take place should UN agreement on the Human Rights Council (HRC) not be [...] | 2006-03-08 14:34:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CH IR CU BL VE XR EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS835 | CENTRAL DUBLIN GROUP MEETING: FEBRUARY 2006 [...] Summary. During its February 22 meeting, the members of the Central Dublin Group (DG) reviewed regional reports from Northern Africa (submitted by Spain),Africa (France),the Caribbean (France),Central America (US),South America (Spain),as well as an interim report from the June 2005 mee [...] | 2006-03-10 15:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KCRM PREL SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS864 | U.S.-EU COUNTERTERRORISM AND JHA AFFAIRS: [...] Summary: The U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU) will sponsor a two-day conference in Brussels for U.S. officers at posts in the EUR region on U.S. counterterrorism policy in Europe and Eurasia and critical issues in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA). The conference will open [...] | 2006-03-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS PREL PTER CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS886 | EU "GYMNICH" MEETING: FUTURE OF W. BALKANS IS IN [...] (C) EU foreign ministers, in their informal "Gymnich" formation, met with their Balkan and Turkish counterparts in Salzburg March 11, issuing a joint press statement that reaffirmed the European perspective for the region but noted that the EU's absorption capacity has to be taken into accoun [...] | 2006-03-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ETRD ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS891 | EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES TURKEY AND CYPRUS WITH EU [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed Turkey's accession talks and Cyprus with EU Council Head of Unit for Enlargement Christos Katharios and Enlargement Unit Principal Adminstrator David Johns on February 23. Katharios stressed his full commitment to implementing the European Council,s d [...] | 2006-03-15 08:21:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU GR USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS899 | EU PUSHING FOR MORE DIALOGUE ON ASIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Chris Hill met with EU Foreign Policy Advisor Robert Cooper during a brief stop-over in Brussels February 17. Hill's perspective on key developments in DPRK, China, Burma and Indonesia were well-received by a fully [...] | 2006-03-15 17:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR XE EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS919 | MOLDOVA'S EU AMBASSADOR ON EU/MOLDOVA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: According to Moldovan Ambassador to the EU Eugen Carpov, Moldova has four main issues to address in its relations with the EU. First, Moldova is drafting an internal report on the status of the first year of implementation of its European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Action Plan wit [...] | 2006-03-16 16:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD XH EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS928 | GAERC: WAITING ON HAMAS GOVERNMENT, LIKELY TO [...] (C) A Commission official told us March 17 that she expects no movement on WTO and heavy criticism of Belarus to dominate the March 20 GAERC. EU Foreign Ministers will review how to handle Hamas, given rumors that Hamas could name the personnel it wants in a government over the March 18-19 w [...] | 2006-03-17 13:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KPAL BO ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS934 | U.S.-EUROPEAN CT AND JHA AFFAIRS: CONFERENCE [...] Summary: The U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU) will sponsor a two-day conference in Brussels for U.S. officers at posts in the EUR region on U.S. counterterrorism policy in Europe and Eurasia and critical issues in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA). The conference will open [...] | 2006-03-17 14:30:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KJUS PREL PTER CVIS EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS942 | EU RESPONSE: SUDAN - ACCELERATING UNSC ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary. The EU agrees with the U.S. interpretation that the three components of the AU decision of March 10 regarding the transition of AMIS are not interlinked. However, the EU is concerned that UN Assistant Secretary Annabi may perceive a linkage. EU Special Representative Pekka Haavis [...] | 2006-03-17 16:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI KPKO SU EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS975 | EU FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS HAMAS, BELARUS, OTHER [...] (U) EU foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels March 20, agreed with the preliminary conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR that the Belarusian elections were "severely flawed." FMs reportedly discussed Hamas' proposed list of cabinet members but did not issue a substantive statement on Hamas. Rather [...] | 2006-03-21 13:47:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EAID KPAL BO XF ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BRUSSELS988 | U.S.-EUROPEAN CT AND JHA AFFAIRS: CONFERENCE [...] Summary: This cable is being retransmitted to ensure it is received by all posts in the EUR region. The U.S. Mission to the European Union (USEU) will sponsor a two-day conference in Brussels for U.S. officers at posts in the EUR region on U.S. counterterrorism policy in Europe and Eurasia [...] | 2006-03-22 08:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KCRM KJUS PREL PTER XG EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
06BUCHAREST1010 | ROMANIA OPPOSES ADJURNMENT AND INTENDS TO VOTE FOR [...] (U) MFA Director Cristina Gaginsky and Deputy Director Andreea Chiriac received reftel A demarche from PolOff on June 16. They confirmed that Romania intends to vote for the adoption of the third protocol. Second Secretary Carmen Burlacu, who will be in Geneva for the conference, took specific [...] | 2006-06-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM RO |
06BUCHAREST1011 | ROMANIAN SOLDIER KIA IN AFGHANISTAN; FOUR [...] (SBU) Romanian Defense Ministry (MOD) sources confirm that a Romanian soldier was killed in action and four Romanian soldiers and an Afghan interpreter were wounded in Afghanistan June 20 at approximately 0300 local time. MOD sources advise that one of the wounded Romanian soldiers is in crit [...] | 2006-06-20 11:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF IZ RO |
06BUCHAREST1015 | ROMANIAN SENATE RATIFIES DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) The Romanian Senate meeting in plenary session voted June 20 to adopt legislation to ratify the U.S.-Romanian Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) (Ref). The unofficial tally, recorded by an EmbOff present for the vote, was 62 "ayes", 3 "nays" and 2 abstentions. In a demonstration of b [...] | 2006-06-20 15:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR MCAP PREL PGOV PTER RO |
06BUCHAREST1016 | ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 15:56:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL RO |
06BUCHAREST1028 | ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 13:59:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL RO |
06BUCHAREST1035 | ROMANIA: AMBASSADOR AND PM DISCUSS ENERGY, ECONOMY AND ADOPTIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Romanian Prime Minister Calin-Popescu Tariceanu on June 22 to discuss the state of our bilateral economic relationship and the future of international adoptions. Tariceanu reiterated a request made by letter the previous day for U.S. assistance in strategic planning on e [...] | 2006-06-23 15:30:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PHUM CASC RO |
06BUCHAREST1054 | ROMANIAN ARRESTED FOR PLANNING CAR BOMBING IN [...] (SBU) Romanian media have reported heavily on the arrest June 26 of a Romanian man near Timisoara who allegedly planned to detonate a car bomb in a busy intersection to protest Romania's military contribution to Iraq and strong relationship with the U.S. Suspect Ioan Florin Lesch, also called [...] | 2006-06-28 13:39:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PINS PINR ASEC RO |
06BUCHAREST1055 | ROMANIA SUPPORTS DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC PREL RO |
06BUCHAREST1058 | PM TARICEANU/DEFMIN PROPOSE IRAQ TROOP WITHDRAWAL; [...] (C) Prime Minister Calin-Popescu Tariceanu unexpectedly announced June 29 in a press conference that he would "support the initiative" of Defense Minister Teodor Atanasiu to request the Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) to withdraw Romania's troops from Iraq. Tariceanu made his stat [...] | 2006-06-29 14:03:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF IZ RO |
06BUCHAREST1072 | SUPREME DEFENSE COUNCIL NIXES PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary. Romania's Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) flatly rejected June 30 the unexpected call by Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu and Defense Minister Teodor Atanasiu for a Romanian troop pullout from Iraq. (Ref) Announcing the CSAT's decision, President Basescu rebuke [...] | 2006-06-30 18:05:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF IZ RO |
06BUCHAREST1081 | IRAQ PULLOUT PROPOSAL -- DEBATE DEEPENS, WHILE [...] (C) Summary: The debate over Romania's troop presence in Iraq continued to dominate weekend news coverage, following the unexpected June 29 announcement by Prime Minister Tariceanu and Defense Minister Atanasiu in support of a pull-out. Foreign Minister Ungureanu and Finance Minister Vladescu [...] | 2006-07-03 19:35:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF IZ RO |
06BUCHAREST1088 | DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED BY PRESIDENT, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-06 16:11:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR MCAP PREL PGOV PTER RO |
06BUCHAREST1092 | ROMANIAN PRESIDENT WELCOMES MOLDOVAN YOUTH TO [...] (C) Summary: In remarks to a group of visiting Moldovan teenagers, President Basescu spoke in terms of Romania's hopes and plans to reunite with Moldova once inside the European Union. His statements, which included an "offer" to Moldova to join the EU along with Romania and a promise of more [...] | 2006-07-06 17:05:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD RO |
06BUCHAREST1093 | PM TARICEANU TO AMBASSADOR -- "TIME HAS COME" FOR [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu told the Ambassador July 5 that he and his National Liberal Party (PNL) believed that "the time had come" for Romania to begin discussing a troop withdrawal from Iraq. Tariceanu stood by the proposal for a pullout he and Defense Minister Atan [...] | 2006-07-06 17:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF IZ RO |
06BUCHAREST1106 | AMID INTERNAL DIVISIONS, OPPOSITION SOCIAL [...] (C) Summary. The center-left opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) reaffirmed July 7 its call for a "timetable" for the withdrawal of Romanian forces from Iraq but underscored the party's commitment to consultation with the U.S. and other allies regarding a possible withdrawal. PSD officia [...] | 2006-07-10 16:22:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON MARR MOPS RO IZ |
06BUCHAREST1115 | POLL SHOWS STRONG SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENT BASESCU, AT PM [...] Summary: (SBU) A July opinion poll carried out by The National Institute for Polling and Marketing Studies (INSOMAR) revealed continued high public support for President Traian Basescu and relatively low support for Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu, despite the latter's recent attempt to [...] | 2006-07-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI RO |
06BUCHAREST1126 | NEW MOD STATE SECRETARY'S MODEST VISION FOR [...] (C) Summary. During a July 11 meeting, the newly appointed MOD State Secretary, Corneliu Dobrotoiu reaffirmed the "centrality" of the U.S.-Romania strategic relationship but insisted that budgetary limitations would force Romania to reexamine its defense commitments. He singled out overseas [...] | 2006-07-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON MOPS MARR NATO RO |
06BUCHAREST1132 | ROMANIAN FM UNGUREANU WILL ATTEND 61ST UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP RO |
06BUCHAREST1133 | BYSTROE CANAL: ROMANIA WELCOMES UN FINDINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Romania welcomed the unanimous findings released by a special UN Inquiry Commission noting the negative trans-boundary impact of Ukraine's dredging in Bystroe Canal. Romanian officials now expect Ukraine to initiate public and cross-border consultations on this sensitive environ [...] | 2006-07-14 15:18:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PBTS SENV UP RO |
06BUCHAREST1158 | DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH ROMANIA [...] (U) Summary: Embassy received on July 20 diplomatic note no. H2-1/2187 dated July 14 confirming that the Parliament of Romania ratified and published the Agreement between Romania and the United States of America regarding the activities of the U.S. forces stationed on Romania,s territory in th [...] | 2006-07-20 17:53:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PREL RO |
06BUCHAREST116 | ADOPTIONS: PM TARICEANU SHOWS LITTLE FLEXIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. During a January 16 meeting with Ambassador, Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu indicated little flexibility in positively resolving pending adoption cases filed by U.S. prospective parents before Romania's de facto ban on inter-country adoptions. He pledged to provide an ex [...] | 2006-01-23 14:32:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CASC RO |
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