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06PRAGUE1107	CZECHS WILL SUPPORT MICHAEL MATHESON [...] (U) Czech MFA Head of Public International Law Unit Milan Dufek informed Poloff on August 31 that the Czechs will support the candidacy of Michael Matheson as a member of the International Law Commission. CABANISS [...]	2006-09-11 14:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA EZ

06PRAGUE1119	CZECHS ON THE CD MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on September 12 to discuss reftel concerning the Communities of Democracies (CD) Ministerial scheduled to take place during UNGA on September 20. Kara thanked the U.S. for providing advance information about issues to be [...]	2006-09-13 13:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EZ
06PRAGUE112	CZECH OPINION ON RUSSIA-UKRAINE GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) PolOff Feb 2 conveyed reftel points to Tomas Szunyog MFA Director for South Eastern and Eastern Europe. Szunyog responded that the Czechs had been following the issue with concern for some time. Additionally, he knew that concern was growing both in the EU and in NATO. Vladimir Muller, Dep [...]	2006-02-02 14:48:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EZ PREL UP RS
06PRAGUE1120	SECOND UPDATE: CZECH HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (U) Poloff spoke with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on September 12 to update information previously reported on Czech high-level attendance at UNGA (Ref A). Kara provided the following information: A. Head of State President Vaclav Klaus will not/not attend. B. Hea [...]	2006-09-13 13:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EZ
06PRAGUE1121	CZECHS HAVE NON-PARTICIPATING OBSERVER AT NAM [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Cuba Desk Officer Jarmila Povejsilova told Poloff on September 12 that, contrary to previous indications, the Czechs have decided to have an observer attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Havana. The observer will be the new Charge d'Affaires of the Czech Mission in H [...]	2006-09-13 13:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CU EZ
06PRAGUE1124	CZECHS: STILL NO DECISION ON UNIFIL TROOPS (BUT [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs remain undecided on whether to commit troops to UNIFIL (the MFA still supports it, but MOD sources say budgetary constraints make troop commitment "highly unlikely"). Nevertheless, the Czechs have committed or spent nearly $1 million in humanitarian aid and assistance i [...]	2006-09-13 13:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR LE MARR MOPS SY XG EZ
06PRAGUE1131	CZECHS OPPOSE UN PERMANENT FORUM ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) EconOff spoke with MFA Multilateral Office official Ondrej Kovarik to discuss Reftel. Kovarik said the Czechs will adhere to the EU common position, but added the Czechs do not support the establishment of a permanent forum because the funding source and management structure is unknown. In [...]	2006-09-14 09:14:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA EZ
06PRAGUE1134	CZECHS ON SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the September 15 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on the Middle East (Iran, Israel, Lebanon, and Iraq),the Balkans, and Africa. The Czechs support sanctions for Iran, although they hope for international consensus. On Palestine, the Czechs will urge the EU to issue GAE [...]	2006-09-14 15:16:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UN EUN SR LE IS KPAL EZ
06PRAGUE1140	THIRD UPDATE: CZECH HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (U) Poloff spoke with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on September 15 to update information previously reported on Czech high-level attendance at UNGA. Kara said the travel plans of Czech FM Alexandr (Sasha) Vondra have changed. Specifically, FM Vondra now plans to make two tr [...]	2006-09-15 11:27:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EZ
06PRAGUE1142	CZECH PARLIAMENT MAKES COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly 15 weeks after the June 2-3 general election, the Czech parliament has finalized committee assignments. The Social Democrats (CSSD),which came in second in the election behind the Civic Democrats (ODS) arguably took the best assignments. The smaller parties have fewer c [...]	2006-09-15 13:51:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1157	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-18 15:18:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EZ
06PRAGUE1158	CZECHS NOT LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] Econoff met September 6 with Ministry of Informatics Head of European Integration and International Relations Unit Marketa Morska about reftel request for support of Mr. Steven Lett as Director of International Mobile Satellite Organization. Morska explained her ministry will not make the fina [...]	2006-09-18 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS EUN EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS EZ
06PRAGUE1167	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Cabaniss met with new Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek on September 21. Topolanek offered thanks for the Ambassador's efforts to promote bilateral relations, and expressed a desire to continue close ties in the fields of joint security, intelligence sharing and bus [...]	2006-09-22 11:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE1173	CZECH REPUBLIC: 2007 DRAFT BUDGET PUTS EURO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: For the first time since joining the EU, the Czech Republic will miss its Maastricht convergence program target for the budget deficit, thanks to legislation passed in the run-up to the June 2006 general elections that significantly increases social spending. Compared [...]	2006-09-25 10:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL MARR EZ
06PRAGUE1183	CZECHS SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR SEAT ON UNSC [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on September 1 to discuss Guatemala's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UNSC. Kara confirmed the Czech Republic strongly supports Guatemala. Kara met with Guatemalan officials at UNGA in New York the week of Septemb [...]	2006-09-25 15:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC GT UN VE EZ
06PRAGUE1184	CZECHS ON UN SCALE ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of the UN Department Josef Vitek on September 25 to discuss UN scale assessment and deliver reftel talking points. Vitek said the Czechs plan to follow the EU's lead on whether to maintain the 22% ceiling rate on U.S. payments, and/or to modify the [...]	2006-09-25 16:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KUNR UNGA EZ
06PRAGUE1187	CZECHS: NO SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR CUBA IN UNHRC [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Czech MFA Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department Martin Boucek on September 26 to discuss Cuba's efforts to eliminate the UNHRC's mandate on Cuba. Boucek said the Czechs share U.S. concerns, and think the UNHRC's handling of human rights abuses in Cuba and Belar [...]	2006-09-26 14:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CU EZ
06PRAGUE119	CZECH REPUBLIC: FOREIGN TRADE SURPLUS FIRST IN [...] The Czech Republic posted a trade surplus in 2005 for the first time in its history, thanks to its automobile industry surge in export-oriented foreign direct investments (FDI). Local media is highlighting that the Czech Republic is the first of the four new Central European members of the EU t [...]	2006-02-06 15:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EZ
06PRAGUE1190	UPDATE: CZECHS STILL CONSIDERING CUBAN MIGRANT [...] (SBU) Poloff met on September 19 with Czech Ministry of Interior Director of the Department for Asylum and Migration Policies Tomas Haisman, and Head of the Unit for Policy, International Relations and Information on Countries of Origin Pavla Fridrichova, to continue the discussion on possible [...]	2006-09-26 15:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SMIG CU EZ
06PRAGUE1191	CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS CATEGORY 3 CLASSIFICATION [...] In response to reftel demarche, both the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of the Environment pledged that the GOCR would continue to support category 3 classification for borates and boric acid. Deputy Minister of the Environment Dr. Blaha assured us that the Czech Missio [...]	2006-09-26 15:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP EUN EZ
06PRAGUE1199	BLUE LANTERN (DTC CASE 05-991215)--AN/AVS-9 NIGHT [...] Per REFTEL, embassy officer conducted a post shipment end-use check of four (4) F4949 M Night Vision Devices (NVD) and associated equipment on 25 September 2006. NVD serial numbers were 13362, 13363, 13364, and 13365. NVD,s are in the possession of the Czech State Police Aviation Department, [...]	2006-09-27 14:57:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC EZ
06PRAGUE12	CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. Czech FM Cyril Svoboda visited Moscow December 20 for meeting with Russian FM Lavrov in Moscow. The two agreed that Russian President Putin may visit Prague in the spring, but only if the Czechs agree (under pressure) to sign IPR license agreements for Soviet-era military technolo [...]	2006-01-04 17:49:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM MARR RU PL EZ
06PRAGUE121	CZECH MFA SPEAKS ON LATEST CUBA CLASH: CZECH NGO [...] (C) Summary and comment. A recent incident involving two Czech NGO workers, who were arrested in Cuba by secret police and detained for 11 hours without access to the Czech Embassy, has further cooled the already chilly relations between the Czech and Cuban governments. The Czech MFA demanded [...]	2006-02-07 12:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CA CU EZ
06PRAGUE1217	CZECHS ON THE SECOND SESSION OF THE UNHRC [...] (C) Polec Counselor and Poloff met with MFA Human Rights Department Director Veronika Stromsikova on September 29 to discuss priorities for the second session of the UNHRC, and to deliver Reftel talking points. Stromsikova had just returned from UNHRC meetings in Geneva and offered her assessm [...]	2006-10-03 14:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UN EZ
06PRAGUE1227	U.S.-CZECH S&T AGREEMENT: TIME TO COME TO CLOSURE [...] This is an action request, see para 4. 2. The U.S. and the Czech Republic have been negotiating a new Science and Technology Agreement since 2003. The sole unresolved issue is language covering taxation of assistance funds. EU regulations do not permit the Czechs to conclude an agreemen [...]	2006-10-04 13:18:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA KSCA PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1230	CZECHS TRANSFERING PNR DATA UNDER LEGAL LIMBO [...] Despite the passing of the European Court of Justice September 30 deadline for the nullification of the U.S. - E.U. passenger name record (PNR) agreement, the Czech national airline, CSA, continues to transfer passenger records to U.S. authorities but without the consent and legal cover of the [...]	2006-10-04 14:31:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER CAIO EZ
06PRAGUE1234	CZECH REPUBLIC: NO SIGNIFICANT TRADE AGREEMENT [...] In almost all respects, the U.S. - Czech trade and investment relationship operates smoothly and is reflected in over $3 billion of U.S. FDI since 1993. Despite the broadly positive trade and investment climate, U.S. companies in some sectors continue to face barriers to entering the Czech mar [...]	2006-10-04 14:51:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EZ
06PRAGUE1237	CZECH VIEWS ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) DCM presented reftel points to Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar on October 4. Pojar immediately expressed his support for our position. He noted that the Czechs had already decided to tell the North Koreans that bilateral talks (planned for November 7) would not be possible un [...]	2006-10-04 15:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM KN EZ
06PRAGUE1239	CZECH REPUBLIC: ECONOMIC OPTIMISM PREVAILS DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent articles in the international press about reform fatigue and political instability in Central Europe have received much attention locally. There is strong consensus among local economists and financial institutions that the Czech Republic's economic situation differs sig [...]	2006-10-05 13:50:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE1252	CZECHS ON UNGA AND CUBA RESOLUTION [...] (U) Polec Counselor and Poloff met October 6 with Czech MFA UN Department Director Jan Kara to discuss Czech impressions of UNGA to date, and specifically Ref A proposal on the Cuba embargo resolution (note that Ref B was received subsequent to our meeting. Several issues in Ref B were cover [...]	2006-10-09 11:11:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PREL PHUM EUN CU UN EZ
06PRAGUE1253	CZECH POLITICS: TOPOLANEK LOSES VOTE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As expected, the Topolanek government failed to win the vote of confidence and will formally resign on October 11, although it will continue serving until a new cabinet is named. President Klaus has said this will not happen until after the Senate and municipal elections later [...]	2006-10-09 12:23:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE1257	CZECH RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points to Czech MFA at OOB on October 10. In absence of more senior officials in Prague, DCM spoke October 10 with Director of UN Department Jan Kara. Kara referred us to the statement issued by the MFA on October 9 (text below) condemning the nuclear test. In te [...]	2006-10-10 13:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM KN EZ
06PRAGUE1267	CZECHS ON OCTOBER 12 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the October 12 GAERC, the EU will focus on the Middle East, the Russia-Georgia conflict, the Balkans, Sudan, and North Korea. On the Middle East, the EU will likely support sanctions for Iran, support President Abbas in Palestine, and address the security situation in Lebanon. T [...]	2006-10-12 16:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN EUN SR LE IS KPAL RU EZ
06PRAGUE1270	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ITU COUNCIL AND [...] In response to reftel A, Czech MFA Deputy Director of Multilateral Economic Relations Jaroslav Stepanek confirmed his government's support for the U.S. candidate to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council during the November Plenipotentiary Conference in Turkey. The Czechs als [...]	2006-10-13 13:37:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU EZ
06PRAGUE1296	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL AT MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Ambassador,s October 16 introductory call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Petr Necas, Necas expressed his support for strong transatlantic ties as a fundamental foreign policy pillar for the current government, and lamented the Czechs [...]	2006-10-18 06:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB EZ
06PRAGUE1297	CZECH SENATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS - POSSIBLE IMPACT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. One third of the Czech Senate,s 81 seats will be contested in two rounds of voting October 20-21 and 27-28. The right-of-center Civic Democrats (ODS),which won the June 2-3 general election, will defend ten seats, more than any other party. While it has the most to lose, ODS is [...]	2006-10-18 14:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1302	CZECHS WILL RESETTLE UP TO 10 CUBAN MIGRANTS [...] (SBU) The Czechs have confirmed they will accept up to ten Cuban migrants this year. Ministry of Interior Head of the Unit for Policy, International Relations and Information on Countries of Origin Pavla Fridrichova said that if all goes well, the Czechs will consider accepting similar numbers [...]	2006-10-19 06:21:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF SMIG CU EZ
06PRAGUE1306	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL WITH CZECH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made his introductory call on Czech Defense Minister Jiri Sedivy October 17. Topics discussed included missile defense, U.S. assistance for Czech defense reform, and Czech aircraft manufacturer AeroVodochody. Sedivy, just a month in the job, displayed an interest in [...]	2006-10-19 14:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ NATO EAIR MARR MOPS
06PRAGUE1308	CZECH RESPONSE TO UNGA ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Czechs generally support USG priorities for UNGA. They support tough sanctions on Iran and North Korea. They continue to support Guatemala for the UNSC seat, although they believe that there is now little that countries outside of Latin America can do to influence the outcom [...]	2006-10-20 11:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA EZ
06PRAGUE1318	CZECHS VIEWS ON AMENDMENT TO CUBA EMBARGO [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic will support a proposed amendment to the UN resolution on the Cuba embargo that would highlight Cuban human rights abuses. They continue to question the wisdom of the move, and are certain that procedural concerns will prevent many countries who are sympathet [...]	2006-10-20 16:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA CU EZ
06PRAGUE1319	CZECH VIEWS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: The Czechs support a tough stance on North Korea following the nuclear test. The Foreign Minister this week published a strongly worded op-ed stating that the DPRK has confirmed its position within the axis of evil. The MFA confirms that all elements of UNSCR 1718 will be adopte [...]	2006-10-22 12:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP PHUM KN EZ
06PRAGUE1322	PRO-AMERICAN CIVIC DEMOCRATS WIN BIG IN CZECH [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The October 20 - 21 municipal elections and the first round of Senate elections resulted in a stronger than expected victory for the right-of-center Civic Democrats (ODS),considered the most pro-American among Czech political parties. This will likely strengthen Prime Mi [...]	2006-10-23 16:03:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1327	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL AT CZECH NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador,s October 20 introductory call on Czech National Bank (CNB) Governor Zdenek Tuma, Tuma reviewed the progress that Czechs have achieved in liberalizing the banking and economic sectors, but expressed a cautious note that the ballooning government deficit and p [...]	2006-10-24 11:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE1331	MISSILE DEFENSE: VISIT OF DASD BRIAN GREEN TO [...] (C) Summary and comment: DASD Brian Green made a well received presentation on 19 October to a Czech Foreign Ministry co-sponsored conference on missile defense. Both supporters and opponents of possible Czech participation in a U.S. missile defense system attended the event. Following the con [...]	2006-10-24 15:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MOPS
06PRAGUE1333	CZECH REPUBLIC: CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS' SLIDE TOWARDS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Separate sources within the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) speak of a party in crisis with no resolution in sight. Results from the October 20-21 local and Senate elections, in addition to an October 23 opinion poll, show the party continues to lose support and could before long fa [...]	2006-10-25 08:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1334	RFE/RL ENERGY FORUM REFLECTS LACK OF EUROPEAN [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) hosted a two-day Energy Forum in Prague October 23-24. The Forum addressed a wide range of tough issues related to European energy security, including Iran, how companies influence energy policy, the role of the European Commission [...]	2006-10-25 10:25:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1335	CZECHS OPPOSE UN RESOLUTIONS ON SITUATION IN [...] (SBU) The Czechs will oppose the two resolutions on the situation of human rights and children in Lebanon sponsored by Non Aligned Movement (NAM) members in the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly. Poloff discussed the resolutions and reftel talking points with Czech MFA Director of the [...]	2006-10-25 12:06:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER EZ
06PRAGUE1340	AMBASSADOR GRABER'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's October 23 introductory call, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (ODS) expressed his satisfaction with bilateral cooperation in the fields of security and democracy promotion, his concern about energy security in Europe, and his hope that the Ambassador w [...]	2006-10-26 14:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1343	CZECH GOVERNMENT ALLOWS AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Czech Government has given L-159 subsonic fighter manufacturer Aero Vodochody permission to begin discussions about Venezuelan financing for the production of a new version of the L-159, which would have no U.S. content. This decision by Czech authorities stems from heavy d [...]	2006-10-26 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ NATO EAIR MARR VE
06PRAGUE1349	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN CLOSED SOCIETIES: LESSONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Czechs are well-known for their spirited and effective promotion of democracy and human rights in closed societies, such as Belarus, Cuba, Burma, Iraq, and elsewhere. This cable highlights examples of Czech public diplomacy efforts in these countries. The goal of these Czech [...]	2006-10-30 11:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EZ
06PRAGUE1350	U.S. COMPANY BUYS MANUFACTURER OF VERA-E PASSIVE [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive business information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Representatives of Rannoch Corporation, a Virginia-based company specializing in air traffic control (ATC) technology, purchased Czech company ERA A.S. on October 26. The new owners plan [...]	2006-10-30 12:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS MCAP
06PRAGUE1356	CZECH SENATE RACE - ODS WINS BIG, AS EXPECTED, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-30 15:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1369	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador,s November 1 introductory call on Civic Democrat (ODS) leader and Minister of Finance Vlastimil Tlusty, Tlusty commented on recent political developments concerning the formation of a government and conceded his party,s mistakes. Tlusty discussed growing defi [...]	2006-11-03 13:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1370	CZECH RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-04 11:16:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PARM KNNP KN EZ
06PRAGUE1371	CZECH SENATE WINNER RELOCATES ROMA SETTING OFF [...] SUMMARY. The forced relocation of Roma families from the city of Vsetin -- by a popular mayor who just won election to the Czech Senate -- has generated strong public debate over Roma rights that has impacts for the Czech Christian Democratic party. The mayor, Jiri Cunek, had been considered [...]	2006-11-04 13:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1373	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's November 3 courtesy call on Czech Foreign Minister Alexandr (Sasha) Vondra, the primary topics were visa waiver and missile defense. FM Vondra expressed skepticism for the visa roadmap, but agreed to co-host the next Bilateral Consular Working Group (BCWG) [...]	2006-11-06 08:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV CVIS EZ
06PRAGUE1375	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Ambassador,s introductory call on Antimonopoly Office Chairman Martin Pecina on October 25, Pecina discussed antitrust issues, energy independence and the government tender review process. Pecina remains worried about EU dependence on Russian energy and monopolies wi [...]	2006-11-06 13:05:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET ECON EZ
06PRAGUE1376	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALLS ON [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Ambassador Graber paid courtesy calls on the heads of the upper and lower chambers of the Czech legislature on November 1. The two men, through from rival political parties on opposite sides of the political spectrum, shared similar views on foreign policy issues of interest to [...]	2006-11-06 13:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MARR CVIS PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1379	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY During an October 30 courtesy call by Ambassador Graber, former Prime Minister and current Chairman of the Social Democrats (CSSD) Jiri Paroubek said U.S.-Czech ties were very good, "with the exception of a few minor issues, such as visas." Paroubek called himself "a friend of the [...]	2006-11-06 15:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1384	CZECH REPUBLIC: TOPOLANEK TO MAKE SECOND ATTEMPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Czech President Klaus will give outgoing Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek the second chance at forming a government. Klaus will make the announcement on November 8. Topolanek, whose minority government lost a vote of confidence in early October, has said he will focus again on a [...]	2006-11-07 16:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1386	CZECHS WILL SUPPORT AMENDMENT TO CUBA EMBARGO [...] (C) Czech MFA UN Director Jan Kara confirmed that the Czech Republic would support the amendment to the UN Cuba Embargo resolution highlighting Cuban human rights abuses that Australia intends to sponsor. Kara told Acting DCM during a conversation late on November 7 that he welcomed the news t [...]	2006-11-08 13:28:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU EZ
06PRAGUE1387	CZECHS AGREE KOSOVO IS NOT A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs strongly agree Kosovo is not a precedent for frozen conflicts, but are concerned that Russia and some EU member states already view Kosovo (and even Montenegro) that way. For this reason, drafting an UNSC resolution on Kosovo's final status may be tricky: the language c [...]	2006-11-08 13:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL AL BH GG MK PBTS RO SR UP EZ
06PRAGUE1388	CZECHS AGREE WITH THE U.S. ABOUT THE [...] (C) Czech MFA Director of Eastern Europe Department Tomas Szunyog told Poloffs on November 3 that the Czechs share U.S. concerns about the disruption to the Chisinau-Moscow rail link. Szunyog said the Czechs have already discussed the issue with Ukrainian officials and within the EU, and will [...]	2006-11-08 13:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELTN RS MD UP EZ
06PRAGUE1389	CZECH REPUBLIC: TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING [...] In response to reftel, post designates the following two individuals to serve as principal and deputy Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO): Principal TFCO: Cameron Munter Deputy Chief of Mission 420.257.022.303 muntercp@state.gov Deputy TFCO: Peter Galus Economic Officer 420 [...]	2006-11-08 14:51:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN EZ
06PRAGUE1398	CZECH MFA SOLICITS INFORMAL U.S. OPINION ON FOUR [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Czech Government is considering granting permission for Czech export companies to begin to negotiate sales of several radar and similar systems to Indonesia, Ecuador, Nigeria, and Vietnam. If future applications are made for export licenses for the VERA, the Czech MFA inten [...]	2006-11-09 12:04:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS MCAP NI EC ID VM
06PRAGUE1400	NORTH KOREAN LABORERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) Currently, 408 North Korean laborers (almost exclusively female) are working in numerous factories throughout the Czech Republic. A Czech government taskforce of seven government agencies and an NGO conducts regular joint inspections into the work conditions of the DPRK workers. These r [...]	2006-11-09 12:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KN EZ
06PRAGUE1401	CZECH REPUBLIC: UNLIKELY TO FORGIVE BEYOND 80% OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 12:35:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EZ IZ
06PRAGUE1402	CZECH ENERGY SECURITY: MODERATE BUT INCREASING [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Czech Republic is moderately dependent on Russian oil and gas compared to other former Soviet bloc countries, thanks to its domestic coal production supplying over 50% of domestic energy needs, its position as a major electricity exporter in Europe, and diversified [...]	2006-11-09 12:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE1405	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROLS REPORT (INCSR) [...] SUMMARY. I. Illegal narcotics are imported to, manufactured in, and consumed in the Czech Republic. Locally produced pervitine is also exported to neighboring countries. Marijuana, grown locally and imported from Holland, is used more than any other drug. Consumption of recreational drugs, su [...]	2006-11-09 14:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1406	CZECHS ON NOVEMBER 13-14 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the November 13 GAERC the Czechs expect the focus to be on the Middle East (Iran, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon),Russia, and the Balkans. Czech policy closely mirrors U.S. policy in these regions/countries. Specifically, the Czechs support: (1) a strong UNSC resolution with sancti [...]	2006-11-09 15:48:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNAUS EUN YI SR BK CG IS LE
06PRAGUE1407	CZECHS ON UNGA COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Czechs support the U.S. position on the five UNGA Third Committee country resolutions, but are considering negotiating on some of the Belarus-sponsored retaliatory resolutions. End summary. 2. (C) Acting DCM discussed UNGA Third Committee country resolutions and retaliato [...]	2006-11-13 05:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN EZ
06PRAGUE1414	CZECH REPUBLIC: SKILL GAPS IN LABOR MARKET [...] Summary: The Czech Republic has been the darling of foreign investors in Central Europe, and as a result FDI is the number one engine of GDP growth. Foreign investors have taken advantage of the low-cost, highly skilled workforce and duty-free access to the EU to build mostly assembly plants, [...]	2006-11-15 14:06:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EINV ECIN SOCI SCUL EZ
06PRAGUE1417	CZECHS COMMENT ON CURRENT CRISIS IN LEBANON [...] (C) Summary. Czech Ambassador to Lebanon Jan Cisek fears violence could erupt as early as November 18 if Hizballah and PM Fouad Siniora's government fail to reach a compromise. In addition to Syrian meddling, the Ambassador noted additional factors contributing to the current instability: Israe [...]	2006-11-16 07:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE EZ
06PRAGUE142	ERB RADIO PROJECT: CZECHS LOOKING FOR WAYS AROUND [...] (C) In Poloff's meeting on February 3 with Gabriela Dlouha, Director of Czech MFA's Transformation Coordination Unit (TRANS),Dlouha expressed concern with delays affecting the European Radio Broadcast (ERB) project. (Note: ERB plans to broadcast independent radio programs into Belarus from Po [...]	2006-02-10 16:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	BO EAID EZ PL
06PRAGUE1420	BLUE LANTERN (DTC CASE 05-1007717) -- EXPORT OF [...] (U) Poloff contacted Aviation Service on November 16 and spoke to General Manager Josef Eifler about the equipment referenced in reftel. According to Mr. Eifler, the equipment is helicopter "navigation and communications equipment," which was manufactured and modified by Honeywell for use with [...]	2006-11-16 15:12:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC LH UK EZ
06PRAGUE1423	CZECHS ON NATO IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) DCM raised reftel points with Czech Defense Minister Jiri Sedivy on November 15. Pol-Econ Counselor also discussed November 16 with Director of MFA Security Policy Department. Both stressed Czech commitment to success of Riga summit and success for NATO's mission in Afghanistan. To that [...]	2006-11-16 16:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AG EZ
06PRAGUE143	CUBA STRIKES BACK: CZECH NGO DENIED ECOSOC [...] (C) Summary. Czech NGO People in Need (PIN) was recently denied ECOSOC consultative status because of strong Cuban opposition. According to a PIN representative, the denial will have no impact on PIN democracy promotion activities in Cuba or elsewhere. End summary. 2. (SBU) Poloff met Ivana [...]	2006-02-10 16:49:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN CU EZ
06PRAGUE1430	CZECH REPUBLIC: TOPOLANEK GETS A QUALIFIED OK FOR [...] (SBU)SUMMARY. The Civic Democrats (ODS) held their annual party Congress November 17-18, and gave Party Chair Mirek Topolanek the support he was looking for to begin negotiations with the party's main rival, the left-of-center Social Democrats (CSSD),on a coalition that would also include one [...]	2006-11-20 15:25:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE1432	CZECH REPUBLIC: UNLIKELY ATTENDANCE AT [...] In response to reftel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic Relations Deputy Director Jaroslav Stepanek said the Czechs do not normally send a representative to the committee meetings of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),and Stepanek himself only attends [...]	2006-11-21 15:18:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EZ
06PRAGUE1435	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STS JAMES ELLIS [...] (SBU) Embassy Prague warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Security Technical Specialist James Ellis for the period 4-8 December 2006 for technical security services. 2. (SBU) POC for this action is ARSO Marc Wint, Embassy phone: (420)257-022-307, cell number: (420) 602-299-801. [...]	2006-11-24 09:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KSEO
06PRAGUE1437	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON TURKEY/EU ACCESSION [...] (C) Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar told DCM November 24 that the Czech Republic supports the USG position that the upcoming European Council meeting not reach any conclusions that could lead to a break in Turkish-EU accession negotiations. Pojar noted that Foreign Minister Vondra h [...]	2006-11-24 11:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EZ
06PRAGUE1448	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. APPROACH TO GEORGIA/MOLDOVA [...] (SBU) The Czech delegation to the upcoming OSCE Ministerial in Brussels on December 4-5 will support the U.S. position on the resolution of conflicts in Georgia and Moldova. MFA Deputy Director of the Eastern Europe Department Martina Tauberova told Poloff on November 24 that Czech FM Alexandr [...]	2006-11-29 14:05:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO MOPS GG RU EZ
06PRAGUE1450	SCENESETTER FOR U/S DOBRIANSKY'S VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (C) Summary: Czechs marked the 17th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in November. As you will see during your visit, the country has embraced a pro-transatlantic foreign policy, with the Czech government and NGOs playing a significant role in efforts to promote democratic transformation in [...]	2006-11-29 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EZ
06PRAGUE1466	PLANNED CZECH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR 2007 [...] (U) Summary: The Czech Chamber of Deputies will vote in December on a bill authorizing proposed foreign military deployments for 2007. The bill is likely to pass without serious opposition. Increased numbers of troops are planned for Afghanistan and the Balkans, while Iraq troop levels will re [...]	2006-12-01 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS IZ AF YI BK LE
06PRAGUE1471	CZECHS ON EU-TURKEY DIALOGUE [...] (C) PolCouns met December 4 with Czech MFA Director General of the European Union Section Libor Secka to discuss Czech views on Turkey-EU negotiations over coming days. Secka emphasized that the Czech Republic strongly supports continued negotiations with Turkey; this stance had been confirmed [...]	2006-12-04 16:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EZ TU EUN
06PRAGUE1474	CZECH'S RESPOND TO PSI LETTER ON UNSCR 1718 [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified, please protect accordingly. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Czech MFA Political Director has written to Under Secretary Joseph to recommend two PSI improvements. Post requests a formal response to the Czech propos [...]	2006-12-06 07:01:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL EWWT EZ
06PRAGUE1483	PRAGUE HAS LOW-KEY RESPONSE TO AUSTRIAN BORDER [...] SUMMARY. (U) Austrian opponents of nuclear power blocked two border crossings with the Czech Republic on Sunday, December 3, to protest the November 3 administrative licensing of the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant. The anti-nuclear protest was one of the largest since the plant began trial opera [...]	2006-12-06 14:12:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE1487	CZECH PARLIAMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS FOR [...] On November 5th the Czech Chamber of Deputies approved a bill authorizing proposed foreign military deployments for 2007 (Note: Reftel provided full details of the plan. End note). The legislation now goes to the President for signature. 2. The bill approved by the lower chamber, and previo [...]	2006-12-06 15:34:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS IZ AF YI BK LE
06PRAGUE1488	CZECH REPUBLIC REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The USG applauds the Czech Republic for its strong support of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. The Czechs do not recognize the transfer of power to Raul Castro, and continue to advocate for a tougher EU common position on the Castro regime that emphasizes [...]	2006-12-07 09:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ETTC PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1489	CZECH REPUBLIC: TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 09:02:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER EZ
06PRAGUE1491	CZECHS ON THE DECEMBER 11-12 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the December 11-12 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on the Balkans, the Middle East, Afghanistan, China, and Turkey. Czech policy continues to closely track U.S. policy in these regions/countries. At the upcoming GAERC, the Czechs will support (1) ICTY compliance and th [...]	2006-12-07 16:09:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNAUS EUN YI SR BK IS LE IR
06PRAGUE1502	CZECH POLITICS: STRUGGLING CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-12 14:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1505	CZECHS PLAN INCREASED SUPPORT FOR ISAF: MILITARY [...] (C/NF) Summary: On December 20 the Czech government is likely to formally adopt a plan to create a Czech PRT at Pol-e-Khomri, Afghanistan, to take over from Hungary in 2008. Many of the details such as civilian component, financing, and partners still need to be worked-out, but the Czechs will [...]	2006-12-13 11:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EZ MARR MASS AF NATO
06PRAGUE1508	GWOT INFORMATION EXCHANGE: SEEN AS LINKED TO THE [...] (C) The Czechs have a modern immigration database available at all ports-of-entry, a comprehensive watchlist is in use, and they began issuing biometric passports in early September 2006. Biometric systems will be introduced at ports-of-entry once the Czech Republic joins the Schengen zone. [...]	2006-12-13 14:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CMGT CVIS EZ KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER
06PRAGUE1509	CZECHS SUPPORT SINIORA, APPROVE TROOPS FOR UNIFIL, [...] (U) Czech MFA Head of the Near East Group in the Middle East and Africa Department Jaromir Marek told Poloff on December 1 that the Czechs fully support the government of Lebanese PM Faud Siniora, and continue to closely monitor the situation in Lebanon. In a separate meeting, Director of the [...]	2006-12-13 14:47:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE EZ
06PRAGUE1510	CZECH ATTITUDES TOWARD AFGHAN OPIUM PRODUCTION AND [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel, Czech authorities said that the increased production of opium in Afghanistan will not change the character of Czech operations in Afghanistan. Ministry of Interior officials doubt that the increased production would have a negative impact on Czech society as [...]	2006-12-14 07:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EAID EUN SNAR AF EZ
06PRAGUE1511	GOOD NEWS FOR AMERICAN EXPATS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Czech Parliament on December 12 approved an amendment to the Act on Sickness Insurance, which delays implementation of the Act that would have made it compulsory for all Americans working in the Czech Republic to pay in to the Czech social security system effective Janu [...]	2006-12-14 11:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ECON EFIN ELAB EZ
06PRAGUE1513	CZECHS AGREE THAT IRANIAN ELECTIONS ARE FLAWED [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Czech MFA Middle East Department official Silvia Sulaimanova on December 1 to discuss the upcoming Iranian elections and deliver reftel. Consistent with the Czech government's consistent support for U.S. policy on Iran generally, Sulaimanova confirmed that the Czechs reg [...]	2006-12-14 15:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM IR EZ
06PRAGUE1518	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR JOINT COMBINED [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Post has carefully reviewed the human rights record of the below named Czech military unit and unit commander. Post finds no record or evidence of any human rights violations. a) Name of Unit ) 601st Special Forces Group, Czech Mini [...]	2006-12-15 12:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EZ

06PRAGUE1519	CZECH REPUBLIC DISMISSES AUSTRIAN RESOLUTION ON [...] SUMMARY: (U) The Austrian Parliament passed a resolution December 14 asking the government to pursue legal action against a nuclear power plant in the neighboring Czech Republic. Prague has responded with a mixture of tough talk and dismissive shrugs. The resolution received coverage on the fr [...]	2006-12-15 13:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV PREL PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE1521	CZECH REPUBLIC - 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The U.S. Government has engaged with Czech authorities proactively, responsively and effectively across the entire spectrum of security, law enforcement and military cooperation as part of the world-wide fight against international terrorism. Whether it is cooperating on a myriad of issues rel [...]	2006-12-15 14:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR EZ
06PRAGUE1523	CZECH VIEWS ON U.S./EU AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 08:49:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EUN FINV KTIA EZ
06PRAGUE1524	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. VIEWS ON SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky traveled to Prague December 5-6 to address security issues at the Global Futures Forum. In addition, Dobriansky met with Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar to thank the Czechs for their cooperation with the United [...]	2006-12-18 08:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM HR EZ
06PRAGUE1528	CZECH REPUBLIC: NO STRONG POSITION ON EU DECISION [...] In response to reftel, Ministry of the Environment Department of Climatic Changes Specialist Dr. Jiri Dobiasovsky said that while the government has not indicated an official opinion on the latest EC decision to include international aviation emissions from non-EU air carriers in the EU Emissi [...]	2006-12-18 13:54:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON SENV EUN EZ
06PRAGUE1529	CZECH POLITICS: DEJA VU AS TOPOLANEK READIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The meandering and unpredictable negotiations on the formation of a new Czech government took another strange turn December 14 when nearly completed talks on a partnership between the Civic Democrats (ODS) and Social Democrats (CSSD) collapsed. Prime Minister-designate Mirek Top [...]	2006-12-18 16:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1539	LEBANESE ISF DISCUSSING ASSISTANCE WITH CZECHS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Lebanese Internal Security Force is discussing training and equipment needs with the Czechs. Following a visit to Prague this month, the GOCR is waiting for the GOL to provide a list of requirements, and will then determine what can be provided within the context of Czech a [...]	2006-12-21 15:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS KDEM LE EZ
06PRAGUE154	CZECH REPUBLIC'S ROBUST HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: 2005 was a big year for Czech humanitarian assistance with a record total disbursement of USD 8.5 million, up from USD 2.2 million in 2004. In addition to the humanitarian assistance budget, the MFA has discretionary authority to allocate up to about USD 200,000 per proje [...]	2006-02-14 09:17:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EZ PREL
06PRAGUE1540	CZECH REPUBLIC: SUPPORT FOR U.S.-EU GPS GALILEO [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-21 15:27:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA SENV KTIA SPCE EUN EZ
06PRAGUE1543	CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ [...] Summary. This is the first in a series of cables summarizing significant Czech contributions (military, security, democracy promotion, development assistance, and humanitarian aid) in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans. The Czech Republic has maintained troops in Iraq since 2003 and provided tr [...]	2006-12-22 08:27:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MASS IZ EZ
06PRAGUE1544	CZECHS WILL NOT EXTEND TOUR OF POLICE TRAINERS IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-22 08:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KRCM SNAR IZ JO EZ
06PRAGUE1545	CZECHS AFFIRM SUPPORT FOR U.S. MIDDLE EAST POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. During a visit to Prague December 10-11, NEA PDAS James F. Jeffrey met with MFA officials and members of the Czech Parliament Foreign Relations Committee to discuss Iran, recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, and Middle East issues generally. The Czechs responded favorably [...]	2006-12-22 09:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR EZ
06PRAGUE1548	CZECH PRESIDENT REJECTS PROPOSED GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Czech President Vaclav Klaus has rejected the government put forward by Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (ODS),prolonging at least temporarily the half-year search for a new government. Klaus's decision is only a delaying measure as under the Constitution he has no choice but to [...]	2006-12-22 12:30:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1549	CZECH REPUBLIC: RUSSIAN GAS SUPPLY CONTRACT [...] (SBU) The German-owned RWE Transgas issued a press release on December 21 announcing that it has renewed its contract with Gazprom Export Ltd. to supply the Czech Republic with natural gas until 2035. The contract is for 9 billion cubic meters per year. As for the price, Spokesman for RWE Tr [...]	2006-12-22 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EZ
06PRAGUE1560	LOCAL TRANSLATION OF 2006 CZECH HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-29 14:19:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM APER KPAO EZ
06PRAGUE160	CZECH CORRUPTION: HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH FOR VOTERS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Less than a year has passed since Czech Prime Minister Stanislav Gross (CSSD) was forced out of office by questions about the source of money used to pay for his private residence, and succeeded by current PM Jiri Paroubek (CSSD). Since that time several others in the cabinet, p [...]	2006-02-14 17:06:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR EZ
06PRAGUE166	CZECH REPUBLIC: 2005-2006 REPORT ON ALLIED [...] The following information is provided in response to reftel. Note that one dollar equals approximately 23 Czech crowns (CZK). 2. General Assessment. The Czech Republic is a close ally of the United States, operating in support of U.S. objectives both in Europe and farther afield. The Czechs [...]	2006-02-15 13:49:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PREL NATO EZ
06PRAGUE170	CZECHS OPPOSE VENEZUELA'S UNSC AMBITIONS; THOUGHTS [...] (U) A/DCM February 16 delivered reftel demarches on (a) Venezuela's UNSC ambitions, and (b) U.S. thoughts on the next UN Secretary General, to Jan Kara, Director of the Czech MFA's United Nations Department. 2. (C) Kara shared that the Czech Republic is similarly opposed to Venezuela's camp [...]	2006-02-16 17:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNSC GT VE EZ PL
06PRAGUE171	CZECHS WARN OF EU PROBLEMS AHEAD AS A RESULT OF [...] (C) In a February 16 meeting Czech MFA UN Department Director Jan Kara warned A/DCM that he was seeing signs the EU would become more hostile to the United States as a result of the UN Special Rapporteurs Report on Treatment of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Reflecting on discussions he had held [...]	2006-02-16 17:48:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO EUN EZ
06PRAGUE173	CZECH REPUBLIC: COMMUNIST PARTY ALREADY DE FACTO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An increasing number of observers are saying that, for all practical purposes, the governing coalition in the Czech Republic no longer rules. The ruling Social Democrats (CSSD) have turned more often to the opposition Communists (KSCM),rather than their junior coalition partner [...]	2006-02-17 12:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE184	CZECHS VIEWS ON EVOLVING EU CUBA POLICY [...] (C) A/DCM met February 17 with Jakub Skalnik, Czech MFA Director for the Americas, to discuss a range of issues, including Cuba policy. Skalnik, a self-professed hardliner on Cuba, said he hoped the Czechs would join with Poland, Slovakia, and possibly the Germans and the Dutch, in making the [...]	2006-02-17 15:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EUN CU EZ
06PRAGUE192	CZECH MEDICAL AID TO THE MIDDLE EAST: "A SIGNAL TO [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Ambassador Cabaniss, the Iraqi Ambassador, and the Pakistani Charge d'Affaires visited Iraqi and Pakistani children recuperating in Prague from surgery on February 21. The purpose of their visit was to thank the Czech government for its "medevac" program, which brings critica [...]	2006-02-22 13:47:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL IZ PK EZ
06PRAGUE195	MTAG: CZECHS TO INVESTIGATE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY [...] (S) Poloff February 22 delivered reftel demarche on WEOG mention of "next generation agents" to MFA UN and Nonproliferation Director Jan Kara (Note: Reftel reported the Czech Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) had made several inappropriate comments at the February 8 WEOG meeting [...]	2006-02-22 17:35:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC NL AU EZ
06PRAGUE199	CZECHS ON FEB 27 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the February 27 GAERC, the top priorities will be the Balkans, the Middle East, and Belarus. The Czechs stress the importance of observing international standards in Kosovo, and of managing the impact in Belgrade of any permanent solution for Kosovo. The Czechs strongly support [...]	2006-02-24 07:53:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ KPAL CG
06PRAGUE2	NEW CZECH DEPUTY PM FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS JIRI [...] (U) Czech Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy Martin Jahn left office as expected December 31. Jahn is expected to begin working for an unnamed private sector firm in February; he is rumored to be assuming a position on the managing board of Skoda Auto. Jahn's replacement is Jiri Havel, Ch [...]	2006-01-03 09:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PINR EZ
06PRAGUE204	CZECH DIPLOMATS MAY FACE EXPULSIONS FROM BELARUS [...] (C) Summary: Chilly relations between the Czech Republic and Belarus have nearly frozen in the aftermath of a Belarusian television broadcast that accused the Czech Embassy in Minsk of subversive activities and distributing propaganda to extremist groups. (Note: the document is actually a UN h [...]	2006-02-24 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BO EZ
06PRAGUE215	CZECH REPUBLIC: PAUL WOLFOWITZ VISITS PRAGUE FOR [...] Paul Wolfowitz paid his first official visit to the Czech Republic as World Bank President to attend the February 28 ceremony at the Czech National Bank (CNB) marking the Czech Republic's "graduation" from the World Bank/International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD),as confirmed [...]	2006-03-01 11:23:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EZ
06PRAGUE222	CZECHS HOST COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONFERENCE ON BELARUS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Czech MFA hosted a Council of Europe (COE) Conference on Belarus February 22. The Conference was attended by Belarusian democratic opposition members, delegates of numerous CE member states, and NGOs active in Belarus. The COE delegates discussed the value of (1) increasing [...]	2006-03-02 12:08:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM BO EZ
06PRAGUE225	CZECHS WILL SEEK U.S. HELP TO CREATE PRT IN [...] (C) Summary: The Czech MFA hopes to have joint agreement with a reluctant MOD by the end of May to field a Czech-led PRT mission in Afghanistan. Approval for the mission would fall to a post-June-election government, but keeping to the May target would protect the mission from political tamperi [...]	2006-03-02 16:21:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EZ NATO PARM PREL PTER
06PRAGUE237	CZECHS ALSO OPPOSE OSCE CHAIRMAN'S SEPARATE [...] (C) Poloff March 1 delivered Ref A points on the OSCE Chairman's proposed three-person team to Karel Tesar, of the MFA's OSCE Unit. Tesar responded that the Czechs have been harboring similar fears about the fielding of the proposed team and agree with U.S. concerns. He noted the work of ODHIR [...]	2006-03-06 14:28:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EZ KSTC PARM PREL PTER VM
06PRAGUE257	CZECHS WELCOME COORDINATION ON [...] (C) A/DCM March 10 delivered reftel points on reacting to the Belarus election to Deputy Foreign Minister Thomas Pojar. Pojar welcomed the U.S. desire to ensure unified action. 2. (C) Czech officials have been positive on the idea of coordinating the international response to the election. [...]	2006-03-10 18:36:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO EZ
06PRAGUE258	CZECH POLICY IS NOT TO MEET WITH HAMAS [...] (C) During a March 9 meeting with A/DCM, Czech MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil confirmed the Czech position on Hamas remains unchanged: they are a terrorist organization and high-level meetings are not appropriate. Povejsil suggested that the issue now be clarified within the Quartet. [...]	2006-03-13 06:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE259	CZECHS WELCOME INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, ASK ABOUT [...] (C) A/DCM March 9 met with Czech MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil to solicit Czech support for the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative. Povejsil warmly welcomed the deal, congratulating the United States on successfully completing a difficult negotiation. He shared that the C [...]	2006-03-13 06:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC EZ
06PRAGUE260	PUTIN CONDUCTS FRIENDLY VISIT TO PRAGUE, LIGHTLY [...] (C) Summary. The March 1-2 visit of Vladimir Putin to Prague was aimed at throwing the best possible light on the relationship between Russia and the Czech Republic. Economic concerns were the main focus, but few agreements were signed. Difficult issues were either raised gently, or ignored. D [...]	2006-03-13 06:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EZ RS
06PRAGUE283	CZECH DEFENSE MINISTER ON VERA-E, AFGHAN PRT, AND [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met March 14 with Czech Defense Minister Karel Kuehnl to present the letter from SECDEF Rumsfeld on the positive results of U.S. testing of the VERA-E passive surveillance detection system. Afghanistan and missile defense were also discussed. Kuehnl welcomed the SECDEF' [...]	2006-03-17 15:51:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	AF EZ NATO PARM PREL PTER ETTC KSTC MASS
06PRAGUE284	CZECH GREENS: A REFRESHING CHANGE FROM THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent weeks the Czech Green Party has, for the first time ever, jumped above 5% in opinion polls, indicating that the party could enter parliament in the June 2-3 general election. A fifth party in the new parliament would change the calculations for the forming a new gover [...]	2006-03-17 16:02:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE285	CZECHS ON MARCH 20 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The Czechs predict that the Balkans, Palestine, and Belarus will be the top priorities at the March 20 GAERC. On the Balkans, progress is being made, but some EU member states may be losing their appetite for admitting the Balkan states to the EU in the foreseeable future. On Pale [...]	2006-03-17 16:30:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR IZ SU
06PRAGUE295	CZECHS EXPRESS CONCERN FOR FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN [...] Summary ---------- (C) On March 16, WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro met with representatives of Czech NGO People in Need (PIN),parliamentarians, MFA officials, and private citizens actively engaged in democracy promotion in Cuba. The Czechs expressed their commitment to Cuba and Latin America gene [...]	2006-03-22 14:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CU VE XM EZ
06PRAGUE298	CZECHS ASK WHETHER THE USG WILL REFUSE TO [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Eastern Europe Director Tomas Szunyog March 23 to discuss the Czech response to the elections in Belarus. Szunyog said the Czechs favor strong transatlantic cooperation in response to the fraudulent election and asked whether the U.S. will refuse to recognize Lukashenko [...]	2006-03-22 16:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM BO EZ
06PRAGUE304	CZECHS WILL SOON SIGN THE THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] (U) Poloff met Milan Dufek, Czech MFA International Legal Department, on March 9 to discuss reftel demarche on the Third Additional Protocol. Dufek reiterated strong Czech support for the Protocol and said it would be signed as soon as official authorization is obtained. On March 23, a represe [...]	2006-03-23 14:23:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ EZ
06PRAGUE305	CZECHS PROMISE TO LOOK INTO ROMANIAN ADOPTION [...] (SBU) Poloff met Dagmar Hovohradska, MFA's Human Rights Department, March 22 to discuss reftel demarche on Romanian intercountry adoption. Hovohradska said the Human Rights Department will research the issue and provide a response within a week. However, Hovohradska was unsure what the Czech p [...]	2006-03-23 14:23:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC EU RO EZ
06PRAGUE306	CZECHS TEACH IRAQIS IMMIGRATION CONTROL [...] (U) Summary. The Czechs are helping the Iraqi government learn how to manage Iraq's borders. In February, the Czechs brought ten senior Iraqi government officials to Prague to learn best practices in asylum and migration policy. The visit -- sponsored by a partnership between the Czech governm [...]	2006-03-23 14:25:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM IZ EZ
06PRAGUE309	CZECHS STRONGLY SUPPORT TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR [...] (C) In a meeting on March 23, MFA Eastern Europe Director Tomas Szunyog told Poloff the Czechs support travel restrictions for top Belarusian government officials, ref A. On MQch 24, Poloff called Szunyog to confirm the Czechs support travel restrictions for Belarusian President Aleksandr Luka [...]	2006-03-24 17:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO EZ
06PRAGUE313	CZECH ECONOMY: A "CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIGER" ROARS [...] Glowing 2005 Czech economic statistics led newspapers to trumpet the Czech Republic as one of Europe's "Economic Tigers". And in the run-up to the June 2-3 general elections, every politician is taking full credit. GOCR figures put 2005 GDP growth at 6 percent, inflation stable at 2 percent, [...]	2006-03-27 15:19:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD EZ PGOV
06PRAGUE319	MTAG: CZECHS MUZZLE ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN ON [...] (S) Poloff March 23 spoke with Ivan Pinter of the MFA UN and Nonproliferation Department. Pinter was happy to relate that his office had successfully instructed Jiri Matousek, Czech Chairman of the WEOG Scientific Advisory Board (SAB),not to publicly discuss next generation agents in the futur [...]	2006-03-28 14:21:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC NL AU EZ
06PRAGUE343	CZECHS SUPPORT NATO INTENSIFIED DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Poloff April 04 discussed reftel demarche concerning NATO "Intensified Dialogue on Membership Questions" with Vaclav Balek, Deputy Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department. Balek said the Czech Republic welcomed the idea of Intensified Dialogue for Georgia with a single caveat -- t [...]	2006-04-05 05:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL GG EZ
06PRAGUE360	CZECH REPUBLIC AND MISSILE DEFENSE: SUPPORTIVE, [...] (S) Summary: The Czech Republic may be a good candidate to host ground-based ballistic missile defense (BMD) interceptors and/or a BMD radar. However, Czech involvement in the project will be contingent on careful handling of the issue in the domestic political arena. The too-close-to-call Jun [...]	2006-04-07 05:42:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	MARR PREL PL EZ UK RS
06PRAGUE388	CZECH DIPLOMAT EXPELLED FROM CUBA - MORE [...] (C) Summary. On April 13, the Castro regime announced it would not renew the visa of Czech diplomat Stanislav Kazecky, effectively expelling him. The Czechs believe another Czech diplomat may be expelled next week. The Cuban Charge d'Affaires in Prague said the GOC expelled Kazecky because his [...]	2006-04-17 13:17:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CU EZ EUN
06PRAGUE389	CZECH DIPLOMAT EXPELLED FROM CUBA - MORE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 06:09:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CU EZ EUN
06PRAGUE390	CZECH DIPLOMAT EXPELLED FROM CUBA - MORE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-18 06:10:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CU EZ EUN
06PRAGUE395	CZECHS EXPEL CUBAN DIPLOMAT, DO NOT EXPECT FURTHER [...] (C) Petr Kavan, Czech MFA Desk Officer for the Department of Americas, confirmed on April 18 that the Czech government has expelled Cuban Diplomat Manuel Angel Baltar Charnicharo, First Secretary of the Cuban mission in Prague. The decision not to renew Charnicharo's visa, which will expire on [...]	2006-04-18 12:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CU EZ
06PRAGUE411	CZECH GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE [...] (S) Poloff and ARMA April 20 delivered reftel demarche on possible Venezuelan production of the Czech CZ-75 pistol to Petr Kaiser, Director of the MFA's CFSP Department. Kaiser, who is responsible for all arms licensing decisions made by the MFA, promised he would request an immediate investiga [...]	2006-04-20 15:36:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	MARR MASS PARM VE EZ
06PRAGUE425	CODEL DAVIS IN CZECH REPUBLIC: TRANSATLANTIC [...] (C) Summary. On April 21, 2006, a delegation of eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives met with Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek and President Vaclav Klaus. Both leaders stressed the importance of strong U.S.-Czech relations; Representatives expressed strong appreciation for thes [...]	2006-04-24 16:16:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS EUN EZ
06PRAGUE427	MARTIN BURSIK, MEAN GREEN CHAMELEON, POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. It looks increasingly likely that the Czech Green Party will cross the 5% threshold in the June 2-3 parliamentary elections, and have a say in the formation of the next coalition government. Martin Bursik, who became Chairman of the party six months ago, and who is given credit [...]	2006-04-25 10:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EZ PGOV PINR PREL
06PRAGUE432	CZECHS SUPPORT NATO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE [...] (C) Poloff April 24 discussed reftel demarche concerning the NATO "Global Partnership" initiative with Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department. Smigolova said the Czech Republic welcomed the initiative and had no significant concerns relating to the conte [...]	2006-04-25 15:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL EZ
06PRAGUE433	CZECHS OPPOSE ANY KIND OF ADAPTED CFE TREATY [...] (C) Poloff April 24 discussed the rumored CFE roadmap initiative for the Sofia NATO Ministerial with Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department. Smigolova shared that the Political Counselor at the German Embassy will call on the MFA April 25 to discuss "a C [...]	2006-04-25 15:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RS EZ
06PRAGUE434	CZECHS AGREE THAT KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE IS INEVITABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic agrees that independence for Kosovo is an inevitability. The GOCR believes UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari must make more rapid progress if he is to have any chance of completing his work within the envisaged timeframe. They believe the hope of EU accession wi [...]	2006-04-25 15:18:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL EZ
06PRAGUE44	CZECH REPUBLIC: AFGHANISTAN COMPACT DONOR PLEDGING [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Czech MFA Afghan desk officer Michal Svoboda January 12. Svoboda said the Czech Republic most likely would not be able to make a donor pledge to form part of the Afghanistan Compact. He did say, however, that at the Jan 31 - Feb 1 Compact meeti [...]	2006-01-13 11:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF EAID PGOV PREL KDEM EFIN ECON EZ
06PRAGUE445	CZECH COUNTRY REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Czech Republic has been applauded by the USG for its strong support of democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. The Czechs are actively seeking a tougher EU common position on the Castro regime, in contrast to the policy sought by Spain of increased engagemen [...]	2006-04-28 08:50:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL EZ
06PRAGUE456	CZECHS OPPOSE IRAN UNHCR CANDIDACY AND G-77 [...] (U) Poloffs met with Jan Kara, Czech MFA Director of the United Nations Department, to deliver demarches on Iran's candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) (Ref C),the G-77 resolution on UN Management Reform (Ref A),and the UN Democracy Fund Invitation for Grant Proposals ( [...]	2006-04-28 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA UN KUNR UNHCR EZ
06PRAGUE46	CZECHS IN ASIA: CONTINUED FOCUS ON CHINA, BUT [...] (C) Summary. The Czech Republic plans active engagement with East and South Asia in the first half of 2006, with most attention focused on China. During a visit to Prague in December, the Chinese PM closed an investment agreement that, according to critics, noticeably favors Chinese interests [...]	2006-01-13 18:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EZ CH BM IN PK AF VM CB
06PRAGUE473	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 10 U.S.-CZECH POL-MIL TALKS [...] (SBU) The objective of the May 10 Political-Military talks is to strengthen and nurture the Czech Republic's already-strong transatlantic instincts, and achieve forward momentum on key areas of mutual concern. While the entire range of topics for discussion will advance this agenda, the talks [...]	2006-05-04 17:28:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE498	CZECHS EXPAND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION EFFORTS IN [...] (C) Summary. Promoting democracy and human rights in Belarus remains a top foreign policy priority for the Czech government. Following the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus in March 2006, the Czech Parliament voted to increase funding to support democracy promotion in Belarus from $ [...]	2006-05-10 15:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BO EZ
06PRAGUE504	CZECHS SAY CUBA CONFERENCE A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary. The Czech MFA, in cooperation with Czech NGOs, recently hosted a Conference on Cuba in Prague to search for common ground with other EU member states active in Cuba, and share the best practice of European NGOs working there. The Conference participants included MFA representative [...]	2006-05-11 14:17:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CU EZ EUN
06PRAGUE505	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FM SVOBODA'S MAY 16 MEETING [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, This is your first bilateral meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda. I have found him to be a strong and committed supporter of transatlantic relations. Under Svoboda's leadership, the Czechs have become trailblazers in supporting democracy and promoting hu [...]	2006-05-11 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
06PRAGUE506	CZECHS SUPPORT CUBA DEMOCRACY FUND; SEARCH FOR [...] (C) Summary. Gretchen Birkle, DRL/FO Senior Coordinator for Global Democracy Strategies, and Paul Bonicelli, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, met with Czech MFA officials and Czech NGO representatives April 10. They discus [...]	2006-05-11 14:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CU EZ
06PRAGUE508	CZECHS ON MAY 15 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the May 15 GAERC, Czechs expect the focus will be on the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa. On Serbia, the Czechs agree with the EU decision to suspend accession talks for failure to comply fully with ICTY. They urge Montenegro to use the Czech-Slovak "Velvet Divorce" as a m [...]	2006-05-12 08:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI
06PRAGUE509	CZECH DIPLOMAT EXPELLED FROM CUBA: CAUTIONARY TALE? [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met April 28 with Stanislav Kazecky, the Czech diplomat recently expelled from Cuba (ref A). Kazecky observed that the human rights situation in Cuba appears to be worsening, and shared tips on effective "public diplomacy" in a closed society. End summary. 2. (C) Kazecky [...]	2006-05-12 12:28:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CU EZ EUN
06PRAGUE527	CZECH REPUBLIC: BCWG MEETING ON THE VISA ROADMAP [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Czech Bilateral Consular Working Group (BCWG) met May 11 to discuss progress on the Visa Roadmap toward eventual membership in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The Czechs confirmed that all passports issued in September 2006 and after will contain biometric chips. They ann [...]	2006-05-16 14:35:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL EZ
06PRAGUE531	CZECHS: EU SHOULD DESIGNATE TAMIL TIGERS AS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 12:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PGOV PREL CE EZ
06PRAGUE535	CZECH ELECTIONS - THE FADING STIGMA OF COMMUNIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The stigma of having some form of association with either the pre-1989 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, or with its post-1989 successor, seems to be fading. A growing number of Czechs, though still in the minority, do not seem to mind the Communist Party. One major turning po [...]	2006-05-18 17:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL EZ
06PRAGUE536	CZECHS HAVE NO POSITION ON DECLARATION OF RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-19 07:37:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	HUM PREL PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE539	CZECHS CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA [...] (SBU) A/DCM and Poloff met May 17 with Veronika Stromsikova, Czech MFA's Director of the Human Rights Department, to discuss reftel on human rights abuses in Syria. Stromsikova said the Czechs are concerned about deteriorating human rights conditions in Syria, and were aware of the abuses iden [...]	2006-05-19 12:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SY EZ
06PRAGUE540	CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS IN AMBASSADOR ON [...] (SBU) Czech FM Cyril Svoboda called in the Ambassador on the morning of May 19 to discuss the recently approved Senate amendment to immigration reform legislation that would extend the visa waiver program (VWP) to Poland, but not to the Czech Republic. Svoboda, who faces re-election in two wee [...]	2006-05-19 13:55:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CVIS PGOV EUN PL EZ
06PRAGUE544	U.S.-CZECH POL-MIL TALKS A SUCCESS [...] (S) The first joint State-DOD pol-mil talks with the Czech Republic took place in Prague on May 10. Discussions were productive and the mood positive. Highlights included: -- GWOT AND CZECH OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS (paras 5-7): The Czechs intend to maintain their 100 military police presence i [...]	2006-05-22 13:08:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	MARR NATO PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE549	CZECH ELECTIONS: ODS, THE WOBBLY FRONT RUNNER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polls have consistently shown that the center-right, pro-U.S., pro-business Civic Democrats (ODS) are likely to receive more votes in the upcoming June 2-3 general election, and consequently more seats in the next parliament, than any other party. However, ODS leadership of the ne [...]	2006-05-23 13:44:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE57	CZECH REPUBLIC: 2006 BUDGET IMPLIES INCREASE IN [...] SUMMARY: Thanks to higher than expected tax revenues and better than forecasted economic growth (reftel),GOCR statistics show the 2005 budget deficit was 2.8 percent/GDP, slightly lower than the Parliament-approved 2.9 percent/GDP deficit ceiling and much lower than the 4.7 percent/GDP defic [...]	2006-01-20 13:07:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EZ
06PRAGUE570	CZECH REPUBLIC WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQI [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-26 12:31:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ EZ
06PRAGUE571	CZECHS CONTRIBUTE 50,000 EURO TO NATO TRAINING [...] (U) MFA Deputy Director for Security Policy Vaclav Balek informed Poloff that in response to NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer's appeal, the Czech government on May 17 approved a donation of EUR 50,000 (USD 70,625) to support the NTM-I Trust Fund. These funds follow a Czech donation [...]	2006-05-26 13:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MOPS PREL EZ IZ
06PRAGUE574	CZECH ELECTIONS: DECISIVE VICTORY UNLIKELY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. There are a number of trends, and idiosyncrasies in the Czech political system that will influence the June 2-3 general election, and politics for the foreseeable future. These include: (1) the semi-outlaw status of the Communist Party, which holds more than 20% of the seats in [...]	2006-05-26 16:50:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE58	CZECHS EMBRACE TRANSFORMATION DIPLOMACY AND [...] (U) Summary and comment. Democracy promotion is at the heart of Czech foreign policy. Because GOCR efforts complement U.S. transformational diplomacy efforts, the Czechs are natural partners for cooperation in countries such as Cuba, Belarus, and Iraq. January 25-27, 2006, Gabriela Dlouha, Dir [...]	2006-01-23 06:50:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EZ
06PRAGUE591	CZECH ELECTIONS: THE SHORT, BRUTISH, NASTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the June 2-3 election only a day away, political pundits are still waffling on their predictions and a significant number of voters remain uninspired and unsure of whom to support. The choices made by this large block of still undecided voters, as high as 25% according to s [...]	2006-06-01 10:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE597	CZECH PM SUPPORTS NEW U.S. IRAN POLICY [...] (U) Summary: Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek pledged his support for the Secretary's announcement on Iran during his June 1 meeting with the Ambassador. At a press conference with the Ambassador immediately following the meeting, the Prime Minister announced that the Czech Republic support [...]	2006-06-01 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ IR
06PRAGUE602	CZECHS VIEW RUSSIAN ACTIONS IN SOUTH OSSETIA WITH [...] (C) Poloff May 31 delivered reftel demarche on Russian action in South Ossetia to Vaclav Balek, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Division. Balek replied that the Czechs had drawn similar conclusions. According to Balek, the EU is currently discussing how to address its approach, perh [...]	2006-06-02 13:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EZ GG RU
06PRAGUE603	CZECHS AGREE ACCESS TO MANAS AIRFIELD IS CRUCIAL [...] (C) Poloff May 31 delivered reftel demarche on renewal of the access agreement for Manas airfield to Vaclav Balek, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Division. Balek responded that, as an active coalition ally with forces deployed in Afghanistan, the Czechs would address similar concer [...]	2006-06-02 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EZ AF KG
06PRAGUE607	CZECH ELECTION RESULTS: TOTAL STALEMATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The June 2-3 Czech general elections ended in a dramatic stalemate, with the left and the right camp each receiving 100 seats in the 200-seat Chamber of Deputies, and Prime Minster Paroubek threatening to file a complaint with the courts to have the results annulled. An obvious [...]	2006-06-04 16:59:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE610	CZECH ELECTIONS: NEXT STEPS ACCORDING TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In spite of the weekend electoral stalemate resulting in an evenly-divided Parliament, with the right and the left camp each holding 100 seats in a 200-seat Chamber of Deputies (lower house of Parliament),the Czech constitution gives clear guidelines on the way forward. The Presi [...]	2006-06-05 13:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE621	CZECHS: STILL NO POSITION ON UN DECLARATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 08:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	HUM PREL PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE635	CZECHS ON JUNE 12 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the June 12 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on Cuba, the Middle East, and the Balkans. On Cuba, the GAERC conclusions are expected to contain strong language on Cuba (already negotiated by the Czechs and the Spanish) denouncing the human rights conditions in Cuba and o [...]	2006-06-09 14:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL EZ
06PRAGUE636	TALKS ON ODS MINORITY COALITION CONTINUE: CHANCES [...] SUMMARY. The Civic Democrat party (ODS),which won the largest number of votes in the June 2 - 3 elections, is pushing forward with its plan to form an ODS-led minority government with the Christian Democrats and the Green Party, although the Greens do not yet seem fully on board. Meanwhile, [...]	2006-06-09 16:14:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE66	CZECH DEMOCRACY PROMOTION: CUBA [...] (U) Summary and comment. This is the second in a series of cables highlighting Czech democracy promotion efforts (ref A),and provides details about the critical assistance provided by the Czechs in Cuba. A peaceful transition to democracy in Cuba remains a top foreign policy priority for the [...]	2006-01-24 12:55:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PREL KDEM CU EZ
06PRAGUE662	NEW CZECH PARLIAMENT: FRESHMEN DOMINATE MAIN [...] (U) SUMMARY. One half of the next Czech parliament, chosen in the June 2-3 general election, will be new members. The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committees lost more than half of their members, including some very experienced politicians. The parliament will have more representation by the two [...]	2006-06-15 16:13:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE663	CZECHS TO LICENSE SALE OF FIVE PASSIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOCR is about to license the export of five ASDD-01 passive detection surveillance systems to Pakistan. The Czech MFA gave its approval to the deal June 14. They explained that after a year of discussions with the USG on exports of the system to Pakistan, they already unde [...]	2006-06-15 16:23:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETTC KSTC PARM EZ PK
06PRAGUE664	CZECHS WILL SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON RED CRYSTAL [...] (U) Poloff discussed reftel on June 15 with Petr Valek, Legal Officer in the Czech MFA International Law Department. Valek said the Czechs fully support the U.S. as articulated in the talking points, including the need to amend the statute now to permit national societies to use the Red Crysta [...]	2006-06-15 16:33:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS EZ
06PRAGUE665	CZECHS AGREE PROCEDURAL ISSUES SHOULD BE FOCUS OF [...] (C) Summary. The Czech MFA Director of Human Rights said the Czechs plan to make procedural reform the focus of their one-year term on the Council, and further agree that the focus of the first UNHRC session should be procedural issues. However, they are open to discussing specific country issu [...]	2006-06-15 16:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EZ
06PRAGUE666	SEPTEMBER 2006: EUR ENTRY LEVEL CONFERENCE IN [...] (U) Embassy Prague is pleased to announce it will host an Entry Level (EL) Conference September 6-8, 2006. The Conference will focus on transformational diplomacy tradecraft and career development. All EL generalists and specialists from EUR are welcome and encouraged to attend, especially ELs [...]	2006-06-15 16:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA AFSI EZ
06PRAGUE667	SEPTEMBER 2006: EUR ENTRY LEVEL CONFERENCE IN [...] (U) Embassy Prague is pleased to announce it will host an Entry Level (EL) Conference September 6-8, 2006. The Conference will focus on transformational diplomacy tradecraft and career development. All EL generalists and specialists from EUR are welcome and encouraged to attend, especially ELs [...]	2006-06-16 06:00:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA AFSI EZ
06PRAGUE67	CZECH FM SVOBODA: CZECHS ARE COMMITTED PARTNERS ON [...] (C) Summary. Czech FM Cyril Svoboda warmly received Ambassador Cabaniss on January 23, 2006, and confirmed the Czechs are closely aligned with the U.S. on UN Human Rights Commission reform, UN management reform, and the need to report Iran to the UN Security Council. Other topics discussed inc [...]	2006-01-24 13:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UN IR EZ
06PRAGUE674	RESPONSE FROM CZECH REPUBLIC ON REACH: IT IS TOO [...] SUMMARY: The Czech government was receptive to USG concerns on the pending EU Chemicals Directive (REACH),but indicated that changes are not likely as it is now a choice between the Council,s and the Parliament,s versions. Given the history of GOCR active engagement and pragmatism on REACH (r [...]	2006-06-16 13:56:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP SENV EUN EZ
06PRAGUE675	EMBASSY PRAGUE NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Prague nominates IBM Czech Republic for the Secretary,s Award for Corporate Excellence for 2006. The nomination recognizes the important contribution by IBM Czech Republic to both the Czech community and business environment. END SUMMARY 2. IBM Czech Republic (IBM CR) enter [...]	2006-06-16 15:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EZ

06PRAGUE692	CZECHS SUPPORT EU CRITICISM OF VENEZUELAN NGO LAW, [...] (C) Poloff met with Petr Janousek, Czech MFA Desk Officer of the Americas Department, June 19 to discuss Venezuela's draft NGO law. Janousek said a delegation of EU Ambassadors in Caracas met in early June with Saul Ortega, President of the Permanent Commission for External Policies in the Ven [...]	2006-06-21 12:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV VE EAID EZ
06PRAGUE719	CZECH REPUBLIC: COALITION AGREEMENT REACHED [...] (U) The Civic Democrats (ODS),Christian Democrats (KDU- CSL),and the Green Party (SZ) signed a coalition agreement and finalized ministerial nominations late June 23. ODS, which won the largest number of votes in the June 2 - 3 election, will hold 10 posts including that of the Prime Minist [...]	2006-06-26 14:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE723	CZECH NGO STAGES RALLY TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR UNSC [...] (U) Poloff met Maria Perinova, Senior Program Director for Czech NGO People in Need (PIN),to discuss a rally on Burma organized by PIN in Prague on June 19 (the birthday of the Burmese democratic leader Aung San Syi Kyi). Perinova said the peaceful rally was to urge UNSC members to approve a [...]	2006-06-28 06:33:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PHUM PREL BM EZ
06PRAGUE737	CZECH REPUBLIC: IMPLICATIONS OF NEW GOVERNMENT FOR [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The center-right coalition that will take office perhaps as early as next week, pending resolution of Lower House leadership negotiations, will be generally positive for U.S. interests in the Czech Republic. Although the date of a vote of confidence in the Topolanek [...]	2006-06-28 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE743	CZECH RESPONSE ON WTO DOHA DEMARCHE: US OFFER [...] (U) Acting Pol-Econ Counselor and Econoff met with EU Multilateral Trade Policy and Common Policy Director Ladislava Votavova at the Ministry of Industry and Trade to deliver Ref A demarche. Votavova cautioned that completing the round by the end of the year might not be plausible given the on [...]	2006-06-30 15:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	WTRO ETRD ECON EZ
06PRAGUE744	CZECHS SEE EYE-TO-EYE WITH U.S. ON KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo and Kosovo Desk Officer Joshua Black visited Prague May 23-24 to meet with Czech government officials to discuss the status of Kosovo. The Czech MFA predicts an independent Kosovo (but ackno [...]	2006-07-01 09:00:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM YI ZL EZ
06PRAGUE745	RADIO FARDA DISPUTE AT CENTER STAGE IN [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-01 09:48:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC ENRG PGOV PINR CVIS EZ IR
06PRAGUE746	CZECH POLICY ON IRAN: PROLIFERATION ISSUES AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-01 09:59:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC MNUC IAEA EZ IR
06PRAGUE747	PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE CZECH POLICY TOWARD IRAN, AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-01 10:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MNUC PGOV EUN EZ IR
06PRAGUE754	RADIO FARDA DISPUTE AT CENTER STAGE IN [...] (C) INTRODUCTION and SUMMARY: This is the first of three cables on Czech-Iranian relations. This message looks at several aspects of current ties, notably the impact of Prague-based broadcasting to Iran. The other two cables will focus more directly on non-proliferation. Czech-Iranian r [...]	2006-07-03 15:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC ENRG PGOV PINR CVIS EZ IR
06PRAGUE755	PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE CZECH POLICY TOWARD IRAN, AND [...] (C) Summary and comment: This is the final of three cables on Czech-Iranian relations. The Czech Government is likely to remain solidly aligned with the USG on Iran. Czech mainstream parties whose platforms are supportive of USG positions vis-a-vis the Iranian nuclear issue will occupy 174 o [...]	2006-07-03 15:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MNUC PGOV EUN EZ IR
06PRAGUE756	CZECH POLICY ON IRAN: PROLIFERATION ISSUES AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. This is the second of three cables on Czech-Iranian relations. The Czech Republic's Iran policies and non-proliferation practices strongly support U.S. positions. Concerns have been raised about the impact of acquisition of Czech firms involved in nuclear technologies by Russian [...]	2006-07-03 15:17:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC MNUC IAEA EZ IR
06PRAGUE757	CZECHS REQUEST VISIT OF U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE SITE [...] (U) Action request in para 9. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Czech officials have extended an invitation, effective immediately, for the U.S. to begin surveying potential missile defense (MD) sites within the Czech Republic. They are grateful for U.S. patience in delaying the arrival of the survey tea [...]	2006-07-05 07:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL EZ
06PRAGUE771	CZECH ELECTIONS: IMPASSE UNBROKEN BUT TWO MAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Five weeks after Czech general elections resulted in a draw, the winning party, the right-of-center Civic Democrats (ODS),has yet to form a coalition government. The current Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, whose left-of-center Social Democrats (CSSD) came in second, is using vari [...]	2006-07-11 13:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE791	PRAGUE EL CONFERENCE: FORMAL REGISTRATION [...] (U) Embassy Prague will host an Entry Level (EL) Conference September 6-8, 2006 (reftel). The Conference will focus on transformational diplomacy tradecraft and career development. The purpose of this cable is to provide instructions for formal registration and basic logistical information. Pl [...]	2006-07-13 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER OTRA AFSI EZ
06PRAGUE803	CZECHS: WE ARE LIKELY TO OFFER A BASE, WITH NO [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: Czech Deputy FM Pojar and his Political Director briefed the Ambassador July 13 on their strategy to manage political and public opinion regarding the possible basing of a U.S. missile defense (MD) site in the Czech Republic. They stressed that the GOCR would not/not [...]	2006-07-14 12:31:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL EZ
06PRAGUE804	CZECH REPUBLIC: POSITIVE ON PNR COLLECTION [...] Summary: Despite an annulment of the U.S.-EU agreement on the transfer of passenger name records by the European Court of Justice (Ref A),the GOCR has no objections to the data transfers and will work with the Commission to produce a new treaty similar to the old one but based on EU Pillar III [...]	2006-07-14 12:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER EZ
06PRAGUE806	CZECHS ON JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: At the July 17 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on the Middle East and the Balkans. The Czechs are strong supporters of USG policy in both regions. Of particular note, outgoing Czech FM Cyril Svoboda plans to take a tough stand in support of Israel during the debate on the [...]	2006-07-14 12:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG
06PRAGUE807	CZECHS SUPPORT USG POSITION ON UNESCO PRINCIPLES [...] (U) Poloff met separately with the Czech MFA's UNESCO Desk Officer Karel Komarek and the Czech Ministry of Culture's General Director of International Relations (EU Affairs) Ales Grof, to discuss the draft UNESCO Principles Relating to Cultural Objects Displaced in Relation to the Second World [...]	2006-07-14 13:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	UNESCO KNAR PHUM SCUL EZ
06PRAGUE822	CZECH GOVERNMENT APPROVES MILITARY DEPLOYMENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-20 12:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPPS PREL EZ LA
06PRAGUE823	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CZECH PM ON MISSILE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met July 20 with Czech PM Jiri Paroubek to discuss the Czech candidacy to host a U.S. missile defense (MD) site. Paroubek was well prepared, sharing his opinion that the fall Senate and mayoral elections would make political handling of the MD issue more difficu [...]	2006-07-20 12:21:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MASS MARS EZ
06PRAGUE828	CZECHS DISCUSS STRATEGY WITH U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Senior Czech officials July 19 hosted a joint OSD-Missile Defense Agency (MDA) policy team led by DASD Brian Green. Discussions were positive, with Czech questions focusing on information that could be used to manage the domestic political and public affairs dynamics of the Cz [...]	2006-07-21 10:03:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL MASS MARS EZ
06PRAGUE85	CZECH DEMOCRACY PROMOTION: BURMA AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary. This is the fourth in a series of cables highlighting Czech democracy promotion efforts. The Czechs plan to launch new Czech democracy promotion projects in Burma and North Korea in 2006. These projects are motivated by the GOCR's interest in helping these countries peacefully ove [...]	2006-01-26 16:36:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM BM KN EZ
06PRAGUE851	CZECHS SUPPORT PHARE ASSISTANCE, BUT ONLY UNDER [...] (C) Poloff discussed the Czech position on PHARE assistance for the Turkish Cypriot Community on July 25 with MFA Director of Southeast and Eastern Europe Department Tomas Szunyog, and MFA Director of Coordination and Institutions of EU Tomas Ulicny. Szunyog said the Czechs support the PHARE a [...]	2006-07-25 15:05:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID LH EUN CY EZ
06PRAGUE853	CZECH HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA: PRELIMINARY [...] (U) Poloff spoke with MFA Deputy Director of the UN Department Ivan Pinter on July 25 to discuss Czech high-level attendance at UNGA. Pinter said the Czechs have not yet designated their representatives to UNGA. They are unlikely to do so before August 7, when the necessary decision makers are [...]	2006-07-26 09:50:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EZ
06PRAGUE861	CZECHS CONFIR THEY LICENSED SALE OF FIVE PASSIVE [...] (/NF) Poloff and DATT on July 28 met with MFA CFSP Director Vaclav Balek to discuss the Czech Republi's sale of five ASDD-01 passive surveillance detction systems to Pakistan (Ref A). There had bee rumors that the license for the sale had been refused at the insistence of the Czech Ministry of [...]	2006-07-28 13:09:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EZ STC PARM PGOV PK PREL
06PRAGUE893	CZECHS SAY NOT TO WORRY: ASEM WILL FOCUS ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 15:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN EZ
06PRAGUE894	CZECHS DO NOT RECOGNIZE RAUL CASTRO AS A [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the Americas Department Jakub Skalnik on August 2 to discuss Czech views on Fidel Castro's temporary transfer of power to Raul Castro. Skalnik said the Czechs share the U.S. view that only a democratically elected leader would be the legitimate success [...]	2006-08-03 09:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL VT XM XS CU EU JA EZ
06PRAGUE898	CZECHS OFFER SURGICAL CARE FOR SERIOUSLY-INJURED [...] (SBU) Summary. The Czech government has launched a medevac program to help critically injured women and children in Lebanon. This program is modeled on the successful Czech medevac programs for Iraq and Pakistan, and typifies the GOCR's modest yet extraordinarily active and adaptable disaster [...]	2006-08-03 12:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL MOPS IS LE EZ
06PRAGUE9	CZECHS ON JOINT U.S.-EU STATEMENT TO LUKASHENKO: [...] (C) CDA and Poloff met January 3 with Tomas Szunyog, Czech MFA's Director of the Eastern Europe Department, to discuss the proposed U.S.-EU joint statement to Belarus President Lukashenko urging him not to run in the presidential election. Szunyog said the Czechs' support the U.S. position 100 [...]	2006-01-03 16:07:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM EUN BO OSCE EZ
06PRAGUE921	CZECHS STRONGLY SUPPORT UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on August 7 to deliver reftel and discuss the draft UNSC resolution on Lebanon. He said the Czechs support the principles and elements set forth in the text of the draft resolution. Kara called the draft "an excellent piece o [...]	2006-08-09 05:11:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS UNAUS IS EZ LE
06PRAGUE923	FIRST UPDATE: CZECH HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (U) Poloff spoke with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara on August 7 to update information previously reported on Czech high-level attendance at UNGA (Ref A). Kara said the Czechs have not finalized their plans, but provided the following information: A. Head of State Presi [...]	2006-08-09 05:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EZ
06PRAGUE925	CZECH REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT WITH TWO BIG PARTIES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Two months after winning the June 2-3 general elections and unsuccessfully trying to form a new government with a three-party right-of-center coalition that holds exactly half of the seats in Parliament, the Civic Democrats (ODS) have finally declared the coalition dead [...]	2006-08-09 10:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS EZ
06PRAGUE934	CZECH PUBLIC DEBATE ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Since reftel report on July 19, Czech media coverage has intensified, with a steady stream of editorials and news coverage about a potential siting of a U.S. missile defense facility in the Czech Republic. Pro-MD commentators continue to make the arguments that an MD [...]	2006-08-11 08:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV EZ
06PRAGUE94	CZECHS ON JAN 30 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the January 30 GAERC, the Czechs will urge the EU not to engage with the newly elected Hamas government unless it renounces violence, recognizes Israel, and accepts the two-state process. On Iran, the Czechs will support referral to the UNSC, and will continue to hope for a dip [...]	2006-01-27 16:53:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN EZ
06PRAGUE944	CZECHS DO NOT SUPPORT TEXT OF UNHRC'S DRAFT [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department Jan Kamenik to discuss the UNHRC special session and deliver reftel demarche. Kamenik said the Czechs support the mechanism for the special session, but do not/not support the current text of the draft UNHRC resolut [...]	2006-08-12 07:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KPAO UNRCR EZ
06PRAGUE95	VERA-E SYSTEM: CZECH MOD HARDLINERS WANT TO TALK [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraphs 13 and 14. 2. (S/NF) Summary. In a significant change from previous practice, the Armaments Division of the Czech Ministry of Defense has broken its silence towards the U.S. on its views about sales of the VERA-E passive surveillance dete [...]	2006-01-27 17:21:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EZ KSTC PARM PREL PTER
06PRAGUE96	A CZECH PRT IN AFGHANINSTAN? CURRENT THINKING IN [...] (C/NF) PolOff met with Vaclav Balek (please strictly protect),Deputy Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department Jan 27. Balek shared that he had attended a recent meeting where FM Svoboda had approved a proposal from the working level that the Czechs should lead a Provincial Reconstruct [...]	2006-01-27 17:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF EZ NATO PARM PREL PTER
06PRAGUE964	AGREEMENT ON SPEAKER OF CZECH PARLIAMENT PAVES WAY [...] (U) SUMMARY. More than 10 weeks after the deadlocked June 2-3 general election, the five parties in the Czech Parliament have agreed on a Speaker and five Deputy Speakers, allowing the new parliament to formally begin work, and removing one of the key issues that has blocked progress toward th [...]	2006-08-16 05:08:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
06PRAGUE966	CZECHS CONSIDER TROOP CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL; [...] (C) Poloff and Army Attache met with Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara, and Czech MOD Deputy Director of the Defense Policy Department, NATO and EU Section, Lt. Col. Petr Cech, on August 16 to discuss the possibility of Czech troop contributions to UNIFIL. Kara said the Czechs ar [...]	2006-08-16 14:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE EZ
06PRAGUE969	CZECHS WILL SUPPORT WEDGWOOD [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department Jan Kamenik on August 12 to discuss Czech support for the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood and to deliver reftel demarche. Kamenik confirmed the Czechs will/will vote to reelect Wedgwood to serve on the UN Human [...]	2006-08-16 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM US UNHRC EZ
06PRAGUE97	CZECH DEMOCRACY PROMOTION: IRAQ [...] (U) Summary and comment. This cable, the fifth in a series highlighting Czech transformational diplomacy, describes Czech democracy promotion projects in Iraq. These projects are motivated by the Czech interest in rebuilding Iraq, and promoting democracy and regional stability throughout the M [...]	2006-01-27 17:57:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM IZ EZ
06PRAGUE984	CZECHS WILLING TO DRAW GREATER EC FOCUS ON CHINA [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche August 7 to Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) Multilateral Department Director Ladislava Votavova, who agreed that Chinese intellectual property (IPR) violations are a serious concern for the CR and the GOCR would be willing to draw greater EC attention to [...]	2006-08-18 09:20:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH EZ
06PRAGUE988	CZECH POLITICS: TOPOLANEK IN, BUT PAROUBEK STILL [...] (U) On Aug 16, Czech PM Jiri Paroubek formally presented his resignation to President Klaus, nearly ten weeks after deadlocked national elections and days after a compromise on Speaker of the Parliament broke the political logjam (reftel). In a carefully orchestrated sequence, Klaus accepted [...]	2006-08-18 14:25:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EZ
06PRETORIA1004	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MARCH 10 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - January Manufacturing Growth at 5.6%; - December [...]	2006-03-10 13:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1021	SOUTH AFRICA: DRAFT BEE CODE 700: RESIDUAL [...] (U) Summary. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released for public comment drafts of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Codes of Good Practice belonging to the second and final phase on December 20, 2005. The Minister of Trade and Industry plans to promulgate [...]	2006-03-10 14:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
06PRETORIA1052	SOUTH AFRICAN HIV/AIDS SPENDING IN 2006 BUDGET [...] Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel presented South Africa's 2006 Budget, highlighting the South African government's planned expenditures and revenues over the following three years. Expenditures on social development constitute over half of total expenditures. Spending on health and [...]	2006-03-14 11:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA109	The Accelerated and Shared Growth [...] (SBU) Summary. The Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative (ASGI),a new government economic strategy to be unveiled in February, aims to push growth to a sustained six percent annually. It is expected to focus on improving coordination and implementation. Key elements will be infrastruc [...]	2006-01-12 06:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1123	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MARCH 17 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Are SA's Growth Prospects Faltering?; - Energy S [...]	2006-03-17 10:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1158	SOUTH AFRICA: MOELETSI MBEKI SAYS DONORS HOLD THE [...] (U) Summary. Donors hold the key to economic reform in Africa, says Moeletsi Mbeki, businessman, political analyst, and brother of South African President Thabo Mbeki. In a recent address, Mbeki said that donors leverage more power than Africa's military or political elite. Mbeki explained t [...]	2006-03-22 10:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PGOV EAID PINR SF
06PRETORIA1195	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 24 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-03-24 11:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA1196	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MARCH 24 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Construction, Property BEE Charters Signed; - BE [...]	2006-03-24 11:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1290	SAG ON HAMAS, PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS, AND IRAQI DEBT [...] (C) Summary: The SAG is likely to continue to engage Hamas, including a visit by Intelligence Minister Kasrils and Deputy Foreign Minister Pahad to the Middle East region next week and a visit by Hamas leadership to South Africa at an undetermined date. DFA Chief Director for the Middle East [...]	2006-03-30 16:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN KPAL IR IZ IS SF
06PRETORIA1299	SOUTH AFRICA SHINES FATF SPOTLIGHT ON DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) Summary. The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) demonstrated its commitment to Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) as observers during the February Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meetings in Cape Town. South Africa, as the c [...]	2006-03-31 10:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KFTN PTER ETTC PREL PGOV KCRM PINR SF
06PRETORIA1313	SOUTH AFRICA: $16MILLION JOHANNESBURG AIRPORT HEIST [...] (SBU) Fifteen armed men stole an estimated R100 million ($16 million) in foreign currency, mostly U.S. dollars, from a South African Airways passenger plane at Johannesburg International Airport (JIA) on March 25. No shots were fired. The heist, which police suspect was an inside job, follow [...]	2006-04-03 04:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ASEC ECON SF
06PRETORIA1316	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MARCH 31 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - February Inflation up 4.5%; - February Producer [...]	2006-04-03 07:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1324	SOUTH AFRICA: AFRICA'S BIOTECH POWERHOUSE [...] (U) Summary. South Africa leads the African continent in the adoption, acceptance and advancement of biotech knowledge. It has a vibrant and productive biotech community that produces far more scientific articles and patents than any other Africa country. Funding for biotech grew 360% betwe [...]	2006-04-03 12:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL SF
06PRETORIA1397	SOUTH AFRICA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified; Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Welcome to South Africa. In the twelve years since the end of apartheid, the South African government (SAG) has taken major steps toward establishing a democracy and market-based economy. Despite problems of income [...]	2006-04-07 04:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL EFIN EINV ETRD ECON KHIV SF
06PRETORIA1414	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER APRIL 7 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA's Inflation Shows Signs of Growth Although Shoul [...]	2006-04-07 12:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1415	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH April 7 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-04-07 12:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA142	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 13 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-01-13 12:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA143	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER JANUARY 13 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Production Growth Recovers; - Hous [...]	2006-01-13 12:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1548	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER APRIL 13 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Unchanged; - Manufacturing Produc [...]	2006-04-13 14:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1649	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER APRIL 21 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SA Telecommunication Costs High; - Chinese Cars [...]	2006-04-21 10:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1657	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH April 21 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-04-21 13:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA1709	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER APRIL 28 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - March Inflation Slows; - Producer Prices Slow Th [...]	2006-04-26 14:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA171	SOUTH AFRICA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2006 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2006 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment [...]	2006-01-17 14:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC USTR PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1811	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MAY 5 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Trade Deficits Point to Possible Rand Weakness and [...]	2006-05-05 07:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1821	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH May 4 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-05-05 10:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA1923	INVITATIONS FROM THE SECRETARY TO ATTEND U.S. - [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 12:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	OPCD ETRD EINV EFIN EAID SF
06PRETORIA1943	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MAY 12 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Production Recovers in March; - Re [...]	2006-05-12 10:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA1956	SOUTH AFRICAN MONETARY AUTHORITIES EXPECT INFLATION [...] Summary. At the May 11th semiannual Monetary Policy Forum meeting, officials from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) briefed members of the economic community on the justification of leaving interest rates unchanged so far in 2006. Citing lowered inflation expectations since November 20 [...]	2006-05-12 13:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2022	SOUTH AFRICA: DEPUTY PRESIDENT MEETS OPIC DURING [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 4, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka met with OPIC President and CEO Robert Mosbacher, Jr. and Executive VP John Simon to discuss how OPIC could assist with the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGISA). The meeting focused on two potential [...]	2006-05-16 15:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN PGOV PREL EAID SF
06PRETORIA2065	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH May 19 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-05-19 07:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA2066	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MAY 19 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Highlights Growth Prospects, Inflation [...]	2006-05-19 07:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2068	SOUTH AFRICA'S JSE EXCHANGE PLANS TO LIST ITS OWN [...] (U) Summary. South Africa's JSE Securities Exchange (JSE) plans to offer its shares to the public on June 5. The JSE hopes that listing on its own exchange will boost shareholder liquidity and the percentage of black ownership, as well as raise additional capital for further investment. Simul [...]	2006-05-19 10:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV SF
06PRETORIA2122	POLITICAL ANALYST WEIGHS IN ON ZUMA, ANC [...] (C) Summary: The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently in turmoil due to the ongoing battles between opponents and supporters of President Thabo Mbeki, according to noted political analyst Aubrey Matshiqi. Party deputy president Jacob Zuma's acquittal on rape charges and the su [...]	2006-05-24 10:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
06PRETORIA2138	PRESIDENT MBEKI ANNOUNCES CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (U) President Mbeki announced a minor cabinet reshuffle on May 22, following the May 7 death of Public Works Minister Stella Sigcau. Four serving ministers, all women, were appointed to new positions, and one deputy ministerial position was left vacant. 2. (U) Most notable was the appoin [...]	2006-05-25 11:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SF
06PRETORIA2182	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MAY 26 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - April Consumer Prices Lower Than Expectations; - [...]	2006-05-30 12:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2249	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH June 2 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-06-01 14:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA2261	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER JUNE 2 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - First Quarter GDP Growth Accelerates; - April Cr [...]	2006-06-02 08:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA227	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER JANUARY 20 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Consumer Confidence Up; - Manufacturing Activity [...]	2006-01-20 10:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2328	SOUTH AFRICA: SKILLS, THE ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT [...] (U) Summary. In March, President Thabo Mbeki and Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka announced the Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA) as an integral part of the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGISA). JIPSA is a attempt to rectify the grow [...]	2006-06-06 14:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2395	Central Bank Unexpectedly Raises Interest [...] (U) Summary. Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni announced June 8 an increase of 50 basis points to 7.5 percent in the central bank's repurchase (repo) rate. In its statement, the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cited deterioration in the inflation outlook, continued growth i [...]	2006-06-09 14:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV SF
06PRETORIA2508	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER JUNE 15 2006 [...] Summary. Once every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Raises Int [...]	2006-06-20 04:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2545	THE MECHANICS OF SELECTING THE NEXT ANC PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The question of who will be elected the next president of the ruling African National Congress (and almost certainly national President in 2009) is one that has been hotly debated, from township shebeens to the op-ed pages, since Jacob Zuma was fired as Deputy President one year a [...]	2006-06-21 06:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
06PRETORIA2654	SOUTH AFRICA SIGNS TEXTILE, NUCLEAR ENERGY AND COAL FUEL [...] (U) Summary. Leading a delegation of government officials and business leaders, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited South Africa June 21-22, 2006. The Chinese visit was part of a seven-country tour of Africa intended to strengthen China's diplomatic ties, ensure robust trade, and secure its acc [...]	2006-06-29 09:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KTEX SF CH
06PRETORIA2665	SOUTH AFRICA: BANK FEES UNDER FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary. As the result of a recent report, South Africa's Competition Commission launched a public inquiry into the amount of income the banking industry generates from transaction fees. The banking industry earned R29 billion ($4.1 billion) in transaction fee revenue and an estimated [...]	2006-06-30 08:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2711	SOUTH AFRICA: TELECOM REGULATOR STRUGGLES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa's beleaguered telecommunications regulator, ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa),received a bit of good news when constitutional changes guaranteeing the regulator's independence were proposed to Parliament June 22. The Minister of Communic [...]	2006-07-03 14:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON SF
06PRETORIA2730	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER [...] (U) Summary. Once every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - China agrees in principle to textile ex [...]	2006-07-06 06:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2746	SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICS STALLING LOW-INCOME HOUSING [...] (SBU) Summary. The ANC's Tripartite Alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) has slowed down low-income housing finance initiatives, according to the Banking Association. The Housing Ministry sidelined a bilateral MOU conc [...]	2006-07-06 13:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV PREL EAID SF
06PRETORIA2768	Emerging Market Jitters Weaken Rand, Inflation Diminishes [...] (SBU) Summary. Emerging market jitters in May and June led to a roughly 20 percent depreciation in the rand, contributing to a growing current account deficit and higher inflation. As a result, growth in 2006 will likely be below the government's forecast of 4.9 percent. Other than contribut [...]	2006-07-07 11:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV SF
06PRETORIA2781	SOUTH AFRICA: THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF BEE [...] Summary. (C) Black Economic Empowerment (BEE),embodied in the proposed Codes of Good Practice, is the government's policy initiative to redress the economic legacies of apartheid. While endorsing the goals of BEE, U.S. companies believe that the codes' unintended consequences will undermine t [...]	2006-07-07 14:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
06PRETORIA2831	SOUTH AFRICA: CREDIT ACT PROTECTS CONSUMERS [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa's National Credit Act came into effect on June 1, replacing weak and outdated legislation. This Act seeks to protect primarily poor South Africans, who have endured exorbitant interest rates, lender exploitation, and rising personal debt. The previously-named Mic [...]	2006-07-11 14:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2860	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER JULY 13 2006 [...] (U) Summary. Once every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Government to simplify BEE codes; - Sec [...]	2006-07-13 13:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA2873	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA - WILLIAM G. (CHIP) [...] Embassy Pretoria welcomes and grants country clearance to ACOTA Coordinator William G. (Chip) Beck and John Sevold from July 15-22, 2006. The purpose of the visit is follow-up on the JUN DEFCOM meeting requirements and for a site visit to Bloemfontein Mission Readiness Training center and ot [...]	2006-07-14 04:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL MARR ASEC SF TZ
06PRETORIA3071	BEE Codes of Good Practice To Be Simplified [...] (C) Summary. The Department (DTI) will simplify the draft BEE Codes of Good Practice before they are submitted to Cabinet. The Trade and Industry Minister told business representatives that skills development was the top priority. There would be flexibility in areas such as equity equivalent [...]	2006-07-27 09:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
06PRETORIA3082	Doha Round Suspension: South African Reaction [...] (U) Summary. While expressing deep disappointment, South African official and public reaction to the suspension of the Doha Round negotiations has been balanced and non-accusatory. End Summary. 2. (U) In a statement issued July 26, the South African government expressed deep regret at th [...]	2006-07-27 14:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON WTO SF
06PRETORIA3182	SOUTH AFRICA EXPANDING COOPERATION IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary. South Africa plans to expand its cooperation with Bolivia, particularly in the mining and energy sectors, according to DFA Director Swanepoel. Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad led a high-level delegation to Bolivia July 17-20 to discuss a South African-Bolivian bilateral c [...]	2006-08-02 15:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO SF
06PRETORIA3195	(C) ARISTIDE "COMFORTABLE" IN SOUTH AFRICA; SAG [...] (C) Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide remains "comfortable" in Pretoria at the University of South Africa (UNISA),according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for Mexico, Central America, The Andean Community and the Caribbean, Ambassador Pieter Swanepoel (protect). [...]	2006-08-03 15:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HA SF

06PRETORIA320	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH JANUARY 27 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-01-27 12:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA3202	SOUTH AFRICA: SEMINAR ON THE FOREIGN POLICY OF HUGO CHAVEZ [...] (U) Summary. The University of South Africa (Unisa) and the Embassy of Venezuela sponsored a July 28 presentation by Jos Briceo Ruiz of the Universidad de los Andes on the foreign policy of Hugo Chavez as it pertains to the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The main points brought up in [...]	2006-08-04 12:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON USTR SF VE
06PRETORIA3203	SOUTH AFRICAN MOTOR INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL BE [...] (U) Summary. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced that the Motor Industry Development Program (MIDP) will be sustained beyond 2012. According to Tshediso Matona, Director General for the Department of Trade and Industry, a post-2012 MIDP would take into account WTO rules with [...]	2006-08-04 12:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV AGOA USTR SF
06PRETORIA3247	SOUTH AFRICA TO USE DOHA DELAY TO NEGOTIATE BILATERAL [...] (U) Summary. Xavier Carim, chief trade negotiator for South Africa, said in Johannesburg August 2 that South Africa would use the opportunity provided by the stalled Doha round to intensify trade talks with a variety of partners, including SACU, India, and to make preliminary assessments of a t [...]	2006-08-07 14:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON WTO SF
06PRETORIA3295	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER AUGUST 11, 2006 ISSUE [...] (U) Summary. Once every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank raises interest rates 50 basi [...]	2006-08-14 05:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA330	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER JANUARY 27 2006 [...] (U) Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - December Consumer Prices Higher; - Producer [...]	2006-01-27 13:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA3339	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR OBAMA'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Welcome to South Africa, an anchor country in our Africa policy. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC)-led South African Government (SAG) has made major progress toward establishing a vibrant democracy and market-based economy. The SAG has focused on p [...]	2006-08-15 14:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ECON KHIV SF
06PRETORIA3342	(C) SOUTH AFRICA UNLIKELY TO PUSH FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ANC-led South African Government remains intensely loyal to the Castro regime and is unlikely to support calls for a democratic transition in Cuba, according to DFA Director Pieter Swanepoel (strictly protect). The tone and tenor of the South African-Cuban relationship will [...]	2006-08-15 15:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM CU SF
06PRETORIA337	SOUTH AFRICA: GOVERNMENT RELEASES THE SECOND [...] (U) Summary. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released for public comment drafts of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Codes of Good Practice belonging to the second and final phase on December 20, 2005. The Minister of Trade and Industry plans to promulgate [...]	2006-01-27 14:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
06PRETORIA3420	BURUNDI SUMMIT POSSIBLE IN LATE AUGUST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Regional leaders may convene a high-level Burundi summit August 29 or 30 in Dar es Salaam to witness the signature of an FNL-GOB cease fire agreement, according to ISS Analyst Jan van Eck. Van Eck, a long-time Burundi watcher with close connections to the FNL, says that the FNL [...]	2006-08-18 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BU
06PRETORIA3422	ENTICED BY AFRICA'S MANIFOLD RICHES, AMERICANS AND CHINESE [...] (SBU) Summary: About 30 government, academic and business leaders -- including several former senior State Department officials -- held a groundbreaking dialogue to explore how China and the U.S. could work with Africa to spur development on the continent. Discussions centered on energy, trade [...]	2006-08-21 08:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV EAID EIND KDEM CH XA SF
06PRETORIA3462	SOUTH AFRICAN MEDIA SAYS PRESS FREEDOM IMPERILED BY [...] (U) A government proposal to amend South African's Films & Publications Act has been met by howls of protest from media groups who say it would bring back pervasive censorship not seen since the apartheid era. Currently, the Act exempts newspapers from the publications covered by its censorshi [...]	2006-08-23 07:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SCUL KDEM KPAO SF
06PRETORIA347	SOUTH AFRICA: HOUSING AND SERVICE DELIVERY WOES [...] (SBU) Summary. Since mid-2004, South Africa has seen several protests in disadvantaged communities, ostensibly against poor public service delivery, lack of adequate housing, and corruption. These protests have intensified in the run up to the March 1 local elections, suggesting that there ar [...]	2006-01-30 07:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV EAID SF
06PRETORIA3720	SOUTH AFRICA NUCLEAR STATUS: R&D AGREEMENTS AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified; Protect Accordingly. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Incoming and outgoing Econ M/C's and Econoff met 31 August with Tseliso Maqubela, Chief Director: Nuclear at the South African Department of Minerals and Energy (DME). Maqubela reported that the Re [...]	2006-09-07 13:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL SF
06PRETORIA3722	NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY ASSURANCES [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified; Protect Accordingly. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Incoming and outgoing Econ M/C's and Econoff presented August 31 reftel points and concept paper to Department of Mineral and Energy's Tseliso Maqubela, Chief Director, Nuclear Energy and Mahlatsi [...]	2006-09-07 13:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP PARM PREL SF
06PRETORIA3888	EUFOR COMMANDER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DRC ELECTORAL [...] SUMMARY. European Union Force Commander in the DRC General Viereck told a Pretoria think tank audience that he was "optimistic" that the second round of the DRC elections would proceed smoothly. Viereck emphasized that EUFOR's mandate is limited to supporting MONUC, and the mission will end on [...]	2006-09-18 16:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CG SF
06PRETORIA3889	SOUTH AFRICA MEDIATOR VISITING BURUNDI AND TANZANIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The South African Facilitator of the Burundi Peace Process, Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula, will travel to Burundi and Tanzania September 19-20 to "remove obstacles" to the implementation of the September 7 FNL peace agreement. Nqakula will seek international donor [...]	2006-09-18 16:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SF BU
06PRETORIA3952	(C) DFA OFFICIAL SUGGESTS SUDAN UNLIKELY TO AGREE [...] (C) Sudan is unlikely to agree to a UN force in Darfur, suggested Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Horn of Africa Director Graham Maitland (protect). Maitland told PolOff September 21 that the working levels of DFA are discussing the possibility of a "greatly enhanced" AMIS operation if Kh [...]	2006-09-22 09:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS KPKO KDEM SU SF
06PRETORIA3965	(C) SOUTH AFRICA OFFERS TO ASSIST LRA MEDIATION [...] (C) South Africa has offered to serve as a "friend of the mediator" in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)-Government of Uganda peace process, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Horn of Africa Director Graham Maitland and East Africa Director Rasheeda Adam. Maitland and Adam sepera [...]	2006-09-22 12:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM UG SF
06PRETORIA3974	SOUTH AFRICAN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY'S [...] (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission spoke to Ministry of Foreign Affairs USA Director Jan van Vollenhoven in Pretoria on September 14 and delivered the talking points received in Reftel A earlier that day regarding the Secretary's invitation to Foreign Ministers at UNGA to participate in the Coali [...]	2006-09-22 16:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON UNGA SF
06PRETORIA399	CIVAIR: NO SOUTH AFRICA INTEREST IN OPEN SKIES [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa's Acting Chief Director for Aviation and Bilateral Affairs reiterated that South Africa preferred incremental liberalization to an open skies agreement with the United States. South Africa's current strategy was to improve access for its carriers to African markets [...]	2006-02-02 10:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR SF
06PRETORIA4010	SOUTH AFRICA: TORRES STRAIGHT DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Per reftel talking points were delivered to Mr. Andrew Maswanganye, Director Safety, Security and Bilateral Affairs - South Africa Department of Transport and to Ms. Nokwazi Mtshali, Americas Desk - South Africa Department of Foreign Affairs on 21 August. No response was received by hos [...]	2006-09-27 11:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PBTS PHSA SF
06PRETORIA4074	INDIAN PM VISITING SOUTH AFRICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Indian PM Singh will visit South Africa September 30 - October 3 to discuss political and economic issues, as well as to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence. South African President Mbeki hopes to deepen his political partners [...]	2006-09-29 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG IN SF
06PRETORIA4208	SOUTH AFRICA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (U) The Government of South Africa (SAG) expressed "deep concern" about North Korea's reported nuclear test and urged Pyongyang to "terminate any nuclear weapons program" (full text of statement at para 5). The October 9 statement also encouraged all parties to "intensify efforts" to return to [...]	2006-10-11 05:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM KN SF
06PRETORIA4310	SOUTH AFRICA: VIEWS ON JACOB ZUMA'S POLITICAL [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. This is the first in a series of cables that will explore strengths and weaknesses of emerging candidates for the ANC and national presidencies in South Africa. Ref A provided brief profiles of possible contenders. This message presents current views of South [...]	2006-10-17 13:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KHIV KJUS SF
06PRETORIA432	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 3 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Interest Rates Remain Unchanged; - December's Tr [...]	2006-02-03 10:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA4327	SA DELEGATION TO ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Per Reftel post delivered diplomatic notes for U.S. Election to the ITU Council and Mrs. Zoller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on 11 October to the Department of Communications (DOC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs. DOC Administrative Officer Thabane Sieeko respon [...]	2006-10-18 13:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS ITU
06PRETORIA4353	SOUTH AFRICA PARTICIPATION IN USTDA IT CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post confirms that it will support participation in the USTDA Information and Communications Technology Conference planned for spring 2007 in the U.S.. Points of contact at Post are: Economics Officer Dan King, kingdb2@state.gov, 27 12 431 4344 amd Mr. Douglas Shuster, USTDA [...]	2006-10-19 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS ENIV ETRD SF
06PRETORIA4513	SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION CIRCLES ITS WAGONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The embattled South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) took another hit to its credibility with the unauthorized release of a report confirming the Managing Director of its News and Current Affairs Division banned certain commentators, in some cases for politically motivated [...]	2006-10-31 08:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SCUL KDEM KPAO SF
06PRETORIA4553	SOUTH AFRICANS LOOK BACK ON THE FTA AND WONDER [...] (U) Summary. A recent conference organized by South Africa's leading business group produced a variety of views on what caused the collapse of free trade talks with the U.S. earlier this year. Some speakers blamed a failure of vision in the South African government. Others blamed an inflexi [...]	2006-11-02 13:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL SF
06PRETORIA4593	SHAIK APPEALS UNANIMOUSLY DISMISSED [...] (SBU) On 6 November, the Supreme Court of Appeal unanimously rejected Schabir Shaik's appeals against his June 2005 fraud and corruption charges, almost guaranteeing that Shaik will begin his 15-year prison term within the next 72 hours. (Note: Shaik was sentenced to 15 years in prison on eac [...]	2006-11-06 13:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS SF
06PRETORIA4597	NEXT STEPS FOR U.S./SOUTH AFRICA AGREEMENT TO TAKE [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. South African government approval will be more likely for a project to take back U.S.-origin nuclear fuel assemblies once a technical feasibility study has been revised by the Department of Energy (D [...]	2006-11-06 14:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP IAEA PARM PREL SF
06PRETORIA4598	NEC MEMBER EBRAHIM SAYS TOO EARLY TO SPECULATE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: This is the second in a series of cables on the strengths and weaknesses of the emerging candidates for the ANC and national presidencies in South Africa (Ref A). This messages presents the view of Ebrahim Ebrahim, ANC National Executive Council member and forme [...]	2006-11-06 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SF
06PRETORIA4619	SHAIK APPELLATE DECISION PAVES ROAD FOR ZUMA [...] (C) SUMMARY. US Department of Justice Intermittent Legal Adviser (ILA) believes that the Supreme Court of Appeal's (SCA) 7 November verdict upholding Schabir Shaik's conviction is legally sound, provides little to nothing for Shaik to credibly challenge, and further bolsters the State's cas [...]	2006-11-07 15:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS SF
06PRETORIA463	SOUTH AFRICA: ADVANCING BILATERAL COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 30, CDA Teitelbaum raised with Minister of Minerals and Energy Lindiwe Hendricks a number of bilateral cooperation items in the area of nuclear energy. Hendricks said that what remained on the Joint Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy Cooperation was for her to resp [...]	2006-02-06 12:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP OPDC TRGY SF
06PRETORIA4632	(C) IDASA'S MASAMVU SAYS SOUTH AFRICA PUSHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Africa wants Zimbabwean President Mugabe to annouce at the upcoming ZANU-PF congress that he will retire in 2008, according to IDASA analyst Sydney Masamvu. Masamvu says that former President Mandela met privately with Mugabe October 23 to encourage him to retire. Senior A [...]	2006-11-08 12:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ECON ZI SF
06PRETORIA4658	INT'L MARITIME ORGANIZATION'S MARITIME SAFETY COMM [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, on November 8 talking points were delivered to Department of Transportation's Director, Safety, Security and Bilateral Affairs Mr. Andrew Maswanganye, Department of Foreign Affairs' Ms. Nokwazi Mtshali, and South African maritime Safety Authority's General Manager of Operatio [...]	2006-11-09 15:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS
06PRETORIA4659	SOUTH AFRICA: DOE COMMODITY IDENTIFICATION [...] (SUB) Per Reftel, a diplomatic note was passed October 20 regarding the Department of Energy's (DOE) Commodity Identification Training (CIT) program to Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) Nokwazi Mtshali and South African Revenue Services' (SARS) Varsha Singh. Ms. Mtshali responded on Novemb [...]	2006-11-09 15:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA PARM SF
06PRETORIA4661	REACTION TO BOTHA'S DEATH SUBDUED [...] (U) Official South African Government responses to the 31 October death of former South African President P.W. Botha -- whose temper, ruthlessness, and overbearing leadership style earned him the nickname the "Big Crocodile" -- have been overwhelmingly magnanimous, illustrating how far South Af [...]	2006-11-09 15:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SF
06PRETORIA468	MBEKI SAYS HE WILL NOT SEEK THIRD TERM [...] (U) President Mbeki said in a press interview February 5 that he will not/not seek a third term as South African President. Mbeki was last elected in 2004 for a second five-year term. Section 88 of the South African Constitution limits presidents to two terms of office, and a third term for [...]	2006-02-06 14:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SF
06PRETORIA4710	MORALES HOPES TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA IN EARLY 2007 [...] (C) Bolivian President Morales is seeking to travel to South Africa in early 2007 for the first meeting of the South African-Bolivian Joint Consultative Mechanism (JCM),according to Annelize Schroeder, DFA Deputy Director for the Andes and Cuba. Schroeder said that Bolivia hopes to open an e [...]	2006-11-14 15:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO SF
06PRETORIA4726	VAN ECK SAYS FNL LOSING FAITH IN CEASEFIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY. ISS Burundi Analyst Jan van Eck says the Palipehutu-FNL is losing faith in the Burundi peace process and is "at the point of declaring the ceasefire agreement dead." At an ISS seminar in Pretoria November 14, van Eck outlined the FNL's major concerns: problems with the immunity [...]	2006-11-15 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BU SF
06PRETORIA4751	AMBASSADOR BOST'S COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The United States wants to strengthen economic ties with South Africa, even though some voices on Capitol Hill are beginning to ask hard questions about the bilateral trade relationship. South Africa believes [...]	2006-11-17 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SF
06PRETORIA4790	SOUTH AFRICA'S UN SECURITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES [...] (C) Post-apartheid South Africa begins its first stint as a non-permanent UNSC member on 01 January with an ambitious agenda. The SAG naturally will promote its "Africa agenda" and will seek to keep the Council focused on efforts to resolve the continent's conflicts. But, South Africa also c [...]	2006-11-21 15:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL UNSC SF
06PRETORIA4825	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLICLY CONFIRMS MBEKI-BUSH MEETING [...] (U) Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad yesterday confirmed to reporters that President Mbeki will be meeting President Bush at the White House on 8 December. Pahad admitted that the agenda has not been finalized, but added that free trade negotiations will inevitably be on the agenda as well a [...]	2006-11-24 15:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ETRD SF
06PRETORIA4838	ANC RESPONDS TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) ANC National Assembly Chief Whip Mbuelo Goniwe was effectively stripped of his powers on 17 November, pending the outcome of a hearing by the party's National Disciplinary Committee (NDC). Goniwe is alleged to have demanded sex from a 21-year-old ANC intern on 25 October after she serve [...]	2006-11-27 14:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KWMN KJUS SF
06PRETORIA4889	SOUTH AFRICA FEDERAL AIR MARSHALL SERVICE DIPNOTE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post delivered on November 30 Federal Air Marshal Service dipnote and proposed Air Marshal agreement received 17 November to South Africa Department of Foreign Affairs Nokwazi Mtshali. 2. (SBU) Post received October 23 via e-mail the proposed Air Marshal agreement from TSA [...]	2006-11-30 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA EAIR PGOV PTER KHLS SF
06PRETORIA4927	ANC WOMEN'S LEAGUE PRESENTS BLEAK PICTURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In sharp contrast to President Mbeki's actions and statements in support of women in politics, the General Secretary of the ANC Women's League, Bathabile Dlamini, presented a beleaguered picture of an organization that lacks members, funding, leadership, and vision to PolOffs on [...]	2006-12-05 12:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PWMN SF
06PRETORIA4978	DELTA AIRLINES LAUNCHES SOUTH AFRICA SERVICE [...] (U) Summary. Delta Airlines launched daily direct service from Atlanta to Johannesburg South Africa December 5. The route is heavily booked through January with high passenger load factors and full cargo utilization. End Summary. 2. (SBU) U.S. carrier Delta Airlines launched a new service [...]	2006-12-08 12:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON KHLS KTIA SF
06PRETORIA4993	MINISTER OF SAFETY AND SECURITY INTERESTED IN MORE [...] (U) Summary. Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula was interested in more U.S. training opportunities for the South African Police Service (SAPS) and was surprised to hear that SAPS had refused previous offers for training by the U.S. Nqakula, who commented that U.S. assistance had [...]	2006-12-11 10:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KJUS PHUM PREL ASEC SF
06PRETORIA5005	SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NUCELAR SAFEGURDS [...] (SBU) This is an Action Cable -- See paragraphs 6 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. South Africa Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) Nuclear Chief Tseliso Maquebela requested that the two R&D agreeements under consideration be separated so that South African approval for one of the agreements can [...]	2006-12-12 13:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PARM PREL ETTC MNUC AORC KNNP KTIA IAEA
06PRETORIA5017	SOUTH AFRICA TO PROVIDE MILITARY TRAINING IN CAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: South Africa plans to provide military training and technical assistance to the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR). Minister of Defense Lekota traveled to Bangui December 8 to discuss the possible military training program. A SANDF military team departed for CAR D [...]	2006-12-14 04:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CT SF
06PRETORIA5018	ZUMA CAMP REMAINS OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 28, the Durban Consul General met with Rieaz "Mo" Shaik, a former South African diplomat, long-time ANC member, and brother of Durban businessman Schabir Shaik who was convicted of fraud and corruption charges stemming from his relationship with ANC Deputy President J [...]	2006-12-14 08:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS SF
06PRETORIA5039	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 15, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 6, issue 27 of US Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - DTI rolls out B-BBEE Scorecard; - SARB Governor complains about credit madness; - South Africa's technological innovation; - The Compet [...]	2006-12-15 13:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET BEXP KTDB SENV PGOV
06PRETORIA5042	BIOFUEL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS AND OBSTACLES IN THE [...] SUMMARY. An inaugural Biofuels Markets Africa conference took place in Cape Town on November 30 - December 1, 2006. The event attracted over 200 attendees, primarily from African industry and governments. Key topics included government policies and incentives to support investment, producti [...]	2006-12-18 04:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR SENV ECON EINV SF
06PRETORIA5043	AFRICAN BIOFUEL INDUSTRY SHOWS MIXED RESULTS ACROSS THE [...] SUMMARY. An inaugural Biofuels Markets Africa conference took place in Cape Town on November 30 - December 1, 2006. Several case studies on Africa biofuels industries highlighted the status of the industry on the continent. Individual countries have created biofuel industries, but the lack [...]	2006-12-18 04:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EAGR SENV ECON EINV SF
06PRETORIA5076	MBEKI MUM ON CALL FOR 3RD TERM AS ANC PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. With only eleven months to go until the ANC national conference, the succession battle is beginning to be played out publicly. Earlier this month, Mbeki was both heckled by pro-Zuma supporters in KwaZulu-Natal and "encouraged" to run for a third term as party president by Easter [...]	2006-12-20 08:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SF
06PRETORIA5095	SOUTH AFRICA RESPONSE TO OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT [...] Per request in reftel, post provides the following comments regarding OPIC's proposed backing of Ethos Fund V. -- Capital to build houses will improve the serious shortage of low-income housing in South Africa and is compatible with SAG's current housing policies. -- Funds for housing a [...]	2006-12-21 11:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC SF
06PRETORIA5114	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 22, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 6, issue 28 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - AMCHAM study on impact of U.S companies; - Eskom warns about rising capital costs; - Net foreign exchange reserves increase to $22.17 b [...]	2006-12-22 11:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET BEXP KTDB SENV PGOV
06PRETORIA5155	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 29, [...] 1. (U) Summary. This is Volume 6, issue 29 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News weekly newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Economic Indicators Positive for Year-End - Consumer Price Index (CPIX) up 5 Percent - Johannesburg Stock Exchange Hits Record High [...]	2006-12-29 13:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
06PRETORIA560	SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. [...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post delivered January 31 demarche talking points in support of U.S. Candidate for ICAO Secretary General William Voss to the South Africa Department SIPDIS of Transport (DOT). DOT Deputy Director General for Transport Regulation and Public Entity Oversight, Ms. Nonkulule [...]	2006-02-09 08:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ICAO PREL SF
06PRETORIA575	SOUTH AFRICA: DRAFT BEE CODE 300: EMPLOYMENT [...] (U) Summary. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released for public comment drafts of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Codes of Good Practice belonging to the second and final phase on December 20, 2005. The Minister of Trade and Industry plans to promulgate [...]	2006-02-09 12:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
06PRETORIA581	SOUTH AFRICA DENIES ZIMBABWE POWER, FUEL CUTS [...] (U) The South African power utility Eskom reduced its supply of electricity to Zimbabwe during January, according to February 6-8 South African press reports. Eskom spokesman Fani Zulu said that the power utility provided less power than required to Zimbabwe because of planned "maintenance ou [...]	2006-02-09 15:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ZI SF
06PRETORIA582	MBEKI PUBLICLY DETAILS SAG EFFORTS TO FORGE NEW [...] (U) President Mbeki publicly described South Africa's past role in "informal talks" about a new Zimbabwean Constitution, during a February 5 South African Broadcasting Corporation television interview. Mbeki said the Zimbabwean parties had completed negotiations and provided him with a copy of [...]	2006-02-09 15:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ZI SF
06PRETORIA600	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 10 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - December Manufacturing Resumes Growth; - Survey [...]	2006-02-10 12:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA603	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH FEBRUARY 10 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-02-10 13:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA618	SOUTH AFRICA: KOEBERG POWER PLANT EXPERIENCING [...] (U) Summary. Eskom is racing against the clock to repair the generator connected to one of two nuclear reactors at its Koeberg power plant located north of Cape Town. Eskom shut down the Koeberg 1 reactor following damage to its dedicated generator reportedly caused when a maintenance team i [...]	2006-02-13 13:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY SF
06PRETORIA636	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS UPDATE [...] (SBU) We understand from Director Rufus Mathebe of the Department of Arts and Culture and State Law Advisor Joann Schneeberger of the Department of Foreign Affiars that the Convention on Cultural Diversity must be approved by Cabinet before taken up by Parliament for ratification. Mathabe exp [...]	2006-02-14 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL UNESCO SF
06PRETORIA640	SOUTH AFRICA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PELOSI VISIT [...] (SBU) Welcome to South Africa, an anchor country in our Africa policy. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, the African National Congress (ANC)-led South African Government (SAG) has made major progress toward establishing a vibrant democracy and market-based economy. The SAG has focused on [...]	2006-02-15 07:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ECON MARR KHIV SF
06PRETORIA646	SOUTH AFRICA: DRAFT BEE CODE 400: SKILLS [...] (U) Summary. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released for public comment drafts of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Codes of Good Practice belonging to the second and final phase on December 20, 2005. The Minister of Trade and Industry plans to promulgate [...]	2006-02-15 13:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
06PRETORIA675	SOUTH AFRICA: SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] Per reftel questions, Woutjek Skowronski, General Manager of Technology and Engineering and Dr. Tracy Cohen, Councilor, both with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA),provided the following responses. 2. Responsible Authority. The responsible authority for radi [...]	2006-02-16 12:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS SF
06PRETORIA676	SOUTH AFRICA: DRAFT BEE CODE 400: SKILLS [...] (U) Summary. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released for public comment drafts of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Codes of Good Practice belonging to the second and final phase on December 20, 2005. The Minister of Trade and Industry plans to promulgate [...]	2006-02-16 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
06PRETORIA677	DOHA ROUND: LAMY URGES SOUTH AFRICA TO ASSUME [...] Summary. WTO Director General Pascal Lamy opened his address to the South African Institute for International Affairs in Johannesburg on February 10 with the conclusion that he and others were right to "recalibrate expectations" for December Ministerial in Hong Kong. As a consequence, resul [...]	2006-02-16 14:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR ECON WTO SF
06PRETORIA678	SOUTH AFRICA AND CHINA DISCUSS VOLUNTARY [...] (U) Summary. The South African Government has raised the problem of inexpensive textile and apparel imports with China. On January 19, the Chinese Ambassador to South Africa announced that China would limit the export of apparel and some textile items to South Africa. On February 3, Preside [...]	2006-02-16 14:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX SF CH
06PRETORIA698	SOUTH AFRICA: MBEKI ANNOUNCES THE ACCELERATED AND [...] (U) Summary. In his State of the Nation address on February 3, President Thabo Mbeki spent considerable time introducing what he termed the "Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative of South Africa" (ASGISA),which he described as a limited set of interventions designed to halve unemployment [...]	2006-02-17 14:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV SF
06PRETORIA700	SOUTH AFRICA: DRAFT BEE CODE 500: PREFERENTIAL [...] (U) Summary. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released for public comment drafts of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Codes of Good Practice belonging to the second and final phase on December 20, 2005. The Minister of Trade and Industry plans to promulgate [...]	2006-02-17 15:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
06PRETORIA722	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 17 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Lowest Budget Deficit in 25 Years, Growth May be Ab [...]	2006-02-21 12:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA782	SOUTH AFRICA TO DEPLOY 400 TROOPS TO COMOROS FOR [...] (C) In response to an AU request, South Africa will deploy 400 troops to Comoros for the upcoming elections, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Peacekeeping, Wooter Zaayman. Zaayman told PolOff February 23 that the AU wants to send a 436-person force to Comoro [...]	2006-02-23 13:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CN SF
06PRETORIA787	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 24 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - January Consumer Prices Continue Their Muted Rise; [...]	2006-02-24 11:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA790	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH FEBRUARY 24 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-02-24 11:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRETORIA801	SOUTH AFRICA ASKED TO MEDIATE CHAD-SUDAN DISPUTE, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chad asked President Mbeki to mediate the dispute with Sudan at the AU Summit in Khartoum in January, according to DFA Director Graham Maitland (protect). Both Sudan and Chad were to send "experts" to South Africa to continue discussions, but since the summit nothing has happene [...]	2006-02-24 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU SF
06PRETORIA816	ANC CONFIDENT OF CONTINUED STRENGTH IN NORTHERN [...] (SBU) Summary: The ANC heads into local elections in the Northern Cape?s main urban area confident of another overwhelming showing. Some progress in expanding service delivery and a weak and fractured opposition are the basis for that optimism. Nonetheless, persistent unhappiness over service [...]	2006-02-27 12:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV EAID SF KDEM
06PRETORIA844	SOUTH AFRICA: ANC WILL DOMINATE LIMPOPO DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. The residents of Waterberg and Vhembe District Municipalities in Limpopo live with high levels of unemployment, poverty, and limited access to public services. Despite frustrations, the electorate stands behind the ANC and will vote overwhelming for them in the March 1 local el [...]	2006-03-01 08:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN EINV EAID SF
06PRETORIA879	SOUTH AFRICA: DRAFT BEE CODE 600: ENTERPRISE [...] (U) Summary. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released for public comment drafts of Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Codes of Good Practice belonging to the second and final phase on December 20, 2005. The Minister of Trade and Industry plans to promulgate [...]	2006-03-03 07:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON USTR SF
06PRETORIA888	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER MARCH 3 2006 [...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Fourth Quarter GDP Growth Slows Sharply; Yearly Gro [...]	2006-03-03 12:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA889	SOUTH AFRICA: INFORMATION ABOUT PROPOSED [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff met with Department of Minerals and Energy and Department of Trade and Industry officials to deliver reftel points. In both instances, officials confirmed that they had not notified the WTO Secretariat of the revised regulations gazetted on January 13, and seemed unsure [...]	2006-03-03 12:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ENRG SENV SF
06PRETORIA942	SOUTH AFRICA'S 2006 BUDGET [...] Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel outlined South Africa's planned expenditures and revenues over the next three years in the Budget 2006. Few finance ministers have the luxury of dispensing an unplanned $6.9 billion in revenue, and having close to a balanced budget. Strong growth and [...]	2006-03-08 06:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
06PRETORIA955	SOUTH AFRICA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Econ M/C met March 2 with Alan Hirsch, Chief Director for Economic Policy Coordination in the Presidency, to discuss bilateral economic relations. The discussion included the status of U.S.-SACU free trade negotiations, the launch of the Accelerated and Shared Gr [...]	2006-03-08 11:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAIR ELAB ECPS ENRG EINV EIND SF
06PRETORIA960	SOUTH AFRICA: PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The United States and South Africa have made significant progress in implementing the June 10, 2005 Presidential Joint Statement. The two countries signed the ACOTA agreement in August 2005 to enhance South Africa's peacekeeping capacity, and training programs will begin this [...]	2006-03-08 13:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD MASS PHUM SF
06PRETORIA964	SOUTH AFRICA: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S 2006 REPORT ON [...] (U) This cable responds to the request for post input to the President's 2006 Report on AGOA, drawing on instructions provided in Ref A. Market Economy, Economic Reform, and the Elimination of Barriers to U.S. Trade ---------------------------------------- 2. (U) The South African govern [...]	2006-03-08 14:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PHUM USTR AGOA PREL SF
06PRETORIA990	SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH MARCH 10 2006 ISSUE [...] Summary. Every two weeks, Embassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week' [...]	2006-03-10 07:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
06PRISTINA1001	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TREASURY ADVISORS DECEMBER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury Advisors Mr. Richard Bartholomew, Mr. Keith Clark, Mr. Alan Robidoux, Ms. Darlene Berthod, Mr. Barry Gray and Mr. Richard Seaman to visit Pristina December 10 - December 16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate i [...]	2006-11-22 08:23:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA
06PRISTINA1008	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KOSOVO DESK OFFICER CRAIG [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Kosovo Desk Officer Craig Lang to visit Pristina November 26-November 30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations on issues relating to Kosovo status. Control Officer for this visit will be Political Officer, Tracey Thorn [...]	2006-11-24 13:42:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA SI
06PRISTINA1015	KOSOVO: SECOND MOBILE TENDER PROCESS COMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary. Nenad Popovic, the Government of Serbia's (GOS) economic advisor to the Kosovo final status negotiations team and Serbian CCK representative, has requested that UNMIK stop the Kosovo Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) from dismantling equipment owned by Telecom Serbia [...]	2006-11-28 17:57:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON PREL YI
06PRISTINA1016	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KOSOVO DESK OFFICER JOSHUA [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Kosovo Desk Officer Joshua Black to visit Pristina December 1-December 6, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to join EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo on a joint U.S./EU visit. Control Officer for this visit will be Deputy Political/Economic C [...]	2006-11-29 09:08:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SI
06PRISTINA1019	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO EUR DAS ROSEMARY DICARLO, [...] US Office Pristina warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo to visit Pristina December 2-December 5, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to join a joint U.S./EU visit. Control Officer for this visit will be Deputy Political/Economic Chief, David Whiddon, who can [...]	2006-11-29 16:02:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC AMGT PREL IT SR BE
06PRISTINA1048	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TREASURY ADVISOR MR. PETER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury Advisor Mr. Peter Nicholl December 10 - December 13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct an assessment mission on possible technical assistance in the areas of: central bank policy and bank supervision. Control Offic [...]	2006-12-06 11:01:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA
06PRISTINA1052	KOSOVO: KOSOVO SERBS SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROPOSED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Croatian MP Dr. Milorad Pupovac is discretely working at the behest of Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku to organize an all-Kosovo Serb Congress to unify Kosovo Serbs and help them better represent themselves. Kosovo Serbs are skeptical about this endeavor, and key leaders are spl [...]	2006-12-09 12:12:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1053	'TIS THE SEASON ... SERB CCK OBSTRUCTION FORCES [...] (C) Summary: A newly appointed hard-line Serb CCK leader in Gjilane/Gnjilane reportedly exerted strong pressure on the parents of Serb children who were allowing their children to sing in a USOP holiday concert. The Serb children from the Gjilane area are members of Kosovo's only mixed-ethnic [...]	2006-12-09 12:29:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL PINR KDEM YI
06PRISTINA1054	KOSOVO: ARMED MASKED MEN REAPPEAR IN WESTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Repeating a pattern we saw last year, armed masked men have sporadically reappeared on the roads of western Kosovo, illegally stopping people and conducting vehicle checkpoints. In 2005, these incidents began as supposed "political statements" but quickly turned into opportuniti [...]	2006-12-09 12:59:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM KJUS ASEC UNMIK YI

06PRISTINA1055	KOSOVO: POST-STATUS ECONOMIC TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary. The Provisional Institutions of Self-Government and the international community have yet to develop serious contingency plans for the economic challenges confronting Kosovo immediately after the resolution of final status. The PISG has allocated only 6.5 million euros for post-s [...]	2006-12-09 13:25:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV YI
06PRISTINA1057	KOSOVO: RESPONSE TO NARCOTICS AND CHEMICAL [...] (U) Following is the submission from U.S. Office in Pristina for the narcotics and chemical control sections of this year's INSCR report. 2. (U) Summary. Kosovo is primarily a transit point for heroin originating in Turkey and Afghanistan and destined for Western European countries, but i [...]	2006-12-11 10:06:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1058	KOSOVO: KOSOVO INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Kosovo is a disputed territory that has been governed by the United Nations (UN) since 1999. Current laws and regulations pertaining to financial crimes derive their authority from the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. If, as expected, there is a resolution of Kosovo's fina [...]	2006-12-11 10:10:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KTFN EFIN ECON YI
06PRISTINA1059	KOSOVO: LDK CONVENTION GIVES SEJDIU NARROW VICORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) party elected Kosovo President Sejdiu as party president over former Speaker Nexhat Daci in an orderly vote at a December 9 party convention. But when Sejdiu presented his list of candidates for the party's powerful General Council, Dac [...]	2006-12-11 11:36:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1063	KOSOVO: DAS DICARLO AND EU COLLEAGUES REASSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: DAS Rosemary DiCarlo and her European colleagues reassured Kosovo Albanians on status process timing and told Kosovo Serbs that Ahtisaari,s proposal will take into account their concerns. In private meetings with President Sejdiu, Prime Minister Ceku, Kosovo Assembly president B [...]	2006-12-12 15:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1064	KOSOVO: RAIL LINE CONNECTING SOUTHERN SERB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo Police Service (KPS) and local media reported an explosion on a railroad bridge near the town of Vushtrri on a line that serves Kosovo's Serb community. The explosion damaged tracks and temporarily disrupted rail service, but no injuries were reported. A train carrying [...]	2006-12-12 16:42:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM PTER UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1071	KOSOVO: COM DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE TO KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: COM used the inauguration of a USAID-funded school renovation project in Serb-majority north Mitrovica to underscore the U.S. commitment to the continued presence of a vibrant Serb community in Kosovo, with full legal rights and special protections for its cultural and religio [...]	2006-12-15 10:43:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KDEM PGOV SOCI PREL UNMIK YI PHUM
06PRISTINA1072	KOSOVO: GORANI EDUCATION DISAGREEMENT ILLUSTRATES [...] (SBU) A long-simmering disagreement between Gorani leaders, Kosovar education officials, and Belgrade's Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija (CCK) highlights the complex situation of the Gorani, a Muslim minority who live in the southern part of Dragas municipality and speak a dialect o [...]	2006-12-15 10:43:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI YI UNMIK
06PRISTINA1074	KOSOVO: TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) Kosovo is administered by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1244. UNMIK does not keep a list of terrorist organizations. Terrorist designations must be done through Administrative Directives issued by the Special Representative of t [...]	2006-12-15 15:24:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1075	KOSOVO: ACHIEVING CONSENSUS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo will hold central and local elections next fall under a new post-status electoral system. Results of our initial canvassing of Kosovo's political parties, elections experts and public opinion polling reveal a general consensus on the need for open lists, retention of a gen [...]	2006-12-15 17:35:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV EAID UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1087	KOSOVO: PRESIDENT SEJDIU CONSOLIDATES HOLD OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the wake of its raucous convention ten days earlier, the ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) General Council met on December 19 and swiftly (and peacefully) elected its 25-member party presidency. The body is comprised of solid supporters of President Fatmir Sejdiu, in [...]	2006-12-19 17:50:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1088	KOSOVO: 2006 ANNUAL TERRORISM UPDATE [...] (U) The following submission provides Post's contribution to the Department's "Country Reports on Terrorism 2006." BEGIN REPORT 2. (U) The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) continues to administer Kosovo pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1244, and K [...]	2006-12-20 09:01:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KCRM PGOV KJUS EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1091	KOSOVO MISSING PERSONS: OMPF REQUESTS USG FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UNMIK's Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) has asked the USG to pay the salaries up to three forensic specialists to assist with ongoing exhumations, autopsies and identifications of war victims. OMPF is very concerned about the lack of local capacity to carry out [...]	2006-12-20 16:10:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK SOCI
06PRISTINA1095	KOSOVO: TRANSITION WORKING GROUPS BEGIN IN EARNEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a slow start, the five working groups on transition meeting since late November and bringing together representatives of UNMIK, the preparation team for the post-status International Civilian Office, U.S. representatives, and the Kosovo government have picked up their pace. [...]	2006-12-22 12:26:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1096	KOSOVO: WORKING GROUP ON PUBLIC OUTREACH HOLDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USOP called and hosted the organizing meeting of a new Working Group on Public Outreach, created under the ICO/UNMIK/U.S./PISG transitional framework now in place. (Note: Progress on overall transition efforts are reported septel.) Representatives from the Unity Team, govern [...]	2006-12-22 13:06:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1099	KOSOVO: NEW MISSING PERSONS COMMISSION NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kosovo Government's new missing persons commission met for the first time on December 13 to discuss its composition and competencies. While the establishment of the commission is a positive step on a political level, the government is currently unprepared to take on the h [...]	2006-12-22 17:12:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
06PRISTINA1100	KOSOVO: PISG CLOSER TO COMPLETING REMAINING CG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) are very close to finishing the five remaining priorities for Standards implementation tasked by the Contact Group (CG) in June 2006. Two more standards -- reconstruction of the Serb village of Svinjare in south Mitrovi [...]	2006-12-22 17:30:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA1117	KOSOVO ASHKALI LEADERS THREATEN TO WITHDRAW FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Pristina District Court sentenced Kosovo MP and President of the Ashkali Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDAK) Sabit Rrahmani to five months in prison for fraud. Fellow PDAK party leaders do not deny the charges, but told us that Ashkali are being targeted for prosecution, an [...]	2006-12-28 13:44:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
06PRISTINA1118	KOSOVO: UN SAYS KPC AND KPS WILL REMOVE ILLEGAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: PD/SRSG Schook told us on December 28 that the illegal construction within the Decani Monastery's Special Zoning Area (SZA) will be taken down in a joint KPS/KPC operation within the next 36 hours. Fr. Sava, a moderate Orthodox monk who resides at the monastery, had sought our h [...]	2006-12-28 14:45:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS EAID KDEM UNMIK YI PGOV
06PRISTINA1121	KOSOVO AND MACEDONIA: THE WAY FORWARD ON BORDER [...] (U) The following is a joint cable from U.S. Office Pristina and Embassy Skopje. 2. (C) SUMMARY: When Macedonian FM Milososki visited Kosovo on November 23, he reiterated the GoM's position calling for inclusion of the demarcation of the Kosovo-Macedonia border in the UNSCR on Kosovo's fin [...]	2006-12-29 08:30:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS INR UNMIK YI KTIA
06PRISTINA211	AHTISAARI'S KOSOVO VISIT: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The second visit to Kosovo of Martti Ahtisaari, UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Final Status Talks, focused on creating an improved political situation for Kosovo's minority populations. He demanded progress on property rights, prosecution of crimes against Kosovo Serbs, and concre [...]	2006-03-10 09:54:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA212	TEST MESSAGE - TESTING SIPDIS CAPTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-10 09:59:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA
06PRISTINA216	KOSOVO: AGIM CEKU APPROVED AS NEW PRIME MINISTER; [...] (U) The Kosovo Assembly approved outgoing Kosovo Protection Corps commander General Agim Ceku as Kosovo's new Prime Minister and his slate of ministers with 65 votes in favor; 33 opposed and 5 abstentions. The vote followed along party lines with coalition members Democratic League of Kosovo [...]	2006-03-10 17:21:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA218	KOSOVO: AGIM CEKU APPROVED AS NEW PRIME MINISTER; [...] (U) The Kosovo Assembly approved outgoing Kosovo Protection Corps commander General Agim Ceku as Kosovo's new Prime Minister and his slate of ministers with 65 votes in favor; 33 opposed and 5 abstentions. The vote followed along party lines with coalition members Democratic League of Kosovo [...]	2006-03-10 17:21:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA219	LAST CHANCE FOR UN TO FIX KOSOVO TELECOM MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMIK has long ruled out any reconsideration of its October 2004 annulment, on grounds of serious procedural irregularity, of the award of Kosovo's second mobile phone operating license to the Mobikos consortium. The outgoing government of Bajram Kosumi has defiantly insisted on [...]	2006-03-10 19:26:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ETRD PGOV PREL YI UNMIK
06PRISTINA229	KOSOVO: CEKU OFF TO GOOD START IN HIS FIRST DAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his acceptance speech on March 10 and interviews over his first weekend as prime minister, former Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) commander General Agim Ceku stressed Kosovo's future as a multiethnic state, but affirmed there can be no solution for Kosovo other than independence [...]	2006-03-14 16:34:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA232	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 24 VISIT OF CODEL VOINOVICH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Kosovo has a new, stronger government, and is starting to get serious about the compromises needed to ensure that status negotiations result in the independence they so desire. The Kosovo Albanian negotiating team has made a well-received proposal on decentralization, but need [...]	2006-03-15 18:19:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA240	KOSOVO'S NON-SERB MINORITIES LOOKING FOR MORE CLOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Kosovo's non-Serb minorities are trying to increase their role in the new Kosovo government and solidify their participation on Kosovo's delegation to status negotiations. Non-Serb minorities currently control the health ministry, fill a rotating seat in the Assembly Presidenc [...]	2006-03-16 16:10:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA242	NEW KOSOVO PRIME MINISTER ROARS OUT OF THE GATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In two meetings this week, COM found new Kosovo Prime Minister Ceku already deeply immersed in policy and quickly getting up to speed on economic issues that demand rapid resolution. He has gained the attention of his cabinet by announcing that the tenures of all ministers will [...]	2006-03-17 13:41:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA245	PRISTINA KOSOVO TIME CHANGE TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [...] Pristina Kosovo's time will advance by one hour on Sunday, 26 March 2006 at 0100 GMT, 0200 local time. 2. Pristina Kosovo's time will become GMT plus 2. GURIAN [...]	2006-03-17 15:26:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AMGT KRIM
06PRISTINA256	KOSOVO: RECOMMENDATION ON TREATMENT OF ROMA LEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. International community stakeholders have decided that Roma victims of lead poisoning can be safely treated at Osterode, UNMIK's temporary relocation facility. Notwithstanding the insistence of Roma leaders that their constituents will accept relocation only to their old Mitrov [...]	2006-03-21 18:12:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID SENV PHUM UNMIK KDEM YI
06PRISTINA257	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ROLF OLSON [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to PRM/ECA Program Officer, Rolf Olson to visit Pristina March 26-29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to examine the current environment for minority returnees in Kosovo and to meet with UNHCR, NGO partners, UNMIK, and PISG officials [...]	2006-03-22 09:04:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC MW MONTENEGRO PREF SR YI ZL
06PRISTINA259	KOSOVO PROTECTION CORPS TO TAKE ON GREATER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During their March 12-15 visit to Kosovo, Department representatives agreed to provide up to USD 110,000 in funding through the Slovene International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victim's Assistance (ITF) for badly-needed replacement equipment for the Kosovo Protection Corp [...]	2006-03-22 16:22:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PREL EAID PGOV UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA265	KOSOVO: PROGRESS NEEDED ON MISSING PERSONS CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Pristina and Belgrade delegations at the March 9 meeting of the working group on missing persons agreed that progress on the identification and return of remains from the 1999 conflict is too slow. Kosovo's delegation demanded the immediate return of the 180 remaining bodi [...]	2006-03-24 10:05:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA270	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JEFFREY HOVENIER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Jeffrey Hovenier to visit Pristina March 28-30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to accompany Deputy Special Envoy Rohan to consult with Pristina authorities in advance of the April 3 meeting on decentralization. Point of contact is [...]	2006-03-28 07:05:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA274	KOSOVO: POLICE TRYING TO CURB INTERETHNIC VANDALISM [...] (U) Since March 2004 no ethnic Serbs have returned to live in Zhiti/Zitinje, a village in multi-ethnic Viti/Vitina municipality in southeastern Kosovo. In September 2005 Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government completed the reconstruction of 33 houses in Zhiti/Zininje, 29 for eth [...]	2006-03-28 15:27:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA280	KOSOVO: SLOW GOING ON TRANSFER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As evidenced by the fourth meeting of the stakeholders, UNMIK is in no hurry to transfer competency to the Kosovo government for law enforcement and the European Union is even less anxious to assume UNMIK's oversight role. Since the meeting, the PISG has named ministers of internal [...]	2006-03-29 13:44:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA282	RETURNS AND MISSING PERSONS FOREVER LINKED IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Many ethnic Albanians from parts of Kosovo that were subjected to violent ethnic cleansing during the war do not give much thought to the return of their ethnic Serb neighbors, and they doubt that any of the Serbs want to come back. For these Albanians any reconciliation with [...]	2006-03-29 14:52:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ICTY KCRM KDEM KJUS PGOV PREF PREL SI YI
06PRISTINA283	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DAS ROSEMARY DICARLO [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR DAS Rosemary A. DiCarlo and Kosovo Desk Officer Joshua Black to visit Pristina April 6 - April 8, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend Contact Group meetings. Control officer will be Deputy Econ/Pol Chief David Whiddon, wh [...]	2006-03-30 08:48:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC AMGT PREL UK AU GR YI
06PRISTINA285	KOSOVO PRESIDENT SEJDIU REACHES OUT TO MINORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Fatmir Sejdiu visited Dragas/Dragash and Orahovac/Rahovec municipalities and discussed (in Serbian) standards implementation, freedom of movement, inter-ethnic relations and economic development in public meetings with minorities. He plans to make more outreach trip [...]	2006-03-30 14:22:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA286	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Kosovo Status Talks, and his assistant, Stephen J. Gee, to visit Pristina April 14 - April 16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations o [...]	2006-03-31 07:51:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA AU GR SE AL NATO EU
06PRISTINA290	KOSOVO SERB PUBLIC SERVANTS FORCED TO CHOOSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 21, Belgrade-based chief of the Kosovo Coordination Center (CCK) Sanda Raskovic-Ivic told public sector Kosovo Serbs that Serbia will no longer pay salaries to employees who also receive salaries from Pristina. Many Kosovo Serbs believe that if they choose Pristina, [...]	2006-03-31 16:42:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA299	KOSOVO STANDARDS DELIVERABLE: PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UNMIK and the Provisional Institutions of Self Government (PISG) have created the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) as a quasi-judicial forum for resolution of private real estate disputes. The KPA will replace the Housing and Property Directorate (HPD),the independent agency that [...]	2006-04-04 15:14:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA302	NEW KOSOVO GOVERNMENT PUSHES STANDARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku has produced a 91 item "to do" list for the next three months on standards implementation. UNMIK's Office of the Strategy Coordinator has drafted a complementary list of 25 standards-related action items and tasked the Provisional Institutio [...]	2006-04-05 17:14:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA308	KOSOVO: STAKES HIGH AS LDK CHOOSES NEW LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The next president of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (LDK) could reconfigure the government, the Assembly leadership, and a good part of the makeup of Kosovo's final status negotiating team. With the passing of Ibrahim Rugova, the LDK leadership has no organizational center and [...]	2006-04-07 17:19:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA310	SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 14-15 VISIT OF SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Coming on the heels of the April 6-7 visit of the Contact Group and the April 3 Vienna meeting on decentralization, Ambassador Wisner's April 14-15 visit presents an opportunity to push Kosovo Albanian leaders to come to closure on some decentralization issues (municipal partnersh [...]	2006-04-10 10:40:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA322	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KATHERINE HELGERSON [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Katherine Helgerson to visit Pristina April 13-19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to provide support to the Econ/Pol section. Point of contact is Econ/Pol Chief Kirk McBride, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549-516 ext. 3146; [...]	2006-04-14 12:14:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA323	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JEFFREY HOVENIER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Jeffrey Hovenier to visit Pristina April 18-19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend UNOSEK team meetings in Pristina on decentralization and minority protection issues. Point of contact is Deputy Econ/Pol Chief David Whiddon, [...]	2006-04-14 12:15:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA333	VISIT OF SENATOR VOINOVICH TO KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In meetings with Prime Minister Agim Ceku and President Fatmir Sejdiu during his March 24 visit to Kosovo, Senator George Voinovich urged the new leaders to reach out to Kosovo Serbs and to show them and leaders in Belgrade that Kosovo's government is serious about creating a K [...]	2006-04-19 15:23:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA335	KOSOVO: A UNIFIED CONTACT GROUP PRESSES STANDARDS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives of the Contact Group (CG) visited Kosovo April 6-7 to highlight CG unity and deliver a focused message about the importance of the standards and elements of an eventual future status settlement; by prior agreement, the CG did not address the status outcome itself. [...]	2006-04-20 14:13:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA336	AMBASSADOR WISNER URGES KOSOVARS TO BEAR DOWN ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an April 14-16 visit to Kosovo, U.S. Special Representative Frank Wisner congratulated the revamped Kosovo Albanian leadership team for its serious engagement in the Vienna final status process and for its outreach to the Kosovo Serb community. He urged the team to build [...]	2006-04-20 14:44:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA338	UNMIK FACILITATES OUTREACH TO NORTH KOSOVO SERBS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 19 UNMIK hosted the first meeting of the Mitrovica Focus Group to encourage engagement between northern Kosovo Serb leaders and the international community. The regional CCK representative, the mayors of the three northern Serb-majority municipalities and the UNMIK adv [...]	2006-04-21 13:42:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA339	KOSOVO ROMA MOVE TO LEAD-SAFE RELOCATION FACILITY, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over 290 Roma from two lead-contaminated refugee camps in north Mitrovica have moved to the Osterode temporary relocation facility. All involved agree that a convalescence center to treat Roma with lead poisoning will be built there. The World Health Organization (WHO) has d [...]	2006-04-21 14:46:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID SENV PHUM UNMIK KDEM YI
06PRISTINA352	KOSOVO PRESIDENT SEJDIU CONTINUES MINORITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On the first ever visit by a Kosovo President to Decani Monastery, President Fatmir Sejdiu toured the grounds and church on Orthodox Easter Sunday, and then discussed the protection of Kosovo's Serbian Orthodox heritage sites with Bishop Teodosije in Serbian. Other visitors in [...]	2006-04-26 13:08:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI YI UNMIK
06PRISTINA356	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RICHARD KAUZLARICH AND [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Richard D. Kauzlarich and Beth E. Sanner to visit Pristina April 30-May 3, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to provide temporary support to the mission. Point of contact is Deputy Econ/Pol Chief David Whiddon, who can be reached at [...]	2006-04-27 08:48:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA HR AMGT ASEC YI
06PRISTINA363	KOSOVO: CEKU LAYS OUT STANDARDS PROGRAM TO AN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an address to the Kosovo Assembly, Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku laid out the government's progress on standards implementation. The opposition vociferously accused the government of non-fulfillment of standards and accused the government of endemic corruption. Still indi [...]	2006-04-28 14:13:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA364	UNMIK LOOKING FOR ELUSIVE CONSENSUS ON MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The SRSG and the OSCE head of office hosted an April 27 meeting of Kosovo political party representatives and interested international parties, including COM, to discuss whether Kosovo's municipal elections should take place in October 2006 as scheduled. Most political party p [...]	2006-04-28 14:13:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA365	BERISHA LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT BALANCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his first several weeks as president of Kosovo's Assembly, Kole Berisha has made great progress in making it more fiscally and procedurally democratic and less autocratic. Berisha has taken public steps to distance himself from the questionable fiscal practices and domineeri [...]	2006-04-28 14:14:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA366	CONTACT GROUP DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) COM delivered reftel points to Contact Group (CG) heads of Pristina missions on April 28. COM's CG counterparts had been similarly instructed by their capitals. The group agreed to coordinate action with UNMIK as soon as possible following SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen's return to Kosovo [...]	2006-04-28 16:10:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA369	KOSOVO: TERRORISM FINANCE LIST 77 (JI-4) DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On April 28 E/P Deputy Section Chief delivered reftel talking points and background information to Robert Jordan, the new head of UNMIK's Advisory Unit on Security in the Office of the SRSG and Deputy Head Jared Rigg. Jordan promised to check the name against the Banking and Payments Au [...]	2006-05-02 15:36:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN PTER EFIN PREL CVIS KVPR KSEP YI
06PRISTINA381	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO INR BALKAN ANALYST [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to INR Balkan Analyst Robert Nash to visit Pristina May 18 to May 20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet with host government officials and representatives of political parties and other groups on domestic and regional issues. C [...]	2006-05-05 07:25:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PINR SR ASEC YI
06PRISTINA384	KOSOVO SERB POLITICIANS VIE FOR POWER IN PRISTINA; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After several tumultuous months, the Serbian Democratic Party -- the only Kosovo Serb party actively participating in the Kosovo government -- held an extraordinary party assembly on April 29 and re-elected Slavisa Petkovic as party president over the protests of a strong mino [...]	2006-05-05 16:38:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL KCRM PINR UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA391	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KATHERINE HELGERSON [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Katherine Helgerson to visit Pristina May 9-14, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to provide support to the Econ/Pol section. Point of contact is Econ/Pol Deputy Chief David Whiddon, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549-516 ext. [...]	2006-05-09 16:30:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA392	KOSOVO'S DRAFT LAW ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM STILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Drafted by Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi's government in 2004, Kosovo's draft law on religious freedom remains a point of contention between the government and religious communities in Kosovo. Kosovo's Islamic Community opposes the internationally approved draft because it arg [...]	2006-05-09 16:52:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA397	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR NULAND [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Nuland to visit Pristina May 11, 2006. The purpose of the visit is in conjunction with an organized visit of NATO Permanent Representatives to KFOR. Point of Contact for this visit is Chief Dion Bivens, who can be reached [...]	2006-05-10 09:57:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT NATO OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA410	BEST OF TIMES, WORST OF TIMES: KOSOVO PAST AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) removed Nexhat Daci as Kosovo Assembly president on March 10, 2006, and replaced him with Kole Berisha. Both will visit the United States in the coming week. Their diametrically-opposed leadership styles engender continued criticism for Da [...]	2006-05-12 17:18:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA419	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Kosovo Status Talks, and his SIPDIS assistant, Stephen J. Gee to visit Pristina May 21 - May 23, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultati [...]	2006-05-16 08:03:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC AU BU HU RO SE
06PRISTINA420	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JEFFREY HOVENIER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Jeffrey Hovenier to visit Pristina May 17-19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend UNOSEK team meetings in Pristina on decentralization and minority protection issues. Point of contact is Deputy Econ/Pol Chief David Whiddon, w [...]	2006-05-16 11:34:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC SR YI
06PRISTINA421	KOSOVO: UNMIK ISSUES GENERALLY FAVORABLE TECHNICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMIK's latest formal assessment of Kosovo Government efforts to implement the Standards for Kosovo program, covering the period ending April 30, is generally favorable. The report lauds the quick initial engagement of Kosovo's new government on Standards which will provide a ba [...]	2006-05-16 17:01:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA425	FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH RETURNEES TO KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbs and others who have returned to Kosovo are more concerned about immediate economic prospects, security, and freedom of movement than the final status of Kosovo, though the future of the region is also a source of apprehension for some. Many Kosovo Serb returnees are midd [...]	2006-05-17 16:59:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF SR
06PRISTINA426	KOSOVO: FINAL THREE PERCENT OF MARCH 2004 [...] (SBU) Most reconstruction of homes damaged in the March 2004 violence has long since been completed, albeit with some complaints about the quality of construction and frictions about the terms of reconstruction of outbuildings. Most of what has not been rebuilt is in the historic center of [...]	2006-05-18 15:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI PREF
06PRISTINA427	KOSOVO: NON-SERB MINORITIES AMBIVALENT ABOUT [...] (SBU) Kosovo's non-Serb minority leaders are glad to be involved in the status negotiations in Vienna and generally pleased with the work of the Communities Consultative Council, but are concerned about what they see as Belgrade's efforts to manipulate non-Serb minority issues for its own adv [...]	2006-05-18 15:55:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA437	KOSOVO SCENESETTER FOR MAY 21-23 VISIT OF SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Wisner's visit finds Kosovo Albanian final status negotiators struggling to cope with the new shuttle phase of talks on decentralization. They are quickly learning that they are not as well prepared for the give-and-take of bargaining as they were for developing broad [...]	2006-05-19 14:58:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL YI
06PRISTINA439	KOSOVO: COM WARNS AAK AND PDK ON INTERFERENCE IN [...] (C) Chief of Mission passed the messages contained in reftels separately to Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) president Ramush Haradinaj and Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) president Hashim Thaci on May 18. Haradinaj said that he had not heard of the presence of any Kosovo Albanian pol [...]	2006-05-19 17:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA448	RELATIONS BETWEEN DECANI MONASTERY AND LOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the month since SRSG Jessen-Petersen extended the controversial protection zone around Decani Monastery, relations between the Monastery and the local Kosovo Albanian community have improved. KFOR has removed the fixed checkpoint outside the monastery and replaced it with [...]	2006-05-24 15:10:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA449	KOSOVO: CHANGES IN HARADINAJ'S POLITICAL PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ramush Haradinaj was handily re-elected president of the party he founded, the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK),during the party's May 20 convention. Other prominent AAK members lost votes as compared with their standing at the party's last convention in 2004, namely M [...]	2006-05-24 16:18:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA450	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 26 VISIT OF CODEL INHOFE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new Kosovo government, formed in March after the death of President Ibrahim Rugova in January, is focused on status negotiations, implementation of the "Standards for Kosovo" program, and the transfer of governing competencies as UNMIK winds down its presence in Kosovo. Alt [...]	2006-05-24 18:44:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA457	AMBASSADOR WISNER TELLS KOSOVO ALBANIANS THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a May 21-23 visit to Kosovo, Special Representative Frank Wisner starkly disabused Kosovo Albanian leaders of any notion that Kosovo independence can be considered a foregone conclusion. In plain-speaking meetings, Ambassador Wisner told the president, prime minister, and [...]	2006-05-26 15:32:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA461	KOSOVO: ICTY DEFENSE TEAM VISIT TO MASSACRE SITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The unannounced visit of two Serbian ICTY defense lawyers to a rural village that was the site of a 1999 Serb-on-Albanian massacre caused an uproar among village residents, virtually all of whom are relatives of the victims. Kosovo Albanians blocked the main village road and s [...]	2006-05-30 06:29:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA472	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MARTIN MORELL [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Martin Morell to visit Pristina June 12-16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to evaluate technical assistance projects in the telecom sector. Point of contact is Economics Officer Shante Moore, who can be reached at: office 381-38- [...]	2006-05-31 10:15:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA USTA YI SB MW MK BU
06PRISTINA473	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STEPHEN SINNOTT AND [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to United States Attorney Stephen Sinnott and Assistant United States Attorney John Vauldreuil to visit Pristina June 2 -3 and June 8-9, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet with RLA Sarah Lum and to host trial advocacy skills work [...]	2006-05-31 14:49:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA480	FUNDING FOR MISSING PERSONS AND FORENSICS IN KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As the recent confrontation between police and families of the missing in Krushe e Vogel/Mala Krusa demonstrates, missing persons remains a volatile issue in Kosovo (Ref A). The USG has helped fund both UNMIK's Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) and the Kosovo oper [...]	2006-06-05 16:45:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA481	KOSOVO: EU FINALLY GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Union has developed a draft discussion paper for an International Civilian Mission in Kosovo (ICM) that would form the basis for implementation of the final status settlement. The plan calls for a much smaller footprint than UNMIK's current presence, and places heav [...]	2006-06-06 13:23:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA484	KOSOVO SERB HARDLINERS CALL FOR SELF DEFENSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to the OSCE, 500-700 people participated in a June 5 demonstration in Zvecan against recent acts of violence against Kosovo Serbs. Local leaders announced a resolution by the Zvecan municipal assembly to end contact with the Kosovo government until the crimes are s [...]	2006-06-06 16:38:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA491	KOSOVO: PM CEKU ALREADY AT WORK ON CONTACT GROUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a June 8 meeting with Contact Group (CG) heads of mission in Pristina, Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku received the 13 points of priorities for standards implementation as something that will help the Kosovo government focus its current efforts, not as criticism of its e [...]	2006-06-08 16:59:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PREF UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA493	KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP REVEALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kosovo Assembly formally unveiled a new work plan on June 7 designed to improve procedural and budgetary transparency. International advisors, including USAID, have been very involved in the development of this plan and heads of diplomatic liaison offices, including COM, p [...]	2006-06-09 14:52:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA495	RIFT WIDENS BETWEEN HARD-LINE AND MODERATE SERBIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ever since moderate Bishop Teodosije welcomed Kosovo President Sejdiu to Decani Monastery on Orthodox Easter, the rift between Teodosije and hard-line Bishop Artemije has widened. After the visit, Artemije blasted Teodosije in the media, and the hardline Serbian National Coun [...]	2006-06-09 17:07:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR SOCI KIRF KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA498	UNMIK HEAD OF MISSION RESIGNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Soren Jessen-Petersen has resigned as Kosovo's Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) and head of the U.N. Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),effective June 30. Principal Deputy SRSG (PDSRSG) Steven Schook will become acting SRSG if a replacement is not in place by the e [...]	2006-06-12 17:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA506	KOSOVO: SPECIAL ENVOY AHTISAARI HOPES TO BEGIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Status Talks Martti Ahtisaari told Contact Group (CG) liaison office heads on June 10 that he expects to brief the UNSC in early July and then hopes to host the first direct talks between senior Pristina and Belgrade officials the week of July 17. He [...]	2006-06-13 15:26:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA507	KOSOVO: PROTOCOL ON RETURN WITH SERBIA SIGNED AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After almost two years of negotiations, the Provisional Institutions of Self Government in Kosovo (PISG),the Government of Serbia and UNMIK signed a Protocol on Voluntary and Sustainable Return on June 6, 2006. UNMIK pressed hard to get the protocol signed before SRSG Soren J [...]	2006-06-13 16:01:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA513	KOSOVO: THACI OK WITH ELECTION DELAY IF HIS PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Hashim Thaci, the head of the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK),met on June 9 with heads of Contact Group diplomatic liaison offices in Pristina. He outlined his thoughts on what he called the failure of the current government to accomplish its domestic tasks, in part [...]	2006-06-15 15:26:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA518	SECURITY HEIGHTENED IN NORTH AFTER SERB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Municipal assemblies in all three of Kosovo's northern Serb-majority municipalities have passed resolutions calling for a cessation of existing minimal ties with the central government in Pristina. The resolutions express dissatisfaction with the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) a [...]	2006-06-16 17:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA519	KOSOVO: KFOR RE-ESTABLISHES PERMANENT PRESENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 13 the French contingent in charge of Multi-National Task Force-North (MNTF-N) reactivated a former Belgian KFOR camp in the northern Kosovo municipality of Leposavic. The camp will be manned by different national contingents on two-week rotations, beginning with the Fren [...]	2006-06-16 17:34:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA520	KOSOVO: BAD POLL NUMBERS FOR THACI SIGNAL REQUEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A new public opinion poll of non-Serb Kosovars suggests plummeting popularity for opposition leaders Hashim Thaci and his Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). The poll, taken by a nominally apolitical local consulting company, was issued days before Thaci made a rare request for [...]	2006-06-16 17:40:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA525	KOSOVO: UNMIK POSTPONES MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Outgoing SRSG Soren Jessen-Petersen announced June 17 his decision to postpone municipal elections scheduled for this autumn for a period not to exceed twelve months. Jessen-Petersen's decision provides that elections cannot be held earlier than three months or later than six [...]	2006-06-19 13:59:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA531	KOSOVO: KOSOVO SERB MODERATES FLOAT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Moderate Kosovo Serb politicians, led by Oliver Ivanovic, are floating a decentralization plan calling for seven new Serb-majority municipalities and the enlargement of an eighth. Briefing Contact Group representatives on June 16, Ivanovic said his plan differs from the proposal [...]	2006-06-20 17:04:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA532	SALI BERISHA TELLS KOSOVO ALBANIANS TO RECONCILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an emotional June 15-17 visit to Kosovo, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha reiterated his support for Kosovo's independence, voiced his confidence in Kosovo's current leadership and asked Kosovo Albanians to reconcile with Serbs. He also attempted to mend fences with [...]	2006-06-20 17:40:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PREF UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA534	KOSOVO: VIOLENT DEATH OF ELDERLY SERB RAISES FEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An elderly Kosovo Serb returnee was found dead on June 20 from a gunshot wound to the head in western Kosovo's Klina municipality. Police tell us informally that the path of the bullet (entry through the front of the neck and exit through the top of the head) would ordinarily [...]	2006-06-21 18:37:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PREF PREL PGOV PINR SCUL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA538	KOSOVO'S NEW AUDITOR GENERAL OFF TO A GOOD START [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Since arriving in February 2006, Kosovo Auditor General Linda Casella has produced six complete audits on Kosovo municipalities and other institutions. She was assaulted and severely beaten in downtown Pristina shortly [...]	2006-06-22 16:47:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON YI
06PRISTINA539	KOSOVO'S NEXT UN ADMINISTRATOR: THACI WEIGHS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Opposition party leader Hashim Thaci requested a meeting June 19 with COM to convey his concern that current UNMIK economic pillar head, Joachim Rucker, is rumored as a leading candidate to fill the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) position from which curren [...]	2006-06-22 17:01:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI

06PRISTINA545	KOSOVO: PISG AND WORLD BANK AGREE ON A WAY FORWARD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Provisional Institutions of Self- Government (PISG) and the international community, led by the World Bank, have reached agreement on a way forward for development of Kosovo's energy sector. The parties have resolv [...]	2006-06-23 09:55:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PREL YI
06PRISTINA547	KOSOVO SERBS: A SUCCESS STORY AND TWO PLEAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-23 11:57:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF SR
06PRISTINA549	KOSOVO MINORITIES: RURAL POVERTY AND A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Many Serbs and other minority members who either returned to or stayed put in rural areas of Kosovo after the end of the conflict in June 1999 or the ethnic riots in March 2004 live marginally. Their immediate preoccupation is their livelihoods. Determination of Kosovo's final [...]	2006-06-23 14:53:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF SR YI
06PRISTINA554	KOSOVO: CONTROVERSY CONTINUES OVER ICTY VISIT; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several widows from the Krushe e Vogel/Mala Krusa massacre say they first assisted a visiting UN convoy on May 25, but then grew suspicious when the convoy showed interest in the local Serb graveyard and the homes of former Serb residents. One widow expressed no remorse over [...]	2006-06-27 16:03:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KCRM KDEM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK
06PRISTINA561	KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY AUDIT REVEALS FISCAL MALFEASANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. An external audit of the Kosovo Assembly's budget under former Speaker Nexhat Daci has revealed serious fiscal irregularities. The audit states that Daci and his Assembly staff used Assembly finances for expensive armored vehicles, a convention/conference center in a suburb of P [...]	2006-06-29 15:24:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA564	KOSTUNICA VISIT TO KOSOVO SPARKS ONLY ISOLATED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica visited Gracanica monastery in Kosovo on June 28 to commemorate Vidovdan. Despite receiving UNMIK permission to visit Kosovo only for personal, religious reasons, Kostunica used the opportunity to make a provocative speech in which he [...]	2006-06-29 16:30:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA567	KOSOVO: PM CEKU UP-BEAT ON FULFILLMENT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Agim Ceku gave Contact Group representatives a largely positive interim report June 27 on progress on the 13 priorities for standards implementation delivered to Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Governance (PISG) on June 8 (reftel). While the report sho [...]	2006-06-30 17:03:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PREF UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA574	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JOSHUA BLACK [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Kosovo Desk Officer Joshua Black to visit Pristina July 4 - 7, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to accompany UN Deputy Special Envoy for Kosovo Status, Albert Rohan. Point of contact is Political Office Officer David Whiddon, who c [...]	2006-07-06 10:24:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SR
06PRISTINA575	NORTH MITROVICA LEADERS CLARIFY MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two influential Kosovo Serbs from north Mitrovica clarified recent declarations issued by Kosovo's three northern Serb-majority municipalities and the Mitrovica advisory board ostensibly cutting off ties with the government in Pristina. UNMIK representatives say the declarati [...]	2006-07-07 13:55:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI PREF
06PRISTINA576	KOSOVO: NEGOTIATION TEAM RECEPTIVE TO POST-UNMIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to an invitation from President Fatmir Sejdiu, COM and Torbjorn Sohlstrom, the head of the EU mission in Kosovo, briefed the Kosovo negotiating team July 5 on initial thinking on a post-status, post-UNMIK international civilian mission. They stressed that any future [...]	2006-07-07 16:27:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA579	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GONZALEZ, WALDRON AND KAHRS [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Biographic Officer Ana-Christina Gonzalez and Political Officers Brooke Waldron and Susan Kahrs to visit Pristina July 15-19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to consult with and debrief USOP officials regarding key government and op [...]	2006-07-10 12:23:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR OTRA SR
06PRISTINA584	SERBIA REPATRIATES FINAL SETS OF HUMAN REMAINS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an emotional handover on June 30, Serbia repatriated to Kosovo the final sets of human remains found in known mass grave sites in Serbia. UNMIK's Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) is now working to perform autopsies on the remains and return the few that were i [...]	2006-07-11 17:52:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI KJUS EAID
06PRISTINA587	TENSIONS BUILDING OVER NORTHERN KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY. As all concerned enter the Kosovo final status home stretch, the north of Kosovo is increasingly coming into focus as the area where preferred status outcomes potentially collide. UNMIK officials say they have credible reports that Kosovo Serbs in the north are attempting to rei [...]	2006-07-12 18:32:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA598	NORTHERN KOSOVO SERB MAYORS NOT MASTERS OF THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The mayor of the Serb-majority northern Kosovo municipality of Zvecan insisted to USOP that his decision to cut ties with the Kosovo Government was a reasonable expression of frustration with the failure of the Kosovo police to solve crimes against Serbs. The mayors of the other [...]	2006-07-17 17:36:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA599	KOSOVO: ACTING SRSG PUSHES BELGRADE/WHO ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Although medication is on hand, medical personnel have been trained, and construction of a clinic has been completed, treatment of Mitrovica-area Roma acutely ill with lead poisoning has not begun. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been waiting for more than three month [...]	2006-07-17 18:50:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID SENV PHUM UNMIK KDEM YI
06PRISTINA600	KOSOVO: PISG PROGRESS ON CG STANDARDS PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self Government (PISG) continue to make progress on fulfilling the Contact Group's 13 priorities for standards implementation. Prime Minister Agim Ceku announced July 11 that two of the 13 had already been fulfilled and the PISG completed ano [...]	2006-07-17 18:50:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA608	KOSOVO MISSING PERSONS FORENSICS HAMPERED BY LACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UNMIK's Office of Missing Persons and Forensics (OMPF) is faces severe staffing and funding shortages which are hampering its ability to resolve cases of missing persons. Despite fewer leads on potential new grave sites, OMPF is still very busy with a few ongoing exhumations [...]	2006-07-19 18:00:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI KJUS EAID
06PRISTINA609	KOSOVO: REVIEWS OF PM CEKU'S FIRST 100 DAYS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The first 100 days of the government of Kosovo Prime Minister Ceku have been on balance very successful. Ceku has focused his personal attention on Standards-related portfolios -- outreach to minorities, minority-focused legislation, property rights, security -- given priority [...]	2006-07-19 18:01:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA611	KOSOVO: DETAILS OF SLKM PROPOSAL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oliver Ivanovic views his Serbian List for Kosovo and Metohija (SLKM) plan for seven new Serb-majority municipalities and the enlargement of an eight existing municipality (Novo Brdo) as a bridge between the current proposals on new municipalities by the Serbian and Kosovo gove [...]	2006-07-20 16:49:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA612	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER AND [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Kosovo Status Talks, and Political Officer, Stephen J. Gee to visit Pristina July 26 - July 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations [...]	2006-07-21 12:08:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA AU GR SE AL NATO EU
06PRISTINA614	MODERATE KOSOVO CHURCH LEADERS, UNOSEK AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Father Sava told PolOff that he personally supports UNOSEK proposals for the protection of cultural heritage. He said the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC),however, cannot support the proposals publicly so long as the government in Belgrade continues to oppose them. Sava critic [...]	2006-07-21 16:40:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA617	KOSOVO SCENESETTER FOR JULY 26-28 VISIT OF SPECIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Wisner's visit, following almost immediately on the so-called Elephants' Meeting between Serbian and Kosovar senior leaders, will present an opportunity to help shape the approach of Kosovo Albanian leaders to what they expect will be the culmination of the final status [...]	2006-07-24 17:30:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV PHUM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA630	KOSOVO: PM CEKU VISITS THE NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 22 visit to majority ethnic Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo, Prime Minister Agim Ceku declared that northern Mitrovica "is and will always be a part of Kosovo." He also requested that KFOR and UNMIK "insulate this region politically and practically from Serb [...]	2006-07-28 15:42:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA631	KOSOVO: PROTEST OVER VIENNA NEGOTIATIONS FIZZLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Only around 250-300 protesters showed up for a July 24 demonstration in Pristina called by Albin Kurti, the activist leader of the Self-Determination Movement (SDM),against participation by Kosovo government officials that same day in final status negotiations in Vienna with s [...]	2006-07-28 16:06:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA637	KOSOVO: UNMIK BELIEVES UK HOLDS INFORMATION TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: The UN in Kosovo believes that the British SIS has in its possession of 700-page report with information that could lead to the conviction of four suspects in the murder of Serb civilians in 2001. UNMIK,s Department of Justice has asked the UK Office to make the report availa [...]	2006-08-01 15:45:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA639	COM URGES MODERATE KOSOVO SERB LEADERS TO ENGAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During introductory meetings with moderate Kosovo Serb leaders Oliver Ivanovic, Bishop Teodosije and Father Sava, COM echoed recent comments by Ambassador Wisner about the importance of active and direct engagement in status negotiations during the coming weeks. Ivanovic, Teod [...]	2006-08-02 16:22:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA640	WISNER TO KOSOVARS: SIX WEEKS TO COME TO CLOSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on July 27 with President Fatmir Sejdiu and the entire Kosovo negotiating team, U.S. Special Representative for the Kosovo Status Talks Ambassador Frank Wisner stressed the need to stay unified and to use the next six weeks to bring Kosovar Albanian negotiati [...]	2006-08-02 16:29:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA645	KOSOVO: CONTACT GROUP MESSAGE TO PRISTINA WELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Keeping to the language worked out in Contact Group capitals, COM led other CG representatives (along with the heads of the local EU and European Commission missions) in a demarche on the Kosovo negotiating team (the "Unity Team") on the results of the July 24 high-level meeting [...]	2006-08-04 13:44:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA647	MODERATE OLIVER IVANOVIC CLAIMS TO BE LAUNCHING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Moderate Kosovo Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic has filed papers with the OSCE to establish a new political party and has requested funding for a new NGO designed to reduce the influence of Belgrade political parties on Kosovo Serbs. However, his new party is a local branch of a [...]	2006-08-04 15:23:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA648	KOSOVO: CHIEF OF MISSION STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her initial calls on Kosovo's leaders, COM urged them to stay united and not let personal differences interfere with their seriousness of purpose in the Vienna status negotiations. President Fatmir Sejdiu vented his frustration at the antics of opposition leaders on the negot [...]	2006-08-04 16:27:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA653	KOSOVO: SERB RELUCTANCE TO RETURN TO SVINJARE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The return of Serbs to the village of Svinjare is more complex than the rebuilding of houses destroyed and damaged by ethnic Albanians in the riots of March 2004. The rebuilding/repair effort is underway, though according to the UNMIK office that advises the Kosovo Protection [...]	2006-08-08 12:04:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA658	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DEMIAN SMITH [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Demian Smith to visit Pristina August 14-17, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for meetings with local officials. Control Officer is Political Officer Heidi Barrachina, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549-516 ext. 3104; GSM 377 [...]	2006-08-09 17:05:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL AMGT ASEC SR YI
06PRISTINA659	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KATHERINE HELGERSON [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Katherine Helgerson to visit Pristina August 10-20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to provide support to the Econ/Pol section. Point of contact is Econ/Pol Deputy Chief David Whiddon, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549-516 e [...]	2006-08-09 17:06:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA660	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BRAD BELL [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Brad Bell to visit Pristina August 13-16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to have introductory meetings with USOP, UNMIK, KFOR, and PISG officials. Control Officer is Political Officer Carrie Shirtz, who can be reached at: office [...]	2006-08-09 17:06:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA661	KOSOVO: LDK ASSERTS PRIMARY POSITION IN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A July 6 letter sent by the LDK party presidency to Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku continues to make news over a week after its existence was leaked to the press. The key issues in the letter were the assertion by the LDK that the party -- and not Ceku -- would have authority o [...]	2006-08-10 09:00:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA663	KOSOVO: SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN BABIN MOST [...] (SBU) On August 6, the priest in the ethnic-Serb majority village of Babin Most (Obiliq/Obilic municipality) reported that unknown perpetrators vandalized and robbed his church. He said that several icons were damaged or stolen, along with 800 euros in church funds. On August 6 the Acting Chi [...]	2006-08-11 09:00:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI PHUM KRIF
06PRISTINA664	KOSOVO: COM TO UNITY TEAM MEMBERS: TIME'S UP [...] (C) Summary: COM met individually with members of Kosovo's Unity Team (UT) August 9-11 to lay down a direct and unambiguous marker: the time is now to come to closure with UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Marti Ahtisaari on the issues of decentralization and minority rights. COM underscored USG [...]	2006-08-11 15:51:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK DPKO YI
06PRISTINA674	KOSOVO: PM CEKU UPBEAT ON COMPLETION OF CG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Agim Ceku told heads of mission from the Contact Group (CG),EU and EC liaison offices August 15 that the Kosovo government has completed five of the CG's 13 priorities for Standards implementation and is on track to finish the remaining eight by October. He asses [...]	2006-08-17 15:49:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA680	AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BRAD BELL [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Brad Bell to visit Pristina August 20-26, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to have introductory meetings with USOP, UNMIK, KFOR, and PISG officials. Control Officer is Political Officer Tracey Thornton, who can be reached at: offic [...]	2006-08-18 17:29:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT ASEC YI
06PRISTINA681	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ANNA MORAWIEC MANFIELD [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Anna Morawiec Mansfield to visit Pristina August 20-23, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend meetings related to the Kosovo status negotiations. Control Officer is Political Officer Tracey Thornton, who can be reached at: off [...]	2006-08-18 17:30:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT AU YI
06PRISTINA689	KOSOVO: COM URGES NORTHERN MAYORS TO STAY ENGAGED, [...] (C) Summary: COM travelled to northern Kosovo August 18 to meet with the mayors of the three predominantly Serb municipalities and utilize press opportunities to convey the benefits of the decentralization process to Serb residents of the north. All three mayors were definitive in rejecting a [...]	2006-08-22 12:42:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK DPKO YI
06PRISTINA709	KOSOVO: SWIFT RESPONSE BY UNMIK AND KFOR CALMS [...] (C) Summary: Swift action by UNMIK, KFOR, and the Kosovo Police Service prevented an escalation of violence following an August 26 grenade attack on a well-known cafe frequented by hard-line Serbs in north Mitrovica. Nine people sustained injuries, though none life-threatening, in the attack [...]	2006-08-29 18:35:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPKO PGOV PHUM KJUS PY
06PRISTINA725	KOSOVO: UNITY TEAM BRIEFS KOSOVO ASSEMBLY ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: Unity Team (UT) members briefed the Kosovo Assembly in an open, televised session on the ongoing final status negotiations. The presentation was generally well received by MPs, although some expressed opposition to negotiated independence. Late distribution of the UT's material [...]	2006-09-01 17:55:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA726	KOSOVO: SERB LEADERS CLOSE THEIR EYES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kosovo Serb leaders, particularly in the north, are abundantly aware that the likeliest outcome of the status process is independence. Nevertheless, they continue to deny that a status decision will apply to them. Some express hard-line views on secession and violence if indep [...]	2006-09-01 18:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA727	KOSOVO: EU RULE OF LAW PLANNING PROGRESSING, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Casper Klynge, head of the EU Planning Team (EUPT),told us recently he is grappling with mixed messages from Brussels and EU capitals on his follow-on rule of law mission's size and scope. Brussels favors a limited footprint, while capitals increasingly argue for a more operatio [...]	2006-09-02 10:32:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ETTC KCRM PREL YI UNMIK DPKO
06PRISTINA728	KOSOVO: UNMIK KPC COORDINATOR OFFERS THOUGHTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNMIK Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) Coordinator Major General Chris Steirn (UK) offered COM his thoughts on the future establishment of a Kosovo defense force in a meeting September 1. Not surprisingly, Steirn argued that a future Kosovo security force was needed, both to avoid [...]	2006-09-02 13:44:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA729	KOSOVO: CONSTITUTION DRAFTING AND ELECTIONS TIMING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Discussion has begun, both locally and in UNOSEK and Contact Group venues, on the important post-status issues of constitution drafting and timing of elections. UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari expressed to COM and EU reps in Pristina his view that the constitution must be drafted with [...]	2006-09-02 14:17:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA734	KOSOVO: PRESIDENT SEJDIU NOMINATED FOR POSITION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a fast moving series of events over the Labor Day weekend, the influential presidency of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK),Kosovo's largest party, decided September 5 to nominate President Fatmir Sejdiu as its candidate for the position of party president. Sejdiu is [...]	2006-09-05 20:02:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA736	KOSOVO: INCREASED VOLUME OF ALBANIAN ATTACKS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent appearance of the Kosovo negotiating team before the Kosovo Assembly and public criticism of key elements of the final status talks have resulted in protests against decentralization in the affected municipalities, as well as attacks by political "pundits" in the media [...]	2006-09-06 17:38:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA742	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HALLBERG, DUDLEY AND MEGES [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Political Officers Kent B. Hallberg and Mark Dudley and Economic Officer Daniel Meges to visit Pristina September 10-13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to consult with USOP officials. Point of contact is Political Officer David W [...]	2006-09-08 09:17:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR OTRA SR
06PRISTINA748	KOSOVO: SCENESETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the Unity Team still fractious and a growing tide of public criticism against the decentralization provisions of the UNOSEK plan, we are anticipating a rough political season in advance of the eventual status decision. What would normally have been a heated debate over the m [...]	2006-09-09 12:15:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA762	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FSN DUBRAVKO BOLSEC [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to S/WCI staff member Dubravko Bolsec to visit Pristina September 15 - September 17, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to accompany Ambassador-at-Large Clint Williamson on consultations with mission, host government and international of [...]	2006-09-12 14:53:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KJUS KAWC SR MW AL AU HR
06PRISTINA763	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO VINCENT CARVER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Vincent Carver to visit Pristina September 12 - September 14, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the September 13 coordination meeting chaired by DAS DiCarlo. Point of contact will be Political Officer, David Whiddon, who can [...]	2006-09-12 14:53:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EUN
06PRISTINA764	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR AT LARGE CLING [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson and Special Assistant Matthew Lavine to visit Pristina September 15 - September 17, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations with mission, host government and inte [...]	2006-09-12 14:54:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KJUS KAWC SR MW AL AU NL HR
06PRISTINA765	KOSOVO: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMBASSADOR AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo is in an important transition period with a decision on final status looming and the EU poised to assume UNMIK's Rule of Law (RoL) mission. Ambassador Williamson's September 15-17 visit offers a good opportunity to review current prosecution efforts and to shape the EU's a [...]	2006-09-12 16:53:00	Embassy Pristina	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA766	KOSOVO: SOUTHERN SERB MUNICALITY OF STRPCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kosovo Serb leaders of Strpce municipality complain that despite running "the only real multi-ethnic municipality in Kosovo," their efforts are severely hampered by dwindling resources from Pristina. While admitting that they also receive financial transfers from Belgrade, these [...]	2006-09-12 16:53:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA777	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KATHERINE HELGERSON [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Katherine Helgerson to visit Pristina September 17-24, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to provide support to the Econ/Pol section. Point of contact is Econ/Pol Deputy Chief David Whiddon, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549-51 [...]	2006-09-15 16:01:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA778	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO EXBS ASSESSMENT TEAM, SEPT [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to EXBS Assessment Team, Paul Van Son, Jason McClellen and Jim Kelly to visit Pristina September 18 - September 22, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to discuss possible areas of cooperation with the USOP and key UNMIK ministries. Point [...]	2006-09-15 16:01:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL ETT YI MIK
06PRISTINA779	KOSOVO: STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION PROCEEDS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo government claims to have fulfilled nine of the Contact Group's 13 priorities for Standards implementation. Our estimate is lower, though overall implementation has moved forward. We can expect that progress on the remaining outstanding priorities will be slower as t [...]	2006-09-16 09:49:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA780	KOSOVO: ORDINARY SERBS IN KOSOVO'S NORTH SAY THEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo,s Serbs face an existential question: stay on in post-status Kosovo or start over somewhere else. USOP officers traveled recently to Zvecan in northern Kosovo to try to gauge the views of ordinary Serbs. Most of our interlocutors predicted that Serbs would flee en masse i [...]	2006-09-16 09:57:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA781	KOSOVO: TURKISH LANGUAGE LAW MOTION REJECTED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A motion to make Turkish an official language of Prizren municipality and change the population requirement for official languages from 6% to 5% was rejected September 14 in a 48-41 vote of the Kosovo Assembly. Though Assembly votes are anonymous, all signs indicate the majority [...]	2006-09-16 15:44:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA782	KOSOVO MISSING PERSONS DIALOGUE: SLOW PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Families of the missing gathered in Pristina and Gracanica on August 30 to commemorate the International Day of Missing Persons, protest lack of progress in resolving cases and bring public attention to the almost 2,300 persons still missing from the Kosovo conflict. Although [...]	2006-09-18 12:24:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA788	KOSOVO: WHY A SPEEDY RESOLUTION OF STATUS MATTERS [...] (C) Having read Embassy Belgrade's excellent cable (reftel) on the compelling reasons to stick to the planned timetable for resolution of Kosovo's status, we wanted to offer a few thoughts from the Pristina perspective on why a status decision this year remains critical to our objectives of s [...]	2006-09-19 06:57:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA795	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JOSEPH PAONESSA AND ERIC [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Joseph Paonessa, Chief Inspector, U.S. Marshal Service, and Eric Seidel, Assistant District Attorney to visit Pristina September 22 through October 1, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to perform a one week witness protection assessm [...]	2006-09-21 07:59:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC YI
06PRISTINA802	KOSOVO: SCENESETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 26-28 VISIT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The successful September 20 Contact Group ministerial with Secretary Rice at the helm was viewed here as further indication that the U.S. government will press for a timetable that delivers a status determination by the end of 2006. This remains the sole and almost obsessive foc [...]	2006-09-22 11:53:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA803	KOSOVO: SMALL NEW SERB PARTY DARES TO POSIT A [...] (C) SUMMARY. The newly-formed Autonomous Liberal Party (SLS) seeks to represent Kosovo Serbs who want to stay and integrate into Kosovo institutions and society, regardless of the outcome of the status process. Party President Slobodan Petrovic told us the SLS is more concerned with the impa [...]	2006-09-22 14:46:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA804	KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY FINALLY PASSES TURKISH LANGUAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Assembly passed an amendment to the Law on Languages making Turkish an official language in Prizren. After initially rejecting the measure on September 14 due to infighting within the ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) party, the LDK got its house in order (at l [...]	2006-09-22 16:17:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA808	KOSOVO: DAS DICARLO AND EU REP LEHNE BRIEF ON ICO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Pristina September 12-14, EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo and EU rep Stefan Lehne briefed Kosovo Albanian and Serb leaders on the International Civilian Office (ICO) that will be established to supervise implementation of the status settlement. DiCarlo and Lehne underscored that plann [...]	2006-09-26 08:07:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA811	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JOHN ERATH, EUR/SCE DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/SCE Deputy Director for Kosovo John Erath to visit Pristina September 28-30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations with US Office Pristina staff and with local and international officials. Point of contact is Polit [...]	2006-09-26 14:31:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA PREL EUN AU SE NATO US
06PRISTINA813	KOSOVO: AMB. WILLIAMSON URGES COOPERATION AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: In meetings with both international and Kosovar actors in the justice and political sectors, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson stressed the need for continued Kosovar and international focus on addressing outstanding war crimes cases. In a two-day visit [...]	2006-09-27 09:04:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA822	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO VINCENT CARVER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to USEU Political Officer Vincent Carver to visit Pristina October 2-December 15, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the international civilian office planning. Point of contact is Deputy Chief Political Officer David [...]	2006-09-29 14:12:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EUN
06PRISTINA833	KOSOVO: A/S FRIED PRESSES KOSOVO LEADERS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Pristina September 26-28, EUR A/S Fried met separately with PM Ceku, President Sejdiu and the Unity Team and assured them of the USG's seriousness in pursuing the status process to its logical end, but stressed that the Kosovar Albanian leadership must show itself worthy of in [...]	2006-10-02 18:29:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA836	KOSOVO: DACI CAMP CAMPAIGNING HARD FOR LDK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Kosovo Assembly Speaker Nexhat Daci is waging an aggressive early campaign to become president of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). There are indications that Daci or his supporters may be using intimidation tactics to wrest control of the party at the grass roots lev [...]	2006-10-03 16:55:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCRM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA842	KOSOVO: COM TELLS GJILAN OFFICIALS TO END THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM condemned recent violence and urged support for decentralization in a meeting with Gjilan municipal officials from four political parties. She also delivered a message to the fractious ruling LDK party in Gjilan to stop its unhelpful (and violent) infighting. The Albanian [...]	2006-10-04 18:32:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA843	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO THOMAS C KEENAN AND AARON B [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Political Officers Thomas C. Keenan and Aaron B. Schoenewolf to visit Pristina October 2-7, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations with mission officials. Point of contact is Pol/Econ Deputy Chief David Whiddon, who can [...]	2006-10-06 08:52:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA HR AMGT YI
06PRISTINA846	KOSOVO: PM CEKU "LOOKING TOWARDS STATUS" WHILE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku briefed Pristina liaison office heads October 5 on his plans over the next several months for managing Kosovo Albanians' expectations for, and Kosovo Serbs' fear of, final status. Ceku said that implementation of Standards for Kosovo, particularly [...]	2006-10-06 16:07:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA847	KOSOVO: COM URGES CALM, CAUTION AMONG KOSOVAR [...] (C) With rumors swirling of a delay in the status process and statements by EU High Representative Solana and UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari appearing to confirm these speculations, COM counseled calm among Kosovar Albanian leaders the week of October 2. Meeting with the Prime Minister, the parl [...]	2006-10-08 11:27:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA853	FERIZAJ LEADERS AGREE TO REPAIR ROOF ON VANDALIZED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 6 Ferizaj/Urosevac Municipal leaders promised visiting poloff and a U.S. sergeant involved in civil-military operations in the area that they would pay for the August theft of the copper roof of the St. Uros church. (The thief, who was apprehended shortly after the [...]	2006-10-10 14:33:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA854	KOSOVO: UNMIK STILL WAIVERING ON THREE-MONTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the October 4 meeting of the Steering Group for Future International Arrangements, UNMIK presented a "work in progress non-paper" (forwarded to EUR/SCE) with timelines for transition and identifying an action office for many of the items. According to various UNMIK representa [...]	2006-10-10 16:13:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA856	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO EUR/SCE DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Office of South Central Europe Affairs Director Christopher Hoh to visit Pristina October 14 - October 16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for consultations with post and host country officials. Point of contact will be Political O [...]	2006-10-11 14:56:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA MK AL SR
06PRISTINA858	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOROTHY MAYHEW, OCT 15-18, [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Office of Country Assistance Officer Dorothy Rogers Mayhew to visit Pristina October 15 - October 18, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to provide country assistance training and to attend the Justice Sector Assistance Review of FY07 [...]	2006-10-13 09:37:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AL SR
06PRISTINA861	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LINDA SAMUEL, OCT 14-18, [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Linda Samuel, Deputy Chief of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section Department of Justice, to visit Pristina October 14 - October 18, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to hold roundtable at Assembly on best practices in a [...]	2006-10-13 16:40:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AL SR
06PRISTINA862	KOSOVO: SERB ORTHODOX BISHOP TEODOSIJE EXPRESSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM met October 12 with Bishop Teodisije, the moderate Serb religious leader of Decani monastery, who feared that Kosovo Serbs in the enclaves in south were not prepared for final status. Teodosije asked that the international community do everything possible to encourage and en [...]	2006-10-13 17:07:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA863	KOSOVO: KOSOVO PROPERTY AGENCY BOARD MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an October 10 meeting of the five-member supervisory board of the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA),which includes USOP, KPA head Knut Rosandhaug confirmed that the rental property scheme by which illegal Albanian occupants pay rent to Serb owners had begun on October 2. Rosand [...]	2006-10-13 17:14:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA875	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER, MRS. [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Kosovo Status Talks, his wife, Mrs. Christine Marie Wisner, and his assistant, Stephen J. Gee to visit Pristina October 24 - October 26, 2006. The pu [...]	2006-10-20 12:59:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA AU CR FI PREL SR
06PRISTINA881	SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO'S SOUTHERN SERBS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ensuring that the Serb community can remain and prosper in Kosovo is a key Mission goal and a vital test of Kosovo's commitment to multi-ethnic democracy. The Serb minority in Kosovo is not monolithic; those who live in the northern municipalities of Leposavic, Zubin Potok and [...]	2006-10-21 12:43:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA882	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OPIC OFFICERS MARY BOOMGARD [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Mary Boomgard, Director of the Environmental Group and Mr. Joseph Wozniak, International Economist, Office of Investment Policy with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to visit Pristina November 6 - November 8, 2006. The [...]	2006-10-24 09:19:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OTRA OPIC XB XC XE
06PRISTINA905	KOSOVO: REFERENDUM ON SERB CONSTITUTION PROCEEDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polling in the October 28-29 referendum on the new Serbian constitution proceeded peacefully throughout Kosovo. The Belgrade-based Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CESID) reported after the polls closed that 90,036 voters in Kosovo (90.1 percent of the estimated 101,546 [...]	2006-10-30 11:59:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA906	KOSOVO: LDK REFUSAL TO DEBATE ASSEMBLY AUDIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling LDK party's refusal on October 27 to discuss an audit report highly critical of former Assembly Speaker Nexhat Daci caused the opposition to walk out of the Assembly and boycott further participation until the issue was resolved. The problem started when LDK Assembly c [...]	2006-10-30 14:38:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA909	KOSOVO: EUR/SCE DIRECTOR HOH PRESSES KOSOVAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting EUR/SCE Office Director Chris Hoh reassured anxious Kosovo Albanian leaders that the USG still supports resolution of Kosovo's final status by the end of the year, but asked them to help manage expectations within the population if Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari decides a [...]	2006-10-30 16:32:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA912	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CODEL DREIER, NOVEMBER 23, [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Representative David Dreier, Chairman - House Rules Committee, Brad Smith, Professional Staff Member and LTC Paul Kennedy, Lead Military Planner, to visit Pristina November 23, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings wi [...]	2006-10-31 10:33:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN MIK YI PK AF FI
06PRISTINA913	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GAIL ROBERTSON, NOVEMBER 1-8, [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to INL Program Manager Gail S. Robertson to visit Pristina November 1-8, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct interviews for contingent command staff and meet with U.S. and UNMIK officers. Control Officer for this visit will be [...]	2006-10-31 10:40:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA UN KCRM
06PRISTINA921	KOSOVO: AMB. WISNER REAFFIRMS U.S. RESOLVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Kosovo October 24-26, U.S. Special Envoy Ambassador Frank Wisner delivered a three-part message to the top political leadership: maintain unity through and beyond final status; let the Kosovar people know now what lies ahead; and make certain the machinery of government is in [...]	2006-11-03 07:11:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA923	KOSOVO: KPC DEMINING CAPACITY IS IMPROVING, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is room for optimism as the 2006 demining season draws to a close. Despite earlier criticism by the international de-mining NGO, HALO Trust, of the demining capabilities of the Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC),an August 2006 study by the International Centre for Humanitari [...]	2006-11-03 14:44:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA924	KOSOVO: KOSOVO SERB PROPOSES ALL-SERB ASSEMBLY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Apart from his work as owner and director of TV Mir, former Kosovo Serb politician Nenad Radosavljevic has suggested several mechanisms that he says will ensure that Kosovo Serbs can effectively participate in post-status institutions. In a recent meeting with USOP, he proposed [...]	2006-11-03 14:52:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM PREF UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA930	KOSOVO: LDK INTERNAL BATTLE PORTENDS CONTINUING [...] (C) Summary: The internal LDK struggle for power between two factions continues, with the process of party elections now in full swing. Though former Assembly speaker Nexhat Daci appeared to take the early momentum with low-level party victories in eastern Kosovo, the LDK "old guard" under K [...]	2006-11-06 12:34:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA933	KOSOVO: OPPOSITION RETURNS TO ASSEMBLY AFTER AUDIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: After repeated intercession by USOP, the opposition returned to the Kosovo Assembly after a one-week boycott, as the ruling LDK party finally got its house in order and agreed to discuss the Auditor General's fact-finding report on mismanagement under former Assembly Speaker Nexh [...]	2006-11-06 16:27:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA947	KOSOVO: UNMIK GETTING OUT OF THE RETURNS BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unlike the rest of UNMIK, which is planning its departure without undue haste, the Office for Communities, Returns and Minorities (OCRM) hopes to transfer all of its competencies except for responsibility for forced returns by the end of the year, a very positive development in o [...]	2006-11-11 13:20:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV EAID PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA948	KOSOVO: PLANNING FOR POSSIBLE SERB REFUGEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the leak to Serbian media in May 2006 of UNHCR's draft contingency planning on possible population movements after a decision on Kosovo's final status, UNHCR has continued to refine its thinking. Planning assumptions vary wildly, with estimates ranging from 10,000 to 112,00 [...]	2006-11-11 13:24:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA951	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MICHAEL LATHAM AND ARBEN GEGA [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Economic Officer Mr. Michael Latham and Commercial Assistant Arben Gega to visit Pristina November 14, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the grand opening of a Macedonian financed facility in Xerxe, Rahovec. Control Office [...]	2006-11-13 10:18:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC AMGT

06PRISTINA952	KOSOVO: KOSOVAR ALBANIAN LEADERSHIP ACCEPTS DELAY [...] (C) Summary: Though apprehensive about the political repercussions of a delay in the status process, Kosovar Albanian leaders represented in the Unity Team (the negotiating team participating in Vienna negotiations) uniformly accepted the announcement by UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari that his p [...]	2006-11-13 10:40:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA954	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAYLYN KVOCHAK [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Political Section Intern, Kaylyn Kvochak to visit Pristina November 13-17, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to consult with U.S. Office, to meet with UNHCR and selected return related organizations, and to conduct site visits, parti [...]	2006-11-13 13:18:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC PREF
06PRISTINA957	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FRANCISCO D. SAINZ NOVEMBER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to South Central European Affairs (EUR/SCE) Principal Deputy Director Francisco D. Sainz to visit Pristina November 19-22, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet with USOP officers. Control Officer for this visit will be Economic Of [...]	2006-11-13 15:45:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT
06PRISTINA965	KOSOVO: EVOLVING EU POLICE AND JUSTICE PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: The emerging outlines of the EU police and justice plan for post-status Kosovo make it apparent that security and law enforcement in Kosovo will be conducted on a fundamentally different basis after the settlement than under UNMIK administration. EU planning is painfully slow an [...]	2006-11-14 18:30:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA967	KOSOVO: SEJDIU AHEAD IN THE HOME STRETCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With all local branch elections now complete, Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has a comfortable majority of delegates to be elected president of the ruling Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). Sejdiu's chief rival, disgraced former Assembly Speaker Nexhat Daci, trails by a wide m [...]	2006-11-14 18:46:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA971	KOSOVO: MAYORS PRESSED TO ACCEPT DECENTRALIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM hosted a November 14 meeting of her Contact Group colleagues, joined by EU and EC reps, with mayors of 10 major Kosovo cities to emphasize the centrality of decentralization in the final status settlement. She urged them as key players in this process to implement decentrali [...]	2006-11-15 18:10:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA972	KOSOVO: KICKING THE CONTACT GROUP'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of the Kosovo Property Agency (KPA) gave us updated statistics on the KPA's rental property scheme and enforcement of property claims pending implementation -- two of the 13 Contact Group priority standards. Some 361 properties out of a total of approximately 5,400 admi [...]	2006-11-15 18:16:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA973	KOSOVO: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REMAINS A PROBLEM, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trafficking in persons (TIP) continues to plague Kosovo, but UNMIK and the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) have taken some important steps to combat it, including undercover police operations, adoption of a two-year action plan to combat trafficking in human [...]	2006-11-16 06:33:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	GTIP KJUS KCRM PGOV UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA977	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR JAMES P. CAIN AND [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador James P. Cain and Embassy Copenhagen Army Attach LTC Michael Schleicher to visit Pristina November 29, 2006. The visit is part of a multinational ambassadorial delegation invited by the government of Denmark to review Dani [...]	2006-11-17 09:54:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT DA YI
06PRISTINA985	KOSOVO: BELGRADE'S COORDINATION CENTER VIEWED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Several prominent Kosovo Serbs shared with us their disdain for the Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija (CCK),the Serbian state institution established ostensibly to take care of their needs. Moderates and hardliners alike called the CCK a "money laundering" operation, [...]	2006-11-20 14:09:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PGOV PINR KDEM UNMIK YI
06PRISTINA989	KOSOVO: CONTROVERSIAL AND WEALTHY EXPAT FORMS NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bexhet Pacolli's Alliance for a New Kosovo (AKR) recently held its first convention in Pristina, evolving from a U.S.-based lobbying group for Kosovo independence into a registered political party. Pacolli, a wealthy Kosovar Albanian who lives in Switzerland, has plastered the K [...]	2006-11-20 14:36:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM EAID KDEM INR YI
06QUEBEC13	QUEBECKERS SAY "YES" TO CANADA [...] (c) Summary: In perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the election, Stephen Harper's Conservative Party picked up ten seats in Quebec, up from zero. While the Conservatives managed to grab votes from both the Liberals and the Bloc Quebecois, it is the Bloc that will have the most soul-searc [...]	2006-01-25 22:43:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA ECON
06QUEBEC16	SOFTWOOD LUMBER: QUEBEC INDUSTRY LOOKING TO NEGOTIATE [...] (c) Summary: Quebec Forest Industry Council President Guy Chevrette told CG Feb. 1 that Quebec industry is ready to negotiate a solution to the softwood lumber dispute, and has been so for quite some time. They have been held back, in his view, by British Columbia's lumber industry and by form [...]	2006-02-02 15:24:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV CA
06QUEBEC24	QUEBEC BUREAUCRATS UPBEAT ABOUT HARPER GOVERNMENT [...] (c) Summary: CG hosted a lunch for Quebec Ministry of International Relations (MRI) Deputy Minister Denis Bedard and other MRI officials February 22, one month following the election of Stephen Harper's Conservatives in Ottawa. Ministry officials were upbeat about the Tory victory, heralded b [...]	2006-02-23 22:20:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA ECON
06QUEBEC31	PM HARPER SUPPORTS QUEBEC ROLE ON INTERNATIONAL SCENE [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Harper and Quebec Premier Charest met in Quebec City March 8 and announced they are tasking their respective officials to work together to assure that "Quebec's unique voice" will be heard at UNESCO. PM Harper also said he would attend the Francophonie summit in Bucharest t [...]	2006-03-08 22:45:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV CA
06QUEBEC33	QUEBEC RELEASES FLU PANDEMIC EMERGENCY PLAN [...] Summary: Provincial Health Minister Philippe Couillard unveiled Quebec's Avian Flu strategy at a press conference, March 9. Quebec's plan addresses the protection of public health; medical care; psycho-social welfare; communication and information; and the functioning of the health system in [...]	2006-03-13 15:17:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON CA
06QUEBEC34	CHAREST THRONE SPEECH GIVES NO LIFT TO HIS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Quebec Premier Jean Charest kicked off a new session at the National Assembly March 14 with a 90 minute Throne Speech (the first since he took office in 2003) that set the tone for the looming electoral campaign. Charest's main focus for the coming year will be the reduction of [...]	2006-03-16 16:09:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CA
06QUEBEC39	MALAISE IN THE PQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Parti Quebecois (PQ) veteran Pauline Marois, 57 year old MNA for Taillon and three time party leadership aspirant, announced March 20 she was quitting politics after 25 years of public service. Marois is the second veteran PQ member to resign over the last few days and more re [...]	2006-03-24 15:12:00	Consulate Quebec	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECON PREL CA
06QUEBEC41	BLOC QUEBECOIS INTERNALLY DIVIDED OVER AFGHANISTAN [...] (c) Summary: A Bloc Quebecois (BQ) MP told CG March 22 that Bloc members fiercely debated BQ leader Gilles Duceppe's decision not to object in the coming parliamentary session to Canada's military presence in Afghanistan. Discussion within the party on Afghanistan is not yet closed. Other pri [...]	2006-03-28 14:58:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON PGOV CA
06QUEBEC53	QUEBEC SOVEREIGNTY MOVEMENT ADRIFT [...] (sbu) Summary: PM Harper's "open federalism" comes at a propitious time: sovereignty is not dead in Quebec, but it is in remission. After four decades of struggle, two failed referendums and drawn out constitutional battles, a general sense of weariness seems to have settled in among a certain [...]	2006-04-26 20:40:00	Consulate Quebec	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CA
06QUITO1037	2006-2007 NEW HORIZONS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing the history of the last planned New Horizons exercise canceled at the eleventh-hour in 2004, and taking into account the current political situation, this Embassy recommends that the Department and SOUTHCOM consider postponing the 2006-2007 New Horizons humanitar [...]	2006-04-26 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS SNAR PTER PGOV EAID EC
06QUITO1042	PALACIO DISAPPOINTS MANY ONE YEAR ON [...] (C) Summary: This week marked the one-year anniversary of Alfredo Palacio's ascension to the Presidency. He ducked the opportunity to tout the accomplishments of his first year in office or set forth a positive agenda for his remaining months. Instead, ministers were trooped before the press [...]	2006-04-27 19:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO106	A REVIEW OF THE NEVER-ENDING OXY SAGA [...] (C) Summary. Nearly six years after the GOE first refused to rebate VAT taxes to Occidental Petroleum (Oxy),we are not much closer to resolving the dispute. USG pressure, Oxy entreaties, and well-meaning GOE officials have produced some progress, but there have also been missteps and miscom [...]	2006-01-13 18:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ETRD ECON EC
06QUITO1106	IRAN: GOE DISTRACTED BY ITS OWN HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) PolChief delivered RefTel points on May 3 to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, Mauricio Montalvo, conveying U.S. and international concerns over Iran's bid for a seat on the Human Rights Council (HRC). Montalvo said no decision had been taken on the issue but said he did not believe that [...]	2006-05-04 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL EC
06QUITO1107	GOE UNLIKELY TO ENDORSE PSI [...] (C) PolOff delivered RefTel points in a diplomatic note on April 11, and PolChief followed up on May 3 with MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio Montalvo, conveying U.S. hope that Ecuador would endorse PSI principles so that it may participate in the Warsaw meeting. Montalvo said that he [...]	2006-05-04 17:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP
06QUITO1112	FM CARRION CRITICAL OF USG TERRORISM REPORT [...] (C) Summary: FM Francisco Carrion on April 30 publicly regretted the Department's 2005 Country Report on Terrorism for Ecuador. He refuted the report's claim that Ecuador's historical neglect of the region had compounded its current woes, and rejected assertions that Ecuador is neutral in the [...]	2006-05-04 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC EC
06QUITO1157	Ecuador Election Update--Six Months Out [...] (U) Summary: Six months away from national elections in October, and three months before candidates formally register, more than 20 aspirants already crowd the presidential field and that number is likely to rise. Former VP Leon Roldos holds a consistent lead in early polling, but most Ecuad [...]	2006-05-10 19:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO1249	OXY DEMARCHE DELIVERED--FM REJECTS GOE SHIFT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador conveyed USG regret (per instructions RefTel) over the GOE decision against Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) to FM Francisco Carrion on May 22. Carrion said he would convey the U.S. position to President Palacio later the same day. Carrion rejected press speculation th [...]	2006-05-22 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OAS ETRD PREL EC
06QUITO125	NEW ECUADORIAN FINANCE MINISTER PLEDGES FISCAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, new Ecuadorian Minister of Finance Diego Borja affirmed his commitment to responsible fiscal policy and expressed his interest in promoting microfinance. The Ambassador expressed U.S. support for holding the spending line in a difficult elector [...]	2006-01-17 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET PGOV EINV EC
06QUITO126	PRESIDENT'S CONCILIATORY STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: In the president's annual "report to the nation" speech widely interpreted as conciliatory, President Palacio averted further confrontation with Congress over his reform agenda. Instead, Palacio thanked his critics and praised the role of a loyal opposition, inviting Congress [...]	2006-01-17 23:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM ECON EC
06QUITO1274	GOE DEFENDS LEGALITY OF OXY SEIZURE [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Charles Shapiro on May 16 told FM Francisco Carrion the USG was disappointed by the GOE's decision to cancel Occidental Petroleum's contract, a violation of the bilateral investment treaty that would have a chilling effect on FTA talks. Ca [...]	2006-05-24 16:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1275	LABOR MINISTRY PRIORITIZES TRIPARTITE DIALOGUE AND [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Labor Galo Chiriboga and Vice Minister of Labor Jose Serrano outlined the four main goals of the Ministry of Labor (MOL): combating child labor, tripartite dialogue, modernization of the MOL, and combating employment discrimination. President Palacio recently signed [...]	2006-05-24 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
06QUITO128	ECUADOR: FM SUPPORTS UNSC REFORM [...] (SBU) The Ambassador discussed reftel points with FM Francisco Carrion in a one-on-one meeting on January 13, requesting GOE support for management reforms and emphasizing the need for a more credible Human Rights Council. 2. (SBU) FM Carrion said that the UN has great importance to Ecua [...]	2006-01-17 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO1284	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the remote Carchi province on May 18 to highlight USG investment in security and development on Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. While there, the Ambassador met with military and police officials, toured a customs and immigration post, hosted a lu [...]	2006-05-24 21:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO1304	NAM/G-77 ADVANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOE [...] (C) PolOff met with Acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Dennys Toscano on May 25 to deliver RefTel A and B points. PolOff expressed USG concern that the long-established practice of consensus decision-making on budgetary matters in the UN not be broken, and that the GOE consider pushing [...]	2006-05-30 12:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC AMGT IAEA KNNP UNSC UNGA EC
06QUITO1320	ECUADOR: POSITIVE REACTION TO U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: In the absence of the Ambassador (on internal travel),DCM made demarche points (RefTel) to Acting Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira on May 31. Ribadeneira welcomed the USG Iran initiative, pledged continued GOE support for holding Iran accountable for its nuclear program, and [...]	2006-05-31 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1326	CHAVEZ LOVEFEST; A "PRAGMATIC" EMBRACE [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Quito May 30 to sign energy accords (RefTel) and signal political support for the GOE. Chavez was warmly welcomed by President Palacio, who basked in Chavez's praise for defending Ecuador's energy resources. Chavez held an extended one- [...]	2006-05-31 22:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1386	GOE INCLINED TO SUPPORT UN INDIGENOUS DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff presented reftel points to Augusto Saa, Director of Human Rights and Social and Environmental issues at the MFA, on May 22, emphasizing the USG view that the Chair's draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is fundamentally flawed. Saa said the GOE is inclined to su [...]	2006-06-06 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO1394	CANDIDATE CORREA OPEN TO DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on June 6 with Rafael Correa, the controversial former finance minister and leftist presidential candidate. While noting disagreement in several areas of USG interest, the meeting was cordial, with the candidate generally perceived as Chavez' likely favorite [...]	2006-06-07 20:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1395	AMBASSADOR VISITS MACHALA AND EL ORO PROVINCE [...] (U) Summary. In a trip to the southern border province of El Oro, the Ambassador visited U.S. company Machala Power's gas platform and electricity generation facilities and heard about their plight in trying to collect nearly $50 million in unpaid bills from GOE-related entities. She inaugura [...]	2006-06-07 20:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ENRG SNAR ECON PREL EC
06QUITO1399	CONGRESS PASSES SUBCONTRACTING LAW IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress passed a law on May 30 to regulate subcontracting, setting a maximum 50 percent of workers that can be hired through this mechanism. Workers can be subcontracted for any function. Employers must provide subcontracted workers with profit sharing and contributions to [...]	2006-06-07 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
06QUITO1400	ECUADOR-COLOMBIA BORDER PROGRESS REPORT - JAN-MAY [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian northern border military and anti-drug police units scored several successes against narco-terrorists in the first half of 2006. The Ecuadorian military made multiple FARC camp busts, seizing arms, communication devices, and military equipment, as well as capturing tw [...]	2006-06-07 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO1401	GOE DEFENDS NAM IRAN DECLARATION, BUT PLEDGES [...] (C) PolChief and PolIntern delivered RefTel demarche on June 7 to Ambassador Fernando Yepez, Acting U/S for Multilateral Affairs, expressing USG dismay over the recent declaration on Iran issued by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Ambassador Yepez noted that the GOE Ambassador in Vienna had a [...]	2006-06-07 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ EC
06QUITO1427	GOE RESCINDS NAM IRAN ENDORSEMENT, PLEDGES SUPPORT [...] (C) PolChief delivered Ref A demarche to Ambassador Fernando Yepez, Acting U/S for Multilateral Affairs on June 8. Yepez response could not have been more different from his reception a day earlier (Ref B). Yepez agreed that Iran should be given time to reconsider its position, and was very [...]	2006-06-09 17:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP IAEA PREL MNUC IR EU
06QUITO1434	ECUADOR READY FOR A FEMALE PRESIDENT? [...] (SBU) Summary: Women in Ecuador have made significant strides in politics in the last decade, with quotas helping to give women opportunities to win public office and contributing to a gradual change in societal attitudes. The campaign of Cynthia Viteri, the only female presidential pre-can [...]	2006-06-12 16:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SCUL EC
06QUITO1436	SUPREME COURT ALLOWS FORMER PRESIDENT MAHUAD TO [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court ruled on June 7 that criminal charges against ex-president Jamil Mahuad would be put on hold for lack of evidence, permitting Mahuad to return to Ecuador without facing an arrest warrant. Ex-president Mahuad, widely blamed for the country,s severe financial cr [...]	2006-06-12 18:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1438	ECUADOR SOLICITS OIL HELP FROM ABROAD [...] (C) Summary. There are nearly daily press reports that the GOE is about to get assistance from a variety of countries to manage or invest in Ecuador's oil sector, especially the fields previously managed by Occidental Petroleum. Private reports we have received indicate the rush to invest in [...]	2006-06-12 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON PREL EC
06QUITO1470	CAN LEADERS MEET IN QUITO [...] (U) Summary: Presidents from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia met at the Andean Community (CAN) conference in Quito on June 13 to publicly demonstrate their commitment to the troubled regional organization, discuss areas for cooperation with the European Union (EU),and to issue a joint let [...]	2006-06-14 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1477	CAN LEADERS MEET IN QUITO [...] (U) Summary: Presidents from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia met at the Andean Community (CAN) conference in Quito on June 13 to publicly demonstrate their commitment to the troubled regional organization, discuss areas for cooperation with the European Union (EU),and to issue a joint let [...]	2006-06-15 15:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1547	AMB RENEWS DIALOGUE WITH PRESIDENT PALACIO [...] (C) The Ambassador met with President Palacio on June 21, at her request, for the first time since the Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) decision was announced on May 15. Palacio appeared nervous but eager to re-establish direct dialogue. The Ambassador stressed the importance of GOE cooperation wi [...]	2006-06-23 19:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ETRD EC
06QUITO1549	MIGRATION: ECUADORIANS STILL LOOKING NORTH [...] (U) Summary: At least since the severe economic crisis in 1999, the two certainties in Ecuador have been death and emigration. A steady stream of 30,000 to 40,000 undocumented migrants takes to the sea and skies annually from Ecuador in pursuit of their own American dreams. Periodic reports [...]	2006-06-23 19:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO1558	THE AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 21 MEETING WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Presidential candidate Ramiro Gonzalez told the Ambassador on June 21 that he and Presidential candidate Leon Roldos (currently ahead in polls) plan to reform the educational system, the electrical sector, and repair the investment climate crippled by the recently-passed hyd [...]	2006-06-26 15:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1578	ECUADOR: ASIAN DIPLOMATS EAGER FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Our recent outreach to diplomatic counterparts from China, Japan and Korea found them highly aware of USG coordination efforts (described RefTel),and eager to engage in dialogue about the political and economic situation in Ecuador and the region. In deference to USG concerns [...]	2006-06-27 21:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON LA CH JA KS EC
06QUITO1588	INDIGENOUS HEARTLAND DIVIDED ON ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The indigenous heartland provinces of Chimborazo and Cotopaxi are predominantly indigenous strongholds of the Pachakutik Movement. Despite Pachakutik's dominance, the indigenous movement is fractured internally over whether to run its own candidate or support Rafael Correa, an [...]	2006-06-28 16:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1590	FM CARRION URGES USG SIGNAL ON ATPDEA RENEWAL [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian FM Francisco Carrion told the Ambassador on June 27 that he hoped the USG would positively signal support for extension of ATPDEA benefits to support regional economic stability and "keep Bolivia in the fold." He was far from certain that an oil refining deal would be [...]	2006-06-28 19:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1612	ECUADOR SIGNS MORE ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA [...] (U) Summary. Ecuador's and Venezuela's state energy companies PetroEcuador and PDVSA yesterday signed a pair of energy agreements, following a series of technical meetings this month. Venezuela's Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez and acting PetroEcuador President Walter Lopez were joined by Ec [...]	2006-06-30 20:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EC EPET ETRD PREL VZ EINV
06QUITO1624	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DETAINED BY MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: Human Rights activist Wilman Adolfo Jimenez Salazar was detained by the military on June 19 in Payamino, Orellana province. He is charged with violating the state of emergency and was held incommunicado until June 26. Amnesty International considers Jimenez to be a prisoner of [...]	2006-07-03 20:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MOPS EC
06QUITO1657	AFRO-ECUADORIAN HEARTLAND RIPE FOR POPULIST APPEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The province of Esmeraldas is the largest of two centers of the minority Afro-Ecuadorian population. The province is also marked by high unemployment and underdevelopment, fueling populist electoral appeal. Since 2002, the Popular Democratic Movement (MPD),a Marxist populist [...]	2006-07-06 22:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
06QUITO1669	PALACIO REPLACES TWO MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio on July 6 called for the resignations of all his cabinet ministers. On July 7, Palacio accepted the resignations of Minister of Economy Diego Borja -- who seems to have been the primary target of this move -- and Minister of Trade Joaquin Zevallos. Borja was r [...]	2006-07-07 19:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1671	ALAN GARCIA WOWS QUITO [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia and his FM-designate Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde visited Ecuador on July 6 to affirm positive bilateral relations and promote further regional economic integration between Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil. Garcia publicly expressed [...]	2006-07-07 20:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PE EC
06QUITO1680	PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY STEPS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Secretary Jose Modesto Apolo resigned on July 10. Apolo, who was viewed by many as the power behind the power, said that his image had suffered considerably from "unfounded allegations" launched by ex-Minister of Economy Diego Borja. Apolo claimed to be concerned t [...]	2006-07-10 21:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1681	NOBOA DROPS OUT OF PRES. RACE [...] (U) Summary: Alvaro Noboa, Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (PRIAN),withdrew from the presidential race on July 9, citing low showings in the polls. PRIAN deputy Vicente Taiano told us his party would either seek an alliance or support an independent, and ruled out the possib [...]	2006-07-10 21:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1702	NEW MINGOV NAMED [...] Summary: As part of an ongoing cabinet reshuffle on July 11, President Palacio replaced Minister of Government Felipe Vega with Antonio Andretta and Minister of Public Works Derlis Palacios with Pedro Lopez Torres. While Vega, Palacio's fifth Minister of Government, has been linked to charg [...]	2006-07-13 11:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EC PINR PREL
06QUITO1707	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LUCIO GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) Summary: After appearing in constitutional court to defend his right to run in upcoming elections, Gutierrez met with the Ambassador on July 12. Gutierrez summarized the legal charges against him, seeking to show their arbitrary nature. While the charges are obviously politically mot [...]	2006-07-13 20:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1722	REGULATION FOR HYDROCARBONS REFORM REVISED [...] (SBU) Summary: President Palacio issued a decree July 11 correcting the implementing Regulation of the April Hydrocarbons Law that had been published in the Official Register on June 29. The previous regulation offered potentially important opportunities for companies to mitigate the law's m [...]	2006-07-14 18:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV
06QUITO1735	LEGISLATION TO REFORM ECUADOR'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. President Palacio submitted to Congress July 10 legislation to reform Ecuador's electricity sector that would represent a significant advance if passed and implemented as proposed. The legislation would make it a crime to steal electricity, recognize almost $1 billion owed by [...]	2006-07-17 20:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV
06QUITO1772	ELECTIONS UPDATE: GUTIERREZ BARRED, POPULIST [...] (U) Summary: The Constitutional Court on July 18 ruled that ex-President Lucio Gutierrez could not run for public office until 2007. With Gutierrez blocked from running, a PRIAN-PSP alliance is a strong possibility and could produce a strong showing in this year's elections. In the interim, [...]	2006-07-19 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1773	MINISTER OF TRADE REPLACEMENT NOT YET NAMED [...] (C) Summary. President Palacio accepted Minister of Trade Roberto Illingworth's resignation on July 13, after only a week in office for the latter. Illingworth had been facing pressure from the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce since being named on July 7 (reftel). Teodoro Maldonado, Executive [...]	2006-07-19 22:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
06QUITO1803	ECUADOR,S NEW ECONOMIC CZAR: SCUFFED GOODS, [...] (C) Summary: New Ecuadorian Economy Minister Armando Rodas recently presented a sober six-month economic plan, lending a technocratic polish to an appointment painted in politics. End summary. 2. (C) On July 17, Ecuadorian Minister of Economy and Finance Armando Rodas (for biodata, see reft [...]	2006-07-21 17:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EC EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
06QUITO1813	61ST UNGA: PALACIO & CARRION LIKELY TO ATTEND [...] PolOffs met with Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on July 20 to discuss RefTel points. Puma told us that President Alfredo Palacio and Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion would likely attend the 61st UNGA General Debate September 19-29, but said that she could not yet con [...]	2006-07-24 19:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
06QUITO1824	UPDATE ON OPERATIONS OF OXY'S FORMER BLOCK [...] (C) Summary: Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) cleared its first legal hurdle July 13 when the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) officially registered its case against the Government of Ecuador (GOE). More than two months after the GOE declared caducity (reftel A),s [...]	2006-07-25 19:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EPET EINV
06QUITO1837	ELECTIONS UPDATE: PSP-PRIAN FORM ALLIANCE; [...] (U) Summary: Lucio Gutierrez, PSP and Alvaro Noboa's PRIAN announced on July 26 that the two parties would form an alliance for the presidential ticket. Gutierrez publicly asked Noboa to reenter the presidential race at the top of the PRIAN-PSP ticket. Noboa, however, has not responded pub [...]	2006-07-27 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1860	WHO'S ON FIRST? PALACIO NAMES FIFTH TRADE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the embarrassment of Roberto Illingworth,s hasty resignation ended his tenure of less than one week (which in turn had followed the very brief turn in the office by Joaquin Cevallos),Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacio named relative unknown Tomas Peribonio as his [...]	2006-07-28 19:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EC EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
06QUITO1867	ELECTIONS UPDATE: CANDIDATE POSITION PROFILE [...] (U) Summary: In Ecuador,s presidential race, only two of the four front runners have concrete political platforms. Leon Roldos and Rafael Correa present well-defined stances on the issues. Correa,s stance is particularly anti-U.S. Cynthia Viteri and the PRIAN/PRI alliance have not yet defi [...]	2006-07-31 19:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1869	ECUADORIAN PRISONS IN CRISIS - UNDERFUNDED AND [...] Summary: President Palacio on June 7 declared a state of emergency in Ecuador's prisons to address faulty infrastructure, overpopulation, violence and meager resources that had led to ongoing prisoner and worker strikes. Despite an $8 million budget increase in April, the majority of the fun [...]	2006-07-31 21:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1887	MINISTER OF LABOR CHIRIBOGA NAMED HEAD OF [...] (U) President Palacio replaced the board of directors of Petroecuador, and named Labor Minister Galo Chiriboga president of the state energy company on July 31. The decision comes after the failed July 27 auction of 17 million barrels of crude oil from Occidental's former concession, Block 1 [...]	2006-08-01 21:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1905	GOE RATIFIES INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST [...] (U) The Ecuadorian Congress ratified the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism (IACAT) on May 9. The Convention was subsequently signed by President Palacio, and was sent to OAS headquarters on July 14. Ecuador is awaiting confirmation from its OAS delegation of the date of deposit of [...]	2006-08-02 20:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER EC
06QUITO1906	ECUADOR-VENEZUELA DEAL COLLAPSES, PALACIO CANCELS [...] (SBU) Summary. After two months of wrangling over details, Petroecuador's and Venezuelan PDVSA's plan to swap Ecuadorian crude for refined products appears finally to have collapsed. (reftel A) The deal was uneconomical and technically untenable from the beginning, and Venezuela apparently [...]	2006-08-02 21:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON
06QUITO1909	ECUADOR ELECTION: VITERI PICKS RUNNING-MATE [...] (C) Summary: Presidential candidate Cynthia Viteri (Social Christian Party-PSC) announced on August 1 that Ernesto Davalos Salazar would be her vice presidential running-mate in the October elections. The choice of Davalos, a businessman from Quito with experience in the finance and petrole [...]	2006-08-02 23:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1910	WELCOME BACK, GENERAL CRADDOCK [...] (C) Summary: Please accept my warm welcome on your final visit to Ecuador, General Craddock. It has been a pleasure and privilege for all of us at U.S. Mission Ecuador to work with you to cement and deepen productive U.S.-Ecuador military relations. Your visit comes at a time when U.S.-Ecu [...]	2006-08-02 23:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
06QUITO1919	ECUADORIAN PRISONS IN CRISIS, PART II: CONDITIONS [...] Summary: An Ecuadorian prison system plagued by overpopulation and a lack of resources has led to riots, worker strikes, and a state of emergency. A slow justice system characterized by long sentences, appeals that take up to four years, harsher drug laws, the elimination of shortened sente [...]	2006-08-03 22:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1920	PETROECUADOR - A CRUMBLING GIANT [...] (C) Summary. Petroecuador, Ecuador's state-owned oil company, has sole responsibility over the country's most lucrative resource, yet is suffering from a severe financial crisis, a steady decline in production, and a terribly inefficient and inadequate refining capacity. Graft permeates all [...]	2006-08-03 22:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON
06QUITO1922	ECUADOR WILL MAINTAIN MINUSTAH COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) PolOffs met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 2 to deliver reftel talking points. Puma said the GOE will maintain its current support to MINUSTAH. Puma indicated the GOE will fully support an extension of the MINUSTAH mandate and that the GOE [...]	2006-08-03 22:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL HA UNSC
06QUITO1924	CHARGE MEETING WITH NEW ECONOMY MINISTER RODAS [...] (C) Summary: The Charge met with Ecuador's new Minister of Economy and Finance Armando Rodas August 3. The atmosphere was quite positive. Choosing to speak English and proud to note his Fulbright study in the U.S., Rodas seemed genuinely committed to improving the bilateral economic relatio [...]	2006-08-04 15:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
06QUITO2002	PRESIDENT PALACIO SEEKS WHO DIRECTOR GENERALSHIP [...] (SBU) President Alfredo Palacio has instructed the MFA to lobby WHO board capitals in favor of his candidacy for the WHO Director Generalship. A MFA mission headed by U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador Holguin might visit Washington during the week of August 14 or 21 seeking meeti [...]	2006-08-09 17:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2007	ECUADOR MAY BE ALLY ON LEBANON [...] (C) In response to Ref A points, MFA U/S Gonzalo Salvador told PolChief on August 9 that the GOE supports any effort to achieve a cease-fire in Lebanon, including the draft resolution pending in the Security Council. 2. (C) On the Human Rights Council special session (Ref B),after initia [...]	2006-08-09 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE MOPS PHUM UN PTER EC
06QUITO2008	ECUADOR ELECTION UPDATE: CORREA NAMES SURPRISE [...] (SBU) Summary: Far-left presidential candidate Rafael Correa (PAIS) on August 5 announced Lenin Voltaire MORENO Garces as his running mate at a mass rally in rural coastal Guayas province. Moreno, a relative political unknown, is unlikely to attract many votes to Correa, who said his choice [...]	2006-08-09 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EC
06QUITO2011	ECUADOR'S BACHELET PARTY [...] (U) Summary: Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet, made her inaugural visit to Ecuador August 7-8. She announced several initiatives to deepen trade relations and offer assistance to Ecuador's petroleum sector, while promoting a well-received message of hope, democratic strengthening, econom [...]	2006-08-10 12:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ENRG EC
06QUITO2025	ECUADOR TO PUSH FOR BALANCE ON LEBANON [...] (C) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador on August 10, urging the GOE to speak up in the session to point out the imbalance of the current resolution. Salvador said he would instruct Ecuador's Ambassador in Geneva to attempt to introduce balance [...]	2006-08-10 21:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2041	PALACIO AND EHLERS RE-IGNITE REFORM DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a ceremonial speech on August 10 President Palacio renewed his call for a public referendum to force political reforms. The surprise proposal would be non-binding and administered in conjunction with the second round of presidential elections on November 26. It would incl [...]	2006-08-14 23:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
06QUITO2050	ECUADOR REITERATES SUPPORT FOR SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 21:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS UNAUS UNSC IS LE
06QUITO2064	ECUADOR ELECTION: THEN THERE WERE SEVENTEEN [...] (SBU) Summary. The registration period for all candidates running for office in October 15 elections closed on August 15, attracting an unprecedented seventeen presidential aspirants. Eccentric billionaire candidate Alvaro Noboa announced his reentry, oddly declaring himself "a hero of God w [...]	2006-08-16 21:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
06QUITO2078	CARRION'S MFA REFOCUSES ECUADOR'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since taking office in October 2005, Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion, Ecuador's top career diplomat, has attempted to restore credibility to the ministry by reversing the politicization and decline of the diplomatic corps under his immediate predecessors. Part of this proc [...]	2006-08-17 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2082	NEW COLOMBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Araujo made her first official visit to Ecuador on August 16. In meetings with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion and Vice President Alejandro Serrano she discussed the need for safeguarding bilateral relations in the face of problems along the c [...]	2006-08-17 22:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2087	SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST RE POTENTIAL INDONESIAN [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Press reports indicate Indonesia's state-run oil company Pertamina is interested in running Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) former Block 15 in Ecuador under an Energy Cooperation MOU signed between the two countries in July. Frenc [...]	2006-08-18 19:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG
06QUITO2093	ECUADOR WILL NOT SUPPORT WEDGWOOD FOR THE HRC [...] (SBU) On August 18, PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, Director General for Multilateral Affairs in the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver the diplomatic note in reftel. Ms. Puma said the GOE will not support Professor Ruth Wedgwood's candidacy for re-election to the HRC. She said [...]	2006-08-21 20:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN UNHRC EC
06QUITO2094	NORTHERN BORDER PROVINCES TILTING TOWARD ROLDOS [...] (U) Summary: The northern provinces of Imbabura and Carchi are strongholds of the Democratic Left (ID) party and, in Imbabura, the indigenous movement. Predictably, Leon Roldos is the acknowledged front runner in presidential elections. There is little agreement among key actors over which [...]	2006-08-21 21:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2116	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MERCURY PARTNERSHIPS [...] (U) On August 22 EconOff delivered reftel points to Frida Pin Hoppe from the International Affairs Department in Ecuador's Ministry of the Environment (MOE). Pin confirmed that while Ecuador is not represented on the UNEP's Governing Council, an Ecuadorian delegate will likely attend the meet [...]	2006-08-23 18:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SENV EMIN UNEP EC
06QUITO2131	ECUADOR ELECTIONS: NOW THERE ARE TEN...OR ELEVEN? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on August 22 announced that it had approved the candidacies of 10 of the original 17 presidential hopefuls, and reported that five independents failed to secure required signatures and would be disqualified. PSP candidate Gilmar Gutierrez [...]	2006-08-24 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2138	A THOUSAND CHARIOTS IN THE FIELDS: CHINESE PLAYERS [...] (C) Summary: With their $1.4 billion acquisition of Canadian EnCana, China's state oil companies announced their entrance as major players in Ecuador's and the region's petroleum industry. Now with active participation in at least five of Ecuador's petroleum blocks, and with further investmen [...]	2006-08-25 12:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PINR PREL ETRD EC CN

06QUITO2148	COLOMBIAN SHOTS LEAVE ECUADORIANS WOUNDED [...] (SBU) Colombian military units and FARC rebels exchanged heavy gunfire late in the evening on August 23 in the southern Colombian border town of Tetye, Putumayo. Ecuadorian 19th Jungle Brigade Commander (based in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios province) Colonel Ramiro Caceres confirmed the live fire i [...]	2006-08-25 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2150	ECUADOR ELECTION: WHAT'S AT STAKE [...] (C) Summary: With the candidates finally defined and the formal campaign period to open on August 29, more Ecuadorians are undecided than have a presidential favorite for first-round elections on October 15. In the past, public disenchantment with the political party elite has favored outsi [...]	2006-08-28 17:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EC
06QUITO2151	NEW DEFENSE POLICY ADDRESSES NARCOTICS THREAT [...] (U) Summary: Since taking office in August 2005, Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin has attempted to shift the focus of Ecuador's defense posture away from its traditional rivalry with Peru towards more current national security threats, including that of narco-terror on Ecuador's northern border [...]	2006-08-28 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2152	COLOMBIAN SHOTS LEAVE ECUADORIANS WOUNDED [...] (SBU) Colombian military units and FARC rebels exchanged heavy gunfire late in the evening on August 23 in the southern Colombian border town of Tetye, Putumayo. Ecuadorian 19th Jungle Brigade Commander (based in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios province) Colonel Ramiro Caceres confirmed the live fire i [...]	2006-08-28 19:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2173	MINDEF'S RESIGNATION SURPRISES MANY [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrin resigned on August 28, citing disagreement with unspecified aspects of relations with Colombia and defending Ecuadorian military participation in the anti-narcotics fight. Jarrin's surprise departure has generated much speculation about the rea [...]	2006-08-30 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2185	GOE SIGNS MLE; NAVY STRONG U.S. PARTNER IN DRUG [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Wayne Justice and Ecuadorian Rear Admiral Eduardo Navas signed a Maritime Law Enforcement Agreement (MLE) in Quito on August 30. The MLE standardizes a series of operational procedures for the interdiction and boarding of suspect Ecuadorian vessels, [...]	2006-08-31 21:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2223	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ROLDOS AND VITERI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met recently with the top two presidential candidates, according to current polls. Both alleged that dark horse candidate Rafael Correa was receiving support from Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, and Viteri lamented that Correa could reach the second round runoff el [...]	2006-09-06 21:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD ECON PREL EC
06QUITO2225	TITUANA IDENTIFIES WITH PRAGMATIC FACTION OF [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador's recent visit to the indigenous-majority city of Cotacachi highlighted USG interest in municipal best practices in Ecuador, and opened a dialogue with a key national indigenous leader, Cotacachi mayor Auki Tituana. A counterweight within the main national indige [...]	2006-09-06 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2242	ELECTIONS UPDATE: 13 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Constitutional Court on September 6 authorized the candidacies of Lenin Torres (Popular Participation Revolution Movement) and Bolivarian candidate Marcelo Larrea (Third Republic Alliance Movement),while denying two other appeals, bringing down the final number of preside [...]	2006-09-07 22:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2252	GOE MIXED ON NAM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: PolChief and PolOff met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on September 7 to deliver RefTel talking points. Puma has attended NAM summits in the past and will also accompany President Palacio to Havana. Puma maintained the GOE is still undecided on [...]	2006-09-08 15:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU EC
06QUITO2259	GOE SUPPORTS PERMANENT UN MIGRATION FORUM [...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Carrion will represent the GOE at the UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD) in New York. The GOE delegation will support a permanent forum. End Summary. 2. (U) On September 7, PolOff met with MFA Ambassador Carlos Lopez, A [...]	2006-09-08 18:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PREF EAID SMIG UNGA
06QUITO2260	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IATTC FUNDING CRISIS [...] (U) On September 7 EconOff delivered reftel points to Ambassador Jaime Barberis of the Sovereignty Section of Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (U) Barberis said that he had met with colleagues from the Subsecretariat of Fisheries this morning. He was surprised that Ecuador's [...]	2006-09-08 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ECON EC
06QUITO2262	AMB'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM CARRION [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on September 7, FM Francisco Carrion said the UNSC decision is pending with President Palacio; relations with Colombia have been smoothed over after the recent errant mortar incident; shared his positive impressions of Bolivian FM Davi [...]	2006-09-08 18:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS CO EC
06QUITO2275	GOE PLEDGES SUPPORT OF IRAN AT NAM [...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 12 to Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concerns that some governments may use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to adopt a common position in support of Iran's nuclear program. The DCM stressed the importance of t [...]	2006-09-12 22:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC EC
06QUITO2276	GOE PLEDGES SUPPORT ON IRAN AT NAM [...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 12 to Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concerns that some governments may use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to adopt a common position in support of Iran's nuclear program. The DCM stressed the importance of t [...]	2006-09-13 13:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC EC
06QUITO2289	MINDEF COMMITS TO NARCOTICS AGENDA, DISSES MANTA [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on newly appointed Minister of Defense Marcelo Delgado on September 8, the Ambassador stressed the importance of continued USG-GOE counter-narcotics and northern border cooperation and urged progress on security reforms initiated under Delgado's predecessor. [...]	2006-09-13 21:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2294	NAM:GOE STUDIES DARFUR REQUEST [...] (SBU) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 13 to Acting Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concern that Sudan might use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to undermine international efforts to deploy a UN peacekeeping mission to Darfur. The DCM stressed the urgen [...]	2006-09-14 16:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV EC SU
06QUITO2305	USAID GIFT PROJECTS IN ECUADOR [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post submits the following program information, supplied by USAID Ecuador: A. Project name: Rural Telecenters Recipient: World Council of Credit Unions and Credit Unions in Ecuador Project description: Through providing technical assistance and financial sup [...]	2006-09-15 19:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINT ECPS EC
06QUITO2309	ELECTION UPDATE: CORREA MOVES INTO SECOND PLACE [...] (C) Summary: Radical populist candidate Rafael Correa surged ahead of Social Christian candidate Cynthia Viteri in recent polls, moving into second place after front-runner Leon Roldos. With first round presidential elections just a month away on October 15, undecided voters have declined to [...]	2006-09-15 20:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL MARR EC
06QUITO2315	GOE'S UNGA PRINCIPALS: EXPERIENCED PERMREP, [...] (C) Summary: This report on the GOE's UNGA principals responds to questions posed by the Department in Ref A. The GOE has an experienced and capable UN PermRep in Diego Cordovez. Relations between President Alfredo Palacio and FM Francisco Carrion are generally close, but include tensions [...]	2006-09-15 20:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR UN EC
06QUITO2351	GOE TO HOST ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (U) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion on September 12 announced that the GOE would host a meeting of the UN's Alliance of Civilizations in Quito September 24-25. Carrion stressed the importance of the initiative and said the meeting would help identify areas for increased communic [...]	2006-09-19 22:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN IO EC
06QUITO2352	ECUADOR'S FRAGILE SUPREME COURT FIGHTS SCANDAL [...] (U) Summary: Former congressman Renan Borbua turned his messy political trial into a corruption scandal directed at Supreme Court Justice Alfonso Zambrano when he presented video evidence of the Justice's son asking for a bribe. After over a week of public uproar and press, the Supreme Court [...]	2006-09-19 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL
06QUITO2356	UN CD MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE CONVEYED TO GOE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM KDEM PREL EC
06QUITO2357	CORREA TIES OR BEATS ROLDOS IN LATEST POLLS [...] (U) Summary: Far-left Presidential candidate Rafael Correa is in a statistical dead heat with Leon Roldos in all national polls, while Cynthia Viteri has slipped to a more distant third. Feeling the pressure, Roldos has more aggressively questioned Correa's funding sources and Viteri report [...]	2006-09-20 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2384	ECUADOR-COLOMBIA BORDER PROGRESS REPORT - [...] (C) Summary: The following report provides a quarterly update of developments along Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. Highlights include the Ambassador's travel to Esmeraldas province, progress disrupting narco-trafficking, a change of Defense Minister, and renewed diplomatic tension [...]	2006-09-26 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2386	ECUADOR EVALUATES HURRIED CONCESSION OF [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Hydrocarbons Vice-Minister reports that Chinese company Sinopec has made a strong offer to develop Ecuador's large ITT oil fields and the GOE is considering soliciting bids for the field before the Palacio government leaves in January. Post and industry insiders view [...]	2006-09-27 15:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EINV
06QUITO2390	ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS MEETING CRITICAL OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary: At the Quito Regional Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations, President Palacio recycled his UNGA speech and Foreign Minister Carrion acted as host. Many participants openly attacked U.S. policies; others had only veiled criticism. Linked closely to the Academy of Latinicity [...]	2006-09-27 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EC PREL UN IO
06QUITO2391	CORREA TAKES THE LEAD, COULD WIN IN THE FIRST ROUND [...] (C) Summary: Rafael Correa has taken a commanding lead in all recent polls, with 26% to Leon Roldos' 20%, trailed by Cynthia Viteri and Alvaro Noboa each with 11%. Meanwhile undecided remain substantial at 43%. Pollsters say his momentum has been strong, but may be leveling. His rise has b [...]	2006-09-27 23:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2404	BIELSA PESSIMISTIC ON ECUADORIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: At Ambassador Jewell's breakfast meeting with major donors and supporters of the election observation effort, OAS Election Observation Mission to Ecuador Chief, Rafael Bielsa, outlined his concerns with upcoming presidential elections. Candidates and the media seem to be plantin [...]	2006-09-28 20:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC IO KDEM
06QUITO2409	ECUADORIAN AMAZON LEANS TOWARD CORREA; RESENTS CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Amazon provinces of Orellana and Napo have largely indigenous populations and represent just over 1 percent of the national electorate - yet contribute approximately 60% of the national budget in the form of oil production. During a recent visit by Emboffs, officials in bot [...]	2006-09-29 20:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2428	ECUADOR TIP: A GOE PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE has shown steady progress arresting and prosecuting TIP cases under new anti-TIP legislation. Approximately 127 cases are in some stage of prosecution since the new law went into effect in June 2005. President Palacio continues to stress TIP as a priority for his admi [...]	2006-10-02 21:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2434	Ecuador's Presidential Spokesman Resigns and Criticizes [...] (SBU) The Palacio administration remains rife with internal divisions and instability, most recently reflected in the resignation of the Presidential spokesman. Enrique Proano, Secretary of Communication and spokesman for Ecuadorian president Alfredo Palacio, resigned on Sept. 25, 2006, and pu [...]	2006-10-03 21:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV EC
06QUITO2435	PRE-ELECTION REPORT: PICHINCHA PROVINCE LEANS LEFT [...] (SBU) Summary. Populous highlands Pichincha province, where Ecuador's capital of Quito is located, is second only to Guayas province in terms of registered voters. In a historical rarity, none of the current leading presidential candidates hail from the province or the highlands region. Acc [...]	2006-10-03 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2436	ELECTIONS UPDATE: NOBOA COMING ON STRONG, CORREA [...] (C) Summary: A recent bump in unpublished national polling raises the possibility that banana magnate Alvaro Noboa could squeak past Leon Roldos into the second round runoff for president. Meanwhile, radical front-runner Rafael Correa continues to climb, getting closer to the 40% threshold [...]	2006-10-03 22:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2442	ADDRESSING INCREASED COUNTER-NARCOTICS FLOW [...] (U) Summary: A recent ONDCP-sponsored conference in Quito highlighted the increasing flow of cocaine from Colombia through Ecuador, reviewed Embassy programs to address the increase, and identified &next steps8 to improve interdiction. Cocaine seizures in Ecuador and on vessels originating in [...]	2006-10-04 21:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV EC
06QUITO2444	OCCIDENTAL FOCUSES ARBITRATION AGAINST GOE; GOE [...] (C) Summary: Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) is dropping its arbitration case against Petroecuador while maintaining its case against the Government of Ecuador (GOE) to facilitate it management of the arbitration. In addition, the GOE has stated it will not appoint its arbiter by Oct. 12, as req [...]	2006-10-05 12:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD EC
06QUITO2450	ELECTIONS: POTENTIAL FOR POST-ELECTORAL CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: There are several possible scenarios for post-electoral conflict beginning as early as the first round of presidential elections on October 15. This report highlights these possibilities, gauges their probability, and recommends the Department prepare for contingencies which wo [...]	2006-10-05 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2455	CORREA PREDICTS FIRST ROUND VICTORY, NAMES CABINET [...] (C) Summary: Correa's campaign is taking on a triumphalist tone, predicting a first round victory and even naming prospective cabinet members. That tone could cost Correa some support in the first round, when Ecuadorians traditionally like to boost the underdog. Correa's premature cabinet [...]	2006-10-06 20:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2457	ELECTIONS: DEBATE SHARPENS ECUADOR'S CHOICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the staid format of a televised CNN debate on October 5, the exchange sharpened contrasts among the top four contenders. Alvaro Noboa, regarded as a fairly poor debater, exceeded expectations by taking the offensive against Correa, while Leon Roldos and Cynthia Viteri [...]	2006-10-06 22:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2458	ECUADOR ELECTIONS: Andean Parliament Sideshow [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, many Ecuadorians may be surprised to learn that they must also decide, in addition to selecting among the candidates for president, Congress, provincial and municipal council officials, who will represent them in the little known, little respected, Andean Parliam [...]	2006-10-10 12:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2465	City Oriente Requesting Arbitration [...] (SBU) Summary. City Oriente is presenting on October 10 its request for international arbitration, asserting that its contract has been violated by the revised hydrocarbons law. The company asserts that it is still focused on a negotiated solution, but believes that it should file for arbit [...]	2006-10-10 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ENRG EC
06QUITO2466	LATEST POLLS SHOW CORREA WEAKENING, NOBOA RISING [...] (C) Summary: In two credible polls conducted October 7-8, after the recent presidential debate, Correa still leads by a wide margin, but falls short of a first-round victory and shows a slight drop in support after weeks of consistent positive momentum. Alvaro Noboa continued his late surge, [...]	2006-10-10 22:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2497	OF PIPELINES AND LIFELINES: PETROECUADOR AND THE [...] (U) Summary: On August 19 a story broke in the Ecuadorian media about a pipeline leak and oil spill near the environmentally sensitive Cuyabeno Animal Reserve in Ecuador's Amazon region. In extensive coverage, the media has speculated on the causes and environmental effects of the spill. The [...]	2006-10-11 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EPET ECON EAGR EAID PGOV SOCI EC
06QUITO2498	CORREA'S FARC COMMENTS SPARK EXCHANGE WITH GOC [...] (C) Reaction to presidential front-runner Rafael Correa's recent declaration that he does not consider the FARC a terrorist organization has drawn in the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry and the Colombian government. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe did not respond to Correa's comments directly, [...]	2006-10-11 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2513	ECUADOR PLANS TO INITIATE WTO CASE AGAINST EU [...] (SBU) Summary. According to U/S for International Economic Policy Fernando Yepez, Ecuador plans to bring a WTO case against the EU banana import regime, and will be joined by Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Yepez asked whether the USG would be joining in the case, since it had be [...]	2006-10-12 18:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EC
06QUITO2517	ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN CLOSES, ELECTION NIGHT WORRIES [...] (C) Summary: The formal campaign period closes at midnight on October 12. Noboa received a rebuke from the Catholic Church for his use of religion in his campaign and Roldos veered further left on free trade. Electoral officials are scrambling to manage expectations of quick results on el [...]	2006-10-13 12:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2525	ECUADOR CONDEMNS DPRK TEST, SUPPORTS UNSC [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed points in Ref B to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador on October 12 and congratulated the GOE for its principled public statement condemning the DPRK's nuclear test. Salvador said the GOE shared international opprobrium against the DPRK's test and would [...]	2006-10-13 18:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM EC IO KN KNNP PREL
06QUITO2529	UNSC: GOE STILL UNDECIDED, WORRIED ABOUT CORREA [...] (C) Per instruction in Ref A, the Ambassador discussed the UNSC race with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion at length on October 13. Carrion said Ecuador is still studying the issue and President Palacio will make the decision sometime before Monday's vote. MFA sources tell us Carrion will [...]	2006-10-13 20:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EC GT IO VE UNSC
06QUITO2531	UNSC: GOE STILL UNDECIDED, WORRIED ABOUT CORREA [...] (C) Per instruction in Ref A, the Ambassador discussed the UNSC race with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion at length on October 13. Carrion said Ecuador is still studying the issue and President Palacio will make the decision sometime before Monday's vote. MFA sources tell us Carrion will [...]	2006-10-13 21:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EC GT IO VE UNSC
06QUITO2532	ELECTION: FIRST ROUND TO NOBOA, CORREA; SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Banana magnate Alvaro Noboa and radical leftist Rafael Correa have won the first round of presidential voting on October 15, according to incoming official results, independent quick counts and exit polls. The two men now face a run-off election on November 26. Voting proceede [...]	2006-10-16 02:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2536	ELECTION AFTERMATH: QUICK COUNT FOUNDERS AT 70%; [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on October 16 unilaterally cancelled its $5.8 million quick count contract with Brazilian firm E-Vote after the firm failed to deliver results on time on election night. As a result, official results must await until after more labor-inten [...]	2006-10-16 22:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2544	ELECTIONS: CORREA BACKS DOWN, OFFICIAL RESULTS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's electoral authorities told the press on October 17 that they expect final official presidential results no later than October 22 and possibly by the 19th, to be followed Congressional and other results by October 25, at the latest. Current official tabulations of 60 [...]	2006-10-17 22:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2545	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Embassy officers confirmed the identity and location of end-user Maria Cristina Vera Medranda. Vera and her husband, Jose Luis Vargas, sell firearms out of their home. Vera's firearms' distribution license expired on May 17, 2006 and there is no indication that a renewal is underway. [...]	2006-10-18 12:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EC KOMC
06QUITO2549	MINISTER OF ECONOMY RODAS RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Economy and Finance Armando Rodas submitted his resignation late on October 17. On October 18 President Palacio named Jose Jouvin as the new Minister of Economy, the fifth to occupy that position since Palacio became president in April 2005. While Rodas's resignati [...]	2006-10-18 22:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PINR EC
06QUITO2550	PALACIO SUFFERS SETBACKS, DROPS OUT OF WHO RACE [...] (C) Summary: President Alfredo Palacio announced he would abandon his controversial campaign for the WHO Director Generalship on October 18. At the same time, Palacio's fifth Minister of Economy resigned and a major political party conditioned its support for president in the second round on [...]	2006-10-18 22:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV EC PREL
06QUITO2557	COLOMBIAN MILITARY FIRE LEAVES TWO DEAD [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian military officials on October 19 confirmed that two Ecuadorian civilians were killed by Colombian military gunfire on October 15 while traveling in a canoe with FARC rebels on the San Miguel River. Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion publicly criticized the Colombian m [...]	2006-10-19 20:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2558	GOE INCLINED TO SUPPORT UN INDIGENOUS DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff presented reftel points and delivered copies of three non-papers to Augusto Saa, Director of Human Rights and Social and Environmental issues at the MFA, on October 12, emphasizing the USG view that the Chair's draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP) is funda [...]	2006-10-19 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO2574	GOE INCLINED TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff presented Ref A points and non-papers to Augusto Saa, Director of Human Rights and Social and Environmental issues at the MFA, on October 12, emphasizing the USG view that the Chair's draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is fundamentally flawed. 2. (SBU) S [...]	2006-10-20 18:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO258	GOE PROTESTS ALLEGED GOC INCURSION [...] (U) Summary: Reports that Colombian military units entered Ecuadorian territory in hot pursuit of FARC irregulars on January 28 prompted vociferous GOE protests. End Summary. Reported Facts -------------- 2. (U) According to the press, three Black Hawk helicopters and two Colombian mi [...]	2006-01-31 23:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2584	ELECTIONS: FIRST ROUND RESULTS CONFIRMED, [...] (C) Summary: The official GOE vote count confirms an Alvaro Noboa vs. Rafael Correa second round match-up. Noboa's political party also looks set to become the largest bloc in the new Congress that takes office January 5, 2007. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) is struggling to decide how/ [...]	2006-10-20 21:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO259	UNREALISTIC HUAORANI CONFRONT LOGGING AND [...] Summary: With an agenda focusing on illegal logging, their relationship with the petroleum industry, and institutional corruption, the Huaorani indigenous group held a general assembly in the jungle community of Nemonpari. While laudable in its effort to tackle these pressing issues, the new [...]	2006-02-01 13:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID SOCI EPET ECON PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO2602	ELECTION UPDATE: THE "NEW" FACE OF THE CONGRESS; [...] (SBU) Summary: More than a week after the first round of presidential elections on October 15, election authorities have officially confirmed Alvaro Noboa's first round win with 26.83%, over Rafael Correa's 22.84%. Recent but unpublished poll data reveals that Noboa leads Correa by a 16-poin [...]	2006-10-25 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2603	ELECTION: FIRST ROUND RESULTS OFFICIAL; NOBOA [...] (SBU) Summary: More than a week after the first round of presidential elections on October 15, election authorities have officially confirmed Alvaro Noboa's first round win with 26.83%, over Rafael Correa's 22.84%. Recent but unpublished poll data reveals that Noboa leads Correa by a 16-poin [...]	2006-10-25 22:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2605	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) In response to reftel questions on application 05-1007930, Embassy officers verified that Lorena Apunte Osorio is an associate of NOPA Importers, a legitimate, registered firearms dealer in Quito, Ecuador. NOPA Importers is owned and operated by three sisters; Lorena Apunte Osorio, Luc [...]	2006-10-26 12:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EC KOMC
06QUITO2616	THE HUNT FOR RAUL REYES ANGERS GOE [...] (S) Summary: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's public declaration that FARC leader Raul Reyes is hiding in Ecuador has sparked a media frenzy in Quito, heightening bilateral tensions. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion demanded evidence of Reyes' presence, and asked the Ambassado [...]	2006-10-27 18:05:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2617	CORDIAL MEETING WITH CORREA [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial meeting with presidential candidate Rafael Correa on October 26, the Ambassador underscored USG impartiality in the upcoming November 26 election and commitment to a fair and transparent electoral process. She said we will seek to pursue areas of convergence with th [...]	2006-10-27 19:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2625	RELIGION IN ECUADOR'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: Rafael Correa has taken a page from his presidential rival Alvaro Noboa's success in the first round by increasing his use of religion as a campaign crutch, drawing criticism and public comment from the Catholic Church and political observers. Meanwhile, evangelical groups are [...]	2006-10-30 19:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2631	GUTIERREZ BROTHERS MIFFED AT NOBOA; WARY OF CORREA [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, the Ambassador met with ex-president Lucio Gutierrez and his brother, third place presidential candidate Gilmar Gutierrez, to gauge potential Patriotic Society Party (PSP) support for Alvaro Noboa's candidacy and hear their political plans as the second-largest bl [...]	2006-10-31 19:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2638	ELECTION UPDATE: CANDIDATES ACTIVE BUT VOTERS NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: The second round of campaigning is well underway, with leftist candidate Rafael Correa seeking to re-position himself, using symbolic meetings with authority figures to attract centrist voters. For his part, center-right candidate Alvaro Noboa is sticking with the formula that [...]	2006-11-01 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2675	GOE GAINS FIRST CONVICTION UNDER NEW TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: Prosecutions against trafficking in persons (TIP) are starting to gain traction in Ecuador, with El Oro province prosecutors winning a maximum sentence and the first conviction under the new anti-TIP law passed in June of 2005. Other big cases are proceeding to trial, and we exp [...]	2006-11-06 21:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2681	GOE GAINS FIRST CONVICTION UNDER NEW TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: Prosecutions against trafficking in persons (TIP) are starting to gain traction in Ecuador, with El Oro province prosecutors winning a maximum sentence and the first conviction under the new anti-TIP law passed in June of 2005. Other big cases are proceeding to trial, and we exp [...]	2006-11-06 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2698	Draft Ecuadorian Health Law Requires Approval and Labeling [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ecuadorian Congress approved a new Health Code that requires that competent authorities approve foods containing genetically modified organisms as innocuous and safe. Similar provisions in an April law, since set aside as unenforceable, led to a temporary freeze in imported [...]	2006-11-07 22:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV EC
06QUITO2699	FM CARRION'S POLICY BLUEPRINT: VANITY PROJECT OR [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion on October 23 released the country's foreign policy whitepaper, the National Foreign Policy Plan 2006-2020 ("PLANEX"). An avowed attempt to focus the nation's foreign policy amidst constant domestic political turmoil, the PLANEX exer [...]	2006-11-07 22:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2705	ECUADOR 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Quito's submission for the 2007 National Trade Estimate Report. A copy of the report has been provided to USTR's Michelle Carrillo via email. The report was a collaborative effort between State, the Commercial Service, the Foreign Agricultural Service, and AID. TRADE SUMM [...]	2006-11-08 17:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
06QUITO2714	FEAR AND LOATHING IN ECUADOR: NERVOUS APPLAUSE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Substantial media attention given to the Department's approval of a 212(f) visa revocation for corruption of a prominent Ecuadorian politician, Xavier Neira, has elicited broad approval from opinion makers and the general populace. The impetus for the revocations, Neira,s corrupt [...]	2006-11-08 20:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KIPR CVIS PINR ETRD EINV EC
06QUITO2718	ELECTION: CHAVEZ ENTERS FRAY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Hugo Chavez' criticism of presidential candidate Alvaro Noboa has caused a predictable nationalist reaction in Ecuador, rejecting outside interference in domestic affairs. The intervention will likely cost Chavez friend Rafael Correa, who continues to languish 15-20 [...]	2006-11-08 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2732	TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Quito's Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Jefferson Brown, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 4420. His unclassified email address is brownjt2@state.gov. The Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Christian Bollinger, telephone number 593-2-256-28 [...]	2006-11-09 19:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL EC
06QUITO2734	ECUADOR: ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarches on anti-Israel bias in resolutions dealing with Lebanon and resolutions extending the mandate of three anti-Israel entities to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on October 31. Puma said Ecuador had always supported the entities [...]	2006-11-09 21:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL EC LE IS PHUM PTER
06QUITO2735	ECUADOR: UN COUNTERTERRORISM COMMITTEE VISIT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on a possible visit by the UN Counterterrorism Committee to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on October 31. Puma had no substantive response at that time, but in a follow-up meeting on November 8, Puma said that the GOE consider [...]	2006-11-09 21:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	UNGA PREL EC LE IS PHUM PTER
06QUITO2736	ECUADOR: CUBA EMBARGO UN RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 21:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA UN EC CU PHUM PREL
06QUITO2737	ECUADOR: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 21:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ODIP ILC UNGA EC
06QUITO2738	ECUADOR: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PARM EC
06QUITO2739	(C) NOBOA AND AMBASSADOR CLEAR THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: Presidential front-runner Alvaro Noboa called the Ambassador on November 8 to discuss his campaign and clear up any misunderstandings about his decision not to meet with foreign officials until after the election on November 26. He believed Venezuelan President Chavez' public r [...]	2006-11-09 21:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2807	ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES THREATEN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: A potential electricity crisis in Ecuador looms once again on the horizon. Growing demand coupled with lack of new investment has resulted in an industry stretched thin. Low rainfall near the main hydroelectric plant in Paute, located in the lowlands of eastern Ecuador, has ag [...]	2006-11-15 21:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EC
06QUITO2808	ELECTIONS: DEAD HEAT AFTER CORREA SURGE [...] (C) Summary: The latest unpublished polls show Rafael Correa and Alvaro Noboa in a statistical tie for the presidency. Correa's surge from a 15 point deficit probably reflects success of his tactical move to the center, combined with Noboa's high negatives and lackluster campaign. Correa's [...]	2006-11-15 22:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2809	LAB BUSTS MARK ECUADOR'S MOVE FROM TRANSIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian National Police (ENP),working with Peruvian anti-drug authorities and the DEA, uncovered and dismantled three cocaine processing labs in southern Ecuador. The ENP arrested 45 individuals - including Colombian fugitive Juan Solarte Mora, and seized vehicles, boa [...]	2006-11-15 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS SNAR PTER EC CO PE
06QUITO2811	GOE TO VOTE YES ON IRAN, DPRK; ABSTAIN ON BELARUS [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Gonzalo Salvador, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, on November 15, and followed up our November 8 approach on related Ref B issues. 2. (C) Salvador said Ecuador planned to follow the GRULAC consensus and planned to abstain on Belarus' "S [...]	2006-11-16 13:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO EC
06QUITO2812	GOE TO VOTE YES ON IRAN, DPRK; ABSTAIN ON BELARUS [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Gonzalo Salvador, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, on November 15, and followed up on our November 8 approach on other pending UN human rights issues (Ref B). 2. (C) Salvador said Ecuador planned to follow the GRULAC consensus and planne [...]	2006-11-16 13:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO EC
06QUITO2817	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EFFORTS TO INTRODUCE A PROJECT [...] (SBU) Talking points were delivered to the office of Santiago Salguero, Under Secretary of Industries at the Ministry of Foreign Trade, which holds the presidency of the Codex commission in Ecuador. 2. (SBU) Salguero understands the points and would support the U.S. proposal to continue w [...]	2006-11-16 17:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD
06QUITO2832	UN: ECUADOR FOR BALANCE IN BEIT HANOUN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE will vote in favor of the Beit Hanoun resolutions in NY and Geneva, in favor of the Burma country resolution, against Iran's retaliatory Canada resolution, and seeks to shift GRULAC consensus from abstention on Belarus' retaliatory resolutions against the U.S. to a 'no [...]	2006-11-17 21:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN BO EC
06QUITO2838	ELECTION: TSE TIES UP LOOSE ENDS, BIELSA TO RETURN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on November 20 announced plans to use a combination of exit polling and civil society and media quick count reporting to tally unofficial presidential results. With a week to go before elections on November 26, the TSE also froze both candi [...]	2006-11-20 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2844	ECUADOR TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Summary: This cable responds to specific questions in Ref A pertaining to Ecuador's progress on anti-TIP, summarizing developments which have occurred since the submission of the Embassy's TIP report in March. Sections below are keyed to parts a, b, and c of paragraph 6.E of Ref A, and all da [...]	2006-11-21 15:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2874	Election: Slugfest Tightens, Getting Dirtier [...] (SBU) Summary: Private polls continue to show the presidential race between Alvaro Noboa (PRIAN) and Rafael Correa (PAIS) in a dead heat. With the formal campaign period closing at midnight on November 23, both candidates continue to fund a final publicity blitz, despite prohibitions on furt [...]	2006-11-22 19:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2894	ELECTION: CAMPAIGN CLOSES, CLOUDS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: The early campaign days of free computers, colorful flags, dancing and humorous jibes are over. Ecuador now must decide between two populist candidates that have both gone negative. Ecuadorian voters also must digest Correa's allegations of fraud and the prospect of a closely c [...]	2006-11-24 21:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2898	ELECTION: CORREA WINS BIG, NOBOA FIZZLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Leftist candidate Rafael Correa (representing the Proud and Sovereign Fatherland Movement-PAIS and Socialist Party) won the runoff round of presidential voting decisively over rival candidate Alvaro Noboa (PRIAN) on November 26, according to most exit polls and quick count res [...]	2006-11-27 03:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2904	CORREA EFFUSIVE; NOBOA SQUAWKS; VOTE COUNT [...] (SBU) Summary: Official results were temporarily delayed by Noboa's November 27 allegations of unspecified fraud and his demand that election authorities re-count the vote by hand in three coastal provinces. National election authorities disallowed the request as unjustified by election rul [...]	2006-11-27 23:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2928	PRESIDENT DID NOT VETO GMO PROVISIONS IN HEALTH CODE [...] (U) Summary and action request. President Palacio did not veto the GMO provisions of the draft Health Code, which is expected to enter into force in mid to late December. Post will work with the private sector and interested GOE agencies to develop implementing regulations that do not impede [...]	2006-11-30 13:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV EC
06QUITO2937	ELECTION WRAP-UP: CORREA COMPLIMENTS BUSH; [...] (SBU) Summary: Final certified results of the election are now expected by December 4, confirming a 57-43% presidential victory by Rafael Correa over Alvaro Noboa. Presumptive president-elect Correa received a congratulatory phone call from President Bush on November 30. Correa subsequently [...]	2006-12-01 23:52:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2940	FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Correa was extremely cordial and effusively thanked the Ambassador for President Bush's call, which he clearly had not expected and characterized as generous and "classy." The Ambassador emphasized that the bilateral relationship is starting fresh, and that Co [...]	2006-12-04 18:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETRD SNAR EC
06QUITO2965	ELECTION OVER, CORREA TAKES STAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal officially declared Rafael Correa Ecuador's president-elect on December 4, but rival candidate Alvaro Noboa has refused to concede defeat, requesting an investigation of Correa campaign finances. Since being elected on November 26, Correa has rea [...]	2006-12-07 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ETRD EC

06QUITO2991	WAY FORWARD WITH THE CORREA GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Correa's initial statements appear to signal openness to dialogue and some moderation of his early campaign rhetoric, although areas of potential tension clearly remain. The new Congress will be composed of mainly new faces, with a dramatically different party ma [...]	2006-12-11 22:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2998	External Debt Report Will Be Released in December [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOE's External Debt Commission will release its report in mid-December, and the Correa administration could look to the report to identify whether any of Ecuador's debt is "illegitimate." The President of the Commission, Alfredo Castillo, asserted that much of Ecuador's de [...]	2006-12-12 13:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EC
06QUITO3006	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ECUADOR FAVORS EU SUDAN [...] (C) On December 11, 2006, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Director General of Multilateral Affairs, Lourdes Puma. Puma said that the Ecuadorian delegation will vote in favor of the draft resolution prepared by the European Union, "since it reflects the Ecuadorian position in this matter, [...]	2006-12-12 22:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN KTIA EC
06QUITO3017	ECUADOR: TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) The GOE does not maintain a National List of banned terrorist entities. Ecuador,s Superintendency of Banks relies on the USG Specially Designated Global Terrorist List and the OFAC website in executing terrorist financing oversight and remaining compliant with their United Nations obliga [...]	2006-12-13 21:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EC PREL PTER KTFN
06QUITO3020	GOE PROTESTS RESUMPTION OF COLOMBIAN SPRAYING NEAR [...] (C) Colombia's resumption of aerial fumigation along the Ecuador-Colombia border has sparked a formal GOE protest and strong reaction from president-elect Correa. Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion called Colombia's decision an act of "hostility" and warned of a possible cooling in bilateral [...]	2006-12-14 19:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO3033	FOUR NEW MINISTERS: CORREA TAPS POETS, [...] (C) Summary: On December 13 President-Elect Rafael Correa announced four new cabinet level ministers in a press conference on his way to visit Nestor Kirchner in Argentina: Maria Fernanda Espinosa will head the MFA; Raul Sagasti Lupera will be the new Industry Minister; Antonio Preciado will [...]	2006-12-14 21:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO3047	ECUADOR'S OAS DEMOCRACY PRACTITIONERS [...] Per reftel request, Embassy and AmConGen Guayaquil have identified the following democracy activists we recommend be included in the OAS democracy practitioner registry. 2. Manuel Ignacio Gomez Lecaro is a public relations expert and respected weekly editorialist for Guayaquil's leading n [...]	2006-12-15 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC KSUM PHUM OAS
06QUITO3048	GOE SUSPENDS FOREIGN MINING OPERATIONS - [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Ecuador (GOE) suspended the operations of two Canadian mining companies (one with U.S. investment) in the past week, in response to escalating community protests and violence. Some community residents, supported by domestic and foreign NGOs, have opposed mining [...]	2006-12-15 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV EC
06QUITO3050	ECUADOR INAUGURATION: USDEL REQUESTED BY DECEMBER [...] Summary: The GOE's planning for the January 15, 2003 presidential inauguration ceremony is just beginning but the MFA has requested foreign delegation lists by December 22. Planned activities span January 13-15. Outgoing President Alfredo Palacio has formally invited President Bush to attend [...]	2006-12-15 22:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO3059	UNGA: GOE WILL NOT CHANGE VOTES ON IRAN/BELARUS [...] (C) PolOff delivered the points in reftel demarche on December 18 to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Lourdes Puma. PolOff thanked the GOE for its support in defeating no-action motions, voting against the retaliatory anti-U.S. resolutions and voting in favor of the Iran country [...]	2006-12-18 21:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
06QUITO3062	ENERGY INTEGRATION, AERIAL SPRAYING AND DEBT ON [...] (C) Summary. President-elect Rafael Correa has crisscrossed South America in recent weeks to establish contact with his counterparts in the region, pursuing Ecuadorian interest in oil refining and infrastructure projects under the guise of regional cooperation and integration. Basking in a [...]	2006-12-19 22:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET EFIN EWWT EAIR EC CO
06QUITO3072	CORREA DEBT MANAGEMENT: ECUADORIAN OBSERVERS [...] (C) Summary. President-elect Correa and Economic Minister-designate Patino continue to talk about rescheduling Ecuador's external debt. However, former and current Ministry of Economy officials agree that Correa will be pragmatic and conclude that it is not in Ecuador's interest to default. [...]	2006-12-20 10:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KBIO PINR EC
06QUITO3073	UN ASSESSMENTS: GOE WILL LIKELY FOLLOW G-77 [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on December 18. Puma said that many countries, including China, Russia, and the U.S. were not paying their fare share in the UN. She later qualified the Japanese and U.S. proposals on assessment [...]	2006-12-21 00:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
06QUITO3075	CORREA NAMES NEW CABINET MEMBERS, INCLUDING LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 19 President-Elect Rafael Correa announced two new cabinet level ministers and four lower level positions. The new officials named were: Antonio Gagliardo Valarezo, Minister of Labor; Raul Carrion Fiallos as Sports Minister; Monica Chuji Gualinga will be the Commun [...]	2006-12-21 07:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EC
06QUITO308	GOC LAMENTS INCURSION [...] (C) Summary: The GOC on February 2 regretted its possible accidental violation of Ecuadorian airspace and reiterated its respect for Ecuadorian sovereignty. The GOE privately welcomed the conciliatory response, but publicly called it "insufficient" and slow in coming. Colombian President A [...]	2006-02-06 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO3086	POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL-CONGRESSIONAL CONFRONTATION [...] (C) Summary: As Rafael Correa prepares for his inauguration on January 15, he continues to signal an early and potentially decisive confrontation with Congress over his Constituent Assembly proposal. A Congressional majority of more than two thirds may be forming to oppose Correa's plans to [...]	2006-12-22 05:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO320	NEW CHARGES AGAINST EX-PRES. GUTIERREZ [...] (U) Summary: The acting attorney general Cecilia Armas charged ex-President Lucio Gutierrez with violating the constitution while President by dissolving the Supreme Court in April 2005, and for convoking a special session of Congress which selected a new court in December 2004. Gutierrez ha [...]	2006-02-07 20:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO321	ECUADOR: PDAS SHAPIRO PROMOTES DEMOCRACY, TRADE [...] (C) Summary: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro visited Quito January 18-20, meeting with President Alfredo Palacio, Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion, business leaders, the editorial board of Quito,s daily of record, members of the political elite and civil society leaders. He also met with Governo [...]	2006-02-07 22:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KDEM EC
06QUITO374	WELCOME BACK, GENERAL CRADDOCK [...] (C) Summary: Please accept my warm welcome on your return visit to Ecuador, General Craddock. This mission is mobilized to ensure a successful visit. Your visit comes at a sensitive time. We hope to use it to help defuse the inflamed dialogue with Colombia, advance information sharing with [...]	2006-02-10 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO391	AMB. PROMOTES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN IMBABURA [...] Summary: During a February 7 trip to Imbabura province, two hours north of Quito, the Ambassador toured a U.S. military Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDRETE),met with the indigenous mayor of Otavalo and town councilors, toured a water system project sponsored by AID, and visited a Peace Corp [...]	2006-02-13 13:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO403	ECUADOR LOOKING TO CONCLUDE FTA [...] (C) Summary: According to the Ecuadorian Minister of Trade, Ecuador is ready for a final FTA round. He hopes USTR will schedule such a round for the near future. Ecuador is ready to be flexible on agriculture, as well as other outstanding issues. He said he did not want to hold a partial [...]	2006-02-13 21:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL EC
06QUITO406	ECUADOR: WAR OF WORDS WITH COLOMBIA OVER, FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion on February 12 announced an end to the temporary diplomatic contretemps brought on by the accidental violation of Ecuadorian airspace by Colombian military units on January 28. FM Carrion said that the GOE, having accepted the GOC,s February 1 [...]	2006-02-13 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO407	ECUADOR ELECTIONS, NINE MONTHS OUT [...] (U) Summary: Nine months out from national congressional and presidential elections, campaign season is heating up with prospective candidates plumping for support, courting running-mates, and fueling speculation over electoral alliances. As speculation turns to the elections, the Palacio g [...]	2006-02-14 13:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO427	ECUADOR LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: -- MOL On Labor Code Reform (para. 2) -- MOL Raises Minimum Wage (4) -- MOL Publishes Report on Subcontracting (6) -- New Law Requires Hiring of Disabled (7) -- Dole Representatives Meet with Banana Union (8) -- Andina [...]	2006-02-15 20:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
06QUITO471	GOE FIRES UPON, DISMANTLES FARC BORDER CAMP [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian military units on February 18 encountered and dismantled a FARC encampment in the northern border province of Sucumbios. Two FARC trainees were captured during the raid, along with weapons, ammunition, and other logistical support items. In the wake of the find, Min [...]	2006-02-22 23:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO472	GOE INTERCEPTS MIGRANT SHIP, RETAINS JURISDICTION [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been several significant recent developments relating to maritime law enforcement. The Ecuadorian Navy interdicted an overloaded fishing boat off its coast on February 18 carrying more than 100 migrants destined for Guatemala and the U.S. In another case, the GOE h [...]	2006-02-22 23:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SMIG SNAR EC
06QUITO483	NAPA-PASTAZA STRIKE SUSPENDED, NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: A disruptive citizens strike in the eastern province of Napo, supported by neighboring Pastaza province, was suspended pending the outcome of negotiations between protesters, the Ministry of Government, and the Minister of Economy and Finance Diego Borja on February 23. Ecuado [...]	2006-02-23 22:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO492	CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL AND JUDICIAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Coastal parties voted together on February 22 to select a new Constitutional Tribunal, excluding the main highland party, the Democratic Left (ID). The process followed constitutional guidelines and fulfills a key benchmark in our democracy promotion strategy. Important cases [...]	2006-02-24 20:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS EC
06QUITO534	EX-PRES. GUTIERREZ RELEASED FROM PRISON [...] (SBU) Summary: Ex-President Lucio Gutierrez has been cleared of bogus sedition charges, and was released from prison on March 3. Gutierrez' vindication may be partial, however, with other charges still pending against him for constitutional violations. Rumors of his release will recharge t [...]	2006-03-03 23:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO535	IRAN/IAEA: GOE REAFFIRMS SUPPORT [...] (SBU) PolChief presented suggested RefTel points for Board member statements at the March 6 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to MFA U/S Mauricio Montalvo on March 3. Montalvo indicated GOE agreement that the DG report met conditions in the Board's earlier resolution to refer Iran to the UNSC, [...]	2006-03-03 23:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP PREL IAEA IR EU AORC EC
06QUITO553	TWO ECUADORIAN JOURNALISTS KILLED [...] Summary: Press reported the murders of two journalists on February 13 and February 14 in and around the Guayaquil area. In both cases, no items were reported stolen and there have been no arrests. In one case, the reporter had previously spoken out about youth gangs during his radio report [...]	2006-03-08 13:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO579	STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR OIL WORKER STRIKE [...] Summary: President Palacio declared a state of emergency on March 7 in the three provinces of Napo, Orellana, and Sucumbios after 4,000 oil workers went on strike and took over installations at five PetroEcuador oil fields. On March 8, the military retook control of the oil wells and the go [...]	2006-03-09 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EPET ELAB EC
06QUITO598	SCENESETTER FOR FM CARRION VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion will visit Washington to meet with Secretary Rice on March 23. The friendly but nationalist Carrion comes to Washington prepared to make a case for Ecuador. Carrion is concerned about current cuts in USG aid levels and will likely [...]	2006-03-10 21:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO599	GOE UNDECIDED ON GUATEMALA UNSC BID [...] (C) The Ambassador on March 9 delivered RefTel points on securing support for Guatemala's UNSC candidacy to FM Francisco Carrion. Carrion agreed with our views on Venezuela's potential disruptiveness, noting that the GOV had been very difficult to work with in the Andean Community (CAN). Ho [...]	2006-03-10 21:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UN EC
06QUITO638	GOE "STUDIES" ALLEGED GOC AIRSPACE VIOLATION [...] (U) Two Colombian military aircraft reportedly entered Ecuadorian airspace in pursuit of FARC rebels in the border town of Puerto Nuevo, Sucumbios province on March 11. Representatives from the Colombian and Ecuadorian defense ministries met on March 14 on the border to exchange information o [...]	2006-03-15 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO639	INDIGENOUS PROTEST FTA, OXY; GOVERNMENT MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Government Minister Alfredo Castillo resigned on May 15 after indigenous blocked key highways throughout eight central provinces beginning on March 14 to threaten an indefinite "progressive national mobilization" demanding an end to FTA negotiations, the expulsion of Occidenta [...]	2006-03-15 23:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM EC
06QUITO646	GOE OBJECTS TO HRR [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Francisco Carrion objected to the recently published human rights report in a meeting with the Ambassador on March 10. Carrion said the U.S. had no right to judge Ecuador on human rights issues, and had not sufficiently credited the GOE with HR improvements since President [...]	2006-03-16 16:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO658	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Embassy offices found no incriminating evidence on RefTel user, David Rolando Hurtado. RSO law enforcement sources did, however, confirm that Mr. Hurtado's firearms dealer license expired on February 3, 2006; they found no evidence that he was in the process of renewing it. Local law e [...]	2006-03-16 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC EC
06QUITO673	PALACIO STANDS FIRM, INDIGENOUS SUSPEND STRIKES [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio spoke to the nation on March 15, refusing to cede to indigenous striker demands to halt FTA negotiations. Subsequently, protesting highlands provinces and indigenous have suspended their strikes and are returning to their communities with most roads unblocked, [...]	2006-03-17 20:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS EC
06QUITO674	VEGA NAMED NEW MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: Felipe Vega de La Cuadra was announced as the next Minister of Government and will be sworn in on March 20, becoming President Palacio's fifth Minister of Government. Vega replaces Alfredo Castillo in the volatile position, after Castillo submitted his resignation amid anti-FTA [...]	2006-03-17 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR EC
06QUITO678	GOE OPPOSES VENEZUELA'S CICTE MOVE [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered RefTel points to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs and CICTE delegation head Mauricio Montalvo on March 16. Montalvo said the GOE also was taken aback by Venezuela's alternate declaration, and offended by the interruption of the ongoing negotiation. He said the GOE [...]	2006-03-17 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ECON MARR CVIS OAS EC
06QUITO694	INDIGENOUS PROTESTS RENEW; LIMITED ACTION IN QUITO [...] (SBU) Summary: Indigenous protesters renewed their Disruption of transportation in the highland provinces of Imbabura, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi and Canar, and began arriving in Quito in small numbers on March 20. Others were blocked by police from entering the capital. Two injuries stemming fr [...]	2006-03-20 22:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS EC
06QUITO705	CHEVRON CLOSE TO FILING BIT NOTICE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met March 17 with Chevron local representative Jaime Varela for an update of Chevron's legal cases. Varela gave the status of the case in the Lago Agrio court, the AAA arbitration, and the U.S. Federal Court case and said Chevron would soon file a notice requesting [...]	2006-03-21 21:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ETRD ECON EC
06QUITO708	GOE TO DECLARE EMERGENCY TO CLEAR HIGHWAYS [...] (C) Summary: With indigenous roadblocks continuing in several provinces, a top aide to the President said Palacio had decided late on March 21 to declare an emergency in three central provinces and part of another, to permit the military to begin to clear the roads for commerce. Indigenous C [...]	2006-03-22 00:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO712	INDIGENOUS DEFIANT DESPITE STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio declared a state of emergency late on March 21 for four provinces and parts of Pichincha province. Most roads were open on March 22, and the GOE sought to dialogue with protest leaders. CONAIE leaders have vowed to continue their anti-FTA protests. Military i [...]	2006-03-22 23:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO725	ECUADORIAN PROTESTS: ROADS CLEAR, FUTURE CLOUDY [...] (U) Summary: The state of emergency declared in five of Ecuador's 22 provinces has permitted the GOE to clear road blockages in all but the north-central province of Imbabura, where protesters continue to return obstacles to the street as fast as authorities can clear them. Some clashes betw [...]	2006-03-23 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO737	PROTESTS COOL, INDIGENOUS TO REGROUP [...] Summary: Indigenous coalition CONAIE has temporarily suspended protests, promising to regroup for a return to the streets in April. The announcement followed protests March 23 in the North Central Province of Imbabura that left 12 with minor injuries and 22 arrested. The GOE has refused to n [...]	2006-03-24 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO768	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) In response to RefTel questions on application 05-986059, Embassy offices verified that Monica Cecilia Herrera Suasnavas is the owner of Sierra Nevada Adventure and Guns, a legitimate, registered firearms dealer. Ms. Herrera and her brother, Francisco Herrera, have operated the busines [...]	2006-03-28 16:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EC
06QUITO809	HYDROCARBON LAW SPELLS TROUBLE FOR EVERYONE [...] (U) Summary. The Ecuadorian Congress passed a law March 29 that would require private oil companies with participation contracts in Ecuador to share additional revenue with the GOE. If President Palacio signs the law, the GOE could face numerous legal actions because it clearly changes the t [...]	2006-03-31 18:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ETRD ECON PREL EC
06QUITO817	INDIGENOUS PLAN PROTESTS, OTHERS WANT DIALOGUE [...] Summary: Indigenous leaders met on March 31 in Tunguragua province to discuss future anti-FTA protest plans. Leaders of the main indigenous organization, CONAIE, rejected an agreement signed by the GOE with other groups to begin greater education and dialogue on the FTA. Indigenous in Imba [...]	2006-03-31 21:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO818	AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES GREATER MARITIME COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on March 30 with MFA Sovereignty U/S Diego Stacey and other MFA officials to discuss the recent rise in the use of Ecuadorian flagged fishing vessels to smuggle drugs and request additional bilateral cooperation to counter it. The Ambassador delivered a detail [...]	2006-03-31 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC
06QUITO85	MOD UPBEAT ON EVE OF COLOMBIA TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 10 meeting the Ambassador conveyed to Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin USG support for greater high-level GOE-GOC security cooperation, and expressed USG concern over the GOE,S anti-glyphosate rhetoric. Jarrin said the fumigation issue was not on his agenda for upcom [...]	2006-01-11 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO850	INDIGENOUS PROTESTS DIVERTED, TEMPORARILY [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE has actively blocked indigenous protesters from marching in provinces under a state of emergency declaration, arresting leaders and preventing concerted movement of protesters to the capital. FENOCIN, the indigenous campesino group, announced 7,000 protesters will con [...]	2006-04-06 13:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO861	C-AL6-00484 PROTEST EFFECTS ON ECUADOR'S STABILITY [...] (U) We offer the following responses to questions posed in RefTel. 2. (S) A. Are indigenous groups planning additional widespread protests? If so, what tactics will they use? Yes. CONAIE has announced a national uprising to commence after the Holy Week Holiday, which ends on April 16. [...]	2006-04-06 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO87	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV EFIN MOPS MASS KJUS KCRM EC
06QUITO889	ECUADORIAN LAW VIOLATES CONTRACTS OF OIL COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio's partial veto of new hydrocarbons legislation makes passage of very bad legislation inevitable. Within thirty days, and more likely within two weeks, the legislation will come into force, violating the contracts of two U.S. oil companies (and four companies f [...]	2006-04-10 22:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV EC
06QUITO89	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV EFIN MOPS MASS KJUS KCRM EC
06QUITO90	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV EFIN MOPS MASS KJUS KCRM EC
06QUITO909	INDIGENOUS TO REGROUP, PROTESTS UNLIKELY NEXT WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: Both evangelical indigenous of the organization FEINE and indigenous of the CONAIE organization have told us that they will be meeting at the local level to evaluate the political and economic situation and decide on next steps. An Embassy police contact told us that the CONA [...]	2006-04-12 21:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO977	VFM FRIENDLY BUT FIRM ON ECUADORIAN CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with visiting WHA/AND Director Philip French on April 18, Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira expressed GOE commitment for continued bilateral cooperation, but stressed the view that the USG needs to take into account some of the unique pressures of Ecuador's sit [...]	2006-04-20 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ETRD EPET EINV ECON PGOV SNAR CO EC
06QUITO978	REGIONAL IAEA CONFERENCE ENCOURAGES NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOffs on April 3-4 represented the USG at the first Pan-American IAEA Meeting on Strengthening Implementation of International Instruments for Enhanced Nuclear and Radiological Security. During the two-day conference, IAEA organizers explained international efforts to counte [...]	2006-04-21 00:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PTER KTIA IAEA CARICOM EC
06QUITO988	BI-NATIONAL BORDER DEVELOPMENT PLAN ADVANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian and Colombian government officials will meet in Quito on April 24-25 to discuss the creation of an integrated development zone along their common border. The idea of the plan, agreed to at December 7, 2005 bilateral ministerial meetings in Quito, seeks to identify [...]	2006-04-21 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO995	WHA/AND DIRECTOR FRENCH VISITS NORTHERN BORDER, [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 17, WHA Andean Affairs Director Philip French and Embassy officials visited the towns of Lago Agrio and General Farfan on Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. At the USG-funded Lago Agrio police base, the province's narcotics chief described challenges with infor [...]	2006-04-24 22:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06RABAT1000	MOROCCO: URGING SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE [...] (SBU) On April 27, poloff discussed ref (a) request for countries to sign and ratify the 2005 SUA protocols with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita. Polcouns followed up with Bourita on May 24. Bourita told Polcouns that the GOM was supportive of the US [...]	2006-05-24 15:43:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT MO
06RABAT1001	MOROCCO: TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE UN [...] (SBU) Polcouns met May 24 with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita to discuss reftel demarche request on the UN declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples. There is no Embassy of New Zealand or Australia in Morocco. Polcouns left behind non-papers w [...]	2006-05-24 15:55:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM MO
06RABAT1011	CHINESE AMBASSADOR ON HU VISIT, WESTERN SAHARA, [...] (C) Summary: During a 75-minute meeting May 22, Chinese Ambassador Cheng Tao downplayed the significance of the April 23-25 visit to Morocco of Chinese President Hu Jintao, noting that the Chinese leadership visits Africa annually. Nevertheless Cheng said Morocco-China relations are good, and [...]	2006-05-25 16:20:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD MO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT1030	MOROCCO: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Pol/C delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran to MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on May 24. Bourita said the demarche was timely as he was departing the following day for the NAM ministerial, accompanying FM Benaissa. 2. (C) Bourita said the [...]	2006-05-30 18:30:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR MO
06RABAT1032	WESTERN SAHARA: GOM SATISFIED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: 2. (C) Polcouns called on MFA Director of UN and International Affairs Nasser Bourita May 24 for the GOM perspective on the May 15-18 visit to Morocco and the Western Sahara of the UN Human Rights Commission delegation. The five-person delegation was led by Christophe Girod [...]	2006-05-30 19:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT104	FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL - MOROCCO [...] Embassy Rabat seeks to use $11,000 of Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) funding to support the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that was implemented on January 1, 2006. This funding leverages funding from the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Morocco. This is the fir [...]	2006-01-20 18:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP MO
06RABAT1041	MOROCCO: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] (C) Poloff contacted MFA Acting Director of United Nations and International Organizations Sidi Abdelfattah El Kadiri on May 31 to convey reftel USG opposition to Iran's candidacy for the Chairmanship of the Executive Committee of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Poloff also [...]	2006-05-31 14:29:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG IR AORC MO
06RABAT1042	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MOROCCO OF U/S KAREN [...] (C) The US Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit comes as we and the Moroccan government are further energizing the substantial reinvigoration of bilateral relations that has taken place since the May 2003 terrorist attacks in Casablanca. Since the 2003 attacks, [...]	2006-05-31 18:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KPAO MO PGOV PREL PTER
06RABAT1050	MEETING THE MORCHIDAT [...] (SBU) Following a flurry of misleading press reports indicating that the recently graduated female Islamic guides (morchidat) would be comparable to male imams, the Moroccan Council of Ulemas issued a fatwa on May 26 confirming Minister of Islamic Affairs' Ahmed Toufiq's statement that indeed [...]	2006-06-01 13:55:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL MO
06RABAT1063	INCREASING FOCUS ON PRISON REFORM [...] (C) Summary: A number of activities are coming together in Morocco to give impetus to prison reform, an area for improvement which is highlighted in the annual human rights report. The Government of Morocco (GOM) through the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),Directorate of Prisons, recognizes the ma [...]	2006-06-02 16:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MO PHUM PREL
06RABAT1076	GOM REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO UN HUMAN [...] Post received the following Diplomatic Note on May 22, 2006, a copy of which has been faxed to NEA/MAG. Unofficial translation begins in paragraph two. 2. Begin unofficial translation: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United [...]	2006-06-05 22:24:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO PHUM PREL
06RABAT1081	GOM REGISTERS CONCERN ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On June 2, the Mission received the following diplomatic note from the MFA, which was delivered to all diplomatic missions and international organizations in Rabat. Enclosed with the note was a copy of the official statement issued by the MFA registering the Government of Morocco's conce [...]	2006-06-05 22:25:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MO
06RABAT1087	WESTERN SAHARA: CORCAS SEEKS US MEDIATION WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a 90-minute meeting with Ambassador Riley on May 31, President of the Royal Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS) Khalihenna Ould Er Rachid requested US help in starting a dialogue between CORCAS and the Polisario. Khalihenna said he had made informal contacts with the Pol [...]	2006-06-06 10:57:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT1091	TUNNELING UNDER: LINKING EUROPE AND AFRICA ACROSS [...] For decades, the governments of Morocco and Spain have been contemplating a way to connect Europe and Africa through a permanent land link across the Strait of Gibraltar. After a series of feasibility studies spanning more than a quarter century, a mixed Spanish-Moroccan commission determine [...]	2006-06-06 11:49:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ELTN EINV ECON MO
06RABAT1093	THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) On the margins of a meeting with Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Benaissa on June 5 to reinforce the May 31 conversation the DCM had with the MFA Secretary Geeral Omar Hilale on the U.S. Statement on Iran (eftels A and B). The [...]	2006-06-06 14:28:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR PGOV PREL PBTS PINR MO
06RABAT1095	MOROCCO: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Further to reftels, MFA Director of Arab and Islamic Organizations Hassan Hami contacted Poloff on June 5 to report that during the May 27 Morocco-Kuwait Joint High Committee meeting held in Kuwait FM Benaissa and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al Jaber Al Sabah issued a communique [...]	2006-06-06 15:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ MO
06RABAT1097	MOROCCO: DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR WEDGWOOD'S [...] Per reftel, poloff delivered diplomatic note number 183 on June 6 to MFA Director of UN and International Organizations Affairs Nasser Bourita requesting GOM support for the Ruth Wedgwood's re-election to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. Poloff also left a copy of Wedgwood's CV. The diploma [...]	2006-06-06 17:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC MO
06RABAT1111	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Moroccan economic think tank Centre Marocain de Conjoncture (CMC) is forecasting that the economy will grow by 7.1 percent in 2006, outpacing GOM forecasts of 5.4 percent. The CMC said strong farming output will be the driver behind the growth. The GOM had predicted 5.4 percent growth on th [...]	2006-06-09 07:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR KNNP SOCI MO
06RABAT1123	THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION: TRANSFORMATIONAL [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) The American Bar Association (ABA, reftel A) is a strong partner of the USG as it implements programs relating to the rule of law in Morocco. Funded by both DRL and MEPI, the ABA is effectively and inventively [...]	2006-06-10 15:27:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MO
06RABAT1137	WESTERN SAHARA: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TINDOUF? [...] (SBU) Two Sahrawi tribal leaders, Sheikh Abdi Salama Nafaa of Laayoune and Idrissi Belali from Smara, previously unknown to the embassy, called on Polcouns June 9 to seek US support for what they alleged were injustices being committed against members of the Rgiubat tribe, subgroup Layeshi (p [...]	2006-06-12 18:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT1138	Western Sahara: Moroccan University Hosts Conference on [...] The Faculty of Law, Economy and Social Sciences at Hassan I University in Settat, two hours' drive from Rabat, organized on May 31 and June 1 a conference entitled "What Type of Autonomy for the Southern Provinces?" University President Mohamed Rahj opened the conference, noting that the eve [...]	2006-06-13 07:41:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PBTS PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT1148	WESTERN SAHARA: GENERAL MOSGAARD'S VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: MINURSO Force Commander General Kurt Mosgaard told the Ambassador June 8 that MINURSO continued to play an important role in moderating the Western Sahara conflict. He said tensions were up on both sides, and there was more talk of war within the Polisario, but MINURSO does not [...]	2006-06-13 16:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT115	GOM'S TOUGH MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy FM Taieb Fassi Fihri told the Ambassador January 19 that Iranian Envoy Musavi would visit Morocco January 20 but would not be received by the King. Morocco would listen to Musavi but would express concern over Iranian behavior and warn Iran not to take advantage of turmoi [...]	2006-01-24 14:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MO PGOV PREL
06RABAT1151	MOROCCO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel demarche regarding U.S. priorities and concerns at the UN Human Rights Council on June 13 with MFA Director for UN and International Organizations Nasser Bourita. Bourita agreed largely with the US position, emphasizing that the first session of the Council should [...]	2006-06-14 09:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
06RABAT1159	SAHRAWI ACTIVIST DISCUSSES CORCAS AND OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: On June 6, Brahim Dahane, president of the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the State of Morocco (ASVDDH),met with Poloffs. Dahane traveled to Rabat to discuss the current situation in the Western Sahara, particularly in Laayoune, a [...]	2006-06-14 18:35:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PBTS PGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT117	WESTERN SAHARA: FASSI FIHRI ON JANUARY 18 [...] (C) During a January 19 meeting covering UN reform (septel) and Iran (Ref A),Deputy FM Fassi Fihri raised the Western Sahara, noting that he was "surprised" by remarks attributed to Ambassador Bolton at the Security Council's closed door briefing on the Western Sahara on January 18 "blaming" [...]	2006-01-24 15:12:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT1184	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. KROTOSKI [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Dr. Danuta Krotoski, Health Scientist Administrator, national Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH to travel to Rabat, Morocco, June 17-22, 2006 for the purpose of meeting with Health Officials. 2. Post understands that [...]	2006-06-16 14:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MO
06RABAT1185	COUNTRY CLEARANCE AMENDMENT FOR JOSEPH MULINARE [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Joseph Mulinare to travel to Rabat, Morocco, June 18-30, 2006 for the purpose of providing technical assistance to the nutrition program with a particular focus on issues related to birth defects and the impact of flour fortification. [...]	2006-06-16 14:21:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MO
06RABAT1190	MOROCCO: JUNE 19-21 OIC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN BAKU [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding Iran and a possible OIC resolution on the right of nations to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes on June 16 to MFA Chief of the Division of Arab and Islamic Organizations Hassan Hami. Hami noted that MFA Director General for Multilatera [...]	2006-06-16 15:17:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR MO
06RABAT1196	MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION BRIEFS PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 16, Prime Minister Driss Jettou met with Ambassador Riley and the visiting team from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to discuss the results of the MCC team's recent meetings with the Government of Morocco's (GOM) Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) team. The [...]	2006-06-19 18:40:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON SOCI KMCA MO
06RABAT1206	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA DAS GORDON GRAY [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for NEA DAS Gordon Gray to travel to Rabat, Morocco, June 28-30, 2006 for the purpose of meeting with government officials. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Cherie Lenzen who can be reached at: Phone: (212) 37-76-22-65 [...]	2006-06-20 15:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MO
06RABAT1211	MOROCCO: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- ANTICIPATED [...] (C) Charge discussed ref(a) demarche regarding USG concerns and priorities for the inaugural session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on June 20 with MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale. MFA Director of UN and International Affairs Nasser Bourita accompanied Hilale. Charge emphasized the i [...]	2006-06-20 17:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MO
06RABAT1218	WESTERN SAHARA: BASTAGLI URGES CONTINUATION OF CBMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative for the Secretary General (SRSG) for Western Sahara Francesco Bastagli urged the Embassy to encourage Morocco to accept a revised list of scheduled flights to restart the suspended family visits program. Basta [...]	2006-06-21 17:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PBTS PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1242	MOROCCO ASKS FOR SUPPORT IN ITU [...] On June 21 post received diplomatic note number 2443 dated June 21, 2006, requesting USG support for Morocco's candidacy for re-election to the Council of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) during the elections that will take place during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Tu [...]	2006-06-26 15:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS PREL MO
06RABAT1249	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MR. BRYAN BANDONG [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Mr. Bryan Bandong of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, to travel to Rabat, Morocco, June 30 - July 9, 2006 for the purpose of meetings with officials of the National Center for Energy, Science and Nuclear Technology of Morocco. [...]	2006-06-27 12:18:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MO
06RABAT1251	UPDATED COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for MCC travelers listed in reftel to travel to Morocco June 25 to July 14, 2006 for the purpose of conducting site visits and meetings with local officials. 2. Post has made transportation arrangements and hotel reservations at the Sofite [...]	2006-06-28 13:42:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MO
06RABAT1254	MOROCCO EURATOM NOTIFICATION [...] On June 28 Post received a letter signed by Khalid El Mediouri, Director General of the National Center for Energy, Sciences and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTEN),confirming that the transferred nuclear material described in reftel will be used for peaceful purposes and will be subject to the term [...]	2006-06-28 15:58:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP KSCA TRGY MO

06RABAT1266	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Moroccan trade with its Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) partners - Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia - reached $686 million in 2005, nearly double the previous year but still only a fraction of Morocco's total trade. Moroccan imports from the AMU totaled $550 million, up from $330 million in 2 [...]	2006-06-29 17:10:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAIR EINV SOCI MO
06RABAT1267	MOROCCO ACCEPTS USG S&T PROPOSAL [...] Post received diplomatic note number 2155 dated June 29, 2006, in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs accepts the USG proposal submitted on June 6, 2006, for Art. VIII, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Agreement between the United States and Morocco on Science and Technology Cooperation. The note [...]	2006-06-29 17:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL KSCA KTIA EAID MO
06RABAT1272	PJD LETTER CONDEMNING ISRAELI ACTIONS IN GAZA [...] (C) At the conclusion of a meeting with political party members on June 29, Lahcen Daoudi, a member of the general secretariat of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) and SIPDIS vice president of the Chamber of Representatives of the parliament, passed the following letter addressed to [...]	2006-07-03 10:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT1276	POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS DISCUSS THE 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: On June 29, five political party leaders gathered to discuss the 2007 elections with the Ambassador, DCM and visiting NEA DAS Gordon Gray. The five leaders represented the Istiqlal, Justice and Development (PJD),Progress and Socialism (PPS),Socialist Union of Popular Forces [...]	2006-07-03 13:20:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
06RABAT1280	DAS GRAY DISCUSSES WESTERN SAHARA WITH FASSI FIHRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 29 meeting with DAS Gray, Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri provided a frank discussion on the Western Sahara and Morocco's path to an autonomy plan. Commenting on future activities for CORCAS, Fassi Fihri explained that starting in July Presi [...]	2006-07-03 16:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MO PBTS PHUM PREL
06RABAT1283	MOROCCO: ENGAGING MED DIALOGUE COUNTRIES ON NATO'S [...] (C) Poloff met July 3 with MFA Bilateral Affairs officer Karim Halim to deliver reftel talking points on engaging Mediterranean Dialogue countries on NATO's Middle East Security Cooperation Center. Poloff stressed the July 5 NAC plus 7 meeting as an opportunity for Morocco to provide its vie [...]	2006-07-03 18:01:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MO
06RABAT1284	DAS GRAY MEETS SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ARAB [...] (C) Summary. On June 29, DAS Gordon Gray and Ambassador Riley discussed the revitalization of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) with the organization's Secretary General Al Habib bin Yahia. Bin Yahia shared a number of ways he is trying to reinvigorate the AMU after many years of lackluster resul [...]	2006-07-05 08:21:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PBTS PGOV MO
06RABAT1285	DAS GRAY DISCUSSES GAZA EVENTS AND LIBYAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting June 29 with visiting DAS Gordon Gray, Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri expressed Morocco's concern over recent events in Gaza, explaining that Israeli actions were "too strong and extreme" and have complicated Morocco's position. Fassi Fihri [...]	2006-07-05 08:25:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM MO
06RABAT1299	ROMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOROCCO EXPLAINS POSITION [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Ambassador July 5 received Romanian Ambassador to Morocco Vasile Popovici, who had requested an urgent meeting to discuss Romania's position on its troops in Iraq. Reaffirming Romania's commitment to the coal [...]	2006-07-06 16:21:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT13	Family Code Implementation: Are Judges Resisting [...] The Casablanca Regional Bureau of the Hassanian Judges' Association organized a December 15 meeting between female parliamentarians and judges entitled "Judges and the Application of the Moudawana (family code)." The meeting was also attended by members of civil society and human rights acti [...]	2006-01-04 14:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI PHUM PREL PGOV MO
06RABAT1303	TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR ASSISTANCE [...] Reftel demarche was delivered to Mohammed Azaroual, Director General of Multilateral Relations and Global Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 7. Azaroual noted that the GOM provided medical and food supplies to the Palestinian people in May. 2. Post will inform the Depa [...]	2006-07-07 17:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL EAID MO
06RABAT1309	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OES/STC R. SENSENEY [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Robert Senseney to travel to Rabat, Morocco, July 13-22, 2006 for the purpose of meeting with government officials regarding the US-Morocco Science and Technology agreement. 2. Per reftel hotel reservations have been made at the Tour H [...]	2006-07-11 11:39:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MO
06RABAT1319	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] This cable is in response to the request in Ref A on the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). 2. The information on Morocco contained in Ref A is inaccurate now. The National Human Rights Documentation, Information and Training Center still exists, but [...]	2006-07-11 14:21:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT132	IRAN: CODEL DUNCAN WEIGHS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 25, Codel Duncan, visiting Morocco January 24-26, stressed to Deputy FM Fassi Fihri US concerns with Iran's development of a nuclear program and encouraged Morocco to put its weight behind US and European efforts to reign in the Iranians within the framework of the UNS [...]	2006-01-25 15:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL MO PGOV
06RABAT1329	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROYAL ADVISOR MEZIANE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on his early 2005 meeting, Ambassador met July 11 with Palace Advisor Meziane Belfqih to discuss his views on US-Moroccan relations, recent GOM crackdowns on Justice and Charity Organization (JCO) activities, and the 2007 parliamentary elections. Belfqih said his March [...]	2006-07-12 17:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM MO
06RABAT133	DEPUTY FM ON UN REFORM [...] (C) As instructed reftels, Ambassador called on Moroccan Deputy FM Taieb Fassi Fihri on January 19 to seek Moroccan support for US goals on UN reform. The Ambassador underlined that UN reform was an important issue for the US, and he was raising the issue at a senior level on instruction from [...]	2006-01-25 15:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PGOV PREL
06RABAT1341	TFLE01: GOM ON SAUDI STATEMENT ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 12:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG MO PREL
06RABAT1344	MEPI SMALL GRANTS REPORT FOR AMCHAM MOROCCO [...] The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) website has effectively addressed private sector demand both in Morocco and in the U.S. for greater information sharing on the provisions of the agreement. In 2004, the site logged over 1.3 million hits, representing 13,522 [...]	2006-07-14 18:10:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAID KMPI MO
06RABAT1350	MOROCCO: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (U) Post delivered July 17 reftel demarche via diplomatic note #248 to the office of MFA Director of American Affairs Salaheddine Tazi, per the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' request. MFA North American Affairs Division Chief Wassane Zailachi pledged to pass the White House Statement and USG r [...]	2006-07-17 12:06:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN MO
06RABAT1358	PJD AND HAMAS: MOROCCAN POLITICAL PARTY SUPPORTS [...] (U) Summary: Morocco's largest Islamist political party, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) (Ref A),could win up to 46 percent of the votes in the 2007 legislative elections, according to results from a hypothetical vote question in a poll conducted by the International Republican I [...]	2006-07-17 17:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PINR MO
06RABAT1372	TFLE01: MFA VIEWS ON LEBANON, GAZA AND THE ARAB [...] (C) Summary: On July 17, Charge met with Ambassador Mohamed Azeroual, Director General of Multilateral Relations and Global Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss the Arab League meeting held in Cairo over the weekend and recent events in Lebanon. Azeroual views the [...]	2006-07-19 17:32:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MO
06RABAT1373	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA/GSFC: DAVILA, [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for Drs. Joseph Davila and Barbara Thompson from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Dr. Umran Inan from Stanford University to travel to Rabat, Morocco between July 26 and July 29, for the purpose of installing very low fr [...]	2006-07-20 12:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC MO OTRA SENV TSPA
06RABAT1374	MINISTRY OF INTERIOR'S SECRET PLAN FOR MOROCCO'S [...] (U) Summary: French language weekly, Le Journal Hebdomaire (July 15),reported on the Moroccan Ministry of Interior (MOI)'s projections on the 2007 legislative elections. The projections confirmed the preeminence of the Islamist Party of Justice and Development (PJD),the strong position of [...]	2006-07-20 14:45:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR MO
06RABAT1377	MOROCCAN IMAMS TO RECEIVE EDUCATION IN SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED [...] Summary: Moroccan Imams will begin receiving awareness training as part of the GOM's fight against HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) beginning in Sept 2006. The voluntary training represents a joint initiative by the Ministries of Islamic Affairs (MIA) and Health (MOH),and co [...]	2006-07-20 16:29:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV KISL PHUM PGOV MO
06RABAT1378	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USPTO: POGODA AND [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to US Patent and Trademark Office Attorney, Darren Pogoda and US District Judge James Rosenbaum to travel to Rabat, Morocco, July 22-25, 2006 to organize and host the USPTO-Middle East Partnership Initiative two day conference on Intellectual [...]	2006-07-20 17:00:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA MO
06RABAT1380	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL ZOLENSKY [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Michael Zolensky from NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) to travel to Casablanca, Morocco, August 1-6, 2006 to attend the workshop - Desert Meteorites- recovery, documentation of meteorites, funds and future prospects of research. 2. Pos [...]	2006-07-21 10:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TSPA MO
06RABAT1392	MISSION PLAN FOR ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN [...] (U) Per ref A Action Request, Post submits the following quarterly assessment of its Democratic Reform Strategy as outlined in ref B. Our report is keyed to the Milestones (M) and Tactics (T) outlined in our strategy and provides an update through June 30, 2006. Update narratives contain both [...]	2006-07-21 19:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON KDEM PGOV SCUL KMPI MO
06RABAT1394	WESTERN SAHARA: GOM DEMARCHE ON FAMILY VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 18, Charge attended a meeting convened by MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale to explain the GOM position on the stalled family visit confidence building measures CBMs in the Western Sahara. Hilale stressed the GOM's continued support for the family visits, said the GOM is [...]	2006-07-24 08:55:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PBTS PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1400	61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) On July 25, Poloff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss Moroccan attendance at the 61st UN General Assembly. Decisions concerning attendance will not be made until August 15. Post will inform t [...]	2006-07-25 13:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
06RABAT1404	P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR IRAN [...] (C) On July 25, Poloff delivered the points in reftel to Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Bourita, the GOM thinks the P5 1 incentive package for Iran is excellent and the Iranians have no reason not to [...]	2006-07-25 17:03:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MO
06RABAT1405	WESTERN SAHARA: GOM ON USE OF MOROCCAN PASSPORTS [...] (C) Poloffs met July 25 with Nasser Bourita, MFA Director of UN and International Organizations, to discuss the GOM position that Sahrawis from the Western Sahara who participate in potential non-political seminars in the future should travel on Moroccan passports. Reiterating comments made [...]	2006-07-25 17:33:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PBTS PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1407	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MATTHEW SZYMANSKI, [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Matthew Szymanski, Chief of Staff, House Small Business Committee, Sean Deverey, Professional Staff, House Small Business Committee, and Brian Jaskot Professional Staff, House Small Business Committee to travel to Casablanca and Rabat, Mor [...]	2006-07-26 08:36:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA MO
06RABAT1412	SUMMER UNIVERSITY EVALUATES REFORMS IN MOROCCO [...] (U) Summary: From July 13 to 15 the Moroccan Center for Social Studies organized a summer university, i.e., a conference, in Tetouan to discuss and assess the reform process. Polfsn political specialist attended the conference. The participants, who were university professors, political ana [...]	2006-07-26 11:44:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT1414	MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR ON THE ELECTORAL CODE AND [...] (C) Summary: On July 24, Ambassador met with Chakib Benmoussa, the Minister of the Interior for an exchange of views on current issues, including the electoral code under consideration, GOM action vis-a-vis the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO; reftels B, C) and liaison with the Mission [...]	2006-07-26 12:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM MO
06RABAT1415	ELECTIONS ISSUES ATTRACTING ATTENTION IN THE PRESS [...] (U) Summary: The 2007 legislative elections are getting increasing coverage in Moroccan press outlets. French-language dailies, Le Matin and Liberation, both published articles on the threat "political nomadism" presents to democracy and how the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) Party [...]	2006-07-26 12:39:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR MO
06RABAT1427	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING THE 505 AGREEMENT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloffs met July 27 with MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism officer Karim Halim to encourage the Government of Morocco (GOM) to replace its existing 505 agreement with the text of a new [...]	2006-07-27 17:04:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA MARR MASS PGOV MO XA
06RABAT1429	HHS/CDC COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DAVID BULL [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to David Bull to travel to Rabat, Morocco, August 1-5, 2006 for the purpose of providing guidance to Morocco Ministry of Health officials in pandemic influenza planning. 2. Post understands that the traveler is staying at the Sofitel and r [...]	2006-07-28 09:56:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA
06RABAT1430	TETOUAN'S SUMMER UNIVERSITY: PERSPECTIVES ON IMAGE [...] (U) Summary: The Tetouan summer university (conference),held July 13 through 15, focused on reforms in Morocco and was attended by a variety of students, professors, and civil society representatives. Polfsn political specialist also attended the conference. This cable summarizes the vie [...]	2006-07-28 10:41:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1456	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR ZALMAY [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-31 16:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	JO TU IZ AMGT OTRA ASEC FR MO
06RABAT1457	IREX BRIEF TO THE MFA [...] (C) Summary: The PAO and IO met with Wassane Zailachi, Director of the North American, Mexico and Central America division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 26. The meeting included a discussion of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)-funded IREX regional project, sc [...]	2006-07-31 16:51:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO MO
06RABAT1458	THE KINGDOM FIGHTS SEXUAL HARASSMENT [...] (U) Sexual harassment could not be openly discussed in Morocco until a group of women textile workers decided to go on strike at the Manufacture du Morocco, a textile plant in the suburbs of Rabat, because of the extreme sexual harassment company officials committed against their union leader [...]	2006-07-31 16:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL MO
06RABAT1470	THE MFA DISCUSSES LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: On August 1, Taieb Fassi Fihri, Minister Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),requested a meeting with the Ambassador. Ambassador and Fassi Fihri met for more than two hours and discussed the Western Sahara (septel) and recent events in Lebanon, particularly the [...]	2006-08-01 18:32:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MO PGOV PHUM
06RABAT1471	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1-June 30. Activities included visits by representatives from MEPI Washington, the Ambassador's visit to Oujda, his meeting with the International Republican Institute (IRI),judicial reform, a regional confer [...]	2006-08-02 07:56:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO
06RABAT1481	TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMACY: THE GOM AND POLITICAL [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador, accompanied by Sarah Johnson, resident country director of the International Republican Institute (IRI),and Emboffs met with Abdelaziz Meziane Belfkih, one of the king's advisors, [...]	2006-08-04 10:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT1483	NDI: UNCLE SAM WANTS TO "EDUCATE" MOROCCAN [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: French-language daily, l'Economiste (August 1),published an article about the "American-Canadian" National Democratic Institute (NDI),entitled "An NGO to 'educate' the parties." The article, which in [...]	2006-08-04 12:06:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MO
06RABAT1490	DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF AUGUST 7 ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-05 17:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LE IS MO
06RABAT1497	DEPUTY MINISTER FASSI FIHRI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: On August 3, Taieb Fassi Fihri, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),met with Ambassador Riley and the US Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, for a courtesy call. Ambassador Khalilzad was in Morocco for other meetings with UAE officials. The conversat [...]	2006-08-08 11:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS MO
06RABAT1502	DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche regarding the Lebanon Security Council Resolution to the office of the Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Global Cooperation, Mohammed Azeroual, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 8, 2006. Post will inform the Department of any substan [...]	2006-08-08 16:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL UN IS PTER MO
06RABAT1504	TERRORIST CELL DISMANTLED [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 7, THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR (MOI) ISSUED A COMMUNIQU THAT THE MOROCCAN GENERAL TERRITORIAL SECURITY SERVICES (DGST) DISMANTLED A TERRORIST CELL COMPRISED OF 44 INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE PREPARING TO OPERATE IN MOROCCO. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) ACCORDING TO THE MOI, TH [...]	2006-08-08 16:41:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL MO
06RABAT1506	JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTRIES COLLABORATE ON [...] (U) On August 4, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) signed a joint communique expressing their determination to counter any violation of the legal conditions of the upcoming Upper House parliamentary elections, as reported in all major media outlets. The ele [...]	2006-08-08 17:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL MO
06RABAT1507	WESTERN SAHARA: UPDATE ON CBMS [...] (C) On August 8, A/Polcouns met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to discuss the UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (reftel B). Bourita took the opportunity to discuss the G [...]	2006-08-08 17:17:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PBTS MO
06RABAT151	LIBERALIZATION OF MOROCCO'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: Morocco is opening its electricity sector to private operators, eliminating restrictions on who can generate and sell electricity to whom, and at what price. Private producers will be able to sell power to any client - including in Europe - through an electrical interconnection with [...]	2006-01-30 13:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON SENV MO
06RABAT1514	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the University of California Institute on GCC from August 20-24, 2006. Rank: Commissaire Name: NIFAOUI, Mohamed DOB: 22, Februa [...]	2006-08-10 08:55:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1533	URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 10:52:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS UNSC IS LE MO PTER
06RABAT1534	URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 15:40:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS UNSC IS LE MO PTER
06RABAT1535	UNHCR ENCOURAGES REFUGEE SELF-RELIANCE AND GOM [...] (C) Summary: On August 10, A/Polcouns met with Johannes van der Klaauw, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR) office in Rabat to discuss the July 24 to 27 sit-ins in front of his office and recent developments relating to the Western Sahara. Van der Klaauw empha [...]	2006-08-14 15:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PBTS PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT1540	2006 THRONE DAY SPEECH: MORE CONFIDENCE, LESS [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI delivered his seventh Throne Day speech on July 30 (reftel C). This year's speech followed the model established in his 1999 speech -- a recapitulation of accomplishments over the past year. Only the 2004 and 2005 (reftel A) speeches diverged from the accomplis [...]	2006-08-15 09:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL MO
06RABAT1552	PRESSING FOR CLARIFICATION OF MOROCCO'S [...] (SBU) Summary and Action request; Commercial and Econ Counselors called on Ahmed Maani, Acting Director of International Cooperation of the Moroccan Customs Administration on August 10 to review the status of two recent cases where U.S. imports have been denied preferential entry into Morocco [...]	2006-08-17 09:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP MO
06RABAT1558	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the Supply Officers course at Naval Supply Corps, Athens, GA from September 13 - November 18, 2006 Rank: O-4 Name: EL ARABI, Abdel [...]	2006-08-17 11:53:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1559	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the Advanced Management Program at Ft. McNair, Washington DC from September 9 to December 15, 2006 Rank: O-4 Name: BENKHADDA, Hass [...]	2006-08-17 11:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1560	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the USMC C4 Planner Course at Quantico, VA 8/31/06-11/21/06 Rank: O-3 Name: AMINE, Karim DOB: May 13, 1975 POB: Casablanca, Moroc [...]	2006-08-17 11:55:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1564	MINISTER DELEGATE DISCUSSES LEBANON AFTER UNSC 1701 [...] (SBU) On August 16, both Arabic and French language newspapers said that the Lebanese government announced that Turkey, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Malaysia and Morocco would be sending troops. On August 17, Foreign Minister Benaissa was quoted in the French-language newspapers as saying: "The [...]	2006-08-17 16:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IS LE MO
06RABAT1567	REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following candidate who is designated to attend the Senior Executive Seminar 06-6 at Garmish, Germany from August 25-September 8, 2006 Rank: O-6 (Commandant of the Gendarmerie) N [...]	2006-08-18 15:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM
06RABAT1569	TRANSFER OF TWO MOROCCAN NATIONALS FROM GUANTANAMO [...] (S) Ambassador contacted Taieb Fassi Fihri, Minister Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on August 18 to determine the status of his request regarding the Moroccan prisoners Mohamed Al Ahmed Rachidi (ISN 5590) and Muhammed Ben Moujan (ISN 160) being transferred to Morocco betwe [...]	2006-08-18 16:34:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PREL PTER MO
06RABAT1570	DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF AUGUST 20 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (U) A/Polcouns delivered reftel A demarche to Mohammed Azeroual, Director General of Multilateral Relations and Global Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 19. Azeroual confirmed FM Benaissa's attendance at the Arab League meeting in Cairo on August 20 and the GOM's suppo [...]	2006-08-19 12:21:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE IS MO
06RABAT1574	KING AND PEOPLE'S REVOLUTION DAY SPEECH [...] (U) Summary: On August 21, Morocco celebrated the fifty-third anniversary of the "Revolution of the King and the People Day." The king's speech underlined the significance of citizens uniting to "build a modern Morocco and turn the country into a highly motivated, enterprising and dedicate [...]	2006-08-22 15:01:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MO
06RABAT1576	MOROCCO-EU FISHING AGREEMENT SPARKS CONTROVERSY [...] (U) Summary: The new Morocco-EU fishing agreement was signed in Brussels on July 26, 2006, but must still be ratified by the Moroccan Parliament before taking effect. Ratification is expected to occur when Parliament reconvenes in October 2006, with implementation by early 2007. The agreeme [...]	2006-08-22 15:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS MO PBTS PGOV
06RABAT1577	MODERNIZING MOROCCO'S CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary; Lemghari Essakl, General Manager of the Agency for Bouregreg Valley Development, called on Ambassador on August 9 to outline the Government of Morocco's ambitious plans for the development and revitalization of the valley separating Rabat and its neighboring city of Sale. Noting [...]	2006-08-22 16:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV MO
06RABAT1579	A TERRORIST PLOT: EXPOSURE AND DISCUSSION [...] (C) Summary: On August 8, security forces reported in the press that forty-four (44) suspected terrorists were arrested in July and accused of preparing to conduct terrorist attacks. Five of the arrested are Moroccan soldiers specializing in explosives. The terrorists have been widely critic [...]	2006-08-23 15:59:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PINR MO
06RABAT1587	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT HUMAN [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to Abdelfetah Kadiri, assistant to the Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 24. Kadiri noted that Morocco did pass the resolutions and that this decision was made because of the conflict [...]	2006-08-24 11:53:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC MO
06RABAT1588	INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] (U) On August 24, Poloff delivered the diplomatic note and talking points concerning Michael Matheson's re-election to the International Law Commission to Abdelfetah Kadiri, assistant to the Director of United Nations and International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kadiri [...]	2006-08-24 11:53:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA MO
06RABAT159	NIH SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT WITH MOROCCO [...] SUMMARY: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias Zerhouni visited Morocco January 23-24 to meet GOM health authorities and explore opportunities for U.S.-Morocco cooperation in the field of public health and biomedical research. During his Jan. 23 meeting with the Minister of Heal [...]	2006-01-30 16:52:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TBIO MO
06RABAT1598	DEMARCHE: DONORS' ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-25 16:34:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL LE SW MO
06RABAT1617	MOROCCO: CANCELLATION OF FLIGHT TRANSPORTING TWO [...] (C) On August 29, Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism officer Karim Halim, formally notifying the GOM of the cancellation of the proposed flight that would have included two Moroccan national NLECs from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Morocco and several othe [...]	2006-08-30 15:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINR MO
06RABAT1618	MOROCCO: FYO6 SECTION 1206 PROGRAMS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloffs met August 29 with MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism officer Karim Halim to inform the Government of Morocco (GOM) of the likely provision of a combined $6,200,000 for Algeria [...]	2006-08-30 15:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MAS PARM PREL MO
06RABAT1621	SHEIKH QARADAWI VISITS MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi, the popular Egyptian cleric, visited Morocco in late August. A guest of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD),the Sheikh addressed several large gatherings of Moroccan youth, lambasting the U.S. and Israel and calling for a boycott of Americ [...]	2006-08-31 15:37:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MO PGOV KISL
06RABAT1624	CONSULTATIONS ON NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY ASSURANCES [...] (C) EconOff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on August 31 to discuss reftel. Bourita was well familiar with the initiative and had a copy of the concept paper. Bourita remarked that the US should not expect a [...]	2006-09-01 09:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM
06RABAT1631	MOROCCAN MFA OFFERS OFFICIAL VERSION OF TERROR [...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official invited in the Ambassador on September 1 to give him the GOM's formal version of the ongoing investigation of the Ansar El-Mahdi terrorist cell. Most of the briefing consisted of a summary of basic facts of the case already in the public domain. The officia [...]	2006-09-01 18:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL MO
06RABAT1632	MOROCCO TIGHTENS AIRPORT SECURITY [...] (C) The arrest of four women, two married to pilots of the national carrier Royal Air Maroc, has resulted in increased security measures at all Moroccan airports. The women were arrested for involvement in the Ansar Al Mahdi terrorist cell, initially broken-up by Moroccan security forces on [...]	2006-09-01 18:46:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR MO PINR PTER
06RABAT1635	DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE OF ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) A/Polcouns met on September 4 with Hassan Hami, Director of the Office of Arab and International Organizations Affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, to urge that the GOM use the occasion of the Arab League meeting in Cairo to press for implementation of UNSCR 1701, to support the trans [...]	2006-09-05 13:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE MO
06RABAT1640	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NIH/FIC DR. HARFORD [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Dr. Joe Harford, Director, Office of International Affairs, National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH to travel to Casablanca, Morocco, September 14-17, 2006 to participate in a Conference on Cervical Cancer. 2. Point of contact for the vis [...]	2006-09-05 16:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KSCA TBIO MO
06RABAT1641	PARLIAMENT: UPPER HOUSE ELECTIONS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 8 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On September 8, Morocco will hold indirect elections for 90 of the 270 seats in the Chamber of Councilors, the upper house of parliament. The official campaign period started September 1 and runs [...]	2006-09-05 16:42:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
06RABAT1643	FURTHER ON MOROCCO'S NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS [...] (C) Summary: Economic and Commercial Counselors called on National Electricity Office (ONE) Chairman Younes Maamur on August 18 in Casablanca to learn more about ONE's plans to develop nuclear energy to help meet Morocco's burgeoning demand for electricity, a program in which he had earlier t [...]	2006-09-06 10:56:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON SENV MO
06RABAT1646	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUESTED FOR MEPI TRAINING [...] Embassy Rabat requests country clearance for Economic Officer David Nobles and MEPI Assistant Ryad Berdayi to travel to Tunis for the purpose of attending the MEPI Program Officer Training Seminar hosted by The Middle East Partnership Initiative Regional Office, September 17-19, 2006. 2. T [...]	2006-09-06 14:05:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	MEPI OTRA MO
06RABAT1648	U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-06 15:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS
06RABAT1649	DEMARCHE FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] (C) On September 6, Poloffs delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming NAM summit to Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOM is in full agreement with the US on Guatemala's election to the UN Security Council, acco [...]	2006-09-06 16:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU MO
06RABAT1652	STAFFDEL BIXBY'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER JETTOU [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Driss Jettou told Staffdel Bixby in an August 30 meeting that Morocco deeply appreciates the United States' decision to enlist in aiding its economic development through the Millennium Challenge Account," and that it is essential that "America help Morocco succeed. [...]	2006-09-06 17:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID MO
06RABAT1676	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] Embassy Rabat warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Brian Levy, Magda Ismail, Steven Clarke, David Picha, Herve Plusquellec and Samuel Hobbs, of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to travel to Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Ourzazate, and Fes, Morocco September 13 - October 8, [...]	2006-09-08 17:01:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KMCA KPAO AFIN EAID ECON OTRA
06RABAT1677	DONOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN MOROCCO [...] (U) This is the third part of a three part series on international donor activities in Morocco. Part 1 (ref A) covered the World Bank while part 2 (ref B) discussed the European Union's Barcelona Process. 2. (U) Summary. A wide variety of international donor organizations are present in [...]	2006-09-08 17:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN KMCA MO
06RABAT1678	URGING MOROCCO TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE WESTERN [...] (S) On September 8, Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on the Western Sahara to Taieb Fassi Fihri, Minister-Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff accompanied Ambassador as note taker. Fassi Fihri indicated that he had already spoken with Moroccan Ambassador Mekouar fo [...]	2006-09-08 17:16:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV WI AG PBTS MO
06RABAT1697	MOROCCO: NOTICE OF SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Poloffs met September 11 with MFA Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism Officer Karim Halim to notify the GOM of the start of the second round of Administrative Review Board (ARB) proceedings (reftel),which will include consideration of the cases of Moroccan nationals Ahmad Abdullah Al-W [...]	2006-09-12 11:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL KAWC MO
06RABAT1706	PUTIN VISIT ACCENTUATES BILATERAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian President Putin's 18-hour visit to Morocco September 6-7 emphasized economic and commercial ties between the two countries, with the signature of cooperation agreements in fields ranging from fisheries to tourism, culture, and communications. Putin was accompanied by 50 [...]	2006-09-13 17:26:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON RU MO
06RABAT171	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Maroc Telecom's 2005 fourth quarter revenue was up 18 percent over the previous year to $574 million, mostly resulting from the strength of its mobile phone division. The company's mobile phone customer base grew 38 percent during 2005 to 8.8 million. An increase in ADSL internet lines to 24 [...]	2006-02-02 14:29:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPCS ENRG EAIR KFLU MO
06RABAT1716	DEMARCHE ON IRAN, DARFUR AND THE NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-14 15:03:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO IR
06RABAT1718	UPPER HOUSE ELECTIONS LEAVE ESTABLISHMENT INTACT [...] (C) Summary: Traditional establishment parties prevailed on September 8 in the race for one-third of the seats in the Chamber of Councilors, Morocco's upper house of parliament. The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) failed to gain any seats. However, given the elite and complex nat [...]	2006-09-14 15:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
06RABAT1720	MOROCCO AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Embassy Rabat has conveyed to senior levels of the GOM the U.S. invitation for Morocco to participate with President Bush in a roundtable discussion on democracy on the margins of UNGA, September 19 (ref B). Morocco will be represented in the discussion by Prime Minister Jettou. 2. ( [...]	2006-09-14 15:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MO
06RABAT1723	MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM IN LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 12:35:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LE MO
06RABAT1731	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] Russian Ambassador called Ambassador Thomas T. Riley September 18, 2006 to convey that Morocco had agreed to host the initial meeting of the Global Initiative. We were subsequently told by Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts that the Ministry is working on organizing and staffing the meeting [...]	2006-09-18 17:30:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KGIC PTER MO
06RABAT1733	MOROCCO - KING'S "AGILE" RESPONSE TO VATICAN ISLAM [...] (C) Summary: Morocco has reacted strongly in protest to Pope Benedict's controversial remarks on Islam. The MFA confirmed to us that Morocco's Ambassador to the Vatican has been recalled for consultations. King Mohammed VI is also reported to have sent a written protest to the Vatican, but t [...]	2006-09-18 17:38:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL MO
06RABAT1745	MOROCCO: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On September 20, following a brief pre-meeting, Polcouns and Russian DCM Mikhail Golovanov jointly delivered the text of Statement of Principles, Explanatory Notes Regarding the Statement of Principles, an [...]	2006-09-20 18:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGIC MCAP PINR PINS PTER KNNP MO

06RABAT175	MOROCCAN PARTICIPATION AT MENA-OECD INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-03 07:56:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV MO

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