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09USUNNEWYORK936	MOMENTUM BUILDING TO BOLSTER MONUC'S MANDATE AND STREAMLINE ITS TASKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MONUC SRSG Doss told the Security Council on October 16 that progress continued on integrating the DRC army (FARDC),but noted that the FDLR had not been neutralized and LRA remnants were still active. In closed consultations with Council members, Doss said that LRA elements h [...]	2009-10-22 16:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC CG ZXA ZF RW

09USUNNEWYORK937	SIXTH COMMITTEE: DEBATE ON SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON [...] Summary: The Sixth Committee debated Agenda Item 82, Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization on October 19. Twenty-three Member States, including the United States, delivered statements on the subject with [...]	2009-10-22 16:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK938	GUINEA: UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY DETAILS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Department of Political Affairs A/SYG Haile Menkerios briefed the Security Council on October 21 on the planned UN commission of inquiry (COI) into the atrocities committed in Guinea since September 28. He explained the expectations for the COI for which there was widespread [...]	2009-10-22 17:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC XY GV
09USUNNEWYORK94	AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH INDIAN PR NIRUPAM [...] (C) Summary: The United States is eager to ""sustain and accelerate"" recent progress in the U.S.-India bilateral relationship and wishes to enhance our cooperation in multilateral fora, especially the UN, Ambassador Rice told Indian PermRep Nirupam Sen in an initial call on February 3. Sen said In [...]	2009-02-04 22:19:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM KDEM PARM IN PTER PK
09USUNNEWYORK940	UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT NEW [...] (C) Summary. Ukrainian PR Sergeyev told Ambassador Wolff on 21 October of Ukraine's concern about an impending change in Russian policy on preemptive nuclear strikes contained in a review of Russia's nuclear doctrine. According to Sergeyev, the draft text states that Russia reserves the right [...]	2009-10-23 15:17:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PNUC PGOV UP RS
09USUNNEWYORK941	DEBT RESOLVED: MISSION OF THE GABONESE REPUBLIC TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 21:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP PREL GB
09USUNNEWYORK942	IRAQ-KUWAIT TARASOV REPORT SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: In Security Council consultations on October 22, the UN high-level coordinator Gennady Tarasov briefed on the recently released report regarding activities and progress made on missing persons and archives issues during the last six-month "confidence and cooperation building peri [...]	2009-10-23 22:23:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ KU
09USUNNEWYORK944	ARABS REQUEST U.S. SUPPORT FOR SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wolff met Friday October 23 with the representatives of Arab states and organizations that have joined together as a follow-up group to lobby for action on the Goldstone Report in New York. The Palestinian Permanent Observer suggested the establishment of a "monitoring [...]	2009-10-24 00:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK946	RICE MEETS WITH INDIAN MINISTER OF STATE FOR [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Rice on October 16, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor raised India's hope that the U.S. would continue working with India on the convention on counterterrorism. The two also discussed the Goldstone Report, Security Council refo [...]	2009-10-26 20:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PHUM UNSC IN
09USUNNEWYORK947	TURKISH PERMREP APAKAN PAYS INTRODUCTORY CALL ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 15 courtesy meeting, Turkish Permrep Ertugul Apakan invited Ambassador Rice to visit Turkey. He said a workshop/retreat on peacekeeping and peacebuilding, which Turkey was considering hosting during the summer of 2010, might be a good opportunity. Apakan thoug [...]	2009-10-26 20:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC TU
09USUNNEWYORK948	64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 22:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK949	64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 22:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK95	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF US CANDIDATE TO SPECIAL [...] (U) On February 4, Deputy Permanent Representative Alejandro Wolff spoke to U.N. Under Secretary General Patricia O'Brien in support of the candidacy of Justice Shireen Fisher for the judicial vacancy in the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, drawing from the points in Ref [...]	2009-02-04 22:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KAWC KJUS NL PREL SL
09USUNNEWYORK950	64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 22:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK951	MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEVIN TAECKER, [...] In response to reftel, USUN grants mission clearance to Kevin Taecker, Senior Advisor for the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) in NEA/Iraq-Economic and Assistance Affairs. 2. Mr. Taecker will participate in a briefing on the ICI by Special Adviser to the Secretary-General for the ICI [...]	2009-10-26 23:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON EFIN OTRA PREL
09USUNNEWYORK952	MISSION CLEARANCE FOR USAID/DCHA DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] Mission clearance is granted to USAID/DCHA Deputy Assistant Administrator Jon Brause for November 2-3, 2009, to participate in the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) Advisory Board, hosted by the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs. This meeting will take place at the U [...]	2009-10-27 20:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK953	64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE: [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 22:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK957	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH IRAQI UN PERM REP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 26, immediately following her return from Iraq and the day after two major suicide bombs in Baghdad, Ambassador Rice met with Iraqi UN Permanent Representative Bayati. The discussion focused on the UN response to and U.S. support for Iraq's request for a UN envoy to b [...]	2009-10-28 09:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP IZ SY TU
09USUNNEWYORK959	COTE D,IVOIRE: COUNCIL REVIEWS SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The chair of the Security Council's Cote d'Ivoire (1572) Sanctions Committee briefed the Council on findings contained in a September 15 report of the Group of Experts on Cote d'Ivoire, as well as the Committee's activities since his last briefing on April 28, 2009. The United [...]	2009-10-29 09:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CDI ETTC PGOV UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK960	UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 14:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UN
09USUNNEWYORK961	UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2. USUN has faxed to IO/MPR-Lisa Spratt a note from the United Nations dated 8 October 2009 requesting payment in the amount of $1,249,361.00 for the third session of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties of the Treaty on the Non-Proli [...]	2009-10-29 16:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK962	GOLDSTONE REPORT: MEETING BETWEEN USUN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPR Alex Wolff met October 28, 2009, with Israeli Legal Adviser Ehud Keinan, at the latter's request. Keinan provided information on the investigations the GOI has undertaken in response to complaints arising out of Operation Cast Lead. He noted the internal GOI debate on how t [...]	2009-10-29 21:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL UN IS
09USUNNEWYORK963	FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE PRESIDENT BRIEFS CTC [...] Summary: Paul Vlaanderen, President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF),briefed the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) of the Security Council on October 26. Vlaanderen recounted the history of the FATF and explained the FATF standards, which consist of forty recommendations for combati [...]	2009-10-29 22:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EFIN
09USUNNEWYORK964	THE 1540 COMMITTEE DEBATES IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The 1540 Committee met on October 20 and 23 to begin consultations on how to prepare a final document based on the 1540 Comprehensive Review, which took place on September 30 and October 1-2, and how to present the conclusions of substantive papers prepared by the 1540 Committe [...]	2009-10-29 23:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK965	UNSC DEBATE ON UNMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Atul Khare briefed the Security Council on the Secretary-General's interim report on the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste on UNMIT on October 23. Khare discussed the successful community elections, strengthening the rule o [...]	2009-10-29 23:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC XB XV XU
09USUNNEWYORK968	SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS ON USSCR 1559, [...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy for the Secretary-General for Implementation of UNSCR 1559 Terje Roed-Larsen briefed the Security Council in consultation on October 27, 2009. The positive part of his presentation centered on the restoration of full diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria and th [...]	2009-10-30 17:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC LE IS SY
09USUNNEWYORK969	NORWEGIAN FM HOSTS BREAKFAST TO DISCUSS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, hosted a breakfast meeting on September 24 to discuss the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in regard to the "protection of civilians". High-level representatives from France, Indonesia, the United States, the U [...]	2009-10-30 18:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER SC
09USUNNEWYORK97	IRAN/CYPRUS: NEXT STEPS ON MONCHEGORSK [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-09 18:39:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP CY
09USUNNEWYORK970	64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: NUCLEAR [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 13 to 15. This summary comprises statements from all three days. The UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, the Secretary General of the Conference [...]	2009-10-30 19:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK971	COTE D'IVOIRE: COUNCIL RENEWS SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 29, the Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1893, which renewed the arms embargo, asset freeze, travel ban, and diamond embargo in Cote d'Ivoire, as well as the mandate of the Group of Experts, for an additional twelve months. Cote d'Ivoire's Perm Rep, Al [...]	2009-10-30 23:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETTC UNSC CDI
09USUNNEWYORK972	UNGA: CONTINUED CALLS FOR RETURN OF ZELAYA AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: In plenary session on October 28, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) met to discuss the political situation in Central America. The plenary focused on the CICIG (the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala),adopting a resolution, with U.S. co-sponsorship, commending [...]	2009-11-01 18:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UNGA KCRM KJUS KDEM GT HO
09USUNNEWYORK975	THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES INDIGENOUS ISSUES [...] SUMMARY: Addressing the Committee for the first time as Special Rapporteur on human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya said the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP),adopted by the General Assembly two years ago, provided a clear normative framew [...]	2009-11-02 14:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA BH MY WS VE CO
09USUNNEWYORK976	SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: During emergency consultations with Security Council members, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afg [...]	2009-11-02 21:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OPVIP
09USUNNEWYORK977	ALBANIA CONFIRMS STRONG RELATIONS WITH U.S.; URGES [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 27 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice, Albanian Permanent Representative Hoxha underscored Albania's strong relationship with the U.S. and praised the Obama administration's philosophy of greater UN engagement. Hoxha stressed that increasing the number of [...]	2009-11-02 21:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC AL KO SR
09USUNNEWYORK978	HHS SECRETARY SEBELIUS - SYG BAN CALL ON [...] (SBU) (Begin summary) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius spoke via teleconference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Director-General of the World Health (WHO) Organization Margaret Chan, the Executive Director of the UN Fund for Children (UNICE [...]	2009-11-02 21:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNICEF WHO EAID SOCI UN
09USUNNEWYORK979	AU-UN: SECURITY COUNCIL DIVIDED ON UN ASSESSED [...] SUMMARY. In an October 26 open debate on support for African Union peacekeeping, Security Council members expressed divergent views on whether UN assessed contributions were a viable option to finance AU peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council. Uganda, Libya and Burkina Fa [...]	2009-11-02 21:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO AU
09USUNNEWYORK98	UNMIS CONSULTATIONS AND THE ICC [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 5, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). SRSG Qazi stressed that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) [...]	2009-02-10 01:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK980	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UK FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice on October 27 met with 14 members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament. The Parliamentarians, who represented the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour, raised Iran, the Middle East, U.S. relations with Russia, Afghanistan, and concern ove [...]	2009-11-02 22:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UK IR
09USUNNEWYORK981	AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH ICC PRESIDENT SONG [...] (SBU) (Begin summary) U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice met with the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Sang-Hyun Song on Thursday, October 29. Song hoped that the United States would participate in the ICC Review Process in Kampala in May of 2010, and raised concer [...]	2009-11-03 00:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA KJUS
09USUNNEWYORK982	UNGA: UN PASSES 18TH ANNUAL RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In plenary session on October 28, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed its 18th annual resolution condemning the United States economic and commercial embargo on Cuba. The Foreign Minister of Cuba delivered a hostile, cold-war style intervention, blaming the United States for pr [...]	2009-11-03 14:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC ECON UNGA CA
09USUNNEWYORK983	FUNDING THE UNGA'S TASK FORCE ON COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8 below. 2. (U) The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (Strategy),GA resolution 60/288, welcomed the intention of the Secretary-General to institutionalize, within existing resources, the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task For [...]	2009-11-03 19:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREF PREL CT
09USUNNEWYORK984	QAZI URGES COUNCIL TO CURB AVAILABILITY OF WEAPONS [...] Summary: In his last briefing before the Security Council, SRSG Qazi labeled mistrust between the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) as the biggest challenge to its implementation. Qazi discussed the increasing tribal violence in the south and urged the Security Council to ad [...]	2009-11-03 20:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK985	SYG BAN BRIEFS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON OCTOBER 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a briefing to the UN General Assembly on October 30, Secretary-General Ban addressed the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN staff, and discussed the broader implications of the incident on the near-term safety and security of UN staff in Afgha [...]	2009-11-03 21:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP
09USUNNEWYORK986	SOMALIA 1844 DESIGNATIONS: USUN REQUESTS TO ENGAGE [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paras 6-8. 2. (C) Summary: Per Department instructions (REF A),USUN has shared with the P-3 a list of names we would consider designating under UNSCR 1844 (2008),the Somalia UN targeted sanctions regime established in November 2008. This list in [...]	2009-11-03 22:26:00	USUN New York	SECRET	KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK987	REPORTS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS FOR [...] Summary: On October 8 the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reported to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) on the progress of their respective courts. Interventions followed from ten Member St [...]	2009-11-03 22:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK988	SIXTH COMMITTEE: GENERAL DEBATE ON RULE OF LAW [...] Summary: On October 14, General Debate began on Sixth Committee Agenda Item 83: Rule of Law at the National and International Levels. Over fifty delegations (including the United States) and two Observer Missions addressed the Sixth Committee with most delegations making similar points on the [...]	2009-11-03 22:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK989	GENERAL DEBATE AND RESOLUTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: On October 29, Judge Sang-Hyun Song updated the General Assembly on the activity of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Twenty-eight Member States addressed the General Assembly on the issue. Most countries pledged support for the ICC and commended Chile and the Czech Republic [...]	2009-11-03 22:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK99	PALESTINIANS PRESSING SYG TO BROADEN SCOPE OF [...] (C) Palestinian Permanent Observer Ambassador Mansour told Ambassador Wolff February 6 that he was exploring ways for the UN to investigate the conduct of the Gaza conflict. He cited as precedent UNSCR 1405 (2002) which "welcomed the initiative of the Secretary-General to develop accurate inf [...]	2009-02-10 01:47:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL KWBG IS
09USUNNEWYORK990	DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE PLEDGES SUPPORT TO PANEL OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Security Council's DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") met on October 30 with the newly-established Panel of Experts (POE),a team of UN contractors mandated with helping monitor and improve UN sanctions imposed on North Korea. POE members introduced themselves and [...]	2009-11-03 23:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC MCAP KN UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK991	64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OTHER [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 13:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK994	UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM) [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...]	2009-11-05 23:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS
09USUNNEWYORK995	64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OUTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 23:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK996	64TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OTHER [...] (U) Summary: The UN Disarmament and International Security Committee (First Committee) conducted its thematic debate on other disarmament measures and international security on October 21. 2. Netherlands (U) The Netherlands presented updated versions of its draft resolutions on transpare [...]	2009-11-05 23:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK997	U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 24, PM): [...] (U) SUMMARY: The afternoon session of the 2nd day of the UNGA General Debate on September 24 opened with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticizing the United States, dissecting the intentions of President Obama, and extolling the merits of socialism. Latin American leaders from Venezuela, C [...]	2009-11-05 23:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO UNGA VE SI GY CS PA TZ LG
09USUNNEWYORK999	GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Representative Joseph Mutaboba on November 5 told the Security Council in an open session that there has been progress on national reconcliation, especially sinc [...]	2009-11-06 20:48:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09VALLETTA103	MALTA ORGANIZES TRAFFICKING TRAINING FOR POLICE [...] Summary. On February 23 and 24, Maltese police and social workers underwent training on preventing, identifying and protecting victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). In the workshop, with more than 80 individuals in attendance, Maltese officials who had participated in a 'train-the-trainers [...]	2009-02-27 13:32:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KFRD PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF MT
09VALLETTA113	MALTA PROPOSES TO HOST EU ASYLUM AGENCY [...] (U) Malta has formally offered to host the European Union,s Asylum Agency, which will be established within the next year to coordinate the EU asylum policy, increase cooperation between member states, lend assistance to states facing the greatest pressure and harmonize national practices. Ma [...]	2009-03-06 13:29:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MT
09VALLETTA141	MALTA: PLEDGE FOR PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: DETAILS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 15:44:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER MT
09VALLETTA152	MALTA: MFSA SAYS FIM BANK REMAINS COMMITTED TO [...] (S) Following reports (see Refs A,B) that individuals associated with the Iran Investment Company (IIC) had recently been involved in financial activity involving Malta-based FIM Bank, Charge' several weeks ago asked Joseph Bannister, head of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) wheth [...]	2009-04-06 11:20:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR
09VALLETTA159	MALTA: GEORGE ABELA SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT [...] (U) Laborite George Abela, appointed by Nationalist PM Gonzi and unanimously approved by Parliament, was sworn in as President on Saturday, April 4. He will serve a five year term in the largely ceremonial position, replacing President Eddie Fenech Adami. 2. (SBU) Prior to his appointment [...]	2009-04-07 15:58:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MT
09VALLETTA160	MALTA'S ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURNS PROGRAM SENDS [...] (U) On April 2 Charge' met Ives De Barro, a former Maltese Ambassador to Cairo who is now heading Malta's Assited Voluntary Returns (AVR) program for irregular migrants. Under the AVR program, immigrants who willingly leave Malta are flow at GoM expense back to their home countries and given 5 [...]	2009-04-08 07:06:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF MT
09VALLETTA169	MALTA: IMMIGRATION DEBATE ROILS POLITICAL SCENE [...] (SBU) Summary: With 2008 and early 2009 bringing a record influx of African migrants to Malta from Libya, the issue of migration has risen to the top of the political agenda locally. The GOM has been criticized by NGOs, UNHCR, and even the Catholic Church for its detention policy, and Medecin [...]	2009-04-09 19:10:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MT
09VALLETTA19	MALTA: UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF HUMAN [...] Post contacted Joseph Cole, MFA Director for Global Affairs, who is coordinating the effort to review Malta's human rights situation. Cole told us he had reached out to a number of non-governmental organizations requesting their contribution to the report. 2. Post checked with the National [...]	2009-01-12 16:03:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC MT
09VALLETTA221	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 15:21:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN MT
09VALLETTA222	MALTA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 15:26:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL CU MT
09VALLETTA240	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL CONTINUING [...] (S) On May 26 Charge' met Alan Caruana, Chief of Staff to Malta's Minister of Finance, to discuss reftel request related to IRISL's continuing evasive activities in Malta. 2. (S) Caruana was already familiar with the materials provided reftel, having received them in a meeting last month wi [...]	2009-05-29 08:05:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR UK GM MT
09VALLETTA250	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 14:52:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PRF MT
09VALLETTA251	MALTESE OFFICIAL SAYS TWO INFORMAL MOSQUES CLOSED [...] (C) In a May 20 meeting with Charge' and acting DCM, Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) Chairman Austin Walker gave his perspective on the closure last month of two informal mosques in the seaside towns of Sliema and Bugibba. Walker explained that in both instances, Maltese citizen [...]	2009-06-05 15:00:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREF PREL MT
09VALLETTA253	MALTA: FOREIGN MINISTER NON-COMMITTAL ON [...] In a June 8 meeting with Tonio Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Charge' delivered reftel demarche on Pakistan's diplaced persons, emphasizing that we hoped that, in addition to being supportive of broader EU efforts, we hoped Malta itself would be able to contribute [...]	2009-06-08 14:32:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM MT PREF
09VALLETTA256	MALTA: FOREIGN MINISTER HOPEFUL THAT COOPERATION [...] (C) In a June 8 meeting, Maltese Foreign Minister Tonio Borg told Charge he was leaving later in the day to meet with his Libyan and Italian counterparts in Rome, with "illegal immigration" on the agenda. Borg said he was feeling cautiously optimistic, particularly because of the sharp reducti [...]	2009-06-08 15:36:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MT
09VALLETTA316	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. REVIEW OF FIRST [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 15:40:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC MT
09VALLETTA367	MALTA: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 14:09:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS MT
09VALLETTA388	MALTA: GAERC POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 13:36:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EU PGOV PREL MT
09VALLETTA417	FY 2010 SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FOR MALTA [...] Per reftel, Post has coordinated a proposal for Section 1206 funding for FY2010 for Malta. This funding request has been submitted through EUCOM channels. If funded, Post will fully support execution of this 1206 initiative, which has been endorsed by the Chief of Mission, Valletta. 2. [...]	2009-09-28 16:47:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR MASS MT
09VALLETTA419	MALTA: BURMA POLICY REVIEW DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 15:04:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BM MT
09VALLETTA421	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 29 to MFA coordinator for Environment, Second Secretary David Ellul. 2. Ellul expressed appreciation for the information provided and indicated that Malta, following the EU lead, was in general agreement on the need to have major emerging countr [...]	2009-09-29 15:13:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN MT
09VALLETTA449	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director for External Relations and Mediterranean Affairs Helga Mizzi on October 9. Mizzi expressed appreciation for the information and for U.S. willingness to share its view of the discussion outcomes. 2. (SBU) Mizzi advised that the GOM view [...]	2009-10-09 16:15:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR MT
09VALLETTA456	UPDATE: STATUS OF CONTAINERS SEIZED BY FROM M/V [...] (S) This cable provides addtional information in response to Ref A and amplifies Refs B and C. During Ambassador's initial courtesy call on Maltese PM Lawrence Gonzi October 13, Gonzi stated that the decision to seize and sequester the Hansa India cargo was a "burdensome" decision for Malta to [...]	2009-10-14 16:04:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IR UK LY EG GM MT
09VALLETTA466	MALTA: OCTOBER GAERC POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 14:54:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EU PGOV PREL MT
09VALLETTA467	MALTA SUBMITS REPORT OF IRAN SANCTIONS VIOLATION [...] (SBU) This cable provides additional response to reftel A. On October 16, the office of Malta's Permanent Representative to the UN submitted to the Chairman of the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee a report of Malta's actions described in reftels through D to the Chairman. The report was address [...]	2009-10-21 15:08:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC IR UK LY EG GM MT
09VALLETTA472	MALTA: DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL ON PARTNERING OR [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 16:08:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD MT
09VALLETTA476	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES OF [...] (SBU) On October 23 Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the U.S. priorities of the 64th UN General Assembly Third Committee to Malta's Minster of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Tonio Borg. FM Borg listened closely to the points but was non-committal. 2. (SBU) On October 27, U [...]	2009-10-27 17:27:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA MT
09VALLETTA487	MALTA'S RESPONSE RE THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on November 3 to MFA Americas Desk officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasqualie, and spoke on November 4 to MFA Asia (NEA) Director Patrick Mifsud. 2. (C) Mifsud advised that Malta expected to follow a collective EU position on the Goldstone Report and [...]	2009-11-04 17:18:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	PRESL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MT
09VALLETTA488	MALTA: BELARUS SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 17:18:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BO PREL EUN PHUM
09VALLETTA490	MALTA 2009-10 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Malta's 2009-10 INCSR Part I is submitted in response to reftel. 2. Text follows: I. Summary The Republic of Malta does not play a significant role in the transit, processing or production of narcotics and psychotropic drugs and other controlled substances. Surveys indicate that illici [...]	2009-11-06 10:09:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR MT
09VALLETTA496	QUESTION RE NATURE OF M/V HANSA INDIA CARGO [...] (SBU) PolEcon chief delivered reftel talking points on November 10 to acting DEFMIN and NSC Director Vannessa Frazier, MFA Sanctions Committee legal advisor Dr. Sharon Scicluna and MFA Director for European Affairs Joseph Cole. All expressed understanding of the issue involved and appreciatio [...]	2009-11-13 17:47:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC IR MT LY GM
09VALLETTA497	MALTA: DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED DPRK ENTITIES AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 15:05:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC MT
09VALLETTA498	PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SYG [...] (S) SUMMARY. U.S. Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec met November 12 with Mr. Sergio Piazzi, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM),at Piazzi's request. Piazzi urged U.S. support for and participation in PAM's planned February meeting in Malta on the Jerus [...]	2009-11-16 19:12:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET	PREL KPAL IS MT
09VALLETTA503	MALTA: DEMARCHE ON USG SUPPORT FOR EUFOR IN BOSNIA [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to MFA Americas' desk officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasquale, who indicated she would forward to FM Tonio Borg's party, in Brussels. There was no immediate substantive response. Post will report any further information received septel. K [...]	2009-11-17 16:57:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EU BK MT
09VALLETTA504	MALTA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 16:59:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AF MT
09VALLETTA507	MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche November 19 to MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech, and Americas' Desk Officer, Second Secretary Maria Depasquale. Acting Director Grech expressed appreciation for the information, but had no immediate comment. 2. (SBU) DCM and PolO [...]	2009-11-19 16:14:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT
09VALLETTA511	MALTA WILL VOTE FOR UNGA RESOLUTIONS EXTENDING [...] (C) Following deliver of reftel a demarche November 19, DCM and PolOff met November 20 with MFA Acting Director for Global Issues, Mariella Grech. Grech thanked DCM and PolOff for providing U.S. views and expressed an understanding of the unhelpful nature of one-sided resolutions in eroding c [...]	2009-11-20 17:00:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE MT
09VALLETTA525	MALTA'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MESSAGE ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed MFA Permanent Secretary Cecelia Attard-Pirotta on December 1 concerning the substance of the President's Afghan policy speech to be delivered later that day. She expressed the GOM's interest in the new strategy but had no comment concerning GOM commitments for [...]	2009-12-04 16:22:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PMIL IS MT AF
09VALLETTA537	SECURITY COOPERATION DILEMMA: WITH LABOR PARTY IT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Malta Douglas Kmiec, Labor Party leader Joseph Muscat and former Labor government FM George Vella declared that the country's reactivated membership in PfP was invalid, as it failed to comply with Malta's Treaties Act. Though exp [...]	2009-12-15 16:31:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP PARM MT
09VALLETTA62	MALTA: 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] The two eighty-seven foot "Protector" class patrol boats (P51 and P52) provided to the Armed Forces of Malta in November 2002 and July 2004 continue to be the backbone of the Maritime Squadron. To date, the boats have been kept in top condition by well-trained crews and an extensive supply of [...]	2009-02-05 15:22:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN MT
09VALLETTA75	IRAN INTERESTED IN "INVESTING" BILLIONS OF EUROS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 17:24:00	Embassy Valletta	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL EFIN KNNP MT IR
09VALLETTA95	MALTA: VISIT OF CHINESE VP UNDERSCORES CLOSE TIES [...] (SBU) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Malta February 21 for an official two day visit during which he met with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and announced a grant of 580,000 euros for Malta to purchase Chinese products and services. Paul Sant, MFA Desk Officer for China, told PolOf [...]	2009-02-23 15:16:00	Embassy Valletta	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH MT PGOV PM PREL
09VANCOUVER125	BRITISH COLUMBIA GRUDGINGLY MOVES TOWARD PROVINCIAL [...] Summary: British Columbia heads into May 12 provincial elections with a sagging economy and a fairly apathetic voting public. Premier Gordon Campbell's BC Liberals maintain a slight lead in polling but the real battle will be fought riding-by-riding, with the NDP moving closer, especially in th [...]	2009-05-05 23:30:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CA PGOV
09VANCOUVER196	PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATOR ATTEMPTS SELF-IMMOLATION IN FRONT OF [...] (C) An illegal but otherwise peaceful demonstration by supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (MEK) in front of Consulate General Vancouver turned critical on July 31 as one of the demonstrators poured oil over her body and threatened to light herself on fire. The local guard force (LGF) and Ro [...]	2009-08-01 00:08:00	Consulate Vancouver	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA ASEC

09VANCOUVER205	CODEL BOEHNER HEARS THE CANADIAN SIDE ON BUY AMERICA [...] (U) Summary: A Congressional Delegation (Codel) headed by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) met with Canadian business, municipal and provincial representatives to discuss the impact of ARRA Buy America provisions on cross-border trade. The Codel heard first-hand accounts of how Buy Ame [...]	2009-08-19 20:03:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON CA ETRD OVIP
09VANCOUVER244	CANADIANS DETAIN SHIPLOAD OF TAMILS [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian Navy and Customs and Border Service Agency (CBSA) officials stopped and detained an aging freighter attempting to transport 76 men, mostly Tamils, into Canada. The action took place on October 17, although the vessel had been tracked from earlier in the week thanks to [...]	2009-10-22 03:22:00	Consulate Vancouver	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PGOV PHUM PREF CE PTER
09VANCOUVER261	CALGARY AND VANCOUVER FRAUD SUMMARY [...] (U) SUMMARY. There are no significant fraud incidents to report for this period. Note that this report is on behalf of Calgary and Vancouver. End Summary. 2. (U) COUNTRY CONDITIONS. Vancouver and Calgary are low-fraud posts. Malafide travelers find it less difficult to attempt entry a [...]	2009-11-10 17:20:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ASEC KFRD CPAS CMGT CA
09VANCOUVER31	VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPICS FEELING THE ECONOMIC PINCH IN [...] (U) Summary: The global economic crisis and modern demands of post 9/11 security are proving to be huge challenges for the organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The competition and special events venues are complete and already hosting test events, but the financial crisis surro [...]	2009-02-12 18:25:00	Consulate Vancouver	CONFIDENTIAL	CA PGOV KOLY ASEC ECON
09VANCOUVER40	VIOLENT SHOOTINGS SPUR BRITISH COLUMBIA CRACKDOWN ON GANGS, [...] A series of violent shootings has spurred intense action by British Columbia and Vancouver area city governments to address gangs and the tools they use. The actions reflect community outrage at gang warfare that has left 14 dead so far this year and has turned shopping mall parking lots and s [...]	2009-02-19 23:42:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CA PGOV KCRM
09VATICAN100	SMALL STEPS, NOT GIANT LEAPS, IN CATHOLIC-RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (C) Summary: The visit of a high-ranking Russian Orthodox leader to Rome last week signaled some improvement in Catholic-Orthodox relations, and more progress is likely at a conference between leaders of both faiths in Cyprus in October. Nevertheless, Cardinal Kasper predicts that a meeting b [...]	2009-09-25 16:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF RS VT
09VATICAN101	PATRIARCH DELLY AND TEHRAN ARCHBISHOP COMMENT ON CHRISTIANS [...] (C) Summary: The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Cardinal Emmanuel Delly, and the Archbishop of Tehran, Ramzi Garmo, briefed polchief on September 25 about problems their communities face in Iraq and Iran. Delly said that there is no organized persecution of Christians in Iraq, ho [...]	2009-10-01 12:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KIRF IZ IR VT
09VATICAN106	(C) VATICAN BACKS AWAY FROM DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 14:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL VT IS
09VATICAN108	EMBASSY VATICAN AIDS CONFERENCE LINKS FAITH-BASED WITH [...] (U) Embassy Vatican and Caritas Internationalis co-hosted a very successful international conference on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS from October 14 to the 16. The conference also aimed at improving access to testing and treatment for children living with HIV and [...]	2009-10-30 17:17:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KHIV KIRF ECON EAID KHDP TSPL UN XA VT
09VATICAN109	VATICAN HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIAL TO VISIT CUBA NOVEMBER 4 TO 8 [...] (U) The President of the Pontifical Council on Social Communications, Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, will visit Cuba November 4 to 8, according to a Vatican press release. Celli was invited by the Cuban Conference of Bishops. He is scheduled to participate in the Bishops' Conference meetings [...]	2009-11-03 19:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KIRF CU VT
09VATICAN11	CHURCH UNITY ONE, CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS ZERO [...] (S) Summary: The Pope's decision to reinstate communion with a breakaway Catholic group that included a Holocaust-denying cleric (ref A) proved that his highest concern is the long-term religious well-being of the Church, not the Holy See's relations with other sovereign states. This religion-first [...]	2009-01-27 16:52:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM JO IS VT
09VATICAN110	NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE POPE [...] (U) On October 29, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the credentials of Mr. Ali Akbar Naseri as the new Ambassador of Iran to the Holy See. As is customary, the Pope and the ambassador presenting credentials exchanged remarks (in writing) highlighting their respective priorities for the relation. A [...]	2009-11-04 11:30:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM IR IS VT
09VATICAN111	VATICAN: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 5 post shared with the Vatican's point person on UNGA matters, Monsignor Osvaldo Neves, ref. demarche points. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...]	2009-11-05 16:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN112	(C) CATHOLIC INTERMEDIARY REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HOSTAGE [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 8 for action. S/A Wolpe and AF staff contributed to and cleared this cable. End Comment. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe met with officials from Sant'Egidio, a lay Catholic organization with experience [...]	2009-11-05 17:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC ZF CG VT
09VATICAN113	THE VATICAN AND THE ANGLICANS: OPPORTUNITY OR OPPORTUNISM? [...] (C) The upcoming visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Rome November 21 will take place with the background of the Vatican's far-reaching decision to facilitate the conversion of disaffected Anglicans to Catholicism. Embassy contacts approving the measure interpret it as a bold and appropriate r [...]	2009-11-09 12:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UK VT
09VATICAN117	VATICAN TWO-STEP WITH CUBA: CRITICIZE EMBARGO, ASK GOC FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli requested greater mass communication freedom for the Catholic Church in Cuba during his visit to the island November 6 to 8. On his return to Rome, he criticized U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba. The Vatican's approach to Havana remains to p [...]	2009-11-17 17:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC PREL KIRF CU VT
09VATICAN118	VATICAN: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS DEMARCH DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On November 18 post shared demarche points with Vatican point officials on UNGA and Middle East matters, Monsignor Alberto Ortega and Monsignor Osvaldo Neves. While the Holy See, as a UN observer, does not have a vote at the UNGA, it appreciates knowing about the U.S. position. DIAZ [...]	2009-11-18 15:07:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF IS VT
09VATICAN119	POPE TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pope Benedict addressed the opening of the World Food Summit urging leaders to care for the world's hungry and protect the environment. Similarly, at the UN General Assembly, the Vatican nuncio stressed the need for a comprehensive international energy policy that protects the enviro [...]	2009-11-19 15:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC BEXP EAGR ENRG FAO PGOV PREL SENV UN DA SF
09VATICAN122	AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE [...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vat [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT
09VATICAN123	AMIDST CONTROVERSY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY MEETS POPE [...] (S) Summary: During his recent visit to Rome and meeting with the Pope --planned before the Pope urged disaffected Anglicans to convert to Catholicism-- Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams challenged the position of the Catholic Church on ordination of women and made it clear that the Vatican s [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI UK VT
09VATICAN125	COPENHAGEN CLIMATE SUMMIT: VATICAN CHARITIES PLAN BIG [...] Summary: (SBU) Caritas Internationalis, the international federation of national Caritas groups (Catholic Church-affiliated aid organizations),will send a large delegation to Copenhagen to press for strong action on climate change. Caritas will also promote its "Grow Climate Justice" campai [...]	2009-12-01 16:26:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC SENV BEXP EAGR ENRG PREL UN DA SF VT
09VATICAN126	RUSSIA AND THE VATICAN ESTABLISH FORMAL RELATIONS, FOR [...] (C) On December 3, Russian President Medvedev and Pope Benedict XVI upgraded Russian-Holy See ties to "full" diplomatic relations. The announcement coincides with a period of warmer relations between the Vatican and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill (reftel) and the Holy See hopes the move wi [...]	2009-12-04 16:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL KIRF RS VT
09VATICAN127	(S) LET'S MAKE A DEAL?: VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT-POPE BENEDICT [...] (S) Summary: Following personal involvement by Cardinal Law, the visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen with Pope Benedict is finally confirmed for December 11; it's unclear as yet whether (or which?) concessions Vietnam made to secure the visit. Meanwhile, per ref a, the Vatican may indeed have [...]	2009-12-04 16:34:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM OFDP VM VT
09VATICAN128	(C) HOW VATICAN CHARITIES WORK WITH UNFRIENDLY REGIMES IN [...] (S) Summary: At a recent meeting, the Asia Desk officer at Caritas, the network of Catholic relief associations with chapters in over 200 countries, described the organization's work with both the official and the underground Church in China, support for hospitals in the DPRK, and relief assi [...]	2009-12-07 16:34:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	EAID PREL PHUM PGOV CH KN BM VT
09VATICAN13	POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 21:24:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF VT
09VATICAN130	OUTREACH TO VATICAN ON UGANDA BILL CRIMINALIZING [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 15:58:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL VT UG
09VATICAN131	POPE SEEKS GREATER FREEDOM FOR CHURCH IN CUBA, END TO [...] (SBU) Making a strong appeal for greater religious freedom in Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI vigorously defended the role of the Catholic Church in Cuba during the December 10 presentation of credentials by the country's new Ambassador to the Holy See, Eduardo Delgado Bermudez. While the Po [...]	2009-12-15 15:59:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR ETRD CU VT
09VATICAN132	POPE ISSUES FORCEFUL ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE FOR WORLD PEACE [...] (U) The deterioration of any one part of the planet affects us all, Pope Benedict said in his message for World Peace Day, Jan. 1, 2010 (released December 15). According to the Pope, the world's population cannot remain indifferent to environmental degradation. Government policies, the acti [...]	2009-12-16 12:08:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL PHUM EAID VT
09VATICAN133	(C) VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON AMCITS DETAINED IN IRAN, [...] (S) Begin Summary and Introduction: At a December 16 meeting requested by Ambassador Diaz, the Vatican's Foreign Minister said the Papal Nuncio in Iran has been asked to intercede in the case of three Amcits detained there; Mamberti said the Vatican would be pleased to be of assistance in that [...]	2009-12-16 15:49:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL PHUM CASC KIRF VT IR HO UG UNGA
09VATICAN134	AN INVENTORY OF THE VATICAN'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican is a leader or partner in many inter-religious dialogues, primarily with the "Abrahamic" religions - Islam, Judaism, and of course, other Christians. Vatican leaders are also beginning to reach out to Asian faiths. This cable describes the Vatican's primary, organized dia [...]	2009-12-18 11:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT
09VATICAN135	INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: A VIEW FROM THE VATICAN [...] (U) In an era of growing contacts and conflicts between faith communities, interfaith dialogue -- to increase understanding and in pursuit of concrete objectives -- is increasingly important. The Holy See is an active proponent and participant in a wide range of these dialogues, in order to [...]	2009-12-18 11:53:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF SOCI SCUL VT
09VATICAN136	VATICAN ISSUES STATEMENT OPPOSING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] (SBU) The Holy See's legal attachi to the United Nations issued a statement December 10 putting the Holy See on record as opposed to "grave violations of human rights against homosexual persons," in particular the use of the death penalty. Father Philip Bene made his remarks following a pane [...]	2009-12-18 12:06:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL VT UG
09VATICAN137	PROPOSALS FOR COLLABORATING WITH THE VATICAN ON INTERFAITH [...] (U) Catholics and the organized Catholic Church are present in virtually every country of the world, and the Holy See is second only to the United States in terms of relations with other states. Given this near-universal presence and the Vatican's critical role in interfaith dialogues, Embassy [...]	2009-12-18 12:45:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KIRF VT
09VATICAN14	POPE REMEMBERS THE HOLOCAUST, WARNS AGAINST DENIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 21:24:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF VT
09VATICAN16	EMBASSY VATICAN CONFERENCE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF FORMAL [...] (U) In honor of the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations with the Holy See, Embassy Vatican convened an international conference on the American model of church-state relations on January 13, 2009. More than 200 officials, academics, diplomats, and students seized the opportunity t [...]	2009-01-29 10:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI VT
09VATICAN23	VATICAN DISAPPOINTED WITH NICARAGUA'S SANDINISTAS [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican is disturbed by the Frente Sandinista use of religious symbols for political purposes (reftel) and supports the Nicaraguan bishops' position on the issue. Vatican officials are also concerned about deteriorating political and economic conditions in Nicaragua, and hop [...]	2009-02-09 16:34:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF NI VT
09VATICAN26	SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA FEBRUARY 18-22 [...] (U) Summary: We are pleased to provide some background on US relations with the Holy See. This unique relationship between two global powers with worldwide interests and influence turned 25 in January 2009, and helps advance our shared goals of human dignity every day. Among the issues on wh [...]	2009-02-13 17:01:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM OREP VT
09VATICAN27	POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI [...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...]	2009-02-18 15:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT
09VATICAN28	THE HOLY SEE: A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE [...] (C) Summary: Together with other flaps, the recent global controversy over the lifted excommunication of a Holocaust denying bishop (reftel) exposed a major disconnect between Pope Benedict XVI's stated intentions and the way in which his message is received by the wider world. There are many cause [...]	2009-02-20 16:00:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECPS PHUM PGOV KPAO KIRF VT
09VATICAN29	CORRECTED COPY: POPE MEETS SPEAKER PELOSI [...] (U) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, held a brief private meeting with the Pope on February 18. Speaker Pelosi was in Rome leading a Congressional Delegation visiting Italy and Vatican City State. Only the Speaker and Mr. Pelosi participated in the meeting, while t [...]	2009-02-25 13:26:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF OREP VT
09VATICAN31	PAPAL STATEMENTS AND NORTHERN SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM and poloff met on February 27 with the Vatican's point person on Sri Lanka, Monsignor Joseph Murphy, to discuss the situation in that country and ongoing efforts to press the LTTE to allow the departure of civilians from conflict zones. Murphy strongly supports the efforts [...]	2009-02-27 18:29:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF PTER KIRF CE VT
09VATICAN33	VATICAN CITY STATE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Post point of contact for 2009 TIP Report is Political Specialist Mark Bakermans (bakermansm@state.gov ); 011.39.06.4674.3432; 011.39.06.5730.0682(fax). 2. (U) Hours spent in preparation of information: 4 3. (SBU) Reporting questions, following requesting cable numbering: --2 [...]	2009-03-02 17:13:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09VATICAN38	HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR POPE'S FIRST AFRICA TRIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican hopes that the Pope's March 17-23 visit to Cameroon and Angola will solidify the foundations of the Church in a continent where Catholicism is growing rapidly. The trip also comes as an opportunity for the Pope to change the subject, following weeks of controversies [...]	2009-03-13 17:44:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF KECF AID XA AO CM VT
09VATICAN41	IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See Albert Yelda denied to CDA and ADCM rumors that the Kurdish government was behind violence against Christians in Mosul. While recognizing that provincial elections were peaceful, Yelda worried about rivalries among Christians and tensions between [...]	2009-03-17 18:10:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF IZ VT
09VATICAN42	VATICAN VIEWS ON SAUDI GOVERNMENT REFORMS; DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's Arabian Peninsula Director said the Holy See considered recent Cabinet changes in Saudi Arabia significant but "oversold". The decision to include all schools of Sunni jurisprudence in the Council of Senior Ulamas was far more meaningful. The Vatican still expected [...]	2009-03-18 13:03:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL KIRF PHUM VT SA
09VATICAN43	VATICAN SEEKS GREATER DIALOGUE WITH ASIAN FAITHS [...] (SBU) Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Holy See's Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, told Charge d'Affaires on March 17 that he plans to increase his engagement with Hindus, Buddhists and Shintoists this year. He said the Vatican has focused considerably on dialogue [...]	2009-03-24 13:20:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF ID JA IN VT
09VATICAN47	(C) VATICAN WILL APPEAL TO IRAN TO RELEASE SABERI [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Monsignor Franco Coppola, Holy See director for the Middle East, on March 31. Coppola, who had not previously heard of the case, listened attentively. He asked several questions about the USG interest in the case, including whether the USG m [...]	2009-03-31 14:26:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC KJUS PREL PHUM KIRF IR VT
09VATICAN5	VATICAN OFFICIAL ON INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT AND INDIAN APPROACH TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 17:29:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF IN PK VT
09VATICAN54	HOLY SEE TURNS OUT THE LIGHTS [...] Summary: The dome of Saint Peter's Basilica plunged into darkness March 28 signaling Vatican City's participation in Earth Hour 2009. Environmental issues have moved more to the front burner since Pope Benedict XVI assumed office in 2005 and the Vatican has initiated several highly publicize [...]	2009-04-14 14:36:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KIRF ENRG SENV SOCI TNGD TRGY TSPL KTIA VT
09VATICAN55	POPE ADDRESSES GLOBAL ISSUES IN EASTER MESSAGE [...] Pope Benedict XVI called for a rediscovery of the grounds for hope during his Easter day message to "the city of Rome and the world" (urbi et orbi). Reflecting on his recent visit to Cameroon and Angola, the pontiff - who turns 82 on April 16 - said Africa suffers disproportionately for war, [...]	2009-04-15 10:51:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VT
09VATICAN57	(C) RECENT TAX AND PROPERTY TALKS WITH ISRAEL A FAILURE, [...] (S) Summary: The Holy See chief negotiator says the latest talks on implementation of the Vatican-Israel Fundamental Agreement (reftel) were a complete "failure." In an unusually frank move, the Holy See official shared his negotiating diary with the Embassy to detail how the talks broke down. [...]	2009-04-16 13:03:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL PGOV KIRF IS VT
09VATICAN58	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION:VATICAN WELCOMES U.S. [...] (SBU) The Vatican welcomes the U.S. candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council. For the Secretariat of State's point person on human rights, Monsignor Christophe El-Kassis, it is another positive sign of the new administration's commitment to multilateralism and dialogue. While the Holy See, a [...]	2009-04-17 17:23:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN59	(C) VATICAN HOPES FOR BETTER U.S.-CUBA TIES, IN PART TO REIN [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See welcomes President Obama's new outreach to Cuba and hopes for further steps soon, perhaps to include prison visits for the wives of the Cuban Five. Better U.S.-Cuba ties would deprive Hugo Chavez of one of his favorite screeds and could help restrain him in the region, acc [...]	2009-04-22 16:27:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KIRF VT CU VE BL
09VATICAN60	VATICAN AND ARAB LEAGUE SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE PEACE AND [...] (U) The Holy See and the Arab League signed a Memorandum of Understanding April 23 to strengthen joint projects to promote peace and dialogue, especially on the political and cultural level. The Memorandum was signed by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, representing the Holy See, and by Amr Mou [...]	2009-04-24 17:54:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI KISL KIRF SCUL PTER VT
09VATICAN61	(C) VATICAN PESSIMISTIC ON CHINA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican's point person for relations with China sees no change in the PRC's hard line towards the Catholic Church. Chinese Catholics loyal to the Pope risk detention, while clergy in the government-approved Patriotic Association are "treated like children" and strictly control [...]	2009-04-24 19:54:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM CH TW VT
09VATICAN62	LUKASHENKA MEETS POPE IN ROME [...] (U) President Lukashenka of Belarus met the Pope on Monday, April 27. Lukashenka had requested the meeting. Other than confirming the meeting took place, the Holy See has not issued yet any other information about it. 2. (C) In anticipation of the Papal private audience, ADCM reached ou [...]	2009-04-27 11:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT
09VATICAN64	VATICAN ADDRESSED HUMAN RIGHTS WITH LUKASHENKA [...] (C) The Vatican's point person on relations with Belarus, Monsignor Julio Murat, told ADCM on April 29 that human rights were discussed during the meetings that President Lukashenka had with the Pope and Secretary of State Bertone on April 27 (reftel). Murat added that most of the conversatio [...]	2009-04-30 20:34:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF BO VT
09VATICAN74	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION FOR FOOD SECURITY [...] Poloff met on June 18 with the Vatican's point person on food security, Dr.Paolo Conversi, to deliver the points listed in reftel. Conversi appreciated U.S. financial support for agricultural development, noting that U.S. views are consistent with the Pope's October 2008 World Food Day [...]	2009-06-19 13:44:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN77	EMBASSY VATICAN HIGHLIGHTS THE ENVIRONMENT WITH VISITS BY [...] (U) Summary. To underline the increasing importance of addressing climate change, Embassy Vatican hosted two IIP speakers on the environment in the first half of June. Walter Grazer, who visited Rome from June 3-5, emphasized the role of faith communities in protecting the environment and i [...]	2009-06-26 15:39:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO VT
09VATICAN78	HOLY SEE: SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENTâ€™S JULY 10 VISIT [...] (C/NF) Holy See officials also are pleased you are visiting. Your meeting with Pope Benedict XVI will be an opportunity to discuss our shared commitments to overarching goals such as peace, justice, development, human dignity, and inter-faith understanding. From the Vatican's perspective, it will a [...]	2009-06-26 16:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV VT
09VATICAN82	POPE DISMISSES STAFFERS INVOLVED IN HOLOCAUST DENIER [...] (SBU) On July 8, the Pope quietly let go the Vatican personnel who had this spring recommended the restoration of communion with a break-away Catholic movement that included a Holocaust-denying bishop. Although the Pope clarified that he was not aware of Bishop Williamson's views at the time [...]	2009-07-09 08:51:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KIRF VT
09VATICAN83	(C) VATICAN: ZELAYA A PROBLEM, BUT DON'T PENALIZE HONDURANS [...] (C) Summary: In dealing with the recent constitutional crisis in Honduras (ref. A),the Vatican wants above all to avoid hurting the Honduran people. The Holy See wants international support for development programs there and contacts with Honduran institutions and Embassies to continue. The [...]	2009-07-15 16:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM ECON HO VT
09VATICAN84	HOLY SEE ATTENDENCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-31 10:09:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA VT
09VATICAN86	VATICAN ON CHRISTIANS IN PAKISTAN, RECONCILIATION IN SRI [...] (C) Summary: The Vatican expressed solidarity with the Christian community in Pakistan following recent attacks, and pointed to education, jobs and changes in blasphemy laws as the way forward. In Sri Lanka, the message of the newly-installed Catholic Archbishop of Colombo to the Government [...]	2009-08-07 15:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF PHUM PK CE VT
09VATICAN9	NEW MEDIA, ETERNAL MESSAGE: THE HOLY SEE AND THE WEB [...] (U) Summary: Pope Benedict XVI is now on YouTube. This new channel, the result of collaboration between the Vatican and Google, is the Holy See's latest foray into the world of new media. Concerns persist at the Holy See over the digital divide and web content, but the Vatican's commitment [...]	2009-01-26 17:43:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECPS PHUM VT PGOV KPAO
09VATICAN91	POPE'S SAINTHOOD CEREMONY FOR HAWAIIAN LEPER PRIEST: [...] Summary and Action Request: On October 11, Pope Benedict XVI will confer sainthood on ("canonize") Father Damien de Veuster, the Belgian priest who famously worked in the late 1880's with leprosy (Hansen's disease) patients in Hawaii. The event is attracting global attention, not just among [...]	2009-08-21 13:33:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KHIV VT BE HHS INT
09VATICAN94	TONY BLAIR AND OTHERS SPEAK ON FAITH TO HUGE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) More than one hundred thousand Catholics attended the thirtieth annual meeting of the "Communion and Liberation" (CL) Catholic lay movement from August 23-28 in Rimini (northern Italy),and heard messages from a wide range of international figures. Indeed, according to organizers, the comb [...]	2009-09-04 15:37:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF VT
09VATICAN95	INTERFAITH DIATRIBES TURN TO DIALOGUE IN KRAKOW AT ANNUAL [...] (U) Summary: At the 22nd edition of an annual interfaith dialogue to promote peace, held this year in Krakow with thousands of observers, hundreds of senior religious and political leaders expressed great agreement on themes like food security. They also engaged in some interfaith sniping, un [...]	2009-09-14 14:10:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VT PL
09VATICAN97	SYNAGOGUE AND LEFEBVRITES IN THE VATICAN'S FALL AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See's spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, confirmed September 15 that talks between the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and the Holy See will resume in October. Roughly at the same time, Pope Benedict will visit Rome's main synagogue. If managed properly, these two sepa [...]	2009-09-23 13:47:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF VT
09VIENNA101	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investo [...]	2009-01-27 10:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR
09VIENNA1018	Film Piracy: Austrian Distributors Detail Enforcement [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-10 13:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT ETRD KIPR AU
09VIENNA1026	AUSTRIA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH: STRUGGLING THROUGH CONTROVERSY [...] (U) Summary: The Austrian Catholic Church has had a number of high-profile clashes with the Vatican in 2009. Cardinal Schoenborn, Archbishop of Vienna and head of the Austrian Bishops' Conference, publicly criticized the Pope's decision in January to rescind the excommunication of a bishop who [...]	2009-08-12 15:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF VN AU
09VIENNA1029	GOA LEADERS CONDEMN AUNG SAN SUU KYI CONVICTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 11:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL BM AU
09VIENNA1032	GICNT: AUSTRIA INFORMED THAT UNODC IS OBSERVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 14:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC AU
09VIENNA1035	CODEL ROHRABACHER ON CONTACTS WITH PKK [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 06:54:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PTER TU AU
09VIENNA1051	UPDATE TO AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-19 06:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA AU
09VIENNA1058	AUSTRIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN DOLDRUMS, BUT [...] (C) For many reasons, the present Austrian Government has largely ignored foreign policy since its formation in December 2008. Some of the reasons -- economic crisis, budget cuts, lack of ministerial interest -- are specific to the new government. Others, however -- lack of a long-term goal, popula [...]	2009-08-20 11:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU
09VIENNA1064	IOM TO INVITE THE SECRETARY FOR EU [...] The Charge and Poloff met August 17 with IOM Vienna Head Andreas Hallbach and other IOM staff. Hallbach informed the Charge about the IOM's intention to invite Secretary Clinton and Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Luis CdeBaca to the upcoming EU Ministerial Conference "Towards Global EU Action A [...]	2009-08-21 07:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG OVIP AORC AU
09VIENNA1069	Magna's Frank Stronach - Enigmatic Austrian Emigre and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable offers biographical context on Frank Stronach, the 76 year-old "Austro-Canadian" founder and CEO of Magna International, one of the world's largest automotive companies and a leading contender to acquire General Motors' European operations. After emigrating to Canada [...]	2009-08-21 14:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ECON PINR AU
09VIENNA107	AUSTRIA'S ECON MINISTRY FAVORS A NON-HORMONE BEEF [...] (SBU) Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered reftel talking points to Gabriele Meon-Tschuertz, Head of U.S. trade in the Department of European Integration and Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Economy. Meon-Tschuertz declined to give an official GOA reaction, saying the issue is an EU matter [...]	2009-01-28 15:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EUN AU
09VIENNA1076	Austrian Banks Remain Stable, CESEE Crisis Manageable [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: in meetings August 7-10 with Treasury Representative for Europe Mathew Haarsager, Austrian banks and regulators painted the country's financial sector situation as difficult but manageable. Three of Austria's six major banks (Bank Austria, Erste, & Raiffeisen Zentralbank) are mo [...]	2009-08-24 13:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA108	Austrians Push EU to Help Banks on Eastern [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government announced January 27 it will press the EU to help the financial sectors in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) in the wake of the global credit crisis and global downturn. Last week, the GOA assembled key regional players (including the IMF) for c [...]	2009-01-28 15:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU EU
09VIENNA1081	Austrian Economy Looking Up; Long Haul Ahead [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy shrank 0.4% in Q2/2009 (versus the previous quarter),a sign of stabilization after the 2.7% first quarter contraction. Economists say the recession is coming to an end in Austria, but do not expect a swift upturn in the second half, and see further deterioration in [...]	2009-08-26 09:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
09VIENNA1082	GOA SUPPORTS U.S.-COLOMBIA DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 11:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL CO AU
09VIENNA1084	AUSTRIA: UNSC SUMMIT INVITATION DELIVERED [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel invitation August 27 to Juergen Meindl, foreign policy advisor to Chancellor Faymann, who was out of town. Ambassador emphasized that President Obama's decision to hold the September 24 UNSC summit on nuclear nonproliferation reflects the high priority he places [...]	2009-08-27 13:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM UNSC MNUC KSUM KNNP AU
09VIENNA1088	Austrian Parliament to Lift Bank Secrecy for Foreigners, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 26, Austria's governing parties reached agreement with the opposition Greens and BZO on a bill which partially lifts bank secrecy for foreigners (in exchange for stronger opposition rights to invoke investigative committees and special state audits). Parliament is exp [...]	2009-08-28 13:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA1089	GOA BELIEVES FERRERO-WALDNER COULD WIN UNESCO RACE [...] (SBU) MFA SecGen Kyrle told the Ambassador August 27 that he does not believe Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will draw enough votes to win the race for the UNESCO Director General position on the first ballot. Kyrle said he expects Austria's Benita Ferrero-Waldner to finish second to [...]	2009-08-28 14:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO EG AU
09VIENNA1096	BILINGUAL SIGN DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS CHANCELLOR'S SLOVENIA [...] (U) Summary: A long-running dispute over bilingual signs in Carinthia Province overshadowed Chancellor Faymann's August 26 visit to Slovenia, during which Slovenian PM Pahor called on Faymann to resolve the issue. A contact in the Chancellor's office told the Ambassador that Faymann will try t [...]	2009-08-28 14:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM HR AU
09VIENNA1113	BIOTECH SOY: AUSTRIAN FEED INDUSTRY PRESSES GOA [...] (SBU) Neither the Economic Ministry nor the Agriculture Ministry, which has the lead within the GOA on the feed imports, would respond to the soy demarche (reftel). The head of the Department for Plant Production Monika Stangl told us the GoA is currently still determining its position for the [...]	2009-09-02 15:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU
09VIENNA1115	AUSTRIAN DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN TRADE POLICY EXPRESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Josef Mayer, Austrian Ministry of Economics Director of Foreign Trade and EU Integration, said he would like to revive informal commercial talks with the U.S. and hopes to pursue the subject in Washington in October. He also cited the Ukraine as the next market with great poten [...]	2009-09-02 15:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND BEXP ECON AU
09VIENNA1117	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GYMNICH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 08:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1125	AUSTRIA AND THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary. Staffdel Nunez-Neto's Aug. 27 meetings with Data Protection Office personnel revealed some positive movement in Austrian thinking about the data protection provisions of the PCSC agreement; however, serious concerns remain about the HSPD-6. With the Foreign and Interior Ministri [...]	2009-09-08 13:20:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA1127	AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT UNSC NONPROLIFERATION SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 06:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM UNSC MNUC KSUM KNNP UN AU
09VIENNA115	GEORGIA/UNOMIG: AUSTRIA OPPOSES RULE 39 ABKHAZ [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 13:33:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG AU
09VIENNA1152	AUSTRIA UNDECIDED ON ORAL STATEMENT BEFORE ICJ ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 12:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL ICJ KV AU
09VIENNA1154	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 08:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1155	Austria Climate Update: GoA Investing Heavily, But Still [...] SUMMARY: Leading Austrian researchers say the GoA must invest much more in the fight against global warming in order to sustain the emissions and energy use reductions associated with the ongoing economic crisis. Existing and planned laws/standards and investment levels are not enough to meet [...]	2009-09-11 11:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1168	AUSTRIA PLANNING TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 08:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA AU
09VIENNA1170	AUSTRIA ON MIDDLE EAST AT IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 14:57:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP IAEA AORC AU
09VIENNA1171	AUSTRIA'S FAR-WEST GOES TO THE POLLS: [...] (U) Summary. Though they will certainly emerge as the largest party by a wide margin after the September 20 state poll, the conservatives (OVP) in Austria's small, westernmost state of Vorarlberg are running scared of losing their absolute majority in the state parliament and, thereby, their [...]	2009-09-15 15:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AU

09VIENNA1172	AUSTRIA: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 15:10:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU
09VIENNA118	AUSTRIA: POCS FOR NPT-RELATED ISSUES [...] In response to reftel, Embassy points of contact for NPT issues are as follows: -- Dean Yap, Econ/Pol Counselor; office phone: (43) (1) 31339-2201; email: YapJD@state.gov. -- Phil Kaplan, Political Unit Chief; office phone: (43) (1) 31339-2114; email: KaplanPW@state.gov. 2. Government [...]	2009-02-03 15:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09VIENNA1188	AUSTRIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON FERRERO-WALDNER'S [...] (U) In a Sept. 14 meeting with Econ/Pol Counselor and Poloff, Austrian MFA Director for International Organizations Peter Huber expressed "some optimism" about Austrian candidate Benita Ferrero-Waldner's chances. Given that she was the last to declare, Huber thought the GOA had done reasonabl [...]	2009-09-16 09:45:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO EG AU
09VIENNA1189	GOA SUPPORTS MANY U.S. PRIORITIES, SHARES ITS [...] (U) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with Econ/pol Couns and Poloff, MFA Director for International Organizations Peter Huber gave the GOA's response to Ref A demarche on the upcoming UNGA. Austria supported the non-proliferation initiative but would seek to changes to the draft UNSC resol [...]	2009-09-16 10:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA AU
09VIENNA119	AUSTRIANS INFORMED OF FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 07:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC AU
09VIENNA1195	AUSTRIA: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (C) Amb. Eacho delivered ref A demarche August 16 to Austrian Political Director Stefan Lehne, emphasizing both the potential impact on Iran's conduct in the upcoming Oct. 1 P-5 1 talks and potential downstream benefits should further discussion of sanctions in the UNSC prove necessary. Lehne [...]	2009-09-17 14:04:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IAEA PARM UN IR AU
09VIENNA1197	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS FOLLOW-UP 1820 RESOLUTION SEXUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 06:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO KWMN PHUM PREL CG AU
09VIENNA1201	RESULTS OF AUSTRIAN APPROACH TO IRAN ON SIX AMCITS [...] (C) Further to reftels, on Sept. 18 MFA Middle East Director Friedrich Stift reported to Econ/Pol Counselor on the results of an approach by Austrian Ambassador to Iran, Michael Postl, to unidentified contacts in the Iranian Foreign Ministry. 2. (C) Postl reported the following: -- Kian [...]	2009-09-18 11:58:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU
09VIENNA1212	Austria Implements Bank Secrecy Reform; Determined to [...] SUMMARY: On September 1, Austria's Parliament approved a new law lifting bank secrecy in tax information exchange cases involving non-citizens. The GoA has moved swiftly to sign enough amended double taxation conventions to have the OECD remove Austria from its "Grey List" (jurisdictions tha [...]	2009-09-21 12:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AU
09VIENNA1213	AUSTRIA'S FAR-WEST SUSTAINS CONSERVATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 14:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AU
09VIENNA1216	CTBT ART. XIV INFORMAL: AUSTRIA WILL PARTICIPATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 14:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KTBT AU
09VIENNA1217	AUSTRIA ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] (C) Econ/Pol Counselor delivered reftel message to Austrian MFA Deputy UN Affairs Director Georg Diwald (Director Peter Huber was en route to New York) and Middle East Deputy Director Christoph Meran on Sept. 21. Diwald noted that, sharing U.S. concerns, Austria supported the development of [...]	2009-09-21 14:37:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA AU
09VIENNA1218	CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT RE-ELECTED IN FAR-WEST [...] (U) Summary. On Sept. 20, voters in Austria's far-west state of Vorarlberg returned the state government to the hands of popular governor Herbert Sausgruber whose conservative (OVP) party took nearly 51% of the vote, providing the majority Sausgruber demanded if he were to stay on. However, [...]	2009-09-21 14:42:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AU
09VIENNA1219	FURTHER INFORMATION FROM AUSTRIA ON AMCITS IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 10:35:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR AU
09VIENNA1220	UPPER AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS COULD [...] (U) Summary: The conservative People's Party (OVP) is widely expected to retain first place in Upper Austria's September 27 elections, fueled by the popularity of Governor Josef Puehringer. The Social Democrats (SPO) will remain in second place, but polls show the party's support dropping 3-8 [...]	2009-09-22 11:46:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1230	H1N1: Inside Scoop from Baxter on Vaccination [...] (U) SUMMARY: Baxter BioSciences (a large U.S. pharma firm, active in central Europe) characterizes Austria as one of the best prepared countries in Europe to deal with a pandemic flu. With only 361 mostly mild cases of H1N1 and no deaths to date, Austria has not put its plan into action. The [...]	2009-09-23 15:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU KFLO CASC PREL AU EZ
09VIENNA124	GOA ADDRESSES CONTROVERSY OVER ISLAMIC INSTRUCTORS [...] (C) Summary: The GOA and Austria's official Islamic Faith Community (IFC) announced on February 2 a program designed to improve Islamic education in public schools and end the controversy sparked by a recent study indicating that many Islamic instructors hold views inconsistent with democracy [...]	2009-02-05 12:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA1241	AUSTRIA: PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS WITH ABBAS, NETANYAHU [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 13:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IS AU
09VIENNA1243	AUSTRIAN UPDATE ON DETAINED/IMPRISONED AMCITS IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 14:41:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR CASC PREL PROP PTER IR AU
09VIENNA1245	AUSTRIAN UPDATE ON AMCIT HIKERS DETAINED IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 09:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL PROP CASC IR AU
09VIENNA1252	UPPER AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS LOSE BIG [...] (U) Summary: The conservative People's Party (OVP) finished a strong first in the September 27 Upper Austrian elections with a better-than-expected showing, while the Social Democrats (SPO) suffered an historic setback and placed a distant second. The rightwing, populist Freedom Party (FPO) c [...]	2009-09-29 08:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1257	Austria Banking/Finance Update [...] First-half results of Austrian banks were largely positive, with higher operating results offset by a strong expansion of loan loss provisions. Tier 1 capital ratios as of June 30 ranged from 6.7% to 10.9%. Unicredit Bank Austria will not take GoA equity participation and financial sector exp [...]	2009-09-30 10:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA1259	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 13:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BM AU
09VIENNA126	MEASURES TO COMBAT CANCER IN AUSTRIA [...] On World Cancer Day, Minister of Health Alois Stoeger announced that the GoA will put more emphasis on preventative measures against cancer. The Ministry of Health is evaluating a special screening process to improve the early diagnosis of breast and uterine cancer in women. Officials say th [...]	2009-02-06 13:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI SENV TBIO WHO KPAO AU
09VIENNA1262	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS HORN OF AFRICA AID THROUGH EU [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 15:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN AU
09VIENNA1264	Austria on Climate Demarche: Can USG Deliver? [...] EconPol Counselor and EconUnitChief delivered ref A demarche September 25 to Elfriede-Anna More (advisor to GoA Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich) and Dr. Gertraud Wollansky (Department of Air, Soil, and Climate Change). The Ambassador strengthened the message in a call Sept [...]	2009-10-01 09:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1266	Stung by FATF Criticism, Austria Signals High-Level [...] In a September 29 press conference, Austrian Vice-Chancellor/Finance Minister Josef Proell announced a legislative roadmap to improve Austria's AML/CFT (Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorist Financing) standards in reaction to criticism of Austria at the FATF Plenary in Lyon June 24-26 (ref [...]	2009-10-01 14:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AU
09VIENNA1269	Austria Economic Outlook - Bottom Reached, Modest Growth in [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy will post a deep recession for 2009, but economists expect stabilization in the second half and are increasingly optimistic for 2010 (growth of 1.0%). Government stimulus must continue in order not to stifle the weak recovery. Pressure on the labor market will persi [...]	2009-10-02 11:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
09VIENNA1271	AUSTRIA ON PARTICIPATION IN KOSOVO ICJ ORAL [...] (C) Per Ref A, Amb. Eacho pursued Austrian participation in the Kosovo ICJ oral hearing in an Oct. 2 conversation with Austrian PolDir Stefan Lehne. Lehne reported that, though Austria had signed up to participate, divisions remained within the Ministry and that a final decision had not yet b [...]	2009-10-02 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINT KV AU
09VIENNA1274	GOA SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT COVERT URANIUM [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 14:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	IR KNNP MNUC PARM AU
09VIENNA1279	Readout of OECD Nanotechnology Roundtable in Vienna [...] SUMMARY: A key theme at the OECD Roundtable on "Risk Governance Policy for Nanotechnology" in Vienna September 25 was that public perception of risk -- even in the absence of good data -- is becoming a driving force in nanotechnology regulation in some OECD states. Delegates advised breaking o [...]	2009-10-07 15:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TPHY TBIO ETRD EAGR AT EU
09VIENNA1287	Chinese XAC to Buy Austria's Leading Aviation Technology [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chinese XAC will take over FACC, Austria's leading enterprise for the development/design and production of composite components and systems for civil aircraft. FACC supplies major civil aircraft manufacturers including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, and Pratt & Whitney. A takeove [...]	2009-10-08 13:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV AU
09VIENNA1333	AUSTRIA ON HANDLING OF GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 06:45:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IAEA AU
09VIENNA1337	AUSTRIA'S RIGHTWING BZO PARTY STRUGGLING AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZO) is in disarray one year after the death of charismatic founder and leader Joerg Haider, a controversial figure known for his nationalistic and anti-immigrant views. Though the party remains dominant in its traditional stronghold of Car [...]	2009-10-16 07:07:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1347	Austrian Climate Negotiator Pessimistic on Copenhagen, [...] (SBU) At a Vienna conference October 12, long-time lead Austrian UNFCCC negotiator Helmut Hojesky gave a highly pessimistic readout of the Copenhagen process following Bangkok. The overarching "crunch point" remains the question of paying for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Until fi [...]	2009-10-16 12:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1353	Demarche Delivered (Biotech Votes at Oct. 19 EU Meetings) [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Austria's Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management; Health Ministry; and Ministry for Economic Affairs. 2. (U) Dr. Michel Haas (of Austria's Health Ministry) told FAS representative that Austria will vote ag [...]	2009-10-16 13:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO AU
09VIENNA1354	Austrian Development Aid Panned as Vienna-Centric, [...] SUMMARY: The GoA has just released a Court of Auditors report highly critical of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). Instead of streamlining the assistance delivery, the ADA's creation in 2004 added a new layer of sometimes biased bureaucracy and diluted aid coordination with Austrian embas [...]	2009-10-16 15:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU
09VIENNA1355	FRAUD SUMMARY - VIENNA [...] Austria is a Visa Waiver Program (VWP) country and a party to the European Union's (EU) Schengen Agreement covering border controls and immigration. Border officials and airline personnel have been vigilant and effective in deterring transit through Austria by undocumented or fraudulently doc [...]	2009-10-16 15:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD AU
09VIENNA1361	AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO FIGHT GLOBAL H1N1 [...] Econpoloff delivered reftel demarche requesting assistance to Hubert Hrabcik, Director of Public Health. Hrabcik's office had no substantive response. However, Clemens-Martin Auer for the Ministry of Health told Austrian national television on October 12 that, in the event Austria does not u [...]	2009-10-19 15:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL KFLU WHO AU
09VIENNA1366	FAYMANN FORAY INTO FOREIGN AFFAIRS: FALLS FLAT [...] (C) Summary. An attempt by Austrian Chancellor Faymann to assert a role in Austrian EU policy failed within 72 hours and has become another bone of contention between his Social Democrats (SPO) and the People's Party (OVP). On October 16 Faymann unexpectedly announced his support for retainin [...]	2009-10-20 15:13:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU
09VIENNA1372	(SBU) GoA Alleges Diversion of Glock Pistols to Philippines [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austria's Economic Ministry has contacted Post and the Department's Officeof Defense Trade Controls Compliance (DTCC) withinformation on possible mis-direction of Glock hanguns (produced in Austria and assembled in a U.S facility),including -- large-scale diversion of pistols no [...]	2009-10-21 14:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC AU
09VIENNA1373	Understanding Austria's New Tax Information Exchange [...] SUMMARY: the Administrative Assistance Implementing Act (in effect since September 9, 2009) provides a new basis for handling foreign authorities' assistance requests for exchange of tax information. Where supported by appropriate bilateral agreements, Austrian authorities will provide informa [...]	2009-10-21 15:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AU
09VIENNA1378	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief met October 21 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent, to deliver ref email points and discuss the October 26-27 GAERC. Famira offered the following views: 2. (U) Afghanistan: GAERC participants will discuss the post-election political environmental and how the EU can [...]	2009-10-22 12:54:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1381	GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: AUSTRIA INSISTING ON [...] (SBU) Emboffs discussed reftel with Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Department of Multilateral Trade at the Economics Ministry, and Ingrid Frasl, Legal Advisor on WTO issues. Habermayer said the GOA fully supports the EC?s proposal to create a mandatory Geographical Indications (GI) register [...]	2009-10-27 09:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EUN KIPR AU
09VIENNA1382	Blue Lantern Broker Inquiry: Verifying Bona Fides Of [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy checked on the bona fides of the company Diamond Airborne Sensing and Managing Director Michael Feinig (registered with the USG as an arms broker). We carried out an on-site visit, met at length with CEO/founder Christian Dries and a team of company staff, and consult [...]	2009-10-27 09:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC AU
09VIENNA1384	GOA Nominates Science Minister Hahn as EU Commissioner [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 12:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1389	Austria Halfhearted on H1N1 Vaccination [...] Austria begins vaccinating its healthcare personnel (around 280,000 persons) this week on a voluntary basis. Vaccine developer Baxter has delivered 500,000 doses of "Celvapan" to the health authorities for a 2-shot immunization. According to a Health Ministry (MOH) survey, 30-35% of register [...]	2009-10-28 13:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU
09VIENNA139	GOA DEBATING POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the MFA, Interior Ministry, and Defense Ministry are discussing options for supporting the Afghanistan mission. No decisions have been made, but support for the UNODC and a contribution to election security are among the options under discussion. An MFA contac [...]	2009-02-10 08:27:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA1390	BACKGROUND TO NOMINATION OF JOHANNES HAHN AS [...] (U) Summary. Johannes Hahn, Austria's EU Commissioner-designate, is a compromise candidate chosen by the Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP) to end a damaging political fight. Hahn has had a mixed reputation as Science and Research Minister (since 2007). He has been willing to t [...]	2009-10-28 13:49:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN AU
09VIENNA1401	AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR WILL TRAVEL TO MOSCOW TO [...] Chancellor Faymann will travel to Moscow November 10-11 for meetings with PM Putin and President Medvedev, the first Moscow visit by an Austrian Chancellor since 2005. Juergen Meindl, diplomatic advisor to the Chancellor, told us November 2 that the Putin meeting will focus on economic issues [...]	2009-11-03 06:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL RU AU
09VIENNA141	AUSTRIA: MFA UNLIKELY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-10 11:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KGIC AU
09VIENNA1413	GOA SHARES USG CONCERNS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT, WILL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 10:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL AU
09VIENNA1419	AUSTRIA: ASYLUM REFORMS DESIGNED TO EXPEDITE DEPORTATION IN [...] (U) Summary: The Austrian Parliament on October 21 adopted a set of reforms designed to facilitate the detention and deportation of unsuccessful asylum applicants. Many asylum seekers apply in Austria after passing through another EU country, and the reforms are designed in large part to exped [...]	2009-11-05 13:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1421	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. ICSC CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 14:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA AU
09VIENNA1426	AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION STUDY SHOWS TURKS LAGGING [...] (U) Summary: A recent study by the Interior Ministry indicates that Turks in Austria are lagging behind other immigrants in terms of integration. According to the study, Turks feel less integrated than other immigrants, believe they face more discrimination, and tend to identify themselves as [...]	2009-11-06 12:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1427	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF BELARUS SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 13:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BO PREL EUN PHUM AU
09VIENNA1431	VWP: AUSTRIANS SEEK FURTHER DATA PRIVACY [...] (U) Amb. Helmut Tichy, MFA Deputy Legal Advisor, reported to Econ/Pol Counselor October 22 that an inter-ministerial meeting on Oct. 22 had not agreed to seek a negotiating mandate for conclusion of PCSC or HSPD-6 agreements. The Austrian Data Protection Office (DPO) continues to have concern [...]	2009-11-06 14:15:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA1442	AUSTRIA INCSR PART I [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 12:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AU
09VIENNA1447	Faymann In Moscow: Austria Reaffirms South Stream Interest; [...] (U) Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann discussed energy and transportation issues with Russian President Medvedev and PM Putin during a November 10-11 trip to Moscow. According to press reports, the Medvedev meeting was a brief courtesy visit while the Putin meeting was a three-hour discussi [...]	2009-11-13 12:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAIR ELTN ECON PREL AU RS
09VIENNA1448	AUSTRIA 2009-2010 INCSR PART I [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 13:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM AU
09VIENNA1450	STAFFDEL KESSLER DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Richard Kessler, Staff Director of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA),and David Fite, HCFA Staff Member, discussed the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna November 9 with GOA officials and MPs from key political parties. The Staffdel emphasized that the U.S. seeks to en [...]	2009-11-13 14:25:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG MNUC MOPS EUN IR AU
09VIENNA1451	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 14:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1453	GM Pullout from Opel Deal: Austrian Reaction Low-Key, [...] Austrian stakeholders took on board last week's surprise announcement by General Motors (GM) that it would not sell its European subsidiary Opel/Vauxhall to the Magna/Sberbank consortium. Local experts and GoA politicians feel confident on the main Austrian concern -- securing "GM Powertrain" [...]	2009-11-13 16:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1463	International Maritime Organization: Austria Likely To [...] On September 30, Post conveyed ref B demarche to the Austrian Ministry of Transportation, Innovation, and Technology (MTIT) -- which has the lead on this issue -- and to Austria's MFA. 2. On October 8, we followed up with the MFA department head of for Environment and Transportation, who said [...]	2009-11-18 15:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK AU
09VIENNA1464	OFID, Austrian Government Undecided On IDLO Director [...] Post conveyed ref A talking points to Austria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) through the office of Director General Suleiman Al-Herbish. 2. An Austrian MFA rep (Mr. Georg Diwald) told us the GoA has not made a decision on the IDLO di [...]	2009-11-18 15:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL AU
09VIENNA1470	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Polchief discussed reftel points November 18 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA Director for East Asia and the Pacific, and his deputy, Bruno Bilek. Zimburg said the GOA supports the USG's priorities for the new Afghan Government. The GOA agrees on the need to work with President Karzai, despit [...]	2009-11-19 13:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AF AU
09VIENNA1478	New Leadership in Vienna Wiesenthal Institute [...] (U) As a result of the dispute between the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute (VWI) and the Vienna Jewish Community (IKG) over access to the IKG's archives, which had triggered the resignation of the VWI leadership in August (reftel),the VWI elected a new board in early November. Law historian Georg [...]	2009-11-20 12:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1479	Austria's Hypo Alpe Adria Bank in Trouble [...] (SBU) Hypo Alpe Adria (HAA),Austria's sixth largest banking group, is in trouble again. According to media reports and leaked documents, HAA is undercapitalized and will need fresh equity of 1.5-2.0 billion Euros in time for a special general shareholder meeting December 10. A conflict has e [...]	2009-11-20 13:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA1480	AUSTRIA TO MAKE ORAL PRESENTATION AT KOSOVO ICJ [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 13:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL ICJ KV AU
09VIENNA1491	AUSTRIA: SUPPORTING MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 15:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EU GR MK PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1492	AUSTRIA TO STAY THE COURSE ON EUFOR, OHR [...] (U) Polchief met November 20 with Thomas Schnoell, MFA Unit Chief for Southeast Europe, and Karl Prummer, MFA Unit Chief for European Security Policy, to discuss reftel points on EUFOR and seek GOA views on the transition from the Office of the High Representative (OHR) to the EU Special Repre [...]	2009-11-23 15:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EU BK AU
09VIENNA15	Gas Dispute -- OMV Sees No Short-Term Solution; [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austrian energy company OMV announced early January 7 that Russian natural gas deliveries to Austria have come to a standstill. For the medium term (about three months),OMV's subsidiary EconGas -- which supplies customers -- can compensate from its storage (1.7 bcm),domestic pr [...]	2009-01-07 11:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV EPET PREL AU
09VIENNA1511	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS IN AFGHANISTAN, STILL [...] (C) In place of the Ambassador, who was traveling in country, the DCM met November 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA Secretary General, to discuss reftel points. The DCM emphasized that the U.S. is looking for allies and partners to make strong public statements of support following the announcemen [...]	2009-11-25 11:32:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA1514	AUSTRIAN MFA ON IRAN NUCLEAR STEPS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Econ/Pol Counselor, MFA Middle East Deputy Director Meran called into question the utility of sanctions as a next step in dealing with Iran's nuclear program. Without contesting the lack of a positive Iranian response to U.S./P-5 1 initiatives over the last yea [...]	2009-11-25 16:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR
09VIENNA1520	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM (VWP): AUSTRIAN INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. The Austrian Interior Ministry has suggested that Austrian experts could put forward specific ideas on the text of the draft PCSC agreement during their proposed Washington visit. Although this would be outside a formal negotiating process, it would move the substantive discussio [...]	2009-11-27 14:51:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA1524	AUSTRIA: NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] In response to reftel, Post submits the following nominees for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit: 2. Yavuz Kuscu. Kuscu is the current owner of TVG Consulting GmbH & TVG European Air Alliance. He is also the President of the Austro-Turkish Trade Association. TVG was established in [...]	2009-11-30 14:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO AU
09VIENNA1527	Austria, Strong Niche Player in Europe's Space Industry [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austria has developed a successful niche within Europe's space industry in the areas of earth observation and satellite equipment since its late entry to the European Space Agency (1987). Clusters of small earth observation firms (centered on universities in Salzburg, Innsbruck an [...]	2009-12-01 15:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL AU TNGD SENV
09VIENNA1529	DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW: AUSTRIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 10:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA KN AU
09VIENNA153	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON NPT REVIEW CYCLE [...] Polchief discussed reftel A points February 9 with Andreas Launer, MFA Unit Chief for IAEA, CTBTO Prep Com, and NPT. Launer said the GOA is encouraged by the emphasis of the new USG on multilateralism and disarmament. Though disarmament and non-proliferation are separate, they are mutually re [...]	2009-02-11 16:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09VIENNA1533	GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER WESTERWELLE MAIDEN VISIT [...] (C) The German Embassy describes FonMin Westerwelle's Nov. 25 maiden visit to Austria as partly designed to strengthen the new Minster's standing and image vis-a-vis Chancellor Merkel and as part of a larger Westerwelle effort to improve Germany's standing with smaller EU member states. His d [...]	2009-12-02 14:22:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ENRG IR GM AU
09VIENNA1534	Previewing Austria's Johannes Hahn as EU Regional Policy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable offers political background on Johannes Hahn, the 51-year-old Vienna native slated to become European Commissioner for Regional Policy in the second Barroso cabinet. Hahn, who has served as GoA science/higher education minister since 2007, was a surprise candidate fo [...]	2009-12-02 14:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON AU EUN
09VIENNA1539	AUSTRIAN FOREIGN AND INTERIOR MINISTRIES [...] (C) Summary. MFA contacts reported to Econ/Pol Counselor Dec. 2 that after the proposed next round of informal discussions the MFA and Interior Ministry were determined to push the already drafted negotiating mandate for the VWP-related agreements to the cabinet for a decision. They have al [...]	2009-12-03 13:28:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA1541	GOA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BURMA; EU SEEKING [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 13:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BM AU
09VIENNA1543	AUSTRIA'S OMV SAYS NO INVESTMENTS IN IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: OMV says it does not currently have investments or activities in Iran's oil/gas sector anywhere approaching ISA (Iran Sanctions Act) thresholds. The Austrian government has publicly reaffirmed its line against new investments in Iranian energy. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On November [...]	2009-12-03 14:35:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR AU
09VIENNA1547	MISPLACED HOPES FOR NEW U.S. OFFER AT COPENHAGEN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 13:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU
09VIENNA1549	AUSTRIA AND AFGHANISTAN: MODEST, BUT REAL, PROGRESS [...] (C) Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger publicly affirmed Dec. 2 that Austria would make a contribution to the civilian effort in Afghanistan. To consider Austria's specific contribution, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Justice, and Defense met that same day. Readouts of that [...]	2009-12-04 14:32:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF AU
09VIENNA1551	AUSTRIAN MINISTER WELCOMES USG SHIFTS ON CLIMATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador reinforced USG climate positions with Austrian Environment Minister Berlakovich in advance of Copenhagen. While agreeing that Europe and U.S. need to present a positive, united front and keep pressure on developing countries, he expressed hope for a significantly highe [...]	2009-12-04 15:13:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU
09VIENNA1552	BRIMMER IN VIENNA: AUSTRIANS CLAIM TO BE WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: Austrian MFA Political Director Lehne maintained Austria's position on sanctions against Iran was "well in the mainstream of Europe." We have since gone back to Lehne and others to review reports that indicate Austria is among the EU's Iran sanctions skeptics, and to urge prepara [...]	2009-12-07 15:17:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO IR AF AU
09VIENNA1554	Hydropower, Austria's Mixed Blessing [...] SUMMARY: Austria is blessed with extensive hydropower resources which provide the bulk of its electricity supply -- but come with environmental and political costs. Austria's hydropower potential is (TWh) 56 terawatt hours annually -- of which 38 TWh are already installed -- but further expan [...]	2009-12-09 15:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV ECON KGHG AU
09VIENNA1556	AUSTRIA: BURGENLANDERS REMAIN EU-SKEPTICS, DESPITE BENEFITS [...] Summary: Burgenland, Austria's smallest and poorest province, has benefitted enormously from EU membership and the opening of the Hungarian border at the end of the Cold War. Local members of Austria's two governing parties - the Social Democrats (SPO) and conservative People's Party (OVP) - a [...]	2009-12-10 07:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN AU
09VIENNA156	AUSTRIA: CONSULTATIONS ON COMPLIANCE WITH 9/11 ACT [...] Econ/Pol Counselor met Feb. 13 with MFA Director for Justice and Home Affairs, Dr. Johann Brieger, to relay the information/requests in Reftels A and B. 2. 9/11 Requirements Consultations: Brieger said that, based on preliminary consultations within the GoA, the proposed dates (March 23-24) [...]	2009-02-13 10:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PBTS KCRM CVIS CMGT PREL AU
09VIENNA157	AUSTRIA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. (U) Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the ninth annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 23. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- A [...]	2009-02-13 12:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
09VIENNA1570	AUSTRIA MOVES FURTHER TOWARD EUPOL SUPPORT IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 13:05:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF AU
09VIENNA1577	EU STUDY PRESENTS MIXED PICTURE OF AUSTRIAN TURKISH [...] (U) Summary: An EU study on minorities released December 9 gives a mixed picture of Austria's Turkish community. The results indicate that ethnic Turks face less discrimination in Austria than in other EU countries with substantial Turkish immigrant communities. At the same time, however, Aus [...]	2009-12-14 15:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN AU
09VIENNA1582	Gas Trading Exchange Formally Launched -- Without Gazprom [...] (SBU) On December 11, Austrian national oil/gas company OMV and the Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE) formally launched a new gas trading platform as part of the Central European Gas Hub (CEGH),a gas-service provider and currently a 100% subsidiary of OMV. OMV and VSE (which is slated to take a 20% [...]	2009-12-15 12:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET AU RU
09VIENNA1583	Austrian Government Takes Over Hypo Alpe Adria Banking [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 14, the GoA nationalized Hypo Alpe Adria (HAA) -- Austria's sixth largest bank -- in concurrence with the bank's private shareholders. HAA's troubles were increasingly evident (reftel) and the GoA took the step (in consultation with the ECB and the provincial governm [...]	2009-12-16 09:57:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU GM
09VIENNA1588	ISRAELI DEFMIN DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, IRAN [...] (U) Israeli Defense Minister and Deputy PM Barak met with Chancellor Faymann, President Fischer, DefMin Darabos, and FM Spindelegger during a low-key December 14-15 visit to Vienna. During a joint press conference after their meeting, Barak and Darabos emphasized their support for a two-state [...]	2009-12-17 14:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG MNUC MOPS IS IR AU
09VIENNA1589	AUSTRIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Political Unit Chief Phil Kaplan, office phone: 43-1-31339-2114; email: kaplanpw@state.gov. Introduction and General Assessment ----------------------------------- 2. Accordin [...]	2009-12-18 12:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM KHLS EFIN KPAO AU
09VIENNA1590	Aiming to Reassure, Austrian Bank Stress Tests Underline [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New "stress test" results for Austrian banks -- released the same day the GoA had to take over 6th-largest Hypo Alpe Adria/HAA -- show that major banks could withstand a "double-dip" recession but will need additional capital in the medium-term. The Austrian National Bank says m [...]	2009-12-18 12:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA1593	AUSTRIA: INTEGRATION PLAN WOULD RAISE GERMAN LANGUAGE [...] (U) Summary: Interior Minister Fekter, of the conservative People's Party (OVP),on December 15 officially released a summary of a national integration plan primarily designed to strengthen German language requirements for immigrants. Fekter said the plan would be submitted for cabinet approva [...]	2009-12-21 06:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU

09VIENNA1594	AUSTRIA'S RIGHTWING PARTIES JOIN FORCES [...] (U) Summary: The rightwing Freedom Party (FPO) and the Carinthia branch of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZO - an FPO splinter party) announced December 16 that they had agreed to join forces. The move will bolster the FPO, which has been attracting a growing number of voters with it [...]	2009-12-21 06:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA1602	Copenhagen Accord: First Austrian Reactions [...] Last weekend's Copenhagen Accord at COP-15 was bashed in Austria at both ends of the climate spectrum, with scant words of support from GoA leadership. While centrist Chancellor Werner Faymann (a social democrat) called the compromise "an important step forward ... we don't have time to be di [...]	2009-12-22 09:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND AU
09VIENNA1604	Agreement on Financing of Jewish Cemetery Renovation and [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 14:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA1605	Austrian Wood-Pellet Industry Seeking US Joint Ventures [...] SUMMARY: Austria's wood-pellet industry has approached Post, seeking to promote joint ventures and other commercial cooperation in advanced biomass heating. END SUMMARY. 2. On December 4, Embassy representatives met with Christian Rakos, head of ProPellets (an Austrian association that prom [...]	2009-12-23 07:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV ECON ETRD KGHG AU
09VIENNA1606	Austria H1N1 Update: New Cases Down; Unused Vaccine [...] The number of new H1N1 infections appears to be slowing in Austria. In the week prior to December 16, health authorities estimated approximately 24,000 new infections, a decline from 45,000 infections the previous week. The total number of infections is now approximately 250,000. The number [...]	2009-12-23 09:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU
09VIENNA1616	AUSTRIA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAM FOR POLICE [...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Interior announced on December 10 (Human Rights Day) a project designed to increase the diversity of the Austrian police force and promote respect for human rights. Law enforcement authorities, facing rising crime, drew criticism during 2009 for their handling of [...]	2009-12-29 16:02:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AU
09VIENNA1620	AUSTRIA RECEIVES 1267 PRE-NOTIFICATION LISTING [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 08:41:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER PINR PREL SA YM UN
09VIENNA168	AUSTRIAN MFA SECURITY POLICY DIRECTOR ON RUSSIAN [...] (C) Newly appointed Austrian MFA Security Policy Director Gerhard Jandl (former Amb. to Belgrade) told Econ/Pol Counselor March 13 that Austria has considerable skepticism toward Russia's proposals for a new European security structure. Acknowledging that Moscow had offered few details, Jand [...]	2009-02-17 11:19:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS AU
09VIENNA173	Austria's Anti-Nuclear Stance: Rock Solid, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is no nuclear renaissance in Austria. This cable details Austrians' long-standing rejection of nuclear power and GOA opposition in every international context. Austria's new government will continue its role as Europe's strongest opponent of nuclear energy. While the r [...]	2009-02-17 15:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PGOV AU
09VIENNA182	MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE - AUSTRIA [...] (C) MFA Middle East Director Amb. Ralph Scheide told Econ/Pol Counselor Feb. 19 that Austrian FM Spindelegger will attend the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh Conference and that Austria plans to make a noticeable contribution, which would be provided through UNRWA and the EU. As the cabinet had not y [...]	2009-02-19 12:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG EFIN PHUM PGOV
09VIENNA186	Terrorist Abuse of Charitable Sector - [...] (SBU) Post discussed reftel points with Austria's Finance Ministry (Elisabeth Ottawa, terrorism financing coordinator and FATF representative, Financial Markets Directorate) and Interior Ministry (Sabine Klinglmair, head of the International Affairs Department),soliciting views on charities [...]	2009-02-20 08:24:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID AU
09VIENNA189	AUSTRIA: VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY 23-24 [...] (U) Poloff discussed GAERC points on February 18 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent. Famira offered the following views: 2. (C) Afghanistan: Famira said the European Commission would wait to hear the brief of the EU's Special Representative to Afghanistan and would discuss their [...]	2009-02-20 10:56:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA190	AUSTRIA CAUTIOUS ON MAURITANIA, BUT SUPPORTS THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 11:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN MR PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENNA193	AUSTRIA OPPOSES AN ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL WITHOUT [...] Poloff conveyed the information in ref A to Georg Diwald, MFA Deputy Director of the Department for International Organisations. Diwald told Poloff that, in consideration of Austria's commitment to the rule of law and against impunity, Austria would respect the independence of the Internationa [...]	2009-02-20 15:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC SU XA XW AU
09VIENNA202	EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE VOTE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to contacts in Austria's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (Cabinet of the Minister and departments of International Trade and Plant Cultivation),Ministry of Health (departments of Biotechnology and Consumer Health),and Economic Ministry (Department of Mul [...]	2009-02-24 08:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU
09VIENNA216	AUSTRIA: CHARISMATIC GOVERNOR DOMINATES SALZBURG [...] (U) Summary: Gabi Burgstaller, the charismatic governor of Salzburg Province, is expected to lead the Social Democrats (SPO) to a first place finish in the March 1 provincial elections. After the vote, Burgstaller is likely to renew the SPO's alliance with the conservative People's Party (OVP [...]	2009-02-25 14:07:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA225	Austrian Airlines Financial Situation Grim; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Austrian Airlines (AUA) is in increasingly dire financial straits despite bridge loans from the GoA. On February 19, new management announced a 2008 operating loss of EUR 100-125 million which would wipe out half of AUA's remaining capital base. Including financial items (wri [...]	2009-02-26 15:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EUN AU
09VIENNA228	CARINTHIAN STATE ELECTION MAY BE LAST HURRAH FOR [...] (U) Though the vote is expected to be close, the March 1 election in Austria's southern state of Carinthia may well prove to be the last hurrah for the right-populist Alliance for Austria's Future (BZOE),a party established in 2005 by then-Carinthian Governor Joerg Haider. Seen now as benefi [...]	2009-02-27 09:20:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AU
09VIENNA238	AUSTRIA CONSIDERING OFFERING AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING [...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel A points on the USG Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy review February 25 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA director for East Asia and the Pacific. Polchief noted that Austrian FM Spindelegger had stated publicly at the GAERC in Brussels February 23 and again in Vienna the f [...]	2009-02-27 13:49:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA241	AUSTRIA INCLINED TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 16:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09VIENNA243	STATE ELECTIONS BLOW TO SOCIAL DEMOCRATS; BOOST TO [...] (U) The right populist BZOE in Carinthia and FPO in Salzburg scored significant gains in elections March 1 at the expense of the Social Democrats. The BZOE's surprise success will strengthen that party in the near term. Immediate national implications are likely to be minimal, but the positi [...]	2009-03-02 13:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA251	GOA CONTINUES TO OPPOSE ARTICLE 16 DEFERRAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-03 13:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW AU
09VIENNA266	Austria Circles Wagons on Bank Secrecy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pressure is mounting on Austria's bank secrecy regime from large EU member states like Germany (who see it as promoting tax evasion by non- Austrians) and beyond. The GoA remains unwilling to touch this highly sensitive issue, since bowing to EU pressure would cause another wa [...]	2009-03-09 14:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA270	Austria's Iran Trade Shrinking; Commercial [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian trade with Iran fell in 2008 for the third year in a row, bucking the overall expansion of Austrian trade worldwide. The Austrian Kontrollbank (equivalent to the U.S. Ex-Im Bank) has further tightened export guarantees for Iran in line with UN/EU sanctions. The presen [...]	2009-03-10 06:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL IR AU
09VIENNA272	Green Islands in Sea of Old-Style Stimulus in [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoA has adopted economic stimulus measures totaling EUR 5.7 billion (c. 2% of GDP, above the EU benchmark of 1.5%/GDP). About one in ten Euros of new spending will be on "green" projects -- mostly energy efficient building retrofits. Even that modest sum still puts Austria i [...]	2009-03-10 07:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SENV KGHG AU
09VIENNA279	SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE: DETAILS ON AUSTRIA'S [...] Per reftel, Post sought clarification on Austrian assistance to Palestinians -- specifically GoA pledges made on March 2 in Sharm al-Sheikh -- from the Middle East desk officer at the Department for Development Assistance in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lydia Saadat. Saadat confirmed tha [...]	2009-03-11 10:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PHUM KPAL KWGB EUN AU
09VIENNA295	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] Polchief met with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent, March 11 to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming GAERC and GYMNICH. Famira offered the following views: -- Montenegro: The GOA is in favor of submitting Montenegro's EU application to the European Commission for its formal op [...]	2009-03-12 13:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PREL SU MW BO AU
09VIENNA296	Austrian Outlook on Central/ Eastern [...] SUMMARY: As leading investors and bankers in Central/Eastern/Southeastern Europe (CESEE),Austrians have developed broad expertise on the region. The latest forecast by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) paints a negative but differentiated picture. As a group, [...]	2009-03-12 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN XH TU RS KZ CH
09VIENNA297	SYRIAN EXILE POLITICIAN ON PLANS FOR NEW PARTY, [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. A Syrian exile politician resident in Vienna, Marwan Hammoud, briefed Econ/Pol Counselor March 10 on plans to establish a new, democratic Syrian opposition party that would operate both in Syria and abroad and on plans by a coalition of parties to establish a c [...]	2009-03-13 06:26:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY AU
09VIENNA306	AUSTRIA: MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: CDA and Polchief met March 13 with Ralph Scheide, MFA Middle East Director, to discuss Middle East policy and Scheide's planned visit to Washington and New York March 20 to April 3. Scheide expressed views that could be contrary to USG Middle East policy, suggesting that a Palest [...]	2009-03-16 13:31:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU SY AF AU
09VIENNA307	AUSTRIA ON FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CENTRAL/EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Austria's Finance Ministry welcomed reftel demarche, painting a more nuanced picture of the current crisis than the media portrayal. The GoA supports U.S. initiatives to expand IMF/MDB engagement and sees better coordination now between the EU, IMF, and MDBs (e.g. in the case of [...]	2009-03-17 08:20:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EUN PREL AU
09VIENNA310	AUSTRIA: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES [...] (S) Mission Vienna has identified the following CI/KR sites in Austria: --Baxter AG, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Octapharma Pharmazeutika, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) --Baumgarten an der March gas facility 2. (S) The two medical plan [...]	2009-03-17 13:13:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09VIENNA311	AUSTRIAN DAILY "DIE PRESSE" LAUNCHES A SUNDAY EDITION [...] (U) At a time of decreasing circulation for print editions and increasing popularity of online news sites, DIE PRESSE, Austria's most prestigious centrist daily, launched a Sunday edition on March 15, 2009. The Sunday DIE PRESSE editor expects circulation to reach 160,000 - a substantial jump [...]	2009-03-17 13:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AGS KPAO IIP ECA AU
09VIENNA312	Europe's AgBiotech Nemesis on a Roll: Austria Follows [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government sees itself "on a roll" in its long-standing campaign against agricultural biotech following the EU Environment Council's March 2 decision allowing Austria (and Hungary) to maintain national bans on cultivation of two EU-approved genetically-modified corn vari [...]	2009-03-18 06:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU
09VIENNA314	MFA Legal Affairs Director New National Anti-Trafficking [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 09:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI KTIP PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN AU
09VIENNA317	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Name: Walter Feichtinger DOB: November 13, [...]	2009-03-19 10:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA323	GoA Curbs Bank Secrecy for Foreigners, Gets [...] SUMMARY: Together with Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the GoA has signaled it will loosen bank secrecy in cases of alleged tax fraud by foreigners. In the future, it will reinterpret Austrian bank secrecy law so that a criminal investigation is no longer required to cooperate with foreign [...]	2009-03-20 12:57:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA326	AUSTRIA WILL ISSUE UNSC STATEMENT SUPPORTING [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 20 to Peter Huber, MFA Head of International Organizations. Huber replied that the GOA would make a statement in support of AMISOM at the March 20 UNSC meeting on Somalia, as well as endorse the EU statement on the issue. 2. Huber said the GOA support [...]	2009-03-20 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO AU SO
09VIENNA329	Austrian Economy Heads South; Bottoming Out? [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy plunged into recession in late 2008, due primarily to falling exports and industrial production. Private household consumption has help up so far. In January and February, the number of unemployed and part-time workers rose sharply in many industries. Economists n [...]	2009-03-23 12:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
09VIENNA345	AUSTRIA SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT KFOR FORCE LEVELS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 15:14:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV AU
09VIENNA346	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 07:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN AU
09VIENNA354	US-Austrian Trade Down Sharply as Industry Struggles [...] The economic crisis has badly hit trade between the U.S. and Austria, according to preliminary 2008 statistics issued this month by the Austrian Federal Statistics Office (Statistik Austria) and the Economic Chamber (WKO). U.S. and Austrian exports fell by similar proportions in 2008 (about [...]	2009-03-25 15:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND BEXP ECON AU
09VIENNA359	AUSTRIAN MFA ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Charge' called on Austrian MFA Political Director Stefan Lehne March 26 to review reftel points, stressing that given its role in the Security Council, Austrian action would draw particular attention. 2. (C) On Afghanistan, Lehne reported that internal GoA discussions were moving ahead [...]	2009-03-27 06:11:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AFDB AU
09VIENNA36	AUSTRIAN POSITION ON OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 15:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF IR UN EAID
09VIENNA361	S/CRS ENCOURAGES AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP [...] Summary: John Herbst, head of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS),discussed USG initiatives with key GOA assistance officials on March 16, encouraging the GOA to develop its own civilian reconstruction and stabilization assistance capabilities. GOA offic [...]	2009-03-27 07:21:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV KCRS KPKO AU
09VIENNA362	RIGHT WING PARTY RUNNING ANTI-MUSLIM VIENNA [...] (C) Summary: Austria's right wing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) is utilizing an anti-Muslim message to fuel its campaign to unseat Vienna's Social Democratic (SPO) Mayor Michael Haupl. The FPO has posted placards around town associating Haupl with "mosques and minarets" and asserting that F [...]	2009-03-27 10:02:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA363	OPEC Ministers Foresee Supply Crunch, Price [...] Meeting March 18-19 under the aegis of OPEC's biannual International Seminar in Vienna, OPEC ministers and industry CEOs: -- supported the March 15 decision to hold production targets steady, with no indication of medium-term cuts; -- were unanimous in predicting the current investment drough [...]	2009-03-27 11:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG SENV KGHG AU
09VIENNA365	Austrian Bank Rescue Shows Positive [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government's EUR 100 billion bank rescue package is showing positive effects across the financial sector. The interbank market is calmer with lower rates and improved liquidity; there is no credit crunch in Austria even though banks are being more selective about bor [...]	2009-03-27 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA37	AUSTRIAN VIEW ON WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-09 16:14:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS AU
09VIENNA379	ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY IN AUSTRIA -- REACHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. policy on climate change and the environment are a key yardstick Austrians use to judge USG credibility as a global actor. Austria is also fertile ground for climate diplomacy, as an environmentally conscious but growth-minded country that has fallen woefully short of its K [...]	2009-03-30 14:23:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL KGHG OPRC EUN AU
09VIENNA381	TURKISH GULENIST MOVEMENT IN AUSTRIA AVOIDS [...] (C) Summary: The international movement of Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen is represented in Austria by a cultural foundation, a high school, and a newspaper. While Gulenists in Austria are openly critical of the Turkish secular state, they avoid controversies over Muslim integration [...]	2009-03-30 15:08:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU AU
09VIENNA383	AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC [...] (U) In response to reftel A, and following up on reftel B conversation between Charge and Austrian PolDir Lehne, Econ/Pol Counselor and Polchief met March 30 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. E/P Couns stressed that while the media had been focusing on the in [...]	2009-03-31 07:09:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS AU
09VIENNA394	Agricultural Biotech Outreach Shows Faint [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. From March 2 to 4, Embassy Vienna carried out a series of biotech outreach activities. The target audience of the program consisted of agricultural students, farmers, farmers' representatives, and government officials. Two U.S. farmers from Iowa reported about their long-ter [...]	2009-04-01 11:46:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO
09VIENNA4	OMV SAYS GAS SUPPLY TO AUSTRIA NOT AT RISK DESPITE [...] According to an Embassy contact in the International Gas department of OMV, Austria's major oil and gas company, there are currently no/no signs that the natural gas flow from Russia to the Austrian gas station in Baumgarten has been reduced due to the Ukrainian-Russian gas dispute. (The Baumg [...]	2009-01-02 15:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PGOV EPET AU
09VIENNA401	SERBIAN FM TELLS AUSTRIANS BELGRADE MUST [...] (C) Summary: Serbian FM Jeremic said during a March 30 visit to Vienna that the Serbian government had to "recalibrate" its European perspective, as the economic crisis had sapped the EU's enthusiasm for enlargement. According to an MFA contact, Jeremic claimed in his meeting with Austrian FM [...]	2009-04-02 11:39:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV SR AU
09VIENNA402	Austrian Recession Deep, Budget Deficit [...] SUMMARY: Austria's export-oriented economy has plunged into a much deeper recession than expected but will still outperform Germany. Leading Austrian forecasters have drastically downgraded their GDP growth forecasts for 2009 (now projected to contract by 2.2-2.7%). The recession is severe [...]	2009-04-02 14:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
09VIENNA403	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD name for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on this individual. Last name: Probst First name: Christian D [...]	2009-04-02 15:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA404	AUSTRIA PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 06:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UN AU
09VIENNA408	Austria Reactions to OMV Sale of MOL Stake to Russian [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OMV's sale of its 21.2% stake in Hungarian energy national MOL to Siberian energy company Surgutneftegas has raised few eyebrows in Austria, where it is seen as the logical unwinding of OMV's abandoned effort to grow into a regional powerhouse. The sale is no surprise: ever sin [...]	2009-04-03 14:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON AU HU
09VIENNA411	VWP AGREEMENTS: CONSULTATIONS WITH GOA; MANAGING [...] (C) On March 23-24, a joint HSPD-6 and PCSC team from the Depts. of State, Justice, Homeland Security and the Terrorist Screening Center held consultations with representatives of the Austrian Foreign, Interior, Justice, and Defense Ministries, staff from the Chancellor's Data Protection Offic [...]	2009-04-03 15:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA428	AUSTRIA WOULD SUPPORT UNSCR ON NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 14:56:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN AU
09VIENNA430	VWP AGREEMENTS: AUSTRIAN MFA ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. Barring a further media storm (reftel),the Austrian MFA expects to be able to move forward with a request for a mandate to negotiate HSPD-6 and PCSC agreements in the next "several weeks." The Ministry believes it would be counter-productive to have a VWP-review visit in April o [...]	2009-04-07 15:42:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PTER AU
09VIENNA437	AUSTRIA'S SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Polchief discussed Ref A request on April 6 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Acting Director for East Asia and the Pacific (which includes Afghanistan under the MFA's schema). Bilek noted that, as reported reftels B-D, the GOA is considering providing training for Afghan police and judges outside of [...]	2009-04-09 15:31:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA44	AUSTRIAN FORMIN RULES OUT IRAN ENERGY CONTRACTS [...] SUMMARY: Austria's new foreign minister has made the clearest public statement yet of GOA opposition to energy contracts with Iran under the present diplomatic situation. He also reaffirmed GOA support for the Nabucco pipeline and expressed confidence the consortium will secure gas from the Ca [...]	2009-01-14 08:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG PREL AU IR
09VIENNA442	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS UNSC STATEMENT ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 10:44:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC NK AU
09VIENNA448	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS US POSITION ON MADAGASCAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 09:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PGOV MA AU
09VIENNA449	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: MEDICAL [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on this individual. Last name: Schachner First name: Stefan Fr [...]	2009-04-15 13:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA451	Austrians Reject Krugman Warning on Default [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senior Austrian politicians and economists rejected economist Paul Krugman's comment this week that Austria is a prime candidate for Iceland-style default due to its banking exposure in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE). Krugman's remarks drew intense coverage i [...]	2009-04-16 14:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA468	Austria Strongly Supports Kosovo IMF/WB [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Edith Frauwallner (head of international affairs at Austria's MinFin) along with UK, French, and Italian embassy representatives and in coordination with the German embassy in Vienna. 2. MinFin rep replied that formal action rests with the Austrian Nat [...]	2009-04-17 15:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AU
09VIENNA469	Vienna TFCOs (Terrorism Finance [...] Embassy Vienna's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers are as follows: PRINCIPAL: Daniel Froats Economic Unit Chief U.S. Embassy Vienna tel +43-1-31339-2299 mobile +43-664-461-5318 froatsdt@state.gov froatsdt@state.sgov.gov DEPUTY/ALTERNATE: Jeremy Chen Economic-Political Officer [...]	2009-04-20 07:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER
09VIENNA483	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] (U) Polchief met April 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European correspondent, to discuss the agenda items for the upcoming GAERC. Famira offered the following views: 2. (U) Iran: There will be no debate on Iran. The EU will adopt a set of conclusions supporting the new U.S. approach to Iran an [...]	2009-04-23 10:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA484	Austrian Banks Take GoA Equity, But More [...] SUMMARY. Four of the six largest Austrian banks (Erste Bank, Raiffeisen Zentralbank, Volksbanken AG and Hypo Alpe Adria/HAA bank) have now taken equity injections. So far the Austrian government has committed only about one third of the EUR 15 billion reserved for equity participation. Ita [...]	2009-04-23 10:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AU
09VIENNA495	Austria's 2009/2010 Crisis Budgets - [...] SUMMARY: Austria's grand coalition government introduced its 2009 and 2010 budgets this week, projecting federal deficits of 3.2%/GDP in 2009 and 4.1% in 2010 (total public sector deficit to be 3.5% and 4.7% respectively). Consolidated public sector debt will rise to 73%/GDP in 2010 (from 6 [...]	2009-04-24 14:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN AU
09VIENNA496	TURKISH FM RAISES EU ACCESSION, PKK IN VIENNA [...] (C) Summary: During an April 16 visit to Vienna, Turkish FM Babacan urged GOA leaders to avoid speaking out against Turkey's EU accession bid and told reporters that Turkey would be a very different country by the time it was ready to join the EU. Babacan, who met with Austrian President Fisc [...]	2009-04-24 15:09:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EUN TU AM AJ CY AU
09VIENNA503	CDA, UNVIE AMB. SCHULTE DISCUSS ASAD VISIT WITH GOA [...] (C) Summary: Charge Kilner and Ambassador Schulte met April 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA SecGen, and (separately) with Alfons Kloss, President Fischer's diplomatic advisor, to discuss Syrian President Asad's April 27-28 visit to Vienna. Charge stressed that the visit should be viewed as an oppo [...]	2009-04-28 06:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA PHUM PARM SY AU
09VIENNA504	Austrian NGOs Support World IPR Day [...] According to the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Austria, intellectual property employs 180,000 Austrians and creates EUR 8 billion in added value. To appeal to local pride and improve public awareness, IPR advocacy groups have highlighted the losses suffered by local [...]	2009-04-28 10:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EINT AU
09VIENNA507	AUSTRIAN PLANS FOR GICNT 2009 PLENARY MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 14:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC AU
09VIENNA516	NIAG 9041: ALLEGED TRANSFER OF AUSTRIAN-ORIGIN CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS TO IRANIAN ENTITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 13:56:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC AU IR
09VIENNA519	MGSF01: AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES CONFIRM ONE CASE OF H1N1 [...] On April 29, Austrian authorities announced that a 28-year old female, traveling from Guatemala through Mexico City with a three-day stopover in Miami, reported a fever on arrival at Vienna International Airport and was hospitalized and treated with Tamiflu. She has apparently recovered and c [...]	2009-04-30 15:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09VIENNA53	AUSTRIA DOES NOT FORESEE APPROVAL OF EU-SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 15:08:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY AU
09VIENNA530	ASAD DISCUSSES U.S. RELATIONS, MEPP AND WINS GOA [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President al-Asad told GOA leaders during an April 27-28 visit to Vienna that he is optimistic about the new U.S. Administration, but maintained that President Obama has one year to turn around U.S.-Syrian relations. He said the new Israeli government must demonstrate a wi [...]	2009-05-04 13:51:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM SY IS AU
09VIENNA537	Austria's Declining ODA: Catching Up with [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2005, Austria's debt forgiveness programs have artificially inflated its official development assistance (ODA) figures and masked recent streamlining of its aid policies. Because 2009 marks the end of debt forgiveness for Iraq, Austrian ODA is expected to fall by a third [...]	2009-05-05 11:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU
09VIENNA54	New Austrian Climate Realism at Highest Levels [...] SUMMARY: Faced with a widening gap between promises and performance on emissions reduction, the new GOA is shrinking its climate/energy goals to fit Austria's modest initiatives. Having failed to reach its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions goals in the Kyoto period by almost a quarter, the Go [...]	2009-01-15 11:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA543	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Possegger First name: Guenter D [...]	2009-05-07 07:17:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR AU
09VIENNA553	Gas Regulators On Lessons Learned From Russia-Ukraine [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post recently attended a closed-door workshop for European regulators on "Experiences from the January 2009 gas crisis" hosted by Austrian energy regulator E-Control. The workshop's central findings (as summarized by E-Control head Walter Boltz): -- Europe suffered more from poor [...]	2009-05-07 15:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV PREL AU EUN
09VIENNA557	U.S.-Austrian Trade Still Falling Sharply [...] Overall U.S.-Austria trade numbers continued to worsen in January/February 2009. According to Austria's Federal Statistics Office and Economic Chamber, U.S. trade with Austria suffered a sharp decline with exports falling by 38.5 percent from January/February 2008, and imports from Austria de [...]	2009-05-08 12:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EIND BEXP ECON AU
09VIENNA558	Austria's Strategic Repositioning of Embassies/Consulates [...] Austria will open a new embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, with construction beginning by the end of 2009, as part of a strategic decision to support Austria's growing energy business and other activities in the Caucasus/Caspian region. Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said the new embassy wo [...]	2009-05-08 12:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AMGT ODIP AU
09VIENNA559	Scenesetter for Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich will be in Washington on May 13 and has requested policy meetings. Berlakovich supports Austrian farm policy priorities favoring small-scale, "organic" agriculture -- and opposing biotechnology. Other priority issu [...]	2009-05-08 12:59:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR KGHG SENV ETRD TBIO EUN AU
09VIENNA577	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-15 07:31:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA583	Austrian Scientists Rally Against Proposed [...] Last week's surprise decision by Austrian Science Minister Johannes Hahn (OVP) to pull out of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has appalled Austria's scientific community. Austrian scientists are furious that they will become "second- class" users at CERN after 50 years [...]	2009-05-15 14:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL AU TPHY
09VIENNA584	AUSTRIAN PLANNING FOR AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Austrian MFA Security Policy Director Gerhard Jandl (protect) told E/P Counselor May 14 that the Ministry's efforts to arrange an Austria contribution to Afghanistan stabilization and development efforts were moving slowly, facing both domestic and external obstacles. Jandl noted that def [...]	2009-05-15 14:56:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF AU
09VIENNA585	Lufthansa Buyout of Austrian Airlines Clears Shareholder [...] SUMMARY. With Lufthansa in control of 85% of Austrian Airlines (AUA) shares, the merger with Lufthansa is on track to meet a July 31 deadline. The buyout remains contingent on European Commission approval of the deal and a EUR 500 million GoA subsidy -- and AUA must remain solvent until the m [...]	2009-05-15 15:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PGOV AU
09VIENNA592	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ALOIS DOHR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Dohr First name: Alois Date of [...]	2009-05-18 15:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA595	Nabucco-Turkey Progress - OMV Uncertain On IGA Timeline, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following media reports that an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) on the planned Nabucco Pipeline is imminent, OMV and Nabucco contacts appear more optimistic but are concerned about media speculation and caution that not all IGA issues have been resolved. END SUMMARY. (NOTE: [...]	2009-05-19 09:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV BEXP AU
09VIENNA596	OMV Buys Stake in Northern Iraq Gas Exploration/ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austria's OMV has boughta 10% stake in two gas fields in Iraq's Kurdish rgion, which it hopes will become major suppliersto the Nabucco pipeline sometime after 2015. Whil confident of its legal position, OMV recognizesthe absence of a national hydocarbon law is problematic, but i [...]	2009-05-19 10:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PGOV EPET AU
09VIENNA597	Report On Investment Disputes And Expropriation Claims - [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 11:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV AU
09VIENNA60	Taking Stock of Austria's Financial Markets [...] SUMMARY: The Austrian government was decisive in crafting a EUR 100 billion financial sector rescue package in October, but implementation has been slow. Credit is scarce; demand is weak for GoA-guaranteed interbank funding; only one major bank (Hypo Alpe Adria) has gotten actual equity from [...]	2009-01-16 13:26:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON AU EUN
09VIENNA600	Austrian Government Scraps Plan to Leave CERN (European [...] Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann (SPO/Social Democrats) announced on May 18 that Austria will not/not cancel its membership in the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN). Responding to protests from the science community and from leaders of both coalition parties, Faymann overruled [...]	2009-05-20 07:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TPHY AU
09VIENNA603	AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR DENOUNCES "ANTI-SEMITISM" IN [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Faymann on May 18 denounced Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of the rightwing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) as a "hatemonger" and said the FPO was trying to stir up anti-Semitism with a campaign ad promising to veto EU membership for Israel (and Turkey). Leaders from [...]	2009-05-20 07:45:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AU
09VIENNA604	AUSTRIA: NO RELIEF FUNDS FOR PAKISTAN'S IDPS; WILL [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 15:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PK PREF AU

09VIENNA606	AUSTRIA HAS LOW-KEY INVOLVEMENT WITH CUBA [...] (C) The Austrian government participates in the EU's "broad dialogue" with Cuba, which was officially revived in June 2008 after a period of suspension. Human rights and democracy are part of this dialogue. According to Austria's MFA, GoA officials also raise human rights issues "when approp [...]	2009-05-20 15:29:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL AU
09VIENNA615	Austrian Economy - Rough First Quarter, More Pain to Come [...] SUMMARY: Austria's economy contracted 2.8% in the first quarter of 2009 (versus Q4/2008) on the basis of falling exports and investments; GDP is expected to shrink by at least 3% in 2009 and stagnate in 2010. Economists expect Austria's second quarter downturn to be less steep, but express un [...]	2009-05-27 07:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
09VIENNA617	AUSTRIA IN LATE-STAGE NEGOTIATIONS ON SOUTH STREAM [...] (C) Following Russian media reports on May 22, Austria's Minister for Economy (in charge of energy issues) Reinhold Mitterlehner has confirmed publicly that the GoA is in "ongoing negotiations" on a bilateral agreement with Russia to participate in the planned South Stream pipeline. Unlike hi [...]	2009-05-27 13:14:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG AU
09VIENNA631	DOMESTIC AND EU POLICY COMPLICATIONS DELAY [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 12:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNESCO AU
09VIENNA638	AUSTRIA: MI-17 HELICOPTERS FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 08:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL SMIG PK AU
09VIENNA642	Austrian Financial Market Update [...] SUMMARY. This cable updates recent issues in Austria's banking sector: -- Solvency / Liquidity: A fourth large Austrian bank (BAWAG) has accepted state equity capital. Bank Austria's negotiations on a GoA capital injection are complicated by signs that Italian parent UniCredit may move busi [...]	2009-06-02 14:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AU
09VIENNA645	OECD Pans Austria's Development Aid, to Little Effect [...] (SBU) In late May, the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) issued a report criticizing the GOA for unorthodox debt relief accounting methods which bolster its official development aid (ODA) figures. Debt relief has made up 40-50% of Austria's ODA since 2005, a far higher proportion t [...]	2009-06-03 11:49:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU
09VIENNA650	AUSTRIA SUPPORTS KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL [...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel points June 2 with Thomas Schnoll, MFA Unit Chief for Southeast Europe. Schnoll said the GOA strongly agrees that Kosovo should attend the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC),noting that Kosovo has participated in meetings between EU members and regional states. [...]	2009-06-03 14:50:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV MD AU
09VIENNA653	AUSTRIAN ARMS CONTROL PLANS: CTBT, IAEA SAL LAB; [...] (C) Summary. Austrian MFA Disarmament Chief Alexander Marschik provided an overview of MFA arms control priorities. He reported FonMin Spindelegger's keen interest in meeting Secretary Clinton to discuss strategies for advancing CTBT entry-into-force (EIF),stressing GoA flexibility and ope [...]	2009-06-04 06:14:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR KNNP AU
09VIENNA655	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: ERNST ALBRECHT [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Albrecht First name: Ernst Date [...]	2009-06-04 13:05:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA659	AUSTRIA: RIGHTWING PARTY EXPECTED TO GAIN IN EU [...] (U) Summary: The rightwing, xenophobic Freedom Party (FPO) is expected to place third in the June 7 elections for the European Parliament with about 17 percent of the vote, nearly three times the share it drew in the 2004 elections. The governing Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP [...]	2009-06-05 08:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EUN EP AU
09VIENNA66	AUSTRIA: US-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] (SBU) On January 16, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche in separate farewell calls on Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger and MFA Secretary General Kyrle. 2. (SBU) FM Spindelegger and SG Kyrle listened carefully to reftel points and expressed appreciation for the information. Both st [...]	2009-01-16 17:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS
09VIENNA671	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: SCHUCK, THIEL, [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Schuck First name: Thomas Date [...]	2009-06-08 14:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA673	Nabucco IGA: GoA Confirms No Reference To Specific Entry [...] (SBU) On June 5,Embassy conveyed ref A demarche to Gerhard Langeer, energy advisor to Economic Minister Reinhold Miterlehner. (NOTE: the meeting came after repeatd delays in meeting with Austrian Special EnergyEnvoy Dr. Maria Reich-Rohrwig, who was ill -- EN NOTE). Langeder confirmed earlier [...]	2009-06-08 15:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV AU
09VIENNA687	A Definite "Maybe" from Austria on Pakistan's IDPs [...] Post delivered ref A demarche June 8 to the MFA Head of Humanitarian Aid, Gerhard Weinberger, and to the MFA Political Director, Stefan Lehne. Weinberger said that the GOA working level had been considering a contribution for Pakistan's IDPs, but it would be several weeks before a decision was [...]	2009-06-09 14:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF EC PK AU
09VIENNA688	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA: COMBINED [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Gabmayer First name: Peter Date [...]	2009-06-09 14:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA689	ENGAGING AUSTRIA ON THE CORFU MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 14:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE EU NATO AU
09VIENNA690	AUSTRIA PLANS DANUBE/BLACK SEA INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary. Austrian FonMin Spindelegger has made a Danube-Black Sea (to include the Caucasus) initiative a centerpiece of his foreign policy agenda, but has said little in public about the initiative's content. Conversations with numerous MFA officials and Austrian academics suggest that Sp [...]	2009-06-09 14:55:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU
09VIENNA691	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. RICE [...] (U) Embassy Vienna looks forward to your visit, Amb. Rice, which will give us the opportunity to review significant UNSC issues with the Austrian government and to take a broad look at the bilateral relationship. After a quick survey of Austria's political scene, this cable takes a closer look [...]	2009-06-10 07:49:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA RICE AU
09VIENNA693	AUSTRIA NONCOMITTAL ON CANDIDACY FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 10:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA AU
09VIENNA697	AUSTRIAN VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 14:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PGOV PREL AU
09VIENNA70	Austrian Muslim and Jewish Responses to Israeli Military [...] The Israeli military action in Gaza has triggered a controversy between the Austrian Jewish and Islamic communities due to their support for Israel and the Palestinians, respectively. In recent weeks, the Jewish Community (IKG) publicly lobbied for support of the Israeli military action, whil [...]	2009-01-21 07:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA700	Magna/Opel: Austria Likely to Guarantee EUR 300 Million [...] Austrian Vice Chancellor/Minister of Finance Josef Proell has announced that Austria may issue a loan guarantee to Austro-Canadian Magna International, the prospective buyer of Opel/GM Europe. Magna is eligible for up to EUR 300 million in loan guarantees under a reprogrammed EUR 10 billion f [...]	2009-06-12 09:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ECON EFIN AU
09VIENNA705	AUSTRIA WILL SUPPORT DRAFT RESOLUTION ON DPRK [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 14:09:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM UNSC KN AU
09VIENNA712	AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION IN GICNT 2009 PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 06:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC AU
09VIENNA733	AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: SEVENTH CASE CONFIRMED, BUT NO ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES [...] Austrian authorities report seven total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. Director for Public Health Hubert Hrabcik confirmed the seventh case, a woman from Salzburg who had returned from a visit to the U.S. Health authorities said that her case is "mild" and she is responding w [...]	2009-06-18 11:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO PREL MG AU
09VIENNA735	Food Security: Austria Supportive But Unable To Increase [...] (SBU) Embassy reps shared ref A points with relevant stakeholders in Austria's MFA (Ministry of European and International Affairs) and Ministry of Agriculture / Environment. We followed up with Manfred Schnitzer from of MFA Development Assistance/Program Planning Department, who expressed str [...]	2009-06-19 06:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON PREL AU
09VIENNA738	Austria?s 2009/2010 Budgets: Fat Now, Lean to Come [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 29, Austria?s Parliament adopted budgets for 2009 and 2010, endorsing a temporary flood of red ink to mitigate the current economic downturn. Total public sector deficits will likely exceed 4.0%/GDP in 2009 and 5.0% in 2010 (versus the GoA?s estimates of 3.5% and 4.7% respe [...]	2009-06-19 09:28:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV AU
09VIENNA739	Austria Still Pitching Vienna For IRENA Headquarters [...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian MFA reps continue to pitch Vienna as headquarters for the nascent International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but acknowledge that the UAE has cleverly played the "South" card in promoting itself. Austrians argue Vienna offers synergies and that a UAE headquarters wo [...]	2009-06-19 10:25:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV AU
09VIENNA743	Climate Change: Austria to Exceed Kyoto, 2020 Emissions [...] SUMMARY: According to the latest "Climate Report" of the Austrian Environmental Agency (AEA - comparable to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency),Austria emitted 88 million tons of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e),11% above 1990 levels and about 24% above Austria's Kyoto Protocol commitment. Pro [...]	2009-06-22 06:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA748	AUSTRIA: STATEMENT ON AFGHAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 12:06:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF AU
09VIENNA75	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY [...] (C) In separate farewell calls on January 16 with both new Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and long-standing MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, Ambassador Girard-diCarlo reviewed the top items on the US agenda with Austria: cooperation in the UN Security Council, Iran, energy securi [...]	2009-01-21 14:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	AU ENRG ETTC PREF PREL UNSC AF
09VIENNA755	UN AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH ASUTRIAN [...] (C) Summary. UN Ambassador Susan Rice met separately with Austrian President Fischer and Foreign Minister Spindelegger on June 15. Charge accompanied Amb. Rice to both meetings. Fischer and Spindelegger were both joined by aides, as well as Austrian Ambassador to the UN Mayr-Harting. Both [...]	2009-06-23 09:33:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	USUN PREL AU
09VIENNA76	TERRORISM FINANCE: AUSTRIA: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 15:11:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PTER KTFN
09VIENNA763	Rising Crime in Austria Fuels "Law & Order" Policies [...] (U) SUMMARY: Crime, especially burglaries and thefts, has risen conspicuously in Austria in recent years. The police, the press and politicians blame foreigners, particularly asylum seekers and foreign gangs, for this increase. While the conservative parties have had the most vehement respon [...]	2009-06-23 14:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU PREF KCRM ASEC
09VIENNA77	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIANS TO ATTEND AFB [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last Name: KLUG First Name: Sebastian [...]	2009-01-21 15:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AU MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09VIENNA78	AUSTRIA: GAZA TO DOMINATE JANUARY 26-27 GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 15:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PREL PGOV AU
09VIENNA782	US EMBASSY AUSTRIA RESCINDS JULY 4TH INVITATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 12:30:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP PREL IR
09VIENNA783	RUSSIAN FONMIN LAVROV: BILATERAL TALKS IN VIENNA [...] (C) Summary. Russian FonMin Lavrov's bilateral discussions with the GoA on June 23 focused on European security structures, energy, and Iran, with the Russians taking a generally critical line on western/U.S. initiatives. Lavrov's visit also included the symbolic return of some Austrian arch [...]	2009-06-29 09:18:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU AU
09VIENNA787	OSCE: AUSTRIAN FONMIN UNDERLINES NEED TO RETAIN [...] (U) Summary. Austrian FonMin Spindelegger has stressed the need to include the U.S. in an European security architecture and to retain the OSCE as the "central forum for the European security dialogue." Speaking on the margins of the of the informal OSCE Ministerial in Corfu June 27-28, Spin [...]	2009-06-29 14:39:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AU
09VIENNA804	Austria Pushing Member State "Self-Determination" Over [...] (U) At the EU Agricultural Council in Luxembourg June 25, Austria proposed establishing Member State (MS) "self-determination" over cultivating transgenic agricultural crops, even those approved by the European Commission. Building on four qualified majority votes (the latest in March 2009) ag [...]	2009-07-02 07:29:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO EUN AU
09VIENNA805	Austria's Schizophrenic Approach to Nanotechnology [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Austrian government is investing heavily in nanotechnology -- as part of a well-funded campaign to regain leadership in science and research -- but given Austria's poor track record in public acceptance of new technologies (including nuclear energy and green biotech),the GoA [...]	2009-07-02 07:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TPHY TBIO ETRD EAGR OSCI TNGD
09VIENNA807	Austria Supportive on DPRK/1874 Implementation [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A demarche (on implementing DPRK sanctions contained in UNSCR 1874) to Sabine Staffelmayr, coordinator for North Korea policy at the Austrian MFA (Ministry for European and International Affairs). We delivered ref B demarche (on financial safeguards / sanctions) to Eli [...]	2009-07-02 07:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ECON EFIN PREL KNNP MNUC MTCR KN AU
09VIENNA825	GOA INPUT ON AUSTRALIA GROUP AGENDA, RUSSIAN [...] (U) Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche and Austria-only points to Dr. Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Austrian Economic Ministry's Export Control Division, who will lead Austria's delegation to the Australia Group (AG) 2009 plenary session in Paris. Krehlik welcomed USG coordination on [...]	2009-07-06 14:02:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC CBW AU
09VIENNA828	Austrian Bank Exposure to Central/Eastern/ Southeastern [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Alarm over Austrian bank exposure to Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) has given way to a more realistic view of the situation as difficult but manageable. Top Austrian banks will suffer losses in the region -- but they continue to make profits, have ramped up lo [...]	2009-07-07 13:03:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA836	AUSTRIA PROVIDES LOST AND STOLEN PASSPORTS NOTE [...] (U) Austrian MFA delivered an electronic copy of a Diplomatic Note, dated 3 July 2009, on lost and stolen passports to the Embassy on July 7. Operative text follows: Begin text (Complimentary opening) The Ministry has noted the U.S. statutory requirements set forth in the implementing [...]	2009-07-08 08:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PTER PGOV PBTS AU
09VIENNA839	Stress Tests Find Austrian Banks Safe, Current Measures [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Austria's National Bank (OeNB),major Austrian banks will not need large-scale recapitalization even if the recession deepens further in Austria and eastern Europe. This is the main finding of OeNB stress tests published on July 6. Bank Tier 1 capital ratios would f [...]	2009-07-09 08:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN AU
09VIENNA840	AUSTRIA RECONSIDERS REJECTION OF GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Two sources in recent weeks have reported that the GoA is reconsidering its rejection of Guantanamo detainees for resettlement. In a July 2 meeting with Charge, Bernhard Wrabetz Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chancellor, reported that the GoA was taking another look at its position. He pl [...]	2009-07-09 10:02:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AU
09VIENNA845	AUSTRIA WORRIED ABOUT IRAN SANCTIONS DEBATE [...] (C) In an introductory call July 9, incoming Diplomatic Advisor to the Chancellor Juergen Meindl (protect) told Charge that the GoA is concerned about what it expects to be a contentious discussion in both the UNSC and the EU about further sanctions on Iran, should Tehran fail to respond to re [...]	2009-07-10 11:05:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR AU
09VIENNA847	Stung by Critique, Austria Now Working on FATF Action Plan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Stung by their grilling at the Financial Action Task Force/FATF Plenary in Lyon, the Austrian government is determined to improve its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards to avoid de facto "black listing" by the FATF. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Over the [...]	2009-07-10 13:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM AU
09VIENNA854	AUSTRIA: DELIVERY OF RUSSIA SUMMIT RESULTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 10:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL RS AU
09VIENNA856	Austria's Economic Outlook - Deep Recession in 2009, [...] SUMMARY: After a dismal first quarter, Austria is confronting a deeper recession than projected earlier this year. As a result, Austria's two leading economic institutes have downgraded their GDP growth forecasts for 2009 (contraction of 3.4-4.3%) and 2010 (stagnation). Austria's recession [...]	2009-07-13 15:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB EUN AU
09VIENNA863	AUSTRIA / UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) RESULTS OF USG REVIEW [...] (SBU) Post sent reftel points to -- Elisabeth Ottawa, Austria's terrorism financing coordinator and FATF representative in the Financial Markets Directorate of the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) -- Alfred Lejsek, Head of the MoF's Financial Markets Unit; and -- MFA International Security Co [...]	2009-07-14 15:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC AU
09VIENNA868	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-14-09 [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Raab First name: Helmut Date of [...]	2009-07-15 10:18:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA878	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-16-09 [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Furtner First name: David Date [...]	2009-07-17 07:04:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA89	AUSTRIA ON VISA WAIVER PROGRAM CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) Summary. In a Jan. 21 meeting with senior Embassy staff, Austrian MFA and Interior Ministry officials proposed that a U.S. delegation visit Vienna in either the second week of February or the first or second week of March for consultations focused on Austrian concerns about U.S. data prot [...]	2009-01-22 15:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PBTS PTER KCRM PREL AU
09VIENNA891	AUSTRIA H1N1 UPDATE: 54 CONFIRMED CASES, STILL NO SPECIAL [...] As of July 29, Austrian authorities report 54 total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. The number of infected persons has increased significantly over the past two weeks. Most cases have been discovered after Austrians returned home from tourist destinations all over the world (t [...]	2009-07-20 15:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO KFLU PREL MG AU
09VIENNA895	AUSTRIANS WARY OF RUSSIAN OPPOSITION TO U.S. ROLE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-21 10:27:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN GG AU
09VIENNA90	Austria Allays Concerns on Caspian Development [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A points on the Caspian Development Corporation (CDC) to the Energy International Affairs Department head in the Austrian Economic Ministry, Dr. Maria Reich-Rohrwig. GOA rep said the Ministry agrees that the CDC should not hamper private sector activities in the energ [...]	2009-01-22 15:23:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET AU ZJ
09VIENNA903	OPEC-Funded Biofuels Study Sparks Controversy at [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent study on "Biofuels and Food Security" -- commissioned by the Vienna-based OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and prepared by researchers at the multinational Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) -- has sparked controversy in the energy community. II [...]	2009-07-21 14:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET KGHG EAGR SENV TRGY AU
09VIENNA91	Austria Moves to Bolster Automotive Industry [...] The automotive crisis has reached Austria. With no national champion but an extensive supplier network and assembly facilities, the health of Austrian industry is linked to the fortunes of European and American car producers including BMW, Opel (GM),Chrysler, and Mercedes. The sector accoun [...]	2009-01-22 16:08:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ECON ELTN AU
09VIENNA910	Austrian Airlines Skates on Thin Ice as Lufthansa Takeover [...] SUMMARY: As the buyout of Austrian Airlines (AUA) by Lufthansa (LH) nears its contract deadline of July 31 (AFTER which LH can back out or seek modified terms),AUA is preparing for the worst while hoping the European Commission and LH can come to an understanding. Commission approval for key [...]	2009-07-22 12:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PGOV AU
09VIENNA912	AUSTRIA: EU TO DISCUSS AHMADINEJAD INAUGURATION AT [...] (C) Polchief discussed agenda items for the July 27-28 GAERC on July 22 with Klaus Famira, MFA European Correspondent. Famira said GAERC participants will discuss EU-Iran relations in light of the latest election and the crackdown on protesters. They will consider options for handling the in [...]	2009-07-22 14:29:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN IR IC AU
09VIENNA917	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR AUSTRIA 07-23-09 [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Embassy Vienna forwards the following MOD names for HR vetting. Post has found no derogatory information on these individuals. Last name: Worgotter First name: Caroline [...]	2009-07-23 10:06:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL AU
09VIENNA923	AUSTRIAN PLANS TO TRAIN AFGHAN POLICE STALLED [...] (C) Acting Polcouns discussed reftel A points July 22 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. Bilek said the GOA's efforts to organize police training for Afghanistan (reftel B) had ground to a halt. The Interior Ministry now steadfastly oppposes the idea, arguing [...]	2009-07-24 09:29:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA926	AUSTRIAN ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 14:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA AU
09VIENNA941	Nabucco Gas Pipeline: Next Steps [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian government and industry contacts are optimistic that the Nabucco consortium can build on positive momentum from the July 13 Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) signing. The GoA has reaffirmed its support for Nabucco at the highest levels, while continuing to negotiate ove [...]	2009-07-28 08:39:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PGOV AU
09VIENNA949	Austrian Air-Lufthansa Deal Looking Up [...] Lufthansa's amended July 28 offer for Austrian Airlines (AUA) has raised hopes of a successful deal. Although the Commission has refused to comment specifically on the new offer, Austrian press reports indicate that Lufthansa has agreed to reduce the number of flights to Frankfurt in return fo [...]	2009-07-29 13:54:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON PGOV AU
09VIENNA950	AUSTRIA OPPOSES LIBYAN UNAMID PROPOSAL; SEES NO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 09:15:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO SU AU
09VIENNA966	AUSTRIA DISCUSSES ENERGY TIES WITH TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) From July 27 to July 31, a 13-member Turkmen delegation attended the second meeting of the joint Austrian-Turkmen Commission for Intergovernmental and Foreign Trade Relations in Vienna. The commission was set up by a Memorandum of Understanding (reftel) signed by the two countries when Tur [...]	2009-07-31 12:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON TX AU
09VIENNA97	AUSTRIA REITERATES FIRM "NO" ON GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 16:36:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL AU
09VIENNA974	AUSTRIAN MPs TO INVESTIGATE ESPIONAGE CHARGES [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Austrian Parliament on July 14 decided to establish an investigative committee to look into a series of espionage allegations implicating MPs, Austrian intelligence officials, and Kazakh authorities. The committee will begin deliberations August 26 and is expecte [...]	2009-08-03 12:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AU
09VIENNA987	Dispute Threatens Future of Vienna Wiesenthal Institute [...] (U) Summary: The entire seven-member board of the Vienna Simon Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies (VWI) resigned in late July in a dispute over access to the archives of Vienna's official Jewish Community. VWI board members assert that the Jewish Community reneged on an earlier promise [...]	2009-08-04 13:51:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM AU
09VIENNA989	Austria H1N1 Update: 169 Confirmed Cases; Health [...] As of August 4, Austrian authorities report 169 total H1N1 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic. 154 of these cases have been reported since July. Only around five infections are in-country transmissions of the virus; most persons brought the virus back from vacation. So far, all patien [...]	2009-08-04 14:58:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU CASC KFLO PREL AU
09VIENNA998	AUSTRIA UNLIKELY TO MAKE PRESENTATION AT MTCR [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-05 13:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AU
09VIENTIANE112	CHINA'S DOMINANT INVESTMENT PRESENCE IN NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Chinese investment, and often demographic presence, in the northern Lao provinces of Oudomxay, Luang Namtha, and Bokeo dominates visitors' impressions and still appears to be growing rapidly. While many local government officials are clearly sensitive to the appearance of being [...]	2009-03-06 09:32:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	CN ECON ETRD LA PREL EINV
09VIENTIANE113	CORRECTED COPY - COKE PREPARING RETURN TO LAOS [...] (SBU) On March 3 econoff met with Bjorn Jensen, Director of Strategic Planning for Coca Cola in Southeast and West Asia and Ernest Bower, founder and previous head of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council, who is currently a partner in a Washington-based consulting firm. According to Mr. Jensen, C [...]	2009-03-11 06:30:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PREL LA
09VIENTIANE12	OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: LAO RESPONSE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Director General Saleumxay Kommasith (protect),who was very familiar with the issue. DG Saleumxai advised that Laos supported the South Korean candidacy throughout the Asia Group deliberations. When a consensus choice could n [...]	2009-01-08 09:05:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IR LA PREF UN
09VIENTIANE120	LAOS AND U.S. DISCUSS BASIC PROCEDDURES FOR LAO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 07:36:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC KCRM LA PREL
09VIENTIANE138	DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: DEFENDING THE AUTHORITIES OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 07:24:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM LA BM
09VIENTIANE168	INFORMING LAO MFA: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 08:37:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LA PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE170	2009 LAO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] Information below is in response to reftel questions: --Yes, the Lao central government is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance funded using fiscal year 2009 (FY09) funds. --The Lao Government (GOL) budget, a summary of revenue and expenditure for the current fiscal year, and a proj [...]	2009-04-07 03:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL
09VIENTIANE179	IMF LOWERS ESTIMATE OF 2009 LAO GDP GROWTH TO 4.5% [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11 a visiting IMF team told a donor group that the IMF now projects 2009 Lao GDP growth at 4.5%, down from about 7% in 2008, due primarily to slowdowns in mining, hydropower, and construction. The budget deficit is expected to increase from 2% to 5% of GDP; the Governm [...]	2009-04-10 06:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL LA
09VIENTIANE184	DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 08:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LA PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE197	MGSF01 EMBASSY VIENTIANE EAC DISCUSSES SWINE FLU [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 08:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KPAO KSAF KSEO TBIO
09VIENTIANE200	MGSF01 EMBASSY VIENTIANE EAC DISCUSSES SWINE FLU [...] (SBU) In response the H1N1 outbreak in Mexico and Department guidance reftel, Post Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on April 29 to review post contingency plans and actions by the Government of Laos (GOL). The Center for Disease Control (CDC) representative here advised the EAC that [...]	2009-04-28 09:28:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KPAO KSAF KSEO TBIO
09VIENTIANE202	DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: ADB CAPITAL INCREASE [...] Econoff delivered points in ref A to MFA Department of Economic Affairs Director General Latsamy Keomany. Mr. Latsamy agreed the planned 200% general capital increase was a good idea, and also agreed anti-corruption measures were useful, although hard to implement. Mr. Latsamy promised to s [...]	2009-04-29 07:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB LA
09VIENTIANE227	DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: URGING AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S [...] (SBU) A/DCM met with MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director General Kham-Inh Khitchadeth May 14 to deliver subject demarche. Neither DDG Kham-Inh nor his Director General had been available earlier in the week. By the time the meeting took place, media reports had begun to circulate that Aung [...]	2009-05-13 09:47:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	BM LA PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE238	GMS:PROXIMITY AND POLITICS FOCUSES CHINESE [...] This is the second in a series of cables from Consulate General Chiang Mai and Embassy Vientiane on the Greater Mekong Subregion's (GMS) R3A highway (ref a). These cables have been coordinated with Consulate General Chengdu. This cable was co-drafted by econ officers at both Vientiane and Ch [...]	2009-05-19 02:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELTN EWWT CH LA TH
09VIENTIANE249	FRAUD SUMMARY-(VIENTIANE): SPRING 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Vientiane is a medium fraud level post, with significant percentages of immigrant visa (IV) cases returned and a very large number of nonimmigrant visa (NIV) cases refused. The Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) in Vientiane currently consists of one full-time Locally Employed Staff (LE [...]	2009-05-26 10:59:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LA
09VIENTIANE251	LAOS TO SUPPORT KOSOVO WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] On May 22 the Embassy contacted the Ministry of Finance's Deputy Director General of External Finance, Dr. Bounleua Sinxayvoravong. He confirmed that Laos had completed the necessary paperwork and would submit a yes vote for Kosovo's membership in the World Bank. HUSO [...]	2009-05-27 05:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL KV LA
09VIENTIANE260	CORRECTED COPY: VIENTIANE K-1 FIANCE VISA VALIDATION STUDY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Vientiane's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) conducted a validation study of 209 issued K-1 visas from 2004. FPU confirmed fraud in 14% of the sample population. The highest fraud group derived from male beneficiaries, beneficiaries from remote, rural provinces, and petitioners and be [...]	2009-06-01 11:02:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS KFRD LA
09VIENTIANE263	LAOS:WILL CONSIDER SUPPORTING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] Per reftel request, on June 3 econoff met with the MFA's UN Division Director Viengsavanh Sipraseuth. Ms. Viengsavanh indicated that she would be in touch with the Lao UN mission to discuss the election and that the Government of Laos was interested in supporting its friends and partners. Al [...]	2009-06-02 10:43:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA LA
09VIENTIANE264	LAOS: IMF HINTS AT POSSIBLE MACROECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, a visiting IMF Article IV team briefed interested donors. While not changing their projected 2009 growth rate from 4.5%, the team noted that the Government of Laos (GOL) must make tough choices in the next 18 months to avoid putting macroeconomic stability at risk. [...]	2009-06-02 10:44:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE268	LAO DEFENSE ATTACHE TO ARRIVE WASHINGTON, D.C. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Lao Defense Attache COL Kenekeo Pholsena is scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 6, 2009, to take up his post as the first Lao Defense Attache in the United States since the 1975 change of government in Laos. COL Kenekeo is an important choice: he is a [...]	2009-06-03 10:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LA MARR MASS PINR PREL
09VIENTIANE289	MGSF01: FIRST LAO H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) Lao PDR's first case of H1N1 influenza was confirmed on June 16 by the National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology (NCLE). The patient is an adult male Australian citizen who developed influenza-like symptoms two days after returning to Lao PDR, where he works, from Australia. The [...]	2009-06-17 10:37:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09VIENTIANE29	CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA IN LAOS FOR APPF MEETS LAO [...] (C) Summary: U.S. House Asia Subcommittee Chairman Faleomavaega, in Vientiane to attend the 17th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) reviewed the U.S.-Laos bilateral relationship with the Lao Prime Minister, Acting Foreign Minister, and Deputy National Assembly Speaker. In each of his thr [...]	2009-01-16 10:31:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD LA OREP PARM PREL
09VIENTIANE291	Lao Government Issues Long-Awaited Decree on Associations [...] (SBU) Summary. The Prime Minister's Office has officially released the text of the new decree on the formation of non-profit associations in Laos, opening the door for Lao-run civil society organizations to register legally. Issued on April 29th, the decree will permit the formation of non-pro [...]	2009-06-18 09:39:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI SCUL LA
09VIENTIANE293	IRF VISITS PROVINCIAL LAOS TO GAUGE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In May, DRL Office of International Religious Freedom (DRL/IRF) officer traveled with PolOff through three northern provinces - Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, and Luang Namtha - to assess religious freedom conditions. Predictably, the further away the officers traveled from Vientiane [...]	2009-06-19 05:07:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI LA
09VIENTIANE294	LAOS CONSIDERING JOINING INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] Embassy spoke with a wide range of officials in the Government of Laos (GOL) regarding potential membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to Mr. Khamphinh Philakon, the officer in the MFA's Department of International Organizations responsible for overseeing [...]	2009-06-19 07:25:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV LA

09VIENTIANE295	LAOS: FOOD SECURITY TIED TO IMPROVING NUTRITION [...] Summary: Per reftel, DCM discussed U.S. food security goals with acting Director General Tieng Boupha of the MFA. Mr. Boupha noted that achieving food security is critical for Laos to achieve its own development goals and anticipates the Government will support the new U.S. initiative. A Sen [...]	2009-06-22 02:35:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE303	LAOS H1N1 INFLUENZA UPDATE: THREE CASES CONFIRMED [...] Laos' second and third cases of H1N1 influenza were confirmed this week. The two new cases are members of an American family that had just arrived from the U.S. for a visit. The elevated body temperature of the young Amcit son was picked up by an airport thermal scanner on arrival in Vientia [...]	2009-06-24 07:58:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09VIENTIANE306	LAOS: PM TALKS ECONOMY AT OPENING OF NATIONAL [...] Prime Minister (PM) Bouasone Bouphavanh's address at the opening of the National Assembly (NA) on June 22, attended by the Ambassador, focused on Laos' economic situation in light of the global economic crisis and widespread flooding that hit Laos in August 2008. Of note was the PM's declarat [...]	2009-06-25 10:22:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE312	GOL TO CARRY OUT RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER UNSCR 1874 [...] (C) On June 29, Assistant Foreign Minister (and ASEAN Senior Official for Laos) Alounkeo Kittikhoun told Ambassador that Laos will, of course, carry out its obligations under UNSCR 1874, including a report to the Security Council on what actions Laos has taken. Ambassador delivered the points [...]	2009-06-30 10:40:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE PHUM KN BM LA
09VIENTIANE335	STAFFDEL LEE: GOL SHOWS OFF HMONG RESETTLEMENT SITE [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials accompanied House Foreign Affairs Committee professional staff member Jessica Lee and Ambassador to the Phalak village Hmong resettlement site. Phalak is used to settle Lao Hmong who return from detainment in Thailand but d [...]	2009-07-10 09:16:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LA PHUM PREF PREL SOCI TH
09VIENTIANE389	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao government (GOL) as further evidence of U.S. interest in positive engag [...]	2009-08-07 10:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA
09VIENTIANE399	LAOS REACTION TO ASSK VERDICT [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs ASEAN Department's Deputy Director General Kham-Inh Khitchadeth told Poloff that the ASEAN Charter's principle of non-interference in internal affairs of member countries precluded ASEAN from engaging Burma on the outcome of the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). [...]	2009-08-17 10:48:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE406	SENATOR JIM WEBB'S VISIT TO LAOS [...] (C) GOL interlocutors warmly welcomed Senator Jim Webb,s August 12-14 visit to Vientiane. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith discussed GOL views of Burma and asked that the U.S.-Lao comprehensive bilateral dialogue be raised to a higher level. Senator Webb also he [...]	2009-08-20 10:58:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ECON ETRD EXIM LA PGOV PHUM PREL
09VIENTIANE419	GOL PLEDGES REINFORCED COOPERATION RE AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In an August 26 meeting, Minister to the President's Office Soubanh Srithirath, who is also Chairman of the Lao National Commission on Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC),told Ambassador that LCDC has been directed to reinforce its cooperation with U.S. DEA and the U.S. Embassy [...]	2009-08-28 08:42:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM LA PREL SNAR
09VIENTIANE424	UPDATE - ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSON EFFORTS IN LAOS [...] The GOL, limited by resource constraints, continues to encourage anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts by the international organizations and NGOs. The UN helps coordinate anti-trafficking efforts with donor partners, and several UN agencies and NGOs provide training, education, outreach [...]	2009-09-01 08:36:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB ECON KTIP LA
09VIENTIANE458	LAOS REACHES OUT TO "DIASPORA" [...] The GOL estimates one million Lao live overseas, mostly in the U.S., France, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Belgium. In the U.S., Lao-Hmong and Lowland Lao make up the majority of the Diaspora. Although in the past the GOL made little attempt to engage with its Diaspora, the GOL now actively [...]	2009-09-23 10:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID EINV BEXP BTIO OEXC OIIP SCUL
09VIENTIANE469	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN LAOS [...] This is an action request. In view of the mounting reports of damage caused by flooding in Attapu, Xekong, and Saravan provinces in Laos and in response to the September 30, 2009, appeal of the Government of Laos to the international community for assistance, the Ambassador has determined tha [...]	2009-10-01 09:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV EWWT EAID CASC ASEC LA
09VIENTIANE474	FRAUD SUMMARY-VIENTIANE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 08:51:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LA
09VIENTIANE495	POSSIBLE URANIUM SMUGGLING INCIDENT IN NORTHERN [...] (C) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear materials. This report came to post's attention via a conversation with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) represent [...]	2009-10-19 10:28:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BM KCRM KNNP LA MNUC PARM PREL PTER
09VIENTIANE509	LAOS TAKES NOTE OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR UNGA THIRD [...] (C) On October 26, Poloff briefed Saleumxay Kommasith, Director General, Department of International Organizations, MFA, on USG priorities for UNGA's Third Committee session, per reftel. 2. (C) Saleumxay explained that the GOL generally does not favor country-specific resolutions on human r [...]	2009-10-26 11:36:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LA
09VIENTIANE594	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA VISIT TO LAOS [...] (SBU) You come to the Lao People's Democratic Republic after a year of increased international attention to Laos, and as the bilateral relationship continues to broaden beyond anything seen since the Communist Pathet Lao came to power in 1975. Your visit will be interpreted by the Lao governme [...]	2009-12-30 11:49:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD MARR LA
09VIENTIANE63	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR LAOS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-09 00:44:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB LA OPIC USTR
09VIENTIANE66	LAOS: STILL SEEKING GOL INTERAGENCY CONCURRENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 6 the Ambassador met with Minister of Transport and Public Works Sommad Pholsena, who emphasized his commitment to securing Government of Laos (GOL) approval for a bilateral civil aviation agreement negotiated in October 2008. The Minister confessed the still unsat [...]	2009-02-10 06:55:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR PREL LA
09VIENTIANE67	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR LAOS [...] The Lao government is open to foreign investment as a matter of policy. It allows 100% foreign ownership of investments. The overall investment climate is poor but improving. Laos rates very low in international indices of transparency and ease of doing business. 2. The economic reform [...]	2009-02-10 07:56:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB LA
09VIENTIANE68	LAO INGO POLICY: OVERSIGHT VS. EFFICIENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Lao Foreign Minister led an unusually high profile and public February 5-6 consultative discussion about proposed revision of the Prime Minister,s Decree 71, which regulates registration and operation of international NGOs (INGOs) in Laos. Also attending were vice ministers f [...]	2009-02-12 00:37:00	Embassy Vientiane	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PROP SOCI
09VIENTIANE71	NINTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT FOR LAOS [...] (SBU) Summary. Laos is overwhelmingly a sending country for human trafficking, although on a small scale it is also a transit and receiving country, with some domestic trafficking victims in the commercial sex trade. The vast majority of Lao who seek work abroad, including those who are victim [...]	2009-02-13 10:06:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09VILNIUS112	LITHUANIA SAYS EU WILL STAND WITH U.S. ON IRAN AND [...] (C) After receiving reftel information, Robertas Rosinas, the head of the Lithuanian MFA's Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division told us that early drafts of EU statements to be presented at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting March 2-6 "speak very strongly on" Iran and Syria and gene [...]	2009-02-25 14:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP IAIE MNUC TRGY LH
09VILNIUS115	DRAFTING JEWISH PROPERTY RESTITUTION LAW, [...] (U) The GOL on February 24 published its latest proposal to resolve the long-festering issue of restitution of communal Jewish property seized by the Nazi and Soviet occupiers of Lithuania. The draft calls for the government to pay 113 million LTL (about USD 42 million) in installments from 2 [...]	2009-02-26 12:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS12	LITHUANIA THANKS POST FOR INFO ON PHASE II REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 09:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP MNUC PREL LH
09VILNIUS120	UN JUDICIAL POSITIONS: LITHUANIAN, U.S. CANDIDATES [...] (C) We delivered Reftel B information to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's United Nations and Global Policy Division on February 23. She told us February 25 that the GOL would support the U.S. candidate for the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) if the USG would commit to supporting Lithuania's candi [...]	2009-02-27 14:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KUNR UNGA PREL LH
09VILNIUS121	LITHUANIA APPLAUDS U.S. DECISION ON UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 14:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS139	GAERC: SPOTLIGHT ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on the Eastern Partnership (EaP),Belarus and European Council Conclusions at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL continues to support Belarus' participation in the Eastern Partnership. The GOL supports extending sanctions against Belarus fo [...]	2009-03-16 09:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS143	LITHUANIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING MEANS [...] (C) Summary: A March 2 ruling by the Lithuanian Constitutional Court will likely result in changes to LEO LT,s supervisory and management boards, but will not lead to the demise of the energy holding company. Initial indications are that the current government -- no friend of Leo LT -- will [...]	2009-03-17 14:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV LH
09VILNIUS144	OF 14 HATS IN THE RING FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] SUMMARY: Lithuanian election officials have registered applications from 14 candidates for the presidential election in May, with current EU Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite being the front runner. Voters will go to the polls on May 17. If no candidate wins a majority, a second round of voting [...]	2009-03-18 09:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS15	LITHUANIA WANTS TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS U.S. ON [...] (C) Post discussed reftel points January 5 and 6 with MFA U/S Talat-Kelpsa and Acting Director of the Eastern Neighborhood Policy Department Nortautas Statkus. Both were happy to hear of our strategic policy on Georgia and emphasized that Lithuania "wants to be on the same page" as us on this [...]	2009-01-08 14:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG LH
09VILNIUS152	LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES FOR NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) MFA Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Vytautas Leskevicius invited DCM in on March 20 to discuss the April 3-4 NATO Summit and the GOL's desire to avoid the sort of differences that emerged at the recent NATO Ministerial. Leskevicius said the GOL is now "pretty happ [...]	2009-03-20 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NATO RU LH
09VILNIUS155	BELARUS: A DULL GLOW AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL? [...] (S) Charge met with Belarusian Presidential Administration Head Makey March 20. Makey pledged that "positive steps" would continue, expressed interest in dialogue with the U.S., showed perceptive understanding of both USG and EU approaches to Belarus, stressed that Belarus was under intense [...]	2009-03-24 12:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL PHUM ECON PINR BO RS GG
09VILNIUS160	NATO KFOR MISSION: LITHUANIA PULLING OUT, [...] (U) Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene announced Lithuania's plans to terminate participation in KFOR at the March 24 deployment ceremony for its 20th (and last) KFOR rotation. In comments to the media, Jukneviciene said the decision would allow Lithuania to concentrate on Afghanis [...]	2009-03-25 10:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV AF LH
09VILNIUS166	ECONOMIC DISTRESS INTENSIFYING IN LITHUANIA [...] (C) The economic situation is worsening in Lithuania. Devaluation of the Polish zloty and Russian ruble, rising unemployment, and decreasing revenues are some of the challenges Lithuania faces. Local analysts recently revised growth forecasts for 2009 to negative nine to ten percent. Unfortu [...]	2009-03-27 10:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LH
09VILNIUS171	LITHUANIAN ANALYSTS TELL TREASURY LITHUANIA MAY [...] (C) During their March 18-19 visit to Lithuania, Treasury's Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia, Eric Meyer and David Wright, an International Economist in the Office of Europe and Eurasia, heard pessimistic views of the current economic situation. Although the current ac [...]	2009-03-31 07:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LH
09VILNIUS172	LITHUANIA STILL COMMITTED TO AFGHANISTAN, DESPITE [...] (C) We briefed Vytas Leskevicius, director of the MFA's Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, on the conclusion of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review March 26, and shared ref B White Paper March 27. He thanked us for the information, and confirmed that Lithuania stil [...]	2009-03-31 13:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF PK LH
09VILNIUS174	RFG: NATO-BELARUS SECURITY AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Minsk hereby offers its views assist with preparation of the guidance requested reftel. 2. (C) As is known, one year ago, the GOB forced the reduction of U.S. diplomatic staff by 90%, declaring among others the Defense Attache persona non grata. We no longer have an America [...]	2009-04-02 07:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09VILNIUS180	LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL BERKLEY [...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...]	2009-04-03 13:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH
09VILNIUS187	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 09:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS188	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LITHUANIAN DEFENSE [...] (C) On April 2, Ambassador Cloud held a one-on-one meeting with Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene, following her return from a visit to Afghanistan. Jukneviciene, who had been accompanied by three MPs, said she was very satisfied with her visits to the Lithuanian-run PRT in Ghor an [...]	2009-04-07 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PREL MOPS LH AF
09VILNIUS189	LIBERTAS RECRUITS RESPECTED EUROPARLIAMENT [...] Declan Ganley, founder of the Pan-European party Libertas, on March 31 visited Vilnius for the second time in four weeks and announced the first Lithuanian candidates to run for European Parliament seats under the party's banner. Those candidates included the top domestic-policy advisor to Pr [...]	2009-04-08 13:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EUN LH
09VILNIUS194	LITHUANIA STRAINING TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania is committed to Afghanistan, but its difficult financial situation will make additional contributions challenging. DCM met April 6 with MFA Under Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte-Liauskiene to present ref A requests for specific contributions to Afghanistan. She promised t [...]	2009-04-10 11:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MARR NATO AF LH
09VILNIUS2	THE NETHERLANDS TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-02 14:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER LH
09VILNIUS22	MEETING BETWEEN EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANIEL [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and FM Usackas discussed the continuing negotiations to resolve the gas cut-off to Ukraine. They agreed that Russia had shown itself to be an unreliable supplier, and the current crisis may build support for greater diversification of supplies. A/S Fried stressed to [...]	2009-01-13 10:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL MOPS
09VILNIUS228	LITHUANIA TELLS CODEL BERKLEY: RELY ON US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: Political leaders assured CODEL Berkley on its visit to Vilnius April 15-17 that the GOL would not falter in its efforts in Afghanistan despite the country's deteriorating budget situation. They also promised -- again -- to move forward swiftly on resolving longstanding problems with J [...]	2009-04-27 10:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV ECON ENRG BO LH
09VILNIUS231	LITHUANIA PLEASED WITH OUTCOME OF BALTIC ENERGY [...] (C) Prime Minister Kubilius was happy with the results of the April 26-27 meeting of Baltic prime ministers on energy, according to his advisor Loreta Zakareviciene, who spoke with us April 28. She acknowledged that the declaration, signed by Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian PMs (e-mailed to [...]	2009-04-28 13:42:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL LH
09VILNIUS238	LITHUANIAN POLICE CLOSE AN ILLEGAL CD PLANT [...] On April 21, Lithuanian Police completed a long-term undercover operation by closing an illegal CD-R and DVD-R production facility in the city of Siauliai. The owner of a computer store and internet cafe also ran a small CD plant at his home and was supplying the entire Siauliai region with p [...]	2009-04-30 10:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KIPR LH
09VILNIUS241	CODEL TANNER VISITS VILNIUS [...] Summary. Representatives John Tanner and Jo Ann Emerson visited Vilnius April 4-6. The delegation attended NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) meetings and met with the Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) Arunas Valinskas and several MPs. Tanner and Emerson thanked MPs for Lithuania's contribut [...]	2009-05-04 06:36:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP NATO PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS245	TFFLU01: ILL LITHUANIANS TEST NEGATIVE FOR H1N1; [...] Recent Lithuanian travelers to the United States and Mexico have tested negative for the H1N1 flu virus. One man fell ill after returning from Mexico on April 23. Another developed flu-like symptoms a few days before flying from the United States on April 22, and his wife and daughter became [...]	2009-05-04 12:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC AMED CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09VILNIUS247	RADIATION ALARM SOUNDS AT LITHUANIAN BORDER WITH [...] At opening of business May 5, Post learned via media report that a radiation alarm was set off by a cargo train at the border of Lithuania and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on May 1 (see para 2). The Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) posted information identical to the media r [...]	2009-05-05 10:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC KCOR PINR LH
09VILNIUS254	LITHUANIA'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MAY SHIFT FROM [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania's presidential election campaign remains quiet, with frontrunner Dalia Grybauskaite, currently on leave from her position as European Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, still far ahead of the six other candidates in the polls. Grybauskaite has thus far [...]	2009-05-08 12:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS26	LITHUANIA DOES NOT YET HAVE A POSITION ON [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points January 13 to MFA Counselor of the Middle East and Africa Division Rosita Soryte. She said the potential EU-Syria agreement is being driven by the European Commission but she has not seen any information about how and when the Commission plans to raise it with [...]	2009-01-14 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SY LH
09VILNIUS262	(S) LITHUANIA WILL LIKELY VOTE FOR AMANO FOR IAEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 10:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	AORC PREL KNNP IAEA LH
09VILNIUS264	OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S) On February 13 Post forwarded a list of the GOL's questions regarding Guantanamo detainees under consideration for resettlement in Lithuania (ref A). GOL officials thanked us May 8 for bio information already provided and passed a list of questions that are still outstanding at this time. [...]	2009-05-13 06:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PREL KDRG EUN LH
09VILNIUS266	LITHUANIA IS NOT ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-13 12:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL LH
09VILNIUS269	LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON GEORGIA AND MOLDOVA IN GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Georgia and Moldova at the upcoming GAERC meetings. The GOL is in favor of visa liberalization discussions with both countries. We encouraged the GOL to rethink a possible EUFOR drawdown in Bosnia. We also discussed GOL priorities for the [...]	2009-05-14 13:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN
09VILNIUS273	PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS MAY 17; WHAT ARE THE [...] (U) Summary: European Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite continues to far outpace the six other candidates in opinion polls for the May 17 presidential election. No analyst or politician we have talked to has questioned whether she will win the presidency, but only whether she will do so in the [...]	2009-05-15 13:16:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS275	AMBITIOUS TIMELINE BY GOL FOR LITHUANIA'S NEW [...] (C) On April 22 the GOL issued a decree that includes the ambitious goal of choosing reactor technology for the new Visaginas nuclear power plant by the end of June 2010. Although the General Director of the firm charged with completing this work, Visagino Atomine Elektrine (VAE),expressed so [...]	2009-05-18 11:10:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LH
09VILNIUS276	EU COMMISSIONER GRYBAUSKAITE EASILY WINS [...] (U) Dalia Grybauskaite, the EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget, trounced six opponents to win Lithuania's presidential election with a large majority in the first round of voting May 17. According to initial figures, Grybauskaite received 69 percent of votes cast. Her neares [...]	2009-05-18 11:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS277	LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT VOTES TO PROTECT HISTORIC [...] (U) Summary: The GOL on May 18 voted to approve boundaries of the historic Snipiskes cemetery in Vilnius, delineating areas that will be permanently protected from development and moving closer to ending a dispute that has dragged on for years and damaged Lithuania's international reputation. [...]	2009-05-18 13:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL LH
09VILNIUS292	GOVERNMENT, JEWISH REPS OPTIMISTIC ON ENDING TO [...] (C) Summary: The GOL and representatives of a group that works to preserve Jewish cemeteries found much common ground and no obvious irreconcilable differences at a May 21 discussion about protection of a historic cemetery in central Vilnius. The GOL on May 18 announced its plan (ref A) to p [...]	2009-05-27 13:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL LH
09VILNIUS30	TEAR GAS USED, BUT PROTESTS OVER ECONOMY STOP [...] SUMMARY: Protesters broke windows at the Lithuanian parliament building and police used tear gas to halt violent protesters, but anti-government demonstrations in Vilnius and other cities in Lithuania on January 16 were largely non-violent and did not deteriorate into the rioting that erupted [...]	2009-01-16 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV LH
09VILNIUS305	LITHUANIA ASKS FOR HELP WITH AFGHAN PRT [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Lithuanian MFA Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene called in DCM and DAO on 27 May to outline Lithuania's unsuccessful efforts to find donors for development projects at its Ghor Province PRT, especially the paving of the airport runway to allow military [...]	2009-06-04 13:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS319	LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN IRENA [...] (C) On June 12 we met with Vaidotas Karvelis the head of the MFA's Strategic Sector Policy Division, Vaclovas Semaskevicius, Chief Specialist of the Energy Ministry's Renewable Energy Division, and Marijus Franckevicius, the Director of the Lithuanian Energy Agency, to discuss reftels. All w [...]	2009-06-15 13:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG SENV LH
09VILNIUS34	LITHUANIA APPRECIATES ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 07:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PREL EUN IS LH
09VILNIUS340	LITHUANIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL CARDIN [...] Welcome to Lithuania! We look forward to your visit, which coincides with a number of local celebrations. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Lithuania's membership in NATO. Lithuania is also celebrating the 1,000-year anniversary of the first reference to the country in historical te [...]	2009-06-22 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP LH
09VILNIUS343	LITHUANIA OFFERS TO HOST CONSULTATIONS ON PRTS IN [...] Lithuanian MFA Senior Counselor for Afghanistan Valdemaras Sarapinas presented DCM June 22 with a proposal for Lithuania to host consultations for countries with PRTs in RC(W) as a follow-up to the Rome meeting March 2008. Serapinas said Lithuania found the Rome meetings very useful and are i [...]	2009-06-23 14:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS38	VILNIUS QUIET AFTER LAST WEEK'S DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (U) Summary: Although political leaders condemned the violence at the January 16 anti-government demonstration outside the parliament building in Vilnius, they also said they had perhaps moved too quickly to implement austerity measures and said some could be reviewed or withdrawn. Police, who [...]	2009-01-22 08:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON LH
09VILNIUS380	LITHUANIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 12:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS381	PARLIAMENT OVERRIDES VETO TO PASS LAW THAT COULD [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania's parliament overrode a presidential veto and passed amendments to a law on protecting minors from harmful effects of public information. The law has drawn complaints from Lithuanian and international human-rights organizations that said the amendments could make it illegal [...]	2009-07-14 14:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS391	LITHUANIA: GOVERNMENT SENDS JEWISH PROPERTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOL on July 15 approved a plan for compensation of communal Jewish property expropriated by the Nazi and Soviet occupation regimes. The compensation plan calls for the government to pay 128 million litas (about 52.2 million USD) to a foundation to be determined by the GOL. T [...]	2009-07-16 14:31:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS393	GAERC: LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. JOINING EU [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania is confident that the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia will be renewed for another year at the upcoming GAERC meeting. Lithuania would welcome U.S. involvement with the EUMM. Although Lithuania expressed less interest in other topics to be addressed at the Jul [...]	2009-07-17 13:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS397	LITHUANIA SEEKS CIVILIAN EXPERTS FOR GHOR PRT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 12:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS404	INTERIM RESPONSE ON LITHUANIAN UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] Responses keyed to reftel, per instructions. Updates will be provided when information becomes available: A. Attendance of the Head of State Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite, President Arrival and departure dates unknown, though the MFA expects her to be in New York on September 24. President Gryba [...]	2009-07-30 06:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LH
09VILNIUS419	SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S VISIT TO LITHUANIA [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Lithuania provides an opportunity to reinforce the United States' commitment to an already strong bilateral relationship, to address Lithuanian concerns about security, Afghanistan and Guantanamo detainees, and to remind Lithuanian officials that important post-Holo [...]	2009-08-05 14:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON LH
09VILNIUS43	CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER [...] The Ambassador received a copy of the following letter January 22 from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas for Secretary Clinton. Usackas said the original would be forwarded to the Department via the Lithuanian Embassy in Washington. 2. Begin text: Dear Secretary Clinton: P [...]	2009-01-22 14:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL LH
09VILNIUS434	LITHUANIA AGREES WITH EU STANCE ON AUNG SAN SUU [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 05:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS435	GICNT: LITHUANIA INFORMED OF UNODC OBSERVER STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER LH
09VILNIUS436	RUSSIA HITS LITHUANIAN TRUCKING [...] (SBU) On August 3, Russian customs officials began giving additional attention to Lithuanian trucking firms' transport documentation, including Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) carnets, at Russia-Latvia border posts. As part of this effort, Russian customs officials required that truc [...]	2009-08-14 14:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON LH RS
09VILNIUS442	LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 07:13:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL LH
09VILNIUS446	LITHUANIA HOPES FOR SMOOTHER IAEA GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 14:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA LH
09VILNIUS45	GAERC: LITHUANIA WANTS A COMMON EU ENERGY POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on energy security and the importance of the Eastern Partnership at the upcoming GAERC (ref A). The GOL is open to the idea of inviting President Lukashenka to the Czech-hosted EU Summit in May, though they agree on the need for demonstrable r [...]	2009-01-22 14:50:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XG SY LH
09VILNIUS455	H1N1: LITHUANIA'S PREPARATION FOR PANDEMIC LACKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Health officials in Lithuania are in only the early stages of domestic planning for a possible H1N1 flu pandemic, but say that they are confident they will be prepared and protected should one occur. As of August 21 Lithuania has reported 47 confirmed H1N1 flu cases, none fata [...]	2009-08-26 11:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU TBIO PREL ASEC LH
09VILNIUS456	GOVERNMENT, JEWISH GROUPS SIGN PACT TO PROTECT [...] (U) Summary: The GOL and local and international Jewish groups on August 26 signed an agreement approving conditions for the protection of a historic Jewish cemetery in central Vilnius and for the development of land adjacent to it. They had been negotiating those conditions ever since the G [...]	2009-08-26 14:28:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL LH
09VILNIUS457	LITHUANIA'S STRATEGIC PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. The GOL recently prepared a new national strategy on its activities in Afghanistan which would extend the current mandate for troops on the ground through the end of 2013. The Parliament will take a decision on extending the mandate during its Fall session. The GOL continues t [...]	2009-08-26 14:43:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS459	LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S TENUOUS HOLD COULD [...] SUMMARY: Less than a year after television showman and novice politician Arunas Valinskas secured a spot in Lithuania's coalition government for his brand-new National Revival Party (NRP) and won the Seimas (parliament) Speaker's post for himself, his party has split. Moreover, President Gr [...]	2009-08-27 13:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS462	AFGHANISTAN STILL A PRIORITY AMID BUDGET CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on August 28 we met with MFA's Deputy Director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Simonas Satunas and with MOD's Senior Counselor (Political Director) Andrius Krivas to discuss both NATO operations and strategy in Afghanistan, in [...]	2009-08-31 13:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS464	UPDATE ON LITHUANIAN UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] Responses keyed to Ref B, per instructions: A. Attendance of the Head of State Ms. Dalia Grybauskaite, President Arrival date September 22, departure date afternoon or evening September 24. President Grybauskaite has no spouse. No interpreter would be needed. B. Attendance of the He [...]	2009-09-01 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA LH
09VILNIUS465	AUSTRALIA GROUP: LITHUANIA RECEIVES FOUR NONPAPERS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 13:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ETTC LH
09VILNIUS466	GIMNICH DISCUSSION WILL REFINE EU POLICIES FOR [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting and will use the GIMNICH discussion to refine policies. He shared a white paper (sent [...]	2009-09-02 14:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS47	BALTIC STATES PRESENT THEIR CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO [...] Summary: Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas on January 21 presented Lithuania's UNESCO Ambassador Ina Marciulionyte as the three Baltic states' common choice to become UNESCO's next Director General, and sought support for her candidacy from foreign ambassadors resident in Vilnius. End summary. [...]	2009-01-23 13:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UNESCO LH
09VILNIUS474	LITHUANIA WILL MAKE AN ICJ STATEMENT IN FAVOR OF [...] (C) After delivering on September 4 ref A demarche to MFA's Head of the EU Enlargement Division (and Kosovo point man) Nerijus Aleksiejunas, we learned that the GOL was shifting its previous position and would most likely present an oral statement in support of Kosovo at the International Cou [...]	2009-09-10 06:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL LH
09VILNIUS479	GOL FOCUSED ON SOUTHERN CAUCASUS AT GAERC [...] (C) The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas told us that Foreign Minister Usackas will speak in favor of new generation treaties with the Southern Caucasus at the GAERC session on September 14-15. He said FM Usackas will also suggest that energy securi [...]	2009-09-11 13:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI
09VILNIUS483	LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT OUSTS SPEAKER; GOVERNING [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania's Seimas (parliament) on September 15 voted to remove TV showman Arunas Valinskas from the Speaker's chair he had held for almost a year. The vote followed media reports that Valinskas associated with and perhaps used his government post to do favors for an organized crime [...]	2009-09-16 14:29:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS489	LITHUANIAN FM ACCEPTS INVITATION TO SEPTEMBER 22 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 13:14:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS490	LITHUANIA CONCERNED ABOUT PERCEPTIONS OF PHASED, [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points to MFA's Head of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Director Gediminas Varvuolis and Strategic and Transatlantic Relations Division Head Jonas Daniliauskas on September 17, shortly before the President's announcement (we later follo [...]	2009-09-18 13:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LH
09VILNIUS492	LITHUANIA ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 14:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
09VILNIUS494	LEGAL FLAWS COULD DERAIL JEWISH PROPERTY [...] (C) Legal deficiencies identified by parliamentary lawyers have called into doubt the prospects of a draft law on Jewish property compensation. The draft law would require the Lithuanian government to pay more than 50 million USD in compensation for Jewish communal property seized by Nazi and [...]	2009-09-24 08:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH
09VILNIUS495	LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS [...] (C) ... C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 VILNIUS 000495 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2019 TAGS: LH PGOV PHUM PREL BO SUBJECT: LUKASHENKA'S VISIT TO VILNIUS Classified By: CDA Damian R. Leader for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). Â [...]	2009-09-24 13:44:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	LH PGOV PHUM PREL BO
09VILNIUS503	LITHUANIA: DEMARCHE ANNOUNCING CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 08:24:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM LH

09VILNIUS504	LITHUANIA: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points September 28 to Donatas Vainalavicius, acting head of the MFA's Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division. He expressed great interest in the information and promised to share it with his colleagues. He also noted that Lithuania has long shared our con [...]	2009-09-29 13:11:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM LH
09VILNIUS505	BUDGET CUTS AFFECT THE GOL IN A VARIETY OF WAYS [...] (C) The GOL has cut planned public expenditures three times in the last year and will make cuts to social benefits as well in the coming months. These cuts, combined with the GOL's anti-crisis action plan and decisions by both the President's office and the parliament to limit their respecti [...]	2009-09-30 09:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON LH
09VILNIUS510	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (U) As requested by Charge September 29 in his meeting with Political Director Eitvydas Bajarunas, the MFA on September 30 issued the following statement of concerns about Iran's nuclear program in support for action at the October 1 meeting in Geneva. 2. (U) Begin text. Lithuania's Mini [...]	2009-10-01 10:35:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM LH
09VILNIUS513	LITHUANIA WELCOMES CLIMATE POLICY, BUT HOPES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lithuanian government officials "appreciate the strong position the United States is taking right now" on climate change, but worry that discord in Congress might prevent the USG from meeting the goals set by the Administration. Without follow-through from the United States, th [...]	2009-10-01 14:17:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG TRGY LH
09VILNIUS52	AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO PANEVEZYS [...] Summary. Ambassador Cloud traveled to the city of Panevezys in central Lithuania on January 23 to meet with local officials and participate in community outreach. He raised tolerance issues with the Mayor and visited two schools and one factory. Panevezys is the fifth largest city in Lithua [...]	2009-01-27 11:12:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON OTRA KGLB EAGR EAOD LH
09VILNIUS521	LITHUANIA OFFERS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF USG POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 06:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM LH
09VILNIUS53	LITHUANIA WANTS MTCR MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 12:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC PREL ETTC LH
09VILNIUS549	LITHUANIA'S PRESIDENT REIGNITES ALLEGED CIA PRISON [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a period in which the story had largely disappeared, Lithuanian media again began writing articles and editorials about the alleged existence of a CIA prison in Lithuania after President Grybauskaite addressed the issue in a press conference October 20 and said she suspec [...]	2009-10-22 12:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
09VILNIUS55	C-WP8-01022, INFORMATION ON SECURITY OF LITHUANIAN [...] (SBU) Begin summary. Embassy Vilnius's responses below are keyed to questions in reftel. Questions are repeated below for ease of reading. POC is Economic Officer Daniel Gage, gagedlATstate.sgov.gov, for questions related to the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) and Pol/Mil Officer Miche [...]	2009-01-28 06:30:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	KNNP PINR MNUC PARM LH
09VILNIUS552	GAERC: LITHUANIA'S PRIORITIES ARE AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said that Foreign Ministers plan to adopt an EU strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the next GAERC meeting. He shared a draft working paper on Strengthening EU Action in Afghanistan and Pakista [...]	2009-10-23 12:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS555	LITHUANIA IN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. PRIORITIES FOR [...] We delivered reftel points on October 26 to Julius Rakitskis, head of the human-rights division of the MFA. He said that while Lithuania would seek a common EU position on many issues the Third Committee will address, he was pleased that the U.S. and EU positions so often coincided. In part [...]	2009-10-26 13:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS564	LITHUANIAN MEDIA CONTINUE TO PROBE ALLEGATION OF [...] SUMMARY: In the aftermath of an October 20 presidential press conference that reopened the question of whether Lithuania hosted a secret CIA prison for terrorist suspects, Lithuanian media continue to report on and investigate the topic. GOL officials have by and large claimed ignorance of [...]	2009-10-28 15:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR LH
09VILNIUS571	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her introductory call on Justice Minister Remigijus Simasius, Ambassador Derse heard that the GOL remains committed to passage of legislation providing compensation for expropriated Jewish communal property and to removing references to homosexuality from a controversial la [...]	2009-10-30 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CJAN EINV LH
09VILNIUS577	LITHUANIA IS VERY HAPPY WITH GOVERNOR OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 12:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL NATO LH
09VILNIUS579	2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Below, in the format requested in the instructions, is the 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Lithuania, Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control: I. Summary ----------- Synthetic drugs and cannabis are the most popular illicit narcotics in Lithuania. Lithuania remains a [...]	2009-11-03 14:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KSEP LH
09VILNIUS580	LITHUANIA EXPECTS TO ABSTAIN ON RESOLUTION [...] (C) We delivered reftel points November 3 to Rita Kazragiene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy Division. She said she had received a copy of a draft resolution expected to be introduced in the UN General Assembly as part of the discussion on the Goldstone Report. That draft was receive [...]	2009-11-03 15:04:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PHUM PTER LH
09VILNIUS581	LITHUANIA SEEKS INCREASED OUTSIDE FINANCING FOR A [...] (C) On 29 October the General Director of Visagino Atomine Elektrine (VAE),Sarunas Vasiliauskas, told us that the GOL is proceeding with plans for the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (VNPP) but needs 95 percent of the financing to come from outside sources. VAE is likely to build a one reacto [...]	2009-11-03 15:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LH
09VILNIUS592	PARLIAMENT VOTES TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED CIA PRISON [...] SUMMARY: Members of all parties in the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) on November 5 voted to authorize their National Security and Defense Committee to investigate whether the CIA operated a secret prison in Lithuania and, if so, whether GOL institutions or officials were involved. The resol [...]	2009-11-06 15:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS593	PM'S CHANCELLOR DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, BELARUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister's Chancellor Deividas Matulionis said November 5 that Lithuania remains committed to leading the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, puts a high priority on NATO contingency planning for defense of the Baltic states, and has seen positiv [...]	2009-11-06 15:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON MOPS LH
09VILNIUS594	LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN -- ADVANCING MUTUAL GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following our mid-October visit to Afghanistan to review Lithuania's ISAF contributions, Foreign Minister Usackas is seeking to inject much-needed new organization, energy and financing into Lithuania's efforts to support development in Ghor Province, where Lithuania leads a 200 [...]	2009-11-06 16:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS596	LITHUANIAN GOVERNMENT SEES H1N1 THREAT AS [...] SUMMARY: After H1N1 flu sickened dozens of cadets at a Lithuanian military academy, GOL officials have urged the public not to panic. At the same time, they have decided to stop testing flu victims to determine whether they have the H1N1 virus, and have yet to decide whether to purchase any [...]	2009-11-09 11:06:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS599	LITHUANIA CUSTOMS MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 11:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA LH
09VILNIUS600	LITHUANIA RECEPTIVE TO EU DESIGNATION OF NORTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 14:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM ETTC UNSC LH
09VILNIUS601	LITHUANIAN PERSPECTIVE ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS [...] (C) We met with MFA's Director of Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Gediminas Varvuolis and Third Secretary Inga Maskelyte on November 6 to discuss reftel talking points on NATO enlargement. According to Varvuolis, the GOL supports both Montenegro's and Bosia's bids for NATO mem [...]	2009-11-10 15:02:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PREL NATO PARM MARR LH
09VILNIUS602	LITHUANIA SUPPORTS DOUBLE ROLLOVER FOR BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 15:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LH BY
09VILNIUS605	LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON BELARUS, RUSSIA AND UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary. The head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas said Foreign Minister Usackas will focus on Belarus, Russia and Ukraine at the next GAERC meeting. Usackas will stress that the EU should monitor and assign target dates for Belarus to implement ben [...]	2009-11-13 13:23:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS608	PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE SETS SCHEDULE FOR MEETINGS [...] The National Security and Defense Committee of the Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) has decided to meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to conduct its investigation into the alleged existence in Lithuania several years ago of a CIA prison for terrorist suspects. The committee has not finalized [...]	2009-11-13 14:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KMDR LH
09VILNIUS615	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During her initial meeting with Minister of Health Algis Caplikas, Ambassador Derse heard that the budget crisis was forcing the ministry to speed up its reforms in the health-care sector, that the GOL believes it is prepared for the worsening flu pandemic, and that the ministry [...]	2009-11-18 15:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KFLU SOCI TBIO LH
09VILNIUS618	PARLIAMENT APPROVES AFGHANISTAN MANDATE THROUGH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 14:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO LH
09VILNIUS619	LITHUANIA REPORTS FIRST FLU DEATH AS EPIDEMIC IS [...] SUMMARY: A 14-year-old boy died in Kaunas of complications from H1N1 flu on November 17, giving Lithuania its first flu death of the season. Health officials also announced that cases of flu and respiratory diseases have risen dramatically in the past week. New cases have reached epidemic [...]	2009-11-19 15:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS620	LITHUANIAN MEDIA REPEAT AMERICAN JOURNALISTS' [...] SUMMARY: Lithuanian media on November 19 widely repeated reports published online by ABC News and the Washington Post providing further information about a CIA prison that was said to exist in Lithuania from March 2004 to November 2005. The reports said that the likely site of the alleged pri [...]	2009-11-19 15:26:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR LH
09VILNIUS622	IRAN LOOKING TO DEVELOP COMMERCIAL TIES WITH [...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On November 18 poloffs met with MFA,s Head of Middle East and Africa Division Laima Jureviciene to inquire whether Iran has approached Lithuania to offer enhanced commercial relations (further to above references). Jureviciene confirmed that [...]	2009-11-20 14:56:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR LH
09VILNIUS624	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON JEWISH COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lithuania's small Jewish community, largely elderly and impoverished, lives among a homogeneous ethnic Lithuanian population, significant elements of which accept anti-Semitic stereotypes and blame the Jews for fighting alongside Soviet soldiers during World War II, Jewish lead [...]	2009-11-23 10:08:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SCUL SOCI LH
09VILNIUS630	LITHUANIA DECLARES NATIONWIDE FLU PANDEMIC; TWO [...] SUMMARY: Lithuania declared a nationwide flu pandemic on November 24 after flu cases reached epidemic levels in nearly two-thirds of the country's 60 municipalities. Lithuania has reported two deaths, both within the past week, from H1N1 flu. The Embassy community recorded its first confirm [...]	2009-11-25 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS634	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH FOREIGN-AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs told Ambassador Derse that Lithuania remains committed to development efforts and its PRT leadership in Afghanistan's Ghor Province, despite financial straitQd difficulties in attracting foreign donors. He also obl [...]	2009-11-25 15:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS LH
09VILNIUS635	RC-WEST CONFERENCE IN VILNIUS [...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The GOL will hold a Regional Command-West Conference in Vilnius December 8-9 to discuss strategy for PRTs in Western Afghanistan. We are working closely with U.S. delegation members and with MFA colleagues to ensure that the event will be a s [...]	2009-11-27 10:41:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	AF LH MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS648	LITHUANIA: OUTREACH FOR DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 15:46:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC SOCI LH
09VILNIUS649	LITHUANIA: PRESSING FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 15:48:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV LH BM
09VILNIUS655	LITHUANIA: SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) We discussed reftel points on December 2 with Julius Rakitskis, head of the MFA's Human Rights Division. He said that while he and other colleagues would be in favor of Lithuania seeking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),MFA leaders apparently have decided not to do so, large [...]	2009-12-07 06:20:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL LH
09VILNIUS656	LITHUANIA FOCUSED ON WESTERN BALKANS, EAP PLANNING [...] (C) We spoke with head of MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division, Egidijus Navikas on December 4. He said that Lithuania will be focused on the Western Balkans during the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting. Navikas expects that Ministers will reach an agreement on tran [...]	2009-12-07 11:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LH
09VILNIUS660	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PARLIAMENT'S DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Derse's introductory meeting with him, Seimas Committee on National Security and Defense Chairman Arvydas Anusauskas said his committee's members unanimously agreed that they would not allow their investigation into an alleged CIA prison in Lithuania to harm r [...]	2009-12-08 15:09:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LH
09VILNIUS661	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Interior Minister Raimundas Palaitis, Ambassador Derse heard that all public-safety and other Ministry employees would face 2 percent salary cuts under the GOL's proposed 2010 budget. These severe budgetary constraints have left the GOL with very lim [...]	2009-12-08 15:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SMIG LH
09VILNIUS662	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Environment Minister Gediminas Kazlauskas, Ambassador Derse said that the USG is committed to reaching a legally binding agreement on climate change and heard that Lithuania, while largely in sync with the EU position in Copenhagen, does not want an [...]	2009-12-08 15:39:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV LH
09VILNIUS668	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lunch with the Ambassador on December 4, 15 members of the American caucus of the Seimas (parliament) expressed concerns about the level of U.S. and NATO commitment to the Baltic states, NATO defense planning, Afghanistan, missile defense, and relations with Russia. Th [...]	2009-12-10 08:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS671	Lithuanian Government Invites Investors For The [...] On December 9, 2009, the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy announced a tender (invitation to invest) for the selection of a strategic investor for the new Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant project. Potential investors are invited to submit their bids to the address below by January 29, 2010 15:00 (loca [...]	2009-12-10 12:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON LH
09VILNIUS673	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HEAD OF NEW NUCLEAR PLANT [...] (C) The Ambassador's introductory meeting with Sarunas Vasiliauskas, head of Visagino Atomines Elektrines (VAE),the firm planning the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, displayed the complexities surrounding Lithuania's desire to build a new nuclear reactor. Vasiliauskas [...]	2009-12-10 12:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON LH
09VILNIUS676	EX-PREMIER'S NEW POLITICAL PARTY HAS RUSSIA TIES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Former Lithuanian Prime Minister Kazimira Prunskiene, whose popularity with voters has tumbled in recent years, has founded a new political party that has drawn attention because of its open ties with Russian politicians. The meeting to establish the party was attended by the [...]	2009-12-11 10:55:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LH
09VILNIUS679	FLU PANDEMIC ABATING IN LITHUANIA [...] The wave of flu and flu-like illnesses in Lithuania is receding. In the first week of December, infection rates were at 104 cases per 10,000 people, a decrease of 40 percent from the 175 cases per 10,000 people reported a week earlier. As of December 11, the GOL had attributed nine deaths to [...]	2009-12-11 14:52:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU TBIO PREL LH
09VILNIUS68	(S) LITHUANIA POISED TO ACCEPT GTMO DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary: Lithuania is ready to move expeditiously to approve resettlement of two detainees from Guantanamo Bay and has asked that we put our request into a formal letter from the Secretary. The Foreign Minister also asked that a team from Washington be prepared to come and brief senior GO [...]	2009-01-30 12:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PREL LH
09VILNIUS696	LITHUANIA PASSES BUDGET, FACES DEFICITS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: After weeks of negotiation and debate, the parliament passed the GOL's 2010 budget on December 11, one day after passing a social-security budget. Both budgets contain deep cuts, but the government still faces billions of dollars in deficits and projected borrowing for the comi [...]	2009-12-21 10:47:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN LH
09VILNIUS698	AFGHANISTAN: SPAIN, ITALY BILATERAL MEETINGS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8-9, Director of Office of Afghanistan Affairs Henry Ensher led a U.S. delegation comprised of U.S. officers posted to Herat and Ghor provinces, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, USAID, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),the Joint Staff, CENTCOM [...]	2009-12-21 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09VILNIUS699	LITHUANIA'S GO-FORWARD STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the U.S. delegation to the December 8-9 GOL-hosted RC-West conference met bilaterally with MFA and MOD representatives on December 9 to discuss RC-West conference conclusions and future strategy for Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation underscored that we should work toge [...]	2009-12-21 14:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID LH
09VILNIUS702	JEWISH LEADER CALLS LITHUANIAN PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Vilnius, the director general of the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) told Ambassador Derse that the GOL's current proposal to compensate Jews for the expropriation of communal Jewish property by Nazi and Soviet occupation regimes remained unaccept [...]	2009-12-22 11:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LH
09VILNIUS704	PARLIAMENT AXES RESTRICTIONS ON INFO ABOUT [...] The Lithuanian Seimas (parliament) on December 22 again amended a law to protect minors from harmful effects of public information, this time to remove restrictions on information concerning homosexual, bisexual or polygamous relations. The law, when amended earlier this year to include thos [...]	2009-12-22 15:53:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LH
09VILNIUS706	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON SOCIAL-SECURITY [...] (C) In her first meeting with Minister of Social Security and Labor Donatas Jankauskas, Ambassador Derse heard that emigration is a problem for Lithuania as workers seek better opportunities elsewhere in the EU and usually do not return, that the GOL is moving forward with overhauling its de [...]	2009-12-23 09:07:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI ELAB LH
09VILNIUS708	LITHUANIA: ENGAGEMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES ON WOMEN'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: Domestic violence, human trafficking and gender-based discrimination, including pay inequality, are among the major women's issues in Lithuania. The Embassy maintains a regular dialogue with the GOL and a variety of NGOs regarding women's issues, and has recently supported pro [...]	2009-12-23 13:01:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PHUM LH
09VILNIUS709	LITHUANIAN COMMENTS ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY [...] We contacted MOD's Head of the International Operations Section of the International Relations and Operations Department Tomas Urbonas on December 21 to inquire about the status of the MOU on Life, Security and Mobility Support, per ref A instructions. Urbonas confirmed that the GOL has revie [...]	2009-12-23 13:22:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09VILNIUS711	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a free-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius' new domestic political advisor Virgis Valentinavicius said that President Dalia Grybauskaite "has a lot to learn" about how politics work in Lithuania but is doing so quickly, that Lithuania's fo [...]	2009-12-24 08:51:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LH
09VILNIUS715	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [...] Summary. On December 18th Ambassador Derse made her first call on Minister of Agriculture Kazys Starkevicius to learn more about Lithuania's agricultural sector, which accounts for 4.5% of Lithuania's GDP. They shared ideas on business exchange opportunities such as the upcoming visit of ag [...]	2009-12-29 13:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD TBIO LH
09VILNIUS716	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her first meeting with Zygimantis Pavilionis, the MFA's Coordinator for Lithuania's Presidency of the Community of Democracies (CD),Ambassador Derse heard that the current recalibration of Lithuania's foreign policy provided an opportunity for the United States, and that Li [...]	2009-12-29 14:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH
09VILNIUS74	GOVERNMENT REPEATEDLY FAILS TO CONDEMN [...] (U) Summary: Anti-Semitic vandalism still occurs frequently in Lithuania without drawing public condemnation from the GOL despite its responsibility to do so as an OSCE member state. Lithuania is scheduled to take the OSCE chair in 2011. End summary. 2. (U) In January 2009 alone, at least [...]	2009-02-04 11:59:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM OSCE KDEM LH
09VILNIUS84	AMBASSADOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER PLAN FOR SECRETARY [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph five. Ambassador Seche is authorized to orally convey information in paragraphs 7-9 in delivering this demarche (but asked not to leave points in written form). Post may not/not provide these points in the form of a non-paper. 2. (S) OBJE [...]	2009-02-10 09:15:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LH
09VILNIUS88	(S)LITHUANIA SAYS YES: NEXT STEPS ON GTMO [...] (S) Summary: Lithuania's State Defense Council met February 11 and made the decision to accept two Uzbek detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Urgent action request at para 4. End summary. 2. (S) The Council, which includes the President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the Se [...]	2009-02-11 14:57:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	PTER PREL KDRG EUN LH
09VILNIUS9	LITHUANIA IMPOSES HIGHEST FINE YET FOR USE OF [...] The Klaipeda City Court imposed Lithuania's largest IPR-related fine ever for the use of unlicensed software on November 13. The Court found Alex Naval, a marine design and engineering company, guilty of using unlicensed software for commercial gain and fined it 300,000 Litas (about 124,000 [...]	2009-01-07 11:03:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR LH
09VILNIUS92	Media Coverage of Lithuania Accepting Guantanamo Detainees [...] All major Lithuanian media outlets carried accounts of the GOL's interest in accepting some detainees from Guantanamo, with some stories saying that talks with U.S. representatives have already started. 2. On February 11-12, both major newswires, ELTA and BNS, (mostly factual, but used by [...]	2009-02-12 13:49:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KDRG LH
09VILNIUS95	ECONOMY SLOWING, BUT STIMULUS PLAN ON THE WAY [...] (SBU) Lithuania's economy is clearly slowing, and the GOL's poor job explaining the necessity of its austerity plan has aggravated the situation. The austerity plan, designed to address the budget deficit left by the previous government, was not clearly explained and implemented so quickly [...]	2009-02-17 11:40:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LH
09VILNIUS97	CHAIRMAN OF LITHUANIAN BUDGET AND FINANCE [...] (C) The Chairman of the parliament's Budget and Finance Committee, Kestutis Glaveckas, painted a bleak economic picture when he met with the Ambassador on February 9. Unemployment is rising and Lithuania might have to ask for IMF help later this year, according to Glaveckas. Swedish parent ba [...]	2009-02-18 13:54:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN RU LH
09VILNIUS99	LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN DURBAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel information on February 18 to Rita Kazragiene, Head of the UN and Global Policy Division at the MFA. She said the Lithuanian mission in Geneva had reported that the U.S. engagement in the Durban Review had already "made a difference, giving strength to other Western co [...]	2009-02-19 13:25:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LH
09VLADIVOSTOK10	YAKUTSK: PRESERVING THE PERMAFROST [...] Summary. Yakutsk is the largest inhabited area in the world built upon permafrost, and as a result the city is presented with a unique set of challenges. Increasing temperatures have thawed the top layer of frost and building foundations are beginning to shift, causing damage to structures a [...]	2009-02-10 22:43:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK100	NAKHODKA LOOKS TO OIL AND GAS FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Nakhodka city officials, the financial crisis has not hurt the city's economic potential. Unemployment is low and the construction of oil and gas infrastructure, as well as housing for the expected influx of (mostly Russian) workers, is expected to increase Nakhodka [...]	2009-09-26 01:29:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV ETRD ELTN ELAB EWWT PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK103	EUR/RUS DIRECTOR KYLE SCOTT VISIT TO VLADIVOSTOK [...] During his visit to Vladivostok on October 2, Primorye Region authorities gave EUR/RUS Director Kyle Scott an economic overview of the region, pointing out: the continuous youth out-migration; complicated transportation routes between the RFE, Primorye in particular, and the USA; and "non-fa [...]	2009-10-14 06:44:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON ECIN RS
09VLADIVOSTOK105	VLADIVSOTOK MAYOR ACQUIRES ANOTHER NEWSPAPER, BLOW TO PRESS [...] Summary: (U) The editorial staff of Moskovskiy Komsomolets vo Vladivostoke (MKV),one of the most aggressive independent newspapers in Primorskiy Kray, has received a note that Moscow owners of Moskovskiy Komsomolets (MK) have sold the franchise for publishing the Vladivostok edition to a comp [...]	2009-10-23 03:04:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL RS
09VLADIVOSTOK106	KHASAN, RUSSIA: ON NORTH KOREA'S DOORSTEP [...] (U) Summary: After months of meetings and diplomatic notes, the Consulate received permission for a day trip to Khasan, Russia's only border crossing point with North Korea. Khasan is a small settlement where North Korea, Russia, and China meet. The permission for the October 22 trip did ext [...]	2009-10-23 04:18:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON RS KN KS CH
09VLADIVOSTOK107	SENIOR COP LANGUISHES IN JAIL FOR WORK ON US-FUNDED [...] This is an Action Cable. See para 8. 2. Summary. Aleksandr Astafyev, anti-corruption crusading militia colonel and long term U.S. Consulate contact, is still in jail after his arrest last June on trumped up charges. There has been no progress in his case. Now on his second lawyer, neith [...]	2009-10-27 02:05:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK109	SAKHALIN GOVERNOR PUSHEDS FOR MORE COOPERATION WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Sakhalin Region Governor Khoroshavin would like to strengthen business and cultural ties with the United States. U.S. businesses such as Exxon Mobil employ hundreds in Sakhalin, and many local students speak English, but Khoroshavin said that U.S. foreign direct investment (FDI [...]	2009-11-16 00:21:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAIR EPET ETRD CMGT RS
09VLADIVOSTOK11	YAKUTSK LENDING INSTITUTION OFFERS SNAPSHOT OF CREDIT [...] Summary. Though the effect of economic crisis has not hit Yakutia strongly yet, securing credit from financial institutions is becoming increasingly difficult for entrepreneurs and consumers there. Poloff visited a prosperous, privately-run credit association in Yakutsk that offers an acces [...]	2009-02-10 22:44:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK110	SAVE THE TIGER NEXT SEPTEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph two. Declining habitat, increased international awareness, and a star studded film festival create the "perfect storm" for a State Department program to help save the endangered Siberian tiger. Tigers were recovering in the Russian Far East for a [...]	2009-11-16 02:22:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL SCUL RS
09VLADIVOSTOK111	KAMCHATKA - A REGION STRUGGLING [...] During a visit to Kamchatka Pol-Econ officer met with a good cross-section of local political leaders, businessmen, and commentators to catch the pulse of this, one of the naturally most spectacular regions of Russian, or anywhere. Like so many other places in the Russian Far East, the lack of [...]	2009-11-24 05:37:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SENV ECON EINV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK114	ANNUAL RUSSIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (RAPP) SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Fourteenth Annual Russian American Pacific Partnership (RAPP),entitled "A Meeting of Shared Interests," took place in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk September 29-30. USG and GOR officials touted the benefits of such fora and the strengthening of U.S.-Russian ties that they fostered. GO [...]	2009-12-02 03:07:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECIN EAIR KDEM RS US
09VLADIVOSTOK117	CORRUPTION FIGHTER ASTAFYEV REPORTEDLY TO ACCEPT PLEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 06:05:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SCUL RS
09VLADIVOSTOK12	DCM DONS A YARMULKE IN BIROBIDJAN [...] A highlight of DCM Eric Rubin's trip to the Russian Far East was a February 5 visit to the capital of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO),Birobidjan. The Jewish Autonomous Region was established in May 1934 as a homeland for Soviet Jews. It was a social experiment that some historians contend [...]	2009-02-11 05:00:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK121	PORNOGRAPHY ON ICE: VLADIVOSTOK SENDS MAYOR A MESSAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. "Have you seen the newspaper?" was the question of the day in Vladivostok on December 17. The front page of the Pacific Komsomolets newspaper featured a shocking photo of, what shall we call it, a snow phallus erected by residents outraged with the city's lack of snow and ice r [...]	2009-12-17 04:07:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK13	AMCIT RABBI ORDERED DEPORTED FOR VISA VIOLATION [...] On February 12, a district court in Vladivostok declared American citizen Rabbi Yisroel Silberstein to be in violation of his visa status and ordered him to leave the country. The rabbi had been in Russia for several months on a cultural visa and had been working at the Jewish Religious and C [...]	2009-02-12 18:25:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC KIRF PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK2	REGIONAL MEDIA TAKES A HIT IN PRIMORIYE [...] Summary: (U) On January 1, Vladivostok's citizens learned that OTV Prim, the region's largest television company with two million viewers, stopped broadcasting. OTV Prim is known locally as "the Governor's TV." Several days later, Sergey Bulakh, an Editor-in-Chief of the only daily newspape [...]	2009-01-16 04:01:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK21	DCM FAR EAST VISIT COMES AMIDST TURMOIL AND PROMISE [...] (U) DCM Eric Rubin's February 2-6 visit to the Russian Far East came at a time of economic turbulence and discontent, but also high hopes that the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit will lift the region's fortunes when it is held in Vladivostok in 2012. The DCM visit was a chan [...]	2009-02-13 07:18:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK23	SALMON POACHING BY THE TON IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST [...] Summary. Salmon poaching remains a serious concern for environmentalists in the Russian Far East. Salmon stocks are in danger of complete depletion, and law enforcement agencies have been ineffectual at stopping over-fishing. The federal government has developed various programs designed to [...]	2009-02-19 06:18:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK25	RADIOACTIVE SUBS: MORE CORES TO THE FORE [...] The Deputy Director of a Primorye shipyard recently conducted a media interview to warn the public about the potential danger of ten nuclear submarines scheduled for dismantling at his facility. The subs are at various stages of dismantlement, but currently there are no sufficient facilities [...]	2009-02-25 07:25:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG MNUC PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK30	CAPTAIN OF SUNK CHINESE VESSEL IN HOSPITAL, AWAITING [...] Russian Border Guard Patrol boats on February 19 fired upon a Chinese cargo vessel making an unauthorized departure from the Far East Russian port of Nakhodka. The ship, which was involved in a trade dispute with a local company, was damaged and sank when caught in rough weather. Border Guard [...]	2009-03-02 05:37:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK34	ECONOMIC CRISIS: WHAT'S WORSE, GLOBAL DOWNTURN OR OFFICIAL [...] Though Primorye's government has reported 6 percent growth in gross regional product (GRP) in 2008, the economic situation in the past few months is showing signs of trouble. Evaluating the situation is complicated by the fact that most official economic data is not publicly available, and me [...]	2009-03-12 05:54:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK35	RUMORS BEGIN AROUND FUTURE APEC SUMMIT [...] Summary. In 2006, federal authorities announced plans to hold 2012's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Vladivostok. Plans were made for several large-scale infrastructure improvements to prepare the city for the international event, which would bring world attention to Vladivostok [...]	2009-03-13 04:57:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK36	PROTESTORS IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST DO NOT PUSH THE ENVELOPE [...] (U) This weekend's protests in Primorye Kray's major cities, including Vladivostok, took on the more festive atmosphere of the first protests in December. Members of the Communist party, TIGR, and trade union and other public organizations had balloons and banners on hand, but they did not blo [...]	2009-03-16 01:04:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK37	RESOLUTION EXPLAINS VLADIVOSTOK DEMONSTRATION AND DEMANDS [...] (U) Summary and comment: Post has informally translated highlights of the joint resolution by members of the Intiative Citizens of Russia Organization, "TIGR" and the Primorye Branch of the Communist Party of Russia that was made public at the March 15 demonstration in Vladivostok. Comment: [...]	2009-03-18 04:14:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK38	CHINESE STILL SMOLDERING OVER FREIGHTER SINKING IN RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with the new Chinese representative to Vladivostok, Lu Jingo told CG that the sinking of a freighter with Chinese crew by Russian Border Guards that resulted in the deaths of eight Chinese merchant sailors was an excessive use of Russian force. Jingo would not [...]	2009-03-20 04:54:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK39	WHO IS FEEDING THE TIGER OPPOSITION GROUP? [...] (U) On March 18, State Duma Deputies Sergey Belokonev (Yedinaya Rossia) and Sergey Ivanov (LDPR) called upon colleagues to pay closer attention to the activities of "TIGR," the Community of Initiative Groups of Russia. This loosely organized opposition group continues to organize rallies in th [...]	2009-03-20 06:05:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK41	KAMCHATKA-ALASKA FLIGHTS CANCELLED FOR 2009 [...] Russian air carrier Vladivostok Avia has announced that it will not fly direct trans-Pacific flight service between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and Anchorage, Alaska this summer. The carrier operated the route for over two months in 2008 with 13 flights between July 7 and September 15, apparently [...]	2009-03-25 05:15:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN PREL PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK44	SAKHALIN'S PAPER FISH PROBLEM [...] Econ Officer met with Environmental activist Dmitriy Lisitsyn of Ecological Sakhalin Watch to discuss environmental problems on the island, the effect of oil and gas projects on wildlife, the use of "paper fish" by poachers to circumvent fish quotas, and even some environmental improvements th [...]	2009-04-08 08:06:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG RS
09VLADIVOSTOK47	DISGRUNTLED MILITARY OFFICERS TO JOIN FAR EAST PROTESTS [...] Summary. A new group has thrown its hat into the ring of Far East protests and will join Communists in organizing a demonstration this weekend. The Vladivostok Officers Union will be latest group in the growing number voices upset with recent Kremlin policies. This coming weekend will be a [...]	2009-04-10 05:22:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK48	OVERVIEW OF JAPANESE BUSINESS ON SAKHALIN [...] Summary. Vladivostok Political Officer met with members of the Japanese community on Sakhalin to discuss the region from the Japanese perspective. Though the number of Japanese citizens living on the island has dwindled in recent years, many remain as part of the Sakhalin II oil and gas proj [...]	2009-04-13 07:34:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK5	FOREST MAFIA ADAPTS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] Despite lower demand for wood products due to the global economic crisis and implementation of the Lacey Act Amendment, illegal logging in Russia continues at critical levels. Approximately 70 percent of Russia's forests are concentrated in the Russian Far East and Siberia in close proximity t [...]	2009-01-29 08:34:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ECON EAGR RS
09VLADIVOSTOK50	YOUTHS DANCE, SEVEN PROTESTERS DETAINED AT VLADIVOSTOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 07:34:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV RS

09VLADIVOSTOK51	FEWER RUSSIANS MAKING CROSS-RIVER TRIP TO CHINA [...] During a trip to Blagoveshchensk on the Amur River border with China, two mission Russia FSNs -- one from Vladivostok and one from Moscow -- made a boat trip to Heihe, China to observe cross-border traffic. The excursion provided a unique opportunity to report on activity there, since diploma [...]	2009-04-17 07:06:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK53	JAPANESE CARS: FIFTEEN YEARS OF MOSCOW/FAR EAST [...] Summary. The subject of imported Japanese vehicles has come to the forefront in recent months, but it is not a new issue. The conflict between Far East residents and Moscow over the right-hand drive used cars dates back over fifteen years, and has consistently been one of the few social issue [...]	2009-04-27 07:39:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK54	NEW APEC LAW TO STREAMLINE PROJECTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 07:48:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK57	SLAM DUNK IN YAKUTIA [...] (U) Former NBA Coach Tom Newell brought his basketball diplomacy to Yakutia April 22-29 for a week of seminars for coaches, practice sessions for boys and girls, and exhibition games. CG joined Newell for a game with local public officials dedicated to WWII veterans. CG also visited a Yakuti [...]	2009-04-28 06:46:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK59	KHABAROVSK GOVERNOR NAMED NEW RFE POLPRED [...] On April 30, Dmitry Medvedev accepted RFE Polpred Oleg Safonov's resignation and appointed Khabarovsk Governor Viktor Ishayev as his successor. Though most observers had predicted a move for the governor who has held power since 1991, few predicted the move to Polpred. The change in post is [...]	2009-05-04 07:05:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK6	POLITICAL LEADERS PREFER JAPANESE CARS OVER "RIDING ON A [...] Summary. It is clear that citizens of the Russian Far East are strongly against Moscow's effort to encourage the Russian car manufacturing industry by increasing customs fees on imported second-hand Japanese cars. Political leaders in the region, however, are caught between the clear will of [...]	2009-01-30 11:21:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK61	CONFESSIONS OF VLADIVOSTOK USED CAR SALESMEN [...] Summary. The famous Vladivostok marketplace for used foreign cars called Zelyoniy Ugol ("Green Corner") has been experiencing a serious downturn in recent months. New customs tariffs, banks' reluctance to provide consumer credit for car purchases, and the slumping value of the ruble have con [...]	2009-05-12 04:58:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK62	DPRK NUCLEAR TEST: PROTEST SCHEDULED IN VLADIVOSTOK [...] Though the North Korean nuclear test took place less than 180 miles from Vladivostok, reaction in the city has so far been fairly muted. Professors at the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service announced plans to conduct a small demonstration at noon on May 27 to protest the No [...]	2009-05-26 07:26:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK63	US NAVY SHIP VISIT TO VLADIVOSTOK PLAYS PART IN US-RUSSIAN [...] The U.S. Navy Cruiser USS COWPENS made its contribution in the resetting of U.S.-Russia relations during a May 7-11 ship visit to Vladivostok. The visit was the first to Vladivostok since May of last year and marks the resumption of a tradition interrupted last July after a planned visit was [...]	2009-05-28 06:41:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK64	THE MYTH-BUSTING TOWN ON THE PRIMORYE COAST [...] Vladivostok Consul General and PolOff joined a USAID delegation on a visit to the small timber-producing town of Plastun on Primorye's Pacific coast and discovered an economically thriving town with foreign investment, a stable population, and the only known golf course in the Russian Far Eas [...]	2009-05-28 06:52:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PGOV ECON RS
09VLADIVOSTOK65	CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS CHILD VICTIMS OF FASCISM, BLASTS [...] The international conference "The Second World War in the Eyes of Children: Former Prisoners of Fascist Concentration Camps" was held in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on April 3. The event was attended by about two hundred participants, including former concentration camp prisoners and visitors from the U [...]	2009-06-08 07:00:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK67	WALLS OF DEATH: KAMCHATKA FIGHTS DRIFTNETS [...] Summary. Russia is one of few countries that still allow driftnet fishing in its coastal ocean waters. Most countries have already banned the nets, referred to by environmentalists "walls of death." A proposal by the Federal Fisheries Agency to ban the practice in Russian waters has stirred [...]	2009-06-10 06:59:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK71	KREMLIN TO DARKIN: PROVIDE JOBS OR LOSE YOUR OWN [...] President Dmitriy Medvedev recently tasked governors in the Russian Far East with settling unemployment and wage arrears locally without Kremlin help, and those who fail to control economic problems and related social unrest will be fired. Demonstrations resulting from the likely demise of the [...]	2009-06-25 06:52:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK73	ANTI-CORRUPTION BOSS JAILED ON TRUMPED-UP CHARGES [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 04:52:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK74	DPRK MISSILE TESTS BARELY A BLIP FOR RUSSIAN FAR EAST [...] The recent North Korean ballistic missile tests a mere 250 kilometers from Vladivostok registered barely a blip on local radar screens -- both literally on military detection equipment, and figuratively in the minds of area residents. Interfax news agency reported that a military source from [...]	2009-07-09 04:24:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MCAP KN RS
09VLADIVOSTOK75	US NAVY SHIP VISITS VLADIVOSTOK FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] The U.S. Navy Destroyer USS STETHEM made a port visit to Vladivostok July 1-6, marking the second visit by a navy ship to Vladivostok since May. American sailors from the ship participated in a number of community relations events, including a "dragon boat" race, and officers from the ship an [...]	2009-07-13 07:01:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK77	ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADER DETAINED IN VLADIVOSTOK [...] Authorities have arrested long-time consulate contact Colonel Aleksandr Astafyev, the Director of Witness Protection Center and deputy head of the Primorye UVD. He was arrested in his office on June 16 on fraud charges, and is currently in pre-trial detention. Astafyev is a close POL/ECON co [...]	2009-07-16 04:20:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK79	ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADER DETAINED IN VLADIVOSTOK [...] Authorities have arrested long-time consulate contact Colonel Aleksandr Astafyev, the Director of Witness Protection Center and deputy head of the Primorye UVD. He was arrested in his office on June 16 on fraud charges, and is currently in pre-trial detention. Astafyev is a close POL/ECON co [...]	2009-07-16 05:10:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK8	RIVAL VLADIVOSTOK DEMONSTRATIONS HELD WITHOUT VIOLENCE [...] Summary. Government detractors and supporters held simultaneous demonstrations in Vladivostok on Saturday, January 31. Though police presence was heavy throughout the city, with militia men at nearly every intersection downtown, and despite the Communists' insistence on holding the rally in [...]	2009-02-02 05:34:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI RS
09VLADIVOSTOK81	A VISIT TO THE TIGRESS OF GAIVORON [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 08:01:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV RS
09VLADIVOSTOK82	WIFE OF JAILED ANTI-CORRUPTION FIGHTER SPEAKS [...] Consulate FSN met with Natalya Astafyeva, ex-wife of currently detained anti-corruption fighter Aleksandr Astafyev, on July 23 to discuss her ex-husband's case. She informed FSN that a special commission has been sent from MVD headquarters in Moscow to Vladivostok to investigate Astafyev's cas [...]	2009-07-27 01:22:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK83	JAILED CORRUPTION FIGHTER'S LAWYER SPEAKS [...] Polof and FSN met on July 27 with Yaroslav Gerin, the lawyer for jailed anti-corruption investigator Aleksandr Astafyev, who gave an update on his client's case (reftel). He stated that he was denied access to Astafiev on two occasions despite the constitutional guarantee allowing lawyer/cli [...]	2009-07-30 02:12:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM RS
09VLADIVOSTOK85	CEMENT BUSINESS RECEIVES GENEROUS GOVERMENT SUBSIDIES [...] Summary: In the SpasskCement Co. Inc., the line between public and private is blurred. Although the company is part of the privately owned VostokCement LLC, SpasskCement has regularly received financial assistance from the Primorskiy Krai government, including over 560 million rubles during [...]	2009-08-10 05:14:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV
09VLADIVOSTOK87	MOSCOW POURS OVER 4 BILLION DOLLARS INTO A NEARLY DESERTED [...] Summary. In preparation for the 2012 APEC Summit on Russkiy Island off Vladivostok, Moscow is spending over 4 billion dollars developing the island. As Consulate Staff verified during a site visit, workers have begun constructing a one billion dollar bridge from Vladivostok to Russkiy Island [...]	2009-08-18 06:24:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	POL ECON
09VLADIVOSTOK89	FAR EASTERN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM BLAMED U.S. FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Over 500 people from 13 countries and 16 Russian regions attended the Fourth Far Eastern International Economic Forum. Few high-ranking GOR officials attended. The low turnout was blamed on the financial crisis. Much of the forum, entitled, "Russian Far East Development Strat [...]	2009-09-11 05:32:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ELTN PGOV PREL TSPA RS CH
09VLADIVOSTOK9	YAKUTSK: DISPATCH FROM COLDEST CITY IN THE WORLD [...] Vladivostok Political/Economic Officer and FSN paid a mid-winter visit to Yakutsk and met with several officials of the Sakha Republic. Officials discussed economic and development plans for the area, including infrastructure development, possible areas of cooperation with United States busi [...]	2009-02-09 07:57:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR ETRD RS
09VLADIVOSTOK91	INTERNATIONAL FISHERY CONGRESS TOUTS STRENGTHS OF RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth International Fishery Congress, hosted in Vladivostok September 8-10, has grown in significance. This year's event was attended by over 500 participants from across Russia, including all of the Russian Far East (RFE) regions, as well from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. [...]	2009-09-14 02:20:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIS ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL PHSA RS
09VLADIVOSTOK93	DBS FERRY TO ATTRACT TOURISM TO PRIMORYE? [...] (SBU) Summary: A new, South Korean-owned cruise ferry connecting Vladivostok, Donghae, South Koreia, and Sakaiminato, Japan began operating on July 7. Local officials hope it will help boost tourism to Primorye Region, as it offers an affordable, comfortable, and convenient way to travel betw [...]	2009-09-17 05:10:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EIND ECIN EINV PGOV PREL PHSA RS JA KS
09VLADIVOSTOK94	CONSULATE VLADIVOSTOK HOSTS 2009 SYMPOSIUM ON NORTHEAST ASIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Vladivostok, in collaboration with the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service (VGUES),hosted the 2009 Symposium on Northeast Asia Security (SNEAS) on 14-16 September 2009 in Vladivostok, Russia. Participants from Russia, Mongolia, Japan, India, China, S [...]	2009-09-18 05:49:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OCII OPRC MARR MCAP OIIP SCUL PREL KR RS
09VLADIVOSTOK98	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF EUR/RUS DIRECTOR KYLE SCOTT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate General Vladivostok warmly welcomes you to the Russian Far East (RFE). You are coming to a region rich in investment opportunities for U.S. firms, especially as Vladivostok builds new infrastructure in the run-up to APEC 2012. Such investment from U.S. firms would b [...]	2009-09-22 03:00:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EIND ECIN
09VLADIVOSTOK99	FRAUD SUMMARY - VLADIVOSTOK [...] Local Conditions: Though Primorye's government reported six percent growth in the gross regional product in 2008, the economic situation in the past few months is showing signs of trouble. The first sector to feel the economic crisis in Primorye was the mining and extracting industry. In lat [...]	2009-09-23 04:48:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS SPAS CMGT ASEC RS
09WARSAW1004	POLISH GOVERNMENT PUBLICLY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER [...] (C) The GoP fully agrees with the approach outlined in reftel, according to MFA Iran desk officer Piotr Kozlowski. Poland continues to support full, comprehensive, and transparent negotiations between P5 plus 1 members and Iran. In bilateral exchanges with Iranian officials, the GoP will stre [...]	2009-09-29 15:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR PL
09WARSAW1005	POLAND WELCOMES TRILATERAL MIDDLE EAST MEETING [...] (C) GoP officials were pleased that U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian leaders met last week. Although the Poles discerned little progress, they saw the symbolic talks as establishing a precedent for more detailed discussions in coming months and, more importantly, demonstrating a renewed U.S. c [...]	2009-09-29 15:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS PL
09WARSAW1006	POLAND ON OUTCOME OF U.S. BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 16:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM PL
09WARSAW1018	IRANIAN WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS: CHALLENGES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Berlin Iran Watcher and Embassy Warsaw Public Affairs Counselor attended a "Women's Solidarity for Democracy" conference organized by the Warsaw-based Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies. The conference topic was the Iranian civil rights movement and [...]	2009-09-30 16:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IR PL
09WARSAW1027	POLAND APPROVES INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-02 15:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU KZ KG UA PL
09WARSAW1028	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Warsaw is an opportunity to reset relations with Poland, a loyal ally. Poles have long aspired to building a special relationship with the U.S., on par with what we have with the UK, but they believe the U.S. has not always shown the same enthusiasm. To an extent, many Poles [...]	2009-10-05 11:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ENRG ECON PL
09WARSAW1029	SUPPORT FOR POLAND'S ASPIRING NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Polish government requests US assistance in launching a nuclear power program. PM Tusk's goal of generating nuclear power by 2020 is optimistic. However, simultaneously meeting Poland's carbon emissions commitments and addressing its energy security concerns will require d [...]	2009-10-05 14:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV TRGY BEXP BTIO PL
09WARSAW1037	POLAND'S POTENTIAL SHALE GAS INVESTMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The success of companies in the U.S. at extracting gas from shale and other unconventional sources has generated some excitement in Poland. Several majors and mid-majors have applied for exploration licenses over the past year and performed broader market and investment climat [...]	2009-10-07 14:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PL
09WARSAW1039	PM TUSK RESHUFFLES CABINET IN WAKE OF CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to "ensure public trust" in his government and in the ruling Civic Platform (PO),PM Tusk announced October 7 the resignations of Deputy PM / Interior Minister Grzegorz Schetyna, Justice Minister Andrzej Czuma, and Deputy Economy Minister Adam Szejnfeld. Tusk said he [...]	2009-10-07 16:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS PL
09WARSAW1049	POLAND: STILL ON BOARD WITH TWO-TRACK APPROACH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland remains solidly behind the double-track approach towards Iran. While encouraged by the outcome of the P5 1 talks, MFA officials told us they are "prudently skeptical" about Tehran's intentions and will continue to support tougher measures if Iran fails to fulfill its com [...]	2009-10-09 16:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM PL UK
09WARSAW105	LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] Embassy Warsaw has received a letter of congratulations to President-elect Obama from Janusz Sniadek, President of the Polish Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarnosc". 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. President, On behalf of the Polish Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union [...]	2009-01-30 14:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP
09WARSAW1063	REPLY DEMARCHE BIOTECH VOTES. [...] Poland will vote against biotech variety approvals reftel at the Agriculture Council and the Standing Committee on Food Chain meetings scheduled October 19. This vote conforms to the Polish Council of Minister's decision of December 2008 to vote against all biotech events at the EU level, con [...]	2009-10-16 13:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EUN TBIO SP
09WARSAW1065	PM TUSK PLACES SAFE BETS IN VACANT CABINET POSTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Tusk's appointees to replace cabinet ministers dismissed in the wake of Poland's "Gambling-gate" scandal (ref A) reflect a preference for continuity, stability, and expertise over big names or Civic Platform (PO) party insiders. On October 14, Tusk tapped Malopolska Governor [...]	2009-10-19 06:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR KJUS KCRM PTER PL
09WARSAW1066	GICNT: POLAND LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN COBALT AND [...] (C) Poland is likely to participate in the Global Initiative's November COBALT exercise and the January 2010 Exercise Planning Group meeting, according to the Polish MFA. Poloff and a Russian Embassy official delivered reftel demarche to Szymon Bochenski of the MFA's security policy departmen [...]	2009-10-19 09:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC PL
09WARSAW1068	PM TUSK REMAINS MAN TO BEAT DESPITE SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After nearly two years in office and in the midst of a corruption scandal and the global economic crisis, PM Tusk's public approval has held steady at around 50 percent, a feat unprecedented since 1989. By dismissing ministers implicated in the "Gamble-gate" scandal, even absent [...]	2009-10-19 12:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR PL
09WARSAW1069	FM SIKORSKI PITCHES U.S.-POLISH TEAMWORK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Sikorski told visiting DRL A/S Posner that it is in the U.S. and Polish "national DNA" to share the benefits of liberty with the world. He said that together, U.S. resources and Poland's transformational experience could reinvigorate the Community of Democracies (CD). Sikorsk [...]	2009-10-19 12:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM PGOV PL
09WARSAW107	POLAND'S DIVIDED LEFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is strong consensus among Poland's left-wing parties that they could garner as much as 25 percent of the vote in June 2009 European Parliament elections by running a unified list. Although the left pays dearly for its division, its leaders cannot decide how, and under whos [...]	2009-01-30 16:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW1071	HLDG: CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRESS ON U.S. BMD AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, led a U.S. delegation to Warsaw for the first ever U.S.-Poland High Level Defense Group (HLDG). Polish Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Stanislaw Komorowski led the Polish dele [...]	2009-10-20 08:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MARR PL
09WARSAW1087	POLISH VIEWS ON OCTOBER 26-27 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland largely shares U.S. views on the Western Balkans, Afghanistan/Pakistan and the Middle East. Poland supports a sustained EU operational presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as visa liberalization regimes for both Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Poland appreciates [...]	2009-10-26 15:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PL
09WARSAW1091	BALTIC ENERGY BRIDGE: POLAND CHEERS FROM THE [...] (C) Summary. The Polish government (GoP) views Baltic energy security as important to its regional diplomatic efforts, particularly to building EU energy solidarity and managing EU-Russian relations. However, the GoP does not believe that connecting Baltic energy markets to Poland or other [...]	2009-10-27 14:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL PL
09WARSAW1093	POLISH FM SIKORSKI'S MISSION TO MIDDLE EAST: [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official characterized FM Sikorski's October 19-20 trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories as an "information gathering" mission to help Poland prepare for its EU presidency in the second half of 2011. Although Poland will continue to engage Israelis and Pal [...]	2009-10-28 06:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IS PL PREL
09WARSAW1096	POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA PRIORITIES, OFFERS A FEW [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 6. 2. (SBU) Poland will support UNGA Third Committee country-specific resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK. Although some states argue that the resolutions cross into the domain of the UN Human Rights Council, MFA UN and Huma [...]	2009-10-29 10:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PL
09WARSAW1100	POLES ON BOARD FOR COORDINATED APPROACH ON [...] (C) MFA officials welcomed reftel suggestion to engage in a coordinated approach to the Afghan Government on gubernatorial appointments. Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw, Chief of the MFA's South Asia Division, said he would encourage the Polish Embassy to reach out to the U.S. mission in Kabul to b [...]	2009-10-30 13:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PL AF
09WARSAW1112	POLES FATALISTIC ABOUT UKRAINIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland shares our desire to integrate Ukraine into Western institutions, but many in the GoP view the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election in zero-sum terms: a likely victory for Russia and loss for Poland -- no matter which candidate wins. Many Poles believe that for five ye [...]	2009-11-02 16:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL UP RS
09WARSAW1113	GAMBLING SCANDAL SHOWS LIMITS OF GOP'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent "Gamble-gate" scandal reminded Poles that the Tusk Government has failed to make good on anti-corruption pledges, including a vow to create a "shield" against abuse of privatization and public tenders. Nor has the government passed promised laws to curb undue business [...]	2009-11-03 09:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS KCRM PHUM PL
09WARSAW1120	POLAND AGREES WITH U.S. POSITION ON GOLDSTONE [...] (C) Although MFA experts will review U.S. arguments in more detail, Poland will likely support the U.S. position if and when a resolution comes up for a vote. Josef Osas, Minister-Counselor in the MFA's Africa and Middle East Department, said Poland's assessment of a possible Arab Group reso [...]	2009-11-04 16:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL ISPL PL
09WARSAW1121	POLAND: UNGA ICSC ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 16:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PL
09WARSAW1122	POLAND TO SIGN LONG-TERM GAS DEAL WITH RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Tusk's energy committee is expected to approve today, November 4, a new agreement with Russia on gas and transit through 2037. The deal will then go to the Council of Ministers for final approval, probably on Tuesday, November 10. The contract includes a reduce [...]	2009-11-05 07:16:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV ENRG ETRD PGOV PL
09WARSAW113	POLAND - PRIME MINISTER TO FUND TIP VICTIMS SHELTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Following front-page media coverage about the potential closure of Poland's only shelter providing specialized assistance for victims of trafficking in Poland (reftel),Prime Minister Tusk offered public assurances January 13 that the GoP would provide the funds necessary to kee [...]	2009-02-02 15:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL
09WARSAW1130	"BE PREPARED" -- WARSAW AND KRAKOW CONSULAR SECTIONS COMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Consular Sections at U.S. Embassy Warsaw and U.S. Consulate General in Krakow launched their year-long commitment to crisis management training by holding a full-day crisis management exercise using air crash and H1N1 pandemic scenarios. American Citizen Service (ACS) Units i [...]	2009-11-05 16:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CMGT ASEC PL
09WARSAW1135	H1N1 IN POLAND: QUIET FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland's Chief Sanitary Inspectorate reports no deaths related to H1N1 and no major outbreaks. While Polish officials are watching the situation closely, they do not plan to implement extraordinary measures absent a dramatic change in the disease's behavior, despite substantial [...]	2009-11-06 16:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ECON GM PREL SOCI TBIO
09WARSAW1136	POLAND: 2009-10 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Mission Poland's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR Part I follows: Begin Text: I. Summary Poland has traditionally been a transit country for drug trafficking. As economic conditions improve, it is increasingly a more significant consumer of narcotics and producer of amphetamine [...]	2009-11-10 08:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR KCRM PL
09WARSAW1137	POLAND: KEEP BELARUS SANCTIONS, BUT HOW? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The GoP supports a rollover of the current EU sanctions mandate set to expire in March 2010, as well as extending the suspension of travel restrictions against EU officials, which expires on December 15, 2009. However, according to MFA officials, Poland still cannot commit to a [...]	2009-11-10 15:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN BO PL
09WARSAW1138	POLES ACCEPT U.S. RATIONALE FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 15:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA PL
09WARSAW1139	HLDG: CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRESS ON U.S. BMD AND [...] This corrected cable replaces WARSAW 01071. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, led a U.S. delegation to Warsaw for the first-ever U.S.-Poland High Level Defense Group (HLDG). Polish Undersecretary of Defense for Policy [...]	2009-11-12 07:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MARR PL
09WARSAW1140	POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) The controversy sparked by FM Sikorski's reported call for U.S. troops in Poland "as a shield against Russian aggression," although subsequently retracted by Interfax, was widely covered in the media and distracted from an otherwise disciplined and positive trip for the FM to Washington. [...]	2009-11-12 07:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PL PREL RS
09WARSAW1150	POLAND SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF EUFOR MISSION IN [...] (C) Poland favors UN Security Council renewal of the EUFOR mandate in Bosnia. Tomasz Lekarski, Deputy Director of the MFA Security Policy Department, said he did not expect any major obstacles to renewal when UNSC considers the issue November 18. However, he described the EU's position on E [...]	2009-11-17 17:16:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU BK PL
09WARSAW1153	NO DAYLIGHT BETWEEN POLISH, U.S. POSITIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland agrees that Afghanistan's partners need to urge the GoA to tackle a few top priorities, such as improving good governance, fighting corruption, and bolstering Afghan security forces. MFA officials told us the West should make clear to President Karzai that continued sup [...]	2009-11-19 10:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF PL
09WARSAW1163	POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]	2009-11-24 17:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW1164	POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER LOOKS FOR "STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told the Ambassador on November 20 that negotiations over the U.S.-Polish Supplemental SoFA Agreement are "done." The Foreign Minister did not mention Prime Minister Tusk having approved the SoFA text, as required, but left the strong impress [...]	2009-11-25 07:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MARR PHUM ECON ENRG PL
09WARSAW1170	AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR IN POLAND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Morningstar traveled to Poland November 12-14 to meet with government, opposition and business officials on a wide range of regional energy security topics. The visit followed Vice President Biden's commitment in Warsaw to further cooperation on energy security and t [...]	2009-11-25 16:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL PL
09WARSAW1178	FRAUD SUMMARY - POLAND [...] (U) Although the Polish economy is slowing due to the global economic crisis, it has proven to be more resilient than other European economies. After 2008's 4.9 percent growth, Eurostat predicts Poland's GDP will drop to 1.2 percent in 2009. In comparison, the EU as a whole is expected to se [...]	2009-12-01 07:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PL
09WARSAW1185	POLISH MFA: MIXED PROGRESS WITH EASTERN NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland's engagement with Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus is yielding mixed results, according to Jaroslaw Bratkiewicz, Director of the MFA's Eastern Department. What Bratkiewicx described as a "pragmatic approach" toward Russia has led to some movement on historical issues and broug [...]	2009-12-02 16:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PL PREL
09WARSAW1187	POLAND'S POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MIDDLE EAST, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland will respond positively to a U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan and, after interministerial consultations, hopes to announce its own increase soon, according to MFA Political Director Witold Sobkow. Poland prides itself on being a pro-Israel voice within the EU, Sobkow sa [...]	2009-12-02 16:51:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR PL
09WARSAW1188	POLAND SUPPORTS US AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial Polish reactions to the newly announced Afghanistan strategy have been supportive nearly across the board. In a morning interview, Prime Minister Tusk said Poland should respond to the U.S. call as a manifestation of "Allied solidarity". Previewing the December 1 call [...]	2009-12-02 16:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP NATO KPAO PL
09WARSAW1195	POLES AGREE WITH U.S. POSITION ON BURMA [...] (C) Poland fully agrees with the U.S. position on Burma, as outlined in Ref A, and will press the EU to support democratic reform in Burma. Danuta Bolimowska, First Counselor in the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department, said Poland had limited influence bilaterally, but she thought U.S. re-engageme [...]	2009-12-07 11:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM PL
09WARSAW1197	POLISH VIEWS ON DECEMBER 7-8 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref points December 3 to MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski, who responded with a summary of Poland's positions for this first EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). With a view to establishing the EU as a global actor, Poland endorses all activities aimed at strengtheni [...]	2009-12-07 18:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EUN PL
09WARSAW1198	POLES WELCOME U.S. APPROACH ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) The GOP appreciates the U.S. approach to the December 7 meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, per reftel, as well as Washington's broader engagement strategy with North Korea. Urszula Rasnowiecka of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department said she hoped that such recent developments would stim [...]	2009-12-07 18:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA KN PL
09WARSAW1200	SCENESETTER FOR U/S TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 10-11 [...] (C) Welcome. Since your visit to Warsaw in mid-September, much has changed for the better in the bilateral relationship, although clean-up may be needed in light of Polish government statements on Patriot missiles following the December 4 meeting between the Secretary and Foreign Minister Sik [...]	2009-12-08 18:39:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV RS PL
09WARSAW1204	POLAND SEEKS TO BUILD CSDP AS CREDIBLE PARTNER FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As one of the goals of its 2011 EU Presidency, Poland aims to give life to the European Union Common Security and Defense Policy. To that end, Polish PM Tusk and French President Sarkozy issued a Declaration on Security and Defense on November 5 in Paris. Polish MFA officials [...]	2009-12-09 14:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO EU PL
09WARSAW121	POLISH SENATORS TO AMBASSADOR: POLAND DESERVES DUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, members of the Polish Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee urged that progress on building a Polish-U.S. strategic partnership not slow or stop, regardless of the current U.S. Administration's decision on the Ballistic Missile Defense Ag [...]	2009-02-03 16:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS PL
09WARSAW1211	POLAND: OUT OF CYCLE REVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. We assess the Polish Government's (GoP's) November 23 Out-of-Cycle review (OCR) submission as credible. The GoP has tightened its efforts to fight IPR violations, particularly with regard to internet piracy, to strengthen public awareness of the value of IP, and to [...]	2009-12-10 18:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PL
09WARSAW122	UKRAINE, POLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC SUMMIT ON GAS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Lech Kaczynski's January 28 meeting in Wroclaw with Ukrainian President Yushchenko and Czech Prime Minister Topolanek, representing the EU presidency, produced only an inconclusive assessment of the Ukraine-Russia gas agreement. Officials from President Lech Kaczynski' [...]	2009-02-04 06:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG RS CZ BO UP PL
09WARSAW1220	U.S.-POLISH COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP FOCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Polish Counterterrorism Working Group met December 11 to review ongoing bilateral counterterrorism cooperation, primarily between U.S. and Polish law enforcement, homeland security, and crisis management agencies. Visiting S/CT officials provided a briefing on the Obama [...]	2009-12-16 16:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KCRM PL
09WARSAW1222	GOP ENGAGEMENT DE-ESCALATES STANDOFF WITH CHECHEN [...] (SBU) Summary: Polish border guards December 15 stopped a train carrying more than 150 mostly Chechen refugees en route to Dresden, Germany. The refugees said they were on their way to Strasbourg to protest poor conditions for refugees in Poland. However, they did not have permission to travel [...]	2009-12-17 18:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PL
09WARSAW1228	POLAND COULD ACCEPT "COMPLEMENTARY" CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR POLAND AND BALTIC STATES [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 14:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	NATO MCAP MARR PREL PL
09WARSAW1231	POLAND: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] In response to reftel, post submits the following narrative for Poland's 2009 Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Amy Walla, Political Officer, WallaAC@state.gov. 2. Begin Text: Poland The Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration assesses the terrorist threat lev [...]	2009-12-22 14:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC PL
09WARSAW125	POLAND'S SZCZYGLO: TROOP INCREASES FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador, newly-appointed Chief of Poland's National Security Bureau, Aleksander Szczyglo said that in light of the military's increasingly dire funding picture, he no longer knew if it would be possible to add to Poland's 1,600 troops in Afgh [...]	2009-02-04 14:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF IS LE PL
09WARSAW1250	SEJM SPEAKER KOMOROWSKI ON U.S.-POLISH RELATIONS [...] (C) In his first meeting with Sejm Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski (Civic Platform - PO),Ambassador Feinstein heard that the Speaker sought U.S. help building public support for Poland's troop increase in Afghanistan. Komorowski also agreed that NATO contingency planning was a positive developm [...]	2009-12-31 14:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	NATO MARR MCAP PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW136	KACZYNSKI'S NEW CLOTHES: LAW AND JUSTICE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY. The opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS) stands to benefit from growing Polish economic anxieties, and party chair Jaroslaw Kaczynski has criticized the government's unwillingness to undertake deficit spending to provide an economic stimulus. Otherwise, PiS's "new" anti-crisis [...]	2009-02-06 16:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW139	POLAND ON EU CLIMATE PACKAGE, ENERGY SECURITY AND [...] (C) Piotr Serafin, Under Secretary of the Office of the Committee for European Integration (UKIE) recently briefed EconCouns and ESTOff on: 1) Polish tactics and outcome of the December 12, 2008 EU climate package; 2) a new EUR 3.5 billion allocation for European energy and power interconnecti [...]	2009-02-10 06:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL
09WARSAW14	STATUTORY AND POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS ON POLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Statutory limitations and a general political culture that straightjackets large-scale military acquisition projects are impeding the GoP,s ability to advance its defense modernization program. The Polish Ministry of Defense (MoD) was obligated to return approximately USD 350 m [...]	2009-01-07 12:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PMAT PL
09WARSAW144	POLAND APPROVES ANTARCTIC TREATY MEASURES [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-10 13:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KSCA KTIA AORC SENV TPHY PL
09WARSAW146	POLAND/RUSSIA: MOVING FORWARD IN CHOPPY WATERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Vladimir Putin's proposed spring visit to Warsaw has not yet been scheduled, but Polish officials tell us that energy security will likely top the agenda. Prime Minister Tusk's staff said the media accurately described Tusk's January 29 meeting with Putin in Davos as a discussion [...]	2009-02-10 14:16:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PL RS
09WARSAW15	POLAND APPRECIATES ADVANCE NOTICE OF NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 16:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PL
09WARSAW16	POLISH VIEWS ON WAY FORWARD ON SEPARATIST REGIONS [...] (C) Polish Deputy FM Andrzej Kremer told DCM that the GoP fully agrees with U.S. strategic objectives, but is concerned about the tactics outlined in reftel. For instance, the EU could find itself in a legal bind (and it's legal commitment to defend Georgian territorial integrity called into [...]	2009-01-08 08:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	GG PL PREL RS
09WARSAW166	MINISTER HAILS POLISH FOREIGN POLICY PRAGMATISM, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Sikorski's annual report to parliament highlighted improved relations with Germany, a pragmatic conversation with Russia, new influence within the EU, and expectations of strategic cooperation with the U.S. Poland's EU initiatives over the last year produced [...]	2009-02-13 14:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR RS PL
09WARSAW170	POLAND WANTS LIVE PATRIOTS, â€œNOT POTTED PLANTSâ€ [...] (S) SUMMARY. GOP officials are not privy to the full range of U.S. planning and thinking with regard to the prospective Patriot battery rotation here, but they do have expectations -- some naive, some tactical -- that they are making increasingly clear. For example, when told last autumn that the P [...]	2009-02-13 15:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MAPP PL
09WARSAW18	Poland/TIP - Continued Forward Progress, But ... [...] (SBU) Summary. Poland has continued to make strides in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons. Poland ratified the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings on November 17. It will enter into force on March 1, 2009. The Polish government and Interna [...]	2009-01-08 12:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PL

09WARSAW181	POLAND SUPPORTS STRONGER MEASURES AGAINST [...] (C) Ewa Zalewska, the Desk officer for Mauritania at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told us that Poland fully supports having the EU impose stronger sanctions against Mauritania's military junta, including visa denials, travel restrictions, and the freezing of assets. Zalewska emphas [...]	2009-02-18 15:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN AA MR PL
09WARSAW182	POLAND MONITORING U.S. IMPACT ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) The Polish government was surprised by the USG decision to participate in the Durban Review working group in Geneva. Miroslaw Luczka, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of United Nations and Human Rights, asked whether the U.S. has a plan coordinated with some of the key countries, a [...]	2009-02-18 16:16:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PL PREL
09WARSAW183	POLISH ENERGY PRIORITIES: GAS SECURITY STRATEGY [...] (C) Poland's new energy security strategy has still not been released from the Prime Minister's Office, but after over a year in power, PM Tusk has announced most of his key priorities. In an important policy change, the government is embracing gas interconnections -- including to the German [...]	2009-02-18 16:50:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	KGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL
09WARSAW185	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR FEBRUARY 25 MEETING WITH [...] (C) At the top of Foreign Minister Radoslaw "Radek" Sikorski's agenda when you meet next week will be securing an symbolically important early White House meeting for Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The Poles want an early summit -- preferably by April -- to signal that the new administration [...]	2009-02-19 06:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP MARR US PL
09WARSAW186	POLISH RESPONSE TO U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 06:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG PREL PL
09WARSAW191	AUTO WEAKNESS MANAGABLE, BUT EU-15 PROTECTIONISM [...] (U) Summary. Poland,s relatively well balanced economy has shielded Poles from the worst of the global financial crisis and recession, but weakening exports are finally bringing the global recession home. Automobile manufacturing, Poland,s largest export industry, began to weaken in September [...]	2009-02-19 16:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PL
09WARSAW192	ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND: AN UP-CLOSE LOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of Poland's Jewish community, as well as Jewish and Catholic religious leaders and community activists, question the utility of two recent attitude surveys suggesting a rise in anti-Semitism in Poland. More accurate indicators are the low incidence of anti-Semitic violen [...]	2009-02-19 16:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW199	BIOTECHNOLOGY CORN EVENT DEMARCHE [...] FAS Agricultural Counselor delivered reftel demarche on Pioneer and Syngenta GMO corn hybrid approvals at the Ministry of Environment, February 20, 2009, meeting with New Technologies Department Director, Agnieszka Dalbiak. Dalbiak said Poland has not decided how it will vote on February 25 i [...]	2009-02-23 13:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PL
09WARSAW20	POLES SKEPTICAL OF RUSSIAN INTENTIONS ON CFE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 14:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS PL
09WARSAW205	POLISH MFA ON AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW [...] (C) Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Charge to discuss reftels, Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder suggested that the U.S. strategic review of Afghanistan/Pakistan policy should seek ways to empower Afghanistan's governors, the key to building stability outside the major cities. Najd [...]	2009-02-24 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PL
09WARSAW210	POLAND WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN APPEALS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 15:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09WARSAW212	POLAND: CANNOT TAKE LEAD IN NTM-I BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) In response to retel demarche, Lucyna Golc-Kozak, the Head of the Operations and Crisis Management Section at the Polish MFA, told us that Poland will not take the lead as the Principal Coordinating Nation for a border security program within the NATO training mission in Iraq. Golc-Kozak s [...]	2009-02-25 15:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ PL
09WARSAW217	POLAND - 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poland is a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). The majority of victims were trafficked to work in the sex industry, but Poland is increasingly becoming a destination country for forced labor. Government officials at the hig [...]	2009-02-27 15:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09WARSAW218	POLAND ON THE G-20 PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. The Poles are concerned about the evolving composition of the G-20. While they like the G-20 as a forum for coordinating, they are worried that the current composition does not reflect the variety of perspectives needed to comprehensively meet the challenge. They have also not [...]	2009-02-27 16:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KFIN ECON PL
09WARSAW22	CODEL TAUSCHER VISIT TO POLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Tauscher emphasized to Polish interlocutors December 17 that the U.S. remained committed to missile defense (MD),but insisted that the long-range component must be realistically tested and certified effective before deployment. In the meantime, Tauscher said Congress woul [...]	2009-01-08 15:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL MARR MCAP NATO PL CZ RS
09WARSAW225	POLAND: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: POST [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Poland be removed from the Special 301 Watch List. In 2008, Poland consolidated and extended the major advances it made during 2007 in protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). Improved enforcement was highlighted in February, when Polish police raid [...]	2009-03-02 15:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR PL
09WARSAW227	POLAND: GET NPT BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel questions, Szymon Bochenski of the Polish MFA's Security Policy Department told us February 19 that Warsaw's top priority for the current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle was to strengthen unity among NPT participants and bolster the treaty [...]	2009-03-02 16:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09WARSAW23	CODEL TAUSCHER'S MEETING WITH POLISH FM SIKORSKI [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 16 conversation visiting CODEL Tauscher and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski discussed Missile Defense, including Russian views of MD in Europe, Georgia and Afghanistan. On Missile Defense, Congresswoman Tauscher described Congressional plans to seek a strategic pa [...]	2009-01-08 15:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PL PREL
09WARSAW231	POLAND - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, DURBAN REVIEW, HRR [...] (C) Summary. The GoP is pleased with the USG decision to be an active observer at the Human Rights Council (HRC). Poland intends to run for a seat on the HRC in 2010. The GoP will remain part of the Durban Review process despite having little hope for the draft text. The Country Report on Hum [...]	2009-03-03 09:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW238	POLAND:CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-04 09:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG PL
09WARSAW24	POLAND/TIP - LACK OF FUNDS IMPERILS POLAND'S ONLY [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR G/TIP AND DRL. PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Although Poland continues to make strides in combating trafficking in persons (reftel),a funding shortage could prompt the NGO LaStrada to close Poland's only shelter providing specialized assistance to T [...]	2009-01-08 15:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG PL
09WARSAW253	POLAND'S ECONOMY HOLDS STEADY: FORTUNE FAVORS THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Poland's economy is slowing amidst global weakness, but thanks to good timing and good policy, it is not in crisis. Poles are sheltering behind the prudent fiscal, monetary, and regulatory policy of recent years; the relative immaturity of Poland's consumer credit market; and [...]	2009-03-09 13:12:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PL
09WARSAW257	POLAND AND ODIHR - NEW MATERIAL TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 5, the Polish Ministry of Education and the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched a set of teaching tools to combat anti-Semitism. The materials are specifically aimed at middle-school age (gymnazium) students. Discussions are underw [...]	2009-03-10 14:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW258	POLAND/GERMANY - WHO'S AFRAID OF ERIKA STEINBACH, [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Tusk and PM-Advisor Bartoszewski have been criticized by the opposition and media commentators for failing to communicate the extent of Polish opposition to the establishment of a German documentation center for expellees. In the view of these critics, the withdrawal of German [...]	2009-03-10 15:50:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GM PL
09WARSAW259	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Removing Poland from the Special 301 Watch List now would acknowledge progress on traditional intellectual property rights (IPR) issues, and -- if the USG decides in the future to use the Special 301 process to draw attention to market access issues like those troubling the in [...]	2009-03-10 16:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR PL
09WARSAW26	POLAND AND RUSSIA TO HOLD REGULAR SECURITY MEETINGS [...] (C) Poland and Russia have agreed to a regular dialogue to discuss a wide range of security issues, including the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, NATO-Russia relations, non-proliferation, and missile defense (MD). The decision occurred in the context of a December 19 meeting between Po [...]	2009-01-08 16:33:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL MARR RS PL
09WARSAW260	POLISH VIEWS ON MARCH 16-17 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland believes the EU will reach a general consensus on extending -- for another six months -- suspension of the EU's travel ban on Belarusian officials. Poland views as a positive initiative the Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister's March 6 visit to Warsaw to address Polish conc [...]	2009-03-10 16:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN AF TU PL
09WARSAW261	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S MARCH 15 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Prime Minister/Interior Minister Minister Grzegorz Schetyna is interested in expanding cooperation with the new Obama administration. Your meeting with Schetyna is an opportunity to extend already strong U.S.-Polish security cooperation to other spheres, including countert [...]	2009-03-11 10:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KJUS KCRM PL
09WARSAW277	POLAND - NO REPORTS OF FORCED CHILD LABOR IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 13:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP PL
09WARSAW279	POLES INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-18 07:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF PK IR UN PL
09WARSAW288	POLISH FINANCIAL SECTOR: WILL THEY NEED THE IMF? [...] (C) Summary. Poland's financial sector continues to look sound, with adequate liquidity and access to global markets. However, potentially serious vulnerabilities have been exposed by the prolonged strain on European parent banks, the deepening economic downturn, and the steep decline in the [...]	2009-03-19 17:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PL
09WARSAW294	POLAND: INTERNAL BATTLE LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 13:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO PL
09WARSAW296	POLAND: GLOBAL INITIATIVE ATTENDANCE UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) Accompanied by Russian and South Korean diplomats, we jointly delivered Ref A invitation on March 17 to Szymon Bochenski of the MFA's Security Policy Department, who said there was a 50/50 chance that a Polish police representative would attend the April 14-16 Global Initiative Exercise [...]	2009-03-20 13:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC KS MCAP PINR PINS PL
09WARSAW297	POLES INTEND TO REMAIN IN KFOR FOR THE LONG HAUL [...] (C) Warsaw has no plans to reduce or withdraw its forces from NATO's KFOR mission in Kosovo. Jan Szopozniak of the MFA's Security Policy Department told us March 19 that NATO missions had the highest priority among all military operations requiring the deployment of Polish troops abroad. He [...]	2009-03-20 13:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KV PL
09WARSAW298	POLAND: ARE WE SINCERE? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Polish political leaders have largely recovered from initial misgivings about recent U.S. overtures to Russia. The President's public clarification of his letter to President Medvedev, as well as the meeting between FM Sikorski and Secretary Clinton, have set aside for now Poli [...]	2009-03-20 14:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM PL
09WARSAW301	POLAND: INTERNAL BATTLE LEADS TO DISMISSAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The March 17 dismissal of Agnieszka Rozmaszewska-Guzy as the director of Polonia TV and U.S.-funded Belsat appears to reflect an internal political battle over financial resources and control of the Polish media rather than a shift in GoP policy towards Belarus. Our contacts say [...]	2009-03-23 10:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO PL
09WARSAW309	POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF DEPLOYMENT IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 08:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF PK PL
09WARSAW314	POLAND SUPPORTS US ON SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA is encouraged by the new U.S. administration's firm stance on Georgia's territorial integrity. Tomasz Orlowski, Head of the Central Asia and South Caucasus Section at the Polish MFA, told us that Poland and the U.S. appear to be "on the same page." Orlowski said Po [...]	2009-03-24 12:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS RS BO GG PL
09WARSAW32	LECH WALESA CALLS FOR NEW ERA OF U.S. LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Nobel Laureate and former Polish President Lech Walesa told the Ambassador January 10 that the United States -- while still a military and economic power -- is no longer the moral or political leader it once was. After the fall of communism, Walesa said, the world needs to be "rearranged." [...]	2009-01-12 16:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PL
09WARSAW323	POLISH MFA: ENGAGE BELARUS BUT PROTECT MINORITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA continues to push for EU and U.S. engagement with Belarus to keep it out of Russia's clench, but insists that such engagement should not be at the expense of the Polish minority in Belarus. An MFA official told us the Union of Poles in Belarus held a successful ele [...]	2009-03-26 13:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO PL
09WARSAW328	POLAND: ISRAELI AMBASSADOR PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador David Peleg lamented Polish disengagement from Mideast peacekeeping missions due to the focus on Afghanistan and suggested that the Poles should keep a more open mind about the incoming Israeli government. In his view, Prime Minister Tusk may have l [...]	2009-03-27 15:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS XF PL
09WARSAW33	FORMER POLISH PM KACZYNSKI MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, a subdued and reflective Jaroslaw Kaczynski -- former Prime Minister and current chair of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party -- characterized the U.S.-Georgia charter as an important development given Georgia's precarious politic [...]	2009-01-12 16:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON PL
09WARSAW339	YOUR MEETING WITH POLAND'S LEADERSHIP IN PRAGUE [...] (C) Your April 5 meeting with Poland's leadership (which is likely to be both President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk) is much anticipated in Warsaw. If you meet with them together, which I expect to be the case, it will be the first time these two political rivals have met jo [...]	2009-03-31 08:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PHUM MARR ECON ENRG CVIS PGOV PL
09WARSAW345	POLAND'S "TRUTH-TELLER" CANDIDATE FOR COE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland's candidate for Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General has done it all. Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz has served as prime minister, foreign minister, justice minister, and parliamentary speaker; he has also run twice for president. A moderate social democrat, he is one of t [...]	2009-04-01 07:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM COE PL
09WARSAW351	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ROGERS VISIT TO WARSAW, [...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Warsaw. Your meetings will occur one day after President Obama meets with the Polish leadership on the margins of the U.S.-EU Summit in Prague, which will likely be with both Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Lech Kaczynski. [...]	2009-04-01 14:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR OREP ENRG MARR RS PL
09WARSAW360	POLAND IN NATO: LOOKING FOR RESPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: "Nothing about us without us" has become the clarion call of Poland's security strategy in the post-communist era. Poles are determined to have a say in security arrangements that affect them, having suffered all too often as the pawn of larger powers. Because Poles see NATO a [...]	2009-04-03 16:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL
09WARSAW361	POLISH VIEWS ON U.S. HRC CANDIDACY, DURBAN REVIEW [...] (C) As reported ref B, the Polish MFA positively assesses U.S. re-engagement with the Human Rights Council (HRC). When discussing the U.S.-announced candidacy for the HRC (ref A),the acting deputy director of the MFA's Department for United Nations and Human Rights, Jerzy Baurski, said the GO [...]	2009-04-03 16:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW365	DAIRY GENETICS SUCCESS [...] Summary: This cable outlines 18 months of diplomatic work and USDA programs that resulted in a new market opening for U.S. farm exports to the European Union's largest new member, Poland. April 1 the Holstein Association USA and the Polish Federation of Cattle Breeders and Dairy Milk Producer [...]	2009-04-06 13:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PL
09WARSAW368	POLAND TO FILE ICJ BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has given the political-level green light to the MFA Legal Department to proceed with a "written statement" to the International Court of Justice supporting independence for Kosovo. According to the MFA's Marek Madej, who was involved in drafting the do [...]	2009-04-07 13:36:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ KV PL
09WARSAW371	NATO SUMMIT A MIXED BAG FOR POLAND [...] (C) Former Polish Ambassador to NATO Jerzy Nowak told the Ambassador April 6 that the results of the recently concluded NATO Summit meeting were mixed for Warsaw. Poland welcomed decisions on beefing up the NATO-led force in Afghanistan, cooperation with Russia, and agreement to begin work on [...]	2009-04-07 16:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO PINR PL
09WARSAW377	POLAND: SNAPSHOT OF BIALYSTOK, NEAR THE BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local and regional officials in Poland's northeastern Podlaskie Province -- located along the Belarusian border -- told us April 1-3 that residents still viewed the U.S. as Poland's main security guarantor but have been shifting their focus towards the EU over the past five years. [...]	2009-04-09 13:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON SOCI PL BO
09WARSAW378	POLAND OUTRAGED OVER NORTH KOREAN LAUNCH [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 13:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN PL
09WARSAW383	Mission Poland and International Roma Day [...] (U) Mission Poland maintains regular contact with the various Romani and government leaders on Roma issues. We celebrated International Roma Day at the largest known event taking place in the country on April 8. We also posted Secretary Clinton's video clip and message on our website with a P [...]	2009-04-10 11:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER PHUM KPAO PL
09WARSAW384	POLAND'S PM USING FINANCIAL CRISIS TO ADVANCE [...] (C) Summary. PM Tusk advisor and confidant Michal Boni told Charge and EconCouns April 7 that Tusk is using the economic crisis as an opportunity to advance his restructuring agenda, aimed at producing a harder-working, more innovative Polish economy. U.S. investors and economists here broad [...]	2009-04-10 12:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PL
09WARSAW385	DISAFFECTED CIVIC PLATFORM LEADERS SPEAK OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's ruling political party Civic Platform (PO) has lost the drive for change that brought it to power and has become increasingly focused on political goals (namely, capturing the Presidency for Tusk),at least according to two Krakow-based PO EU Parliamentarians who found t [...]	2009-04-10 13:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW387	LEGACY USDA LOCAL CURRENCY FUNDS [...] Summary. The cable requests approval from FAS/W for use of zloty-denominated funds remaining from a series of Section 416(b) commodities' grants from 1989-1993. U.S. Department of Agriculture commodity assistance from that period totaled roughly $194 million, and some $62 million in zloty eq [...]	2009-04-10 13:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PL
09WARSAW388	POLAND STEPS UP IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder April 9 confirmed GoP plans to increase Poland's contribution to ISAF and noted: -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski had good meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other senior leaders during a visit to Afghanistan April 8. -- K [...]	2009-04-10 14:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MCAP MOPS AF PL
09WARSAW389	POLES FACE EC DELAY, DIVISION ON EASTERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. We reviewed developments in Poland's Eastern neighborhood in separate meetings with Witold Sobkow, MFA Acting Political Director, and Jacek Cichocki, Secretary of State in the Polish Prime Minister's Chancellery. They noted that: -- The EU is still divided on the issue of invit [...]	2009-04-10 14:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PL GG AJ AM UP BO
09WARSAW39	NOTICE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST KHAN ASSOCIATES [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 16:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN PL
09WARSAW393	POLISH BUDGET MEETS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 08:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL
09WARSAW394	POLAND/BELARUS - IS DIALOGUE WORKING? [...] (U) SUMMARY: At an April 2 conference on EU-Belarus relations, panel participants representing the GOP, parliament, and think-tanks agreed that the EU's earlier policy of isolation failed, but disagreed on the extent to which the EU and Poland should "conditionalize" dialogue with Belarus. MP [...]	2009-04-14 09:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM BY PL
09WARSAW397	POLISH SOLIDARITY UNION BLASTS GOP "NEOLIBERAL" [...] (C) Janusz Sniadek, President of Solidarity Trade Union, told the Ambassador April 8 that Poland is only starting to feel the effects of the global financial crisis, but said the GoP should prepare for the worst case. The government is doing virtually nothing, he argued, to mitigate the effe [...]	2009-04-14 14:33:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PL
09WARSAW405	POLAND: SUPPORTS US ON MADAGASCAR [...] (C) Benedykt Pasik, a counselor in the MFA's Department of Africa and the Middle East, told us that Poland generally backs U.S. policy on Madagascar. While refraining from officially labeling Andry Rajoelina's actions a coup, Pasik said the GOP supports halting all EU assistance to the curren [...]	2009-04-15 14:07:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV AORC SZ FR NO MA PREL PL
09WARSAW418	POLAND: KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP BID [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 12:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV PL
09WARSAW420	POLAND'S AID TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland plans to spend EUR 8 million on bilateral assistance to Afghanistan in 2009. The dearth of NGOs in Ghazni province, where Polish assistance is focused, is forcing the Poles to change their style of providing aid. Eight Polish civilians are currently posted in Afghanist [...]	2009-04-17 14:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PL
09WARSAW424	POLAND: BURMA SANCTIONS SHOULD BE BETTER TARGETED [...] (C) The Polish MFA supports the concept of "better-targeted" U.S. and EU sanctions against Burma and strengthening diplomatic engagement with the regime. On April 17, Danuta Bolimowska, First Counselor at the MFA's Africa-Pacific Department, told us that she was encouraged by the U.S. review [...]	2009-04-20 14:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BM PL
09WARSAW427	BACK FROM EXILE, POLAND'S PISKORSKI HAS A PLAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three years after being dismissed by the center-right Civic Platform's (PO) governing council for responding ambiguously to conflict of interest allegations, now-independent MEP and former mayor of Warsaw Pawel Piskorski has re-surfaced in Poland and taken the reins of the Democr [...]	2009-04-23 12:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW428	BELARUSIAN VISA APPLICANTS SPEAK OUT ON [...] (C) As the post responsible for processing IVs for Belarusians, and one of the posts designated for Belarusian NIV interviews, Embassy Warsaw regularly interacts with Belarusians of all walks of life. We took the opportunity to ask several Belarusian IV and NIV applicants about their views on [...]	2009-04-23 13:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	BY CVIS ECON PHUM PL PREL SOCI
09WARSAW431	POLISH VIEWS ON APRIL EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Polish MFA's EU Correspondent defended the Czech Presidency's decision to invite Belarusian President Lukashenka to the May 7 Eastern Partnership, and predicted that Lukashenka would indeed attend. Poland will use the release of the Commission's report on the European Neighb [...]	2009-04-24 09:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PL
09WARSAW433	SIXTH SOFA PLENARY MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The parties achieved significant progress in round six of U.S.-Poland SOFA negotiations held in Warsaw April 21-23. Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer, and Deputy Finance Minister Jacek Dominik led the Polish delegation. Ambassador Jac [...]	2009-04-24 11:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM MAPP PL
09WARSAW438	SEJM FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHIEF HERALDS FURTHER POLISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Krzysztof Lisek, Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC),told the Ambassador that he and other Civic Platform (PO) candidates would do well in the June Euro Parliamentary elections, leading to a consolidation of Polish Euro deputies among fewer parties. That cons [...]	2009-04-27 15:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS PL
09WARSAW442	POLAND WILL PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-29 08:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC PL
09WARSAW443	RIGHT-WING RADICALS CONTROL POLISH PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Piotr Farfal, a former skinhead affiliated with the nationalistic League of Polish Families (LPR) , remains in control of Polish Public Television (TVP) -- opinions remain divided on just how long he will manage to stay in office. Barring a serious Farfal misstep, the only mecha [...]	2009-04-29 14:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PL
09WARSAW456	POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Post received the following Diplomatic Note response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to ref A diplomatic note announcing United States' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland presents [...]	2009-04-30 15:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PL
09WARSAW46	HEALTH MINISTRY UPDATES REIMBURSEMENT LIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Poland's Ministry of Health has released an update to its reimbursement list. The updated list contains about 10 innovative drugs that do not have generic competitors, and some of those are manufactured by U.S. companies. U.S. companies will also benefit from reductions in req [...]	2009-01-14 17:11:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TBIO ETRD KIPR PL
09WARSAW466	POLISH DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES MISSILE [...] (C) Summary: Poland,s Deputy Defense Minister, Stanislaw Komorowski, said the decision to host the Missile Defense (MD) site was not an easy one and they hoped it would be fulfilled. Poland is counting on the Patriot deployment and he did not consider it a replacement for MD. He expressed [...]	2009-05-06 12:20:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ORP RS PL CZ NATO
09WARSAW467	POLAND - CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with CODEL Levin, the Polish Prime Minister's chief of staff, the President's deputy national security advisor, and the speaker of the Polish parliament expressed unanimous support for a large U.S. military footprint in Poland to bolster Article 5 guarantees. PM chief of s [...]	2009-05-07 05:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR OREP RS PL
09WARSAW468	POLISH FM SIKORSKI TO CODEL LEVIN: WE WANT "REAL" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish FM Sikorski told CODEL Levin that Poland "would not suffer" but "would look silly" if the U.S. decided not to pursue Missile Defense and is open to alternatives that would ease Russian concerns. Sikorski stressed that Poland's ultimate aim is to have an increased U.S. and [...]	2009-05-07 05:17:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR OREP RS PL
09WARSAW477	RUSSIAN, POLISH FOREIGN MINISTERS KEEP FOCUS NARROW [...] (C) Despite the tense regional dynamics surrounding the visit (NATO explusions, Georgian coups and the launch of the EU's Eastern Partnership) the May 6 meeting in Moscow between Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and Polish FM Radoslaw Sikorski focused mainly on bilateral issues, according to the MFA's [...]	2009-05-11 05:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PL RS GG MD
09WARSAW490	DAVID LIPTON IN WARSAW: EUROPEAN FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: NSC Senior Director David Lipton and Treasury,s Eric Meyer were in Warsaw April 28-29. They met with government and private sector finance officials to discuss the crisis, as well as with Finance Minister Rostowski and Foreign Minister Sikorski regarding the situation in Ukrain [...]	2009-05-12 07:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PL
09WARSAW500	POLISH VIEWS ON MAY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland shares U.S. views on Russia with respect to both concerns and opportunities. Although differences remain, the improved tone of Polish-Russian relations bodes well for U.S.-Russian and EU-Russian relations. Poland will press for more EU-U.S. coordination on Georgia, Moldo [...]	2009-05-14 16:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL
09WARSAW501	A/S JACOBS VISIT TO POLAND [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Janice L. Jacobs visited Consulate General Krakow and Embassy Warsaw May 3-7 to attend the EUR Consular Leadership Development Conference (CLDC) and to observe Mission Poland's consular operations. In addition, A/S Jacobs met with resident Amer [...]	2009-05-15 12:45:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CASC PL
09WARSAW507	KOSOVO/WORLD BANK: POLAND WILL SEND NOTICE OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 11:43:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV PL
09WARSAW511	PAKISTAN/IDP CRISIS: POLAND DONATING EUR 300,000 [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche May 19 to Krzystof Buzalski from the Polish MFA's Department of Economic Cooperation. On May 17, the Polish government announced an immediate transfer of EUR 300,000 through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Polish Embassy in Isl [...]	2009-05-19 09:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF PK PL
09WARSAW512	PAKISTAN/IDP CRISIS: POLAND DONATING EUR 300,000 [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche May 19 to Krzystof Buzalski from the Polish MFA's Department of Economic Cooperation. On May 17, the Polish government announced an immediate transfer of EUR 300,000 through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Polish Embassy in Isl [...]	2009-05-19 09:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF PK PL
09WARSAW521	CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE FROM POLAND [...] (U) Post provides the following in response to ref A questions. 2. (U) Promotion of democracy and human rights in Cuba: Poland has an excellent track record with respect to supporting freedom and democracy in Cuba, and believes that its experience in the Solidarity trade movement and it [...]	2009-05-22 14:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU PL
09WARSAW522	EURO ELECTIONS: POLES SEEK MORE OF A GOOD THING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland's love affair with the European Union colors the message of its European Parliament (EP) candidates, who largely focus on maintaining EU largesse and maximizing Polish influence within the EU. The expected post-election consolidation of Polish deputies inside only three [...]	2009-05-22 14:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN PL
09WARSAW525	POLAND'S ROMA: MIXED REACTION TO EU REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Mixed reactions to the recent EU Agency for Fundamental Rights report, which concludes that Poland's Roma suffer some of the worst discrimination in Europe, reflect strong rivalry and division among the Roma groups themselves, particularly where access to state and EU funding i [...]	2009-05-26 13:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PL
09WARSAW538	LETTER OF THANKS AND MEETING REQUEST FOR SECRETARY [...] Embassy Warsaw received a letter from Stanislaw Stankiewicz, President of the International Romani Union in Poland, addressed to Secretary Clinton expressing thanks for her Roma Day statement and requesting a meeting. The original letter will be sent by pouch to S/ES-CR. 2. Post received t [...]	2009-05-29 13:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PHUM PL
09WARSAW54	KACZYNSKI AND YUSHCHENKO DISCUSS UKRAINE-RUSSIA [...] (C) During his January 14 meeting with President Kaczynski in Wisla, Poland, Ukrainian President Yushchenko was reportedly agitated and adamant about the need for EU support. According to advisors in the Presidential Chancellery, the most important outcome was Czech FM Topolanek and European [...]	2009-01-16 08:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EPET UP PL
09WARSAW550	POLAND'S RESPONSE: KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN RCC [...] (C) On June 1, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer. On June 2, Kosovo desk officer Grzegorz Szopinski responded to EconOff that the Poles had considered the U.S. position, and decided that they would be represented at the Regional Coopera [...]	2009-06-02 11:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON PL KV
09WARSAW552	JERZY BUZEK: POLAND'S KINDER, GENTLER FACE IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Soft-spoken and respected in Strasbourg and Brussels, former Polish PM Jerzy Buzek is a leading candidate to become European Parliament president after the June 7 elections. Buzek's conciliatory, intellectual approach -- widely considered his greatest liability during four years [...]	2009-06-02 16:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN PL
09WARSAW553	POLAND - THE STRUGGLE FOR SOLIDARITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. June 4 celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of free elections were supposed to highlight Poland's prominent role in toppling communism in Europe in 1989. Instead, plans for a media extravaganza in Gdansk have devolved into competing events in multiple cities amid mutual ch [...]	2009-06-03 06:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB PL
09WARSAW562	POLAND CONSIDERING REQUEST FOR MI-17 HELICOPTERS [...] (C) Poland will consider the request for additional air support for Pakistan and get back to us within a few days. Maciej Falkowski of the MFA's Security Policy Department said Warsaw understood the urgent need but pointed out that the Ministry of National Defense (MND) had the lead on such o [...]	2009-06-03 15:28:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG PARM PHUM PL PK
09WARSAW563	POLES HOST DALAI LAMA, RILE CHINESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jie Chi warned Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski on May 26 that Polish support for the Dalai Lama could impede the improvement of bilateral ties. The Chinese appear to be holding off on senior visits to Poland this year. The Polish government beli [...]	2009-06-03 15:43:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PL CH
09WARSAW564	POLISH EXPECTATIONS: FROM PATRIOT TO SOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 2 meeting with DCM, Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski reiterated his government's belief (articulated in writing for the first time in reftel A) that it had been promised an operational U.S. Patriot battery. Referring to the public back and forth on the Pat [...]	2009-06-04 06:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PL
09WARSAW574	EURO ELECTIONS: CIVIC PLATFORM HEADED FOR BIG [...] (C) SUMMARY. As expected when the campaign began, the ruling Civic Platform (PO) should win around half the votes in June 7 elections for European Parliament, according to opinion polls issued in the campaign's final days. The opposition Law and Justice (PiS) will finish a distant second, wi [...]	2009-06-05 10:43:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN PL
09WARSAW579	POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 12:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PL
09WARSAW58	U.S.-POLAND STRATEGIC COOPERATION - RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-16 15:39:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MCAP PL
09WARSAW584	POLAND'S GROWING INFLUENCE IN THE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. After five years in the European Union, Poland is increasingly skilled at "navigating" the EU, but still far from guru status. While Poland is tactically more effective, a lack of strategic vision, internal coordination, and active engagement in European capitals has hindered Po [...]	2009-06-09 11:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV PHUM EUN PL

09WARSAW586	POLES TO CONSIDER NATO COUNTER-PIRACY SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 15:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PL
09WARSAW59	POLAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The 1923 Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses 2. The 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of International Arbitration Awards 3. The 1961 Geneva European Convention on International Trade Arbitration 4. The 1972 Moscow Convention on Arbitration Resolution of Civ [...]	2009-01-20 07:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EIQ EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PL
09WARSAW594	POLAND BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO MEDVEDEV SECURITY [...] (C) The U.S. and Polish positions on Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev's European security initiative are virtually identical. Iwona Pawlikowska of the MFA Security Policy Department told us that the GoP fully supported the proposed U.S. approach (Ref A) for the OSCE informal ministerial on [...]	2009-06-10 15:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE EU NATO PL
09WARSAW596	POLISH VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In advance of the June 15-16 GAERC, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland will press for close coordination with the U.S. on the Middle East and oppose efforts to condition the upgrade of EU-Israel relations on progress in the peace process. Poland views the E [...]	2009-06-12 10:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN KNNP IR PK KS PL
09WARSAW597	POLAND: MOVING FORWARD ON EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. A month after the formal launching of the EU's Eastern Partnership (EaP),Polish officials are determined to maintain the initiative's momentum in the face of upcoming Union leadership changes, a lukewarm reception by beneficiary countries, and possible Russian hostility. The MFA [...]	2009-06-12 13:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BO GC UP AJ AM MD PL
09WARSAW603	POLISH RESOLVE IN AFGHANISTAN STILL STRONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland is a leading troop contributor in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, and senior Polish officials voice strong support for the effort. But Poland, like many other NATO allies, is not immune to the effects of a long campaign that has not enj [...]	2009-06-12 16:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MCAP MOPS MARR PL AF
09WARSAW604	SEVENTH US-POLISH SOFA PLENARY MAKES MODEST [...] (SBU) U.S. and Polish delegations made some progress in round seven of U.S.-Poland SOFA negotiations held in Warsaw June 8-10, but fell short of the ambitious agenda articulated by the Polish side. Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer, and Dep [...]	2009-06-12 16:32:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM MAPP PL
09WARSAW62	POLAND/GAERC - JANUARY 26-27 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel points, MFA EU Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski told us the GAERC would focus on the situation in Gaza and implications for the Middle East Peace Process. EU ministers will discuss possible EU monitoring of the Egypt-Gaza border and humanitarian assistance. [...]	2009-01-20 12:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN BO UP SU EG IS PL
09WARSAW626	WOMEN'S ISSUES IN POLAND - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR VERVEER'S JUNE 20-22 VISIT TO WARSAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The political and economic transformation in Poland over the last two decades has brought considerable improvement in the lives of Polish women. Nevertheless, women continue to face a number of challenges, including underrepresentation in political life, discrimination in the la [...]	2009-06-17 15:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM SCUL ELAB PL OIIP
09WARSAW638	POLAND AGREES CCIT SHOULD NOT WEAKEN EXISTING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 12:22:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PL
09WARSAW643	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BEN NELSON TO WARSAW, JUNE [...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Warsaw. Your focus, Missile Defense, is front and center in our on-going conversation with the Poles, along with the rotation of a Patriot battery to Poland and on-going Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) Supplemental negotiations. Pre [...]	2009-06-23 15:39:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR OREP PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW648	PROPERTY RESTITUTION AND REAL PROPERTY MARKET IN [...] (U) Summary: "Clouds" on title associated with property confiscations related to the Holocaust and post-war Communist upheavals have several effects on the Polish real estate market. Property may be kept off the market by unclear title or a pending restitution claim, sometimes driving up the [...]	2009-06-25 05:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON GM ODIP PREL XG XH XT PL
09WARSAW660	POLAND - INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] (U) Embassy Warsaw looks forward to once again hosting the delegates from Washington and the US Mission to the OSCE for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Embassy Warsaw is providing the following input in response to Ref A request for information about host country progress an [...]	2009-06-26 10:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW662	POLAND WELCOMES U.S. APPROACH TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Poland appreciates the U.S. approach to the August 20 presidential elections in Afghanistan, as outlined in President Obama's June 16 statement (reftel). Dominik Malek of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department told us that U.S. views were similar to Poland's approach and paralleled the po [...]	2009-06-26 14:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AF PL
09WARSAW684	LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON ON PATRIOTS [...] DCM Pam Quanrud delivered reftel letter to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder. Najder promised to deliver the Secretary's letter to Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, whom he was to see immediately after. Najder declined comment on the letter. ASHE [...]	2009-07-01 15:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	MARR PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW688	POLAND STILL WORKING OUT FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (C) GoP authorities will do their best to implement fully the inspection provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 but are unsure how to proceed on some of the financial implications of the new measures. Urszula Raznowiecka of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department told us that legal exper [...]	2009-07-02 13:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC MTCR KN PL
09WARSAW694	POLAND-CODEL NELSON WITH MINISTER KOMOROWSKI [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 14:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OREP PGOV PL PREL RS
09WARSAW695	CODEL NELSON: POLAND EXPECTS THE U.S. TO HONOR ITS [...] (U) This message is SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poland expects the United States to honor commitments made in August 2008 agreements on Missile Defense (MD) and security cooperation. Foreign policy advisors to President Kaczysnki and PM Tu [...]	2009-07-06 14:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP OTRA PHUM RS PL
09WARSAW701	AUSTRALIA GROUP: POLAND PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) Lukasz Zielinski, head of the MFA's WMD Non-Proliferation Section, told us that Poland plans to participate in the September 21-25 Australia Group plenary meeting in Paris. He added that it is unclear which agencies will participate because the government has tightened its budget. Typica [...]	2009-07-07 13:05:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC CBW PL
09WARSAW702	POLAND LIKELY TO SUPPORT NGO INVOLVEMENT AT UNITED [...] (C) Warsaw will support ECOSOC consultative status for the Democracy Coalition Project (DCP) and will likely support the U.S. position on the Dynamic Christian World Mission Foundation (DCWMF). Elzbieta Gryzio of the MFA's UN and Human Rights Department told us Poland generally supported the [...]	2009-07-07 13:09:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PL
09WARSAW704	CODEL NELSON: POLISH FM PRESSES FOR RESPONSE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Sikorski told Senator Nelson the GoP still hoped the Missile Defense (MD) agreement would be implemented, and said he was awaiting clarity regarding Patriot missiles. He said the Patriots should be deployed as originally intended -- not as a "sales promotion" [...]	2009-07-08 13:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP OTRA PHUM RS PL
09WARSAW710	POLISH JUDICIARY BRACES FOR NEEDED REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. Amid growing criticism of Poland's judicial system, Justice Minister Czuma has focused on the inefficiency of the EU's most expensive court system, on a per capita basis. Czuma has also sought to take on the perceived lack of integrity among Polish prosecutors and judges -- tho [...]	2009-07-09 11:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PREL PINR PHUM KCRM PL
09WARSAW718	POLES WELCOME U.S.-RUSSIA SUMMIT RESULTS [...] (C) GoP officials welcomed the results of the U.S.-Russia Summit and were cautiously optimistic that it would lead to a substantial improvement in U.S.-Russian relations. Marek Szczygiel of the MFA's Security Policy Department said Poland appreciated, in particular, that the U.S. had not sacr [...]	2009-07-10 14:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MCAP MARR NATO RS PL
09WARSAW720	POLAND: INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH SITUATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials told us that Warsaw remained committed to Ukraine's rapid Euro-Atlantic integration, but programs like the Eastern Partnership (ref C) can only do so much given the disruptive political infighting in Kyiv. The infighting had led to disappointing results during the " [...]	2009-07-10 15:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PL UP
09WARSAW73	POLAND/GAERC: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR JAN 26-27 EU FM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel A points, MFA Political Director Witold Sobkow told the DCM January 22 that the GAERC would focus heavily on the EU role in resolving the Gaza conflict and on energy security issues. Sobkow accused Germany of undermining efforts to develop a common EU energy [...]	2009-01-23 08:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	AF BO GG IS PL PREL SY UP
09WARSAW738	AMBASSADOR MULL BRIEFS MOSCOW SUMMIT TO POLES; [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Stephen Mull reassured senior GOP officials July 8 that President Obama had protected U.S. redlines during the Moscow Summit and bartered neither European missile defense (MD) plans nor future NATO enlargement to gain Russian cooperation on ballistic missile defense. [...]	2009-07-17 09:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PGOV MAPP MARR PL
09WARSAW76	PM TUSK'S NEW SHERIFF - JUSTICE MINISTER ANDRZEJ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unlike his bookish predecessor, Poland's new Justice Minister, Andrzej Czuma -- one of the fathers of Poland's early anti-Communist movements and a former U.S. resident (1986-2005) -- is expected to take on the Polish judiciary,s daunting challenges in a more visible, determined a [...]	2009-01-23 15:41:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PREL PINR PL
09WARSAW763	POLISH VIEWS ON 27-28 JULY GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of this month's meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, MFA European Correspondent Cyryl Kozaczewski said Poland intended to: -- Advocate for the extension of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia; -- Support tougher sanctions agai [...]	2009-07-23 14:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM IR GG PL
09WARSAW768	POLES CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF RIGGED [...] (C) Poland is prepared to consider increased assistance for Afghanistan after the August presidential elections, but the GoP is worried that the 20 August contest might already be rigged in favor of incumbent President Hamid Karzai. Roman Strzemiecki of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department s [...]	2009-07-24 12:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR PL AF
09WARSAW78	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON SEJM SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a January 22 meeting, Sejm (lower house of parliament) Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski asked about the possible timing of an Administration decision on Missile Defense and expressed confidence that the U.S.-Polish relationship would continue to flourish. Komorowski expressed regr [...]	2009-01-23 16:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM PL
09WARSAW782	POLISH PARLIAMENTARY LEADER: "COMMUNICATION" KEY [...] (C) Newly elected Chairman of the Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee Andrzej Halicki (Civic Platform, PO) told the Ambassador July 28 that communication between the U.S. and Poland was key to maintaining excellent bilateral relations. His remark came in the context of prospective ratification of [...]	2009-07-29 15:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR PL
09WARSAW788	POLAND'S INITIATIVES TO COUNTER TORTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Polish government and non-governmental organizations actively engage in activities which aim at preventing torture and protecting victims both in country and abroad. The GOP's initiative on counter-torture activities notwithstanding, allegations about the existence of CIA secret [...]	2009-07-31 12:02:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV EUN PL
09WARSAW79	POLISH DEFENSE BUDGET UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Falling government revenues and GDP projections, overdue payments to defense contractors, and uncertainty over the effects of the global economic situation have combined to put Poland's defense budget under considerable pressure. Although defense funding for 2009 represents si [...]	2009-01-23 16:31:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL
09WARSAW798	POLAND: MTCR PLENARY PARTICIPATION UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Monika Lipert, First Secretary in the MFA's Nonproliferation and Disarmament Division told us it was uncertain whether the GOP would send a representative from Warsaw to participate in the November 9-13 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) plenary in Rio. Due to increasingly tight bud [...]	2009-08-05 12:55:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA PINR PL
09WARSAW803	POLISH ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 13:35:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA PL
09WARSAW805	GAY RIGHTS IN POLAND: LONG ROAD AHEAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The greater part of Polish society remains negatively disposed toward homosexuality. Mainstream and extremist media, the educational system, and the Catholic Church all contribute in some form to homophobia in Polish society. Gays and lesbians face discrimination in the educa [...]	2009-08-07 06:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PL
09WARSAW81	POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER'S KYIV "BUSINESS" VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The media mischaracterized FM Radoslaw Sikorski's January 15-16 trip to Ukraine as an effort to resolve the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute, according to an MFA read-out. It was instead a long-planned trip to resolve "thorny" bilateral issues, particularly in the economic area. The [...]	2009-01-26 11:26:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON RS UK PL
09WARSAW82	LAW AND JUSTICE (PIS) TO PRESENT "NEW FACE" AT [...] SUMMARY: With a new media strategy and a new platform designed to present a "complete party" to Polish voters, members of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) are increasingly confident about their prospects for success in June 2009 elections to the European Parliament -- widely advertised a [...]	2009-01-26 11:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
09WARSAW833	POLAND TO CONSIDER NATIONAL STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] (C) The Polish government will consider issuing a national statement condemning this week's conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Danuta Bolimowska of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department said Poland had strongly endorsed the EU's statement but thought a separate statement would convey more fu [...]	2009-08-13 14:21:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM PL
09WARSAW853	POLAND INTERESTED IN BIOTERRORISM EXERCISE IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 13:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KBIO NATO PL
09WARSAW854	POLISH PROPERTY COMPENSATION LEGISLATION STALLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GoP is unlikely to introduce promised private property compensation -- including to Holocaust survivors -- any time soon. Ambassador Maciej Kozlowski, the MFA's liaison to the Jewish community, continues to repeat the surprising argument that Polish compensation legislation [...]	2009-08-20 14:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PL
09WARSAW855	NINTH US-POLISH SOFA PLENARY MAKES PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) U.S. and Polish delegations made good progress during Round Nine of U.S.-Poland SOFA negotiations held in Warsaw August 18-20, and addressed in-depth core differences in areas of taxation, criminal jurisdiction, claims, and burden-sharing. Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Komorowski a [...]	2009-08-21 06:59:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PM MAPP MARR PL
09WARSAW860	POLAND - LACK OF VISION IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since taking office in November 2007, the Tusk Government has been faulted by the opposition, NGOs, and the media for not making the fight against corruption a top priority. Recent surveys suggest Poles are as concerned as ever about corruption, despite notable progress over the [...]	2009-08-21 12:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KCOR PL
09WARSAW873	POLES APPRECIATE BRIEFING ON U.S.-COLOMBIA DEFENSE [...] (C) Ewa Kinast, Deputy Director of the MFA's Americas Department, appreciated reftel clarification of the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement, but otherwise had no comment. 2. (C) In general, Kinast said Warsaw was impressed with the "evident" progress that Colombia had made under [...]	2009-08-27 16:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL CO PL
09WARSAW875	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO POLAND [...] (SBU) Mission Poland warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Poland to commemorate the outbreak of World War II 70 years ago. Your trip comes at a key moment as Poland, Germany, Russia, and their neighbors work to put behind them controversial historical memories that have mired their relations [...]	2009-08-28 11:37:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV RS UP GM PL
09WARSAW876	RETHINKING U.S. FORCE REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE: VIEW [...] (S) SUMMARY: Embassy Warsaw believes there would be a strong, negative Polish reaction to major U.S. force reductions in Europe. From Poland,s perspective, a big drawdown would be seen as evidence that the U.S. is less committed to European security at a time of heightened concern over the int [...]	2009-08-28 12:25:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL PTER PL
09WARSAW879	POLISH MFA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PUTIN VISIT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite controversy sparked by a recent Russian documentary about Poland's alleged alliance with Nazi Germany in the run-up to World War II, the Polish MFA appears to be upbeat about Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's scheduled visit to Poland for the September 1 commemoration in Gda [...]	2009-08-28 14:48:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PL PREL RS
09WARSAW881	POLAND WELCOMES EFFORTS TO ENHANCE GICNT [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-28 15:29:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC PL
09WARSAW894	POLISH DEFENSE MINISTER PLACES CONDITIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. While at the International Defense Trade Show in Kielce August 31, Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich pointedly told U.S. vendors that Poland and the United States needed to improve their political relationship, or Poland would look to Europe and other suppliers su [...]	2009-09-02 11:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL MAPP MARR PL
09WARSAW896	POLAND UNDECIDED ON WHETHER TO FILE ORAL ICJ BRIEF [...] (C) Polish MFA is divided on the issue of filing an oral ICJ brief in support of Kosovo. Legal Department advisors are arguing in favor of the U.S. position, while the Central and South Europe and Eastern Departments want to take relations with regional partners such as Serbia and Russia int [...]	2009-09-02 19:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ KVIR PL
09WARSAW897	POLAND: CONCERNED ABOUT MIDDLE EAST AND IAEA [...] (C) Szymon Bochenski of the Polish MFA's Security Department told us on August 25 that Poland shares U.S. concerns that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference (GC) is becoming mired in an overly politicized Arab-Israeli debate on the Middle East issue which is distrac [...]	2009-09-02 19:38:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
09WARSAW912	POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 4-5 GYMNICH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the September 4-5 EU Gymnich meeting, Cyryl Kozaczewski, the Deputy Director of the MFA's EU Department, told us that Poland will advocate increased EU coordination with the U.S. on the Isaeli-Palestinian peace process and targeted assistance to Afghanistan. Polan [...]	2009-09-04 14:15:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN EAID AF IS PK IR
09WARSAW915	POLAND'S VIEW ON UNAPPROVED BIOTECH VARIETIES IN U.S. [...] Summary. Poland likely supports, or will abstain from voting, on suspended U.S. soybean shipments due to the EU zero tolerance for unapproved biotech varieties -- if the September 7 Ag Ministers Council meeting discusses the issue. End summary. 2. August 28, Ag Counselor delivered reftel [...]	2009-09-04 15:00:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD PL
09WARSAW916	PUTIN-TUSK MEETING CONCILIATORY BUT AWKWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official described Russian Prime Minister Putin's September 1 visit to Gdansk as generally positive, but added that there were occasional "cumbersome moments," particularly during Tusk's bilateral meeting with Polish PM Tusk. Although Putin told Tusk that the killin [...]	2009-09-04 15:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS PL
09WARSAW930	POLES INTENT ON SHAPING NATO'S REVISED STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland has high expectations for the upcoming revision of NATO's Strategic Concept (SC). Since joining NATO ten years ago, Poles believe they have paid their expeditionary dues in the Balkans and Afghanistan, and will insist that the Alliance now focus more attention on its tra [...]	2009-09-10 13:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR NATO PL
09WARSAW931	POLAND INTERESTED IN COORDINATED APPROACH TO SRI [...] (C) Anna Krzak-Danel, Sri Lanka desk officer in the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department, welcomed reftel points on IDP freedom of movement and said they would be helpful in developing Poland's position for the upcoming EU debate. To this end, Krzak-Danel said Sri Lanka had fallen off next week's G [...]	2009-09-10 15:30:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID CE PL
09WARSAW932	POLISH APPROACH TO CFE SIMILAR TO U.S. [...] (C) Officials at the MFA Security Policy Department appreciated reftel debriefing on bilateral U.S.-Russia CFE discussions and look forward to a more detailed discussion at next week's High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting. GOP views on resolving the current impasse with Russia parallel U.S. [...]	2009-09-10 15:44:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO PL
09WARSAW934	POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly supports increased EU engagement in Afghanistan, including more resources for civilian reconstruction and the EUPOL police training mission. The Poles appreciate the Swedish Presidency's efforts to elaborate a comprehensive, far-reaching EU strategy for Afghanist [...]	2009-09-11 10:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EFIN EAID KNNP IR PK AF CE PL
09WARSAW938	POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. ON NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly backs the U.S. administration's efforts to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation mechanisms and move forward on arms control negotiations. In particular, Polish MFA officials view the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference as an opportunity to strengthe [...]	2009-09-11 13:50:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09WARSAW940	POLISH FORMIN OUTLINES EVOLVING RELATIONS WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent remarks to the media, FM Sikorski suggested that Poland is a regional partner of the U.S., but only the EU has the scale and resources to be America's strategic partner. Sikorski argued that Poland should support deeper EU integration, Lisbon Treaty ratification, and a [...]	2009-09-12 07:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PARM NATO PL
09WARSAW950	SCENESETTER FOR JUSTICE SCALIA'S SEPTEMBER 23-25 [...] (SBU) Mr. Justice, Mission Poland warmly welcomes your September 23-25 visit to Warsaw. Your trip comes on the heels of ceremonies in Gdansk marking the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II -- one of many important commemorations this year, including the 20th anniversary of 1989 e [...]	2009-09-15 14:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PL
09WARSAW966	POLAND READY TO EXPAND THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (C) The GoP fully agrees with reftel views and believes that Iranian authorities are running out of time to engage in a substantive, comprehensive dialogue with the West. MFA Iran desk officer Piotr Kozlowski told us Poland would do what it could to persuade Iran to be more forthcoming rega [...]	2009-09-18 15:16:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR PL
09WARSAW97	BEEF HORMONES: POLES LOOKING FOR A DEAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) Summary: On instructions from the government of Prime Minister Tusk, officials from the Polish Agriculture Ministry asked EMBOFFS January 29 what concrete steps Poland could take to have its products removed from the retaliation list in [...]	2009-01-29 16:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EUN EAGR PL EU
09WARSAW971	POLAND: UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 15:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PL
09WARSAW983	POLES CAUTIOUS BUT OPEN-MINDED ON U.S. MD PROPOSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the face of overwhelmingly negative press coverage, Polish officials' initial skepticism regarding the new U.S. offer on Missile Defense (MD) has evolved slightly to a posture of wait-and-see (but not too long). Both FM Sikorski and PM Tusk have issued guardedly encouraging p [...]	2009-09-23 16:18:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PL
09WARSAW985	REPAIRING U.S.-POLISH RELATIONS [...] (C) As I conclude my five years as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, I offer some final thoughts on how to put U.S.-Polish relations back on an upward trajectory after several weeks of bumps. It is worth the effort. The Poles are like family - not shy about pointing out perceived sl [...]	2009-09-24 08:53:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS PL
09WASHDC872	OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maputo [...]	2009-12-21 18:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MA SF
09WASHDC873	OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maput [...]	2009-12-22 04:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MA SF
09WELLINGTON102	NEW ZEALAND'S $1.5NZ BILLION BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In March, Communications and Information Technology Minister Steven Joyce unveiled plans for GNZ to offer up to NZ$1.5 billion for building high-speed broadband infrastructure to cover seventy-five percent of New Zealand. A Crown-owned investment company is expected, along wit [...]	2009-04-22 03:03:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON NZ
09WELLINGTON103	COOK ISLANDS GOVERNMENT FILES CLAIM TO CONTINENTAL [...] (U) On April 16, the Cook Islands Government (CIG) submitted a claim to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) for control of over 400,000 square kilometers of the continental shelf underlying its surrounding waters and which extends beyond the CI,s Exclusive Economic [...]	2009-04-22 22:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EMIN PHSA NZ
09WELLINGTON104	LABOUR DOOMED TO WANDER NEW ZEALAND'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Since the November 2008 election that ousted the Labour-led government of former PM Helen Clark, the Labour Party has struggled to define itself in opposition to attract positive media attention as well as the public's interest. So far the Labour Party has failed on both counts [...]	2009-04-23 19:49:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON105	HIGH STAKES IN RACE FOR HELEN CLARK'S SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, voters in the traditionally safe Labour Party electorate of Mt. Albert in inner-Auckland will decide who will succeed former Prime Minister Helen Clark as its member of parliament. Of the main contenders, only the Green Party has selected its by-election candidate [...]	2009-04-28 06:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON106	MGSF01 - SWINE FLU UPDATE FOR NEW ZEALAND [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 20:43:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR AMGT TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR ASEC KFLO KSAF
09WELLINGTON107	NEW ZEALAND: PIF TO SUSPEND FIJI ON MAY 2 [...] (U) On May 1, Australian media reported that Fijian military leader Bainimarama offered to hold a summit with Australia and New Zealand to persuade both countries that Bainimarama's proposed timetable for a return to democracy in Fiji is necessary. Bainimarama further predicted that other P [...]	2009-05-01 04:32:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV NZ
09WELLINGTON108	UPDATE ON NEW ZEALND'S MONETARY AND FISCAL POSITION AS THE [...] (U) Summary. On April 30, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) reduced the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points to 2.5 percent. The RBNZ move continues a series of dramatic cuts since July 2008 when the OCR stood at 8.25 percent. Economists reacted favorably to both the size of the [...]	2009-05-01 04:55:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON112	NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN AID [...] (SBU) Summary. In a stinging May 1 speech, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully signaled a course correction in New Zealand's aid program. Chief among the National Government's intended changes is a shift away from poverty alleviation to developing economic sustainability. McCully al [...]	2009-05-05 05:34:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON113	NEW ZEALAND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AMANO FOR [...] (C) On May 8, Acting DCM met with Jillian Dempster, Deputy Director of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) International Security and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel points. Dempster said that New Zealand will support Japanese candidate Ambassador Yukiya Aman [...]	2009-05-11 02:40:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP IAEA PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON115	UPDATE ON NZ COPYRIGHT LAW SECTION 92A - [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 12, New Zealand's Minister of Commerce Simon Power met with representatives of the NZ copyright industry and GNZ officials to discuss a three-step plan to re-draft and enact section 92A of the Copyright (New Technologies) Act by end of 2009. This particular section of [...]	2009-05-14 23:40:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR NZ
09WELLINGTON117	TONGA PM SAYS APPROACH TO FIJI NEEDS REVISION [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 18, Tongan Prime Minister Dr. Feleti Seveli gave a public address in Wellington where he stated that critics need not worry about political reform in his country as it was continuing apace and is fully supported by the Tongan King. On Fiji, Dr. Seveli offered a nuanced [...]	2009-05-19 05:15:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON121	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Econoff delivered demarche to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Asia Division and New Zealand's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). At MFAT, Econoff spoke with Patrick Rata, Deputy Director for Japan/Korea Unit and to Brody Sinclair, Po [...]	2009-05-21 23:28:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM NZ
09WELLINGTON122	NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER CRITICIZES US DAIRY [...] (SBU) In a lunch today with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Charge, the former opened the conversation by noting the New Zealand Government,s strong negative reaction to the recent dairy subsidy announcement by the USG. McCully remarked that the decision by the EU and US to [...]	2009-05-27 06:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON124	FAS TMTWO SCANDURRA, JOHN (SPOUSE) [...] POSTTOUS. FM WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND TO MINNEAPOLIS. ETD 07/10, ETA MINNEAPOLIS 07/11. AIR. PROPOSED ITINERARY LV WELLINGTON ON 07/12, ARR MINNEAPOLIS 07/11. REST STOP SAN FRANCISCO. 2. TRANS TO MINNEAPOLIS. 3. MEDEXAM TO BE COMPLETED IN MINNEAPOLIS. Keegan [...]	2009-05-29 04:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
09WELLINGTON125	NEW ZEALAND'S 2009 BUDGET - SEEKING SECURITY IN UNCERTAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Six months following the general election, the governing National Party delivered its first budget to the New Zealand Parliament on May 28. Finance Minister (FM) Bill English said the goal of the Budget was to achieve security in uncertain times and promised not to cut current [...]	2009-05-29 06:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV NZ
09WELLINGTON126	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AIR ASSETS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 05:42:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL SMIG NZ
09WELLINGTON128	NEW ZEALAND'S MINISTER OF TRADE ASSESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: New Zealand's Trade Minister Tim Groser categorized all his meetings in Washington as extremely successful; he also expressed decidedly negative reactions to recent dairy export subsidy measures by the U.S. and EU. Groser outlined his plans to revamp NZ development assistance [...]	2009-06-04 23:54:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON129	NEW ZEALAND UNDECIDED ON CRITICAL UN ELECTION [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered demarche to Mr. Tom Kennedy, Policy Officer, United Nation and Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) in New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affaris and Trade (MFAT). Biographic information on Ms. Myers and background information were also delivered. 2. [...]	2009-06-07 22:14:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09WELLINGTON133	CORRECTION - FAS TMTWO SCANDURRA, JOHN (SPOUSE) [...] POSTTOUS FROM WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND TO MINNEAPOLIS. ETD 07/06, ETA MINNEAPOLIS 07/07, AIR. PROPOSED ITINERARY LV WELLINGTON ON 07/06, ARR MINNEAPOLIS 07/07. REST STOP SAN FRANCISCO. 2. TCEST US$9,500; TRANS US$2,000; HHE US$2,000; UNACBAG US$5,500; AUTOSHIP 0000. TRANS INCLUDES AIRFARE AND [...]	2009-06-09 04:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
09WELLINGTON134	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: ENERGY [...] (U) In response to reftel action request, Post would like to mention the Energy Development in Island Nations (EDIN) project. Launched in August 2008, EDIN is a partnership between Iceland, New Zealand and the United States to further the use of energy efficient and renewable energy technolog [...]	2009-06-09 05:18:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECON ENRG APEC NZ
09WELLINGTON135	NEW ZEALAND AID FOR PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED PERSONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 01:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF NZ PK
09WELLINGTON151	Demarche Response IAEA Reports on Iran and Syria [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 04:12:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP IAEA MNUC IR TRGY NZ
09WELLINGTON153	FAS TMTWO SCANDURRA, LAURA [...] HLRT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ATTACHE CONFERENCE FROM WELLINGTON TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO MINNEAPOLIS AND RETURN. ETD 07/06 STOPOVER SAN FRANCISCO, ETADC 07/12. LVDC ON OR ABOUT 07/18, ARR MINNEAPOLIS 07/18. ETD 08/17, ETA WELLINGTON 08/20, STOPOVER SAN FRANCISCO. AIR. 2. HLADD MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA [...]	2009-06-12 04:46:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
09WELLINGTON157	NEW ZEALAND -- 2009 TIP REPORT DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On Tuesday June 16 (New Zealand time),Charge' and Econoff delivered the pre-release copy of the 2009 TIP Report to Peter Rider, Director for UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth (UNHRC) and Paul Roberts, Policy Officer UNHRC at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The [...]	2009-06-16 04:48:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG NZ
09WELLINGTON159	LABOUR WINS RACE FOR HELEN CLARK'S OLD SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 13, the Labour Party's David Shearer easily won the by-election contest for the Mt. Albert seat in Auckland, recently vacated by former Prime Minister Helen Clark. Shearer, a former high ranking UN official, effortlessly defeated his nearest rival, the governing Nationa [...]	2009-06-16 04:50:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON163	New Zealand Response to U.S. Views on the International [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 06:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09WELLINGTON165	CORRECTION-FAS TMTWO SCANDURRA, LAURA [...] HLRT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ATTACHE CONFERENCE FROM WELLINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS/WASHINGTON D.C./MINNEAPOLIS/WELLINGTON WITH A STOP OVER IN SAN FRANCISCO EACH WAY. ETD WELLINGTON ON AND ABOUT 07/06 ETA MINNEAPOLIS 07/07; ETADC ON AND ABOUT 07/12 FOR ATTACHE CONFERENCE. LVDC ON OR ABOUT 07/18, ARR MINNEA [...]	2009-06-19 01:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR NZ
09WELLINGTON169	New Zealand H1N1 Sitrep, June 19, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 18, the New Zealand Government announced a shift of its H1N1 strategy from one of "containment" to one of "management" of the virus. This move was prompted by increased volumes of confirmed and suspected cases of the virus received by the country's regional health authori [...]	2009-06-19 05:26:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR KFLU ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09WELLINGTON177	New Zealand H1N1 Sitrep, June 25, 2009 [...] (U) Updating Post's last sitrep, (see reftel),New Zealand's H1N1 flu strategy has shifted from a program of containment for confirmed and suspected cases to management of the pandemic's impact throughout major population centers. The management strategy of the pandemic now abandons distributi [...]	2009-06-25 01:49:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR KFLU TBIO KSAF PREL AMGT NZ
09WELLINGTON18	PM JOHN KEY OFFERS ECONOMIC ASSURANCES AND GENERALITIES [...] (U) Summary: On January 15, Prime Minister John Key held his first high-level meeting of the New Year to address growing negative economic news. Major financial research firms recently forecast significant contraction in the New Zealand economy resulting in a projected fifth quarter of no gro [...]	2009-01-20 02:21:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON181	FIXING THE BIG CITY [...] (SBU) The Auckland region, New Zealand's commercial center and home to a third of the country's population, is governed by a patchwork of institutions - four city councils and mayors, two district councils and an overarching regional council. These overlapping and competing authorities slow d [...]	2009-06-26 03:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NZ
09WELLINGTON2	U.S. COMPANIES AND AIR NEW ZEALAND TEST AVIATON BIOFUEL [...] December 30, 2008 Charge represented the Embassy, the Foreign Commercial Service and the U.S. Government generally at an Air New Zealand (ANZ) test flight of a new biofuel at Auckland International Airport. UOP, a U.S. subsidiary of Honeywell, has developed a biofuel from a tree called jatropha [...]	2009-01-06 02:29:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ENRG TRGY NZUS

09WELLINGTON207	WELLINGTON RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: In response to reftel, FAS Officer delivered demarche on 12 June to Peter Zwart at NZAID-SAEG (NZ Aid Agency). On 4 July 9, 2009, Mr. Zwart responded that New Zealand (GNZ) is very supportive of the increased international focus being given to food security issues and agricultural [...]	2009-07-09 01:07:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL NZ

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