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08BEIRUT1473	LEBANON: WITH MARCH 14, DAS HALE STRESSES U.S. [...] (C) March 14 leaders shared their concerns about regional developments with visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale, especially perceived western (especially French) rapprochement with Syria and possible focus of the next U.S. administration on Iran, at Lebanon's expense. The March [...]	2008-10-10 15:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE

08BEIRUT1474	LEBANON: SLEIMAN MAKES CASE FOR NEW LAF WEAPONS; [...] (C) In an October 7 meeting with DAS David Hale and the Ambassador, President Michel Sleiman presented the case for U.S. provision of precision weaponry to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to fight terrorists. He said Syrian President Bashar Asad had assured him Syrian troops deployed on the S [...]	2008-10-14 14:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR UNSC MOPS SY LE
08BEIRUT1478	LEBANON: MINISTER LAHOUD SAYS SLEIMAN'S SAUDI TRIP [...] (C) Minister of State Nassib Lahoud on October 15 told the Ambassador that he hopes the U.S. strong support of Lebanon's sovereignty continues after the U.S. presidential elections. Lahoud accompanied President Sleiman on his October 12 and 13 visit to Saudi Arabia. He said Saudi King Abdull [...]	2008-10-15 05:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE MARR MOPS SY
08BEIRUT148	LEBANON: GOL DOWNBEAT ON LATEST ARAB LEAGUE MEETING [...] (C) The results of the January 27 Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Cairo were disappointing both to the Lebanese majority and the opposition. Acting FM Tarek Mitri and the PM's senior aide Mohamed Chatah, who represented Lebanon in Cairo, had weak support from Lebanon's friends and [...]	2008-01-30 17:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL LE
08BEIRUT1480	LEBANON: GEMAYEL, WITH DAS HALE, STRESSES ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Former President and Kataeb party leader Amine Gemayel described his efforts to solidify his Kataeb party base, coordinate with other March 14 coalition members, and develop an election strategy in a meeting with visiting NEA DAS Hale and the Ambassador. Gemayel cited social and economi [...]	2008-10-15 10:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE MARR MOPS SY
08BEIRUT1498	LEBANON: UNIFIL COMMANDER ASKS FOR HELP IN [...] (C) Force Commander General Claudio Graziano, speaking on October 9 at a regular United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mission update briefing to the diplomatic corps, described the withdrawal of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) from northern Ghajar as a critical step towards successful [...]	2008-10-20 15:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
08BEIRUT1499	LEBANON: ARMY DESTROYS ITS FIRST MANPAD [...] (C) On October 16, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) demolition experts destroyed their first MANPAD (Man-Portable Air Defense System),a Russian made SA-7 (serial# 9()54M-04-73-04774, 9M32M-04774). This demolition reflects an agreement with the Department of State's Office of Weapons Removal and Ab [...]	2008-10-20 15:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
08BEIRUT15	LEBANON: GEAGEA TIES SUCCESS OF HALF PLUS ONE TO [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told the Ambassador on January 3 that March 14 is at a crossroads: either its members continue supporting the Siniora government, making small adjustments to the cabinet and consequently remain in a presidential vacuum, or they elect a president with a h [...]	2008-01-04 15:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PTER SY LE
08BEIRUT1507	LEBANON: PM SINIORA, WITH EDELMAN, THANKS USG FOR [...] (C) Under Secretary for Defense Eric Edelman met with Prime Minister Siniora on October 17 to explain to the Prime Minister that USG support for the Lebanese Armed Forces had been formally institutionalized with the recent establishment of the Joint Military Commission (JMC). U/S Edelman also [...]	2008-10-21 14:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UNSC MARR MCAP MOPS IR LE
08BEIRUT1513	LEBANON: AOUNIST DEPUTY PM CAUSES DRAMA AT CABINET [...] (C) In an October 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Cultural Affairs Minister (and prominent Beirut Sunni community leader) Tamam Salam recounted the previous night's cabinet meeting, claiming it went well except for Deputy PM Issam Abou Jamra's dramatics. According to Salam, Abou Jamra insiste [...]	2008-10-22 16:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY IS LE
08BEIRUT1515	LEBANON: GHAJAR AND SHEBAA ON THE MIND OF NEW UN [...] (C) New UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams stressed the need for urgent progress on Ghajar, warning that should the Israelis fail to respond to UNIFIL's proposal for withdrawal, the next UNSCR 1701 report would be tough on Israel during an October 22 call on Ambassador. Confir [...]	2008-10-23 13:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
08BEIRUT1516	LEBANON: AOUNISTS DEFEND DEPUTY PM'S DEMANDS FOR [...] (C) In separate meetings with members of Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM),DCM and Pol/Econ Chief expressed concerns that Deputy Prime Minister Issam Abou Jamra's threats to boycott cabinet meetings chaired by Prime Minister Siniora contradicted the spirit of the Doha agreement. MP [...]	2008-10-23 16:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IR LE
08BEIRUT1520	LEBANON: PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) In the first meeting of its fall regular session, parliament passed a law on the Constitutional Council, Lebanon's highest court, paving the way for an end to the judicial vacuum that has existed since 2005. The ten-member Council, which has the power to rule on challenges to electoral re [...]	2008-10-24 14:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
08BEIRUT1521	LEBANON: MINISTER OF INTERIOR PRESENTS ELECTION [...] (C) Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud presented a master plan for execution of the 2009 parliamentary elections on October 20 during a well-attended briefing for international donors. Though still light on specifics and cost estimates, this document was welcomed by the donor community who have [...]	2008-10-24 14:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UNSC MARR MCAP MOPS IR LE
08BEIRUT1524	LEBANON: HIZBOLLAH ASKS FOR ISF ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) Summary: The Lebanese Internal Security Forces recently have been granted the power to access and enforce the law within Lebanese regions and suburbs previously controlled by Hizbollah. At the request and urging of Hizbollah, the ISF two weeks ago began to police and to arrest individuals [...]	2008-10-24 15:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR LE
08BEIRUT1526	LEBANON: GEAGEA STRUGGLING WITH MARCH 14 ALLIES [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told the Ambassador October 24 that he and his March 14 allies were still negotiating their candidate lists for the 2009 parliamentary elections. Geagea said he was having the most difficulty convincing Saad Hariri and Walid Jumblatt that the Christian [...]	2008-10-24 23:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1533	LEBANON: SINIORA TERMS ABU JAMRA CONTROVERSY [...] (C) PM Siniora expressed frustration over the controversy generated by Deputy PM (DPM) Abu Jamra over the DPM's role, saying that he will give Abu Jamra office space and some assignment to try to mollify him, but is not willing to increase the powers of the DPM position. He believed that Abu [...]	2008-10-28 14:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT1538	LEBANON: OPPOSITION MARADA LEADER CALLS FOR [...] (C) Christian opposition Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh suggested on October 27 that direct talks between Lebanon (partnered with Syria) and Israel would lead to resolution of the issue of Hizballah arms, and that Lebanese-Syrian collaboration was necessary for border security. Stressing the [...]	2008-10-29 12:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
08BEIRUT1541	LEBANON: HARIRI-NASRALLAH MEETING MEETS SAAD'S [...] (C) Nader Hariri, advisor to Saad Hariri, told Poloff and Senior Political LES October 29 that the meeting between March 14's leader, Saad Hariri, and Hizballah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, achieved Hariri's primary objective: to calm Sunni-Shia tensions. The October 26 meeting was, reportedly, [...]	2008-10-29 16:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1555	LEBANON: UNDP COUNTRY DIRECTOR, WITH A/S HOOK, [...] (C) During an October 30 meeting with Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Brian Hook, UN Development Program (UNDP) Country Director Marta Ruedas stated that the key priorities for UNDP in Lebanon were governance, community and economic development, the environment, and [...]	2008-10-31 07:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UNSC LE
08BEIRUT1557	LEBANON: UNSCOL ENCOURAGES A/S HOOK TO URGE GOL TO [...] (C) New UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams told visiting Assistant Secretary Brian Hook and the Ambassador October 30 that the GOL needs to take control of all of its territory. Williams said that in the south, Hizballah is the dominant force; and absent a real GOL p [...]	2008-10-31 08:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPPS LE SY IS
08BEIRUT1562	LEBANON: UNRWA WARNS A/S HOOK ABOUT DETERIORATING [...] (C) During a October 30 meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary for International Organization (IO) Affairs Brian Hook and the Ambassador, UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Deputy Commissioner-General Filippo Grandi and UNRWA Lebanon Country Director Salvatore Lombardo warned that the ingre [...]	2008-10-31 15:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE
08BEIRUT1563	LEBANON: JUMBLATT WITH A/S HOOK: JUSTICE AND [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, in an October 30 meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Brian Hook and Ambassador, stressed justice and stability as priorities for the outcome of the Special Tribunal. Jumblatt repeatedly ceded authority for March 14 [...]	2008-10-31 15:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1575	LEBANON: NEED FOR EXPORT CONTROLS, CUSTOMS TRAINING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15 and 16. 2. (C) GOL officials tell us there are few, if any, rules or regulations in place to halt or interdict potentially illicit radiological, biological or chemical material and other strategic goods that can be used in WMD devel [...]	2008-11-04 15:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC MARR PBTS PGOV PINR PREL LE SY
08BEIRUT1582	LEBANON: BOUTROS HARB URGES INDEPENDENT LIST, EVEN [...] (C) March 14 MP Boutros Harb, on the eve of the U.S. presidential elections, expressed hope that the "Lebanese message" would be well-understood by the new U.S. administration. During his November 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Harb said March 14 had agreed to reach a unified position on cand [...]	2008-11-05 15:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1584	LEBANON: NEW GOL BORDER PLAN DISAPPOINTS DONORS [...] (C) In an October 31 meeting, PM Siniora told international donors that the GOL planned to create a national border force to operate along Lebanon's border with Syria. He acknowledged that parliamentary approval would be needed to proceed with such a plan. However, Siniora felt this was a m [...]	2008-11-05 15:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR MCAP PBTS PGOV PINR PREL EC LE SY
08BEIRUT1603	LEBANON: PRESIDENT'S ADVISOR ADVOCATES ELECTIONS [...] (C) Ambassador Naji Abi Assi, advisor to President Michel Sleiman, suggested that the new U.S. administration pursue regional peace in the Middle East, noting that Lebanon stood to benefit greatly from Arab rapprochement. Regarding Lebanon's spring 2009 parliamentary elections, Abi Assi stres [...]	2008-11-07 16:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS SY LE
08BEIRUT161	LEBANON: SAAD WAKES UP TO 2009 PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri blamed Libya and Qatar for undermining Lebanon at the January 27 Arab League meeting, with the preservation of Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman's presidential candidacy the only positive result, in his view. He predicted that, without tou [...]	2008-02-01 16:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT1612	LEBANON: RECOMMENDATION ON INTERNATIONAL ELECTION [...] (C) After consulting with Lebanese governmental contacts, local NGOs and international donors, Embassy Beirut recommends that USAID provide funding to support an international observation team through the National Democratic Institute (NDI). With extensive experience in Lebanon working with d [...]	2008-11-10 16:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF OVIP ASEC SY LE
08BEIRUT1613	LEBANON: UNSCOL SEES MINIMAL PROGRESS ON GHAJAR; [...] (C) Briefing the Ambassador on his recent trips to Israel and Syria, UN Special Coordinator Michael Williams relayed that Israel will neither accept nor reject UNIFIL's proposal for withdrawal from Ghajar by the November 22 deadline. Williams relayed that Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is focusing all [...]	2008-11-10 16:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT1614	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Under Secretary Clapper: Welcome to Lebanon. Your trip provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. government support for Lebanon. The expansion of the U.S.-Lebanese military partnership represents an historic opportunity to bolster the cause of democracy, [...]	2008-11-10 19:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC IS LE SY
08BEIRUT1615	LEBANON: JUMBLATT AND HAMADEH ON INDEPENDENT BLOC [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt and March 14 MP Marwan Hamadeh discussed ongoing negotiations for election blocs and contentious cabinet atmospherics during dinner with the Ambassador on November 8. Jumblatt said he planned to offer his own national defense strategy during the next National D [...]	2008-11-10 19:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1619	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR STRESSES [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh stressed the Bank's efforts to comply with all international rules and banking regulations during his November 11 meeting with visiting Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis Howard Mendelsohn. He said that although m [...]	2008-11-12 16:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LE PTER
08BEIRUT1633	LEBANON: FORMER LEBANESE AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. ON [...] (C) Former Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Simon Karam discussed Lebanon's upcoming elections, political reforms, and Hizballah's role in both on November 11. Expressing resignation over the current majority's lack of unity, Karam said Hizballah would not tolerate election results not in its [...]	2008-11-14 11:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1637	LEBANON: SEEMINGLY HEALTHY PATRIARCH STILL WORKING [...] (C) Maronite Patriarch Sfeir, in a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, expressed measured optimism that the Maronite League's continuing efforts to reconcile Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and Marada party leader Suleiman Franjieh will be successful. Praising President Michel Sleima [...]	2008-11-14 16:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY LE
08BEIRUT1638	LEBANON: OPPORTUNITIES TO INFLUENCE THE 2009 [...] (C) Although March 14 is working to fine-tune its campaign messaging and tactics, a March 14 victory in the spring 2009 parliamentary elections is, by the moderate coalition's own admission, by no means guaranteed. March 14 contacts tell us their hope is to win an absolute majority (65 out of [...]	2008-11-14 17:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE
08BEIRUT1639	LEBANON: MINISTER OF INTERIOR BAROUD: "I CONSULTED [...] (C) On November 14, Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud told the Ambassador that his November 10 visit to Syria had been approved -- prior to departure -- by the Council of Ministers and that he had furthermore consulted with a range of political figures, including via a call to Saad Hariri in Mo [...]	2008-11-14 19:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UNSC MARR MCAP MOPS IR LE
08BEIRUT1641	LEBANON: UNSCOL BEMOANS SLOW PROGRESS ON 1701, [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams expressed concern on November 15 that the Lebanese might be slowing on establishing diplomatic ties with Syria. He also expressed concern regarding progress on UNSCR 1701. Williams thought it possible that emerging GOL hesitation [...]	2008-11-17 16:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1642	LEBANON: GOL WILL NOT OPPOSE IRAN ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The Lebanese MFA responded on November 17 to the reftel demarche PolOff delivered on November 12 on the UN General Assembly Third Committee human rights resolutions. Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after consulting with the Lebanese Mission to [...]	2008-11-17 16:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LE
08BEIRUT1659	LEBANON: MILIBAND URGES LEBANESE TO ACT ON RANGE [...] (C) British Foreign Secretary David Miliband addressed three main topics with Lebanese interlocutors in his November 18-19 visit: Syria, Iran, and the Middle East Peace Process. On Syria, he told the Lebanese that the UK is not naive and is not selling out with moves such as his trip to Damascu [...]	2008-11-20 14:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS SY LE
08BEIRUT1663	LEBANON: GEMAYEL DISTANCING HIMSELF FROM MARCH 14? [...] (C) Former President and Kataeb head Amine Gemayel told the Ambassador and visiting NEA/ELA Office Director Nicole Shampaine that March 14 would not develop a common platform by the coalition's January convention. At a November 20 meeting at Kataeb Headquarters, Gemayel emphasized the need to [...]	2008-11-21 14:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE
08BEIRUT1666	LEBANON: BLOOMFIELD PROMOTES MANPADS DESTRUCTION [...] (C) Ambassador Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., Special Envoy for Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS),addressed the need for control of MANPAD weapons with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Kahwaji, took a tour of LAF munitions storage depots, and met with several Lebanese interl [...]	2008-11-24 06:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1667	LEBANON: HARIRI EXPLAINS HIS CONTINUING HIZBALLAH [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and NEA/ELA Office Director Nicole Shampaine on November 20, parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri said that he had spoken with Hizballah officials following his October 26 meeting with SYG Hassan Nasrallah (reftels) on a variety of topics. Hariri said [...]	2008-11-24 09:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UNSC MARR MCAP MOPS IR LE
08BEIRUT1671	LEBANON: GEAGEA REJECTS TALKS WITH ISRAEL, PUSHES [...] (C) In a November 20 meeting with the Ambassador and NEA/ELA Office Director Nicole Shampaine, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said the GOL should impose a weapons ban given the recent clashes between Christian groups in north Lebanon. He said March 14 has had a consistent national platfo [...]	2008-11-24 16:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
08BEIRUT1677	LEBANON: MURR CONCERNED ABOUT HARIRI IN ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Defense Minister Elias Murr, in a November 21 meeting with visiting CENTCOM J2 Brigadier General Stephen Fogarty, visiting NEA ELA Officer Director Nicole Shampaine, and the Ambassador, said he would travel to Damascus as soon as border cooperation, missing Lebanese soldiers, and the trans [...]	2008-11-25 12:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE
08BEIRUT1679	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT CHRISTIANS NEED SPACE TO RUN [...] (C) In a November 21 dinner with the Ambassador and visiting NEA/ELA Office Director Nicole Shampaine, former MP Saleh Honein, businessman Neemat Frem, Dr. Paul Charbel, and Richard Jreissati, all Christians considering running as independent candidates in contested districts during the spring [...]	2008-11-25 12:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1682	LEBANON: AOUN EXPLAINS HIS DEFENSE STRATEGY, [...] (C) In a November 20 meeting with the Ambassador and visiting NEA/ELA Office Director Nicole Shampaine, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Leader Michel Aoun talked briefly about his upcoming trip to Syria, which he confirmed would take place before the end of the 2008. He said the recent wave of [...]	2008-11-25 14:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY IS
08BEIRUT1687	LEBANON: NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 13:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1688	LEBANON: IRAQI CHALDEAN REFUGEES SUFFERING IN [...] (C) In a November 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Chaldean Archbishop Michel Kassarji spoke of the challenges facing the 5,000 Iraqi Christian refugees in Lebanon, including child labor, minimal education opportunities, and inability to find skilled employment. While the GOL has grown more un [...]	2008-11-26 14:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF IQ LE
08BEIRUT1691	LEBANON: NASSIB LAHOUD ON SHIA SEEKING A NEW [...] (C) In a November 25 call on the Ambassador, Minister of State Nassib Lahoud described a Hizballah goal of "rewriting" the Taif Accord to allow the election of the president by popular vote. Until this long-term change is achieved, Lahoud expects the group will continue to demand veto authori [...]	2008-11-26 15:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1696	LEBANON: 63RD UNGA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO INCREASE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 09:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1698	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN DECLINES IRAN'S OFFER [...] (C) During President Michel Sleiman's November 24-25 trip to Tehran, the Iranians had made a general offer of military support to Lebanon, and Sleiman diplomatically declined, Sleiman's Diplomatic Advisor Naji Abi Assi told us in a readout of the trip. Ayatollah Khamenei expressed his respec [...]	2008-11-28 12:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY IR IS
08BEIRUT1699	LEBANON: JUMBLATT PLEASED WITH HIS U.S. VISIT [...] (C) In a November 25 meeting, Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt told the Ambassador that his trip to the United States had been a success, and he was pleased to hear that the U.S. continued to support the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He worried that Kataeb Party leader [...]	2008-11-28 12:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY IS
08BEIRUT1700	LEBANON: FRENCH PM VISITS TO SHOW POLITICAL, [...] (C) French PM Francois Fillon's November 20-21 visit to Beirut seems to have been a somewhat pro forma demonstration of France's continued interest and support for Lebanon. During the visit, France agreed to provide weapons for the Lebanese Armed Forces aging Gazelle helicopters, following thr [...]	2008-11-28 13:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE
08BEIRUT1701	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL [...] (C) General Petraeus: Welcome back to Lebanon. Your trip provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. support for a sovereign, democratic, and stable Lebanon to reassure Lebanon's moderates that a change in the U.S. Administration does not equal a change in U.S. [...]	2008-11-28 14:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC IS SY LE
08BEIRUT1703	LEBANON: BERRI EXPECTS NO SOLID WINNER IN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri dispelled rumors that the postponement of the November 26 parliamentary session was for political reasons, explaining that the session lacked a quorum from both the opposition and March 14. He expressed pride that his Amal Movement won a number of seats in th [...]	2008-11-28 15:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT1715	LEBANON: INFO MINISTER SAYS SLEIMAN DIRECTS [...] (C) Information Minister Tarek Mitri informed the Ambassador that President Sleiman has assumed a more active role in the formation of foreign policy than his predecessors, without challenges from the Cabinet. Sleiman firmly controls the Lebanon-Syria portfolio, Mitri said, but added that the [...]	2008-12-02 16:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1722	LEBANON: TASHNAQ AVAILABLE FOR COURTING, SAAD NOT [...] (C) Tashnaq has not decided with whom it will ally for the 2009 elections and is open to any option that will help it meet its goal of winning a five MP bloc, a senior Tashnaq MP told DCM. During the recent trip by a Tashnaq delegation to Syria, president Assad was very interested in Lebanese [...]	2008-12-04 15:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UNSC MARR MCAP MOPS IR LE SY
08BEIRUT1729	LEBANON: HARIRI ON OPPOSITION ATTACKS ON SUNNIS [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met December 4 with Parliamentary Majority Leader Saad Hariri, who said opposition March 8's fanning of anti-Sunni sentiment was not succeeding politically. He claimed that Michel Aoun's trip to Syria would backfire on Aoun, and said it was a "fact" that Aoun was receiv [...]	2008-12-05 18:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY QA
08BEIRUT1730	LEBANON: SINIORA, WITH GENERAL PETRAEUS, CALLS FOR [...] (C) In a December 2 meeting, Commander, U.S. Central Command David Petraeus underscored to Prime Minister Fouad Siniora the U.S. commitment to Lebanon and to strengthening the Lebanese Armed Forces. Siniora emphasized the need for U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process. On Ghajar, [...]	2008-12-08 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS SY
08BEIRUT1731	LEBANON: SLEIMAN AFFIRMS: NO MILITARY DEAL WITH [...] (C) President Michel Sleiman told the Ambassador that during his late November trip to Tehran, Iran did not offer military assistance to Lebanon and he did not ask for any. He said he detected disagreement between Iran and Syria over Syria's contacts with Israel. He was negative about advanci [...]	2008-12-08 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MASS UNSC LE SY IS IR
08BEIRUT1732	LEBANON: MICHEL MURR WANTS TO LURE MARCH 8 [...] (C) Greek Orthodox MP Michel Murr told the Ambassador December 5 that he hoped to draw candidates away from the opposition March 8 alliance to his independent candidate list for the 2009 parliamentary elections. Not wanting to harm Saad Hariri's March 14, Murr said he was not targeting potent [...]	2008-12-08 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT1745	LEBANON: UNSCOL DISCUSSES HIZBALLAH, TIGHT [...] (C) In a December 9 meeting with visiting CENTCOM Assessment Team members and the Ambassador, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL) Chief of Staff Jack Christofides, PolChief Diego Zorrilla, and Poloff Rami Shehadeh provided a broad assessment of Lebanese politics after the Doha Accord. [...]	2008-12-10 16:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1748	LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS AN AOUN VICTORY [...] (C) In a December 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr assessed that President Michel Sleiman, annoyed at the royal treatment Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun received during his trip to Syria, feels threatened by the prospect of a decisive Aoun victory in the [...]	2008-12-11 19:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS RS LE SY
08BEIRUT175	LEBANON: PM SINIORA URGES CLEAR USG STATEMENT OF [...] (C) During Ambassador Sison's introductory call on February 6, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora urged the USG to issue a "clear position of support" for the Arab League Initiative (ALI),which he described as "the only game in town right now" to resolve Lebanon's political crisis. He said USG sil [...]	2008-02-06 19:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE
08BEIRUT1753	LEBANON: LAF COMMANDER TELLS CODEL ACKERMAN HE [...] (C) In a December 13 meeting with Codel Ackerman, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Jean Kahwagi stressed that the LAF's primary goal was to fight terrorists, and highlighted the U.S. assistance that the army needs in order to succeed. He underscored the importance of U.S. military assistan [...]	2008-12-15 09:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MCAP LE IS IR
08BEIRUT1758	LEBANON: SLEIMAN WITH CODEL ACKERMAN SAYS [...] (C) In a December 13 meeting with visiting Codel Ackerman, President Michel Sleiman emphasized the need for a comprehensive regional peace agreement in order, "with time", to disarm Hizballah. Sleiman noted that Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and UNIFIL presence south of the Litani since 2006 wa [...]	2008-12-16 11:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1759	LEBANON: SINIORA TELLS CODEL ACKERMAN SOLVING [...] (C) In a December 13 meeting with CODEL Ackerman, Prime Minister Siniora pushed for the U.S. to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Solving the Palestinian problem, he said, would solve other regional and world problems. Siniora said Lebanon sought an "excellent relation [...]	2008-12-16 11:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1760	LEBANON: MARCH 14 OFFICIALS TELL CODEL ACKERMAN [...] (C) In a December 13 meeting, March 14 members expressed to Codel Ackerman their determination to win the spring 2009 parliamentary elections, and said the U.S. should support Lebanon rather than any single party. Rather than electoral politics, however, the bulk of the meeting was taken up wi [...]	2008-12-16 11:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS LE SY
08BEIRUT1761	LEBANON: CODEL ACKERMAN GIVES HARIRI STRONG [...] (C) Codel Ackerman delivered a strong message of U.S. bipartisan support for Lebanon during its meeting with majority leader Saad Hariri. Rep. Ackerman said that with the administration change in Washington, there would be no change in U.S. support for Lebanon. In particular, the USG will c [...]	2008-12-16 14:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MCAP LE SY IR
08BEIRUT1770	LEBANON: ON GHAJAR, UN SEES NEED TO ACT, SAYS [...] (C) Milos Strugar, UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Senior Political Adviser said that because progress had stalled on UNIFIL's proposal that Israel transfer the northern half of Ghajar to Lebanese control, the UN was taking proactive steps to keep the proposal from floundering. The next [...]	2008-12-18 14:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1773	LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, MIKATI CALLS HIZBALLAH A [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati told visiting NEA DAS Hale and the Ambassador that Sunni leader Saad Hariri, with whom Mikati acknowledged seeking an electoral alliance, would win the Tripoli district in Lebanon's 2009 parliamentary elections. Mikati said he would refuse the position o [...]	2008-12-19 15:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1774	LEBANON: DEMARCHE REQUEST UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 19. Khachab displayed interest in the subject. He noted there could be many more qualified candidates than Hosni and suggested a former Lebanese Minister [...]	2008-12-22 04:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	CDG IS LE PARM PGOV PHUM PREL SY UNGA
08BEIRUT1779	LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, MARONITE PATRIARCH [...] (C) Maronite Patriarch Sfeir fears a divided bloc of Christian voters will lead to March 8 gains in the spring parliamentary elections, but said his role was only to speak out for the principles of freedom, and to not be "out front" on delivering political messages. He was unsure if Christian [...]	2008-12-22 14:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL LE SY
08BEIRUT1780	LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR EXPLAINS RUSSIANS' "SURPRISE" [...] (C) In a December 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Elias Murr struggled to explain that the Russians "surprised" him with a grant aid offer of 77 free T-72 or T-90 tanks and 130 mm mortars, among other equipment, to which he reportedly declined and made the "completely unrealis [...]	2008-12-22 15:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS RS LE SY
08BEIRUT1781	LEBANON: TASHNAQ STILL SNUBBED BY HARIRI [...] (C) With visiting NEA DAS David Hale, Armenian Tashnaq SYG Hovig Mekhitirian noted his satisfaction with the new electoral law, laid out in the Doha agreement, because it allows the Armenians to vote for Armenian deputies (and not have their votes diluted by pro-March 14 Sunni voters),and it [...]	2008-12-23 07:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT1782	LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, UNSCOL SOMEWHAT OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams relayed to visiting NEA DAS David Hale that ultimately, the GOL was looking for a "clean withdrawal" by Israel from Ghajar with no future Israeli involvement of any kind. Williams reported that the Syrians seemed "serious" about negotiati [...]	2008-12-23 07:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE SY
08BEIRUT1783	LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS DAS HALE RUSSIAN MIGS ARE [...] (C) In a December 17 dinner with visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale and the Ambassador, Parliamentary Majority Leader Saad Hariri said the Russian deal to provide ten MiG-29 aircraft to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),provided with no strings attached, threatened Hizballah and [...]	2008-12-23 07:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MCAP LE SY RU
08BEIRUT1787	LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, CHATAH SHARES THOUGHTS ON [...] (C) Joking that, in addition to his continued role as advisor to PM Siniora, he was "moonlighting" at the Ministry of Finance, Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah met with visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) David Hale, Ambassador, visiting NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Matthew Irwin, and acti [...]	2008-12-23 13:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN MASS IS LE SA QA RU
08BEIRUT1788	SINIORA SWEET ON CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Flush with March 14's victory in parliament's election of Constitutional Council members on December 18, PM Siniora and aide Rola Noureddine met with visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) David Hale, Ambassador, and NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Matthew Irwin on December 19. Siniora br [...]	2008-12-23 13:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS PREL UNSC MARR LE SY IS
08BEIRUT1793	LEBANON: SLEIMAN TELLS DAS HALE TO "WAIT AND SEE" [...] (C) In a December 19 meeting with visiting NEA DAS David Hale and the Ambassador, President Michel Sleiman said everyone should &wait and see8 what comes out of the Russian MiG-29 offer to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). He said the entire GOL had been surprised by the offer, and the LAF wou [...]	2008-12-24 09:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS LE SY
08BEIRUT1794	LEBANON: BERRI ON U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE; SAYS [...] (C) Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri questioned NEA DAS David Hale as to why the U.S. had not provided high-profile military hardware to Lebanon. Berri said he welcomed the Russian offer of MiG-29s, provided it came without conditions or costs. The U.S. did not view the Russian offer as com [...]	2008-12-24 09:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY IS
08BEIRUT1795	LEBANON: UNSCOL WILLIAMS ON ISRAELI INTENT TO [...] (C) Returning from Israel December 23, UN Special Coordinator on Lebanon (UNSCOL) Michael Williams relayed to the Ambassador that Israel demonstrated a "serious intent" to complete negotiations over the transfer of northern Ghajar to Lebanon. He noted a "genuine commitment" on the part of Isr [...]	2008-12-24 10:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT1796	LEBANON: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (SBU) Econoff on December 23 delivered reftel demarche, Designation of Additional Iranian Entities under E.O. 13382, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of the Americas' Desk Oussama Khachab. 2. (SBU) Post will forward any substantive responses separately. SISON [...]	2008-12-30 09:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON KTFN KNNP LE IR
08BEIRUT1799	LEBANON: GEAGEA DESCRIBES SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS [...] (C) Lebanese Forces (LF) head Samir Geagea received visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale, Ambassador, and NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Matthew Irwin on December 19. Geagea detailed progress in March 14's electoral preparations, including a plan to back independent Christian candidat [...]	2008-12-30 10:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS IS SY LE
08BEIRUT1800	LEBANON: AN ENTHUSIASTIC JUMBLATT TALKS ELECTORAL [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt received visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale, Ambassador, and NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Matthew Irwin on December 18. Jumblatt delved into the details of intra-March 14 discussions on electoral strategy and candidate selection. He agreed that the [...]	2008-12-30 10:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SY LE
08BEIRUT1801	SALLOUKH SKEPTICAL ON ISRAEL-PALESTINE [...] (C) Visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale, Ambassador, and visiting NEA Lebanon Desk Officer met Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh on December 19. Salloukh noted general respect for the Doha agreement in advance of the 2009 parliamentary elections, which he expected to occur in late [...]	2008-12-30 13:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MASS KPAL IS LE
08BEIRUT1802	LEBANON: HUSSEINI CALLS FOR NEW ELECTORAL LAW, [...] (C) Former Speaker of Parliament and resigned Shi'a parliamentarian Hussein Husseini met visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Hale, DCM, and visiting NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Matthew Irwin on December 18, saying that without a fair electoral law, strong judiciary and parliament, and s [...]	2008-12-30 13:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE
08BEIRUT1803	LEBANON: KHAWAJI BRISTLES AT CRITICISM OF RUSSIAN [...] (C) Accepting a last-minute December 18 meeting to discuss Russia's offer of 10 MiG-29 fighter jets, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Jean Kahwaji received visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) David Hale, Ambassador, visiting NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Matthew Irwin, and LTC James [...]	2008-12-30 14:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MCAP RU LE
08BEIRUT1805	LEBANON: GOL WILL ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE MEETING ON [...] (C) On December 30, Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche to Nazem Khoury, advisor to President Sleiman, and Oussama Khachab, Director of the Americas desk at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Khoury and Khachab, respectively, called the situation in Gaza "unacceptable" and "very [...]	2008-12-30 16:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG MOPS IS LE
08BEIRUT1806	LEBANON: GAZA REACTIONS: HIZBALLAH MOST VOCAL [...] (C) The most vocal critic in Lebanon against Israeli action in Gaza, Hizballah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, blamed Arab states for "collaborating with Israel" and urged these states to stand up to Israel. He also called for demonstrations, most of which have been held without incident. [...]	2008-12-30 17:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS KPAL IS
08BEIRUT1808	LEBANON: PM SINIORA SAYS HE, SLEIMAN, PROACTIVE [...] (C) On December 31, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora informed the Ambassador and DCM that the GOL was taking a proactive approach with Hizballah in response to the situation in Gaza. He and President Sleiman were in contact with Hizballah officials daily, Siniora said, as well as with leaders of t [...]	2008-12-31 12:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS
08BEIRUT181	LEBANON: BERRI NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MOUSSA VISIT [...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, one day before Arab League Secretary General Moussa's return to Beirut. The Speaker did not appear optimistic that Moussa's visit would lead to a breakthrough in the ongoing impasse over the presidential election, [...]	2008-02-07 13:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT182	LEBANON: FM SALLOUKH WELCOMES AMBASSADOR SISON [...] (C) Ambassador Sison made introductory protocol calls on MFA Chief of Protocol Georges Siam and then FM Fawzi Salloukh on February 6. Salloukh said that the Ambassador, although officially a Charge d'Affaires, would be considered as a "full-fledged Ambassador, with all the rights and privilege [...]	2008-02-07 17:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE
08BEIRUT183	LEBANON: JUMBLATT PESSIMISTIC ON ARAB LEAGUE, [...] (C) The Special Tribunal, the Arab League initiative and Amr Moussa's return to Lebanon, preparations for the February 14 commemoration of the assassination of PM Rafiq Hariri, and Hizballah arms were among the topics of conversation at a February 7 lunch hosted for the Ambassador by Druse lead [...]	2008-02-07 17:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT190	LEBANON: MARCH 14 GAINING MOMEMTUM [...] (C) Key March 14 players told the Ambassador March 14 would insist on presidential elections first in talks with visiting Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa (whose departure has now been postponed until February 9). They remained confident in the support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LA [...]	2008-02-08 15:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT191	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S DEFENSE ERIC [...] (C) Under Secretary Edelman: Welcome back to Lebanon. Your trip provides another excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. government support for Lebanon. Since your last visit in October 2007, Lebanon has sunk further into a political crisis. There have been more car bo [...]	2008-02-08 15:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE
08BEIRUT195	LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA REPORTS NO [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, just minutes before departing Beirut, told the Ambassador that, although he was unable to report a breakthrough in the ongoing political impasse, he was not disappointed in his visit. There had been very open and serious discussions, he said, which [...]	2008-02-09 12:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT196	LEBANON: UN SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR LEBANON [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen, who ends his three year tour of duty in Lebanon next week, provided a frank and fairly pessimistic assessment of Lebanon's state of affairs for the newly arrived Ambassador. In his opinion, the current political crisis will last for months, [...]	2008-02-09 12:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC PTER SY IS LE

08BEIRUT198	LEBANON: A/FM MITRI ON IRAQI REFUGEES, ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Acting Foreign Minister Tariq Mitri as Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa was once again in Beirut seeking to mediate a resolution to the presidential election deadlock between the majority and the opposition. Mitri was not hopeful that [...]	2008-02-11 08:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EAID IS KPAL LE PGOV PREF PREL SA SY
08BEIRUT2	LEBANON: SLEIMAN SEES AOUN AS "DANGEROUS" AND [...] (C) In a 1/2 meeting with the Ambassador, LAF Commander -- and presidential front-runner -- Michel Sleiman came across as both bemused and exasperated by the presidential limbo. While skeptical that elections would occur on 1/12, he denied rumors he would pull out of the race. Dismissing p [...]	2008-01-02 14:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY QA SA
08BEIRUT207	LEBANON: PATRIARCH SAYS SYRIA TO BLAME FOR [...] (C) In a February 8 introductory call by the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Boutros Sfeir said that Lebanon, especially the Christian community, was divided and he blamed Syria and Iran for the division. The Patriarch said the key element of the Arab League initiative is the call for the imme [...]	2008-02-11 14:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL PTER LE SY
08BEIRUT208	LEBANON: WATER DISPUTE ALONG LEBANESE/ISRAELI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5 SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) During a February 6 International Donor Coordination meeting, Lillah Fearnley, a UNIFIL Civil Affairs Officer, briefed the group on a growing water dispute that is raising tensions between Lebanese and Israeli [...]	2008-02-11 16:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MASS PBTS PGOV PREL IS LE SY
08BEIRUT209	LEBANON: UK AND UNIFIL SEEK FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) International donor country representatives working with Lebanon's security sector met on February 6 to discuss a number of items pertaining to security sector reform and stabilization. Items ranged from a UK recommendation for the funding of a newly trained Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) "P [...]	2008-02-11 16:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MASS PBTS PGOV PREL IS LE SY
08BEIRUT216	LEBANON: AMBASSADOR VISITS SENIOR MUSLIM RELIGIOUS [...] (C) The Ambassador's introductory calls on Acting Head of the Higher Islamic Shia Council Sayyed Qabalan and Sunni Grand Mufti Sheikh Qabbani were a contrast illustrating the opposing political visions and the tensions underlying Shia-Sunni relations in Lebanon. Sayyed Qabalan, a close ally [...]	2008-02-12 17:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KIRF KPAL LE PGOV PREL
08BEIRUT226	LEBANON: AMBASSADOR RECEIVES OVERVIEW OF GOL'S [...] (C) During an introductory call on February 13, the Ambassador received an overview of the GOL's programs to assist the Palestinian refugee community from Ambassador Khalil Makkawi, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC). Ambassador Makkawi outlined short-term goals, [...]	2008-02-13 16:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL PREF SY IS LE
08BEIRUT228	LEBANON: FINMIN AZOUR - NAVIGATING BY RADAR; [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Azour, in his initial meeting with the Ambassador, outlined the economic situation at the end of 2007, and the challenges facing him in 2008. Last year was better than it might have been, but now security tensions are stalling the economy. Preventing economic col [...]	2008-02-14 10:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SA LE
08BEIRUT236	MINISTER OF INTERIOR WELCOMES ENHANCED COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a February 13, 2008 introductory meeting pro-Hariri Interior Minister Hassan As-Sabaa welcomed Ambassador and communicated his strong interest in the active collaboration between the USG and the MOI in security related matters. He stressed the continuing need for further assis [...]	2008-02-14 16:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NAS PTER IS SY LE
08BEIRUT238	LEBANON: CANADA AND BELGIUM NEED PUSH TO AID LAF, [...] (C) During a February 12 international donor assistance meeting for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),Canadian and Belgian DATTs (protect) requested USG help in approaching their host countries' foreign ministries to seek additional support for the LAF. The DATTs said that each of their countr [...]	2008-02-14 17:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER BE CA LE
08BEIRUT24	LEBANON: AOUN SAYS MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY [...] (C) In a January 4 meeting with Ambassador, Michel Aoun said the Hizballah-led March 8-Aoun opposition would not agree to ending the presidential vacuum until the pro-government March 14 bloc agrees to a package deal comprised of a one-third blocking minority in cabinet for the opposition, agr [...]	2008-01-07 14:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM FR IS LE SY
08BEIRUT256	LEBANON: GEMAYEL SAYS CHRISTIAN WITH MUSCLES [...] (C) In a February 15th introductory office call, former president Amine Gemayel warmly welcomed Charge Sison. Gemayel said he told PM Siniora in a telephone call on February 14 that Lebanon needed to address the lack of Christian representation in the government by either electing a president [...]	2008-02-15 19:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY IR
08BEIRUT257	MEETING WITH INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES DIRECTOR [...] (C) General Achraf Rifi, Director General of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF),in his first meeting with Charge Sison reiterated his and the ISF's appreciation for the active U.S. support for his forces and the continued need for additional training, equipment and infrastructure imp [...]	2008-02-15 19:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY IS LE
08BEIRUT26	LEBANON: BERRI SAYS CABINET MUST BE 10-10-10 [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he agreed with the 1/5 Arab League Foreign Ministers' communique. But Berri's interpretation of the communique was sharply at odds with that of March 14: whereas March 14 sees the communique as largely suppor [...]	2008-01-07 17:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL PTER FR LE SY
08BEIRUT267	LEBANON: LAWYERS FOR FOUR DETAINED GENERALS SEEK [...] (C ) DCM met on February 15 with two lawyers representing Jamil Sayed, the former head of Lebanon's General Security, who has been in detention for nearly three years after being arrested on suspicion of involvement in the car bomb assassination of former PM Rafiq Hariri in February, 2005. Thr [...]	2008-02-19 15:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER LE SY
08BEIRUT268	LEBANON: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR POINTS TO SLOW [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting, Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh painted a picture for Charge Sison of a Lebanese economy hampered by slow growth and not keeping up with its neighbors. The GOL needs the continued financial support of other countries to cover its deficits. He would w [...]	2008-02-19 15:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD EAIR PTER LE
08BEIRUT269	LEBANON: HADDAD STRESSES WTO ACCESSION, IPR [...] (C) Minister of Economy and Trade Sami Haddad told Charge Sison that in Lebanese-U.S. discussions of Lebanon's WTO accession, there were numerous U.S. questions about pharmaceutical issues on import regimes, without any indication of actual infringements. Haddad would like to see some compari [...]	2008-02-19 15:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER LE
08BEIRUT27	LEBANON: SINIORA PLEASED WITH ARAB LEAGUE; WON'T [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador on Monday 1/7, Prime Minister Siniora appeared pleased with the Arab League's weekend effort to find a solution to the presidential impasse, and promised to "extend a hand" to the Hizballah-led opposition, although not agreeing to a "10-10-10" cabinet s [...]	2008-01-07 17:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV PGOV PREL PTER LE
08BEIRUT271	LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR FEARS PLOT TO KILL [...] (C) The Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon claimed that Syria plans to allow the election of Michel Sleiman just before the Damascus Arab League summit, then assassinate him after the summit but before a new PM or cabinet is agreed. The purpose would be to create multiple vacuums in Lebanese institut [...]	2008-02-19 16:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE SA
08BEIRUT28	LEBANON: OPPOSITION RHETORIC AGAINST SLEIMAN [...] (C) Many in the governing March 14 coalition thought that their agreeing to elect Michel Sleiman as president would lead to a solution to the impasse over the presidency, since it was assumed Sleiman had the support of the March 8-Aoun opposition. Instead, the Hizballah-led opposition has s [...]	2008-01-07 17:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT286	LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE INITIATIVE -- GROUNDHOG DAY? [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa's Chief of Staff expressed neither optimism nor pessimism following his February 20-21 discussions with members of the majority and opposition. Acknowledging that the situation was difficult, and that Moussa had not yet decided whether he would retu [...]	2008-02-22 16:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT292	LEBANON: BERRI SAYS STILL NO AGREEMENT ON CABINET [...] (C) Speaker Berri, commenting on Arab League SYG Amr Moussa's return to Lebanon in a last-ditch effort to resolve the political impasse before the February 26 parliamentary session to elect a president, said as of noontime on February 25, agreement still had not been reached on cabinet formati [...]	2008-02-25 15:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT296	LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA REPORTS GLASS IS [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, just minutes before departing Beirut, told the Charge that his most recent round of marathon meetings had resulted in "serious discussions" covering a lot of topics. If representatives from the majority and opposition could sit together and discus [...]	2008-02-26 16:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT302	LEBANON: SAAD CALLS ARAB LEAGUE MEETINGS "USELESS" [...] (C) On February 25, Majority leader Saad Hariri called the February 24-25 round of Arab League meetings "useless." Michel Aoun continued to insist on a blocking third in the cabinet, and Syria does not want the presidential election to take place. Hizballah, meanwhile, was escalating its act [...]	2008-02-26 13:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT304	LEBANON: SINIORA ON ARAB LEAGUE, REQUESTS TO ARAB [...] Action Request - see para 13. 2. SUMMARY. Informed by Charge that U.S. would ask Arab League and GCC capitals to support Lebanon ahead of the March 5-6 Arab League meeting and GCC Ministerial, Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora asked that the U.S. be more specific in describing the Lebanese politic [...]	2008-02-26 19:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ENRG EAID CASC SY KV AL IZ
08BEIRUT317	LEBANON: AOUN'S TAKE ON THE ARAB LEAGUE MEETINGS [...] (C) Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) representative Michel de Chadarevian, speaking for FPM leader Michel Aoun, said the Arab League initiative remains blocked over two issues: cabinet formation and electoral reform. He also alluded to two additional conditions Aoun might try to impose should th [...]	2008-02-29 17:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE
08BEIRUT324	LEBANON: GENERAL SLEIMAN ON GAZA, US NAVY IN [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman March 3 for an overview of the past week: Gaza, U.S. Navy ship movements, and continued speculation on the Arab League Summit. Sleiman was frank and constructive during the meeting, offering feedback on Charge's rece [...]	2008-03-03 16:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT325	LEBANON: DRUSE AND PHALANGE DISMISSIVE OF ARAB [...] (C) Advisors to Phalange party leader Amine Gemayel and Druse leader Walid Jumblatt were critical of Arab League SYG Amr Moussa's ongoing efforts to resolve Lebanon's political impasse, suggesting that Moussa's real focus was a successful Arab League summit. They said some in March 14 favor th [...]	2008-03-04 06:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT329	LEBANON: MARCH 14 MPS ANXIOUS OVER ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Still determined and tough in their rhetoric, ten of the March 14 MPs taking refuge in Beirut hotels since the September 2007 assassination of their colleague MP Antoine Ghanem told the Charge that Lebanon should follow suit if Saudi Arabia and Egypt choose not to send a delegation to the [...]	2008-03-04 14:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IS KPAL LE
08BEIRUT330	LEBANON: EPCA EXTENSION, DELICATE BANKING BALANCE [...] (C) U.S. Treasury DAS Andrew Baukol's visit to Beirut on February 25 was dominated by two recurring themes: the expired IMF Emergency Post Conflict Agreement (EPCA) must be replaced, and the normally robust Lebanese banking system might be more sensitive to increased security risks than politi [...]	2008-03-04 14:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL PTER LE
08BEIRUT349	LEBANON: PRM A/S WITTEN REVIEWS IRAQI REFUGEE [...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri conveyed his concerns to visiting Acting A/S for Population, Refugees and Migration Samuel Witten about the complex situation of Iraqi refugees residing in Lebanon. He admitted that some in the Lebanese public are suffering from "paranoia," and he is co [...]	2008-03-07 13:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG LE
08BEIRUT351	LEBANON: PEELING AWAY AOUN'S MPS [...] (C) At a March 5 luncheon hosted by the Mayor of Zahle, Asaad Zoughaib, the Charge attempted to verify reports that the Zahle MPs, part of Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun's bloc, are willing to break the alliance. The Mayor repeatedly told the Charge that his close friend Elie Skaff [...]	2008-03-07 14:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE
08BEIRUT353	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER INSISTS LEBANON ATTEND [...] (C) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk told the Charge in their first meeting that it is imperative that Lebanon attend the March 29-30 Arab League summit in Damascus, regardless of whether it is invited. He was less insistent on who should represent Lebanon, saying that ideally, the whole Counc [...]	2008-03-07 16:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID SY LE
08BEIRUT354	LEBANON: HARIRI ADVISOR LOOKING AHEAD TO [...] (C) Ghattas Khoury, advisor to majority leader Saad Hariri, does not believe enough pressure has been exerted on Syria to allow Lebanon's presidential election to take place. Michel Aoun, who seemed to reject all three points in the Arab League initiative, was the main problem. Lebanon would [...]	2008-03-07 16:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT355	LEBANON: GEMAYEL FEARS CHAOS OR COMPROMISE WITH [...] (C) Former President and head of the Phalange party Amine Gemayel told the Charge he is afraid of two potential outcomes to the political impasse: chaos or compromise. He equates a compromise with the opposition as a compromise between Lebanese sovereignty and Syrian hegemony. Recapping his [...]	2008-03-07 17:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY LE
08BEIRUT358	LEBANON: ANTI-HIZBALLAH SHIA LEADER SEEKS U.S. [...] (C) Independent Shia leader Ahmad Assad assessed positively his official reception during a recent Washington visit and is hopeful he will receive USG political and financial support. Assad briefed the Charge on his background and political stand, and deplored the general lack of media attenti [...]	2008-03-10 12:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL LE
08BEIRUT367	LEBANON: WHITHER MARCH 14 AFTER MARCH 14? [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt conveyed the image of a stagnated March 14 bloc to the Charge in a March 8 meeting at his Clemenceau residence. With majority leader Saad Hariri in Saudi Arabia, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in the U.S., and regional support unreliable, Jumblatt lamented [...]	2008-03-11 12:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SY LE
08BEIRUT388	LEBANON: HAMADEH DISCUSSES "BEFORE, DURING AND [...] (C) Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh shared with Charge and DCM that he was unable to persuade French Charge Parant to attend the March 14 congress. Regarding the upcoming Arab Summit, he said the GOL is "not in the mood" to attend, but there are issues to be decided before, during a [...]	2008-03-14 15:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SY LE
08BEIRUT389	LEBANON: FRENCH AND OTHER EU CHIEFS OF MISSION [...] (C) French CDA Parant held firm to his view not to attend the March 14 bloc's convention. Not attending, he argued, takes away a potential argument by the Lebanese opposition that France and the EU unreasonably favors March 14 over the political opposition and avoids setting a precedent for at [...]	2008-03-14 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM LE PGOV PREL SY FR
08BEIRUT391	LEBANON: GOL INEFFICIENCY IN AIDING SHIA BENEFITS [...] (C) Reasons for Hizballah's popularity and what the GOL could do to counter it were the dominant themes of discussion at a March 13 dinner with moderate Shia figures hosted by Charge Sison. Some of the guests noted that tangible assistance to underdeveloped Shia areas was the most effective [...]	2008-03-17 13:39:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08BEIRUT392	LEBANON: MARCH 14 CONVENTION REINVIGORATES THE [...] (SBU) On March 14th, the March 14 coalition commemorated the third anniversary of the 2005 Cedar Revolution with a convention that attracted a strong showing of over 2,300 supporters. The event set out to reinvigorate the movement and recapture public support. The speeches focused on March 1 [...]	2008-03-17 14:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08BEIRUT397	LEBANON: MARCH 14 CONSIDERING OPTIONS FOR [...] (C) While it is unlikely that PM Siniora will attend the Arab League Summit in Damascus, the ruling March 14 majority is considering other options for some form of Lebanese attendance to assure someone is there to defend the GOL in any discussion of Lebanon-Syria relations. There is disagreem [...]	2008-03-18 15:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PGOV PREL SY
08BEIRUT402	LEBANON: PATRIARCH DISINCLINED TO SUPPORT CABINET [...] (C) Maronite Patriarch Sfeir continues to prioritize electing a president above all else, including expanding or reshuffling the cabinet, ideas to which he was lukewarm. He expressed his disapproval over how the invitation to the Arab League summit was delivered to Lebanon. In addition to his [...]	2008-03-19 13:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SY LE
08BEIRUT405	LEBANON: RESIGNED FM SALLOUKH ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. Charge Sison met with &resigned8 FM Salloukh, at his request, on March 14. Salloukh raised concerns about the White House spokesperson,s characterization of the sixteenth postponement of Lebanon,s presidential elections. In return, Salloukh got an earful on our displeasure [...]	2008-03-19 14:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER FR IS LE
08BEIRUT410	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER PROPOSES DUAL-HATTING [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk appealed to the Charge on March 19 to not extend the UNIIIC mandate, set to expire June 15 absent action by the Security Council. He expressed his alarm at what he suspects are preparations by UNIIIC Commissioner and Prosecutor-designate Daniel Bellemare to as [...]	2008-03-20 13:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER SY FR LE
08BEIRUT436	LEBANON: GOL NEXT STEPS AFTER DECISION TO BOYCOTT [...] (C) According to his top advisor, PM Siniora is striving to win his government Arab recognition that it represents the country as a whole, rather than only the March 14 faction, and that the ongoing political crisis is a result of Syrian interference rather than internal factional disputes. Th [...]	2008-03-28 12:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT437	LEBANON: MARCH 14 BRACING ITSELF FOR POST ARAB [...] (C) The March 14 General Secretariat, still glowing from its successful convention on March 14, is striving to maintain the momentum and gear up for taking tough political decisions in what it views as turbulent times ahead. Although March 14 leaders have not yet reached consensus on whether t [...]	2008-03-28 13:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT438	LEBANON: MP MURR SUPPORTS BERRI'S NATIONAL [...] (C) MP Michel Murr outlined to the Charge on March 27 his support for a renewal of the National Dialogue, which Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri intends to revive should the March 29-30 Arab League summit fail to resolve Lebanon's presidential crisis. Murr was dismissive of March 14 MPs' reject [...]	2008-03-28 13:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT45	LEBANON: CODEL LYNCH MEETING WITH PM SINIORA [...] (C) On January 10, PM Siniora conveyed to CODEL Lynch his gratitude for U.S. economic, political, and military support. He said the January 5 Arab League Foreign Ministers' communique was important, but that the opposition's interpretation of the communique, if implemented, would put handcuf [...]	2008-01-11 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY
08BEIRUT450	LEBANON: FINMIN AZOUR HOPES CONTINUED REFORMS [...] (C) Finance Minister Azour told Charge that the reform agenda for Lebanon, successful so far but facing serious challenges in light of the paralyzed GOL, is the only way to maintain the credibility of the government in the face of Hizballah's political attacks. Keys to success of the reform p [...]	2008-03-31 15:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV PGOV PREL PTER PINR MCAP PINS LE
08BEIRUT451	LEBANON: PM SINIORA GRATEFUL FOR INL ASSISTANCE, [...] (C) PM Fouad Siniora dismissed the March 29-30 Arab League summit in Damascus as a "non-summit," and held out little expectation that the Arab League would find a solution to Lebanon's ongoing political crisis. His government had managed to perform surprisingly well given the unprecedented ch [...]	2008-03-31 15:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT456	LEBANON: ANTI-HIZBALLAH SHIA LEADER CONTINUES [...] (C) In an April 2 meeting, independent Shia leader Ahmad Assad claimed that his Lebanese Options Group (LOG) political party was gaining momentum among the Shia community, and in particular from former supporters of Amal, the party of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Assad is appealing primaril [...]	2008-04-02 16:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY LE
08BEIRUT46	LEBANON: ACTING FM MITRI ON IRAQI REFUGEES, [...] (C) DCM and Poloff met Acting FM Mitri to deliver U.S. demarches on Iraqi refugees (ref a) and fundraising for the Special Tribunal (ref b) and discuss the January 5-6 Arab League meeting in Cairo which he attended. Regarding the status of Iraqis detained in Lebanese jails, Mitri said the GOL [...]	2008-01-11 16:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ LE PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
08BEIRUT460	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADER WANTS UNIFIL THROUGHOUT [...] (C) Dory Chamoun, president of the National Liberal Party and member of the March 14 oalition, believes that the political impasse inLebanon can best be solved by the UN and advocated for a UNIFIL presence "throughout Lebanon." Dismissing any possibility of a united Maronite community in Leban [...]	2008-04-03 12:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR MOPS SY KPAL IS LE
08BEIRUT464	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER'S PLEA TO BELLEMARE: [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-03 15:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT465	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER'S PLEA TO BELLEMARE: [...] (C). Justice Minister Charles Rizk warned of mounting pressures to release the four generals held in connection with the assassination of former PM Rafiq Hariri. He stressed the need for UNIIIC Commissioner Bellemare to reaffirm former Commissioner Mehlis' recommendation that the GOL detain [...]	2008-04-03 15:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT471	LEBANON: BERRI SENDS UP TRIAL BALLOON ON [...] (C). Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri continues to seek internal and international support for his proposal to relaunch the National Dialogue, framing it as a continuation of the Arab League initiative and the only way to reach a solution to the ongoing political crisis. He criticized LAF comma [...]	2008-04-04 16:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT479	LEBANON: MARCH 14 SECRETARIAT SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) March 14 Secretary General Fares Suaid outlined current thinking for March 14's next steps in the wake of the Arab League summit. Unified support for a cabinet reshuffle continued to be hampered by individual political aspirations and Christian concerns. However, March 14 needed to be pr [...]	2008-04-07 14:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT48	LEBANON: DEJECTED PATRIARCH REVEALS UNHAPPINESS [...] (C) During the Ambassador's 1/11 farewell call in Bkirke, Maronite Patriarch Sfeir was uncharacteristically open about his distaste for Michel Aoun, describing Aoun's behavior and statements as shameful and harmful. He gave lukewarm endorsement of Michel Sleiman's candidacy as president, wh [...]	2008-01-11 17:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
08BEIRUT481	LEBANON: NASRALLAH'S CALL FOR "OPEN WAR" MORE FOR [...] (C) American University in Beirut (AUB) professor and former United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) public affairs officer Timur Goksel believes Hizballah SYG Hassan Nasrallah,s call for "open war" after the assassination of Imad Mugniyeh is more for internal consumption to boost mor [...]	2008-04-08 09:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PROP PTER SY LE
08BEIRUT488	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA DELEGATION HOPES TO [...] (C) Independent Shia activist Lokman Slim plans to travel to the U.S. in early May with eight other independent Lebanese Shia activists who represent a broad spectrum of opinions. The delegation's goal is to explain the independent Shia viewpoint to a variety of Washington policy makers and o [...]	2008-04-08 15:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT49	LEBANON: MOUSSA MISSION MISSES MARK; PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) In a 1/12 meeting with the Ambassador, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, while relentlessly chipper, SIPDIS could not point to a single positive development from his shuttle diplomacy among feuding Lebanese politicians. While publicly and privately interpreting the Arab League [...]	2008-01-12 13:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
08BEIRUT491	LEBANON: ARMENIAN TASHNAQ PARTY NOT WEDDED TO [...] (C) Armenian Tashnaq party MP Hagop Pakradunian believes the solution to the ongoing political impasse lies outside of Lebanon. While supporting the candidacy of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman, Pakradunian insisted that his election be accompanied by agreement on cabinet [...]	2008-04-09 11:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS IR AR SY
08BEIRUT499	LEBANON: MEA CHAIRMAN FEARS AIRORT COULD FALL INTO [...] (C) The GOL is bidding out the operations and maintenance contract at Beirut International Airport (BIA). The chairman of national carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA),which also owns the company that currently has the operations and maintenance contract, says that the Kuwaiti Khurafi group co [...]	2008-04-11 09:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV PARM MNUC LE
08BEIRUT50	LEBANON: GEMAYEL ON THE PRESIDENCY AND HIS [...] (C) During the Ambassador's 1/12 farewell call, former president Amine Gemayel dismissed Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa's shuttle diplomacy as incapable of solving Lebanon's presidential impasse: only real pressure on Syria, so that the Syrians see that presidential elections are [...]	2008-01-12 14:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
08BEIRUT504	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA STRESSES NEED TO [...] (C) Former Ambassador Khalil al-Khalil, an anti-Hizballah Shia from Tyre who also opposes Speaker Nabih Berri's Amal Movement, complains that he and other independent Shia have no voice in the government. He appealed for U.S. support in "activating" independent Shia, but stressed that he was n [...]	2008-04-11 14:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SY LE
08BEIRUT505	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH ACKNOWLEDGES TELECOM NETWORK TO [...] (C) Egyptian Ambassador Ahmed al-Bedawi remarked to the Charge on April 10 that Hizballah is very open about all of its operations, including its new fiber optic telecom network. Bedawi also said Hizballah member/resigned Minister of Energy and Water Mohammed Fneish told him he is concerned a [...]	2008-04-11 14:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER ECPS PINR EG LE SY
08BEIRUT515	LEBANON: SHIA LEADER CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Respected Shia leader Ibrahim Shamseddine rejects Speaker Berri's call for National Dialogue as unconstitutional, and instead calls for cabinet "rehabilitation" to include adding non-Hizballah Shia, followed by an immediate presidential election. Shamseddine, who expressed little interest [...]	2008-04-15 11:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS IR AR SY
08BEIRUT516	LEBANON: SINIORA'S NEW VISION FOR HOW THE [...] (C) Summary. PM Siniora's chief aide Mohamed Chatah advocates that the international community shift focus from trying to help Lebanon solve its immediate political crisis to a goal of a secure Lebanon based on UNSCR 1701. Based on this conversation and earlier sessions with PM Siniora, we be [...]	2008-04-15 12:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS LE SY
08BEIRUT519	LEBANON: AOUN PLAGUED BY INTERNAL DIVISIONS [...] (C) Several recent events indicate possible divisions within Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) party and, on a broader scale, a decline in popularity for Aoun's Change and Reform parliamentary bloc, part of the March 8/Aoun opposition. First, Aoun postponed his party's internal elec [...]	2008-04-16 13:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SY LE
08BEIRUT533	LEBANON: EGYPTIAN GAS DEAL WILL REDUCE COSTS, [...] (C) Summary: Minister Mohammed Safadi received Charge for her initial courtesy call in his private sector company office, where he also handles the work of two ministries, Public Works and Transport, and Energy and Water. He supports the Megaports project, but wants his port director to be br [...]	2008-04-18 12:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ELTN ENRG EPET EWWT LE
08BEIRUT541	LEBANON: BERRI, OTHER POLITICIANS STUCK IN PAST [...] (C) According to Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elias Audi, the current political stalemate will be difficult to resolve because the roots of the discourse go back to the 1975-1990 civil war and can not easily be forgotten. He put the blame on the "politicians" thinking of their fiefdoms first, rat [...]	2008-04-21 15:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR IS LE
08BEIRUT544	LEBANON: WITH WELCH, MARCH 14 REPORTS ON EFFORTS [...] (C) March 14 Secretary General Fares Suaid hosted an April 17 luncheon for visiting NEA A/S Welch, attended by a strong showing of March 14 representatives. Welch assured the participants that the U.S. supports the immediate election of a president. There was consensus among all of the parti [...]	2008-04-22 13:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08BEIRUT545	LEBANON: WITH WELCH, PATRIARCH URGES THE CHRISTIAN [...] (C) NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch told Maronite Patriarch Sfeir during an April 18 meeting that the Arab League summit successfully exposed Syrian interference in Lebanon and generated "very solid" support among the Arab world for Lebanon. The Christian office in Lebanon, the presidenc [...]	2008-04-22 13:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08BEIRUT546	LEBANON: WITH A/S WELCH, GEAGEA ADVOCATES EARLY [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea expressed his appreciation to NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch during an April 18 meeting for publicly stating that the U.S. opposes "tawteen" (Palestinian resettlement in Lebanon),but urged him to repeat the position clearly and frequently, saying t [...]	2008-04-22 13:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY IS KPAL LE
08BEIRUT547	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER TELLS WELCH BELLEMARE [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk told visiting NEA Assistant David Welch on April 18 that the judiciary, unlike the other branches of the Lebanese government, was still functioning, and that the creation of the Special Tribunal had played a significant role. However, the Tribunal needed to s [...]	2008-04-22 14:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS MASS IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT548	LEBANON: WITH WELCH, JUMBLATT AND COMPANY DISCUSS [...] (C) U.S. support for Lebanon, the April 22 Friends of Lebanon ministerial, the Special Tribunal, concerns about renewed regional conflict, the upcoming U.S. presidential election, and March 14's next steps dominated NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch's discussion with key March 14 leaders at [...]	2008-04-22 14:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS MASS IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT549	LEBANON: WELCH TO BERRI: HOLD DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, NEA A/S David Welch discussed the continuing impasse on the presidential election and Berri's proposal for a new national dialogue. Berri described his recent regional tour to garner support for his proposal and said the Arab Lea [...]	2008-04-22 14:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY
08BEIRUT550	LEBANON: GEMAYEL TELLS WELCH UNIFIL SHOULD EXPAND [...] (C) In a April 18 meeting, former president Amine Gemayel told visiting NEA A/S David Welch, that the rules of engagement for UNIFIL troops should be changed, and added that he wanted UNIFIL to expand its area of operations (AOE) and its mandate in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL could also be used [...]	2008-04-22 14:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY
08BEIRUT552	LEBANON: SINIORA WITH WELCH URGES USG SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora asked for the U.S. and the international community to continue to support the components of the Arab League Initiative (ALI) in sequence, specifically the election of a president, followed by the [...]	2008-04-22 14:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL SY IS LE
08BEIRUT553	LEBANON: FORMER PM STRESSES JOB CREATION TO [...] (C) Charge Sison discussed ways to develop the northern region of Akkar with former PM Najib Mikati as a means to counter Sunni extremism in the area. Mikati argued for legitimizing the existence of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon via identification and work permits as a means to rid Lebanon [...]	2008-04-22 15:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KPAL PTER IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT554	LEBANON: ABSENT A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, GEAGEA [...] (C) On April 22 Speaker Nabih Berri postponed the parliamentary session to elect a president for the 18th time, but this time, did not name a date for the next session. Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea remains intent on courting independent Shia and the Armenian Tashnaq to join March 14 pri [...]	2008-04-22 16:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS SY LE
08BEIRUT560	LEBANON: SHEIKH RAHAL SAYS MAJORITY OF SHIA ARE [...] (C) Independent Shia activist Lokman Slim, in preparation for May 3-9 visit to Washington by a delegation of moderate Shia, introduced a member of the delegation, Sheikh Maarouf Rahal, to the Charge on April 23. Sheikh Rahal, an advisor to Mufti of Tyre Sayyed Ali al-Amin, has been a practicin [...]	2008-04-23 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY LE
08BEIRUT561	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER AGAIN PUSHES FOR [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk reiterated his urgent appeal for UNIIIC Commissioner Daniel Bellemare to assume his role as Prosecutor, clarifying that he was not calling for "dual-hatting." Citing recent intimidation aimed against one of the Lebanese judges working with UNIIIC, Rizk stresse [...]	2008-04-23 16:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS MASS IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT562	LEBANON: GOL SHOWS GREAT INTEREST IN MEGAPORTS [...] (C) The Lebanese government has been supportive to date in responding to the offers under the Department of Energy's Megaports initiative to provide radiological/nuclear materials detection equipment in Lebanon's two largest ports, Beirut and Tripoli. However, GOL bureaucracy and some specif [...]	2008-04-23 16:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EIND ELTN ENRG EWWT PARM PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT564	LEBANON: AZOUR WORKING WITH IMF ON BENCHMARKS [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Azour and his team will be developing benchmarks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the new Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance (EPCA) program during the IMF staff visit to Beirut the week of April 28. Based on PM Siniora's objectives, Azour will also [...]	2008-04-24 07:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EFIN ELAB LE
08BEIRUT565	LEBANON: JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR: NEED TO DETACH [...] (C) Jordanian Ambassador to Lebanon H.E. Ziad al Majali stressed the frequency with which his government communicates with regional players, especially Saudi Arabia, on Lebanon. He noted the importance of Jordanian relations with Syria because of their roles in the Israeli-Palestinian peace pr [...]	2008-04-24 07:20:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS JO SY LE
08BEIRUT57	LEBANON: UNDERSTANDING MICHEL AOUN'S POPULARITY [...] (C) While his support has dropped since its 2005 peak, Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun remains the most popular Christian political leader in Lebanon. His polling numbers remain high in spite of actions that could have diminished his support, particularly among Lebanese Christians. [...]	2008-01-15 09:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE
08BEIRUT570	LEBANON: NEW THINK TANK AIMED AT LINKING [...] (C) Prominent Shia attorney (and Hariri lawyer) Mohamad Matar is establishing a new think tank aimed at linking disparate independent Shia groups in Lebanon and securing more political representation in a system in which Hizballah has a monopoly on the Shia representation. Matar believes Hizb [...]	2008-04-24 16:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR IR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT578	LEBANON: BERRI REJECTS SAAD'S OVERTURES [...] (C) Speaker Berri rebuffed March 14 leader Saad Hariri's attempt to respond to his call for National Dialogue, referring him instead to Free Patriotic Movement Michel Aoun as the opposition's negotiator. March 14 quickly condemned Berri's move as evidence the opposition is not serious about e [...]	2008-04-29 16:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS MASS IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT579	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA SEEK TO COUNTER [...] (C) In an April 28 session at independent Shia NGO Hayya Bina four independent Shia figures met with the Charge to discuss efforts to counter Hizballah's influence in Lebanon. The interlocutors support the ideals of March 14, but they are critical of the political leadership which has mismanage [...]	2008-04-29 16:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID OEXC OVIP PROP SY
08BEIRUT600	LEBANON: MP MURR'S INSIGHT ON BERRI, ELECTIONS [...] (C) MP Michel Murr reported that he is still trying to convince Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to meet one-on-one with majority leader Saad Hariri, adding that Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa is also working on this. SIPDIS According to Murr, Berri is intentionally delaying meeting [...]	2008-05-02 16:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08BEIRUT601	LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SYG: "BACK TO SQUARE ONE" [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, in Beirut to attend the Arab Economic Forum, told the Charge on May 2 that although there is hope, "we are back to square one" on breaking the political impasse. In recapping his meetings with Lebanon's political leaders, Moussa noted that Free Pa [...]	2008-05-02 17:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08BEIRUT608	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA FIGURES PROMOTE WAYS TO [...] (C) Sayyed Ali al-Amin, Shia mufti of Tyre, remains highly critical of Hizballah, listing examples of its widespread control over state institutions and the media. He said the best way to counter Hizballah is through empowering moderate Shia clerics and through the provision of basic services, [...]	2008-05-05 13:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM SY LE
08BEIRUT615	LEBANON: MAY 7 GENERAL STRIKE UPDATE - NO CLEAR [...] (C) There have been calls for a general strike on May 7 for several weeks over concern about increasing prices. The cabinet, in a marathon ten-hour session, increased the minimum wage by 50 percent, and took other steps to combat the rising cost of living. Hizballah and Amal are expected to s [...]	2008-05-06 13:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PTER EINV MCAP LE
08BEIRUT618	LEBANON: TEN-HOUR CABINET MEETING ON HIZBALLAH'S [...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Tareq Mitri briefed the Charge on the previous night's ten-hour marathon Cabinet meeting. Since the Cabinet has not had a quorum for the last two weeks, the 267-item agenda took five hours to work through, including a lengthy discussion on the merits of a new United [...]	2008-05-06 17:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA SA SY LE
08BEIRUT623	LEBANON: CIVIL SOCIETY DOUBTS ELECTORAL REFORM LAW [...] (C) Embassy Beirut's civil society partners on electoral reform agreed that the introduction of the Boutros draft law into parliament on March 8 was an important move, but not necessarily a meaningful one. March 8 MP Ghassan Mukhaiber publicly stated that his introduction of the bill had not [...]	2008-05-07 14:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE
08BEIRUT625	LEBANON: SHIA NGO HEAD TALKS ABOUT OPERATING IN [...] (C) On May 6, the Charge met with Ali al Amine, an independent Shia who heads Shoun Janoubiyeh, an NGO which publishes an independent magazine covering events of interest to the people of Southern Lebanon. Amin said that small arms proliferation continues to be a major problem in south Lebano [...]	2008-05-07 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID OEXC OVIP PROP SY
08BEIRUT630	LEBANON: MITRI AND SINIORA STILL LEERY ABOUT [...] (C) The Charge spoke with Acting Foreign Minister Tariq Mitri twice May 8 to urge him to ask the Lebanese Mission to the UN to propose a public session at the May 8 UNSC briefing on UNSCR 1559. Mitri said at 1330 local time that he and Prime Minister Siniora had "no objection" in principle to [...]	2008-05-08 11:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SY IR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT631	LEBANON: BERRI PESSIMISTIC ON IMMINENT COMPROMISE; [...] (C) On May 8, the Charge urged Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in a morning phone call before senior Shia cleric Sheikh Qabalan was to convene the Higher Islamic Shia Council, to use his influence with Qabalan to present a moderate stance in his scheduled press conference. Berri cited senior [...]	2008-05-08 13:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SA IR USUN LE

08BEIRUT632	LEBANON: MEETING WITH MINDEF MURR [...] (C) In a May 8 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr explained how the current crisis in Lebanon developed, focusing on the Cabinet's May 5 decision to remove the Beirut International Airport head of security, Lebanese Army Brigadier General Wafiq Choucair, who is a Shia officer. Murr explained [...]	2008-05-08 14:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT635	LEBANON: BEIRUT UPDATE AS OF 1045 MAY 9 [...] (C) As of 1045 on May 9, the situation remains tense (Ref A) with fighting between Saad Hariri's Future Movement supporters and Hizballah-Amal Movement supporters, especially in southern Beirut. We are seeing a series of successful positional takeovers of Future positions by Hizballah, which [...]	2008-05-09 07:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT636	LEBANON: DISCUSSIONS WITH LAF COMMANDER SLEIMAN, [...] (C) Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman told the Defense Attache that the LAF cannot continue to contain the situation and that he believes civil war has begun. Meanwhile, Justice Minister Charles Rizk is questioning why Hizballah is handing over its takeovers to the army and said t [...]	2008-05-09 08:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT637	LEBANON: DISCUSSIONS WITH SAAD HARIRI, TELECOM [...] (C) Between 1100 and 1200 on May 9, the Charge spoke to March 14 leader Saad Hariri and Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh. Saad and Hamadeh both described the situation as "Iran having taken over." Saad told the Charge that Lebanon's democratic forces are at stake and that the U.S. [...]	2008-05-09 09:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT639	LEBANON: ECONOMY TEETERING BUT NOT DOWN YET [...] (C) The economy is moving slowly, with banks officially reporting no problems, but branches closed in some places and cash hard to find. GOL staff cannot get to work, but like stock exchange employees, they are trying to find ways to work around the closures. Port activity is suspended, and [...]	2008-05-09 12:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL PTER LE
08BEIRUT640	LEBANON: DISCUSSIONS WITH PM SINIORA, LF LEADER [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told the Charge at 1440 on May 9 that Beirut is undergoing a "coup d'etat" by Hizballah and would welcome a strong condemnation from the U.S. on Iran, Syria, and Hizballah. He expressed his appreciation for USG and Arab League foreign ministers' support. He a [...]	2008-05-09 12:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT641	LEBANON: SLEIMAN SAYS ARMY DOING ITS BEST TO [...] (C) Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman said the LAF is doing its best to prevent militia activity, while expressing concern for the safety of the Lebanese people. March 14/Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt, from his residence in Clemenceau, told the Charge at [...]	2008-05-09 16:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR SA IR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT642	LEBANON: GEAGEA PROPOSES ARAB PEACEKEEPERS; A [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, in a surprise visit to the Embassy Friday night (May 9),stressed the importance of strengthening Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman, and the Siniora government. He mentioned the idea of an Arab peacekeeping fo [...]	2008-05-09 20:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC EAIR CASC SA IR
08BEIRUT645	BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 10, 2008 [...] (C) At 1000 on May 10, 2008, CDA Sison convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). Present were A/DCM, SpecAsst, CONS, DAO, ODC, PD, RAO, RSO, and MGMT. There is continued denial of access to the Beirut International Airport (BIA). The EAC decided to maintain a restriction on [...]	2008-05-10 09:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PTER MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT646	LEBANON: SINIORA TO GO ON AIR AT 1400 [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora will go on air at 1400 local time to address the nation. His view on a Saudi-proposed Arab peacekeeping contingent, according to a PM aide, is "favorable only if feasible." The British Ambassador said the EU ambassadors met to discuss emergency preparedness; [...]	2008-05-10 10:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC CASC UNSC EAIR SA
08BEIRUT648	LEBANON: SINIORA TURNS CABINET DECISIONS OVER TO [...] (C) Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, in his televised speech on May 10, criticized Hizballah for disregarding the will of the Lebanese people and called on the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to fulfill its duty of ensuring the security of Lebanon. Siniora also announced that the Cabinet's decisions [...]	2008-05-10 19:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT650	LEBANON: MARCH 14 ANALYZES SINIORA'S SPEECH AND [...] (C) According to March 14 supporters, Prime Minister Siniora's speech was on target and he projected a confident image. Hizballah reaction, predictably, was negative: Siniora had criticized the Lebanese Armed Forces' performance and proposed ideas from Future Movement leader Saad Hariri that [...]	2008-05-10 20:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC CASC IR LE
08BEIRUT651	BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 11, 2008 [...] (C) At noon on May 11, 2008, Embassy Beirut's Emergency Action Committee (EAC met). Present were A/DCM, MGMT, SpecAsst, CONS, DAO, ODC, PD, RAO, RSO. Beirut International Airport remains inaccessible with roads blocked. EAC agreed to maintain personal moves to area near the compound and [...]	2008-05-11 16:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC LE MOPS PTER SY
08BEIRUT652	LEBANON: MARCH 14 LEADERS APPEAL FOR STRONGER USG [...] (C) On May 11, Phalange leader and former President Amine Gemayel, Social Affairs Minister Nayla Mouawad, and Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh impressed upon the Charge the gravity of the situation and pressed her for stronger U.S. support for March 14. Believing that a Hizballah vi [...]	2008-05-11 21:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT653	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER RIZK WANTS TO MAINTAIN [...] (C) Justice Minister Rizk told the Charge on May 11 that he had not anticipated such a strong reaction from Hizballah to the Cabinet's May 5 decisions to transfer the head of airport security and to declare Hizballah's fiber optics network illegal. Rizk criticized the relationship between the [...]	2008-05-11 22:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT655	BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 11, 2008 (1600 EST) [...] (C) At 2300 local time (1600 EST) on May 11, 2008, CDA Sison convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee to brief on her leadership discussions throughout the day and dispel some of the day's rumors. She met with the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander twice, the Prime Minster, the Defens [...]	2008-05-11 22:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PTER MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT662	LEBANON: SAMIR GEAGEA LOOKING TOWARDS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) In a late night, Sunday, May 11 meeting, Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea told Charge that the USG must not waiver in its support for March 14, that Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Sleiman was weak, and that the LAF had failed to protect the people. Geagea suggested that the A [...]	2008-05-12 16:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT663	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI: WHAT IS THE U.S. WAITING FOR? [...] (C) On May 12, Future Movement and majority leader Saad Hariri and advisors Nader Hariri and Ghattas Khoury implored the Charge for stronger U.S. support within the next 24 hours, warning that U.S. help was needed "in hours, not days!" Saad suggested the U.S. fly a plane over Syria or deploy [...]	2008-05-12 16:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT664	LEBANON: ONCE AGAIN BERRI CLAIMS CREDIT [...] (C) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told the Charge on May 12 that he had facilitated last night's ceasefire to stop fighting in the Chouf between Walid Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) and Hizballah. (Jumblatt later confirmed this, septel.) Berri added that the four kidnapped PSP [...]	2008-05-12 20:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT665	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA CLERIC SAYS HIZBALLAH'S [...] (C) Despite the current violence, moderate Shia cleric Sheikh Mohammad Ali Al-Hajj (Para 17 for bio) traveled to the Embassy on May 12 to keep his previously scheduled appointment with the Charge to discuss the independent Shia movement in Lebanon. Al-Hajj criticized the timing of the Cabinet [...]	2008-05-12 20:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SCUL LE
08BEIRUT669	LEBANON: GEAGEA DROPS BY AGAIN [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, in a May 12 evening drop-by with Minister of Tourism Joseph Sarkis to the Embassy, said that Prime Minister Fouad Siniora was doing "excellently." He said that March 14 leaders Saad Hariri and Walid Jumblatt should stop pressuring Siniora to convene a [...]	2008-05-12 21:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT670	LEBANON: WITH BEIRUT AIRPORT BLOCKED, NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: With the access routes to Beirut International Airport (BIA) blocked by Hizballah barricades and no flights operating since May 7, Minister of Transport Safadi said the northern airport, Kleyate, is operational during daylight hours. The Kleyate airport needs upgrades, such as ai [...]	2008-05-12 22:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN PTER PINR ASEC UNSC SA IR LE
08BEIRUT677	LEBANON: WALID JUMBLATT WANTS TO COMPROMISE WITH [...] (C) In a May 12 meeting, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt recounted the difficulties of fighting in the Chouf areas the previous evening. The main point Jumblatt impressed upon the Charg was that it is time to accept the recent defeat by Hizballah, make a deal, and move on to the next stage. Howeve [...]	2008-05-13 15:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR UNSC IR LE
08BEIRUT680	LEBANON: GENERAL RIFI SAYS ISF IS DOING ITS JOB [...] (C) Director General of Internal Security Forces (ISF) General Ashraf Rifi reported on the tensions throughout Lebanon, expressing concern for the fighting in his hometown of Tripoli. He confirmed that the ISF is doing a good job fulfilling its duty of community policing and maintaining law a [...]	2008-05-13 18:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT681	LEBANON: MINDEF MURR MEETING ON 11 MAY 2008 [...] (C) In a May 11 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr told Charge that Hizballah fighters were moving into his neighborhood to take up positions around Michel Aoun's residence. Murr thinks that the incidents of 8-10 May prove that Army Commander Sleiman and Army Intelligence Chief Georges Khou [...]	2008-05-13 21:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT686	LEBANON: AS BACKUP, KLEYATE AIRPORT REQUIRES US [...] (C) Summary: USG support will be required to make the northern Kleyate Airport viable for commercial flights. Request DOS and DOD/OSD feedback on possibility of either Paris III funds or Section 1206 or Section 1210 of the 2006 National Defence Authorization Act funding. With the Beirut Inter [...]	2008-05-14 15:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN PTER PINR MASS ASEC UNSC SA IR LE
08BEIRUT687	LEBANON: WITH CENTCOM ACTING COMMANDER, DEFMIN [...] (C) Acting CENTCOM Commander and CENTCOM J5 Policy and Planning Director Major General Allardice, in a May 13 visit to Beirut, met with Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr to discuss support for the LAF. There has been a shift in Murr's thinking since we last saw him three d [...]	2008-05-14 21:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT694	LEBANON: NOW LEBANON NEWS PORTAL SAYS BUSINESS IS [...] (C) To learn more about the on-line media phenomenon providing fast-breaking updates during the recent violence, Poloffs met with NOWLebanon.com staff writer Ben Ryan in the organization's Beirut offices on May 13. Ryan said NOWLebanon had recently received a 150 percent increase in hits on [...]	2008-05-15 13:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
08BEIRUT695	LEBANON: NEED FOR REALISTIC POST-PILOT PHASE [...] (C) The strategic implications of Lebanese border security came into sharp focus recently. On May 5, the Charge visited the Northern Border Pilot Project (NBPP) Command Center in Tripoli and the Aarida border crossing station. On May 6, she attended a lunch organized by the UN to discuss the [...]	2008-05-15 13:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL SY IS LE
08BEIRUT697	LEBANON: AOUN WILL GO TO DOHA; INSISTS ON [...] (C) Free Patriotic Movement leader General Michel Aoun confirmed he will attend the May 16 National Dialogue meeting in Doha, although he expressed his discontent with having all 14 political leaders attend the Dialogue. Aoun argued that a national unity government would restore calm to the co [...]	2008-05-15 19:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KJUS MASS IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT698	LEBANON: JUMBLATT WANTS TO BE READY FOR THE "NEXT [...] (C) March 14/Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt told us on May 15 that he wants to prepare his Druze PSP fighters by secretly supplying them with weapons, in order to be ready for the "next round" of fighting with Hizballah. He originally planned to delay going to Doha by [...]	2008-05-15 20:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT700	LEBANON: GEMAYEL, DUBIOUS BUT READY, FOR DOHA [...] (C) Former President and Phalange leader Amine Gemayel declared on May 15 that Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun was obstructing the Arab League's efforts to put out a statement concluding its delegation's trip to Beirut, presumably because he still harbors presidential aspirations. [...]	2008-05-15 20:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT701	LEBANON: SAMIR GEAGEA GOING TO DOHA, NO TO 10-10-10 [...] (C) In a late night, Thursday, May 15 meeting, Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea told Charge that he is concerned that deals are being made under the table at this time with regards to the next Lebanese government and that Sa'ad Hariri is wavering on the March 14 agenda. Geagea specific [...]	2008-05-15 22:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT702	LEBANON: SAMIR GEAGEA GOING TO DOHA, NO TO 10-10-10 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 22:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT703	LEBANON: SAMIR GEAGEA GOING TO DOHA, NO TO 10-10-10 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 22:06:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT704	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI: LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR DOHA, [...] (C) Future Movement leader Saad Hariri confirmed the death of top Hizballah military leader General Abu al-Fadl in a May 15 meeting with the Charge. Political leaders were preparing to meet in Doha on May 16 to relaunch the National Dialogue, though both enthusiasm and expectations for the tal [...]	2008-05-15 22:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR KJUS MASS IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT710	LEBANON: KEY INDEPENDENT SHIA CLERIC "FIRED" FROM [...] (C) In what may seen as a difficult blow to the independent Shia movement, Lebanon's Higher Shia Council (HSC) decided to replace Sayyed Ali Al-Amine, the Mufti of South Lebanon and a vocal critic of Hizballah (Ref A),with Sheikh Hassan Abdullah, a member of Speaker Berri's Amal party. Al-Am [...]	2008-05-16 17:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PINR PHUM SCUL LE
08BEIRUT711	LEBANON: WHAT DOES HIZBALLAH HAVE IN STORE FOR [...] (C) This is part one of a three-part series of cables looking at where Lebanon is headed after violence erupted following the Siniora government's May 5 decisions to confront Hizballah (Ref A). This message (part one) deals with Hizballah's intentions now that it has withdrawn its militants fr [...]	2008-05-16 18:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT713	LEBANON: TRIPOLI MP: WHO WILL DEFEND TRIPOLI -- [...] (C) Pro-March 14 Tripoli MP Mosbah Ahdab and prominent Sunni leaders from Tripoli conveyed their deep concern to us on May 16 that if the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) does not protect the Sunnis in Tripoli, some moderate Future Movement supporters may turn to Sunni extremist groups for protecti [...]	2008-05-16 20:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT714	LEBANON: TRIPOLI MINISTER OF PARLIAMENT WARNS OF [...] (C) In a May 16 meeting, Sunni Member of Parliament Dr. Moustapha Allouch told Charge that the threat of Sunni extremism is on the rise in Tripoli since the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) failed to protect the Sunnis of Beirut during the Hizballah takeover of west Beirut on May 8 and 9. While th [...]	2008-05-16 20:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT715	LEBANON: FORMER PM OMAR KARAMI: OLD DOG WITH NO [...] (C) In a May 16 meeting, Former Lebanese Prime Minister and Syrian puppet Omar Karami regaled us with his knowledge of nothing. In his most polite and soft-spoken way, he played down the significance of the Syrian Socialist National Party (SSNP),while giving faint praise to the "resistance." [...]	2008-05-16 21:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT723	LEBANON: CIVIL SOCIETY DEMAND A VOICE IN [...] (C) While the Lebanese leaders meet in Doha to discuss political issues, including electoral reform, Lebanese civil society organizations feel left out and ignored. Many of them, who have been working on these issues since 2005, are disgusted with reports that Doha talks have been focused only [...]	2008-05-19 14:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE
08BEIRUT727	LEBANON: ZAHLE LEADERS ARGUE NEW ELECTORAL LAW [...] (C) In a May 19 luncheon with Zahle politicians and prominent figures, the Charge heard arguments for why a new electoral law, and in particular passing the Boutros Commission law, is tantamount, even more important than electing a president, because it could redistribute the votes in a way t [...]	2008-05-19 18:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT731	LEBANON: BEIRUT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE LOW [...] (C) In a May 19 meeting with the Mayor of Beirut and 16 of the city's Municipal Council members, the Charge listened to the concerns of the councillors and their constituents. Several of them appealed for greater U.S. support, and called for a resolution of the Shebaa Farms issue. Many said t [...]	2008-05-20 19:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID LE
08BEIRUT732	LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI EXPECTS CONTINUED STATUS [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and prominent Sunni businessman Najib Mikati reported to Charge May 19 evening that he heard Syrian President Bashar Assad had "ordered" Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to "finalize an agreement" in Doha. Mikati explained that the Qataris are feeling pressure to succee [...]	2008-05-20 19:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT733	LEBANON: AGREEMENT REACHED IN DOHA [...] (C) At 0230 local time, Lebanese political leaders participating in the National Dialogue in Doha presided by Qatari PM and FM Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim and the Arab League reached a compromise on the distribution of the 19 parliamentarian seats in Beirut, paving the way for a full-fledged agree [...]	2008-05-21 11:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LE
08BEIRUT739	LEBANON: DRUZE LEADER ARSLAN READYING FOR THE NEW [...] (C) Druze leader and opposition-aligned former minister and MP Talal Arslan, while avoiding specifics, predicted to the Charge on May 21 that the new president (presumably Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman) will likely choose the Minister of Interior, and that the next LAF C [...]	2008-05-21 16:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SY IR LE
08BEIRUT746	LEBANON: RESIGNED MINSTER OF HEALTH CONTINUES [...] (C) "Resigned" yet still-active Minister of Health (MOH) Mohammed Khalifeh described the reforms he has undertaken at the Ministry since assuming office in 2005. Although he resigned in November 2006 when five Shia ministers left the Siniora cabinet, he told Charge that he continues to push [...]	2008-05-22 14:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN EAID LE
08BEIRUT748	LEBANON: GEMAYEL: U.S. NEEDS TO COUNTER SYRIAN [...] (C) Former president and Kataeb (Phalange) leader Amine Gemayel expressed to the Charge on May 22 his disappointment with the agreement reached in Doha. He credited himself for the agreement's omission of an endorsement of Hizballah's legitimacy as a resistance movement. He is pleased that th [...]	2008-05-22 17:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SA LE
08BEIRUT749	LEBANON: JUMBLATT SATISFIED WITH DOHA AGREEMENT [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt is satisfied with the agreement reached in Doha, which included language on Hizballah's arms that was "not bad." He predicted Future Movement leader Saad Hariri would become the next prime minister. "Out," according to Jumblatt, were Defense Minister Elias Mur [...]	2008-05-22 17:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT750	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA SAY DOHA HAS A DOWNSIDE [...] (C) Shortly after returning from their protracted visit to Washington, three members of the independent Shia delegation organized by Lokman Slim told the Charge that the Doha agreement has serious, negative, and long-term consequences for the independent Shia movement. According to Slim, the [...]	2008-05-22 18:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PINR PHUM SCUL LE
08BEIRUT754	LEBANON: A CONFIDENT AOUN BELIEVES OPPOSITION WILL [...] (C) A confident and cheerful Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun told the Charge on May 23 that the Finance Ministry was most important cabinet seat for the opposition in the upcoming cabinet formation, followed by Interior and Defense. The other ministries were less important, in the [...]	2008-05-23 14:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT757	LEBANON: SPEAKER BERRI PLEASED WITH DOHA AGREEMENT [...] (C) Speaker Nabih Berri is pleased with the agreement reached at Doha and credits himself with ensuring its success when Arab League representatives appeared to have hit a wall. He explained that the issue of whether a constitutional amendment was needed to elect Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) C [...]	2008-05-23 17:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT758	GEN. SLEIMAN LOOKS AHEAD AT PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met one-on-one with General Michel Sleiman, President-designate and Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, to thank him for the close relationship the Embassy has enjoyed with the LAF under his command and to share with him the news of Codel Rahall's travel for Sunday's P [...]	2008-05-23 21:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP PTER PINR LE
08BEIRUT759	LEBANON: GEAGEA HOPES SINIORA, AND NOT SAAD [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea believes that current PM Fouad Siniora should stay on as the new PM when the government is formed following the election of a new Lebanese president on May 25. Majority leader and PM front-runner candidate Saad Hariri, he argued, would be more valuable [...]	2008-05-24 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SA IR SY LE
08BEIRUT760	LEBANON: ELIAS MURR WANTS TO REMAIN MINISTER OF [...] (C) In a May 24 meeting, Defense Minister Elias Murr told Charge that he wanted to be the Minister of Defense in the next Cabinet. Murr rejects the idea of a Hizballah veto over his reappointment as MinDef and threatened President-Designate Sleiman last night, after Murr's return from Geneva, [...]	2008-05-24 17:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT761	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI NOT YET DECIDED ON PRIME [...] (C) A somber and defeatist-sounding March 14 leader Saad Hariri did not appear to have decided whether he would become prime minister in the next cabinet. Citing the election of a president as the only victory emerging from Doha, he complained about the lack of response from the international [...]	2008-05-24 17:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT762	LEBANON: CODEL RAHALL: URGING SINIORA TO STAY ON [...] (C) In a May 25 meeting with CODEL Rahall, PM Siniora defended March 14's acceptance of the Doha Agreement. Siniora said the USG can do more to help Lebanon and urged the USG to persuade Israel to relinquish control of Sheba'a Farms. Representatives Ray Lahood and Darrell Issa praised Sinior [...]	2008-05-26 13:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE IS IR
08BEIRUT763	LEBANON: CODEL RAHALL: URGING SINIORA TO STAY ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-26 13:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LE IS IR
08BEIRUT764	LEBANON: CODEL RAHALL MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a May 25 meeting with CODEL Rahall a few hours before the Parliamentary vote on the Presidency, Lebanese President-Designate Sleiman said that Lebanon's problems can only be solved through dialogue. Sleiman thanked the delegation for their steadfast support of the Lebanese Armed Forces [...]	2008-05-26 13:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER PREF MCAP MARR EAIR IR LE
08BEIRUT765	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WARNS CODEL RAHALL OF [...] (C) Hours before the parliamentary election of former Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman as president, Saad Hariri, leader of the parliamentary majority, thanked visiting CODEL Rahall for continuing U.S. Congressional support for the Lebanese security forces. Repeatedly warni [...]	2008-05-26 13:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT766	LEBANON: PARLIAMENT ELECTS MICHEL SLEIMAN AS [...] (C) After 19 previous sessions were canceled, the Lebanese Parliament finally succeeded in electing former Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman as president, ending the presidential vacuum that had gripped Lebanon for the past six months. In what many viewed as a stronger than [...]	2008-05-26 14:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT767	BEIRUT EAC MEETING MAY 26 - RECOMMEND STANDING [...] (C) At 1800 local time (1030 EST) on May 26, 2008, CDA Sison agreed with core EAC members (DCM, RAO, DAO, CONS, MGMT, RSO and SpecAsst) to recommend standing down the Embassy Beirut Logistical Support Missions (EBLSM) from Cyprus. The swearing-in of President Michel Sleiman on May 25 proceede [...]	2008-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC ASEC PTER MOPS LE SY
08BEIRUT77	LEBANON: BERRI CITES SYRIAN-SAUDI RELATIONSHIP AS [...] (C) In his last meeting with the mbassador, a pessimistic Parliament Speaker Nabi Berri cited better relations between Syria and audi Arabia as the key to resolving Lebanon's poitical crisis. He continued to insist on a 10-10-0 cabinet formation, and stressed that a meeting etween majority le [...]	2008-01-18 14:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT773	LEBANON: SIDON LEADERS HOPEFUL WITH NEW PRESIDENT; [...] (C) In a May 26 visit to the predominately Sunni, southern city of Sidon, the Charge heard from independent MP and philanthropist Bahia Hariri (Rafiq's sister),acting Sunni Mufti Salim Soussan, and members of the Sidon Chamber of Commerce. All of the interlocutors expressed hope for a new er [...]	2008-05-27 13:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF UNSC LE
08BEIRUT774	LEBANON: SIDON LEADERS HOPEFUL WITH NEW PRESIDENT; [...] (C) In a May 26 visit to the predominately Sunni, southern city of Sidon, the Charge heard from independent MP and philanthropist Bahia Hariri (Rafiq's sister),acting Sunni Mufti Salim Soussan, and members of the Sidon Chamber of Commerce. All of the interlocutors expressed hope for a new er [...]	2008-05-27 13:32:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF UNSC LE
08BEIRUT78	LEBANON: AL-AKHBAR JOURNALIST ON ELECTION [...] (C) Political commentator Nicola Nassif, who writes for pro-Hizballah Al-Akhbar, believes Arab League SYG Amr Moussa's shuttle diplomacy in Beirut is a waste of time and that the presidential election impasse suits all parties. No one really wants Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel [...]	2008-01-18 15:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT780	LEBANON: MARCH 14 SELECTS FOUAD SINIORA AS PRIME [...] (C) Shortly before March 14 announced on May 27 that Fouad Siniora was its candidate for prime minister, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt shared ongoing deliberations affecting majority leader Saad Hariri's decision whether to take the job himself. On cabinet formation, Jumblatt argued that March [...]	2008-05-28 06:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT786	LEBANON: ANTI-HIZBALLAH FIGURE PUSHES FOR [...] (C) Prominent businessman and head of the Nabatieh Chamber of Commerce, AmCit Abdallah Bitar, recounted threats and harassment he received from Hizballah because of his recent trip to the U.S with Ahmad al Assad. Bitar returned home to Nabatieh in southern Lebanon May 7 after Hizballah launche [...]	2008-05-28 13:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT787	LEBANON: PATRIARCH SFEIR SEES SLEIMAN'S ELECTION [...] (C) After returning from three weeks overseas, during which Lebanon weathered dramatic events of Hizballah-led fighters in the streets of west Beirut and the election of Michel Sleiman as President, Patriarch Sfeir seemed cautiously upbeat about the political outlook in Lebanon. Sfeir believes [...]	2008-05-28 16:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LE
08BEIRUT788	LEBANON: TRIPOLI MP WANTS CABINET POST AND SAYS [...] (C) Stopping by for a chat with the Charge minutes before his formal meeting with President Sleiman to cast his vote for Prime Minister, pro-March 14 independent Member of Parliament Mosbah Ahdab told the Charge that he wanted to be seriously considered for a cabinet seat in the new government [...]	2008-05-28 16:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SY LE
08BEIRUT789	LEBANON: MARCH 14'S DIVISION OF LABOR FOR WINNING [...] (C) Following March 14's nomination of Fouad Siniora as prime minister in the next cabinet, March 14 Secretariat SYG Fares Suaid envisions a division of labor over the next 10 months to ensure its success in the 2009 parliamentary elections. PM Siniora reportedly told March 14 leaders that hi [...]	2008-05-28 16:52:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT790	LEBANON: GEAGEA WONDERS IF NEW CABINET WILL BE [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, pleased that Fouad Siniora will likely be re-appointed as PM, cast doubt to the Charge on May 28 that a new cabinet would be formed. Unconcerned, Geagea explained that a caretaker cabinet composed of all of the resigned ministers, headed by Siniora, is [...]	2008-05-28 17:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT795	LEBANON: WITH PM DECISION ACCEPTED, SAAD HARIRI [...] (C) Majority leader Saad Hariri appears to have accepted March 14's nomination of Fouad Siniora as prime minister, but expects lengthy and difficult negotiations over cabinet formation. Focusing now on winning the 2009 parliamentary elections, Saad suggested several ways the U.S. could help, [...]	2008-05-29 15:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT797	LEBANON: UNSCOL CONCERN ABOUT IMPACT ON TRIBUNAL [...] (C) The office of the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon in Beirut is concerned that opposition members of the new Lebanese cabinet may seek to impede the UN SYG's effort to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, says the UNSCOL chief of staff. The new UN Special Representative, Johan V [...]	2008-05-29 16:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER PREF UNSC LE SY
08BEIRUT798	LEBANON: GEMAYEL: U.S. CAN RESTORE GOL LEGITIMACY [...] (C) Head of Kataeb (Phalange) party and former President Amine Gemayel believes the U.S. can restore legitimacy to the Lebanese government by shifting its endorsement from "the Siniora government" to a focus on newly-elected President Michel Sleiman and the vision outlined in his May 25 maiden [...]	2008-05-29 16:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IS SY LE
08BEIRUT799	LEBANON: PM-DESIGNATE SINIORA BEGINS CABINET [...] (C) Following President Sleiman's May 28 nomination of PM Siniora to head the next government, Siniora will begin the difficult process of cabinet formation. The slight margin of votes in his favor is sure to encourage the opposition, which accuses him of being the "American" and not a consens [...]	2008-05-29 16:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT80	LEBANON: FM SALLOUKH CORDIAL IN FIRST MEETING [...] (C) The Ambassador paid a farewell call to Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh on January 18, his first official visit to Salloukh in over a year. Salloukh is among the Shia ministers who resigned from the Siniora government in November 2006. Salloukh condemned the January 15, 2008 bombing that [...]	2008-01-18 16:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT800	LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN: DAY FOUR OF HIS [...] (C) In a May 29 meeting, new President Sleiman acknowledged that he believed Lebanon would have to accept the results of democracy and elections. A national consensus would be necessary in order for him to govern effectively, he stated. Responding to the invitation extended by POTUS during t [...]	2008-05-29 18:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MCAP MARR IR LE
08BEIRUT807	LEBANON: DILUTE HIZBALLAH'S INFLUENCE WITH [...] (C) "Daily Star" editor-in-chief and influential Lebanese Shia figure Jamil Mroue told the Charge that he advised newly-elected President Michel Sleiman to take immediate advantage of Emirati and Qatari economic and technological assistance to improve the daily lives of Lebanese. Mroue, who h [...]	2008-05-30 12:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC QA AE LE
08BEIRUT808	LEBANON: CARETAKER MINISTER NAYLA MOUAWAD STRESSES [...] (C) Caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad, who hopes for a seat in the next cabinet, expressed concerns about the implications of regional developments for Lebanon. Praising President Sleiman's May 25 acceptance speech, particularly its past-tense reference to the "resistance," sh [...]	2008-05-30 13:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID LE
08BEIRUT809	LEBANON: BEIRUT STOCK EXCHANGE 101: PRESIDENT [...] (C) President of the Beirut Stock Exchange Dr. Fadi Khalaf explained that although by law investors cannot hold more than ten percent of any company's shares, secrecy laws prevent disclosure of who buys and sells. Rumors are that shares are held by front-men or institutions for unnamed inves [...]	2008-05-30 13:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV PINR LE
08BEIRUT81	LEBANON: AMR MOUSSA BROKERS INCONCLUSIVE [...] (C) On 1/17, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa finally got his wish: Pestered by Moussa, Saad Hariri met at last with Michel Aoun, talking for more three hours. Hariri brought Amine Gemayel with him to undermine Aoun's inevitable claims that such a meeting affirmed his status as Leba [...]	2008-01-18 17:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY EG
08BEIRUT810	LEBANON: TELECOM BENCHMARK VITAL FOR GOL REFORM [...] (C) Both Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Chairman Dr. Kamal Shehadi, and Ziad Hayek, Chairman of the Higher Council for Privatization urged the USG to keep the Paris III benchmark related to the sale of the mobile telecom licenses in order to keep pressure on the GOL to achieve promise [...]	2008-05-30 13:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EAIR EFIN ELAB LE
08BEIRUT812	LEBANON: BRITISH, DANISH READY TO TERMINATE BORDER [...] (C) At a May 30 donor coordination meeting, British and Danish reps said their missions are fed up with German mismanagement and willful disregard for donor wishes. Both countries are on the verge of terminating their role in the Northern Border Pilot Project (NBPP) when the pilot phase ends [...]	2008-05-30 17:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL SY IS LE
08BEIRUT82	LEBANON: PRESIDENT'S TRIP: OPPOSITION CRITICAL OF [...] (SBU) The Lebanese opposition's reaction to President Bush's January 10-16 trip to the Middle East was predictable, focusing on U.S. policy toward Israel and Iran, and denouncing alleged U.S. schemes to politically and economically control the region. Commentary on the visit was harsher than [...]	2008-01-18 17:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT820	LEBANON: HOW CAN THE GOL COEXIST WITH HIZBALLAH? [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 17:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC UNSC EAIR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT822	LEBANON: CARETAKER JUSTICE MINISTER RIZK LOBBYING [...] (C) Justice Minister Charles Rizk impressed upon the Charge in a June 2 meeting the importance of him staying on as Justice Minister, for the benefit of the Special Tribunal. Rizk fears the ministry is being politicized, as March 14 politicians are jockeying for representation in the new cabi [...]	2008-06-02 18:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID ENRG UNSC LE
08BEIRUT836	LEBANON: GEMAYEL PROPOSES TO S/P GORDON HOW U.S. [...] (C) Former President and Kataeb (Phalange) leader Amine Gemayel proposed to visiting Policy Planning Director David Gordon tangible ways through which the U.S. could strengthen March 14 moderates, including visible support in the form of public visits, training for young leaders, and conflict [...]	2008-06-04 15:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC EAID LE IR SY
08BEIRUT837	LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER RIZK WITH S/P GORDON: [...] (C) David Gordon, Director of Policy Planning, met with Acting Justice Minister Charles Rizk in his home on June 3. Rizk said that although the Tribunal should be above politics, in reality, it will likely play an important strategic role before the 2009 parliamentary elections. He would like [...]	2008-06-04 15:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM UNSC EAID LE SY IR
08BEIRUT838	LEBANON: JUMBLATT AND S/P GORDON: EMPOWERING [...] (C) In a discussion on how the U.S. can support a sovereign, independent, and stable Lebanon, Policy Planning Director David Gordon and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt agreed that empowering moderates and building a regional network of alternative voices were important long-term strategies. In the [...]	2008-06-04 16:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC EAID SY IR LE
08BEIRUT84	LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER RECOUNTS MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-19 08:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT840	LEBANON: GEAGEA TELLS S/P GORDON MAINTAINING MARCH [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told Policy Planning Director David Gordon that the momentum is now with the March 14-led majority after the selection of PM Siniora over the opposition's objections. According to Geagea, for the majority to capitalize on this momentum, Siniora needs to [...]	2008-06-04 17:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC EAID SY IR LE
08BEIRUT841	LEBANON: HARIRI WITH S/P GORDON WARNS AGAINST THE [...] (C) Meeting with visiting Director of Policy Planning David Gordon on June 3, majority leader Saad Hariri stressed that Iran, with help from Syria, is taking over Lebanon. He added that it is imperative that the U.S. formulate a strong, coherent policy on Syria that stresses sticks as much as [...]	2008-06-04 17:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID UNSC LE SY IR
08BEIRUT846	LEBANON: SLEIMAN FOCUSES ON CABINET FORMATION AND [...] (C) On May 31, President Michel Sleiman met with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman in Baabda Palace and expressed his appreciation for the USG's support of Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). On the political front, he told us he wants to select the Minister of Inte [...]	2008-06-05 16:01:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PTER KPAL SY IS LE
08BEIRUT847	LEBANON: SINIORA FOCUSED ON SHEBAA FARMS AND NAHR [...] (C) In a May 31 meeting with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora was frank, blunt,and used strident language about the need to focs on a solution for Shebaa Farms. Siniora said hat he has raised this issue with high-level USG officials f [...]	2008-06-05 16:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PTER PINR PREF IR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT848	LEBANON: WITH USDP EDELMAN, ACTING LAF COMMANDER [...] (C) Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman assured Acting Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander MG Shawki al-Masri of the U.S.'s commitment to assisting the LAF. Expressing his appreciation, Masri said timing of the assistance is "very critical". Noting that the LAF is assuming so [...]	2008-06-05 16:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MARR MCAPS MOPS UNSC LE
08BEIRUT849	LEBANON: MURR TELLS USDP EDELMAN HE EXPECTS TO [...] (C) Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman expressed to Defense Minister Elias Murr the U.S. commitment to assisting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Murr reported that he understood from President Michel Sleiman that Sleiman would appoint him to stay on as Defense Minister in the [...]	2008-06-05 16:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAPS PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT850	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI TELLS USDP EDELMAN THAT A [...] (C) Parliamentary Majority leader Saad Hariri told visiting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman that a strong Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) can defeat Hizballah. Saad believes that U.S. military assistance to train and equip the LAF, funded in part by friendly Arab states, is Leb [...]	2008-06-05 16:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAPS PTER PINR MOPS UNSC IR LE
08BEIRUT852	LEBANON: CARETAKER TELECOM MINISTER: 2009 [...] (C) Caretaker Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh warned that the unity of Lebanon is at stake as people arm themselves against continuing violence. He admitted that March 14 was facing a difficult period, but was optimistic it could still win the 2009 parliamentary elections. Hama [...]	2008-06-05 17:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID LE

08BEIRUT858	LEBANON: MOBILE TELECOM PRIVATIZATION ADVOCATES [...] (C) The Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the SYG of the Higher Council for Privatization (HPC),both advocates for telecom privatization in Lebanon, strongly recommend retaining the Paris III benchmark of sale of the mobile telecom licenses. Arguing that "poli [...]	2008-06-06 17:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EAIR EFIN ELAB LE
08BEIRUT859	LEBANON: MP MURR BLAMES AOUN FOR THE DISPUTES OVER [...] (C) Independent MP Michel Murr blamed the disputes around the cabinet formation on Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun, saying that Aoun is displeased with the ministerial portfolios offered to him and is intentionally demanding ministries he cannot get in order to challenge Michel Slei [...]	2008-06-06 18:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT86	AOUN'S KIDNEY STONE AND AMR MOUSSA'S PLANS: [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa's plans for a second Aoun-Hariri meeting collapsed under the weight of Michel Aoun's kidney stone. Nevertheless, in a 1/20 meeting with the Ambassador, Moussa, describing the Lebanese protagonists as still "at Square One," claimed forward movemen [...]	2008-01-20 14:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
08BEIRUT860	LEBANON: FINANCE MINISTRY SHARES POSSIBLE [...] (C) Discussions between the GOL and the International Monetary Fund on possible new benchmarks are proceeding slowly. The Ministry of Finance has submitted to us a list of possible triggers for disbursement of U.S. assistance, some of which are already complete. The list does not include one [...]	2008-06-06 18:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EINV EAIR EFIN ELAB LE
08BEIRUT865	LEBANON: MARCH 14 SECURITY MOST IMPORTANT TO [...] (C) Linking success in the 2009 parliamentary elections to March 14's ability to "protect its people," caretaker Social Affairs Minister Nayla Mouawad and her son Michel Mouawad proposed that March 14 implement a security strategy. This would include developing a force within the Internal Secu [...]	2008-06-09 14:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC EG LE
08BEIRUT871	LEBANON: DUTCH MAY END THEIR ASSISTANCE TO THE LAF [...] (C) International donor country representatives working with Lebanon's security sector met on June 9 to review donor contributions to Lebanon's security agencies. Early in the meeting, the Dutch Charge d'Affaires noted her embassy's disappointment in the performance of GOL security agencies d [...]	2008-06-10 16:19:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PINR PREL UNSC LE NE
08BEIRUT884	LEBANON: CABINET FORMATION PROGRESSING; AOUN [...] (C) On day 16 of cabinet consultations, political leaders continue their horsetrading over ministerial seats and most contacts from both the March 14 majority and the March 8/Aoun opposition tell us they are hopeful that the cabinet will be formed relatively quickly. PM-designate Fouad Siniora [...]	2008-06-12 18:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT894	LEBANON: HOW WOULD HIZBALLAH REACT TO A [...] (C) A resolution of the Sheba'a Farms issue is a necessary but not sufficient step toward disarming Hizballah. Hizballah has responded to recent increased international attention on Sheba'a Farms by insisting that only complete Israeli withdrawal from "all of the occupied lands" would satisfy [...]	2008-06-13 17:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC IR IS LE
08BEIRUT895	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI CONFIDENT MARCH 14 WILL [...] (C) Parliamentary Majority leader Saad Hariri stated with confidence on June 13 that President Michel Sleiman would appoint acceptable candidates to the Defense and Interior Ministries, that March 14 would retain the Finance and Justice Ministries, and that the opposition would choose the Fore [...]	2008-06-13 18:46:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT907	LEBANON: U.S. NGOS READY TO ASSIST LEBANON WITH [...] (C) In a June 17 meeting with the Charge, Embassy Beirut's U.S.-based civil society partners on electoral reform presented their plans on their activities leading up to the 2009 parliamentary elections. They will divide the work among them to cover tasks such as providing technical assistanc [...]	2008-06-18 17:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM LE PGOV PHUM
08BEIRUT908	LEBANON: POTENTIAL SHIA CABINET MEMBER STRESSES [...] (C) Respected Shia leader Ibrahim Shamseddine, rumored to be a possible March 14 candidate for a position in the next cabinet, stressed his political independence in a June 17 meeting with the Charge. Shamseddine welcomed the Secretary's statement stressing the need to resolve Sheba'a Farms, [...]	2008-06-18 19:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PINR IR AR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT910	LEBANON: MP INDEPENDENT MICHEL MURR CALLS 2009 [...] (C) Charge, accompanied by S/P staff member Jared Cohen and Polstaff, met with MP Michel Murr at his residence in Rabieh on June 19. Murr applauded the Secretary,s June 16 remarks on Sheba,a Farms and called for rapid implementation of her commitment. Murr also stressed the need for March 14 [...]	2008-06-19 18:02:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA IR LE
08BEIRUT912	LEBANON: CHARGE'S TRIP TO NABATIEH TO VISIT USG [...] (C) On June 18, the Charge, visiting State Department Policy Planning staff member, and EmbOffs visited five sites of which the Embassy sponsors development, social assistance, and education projects in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. The traveling party also attended a luncheon at the home of [...]	2008-06-19 18:30:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC AID LE
08BEIRUT918	LEBANON: DEPOSED TYRE SHIA MUFTI PROPOSES FORMING [...] (C) On June 19, Charge and visiting S/P advisor met deposed Shia Mufti of Tyre Sayyed Ali al-Amin, who remains in Beirut after Hizballah drove him out of his position during the May clashes. Al-Amin described the lack of support from Iraqi Shia, whom he describes as afraid to confront Iranian [...]	2008-06-20 18:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER EAID PINR IQ IR LE
08BEIRUT919	LEBANON: INDEPENDENT SHIA FIGURES DISCUSS HOW TO [...] (C) On June 19, the Charge and visiting S/P staff member Jared Cohen met with a series of independent Shia, including activist Lokman Slim, journalist Ali Alamine, and political figure Ahmad Assad (ref A covers June 19 meeting with deposed Shia Mutfi at Tyre Syed Ali al-Amine). Slim proposed [...]	2008-06-20 19:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PINR EAID LE IQ IR SY
08BEIRUT931	LEBANON: OPPOSITION REACTION TO NABATIEH TRIP AND [...] (C) Pro-opposition media have seized on the Charge's June 18 visit to Nabatieh in southern Lebanon (Ref A) to step up criticism over U.S. policy in the region. The heart of the criticism seems to be a concerted effort by Hizballah and the opposition to sound an alarm against U.S. relationship [...]	2008-06-25 16:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT932	LEBANON: EC HIGHLY CRITICAL OF GERMAN-LED LEBANON [...] (C) On June 25, a UK Embassy contact in Beirut provided emboff with information on European Commission (EC) Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner's planned statements that day to German Foreign Minister Steinmeier concerning the German-led Northern Border Pilot Project (NBPP) in Lebanon (refs). Waldne [...]	2008-06-25 17:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PBTS EC GE IS LE SY
08BEIRUT933	LEBANON: AOUN HAMPERING CABINET FORMATION [...] (C) The cabinet formation process, in its fifth week of negotiations, is stalled primarily due to Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun,s insistence on getting one of the four sovereign, or key, ministries (Defense, Interior, Finance, Foreign Affairs) for his own bloc. Aoun blames the d [...]	2008-06-25 17:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT94	LEBANON: TIME TO REVIEW USG INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) The German-led Northern Border Pilot Project (NBPP) has been plagued with coordination and implementation problems for months. Despite repeated requests and suggestions from other donor country representatives, the German leadership in Beirut and Berlin (reftels A and B) remain convinced [...]	2008-01-22 15:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE
08BEIRUT942	LEBANON: PM'S AIDE ON CABINET, VIENNA PLEDGES, [...] (C) PM Siniora's senior aide Mohamed Chatah said Michel Aoun has agreed to withdraw his demand for a sovereign ministry in the new cabinet, but in return wants the public works portfolio as well as the telecommunications portfolio that Siniora has already offered him. March 14 is favorably di [...]	2008-06-27 18:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP PINR PREF PREL PTER LE KU QA SA
08BEIRUT948	LEBANON: APPARENT LULL IN CABINET FORMATION [...] (C) Although there was an uptick in optimism on cabinet formation late in the week of June 23-27, by Monday June 30 all sides seem to be getting ready for a lull in negotiations. Speaker Berri, claiming frustration, is leaving for a conference in Quebec. March 14 has made a tactical withdra [...]	2008-06-30 16:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE
08BEIRUT949	LEBANON: SAUDIS REPORTEDLY ARMING SUNNI SALAFISTS [...] (C) Tripoli MP Mosbah Ahdab expressed deep concern to the Charge on June 30 that Saudi Arabic has started arming Sunni extremist Salafists in northern Lebanon. Ahdab alleged that the Saudis are trying "a new strategy" because they are disappointed with the violence that took place in May and [...]	2008-06-30 20:31:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR SA SY LE
08BEIRUT952	LEBANON: SENIOR COORDINATOR FOLEY HEARS OF [...] (C) In a June 26 visit to Beirut, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues James Foley learned from the head of the agency responsible for immigration control, Surete Generale Director Wafiq Jezzini, that the Surete Generale has suspended its practice of detaining Iraqi refugees living in L [...]	2008-07-01 09:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PTER IQ LE
08BEIRUT953	LEBANON: ARMY MAKES HUMANITARIAN DEMINING A [...] (C) Summary. Charge and Office of Defense Cooperation Chief visited three Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) sites on 30 June, including the Lebanese Mine Action Center (LMAC),the LAF Engineer Regiment, and the Mine Detecting Dog unit. The purpose of these visits was to publicly demonstrate the scope [...]	2008-07-01 12:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	LE MARR MAS MCAP MOPS PGOV PHSA PM
08BEIRUT959	LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI REFUTES SAUDI ARMING OF [...] (C) Majority leader Saad Hariri reassured the Charge on July 1 that neither his Future Party nor the Saudis are arming the Sunni Salafists, who are fighting the Alawites in northern Lebanon, as has been rumored (Ref A). The fighting in the north could continue for months to obstruct the spring [...]	2008-07-02 12:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPAL SY SA LY AG LE
08BEIRUT962	LEBANON: GEAGEA SAYS HIZBALLAH AND SYRIA DO NOT [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea argued that the fighting in the north was ignited by the May clashes, stemming from decades of tension, and is perpetuated by the lack of response from the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces. Countering the notion that Syria and Hizballa [...]	2008-07-02 16:27:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MCAP SY LE
08BEIRUT963	LEBANON: JUMBLATT REPORTS SAUDIS FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Recounting his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt told the Charge on July 2 that the Saudis are focused on restructuring Saad Hariri's Future Movement and on bolstering the Sunnis in anticipation of the 2009 parliamentary elections. Jumblatt expressed his concern tha [...]	2008-07-02 19:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC SA IS LE
08BEIRUT970	LEBANON: SLEIMAN OPTIMISTIC ABOUT CABINET [...] (C) On July 3, President Michel Sleiman told the Charge he was optimistic that the cabinet would be named before he travels to Paris on July 12th. "I knew this would take some time. It is important for us to have a dialogue and solve these issues on our own." Sleiman predicts that low-level [...]	2008-07-03 13:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREF KPAL SY IS LE
08BEIRUT975	LEBANON: PATIENT SINIORA WANTS ACTION FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 15:22:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR EAID UNSC KPAL IS LE
08BEIRUT983	LEBANON: ON CABINET, PROGRESS WITH AOUN BUT NOT [...] (C) There was significant progress on cabinet formation July 5-6, when the majority and the opposition reached an agreement on the portfolio distribution. Contacts from both sides told us on Saturday, July 5 there might be cabinet agreement by the end of the day. However, the optimism faded [...]	2008-07-07 15:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE
08BEIRUT984	LEBANON: ELECTORAL REFORM--WHAT'S FEASIBLE BY 2009? [...] (U) UN and EU electoral assessment teams held a meeting for the donor community on June 27. The UN team argued that only "feasible" reforms should be promoted for the time being, and the rest should wait until the 2013 elections. According to Craig Jenness, a UN electoral assistance expert, [...]	2008-07-07 16:10:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM UNSC LE
08BEIRUT994	LEBANON: FAMILY FEUD: MARCH 14 STRUGGLING ON [...] (C) Saad Hariri is back in Lebanon and March 14 is working on resolving its internal disagreements over the division of cabinet seats, but hard feelings are making it difficult. Hariri has been engaged in discussions with other March 14 leaders Samir Geagea, Walid Jumblatt, and PM-designate [...]	2008-07-09 15:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR FR LE SY
08BELGRADE1018	SERBIA ACCEPTS A3 EXPANSION; NO INTENTION TO JOIN [...] (C) Serbia accepts Bosnia,s and Montenegro,s intentions to join an expanded Adriatic Charter (A3) but is content to remain an observer of the A3, Serbia,s Assistant Minister for NATO Zoran Vujic told us on September 23. Vujic said Serbia was focused on increasing its participation in Partner [...]	2008-09-30 10:18:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMAR PREL KV SR
08BELGRADE111	MY SWEET LITTLE SERBIAN VILLAGE [...] (C) DCM re-visited the central Serbian town of Kraljevo where she lived as an exchange student 34 year years ago, and found her "typical" Serbian family galvanized by the presidential elections and traumatized by the thought of returning to the '90's under a Radical government. Coincidentall [...]	2008-01-29 13:33:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SR
08BELGRADE1206	SERBIA: EUR/SCE DAS JONES, VISIT TO BELGRADE [...] (C) Serbian government leaders told Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones during his visit to Belgrade that Serbia is looking to move beyond EULEX deployment in Kosovo and to engage in the region, but that Kosovo would remain a difficult issue. In separate meetings on November 17 with Fore [...]	2008-11-24 10:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV SR
08BELGRADE1231	SERBIA ATTEMPTS TO REOPEN KUMANOVO MILITARY [...] (C) Serbia's President and its Army Chief of Staff have publicly expressed their interest in revising the 1999 Kumanovo military technical agreement with NATO, stating the agreement was out of date given the current security and political environment. The agreement, signed in June 1999 at th [...]	2008-12-01 17:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KV SR
08BELGRADE1234	SERBIA/CROATIA: ICJ RULING HIGHLIGHTS STRAINED [...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly by Embassies Zagreb and Belgrade. Summary ------- 2. (C) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on November 18 claiming jurisdiction to hear Croatia's genocide case against Serbia for events in the 1990's stirred strong reactions in Belgrade [...]	2008-12-02 15:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR SR
08BELGRADE1288	SERBIA: ALL QUIET ON KUMANOVO FOR NOW [...] (C) Serbian government officials have ceased public discussion about reopening talks with NATO on the Kumanovo agreement (reftel). The silence is welcome, following last week,s persistent pronouncements that Serbia wanted to reopen the June 1999 agreement, which was concluded at the end of h [...]	2008-12-12 07:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KV SR
08BELGRADE1290	SERBIA: SO FAR, SO GOOD WITH EULEX [...] (C) After the successful December 9 deployment of the EU Rule of Law (EULEX) Mission throughout Kosovo (Ref A),Serbian leaders are relaxed. They hope that EULEX will make great efforts to cooperate with Kosovo Serbs, implying that Kosovo Serbs are so far behaving very well, but are nervous. [...]	2008-12-12 16:01:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV SR
08BELGRADE1313	(C) SERBIAN GOVERNMENT EXPLORES COMPENSATION IN [...] (C) In the interest of resolving the case of fugitive Miladin Kovacevic before the arrival of the new U.S. administration, the Serbian government has decided to explore the possibility of offering financial compensation to the family of victim Bryan Steinhauer. Post is facilitating discussion [...]	2008-12-19 06:27:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PREL PGOV ODIP EAID SR
08BELGRADE452	SERBIA: IF THE RADICALS WIN [...] (SBU) A victory of the war crimes indictee Vojislav Seselj-led Serbian Radical Party (SRS) in the May 11 parliamentary elections would bring to power a leadership with no international experience and little common ground on the U.S. or EU priorities for democratic and economic development in [...]	2008-05-07 13:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TAGS
08BELGRADE455	THE SERBIAN RADICAL PARTY'S ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (SBU) As the Serbian election campaign wraps up, the Radical party is trying to reassure international investors that they should not fear a Radical-led government. Party leader Nikolic delivered that message to international media, but undercut his own message by reiterating Radical skeptici [...]	2008-05-08 15:12:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV SR
08BELGRADE54	(C) ENGAGING SERBIA ON MANPADS SALE AND DESTRUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. Summary ------- 2. (C) Serbia continues to lag behind in fulfilling its obligations to destroy MANPADS, as per the 2005 bilateral agreement with the United States. The MOD has now expressed an interest in selling MANPADS to Egypt, and [...]	2008-01-11 18:36:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PTER PREL SR EG
08BELGRADE95	SERBIA: ONE WEEK FROM DECISION DAY, DEAD HEAT FOR ELECTION [...] (SBU) Incumbent President Boris Tadic and presidential hopeful Radical Party Tomislav Nikolic continue neck-to-neck in the run-up to the run-off for Serbia's presidency. In the days since the January 20 first round of voting, the candidates have begun to differentiate their visions for Serbia [...]	2008-01-25 10:15:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SR
08BELGRADE965	SERBIA CONTINUES TO OPPOSE U.S. DEPUTY FOR UNMIK [...] (C) Summary: Serbia opposes the appointment of an American as SRSG Lambert Zannier's deputy on the grounds that the top two UNMIK positions should not be filled by states that have recognized Kosovo. A top Foreign Ministry advisor suggested that Serbia would drop its opposition if the UN Sec [...]	2008-09-15 15:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC SR KV
08BELMOPAN108	BELIZE: POSITIVE INITIAL MEETINGS WITH PM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial meetings with Prime Minister Barrow and Deputy Prime Minister Vega went well. Both said that they felt bilateral relations were on a good track. They said that the main challenge ahead was to run a clean administration, and while they were optimistic about the future t [...]	2008-02-21 20:45:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR EPET SOCI BH
08BELMOPAN109	BELIZE: NEW GOVERNMENT REQUESTS LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) During the Ambassador's initial meeting with Prime Minister Dean Barrow (reported septel),the PM made a pitch for wireless intercept equipment for the Police Special Branch. He said that the capability was essential to anti-drug and anti-gang efforts in Belize. In response we noted th [...]	2008-02-21 22:24:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR SOCI PINR ASEC BH
08BELMOPAN111	BELIZE: INITIAL MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's initial meeting with National Security Minister Perdomo and his deputy was encouraging. Perdomo recognizes that there are serious problems to be addressed in law enforcement and is interested in cooperating more closely with us on improving the effectiveness [...]	2008-02-25 16:55:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MASS SOCI PINR BH
08BELMOPAN120	BELIZE: FOREIGN MINISTER/ATTORNEY GENERAL POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belize's new Attorney General and Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington told the Ambassador February 20 that he did not see any major problems in the bilateral relationship. He seems likely to focus most attention on the justice system and less on his foreign affairs portfolio. Co [...]	2008-02-25 21:58:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI PINR BH
08BELMOPAN131	(C) BELIZE: GOVERNMENT REQUESTS ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Attorney General/Foreign Minister Elrington has asked the Ambassador for USG assistance in tracking a Venezuelan grant made just before the election and now the subject of controversy over the amount provided (REF A). Elrington requested any information we might be able to provide on the [...]	2008-03-05 20:16:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR SOCI PINR ASEC BH
08BELMOPAN153	BELIZE: PM BARROW'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMMARY: Prime Minister Barrow looks forward to a positive meeting with the President. He has told us that he thinks the bilateral relationship is on a good track. Domestically he has faced several early challenges since he took office less than six weeks ago, the largest one being th [...]	2008-03-13 22:27:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI PINR ASEC BH
08BELMOPAN165	(C) BELIZE: GOVERNMENT TO SHUT DOWN THE ONLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: With no warning, the GOB is sending mixed signals about its intentions regarding Belize Natural Energy, the sole oil-producing company in Belize. BNE is a Belizean corporation but has significant U.S. investment. The timing of a government letter telling BNE to remedy seven d [...]	2008-03-19 20:15:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET EINV BH
08BELMOPAN180	(C) BELIZE: GOVERNMENT APPEARS TO BACK AWAY FROM [...] (C) Following Embassy intervention, it appears that the GOB is going to step back from a threat to terminate the production sharing agreement (PSA) of the sole oil producing company in the country. A March 17 letter to Belize Natural Energy (BNE),a firm with substantial U.S. investment, cit [...]	2008-03-26 22:09:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV PREL BH
08BELMOPAN192	(C) ZUBAIR KHAN -- RSO SOURCE ALLEGES PAKISTANI-BELIZEAN DRUG TRAFFICKING, MONEY LAUNDERING, POSSIBLE TERRORIST TIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: An RSO source alleges Pakistani-Belizean national, Zubair Khan, is involved with drug trafficking, money laundering, and has possible ties to Lebanese Hezbollah and Pakistan al-Qaeda associations. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Information provided by source is unconfirmed. RSO sourc [...]	2008-04-04 21:28:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER CVIS KCRM BH
08BELMOPAN323	(U) BELIZE: PM PUSHES WINDFALL PROFITS TAX FOR OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A windfall profits tax on oil production is coming to Belize. The only questions are how much of a bite it will take and how much of a disincentive it will be to U.S. investors. While the Prime Minister and government say they are consulting and taking industry concerns into [...]	2008-07-09 21:52:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EFIN ENRG PREL EINV BH
08BELMOPAN333	(U) UK INTERESTED IN COORDINATING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) The UK has been pleasantly surprised by the progress Belize and Guatemala have made in moving their border dispute to the International Court of Justice (ref) and is looking at ways to support the two countries' efforts. Matthew Forbes, FCO Section Head covering Central America, told Ch [...]	2008-07-18 14:00:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS BH
08BELMOPAN378	BELIZE DEMARCHES DELIVERED: REJECTING RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-27 20:48:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU BH
08BELMOPAN388	BELIZE, A RETURN TO THE PAST? [...] (C) Discussions of misappropriation and mismanagement in the Ministry of Economic Development,s leading foreign trade organization and allegations of ministerial level corruption developed further last week. Today,s Cabinet meeting will determine the outcome according to the CEO of the Ministr [...]	2008-09-03 21:08:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BH
08BELMOPAN400	BELIZE RESPONSE UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ayesha Borland, Desk Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff expressed the U.S. commitment to protect human rights and urged the GOB to take a stand against all no-action motions. Ms. Borland responded that Belize has in the past supported a [...]	2008-09-12 21:01:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN BH
08BELMOPAN93	(C) BELIZE: WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THE BARROW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on his comments to us and his initial actions and appointments since taking office, we are hopeful that Prime Minister Dean Barrow and his newly-elected government will offer more opportunities to advance important bilateral issues than the previous government. Barrow's [...]	2008-02-15 22:18:00	Embassy Belmopan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV EPET PINR BH
08BERLIN1006	MERKEL TRIP COMMUNICATES STAUNCH OPPOSITION TO [...] (C) Chancellor Merkel delivered a sobering message on MAP and an EU membership perspective for Ukraine during her July 21 visit to Kiev. According to Chancellery Russia and Eastern Europe Division chief Norman Walter. Merkel made clear that Germany supported Ukraine's eventual membership in [...]	2008-07-24 10:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS
08BERLIN1017	(C) MTCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NEXT STEPS ON MACHINE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (C) On July 25, Global Affairs Officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck expressed appreciation for the reftel "new draft proposal" but admitted that she is unfamiliar with e [...]	2008-07-28 06:22:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL AU FR JA UK GM
08BERLIN1033	NATO SOFA STATUS FOR USAFRICOM NON-DOD CIVILIANS: [...] (U) On July 21, 2008, Embassy Berlin received a letter (dated July 14, 2008) from Foreign Office Legal Adviser Georg Witschel on SOFA issues related to non-DOD U.S. Government civilian employees serving at USAFRICOM. Witschel's letter was in reply to the Embassy's June 19, 2008 letter, which [...]	2008-07-30 05:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR NATO PREL AF
08BERLIN1044	PM MALIKI VISITS GERMANY TO ENHANCE COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki visited Germany on July 22-24 to encourage German politicians and industry to increase their cooperation with Iraq. He underscored that the security situation has dramatically improved in Iraq over the last six months and invited the German government to [...]	2008-07-31 12:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ GM
08BERLIN1049	NSG CHAIRMAN EMPHASIZES NEED FOR CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling and his primary working-level technical advisor, Joerg Polster, shared their views on moving forward on the NSG India Specific Exception Agreement (ISEA). On July 31, Elbling expressed to EMIN Germany's [...]	2008-07-31 19:59:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTD IN GM
08BERLIN1051	NSG CHAIRMAN EMPHASIZES NEED FOR CONSENSUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling and his primary working-level technical advisor, Joerg Polster, shared their views on moving forward on the NSG India Specific Exception Agreement (ISEA). On July 31, Elbling expressed to EMIN Germany's [...]	2008-07-31 20:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTD IN GM
08BERLIN1058	(C) NTI FUEL BANK INITIATIVE: GERMANY WORKING [...] (C) German MFA Commissioner for International Energy Policy, Viktor Elbling, told EMIN and EconOffs in a July 31 meeting that Germany is working within the EU to formulate a common NTI Fuel Bank Initiative (NTIFBI) position and expects a donation decision by this September. Elbling compliment [...]	2008-08-04 08:25:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM GM
08BERLIN1066	GERMANY RELUCTANT TO MAINTAIN TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) PolOffs delivered reftel points to Mark Bogdahn, deputy head of the Western Balkans Division at the German MFA, and desk officer for Serbia, Silja Weibel, on August 1. PolOffs noted that a premature lifting of the travel ban on the Karadzic family could negatively impact OHR's removal of P [...]	2008-08-05 16:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC ICTY PREL ETTC SR GM
08BERLIN1081	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE ON NEW [...] (C) On 7 August 2008, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Alexander Fierley, desk officer responsible for Southeast Asia at the German Foreign Office. POLOFF explained the Tom Lantos Block Burmese Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts (JADE) Act of 2008, and provided Fierley with a list of the 10 c [...]	2008-08-08 07:01:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD BM
08BERLIN1090	CHANCELLERY DISTANCES MERKEL FROM IRANIAN [...] (SBU) After initially taking a defensive stance on the controversial sale by a German firm of gas-to-liquids equipment to Iran (Ref),the Chancellery and CDU issued statements clearly designed to dissociate Chancellor Angela Merkel from the decision. On August 6, Chancellery deputy spokesma [...]	2008-08-08 16:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EPET PREL EINV ENRG ETRD IR GM
08BERLIN1095	TFGG01: GERMANY CITES FRENCH-LED "PROGRESS" [...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel points August 11 to Chancellor Merkel's Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel and to Foreign Office acting Political Director Emily Haber. We also discussed Georgia with Office Directors for NATO and Caucasus affairs. Chancellor Will Go to Sochi August 15 ----- [...]	2008-08-11 15:18:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM KCFE RU GG
08BERLIN1101	GERMANY'S VIEW OF GEORGIA: FRUSTRATION RISING BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting DCM accompanied by POLOFF delivered REF (A) points to Foreign Office acting Political Director Emily Haber on August 12. Haber expressed the MFA's frustration with Russian actions in Georgia but stressed Germany's decision to wait for a readout from French Foreign Ministe [...]	2008-08-12 12:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
08BERLIN1102	NATO SOFA STATUS FOR USAFRICOM NON-DOD CIVILIANS: [...] (U) On August 6, 2008, Charge d'Affaires Koenig met with newly appointed MFA State Secretary Peter Ammon and delivered a letter in response to the letter Embassy Berlin received (dated July 14, 2008) from Foreign Office Legal Adviser Georg Witschel on SOFA issues related to non-DOD U.S. Governm [...]	2008-08-12 13:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR NATO PREL AF
08BERLIN1109	(C) MTCR SMALL GROUP PROPOSALS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-13 11:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL GM
08BERLIN1114	GERMAN MFA PROMOTES EU'S COMMON POSITION ON UNSCR [...] (C) Summary: German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) contacts tout the EU's recently adopted Common Position (CP) as going beyond UNSCR 1803 and expect quick adoption of the CP's required annexes. End Summary. 2. (C) Econoff met with Julian Luebbert, German MFA Desk Officer for Iran Fin [...]	2008-08-13 15:31:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IR GM
08BERLIN1115	GERMAN MFA PROMOTES EU'S COMMON POSITION ON UNSCR [...] (C) Summary: German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) contacts tout the EU's recently adopted Common Position (CP) as going beyond UNSCR 1803 and expect quick adoption of the CP's required annexes. End Summary. 2. (C) Econoff met with Julian Luebbert, German MFA Desk Officer for Iran Fin [...]	2008-08-13 15:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON KNNP PARM PGOV PREL MNUC IR GM
08BERLIN1117	(C) NSG CHAIRMAN EXPECTS PUSHBACK ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: At an August 13 meeting with EMIN and Econoff, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling, along with staff advisors Goetz Lingenthal and Joerg Polster, stressed support for an NSG exception for India and agreed with the USG on the need to press for a consensus at the [...]	2008-08-13 21:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTD IN GM
08BERLIN1120	(C) NSG CHAIRMAN EXPECTS PUSHBACK ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: At an August 13 meeting with EMIN and Econoff, Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Chairman Viktor Elbling and staff stressed support for an NSG exception for India and agreed with the USG on the need to press for a consensus at the upcoming Extraordinary NSG Plenary in Vienna on Augus [...]	2008-08-14 10:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTC IN GM
08BERLIN113	GERMANY IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Acting Head of the European Correspondent Office Thomas Schieb on January 25. Schieb noted that the Western Balkans, Iran, Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Lebanon, Pakistan, Sudan/Dafur/Chad, and Kenya were currently on the GAERC agenda. -------------- [...]	2008-01-25 17:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KVIR IR IZ IS SU
08BERLIN1130	TFGG01: MERKEL "WILL TALK TOUGH" IN SOCHI; [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-15 11:06:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UN GG RS
08BERLIN1146	(S) GERMANY TO WEIGH U.S. OBJECTIONS REGARDING [...] (S) Before deciding on a pending German export request of Australia Group (AG) listed items to the Indian firm United Phosphorus LTD (UPL),German export control authorities agreed to weigh U.S. concerns regarding the AG "no undercut policy." On Monday August 18, MFA Export Control Division [...]	2008-08-18 16:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM
08BERLIN1150	G-7 STATEMENT ON GEORGIA: GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY AWAITS SIGNAL FROM CHANCELLERY AND MFA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-19 12:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL PGOV GG GM
08BERLIN1155	GERMANY TO DOUBLE GEORGIAN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) The German Foreign Office announced August 19 that Germany would increase its humanitarian assistance to Georgia from 1 million to 2 million euros. POLOFF spoke on August 20 with Georgia Desk Officer Gosse at the MFA for more detail on the additional one million euros. Gosse confirmed tha [...]	2008-08-21 05:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM
08BERLIN1156	GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BID [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the IAEA unit in the German MFA's Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Office on August 19. Langer expressed agreement that "nearly any other option would be an improvement over Syria or Iran as a member of the IAEA's Board of Go [...]	2008-08-21 05:31:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR SY AF
08BERLIN1173	GERMANY: HUMANITARIAN AID LIMITED BY RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF met August 21 with Deputy Head of the Task Force for Humanitarian Aid and Mine Action Oliver Owcza and Desk Officer Miriam Lenz to discuss the findings of the delegation to Georgia August 20 and 21 (Ref A). Owcza and Lenz charged that the Russians had interfered with the d [...]	2008-08-22 13:10:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM
08BERLIN1175	GERMANY CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier August 20 welcomed the release of Belarusian political prisoners Andrey Kim and Syarhey Parsyukevich and noted that Belarus had taken an important step towards improving relations with the EU. PolOffs met with MFA desk officer for Belarus, [...]	2008-08-22 15:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PREL PHUM RU GG PGOV BO
08BERLIN1176	GERMANY CAREFULLY WATCHING RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Summary: PolOff met with MFA Division Head for Russia and Ukraine Ernst Reichel to discuss the Russian troop withdrawal from Georgia on August 22. Reichel emphasized that Russia's actions over the next day are vital for mitigating damage to its relations and reputation. Although confusi [...]	2008-08-22 16:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
08BERLIN1181	TFGG01: CHANCELLOR MERKEL SAYS RUSSIA HAS NOT [...] (C) Summary: German Chancellor Merkel said in an interview August 24 that Russia had not fulfilled its obligations under the ceasefire agreement and called Russia's credibility into question. A Chancellery spokesman criticized the Russian legislature's recommendation of recognition of South [...]	2008-08-25 15:33:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO GM GG RS
08BERLIN1187	GERMANY REACTS STRONGLY TO RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: German officials reacted strongly to Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia August 26. See para 7 for the full text of a German government statement on the matter. During a visit to Estonia today, Chancellor Merkel said the recognition was "absolutely unacceptable" [...]	2008-08-26 16:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
08BERLIN120	AMBASSADOR CULTIVATES TIES WITH YOUNG FDP LEADERS [...] (C) Ambassador Timken and senior embassy officers hosted a dinner for eight young up-and-coming Free Democrat (FDP) federal parliamentarians January 23 in order to foster a working relationship and discuss policy issues of mutual interest. Born from a recent meeting between the Ambassador and [...]	2008-01-29 09:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN1204	NATO SOFA STATUS FOR NON-DOD USG CIVILIANS AT U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In its most recent correspondence with the Embassy, the German Foreign Office retreats from some of its previous unhelpful positions, but continues to contend that only DOD USG civilian employees or dual-appointed non-DOD USG civi [...]	2008-08-29 12:10:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AMGT APER GM XA
08BERLIN1219	GERMAN THOUGHTS ON SERBIA'S ICJ PUSH AND THE EULEX [...] (C) PolOff delivered points in ref (A) to Mark Bogdahn, deputy head of the Western Balkans Division at the German MFA, and desk officer for Kosovo, Dr. Michael Geisler, on September 2 to determine the level of German engagement to counter a Serb effort to seek an UNGA referral on Kosovo indepe [...]	2008-09-04 10:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC ICTY PREL ETTC SR GM KV
08BERLIN1222	GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 5-6 EU GYMNICH MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post provided talking points from reftels to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb September 2 and followed up with him September 4 to get Germany's perspective on the Avignon meeting. Schieb indicated there was little daylight between the U.S. and Germany on the way [...]	2008-09-04 15:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GM GG RU
08BERLIN1223	GERMANY WILLING TO SUPPORT ANA EXPANSION, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 10 Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) meeting, Germany is prepared to go along with the Afghan government's request to expand the Afghan National Army (ANA),but has concerns about the cost and the sustainability of this initiative. German officials [...]	2008-09-04 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF GM
08BERLIN1227	GERMANY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITIONS ON UNGA THIRD [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Deputy Head of the Human Rights Department Martin Huth September 4 and spoke with Chancellery Advisor on Global Issues, the United Nations and Human Rights Edgar Gansen on September 5 on reftel points. Both expressed strong support for the U.S. positions on no-action mo [...]	2008-09-05 14:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN GM
08BERLIN1229	SCENE SETTER FOR TREASURY U/S LEVEY VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Germany September 11-12 is well-timed. Your key interlocutors are now back from summer vacation and attending to the implementation of the EU's August 8th Common Position. Following Iran's failure to respond to the refreshed P5 1 incentive package, EU discussions [...]	2008-09-08 11:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM IR AADP
08BERLIN1244	LUGAR CODEL: GERMANS EMPHASIZE NEED FOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: During Senator Lugar's September 1-2 visit to Berlin, which focused on energy security, the range of interlocutors (government, business, parliament) told Lugar that Germany has had a long history of cooperation with Russia on energy, that Russia consistently has been a reli [...]	2008-09-10 15:33:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG OVIP GM
08BERLIN1254	GERMANY WORKING WITHIN EU FOR DEMARCHE ON [...] (C) On 12 September 2008, POLOFFs delivered reftel demarche to Christiane Botschen, Deputy Director for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean at the German Foreign Office. Botschen informed POLOFFs that Germany and the EU shared the same concerns as the United States about Nicaragua's re [...]	2008-09-12 09:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL GC NU RU
08BERLIN1255	GERMANS REMAIN WARY ABOUT EXPANDING ISAF AUTHORITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel demarche points to office directors and action officers in the MFA, MOD and Chancellery September 11, emphasizing that giving ISAF the ability to undertake counternarcotics interdiction missions is critical to achieving success against the insurgency in Afgha [...]	2008-09-12 10:50:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR GM AF
08BERLIN1259	GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 15-16 EU GAERC FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany expects the EU Council on September 15 to agree on creating a small "coordination cell" in Brussels to help coordinate the existing anti-piracy contributions of EU members and prepare the way for a possible future ESDP mission off the coast of Somalia. The Council is also [...]	2008-09-12 14:51:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PHUM PGOV GM ZL ZI SO SR BO

08BERLIN1261	GERMANY/GEORGIA: STATUS OF EU OBSERVER MISSION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German government is using numerous bilateral and multilateral tools to assist Georgia in its recovery from the recent war with Russia. Germany strongly supports the EU observer mission in Georgia and seems determined to meet the October 1 deployment deadline. Chancellor Merk [...]	2008-09-12 15:54:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
08BERLIN1273	GERMANY: NO PLANS FOR FORMAL REJECTION OF RUSSIAN [...] (U) POLOFF delivered reftel points to Head of the Russia and Ukraine Division Ernst Reichel September 14. 2. (C) While agreeing that the Russian claim was unfounded, Reichel said the GOG viewed it as unnecessary to issue a formal statement. At this time, Germany also has no intention of pu [...]	2008-09-16 14:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM GG RS GM XG XH
08BERLIN1276	IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met on September 15 in Berlin with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. The meeting, which took place at Mottaki's request, was only announced that morning, but reportedly was in the works since September 11 at the latest. The C [...]	2008-09-16 16:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR GM
08BERLIN1285	GERMANY PASSES ON OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON [...] (C) Summary: German MFA officials responsible for energy policy and Iran are reluctant to engage Poland and Croatia on their efforts to develop Iranian natural gas resources. They expressed a preference for United Nations action, as well as very keen interest in learning more about the respo [...]	2008-09-18 15:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC PREL HR PL IR GM
08BERLIN1286	GERMANY: MOVING FORWARD WITH EU OBSERVER MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany plans to have 18 of the 40 observers it has pledged for the EU observer mission on the ground in Georgia early next week, with the additional 22 on standby should the EU need them. Contacts at MFA and the German Government Center for International Peace Operations (Zentru [...]	2008-09-18 15:06:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EUN
08BERLIN1295	GERMANY: COLLAPSE OF ORANGE COALITION PULLS MAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts at MFA and the Chancellery indicated that the collapse of the Orange Coalition in Ukraine makes MAP improbable in the near or medium term. POLOFF met with MFA Division Head for Russia and Ukraine Ernst Reichel September 19, who hoped that Germany and the U.S. would come [...]	2008-09-19 13:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS
08BERLIN1314	GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BID [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to Hans Koeppel, desk officer in the MFA's Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on September 18. Koeppel, who was backstopping his colleague Martin Langer while Langer was on a trip to Washington with the German Political Director, Volker Stanzel, reiterate [...]	2008-09-23 15:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR SY AF
08BERLIN1318	GERMANY LOOKING FOR SMALL STEP FORWARD IN BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA and Chancellery contacts appeared in agreement regarding Belarus and expected the EU to ease restrictions following the Belarussian parliamentary elections on September 28. The GOG hopes that the elections will reflect "an improvement over last time," which in conjunction wi [...]	2008-09-24 11:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PREL PHUM RU GG PGOV BO
08BERLIN1334	GERMAN RESPONSE: PREVENTING IRAN FROM ADVANCING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany shares USG concerns regarding Iran's nuclear program and welcomes further steps to prevent Iran from obtaining critical equipment needed for their new IR-2 centrifuge design. Germany maintains that its primary mechanisms for safeguarding sensitive centrifuge technology [...]	2008-09-26 11:17:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC
08BERLIN1337	HNN FOR ACTIVATION OF MARINE COMPONENT FOR US [...] (C) On September 25 DATTOFF delivered reftel points in letter form to MOD contacts Lieutenant Colonel Juergen Joachim von Sandrart (North America Bilaterals Desk Officer - German Joint Staff J31) and Lieutenant Colonel Jared Sembritzki (Africa Bilaterals Desk Officer - German Joint Staff J31). [...]	2008-09-26 14:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR NATO PREL AF
08BERLIN1345	SEPTEMBER 17 VISIT OF ACTING DOD GENERAL COUNSEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting DOD General Counsel Daniel Dell'Orto, accompanied by Charge Koenig, met with MFA Legal Advisor Georg Witschel and MOD Legal Advisor Dieter Weingartner September 17 in Berlin. In addition to a general legal discussion about the use of force in combating transnational terror [...]	2008-09-29 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PARM PGOV GM
08BERLIN1349	GERMANY RELUCTANT TO IMPEDE ZIMBABWE'S ACCESS TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-30 12:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI GM
08BERLIN1354	GERMANY/ANA EXPANSION: MORE INFORMATION NEEDED [...] (C) As instructed ref A, post approached officials in both the MFA and MOD to ask that Germany consider providing $100 million per year from 2010 to 2014 in additional funding for sustainment of the expanded Afghan National Army (ANA). 2. (C) While open to making an additional contribution a [...]	2008-10-01 16:50:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
08BERLIN1355	GERMANY/RUSSIA: ON THE EVE OF THE OCTOBER 2 [...] (C) SUMMARY. German officials were surprised to hear that attacks against civilians in the Russian-controlled areas of Georgia remain a problem and asked for more information about the source of these reports. Germany plans to use the October 2 bilateral government consultations in St. Peter [...]	2008-10-01 17:17:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS GM RS GG
08BERLIN1356	U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NATO DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker met separately with NSA Christoph Heusgen and MFA Deputy Political Director Eberhard Pohl September 26 to discuss NATO operations in Afghanistan; NATO relations with Russia following the war in Georgia; Ukraine and Georgia; efforts to fight pira [...]	2008-10-02 08:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS
08BERLIN1359	GERMANY ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1835 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 13:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MUNC PARM IR GM
08BERLIN1365	GERMAN VIEWS ON MAP, STRASBOURG/KEHL SUMMIT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: German officials at the Chancellery and MFA told visiting EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner October 2 that while they saw little chance of extending MAP to Georgia or Ukraine at the December NATO foreign ministerial, they agreed it was necessary to agree on a way ahead to fulfill the [...]	2008-10-06 16:56:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EUN OSCE GG GM RS FR
08BERLIN137	EMERGING 5-PARTY LANDSCAPE COULD YIELD FRAGILE [...] (C) Key state elections in Germany indicate an emerging 5-party political landscape, bringing with it increasing complexity in the formation of fragile coalitions. A possible result could be continuation of a national Grand Coalition after 2009. Both the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Soc [...]	2008-02-04 17:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN1386	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE OCTOBER 13 EU GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb October 9 and followed up with him October 10 to get his reactions. Schieb noted that the GAERC will not only issue its own conclusions, but help prepare those to be released by the October 15-16 Eur [...]	2008-10-10 16:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV GG RS ZI UZ BO MD
08BERLIN1407	GERMANY: UNCERTAIN ABOUT AID PACKAGE AND MIXED ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Office Director for South Caucasus and Central Asia Maria Gosse on October 14, who stressed that Germany plans on delivering an aid package for Georgia and the region, but is unlikely to provide direct budget support. Gosse also shared [...]	2008-10-17 13:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM
08BERLIN1411	GERMANY: SMOOTH SAILING EXPECTED FOR RATIFICATION [...] (C) As instructed reftel, post contacted the MFA NATO Office to inquire about the status of Germany's ratification of the NATO accession protocols for Croatia and Albania. Desk Officer Karin Marshall noted that the Cabinet had approved draft legislation seeking approval of the accession protoc [...]	2008-10-17 16:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO HR AL GM
08BERLIN1412	GERMAN SUPPORT FOR ELECTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for Afghanistan Affairs Ruediger Koenig October 17, emphasizing the importance of holding the 2009 elections on schedule and encouraging Germany to make a significant contribution so that the process is fully funded. Koenig agreed that s [...]	2008-10-17 16:21:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL AF GM
08BERLIN1413	GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: ISAF MANDATE RENEWED WITH A [...] (C) As previewed reftel, the Bundestag approved on October 16 a 14-month extension of the parliamentary mandate for Bundeswehr participation in ISAF by a wide margin, with 442 voting "yes," 96 "no" and 32 abstaining. In addition, 42 parliamentarians, some of whom would have voted "no" or abst [...]	2008-10-17 16:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AF GM
08BERLIN1417	GERMANY WELCOMES INFORMATION ON MAYROW TRADING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 10:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MUNC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM
08BERLIN1422	GERMANY REQUESTS FEEDBACK ON MTCR EXPORT CONTROL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (C) On October 17, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided EconOff with the text of the German "Proposal for an Export Control Seminar on Risk Assessment in Licensing." Due to the rapidly approaching MTCR Canberra [...]	2008-10-21 06:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM
08BERLIN1423	(C) MTCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. REPORT ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 06:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM
08BERLIN1441	(C) MTCR: GERMANY ACCEPTS USG FEEDBACK ON RISK [...] (C) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck welcomed REF B USG feedback on the REF A German MTCR Export Control Seminar nonpaper. During an October 23 meeting, Reck thanked the USG for the timely response and said that the feedback was sufficient for the GoG to move the proposal o [...]	2008-10-23 15:05:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS GM
08BERLIN1474	GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO U.S. MEASURES ON EDBI / EIHB [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to ref A, German Ministry of Finance officials stated there are no clear facts to connect Europaisich-Iranische Handelsbank AG (EIHB) to the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) and that, further, Germany [...]	2008-10-30 17:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MUNC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM
08BERLIN1475	GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. WAY FORWARD ON BOSNIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post presented reftel points to MFA Western Balkans Office Director Jutta Schmitz, who readily agreed that Bosnia (BiH) was on the wrong track and needed to be the focus of renewed attention by the international community, especially by the EU. Schmitz, who just took up her positi [...]	2008-10-30 17:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BK EU GM
08BERLIN1484	GERMAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 3 GYMNICH AND NOVEMBER [...] (C) In addition to transatlantic relations, EU foreign ministers are expected to use their November 3 informal "Gymnich" lunch in Marseille to discuss options for EU support of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the possibility of deploying an EU battlegroup Germany [...]	2008-10-31 15:53:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN RS IS AF PK SY LE SO IR
08BERLIN151	SENIOR BUNDESTAG MP URGES THAW IN U.S.- IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 26 meeting, Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ruprecht Polenz (CDU) gave the Ambassador a read-out of his mid-January trips to Israel and Iran. Repeatedly commenting that he did not believe only in "containment," Polenz asserted that the Iranian leaders' to [...]	2008-02-07 15:33:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL PTER IS IR GM
08BERLIN1512	CWC: GERMANY STILL REVIEWING REVISED DRAFT HOST [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Chemical and Biological Weapons Office Director Alexander Olbrich, Deputy Holger Ruthe and Desk Officer Juliane Thuemmel November 5, emphasizing the continued interest of the United States in concluding a Host Country Agreement on the conduct of Chemical [...]	2008-11-05 14:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA CWC GM
08BERLIN1517	DAS GARBER IN BERLIN: GERMANY SIGNALS ITS INTEREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: During EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judith Garber's meetings with MFA and Chancellery officials on October 22, contacts shared concern as to whether the Russian actions in Georgia were a "one-off occurrence" or reflected a new pattern in Russian foreign policy. MFA and Chance [...]	2008-11-06 14:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS
08BERLIN1518	DAS GARBER'S DISCUSSION WITH GERMAN ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judith Garber on October 22 met with Ministry of Economics officials to discuss Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade Law and Export Control Karl Wendling and Head of North Africa and Near and Middle East Division Jue [...]	2008-11-06 14:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IR AZ PREL ECON EAID IZ AF GM
08BERLIN1526	GERMANY EXPECTS RESUMPTION OF EU PCA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to MFA Head of the Russia and Ukraine Division Ernst Reichel. Reichel expected the resumption of PCA negotiations to be approved at a ministers' lunch today during the GAERC, and did not share the concern that Russian President Medvedev's security proposal [...]	2008-11-10 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GG RS
08BERLIN1530	GERMANY LOBBYING AGAINST IRAN NO-ACTION MOTION [...] (C) Deputy Head of the Human Rights Division of the MFA Martin Huth told Poloff November 10 that the MFA had tasked its embassies in Madagascar and India November 7 to demarche their respective host governments to vote against the no-action motion on Iran (per reftel). Huth told Poloff in a f [...]	2008-11-12 13:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GM
08BERLIN1542	GERMANY REMAINS STUBBORN ON MAP AND ADDITIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Top German government officials emphasized to visiting USNATO Ambassador Kurt Volker November 10-11 that Germany remains strongly opposed to granting Ukraine and Georgia member action plan (MAP) status at the December 2-3 meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. While open to giving the appl [...]	2008-11-14 18:25:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AF RS GG UP GM
08BERLIN1545	GERMANY AGREES WITH U.S. POLICY ON RECONCILIATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 10:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF GM
08BERLIN1546	GERMAN CONCERNS ABOUT THE TIMING OF THE AFGHAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The German MFA is concerned that if the Afghans decide at this late date to bring forward next year's presidential election, and hold it in April, May or June, rather than in September, as previously agreed, ISAF and the international community might have difficulty providing the [...]	2008-11-17 10:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER SNAR AF FR GM
08BERLIN1547	GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS FOR NOVEMBER 19 AFGHAN [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A talking points regarding the November 19 international conference on Afghan refugees in Kabul to MFA Office Director for Afghanistan Affairs Director Ruediger Koenig on November 14. Koenig noted that Germany took the conference very seriously, although nobody from B [...]	2008-11-17 10:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM AF PK IR GM
08BERLIN1549	GERMANY FORMALLY SCALES DOWN PARTICIPATION IN OEF [...] (C) SUMMARY. A new parliamentary mandate significantly reduces the geographic area in which German armed forces are allowed to operate under OEF and reduces the troop ceiling by almost half. As a result, German military forces will no longer have the ability to participate in combat operation [...]	2008-11-17 10:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AF GM
08BERLIN1554	GERMANY: EXPECTATIONS LOW FOR NOVEMBER 19 GENEVA [...] (C)SUMMARY. Contacts at the MFA and the Chancellery remain hopeful that the Geneva Talks will succeed in bringing all parties--especially Abkhazia and South Ossetia--to the table on November 19. Poloffs met with Chancellery Desk Officer for South Caucasus and Central Asia Agapi Nehring, who [...]	2008-11-18 09:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM NATO EUN
08BERLIN1555	IRAN: GERMAN OFFICIALS SHARE VIEWS ON SANCTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA/IR Office Director Todd Schwartz discussed a range of Iran-related issues with representatives of the Chancellery, MFA, and Ministry of Economics during November 12 meetings. Emphasizing their belief that sanctions are working, all three agencies repeated Germany's long-st [...]	2008-11-18 11:06:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNNP KDEM GM IR IZ
08BERLIN1561	"YES WE CEM": GREENS ELECT GERMANY'S FIRST ETHNIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The Greens elected pragmatic Cem Oezdemir party co-chair -- Germany's first ethnic Turkish national party leader -- during its November 14-16 party convention and sought to jump-start its sagging polls with a "Green New Deal" combining financial market reforms with investment in [...]	2008-11-19 11:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV PREL AF GM
08BERLIN1567	GERMANY SUPPORTS EU'S DOUBLE-EDGED APPROACH TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany appears satisfied with how the EU-Russia Summit unfolded in Nice on November 14, according to contacts in the Chancellery and MFA. Germany was eager to restart Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) negotiations, but supports launching an Eastern Partnership with c [...]	2008-11-21 09:06:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM NATO EUN
08BERLIN1583	IAEA/SYRIAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROJECT: BERLIN [...] (C) On November 25, Dr. Joerg Polster (protect),MFA Nuclear Energy Policy officer, told us that Germany had not yet formulated a position on whether to support IAEA Technical Cooperation (TC) with Syria. Recognizing US objectives to prevent TC with Syria, he said that "we are not yet operati [...]	2008-11-25 15:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SY GM
08BERLIN1590	(C) GERMANY REQUESTS USG VIEWS ON PRETORIA'S [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) After conclusion of the November 19-20 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Consultative Group (CG) meeting in Vienna, MFA Nuclear Energy Policy officer, Dr. Joerg Polster, requested feedback on what the USG plans to do regarding Sout [...]	2008-11-26 16:18:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA SF GM
08BERLIN1591	(C) GERMANY FEARS NSG COULD BE UNDERMINED BY [...] (C) Germany believes that continued civil nuclear cooperation between Pakistan and China (beyond the Chasma II nuclear power plant) is outside the scope of China's entrance agreement into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and fears that this continued cooperation could weaken the NSG as a who [...]	2008-11-26 16:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KNUC PREL PK CH GM
08BERLIN1597	GERMANY STICKING TO UNSCR 1816 BUT OPEN TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel to MFA Deputy Division Head of ESDP Jens Beikuefner, ESDP Desk Officer Stefan Roessel, and UN Policy Desk Officer Dirk Stockhausen on November 28. Although contacts strongly opposed a technical resolution delaying UNSCR 1816 for two weeks, they supported extending [...]	2008-11-28 15:37:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
08BERLIN1601	STEINMEIER PLANNING FIRST TRIP TO IRAQ -- SIGNALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier is planning to visit Iraq in January 2009 soon after President-Elect Obama's inauguration -- his first visit as FM. According to the MFA, the visit comes on the heels of positive news from Iraq regarding the security and [...]	2008-12-01 13:54:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IQ EUN ECON
08BERLIN1604	GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: NOVEMBER 26-27 MEETING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a November 26-27 conference in Berlin, ISAF RC-North Chiefs of Defense and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed a wide range of issues, including the insurgent threat along the border with RC-West, the requirements for a larger RC-North QRF and support for nex [...]	2008-12-01 16:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GM NO SW FI IT AF
08BERLIN1609	MFA GIVES REASSURANCES ON STOCKPILING OF US [...] (C) Summary: PolOff discussed German thoughts and activities on cluster munitions with MFA officials prior to FM Steinmeier's December 3 trip to Oslo to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). Seeking to allay US concerns, contacts noted that Germany already briefed NATO allies about [...]	2008-12-02 16:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM
08BERLIN1628	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE DECEMBER 8-9 EU GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany says it is "completely in line" with the U.S. on the way forward in Bosnia, while acknowledging a few "nuances" regarding the conditions for the transition to a EU Special Representative. The discussion of EU enlargement at the December 8-9 GAERC will focus on the Wester [...]	2008-12-05 16:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL RS IS TU GM
08BERLIN1633	ENCOURAGING CREDIBLE VOICES TO COUNTER VIOLENT [...] (SBU) Here in Berlin, there is no question that local voices advocating tolerance and understanding are most effective. We are fortunate here in having considerable support on this issue from the Interior Ministry. There is a deep understanding of the imperative to reach vulnerable segments [...]	2008-12-08 14:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO OPRC OIIP GM PREL
08BERLIN1636	GERMAN SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO REMAINS STRONG DESPITE [...] (U) PolOff met with German MFA Deputy Office Director for the Balkans Mark Bogdahn December 5 to discuss the fallout from the recent arrest of three German Bundesnachtrichtendienst (BND) officers accused of the November 14 bombing of the EU building in Pristina, as well as to review developmen [...]	2008-12-09 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM KS
08BERLIN1638	GERMANY ALIGNED WITH USG ON SYRIA/IAEA TECHNICAL [...] (C) Germany confirmed that its support for a Syria-requested Technical Cooperation (TC) project with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will be limited to "generic discussion regarding the peaceful use of nuclear power" and that its intention is to limit technical discussion until [...]	2008-12-09 15:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SY GM
08BERLIN1663	GERMANS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT RELATIONS WITH POLAND [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA and Chancellery contacts viewed Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski's visit to Berlin on December 5-6 and the bilateral government consultations in Warsaw on December 8 as the culmination of a year's worth of hard work by both countries to improve relations. However, Germany is [...]	2008-12-12 14:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET SENV PL GM
08BERLIN1664	GERMANY: POISED TO DEPLOY WITH ROBUST MANDATE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of interagency wrangling over legal issues, Germany is poised to contribute a frigate with a 200-man crew to the EU "Atalanta" counter-piracy operation on the basis of a robust parliamentary mandate that allows the Bundeswehr to carry out "opposed boardings" and to tak [...]	2008-12-12 15:05:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN GM
08BERLIN1665	GERMANY SUPPORTS CONTACT GROUP, BUT WARY OF ANY [...] (C) SUMMARY. While welcoming the establishment of the Contact Group as a useful way to improve coordination in counter-piracy efforts, MFA officials voiced concerns about the U.S. desire for the new proposed UNSC resolution to address the need to pursue pirates ashore. They pointed out that t [...]	2008-12-12 15:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PBTS PHSA PREL PTER GM
08BERLIN1669	GERMANY: POST-MORTEM ON KEY ISSUES FOLLOWING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: German officials are generally satisfied with the hard-fought compromises on MAP and NATO-Russian relations in the December 2-3 NATO Foreign Ministers communique. On MAP, there is hope that this contentious issue can finally be put to the side for the medium term. While conceding [...]	2008-12-15 11:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO RS AF GM
08BERLIN1675	IRAN: BUNDESTAG MEMBERS DISCUSS LEVERAGING IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two of the Bundestag's leading Iran experts discussed Iran-related issues with visiting NEA/IR Office Director Todd Schwartz November 11 and 12. In separate meetings, Rolf Muetzenich (SPD),a leading member of the Bundestag's Disarmament Subcommittee, and Iranian-German Green [...]	2008-12-16 15:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNNP GM IR
08BERLIN1684	GERMANY PLEASED WITH EULEX LAUNCH; CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with German MFA Office Director for the Western Balkans Jutta Schmitz December 12 to discuss her thoughts on progress in Serbia and Kosovo, including the successful launch of the EULEX mission, and concerns about the latest developments in Macedonia and Bosnia and Herze [...]	2008-12-18 12:55:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM KS BK MK SI
08BERLIN1687	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: GERMANY BELIEVES IT HAS RC-NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany has readily accepted the burden of coordinating the fulfillment of security support requirements in the north for the 2009 Afghan elections. In fact, German officials believe they already have most, if not all, of the requirements covered. Germany is hopeful that the rel [...]	2008-12-19 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS GM AF
08BERLIN1690	GERMANY: VISIT OF KUNAR AND WARDAK GOVERNORS HELPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 18 visit to Berlin, the governors of Kunar and Wardak provinces pressed for greater German assistance with the training and equipping of the Afghan Border Police (ABP) and the Afghan National Police (ANP). In a surprise announcement, the Interior Ministry revealed tha [...]	2008-12-19 13:32:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM AF TU
08BERLIN1692	GERMANY: MIXED VIEWS OF THE NEW EASTERN PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. German contacts support the EU's new Eastern Partnership (EP) in part because it offers increased cooperation with eastern neighbors while falling short of moving toward membership and in part because it responds to Russian aggression in Georgia by bringing the eastern neighbors [...]	2008-12-19 13:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW GM RS
08BERLIN1693	GERMAN LAW LIMTS ABILITY TO STOP OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: Senior German government officials, have all expressed support for the principle that Iran should not receive liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology from Germany, although, legally, their hands are tied in seeking legal action against German companies. German officials once again [...]	2008-12-19 13:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC PREL IR GM
08BERLIN1724	GERMANY ENCOURAGING UKRAINE AND RUSSIA TO SETTLE [...] (C) Summary: We discussed reftel points with the Chancellery and Foreign Office December 30. German officials confirmed that Russia has carried out an effective lobbying campaign on the question of gas debts. We were told that Germany shares U.S. goals and is encouraging Ukraine and Russia [...]	2008-12-30 16:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL UP EU GM
08BERLIN173	GERMANY AGREES THAT OSLO PROCESS TEXT ON CLUSTER [...] (C) Pol-mil chief delivered reftel talking points to MFA conventional arms control desk officer Burkhard Ducoffre February 13, stressing U.S. concerns that several provisions in the draft Oslo Process text that will be considered at the Feb. 18-22 meeting in Wellington could have a severe impa [...]	2008-02-13 16:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM
08BERLIN180	IRAN: GERMAN OFFICIALS SHARE THOUGHTS ON NIE, P5+1 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Greg Schulte's January 31-February 1 discussions with key German officials covered a range of proliferation issues, including Iran, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear cooperation, and international nuclear fuel bank proposals. On Iran, German officials repeated their strong [...]	2008-02-14 10:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PARM KNNP IR GM IN CH
08BERLIN182	NSG/IRAN - GERMANY UNDECIDED ON REQUEST FOR [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche February 6 to MFA IAEA Unit Chief Martin Langer and MFA Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Unit Chief Dietrich Becker, who undertook to convey the request to Germany's interagency export control working group. In a follow-up discission Febr [...]	2008-02-14 16:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ETTC AORC MNUC PARM IAEA IR GM
08BERLIN184	GERMANY/KOSOVO: PLANNING TO BE AMONG THE FIRST TO [...] (C) Summary: While a hardening of the Spanish position on Kosovo is making the achievement of a EU "common platform" increasingly unlikely, Germany plans to go forward in any case in immediately initiating the necessary procedures to recognize Kosovo after its declaration of independence. End [...]	2008-02-14 17:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO GM AF
08BERLIN188	A/S WELCH DISCUSSES IRAN, ANNAPOLIS, SYRIA, AND [...] (C) Summary: MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg told A/S Welch in a February 11 meeting that the MFA does not agree that it is necessary to push for an immediate UNSC Iran sanctions resolution before the next IAEA report is issued, although Germany is not against such a push. A/S Welch [...]	2008-02-15 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL SY IS GM IR
08BERLIN192	ICAO/PSI - GERMAN TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY POSITION [...] (C) EconOff delivered ref A demarche February 12 to MFA Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation Division Desk Officer (and PSI action officer) Thomas Muetzelburg. Muetzelburg said there had been "positive developments" in the position of the German Transportation Ministry. As reported ref B [...]	2008-02-15 14:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM GM
08BERLIN194	ERDOGAN INFLAMES INTEGRATION AND TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's overtures to the Turkish community and statements against assimilation during his February 7-10 visit to Germany caused a political tempest. His call for Turks living in Germany to reaffirm strong ties to Turkey and educate their child [...]	2008-02-15 15:43:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM KISL
08BERLIN208	BERLIN AND BEIJING BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) Tracking with reports from Beijing (reftel),German relations with China have developed forward momentum following a negative shift in the bilateral relationship in the fall of 2007. This follows a series of diplomatic exchanges over the past few months, culminating recently with a telep [...]	2008-02-20 16:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH GM
08BERLIN209	MOMENTUM FOR UNSC REFORM SUBDUED IN GERMANY [...] (C) Although momentum seemed to pick up last year for German leadership on the issue of UNSC reform, the German Foreign Ministry does not predict significant forward momentum on this issue in the coming year, primarily for reasons to do with the UN meeting calendar and planning logistics. Ne [...]	2008-02-20 16:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC GM
08BERLIN22	KEY ELECTIONS MAY REVEAL DIRECTION OF GERMANY [...] (C) Summary: Germany is now gearing up for three state-level elections in January and February that will be seen as a barometer for political trends in advance of the 2009 national elections. At a time when the national Grand Coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social D [...]	2008-01-07 17:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN235	GERMANY/ISAF: THE OUTLOOK FOR BUCHAREST AND BEYOND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany is unlikely to make any new major contributions to ISAF before the NATO Bucharest Summit in April or the Afghanistan Conference hosted by France in June, despite pleas for additional forces. German officials see no reason to re-evaluate the current Bundeswehr force postur [...]	2008-02-26 14:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO GM AF
08BERLIN247	MUNICH SATELLITE NAVIGATION SUMMIT: IS GALILEO [...] (C) The 6th Annual Munich Satellite and Navigation Summit, held February 19-21, 2008, focused largely on the Galileo program's future. Though prospects have improved from a year ago, the program still faces significant challenges, including: an aggressive schedule for a fully operational an [...]	2008-02-28 17:10:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TSPA EUN FR GM
08BERLIN265	BECK'S RISKY GAMBIT DIVIDES SPD, STRENGTHENS MERKEL [...] (C) Summary: SPD Chairman Kurt Beck's declared opening to cooperation with the Left Party in Hesse and the West threatens to divide the SPD, potentially playing into the hands of Chancellor Merkel's CDU. By forcing through a decision to allow the SPD's Andrea Ypsilanti to be elected as Hesse [...]	2008-03-03 17:28:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN273	GERMANY BACKS MALDIVES DRAFT RESOLUTION, [...] (SBU) On February 28, ECONOFF delivered reftel points to Karsten Sach, Deputy Director General for International Cooperation at the Environment Ministry. Sach is also Germany's lead climate negotiator. Sach passed our request to both Christian Lindemann and Marcus Schroeder, who handle inter [...]	2008-03-04 17:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC
08BERLIN286	GERMANY SUPPRTS DISCUSSIONS ON KOSOVO OUTSIDE [...] (C) PolOff delivered points in Reftel to Dr.Steffen Koch, desk officer for Defense and Securty Policy at the German Federal Foreign Office. Koch said Germany shared our disappointment that the February 25 meeting with EU and NATO countries to discuss Kosovo could not proceed as hoped. He exp [...]	2008-03-05 16:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO GM KV
08BERLIN292	IRAN: TALKING POINTS SHARED WITH GERMANY ON UNSCR [...] (U) Post delivered copies of reftel nonpaper to relevant offices at the MFA and the Ministry of Economics on March 4. 2. (C) MFA Arms Control Directorate Desk Officer Christoph Wolfrum told Poloff that he expected additional EU designations, which had been held up by EU Member States p [...]	2008-03-07 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL GM IR
08BERLIN294	IRAN: MFA DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Visiting Iran Desk Officer Carolyn Coberly and MFA officials discussed U.S. and German efforts on Iran-related democracy programming, the upcoming Iranian elections, and the current Iranian human rights situation on February 25. The MFA officials expressed great interest in sup [...]	2008-03-07 14:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV IR GM
08BERLIN295	GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE AND BUNDESTAG MEMBER ON CUBA [...] (C) Summary: German Foreign Office Latin America Commissioner Gerhard Schroembgens underscored German support for the EU's dual-track approach to Cuba and told us that Germany has called on EU Development Commissioner Michel to meet with opposition and civil society figures while in Havana. [...]	2008-03-07 16:51:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EUN CU GM
08BERLIN296	GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Pol-mil/external chief met with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger March 7 to discuss ref A points regarding the March 10-11 EU General Affairs and External Affairs Council (GAERC) meeting. Embassy Iran watcher followed up on relevant points with the MFA Iran desk. Western Ba [...]	2008-03-07 17:31:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN302	NSG/INDIA - GERMAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ISN/NESS Director Richard Stratford and DOE/NNSA Director for International Regimes and Agreements Richard Goorevich visited Berlin March 7 to discuss Germany's plans for its upcoming presidency of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the May 19-23 Berlin Plenary. Discussion foc [...]	2008-03-10 17:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP KTIA PGOV PARM PREL IN GM
08BERLIN303	GERMANY/RUSSIA: MEREL GOES TO MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel traveledto Moscow March 8, becoming the first foreign leder to meet with Russian President-elect Medvede since his election a week ago. During her one-day visit, she also met and held a joint press confrence with President Putin. At a March 10 de-briefing for t [...]	2008-03-10 19:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MAR NATO EUN GM RS
08BERLIN313	(C) STEINMEIER COULD ECLIPSE BECK AS SPD [...] (C) Summary. A physically and politically weakened SPD Chairman Kurt Beck returned to work March 10 after a two-week illness and botched political machinations amidst rampant speculation about his political future. SPD sources tell us that although Beck will likely remain SPD party chairman, h [...]	2008-03-12 12:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN320	GERMANY UNCONVINCED OF FEASIBILITY OF MAJOR [...] (SBU) ECONOFF delivered ref A points to Karsten Sach, Environment Ministry Deputy Director General for International Cooperation (and Germany's lead climate negotiator). Sach was familiar with the points, which were similar to points made by Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman Ji [...]	2008-03-13 16:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG ENRG EUN GM
08BERLIN322	IRAN: BUNDESTAG PASSES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR FREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6, the German Bundestag passed a unanimous resolution on the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections, calling for a free and fair campaign and free and democratic elections. Speakers from Germany's four main political parties underscored the deteriorating Iranian huma [...]	2008-03-13 16:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM IR GM
08BERLIN323	IRAN: MFA ON MAJLES ELECTION STATEMENT, [...] (C) PolOff (Iran-watcher) shared reftel talking points and the draft USG statement on the March 14 Iranian parliamentary election with MFA Iran Desk Officer Deike Potzel on March 12. Potzel recommended that the statement should frame the Iranian election in terms of international standards, [...]	2008-03-13 16:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IR GM
08BERLIN325	CURRENT GERMAN ENGAGEMENT IN IRAQ: SMALL, STEADY, [...] (SBU) Summary: German engagement in Iraq remains small, but there are a few improvements of note. The opening of a new office in Erbil, revived and additional training programs, and participation in multi-lateral forums demonstrate that Germany is quietly investigating ways to increase its en [...]	2008-03-13 16:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IQ EUN
08BERLIN326	NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO GET MORE OUT OF GERMANY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: German press and politicians have been responding with reluctant optimism to news of generally declining violence in Iraq over the past nine months. With this shift come fresh opportunities to engage Germany and increase German involvement with the Iraqi government, business, a [...]	2008-03-13 16:49:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IQ EUN
08BERLIN327	CONTINUED GERMAN SUPPORT ON SERBIA AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Since Kosovo declared independence February 17, Germany has pressed Serb government leaders both publicly and privately to tone down the negative rhetoric and prevent violence, while privately urging "reasonable" Serbs to focus on European integration. It has also actively encoura [...]	2008-03-14 08:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM KV
08BERLIN333	GERMANY/IRAN - EXPORTERS AND BANKS "DOING THEIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: German exporters and banks have responded to Government pressure to curtail Iran-related business by exercising extreme vigilance on new contracts, stepping up due diligence, and requesting licensing-related guidance from Government regulators at record levels. German firms' a [...]	2008-03-14 15:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD EPET ETTC KNNP PREL IR GM
08BERLIN334	(C) MTCR -- SMALL GROUP PROPOSALS FOR 2008 -- [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 16:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSCA PARM PREL MTCRE GM
08BERLIN335	EMERGING LEFT PARTY SHAKES UP GERMAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: The Left Party's electoral successes in western states and gains in the national polls over the past year have transformed this once fringe party of former communists into a weighty political force. The merger of smaller post-communist parties to form the Left Party last year ha [...]	2008-03-14 16:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN345	MARCH 14 QUINT MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN [...] SUMMARY. At a March 14 deputy director-level Quint meeting on Afghanistan in Berlin, all welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as the new UN Special Representative for Afghanistan and agreed it was important to provide him as much support as possible. There was also agreement that the upcomin [...]	2008-03-18 12:37:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID NATO GM AF
08BERLIN356	WSJ OP-ED: GERMANS PUSHING FOR MORE DISARMAMENT [...] (U) Summary: Germany is a challenge for the U.S. on the issue of arms control and disarmament, often critical of our efforts and poorly informed about our activities. The January 15 Wall Street Journal op-ed by Kissinger, Schultz, Perry, and Nunn -- which supported inter alia the goal of elim [...]	2008-03-20 09:37:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO PGOV NRRC GM MARR KCFE

08BERLIN358	GERMANY: STILL NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT MISSILE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior German officials told visiting MDA Director Lt. Gen. Obering that at the upcoming Bucharest Summit, Germany can support tasking NATO authorities to develop options for how the Alliance might provide MD for NATO territory not covered by the planned U.S. European-based MD sy [...]	2008-03-20 12:48:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO GM
08BERLIN365	GERMANY'S REACTION TO UNREST IN TIBET [...] (C) On March 18, PolOff with Thomas Gerberich, the lead China desk officer at the German MFA, to discuss the latest developments in Tibet and the German response to the situation. Although German officials have said they oppose boycotting the Olympics to protest the Chinese government's heav [...]	2008-03-20 16:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CH GM
08BERLIN378	(C) GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. DECISION ON SHARING [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-26 17:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC SY GM
08BERLIN379	GERMAN VIEWS ON APRIL 28-29 GYMNICH [...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on April 26 points regarding the April 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...]	2008-03-26 17:46:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN381	CORRECTED DATES: GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29 [...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on April 26 points regarding the March 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...]	2008-03-27 08:26:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN382	CORRECTED DATES: GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29 [...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on March 26 points regarding the March 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...]	2008-03-27 08:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN392	GERMANY HAS IMPLEMENTED DUAL-USE ITEM PROVISION OF [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche March 28 to German MFA Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Polster noted that Germany had already implemented an outright prohibition on the transfer of NSG- or MTCR-listed items, materials, equipment, goods, technolog [...]	2008-03-31 08:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KNNP PARM MNUC NSG IR GM
08BERLIN399	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URGING FASTER PROCESSING OF [...] (C) Poloff met March 12 with the head of the German Finance Ministry's Nazi-era restitution section, Dr. Hermann-Josef Rodenbach, to deliver reftel points. Dr. Rodenbach welcomed USG efforts to encourage the Finance Ministry to move faster on processing restitution claims stemming from the Na [...]	2008-03-31 12:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNAR PHUM GM
08BERLIN400	PSI: GERMANY APPRECIATES RECEIPT OF TALKING [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Arms Control desk officer Thomas Mutzelburg March 28. Mutzelburg expressed appreciation for the points but asked why a summary of the German-led discussion on the classified PSI website was not included. He noted that this discussion was well-received [...]	2008-03-31 13:05:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AORC EAIR ICAO OTRA KTIA
08BERLIN41	GERMANY APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON U.S. FIRMS [...] (C) German officials tell us that the information Washington provided in Reftel on U.S. enforcement of Iran sanctions will support their ongoing efforts to discourage German business ties with Iran. Nevertheless, German business associations cite the National Intelligence Estimate in continui [...]	2008-01-10 16:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR GM
08BERLIN421	GERMANY INCREASES CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST IRAQI [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to Iraq Unit head Dr. Ruediger Lotz and desk officer Thomas Lenferding on March 31. Dr. Lotz expressed appreciation for the information and noted that in the coming days, a number of announcements regarding assistance for Iraqi refugees would be made. Lotz a [...]	2008-04-03 12:49:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL IQ GM
08BERLIN435	GERMAN RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL BAN AND [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PolOff (Iran Watcher) and Global Affairs Officer delivered reftel points to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Iran Desk and the MFA Export Control Division respectively. The Export Control Division emphasized [...]	2008-04-08 11:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP IR UNSC GM
08BERLIN492	GERMANY SHARES U.S. CONCERNS REGARDING RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. German officials at both the MFA and the Chancellery share U.S. concerns regarding recent Russian presidential instructions issued in regard to Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and are open to delivering a joint demarche with the U.S. and others to Moscow on the matter. Meanwhile, the [...]	2008-04-18 16:15:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS GM
08BERLIN498	GERMANY/IRAN: GROENING ON EU DELIBERATIONS AND EL [...] (C) Political MC met with German Arms Control Commissioner Fritz Groening April 21 to discuss EU deliberations on Iran at the April 18 PSC meeting and in advance of the April 28-29 EU GAERC meeting. Groening commented that the P5 1 meeting in Shanghai did not bring conclusive resolution of ou [...]	2008-04-21 18:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR IAEA GM PARM AORC
08BERLIN500	CHANCELLERY WEIGHS IN FAVORABLY ON SPEED OF [...] (C) On April 17, Embassy Poloffs met with the Chancellery Budgetary Policy Chief Ludger Schlief to discuss facilitating property restitution to Nazi-era victims (see reftels). Schlief acknowledged that the Finance Ministry was not making adequate progress on the processing of restitution claims [...]	2008-04-22 07:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNAR PHUM KIRF GM
08BERLIN506	GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON MACEDONIAN NAME [...] (C) Pol-mil/external chief delivered reftel points to MFA South Europe Deputy Office Director Felix Klein and Greece Desk Officer Gabriele Scheel April 18, to MFA NATO Deputy Office Director Gunnar Denecke April 21 and to MFA Western Balkans Office Director Joachim Bleicker April 22. 2. (C) [...]	2008-04-23 08:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR GM
08BERLIN507	GERMANY CONSIDERS OPENING DOORS TO IRAQI CHRISTIAN [...] (C) In the past several weeks, German politicians have begun a serious debate to allow up to 30,000 Iraqi Christian or other religious minorities to resettle in Germany, with German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (CDU) pressing the hardest for swift action. On April 17, 2008, the state [...]	2008-04-23 08:54:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL IQ EUN PHUM PREF
08BERLIN508	GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON MACEDONIAN NAME [...] (C) Pol-mil/external chief delivered reftel points to MFA South Europe Deputy Office Director Felix Klein and Greece Desk Officer Gabriele Scheel April 18, to MFA NATO Deputy Office Director Gunnar Denecke April 21 and to MFA Western Balkans Office Director Joachim Bleicker April 22. 2. (C) [...]	2008-04-23 08:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR GM
08BERLIN52	EMBASSY BERLIN'S ENGAGEMENT WITH DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Embassy Berlin has carried out a variety of Freedom Agenda-related activities over the last year, focusing on Cuba and the Middle East. 2. (C) CUBA: On December 12, 2007, Ambassador Timken gave a laudatory speech on the occasion of awarding the 2007 "Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt Medal" t [...]	2008-01-11 17:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL GM IR SY CU
08BERLIN531	GERMAN GRAND COALITION FACES STRAIN OF UPCOMING [...] (C) The German Grand Coalition will increasingly face tensions created by the need for the lead candidates to position themselves for the 2009 national electoral campaign. Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier both remain highly popular. Merkel, however, face [...]	2008-04-25 09:25:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN537	IRAN: DFM SAFARI VISIT TO BERLIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe and the Americas Mehdi Safari made his first official visit to Berlin April 17-18 to hold discussions with the MFA and Interior Ministry. Safari's visit has been characterized as "nothing revolutionary" by MFA officials. He delivered t [...]	2008-04-25 15:20:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR GM
08BERLIN541	GERMANY ON APRIL 28-29 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol-mil/external chief met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb April 25 to discuss reftel points on key issues to be discussed at the April 28-29 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). The Western Balkans, the Middle East, Burma, Zimbabwe and [...]	2008-04-25 17:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL GM IR RS KV BK BM IZ ZI PK ZL
08BERLIN545	HOFF'S VISIT TO BAGHDAD OPENS DOOR TO NEW GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: German Parliamentarian Elke Hoff's March 25-27 trip to Baghdad was the first of any German parliamentarian since the fall of Saddam's regime. Despite the extremely difficult security situation into which she stepped, Hoff's visit was a notable success that already has sparked i [...]	2008-04-28 13:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IQ EUN GM
08BERLIN569	U.S. DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel to Christoph Wolfrum, desk officer in MFA's Arms Control Division, on April 30. Wolfrum expressed appreciation for the nonpaper, adding that at first glance, there was "nothing surprising" in the U.S. position. He noted that Germany's delegation had already travele [...]	2008-05-02 12:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL IAEA
08BERLIN570	GERMAN RESPONSE: NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel to Christoph Wolfrum, desk officer in MFA's Arms Control Division, on April 30. Wolfrum expressed appreciation for the nonpaper, adding that at first glance, there was "nothing surprising" in the U.S. position. He noted that Germany's delegation had already travele [...]	2008-05-02 12:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL IAEA
08BERLIN605	GERMANY DISCUSSES POSITION(S) ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Summary: POL MC pressed German Deputy Arms Control Commissioner Ruediger Luedeking on the interoperability implications of the Dublin meeting on cluster munitions, urging the "like-minded" group to remove paragraphs 1 (b) and (c) of the draft text and stressed the importance of a strong an [...]	2008-05-09 12:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM
08BERLIN620	GERMANY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING COULD RAISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German Constitutional Court has ruled that allowing German air crews to participate in the NATO AWACS mission in Turkey on the eve of the war in Iraq without first seeking approval of the Bundestag was unconstitutional. While it is still too early to draw any definitive concl [...]	2008-05-09 16:02:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS GM
08BERLIN621	HOST NATION NOTIFICATION COMPLETED ON USAFE PAR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 16:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO GM
08BERLIN626	IRAN: GERMAN RESPONSE ON 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel to MFA Office Director for Middle East Affairs Sabine Sparwasser on May 8. Sparwasser expressed thanks for the U.S. report to the UNSC on implementation of UNSCR 1803. She said that German implementation of UNSCR 1803 will take place on two tracks: Germany-wide [...]	2008-05-13 14:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY GM IR
08BERLIN629	MERKEL'S LATIN AMERICA TRIP HIGHLIGHTS DIVIDE...OR [...] (C) Summary: Chancellor Merkel's four-country tour of Latin America got unexpected media attention after Hugo Chavez compared the Chancellor's CDU to the Nazi party. Reflecting their differences in other areas, the CDU and Social Democratic Party (SPD) are promoting different approaches to Lat [...]	2008-05-13 18:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CU XM GM
08BERLIN641	GERMANY: CDU/CSU STIRS THINGS UP WITH PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary caucus of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU),held an international conference in Berlin May 7 to unveil and seek comment on a 13-page proposal for a new German security strategy. The paper propos [...]	2008-05-15 16:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
08BERLIN642	GERMANY: CDU/CSU STIRS THINGS UP WITH PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary caucus of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU),held an international conference in Berlin May 7 to unveil and seek comment on a 13-page proposal for a new German security strategy. The paper propos [...]	2008-05-16 06:26:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN GM
08BERLIN649	LEBANON: GERMANY SUPPORTS ARAB LEAGUE BUT [...] (C) PolM/C delivered Ref (A) demarche May 16 to Foreign Office A/S-equivalent Andreas Michaelis. (Foreign Minister Steinmeier is traveling, and State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg was unavailable to meet with A/DCM.) Post noted the statements issued over the past week by Chancellor Merkel a [...]	2008-05-16 14:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY IR GM
08BERLIN657	WELCOME TO BERLIN [...] (C) Mr. President: My Mission and I look forward to welcoming you to Germany June 10-11. Your visit is an opportunity to focus the German public on the excellent state of U.S.-German bilateral relations, for which you and Chancellor Merkel should take deserved credit. Our cooperation in mee [...]	2008-05-19 15:54:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN686	CAN CHAIRMAN BECK RALLY AN UNRULY SPD? [...] (C) The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has continued in recent weeks to publicly show a lack of unity on key issues. They have disagreed on whether German leaders should meet with the Dalai Lama, whether the SPD should support Horst Koehler's (as yet unannounced) candidacy for another term as [...]	2008-05-22 11:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN714	GERMANY AGREES WITH POINTS IN U.S. NONPAPER ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered Reftel points to Hellmut Hoffmann, Director of the MFA's Office for Nuclear Arms Control, on May 30. Hoffmann expressed appreciation for the points and noted Germany's ongoing concern for Iran's lack of "full cooperation" with the IAEA and the UN. After quickly reading [...]	2008-05-30 14:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA GM IR
08BERLIN729	GERMANY REACTION MIXED ON U.S. PROPOSALS FOR THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pol-Mil/External Unit Chief met June 3 with Weert Boerner, desk officer in the MFA North American Office, to press for adding explicit references to Cuba, Venezuela, the FARC, the U.S.-Columbia FTA and missile defense to the 2008 U.S.-EU Summit Declaration now under negotiation. [...]	2008-06-03 16:00:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL PHUM GM
08BERLIN744	GETTING GERMANY ON BOARD FOR MAP FOR GEORGIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. We will have to engage regularly with the German government at very senior levels over the next several months to have any hope of getting the Germans on board with extending MAP to Georgia and Ukraine at the NATO foreign ministers meeting in December. The German "nein" at Bucha [...]	2008-06-05 14:33:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO GM RS UP GG
08BERLIN745	SCHWAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY IS SPD'S LATEST HAIL [...] (C) Summary: Faced with continued losses in the polls, the Social Democrats (SPD) have been trying on new tactics like various badly fitting dresses for a prom, each one redder than the last. The latest has been the baffling decision to run Professor Gesine Schwan against the popular incumbent [...]	2008-06-05 16:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN749	GERMANY/RUSSIA: CHANCELLERY VIEWS ON MAP FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary David Merkel discussed Russian political developments and Ukrainian/Georgian MAP with Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel and Chancellery Director for East European and Central Asian Affairs Norman Walter June 4. Because of DAS Merkel's lon [...]	2008-06-06 11:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON GM RS GG UP
08BERLIN755	CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S JUNE 5 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev visited Berlin on June 5 to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other officials, his first trip to Europe as Russian President. In what was described by the German Federal Chancellery as a meeting to build rapport and a positive relati [...]	2008-06-06 17:17:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM RS
08BERLIN789	GERMAN VIEWS ON JUNE 16-17 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol-mil/external chief met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb June 13 to discuss ref A points on key issues to be discussed at the June 16-17 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Schieb noted that the agenda of this GAERC is even fuller than no [...]	2008-06-16 07:17:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV PHUM ZL ZK IR CU GM
08BERLIN801	KOSOVO 120 DAYS LATER -- GERMANY REMAINS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since Kosovo's coordinated declaration of independence on February 17 and through the transfer of power from the UN to the government of Kosovo following the entry-into-force of its constitution on June 15, Germany has continued to coordinate closely with the United States and oth [...]	2008-06-18 06:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GM KV
08BERLIN810	GERMAN MFA READOUT OF SOLANA VISIT TO TEHRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Upon receiving ref A points, the German MFA's Iran Desk provided a preliminary readout of the June 13-15 visit by EU High Representative Solana to Iran to deliver the P5 1 incentive package. The Iran Desk described Iranian FM Mottaki as "tough and tight" in his meeting with Sol [...]	2008-06-19 13:47:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM
08BERLIN811	JUNE 12 MEETING IN BERLIN OF THE WESTERN FRIENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 12 meeting of the Western Friends of Georgia focused mainly on a German-drafted non-paper, which proposes a three-stage plan for the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, beginning with security and confidence building measures (CBMs),including declarations of [...]	2008-06-19 15:04:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR EUN RS ZJ GG
08BERLIN821	(C) GERMANY RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT NTI NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (C) In a meeting on June 11, a German MFA official told Global Affairs officer Germany is reluctant to support the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) nuclear fuel bank initiative at this time. The reasons stem from a perceived a lack of interest from Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries and an [...]	2008-06-20 15:51:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM GM
08BERLIN839	GERMANS WILL ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Post discussed Ref (A) points June 25 with Chancellery and Foreign Office officials. POL M/C raised the matter with Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen and Security Policy Director Geza von Geyr on the margins of their June 25 meeting with Secretary Rice. They suppor [...]	2008-06-26 16:52:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIL MARR MOPS NATO AF AS CA GM IT FR
08BERLIN840	GEORGIAN PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S JUNE 25 MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili held a 90-minute lunch meeting June 25 in Berlin. According to the Chancellery, the atmosphere of the meeting was constructive. The majority of the discussion was taken up by Saakashvili's description of G [...]	2008-06-26 17:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EUN GM RS
08BERLIN875	NORTH KOREA DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE [...] (C) PolOff delivered the paper to Ellen Goelz, desk officer for Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the German MFA on June 30. Goelz noted her appreciation for the comprehensive information and promised to share it with other Korea Watchers within the GoG. While noting that the con [...]	2008-07-03 09:35:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KN KNNP GM
08BERLIN879	WELCOME TO BERLIN [...] (C) Mr. President: My Mission and I look forward to welcoming you to Germany June 10-11. Your visit is an opportunity to focus the German public on the excellent state of U.S.-German bilateral relations, for which you and Chancellor Merkel should take deserved credit. Our cooperation in mee [...]	2008-07-03 10:01:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN89	GERMANY: NO TROOPS FOR ESDP DEPLOYMENT IN CHAD AND [...] (C) Pol mil-chief delivered ref A points to Erik-Jan van Oosterhout in the MFA ESDP Office January 14, underscoring U.S. support for the mission and urging Germany to consider ways of contributing to it. Pol-mil chief noted that while recent French pledges of helicopters and troops would ensur [...]	2008-01-18 20:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR CD GM FR
08BERLIN896	(C) GERMANY AND U.S. IN SYNCH WITH MTCR SMALL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (C) On June 26, Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck. Reck said Germany is putting the finishing touches on a Small Group draft proposal focused on outreach to [...]	2008-07-08 15:44:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE ETTC KSCA AU FR JA UK GM
08BERLIN899	(C) GERMANY: DLR SPACE DIRECTOR SUGGESTS A JOINT [...] (C) On July 7, delegations from the German Space Agency (DLR) and USSTRATCOM (headed by General Kevin Chilton) met to discuss space situational awareness issues and opportunities for future information sharing. During a broad-ranging discussion, German delegation lead Dr. Hubert Reile, DLR P [...]	2008-07-08 16:14:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL GM
08BERLIN906	JUNE 30 GROUP OF FRIENDS MEETING: AD REF AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 30 meeting in Berlin, the Friends of the Secretary General on Georgia agreed ad ref to a three-phase approach for the settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia. The resulting document is far less detailed and prescriptive than the original German draft, proposed on Jun [...]	2008-07-10 10:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR EUN RS ZJ GG
08BERLIN908	GERMANY "DISAPPOINTED" WITH NEW U.S. POSITION ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the newly-arrived head of the MFA's Conventional Arms Control Division, Mr. Gregor Koebel on July 10. Koebel had received a "leaked copy of the DoD points through an NGO contact" on July 9 and was therefore already familiar with many of the points about th [...]	2008-07-10 14:54:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO GM
08BERLIN909	GERMANY NEEDS MORE INFO ON PURPOSE AND DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to Karin Marschall, desk officer for the Defense and Security Policy Division at the German MFA on July 10. Marschall expressed appreciation for the points, but noted that Germany does not yet have an official response due to outstanding questions concerning [...]	2008-07-10 15:12:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	IO NATO PREL AF GM
08BERLIN942	GERMANY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IAEA-INDIA SAFEGUARDS [...] (C) On July 15, Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche to German MFA Desk Officer for International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy Joerg Polster regarding rallying support for the India-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards agreement. Polster said that although he [...]	2008-07-16 16:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG ETTC IN GM
08BERLIN951	GERMAN MOD REQUESTS MORE INFORMATION REGARDING A [...] (C) Following the meeting with German MFA officials on July 10 reported in reftel B, PolOff delivered reftel A points to COL Bernd Schtt, Armed Forces Staff at the German MOD, on July 14, 2008. Schtt appeared surprised about the timing of the current proposal for an ANA force size increase, s [...]	2008-07-18 12:26:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM NATO PREL IO AF
08BERLIN957	(C) DLR LOBBIES FOR U.S. POLITICAL SUPPORT TO TAKE [...] (C) The German Space Agency (DLR) contacted the U.S. Embassy in Berlin in an apparent political move to corral support in their favor in an upcoming Chancellery decision to reorganize lines of control over Germany's primary space surveillance asset. The Chancellery will be reportedly decidi [...]	2008-07-18 15:05:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPA EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PINR GM
08BERLIN991	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (C) On 22 July 2008, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Verana Frick, desk officer responsible for Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia at the German Foreign Office. Frick said that the German Government will continue to support dialogue and a peaceful solution between the Government of Col [...]	2008-07-22 15:22:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	COL VE HR EUR PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL
08BERN104	SWITZERLAND RECOGNIZES KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) At 4:00 p.m. (CET) on February 27, Swiss President Pascal Couchepin announced that the Swiss Federal Council (cabinet) had decided in a meeting earlier in the day to recognize the independence of Kosovo and to "establish diplomatic and consular relations between the two countries." (full t [...]	2008-02-27 16:17:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR EU KV SZ
08BERN192	AFGHANISTAN: SWISS "CONSOLIDATING" RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Charge met April 16 with Ambassador Pierre Combernous, Chief of the MFA's Division for Asian and Pacific Affairs, to discuss Swiss plans for the upcoming International Support Conference on Afghanistan, to be hosted by France in Paris on June 12. Per reftel, Charge emphasized th [...]	2008-04-23 11:32:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV PREL AF SZ
08BERN238	OSLO PROCESS: PM/WRA CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Schraner emphasized that, as Friend of the Chair at the Dublin conference, she will seek to take a "realistic, balanced approach that can reach consensus." She said that it is her strong conviction that the convention will not be successful if the major military powers involved [...]	2008-05-20 14:24:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN SZ
08BERN267	IAEA/IRAN: SWISS REACTION TO LATEST IAEA REPORT [...] (C) On May 30, poloff delivered the message in reftel to Jean-Daniel Praz, acting Head of the MFA Office of Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs. (Note: Post also passed a copy of the reftel non-paper to MFA State Secretary Michael Ambuehl and to the diplomatic advisor to President Couchepin. [...]	2008-06-02 08:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR SZ
08BERN321	ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR UN 1267 SANCTIONS AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered message in reftel on July 2 to Daniel Frank, MFA Deputy Coordinator for Counter-terrorism. Frank said that the GOS had not yet formulated its official response to UNSCR 1822, but that the MFA noted and appreciated the positive elements. He remarked that UNSCR 1822 was a [...]	2008-07-03 17:09:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ETTC EFIN KTFN UNSC SZ
08BERN323	SWISS NOT SURPRISED, BUT REGRET USG POSITION ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message June 18 to Ralf Heckner, Head of the MFA's Human Rights Policy Section. In an expansive and collegial manner, Heckner responded that the USG's decision no longer to participate in UNHRC sessions or activities did not come as a surprise, as it was apparent l [...]	2008-07-07 18:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SZ
08BERN352	INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT: SWISS HAVE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message July 14 to Jean-Daniel Praz, Acting Director of the MFA's Arms Control and Disarmament Section, and MFA POC for IAEA issues. In a follow-up meeting on July 21, Praz said that the Swiss government had not yet reached a decision with regard to the position it [...]	2008-07-22 17:03:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM ETTC PREL IN SZ
08BERN443	FM CALMY-REY SAYS DIALOGUE AND "DIPLOMATIC \ [...] (C) Summary: In an August 25 address to senior Swiss \ diplomats, FM Calmy-Rey extolled dialogue and facilitation as \ chief Swiss foreign policy instruments. She used the term \ "diplomatic engineering" in describing her vision of \ Switzerland facilitating dialogue on difficult subjects. A \ r [...]	2008-08-28 15:09:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP PTER SZ
08BERN467	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE: SWISS RESPONSE TO USG'S [...] (C) Summary: Switzerland agrees with the USG's view on no-action motions, and is likely to support country-specific resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK. Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) contacts expressed some surprise at the USG's approach on Belarus, and said they would seek i [...]	2008-09-16 11:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN SZ
08BERN479	IAEA: PREPARING FOR GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON [...] (U) DCM delivered the message in reftel on September 22 to Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud, Head of the MFA Political Secretariat for International Security Affairs. Pitteloud was joined in the meeting by Jean-Daniel Praz, Acting Head of the MFA Section for Arms Control and Disarmament; poloff a [...]	2008-09-22 14:04:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC SZ
08BERN525	AFGHANISTAN: SWITZERLAND FOCUSED ON CIVIL SECTOR; [...] (C) Poloff delivered the message and request in reftel A on September 19 to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Acting Senior Coordinator for South Asia Agnes Christelet. While undertaking to review the request, Christelet informally expressed doubt that the GOS would find the necessary do [...]	2008-10-10 13:54:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV MASS AF SZ
08BERN558	IRAN'S NOVEMBER 30 NUCLEAR CONFERENCE: GOS HAS [...] (U) Poloff conveyed the reftel message on October 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA),and to Erwin Bollinger, Head of the Export Controls and Sanctions Policy Division at the Swiss State Secretariat [...]	2008-10-30 13:01:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ENRG MNUC IR SZ
08BERN573	AFGHANISTAN: SEEKING SWISS SUPPORT FOR THE AFGHAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered the reftel A message on November 6 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Coordinator for South Asia at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Fux was not aware of the UNDP "basket fund" and appreciated the information. He noted that Switzerland has made a multi-year [...]	2008-11-07 14:00:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AF SZ
08BERN601	FOLLOW-UP WITH NSG PARTICIPATING GOVERNMENTS ON [...] (C) Poloff reiterated message in reftel A on November 24 to Jean-Daniel Praz, Deputy Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Praz responded that the GOS has not been invited to attend the November 30 conference in Iran. He added th [...]	2008-11-24 18:31:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC IR
08BERN603	SYRIAN REQUEST FOR IAEA TECHNICAL COOPERATION: [...] (C) CDA delivered the message in reftel A at 09:20 hrs (CET) on November 25 to Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud, Head of the Political Secretariat (Security Policy Division) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Pitteloud responded that the GOS shares USG concerns regarding IAEA tec [...]	2008-11-26 09:51:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP IAEA SY SZ
08BERN610	SWISS RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING HELSINKI OSCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the message in reftel to Lukas Rosenkranz, Head of the OSCE Office within the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs (EDA),on December 1. The reftel talking points largely were familiar to Rosenkranz, who noted that he had heard the same issues raised by the USG through his [...]	2008-12-02 13:11:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU SZ
08BERN612	BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH SWITZERLAND AND THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 14:39:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PHUM EFIN SZ
08BERN618	CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS AND [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed message in reftel A on December 1 with Daniel Klingele, Head of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Klingele reported that FM Calmy-Rey would travel to Oslo to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) f [...]	2008-12-03 16:06:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO MOPS PREL SZ
08BERN62	KOSOVO: DEFENDING THE U.S. POSITION IN THE OSCE [...] (C) A/POL Counselor delivered the message in reftel on February 12 to Sabrina Dallafior, Head of the MFA Office for OSCE Affairs, and to Didier Chassot, MFA Regional Coordinator for Southeastern Europe. Dallafior already was aware of the issue. She and Chassot agreed that an attempt by Serbia [...]	2008-02-12 16:28:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK OSCE YI SZ
08BERN636	SWISS REACTION TO PREVENTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (C) Poloff delivered the reftel A nonpaper to Jean-Daniel Praz, Deputy Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA),on December 8. Referring to Israel and Syria as "the aggressor and the aggressed," Praz noted that the Swiss had called on [...]	2008-12-12 10:22:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA TRGY SY IR SZ
08BERN655	SWISS REACTION TO CALL FOR FREEZING [...] (SBU) Poloff shared reftel talking points with Nora Kronig, Regional Coordinator for Central and South America at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA),and Mathias Domenig, South American Desk Officer for EDA, on December 22. In response to the USG call to freeze non-humanita [...]	2008-12-23 16:30:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL NU SZ
08BERN74	HCOC: ENCOURAGING SUBSCRIBING STATES TO SUBMIT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 21:02:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC MTCRE MNUC PREL TSPA SZ
08BERN94	SWISS EXPRESS SIMILAR VIEWS ON CUBA [...] (C) We delivered the message in reftel A to Urs Hammer, Deputy Director of the MFA Americas Division, and to Werner Thut, MFA Regional Coordinator for Canada, Mexico, and the Northern Caribbean. Hammer said that Switzerland's policy was "similar to, if not the same as" that of the USG, in ass [...]	2008-02-25 16:38:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EU CU SZ
08BISHKEK1000	OSH TRIP: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION REPS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with representatives of international organizations and donor agencies based in southern Kyrgyzstan during her trip to Osh on September 16-17. The group expressed serious concern about the energy crisis, and also about corruption, social discord, and the fail [...]	2008-10-02 07:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KG
08BISHKEK1002	KYRGYZSTAN UNDER "ENORMOUS PRESSURE" FROM RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov told the Ambassador October 2 that Kyrgyzstan was under "enormous pressure" from Russia to close Manas Air Base. Sadyrkulov claimed that Russia had cut a deal with Uzbekistan, by which Uzbekistan would push to close the base during the Octob [...]	2008-10-02 09:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1015	KYRGYZSTAN: MORE TALK ABOUT MANAS IN RUN-UP TO [...] (C) Summary: During an October 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Karabayev offered some assurance about the continued presence of Manas Air Base; he said the Kyrgyz government was working to manage the issue at the CIS Summit and would not close Manas Air Base "to please someone [...]	2008-10-03 12:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1016	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO BUSINESS [...] (C) Summary: In the past month, the Ambassador has met American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) members to gauge local business conditions. Some AmCham members suspect that the recent greater scrutiny of foreign companies is an attempt to "squeeze" more funds from their operations. On a positi [...]	2008-10-03 12:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP BTIO ECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK1017	KYRGYZ ELECTION BODY'S MISSING HEAD [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz opposition leaders on September 26 held a press conference to announce the resignation of Central Election Commission (CEC) head Klara Kabilova. They released a videotaped statement by Kabilova in which she claimed that President Bakiyev's son Maxim had threatened her o [...]	2008-10-03 13:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK1031	FRENCH CHARGE: KYRGYZSTAN IN RUSSIAN SPHERE OF [...] (C) Summary: In an October 6 courtesy call, French Charge Jean-Pierre Godart told the Ambassador that he believed the Russians would help Kyrgyzstan through this winter's challenges. In Godart's view, Kyrgyzstan is in the Russian sphere of influence, and for that reason, it is foolish to dem [...]	2008-10-07 11:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1038	A/S KRAMER TALKS HUMAN RIGHTS WITH KYRGYZ FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During an October 3 meeting with Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor David Kramer discussed human rights developments and legislative initiatives recently passed or awaiting parliamentary approvals. The Foreign Minister pro [...]	2008-10-09 01:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1039	A/S KRAMER DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Summary: During an October 3-4 visit to Kyrgyzstan, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor David Kramer reviewed human rights developments and legislative initiatives with the Kyrgyz government and civil society representatives. During meetings with A/S Kramer, the Omb [...]	2008-10-09 01:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1048	RESULTS OF BISHKEK CIS SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Kyrgyzstan views the CIS Summit, and the first-ever summit of the five Central Asian heads of state, as unqualified successes. The question of recognizing Ossetia and Abkhazia was apparently not discussed, but Foreign Minister Karabayev announced that it woul [...]	2008-10-15 08:53:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1052	KYRGYZ LOCAL ELECTIONS FOLLOW A FAMILIAR PATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on an Embassy review of available results from the October 5 local elections, it appears that pro-presidential Ak Jol loyalists have swept the Bishkek City Council. The Central Election Commission's refusal to accredit any international observers meant that Embassy teams [...]	2008-10-16 09:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1053	BOUCHER AND BAKIYEV REASSURE EACH OTHER ON MANAS [...] (C) Summary. In an hour long meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher, Kyrgyz President Bakiyev stated his commitment to working with the United States and others to fight terrorism and narcotics in Afghanistan and reaffirmed his country's multi-vector forei [...]	2008-10-17 15:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PINR KG
08BISHKEK1059	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) On the margins of the Embassy-hosted American Chamber of Commerce's Members Day reception on October 21, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev, the guest speaker, approached the Ambassador. He commented that it was extremely helpful to have had the Secretary call President Bakiyev on Septem [...]	2008-10-22 05:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1091	KYRGYZSTAN FEARS GLOBAL FINANCIAL CONTAGION [...] (C) Summary: According to an IMF source, Kyrgyz Central Bank officials fear that a Russian financial crisis could trigger a run on Kyrgyz banks with extensive international exposure. The Kyrgyz government is trying to determine appropriate steps to mitigate the impact of the global financial [...]	2008-10-29 04:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK1092	(C) KOREAN AMBASSADOR IN KYRGYZSTAN FAVORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 16 courtesy call on the Ambassador, the new South Korean ambassador to Kyrgyzstan outlined his two objectives: 1) protecting Korea's Christian missionaries in Kyrgyzstan, and 2) promoting Korean economic investment. Ambassador Kim said he viewed Ambassador Ha-Jo [...]	2008-10-29 05:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KG
08BISHKEK1095	CANDID DISCUSSION WITH PRINCE ANDREW ON THE KYRGYZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 28, the Ambassador participated in a two-hour brunch to brief HRH the Duke of York ahead of his meetings with the Kyrgyz Prime Minister and other high-level officials. She was the only non-subject of the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth invited to participate by the Britis [...]	2008-10-29 12:07:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KG
08BISHKEK1100	SECURING KYRGYZ SUPPORT FOR MANAS AIRBASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thanks in large part to the Secretary's and Assistant Secretary Boucher's direct outreach to Kyrgyz President Bakiyev before and after the October 9 CIS summit, Manas Air Base appears safe for now. We have apparently dodged a bullet this time, with the Kyrgyz successfully resi [...]	2008-10-31 10:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK113	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION, CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS SIGNAL [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz opposition leaders continue to express differing opinions on how best to oppose what they see as the increasing authoritarianism of the Bakiyev government. Former MP and Ata Meken party leader Omurbek Tekebayev said he would focus on party building; public protests would [...]	2008-01-31 11:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG

08BISHKEK1132	TURKS COUNSEL KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER ON INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic briefed the Ambassador November 5 on Kyrgyz Prime Minister Chudinov's recent visit to Turkey. While not making any explicit promises regarding Chudinov's request for $60 million in bilateral debt forgiveness, the Turkish Ambassador [...]	2008-11-06 10:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EINV KG
08BISHKEK1135	KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ON RELIGION, [...] (C) Summary: After years of debate and numerous revisions, the Kyrgyz Parliament passed a controversial law on religion on November 6. The law has been forwarded to the president for signature. Minority Christian leaders continued to raise concerns about the restrictions and lamented that t [...]	2008-11-06 11:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KG
08BISHKEK1136	SPEAK INTO MY SAMOVAR: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR EAGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over tea in the Ambassador's office, Russian Ambassador Valentin Vlasov shared his frustration that the Kyrgyz often perceive Russia and America as antagonists in the region playing a renewed version of the Great Game. In some cases, he thought this was the better to "milk" eac [...]	2008-11-06 11:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1174	KYRGYZ RELIANT ON FRAYING WINTER POWER PATCHWORK [...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz Republic will be relying on a patchwork of external support, strained infrastructure, and good fortune to keep the lights on this winter. A Russian-brokered plan to ensure winter supplies of electricity in the Kyrgyz Republic is fraying as proposed imports of Kazakh [...]	2008-11-18 03:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK1178	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH KYRGYZ SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT [...] (C) On November 19, Ambassador made an introductory call on Speaker of Parliament, Aitibai Tagayev. Tagayev defended the recently passed, restrictive law on religion (ref B),saying that the law had been adopted "with the interests of the Kyrgyz citizens in mind." Tagayev also lauded passage [...]	2008-11-21 08:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1182	KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR SEE EYE TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Prime Minister Chudinov discussed bilateral issues during a warm first meeting on November 20. Chudinov expressed deep appreciation for USAID's assistance, in particular the planned provision of back-up generators to hospitals for the winter. Chudinov advised tha [...]	2008-11-21 11:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON MARR KG
08BISHKEK1184	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHES FOR CLOSER [...] (C) Summary: During a November 21 meeting, the Ambassador briefed Foreign Minister Karabayev on U.S. assistance efforts to help Kyrgyzstan meet food and energy needs this winter. She raised concerns that the new law on religion, as passed by Parliament, would restrict religious freedom; she ur [...]	2008-11-25 10:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC KIRF MARR KG
08BISHKEK1185	ETHNIC TENSIONS AND GROWING FUNDAMENTALISM IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A trip by EmbOff to the southern Kyrgyz city of Jalalabad, the third largest in the country, to promote the U.S. elections shed light on several worrying issues. An eager crowd of students gathered at Jalalabad State University's (JSU) American Center for an Embassy-hosted electi [...]	2008-11-26 04:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KG
08BISHKEK1186	RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA SCORES POINTS AT KYRGYZ STUDENT [...] (C) A conference on U.S. policy in Central Asia showed the success of Russian mass media domination in convincing Kyrgyz students that Russia is their friend and savior, and America only wants to weaken and exploit them. The conference was organized on November 13 by President Boris Yeltsin Ky [...]	2008-11-26 05:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL SCUL KG
08BISHKEK1190	KYRGYZ MAY BE CLOSE TO AGREEMENT WITH CANADIAN-RUN [...] (C) Summary: A senior Kumtor Operating Company (KOC) official advised Embassy November 20 that agreement is Qar over a revised mining concession for the Kumtor gold mine. KOC, which contributes nearly 10% of central government tax revenue, has not yet determined whether to proceed with arbit [...]	2008-11-26 10:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PREL EINV KG
08BISHKEK1200	NO MORE COFFEE: NEW KYRGYZ ENERGY MINISTER BACKS [...] (C) Summary: As concerns mount over winter electricity supplies, President Bakiyev replaced Energy Minister Saparbek Balkibekov November 25 with electricity sector veteran Ilias Davidov. Immediately after assuming his post, Davidov called for more stringent cuts in power consumption in order [...]	2008-12-01 10:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL SOCI PINR KG
08BISHKEK1201	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION KURULTAI FAVORS NEGOTIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's political opposition staged a kurultai, or traditional public meeting, on November 29 in Bishkek. While all of the speakers criticized the government and President Bakiyev, there was a clear division between more moderate elements who called for negotiation with th [...]	2008-12-01 13:59:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK1208	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev met with the Ambassador on November 25 at MOD headquarters for her introductory office call. This was the first opportunity for them to meet face-to-face and discuss the current situation as it relates to U.S./Kyrgyz military cooperation. The m [...]	2008-12-03 08:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK1217	KYRGYZ CIVIL AVIATION DIRECTOR IDENTIFIES PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: The new Kyrgyz civil aviation director briefed the Charge December 2 about civil aviation shortcomings and the likelihood that the Kyrgyz Republic would fail a scheduled April 20 ICAO audit. The director said his personnel needed aviation safety training, and suggested that ICA [...]	2008-12-10 05:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR MARR PREL KG
08BISHKEK124	GOING FORWARD WITH KYRGYZSTAN'S THRESHOLD COUNTRY [...] (C) Following is a letter from Ambassador Yovanovitch to Millennium Challenge Corporation Chief Executive Officer Ambassador John Danilovich. Begin text: Ambassador Danilovich, As you take up the question of whether to proceed with Kyrgyzstan's MCA Threshold Program, I wanted to take th [...]	2008-02-05 02:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KG
08BISHKEK1254	KYRGYZ STATE TELEVISION AND RADIO REFUSES TO [...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL),along with A/PAO, met December 15 with Kyrgyz officials to try to get RFE/RL's Kyrgyz-language service ("Azattyk") back on Kyrgyz State Television and Radio ("KTR"). Th [...]	2008-12-17 10:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
08BISHKEK1266	KYRGYZ ADMINISTRATION REFUTES MEDIA REPORTS OF [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Charge December 19, Kyrgyz Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ryskulov refuted as "disinformation" an Agence France-Presse story that the Kyrgyz government was preparing to demand withdrawal of the Manas Air Base. Ryskulov said that the United States and Kyrgy [...]	2008-12-18 12:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
08BISHKEK1273	CHARGE ENGAGES KYRGYZ WHITE HOUSE OVER RFE/RL [...] (C) Summary: During a December 18 meeting with the Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Ryskulov, Charge raised concerns over the suspension of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz-language programming by Kyrgyz state television and radio (KTR). Ryskulov was somewhat optimistic that RFE/RL and KTR could reach agree [...]	2008-12-23 02:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
08BISHKEK1279	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MEMBERS ARRESTED FOR PETITIONING [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 07:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KG PGOV PHUM PREL
08BISHKEK1282	NO KYRGYZ APPROVAL YET FOR MANAS AIRBASE PARKING [...] (C) Summary. Following months of discussion between Manas Air Base and Manas International Airport, Airport authorities now support a proposed $37 million infrastructure project to build three new parking aprons and a hot cargo pad for use by coalition aircraft at Manas Air Base. Though ne [...]	2008-12-30 05:44:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
08BISHKEK143	CHRISTIAN LEADERS FEAR PROPOSED GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Minority Christian groups are concerned that changes proposed in a draft Law on Religious Freedom would restrict their ability to operate in Kyrgyzstan. Among the changes, the draft law would require each church to have 200 members to be eligible to register; current registration [...]	2008-02-07 12:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KG
08BISHKEK154	KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ MFA [...] (C) On February 11, A/DCM delivered Ref A points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Countries Director Kanat Tursunkulov. Tursunkulov said he would pass on our points to officials in the Ministry, and would inform us of any substantive reaction or change in position. In January, Foreign [...]	2008-02-12 12:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV KG
08BISHKEK173	OPPOSITION: GRIM OUTLOOK FOR KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz opposition figures continue to express a grim outlook for the country's immediate future. Former MP Azimbek Beknazarov sees revolution the only way forward. He claims to have support for his "revolutionary committee" and thinks there could be demonstrations in the spring. [...]	2008-02-19 10:26:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK176	KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ [...] (C) On February 20, A/DCM delivered Ref A points on the United States' recognition of Kosovo independence to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Countries Counselor Askhat Ryskulov. Ryskulov thanked him for the points, and he added that the government would consider our points as it developed [...]	2008-02-20 12:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV KG
08BISHKEK178	AT FIRST GLANCE, NEW MVD MINISTER IMPRESSES [...] (C) On February 12, Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of Interior Moldomusa Kongantiyev. She was accompanied by RSO Shane Ronish and Senior Advisor for Law Enforcement Affairs Bob Delcore. 2. (C) The Minister said that his priorities are reforming the MVD, so that emphasis is [...]	2008-02-20 13:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK187	KYRGYZ NGO LEADERS: PRESSURE, BUT OPPORTUNITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings over the past month, NGO and youth leaders described a civil society that is reeling from relentless government pressure and intimidation. They agreed that the Bakiyev government has effectively consolidated political power through the falsified parliamen [...]	2008-02-25 10:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KG
08BISHKEK195	KYRGYZ MINISTER OUTLINES ENERGY SECTOR PLANS [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Minister Energy Balkibekov told the Ambassador and USAID Country Representative February 12 that the government expects to adopt by this summer a new tariff policy that would provide for annual increases to electricity, heating, and hot water rates. He said the government [...]	2008-02-28 03:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ENRG KG
08BISHKEK198	KYRGYZ OFFICIALS DEFEND PROPOSED CHANGES TO [...] (C) Summary: At a February 20 roundtable discussion on religious issues, Kyrgyz government officials said that a proposed Law on Religious Freedom was necessary to prevent religious conflict and combat the spread of extremism. Representatives from the Muftiate, the Russian Orthodox Church, an [...]	2008-02-28 11:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF KDEM KG
08BISHKEK199	IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Iranian FM Mottaki paid an official visit to Kyrgyzstan February 21-22, and met with President Bakiyev, PM Chudinov, Speaker of Parliament Madumarov, FM Karabayev, and Finance Minister Kalimbetova. Discussions included the expansion of economic and commercial ties, Iran's nuclear [...]	2008-02-28 12:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK221	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT ON PRIVATE TRIP TO GERMANY [...] (C) Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is taking a previously unannounced trip to Germany. The presidential press service described the trip as a "short-term vacation" from March 3 to 16. However, an MFA official told us "unofficially" that Bakiyev would not return to Kyrgyzstan before the e [...]	2008-03-04 11:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK222	UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche and non-paper to Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs Ednan Karabayev March 4. Karabayev said that he would study the points and that Kyrgyzstan would comply with any obligations under the resolution. Karabayev noted that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki' [...]	2008-03-04 12:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM KG
08BISHKEK223	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT SEEKS INFORMATION ON KYRGYZ [...] (SBU) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador February 6, Justice Minister Marat Kaiypov asked if the USG could confirm whether any Kyrgyz citizens are currently being held in U.S. military detention facilities, such as Guantanamo. Kaiypo [...]	2008-03-05 11:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR PTER KG
08BISHKEK226	OIC POINTS DELIVERED TO KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered Ref A points on the appointment of Sada Cumber as U.S. Special Representative to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) to MFA Western Countries Department Counselor Askhat Ryskulov on March 5. Ryskulov thanked us for the points and said he would pass the informa [...]	2008-03-06 09:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL OIC SMIG KG
08BISHKEK235	SCENESETTER FOR A/DAS SPRATLEN'S MARCH 14-19 VISIT [...] (C) In addition to meetings with government officials, opposition politicians, and civil society leaders, your March 14 to 19 visit to Kyrgyzstan will be marked by two key events: the second meeting of the Comprehensive Policy Dialogue and the signing of Kyrgyzstan's Millennium Challenge Acco [...]	2008-03-10 13:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK256	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT UNDERGOES HIP SURGERY [...] (C) On March 13, presidential advisor Valentin Bogatyryov confirmed to the Ambassador that Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev traveled to Weisbaden, Germany on March 3 to undergo hip surgery. He said that surgeons operated on one of Bakiyev's hips on March 4, and that the second hip, also requ [...]	2008-03-14 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK279	PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF SADRYKULOV: FROM [...] (C) On March 17, Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov invited Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Pamela Spratlen, Ambassador and DCM to dinner at 12 Chimneys, a restaurant in the mountains outside of Bishkek. The evening provided some insight into Sadyrkulov, perhaps the most powerfu [...]	2008-03-25 05:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK280	A/DAS SPRATLEN'S CONSULTATIONS WITH KYRGYZ FM [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, A/DAS Pamela Spratlen met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev for the second U.S.-Kyrgyz Comprehensive Policy Dialogue. The three-hour meeting included a serious exchange on democracy and election issues, as well as discussion of other political issues, sec [...]	2008-03-25 08:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
08BISHKEK281	U.S., KYRGYZSTAN SIGN MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary: A/DAS Pamela Spratlen led the U.S. delegation at a low-key March 14 signing of Kyrgyzstan's Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Country Program assistance agreement. Spratlen subsequently met with senior Kyrgyz government officials responsible for the program to discuss U.S. [...]	2008-03-25 09:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM KG
08BISHKEK282	A/DAS SPRATLEN'S MARCH 14-19 VISIT TO BISHKEK: [...] (U) During a busy March 14-19 visit to Bishkek, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Pamela Spratlen led the second Comprehensive Policy Dialogue with Foreign Minister Karabayev (Ref A),and she witnessed the signing of Kyrgyzstan's Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Country Program assistanc [...]	2008-03-25 09:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK283	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S "VACATION" TRIGGERS RAMPANT [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz President Bakiyev's extended absence from the country, reportedly for a "short vacation" in Germany, fueled speculation that Bakiyev was seriously ill or had died. While several officials have told the press that they had spoken to Bakiyev on the phone, Kyrgyz media have [...]	2008-03-25 12:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK288	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: On March 13, Ambassador met with political consultant and Presidential advisor Valentin Bogatyrev for a wide-ranging discussion on economic reform, politics and the President's health (ref A). Bogatyrev described an economic reform process that is lagging and incompetent decisi [...]	2008-03-26 10:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK290	KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM COMMENTS ON PRESIDENT BAKIYEV'S [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See para 8 below. 2. (C) Summary. Kyrgyz Deputy FM Ibragimov told Ambassador and DCM on March 26 that Presidential insiders have told him nothing serious is wrong with President Bakiyev. Ibragimov also said he was involved in making flight arr [...]	2008-03-26 11:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KG
08BISHKEK295	KYRGYZSTAN'S "PUBLIC PARLIAMENT": DISTRACTION OR [...] (C) Summary: In defiant response to the December parliamentary elections, Kyrgyz opposition and civil society groups have established a "public parliament," with the stated purpose of discussing alternative views on issues of "social concern." With two public meetings to date, the public par [...]	2008-03-27 10:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK3	A SKETCH OF THE NEW, PRO-PRESIDENTIAL KYRGYZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyzstan's new parliament, the first ever elected on the basis of party lists, includes 23 women, a number of influential business leaders, some suspected organized crime figures, and a former ambassador to the United States. Although the party list requirements ensured female [...]	2008-01-03 07:04:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK303	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT BAKIYEV RETURNS TO BISHKEK [...] (SBU) An ambulatory President Kurmanbek Bakiyev returned to Kyrgyzstan the evening of March 28, after a 25-day "vacation" in Germany. Bakiyev walked off the plane and spoke to reporters, dispelling rumors that he was seriously ill (or dead). Without being specific, Bakiyev said that doctors [...]	2008-03-31 12:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK312	NEW KYRGYZ OMBUDSMAN SETS THE RIGHT TONE ON HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met March 28 with newly appointed Ombudsman Tursunbek Akun. They discussed a number of human rights issues, including bride kidnapping, public demonstration restrictions, and a proposed religion law that, if enacted, could limit the number of legally registered re [...]	2008-04-02 03:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK317	BRIDE KIDNAPPING: A GROWING PROBLEM IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador gathered influential NGO leaders, government officials, and members of parliament to discuss the best course of action to put an end to the practice of bride kidnapping. Local media and NGOs report that bride kidnapping, though illegal, is on the rise in Kyrgyzsta [...]	2008-04-02 11:35:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KG
08BISHKEK333	Former Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov Engages in Some [...] (C) Summary: In an April 1 press interview that became an exercise in revisionist history, former Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov claimed that he had had "no influence" over the expulsion of two U.S. diplomats in July 2006 (Ref A). He took credit for saving the bilateral relationship and for K [...]	2008-04-08 04:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK358	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION LEADERS PREVIEW KURULTAI [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leaders Jekshenkulov and Sariyev outlined separately for Charge the agenda and possible outcome of the April 12 "kurultai," or people's assembly. Both predicted a quiet event, with a peaceful discussion of Kyrgyzstan's current political and economic dilemmas. The kur [...]	2008-04-11 02:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK359	CONFLICT OVER WATER HIGHLIGHTS KYRGYZ-TAJIK BORDER [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, approximately 150 Tajiks reportedly crossed the border into Batken oblast to try to open a dam and restore the flow of water to their fields. While local officials resolved the immediate dispute, the incident highlights continuing tensions over access to water and bor [...]	2008-04-11 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK374	FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS AMERICAN ACTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Karabayev called in the Ambassador April 15 to complain about three USG-sponsored individuals, whose activities in Kyrgyzstan allegedly are damaging U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. Karabayev also complained about the Ambassador's March 26 speech on freedom of assembly an [...]	2008-04-15 12:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KG
08BISHKEK39	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS KOSOVO POINTS TO KYRGYZ [...] (C) On January 11, Ambassador delivered reftel points on resolving Kosovo's status to Foreign Minister Karabayev. During a lengthy discussion, Karabayev said that the status of Kosovo was a delicate and complicated question. Karabayev noted that he had been impressed with Under Secretary Burns [...]	2008-01-11 11:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK UNAUS YI EU KG
08BISHKEK405	KYRGYZ POSITIVE ON BAKIYEV-NAZARBAYEV SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: President Bakiyev's April 17-18 visit with Kazakh President Nazarbayev yielded what the Kyrgyz have called "successful" results: a renewal of wheat exports to Kyrgyzstan; resolution of Kyrgyz-Kazakh border demarcation issues; plans for energy sector cooperation; a bilateral visa- [...]	2008-04-25 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK432	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL PARTY EXUDES CONFIDENCE, AS [...] (C) Summary: The pro-presidential Ak Jol party's April 29 party conference emphasized party discipline and active participation from its members. According to a Kyrgyz White House insider, President Bakiyev is growing increasingly confident of his control of the Kyrgyz political scene. The [...]	2008-05-06 11:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK442	BAKIYEV PROVIDES GLOWING ASSESSMENT OF KYRGYZ [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph seven. 2. (C) Summary: President Bakiyev's Constitution Day speech May 5 celebrated the accomplishments of last October's revisions to the frequently amended 1993 constitution. Bakiyev pointed to increased political stability and attention to hum [...]	2008-05-08 10:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK443	KYRGYZ FM RACHETS DOWN CONCERN OVER AMERICANS' [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy contacted the three USG-sponsored American citizens, whose activities FM Karabayev complained to the Ambassador on April 15, were damaging to U.S.-Kyrgyz relations. While the two Americans based in the southern city of Osh delved into the sensitive issue of the ethn [...]	2008-05-08 12:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KG
08BISHKEK444	ENCROACHING TAJIKS, HIDDEN KYRGYZ ON THE BORDER [...] (C) Summary: During a three-day Embassy visit to Kyrgyzstan's southwestern Batken Oblast, Embassy interlocutors envisioned continued border conflicts with their Tajik neighbors. Kyrgyz officials and observers cited demarcation delays, Tajik encroachment onto Kyrgyz land or into disputed terr [...]	2008-05-08 12:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK466	MANAS AIR BASE SHOOTING INVESTIGATION: INFORMING [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See paragraph five below. 2. (C) Via diplomatic note and a personal demarche by Foreign Minister Karabayev, the Kyrgyz have recently raised officially their concern that the U.S. has still not provided the results of its investigation into the [...]	2008-05-13 10:15:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK477	KYRGYZ PARLIAMENTARIAN, LOCAL NEWSPAPER QUESTION [...] (SBU) Communist MP Iskhak Masaliyev publicly renewed his opposition to the existence of the Manas Coalition Airbase. During a May 12 session of Parliament's Committee on Defense, Security, and Law Enforcement, Masaliyev urged committee members to consider the question of the "expediency of dep [...]	2008-05-14 11:15:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK478	KYRGYZSTAN - NOTES FROM THE SOUTH [...] (U) Summary: On April 29, 2008, Ambassador Yovanovitch traveled to Osh, Kyrgyzstan and met with representatives from the Osh Governor's Office, members of local political parties, and the Kyrgyz Drug Control Agency's Southern Command. Water shortages, rolling black-outs, rising prices and cor [...]	2008-05-15 06:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCRM KCOR SNAR KG
08BISHKEK499	KYRGYZ SEND MIXED SIGNALS ON U.S. OFFER TO BUILD [...] (C) Summary. Kyrgyz National Security Council Secretary Mamytov informed the Ambassador on May 13 that the Kyrgyz government had decided against the U.S. proposal to invest approximately $30 million to construct a strategic ramp at Manas Airport for the use of coalition aircraft. Prior to [...]	2008-05-16 11:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK5	A PROFILE OF NEW KYRGYZ PM IGOR CHUDINOV [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz President Bakiyev's December 24 appointment of Igor Chudinov as the new Kyrgyz prime minister marks the apex of Chudinov's rapid ascent from relative political obscurity. After years as a communist functionary and businessman, Chudinov secured the top position at the Kyrg [...]	2008-01-04 08:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK501	WATER AND ELECTRICITY WOES SHOCK KYRGYZ INTO ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Water shortfalls in the Kyrgyz hydroelectric cascade have resulted in power blackouts throughout the country as well as irrigation shortages for downstream farmers. While Kyrgyz officials advocate multilateral solutions to regional water issues, President Bakiyev ventured to Ta [...]	2008-05-19 04:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK504	KYRGYZ RETURN ASYLUM SEEKER TO UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR confirmed that Kyrgyz authorities extradited Erkin Halikov, an Uzbek citizen, back to Uzbekistan on May 14 at the request of the Uzbek government. Halikov, who was in prison in Kyrgyzstan, had sought asylum seeker status, but Kyrgyz officials refused to register him, saying [...]	2008-05-19 10:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KG
08BISHKEK530	A RAMP TOO FAR? KYRGYZ OFFER SOME INSIGHTS INTO [...] (C) Summary. In a May 23 meeting, Kyrgyz Security Council Deputy Secretary informed Charge that the Kyrgyz decision to disapprove the U.S. proposal to invest $30 million to construct a strategic parking ramp at Manas Airport for use by coalition forces was final, and the decision had been ta [...]	2008-05-23 11:26:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK531	RFE/RL UZBEK-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS FROM KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post met with local Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) representatives to investigate reported shut down of RFE/RL's Uzbek-language radio broadcasts from Kyrgyzstan. Broadcasts in the UKV frequencies have apparently been stopped since April 30; local representatives specula [...]	2008-05-23 13:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK545	KYRGYZ SPEAKER RUNS AFOUL OF PRESIDENT, PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament Madumarov's $1 million proposal to refurbish parliament drew harsh criticism from the Kyrgyz White House and from members of his own Ak Jol party as wasteful and unnecessary. Madumarov lashed out in response, publicly criticizing Presidential Chief of Staff [...]	2008-05-28 12:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK546	SHUFFLES IN KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT BRING NO NEW FACES [...] (C) Summary: In the past week, President Bakiyev has shuffled personnel in several key positions, including at the Ministry of Defense. Following the May 20 forced early retirement of First Deputy Minister of Defense Oruzbayev (Ref B),Bakiyev named Minister of Defense Isakov as Secretary of [...]	2008-05-28 12:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK557	EBRD FEEDBACK REFLECTS POLITICIZED KYRGYZ BANKING [...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz central bank has postponed for six months any decision on ProCredit Bank's license application. ProCredit Bank, which operates in 22 countries, has EBRD backing for its plan to open in Kyrgyzstan. The EBRD resident representative told us that the central bank provid [...]	2008-05-30 11:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KG
08BISHKEK586	U.S. RAMP PROPOSAL FOR MANAS AIR BASE STILL ALIVE [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Security Council Chairman, Presidential Chief of Staff, and Presidential Economic Advisor, Ambassador pressed the issue of the U.S. proposal to invest $30 million in Manas Airport to build a ramp for coalition aircraft. All [...]	2008-06-09 10:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK588	KYRGYZ AND CANADIANS REACH IMPASSE OVER KUMTOR [...] (C) Summary: Canadian companies Cameco and Centerra Gold have apparently reached an impasse with the Kyrgyz government over a new comprehensive framework agreement for the Kumtor gold mine. The parties entered into the agreement in August 2007, but the Kyrgyz parliament delayed ratification [...]	2008-06-09 12:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PREL KG
08BISHKEK593	THE PERFECT STORM: ECONOMIC AND ENERGY CRISIS IN [...] (C) Summary: Economic woes -- including food price spikes, currency appreciation, low water levels, decreased electricity output, and high natural gas import costs -- have pushed the Kyrgyz government to take increasingly desperate measures. With the specter of government coffers emptying l [...]	2008-06-10 12:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI KG
08BISHKEK597	KYRGYZ POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLINED FOR VISITING [...] (C) Summary: During meetings with a visiting INR analyst, opposition members, journalists, and former government officials presented a negative assessment of Kyrgyzstan's democratic development. Interlocutors highlighted the increasing control of President Bakiyev and his family over politic [...]	2008-06-11 11:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK604	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KYRGYZ EXTRADITION OF UZBEK [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche on June 11 to Askhat Ryskuklov, Counselor in the Western Countries Department of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A/DCM expressed serious concern over the May 14 extradition to Uzbekistan of Erkin Holikov, an Uzbek asylum seeker who was in prison in [...]	2008-06-12 10:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KG
08BISHKEK614	KYRGYZSTAN HONORS AUTHOR CHINGIZ AITMATOV WITH [...] (C) Summary. Kyrgyzstan held its first-ever state funeral on June 14 in honor of author and statesman Chingiz Aitmatov, who died in Germany on June 11 at age 79. Aitmatov's fame extended across the then-Soviet space and the Turkic world, and delegations representing both regions eulogized th [...]	2008-06-17 03:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK627	SCENESETTER FOR DAS KROL'S JUNE 19-22 VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the June 19-22 visit to Kyrgyzstan of Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol. This visit will offer the opportunity to meet some of the key decision makers in the government, as well as representatives from the political opposition and civil society. Followi [...]	2008-06-18 12:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
08BISHKEK655	KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER'S LETTER TO THE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) During a June 20 meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary Krol, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov delivered a letter addressed to the Secretary requesting assistance for food security. The letter notes the "sharp rise" in food prices and the need to provide targeted assistance [...]	2008-06-24 11:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK667	MUTED KYRGYZ REACTION TO FUEL JETTISONING INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary. On June 21, a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft from Manas Coalition Airbase experienced an in-flight emergency that resulted in the jettisoning of fuel prior to returning to Manas for a safe landing. Approximately 54,000 pounds of fuel was dumped at an altitude of over 21,000 feet [...]	2008-06-26 10:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK668	KYRGYZ BUSINESS CLIMATE CHALLENGES GOLD AND STEEL [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian operators of the Kumtor gold mine continue to face serious difficulties. Negotiations with the government over a new framework agreement are stalled (Ref A),and a Kyrgyz court entered a $2.6 million judgment against Kumtor Operating Company (KOC) for a land tax le [...]	2008-06-27 04:27:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PREL KG
08BISHKEK669	KYRGYZ AUTHORITIES RAID NORWEGIAN HELSINKI [...] (SBU) On June 9, Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) officers conducted a raid on the Bishkek office of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC). The MVD questioned head of the office, Ivar Dale, about the organization's activities in Kyrgyzstan and threatened to deport him. (Note: The NH [...]	2008-06-27 05:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK670	SCO ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN: CONFERENCE SHORT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A June 11-12 conference in Kyrgyzstan examined the possible role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Afghanistan's security and development. Afghan speakers described a bleak situation in the country and called for more foreign aid to focus on fighting terrorism [...]	2008-06-27 07:15:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF KG
08BISHKEK676	SOCIAL DEMOCRATS CRITICAL ON POLITICAL CLIMATE [...] (C) Summary: In a farewell meeting with Ambassador June 26, ex-Prime Minister and Social Democratic Party (SDPK) leader Almaz Atambayev and SDPK MPs Bakyt Beshimov and Roza Otunbayeva offered a negative assessment of Kyrgyzstan's economic and political climate and were particularly critical o [...]	2008-06-30 12:23:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK679	DAS KROL'S MEETINGS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (U) Summary: During a June 19-22 visit to Kyrgyzstan, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with Security Council Secretary Isakov, Prime Minister Chudinov, Presidential Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov, and Foreign Minister Karabayev. Krol also held roundtable discussions with political oppos [...]	2008-07-01 12:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
08BISHKEK680	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT TURNS TO "EXPERTS" FOR ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary: Faced with rising inflation, a growing budget shortfall, and possible energy shortages, the Kyrgyz government has formed three "experts" groups to develop plans for preventing an economic crisis in the country. According to an administration advisor, government ministries are not [...]	2008-07-01 12:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KG
08BISHKEK699	KYRGYZ MINISTER SEES OUTSIDERS AIDING ELECTRICITY [...] (C) Summary: With reservoirs at the main hydroelectric network far below last year's levels, Kyrgyz authorities have instituted forced blackouts to conserve water and reduce electricity consumption. Energy Minister Balkibekov has confirmed plans to privatize the Bishkek thermal plant, the S [...]	2008-07-03 10:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK709	AMBASSADOR RAISES DEMOCRACY, RAMP IN FAREWELL CALL [...] (C) Summary. In the Ambassador's farewell call on President Bakiyev, she urged reconsideration of the U.S. proposal to build a parking ramp at Manas Airport; noted the need for continued democratic and economic reforms, including the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Threshold Country Prog [...]	2008-07-07 09:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK71	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION HOLDS JOINT MEETING; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Several Kyrgyz opposition parties and civil society groups held a joint meeting January 14 under the "For Justice" banner. Ex-Foreign Minister Jekshenkulov moderated the discussion, and various speakers sharply criticized the government for the conduct of the December parliamenta [...]	2008-01-18 12:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KG
08BISHKEK710	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW KYRGYZ SPEAKER [...] (C) On July 1, Ambassador and DCM met with the new Speaker of Parliament, Aitibai Tagayev. Tagayev, an MP from the Ak Jol party, was a relative unknown in Kyrgyz politics prior to being selected to replace Adahkan Madumarov, who was ousted as Speaker on May 29 (reftel). During the brief meeti [...]	2008-07-07 12:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK712	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS RAMP AND ENERGY ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's July 7 farewell call, Prime Minister Chudinov expressed surprise to learn that President Bakiyev had delegated the Manas Airbase ramp project decision to him. After digesting this news, Chudinov surmised that the ramp project was no longer just a proposal [...]	2008-07-09 04:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ENRG ECON SOCI KG
08BISHKEK715	FORMER DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER ORUZBAYEV ON [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador recently met with former Deputy Defense Minister Oruzbayev, who confirmed that his forced resignation was due to his chairmanship of the government commission established to review the proposed parking ramp project at the Manas Air Force Base. He also provided a [...]	2008-07-10 10:52:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK721	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL ISSUES AND ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: President Bakiyev's Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov informed the Ambassador July 11 of his new focus on economic and energy issues, and welcomed the recent visit of U.S. energy firm AES. He pledged to push for a rapid (positive) decision on the proposed Manas Airbase ramp proje [...]	2008-07-14 05:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ENRG ECON KG
08BISHKEK724	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CABLE: REFLECTIONS ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since its independence over 16 years ago, Kyrgyzstan has been hailed for the relative openness of its political discourse, and the March 2005 "Tulip Revolution" raised hopes of greater reform. In the past three years, however, I have seen real political and economic reform put o [...]	2008-07-14 11:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
08BISHKEK730	KYRGYZ PM WELCOMES U.S. ENERGY FIRM AES [...] (C) Summary: Visiting AES representatives reported a positive July 8 meeting with PM Chudinov, who encouraged AES interest in three major Bishkek-based energy sector assets. Any AES proposal would envision significant investment in return for a minority stake in the enterprises, and a long-t [...]	2008-07-16 03:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KG
08BISHKEK760	BISHKEK MAYOR TARGETS HYATT WITH WATER CUTS AND [...] (C) Summary: Bishkek municipal employees, working with a police escort, tore down large sections of the security fence surrounding the Hyatt Regency Bishkek on July 24. City officials had earlier cut off water to the hotel in an attempt to pressure the Hyatt over land leases and "public acc [...]	2008-07-24 12:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
08BISHKEK766	CHARGE PROTESTS BISHKEK MAYOR'S ACTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: Charge called on presidential foreign policy advisor Islan Ryskulov July 25 to protest the actions of the City of Bishkek against the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Charge pointed out that the city's unilateral actions to shut off the hotel's water supply and tear down the hotel's perimete [...]	2008-07-25 12:59:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV KIDE OPIC KG
08BISHKEK773	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT CRITICIZES MINISTERS OVER PRICE [...] (SBU) During a July 24 government meeting, President Bakiyev berated cabinet ministers and government officials for poor performance in dealing with price increases and the lack of preparations for the coming winter. Bakiyev complained that too much time was spent "studying problems" rather t [...]	2008-07-30 08:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK824	TFGG01: KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM ON GEORGIA CRISIS, CIS [...] (C) On August 13, Kyrgyz Deputy Foreign Minister Ibraimov provided his ministry's views on the conflict in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan's effort, as CIS chair, to mediate. Ibraimov explained that the CIS operates primarily in the cultural and humanitarian sphere, and has very little authority to a [...]	2008-08-13 11:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK836	CODEL REID'S MEETINGS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Summary: CODEL Reid met with President Bakiyev for an hour on August 5. Senator Reid and the other senators thanked Bakiyev for Kyrgyzstan's support for the Manas Coalition Air Base, and they urged Bakiyev to make renewed efforts on democratic and economic reform. Senator Reid warned th [...]	2008-08-15 11:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP OTRA KG
08BISHKEK86	KYRGYZ BANK STRUCK BY GOVERNMENT CASH CALL [...] (SBU) Summary: In late December, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic (NBKR) took operational control of Kyrgyzpromstroybank (KPSB) after KPSB reportedly failed to meet a demand by the Kyrgyz Social Fund to withdraw its funds. The Social Fund had approximately $56 million in deposits at [...]	2008-01-25 13:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON KG
08BISHKEK861	KYRGYZ SECURITY COUNCIL: WHERE'S OUR $150 MILLION? [...] (C) Charge met August 21 with Kyrgyz Security Council Deputy Secretary Amangeldi Bakirov and Chief Inspector Alik Mamyrkulov to discuss U.S. assistance and spending in Kyrgyzstan. Bakirov had asked for a detailed accounting of U.S. assistance in 2008. Mamyrkulov insisted that the United Stat [...]	2008-08-21 11:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EAID KG

08BISHKEK875	WILL TALKS BREAK THE BISHKEK HYATT IMPASSE? [...] (C) Summary: Following the late July destruction by Bishkek municipal employees of the security fence guarding the Hyatt Regency's front perimeter, Bishkek Mayor Tuleyev has focused his attention on squeezing higher land rent from the Hyatt before agreeing to a resolution of the fence disput [...]	2008-08-26 10:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV KG
08BISHKEK886	DEMARCHES ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Over the past week, Charge has engaged repeatedly with senior Kyrgyz officials to discuss the Russia-Georgia conflict and Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Charge delivered points during separate meetings with Deputy Foreign Minister Ermek Ibraimov, MFA Western Countries [...]	2008-08-28 10:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK892	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON KYRGYZ FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered copies of her credentials to Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Karabayev during a brief introductory meeting September 2. Ambassador stressed that she hoped to strengthen the bilateral relationship in areas of shared values and interests, including security cooperatio [...]	2008-09-02 11:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK895	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KYRGYZ FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Presidential foreign policy advisor Ryskulov warmly welcomed the Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan during a September 3 introductory meeting. He told the Ambassador that while the September 5 Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) meeting in Moscow would discuss the situation in [...]	2008-09-03 11:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG MARR KG
08BISHKEK898	ACTING CENTCOM COMMANDER LTG DEMPSEY MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During an August 2-4 visit to Bishkek, acting CENTCOM Commander Lieutenant General Martin Dempsey met separately with Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibraimov to discuss ongoing U.S.-Kyrgyz military cooperation, Manas Air Base and its role [...]	2008-09-05 05:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK907	KYRGYZ REPUBLIC POWERS DOWN FOR WINTER [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Energy Minister Balkibekov briefed the Ambassador September 8 on the three government priorities for avoiding energy shortfalls this winter: 1) savings through cuts in electricity consumption; 2) improving production capacity; and 3) importing electricity. The Minister r [...]	2008-09-09 10:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL SOCI KG
08BISHKEK911	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TURKISH COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary: On September 8, Ambassador made an introductory call on Serpil Alpman, Turkey's Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic. The envoys discussed a range of issues, including which embassy would serve as the next NATO Contact Point Embassy, Kyrgyz government pressure against foreign unive [...]	2008-09-10 06:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK914	UZBEK AMBASSADOR ON TERRORISM AND U.S. SUPPORT IN [...] (C) During a courtesy call on September 8 with Ziyadulla Pulathojaev, Uzbek Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Ambassador and her counterpart discussed the Uzbek influence in southern Kyrgyzstan and the importance of ensuring stability throughout Central Asia. Pulathojaev explained that the Ferghana V [...]	2008-09-11 07:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK924	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH RUSSIAN ENVOY [...] (C) Begin Summary: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Russian Ambassador Valentin Vlasov, which turned into an hour and a half-long conversation ranging from Chechnya to the Russian Embassy's sports trophies. While Vlasov attacked the U.S. position on Georgia from both common and uncommon [...]	2008-09-12 07:45:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK931	KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] (C) Poloff conveyed reftel points to Askhat Ryskulov, Counselor in the MFA's Western Countries Department on September 12. Ryskulov listened carefully, and agreed to consult with his colleagues and convey his government's views to us next week. GFOELLER [...]	2008-09-12 11:02:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UN UNGA KV KG
08BISHKEK937	KYRGYZ MINISTER PROVIDES ECONOMIC TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Minister of Economic Development and Trade Japarov sketched a rosy image of Kyrgyz economic conditions and assured the Ambassador, in a September 12 meeting, that the Kyrgyz government would be able to manage food and energy concerns for the upcoming winter. Japarov conf [...]	2008-09-16 05:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EINV PGOV KG
08BISHKEK938	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER FM IMANALIYEV [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met September 11 with former Foreign Minister Muratbek Imanaliyev to discuss Kyrgyzstan's foreign policy. Imanaliyev claimed to be confident that Kyrgyzstan would continue its multi-vectoral foreign policy, but acknowledged that everything would have to be re-calcul [...]	2008-09-16 06:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK943	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH GKNB CHAIRMAN SUTALINOV [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held an introductory meeting September 15 with GKNB Chairman Sutalinov. Sutalinov said he welcomed continued cooperation with the United States in the fight against terrorism, and he expressed appreciation for recent training provided by a U.S. military team. Sutalino [...]	2008-09-18 06:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS KG
08BISHKEK953	OSH TRIP: AMBASSADOR VISITS RUSSIAN ORTHODOX [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's visit to the Russian Orthodox Church in Osh, Father Victor Reemghen spoke of the church's relationship with the local administration, the hierarchical structure of the church, and the stability of the parish community. One of ten Russian Orthodox churches [...]	2008-09-19 10:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
08BISHKEK954	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FREEDOM OF SPEECH WITH KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met September 15 with Kyrgyz State Television and Radio Company (KTR) Director Eshimkanov to discuss the state of the media and the prospects for the development of public television. Eshimkanov claimed credit for recent reforms and restructuring at KTR, but expressed [...]	2008-09-22 06:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
08BISHKEK958	OSH TRIP: MINISTER OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS TELLS [...] (C) Summary: During a September 16-17 trip to the southern Osh Oblast, Ambassador met with Minister of Emergency Situations Kamchibek Tashiyev. Tashiyev expressed his concern that the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) was severely underfunded and in desperate need of additional resources [...]	2008-09-23 03:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID KG
08BISHKEK966	OSH TRIP: IFTAR MEETING REVEALS WORRIES ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of her trip to the southern city of Osh during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner for religious and civic leaders on September 16. The evening was intended to introduce her to the Muslim community in the south, though secular leaders an [...]	2008-09-24 08:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL KIRF KG
08BISHKEK968	OSH TRIP: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OSH CITY MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: On September 17, Ambassador met with Jumadyl Isakov, Mayor of Osh City since 2005, to discuss foreign investment, preparations for the upcoming winter, local elections, Hizb ut-Tahrir, and problems with the Uzbeks. According to an official census, the population of Osh is approxim [...]	2008-09-24 10:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK970	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Leading Kyrgyz opposition parties are actively contesting the October 5 local council elections, especially in Bishkek, but several party leaders told us that they do not expect to win more than a few seats. Opposition parties complained of administrative pressure and other obs [...]	2008-09-25 08:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK973	IAEA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the IAEA Board of Governors on September 25 to Askhat Ryskulov, Counselor in the MFA's Western Countries Department. Ryskulov said he would convey our points to his superiors at the Ministry and inform us of any substantive response. GFOELLER [...]	2008-09-25 13:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PARM MNUC KG
08BISHKEK989	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KYRGYZ MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held an introductory meeting September 19 with Minister of Internal Affairs Kongantiyev. The Ambassador asked Kongantiyev why the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) had removed police protection from the Embassy and Marine House; Kongantiyev feigned ignorance and reques [...]	2008-09-26 09:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC MARR KG
08BISHKEK992	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KYRGYZ PROSECUTOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met September 23 with Prosecutor General Satybaldiyev to discuss the status of the "criminal investigation" connected to the August 4 seizure of weapons and equipment from a U.S. military training team. Satybaldiyev said that he had asked the Kyrgyz Parliament for an o [...]	2008-09-26 10:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK993	KYRGYZ CHIEF OF STAFF TELLS AMBASSADOR HE'LL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held an introductory meeting with Presidential Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov September 23. The Ambassador briefed Sadyrkulov on her meeting with the Prosecutor General earlier in the day and the apparent escalation of the weapons case (Ref A). Sadyrkulov assured the Amba [...]	2008-09-26 10:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
08BISHKEK994	OSH TRIP: MEMBERS OF BUSINESS COMMUNITY DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: On September 17, representatives of Osh Oblast's business community met with Ambassador to convey their concerns about the overall business climate in the south. The participants discussed a range of topics, including efforts to prepare for the upcoming winter, the difficulties o [...]	2008-09-29 04:15:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
08BISHKEK996	KYRGYZ ANALYST CRITICIZES USG'S MUSLIM OUTREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A local expert on Islam, Kadyr Malikov,wrote an article sharply critical of U.S. Muslim outreach in Kyrgyzstan. Malikov charged that U.S. outreach -- educational programs, Iftar dinners, exchange visitor trips -- was designed to promote religious extremism and possibly to incite [...]	2008-09-30 04:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KG KIRF KPAO PGOV PREL
08BISHKEK998	KYRGYZSTAN: TEARS AT THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S IFTAR [...] (C) Summary: Things got off to a tense start at the Dip Corps Iftar hosted September 29 by Foreign Minister Karabayev over Russian bullying on Georgia. Improbably, however, the evening then dissolved into a lachrymose fest of nostalgia for the Soviet Union. END SUMMARY. TENSION AT TABLE N [...]	2008-09-30 08:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
08BISHKEK999	TROUBLE BREWING AT KYRGYZ MINISTRY OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: In an apparently unprecedented move, President Bakiyev summoned Minister of Finance Kalimbetiva, her staff, and international donor representatives to a September 25 meeting at the Kyrgyz White House. Bakiyev expressed disappointment at the slow pace of financial management ref [...]	2008-09-30 10:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PINR SOCI KG
08BOGOTA1001	URIBE'S 84 PERCENT APPROVAL RATING SPURS [...] (U) A Gallup poll taken March 4-6, shows President Uribe with an all-time high 84 percent approval rating. Only 13 percent disapproved of his performance, the lowest figure since 2002. The poll was taken prior to the Rio Group meeting in Santo Domingo, and pollster Jorge Londono said the Rio [...]	2008-03-14 16:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER DR EC VZ CO
08BOGOTA1136	NEW CRIMINAL GROUPS AND POLICE EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (C) The OAS Mission for Support of the Peace Process (MAPP/0AS) and local media highlight the growing threat to local governance posed by new narcotrafficking and extortion groups. The new criminal groups lack the popular and political acceptance that facilitated the expansion of United Self- [...]	2008-03-27 17:58:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA1145	(C) COLOMBIA'S STRATEGY TO EXPLOIT INFO FROM FARC [...] (C) Defense Minister Santos and Vice Minister of Defense (VMOD) Jaramillo told the Ambassador the GOC plans to selectively leak information from FARC computers connecting Presidents Chavez and Correa and their Governments to the FARC over the next 4-6 weeks, as INTERPOL completes its verificat [...]	2008-03-27 22:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL PHUM MOPS VZ EC CO
08BOGOTA1178	URIBE OFFERS THE FARC NEW HOSTAGE EXCHANGE PROPOSAL [...] (C) The GOC offered on March 27, to release an unspecified number of prisoners requested by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),even those accused of serious crimes, if the FARC released its hostages--starting with Ingrid Betancourt. Reports that Betancourt remains gravely ill [...]	2008-03-28 23:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREF PREL PHUM CASC VZ CO
08BOGOTA119	AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S DECEMBER 19 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senate President Nancy Patricia Gutierrez told the Ambassador there is much support for the United States and the bilateral Free Trade Agreement in the Colombian Congress. She criticized opposition party members who attack the Uribe administration and the United States, but do n [...]	2008-01-09 20:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
08BOGOTA1199	CORRECTED COPY: AGUILAS NEGRAS AND THREATS AGAINST [...] (C) The GOC decried the recent violence and threats reported by various human rights groups after the March 6 march against para and state violence, and met with them to discuss their security. The GOC said preliminary investigations show that in three of the four union murders, the motives w [...]	2008-04-01 13:01:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA1223	GOC OK'S FRENCH MEDICAL MISSION FOR INGRID--AWAITS \ [...] (C) President Uribe approved a request from French \ President Sarkozy to deploy a medical "humanitarian mission" \ to Colombia to save FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt. Uribe \ did not provide details, but said the GOC would halt military \ operations once the French provided the coordinates for th [...]	2008-04-02 21:05:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PREF PHUM CASC MOPS FR CO
08BOGOTA1266	MACACO EXTRADITION EXPECTED SOON [...] (C) Vice Minister of Interior and Justice Carlos Reyes told us United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) leader Carlos Mario Jimenez Naranjo, alias "Macaco," will soon be extradited to the United States. Jimenez will be the first high-level AUC leader and participant in the Justice and Pe [...]	2008-04-04 20:16:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR PGOV CO
08BOGOTA1267	FRENCH HOSTAGE MISSION ON HOLD DUE TO FARC \ [...] (C) FARC spokesman Rodrigo Granda issued a statement on \ April 3 dashing hopes the FARC would release hostage Ingrid \ Betancourt. XXXXXXXXXXXX told us there \ was "no possibility" the French medical mission in Bogota \ would succeed in reaching Betancourt. He added that \ President Uribe had i [...]	2008-04-04 22:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PREF PHUM CASC FR SP CO
08BOGOTA129	ICRC RECOVERS FARC HOSTAGES CLARA ROJAS AND [...] (U) Summary. At 1100 EST on January 10, an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission recovered FARC-held hostages Clara Rojas and Consuelo Gonzalez de Perdomo in a remote area approximately 120 miles southeast of San Jose de Guaviare. Two Venezuelan helicopters -- flying under IC [...]	2008-01-10 18:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO
08BOGOTA1304	NEW ARRESTS IN PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL GENERATE [...] (U) Three additional members of Congress, including a former Senate president, were arrested for alleged ties to paramilitaries, bringing to 28 the total of members jailed in the scandal. Twenty-six others remain under investigation. Key members of the GOC coalition are among those detained. [...]	2008-04-08 17:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA1311	FARC REJECTS FRENCH HUMANITARIAN MISSION TO AID [...] (U) The FARC issued a communique, dated April 4, rejecting a French mission to provide urgent medical care to FARC-held hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt. The FARC communique accused President Uribe and the French Government of "bad faith," saying the group would not be blackmailed. The FA [...]	2008-04-09 21:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PREF MOPS CASC FR CO
08BOGOTA1389	URIBE MEETS WITH ELN'S GALAN WITH HOPE OF REVIVING [...] (C) President Uribe met with ELN member Francisco Galan at the Narino Palace on April 3 to discuss options to revive the ELN peace process. Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us Uribe authorized Galan to meet with ELN leaders to try to resuscitate the peace process and reiterated GOC support for [...]	2008-04-14 22:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PREF MOPS CO
08BOGOTA1411	GOC TRIES TO MANAGE RELATIONS WITH ECUADOR [...] (C) GOC officials said the GOC wants to improve relations with Ecuador, but questioned whether the GOE is interested in doing so. Presidential Communications Director Jorge Eastman said President Uribe felt compelled to respond to Correa's April 11 comments calling the GOC operation against FA [...]	2008-04-16 13:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EC CO
08BOGOTA1418	POLO SENATOR PETRO ON CHAVEZ, AN URIBE THIRD TERM, [...] (C) Polo Party Senator Gustavo Petro speculated that Venezuelan President Chavez -- fearing what might be in the Raul Reyes' computers -- appears to be rethinking his involvement in humanitarian negotiations or unilateral liberation of FARC-held hostages. Petro claimed President Uribe will de [...]	2008-04-16 18:01:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER VZ CO
08BOGOTA1432	GOC AND MAPP/OAS AGREE: EVIDENCE SHOWS NO AGUILAS [...] (U) Speculation over the presence of an Aguilas Negras group in Bogota continues following threats allegedly made by the group against human rights groups responsible for the March 6 march against paramilitaries and state violence (see reftel). The Human Rights Ombudsman (Defensoria) has issued [...]	2008-04-17 15:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA1443	POLICE ARREST SEVEN MILITARY OFFICIALS TIED TO [...] (SBU) In two different operations on April 16, the Colombian National Police (CNP) arrested seven military personnel tied to two criminal groups in Cordoba and Antioquia Departments. The military detainees included Lieutenant Colonel Alvaro Zambrano, commander of the Junin Battalion of the 11 [...]	2008-04-18 13:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR PTER CO
08BOGOTA1509	NARCO INFIGHTING REEMERGES IN ANTIOQUIA AND CORDOBA [...] (C) Summary: The Uraba region of Antioquia Department as well as Cordoba Department--both of which contain major narcotrafficking routes--are suffering a serious outbreak of narco-related violence. A fight between rival narcotrafficking groups has reportedly left 400 dead since January, with [...]	2008-04-23 17:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PINR CO PTER
08BOGOTA1517	URIBE-SUPREME COURT TENSIONS RISE OVER [...] (C) Preliminary investigations by the Supreme Court of Senate President Nancy Patricia Gutierrez and U Party President Senator Carlos Garcia for alleged paramilitary ties led President Uribe to call on April 17 for "objectivity" in the Court. Uribe voiced "total support" for the judiciary, b [...]	2008-04-23 21:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO
08BOGOTA1567	FARC AND GOV LINKED TO CCB AND DESIGNS FOR [...] (U) Colombian media report that evidence found in the computers of FARC Secretariart Raul Reyes suggests that the Bolivarian Continental Coordinator (CCB),a regional grouping of leftist civil society, serves as a platform to spread FARC and Venezuelan violent, expansionist ideology throughou [...]	2008-04-28 22:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SNAR CO EC BL MX PE
08BOGOTA1568	PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL COMPLICATES POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-28 22:37:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA1569	MACACO EXTRADITION DEBATE CONTINUES [...] (U) Supreme Court President Francisco Javier Ricaurte--citing an April 10 Supreme Court decision--stated in an interview on April 26 that victims have the right to hear the confessions of demobilized paramilitaries in the Justice and Peace Law process and receive reparations prior to their ex [...]	2008-04-28 23:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SNAR PREL CO
08BOGOTA1593	ARRESTS IN URABA TACKLE FORMER PARAMILITARIES BUT [...] (C) The Colombian National Police (CNP) recently arrested a local Mayor--as well as a key businessman--for alleged paramilitary ties, but violence continues to plague the Uraba region in the northern part of Antioquia (reftel). Local San Jose de Apartado community leader Cesar Jaramillo fled U [...]	2008-04-30 19:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA1596	KEY NARCO-TRAFFICKER 'MELLIZO' KILLED IN POLICE [...] (U) Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced April 29 that Victor Manuel Mejia Munera (Sebastian),co-head of the Los Nevados drug cartel and a former United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) member, was killed in Antioquia during an operation by Colombia's judicial police (DIJIN) [...]	2008-04-30 20:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER CO
08BOGOTA1656	THREATS TO PRIESTS IN SOUTHERN BOLIVAR [...] (U) Three Catholic priests and ten lay workers in Southern Bolivar said they were thV8=Q'yZth links to narcotraffickers Victor and Miguel Mejia (LosMellizos). The priests believe they were targeted due to their alternative development, human rights, and social organization programs which antago [...]	2008-05-06 16:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CO
08BOGOTA1705	EX-CONGRESSWOMAN ACCUSES GOC OF BRIBERY IN URIBE'S [...] (C) Former Representative Yidis Medina plead guilty to charges that the GOC bribed her to approve the constitutional change that allowed President Uribe's first reelection. She accused Social Protection Minister Palacio, Prosecutor General Iguaran, and former Interior Minister Pretelt of prov [...]	2008-05-08 22:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA1714	GOC CLARIFIES PLAN TO USE RAUL REYES COMPUTER [...] (C) Defense Minister Santos told the Ambassador on May 5 that the GOC appreciated U.S. efforts to safeguard information in the Raul Reyes computers. He said V/MOD Jaramillio is managing the GOC strategy to release the Reyes data, and is privately briefing select governments on the files. Onc [...]	2008-05-09 18:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA1715	BRAZIL PUSHES SOUTH AMERICAN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim briefed Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos on April 28 on the GOB proposal to create a South American Security Council and pushed hard for the GOC to sign up. Santos told us the GOC fears the initiative may duplicate UN and OAS efforts, suspects Ve [...]	2008-05-09 18:30:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MOPS PTER PHUM BR CO
08BOGOTA1722	CONGRESSWOMAN GUILTY OF TAKING BRIBES IN 2004 [...] (U) The Supreme Court accepted former Congresswoman Yidis Medina's guilty plea on bribery charges related to her 2004 vote to change the Constitution to allow President Uribe's 2006 reelection. She faces a minimum of two years in prison. The Court also sent its case files to the Prosecutor Gen [...]	2008-05-12 22:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER PHUM PGOV CO
08BOGOTA1764	COLOMBIA EXTRADITES 14 EX-PARA LEADERS TO THE U.S. [...] (U) The GOC extradited 14 ex-paramilitary leaders, including Salvatore Mancuso, Diego Murillo, and Rodrigo Tovar Pupo, on May 13 to the United States to face narcotrafficking and money laundering charges. President Uribe said he extradited the fourteen due to due to their continued involvemen [...]	2008-05-13 22:37:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA1797	GOC DISMISSES CHAVEZ' COMMENTS ON US MILITARY BASE [...] (U) The GOC dismissed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' May 13 threats to challenge Colombian sovereignty over the La Guajira peninsula if the GOC agreed to a U.S. "military base" in the Department, which borders Venezuela. Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos told the press there was nothing t [...]	2008-05-15 22:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MARR MOPPS VZ CO
08BOGOTA1847	GOC PLEASED WITH INTERPOL CONFIRMATION OF [...] (U) Interpol Secretary General Ronald Kenneth Noble said at a May 15 press conference in Bogota that Colombia did not tamper in any way with files on computers seized after the March 1 raid on Raul Reyes FARC camp in Ecuador. Noble said Interpol is "absolutely certain that the computer exhibit [...]	2008-05-16 22:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER VZ CO
08BOGOTA1889	GOC "INTENDS" TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO - BUT DITHERS [...] (C) The Ambassador called Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo on May 13 to urge that the GOC immediately recognize Kosovo. The Ambassador summarized points from the Secretary's letter (ref B) and told Araujo that the issue was important to the USG. The Ambassador noted that the GOC had spent a lo [...]	2008-05-20 16:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV CO
08BOGOTA1926	COLOMBIA'S TRADE AGENDA - MOVING AHEAD WITHOUT US [...] (U) Summary. As theQ Washington continues over the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA),Colombian trade negotiators are working non-stop to wrap up on-going negotiations with other partners and seek new market opening opportunities. Colombia expects to finish free trade negotiation [...]	2008-05-22 20:40:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD CO
08BOGOTA1929	FARC 47TH FRONT LEADER 'KARINA' DESERTS [...] (C) FARC 47th Front leader "Karina" voluntarily deserted on May 18 in Antioquia due to continuing military pressure on her unit. The GOC made no promises to Karina regarding her inclusion in the Justice and Peace Law (JPL) program, but a Defense Ministry official told us that it is likely she [...]	2008-05-22 22:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PTER PINR MOPS CO
08BOGOTA1951	PROSECUTOR GENERAL MAKES PROGRESS ON SAN JOSE DE [...] (U) On May 17, local media reported that Army Captain Guillermo Gordillo of the 17th Brigade had confessed to participating in the February 21, 2005 murder of eight civilians near San Jose de Apartado. Gordillo claimed that the Brigade's commander and other senior officers "must have known" a [...]	2008-05-23 23:40:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA1952	GOC CONCERNED ABOUT ILO CONFERENCE [...] (C) Ministry of Social Protecion (MSP) officials told us they fear Colombia will be listed as an individual country case for discussion by the Conference Committee on the Application of Standards at the International Labor Conference May 28-June 13 in Geneva. Colombian labor unions are lobbyi [...]	2008-05-23 23:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA1954	GOC BEGINS INVESTIGATIONS ON INDIVIDUALS WITH FARC [...] (C) The Prosecutor General (Fiscalia) announced it is investigating nine individuals, including a U.S. citizen and three other foreigners, for alleged ties to the FARC, and has also asked the Supreme Court to investigate three Colombian legislators. The investigations result from the Fiscalia [...]	2008-05-27 19:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CO
08BOGOTA2013	MAPP/OAS NOTES GOC PROGRESS IN COMBATING NEW [...] (C) The draft MAPP/OAS (OAS Mission in Support of the Peace Process) eleventh quarterly report cites recent GOC progress in combating emerging criminal groups, but notes that narcotrafficking profits enable these groups to adapt and recruit even under sustained military pressure. MAPP/OAS Chi [...]	2008-06-02 14:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CO
08BOGOTA2024	MARULANDA'S DEATH SPARKS SPECULATION ON FARC'S [...] (C) Most GOC officials and outside analysts believe the death of FARC founder Pedro Marin (Manuel Marulanda) will have little impact on the FARC's approach to a humanitarian hostage exchange or broader peace talks with the GOC. Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo called new FARC leader Guillerm [...]	2008-06-03 19:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	CO PTER PGOV PREL SNAR
08BOGOTA2054	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe told Deputy Secretary Negroponte on June 1 that he appreciated President Bush's efforts to obtain congressional passage of the Colombian Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) at a bi-lateral meeting during the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly meetin [...]	2008-06-06 14:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER EC CO
08BOGOTA2057	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde on June 2. Belaunde said the GOP is in the process of implementing the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),and requested a bilateral meeting for President Garcia with President Bush at the upcoming APEC [...]	2008-06-06 15:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON CI EC VE PE CO
08BOGOTA2063	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Panamanian Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro June 2. Both the Deputy and Navarro noted the U.S.-Panama relationship had "never been stronger." Navarro said the GOP lost its last helicopter in an accident, and requested expedited USG assistance to [...]	2008-06-06 17:16:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON PM EC CO
08BOGOTA2064	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Uruguayan FM Gonzalo Fernandez June 2. The Deputy and Fernandez noted a "growing bilateral relationship" between the USG and GOU, due in part to recent bilateral economic and science and technology agreements. Fernandez discussed Uruguayan at [...]	2008-06-06 17:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI EC UY CO
08BOGOTA2068	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S JUNE 2 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa Fernandez on June 2. Espinosa advocated OAS budget reform, underscoring the significant financial support the OAS receives from both the U.S. and Mexico. She voiced concern regarding the scheduled execution o [...]	2008-06-06 19:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON MX CO
08BOGOTA2166	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 11 MEETING WITH HOSTAGES AND [...] (C) Free Country Foundation (Pais Libre) Executive Director Olga Lucia Golez Cardona told the Ambassador on June 11 her human rights group seeks more resources and support for kidnapped victims and their families. She voiced concern that the extradition of former United Self-Defense Forces of [...]	2008-06-16 23:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PREF PHUM CASC FR CU CO VZ
08BOGOTA2178	URIBE THIRD TERM ISSUE DOMINATES REFORM EFFORT, [...] (C) Key presidential advisors told us President Uribe has not decided whether to seek a third term, but agreed he would have to make his intentions clear in the second half of 2008. Several GOC coalition and opposition leaders plan to run in 2010, including Cambio Radical leader German Vargas [...]	2008-06-17 19:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA2241	GOC TO ENGAGE ON BOLIVIA SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered all points in reftel on June 18 to Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo. The Ambassador told Araujo that the violent June 9 march--and the GOB's reaction--showed the need for the international community to remind the GOB of its international obligations. The Ambassa [...]	2008-06-20 16:33:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL KDEM BL CO
08BOGOTA2264	EMBASSY BOGOTA REPLY REGARDING THE AUC'S FTO [...] (U) Over 32,000 former United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitaries have demobilized since 2002 and the elimination of its national command structure significantly reduced the group's terrorist activities. Still, a human rights group reports that AUC offshoots committed 358 vio [...]	2008-06-20 20:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC PREL KCRM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA2266	NO CLEAR SUSPECTS IN RECENT BOGOTA BOMBINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the week of June 9-13, Bogota was hit by four explosions in different neighborhoods, causing property damage, injuries and one death. Initial reports indicated that the four explosions may have been the work of the FARC, but officials told us at least three of the bombings [...]	2008-06-20 21:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MARR PTER CO
08BOGOTA2291	UPDATE ON JIGUAMIANDO AND CURVARADO LAND DISPUTE [...] (U) Legal, bureaucratic, and security issues--exacerbated by resistance from local palm oil interests and divisions within the displaced communities--continue to delay the return of the displaced Jiguamiando and Curvarado communities to their land. Interior and Justice Vice Minister Isabel Ni [...]	2008-06-24 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA2293	FARC INTENTIONS ON HUMANITARIAN EXCHANGE REMAIN \ [...] (C) On June 21-22 the FARC released proof of life videos \ for two Colombian hostages, and the media reported renewed \ French contacts with the FARC Secretariat--a claim discounted \ by the French Embassy in Bogota. XXXXXXXXXXXX \ told us the GOC received a message from a reliable contact \ who c [...]	2008-06-24 22:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA2295	FARC DESERTIONS ON THE RISE; LEGAL HURDLES FOR [...] (C) The Ministry of Defense's $21 million budget for humanitarian aid, rewards, and public outreach continue to promote FARC desertions. FARC desertions hit a record 2480 in 2007, and 1278 have deserted through May 2008. Still, Colombia's constitutional prohibition against granting amnesty [...]	2008-06-25 12:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO PREL FR PTER MARR
08BOGOTA2318	COLOMBIA-ECUADOR RELATIONS: ONE STEP BACK [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe, angry over critical statements from Presidents Rafael Correa and Daniel Ortega, announced on June 23 that the GOC would delay the previously agreed-on resumption of diplomatic relations with Ecuador. The GOE responded by suspending indefinitely the renewal of bilate [...]	2008-06-25 23:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO
08BOGOTA2319	MAPP/OAS IN VALLEDUPAR: PROGRESS BUT A WEAK [...] (U) During a June 19 visit to Valledupar organized by the MAPP/OAS (Organization of American States' Mission to Support the Peace Process),security forces and local officials described an improved security environment overall, but noted concerns over continued threats by the FARC and criminal [...]	2008-06-26 13:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA2386	HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP STUDY SHOWS DOWNWARD TREND IN [...] (C) A June 9 report released by the well-known Colombian think tank/human rights group Center for Research and Popular Education (CINEP) showed a marked fall in alleged extrajudicial killings in the latter part of 2007. CINEP director Mauricio Garcia Duran told us it is too early to determine [...]	2008-07-01 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA2387	POLO PARTY: FAR LEFT CONSOLIDATES POWER [...] (C) The opposition Polo Democratico Party is becoming increasingly dominated by the far-left, with Party moderates such as former Bogota May LuchoGarzon distancing themselves from the group. The Party's decision to fire moderate Secretary General Daniel Garcia Pena ahead of a critical Party C [...]	2008-07-01 21:55:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA2506	GOC ANNOUNCES END OF MEDIATORS, SEEKS DIRECT \ [...] (C) Summary: On July 8, President Uribe formally \ notified the European Ambassadors that he was terminating \ European facilitation efforts with the FARC, emphasizing that \ the decision reflected GOC concerns with facilitators Jean \ Pierre Gontard and Noel Saez rather than \ government-to-gove [...]	2008-07-11 22:33:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO PTER PREL PREF FR SP SZ
08BOGOTA2535	URIBE'S POPULARITY AT ALL TIME HIGH AS [...] (C) After the successful July 2 rescue of 15 hostages from the FARC, President Uribe's approval rating reached a record 85 percent. Seventy-four percent of Colombians approved of a third Uribe term. The Constitutional Court rejected the Supreme Court's request that it review the legality of t [...]	2008-07-14 17:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA2568	ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S JULY 7 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Shannon conveyed President Bush's gratitude to President Uribe for the Colombian military's successful rescue of the three U.S. and twelve Colombian hostages held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The operation reflects the transformation that has occurre [...]	2008-07-15 20:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN PGOV PREF PTER MARR SNAR KJUS CO
08BOGOTA2578	GOC REACHES OUT TO FARC, BUT WILL CONTINUE [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the GOC has reached out to establish direct contact with the FARC, but does not feel any pressure to move quickly on a peace process. The GOC believes Cano is isolated from other Secretariat members, and will continue military efforts to kill or capture him. [...]	2008-07-16 20:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA259	FARC - WITH CHAVEZ GUIDANCE - CHANGES TACTICS BUT [...] (C) The FARC continues to push its historic goals--belligerent status, removal from international terrorism lists, and GOC acceptance of a demilitarized zone (despeje)--but seems to have adopted more flexible tactics. Abandoning its previous isolation, over a five-month period the FARC has re [...]	2008-01-18 23:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF VZ CO
08BOGOTA2598	URIBE CONFIDANT JAIME BERMUDEZ SWORN IN AS NEW [...] (C) President Uribe named Jaime Bermudez Merizalde Foreign Minister on July 17, replacing Fernando Araujo. Bermudez, a close Uribe confidant and Colombia's ambassador to Argentina since September 2006, was President Uribe's communications director in the 2002 presidential campaign and througho [...]	2008-07-17 23:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PINR CO
08BOGOTA2647	COLOMBIAN MARCHES HIGHLIGHT FARC'S ISOLATION, PUT [...] (C) Summary: The participation of millions of Colombians in anti-kidnapping and anti-FARC marches on July 20 showed the FARC's isolation and led to calls from across Colombia's political spectrum for the group to start peace talks with the GOC. In his remarks at the opening of Congress, Pres [...]	2008-07-24 13:40:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA267	PRESIDENT URIBE'S NEXT STEPS ON HOSTAGE RELEASE [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 20:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL VZ VT FR SP SZ CO
08BOGOTA2702	ARREST OF U PARTY LEADER PRESIDENT FOR [...] (U) Summary: The arrest of U Party President Carlos Garcia--leader of the largest party in the governing congressional coalition and a player in efforts to amend the constitution to allow for a possible third Uribe term--shows the strength of Colombia's democratic institutions as they investi [...]	2008-07-28 20:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO
08BOGOTA2774	THE STRUGGLE OF COLOMBIA'S INDIGENOUS TO PRESERVE [...] (U) Indigenous make up slightly more than 3% of Colombia's total population, but indigenous reserves (resguardos) account for over 30% of Colombia's national territory. Indigenous groups are relatively well-organized, and international conventions and Colombian law on consultations, political [...]	2008-07-30 22:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA2855	U.S.-COLOMBIA LAUNCHES STRATEGIC POLICY DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: On July 23, Dr. David F. Gordon, the State Department's Director of the Office of Policy Planning (S/P),led the first Policy Planning talks with the GOC. The talks were carried out under the March 2007 U.S.-Colombian strategic framework agreement. The meetings in Bogota with FM [...]	2008-08-04 18:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO PINS SOCI SNAR PTER ETRD
08BOGOTA2891	HIGH COURTS OPPOSE GOC JUDICIAL REFORM PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Court and other high court judges oppose a judicial reform package proposed by Justice and Interior Minister Fabio Valencia on July 29. The proposal would--among other reforms--apparently transfer authority to conduct criminal investigations of legislators from the S [...]	2008-08-05 21:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
08BOGOTA2901	EXTRADITION OF EVER VELOZA (HH) UNDER SCRUTINY FOR [...] (C) On July 31, the Supreme Court approved the extradition of former paramilitary leader Ever Veloza, but included qualifying language linking his extradition to fulfillment of his Justice and Peace Law (JPL) obligations. Veloza has so far acknowledged his complicity in over 3000 murders. Hu [...]	2008-08-06 20:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
08BOGOTA2926	COLOMBIAN UNIONS, IDEOLOGY, AND THE ARMED CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Labor advocacy groups complain that Colombia's three main confederations focus too much on politics, hindering efforts to improve wages and worker conditions. The confederations have made some progress in moving away from their traditional hard-left orientation, but continue to struggle [...]	2008-08-11 22:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3006	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT LIMITS DISCRETIONARY [...] (U) On August 11, the Constitutional Court announced a ruling limiting the Ministry of Defense's (MOD) discretional authority to dismiss police and military personnel without cause. In its ruling on the case of a career navy infantry officer fired after nine years of service, the court ordere [...]	2008-08-15 16:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3007	NO END IN SIGHT TO URIBE-SUPREME COURT POWER [...] (C) President Uribe used a statement by Senator Nancy Patricia Gutierrez accusing Auxiliary Supreme Court Magistrate Ivan Velasquez of irregularities in his para-political investigations, to slam the Supreme Court for "judicialclientalism" and nepotism. Uribe urged Congress to proceed with ju [...]	2008-08-15 17:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM KJUS CO

08BOGOTA3018	EXTRADITION OF EVER VELOZA (HH) POSTPONED [...] (U) On August 13, the Ministry of Interior and Justice announced it would postpone the extradition of former paramilitary Ever Veloza (aka HH) for at least six months to allow further testimony of his crimes under the Justice and Peace Law (JPL). Human rights groups and victims organizations [...]	2008-08-18 14:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
08BOGOTA3028	GOC WANTS QUICK AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPAL ON DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador delivered draft text of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) to the Acting Foreign Minister, Minister of Defense, and Armed Forces Commander on September 13-14. All agreed that a formal agreement was necessary, hoped to announce agreement in principle soon, and [...]	2008-08-18 17:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SNAR MCAP PGOV CO
08BOGOTA3077	MEDELLIN GRAPPLES WITH POST-CONFLICT SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: A 17% rise in murders in Medellin--after five consecutive years of decline--has aroused fears that security may be deteriorating. Local officials blame the increase on infighting between narcotraffickers seeking to fill the vacuum left by the extradition of crime boss Diego Mu [...]	2008-08-20 14:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL CO
08BOGOTA3084	EMBASSY RAISES HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS WITH SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: We recently raised specific human rights issues--including threats and violence against human rights defenders--with senior GOC officials. Colombian National Police (CNP) director Oscar Naranjo said the GOC has found that most threats against Bogota-based human rights groups we [...]	2008-08-21 22:01:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL CO
08BOGOTA3090	DEMOBILIZED REINTEGRATION PROGRAM GETS MAKEOVER, [...] (SBU) The High Commissioner for Reintegration Office (ACR) has assisted 37,137 demobilized (29,776 collective and 7361 individual),but is revising its focus to respond to new challenges. ACR lifted its 18-24 month limit on program participation, and has conditioned receipt of benefits on par [...]	2008-08-25 16:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
08BOGOTA3094	DRL A/S KRAMER VISIT FOCUSES ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On August 20-21, DRL Assistant Secretary David Kramer visited Colombia to focus on human rights issues, extrajudicial killings, internally displaced persons (IDPs),and dialogue between civil society and the GOC. Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran and Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos [...]	2008-08-25 19:30:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA310	ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVES' [...] (SBU) President Uribe told ONDCP Director Walters and five U.S. Congressmen in a 19 January meeting that his Democratic Security policy enjoyed bipartisan support, noting that its economic and social goals had predated the campaign for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Uribe said the GOC had increa [...]	2008-01-24 23:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL PTER VZ VT FR SP SZ CO
08BOGOTA3133	GOC DIALOGUE WITH MEDIO MAGDALENA COMMUNITY [...] (U) The GOC continues dialogue with human rights, civic and Catholic Church leaders in the Medio Magdalena region through the Inter-sectorial Commission for Life (CIV),a public forum created in 2003 to promote communications between the GOC and human rights groups in the highly polarized, vi [...]	2008-08-26 12:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3134	MEDIO MAGDALENA REGION REMAINS VIOLENT, BUT MAYOR [...] (SBU) Barrancabermeja's strategic position, natural resources, and tradition of civic activism have placed it at the center of Colombia's armed conflict. Barranca Mayor Carlos Contreras eschews traditional political clientism and corruption, and said his greatest challenge is breaking the ci [...]	2008-08-26 14:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3146	EUROPEANS BLAST COLOMBIAN INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL [...] (C) Gonzalo Fournier, Political and Economic Counselor for the European Commission to Colombia (EC),told Econoff that the EC, Spain, and France collectively delivered a formal demarche to the GOC condemning Colombia's behavior at the June meeting of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commissi [...]	2008-08-26 22:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS PHSA SENV CO
08BOGOTA3182	MEDELLIN SCANDAL GENERATES POLITICAL FALLOUT [...] (C) Summary: The dismissal of Guillermo Valencia Cossio, former head of the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) in Medellin, for criminal ties also led to the resignations of former Medellin Colombian National Police (CNP) Commander Marco Pedreros and Medellin "South American Games" orga [...]	2008-08-28 13:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL PTER PHUM SNAR CO
08BOGOTA3193	URIBE-SUPREME COURT TENSIONS ESCALATE [...] (C) President Uribe intensified his offensive against the Supreme Court the week of August 24 after the revelation that senior GOC officials met three times at the presidential place with emissaries of extradited former paramilitary leader Diego Murillo Bejarano (Don Berna). The two allegedly [...]	2008-08-28 16:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3277	DRL A/S KRAMER VISIT FOCUSES ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On August 20-21, DRL Assistant Secretary David Kramer visited Colombia to focus on human rights issues, extrajudicial killings, internally displaced persons (IDPs),and dialogue between civil society and the GOC. Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran and Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos [...]	2008-09-03 20:05:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3278	SHOW OF RESILIENCE LIKELY BEHIND RECENT FARC [...] (C) Summary: Colombian officials accused the FARC of carrying out several deadly bombings in Cali, Bogota and in Antioquia province. These attacks were likely designed to demonstrate the terrorist group's continued resilience after a string of high profile, tactical GOC victories. President [...]	2008-09-03 20:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA3279	AUGUST HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE: EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (C) The UN High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR) office in Medellin praised the GOC's commitment to end extrajudicial killings, but said it remains a problem on the ground. The Defense Ministry committee set up to address such killings reported 112 alleged victims in 2007, but human rig [...]	2008-09-03 20:15:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3304	ICC PROSECUTOR MORENO'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (C) Luis Moreno Ocampo, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC),visited Colombia August 25-27 to review progress on the prosecution of those responsible for crimes against humanity. Moreno questioned whether the GOC's extradition of 15 former paramilitary leaders to the U [...]	2008-09-04 20:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3316	LABOR VIOLENCE DATA ON MOTIVES REMAINS LIMITED AND [...] (C) Data on the motives behind unionist murders remains controversial and limited. The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) reports that the most common motive (35%) identified in the 100 unionist murders solved since 2001 was the victim's perceived affiliation with the FARC or ELN by par [...]	2008-09-05 15:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3338	URIBE KEEPS THEM GUESSING ON POSSIBLE THIRD TERM [...] (C) President Uribe has not yet announced whether he will seek a Constitutional amendment that would allow a possible third Uribe term, but he repeated on September 3 that "it is not good to perpetuate yourself in power." Presidential Advisors Jose Obdulio Gaviria and Mario Eastman told us Uri [...]	2008-09-05 21:33:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA3342	COLOMBIA MAKES PROGRESS IN FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY [...] (U) The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) and Colombian National Police (CNP) recently made several high-profile arrests of military and police officials linked to human rights abuses and other crimes. The Fiscalia detained highly decorated, former Army General Rito Alejo del Rio after [...]	2008-09-08 16:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3359	UNITED NATIONS WEIGHS IN ON URIBE-SUPREME COURT [...] (C) UN rapporteur for Judicial Independence Leandro Despouy used his participation in a judicial conference in Cartagena organized by Colombia's judiciary to voice concern over tensions between President Uribe and the Supreme Court. At the conference, Supreme Court President Ricaurte complained [...]	2008-09-09 20:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3403	GOC BRACES FOR INCREASED U.S.-BOLIVIAN TENSIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 11:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL CO BL
08BOGOTA3408	COLOMBIA PLEASED WITH OFAC KINGPIN ACT [...] (C) Charge told Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos on September 11 that the USG will designate three current and former Venezuelan officials under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for materially assisting the narcotics trafficking activities of the Revolutionary Armed F [...]	2008-09-12 15:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN PTER PINR EFIN SNAR PREL KCRM VE CO
08BOGOTA3433	VISIT OF SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL TO BOGOTA AND [...] (C) Summary. Senator Chuck Hagel, Southcom Deputy Commander General Glen Spears and delegation visited Bogota and Cartagena from August 28-31, 2008. In Bogota, Senator Hagel, the Ambassador and delegation met with President Alvaro Uribe, who urged support for the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promoti [...]	2008-09-15 19:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PTER ENRG SNAR MARR KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3473	HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CONCERNED ABOUT ALLEGED MILITARY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS LINKING IT TO THE FARC AND ELN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 22:18:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	CO KJUS PHUM PREL PTER
08BOGOTA3494	CORDOBA AND SUCRE SHOW PROGRESS, THREATS POSED BY [...] (C) Local officials in Sucre noted improved security and less violence due to the paramilitary demobilization, but remain concerned about the threats posed by new criminal groups and narcotraffickers. Demobilized paramilitaries face high unemployment and recruitment pressure from new criminal [...]	2008-09-17 21:40:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3506	COLOMBIA'S DISPLACEMENT PARADOX [...] (U) Despite significant security, economic, and political gains in Colombia since 2002, new displacements continue at high levels. The GOC registered more than 321,000 new displacements in 2007, and nearly 160,000 have registered in the first seven months of 2008. International organizations [...]	2008-09-18 23:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL CO
08BOGOTA3514	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. AMBASSADORS IN BOLIVIA [...] (C) The Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission delivered points to President Uribe and Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez on September 16, based on Ref C guidance. In response, Uribe voiced concerns about regional tensions, but considered the U.S. position logical. Per Bogota 3403, Charge d'Aff [...]	2008-09-19 17:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM CO BL
08BOGOTA3521	(C) GOC SEEKS TO "NORMALIZE" RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bermudez announced that he would meet with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Maduro in mid-October to discuss trade and a full range of bilateral issues. Vice FM Reyes told us the GOC wants to use the meeting to "normalize" relations through existing bi-national forums to addres [...]	2008-09-19 20:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO VE EC
08BOGOTA3537	URIBE CONTINUES TO KEEP ALL OPTIONS OPEN ON [...] (C) President Uribe continues to keep all options open on a possible third presidential term. He urged Congress to shelve the proposal for a constitutional change to allow a third term after it was presented on September 10, but congressional leaders said Congress is legally required to consi [...]	2008-09-22 19:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA3553	INDIGENOUS LAND CONFLICTS IN NORTHERN CAUCA [...] (C) Over the last three years, indigenous land protests in northern Cauca have led to more than 30 clashes with security forces. The local Paez claim the GOC has failed to fulfill a 1995 agreement--signed after the 1991 massacre of 20 Paez--which committed the GOC to buy 15,663 hectares of l [...]	2008-09-23 13:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KGIC PARM PREL CO
08BOGOTA3582	GOC FACES CHALLENGES IN EXPANDING STATE PRESENCE [...] (C) The GOC's Center for Coordinated and Integrated Action (CCAI) is working to better coordinate security and civilian agency efforts to establish civilian state services in post-conflict areas, but is hampered by lack of sufficient staff and funding to fully manage its vast range of responsi [...]	2008-09-24 12:59:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA3584	FARC UNIVERSITY RECRUITMENT EFFORTS UNDER [...] (C) Summary: Colombian officials are investigating reports that the FARC is stepping up recruitment efforts at Colombian universities. The controversy was sparked by leftist Senator Piedad Cordoba's address to Bogota university students on September 4, in which she urged them to rise up agai [...]	2008-09-24 15:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA3600	COLOMBIAN-ECUADORIAN ANTINARCOTICS COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 20:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR CO EC
08BOGOTA3601	CAUCA: FARC DIMINISHED, BUT RETAIN INFLUENCE IN [...] (C) The Colombian military is steadily pushing the FARC into Cauca department's northeast corner, reducing the group's influence. Still, the FARC retains a significant base within the Paez indigenous communities in northern Cauca, and GOC officials fear the communities are vulnerable to pene [...]	2008-09-25 21:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3625	UNHCHR INTERNAL REPORT ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (C) The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) and the Defense Ministry (MOD) are investigating the deaths of 19 young men who disappeared from Soacha earlier this year and were later declared killed in combat by the military in northeast Colombia. Human rights groups said several of the dece [...]	2008-09-29 22:58:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3629	SUGAR CANE WORKERS STRIKE FOR WAGES AND RIGHTS [...] (C) Over 10,000 sugar cane cutters (corteros) began a strike in Valle del Cauca on September 15, demanding that the sugar mills end their use of worker cooperatives and contractors. The corteros charged that the cooperatives undercut their wages and right to organize. The mill owners refuse [...]	2008-09-30 18:15:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3653	SUPREME COURT RULES EX-MEMBERS OF CONGRESS REMAIN [...] (C) Colombia's Supreme Court opted on September 18 not to expand its powers to investigate members of Congress suspected of paramiliatary ties to include ex-legislators. Under current rules, the Court prosecutes and tries sitting senators and representatives; the Prosecutor General's Office (F [...]	2008-10-02 17:30:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3699	COLOMBIAN LIBERAL PARTY: "THE RATIONAL OPPOSITION" [...] (SBU) The Liberal Party remains Colombia's strongest political party, winning seven governorships and seven key mayoral seats in the 2007 local elections. Still, the Liberals continue to suffer a long-term decline in overall support, with only 14% of Colombians claiming Liberal affiliation-- [...]	2008-10-08 20:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA3705	EU TO INITIATE TRADE TALKS WITH COLOMBIA AND PERU: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The EU has responded favorably to Colombia's and Peru's requests to move forward with trade negotiations outside of the framework of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN),with the goal of sealing a deal by the first semester of 2009. While the CAN provides a basis for greater [...]	2008-10-08 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON ETRD PREL EU CO
08BOGOTA3715	HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW [...] (C) The USG co-hosted a two-day conference on international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as well as measures to promote the Colombian military's respect for human rights, with the Colombian Defense Ministry. The conference was attended by officials from the Prosecutor [...]	2008-10-08 22:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3718	URIBE-SUPREME COURT FEUD SPAWNS FEARS OF [...] (U) The conflict between President Uribe and the Supreme Court spilled into the judiciary after the Superior Judicial Council (CSJ)--one of Colombia's four top courts--ordered the Supreme Court to delete all references to Social Protection Minister Diego Palacio from its ruling accepting the g [...]	2008-10-09 20:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3744	EXHUMATION OF SUCRE EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLING VICTIMS [...] (C) On October 5th, we accompanied UN High Commissioner on Human Rights (UNHCHR) Representative Javier Hernandez, Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) Human Rights Unit director Sandra Castro, and MAPP/OAS regional officials to the exhumation and re-burial of 8 of the 11 youths from Sucre w [...]	2008-10-10 16:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3747	UNDERSECRETARY GLASSMAN'S OCTOBER 1 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe told Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James Glassman on October 1 that he appreciated President Bush's efforts to obtain congressional passage of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) but voiced concerns over the impact of the [...]	2008-10-14 13:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CO ECON PREL PTER EC BL VE ETRD
08BOGOTA3782	EVER VELOZA (HH),OTHER FORMER PARA LEADERS [...] (U) On September 24-25, former AUC (United Self Defense Forces of Colombia) block commander Ever Veloza (aka "HH") continued his voluntary testimony (version libre) under the Justice and Peace Law (JPL). Veloza, who previously acknowledged his complicity in over 3000 murders and whose extradi [...]	2008-10-15 22:59:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
08BOGOTA3794	INDIGENOUS PROTESTS TURN VIOLENT [...] (U) Two days of protests by indigenous groups in Valle de Cauca and Cauca led to violent clashes between security forces and protesters, leaving at least 150 injured and one dead. The protests, organized by the National Organization of Indigenous in Colombia (ONIC),were prompted by indigenou [...]	2008-10-17 14:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3795	NO MOVEMENT IN SIGHT ON PEACE TALKS WITH FARC AND [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us there will likely be no movement on peace talks with the FARC until the first half of 2009 at the earliest, adding that talks with the ELN also remain "highly doubtful." FARC leader Alfonso Cano is focused on consolidating internal control of the group, [...]	2008-10-17 15:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA3829	CAUCA INDIGENOUS PROTESTS EXPANDING TO NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On October 20, the National Organization of Indigenous in Colombia (ONIC) announced plans for over 12,000 indigenous to participate in an eight day march from Popayan to Cali. The march follows a week of indigenous protests in Cauca over human rights and land. The indigenous say t [...]	2008-10-21 20:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER PREL SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3855	TRIP TO CURVARADO HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY DIVISIONS, [...] (C) The GOC effort to restore land--which has been illegally occupied by palm oil firms--to the displaced communities of Jiguamiando and Curvarado continues to move slowly due to community divisions and legal hurdles. Despite a military presence in the region, security is also a serious conc [...]	2008-10-22 20:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3856	NARCOTRAFFICKERS BEHIND "AUTODEFENSAS GAITANISTAS" [...] (C) The recent appearance of pamphlets ordering work stoppages in Antioquia, Cordoba, Sucre, La Guajira, Cesar and Santander departments--allegedly from a group calling itself the Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (AGC)--has stirred popular concerns about a revival of paramilitarism. No re [...]	2008-10-22 20:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3888	DAS DIRECTOR RESIGNS OVER OPPOSITION SPYING SCANDAL [...] (C) Maria del Pilar Hurtado, director of Colombia's Administrative Department of Security (DAS),resigned on October 22 after opposition Senator Gustavo Petro publicly revealed internal DAS documents that tasked officials to gather intelligence on Petro and on his party, the Polo Democratico [...]	2008-10-24 19:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3896	U/S BURNS OCT 14-16 VISIT TO COLOMBIA: GOC LOOKS [...] (U) Under Secretary Bill Burns met with President Uribe and Foreign Minister Bermudez during his October 14-16 visit to Colombia. President Uribe underscored the importance to Colombia of the Colombia Free Trade Promotion Act (CTPA) and continued USG support in its fight against the Revolution [...]	2008-10-27 16:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA3920	DISMISSAL OF TWO COLONELS AND LT COLONEL TIED TO [...] (C) On October 24, Army Commander General Mario Montoya removed two colonels and a lieutenant colonel from their commands due to their roles in the alleged extrajudicial killings of eleven men from Soacha. Montoya publicly said the three officers were removed due to "serious indications that [...]	2008-10-28 18:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3925	THREATS FROM DON MARIO PROMPT SECURITY BOOST IN [...] (C) Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos announced on October 25 that the GOC will boost its security presence in the Uraba region of Antioquia after threats by the so-called Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia (AGC)--a front organization for major narcotrafficker Daniel Rendon--led to a wides [...]	2008-10-28 19:58:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3928	INDIGENOUS AND URIBE FAIL TO MEET [...] (C) President Uribe and indigenous protesters exchanged accusations of bad faith after they failed to meet in Cali to address indigenous concerns. The meeting was scheduled after 30,000 indigenous protesters marched from northern Cauca to Cali to press their demands for land, investigations i [...]	2008-10-28 21:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3953	GOC SKEPTICAL OF FARC WILLINGNESS TO NEGOTIATE [...] (U) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) issued a letter, dated October 16, saying the group is willing to talk about a political solution to Colombia's conflict as well as a humanitarian release of its hostages. The communique, released publicly on October 28, responds to a Sept [...]	2008-10-29 19:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3959	GOC FIRES 27 MILITARY OFFICIALS FOR LINKS TO [...] (C) President Uribe announced the dismissal of 27 military officers--including two division and three brigade commanders--for their roles in the disappearance and subsequent murders of young men from Soacha and Antioquia. Uribe said a special ministerial commission found that commanders' neg [...]	2008-10-29 23:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA3966	SOCIAL PROTESTS - WHY NOW? [...] (C) Social protests in Colombia are on the rise--recent judicial, trucker, and sugar cane worker strikes and indigenous protests culminated in a one-day, 500,000-person national solidarity strike in 21 cities on October 20. Presidential Communications Director Jorge Eastman said there is loos [...]	2008-10-30 17:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA3978	URIBE 2014 REELECTION PROSPECTS STUMBLE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a heated Congressional debate on October 29, the House plenary voted to remove article 19--which would have allowed President Uribe to run for a third term in 2014--from the political reform bill. U Party legislators and other Uribista congressmen voted against the article in [...]	2008-10-31 13:40:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA3990	AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S OCTOBER 23 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: At an October 23 meeting, Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez provided the Ambassador with a proposed MFA-MOD rewrite of the Cooperative Security Location (CSL) agreement and said he foresaw a resolution by the end of the year. Bermudez commented that his October 17 meeting with V [...]	2008-11-04 12:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL VE CO
08BOGOTA4011	MINISTRY OF DEFENSE COMMISSION FINDS ARMY [...] (C) Vice Minister of Defense (MOD) Sergio Jaramillo briefed the Ambassador on the results of the special military Commission that reviewed the recent Soacha and eastern Antioquia killing. He said the Commission's finding showed a mix of corruption, inadequate intelligence and operational pro [...]	2008-11-05 20:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA4012	OCTOBER HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (U) Murders in Medellin through September 30 this year increased 35.6% over the comparable period last year. President Uribe met with the indigenous from Cauca in La Maria reserve on November 2, stating he would consider removing the military presence in La Maria reserve if the indigenous agr [...]	2008-11-05 20:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA4067	POLO REMAINS SPLIT HEADING INTO NEXT FEBRUARY'S [...] (C) On October 26, the Polo Democratico Alternativo (Polo) party held internal elections to elect 1500 delegates to its 2nd National Congress--planned for February 2009. The elections did not produce a clear winner among the three leading Polo factions: Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno's supporter [...]	2008-11-10 21:18:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER CO
08BOGOTA4083	COLOMBIAN COUNTERPROPOSAL TO U.S. DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On October 23 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Colombia (GOC) delivered its official response to Embassy Bogota on the Defense Cooperation Agreement text that we proposed on August 13. The GOC counterpropos [...]	2008-11-12 16:05:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PREF PTER MASS CO
08BOGOTA4092	SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 20-22 VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Your visit comes as Colombians watch with great interest the results of the U.S. presidential election, and speculate on the impact on U.S.-Colombia relations--especially prospects for Congressional passage of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Act (CTPA). The Government of Colombia (GOC [...]	2008-11-13 16:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM MARR MASS CO
08BOGOTA4131	AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD'S NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH [...] (C) At a November 10 meeting with Supreme Court President Francisco Ricaurte and Criminal Chamber Vice President Julio Socha, the Ambassador expressed the USG's support for a strong and independent judiciary. Socha explained that extradition requests unrelated to narcotrafficking are difficu [...]	2008-11-17 15:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KJUS PTER CO
08BOGOTA4135	BUENAVENTURA: EPICENTER OF NARCOTRAFFICKING, [...] (SBU) Top security officials said Buenaventura illustrates all of Colombia's ills, including narco-trafficking, violence, corruption and poverty. Local Marine Commander Carlos Diaz told us murder rates have fallen 70% since last year, attributing the fragile gains to the increased military a [...]	2008-11-17 21:52:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA4145	CONSERVATIVES MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE, WHILE U PARTY [...] (C) On October 26, the Conservative Party and the U Party held their internal elections to set their respective agendas leading up to the 2010 presidential elections. The Conservatives had a strong showing, with over 1.5 million votes cast for local delegates and National Committee members. [...]	2008-11-18 15:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA4165	GOC LAUNCHES FIRST PUBLIC FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On November 17, President Alvaro Uribe presided over the first, public forum on human rights abuses against the security forces. Military and police commanders were instructed to report human rights complaints as well as the status of each case. Uribe also ordered them to forward all com [...]	2008-11-19 00:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MOPS KJUS CO
08BOGOTA4179	CODEL MEEKS FOCUSES ON AFRO-COLOMBIAN ISSUES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) traveled to Bogota, Cali, and Guapi, Colombia November 6-10. During meetings with President Uribe and other public and private sector leaders, Congressman Meeks emphasized that the Obama administration would continue to embrace Colombia as a [...]	2008-11-19 20:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL EAID PHUM CO
08BOGOTA4231	NARINO--PROGRESS ON SECURITY AND ALTERNATIVE [...] (C) The poor, coca-growing department of Narino--which borders Ecuador along the Pacific coast--has seen significant security gains against the FARC, ELN, and new illegal armed groups since 2006. Governor Navarro Wolff and local security officials told us the illegal armed groups have been pus [...]	2008-11-25 19:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO SNAR
08BOGOTA4233	LABOR CONFEDERATIONS REMAIN INTRANSIGENT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Center-left Nuevo Arco Iris think tank Director Leon Valencia wrote an open letter to the presidents of Colombia's three labor confederations on November 18, saying that due to the changing political climate in the United States, the "time was right" for Colombian unions to send [...]	2008-11-25 19:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA4261	URIBE THIRD TERM SETBACK: 2010 REELECTION REJECTED [...] (U) The First Commission of the Colombian House of Representatives rejected in a razor thin vote on November 26, a proposal to change the constitution to allow President Uribe to run for a third term in 2010. The Commission later approved language that would allow Uribe to seek reelection in [...]	2008-11-26 22:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA4262	COLOMBIANS MARCH - IN SMALLER NUMBERS - AGAINST [...] (U) Several thousand Colombians marched through the country's major cities on November 28th to demand the FARC and other illegal armed groups release the hostages they still hold before Christmas. The disappointing turnout was significantly smaller than the millions who demonstrated to releas [...]	2008-11-28 21:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
08BOGOTA4304	INDIGENOUS MARCH TO BOGOTA [...] (U) After a 16-day trip from Cauca department, the indigenous protest reached Bogota on November 20. They demanded the GOC comply with prior commitments on land, apologize for making public statements linking the indigenous to the FARC, and make concessions on a range of issues including th [...]	2008-12-02 14:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA4305	HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS CONDITION TALKS ON IMPROVED [...] (C) Interior and Justice Minister Fabio Valencia met November 10 with civil society, the international community, and Defense Ministry representatives to discuss the GOC's protection program for human rights defenders. Human rights groups challenged the GOC's commitment to protect their work [...]	2008-12-02 14:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CO
08BOGOTA4323	MAPP/OAS RESTRUCTURING, CLOSING OFFICES IN [...] (C) Summary: OAS Mission in Support of the Peace Process (MAPP/OAS) Director Sergio Caramagna briefed the international community on MAPP'S plans to restructure its operations, including dismissing 20 officials, naming a new director, and combining several regional offices. MAPP will conti [...]	2008-12-03 21:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO AORC
08BOGOTA4334	COLOMBIA-CUBA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (C) Colombia has a minimal trade and investment relationship with Cuba. According to the Colombian Ministry of Trade, in 2007 Colombia exported USD 50.5 million worth of goods to Cuba and imported USD 8.4 million of goods from Cuba. The rate of bilateral trade flows in the first half of 2008 [...]	2008-12-05 16:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON ETTC PGOV PREL CU CO
08BOGOTA4338	PEACE PROSPECTS WITH FARC REMAIN BLEAK [...] (C) GOC Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the FARC has not responded to GOC outreach efforts. He thinks the FARC may make a gesture to influence Colombia's 2010 presidential elections, as well as overtures to Venezuela and other Latin countries, but only if it first scores a military success [...]	2008-12-05 19:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA4342	NOVEMBER HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) MAPP/OAS Chief Sergio Caramanga said he considered President Uribe's appointment of General Gonzalez Pena as new Army commander a "mistake" due to human rights concerns. MOD officials said Minister Santos' 15 point plan would strengthen the Inspector General (IG) system and revise milita [...]	2008-12-05 22:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA4371	URIBE WARNS AGAINST FARC AND ELN PEACE "TRAP" [...] (SBU) President Uribe publicly warned on December 6 that talk of new hostage releases and a humanitarian accord is a "trap" laid by the FARC with the support of an unnamed Colombian political leader. The latter is a reference to Senator Piedad Cordoba, who is leading a group of "intellectuals [...]	2008-12-10 20:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA4372	POSSIBLE URIBE REELECTION IN 2010 INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Summary: Prospects for a possible third term for President Uribe in 2010 look increasingly unlikely. Congress announced it would delay further debate on the bill that could permit Uribe to run again in 2010 until March 2009, and key Uribista supporters have publicly dismissed the 2010 opt [...]	2008-12-10 21:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA4386	MEDELLIN MAYOR SALAZAR DENIES RECEIVING DON [...] (C) Former Medellin crime boss and paramilitary leader Diego Murillo (Don Berna)--as well as his lieutenants--claim that Medellin Mayor Alonso Salazar sought and received Berna's financial support for his mayoral campaign in October 2007. Salazar has proclaimed his innocence and asked that [...]	2008-12-11 20:15:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SNAR CO
08BOGOTA4390	GOC WORKS TO ACHIEVE ILO COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) The GOC made efforts to align Colombia's labor code with International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions in 2008 through new legislation (see reftel),but key issues remain: clarity on essential public services and the right to strike, registration of new unions, allowance of industr [...]	2008-12-11 20:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA4396	LA GUAJIRA AND CESAR--SHARED INDIGENOUS [...] (U) Cesar and La Guajira departments share significant indigenous populations and security issues, including the presence of FARC, ELN, and criminal groups. The indigenous in the region have great cultural differences, but express a common distrust for the National Indigenous Organization of [...]	2008-12-12 22:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PTER SOCI CO VE
08BOGOTA4397	LEGAL OBSTACLE TO FARC DEMOBILIZATIONS NOT [...] (C) President Uribe announced that all Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members, including senior leaders, would avoid prosecution for human rights crimes if they assisted in hostage releases. Local legal experts said despite Uribe's assurances, the Wilson Bueno Largo (Isaza) ca [...]	2008-12-12 23:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA4430	EMERGING CRIMINAL GROUPS: POLITICAL THREAT WITHOUT [...] (C) Emerging criminal groups (ECGs) persist despite recent GOC successes, with narcotrafficking profits and continuing weak state presence in some areas enabling them to bribe local officials and recruit new members to replace those killed or captured by security forces. The ECGs are largely [...]	2008-12-16 17:59:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO SNAR
08BOGOTA4442	TIERRALTA TRIP HIGHLIGHTS CORDOBA SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) An international delegation--including representatives from the OAS Mission in Support of the Peace Process (MAPP/OAS),the U.S. and Canadian Embassies, and Lutheran World Relief--met with community leaders and victims in southern Cordoda, departmental police and military commanders, and [...]	2008-12-16 21:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
08BOGOTA4462	LAND ISSUES REMAIN CONTENTIOUS IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) Summary: The land issue is central to almost all aspects of consolidation and post-conflict reconstruction in Colombia. Not only is it of concern for victims and those displaced by the conflict, but boosting agricultural productivity is also a GOC priority. After over 50 years of conflic [...]	2008-12-17 19:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA4468	THIRD TERM REFERENDUM TAKES A SECOND SMALL STEP [...] (U) Summary: President Uribe called for a special congressional session only 30 minutes before the normal close of Congress on December 16, allowing his supporters to push through the second of four required votes on the presidential reelection referendum bill. The language in the bill would [...]	2008-12-17 21:08:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA4485	INVESTIGATION INTO MILITARY KILLING OF EDWIN [...] (C) Summary. Vice Defense Minister Jaramillo told us the killing of Edwin Legarda--husband of indigenous activist Aida Quilcue--appeared to have been a mistaken military ambush based on bad intelligence intended to target arms traffickers. President Uribe repeatedly expressed his condolences [...]	2008-12-18 20:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
08BOGOTA4577	GOC REPORTS ON WEALTH TAX EXPENDITURES [...] (C) The Colombian Ministry of Defense (MOD) reported in November 2008 that the four-year "wealth tax" imposed on Colombia's richest citizens and enterprises to fund the democratic security policy would total $3.7 billion from 2007-2011. Approximately 80% is directed towards the internal confl [...]	2008-12-24 15:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER MASS MCAP CO
08BOGOTA4588	URIBE REJECTS INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) The FARC announced on December 21 their intention to release six hostages to a group of Colombian "intellectuals" led by Piedad Cordoba, and reiterated its demand for a demilitarized zone. Cordoba said President Chavez should participate in the process, but President Uribe quickly rejecte [...]	2008-12-24 19:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA4615	GOC OFFERS JUSTICE AND PEACE BENEFITS TO FORMER [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Restrepo announced on December 30 that the GOC would offer Justice and Peace Law (JPL) benefits, including possible reduced sentences, to 120 jailed members of the FARC in exchange for criminal confessions and written pledges to lay down their arms. "Martin Sombra," the [...]	2008-12-30 22:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO SNAR
08BOGOTA51	PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO CHIDES CHAVEZ ON [...] (C) GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told the Charge on January 3 that Venezuelan President Chavez will continue to use the humanitarian exchange issue to create problems, but said the GOC plans to make him pay a high political cost for his recent unsuccessful hostage rescue missio [...]	2008-01-04 20:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER VZ CO
08BOGOTA533	EMBASSY SUPPORTS SOUTHCOM RECOMMENDATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. Embassy concurs with the U.S. Southcom recommendation that Palanquero Air Base represents the best location for a possible Cooperative Security Location (CSL) in Colombia. We request that the Department expedite approval fo [...]	2008-02-11 23:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR PREF PREL SNAR MOPPS CO
08BOGOTA590	POLO REMAINS DIVIDED - WEAKENING PROSPECTS FOR 2010 [...] (C) Summary: The leftist Polo Democratico Alternativo Party (Polo)'s poor performance in last October's local elections--as well as its ambiguous stance toward the FARC--have exacerbated tensions between its pragmatic, social democratic wing and unreconstructed, orthodox communist elements. [...]	2008-02-14 18:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PTER CO VZ
08BOGOTA595	GOC CONSIDERS WAYS TO REVIVE ELN TALKS [...] (C) Summary. GOC Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo told us the National Liberation Army (ELN) remains wedded to Venezuelan President Chavez and has expressed no interest in resuming peace talks. Still, Restrepo said the GOC would like to revive negotiations on the basis of previous GOC [...]	2008-02-14 21:16:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PTER KAID CO
08BOGOTA618	TRIP TO CURVARADO HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY CONCERNS; [...] (C) Local members of the Afro-Colombian communities of Jiguamiando and Curvarado complained about GOC delays in returning their land, lack of security and GOC financial support, and perceived military bias in favor of African palm companies. Local leader Enrique Petro told us the palm firms c [...]	2008-02-20 15:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MARR PGOV PHUM PTER CO
08BOGOTA644	COLOMBIA DENIES MEDEVAC REQUEST [...] (C) On February 12, Post delivered all points in reftel to MFA Director for U.S. and Canadian Affairs Patricia Cortes, who confirmed that the GOC's decision was with Vice Foreign Minister Camilo Reyes. Post followed up on three occasions to encourage the GOC to accept the U.S. request. On Feb [...]	2008-02-22 20:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SMIG CO
08BOGOTA645	FARC AND NARCOTRAFFICKERS CONTINUE TO PLAGUE URABA [...] (C) Members of the San Jose de Apartado Peace Community (PC) told us February 5 that paramilitary groups, in collusion with the military and police, continue to threaten and kill community members. The military denied the allegations, stating their focus is combating the increased FARC and na [...]	2008-02-22 20:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MARR PGOV PHUM PTER CO

08BOGOTA646	WTO DDA NEGOTIATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND [...] (C) Ministry of Trade Official Juan Guillermo Castro, strictly protect, described the GOC's World Trade Organization (WTO) environmental goods and services position as once not settled and "in the middle" of the U.S. and Brazilian proposals. Castro, who had just returned from negotiations in [...]	2008-02-22 20:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SENV CO
08BOGOTA648	WTO DDA NEGOTIATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND [...] (C) Ministry of Trade Official Juan Guillermo Castro, strictly protect, described the GOC's World Trade Organization (WTO) environmental goods and services position as once not settled and "in the middle" of the U.S. and Brazilian proposals. Castro, who had just returned from negotiations in [...]	2008-02-22 20:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SENV CO
08BOGOTA683	GOC TO FACILITATE NEW FARC HOSTAGE RELEASE, [...] (C) President Uribe said the GOC will facilitate the possible release of four more political hostages held by the FARC, including allowing Venezuelan helicopters to use San Jose de Guaviare airport. Peace Commissioner Restrepo told us the February 21 meeting with Uribe and French FM Kouchner [...]	2008-02-25 21:33:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER PHUM OAS BR CU FR PM SP SZ
08BOGOTA800	COLOMBIAN FORCES KILL FARC'S KEY LEADER, SPURRING \ [...] (U) Summary: The GOC announced March 1 that its military \ forces killed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) \ Secretariat member Raul Reyes in a cross-border operation in \ \ SIPDIS \ Ecuador. Reyes' death shattered the FARC's myth of \ invincibility, and boosted popular support for Pr [...]	2008-03-04 00:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PTER CASC SP PM FR VZ SZ CO
08BOGOTA821	CAMBIO RADICAL: STRONGER THAN EVER [...] (C) Governing coalition party Cambio Radical made significant gains in the October 2007 local elections, emerging as the one of Colombia's four leading parties in the run up to the 2010 presidential elections. Cambio supports Uribe's "democratic security" policy, free trade, and close relatio [...]	2008-03-04 22:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
08BOGOTA827	COLOMBIA RESPONDS CALMLY TO VENEZUELA AND ECUADOR [...] (C) After Venezuela's announcement on March 4 that it would close its border with Colombia, the GOC re-stated that it would not send troops to the Venezuelan or Ecuadorian borders. Ecuadorian President Correa confirmed in a Colombian radio interview that he authorized GOE contacts with the FA [...]	2008-03-05 01:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PTER MOPS VZ SP FR SZ EC CO
08BOGOTA839	MARCH 5 UPDATE ON COLOMBIA'S DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR [...] (C) Colombia's border with Venezuela remained partially closed on March 5, as the GOV confirmed that its troop deployments on the border were 90 percent complete (reftel). The border with Ecuador remained open. The GOC reiterated that it would not deploy troops to its borders. GOC Deputy Fo [...]	2008-03-05 23:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER MOPS VZ EC SP FR SZ CO
08BOGOTA902	PARAMILITARY DEMOBILIZATION CREATES GREATER [...] (C) Local civic and Catholic church leaders said the paramilitary demobilization and parapolitical investigations created new political space in the Medio Magdelena region, noting the triumph of reformist mayors in southern Bolivar department and Barrancabermeja in the October local elections. [...]	2008-03-06 21:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
08BOGOTA919	MARCH 7 UPDATE ON COLOMBIA'S DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR, [...] (C) The flow of goods and people into Venezuela along the Colombian border was further restricted on March 7, but passage of food and perishables continued. The Colombia-Ecuador border remained open. The Ambassador reiterated to Acting Foreign Minister Mejia and Defense Minister Santos the USG [...]	2008-03-08 00:08:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER VZ SP FR SZ EC CO
08BOGOTA941	MARCH 10 UPDATE ON COLOMBIA DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR, [...] (C) Colombia's borders with Venezuela and Ecuador returned to normal March 8-9, following the March 7 Rio Group resolution of the crisis over the GOC's March 1 attack against the FARC in Ecuador. Venezuela agreed to renew diplomatic relations with Colombia; Ecuador said it would consult wit [...]	2008-03-10 22:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER VZ EC CO
08BOGOTA989	ELN LEADERSHIP SPLIT BRINGS PROPOSAL FOR MINI [...] (C) ELN spokesman Francisco Galan is frustrated with the group's dithering on GOC peace proposals, and is considering splitting from the group. He is seeking a meeting with President Uribe to gain the president's approval of a plan to pursue regional peace initiatives with ELN fronts in Narin [...]	2008-03-13 19:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
08BOGOTA998	AMBASSADOR AND FM DISCUSS MARCH 17 OAS MINISTERIAL [...] (C) The Ambassador shared the USG position regarding the March 17 Organization of American States (OAS) Ministerial with FM Araujo on March 13. Araujo said the GOC hopes the upcoming meeting will end tensions between Ecuador and Colombia, and produce agreement on an OAS regional mechanism to [...]	2008-03-13 23:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV OAS EC CO
08BRASILIA1003	BRAZIL,S HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY: FOLLOWING THE [...] (SBU) Bolstered by economic success, the GOB demands equal footing with all nations, especially when it comes to foreign policy, and its human rights policy is no exception. Brazil's Constitution mandates that the second prevailing principle of its international relations is human rights. Even [...]	2008-07-24 16:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BR
08BRASILIA1035	UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON ABADIA EXTRADITION [...] (C) As a follow up to ref a instructions, Post, on July 24, 2008, once again contacted Ministry of Justice Legal Advisor, Rafael Tomaz Favetti regarding the expulsion of Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia (Chupeta). Favetti advised Post that he had encountered stiffer opposition within the Ministry t [...]	2008-07-28 11:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM CJAN PREL CVIS SNAR BR
08BRASILIA1036	USOAS AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN AUTHORITIES [...] (C) Summary. Brazil's coordinator for the Fifth Summit of the Americas (SOA) told visiting USOAS Ambassador Hector Morales that the Concept Paper provides ample scope for cooperation and the proposed three pillars are very pertinent. Brazil broadly shares U.S. objectives for the SOA, althoug [...]	2008-07-28 11:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECIN EAGR ENRG SENV KSUM XM HA TD
08BRASILIA1061	BRAZIL'S NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER COMPETITION TAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Meeting the July 31, deadline for responses to Brazil's request for information (RFI) on a next generation fighter aircraft (FX2),Boeing and Lockheed Martin submitted their proposals on July 30 and 31 respectively. The Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) is expected to review the propo [...]	2008-08-05 14:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR ETTC
08BRASILIA1069	NEXT STEPS ON ABADIA EXTRADITION CASE AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Post appreciates Department and DOJ assistance in determining next steps on securing the extradition of Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia ("Chupeta") and requests the guidance discussed ref A on an urgent basis, as ongoing investigations into Abadia's activities in Br [...]	2008-08-06 20:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM CJAN PREL CVIS SNAR BR
08BRASILIA1079	BRAZIL: MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS ON SHOOTDOWN [...] (C) On August 5, POLMILOFF met with Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Special Advisor Marcos Pinta Gama and discussed U.S.-Brazil cooperation on shootdown-related issues. (Note: Pinta Gama, a key embassy contact, is chief of staff to Secretary General (vice minister) Samuel Pinheiro Guim [...]	2008-08-08 11:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR MOPS PREL SNAR
08BRASILIA1183	GEORGIA: BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON SITUATION [...] (C) Post has held a series of discussions with the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) using the points and themes contained in reftels. Consistent with its normal practice, the Brazilian government has avoided taking a strong position on a situation distant from Brazil's borders [...]	2008-09-08 11:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BR
08BRASILIA1214	2008 RECOMMENDATION FOR RENEWAL OF PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. In accordance with ref a instructions, Post has conducted an extensive review of Brazil's Air Bridge Denial (ABD)/Shootdown program. Following site visits, conversations with Brazilian government officials and analysis of Brazil's shootdown procedures, (reftels) post has a clea [...]	2008-09-11 18:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL MOPS BR
08BRASILIA1215	Brazilian Concerns over Bolivian Gas Disruptions [...] (C) Summary: Calling the situation "worrisome," Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy Assistant Secretary for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Renewables, Limo Neto, shared with Econoff the breaking news that gas flow from Bolivia was decreasing, although the majority of the supply to Brazil remains [...]	2008-09-11 18:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON EPET EINV BR BL
08BRASILIA1224	Bolivian Gas in Brazil: Stable But Waiting For The Shoe To [...] (C) SUMMARY: As of September 12, Brazil's gas supply had stabilized following first a minor (10 percent) and then major (50 percent) disruption in Brazilian imports of Bolivian natural gas during the preceding two days as the result of a domestic political struggle in Bolivia. Flow remains dow [...]	2008-09-12 20:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON EPET EINV BR BL
08BRASILIA1225	BRAZIL: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 [...] (C) Summary. Brazil will continue to prefer addressing human rights issues in the UN Human Rights Council, continues to oppose country-specific resolutions, will support the EU's Religious Tolerance resolution in lieu of a Defamation of Religion resolution, and did not give a response on no [...]	2008-09-12 20:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN
08BRASILIA1226	WHAT TO DO ABOUT BOLIVIA? BRAZIL'S PRESIDENCY, [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 23:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENGR EPET EINV BR BL
08BRASILIA124	BRAZIL'S LONG-TERM PLANNING MINISTER OUTLINES [...] (C) Summary. Over the course of two meetings with the Ambassador (accompanied by PolCouns, DAO, and MLO representatives) and a briefing with Department of Defense officials in Cambridge, Long-Term Planning Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger has laid out his vision for a U.S.-Brazil partnership [...]	2008-01-24 19:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM SOCI SENV ECON BR
08BRASILIA1253	BRAZIL VIEWS ON BOLIVIA CRISIS, EXPULSION OF US [...] (C) PolCounselor delievered ref A demarche September 19 to Ambassador Marcel Biato, foreign policy advisor at the Brazilian presidency (Planalto). Biato asked if the decision to expel the Bolivian and Venezuelan ambassadors to the U.S. was "considered" or "reciprocal." PolCouns responded the [...]	2008-09-19 22:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR BO
08BRASILIA1266	BRAZIL FOREIGN MINISTRY ON BOLIVIA SITUATION [...] (C) PolCounselor delivered ref A demarche on September 22 to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry South America 1 Division (Mercosul countries) Chief, Minister Joao Luis Pereira Pinto, who is handling all of South America in the absence of his counterpart who handles the Andes and Under Secretary for [...]	2008-09-22 21:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PREF BR BO
08BRASILIA129	BRAZILIAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON DCA, TRIP TO FRANCE [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim told the Ambassador January 17 that he would like to sign a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA, ref A) when he visits Washington in March, but that he faces stiff opposition in the Ministry of External Relations (MRE or Itamaraty). He brie [...]	2008-01-25 14:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAIR PGOV BR
08BRASILIA1301	BRAZIL'S LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN SUMMIT: [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian officials are describing the first-ever Latin America/Caribbean Summit, to be held in Salvador, Bahia December 16-17, as an opportunity for the region to discuss its own agenda. With no more than an indicative focus on integration and development as the stated theme of [...]	2008-10-01 13:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM BR
08BRASILIA1312	WHA TARGETED REQUESTS FOR AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY [...] (SBU) PolCouns delivered the demarche on September 24 to Minister Marcos Pinta Gama in the Foreign Ministry's General Secretariat of Foreign Relations, and Poloff delivered it on September 29 to First Secretary Marisa Kenicke, the Afghanistan desk officer. Pinta Gama noted that Brazil had a [...]	2008-10-03 11:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF BR
08BRASILIA1314	SUPREME COURT WIRETAP SCANDAL CHANGES FACE OF [...] (C) Summary: Long-running suspicions that phone calls of high-level Brazilian officials from all three branches of government are being intercepted became the latest front-page scandal when Veja magazine reported that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) had tapped conversations between a [...]	2008-10-03 14:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PTER PINS BR
08BRASILIA1315	BRAZIL: WIRETAP SCANDAL HIGHLIGHTS POWER STRUGGLE [...] Summary: Revelations that the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) may have been wiretapping Supreme Court (STF) President Gilmar Mendes' calls (reftel) have reinvigorated Congressional inquiries into abusive wiretapping practices and will likely lead to legislation providing oversight over wi [...]	2008-10-03 15:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL PTER BR
08BRASILIA1345	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ADM. STAVRIDIS TO [...] SUMMARY. Your visit comes at an important time for our strategic partnership with Brazil. Overall, the U.S.-Brazil relationship is as productive as it has ever been, driven by strong cooperation between Presidents Bush and Lula, particularly in the area of biofuels. As Brazil completes its [...]	2008-10-10 13:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS ETTC BR
08BRASILIA1356	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 16-17 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, the CEO Forum, racial integr [...]	2008-10-10 20:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
08BRASILIA1373	BRAZIL'S FIGHTER COMPETITION - THE IMPORTANCE OF [...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On September 29th, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) announced its three finalists for Brazil's next generation fighter aircraft (FX2): the Boeing F18 Super Hornet, the Dassault Rafale and the Saab Gripen. The winner of the c [...]	2008-10-16 20:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PREL MARR ETTC
08BRASILIA1405	BRAZILIANS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVE BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) During his October 17 visit to Brazil, Under Secretary Bill Burns was told repeatedly by GOB officials and others that relations between the United States and Brazil are excellent and that they hope a new U.S. administration will make an early effort to build on them. GOB officials focused [...]	2008-10-24 20:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG BR
08BRASILIA1418	Brazil: Scenesetter - Economic Partnership Dialogue October [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The third meeting of the Economic Partnership Dialogue (EPD) provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the importance USG attaches to deepening and expanding the positive economic agenda between the United States and Brazil now, through the transition, and into a new Adminis [...]	2008-10-29 09:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR BR
08BRASILIA1427	BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO INFO GATHERING REQUEST SUMMIT [...] (U) The following is in response to Ref A action request for information gathering leading up to the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, November 15, 2008. Post also recommends Refs B, C, E, F and G which all address Brazil's reaction and response to the U.S. fin [...]	2008-10-31 09:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN BR
08BRASILIA1486	BRAZIL WILL OPEN AN EMBASSY IN PYONGYANG [...] (C) Summary. Brazil will open an embassy in Pyongyang next year, and has already selected an experienced diplomat as ambassador, an Itamaraty official told poloff on November 4. Downplaying the opening's significance, the diplomat said the timing was "spontaneous" but fulfills a long-standi [...]	2008-11-14 18:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PARM PHUM BR KN ZO
08BRASILIA1487	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 20 BILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The revival of the Bilateral Working Group (BWG) with Brazil comes at an important time for our strategic partnership. With Nelson Jobim as Defense Minister, Brazil has, for the first time, effective civilian leadership and a mandate to modernize its armed forces. As Brazil co [...]	2008-11-14 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PREL MARR MOPS
08BRASILIA1497	BRAZIL: THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 20:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM
08BRASILIA1532	BRAZIL RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL [...] (C) Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche November 25 to Ambassador Goncalo de Barros Carvalho e Mello Mourao, director of the Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Department at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry. Morao said that Brazil had expressed in the OAS its "apprehensiveness" wi [...]	2008-11-25 19:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR NU
08BRASILIA1538	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS AT [...] (C) On Tuesday, November 25, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Secretario Ricardo Rizzo from the United Nations Division of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations. Rizzo sincerely thanked poloff for the detailed information breaking down the number of anti-Israeli resolutions compared [...]	2008-11-28 16:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY BR
08BRASILIA1539	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE [...] (C) On Tuesday, November 25, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Secretary Ricardo Rizzo from the United Nations Division of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Rizzo noted that he did not expect Brazil's vote to change, but that he would consult with the Division of Disarmamen [...]	2008-11-28 16:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL UNGA BR
08BRASILIA1543	BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CAUTIOUS ON IRAN, BUT [...] (C) Summary: During separate meetings, both Ambassador Everton Vargas, Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations, and Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao, confirmed to Ambassador Sobel that Petrobras is not planning any further investments in Iran [...]	2008-12-02 15:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR IR
08BRASILIA1559	BRAZILIANS, KOREANS SAY RELATIONS GOOD, GETTING [...] (C) Summary. The four-day visit to Brazil by Korean President Lee Myung-bak reaffirmed an already positive relationship characterized by a rapidly growing but unbalanced trade relationship, plans for modest exchanges in agricultural and mining technology, and very different views on UN refor [...]	2008-12-04 16:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ETRD BR KS KN
08BRASILIA1589	THE FX2 COMPETITION: OVERCOMING KEY CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY. A December 9 meeting with Boeing representatives highlighted several key issues for the success of Boeing,s bid for Brazil,s next generation fighter aircraft, the FX2. As noted in ref a, technology transfer continues to be Brazil,s most important criterion for selecting a figh [...]	2008-12-12 15:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASC BR
08BRASILIA1590	THE BRAZIL-RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP: COFFEE AND SYMPATHY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The late November visit to Brazil by Russian President Medvedev provided an opportunity for both countries to express their interest in enhanced economic ties, science and defense cooperation, energy and development of the BRIC grouping as a more regular international forum. Br [...]	2008-12-12 15:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS ETRD EAGR ENGR BR RS
08BRASILIA1636	BAHIA SUMMITS, PART 1: BRAZIL HOSTS FOUR REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over a two-day period, December 16-17, Brazil hosted a series of four summit meetings at the seaside resort of Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, involving the heads of state or high-level government officials of 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries: The Common Market of the South [...]	2008-12-20 17:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KSUM ECON OAS XL XM BR
08BRASILIA1637	BAHIA SUMMITS, PART 2: BRINGING LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with ministerial level contacts on December 18 and 19 who commented with varying degrees of detail on the series of summits (Mercosul, UNASUL, Rio Group, and Latin America/Caribbean--CALC) hosted by Brazil in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia December 16-17 (Ref A). Seni [...]	2008-12-20 18:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN KSUM MARR XM XL BR MX CU
08BRASILIA1638	BAHIA SUMMITS, PART 3: THE SURPRISE OF BAHIA: [...] (C) In a meeting on December 19 with Ambassador Sobel regarding the outcome of the regional summits hosted by Brazil December 15-17 in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia (see septels),Mexican Ambassador to Brazil Andres Valencia Benavides (protect),just back from Bahia, revealed that President Calderon' [...]	2008-12-20 18:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM ECIN MARR BR MX
08BRASILIA1652	UKRAINE REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN-BRAZILIAN SPACE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ukrainian Embassy in Brasilia is urging the USG to reconsider its earlier position and now support the Ukrainian-Brazilian space launch venture that will operate out of Alcantara, allowing U.S. satellite firms to benefit from these facilities. While the Ukrainians noted some [...]	2008-12-23 15:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KTIA TSPA TPHY NASA UP RS BR
08BRASILIA1669	RELOCATING DEA PERSONNEL FROM BOLIVIA TO OTHER WHA [...] (C) Following are mission's response to ref a, para 3. a) As reported ref B, the Ambassador delivered a diplomatic note to Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE) Under Secretary Vargas on November x informing the GOB of our intent to increase staffing at existing DEA offices in Brasilia and Sao Pa [...]	2008-12-29 17:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR AMGT BR
08BRASILIA1684	EMBASSY BRASILIA PROPOSAL FOR S/CT NADR PROJECT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, post welcomes the opportunity to request funding to address capability shortfalls and information gaps as Brazil and other countries in South America face mounting and increasingly complex challenges in combating the myriad problems related to terrorism financing, money launde [...]	2008-12-31 19:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC
08BRASILIA1685	BRAZIL: LAYING BLAME AT THE FEET OF ISRAEL, U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The Brazilian government heavily criticized Israel's actions against HAMAS in Gaza, after originally suggesting it might take a more nuanced approached with its initial statements. President Lula, backed by most Brazilian media outlets, harshly criticized both Israel and the Uni [...]	2008-12-31 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IR BR
08BRASILIA216	BRAZIL TO WAIT AND SEE ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) In the Ambassador's absence from the capital, Political Counselor followed up Ambassador's initial demarche on Kosovo independence (ref B),delivering Ref A points to Brazil's Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Eastern European Acting Director Rodrigo Mendes Carlos de Almeida. De Almeida [...]	2008-02-14 10:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI BR
08BRASILIA236	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE JOBIM [...] (C) Ambassador Sobel met with Brazilian Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim Feb. 13 to discuss Jobim's upcoming visit to Washington, regional security and progress on defense cooperation. Jobim agreed with Ambassador Sobel's outline of possible areas for discussion during his March visit to Wa [...]	2008-02-20 21:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PREL MARR
08BRASILIA343	2008 U.S.-BRAZIL POLITICAL-MILITARY CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) Mission delivered the reftel agenda to Foreign Ministry Special Advisor Marcos Pinta Gama who indicated that Brazil would be prepared to host AA/S Mull for this year's political military consultations April 15. Pinta Gama said that he needed to consult other members of the Brazilian del [...]	2008-03-12 13:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR MARR PREL PTER
08BRASILIA35	BRAZIL: LESS GUNS, MORE BUTTER: LULA TAKES ON [...] (C) Summary: After much hesitation, President Lula was finally forced to wade into the public security debate in light of consistent polling that places crime as the number one concern of most Brazilians. The result, a public security plan called the National Program on Public Security with C [...]	2008-01-07 13:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV BR
08BRASILIA351	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim will travel to Norfolk and Washington from March 18-22, 2008 on a counterpart visit. He will meet with Secretary Gates in an office call on March 20 June. Minister Jobim,s objectives for the visit are to enhance prospects for bilateral cooperation and exp [...]	2008-03-13 16:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASC OVIP BR
08BRASILIA420	BRAZIL: IRANIAN DIPLOMACY MOVES INTO HIGH GEAR [...] (C) Summary: An Iranian delegation headed by Vice-Foreign Minister Alireza Sheikh Attar held a series of high-level meetings with Brazilian officials from the Ministries of External Relations (MRE, aka Itamaraty),Mines and Energy, and Development, Industry and Commerce at the same time Secre [...]	2008-03-27 10:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR BR
08BRASILIA429	THOUGHTS ON THE VISIT OF DEFENSE MINISTER JOBIM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Jobim's March 18-21 visit to Washington focused on Brazil's efforts to modernize its defense institutions and on possible avenues for bilateral cooperation and identified several areas for further work, particularly completion of a General Security of Information [...]	2008-03-31 18:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR MARR OVIP
08BRASILIA440	COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: ONE STEP FORWARD, ONE [...] (U) Summary: After a drawn-out process that began in 2004, President Lula on March 25, 2008 issued the decree that will reform the Government of Brazil's intelligence apparatus, including its counterterrorism (CT) structure. The reform is intended to provide a more robust intelligence capabili [...]	2008-04-02 19:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KCRM ETTC EFIN AR PA BR
08BRASILIA469	SCENESETTER FOR POLICY PLANNING DIRECTOR GORDON [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, business issues, and economi [...]	2008-04-04 18:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BR
08BRASILIA48	CHINESE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HIS PRIORITIES, [...] (C) Summary. Chen Duqing, Chinese Ambassador to Brazil, told Ambassador Sobel on October 19 that his top priorities are to create a more favorable environment for economic relations and to promote Chinese interests in the Brazilian Congress. Ambassador Chen described an economic relationship [...]	2008-01-08 13:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV PREL BR CH
08BRASILIA5	A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) Summary. Michele Varensise, Italian Ambassador to Brazil, told WHA A/S Thomas Shannon on December 13 that Brazil is the centerpiece of Italy's South American strategy. Italy sees Brazil playing an increasingly larger role in maintaining stability, economic growth, and integration. He p [...]	2008-01-03 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IT BR XM XR VE UNSC
08BRASILIA516	BRAZIL: DEFENSE PLAN PREVIEW GETS THUMBS UP IN [...] (U) Summary: Previewing their Strategic Plan on National Defense (scheduled to be unveiled on September 7, 2008) in Congress for the first time on April 9, Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim and Long-Term Planning Minister Mangabeira Unger were met with an overwhelmingly positive response from m [...]	2008-04-17 10:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR MCAP PREL BR
08BRASILIA531	AMBASSADOR, BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEW [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Minister for External Relations Celso Amorim on April 3 to review the state of play on several bilateral initiatives. Amorim agreed to help move forward the Tropical Forests Conservation Act (TFCA) debt swap and the counternarcotics letter of agreement (L [...]	2008-04-22 12:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SNAR EINV MARR SOCI SENV ENRG BO
08BRASILIA534	BRAZIL: CHINA AND BRAZIL STRENGTHEN RELATIONS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Sino-Brazilian relations are officially excellent, characterized by a booming economic relationship and a political relationship that has become increasingly closer, especially since 2004. Both governments are taking a long-term view and are trying to focus on crafting a pati [...]	2008-04-22 17:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV BR CH XR
08BRASILIA540	BRAZIL "MONITORS" ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's surprising decision to participate in monitoring Zimbabwe's elections was not what it initially appeared. Although Brazil was among those countries invited to serve as an observer, it was the participation of a federal deputy as an observer on behalf of an NGO that fo [...]	2008-04-23 12:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PHUM PREL AF
08BRASILIA56	BRAZIL: LESS GUNS, MORE BUTTER: LULA TAKES ON [...] (C) Summary: As part of the Lula government's plan to take on the crime issue, the government proposed a multi-pronged plan to address both the social causes of crime and the weakness of the law enforcement community to fight it. Lula's proposal, the National Program on Public Security with Ci [...]	2008-01-09 17:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV BR
08BRASILIA57	BRAZIL: (KIND OF) MAKING THE WORLD SAFE FOR [...] (C) Summary: For the world's fourth largest democracy, the promotion of democracy abroad remains an important, if secondary goal of Brazil's foreign policy, but its focus and execution has been only loosely defined under the Lula government, limiting potential efforts to forge bilateral initi [...]	2008-01-09 17:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL EAID BR
08BRASILIA6	A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH FORMER PRESIDENT SARNEY [...] (C) Summary: Former President and sitting Senator Jose Sarney (PMDB, Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, governing coalition; of Amapa) told WHA A/S Thomas Shannon on December 14 that President Lula is doing a good job and has maintained the social calm necessary for growth and development. [...]	2008-01-03 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KDEM BR VE GY BL EC CO XM XR FARC
08BRASILIA638	CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 8 VISITS BRAZIL, STRENGTHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Carrier Strike Group Eight (CSG8),centered on the USS George Washington, visited Brazilian waters April 16-May 2. While in Brazilian waters to participate in the UNITAS 08 exercise, the priority objective for the visit was to enhance the strategic partnership between the U.S. [...]	2008-05-12 14:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS BR
08BRASILIA643	BRAZIL,S MILITARY PARTNERSHIP WITH FRANCE: TRUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent meeting of Presidents Lula and Sarkozy and the visit of Defense Minister Jobim to Paris triggered a wave of Francophilia within the Brazilian foreign policy establishment, particularly with regard to the strategic partnership. Despite heavy coverage in the press of [...]	2008-05-13 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM BR MASS
08BRASILIA674	BRAZIL: TOP ADVISER DILMA ROUSSEFF BOOSTS OWN 2010 [...] (C) Summary. Dilma Rousseff, President Lula's top domestic policy adviser and apparent favorite to succeed him in 2010, greatly increased her chances of being her party's 2010 presidential candidate by an impressive performance before hostile questioning in the Senate Infrastructure Service [...]	2008-05-16 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BR
08BRASILIA707	BRAZILIAN GENERAL BREAKS RANKS ON INDIGENOUS [...] (C) Brazilian Army General Augusto Heleno, military commander of the Amazon region, spoke out on April 16 against the GOB's indigenous policy calling it "chaotic," specifically in reference to a traditionally indigenous area in northern Roraima state planned to become a protected reserve. Thi [...]	2008-05-20 19:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PHUM PREL PGOV
08BRASILIA756	S/P DIRECTOR GORDON HOLDS FIRST STRATEGIC TALKS [...] (C) Summary. S/P Director Dr. David Gordon held four hours of talks April 9 in Brasilia with Ministry of External Relations (MRE, or Itamaraty) Under Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Everton Vieira Vargas. The wide-ranging talks focused generally on the trends that are likely to ch [...]	2008-06-04 19:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
08BRASILIA823	SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 18-22 VISIT OF SECRETARY [...] (U) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it as ever been, the result of the excellent relationship between President Bush and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, new cooperation mechanisms on biofuels, business issues, and economi [...]	2008-06-16 12:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KHLS OVIP ECON BR
08BRASILIA848	ENHANCING POL-MIL ENGAGEMENT WITH BRAZIL [...] (C) Per instructions in ref a, post has remained in discussions with the Brazilian MRE and MOD on how best to proceed with building a fuller, more cooperative political military relationship. When Poloffs asked MRE pol-mil advisor Marcos Pinta Gama for his views on prospects for enhancing ou [...]	2008-06-20 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR MARR MOPS PREL
08BRASILIA849	BRAZIL AND EUROPE: PRIORITIES AND PARADOX [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although relations with Europe do not figure highly in Brazilian public statements of foreign policy priorities, Brazil,s relations with the EU and with major European governments are gaining in importance and complexity. As with the United States, Brazilian leaders sometimes [...]	2008-06-20 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR EU
08BRASILIA851	SENIOR BRAZILIAN DIPLOMAT TALKS MIDDLE EAST PEACE, [...] (C) In an office call June 9, the Ambassador discussed Brazil's policies in the Middle East and Africa with Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs (II),Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe. Jaguaribe described an intensifying series of reciprocal visits with Middl [...]	2008-06-20 19:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC IR XF ZU BR
08BRASILIA880	BRAZILIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PROMISES TO RAISE [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Brazilian presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia on June 25 to express our concern regarding the Bolivian government's lack of concrete assurances to protect our embassy in La Paz. Garcia promised to raise the issue with the Bolivian ambassador (wh [...]	2008-06-27 15:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG BO BR
08BRASILIA896	CONSTRAINING IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN BRAZIL [...] (U) This is an Action Request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary: Brazil's participation in the Annapolis peace conference is now cited by every Itamaraty contact, from Foreign Minister Amorim to Middle East desk officers, as the cornerstone of its growing efforts to exert global lead [...]	2008-07-01 22:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR BR
08BRASILIA902	BRAZIL: QUESTIONABLE ON GIVING PRESENTATION DURING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points on July 2 regarding Brazil's participation in the Missile Technology Control Regime plenary Information Exchange to Santiago Mourao, Head of the Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies for Brazil's Foreign Ministry. In responding to Poloff' [...]	2008-07-03 11:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCR PREL BR
08BRASILIA913	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: BRAZIL'S POSITION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) In a July 3 meeting, the Ambassador raised with Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim our interest in seeing Brazil recognize Kosovo's independence. Amorim said that Brazil's position had not changed with regard to the need to respect UNSC Resolution 1244 (ref b). However, Brazil's posi [...]	2008-07-07 10:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	UN KPKO PREL PGOV BR
08BRASILIA93	BRAZIL'S NUCLEAR SUBMARINE AMBITIONS [...] (U) This is n action request - see para 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Brazil's leadership, including President Lula and Defense Minister Jobim, have expressed support for production of a Brazilian nuclear submarine in recent months. While serious questions exist as to the proposed vessel's military u [...]	2008-01-15 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	NPT PARM PREL MASS MNUC
08BRASILIA943	BRAZIL: LULA TAKES ON THE FOURTH FLEET [...] (C) Summary: During the Mercosul Summit in Argentina, President Lula together with other South American leaders, such as Bolivian president Evo Morales and Venezuelan president Chavez, criticized the re-establishment of the Fourth Fleet Chavez, with Lula at his side, called it a "threat" to t [...]	2008-07-10 12:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BR
08BRASILIA97	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL ISSUES WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador, joined by PolCouns (notetaker),met with Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs Everton Vargas on January 11 to raise Kosovo independence (ref A) and possible Brazilian participation in UNAMID (ref B). Vargas was joined by chi [...]	2008-01-17 12:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG SENV SOCI SNAR UNSC BR
08BRASILIA987	BRAZIL: MOVING FORWARD WITH BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE ON [...] (C) On July 8, 2008, Defense Attache, Air Force Attache, and Poloff had an initial high-level meeting with Brazilian Air Force generals, Tenente Brigadeiro Paulo Roberto Rohrig de Britto (the number two general in the Brazilian Air Force),Brigaderio Egito, and Colonel Roque to discuss Brazil' [...]	2008-07-21 11:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL SNAR BR
08BRASILIA99	OUTSIDE DEFENSE MINISTRY, BRAZILIAN OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary. I separate meetings, the Ambassador discussed the roposed Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) withMinistry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretay for Political Affairs Everton Vargas and Long-erm Planning Minister Roberto Managabeira Unger. Although Minister of Defense Jobim [...]	2008-01-17 12:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PTER BR
08BRASILIA999	ACTION REQUEST: FOLLOW-UP TO DEMARCHE ON JUAN [...] (C) Summary and action request: On July 21, 2008, Ambassador Sobel brought up the extradition concerns in reftel demarche to Minister of Justice Tarso Genro, objecting to Brazilian imposition of conditions on extraditions that fall outside the bilateral extradition treaty. Minister Genro imme [...]	2008-07-23 21:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM CJAN PREL CVIS SNAR
08BRATISLAVA1	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. In their courtesy call meeting on December 28, Ambassador Obsitnik and Foreign Minister Jan Kubis discussed a range of foreign policy issues, with an emphasis on the Western Balkans. Kubis was in typical form, cordial and guarded, but gave additional insight on several topics, su [...]	2008-01-02 12:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KVIR EU LO
08BRATISLAVA104	FOREIGN MINISTER KUBIS WANTS TO CONCLUDE VWP MOU [...] (C) Foreign Minister Kubis called Ambassador Obsitnik on March 7 to request that Secretary Chertoff add a visit to Bratislava following the JHA Ministerial in Ljubljana, i.e., March 13, so that the U.S. and Slovakia could sign the VWP MOU at that time. A voluble Kubis told the Ambassador that [...]	2008-03-07 15:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL CMGT LO
08BRATISLAVA115	AFGHANISTAN AND THE BUCHAREST SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. In the run up to the Bucharest Summit, Slovakia is discussing with Canada the possibility of providing an OMLT in Kandahar. Meanwhile, the GOS continues to flesh out with the Dutch plans for additional deployments in Uruzgan Province. Based on increases already approved by the [...]	2008-03-13 17:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR LO
08BRATISLAVA124	AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S MEETING WITH NEW SLOVAK [...] (C) Summary. In their first official meeting, Ambassador Obsitnik and new Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Baska discussed Afghanistan, missile defense, and the MOD's pending transport aircraft tender. Baska confirmed that Slovakia had signed an MOU with the Dutch on the second phase of deplo [...]	2008-03-20 07:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO LO AF
08BRATISLAVA125	SLOVAKIA HAS NO REASON NOT TO BE TOUGH ON BURMA [...] (U) Poloff delivered Reftel message to Drahomir Stos, Head of the Asia Unit at Slovakia's MFA, on March 18. Stos agreed with the U.S. message in its entirety and said Slovakia will absolutely lend its support, both publicly and privately, to UN Special Advisor Gambari. 2. (C) Stos explained [...]	2008-03-20 09:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM LO
08BRATISLAVA128	AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. In an one-on-one meeting conducted in Slovak on March 19, President Gasparovic stressed the importance of strong U.S.-Slovak and U.S.-EU ties; urged a NATO agreed approach to missile defense; and expressed concerns about the potential precedent Kosovo sets for Slovakia's Hungari [...]	2008-03-20 16:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO LO AF
08BRATISLAVA132	SLOVAKIA HAS NO PROBLEM WITH PROPOSED NATO [...] (U) DCM and German DCM Klaus-Jochen Richard Guhlke delivered the letter and proposed statement as per reftel to Karol Mistrik, Director of the Disarmament, OSCE and Counter Terrorism Department at the Slovak MFA on March 26. Mistrik had already received the letter and draft statement through N [...]	2008-03-26 17:36:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS NATO KCFE MARR GG MD
08BRATISLAVA136	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BELARUS [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Miro Jenca, Foreign Minister Kubis's Chef du Cabinet, on March 28. Pol/Econ Chief had discussed the demarche with Acting Director of the Office for Balkans and the CIS, Eva Ponomarenkova on March 26. Jenca described the GOB's recentt behavior as very dis [...]	2008-03-28 15:26:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LO BO EU

08BRATISLAVA137	AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S MARCH 27 LUNCHEON WITH PRIME [...] (U) This message contains an action request; please see para 7. 2.(C) Summary: In a cordial and collegial, hour-long conversation (entirely in Slovak) over lunch, Ambassador Obsitnik and Prime Minister Fico discussed domestic politics, VWP, the NATO Summit and Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq, the [...]	2008-03-28 15:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS KVIR PHUM AF LO

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