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09BERLIN638	GERMAN PRESIDENT KOEHLER RE-ELECTED IN FIRST ROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's popular incumbent President Horst Koehler (CDU) -- a former managing director of the International Monetary Fund -- handily won re-election to a second five-year term, doing so in the first round of voting by the 1,224-member Federal Assembly. Winning with a 613 vote a [...]	2009-05-27 12:49:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL PINR

09BERLIN64	(C) U.S. COMMENTS ON EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR [...] (C) Germany welcomes the "timely and thoughtful" comments the U.S. provided regarding the EU Council's "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities." The EU will reportedly issue a collective response addressing U.S. concerns at a later date. A German MFA official is &hopeful8 but not "optimis [...]	2009-01-16 14:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	CDG ECIN ESA EUN KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL
09BERLIN644	U.S. CRITICIZED FOR BREAKDOWN OF OPEL RESCUE TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: May 27 negotiations in Berlin aimed at deciding a rescue strategy for General Motors (GM) subsidiary Opel ended without an agreement. The meeting did yield one noteworthy development: the number of remaining suitors for Opel appears to have narrowed from four to just two -- Fiat [...]	2009-05-28 18:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN649	GERMAN MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR STANZEL SAYS HE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Political Director Volker Stanzel briefed the diplomatic corps May 29 on his meetings in Tehran as part of his May 21-28 Middle East trip during which he visited six countries, including Israel. Stanzel's briefing only focused on the Iran portion of his trip. Stanzel charac [...]	2009-05-29 16:08:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC GM IR
09BERLIN664	OPEL RESCUE: MERKEL CREDITS PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a deal on the rescue of General Motors subsidiary Opel/Vauxhall was reached in the early hours of May 30, Chancellor Merkel underlined the important role played by President Obama. The Canadian firm Magna International, along with the Russian bank Sberbank and Russian auto [...]	2009-06-03 15:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GM
09BERLIN671	AHLC: GERMANY SHARES U.S. OBJECTIVES, CITES NEED [...] (SBU) MFA Near East Division Chief Boris Ruge informed Poloff June 5 that the MFA "fully agrees" with the U.S. policy objectives noted in reftel. Ruge will lead the German delegation to the AHLC's June 8 Oslo meeting. Ruge said that keeping the Palestinian Authority (PA) financially solvent [...]	2009-06-05 15:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS GM
09BERLIN678	IRAN: SABERI DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Acting Political Section Chief met with MFA Middle East Director Sabine Sparwasser on June 3, 2009 to deliver Ref A. A/POL Chief expressed USG gratitude for German assistance in the case, in particular the public declarations in early May by MFA Human Rights Commissioner Gunther Nooke c [...]	2009-06-08 16:07:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER IR GM
09BERLIN683	SPD SUFFERS ANOTHER PAINFUL LOSS WITH EUROPEAN [...] (U) The SPD made a disappointing showing in the June 7 European Parliament elections garnering just 20.8 percent of the vote. Coming just weeks after the decisive defeat of its presidential candidate, these results cast doubt on its ability to rebound before the September 27 national electio [...]	2009-06-09 11:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM PINR
09BERLIN688	GERMAN CIVILIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO REACH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany is one of the largest development and humanitarian aid donors to Afghanistan. The Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is providing up to 100 million euros this year, focusing mainly on longer-term energy, water, education and sustainable development pr [...]	2009-06-09 17:18:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID AF GM
09BERLIN693	GERMAN MFA SKEPTICAL ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA, like the Economics Ministry, has strong doubts about the proposed increase in the 2010-2011 IAEA budget. The MFA prefers a zero-growth budget and believes the IAEA could fulfill its current mission and any additional responsibilities by simply being more efficien [...]	2009-06-10 12:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN GM
09BERLIN694	EUROPEAN SECURITY PROPOSAL: GERMANY FAVORS FOCUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany largely supports the U.S. proposal for launching a constructive dialogue on European security within the OSCE at the Corfu ministerial, but warns against a comprehensive review of existing commitments or an effort to beef up the human dimension. Instead, Germany favors a [...]	2009-06-10 13:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV
09BERLIN702	GERMAN MFA CLAIMS INTERAGENCY VICTORY ON [...] (C) Summary: The German MFA claimed it had resolved German interagency dissent regarding its proposed transfer of spent nuclear research fuel to Russia for reprocessing (ref A). The MFA also outlined its vision of the USG role in the Berlin meetings, hoping for public USG support of the tran [...]	2009-06-11 13:25:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN703	GERMANY LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany supports a long-term NATO counter-piracy mission, believing its main value-added is giving non-EU Allies who are not already in the EU Atalanta operation a way to contribute to the counter-piracy effort. Behind the scenes, German officials are already discussing the possib [...]	2009-06-11 14:13:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL
09BERLIN708	GERMAN VIEWS ON JUNE 15-16 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany believes that the recent successful elections in Lebanon, which appear to have been conducted without undue Syrian influence, open the door to the signing of the updated EU-Syria Association Agreement (AA),perhaps as early as September. According to the German MFA, only [...]	2009-06-12 16:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN XF CU AF PK ZL BM GM
09BERLIN709	IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA: GERMANY DECLINES TO DO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 17:16:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY
09BERLIN715	STEINMEIER TAKE TWO: FOREIGN MINISTER ATTEMPTS TO [...] (C) SPD Foreign Minister and Chancellor-candidate Frank Walter Steinmeier injected life into the SPD's flagging electoral campaign in his rousing June 14 party convention speech. Steinmeier reinforced his determination to become "the chancellor of all Germans" and called upon the party faith [...]	2009-06-16 06:30:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR GM
09BERLIN717	IRAN ELECTION UPDATE: MERKEL, STEINMEIER EXPRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier have publicly expressed their concerns about the Iranian presidential election aftermath, noting reports of irregularities and calling on the Iranian government to ensure freedom of assembly and freedom of the pr [...]	2009-06-16 13:23:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM IR
09BERLIN729	GERMANY'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE EXPORTS TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Statistics from the first quarter indicate that Germany's efforts to discourage business with Iran are hammering German exports to that country. The German government, however, is under increasing pressure from German industry for its efforts and faces criticism in the press as [...]	2009-06-18 15:11:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG IR GM
09BERLIN74	GERMANY: INTERESTED IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA Near East Office Director Boris Ruge January 20 and sought confirmation of Germany,s interest in participating in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort. Ruge was already well familiar with the Amb. Mull,s January 15 presentation to selected re [...]	2009-01-20 14:27:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN752	IRAN ELECTION AFTERMATH: GERMAN MFA QUESTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to Berlin on June 22, a senior German MFA official raised Germany's concerns about accusatory comments made by Iranian officials against Western embassies in Tehran earlier that day. According to an MFA contact, the Iranian ambassador sta [...]	2009-06-23 15:19:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GM IR
09BERLIN759	GERMANY'S LEFT PARTY CONTINUES TO MARGINALIZE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany's radical Left Party launched its electoral campaign manifesto at its June 20-21 national party convention in Berlin with a palette of predictable pacifist foreign policy and anti-capitalist domestic appeals that almost guarantee it will continue to remain on the political [...]	2009-06-24 14:17:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GM
09BERLIN760	AFGHAN ELECTIONS: GERMANY AGREES WITH U.S. POINTS, [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points and a copy of President Obama's public statement on the Afghan election campaign to MFA Afghanistan/Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on June 22 and strongly encouraged Germany to make its own public statement. 2. (C) Koenig said that Germany comp [...]	2009-06-24 14:57:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN776	GERMANY NOT SYMPATHETIC TO UKRAINIAN APPEALS ON [...] (C) Summary: Recent statements by German government officials handling energy policy indicate that Berlin continues to see Ukraine as the principal problem preventing a quick resolution of the Ukraine/Russia gas dispute. While Germany plans to attend an EU meeting in Brussels during the week [...]	2009-06-29 06:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PINR PREL UP EU RU GM
09BERLIN791	GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA supports the U.S. effort to mobilize the international community to fully implement UNSCR 1874. In this regard, the Germans suggest that we focus our efforts on new EU president Sweden, which they say remains skeptical about enhanced sanctions against North Korea. [...]	2009-07-01 12:24:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KNNP ECON EFIN EUN KN GM
09BERLIN793	CDU AND CSU RALLY AROUND MERKEL, ELECTION PLATFORM [...] (C) The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) rallied behind Chancellor Merkel (CDU) as their lead candidate and showed strong unity in their joint "election platform" at their June 29 congress in Berlin. In her speech, Chancellor Merk [...]	2009-07-01 12:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GM
09BERLIN806	GERMANY: FORGING A PARTNERSHIP WITH POLAND IN ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. German contacts view Foreign Minister Steinmeier's and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski's joint trip to Kyiv as indicative of improved German-Polish relations and a significant advance in bringing German and Polish foreign policy positions more into sync. Unsurprisingly, the mini [...]	2009-07-02 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN GM UP
09BERLIN831	CGPCS: GERMANY AGREES ON PARTICIPATION ISSUE, BUT [...] (C) Post delivered ref A points to MFA UN Security Council Action Officer Dirk Stockhausen on June 30 and then followed up with him on July 2, emphasizing the importance that the U.S. placed on reaching a resolution that would allow the six aspirant countries to participate in the Contact Group [...]	2009-07-09 17:15:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL MOPS GM
09BERLIN835	GERMANY: STEADFAST DESPITE DETERIORATING SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the deteriorating security situation and rising death toll in northern Afghanistan, the German government has shown no signs of wavering from its military commitment there. Polls shows that more than 60% of the German public favors the immediate withdrawal of the Bundeswe [...]	2009-07-10 08:45:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PGOV AF GM
09BERLIN838	GERMANY SUPPORTS EUMM BUT SEEKS REALISTIC GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany fully expects the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) mandate in Georgia to be extended for a year, despite some EU members' concerns that the mission was never envisioned as the sole international mission in the country. Although Germany supports extending the EUMM, some within [...]	2009-07-10 15:54:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
09BERLIN845	ISLAM CONFERENCE ENDS WITH HIGH MARKS FROM [...] (C) The Islam Conference ended with its fourth and final meeting on June 25 with supporters and critics of the conference representing a diverse Muslim community calling for its continuation, citing the importance of the dialogue that was begun. Interior Minister Schaeuble (CDU),who initiat [...]	2009-07-13 16:09:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL
09BERLIN851	FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES U.S. MESSAGES IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Steinmeier reinforced U.S. messages on the need for Israel to halt settlement construction and for Syria to play a constructive role in the region during his July 6-7 Middle East visit to Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut. According to the MFA, Steinmeier also high [...]	2009-07-14 15:58:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS GM LE SY
09BERLIN859	GERMANY UPBEAT ABOUT U.S.-RUSSIAN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. The German Chancellery and MFA view President Obama's trip to Moscow as successful, especially given how poor U.S.-Russian relations were at the beginning of the year. MFA Head of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus Division Ernst Reichel and Chancellery Head of Former Soviet Union an [...]	2009-07-16 08:29:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	RS PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN869	GERMANY HESITANT ABOUT U.S. ROLE IN EUMM [...] (C) Poloff followed-up with MFA Deputy Head of Division for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Maria Gosse regarding possible U.S. participation in the EUMM (ref a). Although Germany wishes to keep the U.S. "engaged in Georgia," the MFA is hesitant to accept U.S. involvement in the mission. [...]	2009-07-17 14:06:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS OSCE PHUM PREL UN GG RS GM EU
09BERLIN88	GERMANY: FOCUSED ON ASSISTING EGYPT WITH POLICING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany's internal deliberations continue on the extent of its possible participation in the U.S.-proposed Gaza arms interdiction effort, but it seems unlikely that the Germans will participate in any maritime operations. The Germans are currently focused on offering Egypt technic [...]	2009-01-23 17:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS KPAL XG EG IR IS GM
09BERLIN886	GERMANY'S VIEWS OF THE JULY 27-28 GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany expects significant discussion of Iran before and during next week's EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),in addition to discussions of Somalia and Georgia. However, the EU plans to wait until September to begin a regular review of which Iranian in [...]	2009-07-22 15:39:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN SO MOPS OSCE PHUM UN GG RS GM
09BERLIN89	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]	2009-01-23 19:34:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM
09BERLIN896	GERMAN SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Berlin presented REF A points to contacts at the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Interlocutors believe Germany is unlikely to take any major new decisions on Afghanistan before parliamentary ("Bundestag") elections [...]	2009-07-24 14:41:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN EUN MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK GM
09BERLIN90	GERMAN VIEWS ON THE JANUARY 26-27 EU GAERC MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Germany favors only a general EU statement of support for the closing of Guantanamo, which would leave specific actions -- like accepting detainees -- up to member states to decide. Given the differing views within the German government on accepting detainees, Chancellor Merkel h [...]	2009-01-26 05:59:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL ZI RU UP GM
09BERLIN939	(C) GERMANY LIKELY TO DELIVER ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 15:10:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA BR FR GM
09BERLIN967	GERMANY,S RIGHT WING NPD AND DVU FACE POOR [...] (C) Crippled by financial scandals, leadership problems and right-wing political rivalries, the National Democratic Party (NPD) and German People's Union (DVU) have little chance of securing the five percent necessary to enter the next Bundestag after the parliamentary elections on September [...]	2009-08-07 14:36:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PREL
09BERLIN978	GERMANY REASSURES THE BALTS TO INCREASE MANEUVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany continues to regard proposed NATO contingency planning to defend the Balts against possible Russian aggression as counterproductive and unnecessary, but it has gone out of its way in recent months to take other measures to reassure the Balts that it takes their security co [...]	2009-08-11 10:03:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR MOPS NATO PREL RU ZB
09BERN108	NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): SWISS [...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government generally believes that the U.S. Administration has outlined a "good agenda" for the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. Switzerland has sponsored UN resolutions on de-alerting nuclear weapons, and will continue to do so. Fo [...]	2009-03-11 16:31:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC KNNP AORC PREL UNGA IAEA SZ
09BERN122	SWISS RELAXATION OF BANKING SECRECY: WHAT DOES IT \ [...] (C) The Swiss Federal Council on March 13 announced that \ Switzerland intends to adopt the OECD standard on \ administrative assistance in tax matters in accordance with \ Art. 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention. Ambassador Manuel \ Sager, Head of the Foreign Ministry's Sectoral Policy \ Divisio [...]	2009-03-19 09:55:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ECON SZ
09BERN127	NATO KFOR MISSION: SWISS NOT PLANNING ANY CHANGES \ [...] (C) Acting POL-ECON Counselor and DAO representative \ delivered the reftel message on March 19 to Marlene Odermatt, \ Policy Advisor for International Relations and Strategy at \ the Swiss Federal Ministry of Defense. Odermatt said that \ Switzerland has no plans to change its current force \ con [...]	2009-03-20 16:40:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV SZ
09BERN137	SWISS VIEWS ON ABKHAZIA/SOUTH OSSETIA AND RUSSIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered the reftel A message March 20 to Norbert Baerlocher, Regional Coordinator for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Baerlocher underlined that Switzerland shares USG concerns regarding Russian basing plans and regarding any a [...]	2009-03-27 17:50:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS SZ
09BERN169	SWISS LINK TAX AGREEMENT RENEGOTIATIONS WITH UBS \ [...] (SBU) The Swiss Federal Counsel announced on April 8 that \ the first renegotiated double taxation agreement to include \ the new OECD Article 26 provisions on administrative \ assistance will be subject to an optional public referendum. \ Subsequent agreements will not be submitted to the referen [...]	2009-04-09 14:33:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON SZ
09BERN171	AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SWISS [...] (U) Poloff delivered the messages in reftels A and B on April 8 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Regional Coordinator for Southern Asia at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). ----------- AFGHANISTAN ----------- 2. (C) Fux lauded the detailed USG non-paper (reftel A) outlining s [...]	2009-04-09 17:41:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MARR NATO AF SZ
09BERN175	MADAGASCAR: SWISS AGREE WITH USG POINTS ON URGING [...] (C) Poloff delivered the message in reftel on April 15 to Anja Zobrist Rentenaar, Regional Coordinator for Southern Africa in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Rentenaar mentioned that the FDFA (at least not in Bern) thus far had not been approached by the EU to discuss Madagasc [...]	2009-04-15 16:49:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MA SZ
09BERN213	SWITZERLAND'S VOTING PLAN IN IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Director for Arms Control and Disarmament, Andreas Friedrich, told poloff on May 11 in response to reftel demarche that Switzerland would most likely support the election of Yukiya Amano of Japan as Director General in the upcoming IAEA e [...]	2009-05-12 11:55:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	SZ IAEA KNNP AORC PREL
09BERN214	SWITZERLAND: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Post assesses that the Swiss government has worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, having made those key features of a bilateral dialogue with the Cuban government that began in January 2006. A decision not to renew Title III suspensi [...]	2009-05-13 14:01:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SZ
09BERN241	SWITZERLAND SUPPORTS RENEWAL OF MANDATE FOR THE [...] (C) Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Ambassador Andrea Semadeni, Special Envoy for the Sudan and the Horn of Africa, and Esther Keimer, FDFA program officer for Sub-Saharan Africa, told poloff on June 4 in response to reftel demarche that Switzerland was in favor of renewing t [...]	2009-06-05 10:55:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL SZ
09BERN257	SWISS RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY [...] (C) On June 18, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) OSCE Section Head Lukas Rosenkranz told poloff in response to reftel demarche regarding the upcoming 27-28 June 2009 informal OSCE Ministerial in Corfu, Greece, that Switzerland welcomed the Greek initiative to host informal di [...]	2009-06-19 14:07:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM OSCE PREL NATO PGOV PHUM ECON SZ
09BERN286	SWISS RESPONSE: GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points to Federal Office of Agriculture (FOAG) Head of International Sustainable Agriculture Unit Francois Pythoud and Senior Officer Hubert Poffet. In general, Pythoud welcomed the new U.S. approach towards food security. He stated that the five principles as o [...]	2009-07-08 14:40:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID PREL SZ
09BERN287	UN 1267 SANCTIONS: RESULT OF USG REVIEW OF TRANCHE [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Coordinator on Counter-Terrorism Alessandro Capelli on July 8. Capelli welcomed the news that the USG will formally seek the delisting of Nada and the two entities related to Nada. He also took [...]	2009-07-09 14:15:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC SZ
09BERN350	SWISS REACTION TO UBS AGREEMENT \ [...] (C) Summary. President and Finance Minister Hans-Rudolf \ Merz, Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, and Foreign \ Affairs Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey in an August 19 press \ conference praised the UBS agreement as the only possible \ solution and a "Peace Treaty." The Ministers were quick [...]	2009-08-20 15:10:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL SZ
09BERN362	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government strongly supports entry into force of the CTBT, negotiations on a verifiable FMCT, and efforts to reinforce the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. The Swiss welcome U.S.-Russian nuclear disarmament negotiations, and are con [...]	2009-08-31 22:38:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERN364	DEMARCHE ON FOOD SECURITY: SWISS RESPONSE [...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel points to Swiss Agency for Development and Corporation (SDC) Deputy Head of Global Food Security Lillian Ortega and Department of Agriculture (DOA) Head Director for Global Sustainable Agriculture Francois Pythoud. Ortega noted that SDC instituted a new global pro [...]	2009-09-01 12:08:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD SZ
09BERN381	SWISS RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ORAL STATEMENTS FOR [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points on September 3 to Didier Chassot, Regional Coordinator for South-Eastern Europe at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Chassot noted that Switzerland was still considering whether to deliver an oral statement supporting Kosovo at t [...]	2009-09-11 09:29:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV SZ
09BERN382	ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN JUSCANZ: LIECHTENSTEIN [...] (C) Acting POLE Counselor pressed reftel message on September 9 with Andrea Hoch, Coordinator for UN Human Rights Affairs at the Liechtenstein Foreign Office. Hoch took the USG's arguments on board, but said that the GoL had not focused on this issue since last year, and would need to review [...]	2009-09-11 09:46:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC PHUM IS LS
09BERN390	SWISS RESPONSE TO PERSUADING THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel A talking points on September 11, 2009 to Pierre-Yves Fux, Senior Regional Coordinator for Southern Asia at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and one of his deputies, Yves Nicolet. Fux and Nicolet noted that the GOS was in agreement with the US [...]	2009-09-16 16:32:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID CE SZ
09BERN470	UNGA DISCUSSION OF GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government has some understanding for USG concerns regarding the Goldstone Report and the resolution that will be discussed at the UN General Assembly on November 4. The Swiss, however, do not share all of these concerns, and generally have a sympathetic view of the Go [...]	2009-11-03 18:06:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS SZ LS
09BERN472	64TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY/THIRD COMMITTEE: [...] (SBU) Summary: Switzerland and Liechtenstein reject "no action" motions as a matter of principle, and they expect to support the UNGA Third Committee resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and the DPRK. They also plan to support the USG's biennial resolution on free elect [...]	2009-11-04 16:55:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN SZ LS
09BERN500	SWITZERLAND: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Post assesses that the Swiss government has worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, having made those key features of a bilateral dialogue with the Cuban government that began in January 2006. A decision not to renew Title III suspensi [...]	2009-11-23 11:56:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SZ
09BERN505	IAEA BOG: SWISS VIEWS REGARDING IRAN, SYRIA, AND [...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed messages in reftels on November 24 with Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and with Jean-Daniel Praz, Friedrich's deputy and FDFA point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Friedrich an [...]	2009-11-24 16:52:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA KNNP SY IR SZ
09BERN513	SWISS VOTERS STUN GOVERNMENT BY APPROVING "MINARET [...] (SBU) In a November 29 nationwide vote, Swiss voters stunned the Swiss government by approving an initiative by rightwing politicians to ban the construction of new minarets in Switzerland (reftel). Subsequent analysis by Swiss commentators suggests that polling data prior to the vote was sk [...]	2009-11-30 15:19:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM SZ
09BERN92	IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (C) Acting POL/E Counselor conveyed the reftel message on February 26 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Friedrich said that he expected that Switzerland will make national statements at the March 2-6 [...]	2009-02-27 18:17:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SYR TRGY SZ
09BERN98	UBS CASE: SWISS PERSPECTIVE AND A WAY FORWARD \ [...] (C) Summary. UBS' handover of client information to the \ Department of Justice incited criticism in numerous press \ articles and from several Swiss political parties calling the \ U.S. action one of extortion and blackmail. However, the \ step was supported by elements of the moderate to left [...]	2009-03-04 15:48:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV SZ
09BISHKEK1006	PRESIDENT BAKIYEV VISITS MANAS TRANSIT CENTER AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 11, President Bakiyev visited the Transit Center to participate in a memorial ceremony. A happy and healthy-looking President gave a short speech lauding the new Transit Center, a symbol of Kyrgyzstan's continued willingness to contribute to international efforts in [...]	2009-09-11 12:04:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
09BISHKEK1033	AMBASSADOR MEETS HEAD OF THE UN CENTRE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventative Diplomacy for Central Asia. Jenca reported that Foreign Minister Sarbayev had told him that President Bakiyev and Uzbek Pre [...]	2009-09-15 10:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1055	KYRGYZSTAN: AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of our points but had no substantive comment. Given Kyrgyz policy toward Afghanistan and the current state of play on the issue, we would not expect Kyrgyzstan to make any unh [...]	2009-09-18 04:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF KG
09BISHKEK1056	KRYGYZSTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of the points but made no substantive comment. Ambassador will follow up with the Foreign Minister. GFOELLER [...]	2009-09-18 04:15:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC KG
09BISHKEK1058	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS U.S. TRIP WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 17, Ambassador Gfoeller met with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov to discuss his upcoming visit to the U.S. Chudinov told the Ambassador that Kyrgyzstan would like to strengthen its economic and commercial relationship with the U.S. The Ambassador gave Chudinov [...]	2009-09-18 04:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK1067	POLITICAL OPPOSITION LEADER WARNS OF GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 14, Embassy met with the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK),Almazbek Atambayev, to discuss the current political environment and plans for the opposition following the July presidential election. Atambayev, a former Prime Minister under Presid [...]	2009-09-23 11:15:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1076	KYRGYZSTAN: SECRETARIAT GROWING IN INFLUENCE [...] (C) On September 23 at an Embassy-hosted function, former BBC correspondent and current speechwriter for President Bakiyev, Sultan Jumagulov, told EmbOffs that the Presidential Secretariat will soon become a key institution in defining the Kyrgyz Government's domestic and foreign policy. The [...]	2009-09-28 09:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG KPAO
09BISHKEK1079	KRYGYZSTAN: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 06:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KG KNNP MNUC PARM
09BISHKEK108	WHAT DOES BAKIYEV REALLY WANT FOR THE BASE? MAYBE [...] (C) Summary. Initial conversations with Embassy contacts have provided a plausible context to President Bakiyev's decision to close Manas. Piecing together information from different sources, our initial analysis is that Bakiyev's actions have been driven by the need to secure a war chest [...]	2009-02-05 11:23:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK1080	THE PROBLEM OF STATELESSNESS IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 22, UNHCR and the Kyrgyz government co-hosted a high-level steering meeting to highlight the problem of statelessness in Kyrgyzstan and adopted a concluding statement with concrete objectives. UNHCR also released a report detailing the results of a survey conducted [...]	2009-10-01 08:19:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1082	OPPOSITION LEADER WANTS HELP FROM U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Roza Otunbayeva, a former Foreign Minister and current Member of Parliament for the Social Democrat Party, met with the Charge on September 25. Otunbayeva criticized the U.S., the OSCE, and other Western countries for their silence as the Presidential election was stolen and oppo [...]	2009-10-01 08:45:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK109	FORMER KYRGYZ OFFICIALS PLAN "NEW OPPOSITION" [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told us that she, former Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov, and other "like-minded individuals," both in and out of government, planned to form a "new opposition." Ibraimova said that despite fearing for her safety since she was dismissed in mid-Ja [...]	2009-02-05 11:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK1114	KYRGYZSTAN: POLITICAL "REFORMS" ON THE WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge discussed with the Head of the President's Secretariat, Oksana Malevanaya, plans to "reform" the government. Malevanaya indicated that changes in the structure of the government have been finalized and will soon be announced. The Secretariat will increase its control over [...]	2009-10-09 03:45:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1117	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION: IS THERE LIFE AFTER THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: After July,s flawed presidential election, the political opposition in Kyrgyzstan appears unable to promote a unified and coherent response to the government of President Bakiyev. The main political opposition leaders are discouraged at prospects for democracy in the country, and [...]	2009-10-13 02:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1125	FRENCH AND SPANISH LEAVE MANAS TRANSIT CENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Within a couple of days of each other, both the French and Spanish contingents vacated the Manas Transit Center due to their inability to conclude agreements with the Government of Kyrgyzstan extending authorization for the presence of their military personnel. With the loss of t [...]	2009-10-14 10:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1128	KYRGYZ PROTESTERS ENDURE ABUSE AS THEY AWAIT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, Poloff met with two of the 19 defendants facing charges related to the demonstration that took place in Balykchy on election day (July 23). The defendants described the events that led to their arrest and recounted tales of abuse and mistreatment at the hands of t [...]	2009-10-15 10:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK113	NATO COMS UNANIMOUS: NEGOTIATE FOR MANAS! [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met separately with the three NATO COMs resident in Bishkek February 5 to discuss the proposed Manas Base closing. Uncannily playing to their national stereotypes, they were nevertheless unanimous in their advice to negotiate hard with the Kyrgyz to keep the Base open [...]	2009-02-06 11:04:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1131	KYRGYZ DEFENSE DEPUTY: HOW TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of Besh-Kungei Military Hospital, a $2 million project funded by the Embassy's Office of Military Cooperation. First Deputy Minister of Defense Marat Kenjisariyev hosted the Ambassador for a lunch afterwa [...]	2009-10-16 06:02:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KG
09BISHKEK1132	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER CONTEMPLATES INAUGURAL ABC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16 Ambassador Gfoeller met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev to review his recent meetings in New York and Washington. Sarbayev told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Chudinov wanted to follow-up on the invitation from Secretary Clinton to meet with her in Washin [...]	2009-10-16 09:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1139	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT RESIGNS, PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a speech before Parliament today, President Bakiyev announced the outlines of sweeping government reforms. As part of the reforms, the President has created a new Presidential Institute which will replace the Presidential apparatus and be composed of several bodies, inclu [...]	2009-10-20 10:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1144	DANIYAR USENOV APPOINTED AS NEW KYRGYZ PRIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the announcement of widespread government reforms by President Bakiyev and the subsequent resignation of the Government, President Bakiyev signed an order appointing Daniyar Usenov as Prime Minister on October 21. While the extent and impact of the planned governme [...]	2009-10-21 11:19:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1145	REORGANIZATION, THEN REFORM: KYRGYZSTAN'S NEXT [...] (C) Summary: In a friendly meeting with the Ambassador, Oksana Malevanaya, the Head of the President's Secretariat and one of the designers of the ongoing restructuring of the Kyrgyz Government described the purpose and expected impact of the changes. She said that all policy making will be [...]	2009-10-22 13:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1147	DOOR TO MANAS MAY BE OPENING FOR FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on an unsuccessful meeting between the French Charge and Foreign Minister Sarbayev, French Special Representative Thierry Mariani appears to have tempted the Kyrgyz back to the Manas negotiating table with the offer of a Paris visit for President Bakiyev and the upgra [...]	2009-10-23 09:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG FR SP
09BISHKEK1168	DAS KROL DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol led an interagency delegation to Kyrgyzstan October 26-28. In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Sarbayev and newly appointed Prime Minister Usenov, DAS Krol pressed for a quick resolution to the arrest of two local Embassy employees. [...]	2009-10-29 09:15:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
09BISHKEK1169	DAS KROL'S DISCUSSIONS WITH KYRGYZ CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) Summary: The delegation led by Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol which visited Kyrgyzstan October 26-28 met with civil society, the political opposition, and political analysts at the Ambassador's home. It also visited the southern city of Osh. Over lunch, members of civil society [...]	2009-10-29 09:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR KG
09BISHKEK1182	FRENCH ON MANAS: SHOULD WE STAY OR SHOULD WE GO? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Outgoing French Ambassador Alain Couanon told the Ambassador that Special Representative Thierry Mariani's recent proposals for renegotiating an agreement for French troops at Manas Transit Center have little chance of winning French political approval. Couanon suggested that [...]	2009-11-04 08:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG FR
09BISHKEK1191	AMBASSADOR OPENS THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Kyrgyz Ministry of Defense's "Scorpion" Special Forces Brigade Compound at Tokmok. The $9 million project was funded through U.S. CENTCOM and the Embassy's Office of Military Cooperation. Chief of the General St [...]	2009-11-09 01:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KG
09BISHKEK1193	EMBASSY FSNS RELEASED TO HOUSE ARREST BUT CHARGES [...] (C) Summary: The two arrested RSO local employees were released to house arrest but the criminal case against them continues. A meeting with Maxim Bakiyev, son of President Bakiyev appears to have generated movement on the part of the government to resolve the issue. Following the Bakiyev me [...]	2009-11-09 09:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK1199	MAXIM BAKIYEV'S INFLUENCE BECOMES OFFICIAL [...] (C) Summary: On October 29, President Bakiyev appointed his son, Maxim Bakiyev, as the head of the newly created Central Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation. While it has been evident for some time that Maxim Bakiyev has significant political influence in the Kyrgyz government ( [...]	2009-11-13 09:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK120	PROMINENT KYRGYZ COMMENT ON MANAS CLOSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The future of Manas Air Base has been topic number one following President Bakiyev's February 3 announcement that he would close the Base. In addition to the intense media coverage (Reftel),many prominent Kyrgyz have spoken publicly, both in support of Bakiyev's position, as [...]	2009-02-09 11:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1201	KYRGYZSTAN PROPOSES JOINT COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 13 courtesy call meeting with the Ambassador, Maxim Bakiyev, the recently appointed Director of the Central Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation, requested the U.S. consider creating an international counter-terrorism training center in the southern Kyrg [...]	2009-11-16 09:26:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KG
09BISHKEK1208	MAXIM BAKIYEV SUPPORTS JOINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 13 courtesy call, Maxim Bakiyev, the Director of the newly created Central Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation briefed Ambassador Gfoeller on Kyrgyzstan's planned economic reforms, including boosting investment in the energy sector with participatio [...]	2009-11-18 09:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KG

09BISHKEK121	FORMER KYRGYZ VICE PRIME MINISTER ON PLANS TO OUST [...] (C) Summary. In a February 9 meeting with DCM, former Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova (protect) discussed her plans to create an opposition to the Bakiyev regime. She claimed that she and former Presidency Chief of Staff Sadyrkulov have widespread support among the Ak Jol Presidentia [...]	2009-02-10 09:53:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1224	PROGRESS IN STATUS OF ARRESTED FSNS BUT ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Over the weekend the SNB took steps to end the prosecution of our local employees for "collecting secret data." They closed the case and returned all items and papers seized in the arrest and subsequent searches. However, the provisions of law under which the actions were taken [...]	2009-11-24 08:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK123	FRENCH DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS; BELIEVE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: French Charges from Bishkek and Astana briefed the Ambassador on their February 9 meetings with Kyrgyz officials to protest Kyrgyzstan's plans to close Manas Air Base. They told Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov that Kyrgyzstan was hurting the global anti-terrorism coalition by [...]	2009-02-10 10:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK124	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION DEPUTY COMMENTS ON MANAS AND [...] (C) Summary. According to a Kyrgyz opposition deputy, the $2 billion Russian assistance package is the latest step in a concerted Russian campaign to control Kyrgyzstan. It will give Moscow control of the country's defense and energy/water industries and make Kyrgyz President Bakiyev behol [...]	2009-02-10 10:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK1274	MAXIM BAKIYEV ON ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on November 24, Maxim Bakiyev, head of the Central Agency for Development, Innovation, and Investment expressed his views on the framework for implementation of the proposed U.S.-Kyrgyz Economic Development Fund, reiterated his interest in technical support to outlin [...]	2009-12-04 08:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KG
09BISHKEK1282	KYRGYZSTAN SEEKS $1 BILLION IN LOANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the IMF Resident Representative in Kyrgyzstan, Koba Gvenetadze, the Kyrgyz economy continues to grow, albeit slowly, while inflation is expected to reach approximately 15 percent in 2010. Gvenetadze is concerned about the management of the Kyrgyz Development Fund an [...]	2009-12-08 10:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV KG
09BISHKEK129	KYRGYZ OFFICIALS RELUCTANT TO TALK ABOUT MANAS -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kyrgyz government officials awkwardly avoided contact with EmbOff at a February 6 dinner marking Kyrgyzstan's second annual International Santa Claus Festival. Kyrgyz tourism officials purposefully introduced EmbOff to the new Vice Prime Minister, the new Deputy Foreign Minister [...]	2009-02-11 10:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KPAO KG
09BISHKEK1293	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW KYRGYZ ECONOMIC MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador Gfoeller, Minister Jenishbek Baiguttiev of the newly created Ministry of Economic Regulation said that he would like Kyrgyzstan to develop a closer economic relationship with the U.S. He also described Kyrgyzstan's concerns with the recent customs unio [...]	2009-12-14 09:23:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK1294	KYRGYZSTAN: FSN DETENTION ISSUE RESOLVED [...] (C) Ambassador requested a meeting with Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev to press for a final resolution of the issue resulting from the detention of two Embassy FSNs (reftels). At the resultant meeting on December 10, Sarbayev passed to the Ambassador a diplomatic note (translation below) [...]	2009-12-15 04:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KLIG PREL PINR ASEC PGOV KG
09BISHKEK1295	AMBASSADOR AND MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS [...] (C) On December 9, the Ambassador had a cordial meeting with Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA) Major General Moldomusa Kongantiyev to discuss current relations with the Ministry and future opportunities for cooperation. The Ambassador reviewed the Embassy's assistance to the Ministry, includ [...]	2009-12-15 07:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1296	CONTINUING EFFORTS BY THE PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a friendly lunch at the Ambassador's residence, Oksana Malevanaya, the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, discussed the continuing Islamization of Kyrgyz society, its impact on human and women's rights, and the Secretariat's plans to address the increasing spread of Islam [...]	2009-12-15 09:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK1298	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Janybek (Janysh) Bakiyev, Chairman of the State Security Service and brother of the President, to discuss U.S.-Kyrgyzstan relations and hear more about his Service. A welcoming and talkative Bakiyev briefed the Ambassador on his Service's operations and t [...]	2009-12-17 05:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK130	UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR IN BISHKEK: CLOSING MANAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Ukrainian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Vladimir Solovei to gauge the CIS reaction to the potential closure of Manas Air Base. Solovei claimed that his CIS colleagues do not believe that the Air Base will leave Kyrgyzstan, nor do they want it to leave. Rather, the [...]	2009-02-11 10:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK1300	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER PROTESTS "FAILED STATE" [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Sarbayev called in the Ambassador to complain about the December 16 VOA article that said Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan could be considered "failed states." Sarbayev, armed with a copy of DAS Krol's testimony and a translation of the Q&A, peppered the Ambassador with [...]	2009-12-18 08:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG AF UZ TI
09BISHKEK1302	OPPOSITION BELIEVES GOVERNMENT REFORMS WILL LEAD [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Roza Otunbayeva, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and current leader of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) Parliamentary faction. Otunbayeva was uniformly negative (as expected) with regards to the recently announced Government reforms and [...]	2009-12-18 09:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK131	MANAS, MOSCOW, AND MONEY: A PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary. As we consider our options regarding Manas Air Base, Embassy Bishkek proposes one course of action that could allow us to retain access until 2011, in return for a commitment to close the Base that year. This would require both approaching Moscow and offering a significant com [...]	2009-02-12 10:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK135	CHINESE AMBASSADOR FLUSTERED BY KYRGYZ ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador February 13, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yannian ridiculed the idea, but did not deny categorically, that China would provide Kyrgyzstan a $3 billion financial package in return for closing Manas Air Base. Zhang said Kyrgyzstan was in Russia's s [...]	2009-02-13 11:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK138	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER: BAKIYEV NOW [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met newly minted Presidential Adviser Muratbek Imanaliyev to discuss the proposed Manas Base closing. Imanaliyev claimed that Bakiyev had made the deal with the Russians to close the Base partly for the money but also because he is so enthralled with Medvedev. Bakiyev [...]	2009-02-17 09:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK139	KYRYGZ MFA WESTERN COUNTRIES DIRECTOR TARRED BY [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Countries Chief Kanat Tursunkulov, has become embroiled in a scandal involving cigarette smuggling through the Kyrgyz Embassy in London's diplomatic pouch. He confided to DCM that he was detained by the intelligence service for two days, and [...]	2009-02-17 09:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK142	CANADIANS DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS [...] (C) The Astana-based Canadian Ambassador, Margaret Skok, briefed the Ambassador on her February 18 meetings with Kyrgyz government officials to protest the announced closure of Manas Air Base. In separate meetings, Skok told Deputy Foreign Minister Baktygul Kalambekova and Minister of Agricul [...]	2009-02-18 08:38:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK145	KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT APPROVES LAW TO CLOSE MANAS [...] (C) Summary: In a lopsided vote February 19, Kyrgyzstan's Parliament approved the law to nullify the 2001 U.S.-Kyrgyz Manas Air Base agreement. The law will next go to President Bakiyev for signature. Once signed, the law enters into force, and the MFA should send official notification of th [...]	2009-02-19 09:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK146	AMBASSADOR URGES KYRGYZ NOT TO LIMIT THEIR -- AND [...] (C) Summary: In an urgent morning meeting February 19, the Ambassador forcefully told First Deputy Foreign Minister Kazakbekov that Kyrgyzstan should avoid any rash or irreversible steps regarding Manas Air Base. She urged that the Parliament delay its vote on the bill to nullify the 2001 Ba [...]	2009-02-19 10:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK147	KYRGYZSTAN: RFE/RL PROGRAMMING DOWN; RUSSIAN AND [...] (C) Summary: RFE/RL programming has been further cut back in Kyrgyzstan. The private radio station that rebroadcasts RFE/RL programming in Bishkek is claiming that members of the Bakiyev family are behind the latest interruption. In the meantime, Russia and China have unveiled plans for incre [...]	2009-02-19 10:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG KPAO
09BISHKEK150	KYRGYZ NOTIFY EMBASSY OF NULLIFICATION OF MANAS [...] (C) Summary: On February 20, President Bakiyev signed the law terminating the 2001 U.S.-Kyrgyz agreement on Manas Air Base, and Foreign Minister Sarbayev delivered to the Ambassador official notification of the decision to terminate the agreement. Sarbayev expressed regret at the "misunderst [...]	2009-02-20 11:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK151	BRITISH DEMARCHE KYRGYZ ON MANAS [...] (C) Astana-based British Ambassador Paul Brummell and FCO Central Asia Department Head Martin Fenner briefed the Ambassador on the results of their February 19 demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Baktygul Kalambekova in support of Manas Air Base. Brummell and Fenner said they tried to strike [...]	2009-02-20 12:09:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK152	KYRGYZ FACE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: Despite Kyrgyz official forecasts of 6% economic growth in 2009, independent experts anticipate low or negative growth this year. Tax revenues are falling because of the economic slowdown and a substantial decrease in value added tax, and the Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance is prepa [...]	2009-02-23 07:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN SOCI KG
09BISHKEK154	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT TAKES HARD LINE ON NOOKAT "RIOT" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 1, 2008, a group of Muslims rioted after local authorities denied their request to celebrate Orozo Ait (Eid al-Fitr) on the central square of Nookat, in Osh Province. The State Committee for National Security subsequently announced on October 13 that 32 members of Hi [...]	2009-02-23 09:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK155	EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGES KYRGYZ ON MANAS [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Pierre Morel briefed the Ambassador on his February 20 outreach to Kyrgyz officials in which he cautioned them on the damage Kyrgyz plans to close Manas Air Base would have on relations with EU member states. FM Sarbayev told Morel that no one is being [...]	2009-02-23 09:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
09BISHKEK156	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT STEPPING UP HARASSMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past few months, pressure on the opposition has increased, in some cases carried out directly by the government, and in other cases through anonymous or hired agents. In late January, a newspaper published sexual photos of opposition leader Omurbek Tekebayev, and subse [...]	2009-02-23 09:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK157	(C) KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S SON'S ALLEGED INTERESTS IN [...] (C) Summary: A Kyrgyz government official, who claimed to be a confidant of President Bakiyev's influential son Maxim, suggested working through Maxim to reverse President Bakiyev's decision to close Manas Air Base. The official said that Maxim made many key decisions, which were later endo [...]	2009-02-23 10:54:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK159	BRITISH AND TURKISH ENGAGE KYRGYZ ON MANAS [...] (C) Summary: British Ambassador Brummell informed the Ambassador that two key Kyrgyz Parliamentary leaders repeated the same Manas Air Base talking points that he heard during his earlier demarche to Kyrgyz Deputy FM Kalambekova. Social Democrat Bakyt Beshimov, the sole Parliamentarian who v [...]	2009-02-23 11:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KG
09BISHKEK162	KYRGYZSTAN: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR CLAIMS NO LINK [...] (C) At a February 24 concert, Russian Ambassador Valentin Vlasov sat next to DCM. While waiting for the performance to begin, DCM chatted up Vlasov on the Russian assistance package and Manas Air Base. Vlasov opened by saying, "Lots going on these days, I hear." DCM confirmed that the Emb [...]	2009-02-25 11:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KG
09BISHKEK164	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS INSTRUCTIONS ON MANAS; KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: On February 25, Ambassador presented reftel A demarche in separate meetings with Foreign Minister Sarbayev, Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov and Presidential Advisor Imanaliyev. Sarbayev had no comment, but clearly briefed Usenov, who was ready with a response. Usenov said that [...]	2009-02-25 12:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK165	KYRGYZ, IN REVERSAL, SAY THEY CAN NOW DISCUSS [...] (C) Late evening of February 25, Foreign Minister Sarbayev telephoned the Ambassador. He stated that he was speaking "with the sanction of the President." He asked her to convey to the Department the urgent message that "We can discuss the presence of U.S. military personnel at Manas if a [...]	2009-02-25 16:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK169	UNION OF KYRGYZ MUSLIMS -- ISLAMIC AWAKENING OR [...] (C) SUMMARY: When Tursunbay Bakir uulu and Nurlan Motuyev announced the formation of the Union of Kyrgyz Muslims in November 2008, analysts were puzzled by the odd partnership. Bakir uulu is a serious, publicly devout former Ombudsman, while Motuyev is best known for seizing a coal mine in [...]	2009-02-26 10:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK170	BENEFICIARIES OF RUSSIAN AID TO THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: In early February, Russian President Medvedev pledged a $150 million grant, forgiveness of $193 million in Kyrgyz debt (in exchange for a 48% stake in a military goods manufacturer),a $300 million low interest loan and $1.7 billion in financing for a Soviet-era hydroelectric pr [...]	2009-02-26 11:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EFIN KG
09BISHKEK174	CHINESE TELL AMBASSADOR THERE IS NO MANAS-LINKED [...] (C) At a February 26 farewell dinner for departing Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yannian, Zhang approached the Ambassador with a "special message from Beijing to Washington." Zhang claimed that after their reftel A discussion about the Kyrgyz claim that China had offered the Kyrgyz $3 billion for [...]	2009-02-27 13:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KG
09BISHKEK175	AMBASSADOR TO REVIEW MANAS PROPOSAL WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev informed the Ambassador February 27 that he had arranged a meeting for the Ambassador on March 2 with President Bakiyev for a discussion about Manas Air Base. Bakiyev, Sarbayev said, is well aware of the U.S. proposal and subsequent demarche, and [...]	2009-02-27 15:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV MARR PINR KG
09BISHKEK180	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT WELCOMES NEGOTIATIONS ON MANAS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a warm and cordial meeting, President Bakiyev told the Ambassador he wants to continue to support coalition efforts in Afghanistan. He said the U.S. should "absolutely" send out a team to negotiate a new agreement for Manas Air Base; he was prepared to negotiate [...]	2009-03-02 13:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK181	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT AND AMBASSADOR AGREE ON DANGERS [...] (C) During a March 2 meeting to discuss the future of Manas Air Base (Ref A),President Bakiyev raised with the Ambassador his deep concerns about the spread of religious extremism in Kyrgyzstan. "Ten years ago, the problem was only in the south," Bakiyev claimed, "but now it is everywhere." [...]	2009-03-03 08:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KG
09BISHKEK185	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES PROPOSED U.S. [...] (C) Summary. On March 5, Ambassador delivered to Foreign Minister Sarbayev Ref (A) instructions offering to send a U.S. negotiating team in late March to discuss Manas Air Base. Sarbayev welcomed the offer, but noted he would be out of the country March 24-27, probably returning some time o [...]	2009-03-05 10:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK186	KYRGYZSTAN: RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR LAMENTS OWN AID [...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador Vlasov told the Ambassador March 4 about his concern that the $2.3 billion Russian aid package to the Kyrgyz Republic might be undermined by the corruption of Kyrgyz officials. He added that based on his March 4 conversation with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Chudino [...]	2009-03-05 10:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EFIN KG
09BISHKEK195	KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT CONSIDERING RESTRICTIVE NGO LAW [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's Parliament is considering a new law that would restrict the activities of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). If passed, the law could prevent domestic NGOs from observing elections, restrict the registration of offices of foreign NGOs, and give government repres [...]	2009-03-06 10:52:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG
09BISHKEK197	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION JOURNALIST BRUTALLY ATTACKED [...] (C) Summary: Syrgak Abdyldayev, a journalist for a small Bishkek newspaper and a member of the opposition Ata Meken party, was attacked and seriously wounded by four unknown assailants on March 3. According to the paper's editor, Turat Akimov, the pattern of Abdyldayev's wounds -- 20 shallow [...]	2009-03-10 02:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK203	FORMER KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER, NOW IN OPPOSITION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Minister and current head of the opposition "For Justice" movement Alykbek Jekshenkulov was arrested on March 9 on suspicion of involvement in a 2007 murder of a Turkish businessman. Kyrgyz authorities claimed a ballistics test showed that the bullet from the murd [...]	2009-03-11 08:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK204	UN SRSG JENCA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON HIS MEETINGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) Miroslav Jenca acknowledged the importance of Manas Air Base to UN and Coalition efforts in Afghanistan during his recent meeting with the Ambassador. In preceding meetings with senior Kyrgyz officials, Jenca tho [...]	2009-03-13 04:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG AF
09BISHKEK206	FORMER KYRGYZ CHIEF OF STAFF SADYRKULOV KILLED IN [...] (C) Summary: Former Chief of the Presidential Administration Medet Sadyrkulov was killed, apparently in a suspicious car accident early on March 13. A Lexus SUV with Sadyrkulov was reportedly parked on the side of a road in a Bishkek suburb when it was hit from the side by an Audi sedan, and [...]	2009-03-13 11:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK221	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MP CLAIMS ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with DCM on March 6, member of Parliament from the opposition Social Democratic Party Bakyt Beshimov claimed that he had survived an assassination attempt in the form of a staged car accident in the mountains outside Jalalabad, and that GKNB Chairman Sutalinov told hi [...]	2009-03-16 09:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS KG
09BISHKEK226	KYRGYZ INSIDER PROVIDES FURTHER DETAILS ON [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy that she is certain the Ministry of Internal Affairs is covering up the true circumstances of the March 13 killing of Medet Sadyrkulov (Ref A). She said that Sadyrkulov had gone to Almaty, Kazakhstan on March 12 to raise mo [...]	2009-03-16 10:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK228	OPPOSITION HOLDS RALLY IN MEMORY OF AKSY VICTIMS [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of Kyrgyz opposition parties and non-governmental organizations gathered in front of the Kyrgyz White House on March 17 to hold a peaceful rally in memory of victims of the 2002 Aksy events. More than a dozen police officers observed the rally, which lasted approximately [...]	2009-03-17 10:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK231	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS MANAS DISCUSSION POINTS TO [...] (C) Summary: During a March 18 meeting with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev, the Ambassador delivered Ref A talking points regarding planned discussions on Manas Air Base. Although not certain if he would attend a March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan in the Hague, Sarb [...]	2009-03-18 08:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK234	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH IOM KYRGYZSTAN CHIEF [...] (C) On March 19, Ambassador met with Zlatko Zigic, Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to discuss developing trends in human trafficking and methods to combat it. He said that since 2005, indictments and convictions have fallen significantly while the volum [...]	2009-03-19 11:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK235	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION PLANS NATIONWIDE PROTESTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The United People's Movement (UPM),a new opposition umbrella organization, plans to hold nationwide protests beginning on March 27. Opposition leaders warn against government provocation during the protests, and the government promises to deal firmly with even "a minor violati [...]	2009-03-19 11:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
09BISHKEK236	IBRAIMOVA ASSERTS SHE IS UNIFYING THE KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy March 19 that she and other opposition leaders have decided to form a "unified group" to oppose President Bakiyev in the upcoming presidential elections, and that she would stand as the group's presidential candidate. Ibraim [...]	2009-03-19 11:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK237	AMBASSADOR HOSTS INFORMAL MEETING BETWEEN KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: On March 11, the Ambassador hosted an informal meeting at her residence between Foreign Minister Sarbayev and the country director of the National Democratic Institute (NDI). The meeting was cordial and lasted a full ninety minutes. They discussed NDI's programming in Kyrgyzstan [...]	2009-03-19 12:06:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID KG
09BISHKEK245	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SET FOR JULY 23 [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's Parliament has set Thursday, July 23, as the date for the next presidential election. Parliament acted following a Constitutional Court ruling that the election must be held no later than October 2009. President Bakiyev was elected in July 2005, supposedly to a five- [...]	2009-03-24 10:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK246	AMBASSADOR HOSTS INFORMAL MEETING BETWEEN KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: On March 18, the Ambassador hosted an informal meeting at her residence between Foreign Minister Sarbayev and the Country Director of the International Republican Institute (IRI). Similar to a meeting the previous week with the local head of the National Democratic Institute (NDI [...]	2009-03-24 10:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK249	BISHKEK EAC MEETING ON PLANNED DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) DCM chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on March 25 to discuss the Embassy's plans for opposition demonstrations planned for Friday, March 27. Present were: DCM, RSO, Pol/RA, Pol/Econ, PAO, MED, MGT, Peace Corps, INL, MSG, OMC, and CON. 2. (SBU) DCM reported t [...]	2009-03-25 11:07:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PGOV PINR PREL KG
09BISHKEK253	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER CONSIDERS SUSPICIOUS DEATH [...] (C) On the margins of Ambassador's March 25 meeting with Foreign Minister Sarbayev to discuss the Millennium Challenge Threshold Country Program (septel),Ambassador asked Sarbayev what he thought about the suspicious death of former Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov (reftels). Am [...]	2009-03-26 12:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK254	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MP SAYS GOVERNMENT PREPARED TO [...] (C) Summary. Opposition MP Bakyt Beshimov told the DCM that the government was prepared to use "extreme violence" against the opposition, and he was concerned that Kyrgyz security forces would provoke incidents during the opposition's planned nationwide demonstrations on March 27 (Ref A). Be [...]	2009-03-26 12:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK259	URGENT REQUIRMENT TO RESTORE 64K IVG LINE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 08:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ACOA ANET KG
09BISHKEK260	RAIN DAMPENS PEACEFUL PROTESTS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyzstan's political opposition staged rallies at several locations across the country on March 27. Light rain helped to keep the crowds small. As of late afternoon, the rallies have been peaceful, and there were no reports of violence or clashes with police. End Summary. [...]	2009-03-27 10:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK267	AMBASSADOR HOSTS BRIEFING ON MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Sarbayev and USAID's Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program Advisor for an informal meeting to review the Threshold Program. Discussion focused on progress to date, how MCC's indicators work, and the desire for strong cooperation. Sarba [...]	2009-03-30 08:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KG
09BISHKEK288	KYRGYZ POLITICAL SCIENTIST DESCRIBES OPPOSITION'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with long-time Embassy contact and political insider Valentin Bogatyrev on March 31 to discuss the current political situation in the country. Bogatyrev was convinced that former Presidential Administration Head Sadyrkulov had been murdered, either because he presen [...]	2009-04-02 10:57:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK298	PUTATIVE KYRGYZ CONSENSUS OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibraimova told the Embassy April 1 that she was disavowing any involvement with the United People's Movement (UPM),an alliance of opposition parties and political figures. She said that the UPM's leaders were driven only by "narrow personal interest, [...]	2009-04-03 15:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK319	WILL RUSSIAN AID PROMOTE KYRGYZ STABILITY? [...] (C) Summary: In early April, the Kyrgyz Central Bank received $150 million in aid Moscow pledged to Bishkek in early February. These funds are expected to fill holes in the Kyrgyz budget, and Kyrgyz officials are debating how to manage a $300 million low interest rate loan which Bishkek ant [...]	2009-04-07 13:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN SOCI KG
09BISHKEK322	NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO KYRGYZSTAN STRESSES [...] (C) In an April 8 courtesy call on the Ambassador, the new Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Wang Kaiwen, said that stability in its tiny neighbor was a priority for China. Kaiwen spoke of future plans to cooperate with the Kyrgyz to counter "radicalism, extremism, and separatism" and noted th [...]	2009-04-08 12:01:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK346	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION STICKING TOGETHER BUT GOING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff held separate meetings April 8 with Ata Meken Party and Social Democrat Party representatives. Both men sounded common themes: The alliance of opposition parties within the United People's Movement (UPM) is holding, for now, in spite of ongoing internal struggles over wh [...]	2009-04-15 04:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK361	WORLD BANK PUTS IN DOUBT KYRGYZ ROLE IN REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Asian Development Bank (ADB) decision to suspend funding the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) electricity transmission project, World Bank officials have unilaterally attempted to delay Kyrgyz participation in CASA. The World Bank now envisions Tajikistan alone fu [...]	2009-04-16 10:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL KG
09BISHKEK366	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: In his initial meeting with the Ambassador, President Bakiyev's new Foreign Policy Advisor, Aibek Moldogaziev, expressed concern about "intolerant and aggressive" comments emanating from Tashkent on water issues, and outlined plans for a Kazakh-hosted regional water summit on A [...]	2009-04-20 10:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KG
09BISHKEK382	AMBASSADOR HOSTS INFORMAL MEETING BETWEEN KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: On April 15, the Ambassador hosted an informal meeting at her residence between Foreign Minister Sarbayev and the Country Representative for USAID. Similar to previous meetings with the heads of the National Democratic Institute (NDI),the International Republican Institute (IRI) [...]	2009-04-23 11:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KG
09BISHKEK387	KYRGYZ EXCHANGE ALUMNI: EVERYWHERE BUT IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Alumni of USG-funded exchange programs seem to have successful careers everywhere but in the Kyrgyz government. Alumni are making a positive difference in their organizations and communities but are generally unable to affect Kyrgyzstan's overall course or the bilateral relations [...]	2009-04-24 11:07:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
09BISHKEK388	KYRGYZ OFFICIALS OFFENDED BY CROSS ON SWISS FLAG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Posters and billboards advertising the 15th anniversary of Swiss-Kyrgyz cooperation inspired the anger of a Kyrgyz Parliamentarian for their logo, superimposing the Swiss flag (which contains a cross) over the Kyrgyz one. The advertisements then disappeared from Bishkek street [...]	2009-04-25 03:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK404	AMBASSADOR HOSTS BRIEFING ON EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Sarbayev and American Council's Country Director at her home for an informal meeting to review the educational and professional exchange programs between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. Sarbayev was generally positive about the pro [...]	2009-04-27 10:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
09BISHKEK405	AMBASSADOR HOSTS BRIEFING ON EXCHANGE PROGRAMS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Sarbayev and American Council's Country Director at her home for an informal meeting to review the educational and professional exchange programs between the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic. Sarbayev was generally positive about the pro [...]	2009-04-27 10:12:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KG
09BISHKEK408	KYRGYZ OPPOSITION MOSTLY UNITED BEHIND [...] (C) Summary: An April 25 congress of the opposition United People's Movement (UPM) endorsed former Prime Minister and Social Democrat Party head Almaz Atambayev as its main candidate for the July 23 Presidential election. The congress also backed former Defense Minister Ismail Isakov's can [...]	2009-04-28 07:16:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK409	KYRGYZSTAN PRIMED FOR WINDFALL IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz government is looking at an eight-fold increase in direct donor support this year. As a result of the London G-20 Summit decision to boost IMF resources, the Kyrgyz Republic appears eligible for an additional $100 million in IMF assistance that would augment $222 mil [...]	2009-04-28 08:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK428	ARAL SEA SUMMIT A SUCCESS, SAYS KAZAKH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakh Ambassador Bakyt Ospanov called on the Ambassador April 30 to give her a readout of the April 28 Aral Sea Summit in Almaty. Ospanov termed the summit a success, and confirmed press reports that Kazakh President Nazarbayev had rebuked President Bakiyev for trying to widen [...]	2009-05-04 09:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KZ KG
09BISHKEK430	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR LAMENTS KYRGYZSTAN'S SLOW [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Presidential Advisor Muratbek Imanaliyev told the Ambassador April 30 that Kyrgyzstan is enduring a "slow decline" under President Bakiyev's administration, which itself is split between a limited number of democracy advocates and those focused more on business interests. [...]	2009-05-04 11:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK44	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT CHANGES SEE USENOV RETURN AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Signaling a shake-up at the top levels of the administration, Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov resigned January 8. Sadyrkulov also served as the head of the government's coordinating committee for the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program. Vice Prime Minist [...]	2009-01-13 12:17:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK442	KYRGYZSTAN: INTERETHNIC HOSTILITIES AGAINST KURDS [...] (C) Summary: The alleged rape of a 4-year-old girl sparked a riot, pitting ethnic Russians and Kyrgyz against ethnic Kurds, in the northern Kyrgyz village of Petrovka April 26. The melee quickly attracted the attention of President Bakiyev and other officials, who traded charges with opposit [...]	2009-05-07 10:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG
09BISHKEK458	STAFFDEL HELWIG VISITS SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two staff members from the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the U.S. Helsinki Commission) and Poloff held meetings in Osh, Kyrgyzstan on May 5-6. Opposition party officials raised concerns about the state of democracy in Kyrgyzstan as the country prepares [...]	2009-05-12 08:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KG
09BISHKEK466	AK JOL BACKS KYRGYZ PRESIDENT BAKIYEV'S REELECTION [...] (SBU) The pro-Presidential Ak Jol Party held its Party Congress May 1, endorsing incumbent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev as its candidate for the July 23 Presidential election. The meeting followed a Soviet-era script with loyal farmers, workers, teachers, retirees, and others heralding Bakiye [...]	2009-05-14 10:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK471	HEAD OF KYRGYZSTAN'S PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Secretariat Chief Oksana Malevannaya briefed Staffdel Helwig and Embassy interlocutors May 7 about the Secretariat's outreach to civil society and the need for greater "openness" between the President and the people of Kyrgyzstan. She claimed the draft NGO law would [...]	2009-05-18 02:23:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK482	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a lunch in Talas on May 14 with local members of government and civil society and Talas-based Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV). The discussion was lively with members of two local NGOs in particular complaining of problems with Islamic religious extremism, lac [...]	2009-05-18 11:29:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK484	KYRGYZ LAMENT DECLINE IN FREEDOM TO STAFFDEL [...] (C) Summary: During the May 2-8 U.S. Helsinki Commission staffdel visit, a prominent human rights activist described government curbs on freedoms as well as her expectation that "administrative resources" would be used to benefit incumbent President Bakiyev in the July 23 Presidential election [...]	2009-05-18 11:59:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG
09BISHKEK487	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH TALAS GOVERNOR [...] (C) Summary: Talas Oblast Governor Beishenbek Bolotbekov provided the Ambassador on May 14 with an exceptionally positive review of local economic and political conditions in his region. He said preparations for the July 23 Presidential election were proceeding smoothly. Bolotbekov also hi [...]	2009-05-19 11:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK488	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR OPENS TALAS BORDER POST [...] (U) On May 15, the Ambassador opened the U.S.-funded "Green Border Post" at the Chon Kapka port of entry in Talas Oblast on the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border. The Chon Kapka Green Border Post is a portable, container-like module that replaces a railroad car previously used as the headquarters [...]	2009-05-19 12:03:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC KG
09BISHKEK494	FORMER KYRGYZ DEPUTY PM PLANS TO QUIT POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Former Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova, who had earlier harbored Presidential ambitions (Ref B),told the Embassy that she was now looking to leave Kyrgyzstan for a period, possibly to work for an international organization. She said that opposition candidates Alm [...]	2009-05-22 03:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KG
09BISHKEK501	HELSINKI COMMISSION STAFFDEL MEETS KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: Ak Shumkar Presidential candidate Temir Sariyev told a visiting U.S. Helsinki Commission staffdel that the July 23 Kyrgyz Presidential election would be marred by government manipulation of election results, and complained of government pressure on the media and the general publi [...]	2009-05-22 10:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR KG
09BISHKEK502	AMBASSADOR HOSTS BRIEFING ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, the Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev for a briefing by Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief Patrick Crabb on security assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic. The OMC chief reviewed current programs and funding, and emphasized the importance of a f [...]	2009-05-22 11:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK511	KYRGYZ SUPREME COURT REDUCES SENTENCES AMID CLAIMS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 20, the Kyrgyz Supreme Court reduced the sentences of 32 citizens convicted of numerous charges, to include the spreading of ethnic and religious hatred, arising from an October 1 melee in the southern Kyrgyz city of Nookat. A Kyrgyz Ombudsman's office commission document [...]	2009-05-28 08:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KIRF PHUM KG
09BISHKEK516	KYRGYZSTAN: UZBEK AMBASSADOR DETAILS KYRGYZ ROLE [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Ambassador Pulatkhodzhaev told the Ambassador May 27 that four or five Islamic Movement of Turkestan fighters of various nationalities had infiltrated Uzbekistan from Kyrgyzstan to carry out the May 26 attack in Khanabad. Referring to Kyrgyzstan as the "weak link" in Cent [...]	2009-05-28 11:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KISL KG
09BISHKEK517	KYRGYZ INSIDER SEES MERCANTILE INTERESTS [...] (C) Summary: According to a Kyrgyz White House official, "mercantile" personal financial interests dominate virtually all policy-making among the Kyrgyz political elite. The official, Sapar Isakov (strictly protect),who was close to former Presidential Chief of Staff Medet Sadyrkulov, said [...]	2009-05-28 11:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK521	KYRGYZSTAN: ELECTION OBSERVERS SUBJECT OF OSCE [...] (C) Summary: At a May 27 OSCE-hosted roundtable with the Central Election Commission (CEC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),diplomatic corps, and NGO community representatives, OSCE Ambassador Tesoriere and CEC Chairman Lisovsky reviewed recent developments regarding the July 23 Presidenti [...]	2009-05-29 11:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK543	AMBASSADOR LUNCH WITH KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During a wide-ranging June 1 lunch conversation, the Ambassador previewed for Foreign Minister Sarbayev the message that President Obama will be delivering to Muslims worldwide in his upcoming speech in Cairo (Ref A). Sarbayev reacted positively to the fact that the President wo [...]	2009-06-02 11:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK556	KYRGYZ SOUTH SEEMS QUIET DESPITE CROSS-BORDER [...] (C) Emboff noticed a slightly enhanced police presence during a May 28-30 visit to southern Kyrgyzstan, just across the border from where terrorist attacks took place May 26 in Khanabad, eastern Uzbekistan (Ref B). The airport in Osh, the largest city in Kyrgyzstan's South, was quiet with no [...]	2009-06-03 10:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KG
09BISHKEK557	TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS GUL PRESSED BAKIYEV ON [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Serpil Alpman provided the Ambassador with a read-out of President Gul's May 26-28 visit to Bishkek. Alpman was frank that she had initially opposed the visit, lest it be seen as an endorsement of Kyrgyz President Bakiyev during an election campa [...]	2009-06-03 10:35:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK558	TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS GUL PRESSED BAKIYEV ON [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Serpil Alpman provided the Ambassador with a read-out of President Gul's May 26-28 visit to Bishkek. Alpman was frank that she had initially opposed the visit, lest it be seen as an endorsement of Kyrgyz President Bakiyev during an election campa [...]	2009-06-03 10:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK563	KYRGYZ SPORTS: ANOTHER FIEFDOM OF THE FIRST FAMILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Kyrgyz insiders, the world of sports in Kyrgyzstan is highly politicized. President Bakiyev and his family are patrons of various sports programs, particularly boxing and fighting, which then serve as sources of loyal supporters and enforcers. Bakiyev family member [...]	2009-06-05 08:24:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KG

09BISHKEK595	KYRGYZ ELECTION: OFFICIALS DISRUPT OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Kyrgyz government personnel disrupted a series of opposition United People's Movement rallies throughout Issyk Kul Oblast in late May. Local militia detained opposition supporters, impeded Parliamentarians, and apparently permitted assembled mobs to throw stones at and jostle [...]	2009-06-08 11:01:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK600	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER'S TOUR D'HORIZON OVER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted Foreign Minister Sarbayev for lunch on June 9. They discussed election-related issues, Kyrgyzstan's international relations, and problems with Uzbekistan. Sarbayev said that President Bakiyev had agreed to an increase in the number of OSCE observers who wo [...]	2009-06-10 05:48:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KG
09BISHKEK61	KYRGYZ RUSSIAN ORTHODOXY WARM TO EVANGELICALS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador held a reception for members of the local Christian community to gauge their reactions to the new law restricting religious activity. Although there is reportedly tension between the Orthodox Church and evangelical groups, conversation was relaxed and friendly, with p [...]	2009-01-20 11:13:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KG
09BISHKEK62	KYRGYZ PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS NO "OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus held separate meetings January 19 with Kyrgyz Minister of Defense Kalyev and Prime Minister Chudinov. In both meetings, Petraeus briefed on the dramatic improvement in the security situation in Iraq, the increase in security incidents in A [...]	2009-01-21 05:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK665	KYRGYZ APPROVE U.S. SHIPMENT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) On June 17, the Embassy sent a diplomatic note to the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry requesting agreement for a shipment of non-lethal cargo from Manas Air Base to Afghanistan via commercial carriers. This shipment is designed to be a first test of utilizing the Kyrgyz Republic as part of the [...]	2009-06-22 12:04:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR KG
09BISHKEK674	MANAS UPDATE: PRESIDENT BAKIYEV'S LETTER TO [...] (C) On the afternoon of June 24, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Aibek Moldogaziev delivered to Charge a signed original letter from President Bakiyev to President Obama responding to President Obama's earlier letter (reftel). The Embassy's informal translation of the letter follows belo [...]	2009-06-24 11:00:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK675	RESTRICTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Six months have passed since Kyrgyzstan adopted a restrictive law on religious organizations (reftel). An embassy survey of government officials and religious leaders revealed that the new law has only been partially implemented. Government officials said that a working group h [...]	2009-06-24 11:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KIRF KG
09BISHKEK676	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS ABOUT NDI [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Sarbayev complained to Charge June 17 that the National Democratic Institute (NDI) was biased against the government and that its programming was "not consistent" with the bilateral assistance agreement. Sarbayev claimed that with some in the government accusing [...]	2009-06-24 11:32:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM KG
09BISHKEK677	KYRGYZ GOVERNMENT TARGETS FOREIGN MISSIONARIES [...] (C) Summary: As the Kyrgyz government begins to implement the new religious organizations law (reftels),foreign missionaries have faced increasing difficulties, including deportations and the denial of essential documentation. At last count, three foreigners were asked to leave the country, [...]	2009-06-24 11:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KIRF PHUM KG
09BISHKEK691	MANAS UPDATE: KYRGYZ PARLIAMENT RATIFIES [...] (SBU) On June 25, the Kyrgyz Parliament ratified the Manas Transit Center agreements. Seventy-five deputies voted in favor, and five abstained. The vote followed a lengthy debate, during which Foreign Minister Sarbayev faced sometimes sharp questioning from the deputies. The debate was broa [...]	2009-06-25 10:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK692	LETTER FROM KYRGYZ PRESIDENT TO AFGHAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary: An advisor to Kyrgyz President Bakiyev requested the Charge's assistance in transmitting a letter from Bakiyev to Afghan President Karzai. The Embassy arranged for U.S. military aircraft to carry the letter to Kabul, where it has been given to Embassy Kabul for subsequent deliv [...]	2009-06-26 12:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KG
09BISHKEK693	LETTER FROM KYRGYZ PRESIDENT TO AFGHAN COUNTERPART [...] (C) Summary: An advisor to Kyrgyz President Bakiyev requested the Charge's assistance in transmitting a letter from Bakiyev to Afghan President Karzai. The Embassy arranged for U.S. military aircraft to carry the letter to Kabul, where it has been given to Embassy Kabul for subsequent deliv [...]	2009-06-26 12:08:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KG
09BISHKEK700	KYRGYZ ELITE FAWN OVER PRESIDENT'S SON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Much of Kyrgyzstan's political and business elite gathered to celebrate the opening of presidential son Maxim Bakiyev's new hotel at Lake Issyk Kul on June 20. The private event featured pop stars from Moscow and Europe, plenty of alcohol, and a raft of bodyguards. Maxim was clearly th [...]	2009-06-30 11:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KG
09BISHKEK706	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Bishkek warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary Burns, SCA A/S Blake, DASD Sedney, and NSC Senior Director McFaul to Bishkek o/a July 12. In recent years, Manas Air Base has been the central issue in the bilateral relationship. On June 9, President Obama wrote to President B [...]	2009-07-01 12:25:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK721	KYRGYZ ELECTION: PLAYING FIELD TILTS TOWARDS [...] (C) Summary: An alliance of election monitoring NGOs released an interim election report that documents a broad range of election code violations, particularly regarding the formation of district and precinct-level election commissions. An NGO report found that President Bakiyev receives o [...]	2009-07-06 12:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
09BISHKEK744	KYRGYZSTAN: DINNER AT MAXIM'S [...] (C) Summary. Over dinner with Charge, President Bakiyev's youngest son Maxim claimed credit for masterminding the Kyrgyz decision to keep the Manas Air Base operational by calling it a "Transit Center." He claimed Russia is mad at Kyrgyzstan over the Transit Center, and was interested in the U.S. t [...]	2009-07-15 10:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KG
09BISHKEK754	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT WELCOMES U/S BURNS AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In their July 11 meeting, U/S for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a relaxed and engaged Kyrgyz Republic President Kurmanbek Bakiyev welcomed agreement on the Manas Transit Center and prospects for broadening cooperation beyond security-related issues. Bakiyev sought support for [...]	2009-07-16 05:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ECON PGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK765	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER: NEXT STEPS ON TRANSIT [...] (C) On July 17, Foreign Minister Kadyrbek Sarbayev met with Charge to discuss next steps in implementing the agreements related to the new Transit Center at Manas International Airport. He also reiterated his concerns that Kyrgyz firms will not be able to compete for new Transit Center contra [...]	2009-07-17 11:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK773	KYRGYZ ELECTION: CEC DELIVERS FINAL BRIEFING TO [...] (SBU) The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC),working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),organized a July 17 visit to a Bishkek polling station for foreign diplomatic missions and international observers. The visitors received a briefing on the progress of the government's prep [...]	2009-07-20 11:50:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK783	KYRGYZ ELECTION: GOVERNMENT KEEPS CLOSE EYE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: An rally for opposition candidate Atambayev in Talas on July 15 was largely representative of the campaign to date: While the authorities were clearly watching the rally closely, and were not above some petty harassment -- changing the time of the permit at the last minute, [...]	2009-07-21 09:56:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KG
09BISHKEK80	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT CONTINUES GOVERNMENT SHAKE-UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bakiyev continued his government shake-up, dismissing several cabinet, administration, and local officials on January 23. Among the cabinet changes, Minister of Education Boljurova and Minister of Agriculture Nogoyev were fired. Foreign Policy Advisor Ryskulov, who ga [...]	2009-01-28 08:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KG
09BISHKEK801	U/S BURNS LAUNCHES NEW ENGAGEMENT WITH KYRGYZ [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a group of high-level U.S. officials met Prime Minister Chudinov and other senior Kyrgyz officials on July 11, shortly after meeting with President Bakiyev. On July 12, the U.S. delegation met with a group of election focused [...]	2009-07-22 05:47:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV KDEM KG
09BISHKEK811	KYRGYZ ALLIANCE OBSERVERS ALMOST BARRED FROM [...] (C) Summary: Late on July 22, on the eve of the July 23 presidential election, the Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC) called in members of the Alliance of Civic Organizations regarding the Alliance's issuance of a "Final Report" on the election. Concerned about the possibility that th [...]	2009-07-24 12:44:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KG
09BISHKEK813	KYRGYZ PRESIDENT'S SON TALKS ELECTIONS AND REFORMS [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch July 25 with the Ambassador and DCM, President Bakiyev's son Maxim claimed that the Kyrgyz Central Election Commission would void any questionable protocols from the July 23 Presidential election. He hinted that the government would soon pursue civil service reform in [...]	2009-07-25 12:23:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINR KG
09BISHKEK82	KYRGYZ MEDIA MOGUL ON MANAS AIR BASE CLOSURE RUMORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, owner of the AKIpress news agency and well-connected political observer Marat Tazibekov discussed the current political state of play and the latest rumors about Manas Air Base with the Ambassador. Tazibekov said that recent rumors about the possible closure of the [...]	2009-01-29 07:41:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO PINR KG
09BISHKEK828	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT HATFIELD [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Sarbayev on July 28. FM Sarbayev expressed his concern at the decision not to prosecute Senior Airman Hatfield, adding that he could not welcome the decision. Sarbayev told the Charge that he felt that U.S. was not fulfilling its commit [...]	2009-07-28 12:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK84	AMBASSADOR'S OFF-THE-RECORD DISCUSSION WITH KYRGYZ [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a long-standing tradition of informal gatherings, the Ambassador met with five media insiders to discuss, off the record, current events in Kyrgyzstan. They discussed media reports about the loan that Russia has offered to Kyrgyzstan, reportedly in exchange for Kyrgyz [...]	2009-01-29 12:04:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS RS KG
09BISHKEK85	RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS PROPOSED $2.5 BILLION [...] (C) Summary: Russian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Vlasov confirmed to Ambassador the details of a $2.5 billion Russian economic assistance package for Kyrgyzstan and indicated that the agreement would be signed during President Bakiyev's February 3 visit to Moscow, which he also confirmed. Vlasov [...]	2009-01-29 12:11:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON KG
09BISHKEK852	AMBASSADOR ATTENDS KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador attended President Bakiyev's inauguration for his second term on August 2. The full-day ceremony was a study in contrasts. The morning event was tightly scripted and wholly professional, but the President appeared in poor health, prompting another round of rumors a [...]	2009-08-03 11:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
09BISHKEK855	AMBASSADOR RECEIVES JAPANESE MFA DIRECTOR FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador received Katsuro Kitigawa, Central Asian Affairs Director in the Japanese Foreign Ministry on July 31 during his first regional tour since his appointment. Kitigawa, a career diplomat new to the position and Central Asian and CIS affairs, broadly laid out Japanese [...]	2009-08-04 06:20:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KG JA
09BISHKEK88	KYRGYZ AMBASSADOR SYDYKOVA URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION [...] (C) Summary: Kyrgyz Ambassador to the Unites States Sydykova told the Ambassador that President Bakiyev had decided to close Manas Air Base in December 2008 in exchange for a Russian financial package. However, complications had arisen with the Russians which meant that there was still a cha [...]	2009-01-30 09:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK880	KYRGYZSTAN APPROVES CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met August 5 with Foreign Minister Sarbayev to discuss several topics, including the approval for construction projects at the Manas Transit Center, his trip to the U.S. and the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC). A relaxed Sarbayev gave the Ambassador the long-a [...]	2009-08-05 11:39:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
09BISHKEK888	KYRGYZSTAN: ABUSE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the run-up to the 2009 Presidential elections, the government of Kyrgyzstan used all its administrative resources to support President Bakiyev,s campaign. The government leveraged its access to huge funding, thousands of state employees, a potent media machine, and wide-rangi [...]	2009-08-06 11:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PINT PGOV KG
09BISHKEK889	KYRGYZ HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SEEK NEW APPROACH [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 5, the Kyrgyz Ombudsman hosted a roundtable discussion for human rights activists, civil society leaders, and government officials to address the recent arrests and detentions of protesters. Rights defenders voiced their complaints and demanded answers from the autho [...]	2009-08-07 04:34:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK89	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER WILL PASS MESSAGE ON MANAS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met late on January 30 with Foreign Minister Sarbayev to deliver Ref A points concerning Manas Air Base and Ref B points concerning the Ivanov shooting investigation. Ambassador Sydykova was also present. Sarbayev stated that the Kyrgyz side was pleased with the sign [...]	2009-01-30 14:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK890	KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Manas Transit Center Director briefed President Bakiyev's Foreign Policy Advisor Moldogaziev August 6 on the upcoming construction projects at the Manas Transit Center. Moldogaziev was extremely pleased to receive the detailed information but had been unaware t [...]	2009-08-07 05:58:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KG
09BISHKEK894	KYRGYZSTAN: ABUSE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the run-up to the 2009 Presidential elections, the government of Kyrgyzstan used all its administrative resources to support President Bakiyev,s campaign. The government exerted extraordinary pressure on state employees and their families to vote for the President, going so f [...]	2009-08-07 11:40:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PINT PGOV KG
09BISHKEK905	KYRGYZ ELITE CONCERNED WITH ISLAMIFICATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Aleksandr Voinov, the Director of the State Agency on Sports and Youth, President Bakiyev and the elite of Kyrgyzstan are growing more and more concerned about the Islamification of the country. They are looking for creative ideas to combat it and have even discussed [...]	2009-08-12 06:31:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINT PREL KPAO KG
09BISHKEK907	FORMER KYRGYZ DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER IBRAIMOVA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Deputy Prime Minister Elmira Ibraimova briefed Pol/Econ Chief August 5 on the current political situation in Kyrgyzstan, her recent trip to the U.S., and the issue of political asylum for a local mid-level opposition member. Ibraimova is well known to the Embassy and in M [...]	2009-08-12 08:43:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK921	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR OPENS BATKEN BORDER POST, [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, the Ambassador opened a U.S.-funded border post along the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan border in the volatile southern Batken Oblast. During the event, a senior Border Service officer expressed concerns about incursions into the country by foreign militants fleeing the [...]	2009-08-13 11:53:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC KG
09BISHKEK923	KYRGYZSTAN: AMBASSADOR OPENS BATKEN BORDER POST, [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, the Ambassador opened a U.S.-funded border post along the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan border in the volatile southern Batken Oblast. During the event, a senior Border Service officer discussed the conflict in Afghanistan with the Ambassador and suggested that the West [...]	2009-08-14 03:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC KG
09BISHKEK924	KYRGYZ MFA RESPONDS TO ORGANIZATION CALLING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an apparent mistake, the Embassy has received an original letter from the Kyrgyz MFA responding to a Kyrgyz organization calling itself the "Coordinating Council of the Movement for the Removal of the American Air Base 'Ganci' From the Territory of Kyrgyzstan." The MFA lette [...]	2009-08-14 07:33:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KG PGOV PINR PREL
09BISHKEK925	KYRGYZ MFA RESPONDS TO ORGANIZATION CALLING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an apparent mistake, the Embassy has received an original letter from the Kyrgyz MFA responding to a Kyrgyz organization calling itself the "Coordinating Council of the Movement for the Removal of the American Air Base 'Ganci' From the Territory of Kyrgyzstan." The MFA lette [...]	2009-08-14 09:10:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KG PGOV PINR PREL
09BISHKEK927	AMBASSADOR AND KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 14, the Ambassador met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev to review the upcoming visit of U.S. Central Command's General David Petraeus to Kyrgyzstan. The Ambassador provided an outline of the goals for the visit. Sarbayev said that he looked forward to having a good [...]	2009-08-17 01:36:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK931	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US AMBASSADOR TO THE ASIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador received U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (ADB),Curtis Chin, on August 18 during his visit to the region. During their meeting Ambassador Chin described the ADB's relatively robust activity in Kyrgyzstan, primarily focused on infrastructure developmen [...]	2009-08-21 05:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	ADB AID PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN KG
09BISHKEK940	UNHCR KYRGYZSTAN REVEALS DETAILS OF UZBEK REFUGEE [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 19, Poloff met with Anya Nee, the national protection officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),to discuss the recent case of an Uzbek refugee who disappeared near his temporary home in Bishkek, only to reappear one week later in Osh. Nee al [...]	2009-08-24 07:53:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KG
09BISHKEK942	KYRGYZ MFA RESPONDS TO ORGANIZATION CALLING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an apparent mistake, the Embassy has received an original letter from the Kyrgyz MFA responding to a Kyrgyz organization calling itself the "Coordinating Council of the Movement for the Removal of the American Air Base 'Ganci' From the Territory of Kyrgyzstan." The MFA lette [...]	2009-08-24 09:45:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	KG PGOV PINR PREL
09BISHKEK945	KYRGYZSTAN: POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 5, EmbOff met with Ross Jacoby, the Chairman of Katel, an American-financed mobile telecommunications company based in Kyrgyzstan. Jacoby told EmbOff of the Kyrgyz government's recent decision to overturn an earlier decree that allocated a portion of Katel,s frequenci [...]	2009-08-24 10:42:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECPS EINV KIDE KG
09BISHKEK947	GENERAL PETRAEUS REVIEWS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus held a joint meeting August 17 with Kyrgyz Minister of Foreign Affairs Sarbayev and First Deputy Minister of Defense Zhaparov, and a separate meeting with Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Aibek Moldogaziyev. In both meetings, Petraeus of [...]	2009-08-25 03:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK952	KYRGYZ FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES TO OCT 5-6 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sarbayev August 26 to provide him with the invitation to the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC) and the National Day message from President Obama. Sarbayev agreed to hold the ABC on October 5-6 and was visibly happy to have the National [...]	2009-08-26 11:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK953	KYRGYZSTAN: CONFLICTING VIEWPOINTS ON GOVERNMENT,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 18 EmbOff traveled to Kyrgyzstan,s second largest city, Osh, and met separately with religious officials from Osh State University and the State Agency on Religious Affairs. The officials presented different views on religious extremism in southern Kyrgyzstan and the Kyr [...]	2009-08-27 05:05:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KG
09BISHKEK955	PRESIDENT BAKIYEV TO VISIT TRANSIT CENTER ON [...] (C) In a follow-up telephone conversation today to their August 26 meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Sarbayev agreed that President Bakiyev would visit the Transit Center at Manas on September 11 (REFTEL A). The Ambassador and Sarbayev agreed that there would be a short ceremony co [...]	2009-08-27 10:30:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK96	KYRGYZ DEMAND OVER $2 BILLION TO KEEP MANAS OPEN [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request at paragraph 15. Summary ------- 2. (C) Ambassador met with Presidential Chief of Staff Usenov and Foreign Minister Sarbayev February 2 to deliver Ref A points. Usenov presented a long list of demands to keep Manas Air Base open: arranging forg [...]	2009-02-02 12:46:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK97	KYRGYZ EX-FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS RUSSIA IS KEY TO [...] (C) Summary: Former Foreign Minister Karabayev confirmed to the Ambassador that he lost his job because of his opposition to closing Manas Air Base. Karabayev said that at this point, the only possibility to keep the Base open would be for the U.S. to negotiate directly with Russia, or "pray [...]	2009-02-03 10:37:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KG
09BISHKEK986	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS WITH FM BAKIYEV 9/11 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador and Foreign Minister Sarbayev met September 9 to discuss the details of the 9/11 visit of President Bakiyev to the Transit Center. The Ambassador began by expressing satisfaction at the successful return the night before of USG weapons seized more than a year ago. She [...]	2009-09-09 10:14:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BISHKEK987	KYRGYZSTAN RETURNS WEAPONS SEIZED FROM U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 8, 2009, in a sudden turn of events, the GOKG returned to Embassy Bishkek the remainder of the weapons seized from a U.S. Special Forces training team in August 2008. The return of the weapons brings to a close more than a year of efforts to recover the weapons, since [...]	2009-09-09 10:18:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KG
09BOGOTA1012	COLOMBIA LABOR UPDATE [...] (C) The labor-affiliated National Union School (ENS) reports seven cases of unionist homicides so far in 2009. Since its inception in October 2006, the Prosecutor General's (Fiscalia) labor sub-unit has obtained convictions of 126 individuals for labor-related crimes. In total, the Fiscalia [...]	2009-03-27 19:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CO
09BOGOTA1027	JUSTICE AND FOREIGN MINISTERS PROPOSE WAY FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 14:14:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PTER SNAR CO
09BOGOTA1033	POLO MODERATES SEACH FOR NEW CENTER-LEFT STRATEGY [...] The recent Polo Party Congress moved the Party further to the left, alienating more pragmatic members and weakening its general electoral appeal. Leading Polo moderates, including former Bogota Mayor Lucho Garzon and Senator Gustavo Petro, are frustrated with the Polo's sectarian internal poli [...]	2009-03-31 17:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
09BOGOTA1047	MARCH HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (U) Bogota's Superior Court issued the first conviction of a participant under the Justice and Peace Law. Fliers calling for "social cleansing" have appeared in over 20 cities. The Supreme Court reopened the case of retired General Rito Alejo del Rio for alleged paramilitary collaboration in [...]	2009-04-01 16:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1104	URIBE CONDITIONS PEACE TALKS ON VERIFIABLE END TO [...] (C) President Uribe reiterated on March 31 that the FARC would have to verifiably cease all criminal activities if the group wanted to engage the GOC on peace talks. Uribe's comments followed the FARC's open letter to "Colombians for Peace," in which it voiced its willingness to discuss a hu [...]	2009-04-02 19:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA1110	COLOMBIA'S GOALS AT THE APRIL 17-19 SUMMIT OF THE [...] (C) The GOC's focus in the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas is primarily bilateral. President Uribe told the Ambassador on March 30 that he hopes to have an individual meeting with President Obama. Substantively, he is seeking a clear indication of the way forward on the U.S.-Colombia Free [...]	2009-04-02 22:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KSUM PGOV PREL CO
09BOGOTA1120	GOC PROCEEDS WITH PRIVATIZATION OF PROTECTION [...] (C) The Ministry of Interior and Justice (MOIJ) is privatizing its protection program, which covers nearly 11,000 at risk human rights defenders, unionists, journalists and other threatened individuals. Program Director Rafael Bustamante told us a well-established security company has been c [...]	2009-04-03 15:59:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA1208	COLOMBIA: PROPOSED ACTION PLAN TO ENSURE CONTINUED [...] (C) The Colombian Supreme Court's recent denial of seven U.S. extradition requests marked the Court's shift to a more restrictive interpretation of Colombia's constitutional limits on extradition. The shift reflects a longstanding debate in Colombian judicial circles, a nationalist backlash [...]	2009-04-08 21:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1252	NEW INTELLIGENCE LAW CREATES UNIFIED FRAMEWORK AND [...] (C) The Colombian Congress recently passed Law 1288 which sets up a unified legal framework for domestic intelligence gathering, establishes a Joint Intelligence Council to facilitate intelligence sharing, and creates a congressional intelligence oversight committee. GOC officials say the law [...]	2009-04-16 17:58:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1253	COLOMBIA RESPONSE ON SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 18:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA1270	COLOMBIA SKIRTING RECESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colombia's economy has slowed dramatically as a result of falling international demand for exports, a decline in investment, and weak domestic consumption. GDP growth for 2008 fell to 2.5 percent after reaching a high of 7.5 percent in 2007. The final quarter of 2008 registered [...]	2009-04-17 16:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV CO
09BOGOTA1294	COLOMBIA AND BRAZIL MOVING AHEAD ON JOINT SECURITY [...] (C) The GOC is reaching out to Brazil and Peru to raise its regional profile and improve trade and security relations with its neighbors. Colombian and Brazil recently concluded an agreement to jointly monitor each other's airspace to combat illegal armed groups (the FARC) and narco-traffickin [...]	2009-04-20 20:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO SNAR
09BOGOTA1334	COLOMBIA DCA TALKS MOVE AHEAD DESPITE OBSTACLES [...] (C) U.S. and Colombian delegations reached tentative agreement on more than half of the draft text during round three of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) negotiations in Bogota on April 14-16. Still, key provisions remain unresolved, with the GOC insisting it cannot meet some U.S. requ [...]	2009-04-23 16:52:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS PGOV MCAP KTIA PTER CO
09BOGOTA1338	FARC CONTINUES HOSTAGE RELEASE STRATEGY TO STAY IN [...] (C) The FARC offered to release police hostage Pablo Moncayo in response to requests from "Colombians for Peace," the Piedad Cordoba-led group which advocates a humanitarian exchange. Peace Commissioner Frank Pearl told the Ambassador the GOC could not accept a humanitarian accord, and said it [...]	2009-04-23 21:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA1352	SENATE INVESTIGATION INTO SOACHA FALSE POSITIVE [...] (C) A public meeting convoked by the Colombian Senate on the Soacha killings turned heated when Senator Galan challenged Defense Minister Santos' claim that extrajudicial killings stopped after the GOC's high-profile dismissal of 27 military officers for the Soacha murders on October 30 last y [...]	2009-04-24 18:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS MOPS MARR PTER MASS CO
09BOGOTA1364	GOC CELEBRATES DON MARIO'S ARREST, BUT CONCERNS [...] (C) GOC officials celebrated the April 15 arrests of major narcotraffickers Daniel Rendon Herrera (aka "Don Mario") and Jose Leonardo Munoz (alias "Douglas"),noting that the detentions will disrupt drug flows in northern Colombia and send an important message to the public that no one is invi [...]	2009-04-27 22:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1369	CONGRESS MOVES TOWARDS APPROVAL OF CONTROVERSIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Victim's of Colombia's conflict have suffered death, kidnapping, rape, and the loss of land and other assets. The Justice and Peace Law (JPL) was the GOC's initial attempt to provide reparations to victims. Still, to date almost no victims have received reparations under the [...]	2009-04-28 15:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1374	URIBE SAYS ONLY THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND [...] (C) President Uribe ruled out any role for Piedad Cordoba and her "Colombians for Peace" group in further FARC hostage releases at a Town Hall meeting on April 25, saying only the ICRC and Catholic Church are authorized to facilitate such releases. Uribe said the GOC would not allow new relea [...]	2009-04-28 19:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM BR CO
09BOGOTA1385	SUPREME COURT ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT [...] (C) After more than one hundred votes and a four month delay, the Supreme Court elected Augusto Ibanez as its new President. The delay reflected divisions between magistrates who favor a confrontational approach toward the executive and those who want lower Court-Executive tensions. Ibanez co [...]	2009-04-29 20:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1412	DAS DOMESTIC SPYING SCANDAL DEEPENS [...] (C) Colombia's leading newsweekly "Semana" broke new details on domestic spying by the Department of Administrative Security (DAS),alleging the DAS maintained an extensive illegal surveillance program against GOC opponents and Supreme Court magistrates. "Semana" claims the DAS has had a uni [...]	2009-05-04 19:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1415	DAS DOMESTIC SPYING SCANDAL DEEPENS [...] (C) Colombia's leading newsweekly "Semana" broke new details on domestic spying by the Department of Administrative Security (DAS),alleging the DAS maintained an extensive illegal surveillance program against GOC opponents and Supreme Court magistrates. "Semana" claims the DAS has had a uni [...]	2009-05-04 19:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA145	HOMICIDES CONTINUE ON DOWNWARD TREND IN COLOMBIA [...] (U) The GOC's preliminary numbers for 2008 showed that homicides dropped from 16,318 in 2007 to 15,200 in 2008, a 6.8 percent decrease. Atlantico and Meta saw a ten percent reduction due to an increase in Police operations and military presence. Still, some regions -- including Medellin -- [...]	2009-01-15 21:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1506	URIBE PLEDGES TO PROTECT JUSTICES FROM ILLEGAL [...] (C) President Uribe met with the heads of Colombia's highest courts following press revelations that Colombia's Department of Administrative Security (DAS) had conducted illegal surveillance and harassment of Supreme Court magistrates. The press reported that the magistrates left the meeting [...]	2009-05-13 14:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1534	FARC DESERTIONS SLOW, BUT MILITARY REGAINS [...] (C) FARC desertions dropped nearly 20% in the first quarter of 2009, slowing for the first time since 2005. Kills and captures also fell. Still, some military officials believe that FARC desertions are starting to "cut to the bone," citing the defections of more senior members. The Colombia [...]	2009-05-14 21:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER MARR PHUM SNAR CO
09BOGOTA1552	CODHES REPORT SPARKS RENEWED DEBATE ON [...] (U) A local human rights group--the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES)--recently reported a 24.5 percent increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2008. CODHES attributed the increase to GOC efforts to expand security, competition among illegal armed groups inclu [...]	2009-05-15 20:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM KCRM SMIG SNAR SOCI CO
09BOGOTA1587	REELECTION BILL PASSES FINAL SENATE VOTE - THREE [...] (C) The Senate approved a bill on May 19, that would modify the constitution to allow the 2010 reelection of President Uribe in the fourth, and final, vote on the measure in Congress. The House version, which would allow for reelection only in 2014, and the Senate version will need to be reco [...]	2009-05-20 20:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA1588	AMBASSADOR BROWNFIELD PRESSES COLOMBIAN ARMY [...] (C) The Ambassador met Colombian Army Commander Oscar Gonzalez on May 8 to voice concern over extrajudicial killings and other human rights abuses. Gonzalez said the Army's Human Rights Directorate is facilitating the Prosecutor General Office's (Fiscalia) investigations of human rights cases and [...]	2009-05-20 20:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PTER CO
09BOGOTA1618	DAS REVELATIONS KEEP COMING [...] (C) The DAS scandal returned to the headlines on May 13 with media reports that the Department of Administrative Security (DAS) had spied on leading opposition figures in the 2006 elections and that a former DAS official linked high-ranking GOC officials to the illegal surveillance of Supreme [...]	2009-05-22 17:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1624	DAS SCANDAL REIGNITES URIBE-COURT FEUD [...] (C) The longstanding feud between Colombia's judicial and executive branches reignited on May 14 after media reports claimed a former Department of Administrative Security (DAS) official had testified about high-level GOC involvement in the illegal surveillance and monitoring of Supreme Court [...]	2009-05-22 20:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1632	POLITICIAN WITH FARC CONTACTS REACHES OUT TO [...] (C) At the urging of National Conciliation Commission official Father Dario Echeverri, Polcouns met with XXXXXXXXXXXX-- a politician who was previously authorized by the GOC to transmit messages to the FARC. XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed he had no specific message for the USG, but wanted to establish a [...]	2009-05-26 18:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CO
09BOGOTA1717	CONTROVERSIAL RULING WOULD REDUCE COLOMBIA'S [...] (C) In a controversial ruling, the Colombian Council of State held that conscripted soldiers cannot engage in combat operations. The military leadership publicly criticized the Council's ruling, arguing that it would effectively remove half of the country's soldiers from combat and would prove [...]	2009-05-28 17:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PGOV PREL CO
09BOGOTA1826	MAY HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) Local United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Deputy Director Javier Hernandez told us extrajudicial killings by security forces fell 50% from 2007 to 2008. He said UNHCHR does not consider Defense Ministry Directive 29 to have been a factor in "false positive" cases, [...]	2009-06-05 21:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER ELAB CO
09BOGOTA1845	MILITARY HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCES FACE GROWING [...] (C) President Uribe is increasingly sensitive to the need for further human rights progress within the military, publicly praising the efforts of former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos in this regard. Current GOC human rights initiatives have garnered results: reducing extrajudicial kil [...]	2009-06-09 16:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL MOPS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA1853	U PARTY MOVES AHEAD ON URIBE REELECTION--BUT ALSO [...] (C) President Uribe's allies remain focused on changing the Constitution to allow the president to run for a third term, but U party President Restrepo told us former-Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos would be the party's candidate if Uribe does not run. The bill to change the Constitution t [...]	2009-06-09 22:09:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA1861	AFRO-COLOMBIAN CAUCUS FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE [...] (C) The Afro-Colombian Caucus, which consists of ten legislators from nine political parties, has five of its members investigated or jailed for alleged corruption or ties to illegal armed groups. The Caucus has succeeded in highlighting Afro-Colombian issues, but has not been effective in [...]	2009-06-10 17:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA1879	BOTH SIDES UP THE ANTE IN EXECUTIVE-COURT FEUD [...] (C) The ongoing feud between the executive and judicial branches heated up in the wake of the Supreme Court's June 4 conviction of two former congressmen for accepting bribes from GOC officials to help President Uribe's first reelection initiative. The Casa de Narino responded on June 7 by re [...]	2009-06-11 19:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1894	MEDELLIN'S MURDER RATE CONTINUES TO SOAR [...] (C) The murder rate in Medellin continues to soar, despite a late January GOC push to stem the increase. Medellin Secretary of Government Jesus Ramirez told us murders rose 80% in the city during the first five months of the year, compared with the same period in 2008. Ramirez and others att [...]	2009-06-12 16:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA1969	FAJARDO DISPELS IDEA OF A UNITED FRONT AMONG [...] (C) Former Medellin Mayor and leading independent presidential candidate Sergio Fajardo told us there is not a unified front among the five independent presidential candidates and stressed that he will not join any anti-Uribe alliance. He maintains good relations with President Uribe's advis [...]	2009-06-18 11:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA1975	SUPREME COURT AND GOC UPDATE POSTIIONS ON [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with leaders of Colombia's Supreme Court and with Interior and Justice Minister Valencia Cossio to discuss extradition-related issues. The Ambassador stressed the USG's desire to keep positive relations with the Court, and said the Court might find USG input [...]	2009-06-18 18:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA198	GOC OFFERS TO SEND TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN UNDER ISAF [...] (U) The GOC has offered an initial contribution of up to 126 troops to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, with more possibly to follow. The Colombians are set to work alongside Spanish forces, although no formal agreement yet exists between the GOC and the Span [...]	2009-01-22 21:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO SP AF CO
09BOGOTA1982	SUPREME COURT DENIES MARTIN SOMBRA'S EXTRADITION [...] (C) The Supreme Court denied our request for the extradition of FARC member Eli Mejia Mendoza ("Martin Sombra"),who was involved in the hostage-taking of the three American contractors rescued last July. The Court concluded that our request failed to meet the necessary "extraterritorial" req [...]	2009-06-18 23:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER SNAR CO
09BOGOTA2001	SCENESETTER FOR URIBE VISIT: RELATIONSHIP IN [...] (C) President Uribe will use his visit to reaffirm our strong bilateral ties. He will seek a timeline for approval of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, and will want continued U.S. help against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and drug trafficking organizations. Ur [...]	2009-06-22 16:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID SNAR PGOV PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2015	RAPPORTEUR SEES PROGRESS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (U) United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Philip Alston released his initial findings June 18. He praised the GOC's efforts to address 'false positives,' noting allegations of military extrajudicial killings have fallen sharply over the last 6-9 months, but called f [...]	2009-06-22 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL CO
09BOGOTA2016	CTI INVESTIGATION INTO ILLEGAL DAS SURVEILLANCE [...] (C) A preliminary Prosecutor General Office (Fiscalia) report confirms media claims of extensive spying on human rights groups, journalists, and opposition leaders by the Department of Administrative Security (DAS). Investigators found evidence that the DAS--probably illegally--set up a secre [...]	2009-06-23 18:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO

09BOGOTA2019	CTI INVESTIGATION INTO ILLEGAL DAS SURVEILLANCE [...] (C) A preliminary Prosecutor General Office (Fiscalia) report confirms media claims of extensive spying on human rights groups, journalists, and opposition leaders by the Department of Administrative Security (DAS). Investigators found evidence that the DAS--probably illegally--set up a secre [...]	2009-06-23 20:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA2046	NEW FRONTIERS NEXT DOOR: GROWING ECONOMIC LINKS [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. accounts for 70% of Colombia's export market, and the Andean region, especially Venezuela, accounts for almost all of the remaining 30%. With a marked drop in U.S. consumer demand and increased difficulty in receiving payment for exports to Venezuela, Colombia is looking to [...]	2009-06-25 20:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN CO BR
09BOGOTA2050	ARMY IG ORDERED TO STOP 'FALSE POSITIVE' [...] (C) Army Inspector General General Carlos Suarez told us on June 23 that Army Commander General Oscar Gonzalez Pena had ordered him to temporarily stop investigating 'false positive' cases. Gonzalez claimed the investigations were undermining officers' morale and leading to fewer combat kil [...]	2009-06-25 22:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS MOPS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA2062	URABA SECURITY UPDATE [...] (C) Local security officialstold us major drug trafficker Daniel Rendon's (Don Mario's) capture has not affected local crime rates, and that narcotrafficking remains an enormous problem. The FARC, ELN, and criminal groups grow coca in the region's national parks, ship drugs out through the G [...]	2009-06-26 21:10:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREF PREL PTER CO
09BOGOTA2073	SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ACHIEVED DURING FOURTH ROUND [...] (C) U.S. and Colombian delegations made swift and significant progress during the fourth round of Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) talks, held in Bogota on June 23-25. The two sides reached nearly complete agreement on roughly eighty percent of the DCA text. President Uribe's instructions [...]	2009-06-30 19:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS PGOV MCAP KTIA PTER CO
09BOGOTA2088	FISCALIA CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD ON SOACHA CASES [...] (U) The Fiscalia has formally charged 75 individuals--72 army and 3 civilians--for the 'false positive' murders of thirteen Soacha residents. In courtroom statements, prosecutors have attributed the motive to the military's informal bodycount system. Victims' families report receiving thre [...]	2009-07-01 20:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL CO
09BOGOTA2156	URIBE PICKS FOR TOP PROSECUTOR FACE COURT SCRUTINY [...] (C) President Uribe nominated former Colombian Permanent Representative to the OAS Camilo Ospina, former Council of State magistrate Juan Angel Palacio, and long-time Uribe associate Virginia Uribe Betancur to replace Mario Iguaran as Prosecutor General. The Supreme Court will question all thre [...]	2009-07-08 19:43:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS CO
09BOGOTA2173	FISCALIA: NO PATTERN OF ARBITRARY DETENTION, BUT [...] (U) Advisor to the National Director of Prosecutors Maria Ximena Rincon told us the Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) is reviewing 32 cases documented in a recent Human Rights First (HRF) report on alleged baseless prosecutions and arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders. The re [...]	2009-07-09 15:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER CO
09BOGOTA2186	PORT DEMONSTRATIONS TURNOUT LOW, STRIKE NOT VIABLE [...] (U) Port laborers in Santa Marta, Cartagena, and Buenaventura marched July 3 to protest the GOC's alleged failure to meet its November 2008 promises. Low turnout and widespread fear of reprisals forced labor leaders to realize a planned strike July 13 was not viable. Ministry of Social Pro [...]	2009-07-09 21:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA2246	THE URIBE COALITION: LESS THAN SOLID [...] (C) President Uribe's legislative coalition is focused on changing the Constitution to allow Uribe to run for a third term in 2010, but the House and Senate must reconcile differing versions of the reelection bill before it can go forward. After Congressional approval, Colombia's Constitution [...]	2009-07-15 20:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA2359	URIBE AUTHORIZES CORDOBA PARTICIPATION, OPENS DOOR [...] (C) President Uribe reversed his previous position and announced on July 8 that Senator Piedad Cordoba was authorized to participate in Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hostage releases, with the stipulation that the FARC's remaining 24 uniformed hostages be released simultaneousl [...]	2009-07-24 23:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PINS BR EC CO VT
09BOGOTA2360	TFHO1: HONDURAS UPDATE FROM COLOMBIA [...] (C) President Uribe met on July 20 with acting Honduran Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez and other representatives of the de facto Micheletti government. Lopez stirred controversy by telling Colombian media that Uribe had expressed sympathy with the Micheletti regime, but the GOC quickly clarifi [...]	2009-07-24 23:30:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AMGT HO PGOV CO XK XM
09BOGOTA2376	COLOMBIA DCA NEGOTIATIONS -- EMBASSY IDEAS FOR [...] (C) The GOC expects positive signals soon on Track II issues as DCA negotiations wrap up. They have repeatedly stated that satisfaction on Track II is a precondition for closing out the DCA. Embassy recommends positive responses without additional commitments, specifically a U.S. Air Force-t [...]	2009-07-27 22:08:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS PGOV MCAP KTIA PTER CO
09BOGOTA2409	GOC ASKS FOR USG HELP TO PERSUADE EU AND RUSSIA TO [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Vice Foreign Minister Clemencia Forero and Vice Defense Minister Sergio Jaramillo called Charge to the Foreign Ministry on July 29 to request USG assistance in persuading the EU and Russia to suspend arms sales to Venezuela. T [...]	2009-07-30 17:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETTC PARM SW RS EU CO
09BOGOTA2449	GOC CALM AS TENSIONS RISE WITH VENEZUELA, BUT [...] (C) The GOC is trying to keep an even keel in its latest bilateral dispute with Venezuela, hoping measured responses can lower the temperature and win international support. GOC officials note the GOC's calm responses to Chavez's provocative rhetoric position the GOC to come out ahead, but th [...]	2009-07-31 11:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD VZ CO
09BOGOTA2482	REELECTION EFFORT RUNNING OUT OF STEAM--AND TIME [...] (C) President Uribe's allies and opponents alike believe support is evaporating for the referendum to allow Uribe to run for a third term--and all agree time is running out to save it. The referendum bill faces delays in Congress and in the Constitutional Court which could significantly affec [...]	2009-08-04 19:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO
09BOGOTA2505	COLOMBIA DCA WORKING GROUP TALKS YIELD MORE [...] (C) U.S. and Colombian working group delegations met in Bogota on August 4-5 to discuss the remaining unresolved issues in the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA). Despite the intense public debate playing out in Colombia and regionally concerning the DCA, the Government of Colombia (GOC) tea [...]	2009-08-06 22:58:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PTER KTIA CO
09BOGOTA2520	URIBE'S WHIRLWIND TOUR DEFUSES SOME U.S. DEFENSE [...] (C) President Uribe and Foreign Minister Bermudez visited the presidents of Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil from August 4-6 to privately make the case that the August 10 Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) summit in Quito would be an inappropriate forum to [...]	2009-08-10 22:08:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER SNAR CO
09BOGOTA2585	VICE PRESIDENT SANTOS PITCHES FTA PASSAGE [...] (C) On August 6, Colombian Vice President Santos encouraged Congressional passage of the U.S.-Colombian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to the Ambassador and members of a fact-finding mission led by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Santos warned that failure to pass the [...]	2009-08-17 19:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI USTR CO
09BOGOTA2588	OPPOSITION OUTREACH TO CHAVEZ OVER DCA IRKS GOC [...] (C) Several Colombian opposition politicians--most notably former President Ernesto Samper--visited Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas between August 6-8. All expressed a desire to serve as a bridge between the two countries during the current tensions. The Government of Colombia (GO [...]	2009-08-18 14:04:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO VZ
09BOGOTA2629	ARMY IG STILL BLOCKED, BUT NEW MOD SPARKS HOPE [...] (C) Army Inspector General Suarez reports his recommendations for administrative dismissals of those implicated in 'false positive' murders are blocked. Suarez expressed frustration at the pace of criminal and disciplinary investigations and pointed to the immediacy of administrative dismis [...]	2009-08-21 18:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS MOPS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA2714	GOC SHARES LESSONS WITH MEXICO, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Colombia is deepening its cooperation with Mexico and sharing the hard-won lessons it learned combating narcotraffickers under Plan Colombia. The two governments used Mexican President Felipe Calderon's August 12-13 Bogota visit to announce increased GOC training of Mexican police, while [...]	2009-08-25 21:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON PTER KJUS CO MX
09BOGOTA2715	GOC SHARES LESSONS WITH MEXICO, BUT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Colombia is deepening its cooperation with Mexico and sharing the hard-won lessons it learned combating narcotraffickers under Plan Colombia. The two governments used Mexican President Felipe Calderon's August 12-13 Bogota visit to announce increased GOC training of Mexican police, while [...]	2009-08-25 21:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ECON PTER KJUS CO MX
09BOGOTA275	COMMENTS ON THE CHILD LABOR DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (C) This is a response to the request for comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of goods from counties that the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. Post concurs [...]	2009-01-28 13:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
09BOGOTA2756	COLOMBIA DEMARCHES THAILAND ON VIKTOR BOUT [...] (C) The Ambassador asked Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez to demarche the Royal Thai Government (RTG) concerning the case of arms trafficker Viktor Bout (reftel) on August 24 and followed up with Vice Foreign Minister Clemencia Forero on August 26. VFM Forero confirmed that the GOC sent a dipl [...]	2009-08-27 23:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM MARR TH CO
09BOGOTA2765	LATEST AWA MASSACRE INCITES SWIFT RESPONSE, BUT [...] (C) Unknown actors murdered 12 Awa indigenous--including six minors--in their home the morning of Wednesday, August 26. Four people reportedly survived the attack. One of the victims, Tulia Garcia Guanga, was allegedly the sole witness to the May 25 'false positive'--military homicide repo [...]	2009-08-28 21:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL MOPS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA2833	CONGRESS APPROVES REELECTION REFERENDUM, BUT [...] (SBU) The Colombian Congress has approved legislation for a referendum on a third term for President Alvaro Uribe in May 2010, with the September 2 affirmative vote in the House of Representatives. After presidential signature, the Constitutional Court -- thought to be supportive of Uribe -- [...]	2009-09-03 16:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA2839	AWA MASSACRE: MANY ALLEGATIONS, FEW CLEAR FACTS [...] (C) Prosecutor General Human Rights Unit Director Castro said the unit has no suspects and has made no arrests in conjunction with the August 26 massacre of 12 Awa near Tumaco (Narino). Another source close to the investigation discounted military or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FA [...]	2009-09-03 20:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL MOPS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA2873	TWO MEMBERS OF THE AFRO-COLOMBIAN CAUCUS ARRESTED [...] (C) On August 30, three members of the House of Representatives were arrested for paramilitary ties. Two of them, Edgar Eulises Torres and Odin Sanchez, were prominent members of the Afro-Colombian Caucus. This brings the total number of legislators that have been arrested for parapolitical [...]	2009-09-04 23:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
09BOGOTA292	URIBE SIGNALS THAT HE MAY NOT RUN IN 2010 [...] (C) Summary: President Uribe has signaled he may drop his effort to amend the constitution to allow for a 2010 reelection bid, but his intentions remain unclear. A respected Medellin daily reported January 29 that Uribe would not seek reelection in 2010, and Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santo [...]	2009-01-29 13:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
09BOGOTA2920	AUGUST HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) The Acting Prosecutor General announced September 7 that members of the military are not suspects in the August 26 murder of 12 Awa indigenous in Narino. The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Chief of Mission told us privately he is concerned military public posturin [...]	2009-09-10 14:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS PTER PREL ELAB CO
09BOGOTA2928	AMBASSADOR URGES LOW-KEY DCA SIGNING AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 19:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR OPDC CO
09BOGOTA2958	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP TARGETED [...] (C) Ambassador Brownfield visited the prominent Colombian human rights NGO, the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ) on September 4 to launch the Embassy's new human rights strategy. CCJ Director Gustavo Gallon attributed responsibility for illegal intelligence collection by the Administrati [...]	2009-09-15 21:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS PREL CO
09BOGOTA2962	UK INSTITUTE TO PUBLISH CONTENTS OF FARC LAPTOPS [...] (C) Vice Minister of Defense Sergio Jaamillo told us on September 10 that the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London plans to publish the contents of the hard drives belonging to deceased Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Secretariat member Raul Reyes. The [...]	2009-09-16 14:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV PTER ASEC CO
09BOGOTA2977	COLOMBIA OK WITH MAJORS LIST DETERMINATION FOR [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Director for Multilateral Political Affairs Margarita Orozco and Director for U.S. and Canadian Affairs Adriana Maldonado on September 14. Deputy Polcouns stressed that the USG was committed to remaining engaged with Bolivi [...]	2009-09-16 18:52:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR UN BL CO
09BOGOTA298	ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN PROMPTS CUTS TO COLOMBIAN [...] (C) Summary. Reacting to a projected economic slowdown in 2009, the Government of Colombia (GOC) plans to cut the national budget by $1.4 billion, including a proposed $190 million reduction to the defense budget. The proposal would reduce future expenditures on ammunition, rifles, communicat [...]	2009-01-29 21:16:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER MASS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA3004	LIBERAL PARTY TO TEST ITS STRENGTH IN UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Liberal Party insiders hope for a robust turnout in their September 27 primary to select local leaders and a presidential candidate in what they see as a test of strength. Cesar Gaviria, former president and head of the party, is publicly hammering away at the reelection referendum whil [...]	2009-09-18 14:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CO
09BOGOTA3031	UNDP LABOR VIOLENCE STUDY KICKS OFF [...] (C) The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Colombia launched its long-anticipated labor violence study with an Ambassador-level planning meeting (which Ambassador Brownfield attended) and working-level workshop on September 4, 2009. The study will analyze the causes and effects of la [...]	2009-09-21 20:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PREL PTER USTR CO
09BOGOTA3049	MURDERS OF UNIONISTS DROP AS PROSECUTIONS INCREASE [...] (SBU) The number of trade unionist killings to date in 2009 is 24, 47% less than the same period in 2008. The Prosecutor General's Labor Crimes Sub-Unit has racked up 44 convictions in 2009 against perpetrators of violence against unionists. The majority of Colombian unionists work in the pub [...]	2009-09-24 16:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL PTER USTR CO
09BOGOTA3051	Supreme Court Refuses To Appoint Uribe Nominee for [...] (C) Tensions between President Alvaro Uribe and the Supreme Court flared September 16 when the Court refused to accept Uribe's slate of three nominees for Prosecutor General. Questioning the suitability, honesty, and independence of the proposed candidates, the Court voted to declare that the [...]	2009-09-24 20:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3057	Supreme Court Refuses To Appoint Uribe Nominee for [...] (C) Tensions between President Alvaro Uribe and the Supreme Court flared September 16 when the Court refused to accept Uribe's slate of three nominees for Prosecutor General. Questioning the suitability, honesty, and independence of the proposed candidates, the Court voted to declare that the [...]	2009-09-25 06:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3073	THE AWA ARE PLEASED WITH RESPONSE TO MASSACRE, WELCOME USG [...] (C) On September 15 the DCM and several USG officials met with the president of the Awa Indigenous People's Unity Association (UNIPA),Gabriel Bisbicus, and several representatives of the Awa community. Bisbicus said the Prosecutor General's investigation into the killing of 12 Awa by unknown [...]	2009-09-25 22:08:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PTER KJUS MOPS CO
09BOGOTA3075	QUARTERLY HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATION FOCUSES ON "OFFENSIVE [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires Brian Nichols hosted the Embassy's quarterly consultations with human rights groups on September 14. As agreed previously with the groups, the discussion focused on issues dealing with general criteria for the Human Rights Certification process. The groups focused on the i [...]	2009-09-28 14:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS ELAB PTER CO
09BOGOTA3097	OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES HIGHLIGHT WEAKNESS IN THE [...] (U) Former Defense Minister Rafael Pardo of the Liberal Party and Senator Gustavo Petro of the Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) won their parties' presidential primaries on September 27. These two opposition parties viewed the elections as a test of strength but voter turnout was much lower t [...]	2009-09-29 18:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER CO
09BOGOTA3127	COURTS CONSIDER TWO CONTROVERSIAL STRIKES AT DRUMMOND AND [...] (C) Two controversial court cases concerning strikes in the coal sector have reached the highest levels of the Colombian judicial system. The National Mining and Energy Industry Workers' Union (SINTRAMIENERGETICA) initiated the first strike over work-safety issues at Drummond's La Loma coal mi [...]	2009-10-05 15:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAID ETRD KJUS PHUM PREL USTR CO
09BOGOTA3129	SEPTEMBER HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) The United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights defenders called on the GOC to increase dialogue with civil society and to allocate resources for criminal investigations into threats against defenders at the conclusion of her visit September 7-18. The United Nations Children's Fund p [...]	2009-10-05 16:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS ELAB PREL CO
09BOGOTA3145	CRITICS CHARGE URIBE THIRD TERM BAD FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (C) President Alvaro Uribe's approval ratings remain steady at around 70% and he is expected to secure approval from the Constitutional Court for a referendum on reelection. Critics from across the ideological spectrum argue that a third term for President Uribe would further erode the quality [...]	2009-10-08 16:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM CO
09BOGOTA3147	COLOMBIA'S PUBLIC BIDDING PROCESS COMES UNDER SCRUTINY [...] (C) SUMMARY. The September resignation of the National Concessions Institute Director, amid allegations of corruption, underscores the fragility and inconsistency associated with the bidding process on public projects in Colombia. Dealings with the Ministries of Transportation and Communica [...]	2009-10-08 20:06:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ECPS MARR PGOV CO
09BOGOTA319	FARC RELEASES ADDITIONAL HOSTAGES IN ATTEMPT TO [...] (C) The FARC released four "political hostages," including three police and one soldier, on February 1 to Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba and the ICRC. Brazil provided logistical support, including two helicopters. The FARC's last two civilian "political" hostages--former Meta Governor Alan [...]	2009-02-02 22:52:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA3231	UNHCHR PROPOSES PURGING INTELLIGENCE FILES, MONITORING [...] (C) United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Chief of Mission Christian Salazar requested on October 8 that the Ambassador support two UNHCHR proposals: a multi-year purging of intelligence files and a two-year monitoring of the military's implementation of its human rights pol [...]	2009-10-19 19:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3241	GOC MAKES INITIAL ARRESTS IN AWA MASSACRE [...] (C) The Colombian National Police (CNP) arrested five members of the criminal band "Cockroaches" ("Las cucarachas") for their alleged involvement in the August 26 murders of 12 Awa indigenous. United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Chief of Mission Christian Salazar said prose [...]	2009-10-20 22:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3269	JUAN MANUEL SANTOS DISCUSSES PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS WITH [...] (C) Former Minister of Defense and pre-candidate for President Juan Manuel Santos told Ambassador October 23 he believes President Alvaro Uribe is leaning toward reelection but may fail to fulfill the legal and electoral steps to achieve it. While promoting the third term for Uribe, Santos is [...]	2009-10-27 23:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM CO EC VE
09BOGOTA3283	Supreme Court Still Pressing Uribe for New Prosecutor [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court remains at an impasse with President Uribe regarding the selection of a new Prosecutor General (Fiscal General),maintaining its position that Uribe's slate of candidates ("terna") for the position are unqualified. Despite Uribe's recent nomination of administra [...]	2009-10-29 23:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3301	FLOWER UNION WITHERS AFTER LABOR DISPUTE [...] (C) A labor dispute at a bankrupt flower farm is a case of lose-lose negotiating in Colombia. When workers occupied the Benilda, S.A. plantation in September to protest unpaid benefits, the company went into bankruptcy. The owner claimed he was hamstrung by high labor costs and currency appre [...]	2009-11-03 16:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
09BOGOTA3305	Court Orders Further Investigation Into Santo Domingo [...] (C) The Twelfth Circuit Trial Judge of Bogota convicted two pilots of murder on September 24 for their involvement in the 1998 bombing of the village of Santo Domingo, Arauca that left 17 dead. The presiding judge ordered an investigation into then Major Sergio Garzon Velez, now a Colonel and t [...]	2009-11-03 19:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS MOPS MASS CO
09BOGOTA3347	COLOMBIA'S CLOUDY ELECTIONS PANORAMA [...] (SBU) As the May 30, 2010 presidential election draws nearer, campaigns have begun and the field of candidates is slowly being whittled down. However, the potential referendum to allow President Uribe to run for a third term combined with missing electoral rules of the game (especially regardi [...]	2009-11-12 14:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM PINR OAS CO
09BOGOTA335	COLOMBIA RAISING ITS REGIONAL PROFILE, STARTING [...] (C) High-level meetings between Colombian and Mexican officials in recent months highlight the GOC's growing willingness to take on a leadership role in the region in combating terrorism, narcotics and other criminal activity. The two countries are working more closely than ever to fight narc [...]	2009-02-03 21:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO SNAR
09BOGOTA3365	OCTOBER HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) On October 26, the DCM addressed a labor event and conveyed the USG's strong support for the work of labor leaders and other activists. The Prosecutor General's Office obtained convictions and issued arrest warrants in cases involving military extrajudicial executions and paramilitary mass [...]	2009-11-13 14:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PGOV PTER ELAB MOPS CO
09BOGOTA3375	PROSECUTOR SINKS CASE AGAINST CORRUPT ADMIRAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Prosecutor General's Office (Fiscalia) and the Inspector General's Office (Procuraduria) unexpectedly reversed course and called for all charges to be dropped in the case against retired Rear Admiral GarbrielArangoBacci for alleged links with narco-trafficking. In addition, b [...]	2009-11-13 20:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3383	ALABAMA GOVERNOR LEADS TRADE MISSION TO COLOMBIA [...] (C) Summary: Governor Bob Riley headed a 43-member Alabama delegation to Colombia and discussed trade opportunities and cooperation with President Uribe, five Governors, and representatives of Colombia's private sector and port authorities. In a private meeting, Uribe sought the Governor's vi [...]	2009-11-13 22:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON OTRA EINV ELAB PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3393	MOD OVERULES ARMY COMMANDER'S TRANSFER OF KEY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Minister of Defense (MOD) Gabriel Silva Lujan countermanded a transfer order from the army commander that would have sent the reform-minded army inspector general to the defense attache post in Chile -- and to an early retirement. Instead, Army Inspector General (IG) Major General Carlos S [...]	2009-11-17 16:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA3405	COLOMBIA IN THE POLITICAL DOLDRUMS [...] (C) Colombian politics have entered a holding pattern while President Uribe awaits the next step of his quest for a third term. Scandals over agricultural subsidies and illegal surveillance have slightly tarnished Uribe's popularity but public concern over Venezuela's saber-ratting may bump him [...]	2009-11-17 18:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3415	COLOMBIA: ENERGY SECTOR TO EXPAND WITH EXIM FINANCING [...] (C) The energy sector in Colombia has big plans to expand and the Export-Import Bank (ExIm) and the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) want to be part of this expansion by providing financial backing and trade capacity building assistance. ExIm plans to be the lead export credit agency for t [...]	2009-11-18 18:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG ECON EINT ETRD CO
09BOGOTA3455	POLICE MAKE ARRESTS IN WIRETAP SCANDAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 22:17:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM CO
09BOGOTA3457	Colombian Ministers Skip UNASUR Meeting on DCA [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Clemencia Forero confirmed press reports on November 27 that Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez and Minister of Defense Gabriel Silva would not attend the UNASUR ministerial in Quito. The UNASUR ministerial had the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) as its [...]	2009-11-27 23:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3491	NOVEMBER HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) General Jaime Humberto Uscategui was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 1997 Mapiripan, Meta massacre -- Uscategui is the first general to be convicted for involvement in a paramilitary massacre. A non-commissioned officer was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a 2005 extrajudicial e [...]	2009-12-01 23:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3499	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NGO RECEIVING THREATS [...] (C) On November 27, the Ambassador met with Leon Valencia, Director of the Colombian think tank New Rainbow Corporation (CNAI). The Ambassador expressed concern over the threats CNAI had received in October. The discussion centered on CNAI's annual report that posits the GOC's democratic secu [...]	2009-12-03 21:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER CO
09BOGOTA3503	THE MEDELLIN MIRACLE LOSES ITS LUSTER [...] (C) Medellin's homicide rate continues to climb, reversing positive trends experienced between 2002 and 2008. Residents attribute the rise in murders to local criminal groups competing for turf in Medellin's underworld. As the GOC successfully eliminates cocaine kingpins nationally, drug traf [...]	2009-12-04 20:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SOCI
09BOGOTA3509	UNHCHR TO AMBASSADOR: NGOS AND URIBE ARE OCEANS APART [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-wha Kang shared her concerns with the Ambassador on December 2 about the growing distance between the Colombian Government and NGOs on their perception of the human rights situation. She attributed the discord in part to the ongo [...]	2009-12-07 19:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3519	DAS DIRECTOR: ILLEGALITY OF SURVEILLANCE UNCLEAR [...] (C) In a meeting with Polcouns November 13, Administrative Department of Security (DAS) Director Felipe Munoz said that allegations against his agency of illegal surveillance were exaggerated in some cases. Nevertheless, he emphasized that DAS is cooperating with Colombian judicial authorities [...]	2009-12-07 22:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3521	COLOMBIAN COURTS TAKE TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK [...] (SBU) The Colombian courts handed down two positive decisions in human rights cases, and a disappointing one in a public corruption case. On December 2 the Supreme Court sentenced former Sucre Department Governor and Ambassador to Chile Salvador Arana to 40 years in prison for his role in orde [...]	2009-12-07 23:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3525	Ambassador Discusses Drug Policy, DCA with Polo Democratico [...] (C) Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) presidential candidate Gustavo Petro told the Ambassador December 4 that U.S. drug policy was mistaken by attacking illegal drug production but not the political power behind it. Petro argued that land reform was key to rolling back the regional power that [...]	2009-12-09 22:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KJUS MARR CO
09BOGOTA3527	COLOMBIA DEBRIEF ON UNASUR MEETING GENERALLY POSITIVE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice Foreign Minister Forero told the Deputy Chief of Mission on November 30 that the Colombian government was pleased with the outcome of the UNASUR ministerial in Quito, noting in particular that Brazil was more conciliatory than in prior meetings. A key result was a consensus r [...]	2009-12-10 15:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3535	UPDATE ON COLOMBIANS EXPELLED FROM VENEZUELA [...] (C) The Colombian Government (GOC) continues to assist the nearly 600 Colombian (and 41 Brazilian) gold miners expelled from Venezuela on November 28. Another 200 Colombians fearing retaliation have also returned from the area on their own. The GOC sent a high-level delegation to the border t [...]	2009-12-11 23:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV PREL CO VE
09BOGOTA3557	KOGUI SITUATION PROMPTS DEBATE ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VS. [...] (C) Indigenous Kogui Christian Antanacio Moscote told us 28 Christians were detained by the Gonawindua Tayrona Organization (OGT),the governing body of the Sierra Nevada indigenous reserve, for failing to observe traditional religious rites. Moscote said traditional Koguis were willing to coe [...]	2009-12-16 15:31:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF CO
09BOGOTA3577	COLOMBIA'S LEFT STRUGGLES FOR POLITICAL SPACE [...] (SBU) During eight years of an extremely popular center-right Uribe Administration, Colombia's political left has struggled to define itself, its opposition role, and ways to influence national institutions of power. The left has been fractured, changing, and not united by shared objectives or [...]	2009-12-18 14:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON SNAR PHUM CO VE
09BOGOTA3581	QUARTERLY HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATION FOCUSES ON JUDICIAL [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires Brian Nichols hosted the Embassy's quarterly consultations with human rights groups on December 15. The discussion focused on judicial independence, the failure to implement the new intelligence law, and specific cases of displacement and "social cleansing." The Director [...]	2009-12-18 21:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS ELAB CO
09BOGOTA3593	VICE MINISTER OF DEFENSE JARAMILLO RESIGNS OVER THIRD TERM, [...] (C) Vice Minister of Defense Sergio Jaramillo resigned on December 17. He told the Charge d'Affaires on December 18 that despite his poor relationship with Minister of Defense Gabriel Silva Lujan, the real reason for his departure was his disagreement with President Alvaro Uribe's intention to [...]	2009-12-21 23:20:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CO
09BOGOTA3595	FARC AND ELN ANNOUNCE NON-AGGRESSION PACT [...] (C) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) issued a joint communique in mid-December announcing non-aggression pact between the two organizations. Minister of Defense Gabriel Silva said that the pact shows the organizations are in a weakened st [...]	2009-12-22 13:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV ASEC CO
09BOGOTA3621	Unfinished Business: Reelection, Prosecutor General, Intel [...] (U) Although the Colombian Congress managed to pass the national budget and an extension of the "war tax" before adjourning in December 2009, the legislative and judicial branches left a number of important initiatives for the new year. These include: a Constitutional Court decision on whethe [...]	2009-12-23 21:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PINR PHUM PTER CO
09BOGOTA378	PRESIDENTS URIBE AND CHAVEZ MEET, ANNOUNCE JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' first visit to Colombia since the March 2007 diplomatic row over the GOC killing of FARC Secretariat member Raul Reyes (Ref A),President Uribe and he announced the creation of a USD 200 million joint fund and consultative commission to help busines [...]	2009-02-05 14:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL VE CO
09BOGOTA379	PROTECTIONIST LABOR LAWS HINDER FORMAL ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Colombia's heavily taxed and regulated labor market--higher than many regionally--encourages informality and temporary contracts and cooperatives, said Vice President of the National Association of Industries (ANDI) Alberto Echavarria. He added that the 50% additional non-wage worker c [...]	2009-02-05 14:40:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
09BOGOTA383	SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 9-13 VISIT OF AMBASSADOR [...] (C) The signing of a new defense cooperation agreement (DCA) with the United States is a priority for President Uribe. The current negotiations come at a time when the GOC is eager to cement the historically solid U.S.-Colombian bilateral relationship under the new U.S. administration. The GOC and [...]	2009-02-05 19:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER MASS CO
09BOGOTA483	STEADY PROGRESS ACHIEVED IN FIRST ROUND OF [...] (C) U.S. and Colombian delegations made steady progress in the first round of negotiations on a defense cooperation agreement (DCA). Citing regional tensions, the Colombian delegation attempted to include U.S. security guarantees in the text of the agreement, but later agreed to discuss these [...]	2009-02-17 21:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER MOPS MCAP MARR CO
09BOGOTA485	URIBE HARDENS LINE ON HUMANITARIAN ACCORD TALKS [...] (C) President Uribe ruled out talks with the FARC on a humanitarian exchange of FARC-held hostages for FARC members in Colombian jails, saying the FARC must unilaterally free its hostages. He also ordered the military to put "permanent pressure" on the FARC through "humanitarian encirclement [...]	2009-02-17 22:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA519	WORRIED GOC ACTS TO SAVE "MEDELLIN MIRACLE" [...] (C) The GOC in late January launched a major push in Medellin to combat the rising rate of violent crime in the city and nearby areas. Medellin has enjoyed the most dramatic drop in homicide rates of any major city or region in Colombia under President Uribe's Democratic Security policy, mak [...]	2009-02-18 20:15:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM CO SNAR
09BOGOTA542	MILITARY'S HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES MEET RESISTANCE [...] (C) The Defense Ministry (MOD) continues to step up investigations into reports of murders committed by Army personnel, and has fired fifty-one officers and enlisted men implicated in the incidents--including 27 dismissed as a result of the Soacha murders. The MOD is also working to fix breakd [...]	2009-02-20 13:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM MOPS MCAP KJUS CO
09BOGOTA560	FROM THE TOP DOWN: COLOMBIA'S ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since 2002 Colombia has pursued a clear, if at times episodic, strategy to liberalize its economy, welcome foreign investment, and expand international trade. The strategy, technically implemented through a byzantine planning and interagency coordination process, is ostensibly the [...]	2009-02-20 22:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR ENRG CO
09BOGOTA569	DAS CONTINUES DOMESTIC SPYING [...] (C) Colombia's leading news magazine reported that the Department of Administrative Security (DAS) illegally spied on a wide range of the GOC's domestic political opponents, including Supreme Court magistrates, opposition leaders and journalists. Some DAS officials reportedly monitored private [...]	2009-02-23 21:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA571	JOURNALIST RECEIVING DEATH THREATS - BLAMES GOC [...] (C) Independent journalist Hollman Morris told us he has received 50 death threats after President Uribe called him a "terrorist apologist" for his presence at the FARC's liberation of four hostages on February 1. He also complained that he was detained for seven hours by the Colombian mili [...]	2009-02-24 13:36:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PGOV PREL MOPS KJUS CO
09BOGOTA614	MONTES DE MARIA: RIPE FOR CONSOLIDATION [...] (SBU) GOC security efforts--coupled with the paramilitary demobilization process--have transformed the Montes de Maria region on Colombia's Caribbean Coast from the FARC's major stronghold in the north and an important paramilitary zone into an area ripe for consolidation and post-conflict ass [...]	2009-02-25 14:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO
09BOGOTA646	BOGOTA MAYOR STRUGGLES AS POLO PARTY SEEKS TO SET [...] (C) Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno of the leftist Polo Party has been slammed by the media over a perceived "collapse" in the city--especially in mobility and security. Amidst rapidly falling poll ratings, Moreno has also faced tough criticism from members of his own party. Polo Senator Gustavo [...]	2009-02-26 14:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN PGOV PREL PTER CO
09BOGOTA715	PRESIDENT URIBE APPROVES THE "STRATEGIC LEAP" [...] (C) On February 19, President Uribe approved a comprehensive plan known as the "Strategic Leap," designed to achieve irreversibility in the GOC's fight against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and other criminal groups before his term ends in 2010. The plan calls for the deci [...]	2009-03-02 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER MOPS MCAP MASS MARR CO
09BOGOTA768	"NO CHANCE" OF FARC PEACE TALKS AS PEACE [...] (C) Peace Commissioner Luis Carlos Restrepo announced on February 28 that he will resign from office, effective in mid-March, to start a unified "Uribista" political movement. He said President Uribe does not expect peace talks to occur during the remainder of his term, and the President will n [...]	2009-03-06 14:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM CO
09BOGOTA792	COMMISSION OF FORMER LATIN PRESIDENTS SUGGESTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-09 21:44:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA800	THREATENED LABOR LEADER NOT INTERESTED IN GOC [...] (C) Labor researcher Lina Paola Malagon Diaz, author of a report cited in testimony before the U.S. Congress, told us she received a death threat from a group calling itself the "Capital Block of the Black Eagles." Malagon said that she has refused GOC offers of added security (bodyguards an [...]	2009-03-10 20:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	CO KJUS
09BOGOTA803	GOC DISCOUNTS DIRECTIVE 29 LINK TO EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) Human rights groups contend that Ministry of Defense's (MOD) Directive 29 contributed to extrajudicial executions by providing financial rewards to soldiers for killing FARC members and thus it should be repealed. MOD officials who participated in the investigation of the Soacha murders [...]	2009-03-10 21:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PTER MARR KJUS CO
09BOGOTA849	SUBJECT: URIBE-SUPREME COURT POWER CONTINUES [...] (C) The recent scandal involving the Department of Administrative Security's (DAS) surveillance of several Supreme Court justices has exacerbated the already tense relations between the Court and the GOC. The dispute, originally centered on longstanding turf battles between the Supreme and Co [...]	2009-03-13 22:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PTER SNAR KJUS CO
09BOGOTA852	DON MARIO CONSOLIDATES POWER AS GOC INTENSIFIES [...] (C) GOC officials believe that leading narcotrafficker Daniel Rendon Herrera (aka "Don Mario") has consolidated control over most narcotrafficking in Antioquia and Choco, and has ALSO made major inroads in northeast Colombia. Rendon may also be starting to expand southward to gain access to tr [...]	2009-03-16 13:41:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO
09BOGOTA926	SUPREME COURT DEFENDS ITS EXTRADITION STANCE; [...] (SBU) In a March 13 meeting, then Supreme Court President Francisco Ricaurte told the DCM and JUDATT that he had not seen the March 6 U.S. diplomatic note on the Court's decision denying the extradition of FARC member Alexander Farfan Suarez ("Enrque Gafas") to the United States on kidnapping [...]	2009-03-18 11:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PTER CO

09BOGOTA929	SUPREME COURT DEFENDS ITS EXTRADITION STANCE; [...] (SBU) In a March 13 meeting, then Supreme Court President Francisco Ricaurte told the DCM and JUDATT that he had not seen the March 6 U.S. diplomatic note on the Court's decision denying the extradition of FARC member Alexander Farfan Suarez ("Enrque Gafas") to the United States on kidnapping [...]	2009-03-18 15:30:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PTER CO
09BOGOTA930	SUPREME COURT DEFENDS ITS EXTRADITION STANCE; [...] (SBU) In a March 13 meeting, then Supreme Court President Francisco Ricaurte told the DCM and JUDATT that he had not seen the March 6 U.S. diplomatic note on the Court's decision denying the extradition of FARC member Alexander Farfan Suarez ("Enrique Gafas") to the United States on kidnapping [...]	2009-03-18 17:37:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS PTER CO
09BOGOTA955	PROGRESS IN ROUND TWO OF DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) U.S. and Colombian delegations made steady progress in the second round of negotiations on a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in Bogota on March 10-13. President Uribe had earlier expressed a desire to conclude the DCA ahead of the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas. Still, the GOC de [...]	2009-03-19 17:48:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MCAP MOPS KTIA CO
09BOGOTA974	URIBE DEPLOYS TRUSTED LIEUTENANTS FOR REELECTION [...] (C) President Uribe has not said he intends to seek a third term in office, but his allies--with his support--are pushing hard for a constitutional change that would give him the option. Uribe has deployed trusted lieutenants to consolidate his control over coalition political parties and blo [...]	2009-03-20 22:22:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF CO
09BOGOTA997	PALM OIL FIRMS VOLUNTARILY RETURN SOME LAND TO [...] Summary: On February 16-17, three palm oil firms voluntarily returned 1269 hectares of land usurped by paramilitaries to the displaced Afro-Colombian communities of Curvarado and Jiguamiando in Choco department. The hand over follows years of pressure by the GOC, human rights groups, and the [...]	2009-03-25 20:45:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON SOCI EAGR CO
09BOGOTA998	COLOMBIAN MILITARY MAKES PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) The Defense Ministry and Armed Forces are making progress in implementing the fifteen measures announced by Defense Minister Santos in November 2008, to improve the military's human rights record and eliminate extrajudicial killings. The Ministry and the local UN High Commission on Huma [...]	2009-03-25 22:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PTER MARR KJUS CO
09BRASILIA1012	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (C) Post delivered the reftel points to Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Santiago Mourao. Mourao responded that Brazil was considering making a presentation at the plenary IE but had not yet decided on what subject. 2. (C) As the [...]	2009-08-14 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA
09BRASILIA1038	VISIT OF WMD COORDINATOR SAMORE TO BRASILIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. NSC WMD Coordinator Gary Samore visited Brasilia August 6-7 to hold discussions with senior Brazilian officials on North Korea, Iran and strengthening international nonproliferation and disarmament efforts. Samore approached the Brazilians as potential partners in nonprolifera [...]	2009-08-20 18:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNUP PARM PREL NPT IAEA MNUC BR
09BRASILIA1040	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW [...] (C) Post has recently held extensive conversations with Brazilian authorities on the NPT revcon, particularly in connection with the August 5-6 visit of NSC WMD coordinator Samore (reported septel). Brazil believes that a successful revcon will be in its interest but defines success as the [...]	2009-08-20 20:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09BRASILIA1041	BRAZIL'S THINKING ON COLOMBIA-US DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOB has started to backtrack on its negative and kneejerk response to the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and appears open to conversations to set straight the disinformation campaign produced by Brazil,s more left-leaning neighbors. After his August 6 meetin [...]	2009-08-20 21:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1076	WHA DAS MCMULLEN,S CLEARS THE AIR ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher McMullen,s visit to Brazil and briefings to GOB officials on the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) helped ease Brazilian concerns over the issue and spurred new dialog aimed at greater bilateral and multilateral cooperation [...]	2009-08-27 20:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1084	BRAZIL: DEMARCHE/LETTER DELIVERED ON U.S.-COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel letter on the U.S.- Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) to Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Head of the United States/Canada/Inter-American Affairs Department Carlos Abreu on August 27. Later that day, Abreu confirmed that FM Celso Amorim ha [...]	2009-08-28 19:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OPDC PREL CO BR
09BRASILIA1092	HIGH LEVEL ENERGY DICUSSIONS IN BRAZIL REVEAL OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High-level U.S. policy makers explored opportunities for bilateral energy cooperation with Brazil, ranging from oil exploration to civilian nuclear power, in multiple meetings during the week of August 4 - 8. White House National Security Advisor General Jones discussed with the [...]	2009-08-31 17:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV SENV PREL MNUC BR NI
09BRASILIA1094	BRAZIL FIGHTER COMPETITION: UNDER SECRETARIES, [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the same time that National Security Advisor Jones highlighted the importance of U.S.-Brazil partnership (reported septel),Under Secretary of State for International Security and Arms Control Ellen Tauscher and Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Log [...]	2009-08-31 19:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS BR
09BRASILIA1100	QUESTIONS ABOUT SUBMARINE PURCHASE COULD IMPACT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim has made modernization of the armed forces one of his top priorities, particularly in terms of the acquisition of advanced military equipment. One the key acquisition initiatives has been the purchase of submarines from France, leadi [...]	2009-09-02 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASC BR
09BRASILIA1112	BRAZIL MORE SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. ARAB-ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE or Itamaraty) has no immediate response to our request in ref A to provide $10 million in direct budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The relevant MRE department heads were receptive to the idea of a further Brazilian co [...]	2009-09-04 20:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EAID KWBG OPDC IS
09BRASILIA1113	AUGUST 4-5 VISIT OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: In an August 4-5 visit to Brasilia dominated by Brazilian concerns over USG intentions and the regional implications of expanded U.S. access to Colombian military bases, National Security Advisor General James L. Jones assured senior GOB officials that President Obama desires a tr [...]	2009-09-04 21:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD EFIN KNNP XM XF IR BR
09BRASILIA1124	LULA FAVORS FRENCH FIGHTERS -- SITUATION SERIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a surprise announcement during the September 7 visit of French President Sarkozy, President Lula said Brazil would begin negotiations to purchase French-made Rafale fighter aircraft. The President,s step short circuited the Brazilian Air Force,s technical evaluation proces [...]	2009-09-09 10:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASC ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1127	LULA'S ALLIANCE WITH PMDB: MORE TROUBLE THAN IT'S [...] (C) The last couple of months have added new challenges to President Lula's bid to put his Casa Civil Minister Dilma Rousseff into the Planalto Palace as his successor in 2011. By leveraging his support for corruption-tainted Senate President Jose Sarney to reinforce a core electoral alliance [...]	2009-09-10 14:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BR
09BRASILIA1130	BRAZIL'S FIGHTER PURCHASE: "EVERYTHING'S CONFUSED" [...] (C) The period following President Lula's surprise September 7 announcement that he wanted to negotiate with France for the purchase of Rafale aircraft has seen a dizzying series of turnabouts, a remarkable variety of rumors and little in the way of solid information. It is clear that the G [...]	2009-09-11 10:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASC ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1140	KEEPING LIT BRAZIL AND BOLIVIA'S FLICKERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials raised Bolivia,s nascent interest in trilateral counternarcotics cooperation with the United States and Brazil during a late August meeting with U.S. officials. In follow-up discussions with PolOffs, Itamaraty,s Head of the Departm [...]	2009-09-14 17:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR BR BO
09BRASILIA1142	2009 RECOMMENDATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. In accordance with ref a instructions, Post has conducted an extensive review of Brazil's Air Bridge Denial (ABD)/Shootdown program. Building on the information received from the GOB last year (ref c) and the importance ref a placed on confirming that Brazilian procedures as [...]	2009-09-14 21:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL MOPS BR
09BRASILIA1170	BRAZIL ON IRAN: A SOFT VOICE IN THE CHORUS [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian MRE Undersecretary for Political Affairs Roberto Jaguaribe, recently returned from a diplomatic mission to Tehran, told Charge D'Affaires on September 16 that additional dialogue rather than sanctions will be most the most effective means of pressuring Iran to develop [...]	2009-09-18 15:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC BR
09BRASILIA1184	BRAZIL SHARES UPDATE ON SITUATION IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Head of Mexico and Central America Division First Secretary Renato de Avila Viana told Poloff on September 22 at 14:00 EDT that, with power and water cut off and 70 pro-Zelaya protesters now also trapped on the compound, the situation [...]	2009-09-23 10:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI BR HO
09BRASILIA1186	BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) is concerned about Iran's and Syria's nuclear activities and wants all parties to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to answer the outstanding questions. The GOB does not see the latest IAEA reports on these countries as closin [...]	2009-09-23 16:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL BR
09BRASILIA1188	BRAZILIAN UNDERSECRETARY TALKS AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary. In his September 21 introductory lunch with the Charge D'Affaires, Ambassador Piragibe Tarrago, the recently named Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Under-Secretary for the newly created Middle Eastern and African Affairs portfolio, provided insight into Brazil's evolving dev [...]	2009-09-23 18:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON IS
09BRASILIA1195	BRAZIL REQUESTS MORE HELP IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Head of Mexico and Central America Division First Secretary Renato de Avila Viana told Poloff on September 24 that while the immediate threat to the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras has diminished, the GOB needs assistance getting their p [...]	2009-09-25 10:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI BR HO
09BRASILIA1206	BRAZIL: POLICE PUBLICLY ADMIT AL QAEDA'S PRESENCE; [...] (U) Summary: The head of the Brazilian Federal Police,s (DPF) intelligence division admitted publicly during a Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, hearing on terrorism July 7 that an individual arrested in April on hate crimes-related charges was in fact linked to al Qaeda (AQ),the first time a Br [...]	2009-10-01 15:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR BR
09BRASILIA1210	BRAZIL LACKS STRATEGY IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Brazil, which had pinned much of its hope for a quick resolution of the Honduras crisis on the success of an OAS or Costa Rica President Arias, mission to Tegucigalpa, now seems at a loss of how to protect its Embassy in Tegucigalpa and negotiate itself out of the standstill in Ho [...]	2009-10-02 10:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI BR HO
09BRASILIA1228	BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN [...] (C) Post delivered the reftel message October 5 to Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Director for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Santiago Mourao. Mourao was well informed on the issue but was curious about the details of the proposal to provide fuel for the Teheran Research React [...]	2009-10-06 20:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM BR
09BRASILIA1230	QOM REPORT GETS THE BRAZILIANS THINKING [...] (C) Summary. During an October 1 meeting with poloff, Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE or Itamaraty) Central Asia (including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India) Director Ricardo Luis Pires Ribeiro da Silva acknowledged that the September 24 report to the IAEA on the Qom nuclear facility ch [...]	2009-10-07 17:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP BR IR
09BRASILIA1234	BRAZIL HELPING GUYANA WITH ENERGY IN VENEZUELA BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazil is in talks with Guyana to build a hydroelectric plant on the border region of the two countries, in the territory disputed between Venezuela and Guyana. International Advisor to Brazil's Minister for Mines and Energy Edison Lobao, Ambassador Rubem Barbosa told Econoff on [...]	2009-10-09 14:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL BR GY VZ
09BRASILIA124	COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragaph five. 2. (C) Embassy Brasilia appreciates the opportunity to comment on the draft TVPRA list of products using child and/or forced labor. The draft list of Brazilian products is only partially accurate and Mission is concerned that this [...]	2009-01-30 18:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI BR
09BRASILIA1250	BRAZIL'S 2010 ELECTIONS: ONE YEAR OUT [...] (SBU) Summary. One year before Brazil's October 2010 national elections, Social Democratic Party (PSDB) presidential candidate Jose Serra continues to lead Labor Party (PT) hopeful Dilma Rousseff in the polls, while PMDB, Brazil's largest party, uses its bargaining leverage to maintain its a [...]	2009-10-21 14:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BR
09BRASILIA1261	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 27-30 VISIT OF SPECIAL REP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The visit of the Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Ambassador Susan Burk, comes at an important time. Brazil is reviving its long dormant civilian and military nuclear energy programs. It closed down its nuclear weapons program in 1990 and j [...]	2009-10-23 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1262	BRAZIL STILL LACKS A STRATEGY IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: A six-member Brazilian Congressional delegation traveled to Tegucigalpa September 30 to October 2 to support the Brazilian community in Honduras and met with Zelaya and Micheletti government officials. According to two members of the delegation, Zelaya appeared to be "fragile" and [...]	2009-10-26 19:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI BR HO
09BRASILIA1263	BRAZIL: URIBE ALLAYS LULA,S CONCERNS OVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1264	BRAZIL: URIBE ALLAYS LULA'S CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian President Lula is now comfortable with the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),following a successful meeting and visit to Sao Paulo by Colombian President Uribe on October 19, according to Colombian Ambassador in Brasilia Tony Jozame. On October 21 Jozame [...]	2009-10-26 20:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR CO
09BRASILIA1281	BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-COLOMBIA DCA [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered Ref A demarche on the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) October 30 to Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Pol/Mil Advisor to the Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Marcos Pinta Gama, United States/Canada/Inter-American Affairs Department Head [...]	2009-10-30 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR OPDC PREL CO BR
09BRASILIA1300	BRAZIL ON AHMADINEJAD, IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, AND [...] (U) Paragraphs 2 and 8 contain Mission Brazil action request. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. With Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's November 23 visit approaching, President Lula has not adopted a position on the IAEA (P5 1) Geneva proposal or the Iran nuclear program as a whole [...]	2009-11-06 12:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIRF KNNP CVIS BR IR
09BRASILIA1314	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] (C) On November 13, Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Abreu, minister responsible for the United States in the Ministry of External Affairs (MRE),and poloff simultaneously delivered the demarche to Nathanael Souza e Silva of the MRE's Human Rights Division. Charge gave A [...]	2009-11-13 21:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA BR
09BRASILIA1315	CHARGE DISCUSSES SECURITY COOPERATION, FIGHTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 9 meeting, Charge Kubiske and Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim discussed next steps in the United States-Brazil bilateral security relationship, the potential sale of U.S.-origin fighter aircraft and regional security. Jobim showed strong interest in furthering s [...]	2009-11-13 21:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASS BR
09BRASILIA1320	AMB. SUSAN BURK MEETS WITH BRAZILIANS IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Brasilia on October 28, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-proliferation Susan Burk garnered support from Brazilian counterparts for the U.S. approach to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. The Brazilian Ministry of [...]	2009-11-16 14:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IAEA ENRG BR
09BRASILIA1341	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MANAGING THE VISIT OF IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary. CDA met separately November 18 with Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs II (Asia) Roberto Jaguaribe and Foreign Policy Advisor in the Presidency Marcel Biato to deliver demarche regarding the November 23 visit to Brazil of Iranian [...]	2009-11-20 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AORC CASC BR IR
09BRASILIA1342	NEW BRAZILIAN DEPUTY FM SEES NEED TO STEP UP [...] (C) The CDA paid a courtesy call November 18 on Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE or Itamaraty) Secretary-General (Deputy Minister) Antonio Patriota. Patriota has just taken up his duties following three years as Brazil,s ambassador to Washington. Patriota said he sees great poten [...]	2009-11-20 19:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN SENV BR
09BRASILIA1360	BRAZIL ON U.S.-BOLIVIA DIALOGUE, ARGENTINA, [...] SUMMARY. In a meeting November 19 with PolCouns, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) South America 1 (Southern Cone) Department head Minister Joao Luiz Pereira Pinto (protect) described Brazil-Bolivia relations as frustrating and indicated a continuing interest in trilateral counte [...]	2009-11-24 18:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR AR BR BL PY
09BRASILIA1368	AHMADINEJAD VISIT READOUT: A WELL-SCRIPTED AFFAIR [...] (SBU) This message covers our initial readout of the visit to Brazil by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Follow-up messages will be sent once we obtain a more in-depth readout of the conversation between President Lula and President Ahmadinejad. Summary ------- 2. (C) President [...]	2009-11-25 19:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AORC CASC BR IR
09BRASILIA1371	BRAZIL ON IRAN AT IAEA: NOT SUPPORTIVE OF P5+1 TABLING [...] (C) Science Counselor discussed reftel points and key messages on November 25 with Santiago Mourao, the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies. A very well-informed Mourao said that Brazil still does not have a positi [...]	2009-11-27 09:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA IR BR
09BRASILIA1391	PERES AND ABBAS VISITS IN PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary. The November visits by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, both shortly in advance of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit (ref A),led to few substantive results but helped Brazil craft its narrative as a hopeful emerging player in the Middl [...]	2009-12-02 17:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHUM KPAL IS IR
09BRASILIA1407	Brazil: Center-Left Presidential Candidates Compete for [...] (SBU) Summary. While the gap between front-running presidential candidates Jose Serra (PSDB) and Dilma Rousseff (PT) appears to be tightening, parties within President Lula's PT-led governing alliance are quietly considering other options besides supporting Dilma. Ciro Gomes (PSB) entered [...]	2009-12-09 11:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR
09BRASILIA1411	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR THE DECEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF WHA [...] (C) Mission Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia. It is more than a courtesy to say that your trip comes at a significant time for U.S.-Brazil relations. A promising start with the new U.S. Administration is beginning to ebb as high-level initiatives have been delayed and Brazil ha [...]	2009-12-10 16:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP BR
09BRASILIA1427	SUBSIDIARY BODIES AT THE 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 17:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA BR
09BRASILIA1429	Brazil: DEM, Corruption, and the Decline of the Right [...] (C) Summary. Federal District (Brasilia) Governor Jose Arruda, caught on camera accepting bribes in late November, continues in office to fight the charges against him, ensuring a drawn-out and damaging scandal for the DemC3cratas (DEM),Brazil's leading center-right opposition party. The [...]	2009-12-18 19:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BR
09BRASILIA1435	Strategy for Engaging Brazil on Defamation of Religions [...] (C) Summary: Brazilbs position on the bDefamation of Religionsb issue in the UN Human Rights Commission reflects a compromise between its objection to the concept on human rights grounds and its desire not to antagonize OIC countries with which it is trying to build relationships and which it s [...]	2009-12-22 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC BR
09BRASILIA1439	2016 Rio Olympics - The Future is Now [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilians greeted the October 1 announcement that the 2016 Summer Olympics were awarded to Rio de Janeiro with an outpouring of national pride, a party on Copacabana beach and a sense of relief that the country is gaining some long overdue recognition as a regional and interna [...]	2009-12-24 13:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR KOLY ASEC PGOV
09BRASILIA1443	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO TITLE III REQUEST [...] (C) Post responses to reftel questions follow: Question 1): Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post Response to Question 1): Yes, while Brazil has refrained from raising these issues publicly, high level [...]	2009-12-24 14:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC BR CU
09BRASILIA1447	WHA A/S VALENZUELA RECEIVED BY EAGER BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. On his first visit to Brazil as Assistant Secretary, Arturo Valenzuela was received December 14 by senior government officials eager to minimize differences and demonstrate their interest in working with the USG on a range of topics. Meetings with the Presidential Foreign Policy A [...]	2009-12-29 17:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
09BRASILIA158	Hemispheric Energy and Brazil? Depends who you ask [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sobel recently met with Brazil's Under Secretary equivalent for Energy and Technology at the Ministry of External Relations (MRE),Ambassador Andre Amado, to discuss continuing bilateral biofuels efforts. Over the course of the meeting, the idea of hemispheric energy co [...]	2009-02-06 17:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KSUM ECON BR
09BRASILIA167	PMDB WINS TOP CONGRESS POSTS, COULD GET 2010 VEEP [...] (C) Summary. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) consolidated its position as kingmaker for the 2010 presidential election after winning the presidencies of both houses of Congress on February 2. While the PMDB will remain faithful to President Lula and the Workers' Party (PT) [...]	2009-02-10 12:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR
09BRASILIA177	UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 1: [...] (C) Summary. As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself under the influence of four powerful personalities whose ideologies are shaping its foreign policy priorities [...]	2009-02-11 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OIIP BR
09BRASILIA180	UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 2: [...] (C) Summary: As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself in a difficult transition, with new institutional challenges. Itamaraty is struggling to meet President Lula's [...]	2009-02-12 20:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OIIP BR
09BRASILIA188	BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION, THE BALKANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil's position on Kosovo recognition has not changed: the GOB would prefer a clear UN consensus in favor of Kosovo independence. Serbia is lobbying Brazil and other key UN members to file briefs at the ICJ in its favor. The Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Bosnia have rec [...]	2009-02-13 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC NATO RS AL BK KV MK BR
09BRASILIA190	UNDERSTANDING BRAZIL'S FOREIGN MINISTRY, PART 3: [...] (C) As Brazil takes an increasingly prominent place on the international stage, its Foreign Ministry, known widely as Itamaraty after its headquarters building, finds itself facing unaccustomed inter-agency competition. Still Brazil's most prestigious ministry and the unquestioned lead on fo [...]	2009-02-13 16:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BR
09BRASILIA193	UKRAINE REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN-BRAZILIAN SPACE [...] (C) On February 6, 2009, Environment, Science and Technology, and Health (ESTH) Counselor and Assistant Air Attache delivered the USG response (REFTEL A) to the Ukrainian proposal (REFTEL B) to help the United States obtain Brazilian congressional approval of the 2000 U.S.-Brazil Technology Saf [...]	2009-02-13 19:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC KTIA TSPA TPHY NASA UP RS BR
09BRASILIA196	BRAZIL RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES ABOUT VIEWS ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, to stressed that Brazil would like to see a consensus document come out of the 2010 Review Conference concerning the Nuclear Nonproliferat [...]	2009-02-13 19:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP PARM UNGA IAEA NPT BR
09BRASILIA201	KEY BRAZILIAN NUCLEAR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES POSSIBLE WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 4, Othon Pinheiro, Director-President of Eletrobras Termonuclear S.A., briefed the Ambassador on a new concept for indirect monitoring rather than intrusive inspections as a way to provide the IAEA with assurances about the nature of Brazil's nuclear activities. This [...]	2009-02-17 18:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY ETTC AR BR
09BRASILIA216	BRAZIL FX2 COMPETITION: THE BIDS ARE IN; NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the February 2 submission of bids for Brazil's FX2 fighter competition, the Brazilian Air Force (BRAF) will begin the process of technical evaluation. The U.S. competitor, Boeing's F18 Super Hornet, submitted a proposal that complied with Brazilian technical requiremen [...]	2009-02-20 18:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PREL MARR ETTC
09BRASILIA224	BRAZIL: U/S FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ON UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary. In a February 21 meeting, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador Everton Vargas told Ambassador Sobel that when FM Celso Amorim meets the Secretary next week, he will want to stress the importance of building on the progress [...]	2009-02-21 19:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM ENRG BR
09BRASILIA229	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, CHAIRMAN OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The CJCS visit to 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. With a new defense strategy published in Decembe [...]	2009-02-26 10:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS BR PREL
09BRASILIA233	BRAZIL: STATE TACKLING CHILD AND SLAVE LABOR, TIP: [...] (U) Summary: The Northeastern Brazilian state of Maranhao ranks among the jurisdictions in Brazil with the highest incidence of domestic child labor, forced labor, and trafficking in persons (TIP). As one of Brazil's poorest states, resource constraints, coupled with neglect by state governme [...]	2009-02-26 21:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR
09BRASILIA234	BRAZIL: DIFFICULT TO PROSECUTE TIP CASES; BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Socioeconomic conditions in the state of Para are among the worst in Brazil, and as a result, the state acts as a source for slave and domestic child labor and trafficking in persons cases. Belem international airport is a major transit point for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ne [...]	2009-02-26 22:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB PREF ASEC SMIG BR
09BRASILIA253	SOME AVENUES FOR REGIONAL ENERGY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings, both Brazil's Minister for Mines and Energy and his Deputy Minister have recently reconfirmed their interest in hemispheric energy cooperation. While other parts of the Brazilian government have been less positive in their assessments of the chances, or ind [...]	2009-03-02 11:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON KSUM BR
09BRASILIA273	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: AMBASSADOR MORALES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 6, USG Summit of the Americas (SOA) Coordinator Ambassador Hector Morales met with a team from the Brazilian Ministry for External Relations (MRE) led by Secretary General for Political Affairs Ambassador Vera Machado and including Brazilian Summit Coordinator Carlos D [...]	2009-03-10 13:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENGR PREL ETRD EFIN EAGR
09BRASILIA28	WORKING WITH BRAZIL ON CLIMATE CHANGE - AN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazil has a central role in the climate change arena, not only because it controls 70% of the Amazon rainforest, but also because it plays a pivotal role in the on-going UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations. USG efforts to have India and China assume [...]	2009-01-08 13:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN BR
09BRASILIA337	RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 11:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS BR
09BRASILIA34	BRAZIL,S NEW DEFENSE STRATEGY--STRATEGY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. On December 18, President Lula signed the National Defense Strategy, concluding a fifteen month drafting exercise. The document was principally drafted by Minister for Strategic Planning Roberto Mangabeira Unger, and it provides a security policy framework tha [...]	2009-01-09 16:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR
09BRASILIA35	BRAZIL,S DEFENSE STRATEGY -- MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ref a reported on the strategic aspects of Brazil,s new Defense Strategy document, signed by President Lula on December 18. While the main purpose of the strategy as written by the Minister for Strategic Planning, was to place Brazil,s military and defense sector in the framewo [...]	2009-01-09 17:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PREL MARR
09BRASILIA362	BRAZIL'S RELATIONS WITH AFRICA -- SELECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reftel reported on Brazil's interest in Africa both as a matter of ethnic and cultural ties and of the policy of the Lula government to seek more global influence by cultivating other developing countries, the so called south-south policy. One year later, Africa retains its st [...]	2009-03-24 15:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PREL PGOV ETRD
09BRASILIA387	IRAN MAKES ENERGY OVERTURES IN BRAZIL [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, during his March 25 - 26 visit to Brazil, sought opportunities for creating energy partnerships with Brazil. He was received cautiously by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) at a meeting in which they discussed many opport [...]	2009-03-27 22:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL PINR SCUL BR IR
09BRASILIA388	BRAZIL: PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR SEES [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian Presidency (Planalto) Foreign Policy Advisor Ambassador Marcel Biato (protect) discussed energy cooperation, touched on G20 and Summit of the Americas (SOA) preparations, and offered views on managing challenges in both the hemisphere and within the GOB in a discussion [...]	2009-03-27 23:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EFIN KSUM BR
09BRASILIA391	BRAZIL: GAZA PLEDGE, ARAB SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: [...] (C) Summary: President Lula's trip to Doha to attend the March 31 Arab-South American Summit will continue a year of intense Middle East diplomacy that kicked off when Amorim matched Brazil's largest foreign aid contribution by pledging USD 10 million for Gaza reconstruction. Following the Mar [...]	2009-03-28 00:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BR
09BRASILIA402	BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER PURSUING REGIONAL [...] (C) In a discussion with Ambassador Sobel March 28, Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim (protect) said he knew of President Lula's offer to President Obama during their March 14 meeting to look for ways that the region could work with the United States on counterdrug issues, possibly throu [...]	2009-03-31 21:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MOPS MARR XR BR
09BRASILIA403	BRAZIL-UK: ECONOMIC CRISIS, CLIMATE ARE KEY ITEMS AT LULA-BROWN MEETING [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Sobel March 28, British Ambassador to Brazil Alan Charlton provided a readout of the March 26 meeting between Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Charlton said that the economic crisis was the principal topic o [...]	2009-03-31 21:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN SENV ECON EAID KNNP BR UK PARM
09BRASILIA41	THE FX2 COMPETITION -- THE GLIDEPATH TO SUCCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Boeing F18 Super Hornet has had success in establishing itself as a strong candidate to be Brazil's next generation fighter but still faces strong political opposition. To succeed, the USG and Boeing will need a coordinated strategy aimed at highlighting the Super Hornet's [...]	2009-01-09 19:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MARR BR
09BRASILIA454	BRAZILIAN REPLY TO REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (C) Charge delivered assistance request (ref A) on April 8 to Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, who had recently returned from the Hague Conference on Afghanistan. In response to the specific requests, he noted that the Brazilian congress recently reduced t [...]	2009-04-14 20:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR BR AF
09BRASILIA477	BRAZIL: IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT A PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki's visit to Brasilia on March 26, reciprocating Foreign Minister Amorim's November 2008 visit to Tehran, served as a preview to a planned visit to Brasilia by Iranian president Ahmadinejad that the media is reporting will happen May 5-6. During his [...]	2009-04-15 21:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PINR SCUL BR IR
09BRASILIA516	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS MRE POLITICAL UNDER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met April 24, with Brazilian Under Secretary for Political Affairs Amb. Vera Machado on the eve of her departure for her first trip to Washington since taking over the position. In addition to leading the delegation to the Major Economies Forum (MEF),Machado will [...]	2009-04-27 20:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV SNAR SCUL UNSC KSUM BR
09BRASILIA518	BRAZILIAN MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS CLARIFIES [...] (C) Following up on reports that Brazil submitted on opinion to the ICJ on Serbia's request that Kosovo's declaration of independence be regarded as illegal, poloff contacted Elizabeth-Sophie Mazzella, Director for Eastern Europe at the Ministry for External Relations (MRE). Mazzella explain [...]	2009-04-27 20:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR AORC
09BRASILIA551	BRAZIL: AHMADINEJAD'S VISIT OFF, THEN ON, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: One day before Iranian President Ahmadinejad was scheduled to arrive in Brasilia leading a delegation of more than 100 government and industry officials, Brasilia was awash in contradictory news reports and rumors of whether the visit would or would not be postponed. It was not [...]	2009-05-05 19:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PINR SCUL BR IR
09BRASILIA599	NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION: BRAZIL MAY SOFTEN ON IAEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. It appears that an internal turf battle between Brazil's Defense and External Relations Ministries led to Defense Minister Nelson Jobim's refusal to cooperate with the IAEA's request to interview a Brazilian scientist over his book on nuclear weapons. Minister Jobim now recognize [...]	2009-05-11 21:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP TRGY ETTC IAEA BR AR
09BRASILIA605	IAEA ELECTIONS: BRAZIL APPEARS POISED TO THROW ITS HAT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post delivered demarche (REFTEL A) about USG support for the Japanese candidate Amano to become the new Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and reasons why Brazil should do so too. Nonetheless, Brazil will support the South African candidate Minty. [...]	2009-05-13 13:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC JA SF BR
09BRASILIA613	LAAD ,09 -- DEFENSE MODERNIZATION MEANS BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The April 14-17 Latin America Aerospace and Defense (LAAD) show in Rio de Janeiro provided evidence that despite the downturns in the economies of Brazil and its neighbors, defense manufacturers still see opportunities for business. As a result of Brazil's recently published a [...]	2009-05-15 12:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC BR
09BRASILIA658	BRAZIL AND THE MIDDLE EAST: FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (C) Summary: In an April meeting with CDA between two trips by President Lula to the Middle East, Brazil's senior diplomat for Middle East issues, Under Secretary Roberto Jaguaribe discussed Brazil's positive reactions to President Obama's moves on the Middle East and subtly rejected Presiden [...]	2009-05-22 20:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BR
09BRASILIA670	BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING OASGA: ALL ABOUT CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazilian Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Director for International Organizations Carlos Duarte characterized Cuba as the dominant issue for the upcoming OAS General Assembly (OASGA). Brazil sees a resolution on Cuba as inevitable, he said, but will try to play a moderating [...]	2009-05-27 15:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	BR PREL OAS
09BRASILIA68	BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON FIGHTER COMPETITION, [...] (C) The Brazilian Air Force's FX2 fighter competition is between the United States and France, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim told Ambassador Sobel on January 8. However, Brazil's defense relationship with the French is prospering because of French President Sarkozy's personal relationships an [...]	2009-01-15 10:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ENRG BR
09BRASILIA69	BRAZIL'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON FIGHTER COMPETITION, [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 10:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ENRG BR
09BRASILIA694	NORTH KOREAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES "GENERIC" [...] (C) Summary and comment. Brazilian diplomatic sources assert that the May 9-13 visit of the North Korean Foreign Minister to Brazil had only a "generic political significance," the Koreans were not well prepared to discuss energy, one of their top priorities, and there was little substance t [...]	2009-06-04 10:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG BR KN
09BRASILIA697	BRAZIL: OPPORTUNITY TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. There are signs that within the Brazilian government there is increasing pressure to take a more pro-active role in the ongoing international climate change negotiations. To make progress in this area, Vice Minister for the Environment Izabella Teixeira in recent meetings with t [...]	2009-06-04 14:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG KGHG EFIN ECON BR
09BRASILIA725	BRAZIL - WARMING UP TO A COMPROMISE ON AMENDING NSG [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is positive movement in Brazil's position regarding the proposed non-proliferation initiative at the Nuclear Suppliers Group concerning transfers of enrichment and reprocessing equipment and technology, according to the Ministry of Exterior Relations' Director of the Divisi [...]	2009-06-08 17:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY NSG AR BR
09BRASILIA73	BRAZILIAN SERVICE CHIEFS PRAISE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On January 14, Ambassador Sobel hosted the Chiefs of the three Brazilian Services, Gen. Enzo Peri, ADM Julio Soares de Moura Neto and Brig. Juniti Saito for a discussion of the U.S.-Brazil defense relationship and possibilities for future cooperation. Each of the Chiefs said c [...]	2009-01-16 10:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS ETTC BR

09BRASILIA730	DEFENSE MINISTER JOBIM ON BRAZIL'S FIGHTER PURCHASE [...] (C) During his late May visit to the U.S., Brazilian MOD Jobim expressed greater confidence in the U.S. as a possible source for the purchase of Brazil's next generation fighter. Despite a long laundry list of past export control difficulties that Jobim delivered to DepSecDef Lynn, Jobim sai [...]	2009-06-08 19:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL ETTC BR
09BRASILIA755	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO TITLE III REQUEST [...] (C) Post responses to reftel A questions follow: Question 1): Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Post Response to Question 1): Yes, high level Brazilian officials, including Foreign Minister Celso Amorim and [...]	2009-06-15 19:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC BR CU
09BRASILIA757	BRAZIL: BILATERAL ACCORDS A KEY COMPONENT IN [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s strategy for dealing with the trafficking of illegal drugs has focused in part on creating a robust diplomatic framework in recognition that the "illegal traffic of narcotics represents a grave threat to the health and well-being of populations as well as a problem that a [...]	2009-06-16 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM NAR PREL BR
09BRASILIA772	BRAZIL,S LULA: NO FRAUD IN IRANIAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 19:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR BR
09BRASILIA773	BRAZIL'S LULA: NO FRAUD IN IRANIAN ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: In reaction to the protests following the Iranian presidential elections, President Lula went beyond the usual Brazilian platitudes about not commenting on the internal affairs of other countries and defended the legitimacy of the vote in Iran while reiterating his invitation to A [...]	2009-06-18 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR BR
09BRASILIA791	HOW SICK IS DILMA ROUSSEFF? [...] (C) Summary. Dilma Rousseff, President Lula's choice to succeed him as president in January 2011, cast doubt over her viability as a presidential candidate when doctors discovered in March that she has lymphatic cancer. Observers say the Presidential Palace is being transparent about her con [...]	2009-06-19 21:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BR
09BRASILIA795	INFLUENCING BRAZIL'S LEADERS TO BUY U.S. FIGHTERS [...] (C) With the June 10 submission of Boeing's best and final offer for Brazil's four billion dollar FX2 fighter competition, it is now up to Brazil's government to decide on an aircraft. A decision from the National Defense Council (President Lula and key Ministers) is expected at the beginni [...]	2009-06-22 16:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL BR
09BRASILIA796	BRAZIL'S EXPORT CONTROLS ON MILITARY SALES: HOW THEY WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian policy supports increasing Brazil,s exports of military goods and technology as part of the development of Brazil,s own defense sector. Brazil currently has a system of export controls that has been effective in ensuring that Brazil,s limited military exports do not [...]	2009-06-22 17:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MASS PARM BR
09BRASILIA799	BRAZILIAN SENATE IN TUMULT OVER INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary. The Brazilian Senate is facing some tumult over internal management irregularities, and Senate President Jose Sarney has become the target of a media-driven campaign to force him out of the presidency. President Lula spoke in defense of Sarney but did not rein in senators from t [...]	2009-06-22 19:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BR
09BRASILIA825	BRAZIL'S FIGHTER COMPETITION: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) In a private June 26 meeting with Ambassador Sobel on the margins of a lunch including Presidential Advisors Marco Aurelio Garcia and Gilberto Carvalho, MOD Jobim said he believes he has the information he needs to discuss Brazil's fighter purchase with President Lula once the Air Force m [...]	2009-06-26 20:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL BR
09BRASILIA847	AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRAZIL AND EXPORT DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The June 30 edition of Isto e magazine carried a story titled "Secret Agreement between Brazil and Iran" which reported on a memorandum (text in paragraph 3 below) of agreement between the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and Iran aimed at promoting economic cooperation and [...]	2009-07-06 11:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL BR
09BRASILIA928	BRAZIL: NO AGREEMENT WITH IRANIAN EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s Ministry of External Relations (Itamaraty) was quick to dismiss claims made in Istoe magazine titled "Secret Agreement between Brazil and Iran," which reported on a memorandum of agreement between the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and Iran aimed at promot [...]	2009-07-24 10:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL BR
09BRASILIA929	BRAZIL: NO AGREEMENT WITH IRANIAN EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 10:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL BR
09BRASILIA93	BRAZIL'S LULA OFFERS BOLIVIA'S MORALES TREATMENT [...] (C) In a conversation with Ambassador Sobel following the January 15, 2009 La Paz meeting between Brazilian President Lula and Bolivian President Morales, Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim (protect) confirmed an earlier rumor that Morales is suffering from a serious sinus tumor. Jobim t [...]	2009-01-22 18:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR BO BR
09BRASILIA931	BRAZIL: SENATE SCANDAL TAKES A BREATHER...BUT IT'S [...] (C) Despite weeks of attacks and a continuous drip of negative stories in the media, former Brazilian president and current Senate President Jose Sarney (Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, PMDB- Amapa) remained in place as Congress left for a two week recess July 17. Although papers are car [...]	2009-07-24 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR BR
09BRASILIA95	BRAZIL'S PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR ON [...] (C) Summary: In a January 21 meeting, Brazilian Presidential Senior Foreign Policy Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia told Ambassador Sobel that the GOB is very optimistic about relations with the Obama Administration. He stressed that President Lula is eager to meet President Obama. Energy, clim [...]	2009-01-22 20:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KSUM ENRG EFIN BR CU OAS
09BRATISLAVA100	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) The eastern border of Slovakia, which is shared with Ukraine, is a common passage for Afghans, Pakistanis, Indians, and Chinese who mak [...]	2009-02-27 14:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC SK PTER
09BRATISLAVA110	SLOVAKIA ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. A/DCM and Poloff delivered reftel demarches to multiple offices in the MFA and MoD. The Slovaks welcomed the information and asked us to share the results of the comprehensive review of Afghanistan/Pakistan policy well in advance of the NATO Summit. MFA Political Director Igor Slo [...]	2009-03-04 10:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR LO
09BRATISLAVA118	THE DIRTY TALE OF THE PEZINOK DUMP: "A CLOSED [...] (U) Here follows, in five acts, a tale of deception, conflict of interest, probable corruption, and -- last but not least -- impressive civic organization and commitment. Unfortunately for the Slovak citizens involved, absent an unlikely deus-ex-machina resolution their years-long struggle to [...]	2009-03-09 10:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA122	GUIDANCE REQUEST: PURSUING REPORTS ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Local media have uncovered information in archived intelligence files implicating Frantisek Blanarik, the head of Slovakia's National Security Office (NBU),as someone who knowingly cooperated with Communist-era intelligence services. If the information in the archived files is ac [...]	2009-03-12 09:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO LO
09BRATISLAVA127	EUR DAS GARBER'S MARCH 13 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (U) This message contains an action request in paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: EUR DAS Garber met with MFA Director General for Political Affairs Igor Slobodnik March 12 to discuss the impact of the ongoing economic crisis on Slovakia, Afghanistan, the Balkans, energy security, and Russia. Slo [...]	2009-03-16 08:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EPET KV RU LO
09BRATISLAVA128	SLOVAKIA SEEKS CONSULTATIONS PRIOR TO ASAD VISIT [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para six. 2. (C) Summary: In the course of a meeting to deliver ref a points on Syria, Ambassador Klara Novotna, head of the MFA's Middle East Directorate, informed Charge that President Asad would visit Bratislava, April 28-30. The visit was d [...]	2009-03-16 12:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO SY
09BRATISLAVA142	DEMARCHE TO SLOVAK GOVERNMENT ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Charge conveyed U.S. views on the need for strict adherence to national laws regarding the issuance of security clearances to MFA Political Director Igor Slobodnik on March 18. Queried by Slobodnik, Charge acknowledged that U.S. concerns had been generated by press reports regardi [...]	2009-03-20 15:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR NATO LO
09BRATISLAVA148	GASPAROVIC AND FRIENDS PLAY THE NATIONALIST CARD [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary. After opposition candidate Iveta Radicova's better-than-expected showing in the first round of Slovak presidential elections March 21 (ref A),incumbent President Gasparovic and his supporters wasted no time playing the nationalist (read: anti-Hungarian) card in [...]	2009-03-27 16:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA149	SLOVAKIA BUYS BACK TRANSPETROL STAKE [...] (U) The Slovak Government last night announced that it had concluded the buyback of its 49 percent share in the Transpetrol oil pipeline at a cost of $240 million. The purchase from Yukos Finance, one of the remnants of bankrupt Yukos Oil, was finalized and signed on March 26 in London betwee [...]	2009-03-27 19:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA154	SLOVAKIA STILL WEIGHING OPTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Charge delivered ref A points and papers to Juraj Podhorsky, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department, on April 1. Podhorsky appreciated close communication with the U.S. Embassy during the review process and during the week since the White Paper was released. He was not surprised [...]	2009-04-01 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS LO
09BRATISLAVA161	SLOVAKIA TO CONSIDER SENDING POLICE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph five. 2. (C) Summary: Charge raised ref A and B points on police trainers and mentors with Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak on April 2. Kalinak reiterated an earlier offer to train Afghan police in Slovakia, but -- when pressed -- also agr [...]	2009-04-07 10:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA165	SLOVAKIA'S SLUMP HITS HOME [...] (C) The National Bank of Slovakia's new forecast for -2.4 percent growth is beginning to sink in with both the government and opposition. The official budget assumption is now off by 7 percent, and the government is saying it will re-open the budget in a few weeks. The deficit implications o [...]	2009-04-09 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN LO
09BRATISLAVA166	SLOVAK JUSTICE: THE SITUATION IS CRITICAL [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 11. 2. (C) Introduction and Summary. Since the Fico Government came to power in 2006, the state of the Slovak Judiciary has declined precipitously. As we have previously reported, one of the most serious problems is the Justice Minister himself. S [...]	2009-04-09 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA169	GASPAROVIC'S RE-ELECTION: TAKING HIM AT HIS WORD [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: While the Slovak presidency is largely ceremonial, the incumbent can make life comfortable (or difficult) for the Prime Minister and the ruling coalition. The relationship between former Prime Minister Meciar and then-President Kovac was the most conflictual in Sl [...]	2009-04-15 07:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA176	FOURTH ESTATE MALAISE: A YEAR UNDER THE PRESS LAW [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: A year has passed since the Slovak parliament approved a controversial press law that was decried by opposition politicians and international observers as a threat to media freedom (ref A). Of most concern to the law's critics was the broadly formulated "right of [...]	2009-04-16 12:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA177	SLOVAK POLICE PREPARING FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff met with Colonel Pavel Slopovsky, Director of Slovakia's Bureau of International Police Cooperation, on April 16 to follow up on Interior Minister Kalinak's expressed interest in the possibility of sending Slovak police trainers to Afghanistan (Ref A). According to Slopov [...]	2009-04-17 08:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA180	SLAPSHOT: HOCKEY STAR WITHDRAWS FROM HALL OF FAME [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Last December, former Slovak Ambassador to the U.S. Martin Butora declined to accept an award from the Slovak Atlantic Commission because Interior Minister Kalinak was a co-awardee. Butora cited Kalinak's role in a government that systematically devalues civic soc [...]	2009-04-20 06:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM LO
09BRATISLAVA182	DPM CAPLOVIC ON ROMA TORTURE CASE: GOING THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Dusan Caplovic, the Deputy Prime Minister for Human Rights, Minorities, and Knowledge-Based Society, Charge raised our concerns about the recent police abuse scandal involving the torture of six minor Roma boys in Kosice, eastern Slovakia (reftel). Char [...]	2009-04-20 14:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA185	SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...]	2009-04-22 08:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA190	GASPAROVIC ON AFGHANISTAN, ASAD, ROMA, AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered President Obama's congratulatory letter to newly reelected Slovak President Gasparovic on April 22. In the course of their subsequent hour-long discussion, Gasparovic voiced worries about the Slovak economy, underscored his continued personal commitment to Slovak [...]	2009-04-24 13:36:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO OPDC LO
09BRATISLAVA191	PRIME MINISTER FICO RESPONDS TO EU PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: After months of investigations, broad media coverage and multiple inquiries from the European Commission, Prime Minister Fico has ordered the cancellation of an illegal 119.5 million Euro tender let by the Construction Ministry (a Slovak National Party ministry). [...]	2009-04-24 13:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA195	SLOVAKIA: CORRUPTION IN SALE OF CO2 PERMITS [...] (C) In complaints to major media outlets, SDKU Deputy Chairman and former Finance Minister Ivan Miklos and SDKU MP Pavol Freso have accused the Ministry of Environment (MinEnv) of underselling 10-15 million tons in carbon emissions permits, resulting in losses of EUR 33-60 million. Assigned t [...]	2009-04-29 06:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV SENV PREL ECON LO
09BRATISLAVA20	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO LONG-TERM STRATEGY ON GEORGIA [...] (C) In a January 2 farewell call on departing Slovak Foreign Minister Kubis, Ambassador foreshadowed reftel points, emphasizing the U.S. desire for a united Georgia, but acknowledging that we were engaged in a long-term process. Kubis welcomed U.S. willingness to solicit European thinking, and [...]	2009-01-13 11:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO GG
09BRATISLAVA206	SLOVAK MOD PRESENTS PLAN FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. In an April 16 meeting with DATT, ODC Chief and Poloff, officials from the Slovak General Staff detailed their expectations for future deployments to Afghanistan. Slovakia would like to deploy a 15-soldier OMLT in summer 2010 and, pending proper training and equipment, up to 65 sp [...]	2009-05-11 11:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK LO
09BRATISLAVA207	FICO SACKS SLOVAK ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (U) In response to allegations of corruption over the sale of CO2 permits to the U.S.-registered Interblue Group (reftel),Prime Minister Robert Fico called for the resignation of Environment Minister Jan Chrbet; President Gasparovic dismissed Chrbet on May 6. The Slovak National Party (SNS),[...]	2009-05-12 13:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SENV LO
09BRATISLAVA212	U.S. COMPANY DENIED GAS EXPLORATION LICENSE IN [...] (C) U.S. energy company Aspect Energy has recently been refused licenses to explore for natural gas in southern Slovakia. The denials, based on what the company considers flimsy bases, follow two years of a lengthy and nontransparent process at the Ministry of Environment. While the exact rea [...]	2009-05-13 14:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV EMIN KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA215	DISTURBING INCIDENTS PROMPT COMPARISONS TO [...] (C) An alleged attempted poisoning of a judge's wife, repeated unlawful entries into the offices of Slovakia's premier watchdog NGO, and an 80-man strong police action against a Franciscan monastery led by a priest who was outspoken in his support for opposition presidential candidate Iveta Ra [...]	2009-05-18 16:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA216	SLOVAKIA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (U) Below are our responses to the questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? A: In our view, Slovakia has worked to advance human rights and democracy in several specific ways. Non-go [...]	2009-05-20 07:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU LO
09BRATISLAVA232	LAJCAK CALLS IN CHARGE OVER EMBASSY'S STATEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Slovak FM Lajcak called in Charge May 27 to relay President Gasparovic's extreme displeasure over Embassy Bratislava's recent public statements in which we expressed regret at the demise of the Special Court for anti-corruption cases. Lajcak said Gasparovic felt U.S. comments (a [...]	2009-05-28 15:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA238	INTERBLUE CO2 PERMITS CONTRACT PUBLISHED, SANS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 14:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SENV LO
09BRATISLAVA240	FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK RAISES RED FLAG ABOUT [...] (U) This message has been coordinated with Embassy Budapest. 2. (C) Introduction and Comment: Foreign Minister Lajcak recently raised his deep concerns with Charge about Hungarian opposition party Fidesz's intended citation of the Ahtisaari plan as a model for the treatment of ethnic minori [...]	2009-06-02 13:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO HU
09BRATISLAVA241	INTERBLUE CO2 PERMITS CONTRACT PUBLISHED, SANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Environment Minister Viliam Turksy (Slovak National Party - SNS) published the controversial contract arranging for the sale of CO2 permits to the U.S.-registered Interblue Group (ref A and B),but critical information including the price and number of permits sold was deleted [...]	2009-06-04 06:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SENV LO
09BRATISLAVA248	JUSTICE MINISTER HARABIN POISED TO BECOME SUPREME [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The Slovak Judicial Council will elect a new Supreme Court Chairman on June 22. It appears virtually certain that Justice Minister Stefan Harabin, to whom half of the members of the Judicial Council are subordinate or otherwise beholden, will win. Justice and the [...]	2009-06-09 13:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA256	HARABIN DEMANDS $1.1 MILLION FROM MEDIA AS [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Stefan Harabin is demanding a total of over $1.1 million from four major Slovak media outlets for supposed damage to his reputation that they caused by reporting his links to a known drug dealer. In almost identical letters to the four companies, Harabin threatens [...]	2009-06-12 15:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE LO
09BRATISLAVA281	STEFAN HARABIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT [...] Justice Minister Stefan Harabin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Court on June 22. He received 15 out of 17 votes from members of the Slovak Judicial Council. Seven members of the Council were either appointed by Harabin, or are subordinate to him. Two members abstained. Harabin, whose re [...]	2009-06-22 15:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO
09BRATISLAVA282	STEFAN HARABIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPREME COURT [...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Stefan Harabin was elected Chairman of the Supreme Court on June 22. He received 15 out of 17 votes from members of the Slovak Judicial Council. Two members abstained. Seven members of the Council were either appointed by Harabin, or are subordinate to him. Har [...]	2009-06-22 16:17:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM LO
09BRATISLAVA289	CHIEF JUSTICE HARABIN'S TERM: "1825 DAYS OF DARKNESS"? [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: In a matter of weeks, significant negative developments have taken place in the Slovak judiciary. It will take some time to assess fully the ramifications of the June 22 election of Stefan Harabin as Chief Justice and the June 18 vote by the Slovak Parliament to e [...]	2009-06-26 13:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUST LO
09BRATISLAVA290	SLOVAKS TO DEMARCHE IRANIANS, SUPPORT FREE AND FAIR AFGHAN [...] (C) During a June 26 meeting with the Charge, Slovak MFA State Secretary Diana Strofova said she would be meeting with the Iranian Ambassador (resident in Vienna) later that morning to deliver a demarche on the recent Iranian elections and their aftermath. She emphasized the Slovak demarche wa [...]	2009-06-26 13:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF LO
09BRATISLAVA291	SLOVAK PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CRISIS OPERATIONS [...] (U) Summary. On June 19, Slovakia's parliament, by a vote of 134-0, approved a measure enabling Slovak Armed Forces to deploy 16 additional troops in support of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Deputies from all parliamentary parties supported the measure. T [...]	2009-06-29 09:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF LO
09BRATISLAVA298	CHINESE PRESIDENT HU IN SLOVAKIA: BUSINESS AND PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Slovakia on June 18-19. While the Slovak Government deemed the visit a success because it affirmed China's regard for Slovakia "as an important EU country" and produced contracts between Slovak and Chinese companies valued at 75.5 million euro, [...]	2009-07-07 15:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH LO PHUM
09BRATISLAVA3	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DEPARTING SLOVAK [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Obsitnik paid a farewell call on departing Slovak Foreign Minister Kubis on January 2, expressing appreciation for Kubis,s personal efforts (in sometimes trying circumstances) and Slovakia,s support on a variety of issues important to the United States ) particularly [...]	2009-01-06 17:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA303	NEW DOUBTS ON INTEGRITY OF SLOVAK SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Following months of revelations drawn from archival files that the head of the Slovak National Security Office, Frantisek Blanarik, collaborated with the Communist-era Czechoslovak intelligence services, new information has come to light casting further do [...]	2009-07-10 09:52:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA314	VETERAN JUDGE DEMOTED FOR UNWILLINGNESS TO BOW TO HARABIN'S [...] (C) Summary: On July 8, a disciplinary senate ruled that veteran judge Anna Benesova be removed from her position at the Bratislava Regional Court and placed at the lower-level Bratislava District Court. Benesova was sanctioned by the senate for allegedly banning the recording of court [...]	2009-07-16 15:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS LO
09BRATISLAVA322	EBRD FINANCING IMPROVES PROSPECT OF LONG-PROMISED HIGHWAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EBRD approved EUR 250 million in financing for the 52-kilometer R1 express highway connecting Nitra to Tekovske Nemce, one of three sections of an east-west highway project organized under a public-private partnership (PPP) concept. The EBRD's decision is a critical milestone, [...]	2009-07-21 13:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CH LO
09BRATISLAVA324	FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK ON HUNGARY AND FICO'S DESIRE TO [...] (C) Summary: During a July 20 dinner with the Charge, Foreign Minister Lajcak lamented the timing but defended the substance of the recently-passed amendments to the Slovak language law. He hoped to defuse the current "overreaction" by working quietly with Hungarian officials and the OSCE's [...]	2009-07-22 14:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA33	SLOVAKIA ON EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel A points to Tana Halaszova of the Slovak MFA's Middle East Department. Halaszova stated that she did not believe the EU-Syria Association Agreement would be discussed in upcoming EU Ministerial meetings, as the European gas crisis and the Gaza conflict were causing [...]	2009-01-16 11:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY LO
09BRATISLAVA365	FICO CALLS FOR END TO CO2 PERMITS DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After months of defending the sale of assigned amount unit (AAU) CO2 permits to the U.S.-registered Interblue Group (refs A, B, and C),Prime Minister Robert Fico has publicly acknowledged his opposition to the contract. While cancellation of the deal will likely prevent Interblue [...]	2009-08-18 16:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KGHG SENV KCOR JA LO
09BRATISLAVA367	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER FICO [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Charge met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on August 18 for nearly an hour. Fico had originally asked the Charge to stop by to discuss the case of Aspect Energy, an American firm whose efforts to explore for natural gas in Slovakia have been subject to a s [...]	2009-08-20 15:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV AF LO
09BRATISLAVA368	THE EXTREMISM PARADOX [...] (C) Summary: Extremism is on the rise in Slovakia, and the Government's ability and willingness to combat it, despite a newly-passed extremism amendment to the Penal code, remains an open question. While the amendment supposedly strengthens the government's hand, many experts believe it is a [...]	2009-08-21 09:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA369	FICO FIRES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER, BUT IT'S NO CLEANUP [...] (C) On Wednesday, PM Robert Fico fired his Minister of Environment over a public procurement scandal involving the disposal of coal ash. At the press conference announcing the dismissal, he said that he would take the ministry away from junior coalition partner, which has caused the governmen [...]	2009-08-21 09:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL ECON KCOR LO
09BRATISLAVA370	SLOVAKS RAISE OPTION OF DENYING ENTRY TO HUNGARIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On August 21, FM Miroslav Lajcak convoked an urgent meeting with the Chiefs of Mission of Bratislava's diplomatic corps to explain Slovakia's opposition to the planned visit of Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom this afternoon at 6 pm (Bratislava time.) Solyom plans to attend an un [...]	2009-08-21 14:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO HU
09BRATISLAVA390	LOW EXPECTATIONS IN ADVANCE OF FICO-BAJNAI BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 16:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LO HU
09BRATISLAVA397	MALINOVA CASE: THREE YEARS, MORE LIES, NO PROGRESS [...] (U) Summary. After "deliberating" for over a year, the Dean of the Medical Faculty of Bratislava's Comenius University, Peter Labas, issued the long-awaited expert opinion in the Hedviga Malinova case on September 8. Malinova is the ethnic Hungarian who was allegedly assaulted by two skinheads [...]	2009-09-11 15:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA400	SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Charge conveyed the Presidential decision on European-based missile defense to MFA Political Director Igor Slobodnik on September 17. Slobodnik expressed appreciation for the briefing and signaled GOS support for the decision. He stated that the MFA had already responded this afternoon to [...]	2009-09-17 15:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA402	SLOVAKS WILL MEET WITH KOSOVARS AT UNGA [...] (C) Charge met on September 18 with Foreign Minister Lajcak and discussed points in reftel. Lajcak responded that he has already scheduled a meeting with the Kosovars on the margins of UNGA next week in New York. 2. (U) Septel will provide Lajcak's additional thoughts on the Balkans. ED [...]	2009-09-18 11:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KV LO
09BRATISLAVA406	SLOVAKIA: CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FM LAJCAK [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Eddins met with Foreign Minister Lajcak on September 18, prior to Lajcak's departure for the U.S. Lajcak reviewed his recent trips to Moscow and Minsk. Other topics included Afghanistan, Iran, Slovak-Hungarian relations, the Balkans, and Guantanamo detainees. [...]	2009-09-21 13:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO HU BH
09BRATISLAVA41	GAERC RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Albin Otruba, European Correspondent at the Slovak MFA on January 21. Otruba said GAERC's agenda is still subject to change, but guessed it would include Kosovo, Guantanamo, the Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, and energy security only. Slovakia will be repr [...]	2009-01-22 13:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF ZL SU ZI UP BO
09BRATISLAVA413	THE PURGE OF THE SLOVAK JUDICIARY [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: Negative trends in the Slovak judiciary (refs a-j) have intensified and accelerated since the June election of former Justice Minister Stefan Harabin to the position of Chief Justice of the Slovak Supreme Court. On what seems to be a daily basis, experience [...]	2009-09-25 16:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA428	SLOVAKIA'S BORDER WITH UKRAINE [...] (U) Summary. On Monday, September 21, Embassy officers together with DHS/ICE attachi visited the Slovak-Ukraine border as the guests of the Border and Alien Police (BAP). Our purposes were (I) to assess any security changes since visa waiver accession; (ii) observe U.S.-donated inspection eq [...]	2009-10-02 15:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV LO UP PINR
09BRATISLAVA447	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO SLOVAKIA OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Ambassador Vershbow: Your visit to Bratislava coincides with what could be Slovakia's most forward-leaning pledges regarding ISAF participation to date. At the NATO Informal Defense Ministerial, we expect the Slovaks to announce the deployment of Special Forces (20 in the near future [...]	2009-10-16 16:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR AF LO
09BRATISLAVA452	SLOVAK CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR LOBBIES FOR THIRD TERM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: After vigorous behind-the-scenes lobbying by Ivan Sramko, Governor of Slovakia's Central Bank, the government has submitted a proposal to Parliament that would allow him to seek a third term in office and slash the Bank's board from 11 members to five. This move is widely seen as [...]	2009-10-23 15:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA453	SECRETARY GATES' OCTOBER 23 MEETING WITH SLOVAK DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Gates met October 23 with Deputy Prime Minister (and Interior Minister) Kalinak and Defense Minister Baska on the margins of the Bratislava NATO defense ministerial. Kalinak underscored and elaborated on Baska's earlier announcement that Slovakia would be in [...]	2009-10-24 07:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR LO
09BRATISLAVA455	ASD VERSHBOW'S MEETING WITH SLOVAK FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK: [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 16:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR BIH LO AF
09BRATISLAVA46	GAS CRISIS MAY PRESENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NABUCCO [...] (C) In Ambassador Obsitnik's farewell calls on Slovak PM Robert Fico and FM Jan Kubis (septel),both men brought up the possibility of joining the Nabucco consortium as a hedge against future crises. The Slovak leadership gave us their frank views of the respective roles the Ukrainians and Ru [...]	2009-01-27 11:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL LO
09BRATISLAVA466	THE 1989 DIVIDE IS GROWING [...] (C) Summary. Divisions between the Slovak protagonists of the Velvet Revolution and the current leadership are growing sharper as 20th anniversary commemorations approach. A flood of retrospectives are giving rise to reflections about the past, but also on the extent to which the aspirations [...]	2009-11-04 16:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA47	SLOVAK JUSTICE IS SUFFERING UNDER JUSTICE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-27 13:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA470	SLOVAKIA AGREES TO RESETTLE THREE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Summary: In a November 4 meeting with Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan Fried, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico agreed to accept three Guantanamo detainees for resettlement in Slovakia. After further discussion of details and logistics with Foreign Minister Lajcak and Interior Min [...]	2009-11-06 16:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LO HU PHUM
09BRATISLAVA474	SLOVAKIA: FICO'S FAILURE TO RESOLVE INTERBLUE CO2 TRADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A failure to resolve the Interblue CO2 permit scandal has prompted widespread suspicion that PM Robert Fico's Smer political party was deeply involved in the corrupt sale, which may ultimately cost Slovakia hundreds of millions of Euros in lost revenue. Although Fico has tried--wi [...]	2009-11-10 09:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR SENV ECON LO
09BRATISLAVA481	REGIONAL ELECTIONS: PLAYING ROUGH IN BRATISLAVA [...] (U) After a Bratislava municipal deputy questioned the decision of the Dubravka Mayor (Dubravka is a district of Bratislava) to offer a sweetheart lease to a reputed mobster, the deputy's car was torched. The deputy, Martin Zatovic (SDKU),believes he has a good chance to be elected on Novemb [...]	2009-11-13 16:06:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA487	SLOVAKIA SLOW ROLLS CORPORATE CRIMINAL LIABILITY [...] (U) On November 4, the Slovak government approved draft legislation on terrorist financing. The accompanying explanatory note caught our eye because it stated that `if the proposed legislative changes creating separate offenses for terrorism financing and corporate criminal liability were [...]	2009-11-20 16:52:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OECD LO
09BRATISLAVA489	SLOVAKIA COMMEMORATES THE VELVET REVOLUTION: SNAPSHOTS FROM [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-23 14:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM LO
09BRATISLAVA49	CHIEF OF OFFICE CHARGED WITH GRANTING SECURITY [...] (U) Summary. Frantisek Blanarik, the Head of Slovakia's National Security Office (NBU),is under pressure after the exposure of archived files related to information he provided to the Military Counterintelligence Service (VKR) when he was a soldier in the mid-1980s. If Blanarik provided inform [...]	2009-01-28 15:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA497	DAS QUANRUD IN SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary: In a 29-hour visit to Bratislava, EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud met with a variety of senior Slovak government officials, including Deputy Prime Minister Robert Kalinak and FM Miroslav Lajcak, as well as opposition leaders and members of the judiciary, civil society, and news media to di [...]	2009-11-27 11:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG LO
09BRATISLAVA526	THE FUTURE OF SLOVAKIA'S SOLAR POWER INDUSTRY GROWS EVEN [...] (SBU) Fears about a lack of transparency and openness in Slovakia's renewable energy industry were realized last week, as the government-owned power grid operator (SEPS) approved a list of solar power projects and announced that nothing further will be approvedQat least two years. The applicat [...]	2009-12-22 14:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA53	AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S FAREWELL TRIFECTA - FICO, [...] (C) Summary: In farewell calls on Prime Minister Fico, President Gasparovic, and Foreign Minister Kubis, Ambassador Obsitnik underscored his appreciation for U.S.-Slovak cooperation during his 13-month tenure, highlighting Slovakia's entry into the Visa Waiver Program and increasingly active [...]	2009-01-29 13:19:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV LO
09BRATISLAVA54	SMER-SNS-HZDS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] (C) Summary: The "worst case scenario" government of Smer-SNS-HZDS is now a certainty. We can expect many more challenges in advocating U.S. policy goals under a Fico-led government than during Mikulas Dzurinda's tenure, particularly on controversial issues such as the war in Iraq or support [...]	2009-01-30 10:27:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KPAO EAID LO
09BRATISLAVA70	FICO'S ROLE MODEL: VLADIMIR PUTIN? [...] (C) Name this leader: He consolidated power and popularity during a period of unprecedented economic growth. As a hedge against any current or future challengers, he attacks the opposition and media relentlessly. He accuses NGOs of seeking to undermine the government and has supported legislati [...]	2009-02-09 08:06:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO RU
09BRATISLAVA76	SLOVAKIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE WESTERN [...] (C) Slovakia's new Foreign Minister, High Representative and EU Special Representative to Bosnia Miroslav Lajcak, wants to maintain a strong focus on the Western Balkans in his new role. In a February 11 initial meeting with Charge, Lajcak also mentioned that he had intended to visit Washingt [...]	2009-02-12 11:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO BH
09BRATISLAVA89	FOREIGN MINISTER LAJCAK STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF [...] (C) Summary: In their initial meeting, Foreign Minister Miro Lajcak and Charge discussed a wide range of issues including bilateral relations, the global financial crisis, Afghanistan, Western Balkans (already reported reftel) and Ukraine. Lajcak opened the meeting by affirming that Slovakia [...]	2009-02-20 15:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO
09BRAZZAVILLE171	(SBU) CONGO'S FIRST LADY REQUESTS MEETING WITH U.S. FIRST [...] (SBU) On June 5, Congo(b)'s Minister of Health, Mrs. Emilienne Raoul, informed the Ambassador that Mrs. Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, spouse of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, requests an opportunity to meet First Lady Michelle Obama June 16 or 17. Mrs. Sassou Nguesso will arrive in Washington [...]	2009-06-05 13:37:00	Embassy Brazzaville	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL CF
09BRAZZAVILLE172	(C) ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT: DISARRY ON ALL SIDES [...] 1.(C) Summary: Congo(B) will hold a Presidential election on July 12 for a seven-year Presidential term. With the filing deadline June 12, only Mathias Dzon has filed formal papers as a candidate from the opposition. In the non-Sassou camp, it is difficult to determine which of the pos [...]	2009-06-05 15:41:00	Embassy Brazzaville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CF
09BRAZZAVILLE198	(C) CONGO-B/EU: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION "NOT A PRIORITY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-01 08:50:00	Embassy Brazzaville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR CF
09BRIDGETOWN1	BARBADOS MFA FRETS OVER VENEZUELA MARITIME CLAIMS [...] (C) MFA Maritime and American Affairs Desk Officers expressed lingering concerns over Venezuela's claim to a 200-nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around Bird Rock Island (la Isla de Aves) and claims to large maritime blocks within Barbados's EEZ, in recent meetings with Emboffs. Ve [...]	2009-01-05 16:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PREL ETRD MARR XL
09BRIDGETOWN10	OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP - ANTIGUA AGREES [...] (c) DCM delivered ref demarche points to MFA Acting Permanent Secretary Cicely Solomon on January 8. Solomon agreed that Iranian leadership at UNDP would be counterproductive, and said the GOAB would instruct its UN Permrep to work to block an Iranian presidency and to find and support a su [...]	2009-01-08 18:34:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF EAID UN XL

09BRIDGETOWN114	ANTIGUA: UPHEAVAL ON THE EVE OF ELECTIONS [...] (C) Antiguan PM Spencer's February 17 announcement of March 12 as the date for parliamentary elections was almost immediately overshadowed by an announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission of action being taken against U.S.-Antiguan citizen Sir Allen Stanford for "massive, on-going fraud [...]	2009-02-18 21:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ST CN XL
09BRIDGETOWN132	INSIDE CRICKET: ST. KITTS AND NEVIS POLITICAL [...] (C) A long-time member of the ruling St. Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP),Dwyer Astaphan, recently resigned from the Douglas administration, opening the door for the Concerned Citizen Movement (CCM) -- a Nevis-based party -- to play a kingmaker's role, possibly in coalition with the oppos [...]	2009-02-26 22:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN142	CHINESE VICE PREMIER HUI,S VISIT: IT WAS ALL ABOUT [...] (C) The visit of Vice Premier Hui Liangyu to Barbados was more style than substance, according to senior MFA officials. The primary goal of the visit appears to have been to reinforce China,s commitment to the region in order to prevent any new flip-flops on the recognition of Taiwan followi [...]	2009-03-04 19:07:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CN XL
09BRIDGETOWN144	COLLAPSE OF TRINIDAD,S CL FINANCIAL GROUP RIPPLES [...] (C) The collapse and subsequent bailout of the CLICO Group, one of the largest financial conglomerates in the Caribbean, is a cause of serious concern in Barbados. CLICO holds a wide range of assets in Barbados including the Barbados National Bank, which Prime Minister Thompson is now seeking [...]	2009-03-04 19:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL CN XL
09BRIDGETOWN155	IMF SHIFTS COURSE ON ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PROJECT [...] (C) Following a January 30-February 12 Article IV consultation visit to St. Vincent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a report in which it termed the construction of a costly new international airport a step in the right direction for the country's tourism development. This conclus [...]	2009-03-06 20:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN166	DOMINICA POLECON ROUNDUP [...] (C) The Government of Dominica continues to suffer from small-time leadership, a perception that corruption is out of hand, and a lack of momentum in developing infrastructure for growth. The newly formed Integrity in Public Office Commission is operational, but hamstrung by lack of resource [...]	2009-03-12 18:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL INRB XL
09BRIDGETOWN171	ANTIGUA RETURNS UPP TO POWER; ALP HEADS TO COURT [...] (C) Antigua and Barbuda's ruling United Progressive Party(UPP) won a closely contested election March 12, taking nine of the 17 seats and retaining its majority in parliament, but losing three previously-held seats in an election marred by delays and technical difficulties. Among the seats l [...]	2009-03-19 14:35:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ST XL
09BRIDGETOWN195	EASTERN CARIBBEAN PLANS FOR SOA (C-AL9-00153) [...] (C) Eastern Caribbean Prime Ministers all plan to lead their delegations to the Summit of the Americas. All seven Eastern Caribbean countries believe that the Summit provides an opportune moment to engage the new U.S. Administration to address what they see as a potentially devastating blow [...]	2009-03-30 16:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN XL
09BRIDGETOWN210	ST LUCIA: GOVERNMENT WEAKNESS AND FOREIGN [...] (C) The government's integrity and accountability are under increasing strain in St. Lucia in the face of continued tensions within the governing party and windfall foreign funds being deployed by Taiwan into government constituencies. With the ongoing economic slowdown impacting the island, [...]	2009-04-03 16:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PREL INRB XL CH TW EAID OFDP
09BRIDGETOWN256	DOMINICA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Steve Ferrol, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Dominica, on April 22nd, 2009. Ferrol stated that the issue of Kosovo had been discussed in Caricom, but as of yet there has been no decision made. Ferrol knew of a letter b [...]	2009-04-30 18:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL XL ECON
09BRIDGETOWN27	ST. VINCENT OPPOSITION - MORE HARD TIMES AHEAD [...] (C) Former St. Vincent Ambassador to the UN and cabinet minister under previous Mitchell administrations, Jonathan Peters, announced his return to politics in St. Vincent in a January 13 meeting at the Embassy. Peters has an ambitious plan both to take control of the opposition New Democratic [...]	2009-01-15 17:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR XL
09BRIDGETOWN295	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...]	2009-05-20 12:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN303	BARBADOS: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel queries for Barbados. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Barbados has not taken any steps to advance democracy or human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host country made public statem [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL
09BRIDGETOWN304	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has not taken steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made other public statemen [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN305	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Dominica. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Dominica has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country made public state [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN306	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Antigua and Barbuda. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Antigua and Barbuda has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host cou [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN307	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Kitts and Nevis. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Kitts and Nevis has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host cou [...]	2009-05-26 14:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN314	ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER'S VISIT TO BARBADOS SETS [...] (C) Attorney General Eric Holder's May 21-24 visit to Barbados generated enormous goodwill both in Barbados and more broadly among CARICOM Attorneys General. The visit, which received glowing press in Barbados, charted a positive agenda for judicial and law enforcement cooperation between t [...]	2009-05-28 15:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL KJUS MASS XL
09BRIDGETOWN315	BARBADOS PM TELLS AG HOLDER RAUL CASTRO WANTS TO [...] (C) Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, who met with Raul Castro one on one for two hours in mid-May, told Attorney General Holder that he was "impressed by the degree to which Raul Castro is interested in working with the United States." Given Barbados' long-standing good relations with [...]	2009-05-28 16:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN346	GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ON EVERYONE'S FRONT BURNER IN [...] (C) Having been granted rights to develop a geothermal reservoir by the Government of Nevis, West Indies Power claims it is 18 months away from generating sufficient power to meet the energy needs of Nevis, and more than 2 years away from exporting power to St. Kitts. Large potential customers [...]	2009-06-10 21:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV KTBD IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN358	ANTIGUA'S RULING PARTY UNDER PRESSURE FROM COURT [...] (C) In the three months since the election that saw the United Progressive Party (UPP) returned to power in Antigua, the government has found itself under pressure from legal challenges to election results from opposition Antigua Labor Party (ALP) and internal party infighting. The Antiguan [...]	2009-06-17 15:03:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CN XL
09BRIDGETOWN377	ANTIGUA GOVT HOLDS TRUMP CARD OVER CORRUPT [...] (c) On June 22, UK High Commissioner Duncan Taylor passed to the Charge a copy of a "confidential opinion" from a law firm hired by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to investigate possible corrupt activities by the previous government with regards to repayment of a development loan. The [...]	2009-06-26 12:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM CVIS XL
09BRIDGETOWN407	CHAVEZ LAVISHES ATTENTION ON DOMINICA AFTER ST. [...] (C) On June 12th, the 18 member states of Venezuela's PetroCaribe agreement held their 6th annual summit on the island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis; President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela was the headliner. Citing the dynamic nature of oil prices and the global economy, St. Kitts PM Denzil Dougl [...]	2009-07-02 20:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN41	CUBA, DEPORTEES AND SECURITY TOP AGENDA IN [...] (C) During the Ambassador's January 8 farewell call on St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, he called on the U.S. to unconditionally end its economic embargo on Cuba. PM Gonsalves spoke at length about the deep, strong ties that bind the United States and the Caribb [...]	2009-01-22 11:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KCRM PGOV PREL XL ZL
09BRIDGETOWN417	ST. KITTS AND NEVIS OPPOSITION LEADERS ANTICIPATE [...] (C) Opposition leaders from the People's Action Movement (PAM) on St. Kitts are renouncing their U.S. citizenship in anticipation of possible elections in July. Using the out of control crime wave and the government's lack of action as corner stone of a PAM campaign, leaders are confident they [...]	2009-07-08 19:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN425	ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ELECTIONS: WAITING FOR THE [...] (C) Michael Morton, Chairman of the largest private sector entity on St. Kitts and Nevis and a strong opposition party supporter, told emboffs in a recent meeting that he believes Prime Minister Denzil Douglas and the St. Kitts and Nevis Labor Party (SKLP) did not call elections as expected on [...]	2009-07-15 14:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XL
09BRIDGETOWN461	POLOFF INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS HIGHLIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Recent meetings with key St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) government and non-government representatives yielded leads on SVG's orientation towards the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Shipboarding Agreement, reaction on G/TIP's Tier 2 Watchlist designation, and offered [...]	2009-07-29 19:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN471	ALBA'S ALLURE TO ANTIGUA ET AL [...] (c) Three of the seven Eastern Caribbean countries are now members of both ALBA and PetroCaribe. While this has raised eyebrows among political pundits in the region and beyond, the three island nations that have joined - Dominica, St. Vincent, and most recently, Antigua - are doing what they [...]	2009-08-04 12:07:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG ETRD XL
09BRIDGETOWN5	DOMINICA: AMATEURISH PM'S OFFICE BOTCHES [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see para 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Despite repeated confirmation the day prior to the Ambassador's planned December 17 farewell calls on Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Foreign Minister Vince Henderson, both were no-shows [...]	2009-01-05 18:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CASC XL
09BRIDGETOWN6	CUBA, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY COOPERATION AND [...] (C). During a December 19 farewell call on Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson, the Ambassador thanked Thompson for his efforts to work with us to strengthen regional security, urged him to reassess his government's approach to UN human rights resolutions, and reaffirmed U.S. support for co [...]	2009-01-05 19:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KCRM PGOV PREL XL ZL
09BRIDGETOWN615	ST. VINCENT SET TO LAUNCH MAJOR CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Vincentians are preparing for what will likely be a hotly contested vote in a November 25 referendum on a new constitution. The proposed constitution, which would turn the multi-island nation into a presidential republic, has been touted by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as essential fo [...]	2009-10-06 12:43:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR XL
09BRIDGETOWN617	(C-AL9-01941) LEADERSHIP PROFILE: BARBADOS PM [...] (C) Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson is a bland but competent leader who is maintaining his country's long-standing tradition of political pragmatism and fiscal responsibility. He is also committed to an independent foreign policy of "moderation and commonsense." This commitment, refle [...]	2009-10-06 20:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR INRB XL
09BRIDGETOWN619	ST LUCIA IFTAR HIGHLIGHTS COMPETITION IN LOCAL [...] (C) The Iftar hosted by the Embassy in St. Lucia continued our efforts begun in Barbados in 2007 to reach out to the small but growing Muslim Community in the Eastern Caribbean. This community is appreciative of U.S. engagement. The local dynamics among Muslim groups competing for scarce re [...]	2009-10-07 15:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL KISL SOCI XL
09BRIDGETOWN653	RELEASE OF LAST OF THE GRENADA 17 BRIEFLY SHAKES [...] (C) The release on September 5, 2009 of the last of the "Grenada 17" -- those in prison for their roles in the assassination of then-Prime Minister Maurice Bishop --, caused a brief but energetic outpouring of political vitriol in the days following the government's action. The government, n [...]	2009-10-16 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN656	RELEASE OF LAST OF THE GRENADA 17 BRIEFLY SHAKES [...] (C) The release on September 5, 2009 of the last of the "Grenada 17" -- those in prison for their roles in the assassination of then-Prime Minister Maurice Bishop --, caused a brief but energetic outpouring of political vitriol in the days following the government's action. The government, n [...]	2009-10-16 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN658	RELEASE OF LAST OF THE GRENADA 17 BRIEFLY SHAKES [...] (C) The release on September 5, 2009 of the last of the "Grenada 17" -- those in prison for their roles in the assassination of then-Prime Minister Maurice Bishop --, caused a brief but energetic outpouring of political vitriol in the days following the government's action. The government, n [...]	2009-10-16 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN660	SOUTHCOM ASSESSMENTS ON ST.LUCIA HOSPITAL [...] (C) The three assessments prepared by SOUTHCOM on the effects of the fire at St. Jude's hospital in St. Lucia were completed and delivered to Prime Minister King October 2. These assessments, encompassing the entire Medical infrastructure of southern St. Lucia, provided a roadmap for rebuildi [...]	2009-10-16 21:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MASS PGOV PHUM PREL SL XL
09BRIDGETOWN675	CHINESE-MADE PLANES HEADED TO THE CARIBBEAN [...] (C) The Governments of Barbados and Antigua, two of the three majority shareholders in the monopoly regional air carrier LIAT (Leeward Islands Air Transport),have expressed strong interest in replacing the aging fleet of turboprops with Chinese-made planes. China's Ambassador in Antigua con [...]	2009-10-23 13:58:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAIR PREL CN XL
09BRIDGETOWN689	ST. VINCENT CONTINUES IRAN COURTSHIP IN HOPES OF [...] (C) In his attempt to garner financial support for his signature International Airport project, St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves (with encouragement from Venezuela's Hugo Chavez) has sought to forge closer relations with Iran. Although he has held two meetings with Iranian president [...]	2009-10-30 14:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC PGOV PHUM PARM IR XL
09BRIDGETOWN690	VINCENTIAN NATIONAL DAY EVENTS SHARPEN BATTLE [...] (SBU) St. Vincent's November 25 constitutional referendum was the main focus of discussion with government and NGO interlocutors, and the main point of Independence Day remarks made by Prime Minister Gonsalves, during the October 27 festivities marking the country's 30th anniversary of indepen [...]	2009-10-30 14:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN711	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. [...]	2009-11-10 13:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN712	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Vincent and the Grenadines follows. - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, Barbados has not sought to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host coun [...]	2009-11-10 13:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN721	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for Dominica follows. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Dominica has done nothing to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host co [...]	2009-11-17 17:55:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN723	REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT: [...] (C) Response to reftel inquiries for St. Lucia follows. -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Lucia has done nothing to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. -- Has the host country [...]	2009-11-17 17:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU XL
09BRIDGETOWN725	St Kitts: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Responses keyed to reftel questions: - Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. St. Kitts and Nevis has not taken any steps to advance democracy and human rights in Cuba. - Has the host country [...]	2009-11-18 18:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL XL CU
09BRIDGETOWN735	GONSALVES DEFENDS TIES WITH VENEZUELA, BUT WELCOMES DEEPER [...] (C) In a three-hour marathon meeting with the Charge October 26, St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves outlined his efforts to combat drug trafficking and crime and his need for new assets and expanded U.S. support. He defended his close ties to Venezuela through ALBA and PetroCaribe, but [...]	2009-11-19 20:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM XL
09BRIDGETOWN739	BARBADOS COAST GUARD COMMANDER TACKLES CORRUPTION, TRAINING [...] (C) Newly installed Barbados Coast Guard Commander Sean Reece emphasized the need for further training for his units as the Coast Guard grapples with serious internal corruption issues and regional capacity deficiencies. Reece commended the close cooperation between the Coast Guard and U.S. So [...]	2009-12-04 14:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MOPS SNAR CH XL
09BRIDGETOWN741	PM PONDERS ELECTIONS AFTER FAILED REDISTRICTING BID [...] (C) With no date yet set for St. Kitts and Nevis General elections, the constitutional deadline of March, 2010 is looming Larger, leaving the government with ever-more restricted room to maneuver. After an apparent opposition legal victory stemming from accusations of gerrymandering by the ru [...]	2009-12-04 18:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ST XL
09BRIDGETOWN743	Dominica PM Calls Snap Elections for December 18 [...] (C) Prime Minister Skerrit announced snap elections to occur on the 18th of December. This is ten months earlier than required, and reflects Skerrit's calculation that his advantage may be at its peak due to an influx of assistance from Venezuela and China -- both officially in terms of infra [...]	2009-12-04 21:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OAS XL VE
09BRIDGETOWN745	Dominica Election Primer: The Bolivarian Candidate [...] (C) With high unemployment and government corruption dominating election debates, Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has decided to take a gamble on his political career, betting that he can ride a wave of financial support from China and Venezuela to overcome his government's poor sho [...]	2009-12-04 21:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON XL VE
09BRIDGETOWN747	(C-AL9-01941) LEADERSHIP PROFILE: DOMINICA PM ROOSEVELT [...] (C) Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica was the youngest head of government in the world when he took office in 2004 at 31 years of age. His youth has been highlighted as a reason for his naivetC) in international circles, but also as an indicator of well-honed political instincts th [...]	2009-12-07 19:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV XL VE
09BRIDGETOWN749	The Last of the Caribs [...] (C) Dominica's Carib territory - one of the last vestiges of indigenous Carib culture in the Hemisphere -- is rapidly losing its cultural identity due to increasing government encroachment, the breakdown of public institutions, and the high rate of poverty and social ills within the Carib comm [...]	2009-12-07 19:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI EAID ECON KWMN XL
09BRIDGETOWN759	St. Kitts Shooting for Number One [...] (C) Summary. The per capita murder rate in St. Kitts is on pace to be among the highest in the world for the second year in a row. The country has set a new record for gun murders, despite new gun legislation and a national crackdown on illegal fire arms. A poorly trained police force sore [...]	2009-12-15 18:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV KCRM EAID XL
09BRIDGETOWN761	Dominican PM's Boasts of Assistance Refuted by Anguilla and [...] (C) In what is seen as a significant pre-election mistake, Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced at a political rally that his government had extended USD$13.5 million in loans to Anguilla and Antigua to help its "downtrodden" fellow members of the Organization of Eastern Caribb [...]	2009-12-16 19:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM XL
09BRIDGETOWN763	Antigua's Economy: Down for the Count? [...] (C) Antigua's public debt has increased at a catastrophic rate over the last two years, leading to a debt to GDP ratio of almost 120 percent. The government's own estimates show that the ratio will likely hit 200 percent by the end of the its current term in office in 2014, if drastic measure [...]	2009-12-16 19:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL CH XL
09BRIDGETOWN765	Dominica's Opposition Leader Cautiously Optimistic Despite [...] (C) Dominica's main opposition United Workers Party (UWP) leader Ron Green was cautiously optimistic in a call on the Charge in Bridgetown December 11, a week ahead of December 18 General Elections. Green lamented the role that outside money was playing in the election, especially by giving th [...]	2009-12-16 19:58:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM XL
09BRIDGETOWN769	Where there's Smoke: Corruption in Dominica [...] (C) Allegations of corruption continue to mount against Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit as December 18 national elections approach. These allegations focus primarily on the Layou River Scandal, bogus Ambassadorial appointments, no bid government contracts, Ross University villas, an [...]	2009-12-16 21:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR XL
09BRIDGETOWN771	Dominica's General Election Creates a Nearly One Party State [...] (C) Roosevelt Skerrit's Dominica Labour Party (DLP) won a landslide victory, capturing 18 of the 21 constituencies, with the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) relegated to only 3 seats. The final vote tally was 61 percent for the DLP, 35 percent for the UWP and 4 percent for the remaining [...]	2009-12-22 22:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM OAS XL
09BRIDGETOWN78	ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CONTENDS FOR PER CAPITA MURDER [...] (C) The small twin island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis is number two, sandwiched between Colombia and South Africa, on the list of nations with the most murders per capita. The spike in killings, now receiving attention in the international press, has the potential to further damage a touris [...]	2009-02-05 20:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL XL SOCI
09BRIDGETOWN99	ANTIGUA,S RULING PARTY FAVORED TO WIN ELECTION; [...] (C). Antiguan Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer dissolved parliament February 9 to launch what will be a hotly contested election season. Spencer did not announce an election date, but hinted he will do so soon, with an election date expected by the end of March. The ruling United Progressive [...]	2009-02-12 10:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ST CN XL
09BRUSSELS1	AMBASSADOR VISITS PRAGUE TO DISCUSS CZECH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech EU Presidency, which takes over on January 1, wants the new American president to meet the EU-27 heads of state in early April in Prague to discuss climate change and the Middle East. Czech FonMin Schwarzenberg is considering a trip to Washington in early February to mee [...]	2009-01-01 09:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SENV EFIN ECON ETTC IR EZ
09BRUSSELS1016	BELGIUM: COOPERATION URGED ON UNHRC [...] (U) Summary. With the U.S. a new member, and Belgium now president of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),the time for coordination and consensus building is now, according to Belgian MFA human rights officer Nathalie Rondeux. Rondeux opposes wholesale changes to the UNHRC syst [...]	2009-07-24 11:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR UN BE
09BRUSSELS1032	IN A REPEAT OF 2008, DIVISIONS EXIST BETWEEN EU [...] (C) Summary. As it prepares for Copenhagen, the EU is reliving many of the arguments that plagued it during negotiations of the Climate and Energy Package last year. At a recent EU Energy and Environment Ministers meeting, Poland is leading what appears to be the same group of Central and Eastern E [...]	2009-07-28 14:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS1033	EU GENERALLY POSITIVE ON U.S. CLIMATE POLICY, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Several EU officials are pleased with the direction the United States is taking in its climate policy, but some (notably Germany and France) are looking for more. However, on several other issues related to the UN negotiation process, the EU is far from a consolidated position. [...]	2009-07-28 14:47:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS1047	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S JULY 28 MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke met on July 28 with Yves Leterme, newly appointed Foreign Minister of Belgium. Holbrooke urged the GOB to ensure that the Belgian public understands how important operations in Afghanistan are to Belgian, Euro [...]	2009-07-30 15:43:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AF BE
09BRUSSELS106	COPENHAGEN IS THE #1 ENVIRONMENTAL PRIORITY FOR [...] (U) On January 21, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment Martin Bursik appeared before the European Parliament's Environment Committee to discuss the priorities of the Czech Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers (running from January until June 2009). Bursik listed four [...]	2009-01-27 14:26:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
09BRUSSELS107	FLEMISH AND FRANCOPHONE LIBERAL PARTIES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: During her January 14 visit to Brussels, EUR/WE Director Pamela Spratlen met with representatives of the francophone and the Flemish liberal parties. She spoke with Koert Debeuf, Director of the Flemish Open VLD's Liberal Studies Center and Corentin de Salle, Counselor at the fra [...]	2009-01-27 14:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE
09BRUSSELS110	THE EU'S ENERGY SECURITY: MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The recent dispute between Russia and Ukraine over gas supply and transit underscores yet again the precariousness of Europe's energy supply. Despite attempts by the parties to portray this as a commercial dispute, it was evident that gas was being used as a weap [...]	2009-01-27 18:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EUN RS UP TU ZB ZJ
09BRUSSELS1118	PERSPECTIVES FROM NEW DEPUTY PERMREP TO BELGIUM'S [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs and Polintern met on August 5 with Thomas Lambert, Belgium's new Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. Lambert has just left a position as Deputy Chief of the Cabinet of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht. Based on his insider's view of B [...]	2009-08-12 09:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE IS KN IR UNSC
09BRUSSELS1120	BELGIUM: CLOSER COORDINATION WITH U.S. AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary: In an August 5 meeting with Charge and Embassy political officers, the new Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Sub-Saharan Africa sought greater coordination and cooperation among donor countries active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He ex [...]	2009-08-12 15:29:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE RW CG EU
09BRUSSELS1122	EU WILL PUBLISH NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the EU's swift and strong public condemnation of Aung San Suu Kyi's conviction, Poloff discussed the case on August 12 with the EU Council Secretariat, per reftel. If there are no objections from Member States to proposed EU sanctions, they will be published in the Of [...]	2009-08-12 17:59:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM EUN
09BRUSSELS1128	EUPOL: READY FOR LONG-TERM COMMITMENT IN AN [...] (C) Summary: On August 11, EU Civilian Operations Commander, Kees Klompenhouwer, met with Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffers to discuss the EU's efforts to reform and train the Afghan police forces. Klompenhouwer acknowledged that Afghanistan is unlikely to become a South Asian Sw [...]	2009-08-13 12:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL AF EUN
09BRUSSELS1129	BELGIUM: URGING STRONG REACTION TO AUNG SAN SUU [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 12:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BM BE
09BRUSSELS1130	BELGIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN WITH SENATE [...] (C) Summary: On August 10, two staff members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Douglas Frantz and Fulton Armstrong, met with a delegation of Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense officials to discuss the challenges and opportunities shared by Belgium, the United [...]	2009-08-13 13:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EAID BE AF
09BRUSSELS1179	BELGIUM: JOINING HANDS AGAINST FORCED MARRIAGES [...] (U) The "Joining Hands Against Forced Marriages" (JHAFM) campaign came to Brussels on 19 May 2008. This coincided with a similar Belgian initiative against forced marriage that was just starting up at the same time. Despite a SPIOR spokesman saying that the campaigns were "complimentary", [...]	2009-08-25 15:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SCUL KWMN BE
09BRUSSELS1194	SCENESETTER FOR S/E HOWARD WOLPE'S MEETINGS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION [...] (SBU) Your visit will be welcomed as an opportunity to deepen US-EU cooperation in the Great Lakes region. The EU has been heartened by the Obama administration's approach to Africa, and during A/S Carson's US-EU Troika on Africa 14 July in Stockholm, it was noted that the U.S. and EU are more [...]	2009-08-28 12:14:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID BE ZF MASS
09BRUSSELS1196	EU COUNCIL WANTS U.S. TO SUPPORT EULEX PROTOCOL [...] (C) Summary: In a formal demarche on August 28, EU Council Director General for Politico-Military Affairs Robert Cooper conveyed to Charge the EU's frustration with the Government of Kosovo's (GoK) resistance to a police cooperation protocol between EULEX and the Government of Serbia (GoS). [...]	2009-08-28 16:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SR KK
09BRUSSELS120	EU COUNTER-TERRORISM COORDINATOR ON GAERC INFORMAL [...] (C) According to European Union (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, with whom Mission officers met January 27, the previous day's informal discussion on Guantanamo at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) remained as yet inconclusive. De Kerchove said h [...]	2009-01-28 15:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWK KISL EUN
09BRUSSELS1213	BELGIUM DECIDES TO TAKE ONE GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (U) The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on September 4 that Belgium "has accepted the request of the United States to resettle an ex-detainee from Guantanamo." The detainee, who was not named, is to receive an entry visa and resident status with the right to a work permit. Before [...]	2009-09-04 14:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BE
09BRUSSELS1220	EUROPEAN UNION EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: On September 3, 2009, USEU Charge d'Affaires was demarched by the European Commission's Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security o EU concerns about the proposed fee for the Electronic System for travel Authorization (ESTA) contained in the Travel Promotion Act of 2 [...]	2009-09-04 15:25:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS CMGT PREL SMIG EU
09BRUSSELS123	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON PARTICIPATION IN GAZA ARMS [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 27 to Wolfgang Barwinkel, Director of the Middle East Division at the Middle East Maghreb Unit of the EU Council. (Note: Head of Unit Christian Jouret was traveling with Javier Solana in the Middle East.) Barwinkel noted that the [...]	2009-01-28 16:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR MOPS PARM NATO EU IS PHSA
09BRUSSELS1235	BELGIUM: PRIORTIES FOR UNHRC 12TH SESSION, [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sandrine Platteau, Attach for human rights at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 9. 2. (C) Platteau was enthusiastic about the Freedom of Expression initiative and assured Poloff of Belgian support. 3. (C) Platteau said tha [...]	2009-09-11 15:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BE
09BRUSSELS124	BELGIAN LAW BANNING DEPLETED URANIUM TO TAKE [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: A law passed in 2007 banning depleted uranium (DU) munitions and armor-plating will come into effect in June 2009. Post requests that the Department (PM, IO, EUR, ISN, L and other interested bureaus) consider whether the law coul [...]	2009-01-28 16:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MNUC BE
09BRUSSELS1244	URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT CASES [...] (C) USEU Poloff met separately on 9/15 with EU Council Secretariat and European Commission officials to seek EU assistance in urging Iran to resolve missing and detained Amcit cases. USEU Poloff requested that EU oficials raise the issue during meetings with Ianian officials and asked to be i [...]	2009-09-15 18:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP CASC IR
09BRUSSELS1249	BELGIUM WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENTS ON [...] (C) On September 8, Poloff met with Luc Liebaut, Director of the Department of South-East Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Liebaut said that Belgium will not participate in oral arguments on Kosovo's declaration of independence in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Liebaut sa [...]	2009-09-16 15:35:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ICJ KV BE
09BRUSSELS125	BELGIUM AND THE DRC: RELATIONS RENEWED BUT [...] (C) Summary: PolOff and PolIntern met January 28 with Belgian MFA Africa contacts to discuss the restoration of Belgium - DR Congo relations, mineral extraction issues, and the arrest of Laurent Nkunda. The PMs of Belgium and the DRC issued a statement January 24 that reestablished relations. [...]	2009-01-28 18:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG RW BE
09BRUSSELS1258	BELGIUM: RESPONSE TO UNGA 64 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (U) PolEconOff and PolEconIntern met September 16 with Future MFA DG for UN Relations Marie Louise Vanherk to discuss reftel UNGA Priorities. Vanherk welcomed the information and provided a preview of the expected Belgian priorities as well as remarks on U.S. priorities. Belgian Priorities [...]	2009-09-18 07:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA BE
09BRUSSELS1260	BELGIUM: IN BROAD AGREEMENT WITH U.S. POSITIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has similar positions on the upcoming 12th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),with the only stated difference being that a Russian working group for UNHRC review might be "positive". Belgium is currently non- [...]	2009-09-18 11:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR UN BE
09BRUSSELS1263	EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (SBU) USEU Poloff met on 9/18 with EU Council Secretariat official Lene Lindholdt Hove to discuss EU efforts to broaden the chorus on Iran. Hove noted that EU member states' Foreign Ministers UNGA statements on Iran had been coordinated, the first time the EU had pre-coordinated its message o [...]	2009-09-18 17:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS1268	BELGIUM ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 11:41:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA BE
09BRUSSELS1271	UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, during her first trip to Europe as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Ellen Tauscher held separate meetings on non-proliferation and disarmament issues with the EU's envoy for non-proliferation, Annalisa Giannella, EU Council Director [...]	2009-09-21 14:19:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL XF EUN ETTC
09BRUSSELS1285	BELGIAN LEGISLATORS WRITE TO URGE U.S. CONGRESS TO [...] (U) On September 21, nine members of the Belgian parliament sent a letter to U.S. Representatives Ed Pastor and Rodney Frelinghuysen, and Senators Byron Dorgan and Michael Bennet, urging them to end deployment of the B61 nuclear weapon. The text of the letter follows para 4. 2. (C) One sta [...]	2009-09-23 15:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC MARR PREL PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS1287	EU SOLICITS U.S. PARTICIPATION IN DRC SSR MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, the EU extended an official invitation to the United States to participate in its security sector reform (SSR) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (EUSEC RD Congo). EU officials have broached this topic with us before (REF A),but this meeting consti [...]	2009-09-24 13:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PHUM PREL ZF CG EUN
09BRUSSELS1288	SPECIL ENVOY FRIED BRIEFS PSC ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary: Through assembled PSC representatives, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure Dan Fried expressed gratitude for EU and Member State cooperation in resettling Guantanamo detainees. He updated the PSC ambassadors on precise numbers transferred or poised for resettlement, and he u [...]	2009-09-24 14:22:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS1293	THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madame Secretary, In your first meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister (former Primer Minister) Yves Leterme in New York, Leterme is likely to focus on the lack of direct Belgian participation in the G-20, and perhaps be rather forceful in his manner. You should express appreci [...]	2009-09-24 15:43:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS1295	BELGIUM: CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION WITH EU MEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-25 08:58:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN
09BRUSSELS1301	U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...]	2009-09-25 14:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF
09BRUSSELS1313	BELGIAN MFA HINTS AT POSITIONS PRIOR TO GLCG [...] (C) Belgian Congo Desk Officer Hugues Chantry and Rwanda/Burundi Desk Officer Stephane Doppagne shared some Belgian ideas on Great Lakes issues with Poloff September 29. The topics discussed provided some insight into what the GOB might present at the Great Lakes Contact Group (GLCG) in Washi [...]	2009-09-30 06:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOG CG RW BE
09BRUSSELS1314	BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON UNHRC [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph six. 2. (U) Poloffs met July 13 with MFA Director for Human Rights France Chainaye. Chainaye discussed Belgium's role as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the GOB's perspective on its work. 3. (U) Chainay [...]	2009-09-30 06:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BRUSSELS1338	JOSCHKA FISCHER DISCUSS NABUCCO WITH AMB. [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On September 17, Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar, DoE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs Jonathan Elkind, and Charge d,Affaires a.i. Christopher Murray met with former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, now a special advisor to [...]	2009-10-02 09:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EUN

09BRUSSELS134	AN OVERVIEW OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN ACTIVISM IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Five years ago the EU experienced its largest expansion to date with the accession of ten new member stateseight of which were Central European post-communist statesfollowed by the entry of Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, which together comprise what is commonly known as the Cen [...]	2009-01-29 17:26:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN XG
09BRUSSELS1343	EURO-BURMA NETWORK ENCOURAGES PRESSURE ON EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives from the Euro-Burma Network during a September 29 meeting with the Charge, lauded the recent Burma policy review and encouraged the U.S. to continue to lead coordination with the EU. The delegation was concerned that the EU will now attempt to lift sanctions an [...]	2009-10-02 14:23:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC BU EUN
09BRUSSELS1345	BELGIUM: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS VIEWS ON EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgium's foreign policy priorities in the EU include the EU's policy towards Belgium's former colonies, toward those countries where Belgian soldiers are posted, enlargement, and ensuring that EU foreign policy is developed according to agreed-upon standards. Belgium remains de [...]	2009-10-02 16:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BE EU
09BRUSSELS1359	EU VIEWS ON KENYAN POLITICS AND DADAAB REFUGEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU shares USG concerns about the political situation in Kenya and the Dadaab refugee camp complex. On both topics, there is a sense of urgency about the need to act to avert a coming crisis and that the window of opportunity for doing so is closing. POLOFF met with the Commi [...]	2009-10-09 11:46:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KE UNHCR
09BRUSSELS1360	BELGIAN VIEWS ON IRANIAN PROLIFERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In a joint demarche, political officers from the United States, the United Kingdom and France urged Werner Bauwens, the Belgian MFA's Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, to show concern about the recently revealed clandestine uranium enrichment facility in Iran, an [...]	2009-10-09 14:28:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL PGOV IR BE
09BRUSSELS1399	EU COMMISSIONER DE GUCHTâ€™S TRIP TO ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Karel de Gucht, along with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Minister Gunilla Carlsson, traveled to Zimbabwe on 12-13 September with an EU delegation including representatives of the Council, Commission, and th [...]	2009-10-20 13:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ZU EU
09BRUSSELS1425	BELGIUM'S GOALS FOR THE AFRICAN GREAT LAKES REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gutman hosted a luncheon October 8 with the Belgian MFA Africa team and the Chief of Staff to Belgium's Minister for Development Cooperation to discuss Belgium's priorities in the African Great Lakes region. Regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),Belgium [...]	2009-10-23 15:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI CG BE
09BRUSSELS1430	BELGIUM: PRIORITES DELIEVERED FOR THE 64TH UN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 12:57:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BRUSSELS1456	EU RESPONSE TO US SUDAN STRATEGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU Special Representative for Sudan, Torben Brylle, welcomed the new U.S. Sudan Strategy. Given the interlocking nature of the problems in Sudan, Brylle applauded the strategy's holistic view, the importance placed on the North-South issues in addition to Darfur, and the U.S. wi [...]	2009-10-28 07:41:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU
09BRUSSELS1469	BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE 12TH SESSION OF THE [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian MFA Human Rights Department coordinator, Lieke Biesemans, requested earlier consultation on resolutions similar to the one brought by the U.S. on Freedom of Expression in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 12th Session in the future. She said Belgium was concerned abo [...]	2009-10-29 10:26:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BRUSSELS1480	NEW EUROPEAN UNION ACTION PLAN ON AFPAK: MODEST [...] (C) Summary: The new European Union (EU) Action plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan, released during the monthly foreign ministers meeting October 27, presents a unified focus for further EU engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan. While it does not contain significant new commitments, it doe [...]	2009-10-30 17:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EUN AF PK
09BRUSSELS1481	OCTOBER GAERC - AFGHANISTAN AND U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: During the October 26-27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg, EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) discussed a range of topics including Afghanistan, the Lisbon Treaty and upcoming summits, including the November 3 U.S.-EU Summit. The General Af [...]	2009-10-30 18:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EUN AF BK CE MK IR
09BRUSSELS1487	BELGIUM GENERALLY WILLING TO SUPPORT UN RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Belgium believes the UNGA resolution sponsored by the Arab Group is acceptable with few changes. However, the text it is working from contains few of the ideas presented reftel that the USG finds objectionable. The GOB supports the resolution's call for domestic investigations a [...]	2009-11-03 15:58:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BE
09BRUSSELS1488	BELGIUM'S FINANCE MINISTER ON FINANCIAL RECOVERY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders said Belgium is establishing a new supervisory system for banks in Belgium which would differentiate between systemic (too big to fail) banks and other, smaller institutions,. He attributed the near collapse of Belgian banks a year ago t [...]	2009-11-03 06:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV UNGA SENV BE
09BRUSSELS1489	EU AND CLOSE ALLIES DISCUSS CURRENT CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, the Swedish EU Presidency convoked a meeting of EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors with non-EU NATO Allies and EU candidate countries (the PSC Plus 8) to discuss the EU's counter-piracy operation, the EU police training mission in Afghanistan, and th [...]	2009-11-03 16:25:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1494	BRUSSELS DISCUSSIONS ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 28 Danika Walters from State/NEA and Ricki Gold from USAID/ME met with EU officials from the Directorate General for External Relations (RELEX),EuropeAid Development Cooperation Office, and Council of the European Union's General Secretariat Unit for the Middle East to [...]	2009-11-04 14:37:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID IR PREL EUN ECON
09BRUSSELS1500	BELGIUM SET TO ABSTAIN ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) The Chief of Staff to Belgium's Foreign Minister, Franciskus Van Daele, told the Ambassador and POL/ECON Counselor November 4 that there was no European consensus on the UNGA resolution on the Goldstone report. Van Daele said that there was still on-going coordination between the 27 EU [...]	2009-11-05 15:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS BE
09BRUSSELS1504	POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on November 5, USEU POLOFF delivered reftel points to EU Council Secretariat Policy Planning officer Pirkka Tapiola, as well as to British and Dutch contacts in Brussels. Reftel points were further widely delivered to Political and Security Committee (PSC) A [...]	2009-11-06 18:06:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO EUN
09BRUSSELS1505	EUPOL DEPLOYMENT TO U.S. PRTS -- LETTERS [...] (C) Embassy Kabul, in Reftel, raises the importance of the issue of whether the U.S. should sign letters of agreement with the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). In order to ensure that discussions on this issue in Washington and elsewhere focus on precisely what the Euro [...]	2009-11-09 12:36:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR EUN NATO AF
09BRUSSELS1511	BELGIUM AGREES WITH IMPORTANCE OF COORDINATION ON [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on the importance of coordination among allies of criteria for appointment of Afghan provincial governors and expressions of concern about their performance to the Afghan government to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Security Affairs, Francois De [...]	2009-11-10 16:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO BE AF
09BRUSSELS1512	AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S OCTOBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation with Belgian Defense Minister Peter De Crem, the Ambassador urged De Crem to take an active role in world security issues, including Afghanistan, closure of the Guantanamo prison, and climate change. De Crem was sympathetic, and indicated that Belgia [...]	2009-11-10 16:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON BE
09BRUSSELS1525	BELGIUM: DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON SANCTIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 16:53:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN BO BE
09BRUSSELS1552	AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH UNGA [...] (U) The Ambassador met privately with Louis Michel, former Foreign Minister of Belgium and European Commissioner for Development, on November 13. Michel was accompanied by the Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Yves Leterme, Fransiskus Van Daele. 2. (C) Michel and the Ambassador discussed [...]	2009-11-20 12:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KBIO UNGA BE
09BRUSSELS1563	BELGIUM: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgium follows the EU common position regarding promotion of human rights and democracy in Cuba. GOB has not made any recent public statements nor governmental actions condemning human rights abuses in Cuba. Belgian EU Commissioner for Development De Gucht has an on-going relatio [...]	2009-11-23 06:57:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ETRD ETTC PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1569	EU NOVEMBER GAERC - SELECTIONS FOR EU POSITIONS [...] (U) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers met November 16-17 in Brussels for their biannual "jumbo" or "super" General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) that included a November 16 informal meeting with EU Defense Ministers and a November 17 meeting with EU Development Ministers. Highli [...]	2009-11-23 14:54:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS
09BRUSSELS1581	AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S NOVEMBER 9 MEETING WITH [...] Summary: The Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on Charles Michel, Belgium's Minister for Development Cooperation, on November 9. Michel's ministry creates policy and oversees administration of a large part of Belgium's official development assistance to Afghanistan, Central Africa an [...]	2009-11-24 15:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV BE AF CG
09BRUSSELS1587	BELGIUM: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 06:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS BE
09BRUSSELS159	GUANTANAMO: EU PREPARES DECISIONS, HAS QUESTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 4. 2. (C) POL M-C met February 3 with an EU Council Americas Directorate staff member Christiane Hoehn at her request. Hoehn asked a dozen specific questions related to our ongoing discussions with the EU concerning the release of Guantan [...]	2009-02-04 12:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWK KISL EUN
09BRUSSELS1596	BELGIUM: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met on November 24 with the Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Werner Bauwens, before Bauwens left for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting on Iran. Bauwens harbors little hope that Iran will cooperate with the IAEA and said that [...]	2009-11-27 06:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IR PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1598	EU AGREES ON SOMALIA SECURITY FORCES TRAINING [...] (C) Summary: On November 17, EU Foreign and Defense Ministers agreed on the Crisis Management Concept for an EU-led military mission to train 2,000-3,000 Somali security forces, which will probably begin in early 2010. The EU has now started operational planning for a mission comprising 10 [...]	2009-11-27 15:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EUN XW SO
09BRUSSELS1605	GTIP DEPUTY DIRECTOR NAN KENNELLY'S MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary. GTIP Deputy Director Nan Kennelly met October 16 with Justice Ministry officials, a federal police officer in Antwerp, and Ambassador Gutman to discuss trends in trafficking in persons (TIP) in Belgium. She also stressed to the Justice Ministry the importance of obtaining up-to [...]	2009-11-30 16:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KTIP PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1606	EU: HELP US REFORM CONGO'S ARMY [...] (C) On November 23, 2009, Charge received a written request from Javier Solana, the EU's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy formally seeking the participation the EU's security sectt U.S. would: foster better-cooral efforts to reform the D inhonn the EU Political a [...]	2009-12-01 05:48:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR PREL PINS MOPS XA PHUM PGOV CG
09BRUSSELS1609	DELIVERY OF LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO EU [...] (C) USEU delivered reftel letter from Secretary Clinton to newly appointed EU High Representative Catherine Ashton December 1--her first day in office. USEU also passed copies of the letter to EU Council and Commission officers resopnsible for Palestinian issues, who undertook to provide a r [...]	2009-12-01 14:24:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PREL EAID PGOV EUN WBG
09BRUSSELS1615	EU PREPARING NEW HIGH REPRESENTATIVE TO PRESS BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloff delivered reftel demarche to European Council Secretariat contact on November 30 who commented on the similarities between our policy points and the briefing paper he prepared for the new High Representative for EU Foreign Policy, Catherine Ashton. While the Council Secre [...]	2009-12-01 16:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM EU
09BRUSSELS1622	BELGIAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT NEW APPROACH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian government is prepared to welcome the new administration policy on Afghanistan. The Minister of Defense will speak publicly in support of the President's speech. The new Foreign Minister was unable to provide an immediate reaction but agreed there are strong argum [...]	2009-12-02 15:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AF PK BE
09BRUSSELS1629	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S DECEMBER 2 [...] (C) Summary: On December 2, Richard Holbrooke discussed President Obama's newly announced Afghanistan strategy with Steven Vanackere, the Foreign Minister of Belgium. Holbrooke said the strategy involves and increase in troops and training for the Afghan army and police to enable foreign tro [...]	2009-12-03 13:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AF BE
09BRUSSELS1633	DHS SECRETARY NAPOLITANO'S NOVEMBER 6 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: DHS Secretary Napolitano met November 6 with Belgian Minister of Interior Annemie Turtelboom to promote information sharing and security. The Secretary stressed the importance of finding a solution for the Swift Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) issue prior to December 1. [...]	2009-12-03 17:14:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN KHLS KISL BE EU
09BRUSSELS1634	BELGIUM: OUTREACH FOR DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 09:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA BE
09BRUSSELS164	BELGIUM ACCEPTS INVITATION TO JOIN PIRACY CONTACT [...] (C) On February 3 Poloff met with Pol De Witte, Director for Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. De Witte said that Belgium accepts the invitation of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to join as a member of the group. Poloff provided De Witte with a [...]	2009-02-05 06:23:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AL EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA BE
09BRUSSELS1650	SUDAN: TIMOTHY SHORTLEY'S 16 NOVEMBER VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, November 16,lp with development, giveratified the Cotonou AQ fourth waQd elements for successful CPA implementation: census/elections, the referendum, a national security law, the Abyei Referendum, and popular consultations. He also expressed concern that there was n [...]	2009-12-08 16:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN XW SU
09BRUSSELS1656	CHALLENGES WITH CHINA DISCUSSED AT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent EU-China human rights dialogue dominated discussions during the December 4 human rights exchange (HRE) on China. Participants from the EU, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Norway, Canada and the U.S. also discussed efforts to mainstre [...]	2009-12-09 14:38:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF EU
09BRUSSELS1658	SRAP HOLBROOKE'S DEC 4 MEETING WITH KOREAN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke met with South Korean Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Lee Yong-joon on the margins of the December 4 NATO Ministerial in Brussels. Lee said the Korean Parliament would discuss the GOK's planned PRT for Afghanistan in approximately two weeks. Korean fi [...]	2009-12-10 13:39:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN
09BRUSSELS1669	US- EU SECURITY DIALOGUES: IMPORTANT BUT [...] (C) Summary: This message responds to Reftel request for information on pol-mil security dialogues with allies and partners around the world. Under "The New Transatlantic Agenda," established in 1995, the U.S. and EU engage in about two dozen semi-annual regional and thematic political dia [...]	2009-12-11 16:31:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR PARM ETTC PINS PREL
09BRUSSELS1684	ENDING EU UNCERTAINTY ON EUPOL AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) In conversations with visiting S/CRS Ambassador Herbst and USEU poloffs on December 16 and 17, both EU Council Secretariat officials and diplomats from the Spanish EU delegation underlined the EU's continuing desire for a U.S.-EU technical agreement to enable EU civpol to deploy to U.S.- [...]	2009-12-18 11:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SP AF
09BRUSSELS1703	AMBASSADOR CONFRONTS SKEPTICISM OF BELGIUM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted a lunch attended by five members of the Belgian Senate Commission on Foreign Affairs and Defense on December 7. In their first meeting with the Ambassador, the Senators shared their concern about Central Africa, the International Criminal Court (ICC),nucle [...]	2009-12-18 17:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MNUC SENV BE
09BRUSSELS1704	EU PUSHES DIALOGUE WITH U.S. ON MIGRATION [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: On December 16-17, 2009, CA and PRM representatives at USEU met twice with Maria Bassols Delgado, Spanish Ambassador at Large for Migratory Affais, and her colleagues from the Spanish MFA and Ministry of Labor and Immigration, t [...]	2009-12-18 19:13:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PREF CVIS KFRD EUN
09BRUSSELS1709	EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT CHIEF SEEKS CLOSER [...] (C) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with visiting S/CRS Ambassador Herbst, Claude-France Arnould, Director of the EU's Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD),sought closer U.S.-EU coordination in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. As CMPD Director, Arnould supervis [...]	2009-12-22 06:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL EUN AF CG
09BRUSSELS1710	WHITHER EU GUINEA-BISSAU SECURITY SECTOR REFORM? [...] (C) On December 17, Leonardo Sanchez, a Spanish diplomat who will chair the EU's civilian crisis management working group under the incoming Spanish Presidency, told PolOff that a mandated strategic review of the EU's security sector reform (SSR) mission in Guinea-Bissau could set the stage f [...]	2009-12-22 06:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR PINS XY PU EUN
09BRUSSELS1718	BRUSSELS APPELLATE COURT ACQUITS DHKP-C OF [...] (U) Belgian media reported December 23 that the Brussels Appellate Court found the six defendants in the on-going DHKP-C (Revolutionary People's Liberation Party active in Turkey) case not guilty under Belgium's 2005 counterterrorism law. The defendants are Turks who were arrested in 1999 in [...]	2009-12-23 15:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV KISL TU BE
09BRUSSELS1723	EU PUTS NEW CIV-MIL PLANNING STRUCTURE IN PLACE [...] (C) Summary: The creation of the long-awaited EU Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) was announced at the EU's November meeting of Foreign and Defense Ministers. The CMPD's new Director, Claude-France Arnould, told us on December 16 that the Directorate, which is to unite EU civil [...]	2009-12-23 16:46:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL EUN MASS
09BRUSSELS1724	SPECIAL ENVOY GRATION BRIEFS THE EU'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Briefing the EU Council Political and Security Committee (PSC) in Brussels on December 18, Special Envoy Scott Gration said that the U.S. seeks to end the conflict in Darfur, supports the North-South Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),and wants to keep Sudan from becomin [...]	2009-12-24 09:50:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PINR PREF SMIG KAWC KPKO
09BRUSSELS173	BELGIUM: WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF BELGIAN [...] (U) This is a combined message from Embassy Brussels and USEU Brussels. See action request paras 7-9. Background ========== 2. (SBU) Cooperation on aviation security measures between the United States and European authorities has a long-standing history, rooted in international treati [...]	2009-02-06 17:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAIR BE
09BRUSSELS1737	MINISTER OF INTERIOR DEFENDS GO-SLOW ATTITUDE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Interior Annemie Turtelboom on December 16 to discuss possible contributions to police training in Afghanistan. Turtelboom took credit for obtaining cabinet approval for sending two or three police trainers and a magistrate to the EUPOL Afghani [...]	2009-12-30 16:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV BE AF
09BRUSSELS1739	URGING BELGIUM TO STEP UP EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary: (C) Embassy Brussels has been conducting an intense campaign to encourage Belgium to step up its efforts to extend and increase its military commitment to Afghanistan, and to increase the level of its civilian assistance, including police trainers. This has been carried out through [...]	2009-12-31 13:14:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID AF BE
09BRUSSELS1740	DEMARCHE TO EU ON AMCIT CASES IN IRAN [...] (C) On December 21, 2009, USEU Senior Consular Representative delivered ref A non-paper and talking points to Giorgio Porzio, Head of the Consular Communication Unit at the EU Council's Joint Situation Center. Porzio promised to relay the non-paper to Ambassador Maria Victoria Morera Villuen [...]	2009-12-31 14:12:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EUN IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER
09BRUSSELS188	YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT [...] General Petraeus, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht comes at an ideal time to reinforce our efforts to secure greater Belgian participation in ISAF and increased Belgian support for Afghanistan development and reconstruction efforts. The meeting is an opportunity to r [...]	2009-02-10 13:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL AF BE
09BRUSSELS189	YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT [...] (C) General Petraeus, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht comes at an ideal time to reinforce our efforts to secure greater Belgian participation in ISAF and increased Belgian support for Afghanistan development and reconstruction efforts. The meeting is an opportunity to [...]	2009-02-10 15:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL AF BE
09BRUSSELS203	BELGIANS READY TO ACCEPT EXPANSION OF AFGHAN ARMY [...] (C) Summary: On February 10 Charge discussed Belgium's reported opposition to expansion of the Afghan National Army (ANA) trust fund to cover sustainment costs with Jean-Arthur Regibeau, Director-General for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. Regibeau stated th [...]	2009-02-12 17:06:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO PINR AF BE
09BRUSSELS209	BELGIUM TO REFUSE EXPORT LICENSES FOR ARMS TO [...] (U) On February 2 the Belgian Federal government held a consultation with the Flemish, Walloon and Brussels regional authorities responsible for issuance of export licenses for arms to coordinate Belgium's policy on arms exports to "Israel and the occupied territories." Arms export licenses a [...]	2009-02-13 09:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL BE IS
09BRUSSELS217	EU SEEKS FOR ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE AS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 16:41:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS
09BRUSSELS218	DISCUSSIONS AT U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS [...] (U) This is an action request telegram; please see paragraph 29. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Participants at the U.S.-European Union (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Informal Meeting in Prague February 5 to 6, 2009, engaged in a wide-ranging discussion of cooperation against terr [...]	2009-02-13 17:08:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUM CZ
09BRUSSELS219	RUSSIA-EU FM TROIKA: HIGHLIGHTS FROM COUNCIL AND [...] (C) Summary: According to European Commission (RELEX) and Council Secretariat participants at the EU-Russia FM Troika meeting in Moscow February 11, Russian FonMin Sergey Lavrov will soon travel to the Middle East in advance of an international conference Moscow is determined to host. Also, [...]	2009-02-13 19:01:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS EUN GG AF SO XF XH
09BRUSSELS223	(CORRECTED CABLE FOR ERROR IN SUBJECT LINE) EU [...] (C) Summary: As Israel undertakes the formation of a new government and plans go forward for the March 2 Cairo donors conference, several EU officials and diplomats from EU member states and non-EU interested missions (such as Egypt, Israel and Norway) have told us the importance they attach t [...]	2009-02-17 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS
09BRUSSELS227	CENTCOM'S GEN. PETRAEUS MEETS WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: CENTCOM Commander David Petraeus gave Belgium's Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht a tour d'horizon of political-military challenges in the CENTCOM AOR, engaging De Gucht on Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Petraeus contrasted the situation in Iraq with that in Af [...]	2009-02-18 10:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BE IR MARR MOPS PREL IQ
09BRUSSELS232	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU WEIGHING MAURITANIA [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with Guido Carrara, European Commission Mauritania desk officer, and Ambassador Petr Kopriva, Africa director at the Czech PermRep to the European Union, both of whom were cautiously optimistic the EU will consider targeted sanctions against key junta leaders [...]	2009-02-19 12:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MR ETTC CVIS EUN
09BRUSSELS239	EU DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ENVIRONMENT LOOKS FOR [...] (C) Summary: New EU Director General for the Environment Falkenberg told USEU 2/19 that: -- his recent meetings with Administration officials and on the Hill highlighted the need and potential for US-EU collaboration on climate change; -- Environment Commissioner Dimas' open letter to Was [...]	2009-02-20 12:33:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS248	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 [...] (C) Summary: Drawing on Reftel points USEU discussed the March 2 donors' conference with EU officials and representatives of the Czech and Norwegian missions in Brussels, as well as with the EU's humanitarian aid organization, ECHO. According to our interlocutors, Javier Solana, Commissioner [...]	2009-02-20 16:22:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EU KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09BRUSSELS250	BELGIAN VIEWS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (C) Summary: Belgium's main objective for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2010 Review Conference is making progress not only on non-proliferation but also disarmament, showing concrete results. The GOB would like to see the United States engage Iran on a bilateral basis. The USG [...]	2009-02-23 09:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BRUSSELS261	EU ARCTIC POLICY: BRUSSELS LOOKS NORTH [...] (SBU) On February 20, Janos Herman, Policy Advisor and Deputy Political Director, DG External Relations, called on USEU's Economic Section to discuss the policy paper (i.e., communication) "The European Union and the Arctic Region" (issued in November) and the Commission's request for observer [...]	2009-02-24 10:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV EUN
09BRUSSELS268	BELGIUM READY TO LISTEN TO PLANS FOR GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson met with Belgian officials on February 17 and made a formal request that Belgium consider resettling some Guantanamo detainees. The Belgian officials, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Federal [...]	2009-02-25 16:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM BE
09BRUSSELS269	GUANTANAMO: AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON CONFERS WITH EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Clint Williamson and European Union (EU) Counter-Terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove discussed de Kerchove's upcoming whitepaper for the EU Council on detainee issues and its relevance for developing a common EU position on the topic. The two also spoke about whic [...]	2009-02-25 18:46:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWK KISL PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS280	UNITY QUEST: CENTRAL EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO FORGE EU [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Renewed efforts by the Central Europeans to approach energy security from a common EU position are being obstructed by a lack of member state unity on the issue. Holding the rotating presidency of the European Council, the Czech Republic has made energy security [...]	2009-02-27 12:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ENRG EPET XH
09BRUSSELS284	ITALIANS SEEKING U.S. SUPPORT ON BOSNIA TRANSITION [...] (C) Summary: In a lunch meeting with the Charge March 2, Italian PSC Ambassador Andrea Meloni sought U.S. support for changes to the international community's political and military posture in Bosnia. Fearing a loss of EU credibility in Bosnia if a new EUSR were not appointed quickly, Meloni [...]	2009-03-02 14:56:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN BK IT
09BRUSSELS289	BELGIUM: GOB RESPONSE TO URGENT MONUC DEMARCHE [...] (C) On March 2, PolOff and PolIntern delivered Reftel points regarding the threat of Indian troop withdrawal from MONUC. Contacts noted that they had received similar information from the Belgian mission to the UN. In fact, they had learned that the DPKO had communicated to multiple UN missi [...]	2009-03-03 11:19:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG BE
09BRUSSELS292	BELGIUM ON US PARTICIPATION IN THE UNHRC AND [...] (C) Poloff shared reftel A points February 27 with MFA Human Rights Attache Nathalie Rondeux. Rondeux immediately focused on the final talking point on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC),that the U.S. has not decided whether to seek a seat or not. She said Belgium was one of three candidat [...]	2009-03-03 15:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BE
09BRUSSELS294	YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT [...] (C) Madame Secretary, your meeting with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht will reinforce U.S.-Belgian cooperation on Afghanistan, on counter-terrorism, on Iran, and on Africa. Your meeting--our first cabinet-level exchange since a new government was formed under Prime Minister Herman [...]	2009-03-03 18:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BE
09BRUSSELS30	EUROPEAN COMMISSION SUSPENDS AID TO NICARAGUAN [...] (C) On January 9, PolOff delivered reftel points to Petros Mavromichalis, head of the Mexico and Central America unit in the European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations. Mavromichalis echoed U.S. concerns about the Government of Nicaragua's backsliding on democracy. Whe [...]	2009-01-09 16:40:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL NU EUN
09BRUSSELS31	RUSSIA/UKRAINE: PIEBALGS SEES SHADOW, PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary: EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs told Ambassador Silverberg January 9 that Russia and Ukraine agreed to accept an "international" monitoring team to restore gas deliveries through Ukraine to Europe. Gas flows should resume by Saturday, January 10. Piebalgs remains concerne [...]	2009-01-09 19:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EUN RS UP
09BRUSSELS310	YOUR MEETING WITH BELGIAN PRIME MINISTER VAN ROMPUY [...] (C) Summary: Mr. Vice President, your meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Van Rompuy can reinforce U.S.-Belgian cooperation on Afghanistan, counter-terrorism, resettlement of Guantanamo detainees, Iran, Kosovo and Africa. The meeting is an opportunity to recognize Belgium's expanding contri [...]	2009-03-05 15:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BE
09BRUSSELS314	ACTING A/S CARTER'S MEETING WITH BELGIANS ON AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: Acting A/S Carter had a positive exchange of views with the Belgian MFA Africa Team at a breakfast hosted by Charge February 26. The MFA was represented by Africa Director Guy Trouveroy, Minister De Gucht's Deputy Chef du Cabinet Jean-Luc Bodson, Great Lakes Envoy Karl Dehaene, an [...]	2009-03-06 10:00:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MARR MOPS CG BE
09BRUSSELS315	BELGIUM: MLAT TREATIES TO DEBUT IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) PolOff and PolIntern met with Foreign Minister De Gucht's Cabinet Director for Parliamentary Affairs Lieve De Cock and Ann De Ridder from the MFA Treaty Department March 4 to discuss the progress of the draft ratification legislation for the US-EU Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Ag [...]	2009-03-06 13:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CJAN KCRM EUN KTIA BE
09BRUSSELS316	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU WILL ENCOURAGE DRC TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 4 to Sandra Paesen, administrator for Central Africa at the European Council Secretariat, who committed to assist in delivering the message to President Kabila. Paesen was unaware of the issue, but sympathetic to the concern that withdrawal of the I [...]	2009-03-06 13:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN EUN
09BRUSSELS318	U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON AFRICA FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) Summary: Acting AF Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter represented the U.S. at the troika meeting with the EU on Africa issues, held February 27 in Brussels. The agenda included the Horn of Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan),Zimbabwe, West Africa (Mauritania and Guinea),the Great La [...]	2009-03-06 18:18:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EAID ETTC XA EUN CH
09BRUSSELS324	SCENESETTER FOR AFRICOM DEPUTY COMMANDER YATES [...] (U) Deputy to the Commander of AFRICOM Yates, your trip to Brussels comes at a time when the Belgian government is eager for dialogue with the United States on Africa. Secretary of State Clinton met with Foreign Minister De Gucht March 6, and much of what De Gucht brought up centered on Africa [...]	2009-03-11 05:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MARR MOPS CG BE
09BRUSSELS327	BELGIAN MFA VIEWS ON FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: CIA manager for South Asian analysis William Richardson met on March 3 with Christian Tanghe, Director for Asia, and Alain Hanssen, Director for South Asia, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Belgian officials expressed concern about the role played by Pakistan in the conflic [...]	2009-03-11 08:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BE AF
09BRUSSELS329	EU COUNCIL DIRECTOR GENERAL ON BOSNIA EUSR DECISION [...] (C) Summary: Robert Cooper, a contrite EU Council Director General for External and Political-Military Affairs, convoked the non-EU Peace Implementation Council (PIC) partners in Brussels on short notice the morning of Wednesday March 11. Cooper apologized for the EU's "messy" process of se [...]	2009-03-11 14:57:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN BK
09BRUSSELS33	BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON GAZA, RUSSIAN GAS, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht told visiting A/S Fried that Belgium is working on bringing child burn victims out of Gaza for treatment in Europe and is negotiating with the Israeli government to do so. He was not optimistic that French President Sarkozy's intervention [...]	2009-01-12 08:11:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG BE
09BRUSSELS331	CENTRAL EUROPEANS DRIVE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP BUT [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Experts on EU policy development point to the EU's Eastern Partnership Initiative as the most successful example of how Central European member states have been able to influence EU foreign policy to date. The Eastern Partnership is designed to encourage politic [...]	2009-03-11 18:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EUN XG
09BRUSSELS355	EU'S ROBERT COOPER AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 09:42:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS AF PK PBK EUN
09BRUSSELS356	EU'S HELGA SCHMID AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: On the margin of the U.S.-EU Ministerial Troika, S/P Anne-Marie Slaughter met March 6 with EU Council Secretariat Policy Unit Director Helga Schmid. Schmid asked that the prospect of improved U.S.-Russia relations not lead the U.S. to neglect the unfinished Geneva talks on Georgi [...]	2009-03-13 09:54:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN RS GG
09BRUSSELS371	EGYPTIANS AND PALESTINIANS MEET WITH EU TROIKA ON [...] (C) Summary: The EU Troika (Czech FM Karel Schwarzenberg, Council High Representative Javier Solana, and Commissioner Bettina Ferrero-Waldner) met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, PA Foreign Minister el-Maliki, and the Jordanian ambassador to the EU on March 15 for dinner to disc [...]	2009-03-16 15:25:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG EUN
09BRUSSELS394	EU SUDAN POLICY FOCUSES ON ENGAGEMENT THROUGH [...] (C) Summary: EU foreign ministers agreed this week that EU policy on Sudan should focus not on direct engagement with President Bashir, but rather on convincing African, Arab and other countries with influence in Sudan to intervene. The EU also agreed to keep the ICC decision and the subsequ [...]	2009-03-19 15:27:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF EAID SU EUN
09BRUSSELS398	BELGIUM SUPPORTS ONLY A BALANCED DRAWDOWN OF KFOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 06:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV BE
09BRUSSELS418	BELGIUM SUPPORTS NON-RECOGNITION POLICY ON [...] (C) On March 24, Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Willy De Buck, Director for Central and Eastern Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. De Buck said that he had recently discussed the issue of recognition of the two breakaway reg [...]	2009-03-24 13:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS GG RU BE
09BRUSSELS420	BELGIAN ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AFTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-24 15:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN BE
09BRUSSELS430	THREE FLEMISH MAJORITY PARTIES MAKE PROJECTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The three major Flemish parties are in full gear campaigning for the regional elections June 7, 2009. Unable to buy more than four small TV segments, the parties are reaching out to voters through posters, mail, grass roots campaigning and any free publicity they can get in the new [...]	2009-03-26 05:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE
09BRUSSELS45	EP PRESIDENT POTTERING ON GAZA, ENERGY, AND [...] (U) During a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Silverberg, Hans-Gert Pottering, President of the European Parliament, discussed the Israel-Gaza crisis, the Russia-Ukraine energy dispute, and freedom of religion in the Middle East. Pottering requested the meeting with the Ambassador in order [...]	2009-01-14 13:53:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KIRF PHUM TK RU UK IS EUN
09BRUSSELS452	BELGIANS TELL S/R HOLBROOKE ADDITIONAL MILITARY, [...] (C) Summary: If last minute intra-coalition politics do not get in the way, the Belgian government intends to announce a new support package for NATO operations in Afghanistan before the April 4 Strasbourg summit, Belgian FM De Gucht told Special Envoy Holbrooke on March 23, 2009. On the mil [...]	2009-03-30 10:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR PREL
09BRUSSELS455	AFRICOM'S AMB YATES MEETS WITH BELGIAN MFA AND MOD [...] (C) Summary. AFRICOM's Deputy to the Commander for Civ/Mil Activities (DCMA) Mary Carlin Yates met with the Belgian MOD March 12 and MFA March 13 to share opinions and learn about Belgium's efforts in Africa. Ambassador Yates explained AFRICOM's mission and its holistic approach to supportin [...]	2009-03-30 15:12:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS SOCI MNUC CG BE
09BRUSSELS464	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU ON URGING IRAN TO RELEASE [...] (C) On March 30, USEU Mission officers delivered reftel demarche to EU Council Secretariat and Czech Presidency officials on the need for diplomatic pressure on Iran to release detained American citizen Roxana Saberi. Mission officers reviewed the case separately with Daniel Mic, Counselor [...]	2009-03-31 13:50:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN IR

09BRUSSELS465	BELGIUM'S VIEWS ON AFFECTS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Chief of Staff to the Belgian Finance Minister Olivier Henin told POL/ECON Counselor on March 31 Belgium has already made a number of commitments on a bilateral basis with respect to the financial crisis in Central and Eastern Europe. This is largely the result of the extensive interes [...]	2009-03-31 14:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN BE
09BRUSSELS475	BELGIAN MFA ON NEW RESOURCES FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) The Belgian government has been considering for the past several weeks what actions it can take to support the need for an enhanced effort against the Taliban in Afghanistan, as outlined in the ref B white paper. Embassy delivered the white paper to the Belgian MFA's Office of Security Af [...]	2009-04-01 14:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR EAID BE
09BRUSSELS477	CONCERNS OVER SIGNS OF GROWING ANTI-SEMITISM IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of the umbrella organization of Jewish organizations in Belgium told the Charge and Pol/Econ Counselor on March 11 that he was concerned by signs of growing anti-Semitism in Belgium. Joel Rubinfeld, head of the Comite de Coordination d'Organisations Juives de Belgique [...]	2009-04-02 04:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS486	TERRORISM FINANCE: VENEZUELA-BASED HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Per recent conversations with sanctions contacts, the EU remains interested in any follow-up information the USG could provide related to Ref A demarche on the autonomous designation of Venezuela-based Hizballah terrorist financiers. Ref B informally reported the October 2008 formal EU F [...]	2009-04-02 12:39:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS
09BRUSSELS487	TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON WAAD PROJECT (U.S. [...] (C) Discussing Ref A demarche on the Waad Project, a contact conceded it is unlikely the EU will join the U.S. in an autonomous designation for sanctions. However, the EU has not yet provided a formal reply. On a related note, contact said the EU would still welcome any formal U.S. response [...]	2009-04-02 12:48:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR LE KCRM KJUS
09BRUSSELS488	TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON UNION OF GOOD U.S. [...] (C) In a recent follow-up conversation regarding Ref A demarche on Union of Good, to which we have not yet received a formal EU response, a contact close to the EU's autonomous terrorist designations process anticipated that the EU will be reluctant to join the U.S. in an autonomous designatio [...]	2009-04-02 12:55:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR KWBG KPAL IS
09BRUSSELS49	DEMARCHE: SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT TO BE [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Czech (EU presidency) PermRep Milena Vicenova January 13. In her discussion, Ambassador reviewed U.S. concerns about Syria's behavior, including assistance to Hezbollah and Hamas, lack of cooperation with the IAEA, the problem of foreign fighters tr [...]	2009-01-15 08:54:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY
09BRUSSELS491	BELGIUM:USG CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 14:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BE
09BRUSSELS492	TERRORISM FINANCE: GULF-BASED AL-QAIDA FINANCIERS [...] (C) The European Commission designated three Gulf-based Al Qaida financiers (Ref D) on November 6, 2008. The EU only took action after the UN formally included the designations at the 1267 sanctions committee on October 10, 2008, despite the EU's having been invited to take action on the basi [...]	2009-04-02 14:49:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS
09BRUSSELS493	TERRORISM FINANCE: EU ON AL-SHABAAB'S THREE [...] (C) In a follow-up conversation regarding the U.S. domestic designation of three members of Al-Shabaab (Ref A),a contact close to the EU's autonomous terrorist designations process intimated that the EU may continue to consider itself legally unable to autonomously designate entities linked t [...]	2009-04-02 14:53:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS
09BRUSSELS494	TERRORISM FINANCE: KUWAIT-BASED CHARITY THE [...] (C) The EU formally responded to Ref A regarding the designation of Kuwait-based charity Revival of Islamic Heritage Society as a terrorist organization with the following letter, previously transmitted Ref B. Recent conversations related to similar designation cases demonstrate that this is [...]	2009-04-02 14:54:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN PREL PINR UNSC KCRM KJUS
09BRUSSELS496	CENTRAL EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE SHOWS COALITION [...] (C) Summary and Introduction. Experts agree that effective EU policymaking is driven by coalitions among member states. They also agree that the Central European states that joined the EU since 2004 have only recently begun to employ coalition building. As a corollary, some EU experts cont [...]	2009-04-02 16:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EUN XG ECON EFIN SENV
09BRUSSELS516	BELGIAN JUSTICE MINISTER ON PRIORITIES, TRABELSI [...] (C) Justice Minister Stefaan De Clerck, reprising his role as Justice Minister from an earlier government, told the Charge d'affaires on March 2, 2009 that his top priorities in his new post were to improve the efficiency of the judicial system in executing sanctions against criminals; modern [...]	2009-04-06 15:28:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JUS BE
09BRUSSELS547	AFPAK: EU WANTS TO ALIGN ITS APPROACH WITH OURS [...] (C) Pol Off delivered reftel demarche April 3 to a wide range of officials from the EU Council Secretariat, European Commission, and Czech Permanent Representation to the EU. EU officials welcomed the information. Boguslaw Majewski, Council Secretariat Head of Unit for Asia, said that the EU [...]	2009-04-09 14:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR AF NATO
09BRUSSELS549	BELGIUM SUPPORTS KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD BANK [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 15:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV BE
09BRUSSELS550	EU CONTINUES TO WEIGH ISRAEL AND SYRIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: As reported reftel the 27 EU Foreign Ministers, meeting March 27 in the Czech Republic in the semi-annual informal "Gymnich" format (at which formal conclusions are not reached) discussed a number of Middle East issues, including whether and how to proceed with an upgrade of EU- [...]	2009-04-09 15:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EU
09BRUSSELS551	BELGIUM:SPLIT BETWEEN LEFTISTS AND CENTRISTS COULD [...] (C) Summary: The Flemish Socialist Party (sp.a) is undergoing an internal struggle between leftists and centrists that could send it into the opposition after the June 7, 2009 regional elections. The party is currently part of the three party Flemish regional government with the Christian Dem [...]	2009-04-09 15:32:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE
09BRUSSELS57	ANTWERP THE CITY OF DIVERSITY: TWO OBSERVERS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with two activists of Moroccan descent in Antwerp January 14 to get their readout on how local government engagement with the Muslim community and a readout on the January 4 demonstrations against Israel which became violent. The Antwerp police detained about 90 youth [...]	2009-01-15 15:46:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL BE
09BRUSSELS578	BELGIUM: FEDERAL POLICE DIAMOND OFFICERS SAY DUBAI [...] (C) Federal Judicial Police working on diamond-related cases in Belgium's diamond center, Antwerp, told econoff April 8 that the lack of law enforcement cooperation from Dubai officials to Belgian police information requests seriously hampers their ability to successfully prosecute in Belgiu [...]	2009-04-17 17:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EFIN ASEC ZI BE
09BRUSSELS58	BELGIUM SUPPORTS EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche requesting delay in approval of an EU-Syria association agreement to Liliane Bloem, Acting Director of the European Affairs Department, on January 12 and to Yves Rogister, a desk officer in the Department for the Middle-East & North Africa, on January 13. [...]	2009-01-15 15:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY BE
09BRUSSELS580	BELGIAN SHIP SEIZED BY SOMALI PIRATES AND AID [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian ship Pompei was seized by Somali pirates the morning of April 18. The ship is expected to reach the Somali coast on April 22 after a 70 hour voyage. Two aid workers from Doctors without Borders were also kidnapped April 19 in the Bokol region of Somalia. The Belgian [...]	2009-04-20 09:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS BE SO
09BRUSSELS589	BELGIAN LT GENERAL BUYSE SHARES LESSONS LEARNED IN [...] (C) Summary: Belgium's Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training, Lieutenant General Jean-Paul Buyse, shared Belgian experience and lessons learned in Africa with Africom's Commander, Gen. William Ward and his staff during a visit to Africom HQ in Stuttgart on April 15. Buyse provid [...]	2009-04-22 15:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM CG BE
09BRUSSELS598	BELGIUM ON ATTENDANCE AND AGENDA FOR GLOBAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche jointly with diplomats from the Netherlands and Russian Embassies to Belgium on April 24. They met with Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver the invitation to the Global I [...]	2009-04-27 09:05:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL MNUC PTER KGIC BE
09BRUSSELS599	BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IAEA TO [...] (C) On April 24, Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed Poloff unofficially that Belgium will soon put forward the name of Jean-Pol Poncelet as a candidate to succeed Mohamed El-Baradei as Director General of the [...]	2009-04-27 09:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC IAEA BE
09BRUSSELS625	BELGIUM STILL CONSIDERING POLICE TRAINERS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian government at the cabinet level is interested in providing police trainers to Afghanistan in cooperation with the UE or NATO. However, it is running into internal opposition by the Belgian Federal Police, which would have to provide the officers to staff such a missio [...]	2009-04-30 14:45:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EAID NATO AF BE
09BRUSSELS629	A/S FRIED MEETS WITH EU OFFICIALS ON RESETTLING [...] (C) The EU Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Gilles de Kerchove, and the European Commission Director General for Justice, Freedom, and Security, Jonathan Faull, informed A/S Fried and a U.S. interagency delegation in Brussels April 27 that the EU anticipates having a common political position [...]	2009-04-30 17:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EUN EG
09BRUSSELS637	BELGIUM: MAY 29 PIRACY CONTACT GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche on the May 29 Contact Group meeting to Peter Vandevelde, Counselor for European Security and Defense Policy in the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 5. Vandevelde said that the GOB will be represented at the May 29 meeting in New York. However, a [...]	2009-05-05 14:42:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR ECON PREL BE SO
09BRUSSELS648	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH BELGIUM'S PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy told Charge May 5 that he was very impressed by President Obama during their recent contacts in Strasbourg and Prague, especially the President's active role at the NATO summit in forging unanimity on the selection of a new NATO Secretary [...]	2009-05-07 11:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN SENV PGOV ECON PINR BE
09BRUSSELS651	SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met with European Union leaders on March 23 during his first visit to Brussels as Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He expressed appreciation for EU support to Afghanistan and Pakistan, applauded the EU for deploying the only inte [...]	2009-05-08 05:19:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS EAID KDEM SNAR PINS PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS654	VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...]	2009-05-08 15:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL BE
09BRUSSELS655	VLAAMS BELANG: FLANDERS' FAR RIGHT PARTY LOOKS [...] (C) Summary: The Far Right Vlaams Belang (VB) is campaigning hard in the run-up to the June 7 regional and European elections. The most notable slogans since the campaign began on March 7 are "Flemish Money in Flemish Hands" and "This is Our Land." These slogans are meant to conjure the VB's [...]	2009-05-08 15:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL BE
09BRUSSELS656	BELGIAN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The National Center for Development Cooperation is an umbrella organization for Belgian francophone NGOs providing development assistance worldwide, including some working in Afghanistan. Its Director, Arnaud Zacharie, was open to the need for assistance to Afghanistan and the id [...]	2009-05-08 15:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV BE AF
09BRUSSELS658	BELGIAN UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: The National Center for Development Cooperation is an umbrella organization for Belgian francophone NGOs providing development assistance worldwide, including some working in Afghanistan. Its Director, Arnaud Zacharie, was open to the need for assistance to Afghanistan and the id [...]	2009-05-08 15:49:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV BE AF
09BRUSSELS659	WALLONIA AND BRUSSELS REGIONAL ELECTIONS OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Belgian voters will go to the polls in regional elections on June 7. The outcome of the election is not likely to shake the foundations of the federal government coalition unless a major upset of one of the federal coalition parties occurs, which would discredit some of the tr [...]	2009-05-08 16:17:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON BE
09BRUSSELS669	A MONTH TO THE FLEMISH REGIONAL ELECTIONS: STATUS [...] (C) Summary: The Flemish regional elections will be held on June 7, along with the European Parliament Elections. Though PM Van Rompuy has said regional elections do not affect the federal government, all major national political decisions have been put on hold until after the regional electio [...]	2009-05-11 15:53:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE
09BRUSSELS67	DEMARCHE: EU AND EC OFFICIALS REQUEST FURTHER [...] (C) Deputy Political Counselor delivered reftel demarche separately to Christian Jouret, Head of the Middle East Unit in the Council of the European Union (who works closely with Solana) and to Leonidas Tezapsidis, Head of the Near East Region (a Unit Deputy Director) in the European Commission [...]	2009-01-16 15:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PARM KWBG PBTS PHUM EU IS
09BRUSSELS672	ISRAEL DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER AYALON DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, Daniel Ayalon, met for two and a half hours in an informal May 7 session with ambassadors who make up the EU's 28-member Political and Security Committee (PSC),which helps set EU common foreign and security policy. Several EU diplomats an [...]	2009-05-12 10:40:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EU
09BRUSSELS679	GOB STILL WILLING TO CONSIDER RESETTLING [...] (C) Summary: Belgium remains supportive of U.S. efforts to resettle Guantanamo detainees and is willing to consider specific proposals for resettlement, according to the Prime Minister's diplomatic advisor Dirk Wouters. Wouters discounted comments by Alain Winants, Belgium's head of State Sec [...]	2009-05-13 13:16:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BE AF
09BRUSSELS684	BURMA: EU CONCERNED ABOUT ASSK HEALTH, PREPARING [...] (C) Poloff shared reftel points with Leo Nordholt Schulte, Burma Desk Officer at the European Council General Secretariat on May 10. Schulte said that the EU shared U.S. concerns about the continued detention and health of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),and planned to raise her detention when the [...]	2009-05-13 15:26:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL BM EUN
09BRUSSELS693	CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY MAIN OBSTACLE TO BELGIAN [...] (C) Summary: The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Thomas Baekelandt, told Charge on May 13 that Belgium's main concern about taking detainees from Guantanamo is the risk to Belgian and European security. He also said he would want to know why the U.S [...]	2009-05-15 14:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BE AF
09BRUSSELS697	BELGIUM DESIRES TO "PRESERVE UNSCR 1267" BY ADDING [...] (C) On May 13, Charge met with Thomas Baekelandt, Counter-Terrorism Coordinator at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Baekelandt said that sanctions under UNSCR 1267 against terrorist financing entities such as Al Barakat have been challenged in Belgian courts and in the European Court [...]	2009-05-18 10:19:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC PGOV PREL KTFN UN BE
09BRUSSELS702	BURMA: EU CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS; [...] (C) Summary: Outraged over the arrest and trial of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) on the eve of her release, EU Foreign Ministers directed Council and Commission staff on May 18 to begin looking at additional restrictive measures (including new sanctions) that might be tak [...]	2009-05-18 17:52:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETTC ENRG EPET EFIN KJUS BM EUN
09BRUSSELS703	BELGIUM:COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) Cuban FM Bruno Rodriguez met with Belgian FM De Gucht during Rodriguez trip to Brussels to meet with EU leaders May 11, 2009. According to MFA contacts, De Gucht pushed Rodriguez on human rights and democracy. Cuban policy has not been a priority for the Belgian MFA under De Gucht. 2. [...]	2009-05-19 07:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU BE
09BRUSSELS727	ACTING A/S WITTEN'S MEETING WITH BELGIAN MFA [...] (C) On May 19, PRM Acting A/S Samuel Witten met with Belgium's Director for Globalization in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Marc Gedopt, to discuss issues surrounding Iraqi refugees, asylees and displaced persons, and to urge Belgian support for efforts to facilitate the voluntary return of [...]	2009-05-26 16:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL BE IZ
09BRUSSELS742	SPECIAL ENVOY DAN FRIED DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure (S/GC) Daniel Fried met with a group of Belgian officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Interior and Immigration on May 19. The group was chaired by Axel Delvoie, Deputy Director for Multilateral Affairs of the MFA. Fried inf [...]	2009-05-29 09:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BE AF
09BRUSSELS747	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EU CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points May 18 to the EU Council Secretariat, European Commission and EU Presidency. The same day, foreign ministers meeting in the EU's General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting issued a previously-drafted statement addressing many of the same points so [...]	2009-05-29 13:41:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO EUN
09BRUSSELS750	A/S CARTER'S APRIL 23 MEETING WITH BELGIAN MFA [...] (C) Summary: The Charge hosted a breakfast April 23 for visiting Acting A/S for African Affairs Phillip Carter and NSC Senior Director for Africa Michelle Gavin with the Belgian MFA Africa Team. The Belgian guests were Deputy Chief of Cabinet to FM De Gucht Jean-Luc Bodson, Africa Director Gu [...]	2009-05-29 15:35:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CG BE
09BRUSSELS792	BELGIAN FRANCOPHONE GREEN PARTY GEARS UP TO FORM [...] (C) Summary: In a May 28 meeting with the Charge d'Affaires, Belgian francophone green party Ecolo co-president, Jean-Michel Javaux, struck a warm and appreciative tone as he spoke of his relationship with the United States. He identified the election of President Obama and his more environme [...]	2009-06-08 13:29:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SENV BE
09BRUSSELS808	BELGIUM:DEMARACHE ON CRITICAL UN ELECTION:ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-11 07:31:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KJUS KAWC KUNR PREL UNGA BE
09BRUSSELS812	BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) Poloff spoke on June 11 with Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, about the candidacy of Jean-Pol Poncelet for Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Bauwens was in Budapest. He said that he was disappointed that Poncelet had n [...]	2009-06-11 14:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC ENRG PARM BE
09BRUSSELS813	FLEMISH POLITICAL INSIDERS' ON REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the June 7 Flemish regional elections, Poloff and Polintern met with members of the four political parties that are likely to participate in the next Flemish regional government. The Flemish Christian-Democrats (CD&V) and current Minister-President Kris Peeters [...]	2009-06-12 09:46:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BE
09BRUSSELS825	BELGIAN MFA VIEWS ON CORFU CONFERENCE AND EUROPEAN [...] On June 15, Poloff used reftel as an opportunity to discuss the Corfu ministerial meeting and the future of European security with Francois De Kerchove, acting Director for Security Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium. Foreign Minister De Gucht will attend the ministerial. [...]	2009-06-16 13:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR OSCE BE
09BRUSSELS83	CZECH PRESIDENCY CONFIRMS GUANTANAMO ON THE AGENDA [...] (C) EU assistance for resettlement of Guantanamo detainees will "definitely" be discussed by EU Foreign Ministers at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting on January 26 in Brussels. Blanka Fajkusova, Head of Unit for External Relations at the Czech Permanent Repr [...]	2009-01-22 16:51:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS830	BELGIAN POLICE PREPARING FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request for SCA-A. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Belgian Federal Police are preparing a report on the feasibility of sending two to four police trainers to Afghanistan. The contribution is likely to be in the framework of EUPOL-Afghanistan. Belg [...]	2009-06-17 14:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EAID NATO AF BE
09BRUSSELS839	EU LENGTHENS COUNTER-PIRACY FORCE MANDATE [...] (C) On June 15, EU foreign ministers approved an extension of the EU counter-piracy Operation ATALANTA's mandate until December 13, 2010. According to the EU,s official public statement announcing the extension, the decision was taken with a view to facilitating future force generation for [...]	2009-06-19 05:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EWWT MARR MOPS PREL XW
09BRUSSELS84	EU FOREIGN MINISTERS PRESS LIVNI ON OPENING GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: Tomas Smetanka, Middle East Advisor at the Czech Permanent Representation in Brussels, told us that, during their January 21 dinner meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, EU Foreign Ministers pressed for an immediate humanitarian opening of Gaza, for a permanent ope [...]	2009-01-22 17:20:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM EU
09BRUSSELS854	JUNE GAERC - GUANTANAMO, IRELAND, THE MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Luxembourg on June 15, EU Foreign Ministers prepared the June 18-19 European Council summit meeting on guarantees for Ireland and financial regulation, and they addressed the Middle East, Western Balkans, and Cuba. Significantly, they announced the approval of joint US-EU jo [...]	2009-06-19 17:11:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON EUN AF BK CU HR IR IZ MD PK
09BRUSSELS859	U.S.-EU EXCHANGES ON SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: During the June 8 U.S.-EU meetings on South and Central Asia, SCA Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Owen stressed the need to work together to produce internationally credible elections in Afghanistan. The European Commission's James Moran responded the EU would do "whate [...]	2009-06-22 12:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	AF EAGR ETRD ETTC EU EUN IN KDEM MARR MOPS
09BRUSSELS865	BELGIUM'S JUSTICE MINISTRY REACTS TO 2009 TIP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Poloff and Polintern delivered reftel Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to the Justice Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Ambassador Marc Van den Reeck and Trafficking in Persons Coordinator Paule Somers on June 15. Both [...]	2009-06-24 09:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIP KWMN KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL AE BE
09BRUSSELS868	CHARGES AGAINST FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 15:43:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KJUS BE
09BRUSSELS885	EU AND NATO CONCERNED ABOUT BOSNIA, BUT PLANS FOR [...] (U) This is a joint cable from USEU and USNATO. 2. (C) Summary: On June 22, NATO and EU Ambassadors met in the NAC-PSC format to discuss Bosnia. Most presenters lamented the lack of political progress in Bosnia, noting that High Rep Inzko had invoked Bonn powers over the weekend, but [...]	2009-06-26 10:43:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL XG BK EUN
09BRUSSELS888	NIZAR TRABELSI EXHAUSTS LAST BELGIAN JUDICIAL [...] (U) Belgium's highest court, the Cour de Cassation, ruled June 24 against Nizar Trabelsi's appeal to block a U.S. request to extradite him to the United States. The Court found no irregularities in the U.S. extradition request. Trabelsi has exhausted all Belgian legal options, and the Belgian [...]	2009-06-26 15:03:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER CJAN CVIS KCRM BE
09BRUSSELS894	EU-U.S. LATIN AMERICA POLICIES CONVERGING [...] (C) Summary: During biannual consultations on Latin American issues June 24, U.S. and EU officials agreed to seek opportunities to work together with select countries or regions, including, potentially, on counternarcotics and biofuels development in Bolivia and citizen security and renewable [...]	2009-06-30 08:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XM EUN
09BRUSSELS908	EU SUPPORTS EXPANDED PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (C) On June 29, PolOff delivered reftel points supporting an expanded Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia to Didier Lenoir, head of operations and exercises in the EU Council Secretariat. Lenoir, who led the EU's delegation to the May Contact Group meeting in New York, believes [...]	2009-07-01 15:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS912	WORKING WITH THE EU ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In Brussels, June 15-17, Major General Richard L. Engel, USAF (Retired),Director, Climate Change and State Stability Program, Long Range Analysis Unit, National Intelligence Council (NIC) heard from high level Europeans that: the connection between security and climate change [...]	2009-07-02 10:18:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KGHG SENV ENRG EUN
09BRUSSELS913	OUTMODED BELGIAN HELICOPTERS RUMORED TO BE HEADED [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2.(U) The Belgian press reported on July 2 that the Belgian Ministry of Defense has received five bids from private companies and European individuals to purchase 23 Alouette II helicopters. The sales are consistent with the Belgian MOD's intentio [...]	2009-07-02 12:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PARM BE MA
09BRUSSELS918	COMMISSIONER DIMAS OUT OF CLIMATE CHANGE PICTURE; [...] (C) Summary. As the EU intensifies efforts to secure a climate agreement in Copenhagen, the Swedes have asserted their leadership role while Environment Commissioner Dimas has taken himself out of the picture. Both Swedish and Commission officials agree that European criticism of U.S. emissi [...]	2009-07-06 09:24:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS934	GUANTANAMO: SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED,S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: BELGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DE GUCHT, IN A MEETING ON JUNE 30 WITH SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED, AGREED TO REVIEW SEVEN GUANTANAMO DETAINEE CASES WITH &A VIEW TO FINDING SOLUTIONS.8 FM DE GUCHT INFORMED THAT HE WOULD SEEK THE SUPPORT OF THE BELGIAN &INNER CABINET8 THE NEXT DAY (JULY 1) TO I [...]	2009-07-07 15:33:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PREF BE
09BRUSSELS945	BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT TO MOVE TO EUROPEAN COMMISSION [...] (U) Belgian media reported July 8 that Flemish Liberal (OpenVLD) Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht would soon resign his posts to accept Belgian's EU commission seat being vacated by EU Commissioner for Development Louis Michel; Commissioner Michel will be sworn in as a m [...]	2009-07-08 13:34:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU EUN BE
09BRUSSELS963	AFRICAN PEACE FACILITY: AN IMPORTANT BUT LIMITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The EU's African Peace Facility (APF) has provided over 440 million Euros to African peacekeeping operations and capacity building since its inception in 2004 and will provide 300 million more between 2008 and 2010. A European Development Fund (EDF) instrument administered by [...]	2009-07-13 13:57:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR MOPS PREL XA EAID
09BRUSSELS964	EU CLIMATE CHANGE RELATIONSHIP STRONG WITH INDIA, [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings held with the Mission of China to the EU and the Embassy of India, Chinese and Indian counterparts confirmed what USEU EconOff learned in conversations with the European Commission (see reftel): that the EU has a robust with China is almose that beforlnp`opan [...]	2009-07-13 14:52:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY
09BRUSSELS965	EU MILITARY CAPACITY-BUILDING IN AFRICA: EURO [...] 1. (C) Summary: The EU's capacity-building program to train African civilian and military leaders is struggling to overcome the African Union's absorption capacity and recruitment challenges. The EU effort, named EURO RECAMP, is halfway through a training cycle for the African Union (AU) t [...]	2009-07-13 15:09:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR MOPS PREL XA
09BRUSSELS966	BELGIUM SUPPORTS MORE OPEN PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 15:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL BE
09BRUSSELS970	SACEUR: JULY 15 MEETING WITH THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis, Embassy Brussels welcomes your visit to Brussels and wishes to provide you background for your upcoming meetings with Belgian King Albert II, Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, Defense Minister Peter De Crem, and Chief of Defense General C [...]	2009-07-14 06:15:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV ECON BE
09BRUSSELS984	BELGIUM: REQUEST FOR TALKING POINTS ON ABU GHRAIB [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph three. 2. (C) During a July 13 meeting with MFA Director for Human Rights, France Chainaye, to discuss reftel demarche, Chainaye asked about the current status of Abu Ghraib prison and talking points the GOB can use on the treatment of pris [...]	2009-07-17 14:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER AF IZ BE
09BRUSSELS985	BELGIUM'S PERSPECTIVE ON UNHRC [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph six. 2. (U) Poloffs met July 13 with MFA Director for Human Rights France Chainaye. Chainaye discussed Belgium's role as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the GOB's perspective on its work. 3. (U) Chainay [...]	2009-07-17 14:57:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN PINR BE
09BRUSSELS986	CONFIDENT NEW FLEMISH GOVERNMENT READY TO GO [...] (U) On July 13 the nine members of the 2009-2014 Flemish government were sworn in by the Flemish Parliament. Kris Peeters of the Christian Democratic Party (CD&V) will lead his second Flemish government, in a three-party coalition that includes the CD&V, the Socialists (sp.a),and the nationa [...]	2009-07-17 15:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BE
09BRUSSELS988	BELGIUM: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER YVES LETERME [...] (SBU) Former Prime Minister Yves Leterme was sworn in on July 16 as Belgium's new Foreign Minister, replacing Karel De Gucht who has moved to the European Commission as Commissioner for Development Assistance. Leterme served as Prime Minister from March 20 to December 22, 2008. Controversy ov [...]	2009-07-17 15:55:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BE
09BRUSSELS995	BELGIAN REACTION TO RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points orally on July 15 to Willy De Buck, Director for Central and Eastern Europe in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. De Buck said that Belgium supports an open approach to Russia, but wants to be realistic. The GOB has taken note of the change of tone in Washing [...]	2009-07-20 15:47:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV RS BE
09BRUSSQLS1235	BELGIUM: PRIORTIES FOR UNHRC 12H SESSION, [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Sandrine Platteau, Attach for human rights at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 9. 2. (C) Platteau was enthusiastic about the Freedom of Expression initiative and assured Poloff of Belgian support. 3. (C) Platteau said tha [...]	2009-09-11 15:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BE
09BUCHAREST10	ROMANIA: GAS IMPORTS HALTED, STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Imports on the second of two natural gas pipelines connecting Romania to Ukraine were halted the morning of January 7th. Romania is currently receiving no natural gas inflows from Ukraine and has declared a state of emergency. This declaration provides the Romanian Government [...]	2009-01-07 14:53:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST115	ROMANIA: ECONOMIC OFFICIALS PRIVATELY AGREE IMF [...] (C) Summary. Both the new State Secretary for budget issues at the Ministry of Finance (MOF),Gheorghe Gherghina, and the Prime Minister's new Economic Advisor, Ionut Popescu, told EconCoun this week that they believe a standby agreement with the IMF is advisable sooner rather than later, give [...]	2009-02-20 14:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IMF RO
09BUCHAREST132	DEEP THROAT: PSD LEGISLATOR DISHES ON PSD INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary: PSD legislator Georgian Pop predicted that Parliament would succesfully refer the Nastase corruption case to prosecutors next week. He underscored that Geoana was consolidating his hold on the PSD with the support of local barons including Constanta Mayor Mazare and Bucharest PS [...]	2009-02-27 14:02:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST147	MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR STRATEGIC POLICY ON BLACK [...] (C) Summary: POLMILOFF met with MFA Director General for Strategic Policy Calin Stoica on February 27 to discuss Black Sea strategy issues, including Romania's interest in the proposed Black Sea Defense Ministerial (BSDM). Stoica noted that Black Sea littoral states have not yet reached a com [...]	2009-03-05 05:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG RO
09BUCHAREST153	A PERFECT STORM: CORRUPTION, RULE OF LAW, AND JUSTICE REFORMS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN ROMANIA [...] (C) Summary: An unexpected convergence of factors has recently brought matters involving the Rule of Law (ROL) and much-needed justice reforms into high relief. These include, inter alia: reports of rising criminality amidst a declining economy; scandals involving the penal system; a parliamentary [...]	2009-03-06 11:58:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS EU RO
09BUCHAREST180	ROMANIA: INCREASINGLY GLOOMY 2009 OUTLOOK SETS [...] (C) Romania needs the stability of an IMF agreement to finance the private external debt gap, protect foreign exchange reserves, and advance structural reforms in a difficult political environment, officials told DAS Judy Garber and U.S. Treasury visitors in meetings March 10-11. Still, Roman [...]	2009-03-19 11:49:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL IMF EUN RO
09BUCHAREST188	ROMANIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ON DEPLOYMENTS, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ministry of National Defense officials, the Director General for Defense Policy discussed current thinking regarding Romania's participation in its overseas deployments, reassuring the U.S. on continuity of operations. He also raised the option of providin [...]	2009-03-20 11:57:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV IZ AF RO
09BUCHAREST189	ROMANIA ON KFOR MISSION: "WE AGREE WITH THE U.S. [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Security Policy Daniel Ionita, who affirmed that Romania agreed with the U.S. points. He said that there should be no premature or precipitous reshaping of KFOR's mission in the current security environment in Kosovo. Echoing remarks rep [...]	2009-03-20 13:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV RO
09BUCHAREST205	ROMANIA AND IMF REACH AGREEMENT ON 19.5 BILLION [...] (U) International Monetary Fund (IMF)-led negotiations with the Government of Romania (GOR) over a financial assistance package successfully concluded on March 25th. The IMF, European Commission (EC),World Bank (WB),and other international financial institutions (IFIs) (principally the Eur [...]	2009-03-26 05:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON IMF EUN PREL PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST222	ROMANIA: AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES [...] (C) POLMILOFF delivered ref b demarche to MFA Security Policy Director Daniel Ionita on 26 March, and followed up in the context of the Strategic Review (ref a) with Ionita and Director General for Strategic Policy Calin Stoica on 27 March. 2. (C) Ionita and Stoica were very appreciative of [...]	2009-04-01 10:29:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF RO
09BUCHAREST234	ROMANIA: RETROSPECTIVE ON NATURAL GAS CUTOFF [...] (C) While Romania successfully survived the January cut-off of natural gas imports from Russia, working-level officials at the Ministry of Economy (MOE) believe that pain was averted largely through lucky timing. Cornel Zeveleanu and Liviu Stoican, officials in the MOE's General Directorate [...]	2009-04-06 13:42:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST237	ROMANIA: IMF AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION POSES REAL [...] (C) Romanian officials are congratulating themselves on the external financing package (reftel) concluded with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),European Commission (EC),and World Bank (WB) as "much better than we expected," according to one Ministry of Finance (MOF) interlocutor. With [...]	2009-04-08 05:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL IMF EUN RO
09BUCHAREST244	ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA: FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS ALLIES [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu convoked NATO and EU Ambassadors on April 9 to request more robust public expressions of support for Romania in the wake of the expulsion of the Romanian Ambassador and Press Attache from Moldova. The intent of Diaconescu's appeal was not to [...]	2009-04-10 13:06:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO RO
09BUCHAREST247	DNA CHIEF PROSECUTOR MORAR: MORE BOMBSHELL [...] (C) Summary: DNA Chief Prosecutor Daniel Morar warned Emboffs that the fast-track code reform package now being debated in parliament is flawed, given inadequate consultations and provisions that would lower or eliminate criminal penalties for corruption, reductions in the statutes of limitations, [...]	2009-04-10 14:17:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS RO
09BUCHAREST25	CHARGE CALL ON NEW FOREIGN MINISTER DIACONESCU [...] (C) Newly-installed Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu met with Charge on January 14 to share his thoughts on those foreign policy issues Romania will emphasize during his tenure. He first focused on neighborhood concerns, including the importance of improving Romanian-Ukrainian relations. [...]	2009-01-15 05:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST253	ROMANIA ON SPECIFIC ASKS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel a demarche on April 1 to MFA Director Security Policy Daniel Ionita, who said the MFA engaged the interagency coordination process nearly immediately at that time, including the Ministry of National Defense (MND) and the Office of the President (Cotroceni Palace),i [...]	2009-04-14 15:25:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF RO
09BUCHAREST255	PRESIDENT BASESCU'S MOLDOVA SPEECH: NOBODY SHOULD [...] (SBU) At a special joint parliamentary session April 14, Romanian President Traian Basescu delivered a speech on recent developments in Moldova. Basescu prefaced his remarks by noting that he had deliberately avoided responding to "provocations" over the past week that might provide a pretext [...]	2009-04-15 14:18:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MD RO
09BUCHAREST272	ROMANIA: SOURCES OF CONDUCT [...] (C) Summary: Though the fundamentals of Romania's foreign policy have not changed under the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Emil Boc, the combination of Russia's August 2008 incursion into Georgian territory, followed by another disconcerting Russian action in the region (the J [...]	2009-04-22 10:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ENRG RO
09BUCHAREST3	ROMANIA: SUFFICIENT GAS ON TAP DESPITE AN INITIAL [...] (C) Summary. The Russia-Ukraine gas dispute resulted in an initial 30 percent decline in Romanian gas imports from Russia via the two pipelines connecting Romania to Russia. Despite this substantial drop in imports, sufficient domestic production and gas reserves exist to manage demand in the [...]	2009-01-06 10:19:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PREL PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST306	ROMANIA: IRAN GAS AND TURKISH TAKE-OFF DEMANDS ARE [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General and lead Nabucco negotiator, Calin Stoica, summoned EconCoun and EconOff to the MFA on May 5 to provide a readout on the latest round of Nabucco Inter-State Agreement (IS [...]	2009-05-08 04:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL IR RO

09BUCHAREST342	ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON TITLE III OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 11:43:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU RO
09BUCHAREST354	DEVELOPMENT MINISTER BLAGA: PEOPLE WANT STABILITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 14:05:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST358	ROMANIA: HEALTH MINISTER BAZAC OUTLINES HIS [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 20 meeting, Minister of Health Ion Bazac shared privately with the Charge d'affaires many of the same goals for the health care sector that he has publicly outlined over the last several months (ref B). Agreeing that changes to the system are badly needed, Bazac was q [...]	2009-05-28 12:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED RO
09BUCHAREST370	ROMANIA: ACTIVE IN ENERGY DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary. According to Ministry of Economy State Secretary (SS) Tudor Serban, Romania has been engaged in active energy diplomacy efforts with Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Underpinning Romania's efforts are a desire to advance the Nabucco project and secure for Romania b [...]	2009-06-02 10:24:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST385	ROMANIA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON IRAN AS A SOURCE OF [...] (C) Acting DCM and EconOff delivered ref A demarche points to Romania's chief negotiator for the Nabucco inter-state agreement (ISA),Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General (DG) Calin Stoica, on June 2. (Stoica had been unavailable earlier, as he was in Vienna for the latest roun [...]	2009-06-05 13:41:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL RO
09BUCHAREST425	ROMANIA: BECOMING MORE 'LIKE MINDED' ON 1267? [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In response to questions raised by USEU in ref emails, EconOff met with Elena Paris, Head of Unit at the Office for the Implementation of International Sanctions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to discuss current Romanian v [...]	2009-06-22 13:52:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PREL RO
09BUCHAREST427	ROMANIA: PROPERTY FUND MOVES FORWARD EVEN AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The long process of property restitution in Romania took a step in the right direction with the June 9 announcement that the American firm Franklin Templeton had won the bid to manage the Property Restitution Fund ("the Fund"). As reported reftel, delays in the manager selecti [...]	2009-06-23 08:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ECON CASC PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST43	ROMANIA ON U.S. JANUARY GAERC VIEWS [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 15:09:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL ENRG RO
09BUCHAREST432	FOREIGN MINISTER DIACONESCU ON CORFU MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a June 17 discussion with the Charge, Romanian FM Cristian Diaconescu shared concerns that the Corfu Informal Ministerial runs the risks of moving too fast and of not providing equitable hearings for all states. While Romania agrees with the U.S. demarche (reftel) on Corfu, th [...]	2009-06-23 11:17:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL EU NATO PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST440	ROMANIA: DISCUSSING ENERGY WITH RUSSIA, BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy Adriean Videanu met with Charge d'Affaires on June 24 to discuss his recent trip to Moscow and plans for the Romanian energy sector. At the top of the list of discussion points was the recently announced gas storage agreement between Romgaz, the Romanian nat [...]	2009-06-29 04:18:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL RO
09BUCHAREST473	ROMANIAN CANDIDATE FOR NATO STRATEGIC CONCEPT [...] (SBU) MFA Director General Calin Stoica, accompanied by Security Policy (NATO) Minister Counselor Dan Grigorescu, met with Charge and POLMILOFF on July 7 to convey the GOR's support for Iulian Chifu to be a candidate for the NATO Secretary General's Panel of Experts to consult on the developme [...]	2009-07-08 07:28:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST563	ROMANIA AND IMF: REVISE AGREEMENT AS THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Romania's economy is contracting at a much faster pace in 2009 than originally forecast and its agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) requires important modifications as a result, an IMF monitoring team announced on August 10. Concluding their first quarterly revi [...]	2009-08-13 14:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EIND PGOV IMF EUN RO
09BUCHAREST57	SENATE PRESIDENT MIRCEA GEOANA: MY CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Romanian Senate President Mircea Geoana said that he wanted to visit the United States at the earliest opportunity to ensure that the new Administration gets to "see us, hear the message from Bucharest, and remain focused on Romania and the region." Geoana added that he was also [...]	2009-01-28 14:19:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS RO
09BUCHAREST58	PD-L VICE PRESIDENT STOICA: LOOKING BEYOND THE [...] (C) Summary: PD-L Vice President Stoica evinced confidence in the prospects for the new Boc government, noting that Prime Minister Boc enjoyed many attributes including his position as head of a large party; the full support and confidence of the President; and lack of any corruption baggage. [...]	2009-01-29 06:34:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST593	ROMANIA: NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY MIRED IN SUMMER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The center-right National Liberal Party (PNL) is on a losing streak. After its exclusion from the governing coalition following the November 2008 parliamentary elections, the party underperformed in the June 2009 European Parliament (EP) elections and PNL presidential candidate [...]	2009-08-27 07:14:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST594	ROMANIAN CABINET BYPASSING PARLIAMENT - AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Under the Romanian Constitution, the Cabinet has the authority to issue "emergency ordinances" (EOs) in special circumstances. These acts take effect immediately and have the force of law. Although Parliament must subsequently ratify or overturn them, there is no time limit [...]	2009-08-27 08:12:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV ECON RO
09BUCHAREST597	ROMANIA: PRESIDENT BASESCU REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary: President Basescu reaffirmed his commitment to Romanian involvement in NATO operations in Afghanistan during a visit to a Romanian airbase where American and Romanian troops conduct joint-training programs. He emphasized the national pride which has come from working with the U [...]	2009-08-28 13:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL ECON RO AF
09BUCHAREST60	ROMANIA: BASESCU UNDERSCORES NABUCCO SUPPORT, [...] (C) Summary: Europe needs to capitalize on the sour mood left by the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute to forge a tougher EU energy policy and to press forward with the Nabucco pipeline, President Traian Basescu told visiting EUR DAS Matt Bryza on January 29. Basescu said he has made this argument [...]	2009-01-30 12:44:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EFIN PREL PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST615	MASSIVE LEGISLATION PACKAGE A LITMUS TEST FOR [...] (C) Summary: Deteriorating relations between the Liberal Democrats (PDL) and Social Democrats (PSD) may hit a critical point in the coming days. Prime Minister Emil Boc (PDL) intends to fast track through Parliament three key pieces of legislation. Disagreement on part of the substance - as [...]	2009-09-04 14:12:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV RO
09BUCHAREST63	SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR LAZAROIU: OPRESCU IS [...] (C) Summary: Senior Presidential Advisor Lazaroiu noted that--despite a beating from the press--recent internal polling data underscored that the Boc cabinet's approval ratings compared well with those of the first Tariceanu cabinet. President Basescu's overall favorability ratings remained h [...]	2009-02-03 15:26:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS RO
09BUCHAREST662	COALITION TEETERS - WILL CAPTAIN BASESCU SAVE THE [...] (C) Summary. PM Emil Boc's September 28 announcement that he intended to replace Interior Minister and Deputy PM Dan Nica has led to a potential showdown between the coalition members in the current government, the Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) which Boc chairs and the Social Democratic Par [...]	2009-09-30 12:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST669	COALITION COLLAPSES AS PSD MINISTERS RESIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 1 President Traian Basescu dismissed Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Dan Nica of PSD and appointed Regional Development Minister Vasile Blaga of PDL to assume both portfolios. PSD chairman Mircea Geoana responded by announcing that all PSD members of the PDL [...]	2009-10-01 13:15:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST671	BASESCU OUTLINES ROMANIA'S BLACK SEA ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: President Traian Basescu told visiting U.S. Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar on September 30 that Romania remains solidly behind the southern corridor strategy for diversifying sources and routes of energy supply to Europe, and is actively pursuing stronger [...]	2009-10-02 09:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PREL AJ EUN TU TX RO
09BUCHAREST691	CABINET FALLS IN FIRST SUCCESSFUL POST-1989 [...] (C) SUMMARY. For the first time since the 1989 revolution a Romanian government was toppled when the Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) Cabinet fell on October 13. Using strict party discipline the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) received the votes necessary to [...]	2009-10-14 04:25:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST694	BASESCU, OPPOSITION NAME COMPETING CANDIDATES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the first successful no-confidence motion in Romania's post-Communist history (ref A),the opposition coalition of the National Liberal Party (PNL),the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UMDR) are attempting to force Presid [...]	2009-10-15 14:18:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST702	ROMANIA DEDICATES ITS FIRST-EVER HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL [...] Summary. The Government of Romania dedicated the country's first-ever Holocaust Memorial on October 8. Holocaust survivors, Jewish community leaders, foreign dignitaries and two former Presidents of Romania listened as President Basescu declared that the Romanian state bore responsibility fo [...]	2009-10-19 05:42:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST716	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER BOC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Vice President Joseph Biden met with Interim Prime Minister Emil Boc on October 22, 2009. The Romanian Prime Minister and the Vice President discussed the motivations for the Vice President's trip to Europe and the reasons why Romania was chosen as the location for the trip's major [...]	2009-10-23 14:13:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST723	ROMANIA WON'T MEET 2009 IMF OBLIGATIONS, BASESCU [...] (SBU) With a joint assessment team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF),European Commission (EC),and World Bank (WB) having arrived in Bucharest this week to review Romania's compliance, President Traian Basescu declared to reporters that Romania will not meet all its obligations to t [...]	2009-10-29 05:27:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IMF EUN RO
09BUCHAREST745	BASESCU SENDS A SECOND PDL PRIME MINISTER NOMINEE [...] (SBU) On Friday, 6 November 2009, President Traian Basescu announced the nomination of Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) vice chairman and popular Mayor of sector 3 of Bucharest, Liviu Negoita, for Prime Minister. The announcement came just one day after his first choice for a Prime Minister, Ce [...]	2009-11-06 14:07:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST756	ROMANIA: IMF TEAM DEPARTS AND TAKES ITS CHECKBOOK WITH IT [...] (SBU) The IMF assessment team charged with determining whether Romania has met its obligations for the next funding tranche packed its bags and went home on November 6, declaring in a closing news conference that it cannot complete its assessment until Romania resolves the current political impasse [...]	2009-11-10 14:01:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IMF EUN RO
09BUCHAREST761	ROMANIA: TIME FOR PROGRESS ON ORTHODOX-GREEK [...] (C) Summary: In an October 23 introductory call with the Romanian Orthodox (BOR) Patriarch, Ambassador discussed the long-standing dispute between the BOR and the Greek Catholic Church in Romania over Greek Catholic buildings and properties transferred to the BOR by Romania's communist regi [...]	2009-11-13 08:48:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST766	ROMANIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS: A CRUCIAL SWING VOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) is positioning itself as kingmaker for the upcoming Presidential elections. UDMR expects its candidate, Kelemen Hunor, to win approximately seven percent of the popular vote in the November 22 first round. The party w [...]	2009-11-16 13:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST784	ROMANIA: TRANSGAZ SUPPORTS NABUCCO BUT FINANCING [...] (C) Summary. Financing the Nabucco pipeline project will present significant challenges for state-owned natural gas carrier Transgaz, according to Deputy Director General Liviu Pintican. While the company remains supportive of the project and is working toward its ultimate realization, Trans [...]	2009-11-24 08:38:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL RO
09BUCHAREST787	ROMANIA ELECTION UPDATE: PNL THROWS SUPPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Even as final election results showed incumbent President Basescu (PDL) and challenger Mircea Geoana (PSD) only a point apart after the November 22 first round elections, third place finisher Crin Antonescu announced November 24 that his National Liberal Party (PNL) would formall [...]	2009-11-24 14:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST806	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORTING ROMANIA'S CANDIDACY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Razvan Rotundu, Director of the Human Rights and Council of Europe Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, on December 2. Rotundu stated Romania will run for the Human Rights Council in May 2010, competing against Georgia and the Czech R [...]	2009-12-04 08:32:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM RO
09BUCHAREST809	ROMANIA ELECTIONS: BASESCU GETS THE BEST OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Just three days before the December 6 Presidential runoff incumbent President Traian Basescu and Social Democratic Party (PSD) chairman Mircea Geoana met for their one and only televised debate before the second round of elections. Basescu is generally considered to have gotten [...]	2009-12-07 04:31:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KCOR RO
09BUCHAREST815	ELECTION UPDATE: AS ROMANIA COLLECTS ITS BREATH, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The surprising December 6 Basescu victory resulted from a last-minute Geoana collapse and strong support from overseas voters and ethnic Hungarians. The Social Democrats (PSD) announced on December 7 they would challenge the election results within the three days permitted by Ro [...]	2009-12-07 14:30:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST824	ROMANIA ELECTIONS: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS CRY FRAUD, BUT [...] (C) Summary. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) has claimed systemic, nationwide electoral fraud and called for the annulment and re-run of the December 6 presidential runoff in which PSD candidate Mircea Geoana failed by a slim margin to unseat incumbent Traian Basescu. However, according to [...]	2009-12-10 12:12:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RO
09BUCHAREST831	ROMANIAN REACTION TO RUSSIAN DRAFT TREATY FOR [...] (C) PolMilOff was summoned December 11 by MFA Security Policy Director Daniel Ionita to discuss the draft Treaty Governing Relations Among NATO-Russia Council (NRC) Member States, presented by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the December 4 NATO-Russia Council Ministerial (reftels). Ionita [...]	2009-12-14 09:10:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL RS RO
09BUCHAREST834	CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CONFIRMS BASESCU VICTORY; [...] (C) SUMMARY. On December 14 the Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) closed out the presidential election drama by rejecting appeals from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and validating the re-election of incumbent President Traian Basescu. PSD challenger Mircea Geoana accepted the CCR's dec [...]	2009-12-15 12:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM RO
09BUDAPEST10	HUNGARY WELL-POSITIONED TO WEATHER RUSSIA-UKRAINE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Monday, January 5, Hungary joined the ranks of Central European countries experiencing disrupted supplies of Russian natural gas as a result of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine dispute. Hungary's significant stored gas reserves should ensure that gas continues flowing without int [...]	2009-01-06 15:37:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU SR BH MK
09BUDAPEST101	BUDAPEST NABUCCO SUMMIT: SOME NEW MOMENTUM BUT NO [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoH-hosted Nabucco Summit in Budapest brought together twelve national delegations representing potential Nabucco suppliers (including Iraq, Egypt, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan),transit states, and consumers, including three EU prime ministers, the EU Energy Commissioner, [...]	2009-02-04 05:48:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV EU HU
09BUDAPEST113	HUNGARY: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Post provides the following responses provided by the MFA's Security and Non-proliferation Department, keyed to questions outlined in ref A, paragraph 8. 3. A. (C) What are the host government's objectives for the NPT in general, and [...]	2009-02-09 11:17:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM NPT MNUC ENGR HU
09BUDAPEST129	HUNGARY'S "SILENT SUPPORT" ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Clint Williamson visited Budapest February 13 and met with Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz, other MFA and Justice Ministry Officials, and the Prime Minister's Security and Foreign Policy Advisor Karoly Banai to discuss detainee issues, the GOH's role in the EU process, and [...]	2009-02-19 15:35:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST15	ROMA AT RISK: VICIOUS RHETORIC; VICIOUS CIRCLES [...] (SBU) Summary: A new study by the highly-respected think tank Political Capital concludes that intolerance is increasing in Hungary as long-standing prejudices are compounded by growing political frustration and economic uncertainty. The result has been an increase in extremist rhetoric and [...]	2009-01-07 13:59:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM
09BUDAPEST168	NEW VIOLENCE AGAINST ROMA TURNS FOCUS TO POLICE [...] (U) The string of violence against Roma continued on February 23 when two people were murdered in their home in the village of Tatarszentgyorgy in central Hungary. The victims, a 27-year-old father and his 5-year-old son, were inside when attackers threw a Molotov cocktail into the home and s [...]	2009-03-03 14:53:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU
09BUDAPEST180	HUNGARY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. MFA Senior State Secretary Marta Fekzsi told the Ambassador March 3 that the Hungarian Government continues to move forward on accepting a small number of Guantanamo detainees. Although ruling out accepting Uighurs due to [...]	2009-03-06 14:19:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST186	HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOSCOW, MARCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will lead a delegation of eight Ministers to Moscow for intergovernmental consultations with their Russian counterparts on March 10. Following a courtesy meeting with President Medvedev and PM Putin, the bi-lateral discussions will focus on strengt [...]	2009-03-09 17:17:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN ENRG TSPL HU RS
09BUDAPEST189	A BUMPY START TO 2009: EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. In the period between January 1 and March 5, 2009, the Hungarian forint lost nearly 15 percent of its value against the euro and approximately 23 percent against the dollar. Hungarian policymakers are becoming increasingly concerned about the forint's volatility, but have not b [...]	2009-03-10 17:36:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL HU
09BUDAPEST195	GOH MATCHES PROGRESS ON NABUCCO WITH NEXT MOVES ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) In characteristically non-transparent fashion, Prime Minister Gyurcsany led a delegation comprised of cabinet ministers and business executives to Moscow on March 10 for a series of intergovernmental consultations and to sign [...]	2009-03-13 11:50:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
09BUDAPEST197	HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY [...] (C) In a March 11 written response to reftel demarche, the Hungarian MFA stated that "Hungary welcomes the opportunity to provide its views on Afghanistan and contribute to the development of a new U.S strategy...and we welcome the emerging transatlantic unity and commitment on this issue." [...]	2009-03-13 16:08:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAID NATO AF HU PK
09BUDAPEST198	HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT'S PROBLEMATIC RUSSIAN [...] (C) In two separate meetings on March 12, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Zsolt Nemeth and the Prime Minister's Security and Foreign Policy Advisor, Karoly Banai, provided their views on the Prime Minister's recent trip to Moscow (ref A) for Ambassador Foley and visiting U.S. NATO Ambassado [...]	2009-03-13 16:12:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN ENRG TSPL RS HU
09BUDAPEST203	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 14:32:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY HU
09BUDAPEST206	TRAVEL PLANS GONE AWRY - PRESIDENT SOLYOM'S VISIT [...] (U) This is Embassy Budapest/Embassy Bucharest coordinated cable. 2. (U) Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom, a staunch advocate of ethnic Hungarians living in neighboring countries, faced significant diplomatic difficulties while searching for opportunities to commemorate Hungary's 1848 revo [...]	2009-03-18 09:33:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RM HU
09BUDAPEST215	HUNGARIAN ACTION ON HCOC "INREACH" [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 11:30:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA HU
09BUDAPEST216	HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 11:38:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS RS GG HU
09BUDAPEST218	HUNGARY STILL TOGETHER ON THE NATO KFOR MISSION [...] (C) MFA Security Policy and Non-Proliferation Department Deputy Director Gabor Horvath discussed reftel with PolOff March 19. Horvath stated that "we must be cautious" in reducing forces in the Balkans, and he does not envisage a reduction in the more than 400 Hungarian soldiers in Pec, Kosov [...]	2009-03-20 12:14:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO KPKO KV HU
09BUDAPEST221	HUNGARY ON EFFECTS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN [...] (C) On March 17, Embassy met with Finance Ministry Director General for International Relations Zsuzsanna Varga and with Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Joszef Szuper on March 20 to deliver reftel demarche. The Ambassador is scheduled to meet with Minister for National Development Ec [...]	2009-03-23 11:15:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN PREL HU
09BUDAPEST225	PM GYURCSANY'S NO CONFIDENCE OFFER - SINCERE OR [...] (U) Summary. Prime Minister Gyurcsany's surprising intention to step down from his post following a planned constructive vote-of-no-confidence on April 14 adds further heat to the already polarized political environment. While Viktor Orban's opposition party Fidesz and the small Hungarian De [...]	2009-03-23 16:04:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST226	PM GYURCSANY MAYBE OUT OF OFFICE BUT NOT OUT OF [...] (U) Summary. In a surprise announcement at the Socialist Party (MSzP) Congress on March 21, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany told party members that he will step down as Prime Minister following a successful constructive-vote-of-no- confidence scheduled for April 14. Apologizing to party memb [...]	2009-03-23 16:38:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST231	IS THE PARTY OVER FOR THE HUNGARIAN DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Faced with internal party disagreements over the selection of former Finance Minister Lajos Bokros as the top party candidate for the upcoming European Parliamentary elections, the parliamentary caucus of the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) ceased to exist on March 18. The di [...]	2009-03-24 11:32:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN HU
09BUDAPEST234	NEW HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER OR EARLY ELECTIONS? [...] (U) Summary. Negotiations continue between the ruling Socialist party and their former coalition partner Free Democrats on a Prime Minister candidate to replace Ferenc Gyurcsany. Gyorgy Suranyi, former National Bank governor, appears to have SzDSz support, but he publicly states he will only [...]	2009-03-25 16:47:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST250	GYURCSANY - OUT AS PRIME MINISTER, OUT AS PARTY [...] (U) Summary. The Socialist and Free Democrats have agreed on a new Prime Ministerial candidate, Economic Minister Gordon Bajnai, with a constructive vote-of-no-confidence planned for April 14. With the largest opposition Fidesz and the extreme right-wing Jobbik parties continuing their call [...]	2009-03-30 14:17:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS HU
09BUDAPEST251	GORDON BAJNAI: HE WHO WOULD BE PM...FOR NOW [...] (SBU) The Socialists (MSzP) and the Free Democrats (SzDSz) identify Minister of National Development and Economy Gordon Bajnai as their choice to replace outgoing Prime Minster Gyurcsany (septel). A political outsider and investment banker by training, forty-one year old Gordon Bajnai is not a [...]	2009-03-30 15:20:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON HU
09BUDAPEST252	GORDON BAJNAI: HE WHO WOULD BE PM...FOR NOW [...] (SBU) The Socialists (MSzP) and the Free Democrats (SzDSz) identify Minister of National Development and Economy Gordon Bajnai as their choice to replace outgoing Prime Minster Gyurcsany (septel). A political outsider and investment banker by training, forty-one year old Gordon Bajnai is not a [...]	2009-03-31 04:55:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON HU
09BUDAPEST265	MOL, GOH GIRD FOR DEFENSE AGAINST RUSSIAN TAKEOVER [...] (C) Summary: While Hungary's political establishment has been singularly absorbed in the country's unfolding internal political drama, al--including top management at MOL--appear to have been caught off guard by the announcement on March 30 that Austria's OMV had sold its 21.2 percent stake in [...]	2009-04-02 15:30:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
09BUDAPEST270	HUNGARY REFINES GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph four. 2. (C) In an April 1 meeting with the DCM, MFA Senior State Secretary Marta Fekszi provided a non-paper related to Hungary's request for further information on several Guantanamo detainees. The non-paper states that Hungary is considering [...]	2009-04-03 13:01:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU
09BUDAPEST275	THE BAJNAI RECOVERY PLAN: DRASTIC MEASURES FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 15:32:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL HU
09BUDAPEST276	HUNGARIAN SUMMER-LIKE WEATHER HEATS UP THE [...] (U) Summary. Socialists and Free Democrats agree on Gordon Bajnai as the Prime Minister candidate during weekend meetings. Parliamentary vote scheduled for April 14 to replace resigning Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. Socialists also elected Ildiko Lendvai to eplace Gyurcsany as Party Presi [...]	2009-04-06 15:57:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON HU
09BUDAPEST281	HUNGARY: MALEV, AN EU CARRIER WITH RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 18, the nearly bankrupt Hungarian airline, Malev, received a life-saving $13.6 million cash infusion from Russian-owned bank, Vnyshekonombank (VEB). Although Hungarian representation increased slightly on the company's board of directors, this latest addition to VEB's [...]	2009-04-08 16:32:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU
09BUDAPEST286	HUNGARY WITH THE EU ON BURMA ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) MFA Asia/Pacific Deputy Director Laszlo Kuti and desk officer David Ambrus discussed reftel with PolOff on April 9. While acknowledging that Hungary has very limited contact, including trade, with Burma, Kuti said that the GOH fully supports the EU Common Position, and expects no changes [...]	2009-04-09 16:09:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BM HU
09BUDAPEST30	HUNGARY MAKES DUE AMID GAS CRISIS; STEPS UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoH continues to improvise at home and abroad as it responds to the January 5 cutoff of Russian gas supplies via Ukraine. Hungary is currently tapping both its commercial and strategic gas storage reserves to the maximum extent possible while the GoH continues to tinker wit [...]	2009-01-12 06:02:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU SR BH MK
09BUDAPEST304	HUNGARIAN SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) In a meeting April 16 with MFA NATO Section Chief Peter Sztaray and an April 17 meeting with MOD Policy State Secretary Jozsef Bali to discuss reftel, both first emphasized that GOH commitments for Afghanistan will depend on updated budget guidance from newly elected Prime Minister Gordon [...]	2009-04-17 14:58:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF HU
09BUDAPEST309	HOLOCAUST DENIAL - HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION [...] (U) Summary. As the far-right Magyar Garda crossed the line into holocaust denial, Budapest observed the 60th anniversary of the holocaust. The "March of the Living" event the evening of April 19, attended by new Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai, as well as the Charge and Parliamentarians across [...]	2009-04-20 16:05:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST310	REQUEST: HUNGARIAN HCOC OUTREACH [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (C) MFA Security and Non-Proliferation Department Deputy Chief, Gabor Horvath, contacted PolOff April 20 to request USG concurrence for their proposed outreach to several countries under the aegis of Hungary's current Hague Code of Conduct [...]	2009-04-21 12:45:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA HU
09BUDAPEST320	MOL SHAREHOLDER'S MEETING: ALL QUIET ON THE SURGUT [...] (SBU) Hungarian oil and gas giant MOL appears to have successfully barred the door, at least for the time being, against a possible takeover attempt by Russia's Surgutneftegaz (Surgut) (reftel). Econoff attended MOL's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 23, which, in light of widely-percei [...]	2009-04-24 15:55:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
09BUDAPEST323	PRIME MINISTER BAJNAI- A FRIEND IN NEED [...] (SBU) Summary. During Charge's meeting to deliver President Obama's congratulatory letter, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai outlined his views on the current economic restructuring plan and his first official international travel to the EU, NATO and Vienna. Noting a "slight shift in foreign poli [...]	2009-04-28 12:15:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR HU
09BUDAPEST336	HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFENSIVE [...] (SBU) Summary. In his intital meeting with the Charge, the new Hungarian Foreign Minister, Peter Balazs, highlighted Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai's first official international visits to the EU, NATO and Austria on April 27 as part of a "great offensive" in foreign affairs. Balazs also said h [...]	2009-05-04 15:40:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU NATO HU
09BUDAPEST338	HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEXT STEP TOWARD [...] (C) Summary: Hungary's Parliament recently approved the next step towards the eventual expansion of nuclear energy in Hungary. A feasibility study and tender offer will soon be underway for the probable addition of two new 1000MW reactors at the Paks nuclear plant at a total cost of about fi [...]	2009-05-05 15:42:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV TRGY BEXP BTIO KGHG US HU
09BUDAPEST34	HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE EU-SYRIA ASSOCIATION [...] (C) PolOff met with MFA EU External Relations Section Head Andras Dekany on January 9 to discuss reftel. Dekany first stated that there was no information from their EU representative in Brussels that the EU-Syrian Association Agreement would be on the January 26-27 GAERC agenda. He commente [...]	2009-01-12 14:22:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU SY HU
09BUDAPEST356	SHADY GAS FIRM EMFESZ LATEST FRONT IN BATTLE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Hungarian press has been swirling with speculation surrounding the recent cutoff of gas supplies to shadowy Hungarian gas firm Emfesz and its subsequent disputed change of ownership. To some analysts, Emfesz is being squeezed out as part of a recent agreement between Russia [...]	2009-05-13 14:45:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU UK HU
09BUDAPEST357	HUNGARY: ETHICAL CODEX ENCOURAGES FOOD STORES TO [...] (U) Summary: On April 9 2009, representatives of major supermarket chains, food producers and processors signed a voluntary ethical codex that "requires" 80 percent of shelf items to be Hungarian products. Although portrayed as a symbol of good faith, international retailers such as Tesco (UK) [...]	2009-05-13 14:46:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	BTIO ETRD EAID ECON EU HU
09BUDAPEST360	READING BETWEEN THE CRIMES: JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (U) During a breakfast attended by EmbOffs on March 4, Justice Minister Tibor Draskovics offered insights into the current situation of increasing violent attacks against Roma people. 2. (U) According to Draskovics, four broad crime trends are at play currently in Hungary. First, there ha [...]	2009-05-14 11:32:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU
09BUDAPEST361	GAUGING THE HUNGARIAN PUBLIC'S TOLERANCE OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite frequent admonishments by key government and human rights leaders to respect the rights of the Hungarian Roma, several indicators point to a growing anti-Roma climate in Hungary. Two recent public opinion surveys indicate an overwhelming majority of Hungarians harbor str [...]	2009-05-14 11:45:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINS SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST362	JOBBIK AND RISING HUNGARIAN NATIONALISM [...] (SBU) Summary. As the European Parliamentary (EP) elections approach on June 7, many Hungarian political analysts and pollsters believe that the extreme-right Jobbik party will win at least one seat in the EP, providing it a potential "bounce" for the national elections currently scheduled fo [...]	2009-05-14 16:28:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL SOCI EU HU
09BUDAPEST372	HUNGARY: COUNTRY REVIEW ON RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) PolOff met with MFA America's Department Deputy Director Norbert Konkoly on May 15 to discuss ref A. Post views Hungary as a strong supporter of democracy and human rights in Cuba. Although the GoH has joined the EU consensus on lifting the embargo, they view the U.S. approach as appropr [...]	2009-05-18 15:45:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU HU
09BUDAPEST376	ANTI-ROMA PUBLIC OPINION IN HUNGARY: OUT OF [...] (C) Summary: News of a "dramatic increase" in anti-Roma sentiment in Hungary has been reported by both the international and domestic press in recent weeks. However, despite the conclusion that Hungarians are growing more anti-Roma, Post's review of historical polling data calls this into qu [...]	2009-05-21 14:27:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINS SOCI HU
09BUDAPEST380	CHINESE COMPANIES SEEK MARKETS IN HUNGARY AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the sharp economic downturn in Hungary this year, Chinese trade missions, economic development conferences, and other trade and investment-focused exchanges between China and Hungary are continuing at a brisk pace. As the bilateral economic relationship between the cou [...]	2009-05-26 14:32:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ETRD ECON CHN HU
09BUDAPEST384	ALLEGED MAGYAR GARDA MEMBER ATTACKS ROMA FAMILY [...] (SBU) Post is closely following a violent attack on a Roma family from the village of Abadszalok in eastern Hungary. On May 27th at approximately 3:00 a.m. local time, a man entered the family's home and attacked the mother and father with a razor blade, slashing their throats, chests, and leg [...]	2009-05-27 15:24:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HU
09BUDAPEST39	REBUTTING EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE THE NABUCCO SUMMIT [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paras 5 and 6 for action request. NO CONFLICT OVER NABUCCO IN BUDAPEST 2. (SBU) Contrary to assertions made by USEU's contacts on the Commission, we wish to be categorical in stating that the upcoming Nabucco Summit in Budapest enjoys broad mu [...]	2009-01-13 12:20:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV PREL HU
09BUDAPEST4	HUNGARY RECEPTIVE TO WAY FORWARD ON THE SEPARATIST [...] (C) On December 30, DCM met with MFA Deputy Head of the 2nd European Department, Ambassador Istvan Ijgyarto, to discuss reftel points. 2. (C) Commenting on the GoH's opening of their embassy in Tbilisi a few weeks ago, Ijgyarto said they are focusing on the southern Caucasus as their vital [...]	2009-01-05 13:28:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS HU
09BUDAPEST404	MALEV AND THE BUDAPEST AIRPORT: BETTING ON FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Malev focuses on strengthening its regional market, hiring a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and adding flights to Romania and Russia. Budapest Airport is optimistic about the future, and is embarking on several development projects, but needs a strong Malev to be successful. Mal [...]	2009-06-03 15:36:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAIR EINV EFIN RU HU
09BUDAPEST410	EXTREMISTS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS IN EP ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. With a 36 percent turnout for the June 7 European Parliamentary (EP) elections, Hungarian voters turned even further right than expected. Although the largest opposition party FIDESZ won the majority of seats (14 of 22) as predicted, the extreme-right Jobbik party, winning 15 pe [...]	2009-06-08 14:44:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN HU
09BUDAPEST411	VIKTOR ORBAN AND FIDESZ - RANKLING SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) Summary. FIDESZ, and especially party President Viktor Orban, have been under fire in recent weeks, both domestically and in the region over the Party's position on minorities and the representation of "ethnic Hungarian interests" in the European Parliament. In response the Slovak Nati [...]	2009-06-09 05:52:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LO HU
09BUDAPEST412	HUNGARY NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN ICSC [...] (U) EmbOffs delivered ref talking points on June 5 to Eva Gergaly-Lukacs, Desk Officer in the Department of International Organizations, GOH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Gergaly-Lukacs did not give any indication of which candidates the GOH will support for election to the Commission, bu [...]	2009-06-09 07:48:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER HU
09BUDAPEST416	HUNGARIAN VIEWS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] (C) The Charge raised reftel points during June 9 office call on new MFA State Secretary for Political Affairs Gabor Iklody. Iklody responded that Hungary is "just as skeptical about the Russian proposal, but we are open to listen." He noted the current security system works, and if the Russi [...]	2009-06-10 12:31:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO OSCE EU HU
09BUDAPEST42	GOVT BOND MARKET WAITING TO BOUNCE BACK [...] (C) Summary. The situation in the Hungarian government securities market improved only slightly in recent weeks following a tumultuous autumn that saw yields of 13-14 percent and massive sell-offs by non-resident investors. The government has sought to stabilize the market by suspending regu [...]	2009-01-15 14:57:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV HU
09BUDAPEST422	HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE JUNE GAERC AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 23:00:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU HU
09BUDAPEST423	HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE JUNE GAERC AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 23:00:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU HU
09BUDAPEST45	(U) HUNGARY: MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS (C-TN8-02815) [...] (U) On January 14, Econoff met with Ministry of Finance Department of Income Taxes Director General Edit Lucz on a number of issues, and inquired about the tax law change described ref A. 2. (U) The law in question was passed on December 1 as part of the 2008 tax law changes, and is known [...]	2009-01-16 13:46:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EFIN HU

09BUDAPEST461	AMBASSADOR FRIED'S GUANTANAMO DETAINEE MEETINGS IN [...] (C) Summary. Special Envoy (S/GC) for the Closure of Guantanamo Bay Detention Facilities Ambassador Dan Fried met with Hungarian government officials and major political party leaders June 18 to discuss Hungary's willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees. MFA Senior State Secretary Vilmos S [...]	2009-06-29 13:15:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER HU

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