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09MASERU269	STAY AWAY CALLED OFF AS TALKS OPEN TODAY [...] (U) Tom Thabane, leader of Lesotho's largest opposition party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC),announced on August 4 that the stay away called for by a group of opposition parties had been called off. Thabane stated that the decision was made to end the general strike in order to facilitate [...]	2009-08-05 08:36:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV LT

09MASERU360	EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS ON LESOTHO'S GARMENT AND TEXTILE [...] According to the Central Bank, GDP growth for 2009 is estimated to be 1.1 percent. Because of the declining world prices, inflation remains under control. The exchange rate also has remained fairly stable during the past six months. However, the slowdown in the global markets, the potential [...]	2009-10-08 15:38:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND LT
09MASERU361	LESOTHO: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Per reftel's request, post submits the following information for the annual AGOA eligibility review. 2. Country: Lesotho Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: The Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked Southern African nation with a population of approximately [...]	2009-10-09 09:16:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM LT
09MASERU448	LESOTHO: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information for Lesotho's 2010 Investment Climate Statement. Lesotho is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and views FDI as a means to drive growth, improve international competitiveness, and obtain access to foreign markets. Virtually all business sect [...]	2009-12-31 08:46:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC LT
09MATAMOROS18	PUSHING THE TOURIST ECONOMY IN NORTHERN MEXICO: IS IT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 16:30:00	Consulate Matamoros	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ECON ELAB MX PGOV
09MELBOURNE121	BHP BILLITON CEO ON NEGOTIATING WITH CHINA [...] (C/NF) The CEO of the world's largest mining company sees another difficult year ahead for ore negotiations with the Chinese. BHP Billiton, which provides China with a growing portion of its imported ores, expects a slow global recovery, with any pickup in the U.S. economy being offset by the [...]	2009-11-17 22:15:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EIND ECON ETRD EINV CH AS
09MELBOURNE123	GROWING TIES IN AUSTRALIAN-U.S. WATER COLLABORATION [...] Australia and the United States face many similar challenges in managing drought and bringing water to growing urban populations. Federal, state-to-state and commercial ties already exist between the two countries, but as Australia braces for another year of dry conditions, opportunities abound [...]	2009-11-18 23:47:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EIND ECON AS
09MELBOURNE19	Australian CEOs on US Economic Policy, Davos and the Coming [...] (SBU) During a CEO roundtable hosted by the Business Council of Australia on February 3, executives asked Consul General about potential changes to US trade, monetary and fiscal policy. An attendee who had just returned from Davos indicated that expectations are high for April's G20 meeting, a [...]	2009-02-06 01:59:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON ETRD AS
09MELBOURNE2	Tasmania: Controversial Pulp Mill Granted Extension [...] (SBU) On January 5, federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett granted Gunns Ltd an additional 26 months to overcome ecosystem concerns surrounding its Tasmanian pulp mill. While financing the A$2.2 billion (US$1.57 billion) project is likely to be the more significant obstacle, the extension [...]	2009-01-06 03:29:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV AS
09MELBOURNE42	RIO TINTO EXECUTIVE: GOA LIKELY TO APPROVE CHINESE [...] (C/NF) Rio Tinto Managing Director Stephen Creese told Charge that concerns over increasing unemployment will likely lead the GOA to conditionally approve a proposed $19.5 billion investment by Chinese state-owned Aluminum producer Chinalco. Although the deal would grant Chinalco two of Rio's [...]	2009-03-30 05:29:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EIND ECON ETRD AS
09MELBOURNE47	BUSINESS LEADERS STILL WORRIED ABOUT U.S. PROTECTIONISM [...] (C/NF) Melbourne based business leaders are worried that global economic conditions are still ripe for protectionist policies in the guise of stimulus packages. During a luncheon at Consul General's residence, business leaders asked if the U.S. Congress would backtrack on free trade. They hai [...]	2009-04-14 01:06:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON ETRD AS
09MELBOURNE72	MAJOR CHANGES TO AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION [...] (C/NF) The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) senior banking regulator said that changes to Australia's regulation infrastructure will be minor and in line with global consensus. While Australia's major banks remain healthy, there is still substantial debate about whether the [...]	2009-06-19 00:33:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON ETRD AS
09MELBOURNE8	Desalination Plant Approved as Drought Continues [...] (SBU) The Victorian government has given the green light to a controversial desalination plant that will help alleviate the effects of a decade-long drought and furnish about one-third of Melbourne's water needs by 2011. Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has not yet granted the projec [...]	2009-01-13 23:12:00	Consulate Melbourne	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND ECON SENV KGHG AS
09MELBOURNE95	RIGHT OF CENTER UNIONS DOMINATE IN VICTORIA [...] (C/NF) Unionized workers represent almost twenty percent of the Australian workforce, yet hold disproportionate political influence in federal and Victorian politics. Victorian right-of-center unions maintain a powerful sway over federal and state Ministers by engaging in backroom diplomacy, f [...]	2009-08-12 03:56:00	Consulate Melbourne	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PREL PGOV AS
09MEXICO1055	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT TO MEXICO [...] (Confidential) Key Points --Despite the challenges presented by criminal violence in Mexico and the global financial crisis, President Calderon remains an effective and authoritative leader of an economically and politically viable nation. He is genuinely committed to leave a legacy at the e [...]	2009-04-14 16:11:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
09MEXICO1185	SITREP 4 - Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico City [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- The GOM announced that schools across Mexico will remain closed until May 6. Mission Mexico decided to suspend all non-essential public services at Embassy Mexico and the nine Consulates until May 6. The EACs decided on April 27 to defer all non-essential TDY [...]	2009-04-28 16:14:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS CASC KFLU KSCA TBIO MX
09MEXICO160	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MEXICO [...] Mexico is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) in most economic sectors and has consistently been one of the largest recipients of FDI among emerging markets. In recent years, Mexico has become increasingly aware of its loss of competitiveness relative to other emerging economies, notably Ch [...]	2009-01-21 22:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB MX
09MEXICO1821	MEXICO'S CANDIDACY TO HOST CLIMATE CHANGE [...] Mexico's Foreign Secretariat (SRE),per diplomatic note 02765 dated June 1, 2009, addressed to the Embassy, advised us that Mexico is seeking election to be the host of the 16th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (COP-16) and the 6th Conference by Parties to the Kyoto Protoco [...]	2009-06-24 20:26:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN MX
09MEXICO195	Mexico Economic Weekly - January 23 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements individual reporting from the Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-01-23 23:49:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2179	Mexico Economic Weekly - July 24 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Joe Salazar (salazarje3@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]	2009-07-24 21:47:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2264	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Key Points --President Calderon remains committed to forging a legacy based on the rule of law, where Mexico's criminal organizations are severely diminished, and the benefits of Mexico's wealth and trade are more widely shared among its citizens. At the same time, he faces record leve [...]	2009-07-31 20:55:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUS PINR KCRM SNAR MX
09MEXICO2440	SECRETARY KESSEL AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BILATERAL ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Secretary Georgina Kessel told Ambassador Pascual August 13 that Mexico is eager to continue working with the US on carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency, standards, a bilateral market for renewable energy, and gas flaring. Kessel emphasized the need for an acti [...]	2009-08-17 22:04:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2616	MEXICO READY TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Secretariat officials told State/WHA's visiting Director for Economic Policy and Summit Coordination that Mexico supports the Economic and Climate Change Partnership (ECPA). The GOM wants to highlight an ongoing initiative to promote North American standards for househol [...]	2009-09-02 17:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2636	CALDERON STANDS FIRM ON SECURITY, SETS AMBITIOUS [...] Summary: On September 2 the Ambassador attended President Calderon's third state of the union address at the National Palace. The President made the address at the most difficult point yet in his six year term with the country facing record levels of violence and the economy entrenched in [...]	2009-09-04 13:12:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO273	UN'S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Action Request: See para. 1, 6. 2. Summary. Mexico's NGO community energetically contributed to the UN's upcoming review of Mexico's human rights record through the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Over 100 Mexican human rights NGOs collaborated in the preparation and submissio [...]	2009-01-30 21:17:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM MX
09MEXICO2747	UN SYG SPOTLIGHTS NONPROLIFERATION AND CLIMATE IN [...] (U) Summary: UN Secretary General (UN SYG) Ban Ki-Moon visited Mexico City September 7-8 as the keynote speaker for the 62nd annual conference of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the UN Department of Public Information on the theme of "for Peace and Development: Disarm Now." During [...]	2009-09-18 22:36:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV PARM AORC TBIO PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO2749	MEXICO: MICHOACAN FACES TRIFECTA OF ECONOMIC, [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff traveled to Morelia, Michoacan August 18-21 to assess the political, economic, and security environment in the state with a number of officials from the major political parties, the state government, non-government organizations, and the academic world. Michoacan is em [...]	2009-09-21 13:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID PHUM MX
09MEXICO2766	YOUR MEETING WITH FM ESPINOSA AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Thanks to your leadership and the energy provided by the President's visit to Mexico in August we are off to a good start in broadening our discussion with Mexico on Merida and other priorities. President Calderon and his key civilian, military and security agency offici [...]	2009-09-23 19:21:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
09MEXICO2891	MEXICO'S TAKE ON USG'S UNGA 64 GOALS [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel A demarche on UNGA to a variety of interlocutors from the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE),receiving the most detailed response on disarmament, climate change, human rights, and civilian post-conflict response. The GOM will engage actively with part [...]	2009-10-06 13:24:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	MX PREL UNGA PINR
09MEXICO299	COOPERATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY - AN OPENING TO ENGAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Efforts to deepen US-Mexican collaboration on energy issues has been constrained in recent years by Mexico's sensitivity about foreign involvement in the hydrocarbons sector. Since the Calderon Administration's energy reform bill was approved in October 2008 and oil prices have [...]	2009-02-05 13:44:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2996	Mexico Economic Weekly - October 16 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-10-16 22:41:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3090	MEXICAN VIEWS ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 21 tour d'horizon of the climate change negotiations from the Mexican perspective, Mexican Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, Special Negotiator for Climate Change at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (SRE) called the US-Mexico climate change relationship 'frank, [...]	2009-10-27 22:12:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KGHG SENV MX
09MEXICO311	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL LOWEY TO [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico warmly welcomes you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. The U.S. and Mexico have developed a solid set of institutional relationships that allow us [...]	2009-02-06 13:40:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
09MEXICO3120	Mexico Economic Weekly - October 30 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-10-30 17:29:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3121	MEXICO: DF MAYOR'S GREEN TIPS AND CRIME BLUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Marcelo Ebrard, Mayor of Mexico City, underscored for the Ambassador on October 23 his top priorities for the city: security, public transportation, waste-control, climate change, solar energy and other renewables, and health care. Ebrard highlighted the city's efforts to inc [...]	2009-10-30 17:32:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MX PGOV PINR PREL
09MEXICO3222	SECRETARY KESSEL DISCUSSES BILATERAL ENERGY COOPERATON; [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Secretary Georgina Kessel told Ambassador Pascual November 5 that she was pleased with progress made at the October 19 trans-boundary energy reservoir meeting in Villahermosa and welcomed news that the USG seeks to extend the moratorium in the Western Gap. Kessel welcom [...]	2009-11-12 22:21:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3311	Mexico Economic Weekly - November 20 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-11-23 18:18:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3321	Ninth World Wildlife Congress Promotes [...] (U) Summary: The ninth World Wildlife Congress (WILD 9),a wilderness conservation conference hosted annually by the WILD Foundation, convened in Merida, Mexico from November 6-13. In a nod to next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen, the theme of the conference was "Wilderness, the [...]	2009-11-23 23:40:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR MX
09MEXICO3418	Mexico Economic Weekly - December 4 [...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. 2 [...]	2009-12-04 20:29:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO3659	AGUASCALIENTES TACKLES SECURITY AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff traveled to Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes to assess the political, economic, and security situation in the state by talking with a number of legislators, officials from the state government, members of the state human rights commission, prominent business people and le [...]	2009-12-30 14:35:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR UN MX
09MEXICO442	POLLS SHOW PRI GAIN AS CANDIDATE SELECTION MOVES [...] (C) Summary. Recent polling suggests that the PRI's campaign tactics, combined with rather public internal PAN squabbles, may be gaining traction with voters, giving the party a boost as it seeks to build popular momentum in the run-up to the July elections. The PRI's candidate selection proc [...]	2009-02-18 17:06:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MEXICO601	MISSION INPUT ON 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - MEXICO [...] (SBU) Summary: The US Embassy recommends that Mexico remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2009. The Mexican government continues to make significant advances in areas of concern highlighted in last year's report, but this is offset by little or no progress on others. The Calderon adminis [...]	2009-03-02 23:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD MX
09MEXICO671	CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY - POSSIBLE INITIATIVES WITH [...] Summary and Introduction: The GOM is interested in working more closely with the USG on renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change. Post believes the Mexican position offers a significant opportunity to develop closer ties in a priority area for both countries and is exploring sev [...]	2009-03-06 22:22:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EINV PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO803	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MEXICO, [...] (SBU) Mission Mexico warmly welcomes you to Mexico City and Monterrey. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces, has the vision and political will to address them strategically and wants to work closely with us to meet common goals that are fundamental to h [...]	2009-03-19 13:26:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
09MEXICO982	MEXICAN SENATE AGREES ON ASSET FORFEITURE LAW [...] (C) Summary. The Senate plenary unanimously approved on Thursday the asset forfeiture law, known in Mexico as "extincion de dominio," which has been languishing in Congress since it was proposed early last session. The bill is intended to enhance the government's ability to target the financ [...]	2009-04-03 22:09:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
09MILAN173	ITALY'S LEGA NORD EYES BIG REGIONAL PRIZES [...] (C) Summary: With the Northern League's (LN) successful showing in recent local elections, attention is now turning to bigger prizes: regional governorships coming vacant in March 2010. With Veneto apparently in the bag, party leaders are now looking for at least one other scalp -- either Lom [...]	2009-08-13 09:04:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IT
09MILAN20	PADUA: DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORT FADING [...] (SBU) Summary. The Democratic Party (PD) in Northern Italy hopes to offset likely losses in the June EU parliamentary elections with some significant wins in the accompanying local elections where the individual popularity of candidates matters more. Key to this strategy would be the reelec [...]	2009-01-28 15:26:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IT
09MILAN220	NORTHERN ITALIAN "DISTRETTI" HANGING ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The clusters of small same-sector firms known as "distretti" are the backbone of the Italian -- and particularly northern Italian -- economy. To varying degrees these "distretti" have been suffering from the global economic crisis that has hit their traditional export markets. [...]	2009-11-20 13:13:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV IT
09MILAN221	NORTHERN ITALIAN "DISTRETTI" HANGING ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The clusters of small same-sector firms known as "distretti" are the backbone of the Italian -- and particularly northern Italian -- economy. To varying degrees these "distretti" have been suffering from the global economic crisis that has hit their traditional export markets. [...]	2009-11-20 13:13:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV IT
09MILAN78	NORTHERN ITALIAN "DISTRETTI" FACE THE GROWING [...] (SBU) Summary: Across Italy's industrial northern heartland, we've heard the same message with respect to the economic crisis in recent weeks: we're holding on, but won't last forever. Northern Italy's economy is dependent on clusters of "distretti," each with dozens of small firms that produ [...]	2009-03-23 16:18:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAGR PGOV IT
09MINSK228	BELARUS POL/ECON REPORT - JULY 10, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Investigation Against Volkovysk Activists Extended (para. 2) - Jailed Volkovysk Activist's Associate and Employer Detained (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Fined (para. [...]	2009-07-10 15:13:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK274	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 14, 2009 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Supreme Court Denies Registration Appeal of Human Rights NGO (para. 2) - Religious Groups Complain GOB Is Trying to Limit Their Ability to Have Houses of Worship (para [...]	2009-08-17 14:34:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK30	GOB'S STEPS TOWARD MARKET REFORMS WELCOME WHILE INCOMPLETE [...] Summary: President Lukashenka signed his first decree in 2009 simplifying the process for registration and liquidation of businesses. The GOB further enumerated an ambitious, 52-point plan envisioning an overhaul of the country's business code in 2009 toward liberalizing the economy. While t [...]	2009-01-26 16:42:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV BO
09MINSK359	MID SIZE CITY IN BELARUS: ACTIVIST MORE CONFIDENT BUT [...] (U) Summary: On August 5, 2009 Chargi Scanlan visited Borisov, the second largest industrial center (pop 150,000) in the Minsk Oblast, where he met with the local authorities, state and private businesses, opposition political parties and civil society. While the authorities praised improveme [...]	2009-10-23 16:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK360	BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Elections --------- - "Honest" Presidential Elections to be Held in Early 2011, so Says the CEC (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Parties Denied Registration, Evicted (para. [...]	2009-10-26 18:50:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
09MINSK78	BELARUS: ECONOMY UNDER CONTINUED PRESSURE, BUT ON TRACK WITH [...] (SBU) Charge met March 5 with visiting IMF European Department Advisor Christopher Jarvis to discuss the economic situation in Belarus and the current state of the USD 2.46 billion provided to Belarus under a 15-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) by the IMF in January 2009 (reftels). Jarvis re [...]	2009-03-05 18:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN PINR BO
09MONROVIA103	LIBERIA: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MONROVIA (FOR [...] (SBU) The American International School of Monrovia (AISM) was established in 2007 with the strong encouragement and support of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The GOL provided the land and building, and sees AISM as an essential element in creating a climate that will facilitate foreign inve [...]	2009-02-02 17:06:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON OPIC LI
09MONROVIA218	LIBERIA: 1200 DELEGATES ATTEND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Sirleaf and President of Finland Tarja Halonen convened the successful "International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security" March 7-8 at the Samuel K. Doe Stadium in Monrovia. The resulting "Monrovia Declaration" cal [...]	2009-03-24 15:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAO LI
09MONROVIA219	LIBERIA: IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS WORSENS [...] SUMMARY: Both the GOL and International Monetary Fund (IMF) report that the impact of the global financial crisis on Liberia may be more serious than previously expected (reftels). The IMF has revised Liberia's growth projections downward from 10.3% to 6% for 2009, and from 14.8% to 8% in 201 [...]	2009-03-24 17:35:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA289	LIBERIA: RUBBER SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberia's rubber sector provides 5.5% of its economic output, 85% of its exports and work for an estimated 50,000 Liberians. Roughly 40% of Liberia's rubber comes from small, Liberian-owned farms, with the remainder produced on large foreign-owned concessions. There has been l [...]	2009-04-28 08:01:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ELAB EINV PHUM PGOV LI
09MONROVIA373	LIBERIA: REFORMS BOOST INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Liberia continues to work at improving the business climate and moving up the IFC's "Doing Business" index. Eighteen new reforms, following up on 21 last year, simplify requirements for Starting a Business, Trading Across Borders, Registering Property, and Construction Permits. (See para. 5. [...]	2009-05-29 11:05:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BEXP ETRD EAID ECON KMCA LI
09MONROVIA52	LIBERIA: Donor Support Remains Essential As Economy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IMF remains cautiously optimistic about Liberia's economic outlook and we anticipate current USG assistance programs will be adequate to address the challenges of the financial crisis. Liberia's rubber exports are down (for domestic reasons),resumption of timber exports is [...]	2009-01-20 16:13:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ETRD EINV ECON LI
09MONROVIA618	CODEL BUTTERFIELD MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIRLEAF [...] (U) August 17, 2009; Monrovia, Liberia. 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Brooks Robinson Representative G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) Representative Lacy Clay (D-MO) Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) Representative Steven Cohen (D-TN) [...]	2009-08-27 17:34:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI OVIP EINV ETRD EAIR EAGR EWWT
09MONROVIA674	LIBERIA SHOWS MODEST IMPROVEMENT IN WORLD BANK'S DOING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Liberia moved up the scale of the World Bank's "Doing Business Indicators" for the third year in a row, jumping eight spots to 149th out of 183 countries. While Liberia implemented quick-win procedural improvements that garnered it a place among the top ten reformers of 2009, f [...]	2009-09-17 16:47:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI
09MONROVIA73	LIBERIA: CHINESE FIRM WINS BID TO DEVELOP BONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The China Union Investment Company has won the bid to redevelop Liberia's Bong iron ore mining range. The $2.6 billion concession agreement is the most lucrative investment contract signed by the Sirleaf government and is expected to create over 10,000 direct jobs and rehabilitate [...]	2009-01-21 17:03:00	Embassy Monrovia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV LI
09MONROVIA751	LIBERIA: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW 2009 [...] (U) COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY: Liberia has a government that was democratically elected in multi-party elections in October/November 2005. The government has moved to exert its authority throughout the country but security still depends on the 10,000-strong United Nations Mission in Liberia [...]	2009-10-13 16:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON LI ETRD
09MONROVIA76	LIBERIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] There is growing investor interest in Liberia, particularly in agriculture, construction, the extractive industries and tourism. UN sanctions on timber exports were lifted in 2006 and on diamonds in early 2007 as Liberia became compliant with the Kimberly Process. The removal of sanctions open [...]	2009-01-22 10:18:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ECON PGOV OPIC USTR KTDB LI
09MONROVIA775	LIBERIA: PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION QUELLS TURF WARFARE AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Less than a month after Lockheed Martin inked a deal to manage Roberts International Airport (RIA) (Reftel) the President was forced to intervene to clarify the respective roles of the Liberian Civil Aviation Authority and Lockheed Martin. As de facto airport manager, Lockheed M [...]	2009-10-20 16:48:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EAID ASEC LI
09MONROVIA802	52ND LIBERIAN LEGISLATURE CONCLUDES FOURTH SESSION [...] (U) SUMMARY. The 52nd National Legislature has concluded its fourth session, recessing until the fifth session begins in January 2010. Despite the fact that several key laws were passed and concession agreements ratified, the Legislature failed to pass crucial measures related to meeting Lib [...]	2009-10-30 09:55:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI LI
09MONROVIA82	LIBERIA: GOL SIGNS CONTRACT POWER PLANT FUELED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian firm Buchanan Renewables (Monrovia) Power, Inc. (BRP) signed January 21 a concession agreement with the Government of Liberia (GOL) and a power purchase agreement with the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) for the construction of a 35-megawatt power plant to provide [...]	2009-01-23 15:45:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV ETRD OPIC LI
09MONROVIA83	LIBERIA: Ambassador's Introductory Call on Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary: During a courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs (MPEA) Amarah Konneh, who has been in office five months (ref B),thanked the USG for the "quick win" of the MCC threshold program and described his plans to take on the challenges of a historica [...]	2009-01-23 18:08:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PINR LI
09MONROVIA838	FISCAL SQUEEZE SPARKS CALLS FOR BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the global downturn could be expected to impose some constraints on Liberia's 2009-2010 budget, the Ministry of Finance's admission that revenue collection fell a full 25 percent short of planned expenditures in the first quarter alone has raised questions about the efficac [...]	2009-11-18 17:28:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN LI
09MONROVIA844	CHINESE SOLICIT PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. FOLLOWING SHARM EL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, and the attendant promises of new Chinese investment in Liberia, the Chinese Embassy approached the USG to explore future possibilities for greater U.S.-Chinese cooperation in foreign assistance. The Chinese Embassy is particularl [...]	2009-11-23 08:49:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR LI
09MONROVIA90	LIBERIA: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR CONTINUED REFORM IN THIRD [...] (U) SUMMARY. In her third State of the Nation Address before a joint session of the National Legislature January 26, President Sirleaf summarized the achievements of her government in 2008 and called for Liberia to "sustain this progress" in 2009. She vowed to continue the fight against corru [...]	2009-01-28 18:04:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EINV KCRM CACS LI
09MONROVIA936	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SIRLEAF TO SECRETARY CLINTON ON COP [...] Following is the text of a letter from President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to Secretary Clinton on the Liberian President's views on climate change and gender, and on U.S. leadership on addressing climate change. The letter came under cover of a dipnote dated December 15 and received at U.S. Emba [...]	2009-12-16 17:34:00	Embassy Monrovia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EENV LI
09MONTERREY175	BORDER STATES CLIMATE CHANGE WORKSHOP AND MEXICO'S CLIMATE [...] Summary. The Mexican state and federal governments reaffirmed their commitment to combating climate change at the Border States Climate Change Workshop held April 22-23 in Monterrey, Mexico. The conference, sponsored by the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC),was the first ever [...]	2009-05-14 15:52:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EPET ECIN ECON PGOV MX
09MONTERREY198	NUEVO LEON PLANNING AHEAD TO AVOID WATER SHORTAGES. [...] Summary. The northern border state of Nuevo Leon is currently only able to guarantee unrestricted access to water through 2015. Experts predict water shortages in border states will be brought on by booming population growth and climate change induced droughts. These shortages will lead to [...]	2009-05-26 16:37:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON EINV EAGR MX
09MONTERREY292	NUEVO LEON ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMPROVING SLIGHTLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The State of Nuevo Leon's Secretariat of Economic Development (SEDEC) estimates that the 2009 GDP decline for the state will be less than the national average and that employment will increase during the remaining months of the year. SEDEC expects monthly exports to stabilize [...]	2009-07-31 14:13:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX
09MONTERREY304	MONTERREY ECONOMISTS PREDICT INFLATION; NUEVO LEON CUTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Two noted Monterrey economists cautioned about a potential rise in inflation when the Mexican economy finally begins to rebound, which one economist predicted would occur over the next two to three quarters. Both believed overall year-end GDP would post a significant decline. [...]	2009-08-06 19:11:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD EIND EINV ELAB ECON MX
09MONTERREY32	NUEVO LEON'S COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING ITS BIOTECH [...] Summary. The State of Nuevo Leon has identified the biotechnology industry as one of five key sectors for potential growth, building on its comparative advantages of strong universities, a business friendly climate and a tradition of public/private partnerships. The state and its private sec [...]	2009-01-29 01:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON EINV KIPR PGOV MX
09MONTERREY33	NUEVO LEON'S COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING ITS BIOTECH [...] Summary. The State of Nuevo Leon has identified the biotechnology industry as one of five key sectors for potential growth, building on its comparative advantages of strong universities, a business friendly climate and a tradition of public/private partnerships. The state and its private sec [...]	2009-01-29 01:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ECON EINV KIPR PGOV MX
09MONTERREY349	SAN LUIS POTOSI GOVERNOR-ELECT OUTLINES PLANS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent meeting with the Consul General (CG),San Lusi Potosi Governor-elect Fernando Toranzo Fernandez, a member of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI),outlined his plans to improve economic, healthcare and security conditions in his state. He predicted that h [...]	2009-09-22 20:01:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EINV SOCI ASEC EAID ECON MX
09MONTERREY350	SAN LUIS POTOSI ECONOMY FORECAST TO IMPROVE; SECURITY STILL [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting with the Consul General (CG),San Luis Potosi State Secretary for Economic Development Carlos Barcena Pous predicted his state would post an economic upturn by year end, driven by increased industrial production. He readily criticized a tax-holiday pla [...]	2009-09-22 21:11:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV PGOV ASEC ECON MX
09MONTERREY441	MEXICO BUSINESS SUMMIT FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE [...] (U) The 2009 Mexico Business Summit, "Beyond the Crisis, Creating a Vision for a New Era," held in Monterrey November 8 - 10, brought together prominent leaders from business, government and academia. Major topics at this year's Summit included North American economic development (particularl [...]	2009-12-01 16:27:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV PGOV ASEC ECON MX
09MONTERREY442	MEXICO BUSINESS SUMMIT FOCUSES ON THE FUTURE [...] (U) The 2009 Mexico Business Summit, "Beyond the Crisis, Creating a Vision for a New Era," held in Monterrey November 8 - 10, brought together prominent leaders from business, government and academia. Major topics at this year's Summit included North American economic development (particularl [...]	2009-12-01 18:40:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND EINV PGOV ASEC ECON MX
09MONTERREY445	NUEVO LEON AND ZACATECAS GOVERNORS SEEK INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Mexico Business Summit, held in Monterrey November 8-10 (reftel),the Ambassador met (separately) with the Governors of Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas. During a November 10 meeting, the Ambassador and Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina (PRI) discussed innovati [...]	2009-12-07 20:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EINV SOCI ASEC EAID ECON MX
09MONTEVIDEO128	URUGUAY REVISITS ITS AMNESTY LAW [...] (C) The Uruguayan political establishment has returned forcefully to a debate dating from Uruguay's emergence from dictatorship 23 years ago. Uruguay's Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of requesting on February 6, 2009, that its separate but equal co-branches of government opine on t [...]	2009-03-05 13:02:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UY
09MONTEVIDEO181	URUGUAY ADVANCES ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] An environmental current is gathering momentum in Uruguay, with a notable increase in the number of public and press events related to climate change. On March 17, President Vazquez announced the launching of a National Agenda on Climate Change that creates a $6 million emergency fund to help [...]	2009-04-02 11:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG UY
09MONTEVIDEO210	URUGUAY IS ENERGIZED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ENERGY [...] Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Industry and Energy Officials welcomed reftel points previewing President Obama,s invitation to join an Economic and Climate Partnership of the Americas. Econoff met with the Director General for International Economic Affairs at the MFA, Ambassador Ricardo Na [...]	2009-04-16 16:09:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KSUM SENV KGHG UY
09MONTEVIDEO249	Uruguay Elections - Majority of Cabinet Likely to Seek [...] As the election season moves into higher gear, President Vazquez informed the members of his cabinet that any individuals who wish to campaign in October's general election will need to resign their positions after the June 28 primaries. It seems likely that the majority of the cabinet will do [...]	2009-05-06 17:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UY
09MONTEVIDEO316	ENCE Sells Forestry Holdings, New Owners Announce an [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Spanish forestry firm ENCE announced on May 22 the sale of most of its forestry plantations to a consortium formed by Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso and Chilean Arauco, and that it will not continue with plans to build a $1.2 billion cellulose plant. Stora Enso/Arauco announced they [...]	2009-06-08 13:28:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO422	EVO MORALES SEEKS INCREASED TRADE AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Bolivian President Evo Morales came to Uruguay on July 13. During a seven-hour visit, he met separately with President Tabare Vazquez, Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa, and Governor of Montevideo Ricardo Ehrlich, and then gave a midnight press conference before his departure. The most [...]	2009-07-17 19:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR EPET UY
09MONTEVIDEO580	URUGUAY: DAS BASTIAN TOUTS U.S. BUSINESS' ROLE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Department of Commerce DAS Walter Bastian stressed opportunities for commercial and technical exchange with Uruguay, especially at the state level, and emphasized to U.S. business representatives the importance of corporate social responsibility and their roles as representatives [...]	2009-10-09 12:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO584	URUGUAY: DAS BASTIAN TOUTS U.S. BUSINESS' ROLE IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Department of Commerce DAS Walter Bastian stressed opportunities for commercial and technical exchange with Uruguay, especially at the state level, and emphasized to U.S. business representatives the importance of corporate social responsibility and their roles as representatives [...]	2009-10-13 17:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO59	URUGUAY: STRENGTHENING BILATERAL ANTARCTIC [...] Summary: Starting with the signing of the bilateral Science and Technology Agreement (April 29 2008) and the ensuing U/S Dobrianksy visit, the U.S. and Uruguay have deepened relations in the field of Antarctic cooperation. U.S. Antarctic institutions are showing interest in pursuing joint rese [...]	2009-02-02 10:22:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHSA KTIA EAID AY MESUR UY
09MONTEVIDEO672	Uruguay's Position Paper on Climate Change and Delegation [...] The GOU has shared with us a copy of its position paper on climate change, to be presented at the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties (COP-15) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The GOU delegation, which will be led by Minister of Environment Carlos Collac [...]	2009-11-27 11:04:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG UY
09MONTEVIDEO714	Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December [...] ( SBU) Embassy Montevideo warmly welcomes your December 16-17 visit. You will be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Uruguay during the Obama Administration. Arriving shortly after Uruguay's Presidential elections, your visit will allow us to recognize the excellent collaboration we h [...]	2009-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON SNAR UY
09MONTREAL299	AMBASSADOR JACOBSON'S VISIT TO MONTREAL, DEC 14-15 [...] (U/NF) Summary. Ambassador Jacobson's second visit to Montreal December 14-15 introduced him to several influential personalities related to Quebec's politics, business and culture. The Ambassador also found a willing ally on intellectual property rights with the Bloc Quebecois party and press [...]	2009-12-31 18:34:00	Consulate Montreal	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV CA
09MOSCOW1	DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...]	2009-01-01 07:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS

09MOSCOW11	ARMENIA: STAKEHOLDERS IDENTIFY GAPS IN REFUGEE PROTECTION, [...] (U) Summary: A draft UNHCR Armenia conference report on November 2008 stakeholders' consultations identifies significant legal, economic, and social challenges to refugees' integration in the impoverished former Soviet republic. While it makes dozens of recommendations for strengthening prote [...]	2009-01-07 14:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL SMIG AM
09MOSCOW1115	CODEL Levin with Duma Foreign Relations Chairman Kosachev [...] (SBU) On April 15, State Duma International Relations Chairman Kosachev told Senators Levin, Collins, and Nelson that President Medvedev had issued instructions to finalize a post-START agreement by the end of the year. Although he stated that negotiators must re-link arms control and defensi [...]	2009-04-30 06:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN RS
09MOSCOW112	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 13:25:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR RS
09MOSCOW1174	TUVA: LONELY REPUBLIC SEEKS STABLE RELATIONSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent trip to the remote Siberian republic of Tuva revealed overwhelming support for the ruling United Russia party, but social and economic isolation from the rest of the country. The capital of Tuva trumpeted no major businesses and relied on government allocations, small [...]	2009-05-07 14:14:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KIRF SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1281	RUSSIAN MFA REQUESTS COOPERATION ON BERING STRAIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Head of Bilateral Relations at the MFA U.S. Desk on April 17 raised several Bering Strait issues, primarily extending the existing visa-free travel regime to all permanent residents of Chukotka and Alaska, agreeing to create a joint protected territory, and reviving the Berin [...]	2009-05-20 13:19:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CVIS ECON EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL KTIA XQ RS
09MOSCOW1346	RUSSIA AND THE ARCTIC: POLICY AND COMPETING VOICES [...] (C) In March, Medvedev approved Russia's long-delayed Arctic policy. It defined the region as Russia's strategic energy reserve, called for its promotion as a transportation corridor, and sought to balance cooperation with the country's security needs. The policy itself reflects competing [...]	2009-05-26 11:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG SENV RS
09MOSCOW1449	RUSSIA'S ROSATOM AND ENVIRONMENTAL/NUCLEAR WATCHDOG GROUPS [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Forum-Dialogue on "Nuclear Power, Society and Safety" held April 21 and 22 hosted by Rosatom State Corporation in Saint Petersburg featured Rosatom Director General Kiriyenko's affirmation the current Federal Targeted Plan (FTP) will continue as planned, but [...]	2009-06-03 08:08:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PREL MNUC ENRG KRAD SENV PGOV KDEM RS
09MOSCOW155	MOSCOW GOVERNMENT COPES WITH THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: According to Moscow city officials, the global economic crisis has not affected the average Muscovite to the same degree that it is impacting the capital's more affluent residents. In order to mitigate its effects and maintain a stable political climate in Moscow, the city gover [...]	2009-01-23 13:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON RS
09MOSCOW1556	WORLD GRAIN FORUM IN ST.PETERSBURG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 6-7 the Government of the Russian Federation hosted its first World Grain Forum in St. Petersburg. With approximately 1,500 representatives from over 40 countries ranging from Agriculture Ministers to grain industry experts the forum focused on the role of grain produc [...]	2009-06-15 06:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW1609	DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary Poneman and DOE Moscow representatives met with Russian Federation Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko on June 10, 2009 in Moscow to discuss future cooperation in areas of mutual interest to include energy and climate change. During the ninety-minute meeting, Shmatk [...]	2009-06-19 05:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PREL PTER RS
09MOSCOW1612	DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman and Ambassador Beyrle met with Russian Federation Minister of Education and Science (MES) Andrey Fursenko on June 10, 2009, in Moscow to discuss future DOE-MES cooperation in energy efficiency, carbon capture and sequestration, and nanotech [...]	2009-06-19 06:23:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PREL PTER SENV TSPL TNGD KGHG EAID
09MOSCOW1626	IMF'S MISSION TO MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. IMF Senior Resident Representative for Russia Odd Per Brekk gave us an overview of the recent Article IV consultations with the GOR. He explained that non-vital spending comprised too much of the country's 2009 fiscal deficit. Right-sizing the deficit and directing more of the [...]	2009-06-19 13:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON RS
09MOSCOW1653	WOMEN IN MOSCOW CITY LEADERSHIP: AN UPHILL BATTLE [...] (SBU) Summary: As elsewhere in Russia, women in Moscow are underrepresented in high-level positions in politics. On the whole, women do not have equal opportunities as men to run for office because they lack the necessary financial and administrative means and have difficulty overcoming Russ [...]	2009-06-23 15:03:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KWMN SOCI RS
09MOSCOW1658	VISIT OF SE MORNINGSTAR: RUSSIA RECEPTIVE TO [...] (C) In June 17-18 meetings with visiting Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Morningstar, Russian interlocutors welcomed greater cooperation and dialogue with the U.S., including on two-way investment and global strategic issues such as the future of LNG, pipelines, and energy diplomacy. SE Mor [...]	2009-06-24 14:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW1661	RUSSIAN MEDIA, OFTEN CRITICAL OF FOREIGN [...] SUMMARY: A recent series of news items in the Russian press has cast an introspective spotlight on the perils that Russian children face in orphanages and domestic adoptive families. The media has increasingly drawn public attention to a spate of incidents in recent months in which Russian [...]	2009-06-25 06:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CASC KOCI PGOV RS
09MOSCOW1696	FIRST BRIC SUMMIT OFFERS NO CONCRETE RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Though labeled a resounding success by Russian President Medvedev, the first formal BRIC summit offered few concrete results. While downplaying the future role of the group, Russian MFA officials stressed that BRIC was a consultative forum that aims to address pressing global pr [...]	2009-06-29 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECIN EFIN BR CH IN RS
09MOSCOW1733	ALCOA INVESTMENT LIFTS SAMARA'S SAGGING ECONOMY [...] On June 23-24, the Ambassador visited Samara to officiate at the opening of the latest production line of the USD 750 million Alcoa investment in the Samara Metallurgical Plant, Russia's largest aluminum producing facility. The Ambassador met with Samara Governor Vladimir Vladimorovich Artyako [...]	2009-07-02 08:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PGOV SOCI RU
09MOSCOW1797	"DA, WE CAN": OPTIMISM SWEEPS CIVIL SOCIETY SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Civil Society Summit of July 6-7 brought together approximately 100 NGO representatives from both the U.S. and Russia. Although participants were pleased with the detailed results of the Summit's various Working Groups, they saved their most effusive praise for President Ob [...]	2009-07-13 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2298	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON [...] (C) Phil, we're all looking forward to seeing you out here next week. U.S.-Russian relations continue to feel the momentum from the July summit; your visit will be important in sharpening the focus of the Bilateral Presidential Commission and identifying areas where we can collaborate on a br [...]	2009-09-04 10:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SENV ECON EFIN RS
09MOSCOW2366	RUSSIAN ILLEGAL LOGGING -- AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The USG has an opportunity to work with Russia to combat illegal logging, and increasing reasons to do so. Russia contains more of the world's forested area than any other country -- approximately 20 percent -- and between 10 and 30 percent of wood is harvested illegally. Illeg [...]	2009-09-15 11:50:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR KGHG EAID KCRM SOCI PREL RS
09MOSCOW2412	INCORPORATING UKRAINE INTO U.S.-RUSSIA POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine is shaping up as a key challenge in U.S.-Russian relations. The risk of serious trouble remains as long as the two governments are at loggerheads, and as long as Russian leaders engage in periodic bouts of historical propaganda aimed at undermining Ukraine's claim to na [...]	2009-09-21 11:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PNAT PBTS ENRG RS UP
09MOSCOW2490	STAFFDEL BRUDER VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Senate Staff Delegation Bruder visited Moscow August 31-September 4 to seek ways to sustain momentum in the U.S.-Russian relationship after the successful July 2009 Presidential meeting in Moscow. While Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Margelov suggested re [...]	2009-09-30 12:29:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SENV OREP RS
09MOSCOW2499	DOE PDAS ELKIND'S VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (SBU) DOE Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, Jonathan Elkind, visited Moscow September 21-22 to meet with his counterparts at the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Energy, Science and Education, Economic Development and Natural Resources. As Coordinator for [...]	2009-10-01 12:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2559	TOMSK: ANN ARBOR ON THE STEPPE - BUT CYNICISM [...] (SBU) Summary: As a university town and a former SPS bastion, Tomsk has a small but stable liberal electorate, and shows greater press freedom and tolerance for foreigners than many other regions in Russia. This press freedom has had little influence on local politics; most articles exposing [...]	2009-10-09 11:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2560	RELIABLE COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION: AN ABSENT [...] (SBU) An unpredictable legal system, specifically as it relates to resolving business disputes, has undermined foreign (and domestic) investor confidence in Russia. Some investors have focused on international arbitration and private dispute resolution to resolve commercial disputes involving [...]	2009-10-09 11:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KCRM KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL RS
09MOSCOW2608	SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR'S ENERGY CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) In separate meetings with Ambassador Morningstar, representatives from TNK-BP, Rosneft, and the MFA independently indicated that the recent financial crisis has opened up opportunities for greater foreign participation in Russia's hydrocarbon sector. Each noted the impact of lower Europea [...]	2009-10-20 05:15:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW2629	STAGE SET FOR RESOLVING TELENOR-FRIDMAN TELECOM [...] (C) On October 5, Norwegian government-owned Telenor and Russian-controlled Altimo announced the creation of a new mobile operator, potentially ending a half-decade feud over control of their current joint venture, Vimpelcom. Telenor's Corporate Affairs Director in Russia called this a positiv [...]	2009-10-22 11:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS ETRD RS EINV BEXP
09MOSCOW2734	RUSSIA: MOVING BEYOND BILATERAL ISSUES, MILIBAND [...] (C) During Foreign Secretary Miliband's November 1-2 visit, he put an end to the "period of standoff," but had little concrete to show for his visit. In pushing a new framework for cooperation, he set aside the most contentious issues and focused primarily on the international agenda during his mee [...]	2009-11-05 17:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD SENV IR AF UK RS
09MOSCOW2735	GOR CONTINUES STOP-GAP BUSINESS MODEL [...] (C) Recent interventions in Pikalevo and Tolyatti demonstrated the GOR's commitment to preventing social unrest but also highlighted its failure to address the underlying problems facing Russian industry. After the enterprises of the Pikalevo production chain were unable to reach a new produc [...]	2009-11-06 06:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ELAB PGOV RS SOCI
09MOSCOW2749	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER TO [...] (C) Summary. Director Mueller: Your engagement with Russia's top law enforcement and security service officials is a tangible sign that U.S.-Russian relations are improving markedly after hitting bottom in the summer of 2008. Recent visits by President Obama and Secretary Clinton have demonstrated [...]	2009-11-09 05:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PINS PREL PTER SOCI RS
09MOSCOW2757	NIZHNIY NOVGOROD: TRANSFORMING RUSSIA'S DETROIT [...] (C) Summary: This year's Nizhniy Novgorod Scientific and Industrial Forum focused on President Medvedev's "Five I's" (innovation, investment, intellect, infrastructure and institutions). Nizhniy Novgorod Governor Shantsev, perceived to be business friendly and well connected to the Kremlin, [...]	2009-11-10 13:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EIND RS
09MOSCOW2772	SMOOTH RUNNING VERTICAL OF POWER IN KRASNODAR [...] (C) Summary: Longtime Governor Aleksandr Tkachev's efficient, heavy-handed control of Krasnodar Krai has helped the conservative region achieve and preserve political and economic stability, partially by undermining competitors during his first few years in office and preventing potential ch [...]	2009-11-10 15:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAGR PINR PHUM ETRD KDEM RS
09MOSCOW2788	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SRAP HOLBROOKE, NOVEMBER [...] (C) Ambassador Holbrooke, your visit to Moscow provides an opportunity to gain buy-in on our Afghan strategy with a key partner with both close-in experience and wide-ranging interests in Afghanistan. The GOR is looking for genuine consultations on regional strategy and needs to be convinced [...]	2009-11-13 15:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AF RS
09MOSCOW2834	RUSSIA MAINTAINS POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE AT EU SUMMIT, [...] (C) Swedish diplomats in Moscow concluded that EU-Russia relations were "stuck on the major issues" at the November 18 EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm (ref A). However, they and European Commission (EC) contacts welcomed "surprise" positive GOR pronouncements on climate change and WTO accession [...]	2009-11-20 13:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS SW EUN
09MOSCOW2932	U.S. SCIENCE ADVISOR AND RUSSIAN SCIENCE MINISTER AGREE [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and Joan Rolf, Assistant Director for International Relations in OSTP, met Ru [...]	2009-12-03 04:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL TNGD SENV KNNP PGOV TBIO CVIS KRVC
09MOSCOW2945	YUKOS DECISION COULD BE MAJOR IRRITANT FOR YEARS [...] (SBU) The November 30 decision by a tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague that Russia is bound by the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) was a major blow to the GOR. According to representatives of the plaintiffs in the case, led by former Yukos shareholders now known as GML Li [...]	2009-12-04 15:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV PREL RS
09MOSCOW3	DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...]	2009-01-01 07:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW3013	RUSSIA SLOW TO MOBILIZE ON ENVIRONMENT WORKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Russian working-level coordinator of the Environment Working Group under the Bilateral Presidential Commission told us on December 11 that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) would likely be interested in working with the United States under the Working [...]	2009-12-15 08:49:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV EAID KCRM KGHG EFIS RS
09MOSCOW454	RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY PROPOSES MEETING WITH NEW EPA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Director of International Cooperation at the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (MNRE) praised past U.S.-Russian environmental cooperation and suggested an initial meeting between EPA Administrator Jackson and MNRE Minister Trutnev this spring. [...]	2009-02-24 15:10:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PREL RS
09MOSCOW742	EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: ROSHYDROMET, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Roshydromet, Moscow, Russia. Roshydromet is the abbreviated n [...]	2009-03-25 09:41:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
09MOSCOW743	TELENOR-FRIDMAN TELECOMS DISPUTE HEATS UP [...] (C) The long-standing battle between Norwegian government owned Telenor and Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman for control of mobile phone providers in Russia and Ukraine is heating up again. On March 12, each side secured major judgments against the other. Telenor won a billion-dollar contempt [...]	2009-03-25 10:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV ETRD ECON RS
09MOSCOW816	MOSCOW'S SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, DISJOINTED AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a deepening economic crisis and polling data that indicates a readiness to revert to social protest, civil society activists downplay the potential for social movements to coalesce politically in Moscow and note the federal and city government's efforts to make it harde [...]	2009-04-01 11:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM SOCI ECON RS
09MOSCOW842	Engaging Russia on Climate Change - Untapped Opportunities [...] In response to State, USAID, and DOE discussions over the future direction of the Global Climate Change (GCC) and Clean Energy Initiative programs in the Europe and Eurasia region, Post's Assistance Coordination Working Group has reviewed potential approaches to engage Russia. As the country w [...]	2009-04-02 12:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG KGHG KSCA OSCI RS SENV TSPL
09MOSCOW861	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL ROGERS TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was seen by both sides as very positive and reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia rela [...]	2009-04-03 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM RS
09MOSCOW873	AUSTR WILSON VISIT OPENS DIALOGUE ON IPR AND TRADE [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East, Christopher Wilson, co-chaired the first meeting in more than a year of the U.S.-Russia IPR Working Group during a visit to Moscow March 21-28. In a welcome sign of renewed interest in the IPR Working Group, the [...]	2009-04-06 07:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR ECON WTO RS
09MOSCOW888	ROSTOV'S TROUBLED ECONOMY: IS DIVERSIFICATION THE [...] (C) Rostov-on-Don, a predominantly agricultural region, has a relatively diversified industrial base dominated by the Soviet-era combine manufacturer, Rostselmash. The economic crisis has increased regional unemployment, and many local government officials long for the days of a more autarkic [...]	2009-04-07 13:12:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAGR RS BEXP
09MOSCOW895	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEVIN TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was welcomed by both sides as reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia relationship. Whil [...]	2009-04-08 07:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM PHUM RS
09MOSCOW947	SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL AIDE ON ANTI-CRISIS MEASURES, [...] (C) In an April 10 meeting with Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) and the Ambassador, President Medvedev's Economic Assistant, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, defended the GOR's anti-crisis measures. Support for the banking system, especially in dealing with non-performing loans, was a GOR priority. High [...]	2009-04-14 10:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL RS
09MUMBAI153	AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AND DECLINE: THE COMPLEXITY OF RURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Maharashtra is the most industrialized state in India, over half of its population lives in rural areas, with many dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. For decades, a succession of state and central governments has selectively and incompletely promoted agri [...]	2009-04-09 11:51:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON PGOV IN
09MUMBAI190	CONGRESS VERSUS MODZILLA IN GUJARAT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: As Gujarat went to the polls on April 30, observers and pundits expect that the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Gujarat's Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, would likely increase the size of its Parliamentary represen [...]	2009-05-13 10:54:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PTER KIRF IN
09MUMBAI265	TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER, BHOPAL DISASTER NOW HAUNTS DOW [...] (U) Summary. In December 1984, a massive chemical leak at the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh killed thousands, leaving a legacy of suffering, continued health and environmental concerns, and political controversy. As the twenty-fifth anniversary of this traged [...]	2009-06-22 06:34:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON PGOV ASEC ELAB IN
09MUMBAI294	SHALOM AND NAMASTE: ISRAEL AND INDIA'S BURGEONING BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary. Following more than forty years of diplomatic estrangement, the last fifteen years has witnessed India and Israel embarking on a new, multidimensional strategic partnership. The two states have expanded cooperation in a number of key areas, with counterterrorism and the sale of [...]	2009-07-15 08:22:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV EAGR ETRD PTER PREL IS IN
09MUMBAI316	MUMBAI MASALA: 2003 MUMBAI BOMBINGS, RBI KEEPS INTEREST [...] (U) Table of Contents: - Three Convicted for 2003 Mumbai Bombings - RBI Keeps Interest Rates on Hold, Expresses Concerns Over Inflation - Successful Trafficking Bust By Navi Mumbai Police - Global Office Equipment Supplier Office Depot Thinks Big But Will Tread Cau [...]	2009-07-31 10:05:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PHUM KDEM KWMN PTER IN
09MUMBAI320	SPECIAL ENVOY STERN HEARS THAT INDIAN INDUSTRY IS READY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern met with several leading private Indian businessmen to ascertain their views on mitigating climate change. He found that India's private sector is actively engaged in clean technology investment, particularly for renewable energy. [...]	2009-08-05 07:38:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY ETRD IN
09MUMBAI341	INDIA'S SECRETARY FOR ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENDS NUCLEAR FUEL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-21 09:51:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP EINV EFIN ECON PREL IN
09MUMBAI444	GOLDEN" MAHARASHTRA'S ECONOMY IS STILL INDIA'S BIGGEST, BUT [...] (U) Summary: The state of Maharashtra has historically been the seat of economic and financial power in India. State government officials, members of the business community, and investors told Congenoffs that Maharashtra's historical status as the top investment destination is also driven by [...]	2009-11-25 12:14:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD IN
09MUNICH162	Northern African Solar Energy: A Silver Bullet Against the [...] (U) SUMMARY: Major European investors led by Germany are in the preliminary stages of developing "Desertec," a 400 billion euro renewable energy project with the potential to supply 15 percent of Europe's power needs by 2050. The group electrified renewable energy proponents with the announc [...]	2009-07-02 07:51:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL SENV EU GM XF
09MUNICH166	DIM PICTURE OF ECONOMIC SITUATION IN GERMANY DRAWN BY [...] At a conference celebrating the 60th anniversary of the influential Munich-based think-tank, ifo, President Hans-Werner Sinn dueled with German Federal Bank (Bundesbank) President Axel Weber on the outlook for the German economy. Sinn, one of Germany's most influential and most-quoted economi [...]	2009-07-06 05:50:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PREL GM
09MUSCAT1101	DOD NSDD-38 Request to Station a Force Protection Unit at [...] (S) Summary: In the three months since my arrival at post I have made it a priority to become familiar with the security context and operational environment here in Oman. In this connection, I have visited the Mutrah (Muscat) and Salalah ports and the War Reserve Materiel site at Thumrait Ai [...]	2009-12-28 12:57:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AODE ASEC AMGT KMRS MU
09MUSCAT1104	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: OPTIMISM, FRUSTRATION ON THE PEACE [...] SUMMARY: the peace process dominates Omani editorials, with disparate messages evoking cautious optimism, economic pragmatics, and frustration at apparent U.S. inconsistency. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------- "Light at the end of the Tunnel?" --------------------------- [...]	2009-11-09 13:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT1162	Oman Media Reaction: [...] SUMMARY: Omani editorials this week lament the UK's "double standard" toward Israel, look with cautious hope on the outcome of the Copenhagen climate-change summit, and praise the prospect of a rapprochement between Lebanon and Syria. END SUMMARY. ------------------------------------- [...]	2009-12-22 06:43:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT301	CITES WORKSHOP PAVES WAY FOR FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL [...] Summary: In cooperation with Post and with funding from the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),the Department of Interior (DOI) organized a local and a regional workshop on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Muscat, Oman from [...]	2009-04-08 12:57:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ETTC
09MUSCAT53	MORE SPENDING AND RECORD DEFICIT IN OMAN'S 2009 BUDGET [...] (C) Despite a slowing economy, Oman's 2009 budget forecasts increased government revenues and spending. It also features a record high deficit of over USD 2 billion that could increase if the projected annual average sales prices for Omani crude oil fails to reach the USD 45/barrel target. Cu [...]	2009-01-21 13:18:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD MU
09MUSCAT675	OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY This week in Omani dailies, private "Al Shabiba" ran the first local commentary on Iran's elections, describing protesters as a generation having grown up with poverty and unemployment now looking for change. No outlet made mention of the Sultan's trip to Iran, which had been announce [...]	2009-06-29 12:22:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT902	OMAN MEDIA REACTION: [...] SUMMARY: The relative influence and overall credibility of the United States on the world stage was prominent in the Omani papers this week, with the Government Arabic daily "Oman" casting doubt about US mediation efforts on Israeli-Palestinian issues, the Arabic language "Al Watan" questioni [...]	2009-08-25 12:00:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
09MUSCAT98	EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JANUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) Interviewed candidates for EXBS Assistant and made selection for position. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On January 11, the EXBS Advisor met with First Secretary Yaqub Al-Ruqaishi, Acting Director, Dis [...]	2009-02-04 14:17:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09NAIROBI1409	SOMALIA - Women, the Victims of Violence [...] (SBU) Escalating violence in the past two months has claimed the lives of an estimated 250 Somalis, has injured more than 1500, and has driven thousands from their homes. Increasingly, women are being directly targeted and are bearing the brunt of the conflict's devastating consequences. Som [...]	2009-07-07 07:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON KWMN SOCI KCUL SO
09NAIROBI1572	SOMALIA - REQUEST TDY SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA COVERAGE [...] Summary and Action Request: Post requests temporary assignment of one TDYer for 3-6 months to support coverage of Somalia developments from Djibouti. There is a growing demand and opportunity for engagement on Somalia issues, in which Djibouti is playing an increasingly active role - diploma [...]	2009-07-23 11:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER PREL DJ SO
09NAIROBI1627	SOMALIA - Shabelle Details Intimidation, Problems [...] (SBU) Shabelle Media Network's CEO and his Deputy on July 23 claimed their station was more actively targeted than others, but noted that all media in Somalia have experienced difficulties. Citing the deaths of two of their directors in the past two years (reftel) and the shrinking space for in [...]	2009-07-28 12:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KPAO SO
09NAIROBI1709	SOMALIA - Somaliland Political Crisis Deepens [...] (SBU) Since the July 27 announcement by the National Electoral Committee (NEC) that it will throw out the voter registration list and proceed with elections in a traditional manner, Somaliland's political crisis has deepened. The two opposition parties Kulmiye and UCID announced they would bo [...]	2009-08-12 16:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI1729	SOMALIA - Somaliland Stalemate Continues as Riyale Shuffles [...] (SBU) On August 15, Somaliland President Riyale reshuffled his Cabinet to remove two outspoken opposition ministers and attempt to gain favor with the clan of leading opposition candidate Silanyo. The National Electoral Commission and President Riyale continue to ignore parliamentary, oppositio [...]	2009-08-17 15:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SO
09NAIROBI178	KENYA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) KENYA STRUGGLES WITH GROWING DEFICIT 2. (SBU) TEACHERS CALL OFF STRIKE 3. (SBU) SEACOM CABLE SET TO LAND JUNE 27 Â [...]	2009-02-03 12:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ECPS EINV EFIN ETRD EAID BEXP PINR ASEC
09NAIROBI1830	VISAS DONKEY: CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA REVOCATION [...] (C) Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Amos Sitswila Wako and members of his family. Wako was born in Kakamega, Western Province, Kenya on July 31, 1945. Post [...]	2009-09-01 10:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL ECON KE
09NAIROBI1885	KENYA BACK TO THE FUTURE: CHARTERHOUSE BANK LOOKS [...] (C) Ambassador met with Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Njuguna Ndung'u at the latter's request on September 2. Ndung'u provided Ambassador with a heads-up that Charterhouse Bank (reftel a),which has been closed by order of the Ministry of Finance and supervised by the CBK for the last [...]	2009-09-08 14:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KCRM KE PGOV PREF KCOR
09NAIROBI1966	SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Summary: During the week that ended on September 11, 463 Somali military recruits concluded eight weeks of basic training by the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD)at Djibouti's primary military education center. One hundred fifty Somali military recruits (including 10 officers) also concluded si [...]	2009-09-18 15:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SO
09NAIROBI2029	HORN OF AFRICA EL NINO REGIONAL [...] The recently concluded Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa Climate Outlook Forum confirmed the presence of the El Nino weather phenomenon in the greater Horn of Africa region. El Nino conditions are expected to result in normal to above-normal rainfall during the [...]	2009-09-28 08:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2083	KENYA - 2010 HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE PLANNING [...] On September 23 and 24, the Kenya U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) organized the 2010 Kenya Emergency Humanitarian Response Plan (EHRP) workshop to asses current and projected countrywide humanitarian conditions to inform the development of the 2010 EHRP schedul [...]	2009-10-01 12:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL PREF KE
09NAIROBI2199	SOMALIA - TFG MILITARY RECRUIT GRADUATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 15, 463 Somali military recruits trained by the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) and 152 (including 8 officers) trained by the French Forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) participated in a graduation ceremony at Djibouti's primary military education center. The Djiboutian Prime Mini [...]	2009-10-20 12:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PHUM PREL DJ SO FR
09NAIROBI2287	REFORM CAUCUS LAUNCHED IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a luncheon with Assistant Secretary (A/S) Johnnie Carson and an American Chamber of Commerce-hosted breakfast attended by Ambassador Ranneberger, an initial 17 Members of Parliament have launched a "Reform Caucus." The Reform Caucus, which may be recognized as an offic [...]	2009-11-03 08:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KE
09NAIROBI2349	African Elephant Conservation Fund - Monitoring of [...] "Monitoring of African Elephants along the North Kenyan Coast" by Save the Elephants 2. Greater Ewaso Elephant Conservation by the Mpala Research Center Â [...]	2009-11-12 13:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL US KE
09NAIROBI2412	KENYA: NOVEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] IMF APPLAUDS KENYA'S NEW INFLATION CALCULATION 2. EVICTIONS PROCEED IN MAU FOREST 3. KENYA SIGNS COMMON MARKET TREATY Â [...]	2009-11-25 12:04:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PINR KCOR SENV KE
09NAIROBI2434	DOING MORE WITH LESS; UK AFRICA REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The State Department coordinator for the East Africa Regional Strategic Initiative (EARSI) met with UK officers from several North and East Africa missions as well as London based Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) specialists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia October 13-14 for discussions o [...]	2009-12-02 07:00:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ER ET KE SO UK YM
09NAIROBI455	Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009 (Kenya) [...] Embassy Nairobi requests a Science Fellow from USGS, NOAA, USDA, or other appropriate agency to provide technical assistance to Kenya's Ministry for the Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands in land use planning for Kenya's Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs). Timing for the Fellowsh [...]	2009-03-06 09:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA KE
09NAIROBI46	SOMALIA - PUNTLAND ELECTS PRESIDENT IN PEACEFUL [...] (U) Summary. Abdirahman Mohamed Faroole secured 49 or 66 votes from Parliament on January 8, and was elected as Puntland's next President. The election was reportedly fair and free of major scandals. The election of Faroole, who was not among Abdullahi Yusuf's chosen candidates, represents a [...]	2009-01-08 14:21:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO
09NAIROBI641	AUSTR LISER URGES KENYA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AGOA [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser encouraged Kenyan Trade Minister Amos Kimunya on March 16 to take full advantage of the AGOA framework to seek greater exports to the United States. She also underscored that progress on Kenya's reform agenda is fund [...]	2009-04-01 09:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAIR ECON ETEX ETRD AGOA PGOV KCOR KE
09NAIROBI719	SOMALIA - Somaliland Sets Election Date Amid Protest [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 6, Somaliland's National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced September 27 as the new date for presidential elections citing technical and legal reasons for postponing the date from May 31. Although the voter registration law requires the NEC to make decisions regardi [...]	2009-04-08 17:36:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SO
09NASSAU147	ISLAND SCHOOL FOCUSES GCOB ON ENERGY, FOOD, ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: A U.S. privately sponsored secondary school specializing in environmental and marine studies celebrated ten year's of conservation and education in The Bahamas in February. The school is an open-air laboratory for practical renewable energy, sustainable food production, and marin [...]	2009-03-10 21:11:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EFIS PGOV CASC KPAO BF
09NASSAU247	CODEL IMPRESSED BY OPBAT, STRONG BILATERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Conyers visited The Bahamas April 7-9 to review OPBAT operations and assess current drug and migrant challenges. GCOB officials led by Prime Minister Ingraham described the negative impact of the situation in Haiti on both OPBAT and The Bahamas. PM Ingraham stressed th [...]	2009-04-20 20:14:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV HA BF
09NASSAU360	HAITIANS IN THE BAHAMAS: COMING THROUGH YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Haitians account for some 30-60,000 out of 340,000 inhabitants of The Bahamas. Societal tolerance for immigrants is decreasing from an already low benchmark due to current economic stresses, exacerbating ingrained anti-Haitian sentiments. Bahamians associate immigrants with cr [...]	2009-06-10 16:24:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI BF
09NASSAU388	NURSES SICK OVER BUDGET CUTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nurses have ended a two-week, mass sick-out over proposed budget cuts, but talks continue on resolving their dispute with the GCOB. Nurses protested the GCOB's elimination of an annual salary increase and promised health insurance plan and threatened to strike. The GCOB refused [...]	2009-06-24 19:48:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PHUM PGOV BF
09NASSAU56	A GRIM OUTLOOK FOR 2009 FORECASTED AT THE BAHAMAS [...] SUMMARY: Presenters at the Annual Bahamas Business Outlook Seminar held on January 15 painted a grim financial picture for the year ahead. Prime Minister Ingraham delivered the key note address, noting diversification is not necessarily the golden ticket to alleviating economic woes, while [...]	2009-01-28 20:23:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV BF
09NASSAU634	IT'S STILL NOT BETTER IN THE BAHAMAS: ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Economic indicators for The Bahamas remained strongly negative. Central Bank reports point to loan defaults of almost USD 1 billion, decreased private sector lending, a government debt-to-revenue ratio of almost 50 percent of GDP and a slumping tourist sector. In an effort to [...]	2009-10-14 15:57:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD
09NASSAU83	THE BAHAMAS 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness to Foreign Investment: The Bahamian Government generally encourages and offers incentives for foreign investment in all sectors of the economy except those the Government reserves exclusively to Bahamian citizens. Reserved businesses include: wholesale and retail operations; commiss [...]	2009-02-05 17:53:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR BF
09NDJAMENA102	CHAD STILL FEARS REBELS DESPITE DISUNITY; QATAR [...] (C) Chad's FORMIN warned Ambassador and DCM 3/23 that the GOC saw strong signs that Khartoum was getting ready to launch its Chad rebel clients based in Darfur across the border into Chad yet again. Moussa Faki Mahamat could not predict when or even if the rebels would actually attack, but e [...]	2009-03-24 13:28:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AU AL CH SU
09NDJAMENA162	KHALIL IBRAHIM PRESENTS -- "THE NEW JEM" [...] (SBU) JEM Chief Dr. Khalil Ibrahim told SE Gration May 2-3 that his recently enhanced and expanded movement was the "New JEM" whose top priority was peace, not conquest. Khalil claimed to represent over 200 Sudanese tribes, offered proof that a number of former commanders of separate rebel m [...]	2009-05-08 13:17:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF AU LY CD
09NDJAMENA213	CHAD COMMITTED TO NEGOTIATED PEACE WITH SUDAN BUT [...] (SBU) Key Points are: -- FORMIN Faki was effusive in his praise for President Obama's Cairo speech, saying it effectively rebutted extremist and Islamist propaganda; -- President Deby welcomes the opportunity to meet with A/S Carson and SE Gration at AU Tripoli Summit; -- Deby had succ [...]	2009-06-05 10:50:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS SU LY QA CD
09NDJAMENA401	FRENCH IN CHAD SEE IMPROVED CLIMATE FOR CHAD-SUDAN [...] (SBU) French Ambassador Bruno Foucher, who returned last week from nearly two months in France, told me September 15 that he saw more indications of willingness to normalize Chad-Sudan relations on both sides of the border than he had before he left N'Djamena in mid-July. ----------- REASO [...]	2009-09-16 17:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF SU LY QA FR MARR CD
09NDJAMENA460	CHAD CONFRONTS CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] (U) This is the first of three cables on Chad's approach to environmental affairs, conveying information gathered in the course of the recent visit of the Regional Environmental, Science, Technology, and Health Officer (REO) to N'Djamena, and also following a number of high-level interventions [...]	2009-10-20 13:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EFIS EAID CD
09NDJAMENA467	WHY IS LAKE CHAD SHRINKING AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the third of three cables on Chad's interest in environmental affairs. Government officials and experts cited several reasons why Lake Chad is shrinking -- rapid population growth, climate change and desertification, and seasonal and cyclical rainfall patterns -- during [...]	2009-10-21 14:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EFIS EAID CD
09NDJAMENA479	CHAD: MINURCAT SRSG GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (SBU) MINURCAT SRSG Victor Angelo told Ambassador October 22 that he was "guardedly optimistic" regarding the current trend in Chad-Sudan relations, where momentum toward normalization and ending support for military proxies was building, and on Chad's election process, making "credible if n [...]	2009-10-26 09:06:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SU FR LY UN AU CD

09NDJAMENA500	CHADIAN ELECTORAL PROCESS: FRANCOPHONIE PUSHES [...] (SBU) The representative to Chad of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, Hacen Lebatt, called on Ambassador Nigro October 30 to express concern that technical matters including the question of whether to hold a biometric census risked setting back Chad,s electoral timetable. L [...]	2009-10-31 12:39:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PHUM CD CT
09NDJAMENA586	CHAD POISED FOR CREDIBLE LEGISLATIVE AND MUNICIPAL [...] (SBU) Chad is now poised to hold credible legislative and municipal elections in 2010. The process of implementing the August 13, 2007 Accord has produced positive results, and many of the essential building blocks for elections are in place. On December 4 President Deby put the full weight [...]	2009-12-07 18:20:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID EU FR US CD
09NDJAMENA591	HOW TO THINK ABOUT CHAD: ASSESSING CHAD'S PROGRESS [...] (SBU) The Chad of December 2009 is not the Chad of December 2007. Much has happened in the intervening two years and the Chad's overall trajectory has generally been positive, when viewed in terms of USG bilateral and regional strategic goals. Any punctual assessment of USG policy toward C [...]	2009-12-09 13:29:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID PREF EU FR US CD
09NDJAMENA604	CLIMATE CHANGE MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED [...] (U) Per reftel, Post has distributed E-journals and other materials related to the ongoing climate change conference in Copenhagen to officials and civil society reps in N'Djamena. We have detected considerable interest in this subject among Chadians, given environmental challenges including [...]	2009-12-17 16:20:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CD
09NDJAMENA70	CHAD ELECTIONS UNLIKELY BEFORE 2010 [...] (SBU) Parliamentary and local elections in Chad are unlikely to be held until the first half of 2010, but the Chadian parties to the electoral reform process and Chad's key international partners remain committed to working towards credible elections as agreed in the 2007 August 13 Accord. Al [...]	2009-03-04 17:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF EU FR AU CD
09NDJAMENA89	"MY FRIENDS, HURRY UP AND VOTE" -- THE U.S., [...] (SBU) Ambassador Nigro joined visiting French FORMIN Bernarnd Kouchner and EU and OIF special representatives in a forceful four-way March 14 demarche to Chad's Electoral Reform Committee, urging it to resolve problems currently blocking progress toward legislative and local elections during 2 [...]	2009-03-17 09:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF OIF EU AU CD
09NEWDELHI100	INDIAN SCIENCE AT A CROSSROADS: THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: During the Indian National Science Academy's (INSA) 75th anniversary celebration, presenters raved over India's extraordinary accomplishments in science and technology at the same time they lamented India's lost scientific prowess, lack of diversity, and failure to keep up with the [...]	2009-01-16 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SCUL TSPL PREL ENRG IN
09NEWDELHI1098	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 25 TO [...] Below is a compilation of Environment and Science & Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 25-29, 2009, including the following: -- Cyclone Aila Impacts Sundarbans Tiger Reserve -- Delhi Government Plans Climate Change Fund -- ISRO to Launch Second Space Capsule Rec [...]	2009-05-29 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI1099	GOVERNMENT SIGNALS PERFORMANCE IS PARAMOUNT IN KEY ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) announced the remainder of its 79-member council of ministers on May 28, who join the earlier round of ministers announced on May 22 (see reftel). The week-long process of selection seems to have placed more weight on capable [...]	2009-05-29 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI1123	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA, U.S. [...] "PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR INTENTIONS," editorial in June 1 nationalist Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The Indian Army Chief has valid concerns about Pakistan's attempts to enhance its nuclear capability. India has to raise this issue at the international diplomatic level, but should also talk to Pa [...]	2009-06-02 10:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1162	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 1-5, 2009, including the following: -- GDP Growth of 6.7% Surprises on the Upside -- Infrastructure Sector Recovers Somewhat in April -- Some Signs of Expanding Manufacturing Sector -- FY 2009-10 Be [...]	2009-06-05 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1211	FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS NEW STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed a new architecture for the Strategic Dialogue and a variety of bilateral and regional issues during several meetings June 10. Remarking on the substantial overlap in thinking on how t [...]	2009-06-11 17:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1212	UNDERSECRETARY BURNS AND FOREIGN MINISTER KRISHNA [...] (SBU) Summary. In his first meeting with Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna, visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns outlined opportunities to expand the bilateral relationship as it enters the next phase. Foreign Secretary Menon and Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Mee [...]	2009-06-11 17:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1221	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKS OF JUNE 01 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 08-12, 2009, including the following: -- Not-So-Expert Group Recommends Dilution of Environmental Clearance Process -- India to Establish Environmental Protection Autho [...]	2009-06-12 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO MNUC ECON KGHG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1223	U/S BURNS AND AHLUWALIA CHART NEXT STEPS IN THE BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns met with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, and close economic adviser to the Prime Minister, Montek Singh Ahluwalia on June 11 to discuss proposals for moving the economic relationship forward. They focused on ways [...]	2009-06-12 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV PTER IN
09NEWDELHI128	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 12:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1287	INDIA: DEMARCHE ON MEF LEADERS MEETING DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Charge D'Affairs (CDA) delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office and Minister for Science and Technology, on June 19. CDA emphasized to Minister Chavan that the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF),and a strong Lead [...]	2009-06-22 03:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI129	INDIA INC. ENDORSES MODI, BJP ANXIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a global investor conference in Gujarat on January 13, India's "captains of industry" -- Anil Ambani, Sunil Mittal, Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani and K.V. Kamath -- heaped lavish praise on Chief Minister Narendra Modi for developing Gujarat as one of the nation's leading busi [...]	2009-01-21 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN PHUM
09NEWDELHI1290	NEW INDIAN S&T AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Environment, Science and Technology (EST) issues have taken on renewed emphasis in India with the appointment of two key Ministers that are well respected, action and results oriented, and favorably disposed toward the U.S. MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES [...]	2009-06-22 10:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1294	INDIA: EMPHASIS ON INCREASING U.S. S&T COLLABORATION [...] (SBU) During a 19 June courtesy call, Mr. Prithviraj Chavan, newly appointed Minister for Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences, and continuing Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, told the Charge (CDA) that he wanted science and technology (S&T) collaboration betwe [...]	2009-06-23 04:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA SENV TSPL ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI137	MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA INAUGURATION; NEW DELHI. [...] "DREAM AND REALITY," editorial in 21 Jan centrist NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily: "Despite its openness, American society is very conservative when it comes to gender and racial equality. When you see how difficult it is for women and non-whites to make it big, then you know the significance of B [...]	2009-01-22 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1379	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 29 TO [...] Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of June 29-July 2, 2009, including the following: -- World Bank: Don't Require Deep Emission Cuts from India -- India Against International Climate Change Monitoring, Carbon Tax -- [...]	2009-07-02 13:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1439	MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, G-8 [...] "DOUBTS ABOUT ZARDARI'S INTENTIONS," editorial in July 10 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Pakistan President Zardari's statement that his country not only willfully created but also nurtured terrorists as a policy to achieve tactical objectives is important. However, confessions a [...]	2009-07-13 10:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1464	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE CLINTON'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary: Mission India warmly welcomes you to India. This is an opportune moment in the relationship between the world's largest democracies. The Congress Party's strong showing in the April elections allowed formation of a new and strong Indian government--freed from the constrain [...]	2009-07-15 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	EAGR EAID ECIN EFIN EINT EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC
09NEWDELHI1489	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 13-17, 2009, including the following: -- Informal WTO Talks to be Held in September -- EGoM to Help Steer the Long Delayed 3G Spectrum Auction -- Adequacy of India's Foreign Exchange Reserves -- [...]	2009-07-20 07:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI150	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 20-23, 2009, including the following: -- Montek Ahluwalia on 2009: "Brace Yourselves" -- Canadian FIPA/BIT Still Being Scrubbed -- GOI May Relax SEZ Norms Due to Low Export Demand -- Tourism in [...]	2009-01-23 12:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1501	MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE INDIA VISIT, INDO-PAK [...] "RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN NEW ERA," op-ed in July 19 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic analyst K. Subrahmanyam: "Hillary Clinton is very popular among the Indian community in the U.S. No previous secretary of state was in a better position than her to strengthen the U.S.-India relations.... [...]	2009-07-20 11:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1514	SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY [...] The Secretary's press conference with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna generated lead stories today. Reports said U.S. and India announced they had agreed on an "end-use monitoring" pact that takes a major step toward allowing the sale of sophisticated U.S. arms to India. 2. Secretar [...]	2009-07-21 12:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1517	SPECIAL REPORT: MEDIA COVERAGE OF SECRETARY [...] Media reports said that the Indian government, under attack from the Opposition for "compromising" national sovereignty by agreeing to allow U.S. inspection of military installations, asserted it has not bargained away India's interest by going in for the End-User Monitoring Agreement with Ame [...]	2009-07-22 12:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI153	DELHI DIARY, JANUARY 20-23, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 20-23, 2009, that did not feature in our other reporting, including: -- Dalai Lama Asks Delhi to Choose Dialogue, Promote Tolerance -- Former BJP Parliamentarians Join Congress in Karnataka -- CPM Sus [...]	2009-01-23 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI1535	A/S BLAKE DISCUSSES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DIALOGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Robert Blake met with Indian Joint Secretary (AMS) Gaitri Kumar July 21 and outlined next steps in the new Strategic Dialogue. They agreed that Counter Terrorism was an immediate focus and that Home Minister Chidambaram should visit Washington as soon as p [...]	2009-07-24 08:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1544	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of July 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- GOI Releases Online Customs and Tariff Database -- Report on Benefits to India of Increasing FDI in Higher Ed -- Minister Sharma on Retail Growth and Agricul [...]	2009-07-24 14:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI1583	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1620	PM SINGH DEFENDS FOREIGN POLICY IN PARLIAMENT (CORRECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Singh defended his government's handling of foreign policy before the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on July 29, addressing head-on opposition criticism of the joint statement with Pakistani Prime Minister Gillani at Sharm el-Sheikh, and ancillary gripes ab [...]	2009-08-03 11:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER MASS KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI1637	SPECIAL ENVOY STERN ENGAGES INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND NGO [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern held a series of meetings July 20-21 in New Delhi with Government of India officials and NGO representatives to discuss the upcoming Copenhagen Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC as well as potential areas for U.S. - India bila [...]	2009-08-04 11:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI1649	U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: NEXT STEPS IN THE STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Following on the August 5 Interagency Policy Committee meeting to discuss the Strategic Dialogue, Mission offers its views on next steps in the run up to the Prime Minister's November visit. We spell out dialogue goals, describe ways to move forward, flag pitfalls and propose po [...]	2009-08-06 15:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI1657	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY 27 TO AUGUST 07, [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for July 27 to August 07, 2009, including the following: -- Environment Minister Opposes Mining Project -- Arunachal Pradesh Civil Rights Group Opposes Hydro Power Projects -- National Dis [...]	2009-08-07 14:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1667	DALAI LAMA SEEKS U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a August 8 introductory meeting, the Ambassador sought the Dalai Lama's views on his upcoming October visit to the U.S. and his strategy for engaging China. The Dalai Lama suggested the U.S. engage China on climate change in Tibet, recognizing that Tibetans could wait five to ten ye [...]	2009-08-10 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PHUM PREL PGOV PREF KDEM CH IN
09NEWDELHI1673	MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, SRI [...] "CONTINUING JIHAD IN AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN: AN AMERICAN GAMEPLAN," op-ed in August 11 right-of-center Urdu daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "Analysts and researchers throughout the world have concluded that the jihad continuing in Afghanistan and Pakistan for the last 30 years is, in fact, an American [...]	2009-08-11 11:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1707	FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO UPBEAT AND EXPANSIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his introductory meeting with Foreign Secretary Rao August 12, Ambassador Roemer stressed the importance of the Strategic Dialogue and of implementing the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, as well as bringing to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumb [...]	2009-08-13 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN
09NEWDELHI1708	THE 13TH ROUND OF INDIA-CHINA BORDER TALKS: [...] (U) SUMMARY: The thirteenth round of the India-China boundary negotiations, expanded to include a range of bilateral and international issues, was held on August 7-8 in New Delhi and ended without progress on the border dispute. The two sides agreed to establish a telephone hotline between ca [...]	2009-08-13 14:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH IN
09NEWDELHI1766	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 17-21, 2009, including the following: -- Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Reconstituted -- Dr. Subir Gokran Likely to be Next RBI Deputy Governor -- Ministry of Finance Releases Direct T [...]	2009-08-21 13:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ECIN ECPS EINT EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET
09NEWDELHI1812	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi. This is an opportune moment as we seek a truly global partnership with India and build upon the Secretary's highly successful July visit (Ref). Secretary Clinton and her counterpart, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, formally launche [...]	2009-08-31 14:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP LEW PREL EAGR EAID IN
09NEWDELHI1836	AMBASSADOR MEETS MEA STATE MINISTER SHASHI THAROOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 28 meeting with Ambassador Roemer, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor asked the U.S. to weigh in with Pakistan on cross-border terrorism and to stay the course in Afghanistan. He indicated that there is room for the U.S. and India to cooperate more [...]	2009-09-02 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1856	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 31, [...] Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 31 - September 04, 2009, including the following: -- Minister of Environment and Forests Ramesh visits China -- Valmiki Tiger Reserve Bounces Back -- Ministry of Human Reso [...]	2009-09-04 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO ENRG ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1874	INDIA: CELEBRATING WOMEN IN SCIENCE, NOT YET EQUAL [...] SUMMARY: More than 60 attendees from a variety of backgrounds discussed India's climate for women scientists during an Embassy Environment, Science and Technology (EST) Office-hosted "Celebrating Women in Science" workshop. Women scientists in India are every bit as intelligent and hard workin [...]	2009-09-08 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KWMN KDEM TSPL SCUL PHUM ELAB PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI1952	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER [...] Below is a compilation of Environment, Science, and Technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 14 to September 18, 2009, including the following: -- India Plans to Reduce Emissions through Legislation -- India Starts to Get Serious About Environmental Protection - [...]	2009-09-18 11:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KGHG SENV TSPL TBIO TSPA ENRG ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI1973	MEDIA REACTION: CHINA, PAKISTAN, CLIMATE [...] "What is meant by democracy?" editorial in September 23 Kolkata Bengali independent, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "It is virtually impossible for any individual creativity to flourish in countries where the Communist leadership imposes political and social autocracy. In such an environment, talented a [...]	2009-09-23 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI1978	HOME MINISTER PREVIEWS COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY. Home Affairs Minister P. Chidambaram shared with Ambassador Roemer September 18 a provisional list of five opportunities for further cooperation gleaned from his visit to Washington, including on forensics, large city policing, real-time intelligence sharing, coastal security, an [...]	2009-09-24 07:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PK IN
09NEWDELHI1991	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, TERRORISM, [...] "INDIA'S CORRECT SUGGESTION," editorial in September 24 nationalist Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "Indian minister Jayram Ramesh and climate change expert Rajendra Pachauri have rightly underlined the need for the U.S. to bring about a 'lifestyle change' to combat climate change. America has [...]	2009-09-25 10:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2008	MEDIA REACTION: G20 MEETING, NPT ISSUES, [...] "EXPANDING HORIZONS: GROWING FROM 8 TO 20," editorial in September 28 centrist Marathi daily, SAKAAL: "Rather late in the day but the G8 nations, including the U.S., have ultimately realized the need to bring developing nations like India to the negotiating table. Following the G20 official a [...]	2009-09-29 11:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2043	FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO ON PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND [...] (C) Summary: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told the Ambassador on September 30 that recent GOI-Pakistan talks in New York were detailed and "useful," observing that the Pakistan side "seemed to realize that terrorism is as much a threat to them as it is to us." Noting that Pakistani a [...]	2009-10-05 08:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP ETTC TRGY IN AF PA
09NEWDELHI2044	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-CHINA, KASHMIR, [...] "CHINA'S TOUGH CHALLENGE," editorial in Oct 3 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "India-China tensions have been in the news lately. The difference between India and China is clearly reflected in the attitude of the two countries toward hosting international games. While China saw an [...]	2009-10-05 11:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2059	MEDIA REACTION: G-20, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] "FUTILE TO EXPECT MUCH," editorial in October 6 leftist Bengali newspaper, GANASHAKTI: "There will be no fundamental change in the world order even if G-20 replaces G-8 to control global capitalism. Despite tall claims, the G-20 does not protect interests of the developing nations. So, it is q [...]	2009-10-07 11:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2084	PM SINGH TELLS AMBASSADOR HE'S BULLISH ON GREEN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the Ambassador on October 8 that he was looking forward to his November state visit to Washington. In a conversation on the margins of the annual Air Force Day reception, Singh stressed his strong interest in the U.S. and India working togethe [...]	2009-10-09 12:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SENV ENRG ETRD IN
09NEWDELHI2088	SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Burns: Mission India warmly welcomes you back to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washington [...]	2009-10-09 14:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
09NEWDELHI2121	U/S BURNS AND FS RAO REVIEW PROGRESS ON U.S.-INDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed progress on the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and Prime Minister Singh's official state visit to Washington November 22-26. Over the course of an initial one-on-one meeting, a bilateral [...]	2009-10-16 18:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENGRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI2132	MEDIA REACTION: PM VISIT TO U.S., PAKISTAN, [...] "COUNTDOWN TO U.S. VISIT," editorial in October 19 centrist, Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "Preparations for building new bridges between America and India have started in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's state visit to United States. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wi [...]	2009-10-20 12:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2136	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, KASHMIR, NOBEL AWARD [...] "BLOOD-SOAKED WAZIRISTAN," editorial in October 20 right-of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "Under growing pressure from the U.S., the Pakistani Army launched a major incursion into Waziristan in the hopes of mounting a final offensive against the Pakistani Taliban. India needs to keep its eye [...]	2009-10-21 11:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2142	U/S BURNS REVIEWS REGIONAL ISSUES WITH INDIAN FS [...] (C) Summary: During a wide-ranging review of regional issues with Under Secretary Burns on October 16, Indian Foreign Secretary Rao reviewed recent Indo-Pak discussions in New York and criticized Pakistani inaction on Hafiz Saeed and terrorist infiltrations. Rao described India as unable to c [...]	2009-10-21 14:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK AF CH RU CE NP BM JA
09NEWDELHI2147	U/S BURNS AND FM KRISHNA DISCUSS PM VISIT, AF-PAK, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 15 meeting, Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna told U/S Burns that Indian Prime Minister Singh looks forward to a productive state visit to the U.S. in November. He took on board Burns' message on the need to complete remaining Civil Nuclear Initiative steps [...]	2009-10-22 10:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS MASS IN
09NEWDELHI2149	MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE CHANGE, NOBEL PRIZE [...] "ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION," editorial in October 21 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh's approach on the Kyoto Protocol just before the Copenhagen Climate Change summit was not right. While there is no harm in India reconsidering its stand [...]	2009-10-22 11:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2164	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of October 16-22, 2009, including the following: -- India to Launch Satellites to Monitor Climate Change -- New Secretaries for Space and Atomic Energy -- India's Outward FDI Declines, while FDI Inflows still Ro [...]	2009-10-23 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD ECPS BEXP PHUM PINR TSPA
09NEWDELHI2166	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PLANNING COMMISSION DEPUTY CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) On October 15, U/S Burns met with Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia for a wide-ranging discussion of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and Prime Minister Singh's November State Visit to Washington. Ambassador Roemer, A/S for South and Central Asia Bob [...]	2009-10-26 02:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ETRD EINV EAGR BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI2179	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA RELATIONS, AF-PAK, [...] "PART OF THE FAMILY," editorial in October 27 right- of-center Gujarati daily, GUJARAT SAMACHAR: "U.S. President Barack Obama's saying that he considers the Indian Prime minister a part of his family is a great honor. This shows how strong the bilateral relations between the two nations are. [...]	2009-10-27 10:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2192	Disaster Management Capabilities and Engagement [...] (U) SUMMARY: Disaster Management (DM) in India means preparing for both natural and man-made disasters, everything from avalanches to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) incidents to terrorist attacks. India has chosen a tiered approach to DM in which states and districts ha [...]	2009-10-28 12:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL KSCA SENV EAID PGOV PTER ECON SOCI IN
09NEWDELHI2197	MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS/TALIBAN, [...] "TALIBAN AND INDIA", editorial in October 28 right- of-center Urdu daily HINDUSTAN EXPRESS: "Pakistan's allegation linking India with Taliban is bizarre by any stretch of the imagination. Pakistan is today reaping what it sowed.... America and China may support Pakistan, but Islamabad should u [...]	2009-10-29 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2198	SCENESETTER FOR USD(P) FLOURNOY,S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Flournoy: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi as we begin the final stages of preparation for Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 visit to Washington. Since the Secretary of State's July visit, the Embassy has been hard at work with our counterparts in Washingto [...]	2009-10-29 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV MAPP MASS IN PREL
09NEWDELHI2207	SCENESETTER FOR U/S OTERO'S VISIT TO INDIA [...] (SBU) Under Secretary Otero: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi to relaunch the Global Issues Forum (GIF) in the run-up to Prime Minister Singh's November 22-26 state visit to Washington. The Embassy has worked hard to make progress across all five pillars and 18 sub-dialogues o [...]	2009-10-30 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON IN KDEM KGHG KWMN PREL SENV
09NEWDELHI2214	MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE VISIT TO PAKISTAN, [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 10:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2235	SCENESETTER FOR U/S TAUSCHER AND THE STRATEGIC [...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi for the launch of the Strategic Security Dialogue. The Indian Government is focused on using the Strategic Dialogue process launched during Secretary Clinton's July visit as a mechanism to explore ways to broaden an [...]	2009-11-05 14:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI2248	SINO-INDIAN BORDER DISPUTE TURNS INTO WAR OF WORDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: India and China have launched a "war of words" over disputed territory in Arunachal Pradesh (AP). The GOI has been uncharacteristically bold in responding to Chinese moves, spurred on no doubt by unrestrained hyperventilation in the Indian media over Beijing's intentions. It seem [...]	2009-11-06 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CH IN
09NEWDELHI2265	India Reporting Workshop Puts Strategic Dialogue in [...] (SBU) The Ambassador enthusiastically welcomed more than 80 participants from throughout India and neighboring Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and China to an October 5-6 India Reporting Workshop in New Delhi. SCA Assistant Secretary (A/S) Blake, addressing the group via DVC, underscored the valu [...]	2009-11-09 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON POL AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI2309	AMBASSADOR VERVEER AND SECRETARY SIKRI SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Melanne Verveer met Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) Secretary Devender Kumar Sikri on November 9 to discuss the Women's Empowerment Dialogue (WED). Sikri described the GOI's ideas for WED discussion topics. These included social and economic empowerme [...]	2009-11-17 07:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TSPL KCRM KCOR ELAB KDEM KWMN KOCI PHUM
09NEWDELHI2324	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, MYANMAR; NEW [...] "FOR A CONSENSUS," editorial in November 17 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK HINDUSTAN: "The Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen, who is leading the group overseeing the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, and leaders like President Barack Obama do not want binding deals on emission cuts. Presid [...]	2009-11-18 10:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2334	Secretary Chu Focuses on Clean Energy and Climate Change in [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 13-14 meetings with Government of India (GOI) officials, scientists, students, NGO and industry representatives in New Delhi, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu stressed the vast scope for bilateral cooperation, noting that the world's current emphasis on clean energ [...]	2009-11-19 06:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EFIN EINV PREL TSPL KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2335	Secretary Chu Focuses on Clean Energy and Climate Change in [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 13-14 meetings with Government of India (GOI) officials, scientists, students, NGO and industry representatives in New Delhi, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu stressed the vast scope for bilateral cooperation, noting that the world's current emphasis on clean energ [...]	2009-11-19 06:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EFIN EINV PREL TSPL KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2344	U/S OTERO ENGAGES INDIAN MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the Global Issues Forum held November 5 (Reftel),Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero met with Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)Secretary Sharma on November 6 to discuss areas for global cooperation on environmental issues including forestry [...]	2009-11-20 03:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL TSPL KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2354	TURBULENCE IN PARLIAMENT AWAITS PRIME MINISTER ON RETURN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The winter session of Parliament kicked off on a stormy note on November 19 as the opposition parties brought parliament and the capital to a halt over the issue of sugarcane prices to farmers. The Opposition effectively mobilized over 25,000 farmers from western Uttar Pradesh to [...]	2009-11-20 13:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM EAGR IN
09NEWDELHI2382	MEDIA REACTION: PM'S VISIT TO U.S., 26/11 [...] QONUS ON U.S. TO STRENGTHEN TIES, REASSURE INDIA, editorial in November 24 centrist Hindi daily, DAINIK BHASKAR: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with President Barack Obama is neither path breaking, nor ambitious in any respect. By anointing China the lord of entire Asia, Obama not on [...]	2009-11-25 10:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2386	A NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: PM RUDD VISITS NEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 11:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AS IN
09NEWDELHI2397	SPECIAL MEDIA REPORT: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S [...] "MATURING TIES," editorial in centrist, independent English daily, THE TIMES OF INDIA: "The outlook for Indo-US ties going forward is substantive, though it might not be spectacular, and promises decent dividends. It is in India's interests to push through more market reforms and scale up its [...]	2009-11-27 12:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2401	FRESH MOMENTUM: CANADIAN PM HARPER VISITS INDIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Canadian PM Stephen Harper's November 15-18 visit to India was long on atmospherics but short on solid deliverables. In addition to official meetings with PM Singh, EAM Krishna and Sonia Gandhi, Harper had a highly visible public program in Mumbai and touched base with the Sikh c [...]	2009-11-30 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CA IN
09NEWDELHI2403	MEDIA REACTION: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S [...] "MANMOHAN SINGH'S SUCCESSFUL AMERICA VISIT: BOTH [NATIONS] NEED EACH OTHER," editorial in November 29 centrist Gujarati daily, GUJARATMITRA: "The number of accords signed in the field on defense, science and technology, trade and commerce, education, etc., by the United States and India duri [...]	2009-11-30 13:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2413	MEDIA REACTION: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S [...] "U.S. ASSURANCE," editorial in November 29 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's U.S.-visit has been more successful than was expected. Singh held talks with Obama on the entire gamut of bilateral relations, the situation in the region and global challenges like terroris [...]	2009-12-01 11:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2430	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR ISSUES, CLIMATE [...] "QUESTION MARK ON NUCLEAR SAFETY," editorial in December 2 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "At a time when the U.S. and other nations are moving on their respective nuclear initiatives with India, it is unfortunate if incidents such as the one at Kaiga nuclear plant happen, where t [...]	2009-12-02 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2441	INDIAN DELEGATION HEADS TO COPENHAGEN WITH SOFT WORDS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Armed with the Kyoto Protocol and the Bali Action Plan, India's delegation to COP-15 is planning a highly legalistic defense of the G-77 and the entitlement of developing countries to financial flows from the developed world. U.S. negotiators should expect more nit- [...]	2009-12-04 11:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI2453	MEDIA REACTION: PM SINGH'S U.S. VISIT, NPT, [...] "INDIA, AMERICA IN THE NEW AGE," op-ed in December 6 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "PM Singh's U.S. trip was more about symbolism than substance. America's pledges to fight terror in India's neighborhood seem to be diplomatic. It remains to be seen if the US will really exert pressure on Pakista [...]	2009-12-08 11:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2459	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR ISSUES, AFGHANISTAN- [...] "DEAL OF EQUALITY," editorial in December 8 right- of-center Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "The India-Russia nuclear deal further strengthens the close relations between the two nations, while uncertainty still looms over the implementation of the U.S.-India nuclear initiative. The pact with Russia [...]	2009-12-09 11:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2470	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN, [...] "OBAMA'S AF-PAK STRATEGY," op-ed in December 9 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It seems very unlikely that America's work will be over in 18 months. The Taliban will sit tight to execute their plans till the Americans leave. There are, however, crucial elements in this strategy th [...]	2009-12-10 11:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2494	INDIAN POLITICAL THEATER: THE LIBERHAN REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliamentary debate on the Liberhan Commission,s report (Ref B) on the destruction of a mosque 17 years ago caused disruption and drama. Both houses of Parliament engaged in hearty mud slinging across party lines, while ignoring more pressing issues, such as the rising price o [...]	2009-12-14 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC IN PGOV PREL KDEM PINR
09NEWDELHI2500	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN SUMMIT, POTUS NOBEL [...] "COMMON GROUND," editorial in December 14 centrist Hindi daily, NAVBHARAT TIMES: "India and China have different concerns and strategies in Copenhagen. Copenhagen offers a great chance to these two big emerging economies to forge an understanding, not only on climate change but on strategic is [...]	2009-12-15 11:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2502	South Asia: Integration as Anti-crisis Response [...] (SBU) Summary: At the December 11 opening of the "Second South Asia Economic Summit" in New Delhi, speakers stressed that enhanced regional cooperation could be an effective response to the global recession and allow countries to diversify and insulate against developed country problems in the [...]	2009-12-15 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV PK IN
09NEWDELHI252	INDIAN AUTO INDUSTRY IN FOR A BUMPY RIDE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 01:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO
09NEWDELHI2522	MEDIA REACTION: HEADLEY CASE, AFGHANISTAN, [...] "U.S. INTENTION," editorial in December 17 right-of- center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "The latest information on David Headley and Tahawwur Rana is not only shocking, but worrisome. The Indian government should ask the U.S. why it did not inform India about Headley much earlier. It seems the [...]	2009-12-18 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2529	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG [...] (SBU) Senator Gregg and Delegation: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following soon after Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing everything from agriculture to defense coop [...]	2009-12-18 15:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN
09NEWDELHI2539	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, AFGHANISTAN- [...] "COPENHAGEN'S FAILURE," op-ed in December 20 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It is difficult to understand why President Obama called a face-saver accord a useful and unprecedented success! No unanimous agreement could be reached at Copenhagen, because of the Obama Administration [...]	2009-12-21 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2540	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, AFGHANISTAN- [...] "COPENHAGEN'S FAILURE," op-ed in December 20 right- of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It is difficult to understand why President Obama called a face-saver accord a useful and unprecedented success! No unanimous agreement could be reached at Copenhagen, because of the Obama Administration [...]	2009-12-21 11:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2546	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN; NEW DELHI. [...] "CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES," editorial in December 21 right-of-center Urdu daily SIASAT: "The summit at Copenhagen practically failed miserably because it could not be successful in finalizing any comprehensive and binding agreement. Evasion to accept their responsibilities, t [...]	2009-12-22 09:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2550	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DEFENDS COPENHAGEN ACCORD; LOCAL NGOS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh claimed victory for India's Copenhagen negotiating team in a parliamentary session December 22. Ramesh used his response to opposition attacks to sensitize the nation to the idea India needs to realize its responsibilities as a [...]	2009-12-22 13:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ETRD TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN

09NEWDELHI2553	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, HEADLEY CASE, [...] "KYOTO KILLED," editorial in December 21 Hindi daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "There were hopes of forging binding agreements in Copenhagen and making the US sign it. Who expected Kyoto would be killed! But that is what happened. Neither were the developing countries able to obtain technology to cut [...]	2009-12-23 09:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2559	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR ISSUES, COPENHAGEN, [...] "SECURITY OVERLOOKED IN U.S. INTEREST," op-ed article by leftist leader Prakash Karat in December 23 Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "The proposed Nuclear End Use Bill is brought by the government to meet U.S. demands... It is noteworthy that Russian and French suppliers have not raised such demands. [...]	2009-12-24 07:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2569	MEDIA REACTION: WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, [...] "AL QAEDA'S PLOT FOILED," editorial in December 28 left-of-center Marathi daily, APLA MAHANAGAR: "The Al Qaeda attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound jet on Christmas Day once again brings home the need for a review of the databases used by U.S. security agencies. If a man, who tried to blow up a jet [...]	2009-12-28 10:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI2575	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, HEADLEY CASE; NEW [...] "WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE," editorial in December 17 Bhubaneswar Oriya centrist SAMAYA:"It is good to see that America, responsible for maximum environmental pollution, is eager to reduce emission of greenhouse gases. The Copenhagen summit should take into account the views of developing count [...]	2009-12-29 10:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI267	AMBASSADOR PRESSES MENON TO IMPLEMENT CIVIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Highlighting U.S. industry concerns about the slow pace of civil nuclear cooperation and stressing the opportunities it holds for U.S. commerce and job creation, Ambassador Mulford pressed Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon February 11 for swifter action on implementation. Menon reit [...]	2009-02-12 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI270	CLIMATE POSITIONS HARDEN AT 2009 DELHI SUSTAINABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held February 5 - 7, 2009, focused solely on climate change and the road to the December 2009 UNFCCC climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark. DSDS 2009 attracted fewer current heads of state than in 2008 but more big names including [...]	2009-02-12 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI319	BOUCHER IN BHUTAN: VISIT EXPLORES WAYS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. The February 9-11 visit to Bhutan of Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher demonstrated continuing U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom. In meetings with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Economic Affairs, and the Fourth King, Boucher addressed Bhutan's peaceful transit [...]	2009-02-20 05:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREF PREL IN BH
09NEWDELHI368	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 23 TO FEBRUARY 27, 2009 [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 23-27, 2009, including the following: -- UPA Government's Last Relief Package to Exporters -- UPA Sneaks in Another Last Minute Vote Sweetener -- Government Attempts Clarification of FDI Policy [...]	2009-02-27 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NEWDELHI392	MEDIA REACTION: TERRORIST FINANCING, INDIA- [...] "COASTAL SECURITY," editorial in March 2 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "With the Mumbai terror attacks exposing the lack of coordination among security agencies, India has completely overhauled its coastal security apparatus and handed over the overall responsibility of maritime security to the [...]	2009-03-03 10:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI403	BHARAT BALLOT 09: NATIONAL ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: India will hold national elections in five stages from April 16 to May 13. Results will be announced on May 16. With an electorate of 714 million, the election will be the largest democratic undertaking in world history. Neither of the two largest parties, the currently ruling [...]	2009-03-04 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI442	CORRECTED COPY: BHARAT BALLOT: NATIONAL ELECTION [...] (U) Corrected Copy: To revise seat distribution in paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary: India will hold national elections in five stages from April 16 to May 13. Results will be announced on May 16. With an electorate of 714 million, the election will be the largest democratic undertaking [...]	2009-03-09 05:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI453	OES ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY HARNISH ENGAGES GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oceans, Environment and Sciences Bureau (OES) OES Acting Assistant Secretary Reno Harnish lead a multi-stakeholder delegation to New Delhi to engage GOI ministries on the lessons learned from the 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) in order to suppor [...]	2009-03-11 06:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PREL TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG BEXP IN
09NEWDELHI470	BHARAT BALLOT 09: CONGRESS PARTY POISED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Political observers expect the Congress Party to pick up 6-10 seats from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Rajasthan in the May 7 parliamentary elections. They see the Congress Party riding on momentum from its December 2008 win over the BJP in the state assembly elections, [...]	2009-03-13 11:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI522	BILLION INDIAN VOICES: CONGRESS SET FOR GAINS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress Party appears poised for a comeback in Punjab with political observers projecting the party will pick up five to nine seats in the two phase parliamentary elections on May 7 and May 13. Just two years into the current state government's tenure, the inherently di [...]	2009-03-19 10:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI699	INDIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN [...] (SBU) Dear Chairman Berman and Delegation: Embassy New Delhi warmly welcomes you to India. Your visit coincides with a historically unprecedented level of U.S.-India collaboration encompassing everything from defense cooperation to agriculture and reflecting widespread support in both countr [...]	2009-04-09 11:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI730	BHARAT BALLOT 09: HIMACHAL POLITICS SPLIT THE [...] (U) Summary. Himachal Pradesh accounts for only four seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha, but given the neck-and-neck national race between the Congress Party and the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP),every seat counts. Himachal voters, on average more educated and prosperous than other Indians, cas [...]	2009-04-14 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IN
09NEWDELHI775	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEKS OF APRIL 6 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the weeks of April 06-17, 2009, including the following: -- New Protocols for Tiger Relocations in National Parks -- Poll Indicates Political Parties Unconcerned About the Environment -- [...]	2009-04-17 14:32:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO KSCA TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI777	CHARGE BURLEIGH ENGAGES INDIAN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging meeting on April 14, 2009, Charge Burleigh discussed climate change, renewable energy, nuclear non-proliferation, and next steps for the Indo-U.S. Civil Nuclear Agreement with Indian Special Envoy fo [...]	2009-04-20 06:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TRGY PREL ECON KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI796	U.S.-INDIAN RELATIONS: CLEARING THE BRUSH [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) In advance of the April 24 Interagency Meeting to discuss India policy, Mission offers its views on the next steps that should be taken to move the relationship forward in the near term. We are focused on high priority items whose resolution will lay the groundwork for a stronge [...]	2009-04-22 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS ENRG EFIN CVIS AMGT IN
09NEWDELHI797	NSA NARAYANAN SHARES VIEWS ON SECURITY AND U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan described to a visiting congressional delegation led by Representative Howard Berman April 17 what he viewed as a genuine convergence of interests between India and the United States, as well as his concerns about Pakistan-based terrorism [...]	2009-04-22 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN
09NEWDELHI800	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BULANDSHAHR TAKE TWO [...] (U) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables on Bulandshahr, a rural market-town of 175,000 two hours southeast of Delhi in the state of Uttar Pradesh (reftel). A series of one-day visits have given us an opportunity to observe the election campaign from the ground up, and to gauge t [...]	2009-04-22 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR KISL KDEM IN
09NEWDELHI804	CODEL BERMAN DISCUSSES BILATERAL, REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In an April 17 meeting between Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and a U.S. congressional delegation led by Representative Howard Berman, the two sides discussed regional issues, including the new U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan policy, terrorism, and Iran, as well as bilat [...]	2009-04-22 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG SENV IN
09NEWDELHI828	NEW DELHI EST OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 20 TO [...] (U) Below is a compilation of environment, science, and technology highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of April 20-24, 2009, including the following: -- Tiger Deaths in Madhya Pradesh - Poaching on the Rise -- EST Section Celebrates Earth Day -- Famous Tiger Gets Lifetime Achieve [...]	2009-04-24 20:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO ECON SOCI KSCA KGHG IN
09NEWDELHI880	BHARAT BALLOT 09: THE CONGRESS LOSES GROUND IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Congress Party appears poised to win five to seven seats in Haryana parliamentary elections on May 7. Currently, they hold nine of Haryana's ten seats. Congress's strong development record and high economic growth rate -- together with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Part [...]	2009-05-01 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PREL PINR KDEM IN EAGR
09NEWDELHI941	EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ADAPTATION, NOT INNOVATION [...] SUMMARY: EmTech India '09 was MIT Technology Review's first ever emerging technology conference held outside the U.S. The conference was billed as a forum to discuss technological trends and showcase India's latest cutting edge technologies in information and communications technology, clean [...]	2009-05-08 13:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL TBIO TNGD TPHY EINV SIPR TINT SCUL ECPS IN
09NEWDELHI947	MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, TALIBAN / [...] "FRESH DIALOGUE WITH INDIA," editorial in the May 8 right-of-center Urdu daily SIASAT: "Pakistan today is in the grip of grave dangers both within and from outside. It is imperative for Pakistan to improve its ties with India. Who is behind enervating and destabilizing Pakistan? The needle of [...]	2009-05-11 11:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
09NEWDELHI997	BHARAT BALLOT 09: TIGHT BATTLE IN RAJASTHAN [...] (SBU) Summary: While the race is close and tight in Rajasthan, the Congress Party is expected to pick up between 5-10 seats from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in parliamentary election. Polling was on May 7 and results will be declared on May 16. The Congress strategy was to pick strong [...]	2009-05-15 14:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IN
09NIAMEY22	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: NIGER [...] Openness to Foreign Investment The Government of Niger (GON) welcomes foreign private investment and considers it to be critical to economic growth. Under the Investment Code (revised in 2000) industrial investments enjoy tax and customs exemptions and even, in some cases, exemptions from th [...]	2009-01-20 07:18:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR NG
09NIAMEY342	POST DIFFERENTIAL NIAMEY [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 11. 2. (U) On April 24, Post received Ref A announcing the lowering of Niamey's hardship differential from 25 to 20 percent. On April 28, Ref B was received advising that the decrease was due to the lower crime threat rating (from critical to h [...]	2009-05-12 15:54:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASIG CMGT NG
09NIAMEY351	NIAMEY MSGQ [...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed MSGQ for Niamey as per Ref b. 2. (U) One of post's primary concerns for the new MSGQ is to ensure that there is a reliable electrical power source available at all times. Post appreciates that the design team has included refer [...]	2009-05-15 11:35:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ABLD NG
09NIAMEY381	NIGER: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT TANDJA ON THE [...] (C) Summary. On Wednesday, May 27 at 11h00, I demarched Government of Niger (GON) President Mamadou Tandja as outlined (ref a). He listened intently to the points delivered in favor of democracy and stability, but remained steadfast in his intent to proceed with a referendum to the people. [...]	2009-05-27 16:13:00	Embassy Niamey	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM NG
09NIAMEY433	Human Rights NGO President Calls on Ambassador [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 8, Ambassador Allen met with members of the Nigerien Association for the Defense of Human Rights (ANDDH). Embassy Political Officer and Political Specialist also participated in the meeting. The ANDDH representatives described themselves as "Ambassadors of Peace" and ca [...]	2009-06-09 15:14:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY44	PRES. TANDJA GREETS DIP CORPS; COMMENTS ON TERRORISM, UN [...] On January 13, President Tandja received the annual greeting of the diplomatic corps and offered his own remarks in return. His comments, a stocktaking of the past year, covered a wide range of subjects, ranging from thanking development partners for their assistance, the state of the economy [...]	2009-01-27 16:49:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI PTER EMIN EAID UN US NG
09NIAMEY447	ILO Country Program Holds Child Labor Conference [...] (U) Summary: On June 11-12, Embassy Political Officer and Political Specialist traveled to Zinder (approximately 550 miles east of Niamey),Niger's second largest city, to attend a conference celebrating June 12 World Day Against Child Labor. The two-day conference, organized by the Internati [...]	2009-06-15 15:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN SCUL NG
09NIAMEY536	Niger: Court Rules Union Strike Illegal, GON Bans [...] On July 20, the Inter-Union of Niger's Workers (ITN),made up of seven labor confederations, notified the government of its intention to go on strike on July 23-24 to demand a 10% salary increase and press President Tandja to repeal his referendum plan. On July 22, the Government of Niger (GON [...]	2009-07-23 20:27:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI NG
09NIAMEY591	Niger: Potential Suspension or Termination of USAID and MCC [...] (SBU) Summary: I am writing to urge continuation of two programs in Niger that promote girls education on the grounds of our national security interests and for humanitarian purposes. I believe that cancelling the investment in the education of girls would send a message that we are abandonin [...]	2009-08-14 11:36:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI US NG
09NIAMEY599	Niger: President Addresses Nation, Enacts New [...] On August 17, President Tandja addressed the nation following the Constitutional Court's validation of the August 4 referendum for a new constitutional (ref A). Tandja thanked Nigeriens for "massively voting 'yes' for this Constitution, paving the way for the Sixth Republic...(and for) having o [...]	2009-08-18 19:12:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY633	Niger: Opposition Party Leaders Call on Ambassador [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 1, Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS) representatives, Niger's main opposition party, met with Ambassador Allen to discuss the country's current political developments. Embassy Political Assistant (note taker) also participated in the meeting. The PN [...]	2009-09-01 20:08:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PHUM NG
09NIAMEY862	Niger: Food Insecurity Disaster Alert [...] (U) Summary: This message provides an alert that Niger may be moving towards a full-scale disaster declaration. The Government of Niger (GON) Ministry of Agricultural Development (MDA) released the "Pre-Evaluation and Provisional Results of the Agricultural Season - 2009/2010," indicating a c [...]	2009-11-04 17:01:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV EAID SOCI NG
09NIAMEY950	Government Warns Independent Media [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Niger (GON) admonished three independent media organizations on November 19 for disseminating the statements of former Prime Minister Hama Amadou claiming that President Tandja intended to kill him. In a written warning, the GON's media regulator, the High Counc [...]	2009-12-01 14:55:00	Embassy Niamey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
09NICOSIA21	CYPRUS: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] EU nationals permanently residing in the Republic of Cyprus, and EU registered legal entities with jurisdiction, central management or primary place of business in the Republic of Cyprus may acquire real estate (of any type or size) without prior approval by the District Administration Offices [...]	2009-01-16 13:09:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
09NICOSIA217	CYPRUS: UNFICYP DOWNBEAT ON CBM PROGRESS, TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer desires continued U.S. pressure on Turkey for flexibility on Cyprus and is pursuing a call on the National Security Adviser to make this point. UNFICYP chief Taye-Brook Zerihoun told the Ambassador on March 25 that Downer acknowledges Turkey's [...]	2009-03-27 10:55:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA272	CYPRUS: SCENESETTER FOR FM KYPRIANOU'S APRIL 20 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your April 20 meeting with Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou will demonstrate continued high-level U.S. support for reunification negotiations. You will want to note that the international community has high expectations for these talks and that the status qu [...]	2009-04-16 14:01:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA306	CYPRUS: UNFICYP CHIEF POSITIVELY GRADES SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Readouts of UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer's April 30 briefing of the Security Council and of the May 5 meeting of Cypriot leaders Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat dominated the Ambassador's May 6 tour d'horizon with UNFICYP chief Taye-Brook Zerihoun. The Council [...]	2009-05-07 14:17:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNFICYP UN CY TU
09NICOSIA457	CYPRUS: UNFICYP CHIEF CALLS LAST QUARTER 2009 [...] (C) Summary: "We could reach irreversibility if the parties can identify areas of give and take in the last three months of the year," UNSG Special Representative Taye Zerihoun told Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza on June 29. Zerihoun, who noted tangible improvement in atmospherics, s [...]	2009-07-13 09:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP TR CY
09NICOSIA48	CYPRUS: MFA INSISTENT THAT TURKEY MEET EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's EU path toward EU membership looks littered with obstacles, most of Ankara's own making, Cypriot MFA Permanent Secretary (D-equivalent) Nicolas Emiliou told visiting DAS Matthew Bryza on January 14. Emiliou noted that Turkey had failed to meet any of the obligations it [...]	2009-01-26 12:09:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA50	CYPRUS: CHRISTOFIAS DISAPPOINTED IN TALAT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Demetris Christofias, while acknowledging Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat's desire to reach a Cyprus settlement, worries that the model Talat prefers is confederal, not federal. Still, Christofias remains ready to engage in a genuine give-and-take discussion w [...]	2009-01-26 12:41:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
09NICOSIA649	CYPRUS: CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF EU [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 13:28:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN CY
09NICOSIA790	CYPRUS: Relatively Gloomy Economic Outlook [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyprus was late entering its current recession and it will be late exiting it. Underlying structural problems (such as rigidities in the labor market - including exceptionally strong unions and a blanket wage indexation system - along with a large and extremely well-compensated [...]	2009-12-22 14:11:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN CY
09NOUAKCHOTT1	WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS, JUNTA STYLE [...] (C) Summary. Since the August 6 military coup, little has filled the state-run media besides promises that the self-proclaimed Chief of State Ould Abdel Aziz will make life better for all Mauritanians and public declarations of support for the junta. In an effort to sway public support, Mau [...]	2009-01-02 11:24:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON MR PREF
09NOUAKCHOTT114	JUNTA GIVES FIRST REACTION TO AU-IMPOSED SANCTIONS ON [...] (U) Colonel Ahmedou Bemba Ould Baye, Secretary General of the High State Council posted a statement on the HSC web site in the junta's first official reaction to the sanctions imposed by the African Union on February 5 (Reftel). In his statement, Baye offered mild criticism of the AU, arguing [...]	2009-02-09 17:15:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO MR
09NOUAKCHOTT116	POLITICAL AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE RUMINATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On January 28, AID Rep met with United Nations Systems Mauritania Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Maria do Valle Ribeiro (protect) to discuss the current political and assistance environment in Mauritania. While Ms. Ribeiro is a sociologist and technical program spe [...]	2009-02-09 17:39:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PGOV MR
09NOUAKCHOTT124	ROSSO MAYOR: "I AM THE MOST SANCTIONED PERSON IN [...] (C) Summary: Six months after the coup, the southwestern city of Rosso (Trarza region) is feeling the pressure. The World Bank has suspended two key projects -- a marketplace reconstruction and an advanced rain water canal. The canal, 70 percent complete, has filled with stagnant water and [...]	2009-02-11 09:01:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MR PGOV PREL
09NOUAKCHOTT139	MAURITANIA: CHANGE OF LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT'S [...] (SBU) On February 15, 2009 the Charge received two letters, both dated February 10, 2009 from President Abdallahi addressed to Under Secretary General of the Office of Legal Affairs UN, Hon. Patricia O'Brien, indicating a change of Mauritania's representation to the United Nations. Scanned cop [...]	2009-02-17 14:25:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPDC MR
09NOUAKCHOTT313	MAURITANIANS REPATRIATED FROM SENEGAL SURPASS [...] (U) Summary: The cumulative number of Mauritanian refugees repatriated from Senegal surpassed 10,000 people in April. There are approximately 10,000 more refugees that remain in Senegal that have expressed their intent to return to Mauritania. To date, all of the refugees have returned to the [...]	2009-04-30 16:26:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI ECON MR
09NOUAKCHOTT323	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCHEON WITH ANTI-COUP POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: During a lunch with the Ambassador, RFD and FNDD political leaders talked about repression of demonstrations, President of the Senate Ba M'Bare's "presidency," and the role played in the political crisis by Mauritania's neighbors. The FNDD and RFD asked the U.S. to pressure Fra [...]	2009-05-11 16:12:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT354	FNDD AND RFD FEEL THEY ARE NEGOTIATING "UNDER THE [...] (C) Summary: The FNDD and RFD have accepted Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's invitation to travel to Dakar on May 28 for a last negotiation. They stated they are accepting "in good faith" but reiterated their distrust of the Senegalese and the Libyans. According to FNDD and RFD emiss [...]	2009-05-26 18:40:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MR KDEM PHUM
09NOUAKCHOTT370	ON THE EVE OF AN AGREEMENT, NOUADHIBOU "MOROSE AND [...] (C) Summary: A day before a tentative agreement to the ongoing political crisis was reached in Dakar (Ref A),EmbOffs traveled to the economic capital of Nouadhibou to assess the mood and political situation ahead of elections. In meetings with both anti-coup and pro-coup political actors, t [...]	2009-06-03 17:22:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT436	MAURITANIAN ELECTION CHRONICLES FOR JULY 5 -- THE [...] (SBU) Minister of the Interior satisfied: The International Contact Group (ICG) met with the Transitional Government of National Unity's Minister of the Interior Mohamed Ould Rzeizime (from the anti-coup FNDD political alliance) on July 2. Rzeizime stated election planning was on track and [...]	2009-07-06 16:52:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT446	MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Campaign against forced-feeding and over-eating: The Mauritanian government will launch a program in 2010 in conjunction with the United Nations Population Fund to fight cultural practices and perceptions that adversely affect women, including forced-feeding and over-eating. The program [...]	2009-07-09 15:52:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT505	MODERATE ISLAMIST JEMIL MANSOUR ON THE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Tawassoul president and presidential candidate Jemil Ould Mansour -- who was among the first to accept President-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's victory -- believes the election was fair despite a number of irregularities. For Mansour, Tawassoul comes out of the crisis in a wi [...]	2009-08-03 17:11:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT53	MAURITANIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] President Abdallahi's government strongly encouraged foreign direct investment and economic liberalization. The government's investment and development strategy emphasized private sector development, which was seen as the main engine of economic growth. Privatization, liberalization, and inves [...]	2009-01-19 16:52:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR EFIN ELAB MR
09NOUAKCHOTT658	MAURITANIA'S 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-13 12:19:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM MR
09NOUAKCHOTT825	AMBASSADOR HOSTS RECEPTION FOR MAURITANIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador hosted an off the record, roundtable discussion for a diverse group of seven Mauritanian business leaders to discuss the challenges Mauritania faces to stimulate economic growth, provide employment to young Mauritanians and to create economic opportunities for women. [...]	2009-12-30 16:06:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID SOCI MR
09NOUAKCHOTT94	SENATORS PRESS FOR CLEAR EUROPEAN STANCE AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: In separate discussions with two senators representing different factions, both underlined concerns that European ambiguity and concessions to the Junta allow General Aziz to consolidate power. This is, they intimated, an economic, human rights and political disaster. Senator Mo [...]	2009-01-30 03:42:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MR
09OSAKAKOBE45	KANSAI ECONOMIC RECOVERY OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) Summary. Kansai-based business people and experts are generally optimistic on the mid to long term outlook for Kansai's economic recovery. In the short term, they cite lack of economic confidence and the uncertainty over Japan's leadership and political outlook are the biggest obstacl [...]	2009-03-16 23:13:00	Consulate Osaka Kobe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV JA
09OSLO116	PART III: NORWEGIAN FM STOERE: THE WORLD AT HIS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 14:49:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KPAL IS NO
09OSLO216	LAVROV AND STOERE TRADE TOUGH WORDS OVER NATO, BUSINESS DISPUTE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 14:43:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL EINV RU NO
09OSLO386	NORWAY IS GOOD: NORWEGIAN EXCEPTIONALISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Norway's sense of exceptionalism, while under some pressure due to some significant policy failures, still is a central part of the national culture and has an outsized impact on Norwegian foreign policy. Norwegians truly believe that there is something inherently good about being [...]	2009-06-10 13:07:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL NO
09OSLO417	NORWAY'S RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) In response to Reftel, MFA Senior Advisor Anne Kristin Hermansen, told PolCouns June 22 that Norway previously had not considered food security a high priority focus, preferring instead to work in other areas. However, Hermansen noted that the GON had recently increased focus on food sec [...]	2009-06-29 06:28:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PREL NO
09OSLO534	NORWEGIANS WON'T COMMIT NOW TO INCREASED FOOD [...] (C) Summary: In line with expectations based on reftel conversations with the Norwegian Embassy in Washington, Norway is at this time unwilling to commit to an increase in its aid budget devoted to agricultural development and food security, due to the upcoming Norwegian election. The Minist [...]	2009-09-01 12:57:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD NO
09OSLO561	PM STOLTENBERG COMES OUT STRENGTHENED: FOUR MORE [...] (SBU) Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Labor Party - AP) and his two coalition partners, the Socialist Left (SV) and Center Party (SP) held on to their parliamentary majority in nationwide elections September 14, winning 86 of 169 seats in Parliament. Stoltenberg himself, as well as [...]	2009-09-15 10:45:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NO PGOV PINR PREL
09OSLO586	Svalbard - Norwegian Territory with a Twist [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pol/Econ counselor traveled to Svalbard Sep 1-4 as part of a Norwegian and international group hosted by two Norwegian security policy related NGOs. The group toured the main settlement on Svalbard -- Longyearbyen -- as well as visiting the Russian mining community in Barentsburg. [...]	2009-09-22 15:58:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CVIS PREL ECON SV XQ NO RU
09OSLO625	PRESIDENT OBAMA AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE [...] (U) Please see action request last para. Thorbjorn Jagland, Chairman of the Nobel Committee in Oslo, announced at 11 am Oslo time (5 am EST) on October 9 that the committee had decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama. The announcement had been strongly hinted to th [...]	2009-10-09 13:08:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL NO
09OSLO637	NORWAY DEPUTY FM ON HIGH NORTH DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires a.i. James Heg, Acting DCM Cherrie Daniels, and Norway/Sweden Desk Officer Thomas Selinger met on October 16 with MFA State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent) Elisabeth Walaas to discuss U.S.-Norway cooperation on a range of foreign policy issues. Walaas' port [...]	2009-10-19 12:00:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF NO
09OSLO700	FM STOERE, NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR SHARE VIEWS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's initial courtesy call November 9, Foreign Minister Stoere welcomed Ambassador White to Norway and offered that the priorities the Ambassador outlined during his Senate confirmation hearings in September closely match the priorities of the Government of Norway. [...]	2009-11-09 16:16:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NO PREL PTER
09OSLO720	NORWEGIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY ON NATO, RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: MoD Security Policy Director Svein Efjestad told EUR/NB Director, DCM, PolCouns, A/DATT and PolMil Officer November 12 that the recent NATO-Russia Council meeting held in Oslo on nuclear policy was a useful discussion, particularly as it addressed sub-strategic weapons, which re [...]	2009-11-18 13:47:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR OVIP NO
09OSLO725	NORWAY'S MFA ON POTUS VISIT, IRAN, HIGH NORTH [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings November 12, MFA Political Director Vegard Ellefsen and MFA Security Policy Director Rune Resaland and senior members of his staff outlined their views on topics of current interest, including their thoughts on deliverables during the upcoming POTUS visit, to [...]	2009-11-20 15:49:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL NATO PARM NO
09OSLO73	NORWAY ? 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Here is the submission for Norway's 2009 Investment Climate Report. Per reftel, it will be incorporated in the Country's Commercial Guide. End summary. Chapter 6: Investment Climate Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensati [...]	2009-01-14 13:18:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR NO
09OSLO739	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO [...] (S) Mr. President, your visit to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize is of great significance to the Norwegians. Norway is a geographically mid-sized country with a population on par with Colorado, and, according to the IMF, a 2009 GDP per capita just below 100,000 USD - surpassed in the wo [...]	2009-11-30 15:25:00	Embassy Oslo	SECRET	OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV MOPS NO
09OSLO750	Ambassador Discusses Energy Secretary Visit, Offshore Oil [...] (U) In an introductory call with Petroleum and Energy Minister Terje Riis-Johansen on November 25, the Ambassador discussed Energy Secretary Chu's planned upcoming visit and development of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Poleconoff, FCS Chief, and Economic Specialist accompanied the Amb [...]	2009-12-04 08:07:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET OVIP PREL NO
09OTTAWA109	CANADA'S "NEW" CHINA STRATEGY EMPHASIZES INCREASED [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government recently rolled out a "new" China strategy that will emphasize more high level ministerial visits and dialogue. Prime Minister Harper has yet to visit Beijing during his three year tenure, but may later in 2009. Canada's engagement with China seeks first [...]	2009-02-11 13:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ETRD CH CA
09OTTAWA161	CANADA: INFORMATION FOR LONDON G-20 MEETINGS [...] (sbu) Ref a requested information regarding Post's outlook on the continuing impact of the economic and financial situation on Canada, as well as Canada's expected priorities and objectives for the London G-20 Summit on April 2. Econcouns John Carwile (carwilejl@state.sgov.gov) and EMIN Eric B [...]	2009-03-04 20:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ECON EFIN
09OTTAWA234	CANADA ON AFGHAN RECONCILIATION: PERHAPS A MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request for SCA/A -- see para 4. 2. (C) As promised in reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Desk Officer Samantha Pass gave pol/miloff a copy of the reconciliation non-paper that FTAG Assistant Deputy Minister Y [...]	2009-03-24 18:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA246	Canada's Green Investments in its Stimulus Package [...] Begin Summary: Canada's federal budget for FY 2009 (April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010) introduced on January 29, 2009 announced approximately C$3.64 billion dollars (USD$2.97 billion at current exchange rates) for "Green Spending"; the Budget was passed on March 12, 2009. The federal budget for F [...]	2009-03-26 18:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ENRG CA KGHG SENV
09OTTAWA273	CANADA FIGHTING ANTI-SEMITISM WHILE INCIDENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to B'nai Brith Canada, white supremacists, radical Muslims, and far leftists are uniting to promote anti-Semitic propaganda in Canada. A recent B'nai Brith report claimed that the current economic crisis had spurred an upsurge in anti-Semitic incidents over the last [...]	2009-04-06 20:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI CA
09OTTAWA281	SEARCHING A MODEL FOR A NEW CANADIAN DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of State for Democratic Reform Steven Fletcher is examining other models for a new Canadian democracy promotion agency (reftel),with an intended focus on aiding like-minded political parties worldwide to help fill a gap in Canadian International Development Agency ( [...]	2009-04-08 12:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA291	CANADA AND THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Summary: Under Prime Minister Harper, Canada has devoted more of its diplomatic and aid attention to the Americas, notably a 2007 high-profile Latin America trip by the PM, as well as other high level visits. The government has apparently abandoned an initial effort to develop a strategic [...]	2009-04-15 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID XM BR CA
09OTTAWA34	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 18:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB USTR OPIC PGOV CA
09OTTAWA386	CANADIAN FUNDING FOR ADAPTATION ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) ESTH counselor discussed U.S. thinking and planning on funding for climate adaptation with John Moffet, Director General of Environment Canada,s International Climate Change Office, and inquired about Canada,s own assistance efforts for adaptation and planning for future assistance. Moff [...]	2009-05-22 21:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG CA
09OTTAWA394	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, Mission Canada warmly welcomes you to Toronto and hopes that you will soon be able to visit Ottawa and our other six constituent posts as well. Canada remains one of if not the closest partners we have around the world, and there are few foreign policy priorities and pr [...]	2009-05-27 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON CA
09OTTAWA448	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Mission Canada warmly welcomes the Secretary to the International Joint Commission centennial celebration on June 13 and to the bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. I along with Consul General John Nay and his staff from Toronto will be on hand to welcome you. 2 [...]	2009-06-09 20:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CA
09OTTAWA581	Canada's Foreign Investment Reforms Create A More Open [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's July 17 federal court action against U.S. Steel attempts to force the company to meet the production and employment commitments it made to the Federal Government in 2007 in exchange for permission to take over Canada's Stelco. At that time, the GOC exercised its legal r [...]	2009-07-27 19:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL CA
09OTTAWA634	CANADIAN OPINION LEADERS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Canadians have noted a new tone in U.S. foreign policy and have responded enthusiastically, according to a group of Canadian opinion leaders who met with the Charge on August 13. They praised the Secretary's recent Council on Foreign Relations speech and commented the new rheto [...]	2009-08-18 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO CA AF
09OTTAWA64	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO OTTAWA [...] (C) Mr. President, Mission Canada warmly welcomes you and the First Lady to Ottawa. We and Canadians alike are thrilled that your first foreign trip as President will be to Canada, which Canadians claim as a long-standing tradition reflecting the vital importance of this bilateral relationship b [...]	2009-01-22 16:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON MARR SENV AF CA
09OTTAWA748	Treasury Discussions with Canada Regarding Export Credits [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, Treasury DAS for Trade and Investment Sharon Yuan, Treasury Director for Trade Finance Steve Tvardek, Embassy EMIN, Embassy Commercial MC and Senior ECON FSN met with officials from key GOC departments and representatives from Canada's export financing agency to [...]	2009-09-25 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EFIN EAIR ECON EINV PREL CA
09OTTAWA771	S/CIEA Goldwyn visit to Ottawa - Energy security, [...] (U) Summary: S/CIEA David Goldwyn's September 17-18 trip to Ottawa was immensely successful and has continued to reap positive engagement from Canadian interlocutors. Goldwyn's message of Canada as a pillar of U.S. energy security was embraced by the Government of Canada and by a Canadian pub [...]	2009-10-02 21:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET SENV CA
09OTTAWA777	CANADA: FOUR BY-ELECTIONS TO TEST ELECTION MOMENTUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called four federal by-elections for November 9 to fill current House of Commons vacancies. The Conservatives held none of the seats, but have a crack at two of the four. In contrast, the opposition Liberals have little realistic prospect of wi [...]	2009-10-05 20:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA779	AMBASSADOR BEGINS MEETING CANADIAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Since presentation of credentials on October 2, Ambassador has actively engaged top Canadian political leaders, including the Prime Minister, to underscore the central importance of this highly successful bilateral relationship. He will begin a series of provincial travels o [...]	2009-10-06 16:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON MARR ETRD CA AF
09OTTAWA811	Ambassador meets with Liberal Party leadership [...] (C) Summary. In a luncheon on October 23, Ambassador discussed key bilateral issues, notably ""Buy America"" and climate change policies, with Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff and key staff. Ignatieff reiterated that Canadians do not want an election now, but said that he could not be [...]	2009-10-23 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD SENV PGOV CA

09OTTAWA814	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETINGS WITH PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In separate meetings with the Speaker of the Senate and the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group on Parliament Hill on October 22, Ambassador underscored the close ties between our two nations, welcomed more legislative exchanges, and responded to concerns about "Buy America" [...]	2009-10-23 19:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
09OTTAWA841	Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Meeting with Canadian Foreign [...] (U) October 22, 2009, 11:15 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Lourdes Cue, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary Kurt van der Walde, notetaker Canada Claude C [...]	2009-11-17 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KGHG UNRWA IR AF PK CU CA
09OTTAWA861	Canada's Prime Minister Ventures to China for First Time [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make his first visit to China as Canadian leader December 3-6. He will most importantly meet with President Hu Jintao, National People's Congress chairman Wu Bangguo, and Premier Wen Jiabao. According to Canadian officials, his main empha [...]	2009-12-01 22:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ETRD EMIN PHUM CH CA HK KS
09OTTAWA874	Ottawa: Ambassador Jacobson and Environment Minister [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG CA
09OTTAWA954	CANADA: RULING CONSERVATIVES SURVIVE 2009 IN COMFORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Early in the fall, the ruling Conservatives sidestepped the threat of an election, seized control of the parliamentary agenda, and moved forward on a twin-track of economic and justice issues, largely unhampered by their minority status. By the close of the fall parliamentary [...]	2009-12-14 22:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CA
09OUAGADOUGOU10	BURKINA FASO: 2008 MIDTERM REVIEW OF THE POVERTY REDUCTION [...] In October 2008, the Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) met with domestic stakeholders and international donors to conduct a mid-term review to provide stakeholders with crucial updates on macroeconomic, structural, and social policies related to the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (P [...]	2009-01-08 14:06:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SENV SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1002	BURKINA FASO: PROJECT SUBMISSION TO REINFORCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to the Embassy's request that the Ministry of Defense (MOD) prioritize its assistance needs, the Ministry recently articulated one specific area: the reinforcement of border and road security. The Ministry envisions a project, lasting about 60 months and divided in [...]	2009-11-05 16:12:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MCAP MASS UV
09OUAGADOUGOU27	BURKINA FASO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Burkina Faso. Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Policies 3. Expropriation and Compensation 4. Dispute Settlement 5. Perfor [...]	2009-01-15 17:09:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON PGOV EFIN KTDB OPIC USTR UV
09PANAMA176	PANAMA: HOW MERIDA FITS INTO THE EMERGING SECURITY [...] (C) The threat from home grown gangs and international criminal organizations in Panama is growing and worrisome. As Panamanians feel increasingly threatened in their homes and on their streets, some are arguing that Panama must choose between protecting itself and stopping the flow of drugs [...]	2009-03-03 20:16:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PM
09PANAMA657	AES CONCERNED ABOUT GOP ACTIONS ON PANAMA'S [...] (SBU) AES representatives informed the DCM that they are concerned that the Martinelli Administration may jeopardize their $856 million dollar investment in Panama by unilaterally changing the contracted price of water for hydroelectric generation plants owned by AES and others. The Martinell [...]	2009-08-27 17:50:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PM EINV PGOV
09PANAMA757	MARTINELLI NOT MEETING PRO-BUSINESS RHETORIC OR [...] (C) Summary: The distinguishing feature of the Martinelli Administration's economic policy has been that there does not appear to be a coherent or consistent policy. It has made one major positive decision, which is to maintain sound macro economic policies. It has made one major negative de [...]	2009-10-07 20:21:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PM
09PANAMA893	TOCUMEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FLYING HIGH BUT CORRUPTION [...] (U) Summary: Tocumen International Airport captures the Panamanian zeitgeist in a concentrated dose. Tocumen's legitimate status as a crux of Latin America's passenger and cargo traffic is tainted by a seamy underside of alien smuggling, money laundering, narcotics trafficking and corruption. Explo [...]	2009-12-18 18:05:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PM CTM DEA DHS
09PANAMA894	Scenesetter for CODEL Boehner [...] (SBU) Since the restoration of democracy after Operation Just Cause twenty years ago, Panama has established and consolidated a democratic, stable government, achieving a new confidence, dynamism, and psychological sovereignty that complements the 1999 completion of its territorial sovereignty. [...]	2009-12-03 14:17:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SOCI ASEC SNAR PGOV KPAO CASC PM
09PANAMA902	Panama Environmental Team in Disaray as it Prepares for [...] (SBU) Summary: Panama's National Authority for the Environment will not lead the Panama delegation to Copenhagen and has lost the support of the Panamanian environmental NGO community. Additionally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a new environmental point of contact who is getting up to s [...]	2009-12-04 18:35:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PM
09PARAMARIBO178	SURINAME WILL NOT ATTEND THE LIMA ENERGY AND [...] (U) In response to RefTel A, Post reports that unfortunately no one from the Government of Suriname plans to attend the June 2009 Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas in Lima. Tom Kartoebi, Head of the Americas Division at Suriname,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolEconPD Assis [...]	2009-06-15 18:31:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ENRG KSUM SENV ENVT KGHG NS
09PARAMARIBO283	FY10 JCET TORCON FROM THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME [...] (C) Summary: With revisions, Embassy Paramaribo concurs with the Terms of Reference (TOR) of ODA/JCET deployment o/a 1 October 2009 until o/a 30 December 2009 related to FY2010 Combatting Terrorism/SOF Training with Partner Nation (PN) force, the Suriname Armed Forces and CT elements from the [...]	2009-09-22 15:48:00	Embassy Paramaribo	SECRET	ASEC MARR PINS PREL PTER NS MASS
09PARAMARIBO294	2010 ELECTION DATE ANNOUNCED DURING STATE OF THE REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. On October 1, 2009, President Ronald Venetiaan delivered the annual State of the Republic speech at the National Assembly. At this time, he made the first official announcement that the 2010 National Assembly and Resort (Local) Council elections will be on May 25, 2010. He also d [...]	2009-10-01 19:51:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NS
09PARAMARIBO32	SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has on several occasions identified it as key in achieving [...]	2009-01-26 12:08:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
09PARAMARIBO396	Demarche Delivered: Energy and Climate Partnership of the [...] (SBU) On November 17, EconOff conveyed the points in Ref. A to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When asked for what potential activities may interest the Government of Suriname (GOS),Kartoebi did not have any explicit suggestions other tha [...]	2009-11-24 19:15:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ENRG SENV KGHG KSUM NS
09PARIS1021	GOF MOVES BEYOND SOCIAL UNREST TO LABOR AND PENSION REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: After a spring of layoffs, "boss-nappings" and talk of social revolution, the GOF enters the annual vacation period having weathered what it hopes is the worst of the economic crisis. President Sarkozy by most accounts has successfully managed (some would say co-opted) relations [...]	2009-07-28 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS1216	LABOR DISPUTE AT MOLEX AUTOMOTIVE SARL [...] (SBU): Negotiations over the closure and loss of 280 jobs at Molex Automotive SARL, a US-owned automotive supplier near Toulouse, have taken a sharp turn for the worse. Discussions on a buyout between Molex and an investment fund brought in by the GOF ended in a stalemate. Minister of Indust [...]	2009-09-04 15:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EIND EINV ETRD PREL FR
09PARIS1227	UNGA 65: FRANCE'S PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sarkozy's August 26 speech to French ambassadors provides clear insight into France's priorities for UNGA and the Pittsburgh G20 summit. These include, greater "global governance," including economic regulation and broader efforts to address climate change; UN refor [...]	2009-09-09 10:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR AORC KNPR APER UNGA FR
09PARIS1233	SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON'S SEPTEMBER 10-11, 2009 [...] (C) Summary. Phil: We look forward to supporting your participation in the annual German Marshall Fund Conference on Transatlantic Trends and your efforts to press forward the priorities we share with the French. The bilateral relationship has seldom been better or more cooperative. The Fre [...]	2009-09-09 16:17:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF RU IR FR
09PARIS134	LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF THE FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. France's EU presidency ended amidst much French acclaim and a boost for President Sarkozy, who is widely viewed to have maximized the opportunities and reaped the domestic benefits presented by the EU leadership role. To many observers, the French EU presidency confirmed what [...]	2009-01-29 18:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN FR
09PARIS1387	SEPTEMBER 2009 PARIS CLUB MEETING; NEGOTIATION WITH CAR [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 15, the Paris Club and the Central African Republic (CAR) negotiated a new debt relief agreement recognizing that country's completion of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Creditors agreed voluntarily to go beyond HIPC terms to forgive [...]	2009-10-14 11:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS1396	FRANCE AGREES KENYA SHOULD INCREASE ASSISTANCE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF agrees with the U.S. that Kenya should do more to assist refugees from Somalia in Kenya. MFA staff is considering how to approach Kenya; one possibility would be for FM Kouchner to raise the issue with Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga during the latter's October 20-2 [...]	2009-10-15 08:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL UNHCR KE FR
09PARIS1418	FRENCH NSA ON AF/PAK, CLIMATE CHANGE, EUROPEAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 16:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID KCFE KGHG KMFO NATO AF PK CN RS
09PARIS1453	French on Doha, Geographical Indications and Convention on [...] (U) The French provided a predictable response to reftel demarche on Geographical Indications and the Convention on Biodiversity.GOF officials noted that geographical indications were a political priority for France and should be part of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) package. Comment: The [...]	2009-10-29 14:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR FR
09PARIS1456	French on Doha, Geographical Indications and Convention on [...] (U) The French provided a predictable response to reftel demarche on Geographical Indications and the Convention on Biodiversity.GOF officials noted that geographical indications were a political priority for France and should be part of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) package. Comment: The [...]	2009-10-29 15:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR KIPR FR
09PARIS1473	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PARIS -- NOVEMBER 8, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Madam Secretary, your Paris Embassy and the French are eager to welcome you to France. FM Kouchner quickly invited you to lunch or a meeting on Sunday, which is not a usual practice. He looks forward to talking with you about key issues, including Afghanistan, Iran, and rel [...]	2009-11-03 11:39:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM MOPS SENV KGHG AF FR RU PK
09PARIS1520	France and Brazil Join Forces for "Bold and Audacious" [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Saturday, November 14, French President Sarkozy and Brazilian President Lula da Silva held a press conference in Paris to announce an agreement on a "Common Position on Climate Change," guided by the principles of fairness and equity. At the press conference, President Sarkozy [...]	2009-11-16 17:05:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG FR
09PARIS1526	FRANCE AND BRAZIL: THE START OF A LOVE AFFAIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Considered "a love fest" by the MFA, the growing Franco-Brazilian relationship under Presidents Sarkozy and Lula is likely to result in more political, diplomatic, economic, and military engagement in the next three years and throughout Sarkozy's time in office. Committed to exp [...]	2009-11-17 15:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS BR FR
09PARIS1543	French Carbon Footprint Eco-Labeling -- a Potential [...] (U) SUMMARY: French Government environment and consumer protection officials told Embassy that they are developing a mandatory carbon footprint label for consumer products, with implementation to begin January 1, 2011. The Trade Minister's office was unaware of the proposed carbon labeling ef [...]	2009-11-19 17:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV EAGR KIPR KGHG ISO FR
09PARIS1545	More on France - Brazil Climate Pact [...] (SBU) Gwenaelle Huet, Chief of staff to Brice Lalonde, French Ambassador for climate change negotiations, commented to ESTH Counselor November 19 on the "Common Position" announced by Presidents Sarkozy and Lula da Silva last week. She said that that Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo thin [...]	2009-11-20 13:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG FR
09PARIS1553	FRANCE/BRAZIL: THE ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Behind the cultural exchanges and warm diplomatic relations with Brazil (Ref A),France is embarking on a long-term strategy to court a country it sees as a resource-rich future global powerhouse and foothold in Latin America. Since the 2005 "Year of Brazil in France," commercial tie [...]	2009-11-23 16:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV BEXP ETRD EAID SENV FR BR
09PARIS1565	FRANCE: TOTAL SA LEADS THE NORTH CASPIAN OPERATING COMPANY [...] (C) Summary. The North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC) will oversee planning and development of Kazakhstan's rich North Caspian petroleum resources, but the seven NCOC partner companies are on their own to get the crude to the market. NCOC faces numerous challenges: a harsh climate, sensit [...]	2009-11-24 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG BEXP FR KZ ETRD PREL
09PARIS1607	FRANCE ON G8 FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS [...] (U) Summary: France's $2.3 billion in L'Aquila commitments on food security represent mostly new programs to be carried out by various GOF agencies between 2009 and 2011. $52 million in food aid is for on-going food aid that conforms to the London Convention. France does not yet have detailed [...]	2009-12-01 14:57:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR FR
09PARIS1611	Scenesetter for EEB A/S Jose Fernandez [...] (SBU) Mission France warmly welcomes your visit on December 7-8. You will arrive half way through President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. The financial crisis and subsequent G20 response, as well [...]	2009-12-03 07:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG EAGR PREL SENV FR
09PARIS1638	PRESIDENT SARKOZY: THE KEY DECISION-MAKER WHO CAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. At the mid-point of his five-year term, French President Sarkozy continues to be the dominant, virtually unchallenged, political force in France. Slowed in domestic reform efforts by entrenched interests and the world-wide financial crisis, Sarkozy is increasingly focused on success [...]	2009-12-04 11:49:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV FR
09PARIS1679	Scenesetter: Special Envoy Morningstar Visit to Paris [...] (SBU) Embassy Paris warmly welcomes your visit on December 14-16. France is a strategic partner on global energy issues, both in its own right, and as a policy leader within the EU. France has a long-standing and statist policy of pursing energy independence. It currently meets 50 percent of [...]	2009-12-10 15:08:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PREL FR
09PARIS1706	FRANCE FULLY SUPPORTS U.S. POLICY ON BURMA [...] (C) France fully supports current U.S. policy on Burma and wants to work closely with the U.S. to insure a coordinated approach, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Southeast Asia DAS-equivalent Charles-Henri Brosseau, who spoke to POLCOUNS on December 10, 2009. Brosseau noted that the F [...]	2009-12-16 16:39:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM FR
09PARIS1743	FRENCH MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL DISCUSSES POST-LISBON [...] (SBU) Summary: On his first official visit to Europe as EEB Assistant Secretary, Jose W. Fernandez called on French MFA Director General for Sustainable Development, Christian Masset, on December 8. Fernandez described his priorities as A/S and expressed commitment to promoting stronger U.S [...]	2009-12-23 09:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL FR
09PARIS1744	FRANCE: SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR'S ENERGY CONSULTATIONS [...] (C/NF) Summary. French officials and industry leaders support diversifying energy supply/routes in Central Asia, market competition, an Azerbaijan-Turkey agreement for gas supply and transit issues. GDF-Suez joined Nord Stream and is interested in Nabucco and the Shtokman project. Total SA e [...]	2009-12-23 10:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ZK ZJ RS FR ECON
09PARIS1745	FRANCE: US PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS AGENDA [...] (U): Ambassador Rivkin met with the board of AGIPHARM, the association of American pharmaceutical subsidiaries in France to review the results of President Sarkozy's pharmaceutical strategy conference (CSIS) held on October 26. AGIPHARM considers that the CSIS yielded important breakthroughs [...]	2009-12-23 10:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR FR
09PARIS177	FRENCH TRADE POLICY - PROTECTIONISM REDUX? [...] (C) Summary: The February 9 visit to Washington of French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier comes just before he leaves his post to head-up President Sarkozy's UMP slate of candidates for the European Parliament. His departure may provide an opening to re-engage with the French, who are in [...]	2009-02-05 10:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PREL EU FR
09PARIS294	SCENESETTER FOR FRENCH MINISTER OF STATE BORLOO'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU): Minister of State Jean-Louis Borloo arrives in Washington March 4 to engage the USG on climate change and energy policy. As the head of France's "super ministry" combining environment, transportation and energy under the rubric of sustainable development, Borloo is the third ranking off [...]	2009-02-27 17:40:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENGR TRGY KGHG PREL FR
09PARIS304	FRANCE ON ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. French energy security policy centers on energy independence, security of supply through diversification, affordable but competitive energy prices via vertically-integrated utility companies, and low-carbon economic growth. French activism in pushing its civilian nuclear know- [...]	2009-03-02 16:49:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET SENV PREL FR
09PARIS373	BW/CW ALLIED CONSULTATIONS, PARIS, MARCH 4-5, [...] (SBU) The Close Allies (U.S., UK, France, Germany) met in Paris on March 4-5 to discuss issues related to chemical and biological weapons nonproliferation/arms control. The meeting focused on priorities, strategy and tactics on near-term issues, longer-term goals for the BWC and CWC, includin [...]	2009-03-13 14:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW
09PARIS375	FRENCH PREVIEW OF GAERC: BALKANS, BELARUS, SUDAN [...] (C) Summary: The EU's March 16-17 General Affairs Council will focus on economic stimulus measures and preparation for the March 19-20 European Council rather than external relations, according to Mathieu Carmona, Deputy Head of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Office. In a Marc [...]	2009-03-13 15:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG EUN FR BK MW BO SU IS
09PARIS378	FRANCE FACES TOUGH LABOR CLIMATE IN RUNUP TO G8 [...] (SBU) The financial crisis has dramatically reversed a once positive employment story in France. After hitting a 25-year low of 7.2 percent in mid- 2008, the jobless rate climbed to 7.8 percent at the end of 2008 and could reach 9.8 percent during 2009. In the context of a gloomy socio-econom [...]	2009-03-13 17:29:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI FR
09PARIS39	FRENCH ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS SEEK EARLY MEETING WITH OBAMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Several French environment officials have underscored France's desire be a trailblazer on global environment and expressed the GOF's wish to meet the Obama Administration climate officials as soon as possible to discuss climate negotiations in preparation for the December 2009 Co [...]	2009-01-12 15:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TRGY ENRG EU FR
09PARIS466	Dr. Nina Fedoroff presents the case for biotech to French [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Paris on March 24 and 25, Dr. Fedoroff, the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (STAS),called on a range of senior French Government officials to argue for basing policy decisions on science-based criteria, especially decisions concerning genetically [...]	2009-03-30 08:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR FR
09PARIS474	Dr. Nina Fedoroff presents the case for biotech to French [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Paris on March 24 and 25, Dr. Fedoroff, the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (STAS),called on a range of senior French Government officials to argue for basing policy decisions on science-based criteria, especially decisions concerning genetically [...]	2009-03-31 08:19:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR TBIO ETRD FR
09PARIS50	THE AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PM FILLON [...] (C) The U.S.-France relationship has enjoyed positive progress over the past four years, PM Francois Fillon judged during the Ambassador's January 12 farewell call; the Ambassador also presented a positive assessment. Substantive planning for the April 2-3 NATO summit in Strasbourg and Kehl [...]	2009-01-15 08:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON FR
09PARIS553	TOGO: FRENCH LACK INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: France shares the USG's uncertainty about the nature of the action Togo President Faure Gnassingbe took on April 12 against his half-brother Kpatcha Gnassingbe, MFA Togo desk officer Daniel Westerink said on April 22. The Faure-Kpatcha face-off has not changed GOF policy toward [...]	2009-04-23 14:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM TO FR
09PARIS559	FRANCE'S INTERNET PIRACY LAW: UMP CALLING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a theater-of-the absurd parliamentary maneuver, France's "three-strikes- you're-out" law to crack down on internet piracy was torpedoed April 9 by the man (or rather 10 Socialist MPs) behind the curtain. The government intends to bring the law back for a second reading in t [...]	2009-04-24 10:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD FR
09PARIS669	FRANCE: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission France extends a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your visit comes two years into President Nicolas Sarkozy's five-year term, a period marked by strong coordination between the U.S. and France on key strategic issues. Your interlocutors will likely make a case for dedic [...]	2009-05-18 09:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRN EWWT PREL FR
09PARIS762	EUR A/S GORDONâ€™S JUNE 3 MEETING WITH FRENCH NSA [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a June 3 meeting with A/S Gordon, French NSA-equivalent Jean-David Levitte previewed the agenda for the POTUS-President Sarkozy bilat at Normandy. He noted that Sarkozy hoped to use the occasion to announce the appointments of two French general officers to high-level NATO positi [...]	2009-06-08 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL FR
09PARIS997	MFA AFRICA DIRECTOR'S JULY 21 DISCUSSION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA AF A/S-equivalent Stephane Gompertz on July 21 expressed frustration with the political impasse in Madagascar; relief that elections had transpired relatively well in Mauritania, offering a possible conclusion to the long political crisis there; exasperation with Niger Pres [...]	2009-07-23 15:44:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV KDEM NG MA MR IV FR
09PARISFR1301	BOKOVA WINS JOB AS UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Bulgaria's Irina Bokova defeated Egyptian Farouk Hosni to become UNESCO's first woman Director-General in a 31-27 vote in the final round of voting held on September 22. The defeat was a major shock to Egypt, given President Mubarak's personal efforts to ensure a Hosni victory. [...]	2009-09-24 06:40:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1452	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: NATURAL SCIENCES [...] Summary. A Ministerial Round Table on Oceans and UNESCO's Natural Sciences Commission met October 12-16 as part of UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Ministerial focused on ocean governance, ocean monitoring and climate change. The Natural Sciences Commission primarily focused on existin [...]	2009-10-29 14:55:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1481	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: SOCIAL AND HUMAN [...] Summary: The October 16-21 meeting of the Social and Human Sciences Commission was the scene of some of the most heated debates at UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Commission began its work by discussing whether to initiate negotiation of a proposed "Universal Declaration of Ethical Pri [...]	2009-11-04 17:41:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY PREL PHUM UNESCO
09PARISFR693	UNESCO 181ST EXECUTIVE BOARD: FIRST STEPS TOWARD NEW [...] UNESCO's Executive Board at its 181st session in April 2009 took a decisive step toward future adoption of a new UNESCO Recommendation (or non-binding standard-setting instrument) on conservation of the historic urban landscape. The Board proposed that the 35th session of UNESCO's General Con [...]	2009-05-26 12:14:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL UNESCO
09PARTO112705	(U) Secretary Clinton's November 9, 2009, [...] (U) Classified by: Kin Moy, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d). 2. (SBU) November 9, 2009; 12:30 - 14:00; Berlin, Germany. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Philip D. Murphy Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon, EUR Jeff Hov [...]	2009-11-27 22:03:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY
09PARTO113007	(U) Secretary Clinton's November 12, 2009, [...] (U) Classified by: Kin W. Moy, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) November 12, 2009; 1:30 p.m.; Manila, Philippines. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney Ambassador Scot Marciel, EAP DAS Deputy Chief of [...]	2009-11-30 16:51:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PGOV PTER PHUM
09PARTO14	SECRETARY CLINTON'S JULY 23 MEETING WITH LOWER [...] (U) July 23, 2009; 4:30 p.m.; Phuket, Thailand. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Eric John EAP A/S Kurt Campbell Deputy Chief of Staff Jake Sullivan EAP DAS Scot Marciel Spokesman Ian Kelly Lt GEN Paul Selva, Military Advisor to the Secretary Greg Smith, Nationa [...]	2009-08-25 16:57:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ECON SOCI OVIP CLINTON HILLARY XC
09PARTO22610	(U) Secretary Clinton's February 18, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by: Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d). 2. (U) Thursday, February 18, 2009; 4:15 p.m.; Jakarta, Indonesia. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Cameron R. Hume A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Paul J [...]	2009-02-26 19:16:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP CLINTON HILLARY KGHG ID
09PARTO40301	(U) Secretary Clinton's March 25 Conversation [...] (U) Classified by Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) 03/25/09, 1 p.m., Mexico City, Mexico 3. (U) Participants U.S. The Secretary Charge Bassett A/S Shannon Laura Pena, Senior Advisor to the Secretary Dan Restrepo, Senior [...]	2009-04-03 17:28:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL SNAR MX
09PESHAWAR133	NWFP: CAN SWAT'S CROPS BE SAVED? [...] (SBU) Pakistan will suffer a 35 percent crop loss in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) this year, and up to a 70 percent crop loss in the conflict-hit areas of Malakand Division, according to the NWFP provincial government and local economists. These Consulate contacts conclude that it is [...]	2009-06-17 04:41:00	Consulate Peshawar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ENRG EFIN PGOV PK
09PHNOMPENH114	2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 06:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09PHNOMPENH157	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 - CAMBODIA [...] In response to Reftel, Embassy Phnom Penh would like to submit a request for an Embassy Science Fellow to help the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) develop standard practices for evaluating environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for large-scale infrastructure projects. The Fellow would wor [...]	2009-03-11 02:38:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA CB
09PHNOMPENH196	U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRD SUCCESSFUL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) recently concluded its third consecutive business mission to Cambodia consisting this year of six multi-national corporations and a maternal health NGO. During the mission, Abbott, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, General Electric (GE),JHPIEGO, [...]	2009-03-26 06:15:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV CB
09PHNOMPENH202	ARF WORKSHOP RAISES DEBATE ON WHETHER CLIMATE CHANGE IS A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The traditional climate change debate between developed and developing countries emerged during an ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) seminar on "International Security Implications of Climate-Related Events and Trends", hosted by the European Union (EU) and Royal Government of Cambodia [...]	2009-03-27 05:55:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ARF ASEAN ENRG EAID EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH203	SECOND LARGE METHAMPHETAMINE BUST PUTS CAMBODIA ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the weekend of March 21-22 a police raid of four separate locations uncovered significant amounts of illicit chemicals and resulted in the arrest of 5 individuals, including 2 Chinese nationals. The amount of chemicals and plant substances seized in the raids, when combi [...]	2009-03-27 09:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV ASEC CB
09PHNOMPENH283	CLIMATE CHANGE RISING ON THE RGC'S RADAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Climate change is a relatively new issue in Cambodia, but it is increasingly gaining the attention and concern of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC). As a Least Developed Country (LDC),Cambodia stands to lose much if the predicted effects of climate change come true. The [...]	2009-05-04 09:08:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH292	UNIONS SUBMIT MAY DAY DEMANDS IN CAMBODIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over 2,500 workers took to the streets in an approved march in Phnom Penh to celebrate International Labor Day on May 1. The parade was organized by the few independent trade unions in Cambodia, who used the occasion to demand better conditions for workers. The demonstrators, la [...]	2009-05-06 04:20:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB
09PHNOMPENH363	BURMA DOMINATES ASEAN-EU MINISTERIAL DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cambodia hosted the 17th ASEAN-EU Ministerial meeting held in Phnom Penh May 27 ) 28, in which a strong statement was issued calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Although a wide range of issues were discussed, to include climate change, infectious diseases, terro [...]	2009-06-02 10:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH474	DRAGON ASIA SUMMIT ENCOURAGES SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. More than 130 scientists, educators, activists, and policymakers from the U.S. and around Southeast Asia discussed river basin management and climate change at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) sponsored Delta Research and Global Observation Network (DRAGON) Asia Sum [...]	2009-07-13 01:03:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH488	CAMBODIA WELCOMES MEKONG MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Cambodia welcomes the proposed Mekong Ministerial and agenda as a mechanism not only for greater regional cooperation on issues of mutual concern, but also to enhance U.S. engagement in the region. Cambodia suggests that future such meetings should also include othe [...]	2009-07-14 09:51:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ECON EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH505	CAMBODIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR BID TO JOIN UNESCO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Long Visalo July 20 appealed for United States support of the bid by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to join the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC). Cambodia will stand in an election for the one open East Asia and Pacifi [...]	2009-07-21 13:01:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KTIA SCUL UNESCO CB
09PHNOMPENH579	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DPM AND FM HOR NAMHONG [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 10 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong expressed to the Ambassador Cambodia's deep appreciation for recent initiatives with the USG such as the Lower Mekong Ministerial, concurred that an anti-corruption mechanism for the Khm [...]	2009-08-12 09:09:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH580	GARMENT JOB LOSSES ON THE RISE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Since the global economic slowdown hit Cambodia's garment sector last year, over 60,000 workers have lost their jobs. An additional 30,000 or so have seen their incomes reduced as hours and overtime are cut. However, the raw unemployment numbers do not reflect the full extent of [...]	2009-08-13 09:22:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ELAB EAID PREL CB
09PHNOMPENH596	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 16th week of activities inside the cour [...]	2009-08-17 09:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH607	AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY INFORMS SENATOR WEBB THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 18 meeting with Senator Jim Webb, representatives from the American business community were positive on investment and trade prospects in Cambodia. They highlighted Cambodia's liberal and reforming legal regime, its generally supportive government, and widespr [...]	2009-08-20 08:46:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV CB
09PHNOMPENH645	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 18th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-01 08:31:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH646	Khmer Rouge Tribunal: The Trial of S-21 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy staff routinely observes the proceedings of the trial against the notorious Khmer Rouge (KR) torture center head, widely known as Duch, at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) (Reftel). This report summarizes the 18th week of activities inside the [...]	2009-09-01 08:31:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH71	2009 Investment Climate Statement - Cambodia [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]	2009-01-28 10:02:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
09PHNOMPENH811	EAP/MLS DEPUTY DIRECTOR PALMER SEES UP CLOSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: EAP/MLS Deputy Director Matthew Palmer visited Cambodia October 20-26 to take part in a Conference on the Lower Mekong Initiative (septel),meet key counterparts in the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC),address human rights issues, visit bilateral assistance program sites, a [...]	2009-10-30 05:59:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS PHUM EAID CB
09PHNOMPENH813	RGC GEARS UP FOR COPENHAGEN WITH NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Over the course of a two-day conference, technical and policy experts educated Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials on the threat of climate change and began formulating the country's official position for the December UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCC) 15th Confere [...]	2009-10-30 08:27:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB
09PHNOMPENH912	THAKSIN RETURNS FOR ROUND TWO [...] (SBU) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived via private jet on December 13 for his second visit to Phnom Penh since his appointment as Economic Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) (reftel). His itinerary began with a visit to Prey Sar prison in Phnom Penh to meet [...]	2009-12-14 09:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS CB
09PONTADELGADA5	US MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE AZORES, PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. For over 60 years the United States and Portugal have maintained a high level of military cooperation in the Azores. This close cooperation is reflected in the daily leadership and performance of the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field. We continue to look for new opportunities t [...]	2009-01-30 11:22:00	Consulate Ponta Delgada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR ECON SOCI CASC PO
09PORTAUPRINCE245	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE'S MARCH 11-14 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as democratic consolidation and economic progress have stalled, as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. Although President Preval alloc [...]	2009-03-04 17:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE302	HAITI: CORRESPONDENCE FROM LEGISLATOR TO HOUSE [...] The following correspondence to U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, in reference to U.S. immigration policy toward Haiti, was received by Embassy on March 13. Text is an unofficial English translation of the French original. The Embassy will pouch the ac [...]	2009-03-19 13:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE371	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CONYERS'S VISIT TO HAITI, [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. The storms and resulting flooding displaced hundreds of thousands of people and made Haiti's al [...]	2009-04-03 16:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE372	HAITI: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USNS COMFORT [...] (SBU) The government and people of Haiti will warmly welcome the visit of the USNS Comfort. The medical services you will provide are badly needed in this, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, where a large portion of the population has virtually no access to medical services. Your [...]	2009-04-06 11:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE404	THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO HAITI [...] (C) Summary. As the first Secretary of State to travel to Port-au-Prince since 2005, your visit on Thursday sends Haitians a clear signal of continued, indeed intensified, U.S. support for a neighbor and friend in need. Haitians, both within the government and without, will respond positively [...]	2009-04-14 20:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL OVIP CLINTON HILLARY HA
09PORTAUPRINCE447	HAITI ELECTIONS: FIRST ROUND RESULTS SUGGEST BIG [...] (SBU) Summary: Results for the first round of Haiti's partial Senate elections released April 27 show candidates of the pro-government Lespwa coalition running first or second in nine of the eleven races. No candidate gained an absolute majority in the first round of voting. All eleven seats [...]	2009-04-29 11:30:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE456	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CAPPS' MAY 8-11 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a critical point in Haiti's democratic development. After food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his new Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working hard to meet the basic needs of the [...]	2009-05-06 15:54:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE463	HAITIAN LYNCHING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC STOKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The murder-decapitation of a young Haitian national in the Dominican Republic (DR) has stoked anger toward Dominicans and criticism from Haitians against their government, perceived as lackadaisical in responding appropriately to human rights violations against Haitians in the DR. [...]	2009-05-07 17:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HA PREL PHUM
09PORTAUPRINCE504	CODEL HIRONO DISCUSSES REFORM, EDUCATION, AND JOBS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: A Congressional delegation led by Rep. Mazie Hirono met with the President, Prime Minister, and parliamentary leaders during its May 8-11 visit to Haiti. The delegation, accompanied by the Ambassador, reaffirmed U.S. support for efforts to promote Haiti's stability and prosperit [...]	2009-05-26 12:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OVIP HA

09PORTAUPRINCE553	HAITI ANXIOUSLY AWAITS DECISION ON MINIMUM WAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament's decision to raise daily minimum wages in the commercial and industrial sectors continues to strain relations between President Preval and members of Parliament. Since mid-May, President Preval has encouraged dialogue between members of Parliament and the private sector [...]	2009-06-10 20:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD EINV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE603	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON'S JUNE 26 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Your delegation comes at an important point in Haiti's democratic development. Since you last visited in 2007, after food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his new Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working [...]	2009-06-24 11:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE822	CONSTITUTIONAL CONFUSION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 14, the last day of the ordinary session, the Parliament voted with over a two thirds majority for amending the Haitian Constitution of 1987. The approved text makes substantial changes to Parliamentary mandates, effectively consolidating the electoral calendar into o [...]	2009-09-21 15:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE86	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HAITI [...] (U) Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Import and export policies are non-discriminatory and are not based upon nationality. There is no significant public opposition to foreign investment in Haiti. The Government of Haiti (GoH) has made notable progress in rece [...]	2009-01-27 14:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KIDE EINV ECON EFIN PGOV HA OPIC USTR KTDB ETRD
09PORTAUPRINCE892	SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER, OCTOBER 28 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at an important point in Haiti's democratic development. After food riots in April 2008 and a disastrous series of hurricanes four months later, President Rene Preval and his Prime Minister, Michele Pierre-Louis, are working hard to meet the basic needs of the [...]	2009-10-23 15:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL PMIL HA
09PORTLOUIS247	SEYCHELLES SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to the Seychelles. The U.S. government enjoys positive but limited relations with the government of Seychelles (GOS). Over the past few years, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA [...]	2009-08-11 12:41:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SE
09PORTLOUIS360	SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 12:19:00	Embassy Port Louis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL SE
09PORTMORESBY30	SOLOMON ISLANDS FEELING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Solomon Islands (SI) is beginning to feel the effects of the current global economic crisis. Donors view the situation as serious. SI leaders are looking for options to replace logging revenues that are quickly disappearing due to a drop in demand caused by the current economic c [...]	2009-03-06 08:06:00	Embassy Port Moresby	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BP
09PORTOFSPAIN121	RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION ON ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Summary: Trinidad and Tobago's lack of compliance with the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) anti-money laundering and counter terrorism finance (AML/CTF) recommendations jeopardizes its role as a regional financial leader. CFATF's executive director is calling on the GOTT to [...]	2009-03-17 17:09:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PINR KTFN TD
09PORTOFSPAIN360	DROP IN T&T PROVEN GAS RESERVES [...] (U) Summary: Ryder Scott's annual audit of Trinidad and Tobago's gas reserves released on September 2 showed a decline in the country's proven gas reserves from 16.99 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in December 2007 to 15.37 tcf in December 2008. The audit found, however, an increase in the nation's [...]	2009-09-04 10:47:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ENGR EPET EIND TD
09PORTOFSPAIN460	CLIMATE CHANGE TO HEADLINE COMMONWEALTH MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Trinidad and Tobago hosts the 21st biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) November 27-29 in Port of Spain, with several related forums beginning as early as November 20. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are to pay a state visit just before the event, and the Qu [...]	2009-11-19 20:29:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KGHG KSUM EINT TD
09PORTOFSPAIN482	COMMONWEALTH DECLARES CLIMATE CHANGE THE CHALLENGE OF OUR [...] SUMMARY. Commonwealth heads of government issued a declaration November 28 that called climate change the "challenge of our time." The declaration, ironed out by leaders participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) after presentations by special guests French President [...]	2009-12-04 21:27:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KGHG KSUM TSPL TD
09PORTOFSPAIN484	Demarche Delivered on USG Goals at COP-15 [...] (SBU) Charge Len Kusnitz delivered talking points suggested by the Special Envoy for Climate Change regarding COP-15 to Sandra Marchak, the Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister. In addition to being the head of the GOTT civil service, Marchak is a close confidant of the PM a [...]	2009-12-04 21:44:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KGHG KSUM TD
09PRAGUE102	URANIUM RENAISSANCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 16:00:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO RU EZ
09PRAGUE112	EUR PDAS RIES MEETINGS WITH CZECH OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 25 PDAS Marcie Ries met with Czech officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra's Department for European Policy Coordination. The Czechs welcomed our "consultative approach," particularly with respect to Afghanistan. They a [...]	2009-03-02 06:36:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF PK NATO
09PRAGUE121	CZECH DPM VONDRA ON UPCOMING VISIT OF PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 3 meeting which included DFM Tomas Pojar and other key Czech officials, Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra reiterated the Czech government's appreciation for and excitement over the April 4-5 visit to Prague by President Obama. He expressed the Czech government's full commitme [...]	2009-03-04 16:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE153	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PRAGUE VISIT [...] (C) Summary/overview: We warmly welcome your visit to Prague. Twenty years after the Velvet Revolution, ten years after joining NATO, and five years after joining the European Union, your visit during the Czech Republic,s EU presidency symbolizes this country's remarkable journey from communis [...]	2009-03-19 12:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP OBAMA PREL PGOV ECON ENRG EUN MARR SENV
09PRAGUE155	SCENESETTER FOR DPM VONDRA'S VISIT TO DC TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra will visit Washington on March 23-24, at the same time that his government faces a critical March 24 no-confidence vote, the result of which is unclear. Despite this uncertainty, Vondra's chief goal is to set the agenda and settle outstandin [...]	2009-03-19 17:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE175	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes the President's and your April 4-5 visit and participation in the U.S.-EU Summit. You will arrive at an extremely tense time in Czech domestic politics. The government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek was toppled on March 24, but he continues to [...]	2009-03-26 18:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EG EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE24	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED DISCUSSES GAS CRISIS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ongoing Russian-Ukrainian gas crisis dominated Assistant Secretary Fried's meetings with EU and Czech officials during his visit to Prague January 8-10. The Czechs agreed with A/S Fried on the need to diversify both routes and sources of Europe's energy imports, as well as o [...]	2009-01-13 11:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE263	CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MAY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 14 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the May 18-19 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the EU's Anti-Piracy efforts, Georgia, the EU-Ru [...]	2009-05-15 15:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL CE XF ZJ XA
09PRAGUE269	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS MAY 23-25 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Prague warmly welcomes you to the Czech Republic May 23-25. Nearly 20 years after the 1989 "Velvet Revolution," the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic h [...]	2009-05-19 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ OVIP PGOV PREL
09PRAGUE281	EU-CHINA SUMMIT - A RELATIONSHIP BACK ON TRACK? [...] (U) Summary: Emboffs called on MFA Asia Pacific Director Jiri Sitler and Human Rights and Transformation Policy Director Gabriela Dlouha for debriefs of the May 20 EU)China summit and the 27th EU-China human rights dialogue. Sitler said that there were few surprises during the summit discuss [...]	2009-05-22 15:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ EUN CH
09PRAGUE339	PART 2: U.S.-EU COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING WORKSHOP [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague on May 27-28. In response to U.S. diplomatic efforts, the Czech Presidency of the European Union (EU),[...]	2009-06-17 14:05:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE350	PART 2: CORRECTED VERSION OF PRAGUE 339 - U.S.-EU [...] (U) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. This cable contains significant revisions to Prague 339 and should be regarded as replacing that cable. This is the second of two cables reporting on U.S.-EU Terrorism Finance Workshop held in Prague [...]	2009-06-23 14:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC EAID KTFN KWBG KPAL KJUS KCRM KNNP PREL
09PRAGUE39	BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING REQUEST. [...] This is a joint cable from missions in Prague, Warsaw, Vilnius, and Bratislava requesting Agricultural Biotechnology Outreach Funds announced ref A. The joint mission proposal intends to develop a biotechnology outreach program using the Czech Republic as a hub for the central Europe and Balt [...]	2009-01-20 15:57:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD EZ PL LO LH
09PRAGUE432	RELEASE OF MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY REVIEW: TIMING [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Czech officials have consistently raised their concerns that any announcement of the results of the U.S. strategic policy review before the October 9-10 national elections could make this a campaign issue and might even affect the outcome of the elections themselves. Defe [...]	2009-07-24 15:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE455	CZECH ATTENDANCE AT THE 64TH UNGA [...] (SBU) As an update to Ref A, Czech MFA Department of the Americas official Marketa Balkova informed emboff August 5 that currently the plan is for five MFA officials to accompany Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout to the UNGA. The Czech officials traveling with FM Kohout are: Czech Political D [...]	2009-08-05 10:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN
09PRAGUE5	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Fried, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which received a boost from the Czech Republic's entry into the Visa Waiver Program, but which also [...]	2009-01-05 17:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRAGUE542	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH DEFENSE MINISTER BARTAK,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the 20th anniversary of the 1989 "Velvet Revolution" approaches, the Czech Republic today boasts a relatively strong market economy, a lively democratic tradition, and close links with the United States. The Czech Republic has been a member of NATO since 1999 and the European [...]	2009-09-11 15:12:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EZ
09PRAGUE572	CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on September 25 to Environment Ministry Department of Climate Change Director Pavel Zamyslicky. Zamyslicky said he is pleased that the U.S. is taking strides to combat climate change outside of the Waxman-Markey bill, which he fears will not sufficiently pro [...]	2009-09-25 15:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EZ
09PRAGUE592	GOING GREEN IN THE GOLDEN CITY: EMBASSY PRAGUE PROMOTES [...] Summary: Embassy Prague works diligently to improve understanding of U.S. environmental policies and accomplishments, promote environmentally-responsible behavior, strengthen ties between Czechs and Americans in this field, and create eco-friendly economic opportunities. Management has impleme [...]	2009-10-05 15:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW EZ
09PRAGUE666	CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING NOVEMBER GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 12 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova in advance of the November 15-16 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). She noted that this is the "jumbo" GAERC as the Defense and Development Mini [...]	2009-11-12 18:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF SO
09PRAGUE69	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a year when the Czech Republic will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Velvet Revolution, nothing symbolizes better the truly remarkable journey this country has traveled since 1989 than the Czech Foreign Minister's arrival in Washington as the representative of the Europea [...]	2009-02-04 15:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE696	CZECHS HOST NATIONAL SEMINAR ON NATO STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Czech MFA hosted a seminar, "Seeking a New NATO Strategic Concept: The Czech Perspective", attended by Group of Experts member Ambassador Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz, NATO Assistant Secretary General Jiri Sedivy, parliamentarians, MFA and MOD representatives, [...]	2009-11-25 16:18:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS MCAP EZ RU
09PRAGUE698	PM FISCHER MEETS WITH AMCHAM AND EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Fischer and members of the American Chamber of Commerce discussed the current investment climate in the Czech Republic at a November 23 dinner hosted by the Charge. AmCham said concerns about the lack of government stability are beginning to take a toll on inves [...]	2009-11-27 06:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EZ
09PRAGUE719	CZECHS AGREE ON NEED TO PRESS FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 16:09:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BM EZ
09PRAIA178	FRAUD SUMMARY - PRAIA [...] (U) Per reftel, the following is Embassy Praia's semi-annual fraud reporting cable covering March 2009 to August 2009. Responses are keyed to reftel. 2. (U) A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Cape Verde is an archipelago located 500 kilometers west of Senegal. Cape Verde gained its independence from [...]	2009-09-30 16:42:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CV
09PRAIA194	2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CAPE VERDE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on Cape Verde's AGOA Eligibility Report. The full text will also be sent in Word format by e-mail. END SUMMARY --------------------------------------------- ----------------- TPSC SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGOA IMPLE [...]	2009-10-15 17:00:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR ENRG PHUM XY CV
09PRAIA25	CAPE VERDE: LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING NEEDS [...] (U) Responses are keyed to questions contained reftel. 2. (C) Cape Verde's greatest law enforcement challenge is the broad territorial waters under its jurisdiction and its very limited capacity to exert rule of law over those waters. Sitting astride major smuggling routes from South Americ [...]	2009-02-18 13:42:00	Embassy Praia	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MASS MARR PREL KJUS CV
09PRAIA39	(C) HELPING CAPE VERDE MOVE FROM DATA TO INTELLIGENCE IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Post has engaged the GOCV in a sweeping dialogue on the future of GOCV interagency collaboration in interdicting drug smuggling, combating illegal fishing, and countering arms smuggling and related terrorist activities. At the heart of this dialogue is a two phase USG proposal to [...]	2009-03-03 11:45:00	Embassy Praia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS SNAR PREL ETRD KJUS CV
09PRETORIA1009	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, May 2009, Volume 4, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Scientists Develop New Carbon Emission Reduction Process -- South Afri [...]	2009-05-19 14:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1033	VODACOM COURT DECISION PROVIDES TEMPORARY REASSURANCE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Vodacom listed its shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on May 18 after legal actions by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and ICT regulator the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) failed to stop the unbundling of state-contr [...]	2009-05-21 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ELAB EIND EINV EINT PGOV PREL USTR SF
09PRETORIA1054	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL WATSON'S MAY 26-31, 2009 [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1055	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE'S MAY 26-29, 2009, [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1118	SCENESETTER FOR DUSTR MARANTIS VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-06-03 16:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1247	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 19, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weak Exports Put Pressure on Current Account Deficit - Consumers Avoid Spending - Employment Outlook Still Weak - Zuma and Manuel Scold [...]	2009-06-19 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA136	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 23, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 4 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manuel: First Wave of Unemployment Being Seen in Africa - Retail Nosedive Raises Clamor for Big Rate Cut - Tata Increases Stake in Neotel [...]	2009-01-23 11:13:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA1482	SCENE-SETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election. 2. (SBU) The A [...]	2009-07-22 15:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL SF EINV
09PRETORIA1500	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The global economy remained firmly in the grips of a recession in the first quarter of 2009, causing South Africa to record its first recession in 18 years. Declining export demand and lusterless prices of most export commodities acted as powerful brakes on South Africa's growth. [...]	2009-07-24 15:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1537	SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (U) Guidance Request. Please see paragraph four. Â [...]	2009-07-29 12:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AORC KNNP MNUC PARM NPT RS SF
09PRETORIA1543	SOUTH AFRICA: DEMARCHE ON RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (U) Guidance Request. Please see paragraph four. Â [...]	2009-07-30 06:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AORC KNNP MNUC PARM NPT RS SF
09PRETORIA159	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-01-27 09:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1697	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ADVISOR ROBERT J. [...] (SBU) Ambassador Gips warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to help make your trip a success. The Control Officers for the visit are Acting Political Counselor Madeline Seidenstricker and Energy Officer David Young, who can be reached at [...]	2009-08-24 08:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG SF
09PRETORIA1739	BIG BUSINESS PLEASED WITH ZUMA BUT UNCERTAIN OF [...] (C) Summary: South Africa's business community believes that Jacob Zuma has put together a good team of economic ministers, according to Business Unity South Africa (BUSA). Business is also gratified that the new government is accessible and eager to get input from business. However, BUSA s [...]	2009-08-27 07:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1761	SOUTH AFRICA TAKING STEPS TO BOOST RENEWABLE ENERGY; MAJOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at a recent conference on climate change and development in Pretoria reviewed the status of renewable energy in South Africa, including regulatory and market barriers to development of the renewables sector. Industry insiders were skeptical that the government's t [...]	2009-09-01 09:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA1762	SOUTH AFRICA TAKING STEPS TO BOOST [...] (SBU) Summary. Participants at a recent conference on climate change and development in Pretoria reviewed the status of renewable energy in South Africa, including regulatory and market barriers to development of the renewables sector. Industry insiders were skeptical that the government's [...]	2009-09-01 09:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA1824	SOUTH AFRICA PLANNING NEW ASSISTANCE TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: South Africa has given R300 million ($40 million) of budget support to Zimbabwe's Finance Ministry since the formation of the Government of National Unity in Harare. Pretoria is now weighing a Finance Ministry request for additional support of R1,000 million ($134 million). The [...]	2009-09-08 15:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV SF
09PRETORIA1914	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-09-17 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1921	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 13-SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau, the POL newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, or to m [...]	2009-09-19 13:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA1959	RESETTLEMENT SET TO GROW (CAUTIOUSLY) FROM S.AFRICA [...] (SBU) On a September 7-10 visit, U.S. Regional Refugee Coordinator met with key counterparts in an ongoing effort to expand the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in Southern Africa. The program vets African applicants (of diverse nationalities, but from South Africa likely mainly Somal [...]	2009-09-28 10:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
09PRETORIA1977	SOUTH AFRICA - EU SUMMIT AIMS TO STRENGTHEN [...] (C) Summary: On September 11, President Jacob Zuma met with European Union (EU) head of delegation Swedish Prime Minister Frederick Reinfeldt, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and other EU leaders at the second South Africa - EU Summit in Kleinmond [...]	2009-09-30 16:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SF EU
09PRETORIA1981	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The South African economy recorded negative real growth in the second quarter of 2009, the third successive quarterly contraction. Some 475,000 jobs were lost in the first half of 2009. The trade data continued to reflect depressed global as well as domestic demand conditions. The [...]	2009-10-01 14:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA1983	SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS PROGRESSIVE STANCE ON [...] (SBU) In a September 21 keynote speech to a regional intergovernmental workshop on migration, Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba forcefully reiterated the SAG's commitment to freedom of movement. Nations must shift their paradigms on migration, he said, to see it a [...]	2009-10-01 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1997	SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICAL NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 2 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-10-05 06:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2039	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Newsletter, September 2009, Volume 4, Number 9, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SUMBANDILASAT FINALLY SHOOTS INTO ORBIT -- HIGH-SPEED DATAT LINK TO BE I [...]	2009-10-08 13:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2070	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 5-OCTOBER 9 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, o [...]	2009-10-09 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2170	SOUTH AFRICAN VIEWS ON CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Per action request in Ref A, post requested a meeting with South African climate negotiators, but was told they are not available until November. In the meanwhile, this cable lays out context for South Africa's negotiating positions to date, based on Septemb [...]	2009-10-26 07:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG SF
09PRETORIA2180	Climate Change - South African Views Post-Bangkok [...] (SBU) In an October 23 meeting with Emboffs, South African climate change negotiator Joanne Yawitch argued for: (1) Negotiating "within the framework that exists" rather than "reopening the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change"; (2) Committing major public funds for mitigation and adaptat [...]	2009-10-26 15:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG SF
09PRETORIA2271	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR BONNIE JENKINS' [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 11:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC PARM KNNP TBIO SF
09PRETORIA2272	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2-NOVEMBER 6 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-11-06 14:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2280	FOREIGN OPERATORS AND PRIVATIZATION INCREASE COMPETITION IN [...] (SBU) Neotel executives briefed Ambassador Gips on the creation of the second fixed-line operator on October 27. Neotel began operations in 2005 and is working with new undersea fiber-optic cable companies to boost broadband capacity in the region. Neotel executives outlined impending changes [...]	2009-11-09 07:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND EINV EINT ETTC EAID SOCI SF
09PRETORIA2377	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 16-NOVEMBER 20 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-11-20 12:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2443	SOUTH AFRICA: POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 20-27 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker for more information, or to make contribution [...]	2009-11-27 14:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA245	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, January 2009, Volume 4, Number 1, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY BILL PASSED INTO LAW -- SOUTH AFRICA CELEBRA [...]	2009-02-09 13:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2453	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, October 2009, Volume 4, Number 10, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Super-Thin Film Solar Panels Readied for Production in South Africa [...]	2009-12-01 06:49:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2474	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-12-02 13:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2498	ESKOM REDUCES TARIFF HIKE REQUEST, LOOKS FOR PRIVATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State power utility Eskom backtracked on its controversial 45 percent tariff hikes for each of three years, at the last moment revising its application to the regulator down to 35 percent per year. At the same time it announced a number of new strategic initiatives, a desire fo [...]	2009-12-04 14:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2503	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 4 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-12-07 06:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2506	WWF HOSTS NEW ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ROUDTABLE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (U) The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in South Africa hosted a one-day "National Roundtable on New Electricity Supply" on November 18 in Johannesburg. The meeting was a follow up to calls from various stakeholders in the energy sector who attended the National Climate Change Summit in March [...]	2009-12-07 14:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG EPET SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2507	AMBASSADOR GIPS MEETS WITH DIRCO DEPMIN EBRAHIM [...] (C) On December 3, Ambassador Gips met with Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Ebrahim cordially listed points on which the SAG was content with its relations with the U.S., he cited areas for collaboration in resolving Afri [...]	2009-12-07 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KGHG AF WI ZI IR SF
09PRETORIA2542	SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER SAYS CHINA TRADE SHOULD [...] (U) In a forum on China-Africa economic relations, SAG Minister for Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said trade with China must be aligned to the SAG's domestic priorities, especially job creation and economic diversification into higher-value manufactured goods. China is now South Africa's [...]	2009-12-10 06:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA2565	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 7-DECEMBER 11 [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-12-11 13:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA2569	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, November 2009, Volume 4, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Accelerates Preparations for Copenhagen -- 2010 World Cup Cou [...]	2009-12-14 05:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA2590	SAG EAGER TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and Action Request: The SAG is eager to develop a Strategic Dialogue led by the Secretary of State and the Foreign Minister. The idea would be to use existing and prospective working groups and the existing Annual Bilateral Forum, which would produce a summary document to info [...]	2009-12-17 10:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ENRG KNNP ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA2605	SOUTH AFRICAN MINISTER SAYS CHINA TRADE SHOULD [...] (U) In a forum on China-Africa economic relations, SAG Minister for Economic Development Ebrahim Patel said trade with China must be aligned to the SAG's domestic priorities, especially job creation and economic diversification into higher-value manufactured goods. China is now South Africa's [...]	2009-12-18 15:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SF
09PRETORIA2656	SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER [...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]	2009-12-28 05:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ASEC SF POL PAS ECON
09PRETORIA393	AFRICAN MINING INDABA WATCHING GLOBAL MARKETS WITH GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 14th African Mining Indaba took place in Cape Town February 9-12 under the cloud of an unprecedented global commodity downturn and economic malaise, in great contrast to last year's celebration of the commodity boom (Ref E). Last year's worry of regional power shortages has [...]	2009-03-03 10:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN EPET SENV BEXP EINV SF
09PRETORIA473	SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS FACES MAJOR CHALLENGES AND SACKS CEO [...] This cable is based on collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Johannesburg. 2. (U) Summary. State-controlled South African Airways (SAA) reached an agreement to terminate CEO Khaya Ngqula's contract following charges of mismanagement and corruption. SAA continues to face fin [...]	2009-03-12 05:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ELAB ECON SF
09PRETORIA487	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 11 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Confidence Hits 10-Year Low on Slowdown - State 'Will Not Give Up' on Car Industry - South Africa Needs a Homegrown Response to [...]	2009-03-13 09:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA533	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Production Has Steepest Fall in Almost Two Decades - Gold Production Declines Sharply - Retail Sales Grow - Moody's to Re [...]	2009-03-20 13:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA538	PRE-ELECTION TOUR D'HORIZON WITH ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa gave us a glimpse into the operation of an institution key not only to the successful conduct of the 2009 elections but also to the preservation of South Africa's young democracy. The IEC officials briefe [...]	2009-03-20 17:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM EAID PGOV SF
09PRETORIA570	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, February 2009, Volume 4, Number 2, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- DEBATE CONTINUES OVER QULALITY OF DRINKING WATER IN SMALL TOWNS - [...]	2009-03-25 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA596	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2009-03-27 11:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA600	SOUTH AFRICA'S GREEN INVESTMENTS IN STIMULUS [...] (sbu) SUMMARY: This cable responds to reftel request for information on South African green investments in economic stimulus packages in preparation for the G-20 meeting. South Africa relies on coal for over 90 percent of its power generation. It aspires to commit to carbon emission reducti [...]	2009-03-27 14:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EFIN EPET EMIN EINV SENV KGHG SF
09PRETORIA708	QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: South Africa did not escape the negative consequences of the international financial turmoil, despite the fact that its domestic financial institutions had virtually no direct exposure to the troubled assets that were central to the deterioration of credit markets. Deteriorating [...]	2009-04-09 12:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
09PRETORIA713	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT MOTLANTHE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] Post received a letter from President Motlanthe addressed to President Obama in response to the invitation to the Major Economies Forum. Text of the letter follows. 2. BEGIN TEXT: 03 April 2009 Your Excellency, I refer to your letter of 24 March 2009 proposing the Major Economies F [...]	2009-04-09 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SF
09PRETORIA78	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents the first part of post?s two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009 6.1 Op [...]	2009-01-15 14:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB
09PRETORIA80	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents the first part of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009 6.1 Op [...]	2009-01-15 16:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB
09PRETORIA81	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA (PART [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents part two of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009, continued [...]	2009-01-15 16:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF

09PRETORIA810	South Africa makes slow progress on renewable energy, but [...] (SBU) Summary. South Africa is a coal-based economy and little attention to date has been given by the government and the private sector to the country's significant renewable energy potential. Even the minimal target set for renewable energy in the country's energy mix by 2013 is likely to be [...]	2009-04-23 10:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD SENV SF
09PRETORIA872	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, April 2009, Volume 4, Number 4, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- ANC OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN ABALONE BUST -- SADC SKIPPER FINED R1.5M FO [...]	2009-04-30 10:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA88	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 16, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 3 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Economy to "Feel Pressure" - Manufacturing Output, Business Confidence Dive - South Africa's House Prices Fall - Stadiums [...]	2009-01-16 12:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA893	SCENE-SETTER FOR USTR AMBASSADOR RON KIRK'S MAY [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-04 13:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF
09PRETORIA981	AT&T PURSUES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH TELKOM SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. AT&T officials met with post to discuss a new strategic partnership with Telkom South Africa on April 16. The officials noted that increasing numbers of international corporations were finding opportunities for investment in Africa and agreed that improvements in bandwidth capa [...]	2009-05-14 05:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND EINV EINT ECIP PGOV USTR SF
09PRETORIA986	SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE CELEBRATES WORLD [...] (U) Summary: The South African Weather Services (SAWS) hosted a World Meteorological Day seminar for over one hundred government, private sector, academia and civil society participants in Pretoria on March 23 - 24, 2009. Discussion topics included weather-related disasters and their impact o [...]	2009-05-14 12:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
09PRETORIA990	INDUSTRY APPLAUDES CREATION OF DEDICATED TOURISM MINISTRY [...] (U) Summary. President Zuma announced a split in the existing Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) when he revealed his cabinet on May 9. Former Minister of DEAT Marthinus van Schalkwyk will head the new Department of Tourism. Industry analysts welcomed the creation of a ca [...]	2009-05-14 16:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD SENV PGOV SF
09PRISTINA23	KOSOVO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared the independence of Kosovo. The United States immediately recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with Kosovo. Prior to the declaration, Kosovo was administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo [...]	2009-01-20 15:11:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ELAB ETRD YI KV OPIC USTR EINV EGOV KTDB
09PRISTINA522	KOSOVO: NEW KOSOVO POWER PLANT REIGNITED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After several months of delay and intensive background work in Washington, Brussels and Pristina, the long-overdue restructuring of Kosovo's energy sector appears to be reinvigorated thanks to two recent decisions. On November 13, the Government of Kosovo (GOK) finalized a cont [...]	2009-11-23 15:02:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PGOV KV SR
09PRISTINA62	KOSOVO: KOSOVO ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AT CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Kosovo's future rests on efficient development of its vast lignite coal reserves, which can propel investment and improved living standards for the next half century or more if properly exploited. After years of frustrating delay, Kosovo's government is ready to take the final [...]	2009-02-14 12:41:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK KV ECON
09QUITO1015	Ecuador's Position Towards the upcoming Copenhagen Climate [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian Government will continue to support G-77 positions related to climate change at the upcoming COP-15 in Copenhagen. According to Ambassador Federico Meneses, Director General for the Environment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ecuador has placed adaptation [...]	2009-12-02 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG ECON EC
09QUITO1049	Ecuadorian Navy Proposes Info-Sharing Agreement [...] (C) Summary: Navy Commander Admiral Molestina approached the Embassy on September 1 to propose formalizing information sharing between the Ecuadorian Navy and USG. While Molestina's motivation for signing such an agreement may include protecting his own position and his personnel, other cont [...]	2009-12-21 20:12:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PINR SNAR MASS MOPS EC
09QUITO1080	NOBLE ENERGY FEARS DISPUTE WITH GOE [...] (SBU) Summary. Noble Energy, the last U.S. company operating in the oil and gas sector in Ecuador, fears the GoE may soon initiate a process to terminate the contract of one of its subsidiaries, claiming breach of contract. Noble has 100% ownership of a fully-integrated gas-to-power proje [...]	2009-10-30 18:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ENRG ECON EC
09QUITO121	A Somber U.S. Business Forum Briefs the Ambassador [...] (C) Summary. On February 13, U.S. companies briefed the Ambassador on the business climate in Ecuador. The tone was somber, as the representative outlined challenges and risks, but also opportunities for their companies, which are representative of many business sectors in Ecuador. Most wer [...]	2009-02-18 20:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EFIN EPET ECON EC
09QUITO154	NEW COORDINATING MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY BORJA [...] (C) Sum... id: 195027 date: 3/3/2009 21:03 refid: 09QUITO154 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0154 0622103 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 032103Z MAR 09 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0110 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 799 [...]	2009-03-03 21:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR ETRD PREL EC
09QUITO176	GOE PEACE OVERTURES, THEN ANTI-U.S. JABS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The past week has seen President Correa veer from an awkward attempt to propose a new relationship with the U.S. to outbursts against the use of polygraphs and insinuations that the U.S. Embassy activities did not square with the Obama administration's policy. He also reiterated [...]	2009-03-10 22:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR KCRM PTER EC
09QUITO185	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW (ECUADOR) [...] (U) Post seeks an Embassy Science Fellow (ESF) to assist USAID, USDA, and ECON with the development of projects for a viable biofuels sector in Ecuador. The ESF will perform studies on the viability of certain crops for use in biofuel production from both agricultural and industrial standpoin [...]	2009-03-13 20:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV ECON EC
09QUITO204	ECUADOR'S MFA PITCHES YASUNI ITT CONSERVATION PROJECT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 5, 2009 the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry presented a revised proposal to forego development of oil fields in the environmentally sensitive Yasuni Park in exchange for international compensation. The new initiative focuses on compensation based on carbon credits rather [...]	2009-03-24 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL SENV ECON EC
09QUITO220	GOE Policy for a Vulnerable Economy: Buying Time and [...] (C) Summary. The Ecuadorian economy, which is dollarized and heavily dependent on oil exports, is under considerable stress because of falling oil prices and the global economic crisis. Oil prices have risen in March, providing some relief. If oil prices remain at current levels or rise, th [...]	2009-03-30 13:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EPET EC
09QUITO246	GOE EXPLAINS HIGH LEVEL TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: FM Falconi and Government Minister Jalkh on April 6 expressed concern to the Ambassador about an Embassy official's meeting with unsavory characters, and said that President Correa had asked a delegation to go to Washington to express GOE concern. The Ambassador made clear that [...]	2009-04-07 20:03:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SNAR PINR MARR KCOR EC CO
09QUITO332	GOE PAYS U.S. ELECTRICITY FIRM MACHALA POWER, RESOLVES [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE paid $60 million in March and April 2009 in settlement of an investment dispute with U.S. electricity company Machala Power, following an agreement between the two parties in December 2008. Machala Power has withdrawn its international arbitration claim and continues t [...]	2009-05-08 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG EINV EC
09QUITO36	ECUADOR'S 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to State 123907, Embassy Quito reports the following update for its 2009 Investment Climate Statement. This update has also been sent to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher) by email. Openness to Foreign Investment Ecuador can be a difficult place in which to do business, althoug [...]	2009-01-20 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR EC
09QUITO439	EMBASSY QUITO ACE AWARD NOMINATION [...] Embassy Quito is pleased to nominate General Motors of Ecuador S.A. for the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). General Motors of Ecuador has maintained a strong commercial performance in an exceptionally difficult global auto market. In terms of the Award for Corporat [...]	2009-06-12 13:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV AMGT EC
09QUITO570	FM FALCONI WITH AMBASSADOR ON BILATERAL DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Summary: GOE officials laid out their thinking on the Bilateral Dialogue, including a new, so far poorly defined, security pillar, in a July 8 meeting with the Ambassador. The Ambassador emphasized the USG desire to move forward as soon as possible. She raised U.S. interest in a gas-an [...]	2009-07-09 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR EAID SENV MARR CVIS EC
09QUITO657	CONFUSING SIGNALS ABOUT ECUADOR'S YASUNI ITT CONSERVATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 24, the ... id: 218811 date: 7/30/2009 12:24 refid: 09QUITO657 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 09QUITO204 header: VZCZCXYZ0013 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0657/01 2111224 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 301224Z JUL 09 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WAS [...]	2009-07-30 12:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL SENV ECON EC
09QUITO801	CORREA,S STEADY VERBAL ASSAULT ON MEDIA CREATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Upon being sworn in for his second presidential term on August 10, Rafael Correa showed no sign of letting up his verbal assault against the privately-owned media. On the contrary, Correa proclaimed the press to be his "greatest adversary" over the last 31 months of his first t [...]	2009-09-02 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO EC
09QUITO831	Ecuador Positive on USG Priorities for UNGA [...] (C) PolOff communicated USG goals and priorities per Ref A to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 11. Puma said that the GOE agreed with many of the USG's priorities at this year's UNGA. She added that the USG's tone of re-engagement and multilateral coopera [...]	2009-09-21 14:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EC
09QUITO835	Ecuador Positive on USG Priorities for UNGA [...] (C) PolOff communicated USG goals and priorities per Ref A to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 11. Puma said that the GOE agreed with many of the USG's priorities at this year's UNGA. She added that the USG's tone of re-engagement and multilateral coopera [...]	2009-09-21 22:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EC
09QUITO930	GoE TAX REFORMS SEEK TO BOOST REVENUE, LIMIT DOLLAR OUTFLOWS [...] (U) On August 26th the GOE proposed to Congress a tax reform bill, aimed at achieving a more equitable distribution of income, combating tax evasion, and reducing the trade deficit. Private sector representatives say they will have difficulty absorbing the additional costs resulting from the n [...]	2009-09-24 17:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV EC
09QUITO938	ECUADOR ECONOMIC NEWS: CHEVRON FILES FOR ABRITRATION, PLAN [...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and should not be posted on the internet. ------- [...]	2009-09-28 14:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EC
09RABAT106	MOROCCO REQUESTS JOINT COMMITTEE TO ADVANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 7. Government of Morocco (GOM) officials told EconOff and visiting ESTH Regional Hub Officer on January 26 that Morocco would like to create a Joint Committee of U.S. and Moroccan officials to determine priority areas for colla [...]	2009-02-04 15:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL EINV MO
09RABAT109	2009 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS GOM'S CONTINUING ROOM TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's 2009 budget, the first prepared by the government of Abbas El-Fassi, breaks little new ground in comparison with its predecessors. The budget maintains a strong focus on social issues, which account for 53 percent of spending. Reduced subsidy spending has enabled th [...]	2009-02-04 16:54:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON MA
09RABAT132	TAOUNATE TOUGH ON CANNABIS [...] (SBU) Summary: Following success in western Morocco, Morocco's anti-cannabis efforts now focus on Taounate, a province in the Rif mountains on the eastern side of the major growing areas. Provincial authorities are making strong efforts to educate local residents about the negative aspects [...]	2009-02-10 17:50:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCOR KCRM SP MO
09RABAT190	A NEW APPROACH FOR MOROCCAN EXPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A new national export strategy to be unveiled this month seeks to address a key gap in the recent improvement of the Moroccan economy - the continuing lack of competitiveness of Morocco,s export sector. Non-phosphate exports were essentially flat in 2008, and 2009 augurs worse. [...]	2009-03-05 17:00:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND EINV MO
09RABAT230	MOROCCO: FIRST QUARTER 2009 HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The first quarter of 2009 has seen several incidents of concern in the Moroccan human rights arena. The most significant of these is a late March pressure campaign against Morocco's Shi,a minority, linked to the Government of Morocco's (GOM,s) angry severing of diplomatic relati [...]	2009-03-24 17:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF KISL IR MO
09RABAT334	TOURISM MINISTER LEAVES "DOOR AJAR" ON COLONY [...] (U) This cable contains company proprietary information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Moroccan Minister of Tourism Mohammed Boussaid told Charge on April 17 that U.S. investor Colony Capital's "failure" to fulfill the terms of its amended convention to develop the Taghaz [...]	2009-04-19 13:33:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN MO
09RABAT389	MOROCCO: VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S VISIT SUCCEEDS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Virginia Governor Tim Kaine explored opportunities for deepening the economic relationship between Virginia and Morocco with key Moroccan officials, focusing on the already important agricultural trade and port cooperation. On April 23, Prime Minister El Fassi said Morocco wa [...]	2009-05-06 12:18:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR BEXP BTIO ETRD PREL MO ENERG
09RABAT447	ECONOMIC GROWTH WEAKENS AS CRISIS' IMPACT HITS HOME [...] (U) Summary: While official GDP growth projections remain near 5 percent for 2009, thanks to this year's bumper agricultural harvest, the outlook for non-agricultural sectors appears increasingly somber as a result of the world economic downturn. Growth outside agriculture was only 1.3 percen [...]	2009-06-03 17:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD MO
09RABAT651	MOROCCAN MINISTER OF FINANCE AND G20 COMS [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 22, the Minister of Economy and Finance and the British Ambassador organized a working lunch for G-20 ambassadors and charges to discuss the impact of the world economic crisis on Morocco, as well as individual countries' and collective responses to the crisis. The Mi [...]	2009-07-27 14:34:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD ECON MO
09RABAT701	KING MOHAMMED VI'S FIRST TEN YEARS: SOCIAL AND [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has successfully advanced social and economic reforms during the first ten years of his reign, but he has not done as much to promote structural democratic change in Morocco. The King can be credited with implementing many significant reforms in human rights, w [...]	2009-08-17 07:11:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PGOV ECON EAID PHUM SOCI KDEM KMPI MO
09RABAT706	WESTERN SAHARA REALITIES [...] (C) Summary: Although the Western Sahara negotiations have now re-started (Reftel),the conflict is 34 years old. The Government of Morocco (GOM) has invested tremendous resources in the territory, and some observers estimate that it spends USD 2.7 billion per year on the territory and its 385,000 [...]	2009-08-17 17:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHUM ECON PREF WI AG MO
09RABAT787	SENIOR USG PARTICIPATION REQUESTED FOR THE 2009 [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Middle East and North Africa initiative of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (MENA-OECD) is holding a Ministerial Conference at the Palmeraie Convention Center in Marrakesh on November 23 [...]	2009-09-18 16:06:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN PREL ETRD EINV PTER XI MO
09RABAT807	MOROCCO SEEKS TO JOIN OECD DECLARATION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeking U.S. support for Morocco's bid to join the OECD Declaration on Investment and Multinational Enterprises. The note made the case that Morocco has undertaken numerous steps in recent years to improve [...]	2009-09-29 17:17:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD MO
09RABAT826	Eizenstat promotes bilateral FTA, Maghreb [...] Summary: During an October 1 conference in Casablanca on the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA),former senior USG official Stuart Eizenstat discussed opportunities for increasing bilateral trade between Morocco and the U.S., and for bolstering U.S. FDI in Morocco. He also proposed rei [...]	2009-10-06 16:53:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PREL MO
09RABAT950	OECD-MENA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 23, MARRAKESH [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The November 23 OECD-MENA Ministerial Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, brought government, business, and civil society leaders together to debate policy responses to the global economic crisis as well as government and business climate reforms in the Middle East and [...]	2009-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV SOCI MO
09RABAT952	CIVIL SOCIETY AND G8-BMENA GOVERNMENTS MEET AT SIXTH FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 15:42:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ECON KMPI XF XT CA
09RABAT978	MOROCCO'S FIRST BEACH RESORT UNDER NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Three months after the fanfare surrounding the June 19 inauguration of Morocco's first seaside resort completed under the "Plan Azur" or Blue Plan tourism strategy, Saidia Mediterranean officially closed its doors to tourists. The Saidia resort represents a USD 1.5 billion in [...]	2009-12-16 14:13:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN SENV MO
09RANGOON33	BURMA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, this is Embassy Rangoon's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Preface ------- 2. U.S. Investment Subject to Sanctions: On May 20, 1997, by Executive Order 13047, the President imposed economic sanctions prohibiting new investment by U.S. persons or entiti [...]	2009-01-14 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BM
09RANGOON342	BURMA: MIXED NLD MESSAGES ON DIALOGUE [...] (C) On June 8, Charge met with National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) members Khin Maung Swe, U Nyunt Wai, and U Than Tun to discuss questions posed by Labor Minister (also Relations with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) Minister) Major General Aung Kyi in response to an [...]	2009-06-09 06:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON361	BURMA: CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT IN THE TIMBER [...] (SBU) In response to the reporting requirements of the JADE Act, this cable provides background on the current and potential future role of civil society in monitoring Burma's timber industry. 2. (C) There are a limited number of civil society organizations in Burma that focus on enviro [...]	2009-06-16 01:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON494	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WEBB TO BURMA [...] (SBU) Senator Webb, Embassy Rangoon looks forward to your visit, the first CODEL to Burma since Senator Kerry came in 1999. A Strained Bilateral Relationship --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The lack of CODELs reflects years of tension between the U.S. and Burma, mostly relat [...]	2009-08-05 10:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD BM
09RANGOON534	BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) In a 45-minute meeting August 15 with Senator Jim Webb, detained National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) repeatedly emphasized she is eager for dialogue with the regime and is prepared to work with Burma's senior leaders to find common ground, including on sanc [...]	2009-08-17 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON661	BURMA: NLD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION EMPHASIZES [...] (SBU) This year's National League for Democracy (NLD) anniversary celebration, which Charge and Poloff attended September 27, was notable for its unusually upbeat atmosphere. Fresh faces dotted the packed house that included Western diplomats and approximately 20 recently released political [...]	2009-09-28 09:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
09REYKJAVIK121	U.S.-Iceland Security Dialogue: Icelandic Defense Policy [...] (C) Summary: Expert-level Security Dialogue talks in Reykjavik June 16 found broad agreement on the bilateral defense relationship. Both sides agree on the importance of a new NATO Strategic Concept, which Iceland hopes will contain language on the significance of the High North. Iceland rei [...]	2009-07-08 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV NATO AF IC
09REYKJAVIK129	ICELAND MOVING FORWARD WITH EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS [...] (U) Summary: Iceland is swiftly moving forward with the EU membership process and accession could come as early as 2012. The issue remains contentious in Iceland with current popular opinion reportedly split down the middle. Ultimately, the decision will likely come down to a national referen [...]	2009-07-28 17:25:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EUN IC
09REYKJAVIK155	ICELAND: UNGA PRIORITIES AND FOREIGN MINISTER'S ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed U.S. goals and objectives for the upcoming UN General Assembly (Ref A) with Emil Hreggvidsson, Deputy Director for International and Security Affairs at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Hreggvidsson expressed particular interest in the U.S. initiatives relati [...]	2009-09-15 13:39:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OTRA KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN IC
09REYKJAVIK191	INVESTING IN ICELAND: OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES [...] (SBU) Summary: As Iceland struggles to rebound from last year's financial meltdown, the government is reevaluating the future direction of the country, including the role of foreign direct investment (FDI). There is potential for investment in a variety of sectors, particularly those that util [...]	2009-10-27 16:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN IC
09REYKJAVIK196	ICELAND: 2009-2010 INCSR SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Iceland's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR: I. Summary Icelandic authorities confront limited, but increasing, levels of domestic drug production. The primary focus of law enforcement is on stopping importation and distribution, with a lesser emphasis on prosecuting for possession a [...]	2009-11-03 17:25:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM IC
09REYKJAVIK202	GOVERNMENT RECONSIDERS AMOUNT OF TAX FOR ENERGY USE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent actions by the government of Iceland (GOI),including a proposal to introduce a significant energy tax in the 2010 budget bill (reftel B),have raised concerns about the current environment for foreign investors. Implementing significant tax increases ex-post-facto, for exa [...]	2009-11-13 17:21:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IC PGOV PREL
09REYKJAVIK23	ICELAND SIGNS TIFA, PUSHES FOR E VISAS [...] (SBU) Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East Christopher S. Wilson and Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Ossur Skarphedinsson signed a Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Reykjavik on January 15. The TIFA establishes a commitment to meet [...]	2009-01-28 09:46:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN CVIS IC
09REYKJAVIK27	ICELAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the following Investment Climate Statement for Iceland for 2009. Responses are keyed to reftel. This report has been sent by unclassified email to J. Nathaniel Hatcher in EEB/IFD/OIA per reftel instructions. The statistics portion at the end of this report was only sent by [...]	2009-02-02 15:19:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR IC
09RIGA180	PRESIDENT DOES NOT DISMISS PARLIAMENT; SEARCHING [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Zatlers announced March 31 that he would not initiate a dismissal of Saeima (parliament) as he threatened to do January 14 if certain tasks were not completed. The President said that enough progress had been made and that the new government was working well enough to [...]	2009-04-01 07:55:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PRGOV PINR LG
09RIGA401	LATVIA CONCLUDES IMF DEAL: DIFFICULTIES REMAIN [...] (U) Summary. Latvia concluded an agreement and signed a new Latter of Intent (LOI) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on July 27 following weeks of tense and politically sensitive negotiations. The deal will allow Latvia to access the second tranche of its aid package (USD 285 million [...]	2009-08-03 13:41:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV LG
09RIGA481	EU WILL PRESS DEVELOPING NATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE; HOW AND [...] (U) Latvia believes that the EU will press developing nations to make international commitments at climate change negotiations but shared no details as to how that will be done. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Valdis Bisters, Director of the MOE's Climate and Renewable Energy Depar [...]	2009-09-25 14:57:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN LG
09RIGA486	LATVIA FRAUD SUMMARY: MARCH 2009 Q AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 14:52:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LG
09RIGA516	LATVIA: CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SEES CREDIBLE BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The Bank of Latvia is downplaying the severity of new budget adjustments and the likelihood of significant mortgage relief, while admitting pressure on the lat could intensify unless a serious budget is submitted soon. The Bank is urging the early sale of Parex Bank. End Summary. [...]	2009-10-16 08:11:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON BTIO SW LG
09RIGA526	LATVIA: POLITCAL, ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL COMPLICATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Political, economic and technical barriers may impede the quick restructuring and sale of Parex Bank, which is a key to Latvia's economic recovery. Latvia's other state-owned bank, Land and Mortgage Bank, is facing a deteriorating loan portfolio and may need additional governmen [...]	2009-10-26 14:56:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ECIN PGOV PREL SW LG
09RIGA536	LATVIAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL CLAIMS OLIGARCHS ARE [...] (C) Summary: The Latvian Prosecutor General, Janis Maizitis, believes that Latvia's oligarchs orchestrated Parliament's recent rejection of Maris Vigants' nomination to the Latvian Supreme Court. Vigants is a respected judge that in 2007 ordered the detention of Aivars Lembergs, an oligarch, [...]	2009-10-30 15:44:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR LG
09RIODEJANEIRO368	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Just for looks (Climate [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 19:19:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO384	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro, Chavist Blackout [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 20:05:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO404	Rio Radar - December 3 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: BLACKOUTS HIT RIO DE JANEIRO...AGAIN AND AGAIN 2. (U) Beginning the afte [...]	2009-12-03 17:23:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ASEC PGOV TBIO EAIR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO416	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: May the climate remain good [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 13:40:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO420	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Ground Zero (COP 15) [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 20:40:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO426	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Hot Weather (COP 15) [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 15:27:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO440	DOES RIO'S FAVELA PACIFICATION PROGRAM RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS? [...] (SBU) Human rights and favela community representatives generally support Rio de Janeiro's Favela Pacification Program and report no killings related to the 450 Pacification Police Unit (UPP) officers that patrol the four favela shanty towns now under "pacification." While acknowledging there [...]	2009-12-11 17:22:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ASEC BR
09RIODEJANEIRO92	Media Reaction, O Globo newspaper, Economic Recovery [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 20:39:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIYADH1170	INDIAN CHARGE IN RIYADH ON SAUDI-INDIAN RELATIONS [...] (C) According to Indian Charge d'Affaires Rajeev Shahare, the Saudi-Indian relationship has blossomed since King Abdullah's visit to India in 2006. The economic relationship has made great strides, and India hopes the political relationship will eventually follow suit. Bilateral sticking points [...]	2009-09-09 07:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ELAB KTFN PREL PGOV IN PK SA
09RIYADH1174	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SAUDI THOUGHTS ON THE ARAB [...] (C) During a September 8 farewell call with Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs Ambassador Khalid Al-Jindan (septel),Charge reviewed reftel points regarding the upcoming Arab League Ministerial. Jindan said the Arab League was likely to condemn the violence in Iraq and express sup [...]	2009-09-09 12:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA IR SO ER DJ SA IS WB GZ
09RIYADH118	SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...]	2009-01-18 06:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR SA
09RIYADH1202	Microsoft and Saudi leaders cite progress on IPR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Saudi Ministry of Culture continues to make progress working through a backlog of cases of suspected copyright violators. The Ministry reports it has closed several stores for brief periods until they resolve copyright violations. It plans for the first time to refer a rep [...]	2009-09-14 14:29:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SA
09RIYADH1219	LIKELY SAUDI POSITIONS AT THE G-20 SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The Saudi Finance Ministry provided a preview of its thinking in preparation for the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. Saudi Arabia is pleased with the G-20's performance to date and thinks it is the forum best able to enforce policy changes needed to prevent a recurrence of the intern [...]	2009-09-16 10:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV ENRG PREL SA
09RIYADH1278	KING CHARTS NEW VISION FOR SAUDI ARABIA WITH [...] (SBU) After only three short years of preparation, Saudi Arabia inaugurated the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) in an elaborate ceremony on September 23, coinciding with Saudi National Day. The massive scale and luxury of the amenities are physical reminders of the [...]	2009-09-29 06:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL SOCI EINV KSCA SCUL SA
09RIYADH1302	SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORTS ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) Summary: Saudi Arabia's chief climate change negotiator is concerned that discussions on mitigating the effects of climate change tend to single out oil and carbon-based fuels as the problem, rather than trying to reduce emissions of all harmful gasses in the UN Framework Convention for Cl [...]	2009-10-01 15:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG PREL SA
09RIYADH1366	SAUDI PROGRESS ON IPR AND TRADE ISSUES [...] (SBU) Saudi government officials and industry representatives have recently reported that the Saudi Government has made significant progress on outstanding trade and intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement issues since the U.S.-Saudi Arabia IPR Working Group held its first meeting March [...]	2009-10-13 18:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR PREL SA
09RIYADH1375	SCENE SETTER FOR A/USTR CHRIS WILSON VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Saudi Arabia has made significant progress on improving the climate to protect intellectual property rights in the last several years. It has done so through the commitment of the reformist King, sustained hard work by dedicated staff, and the conjunction of committed senior lea [...]	2009-10-15 10:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA
09RIYADH1397	REINVIGORATING AN ENERGY DIALOGUE WITH SAUDI [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Riyadh believes that the United States would benefit from a direct, senior-level energy discussion with Saudi officials that would clear the air of misperceptions on the Saudi side of our long-term vision for the world's energy future. It would also afford the U.S. an opp [...]	2009-10-22 12:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV SENV PREL SA
09RIYADH1450	RESOLVING THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM [...] (U) Embassy Riyadh appreciates the assistance of the Departments of Energy and State in making $100,000 available to contribute to the International Energy Forum (IEF) expert committee's analysis of energy price volatility. IEF officials have told the Embassy that they very much appreciate th [...]	2009-11-02 07:08:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EINV PREL IEF SA
09RIYADH1461	SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCES CARBON CAPTURE [...] (U) On October 14, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman announced in London that Aramco and the Ministry of Petroleum were working on a demonstration project to inject carbon dioxide into the Ghawar oil field by 2013 to increase oil production. This project is intended [...]	2009-11-03 11:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ENRG EPET PREL SA
09RIYADH1484	DANISH AMBASSADOR IN SAUDI: EAGER FOR U.S. [...] (C) Danish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Christian Konigsfeldt told Ambassador Smith November 3 that his country was eager for U.S. leadership at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 15th Conference of the Parties (COP),which Denmark is hosting in Copenhagen Decembe [...]	2009-11-08 08:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL SENV SA
09RIYADH1492	SAUDI OIL MINISTER OUTLINES KINGDOM'S INTEREST IN [...] (C) Summary: Petroleum Minister Ali Al-Naimi told the Ambassador that Saudi Arabia greatly values a strong energy relationship with the United States. He said Saudi Arabia will continue to play a moderating role in international energy markets. The Minister said he is looking forward to the [...]	2009-11-09 05:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG SENV PREL SA
09RIYADH1550	POST RECOMMENDS SAUDI ARABIA BE REMOVED FROM 301 [...] (SBU) Embassy Riyadh recommends Saudi Arabia be removed from the Special 301 Watch List for IPR protection during the 2009 Out-of-Cycle Review. As industry's submissions for the OCR have recognized, the Kingdom's motivated leadership on intellectual property protection and demonstrated signifi [...]	2009-11-23 06:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EINV PREL SA
09RIYADH1553	INCREASING OUR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) In light of our robust and rapidly expanding cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the areas of environment, science, technology, and health, Post recommends posting an ESTH officer in Riyadh. Ongoing activities under the December 2008 Science and Technology MOU, as well as ongoing health co [...]	2009-11-23 12:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON ETRD PREL AMGT SA
09RIYADH1557	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Saudi officials are eagerly awaiting your visit, which they expect will begin a new chapter in our bilateral energy dialogue. You will arrive at a time when Saudi Arabia is confronting a number of difficult challenges. While it has managed to weather the international financial crisis, [...]	2009-11-23 14:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL SA
09RIYADH1642	DEPUTY ENERGY SECRETARY PONEMAN BROADENS U.S. - [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman led an interagency team to Saudi Arabia on December 6-8 to discuss a range of energy issues, including potential areas for renewing our bilateral partnership. Saudi officials warmly welcomed the visit. Petroleum Minister Al-Naimi outline [...]	2009-12-19 10:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL SA
09RIYADH226	SAUDIS ANXIOUS TO COLLABORATE ON CONSUMER [...] (U) This is an action request: please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: The DCM met with officials at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to discuss the Minister of Commerce's interest in visiting Washington DC in the coming months. The Minister is particularly interested in cooperati [...]	2009-02-04 04:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN ETTC PREL SA
09RIYADH575	COMMERCE MINISTER ALIREZA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT UPCOMING TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Zainal Alireza confirmed he will be in Washington, DC, April 21-30 to deliver remarks at a conference at the New America Foundation and to meet with U.S. officials. He stressed the need to emphasize business and trade as the fu [...]	2009-04-15 15:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR TSPL SA OVIP
09RIYADH662	SAUDI INFORMATION MINISTER ON LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] KEY POINTS: --(C) Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon continues to be actively involved in attempts to orchestrate a victory for the March 14 alliance, and paid an under-the-radar visit in mid-April to mediate between the constantly bickering allies. --(C) The Saudis are alarmed by the possibil [...]	2009-05-15 12:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL IS SY LE
09RIYADH899	ADVANCING WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN A FUNDAMENTALIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Advocating women,s rights in Saudi Arabia is a difficult task under the best of circumstances. In Qassim Province north of Riyadh, deep in the Kingdom,s conservative Nejd heartland, it can be life-threatening. Despite the many obstacles, a courageous and assertive Princess, Noura [...]	2009-07-08 09:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PINR OEXC SCUL KWMN SA
09RIYADH947	SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER PETRAEUS' JULY [...] (C) General Petraeus, Embassy Riyadh warmly welcomes you back to the Kingdom. Since your last visit just after the U.S. presidential election we have heard Saudi officials from King Abdullah on down expressing hope and expectation that we are moving toward a more consultative and productive pa [...]	2009-07-20 05:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL PINR OVIP SA
09RIYADH958	CONOCOPHILLIPS ON PLANNED YANBU REFINERY, SAUDI [...] (C) ConocoPhillips President for the Middle East and North Africa Nick Spencer told DCM July 12 his company is committed to building the planned 400K barrel/day oil refinery in Yanbu with Saudi Aramco, with construction to begin next year and first production in 2014. Spencer said the Saudi in [...]	2009-07-22 07:23:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV SA

09RIYADH985	TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER MEETS WITH SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: On July 14, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. They discussed issues of mutual interest, including recovery of the global economy, the riyal-dollar peg, illicit finance, cooperation at the G-20 and IMF, an [...]	2009-07-30 12:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV PREL KTFN KWBG SA
09ROME1060	USG-OWNED OR -OPERATED AIRCRAFT ON THE EU ETS LIST [...] (U) Summary. Post received responses to the demarche in Reftel B from officials at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, ENAC (Italy's civil aviation administration),and the Ministry of the Environment, and Land and Sea Safeguards. All officials agreed that Italy had no power to [...]	2009-09-16 07:08:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON SENV KGHG EUN
09ROME1141	Climate Change - Italy Supportive on MEF and Emerging [...] (SBU) Summary: Italian officials involved in international climate negotiations feel the September Major Economies Forum (MEF) meeting went well, and recommend close U.S.-EU coordination before the October 18-19 MEF meeting. They confirmed that Italian Environment Minister Prestigiacomo had p [...]	2009-10-08 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT
09ROME1188	ADDING HFCS TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL: ITALY IN FAVOR BUT [...] Summary. Italy supports including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the Montreal Protocol, as proposed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but believes that the phasedown dates in the North American proposal are too soon. Italy would like the Montreal Protocol Technical and Economic Assessment Panel [...]	2009-10-27 18:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC KGHG IT
09ROME1189	ITALY SHARES CONCERN OVER AFGHAN GOVERNOR [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Afghanistan Envoy Sergio Mercuri on October 27 to deliver Reftel points stressing the importance of coordinated efforts by PRT lead nations to ensure that provincial governor appointments remain qualifications-based and do not become rewards for Karzai supporters. Merc [...]	2009-10-28 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT AF
09ROME1299	ITALY: RESPONSE FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF TITLE [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. Italy eng [...]	2009-11-25 13:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU IT
09ROME1342	ITALY IRAN SANCTIONS ACT DEMARCHE: GOI INFORMED; [...] (C) Summary: Post delivered the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) demarche to the GOI, and to Eni and Edison energy companies. As expected, GOI officials defended their "moral suasion" actions and claimed their companies are cooperating. Eni officials continue to claim that they have halted any new act [...]	2009-12-04 15:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL
09ROME141	ITALIAN G8 OUTREACH APPROACH CLARIFIED; SOUS SHERPA [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 3, Italian Sous Sherpa Guido La Tella briefed DCM and Science Counselor on the GOI approach to G8 Summit structure. While noting that consensus has not yet been reached among G8 members, La Tella sai [...]	2009-02-05 15:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KGHG SENV ENRG OTRA IT
09ROME159	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S FEBRUARY 13-22 [...] (C) Madame Speaker, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your upcoming visit. Your trip comes at a critical moment as the Berlusconi government seeks to understand how it fits into the new Administration's reengagement with Europe. Berlusconi's close person [...]	2009-02-10 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME171	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...]	2009-02-12 11:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
09ROME252	ITALY REDUCES EXPORT CREDITS TO IRAN, BUT WORRIES [...] (C) Summary: Over the past three months, Italy's Export Credit Agency (SACE) has reduced its exposure in the form of insurance guarantees on trade and investment to Iran from 1.5 billion euros to about 1.3 billion euros as existing debts have been repaid. SACE's managers have chosen not to [...]	2009-03-04 07:19:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR
09ROME342	G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your trip to participate in the G8 Labor Ministerial. The Labor Ministerial will be the first full G8 ministerial and it offers an excellent opportunity to highlight the new Administration's polic [...]	2009-03-24 07:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME353	ITALY: GREEN "INVESTMENTS" IN STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (U) The Italian government, in the context of its modest economic stimulus effort (ref B),has implemented a number of measures, some of which could be seen as environmentally friendly, and others not. The government has not explicitly sought to tackle environmental challenges as part of it [...]	2009-03-25 15:53:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG SENV IT
09ROME358	ITALY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] (U) Summary. Your visit to Rome comes at an important period in our relationship with Italy. As Italy's leadership undertakes engagement with the new Administration, Italians are eager to show that Italy remains committed to maintaining a strong relationship with the U.S. and is ready to co [...]	2009-03-27 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP IT
09ROME396	ITALY CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (U) On Sunday April 5, the Italian MFA issued a statement condemning the North Korean Missile launch, calling it a violation of UNSCR 1718 and characterizing it as a threat to global nonproliferation efforts. The GOI, in its capacity as G8 President, calls on North Korea to cease all activitie [...]	2009-04-06 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP KN IT
09ROME4	ITALY TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON AID TO NICARAGUA [...] (C) Summary: Econoff and Poloff delivered ref A demarche on suspension of aid to Nicaragua. Italy will seek a common EU position in responding to the flawed 9 November elections. Italy will likely not suspend its sanitation project run through the Managua municipal government, but it will [...]	2009-01-02 16:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL NU
09ROME649	SCENESETTER FOR ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONIâ€™S JUNE 15 [...] (C/NF) Mr. President, your meeting with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi comes at a time when his closest advisors fear Italy is losing the credibility and influence that it enjoyed in Washington under the previous U.S. administration. In fact, while Italy has been a stalwart partner and participant in [...]	2009-06-09 08:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
09ROME653	ITALY PROPOSES LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION WITH [...] Summary. At a May 26 low-carbon technology conference organized by the Embassy and Italian co-sponsors, Environment Director General Corrado Clini called for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countries. He highlighted three sector [...]	2009-06-09 13:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA KPAO CH IT
09ROME661	U.S./ITALY/CHINA: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLIMATE AND [...] (SBU) Italian Environment Director General Corrado Clini, a pillar of Italy's climate negotiations for over 15 years, in recent months has strongly called, both in private and publicly, for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countrie [...]	2009-06-11 06:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA CH IT
09ROME681	G8 SHERPA MASSOLO ON PAKISTAN IDPS, FOOD SECURITY, [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarches to Italian MFA Secretary General (and G8 Sherpa) Giampiero Massolo on June 12. Ambassador Massolo said that Italy would do its best within the constraints of its limited development assistance budget to assist Pakistani IDPs and to respond to the U.S. a [...]	2009-06-15 15:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV KGHG EAID PHUM EAGR PK IAEA
09ROME686	U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 06:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM
09ROME687	U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 06:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN
09ROME755	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: This G8 Summit in L'Aquila is the culmination of a busy year for the Italian G8 Presidency. Prime Minister Berlusconi is very pleased to host this event, to host you, and to demonstrate his role as elder statesman of the G8 ""club."" In Italy, all eyes will be on Berlusconi [...]	2009-06-27 08:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
09ROME812	Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern's Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 9 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern on the margins of the G8 Summit, United Nations Secretary General (UNSYG) Ban Ki Moon thanked the U.S., and President Obama in particular, for leadership on the issue of climate change. Ban asked that th [...]	2009-07-16 08:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA UN IT
09RPODUBAI174	IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: AN INSIDER ASSESSES THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: A prominent political scientist from Tehran assesses that moderate presidential contender Mir Hossein Mousavi has - at least in theory - the constituency to win, but that his ability to defeat the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 12 election will depend largely on his [...]	2009-04-16 15:11:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI258	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOW ON IRAN - JUNE [...] (S/NF) Participant in Saturday Demonstration Describes Security Forces: A long-standing IRPO contact who splits his time between Tehran and Dubai described witnessing at least four different groups of security forces on the streets of Tehran during the demonstrations Saturday that were violent [...]	2009-06-23 13:39:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR
09RPODUBAI261	IRAN: UNREST RATTLES BUSINESS CONFIDENCE, BUT OVERALL [...] (C) Summary: Other than the Tehran Stock Exchange's steep decline, the initial impact of the post-electoral unrest on the economy appears to be more psychological than real. Iran's oil production remains steady and major business centers open. Despite repeated rumors that the Mousavi-led oppos [...]	2009-06-24 14:01:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON IR
09RPODUBAI285	IRAN: BUSINESSMEN POST-ELECTION: THINGS HAVE COME TO A HALT [...] (C) Summary: Several Iranian business contacts told IRPO that business was on hold in the aftermath of the election, and all doubted that their businesses could survive much longer. Goods are not clearing customs, clients are not placing orders, no money is moving out, revenues are falling, and [...]	2009-07-14 12:35:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV EIND ETRD ETTC PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI315	IRANIAN JEWISH YOUTH "CONFESSES" TO SPYING FOR ISRAEL; [...] (S/NF) Summary: A former Jewish MP said that at least one Jewish youth was among the hundred defendants subjected to the first show trial that began August 1 and the 18-year old has already made a videotaped confession to spying on behalf of Israel. His arrest has sparked fears that more membe [...]	2009-08-03 10:51:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV SOCI IR
09RPODUBAI317	IRAN: ECONOMIC CHALLENGES MOUNT AS AHMADINEJAD BEGINS SECOND [...] (C) Summary: As President Ahmadinejad enters his second term in office, his administration will likely be hamstrung by a strained budget, falling GDP growth, the global economic slowdown, and sanctions. Dealing with Iran's budget deficit currently is the government's main priority, though IRPO [...]	2009-08-03 11:58:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV IR
09RPODUBAI327	IRAN: PROTESTER DESCRIBES POST-ELECTION IRIG INTIMIDATION [...] (C) Summary: An Iranian woman from Shiraz seeking refugee status in the West spoke with IRPO regarding the IRIG harassment she faced after participating in post-election protests. Her background made her a likely target for the IRIG; she is an English teacher, has friends in the US and UK, and [...]	2009-08-11 08:36:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI331	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE DUBAI: WINDOWN ON IRAN-AUGUST [...] (S) Shahroudi's Term Approaches its End: An IRPO contact with indirect access to senior Iranian officials told us that Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was leaving his office frustrated that he had been unable to make significant changes to strengthen Iran's justice system. [...]	2009-08-12 12:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR SOCI TSPL IR
09RPODUBAI349	IRAN: TEHRAN SHOW TRIAL AGAIN CITES USG EXCHANGE PROGAMS AS [...] (C) Summary: The inclusion of USG public diplomacy programs and IRPO in a recent indictment read during the second show trial in Tehran is not a new allegation of US plotting for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. Such claims have been made before, most recently in January, and contain many acc [...]	2009-08-25 08:14:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL IR
09RPODUBAI541	IRAN: IRGC COMPANY PROFITING FROM SOUTH PARS' WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19 Rostam Qassemi, the head of the the IRGC's largest business subsidiary (Khatamolanbia Construction Headquarters, aka 'Qorb'),announced that a presidential economic committee has agreed to transfer USD one billion in foreign reserves to Qorb from Iran's Oil Stabiliza [...]	2009-12-22 14:11:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR ECON ENRG
09RPODUBAI75	IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - FEBRUARY [...] [S/NF] Larijani's Speech at Munich Security Conference Calls for Strategy Change: In his speech to the conference on 9 February, Iranian Majles Speaker Ali Larijani listed the failures of US and Western strategy on a wide array of issues, but welcomed the opportunity for a strategic reset unde [...]	2009-02-10 12:45:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM IR
09SANAA1145	YEMEN: CABINET PASSES INVESTMENT-REFORM PACKAGE [...] SUMMARY. The cabinet passed an investment-reform package on June 11, which included a new Investment Law, amendments to the existing Customs Law, and a new Income Tax Law. The ROYG would like to strengthen its relationship with the private sector, and is attempting to streamline the investme [...]	2009-06-24 08:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN YM
09SANAA120	EMBASSY SANAA'S FY2009 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Sanaa proposes two FY2009 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF): (1) training for the Economic/Commercial officer and the FSN Commercial Assistant, both of whom are new to Post and lack any formal commercial tradecraft training, and (2) a one-day investme [...]	2009-01-22 04:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD YM
09SANAA1537	GOOD NEWS FROM YEMEN: PROGRESS IN DEMINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 9, PolOff observed the destruction of 2985 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in a ceremony organized by the Yemeni Executive Mine Action Committee (YEMAC),which is responsible for implementing one of the world's most successful mine action programs. Since 1999 [...]	2009-08-18 09:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KHDP YM
09SANAA1558	IN POLITICAL DEADLOCK, PARTIES HOPE FOR A RAMADAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Dialogue between the ruling General People's Congress and the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) in anticipation of the 2011 parliamentary elections has been completely suspended and the gulf between the two sides has widened during the summer months. The JMP remains focuse [...]	2009-08-22 06:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
09SANAA1582	YEMEN: INTEREST IN INVESTMENT STAGNATES AS [...] SUMMARY: The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) has reduced interest rates in Yemen twice in the last six months, ostensibly in an attempt to stem inflation. The reduction in interest rates appears to have had little effect on investment in Yemen. The ROYG has not shown an inclination to introduce [...]	2009-08-25 05:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN YM
09SANAA2029	FROM YEMEN, SEPARATE ATTACKS ON SAUDI DOORSTEP [...] (S) SUMMARY. Details are still emerging in two separate, deadly attacks which took place on November 3 close to the Yemen-Saudi border. In northern Sa'ada's Jabal al-Dukhan border region, one Saudi security officer was killed and 11 others wounded, allegedly by Houthi rebels. The second att [...]	2009-11-04 14:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL SA YM
09SANAA2073	ALI NASSER MOHAMMED: YEMEN'S ONCE AND FUTURE [...] (S) SUMMARY. As the overall political situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate and the secessionist Southern Movement continues to gain strength, former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) President Ali Nasser Mohammed has emerged as the most-talked about ) if not the most likely [...]	2009-11-17 08:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER YM
09SANAA2084	ROYG EFFORTS TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT HAMPERED BY [...] (U) Summary. Responsibility for environmental preservation and protection in Yemen is divided between the Ministry of Water and Environment and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Due to budget shortages across the ROYG, environmentally affiliated agencies are suffering from a lac [...]	2009-11-18 13:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPL SENV PREL EAID PGOV YM
09SANAA227	YEMEN: OIL MINISTER (OVERLY?) OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Oil and Minerals, Ameer Salem al-Aidaroos, on February 7. The Minister predicted that new discoveries, the eventual return of higher oil prices, and the start of natural gas exports would resolve the Republic of Yemen Government,s (ROYG's) [...]	2009-02-09 09:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV RU YM
09SANAA925	YEMEN: TROUBLED BY SOUTHERN UNREST, BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Nervously eyeing recent developments in the south, Aden- and Sanaa-based business contacts said that the situation in the south was at its worst since 1994. The business community supports unity, if only because southern secession would cut off market access to northern Yemen, a [...]	2009-05-13 14:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON YM
09SANJOSE146	EUROPEANS STEP UP WHA REGIONAL CLIMATE DIPLOMACY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Europeans are lavishing greater attention on Costa Rica and other regional players with a view to shaping Latin America's engagement at the December 2009 Copenhagen negotiations on climate change. Through a Feb. 23-24 visit, France's climate envoy signed a joint statement with C [...]	2009-03-05 12:51:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KSUM PREL CS FR
09SANJOSE147	CENTRAL AMERICANS MAY SEEK "CONCAUSA III" WITH U.S. AMID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Enthused by the Obama Administration's early signals on climate change, Central American environment ministers have agreed to pitch the USG on the idea of launching a "CONCAUSA III" process, perhaps with a focus on climate change and with the inclusion of the Caribbean Community [...]	2009-03-05 12:51:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KSUM CS
09SANJOSE217	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Vice President and Dr. Biden and their delegation, and provides this broad overview as requested by the OVP. The Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably entering the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repub [...]	2009-03-23 16:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI
09SANJOSE225	COSTA RICA: FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 18, Costa Rica re-established full diplomatic relations with Cuba, ending 48 years of limited contact. In an open letter to the Costa Rican people and in his press conference announcing the change, President Oscar Arias said "the time had come" for "direct and open dialo [...]	2009-03-25 16:58:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS CU PGOV PINR PREL PREF
09SANJOSE297	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 30 MULTILATERAL [...] (U) March 30, 2009; 1045 am; San Jose, Costa Rica. 2. (U) Participants: USG: The Vice President Ambassador Peter Cianchette Anthony Blinken, NSA to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy NSA to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSC Craig Kel [...]	2009-04-08 21:46:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR PREL XK OVIP PGOV JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANJOSE312	COSTA RICA WELCOMES QENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Costa Rican officials, including the Minister of Foreign Trade and the Minister of Environment, Energy, and Telecommunications (MINAET),welcomed President ObamaQs planned announcement of an QEnergy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) at the upcoming Summit of t [...]	2009-04-16 12:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG ECON KSUM KGHG PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE34	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - COSTA RICA [...] Costa Rica's investment climate is generally favorable and has been for many years. Consequently, foreign direct investment is high and has been a significant contributor to Costa Rica's economic growth. Nevertheless, the country continues to present stumbling blocks to investors. The Januar [...]	2009-01-21 19:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
09SANJOSE478	COSTA RICA AND PANAMA - COOPERATION AND COMPETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In contrast to its historically problematic relationship with Nicaragua, Costa Rica has deepening and positive political-economic ties with Panama. Both countries have abolished their militaries and are cooperating more closely on counternarcotics, law enforcement and disaster [...]	2009-06-05 14:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KDEM SNAR MASS PA CS
09SANJOSE615	COSTA RICA'S ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - OPPORTUNITIES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: U.S. investors identify physical infrastructure challenges as the key hurdle for Costa Rica's development and modernization, according to the Costa Rican-U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Costa Rica provides a sometimes reliable electric power supply to over 97 percent of the country. Its [...]	2009-07-23 19:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON ETRD EIND SENV EFIN EINV PREL
09SANJOSE656	TUXTLA SUMMIT FOCUSES ON HONDURAS SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, Colombia, Honduras and the Dominican Republic met July 29 in northern Costa Rica at the 11th Tuxtla Summit. The summit focused in large part on the ongoing crisis in Honduras, with all present (including Ma [...]	2009-08-03 22:22:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR PREL CS
09SANJOSE697	CENTRAL AMERICANS RENEW "CONCAUSA III" PUSH FOR CLIMATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Central American environment ministers continue to seek greater U.S. cooperation with the region on climate change through a revival of the Central American-United States Joint Declaration ("CONCAUSA") process launched in 1994. As Costa Rica serves as Presiden [...]	2009-08-17 16:31:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG CS
09SANJOSE747	COSTA RICA: BALANCING SIEPAC PROGRESS AGAINST THE [...] SUMMARY. Costa Rica struggles to complete its portion of the Panama to Guatemala power grid interconnection project (SIEPAC). The negotiation and acquisition of land consumes most of the project's time )- much more so than actual construction -- such that only approximately 60 percent of th [...]	2009-08-28 13:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ENRG KIDE PGOV PREL EINV
09SANJOSE823	COSTA RICA: POSSIBLE PATHWAYS TO REGIONAL ENERGY [...] SUMMARY. In their September 16-17 trip to Costa Rica, the Pathways to Prosperity team of WHA/EPSC Director Matt Rooney, WHA/EPSC Trade Officer Susan Garro and EEB/TPP/BT Director Robert Manogue met with three energy-sector leaders: Pedro Pablo Quiros, executive President of the Costa Rican Ins [...]	2009-09-25 20:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL CS
09SANJOSE862	PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY: COSTA RICA PREPARES FOR [...] SUMMARY. Costa Rican officials are working diligently to prepare for a successful Pathways to Prosperity ministerial meeting in December, which they hope Secretary Clinton will attend. In a meeting with visiting State Department officials, they undertook to coordinate efforts to improve and [...]	2009-10-08 15:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON CS HO AMGT OPDC OVIP
09SANJOSE917	COSTA RICA: OPIC FINANCE APPLICATION FOR JUAN [...] Embassy San Jose fully supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) plan to provide a USD 55 million loan to Alterra Partners Costa Rica, S.A. (APCR),the operator of San Jose's Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO). The loan -) in addition to a USD 45 million Inter-Am [...]	2009-10-27 01:02:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV
09SANSALVADOR16	EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: JANUARY 6 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes results of the two latest polls and details on recent reports of electoral violence. ------------ [...]	2009-01-08 14:57:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGIV KPLS KDEM ES
09SANSALVADOR335	EL SALVADOR INTERESTED IN ENERGY AND CLIMATE [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Economy energy advisor Salvador Rivas and Felix Ulloa, who is coordinating Ministry of Foreign Affairs' preparations for the Summit of the Americas. Rivas expressed strong interest in the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) [...]	2009-04-15 22:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM ECON ENRG SENV
09SANSALVADOR433	SERVIR PROJECT SUPPORTS DISASTER RELIEF AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: The SERVIR project has closed a successful two-year global development alliance with USAID that created innovative geographic imaging tools to help manage disaster relief operations, monitor environmental trends and study the effects of climate change in Central America. In its next p [...]	2009-05-18 13:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV EAGR SV
09SANSALVADOR47	EL SALVADOR: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous [...]	2009-01-15 22:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR ES
09SANSALVADOR6	OAS AND IOA HOLD REGIONAL CONFERENCES ON RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: The OAS and the Institute of the Americas (IOA) organized two USG-funded regional conferences on renewable energy in San Salvador on December 11-12. At the December 11 OAS conference, delegates from Central and North America discussed their current energy matrices and policies to imp [...]	2009-01-06 14:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EINV EPET ES
09SANSALVADOR748	GOES SANGUINE ON COLOMBIA DCA; FM TO HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Salvadoran FM Martinez welcomed reftel points on the proposed U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. Separately, he has been asked by OAS SG Insulza to join the planned mission of Foreign Ministers to Honduras o/a August 21, partly as a counter-balance to Panama. End Summary [...]	2009-08-13 22:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ES CO HO
09SANSALVADOR864	SALVADORAN MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The newly appointed Salvadoran Minister of the Environment, Herman Rosa Chavez, will be in Washington on September 21 to meet with OES A/S Jones and EPA officials. USAID is sponsoring this trip to discuss El Salvador's interest in pollution control and prevention and to further [...]	2009-09-17 12:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV EAGR ETRD ES
09SANSALVADOR958	EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-07 19:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
09SANTIAGO1114	STAFFDEL MEACHAM - CHILE'S ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham traveled to Chile October 26-28 to review the state of the economy, the history of Chile's development, and the work of international financial institutions (IFIs) in country. The Chilean economy suffered a rece [...]	2009-11-18 20:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL OVIP CI
09SANTIAGO1118	CHILE'S RENEWABLE ENERGY WEEK INCLUDES U.S. EXPERTS IN SOLAR [...] SUMMARY: Chile, which is looking to boost its use of renewable energy as a means to improve energy security and combat the effects of climate change, hosted a week of renewable energy events October 5-9 focused on two areas where Chile appears to have comparative natural advantages: solar an [...]	2009-11-20 16:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINT TRGY DOE CI
09SANTIAGO1122	AES-GENER: Chilean Minister of Housing Promises to Resolve [...] (SBU) Summary: The Minister of Housing assured the Ambassador that by year's-end she will resolve the regulatory confusion that has undermined a large investment by AES-Gener, a U.S. electric company. In delivering a letter from Commerce Secretary Locke to President Bachelet on AES, the Amba [...]	2009-11-20 19:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG PGOV SENV CI
09SANTIAGO1156	Ambassador's Trip to Iquique: Positive Engagement on Drug [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Chile's 1st region October 28-29 to meet local leaders and strengthen ties to an important economic area of the country. Iquique, a city in far northern Chile built on the once-booming nitrate industry, is now home to one of Chile's two free trade zones. I [...]	2009-12-01 15:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR TRGY DEA CI BL
09SANTIAGO1170	Visit to Arica: Strong Bilateral Cooperation on the [...] Summary: The Ambassador got a close-up view of the close ties Chile has with southern Peru during his November 14-17 visit to Arica. Local leaders noted the close integration between people and business and excellent law enforcement cooperation. The Ambassador met with local officials, u [...]	2009-12-03 11:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR ECON EINT ETRD ENRG OPRC SCUL SENV CI PE
09SANTIAGO1180	CHILE: SUPPORTIVE OF POLITICAL OUTCOME AT COP-15 IF IT SETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Environment Minister Uriarte told the Ambassador that Chile expects the outcome of the COP-15 in Copenhagen to be a political agreement, but that she hopes it will have some substance. As an emerging economy, Chile expects to be a bridge between the developed and developing cou [...]	2009-12-04 20:44:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG UN CI
09SANTIAGO1200	SUBJECT: CHILE: Presidential Candidates' Energy Platforms - [...] SUMMARY: The energy platforms of Chile's three leading presidential candidates aim to improve Chile's energy security while supporting economic growth and, to a lesser extent, include environmental protection and social welfare components. There are significant shared elements: diversificat [...]	2009-12-10 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO1216	Santiago Dec. 15 Media Report [...] Minister Carolina Toha, the government's spokesperson, resigned yesterday to head Eduardo Frei's campaign for the January runoff election (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 12/15). U.S.-Related News 2. Excerpts of an interview with U.S. Ambassador Paul Simons: "One of Presi [...]	2009-12-15 20:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1238	Santiago Dec. 18 Media Report [...] "Why didn't the FBI detect mustard gas in 2005, when Justice Madrid claims there are (traces of it)?" At the end of 2004, the judge investigating the death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva, Alejandro Madrid, requested the FBI's assistance to confirm if the exhumed remains belong [...]	2009-12-18 19:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO138	CHILE'S COMPETING ECOMOMIC VISIONS: A POSSIBLE PREVIEW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chile 21 Foundation (a think tank affiliated with Chile's Socialist party) organized a seminar late last month to discuss the current global economic situation and its impact on Chile. Minister of Finance Andres Velasco reviewed the GOC's economic policy designed to combat [...]	2009-02-17 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO243	CHILE PROPOSES JOINT CHILE-U.S. FUND FOR SOLAR ENERGY; [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman proposed a joint "U.S.-Chile Fund for the Development of Solar Energy," financed by US$15 million from each country, to be announced at the Summit [...]	2009-03-13 10:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO245	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 13 [...] Late morning on-line dailies report that La Moneda confirmed Vice President Joe Biden's participation at the Progressive Governance Summit, March 27-28 in Chile. Dailies also ran extensive coverage on Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley's departure and the subsequent cabinet shuffle. Dailies al [...]	2009-03-13 15:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO269	CHILE: FREI RUNS TO REFORM THE CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Presidential candidate Eduardo Frei (DC) has announced an ambitious proposal to overhaul the 1980 constitution and cultivate a new "constitutional patriotism" in Chile. The proposed "Bicentennial Constitution" offers specific recommendations designed to re-energize politics, dec [...]	2009-03-20 12:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO270	CHILE: FREI RUNS TO REFORM THE CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Presidential candidate Eduardo Frei (DC) has announced an ambitious proposal to overhaul the 1980 constitution and cultivate a new "constitutional patriotism" in Chile. The proposed "Bicentennial Constitution" offers specific recommendations designed to re-energize politics, dec [...]	2009-03-20 12:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO326	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 6 [...] The death of an 11-year old boy who was waiting for a heart transplant has brought to the forefront the problems with organ donations and transplants in Chile. The Llaima volcano has become active again and the Region of Araucania is on red alert. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. [...]	2009-04-06 21:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO328	POST REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP: [...] Summary: A team from Chile's TV network "Canal 9 Regional" in Concepcion spent two weeks in the United States learning about the importance of climate change, it effects on people's lives, and the growing demand for renewable energies. The team met with government officers, NGOs, utility com [...]	2009-04-07 15:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO377	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 21 [...] Dailies reproduced information published by government agencies of what their officials earn, in accordance the new Transparency law. Dailies also report that presidential candidate Eduardo Frei named 27-year old Sebastian Bowen to head his presidential campaign. Bowen is the former director [...]	2009-04-21 19:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO378	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 21 [...] Dailies reproduced information published by government agencies of what their officials earn, in accordance the new Transparency law. Dailies also report that presidential candidate Eduardo Frei named 27-year old Sebastian Bowen to head his presidential campaign. Bowen is the former director [...]	2009-04-21 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO383	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 22 [...] Information revealed under the new Transparency Law has ignited debate on how the government spends it funds. The information also revealed the practice among some agencies of hiring more contract workers than salaried employees, which is in violation of the law. U.S.-Related News -------- [...]	2009-04-22 19:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO415	SCENESETTER FOR CAPSTONE COURSE [...] (SBU) The Embassy looks forward to your visit to Santiago, which comes as Chile's presidential campaign begins to heat up. President Michelle Bachelet -- who is currently enjoying the highest approval ratings of her presidency -- is constitutionally precluded from seeking a second term. The e [...]	2009-04-30 21:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL ENRG CI
09SANTIAGO443	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 8 [...] The Saieh family holding bought 20% of the Ripley department store for an estimated US$170 million. The Saieh holding already owns a supermarket chain (Unimark) and six malls. The Central Bank lowered the interest rate to 1.25%. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Ambassador Simons s [...]	2009-05-08 17:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO448	CHILE'S LEFTIST PARTIES HAVE CONGRESSIONAL DREAMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several minor leftist political parties without seats in either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies continue to seek their own path to greater representation in the upcoming national elections. A coalition of three leftist parties have joined together under the banner of a s [...]	2009-05-12 11:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO496	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS -- APRIL 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean Energy sector during April 2009. Ambassador Simons gave a keynote address in California at a GOC-hosted solar energy seminar, at which Chile's Minister of Energy announced bid solicitations for two solar power plants. Chi [...]	2009-05-27 21:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO566	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BACHELET'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's June 23-24 visit to Washington represents an opportunity to broaden and deepen the "equal partnership" we enjoy with one of the hemisphere,s most successful democracies. Chile is off to a strong start with the Obama Administration. The Vice President,s Marc [...]	2009-06-17 19:57:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MARR CI ENRG SOCI
09SANTIAGO575	STAFFDEL MEACHAM - CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER, AND U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham on May 27-June 3 met with Chilean officials, NGOs, as well as academics to review the effects of climate change. He also conducted a site visit to the El Maule region, which has been impacted by climate change. All [...]	2009-06-19 20:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ENVR ETRD PGOV PREL OVIP CI
09SANTIAGO614	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 1 [...] National unemployment rate was 10.2% for March-May, the highest for this period since 2004. Six of the fifteen regions have two-digit unemployment rates and highest is in the 15-24 age bracket (23.4%). Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Chilean and U.S. government sources say that the bilateral m [...]	2009-07-02 13:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO643	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 10 [...] The Central Bank lowered the interest rate from 0.75 to 0.5%, which will also lower the cost of consumer loans and mortgages. The bank will maintain this rate for at least six months. Chile-Russia Military --------------------- 2. Defense Minister Francis Vidal confirmed there have been t [...]	2009-07-10 18:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO74	AMBASSADOR AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DISCUSS U.S.-CHILE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 21 meeting, Environment Minister Ana Lya Uriarte and Ambassador Simons discussed the timing of the formation of the Ministry of Environment, priorities for Chile's National Action Plan on Climate Change and the Minister's specific interest in collaboration on techni [...]	2009-01-22 19:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV ENRG PGOV TRGY CI
09SANTIAGO78	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 23 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the detention of the former National Registry Service Director for mismanagement and embezzlement; the more than 40% rate reduction for calls to cell phones; and the violent attack of an estate in the indigenous Mapuche area in southern Chile. U.S.-Related News - [...]	2009-01-23 15:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO783	GOC Seeks Solution after Supreme Court Invalidated [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Chilean officials have told the Ambassador that the Chilean Supreme Court's invalidation of an environmental permit for AES Gener's power plant is a serious problem that could undermine Chile's image as a stable investment environment, and that the Bachelet administration [...]	2009-08-17 15:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO790	CHILEAN INVESTMENTS IN VENEZUELA UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: The restrictions on Chilean companies, ability to repatriate funds from Venezuela has become a major irritant between the two countries. Blocked returns exceed $80 million, and the Chilean Congress and companies have pressed the Bachelet Administration to defend Chilean companie [...]	2009-08-19 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CI VE
09SANTIAGO817	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 31 [...] The UNASUR summit was aired live and showed us a disorganized and seven-hour debate that concluded with upset presidents and a final declaration that made no reference to the U.S.-Colombia agreement. The declaration, however, states that "foreign military forces cannot threaten the sovereignty [...]	2009-08-31 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI

09SANTIAGO848	Santiago Sept. 10 Media Report [...] A former Air Force officer stated that his brigade had paid approximately US$3 million to purchase spare parts for helicopters that were never received and for maintenance services that were never conducted. An investigation was opened for misuse of state funds (La Tercera, 9/10). [...]	2009-09-10 17:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO850	CHILE's UNGA 64 Goals and Objectives [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche on UNGA 64 goals and objectives to Ambassador Juan Eguiguren, Director of Multilateral Affairs. Poloffs emphasized the Obama Administration's commitment to re-engagement with the international community and highlighted the following issues: non-prolife [...]	2009-09-10 22:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA CI
09SANTIAGO886	Santiago Sept. 17 Meda Report [...] All dailies report on the array of events that the municipalities and the government are preparing in different parts of Santiago for the September 18-19 Independence Day holiday. U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. After inaugurating the Bicentennial and [...]	2009-09-17 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO896	Santiago Sept. 22 Media Report [...] Tension increases with Manuel Zelaya's return to Honduras and his request for refuge in the Brazilian embassy (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 9/22). U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. The poverty rate in the United States in 2008 was 13.2%, due to the [...]	2009-09-22 21:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO93	CHILE: ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of developments in the Chilean energy sector during January 2009. Thanks to a recent vote in the Chamber of Deputies, Chile moved closer to creating a new Ministry of Energy, which may pass into law by the end of March. Seeking to increase the flow of re [...]	2009-01-30 20:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO947	Frei's Long Odds: Why the Numbers Point to a Pinera Victory [...] (C) Summary: At first glance, former president and Concertacion candidate Frei seems to be heading in to the final stage of the presidential election with a strong advantage: three progressive presidential candidates split 56% of the vote, while the only conservative candidate, Sebastian Pin [...]	2009-12-18 17:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO962	Santiago October 6 Media Report [...] Chile ranked first in Latin America and 44th globally in the United Nations Development Program index on human development. The ranking includes variables such as life expectancy (78.5 years),per capita GDP, and access to health and education. Social and gender inequity were two var [...]	2009-10-06 18:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTODOMINGO1216	CENTRAL ELECTORAL BOARD PRESIDENT LOOKS FORWARD TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Electoral Board (JCE) President Julio Cesar Castanos Guzman, in a 10/9 meeting with Charge, said that he expects the May 2010 congressional/municipal elections to be "passionate," but within the JCE's capabilities to handle smoothly. He also stated that digitization [...]	2009-10-14 16:17:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CVIS PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1303	CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITTLE III [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Post finds the Dominican Republic (DR) has made no marked changes to its relationship with Cuba since the last report (Ref B). Although some educational and medical exchanges exist, the DR has very few investments in Cuba and no bilateral trade agreement. Post asse [...]	2009-11-20 19:16:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL ETTC CU DR
09SANTODOMINGO1313	Read-out on Climate Change Meeting (Dominican Republic) [...] EconOff delivered the demarche on the UGS's position on the Copenhagen Climate Change meetings on 12/2/09, to Victor Garcia, Office Director, and Carol Franco, Environmental Economist, for the National Climate Change Council. The GoDR plans to send approximately 20 delegates to Copenha [...]	2009-12-03 12:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG DR
09SANTODOMINGO1321	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA P/DAS CRAIG KELLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo warmly welcomes you to the Dominican Republic. Your visit will reinforce our strong bilateral relationship that is based on extensive economic and commercial ties, military and law enforcement cooperation, and cultural links. President Leonel Fernandez has [...]	2009-12-08 18:48:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SNAR EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1346	AMERICAS ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 15:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG EAGR KSUM SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1408	Socialist International Holds Second Council Meeting in the [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 16:20:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON DR
09SANTODOMINGO449	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 12:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO456	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 12:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO459	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 14:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO50	DOMINICAN ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN; GODR RUNNING OUT [...] (U) Summary: The recent economic slowdown and global financial crisis are now showing its affects on the economy and finances of the Dominican Republic. There were a large number of layoffs in December in the textile, mining and tourism sectors. Economists predict that the full impact of the [...]	2009-01-16 14:43:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO570	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IS BAD FOR BUSINESS, SAYS [...] (C) Summary: Managers from U.S. investment company Advent International told EconOffs that they have faced numerous barriers to their conduct of business since acquiring the airport concessionaire Aerodom Dominicana Siglo XXI in October 2008. Among these is a GODR official who has harassed, threate [...]	2009-05-18 17:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR KCOR EINV ECON DR
09SAOPAULO121	OUTLOOK FOR BRAZILIAN NATURAL GAS MARKET POSITIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Congress has passed natural gas legislation that would create specific roles for production, distribution, and commercialization of natural gas. The original bill, passed by Brazil's lower house in August 2007 and then with revisions in the Senate on December 3, clari [...]	2009-03-04 13:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO123	Media Reaction: Western Hemisphere: Cuba, governance; [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-04 14:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO208	BRAZIL'S REGIONAL CITIES FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's regional cities in Sao Paulo State and Minas Gerais are feeling the effects of the financial crisis. During a March 16-19 outreach visit to several interior cities, local business leaders indicated that the current financial crisis created a vicious cycle of falling ex [...]	2009-04-06 12:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR BR
09SAOPAULO217	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 16:20:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO230	MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Antarctica, Obama, G20, Venezuela [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 13:10:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO311	Media Reaction Sao Paulo- North Korea, al Qaeda in Brazil, [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 20:17:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO312	MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK, NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 11:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO314	MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: CUBA; NORTH KOREA MAY 27, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 20:00:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO343	MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO: A NEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-18 17:21:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO355	MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 17:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO366	BRAZIL:AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Ambassador Sobel met June 15 with former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to discuss the activities of FHC,s think tank and possible areas of cooperation. Cardoso spoke at length about Sao Paulo Governor and presumptive 2010 PSDB Presidential candidate Jose Serra. FHC [...]	2009-06-25 13:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	BR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL
09SAOPAULO391	BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS ON FREE TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders from the powerful Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) emphasized their growing interest in negotiating a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),a Bilateral Tax Treaty (BTT),as well as liberalizing trade with Mexico and the United States, during meeting [...]	2009-07-07 13:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO396	MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 16:07:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO447	MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 12:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO448	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY, [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 16:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO472	MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, GLOBAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 10:46:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO497	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 12:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO63	MEDIA REACTION: NEW ADMINISTRATION'S FOREIGN POLICY; [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 14:59:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO646	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 20:36:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR
09SAOPAULO653	Scenesetter for SR Farah Pandith's Visit to Brazil: Sao Paulo's Muslims [...] (U) Post is delighted to host Special Representative (SR) Farah Pandith's first visit to Latin America, November 22-23. Brazil offers a unique context for engaging the local Muslim communities. The country hosts a significant (400-500 thousand) Muslim minority that lives within a larger society t [...]	2009-11-20 12:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OEXC OIIP PHUM PINR PINS PROP SCUL PTER BR
09SAOPAULO667	SAO PAULO LEADERS OUTLINE CONCERNS WITH GOB TO WHA A/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the final leg of his week-long visit to the Southern Cone, Western Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela met with leading political and economic observers in Sao Paulo, who expressed concern with Brazil's foreign policy, public spending, and political maneu [...]	2009-12-29 16:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO694	MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 13:53:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR KGHG
09SAOPAULO70	LAY OFFS LEAVE THE GOB AND UNIONS PLAYING CATCH UP [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of economic growth and relative labor calm, a sudden spate of layoffs and rumors of further cuts seem to have caught both Brazilian labor unions and the government off-guard. The swift deterioration in the labor market has led to public demonstrations and much fin [...]	2009-02-02 16:11:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EIND EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR BR
09SAOPAULO712	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 13:49:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO736	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 15:47:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO738	MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 16:19:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO77	Media Reaction - Global Economy: climate change and [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 14:33:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO93	Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 12 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-12 19:04:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAPPORO30	TOMARI: JAPAN'S NORTHERNMOST NUCLEAR COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY. Sapporo Conoffs recently visited the town of Tomari, home to Hokkaido's only nuclear power facility. As a new nuclear reactor there that will be capable of burning mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel prepares to come online, the community continues to benefit from subsidies an [...]	2009-07-29 10:26:00	Consulate Sapporo	UNCLASSIFIED	JA ENRG ECON PGOV TRGY
09SARAJEVO1008	SCENESETTER FOR EUCOM ADMIRAL STAVRIDIS TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. I am delighted that you will join us in a visit to Combined Endeavor 2009 in Banja Luka, Bosnia, September 17. Your visit is a great opportunity to stress the U.S. commitment to helping Bosnia on the path to Euro-Atlantic integration. The fact that Combined Endeavor is taking [...]	2009-08-21 05:41:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO102	BOSNIA - STATE COURT MUST RELEASE CONVICTED WAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just as Bosnia is gaining momentum with regard to war crimes prosecution, State Court officials have raised the alarm about the release from custody of convicted war criminals pending appeals. A provision in the BiH Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) prescribes that after a first [...]	2009-01-26 17:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ICTY KAWC KJUS KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO1252	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S [...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity responding to a increasingly negative trend in Bosnia's political climate. In October, the European Union and the United States began a process of high-level engagement aimed at breaking the impasse on issues critical to B [...]	2009-11-04 16:09:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR BK
09SARAJEVO2	BOSNIA - MOSQUE FIRE SPARKS MUTUAL RECRIMINATIONS [...] (C) Summary: A mosque in a predominantly-Bosniak village in Eastern Republika Srpska (RS) caught fire on December 7, the eve of a major Islamic holiday. Almost immediately, political and religious leaders, led by SBiH President Haris Silajdzic and Mostar Mufti Seid Smajkic, politicized the i [...]	2009-01-05 11:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BK
09SARAJEVO281	BOSNIA: POST RESPONSE 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Intellectual property rights (IPR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are not adequately protected. The Government suffers from a low level of capacity, primarily technical expertise in policy and law enforcement institutions. While legislation to enforce IPR is in place, enforceme [...]	2009-03-09 10:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR
09SARAJEVO317	BOSNIA - DAS JONES' MARCH 1-4 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY During his March 1-4 visit to Sarajevo DAS Stuart Jones met with leaders of all major political parties, members of the presidency, Defense Minister Cikotic, Prime Minister Spiric and Foreign Minister Alkalaj. He also met with representatives from international financial instituti [...]	2009-03-16 15:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO348	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 25-26 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on March 25-26. Despite Bosnia's problems, including continued nationalist rhetoric and challenges to the Dayton constitutional order, the PIC is expected to be non-eventful. Hopes among PIC members, particularly Russia [...]	2009-03-19 16:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO35	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JANUARY 13-14 VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bob, Cameron -- I look forward to welcoming you to Sarajevo next week for the NATO HQ Sarajevo change-of-command ceremony and our joint meeting with Admiral Fitzgerald. I am also pleased that you both have the time for some additional meetings, particularly a lunch with political [...]	2009-01-12 10:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO373	BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO [...] (C) The State Prosecutor's Special Department for Organized Crime (SDOC),under the leadership of USG-funded secondee Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor and head of SDOC, made inroads in the fight against organized crime, financial crimes, and corruption in 2008. This includes using cas [...]	2009-03-25 06:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO42	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...]	2009-01-13 10:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK
09SARAJEVO514	BOSNIA - TIME TO ASSIGN A U.S. GENERAL OFFICER TO [...] (C/NF) I have argued that it remains critical to U.S. interests for a U.S. general officer to command NATO HQ Sarajevo. We did not succeed in keeping that post last year, however, and an Italian general officer assumed command of NATO HQ on January 14. After that decision was taken my hope h [...]	2009-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM NATO EU BK
09SARAJEVO515	BOSNIA - HIGHREP INZKO DISCUSSES EXTENDING THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Inzko met with Quint Ambassadors on April 20 to discuss extending the presence of the international secondees working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past the legislatively-mandated December 2009 deadline. Inzko expressed strong support for [...]	2009-04-22 15:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO566	BOSNIA - DODIK'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST "TRANSFERRED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 23, the Republika Srpska National Assembly (RSNA) began a debate on the "effects of the transfer of constitutional competencies from the RS to the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina." The debate, which will continue on May 14, is part of a long campaign dating back [...]	2009-05-05 14:21:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KJUS PHUM EU BK
09SARAJEVO594	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mr. Vice President: welcome to Bosnia. Your visit here is being taken as a sign that "the U.S. is back" and ready to resume our traditional leadership role here. Bosniaks especially welcome the news, Croats as well, but Serbs are leery, believing new U.S. energy will be devoted t [...]	2009-05-12 15:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ECON KJUS KCRM PINR BK
09SARAJEVO658	BOSNIA - VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN OPENS DOOR FOR USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: One week after the visit of Vice President Biden to Bosnia and Herzegovina, his signals of clear USG support for Bosnia have begun to shore up the voice of the Bosnian political moderates. During his public speech and private meetings on May 19, the Vice President declared in no [...]	2009-06-02 11:04:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO741	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 29-30 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Sarajevo on June 29-30. This meeting, the first PIC Political Directors meeting to be chaired by the current HighRep Valentin Inzko, will take place in the shadow of a serious confrontation between Inzko and Republika Srpska Pri [...]	2009-06-23 15:38:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL BK
09SARAJEVO745	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 27-28 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo as Bosnia weathers its latest political crisis, a showdown over the High Representative's use of his extraordinary Bonn Powers to annul an action by the Republika Srpska (RS) that challenged the structures of the Dayton Peace Accords (Ref A). Such crises a [...]	2009-06-24 10:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO76	BOSNIA - BIDDING FOR 2010-2011 UNSC SEAT [...] (U) We received the following diplomatic note from the Bosnian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Bosnia's interest in being elected to the UN Security Council, and have added our comment on this request below: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina presents its compliment [...]	2009-01-16 16:59:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC BK
09SARAJEVO797	BOSNIA - CODEL CARDIN STRESSES NEED FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 27-28 meetings with Bosnia's Presidency and the leaders of its most prominent political parties, a Congressional delegation led by Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) stressed the USG's continued concern for Bosnia's future and pledged our support for helping Bosnia become a s [...]	2009-07-02 14:49:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO810	BOSNIA - FEW SIGNS OF PROGRESS AT THE JUNE PIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The June 29-30 Peace Implementation Council (PIC)session was marked by rancorous debate among Bosnian politicians and by general acknowledgment that Bosnia had made little progress toward satisfying the objectives and conditions necessary to close the Office of the High Represent [...]	2009-07-07 13:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL BK
09SARAJEVO812	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 11-12 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: You come to Sarajevo to commemorate a searing event in Bosnia's history, the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly to the Bosniaks, a strong USG commitment to national reconciliation. You also will meet with Bosnian leaders on [...]	2009-07-08 11:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OVIP BK
09SARAJEVO883	SUBJECT: BOSNIA - CODEL CARNAHAN HELPS MARK [...] (SBU) Summary: From July 11-13 the Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and including Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) and Representative Mike Turner (R-OH) visited Bosnia-Herzegovina, underscoring the strength of the U.S. commitment to help Bosnia joi [...]	2009-07-23 04:22:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM OVIP BK
09SEOUL1058	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 07:12:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1200	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; July 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 05:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1241	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Berman, welcome to Korea. The alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is strong, enduring, and strategically important. Your visit follows the successful June 16 U.S.-ROK Presidential Summit and adoption of the Joint Vision Statement. The Joint Vision Statem [...]	2009-08-06 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1254	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - JUNE-JULY 2009 [...] In conjunction with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's summit with President Obama in Washington DC in mid-June, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Korean Minister of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Lee Yoon-ho signed a Statement of Intent on June 16 to begin cooperation on research and development in [...]	2009-08-10 03:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1282	SSANGYONG STRIKE'S END UNLIKELY TO FORESTALL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-13 01:03:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD KS
09SEOUL1393	KOREA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION SCENARIOS SPARK [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and is not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: On August 4, the Korean government announced three "scenarios" for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. The scenarios range from an eight percent increase over the 2005 em [...]	2009-08-31 09:01:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL KGHG KS
09SEOUL1469	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE -AUGUST 2009 [...] On August 4, Korea proposed three options to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, saying it will determine the final implementation plan by the end of this year. The Presidential Committee on Green Growth (PCGG) unveiled three scenarios that seek to reduce emissions from 21 to 30 percent [...]	2009-09-15 01:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ELTN ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1501	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 08:26:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1512	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 06:49:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1527	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 07:42:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1528	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1554	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 28, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-28 08:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL160	ROK DEFENSE MINISTER ON WORSENING NORTH-SOUTH [...] (C) At a January 30 dinner at the Ambassador's Residence in honor of the ROK Minister of National Defense (MND) Lee Sang-hee and other senior ROK security officials, contrasting views were presented on how the ROKG should respond to that day's statement by the DPRK that it would no longer reco [...]	2009-02-03 06:23:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AF KS KN CH JA
09SEOUL1618	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 13, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 02:21:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1620	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 02:24:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1628	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 05:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1772	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO KOREA, [...] (SBU) Mr. President, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome your first official visit to Korea. The U.S.-ROK alliance is in arguably its best shape ever, and it is growing in scope. We have a historic opportunity to expand cooperation with an ally that sees its national interests as coinc [...]	2009-11-05 10:25:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KN KS
09SEOUL1773	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (SBU) Korea is the ninth largest emitter of carbon dioxide gas in the world, the government said on October 19, quoting a report using 2007 data by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The country ranked as the tenth largest CO2 emitter in an earlier report using 2005 emissions data. Korea [...]	2009-11-06 03:45:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EIND ENRG TBIO OEXC TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL1811	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 08:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1818	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 06:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1832	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 18, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 07:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1835	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 19, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1836	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; November 20, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 08:18:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL187	KOREA RAMPS UP ITS G20 EFFORTS; SEEKS TO [...] (C) Summary: Korea has ramped up its efforts on the G20 process, and ideally hopes to see the G20 become the main forum for global economic and financial coordination in the future. Former Finance Minister Sakong Il, Korea's new coordinator on G20 issues (as well as senior advisor to Preside [...]	2009-02-05 10:44:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PREL KS
09SEOUL1925	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 7, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 07:58:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1926	ROKG THINKING BIG FOR NOVEMBER G20 SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch with the Ambassador and visiting EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Joseph Donovan, ROK G20 Coordinator Sakong Il described ROKG efforts to establish the primacy of the G20 and ensure the success of the Seoul summit in November 2010. The ROKG is negotiating aggre [...]	2009-12-07 08:51:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL KS
09SEOUL1928	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 8, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-08 07:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1935	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 00:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1936	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 00:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1979	SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 07:44:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL1980	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; December 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-21 07:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US

09SEOUL2008	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - DECEMBER 2009 [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- ROK Experts: Currency Reform Will Increase Poverty -- DPRK Adopts New Economic Laws -- DPRK Population Exceeds 24 Million -- DPRK Seeks to Develop Wind Power -- DP [...]	2009-12-28 05:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
09SEOUL215	PRESS BULLETIN - February 10, 2009 [...] Messages We Should Deliver to Secretary Clinton (Dong-a Ilbo, February 10, 2009, Page 31) 2. What Clinton Has Packed for a Visit to Seoul (Chosun Ilbo, February 10, 2009, Page 31) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo, Hankook Ilbo, Hankyoreh Shinmun, Segye Ilbo, Seoul Shinmun, All TVs, All Intern [...]	2009-02-10 08:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL240	PRESS BULLETIN - February 17, 2009 [...] Welcoming Clinton (JoongAng Ilbo, February 16, 2009, Page 31) 2. "Hillary! Hillary!..." (Chosun Ilbo, February 17, 2009, Page 30) 3. Leader Parties While His People Starve (Dong-a Ilbo, February 17, 2009, Page 31) 4. Even Two Years after Feb. 13 Agreement, Pyongyang Still Engages in Trick [...]	2009-02-17 08:23:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL269	PRESS BULLETIN - February 23, 2009 [...] Alliance Reaffirmed (JoongAng Ilbo, February 21, 2009, Page 26) 2. Effects of Sino-U.S. Relations (JoongAng Ilbo, February 23, 2009, Page 30) 3. Clinton Says, "The U.S. and the ROK Agree on North Korean Issue" (Chosun Ilbo, February 21, 2009, Page 27) 4. Pyongyang Should Not Dare to Igno [...]	2009-02-23 09:48:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL278	ROKG ANNOUNCES FOUR-YEAR "GREEN NEW DEAL" TO INVEST USD 38 [...] Summary: The South Korean government has announced that it will invest 50 trillion won (USD 38.1 billion) over the next four years on environmental infrastructure projects in a "Green New Deal." The program, comprising nine major projects and 27 secondary projects, is intended to spur slumpin [...]	2009-02-24 11:22:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON PGOV KS
09SEOUL314	SEOUL ECONOMIC BRIEFING -- FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) Korea,s 2008 Current Account Posts USD 6.41 Billion Deficit: South Korea,s 2008 current account shifted to a deficit of USD 6.41 billion from 2007,s surplus of USD 5.88 billion dollars. The goods account surplus decreased to USD 5.99 billion from the previous year's 28.17 billion dollars, [...]	2009-02-27 10:27:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EINV KS
09SEOUL318	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - February 2009 [...] The ROKG has issued a public notice on the upcoming introduction of legislation of a "Basic Law on Low Carbon, Green Growth." The draft bill will be an amalgamation of three programs: A) The Basic Law on Climate Change: Draft legislation that had already been pending at the National Assemb [...]	2009-03-02 05:14:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KHIV KS
09SEOUL470	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMIC ISSUES WITH BLUE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed key ROKG economic priorities with Blue House Senior Secretary Yoon Jin-sik when they met on March 20. Yoon told the Ambassador that President Lee Myung-bak strongly supports a coordinated fiscal stimulus on the part of G-20 members. Yoon also confirmed t [...]	2009-03-24 08:33:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL KS
09SEOUL485	SOUTH KOREANS CALM ABOUT NORTH KOREAN THREATS [...] (C) Summary: The South Korean public has reacted calmly to North Korea's increasingly hostile rhetoric and actions over the last six months. Even in the shadow of the North's impending missile launch, polls show only a slight up tick in public concern about the North Korean threat, and debate [...]	2009-03-25 08:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS KN PGOV PREL
09SEOUL502	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 30, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 07:16:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL525	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 1, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 07:35:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL540	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 3, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL587	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MARCH 2009 [...] After several rounds of public hearings, the Lee Myung-bak administration submitted draft legislation entitled "The Basic Law on Low Carbon and Green Growth" to the National Assembly on February 28. The proposed legislation calls for the introduction of a market-based cap-and-trade system on [...]	2009-04-10 06:28:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY KGHG KS
09SEOUL588	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 10, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-10 07:05:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL607	SRAP HOLBROOKE'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Holbrooke, welcome to Seoul. Although your stay in Seoul is barely three hours, you are seeing the three key Koreans shaping ROK foreign policy: President Lee, FM Yu and NSA Kim. President Lee and his advisors are eager to hear directly your sense of the way forward i [...]	2009-04-14 09:24:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MARR AF PK KS
09SEOUL810	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - APRIL 2009 [...] On April 27, the Korean government unveiled an interim plan for its four major river restoration projects, aimed at flood control, securing sufficient water supplies, upgrading river water quality, and reviving ecosystems, as well as boosting local economies through job creation to carry out t [...]	2009-05-21 05:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR ECON ENRG TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KS
09SEOUL813	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 07:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL951	SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MAY 2009 [...] The third biennial summit of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, held in Seoul from May 18-21, reviewed progress that cities have made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assessed future challenges. At the summit, mayors and officials from the world's 40 biggest cities plus 17 affil [...]	2009-06-16 06:46:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS
09SEOUL99	PRESS BULLETIN - January 21, 2009 [...] Good luck, President Obama (JoongAng Ilbo, January 21, 2009, Page 30) 2. ROK-U.S. Alliance Needs Constant Care (Chosun Ilbo, January 21, 2009, Page 30) 3. High Expectations for Obama's Era (Hankook Ilbo, January 21, 2009, Page 39) 4. A New Beginning for America (Chosun Ilbo, January 21, [...]	2009-01-21 05:38:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL992	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; June 22, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-22 05:36:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SHANGHAI115	UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SHANGHAI POSITIVE ABOUT SECRETARY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton's visit to China in February and her comment that "we are in the same boat" left many university students in Shanghai with a positive impression, hopeful of future bilateral cooperation on the economic crisis and climate change. Students in several roundtable [...]	2009-03-11 07:57:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM CH TW
09SHANGHAI148	WORLD EXPO 2010: ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS ON "BETTER CITY, BETTER [...] SUMMARY: Shanghai officials and event organizers are already touting the "green" focus of Expo 2010, set to open May 1, 2010 and run for six months. With the theme "Better City, Better Life," the Expo will showcase new approaches to urban development, human habitats, lifestyles, and working c [...]	2009-04-02 08:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD ENRG TRGY SCUL BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI150	EXPLORING BRIDGES TO NANJING CIVIL SOCIETY: FEDERATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Initial calls on the Nanjing Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Nanjing Academy of Social Science yielded potentially valuable contacts for gauging the extent of civil society development in Nanjing. Although both bodies are closely tied to the Communist Party, they [...]	2009-04-02 08:55:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ECON CH
09SHANGHAI170	CHINA'S GROWING TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES WITH LATIN [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars said China's interest in Latin America remains primarily economic - securing natural resources and diversifying export markets amid the global economic downturn. China recognizes that it is facing an image problem in Latin America and is taking steps to address negati [...]	2009-04-15 03:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN CH XM XL XR
09SHANGHAI175	THE PERFECT MURDER? DEVELOPMENT ZONE TAKES "BUSINESS AS [...] (C) An industrial development zone in western Shanghai hosted a glitzy investment seminar in Pudong's World Financial Center on April 10, one month after the zone's Communist Party Secretary was brutally murdered in an underground parking lot. There were no public references to the murder durin [...]	2009-04-16 08:45:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV PHUM SOCI EFIN CH
09SHANGHAI229	CODEL PELOSI MEETING WITH SHANGHAI PEOPLE'S CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcoming Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and a delegation of five additional House members on May 24, Shanghai Municipal People's Congress (MPC) Standing Committee Chairman Liu Yungeng characterized the Speaker's visit to Shanghai as good both for Ch [...]	2009-05-25 09:09:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL BEXP OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI232	CODEL PELOSI, SHANGHAI MAYOR DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Pelosi met with Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng and other Shanghai and Chinese officials on May 25 at Shanghai's City Hall. The CODEL discussed Shanghai's efforts to promote greater energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions due to the importance of addressing the glob [...]	2009-05-26 00:32:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV ENRG PGOV OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI233	CODEL PELOSI ENGAGES U.S. BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 25 breakfast meeting hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (AmCham) and U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC),over 70 U.S. business representatives discussed energy/environment-related business opportunities in China, U.S. competitiveness, intellectual [...]	2009-05-26 00:39:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG PREL PHUM KIPR OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI241	CODEL PELOSI DISCUSSES ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 25 roundtable discussion on energy conservation and emissions reduction with Shanghai entrepreneurs, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representatives Markey, Sensenbrenner, Blumenauer, and Speier underscored the importance of U.S.-China cooperation on energy issues, especially [...]	2009-05-29 06:30:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV KIPR KGHG TRGY OVIP PELOSI NANCY CH
09SHANGHAI248	(SBU) SHANGHAI EMPHASIZES ECONOMIC GROWTH TO KIRK, LARSEN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 27-28 visit by U.S. Representatives Larsen and Kirk, a variety of interlocutors painted a picture of Shanghai responding to a sharp downturn in the local economy, but optimistic that the elements of longer-term growth are in place. AmCham Shanghai noted that mul [...]	2009-06-04 03:44:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN KIPR PGOV PREL SENV
09SHANGHAI252	NANJING CONTINUES TO LEAD ON IPR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Nanjing continues to push the envelope on intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in East China. During a May 18 through 20 visit to the city, IPR Officer Conrad Wong from the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou engaged Nanjing IP Administration officials, who said that patent ap [...]	2009-06-08 08:56:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI267	SHANGHAI'S MEGA TRANSPORTATION HUB ON COURSE TO LAUNCH [...] (U) In a May 26 briefing for diplomats arranged by the Shanghai Foreign Affair Office, Shanghai authorities said the Hongqiao Comprehensive Transportation Hub (Hongqiao Hub),one of China's largest infrastructure projects (reftel),is on schedule to begin partial operations before for the 2010 [...]	2009-06-17 11:06:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELTN ECON PGOV ECIN CH
09SHANGHAI27	BLOGGER JIA XIAOYIN RELEASED BY POLICE [...] (C) Shanghai police released blogger Jia Xiaoyin from jail on January 13, six months after he was arrested for "spreading rumors" about the Yang Jia trial and charged with libel. The case had been widely criticized in the legal community because of the lack of a legal basis for charging libel [...]	2009-01-14 05:20:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI TINT CH
09SHANGHAI394	SHANGHAI OFFICIALS, U.S. BANKS DISCUSS CURRENT ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 3-6 visit to Shanghai, Representative James Moran (D-VA) and Joint Economic Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) met with Shanghai municipal government officials and American bank representatives to discuss ways the US-China economic relationship could be use [...]	2009-09-17 05:33:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV OREP CH
09SHANGHAI399	SHANGHAI WTO CENTER CALLS U.S. "IRRESPONSIBLE" FOR IMPOSING [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with the Consul General September 18, the head of Shanghai's WTO Center labeled the U.S. decision to impose safeguard tariffs on tire imports from China politically motivated and "irresponsible" in the current global economic climate but at the same time expressed unders [...]	2009-09-21 08:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD EFIN PREL CH
09SHANGHAI41	EXPECTATIONS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA AND THE FUTURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars view U.S.-China relations the past eight years in a positive light and do not expect big changes under President Obama, though they admit they know little about the new President. They emphasize the need for bilateral cooperation on the global financial crisis b [...]	2009-01-21 02:24:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD CH PHUM PINR TW
09SHANGHAI475	POSITIVE VIBES FROM PRESIDENT'S VISIT; SHANGHAI SCHOLARS [...] (SBU) Shanghai-based scholars generally expressed positive views on President Obama's November visit to China during a panel discussion on December 7 but noted areas of friction and disagreement that remain unresolved. They appeared optimistic that U.S.-China relations are headed in the right [...]	2009-12-10 08:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI477	AMBASSADOR'S JIANGSU TRIP BUILDS TIES WITH RISING LOCAL [...] (SBU) Ambassador Huntsman's three-city swing through Jiangsu province December 2-4 offered the opportunity to meet a crop of rising provincial leaders, introduce Consulate Shanghai's new officer for Nanjing Affairs, discuss the local business climate, promote intellectual property rights protec [...]	2009-12-11 06:16:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV PREL KIPR CH ETRD SCUL
09SHANGHAI483	USTR GENERAL CONSUL REIF VISITS SHANGHAI [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings December with USTR General Counsel Timothy Reif, scholars from the Shanghai Municipal Government's WTO Center expressed worries about how to harmonize possible commitments to limit greenhouse gas emissions with existing trade policy regimes. AmCham Shanghai memb [...]	2009-12-15 03:31:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO SENV PGOV CH ECON
09SHANGHAI52	THE MAKINGS OF A CHINESE LABOR LAWYER [...] (C) First-year labor law students in Suzhou shared their motivations for becoming labor lawyers with Poloff during a January 8 visit. The students from all over China had different reasons for pursuing their chosen field of study, ranging from aiding their own employment prospects during a per [...]	2009-01-30 04:10:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON CH
09SHANGHAI64	(SBU) GOVERNMENT HOUSING STIMULUS PLANS FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese government plans to expand subsidized housing have been designed to limit the benefits to property developers, according to a new contact who works with one of China's main real estate market indexes -- in fact, the government is not opposed to housing prices falling fa [...]	2009-02-04 04:35:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL
09SHANGHAI80	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...]	2009-02-13 12:38:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN PHUM MCAP SENV CH TW KN IR
09SHANGHAI86	CORRECTED COPY: SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Chinese officials and academics will closely watch the Secretary's imminent visit to Beijing for signs of the Obama Administration's strategy toward China, according to Shanghai-based scholars. Establishment of a personal relationship between Presidents Obama and Hu, an early su [...]	2009-02-19 08:15:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EFIN IR KN PHUM PREL SENV TW MCAP
09SHENYANG168	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO DALIAN FOR THE WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's message of mutual cooperation and mutual learning received a warm welcome in Dalian, Liaoning Province, against the backdrop of the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos event. Local officials were eager to discuss increased economic and cultural exchange between [...]	2009-09-18 01:08:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECIN ECON EIND EINT EMIN ENIV ETRD PGOV
09SHENYANG204	MEETINGS WITH A-POWER ON WIND FARM DEAL [...] (SBU) Summary. A-Power, a Shenyang-based NASDAQ-listed firm, explained its plans for a 600-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Midland, Texas, including production facilities and its relationship to GE and other suppliers. According to company executives, the project will not rely on U.S. stimulus bill [...]	2009-11-17 01:24:00	Consulate Shenyang	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD WEET PGOV PREL CH
09SHENYANG31	LIFE IN CHINA'S NORTH: SNAPSHOTS FROM HARBIN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders in Heilongjiang Province displayed a well-informed interest and concern about the global economic slowdown while remaining upbeat on prospects for development, particularly in the transportation and environmental areas. Sector-specific industries related to exports and Ru [...]	2009-02-27 03:18:00	Consulate Shenyang	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ENRG ETRD KN KS PREL RS SENV
09SINGAPORE1142	SINGAPORE POSITIONS TO BE CARBON TRADING CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore hosted an October conference on emissions trading and carbon finance, highlighting the role Asia, and potentially Singapore, can play as a center for carbon trading. Speakers at the Carbon Forum Asia conference voiced concerns about the lack of carbon credit supply and a [...]	2009-12-01 10:15:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV ECON KGHG SN
09SINGAPORE1150	SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES 16 PERCENT EMISSIONS CUT GOAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore announced plans to reduce its carbon emissions by 16 percent before 2020 if a global agreement on climate change is reached during next week's talks in Copenhagen. Singapore did not provide details about the measures it would institute to drive the cuts. Prime Minister [...]	2009-12-02 09:14:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ECON SN
09SINGAPORE1234	SINGAPORE LAMENTS COPENHAGEN "TRENCH FIGHTING" BUT [...] (U) Summary: As the United Nations Conference on Climate Change wound down in Copenhagen, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong criticized the event's "sound and fury" and "trench fighting" in remarks to Singaporean journalists. Participants did not adopt the right frame of mind, he said. [...]	2009-12-23 04:55:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV KGHG SN
09SINGAPORE128	LACK OF TRANSPARENCY CAN BE A CHALLENGE FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Some U.S. and other foreign firms have found the lack of transparency from the Singapore government and its government-linked corporations (GLCs) a serious challenge in operating in Singapore. The GOS maintains a strong grip on the economy, whether through the Economic Developm [...]	2009-02-11 09:50:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECPS ECON SN
09SINGAPORE51	SINGAPORE - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2009 Investment Cli [...]	2009-01-15 09:16:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN
09SINGAPORE761	SINGAPORE'S HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN [...] Singapore plans to send three ministerial-level delegations to the 64th UN General Assembly in New York. One will be led by Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo, who will be present for the General Debate. The others will be led by Senior Minister S. Jayakumar and Minister for the Enviro [...]	2009-08-13 09:10:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA SN
09SINGAPORE773	SENATOR BILL NELSON'S MEETING WITH MINISTER MENTOR [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew, Senator Bill Nelson stressed the importance of cooperation between Singapore's Internal Security Department (ISD) and U.S. counterpart organizations to address common threats in areas such as terrorism and proliferation. MM Lee [...]	2009-08-17 09:47:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SN IN CN MN
09SINGAPORE78	SINGAPORE - NO PROTECTIONIST PROPOSALS ON INVESTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 09:03:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV SN
09SKOPJE48	MACEDONIA'S 2009 BUDGET: SEEKING FISCAL STIMULUS VIA HIGHER [...] (SBU) On December 29, the Macedonian Parliament passed the country's largest budget since independence, projecting a general government deficit of 2.8 percent of GDP. With this budget, the GoM continues to implement a fiscal program characterized by low and flat tax rates with increased public [...]	2009-02-04 10:26:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL EAID MK
09SKOPJE554	MACEDONIA: 2009-2010 INSCR PART I [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 13:54:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM MK
09SKOPJE601	MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT USES STATE ORGANS TO ENFORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past month, it appears that Prime Minister Gruevski and his VMRO inner circle have used the judicial and policing arms of the state to enforce party discipline and quell dissent, which has contributed to an increasing climate of fear. The government has been using a catch [...]	2009-12-14 09:11:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV XG ZL MK
09SOFIA180	BULGARIA'S ENERGY DEBUT: GETTING WHAT WE WANT AT SOFIA'S NATURAL GAS SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: The April 24-25 Sofia Energy Summit is many things to many people. Bulgaria's ostensible goal is to improve Europe's outreach and relationship with Central Asian and Caspian producers, while at the same time putting Sofia on the energy map. Russia will use it as a way to highlight and [...]	2009-04-14 06:24:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA243	BULGARIA: EMBASSY EVENT SHOWCASES U.S. RENEWABLE [...] (U) Summary: U.S. renewable and energy efficiency technology took center stage May 19 at an Embassy and AmCham-sponsored conference featuring cutting edge U.S. solutions to Bulgaria's energy security and environmental challenges. Titled "Renewable and Efficient Energy: Pathways to a Better [...]	2009-05-21 09:41:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL PGOV BG
09SOFIA27	BULGARIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Bulgaria: A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Prom [...]	2009-01-20 15:14:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
09SOFIA300	BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH TO CORFU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria agrees fully with the United States on the opportunities and pitfalls presented by the Corfu Ministerial. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly supports reftel points and took the unusually proactive step of presenting the Embassy with a formal position paper ide [...]	2009-06-17 13:23:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
09SOFIA312	BULGARIA: AID'S POST-GRADUATION PARTNERSHIP: [...] Summary: When AID formally closed its mission to Bulgaria in 2008 after 17 years of operation and 650 million dollars of aid, many Bulgarians assumed that the assistance relationship had come to an end. However, the continuing need for engagement to help address domestic priorities and to p [...]	2009-06-22 12:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID BU EU
09SOFIA416	BULGARIA: NEW PM DOWNBEAT ON ECONOMY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 14:51:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	BU ECON PGOV PREL
09SOFIA449	BULGARIA: NEW SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT SETS [...] (C) Summary: In an introductory call with interim Charge, new Speaker of Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva presented an ambitious agenda focused on strengthening rule of law and improving the economic climate. In its first several months in office, Tsacheva's center-right parliamentary minority [...]	2009-08-14 12:58:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA559	BULGARIA RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to Detelina Peicheva, Chief Expert of the International Cooperation Department at the Environment Ministry on October 1. Peicheva expressed appreciation for what she described as the United States' new position on climate change, which is now closer to [...]	2009-10-02 09:28:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG TRGY BU
09SOFIA59	BULGARIAN LEADERSHIP SHRUGS OFF CALLS FOR IMF [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Socialists and the Bulgarian National Bank continue to brush aside suggestions that Bulgaria pursue a precautionary agreement with the IMF to protect the currency board and prevent a devaluation of the lev. They argue that the long-standing policy of fiscal conservat [...]	2009-02-10 11:19:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BU
09SOFIA666	BULGARIA: NEW GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Amid a deepening recession, the new government's focus is on promoting recovery, maintaining fiscal discipline, and avoiding an IMF package. Its short-term "Anti-Crisis" plan includes an ambitious set of 82 measures which range from the vague to the concrete, many still requirin [...]	2009-11-24 13:17:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BU
09SOFIA683	BULGARIA: 2009-2010 INCSR, PART I [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following text for the 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1. BEGIN TEXT Bulgaria I. Summary Bulgaria is a transit country for heroin and cocaine, as well as a producer of illicit narcotics. Astride Balkan transit routes, Bulgaria is vulnerable to illeg [...]	2009-12-02 15:53:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR BU
09STATE100237	DAY 2: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND [...] (SBU) Day 2 discussions of the U.S.-South African Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue focused on technical level nuclear security issues. DOE/NNSA, NRC, and State gave a series of presentations on areas of cooperation. The United States invited the SAG to visit U.S. nuclear facilities [...]	2009-09-25 20:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF
09STATE100749	FAYYAD PRESENTS INSTITUTION-BUILDING PLAN AT AHLC [...] (U) Summary: Representatives of the United States and more than 20 donor countries joined Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) for a September 22 meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) at United Nations headquarters in New York. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere, who chaire [...]	2009-09-28 15:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL PREL PGOV WBG EU IS
09STATE101142	SCA ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 25, [...] (SBU) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Robert O. Blake, Jr. Don Camp, UNGA Senior Area Advisor Matthew Lowe, SCA Special Assistant Elena Soderblom, Bureau Notetaker Bhutan Foreign Minister Ugyen Tshering Counsellor Tshewang Dorji Bhutanese Mission Notetaker Tobgay 2. (C) SU [...]	2009-09-29 13:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IN PGOV PREF PREL
09STATE101875	MALDIVES: A/S BLAKE'S MEETING WITH FM SHAHEED [...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with SCA A/S Blake on the margins of UNGA in New York, Maldives Foreign Minister Shaheed related that Maldives would try to qualify for a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program despite MCC's focus on larger countries. Shaheed reported that in h [...]	2009-09-30 19:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID EFIN ECON MARR SENV KGHG ETRD IN IS
09STATE1023	UPDATE ON EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO INCLUDE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 24, 2008 European Ministers officially adopted a Directive to include international aviation in the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). All flights arriving and departing from EU airports, [...]	2009-01-06 19:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU
09STATE102613	TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon due to current safety and security concerns. Americans living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks. This supersedes the Trav [...]	2009-10-02 08:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
09STATE103560	(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 28, [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Robert O. Blake, SCA Assistant Secretary Matthew Lowe, Special Assistant Elena Soderblom, Bureau Notetaker BANGLADESH Dipu Moni, Foreign Minister Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, Foreign Secretary 2. (U) SUMMARY. In a meeting on the margins of UNGA with South and Ce [...]	2009-10-05 18:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BG PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE103636	INTRODUCING THE COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY. As part of the Administration's energy policy, the Secretary recently appointed me as the Department's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs S/CIEA. In this position, I will help to ensure that energy security is integrated into the core mission of the Department and to elevat [...]	2009-10-05 20:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EPET ETRD PREL SENV PGOV
09STATE103663	CLARIFYING THE UFC POSITION ON UNSC REFORM: A/S [...] SUMMARY. A/S Brimmer met with Italian Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Scotti on September 23 on the margins of the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA). The discussion focused entirely on Italy's positions on UN Security Council (UNSC) expansion. END SUMMARY. 2. At a meeting with [...]	2009-10-05 23:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL
09STATE107194	EURASIAN ENERGY POLICY: PRESS GUIDANCE [...] (SBU) The purpose of this cable is to provide Embassies with talking points and general press guidance that they can draw on as needed regarding our Eurasian Energy policy. We continue to believe that diversity ) of energy suppliers, transportation routes and energy sources ) is the key to [...]	2009-10-15 18:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PPD
09STATE107298	PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY [...] Summary. On September 25-26 in New York, Secretary Clinton introduced the USG approach to combating global hunger and promoting food security. The Secretary underscored that a key component of the U.S. plan is the support of country-led programs through strong partnerships and collaborations [...]	2009-10-15 21:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD
09STATE10843	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE WITH A DEADLINE OF MARCH 6, 2009. SEE PARAGRAPHS 16-19 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AGENCY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AT PARAGRAPHS 20-30. SUMMARY: -------- 2. (U) OVERVIEW: THE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM (ESFP) OFFERS POSTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AND HOST A SCIENTIST [...]	2009-02-05 23:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER
09STATE109023	OSCE: RESPONSE TO HEAD OF PRESENCE IN ALBANIA [...] (U) Post is authorized to deliver the following statement at the October 22, 2009, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. We warmly welcome you back to the Permanent Council, Ambassador Bosch, and thank you for your informative report. Since your last a [...]	2009-10-22 00:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCE PREL PGOV AL
09STATE109388	U.S.- EU TROIKA DISCUSS DEVELOPMENTS IN ASIA [...] (U) Summary: EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell chaired the East Asia and Pacific session of the U.S.- EU Consultations on Asia (COASI) Troika in Washington, DC on September 11, 2009. Topics discussed included the U.S. overall approach to Asia, followed by North Korea, Burma, China, and [...]	2009-10-22 19:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREL
09STATE111460	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE REPORT OF [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the October 29 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, The United States is once again pleased to warmly welcome to the Permanent Council the Representative on Freedom of the Media. Mr. Mi [...]	2009-10-28 22:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL
09STATE111461	OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RELEASE OF THE 2009 [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the Permanent Council meeting in Vienna on October 29. Begin text: Thank you Madam Chair. On Monday, October 26, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton transmitted to the United States Congress the 11th annual Report on Internatio [...]	2009-10-28 22:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE
09STATE111742	ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL SHALE [...] This cable is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. Summary: Recent technological advances in natural gas production could have a significant impact on international energy security and climate change. Natural gas from so-called unconventional sources, in particular production from hydroc [...]	2009-10-29 17:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET
09STATE113241	KUDOS TO EMBASSY ISLAMABAD FOR ENERGY DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 14:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PK
09STATE113362	DIALOGUE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION: SESSIONS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The afternoon sessions of the October 19 Dialogue on Economic Cooperation (DEC) focused on trade, investment, industry, and private sector development. Throughout these sessions, USG and Government of Iraq (GOI) interlocutors acknowledged that Iraq's investment climate was "imp [...]	2009-11-03 17:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD IZ
09STATE115235	PROVINCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE U.S.-IRAQ [...] (U) SUMMARY: Participation of Iraqi Provincial officials in the U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference produced excellent results. Iraqi Governors and Provincial Investment Commission Chairmen were well-prepared and active throughout the conference and aggressively courted potential inve [...]	2009-11-06 23:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PINS PREL IZ
09STATE115305	REPLY FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FOREIGN [...] Please deliver the following reply from Secretary Clinton to UK Foreign Secretary Miliband. There will be no signed original. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Foreign Secretary: Thank you for your October 16 letter regarding the Hadley Centre's recently published global climate map. The map viv [...]	2009-11-07 14:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UK OPDC PREL KGHG
09STATE117492	(U) Secretary Clinton's November 12, 2009 [...] (U) Classified by: Virginia Bennett, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (U) November 12, 2009; 1:30 p.m.; Manila, Philippines. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney Ambassador Scot Marciel, EAP DAS Deputy Chi [...]	2009-11-13 19:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL PGOV PTER PHUM
09STATE117692	ROK - SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Embassy is requested to contact appropriate interlocutors in MOFAT and MEST and convey the U.S. desire to hold the November 23-24 reprocessing consultations in the context of the U.S. proposal for an international framework on nuclear [...]	2009-11-13 23:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY KS
09STATE118784	CIVIL NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) In February 2008, an Ambassadorial-level U.S. delegation including Jackie Wolcott, the former Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, visited Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to discuss potential areas of cooperation aimed at the devel [...]	2009-11-17 22:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP ENRG TRGY KU BA SA MU
09STATE119321	OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the November 19 Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Madam Chair. The United States warmly welcomes President Soares back to the Permanent Council and thanks him for his insightful report. The Parliam [...]	2009-11-19 00:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL OSCE
09STATE119806	INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS ON UNGA 3C RESOLUTION [...] ACTION REQUEST A. If the text of OP4bis and OP5 of the final resolution remains as in REF, the Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus, provided that the entire resolution text does not change significantly from the wording contained in REF to negatively affect vital U.S. inter [...]	2009-11-20 00:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI UN UNGA AORC
09STATE119995	ENERGY SECURITY BRIEFER FOR EU AMBASSADORS [...] (C) In January 2009, contractual disputes led Russia to cut off natural gas shipments to Ukraine, as it had previously done (albeit for a shorter period) in January 2006. This crisis hurt Russia,s reputation as a reliable supplier, both in Western and Eastern Europe. Russian officials know t [...]	2009-11-20 17:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET RS UP XG XH
09STATE120006	(S/NF) BRAZIL'S INVOLVEMENT IN CONFLICT BETWEEN [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTENSELY INTERESTED IN THE DEVELOPING CONFLICT BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST COULD PROVIDE ON BRAZIL'S POTENTIAL INVOLVEMENT AS A MEDIATOR IN THIS CONFLICT. MANY THANKS FROM WASHINGTON. A [...]	2009-11-20 17:39:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL BR CO VE
09STATE120011	(S/NF) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SPAIN'S EU [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN SPAIN'S JANUARY-JUNE 2010 EU PRESIDENCY AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON HOW SPAIN IS PREPARING TO TAKE ON THE EU PRESIDENCY. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WE WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE INFORMATION ON HOW MADRID WOULD ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS THE [...]	2009-11-20 17:50:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL SP
09STATE120172	GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION OF THE QDDR - SEEKING INPUT FROM THE [...] Action request - see paragraph 5. 2. Defining the context in which the U.S. will be conducting its foreign policy over the next ten to fifteen years is a key element of the Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. This section of the broader report seeks above all to iden [...]	2009-11-20 20:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL SOCI
09STATE120631	ARF BEGINS PREPARATIONS FOR INTER-SESSIONAL YEAR, VISION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 9-11, officials from ARF's 27 nations gathered in New Delhi to discuss the coming year's ARF cooperation agenda and to provide updates on ARF's efforts in transnational security and preventive diplomacy. Vietnam briefed its plans for the ARF Vision Statement implementa [...]	2009-11-23 19:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF ASEAN NK BM AF PK KNNP KPIR PTER EAID VN
09STATE121855	USUN VOTING INSTRUCTION: UNSC DRC SANCTIONS AND [...] This is an action request. USUN may vote in favor of the adoption of the resolution (text in para 2) to renew the UN Security Council sanctions regime on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the mandate of the Group of Experts for one year. The UNSC DRC sanctions regime includes an [...]	2009-11-25 23:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC

09STATE122429	PRESIDENT HAS HISTORIC MEET WITH ASEAN LEADERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 15 in Singapore, President Obama participated in the first U.S. - Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders, Meeting with all 10 ASEAN countries. The meeting was an opportunity to highlight increased U.S. engagement with ASEAN and the region generall [...]	2009-11-30 14:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL XB XC XE XU XV ZO

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