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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
05AMMAN7709	IRAQI SUNNI FERMENT IN AMMAN: A TALE OF THREE [...] (C) Several meetings of Iraq Sunni Arab personalities about political involvement and the new Constitution took place in Amman between September 21-25. These included Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad,s September 21 meeting with tribal leaders (ref a); a hastily-organized "Anbar Conference" domi [...]	2005-09-28 05:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ JO

05AMMAN7777	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND [...] (S) King Abdullah views the success of the Coalition effort in Iraq as essential to Jordanian national security interests. The GOJ provides important political and logistical support for U.S. activities in Jordan that contribute to the Iraq effort, most notably training for police, for milit [...]	2005-09-29 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV JO IZ
05AMMAN7793	JORDAN AND ISRAEL CLOSE TO NEW QIZ ARRANGEMENT [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan is close to agreeing with Israel on an amendment to their Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Agreement that would change the terms of the product review mechanism by which Israeli content in Jordanian QIZ produ [...]	2005-10-02 07:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO
05AMMAN7794	JORDAN AND ISRAEL CLOSE TO NEW QIZ ARRANGEMENT [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Jordan is close to agreeing with Israel on an amendment to their Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) Agreement that would change the terms of the product review mechanism by which Israeli content in Jordanian QIZ produ [...]	2005-10-02 07:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KTEX ECON PREL IS JO
05AMMAN786	JORDAN SEEKS SECSTATE ATTENDANCE AT OECD/BMENA [...] (C) Foreign Minister al-Mulki telephoned Charge on February 1 with a request from the King. He asked that consideration be given to even the briefest of appearances by the Secretary at the Dead Sea OECD/BMENA meeting on Good Governance for Development, February 6-7. He noted that all other [...]	2005-02-01 16:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM JO
05AMMAN7868	FY-2006 SCP: "THE ROLE OF THE PRESS IN A [...] THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION IN BAGHDAD NOMINATES EIGHT PARTICIPANTS, MS. HAKEMA AL SHEBLY; MS. KAZIMEA AMJASEER; MS. SABAH MOTEB; MS. ZAINAB SHA'ALAN; MS. HUDA MOHAMMED; MS. MONTAHA AHMED; MS. EYMAN THAMER; AND MS. ISRAA HASSAN FOR SUBJECT PROGRAM. 2. ALL EIGHT HAVE RECEIVED COUNTRY TEAM A [...]	2005-10-04 05:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN7908	IPAPI Meeting - Jordan [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 13:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAGR JO
05AMMAN7936	WELCOME CODEL INHOFE [...] Embassy Amman welcomes the visit of Senator James Inhofe and his delegation to Amman, Jordan from October 8-9, 2005, as requested reftel. 2. Control officer for this visit will be Richard McCrensky, office 962-6-590-6225; mobile 962-79-582-0115; fax 962-6-592-7653, or email at McCrenskyRM [...]	2005-10-05 07:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ JO
05AMMAN7951	JORDAN'S ECONOMY: TOP OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's Finance Ministry and the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) are increasingly concerned that high levels of liquidity and increasing prices will fuel inflation over the coming year. The CBJ recently raised interest rates by half a percentage point, double the size of increases [...]	2005-10-05 11:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON JO KU
05AMMAN7979	NATIONAL AGENDA COMMISSION COMPLETES ITS WORK, BUT [...] (C) The royal commission charged with drafting a comprehensive National Agenda has completed its reform recommendations. Consensus was reached on all major issues except for electoral reform, with East Banker traditionalists determined to gut the proposed "national list" system. The GOJ pla [...]	2005-10-05 15:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL KMPI JO
05AMMAN7986	ADVOCATES AND SKEPTICS SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Jordanian political class awaits the release of the reform recommendations of the Royal Commission for the National Agenda (NA),Jordanian officials and political observers shared their views on the prospects for reform with visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabet [...]	2005-10-06 06:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN PREL JO
05AMMAN7990	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 08:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN8022	JORDAN AND IRAQ INCREASE SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Iraqi Interior Minister Bayan Jabr visited Jordan September 30 - October 1 and announced the completion of an Iraq-Jordan MOU on security cooperation. Jabr, who in the past has publicly criticized the training of Iraqi security forces outside Iraq, also visited the U.S.-funded Jordanian [...]	2005-10-06 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS IZ JO
05AMMAN8041	Jordan Willing and Able to Work on Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan is willing and able to collaborate with foreign partners on avian flu. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports international engagement, and the Ministry of Agriculture has staff knowledgeable about avian flu, and has laboratory capacity as well. The Ministry of Health [...]	2005-10-10 12:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAGR KHIV PGOV AMED JO
05AMMAN807	SUSPECT IN FOLEY ASSASSINATION TO BE RE-TRIED; [...] (U) The State Security Court is set to proceed in the coming days with two high-profile cases linked to fugitive Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, including the re-trial of a suspect accused of involvement in the murder of USAID official Laurence Foley. The court also convicted two [...]	2005-02-02 09:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC IZ JO
05AMMAN810	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ ELECTION AND MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-02 11:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN8166	AMBASSADOR JEFFREY AND DELEGATION MEET WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 9, S/I Ambassador Jeffrey and his delegation met with King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Farouq Kasrawi, Finance Minister Adel Kodah, Chairman of the Jordanian Armed Forces General Khalid Sarairah, and General Intelligence Directorate chief Samih Asfoura. The Jordanians p [...]	2005-10-14 14:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EFIN IR IZ SY JO
05AMMAN8170	TREASURY ACTING A/S GLASER DISCUSSES TERRORIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Treasury Acting A/S Daniel Glaser met with Finance Ministry and Central Bank of Jordan officials to discuss terrorism finance issues, including the status of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) law and Arab Bank's follow-up to U.S. regulatory actions against it. He also explored Jor [...]	2005-10-14 14:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN JO
05AMMAN8176	MEDIA REACTION ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S REMARKS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-16 06:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN8268	VISIT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL KRONGARD TO JORDAN [...] (U) Embassy Amman grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the visit of Inspector General Howard J. Krongard from November 1-2 and November 9-12, 2005 for the purpose of observing post facilities and operations, including ISU and JIPTC. 2. (U) The embassy point of [...]	2005-10-19 09:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP ASIG JO
05AMMAN8284	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 04:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN8303	JORDAN DEMOCRATIC REFORM STATUS REPORT: THIRD [...] (C) Summary. Ref A contained the democracy strategy for Jordan, which identified freedom of the press, protection of women, and judicial reform as priorities. Progress on each of these points is assessed below. The "desired outcome" provided by ref A leads each section. ------------------ [...]	2005-10-20 14:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI JO
05AMMAN8330	JORDAN IPR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS: PART I - [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Safeguarding intellectual property rights (IPR) in Jordan has been a major government concern, but implementation is not yet well-coordinated, and the GoJ is ill-prepared for modern IP pirating techniques. As the sophistication of Jordan's IPR protection regime increases, the [...]	2005-10-23 10:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD KTIA PGOV ECON JO
05AMMAN8343	MOROCCAN EMBASSY IN AMMAN REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Moroccan Ambassador to Jordan Abdel Kader Zaoui phoned Charge October 23 to request USG assistance in obtaining information on, and if possible locating two Moroccan diplomats -- Abdel Rahim Bu'ilam and Abdel Karim Almuhafadhi -- who crossed the Jordan-Iraq border at approximately 11:30 AM [...]	2005-10-23 12:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS JO IZ MO
05AMMAN8361	MEDIA REACTION ON THE MEHLIS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 09:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN8422	BEGINNING THE FIGHT OVER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Deputy PM Marwan Muasher, chairman of the Royal Commission for the National Agenda (the centerpiece of King Abdullah's reform efforts),recently announced that the commission's report will include a recommendation that membership in the Jordan Press Association (JPA) become volun [...]	2005-10-26 08:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KDEM KPAO PGOV JO
05AMMAN8568	POLITICAL PARTIES IN JORDAN: NOT YET READY FOR [...] (C) With the exception of the Islamic Action Front, political parties in Jordan are poorly developed and suffer from a lack of both resources and members. They are often driven by personal ambitions, rather than national interests; most are hampered by internal problems. Party leaders will [...]	2005-10-31 12:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI JO
05AMMAN8823	GOJ PREPARES FOR PUBLIC LAUNCH OF NATIONAL AGENDA [...] (C) The GOJ continues preparations for the public launch this month of the report of the National Agenda commission. In a November 7 briefing to donors, Deputy PM Muasher laid out plans for the implementation of the report's reform recommendations. A strong marketing campaign will be necessa [...]	2005-11-09 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EAID ECON JO
05AMMAN8955	MEDIA REACTION ON TERRORISM IN JORDAN AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S VISIT TO THE REGION [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-17 12:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN8957	OUTRAGED JORDANIANS RALLY AROUND KING AFTER HOTEL [...] (C) The November 9 hotel bombings have sparked national outrage. Thousands of Jordanians have demonstrated peacefully around the country and pledged their support for King Abdullah. Polling data shows an abrupt decline in support for al-Qaeda, with a large majority (87%) now describing it a [...]	2005-11-17 12:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER JO
05AMMAN9	GOJ SAYS KUWAITI AND EMIRATI CASH GRANTS ALREADY [...] (C) Finance Minister Abu Hammour, in a January 3 conversation, reconfirmed to Charge that Jordan's arrangement to receive 50,000 barrels per day in crude from Saudi Arabia is currently scheduled to conclude at the end of April 2005. Abu Hammour also confirmed that the Kuwaiti and Emirati pledg [...]	2005-01-03 11:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EPET EFIN ENRG JO
05AMMAN9014	MINIMAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TERRORIST BOMBINGS, SO [...] (U) SUMMARY: There has been little negative impact to date on Jordan,s economy as a result of the terrorist bombings of three hotels in Amman on November 9, according to the general consensus among leading private sector and government contacts. While tourism-related businesses are suffering [...]	2005-11-21 11:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON JO
05AMMAN9052	NEW COMPANY TO BOOST IRAQI INVESTMENT IN JORDAN [...] (U) After eight months of discussion and bureaucratic delay, the Rafidain Development Company, a new high-profile Iraqi investment company in Jordan was officially established in Amman on September 25. The company was organized following a February 2005 meeting between Jordan's King Abdullah [...]	2005-11-22 14:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID EINV IZ JO
05AMMAN909	JORDAN RESURRECTING BADR CORPS FOR POSSIBLE [...] (S/NF) Security and military sources confirm that Jordan has decided to reconstitute the dormant Badr Corps, a Palestinian security force initially trained in Jordan in the 1990s, and currently resident in a training camp in the Zarqa area northeast of Amman. Palestinian Charge in Amman Atal [...]	2005-02-03 16:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC KPAL JO
05AMMAN9093	Jordan Seriously Engaging on Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) and other national players are engaging in a committed effort to prepare for pandemic flu and to prevent the spread of H5N1 avian flu within Jordan should it appear. Human, financial and capital resources are adequate for the current situation, bu [...]	2005-11-23 13:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KHIV AMED EAGR ECON PGOV PREL JO
05AMMAN9195	JORDAN RELEASES GROUNDED IRAQI AIRWAYS PLANES [...] (U) Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Suleiman Obeidat confirmed to emboff 11/28 a recent AP report that the Government of Jordan (GoJ) has authorized the release of six Iraqi Airways planes grounded in Amman after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Obeidat added that Iraqi technicians w [...]	2005-11-28 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON JO IZ
05AMMAN9213	CONTACT INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM REPORTING OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-29 07:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM JO
05AMMAN9295	DETAINEE ABUSE: ICRC ON DETENTION FACILITY ACCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s Iraq mission (based in Amman) plans to seek access to Iraqi detention facilities as well as non-permanent places of detention under MNF-I control over the next three weeks. Iraq ICRC Head of Delegation Karl Mattli told visiting [...]	2005-11-30 14:29:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PGOV PINS MOPS IZ JO
05AMMAN9299	FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA AND THE MEHLIS [...] (S) Ecouns delivered reftel points November 30 to Central Bank of Jordan Deputy Governor Faris Sharaf. Sharaf undertook to relay the names to Jordan's banks and to act on any forthcoming directive from the UN Security Council. 2. (S) Polcouns delivered reftel message to Dimai Haddad, dire [...]	2005-12-01 05:19:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	KTFN PTER LE SY JO
05AMMAN9329	JORDANIAN EMISSARY CARRIES CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO [...] (C) As previewed with us (reftel),Maarouf Bakheet ) then the King's acting National Security Advisor, now the Prime Minister-designate ) made an unpublicized trip to Damascus during the last week of November to carry a sober message to President al-Asad. Bakheet briefed G-8/EU ambassadors g [...]	2005-12-01 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE JO
05AMMAN9387	JORDAN'S NEW CABINET MINISTERS--CORRECTED VERSION [...] (C) On November 23, the King announced that Marouf al-Bakhit would succeed Adnan Badran as Prime Minister. Bakhit's cabinet was announced November 27 (ref A). The new cabinet consists of 18 East Bankers and 6 West Bankers; the former government included 22 East Bankers and 6 West Bankers. B [...]	2005-12-05 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR JO
05AMMAN9391	CONDEMNATION OF THE NOVEMBER 9 BOMBINGS CONTINUES [...] Summary: The November 9 hotel bombings continue to draw condemnation from almost every sector of Jordanian society. The Islamic Action Front, which once regularly praised so-called "resistance" in Iraq, is at pains to distance itself from the attacks and from Zarqawi. In early December, 59 J [...]	2005-12-06 09:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL PTER JO
05AMMAN9392	JIPTC PLOTTERS PUBLICLY ARRAIGNED [...] (U) Jordanian dailies carried front-page reports December 1 on the arraignments in the state security court of four men charged with plotting to attack U.S. personnel in Jordan. According to the indictments, the four men, Ma'adh Breizat (19),Ibrahim al-Jahawsheh (28),Faisal al-Rweidhan (28),[...]	2005-12-06 09:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL JO
05AMMAN9453	MEDIA REACTION ON EGYPT, IRAQ AND MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 10:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN9476	KING CHARGES PARLIAMENT WITH SECURITY AND REFORM [...] (C) In his annual speech opening parliament, King Abdullah called for continued reform and improved living conditions while strengthening Jordan's security and stability. Following the speech, East Banker strongman Abdul Hadi Majali succeeded in being re-elected Speaker of the Chamber of Dep [...]	2005-12-08 10:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KDEM KMPI JO
05AMMAN9483	MEPN: Multilateral Working Group on Water [...] The Steering Committee for the Middle East Regional Water Data Banks project (known by the acronym EXACT - Executive Action Team) met November 29-December 1 in Brussels for one of its semi-annual meetings. Representatives from the USG, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan and three other [...]	2005-12-08 11:17:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KPAL XF IS JO
05AMMAN9505	SHIELD S53-05: JORDAN WILL BLOCK SALE OF [...] (S/NF) On December 7 Ambassador delivered to Haytham Mufti, the King's private office advisor on such matters, reftel demarche on the reported offer by Seabird Aviation Jordan LLC of crop dusting aircraft and equipment to a Syrian firm. The King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADD-B [...]	2005-12-08 13:30:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL ETTC IR IN CBW
05AMMAN9514	PARLIAMENT MOVES TOWARD RATIFICATION OF ARTICLE 98 [...] (U) Jordan's Chamber of Deputies referred the U.S.-Jordan Article 98 agreement to its legal committee on December 7 for a formal recommendation. The lower house of parliament had earlier rejected the agreement during its summer extraordinary session (Ref C),although the Jordanian Senate end [...]	2005-12-08 15:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO KICC
05AMMAN9582	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 12:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN9594	MEDIA REACTION ON LEBANESE ASSASSINATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 11:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN9631	CWC HCA DISCUSSIONS PRODUCTIVE; ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) During bilateral talks about a draft Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement (HCA) in Amman December 13, both sides agreed to add a sentence to the end of Part II, paragraph one in the proposed HCA text. The new sentence would read: "Likewise, the principles and proced [...]	2005-12-13 17:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL JO CWC BWC CBW
05AMMAN9663	CODEL SHAYS - JORDAN [...] Because of recent terrorist attacks and attempted terrorist operations in Jordan (see para 8),the U.S. Government has urged all Americans to review the need for planned travel to Jordan. In addition, Embassy Amman requires U.S. government agencies and travelers to limit their official trave [...]	2005-12-14 15:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN JO
05AMMAN9668	IRAQ ELECTIONS OCV: VOTER TURNOUT UP ON DAY TWO IN [...] (SBU) Voter turnout increased noticeably on December 14, the second of three days of Iraqi election Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) in Jordan. Amman-based Independent Election Commission of Iraq (IECI) OCV chief Hamdia al-Husseini told Emboff at 4:00PM that voter turnout is running about fifty p [...]	2005-12-14 18:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV IZ JO
05AMMAN9700	IRAQ ELECTIONS OCV: LARGE VOTER TURNOUT ON DAY [...] (SBU) Voter turnout increased noticeably on December 15, the third and last day of Iraqi election Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) in Jordan. Amman-based Independent Election Commission of Iraq (IECI) OCV chief Hamdia al-Husseini told Emboff at 4:30PM that voter turnout is running at almost doubl [...]	2005-12-15 17:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV IZ JO
05AMMAN9705	IRAQ ELECTIONS OCV: VOTE COUNTING IN JORDAN; [...] (SBU) OCV vote-counting in Jordan began separately at each of the thirteen individual voting sites on Friday, December 16 at 8:00AM. Vote counting at the five sites visited by Embassy observers proceeded smoothly, professionally, and without incident. A large number of political party obser [...]	2005-12-18 06:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV IZ JO
05AMMAN9708	JORDAN IPR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS: PART II - GAPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan,s governmental infrastructure to protect IPR is decent, but most observers agree that human resource capacity building is a pressing need for that infrastructure to function effectively. The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Industrial Property Protection Directorate, a [...]	2005-12-18 07:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD KTIA PGOV ECON JO
05AMMAN9733	JORDAN: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] As requested reftel, post provides below its recommended text for the Jordan section of the Global Terrorism Report. 2. Jordan continued its strong support for efforts to combat terrorism in 2005. The Government of Jordan has an important interest in defeating Al-Qaeda and similar groups, a [...]	2005-12-19 08:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC JO
05AMMAN9740	MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQI ELECTIONS, MEHLIS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 10:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05AMMAN9791	GOJ REQUESTS USG HELP IN FREEING KIDNAPPED EMBASSY [...] (C) Dimai Haddad, head of the Foreign Minister's private office, convoked Polcouns on December 20 to formally request USG assistance in the case of Mahmoud Suleiman Musa Al Sa'edat. Sa'edat, a 58-year old Jordanian citizen accredited to the GOI as an administrative/technical staffer, is the d [...]	2005-12-20 14:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ JO
05AMMAN9826	Red-Dead Project Feasibility Study Slowly [...] (U) Summary: Representatives from Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the World Bank presented an overview and prospectus on the "Red-Dead" project to Amman- based ambassadors of key potential donor countries on December 15. The World Bank said the Netherlands is now a confirmed do [...]	2005-12-22 06:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID KWBG IS JO
05AMMAN9899	FSN Conference in Doha on ESTH Builds Awareness, [...] Summary: FSNs from Embassies Kuwait, Sanaa, Amman, and Doha and Consulate General Dubai met with Regional Hub Officer and Doha Econ/Pol officers on December 21 to learn about environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) issues. The conference included an introduction to ESTH topics, an [...]	2005-12-27 13:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AFSI KGLB QA XF
05AMMAN9923	Amman Avian Flu Contingencies [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Amman has implemented broad-based contingency planning for avian influenza that covers protection of USG personnel, continuity of operations, and our responsibility to American citizens in Jordan. Tripwires are in final clearance and will be posted on TRIPS. End summary. [...]	2005-12-28 09:54:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KHIV AMED EAGR ECON PGOV PREL JO
05AMMAN9956	H1B FRAUD TREND- IRAQIS CLAIMING TO BE ACCOUNTANTS OF [...] Summary: In the past ten months, the Consular Section in Amman received a large number of apparently fraudulent H1B cases for Iraqi nationals claiming to be of Chaldean origin and intending to work in the U.S. as accountants or financial analysts. These cases resemble one another closely due [...]	2005-12-29 14:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO IZ
05AMMAN996	PAS Jordan Request for Journalism [...] PAS Amman requests IIP assistance in identifying an experienced journalism trainer to conduct a workshop on economic, business and financial reporting. As Jordan's economy has expanded in recent years as a result of significant economic reform measures, the media has not always done a satisf [...]	2005-02-07 09:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OEXC SCUL JO
05AMMAN9963	IRAQ: AMMAN COALITION TALKS AMONG SUNNIS AND [...] (C) Senior Iraqi Sunni and secular politicians including Iyad Allawi and Adnan Dulaime met in Amman on December 25 and 26, and agreed to form an &Iraqi National Alliance8 coalition to compete with the Shi,ite Islamist "555" coalition in forming a new government. The immediate goal of the new [...]	2005-12-29 16:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ JO
05AMMAN999	MEDIA REACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-07 10:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR JO
05ANKARA1	IRANIAN FONMIN KHARRAZI'S VISIT TO TURKEY: IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA interlocutors tell us PM Erdogan strongly underscored Turkish concerns about Iran's nuclear program to visiting Iranian FonMin Kharrazi. End summary. 2. (C) In separate, coordinated Dec. 29 calls on MFA, Polcounselor met DDG for South Asia (including Iran) Evirgen [...]	2005-01-01 05:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MNUC PARM ENRG TU IR IZ
05ANKARA1010	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-24 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1012	TURKEY DOES NOT PLAN TO INCREASE EUPHRATES WATER [...] (SBU) Turkey has no plans to increase the release of water from its dams along the Euphrates, according to Mithat Rende, MFA DG for Energy, Environment and Transboundary Water. He said Turkey plans to maintain the normal average flow for this time of year of about 750 cubic meters/second. He [...]	2005-02-25 05:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR IZ PREL SENV SY TU
05ANKARA1015	IRAQ: TURKEY WILL SUPPORT ITG, SENDS POSITIVE [...] (C) PolMilOffs called on MFA Head of Iraq Department Avni Botsali on Feb. 23 to deliver reftel demarche. In response, Botsali read from (and handed us) cleared press guidance that he had drafted for MFA spokesman Namik Tan on Feb. 17. The guidance notes the UNSC president's statement of Feb. [...]	2005-02-25 08:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
05ANKARA1035	THIRD-COUNTRY TRANSFER: TURKEY'S REQUEST TO SELL [...] On July 6, 2004, the Turkish MFA forwarded by diplomatic note a request to sell U.S.-origin H-300C helicopters to "Anadolu Havacilik Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi" (Anatolian Aviation and Avionics, Ltd.),a Turkish firm which represents a U.S. firm, Globe Aero, Ltd. The request [...]	2005-02-25 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR TU
05ANKARA1037	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-25 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA104	CODEL KYL SCENESETTER FOR TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes at a bumpy period in the bilateral relationship, in large measure connected with developments in Iraq. This message provides a brief overview of the state of bilateral relations, cooperation in Iraq, Turkey's EU accession process and the state of the [...]	2005-01-07 09:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL MARR PGOV ECON TU IZ
05ANKARA1040	TURKEY: ENERGY CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION GOOD AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reminiscent of the 2001 "White Energy Probe", Turkey has launched a new energy corruption investigation, casting its net first to 11 senior energy officals and business-people in the electricity and natural gas sectors, the investigation -- announced by Energy Minister Guler -- h [...]	2005-02-26 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV TU
05ANKARA1048	TURKISH MFA CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR DIRECT U.S. - [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 6. 2. (C) Meeting with Econ Counselor and Econoff on February 15 on a range of aviation and maritime subjects (septel),MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Vakur Gokdenizler raised the continuing GOT interest in est [...]	2005-02-28 08:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL CY TU
05ANKARA106	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-07 13:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1062	AMBASSADOR'S ESF-LINKED SCHOOL VISIT: ESF [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 7, the Ambassador participated in a signing ceremony for the $9 million U.S. ESF grant to the World Bank to be used for conditional cash payments to poor families. Remarks by the Ambassador, World Bank director, Turkish Treasury Undersecretary and the manager of the [...]	2005-02-28 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EFIN KPAO TU
05ANKARA1070	TURKISH MFA: FAVORABLE TEXT IN UNFICYP REPORT MAY [...] (C) In a February 25 conversation, Turkish MFA Acting DDG for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs Bilman said he thinks favorable language in the next UNFICYP report could persuade the Turkish military to lift some restrictions on UNFICYP movements. 2. (C) Bilman asserts that he has been p [...]	2005-02-28 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY
05ANKARA1071	TURKISH MFA AND LOCAL PUK REP POSITIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: The GOT, the PUK's Ankara Representative, and the press are all putting a positive spin on the Feb. 24 meeting in Dukan between PUK leader Jalal Talabani and GOT Special Iraq Envoy Osman Koruturk. Turkey expressed its support for an Iraqi solution to questions such as the status [...]	2005-02-28 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA1072	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-28 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1074	TURKEY'S EU CANDIDACY ADRIFT [...] (C) Summary: Ankara-based European diplomats confirm our assessment that Turkey's EU candidacy remains adrift more than two months after the EU decided at the December Summit to set a date for accession negotiations. PM Erdogan has yet to name a lead EU negotiator, and since the Summit has tr [...]	2005-02-28 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA1085	Special 301: Comment on IACC Submission [...] Based on input from the automotive industry, the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition's (IACC) Special 301 Recommendation on Turkey alleges that the Turkish Customs Undersecretariat requires industry to pay USD 20,000 to provide anti-counterfeit training. Moreover, the IACC requests that [...]	2005-03-01 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA1090	AMBASSADOR'S ESF-LINKED SCHOOL VISIT GENERATES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and Minister of Education visited a primary school in a poor neighborhood of Ankara February 23. The school visit was linked to the U.S. ESF grant to a project providing cash to poor families conditioned on their keeping their children in school. There was wides [...]	2005-03-01 12:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EFIN KPAO TU
05ANKARA1093	IMF RESREP MORE HOPEFUL ABOUT STANDBY AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resrep confirmed that the GOT has decided to water down its proposal to expand the investment incentives law, thereby opening the way to resolving the current standoff with the IMF. Provided the GOT: a)follows through on revising the investment incentives law so that it [...]	2005-03-01 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
05ANKARA1097	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT UPDATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A, supplementing responses submitted previously in Reftels B, C, D, and E. Embassy point of contact is Maria Lane. Lane (rank: FS-05) spent approximately 20 hours in prepara [...]	2005-03-02 07:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1104	SCENESETTER FOR 3-4 MARCH VISIT OF US ARMY EUROPE [...] (S) Summary: While your visit comes on the heels of a series US visits since the first of the year (Deputy Secretary of State Armitage, NATO Supreme Allied Commander SIPDIS General Jones, Commander US Central Command General Abizaid, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Feith and Secretary [...]	2005-02-23 17:26:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR
05ANKARA1105	TURKEY SUSPENDS SOMO SUSTAINMENT FUEL LOADING [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish officials decided to cease loading SOMO fuels and the coalition fuels loaded at three sites in Turkey as a measure to reduce the estimated 100 KM plus backlog of trucks in Turkey. An MFA official estimated that the decision would be in effect for four to five days. H [...]	2005-03-03 05:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD IZ MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA1109	UPDATE ON TURKISH LIMITS ON CHINESE TEXTILE [...] (SBU) Shortly after imposing surveillance and protective measures against 42 categories of Chinese textile and apparel imports in connection with section 242 of the Working Party report, GOT and Chinese officials held consultations in Ankara in late January. Both the Chinese Ambassador to Turk [...]	2005-03-03 10:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KTEX TU CH
05ANKARA1128	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1129	NRDC REPORT: TURKS REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO "NEITHER [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-03 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MNUC TU
05ANKARA1168	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-04 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1170	AIR POLLUTION IN THE TURKISH CAPITAL. ANKARA BACK [...] (SBU) Summary. Cleaning up Ankara's smoke-filled skies was an important environmental success story of the 1990s made possible by the introduction of natural gas to replace soft coal for home heating. But this winter, the acrid stench of sulphur from burning soft coal and fumes from vehicle [...]	2005-03-04 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID TBIO TU
05ANKARA1174	OFFICIAL RECEPTION IN SE TURKEY: WARM AND [...] (C) Summary: While traveling through the region February 22-25, poloff was greeted warmly by government officials who all brought up, in one way or another, the recent media scrutiny of the bilateral relationship. Underlining that allies with fifty years of partnership under their collective [...]	2005-03-07 08:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
05ANKARA1202	MILD INITIAL REACTION TO CONGRESSIONAL DECISION ON [...] (C) Summary: Turkish financial markets seem to have shrugged off the House Appropriations Committee decision to reallocate the $1 billion in extraordinary assistance offered to Turkey in the FY03 Iraq Supplemental. The Government has also handled it well, including in a positively-spun Turkish [...]	2005-03-07 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID PREL TU
05ANKARA1205	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: EXBS advisor's primary focus this month was on the two Department of Commerce (DOC) sponsored projects, Internal Control Program (ICP) and Product Identification Tool (PIT) along with coordinating the participation of Turkish delegations in PSI events. EXBS Advisor was able to u [...]	2005-03-07 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA1208	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-07 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1211	TURKISH LEADERS CRITICIZE IRAQI TURKMEN FRONT; [...] (C) Summary: GOT leaders have criticized the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) for its poor showing in the Iraqi elections. ITF's Ankara representative told us that his party favors Ja'afari for Prime Minister and will continue to fight for Turkmen rights in Kirkuk. He accused the U.S. of treating Ir [...]	2005-03-07 15:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA1213	AMBASSADOR URGES TURKISH MFA TO PRESS SYRIA ON [...] (S) Summary: On March 4 Ambassador urged Turkish MFA U/S Tuygan to have the MFA press the Syrians on troop withdrawal from Lebanon. Ambassador followed up with ref A points on March 6. Tuygan said the GOT is contemplating a letter from PM Erdogan to Assad. Tuygan called ref A points "well [...]	2005-03-07 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL TU LE SY
05ANKARA1225	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-08 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

05ANKARA1230	SHARING TIGRIS-EUPHRATES WATER DATA [...] (C) Post understands from Embassy Baghdad's February 14-20 Essential Services Report that Iraqi Water Minister Rashid may be about to or have already sent a letter to the Turkish government requesting technical data on Tigris and Euphrates water supplies. 2. (C) In a March 2 meeting on [...]	2005-03-08 15:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAID PREL IZ SY TU
05ANKARA1231	TURKISH MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OFFICIAL SAYS MOST [...] (C) Summary: A close Embassy contact in the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) retired early in frustration after being unable to overcome resistance within the ministry to EU reform; she returned at the insistence of the Justice Minister. The official, an expert on EU law, told us the MOJ Undersecreta [...]	2005-03-08 17:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA124	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: EXBS advisor focused on updating the status of previously introduced initiatives with new GOT MFA points of contact. The advisor also began the planning with MFA and Customs officials on courses of action for the upcoming year, to focus on the most practical and best use of pote [...]	2005-01-10 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA1260	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-09 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1275	MEIN KAMPF - WHAT TODAY'S YOUNG TURKS ARE READING [...] (C) Summary: Mein Kampf has climbed to the top 10 on Turkish bestseller lists, with sales jumping dramatically in the last couple of months. A spokesman for the Jewish community said he has warned publishers that the book could provoke anti-Semitism, and questioned why it is selling at a disc [...]	2005-03-10 10:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA129	GOT TO LIMIT CHINESE TEXTILE AND APPAREL [...] (U) Summary: On December 23, the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) published a communique in the State Gazette announcing surveillance and protective measures against 42 categories of Chinese textile and apparel imports. An FTU official told us that he expects the GOT will impose limits i [...]	2005-01-10 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND KTEX TU
05ANKARA1300	Update on Cargill and Sugar Industry Issues [...] (SBU) The GOT is considering legislation on Turkey's sugar and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) quota system which would provide an amnesty to companies, including Ulker's Cola Turka, rumored to have invested in unauthorized corn syrup production that violates the quota laws. Coca Cola and Pep [...]	2005-03-10 13:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA131	TURKEY'S BTC PIPELINE AIMING AT FIRST OIL AT [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the BTC Consortium's Turkey office, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline is 95 percent complete in Turkey. After testing and line fill, the first tanker will be loaded at Ceyhan port by September 2005. Given construction delays and problems with the subcon [...]	2005-01-10 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET TU
05ANKARA1315	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-10 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA132	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-10 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1321	TURK-IS LABOR UNION PROTESTS CLOSURE OF [...] (U) Summary. Turkish Izmit-based paper factory SEKA has been in continuous operation since 1934. Although the GOT's Privatization Administration closed this loss-making factory, Seluloz-Is, a branch of Turk-Is Labor Union, protested the closing and discouraged its members from taking advanta [...]	2005-03-11 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ELAB PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA1330	Visa Data Tracks Turkey's Economic Recovery [...] (SBU) Summary. Contrary to popular wisdom, non- immigrant visa data shows that the recovery from the 2000-1 economic crisis is having a real impact on Turkey's middle and lower classes. This is confirmed by other signs of growing household consumption, but income disparities, unemployment, [...]	2005-03-11 13:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN CVIS PGOV ECON TU
05ANKARA1332	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-11 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1334	TURKISH MFA ON SYRIA, LEBANON, AND MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Turkish MFA DG Celikkol told us the MFA called in the Syrian Ambassador March 9 and urged Syria to "avoid a crisis" in Lebanon, but stopped short of anything stronger. MFA officials still assert that a reduced Syrian role in Lebanon will threaten "stability." They view Assad as [...]	2005-03-11 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU LE SY IS
05ANKARA1335	TURKEY: CONTROLS ON MUNICIPAL BORROWING [...] (SBU) Summary: A Turkish Treasury official responsible for external borrowing claims that the proposal to expand municipalities' powers and responsibilities will not lead to uncontrolled borrowing. He cited caps on municipal borrowing and approvals required from the central government as key [...]	2005-03-11 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
05ANKARA1339	EU TROIKA VISIT HIGHLIGHTS DEFICIENCIES IN [...] (C) Summary: In a visit overshadowed by media images of police beating demonstrators in Istanbul (septel),the EU Troika visited Ankara March 6-7 to discuss the upcoming accession talks with Turkey. PM Erdogan and FM Gul insisted the GOT remains focused on EU-related reform. However, EU cont [...]	2005-03-11 17:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA1340	EU FURIOUS OVER GOT HANDLING OF POLICE VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Ankara-based EU diplomats say EU leaders are furious over the GOT's continued poor handling of the violent March 6 police crackdown on International Women's Day demonstrators in Istanbul. FM Gul promised an investigation; however PM Erdogan, Justice Minister Cicek, and other GOT [...]	2005-03-11 17:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA1342	PROTESTANTS FACE HOSTILE ATMOSPHERE IN [...] (C) Summary: Since December 2004, New Zealand native Erik Oosterbroek (strictly protect),the leader of one of Tarsus' Protestant communities, has been threatened first verbally (by no less than the town's MHP Mayor) and later physically, when a former Turkish pastor in town - who later reconv [...]	2005-03-14 07:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA14	TURKISH FIRST ARMY COMMANDER APOLOGIZES PRIVATELY [...] (C) Summary: Turkish First Army Commander GEN Tolon was apologetic about his Dec. 19 statement implying the US was complicit with the attack on Turkish police in Mosul when ODC Chief Maj Gen Sutton discussed it with him during a Dec. 29 courtesy call. Tolon said he had assumed that the moveme [...]	2005-01-03 12:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR IZ TU
05ANKARA1447	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 07:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1483	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1484	IRAQ: TURKS TRYING TO CHANGE A LOSING GAME [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's leadership and policy establishment appears to be grasping for a new and more constructive policy direction on Iraq, in part (we believe) based on the desire to limit the weight Iraq puts on the U.S.-Turkish relationship, in part also due to the Turks' post-election evalu [...]	2005-02-28 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ELTN ETRD TU IZ
05ANKARA1511	TURKISH IMAMS DELIVER ANTI-MISSIONARY SERMON [...] (U) Summary: Under instructions from the GOT's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet),imams across Turkey delivered a sermon March 11 depicting Christian missionaries as part of an organized force aiming to "steal the beliefs of our young people and children." The sermon, part of a broade [...]	2005-03-16 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA1549	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1550	TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: GOVERNOR REJECTS CLAIMS OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA1551	Special 301: Customs' Response to IACC [...] Econoff met with Cahit Gokcelik, Deputy Director General, Customs General Directorate, and Hulya Erbay, Customs Expert, on March 15 to discuss the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition's (IACC) Special 301 Recommendation on Turkey. (The Recommendation alleged that the Turkish Customs Und [...]	2005-03-17 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA1558	Mersin's Transit Trade for U.S. Poultry to Iraq [...] (U) OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, TURKEY, AND IN PARTICULAR THE PORT OF MERSIN, HAS BECOME A MAJOR TRANSIT POINT FOR COMMERCIAL SALES OF U.S. POULTRY MEAT TO IRAQ AND COUNTRIES IN THE REGION. TURKEY CREATED A FREE-TRADE ZONE IN MERSIN IN 1987, WHICH HAS EXCELLENT PORT FACILITIES AND AMPLE COLD ST [...]	2005-03-17 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV TU
05ANKARA1559	CENTRAL BANK AND GLOBAL SELL-OFF STOP RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: A global sell-off in emerging markets, coming on the heels of a Central Bank rate cut and intervention, have caused a correction in the sustained rally in Turkish financial markets. The lira, which had hit its highest level in three years earlier this month, finally reversed co [...]	2005-03-17 16:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
05ANKARA1571	TURKEY UPDATE FOR THE VISIT OF COMNAVEUR ADM MIKE [...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a series of US visits since the first of the year (Deputy Secretary of State Armitage, NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Jones, Commander US Central Command General Abizaid, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Doug Feith, Secretary of State [...]	2005-03-18 12:17:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	OVIP MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA1632	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-21 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1652	SPECIAL 301: Update on Copyright/Trademark [...] (U) Summary: A judge in Turkey's specialized intellectual property courts outlined difficulties in rendering effective IP enforcement as well as recent and forthcoming changes in Turkey's IP regime. Turkey's Trademark Association reported a rise in anti- counterfeit court cases. The GOT pro [...]	2005-03-22 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA1656	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-22 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1664	GOT TAKES STEPS TO BOLSTER ITS COUNTER-TERROR [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's current counter-terror finance regime lacks the legal authority to carry out effective action against financiers of terror and it is weak on enforcement and interagency coordination. For example, terrorism finance is not clearly criminalized in Turkish law and Turkey do [...]	2005-03-22 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA1670	UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS - US RESPONSE TO HLP [...] (SBU) March 18 we discussed reftel talking points with MFA Human Rights Department Section Head Nilvana Darama, who thanked us for informing the MFA about the U.S. position regarding the UNHCR. Darama avoided commenting on the UNHCR report, but said it was up to each country to select its own [...]	2005-03-23 09:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KSEP TU
05ANKARA1702	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-23 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1726	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-24 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1727	MOVEMENT ON IMF CONDITIONS HELPED BY MARKET [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOT has re-energized its efforts to complete the prior actions needed to finalize its IMF new program. Following a recent sell-off in Turkish markets, the GOT seems to be moving on the three prior actions: Tax Administration Reform Law, Banking Law and Social Security Refor [...]	2005-03-24 15:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU
05ANKARA1728	High Corporate Interest in Investor Advisory [...] (U) Foreign multinationals are showing considerable interest in Turkey's Investor Advisory Council, which will meet for the second time in April. Although Turkey has taken a number of concrete steps to improve the investment climate, and has enjoyed an increasingly positive macroeconomic situ [...]	2005-03-24 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP EMIN CASC TU
05ANKARA1730	TURKEY ADRIFT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is stuck in a domestic and foreign policy drift stemming from leadership and structural problems in ruling AKP. A long-overdue healthy debate over Turkey's identity and AKP, including its handling of relations with the U.S., has started. But AKP's policy muddle is leaving a vacu [...]	2005-03-25 09:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU
05ANKARA1747	TURKISH RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN KYRGYZSTAN [...] (C) Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Bilateral Affairs U/S Uzumcu contacted charge on the morning of March 25 and informed him that the GOT is evacuating Turkish citizen "women and children" from Bishkek. The Turks will send an aircraft to Bishkek this afternoon; ETA is 2030-2100 Bi [...]	2005-03-25 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KG TU
05ANKARA1755	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-25 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1773	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-28 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1777	TIP IN TURKEY: Interior Ministry reports details on [...] (U) During a March 3 meeting with Mehmet Terzioglu, the Interior Ministry's Head of the Department for Foreigners, Borders, and Asylum, we requested information on the following trafficking in persons cases appearing recently in the Turkish media. The response received is provided b [...]	2005-03-28 16:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1802	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-29 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1832	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-30 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1841	THE TURKS AND HISTORY: THRASHING ABOUT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Although the Turkish public debate on the fate of the Armenians in Anatolia is slowly opening up, a defensive Turkish nationalist policy of denial remains the position of choice for both the Kemalist and more Islamist/neo-Ottoman-oriented sides of the establishment. Launching an [...]	2005-03-30 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU AM
05ANKARA1878	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 16-28, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 27 by Cumhuriyet [...]	2005-04-01 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA1880	MERSIN FLAG INCIDENT OVERSHADOWS GENERALLY [...] (C) Summary: Nevruz celebrations in southeastern Turkey on March 20 and 21 were significantly larger than in previous years and, with some minor exceptions, peaceful. While local authorities in some cases objected to the use of the Kurdish spelling &Newruz,8 officials approved most petitions [...]	2005-04-01 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA1882	CHOD OZKOK'S SELF-IMAGE [...] (C) A flag officer in the Turkish General Staff (TGS) recently passed to us a Turkish translation of an article on TGS Chief GEN Hilmi Ozkok that ran in an Egyptian publication during Ozkok's late February visit to Cairo. Our contact reported that Ozkok thought this article portrayed him much [...]	2005-04-01 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR TU
05ANKARA1888	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] The delay will give the Government time to consider changes in the face of domestic and international criticism from press and human rights groups. Revisions to the penal code demanded by the European Union aim to bring Turkey's criminal justice system into line with recent political reforms [...]	2005-04-01 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1906	TURKEY PREPARING TO BREAK SILENCE ON THE US CARGO [...] (S) Following nine months of silence since the US formally asked Turkey to allow the US to establish a cargo hub at Incirlik Air Base for the transit of cargo in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF),recent public comments by Turkish officials may sugge [...]	2005-04-03 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV TU
05ANKARA1909	ANKARA SUB-PROVINCES GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (U) Summary: In discussions in five of Ankara's sub-provincial towns, mayors and other leaders told PolOffs of the difficulties they face as a result of the recent Metropolitan Municipalities Law. Cities which have become part of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality have yet to see the benefi [...]	2005-04-03 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI TU
05ANKARA1935	MINISTER DECLARES MISSIONARIES "SEPARATIST AND DESTRUCTIVE" [...] (C) Summary: State Minister Aydin, who oversees the GOT's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet),released a statement labeling missionary activities in Turkey "separatist and destructive" and implying that missionaries are part of an organized effort by foreign governments to create divis [...]	2005-04-04 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA1952	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL JOHN HANDY, [...] (S) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a series of US visits since the first of the year (Deputy Secretary of State Armitage, NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Jones, Commander US Central Command General Abizaid, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Feith, Secretary of State Rice, [...]	2005-04-05 11:19:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	OVIP MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA1953	USNAVEUR ADM MULLEN DISCUSSES IRAQ, BLACK SEA AND BILATERAL RELATIONS IN ANKARA [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-05 11:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	BU GG IZ MARR MASS PREL RO RS TU UP
05ANKARA1958	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-05 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA196	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-11 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1960	TURKISH MFA ON IRAQ: NEIGHBORS MEETING, SUPPORT [...] (SBU) MFA Department Head for Iraq Avni Botsali briefed PolMilOff April 5 on plans for the next Iraq neighbors meeting, which will take place in Istanbul April 18-19. Participants will be Iraq, its neighbors, and Egypt. Senior officials will convene on the 18th, foreign ministers on the 19th. [...]	2005-04-05 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA198	MAIN OPPOSITION CHP LEADERSHIP STRUGGLE -- IS CHP [...] (C) Summary. Istanbul Sisli Mayor Mustafa Sarigul's challenge to Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal is the most serious challenge to Baykal's leadership in recent years. Yet Sarigul's bid is more than just the struggle between two men for the control of the second largest po [...]	2005-01-12 08:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
05ANKARA1980	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 12:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA1981	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD JONES' VISIT TO [...] (C) Turkey's leadership is trying to take a more positive attitude toward both the United States and Iraq. This has resulted both from policymakers' understanding that they need to stand up more for the relationship and from the realization that Turkey has more to gain by supporting Iraq's de [...]	2005-04-06 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS ELTN ETRD TU IZ
05ANKARA1993	TURKISH STRAITS - TANKERS AND BYPASSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey is publicly and privately set on Samsun-Ceyhan as the winning prospective Bosphorus bypass, but next steps are elusive and ambiguous. All parties trumpet the success story of BTC -- as nominally the first Bosphorus bypass, expecting first tanker load at Ceyhan late autu [...]	2005-04-07 05:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EWWT SENV TU
05ANKARA2	TURKISH FUEL TRUCKS ROLLING AGAIN, BUT HEADACHES [...] (C) Summary: The second strike of Turkish truckers delivering fuel to Iraq ended December 26. Fuel loadings at Turkish ports and trucks entering Iraq have resumed at full speed. Although the drivers received higher payments, most trucker complaints remain unaddressed and the bottlenecks at [...]	2005-01-01 05:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
05ANKARA2023	GWOT ASSESSMENT: POST FEEDBACK [...] (S/NF) Summary. There is significant US-Turkish cooperation in the GWOT. Better coordination among Turkish intelligence and the various security services could improve Turkish leaders, understanding of the threat and effectiveness in cooperation with us. The Turkish National Police provides [...]	2005-04-07 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA2028	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-07 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2030	NEITHER "MODERATE" NOR EXTREMIST: TURKISH ISLAM IN [...] (C) Summary. Many in the West seek to promote Turkey as a "model" of "moderate Islam." The reality is very different. Islam in Turkey is stale and ingrown, straightjacketed by state control on the one hand and by narrow-minded lodge and brotherhood interpretations on the other. Although the [...]	2005-04-07 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
05ANKARA2032	IMF MISSION MAKING PROGRESS BUT NO LOI BEFORE [...] (C) Summary: IMF Deputy Resrep confirmed that the mission currently in town is making progress with two out of three prior actions completed. The Regional Investment Incentives Scheme remains an issue, however, with improvements still needed before the IMF can accept it. In terms of timing, th [...]	2005-04-07 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU
05ANKARA2045	TURKEY: SMALL FARMING TOWN WITH THRIVING [...] (SBU) Summary. As one of Anatolia,s small agriculture-based communities, Bala is representative of Turkey's traditional economy. Farmers rely heavily on the central government,s direct income support payments to compensate for increasing input costs. Although there are hopes to establish an [...]	2005-04-08 08:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA2049	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor conducted the second of three annual program consultations in Washington DC, meeting with stateside program coordinators of the projects being conducted in Turkey, including the Internal Control Program, Commodity Identification Training, Product Identification Tool [...]	2005-04-08 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA2051	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-08 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2060	TURKISH MFA OFFICIAL: "NATO INVOLVEMENT IN THE [...] (C) Turkey shares with us the goal of eventual NATO involvement in the Black Sea, an MFA official told us April 7. At BLACKSEAFOR's March 31 senior officials meeting, the members agreed on a common threat assessment and agreed that it would be beneficial to build some ties with outside states [...]	2005-04-08 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU NATO
05ANKARA2061	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - A WEAK LINK IN TURKISH REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Turks cite history to argue that Turkey is a model of religious tolerance. They assert that the existence of diverse religious communities in the Ottoman Empire and the acceptance of the Jews who migrated to Istanbul after expulsion from Spain in 1492 proves Turkey is free of rel [...]	2005-04-08 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2070	TURKEY:WHAT IF INVESTORS HEAD FOR THE DOOR? [...] (SBU) Summary: The acceleration of--and Turkey's dependence on--short-term portfolio investment flows has revived fears of what could happen if these investors head for the exits. If an exogenous shock is big enough, this "hot money" will indeed flee. Structural changes since 2001, however, [...]	2005-04-11 11:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
05ANKARA2072	TURKEY'S TELECOM BOARD CHALLENGES - INTEREST IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Telecom Regulatory Authority is planning a visit to the FCC as part of its efforts to increase capacity and expertise. While the state company Turk Telekom's privatization and the sector's liberalization slowly proceed, the Telecom Regulatory Authority struggles to [...]	2005-04-11 11:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV ECON TU
05ANKARA2074	SOUTHEAST TURKEY: TUNCELI GOVERNOR OKAYS [...] (C) Summary: After allegedly being threatened by Tunceli's Jandarma Commander on February 7 (reftel),Attorney Huseyin Aygun filed charges with the Public Prosecutor against the Commander. Tunceli Deputy Governor Ozkan Demir told poloff in a March 24 meeting that the Tunceli Governor - as the [...]	2005-04-11 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL TU
05ANKARA2076	SCENESETTER FOR TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA U/S Tuygan comes to Washington with the GOT continuing to talk about a strategic partnership but with bilateral relations troubled by an absence of clarity on Turkish direction and intent. Ruling AKP officials publicly deny any bilateral problems or blame them on U. [...]	2005-04-11 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS ECON MARR PHUM TU
05ANKARA2078	PETKIM: PA GOES ON THE ROAD TO PROMOTE TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary. PETKIM (Petrokimya Holding A.S.),Turkey's state petrochemical company, is preparing for an IPO of 30 percent of its shares in late April. Turkey,s privatization officials, together with privatization consulting companies, left for the U.S. last week to attend an investor,s c [...]	2005-04-11 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV TU
05ANKARA2080	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-11 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2095	RE-EVALUATING THE LEAHY AMENDMENT: IMPORTANT STEP [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's increasingly critical contribution to stemming the flow of narcotics into the global supply chain can be strengthened by more U.S. assistance. Up until 1999, we were able to provide this assistance in the form of training, equipment, and demand reduction through the I [...]	2005-04-12 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR SNAR
05ANKARA2096	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-12 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2097	RELIGIOUS (UN)FREEDOM IN TURKEY: LONG-RESIDENT [...] (U) Summary: Authorities have given a long-resident Amcit Protestant pastor 15 days to depart Turkey because he does not have a work or residence permit. The pastor has been performing missionary work in Turkey for 20 years, and departs the country every three months to renew his tourist visa [...]	2005-04-12 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2099	TURKISH DCHOD TELLS USTRANSCOM ANSWER ON CARGO HUB [...] (S) Summary: DCHOD Gen Basbug told USTRANSCOM Commander Gen Handy that he saw no insurmountable problems in the US-Turkey military-to-military relationship. To repair other parts of the relationship, Basbug thought the US should take action against the PKK/Kongra Gel in northern Iraq (somethin [...]	2005-04-12 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA2114	TURKEY SETS PRIVATIZATION MODEL FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Aiming to expedite delayed privatization of Turkey's electricity distribution network (in which at least one U.S. company has expressed strong interest),the GOT has decided to move forward based on a "transfer-of-operating-rights" (TOR) sale of shares model, rather than throug [...]	2005-04-13 11:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA2124	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-14 05:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2131	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] On April 7, 2005, Embassy Blue Lantern Officer met with officials from Aselsan Corporation responsible for reftel procurement to Turkey (License Appl. 05-950176). Present were Program Manager Fikri Atmaca, Technical Director for the Electronics Hardware Department Serhat Salih Erzin and Purch [...]	2005-04-14 10:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC TU
05ANKARA2137	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-14 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2155	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-15 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2159	PA CONFIDENT ABOUT PRIVATIZATION DEALS, DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Privatization Administration (PA) President Metin Kilci's confidence in the PA,s ability to move forward with its ambitious privatization agenda for 2005 has been boosted by proposed changes to the GOT,s privatization law that should reduce legal challenges to PA transactions a [...]	2005-04-15 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA2161	Turkish Parliament Moves on IMF Prior Action [...] (SBU) Summary: With the April 14 passage of a new Tax Administration Reform law, Turkey has satisfied the remaining "prior action" for finalizing a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a new three-year IMF stand-by program. However, differences with the IMF over controversial amendments to the region [...]	2005-04-15 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
05ANKARA2162	TURKISH PRESIDENT SEZER'S TRIP TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: President Sezer's April 13-14 visit appears indeed to have been symbolic (ref A),aside from his short one-on-one meeting with Asad. Turkish MFA officials are claiming that Sezer urged Asad to finish Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon by the end of the month and received Asad's pled [...]	2005-04-15 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE TU PTER SYRIA
05ANKARA2170	TRADE OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON PHARMACEUTICALS, [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Foreign Trade Undersecretariat (FTU) Deputy Director General for Agreements Osman Bekaroglu to deliver reftel demarche on anti-schizophrenia drug Zyprexa. Bekaroglu said that the Health Ministry was well aware of the sensitivities involved in the Zyprexa issue. With r [...]	2005-04-18 08:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA2189	TURKISH PARLIAMENT PRESSES ANTI-ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Parliament is pressing its campaign to tell the international community that there was no Armenian genocide. PM Erdogan has sent a letter to Armenian President Kocharian asking that Armenian scholars participate in a joint Turkish/Armenian historical research projec [...]	2005-04-18 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU AM PERL
05ANKARA2193	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2196	TURKS SAY NEIGHBORS MEETING POSTPONED AT [...] (C) We read reftel with interest, but the Turks tell us a different story on the postponement of the Istanbul Iraq Neighbors' Meeting. MFA Head of Department for Iraq Avni Botsali emailed us at 0130 local time April 17 to inform us that the "neighbors meeting is postponed since PM-designate J [...]	2005-04-18 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
05ANKARA2206	MFA BLOCKING PURCHASE OF ABANDONED CHURCH [...] (U) Summary: An American pastor and his wife operate a Protestant "cultural center" in the Mediterranean tourist city of Antalya. Although their work is primarily religious, they hold work permits as owners of the company that runs the center, which includes a cafe and a room where community [...]	2005-04-19 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2215	LIFTING UNFICYP RESTRICTIONS: DHERINIA CROSSING [...] (C) We reiterated to Turkish MFA Acting DDG for Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs Bilman ref e-mail readout that, despite the opening of other crossings, Turkey will not get the language it desires in the next UNFICYP report and resolution if the Dherinia crossing remains closed. Bilman rep [...]	2005-04-19 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PREL TU UNFICYP
05ANKARA2229	COUNTER TERRORISM FINANCE WORKING GROUP (CTFWG): [...] (SBU) On April 18, A/DCM chaired the meeting of the Counter Terrorism Finance Working Group (CTFWG). Other participants included representatives from ECON, RSO, DEA, CONS, OSI, LEGATT, and DAO. 2. (C) ECON reported that MFA officials responded to our request for more information on Movlad [...]	2005-04-19 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC TU
05ANKARA2230	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-19 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA224	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-12 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2242	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Friday, April 1 by Hurr [...]	2005-04-20 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY

05ANKARA2249	GOT ON AMENDING AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS; [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST IN PARA 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: IN AN APRIL 19 MEETING WITH ECONOFF, BARIS KALKAVAN, OF THE MFA AVIATION DEPARTMENT, RESPONDED TO REF A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE BILATERAL AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BY ELIMINATING ANNEX III ON COMPUTER RESERVATIONS SYSTEMS [...]	2005-04-20 11:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR KTIA ASEC TU
05ANKARA2250	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-20 12:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2258	GOT SUMMARILY DEPORTS SYRIAN KURD [...] (U) Summary: The GOT in March summarily deported a Syrian army deserter without allowing the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to review his asylum petition. The Syrian, who was acquitted in a Turkish court on terrorism charges, claimed that because he is a Kurd and a de [...]	2005-04-21 08:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2261	MEETING WITH DEPUTY IMF RESREP [...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Deputy Resrep confirmed press reports that all three prior actions are now completed and reiterated the expected timing for finalizing the new IMF program: signed Letter of Intent by end of April, board meeting mid-May. IMF staff expects the final version of the Regional In [...]	2005-04-21 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN TU
05ANKARA2273	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-22 05:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2277	SPECIAL 301: Update on Copyright/Trademark [...] (SBU) The GOT reports a sharp rise in seizure of pirated materials in 2004, along with other measures supporting copyright protection. Our principal film industry anti-piracy contact seems relatively upbeat about IP protection, but trademark owners, publishers and the software representative [...]	2005-04-22 07:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA2302	CHOD OZKOK'S ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary: The current public investigations of corruption within the Turkish military are unprecedented and apparently the responsibility of one man -- TGS Chief GEN Hilmi Ozkok. Whether his motivation is to retain (or regain) public support for the military, show up an AKP government tha [...]	2005-04-22 11:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS PINR TU
05ANKARA2313	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GOT ANTI-MISSIONARY CAMPAIGN WITH A FILIBUSTERING MINISTER AYDIN [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador has emphasized to State Minister Aydin serious U.S. concerns about the GOT's anti-Christian missionary campaign, including a written statement by Aydin defining missionaries as a threat to the State and maligning Christianity. The U.S. has long urged the EU to supp [...]	2005-04-22 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2314	TURKS PREPARING FOR PKK SPRING OFFENSIVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 17. Summary ------- 2. (S) The GOT appears to be convinced that the PKK is going to carry out its first "spring offensive" in southeast Turkey since 1999. Press and intel reporting indicate the Turks have moved two commando brigades towar [...]	2005-04-22 13:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL MOPS PREF TU IZ IR SY
05ANKARA2317	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-23 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2322	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-25 12:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2324	"OUR VIEWS ARE THE SAME AS YOURS," TURKISH IRAQ [...] (C) Turkey almost entirely shares our views on Iraq, GOT Special Envoy Koruturk told Senior Adviser and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Amb. Richard Jones on April 19. Amb. Jones outlined for the Turks our approach over the coming year, including providing support for the Iraqi Security Forces (I [...]	2005-04-25 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD TU IZ NATO
05ANKARA2342	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-26 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2349	Update on Van Hotel Case [...] (U) In February, a judge dismissed Amcit Victor Bedoian's civil case challenging the sale of his hotel in Van (reftel). The judge has since issued her reasoning in this case, which boils down to the finding that the hotel manager had written authorization from Bedoian, and was entitled to sel [...]	2005-04-27 06:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV PHUM TU
05ANKARA2380	BTC pipeline in Turkey still aiming for late [...] (SBU) Summary: While working to deliver the Baku- Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey has pushed Turkey's state pipeline company BOTAS to operate much closer to international standards, it has encountered great difficulty managing the variety of sub-contracts on the job. BOTAS has had to seque [...]	2005-04-27 12:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PHUM TU BTC
05ANKARA2388	SE TURKEY: SYRIACS CELEBRATES NEW YEAR, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the Syriac community in Mardin province expressed to poloff satisfaction about a first-ever (for Turkey) Syriac New Year celebration held on April 1. At the same time, they expressed concern about a property dispute brewing in Bardakci village of Mardin, whe [...]	2005-04-27 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2394	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-27 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA240	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-13 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA242	TRILATERAL TALKS ON PKK/KONGRA-GEL [...] (C) U.S., Turkish, and IIG officials met Jan. 11 in Ankara for trilateral talks on PKK/Kongra-Gel. All sides agreed to our common resolve to defeat this organization, but the insurgency and Iraq's delicate transition all but rule out direct military action in the near term. At U.S. suggestion [...]	2005-01-13 16:09:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PREF MOPS TU IZ
05ANKARA2431	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-28 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2439	IRAQ: TURKS REPORT MUSLIM ULEMA COUNCIL "BITTER" [...] (C) On April 27, MFA Head of Department for Iraq Avni Botsali provided PolMilOff with a brief readout of the visit to Ankara by a delegation of the Iraqi Muslim Ulema Council. The delegation, led by MUC Secretary General Dr. Harith al-Dhari, met with FonMin Gul in Ankara on April 27; they then [...]	2005-04-29 08:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM IZ TU
05ANKARA247	TURKEY'S THRACE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND BOSPHORUS BYPASS - ADVOCACY QUESTION [...] (SBU) Thrace Development Company (TDC) Chairman Howard Lowe called on Ambassador December 8 to update us on TDC's proposed oil pipeline project that would be an alternative "bypass" route across Turkish Thrace for oil exported from the Black Sea that currently passes by tanker through the Tur [...]	2005-01-15 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET BEXP TU KZ
05ANKARA2474	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-29 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2478	SUSTAINING PRESSURE ON SYRIA ON UNSCR 1559: [...] (C) Summary: We made reftel points to Turkish MFA Middle East Department Head Bozay April 29. GOT is awaiting a full UN report before coming to any conclusions about Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. The MFA issued a flaccid April 27 statement welcoming Syria's withdrawal announcement. The [...]	2005-05-02 07:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY LE TU
05ANKARA2491	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, April 15- [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published on Wednesday, April 20 in [...]	2005-05-02 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2524	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-03 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2525	OCALAN LIKELY TO GET RETRIAL [...] (U) Summary: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is expected to rule on May 12 that Abdullah Ocalan, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK),did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted in 1999. Contacts say such a verdict would likely lead to a retrial in a Turkish co [...]	2005-05-03 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU PKK
05ANKARA2548	IRAQ: TURKISH READOUT ON ISTANBUL NEIGHBORS MEETING [...] (C) Iraq and its neighbors--and numerous guests--held a "friendly and interactive" foreign ministers' meeting in Istanbul April 29-30, according to Turkish MFA officials. Our interlocutors reported relatively little squabbling over the communique text, though they apparently had to beat back a [...]	2005-05-04 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER AORC TU IZ IR EG JO SY KU BA SA
05ANKARA2552	BANK COMPLIANCE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a round of meetings with Turkish bankers, Econoff obtained their perspective on Turkey's anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regime. Currently, Turkish banks are following a less vigilant framework of policies and procedures than those of their foreign bank counter [...]	2005-05-04 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA2553	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-04 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2579	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: Last month, EXBS Advisor primarily focused on the status and direction of the Commodity Identification Training (CIT),which was scheduled to take place in April, but was eventually postponed to a later date. EXBS Advisor worked closely with MFA, Customs and Turkish Atomic Ener [...]	2005-05-05 11:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA2585	SE TURKISH GOVERNORS TONE DEAF ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-05 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM PREL PGOV ETRD CASC TU
05ANKARA2588	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-05 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2600	DAS KENNEDY MAY 3 MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA DIRGEN [...] (C) Summary: Continuing their strategic dialogue begun in February in Washington, EUR DAS Kennedy met May 3 with Turkish MFA DG for Central Asia and the Caucasus Akinci. FM Gul travels to Kyrgyzstan May 5 and will encourage the Kyrgyz to avoid violence and prioritize their assistance request [...]	2005-05-05 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU KG UZ AJ GG
05ANKARA2602	GERMAN CHANCELLOR URGES FURTHER GOT REFORM [...] (U) Summary: During his May 3-4 visit to Turkey, German Chancellor Schroeder praised GOT leaders for past reforms and encouraged further progress. He assured PM Erdogan and President Sezer that the EU will keep its commitment to open accession talks with Turkey in October. He said the German [...]	2005-05-06 06:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA2606	BTC PIPELINE IN TURKEY STILL AIMING FOR LATE 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: While working to deliver the Baku-Tbilisi- Ceyhan pipeline in Turkey has pushed Turkey's state pipeline company BOTAS to operate much closer to international standards, it has encountered great difficulty managing the variety of sub-contracts on the job. BOTAS has had to seque [...]	2005-05-06 08:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PHUM TU BTC
05ANKARA2607	TURKEY REQUESTS REVIEW OF US THIRD COUNTRY [...] This is an Action Request. Post has received a Diplomatic Note that responds to Action Item No. 4 from the Sept. 24, 2004 Security Cooperation Working Group (SCWG) meeting held in Ankara, and to the 30 June 2004 Embassy Dip Note outlining specific questions Turkey must answer for every Third [...]	2005-05-06 08:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PGOV PREL TU
05ANKARA2645	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2663	DAS KENNEDY URGES TURKEY TO SEIZE OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (C) Summary: During her May 2-3 visit to Turkey, DAS Kennedy urged Turkish MFA officials, National Security Council Secretary General Alpogan, and parliamentarians to seize the opportunity for dialogue presented by the exchange of letters between PM Erdogan and President Kocharian. MFA Cauc [...]	2005-05-09 10:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AM TU
05ANKARA2667	TURKEY'S BORON IS NOT BORING [...] SUMMARY: As the holder of the world's largest Boron reserves, Turkey is eager to derive economic value from this mineral. Among a variety of applications in industry, use of Boron for fuel cells and the potential hydrogen economy is most promising. Turkey's relatively new Boron Institute aim [...]	2005-05-09 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG EINV TU
05ANKARA2671	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-09 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2672	TURKEY MAY AGREE TO INFORMAL NATO-EU MINISTERIAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: At NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer's reported request, Turkey may soon agree to biannual NATO-EU informal meetings in order to move forward on NATO-EU cooperation. MFA officials told us May 6 that FonMin Gul has agreed in principle to this idea, but has not formally signed off as yet [...]	2005-05-09 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS TU CY MT NATO EUN
05ANKARA2684	TURKEY: VIEWS ON UNICEF COUNTRY PROGRAM [...] Summary. Econoffs met with UNICEF representatives from both the National Committee and Country Offices to evaluate Turkey UNICEF,s program content and effectiveness per request in reftel. UNICEF,s activities in Turkey focus on maternal and child health; early childhood development and child- [...]	2005-05-10 12:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL TU
05ANKARA2690	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-10 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2696	TURKEY'S PENSION REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish government has submitted to Parliament a major reform of Turkey's social security institutions. The reform--a requirement of IFI programs--will consolidate three separate social security agencies into one, aligning the three systems' parameters on a less costly glid [...]	2005-05-10 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV TU
05ANKARA2697	NATO-EU: FONMIN GUL AGREES TO BIANNUAL INFORMAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-10 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS TU CY MT NATO EUN
05ANKARA270	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2719	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-11 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2720	EUR DAS KENNEDY'S MAY 3 MEETING WITH MFA U/S TUYGAN [...] (C) Summary: Calling on Turkish MFA U/S Tuygan May 3, EUR DAS Kennedy urged continued GOT focus on trafficking in persons and laid out a suggested plan for bilateral consultations through 2005. Tuygan appeared frustrated with the EU. Kennedy urged Turkey to stay positively engaged with the [...]	2005-05-11 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA2721	EUR DAS KENNEDY DISCUSSES CYPRUS IN ANKARA, MAY 3 [...] (C) Summary: In May 3 meetings with Turkish MFA and NSC officials, Turkish parliamentarians, and press, DAS Kennedy emphasized that the Greek Cypriots need to lay out their objections to the Annan Plan with clarity and finality. At the same time, Turkey must search for ways to promote overal [...]	2005-05-11 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY PREL TU
05ANKARA2726	TURKEY ON EDGE OVER EXPECTED EUROPEAN COURT OF [...] (C) Summary: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is expected to announce May 12 that Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) did not receive a fair trial in 1999 and is entitled to a retrial. Nationalism is always volatile in Turkey, and an Ocalan retrial c [...]	2005-05-11 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK
05ANKARA2729	ANKARA FORUM PROMOTES BUSINESS COOPERATION AMONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's Chamber of Commerce organized the first meeting of Israeli, Palestinian and Turkish business associations April 27 in Ankara, Turkey. In a joint statement after the meeting, the three parties named the initiative "the Ankara Forum for Palestine-Israel-Turkey Economic [...]	2005-05-12 07:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECIN ECON ETRD IS PREL TU
05ANKARA2730	TURKEY MOVES FORWARD (AGAIN) ON AEGEAN CBMS [...] (C) Summary: The CBMs announced during Greek FM Molyviatis' visit to Turkey are on track after a temporary freeze while TGS waited to see Athens' response to a mid-April incident when a desecrated Turkish flag was placed in the room of a Turkish cadet on an official exchange to the Greek mil [...]	2005-05-12 08:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR TU GR
05ANKARA2733	NEW IPR CERTIFICATION REGULATION TO HELP COMBAT [...] (SBU) The GOT issued a new certification regulation last month, requiring all businesses involved in the recording, sale, reproduction and distribution of copyright materials to be certified from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MOCT). The regulation also imposes a Source Identification ( [...]	2005-05-12 11:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU USTR
05ANKARA2737	New Data Continue Pattern of Stubbornly-High [...] Summary: The National Statistics Office (SIS) announced that the unemployment rate was 11.5 percent in January, higher than the year-end 2004 rate of 10.3 percent. Seasonal factors and the use of a new methodology, however, mean that it is not clear the higher rate reflects a worsening unemplo [...]	2005-05-12 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ELAB SOCI TU
05ANKARA2738	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2750	RELIGIOUS MINORITIES SAY GOT BILL FAILS TO SOLVE [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is reviewing a draft bill designed to address the issue of properties seized by the Turkish State from religious minority communities. Representatives of the Christian and Jewish communities say the bill would have only minimal favorable impact, primarily because it would [...]	2005-05-13 08:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2761	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-13 13:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2764	TURKISH AIRLINE BANNED BY NETHERLANDS [...] (SBU) The Netherlands embassy confirmed press reports that on May 12 the Netherlands Transportation Ministry's civil aviation authority banned Turkish charter carrier Onur Air from operating to or from the Netherlands for a period of one month. Germany has implemented a similar decision. T [...]	2005-05-13 16:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR TU
05ANKARA2782	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, May 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in Hurriyet on Tuesday, Ma [...]	2005-05-16 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA2803	TURKISH MFA ON EU, IRAQ, BTC, AND BYPASSES [...] (SBU) Summary: A Turkish MFA official expressed concerns about continued lack of oil flow in the Iraq-Turkey pipeline, but optimism about potential for providing additional Turkish electricity to Iraq. He explained that the GOT was unable to initial the draft of the EU's Energy Community Tr [...]	2005-05-17 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU
05ANKARA2810	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-17 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2811	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-17 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2814	OUTREACH FOLLOWING NEWSWEEK'S RETRACTION OF ITS [...] The Turkish media has been uncharacteristically restrained in its coverage of the alleged desecration incident at Guantanamo. News coverage since the claim was first published in Newsweek has generally been factual and balanced. Most papers reported on the demonstrations and violence in Afgh [...]	2005-05-17 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KISL PREL
05ANKARA2831	CFE: TURKEY ASKS FOR YET ANOTHER REVISION TO DRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 5. 2. (SBU) MFA Disarmament and Arms Control officer M. Selcuk Sancar called in PolMilOff on May 17 to inform us that the GOT is requesting one additional change to the draft CFE Host Country Agreement Text. Sancar reported that the MFA's lega [...]	2005-05-18 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KCFE PREL TU NATO
05ANKARA2837	ABSENT GOT LEADERSHIP, TURKISH MILITARY LAUNCHES [...] (C) Summary: Contacts report heavy Turkish military presence in southeastern Turkey. Adana PO reports that, while rural flows of recruits to the PKK may be occurring, contacts are not seeing a similar phenomenon from urban areas. Absent any Erdogan government strategy for dealing with the [...]	2005-05-19 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS PHUM TU
05ANKARA2839	SE TURKEY: DSM EXPERIMENT DRAGS ON [...] (C) Summary: DEHAP leaders have yet to realize their hopes of creating a new, national-level, moderate political party from the Democratic Society Movement (DSM) announced last fall. One observer attributes the delay to both the PKK,s popularity and pro-Kurdish politicians, need to recalcula [...]	2005-05-20 07:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA2891	AEGEAN: TURKEY MULLS NO LONGER FILING FLIGHT [...] (C/NF) Turkey is considering ceasing filing flight information with NATO for military flights over the Aegean, an MFA official told us May 20. TGS contacts confirm this. Mounting Turkish frustration with Greece's public relations and diplomatic efforts to paint the Turks as aggressors--along [...]	2005-05-20 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL TU GR NATO
05ANKARA2910	TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR MAY-JUNE CODELS [...] Summary: The Erdogan government's drift on relations with the U.S., with the EU, and on reform is of concern, as are trends inimical to religious freedom. U.S. Turkish relations remain solid in specific areas and we look for new opportunities to expand cooperation, but our relations are not [...]	2005-05-23 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OREP PINS ECON MARR TU
05ANKARA2911	CHIEF OF THE TURKISH GENERAL STAFF MOVES CENTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unprecedented public address at the Istanbul War College on the occasion of his annual evaluation of the Turkish military, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) Ozkok broke his almost two year silence on Turkish foreign policy to lay out his views, in the name of the Tur [...]	2005-05-23 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV TU
05ANKARA2912	TURKS REPORT SUCCESSFUL JA'AFARI VISIT [...] (C) ITG PM Ja'afari made a successful May 19-21 visit to Turkey, according to a senior MFA official. Turkey offered to double its electricity exports to Iraq right away, and to increase these exports seven-fold in the next half a year. The Iraqi Finance Minister proposed an unorthodox procedur [...]	2005-05-23 17:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID ENRG PTER IZ TU
05ANKARA2916	TERRORISM FINANCE-TURKEY SCENESETTER FOR CODEL [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-24 07:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN TU
05ANKARA2938	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-24 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA295	TURKISH FM GUL'S VISIT TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish and Israeli contacts in Ankara portray FM Gul's January 3-5 visit to Israel and Palestine as giving mixed results: signaling the end of 2004's Turkish-Israeli public tensions (both Turkish and Israeli interlocutors affirm that deeper, long-standing security and intel coo [...]	2005-01-18 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IS
05ANKARA296	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN'S VISIT TO SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: The Turks, led by PM Erdogan, FonMin Gul, and chief foreign policy advisor Davutoglu, are selling improved relations with Syria as a major foreign policy success. GOT leaders cast Turkey as a channel of communication for the U.S. and Israel with Syria and as a friend that can supp [...]	2005-01-18 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD TU IS IZ SY
05ANKARA2968	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-25 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2969	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-25 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2970	RESUMPTION OF ONUR AIR FLIGHTS [...] (U) Sources at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Dutch Embassy in Ankara confirmed press reports that an agreement had been reached to permit Onur Air to resume flights to the Netherlands and other European countries, and that the airline actually resumed flights on May [...]	2005-05-25 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR TU
05ANKARA2975	BABACAN NAMED TURKEY'S EU NEGOTIATOR [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan announced that Minister of Economy Ali Babacan will be Turkey's EU negotiator. Although Babacan is among the most internationally-savvy Ministers, having long experience dealing with the IMF and the international financial community, some observers believe [...]	2005-05-26 04:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN ECON EFIN TU
05ANKARA3014	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-26 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3027	Upcoming Revisions to Industrial Property [...] (SBU) Summary: Two bills amending Turkish patent legislation are under consideration. One of these, which is not supported by the GOT, threatens to gut enforcement provisions for most foreign patent holders. The Ankara-based attorney who alerted us to this legislation remains concerned that [...]	2005-05-27 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR USTR TU
05ANKARA3032	GOT INTIMIDATION FORCES CANCELLATION OF [...] (U) This is a joint Ankara-Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary: Under accusations of treason by GOT and other political leaders, and the threat of prosecution, Bogazici University officials announced May 24 their last-minute decision to cancel a conference at which independent-minded intellectua [...]	2005-05-27 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA3033	IMF FIGHTING GOT'S POST-BOARD VOTE POPULISM, AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: In yet another case of proposing populist measures shortly after a board vote, in contravention of its commitments to the IMF, the GOT proposed legislation in mid-May that would soften repayment terms and penalties for missed social security premia payments. IMF pressure (and pe [...]	2005-05-27 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV TU
05ANKARA3035	AMERICAN-TURKISH COUNCIL BRINGS DEFENSE/SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: MOD Gonul, DCHOD Basbug and NSC SecGen Alpogan will all be in Washington June 5-7 for the American Turkish Council's annual conference. (It is possible that Alpogan may postpone his visit due to the heavy traffic of Turkish visitors that week.) While we understand many official [...]	2005-05-27 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PINR TU
05ANKARA304	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),a [...]	2005-01-18 09:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA3055	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, May 15-31, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published in Radikal on Monday, May [...]	2005-06-01 07:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3079	TURKISH CUSTOMS ON WCO DEMARCHE, CSI, HABUR [...] (U) Econ Counselor and Econoff delivered reftel demarche urging Turkish support for the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade to Acting Customs Undersecretary Riza Tuna Turagay on May 27. We also raised the Container Security Initiative [...]	2005-06-01 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER ETRD EAIR TU IZ
05ANKARA3084	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA31	New Currency Rings in the New Year; 2004 [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey rang in the New Year by successfully putting into circulation the New Turkish Lira, which eliminated six zeros from the old lira. Despite fears of operational problems associated with the introduction, the Turkish Central Bank said today that commercial banks, inter-ban [...]	2005-01-04 05:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
05ANKARA310	REFORM DELAYS PUSH BACK TIMING OF IMF LETTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: With the completion of the required "prior actions" likely to take several more weeks, the IMF board vote on Turkey's new Stand-by Program is unlikely to take place before March. The delays seem to stem more from the complexity of the reforms, or internal Turkish issues than fr [...]	2005-01-18 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN TU
05ANKARA3104	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-02 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3134	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-03 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3138	PSI: MISSILE-RELATED TRANSFER TO IRAN VIA TURKEY [...] (S) MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Arms Control Bulent Meric contacted PolMilCouns on June 3 regarding the shipment of Chinese-origin missile-related equipment to Iran (reftels). Meric said that the UK Ambassador had explained to MFA Deputy U/S Sensoy on June 1 that HMG was d [...]	2005-06-03 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR TU MTCRE
05ANKARA3144	IRAQI TURKMEN GROUPS SQUARE OFF IN TURKEY [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 15. Summary ------- 2. (C) There are a number of Iraqi Turkmen groups in Ankara. Three that we have met recently appear to be united only in their anger at what they believe is CF support for Kurdish domination of northern Iraq, especially [...]	2005-06-06 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON IZ TU
05ANKARA3163	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3165	CONGRESSIONAL TURKEY STUDY GROUP/CODEL WEXLER [...] (C) Summary: The Congressional Turkey Study Group visited Turkey May 31 - June 2, meeting with PM Erdogan, FM Gul, CHOD Ozkok, Economy Minster and chief EU negotiator Babacan, DefMin Gonul, Parliament Speaker Arinc. Media coverage was positive, even from normally anti-U.S. outlets. All expr [...]	2005-06-06 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SY CY IZ PHUM
05ANKARA3177	TURKISH MFA AND MILITARY ON SYRIAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] (C) Summary: Despite a blase official statement and light media coverage, Turkish MFA official says privately that the MFA considers as "serious" Syria's May 27 missile launch that resulted in one missile going astray over Turkey and scattering debris. MFA is not satisfied with the Syrian e [...]	2005-06-07 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PINS PBTS SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA3178	TURKEY ON 2005 TIP REPORT [...] We met with MFA's 2nd Secretary Ozlem Kural to deliver reftel demarche on June 3. Ms. Kural has newly taken up her position. She opined that the Tier 2 placement is "good" since, in her view, the GOT has worked hard on this issue in the past year. She mentioned that the GOT and the Governme [...]	2005-06-07 13:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3180	TURKS COMPLAIN SOMO STIFFING TURKISH OIL COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Coordinator for Iraq Reconstruction, Ambassador Koray Targay, says the Iraqi Central Bank has stopped making payments to the 16 Turkish energy companies providing refined products to SOMO because of a lack of cash. The MFA fears that the over $800 million in arrears th [...]	2005-06-07 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL EPET IZ TU
05ANKARA3181	PSI: TURKEY PRESS RELEASE TO MARK 2ND ANNIVERSARY [...] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs marked the 2nd Anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative with a formal press release expressing Turkey's support of this important initiative along with the government's commitment to host a PSI exercise in the spring of 2006. This release w [...]	2005-06-07 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL TU

05ANKARA3185	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT (MAY 2005) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor work this month focused mainly on moving the Government of Turkey forward in the Internal Control Program (ICP),Product Identification Tool (PIT) and Commodity Identification Training (CIT). EXBS Advisor was effective in getting the GOT to approve visits by delega [...]	2005-06-07 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA3186	GOT AND IOM LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING [...] Summary: The IOM and the GOT, with funding from the U.S., launched a first major multi-country prevention campaign to combat human trafficking across Turkey, Ukraine and Moldova. The campaign includes a toll-free "157" helpline, multi-national multi-media advertising, and passport inserts. [...]	2005-06-08 04:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3191	TURKEY'S SYRIACS SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-08 10:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE
05ANKARA3192	TURKISH MFA ON BRUSSELS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Gul will head Turkey's delegation to the Brussels conference. The GOT does not yet have a position on bilateral debt, but is resisting outright forgiveness. MFA officials say progress on assistance continues to be on hold until security improves. End Summary. [...]	2005-06-08 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID TU IZ
05ANKARA3194	CODEL SHELBY FOCUSES ON TERROR FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In its meetings in Turkey, Codel Shelby advanced the bilateral terrorism finance agenda, securing Turkish Ministers' agreement to sending U.S. terror finance experts to work with their Turkish counterparts. Minister of Finance Unakitan confirmed that the new law restructuring t [...]	2005-06-08 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PREL OVIP TU IZ
05ANKARA3195	SENATOR HAGEL REINFORCES IMPORTANCE OF BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his May 30-31 visit to Ankara, Senator Chuck Hagel met with Prime Minister Erdogan, Energy Minister Guler, Agriculture Minister Guclu and MFA Deputy Under Secretary Sensoy and exchanged views on the state of the SIPDIS bilateral relationship, Cyprus, Armenia, the PKK terr [...]	2005-06-08 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PREL OVIP TU
05ANKARA3199	CABINET SHUFFLES AND THE LONG SQUEEZE: PM ERDOGAN [...] (C) Summary: Long rumored to be considering a cabinet re-shuffle, PM Erdogan has made his first move suddenly and in limited fashion. However, more ministers in a cabinet which is still dominated by people loyal to Erdogan's chief internal rival FonMin Gul may be in Erdogan's sights as he tries slo [...]	2005-06-08 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM TU
05ANKARA320	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR TURKEY [...] OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),a [...]	2005-01-18 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB EFIN TU
05ANKARA323	TURKEY: BOSPHORUS BYPASS VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish government still seeks to pursue its proposed "Voluntary Principles on the Turkish Straits" as a way to engage all stakeholders in seeking a solution to the risks of growing tanker congestion. The GOT is interested in U.S. comments and support for this proposal, as [...]	2005-01-18 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG TU
05ANKARA325	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3258	TURKEY'S TUPRAS REFINERY COMPANY PRIVATIZATION - [...] (U) Summary: There is significant foreign and domestic interest in the privatization of Turkish state refinery company (TUPRAS),reportedly including a U.S. company. The petroleum labor union, which successfully battled the last tender attempt (to Russian Tatneft),is gearing up a public camp [...]	2005-06-09 13:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET EFIN TU
05ANKARA3260	PSI: TURKISH RESPONSE ON SHARING MISSILE-RELATED [...] (S) Per ref a request, Post coordinated with the UK mission in Ankara to deliver a joint demarche to MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Nabi Sensoy on June 9 to request that Turkey share with China copies of both the legitimate and the false invoice related to the a [...]	2005-06-09 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA TU MTCRE
05ANKARA3301	COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Action request--see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey fully supports U.S. efforts to conclude CCIT convention at the 60th UNGA, acknowledges resistance exists among some OIC member states on points which are red lines for both the U.S. and Turkey, and asks for clarification of the U.S. sta [...]	2005-06-10 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU UNGA
05ANKARA331	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, JAN 1-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published January 14 by Iran Mania News (FBI [...]	2005-01-19 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3328	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3329	TURKEY AND IRAQ WILL MEET TO DISCUSS TRUCKER [...] (U) The press reported June 10 that bilateral working group meetings on transportation security and consular affairs agreed to during the Ankara visit of PM Jafari will be held at a technical level on June 13 (transportation) and June 16 (consular). MFA Chief of Section for Iraq Economic Rel [...]	2005-06-10 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN IZ MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA3340	TURKEY-ARMENIA RELATIONS: PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE [...] (C) Summary: Despite recent high-profile people-to-people contacts between Turkey and Armenia involving journalists, artists and a maverick Turkish parliamentarian, official relations remain stalemated. End Summary. MFA: Armenia at Fault for No Warsaw Meeting --------------------------- [...]	2005-06-13 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU AM
05ANKARA3347	RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE GSP WAIVERS COUPLED [...] (U) Embassy understands that Washington agencies are considering a waiver of competitive needs limits for travertine, as well as de minimus waivers and a redesignation for other Turkish products, under our Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The Pharmaceuticals Research and Manuf [...]	2005-06-13 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA3354	POSSIBLE DELAYS IN IMF REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 04:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU IMF
05ANKARA3357	GMAC/DILLINGHAM UPDATE [...] (SBU) On June 1, ECON/C raised GMAC/Dillingham's problems in completing the long-delayed Izmir Ring Road project with Under Secretary Ibrahim Canakci, the head of the Turkish Treasury who reports directly to State Minister Ali Babacan. Canakci was familiar with the letter sent by OPIC VP Ro [...]	2005-06-14 07:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN EINV TU OPIC
05ANKARA3369	NO KNOWLEDGE OF NORTH KOREAN COUNTERFEITING IN [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 10:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM EFIN KN TU
05ANKARA3380	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 12:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3385	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3387	UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO VISITS TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: President Yushchenko's June 6-8 visit to Turkey, his first since becoming President, focused mainly on commercial issues. The two sides signed six agreements, including on energy, transport, and combating crime. Although Turkey claims to support Ukraine's EU and NATO aspiration [...]	2005-06-14 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG ECON TU UP
05ANKARA3388	TURKISH EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR MNF-I DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 17:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PINS PTER TU IZ XF
05ANKARA3396	2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES/EXPROPRIATION [...] Claimant data: Claimants A are U.S. citizens Victor and Kristy Bedoian. They filed a Privacy Act Waiver in 2001 allowing information to be shared with family, friends, members of Congress, the press, the general public and the following individuals: Sally or Pat Killoran, William Wolfe, Mic [...]	2005-06-15 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE TU
05ANKARA3410	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-15 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3418	TURKS EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER WASHINGTON POST STORY [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (C) MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Safak Gokturk raised with PolMilCouns on June 15 a story in the Washington Post that day reportedly based on a cable from REO Kirkuk on Kurdish authorities "extra-judicial detentions" and sec [...]	2005-06-17 04:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MOPS IZ TU
05ANKARA3467	SOUND BOMBS DETONATE AT ANKARA AKP OFFICES 06/16/05 [...] (SBU) On Thursday, 16 June 2005 at approximately 1300 hours (Local),an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near the Justice and Development Party (AKP) office in the Altindag district of Ankara, Turkey. The Turkish National Police (TNP) described the IED as a sound bomb. There were n [...]	2005-06-17 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC CASC PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA3473	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-17 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA348	CODEL KYL 10 JANUARY MEETINGS WITH TGNA SPEAKER [...] (C) Summary. On 10 January, a CODEL led by Senator Jon Kyl, including Senator Murkowski, Senator Martinez and Representative Adam Smith, met separately with Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) Speaker Bulent Arinc and DPM/FM Abdullah Gul. Speaker Arinc noted Turkey's recent EU-oriented re [...]	2005-01-19 12:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
05ANKARA3490	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by The Messenger, Georgia's Englis [...]	2005-06-20 06:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3495	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-20 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3499	READOUT OF TURKISH MFA U/S TUYGAN'S MEETING IN [...] (C) Summary: MFA Iran Department Head Ulku (who did not go on the trip) asserts U/S Tuygan delivered a "crystal clear" message on Iran's nuclear program and the need to cooperate with the EU-3 and IAEA to DFM Aminzadeh June 11 but admitted Tuygan cloaked his message in diplomatic niceties. Wi [...]	2005-06-20 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER EPET ECON TU IR
05ANKARA352	MFA RAISES TURKEY-US RELATIONS AND KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Tuygan told the Ambassador January 18 that the only significant problem in Turkey-US relations was Iraq. He identified three specific issues regarding Iraq -- a feeling that Turkey's contributions (especially in encouraging election participation) are not appr [...]	2005-01-19 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ TU
05ANKARA354	GOT AND TURKMEN RAISE GRIEVANCES OVER KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary: Concern about the supplemental registration process now underway in Kirkuk prompted the Iraqi Turkmen Front's Ankara representative to issue a statement threatening that the ITF would "review" its participation in Iraqi elections if it saw evidence of widespread fraud in the proce [...]	2005-01-19 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA361	CENTCOM COMMANDER'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY OF THE [...] (S) SUMMARY. GEN Abizaid met with Turkey's DCHOD GEN Ilker Basbug on January 12. Both presented assessments of Iraq, Afghanistan, and U.S.-TU relations. Basbug reiterated the objectives of Turkish policies on Iraq-united, peaceful, democratic, and whole. Both sides agreed the upcoming elect [...]	2005-01-24 10:40:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	OVIP PTER TU
05ANKARA3637	TURKEY'S EU EFFORT PLAGUED BY LOW MORALE, [...] (C) Summary: Top GOT leaders insist publicly that the rejection of the EU Constitution in France and the Netherlands will not affect Turkey's EU candidacy, though our MFA contacts concede that recent events in Europe have sapped morale. The GOT's recently-appointed lead EU negotiator must org [...]	2005-06-27 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN TU EU
05ANKARA371	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-24 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA377	IRAQ OCV REGISTRATIONS IN TURKEY SLOW [...] (SBU) On Jan. 24, PolMilOff called on Gezim Kiseri (Deputy Head of Country) and Sandra Khadhouri (Country Chief of External Relations) of IOM-Turkey's Iraq Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) office. They reported that OCV registration in Turkey has been low: 3,764 as of Jan. 23 (2,730 in Istanbul, 1 [...]	2005-01-25 10:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF TU IZ
05ANKARA3819	ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BOMBING AT TURKISH MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) On Friday, 1 July 2005 at approximately 0930 hours (Local),a male subject, 25-30 years old, attempting to enter the Turkish Ministry of Justice in Ankara repeatedly set off the magnetometer he passed through to gain entrance to the building. As the Turkish National Police (TNP) prepared [...]	2005-07-01 09:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA3824	GOT STRUGGLING TO PUSH THROUGH IMF-REQUIRED [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament, which normally goes on summer recess July 1, is working long hours to complete its work on two legal reforms needed for a successful IMF review in July, and is being held over at least through July 3, and perhaps longer, to pass these laws. The problem seems to be p [...]	2005-07-01 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV TU IMF
05ANKARA3833	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, June 16-30, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Saturday, June 18: [...]	2005-07-01 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA3839	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-01 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3841	TURKEY DENIES RELEASING ADDITIONAL EUPHRATES [...] (SBU) Summary. According to a Turkish MFA water expert, the GOT is indifferent to an announced increase of Euphrates flow from Syria to Iraq as a means to increase Iraqi electricity production. Euphrates flow from Turkey to Syria has not been increased, although Turkey continues to more th [...]	2005-07-01 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PREL IZ SY TU
05ANKARA3842	SOMO DRAWS DOWN ARREARS TO TURKISH COMPANIES, [...] (C) Summary. Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization, SOMO, has made progress in drawing down arrears to Turkish oil products suppliers and has signed new contracts for 4.9 million tons of oil products to be delivered during the second half of this year. The Turks and Iraqis are also activ [...]	2005-07-01 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA3843	APPROACHING TURKEY ABOUT THE TRANSFER OF F-16 [...] (C) Charge raised the issue of Turkey transferring F-16 aircraft to Pakistan (reftel) with Minister of Defense Vecdi Gonul during their initial meeting on June 30. Gonul thought the prospect was a good opportunity, noting the need to be supportive of Pakistan in general. 2. (C) PolMilCouns [...]	2005-07-01 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS TU PK
05ANKARA3844	TURKEY CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON IRAQ, CONTINUES [...] (C) Turkey is "cautiously optimistic" on the future of Iraq, according to Osman Koruturk, the GOT's Special Envoy for Iraq. Turkey is continuing its outreach to political parties, and is facilitating a conference on the constitution at a Turkish mountain resort July 12-13. Koruturk claimed T [...]	2005-07-01 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA3845	SAUDI-ITALIAN CONSORTIUM WINS TURK TELECOM BID [...] (SBU) Summary: The Privatization Authority took a major step in the privatization of 55 percent of Turk Telekom July 1, opening the four consortia,s bids and short-listing the two top bidders: Oger Telecoms-Telecom Italia and a consortium led by Etisalat of UAE. In a televised bargaining ses [...]	2005-07-01 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BEXP EFIN TU
05ANKARA3857	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-05 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3863	TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY LEVEY PRESSES GOT ON WEAK [...] Put in place as quickly as possible legal provisions that criminalize the financing of terrorism and allow "safe harbor" for bank filers of suspicious transaction reports. We note that these provisions have been included in legislation recently submitted to parliament. If this legislation [...]	2005-07-05 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA3877	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-06 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA388	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-25 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3887	REHN WARNS FM GUL THAT FOUNDATIONS LAW "FALLS [...] (C) Summary: EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn sent a letter to FM Gul warning that the GOT's draft Law on Foundations "falls short of European standards" despite some positive elements. Rehn states that the draft in its current form would lead to numerous cases against Turkey in the European [...]	2005-07-06 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE EU
05ANKARA3892	CHARGE D'AFFAIRES UNDERSCORES USG PRIORITIES WITH [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In her introductory call on Turkey's NSC Secretary-General Yigit Alpogan, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) SIPDIS urged Turkey to get in lockstep with the US on Syria and Iran, noted continuing USG efforts to recognize northern Cyprus' April 2004 vote in support of the Annan Plan and [...]	2005-07-07 05:01:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ SY IR TU
05ANKARA3907	FAILURE TO PASS SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM JEOPARDIZES [...] (SBU) Summary: Partly as a result of parliamentary obstructionism from the opposition CHP, the GOT failed over the weekend to pass social security legislation that was a condition for a favorable first review of its new IMF stand-by program and release of an $800 million credit. The GOT is [...]	2005-07-07 09:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV TU
05ANKARA3953	USNAVEUR ADM ULRICH DISCUSSES BLACK SEA, IRAQ AND [...] (C) Summary: During introductory calls as USNAVEUR and Joint Forces Command Naples commander, ADM Ulrich won Turkish Navy's agreement to hold consultations on information sharing between the Turks' Black Sea Harmony (BSH) operation and Allied Maritime Component Command Naples sometime before [...]	2005-07-07 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS TU RO BU GG UP RS IZ
05ANKARA3954	GEN BASBUG AND CHARGE DISCUSS IRAQ, PKK, BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: Deputy TGS Chief GEN Ilker Basbug believes that MNF-I has a new order to "track and capture" PKK personnel in Iraq. (We are checking.) He thought this was a positive indication of US intentions towards the terrorist group. The Charge told Basbug she would have an answer soon t [...]	2005-07-07 13:08:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS TU IZ IR SY PKK
05ANKARA3962	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-07 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3963	ACTION REQUEST: TF FREEDOM AND TF WARRIOR LNO TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy seeks urgent DIA assistance in filling the position of Liaison Officer to the Turkish Special Forces in Northern Iraq. This position is vital in order to collect intel on the Turks' plans and intentions for Iraq, for crisis management, and for helping us pass real-time [...]	2005-07-07 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL PINS TU IZ
05ANKARA3964	TURKEY'S RESPONSE ON COORDINATING CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) PolMilOff delivered ref a demarche July 6 to MFA Iraq Desk Officer Hakan Cakil. Cakil noted plans for an NGO-organized conference in Turkey July 12-13 on the constitution (reported ref b). The co-host Iraqi NGO (the Fund for Democracy an [...]	2005-07-07 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV ECON EIND IZ TU EUN
05ANKARA3976	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT (JUNE-2005) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor coordinated the official signing ceremony for the NP Cooperation Agreement that, once ratified by the Turkish parliament, will allow full engagement of the EXBS program in Turkey. EXBS Advisor moved forward with the Department of Energy Commodity Identification Tra [...]	2005-07-08 09:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA3990	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-08 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4012	TURKISH MFA, TURKMEN FRONT ALLEGE KDP AND BADR [...] (C) During a long June 30 discussion on the situation in the northwest Ninewah province town of Talafar, Ankara Iraqi Turkmen Front representative Ahmet Muratli alleged to PolMilOff that KDP leader Masoud Barzani was fomenting sectarian violence in the town through payoffs and encouragement to [...]	2005-07-10 11:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU MOPS IZ
05ANKARA4013	TURKS DENY GO IT ALONE POLICY IN THE BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary: An MFA official and a Turkish admiral admitted to us June 30 that RADM Kadir Sagdic's comments on the margins of a Harvard Black Sea Security Conference earlier that month (ref A) were "extreme" and did not reflect GOT policy. They credited his comments to personal views prompted [...]	2005-07-10 11:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ECON EU RO TU NATO
05ANKARA4031	GOT DISCOURAGES VISIT TO SOUTHEAST BY GERMAN [...] (C) Summary: GOT officials tried to discourage a German Protestant Church delegation from visiting southeastern Turkey as part of a fact-finding mission on refugee issues. The Turkish press reported that the MFA and national intelligence organization (MIT) sent a letter warning governors not t [...]	2005-07-11 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA4032	SOUTHEAST TURKEY UPDATE: ANTI-PKK OPERATIONS AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-11 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU PKK
05ANKARA4035	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-11 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4037	REPORT OF MEETING BETWEEN DOE INTERNATIONAL THREAT [...] (U) Summary: Members of the DOE Office of International Radiological Threat Reduction Program (IRTR) visited Ankara June 28, 2005 to discuss with officials of the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) shared concerns for the security of radioactive materials in the region and to explore oppo [...]	2005-07-12 07:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IZ KNNP OTRA PARM TRGY TU JO
05ANKARA404	TURKEY-U.S. BILATERAL ENERGY DIALOGUE - KEEPING IT [...] (SBU) The new GOT MFA DDG for Energy and Water, Mithat Rende, gave EconCounselor MFA's reaction to a meeting in Washington between the new DOE A/S for International Affairs Karen Harbert and GOT Ambassador Logoglu. According to the MFA's report, the meeting was also attended by DAS John Brod [...]	2005-01-26 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON TU
05ANKARA4058	Zyprexa Update- MOH Issues Sales and Marketing [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-12 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR TU
05ANKARA4094	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-14 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA411	TURKEY: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY, [...] In response to reftel, the following is Mission's contribution to the 2004-5 edition of "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the U.S. Record." 2. Turkey is a constitutional republic with a multiparty parliamentary system and a president with limited powers elected by the single-chamber p [...]	2005-01-26 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA4117	TIP IN TURKEY: REACTIONS TO NEW YORK TIMES [...] (U) SUMMARY. Craig Smith's June 27 New York Times article on Slavic women working in Turkey's growing sex trade has received mixed reaction in Turkey. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) On June 28 Hurriyet columnist, Kanal D News Director and news magazine host Fatih Altayli wrote that he had reported [...]	2005-07-15 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4126	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, JUNE 2005 [...] A new National Security Policy document outlining the government's priorities with regard to threats to Turkey's internal and external security, and based on input from all Council member agencies, was expected to be finalized at the June 21 National Security Council meeting. The new draft do [...]	2005-07-15 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU
05ANKARA4127	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-15 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4149	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 1-15, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Friday, July 1: [...]	2005-07-18 10:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4163	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-18 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4166	TURKEY AND IRAQ COOPERATE ON TRUCKER SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: Turkey and Iraq continue to work to improve the safety for Turkish drivers who transport large volumes of refined products and other goods into Iraq. Trucker deaths have fallen sharply in 2005. On June 22-23 Turkish and Iraqi officials met in Ankara to discuss transportation se [...]	2005-07-18 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA4185	ANKARA CORE EAC MEETING 7/19/2005 [...] (C) On 07/19/05 the Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss post's security posture in the aftermath of recent bombings in the Aegean coast tourist towns of Cesme and Kusadasi. The CORE EAC agreed to change the current country Consular Information sheet to reflect the recent bom [...]	2005-07-19 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC CASC PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA4186	TURKEY AND THE PKK: RAISING THE HEAT [...] (S/NF) Both the Turkish Deputy CHOD and MFA spokesman publicly confirmed July 19 that Turkey reserves the right to conduct cross-border operations against the PKK in northern Iraq. Additionally, the D/CHOD, GEN Ilker Basbug, reported that the U.S. has ordered the arrest (or capture) of key PKK [...]	2005-07-19 17:54:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL MOPS PGOV TU IZ EUN PKK
05ANKARA4188	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-20 05:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4190	TURKEY/LEBANON [...] (S) Summary: In the wake of PM Erdogan's June visit to Lebanon, the first by a Turkish PM in 50 years, Turkish MFA and Lebanese embassy spin relations as excellent. MFA and embassy contacts claim Erdogan pressed democratization and implementation of UNSCR 1559 during the visit, and urged le [...]	2005-07-20 06:08:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL TU LE SY
05ANKARA4205	ANKARA PUK REP SAYS IRAQI KURDS WILL GIVE UP [...] (C) The PUK's representative in Ankara, Bahros Galali, told us July 19 that all the Kurds want in the constitutional negotiations was Kirkuk; as long as they get this prize they will give on everything else. He bemoaned the slow pace of the Article 58 process and compensation, and blamed Barza [...]	2005-07-20 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA4214	DEMARCHE ON IRAQ DEBT AND ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: On Iraq debt, Turkish MFA officials again confirmed they have not been pressed on the debt issue by the ITG. The MFA officicals made very clear that they want to negotiate this issue directly with ITG officials, not outside advisors, although they agreed to meet with the advisors. [...]	2005-07-20 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EAID PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA4226	PRIVATIZATION AUTHORITY CONFIDENT ABOUT TURK [...] (SBU) Summary: The Turkish Privatization Authority (PA) is confident that the privatization of Turk Telekom will be finalized after Cabinet approval in the late fall, despite initial confusion and allegations following announcement of the Oger consortium winning the tender on July 1. The PA [...]	2005-07-21 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BEXP EFIN TU
05ANKARA4227	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-21 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA423	2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-26 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA4230	TURKS ANNOYED WITH IRAQI AND IRANIAN INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's Interior Minister, Bayan Jabr, seemed to take his lead from the Iranians at the July 18-19 meeting of Iraq's neighbors' interior ministers. Jabr annoyed the Turks by ignoring their advice to steer clear of the press, especially on the PKK issue; his private assurances to th [...]	2005-07-21 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM TU IZ IR BA EG SY KU SA JO
05ANKARA424	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-26 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4245	EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT TO ADANA: KURDISH [...] (C) Summary:Incoming EUR/SE Dep. Director Baxter Hunt visited Adana on July 19, meeting with local AK Party officials, attorneys and human rights advocates, and 39th Wing officials. AK party officials expressed confidence about the continuing appeal of the party and cited the lack of U.S. act [...]	2005-07-22 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM TU PKK
05ANKARA425	IRAQ: TURKISH DAILY CLAIMS KIRKUK TO BE HANDED [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (U) The Jan. 26 edition of the Turkish daily "Milliyet" ran a story claiming that the U.S., the UK, the IIG, and Iraqi Kurds have reached a secret deal under which Kirkuk will come under Kurdish control following Jan. 30 elections [...]	2005-01-26 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL PGOV TU IZ UK
05ANKARA4252	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-22 15:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4258	THE TURKISH PRESS DEBATES THE PKK ISSUE [...] (U) The increase in PKK violence in Turkey, culminating in the July 16 bus bombing in the Turkish resort of Kusadasi, has accelerated the public debate over how best to deal with the PKK. The dominant view continues to blame the violence on the perceived US failure to fulfill its commitment t [...]	2005-07-22 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PTER PREL TU PKK
05ANKARA426	SCENESETTER FOR JAN.31-FEB.1 VISIT OF UNDER [...] (S) Summary: Your visit will extend a series of January visits by Deputy Secretary of State Armitage, NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Jones and Commander of Central Command General Abizaid, and will provide an opportunity to echo their pledge that the US will fight all forms of terroris [...]	2005-01-26 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	OVIP PREL MARR TU
05ANKARA4260	SYRIAN DFM VISITS ANKARA, FM GUL REPORTEDLY FEELS "USED" [...] (C) Summary: Syrian DFM al-Muallim met with FM Gul in Ankara July 22 to discuss Iraq, the Israel Palestine peace process, and a possible upcoming "unofficial" visit to Turkey by Bashar Asad (reftel). One MFA official told us privately that the discussions were difficult and inconclusive; ano [...]	2005-07-22 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SY SYRIA
05ANKARA427	TURKISH MFA ON CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Northeastern Mediterranean Affairs acting DDG Bilman is confident Turkey will sign the Ankara Agreement extension protocol this summer, but in the face of domestic criticism about the lack of measures to help Turkish Cypriots, the MFA is not inclined to propose unila [...]	2005-01-26 16:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY
05ANKARA4276	TRABZON: A CITY PASSED BY [...] (C) Summary: Trabzon on the Black Sea has the potential to be a beautiful city. It falls short of that potential, however. As with the rest of Turkey, the city suffers from economic under-development and high real unemployment. The city has a reputation for being strongly nationalistic. H [...]	2005-07-25 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
05ANKARA4278	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-25 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4288	TURKEY'S ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO IRAQ - REGULATORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S., Turkish, and Iraqi Governments share the goal of increasing exports from Turkey to Iraq. Turkey's Kartet Company currently exports 200 MW and seeks to increase in two steps: 1) to 350 MW, generally using existing capacity, and 2) to 1200 MW, asserting that it has the s [...]	2005-07-26 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ETRD IZ TU

05ANKARA4290	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 14:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4363	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-27 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4364	CHARGE DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS, [...] (C) Summary: GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Koruturk told Charge July 25 that Turkey hopes the Sunni Arabs will return soon to constitutional negotiations. He rebutted Kurdish criticism of Turkish outreach efforts, expressed concern that the Kurds may be agitating for Turkish troops to leave nort [...]	2005-07-27 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS TU IZ SY
05ANKARA4366	FUEL SUPPLY CHAIN INTO IRAQ BACKED UP; RISK OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-28 04:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA4367	FUEL SUPPLY CHAIN INTO IRAQ BACKED UP; RISK OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-28 04:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA44	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-04 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4405	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-29 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4425	TRACKER 23827 - REPORT ON U.S. SPEAKER DANIEL [...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: U.S. Speaker Daniel Jacobs visited Turkey July 18-22, 2005, for a four-day speaker program that brought him into contact with government, business, NGO, and academic audiences for presentations and discussions of U.S. Environmental Policy with special emphasis on [...]	2005-08-01 11:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL TU
05ANKARA4443	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4456	TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: ALEVI COMMUNITIES SEEK HIGHER [...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) Summary: Alevis in southeastern Turkey of varying ethnic backgrounds recently have offered useful insight into the ongoing Anatolia-wide debate about the future shape of their faith and how they feel that the EU accession process might impact on [...]	2005-08-02 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM TU
05ANKARA4458	TURKEY'S SOUTHEAST: POLITICAL TRENDS, PKK, KURDISH [...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) Summary: Southeast Turkey human rights contacts and likely post-DEHAP Kurdish political activists paint different, but equally discouraging, pictures of the region's political trajectory. Longtime Diyarbakir human rights contacts said that they [...]	2005-08-02 08:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM TU
05ANKARA446	"2005-YEAR OF PRIVATIZATIONS?" [...] (U) Summary: Vice President of the Privatization Administration (PA),Hasan Koktas, told us he is bullish on Turkey's privatization prospects for 2005 noting Turkey's favorable market conditions. Koktas is in charge of several of the GOT's largest pending privatizations: the tobacco division [...]	2005-01-27 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV TU
05ANKARA4480	TURKEY AMENDMENTS MAY CURB INVESTOR APPETITE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Long awaited Government of Turkey (GOT) amendments to the Electricity Market Law, aimed to set the guidelines for the upcoming sale of the Turkish electricity distribution network, were delayed to October. The GOT made a last-minute move to pass particular articles of this amen [...]	2005-08-02 13:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV TU
05ANKARA4481	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 16-31, [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Sabah on Sunday, July 17: [...]	2005-08-02 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA4484	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-02 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4486	TURKEY-EU: AKP GOVERNMENT SIGNS ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: By its July 29 signing of an additional protocol extending the 1963 EEC-Turkey Ankara Agreement to the EU's 10 newest members, Turkey appeared to have fulfilled the remaining pre-condition for an Oct. 3 start to accession negotiations. However, the ability of the UK as EU Preside [...]	2005-08-02 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EUN EU
05ANKARA4490	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-02 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4494	FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTORS FIGHT WITHHOLDING TAX [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 08:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV BEXP TU
05ANKARA4504	TURKISH CHAMBER CONTINUES TO PROMOTE BUSINESS [...] (U) Summary: Business delegations from Israel, Palestine and Turkey (the Ankara Forum) met in Jerusalem June 7 and agreed to move forward with an Israeli proposal to revive the Erez Industrial Zone in Gaza and restore more than 4,000 jobs to Palestinian workers there. Special Envoy Wolfensoh [...]	2005-08-03 11:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECIN ETRD IS PREL TU
05ANKARA4513	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 13:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4517	TURKEY REQUESTS EXIM FACILITY EXTENSION TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Treasury on July 26 submitted a letter of request to EXIM Bank for the extension of an existing $1.366B facility to finance Turkey's purchase of a second batch of Sikorsky Seahawk Helicopters. Sale of the helos is conditional on extension of the EXIM facility. Turke [...]	2005-08-03 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL EFIN TU EXIM
05ANKARA4555	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4556	DAS BRYZA PRESSES TURKISH MFA FOR CLOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a series of introductory meetings and a lunch with Turkish MFA officials on August 1, EUR DAS Matt Bryza welcomed the recent positive turn in bilateral relations and pressed for a structured approach to rebuilding US-Turkey partnership through agreement on a shared strategic [...]	2005-08-04 13:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR PINS TU IZ AF CY
05ANKARA4561	BANNER BOMB - MERSIN PROVINCE [...] (U) On Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at approximately 22:30 the Turkish National Police (TNP) conducted a controlled detonation of a "Banner Bomb" in the southern Ircel Province city of Mersin. There were no reports of injuries. 2. (U) Members of the PKK affiliated Halkin Kurtulus Ordusu-HPG (Pe [...]	2005-08-04 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ITA IP EUR CT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER
05ANKARA4563	TURKEY'S SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL MEETING PRODUCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish General Staff (TGS) announced on August 4 the decisions made by the Supreme Military Council (Yuksek Askeri Surasi - YAS) at its August 1-4 meeting, during which the promotion, retirement and re-assignment of Turkey's senior military officers, as well as the dismissal [...]	2005-08-05 04:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINR TU
05ANKARA4598	MINISTER BABACAN ON EU, IMF [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Charge, Minister of Economy--and now EU negotiator--Babacan painted a typically rosy picture of the GOT's role, claiming the IMF program was really the Government's, and asserting the program was effectively on track despite the delays in key reform l [...]	2005-08-05 09:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV PREL EINV EU TU
05ANKARA4607	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-05 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4609	TURKEY AND IRAQ DEADLOCKED ON SECOND BORDER [...] (C) Summary: With reports of increasingly tight fuel supplies in Iraq, the Charge called the MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Affairs and wrote to the GOT to urge SIPDIS whatever action can be taken by Turkish customs to maximize throughput at Habur Gate. Separately, an MFA official [...]	2005-08-05 17:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA4621	TURKEY'S 157 TIP HELPLINE: IT SAVES LIVES [...] Summary: The USG's financing of a trafficking prevention campaign, put into effect by the International Office for Migration (IOM) working closely with the GOT, has demonstrated outstanding results from reclaimed lives to governmental cooperation. Twenty-four victims of trafficking have bee [...]	2005-08-08 10:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4622	TERRORIST FINANCING: CHARGE MEETS FINANCE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-08 11:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA4636	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-09 05:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4658	TURKISH PM ON CYPRUS AND U.S. ACTION AGAINST PKK [...] (S) Summary: In an August 8 introductory call on Prime Minister Erdogan, Charge reviewed the goals Turkey and the U.S. share regarding a comprehensive Cyprus settlement and Turkey's EU accession bid. Erdogan expressed frustration with the lack of concrete U.S. actions against the PKK in nort [...]	2005-08-09 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU PKK
05ANKARA4691	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JULY 2005) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor traveled to Washington DC for consultations, meeting with stateside program coordinators of the projects being conducted in Turkey, including the Commodity Identification Training, Second Line of Defense and other nonproliferation programs. EXBS Advisor also review [...]	2005-08-11 08:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA47	TURKEY AND IRAQ DISCUSS STEPS TO IMPROVE TRUCKER [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi and Turkish delegations met in Ankara December 29-30 to discuss implementation of agreements reached at the November 30 trilateral (U.S.-Iraq-Turkey) trucker security meeting. The Iraqis proposed a more eastern route for Turkish truckers driving from Zakho to Baghdad and [...]	2005-01-05 05:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD IZ PREL TU
05ANKARA4716	REACTION TO TURKISH DECLARATION OF NON-RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's July 29 declaration that is does not recognize the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) (ref A) has raised little controversy among EU diplomats in Ankara: it is what most expected, and not as extreme as some feared. Turkish media cautiously welcomed the protocol and non-recogniti [...]	2005-08-11 12:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EU
05ANKARA4722	TURKEY REJECTS US OFFER TO EXCHANGE HIGH-ENRICHED [...] Summary: A DOE team, accompanied by the Commercial Manager for the French energy company CERCA, visited Ankara from July 10-13 to discuss with Turkish Atomic Energy Commission (TAEK) officials Turkey's participation in the Foreign Research Reactor (FRR) Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Acceptance Progr [...]	2005-08-11 13:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP TRGY TU
05ANKARA4732	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, JULY 2005 [...] Throughout the month, government and military officials publicly accused each other, Turkey's neighbors, the EU and the US of inaction to respond to the PKK terrorist threat. However, they were unified in emphasizing that Turkey reserved the right to pursue the PKK into Iraq if necessary. Turk [...]	2005-08-11 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA4733	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-11 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4734	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-11 15:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4735	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-11 16:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4751	TURCO-RUSSIAN RAPPROCHEMENT: SEVEN HOURS OF [...] (C) Summary: In the context of booming trade with Russia (heavily in the latter's favor) and growing emotional understanding between Turks and Russians, PM Erdogan continues to feel that he is building a partnership of equals with Putin. What is lacking in Turkey is any rational analysis of R [...]	2005-08-12 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS ECON TU RS
05ANKARA4767	DRAFT GENERAL EU POSITION FOR THE ACCESSION [...] (C) ON August 10, the Danish DCM (strictly protect) passed us the below document, dated July 19, from the European Council General Secretariat to the EU Permanent Representatives' Committee. 2. (C) Begin text: Â [...]	2005-08-12 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EU PGOV PREL TU
05ANKARA4785	TURKS OF TWO MINDS ABOUT TRILATERAL MEETING ON THE [...] (SBU) The Turkish media provided generally low-key, negative initial coverage of US-Turkey-Iraq meeting on the PKK/KGK that took place in Washington August 6 (ref a). Most papers reported that the USG and the ITG had rejected Turkey's demand for immediate action against the terrorist group's [...]	2005-08-15 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL TU IZ PKK
05ANKARA4790	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4791	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4794	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, July 31- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Vatan on Sunday, July 31: [...]	2005-08-16 08:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA4827	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-17 05:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4840	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-17 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4841	NUCLEAR SMUGGLING IN TURKEY: ALLEGED URANIUM [...] Summary: On August 16 and 17, 2005, Turkish press reported the arrest of 2 individuals suspected of attempting to sell enriched uranium. EXBS Advisor made contact with MFA and Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) representatives to confirm the media reports. Both MFA and TAEK have offered [...]	2005-08-17 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PTER TU
05ANKARA4857	RUMBLINGS IN ULTRA-NATIONALIST MHP [...] (C) Summary. Although the current Turkish political environment should provide right-nationalist MHP with an excellent opportunity to challenge ruling AKP, MHP has failed to gain much traction. MHP leadership,s failure has contributed to a growing dissident movement within the party. The co [...]	2005-08-18 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
05ANKARA4861	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4862	SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AT TGS PROVIDE A WINDOW OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Further to reftels report on Turkish military promotions that were decided at the August 1-4 meeting of the Supreme Military Council (Yuksek Askeri Surasi - YAS),post has learned of numerous assignment changes for key military interlocutors (Note: as well as additional information [...]	2005-08-19 04:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINR TU
05ANKARA4880	TURKEY WORKING TO EXPEDITE FUEL EXPORT TO IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: The GOT seems to be doing its best to maximize truck traffic at Habur Gate, but shipping flow through the gate will remain an on-going problem for a variety of reasons, particularly because the single gate will remain a bottleneck and because civilian and military needs in Iraq a [...]	2005-08-19 13:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA4882	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-19 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA489	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-28 12:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4905	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-22 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4906	TURKISH MFA ON PKK TRILATERAL FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Per Ref A request, PolMilCouns and Deputy PolMilCouns on Aug. 19 presented to MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for Security Affairs Bicakli the Framework for Action resulting from the recent PKK Trilateral Talks. Bicakli conf [...]	2005-08-22 15:59:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS TU IZ PKK
05ANKARA4951	"ALTERNATIVE" ARMENIAN CONFERENCE RESCHEDULED IN [...] (U) This is a joint AmCon Istanbul/Embassy Ankara message. 2. (C) Summary: A conference at which independent-minded intellectuals will speak about the massacres of Armenians in 1915, canceled in May after Turkish government pressure (ref A),has been rescheduled for September 23-25 in Ist [...]	2005-08-24 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05ANKARA4955	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] Roj TV: Broadcasts in Kurdish, Arabic and Turkish from Brussels and follows the PKK line. It broadcasts for 12 hours starting at 1000 GMT. Roj TV, known as `PKK television,' airs news, political discussions, music, and children's programs. 2. Mesopotamia TV (Me-TV): Close to the PKK ca [...]	2005-08-24 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA496	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-28 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4965	ACTION REQUEST: TURKEY CONCERNED THAT NEW [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 7. 2. (C) Summary: Turkey believes the language on Kirkuk in the Iraqi draft constitution will remove safeguards currently in place in the TAL and give the Iraqi Kurds a "green light" to press forward with making the province part of the KRA. [...]	2005-08-24 16:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA5003	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-25 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA501	MAIN OPPOSITION CHP LEADERSHIP STRUGGLE -- BAYKAL [...] (C) Summary. Struggle between Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Baykal and Istanbul-Sisli Mayor Sarigul for control of left-of-center CHP will come to a head at the Jan. 29-30 party convention. Most observers think Baykal will win the contest, but the outcome is not a shoe-in. The U.S. h [...]	2005-01-28 17:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS TU
05ANKARA5035	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5061	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-29 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5065	FUEL FLOWING AGAIN TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Fuel shipments through Turkey to U.S. military and SOMO depots appear to have resumed following the partial clearing of SOMO payment arrears owed to Turkish suppliers and the establishment of a new Turkish system for monitoring deliveries in order to reduce smuggling. At the s [...]	2005-08-29 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECIN PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA5107	TURKEY: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Turkey has made a commitment to eliminate child labor as it pursues its EU membership bid. The GOT's short-term goal is to limit and improve the conditions under which children work. The GOT's long-term goal is to increase access to basic and vocational education as a means of improving the [...]	2005-09-01 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
05ANKARA5113	FOOD AID AND THE WTO MESSAGE DELIVERED TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-01 13:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TU WTO AID
05ANKARA5114	STATE OF PLAY ON TURKEY-PKK [...] (S/NF) Summary: The PKK issue remains at the top of the political agenda in Turkey. Ethnic tensions--along with the death toll--are on the rise, while crowds at funerals of soldiers killed in PKK attacks have added "Damn the USA" to their traditional chant, "Damn the PKK." The Turks apprecia [...]	2005-09-01 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS TU IZ PKK
05ANKARA5115	PKK FUNERAL CLASH INDICATES RISING TENSION IN [...] (C) Summary: One demonstrator was found dead following an August 28 clash in Batman between police and a group of PKK sympathizers trying to claim the bodies of six PKK fighters killed by Turkish military forces. Relatives of the victim say he was shot to death by police; the Batman police chi [...]	2005-09-01 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE PKK
05ANKARA5116	ANKARA EAC MEETING 09/01/2005 [...] (SBU) Charge chaired the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 9/01/05 to discuss implications of a second threat letter received by an Embassy Officer (reftel). In attendance were representatives from each of the following sections/agencies: RSO, MGT, CON, DAO, POL, PAS, MSG, ECON, INC, ESO, [...]	2005-09-01 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT CASC PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA5119	ADDRESSING THE AI THREAT IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary. Post delivered referenced talking points to officials at the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA). MARA officials are very concerned that Avian Influenza could spread to Turkey primarily by wild bird populations migrating from Russia. Officials welcomed a [...]	2005-09-01 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR TBIO KSTH
05ANKARA5133	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 08:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5140	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, AUGUST 16- 31, 2005 [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Tempo Magazine in its August 1 [...]	2005-09-02 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA5157	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5163	GOT HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIAL RESIGNS, OFFICE MAY BE [...] (C) Summary: Vahit Bicak, head of the GOT's Human Rights Presidency, told us he will resign this month, out of frustration over the lack of support for the office from PM Erdogan and other GOT leaders. He said Erdogan informed him that he will not back a plan to create a new, independent huma [...]	2005-09-02 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA5164	TURKEY PROVIDES THE STAGE FOR HISTORIC [...] (C) Summary: Istanbul was the scene of historic August 31 - September 1 meetings between Israel FM Shalom and Pakistani FM Kasuri. The Pakistanis contacted Turkish PM Erdogan for help in setting up the meeting; the Turks had no role in its political substance. The GOI appreciates Turkey's [...]	2005-09-02 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IS PK
05ANKARA5165	TURKS CONCERNED ABOUT TALAFAR [...] (C) The GOT Deputy Special Envoy for Iraq, Ethem Tokdemir, briefed PolMilCouns Sept. 1 on Turkish concerns and actions regarding Talafar. He reported that a delegation of 17 tribal Turkmen leaders from Talafar (nine Shia, six Sunni, two unknown--full list in para. 5) traveled to Ankara and met [...]	2005-09-02 16:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU IZ
05ANKARA5182	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-06 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5183	THE POST-GYMNICH VIEW FROM ANKARA: TURKS MAY [...] (C) Summary: GOT officials express differing degrees of displeasure with the draft text of an EU counter-declaration to the July 29 Turkish declaration of non-recognition of the Republic of Cyprus (ROC). In the end, the Turks will probably accept it if the text does not vary from the current [...]	2005-09-06 16:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY EU
05ANKARA5195	REQUEST FOR DOD PARTICIPATION IN IDEF 2005 [...] (U) This report contains sensitive Business Information; please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post understands that Turkey's Minister of National Defense Vecdi Gonul has invited Secretary Rumsfeld and two US officials of his choice to participate in IDEF 2005, the 7th International Defense In [...]	2005-09-07 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS TU
05ANKARA5196	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-07 14:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5208	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-07 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5209	TURKS AND TALAFAR: CONTINUING CONCERN, MOUNTING [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 4. 2. (C) Summary: The GOT continues to express deep concern about the situation in Talafar, a predominantly Turkmen city in northwest Ninewah province. MFA officials have peppered us with questions about the latest situation there and have [...]	2005-09-07 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID TU IZ
05ANKARA5221	TALAFAR SITUATION: TURKS ALLEGE IRANIAN (AND [...] (C) Summary: A senior Turkish MFA official speculated that Iran and/or the Iraqi Kurds may be "playing a game" in Talafar in order to eventually control the city, using CF ops to their own ends. We continue to try to feed as much factual information on Talafar as possible to the Turks in orde [...]	2005-09-08 08:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID TU IZ
05ANKARA5222	NEW DCHOD WANTS US TO TAKE ONE STEP TO DEMONSTRATE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish General Staff (TGS) Deputy Chief GEN Isik Kosaner told the Charge on Sept. 7 that he wanted to further improve US-Turkey mil-mil relations during his tenure. He pointed to the expected Sept. 8-9 visit of EUCOM CDR and CENTCOM D/CDR as a positive contribution to a relatio [...]	2005-09-08 09:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS PINR TU IZ PKK
05ANKARA5223	DAS BRYZA'S AUGUST 25-26 VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: DAS Bryza attended a series of positive meetings with Turkish officials to promote a renewed strategic partnership between the US and Turkey. While noting that the U.S.-Turkish relationship is broad and multidimensional, Turkish interlocutors repeatedly stressed the importance of [...]	2005-09-08 10:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	TU PGOV PINS PREL
05ANKARA5236	TURKS PREPARED TO ACCEPT EXISTING FRAMEWORK [...] (C) Summary: In separate September 7 meetings with MFA Deputy U/S Bozkir and U/S Tuygan, Charge learned that the Turks are prepared to stomach some fairly tough language in the Negotiating Framework, especially if they can get slightly modified language in the Counter-Declaration, linking Cy [...]	2005-09-08 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EU TU
05ANKARA5244	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5270	KING ABDULLAH VISITS TURKEY, SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Jordan's King Abdullah visited Ankara September 5 at his initiative and met briefly with Turkish President Sezer, PM Erdogan and FonMin Gul. Focusing on Iraq, Abdullah reportedly expressed two major concerns: first, that Iraq's Sunnis are becoming alienated from the constitutional proce [...]	2005-09-09 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS IR IZ TU
05ANKARA5277	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (AUGUST 2005) [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued to monitor the NP projects that are underway in Turkey, including Internal Control Program (ICP),Commodity Identification Training (CIT),Product Identification Tool (PIT) and Second Line of Defense (SLD). Work continued to progress despite being in the m [...]	2005-09-09 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC IZ KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA5282	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5306	TURKS ALLEGE COALITION F-16S VIOLATED TURKISH [...] (C) Turkish General Staff informed ODC Turkey Sept. 9 that it had data indicating that on the same day two F-16 aircraft "assumed having taken off from Iraq" violated Turkish airspace 20 km southeast of Sirnak. TGS's note claimed that the aircraft entered Turkish airspace at 1155 local time at [...]	2005-09-12 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA5308	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5333	TURKEY WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR [...] Summary. Faced with massive financial and implementation challenges in meeting EU environmental standards, Turkey is interested in working with the U.S. Government and private sector in key environmental areas such as medical waste, municipal solid waste, air quality monitoring, wastewater t [...]	2005-09-14 06:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO BEXP TU EU
05ANKARA5342	TURKS PUT ON POOR SHOW AT ISTANBUL TIP CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a prime opportunity to provide valuable input in the August 25-27 TIP conference, the Turkish MFA, academia, and gendarmerie representatives dropped the ball. From not understanding the difference between smuggling and trafficking, to shamelessly touting Turkey's libera [...]	2005-09-14 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA5351	GOT DENIES IT PLANS TO CLOSE HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE [...] (U) The Prime Ministry issued a written statement September 8 denying press reports indicating that the GOT had decided against the creation of an independent human rights institution and was considering closing the existing Human Rights Presidency (reftel). According to the statement, the GO [...]	2005-09-14 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA5354	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-14 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5357	TURKEY GENERALLY UNHAPPY WITH DRAFT IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is generally unhappy with the draft Iraqi constitution; chief concerns are Sunni Arab participation, Kirkuk, and official recognition of the Kurdistan region. The Turks see all of these issues as tending to pull the country apart, which would be seen as an existential thr [...]	2005-09-14 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA5396	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-15 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

05ANKARA5420	TURKEY APPARENTLY NOT YET DECIDED ON CANCELING [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA and TGS will discuss the cancellation of military exercises on Sept. 19. MFA is inclined to cancel (if Greece does); the TGS J5 Greece/Cyprus Branch Chief told us he will recommend the decision be linked to whether EU accession negotiations commence Oct. 3. We be [...]	2005-09-16 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL CY GR TU
05ANKARA5421	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-16 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5444	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-20 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5451	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-20 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5452	TURKISH RED CRESCENT DELIVERS HUMANITARIAN AID TO [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 8. 2. (C) Summary: Press coverage of the Turkish Red Crescent's delivery of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons' camps near Talafar has included accusations by Red Crescent that U.S. forces intimidated Turkish aid workers and attempte [...]	2005-09-20 16:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID TU IZ
05ANKARA5483	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-21 15:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5501	VISIT TO TURKEY OF UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR [...] SUMMARY: Your visit to Turkey comes at a time when bilateral relations are gradually but perceptibly improving. While the Turks highly value U.S. support for Turkey,s EU membership and our active work on behalf of a Cyprus settlement, the perceptions that we have done nothing to counter the [...]	2005-09-22 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PGOV PREL KPAO TU
05ANKARA5506	US MISSION TURKEY: RESPONSIBILITY AND [...] THE U.S. MISSION IN TURKEY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN EUROPE. WITH OVER 1200 EMPLOYEES LOCATED IN FOUR SEPARATE CITIES (ANKARA, ISTANBUL, ADANA, AND IZMIR),THE MISSION IS COMPRISED OF OVER 20 AGENCIES ENGAGED ACROSS THE FULL RANGE OF USG POLICY PRIORITIES. TURKEY IS A COUNTRY OF GREAT STRATEG [...]	2005-09-22 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT
05ANKARA5507	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-23 04:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5540	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-24 01:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5621	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, August 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Thursday, September [...]	2005-09-27 08:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA5627	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, August 2005 [...] (SBU) Discussion of a new National Security Policy document (outlining the government's priorities with regard to threats to Turkey's internal and external security),which was postponed to August from the June NSC meeting, was not discussed in the NSC bi-monthly meeting of August 23. No offic [...]	2005-09-27 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA5632	CDA DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WITH MINISTER AYDIN [...] (U) Summary: CDA emphasized to State Minister Aydin during a September 21 meeting the importance the USG places on religious freedom, and asked if he would join her in efforts to promote religious tolerance in Turkey. Aydin averred that he supports such efforts in principle, but they are poli [...]	2005-09-27 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA5634	TURKISH MEDIA COVERAGE - VISIT OF APNSA HADLEY [...] Turkish media coverage of APNSA Hadley's September 23-25 visit to Ankara has generally been straightforward, accurate, and positive. Not surprisingly, most papers focused on Hadley's public remarks on the the need for the United States to do more to address Turkey's concerns about PKK terrori [...]	2005-09-27 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5635	TURKEY: INTERAGENCY TERRORISM FINANCE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: In follow-up to Treasury U/S Levey's June visit and the subsequent exchange of letters regarding Turkey's counter-terror finance (CTF) regime, Embassy met with an interagency GOT group on September 15. The focus was on pending legislative changes that GOT officials assert wi [...]	2005-09-27 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA5636	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-27 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA566	TURKEY ENERGY: BTC, GAS, AND LIBERALIZATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the Energy UnderSecretary, Turkey continues to make progress on liberalizing its electricity and gas sectors, but there are still details to be filled in on the underlying legislation and action plan for privatization. He said Russia is welcome to compete for priv [...]	2005-02-01 12:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET TU
05ANKARA5677	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 15:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA57	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-05 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5727	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-29 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA577	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-01 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5825	APNSA HADLEY'S MEETING WITH TURKISH PM ERDOGAN: [...] (C) Summary: In a 90-minute meeting with APNSA Hadley on September 23, Turkish PM Erdogan spoke of the challenges in the Middle East and the need for concrete steps to promote democracy. In that context, he stressed his theme of building personal relations with leaders of Turkey's neighbors, [...]	2005-09-30 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MNUC TU US EU IR IZ SY IS KPAL CY
05ANKARA589	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROTECTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 4 of 4 (septel). Protection and Assistance to Victims ------------------------------------ A. (U) The GOT issued 26 humanitarian visas to allow victims [...]	2005-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA590	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PREVENTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 3 of 4 (septel). Prevention ---------- A. (SBU) Turkish MFA Illegal Migration Department Head Iskender Okyay stated that the two hundred sixty-two TIP [...]	2005-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA591	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 4 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Maria Lane, who replaces David McFarland following the submission of this report. McFarland (rank: FS-04) spent [...]	2005-02-02 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA592	TURKEY: FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: PROSECUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 2 of 4 (septel). Investigation and Prosecution of Traffickers -------------------------------------------- A. (U) Chapter 1, Article 80 of the Turkish [...]	2005-02-02 11:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA5932	TURKS BITTER, RESIGNED AS EU DELIBERATES - "IT'S [...] (U) Summary: Turkish leaders across the political spectrum displayed wounded pride and bitter resignation on the eve of the planned October 3 start of EU accession talks. Turkey has done its part, PM Erdogan and FM Gul stressed; the decision now rests with the EU. The public mood has turned [...]	2005-10-03 09:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
05ANKARA5947	SUBJECT: TURKISH MEDIA COVERAGE - VISIT OF UNDER [...] Turkish media coverage of Under Secretary Hughes' September 27-29 visit to Ankara and Istanbul was generally fair and factual. Coming on the eve of Turkey's historic start of EU accession talks, scheduled for October 3, coverage was less comprehensive than it might otherwise have been. The v [...]	2005-10-03 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5948	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, September [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Bu Gun on Saturday, September [...]	2005-10-03 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA5949	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5953	WHAT IS BEHIND TURKEY'S BLACK SEA POLICY? [...] (C) Summary: Turkey makes a strong distinction between Black Sea maritime security and broader security challenges in the larger region (such as frozen conflicts). We see Turkish pride of place as a main driver of their approach to the former, though a genuine desire to draw Russia into cooperation [...]	2005-10-04 09:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS TU RO BU GG UP RS
05ANKARA5978	TURKEY, THE MORNING AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The morning after Turkish FM Gul made his late-evening, oft-postponed flight to Luxembourg to officially open Turkey's EU accession negotiations, Turkish officials and media alike are hailing the step as an historic accomplishment. Last minute changes to the negotiating framewo [...]	2005-10-04 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU TU
05ANKARA5984	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5985	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6012	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-05 14:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6060	GOT: NEW LAW ON THE MENTALLY DISABLED WILL ADDRESS [...] (U) Summary: An international NGO issued a report September 28 asserting that Turkey's treatment of the mentally disabled is "tantamount to torture." The report alleges that Turkish psychiatric institutions employ practices such as shock therapy and physical restraint in ways that violate int [...]	2005-10-06 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE
05ANKARA6062	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA607	USDP FEITH'S DISCUSSION WITH DCHOD BASBUG [...] (C) On January 31 in Ankara, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Doug Feith met with Turkish Deputy Chief of Defense General Ilker Basbug. 2. (C) The Bilateral Relationship - Basbug described TU-US relations as "long-lasting" and "comprehensive" and added "It's not wise to tie our rela [...]	2005-02-02 15:44:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR IZ AF TU
05ANKARA6073	BOSNIA: TURKEY ON PRE-DAYTON ANNIVERSARY AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 07:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BK TU
05ANKARA6077	TURKEY'S DISASTER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE: HAS IT [...] (SBU) Summary: After the devastating 1999 Marmara earthquake that occurred in Turkey, the World Bank required the 2000 establishment of a Turkish Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts. In addition, the GOT investigated charges of fraud and abuse of office in th [...]	2005-10-07 09:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID TU
05ANKARA608	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-02 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6095	SOMO ARREARS TO TURKEY REACH $668 MILLION [...] (C) MFA Coordinator for Iraq and Afghanistan Reconstruction Amb. Koray Targay called in A/DCM Oct. 6 to report that arrears owed to Turkish companies by the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) for humanitarian fuel for the Iraqi people had reached U.S.$ 688 million. In total, SOMO o [...]	2005-10-07 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA6096	IRAQ/KURDS: VISIT OF IRAQI PLANNING MINISTER [...] (C/Rel MCF-I) During a late September visit to Turkey, Iraqi Planning Minister Barham Salih proposed opening a second Turkey-Iraq border crossing about five kilometers west of the Habur Gate. According to the MFA, he noted with concern increasing Iranian influence in Iraq and was critical of [...]	2005-10-07 13:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL PTER IZ TU
05ANKARA6099	(S) IRAQ: TURKEY ENCOURAGES SUNNI PARTICIPATION, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. Summary ------- 2. (S/NF) MFA Director General for the Middle East and South Asia Oguz Celikkol briefed us October 7 on recent GOT contacts with Iraqi Sunni representatives as well as two envoys from Muqtada al-Sadr. Celikkol said the GOT u [...]	2005-10-07 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA6101	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6105	Turkey's AI Outbreak - More Questions [...] Summary. Turkey is waiting for the results of tests, which were sent to England to determine the type of Avian Influenza (AI) that was detected in a turkey flock near Baliksehir last week. There is still some uncertainty among officials whether the virus is the H5N1 strain. The outbreak o [...]	2005-10-10 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO
05ANKARA6106	COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) Summary. Turkey has a reputation for being a moderate, secular, and democratic country with a Muslim population. The reality of Islam in Turkey, however, is more complicated. The State actively represses unofficial expressions of Islam. Violent Turkish Islamic extremism does exist. Mi [...]	2005-10-11 06:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA6138	Turkey's AI Outbreak - More Details [...] Summary. More details are emerging about the recent AI outbreak in Turkey. On Thursday, officials expect to receive test results for specimens sent to England to determine the subtype Avian Influenza (AI) that was detected in a turkey flock last week. The government has been taking extraor [...]	2005-10-11 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO
05ANKARA6181	LAUNCHING A STRUCTURED STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH [...] (C) With the October 3 EU decision on Turkey's accession negotiations behind us, it is time to turn toward consolidation of recent gains made in our bilateral relationship and to expand regional cooperation with Ankara. One way to do this is to establish a more structured policy dialogue that [...]	2005-10-12 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU US
05ANKARA6182	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-12 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6183	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 04:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6185	ANKARA EAC MEETING 10/11/2005 [...] (U) Charge chaired the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 10/11/05 to address the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) in a town in northwestern Turkey (refs B and C). In attendance were representatives from each of the following sections/agencies: RSO, MGT, RMO, IMO, CON, DAO, POL, PAS, [...]	2005-10-13 04:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AMGT AMED CASC PTER TU
05ANKARA6229	REHN OFFERS TURKEY FRESH START, URGES CONTINUED [...] (U) Summary: During his October 5-8 visit to Turkey, EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn offered a fresh start in Turkey's EU bid and called on the GOT to continue the reform process that enabled Turkey to open accession negotiations. Rehn pressed PM Erdogan, FM Gul and other GOT leaders to make [...]	2005-10-13 14:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE EU
05ANKARA6230	UKRAINE MUNITIONS: TURKEY WILL URGE UKRAINE TO [...] (SBU) On Oct. 3, PolMilOff called on MFA Head of Department for NATO Political Affairs Atilla Gunay to deliver ref a demarche. Gunay responded that Turkey will indeed urge the Ukrainian government to finalize the NATO-PfP Trust Fund implementing agreement with the NATO Maintenance and Supply [...]	2005-10-13 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS UP TU NATO
05ANKARA6232	H5N1 Avian Influenza Confirmed in Turkey [...] Summary. The Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced that tests from the recent outbreak confirmed the presence of the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza in Turkey. Samples had been sent to England earlier this week for testing. The Minister of Health made a similar announc [...]	2005-10-13 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU
05ANKARA6233	TURKISH MFA ON COOPERATION AGAINST PKK [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with visiting EUR/SE Director Doug Silliman, Turkish MFA Director General for Security Affairs Hayati Guven provided a list of seven PKK names that the GOT recommends we jointly target in Western Europe, all of which are the subject of Interpol red notices. Three of [...]	2005-10-13 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER KTFN PREL PREF IZ PKK
05ANKARA6245	SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY ACTIVIST ON PKK AND GOT'S [...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: Diyarbakir Human Rights Association President Selahattin Demirtas reflects the views of many Consulate regional contacts regarding recent increased PKK activities in the Southeast. He believes that both the PKK and the military a [...]	2005-10-14 11:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU PHUM
05ANKARA6248	U/S JOSEPH DISCUSSES NONPROLIFERATION IN TURKEY, [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary Joseph urged Turkey to take a resolute stand on Iran's nuclear weapons program during his September 29-30 visit to Ankara. Finance Minister Unakitan pledged to work with the United States to address proliferation financing and requested additional information on c [...]	2005-10-14 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
05ANKARA6251	ANKARA AGREEMENT EXTENSION PROTOCOL FACES FIGHT IN [...] (C) Summary: Although EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn recently urged Turkey to ratify the Ankara Agreement extension protcol as soon as possible (ref A),the GOT still has made no decision on when to send the protocol to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA). The GOT, initially intent [...]	2005-10-14 12:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY
05ANKARA6258	REPLY TO PROPOSAL TO ANALYZE LEU SEIZED IN ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Turkey is willing to support a visit of U.S. experts to review previous tests conducted by the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority and other evidence seized in a police sting operation in Istanbul. Turkey is also conceptually willing to participate in the joint foren [...]	2005-10-14 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	AU KNNP PARM RS TU
05ANKARA6259	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-14 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6262	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (SEPTEMBER [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor served as control officer for the visit of State Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph. Also, in September EXBS Advisor coordinated a Commodity Identification Training (CIT) refresher course and related meetings for Turkish Custo [...]	2005-10-14 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA6291	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] Summary. Although there have been several suspicious cases of bird deaths in the Western and Eastern regions of the country, there have been no new outbreaks of Avian Influenza in Turkey. The Government plans to lift the quarantine restrictions in the AI affected zone by the end of the mont [...]	2005-10-17 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU
05ANKARA6293	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-17 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6294	TURKEY AND BTC: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN THE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary. As oil creeps through BTC toward the Turkish border, Turkish officials privately expect that a "first oil" ceremony will not be held in Ceyhan until March 2006. Meanwhile, a UK official looking at allegations of human rights abuses by BTC in Turkish villages, was generally [...]	2005-10-17 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PHUM EINV TU GG BTC
05ANKARA6308	TURKS PRESENT CSI DRAFT AGREEMENT [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On October 12, GOT MFA Maritime Director Basat Ozturk presented emboffs with a GOT draft of an agreement that would implement the Container Security Initiative (CSI). Ozturk focused on the import [...]	2005-10-18 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER ETRD PREL ETTC KTIA PBTS TU
05ANKARA6312	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-18 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6313	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-18 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6315	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] The 7th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF - the bi-annual Turkish defense fair) was held on September 27-30 in Ankara. Four hundred thirty-one companies from 52 countries participated in the fair. Twenty-one American companies had stands in IDEF: Boeing, Bren-Tronics, CPS, EOTECH, Ha [...]	2005-10-19 07:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA6316	TURKEY: EDUCATION COUNCIL PRESIDENT SUPPORTS [...] (U) Summary: Erdogan Tezic, president of Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK),told Charge during an October 17 meeting that he supports the reopening of the Halki seminary, and believes a solution can be found if Greece and Turkey discuss their respective religious minorities. He said Halk [...]	2005-10-19 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU OSCE
05ANKARA6318	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Guardian Unlimited on Saturday [...]	2005-10-19 11:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6323	ISAF: TURKEY AND FRANCE AGREE TO SHARED COMMAND OF [...] On Oct. 18, PolMilOff discussed with COL Yakub Battal of the TGS J3 the state of play of negotiations between France and Turkey on their proposal to jointly command ISAF's Kabul Multinational Brigade beginning in mid-2006. Battal reported that France and Turkey have reached agreement, and woul [...]	2005-10-19 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS KPKO PREL TU FR AF NATO
05ANKARA6339	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): TURKEY REQUESTS [...] Acting PolMilCouns delivered to Turkish MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Office Director Osman Yavuzalp on Oct. 20 reftel talking points and request for a meeting with Turkish experts on the margins of the CWC 10th Conference of the States Parties to discuss the draft agreement on challenge i [...]	2005-10-20 13:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR KTIA TU GR CWC
05ANKARA6348	ISRAEL AT UNGA I AND II -- TURKEY UNDECIDED [...] (U) Poloff delivered ref demarches on the Holocaust Remembrance Resolution as well opposing anti-Israel bias to Turkish MFA Middle East department officer Cagri Sakar on October 20. Holocaust Resolution -- Israel Gives Turkey an "Out" --------------------------------------------- ------- [...]	2005-10-20 13:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS TU UNGA
05ANKARA6352	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6353	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6370	TURKEY SUPPORTS UNIIIC MISSION, VIEWS IMPACT ON [...] (C) Turkey supports the UNIIIC investigation into the Hariri assassination and is anxiously awaiting publication of the Mehlis report. The GOT will examine the report carefully before commenting but expects it to detail direct links to high Syrian officials. Turkey is apprehensive about the [...]	2005-10-21 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA6399	IMF PROGRAM: GOT ACCEPTS FISCAL AUSTERITY,NEEDS [...] (C) Summary: Though the GOT has accepted the IMF's fiscally austere 2006 primary surplus target, the GOT has again run into fierce delaying tactics by the political opposition party on the social security reform legislation. Fund staff (strictly protect) is awaiting a decision from IMF Managem [...]	2005-10-24 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ECIN IMF
05ANKARA64	DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES IRAQ AND SYRIA WITH [...] (C) Summary: At their Jan. 3 meeting, Deputy Secretary Armitage told Turkish General Staff Chief GEN Hilmi Ozkok that his most recent visit to Iraq made him more optimistic about the January 30 elections there. He outlined steps that were being taken to reach out to Sunni Arabs, to improve s [...]	2005-01-05 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ SY JO IR
05ANKARA6400	TURKS REQUEST U.S. TAKE TOUGH LINE WITH BARZANI ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: MFA requests that U.S. principals take a tough line with KRG President Masoud Barzani on the PKK and Kurdish expansionism, especially in Kirkuk but also in Ninewah. Additionally, the Turks hope we will publicize that this occurred. End summary. 2. (C/NF) MFA Director Gener [...]	2005-10-24 14:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAO TU IZ
05ANKARA6424	TRACKER 24124 - REPORT ON U.S. SPEAKER SALLY [...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: U.S. Speaker Sally Gardner Reed, President of Friends of the Library USA, spent a week in Turkey interacting with library professionals in Istanbul and Ankara September 18-24, 2005. In Istanbul, Ms. Reed delivered the keynote address at a conference that took pla [...]	2005-10-25 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL
05ANKARA6426	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-25 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR
05ANKARA6428	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-26 04:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR
05ANKARA644	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-03 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6440	TURKS REACH OUT TO IRAQIS ON HUMANITARIAN AID FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA has revised its humanitarian aid (HA) offer for Talafar in order to generate a positive Iraqi response and to mend fences with the Iraqi Red Crescent. Senior MFA officials raised the HA issue Oct. 26 with both Charge and ECONCouns. We responded that Turkey must a [...]	2005-10-26 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MOPS IZ
05ANKARA6445	TURKEY/IRAQ: ALLAWI IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Former Iraqi PM Allawi visited Ankara the week of October 17 and met with FM Gul in the latter's capacity as acting PM. Allawi told the Turks he sought to build a broad, moderate coalition across sectarian lines with an Iraqi nationalist agenda. While impressed with Allawi, th [...]	2005-10-26 13:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA6446	TURKISH MFA ON AZERBAIJAN ELECTIONS: QUIET [...] (C) Turkey's MFA says it has approached the GOAJ at all levels to express its desire for a free, fair, and transparent elections on November 6, but prefers not to do so publicly. The GOT expects Aliyev to win comfortably even without cheating. Turkey is sending a sizable contingent of offi [...]	2005-10-26 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TU AZ
05ANKARA6448	USG SUPPORT TO TURKEY"S FIGHT AGAINST THE PKK [...] (S) Summary: Charge delivered the points in reftel to MFA Deputy U/S Sensoy, going over the broad range of U.S. actions on PKK, and pressing him hard regarding public statements by senior GOT officials. On law enforcement cooperation in Europe, the Charge asked for more information on the tar [...]	2005-10-26 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KTFN PTER EFIN PGOV PKK
05ANKARA6468	TURKEY: SOMO ARREARS APPROACH BREAKING POINT [...] (SBU) Angry Suppliers: MFA informed EconOff on October 26 that SOMO arrears (45 days past product delivery) to Turkish fuel suppliers had grown to almost $900 million (out of accounts receivable of about $1 billion). Both the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK - representing Turkish supp [...]	2005-10-27 11:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET PREL IZ
05ANKARA6479	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR
05ANKARA648	THE TURKEY-IRAQ BORDERS CROSSING WORKS DESPITE [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: At the Turkey-Iraq border crossing, officials and facilities are strained but still functioning. The lines on the Turkish side waiting to enter Iraq are relatively short and orderly, in contrast to the apparent chaos across the Iraqi border where hundreds of t [...]	2005-02-03 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD IZ MARR PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA6480	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 15:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR
05ANKARA6481	TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND PREPAREDNESS RAPID [...] (SBU) Summary. Turkey experienced one confirmed outbreak of the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza in Balikesir in northwestern Turkey in early October without reports of human illness or deaths. The Ministry of Health has taken a leadership role in contingency planning for a potential pandemic [...]	2005-10-27 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED
05ANKARA649	Turkey FDI: Rising Investor Interest, But [...] (SBU) Senior GOT officials are predicting a turnaround in FDI inflows to Turkey on the strength of the continuing recovery of the economy and the EU's decision to open accession talks late last year. There does seem to be increasing interest in Turkey on the part of foreign investors, in part [...]	2005-02-04 08:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON TU
05ANKARA6498	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-28 12:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR
05ANKARA6514	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] Summary. The Government of Turkey (GOT) plans to lift the quarantine restrictions in the AI affected zone if new lab results determine that there is no sign of AI in the 7 kilometer radius outside the quarantine zone near Balikesir. The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed reports in the press [...]	2005-10-31 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU
05ANKARA6531	TURKEY/SYRIA -- TURKISH MFA STATEMENT ON UNSC [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA6535	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6536	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 16:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6540	CONSULATE ADANA TRAVELS TO TUNCELI AND ELAZIG [...] Classified by AmCon Adana Principal Officer Walter S. Reid, E.O. 12958, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 3. (C) Summary: Officers from Consulate Adana traveled to Tunceli and Elazig provinces October 25 and 26 to discuss PKK movements and human right [...]	2005-11-02 09:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TU

05ANKARA6543	AT THREE, TURKEY'S AKP GOVERNMENT SHOWING ITS AGE [...] (C) After three years in power, Turkish PM Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government remain atop Turkey's political heap in popularity, and in control of the Turkish parliament and Turkey's municipalities. Yet the AKP government is beginning to show its age: it has reced [...]	2005-11-02 09:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EU TU CY
05ANKARA6546	TURKEY: FM GUL DODGES ISSUE OF IRANIAN EXTREMISM [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarches to the MFA on October 31, emphasizing the need for the GOT to make clear its rejection of Ahmadi-Nejad's violent and irresponsible rhetoric. Acting Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Ambassador Aydin Evirgen promised us that Gul would deliver a stro [...]	2005-11-02 10:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
05ANKARA6547	TURKEY AND ITS NEIGHBORS: NOVEMBER 1 FM GUL PRESS [...] Summary. In a wide-ranging November 1 press conference, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul acknowledged a "new phase" in U.S. - Turkish cooperation against (PKK) terrorism and addressed developments with a number of Turkey's problematic neighbors. His remarks on Iran in the wake of Irani [...]	2005-11-02 10:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV TU
05ANKARA6554	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, October 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Hurriyet on Monday, October 17 [...]	2005-11-02 11:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6561	TURKEY'S PLANS FOR MOVING FORWARD ON EU ACCESSION [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy U/S Bozkir, one of the leads in Turkey's EU accession negotiations, told us that the GoT's inter-ministerial negotiating structure is up and running, and they are proceeding with the screening of initial chapters. His immediate concerns are the Progress Report and Acc [...]	2005-11-07 06:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PROV TU EU
05ANKARA6583	SO FAR, SO GOOD ON US-FUNDED SOCIAL PROJECT [...] (U) Summary: A status check on the U.S.-funded Social Risk Mitigation Project (SRMP) found that the World Bank-led project is exceeding its goals of boosting school enrollment and vaccination rates. Reaching nearly two million people, the program is an example of the Bank's success in helping [...]	2005-11-07 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI TU
05ANKARA6585	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 05:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6593	Turkey's Policies Moderate Impact of High Oil [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EPET ECON TU
05ANKARA6594	AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY ANKARA RESPONSE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the emergence of Avian Influenza (AI) in Turkey in October 2005, Mission Ankara has taken steps to assess and deal with the possible risk to Mission Employees and American citizens living in Turkey. As a contingency planning exercise, we have also developed tripwires as [...]	2005-11-08 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT ASEC CASC CMGT
05ANKARA6605	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] Summary. The Government of Turkey (GOT) is still cautious about lifting the quarantine restrictions in the AI affected zone until more testing is done. The dead poultry in Inegol tested negative for AI. Although there continues to be no new confirmed outbreaks of AI in Turkey, there are repo [...]	2005-11-08 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
05ANKARA6606	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 17:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6607	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 07:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6636	CORRECTED COPY -- WORLD BANK HELPS ADDRESS DEEP [...] (SBU) Summary: Within its total $6 billion portfolio, the World Bank is currently allocating $1.7 billion to social sector projects that assist workers laid off by privatization, strengthen health care delivery through transitioning to universal health insurance, and improve school curricula [...]	2005-11-09 15:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB SOCI TU
05ANKARA6637	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-09 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6642	TURKISH MFA CLARIFIES POSITION ON AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Following a weak initial MFA statement and amid press reports that Turkish observers found no irregularities during the November 6 Azerbaijan elections, MFA Director General Halil Akinci clarified the Turkish position during a November 9 meeting with visiting Senior Advisor for Eurasia Stev [...]	2005-11-10 11:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU OSCE AZ
05ANKARA6670	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-11 06:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6671	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (OCTOBER [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued to monitor NP projects that are underway in Turkey, including Internal Control Program (ICP),Commodity Identification Training (CIT),Product Identification Tool (PIT). EXBS Advisor also coordinated Turkish participation in CIT Instructor Training, a Bl [...]	2005-11-12 16:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC IZ KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA6706	FM GUL PLANS TO VISIT SYRIA TO URGE COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. MFA Middle East DG Oguz Celikkol called in CDA November 14 to inform her that FM Gul plans to travel to Damascus on Wednesday, November 16, for a focused, three-hour visit with the purpose of encouraging Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to cooperate with the UN [...]	2005-11-15 09:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA6744	NEW DIRECTIONS FOR US-TURKEY ECONOMIC RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the last meeting in December 2003, it is Turkey's turn to host the Under Secretary-level U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership Commission (EPC) in Ankara. Turkey's strong economic recovery since the 2001 financial crisis, notwithstanding large risks of backsliding, create [...]	2005-11-15 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TU
05ANKARA6749	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 16:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6750	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 16:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6751	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPUTY SENIOR [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Deputy Senior Advisor and Deputy Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch and NEA Iraq Desk Officer Michele Siders to travel to Turkey from December 1-2, 2005 for consultations on Iraq. The point of contact for the visit is Political Offi [...]	2005-11-16 08:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PGOV PREL IZ AU PL RO RS IT FR BE NATO EUN
05ANKARA6754	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, November 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published by Milliyet and also reported by [...]	2005-11-16 11:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA6763	GOT "SATISFIED" WITH EU REPORTS, DESPITE CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: MFA contacts say the November 9 EU reports on Turkey are acceptable to the GOT, although they have some objections to language relating to Greek Cypriot access to Turkish ports, minority language rights, and religious freedom. GOT leaders have been more supportive of the reports [...]	2005-11-16 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
05ANKARA6771	READ-OUT OF FM GUL'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See para 4. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) MFA Middle East DG Oguz Celikkol provided CDA a readout of FM Gul's brief November 16 visit to Damascus (reftel). Celikkol reported Gul made most of the points in t [...]	2005-11-17 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA6772	JANDARMA INVOLVEMENT IN BOMBING ROCKS TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: Turkey has been rocked by alleged jandarma involvement in a November 9 bombing in the town of Semdinli, in the ethnically-Kurdish southeastern province of Hakkari. After the blast, bystanders caught and severely beat three suspects. Police released two of the three, including a [...]	2005-11-17 13:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ANKARA680	TURKEY 2004 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Since 1986, the International Narcotics Crime and Control (INCC) program has provided approximately 5,500 units of equipment and training, valued at over USD 5.7 million, to five Turkish agencies with responsibility for Turkey,s anti-narcotics programs: The Turkish Grain Board (TMO),Turkish [...]	2005-02-04 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN SNAR TU
05ANKARA6824	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-18 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA683	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-04 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6838	Visit to Turkey by USAID Avian Influenza Official [...] Summary. In the month since the outbreak of Avian Influenza in Turkey, international and bilateral partners have been examining Turkey's response as a possible model for other countries and exploring possible deficient areas in which to collaborate with Turkey in case of any future outbreak [...]	2005-11-21 09:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
05ANKARA6846	NOV. 8 CAUCASUS WORKING GROUP MEETING IN ANKARA [...] (C) During Nov. 8 Caucasus Working Group discussions, the U.S. and Turkey shared assessments of the strategic situation in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The U.S. side briefed on the Caspian Guard program, and urged the Turks to participate in the upgrade of Nasosnaya Airbase in Azerbaijan, t [...]	2005-11-21 13:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS TU AJ AM GG KZ RS
05ANKARA6849	PKK TERRORISM: TURKS PROVIDE MORE INFO ON HIGH [...] (S) Summary: MFA provided us with additional information on the seven high value PKK individuals in Europe, responding to our earlier request (ref B),and thought Ankara could accommodate a visit by a technical team from Washington to develop further information the week of November 28. Secur [...]	2005-11-21 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER TU US
05ANKARA686	TURKISH TREASURY WORRY ON IMF STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Summary: Showing considerable frustration and concern about Turkey's relations with the IMF, Treasury Undersecretary Ibrahim Canakci explained the GOT's thinking in its recent decision to expand the investment incentives law despite the strong opposition of top IMF management. With the Pr [...]	2005-02-04 16:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU
05ANKARA688	SUBJECT: Turkey unveils adopted a nnew [...] (U) Summary: Using new, updated inflation baskets for the first time, the State Institute of Statistics (SIS) announced February 3 that ptionswith base year 2003, and the new inflation data based Forthe January , theConsumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.55 percent and the Producers Price Ind [...]	2005-02-05 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON TU
05ANKARA6883	TURKS CONCERNED WITH LACK OF AGREED VENUE FOR [...] (C) Turkish MFA DG for Middle East Oguz Celikkol informed Charge November 22 that Detlev Mehlis had not accepted UNDOF as a proposed site for interrogations. Celikkol had learned this from Syrian D/FM Muallem at the opening session of the OIC Cairo conference on Iraq. Mehlis, Muallem told Ce [...]	2005-11-22 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU SY UN
05ANKARA6884	TURKEY: AVIAN INFLUENZA - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [...] Summary. Turkey experienced one confirmed outbreak of the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza in Balikesir in northwestern Turkey in early October without reports of human illness or deaths. Turkey has received generally high marks for its transparency, response, and containment of the outbreak, [...]	2005-11-22 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL AMED TU
05ANKARA6897	BABACAN: NO PLANS TO SEND ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and EU negotiator Ali Babacan explained that the GOT had deliberately not created a new structure to handle the EU process so as to keep all ministries engaged. The GOT has no plans yet to submit the Ankara Protocol Extension to parliament. Babacan reiterated [...]	2005-11-22 16:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN PREL PGOV EU TU
05ANKARA6898	ECONOMY MINISTER: TURKEY TO LAUNCH INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Minister Babacan says the GOT will create a foreign investment promotion office reporting to the Prime Minister and Babacan makes the case that foreign direct investors can now have confidence in the GOT's three-year track record of political stability and economic stabilization. [...]	2005-11-22 16:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EFIN TU
05ANKARA6900	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-22 17:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6901	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-22 17:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6930	TURKEY FACES OBSTACLES ON PATH TO EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Now that Turkey has begun EU accession talks, it faces the difficult prospect of meeting EU requirements regarding Cyprus, minority rights, religious freedom, civil-military relations, and freedom of expression. This will require Turkey to open debate on sensitive topics and chan [...]	2005-11-23 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
05ANKARA6952	TURKEY-IRAQ HABUR GATE - WHERE TO GO FROM HERE? [...] (C) Summary. Geographical and political realities make Turkey the only neighbor of Iraq with the potential to meet Iraq's growing civilian and military needs for imported fossil fuels and consumer goods. While there are certain short and medium term fixes that can increase the capacity of [...]	2005-11-25 13:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL ETRD TU IZ
05ANKARA6954	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-25 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6955	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-25 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7013	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-29 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7014	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-29 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7016	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-30 05:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7034	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] (U) Summary. There have been no new outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) in Turkey since the October outbreak. According to reports, the Government of Turkey (GOT) has been testing for AI in the case of any suspicious bird deaths. Poultry consumption has steadily risen but is still well below [...]	2005-12-01 10:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
05ANKARA7066	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (NOVEMBER [...] Summary: EXBS Advisor continued to shepard forward several of the EXBS projects that are underway in Turkey despite the lack of a ratified NP Cooperation Agreement, including the Internal Control Program (ICP),Commodity Identification Training (CIT),Product Identification Tool (PIT) an [...]	2005-12-01 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
05ANKARA7067	BTC OIL REACHES TURKEY - CEYHAN IN SPRING 2006 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BTC first oil crossed the Turkish border from Georgia on November 17. First tanker loading at Ceyhan is expected in spring 2006, which is also the expected timing for a first oil inauguration ceremony. BTC has addressed complaints filed in the formal OECD investment complaint [...]	2005-12-01 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PHUM EINV TU BTC
05ANKARA7069	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-01 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7071	OFFERS TO BRING TEAM ON PKK IN EUROPE, TREASURY [...] (C) Summary: Given the inability of the GOT to produce hard facts on PKK criminal activities in Europe, Econ/C discussed with MFA DDG for Security Affairs Huseyin Bicakli the utility of sending a law enforcement team to Ankara to meet with GOT counterparts on enhanced cooperation against PKK n [...]	2005-12-01 16:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN PREL TU PKK
05ANKARA7073	Turkish-Syrian Economic Relations Grow [...] (SBU) Summary. Starting at very low levels, there has been substantial growth of Turkish business with Syria although bilateral trade and investment remain trifling as a share of Turkey's overall trade and economy. Most of the benefits of the growth of the economic relationship have accrue [...]	2005-12-02 06:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA7078	TURKEY-RUSSIA-ITALY: BLUE STREAM FANFARE AND ADO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite Turkey's hopes to spin the official opening of the Blue Stream natural gas pipeline (under the Black Sea from Russia; constructed by Italian firm ENI) into tangible support for other energy corridor/hub dreams, the leaders departed Turkey without further concrete commit [...]	2005-12-02 08:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EWWT SENV TU IT RU
05ANKARA7085	DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S PARTY (DEHAP) VICE PRESIDENT [...] (U) This message is from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: Despite the recent indictment of the suspected killer of former pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (DEHAP) Vice President Hikmet Fidan, questions remain about why he was killed. Fidan's death may have been intended as a messag [...]	2005-12-02 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TU ADANA PKK
05ANKARA7098	IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (C) Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki visited Ankara November 30 to December 1 and met President Sezer, PM Erdogan, FM Gul and key opposition party leaders. Press coverage was low-key and largely positive. Turkish leaders reportedly gave Mottaki a "clear message," warning that Iran,s nuclear [...]	2005-12-02 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG PHUM ETRD IR TU
05ANKARA7099	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-04 06:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA711	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-07 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7136	MEHLIS REPORT FINANCING DEMARCHE: TURKEY [...] (C) Turkey is a likely refuge for Syrians implicated in the Mehlis report to try to hide their assets. Econcouns met separately with MFA DDG for Security Huseyin Bicakli and, Genc Osman Yarasli, President of MASAK, Turkey's FIU, to deliver reftel demarche. In both meetings, EconCouns discusse [...]	2005-12-05 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN EFIN SY TU
05ANKARA7138	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-05 16:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7157	UPDATE: U.S. PROPOSAL TO ANALYZE LEU SEIZED IN [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. See para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Turkey is still willing to support and is awaiting further information concerning a possible visit by U.S. experts to review previous tests conducted by the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority and other evidence sei [...]	2005-12-06 14:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AU KNNP PARM RS TU
05ANKARA7158	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-06 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7186	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7200	ANKARA EAC MEETING 12/7/2005 [...] (U) Ambassador Wilson chaired the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 12/7/05 to discuss the mission's emergency preparedness. In attendance were representatives from each of the following sections/agencies: RSO, MGT, RMO, IMO, CON, DAO, POL, PAS, MSG, ECON, DEA, FBI, PMA, RAO, TSR, CLO, ODC [...]	2005-12-08 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	ASEC AMGT AMED CASC PTER TU
05ANKARA7214	DEPUTY IRAQ COORDINATOR DEUTSCH'S CONSULTATIONS IN [...] (S) In December 1-2 meetings with Turkish Prime Ministry advisor Davutoglu and senior MFA officials, Deputy Senior Advisor and Deputy Iraq Coordinator Robert Deutsch discussed the U.S. National Strategy for Victory in Iraq and the PRT concept, encouraged the Turks to consider contributing obs [...]	2005-12-08 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ENRG EPET IZ IR TU
05ANKARA7215	NO SPLITS IN TURKEY'S GOVERNING AKP PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Despite media reports and opposition rumors of splits among PM Erdogan's Justice and Development Party's (AKP) 357 parliamentarians, the group remains intact )- for now. Among AKP MPs, there are distinctive pious, pragmatic and nationalist currents, with crosscutting personal l [...]	2005-12-08 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ANKARA7216	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7221	AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY ANKARA CONTINGENCY [...] In response to reftel A, Ankara submitted its AI tripwires (reftel B) on 11/08/05. No further changes are recommended at this time. 2. Ankara tripwires will be entered into TRIPS on the classified network by 12/31/05. Designated employees for entering tripwire data: Jason Griffin, ARS [...]	2005-12-09 09:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED AMGT ASEC CASC CMGT
05ANKARA7239	TURKEY 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) Turkey is a major transit route for Southwest Asian opiates to Europe, and serves as a base for major narcotics traffickers and brokers. Turkish law enforcement organizations focus their efforts on stemming the traffic of drugs and intercepting precursor chemicals. Turkish law enforcement [...]	2005-12-09 14:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR TU
05ANKARA7241	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 05:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7242	TURKEY UNDER FIRE FOR HIGH-PROFILE SPEECH CASES [...] (C) Summary: Turkish prosecutors have recently opened a number of speech-related cases against high-profile writers and intellectuals, drawing sharp criticism from EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn and others. The number of such cases has actually dropped in recent years. However, political a [...]	2005-12-12 07:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
05ANKARA7255	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, November 16- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. Published in the November 8th edition of Ye [...]	2005-12-12 12:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA7266	GOT TAKES STEPS TO BOLSTER ITS COUNTER-TERROR [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's current counter-terror finance regime lacks the legal authority to carry out effective action against financiers of terror and it is weak on enforcement and interagency coordination. For example, terrorism finance is not clearly criminalized in Turkish law and Turkey do [...]	2005-12-12 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER TU
05ANKARA7271	IRAQ: KURDISTAN DEMOCRATIC SOLUTION PARTY [...] (C) Per ref a request, MFA Director General for Security Affairs (S/CT-equivalent) Amb. Hayati Guven passed us a document which he stated the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad has presented to the Independent Election Commission of Iraq regarding PKK front parties (text at para. 3). 2. (C) COMMENT [...]	2005-12-12 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR IZ TU
05ANKARA7278	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-12 15:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7289	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2005 [...] After months of delay, at the bi-monthly National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Oct. 24, a revised National Security Policy Document (NSPD) was approved. The policy document outlines the Government of Turkey (GOT) priorities with regard to threats to Turkey's internal and external securit [...]	2005-12-13 10:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL PTER TU
05ANKARA7302	TURKISH GOVERNMENT INQUIRES ON TWO DETAINEES [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: The Turkish MFA has inquired about the status of two Turkish citizens it claims are CF detainees in Iraq. The MFA filed a diplomatic note about one alleged detainee; while it has not done so for the other, MFA personnel have made repeated informal inquiries w [...]	2005-12-13 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA7303	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7318	Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey [...] The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture's Protection and Control Division published its fourth and final report on Avian Influenza (AI)on December 8, 2005 and submitted it to the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE). 2. The report declares that the country is free of AI a [...]	2005-12-14 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
05ANKARA7330	GERMAN EXCHANGE DIPLOMAT EVALUATES TURKISH MFA [...] (C) Summary: A German diplomat who spent two months at the Turkish MFA told us the ministry's "top down" mentality discourages officials from evaluating state policies. He said a majority of MFA officials oppose EU membership for Turkey, though most support the recent EU-related legal reforms [...]	2005-12-14 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
05ANKARA7359	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7376	TURKEY/SYRIA/LEBANON: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (C) MFA Syria Department Head Sedat Onal told us December 15 that he had not yet seen any draft UNSC resolution based on the UNIIIC's latest report, but surmised that Turkey will support a resolution that enjoins Syria to improve its cooperation with the Mehlis Commission. He acknowledged tha [...]	2005-12-15 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY TU SYRIA
05ANKARA7377	TURKISH MFA ON IRAQ ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Turkish Foreign Ministry released a generally positive press statement December 15 on the Iraqi elections (para 7). The statement did note that the GOT is concerned about information it has received on alleged irregularities in northern Iraq. MFA officials told us Turkmen [...]	2005-12-15 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA7386	ESF FUNDING CRITICAL TO COMBATING TIP IN TURKEY [...] Summary: In FY 2004, we gave the International Office for Migration (IOM) a grant of $600,000 from ESF to assist with their efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Turkey. With that $600,000 ESF allocation, the IOM has made a world of difference in Turkey's fight against traffickin [...]	2005-12-16 08:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU
05ANKARA7390	UPDATE REQUESTED: AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATIONS [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. See para 8. 2. (U) Summary: The Government of Turkey continues to seek information concerning the status of the ratification of the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. The lack of any information is having a negative ef [...]	2005-12-16 12:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY TU
05ANKARA7394	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, December 1- [...] In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial Embassy translation. 2. Published by the Turkish Daily News on Thursd [...]	2005-12-16 14:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA7397	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7398	TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN UPDATE: KARZAI TO VISIT, ITALY [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) President Karzai will visit Turkey Jan. 5-6. Italy is joining Turkey and France's proposed co-command of ISAF's Capital Region Command; Turkey felt it could not refuse Italy's offer. Turkey may/may be prepared [...]	2005-12-16 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID SNAR KPKO TU AF
05ANKARA7400	TURKEY 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] The following is Embassy Ankara's submission of Part II of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: Money Laundering and Financial crimes. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT. TURKEY Turkey is an important regional financial center, particularly for Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well a [...]	2005-12-16 15:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR TU
05ANKARA7426	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TURKISH PM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador used his December 15 introductory call on Turkish PM Erdogan to lay out USG priorities for bilateral relations. He reiterated U.S. commitment on the PKK issue but cautioned that expectations need to remain realistic. Erdogan echoed the Ambassador's views on the import [...]	2005-12-19 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU IZ CY ECON
05ANKARA7437	HYPE VERSUS REALITY OVER TURKEY'S ALCOHOL "BAN" [...] (C) Summary: Reports of alcohol "bans" by Turkey's ruling pro-Islam Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the headlines are largely exaggerated and misleading. The reality is that control over liquor sales and licensing, once held by provincial governors, has been turned over to municipali [...]	2005-12-19 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI TU
05ANKARA7439	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7443	TURKEY: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Combating terrorism has long been a priority for the Government of Turkey (GOT). In 2005, Turkey continued its strong support of the coalition in the global war against terror in Afghanistan by commanding the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from February to August 2005. T [...]	2005-12-20 09:33:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO
05ANKARA7453	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-20 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA748	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-08 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7498	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-21 15:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7513	THE CHANGING FACE OF POVERTY IN TURKEY [...] (SBU) Summary: While the incidence of extreme poverty is very low, nearly 25 percent of Turks live below the World Bank's international poverty line, with poor people increasingly concentrated in large cities. Despite an improving economy, regional disparities in income, together with intern [...]	2005-12-22 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PHUM KWMN TU
05ANKARA7534	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-22 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7558	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-23 10:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7590	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-27 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU

05ANKARA7593	Minister of Agriculture, Mehdi Eker's comments on [...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 22 meeting, Minister of Agriculture Mehdi Eker gave the Ambassador a general overview of the new Turkish agriculture policy and commented on the Turkish rice situation, in light of the current WTO case. Both sides agreed that the best manner to resolve the rice [...]	2005-12-28 09:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL GR TU
05ANKARA7594	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV [...] (SBU) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Energy personnel Harvey W. Clark, Ronald August Hansen, Scott Eston Hulse and Christopher John Joines to travel to Turkey from January 6-29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is in support of Department of Defense custome [...]	2005-12-28 10:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KSCA PREL OTRA TU
05ANKARA7602	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-28 13:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7605	NEW USAFE AND TURKISH AF COMMANDERS GET OFF TO A [...] (C) Summary: On his initial visit to Ankara as USAFE commander, General Thomas Hobbins and Turkish Air Force (TUAF) Commander General Faruk Comert focused on how to improve the relationship through practical cooperation like sharing US lessons learned flying air patrols over Lithuania before [...]	2005-12-28 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA7606	Second Avian Influenza Outbreak in Turkey [...] (U) Summary. On December 27, the Government of Turkey announced a second outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in the country. This one occurred in the East, near the Armenian border, in an area where there are only backyard farms and no commercial production operations. The government took all [...]	2005-12-28 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC EAID SENV ECON
05ANKARA7630	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-29 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7631	TURKISH MFA PREPARING CYPRUS PROPOSAL FOR PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Deputy U/S Apakan previewed with Ambassador December 27 the current MFA draft aimed at opening Turkish ports and airports to Greek Cypriots as part of a negotiable package that would make such a move feasible here. MFA is working this at the behest of FM Gul, who rea [...]	2005-12-29 16:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EU UN
05ANKARA7648	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EUR/SE CYPUS DESK [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/SE Cyprus Desk Officer Elise Mellinger to travel to Ankara January 18 - 19 and to Istanbul January 20 - 22, 2005. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings with local government officials. The point of contact for the visit [...]	2005-12-30 08:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OTRA PREL TU GR CY
05ANKARA7656	ENERGY MINISTER LOOKS FORWARD TO ENHANCED DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. Seeing opportunities for cooperation on regional gas and oil projects as well as prospects for U.S. private investment in Turkey's fast growing domestic energy sector, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler looks forward to greater dialogue and cooperation with the United States on energy [...]	2005-12-30 10:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG BEXP IR IZ TX AJ TU
05ANKARA7671	EU DELEGATION OBSERVES DANGEROUS TENSIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: A delegation of Ankara-based EU representatives recently observed what one member described to us as dangerously high tensions in the southeastern province of Hakkari following the November bombing of a bookstore, allegedly by Jandarma officers. Local residents resent what they v [...]	2005-12-30 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
05ANKARA7676	AMBASSADOR RAISES SPEECH CONCERNS WITH MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador used his initial call on Turkish Justice Minister Cicek December 30 to warn that the recent series of speech-related prosecutions has damaged Turkey's image in the U.S. He said that traditional supporters of Turkey in Washington may not be helpful in the future if the [...]	2005-12-30 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA7677	IRAQ: GOT DISMAYED THAT IECI LIKELY TO THROW OUT [...] (C) The Turkish MFA is dismayed that the Independent Election Commission of Iraq (IECI) is considering throwing out the results of out-of-country voting (OCV) in Istanbul for the recent elections. A Turkish official told us that if the IECI does take this step -- especially if it does not ack [...]	2005-12-30 15:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA775	CONVERSION OF CEKMECE RESEARCH REACTOR AND RETURN [...] Summary: A DOE-State team visited Ankara and Istanbul January 14-17 to meet with officials of the Turkish Atomic Energy Commission (TAEK) and operators of the TR-2 research reactor at the Cekmece Nuclear Research Center. Discussions focused on possible Turkish participation in a combined shi [...]	2005-02-09 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP TRGY TU
05ANKARA776	HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD CHAIRMAN RESIGNS AMID FEUD OVER [...] (C) Summary: The chairman and vice chairmen of a GOT human rights board resigned from the body in protest Feb. 7, asserting that the Prime Ministry dismissed them one year before their terms were up. The resignations followed a bitter dispute over the board's taboo-breaking October report on [...]	2005-02-09 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA777	NATO-EU COOPERATION: STILL HOSTAGE TO CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will not change its position on NATO-EU cooperation absent ROC concessions on the Cyprus issue, including measures to help the Turkish Cypriots. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador delivered ref a demarche Feb. 9 to MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affai [...]	2005-02-09 16:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU CY MT
05ANKARA778	EXBS; TURKEY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: EXBS advisor's primary focus this month was on two significant events, DOS/DOE meeting with GOT officials concerning the proposed plan for the early return of spent HEU fuel rods to the United States and coordination of the DOC team to propose the Product Identification Tool (PIT [...]	2005-02-10 05:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM TU
05ANKARA78	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JAN. 3 MEETING WITH TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary underscored U.S. support for Iraqi elections on schedule; dismissed Gul's assertions that the U.S. favors Kurdish rather than Turkish concerns; and noted what Syria needs to do against former Iraqi regime elements if it wants better relations with the U.S. Gul emp [...]	2005-01-06 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR TU IR IZ
05ANKARA783	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-10 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA802	TURKS SEEK TO INCREASE MULTILATERAL MARITIME [...] (C) Turkish military and civilian officials have told us that Turkey is working to multilateralize its current Black Sea Harmony (BSH) operation, which monitors and assesses Black Sea maritime traffic and reports the findings to NATO. This effort would only extend to the other five littoral st [...]	2005-02-11 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PARM TU RS GG UP RO BU
05ANKARA805	2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] As reported in ref a, Post has ascertained additional information for the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) section on money laundering and financial crime. This information follows the corrections that were e-mailed (ref b) to the Department in draft form. [...]	2005-02-11 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KTFN PTER TU
05ANKARA809	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-11 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA810	UPDATE: CESIUM 137 CONFISCATED AT THE [...] (C) EXBS Advisor met with MFA Energy Department First Secretary Basak Tug on February 11 to discuss the truck that SIPDIS was stopped at the Turkish/Georgian border due to the presence of cesium 137 in the scrap metal it was carrying. Tug confirmed the facts presented previously in ref A. [...]	2005-02-11 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AM ASEC KCRM MNUC PARM PINR PTER TU
05ANKARA812	TURKEY-IMF: IS IT ANY DIFFERENT THIS TIME? [...] (C) Summary: Although the IMF has gone public with its serious concerns about a new regional investment incentives law, markets are betting that the IMF and Turkish government will find a way to paper over their differences and work things out, as they have several times over the past three [...]	2005-02-11 16:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU
05ANKARA814	GOT'S NEW APPROACH TO PROTESTANTS SPARKS BACKLASH [...] (U) Summary: Protestants in Turkey say the GOT has made tentative steps toward a more flexible approach to churches and missionaries, partly due to the influence of the EU process. For example, during Christmas authorities in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir for the first time gave permission for m [...]	2005-02-11 16:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ANKARA82	SCENESETTER FOR JAN. 11 U.S.-TURKEY-IRAQ TALKS ON [...] (C) Embassy appreciates the participation of our colleagues from Washington, Baghdad, and EUCOM in Jan. 11 trilateral (U.S.-Turkey-Iraq) talks on the PKK/Kongra-Gel. On. Jan. 5, Turkish MFA provided us with a rough outline for the talks themselves. In this message we hope to lay out what we believe [...]	2005-01-06 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MOPS PTER PREL PREF IZ TU EUN AM CY RS
05ANKARA835	GOT DEFENDS NEW DATA EXCLUSIVITY REGULATION [...] (SBU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as far as is legally possible to protect research-based companies within Turkey's legal framework. The Health Ministry reported that it had implemented a system f [...]	2005-02-14 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA837	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-14 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA839	GOT Defends New Data Exclusivity Regulation [...] (SBU) Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat representatives argued that Turkey's new data exclusivity regulation goes as far as is legally possible to protect research-based companies within Turkey's legal framework. The Health Ministry reported that it had implemented a system f [...]	2005-02-14 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA861	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-15 10:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA862	SENIOR BIOTECH ADVISOR'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) In meetings with GOT officials and private sector organizations, State's Senior Agricultural Biotech Advisor raised U.S. concerns about the potential of Turkey's draft biosafety law to hinder trade and development, and provided an overview of U.S. biotechnology policies, particularly w [...]	2005-02-15 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD TBIO KPAO TU
05ANKARA864	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-15 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA88	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-06 14:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA886	Update on Turkey BOT Power Plants [...] (SBU) Summary. The importance for Turkey of honoring its "BOT" contracts with independent power projects despite their high cost has been on the U.S.- Turkey economic agenda since the beginning of this decade. Despite public blustering and pressure on the companies to reduce prices, the go [...]	2005-02-16 09:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV TU
05ANKARA896	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-16 14:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA902	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 1-10, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Wednesday, February 9 by M [...]	2005-02-17 07:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA903	TIP IN TURKEY: TURKISH MEDIA ATTENTION, Feb 11-15, [...] (U) In response to G/TIP inquiries, national and international media sources published the following news articles about TIP in Turkey. Text of articles originally published in Turkish is provided through unofficial local FSN translation. 2. (U) Published Sunday, February 13 by the [...]	2005-02-17 07:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF TU TIP IN TURKEY
05ANKARA920	TURKS REQUEST EMERGENCY HELO FLIGHTS AUTHORIZATION [...] (S) MFA Middle East/South Asia Director General Oguz Celikkol informed the DCM on February 16 that the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad had formally requested from the Iraqi Interim Government authorization to fly helicopters into northern Iraq for emergency extractions and personnel rotations. The [...]	2005-02-17 17:17:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL TU IZ
05ANKARA939	TURKEY: DATA EXCLUSIVITY DEMARCHE TO MFA [...] (SBU) Following-up on our meetings with the Health Ministry and Foreign Trade Under Secretariat (ref A),DCM made ref B demarche to MFA Director General for the Americas Selhattin Alpar on February 18. The DCM highlighted the important role intellectual property issues have played in our bi [...]	2005-02-18 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR TU
05ANKARA942	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA967	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-22 15:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA97	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S JANUARY 11-12 [...] (C) Summary: Our bilateral relationship with Turkey has become quite bumpy over the last years. The comfort of our NATO Alliance has been tested by Turkish perceptions of our operations in Iraq, developments on the domestic scene, and the movement toward the EU. Turkey shares our overall poli [...]	2005-01-06 16:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS TU IZ AF
05ANKARA98	TURKEY URGES OIC MEMBERS TO ASSIST TSUNAMI RELIEF, [...] We delivered reftel points January 5 to Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Middle East Affairs Department Head Botsali, who is in charge of OIC-related issues. Botsali noted that OIC SecGen Ihsanoglu issued an appeal on January 1 for assistance to all OIC countries and Turkish FM Gul [...]	2005-01-06 16:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV TU
05ANKARA982	ANKARA PUK REP SAYS TALABANI STRONGLY OPPOSES [...] (C) Ankara PUK Representative Bahros Galali--who has proven to be well-connected to the PUK leadership--pulled PolMilOff aside after a Feb. 23 briefing Galali provided to local diplomats on the Iraqi elections (reported septel). He expressed party leader Jalal Talabani's deep concern that the [...]	2005-02-23 12:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ
05ANKARA987	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-23 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA993	TURKEY MFA UPDATE ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In February 11 and 15 meetings with Econ Counselor and Econoff, MFA transport officials: indicated that the GOT would respond favorably to the Container Security Initiative (CSI); raised problems in managing Turkish-Iraqi airspace; warned that Bosphorus tunnel construction coul [...]	2005-02-24 09:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAIR IZ TU
05ASUNCION1019	PARAGUAY: ANTI-DRUG CAMPAIGN STIRS THE WATERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the DOD Military Information Support Team (MIST),Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) recently began using Wanted Posters and media spots in the newspapers and on radio to obtain leads on their Most [...]	2005-08-11 17:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1026	INITIAL REACTIONS TO NEWS OF SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S [...] (C) Summary: In response to news of Secretary Rumsfeld's planned visit to Paraguay, local media reported heavily this week that the visit marks a further shift in policy for the Duarte Frutos administration, towards the U.S. and away from leftist governments in the region. Some sectors of the [...]	2005-08-13 19:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS PA VE CU BR AR
05ASUNCION1032	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PEACE CORPS [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Karen Chaput and Jason Katz, for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 28 to September 4, 2005 for the purpose of videotaping and taking photos of Peace Corps Volunteers in Paraguay. The contact officer for the visit is the James Geenen, [...]	2005-08-16 19:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG PA
05ASUNCION1035	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RMO LAWRENCE GERNON [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RMO Dr. Lawrence Gernon, for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 21-24, 2005 for the purpose of providing support to Post. The contact officer for the visit is Maria Fernandez, Office tel.: (595)(21) 213-715, Ext 2025. Home tel.: (595)( [...]	2005-08-17 18:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED
05ASUNCION1040	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CULTURE CONNECT [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Maria Horne, Culture Connect Envoy, to travel to Asuncion during the period of 8/24/05 to 9/3/05 under the Cultural Connect Envoy Program. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213- [...]	2005-08-18 20:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL OXEC
05ASUNCION1041	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY BANKING ADVISOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Jean Jacques Deschamps, U.S. Treasury Regional Banking Advisor, (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 23-26, 2005, for the purpose of meeting with Central Bank President, international financing agencies an [...]	2005-08-18 20:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1045	CABRAL IS BACK [...] (U) This is an action message. See final Paragraph. 2. (C) Summary: I called Duarte Frutos on August 18. After conversing about the successful visit of Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, I noted my concern about persistent reports reaching me that drug-smuggling-tainted police commissioner [...]	2005-08-19 17:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR PA
05ASUNCION1046	PARAGUAY: SECDEF RUMSFELD AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. On 8/16, SECDEF Rumsfeld met for 90 minutes with President Duarte Frutos to discuss cooperation in the fight against international terrorism and transnational crime, challenges to democracy in Paraguay and the region, and the expansion of economic opportunity. SECDEF drew atte [...]	2005-08-20 18:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS KCRM PTER PINR SNAR PA KICC
05ASUNCION1047	PARAGUAY: EXPROPRIATION CASE A SETBACK FOR [...] (U) In a blow to Paraguay,s business climate, the Senate passed a bill on August 4 calling for the expropriation of 52,000 hectares (130,000 acres) of land owned by Reverend Sun Myung Moon,s Korea-based Unification Church in Paraguay,s northern Chaco region. It now must get through the Chamber [...]	2005-08-22 10:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PREL PA
05ASUNCION1053	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 14 [...] (U) Summary: -- Delay in Prosecution of Terrorist Supporter -- Candia is the New Attorney General -- Former Police Officers Imprisoned -- Entry of Cubans Concerns GOP -- New Immigration Security Measures Planned ------------------------------------------- Dela [...]	2005-08-22 18:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1062	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RPSO CONTRACTING OFFICER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RPSO Florida Contracting Officer Robert A. Lindquist for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 24 to August 27 to conduct the pre-proposal conference for the SENAD Offices Construction Project in Pedro Juan Caballero. The contact officer fo [...]	2005-08-23 12:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC
05ASUNCION1063	PARAGUAY: READOUT OF THE FIRST LADIES CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: From July 13-15, Paraguay hosted representatives from 20 countries at technical meetings in preparation of the 13th Western Hemisphere First Ladies Conference. The conference will be held September 28-30 in Asuncion. Delegates debated the Draft Declaration centered around the co [...]	2005-08-23 15:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN PA
05ASUNCION1065	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. SPEAKER MARGUERITE [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Marguerite Sullivan, U.S. Speaker, to travel to Asuncion during the period of 8/28/05 to 9/6/05 to share her experience and abilities on "How to Run a Responsible Press Office" . The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. [...]	2005-08-23 18:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP OTRA PA AORC UNESCO
05ASUNCION1069	PARAGUAY: IMF MISSION BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During a lunch hosted by the Ambassador, the visiting IMF team told us that the government appears to have stayed the course on fiscal responsibility and to have tentatively met all of the e [...]	2005-08-24 21:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1072	PARAGUAY 2005 CHILD LABOR REPORT UPDATE [...] The following responses are an update to the 2004 Child Labor Report (ref. B) The responses are based on input from the Ministry of Children and Adolescents, the Ministry of Education, the International Labor Organization (ILO),and Pro Joven (Pro Youth),a non-governmental organization. 2 [...]	2005-08-25 17:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PA AID
05ASUNCION1077	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS AMARANTE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors: (1) Amarante Maestas (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 3-23, 2005, and (2) Robert Cortesi (Security clearance: secret) for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 18- Oct [...]	2005-08-26 16:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1078	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JOSEPH [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Reinforcement Advisor Joseph Bognanno (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August SIPDIS 30-31, 2005, for the purpose of assisting Resident Enforcement Advisor Joe Parker with the FIU and the superint [...]	2005-08-29 11:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1090	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 21 [...] Summary -- Ambassador Reaffirms Commitment to Strengthen US - GOP Relations -- Negotiating for Oviedo Release -- Cespedes is New Minister of Justice and Labor -- Visit Sparks New Interest in EXIM Financing --------------------------------------------- --------------- ---- Ambassador [...]	2005-08-30 15:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD PINR PA
05ASUNCION1091	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS TRAVELING [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for (1) Treasury Resident Financial Enforcement Advisor in Peru James Parrot (Security clearance: secret),Intermittent Financial Enforcement Advisors: (2) Alfredo Bellamy (Security clearance: secret),(3) Manuel Godinez (Security clearance: secret),an [...]	2005-08-30 16:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1116	MORE FROM PARAGUAY ON ADDRESSING THE THREAT OF [...] (SBU) On 9/2, the MFA advised PolOff that the GOP has designated the Ministry of Health's Director of Epidemiology, Wilma Baswaldo, tel: 595-21-203-998, as the GOP's senior-level point of contact with respect to avian influenza. Dr. Carmen Portillo, also of the Ministry of Health, leads the a [...]	2005-09-02 15:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI PA KSTH WHO
05ASUNCION1119	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON CUBAS AND DEBERNARDI [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent months, Paraguayan authorities filed formal charges against 14 of 28 suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Cecilia Cubas and located the house where kidnappers held Maria Edith Bordon de Debernardi for 64 days in 2001. Members of the left-wing Patria Libre Party (P [...]	2005-09-02 16:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SNAR KCRM PA CO BR
05ASUNCION1120	PARAGUAY: ENTRY OF CUBANS CONCERNS GOP [...] (U) News articles in recent weeks alleged an alarming number of Cuban nationals are entering Paraguay. Confidential sources have confirmed the legal entry of SIPDIS significant numbers of Cubans into Paraguay since May 2005. Carlos Liseras, Director of Immigration, discussed this issue with [...]	2005-09-02 17:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM PINR PA
05ASUNCION1121	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 28 [...] (U) Summary -- Smells Like Drugs -- Thousands Receive Medical Care -- Paraguay Interested in FTA - Someday ----------------- Smells Like Drugs ----------------- 2. (U) On August 26, the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) Canine Unit detected and seized 7.3 kilogra [...]	2005-09-02 18:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1122	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEIL SHOUBA - PC/SSO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Neil Shouba for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 5 to September 10, 2005 for the purpose of revising the Peace Corps Safety and Security Manual and to perform some Volunteer visits in the field. The contact officer for the visit i [...]	2005-09-04 03:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG PA
05ASUNCION1124	CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR TRAINING PROGRAM [...] Based on previous contact between DEA SA Tim Schoonmaker in Santa Cruz and REA Joe Parker in Asuncion, Embassy Asuncion wishes to inform you that this post will hold a basic training course for Paraguayan criminal investigators from September 12 through October 7, 2005. The course will cover [...]	2005-09-06 12:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PINS PA TRV
05ASUNCION1127	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE KARI [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Kari Rojas, Agricultural Attache, (Security clearance: top secret),and Assistant Andrea Yankelevich (FSN employee) for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay during the period of September 7-10, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with representative [...]	2005-09-06 20:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1136	PARAGUAY'S INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 18:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN PA
05ASUNCION1144	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary -- Duarte to Veto Public Bank Law -- Deputies Block Investigation of Amambay Governor -- Esso Scores Judicial Victory -- Duarte-Frutos a Candidate for ANR Presidency -- Castiglioni Meets Senate about US-GOP Relations ------------------------------ [...]	2005-09-12 20:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD ECON PA
05ASUNCION1147	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY INTERMITTENT ADVISOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisor Graciano Velez (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of SIPDIS September 19-24, 2005, for the purpose of providing technical assistance to the Superintendent of Banks in the area of i [...]	2005-09-12 20:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1148	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY'S GOVERNMENT DEBT [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Ellyn Greenwald, Government Debt Issuance and Management (GDIM) Advisor, Department of Treasury (Security clearance: pending secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period on or SIPDIS around September 18-September 24, 2005 for the purpose of [...]	2005-09-12 20:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1151	VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 21:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION1154	PARAGUAY'S VICE PRESIDENT VISITS SENATE TO EXPLAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: On 9/7, at the "invitation" of Senate President Carlos Filizzola (PPS),Vice President Luis Castiglioni explained to Senate leaders in closed session the reasons for the recent SECDEF visit to Paraguay. Castiglioni reiterated that there was no secret agenda behind the visit, su [...]	2005-09-13 11:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MARR KCRM BR AR VE CU
05ASUNCION1162	PARAGUAY: RESPONDING TO MISINFORMATION ON [...] This is an action request. See Para 6. 2. The media and government officials in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay continue to make statements about U.S.-Paraguayan military cooperation that have absolutely no basis in fact. These media reports and officials claim, inter al [...]	2005-09-14 12:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC PGOV MARR MASS PA
05ASUNCION1167	(C) AMBASSADOR URGES STRONGER ACTION ON CUSTOMS BY [...] (C) In a meeting requested by the Ambassador, Minister Bergen supported the Ambassador,s requests that a new investigative unit to be created in Customs fall directly under the supervision of the Customs Director, and that members of that unit and two others in the Ministry of Finance be subj [...]	2005-09-14 20:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KMCA KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1177	CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT DUARTE [...] (C) Summary: On September 14, I called on President Nicanor Duarte Frutos (NDF) to urge his involvement in seeking enactment of an anti-money laundering bill, and he concurred. We also talked about a September 16-18 workshop to help the GOP develop national security strategies and a State-fu [...]	2005-09-19 16:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ETRD US PY
05ASUNCION1178	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REAC ROSEMARIE ARENS TO [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Rosemarie Arens, Regional Educational Advising Coordinator for South America, travel to Asuncion during the period of 9/25/05 to 9/28/05. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213- [...]	2005-09-19 16:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KPAO SCUL PE
05ASUNCION1180	COUNTRY CLEARANCE RESPONSE FOR AMBASSADOR ELLEN [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 28 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, and Perlita Muirui during the period of 25 Sep 2005 to 01 Oct 2005, for the purpose of participating in the 1st Ladies Conference. The contact office [...]	2005-09-19 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KWMN SOCI PA
05ASUNCION1181	PARAGUAY'S RURAL UNREST: A RELATIVE CALM [...] (SBU) President Duarte's about-face and clear message that he would not tolerate road closures or land invasions served the useful purpose of dampening the rural unrest that captured continuous media attention and occasionally disrupted transportation and agricultural operations last year (ref [...]	2005-09-20 11:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAGR ELAB KDEM PA
05ASUNCION1186	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary -- Paraguay Fourth Worst in Wealth Disparities -- Paraguay Rejects Brazilian FM Statement ------------------------------------------- Paraguay Fourth Worst in Wealth Disparities ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On 9/12, the United Nations Represe [...]	2005-09-20 19:18:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PA PREL ECON
05ASUNCION1190	PARAGUAYAN VP ON ATA TRAINING, CHDS WORKSHOP, [...] (C) Begin summary: Sept. 15 Ambassador informed VP Castiglioni of State ATA anti-kidnapping training at FBI academy for 24 Paraguayans Dec. 5-16 (ref B.) They also discussed: CHDS security workshop; money laundering and penal procedure reform; and backsliding on airline price deregulation, t [...]	2005-09-21 12:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER ECON CVIS PINR PA KJUS
05ASUNCION1191	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FINCEN REPRESENTATIVE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Representative of the Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN),Regional Specialist Jennifer Showell (Security clearance: Top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of September 25-October 1, 2005, for the pu [...]	2005-09-21 19:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN PREL PTER SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1197	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0023 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Lic. Emilio Presentado, Director 6C. MOPC - U. Operativa de Contrataciones Calle Oliva y Alberdi, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21)414-9820 7. Refer to: LLAMADO No. 3/2005 8. Bid deadlin [...]	2005-09-21 19:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO PA
05ASUNCION1198	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0022 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Lic. Emilio Presentado, Director 6C. MOPC - U. Operativa de Contrataciones Calle Oliva y Alberdi, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21)414-9820 7. Refer to: LLAMADO No. 3/2005 8. Bid deadlin [...]	2005-09-21 19:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO PA
05ASUNCION1199	FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER [...] 353/01/T0021 2. 092105 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. Contact -- 6B. Lic. Emilio Presentado, Director 6C. MOPC - U. Operativa de Contrataciones Calle Oliva y Alberdi, Piso 1 Asuncion, Paraguay Ph/Fx: (595-21)414-9820 7. Refer to: LLAMADO No. 3/2005 8. Bid deadlin [...]	2005-09-21 19:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO PA
05ASUNCION1201	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARLOS J. TORRES - [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Carlos J. Torres for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 16 to October 21, 2005 for the purpose of collecting data for program study of Peace Corps Paraguay. The contact officer for the visit is the James Geenen, Peace Corps Country Di [...]	2005-09-22 11:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
05ASUNCION1202	PARAGUAY: LIBERAL PARTY LEADER DISCUSSES ELECTORAL [...] (U) Summary. In a 9/19 meeting with the Ambassador, Sen. Armando Espinola, the Senate leader for the Liberal Party, Paraguay,s leading opposition party, discussed plans for dealing with party dissidents in Congress and seeking an alliance with other political parties. He bemoaned the rulin [...]	2005-09-22 12:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION1204	PARAGUAY: IPR-UNIT NABS CUSTOMS OFFICIAL [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On 9/15, during a Treasury Department training course, Col. Felix Cruz, the director of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce's (MIC) INL-funded Specialized Technical Unit (UTE) coordinated with pro [...]	2005-09-22 15:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KCRM KIPR PA PGOV PREL
05ASUNCION1212	RETRANSMISSION: PARAGUAY: RESPONDING TO [...] Post is retransmitting the substantive text of reftel in light of continued interest and inquiries from other posts and offices. Paragraphs 2 though 4, below, provide background. Paragraph 5, below, contains talking points. Other posts and offices may draw from the talking points in respondi [...]	2005-09-26 11:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MASS OPRC PA
05ASUNCION1217	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PATRICK MARCHAM - HHS [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for PATRICK MARCHAM, International Health Officer / Office for Global Health Affairs/USHHS/LTS Corporation, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 25 September 2005 to 30 September 2005 for the purpose of participating in the 1st Ladies Conference [...]	2005-09-26 15:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1219	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary: -- Colorado Deputy Receives Light Sentence -- Dissident Liberals Return to the Fold -- Congress Approves Controversial Expropriation -- Youth March to Protest U.S. Military Presence -- MEDRETE Sends Message of Hope --------------------------------------- Colorado Deputy R [...]	2005-09-26 21:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON MASS MARR KDEM KJUS PA
05ASUNCION1222	PARAGUAY AND VENEZUELA: MORE ON CHAVEZ ACTIVITIES [...] (U) The following information responds to Department's action request in ref H and supplements information previously reported in ref I. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post has no new information regarding campesino trips to Venezuela funded by the GOV for ""special indoctrination training."" The website ww [...]	2005-09-27 18:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER PINR MARR ETRD PA VE
05ASUNCION1228	VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 18:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION1229	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. CAROLYN MERMON, REGIONAL [...] Country clearance is granted for Ms. Carolyn Mermon, Regional Medical Technologist from Mexico City, for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 5 to October 8, 2005 for the purpose of providing support to Post and to visit local laboratories and blood banks, per reftel. The contact [...]	2005-09-28 18:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED
05ASUNCION1242	PARAGUAY'S PLAN TO FORMALIZE CDE [...] The GOP has announced a new tax plan designed to help formalize the economy of Ciudad del Este, situated on the border with Brazil. The system will be voluntary and is expected to take effect in November. Participants will receive benefits such as lower tariffs and lower up-front tax paymen [...]	2005-10-04 14:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KCRM KMCA KTFN PREL PA
05ASUNCION1246	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPT. 25 - [...] (U) Summary -- Export Agency Head To Visit Iran -- Death Of Customs Official Leaves Questions -- LOA for INL Funds Signed -- SENAD Agents Arrest Narco-Trafficker in Asuncion -- Paraguay 5th Worst in Global Competitiveness Report -- Asuncion Hosts First Ladi [...]	2005-10-04 19:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PA PREL ECON

05ASUNCION1258	PARAGUAY: PARAGUAY COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRAINING [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for -ELIZABETH D'AURIA -AMY YOUNG during the period of OCT/6/05 to OCT/13/05 for: -MARK ALMON -THOMAS MILLER -MARK MALDONADO during the period of OCT/8/05 to OCT/13/05 for: -DEBORAH A. MCCARTHY -CAROLIN [...]	2005-10-06 20:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION1261	PARAGUAY: TRIAL SET FOR SUSPECTED TERRORIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguayan courts will summon indicted Lebanese businessman, Kassem Hijazi, who is charged with tax evasion, criminal association, and violating accounting regulations, to a preliminary oral hearing on October 25. Because back taxes, interest, and fines could surpass USD 7 mill [...]	2005-10-06 21:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PTER PGOV KCRM KTFN ETTC PA
05ASUNCION1263	PARAGUAY: DOJ/OPDAT COUNTRY CLEARANCE Cable FOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for OPDAT Program ANALYST CHRISTIAAN DE LUIGI (Clearance level Secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of SIPDIS OCT/7/05 to OCT/13/05 for the purpose of PARTICIPATING IN A REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS AND THEIR ROLE [...]	2005-10-07 11:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION1266	PARAGUAY: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 13:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PA
05ASUNCION1267	PARAGUAY IPR UPDATE: PATENT LAW MODIFICATIONS RAISE [...] Summary. This cable provides a tour de horizon of a number of Intellectual Property issues in Paraguay. Modifications to Paraguay's patent law enacted in July could violate TRIPS, particularly relating to preliminary injunctions. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce will seek USG guidance [...]	2005-10-07 14:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR PREL PA
05ASUNCION1270	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JTIC USDEL AND ASSOCIATED [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for members of the U.S. Delegation to the U.S.-Paraguay JCTI: (1) Mary Teresa Sullivan, USTR, delegation head, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 11-13, 2005; (2) David Nolan, State/WHA/BSC (Security cl [...]	2005-10-11 11:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD OTRA PA
05ASUNCION1272	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 01 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-11 16:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR KDEM PA
05ASUNCION1281	PARAGUAY'S 2005 THIRD QUARTER INL REPORT [...] (U) Summary: - QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES - PROGRAM DISCUSSION - QUARTRLY SENAD STATISTIC QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES - COUNTERNARCOTICS 2. (U) On August 13, it was reported that retired police officer Zunilda Roig, her brother Jaime Ruben Roig Baez and 12 other individuals were imprisoned after [...]	2005-10-12 15:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1290	PARAGUAY: NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL RUBEN CANDIA [...] (U) Biographic information of the new Attorney General Ruben Candia Amarilla. 2. (U) Ruben Candia Amarilla replaced former Attorney General Oscar Latorre (2000-2005) after his five-year term expired at the end of August 2005. The Paraguayan Senate approved Candia,s appointment on Augus [...]	2005-10-13 20:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PINR PGOV PREL PA
05ASUNCION1296	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 09 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-17 13:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PA SNAR
05ASUNCION1312	FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY: [...] (SBU) Director Mueller, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. law enforcement interests and security cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a sensitive time, following a recent SECDEF visit that generated considerable press and political activity calling [...]	2005-10-19 19:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1322	PARAGUAY SEEKING INTERNAL CONSENSUS ON US WTO AG [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-21 11:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD PA WTRO
05ASUNCION1326	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 16 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 12:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PA SNAR TBIO
05ASUNCION1329	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON CUBAS KIDNAPPING CASE [...] (U) Summary: On October 13, a Paraguayan judge indicted 15 suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Cecilia Cubas. Several of the defendants have ties to the leftist Free Fatherland Party (Partido Patria Libre, or "PPL"). The judge stayed the proceedings with respect to three individuals who [...]	2005-10-24 12:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PINR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1331	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 16 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 12:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PA SNAR TBIO
05ASUNCION1342	PARAGUAY: CDS CLAIMS `SIGNIFICANT' QUANTITIES OF [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) After a lull of nearly thirty years in hydrocarbon exploration, a Paraguayan company, CDS Energy, is undertaking an exploration and drilling project in the country's Chaco region [...]	2005-10-26 19:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PA
05ASUNCION1343	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Regional Agricultural Counselor Robert Hoff (Security clearance: top secret),and Agricultural Specialist Francisco Pirovano SIPDIS (LES),for travel to Asuncion during the period of November 7-9, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with GOP animal he [...]	2005-10-26 19:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PA
05ASUNCION1344	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN MOSESSO, ROGER SYRE AND [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for USGS Biologist John Mosesso (Security clearance: none),Geographer Roger Sayre (Security clearance: none),and Technical Information Specialist Andrea Grosse, (Security clearance: none) for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from November 10-2 [...]	2005-10-26 19:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA PA
05ASUNCION1345	PARAGUAY: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SECRETARIAT [...] SUMMARY: On October 11, Paraguay,s Anti-Money Laundering Secretariat (SEPRELAD) presented its rules and procedures for SIPDIS banks and other monetary institutions subject to reporting requirements under the Superintendent of Banks. SEPRELAD,s statutory powers provided by the current anti- [...]	2005-10-26 21:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM KTFN ETTC PA
05ASUNCION1351	PARAGUAY: POLOFFS KEY TO ADVANCING MPP OBJECIVES [...] This is an Action Request. See para. 6 2. Summary. Post's Political Section is currently staffed by an 02 Polcouns and three 04 Poloffs. The poloff slots have proven critical to advancing post's MPP Goals in the areas of Democracy, Counter Terrorism, and Combating Transnational Crime. [...]	2005-10-31 14:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	HR PA
05ASUNCION1355	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT. 23 - [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 11:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PA
05ASUNCION1356	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GREGORY M. ADAMS [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Gregory M. Adams, WHA/PDA Deputy Director, travel to Asuncion to view PAS operations during the period of 11/07/05 to 11/10/05. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213-715, ext. 2 [...]	2005-11-01 12:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AR PA
05ASUNCION1359	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS ALAN BEBER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors (1) Alan Beber (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of October 31 to November 19, 2005, and (2) Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret) for travel to Asuncion during the period of November 12 to [...]	2005-11-02 11:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION1385	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT 30 - [...] (U) Summary: -- President Duarte Visits Japan -- UNCHR Petitions Paraguay -- Eye Patients Travel to Cuba for Treatment -- Miami Vice in Paraguay ----------------------------- President Duarte Visits Japan ----------------------------- 2. (U) On 10/31, President Duarte began a three-day [...]	2005-11-08 13:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PA
05ASUNCION1386	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCT 30 - [...] (U) Summary: -- President Duarte Visits Japan -- UNCHR Petitions Paraguay -- Eye Patients Travel to Cuba for Treatment -- Miami Vice in Paraguay ----------------------------- President Duarte Visits Japan ----------------------------- 2. (U) On 10/31, President Duarte began a three-day [...]	2005-11-08 13:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PA
05ASUNCION1400	PARAGUAY: SURVEY RESULTS SEND MIXED MESSAGE ON [...] SUMMARY: The results of three recent polls send a mixed message on corruption in Paraguay. In mid-October, Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index showed Paraguay improved but still placed 144 out of the 159 countries surveyed. Separately, in late September 2005, a survey b [...]	2005-11-11 11:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR ECON PINR PA
05ASUNCION1413	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOV.06 - [...] (U) Summary: -- SENAD Dismantles Drug Band -- Russia Plans to Open an Embassy in Paraguay -- 35 Percent of Street Children are Victims of Sexual Exploitation -------------------------- SENAD Dismantles Drug Band -------------------------- 2. (U) On 11/08, SENAD agents dismantled a drug [...]	2005-11-15 17:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM SOCI KOCI SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1416	CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN PARAGUAY [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. SUMMARY: Abuse and neglect of Paraguayan children is a constant problem in the country. The number of complaints of mistreated children has increased in recent years with the sexual abuse and exploitation of children cited as the main problems [...]	2005-11-16 14:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KOCI PA
05ASUNCION1435	PARAGUAY AND COLOMBIA DISCUSS COUNTER-DRUG ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: An official Colombian counter-drug (CD) delegation traveled to Asuncion November 2-4 to hold bilateral CD discussions with the GOP. As a result of those discussions, the GOP and GOC established a bilateral, interagency CD commission and three working groups. Upon their arrival, [...]	2005-11-22 13:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER MARR SNAR PA CO
05ASUNCION1457	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOV. 20 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Just Can't Sniff Enough -- Impeachment Talk -- TIP Conviction Upheld -- Truth, Justice and the Stroessner Era ----------------------- Just Can't Sniff Enough ----------------------- 2. (U) On 11/20, Agents from the National Antinarcotics Secretariat (SENAD),with the a [...]	2005-11-28 21:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SMIG PA
05ASUNCION1480	PARAGUAY'S INTERIOR: RELATIVE CALM AMID [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff traveled to the conflictive Departments of Caaguazu and San Pedro 11/21 - 11/22. The Governor of Caaguazu told PolOff that his top priority was to address insecurity -- or at least public perceptions of insecurity -- by establishing a regional police academy and a mounte [...]	2005-12-05 20:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR SNAR PA
05ASUNCION1489	PARAGUAY'S INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-06 19:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN PA
05ASUNCION149	PARAGUAY: MONEY LAUNDERING IN CASINOS (C-TN4-01119) [...] (U) SUMMARY: Paraguay is a principal money laundering center. Although no figures are known, Paraguayan Government officials suspect criminals, drug traffickers, and terrorist financiers use a range of illicit and licit activities to launder funds. While laws regarding casinos and a regulat [...]	2005-01-28 14:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR EFIN KCRM KTFN PA SOCI
05ASUNCION1510	INL FISCAL CARRYOVER DATA [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 20:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN AMGT KFSC PA
05ASUNCION1513	PARAGUAY: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] In paras 2 and 5 respectively, please find Post's submissions on the Tri-border Area (Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil) and Paraguay for the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. --------------------------------------------- ------- The Tri-border Area (Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil) ----------- [...]	2005-12-15 19:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PA
05ASUNCION1515	PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Paraguay is a principal money laundering center, involving both the banking and non-banking financial sectors. The multi-billion dollar contraband re-export trade that occurs largely on the border shared with Argentina and Brazil facilitates much of the money laundering in Paraguay. Paraguay i [...]	2005-12-16 13:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM SNAR PTER EFIN PA
05ASUNCION152	PARAGUAYAN PRESIDENT SUPPORTS COLOMBIA IN DISPUTE [...] (C) During a lengthy meeting on other issues 1/28 (septel) President Duarte raised with the Ambassador the Colombia-Venezuela dispute. Duarte said President Uribe called him three days ago and that he supports Colombia's position. Duarte said he understands the need for "diplomatic nicetie [...]	2005-01-28 15:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PA OAS
05ASUNCION158	PARAGUAY,S PRESIDENT ON REFORM, DRUGS, AND [...] (C) Ambassador followed up with President Nicanor Duarte Frutos (NDF) January 28 recent calls on the Ministers of Finance and Industry (septels) to push reform and emphasize U.S. priorities. Explaining drug certification in detail and praising significant success by SENAD, Ambassador stressed [...]	2005-01-31 17:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS ECON KIPR PINR SNAR PA
05ASUNCION162	PARAGUAY'S END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-31 20:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PA KCRIM
05ASUNCION173	PARAGUAY TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (U) Summary: --------------- --IADB project moving forward --Japanese Embassy announces bilateral project --NGO Luna Nueva finishes major TIP study --More Paraguayan women rescued in Argentina and Spain --Paraguay and Spain negotiating TIP agreement --President considering decree to establis [...]	2005-02-04 12:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SMIG PGOV PREL ELAB ASEC KCRM PINR PA
05ASUNCION188	PARAGUAY TO END CUBAN DOCTORS PROGRAM [...] (U) On February 4, Minister of Health Julio Cesar Velasquez announced that the GOP will terminate a program that brings doctors from Cuba to live and practice in rural areas of Paraguay. According to the announcement, the current group of Cuban doctors set to finish in December will be the la [...]	2005-02-07 19:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION199	THE FARC AND PARAGUAY: ALLEGATIONS OF KIDNAPPING [...] (S) Summary: AG claims that FARC involvement in Paraguay is growing, asserting he has information from GOC sources to back his statement. AG has a history of exaggeration and his claims need to be verified, but it appears that the GOP is increasingly concerned about foreign leftist influence i [...]	2005-02-08 19:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL PTER KCRM KJUS PINR SNAR CO PA
05ASUNCION200	PARAGUAY'S GROWING CONCERN ABOUT LEFTIST [...] (S) Summary: Paraguayan authorities have arrested suspects tied to the leftist Free Fatherland Party (Partido Patria Libre, or PPL) in connection with the ongoing kidnapping of Cecilia Cubas. Telephone records connect the suspects to the kidnapping and ransom negotiations. The GOP claims evid [...]	2005-02-08 19:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PTER PINR PREL PGOV KCRM PA
05ASUNCION206	PARAGUAY'S INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-09 19:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN PA
05ASUNCION226	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY [...] (U) SUMMARY: ---------------- -- Colman Congressional Scandal Continues -- FonMin Meets Canadian leaders -- Paraguay Seeks TIP Extradition from Spain -- Chavez to Visit Paraguay? -- Hijazi Officially Charged -------------------------------------- Colman Congressional Scandal Continues -- [...]	2005-02-11 14:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN SMIG ECON PINR PA
05ASUNCION308	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY [...] (U) Summary: -------------- --President Duarte and Chilean President Lagos talk security --Supreme Court rejects Barakat appeal --Prosecutors defeat teen prostitution ring --German national arrested for role in TIP ring --Colombian nationals arrested with false Bolivian passports --Fire in n [...]	2005-03-04 14:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN PINR PA
05ASUNCION355	Embassy Information Campaign Spotlights Connections [...] SUMMARY: Paraguayan law enforcement and the judiciary suffer from widespread public distrust. Moreover, few people in this remote outpost at the end of a spur line are informed about Colombia and the insidious and powerful mix of insurgency, drug trafficking, kidnapping and other crimes. P [...]	2005-03-14 20:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PTER PGOV SNAR PREL PA
05ASUNCION357	PARAGUAY: IMPLEMENTING NEW SELECTION CRITERIA FOR [...] SUMMARY: In April, the Government of Paraguay will implement a new program of selection criteria for judges, prosecutors, and public defenders, to be managed by the Council of Magistrates. This is a significant step in assuring a more independent and impartial judiciary and public ministry, [...]	2005-03-14 20:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PA KCRM
05ASUNCION395	PARAGUAY'S CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE: ITS FLAWS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Following an assessment of the ability of prosecutors and related investigators from the Attorney General's Office to develop and prosecute effective money-laundering and terrorism-financing cases under the existing Paraguayan Criminal Procedure Code (Code),EmbOffs have underta [...]	2005-03-22 12:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER KJUS PA
05ASUNCION399	PARAGUAY: DEMONSTRATORS AND PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY [...] On 3/21, President Duarte's security detachment clashed with demonstrators in Pedro Juan Caballero while Duarte met with Governor of Amambay Department Robert Acevedo and a group of mayors and civic leaders. According to press reports, four people were arrested and several injured in the conf [...]	2005-03-22 19:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION403	PARAGUAY-COLOMBIA AGREEMENT ON SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: During President Duarte's March 7 visit to Bogota, he and Colombian President Uribe issued a Joint Declaration committing their respective countries to assist each other in the fight against organized crime, particularly kidnapping but also arms trafficking, drug trafficking, mone [...]	2005-03-23 10:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER MOPS SNAR KCRM PA CO
05ASUNCION416	PARAGUAY PETITIONS UNCHR FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On March 17, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Martinez called on the members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) meeting in Geneva to assist the GOP in prosecuting and punishing criminals responsible for kidnappings, such as in the recent case of former Paraguayan [...]	2005-03-28 09:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER KCRM CO PA
05ASUNCION423	PARAGUAY: POST SUPPORTS ICE PROPOSAL FOR A TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: USG Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have proposed the creation of a Trade Transparency Module (TTM) in Paraguay, identified as the second highest priority country after Colombia. A TTM involves the use of sophisticated data mining software to ana [...]	2005-03-28 19:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR KMCA KCRM KTFN PTER PA
05ASUNCION429	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for TSA Civil Aviation Security Inspectors Jesus Serrano (Security clearance: secret),and Diana Laguna (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 23-28, 2005 for the purpose of assessing airport security condi [...]	2005-03-29 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER OTRA PA
05ASUNCION430	YALE SPIZZWINKS CAPTIVATE PARAGUAYAN AUDIENCES [...] Summary: In conjunction with a performance in Buenos Aires, 14 members of the Yale Spizzwinks a cappella choir performed two standing-room only concerts in Paraguay on March 17 and 18. Their unique and engaging blend of music and humor, combined with their youthful enthusiasm and Spanish-la [...]	2005-03-29 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PA KPAO SCUL
05ASUNCION432	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Kari Rojas, Agricultural Attache, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from March 30-April 1, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with Embassy officials and gather information for annual oilseeds report. The co [...]	2005-03-29 19:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION439	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GRETCHEN FLANLEY [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Gretchen Flanley, International Affairs Specialist, USDA, (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 4-April 7, 2005 for the purpose of establishing a foundation of a cooperative relationship with GOP Minis [...]	2005-03-30 19:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION440	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JEFFREY RAY, USDA ARS [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Jeffrey Ray, Geneticist, USDA ARS (Security clearance: none),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 4-April 7, 2005 for the purpose of establishing a foundation of a cooperative relationship with GOP Ministry of Agriculture for soy [...]	2005-03-30 19:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION441	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Robert Hoff, Regional Agricultural Counselor, (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 3-April 7, 2005 for the purpose of accompanying ARS TDY officer Gretchen Flanley to official meetings. The conta [...]	2005-03-31 09:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION446	VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR MARCH 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-01 11:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION447	VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR MARCH 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-01 11:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION453	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MARCH [...] Summary ---------- --Cabral and Rienzi votes postponed --Paraguay establishes diplomatic relations with Palestine --Border problems continue, 150 Brazilians expelled --Paraguayan Navy called into action vs smuggling --Standard & Poor's maintains Paraguay's credit rating --2005 growth estimat [...]	2005-04-04 13:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PBTS MOPS PINR PA
05ASUNCION458	PARAGUAY'S CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT RESIGNS [...] Angel Gabriel Gonzalez Caceres, the President of the Central Bank of Paraguay, resigned on April 4 after coming under fire for a shooting incident at his home on March 30. Gonzalez faces a criminal investigation into the incident and although he said he doesn't fear the outcome, he also deem [...]	2005-04-04 19:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PINR PA
05ASUNCION459	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS LEE [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret),and John Ramos (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from (1) SIPDIS Niederman, April 10-22, and (2) Ramos, April 11-May 6, 2005 for the purpose of [...]	2005-04-04 19:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA PA
05ASUNCION460	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE EMPLOYEES [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for ICE employees Bruce Miller (Security clearance: top secret),David Eoff (Security clearance: top secret),SIPDIS and Charles Allen (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion, and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay for the period [...]	2005-04-05 09:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM OTRA PA
05ASUNCION472	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR COL. M. TIA JOHNSON [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for Col. Musetta Tia Johnson with Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance, for travel to Asuncion during the period of April 14, 2005 to April 15, 2005 for the purpose of Legal Consultations. The control officer for the visit is Mark Stamilio, [...]	2005-04-06 20:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OVIP PA
05ASUNCION477	PARAGUAY'S INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-07 18:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN PA
05ASUNCION479	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES PEREZ [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for James Perez, Economic/Commercial Chief at Embassy Montevideo, (Security clearance: top secret) for travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from April 10-12, 2005 for the purpose of meeting with OTA Resident Enforcement Advisor and holding discussio [...]	2005-04-07 20:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC OTRA PA
05ASUNCION484	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 2-7 [...] Summary: ----------- --Paraguay and Brazil sign agreement to quell border control dispute --New poll shows deterioration in Duarte's image --Controversy over Duarte's decision not to attend Papal funeral --Government-owned phone company introduces wholesale Internet service Paraguay and [...]	2005-04-11 12:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PBTS SCUL TINT PINR PA
05ASUNCION488	PARAGUAY'S FY 2007 BUDGET REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-11 19:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION499	PRESIDENT DUARTE ABANDONS CABRAL'S PROMOTION [...] (C) Summary: President Duarte's Private Secretary, Minister Jose Maria Ibanez, confided to me on April 13 that Duarte has instructed the Colorado Party block in Congress to desist in efforts to promote Police Commissioner Aristides Cabral. He said this was confidential and must not be leake [...]	2005-04-13 21:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION503	PARAGUAY'S 2005 FIRST QUARTER INL REPORT [...] Summary - Quarterly activities - Program discussion - Quarterly SENAD statistics 2. Quarterly Activities Counternarcotics ---------------- In January, SENAD agents arrested Brazilian narcotrafficking fugitive Nilton Cesar Antunez, associated with the Beira Mar drug trafficking org [...]	2005-04-14 17:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PA KCRM
05ASUNCION507	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ/ICITAP INSTRUCTORS KYLE [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for DOJ/ICITAP instructors Kyle H. Grimes III and Oswaldo Posada Lopez, to travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from Apr 17-30, 2005 for the purpose of presenting a training program on how to teach for Paraguayan prosecutors and judges. The contact [...]	2005-04-15 14:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION511	PARAGUAY SUPPORTS BELARUS RESOLUTION AT UNCHR [...] (U) On 4/13, UK Charge (representing the EU) and PolCoun met with Acting Foreign Minister Jose Martinez Lezcano urging Paraguay to vote against the no action motion on Belarus and in favor of the resolution before the UNCHR conveying concerns about human rights abuses in Belarus. Martinez c [...]	2005-04-15 15:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BO PA PDEM
05ASUNCION512	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 8-15 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Council rules Rienzi must seek re-appointment to Supreme Court -- IMF employee accepts offer to head Central Bank -- Health Minister on thin ice with NDF? -- NDF polls Governors about constitutional reform, re-election -- Release of supermarket owner sparks hea [...]	2005-04-18 12:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM PA
05ASUNCION530	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for IAF Representative Maria Gabriela Boyer, for travel to Asuncion during the period of May 5 to May 8, 2005, for the purpose of visiting potential IAF grantees. The contact officer for the visit is Patrick R. O'Reilly, office tel.: (595/2 [...]	2005-04-20 11:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OTRA PA
05ASUNCION531	PARAGUAY'S AG UPSET OVER INCSR, DISCUSSES: [...] (C) AG Oscar Latorre complained vigorously to Ambassador 4/14 that the section of the 2005 International Narcotics Strategy Control Report (INCSR) on Paraguay unfairly singled him out for criticism. Ambassador stressed that the report identified problems with the Public Ministry he heads rat [...]	2005-04-20 13:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR PA
05ASUNCION537	PARAGUAY TO SUPPORT CHILEAN INSULZA AS OAS SYG [...] According to press reports, President Duarte's Private Secretary Jose Maria Ibanez has announced that Paraguay will SIPDIS support Miguel Insulza, the Chilean candidate for Secretary General of the OAS when member States vote again on May 2. Ibanez noted that President Duarte had only pledge [...]	2005-04-20 20:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PA OAS
05ASUNCION540	COUNTRY CLEARANCE CABLE [...] AS REQUESTED IN REFERENCE (A),COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR LTCOL R. S. BAKER (TS) AND 1STSGT M. D. LOPEZ (TS) FOR TRAVEL TO ASUNCION DURING THE PERIOD OF 11 - 13 MAY 2005 FOR THE PURPOSE OF A COMMAND VISIT. THE CONTACT OFFICER FOR THE VISIT IS GYSGT ADAM H. YAKUBSIN, MSG DETACHMENT COM [...]	2005-04-12 14:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KMSG
05ASUNCION557	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 16-22 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Health Minister still in good graces with NDF -- NDF's failure to attend Pope's funeral a "miscalculation" -- Former Colombian President opens mouth, inserts foot -- Brazilians shoot down plane that transited Paraguay -- Chamber of Deputies President backs away f [...]	2005-04-25 18:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR PA
05ASUNCION559	PARAGUAY'S FY 2007 INL BUDGET REQUEST -- CORRECTED [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-25 20:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION563	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for TSA Representative Joseph G. Ochoa, III,(Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of April 26-29, 2005, for the purpose of visiting Embassy officials, host government, and TSA aviation security inspectors [...]	2005-04-26 11:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER EAIR OTRA PA
05ASUNCION570	PARAGUAY: EXPANDING RELATIONS WITH THE ARAB WORLD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the course of the past year, Paraguay has sought to expand relations with the Arab world by seeking diplomatic relations with Arab nations, including plans for Embassies to open in Palestine and Lebanon. It has also launched a series of trade and business initiatives with [...]	2005-04-26 21:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION589	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 23-29 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Senate votes to reactivate privatization law -- AG intervenes in probe of Health Minister's prior conduct -- Unconfirmed reports of FARC activity in Paraguay -- U.S. cardiology team praised for its charity -- Paraguay mourns the death of writer Roa Bastos Sena [...]	2005-04-29 16:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ECON KCRM PA
05ASUNCION6	G/TIP VISIT REVIEWS PARAGUAY'S EFFORTS [...] Summary: On December 6, 7, and 8, G/TIP Senior Reporting Officer Linda Brown visited Paraguay as part of a four-country tour of South America. In meetings with Embassy officers, GOP officials, and representatives of NGOs, Brown discussed Paraguay's progress in combating trafficking in person [...]	2005-01-04 08:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KCRM PGOV PREL ASEC PA
05ASUNCION605	PARAGUAY: POLITICAL PACT MAY GIVE COLORADOS A [...] (C) Summary. The ruling Colorado Party has formed a make shift alliance with a handful of opposition Senators from the left side of the political spectrum in Paraguay. This alliance has already produced election of a dissident Senator from the opposition Liberal Party to a key committee. I [...]	2005-05-04 15:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PINR PA
05ASUNCION613	PARAGUAY'S INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-05 15:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN PA
05ASUNCION627	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 30 - [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Senate re-appoints Justice Rienzi to Supreme Court -- NDF on presidential re-election -- will he, or won't he? -- Paraguay signs Open Skies agreement with Chile -- IMF/IDB expert departs following death threat -- ILO to conclude successful anti-exploitation proje [...]	2005-05-09 12:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ECON ELAB PA KRCM
05ASUNCION632	VISAS VIPER REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-10 19:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION638	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/AND. SEE PARA 2. AND 3. 2. PER REFTEL, POST IS HEREBY REQUESTING DEPARTMENT INITIATE REVIEW OF AVAILABLE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS/FILES FOR CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING UNITS OF THE PARAGUAYAN ARMY: A. BRIGAD [...]	2005-05-11 19:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MASS PA
05ASUNCION644	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR ROBERT JOHN [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisor Robert John Cortesi (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of May 22 to May 27, 2005 for the purpose of continuing work on the tax administration project with the Ministry of Finance. The contact off [...]	2005-05-13 13:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION649	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 7-13 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Human rights agenda takes center stage this week -- Justice Rienzi re-appointment saga continues -- NDF and Rachid pursue increased trade with Arab countries -- SENAD agents capture narco-pilot wanted in Brazil Human rights agenda takes center stage this week [...]	2005-05-16 12:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ETRD SNAR KCRM PA VE
05ASUNCION668	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON CUBAS KIDNAPPING INVESTIGATION [...] (U) As reported in the press, a dissident Patria Libre party (PPL) member testified that a Colombian national who advised the PPL faction responsible for the kidnapping and murder of former President Raul Cubas's daughter, Cecilia Cubas (ref B),recommended that the group kill Ms. Cubas after [...]	2005-05-18 20:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM AR BO BR CO PA VE
05ASUNCION669	PARAGUAY: FM ON OAS, ARTICLE 98, BRAZIL, ECUADOR, [...] (C) Summary. On 5/13, the Ambassador and FM Rachid discussed machinations over OAS appointments -- past and future, holding Article 98 negotiations on the margins of the upcoming OAS Ministerial, the GOP's support for the U.S. position on the OAS Social Charter, concerns about Brazil's trad [...]	2005-05-19 11:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BR PA OAS
05ASUNCION670	PARAGUAY: DUARTE SHAKES UP CABINET AS POLLS SHOW [...] (U) Summary: On May 14, President Nicanor Duarte Frutos sacked Health Minister Julio Cesar Velazquez, who in recent months has been campaigning to become Colorado (ANR) party president. Duarte appointed someone with a more technical -- i.e., less political -- background to replace him. Duarte [...]	2005-05-19 16:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PA
05ASUNCION675	PARAGUAY'S FINANCE MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: President Duarte accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Dionisio Borda today, and shortly thereafter named current Minister of Industry and Commerce Ernst Bergen as Borda's replacement. In naming Bergen, the Pres [...]	2005-05-19 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION681	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 14-20 [...] (U) Summary: ------------------ -- Paraguay to import Venezuelan oil? -- Paraguay establishes relations with Bahrain -- Paraguay to repatriate 29 women from Argentina -- Additional drug busts in Paraguay Paraguay to import Venezuelan oil? ---------------------------------- 2. (U) On Ma [...]	2005-05-20 15:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR ETRD EPET KCRM VE PA GTIP
05ASUNCION686	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RMO/P JAIME SUAREZ [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for RMO/P Dr. Jaime Suarez, for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 6-11, 2005 for the purpose of providing support to Post. The contact officer for the visit is Maria Fernandez, Office tel.: (595)(21) 213-715, Ext 2025. Home tel.: (595)(21) [...]	2005-05-23 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED
05ASUNCION688	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JOE BOGNANNO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisor Joe Bognanno (Security clearance: interim secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 1 to June 5, 2005 for the purpose of assisting Resident Advisor Joe Parker with FIU development, but Post requests that [...]	2005-05-23 21:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION695	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AUSA FERNANDO GROENE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for ASUA Fernando Groene, for travel to Asuncion during the period of May 29, 2005 to June 3, 2005 for the purpose of attend GAFISUD Seminar on Special Investigative Techniques. The contact officer for the visit is Scott J. Thorley, office tel.: 011-595 [...]	2005-05-24 20:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SNAR PA

05ASUNCION699	PARAGUAY ON CUBAN CANDIDACY FOR THE ILO GOVERNING [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-25 20:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU PA ILO
05ASUNCION702	PARAGUAY ON FISCAL RESTRAINT FOR ILO'S PROPOSED [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-25 20:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PA AROC ILO
05ASUNCION703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OPDAT JASON GULL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Jason Gull, for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 2, 2005 to June 4, 2005 for the purpose of meetings with EmbOff and host government officials on Intellectual Property Matters. The contact officer for the visit is Scott J. Thorley, office [...]	2005-05-25 02:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KJUS KCRM PA RSO NAS FBI DEA LEGATT
05ASUNCION708	PARAGUAY: REACTIONS TO BRAZILIAN CRACKDOWN ON THE [...] SUMMARY: Recently, PolOff and Department of Treasury,s Resident Enforcement Advisor (REA) traveled to Ciudad del Este (CDE) to observe trade and traffic across the Friendship Bridge, linking Paraguay and Brazil, in the wake of stepped up enforcement measures by Brazilian authorities to counter [...]	2005-05-26 19:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PA
05ASUNCION711	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 21-27 [...] (U) Summary: ----------------- -- Congress approves military exercises with the US -- Paraguay to sign Open Skies with Panama -- Bangladeshi nationals arrested -- Presidential cabinet shuffle -- Brazilian troops control border with Paraguay -- Venezuela and Cuba seek deeper ties Congre [...]	2005-05-27 16:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM MOPS VE CU PM PA
05ASUNCION724	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS LEE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors (1) Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 10 to July 7, 2005, and (2) Gene Martinez (Interim security clearance) for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 12 to July 3, [...]	2005-06-01 21:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION726	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW FINANCE MINISTER WHO [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador and Treasury technical advisors on May 26, new Minister of Finance Ernst Bergen assured the Ambassador that the GOP would maintain the same fiscally conservative policies and [...]	2005-06-01 21:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV PINR PA
05ASUNCION727	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST ON PARAGUAYAN [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/AND. SEE PARA 2. AND 3. 2. PER REFTEL, POST IS HEREBY REQUESTING DEPARTMENT INITIATE REVIEW OF AVAILABLE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS/FILES FOR CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING UNITS OF THE PARAGUAYAN ARMED FORCES AND POL [...]	2005-06-01 21:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MASS PA
05ASUNCION738	VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR MAY 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-03 12:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION742	PARAGUAY ON TIP REPORT, NEXT STEPS [...] On 6/2, Polcouns shared with Julio Peralta, the MFA's Director of International Organizations, an advance copy of the 2005 TIP report on Paraguay. Drawing from reftel points, Polcouns noted significant progress Paraguay had made in combating TIP particularly with regard to successful prosecu [...]	2005-06-06 13:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG PA KCRM
05ASUNCION744	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY [...] (U) Summary ---------------- -- Security developments -- Congress calls for parity in Mercosur Parliament -- New cabinet shuffles Security developments --------------------- 2. The press reported widely on Vice President Luis Castiglioni,s visit to Washington, focusing on efforts to e [...]	2005-06-06 17:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KCRM OTRA KSAC CA PA
05ASUNCION755	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS AND [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisors (1) Alfredo Bellamy (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 12 to July 1, 2005 for the purpose of drafting and establishing standard operating procedures for a financial investiga [...]	2005-06-09 11:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION762	PARAGUAY'S INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-10 13:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN PA
05ASUNCION767	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 4-10 [...] (U) Summary ---------------- -- Rehabilitation Center Opens to Aid TIP Victims -- Duarte's New Appointments -- Council of Magistrates Administers New Testing Process -- Military Changes of Command -- Visit of Massachusetts State Senator Brown Rehabilitation Center Opens to Aid TIP Victims [...]	2005-06-10 17:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KWMN MARR OVIP
05ASUNCION773	PARAGUAY: NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE NELSON RUIZ [...] Biographic information of the new Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raul Vera Bogado. 2. President Duarte named Nelson Ruiz as Minister of Agriculture on June 7, 2005 to replace former Minister Antonio Ibanez (August 2003-June 2005) who resigned in the wake of press reports about his alle [...]	2005-06-13 20:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PA
05ASUNCION778	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOJ/ Federal Prosecutor Kim [...] As requested in reftel, country clearance is granted for DOJ Federal Prosecutor Kim Lindquist, to travel to Asuncion, Paraguay from Jun-18-30, 2005 for the purpose of presenting a training program on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing under an accusatory criminal justice system, for Para [...]	2005-06-15 20:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION781	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PATRICK MOORE - TVRO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Patrick Moore, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 06/20/05 to 06/23/05 for the purpose of performing TVRO system preventative maintenance. The contact officer for the visit is Claudia Baker, office tel.: (595-21) 213-715, ext2086. Home tel [...]	2005-06-16 20:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KPAO PA UY CI RSO
05ASUNCION786	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 11-17 [...] (U) Summary ----------------- -- MERCOSUR Summit to Focus on Economic Integration -- Flap Over U.S.-Paraguayan Military Exercises -- New Leaders in Congress -- Chavez to Address Congress but not Meet President MERCOSUR Summit to Focus on Economic Integration ---------------------------- [...]	2005-06-17 17:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS ECIN PA KICC
05ASUNCION806	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FALAN MEMMOTT, ADAM MEYERS AND HEATHER FOLEY [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Falan Memmott, Adam Meyers, and Heather Foley for travel to Asuncion during the period of June 26 to June 30, 2005 for the purpose of working with Peace Corps/Paraguay on ensuring that their network infrastructure is both secure and in accordance [...]	2005-06-23 17:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG PA
05ASUNCION807	Paraguayan Media Focuses on Chavez Barbs at US and [...] SUMMARY: News coverage of the 06/20 speeches of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Paraguayan Congress and the National University focused on comments attacking the United States and Chavez' interpretation of the benefits of an anticipated Venezuelan/Paraguayan oil deal. Coverage in new [...]	2005-06-24 11:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO PA
05ASUNCION811	FOX SPORTS PLEASED WITH IPR AGREEMENT WITH PARAGUAY [...] As reported in reftel, Fox Sports Latin America signed an agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) on August 10, 2004 to work cooperatively to reduce piracy of Fox's programming in Paraguay. Fox executives contacted post to express their satisfaction with the arrangement, w [...]	2005-06-24 14:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR PREL PA
05ASUNCION812	Country Clearance Cable [...] As requested in refcon, country clearance is granted for Brian Dodd, Robert F. Zachariasiewicz, Steven Orr and Edward Dailey for travel to Asuncion from June 25 through June 27 to extradite Carlos Ivan Mendes Mesquita. The contact officer for the visit is Chad Whiteman, office tel.: 595-(0)21 [...]	2005-06-24 15:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PA
05ASUNCION815	PARAGUAY: KIDNAPPINGS AND THE FARC [...] (C) Summary. An individual arrested in connection to the Ceclia Cubas kidnapping led investigators to the site where Maria Edith Bordon de Debernardi was held after she was kidnapped in November 2001. A Paraguayan prosecutor confirmed press reports clearly linking the two kidnappings. He al [...]	2005-06-24 17:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM CO BR PA
05ASUNCION819	PARAGUAY: ADDITIONAL RESPONSE ON SWISS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-27 21:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF IS SZ PA ICRC
05ASUNCION832	PARAGUAY ON SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-28 22:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PA UNSC UNGA
05ASUNCION838	PARAGUAY SEEKS PARTICIPATION ON SPAIN'S CONTINGENT [...] (C) As reported reftel, GOP military officials have been in contact with Spain regarding assistance to support Paraguayan participation in Spain's PKO contingent in Haiti. On 6/28, Paraguay's MOD Gonzalez sent a letter to his Spanish counterpart formally expressing the GOP's desire to partic [...]	2005-06-30 11:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO HA SP PA
05ASUNCION839	PARAGUAY: CERTIFICATION REPORT [...] Below find Post's submission on host government cooperation on counternarcotics efforts based on the benchmarks identified in reftel B. Counternarcotics ---------------- 2. The USG asked the GOP to keep pressure on major drug trafficking organizations by arresting and prosecuting their [...]	2005-06-30 14:11:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION841	MERCOSUR SUMMIT: LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-30 18:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECIN EFIN EPET ETRD KIPR CU PA KICC VZ
05ASUNCION857	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RELO HASMAN [...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Melvia Hasman, RELO Brasilia, travel to Asuncion during the period of 7/19/05 to 7/23/05 to accompany EL Specialist Dr. Timothy Reagan and to meet key contacts and attend the Southern TESOL Conference . The contact officer [...]	2005-07-06 20:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SCUL
05ASUNCION858	ASUNCION, PY204 NOMINATION [...] PAS Asuncion is nominating the following FSN/LES employee for subject training. The following information follows the format as requested in paragraph 7 of reftel. A. Name: Irene Cristina Escriba B. Position: Cultural Affairs Assistant Grade 6, Step 3. C. Date of birth: 12/16/81 [...]	2005-07-06 20:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO APER AFSN AFSI KIRC
05ASUNCION859	WELCOME TO PARAGUAY, US SOUTHERN COMMAND CDR. [...] (C) General Craddock, Embassy Asuncion and I warmly welcome your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in military, counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a particularly sensitive time, with press and political activity calling into questi [...]	2005-07-07 11:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PA
05ASUNCION860	WELCOME TO PARAGUAY, US SOUTHERN COMMAND CDR. [...] (C) General Craddock, Embassy Asuncion and I warmly welcome your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in military, counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a particularly sensitive time, with press and political activity calling into questi [...]	2005-07-07 11:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PA
05ASUNCION867	VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR JUNE 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-07 21:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PA
05ASUNCION868	PARAGUAY: A TIME TO TREAD LIGHTLY ON ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Recent erroneous press reports in Paraguay and neighboring countries (ref A) are unhelpful to our ongoing Article 98 negotiations with Paraguay, which reached deadlock several months ago (refs B, C, D). What currently separates us is six words, so we should not l [...]	2005-07-07 22:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PREL PINR PA KICC
05ASUNCION869	PARAGUAY: A TIME TO TREAD LIGHTLY ON ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Recent erroneous press reports in Paraguay and neighboring countries (ref A) are unhelpful to our ongoing Article 98 negotiations with Paraguay, which reached deadlock several months ago (refs B, C, D). What currently separates us is six words, so we should not l [...]	2005-07-08 09:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PREL PINR PA KICC
05ASUNCION870	PARAGUAY'S 2005 SECOND QUARTER INL REPORT [...] (U) Summary: - Quarterly activities - Program discussion - Quarterly SENAD statistics Quarterly Activities- Counternarcotics -------------------------------------- 2. On April 14, two agents from SENAD's Operations Unit arrested three police officers and two employees of the Public [...]	2005-07-08 13:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PA KCRM
05ASUNCION873	PARAGUAY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS BUT [...] Summary: The GOP's annual unemployment report indicates that open unemployment fell to 10.9 percent of the labor force in 2004 from 13 percent in 2003. However, another 24 percent of the population is classified as under-employed, meaning that more than a third of the work force has less wor [...]	2005-07-08 15:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PA
05ASUNCION874	WHA Spring 2006 Intern Program [...] Number of interns requested: Three (3) 2. Language requirements: Spanish 3/3 preferred. Few Paraguayans, even in professional ranks, speak English, an intern with strong communication will get the most out of the experience. 3. Latin American experience in terms of either studies [...]	2005-07-08 16:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT PA
05ASUNCION875	PARAGUAY: VP CASTIGLIONI DISCUSSES SECURITY [...] Action request: State/USUN see paras. 2 and 7. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. On 6/30, Ambassador met with Vice President Castiglioni to discuss his recent trip to the U.S. The Ambassador stressed the need for progress on money laundering and counter terrorism legislation. Post r [...]	2005-07-11 11:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM EAIR ECON CVIS VE CU PA UN
05ASUNCION879	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DELEGATION TO FIRST LADIES [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for the following for travel to Asuncion for the purpose of attending the Technical Meetings for the First Ladies Conference. The contact officer for the visit is Susan S. Sutter, office tel.: 011-595-21-213-715, ext. 2286. Home: 011-595-21-227-124. Cel [...]	2005-07-11 14:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PA
05ASUNCION886	PARAGUAY'S INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-11 21:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN PA
05ASUNCION895	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE GILMER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for George Gilmer, Passport No. 801624622, Clearance: Secret, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 17 July 2005 to 20 July 2005, for the purpose of install equipment, train badge station operators and produce badges for users of the DOS OpenNetPl [...]	2005-07-12 20:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSEO ACOA PA KSEC RIMC
05ASUNCION901	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Regional Agricultural Counselor Robert Hoff (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 13- SIPDIS 14, 2005 for the purpose of representing USDA in the American Pavilion at the Rural Exposition; to give a spe [...]	2005-07-13 12:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PA
05ASUNCION905	PARAGUAY: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW JUSTICE AND [...] (U) Summary: On July 7, the Ambassador called on Ruben Candia Amarilla to congratulate him on his selection as Paraguay's new Minister of Justice and Labor (reftel). During the meeting, the Ambassador highlighted child labor, prison conditions, and lengthy delays in the Paraguayan judicial sys [...]	2005-07-13 13:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ELAB KJUS PA
05ASUNCION914	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FORJIMMEY AUCOIN AND GUSTAVO [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Jimmey Acoin, Clearance: Top Secret, and Gustavo Ronda, Clearance: Top Secret, for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 19, SIPDIS 2005 to July 24, 2005, for the purpose of providing security engineering services. The contact officer for t [...]	2005-07-18 11:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KSEO ASEC PA
05ASUNCION916	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR APHIS LOCAL EMPLOYEE STAFF [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for APHIS/LES Jorge Fischer, Agricultural Inspector, Buenos Aires, and Ricardo Romero Agricultural Scientist, Embassy Montevideo, for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 15-19, 2005 for the purpose of participating in bilateral meetings with Mi [...]	2005-07-18 18:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR PA
05ASUNCION917	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TERRORISM, MONEY LAUNDERING, [...] (C) Summary: On July 15, I breakfasted with Foreign Minister Leila Rachid and we discussed ominous trends in Venezuela, de-legitimizing terrorism, anti-money laundering legislation, U.S. candidacy for the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, an FBI officer in Asuncion, prospects for extraditi [...]	2005-07-18 20:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KPAO SCUL KUNR PA UNSC UNESCO
05ASUNCION922	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY INTERMITTENT ADVISOR [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Intermittent Advisor Alfredo Bellamy (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 25- SIPDIS 30, 2005, for the purpose of continuing work --under the direction of the Resident Enforcement Advisor Joe Park [...]	2005-07-20 12:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION926	Putting It Together: Paraguay's Maquilas Provide [...] In operation since 2001, Paraguay's maquilas are designed to stimulate local manufacturing for export. Under preferences unique to Paraguay, only forty percent of the content of the products must originate within MERCOSUR for the products to enter other MERCOSUR countries tariff-free. The sec [...]	2005-07-20 17:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV BEXP PGOV KMCA PA
05ASUNCION928	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. OFFICIALS FROM BUREAUS [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for the following U.S. CBP & ICE Officials, for travel to Asuncion and various Paraguayan border locations during the period of July 23, 2005 to August 7, 2005, for the purpose of assisting the Government of Paraguay with a Border Assessment Study focus [...]	2005-07-07 18:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PA ASECE
05ASUNCION932	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS GENE [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for Treasury Advisors (1) Genaro Martinez (Interim security clearance),for travel to Asuncion during the period of July 23 to August 6, 2005, (2) Lee Niederman (Security clearance: secret) for travel to Asuncion during the period of August SIPDIS 20 [...]	2005-07-22 13:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PA TRV
05ASUNCION939	PARAGUAY: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW SENATE [...] (U) On 7/22, the Ambassador called on the new Senate President, Carlos Filizzola, and discussed the pending Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) project aimed at improving transparency and legislative effectiveness; legislation to increase citizen participation in government; military exerci [...]	2005-07-26 12:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID MARR KDEM KWMN PA
05ASUNCION942	WHA Spring 2006 Intern Program [...] Number of interns requested: Three (3) 2. Language requirements: Spanish 3/3 preferred. Few Paraguayans, even in professional ranks, speak English, an intern with strong communication will get the most out of the experience. 3. Latin American experience in terms of either studies [...]	2005-07-26 18:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT PA
05ASUNCION954	ASUNCION - COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IMAP [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for ROLAND C. JENKINS (GSAI),WALTER L. WHITEHURST (GSAI),PATRICK PLUNKETT (GSAI),HOWARD M. JEFFRIES (GSAI) for travel to Asuncion during the period of 8 AUGUST to 20 AUGUST for the purpose of IMAP PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE VISIT. The contact officer for [...]	2005-07-28 20:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD ACOA AMGT ASEC KLBO KRIM
05ASUNCION955	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS WESTERN HEMISPHERE WALTER [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for USDOC Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Western Hemisphere Walter Bastian (Security clearance: top secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 3-4, 2005, for the purpose of signing the Business Ethics Pact. The contact officer for [...]	2005-07-29 13:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PA
05ASUNCION956	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 23-29 [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- VP Castiglioni Meets with FBI Regional Director -- Filizzola and President Duarte Discuss Key Issues -- Cabral to Retire at Year's End -- Deadly Hantavirus Reappears in the Chaco -- Successful Conclusion to EXPO -- Second Tier Public Bank Law Goes to President [...]	2005-07-29 14:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PA
05ASUNCION957	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SARAH COOK, INTERNATIONAL [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for USDOC International Trade Specialist and Country Desk Officer for Paraguay Sarah Cook (Security clearance: secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of August 2-7, 2005, for the purpose of working on the Good Governance Program, and attendin [...]	2005-07-29 17:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD PA
05ASUNCION965	PARAGUAY ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 19:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PREL PGOV AORC PA UNSC
05ASUNCION972	IPR INVESTIGATIVE UNIT'S ACTIVITIES IN THE FIRST [...] Summary. In its first 6 months of 2005, the Specialized Technical Unit (UTE) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC),an IPR enforcement unit assisted with INL funds, conducted 23 operations in Asuncion, Ciudad del Este, and other parts of the interior. In all, over 275,000 DVDs, CDs, [...]	2005-08-02 13:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR PREL PA
05ASUNCION982	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMY YOUNG [...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for AMY YOUNG, Passport: 900191694, for travel to Asuncion during the period of 6 AUGUST 2005 to 12 AUGUST 2005, for the purpose of CONDUCTING SITE VISIT AND ASSISTING IN THE PLANNING OF THE TRI-BORDER REGIONAL SAFEGUARDING CHARITIES WORKSHOP. The conta [...]	2005-08-01 14:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PTER PA
05ATHENS1372	EUROPEAN COURT RULES AGAINST OLYMPIC AIRLINES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The May 12 decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirming the European Commission's position that the GoG's payment of 194 million euros to Olympic Airlines (OA) was an illegal subsidy does not appear to have altered the GoG's plan to sell the ailing national carri [...]	2005-05-18 11:36:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON GR OLYAIR
05ATHENS1379	ATHENS ENERGY AND RESOURCES REPORTING CONTACTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-19 11:49:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EMIN ENRG GR
05ATHENS1505	CONTINUED GREEK ANGST, BUT POSITIVE NUMBERS ON [...] (C) Summary. Senior Greek officials continue to express concern about the level of Turkish air activity in the Aegean. At the same time, statistics recently released by the MOD paint a more positive picture of the actual situation in the region. Greek officials insist that, the content and [...]	2005-06-03 07:24:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR GR TU TURKEY
05ATHENS1598	MOLYVIATIS ON TURKEY/CYPRUS [...] (C) At a June 9 lunch, FM Molyviatis and Ambassador discussed Cyprus and Turkey issues in light of Turkish PM Erdogan's visit to Washington and Under Secretary General Prendergast's recent trip to the region. Molyviatis commented that the idea of a report to the SYG on "the failures of 2004" [...]	2005-06-10 08:32:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR PREL TU TURKEY
05ATHENS1611	NGOS LOOK FOR MORE COOPERATION ON TIP, GOG ADMITS [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED -- PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During May 23-25 meetings with visiting Foreign Affairs Officer for Southeastern Europe, Suzanne Yountchi, officials from the Ministries of Health (MOH),Justice (MOJ),Public Order (MPO),Foreign Aff [...]	2005-06-10 13:22:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KCRM GR TIP
05ATHENS1770	2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Per ref A, the following are the investment dispute and expropriation claims that have come to attention of ConGen Thessaloniki and FCS and Consular and Economic sections Athens since post's last report in June 2004 (ref B). 2. Case 1: a) Claimant A b) June 1999 c) Claimant A is [...]	2005-06-30 14:09:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC GR
05ATHENS181	GREEK FM STRESSES GRADUAL INTEGRATION IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting on January 13, Greek FM Molyviatis told the Ambassador that Greece wanted to bring Serbia into the European family, which would also be a way to ease the way forward on Kosovo. An "intermediate trusteeship" for Kosovo would be more stabilizing for th [...]	2005-01-14 14:08:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PREL MACEDONIA
05ATHENS187	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 07:45:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
05ATHENS1903	AEGEAN CEO: IT'S JUST BUSINESS, AIRBUS FITS OUR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Aegean Airlines CEO Theodoros Vassilakis and fellow Board-member and son, Eftihios Vassilakis, to discuss Aegean's recent decision to purchase six Airbus aircraft over Boeing aircraft. Theodoros denied any political angle in the Airbus decision, claiming tha [...]	2005-07-18 07:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON GR
05ATHENS1982	PRELIMINARY GREEK REACTION TO UNSCR 1267 SUCCESSOR [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche OOB local time July 25 to Ambassador Frangiskos Verros, head of the MFA's Directorate for International Organizations Affairs. At that time, Verros was unaware of the proposed "European" language to limit the designation process to those who "willingly" [...]	2005-07-25 14:25:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC GR PREL PTER KTFN EFIN UNSC
05ATHENS2053	GREECE CRACKS DOWN ON HEATING OIL FRAUD [...] (U) Summary: The GoG announced on July 29th the implementation of a two-phase plan designed to crack down on the burgeoning illegal trade of heating oil for use in commercial diesel vehicles. Skyrocketing oil prices, and much lower taxation on heating oil compared to diesel fuel, have crea [...]	2005-08-01 14:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG GR OIL
05ATHENS2092	GOG PLANS NEW TAX PACKAGE AS REVENUES FALL SHORT [...] (U) Summary: The GoG is considering a new round of tax increases in the face of disappointing half-year revenue and expenditure actuals. As a result of lower than expected revenues and higher than expected government expenditures from previous revenue efforts, the 2005 budget deficit will b [...]	2005-08-05 12:36:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN GR
05ATHENS2114	GOG SIGNS MOU WITH OLYMPIC INVESTORS FOR SALE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. based Olympic Investors has confirmed that it has signed an MOU for the purchase of Olympic Airlines from the Greek Government. The MOU is good for 60 days, during which time the GOG must obtain consent for the sale from the European Commission, as well as convince the E [...]	2005-08-10 11:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON GR OLYAIR
05ATHENS2151	GOG WORKS TO RESPOND TO CRASH OF CYPRIOT AIRCRAFT [...] (U) Summary: The GoG has swung into action to cope with the crash of Cypriot airliner Helios Flight 522. The Hellenic Air Accident Investigation Board has taken charge of the investigation. A National Transportation Safety Board team has arrived, along with Boeing technical experts, to pro [...]	2005-08-17 04:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR CASC GR
05ATHENS2161	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HYDE (ATHENS, AUGUST 25-28) [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the August 25-28 vist by CODEL Hyde to Greece. You will arrive just as the summer holidays are winding down, and your visit will provide an excellent opportunity, not only to showcase U.S.-Greece relations, but to kick off the fall quarter with high-level [...]	2005-08-18 10:34:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GR OREP PREL VISIT
05ATHENS232	GREEK COTTON FARMERS DEMAND FULL SUBSIDIES FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Greek cotton farmers are staging their annual protest and threatening to block the North-South highway unless they receive subsidies on their entire cotton production, not just the amount within the EU?s quota. The GoG cannot subsidize the entire 2004 cotton crop unless it uses state [...]	2005-01-20 15:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD GR
05ATHENS2371	MOLYVIATIS WORRIED TURKEY/EU IN DOWNWARD SPIRAL [...] (C) On the margins of the Prime Minister_ September 10 Thessaloniki Fair speech (septel),Foreign Minister Molyviatis told Ambassador that he was worried political pressures in Cyprus and France were pushing the Turkey/EU issue into a downward spiral. A glum Molyviatis, who had assured Ambassa [...]	2005-09-11 08:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR PGOV PREL TU EU TURKEY
05ATHENS2376	GOVERNMENT FINALLY BANS PLANNED RACIST [...] Summary: On September 6 the Greek government said it would ban a planned pan-European "festival" of extreme right-wing political groups, sponsored by the Greek racist, neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn. The gathering, scheduled for mid-late September and reportedly to include far-right groups such [...]	2005-09-12 12:24:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PGOV KCRM GR HRIGHTS
05ATHENS2439	PM AT THESSALONIKI:"RE-INVENTING THE GREEK STATE [...] (U) Summary: At his September 10 speech at the international trade fair in Thessaloniki, the Greek equivalent to an annual State of the Union address, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis revealed the two main axes of his administration's policies: "Re-inventing the state" and "seeking economic gr [...]	2005-09-16 08:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GR ECON
05ATHENS2529	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN GREECE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In Greece, the twin threats of extremism and violence stem more from a decades-old, homegrown anti-U.S., anti-NATO, anti-globalization sentiment that is deeply engrained in Greek society than from extremism exported from the Middle East. Domestic terrorist groups and an active a [...]	2005-09-27 13:53:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI GR INTERNAL
05ATHENS2625	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FINMIN ALOGOSKOUFIS: WE'RE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the wake of PM Karamanlis' Thessaloniki speech (reftel) Finance Minister Alogoskoufis detailed GOG economic reform efforts in a wide-ranging meeting with Ambassador on October 3. Stressing that Greece needed to change its international image from being "a country of ten mi [...]	2005-10-06 06:49:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL GR AMB
05ATHENS263	AMBASSADOR RIES CALLS ON GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ries paid an introductory call on Greek Central Bank Governor Garganas on January 20 and thanked him for his efforts, and those of his staff, in combating terrorist financing. They discussed the January 17 ECOFIN meeting, which covered measures Greece must take to bring it [...]	2005-01-25 12:56:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV GR AMB
05ATHENS2635	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF HHS ACF A/S DR. WADE HORN [...] (SBU) Embassy Athens warmly welcomes the October 8-12 visit of Dr. Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, HHS to Greece. Your visit will provide an excellent opportunity not only to showcase U.S.-Greece relations, but to reiterate our strong commitment to [...]	2005-10-06 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PHUM TBIO EI GR HRIGHTS
05ATHENS2663	MACEDONIA NAME: GOG REJECTS LATEST NIMETZ PROPOSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Citing its long-standing opposition to a dual-name solution, the GoG clearly rejected the latest proposal from UN Envoy Matthew Nimetz, leaving prospects for a solution dim before the EC's November 9 avis on Macedonia's EU application. At an October 11 meeting with Ambassador, [...]	2005-10-11 16:10:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MK GR AMB MACEDONIA
05ATHENS2715	BIRD FLU IN GREECE; AUTHORITIES TESTING FOR H5N1 [...] (SBU) Minister of Agricultural Development Basiakos announced October 17 that the first case of avian influenza (H5) has occurred in Greece. Basiakos noted that the affected birds lived on the small island of Oinousses, near Chios, in the eastern Aegean. According to Angelos Hatzakis, Chair [...]	2005-10-18 10:56:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC TBIO GR AVIANFLU
05ATHENS2735	GREECE/N17: CONVICTED N17 CHIEF GUNMAN GIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 13 edition of "Eleftherotypia," one of Greece's top circulation dailies, gave prime space to the rantings of Dimitris Koufodinas, the top gunman for the terrorist organization November 17, who is currently serving multiple life sentences for his murderous acts. K [...]	2005-10-20 10:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ANARCHISTS
05ATHENS2742	GREECE/TIP: NEW SHELTERS OPENED, BUT FEW VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY: The GoG continues to make progress on trafficking in persons (TIP) infrastructure, but has so far protected few victims. Probable causes are inadequate NGO involvement until now in the screening process and limited understanding on the part of the police and TIP victims of the prote [...]	2005-10-20 13:52:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GR TIP
05ATHENS2748	UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA IN GREECE; H5N1 NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the GoG announcement on 17 October of a positive test for Avian Influenza within its borders, recent serological testing for H5N1 has proven negative at both the Thessaloniki Virological Laboratory and EU Reference Laboratory in Weybridge, UK. Additional testing is ongo [...]	2005-10-21 12:21:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC TBIO GR AVIANFLU
05ATHENS2759	VIEW FROM ATHENS: MOVING FORWARD ON MINORITY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Athens welcomes the ideas presented in ref A, and the possibility of progress on minority rights issues between Greece and Turkey. From our side, Ambassador pitched the Halki-Athens mosque connection in July (ref B),to no avail. Unfortunately, the Greeks see this (with som [...]	2005-10-21 15:25:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCI HRIGHTS
05ATHENS2779	AMBASSADOR VISITS IOANNINA, REAFFIRMS CLOSE TIES [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a full day of meetings with a range of political, diplomatic, community, and NGO leaders in the northwestern Epirus regional capital of Ioannina on October 14, Ambassador emphasized U.S. interest in the region, possibilities for economic development, progress for religious and [...]	2005-10-25 09:37:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KIRF GR AMB
05ATHENS2792	Suspect charged as November 17 terror group [...] (U) Kostas Avramides, a.k.a. "Pontios," was indicted on October 20 as the 20th defendant in the November 17 terrorist organization case. Avramides, a three-judge panel found, was "supportive" of N17 because his fingerprints were allegedly found inside a book recovered at a N17 safe house and [...]	2005-10-26 12:42:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER GR ANARCHISTS
05ATHENS2802	HHS ASSISTANT SECRETARY ADVANCES AGENDA ON TIP AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dr. Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, shared domestic U.S. policy and his compelling experiences on trafficking in persons, welfare issues, pension reform, and refugee integration during his October 9-11 [...]	2005-10-27 09:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB PREL PREF GR TIP
05ATHENS2805	GREEK GOVERNMENT APPROVES NEW ANTI MONEY- [...] (U) The Greek government approved October 24 a draft bill aimed at combating money laundering, which brings Greek legislation into line with EU directive 2001/97/EC. According to the Ministry of Economy, the bill greatly extends the ambit of Greece's anti- money-laundering legislation to a n [...]	2005-11-03 08:42:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN GR
05ATHENS2809	GREEK FM PREVIEWS PM'S TRIP TO TURKEY, OTHER ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a tour d'horizon October 27, Greek Foreign Minister Molyviatis previewed for Ambassador the Prime Minister's proposed trip to Ankara in November, raised the latest public flap over the proposed purchase of 30 F-16s by Greece and promised to follow up on the status of the U.S. [...]	2005-10-27 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR PGOV PREL GR AMB
05ATHENS2845	UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA IN GREECE; ALL TESTS FOR [...] (U) The GoG Ministry of Agriculture announced on 29 October that the virological test results for the previously reported case of Avian Influenza on the Island of Oiniousses were negative in the data supplied by both the EU laboratory in Weybridge U.K. and the Thessaloniki Virological Laborato [...]	2005-11-07 07:35:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC TBIO GR AVIANFLU
05ATHENS2861	Convicted ELA member to leave prison [...] (U) Eirini Athanassaki, convicted in October 2004 (ref) to a 25-year sentence for her participation in the Revolutionary People's Struggle (ELA) terrorist organization, is expected to leave the Korydallos prison soon after an appellate court panel unanimously agreed on November 7 to suspend [...]	2005-11-08 07:29:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER GR ANARCHISTS
05ATHENS2898	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GREEK ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on Greek Assistance to Pakistan earthquake relief and rehabilitation on November 3, 2005 to Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis. 2. (U) Mr. Stylianidis replied in a letter dated November 4, 2005. Text of letter: Dear Mr. Ambassador, [...]	2005-11-10 11:05:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PK PREL GR
05ATHENS2927	GREECE/TIP: RESPONSES FOR INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARIZE THE PROGRESS, OR LACK THEREOF, THE GOG HAS MADE IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE SCREENING AND REFERRAL MECHANISM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NGOS TO USE IN IDENTIFYING VICTIMS AND DIRECTING VICTIMS TO APPROPRIATE CARE. -The GoG is actively negotiating a "Memorandum of Cooperation" (MOC [...]	2005-11-15 15:37:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KWMN KCRM GR TIP
05ATHENS315	MFA SECRETARY GENERAL: "QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCE" TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Secretary General Gennimatas complained to Ambassador and visiting EUR DAS Kennedy during a January 28 meeting about reported airspace incursions by Turkey, claiming formations of Turkish fighters had flown within two nautical miles of the Greek islet of Antipsara -- a "qua [...]	2005-01-31 16:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR TU TURKEY
05ATHENS3226	UPDATE ON NOVEMBER 17 APPEALS TRIAL [...] (SBU) Tensions at the 17 November (17N) appeals trial (reftel) rose sharply toward the end of the third week of proceedings when the court unanimously rejected defense motions to refer the case to a judge-jury criminal court. In a unanimous ruling read by presiding judge Vertelis, the court [...]	2005-12-22 14:03:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV GR ANARCHISTS

05ATHENS3229	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] The following is the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Survey Report (INSCR) Part II Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Greece. 2. While not a major financial center, Greece is vulnerable to money laundering related to narcotics- trafficking, prostitution, contraband cigare [...]	2005-12-23 08:09:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KTFN EFIN GR

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