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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06ZAGREB1232CROATIA RESOLVES BILATERAL ISSUE WITH ITALY; STILL
[...] (U) Removing a bilateral irritant and potential obstacle to EU membership, the GOC announced October 9 that it would acknowledge by exchange of diplomatic notes with Italy that Croatian citizens face no obstacles buying real estate in Italy, and it will extend the principle of reciprocity to I [...]
2006-10-11 12:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR IT REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1233 MEETING WITH CROATIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader will travel to Washington to meet with President Bush on October 17. Sanader's meeting with the President comes at an important time for Croatia as it seeks to bind itself firmly to Euro-Atlantic institutions. Securing continued economic growth is a c [...]
2006-10-11 13:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV HR EUN
06ZAGREB1241CROATIA MAINTAINS VIGILENCE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] Scientists at the Croatian Veterinary Institute's Poultry Center plan to begin active monitoring of wild, migratory birds this month, beginning October 21 and continuing through December. Dr. Vladimir Savic, center director, told Econoff the center is collaborating with the State Veterinary Off [...]
2006-10-13 10:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR
06ZAGREB1247CROATS WELCOME DIALOGUE WITH US ON BOSNIAN ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an October 9-10 visit to Zagreb, US Ambassador to BiH McElhaney updated top officials on USG views regarding BiH's future. He also called on Croatian political leaders to help encourage Bosnian Croats to support future constitutional reform efforts. The GoC, t [...]
2006-10-16 08:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1251CROATIA AND SERBIA TO EXCHANGE WAR CRIMES EVIDENCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic and Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic signed a bilateral agreement in Zagreb October 13 on cooperation in war crimes prosecutions. Like the document Bajic signed with his Montenegrin counterpart in July (reftel),the a [...]
2006-10-16 13:48:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC PGOV SR HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB1260FAR RIGHT POSITIONS ITSELF FOR 2007 ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary and comment: The Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) has consolidated its status as a major right-wing political party and gained greater acceptability as a democratic political entity, although some statements made by its leaders occasionally echo its extreme nationalist past. Domestica [...]
2006-10-18 07:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES ELECTIONS
06ZAGREB1261 GOC CONTINUES ENERGETIC FIGHT AGAINST TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: GOC officials and Croatian NGOs presented a coherent and well-structured approach to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) to visiting G/TIP Foreign Affairs Officer Jennifer Donnelly in late September. Although NGOs praised the government's anti-trafficking laws, pol [...]
2006-10-18 07:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL HR TRAFFICKING
06ZAGREB1265SHIPYARDS ALBATROSSES OF CROATIAN ECONOMY
[...] Summary: Of Croatia's loss-making, unreformed industries, none is more politically sensitive or costs the country's taxpayers more than shipbuilding. With a total of six major shipyards on the Adriatic coast, shipbuilding is a key employer in many communities and an important component of Croa [...]
2006-10-18 13:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON KPRV EWWT EIND HR
06ZAGREB1285JUDGE ORDERS GLAVAS DETAINED
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Zagreb County Court today ordered the detention of MP Branimir Glavas to prevent him from intimidating witnesses in an ongoing war crimes investigation that implicates him in the torture and murder of Serb civilians in Osijek in 1991 (reftels). Parliament, which e [...]
2006-10-23 13:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB1293CROATIAN MUFTI SHARES PRESIDENT BUSH'S EID MESSAGE WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-25 12:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SCUL KISL KPAO HR
06ZAGREB1296CROATIA ASSESSES HOW TO MEET GROWING ELECTRICITY DEMAND
[...] Summary: Although Croatia's electricity supply is sufficient for current needs, government and industry are looking at ways to meet increased future demand while complying with various EU energy directives. Plans have already been mooted for new gas and coal-fired thermal plants, as well as hy [...]
2006-10-25 13:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON HR
06ZAGREB1298REQUEST TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS ON NEW EXTRADITION TREATY WITH
[...] Summary: Post requests that Department open negotiations with Croatia on a new extradition treaty to replace the current treaty with the Kingdom of Serbia dating from 1901. The Croatian MOJ has expressed its desire to update the treaty as soon as feasible. The current treaty limits the offens [...]
2006-10-26 07:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA CJAN HR
06ZAGREB1300RECREATIONAL SKIPPERS NEED LICENSE TO SAIL CROATIAN FLAGGED
[...] SUMMARY. The Government of Croatia adopted a law (effective Jan. 1, 2006) requiring all recreational skippers chartering Croatian flagged vessels to have a certificate of competence. Under the law, the Ministry of Sea, Tourism and Transport will only recognize licenses issued by national author [...]
2006-10-26 08:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT CASC HR
06ZAGREB1304TERRORIST FINANCE - CROATIA FREEZES ACCOUNT OF TWO
[...] (C) Croatia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) froze an account of two 1267 designated individuals on May 2, 2006. The account owner was Wael Hamza Julaidan and the co-signer Chafiq Ayadi. According to information shared by the FIU, this account was opened in 1992 and was used through the end [...]
2006-10-27 07:25:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER ETTC KTFN HR
06ZAGREB1307AMB WISNER IN ZAGREB -- ENGAGING CROATIANS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Wisner's first visit to Zagreb is well timed, coming just days after President Bush's White House acknowledgement of Croatia's leadership role in regional stability during his meeting with PM Ivo Sanader. In addition, MP Milorad Pupovac, a leading represe [...]
2006-10-27 12:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1312NO DECISION YET FROM CROATIA ON U.S. ITU CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-30 11:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU HR
06ZAGREB1314CROATIAN PRESS COVERAGE OF PRIME MINISTER SANADER'S VISIT
[...] Summary. Reporting on Croatian Prime Minister Sanader's visit to Washington was mainly positive in tone and grew more enthusiastic as the visit drew to an end, though a few commentaries wondered what concessions Croatia might have made to earn the top-level treatment that Sanader received in t [...]
2006-10-30 11:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR PGOV PREL HR
06ZAGREB1315CROATIAN BORDER POLICE NAB 53 ALBANIANS AT SLOVENE
[...] On October 24, Croatian border police discovered a group of 53 Albanian citizens, including 25 minors, trying to cross the Croatian-Slovene border hidden in a truck with Croatian license plates allegedly driven by a 27-year-old Croatian citizen. The Croatian and Slovenian press reported on the [...]
2006-10-30 12:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL HR KCRM TRAFFICKING
06ZAGREB132ZAGREB FY-2004 CONSULAR PACKAGE NARRATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 12:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT HR
06ZAGREB1320CROATIAN-SERBIAN BORDER DEMILITARIZED
[...] Over ten years after the Dayton Agreement ended armed conflict between Croatia and Serbia, Serbian troops have withdrawn from the Croatian-Serbian state border and handed control over to the police at a ceremony attended by Croatian and Serbian military and diplomatic officials. The Chief of th [...]
2006-10-31 14:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HR SR
06ZAGREB1322CROATIAN COMMITMENT TO KOSOVO OUTREACH DURING
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his October 29-30 visit to Zagreb, Ambassador Wisner secured the GoC's commitment to actively assist in the region in promoting acceptance of Kosovo's future final status package. In meetings with Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar Kita [...]
2006-11-02 08:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1330NGO REPORTS CROATIAN SOCIETY GRADUALLY OPENING BUT WORK
[...] Croatian NGO iDEMO (the Institute for Democracy) on November 2 marked the publication of its Society Openness Index 2006 at a well-attended public presentation in Zagreb. Based on research by sociologists and other experts, as well as public opinion surveys, the Index examines six areas of so [...]
2006-11-03 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM HR
06ZAGREB1331NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR NATO UNITES TOP LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) President Mesic, PM Sanader and Parliament Speaker Seks agreed November 2 to co-chair a "National Committee for NATO Membership" to coordinate government, political party and state institutional activities in pursuit of NATO membership. Among other things, the committee will help relevant [...]
2006-11-03 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO HR
06ZAGREB1332 CROATIA TAKES REGIONAL ROLE IN AVIAN INFLUENZA, BEGINS
[...] SUMMARY: Although there have been no new incidents of the H5N1 virus in Croatia, the country's designated avian influenza lab has begun active monitoring of wild birds as well as testing poultry suppliers on request. The director of the Poultry Center at the Croatian Veterinary Institute said h [...]
2006-11-03 14:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR
06ZAGREB1333MINORITIES MAKE PROGRESS; MORE WORK TO BE DONE
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A survey of minority legal and cultural rights conducted by a Croatian Serb NGO shows that Croatia has a good legal framework in place but that implementation, especially on the local level and in "war affected areas" lags behind the legal ideal. Presenting the findings o [...]
2006-11-06 06:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PHUM HR
06ZAGREB1334MAINTAINING BILATERAL MOMENTUM AFTER PM'S WHITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As discussed at PM Sanader's October 18 lunch with the Vice-President, the Ambassador and FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic began a series of regular reviews of outstanding bilateral issues October 27. State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic and DCM also attended. Embassy provides this overv [...]
2006-11-06 11:48:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAIR ETRD PHUM KJUS HR
06ZAGREB1338CROATIA INCSR 2006 - PART ONE
[...] (U) Below please find per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling, particularly heroi [...]
2006-11-06 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR
06ZAGREB1346CROATIA NUCLEAR EXPORT ASSURANCE RECEIVED
[...] Post received the written assurance from the Croatian Ministry of Economy on November 7, 2006 concerning Westinghouse's reftel export to Croatia of top and bottom nozzles for nuclear fuel assemblies manufactured by Jednistvo-PNO, doo. The language of this assurance matches that requested in re [...]
2006-11-08 06:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY HR
06ZAGREB135FREE TRADE PROPOSAL TOUCHES OFF STORM IN ZAGREB
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The European Union touched off an exaggerated, if predictable reaction in Croatia last Friday when it gave its support to the Stability Pact Free Trade Agreement for Southeast Europe. Seized upon by a press corps ever eager to stir up controversy and let political [...]
2006-02-01 16:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ECIN EU HR
06ZAGREB1352INTERNATIONALS SEE GLAVAS AS JUDICIAL TEST CASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Observers in the international community are calling the war crimes investigation against MP Branimir Glavas (reftels) a test case of the maturity of the Croatian judiciary that will serve as an indicator of readiness for Euro-Atlantic integration. Glavas, now the sub [...]
2006-11-08 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB1361EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----05 October, Met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Head of Department for International Cooperation and staff, at their request, to provide advice over a range of export control topics to include procedures for conducting licensing end user v [...]
2006-11-13 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
06ZAGREB1362SEAS RICKMAN SCENESETTER: ANTI-SEMITISM RARE, BUT SPLIT IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Overt anti-Semitic acts are rare in Croatia; the Government, NGOs and religious communities work together to promote tolerance as part of Croatia's recovery from ethnic conflict which ended eleven years ago. When members of the Jewish community were harassed in Zagre [...]
2006-11-13 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM HR
06ZAGREB1364IRAQ: CROATIA OFFERS WEAPONS AND TRAINING TO NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic provided PolOff November 9 with a list of weapons and training courses the GoC has offered to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I). Weapons range from 500 x 7.62mm assault rifles to 10 x 82mm recoilless guns, w [...]
2006-11-13 15:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR ASEC IZ HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1377CROATIA FULLY SUPPORTS NATO'S PROMISE TO
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points tailored for NATO partners to Neven Mikec, Head of MFA's NATO department, on November 14. Mikec expressed the GoC's complete support for NATO's call for additional forces in Afghanistan. He noted that Croatia's nearly 150 troops in Afghanistan, including thos [...]
2006-11-17 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1380DEBATE ON GLAVAS DETENTION DIVIDES PARLIAMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks postponed a vote today that may have led to the release of MP Branimir Glavas from detention (reftels). The planned vote did not have PM Ivo Sanader's support and had sparked widespread public criticism. Glavas has been in detention [...]
2006-11-17 16:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB1385TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO):
[...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) for Embassy Zagreb is Econ Section Chief Nicholas Berliner, tel: 385-1-661-2229, email: berlinernr@state.gov. TFCO Deputy is Marlene Nice, Economic Officer, tel: 385-1-661-2225, email: nicemm@state.gov. 2. (SBU) Small countries wit [...]
2006-11-20 12:30:00Embassy ZagrebSECRET//NOFORNKTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER HR
06ZAGREB1390CROATIAN PM SANADER ASSURES AMBASSADOR ABOUT GLAVAS
[...] (C) Ambassador told PM Ivo Sanader November 20 that the USG was watching carefully the progress of the Glavas case (reftel) and how the parliament dealt with it. He encouraged Sanader to promote a solution that preserved the principles of rule of law and equality of all Croatians before the la [...]
2006-11-20 16:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB1391CROATIAN PRIME MINISTER SANADER READY TO ENGAGE
[...] (C) PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador November 20 that he was ready to engage with the Kosovar Serbs and other minority group members in Kosovo, as promised to Special Envoy Frank Wisner October 30 (reftel). Sanader said he would talk about the status of national minorities in Croatia and how [...]
2006-11-20 16:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR YI
06ZAGREB1392CROATIAN PM SANADER SAYS HE CANNOT SUPPORT THE
[...] (C) Summary: It would not be possible for him to support the Bosnian constitutional reform package from last spring, PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador November 20. Doing so would pit him against half the BiH Croatian community as well as the Catholic church, and would damage him both at ho [...]
2006-11-20 16:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK
06ZAGREB1393CROATIA SUPPORTS US CANDIDATE FOR ITU RADIO REGULATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-21 06:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS HR
06ZAGREB1394Croatia looks to wind for clean energy source
[...] (SUMMARY) Driving along the coastal highway, the 14 recently erected windmills appear on a bluff above the town of Sibenik, evoking sighs of delight from some and dismay from others. Croatians are split over whether windmills are another man-made environmental hazard or the means to help the co [...]
2006-11-21 11:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON HR
06ZAGREB140CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TO PROPOSE ALLOWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 31 meeting with the Ambassador, the Croatian Minister of Justice confirmed reports that the GOC will propose amending the 1996 Restitution Act, as already amended in 2002, to allow foreigners to file claims under the Act's provisions without the need for a bilateral [...]
2006-02-02 16:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KIDE KTIA PHUM PREL HR
06ZAGREB1400CROATIA FIRM ON CEFTA POSITION
[...] (C) Summary: Croatian officials have expressed regret at the inability to reach agreement with Serbia and BiH over CEFTA, but are firm in their view that any departure from the terms of existing bilateral agreements in the CEFTA context that does not result in greater trade liberalization is u [...]
2006-11-22 11:33:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL BK SR HR
06ZAGREB1405PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS GLAVAS DETENTION
[...] Parliament voted November 22 to confirm a committee decision to strip MP Branimir Glavas of his immunity from detention, allowing the court to keep him in detention based both on the gravity of the alleged crimes and the protection of witnesses (reftels). Glavas could face up to a year of inv [...]
2006-11-22 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB1414 GOC PROPOSES PSI EXERCISE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas Juraga presented PolOff and EXBS advisor with a non-paper on November 16 describing a GoC offer to host a regional WMD-response exercise under the Prolife [...]
2006-11-28 05:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT PBTS HR
06ZAGREB1415CROATIA SHARPENS REGULATORY GUILLOTINE
[...] Summary: The Croatian government has undertaken an ambitious regulatory reform campaign aimed at easing bureaucratic impediments for business and improving the investment climate. The program, supported by USAID, is known as the "regulatory guillotine." Its aim is to create an inventory of al [...]
2006-11-28 12:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EAID HR
06ZAGREB1419CROATIAN MFA TRAINING DIPLOMATS FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) The Croatian MFA announced November 28 that one diplomat from Afghanistan and two from Iraq have begun a one-year course on economic diplomacy at the MFA's Academy of Diplomatic Sciences in Zagreb. Zeljko Vukosav, Head of the Diplomatic Training and Publishing Department at the Diplomatic [...]
2006-11-29 12:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HR IZ
06ZAGREB1423GOC PRESENTS BOSNIAN CROAT PROPOSAL FOR BIH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic briefed Charge d'Affaires November 30 on a two-option proposal from Bosnian Croat leaders for modifications that would enable them to support the BiH constitutional reform plan. Charge cautioned against calls to reopen the reform [...]
2006-11-30 14:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BK HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB1424GOC WELCOMES RIGA LANGUAGE, PROMISES CONTINUED
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 30, MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic expressed to Charge d'Affaires the SIPDIS GoC's appreciation of the positive assessment of Croatia in both the Riga communique and President Bush's speech. "We think Riga was a joint step forward," he said, stress [...]
2006-11-30 15:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB1425CROATIAN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY MARKS 90 YEARS OF OFFICIAL
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At a November 29 commemoration, Croatia's top political leadership paid tribute to the local Islamic community as an active and constructive participant in civil society, and acknowledged the importance of promoting tolerance and religious pluralism in Croatia. The Presi [...]
2006-12-01 07:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV HR
06ZAGREB1428CROATIA ASKED TO EXTEND POLICE TRAINERS IN JORDAN THROUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-01 14:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM HR IZ
06ZAGREB1435GOC SUPPORTS PFP FOR SERBIA, BIH, AND MONTENEGRO
[...] In briefing for NATO Ambassadors December 01, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic said the GoC warmly welcomes accession of Serbia, BiH, and Montenegro into the Partnership for Peace (PfP). According to Simunovic, this will enable Croatia to raise regional cooperation to a ne [...]
2006-12-04 12:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO SR BK MW HR
06ZAGREB1436SETBACK IN GLAVAS INVESTIGATION
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Zagreb County Court investigative judge Zdenko Posavec decided December 2 to release MP Branimir Glavas from detention and suspend further investigative hearings into his suspected involvement in war crimes against Serb civilians in 1991 due to his deteriorated health afte [...]
2006-12-04 13:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB1438CROATIA HAS EXTENDED POLICE TRAINERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 13:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM HR IZ
06ZAGREB1443GOC REOPENS WWII CONCENTRATION CAMP MUSEUM
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. On 27 November, Croatia's top leaders commemorated the opening of the Jasenovac Memorial Museum, an exhibition and education center on the site of a former Ustasha-run death camp at which tens of thousands died between 1941 and 1945. PM Ivo Sanader, President Stjepan [...]
2006-12-05 11:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SCUL HR
06ZAGREB145ZAGREB QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY FIRST
[...] Bolstered by reforms in preparation for EU membership and the official start of EU accession talks in October 2005, Croatia's economy is steadily improving, unemployment rates are gradually declining, and fewer and fewer Croatians need to resort to fraud or malfeasance to travel abroad. Dev [...]
2006-02-06 11:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC HR
06ZAGREB1451CROATIAN LEADERS WELCOME KOSOVO PM CEKU, STRESS
[...] (C) Following up on his October commitment to President Bush to promote regional stability in the run-up to the Kosovo final status determination, PM Sanader met Kosovo PM Ceku in Zagreb December 1. MFA State Secretary Biscevic told Ambassador December 4 that the GOC and President Mesic empha [...]
2006-12-07 14:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR YI
06ZAGREB1457 GOC TO IMPLEMENT SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 13:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP HR KN
06ZAGREB1459CROATIA'S 2007 BUDGET
[...] Summary: The Croatian parliament passed the Government's 2007 budget on December 1. The 108 billion kuna (USD 20 billion) budget, representing 40 percent of estimated 2007 GDP, departs from previous years in the distribution of resources to local governments. This change, which will result in [...]
2006-12-08 13:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN HR
06ZAGREB1460ELECTIONS DUE IN 2007 ALREADY SHAPING CROATIAN POLITICS
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Early elections remain unlikely as the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) holds on to enough coalition partners to pass a budget and approve (with additional opposition support) continued overseas troop deployments. Nevertheless, general elections are due by Nove [...]
2006-12-08 14:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
06ZAGREB1461ISAF: PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP INCREASE, TWO-YEAR
[...] (U) On December 8, Parliament approved a two-year extension of the Croatian troop deployment to NATO's International Stabilization and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan by a vote of 102 to 1. The extension also authorizes expanding the force from the current 147 to 200 soldiers in 2007 a [...]
2006-12-08 14:55:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR ASEC AF HR
06ZAGREB1465CROATIAN STORKS TURN UP DEAD IN SOMALIA
[...] SUMMARY. Some 50 Croatian-tagged white storks were found dead in Somalia in November, causing a brief panic over the possibility they brought avian influenza (AI) to the village of Elbaraf. The director of the Poultry Center in Zagreb said it is unlikely the birds died of avian influenza, after [...]
2006-12-11 14:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR
06ZAGREB1467CROATIA ON CEFTA: SIGN AND KEEP TALKING
[...] (SBU) In a December 11 meeting with Croatian MFA State Secretary Hido Biscevic, Ambassador urged the GOC to show SIPDIS flexibility in working to find a solution to the current disagreement with Bosnia over CEFTA, stressing Croatia's role in the region and the fact that a CEFTA without Bosni [...]
2006-12-12 14:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL PGOV HR BK SY
06ZAGREB1468GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR- GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST
[...] (U) The following is post's reply to REFTEL. 2. (SBU) Immigration Databases: -- Croatia uses the National Border Management Information System (NBMIS). This is a regional integrated system being provided through EU CARDS which incorporates data from EUROPOL, INTERPOL, Schengen and Nation [...]
2006-12-13 09:35:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER KHLS
06ZAGREB1477CROATIA CONDEMNS TEHRAN HOLOCAUST-DENIAL MEETING
[...] As a member of the International Task Force on Holocaust Education, Croatia was associated with the Task Force statement on the Tehran conference. In addition, the GOC showed how seriously it takes the issue by issuing a separate December 13 statement. 2. Text of statement: The Ministry of [...]
2006-12-14 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HR
06ZAGREB1480RIGHT WING WINS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS IN EASTERN CITY OF
[...] Summary and comment: The regional Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja (HDSSB, a party led by war-crimes suspect and local strongman Branimir Glavas) and the right-wing Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) won over half the seats in the Osijek city neighborhood councils (the lowest [...]
2006-12-14 11:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
06ZAGREB1482EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----09 November, Met with Ministry of Finance (MOF),Customs Directorate, Operational and Customs Academy Department Heads at their request to tour the facility located on the grounds of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) Police Directorate Training compl [...]
2006-12-14 12:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
06ZAGREB1483U/S BURNS' LETTER TO PM SANADER ON BOSNIA
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered U/S Burns' letter to PM Sanader on the Bosnian constitutional reform package (reftel A) to FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic December 14. He noted that while there was as yet no official reaction to the proposals conveyed by State Secretary Biscevic (reftel B),it was his [...]
2006-12-14 13:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPDC HR BK
06ZAGREB1484AMBASSADOR PRESSES CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON
[...] (C) The Ambassador told FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic December 14 that there is a lot of concern in Washington about the negotiations between Croatia and Bosnia on the Central European Free Trade Area. The USG hopes the GOC will find some way to reach a compromise that will allow BiH to sign CE [...]
2006-12-14 14:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL PGOV HR BK SY
06ZAGREB1485CONVICTED ARMS SMUGGLER RENEWS ATTEMPTS TO SELL
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Deputy State Prosecutor Josip Cule informed PolOff December 7 that Croatian intelligence service reports indicate Stjepan (aka Sinisa) Adrenik (reftels) has resumed his efforts to sell missile fire control software to Iran. Adrenik was convicted in September in the mu [...]
2006-12-14 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR HR ORGANIZED CRIME CORRUPTION
06ZAGREB1486PAKISTAN NUCLEAR FACILITY: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga requested USG guidance from PolOff December 15 regarding a pending export license application from Croatian nuclear scientists to offer technical training in "Sym [...]
2006-12-15 13:27:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL PK HR ARMS CONTROL
06ZAGREB1488TIME TO CONSIDER TAX TREATY WITH CROATIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 13:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN HR
06ZAGREB1490MAINTAINING MOMENTUM AFTER THE CROATIAN PRIME
[...] (U) Summary: Following up on their October 27 meeting, Ambassador and DCM met with Croatian FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic December 14 to review progress on outstanding issues and areas of cooperation. Discussions on CEFTA and BiH have been reported separately. Kosovo 2. (C) The Ambassado [...]
2006-12-15 14:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KIPR CASC CJAN EFIN EAIR EUN NATO
06ZAGREB1494UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: CROATIA
[...] Summary: Croatia has a strong institutional and legal framework for protecting the rights of minors and a good track record of taking action to prevent child labor. Problems are isolated and infrequent. Most reported abuses occur in the entertainment, hospitality, retail, industrial construct [...]
2006-12-19 14:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID HR
06ZAGREB1495Refugee Fund Helps Open Multi-ethnic
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On December 6, Ambassador commemorated the opening of a US-funded multi-ethnic seniors home in Siroka Rijeka near Cetingrad on the Bosnian border. Operated by the local Islamic community, the home offers daytime activities and services for elderly in the community as well [...]
2006-12-19 14:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB1499CROATIA VIEWS CEFTA AS POSITIVE FOR REGION
[...] Summary: The Government of Croatia is satisfied with the outcome of the CEFTA negotiations and the signing of the agreement in Bucharest on December 19. Despite negotiations that dragged until the eleventh hour with Bosnia, Zagreb believes that the inclusive outcome is positive both for Croati [...]
2006-12-20 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ECIN PREL HR
06ZAGREB1502CROATIA - 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] There are no known terrorist groups or organizations present in Croatia nor would it be a welcoming safe haven. Croatia continues to develop the professionalism and capability of both police and military units designated for terrorist response through programs provided by the United States and [...]
2006-12-21 09:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC HR
06ZAGREB1504CROATIA VOTES TO ACTIVATE ADRIATIC FISHING ZONE IN 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amid no small amount of political posturing, the Croatian parliament voted to activate Croatia's self-declared Protected Ecological and Fishing Zone (ZERP) in the Adriatic as of January 1, 2008. The ZERP, first enacted prior to the last round of parliamentary elections in 2003, [...]
2006-12-21 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIS ECIN HR
06ZAGREB1507SCANDALS SHAKE THE MFA
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been rocked recently by a diplomatic scandal and possible cover-up. The case involves the arrest of the husband of an officer assigned to the consulate in Los Angeles for heroin possession in January 2005. The information alleged [...]
2006-12-21 14:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
06ZAGREB1513GOC SOLVES RETURNEE HOUSING DISPUTES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. A December 7 Government meeting approved a resolution "process" for temporary occupants of refugee homes who made unsolicited investments to the properties and are seeking compensation from the refugee owners. Along with the OSCE, UNHCR, and EU, Post has pressed the [...]
2006-12-27 12:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB1514HUMAN RIGHTS: NEW TACTICS TRAINING FOR NGO COMMUNITY
[...] SUMMARY: Through a joint POL-PA project aimed at sharing with the Croatian human rights community concrete planning strategies for combating, reducing, and eliminating human rights violations, Embassy Zagreb brought New Tactics in Human Rights Project Training Manager Nancy L. Pearson to Croati [...]
2006-12-27 13:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL HR
06ZAGREB159OPPOSITION ALIVE AND KICKING, BUT POWER CAN WAIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 10:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
06ZAGREB168Croatia's Refugee Programs Proceeding, Slowly
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Continuing their monthly meetings on refugee return issues, the Ambassador and other principals from the international community (OSCE, UNHCR and EU) met with Minister for Trade, Transport and Development Bozidar Kalmeta February 6 to review progress. Perhaps the gr [...]
2006-02-09 13:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB173Croatia's Refugee Programs Proceeding, Slowly
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Continuing their monthly meetings on refugee return issues, the Ambassador and other principals from the international community (OSCE, UNHCR and EU) met with Minister for Trade, Transport and Development Bozidar Kalmeta February 6 to review progress. Perhaps the g [...]
2006-02-10 10:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB176 Croatian B1-B2 Visa Reciprocity Embassy Zagreb
[...] See action request, paragraph eight. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Zagreb proposes increasing the current B1/B2 reciprocity of 60 months to 120 months for Croatian citizens. Post bases its recommendation on the steadily improving economy, post's low refusal rate (just over four percent) for [...]
2006-02-10 13:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL ASEC HR
06ZAGREB180NATO MEMBER AMBASSADORS IN CROATIA AGREE TO SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) At a gathering of Ambassadors and military attaches from twenty NATO-member countries on February 9 hosted by Ambassador Frank, the assembled Ambassadors agreed to take a more active, public role in supporting the GoC's public education efforts in support of NATO membership. Hungary - a [...]
2006-02-10 14:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO KPOA HR
06ZAGREB183NEW JUSTICE MINISTER INHERITS SOLID JUDICIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-10 16:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KAWC PGOV PREL HR
06ZAGREB192INDUSTRY AND REAL ESTATE POSSIBLE BUMPS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: EU accession is Croatia's top foreign policy goal and an area of unusual political consensus. After beginning negotiations in October 2005, the government of PM Ivo Sanader has set an ambitious goal of accession by 2009, in time to participate in European election [...]
2006-02-14 12:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN EU HR
06ZAGREB198CROATIA AND UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS
[...] (SBU) Croatia has not yet ratified the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions. The GOC has made no public statements in support of the Convention or its eventual ratification since its adoption last October. Ratification is not currently on the parliamentary agenda and our contacts assess [...]
2006-02-14 14:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD SCUL UNESCO HR
06ZAGREB203CROATIA SPINS VICTORY ON BALKAN FREE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Croatian PM Ivo Sanader scored domestic political points over the past two weeks in the controversy surrounding proposals for a Western Balkans Free Trade Agreement. Although the concept of a regional free trade agreement is one that Croatia has nominally support [...]
2006-02-16 09:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ECIN EU HR
06ZAGREB205EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ---- During the two week period between 4 - 13 Jan, several meetings were held with the Deputy Head of MoI Border Police to discuss and coordinate scheduling of the Feb 2006 Coast Guard Assessment visit and discuss participation in both the DTRA [...]
2006-02-16 14:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO
06ZAGREB215CROATIA PROSECUTES ARMS SMUGGLER
[...] (S) Croatian authorities finally brought suspected arms proliferator Sinisa Adrinek to trial on February 16 for attempting to sell software for a weapons guidance system to Iran. Although interagency cooperation improved somewhat (ref A),Croatian authorities appear to have temporarily lost A [...]
2006-02-17 13:42:00Embassy ZagrebSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR HR
06ZAGREB221INITIAL TESTS POSITIVE FOR BOVINE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-17 15:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON HR
06ZAGREB222CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-17 15:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR
06ZAGREB223CROATIA SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] Summary and Recommendation: Croatia's intellectual property (IP) protection regime is generally adequate and in accordance with accepted standards. However, problems in the area of patent protection for pharmaceuticals continue. Unfortunately, the GOC has done nothing in the last year to re [...]
2006-02-17 15:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON HR
06ZAGREB232COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USCG TEAM, BEAM, KENNEY, MORGAN, HENIGHAN, JACOBS AND EXBS PROGRAM MANAGER MAGOULAS VISITING ZAGREB FEBRUARY 20-MARCH 1, 2006
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Zagreb and Export Control and Border Security Program, welcome and grant country clearance to the following US Coast Guard Team and Program Managers for EXBS Program: A. Clare Wilson Beam, GS-12/13, USCG International Affairs B. CAPT Frederick Kenney, O-6, USCG [...]
2006-02-22 11:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PARM ETTC PREL KSTS HR
06ZAGREB233GLAVAS: WINGS CLIPPED, BUT WATCH THE CLAWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Branimir Glavas, the Slavonian strongman who broke ranks with PM Ivo Sanader and the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) last year (ref C),has been politically isolated and his power limited to Osijek and the surrounding county. While Glavas currently serves as th [...]
2006-02-22 13:03:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC HR
06ZAGREB236CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 21, the Poultry Center lab at the Croatian Veterinary Institute confirmed that a dead swan found on the island of Ciovo tested positive for H5N1. The lab continues to operate without a real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) machine but a replacement machine is [...]
2006-02-22 15:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR
06ZAGREB240CROATIA CONSIDERING DONATIONS TO IRAQI
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 15 to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of the International Security Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bujas-Juraga said that they would look for suitable equipment to donate. 2. (SBU) In parallel, ODC Chief has been working wit [...]
2006-02-23 12:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ HR
06ZAGREB243 CROATIA RESPONDS TO REQUEST FOR
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points to North America Desk Deputy Director Ankica Vlasic on February 23. Later that same day, the MFA GOC issued the following statement as reported by the Croatian news agency HINA. Begin Quote: It is with regret that (the Ministry) has received news of a bomb at [...]
2006-02-24 12:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ HR
06ZAGREB248CROATIA PITCHES CANDIDACY FOR UN PEACEBUILDING
[...] (C) Poloff was called into the Ministry of Foreign affairs on February 24 by Branko Zebic, Deputy Director for UN Affairs, to receive the GoC campaign pitch for a seat on the UN Peacebuilding Commission Organizational Committee. Zebic told poloff that the MFA is following up on initial solici [...]
2006-02-24 15:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR
06ZAGREB25Croatia Scene Setter for Lt. General Hanlon
[...] SUMMARY: The last few months have brought a string of good news for Croatia and the government of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. With EU accession negotiations opened on October 4 and fugitive general Ante Gotovina arrested in Spain on December 7, Croatia has now cleared the major political obst [...]
2006-01-09 07:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV MARR HR
06ZAGREB251CROATIA BSE SCARE FALSE ALARM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 14:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON HR
06ZAGREB252CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: FEBRUARY
[...] On February 27, the Poultry Center lab at the Croatian Veterinary Institute confirmed that a dead swan found at the Pantan nature park near the coastal town of Trogir tested positive for H5N1. The GOC has initiated bio-safety measures and the culling of approximately 500 fowl within three kil [...]
2006-02-27 14:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR
06ZAGREB266Croatia considering its geo-strategic
[...] Summary: Before Gazprom threw the switch on gas supplies to Ukraine on New Year's Day 2006, Croatia was already considering diversification of supply and its position in the regional energy sector. Croatia is a net importer of both oil and gas, with domestic production steadily declining. Th [...]
2006-03-01 10:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON PREL EINV HR
06ZAGREB278SIX-MONTH DELAY OF JUDICIARY SCREENING
[...] (SBU) EC representatives confirmed 28 February that "screening" of Croatian legislation and practice in preparation for adopting the Acquis chapters dealing with human rights and the judiciary would be postponed for six months to September 2006. Local press put an inflammatory spin on the new [...]
2006-03-01 15:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM HR
06ZAGREB281CROATIA SCENE SETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND AND THE
[...] SUMMARY: The last few months have brought a string of good news for Croatia and the government of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. With EU accession negotiations opened on October 4 and fugitive general Ante Gotovina arrested in Spain on December 7, Croatia has now cleared major political obstacle [...]
2006-03-02 15:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OREP PGOV MARR HR
06ZAGREB284Declaration of European Muslims Well-Received in Croatia
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. On 24 February, Bosnian and Herzegovinian Grand Mufti Mustafa Ceric presented in Zagreb a Declaration of European Muslims. Hosted by the Zagreb Islamic Community, the presentation received widespread public attention as a message of tolerance, peace, and moderation. [...]
2006-03-02 15:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PTER PREL HR
06ZAGREB294LORA RE-TRIAL VERDICT: CROATIAN JUDGES FIND
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Split County Court on March 2 found eight Croatian soldiers guilty of the torture and murder of ethnic Serb civilians at Lora Prison in 1992. Sentences ranged from six to eight years in prison. This decision reverses a notoriously biased 2002 acquittal thrown out by [...]
2006-03-03 15:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC PREL PGOV HR
06ZAGREB295CROATIA-SLOVENIA BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Croatia and Slovenia enjoy generally good bilateral relations. Nevertheless, unresolved issues concerning maritime boundaries and the land border, the jointly-owned Krsko nuclear power plant and Croatian deposits in the former Ljubljanska Banka are persistent irrita [...]
2006-03-03 16:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON HR SI
06ZAGREB296CROATIA WELCOMES PSI PAPERS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel papers on March 3 to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Director for International Security Programs, MFA. Bujas-Juraga welcomed receiving the input prior to the Warsaw meeting and said she would review them carefully. 2. (SBU) Bujas-Juraga said that she would brief intereste [...]
2006-03-03 16:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMFO MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL HR
06ZAGREB298 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons Report. Last year, Croatia was ranked as a Tier 2 country and Post recommends retaining that ranking for this reporting period. The GOC is making a concerted effort to take a proactive stance against TIP. Towards that g [...]
2006-03-06 11:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
06ZAGREB306Tuna farming in Croatia: generating jobs
[...] SUMMARY: Croatia enjoys a trade surplus in the fish and seafood products sector with total exports of $103 million in 2004. Of that, Croatia exported approximately 4000 tons of tuna worth $55 million, more than 50% of total fish exports. An estimated 500 jobs and additional 2000 jobs of ind [...]
2006-03-07 11:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV ETRD HR
06ZAGREB311CROATIA DETERMINED TO RESOLVE LINGERING ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary and comment: MFA State Secretary Hido Biscevic briefed Ambassador March 1 on PM Sanader,s February 28 meetings in Tirana with Albanian and Macedonian officials, and laid out the GOC,s plans to resolve a number of lingering bilateral issues with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) and Se [...]
2006-03-08 10:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR
06ZAGREB319POLICE AND PROSECUTORS TO ESTABLISH
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: After months of negotiations, the Ministry of Interior and the Deputy Attorney General confirmed to Embassy Zagreb's SEED-funded ICITAP (International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program) organized crime advisor March 8 their firm plans to establish an inv [...]
2006-03-09 14:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM HR
06ZAGREB320CROATIA'S LIMITED ECONOMIC CHOICES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH CROATIA ENJOYS MODEST ECONOMIC GROWTH AND LOW INFLATION, TWO SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS HAVE DONE LITTLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY BOOST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. PARTIALLY, THIS IS THE RESULT OF POLITICAL INERTIA AND AN UNWILLINGNESS TO CONFRONT ENTRENCHED INTE [...]
2006-03-09 14:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HR
06ZAGREB321EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----6 Feb, met with the General Director and Department Head of the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS). The main focus of the meeting was to review responsibilities of the office (est. June 2005 per Art. 22 of the Nuclear Safety Act) and [...]
2006-03-09 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO
06ZAGREB336PRESIDENT MESIC'S ECONOMIC VIEWS: YUGONOMICS?
[...] (C) Summary: Croatian President Stjepan Mesic has no constitutional authority to set economic policy, which is the sole preserve of the Prime Minister. However, as the politician frequently cited as one of the most popular in Croatia and one possessed of moral authority, a rare commodity amo [...]
2006-03-13 11:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON PINR HR
06ZAGREB337CROATIA SCENE SETTER FOR SENATOR VOINOVICH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Croatia and the government of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader have enjoyed several important successes since your last visit in May 2005. With EU accession negotiations opened on October 4 and Hague indictee Ante Gotovina arrested in Spain on December 7, Croatia has now cleared majo [...]
2006-03-13 11:25:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV HR
06ZAGREB348NEW JUSTICE MINISTER PUSHES FOR REFORM RESULTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: In a March 2 introductory call on new Justice Minister Ana Lovrin, Ambassador Frank urged the continuation of Croatia,s ambitious judicial reform program. Lovrin said that the judicial reforms started by her predecessor would be continued, and that she expected to see [...]
2006-03-14 15:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS CASC CJAN HR
06ZAGREB356NATO ROADSHOW HIGH-IMPACT VISIT TO ZAGREB
[...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland and EUR P/DAS Kurt Volker led an interagency team on a high-impact visit to Zagreb March 7. In separate meetings with President Mesic, Prime Minister Sanader, and members of the Sabor (parliament) the delegation urged Croati [...]
2006-03-15 13:14:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR HR
06ZAGREB358CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: MARCH 15
[...] SUMMARY: Several more wild birds have been confirmed as positive for H5N1 in Croatia. These discoveries have not activated any of Embassy Zagreb's tripwires but Post has sent a warden message with an update on the situation in Croatia and general information on avian flu. Dr. Gjenero- Marga [...]
2006-03-16 12:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC HR
06ZAGREB366ICJ CASES WEAVE DANGEROUS WEB
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In light of recent local media reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina's case against Serbia and Montenegro before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and speculation regarding a possible future BiH case against Croatia, PolOff met March 15 with Professor Ivan Simonovi [...]
2006-03-17 15:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC PREL PGOV BK SR HR
06ZAGREB382PRESIDENT MESIC TRAVEL TO U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 13:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP HR US
06ZAGREB384NEW CROATIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY LATEST
[...] (SBU) On March 16 the GoC approved and sent to the Sabor for ratification a new Strategy for the Battle Against Corruption. In presenting the Strategy to the public the previous week, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader emphasized that the battle against corruption is a permanent war that the Governme [...]
2006-03-22 14:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCRM HR
06ZAGREB388(C) EMBASSY ZAGREB FORESTALLS MESIC VISIT TO CUBA
[...] (C) Presidential advisor Budimir Loncar raised with the Ambassador March 14 the possibility of an April visit by President Mesic to Cuba. Croatian companies apparently hope to get new contracts servicing and replacing technical equipment sold to Cuba during the days of Yugoslavia, and the Pr [...]
2006-03-23 09:41:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR CU
06ZAGREB39CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: JANUARY 12
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-12 10:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL HR
06ZAGREB396SUBJECT: CROATIAN PRESIDENT SAYS ARTICLE 98 NOT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a March 23, 2006 meeting in Zagreb with Senator Voinovich, Croatian President Mesic said that Croatia could not address the question of Article 98 before The Hague Tribunal concludes its work. This statement, although in accordance with what Mesic's aides hav [...]
2006-03-24 14:48:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR HR
06ZAGREB398CROATIAN PRESIDENT SAYS ARTICLE 98 NOT POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a March 23, 2006 meeting in Zagreb with Senator Voinovich, Croatian President Mesic said that Croatia could not address the question of Article 98 before The Hague Tribunal concludes its work. This statement, in accordance with what Mesic's aides have told th [...]
2006-03-24 15:45:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR HR
06ZAGREB415CA A/S MAURA HARTY MEETS WITH CROATIAN OFFICIALS
[...] Summary: Property restitution, student exchanges, biometric developments for Croatian passports, and extradition processes were some of the issues discussed by Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Consular Affairs (CA) Ambassador Maura Harty in a bilateral meeting with Croatian Ministry of Foreign Af [...]
2006-03-28 14:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS CASC CJAN HR
06ZAGREB417SENATOR VOINOVICH PROMOTES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Senator Voinovich met March 23 with President Stjepan Mesic, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, and Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to discuss NATO accession, Article 98 (ref A),and Croatia's potential role in resolving Kosovo's [...]
2006-03-28 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV SR YI HR
06ZAGREB435HDZ: PARTY CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS EURO CREDENTIALS
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) used its 10th biennial party convention on April 1 in Vukovar to highlight its progress in bringing the country closer to Europe and EU membership. With leadership elections not due for another two years, this "reporting" congres [...]
2006-04-03 13:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
06ZAGREB446EARLY LOCAL ELECTIONS OFFER NATIONAL PREVIEW
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The GoC has called early local elections for April 9 in two counties, the city of Velika Gorica and the small municipality of Nova Gradiska due to administrative irregularities following the regularly-scheduled polls in May 2005 (reftels). What would normally be a relativ [...]
2006-04-06 14:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV HR
06ZAGREB448GOC'S REFUGEE PROGRAMS: PUTTING THEIR MONEY WHERE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Ambassador and Principals from the EU, UNHCR, and the OSCE convened with Minister Bozidar Kalmeta on 15 March to review the month's progress on refugee issues. The Minister provided the GOC's sizeable financial commitments, which total $350 million in 2006 - or one [...]
2006-04-06 14:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB45CROATIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] SUMMARY: Only in recent years has Croatia begun to emerge as an attractive destination for investment. Croatia lagged behind many of the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe in attracting foreign investment following the fall of the Berlin Wall, partly as a result of the conflicts [...]
2006-01-13 12:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
06ZAGREB459 CROATIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: APRIL 1
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 12:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR
06ZAGREB46CROATIA SUPPORTS OUR APPROACH ON UN REFORM
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftels demarch to MFA State Secretary Hido Biscevic on January 11. Biscevic responded SIPDIS that the GoC supported the U.S. approach to UN reform and that he would instruct the Croatian mission in New York to work with the U.S. mission to coordinate its postion. On [...]
2006-01-13 14:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ADCO HR
06ZAGREB461VPOTUS SCENESETTER: PUSHING CROATIA'S INTEGRATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Vice President Cheney will visit Croatia at a time of political optimism following the opening of accession negotiations with the European Union in October 2005, the arrest of war crimes suspect Ante Gotovina in December 2005, and the prospect of NATO membership growing [...]
2006-04-11 12:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC SIPDIS HR
06ZAGREB469EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----15 Mar, met with the MoF, Customs Directorate, Assistant Director General (anti-smuggling) and International Liaison Analyst to discuss interest in Port Security Training sponsored by DTRA. It was agreed to provide 20 Customs personnel for t [...]
2006-04-12 14:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
06ZAGREB474NO CROATIAN RESPONSE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] Poloff delivered talking points from reftels to Darija Dretar, MFA Department of Human Rights. Ms. Dretar received the points with little comment and said she would share them with the UN Department. Post will report any substantive response. FRANK [...]
2006-04-13 11:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA KUNR HR
06ZAGREB475CROATIA,S ANTI-TIP AND POLICE REFORM EFFORTS GET
[...] (U) Ambassador Frank and Minister of Interior Ivica Kirin gave Croatia,s anti-TIP efforts a strong push on April 11 with a public ceremony to mark the handover of FBI-funded computer equipment to the Croatian police (MUP). Most of the major print media covered the donation, and several local [...]
2006-04-13 13:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KJUS PHUM PREL ETTC HR
06ZAGREB525Refugee Housing Scandal: No Investigative Progress
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Over the past year the Croatian Office for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK) made only marginal progress in investigating thousands of potential cases of illegal sales of ethnic Serb houses to the Croatian State Agency for Refugee Property (APN). Int [...]
2006-04-26 11:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV HR
06ZAGREB526CROATIA SEEKS POLICE COOPERATION AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request for EUR/SCE. SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) In an April 11 meeting, Minister of Interior Ivica Kirin asked the Ambassador to support the signing of a bilateral police cooperation agreement. As per ref A which provided the Depar [...]
2006-04-26 11:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKJUS KCRM PTER PREL ASEC HR
06ZAGREB527MESIC DECLINES IRANIAN INVITATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: President Stjepan Mesic declined an invitation last week from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad to visit Tehran, special presidential advisor for international relations Budimir Loncar told Ambassador Frank on April 21. When the Iranian Ambassador to Croatia pres [...]
2006-04-26 11:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV XF IR HR
06ZAGREB528CROATIA'S FOOD SAFETY REGIME: ILLEGAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 14:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO HR SCIENCE
06ZAGREB533SLOW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN
[...] SUMMARY: Ten years after the war ended in Croatia, officials and business people are attempting to revive the economy in the eastern region of Slavonia, one of the areas most affected by the conflict. Supplementing national efforts to encourage economic development in the region, some loca [...]
2006-04-27 06:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV HR
06ZAGREB537Opposition Takes All In Early Local Elections
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) has managed to enter governing coalitions in all three major places where early local elections were held on April 9 (reftels),pushing the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) from local power in two counties and hanging on t [...]
2006-04-27 07:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
06ZAGREB538CROATIA AGREES TO SEEK SERBIAN ENDORSEMENT OF PSI
[...] (C) PolOffs delivered reftel points to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head of the Department for International Security, MFA on April 26. Bujas-Juraga agreed that Croatia could best approach Serbia for interest in endorsing the PSI principles. She said that she had received little traction in previous [...]
2006-04-27 11:03:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP HR
06ZAGREB541CROATIA FOREIGN DEBT WORRIES CENTRAL BANK,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Croatia's foreign debt as a percentage of GDP reached 82.4 percent at the end of 2005 and has continued to climb in the first quarter of 2006, with some analysts predicting it could reach 86 percent of GDP by year's end. This seemingly insatiable appetite for foreign borrowin [...]
2006-04-27 14:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV HR
06ZAGREB542CROATIA PROACTIVE ON ARMS CONTROL ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Over the past year (refs) the Government of Croatia has quietly but steadily built a track record of proactive cooperation and coordination with the USG on concrete arms control cases. Croatian industry has a long history of business ties to problematic Middle Eastern [...]
2006-04-27 14:05:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPARM ETTC PREL HR
06ZAGREB560GLAVAS: PROSECUTOR ASKS PARLIAMENT TO STRIP
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic asked Parliament on April 25 to strip Osijek strongman Branimir Glavas of his immunity as an MP in order to indict him on charges of war crimes against ethnic Serb civilians in 1991 (reftels). Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks, wh [...]
2006-05-03 11:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB604CROATIA SERIOUS ON AFGHANISTAN PRT
[...] (C) Poloff met with Marta Nakic-Vojnovic, Head of the MFA NATO Department Section for International Security Operations, on May 15 to follow up on Foreign Minister Grabar-Kitarovic's visit to Afghanistan in April (Nakic-Vojnovic was also on the Croatian delegation). Nakic-Vojnovic said that th [...]
2006-05-15 14:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO MARR PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB634CROATIAN SUPPORT FOR NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) Croatia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following statement on May 22 (informal Embassy translation): -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia expresses its satisfaction regarding the establishment of a new Iraqi government led by Nou [...]
2006-05-23 08:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM HR IZ REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB637CROATIAN NAVY SEEKS ROLE IN OPERATION ACTIVE
[...] (SBU) On May 18, during the port call in Split of the USS Enterprise, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe Admiral Henry Ulrich met with Croatian Navy Commander Vice Admiral Zdravko Kardum. Admiral Ulrich urged Admiral Kardum to accelerate connection of Croatian radar data to the NATO networ [...]
2006-05-23 11:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB64COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ZAGREB ICASS TRAINING TEAM
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to the following Zagreb ICASS training team members to visit Zagreb between January 28 - February 4, 2006, to provide post-wide ICASS training: - Samuel Durrett - Vandoster Tabb - William Tusaie No vis [...]
2006-01-18 12:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT OTRA ASEC KICA HR
06ZAGREB642Nominations for Ambassador's Refugee Fund 2006
[...] Post is pleased to submit project proposals for PRM's Ambassador Refugee Fund. Projects were identified in consultation with UNHCR and others. Post has the authority to award such grants to recipients this fiscal year. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT KNIN AREA ACCOMMODATION CENTER (USD 5000) 2. [...]
2006-05-23 13:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM HR REFUGEE
06ZAGREB655ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY SHORT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Croatian PM Ivo Sanader unveiled his government's economic and social development plan on May 15. The strategy, called the "Strategic Framework for Development 2006- 2013," breaks little new ground and appears directed mostly at reassuring the European Union that [...]
2006-05-25 11:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV HR
06ZAGREB664CROATIA ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL
[...] (U) Poloff delivered PSI points (reftels) on May 25 to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Director for International Security Affairs, Department for Multilateral and International Organizations, MFA. Bujas-Juraga welcomed the briefing on the April PSI Operational Experts Group meeting. She also responded [...]
2006-05-26 14:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM HR
06ZAGREB665CROATIA WELCOMES MONTENEGRIN REFERENDUM RESULT
[...] (U) The initial reaction of GOC officials toward the Montenegrin independence referendum, as reported by the press, has been generally positive. In a May 25 Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader issued a statement in support of the outcome of Montenegro's Referendum on Independence. Th [...]
2006-05-30 07:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB67COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. KATHLEEN ANN
[...] In response to the referenced email, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Kathleen Ann Druschel to travel to Zagreb, Croatia, from January 29 through February 1, 2006. The purpose of her trip is to develop poverty assessment tools to determine the composition of program [...]
2006-01-18 12:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ASEC HR
06ZAGREB676CROATIAN'S ARE POSITIVE ABOUT U.S. STATEMENT ON
[...] 1. (C) Ambassador demarched MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic the evening of May 31 drawing on reftel talking points. Biscevic said that the GOC supported the US move on Iran, a point he reemphasized in a June 1 meeting. He hoped that the Iranians would show maturity and act responsibly to [...]
2006-06-01 13:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR IR
06ZAGREB68COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JULIANA PIGEY,
[...] In response to letters dated January 10, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Juliana Pigey, Decentralization and Local Government Specialist, Mr. Frederick Van Antwerp, Urban Institute employee, and Ms. Caroline Van Antwerp, spouse, to travel to Zagreb, Croatia, on th [...]
2006-01-18 12:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ASEC HR
06ZAGREB680 INVESTIGATIVE JUDGE QUESTIONS LOCAL LEADER
[...] Summary and comment: MP and local leader Branimir Glavas was interviewed June 1 by an investigative judge about 1991 war crimes in the city of Osijek. When Glavas and another suspect complete their statements, the investigative judge will decide on their criminal prosecution. Neither Glavas n [...]
2006-06-02 13:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB690CROATIA SUPPORTS STABILITY PACT TRANSITION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Croatian MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic told Ambassador June 1 that Croatia supports the transformation of the Stability Pact into a regionally-owned organization and believes the U.S. will need to play an active role in the process. The GOC anticipates that a [...]
2006-06-06 13:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK SR
06ZAGREB693CROATIA SUPPORTS CONSERVATION STANCE IN IWC
[...] The Croatian parliament unanimously approved membership in the International Whaling Commission on June 2 and included pro-conservation language in its adopted law. However, given the mechanics of ratification and accession, it is uncertain that Croatia will send a representative to the June [...]
2006-06-06 14:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV HR
06ZAGREB697(C) EU TRIOKA DEMARCHES CROATIAN MFA REGARDING
[...] (C) European Union troika ambassadors told the MFA last week that signing an article 98 agreement with the United States would jeopardize Croatia's accession to the EU, an MFA official (protect) told the DCM June 7. The EU ambassadors told Assistant Minister for the European Union and Europea [...]
2006-06-08 14:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR HR EUN REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB70COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BARRIE EVANS, DAI
[...] In response to referenced email, Embassy Zagreb welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Barrie Evans to travel to Zagreb, Croatia, from February 1 through February 12, 2006. The purpose of his trip is to work in the position of Food Safety Management Systems Specialist under the ACE proj [...]
2006-01-18 12:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ASEC HR
06ZAGREB709 CROATIA ASKS USG TO RECONSIDER POSITION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC asks that the USG reconsider its position declining to support Croatia for membership in the Australia Group at the upcoming Paris plenary (reftel). 2. (SBU) DCM discussed Croatia's application for Australia Group (AG) membership with MFA Assistant Minister for In [...]
2006-06-12 11:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CBW HR
06ZAGREB719CROATIA IPR UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although it remains on the Special 301 list for insufficient protection of pharmaceutical patents, the legal framework for the protection of IPR in Croatia is relatively strong. IPR infringements have been criminalized in Croatia since 1994 and the Ministry of Interior maintai [...]
2006-06-13 11:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR HR
06ZAGREB721 Croatia recognizes Montenegro
[...] The Government of Croatia (GOC) convened an extraordinary session on June 12 to recognize Montenegro as an independent and sovereign state. The decision was preceded by a meeting between President Mesic and Prime Minister Sanader where the pair agreed that the GOC should go ahead and recogn [...]
2006-06-13 12:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB729CROATIA EYES REGIONAL ENERGY MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Croatia currently covers 46 percent of its overall energy needs from domestic sources. However, the GOC predicts that by 2030 it will only be able to cover 30 percent or less if no other investments are made into the energy sector. Croatia is now engaged in several regional in [...]
2006-06-13 13:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV HR
06ZAGREB739CROATIA CONSIDERS ESTABLISHING EMBASSY IN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Following FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic's visit to Afghanistan in April, the MFA has established a small committee to consider the ramifications of establishing a permanent diplomatic presence in Kabul, MFA Assistant Ministe [...]
2006-06-14 12:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV HR AF
06ZAGREB740 CROATIA AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: JUNE 14
[...] (SUMMARY) WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEW REPORTS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) IN CROATIA, SCIENTISTS AT THE CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE'S POULTRY CENTER ARE USING A NEWLY PURCHASED REAL-TIME PCR MACHINE FOR ROUTINE TESTING OF WILD BIRDS. THE CENTER DIRECTOR SAID NOW CROATIA IS BETTER PREPARED IN CA [...]
2006-06-14 13:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL CASC KFLU HR
06ZAGREB741CROATIA CONTINUES TO EXPLORE OPTIONS FOR EMBASSY
[...] (C) A small Croatian delegation led by Ambassador to Iraq-designate Jerko Vukas and MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Pjer Simunovic will travel to Baghdad in early summer to explore options for a Croatian presence in Iraq, Simunovic told DCM June 9. The Polish embassy in Bagh [...]
2006-06-16 05:22:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR IZ
06ZAGREB753(C) CROATIAN PRESIDENT LIKELY TO ATTEND
[...] (C) Croatian President Stjepan Mesic is likely to attend the September summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Havana as an "observer," Presidential Advisor Budimir Loncar (protect) told the Ambassador June 16. Loncar noted that there was an internal struggle among the President's advisors [...]
2006-06-20 11:49:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL NAM HR CU
06ZAGREB754(C) CROATIAN PRESIDENT,S ADVISOR PROMISES FURTHER
[...] (C) PM Senior Advisor Loftis, in Zagreb June 16 for a round of negotiations on a Supplemental SOFA, met with President Mesic's advisor for intelligence matters Sasa Perkovic to discuss the possibility of incorporating Article 98 language in a bilateral "Security Cooperation Agreement" with Cro [...]
2006-06-20 12:01:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB757IMF VIEWS END OF CROATIA PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Resident Rep Athanasios Vamvakidis told Econ Off June 13 that the Fund is likely to conclude its work in Croatia when its current Stand-By Arrangement ends later this year. Although frustrated by the slow pace of economic reform in Croatia, particularly privatization, the [...]
2006-06-21 07:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HR
06ZAGREB768 ANTI-SEMITISM ROUND TABLE HIGHLIGHTS RECENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Following several incidents targeting members of the Jewish community in early June, community leaders organized a round table on anti-Semitism in Croatia June 20. Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Ephraim Zuroff, representatives of ethnic minorities, the Catho [...]
2006-06-26 10:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM HR
06ZAGREB780SERBIAN PRESIDENT TADIC'S VISIT TO CROATIA: A
[...] (U) Serbian President Boris Tadic visited Croatia on June 27, meeting with President Stjepan Mesic, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, and traveling with President Mesic to the town of Knin, where the two statesmen met with ethnic Serb returnees. While the visit was held in a highly positive atmosph [...]
2006-06-30 13:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB786CROATIAN GOVERNMENT WELCOMES INVITATION TO JULY
[...] (SBU) DCM and Canadian counterpart delivered reftel invitation and agenda to MFA Assistant Minister for International Organizations Pjer Simunovic on June 29. Simunovic, who visited the Croatian ISAF contingent earlier this year, expressed support for the conference objectives. The GOC will d [...]
2006-06-30 14:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC NATO HR AF REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB799CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR POSITIVE ON VISIT OF
[...] (C) The June 27 visit by Serbian President Tadic to Croatia was excellent, Presidential foreign policy advisor Budimir Loncar told DCM June 28. Tadic was very open and forthcoming with Croatian President Mesic. 2. (C) Tadic indicated that the Montenegro question is now completely settled, [...]
2006-07-03 12:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR SR
06ZAGREB800(C) CROATIAN AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO TRAVEL TO
[...] (C) Ambassador-designate Jerko Vukas, MFA Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Pjer Simunovic, and another MFA official will travel to Baghdad for three days sometime between July 23 and August 1, Simunovic told DCM June 29. The GOC has been working with the Polish government, which has [...]
2006-07-03 12:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR IZ
06ZAGREB805(C) IRANIAN AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES CROATIAN
[...] (C) The atmosphere in Iran is much more positive following the P5 1 nuclear offer, Iranian Ambassador Shamsian told Croatian Presidential foreign policy advisor Budimir Loncar the week of June 19. Loncar briefed the DCM on the content of his meeting with Shamsian June 28. 2. (C) The GOI [...]
2006-07-03 12:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC HR IR IZ
06ZAGREB807AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRIME MINISTER -
[...] (C) Summary: A Croatian public uncertain about the benefits of NATO membership, and as a &proud people8 sensitive to a potential snub, will not warm overwhelmingly to NATO membership until an invitation is clearly in the offing, PM Ivo Sanader told Ambassador Frank during a June 28 farewell [...]
2006-07-03 12:37:00Embassy ZagrebSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MARR EINV HR
06ZAGREB809(C) CROATIAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ARTICLE 98, NATO
[...] (C) Summary: The President's office and the Croatian Government are working on a "counterproposal" regarding the US desire to conclude a Bilateral Security Cooperation (Article 98) Agreement with the US, President Stjepan Mesic told Ambassador Frank during a June 29 farewell call. The two al [...]
2006-07-03 12:52:00Embassy ZagrebSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO MARR HR
06ZAGREB813CROATIA DOUBLES TROOP LEVELS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Seventy-five Croatian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan on three U.S. military flights between June 23 and July 2. The deployment expanded this NATO aspirant's troop contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from 69 to 144. It also marked the Croatian Armed Forces' [...]
2006-07-05 13:14:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO MARR PREL HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB815NJ-BASED BARR LABS IN BIDDING WAR FOR
[...] SUMMARY: NJ-BASED BARR LABS ANNOUNCED A 2.3 BILLION DOLLAR TAKEOVER BID FOR CROATIA'S PLIVA ON JUNE 28, MARKING THE LARGEST SINGLE FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN CROATIA AND SPARKING A BIDDING WAR WITH RIVAL SUITOR ACTAVIS PHARMACEUTICALS OF ICELAND. ALTHOUGH BOTH PLIVA'S CEO AND THE GOC HAVE PUBLI [...]
2006-07-06 07:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV HR
06ZAGREB816INTELLIGENCE SERVICES TO MERGE UNDER NEW LAW
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Croatia's Intelligence and Counterintelligence Agencies (OA and POA) will merge into a single Security and Intelligence Agency (SOA) under a new law adopted by Parliament on June 30. Tomislav Karamarko, the current head of POA and architect of the new law, is widely e [...]
2006-07-06 10:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PHUM HR HUMAN RIGHTS
06ZAGREB820CROATIA ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN NATO TRUST
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar- Kitarovic briefed members of the diplomatic corps July 4 about Croatia's participation in the NATO trust fund for Bosnia and Herzegovina. She noted that Croatia had benefited from such assistance in the past and could now offer financial a [...]
2006-07-06 13:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS NATO ZL HR BK REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB821NATO SYG SAYS ALL THE RIGHT THINGS IN ZAGREB
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: NATO SYG Hoop de Scheffer, in Zagreb for six hours July 6, met President Mesic and PM Sanader, and reassured the press about NATO's readiness for Croatian membership "as soon as Croatia is ready." The SYG's visit reinforced the GOC's efforts to educate its public about [...]
2006-07-07 09:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
06ZAGREB823CROATIA SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During your July 9-10 stop in Dubrovnik for the conference "Completing Europe's Southern Dimension: The Values that Bind Us," you will witness firsthand the GoC's unshakable enthusiasm for promoting Euro-Atlantic integration. Still paddling on the wave of political op [...]
2006-07-07 11:49:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC SIPDIS HR
06ZAGREB836 CROATIAN AND SERB PRESIDENTS STRIKE A NOTE OF
[...] Summary. In a dramatic July 10 ceremony symbolic of post-war reconciliation, the Serbian and Croatian presidents, together with the Croatian Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament, honored the 150th birthday of Nikola Tesla, the late scientist and American citizen born in Croatia of Ser [...]
2006-07-12 13:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL HR SR
06ZAGREB837"CROATIA SUMMIT 2006" REAFFIRMS REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Prime Ministers of Bosnia- Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania and Albania and the President of Georgia, plus representatives of NATO, the EU, the USG and leaders of international organizations attended the Croatia Summit 2006, devoted to "Completing Europe's Southern Dimens [...]
2006-07-12 13:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB846JUSTICE MINISTER - PROPERTY RESTITUTION ONE STEP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 12 introductory call on Justice Minister Ana Lovrin, Ambassador Bradtke stressed the importance the USG places on Croatia's continued judicial reforms and on creation of a fair and transparent process in dealing with property restitution claims from the time of the for [...]
2006-07-14 13:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS CASC CJAN HR HUMAN RIGHTS
06ZAGREB847AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PM SANADER
[...] (C) Croatia is committed to promoting ever stronger Transatlantic cooperation, PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador during a July 13 introductory call. Europe and the United States can only succeed when they work together; Sanader emphasized that now, as well as when Croatia is a member of the [...]
2006-07-14 13:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV HR EU UP
06ZAGREB861MFA CONDEMNS HEZBOLLAH ATTACKS, SYRIAN COMPLICITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The MFA condemned Hezbollah attacks on Israel from Lebanese territory in a July 17 statement and called on the international community to facilitate a quick calming of the crisis. The MFA's director of middle eastern affairs told PolOff that the GoC fears the confli [...]
2006-07-19 13:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
06ZAGREB867DEFENSE MINISTER RENEWS ISAF COMMITMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a July 14 introductory meeting with Ambassador Bradtke, Minister of Defense Berislav Roncevic reiterated the GoC's long-term commitment to keep troops in Afghanistan. He said he will ask Parliament this fall for authorization to increase Croatia's force contributi [...]
2006-07-20 12:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR AF HR
06ZAGREB871A/S FRIED MEETING WITH CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried and FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic exchanged views on the failure of Serbian PM Kostunica to acknowledge that independence was Kosovo's ultimate destiny. Grabar-Kitarovic suggested slowing down the Kosovo status process to avoid destabilizing the Kostun [...]
2006-07-21 08:30:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC NATO HR SR YI
06ZAGREB872CROATIAN PM SANADER HAS POSITIVE UK VISIT
[...] (U) PM Ivo Sanader's July 18 meeting with British PM Tony Blair during his first official visit to London received wide coverage in the Croatian press. The media focused on Blair's strong support of Croatia's EU accession and his statement that "there is no sense that Croatia has to wait for o [...]
2006-07-21 10:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EU HR UK
06ZAGREB897CROATIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ TO PRESENT CREDENTIALS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (C) Newly-appointed Croatian Ambassador to Iraq Jerko Vukas will travel to Baghdad August 01-03 in order to present his credentials and open direct diplomatic contact with the Iraqi Government. Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs [...]
2006-07-26 12:45:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB898NEW PAGE IN RELATIONS WITH SERBIA?
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: PM Ivo Sanader capped a recent surge in bilateral contact between Serbia and Croatia by opening the new Bajakovo-Batrovci border crossing with Serbian PM Kostunica on July 21 and traveling to Belgrade for meetings with both Kostunica and Serbian President Tadic. While [...]
2006-07-27 09:35:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC SR HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB904CROATIAN DELEGATION TO IRAQ - AGENDA
[...] (C) Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic advised PolOff July 28 that the delegation he will lead to Baghdad August 1-3 (reftel) has secured all necessary appointments through the Polish Embassy in Baghdad to enable Croatian Ambassador to Iraq Jerko Vukas to present his credenti [...]
2006-07-28 09:43:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR REGIONAL ISSUES
06ZAGREB907GOC LEADERS CONDEMN ETHNIC ATTACK
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The GOC swiftly responded to an ethnic attack in Biljane Donje in the Zadar region on 25 July in which four men stoned and set alight ethnic Serb returnee homes. The President and Deputy PM, along with ethnic Serb MPs, visited the families following the incident and [...]
2006-07-28 10:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KAWC PREL HR
06ZAGREB911CROATIA SEEKS FUNDING TO CONTINUE AIDS-
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 04:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KHIV PHUM PGOV HR
06ZAGREB919CROATIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES LEBANON AID
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 13:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL LE HR
06ZAGREB92GOTOVINA - SHIFTING FROM MANHUNT TO DEFENSE FUND
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With the manhunt over, GoC attention has shifted to managing public expectations regarding the defense of ICTY indictee Ante Gotovina. While still unofficial, the GoC clearly intends to fund at least a portion of Gotovina's defense team, as he was acting in his capaci [...]
2006-01-25 07:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKAWC PREL RGOV HR
06ZAGREB920CROATIA CONCERNED PROTECTIONISM COMPROMISES CEFTA
[...] (C) Summary: Croatian MFA and Ministry of Economy contacts have expressed concern with the direction of talks on the enlargement of CEFTA. Min Econ Assistant Minister Igor Lucic told EconOff on July 27 that both Serbia and Bosnia were taking positions that the Croatian side views as incompat [...]
2006-08-01 13:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PREL HR
06ZAGREB940Croatia on top of flag state performance for
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 10:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDATRN ECON ELTN ETRD PREL PTER AFSI
06ZAGREB941AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON: CROATIA MODEL FOR REGION IN
[...] (C) Summary: During a July 31 visit to Zagreb, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson welcomed Croatia's assistance on Serbia's Action Plan on ICTY cooperation and called on officials to continue their efforts to promote regional cooperation in addressing domestic war crim [...]
2006-08-08 11:58:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC ICTY SR HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB943MARGETIC - CROATIANS ARREST JOURNALIST AT ICTY
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Croatian authorities arrested journalist Domagoj Margetic on August 4 for contempt of court at the request of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) after he published on his U.S.-based website a list of 102 protected witnesses from the tri [...]
2006-08-08 13:01:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC KHJUS HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB948OPERATION STORM VIDEO - PROSECUTOR LAUNCHES
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic has forwarded the war-time video recently aired on Belgrade's B-92 television to the Ministry of Interior and requested a full investigation of the crimes shown. After watching the video and reviewing an extensive analysis done by C [...]
2006-08-10 08:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKAWC PREL PGOV HR WAR CRIMES
06ZAGREB949EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS ----17-18 JULY, CONDUCTED CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON, DC WITH NP/ECC TO COORDINATE PLANNING OF 2006/2007, ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR CROATIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA AND PERIMETERS OF REQUESTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO HUNGARY. Croatia ----21 July, met wi [...]
2006-08-10 10:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
06ZAGREB950CROATIAN PM SANADER'S CALL FOR A CONFERENCE ON
[...] (C) Croatian PM Sanader's call for a conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina is primarily an effort to keep the attention of the international community on the needs of BiH in light of other high-profile concerns such as Kosovo and Lebanon, MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic told Charge August [...]
2006-08-10 11:34:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR BK
06ZAGREB952CROATIA SEEKS FUNDING TO CONTINUE AIDS-
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 13:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KHIV PHUM PGOV HR
06ZAGREB983IRAQ: CROATIA AIMING FOR PERMANENT PRESENCE AFTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT : Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic thanked Charge August 8 for Embassy Baghdad's assistance to his delegation during an August 1-3 visit to Iraq (reftels). Simunovic characterized the visit as extremely positive and noted that Zagreb's new Ambassador [...]
2006-08-18 11:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ASEC IZ HR
06ZAGREB990CHARGE EXPRESSES DISMAY AT CROATIAN PRESIDENT'S
[...] (C) Summary: Charge called August 21 on Josko Klisovic, new chief of cabinet to FM Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, to express dismay with President Mesic's planned trip to Cuba for the Non-Aligned Movement Summit (reftel) as well as the President's characterization in the press August 18 that the U [...]
2006-08-22 11:49:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL NAM UNSC HR CU
07ADDISABABA60SOMALILAND FOREIGN MINISTER APPEALS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 14 meeting with Charge a.i. Wilgus and deputy pol-econ counselor, Somaliland Foreign Minister Abdillahi M. Duale expressed interest in establishing a closer strategic relationship with the United States, and appealed for both humanitarian and military assistance to [...]
2007-01-09 10:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PTER EAID KISL SO ET RW AU XA
07AMMAN2827 JORDAN REPEATS REQUEST FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR PARIS CLUB
[...] (SBU) Jordanian officials have renewed their request for the U.S. to join in supporting a debt buyback scheme. The King's Officer Director, Bassem Awadallah, sent Ambassador a new background paper and the text of a letter the Finance Minister sent to the head of the Paris Club (text below). [...]
2007-07-01 15:51:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL JO
07AMMAN4019JIPTC RETURNED TO GOJ, WILL CONTINUE AS JIPTC
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Jordan's Public Security Directorate Chief took part in a ceremony returning control of the Jordan International Police Training Center to the GOJ. The PSD Chief said that JIPTC would continue its mission as an international police training center, and that Jordan was i [...]
2007-09-27 14:13:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MASS KPAL JO IZ
07ANKARA1219TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, March & April 2007
[...] Chief of the Turkish General Staff (CHOD) General Yasar Buyukanit gave his annual speech to the War College in Istanbul on March 16. In contrast to previous years, the speech was closed to the press, but was subsequently leaked to the media. In the speech, Buyukanit refrained from comment abou [...]
2007-05-21 10:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PREL FR AJ PK KS MK YI GM BU AL IT SI
07ANKARA1923TURKEY'S ROBUST ROLE IN PEACEKEEPING AND
[...] (U) Summary: Turkey's contributions to multi-national peacekeeping operations around the world are significant. Possessing NATO's second largest military, Turkey has led operations in the Middle East and the Balkans, and has provided troops and support to UN initiatives in Africa and East Asia [...]
2007-07-27 07:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO UN TU
07ANKARA2467TURKEY: U/S BURNS CONSULTATIONS WITH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns consulted with senior Turkish MFA officials on a broad array of issues during bilateral meetings in Ankara September 19. They discussed Iraq, the PKK, Iran, U.S.-Turkey bilateral relations and the impact of a Congressional Armenian genocide resoluti [...]
2007-10-04 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TU IZ IR
07ANKARA2877ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2934ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 12:12:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2940ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 15:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2963ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 12:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA3044TURKEY PREPARING TO REVIVE EU REFORMS IN 2008
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The EU's December 19 decision to open negotiations with Turkey on two new policy chapters appears to have calmed GOT officials infuriated by French President Sarkozy's maneuvering to have the terms "accession" and "membership" removed from the GAERC's December 10 stat [...]
2007-12-28 08:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA77 TURKEY: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] 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),are [...]
2007-01-17 09:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR TU
07ASTANA1994 KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC AND ENERGY UPDATE, JULY 8-21, 2007
[...] Summary: This information is drawn primarily from the Kazakhstani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. -- Amendments to Budget 2007 Signed -- Amendments to Budget Code Appro [...]
2007-07-24 05:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ENRG EPET EFIN KZ
07ATHENS1131MACEDONIA'S PATH TO NATO: GREECE AND THE NAME ISSUE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-31 14:30:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALGR MARR NATO PREL
07ATHENS1314U/S BURNS REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, U/S Burns reviewed security issues in both the region and within NATO with Minister of Defense Meimarakis and CHOD Chinofotis. Burns pressed the MOD and CHOD to increase Greece's contribution to Alliance efforts in Afghanistan, which both officials contended was dif [...]
2007-06-27 15:14:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR GR
07ATHENS501GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007
[...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution"Section . This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...]
2007-03-09 09:13:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS676DAS BRYZA VISIT TO GREECE: FOCUS ON ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his March 13 meetings with GOG officials EUR DAS Bryza underscored the importance of energy diversity for regional development and Azerbaijan's commitment to provide sufficient gas for the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline. Both the MFA and Development Ministry officials were co [...]
2007-04-03 10:37:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS788BALKAN CHODS' MEETING OVERSHADOWED BY TURKISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 18-19, Balkan region chiefs of defense (CHODs),as well as U.S. Naval Forces Europe Commander Admiral Ulrich, attended the first of what have now been agreed to be annual Balkan CHOD summits. Greek press attention thus far has been focused on Turkish CHOD General Buyuka [...]
2007-04-19 15:00:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PGOV GR
07BAKU252\\CORRECTED COPY - TAG ORDER\\ PART I OF II: AZERBAIJAN
[...] (U) As per reftel, paragraph 3 below begins Embassy Baku's submission on status of action the GOAJ has taken to combat human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) In preparing this report, the Embassy has undertaken extensive contacts with international organizatio [...]
2007-03-01 11:19:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
07BEIJING3321MAY 17 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BDA FUNDS; AFRICA
[...] Key points at the May 17 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA has taken note of reports from the DPRK Foreign Ministry that BDA funds are being moved. -- Jiang reiterated that assistance to African nations has "no political strings attached." -- The MFA has taken note of reports that th [...]
2007-05-17 10:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU JA XA XW KS KN SO AS UK HR FR
07BELGRADE1376 ENERGY MINISTER POPOVIC TELLS AMBASSADOR SERBIA NEEDS MORE
[...] (U) Serbian Energy Minister Popovic told the Ambassador on October 4 that Serbia's single source of gas from Hungary, and domestic electricity production could not meet peak demand during winter cold snaps. Popovic compared Serbia's energy relationship with Russia as "business, not friends." [...]
2007-10-10 07:34:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SR
07BELGRADE1647Serbia: 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 14:43:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SR
07BELGRADE1709SERBIA: 2007-2008 INCSR II ON MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] Reftel requested post update for Serbia on efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Serbia is upholding all international commitments to eliminate money laundering and terrorist financing. END SUMMARY. SERBIA: Not a Financial Center ------------------------------ 2. [...]
2007-12-20 14:43:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR SR
07BELGRADE172DEFMIN PLEDGES WARM MIL/MIL TIES DESPITE POLITICAL
[...] (c) In an unexpected tour d'horizon with the Ambassador February 2, DEFMIN Zoran Stankovic pledged that the MoD and the Serbian military would continue to work on broadening and deepening Euro-Atlantic ties despite PM Kostunica's recent harsh political rhetoric (ref a). He said the military [...]
2007-02-05 17:07:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MASS SR
07BELGRADE188WAR CRIMES ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS CROSS-
[...] (SBU) Summary: A war crimes conference held in Belgrade to commemorate the second anniversary of the 2005 signing of the Croatia-Serbia MOU on war crimes cooperation highlighted the significant achievements that have been made since the MOU in establishing cooperation and cross-border collab [...]
2007-02-08 14:40:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ICTY PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE255CEFTA - RATIFICATION LIKELY AS GOVERNMENT PREPARES NEW
[...] (SBU) Following the initialing of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) in December, the Government of Serbia (GOS) is still in negotiations with various parties to minimize the adverse impact CEFTA will have on the domestic tobacco industry. Officials told econoffs that Serbia wil [...]
2007-02-26 10:38:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL HR SR
07BELGRADE268MORE SERBIAN REACTIONS TO ICJ RULING
[...] (SBU) Serbia's major parties (DSS, DS, SRS, SPS) all heralded the findings issued yesterday by the International Court of Justice as a generally "not guilty" verdict for Serbia. While welcoming the exoneration for complicity in genocide, both President Tadic and PM Kostunica did acknowledge [...]
2007-02-27 13:52:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SR YI
07BELGRADE272SERBIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] OVERVIEW --------------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 62 TIP victims. Of these, there were 60 females and 2 males; 33 wer [...]
2007-02-28 14:29:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
07BELGRADE417 VETTING FOR PROPOSED PARTICIPANTS FOR MAY 2007 COESPU
[...] The following candidates from Serbia are presented as nominees for attendance in the May 2007 middle management and high level training courses at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Vincenza, Italy. Consistent with Department Policy as it relates to Leahy Amendmen [...]
2007-03-26 16:39:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDMASS KCRM PREL IT SR
07BELGRADE435KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/26 - 3/30)
[...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (C) Summary: For the week of March 26, the announcement and international reactions to Ahtisaari's recommendation for the supervised independence of Kosovo were the dominant events of the week related to Kosovo and S [...]
2007-03-30 16:11:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE441NEW TOBACCO STRATEGY ADOPTED
[...] (u) The Government of Serbia (GoS) adopted an action plan for tobacco production and trade on March 22 in order to smooth its relationship with the cigarette industry and at the same time permit ratification of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). The new strategy has been nego [...]
2007-04-03 07:28:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL HR SR
07BELGRADE459KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (4/2 - 4/5)
[...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of April 2, the UNSC meeting attended by Prime Minister Kostunica was the dominant event related to Kosovo and Serbia. Both before and after the April 3 session, Belgrade media speculated [...]
2007-04-05 16:05:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE477 SERBIAN COURT CONVICTS FOUR FOR SREBRENICA-RELATED WAR
[...] (sbu) Summary: On April 10, the Belgrade Special War Crimes Court handed down convictions to four former members of the "Scorpions" paramilitary unit for their roles in the execution of Muslim civilians in Trnovo, Bosnia, on July 17, 1995. Chief war crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic said [...]
2007-04-12 14:03:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KJUS PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE599UPDATE ON ENERGY ISSUES FROM SERBIA
[...] (U) Summary. State-owned gas monopoly Srbijagas has managed to improve its financial outlook via an intergovernmental agreement that uses old Yugoslavia clearing debt to pay gas arrears to Gazprom of USD 188.2 million, debt accumulated from 1994 to 2000. However, the company still has a debt [...]
2007-05-07 06:38:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EFIN PGOV EIND SR
07BELGRADE738KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (5/21 - 5/25)
[...] This cable summarizes the week's notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. Summary: With a government formed, media and public attention in Serbia has returned to Kosovo and speculation on the likelihood of a UNSC resolution based on the Ahtisaari plan. In a late-breaking developmen [...]
2007-05-25 16:28:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE896KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: STATUS DELAY GAMES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian officials, confident that a Kosovo status decision will be delayed considerably, augmented diplomatic overtures to Russia and European countries with the aim of isolating the USG in the push for independence. The GOS reacted quickly to the new draft UNSC resolution by [...]
2007-06-25 06:34:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE897KOSOVO WEEKLY UPDATE: STATUS DELAY GAMES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Serbian officials, confident that a Kosovo status decision will be delayed considerably, augmented diplomatic overtures to Russia and European countries with the aim of isolating the USG in the push for independence. The GOS reacted quickly to the new draft UNSC resolution by e [...]
2007-06-25 06:34:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE905 VETTING FOR PROPOSED PARTICIPANTS FOR UPCOMING 2007 COESPU
[...] The following candidates from Serbia are presented as nominees for attendance in the upcoming 2007 middle management and high level training courses at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Vincenza, Italy. Consistent with Department Policy as it relates to Leahy Ame [...]
2007-06-25 13:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDMASS KCRM PREL IT SR
07BELGRADE997DJINDJIC ASSASSINATION STILL POLITICAL FOOTBALL
[...] (SBU) Special prosecutor for organized crime Slobodan Radovinovic has opened an investigation into the political background of late Serbian PM Djindjic's assassination in response to competing accusations between the LDP and the DSS over who bore ultimate responsibility for creating the condit [...]
2007-07-16 06:02:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM SR
07BERLIN1137(S) GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT GERMAN FIRM POSSIBLY
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref A demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog June 4. Herzog said it is worrisome that German firm ICS Schneider Messtechnik is seeking to circumvent German export controls to deliver environmental test chambers to Iran's Ra [...]
2007-06-06 15:22:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA GM IR
07BERLIN219EXPORT CONTROL BILATERAL TALKS BETWEEN GERMANY AND
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Christopher Padilla met a range of German export control officials and industry representatives December 1, 2006, to discuss export control issues. Assistant Secretary Padilla and his German interlocutors discussed 1) the U [...]
2007-02-02 17:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC EINV GM
07BERLIN577AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Office Director Markus Klinger March 19. Klinger said the U.S. support for Croatia's application for Australia Group (AG) membership is "good news." He noted that the EU, as well as Germany, has [...]
2007-03-21 17:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CBW ETTC HR GM
07BISHKEK626AMBASSADOR NEUMANN BRIEFS POLITICAL HEAVY HITTERS
[...] (C) Summary: In an effort to reaffirm the importance of Manas Airbase operations, SCA Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan Ambassador Neumann briefed key government officials on military activity and reconstruction efforts currently underway in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Atambayev sum [...]
2007-05-25 12:55:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KDEM KG
07BRATISLAVA138SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Tanya Spencer Position: Political Officer Phone: 421 2 5922 3277 Fax: 421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: spencertk@state.gov Total time to complete TIP report: FSNs: 33 hours FS03: 40 hours FS02: 2 hours FS01: 1 hour --------------------------------- [...]
2007-03-06 19:59:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
07BRATISLAVA154RHETORIC IN BRATISLAVA OVERSHADOWS KUBIS IN
[...] (C) Summary: FM Jan Kubis in Belgrade March 12 told Serb leaders that there was no alternative to the Ahtisaari plan and that he was confident of EU unity. Kubis was struck by the Serbs' non-aggressive attitude and the lack of mention of Russia, though others in the MFA believe this is a tacti [...]
2007-03-15 17:46:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI KOC LO
07BRATISLAVA368FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, MD AND ISAF
[...] (C) Summary/introduction: In a frank, productive 60-minute conversation June 20, FM Jan Kubis told the Ambassador: - Slovakia must have a UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) in order to recognize Kosovo, but allowed that a mission under the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) might [...]
2007-06-20 13:29:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS YI KO RU UNSC PHUM LO
07BRATISLAVA40SLOVAKS LOOK TO RUSSIA FOR TRANSPETROL SOLUTION,
[...] (C) Summary - In stark contrast to the strong concerns about Russia's reliability as an energy partner expressed this past week throughout Central Europe, Slovak Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek believes the Russian-Belarus spat illustrates the need to strengthen ties with Moscow. Jahnatek ha [...]
2007-01-19 16:30:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
07BRATISLAVA503TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW SLOVAK POLITICAL DIRECTOR
[...] (C) Summary. In a cordial luncheon on September 5, DCM and new Slovak Political Director Roman Buzek exchanged views on Kosovo, the Middle East, CFE, and Slovakia's candidacy for the Human Rights Council. Buzek repeated well-known Slovak red lines on Kosovo, but confirmed that Slovakia would [...]
2007-09-10 06:11:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KCFE LO MEPP
07BRUSSELS1208EU AND US DISCUSS TURKEY, CROATIA AT COELA TROIKA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EUR/SE Director Douglas Silliman and EUR/SCE Director Christopher Hoh met with counterparts in the European Council, Commission, and current and incoming presidencies to discuss EU candidate countries Turkey and Croatia at a regularly scheduled COELA troika March 21. EU interl [...]
2007-04-11 09:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBE CR CY EUN PREL TK TU
07BRUSSELS1209EU AND US DISCUSS TURKEY, CROATIA AT COELA TROIKA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 09:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALBE CR CY EUN PREL TK TU
07BRUSSELS1253SERBIAN GOVERNMENT PULLS CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY GENERAL OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The transition of the Stability Pact (SP) regional cooperation agenda to regional ownership (refs) hit a bump with the April 11 Serbian withdrawal of the nomination of Goran Svilanovic, former Serbia-Montenegro Foreign Minister and Stability Pact Working Table I (Democracy) chai [...]
2007-04-13 16:21:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU
07BRUSSELS2052EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY:
[...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...]
2007-06-22 11:42:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG
07BRUSSELS2056EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY:
[...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...]
2007-06-22 13:00:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG
07BRUSSELS2402AMBASSADOR FINLEY DISCUSSES OSCE AND COE WITH EU
[...] On June 27, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Julie Finley led the U.S. delegation to the COSCE (the EU's OSCE working party) troika. During the four hour consultations, the EU declared its hope for reforms in Kazakhstan in light of its CiO bid and agr [...]
2007-07-30 08:27:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MARR PARM OSCE EUN XH
07BRUSSELS3192EU AND W. BALKANS: CARROTS NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVE;
[...] (C/NF) The EU has repeatedly reaffirmed the "European vocation" of the countries in the Western Balkans. It is committed to membership for all countries in the region and the Commission plans to contribute almost USD two billion over 2007-09 to help prepare them for eventual membership. Whil [...]
2007-10-19 12:35:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID ZL EUN
07BRUSSELS3248U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON W.BALKANS: CONCERN OVER
[...] (C) EU and member state officials told EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh, during the Oct. 24 U.S.-EU consultations on the W. Balkans (COWEB) and in separate meetings in Brussels, that they are reviewing the possible launch of an ESDP mission in Kosovo before a UDI and that a "critical mass" of member [...]
2007-10-26 14:56:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ZL EUN
07BRUSSELS3299COMMISSION'S ENLARGEMENT STRATEGY: CONSOLIDATION
[...] (C) The European Commission's (EC) "Enlargement Strategy," published November 6, aims at tackling key issues, such as promoting judicial reform, both earlier than during previous enlargements and with the help of benchmarks. On Turkey, the EC's strategy notes that "the pace of negotiations ( [...]
2007-11-06 17:39:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID TU ZL EUN MCC
07BRUSSELS373CREATING THE REGIONAL COOPERATION COUNCIL: FIRST
[...] (SBU) Representatives of key donor governments and of SEECP countries met in Brussels on January 23 and 24 to begin the process of establishing a Regional Cooperation Council and secretariat as a regional cooperation vehicle to replace the Stability Pact by early 2008. Discussions were produ [...]
2007-02-02 16:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW
07BRUSSELS91EU LEADERS SEEK BALANCE ON ENLARGEMENT; TALK TOUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 18:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF BK EUN IR IS KPAL LE PGOV PHUM PREL TU
07BUCHAREST314COMPARING NOTES ON MOLDOVA: AMB. KIRBY VISITS
[...] (C) Summary: Romanian frustrations in dealing with Moldova were a leitmotif during Ambassador Kirby,s visit to Bucharest March 7-8, which included calls on senior Basescu advisors, the PM's Chief of Staff, the MFA State Secretary, and exchanges with MFA Moldova experts and representatives of l [...]
2007-03-16 16:43:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS RO MD
07BUCHAREST655ROMANIA'S DRAFT ENERGY STRATEGY - A MIXED BAG
[...] (C) The Ministry of Economy and Finance released a draft of the national energy strategy for public comment on May 18. The draft strategy outlines the GOR's priorities in developing its energy profile (e.g. nuclear, thermal, hydro, renewable),privatizing remaining state-owned energy assets, [...]
2007-06-04 15:24:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EINV RO
07BUDAPEST101HUNGARIAN UPDATE FOR JANUARY 26 INFORMAL NATO
[...] (C) USAID hosted a PRT for senior GoH interagency representatives in Budapest January 23. Post capitalized on the meeting to review reftel points with representatives from the MFA's Office of Security Policy, highlighting our commitment to provide significant new resources and our call on Al [...]
2007-01-24 08:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS
07BUDAPEST1164A/S FRIED'S DISCUSSIONS ON BILATERAL RELATIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with MFA State Secretaries Laszlo Varkonyi and Ivan Udvardi, Assistant SIPDIS Secretary Fried commended GoH activism on Cuba and called for SIPDIS similar leadership on issues including Russia and energy security. Varkonyi formally requested a meeting f [...]
2007-07-18 09:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1383YOUTH MOVEMENT: THE PARTIES TARGET YOUNG VOTERS IN
[...] (SBU) With the 2009 European Parliamentary elections fast approaching, Hungary's political parties are working hard to identify and mobilize potential supporters. GENERATION WHY? 2. (C) The parties are principally focusing on the same narrow band of young voters, with officials across t [...]
2007-08-28 12:55:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST266SCENE-SETTER FOR DAS DI CARLO'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST
[...] (C) The integration of the Balkans into the Euro-Atlantic community remains an issue of bipartisan consensus despite Hungary,s fractious domestic political dynamic. All parties supported NATO and EU accession and see the International Community's presence as key to stability in the Balkans an [...]
2007-02-23 10:00:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST354AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES: PM GYURCSANY'S
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gyurcsany addressed the diplomatic corps March 7 in his first "annual review" of Hungarian foreign policy. The event follows closely on the heels of a comprehensive but criticized study by the MFA (ref a),and sought to link constructive engagement abroad to conti [...]
2007-03-08 10:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST521PROTESTING TOO MUCH?: PM GYURCSANY ON ENERGY
[...] (C) Prime Minister Gyurcsany showed a rare display of temper - but no substantive surprises - in discussing energy security and missile defense with Ambassador Foley April 5. ENERGY SECURITY: ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS 2. (S) Ambassador Foley reviewed the questions and concerns rai [...]
2007-04-05 14:38:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PGOV ECON HU
07BUDAPEST570FROM VICTIMHOOD TO VULNERABILITY: GYURCSANY'S
[...] (C) Prime Minister Gyurcsany met with Ambassador Foley for a one-on-one discussion April 16 to follow up on their recent exchange re energy security. 2. (S) Gyurcsany noted that he had been personally upset by the previous discussion and by the continuing focus on energy security in the p [...]
2007-04-17 07:57:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL ECON ENRG HU
07BUDAPEST823FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM: FIDESZ PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: FIDESZ president Viktor Orban was reelected by an overwhelming margin at a May 19 - 20 party convention where sweeping invective against the Gyurcsany government competed with substantive policy discussion. The party worked hard - and in large part successfully - to place itself [...]
2007-05-22 14:05:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON HU
07BUDAPEST947PAY ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN:
[...] (C) FIDESZ Parliamentary Faction Leader Tibor Navracsics is rapidly emerging from relative obscurity to national political prominence. He is amassing influence within the party for his mastery of the issues and assuming a higher public profile as the opposition's spokesperson in Parliament. [...]
2007-06-11 09:50:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR HU
07DAMASCUS931SYRIA,S GAS SECTOR UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG routinely expresses confidence that its supply of natural gas -- when fully on-line ) will offset dwindling oil production. In preparation for this switch the SARG has been encouraging the substitution of natural gas for oil in electrical power generation. There is alre [...]
2007-09-13 12:17:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC PREL SY
07HELSINKI329FINLAND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT U.S. IWC POSITION
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to Mr. Esko Jaakkola, Finland,s IWC representative in the Ministry of the Environment. Jaakkola said Finland will continue to support the consensus and position of like-minded nations during the IWC meeting. [...]
2007-05-09 12:21:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD FI
07HELSINKI848FINLAND: OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With its chairmanship only five weeks away, the GOF is realistic about the fact that few if any miracles will emerge from the Madrid Ministerial, and that Finland will be left to manage a range of divisive issues. Finland is in "complete agreement" with our emphasis on maintaining [...]
2007-11-23 13:52:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL PGOV PHUM FI
07ISTANBUL449ENERGY REGULATORS DISCUSS POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) met in Istanbul May 21-22 to discuss regional energy market development, energy security, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. The conference was partially funded by USAID. Yusuf Gunay, President of the Energy Market Regul [...]
2007-05-29 11:38:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TU
07ISTANBUL892BSEC SENIOR OFFICIALS POSTPONE ACTION ON U.S.
[...] Summary. The September 27 meeting of the BSEC Committee of Senior Officials agreed to postpone discussion of large portions of the agenda to the October 23-24 Ankara meeting, including the U.S. application for renewal of observer status (reftels). In addition to a prolonged discussion of the [...]
2007-10-02 06:19:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDECIN PREL TU
07KABUL622PRT CHAGHCHARAN:THE COST OF ALLOWING NICE GUYS TO
[...] (C) Summary: The case of Ghor Province in Afghanistan's mountainous center suggests that major flows of assistance to areas of instability can have the unintended consequence of undermining government authority in ostensibly stable areas. Ghor province enjoys a generally benign security envi [...]
2007-02-26 09:04:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINS PREL AF
07KABUL790PRT CHAGHCHARAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ghor Province should be one of Afghanistan?s success stories, but because it remains unable to attract the resources needed to overcome its developmental deficit, the province continues to lack the wherewithal for economic and political "take-off". Marginal progress was made [...]
2007-03-07 13:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON MARR NATO SOCI AF
07KUWAIT1072007 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2007 Kuwait Investment Climate Report: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- [...]
2007-01-24 14:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OPIC EINV KTDB USTR KU
07KYIV118UKRAINE: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Refs A and B contained parts one and two of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. The third and final part of the ICS is below. Text Continued: A.9. Efficient Capital Markets and Portfolio Investment BANKING The Ukrainian banking system consists of the National Ban [...]
2007-01-18 14:25:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
07KYIV1326UKRAINE: RADA CONTINUES TO DRAG HEELS WHILE
[...] (C) Summary. Despite frequent meetings between President Yushchenko, PM Yanukovych, Speaker Moroz, and opposition leader Tymoshenko, the Rada has so far failed to approve the legislation needed to enable early elections on September 30, as agreed to in the May 27 compromise. Many MPs attribut [...]
2007-05-31 14:21:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
07KYIV2753UKRAINE: PSI Eastern Shield Exercise, October 29-31, Odesa,
[...] (U) Summary: Ukraine and Poland sponsored a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Eastern Shield demonstration, with Romanian, Georgian, Moldovan, and Bulgarian participation, October 29-31 in Odesa, Ukraine. The demonstration, planned as the first PSI exercise in the Black Sea region, empl [...]
2007-11-06 09:24:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER KCRM PREL KNNP UP
07KYIV540UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH LOBBIES EUROPE VIA BERLIN
[...] (C) Summary: Seeking to gain public support from Germany for his government's goal of promoting Ukraine's integration with Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych made a one-day working visit February 28 to Berlin, meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and addressing a group of German [...]
2007-03-06 15:34:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN ETRD ENRG EUN GM UP
07KYIV887MITIGATING THE PIPEDREAM: THE ODESSA-BRODY-DRUZHBA ROUTE: A
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 5, Managing Director for Ukraine of US-based GlobalNet Financial Solutions, Geoff Berlin, told EconCouns of GlobalNet's aspirations to resurrect the idea of using the Odessa-Brody-Druzhba (OBD) route to move Caspian crude through Ukraine, Slovakia, and the Czech Republi [...]
2007-04-13 07:47:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON UP
07LAGOS136SITREP 18: HOSTAGES RELEASED; 3 EXPATS KIDNAPPED,
[...] (C) Pivot employees American citizen Bill Graham and Nigerian national Ezekiel Akwa were released from captivity on February 17. Once State Security Service (SSS) had established some leverage in their communications with the kidnappers and once Rivers State Governor Peter Odili lent the mat [...]
2007-02-22 08:10:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS198FIVE EUROPEAN HOSTAGES AND ONE FILIPINO RELEASED;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two Italian Agip employees held hostage since December 7 were released March 14; two Croatians and one Montenegrin working for oil service company Hydrodrive International were released March 12 after 22 days in captivity; and a Filipino Shell employee abducted February 6 was r [...]
2007-03-15 14:46:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS303AMERICAN CITIZEN, 4 ITALIANS AND 1 CROAT KIDNAPPED
[...] (SBU) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian national were kidnapped around 5:30 AM on May 1, off the shore of Bayelsa State. Stapleton was employed by Chevron Nigeria Ltd. while the other five expatriates were working for a Chevron shipping subsidiary. The [...]
2007-05-01 09:50:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS307SITREP 2: COMMANDER AFRICA AND MCGUYVER MAY BE
[...] (C) Summary: In addition to American citizen John Stapleton, Italian nationals Raffele Pascsariello, Alfonso Frawza, Ignazio Gugliota, Mario Celetano and Croatian national Juricha Ruic were abducted May 1 from a ship owned by a supply company working for Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL). Chevr [...]
2007-05-02 14:45:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS309SITREP 3: APPROXIMATELY 24 KIDNAPPED SINCE MAY 1
[...] (C) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian remain hostages after being abducted on May 1. Stapleton takes medication daily and without it, is susceptible to seizures. The Secretary to Bayelsa State Government Dr. Godknows Igali is aware of Stapleton's need [...]
2007-05-03 14:41:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS313SITREP 4: BAYELSA TAKES THE LEAD; 6 AGIP HOSTAGES
[...] (C) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian remain hostages after being abducted on May 1. Chevron is following Bayelsa State Government's lead in securing the hostages release and has passed to the government Stapleton's medication. Bayelsa Secretary to the [...]
2007-05-04 14:31:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS318SITREP 5: AMCIT STILL HOSTAGE; NO PROOF OF LIFE
[...] (C) Summary: American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian started their seventh day as hostages. The State Security Service (SSS) could not confirm delivery of Stapleton's medication (Ref A) over the weekend and, as of May 7, had not received photos of the hostages. Chevro [...]
2007-05-07 14:47:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS321SITREP 6: AMCIT REMAINS HOSTAGE; 3 PIPELINES
[...] (C) Summary: After being abducted May 1, six expatriates, including American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian remain in captivity. Chevron has not received proof of life for any of the hostages. Chevron planned to pass a third care package containing food, water, clothe [...]
2007-05-08 15:12:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS322SITREP 7: 5 AMCITS HELD HOSTAGE IN 2 DIFFERENT
[...] (C) Summary: Four American citizen oil service workers were kidnapped May 8 from a Global Industries barge offshore Delta State. The kidnappers are presumably Bayelsa state-based. The Bayelsa State Government and Chevron have received information suggestive of proof of life for American cit [...]
2007-05-09 16:46:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS331SITREP 8: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; MILITANTS
[...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens abducted from Global Industries' Cheyenne barge on May 8 near Delta State were allowed to call their families the following day, thereby providing proof of life. The kidnappers of the four Americans purportedly demanded all expatriates depart Nigeria, Chev [...]
2007-05-10 15:08:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS336SITREP 9: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; COMPANY
[...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens abducted from Global Industries' Cheyenne barge on May 8 remain hostages. Company representatives planned to meet Delta State Secretary and Governor-elect Emmanuel Uduaghan later today, May 11. One hostage, Amcit Faller, told his wife via cell phone the ca [...]
2007-05-11 15:47:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS338SITREP 10: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; ITALIANS
[...] (C) Summary: American citizens Kevin Faller, Christopher Gay, Michael Rousell, and Larry Plake, abducted May 8 remain hostages. The hostages' employer, Global Industries, has not met Delta State officials despite several attempts. American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians, and one Croat [...]
2007-05-14 15:44:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS344SITREP 11: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; POOR DELTA
[...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens employed by Global Industries (GI) abducted May 8 remain hostages. Telephone calls from the four Americans have escalated their families' anxieties. GI plans to send representatives to meet Delta State government officials. Chevron's six employees, inclu [...]
2007-05-15 16:02:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS347SITREP 12: PROOF OF LIFE FOR AMCIT STAPLETON;
[...] (C) Summary: Amcit John Stapleton called Chevron representatives May 16 to say that he and the other five captives are well, and have received the medicines sent to them. The militants are demanding a generator and a source of potable water in exchange for release of the hostages. Four Ameri [...]
2007-05-16 16:19:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS355SITREP 13: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Amcit John Stapleton, four Italians, and one Croatian remain hostages. Despite the May 16 attack on Bayelsa Governor Goodluck Jonathan's house, Chevron has decided not to alter its release plan. Secretary to the State Government Dr. Godknows Igali said he was actively pursuing [...]
2007-05-17 15:40:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS359SITREP 14: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; MEDS
[...] (C) Summary: Chevron's six expatriate employees, American citizen John Stapleton, one Croatian and four Italians, begin their eighteenth day as hostages. Dr. Godknows Igali, Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, continues to use SIPDIS other militant groups to pressure Victor Ebikabow [...]
2007-05-18 15:18:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS362SITREP 15: 5 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; KIDNAPPERS
[...] (C) Summary: Chevron's six expatriate employees, American citizen John Stapleton, one Croatian and four Italians, kidnapped May 1 remain hostages. The abductors have complained Chevron's welfare packages are too small; the company plans to deliver another package of medication, water, and a [...]
2007-05-21 16:07:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS372SITREP 17: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES
[...] (C) American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians, and one Croatian remain hostages after being kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 1. As of May 23, the State Security Service (SSS) emissary had not delivered Chevron's welfare package containing water, soft drinks, food and naira [...]
2007-05-23 16:45:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS376SITREP 18: FIVE AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES; 22 EXPATS
[...] (C) Summary: On May 23, a welfare package was reportedly delivered to Chevron's six expatriate employees, including American citizen John Stapleton, who are being held hostage in Bayelsa State. The State Security Service (SSS) emissary told Chevron that the Bayelsa State Government had promis [...]
2007-05-24 14:44:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS389SITREP 19: EIGHT AMCITS HOSTAGE MAY 25 IN THREE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 25, nine expatriates, including American citizens Bobbie Tyner, Shane McMorris, and Richard Moore employed by TransCoastal, were abducted from three vessels in the riverine area near Sangana, Bayelsa State. May 25 was the twenty-fifth day of captivity for Chevron employees [...]
2007-05-25 13:48:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS394SITREP 20: 3 AMCIT LIVES THREATENED; 8 AMCITS
[...] (C) Summary: On May 27, a news source reported the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND),"Bayelsa State Chapter," issued Nigeria's Federal Government a May 29 deadline to release jailed militant leader Dokubo Asari or "risk the death of seven expatriate oil workers", includ [...]
2007-05-27 20:22:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS395SITREP 21: 8 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES, GON RECEIVED
[...] (C) Summary: According to the Minister of Information, the GON had not received any ultimatum to release jailed militant leader Dokubo Asari or risk the death of seven expatriates, including three American hostages, as reported in the press on May 27 (Ref A). On the eve of the May 29 inaugur [...]
2007-05-28 12:50:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS399SITREP 22: MEND ATTACKS KIDNAPPERS; 8 AMCITS
[...] (C) Summary: Global Industries (GI) believes its four American employees are now under militant leader Tom Polo's custody and there could be a May 30 release. Three American citizens kidnapped off the shore of Bayelsa State on May 25 remain hostage but are well, Amcit Shane McMorris said on M [...]
2007-05-30 15:45:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS403SITREP 23: 4 AMCITS RELEASED MAY 30, 4 REMAIN
[...] (C) Summary: Four American citizens, Kevin Faller, Christopher Gay, Michael Rousell and Larry Plake, employed by Global Industries (GI) and taken hostage on May 8, offshore Delta State, were released on May 30. Three American citizens employed by TransCoastal and seven other individuals begi [...]
2007-05-31 11:09:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS412SITREP 24: 4 AMCITS REMAIN HOSTAGES, WOMEN &
[...] (C) Summary: Three American citizens, four British nationals, one South African, one Filipino and one Nigerian employed by TransCoastal and kidnapped on May 25 remain hostages. Six Chevron employees, including American citizen John Stapleton, begin their second month in captivity. On May 31 [...]
2007-06-01 15:18:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS415SITREP 25: 1 AMCIT RELEASED, 3 REMAIN HOSTAGES; 4
[...] (SBU) American citizen John Stapleton, four Italians and one Croatian kidnapped on May 1 off the shore of Bayelsa State were released from captivity on June 2 to Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva. All six hostages are said to be "in good condition." The six individuals are expected to de [...]
2007-06-02 15:12:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC EPET KDEM NI PGOV PREL
07LAGOS691NIGER DELTA: 3 NON-AMERICAN EXPATS KIDNAPPED
[...] (SBU) Militants in 20-30 speed boats attacked a Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) support vessel at the EA Field offshore Bayelsa state around 20:45 on October 20. Shell security sources confirmed the kidnapping of three expatriate subcontractors: a Russian, Croatian and British nati [...]
2007-10-22 13:45:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS692NIGER DELTA: 3 NON-AMERICAN EXPATS KIDNAPPED
[...] (SBU) Militants in 20-30 speed boats attacked a Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) support vessel at the EA Field offshore Bayelsa state around 20:45 on October 20. Shell security sources confirmed the kidnapping of three expatriate subcontractors: a Russian, Croatian and British nati [...]
2007-10-22 13:45:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL NI
07LAGOS694NIGER DELTA ROUNDUP: HOSTAGES RELEASED, PORT
[...] (SBU) Three expatriates (Russian, Croatian, and British nationals),and four Nigerian hostages were released around 17:00 on October 22, two days after having been kidnapped offshore Bayelsa State, according to Shell representatives (Reftel). Shell attributed the release to quick community a [...]
2007-10-23 15:07:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV PREL NI
07LISBON1388Portugal: INL DAS McCampbell Visit Analyzes European
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During INL DAS Christy McCampbell's May 11 visit to Lisbon, she met with several counterparts to discuss the increasing use of Portugal as a transshipment area for drugs. Portuguese interlocutors offered a brief analysis into the drug trafficking problem facing Portugal and Eur [...]
2007-05-18 17:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KCRM PO
07LISBON2564EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL
[...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...]
2007-10-04 10:57:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN
07LJUBLJANA121SLOVENIA: HOLOCAUST ISSUES SPECIAL ENVOY VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues J. Christian Kennedy held meetings with Slovene officials and research institute, diplomatic and Jewish community representatives February 19 and 20 to press for a fair and timely resolution of long-standing Jewish communal property restitution [...]
2007-03-02 14:27:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KIRF SI
07LJUBLJANA122SLOVENIA: FORMER UN ASSISTANT SYG SHARES VIEWS OF
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's former Ambassador to the UN and (subsequently) former Assistant Secretary General for Political affairs at the UN, Danilo Turk, is enjoying a sabbatical from diplomacy as a professor of international law at Ljubljana's Law Faculty. His many years in New York give Turk [...]
2007-03-02 14:27:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA137SLOVENIA: ENVIRONMENT MINISTER AND PEOPLE'S PARTY
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, and leader of minority GoS coalition partner, Slovene People's Party (SLS),Janez Podobnik took a break from a flurry of recent media criticism -- regarding his decision to compensate a private construction company for disa [...]
2007-03-08 07:50:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SENV SI
07LJUBLJANA231SLOVENIA'S EU COMMISSIONER -- INTEGRATION,
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's EU Commissioner, Janez Potocnik, is one of the country's brightest stars working outside its borders. When his tenure as Commissioner for Science and Research concludes in 2009, we can expect to see him re-emerge on the Slovenian political stage. In his role as Commi [...]
2007-04-13 14:40:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TSPL HR SI
07LJUBLJANA237VCJCS GIAMBASTIANI PRAISES SLOVENIAN CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Defense Minister Erjavec, Chief of Defense Gutman, and Deputy Chief of Defense Steiner were pleased to show off the Slovenian Armed Forces' (SAF) progress in defense transformation and its significant contributions to international security during a visit March 30 and 31 by Vice [...]
2007-04-17 08:49:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MCAP MOPS PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA305KOSOVO: SLOVENIA VIEWS OF UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Polecon Chief delivered reftel points to Leon Marc, MFA Director for the Western Balkans, on May 14. Marc said the GOS fully supports moving ahead with a Security Council resolution at this time and is, in general, happy with the wording of the current draft. 2. (C) Marc highlighted [...]
2007-05-14 14:34:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC YI EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA321ZA RES, SLOVENIA'S NEWEST POLITICAL MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Matej Lahovnik, former Minister of Economy and the leader of Slovenia's newest political movement Za Res (For Real) views himself more as a technocrat than a politician and told DCM and PolEcon Chief that with his new movement, he wanted to put "real issues" on the government's [...]
2007-05-21 14:47:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA342SLOVENIA/CROATIA: PRESSURE MOUNTING TO RESOLVE
[...] (C) Summary. The unseasonably warm spring seems to have been an early trigger for the annual summer border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia. Following a winter of relative peace on that front, Slovenian Foreign Minister Rupel stepped back into the fray after the unveiling in Croatia on M [...]
2007-05-29 09:43:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SI
07LJUBLJANA439SLOVENE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY IN CRISIS
[...] (U) Summary. The Slovene Intelligence and Security Agency (SOVA) has come under close scrutiny recently by a Government of Slovenia (GOS) task force specially formed to investigate alleged irregularities in SOVA's performance. What was intended to be a confidential investigation was leaked to [...]
2007-07-05 13:25:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPGOV PINR SI
07LJUBLJANA544SLOVENE PM VOICES CONCERN ABOUT KOSOVO DURING COM
[...] (S) During COM's farewell call with Prime Minister Janez Jansa August 17, Jansa expressed concern that we have missed the best opportunity to resolve the Kosovo issue and warned that a solution is needed soon to prevent violence. He called the U.S. the "main hope," and blamed some European [...]
2007-08-23 13:12:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPREL PGOV EINV CASC PHUM PARM ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA60SLOVENIA'S NEW UN AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON
[...] (U) On January 30 Slovenia's newly appointed Ambassador to the United Nations Sanja Stiglic (pronounced SAN-ya SHTEE-glitz) paid a courtesy call on COM before her planned departure for the United States on February 3. Stiglic, a career diplomat, is the fourth Slovenian Ambassador to the Unite [...]
2007-01-31 14:57:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALOFDP PINR PREL UNGA SI
07LJUBLJANA662SLOVENIA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS SNAPSHOT
[...] (U) Slovenia's Presidential election will take place this Sunday, October 21. The State Electoral Commission has confirmed the candidacies of seven citizens. The top two finishers will go to a second round on November 11 if neither garners over 50 percent of the vote. Polls still predict Eur [...]
2007-10-19 10:07:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON SI
07LJUBLJANA666SLOVENES FOCUSED ON BALKANS AND REGIONAL
[...] (C) Slovene officials assured visiting EUR DAS Judy Garber October 4-5 that the GOS views the transatlantic relationship as vital even as it becomes increasingly immersed in the internal business of the EU Presidency. Garber welcomed Slovenia,s Presidency and stressed that the U.S. is looking [...]
2007-10-24 09:42:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN NATO PGOV PHUM ENRG SI
07LJUBLJANA69SLOVENIA: FORMER PRESIDENT KUCAN LAMENTS LACK OF
[...] (C) Summary: Milan Kucan, independent Slovenia's first and longest serving president continues to hold his finger to the nation's political pulse. On February 1, he shared with COM his views on domestic politics and what he terms a lack of vision by both the ruling coalition and the opposition [...]
2007-02-05 15:45:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SI
07LJUBLJANA704SLOVENIA EAGER TO HEAR FROM DAS DICARLO ON BALKAN
[...] (C) In a series of November 5 meetings with EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo, senior MFA officials urged close cooperation and sought U.S. views as to the way forward on Balkan issues, which Slovenia sees as a priority issue for its EU Presidency. The Slovenes stressed the importance of speeding up [...]
2007-11-09 11:52:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA90SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT SITES IRRESPONSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary. Since suffering from cancer, and, so far, beating it, Slovenia's president Janez Drnovsek has adopted a simplified and more spiritual approach to life, which is apparent in his public life as well as in his personal demeanor. In the last two years, he has written three top ten [...]
2007-02-14 14:52:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SI YI SR
07MADRID9993RD US-SPAIN HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE COMMITTEE REVIEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the third bilateral High Level Defense Committee (HLDC) meeting, held in Madrid on May 17-18, DASD Dan Fata and MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta discussed shared strategic interests including the NATO-ISAF operations in Afghanistan, multi-lateral missions in Kosovo [...]
2007-05-24 15:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SP AF RS YI LE IR PK IS
07MINSK729BELARUSIAN BLOGGERS AND OFFICIALS COMMENT ON U.S. VISA BAN
[...] (U) On August 3, the USG expanded the list of Belarusians subject to special visa review procedures under Presidential Proclamation 8015. The previous list, which cannot be made public due to the Privacy Act, contained only those individuals directly linked to human rights abuses. The new ex [...]
2007-08-27 05:55:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BO
07MINSK730BELARUSIAN BLOGGERS AND OFFICIALS COMMENT ON U.S. VISA BAN
[...] (U) On August 3, the USG expanded the list of Belarusians subject to special visa review procedures under Presidential Proclamation 8015. The previous list, which cannot be made public due to the Privacy Act, contained only those individuals directly linked to human rights abuses. The new ex [...]
2007-08-27 06:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BO
07MOSCOW1653RUSSIA-HUNGARY: WARMING TREND
[...] (C) Summary: Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's late-March visit to Moscow continued the warming trend in relations between Russia and Hungary. Strong economic interests have been sufficient to overcome the historical legacy that dominates Russia's relations with some of its former s [...]
2007-04-12 08:48:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG HU RS
07MOSCOW2983PUTIN ASKS SERBS FOR AHTISAARI ALTERNATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: During the June visits of Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica and FM Jeremic, Putin apparently pushed them to come up with a counterproposal on Kosovo that he can carry to Kennebunkport. The GOR, however, remains committed to a solution based on a "compromise" between the parties, [...]
2007-06-20 10:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SR RS
07MOSCOW305KOSOVO: RUSSIA TO BREAK WITH CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: Welcoming a proposed visit by Special Envoy Wisner, the GOR's Special Envoy on Kosovo Botsan-Karchenko warned that Russia would break the Contact Group consensus on the Ahtisaari timeline at the January 26 Vienna meeting. The GOR will reject an "artificial" timeline, propose p [...]
2007-01-25 12:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM UNMIK SR YI RS
07MOSCOW5527MOSCOW VIEWS ON OSCE MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Russia recognizes that the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid November 29-30 will be difficult, even though there have been a number of areas of agreement this past year. Russia will press for its package of reforms to the OSCE, arguing the need for equal treatment of all countries. Put [...]
2007-11-26 15:45:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL PGOV PHUM RS
07OTTAWA2138CANADIAN VIEWS ON OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on November 23, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Defence and Security Relations Division Director Michael Walma and Deputy Director Anne Burgess expressed appreciation for reftel views on the OSCE Madrid Ministerial and said that C [...]
2007-11-23 20:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE PGOV PHUM CA
07PARIS232FRANCE 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2007-01-22 12:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
07PARIS3080TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON STATE OF PLAY IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 11, Turkish Ambassador Koroturk told the Ambassador that Sarkozy's declared opposition to Turkish EU membership is presenting challenges for French-Turkish relations on a practical level as the French bureaucracy rushes to implement what it interprets as Sarkozy's will, [...]
2007-07-17 16:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN TU CY AR FR
07PARIS3166AMBASSADOR TO NATO NULAND'S JULY 19-20
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In July 20 meetings with Presidency Diplomatic Advisor Levitte, MFA Political Director Araud, and MOD Strategic Affairs Director Ponton d'Amecourt, Ambassador to NATO Nuland previewed U.S. preliminary thinking on preparations for the 2008 NATO Bucharest Summit, highlighting the [...]
2007-07-24 16:42:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO FR PARM RS
07PARIS4439U/S BURNS DISCUSSES KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, GEORGIA,
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 30 working dinner with MFA Political Director Gerard Araud, U/S Burns urged the European community to respect the "firm" deadline of December 10 to conclude final status negotiations on Kosovo and pushed for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Georgia. Araud hoped t [...]
2007-11-07 15:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AZ FR SR GG RU BM IN IR
07PARIS572 FY-2007 Voluntary Visitor Program: Madame Sylvie
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 09:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
07PODGORICA182MONTENEGRO MARKS ONE YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE (C-RE7-00522)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 21 MONTENEGRO MARKED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE. MANY HAVE DESCRIBED MONTENEGRO AS A SOUTH EUROPEAN SUCCESS STORY, REFERRING TO THE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE INDEPENDENCE QUESTION AND THE VISIBLE PROGRESS THE COUNTRY HAS ACHIEVED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EU [...]
2007-06-04 11:55:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MARR MW
07PODGORICA204VISIT OF ADM ULRICH TO MONTENEGRO, MAY 21-22
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. COMMANDER OF JOINT FORCES COMMAND NAPLES (COMJFC) AND U.S. NAVAL FORCES EUROPE (COMNAVEUR) ADMIRAL HENRY G. ULRICH VISITED MONTENEGRO FROM 21-22 MAY 2007. ADM ULRICH'S VISIT COINCIDED WITH THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF MONTENEGRIN INDEPENDENCE AND THE U.S. NAVY SHIP VISIT BY THE S [...]
2007-06-13 13:07:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV MASS MW
07PODGORICA214FOREIGN PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE IN MONTENEGRO (C-RE7-00522)
[...] (U) Summary: Foreigners, mainly Serbs, own 1.39% of all land, and 8.5% of all condominiums, in Montenegro. Among foreigners, Russians are second in condo ownership, but fourth in land ownership. Current law in Montenegro allows foreigners to buy realty with few restrictions. End summary. [...]
2007-06-15 13:11:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV MW
07PODGORICA227SERBS IN MONTENEGRO PROTEST U.S. POLICY ON KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SMALL BUT STRIDENT, TWO LOCALLY-BASED ETHNIC SERB ORGANIZATIONS, THE ASSOCIATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS IN MONTENEGRO AND THE SERBIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL OF MONTENEGRO, HAVE STRONGLY OPPOSED THE USG POLICY SUPPORTING INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO. IN LETTERS TO THE EMBASSY, AND A JUNE 21 D [...]
2007-07-02 10:54:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MW SR
07PODGORICA229ORGANIZED CRIME IN MONTENEGRO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A SMALL NUMBER OF ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS IN MONTENEGRO USE LINKS WITH GROUPS IN NEIGHBORING STATES AND ELSEWHERE TO EXPLOIT MONTENEGRO FOR THE TRANSIT OF SMUGGLED DRUGS, PEOPLE AND ARMS. THE GOM, LARGELY IN RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE, IS CONFRONTING THE CRIMINAL GROUPS M [...]
2007-07-03 10:36:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM MW
07PODGORICA231SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED VISIT TO MONTENEGRO
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrins continue to debate their new draft constitution. The Montenegrin leadership continues its pro-West, pro-American stance, while looking to maintain good relations with Moscow and Belgrade, particularly on Kosovo. The result is a [...]
2007-07-03 11:55:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AMGT ECON EINV MW
07PODGORICA244ENERGY COMMUNITY MINISTERIAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN
[...] (U) Introduction and summary: The "Energy Community" is a process that aims to extend the EU internal energy market to the Southeastern European region. The Treaty establishing the Energy Community was signed on October 25, 2005 in Athens, and entered into force on July 1, 2006. The Treaty exte [...]
2007-07-12 11:29:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PREL MW
07PODGORICA247MONTENEGRO'S NEW CONSTITUTION - REFERENDUM INCREASINGLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MONTENEGRO'S POLITICAL PARTIES REMAIN UNABLE TO CLOSE RANKS ON THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION. INCREASINGLY, IT APPEARS THAT 2/3 OF THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT REQUIRED WILL NOT VOTE FOR THE SAME TEXT. THEY ARE SPLIT OVER "HERITAGE" ISSUES INCLUDING THE CONSTITUENT PEOPLES (IN THE PREAMBL [...]
2007-07-17 10:18:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MW
07PODGORICA36MONTENEGRO AND WAR CRIMES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: MONTENEGRO HAS BEEN COMMENDED BY ICTY CHIEF PROSECUTOR DEL PONTE FOR ITS COOPERATION WITH THE HAGUE. YET AS ONGOING COURT CASES DEMONSTRATE MONTENEGRO'S PAST IS NOT SPOTLESS. FOUR DISTINCT ACTIONS ARE THE SUBJECT OF ONGOING OR POTENTIAL LAW CASES END SUMMARY 1991 - YUGOSLAV [...]
2007-02-14 08:34:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KAWC PGOV MW
07PODGORICA46MONTENEGRO WELCOMES ICJ RULING
[...] (U) MONTENEGRO'S PRESIDENT AND OPPOSITION ALIKE WELCOMED THE FEBRUARY 26 RULING BY THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) THAT ABSOLVED MONTENEGRO FROM LIABILITY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA'S 1993 GENOCIDE SUIT AGAINST THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA. PRESIDENT VUJANOVIC SAID THE ICJ'S DECISION CONFIRMED [...]
2007-02-27 16:04:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KAWC KPAO MW SR
07PODGORICA58MEETING WITH MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENT VUJANOVIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 11:15:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MW
07PRAGUE103CZECH REPUBLIC: AGAINST THE EU CONSTITUTION, WANTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sparked by the January 26 visit of Germany Prime Minister Angela Merkel, several prominent Czech politicians -- with President Klaus in the lead -- have made strong statements against reviving the EU constitution. The renewed debate is illuminating divisions within the governing [...]
2007-02-04 08:52:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV EUN EZ
07PRAGUE1154SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES
[...] (C) Your October 23 visit to Prague will be important to our effort to win Czech approval of our missile defense (MD) proposals, and to generally solidify the partnership with a key U.S. ally. While MD is likely to dominate discussions with government officials and members of parliament, you [...]
2007-10-17 16:22:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ
07PRAGUE418SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Czech Foreign Minster Karel Schwarzenberg pays his first official visit to Washington this week. The Czechs are a dependable and engaged, albeit small, ally in NATO and the EU. Schwarzenberg himself is a committed transatlanticist. It is important for us that Schwarzenberg be a [...]
2007-04-18 11:38:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CVIS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE557CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BALKANS
[...] Summary. This is the second in a series of cables summarizing significant Czech contributions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans. The Czech Republic strongly supports U.S. policy in the Balkans, and views the region as the country's highest security priority. Thus, in recent years the Czech [...]
2007-05-17 09:19:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MASS XH BK MW YI EZ
07PRISTINA150KOSOVO: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post's submission for the Seventh Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Kosovo is administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244, which was adopted in 1999 following the NA [...]
2007-02-28 13:55:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF PGOV KJUS
07PRISTINA169KOSOVO SERB HARD-LINERS AND MODERATES FACE OFF IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In what was clearly an orchestrated effort, Kosovo Serb hardliners prevented moderate Serb leaders from holding the founding session of the Serbian National Assembly (SNS) on March 4 in Gracanica. The meeting was originally the brainchild of noted Croatian Serb activist Milorad [...]
2007-03-05 15:56:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK
07PRISTINA259KOSOVO: RECENTLY LAUNCHED PILOT KPC REINTEGRATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UK's Ministry of Defence (UKMOD) launched a pilot reintegration program for 80 separated Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) members in January 2007. The program, which the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is managing, assists participants with finding new jobs or [...]
2007-04-04 09:53:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA362KOSOVO: FUTURE STAND-UP OF MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has the lead and has made progress on plans to stand up a new Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) after the status decision is made. Budget, organizational structure, and necessary legislation have already been drafted as part of the [...]
2007-05-07 15:29:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA593KOSOVO: SIGNS OF HARDLINE SERB CONSOLIDATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent disturbing moves by Serb hardliners linked with the Belgrade's Coordinating Center for Kosovo (CCK) and the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) provide evidence that Belgrade is working to sow fear and mistrust between Kosovo Serbs and their Albanian and international interlocu [...]
2007-07-31 15:47:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA723KOSOVO: ELECTIONS PLANNING GAINS TRACTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An approaching November 17 elections date and clear signals from UNMIK, OSCE and others to get to work have compelled Kosovar politicians and election officials to focus more energy on necessary organizational issues and less on public grandstanding about the alleged deficiencies [...]
2007-10-04 15:16:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KV
07PRISTINA9KOSOVO: KOSOVO 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Kosovo continues to be administered under the civil authority of the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK),pursuant to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244. UNMIK was established in June 1999, following the conclusion of the NATO military campaign against Slobo [...]
2007-01-05 11:40:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD EINV ELAB KTDB PGOV EFIN
07RIGA877LATVIA ON MADRID: NERVOUS ON CFE
[...] (C) Summary: Latvia is wary of the Spanish/German effort on CFE in Madrid and greatly appreciates the US support for core principals in this area. Latvia will make a strong statement of support for ODIHR and election observation. They support the closure of the OSCE mission in Croatia and sup [...]
2007-11-27 16:14:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL KCFE OSCE LG
07ROME149INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2007 - ITALY, PART II
[...] This is part two of a two-part cable on Italy's investment climate. (See ref A for part one.) BILATERAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS ------------------------------- 2. As of December 2006, Italy has bilateral investment agreements with the following countries: Albania Algeria Angola (s [...]
2007-01-23 16:36:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
07ROME2208ITALY: EUR/RPM DIRECTOR GARY ROBBINS DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins engaged Italian officials on Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Georgia and other NATO and OSCE issues during October 4 meetings in Rome. On Afghanistan, GOI officials said that Italy wanted to see NATO prioritize civilian over military information in its st [...]
2007-10-18 15:19:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL PGOV PARM MARR MOPS NATO PINS OSCE IT
07ROME2283INSCR ITALY: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 17:04:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR IT
07ROME411 ITALY: 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) This is the 2007 Trafficking in Persons report for Italy. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. The Embassy point of contact is Labor Counselor Candace Putnam, telephone: 39-06-4674-2327, fax 39-06-4674-2623. 2. (SBU) 27. A. Italy is a country of destination and transit for inter [...]
2007-03-02 06:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IT KWMN SMIG
07SARAJEVO100BOSNIA - OBSTACLES AND OPENINGS FOR TRANSNATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 11, the Charge and State Court President Meddzida Kreso discussed the possibility of Bosnia making judicial cooperation agreements with neighboring countries. The discussion was a continuation of the dialogue USG officials are encouraging among the Balkan countries ab [...]
2007-01-16 17:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALKAWC PREL PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO117BOSNIA: MEASURED REACTIONS TO KOSTUNICA AND
[...] (C) Recent comments attributed to Serbian officials, including Premier Vojislav Kostunica and Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic, linking Kosovo with the status of the Republika Srpska add fuel to the constant drumbeat of statements from Srpska PM Dodik about a referedum for Srpska independence. T [...]
2007-01-18 09:43:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBK PREL UNMIK YI SR
07SARAJEVO12BOSNIA - NUDGING PARTIES TOWARD RESPONSIBILITY ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Three months after Bosnia's October 1 election, negotiations to form a coalition government remain stalled. In an effort to facilitate conversation among the key political players, the Ambassador hosted a series of meetings over the last ten days. The aim was to provide forum wh [...]
2007-01-04 16:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO1403AMB. WILLIAMSON DELIVERS STRONG MESSAGE ON PIFWCS,
[...] (C) Summary: During a two-day visit to Sarajevo, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues J. Clint Williamson met with top Bosnian politicians, justice officials and members of international organizations to discuss improving Bosnia's justice system in advance of the ICTY's planned 2009 clos [...]
2007-06-25 05:39:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC ICTY KJUS PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO1437BOSNIA: COVIC ON CROAT POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary: Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) President Dragan Covic recently discussed Croat party politics and the chances for a renewed round of talks on constitutional reform. Covic highlighted that recent rumors of a merger between HDZ and the breakaway HDZ-1990 were unfounded because of [...]
2007-06-28 13:01:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1519BOSNIA CANTON 7 GOVERNMENT REMAINS IN LIMBO
[...] SUMMARY: (C) During a July 6 meeting Canton 7/Herzegovina Neretva Canton (HNK) Prime Minister designate Marin Raspudic, of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ-BH),claimed that near-term prospects for forming a government in the canton are bleak. The cantonal governmen [...]
2007-07-11 13:02:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1529VISA INELIGIBILITY ON FOREIGN POLICY GROUNDS -
[...] (U) Action request: see paragraph 4. 2. (U) On July 10, the High Representative Miroslav Lajcak dismissed Mr. Dragomir Andan from office for activities deemed to obstruct implementation of the Dayton Agreement. Andan is a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the former Director of th [...]
2007-07-13 05:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALCIVS KAWC ICTY PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1564BOSNIAN CROATS TO CHALLENGE PBS
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Bosnian Croat political parties have reacted negatively to the Federation government,s July 13 endorsement of a Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS) law, a key precondition for Bosnia to sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. Bosnian Croat ministers in t [...]
2007-07-17 17:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1671BOSNIA - CROATS REVIVE THIRD ENTITY CONCEPT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Croat political leaders have become increasingly open in their search for a politically palatable way to repackage old demands for a third Croat entity. The nationalist rhetoric of Haris Silajdzic and Milorad Dodik, which has included statements about abolishing entities and "fe [...]
2007-08-03 07:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1672BOSNIA - CROATS REVIVE THIRD ENTITY CONCEPT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Croat political leaders have become increasingly open in their search for a politically palatable way to repackage old demands for a third Croat entity. The nationalist rhetoric of Haris Silajdzic and Milorad Dodik, which has included statements about abolishing entities and "fe [...]
2007-08-03 07:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1678BOSNIA-CROATS MAKE RUCKUS IN THE CALM OF SUMMER
[...] Summary: (C) Croat issues have taken center stage in an otherwise calm political environment, as most other politicians appear to be gearing up for a lazy August. Croats finally managed to resolve the nagging issue of forming a government in the Herzegovina Neretva Canton (HNK),but the ideol [...]
2007-08-03 11:57:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO1766BOSNIA-THE TREBINJE WILDFIRES, A STUDY IN BAD
[...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed the recent series of fires with local officials in Trebinje where a large number of blazes and outdated equipment had hindered firefighting. The problem was compounded by the failure of State-level institutions, including the Presidency, to provide guidance and addr [...]
2007-08-13 14:59:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV HR BK
07SARAJEVO1815BOSNIA - BOSNIAN CROATS PARTIES AND THE CROATIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: When Zagreb holds national elections in November, Bosnian Croat voters will also go to the polls to select representatives for the "Croat Diaspora" electoral unit in the Croatian Sabor. In the past, HDZ-BiH, Bosnia's largest Croat political party, has backed the candidate list pu [...]
2007-08-23 08:58:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO1822BOSNIA - AMBASSADOR PRESSES USG LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador August 22 raised the issues of civil protection, our upcoming law enforcement agenda, defense reform, and the increase in nationalist rhetoric during an August 22 meeting with Council of Ministers (CoM) Chair Nikola Spiric. Using recent fires as an example, Ambassador [...]
2007-08-24 11:27:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SENV HR BK
07SARAJEVO2057BOSNIA - CROATS SIGN CONSTITUTIONAL DECLARATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 21, the leaders of six Croat political parties finally signed the Croat &Declaration on Principles of Constitutional Reform.8 The final text is notably more nationalistic than previous drafts we had seen. Most notably, the final document includes language on &territo [...]
2007-09-26 18:20:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2062BOSNIA: COVIC CASE GOES TO RETRIAL
[...] (C) Summary. A State Court appeals panel on September 26 invalidated on a technicality the corruption conviction of Dragan Covic, president of Bosnia,s Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),and directed that the case be retried. In November 2006, Covic was convicted of abuse of office while ser [...]
2007-09-27 18:29:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO211BOSNIA - DODIK HEARS CLEAR U.S. MESSAGE TO DESIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We met with Republika Srpska (RS) Premier Milorad Dodik January 25 to deliver a stern warning that the USG had lost patience with his destabilizing rhetoric, especially on Kosovo status, as well as with press statements like the recent article in Croatia,s &Globus8 which strike at [...]
2007-01-30 06:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALBK PGOV PINR PREL
07SARAJEVO2316BOSNIA - RS MEDIA FOCUSING ON WARTIME PAST, NOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the last year, there has been a steady stream of reporting from Republika Srpska (RS) media about the 1992-1995 war. Almost all of it has focused on alleged crimes and perceived injustices committed against the Serbs, including the post-war "failure" of international and stat [...]
2007-10-31 07:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO23272007-2008 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I)
[...] (U) BELOW FOLLOWS THE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) PART ONE FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain in a formative period and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of law enforceme [...]
2007-10-31 11:18:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO2372BOSNIA: DAS DICARLO'S MEETINGS WITH POLITICAL
[...] (C) EUR DAS DiCarlo held bilateral meetings with political leaders on the margins of the October 30-31 PIC to discuss the current political crisis in Bosnia. She reviewed USG concerns with Haris Silajdzic (SBiH),Dragan Covic (HDZ),and Sulejman Tihic. Silajdzic complained about the high bar [...]
2007-11-02 19:04:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EU BK
07SARAJEVO2490BOSNIA- HDZ-1990 PARTY CONGRESS CALLS FOR "ETHNIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 10 in Mostar, the Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ-1990) held its first party congress since its founding in April 2006. Delegates re-elected the senior party leadership, including Chairman Bozo Ljubic and Deputy Chairman Martin Raguz. The participation of Croat [...]
2007-11-16 14:12:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR BK
07SARAJEVO2573BOSNIA - HDZ 1990 WEIGHS IN ON CURRENT POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Ambassador met with Bozo Ljubic, Minister of Transport and Communication, and Chairman of the Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ-1990) (one of the six parties in coalition in state-level government) to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovin [...]
2007-11-30 17:36:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BK
07SARAJEVO2682BOSNIA - STATE PRSECUTOR'S OFFICE BEGINS TO TACKLE
[...] (C) Although it was established four years ago, the Special Department for Organized Crimes (SDOC) at the State Prosecutor,s Office is only now starting to prosecute the most complex corruption, organized and financial crimes in Bosnia. With our strong support, Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Pr [...]
2007-12-17 17:32:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
07SARAJEVO288SCENESETTER - AMBASSADOR ROONEY'S FEBRUARY 13
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We are pleased to welcome you and your delegation to Sarajevo on February 13. Your visit, which includes a roundtable at the Inter-Religious Council (IRC),a lunch hosted by Cardinal Puljic (the head of the Catholic Church in Bosnia),and a tour of major religious sites in Saraje [...]
2007-02-08 09:07:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM BK
07SARAJEVO319BOSNIA: THE NEW COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
[...] (U) Following is biographic information on the new BiH Council of Ministers, confirmed by the BiH House of Representatives on February 9. Details of the parliamentary session will be reported septel. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SVEN ALKALAJ (Sven AL-ka-lye),SBiH ---------------------- [...]
2007-02-13 09:05:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BK
07SARAJEVO443BOSNIA: FEDERATION PRESIDENCY CONFIRMED; STATE
[...] (SBU) At its February 21 session, the Federation House of Representatives confirmed the appointment of Borjana Kristo of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ-BiH) as Federation President and Spomenka Micic of the Party for BiH (SBiH) and Mirsad Kebo of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) as Vic [...]
2007-02-23 16:01:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV BK
07SARAJEVO487BOSNIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2007 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: CDA [...]
2007-03-02 06:36:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
07SARAJEVO500BIH STATE COURT UPDATES PART TWO: TERRORISM,
[...] INTRODUCTION: This is the second of two cables summarizing cases currently before the BiH State Court. This cable summarizes organized crime, corruption and terrorism cases underway in the BiH State Court. Cases underway in the War Crimes Chamber were reported previously (REF. B). These cab [...]
2007-03-05 14:24:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KCRM KJUS KCOR KAWC PHUM PINR BK
07SARAJEVO510BOSNIA - NEW BATTLE BEGINS OVER CITIZENSHIP LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The opening salvo in what could prove to be an ugly political battle over amendments to the Bosnian Law on Citizenship came on February 27, when FM Sven Alkalaj (Party for BiH (SBiH)) sent a diplomatic note to the Serbian MFA informing it that the bilateral agreement on dual cit [...]
2007-03-06 15:01:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER BK
07SARAJEVO552BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM TALKS FALTER AS EC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The German Embassy March 6 hosted police reform negotiations with the leaders of eight major political parties in the hopes of facilitating agreement on police reform in anticipation of the March 16 visit of EU Commissioner for Enlargement Oli Rehn. Ambassadors from the US, Ger [...]
2007-03-12 11:56:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK
07SARAJEVO60BOSNIA: TIHIC LOOKS TO CIKOTIC AS NEXT DEFENSE
[...] (C) Party of Democratic Action (SDA) Chairman Suljeman Tihic confirmed to CDA and NATO POLAD that he would nominate former general Selmo Cikotic to be Bosnia's next minister of defense, considering that the USG and NATO had no objection to his appointment. Tihic said he may be able to submit t [...]
2007-01-11 16:37:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR BK
07SARAJEVO63STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOLDS INAUGURAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The State House of Representatives (HoR) held its inaugural session January 11. The session focused mainly on procedural matters, including the selection of the House leadership, creation of a committee to select cabinet ministers, and confirmation of the Prime Ministerial ca [...]
2007-01-11 17:18:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV BK
07SARAJEVO651BOSNIA - NOT WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: One year ago, Bosnia's prospects looked brighter than they had at any moment since Dayton. Today, the accomplishments of post-war reconstruction have been placed in question. Externally, the drawdown of the international presence here, coupled with Europe's stupor over future en [...]
2007-03-23 16:41:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KAWC KJUS BK
07SARAJEVO757BOSNIA: SANADER VISIT ADVANCES BILATERAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Bosnian government officials and the Croatian DCM described Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's March 28-30 visit to Bosnia as positive and constructive. His impact on internal Bosnian Croat politics was less clear. Croatia and Bosnia concluded agreements on dual citizenship an [...]
2007-04-06 09:35:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON HR BK
07SARAJEVO791A/S FRIED'S VISIT TO BOSNIA
[...] (C) During his April 3-5 visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried conveyed a message of strong U.S. support for Bosnia's path to Europe. He urged political leaders to seize current opportunities to finalize constitutional and police reforms, thereby cementing Bosni [...]
2007-04-12 16:10:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BK
07SARAJEVO863BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC CONTINUES TO PROVOKE POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since he returned to Bosnian politics during last year's elections, Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Siladjic has actively worked toward creating a Bosniak Muslim rejectionist front that, in his words to the Ambassador, "will stand up to the Serbs and be as obstructionis [...]
2007-04-20 17:06:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KAWC KJUS MARR BK
07SARAJEVO87PM SPIRIC PRESENTS PLAN FOR GOVERNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prior to the vote on his confirmation January 11 to become Bosnia's new Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister),Nikola Spiric of the Serb Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) presented a detailed work plan for the new government. In a 40-minute speech [...]
2007-01-12 17:12:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ECON KCRM KJUS EUN BK
07SKOPJE190MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EUR A/S FRIED'S MARCH
[...] (U) This message supplements, and is complementary to, the briefing materials already provided to EUR/SCE for your visit to Skopje. NATO MESSAGE SINKING IN, DIALOGUE MOVES AHEAD 2. (C) With your visit an action-forcing event, GOM officials this week are taking some of the steps we have be [...]
2007-03-05 15:23:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE21MACEDONIA: DRUG BUST NETS NEARLY 500 KGS OF
[...] (SBU) Macedonia's biggest-ever drug bust, on January 7 at the Kosovo-Macedonia border, which netted more than 486 kilos of cocaine reportedly headed for Greece, is a good example of effective regional cooperation in a counter-narcotics operation. Separately, a counter-narcotics trial in Skopj [...]
2007-01-12 06:09:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PREL MK KS
07SKOPJE336MACEDONIA: DAS DICARLO MEETINGS WITH GOM AND
[...] (C) During April 23 meetings with GOM and opposition leaders in Skopje, DAS DiCarlo emphasized the need for the GOM to move forward on NATO-related reforms as time is running out for Macedonia to make its case for NATO membership in 2008. Of utmost importance is resolving the ongoing politica [...]
2007-04-27 14:42:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO MK
07SKOPJE416MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR POTUS LUNCH WITH A-3
[...] (C) Now in his ninth month in office, Prime Minister Gruevski will arrive in Tirana hoping for an encouraging message on NATO membership and looking for U.S. recognition of Macedonia's GWOT efforts and its constructive stance on Kosovo. It would be useful for him to hear a strong message on t [...]
2007-05-25 15:33:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MK
07SKOPJE434MACEDONIA: REGIONAL OPERATION DISRUPTS ELABORATE
[...] (SBU) The conclusion of the regional anti-trafficking "Operation Danube" led to the arrest of 19 Macedonian citizens on TIP-related charges on May 29. Ministry of Interior (MOI) officials credit good regional cooperation and the use of special investigative measures for the success of the ope [...]
2007-06-04 09:37:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MK
07SKOPJE454MACEDONIA: ALBANIAN FM BASHA'S JUNE 1 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) During his first official visit to Skopje June 1, Albanian Foreign Minister Basha and FM Milososki discussed their hopes for a positive US signal on NATO membership for Adriatic Charter aspirants during President Bush's upcoming visit to Tirana. They considered stronger cooperation on EU [...]
2007-06-07 14:47:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AL MK
07SKOPJE476MACEDONIA: SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS ON JUDICIAL
[...] (SBU) Since independence in 1991, Macedonia has demonstrated slow but steady progress on judicial reforms. In Freedom House's "Judicial Framework and Independence Ratings for 2006," Macedonia currently ranks number two in the region, behind only NATO and EU member Bulgaria, and well ahead of t [...]
2007-06-19 08:52:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NATO MK
07SKOPJE539MACEDONIA: ADRIATIC CHARTER & NEW PFP MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) During an Adriatic Charter (Albania, Croatia, Macedonia) Partnership Commission in Ohrid June 28, USNATO Ambassador Nuland urged the A-3 aspirant countries to: accelerate progress on NATO reforms, demonstrate and describe their readiness for membership in demarches to other NATO Allies, [...]
2007-07-06 13:37:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NATO MK CR AL
07SKOPJE730MACEDONIAN: ELECTORAL CODE CHANGES WOULD ALLOW
[...] (SBU) Following more than six months of talks between Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and a group of MPs from the smaller ethnic minority communities (Turks, Serbs, Bosniacs, Roma, Vlachs),the government announced on August 27 that it would seek to amend the electoral code to guarantee ten new [...]
2007-09-07 12:34:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MK
07SKOPJE872MACEDONIA: RAISING THE RED FLAG? ALBANIANS REACT
[...] (SBU) Ethnic Albanian parties have reacted with a firestorm of criticism of the Constitutional Court's October 24 decision annulling some provisions of the 2005 Law on Flags and Symbols, the final legislative piece of the Framework Agreement (FWA) which allowed eAlbanian-dominated municipaliti [...]
2007-11-02 11:54:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SCUL MK
07SKOPJE896MACEDONIA'S NATO BID: "SPRINT TO THE FINISH LINE"
[...] (SBU) On November 8, USNATO Ambassador Nuland and a U.S. interagency team told Macedonia's top officials, MPs, and opposition leaders that Macedonia must accelerate reform efforts in the next three months or risk not receiving a membership invitation at the 2008 NATO summit. In addition to co [...]
2007-11-14 17:51:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MK
07SOFIA1185 SEECP FOREIGN MINISTERS: REGIONAL COOPERATION AND
[...] (SBU) Meeting on September 14, SEECP Foreign Ministers and UNMIK/SRSG renewed their commitment to an operational regional cooperation agenda, building on the future Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and its secretariat in Sarajevo. There was a familiar discussion of Kosovo, with the group ag [...]
2007-10-03 06:44:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU
07SOFIA181BULGARIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Bulgaria - 2007 Investment Climate Statement ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime; a top government priority is to attract foreign investment, especially American. The government foc [...]
2007-02-13 09:44:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
07SOFIA227EN 2007 APR BULGARIA NOMINATIONS
[...] Embassy Sofia nominates Mrs. Gergana Cheshmedzhieva and Mr. Rossen Pavlov, of the Bulgarian Customs Office, for the USPTO GIPA Enforcement training seminar scheduled for April 16-20, 2007, as per reftel. 2. Mrs. Cheshmedzhieva has been with the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Direc [...]
2007-02-20 13:53:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR OTRA BU
07SOFIA255KOSOVO: BULGARIANS ENCOURAGED BY MODERATE RHETORIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Parvanov told the Ambassador that on his one-day visit to Serbia February 21 he found the Serbs to be much less hardline in their rhetoric in private. His overarching message to Belgrade's leaders was that the Ahtisaari plan is a good proposal and a "necessary basis for [...]
2007-02-27 13:25:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SR BU
07SOFIA505PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a V-10 meeting with EUR PDAS Kurt Volker, allies were in agreement on key issues, including NATO enlargement, the Kosovo Status process, missile defense, and energy security. All believed strongly about the need for further NATO enlargement and insisted that it be based on rea [...]
2007-04-23 16:44:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL BU
07SOFIA590YOUR JUNE 10-11VISIT TO SOFIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 15:01:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP BU
07SOFIA743BULGARIA: EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES GEORGIA, KOSOVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Valentin Radomirski, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Stanishev, described to EUR A/S Dan Fried on June 11 Russian pressure tactics regarding Bulgarian relations with Georgia, especially regarding export of small arms and munitions to Georgia. Tbilisi's larger than normal [...]
2007-06-19 07:24:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO GG BU
07STATE129764U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 - 5. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On October 1, 2007, on the margins of this year,s UN General Assembly (UNGA),Mali, the Chair the Community of Democracies (CD),will host a short meeting of Ministers that will set the stage for its bi [...]
2007-09-14 20:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
07STATE132302DEMARCHE REQUEST: OPPOSE MESIC-AHMADINEJAD MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to REFTEL, Department asks Post to reiterate that a meeting between Croatian President Mesic and Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad at UNGA would be ill-advised. END SUMMARY. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C) Department instructs Embassy to pursue the follo [...]
2007-09-19 21:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP HR IR
07STATE138761ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Notetaker Aaron Jensen Romania --------- Foreign Minister Adrian Mihai Cioroianu U.N. Permanent Representative Mihnea Motoc Charge Daniela Gitman Political Director Stefan Tinca Chief of Cabinet Gabriel Sopanda 2. [...]
2007-10-02 17:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ENRG HU SR MD RU MK AL PL RO
07STATE150149BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-975932 for the export of spare parts for AN/PRC 77 radio sets to Bangladesh. Posts a [...]
2007-10-29 20:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDBG ETTC HR KOMC
07STATE157672OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL - DEMARCHE REQUEST
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. The OSCE Ministerial will take place in Madrid 29-30 November. Posts are requested to engage host country officials to garner support for U.S. objectives at the Ministerial. Background information and talking points are provided below. Info addressees are we [...]
2007-11-17 01:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL PGOV PHUM
07STATE162894OSCE: CLOSE THE CROATIA MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 13:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM OSCE PREL HR AA
07STATE169370OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: REPLACEMENT OF CROATIA
[...] Post is authorized to join consensus on a permanent council decision, substantively in line with the text at paragraph 2, to close the Croatia Mission and replace it with an office with a limited mandate acceptable to the Government of Croatia. Post should seek deletion of the third paragraph [...]
2007-12-20 23:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL HR
07STATE18563DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPERS IN PRT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that addressee embassies demarche host governments requesting that they urge Iceland to keep its mobile patrol team in PRT Chaghch [...]
2007-02-14 19:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO
07STATE18578DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPERS IN PRT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that addressee embassies demarche host governments requesting that they urge Iceland to keep its mobile patrol team in PRT Chaghch [...]
2007-02-14 19:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PGOV IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO
07STATE35309ENGAGING EU COMMISSIONER FOR ENLARGEMENT OLLI
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) EUR/ERA appreciates Embassy Helsinki,s initiative in reaching out to EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn as reported in Helsinki 70, and encourages future meetings whenever Rehn visits Helsinki. EU Commissioners can provide valua [...]
2007-03-20 21:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EUN
07STATE39293POSSIBLE CROATIAN SALE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5, which responds to reftel's request for guidance in responding to the Croatian government's informal inquiry about military exports to Libya. In keeping with the USG's relaxation of its long-standing opposition to the transfer of military [...]
2007-03-27 20:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC MARR LY HR
07STATE75561SUCCESSFUL CENTCOM COALITION CONFERENCE IN TAMPA
[...] (U) SUMMARY. CENTCOM's Coalition conference in Tampa, FL, successfully gathered both military and civilian participants from current and prospective Coalition countries to provide an overview of Coalition planning for the next 12-18 months. The guest appearance by the President was particula [...]
2007-06-01 15:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IZ NATO
07STATE81232EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE;
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...]
2007-06-11 23:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP
07STOCKHOLM1055BILDT ON GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT FOLLOW-UP,
[...] (c) On August 28, the Ambassador raised the Georgia missile incident and Kosovo with Foreign Minister Bildt in a meeting devoted to other issues. On Georgia, Bildt speculated on the context of the incident and said we need to keep diplomatic pressure on, but that Zuzul was not the right choi [...]
2007-08-29 06:16:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS GG SR SW
07TALLINN633ESTONIA: PDAS VOLKER AT V-10 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker participated in the Vilnius Ten (V-10) political directors conference in Tallinn, Estonia on September 12-13. V-10 political directors generally supported eventual NATO enlargement for the Adriatic 3 (Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia) and the need for more EU unit [...]
2007-09-26 11:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE EN
07TALLINN64SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO VISIT TO
[...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of the President's historic visit to Estonia last November, and amidst fervent campaigning for Estonia's parliamentary elections in early March. 2. (SBU) Fore [...]
2007-01-30 16:19:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL EN
07TALLINN71SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO VISIT TO
[...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of the President's historic visit to Estonia last November, and amidst fervent campaigning for Estonia's parliamentary elections in early March. 2. (SBU) Fore [...]
2007-02-01 15:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL EN
07TBILISI2012GEORGIA MISSILE ATTACK UPDATE -- AUGUST 10
[...] (C) U.S. military experts arrived August 10 to review the evidence related to the August 6 missile impact in Georgia. Other international experts are expected to arrive in coming days, as the Georgian government begins to put together an international team to provide transparency to the invest [...]
2007-08-10 11:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2075GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 17
[...] (C) Additional international experts are arriving in Georgia to provide further, more specific analysis following up on the International Group of Experts (IGE) report released August 15 (reftel). An OSCE delegation led by former Croatian Foreign Minister Zuzul is also expected in Tbilisi Aug [...]
2007-08-17 12:55:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
07TBILISI2089GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 21
[...] (C) A second round of the International Group of Experts (IGE) has completed a report on the August 6 missile impact, endorsing the conclusions made by earlier experts while providing additional detail and more specific information to confirm that Georgian aircraft could not have fired the mis [...]
2007-08-21 11:52:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OSCE GG
07TBILISI2451GEORGIA GETS IMPROVED RANKINGS ON BUSINESS
[...] Summary: The annual report of the International Financial Corporation (World Bank Group) has moved Georgia up from thirty-seventh to eighteenth place out of 178 surveyed countries in terms of ease of doing business. Georgia is the fifth top reformer country on the list. An annual report by [...]
2007-10-01 10:01:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV PROV GG
07TELAVIV1246ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. PM Olmert's Performance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the US administration has presented Israel and the PA with benchmarks by which the sides will be required to abide, in accordance with [...]
2007-04-27 09:39:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2050ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-03 10:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV930AMBASSADOR SPEAKS AT NGO CONFERENCE, AND OTHER TIP
[...] (U) The Ambassador spoke at the "Hear My Voice" conference on human trafficking at Tel Aviv University on March 21. The conference, which saw the participation of GOI and law enforcement officials, diplomatic representatives from eastern European countries, and numerous NGOs, is part of NGO I [...]
2007-03-26 13:50:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF ASEC KFRD KCRM KWMN ELAB EG
07THEHAGUE1856NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ZEROING IN ON THIRD
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Coalition, Peacekeeping, and Multinational Cooperation Debra Cagan visited The Hague October 2 to discuss potential GONL extension plans regarding its ISAF mission in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. In a series of productive meetings, Cag [...]
2007-10-05 14:11:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
07THEHAGUE1963CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) During the October 19 consultation (at which Iran was noticeably absent),significant progress was made on a draft decision. As a result, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, Del) prepared a new draft to reflect the general consensus achieved during this most meeting. Based on subsequent consu [...]
2007-11-02 18:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1998CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The Twelfth Conference of States Parties (CSP -12) approved a series of decisions to intensify action on Article VII implementation, to continue consultations on specific measures to implement Article XI, and to continue work on the action plan on universality. The Iranian price for allo [...]
2007-11-16 14:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYLY PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2001NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 19-20 (GAERC)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 15, POLOFF delivered reftel points to the Dutch MFA's EU Correspondent, Desiree Kopmels. Also on November 15, Stefan van Wersch, Director for EU external policy, and Rochus Pronk, Deputy EU Correspondent, reviewed Dutch priorities ahead of the November 19-20 GAERC du [...]
2007-11-20 15:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NL EU EAID ETRD
07THEHAGUE2018NETHERLANDS/OSCE: MADRID MINISTERIAL, MD/CFE PROPOSALS
[...] (C//NOFORN) Summary: The GONL does not "expect much" from the upcoming OSCE Madrid ministerial, given too many issues pitting Russia against Europe and the United States, such as Kosovo, the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, and missile defense. MFA OSCE Special Advisor Tony v [...]
2007-11-28 10:43:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREK PGOV PHUM NL OSCE
07THEHAGUE448CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) presided over his final Article VII consultations. Delegations congratulated him for his work over the past year. Amb. Onate (Legal Adviser) then gave a brief summary of the Progress Report (EC-48/DG.10 27 Feb. 2007) noting that the cut-off for new i [...]
2007-03-14 11:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE504CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) What promised to be an uneventful EC-48 on March 13-16 turned into a lengthy session that previewed important, upcoming issues. Iran's tactics have focused the minds of delegations on how to keep Iran from delaying work at future EC sessions. The handling of the Albanian destruction is [...]
2007-03-21 15:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE94NETHERLANDS/EU: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL supports the European Neighborhood Policy but does not want to see it used as a back door to EU candidacy. The Dutch continue to push for Serbian ICTY cooperation and will view warily offers to compensate Serbia for any change in Kosovo's status. Secretary Rice's efforts [...]
2007-01-19 13:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ENRG EUN KPAL MARR PGOV BK IR IS
07TIRANA1054THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, DECEMBER 7 - 14, 2007
[...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS --------------------- [...]
2007-12-14 13:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL SCUL AL
07TIRANA173SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKIG IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Below are Embassy Tirana's responses to the Qepartment's questions about trafficking in persons in Albania. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Albania is a source country for trafficking in person1 but is deemed by various international observer groups to no longer be a significant country of [...]
2007-03-02 15:58:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KQM ELAB CMAE KQRDQ PPEF PREL KJUS
07TIRANA989ALBANIA: READOUT OF NOVEMBER 7 INTERAGENCY
[...] (C) The Interagency Team led by USNATO Ambassador Nuland on November 7 provided clear benchmarks toward NATO integration to Albania's President Topi, Prime Minister Berisha and key Ministers, and a group of Parliamentarians. She explained that the USG and other NATO Allies will start making na [...]
2007-11-14 16:05:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV NATO AL
07TIRANA999ALBANIA COURTS THE NATO ALLIES WITH SUCCESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Albanian officials voice confidence that their accelerated outreach to NATO capitals in recent months has rallied significant support to Albania's NATO candidacy. Although aware no formal decisions have been made and that they are likely to be invited in conjunction wit [...]
2007-11-20 11:07:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AL
07TOKYO2109WHALING: JAPAN SEAMEN'S UNION ON IWC AND NISSHIN MARU
[...] As part of its annual pre-International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting "demarche" to Tokyo embassies, the All Japan Seamen's Union's (JSU) Suezo Kondo, Secretary for the Bureau of Fisheries, and Keiichi Imai of the Kanto Regional Branch visited EST Deputy and EST FSN on May 8 to preview the [...]
2007-05-11 00:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA IWC JA ETRD
07TOKYO2187 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-15 08:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07TOKYO2395 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/29/07
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-29 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
07USEUBRUSSELS3050EU TAKES STEPS TO ADDRESS TURKEY'S ESDP CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary. The EU has proposed a series of nine steps designed to address Turkey's concerns over its role within the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). The steps envisioned consist largely of broader and more frequent consultations. More meaningful changes in Turkey's status wi [...]
2007-10-02 13:41:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN TU
07USNATO103EAPC DISCUSSES KOSOVO, PARTNERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 14
[...] (SBU) The U.S. and UK responded forcefully to Serbian and Russian objections to UN Envoy Ahtisaari's formula for Kosovo's final status at the February 14 Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) session. Ambassadors discussed the outcomes of the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Planning Symposium [...]
2007-02-16 13:24:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PREL EAPC
07USNATO218VCC AND EXPERTS MEETINGS, MARCH 29, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings on March 29, VCC experts reached agreement on procedures for reporting ambiguities related to BRM-1K vehicles and use of GPS during inspections; they will continue to address use of digital cameras to report ambiguities and definition of inspection site. The V [...]
2007-03-30 16:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO295NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 9, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Note: The NAC began with an exchange of views with Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Milososki and Minister of Defense Elenovski on progress made in the context of the Membership Action Plan; reporting on this exchange to follow by septel. End Note. -- Afghanistan: SYG d [...]
2007-05-10 12:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO309NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 16, 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Kosovo: During the NAC, the Turks forcefully drew a line in the sand, linking acceptance of the Transition Directive to acceptable language on NATO/EU relations and to the submission of the Technical Arrangements for NAC approval. -- Afghanistan: Deputy Chairman of the Mili [...]
2007-05-16 17:47:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO348NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT MAY 30 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: The Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) reported that Operation &Adalat8 in northern Kandahar has been delayed and that the Theater Task Force has been redeployed to Operation Achilles to maintain security in the Sangin area. Ambassador Nuland po [...]
2007-06-01 08:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO357NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 6 2007
[...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SYG stated that force generation is a top priority for the Alliance in the run-up to the Defense Ministerial. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) briefed on: next steps in long-term Afghan National Army (ANA) training; support to ESDP police mission in Afgh [...]
2007-06-07 12:35:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO360CROATIAN PM SANADER RECEIVES POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Allies indicated strong support for Croatia's NATO candidacy during a June 6 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) with Croatian PM Sanader, but warned that Croatia should not lose momentum in its reform efforts. Allies focused on the need for Croatia to continue to make [...]
2007-06-11 06:03:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO HR
07USNATO500REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: SPC(R) DISCUSSION OF ANNUAL
[...] (U) USNATO has transmitted Albania's, Croatia's, and Macedonia's Annual National Programs (ANPs) for 2007-2008 to the Department, DOD, Tirana, Zagreb, and Skopje (REFS). The Senior Political Committee Reinforced with Defense Experts (SPC(R)) will take up the ANPs on September 18 (Croatia),Se [...]
2007-09-13 15:50:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MARR AL HR MK
07USNATO542REVIEW AND CONCURRENCE OF HQUSEUCOM 1206 PROPOSAL
[...] This message requests USNATO support for a HQUSEUCOM 1206 proposal entitled Global Stability Operations Training Capability (GSOTC). This proposal will minimize gaps that impede foreign nation's military forces to perform efficiently in Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW),and particul [...]
2007-10-04 08:01:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDAFSN NATO
07USNATO545CROATIA'S ANNUAL NATIONAL PROGRAM RECEIVES GOOD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO's Senior Political Committee (Reinforced) (SPC/R) met with a Croatian delegation on September 18 to review their latest Annual National Program (ANP) for this year's abbreviated Membership Action Plan (MAP) cycle before the April 2008 summit in Bucharest. Allies were general [...]
2007-10-05 10:13:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL CR
07USNATO607NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - NOVEMBER 14, 2007
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG expressed his disappointment with the Amnesty International report on detainees in Afghanistan. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) Eikenberry reported on his visit to Afghanistan, noting among other things the operat [...]
2007-11-16 10:20:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL AF
07USNATO613NATO/VCC NOVEMBER 14 AND 15 MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 14 and 15 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and VCC Experts made progress on several issues, but postponed others until the January VCC. Particular implementation concerns were discussed in regard to the potential Russian CFE suspension where HLTF policy guida [...]
2007-11-21 17:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO648RFG AND READOUT OF VCC AND VCC EXPERTS MEETING -
[...] This is a Request for Guidance. See Para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At the December 19 meeting of the NATO Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC),Allies agreed to allocate and coordinate CFE inspections -- including for Russia -- based on data from the previous Treaty year. Allies also coor [...]
2007-12-20 15:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO95SUBJECT: BACKGROUNDER FOR NATO PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (SBU) We look forward to your visit to Brussels, where your presence will remind Allies once again of the strong Congressional support for the Alliance. Today, NATO is conducting operations on three continents bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan and the Balkans, while supporting peac [...]
2007-02-14 17:26:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDMARR NATO OREP PREL PTER
07USOSCE453OSCE: MADRID MINISTERIAL CROATIA BILAT
[...] (C) Summary: The November 29 bilateral meeting between U/S Burns and Croatian FM Grabar-Kitarovic (and with the participation of State Secretary Biscevic) focused on possible negative security implications for Croatia and the region due to developments in Kosovo and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [...]
2007-12-06 12:21:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALASEC HR CROATIA OSCE PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1012PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Judge Rosalyn Higgins, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),briefed the Security Council on November 2, 2007, a day after she presented the Court's annual report to the General Assembly (reftel). She highlighted decisions rendered by the ICJ in two recent c [...]
2007-11-14 17:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK114SECURITY COUNCIL EXPANSION: WIDE DIFFERENCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly's Open Ended Working Group on Security Council expansion and reform, meeting for the first time this year, accepted GA President Khalifa's suggestion to proceed via five separate consultations on "key issues" related to Council reform. Facilitators will beg [...]
2007-02-09 19:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1168YUGOSLAV AND RWANDA WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS REPORT TO
[...] SUMMARY: The Security Council met December 10 for a briefing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The President and Prosecutor of each tribunal made a statement, as did all Council members and repr [...]
2007-12-14 16:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC ICTY ICTR PHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1210UN: 62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: SOUTH ASIA WRAP
[...] (U) Joe Melrose served as the Senior Area Advisor for the 62nd UN General Assembly for South and Central Asia. The following is his summary of the UNGA as it pertained to South and Central Asia. The South and Central Asian states did not provide the drama of some other regions or even of [...]
2007-12-26 16:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF BG CE IN KG KZ NP PHUM PK PREL TI TX
07USUNNEWYORK1217EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE 62ND UNGA
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador James Gadsden, who served as Senior Area Adviser for Eastern European Affairs to the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) Summary: Most Eastern European states generally supported US priority objectives for the Fall session of the 62nd UNGA [...]
2007-12-26 20:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UNGA AA AM BK BU CY EN GG GR HR
07USUNNEWYORK1218UNGA 62: DEALING WITH WESTERN EUROPE
[...] (U) Robert Smolik served as the Senior Area Adviser for Western Europe during the main session of the 62nd UN General Assembly. The following is his summary of the UNGA as it pertained to the region. 2. (C) Throughout this 62d UN General Assembly our EU partners have not always proven effec [...]
2007-12-27 12:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA US XG XH XT ZB
07USUNNEWYORK511RUSSIA DENIES PROTECTION OF VLASTIMIR DJORDJEVIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Security Council (SC) met June 18 for a briefing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The President and Prosecutor of each tribunal made a statement, as did representatives from all [...]
2007-06-22 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PHUM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK689RUSSIA STIFLES UNSC STATEMENT ON GEORGIAN MISSILE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Russia blocked Security Council consensus on two U.S.-led efforts to have the Council issue a statement of concern over the August 6 crash without detonation of an air-launched missile in Georgia. When the U.S. recrafted the initial Presidential Statement (PRST) criticizing "the [...]
2007-08-17 23:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGG PGOV PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK786UNGA KEEPS TAIWAN UN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION OFF
[...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly met in plenary session September 21 to consider the report of the UN General Committee containing its recommendations for the agenda of the new (62nd) UNGA session which opened September 18. The General Committee had decided not to inscribe the agenda it [...]
2007-09-22 01:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA CH TW
07USUNNEWYORK807OSCE SIDESTEPS GEORGIA IN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's annual briefing before the Security Council on September 28, Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos gave a generalized presentation that barely touched on Georgia. Prompted by Slovakia, Belgium, the UK and the US, Moratinos claimed that the OSCE had [...]
2007-10-01 14:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OSCE
07USUNNEWYORK840UNGA 62 GENERAL DEBATE: SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from 191 member states spoke during the General Debate of the 62nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) from September 25 through October 3, 2007 and covered many themes in common. On Security Council Reform, many countries called for a more representative Co [...]
2007-10-09 23:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK870PRESENTATION OF ANNUAL RWANDA WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL
[...] At a meeting in the plenary of the General Assembly on October 15, 2007, Judges Dennis Byron, President of the ICTR, and Fausto Pocar, President of the ICTY, presented annual reports on the Tribunals. In his remarks to the General Assembly, Judge Byron indicated that the Tribunal's chambers c [...]
2007-10-16 16:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ICTR ICTY
07USUNNEWYORK896U.S. RAPE RESOLUTION: STATE OF PLAY AS OF OCT. 19
[...] (U) Summary: The United States tabled its anti-rape resolution in the UNGA Third Committee on Wednesday. The resolution has attracted considerable opposition from certain African, Middle Eastern, and other delegations who correctly perceive it as targeting, inter alia, the Government of Suda [...]
2007-10-20 01:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI
07USUNNEWYORK969GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Judge Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),presented the Court's annual report at a meeting in the plenary of the General Assembly on November 1, 2007. He briefly outlined recent developments at the Court and spoke about the importance of con [...]
2007-11-07 19:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA UNSC
07VATICAN96HOLY SEE EMPHASIZES BALANCE BETWEEN JUSTICE AND
[...] (C) Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with officials from the Holy See and from Vatican-affiliated NGO Sant'Egidio May 22 regarding war crimes issues. The Holy See concurred with Williamson's assessment that a one-size-fits-all approach was sub-optimal when addre [...]
2007-06-13 14:11:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KAWC SOCI VT RW BY SU CG
07VIENNA1054OMV CONFIRMS GAS DEAL WITH IRAN
[...] (SBU) OMV Spokesman Thomas Huemer confirmed to us on April 23 that the Austrian energy company had signed a "Heads of Agreement" with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to participate in the further development of the South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf. Huemer added that Iranian pr [...]
2007-04-23 14:39:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV ETTC AU IR
07VIENNA1068(ILSA) OMV REVEALS DETAILS OF IRANIAN GAS DEAL
[...] (C) Ambassador met separately on April 24 with OMV CEO Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer and with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Political Director, Thomas Mayr-Harting, to convey the USG's strong disapproval of OMV's recent Heads of Agreement with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to participa [...]
2007-04-25 12:02:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR
07VIENNA1239AUSTRIA: RESPONSE ON INFORMATION EXCHANGE AT
[...] (C) EconPolOff discussed reftel demarche on May 9 with Alexander Benedict from the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Department of Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation and urged the GoA to make a presentation at the upcoming Australia Group (AG) Plenary meeting. Benedict mentioned that [...]
2007-05-11 13:57:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CBW AU
07VIENNA1414AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: May 29, 2007
[...] The head of the parliamentary committee looking into the purchase of Eurofighter jets for Austria's armed forces, Peter Pilz, has accused the People's Party of "blocking" the inquiry. Pilz harshly criticized as an "ultimatum to Parliament" the OeVP's demand that the committee's hearings and int [...]
2007-05-29 13:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA144Who's Who in the Gusenbauer Cabinet
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 10:10:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA147Who's Who in the Gusenbauer Cabinet
[...] (SBU) President Heinz Fischer swore in the new Austrian Cabinet on January 11. The Social Democrats (SPO) and People's Party (OVP) each 7 ministers and three state secretaries, reflecting the closeness of the October 2006 election results (SPO with 35.3% and OVP with 34.3%). On the SPO side, [...]
2007-01-23 10:32:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU
07VIENNA187THE GUSENBAUER GOVERNMENT'S COALITION PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) On January 16, Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer presented the government program of the Grand Coalition between the Social Democratic (SPO) and the People,s Party (OVP) to parliament. Stressing his vision of a &more social Austria,8 Gusenbauer outlined a program that primarily represents a [...]
2007-01-25 16:31:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AU
07VIENNA2340AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 05, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-05 13:20:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO AU
07VIENNA2423NABUCCO MOVING FORWARD, BUT STILL LOOKING FOR
[...] (C) OMV Gas CEO Werner Auli told Acting DCM and EconUnit Chief on September 11 that the Nabucco gas pipeline project was moving forward, with the imminent announcement of a 6th shareholder and the appointment of an EU Nabucco Coordinator to "manage Brussels." Auli argued that Nabucco had the [...]
2007-09-17 12:43:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV AU
07VIENNA2692007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR
[...] Following is the 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, [...]
2007-02-06 12:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC
07VIENNA2853AUSTRIA'S BAUMGARTEN GAS HUB AND GAZPROM INTERESTS IN
[...] (SBU) OMV Gas executives recently confirmed to Emboffs that Gazprom will become a 50% operator in OMV's Central European Gas Hub (CEGH),which is actually a web-based trading platform in operation since 2005 offering commercial, logistical, and auctioneering services to gas traders. OMV maint [...]
2007-11-27 10:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PGOV EPET AU
07VIENNA2960AUSTRAIN EDUCATION MINISTER RECOMMENDS BILINGUAL
[...] Following a December 13 summit of more than 100 education officials and experts to discuss planned reforms of the Austrian school system, Education Minister Claudia Schmied (Social Democrat Party) proposed that the integration of immigrant children could be enhanced by teaching certain subjects [...]
2007-12-17 15:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM AU
07VIENNA370TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR'S
[...] (C) 1. SUMMARY: Bernhard Wrabetz, the Diplomatic Advisor to new Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, told DCM and visiting EUR/AGS Director Moon that the Chancellor's foreign policy will feature marked continuity with his predecessor's. Austria will continue to work through the EU and mu [...]
2007-02-13 10:10:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU
07VIENNA532AUSTRIA: SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the seventh annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 27. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination P [...]
2007-03-01 15:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB AU
07VILNIUS129LITHUANIA SANGUINE ABOUT ICELANDIC PEACEKEEPER
[...] (C) We met with Ambassador-at-Large Gediminas Serksnys February 20 to encourage the GOL to demarche Iceland against the withdrawal of its mobile patrol team from Afghanistan at the end of April 2007. Serksnys expressed only mild disappointment at the loss of the Mobile Liaison Observation Tea [...]
2007-02-23 13:39:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IC AF LH DA HR UK CA NATO
07WARSAW1147POLAND'S NAIMSKI TELLS DAS BRYZA KRAKOW SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Poland's Deputy Minister of Economy Piotr Naimski told visiting DAS Bryza that the Krakow Summit had four important results: The governments reached a political decision that a Caspian-Odessa-Brody-Plock-Gdansk (COBPG) oil pipeline should be constructed and that an Intergovernme [...]
2007-05-16 08:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ECON PREL PO KZ UR LI AJ GG RS
07ZAGREB100CROATIA INTRODUCES SURCHARGES ON RECORDABLE
[...] Summary: Croatia has implemented a system of surcharges on recordable media (CDs, DVDs, burners, etc.) in an effort to offset the losses to the entertainment industry from digital piracy. The new system of surcharges went into effect on January 1, 2007 and is evaluated bi-monthly to assess [...]
2007-01-29 15:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD HR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
07ZAGREB1000WITNESSES FAIL TO APPEAR AT WAR CRIMES ICTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The ICTY prosecutor's office (OTP) has sent a strongly-worded letter to the GOC's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) expressing concern about the progress of the Ademi-Norac war crimes case, which resumed again the week of October 29. To date, about 45 percent of witnesses for [...]
2007-11-07 13:14:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KAWC HR
07ZAGREB1006OSCE: CAN WE CLOSE THE CROATIA MISSION?
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 09:15:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL HR
07ZAGREB1009CROATIAN RESPONSE ON MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT
[...] (C) PolOff reviewed reftel points with Ambassador Mario Horvatic, Croatia's IAEA Governor, on November 8. Horvatic said that Croatia agrees that the IAEA Work Plan could represent a positive step toward resolution of the crisis, but "only if Iran implements its commitments." He appreciated ou [...]
2007-11-14 12:48:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR HR IAEA AORC
07ZAGREB101GOC COMMITTED TO ADRIATIC LNG PROJECT
[...] (C) Summary: Croatian Assistant Minister of Economy for Energy Zeljko Tomsic told Econ Off that Croatia remains committed to building an LNG terminal on the Adriatic coast, despite press rumors that the project may be in jeopardy. Tomsic said that the GOC is very concerned about energy securi [...]
2007-01-29 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON HR ENERGY
07ZAGREB1011NATO ROAD SHOW VISIT TO CROATIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: USNATO PermRep Victoria Nuland led an inter-agency "NATO Road Show" visit to Zagreb on November 9. President Mesic, Prime Minister Sanader, Foreign Minister Kitarovic and Defense Minister Roncevic all expressed confidence to the U.S. delegation that Croatia was well-prepared for [...]
2007-11-15 09:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO HR
07ZAGREB1014ELECTIONS 2007 - THE HDZ AT A GLANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of our series of pre-election reporting (REFS A and B),this cable looks at the prospects for the ruling HDZ to remain in power. Less than ten days before November 25 parliamentary (Sabor) elections, the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) remains locked in a dead he [...]
2007-11-16 11:49:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV HR
07ZAGREB1015EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----18 October, met with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) General Police Directorate, Deputy Head of Border Police to present the Coast Guard Toughbook computer donation and finalize coordination of the Coast Guard Port Asset Protection and Security Tra [...]
2007-11-16 14:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB1017CROATIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. FOR IMO COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-19 08:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK HR
07ZAGREB1018LITTLE IMPACT ON CROATIA-MONTENEGRO RELATIONS FROM
[...] (SBU) Discussing the 4 November arrest of Montenegrin Navy Captain Ilija Brcic, Montenegrin First Counselor Vesna Nikcevic told PolOff that she expects Brcic will eventually be extradited to Croatia where he will face a new trial following his 1993 conviction in absentia. Nikcevic claimed the [...]
2007-11-19 14:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR HR MW IT WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB1019(U) DEMARCHE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 08:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA PHUM PREL HR
07ZAGREB1021ELECTIONS 2007: PROFILE OF THE MAIN CHALLENGER --
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable, part of our series (ref A) leading up Croatia's November 25 parliamentary elections, looks at the prospects for the opposition Social Democratic Party, the only serious challenger to the ruling HDZ. Having entered the election season confident it would oust the HDZ, t [...]
2007-11-20 08:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB1024ELECTIONS 2007 - THE DIASPORA VOTE
[...] (U) This cable, the fifth in our series of pre-election reports (reftels),focuses on Croatia's unique institution of diaspora-elected parliamentary seats. With polls predicting a very close race between the ruling Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ) and the opposition Social-Democratic Party [...]
2007-11-20 15:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB1025PRELIMINARY REPORT OF ODIHR LIMITED ELECTION
[...] SUMMARY: The OSCE/ODIHR's Limited Election Observation Mission (LEOM) to Croatia released its interim report on November 20. All indicators point toward free and fair elections conducted in line with the established legal framework, but the report does draw particular attention to the new La [...]
2007-11-21 11:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR OSCE POLITICAL PARTIES ELECTIONS
07ZAGREB1026LUNCHEON WITH PRESIDENT MESIC TO DISCUSS BALKAN
[...] (C) President Mesic, accompanied by his foreign policy advisors Budimir Loncar and Tomislav Jakic, hosted Ambassador Bradtke and POL chief for lunch on November 20. The discussion focused on Loncar's meeting with Serbian President Tadic in Belgrade on November 14. Tadic had floated a proposa [...]
2007-11-21 11:45:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SR BK
07ZAGREB1027CROATIA: RESPONSE FOR INFORMATION ON HOST
[...] (SBU) Embassy Zagreb provides the following responses to reftel request for information regarding Croatia's policies toward and capabilities for collection of biographic and biometric data for terrorist screening purposes. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel. The information provided [...]
2007-11-21 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC DHLS HR
07ZAGREB1028ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 21, 2007
[...] (U) In order to ensure broader distribution to potential readers, Embassy Zagreb is changing the format of its previous email Activity Reports to a weekly cable wrap-up of events at Post in Croatia. Today's cable is the first edition. 2. (U) President Mesic Urges Belgrade to Stop Fomentin [...]
2007-11-21 16:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1029ELECTIONS 2007: WHEN DOES A WIN BECOME A VICTORY?
[...] (SBU) This cable is the final one in Post's series of pre-election reports leading up to Croatia's November 25 parliamentary (Sabor) elections. Polls indicate Croatia's November 25 elections are too close to call. One certainty is that neither of the two largest parties -- the ruling Croatia [...]
2007-11-23 14:04:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB103 OSCE ZAGREB PLANS CLOSURE BY END OF 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: OSCE Zagreb Deputy Head of Mission (and retired FSO) Todd Becker briefed DCM January 22 on plans to bring the substantive work of the Mission to a close by December 31, 2007. HOM Jorge Fuentes was convinced that with a concerted push by both the OSCE and the Croati [...]
2007-01-30 12:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OSCE HR
07ZAGREB1030OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL - DEMARCHE DELIVERY
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic November 20. Simunovic was particularly appreciative of language calling for OSCE to close or minimize its mission in Croatia. This is clearly Zagreb's top priority in Madrid, but Simunovic stressed tha [...]
2007-11-23 14:22:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL PGOV PHUM
07ZAGREB1032CROATIAN RESPONSE ON BILATERAL SOFA LANGUAGE
[...] (U) Croatian FM Grabar-Kitarovic on November 22 sent a letter to the Ambassador stating her "belief" that the language regarding "other appropriate US control" of US personnel (proposed in reftel) and the subsequent explanations (provided in ref emails),is "appropriate...thus contributing to [...]
2007-11-23 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO HR
07ZAGREB1033CROATIAN REACTION TO IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic November 15 and discussed issue with him again November 20. Simunovic agreed that IAEA Director General ElBaradei's report was not one to celebrate, revealing little new information about Iran's current [...]
2007-11-23 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM AORC HR
07ZAGREB1036INITIAL RESULTS OF CROATIA'S ELECTIONS: RULING
[...] (U) With 95 percent of precincts reporting, the unofficial results from Croatia's November 25 parliamentary elections show the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won 61 seats within Croatia, while the rival Social Democratic Party (SDP) won 56. The HDZ has also likely won 5 seats for repr [...]
2007-11-26 12:48:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1040CODEL TANNER - CROATIA STOPS (FEB 21-24, 2008)
[...] Embassy Zagreb welcomes the planned visit of CODEL Tanner to Croatia (Zagreb/Dubrovnik) February 21-24, 2008. 2. Embassy Zagreb control officer for this CODEL will be Political Officer Tom Selinger. (Office: 385-1-661-2260; Fax: 385-1-661-2178; Home: 385-1-467-4396; Cell: 385-91-455-1017; [...]
2007-11-28 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NATO AORC BE FR HR
07ZAGREB1041PAKISTAN NUCLEAR FACILITY: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga requested USG guidance from EconOff November 28 regarding renewal of a services export license for Croatian nuclear scientists to offer technical training in "Sym [...]
2007-11-28 13:50:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL PK HR EXPORT CONTROL
07ZAGREB1043CROATIAN UNEMPLOYMENT DOWN BUT STILL HIGH
[...] SUMMARY: Despite a steady decline in recent years, the Croatian unemployment rate remains high, at 11.8%. One contributing factor is a mismatch between the skills job-seekers have and those employers want. The mismatch stems from two situations: students are pursuing the "wrong" majors, and wor [...]
2007-11-28 16:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB HR
07ZAGREB1044CROATIA 2007 INCSR REPORT - PART II: FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] Below is post's submission per reftel of part II of the INCSR on money laundering. 2. Croatia is a middle income transition economy that is neither a financial center nor a venue of choice for money laundering activities. Tourism and services make up the largest portion of GDP. Croatian [...]
2007-11-29 07:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN HR
07ZAGREB1047ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - NOVEMBER 28, 2007
[...] (SBU) COALITION NEGOTIATIONS GET UNDERWAY IN EARNEST: After the tight result in Croatia's Nov. 25 elections (REF A),the two major parties -- the ruling HDZ and the opposition SDP -- have begun a series of contacts with the handful of available smaller parties in an effort to attract the eleve [...]
2007-11-29 13:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1048HDZ LOOKING MORE LIKELY TO FORM GOVERNING
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: SDP Vice-President Antunovic told the Ambassador on November 28 that her party still believes they "have a chance" to form the government, and have not given up. But other contacts, including SDP advisor Grdesic, increasingly indicate that it is more likely the HDZ w [...]
2007-11-29 14:27:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1049UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR: CROATIA
[...] Summary: Child labor is not a significant problem in Croatia. Croatia has a strong institutional and legal framework for protecting the rights of minors and a good track record of taking action to prevent child labor. Problems are isolated and infrequent and are addressed effectively by author [...]
2007-11-30 12:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID HR
07ZAGREB1050CROATIA TO FOLLOW EU ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] Ref points were delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 29 November 2007. The GOC plans to vote with the EU on all of the referenced UNGA resolutions. BRADTKE [...]
2007-11-30 13:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS
07ZAGREB1052War Crimes Indictee Re-Elected, But Unlikely to Regain
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Right-wing parties suffered defeat at the polls last weekend with the loss of almost two-thirds of their seats in Parliament; however a side issue remains following the re-election of war crimes indictee and regional party leader Branimir Glavas to Parliament. The strong-man of [...]
2007-11-30 14:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC ICTY PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1053Police Make Major Seizures of Heroin, Cocaine
[...] Last week Croatian Police announced the seizure of seven kilograms of heroin in two border searches into Croatia. In one action on 22 November, border police apprehended two Macedonians who were crossing the Serbian-Croatian border at Bajakovo with 2 kilograms of heroin, Heptanon and other nar [...]
2007-11-30 14:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1054MILANOVIC REPLACES JURCIC AS SDP'S CANDIDATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 14:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1060ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
[...] (SBU) COALITION NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE BETWEEN HDZ AND HSS/HSLS GROUP: On December 3, the ruling HDZ began formal talks on a possible coalition agreement with the Croatian Peasants/Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSS/HSLS) group that holds eight parliamentarians. Initial meetings on December 3 [...]
2007-12-05 15:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AMGT HR
07ZAGREB1061CROATIA'S RIGHT-WING - STILL CONSERVATIVE, BUT LESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a stunning blow to right-wing politics across Croatia, the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) lost 7 parliamentary seats in the November 25 parliamentary elections. Despite attempts to repackage itself as a mainstream alternative to the dominant Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ),t [...]
2007-12-06 08:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB1062FM KITAROVIC ON OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) Ambassador and PolChief had lunch on December 5 with FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and State Secretary Hido Biscevic, subsequent to their return from the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid, and to follow up on FM Kitarovic's bilateral meeting there with U/S Burns. 2. (C) Kitarovic and Biscevic sa [...]
2007-12-06 08:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OSCE SR SW BE HR
07ZAGREB1065CROATIA'S FISHING ZONE - A TRAIN WRECK IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS) and its 6 seats in parliament are nearly certain to be a member of any governing coalition formed after Croatia's November 25 elections. The HSS has said a primary condition for its joining any coalition is application of Croatia's Protected Ec [...]
2007-12-06 15:04:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON EFIS SENV PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1068PEASANT PARTY PERSPECTIVE ON COALITION NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) PolChief met with Stanko Grcic, Secretary General of the Croatian Peasants' Party (HSS),to discuss on-going coalition negotiations between the HSS, its electoral partner the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) and the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). The HSS, with six seats in th [...]
2007-12-10 14:03:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1069CROATIAN SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS IN
[...] Ref A points were delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 10 December 2007. The GOC, which supported the resolutions discussed in refs, plans to be present during the Plenary vote in mid-December. BRADTKE [...]
2007-12-10 14:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV UNGA
07ZAGREB1072ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT--DECEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (SBU) COALITION NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, FINAL ELECTION RESULTS DUE DEC. 13: Due to minor irregularities in the first round on November 25, a handful of polling stations around Croatia had to re-run their vote on December 9. The number of voters was too small to have any impact on final results [...]
2007-12-12 15:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1073CROATIAN RESPONSE ON KOSOVO POINTS
[...] (SBU) POL Chief on December 11 delivered reftel points to Neven Pelicaric, Assistant Foreign Minister with responsibility for Southeast Europe and relations with the EU. 2. (C) Pelicaric confirmed what we have heard repeatedly from Croatian officals; Croatia would "not be the very first to d [...]
2007-12-13 10:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR SR KO
07ZAGREB1074Ademi-Norac Trial Transferred from ICTY Continues,
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. The trial of Croatian Army Generals Rahim Ademi and Mirko Norac, the only so-called 11 bis case transferred from the ICTY to Croatia, continued throughout November in Zagreb. The two are the highest-ranking Croatian military officers to be tried for war crimes in do [...]
2007-12-13 13:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC ICTY PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1082PRIME MINISTER SANADER RECEIVES MANDATE TO TRY AND
[...] As forecast in REF A, on December 15 President Stipe Mesic gave the mandate to Prime Minister Ivo Sanader to try and form a new government led by Sanader's HDZ party, based on the results of Croatia's November 25 parliamentary elections. The official final results of the Nov. 25 elections have [...]
2007-12-17 15:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1087NO CHANGE IN PLENARY VOTE ON FUNDING OF DURBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-18 14:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA
07ZAGREB1089ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - DECEMBER 19, 2007
[...] (U) RETURN TO SENDER - CROATIA PROTESTS ITALIAN STAMP: On 12 December 2007 the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration sent a letter of protest to the Italian Republic over the issuance of a postage stamp. The stamp, issued by the Italian Post Office, depicts the Croatia [...]
2007-12-19 13:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1092TWENTY SIX ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION IN LAND
[...] (C) Summary: The Croatian Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime (USKOK) arrested 26 people on December 11 following a year-long corruption sting in the Zagreb land registry office. The accused include six employees of the land registry, several court officials, lawyers [...]
2007-12-20 15:13:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON KCOR HR
07ZAGREB1094CROATIAN ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN SPENDING FIGURES AND
[...] Following the November 25 parliamentary elections in Croatia, Transparency International Croatia (TIH) and GONG, an election monitoring organization, have published their report on campaign spending. During the official campaign season 3 - 23 November, Croatian political parties spent more t [...]
2007-12-21 13:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB1095INAUGURAL MEETING OF CROATIA VISA WAIVER WORKING GROUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November, the Croatian MFA hosted the first meeting of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) Working Group. Embassy participants, including the DCM, Political Counselor, Consul, Econ Officer, and the RSO, presented the requirements for a country to be considered for inclusion in the V [...]
2007-12-21 14:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT PREL KFRD HR
07ZAGREB112CROATIA KEEPS TOURISM INDUSTRY AT THE FOREFRONT
[...] Summary. Croatian officials are proclaiming 2006 as another banner year for tourism while, at the same time, warning the industry not to rest on its laurels and encouraging improvements in existing facilities and infrastructure, green-field investments and creation of new products and services. [...]
2007-02-01 14:05:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EIND HR
07ZAGREB12CROATIA WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON DRONABINOL AND ORIPAVIN
[...] Reftel points were delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department for the United Nations on December 8, 2006. Government of Croatia responded to points on January 4, 2007. As Croatia is in the process of negotiation with the EU regarding beco [...]
2007-01-04 12:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR UNCND UNCRIME HR EU
07ZAGREB122CROATIA AND SLOVENIA AT ODDS OVER MARITIME
[...] (C) Summary: The long-standing dispute between Croatia and Slovenia over their maritime boundary flared up this week when the GOC renewed a 2001 concession to its national oil and gas company INA for exploration in the Northern Adriatic. With rhetoric that was more heated than usual in this [...]
2007-02-02 15:56:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL EWWT ENRG ECON HR SI REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB131SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT RATIFIED, PSI EXERCISE IN
[...] Parliament on February 2 ratified the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Shipboarding Agreement that the GoC had signed with the USG in June 2005. The reciprocal agreement, which facilitates PSI cooperation by establishing contacts and procedures to expedite requests to board and search [...]
2007-02-06 07:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP MNUC HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB133GOC PLANS NEW PRIVATIZATIONS AFTER LONG HIATUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: After being stalled for the past two years, the Croatian government is finally moving forward with the privatization of some of the most problematic assets in the government's still large portfolio. Privatization is unpopular with the Croatian public, which equates the process w [...]
2007-02-06 14:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPRV ECON EINV HR
07ZAGREB137CROATIAN MINISTERS SUPPORT A-3 PROCESS IN TALLINN, OFFER TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At the February 5-6 ministerial meeting in Tallinn of the U.S.-Adriatic Charter members and observers with the three new Baltic NATO members, Croatian Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and Defense Minister Berislav Roncevic expressed the GOC's strong determi [...]
2007-02-08 06:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR NATO HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB143ZAGREB QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - OCTOBER 2006 - JANUARY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 11:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC HR
07ZAGREB145TRADITIONAL SLAVONIAN REGION GEARS UP FOR NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With momentum building toward national elections expected in November, center-left parties in Slavonia, the traditional rural heartland of continental Croatia, seem less active and enthusiastic than those on the right. This could be the result of savvy public relati [...]
2007-02-08 15:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB149CROATIANS FULLY SUPPORTIV ON AHTISAARI PLAN FOR
[...] (C) Drawing on reftel points, DCM February 2 briefed MFA Assistant Minister for Europe Neven Pelicaric about US views on the Ahtisaari proposal on Kosovo's final status. 2. (C) Pelicaric said the GOC would fully support the Contact Group position on the issue. He felt this was an excellent [...]
2007-02-09 14:59:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB158CROATIA OFFERS COMPROMISE ON KEY REFUGEE ISSUES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At a February 2 meeting near Dubrovnik, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian and Montenegrin officials met with OSCE, UNHCR and EC reps to plan the wrap-up of the "Sarajevo Process," a regional approach to refugee issues involving targets set by each country (the individual "R [...]
2007-02-13 09:15:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV HR REFUGEES
07ZAGREB159CROATIAN PROSECUTOR LEADS THE REGION IN "PALIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic told Ambassador Bradtke and Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson on February 7 that he has transferred evidence in five war crimes cases to Belgrade War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic under an October 2006 [...]
2007-02-13 09:56:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM HR WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB163CROATIAN CENTRAL BANK MOVES TO LIMIT CREDIT GROWTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Increasingly concerned by high credit growth, Croatia's Central Bank moved recently to further limit lending by the country's banks. The new measures aim to limit credit growth to 12 percent annually, a significant drop from the 20 percent plus growth of the last several years. [...]
2007-02-13 15:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HR
07ZAGREB164NEW VIGOR IN CROATIA IPR ENFORCEMENT
[...] Summary and Comment: The number of criminal charges brought by the Croatian Ministry of Interior for violations of IPR statutes rose 89% in 2006. Although Croatia's legal framework for IPR protection is in accordance with international standards, enforcement has often lagged. The fact that mo [...]
2007-02-13 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KIPR HR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
07ZAGREB167PRESIDENTIAL SPARRING IN THE PRESS OVER ANNUAL
[...] (SBU) In a sharply worded statement February 12, Croatian President Mesic expressed "unpleasant surprise" at Italian President Napolitano's remarks at the annual February 10 Italian commemoration of ugly WWII-era massacres of Italians by Yugoslav anti-fascist Partisans. The Croatian press in [...]
2007-02-14 14:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL IT HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB168CROATIAN PRESIDENT SUPPORTS AHTISAARI PLAN FOR
[...] (U) Ambassador met July 13 with President Stjepan Mesic to discuss the Ahtisaari plan for Kosovo final status. Other issues covered septel. 2. (C) The Ambassador began by noting that he had been in touch with US Kosovo envoy Frank Wisner, who had expressed appreciation for presidential f [...]
2007-02-14 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR YI REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB173AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NATO, PROPERTY RESTITUTION,
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met July 13 with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic to discuss Afghanistan, NATO, property restitution, and commercial issues. Their discussion of Kosovo and the Italy-Croatia dispute on Italian victims of Partisan atrocities during WWII are covered septel. NATO Preparations [...]
2007-02-15 14:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD CASC HR AF NATO KIDE
07ZAGREB175BREAKTHROUGH ON PATENT LINKAGE IN CROATIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Croatian State Intellectual Property Office signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the State Drug Agency on February 15, initiating cooperation on intellectual property protection for the first time. This agreement, which came about after extensive Embassy [...]
2007-02-16 12:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR HR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
07ZAGREB178EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----04 January, met with Minister of Interior (MoI),Deputy Head, Border Police (BP) Directorate, to discuss the FBI Terrorism and WMD Proliferation and Coast Guard Port Security trainings scheduled for January and February respectively, along with pl [...]
2007-02-16 15:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB182AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PROPERTY RESTITUTION, EXTRADITION, AND
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met February 15 with Croatian Justice Minister Ana Lovrin to discuss property restitution, negotiations on a new extradition treaty between the U.S. and Croatia, and witness support. Property Restitution 2. (SBU) The Ambassador reminded Lovrin of their July 2006 discussi [...]
2007-02-20 13:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KIDE KTIA CJAN CASC HR
07ZAGREB183CROATIA 2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: In light of the recent establishment of a mechanism of patent linkage and improving enforcement of IPR generally, Post recommends that Croatia be removed from the Special 301 Watch List this year. Special 301 was a useful tool for effecting improvements in Cr [...]
2007-02-20 13:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR HR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
07ZAGREB184STABILITY PACT TRANSITION ENGAGES THE SEECP
[...] (U) Summary: The February 14-15 meeting of the Stability Pact transition Institutions Working Group (IWG) in Zagreb successfully resolved most fundamental issues related to the creation of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) as the successor regional structure to replace the Stability Pact [...]
2007-02-21 06:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU
07ZAGREB189HOST COUNTRY PRACTICE SURVEY: CROATIA HAS NO EXPERIENCE
[...] The Croatian Government recognizes the obligations of Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. MFA does routinely notify the Embassy of the arrest or detention of American citizens, though there may be a delay of several days between the detention and our receipt of MFA's not [...]
2007-02-22 09:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDCASC HR
07ZAGREB19EMBASSY ZAGREB RESPONSE TO DOGGETT AMENDMENT INQUIRY
[...] In response to reftel, there has been (1) no support of Croatia's tobacco control efforts, (2) no cases where post took action on behalf of tobacco or tobacco products, (3) no cases of tobacco industry requesting assistance from the U.S. Embassy and (4) no documents related to specific measures [...]
2007-01-08 12:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD HR
07ZAGREB193MFA HIGHLIGHTS NATO PUBLIC EDUCATION PLAN AT JOINT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 14:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM PGOV PREL
07ZAGREB197CROATIA'S FURTHER EXTENSION OF INTERNATIONAL POLICE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 14:59:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCRM HR IZ
07ZAGREB198BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: END-USER CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 15:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC HR EXPORT CONTROL
07ZAGREB202MARCH 2 ZAGREB MINISTERIAL TO ENDORSE NEW COOPERATIVE
[...] Croatian MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic previewed for the diplomatic corps February 26 the upcoming March 2 South East Europe Cooperative Process (SEECP) Foreign Ministerial. His presentation was brief but emphasized that regional relations have matured sufficiently to permit regional [...]
2007-02-27 06:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON HR
07ZAGREB208ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. In 2006, Croatia was ranked as tier two and Post recommends retaining that ranking for the current reporting period. The Government of Croatia (GOC) continued to improve its cooperation with NGOs to identify and ass [...]
2007-03-01 14:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
07ZAGREB218CROATIAN PM NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT USG HOPES FOR
[...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met March 2 with PM Ivo Sanader to discuss the way ahead on Bosnian constitutional reform, promoting the existing package of US-brokered reform measures as laid out in ref A. 2. (C) Sanader said the USG-supported revisions would not succeed and would be a divisive ele [...]
2007-03-05 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PINR BK EUN HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB219CROATIAN ICJ STRATEGY AFTER BIH VERDICT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: While the Croatian media reacted with outrage to the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling finding Serbia not responsible for genocide in BiH, official GoC reaction has been decidedly measured. While still waiting for the ICJ to accept its own genocide [...]
2007-03-05 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KAWC PGOV HR WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB220 SEECP FOREIGN MINISTERS MOVE POSITIVELY ON STABILITY PACT
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The March 2 SEECP Foreign Ministers meeting in Zagreb saw positive movement on the Stability Pact transition process to a new SEECP-led regional cooperation framework. The Ministers approved a methodology for selecting both the new Secretary General and the location [...]
2007-03-06 07:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB224EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----02 February, accompanied the Minister of Interior (MoI),Deputy Head, Border Police (BP) Directorate, to Slovonia to meet with Osijek and Vinkovci District Chiefs to discuss border issues and monitor the opening session of the MoI Sensor Deploymen [...]
2007-03-06 12:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB225CROATIAN PM TELLS AMBASSADOR CROATIA SUPPORTS
[...] (C) During a meeting on other subjects (septel) March 2, Croatian PM Ivo Sanader told the Ambassador that Croatia completely supported the Ahtisaari plan on Kosovo's final status. Belgrade was upset with the GOC over their public support for Ahtisaari, which Sanader said he regretted, but San [...]
2007-03-06 12:50:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN HR YI REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB227ICTY SEES LOCAL NGOS AS CREDIBLE TRIAL MONITORS
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Croatian NGOs Documenta and the Center for Peace, Nonviolence, and Human Rights discussed their recently released annual war crimes trial monitoring report with judicial officials at a March 3 roundtable in Zagreb. Panelists, including a judge, a prosecutor, a law pro [...]
2007-03-06 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KAWC PGOV HR WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB243MORE COORDINATION AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING BUT
[...] (C) Summary: The recent establishment of an inter-ministerial working group on money laundering is a positive development in Croatia's weak institutional framework for tackling economic crime. The aim of the new working group, comprised of eleven different ministries, agencies and offices is [...]
2007-03-09 10:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KCOR KTFN HR
07ZAGREB258CROATIA NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH MONTENEGRO
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Since Montenegro's independence in 2006, Croatian leaders have moved quickly to normalize relations with Podgorica. This positive dialogue intensified in 2007 with official visits to Montenegro by PM Ivo Sanader and Speaker of Parliament Vladimir Seks, and was capped [...]
2007-03-16 10:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC MW HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB259LIBYA: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Agency Alan, the MoD's arms marketing agency, has unofficially approached Post seeking guidance on conventional arms sales to Libya. Alan General Manager Ivan Nekic told PolOff February 28 that he believes the L [...]
2007-03-16 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL LY HR ARMS CONTROL
07ZAGREB262AUSTRALIA GROUP: CROATIAN GRATEFUL FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 12:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CBW ETTC HR
07ZAGREB264ANTI-TIP TRAINING FOR CROATIAN JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Embassy Zagreb and the Government of Croatia (GOC) are working together to train Croatian prosecutors and judges in preventing and prosecuting trafficking in persons (TIP) crimes. Two specialized seminars for trial and investigative judges, as well as for prosecutors, were [...]
2007-03-19 13:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM KWMN HR TRAFFICKING
07ZAGREB265NATO ROUNDTABLE REFLECTS ENTIRE NGO SPECTRUM
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Nearly 20 local NGOs and a dozen leading academics debated the pros and cons of Croatia's NATO candidacy at a March 13 roundtable organized by DEFIMI, a scientific research NGO focused on defense and security issues which receives some government funding. Participating NGO [...]
2007-03-19 14:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB275CROATIA PROMOTES REGIONAL COOPERATION FOR TRANSPORT OF
[...] (U) The Croatian State Institute for Radiation Protection, and the Office for Nuclear Safety, organized a March 20-21 meeting of representatives from Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia to discuss cooperation in the control of transport of heavy metal waste a [...]
2007-03-22 14:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETTC HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB28CROATIAN ANTI-TIP EFFORTS PAY OFF IN 2006; 1 TIP and 2
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As part of the Government of Croatia's coherent and well-structured approach to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP),GOC successfully prosecuted several trafficking cases, increasing the numbers of TIP and TIP-related convictions to five in 2006. Embassy Zagreb commends G [...]
2007-01-09 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL HR TRAFFICKING
07ZAGREB284CROATIA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-23 14:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ZI HR HUMAN RIGHTS
07ZAGREB285Commerce DAS Dyck meets Croatian Ministers of Economy and
[...] SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Paul Dyck discussed possible investment opportunities in Croatia with Croatia's Minister of Economy and Minister of Finance. Dyck also commended Croatia for its economic progress, notably in working to resolve IPR issues. He also raised concerns e [...]
2007-03-26 05:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV HR
07ZAGREB292RIGHT-WING COALITION WINS PLURALITY IN EARLY LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: A coalition of three parties ranging from the far-right Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) to the center-right Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) and the moderate Croatian Social-Liberal Party (HSLS) won 10 of 25 seats in local elections held March 18 in Slavonski Brod. The gr [...]
2007-03-27 11:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB294CROATIA FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 15:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PARM AORC KNNP IAEA MNUC UNSC IR HR
07ZAGREB313AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; STATE-DOD CONTACTS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 12:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU ECON MARR MASS CASC EAGR
07ZAGREB317CROATIAN PM'S "SUCCESSFUL" VISIT TO SARAJEVO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Croatian PM Ivo Sanader and the Croatian press are portraying his March 29-30 official visit to Sarajevo as a success, pointing to a "good atmosphere", agreements on dual citizenship and border control, and potential rapprochement between dueling Bosnian Croat political parties. [...]
2007-04-03 15:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR BH
07ZAGREB349EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----01 March, attended a meeting called by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Ambassador at Large, which also included Customs Directorate and Ministry of Economy representatives to discuss the topics for inclusion in the Chemical Weapons Conventio [...]
2007-04-11 14:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB35CROATIA SUPPORTIVE ON IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Croatia's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Bilateral Cooperation Ivica Tomic, who said Croatia supports President Bush's effort to ensure a positive future for Iraq. He added that Croatia will continue to contribute to Iraq's progress accordin [...]
2007-01-11 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ HR
07ZAGREB353OPPOSITION LEADER RESIGNS
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Former Prime Minister Ivica Racan resigned April 11 as president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP),Croatia's largest opposition party, due to health reasons. After weeks of increasingly bleak cancer diagnoses, his departure is not unexpected, but coming just seven mon [...]
2007-04-12 13:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB356CROATIA REQUESTS EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS
[...] Summary: In response to reftel, Post supports a request from the Government of Croatia (GoC) to host Embassy Science Fellows in 2007. Post has received eight proposals from seven scientific institutions, with a commitment from the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and the University of [...]
2007-04-12 15:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL SENV AMGT OTRA APER HR
07ZAGREB358 SALE OF CROATIAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT
[...] PolOff delivered ref A points March 29 to Ivan Nekic, general manager of Agencija Alan, MOD's arms marketing branch, and MFA head of Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga. Both were pleased by USG position. Nekic reported that he did not know if an actual tender was open bu [...]
2007-04-13 14:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MARR LY HR
07ZAGREB359CONTINUED SERVICE BY CROATIAN POLICE AT THE JORDAN INTL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-13 14:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PINR SNAR KCRM JO HR
07ZAGREB365EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----01 March, attended a meeting called by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Ambassador at Large, which also included Customs Directorate and Ministry of Economy representatives, to discuss the topics for inclusion in the Chemical Weapons Conventi [...]
2007-04-16 11:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB372INDICTMENT ISSUED FOR 1991 MURDERS OF SERB CIVILIANS
[...] (U) The Osijek County Office of the State Prosecutor issued a preliminary indictment April 16 against seven persons charged with war crimes (the murder of civilians on the banks of the Drava River in 1991, the so-called "Sellotape case"). The indictment charges Branimir Glavas, a far-right lo [...]
2007-04-17 06:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KAWC HR
07ZAGREB380JUSTICE AND INTERIOR MINISTERS TO CONTINUE REGIONAL
[...] (U) In its capacity as Chair-in-office of the SouthEast Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP),Croatia hosted an April 13 conference of SEECP justice and interior ministers in Zagreb to discuss regional co-operation in judicial reform and combating cross-border crime and illegal migration. Prime [...]
2007-04-18 06:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB389ICRC CLOSES IN CROATIA, BUT SEARCH FOR THE MISSING
[...] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) formally closed its door in Croatia on April 13, after being present in the country for more than 15 years. Although its regional office in Budapest will continue to follow developments in tracing missing persons in Croatia, the ICRC databas [...]
2007-04-19 14:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB395NATO OUTREACH IN HIGH GEAR, CROATIAN PUBLIC
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: After a slow start, the GoC's NATO public education campaign is moving into high gear. Head of MFA's NATO Office Neven Mikec highlighted the GoC's now crowded public outreach calendar with Embassy PolOff, PAO, and DATT at April 12 joint communications working group sessio [...]
2007-04-20 16:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO KPAO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB399OSCE MISSION HEAD OPTIMISTIC ON CLOSURE, FLEXIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-23 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OSCE HR REGIONAL AFFAIRS
07ZAGREB404PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CONFIRMS PUTIN CROATIA VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Tomislav Jakic, Foreign Policy Advisor to Croatian President Mesic, confirmed in an April 23 meeting with DCM that Russian President Putin will visit Croatia June 23-24. The centerpiece of the visit will be a regional energy summit that the GOC has organized, inviting heads of st [...]
2007-04-24 14:33:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG HR RS
07ZAGREB407CROATIA'S INA: OTHER SOURCES EXIST FOR LNG
[...] (C) Summary: Following up on reports of Austrian OMV's LNG deal with Iran, Econ Off spoke to Stevo Kolundzic, Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Croatia's national oil and gas company INA about the reports. Kolundzic said that there are many other potential sources of LNG for the Croatian proj [...]
2007-04-25 12:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON HR IR
07ZAGREB408(C) CROATIAN PM CONSIDERS INVITING KARZAI
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Prime Minister Ivo Sanader told Ambassador April 25 that he was considering inviting Afghan President Karzai to the July 6-7 "Croatia Summit" - the second annual such conference with a Euro-Atlantic integration theme. PM Sanader and Croatian President [...]
2007-04-25 14:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO HR AF
07ZAGREB422NEW FORWARD ON IRAQ: CROATIA'S CONTRIBUTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: While politically unable to make direct troop contributions to operations in Iraq, the GoC has offered weapons and training courses to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) (ref C),provides police trainers to the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC) [...]
2007-04-30 11:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB427 STABILITY PACT TRANSITION: SEECP AGREES ON RCC SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Stability Pact-SEECP meetings April 24-25 in Zagreb yielded consensus on the final institutional documents related to the creation of the proposed Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) as the successor to the Stability Pact in early 2008. Consensus with respect to the nomination [...]
2007-05-02 13:09:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI
07ZAGREB431END OF AN ERA: DEATH OF OPPOSITION LEADER AND FORMER PRIME
[...] (U) Ivica Racan - the first and so far only President of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) -- died April 29 of cancer at the age of 63. Three weeks earlier, Racan resigned as SDP president, after his health took a turn for the worse. While his funeral will be a private event, hund [...]
2007-05-03 06:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB438CROATIA ON ZIMBABWE'S BID FOR CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE UNCSD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 14:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV AORC PREL UNSCD ZI HR
07ZAGREB444CROATIA SUPPORTS US WMO POSITION
[...] Summary: The Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service (DHMZ) is actively involved with the World Meteorological Organization, plans to attend the upcoming Congress and supports the US position on strengthening the WMO in its intended capacity. End Summary. 2. Econoff spoke with Ivan [...]
2007-05-08 06:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY WMO HR
07ZAGREB449IRAQI MP EYES CROATIA AS POST-CONFLICT MODEL
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: An Iraqi Member of Parliament and close relative of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Ms. Ala Talabani, visited Croatia April 20-27 in search of a successful post-conflict model to further promote human rights, strengthen the role of NGOs, and develop women's rights in Iraq. [...]
2007-05-09 15:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KWMN HR IZ
07ZAGREB45AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JANUARY 26 INFORMAL NATO
[...] (C) Drawing on Ref A, the Ambassador discussed Afghanistan with Croatian Foreign Minister Grabar-Kitarovic on January 17. The Ambassador stressed the challenges that NATO would face with the spring thaw in Afghanistan and the importance of allies and partners delivering on promises made on A [...]
2007-01-17 15:19:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF PK HR
07ZAGREB450CROATIA TO BACK SLOVENIA, WILL SNUB BELARUS AT MAY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-09 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC HR HUMAN RIGHTS
07ZAGREB453PRM Ambassador's Fund for Refugees - Croatia Projects
[...] After consultation with UNHCR and other partners, Post is pleased to propose two projects for PRM's Ambassadors Fund for Refugees. The projects listed below do not receive other donor funding and would provide immediate assistance to vulnerable populations in Croatia. If approved, Post has the [...]
2007-05-10 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV HR
07ZAGREB455UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) ELECTION - CROATIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 14:45:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC HR
07ZAGREB459EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----14-15 April, attended the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Customs Authorities Workshop in Cavtat. As requested, a presentation was made on the topic of "The Role of Customs in Achieving Effective Enforcement Export Controls". This theme was r [...]
2007-05-10 15:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB46CROATIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed respectable economic growth over the last few years, accompanied by low inflation, a stable exchange rate and growth in the tourism sector. At the same time, the government has undertaken several initiatives aimed at streamlining the bureaucracy in an effort to [...]
2007-01-17 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC
07ZAGREB460ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAN FRIED'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried met April 5 with Croatian PM Sanader, President Mesic, and FM Grabar-Kitarovic to exchange views on Croatia's NATO aspirations, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and other regional issues. 2.(U) A/S Fried and Ambassador met April 5 with PM Ivo San [...]
2007-05-10 16:03:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN NATO HR YI BK OSCE
07ZAGREB465CROATIA SENDS DELEGATION TO WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to the Office of International Cooperation of Croatia's Ministry of Health and Welfare. Dr. Inga Deolo, director of international cooperation, said she and State Secretary of Health Dr. Ante-Zvonimir Golem plan to attend the SIPDIS convention in Geneva May 1 [...]
2007-05-11 15:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO HR
07ZAGREB472REFUGEE RETURN: KEY TO OSCE MISSION CLOSURE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Facing intensifying pressure from the international community to make additional tangible progress on refugee issues, the GOC has established and clarified program benchmarks for this year. With OSCE mission closure high on the GOC's priority list, the GOC has put [...]
2007-05-15 10:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF OSCE HR
07ZAGREB475NUCLEAR MEASURING EQUIPMENT TO INDIA: GOC SEEKS
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga requested USG guidance from PolOff May 10 regarding a pending export license application from Croatian company "Sistemprojekt" to export a CryoBIND T magnetic ac [...]
2007-05-15 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL IN HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB481 CROATIA UNDECIDED ON PARTICIPATION IN MAY 31-JUNE 1
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-17 13:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN RS HR
07ZAGREB490CROATIA JOINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] The GOC has responded in the affirmative to reftel request. On May 15, 2007, Embassy received diplomatic note No. 2276/07 relaying Croatia's support for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. 2. Text of the note follows: (complimentary opening) The Republic of Croatia consid [...]
2007-05-21 06:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL HR
07ZAGREB507PRESIDENT'S A-3 LUNCH SCENESETTER - SANADER
[...] (C) Still enjoying the afterglow of his highly successful White House visit last October, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader is very much looking forward to seeing President Bush again at the A-3 leaders lunch in Tirana June 10. The PM views his relationship with the President as key to Croatia's int [...]
2007-05-23 15:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO HR
07ZAGREB51ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT MESIC TO VISIT KOSOVO AND
[...] (C) President Mesic's Special Advisor for International Relations Budimir Loncar told the Ambassador January 17 that he will travel to Kosovo next week to have discussions with Albanian and Serb leaders. This trip, according to Loncar, resulted from a visit to Zagreb by a group of Serb mayors [...]
2007-01-18 13:18:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC HR
07ZAGREB512SOCIAL DEMOCRATS LINE UP TO LEAD PARTY INTO NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Croatia's Social Democratic Party (SDP) will choose a new leader at the June 2 party conference, to replace Ivica Racan, the former PM who died last month. The candidates are Zelka Antunovic, former deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister; Milan Bandic, current ma [...]
2007-05-25 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB514CROATIA RATIFIES CEFTA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-25 13:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL HR
07ZAGREB524CROATIA ENTHUSIASTICALLY INAUGURATES NEW REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As Chair of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP),the GOC hosted a May 11 Zagreb Summit to strengthen regional cooperation by establishing a Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) under SEECP auspices to replace the Stability Pact in early 2008. Coinciding w [...]
2007-05-30 15:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB530 CROATIA AND THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] Pol Counselor delivered reftel information to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Director of MFA PSI Non-proliferation Department on May 30, 2007. Explanatory notes, calendar and the plan of work (received by e-mail from ISN/WMDT on May 23) were delivered to the same office on May 24. Ms. Bujas-Juraga note [...]
2007-05-31 14:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC PARM PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB546MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY ELECTS YOUTHFUL NEW LEADER
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. Zoran Milanovic is the new President of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP). A youthful 41 years old, this former diplomat defeated acting party president and former defense minister Zeljka Antunovic in the second round of voting by 828 to 675 votes of dele [...]
2007-06-04 15:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB551CROATIAN PM SEEKS CLOSURE OF ZAGREB OSCE MISSION,
[...] (C) MFA State Secretary Hidajet Biscevic gave Ambassador May 31 a "confidential" non-paper (text para 8) advocating closure of the Croatia OSCE mission and proposing a mechanism to ensure that war crimes trials are monitored. 2. (C) The non-paper commits the GOC to fulfill remaining obliga [...]
2007-06-05 15:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE KAWC HR
07ZAGREB56EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----04 December, Participated in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) presentation of the findings of the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Survey of Croatia. The findings revealed the presence of approximately 968,000 weapons in civilian [...]
2007-01-19 14:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB565U/S NICHOLAS BURNS' MAY 10-11 MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns visited Zagreb May 10-11 to consult with Croatian leaders and attend the Summit of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (septel). He met with PM Sanader, President Mesic, and FM Grabar-Kitarovic, and had several bilatera [...]
2007-06-08 13:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAIR OSCE NATO HR YI BK SR
07ZAGREB582EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----4 May, attended the EU Regional Code of Conduct Workshop coordinated by SIPRI and BAFA. The workshop provided a forum for networking and coordination among regional states and EU member states to aid effective development of their respective Muni [...]
2007-06-14 06:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB593SIX ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION AT PRIVATIZATION FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Six employees of the Croatian Privatization Fund (Fund) were arrested June 16 on charges of corruption. The accused, who include three of the Fund's vice presidents, were netted in a year-long sting operation conducted by the Police and the State Prosecutor's Office [...]
2007-06-19 06:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN KCRM HR
07ZAGREB596CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON PUTIN VISIT,
[...] (C) DCM met with Tomislav Jakic, foreign policy advisor to Croatian President Mesic, on June 15 to discuss Russian President Putin's upcoming visit to Zagreb. Putin will visit Zagreb on June 24 to participate in a "Regional Energy Summit" organized by President Mesic's office. DCM inquired ab [...]
2007-06-19 10:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL HR RS
07ZAGREB597CROATIA: WIPO DG SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-19 10:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR WIPO HR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
07ZAGREB602PROSECUTOR BACKS UP WAR CRIMES ARRESTS IN VUKOVAR
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Vukovar police arrested six ethnic Serbs June 5 on suspicion of involvement in the torture of soldiers and civilians in the village of Luzac in 1991. Local Serb politicians claimed the arrests were politically motivated and called on Post and others in the internati [...]
2007-06-21 15:53:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KAWC PGOV HR WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB603SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION
[...] Post and resident EUCOM representative fully support the proposal in reftel to allot $325,000 of FY 07 1206 funding for Croatian Joint Deployment Interoperability and Readiness Training and English Language Training for Deployment. 2. The proposed Joint Deployment Interoperability and Readin [...]
2007-06-21 16:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PREL HR
07ZAGREB608PRESIDENT OF MONTENEGRO VIEWS ON KEY ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a relaxed June 22 lunch in Podgorica with Charge Barnes and visiting Ambassador Bradtke, Montenegro President Vujanovic discussed bilateral, regional, and domestic issues. Vujanovic, who had just returned from the Southeastern Europe Energy Summit in Zagreb, described Rus [...]
2007-06-26 15:01:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR MW
07ZAGREB612EMPLOYMENT ISSUE BIGGER THAN MINORITY ELECTIONS
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Minority Council elections held June 17 in 20 counties, 57 cities and 68 municipalities brought out only eight percent of eligible voters and did little to change the public impression that ethnic minority councils are largely symbolic. These bodies, created to advance [...]
2007-06-27 13:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM HR
07ZAGREB618CROATIA COMMITTED TO NATO REFORM RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador, DCM, and PolOff delivered ref A points during week of June 18 to FM Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Asst DefMin Igor Pokaz, and MFA NATO Office Director Neven Mikec respectively. GoC representatives were grateful for USG support and guidance and emphasized com [...]
2007-06-28 13:32:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB620ZAGREB ENERGY SUMMIT: ALL TALK, NO SUBSTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Zagreb Energy Summit, held on June 24 and attended by Russian President Putin and South East European leaders garnered substantial media attention here, but brought little new to the discussion of regional energy supply. The Summit, organized by Croatian Preside [...]
2007-06-29 09:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PREL HR
07ZAGREB623FANS' BEHAVIOR AT CONCERT ANGERS CROATIA'S JEWISH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Nationalist domestic pop star Marko Perkovic (aka - Thompson) was again in the spotlight following a June 17th concert in Zagreb's Maksimir stadium. With an estimated attendance of 50,000 people, the controversial performer refrained from making his earlier pro-Ust [...]
2007-06-29 12:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL HR HUMAN RIGHTS
07ZAGREB625CROATIA ADOPTS UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 14:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR HR
07ZAGREB626ENGAGING CROATIA OVER AMCIT ISSUES IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN HR
07ZAGREB63INFLUENTIAL CROATIAN WOMEN
[...] Post has identified the following five women as among the most influential in Croatia, by field: POLITICS: -- Jadranka Kosor, Deputy PM and Vice president of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)+ADs- Contact info PHONE +384-1-4569-204 FAX +384-1-4569-326 -- Vesna Pusic, Deputy Spe [...]
2007-01-22 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL HR
07ZAGREB637EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----13 June, Held attended a meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Department Head for International Security who requested EXBS Advisor support and assistance to their Diplomatic Academy Training Program by creating and delivering a pre [...]
2007-07-02 12:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB642OSCE MISSION TO CROATIA: WINDING DOWN ITS MANDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY and COMMENT. This is a joint Embassy Zagreb and USOSCE cable and represents our strategy in moving forward toward OSCE Croatia mission closure. While we believe full closure could be achieved by the end of 2007, there is no consensus on this issue among European missions in Zag [...]
2007-07-03 15:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV OSCE PREF KWCI HR WAR CRIMES REFUGEES
07ZAGREB643CROATIAN STATE PROSECUTOR DESCRIBES CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: The June arrest of eight employees of the Croatian Privatization Fund (Fund) on charges of corruption marks a significant improvement in both the political will and the capacity of the Croatian government to fight corruption. The Fund has long been viewed as a font of [...]
2007-07-03 15:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALECON KPRV KCRM HR
07ZAGREB664CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BEAN
[...] You are coming to Croatia at an exciting time, as this young nation prepares to take its place among democratic, free-market members of the Euro-Atlantic community with a level of freedom, security, and prosperity that were unimaginable fifteen years ago. Croatia will very likely receive an inv [...]
2007-07-11 10:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB669A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER SANADER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 7 meeting with Prime Minister Sanader on the margins the of the "Croatia Summit," EUR Assistant Secretary Fried welcomed the Summit as evidence of Croatian leadership in Southeastern Europe. Sanader reviewed his efforts to gain support for the closure of the OSCE Missi [...]
2007-07-11 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG OSCE HR
07ZAGREB670SDP NOMINATES JURCIC AS CANDIDATE FOR PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) has nominated economics professor and Former Minister of Economy Ljubo Jurcic as its candidate for Prime Minister. Although not altogether new in Croatia, the idea of separating the role of PM from that of Party President wa [...]
2007-07-12 09:41:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB68CROATIAN POLITICIANS PUT POSITIVE SPIN ON SERBIAN
[...] (U) Croatia's political leaders have unanimously portrayed results in Serbia's January 21 elections (reftel) as positive for the region. Reacting quickly to allay any domestic concerns over the Serb Radical Party's plurality, PM Ivo Sanader stressed that the results offered the chance for for [...]
2007-01-23 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SR HR
07ZAGREB682CROATIAN SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT POCS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-16 13:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KTIA EWWT KNNP PREL HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB688CROATIANS ACCEPT U.S. SOFA PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Biscevic informed Ambassador July 19 that the Croatian Government accepted the U.S. compromise proposal on custody (ref e-mail),resolving the last outstanding issue in the U.S.-Croatian negotiations on a bilateral status of forces agreement. [...]
2007-07-19 13:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB690ICTY PROSECUTOR AND PM AGREE ON TRIAL MONITORING
[...] (U) In the 16 July letter below, Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte informs OSCE Chairman-in-Office of her recent discussions with PM Ivo Sanader regarding the future of the OSCE mission in Croatia and the monitoring of war crimes trials. Del Ponte notes what she calls the essent [...]
2007-07-19 13:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KAWC PGOV OSCE ICTY HR WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB694AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CROATIAN DEPUTY PRIME
[...] Mr. Secretary, During my meeting on July 18 with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Family, Veterans and Intergenerational Solidarity Jadranka Kosor, I informed the Minister of your decision to resign. The Minister expressed her regret at hearing this news and reiterated her appr [...]
2007-07-19 14:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI HR
07ZAGREB695CODEL BEAN TRAVEL TO CROATIA
[...] Post welcomes CODEL Bean to Zagreb. Control Officer is Kirsten Brooks Selinger, work: 385-1-661-2250/home: 385-467-4396/fax: 385-1-661-2178/cell: 385-91-455-2346, email SelingerKB@state.gov. Administrative point of contact is Matthew Werner, work: 385-1-661-2248/home:385-234-0100/fax: 385-661- [...]
2007-07-19 15:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SR HR
07ZAGREB713CROATIA PARTY TO NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL HR
07ZAGREB714GLOBAL INITIATIVE GARMISCH MEETING: CROATIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC HR
07ZAGREB71562ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CROATIAN ATTENDANCE, A-3
[...] PolOff delivered reftel to MFA Asst Minister for International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic on July 24. Following is initial GOC response: A. Attendance of the Head of State: Yes -- Name and title: Stjepan Mesic, President of the Republic of Croatia -- Arrival and departu [...]
2007-07-27 14:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKSEP PREL OVIP UNGA HR
07ZAGREB716SECTION 1206 - END-USE, RETRANSFER AND SECURITY
[...] PolOff delivered REFTEL diplomatic note to MFA Asst Minister for International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic on July 24 with request for urgent reply. Simunovic reported that these assurances will require the concurrence of the MOD and the GOC's legislative office and a government [...]
2007-07-27 14:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MASS PREL MARR HR
07ZAGREB717CODEL BEAN Visits Croatia
[...] Summary: CODEL Bean visited Zagreb on 22-23 July and met with Croatian business, government, and parliamentary leaders. Discussion at most meetings focused on Croatia's leadership and stabilizing role in the region, Kosovo, future membership in NATO and the EU, its international contributions t [...]
2007-07-27 14:45:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB72GOC DISMISSES FLAWED ECONOMIC FREEDOM
[...] Summary: The Croatian Government reacted sharply to a Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal ranking of economic freedom around the world in which Croatia was ranked 109 overall and near the bottom in Europe. The GOC dismissed the Report, saying it did not reflect Croatia's current economic [...]
2007-01-23 14:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV HR
07ZAGREB720REQUEST FOR BLANKET RETRANSFER END-USE SECURITY
[...] PolOff delivered reftel dipnote to MFA Head of Dept for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga on July 13. She informed PolOff July 27 that she had forwarded the USG proposal to all relevant ministries and would provide reactions soonest. 2. COMMENT: Bujas-Juraga seemed interested in pr [...]
2007-07-30 15:09:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS HR
07ZAGREB721PROPOSED 2008 PSI EXERCISE UPDATE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 5. 2. Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga advised PolOff July 16 that the GOC's National Commission for Non-Proliferation of WMD has accepted the GOC's proposal to host a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) e [...]
2007-07-30 15:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP HR
07ZAGREB722PAKISTAN SMALL ARMS SALE: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga requested USG guidance from PolOff July 27 regarding a pending export license application from Croatian company "HS Produkt" to export 9mm pistols to the private [...]
2007-07-30 15:22:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PTER PK HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB729UPDATE REQUEST ON JORDAN INTL POLICE TRAINING
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Assistant Interior Minister Filip Dragovic requested information from PolOffs July 26 regarding the future of the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). The Ministry of Interior (MUP) currently p [...]
2007-08-01 15:48:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PINR SNAR KCRM JO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB73CROATIA CONCERNED ABOUT CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) Drawing from reftel, DCM discussed cluster munitions with MFA Assistant Minister for International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic January 22. 2. (C) Simunovic said he would be representing the GOC at the Oslo conference February 22-23. Simunovic said that given Croatia's exp [...]
2007-01-23 15:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PARM HR
07ZAGREB730THOMPSON TONES DOWN ACT, POLICE MANAGE CROWD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: At the July 27 concert of nationalist pop star Marko Perkovic (aka - "Thompson") in Split's Stari Plac Stadium, police and Perkovic himself succeeded in preventing the displays of Ustashe symbols and salutes that marred his performance in Zagreb 10 days earlier (refte [...]
2007-08-01 15:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL HR HUMAN RIGHTS
07ZAGREB732 CROATIAN FIRST LADY'S ATTENDANCE UNCONFIRMED
[...] PolOff delivered reftel to MFA on July 31. The President's office has advised that his wife is unlikely to travel with him, but that they will confirm in coming days. PolOff will report definitive response to invitation as soon as possible. BRADTKE [...]
2007-08-02 12:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA
07ZAGREB733 CROATIA HAS NO COMMENT ON STANDING COMMITTEE CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 12:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC HR
07ZAGREB736PM ASSURES SOFA APPROVAL AT END OF AUGUST
[...] (C) Following the failure of the Croatian cabinet to provide final approval of the text of the Status of Forces Agremeent at its last session before a two week summer break, the Ambassador spoke August 3 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Biscevic to express his disappointment an [...]
2007-08-06 11:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB74CROATIA SUPPORTS US OBJECTIVES FOR JANUARY 26
[...] (SBU) Following up on the Ambassador's conversation with Foreign Minister Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (ref B) on the January 26 NATO meeting on Afghanistan, DCM raised USG ministerial goals (ref A) with Pjer Simunovic, Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizations and Security, who [...]
2007-01-23 16:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO HR
07ZAGREB745SECTION 1206: CROATIA AGREES TO END-USE, SECURITY AND
[...] MFA has delivered a Diplomatic Note dated August 2 confirming the GoC's decision to accept proposed assurances related to the end-use, security and retransfer of USG-supplied defense articles, training and services pursuant to Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act. Post will p [...]
2007-08-07 12:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PREL KTIA MARR HR
07ZAGREB747CROATIA DISASTER DECLARATION
[...] I am declaring a disaster in Croatia for the loss of property, loss of livelihoods, and actual and potential loss of life caused by heat wave-related wildfires currently raging throughout southern Croatia. I am requesting USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. The Governmen [...]
2007-08-07 14:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV AFIN AMGT HR
07ZAGREB750 CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO
[...] You are coming to Croatia at an exciting time, as this young nation prepares to take its place among democratic, free-market members of the Euro-Atlantic community with a level of freedom, security, and prosperity that were unimaginable fifteen years ago. Croatia will very likely receive an in [...]
2007-08-08 13:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB751 CROATIA CONSIDERING GAER CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-09 10:25:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA HR
07ZAGREB752KOSOVO NEXT STEPS -- CROATIAN REACTION
[...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Asst Minister for International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic in August 8 introductory call. Simunovic stressed GoC support for the strategy, pointing out that the GoC's overriding interests related to Kosovo's future are stability and the fu [...]
2007-08-09 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KV PREL YI UN EU HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB753BLUE LANTERN CHECK: APPLICATION 050046015
[...] (U) PolOff has confirmed with Post Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief that assault rifles and grenade launchers in application are part of legitimate testing program of Croatian MOD. In fact, ODC facilitated temporary import of four M4 rifles for testing in October 2006, but manufactur [...]
2007-08-10 11:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB759CROATIA PITCHES UNSC CANDIDACY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an August 7 introductory call, MFA Assistant Minister for International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic briefed the DCM on Croatia's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Simunovic said Croatia's unique political and cultural exper [...]
2007-08-14 11:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN HR
07ZAGREB760CROATIAN FIRST LADY WILL NOT ATTEND UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA HR
07ZAGREB762CROATIA TO INVESTIGATE ATTEMPT TO BROKER TEST
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See para 4. 2. (S) PolOff delivered ref A points to head of MFA Section for Arms Control and Disarmament Mirko Capjak on August 10 and to Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic on August 13. Capjak, who serves as MFA's rep on the GoC's inter-ministerial export c [...]
2007-08-14 15:08:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA GM IR HR
07ZAGREB763CARDINAL MCCARRICK'S VISIT TO CROATIA
[...] (SBU) Cardinal McCarrick,s very successful visit to Zagreb sent a strong message of continued United States engagement on Bosnia and reassured Croatian leaders that the U.S. is working with the Bosnian Croats as we seek move ahead on constitutional and police reform. 2. (SBU) In spite of th [...]
2007-08-16 11:21:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM HR BK
07ZAGREB766US CARDINAL REACHES OUT TO CROATS
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The August 12-14 visit of Theodore McCarrick, Emeritus Cardinal of Washington, to Croatia reassured Croatian leaders that the U.S. is engaged in Bosnia and Herzegovina and interested in the situation of Croats there. McCarrick heard from Croatian leaders that Bosnia [...]
2007-08-17 15:20:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR CROATIA PGOV PHUM PREL
07ZAGREB768WAR CRIMES PROSECUTORS TO EXPAND REGIONAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Prosecutors from Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) agreed on new forms of cooperation in war crimes cases at a private regional meeting on Brijuni Island July 11-13. Chief State Prosecutor Mlad [...]
2007-08-20 10:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KAWC PGOV HR WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB789FIXED-WING FIGHTERS: TIME TO ENGAGE CROATIANS ON
[...] (C) Since my arrival just over a year ago, I have repeatedly stressed to GoC officials that, as a future NATO member, Croatia did not need to procure fixed-wing fighter aircraft. I, along with my DAO and ODC staff, have argued consistently that the GoC could rely on NATO partners for air poli [...]
2007-08-27 08:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB791MEETING WITH OSCE CIO PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR
[...] (C) Former Croatian FM Miomir Zuzul told the Ambassador on August 25 that his recent visit to Georgia and Moscow had convinced him that it was a Russian missile that was involved in the August 6 incident he had been asked to investigate by the OSCE Chairman in Office. Particularly after visiti [...]
2007-08-27 14:56:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS OSCE GG RU HR
07ZAGREB792APPARENT DOMESTIC CONSENSUS ON PLAN FOR CROATIA-SLOVENIA
[...] SUMMARY: In what was portrayed as a breakthrough in its long-standing border dispute with its northern neighbor, Croatian PM Ivo Sanader joined Slovenian PM Janez Jansa after a meeting at Lake Bled on August 26 to announce bilateral agreement to refer the dispute to the International Court of J [...]
2007-08-27 15:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SI HR
07ZAGREB800CROATIA SUPPORTS U.S. FOR ICAO COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 12:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR AORC ICAO HR
07ZAGREB801HOST WOMEN LEADERS' WORKING GROUP IN NEW YORK:
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-31 13:49:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA HR
07ZAGREB816SDP CANDIDATE FOR PRIME MINISTER CRITICIZED FOR OPPOSING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ljubo Jurcic, Prime-Ministerial candidate of Croatia's leading opposition party, the Social Democratic Party (SDP),in late August commented that Serbian investment would not be welcomed in Croatia. All of Croatia's other centrist parties, including the governing HDZ, seeing nat [...]
2007-09-06 06:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB823BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPL
[...] (SBU) PolOff reached Drago Venceslav Pensa, head of Tradel D.O.O., by phone on September 5. Pensa confirmed the reftel order for PRC-77 radio components under license application 050057656 and reported that he is selling directly to the Ethiopian Ministry of National Defense through its Centra [...]
2007-09-07 12:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKOMC ETTC ET HR
07ZAGREB827CROATIAN RESPONSE ON IAEA POINTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As both FM and Ambassador were traveling on September 7, P/E Chief presented reftel A and B points to Assistant Foreign Minister Pjer Simunovic and Croatia's IAEA Governor Mario Horvatic. Croatia supports the US position on the IAEA Action Plan, but does not plan to speak at the B [...]
2007-09-10 14:33:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC HR PREL
07ZAGREB832CROATIA SEEKS ADDITIONAL GAS IMPORTS
[...] (C) Summary: Although Croatia has ample supplies of natural gas to meet current demand, increasing consumption, combined with dwindling domestic production and static imports, means the country could face shortfalls in the coming years without new sources of supply. Demand is forecast to ex [...]
2007-09-11 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL HR RS
07ZAGREB833HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE 2007 UNGA - INPUT FROM
[...] USG programs in Croatia for the past several years have supported activities to bolster Human Rights in the areas of refugee return and reintegration, minority rights, and continued assistance to civil society organizations. We have, together with our European partners, the OSCE and UNHCR, wor [...]
2007-09-11 15:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL HR
07ZAGREB834 END OF IRAQI TRAINING MISSION AT JIPTC - POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (U) Reftel points were delivered to Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs Filip Dragovic, who had no response, and to Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic. 2. (SBU) Simunovic expressed his thanks for the information and said he w [...]
2007-09-12 07:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR HR IZ JO
07ZAGREB850CROATIAN PRESIDENT MESIC ACCEPTS INVITATION TO
[...] (C) This is an action request - see para 4. Presidential Counselor Budimir Loncar told the Ambassador and DCM September 12 that President Mesic had received an invitation to meet with Iranian President Ahmedinejad during their mutual visits to the UNGA in New York, and that Mesic had accepted [...]
2007-09-14 14:17:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP HR IR
07ZAGREB851MINISTERS ASSURE U.S., OSCE AND UNHCR REFUGEE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Two key Ministers with responsibility for refugee return issues reconfirmed that the Croatian Government will fulfill its commitments to the international community on refugee housing. In a September 13th meeting attended by Ambassador Bradtke and the heads of missio [...]
2007-09-14 15:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYHR CROATIA OSCE PGOV PREF PREL REFUGEES
07ZAGREB853CROATIAN GENERALS' WAR CRIMES TRIAL CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. The case of Croatian Army Generals Rahim Ademi and Mirko Norac, whose trial began in the summer, continued this week. It is the first, and likely only, case to be transferred to Croatia by the ICTY (a so-called 11 bis case). As such, it is seen as a test of Croati [...]
2007-09-17 08:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR CROATIA ICTY KAWC KJUS
07ZAGREB855CROATIAN PRESIDENT MESIC SPEAKING OUT ON THREATS
[...] (C) In separate conversations on September 12 and 13, Presidential Counselor Budimir Loncar and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Tomislav Jakic discussed with us Croatian President Mesic's recent discussions with key Bosnian figures. Both said that Mesic had met with B-H Presidency Member [...]
2007-09-17 10:47:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK
07ZAGREB86CROATIA'S EXPORT OFFENSIVE
[...] Summary: Hoping to reduce its chronic trade deficits and accelerate economic growth, the Government of Croatia launched an "Export Offensive" on January 22 aimed at boosting the number of businesses involved in the export sector by 25% over the next three years. At the core of the plan is the [...]
2007-01-25 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV HR
07ZAGREB862PRE-ELECTION TELECOM PRIVATIZATION CREATES STOCK MARKET
[...] Summary: The further privatization of Croatian telecom (HT),in which Croatian citizens can buy shares at a fixed and probably discounted price, has set off a stock frenzy in the country. Croatians have been lining up to buy shares in the company, certain that their government will price them a [...]
2007-09-19 11:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HR
07ZAGREB864PRE-ELECTION TELECOM PRIVATIZATION CREATES STOCK MARKET
[...] Summary: The further privatization of Croatian telecom (HT),in which Croatian citizens can buy shares at a fixed and probably discounted price, has set off a stock frenzy in the country. Croatians have been lining up to buy shares in the company, certain that their government will price them a [...]
2007-09-19 11:26:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN HR
07ZAGREB876DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MESIC-AHMADINEJAD MEETING
[...] (C) Prior to departing for EUR Energy Conference in Istanbul on September 20, Ambassador telephoned President Mesic,s Foreign Policy Advisor Loncar to carry out demarche (ref A) on the planned meeting between Mesic and Iranian President Ahmadinejad Drawing on points in para two of reftel, Am [...]
2007-09-21 12:33:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR HR
07ZAGREB878PRIORITIES AND REPRESENTATION AT UNGA
[...] During a meeting on September 19, 2007, Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations told PolOff that attaining a seat on the UNSC will be Croatia's top priority at the upcoming UNGA. Dogan provided no additional priorities, notin [...]
2007-09-21 12:41:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL HR
07ZAGREB880ICAO ASSEMBLY: CROATIA WILL SUPPORT SPLIT-CURRENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 14:15:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON HR
07ZAGREB883DEMARCHE ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] REF A demarche was delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department for the United Nations on September 19, 2007. Dogan told PolOff that, if Croatia decides to contribute, it would most likely be symbolic in nature. WALKER [...]
2007-09-21 14:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AA LE UNSC HR
07ZAGREB907TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: CROATIA
[...] In response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Croatian textiles and apparel industry. According to information from the Croatian Chamber of Economy and Central Bureau of Statistics: -- Total industrial production- sale value: (2005 - most recent official data availabl [...]
2007-09-28 12:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX HR
07ZAGREB908CROATIA SHOCKED BY ICTY VERDICT ON "VUKOVAR 3"
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The ICTY ruling on 27 September against the so-called "Vukovar Three," former Yugoslav army officers accused of war crimes in Vukovar, caused widespread shock, disbelief, and anger in Croatia. One officer received 20 years imprisonment, but another, who personifies the crime for [...]
2007-09-28 12:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV KAWC PREL HR ICTY
07ZAGREB914EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----12 September, Met with the Director and staff of State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS) to tour their new office spaces, discuss issues related to operation of portal monitors and deliver two (2) Ludlum 192 survey meters. ----13 September, met [...]
2007-10-02 11:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB916NEW POLL SHOWS CONTINUED GROWTH IN NATO SUPPORT
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A poll contracted by the International Republican Institute (IRI) shows a continued rise in public support for NATO membership. In a Post-organized briefing to NATO-member embassies on October 2, IRI representatives highlighted a 10 percent increase in support for Croatia [...]
2007-10-04 15:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB918DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] Ref demarche was delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 02 October 2007. Dogan told PolOff that the GOC had no issues with the text of the resolution as presented. While the GOC is considering supporting the [...]
2007-10-05 12:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI
07ZAGREB920READ-OUT OF MESIC - AHMADINEJAD UNGA MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 13:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR HR
07ZAGREB932CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR
[...] (C) In a discussion with visiting EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh on October 4, President Mesic's foreign policy advisor Tomislav Jakic stressed that Croatia's interest was that Serbia be convinced not to react too harshly against states that recognize an independent Kosovo. Croatia, Jakic said, w [...]
2007-10-11 14:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR SR AA
07ZAGREB933GOC PLEDGES CONTINUED COOPERATION WITH ICTY; PM TO
[...] (C) Parties from across the political spectrum in Croatia have denounced the ICTY's verdicts on the "Vukovar Three" (reftel) as "shameful", but only fringe groups have called into question Croatia's continued cooperation with the ICTY. Nonetheless, public frustrations continue to simmer, and p [...]
2007-10-11 14:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKAWC ICTY PREL PGOV HR
07ZAGREB937Croatia Top Reformer, but Still Regional Laggard
[...] SUMMARY: The World Bank's "Doing Business 2008" report lists Croatia as the top reformer in the region and second worldwide for improving the ease of doing business during 2006-07. Croatia reformed in four of the ten areas covered in the study, and moved from 124th to 97th place in the overall [...]
2007-10-15 08:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB HR
07ZAGREB938FROM THE MATTRESS TO THE MARKET: CROATS DISCOVER THE JOYS
[...] Summary: The further privatization of Croatia Telecom was the talk of Zagreb after its October 5 IPO, in which the GOC offered citizens the option to purchase shares at what was a substantially discounted price. Coming as it did only 7 weeks before general elections, the Government-set sale pr [...]
2007-10-15 08:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV HR
07ZAGREB940VISIT OF HOLOCAUST ISSUES ENVOY KENNEDY TO ZAGREB
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Christian Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, was in Croatia September 19-21 to remind GoC officials of their obligations to ensure a just settlement of World War II and Communist era property claims, including those of Holocaust victims and Americ [...]
2007-10-16 07:02:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM CASC HR
07ZAGREB941DAS DICARLO'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MESIC
[...] (C) EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on October 12. DAS DiCarlo praised Croatia's efforts to prepare for NATO membership, and noted that public opinion in favor of NATO was rising in Croatia, and that Mesic's personal support for NATO membership had played an [...]
2007-10-16 07:50:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL HR BH SR
07ZAGREB950SCENESETTER FOR CROATIA'S NOVEMBER 25 PARLIAMENTARY
[...] This is the first in a series of reports on Croatia's upcoming elections, providing a general overview of the issues central to the election. Further installments will discuss specific parties and issues in greater detail. 2. SUMMARY: As Croatia gears up for parliamentary elections tentati [...]
2007-10-17 12:36:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB953CROATIA ADOPTS LEGISLATION ON DIRECT ELECTION OF MAYORS AND
[...] On October 5, just one week before adjourning for the upcoming legislative elections, the Croatian Parliament (Sabor) passed a package of legislation providing for direct election of mayors, county prefects, and their deputies. Until now, these officials have been chosen by the members of the [...]
2007-10-18 11:42:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB954REFERENDUM ON CROATIA'S ENTRY INTO NATO - NOT LEGALLY
[...] SUMMARY: Real public debate on the pros and cons of Croatia's NATO membership has only just begun, but the campaign for the November 25 parliamentary elections has already produced promises of a NATO referendum from some Croatian opposition parties. While all parties in Parliament are pro-NATO [...]
2007-10-19 07:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB955REFERENDUM ON CROATIA'S ENTRY INTO NATO - NOT LEGALLY
[...] SUMMARY: Real public debate on the pros and cons of Croatia's NATO membership has only just begun, but the campaign for the November 25 parliamentary elections has already produced promises of a NATO referendum from some Croatian opposition parties. While all parties in Parliament are pro-NATO [...]
2007-10-19 07:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR POLITICAL PARTIES
07ZAGREB956REGIONAL PROSECUTORS MEET ON WAR CRIMES COOPERATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Between 2-4 October, on the island of Hvar in Croatia, S/WCI and DoJ OPDAT hosted a regional conference on war crimes cooperation that gathered Chief State Prosecutors and their deputies from Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia, together with representatives of ICTY, [...]
2007-10-19 13:55:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC ICTY PREL PGOV HR WAR CRIMES
07ZAGREB970CROATIAN JOURNALIST DETAINED, RELEASED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Zagreb police arrested freelance journalist, Zeljko Peratovic, on October 18, and released him the following the day, charging him with posting classified documents to his website. Human rights and media groups and the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) quickly protested t [...]
2007-10-25 14:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM HR
07ZAGREB981ECONOMIC ISSUES IN THE CROATIAN ELECTIONS: IS 4X4 GREATER
[...] SUMMARY: This is the second in our series (REF B) previewing issues and parties for Croatia's Nov. 25 parliamentary elections. With the vote less than a month away, Croatia's two main political parties are trying hard to draw distinctions on economic policy. Given the large degree of consensus [...]
2007-11-02 07:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV HR ELECTIONS
07ZAGREB985CROATIA WILL SUPPORT REQUEST FOR RED NOTICE
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel to Chief of National Criminal Police at the Ministry of Interior, Darko Dundovic, who is Head of Delegation to the INTERPOL General Assembly. Dundovic was familiar with the case and told Post that the GOC would support the GOA request and EC position. He indicat [...]
2007-11-05 07:37:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALASEC IR PREL PTER
07ZAGREB986CROATIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CUBA EMBARGO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 07:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA ETRD PHUM PREL HR
07ZAGREB988CROATIA TO FOLLOW EU ON THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] Ref points were delivered to Andrej Dogan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration - Department of the United Nations on 26 October 2007. The GOC expects to follow the EU's position on resolutions appearing before the UN's Third Committee over the coming months. 2. Dog [...]
2007-11-05 07:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIA UN UNGA
07ZAGREB989CROATIA: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 07:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON HR
07ZAGREB990ENGAGING THE CROATIANS ON THEIR UNSC MEMBERSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While some key decisions affecting Croatia's UNSC membership, particularly on personnel, will have to await the outcome of Croatia's parliamentary elections on November 25, the basic lines of Croatia's approach are already becoming evident. We can expect President Mesic, who will [...]
2007-11-05 07:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC HR
07ZAGREB994NATO ROADSHOW '07 -- CROATIA SCENESETTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The GoC feels confident approaching NATO's Bucharest Summit after repeated strong statements of support from President Bush and State Department officials (U/S Burns, A/S Fried) as well as positive feedback from Allies during presentation of their Annual National Progr [...]
2007-11-05 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO MOPS MARR NATO HR DEFENSE REFORM
07ZAGREB996CROATIA INCSR 2006/2007 - PART ONE
[...] (U) Below please find, per reftel request, part one of post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report. Part two on money laundering will be submitted septel. Croatia I. Summary Croatia is not a producer of narcotics. However, narcotics smuggling through th [...]
2007-11-06 09:28:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KJUS KCRM HR
07ZAGREB999UNANNOUCED VISIT TO ZAGREB BY B-H PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) Presidential Advisor Budimir Loncar told the Ambassador on November 5 that B-H Presidency member Zeljko Komsic had made an unannounced visit to Zagreb on the previous day to meet with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic. Komsic came with only one aide and without even bodyguards, in hopes tha [...]
2007-11-06 15:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL BK HR
08ANKARA1032TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to [...]
2008-06-03 16:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TU
08ANKARA1033TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to pa [...]
2008-06-04 04:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TU
08ANKARA1034TURKEY WILL SIGN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nudged by the EU, and seeking greater influence in post-Kyoto negotiations, the GOT announced on June 2 that it would begin a process to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. The GOT hopes the parliament will approve the ratification before its July recess, clearing the way for Turkey to [...]
2008-06-04 04:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TU
08ANKARA1074ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 13:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA1737TURKEY: RATIFICATION OF NATO ACCESSION PROTOCOL
[...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche requesting an update on the status of Turkey's efforts to ratify the NATO accession protocols for Albania and Croatia to MFA NATO Policy Department Head Gulhane Ulutekin on October 6. She said the bills to approve the accession protocols have been drafted and [...]
2008-10-06 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MARR NATO PREL KTIA TU
08ANKARA2078ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-03 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA224ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ANKARA296TURKEY SUPPORTS NIMETZ PROCESS, AMBITIOUS
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Director General for NATO Affairs Serdar Kilic and Deputy Director General for Balkans Affairs Hasan Asan. Both Kilic and Asan stated Turkey's support for the Nimetz process as the appropriate channel to resolve the dispute between Greece and Maced [...]
2008-02-15 16:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL GR MK TU
08ANKARA503TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION PROCESS CREEPS FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish academics and civil society activists are voicing frustration at the slow pace of EU membership-related reforms. They charge the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is putting its "pet projects," such as lifting the headscarf ban at universities, ahead [...]
2008-03-14 11:10:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
08ANKARA567TURKEY/NATO: TURKEY AND OUR BUCHAREST SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey broadly supports USG priorities for the NATO Summit in Bucharest. MFA and Turkish General Staff (TGS) contacts told us Turkey: -- continues to make significant contributions to Afghanistan and may be open to additional contributions to ISAF; -- does not oppose on-the-groun [...]
2008-03-26 14:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO TU
08ANKARA752ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-22 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
08ASHGABAT435 TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT BERDIMUHAMEDOV MAKES THE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's trip to Bucharest April 2-3 for the NATO summit appears to have been a success, both in terms of promoting Turkmenistan's image as an engaged player on the world stage, and in confirmi [...]
2008-04-07 12:30:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON MARR NATO TX
08ASTANA1210 ASSET STRUCTURE OF KAZAKHSTAN'S NATIONAL OIL AND GAS
[...] (U) KazMunayGas (KMG),Kazakhstan's state-owned oil and gas company, is a vertically integrated company holding 25 subsidiaries in oil and gas exploration, extraction, processing, transportation, and sales. KMG produces 16% of Kazakhstan's oil output, transports 65% of its oil, and manages 10 [...]
2008-07-03 05:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EPET KZ
08ASTANA1263EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JUNE
[...] On June 23, 2008, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),in cooperation with the Kazakhstan Customs Control Committee, commissioned the first eight sites outfitted with radiation detection equipment completed under a joint project. The radiation detection s [...]
2008-07-15 02:23:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ATHENS313FM BAKOYANNIS ON MACEDONIA, KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) In a March 3 meeting, FM Bakoyannis told Ambassador Speckhard that she will tell NATO FMs March 6 that Greece is not ready for a NATO invitation for Macedonia and expects Alliance solidarity on this issue. Greece remains ready to make a deal on a composite name -- using "upper" or "new" [...]
2008-03-04 15:08:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CMGT CVIS MK NATO AF GR
08ATHENS364GREECE TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2008 - PART 3
[...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2008 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution" Section. This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...]
2008-03-07 15:20:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
08ATHENS426KOSOVO: SERBIAN FM JEREMIC PRESSES ATHENS
[...] (SBU) In a "surprise" short visit to Athens March 19, Serbian FM Jeremic asked that Greece continue not to recognize Kosovo's independence. In public statements he appealed for no further recognitions of Kosovo independence and criticized the decision by Croatia, Hungary, and Bulgaria to rec [...]
2008-03-19 16:04:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SR YI KV GR MK
08ATHENS627GREECE/MACEDONIA - FOSTERING PROGRESS FROM ATHENS
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Bakoyannis and Prime Minister Karamanlis continue the public line that Greece supports Macedonian integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, but only after the name issue is resolved. They continue to profess that the next move must be Macedonia's to agree to a name acce [...]
2008-05-08 13:09:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08ATHENS671GREECE/MACEDONIA: GREEK NAME NEGOTIATOR ON STATE
[...] (C) Ambassador Speckhard and DCM met May 13 with Greek name negotiator Vassilakis to press for robust Greek engagement in resolving the name issue and to probe Greek positions. Vassilakis said FM Bakoyannis is determined to resolve this issue quickly, but the GOG is pessimistic much progress c [...]
2008-05-16 08:53:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08ATHENS716Scenesetter for Representative Sarbanes and former
[...] (SBU) Dear Senator and Congressman, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you ar [...]
2008-05-22 11:14:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR
08ATHENS743Scenesetter for Ambassador Tahir-Kheli's visit, June 2-5
[...] (SBU) Dear Ambassador Tahir-Kheli, we are looking forward to your visit. I wanted to offer you the following background information that you may find interesting in preparing for your trip. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and discuss some of these issues in more detail when you are [...]
2008-05-30 09:18:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON SOCI GR
08BAKU3AZERBAIJAN'S INCREASINGLY CONFIDENT FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: In the past few years and especially the last year as oil revenues have come on-line, the GOAJ has adopted a strikingly more confident and activist foreign policy. The GOAJ's new activism is reflected in a high volume of foreign visits to and from Azerbaijan, the large number o [...]
2008-01-03 10:18:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS ENRG KDEM AJ
08BANGKOK3068EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) Advisor conducted meetings with embassy and Vietnamese officials in Hanoi, Sept. 22-23. Advisor met with Royal Thai Customs officials on Sept. 25. New EXBS Program Assistant in Vietnam started work on Sept. 3. Upcoming events include an Enterprise Outreach Seminar and a regional UN 1540 W [...]
2008-10-10 09:27:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK3268EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) Officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the Ninth International Export Control Conference in Croatia, Oct. 20-22. The EXBS program co-sponsored an Industry-Government Outreach Seminar with the Ministry of Commerce on Oct. 22. The ASEAN regional UN 1540 Workshop in Bangkok, scheduled f [...]
2008-10-31 09:51:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BEIJING3117BEIJING 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS: USG SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) The following cable provides information on security, public diplomacy, political, and consular activities related to the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games as of 08/14/2008. 2. (U) The interagency USG Joint Operations Center (JOC) can be contacted on a 24-hour basis at the following n [...]
2008-08-14 08:10:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC CH CMGT ECON KOLY OVIP PREL PTER
08BELGRADE1009SERBIA: IRF RELEASE PROMPTS COMPARISON, CRITICISM
[...] (SBU) The release of the 2008 International Religious Freedom (IRF) report (reftel) drew a strong response from the Serbian Ministry of Religion and in the press. While expressing dissatisfaction regarding the report's conclusions about the discriminatory nature of the Serbian religion law, c [...]
2008-09-26 15:59:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF SR KV
08BELGRADE1100SERBIA AND THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT -
[...] One year after Serbia ratified the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Serbian trade with its regional partners is expanding, but Serbian integration into a regional market is still far from a reality. CEFTA's founders envisaged the elimination of all trade barriers and the formatio [...]
2008-10-23 13:29:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EFIN SR
08BELGRADE1139Serbia: 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-04 14:05:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SR
08BELGRADE1206SERBIA: EUR/SCE DAS JONES, VISIT TO BELGRADE
[...] (C) Serbian government leaders told Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones during his visit to Belgrade that Serbia is looking to move beyond EULEX deployment in Kosovo and to engage in the region, but that Kosovo would remain a difficult issue. In separate meetings on November 17 with Fore [...]
2008-11-24 10:28:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KV SR
08BELGRADE1217SERBIA: HOLY ASSEMBLY RETAINS PATRIARCH PAVLE
[...] (SBU) The annual fall session of the Holy Assembly of Bishops (Sabor) of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) ended with a whimper on November 15. Although the Sabor reportedly discussed the life, organization, and mission of the Church, it failed to resolve decisively the most pressing issues. [...]
2008-11-26 14:37:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIRF PHUM PGOV PREL SR KV
08BELGRADE1234SERBIA/CROATIA: ICJ RULING HIGHLIGHTS STRAINED
[...] (U) This cable was drafted jointly by Embassies Zagreb and Belgrade. Summary ------- 2. (C) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on November 18 claiming jurisdiction to hear Croatia's genocide case against Serbia for events in the 1990's stirred strong reactions in Belgrade [...]
2008-12-02 15:11:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR SR
08BELGRADE1270SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE DECEMBER 19-20 VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Serbia comes as we are rebuilding high-level contacts with a new, pro-European Serbian government in the wake of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The recent agreement in the UN Security Council on the deployment of the European Union's Rule of Law mission was a crucia [...]
2008-12-10 14:50:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MARR SR
08BELGRADE1275SERBIA: DELTA REAL ESTATE'S LOFTY PLANS TEMPERED BY
[...] (SBU) In October 2008, Delta Holdings, owned by controversial Serbian billionaire Miroslav Miskovic, opened the region's second modern shopping mall in Montenegro with high level government officials and business elite from Serbia and neighboring countries in attendance. Just a year after the [...]
2008-12-10 15:47:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD SR ZL
08BELGRADE1326SERBIA: NEW PROGRESSIVE PARTY'S POLICY PLATFORM AND PLANS
[...] (SBU) The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS),led by ex-Radicals Tomislav Nikolic and Aleksandar Vucic, has recently advocated a more active role of the government in the economy coupled with a shift away from focusing on macroeconomic fundamentals. Despite rampant speculation to the contrary, S [...]
2008-12-24 07:04:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV SR
08BELGRADE1343SERBIAN AUTHORITIES ARREST NINE SERBIAN-CITIZEN ALBANIANS
[...] (SBU) On December 26 in southern Serbia's Presevo Valley, authorities arrested nine Serbian-citizen Albanians on allegations of war crimes committed against Serbs in neighboring Kosovo in 1999. Police are searching for an additional eight suspects while judicial proceedings have begun in Belg [...]
2008-12-30 07:28:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR SR KV
08BELGRADE222ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] OVERVIEW ----------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and a destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 60 TIP victims. Of these, there were 51 females and 9 males; 26 [...]
2008-03-11 15:23:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PREL PGOV ELAB SR
08BELGRADE224ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR
[...] OVERVIEW ----------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and a destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 60 TIP victims. Of these, there were 51 females and 9 males; 26 [...]
2008-03-11 15:23:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF PREL PGOV ELAB SR
08BELGRADE263SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH
[...] (SBU) On March 14, refcord attended a Danish Refugee Council (DRC) an internally displaced persons (IDP) coordination session in Belgrade. DRC, in coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regularly meets with IDP representatives across Serbia, usually ahead [...]
2008-03-19 11:59:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV PHUM SR KV
08BELGRADE264SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: MARCH
[...] (SBU) On March 14, refcord attended a Danish Refugee Council (DRC) an internally displaced persons (IDP) coordination session in Belgrade. DRC, in coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) regularly meets with IDP representatives across Serbia, usually ahead [...]
2008-03-19 12:07:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV PHUM SR KV
08BELGRADE266VETTING FOR CIVIL MILITARY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (CMEP)
[...] The following candidates from Serbia are presented as nominees for CMEP Balkans IPC for 2008 Exercise scheduled from 1-3 April 2008 at Skopje, Macedonia; for SEESIM 08 MPC scheduled from 7-12 April 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria; for MEDCEUR 08 Exercise FPC scheduled from 10-15 March 2008 in Split, C [...]
2008-03-19 15:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KCRM SR
08BELGRADE269SERBIA: PFP ON HOLD, BUT STILL WANTS OPEN DOOR AT BUCHAREST
[...] (SBU) Serbia's involvement in NATO's PfP programs has come to nearly a complete stop since Kosovo's declaration of independence in February. Serbia plans to attend the Bucharest Summit in April, but the government has not yet determined at what level it will be represented. Serbia's MFA hop [...]
2008-03-20 13:57:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR SR HR BK MK AL
08BELGRADE367SERBIA: REFUGEE COORDINATOR WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT: APRIL
[...] (SBU) On April 10, refcord met with European Commission Delegation to Serbia's First Counselor and Head of Operations Ferenc Simon to discuss the 2007 and 2008 Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) support for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. The EC announced on April [...]
2008-04-11 15:37:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PBTS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SR
08BELGRADE412SERBIA: ICTY PROSECUTOR CALLS FOR ARREST OF REMAINING
[...] (SBU) The Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz urged Serbian authorities to increase cooperation with the Court and, in particular, to arrest the four remaining Serb fugitives. Serbian officials used Brammertz's first visit to Belgrade to underscore their anger with the Tribunal's [...]
2008-04-22 14:42:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SR
08BELGRADE51SERBIA: CORPORATE SHARE GIVE AWAY - GOOD ECONOMICS? GOOD
[...] On December 26, the Serbian Parliament approved a law on the free distribution of shares of privatized and soon to be privatized companies to Serbian citizens. The law was approved less than two months after Economy and Regional Development Minister Dinkic first proposed it. The law started [...]
2008-01-11 16:07:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KPRV SR
08BELGRADE534SERBIA: APPLICATION FOR FY 2008 PRM JULIA V. TAFT FUND TO
[...] (U) Embassy Belgrade proposes granting $20,000 of the FY 2008 PRM Julia V. Taft Fund for Refugees to the Kucevo Home for Elderly in eastern Serbia to install an elevator. The project fills a critical assistance gap in Serbia and will enable an appropriate facility to shelter an additional 30 [...]
2008-06-02 08:27:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM SR
08BELGRADE630PRM TRIP REPORT: CROATIA'S PROGRESS ON REFUGEE RETURN,
[...] (SBU) Belgrade-based Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Balkans traveled to Croatia, June 10-13, to assess the status of refugee returns and to discuss concerns of displaced persons and returnees. Meetings with representatives of the Government of Croatia, the United Nations High Commission [...]
2008-06-24 17:48:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PGOV PHUM HR REFUGEES
08BELGRADE757SERBIA TO RETURN AMBASSADORS TO EU COUNTRIES
[...] (SBU) Despite our multiple warnings that such a move would be ill-advised and counterproductive, the Serbian Government voted "unanimously" on July 24 to send their ambassadors back only to European Union countries that had recognized Kosovo. Some ministers reportedly opposed the partial retu [...]
2008-07-28 10:31:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE76SERBIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
[...] (SBU) Democratic Party candidate for reelection, President Boris Tadic, faces stiff competition from Radical contender Tomislav Nikolic in Serbia's January 20 presidential elections, and Tadic is losing ground. Nikolic's slick campaign reinvented the candidate as a kind, trustworthy grandfath [...]
2008-01-18 16:35:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE77SERBIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
[...] (SBU) Democratic Party candidate for reelection, President Boris Tadic, faces stiff competition from Radical contender Tomislav Nikolic in Serbia's January 20 presidential elections, and Tadic is losing ground. Nikolic's slick campaign reinvented the candidate as a kind, trustworthy grandfath [...]
2008-01-18 18:20:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SR
08BELGRADE773SERBIA EXTRADITES FUGITIVE WAR CRIMINAL
[...] (SBU) The Serbian government extradited Radovan Karadzic, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indictee and wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, to The Hague in the early morning hours of July 30. Human rights NGOs, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),and other o [...]
2008-07-30 18:33:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KAWC SR
08BELGRADE864COMPLETING SERBIA'S MAJOR INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAYS - CORRIDOR
[...] The Serbian government has said that it would need approximately $2.6 billion to finish Corridor 10, the Pan-European transportation network passing through Serbia. The goal of the new government is to complete Corridor 10 in two to three years with assistance from international financial ins [...]
2008-08-26 10:55:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN SR
08BERLIN1222GERMAN VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 5-6 EU GYMNICH MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Post provided talking points from reftels to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb September 2 and followed up with him September 4 to get Germany's perspective on the Avignon meeting. Schieb indicated there was little daylight between the U.S. and Germany on the way [...]
2008-09-04 15:35:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV GM GG RU
08BERLIN1285GERMANY PASSES ON OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON
[...] (C) Summary: German MFA officials responsible for energy policy and Iran are reluctant to engage Poland and Croatia on their efforts to develop Iranian natural gas resources. They expressed a preference for United Nations action, as well as very keen interest in learning more about the respo [...]
2008-09-18 15:00:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETTC PREL HR PL IR GM
08BERLIN1365GERMAN VIEWS ON MAP, STRASBOURG/KEHL SUMMIT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German officials at the Chancellery and MFA told visiting EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner October 2 that while they saw little chance of extending MAP to Georgia or Ukraine at the December NATO foreign ministerial, they agreed it was necessary to agree on a way ahead to fulfill the [...]
2008-10-06 16:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV NATO EUN OSCE GG GM RS FR
08BERLIN1379GERMAN PARTICIPANTS - 9TH INTERNATIONAL EXPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 16:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC HR KSTC PARM PREL GM
08BERLIN1411GERMANY: SMOOTH SAILING EXPECTED FOR RATIFICATION
[...] (C) As instructed reftel, post contacted the MFA NATO Office to inquire about the status of Germany's ratification of the NATO accession protocols for Croatia and Albania. Desk Officer Karin Marshall noted that the Cabinet had approved draft legislation seeking approval of the accession protoc [...]
2008-10-17 16:20:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO HR AL GM
08BERLIN1515MEDIA REACTION: U.S. Elections, Russia, EU
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Outcome of U.S. Elections 3. (Russia) Medvedev Address 4. (EU) Accession Report  [...]
2008-11-06 11:51:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO GM
08BERLIN1604GERMANY/AFGHANISTAN: NOVEMBER 26-27 MEETING OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At a November 26-27 conference in Berlin, ISAF RC-North Chiefs of Defense and representatives from SHAPE and JFC Brunssum discussed a wide range of issues, including the insurgent threat along the border with RC-West, the requirements for a larger RC-North QRF and support for nex [...]
2008-12-01 16:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR GM NO SW FI IT AF
08BERLIN1684GERMANY PLEASED WITH EULEX LAUNCH; CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with German MFA Office Director for the Western Balkans Jutta Schmitz December 12 to discuss her thoughts on progress in Serbia and Kosovo, including the successful launch of the EULEX mission, and concerns about the latest developments in Macedonia and Bosnia and Herze [...]
2008-12-18 12:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO EUN SR GM KS BK MK SI
08BERLIN379GERMAN VIEWS ON APRIL 28-29 GYMNICH
[...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on April 26 points regarding the April 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...]
2008-03-26 17:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN381CORRECTED DATES: GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29
[...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on April 26 points regarding the March 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...]
2008-03-27 08:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN382CORRECTED DATES: GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH 28-29
[...] (U) PolOff discussed German reaction to REFTEL points with MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on March 26 points regarding the March 28-29 GYMNICH meeting. Western Balkans --------------- 2. (C) Fluegger noted that Germany and the U.S. are on the same page "on all points" regar [...]
2008-03-27 08:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN GM
08BERLIN643(S) GERMANY REQUESTS INFORMATION CONCERNING IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF ICS-SCHNEIDER TEST CHAMBER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 10:14:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM ETTC GM IR KSCA MTCRE PREL
08BRATISLAVA137AMBASSADOR OBSITNIK'S MARCH 27 LUNCHEON WITH PRIME
[...] (U) This message contains an action request; please see para 7. 2.(C) Summary: In a cordial and collegial, hour-long conversation (entirely in Slovak) over lunch, Ambassador Obsitnik and Prime Minister Fico discussed domestic politics, VWP, the NATO Summit and Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq, the [...]
2008-03-28 15:33:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS KVIR PHUM AF LO
08BRATISLAVA148AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOR NATO SUMMIT SUCCESS,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Obsitnik met on March 31 to discuss U.S. priorities for the NATO Summit and to register his concern regarding an interview Prime Minister Fico gave to Czech television on March 30 in which he stated that the Slovak "government" was opposed to missile defense and that [...]
2008-04-02 10:14:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO LO AF PHUM
08BRATISLAVA349SLOVAK SUPPORT FOR TURKISH EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) Acting Director of the MFA's Third Territorial Department, Eva Ponomarenkova, confirmed on July 29 continued GOS support for Turkey's EU accession, noting that Slovakia's experience underscored the importance of an "EU perspective" as a motivating factor for critical reforms. Although the [...]
2008-07-31 16:59:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL LO EU TU
08BRATISLAVA570SLOVAK RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered reftel points to Albin Otruba, European Correspondent at the MFA. Otruba said the Slovak delegation is most interested in the topics related to the western Balkans, and particularly Serbia and Kosovo. With respect to the Middle East and the WTO, Otruba predicted th [...]
2008-12-04 15:42:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU LO
08BRATISLAVA93SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY ---------------------------- A. Slovakia is steadily moving forward in its fight against TIP. In addition to allocating a substantial increase in anti-TIP funding (by multiplying it fourfold, from USD 91,000 to USD 364,000) the Government of Slovakia (GOS) has increased bot [...]
2008-03-03 16:08:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
08BRUSSELS1088EULEX KOSOVO COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 16 EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors meeting, EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhouwer told EU member and third-state contributors that the EU and the UN were still trying to reach agreement on reconfiguration details. As a result of the unexpe [...]
2008-07-16 16:32:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN UNMIK KV
08BRUSSELS1117JUNE 26 U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON DRUG ISSUES
[...] (C) U.S. and European Union (EU) officials discussed counter-drug trends and developments during a wide-ranging U.S.-EU Troika Meeting on Drug Issues on June 26. The discussions demonstrated considerable convergence on these issues, including strategies to use at Commission on Narcotic Drugs [...]
2008-07-22 15:46:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUM
08BRUSSELS1149AMBASSADOR ENGAGES BARROSO AND JOUYET ON IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At her presentation of credentials on July 22, the Ambassador met successively with Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and French State Secretary Jean Pierre Jouyet. Both somewhat deflected attempts by the Ambassador to pin the EU down to action on Iran san [...]
2008-07-28 17:52:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EUN IR KV FR
08BRUSSELS1419FORTHCOMING EU FONMIN MEETING (GAERC) SEPTEMBER
[...] (SBU) On September 12, MFA Director for EU External Affairs Filip David told Poloff Heimann the following: 2. (C) Zimbabwe David said that the COREPER (i.e., EU Permreps)-drafted conclusions of the forthcoming GAERC included extending the EU sanctions beyond what they are now -- though Davi [...]
2008-09-12 14:04:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEU PHUM PREL ZI SO TU YI RS BE PGOV ZL
08BRUSSELS1430NEW EU SPECIAL REP FOR GEORGIA MEETS WITH DAS
[...] (SBU) The EU's new Special Representative for the Georgia Crisis, Pierre Morel, met with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary David Merkel September 15. During their lunch, Morel got "the call" that his new position had been made official at the EU Foreign Ministers GAERC. Morel told Merkel t [...]
2008-09-15 17:50:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN GG KZ OSCE PGOV PREL TU UZ
08BRUSSELS1486EULEX KOSOVO COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS WELCOME
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the September 22 EULEX Kosovo Committee of Contributors meeting, EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhouwer and EULEX Head of Mission General Yves de Kermabon told EU member and third-state contributors that deployment had resumed as of September 21. The EU and [...]
2008-09-24 13:35:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN UNMIK KV
08BRUSSELS1500EUROJUST'S EVOLVING ROLE IN INVESTIGATING AND
[...] (U) The President of the European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit (EUROJUST),Jose Luis Lopes da Mota, and the Chairperson of EUROJUST's External Relations Committee, Malci Gabrijelcic, explained their organization's increasing role in investigating and prosecuting serious organized crime wi [...]
2008-09-26 13:29:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS1533ITALIAN PSC AMBASSADOR REVIEWS GEORGIA DEPLOYMENT,
[...] (C) Summary: Italian PSC Ambassador Andrea Meloni and his counselors covered a range of high priority topics at a lunch hosted for Charge, Political Minister-Counselor and Deputy Minister-Counselor. Meloni described the start-up of the deployment to Georgia of the approximately 265 EU mo [...]
2008-10-01 14:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EUN PTER
08BRUSSELS1573U.S.-EU ENLARGEMENT TROIKA: CROATIA
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with us to discuss Croatia as part of the working level "Enlargement and Countries Negotiating Access to the EU" dialogue or troika, October 8, our EU counterparts reported they were "very pleased" with accession negotiations. The Commission reported that statistics relat [...]
2008-10-09 18:50:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN HR
08BRUSSELS1600JHA HAPPENINGS
[...] (U) This is the inaugural edition of "JHA Happenings," a periodical on United States - European Union cooperation on transnational crimes and terrorism, which comprise the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) portfolio in European Union (EU) circles. We intend for these updates to complement the Mi [...]
2008-10-17 12:47:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR EUN
08BRUSSELS1627AMBASSADOR SILVERBERG,S CONVERSATION WITH SPANISH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Silverberg and Spanish PermRep to the EU Carlos Bastarreche Sagues discussed a range of issues during a courtesy call on September 29. Bastarreche described an EU that had made considerable progress since his first posting to Brussels in 1979, but that still struggled [...]
2008-10-21 13:39:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SENV ECON
08BRUSSELS1781EUR A/S FRIED AND AMBASSADOR ENGLISH MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On the heels of the November 19 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting in Brussels, A/S Dan Fried and U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Charles English met successively with the following key BiH political leaders: Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik; [...]
2008-11-25 13:29:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BK EUN
08BRUSSELS1824U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (C) Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney of the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) led the U.S. delegation to the semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation (CODUN/CONOP). The discussions covered a wide range of subjects in th [...]
2008-12-02 18:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP EUN IR KN SY RS CH MY
08BRUSSELS185CONDEMNING ARREST AND ARRAIGNMENT OF SYRIAN
[...] The following statement was issued by the EU Presidency on February 4, the same day as reftel. 2. Begin text: Recalling the Presidency Statement of 27 September 2007 and the Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union of 31 December 2007, the European Union condemns th [...]
2008-02-05 17:16:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KMPI XF SY EUN
08BRUSSELS1892EU LEADERS SET PATH FOR NEW IRISH VOTE ON LISBON TREATY
[...] SUMMARY: Irish PM Brian Cowen at the December 11-12 European Council committed to put the Treaty of Lisbon to another referendum before the end of October 2009 in exchange for assurances on Irish concerns which motivated the "No" in June 2008. The leaders concurred that the Commission would c [...]
2008-12-15 15:04:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN EI
08BRUSSELS729U.S.-EU NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 09:59:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH
08BRUSSELS748U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON WESTERN BALKANS ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh discussed Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the EU's enlargement process with EU and member state officials during the May 7 U.S.-EU troika consultations on Western Balkans (COWEB) and during separate meetings on the margins. On Kosov [...]
2008-05-19 07:30:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID EUN ZL
08BRUSSELS808EU HOSTS INAUGURAL COMMITTEE OF CONTRIBUTORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The EU hosted the first meeting of the third-state Committee of Contributors (CoC) for the EULEX Kosovo mission on May 26 in Brussels. EULEX Head of Mission Yves De Kermabon said that EULEX could be fully deployed by mid-September, but noted that contributing nations need to [...]
2008-05-29 16:05:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN UNMIK KV
08BRUSSELS918U.S. AND EU DISCUSS TURKEY, CROATIA AT COELA
[...] (C) Summary. EUR/SE Director Kathleen Fitzpatrick and USEU Political Minister Counselor Laurence Wohlers met with counterparts from the Slovenian Presidency, incoming French Presidency, Commission, and Council Secretariat to discuss EU candidate countries Turkey and Croatia at a regularly sch [...]
2008-06-17 11:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN TU CR CY
08BRUSSELS99EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (OTHER
[...] SUMMARY: Ongoing development programs in several Balkan countries including Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro were discussed during a December 13 donor coordination meeting organized by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. The EC anticipates making more than 450 million euros available [...]
2008-01-18 10:34:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BUCHAREST260POSITIVE RESPONSE TO DIPNOTE ON TRANSITING US
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 08:34:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALKTIA MCAP NATO PREL HR HU RO
08BUCHAREST68BASESCU'S ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS:
[...] (U) Summary: President Basescu made his annual New Year's foreign policy address to Bucharest,s diplomatic corps on January 23. He confirmed that Romania would fulfill its international commitments, including its military deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, and would work within the EU and [...]
2008-01-25 17:32:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV RO
08BUDAPEST1008HUNGARY DESIRES CONTACT POINT DESIGNATION IN
[...] (SBU) During a meeting on October 9, MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department Head Vilmos Hamikus asked PolOff to forward Hungary's desire to serve as the Contact Lead Nation in Montenegro. Commenting that "Hungary has no nasty roots in the region," he stated that Hungary has a special p [...]
2008-10-20 10:22:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO HU MW
08BUDAPEST1018BUDAPEST FY 2009 REGIONAL ESTH HUB WORK PLAN
[...] (U) In FY09, the Budapest Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Hub will build on its ongoing efforts promoting and leveraging U.S. engagement on ESTH issues to strengthen regional cooperation in the Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. To this end, we will seek [...]
2008-10-22 14:29:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KPSC AMGT XH XG ZJ ZL HU
08BUDAPEST12182008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 10:09:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV HU
08BUDAPEST307HUNGARY RECOGNIZES KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) In a statement released March 19 shortly following a joint declaration of intent with Croatia and Bulgaria, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry announced the GoH's decision to recognize Kosovo. 2. (SBU) The statement: Recognizes that moving forward was necessary for lasting stability [...]
2008-03-21 09:08:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KO HU
08BUDAPEST409HUNGARIAN ENERGY CONSULTATIONS WITH DAS BRYZA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: EUR DAS Matthew Bryza visited Budapest on April 7-8 for energy discussions with the GOH, opposition leaders and Hungarian energy company MOL. While the GOH recently signed an agreement with Russia on Gazprom's South Stream pipeline project, the government also h [...]
2008-04-22 14:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST492NABUCCO: PARTNER NATIONS LOSING PATIENCE WITH ONE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A gathering of Nabucco Consortium member countries, together with potential supplier states Azerbaijan and Iraq, at an Ambassador-hosted luncheon on May 9, revealed continuing concern on old themes: the ability of Caspian nations to supply gas; Turkey's intentions, whether transit [...]
2008-05-19 14:22:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON HU
08BUDAPEST56 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CROATIA
[...] The December 18-19 visit to Zagreb of the Regional ESTH Hub Office's OES/STC TDYer provided a timely opportunity to discuss Croatian S&T governmental infrastructure. Croatian officials expressed a strong desire to continue and expand cooperation with the United States on S&T issues. Croatian [...]
2008-01-15 14:52:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL HR HU
08BUDAPEST720HUNGARY'S RUSSIA POLICY: RETHINKING ... OR
[...] (C) Throughout the course of recent briefings, GoH officials have changed their tune slightly with regard to Hungary's Russia policy. Increasingly, their approach appears to be one which admits Hungary's economic interest in expanding trade but which underscores Budapest's enduring commitmen [...]
2008-07-22 11:03:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL HU
08BUDAPEST771DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERS ON
[...] (C) Ref talking points were delivered on July 31 to GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Marta Varkonyi, Head of the EU Enlargement Unit, and Zsuzsa Nora Vincze, Turkey desk officer. Hungary welcomed the July 30 decision by the Turkish Constitutional Court regarding the ruling Justice and [...]
2008-08-01 15:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV TU EUN HU
08BUDAPEST882HUNGARY SUPPORTS AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY EXPANSION
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, MFA Afghan Desk Officer Ferenc Hegyesi told PolOff on September 4 that Hungary supports increasing the size of the Afghan National Army (ANA). Highlighting the current and planned Hungarian military activity in Afghanistan - their PRT in Baghlan province, the upco [...]
2008-09-05 13:54:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF PREL HU
08BUDAPEST940DAS MERKEL'S CONSULTATIONS IN BUDAPEST
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his September 9-11 visit to Budapest, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Russia David Merkel focused on energy and the Russia/Georgia conflict with a broad range of senior Hungarian officials. Encouraging greater visible support for Nabucco and a slow down/suspension of Sou [...]
2008-09-24 15:42:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET RS GG UP HU
08BUENOSAIRES1244ARGENTINA WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT
[...] (C) Poloff conveyed reftel points to Ambassador Raul Ricardes, General Director for Multilateral Affairs in Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and separately to Maria Fernanda Canas, the MFA's Sub-Director for North American Affairs, on September 4. Ricardes was accompanied by Min [...]
2008-09-05 19:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KV AR
08CHISINAU1075MOLDOVA FM: SOLVING TRANSNISTRIA WOULD
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 24 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan underlined Moldova's European aspirations. The Ambassador noted that Moldova had to live up to European standards in democracy and development. Finding a settlement to the Transnistria problem would speed [...]
2008-10-29 14:29:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU MD
08CHISINAU1126MOLDOVA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-19 14:44:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SNAR KCRM KTFN ASEC MD
08CHISINAU39MOLDOVA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating corruption a [...]
2008-01-15 12:34:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
08COPENHAGEN183DENMARK ON GREECE AND NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA
[...] (C) We used the occasion of Secretary of Defense Gates's visit to Copenhagen April 1 to urge Denmark to weigh in with the Greeks on a NATO membership invitation for Macedonia (reftel). Secretary Gates told Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen the U.S. strongly supports NATO membership [...]
2008-04-02 11:16:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV DA
08COPENHAGEN577DANES IN NO RUSH TO CLOSE OHR IN BOSNIA; PM TO
[...] (C) Describing Denmark as "one step behind" much of the EU regarding the termination of OHR in Bosnia, Danish MFA Head of Department for Eastern Europe Ruben Madsen indicated broad agreement with reftel points on the need for implementation of the 5 2 criteria before transitioning to EUSR super [...]
2008-10-29 14:38:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU BK SR DA
08COPENHAGEN6682009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: DENMARK
[...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS09). ICS09 will form part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide for Denmark. 2. INVESTMENT CLIMATE - Denmark Introduction Denmark is characterized by political, economic and regulatory stability. The macroeconomic environment is [...]
2008-12-16 15:46:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC DA
08DUBLIN51IRELAND -- INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008
[...] Per reftel, the following is Embassy Dublin's 2008 Investment Climate Statement submission. 2. The text of the submission follows. BEGIN TEXT ---------- IRISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Irish Government actively promotes foreign direct investment (FDI),[...]
2008-01-28 13:41:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EI
08HANOI358 TIFA MEETINGS FOCUS ON TRADING RIGHTS, IPR AND MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United States and Vietnam conducted Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Hanoi from March 19 - 21, during which the sides followed up on a full range of WTO implementation and other issues including IPR, market access for pharmaceuticals and cultural prod [...]
2008-03-28 09:24:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR EFIN KIPR EIND EPET KTDB VM
08HELSINKI550FINNISH COMMENTS ON THE DECEMBER 8-9 GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. PolOff met with MFA Unit for the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy Director Leena-Kaisa Mikkola to discuss GAERC points on December 5. On the question of enlargement, she stated that the Western Balkans will be part of a general discussion and Turkey will be encou [...]
2008-12-05 15:12:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EUN ZL IS PK CG TU FI
08ISTANBUL105FEBRUARY 26-28 BSEC SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Overt expressions of political discord were notably absent from the February 26-28 meeting of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation's (BSEC) Committee of Senior Officials, despite on-going international tension surrounding Kosovo's February 17 unilateral declarati [...]
2008-03-03 15:22:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PREL TU
08JAKARTA1669EXBS: EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE IN CROATIA:
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mission delivered reftel invitation to Indonesian authorities on September 3 and urged Indonesian participation. Indonesia plans to participate in the Ninth International Export Control Conference in Cavtat-Dubrovnik Croatia, October 20-22, 2008. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Polo [...]
2008-09-04 08:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ETTC KSTC HR ID
08KABUL3025KUNDUZ GOVERNOR NERVOUS AS SECURITY TRENDS NEGATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the violence in Kunduz Province has not reached levels found elsewhere in Afghanistan, security incidents are on the rise. Increasingly organized and deadly insurgent attacks throughout the summer and autumn have frayed the nerves of officials in Kunduz Province. Regu [...]
2008-11-20 13:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF
08KUALALUMPUR1022EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Malaysian Undersecretary (Disarmament & Non-Proliferation),Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the Ninth International Export Control Conference in Croatia, October 20-22. EXBS Advisor was working with MFA to designate representatives of the Government of Malaysia to attend ASEAN Reg [...]
2008-11-20 01:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
08KUWAIT622008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by t [...]
2008-01-15 14:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG KU
08KUWAIT642008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by [...]
2008-01-16 04:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV KTDB USTR OPIC KU
08KYIV101UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART
[...] Ref A contained part one of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Part two of the ICS continues below. Begin Text of Part II: A.7. Protection of Property Rights MORTGAGES During the last few years, Ukraine's policymakers have launched several initiatives to develo [...]
2008-01-17 07:20:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08LISBON2595PORTUGUESE NATO CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarches, Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Disarmament Paolo Teles da Gama told us September 19 that he had been tasked by Political Director Nuno Brito to develop options for further Portuguese contributions to the International Security Assistance For [...]
2008-09-19 17:18:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS AF AL HR IZ PO
08LISBON2637PORTUGAL ON NATO ENLARGEMENT: STEPS FROM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-08 16:06:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKTIA PARM MARR PREL PO AL HR
08LISBON350PORTUGUESE LAMENT ELUSIVENESS OF EU KOSOVO UNITY,
[...] (C/NF) Summary. The Portuguese MFA political director said he expects the EU to take as long as a week or two to achieve a consensus EU reaction to a Kosovar declaration of independence. He said some member states have made preparations difficult, that final negotiations cannot take place un [...]
2008-02-12 17:12:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV MOPS PO ZL
08LISBON510PORTUGAL-U.S. BILATERAL COMMISSION; KOSOVO,
[...] (U) Summary. The 23rd U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission examined the state of the bilateral relationship. Portugal will not remove its battalion in Kosovo, supports NATO membership for three MAP countries, and will present its action plan for the Community of Democracies in the near future. [...]
2008-02-27 16:50:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS KDEM PGOV ELAB PO XH AF
08LISBON606PDAS VOLKER AND PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR;
[...] (U) Summary: During PDAS Volker's visit to Lisbon for the February 22 Bilateral Commission (septel),Volker and Ambassador Stephenson met privately with Foreign Ministry Political Director Ambassador Vasco Bramao Ramos and, later in the day, with the Secretary of State for Defense, Joao Mira G [...]
2008-03-11 15:19:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PHUM KDEM AF EUN PO
08LISBON777PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON BUCHAREST NATO SUMMIT
[...] Summary. The Government of Portugal expects the NATO Summit to be dominated by three topics: Russia, operations, and enlargement. On Russia, the Portuguese stress engagement and believe that true progress is available regarding CFE and missile defense. The Portuguese avoided discussions re [...]
2008-03-28 16:51:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL RS PO
08LJUBLJANA101SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008
[...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's eighth annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel A. Embassy POC is Political Officer Albert Kraaimoore; tel. 386-1-200-5676, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based o [...]
2008-03-03 11:21:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMJN PHUM PREF SMIG SI
08LJUBLJANA107INTERIOR MINISTER ON VWP, DATA SHARING, AND MORE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In a March 5 meeting with Charge dQAffaires (CDA) Maryruth Coleman, Interior Minister Dragutin Mate offered insight into the European UnionQs internal divisions over the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP),[...]
2008-03-05 15:40:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALCVIS PGOV PREL EUN ASEC SI
08LJUBLJANA141SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 28-29 GYMNICH
[...] (C) On March 26, A/DCM delivered reftel's points on the March 28-29 Gymnich to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih noted that, in keeping with Slovenia's focus on the Balkans during its Presidency, FM Rupel had decided to devote the second day of the informal FMs' meeting to the Western Ba [...]
2008-03-26 11:44:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ZL PHUM IS SY LE RS CH SI
08LJUBLJANA145SLOVENIA'S EXPECTATIONS FOR NATO BUCHAREST SUMMIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 26, MFA Director of Division for Security Policy Stanislav Vidovic discussed with Emboff Slovenia's expectations for the April 2 - 4 NATO Summit in Bucharest. Vidovic expressed doubt that Slovenia will announce any increase or restructuring of its International Security [...]
2008-03-27 15:52:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR EUN SI NATO
08LJUBLJANA146SLOVENIAN EU PRESIDENCY AT THE HALFWAY POINT
[...] (C) Slovenia has made the most of its limited resources during the first three months of its EU presidency by focusing on what it knows best and turning to outside sources for assistance in other areas. Slovenia appears more amenable than many previous small-country presidencies to seek guid [...]
2008-03-28 15:53:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL CVIS PGOV EUN ASEC OVIP SI
08LJUBLJANA185SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 28-29 GAERC
[...] (C) On April 24, A/DCM delivered the April 28-29 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said that the GAERC would issue conclusions on Burma, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, and the Western Balkans. He noted that Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and China/Tibet/Olympics were not on the agenda. [...]
2008-04-24 13:23:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SI
08LJUBLJANA188SLOVENIA ENCOURAGES GREECE AND MACEDONIA TO
[...] (C) On April 22, Emboffs met with MFA Security Policy Division official Darja Golez to deliver reftel points asking Slovenia to urge Greek leadership to renew its commitment and exert greater flexibility in negotiating a solution to the Macedonia name issue. Golez stressed that Slovenia strongl [...]
2008-04-25 14:44:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO GR MK SI
08LJUBLJANA212SLOVENIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Slovenia for the U.S.-EU Summit provides an excellent opportunity to acknowledge the remarkable progress made in this small but dynamic country since your visit in 2001. Over the past seven years, Slovenia's own accomplishments reflect progress to a Europe that is [...]
2008-05-14 07:07:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA24EUR A/S FRIED URGES SWIFT COORDINATED U.S.-EU
[...] (C) In each of his bilateral meetings in Ljubljana January 10-11, EUR A/S Dan Fried discussed the U.S.-EU Summit, saying that it is likely to be in June and planning is underway. In meetings with the PM's advisors and the MFA, they identified possible themes for the summit as regional issues, [...]
2008-01-18 10:59:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ECON ENRG MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA41U.S.-EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS INFORMAL HIGH LEVEL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior U.S. and European Union (EU) officials met in Ljubljana, Slovenia January 9-10 for the U.S.-EU informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Senior Level Meeting to discuss cooperation and coordination across a broad range of transatlantic law enforcement and internal security [...]
2008-02-01 05:41:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PTER SNAR PREL EUN KHLS SI
08LJUBLJANA456SLOVENIA WAITING ON NEW PARLIAMENT FOR NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 14:16:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPARM MARR KTIA NATO PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA459SLOVENIA: INCOMING PM PROMISES CONTINUITY, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Future Prime Minister Borut Pahor assured the Ambassador October 9 that he would continue the current government's foreign policy. However, he did not allow himself to be drawn into a discussion of details, and he alluded to conflicting demands from his likely coalition partners [...]
2008-10-14 06:06:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO PGOV PINR MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA507PM PAHOR PROPOSES CABINET
[...] (C) On November 11, PM Borut Pahor announced his 18-member Cabinet, which includes five women and seven non-party candidates. Pahor will propose his cabinet to parliament the evening of November 13. We expect parliament to confirm the cabinet by November 21. Pahor succeeded in satisfying hi [...]
2008-11-12 15:06:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SI
08LJUBLJANA515SLOVENIA SUPPORTS CROATIA'S ACCESSION TO THE EU -
[...] (U) In a video interview posted on-line November 14, PM Pahor's candidate for Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Zbogar, stated that Slovenia's position regarding Croatia's EU accession would not change with the incoming government. According to Zbogar, Slovenia supports Croatia's accession, [...]
2008-11-18 16:53:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PBTS HR SI
08LJUBLJANA517SLOVENIA SUPPORTS NATO MAP FOR GEORGIA AND
[...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see para 5. 2. (C) Slovenia strongly supports a decision at the December ministerial to offer Georgia and Ukraine's entry into NATO's Membership Action Plan (MAP). In a November 19 meeting, MFA NATO-policy Advisor Tadej Rupel said that Slovenia's suppor [...]
2008-11-19 15:37:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA536SLOVENIA HOPES FOR PROGRESS ON CROATIA BY DECEMBER
[...] (C) On December 3, Emboff met with Acting European Correspondent Darja Gruban to deliver reftel's talking points for the December 8-9 GAERC. Gruban predicted that the Foreign Ministers would spend a fair amount of time on the draft conclusions for the European Council, especially on economic [...]
2008-12-04 07:04:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV ETRD ZL IS PK CG TU SI
08LJUBLJANA537NEW SLOVENIAN FM IS "PRO-AMERICA," BUT GIVES
[...] (C) In a December 4 meeting with the Ambassador, new Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar stressed that he was pro-American and that Slovenia wanted to continue to deepen its transatlantic ties. He confirmed that Slovenia would withdraw its two instructors from Iraq, either at the end of December o [...]
2008-12-05 12:31:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV ECON MARR HR SI
08LJUBLJANA563THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY HAS A GLOWING FUTURE
[...] (SBU) The Slovene nuclear energy sector holds considerable promise for the U.S. company Westinghouse. Slovenia currently shares the electricity from its only nuclear plant, which was established during Yugoslav days, with Croatia. Westinghouse built the plant, which is 50% owned by the Govern [...]
2008-12-24 13:58:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO ENRG ETRD TRGY SI
08LJUBLJANA66SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 18 GAERC
[...] (C) In their February 13 meeting, European Union Division Director/Deputy Political Director Matej Marn told A/DCM that the February 18 GAERC would focus on Kosovo, which would be the first item on the external relations agenda. He hoped that the debate on other topics would be short. He expe [...]
2008-02-13 16:33:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN IR IS PGOV AADP
08LJUBLJANA70SLOVENIA WANTS A NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA
[...] (C) On February 14, A/DCM met with MFA Head of Security Policy Division Stanislav Vidovic to outline our current thinking on Macedonia's candidacy and to encourage Slovenia to join our calls to both Skopje and Athens to use the Nimetz process to reach a solution on the name issue before Buchar [...]
2008-02-15 07:21:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL GR MK SI
08LJUBLJANA72CHARGE DISCUSSES ENERGY, KOSOVO WITH SLOVENIAN
[...] (SBU) On 12 February, Charg met with Igor Bavcar, the CEO of Istrabenz--one of Slovenia,s largest conglomerates, which has holdings of 65 companies in the energy, tourism, investment, food, and IT sectors--to discuss issues ranging from Instrabenz,s latest business ventures to the upcoming Slo [...]
2008-02-15 11:53:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG BEXP PGOV PREL SENV SI
08LJUBLJANA81SLOVENIA - 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -
[...] (SBU) Slovenian legislation on intellectual property rights (IPR) and data protection is fully aligned with EU legislation, TRIPS, WIPO, and other ratified international treaties. In practice, U.S. pharmaceutical companies have access to the Slovene market. Recent efforts by the Government o [...]
2008-02-21 13:24:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR SI
08LONDON2035IMO: FLAG STATE IMPLEMENTATION SUB-COMMITTEE -
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) 16th Session of the Flag State Implementation Sub- Committee (FSI 16) met at IMO Headquarters, London, UK. Mrs. Tatjana Krilic of Croatia chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by eighty members, three associate members, one state n [...]
2008-08-05 11:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA UK TU JA
08LONDON2283IRAN: UK'S INFORMAL COMMENTS ON EU DYNAMICS AND IRAN SANCTIONS PROSPECTS REF: A. SECSTATE 95257 B. SEPT 2 LONDON EMAIL (GAYLE) TO NEA/IR
[...] (C) Summary: Recent Embassy conversations on Iran with regular Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) contacts suggest the UK's approach on Iran nuclear policy will continue to be tough-minded and practical, favoring direct engagement if feasible, but not optimistic on prospects either for broad EU [...]
2008-09-09 16:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP IR UK
08LUXEMBOURG69LUXEMBOURG SUPPORTS NATO MEMBERSHIP FOR CROATIA,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador discussed the Greece-Macedonia name dispute with Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn on 11 March emphasizing points contained reftel. Asselborn confirmed that Luxembourg was in agreement that Allies must work with both sides and that he was committed to the Nimetz proces [...]
2008-03-13 16:10:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR NATO PREL PGOV GR MK LU
08MADRID1060KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA
[...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission Chacon spoke October 6 with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena to inform him of the U.S. intention to vote against Serbia's ICJ resolution regarding Kosovo. Fernandez de la Pena suggested Spain, which had been [...]
2008-10-07 06:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UN KV
08MADRID142AMBASSADOR NULAND PRESSES SPANISH ON NATO/ISAF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland's January 16-17 visit to Madrid coincided with the announcement by the Secretary of Defense that the U.S. would deploy additional troops to Afghanistan, followed by misconstrued statements about the reliability of troop-contri [...]
2008-02-11 14:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALNATO MARR PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID372MOD SECRETARY GENERAL FOR DEFENSE POLICY CUESTA ON
[...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met March 28 with MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta to discuss SIPDIS the Bucharest summit. He stressed the U.S. interest in enlargement (Croatia, Albania, and Macedonia) and our support for Georgian and Ukrainian aspirations to be part [...]
2008-03-31 06:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR SP
08MADRID376MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR DEZCALLAR ON NATO SUMMIT,
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met March 31 with MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, making the case for a more robust Spanish effort in Afghanistan, urging that the Spanish weigh in with Greece on Macedonia's NATO membership, encouraging Spanish recognition of Kosovo and [...]
2008-03-31 16:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO SMIG MK GR BO CU SP
08MADRID552SPANISH CABINET MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES - ZAPATERO'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY. President Zapatero's center-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was the victor in the March 9 general election. This cable gives brief biographies for the cabinet members in Zapatero's second administration. Overall, the cabinet reflects Zapatero's campaign promises to [...]
2008-05-19 16:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SP
08MADRID7SPAIN/AL-KASSAR: EXTRADITION ON TRACK, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The extradition process of Syrian arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar continues to move forward and we are increasingly confident that he will end up in U.S. custody. Foreign Minister Moratinos and Interior Minister Rubalcaba have both told the Ambassador in recent days that the judicia [...]
2008-01-03 12:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SP
08MINSK232008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus
[...] Per reftel, the follow is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The government of Belarus officially welcomes foreign investment, which is seen as a source of new production technologies, jobs and hard currency. T [...]
2008-01-15 15:04:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON KTDB OPIC USTR BO
08MONTEVIDEO18DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS IN
[...] (C) A/DCM urged Uruguay to recognize Kosovo's independence once it is declared, per reftel instructions. The demarche was delivered on January 15 to the MFA's Director for Multilateral Affairs, Carlos Barros and his Chief of the International Organizations Department, Daniel Pareja. 2. (C) [...]
2008-01-16 13:24:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU UY
08MOSCOW2583CAUCASUS EXPERTS PRESAGE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a roundtable discussion with the DCM August 21, Russian experts on the Caucasus foreshadowed some of the arguments that Russian government officials are now making in defense of the decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. All supported Russian mil [...]
2008-08-28 09:08:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM RS GG
08MOSCOW3086SEXISM, LOW PAY, AND REAL ESTATE: RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Like Russia itself, the MFA is still attempting to come to terms with the vast societal changes that came with the end of the Soviet era. The Russian diplomatic corps of 4,500 is younger and includes more women than previously, but sexism remains very much in the open. The hig [...]
2008-10-20 11:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP PGOV SOCI RS
08MOSCOW3123BOSNIA: FOR RUSSIA, SOLUTION LIES WITH THE EU
[...] (C) Summary: Dismissing Bosnian PM Dodik's nationalist rhetoric as election-related, the MFA continues to underline to Republic of Srbska (RS) authorities that it will suffer if it violates either the Dayton Accords or the constitution, and that Kosovo was not a precedent for the RS to follow [...]
2008-10-23 11:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BK RS
08MOSCOW662RUSSIA SATISFIED WITH RESULTS OF BOSNIA PIC MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. The MFA expressed satisfaction that the February 26-27 Bosnia Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting (ref A) had provided "a clear picture" of the benchmarks to be completed prior to the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR),but stressed that Russia still wa [...]
2008-03-07 14:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL RS
08MOSCOW663RUSSIA SATISFIED WITH RESULTS OF BOSNIA PIC
[...] (C) Summary. The MFA expressed satisfaction that the February 26-27 Bosnia Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting (ref A) had provided "a clear picture" of the benchmarks to be completed prior to the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR),but stressed that Russia still wa [...]
2008-03-07 14:46:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL RS
08MUNICH62A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH MONTENEGRIN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met February 9 with Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen. Rocen said Montenegro was ready for Kosovo,s independence and would control unwanted or destabilizing movement (e.g., paramilitaries) across the border while keeping it open for legitimat [...]
2008-02-13 14:32:00Consulate MunichCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PARM PREL GM MW
08MUSCAT767EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR OCTOBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Nothing to report. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) ISIT II training - October 25 to 29. See paragraph 6 below. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On September 22, the EXBS Advisor, Pol-Econ Chief and Pol-Econ Officer met with the Director of the [...]
2008-11-09 12:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
08NEWDELHI2019INDIA DISPATCHES ENVOYS TO 54 CAPITALS, EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Embassy hosted 41 local representatives of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) member countries to an information-sharing lunch on the next steps in the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative on July 23. Comments focused on the difficulties imposed by the compressed tim [...]
2008-07-23 13:20:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NICOSIA447CYPRUS: Global Economic Turmoil Takes its Toll
[...] (SBU) Summary. Rising oil and food prices and the global economic turmoil is finally taking its toll on Cyprus. Cyprus is going to have to live with slower growth rates (albeit, still double that of the EU average),and to forget about fiscal surpluses. However, the main threat is inflation, [...]
2008-06-13 08:46:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN CY
08OSLO206NORWAY'S FM PRAISES NEW NATO, STRESSES RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. In a gesture indicating the importance Norway places on the Bucharest summit, FM Stoere authored a lengthy article in Norway,s leading newspaper calling the new NATO an opportunity and challenge for Norway. Stoere notes that NATO gives Norway security and is the anchor of Norweg [...]
2008-04-11 14:36:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL NO
08OSLO303NORWAY: A POTENTIAL HAVEN FOR WAR CRIMINALS?
[...] (C) Summary. In a June 2 meeting, the head of Norway's Criminal Investigation Service noted the constraints on pursuing war crime cases in Norway. Norway is still investigating the Kabuga case, but the source placing him in Norway is not very credible. The conversation highlighted the lack [...]
2008-06-03 15:35:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC KCRM NO
08OTTAWA1317CANADIAN CHALLENGES RELATED TO ACCESSION OF
[...] (U) Action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Policy Adviser for Defence and Security Robert Bissett told pol/mil officer that Canada would move as quickly as possible to complete the ratification of the pro [...]
2008-10-10 20:40:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MARR PREL KTIA AL CA HR
08OTTAWA420CANADA ON PROPOSED NATO CFE STATEMENT
[...] (C) In a meeting with Charge on March 25, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Colleen Swords expressed appreciation for reftel points on the CFE statement, explaining that she had not yet rece [...]
2008-03-26 14:33:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA
08OTTAWA753CANADA: NATYNCZYK NEXT CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF
[...] (U) Defence Minister Peter MacKay on June 6 introduced Lieutenant-General Walter Natynczyk to the media as Canada's next Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS),succeeding General Rick Hillier (reftel),who will retire on July 4. (Text of the Prime Minister's statement on the appointment in para 4. [...]
2008-06-06 15:48:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PINR CA AF
08PANAMA255PANAMA: ADDITIONAL KOSOVO RECOGNITION DEMARCHE
[...] (C) "We are working with the Central American Integration System (SICA) to see if we pull together several of our neighbors to join Panama in recognizing Kosovo," First VP and FM Samuel Lewis told Ambassador March 26 in response to reftel demarche. "Panama has no problem recognizing Kosovo, bu [...]
2008-03-28 14:58:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNAUS UNMIK YI EU MY PM UV
08PARIS114SARKOZY, KOUCHNER ADVISERS ON NATO, RUSSIA, IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 16, Joseph Wood, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, met with Philippe Errera, strategic affairs adviser to FM Kouchner, and Francois Richier, strategic affairs adviser to President Sarkozy. Errera and Richier provided their views on [...]
2008-01-23 14:53:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO FR RU IR GG UP AG
08PARIS123S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S MEETING WITH A/S
[...] (C) SUMMARY:On January 7, Ambassador Williamson met with acting A/S-equivalent for international organizations Marc Giacomini and Christian Bernier, Special Assistant for international tribunals, to discuss various war crimes issues, particularly the International Criminal Court (ICC) and res [...]
2008-01-24 10:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM FR
08PARIS141FRANCE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2008-01-28 14:46:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
08PARIS15A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met in Paris on December 21 with her French counterpart, Sylvie Bermann. They discussed a range of issues currently before the UN Security Council (UNSC). Bermann pushed for a UNSC endorsemen [...]
2008-01-04 17:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALAORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR
08PARIS1845FRENCH PLAN FOR RATIFICATION OF NATO ENLARGEMENT
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) The MFA wants the French Parliament to approve NATO membership for Croatia and Albania before the April 2009 NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl, according to DAS-equivalent for the Balkans, Thierry Guichoux, who discusse [...]
2008-10-06 16:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PARM MARR PREL KTIA FR AL CR
08PARIS1960THE POLITICS OF NYET: RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND THE COE
[...] (C) Russian intransigence, lack of EU unity for meaningful action, general European desire for dialogue with Moscow at almost any price, and a cautious Council of Europe (COE) Secretariat combine to provide little hope that even minimal COE monitoring of Russia and Georgia will succeed. Incom [...]
2008-10-24 15:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
08PARIS1979DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES DISCUSSES UNGA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles met with French MFA Human Rights Director Jacques Pellet (Please Protect Throughout) in Paris on October 23 to discuss United Nations General Assembly Third Committee resolutions and other UN issues. The French agree on the need for a strong Iran resolution, [...]
2008-10-28 18:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KAWC FR UN
08PARIS338SARKOZY PROMISES UKRAINE POSITIVE SIGNAL AT
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Damien Loras, President Sarkozy's Counselor for Ukraine (as well as Russia, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus and the Americas),told us on February 25 that Sarkozy told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko during their meeting in Paris on February 20 that he will seek [...]
2008-02-26 16:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO MARR PREL UP FR
08PARIS383FRANCE: ONE MONTH FROM NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST
[...] Summary. (C) With the NATO summit in Bucharest only a month away, the French are solidifying their positions and anxious to find consensus on the key issues on the agenda: NATO enlargement, missile defense and Afghanistan. GOF officials believe that the Bucharest summit, President Sarkozy' [...]
2008-03-04 16:26:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO FR AF GG UK
08PARIS750AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, APRIL 14-18, 2008 REF: A. 07 MOSCOW 5535 B. 07 PARIS 2593 Classified By: ESTH/NP COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D),(E),and (H). -------------------- SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW --------------------
[...] (C) The Australia Group (AG) held its 2008 plenary in Paris from April 14-18. In addition to approving several updates to the AG's Guidelines and control lists, the Group discussed Russia's continued interest in membership. AG members continued to express concern about Russia's implementation of ex [...]
2008-04-18 16:41:00Embassy ParisSECRETPARM PREL ETTC AS FR RS CBW
08PARIS77USDP EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS
[...] (S) On January 8, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman, and Dr. Eliot Cohen, Counselor for the Department of State, met with Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the French MFA, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defens [...]
2008-01-14 13:52:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PARM MARR MOPS NATO FR RU CH GG AF IR
08PARISFR2332UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION: INTERGOVERNMENTAL
[...] Begin Summary. During its week-long second ordinary meeting, the 24-member Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions ("the IGC" or "the Committee") took decisive action on each of the items on its agenda, although two items (prefere [...]
2008-12-29 12:12:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL UNESCO USTR WIPO WTRO KIPR
08PARTO122201(U) Secretary Rice's Participation in the December
[...] (U) December 15, 2008; 3:00 PM; New York City 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador DiCarlo Assistant Secretary Hook Assistant Secretary Frazer United Nations Security General Ban Ki-moon United Nations Security Council Croatian Prime Minister S [...]
2008-12-22 21:30:00US Delegation, SecretaryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PHUM PGOV ZM
08PHNOMPENH318INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1998, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]
2008-04-10 01:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC USTR KTDB CB
08PODGORICA104MONTENEGRO'S FINAL PRE-BUCHAREST BLITZ ON NATO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Affirming that Montenegro is ready and capable of entering a "new phase of relations with the Alliance," PM Djukanovic called on NATO Ambassadors 3/31 to support his country's inclusion in Intensified Political Dialogue (IPD) at the upcoming Bucharest Summit. Granting IPD to Mon [...]
2008-03-31 16:03:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR SR MW
08PODGORICA126MONTENEGRO EAGER FOR U.S. BUSINESS
[...] (U) Summary: PM Djukanovic and other senior GOM officials assured visiting Commerce DAS Dyck April 4 of their eagerness to attract U.S. trade and investment. They also described many billions of dollars worth of infrastructure and other investment opportunities coming available in the near fut [...]
2008-04-11 09:02:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD MW
08PODGORICA146MONTENEGRIN HIGHWAY PROJECTS TO BE PRESENTED IN LONDON
[...] Continuing their investment opportunity world tour, GoM officials will present two major highway construction projects at a Montenegro Investment Forum in London on June 3. Participants in the Forum, organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Montenegrin M [...]
2008-05-15 15:18:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PGOV MW
08PODGORICA152DEFENSE MINISTER REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR MONTENEGRO'S
[...] (SBU) Under cover of a diplomatic note, the Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded an April 29 letter to the Ambassador from Minister of Defense Vucinic, in which the Minister requests USG support for Montenegro's membership in the Adriatic Charter (A-3). According to the letter (se [...]
2008-05-23 10:03:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA231ESTABLISHING A NATO OFFICE IN MONTENEGRO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Because the GOM's pro-NATO orientation has potential benefits for the wider region (including Serbia and Bosnia),it is in U.S. interest to encourage Montenegro to accelerate its vigorous push for closer ties with the Alliance. Yet, despite the GOM's strong pro-NATO orientation, [...]
2008-08-28 15:10:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS MW SR
08PODGORICA248MONTENEGRO'S SLOW BUT FORWARD PROGRESS IN WAR CRIMES CASES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro is beginning to confront its role in the Balkan wars of the 1990's. Until recently, it had done little to address the four pending war crimes cases committed on its territory (Kaludjerski Laz, Morinj, 1992 deportation of Muslims, and Bukovica). However, investigations [...]
2008-09-29 11:22:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KAWC SOCI XH MW
08PODGORICA265STATUS OF MONTENEGRO'S NATO-RELATED REFORMS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoM has continued to make progress on fulfilling the USG's NATO-related priorities (Ref D). Most significantly, the Parliament recently passed two acts -- a resolution endorsing Montenegro's policy of integration with the Euro-Atlantic community and a law authorizing deployme [...]
2008-10-22 22:40:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MW
08PODGORICA273MONTENEGRO: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Summary: Organized crime groups use Montenegro as a transit country for cannabis from Albania and Kosovo, and smaller amounts of other narcotics from the Middle East (heroine) and Latin America (cocaine),destined for the western Balkans and Western Europe. A small proportion of the smuggled na [...]
2008-11-03 16:46:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR KCRM MW
08PODGORICA278MONTENEGRO'S FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS NATO MEMBER SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The FM presented copies of the GoM's request for MAP consideration at the NATO summit in April to member missions in Podgorica. He urged member governments to consider Montenegro's strong commitment to joining the Euro-Atlantic community and examine the progress it has made in a [...]
2008-11-07 19:11:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA281TEXT OF MONTENEGRIN PM DJUKANOVIC'S LETTER TO NATO SECGEN
[...] Post received an official copy of the letter from H.E. Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro, which was delivered to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on November 5 in Brussels. Original will be hand delivered to EUR/SCE. Begin Text Podgorica, 4 November 2008 [...]
2008-11-10 17:24:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA282MONTENEGRO LOCAL ELECTIONS -- KOSOVO RECOGNITION NOT A MAJOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The coastal tourist town of Kotor witnessed, on November 9, the first elections in Montenegro since the GoM recognition of Kosovo's independence. The party of PM Djukanovic -- the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) -- increased its representation in the city assembly, a signifi [...]
2008-11-10 18:17:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA283MONTENEGRO: PROGRESS REPORT ON NATO-RELATED REFORMS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of Montenegro's official request last week to be invited to MAP next April, the GoM continues to work hard on fulfilling the USG's NATO-related priorities (Ref C). Notably, the MoD is on track to fulfill its goal of participation in two NATO partnership exer [...]
2008-11-13 11:48:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MW
08PODGORICA299MONTENEGRO: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] As requested in reftel, Post submission for the 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism follows. POC for the terrorism report for Montenegro is Alexandra Bonura. Tel number is (382) 20 410 - 500 ext. 528 and e-mail is BonuraAD@state.gov 2. There were no terrorist attacks or terrorist-relate [...]
2008-12-22 10:39:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR MW
08PODGORICA64MONTENEGRO TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO, BUT NOT YET
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 16:34:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MW
08PRAGUE135CZECH NATIONAL BANK GOVERNOR FOR EBRD PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech Republic will nominate the highly respected Governor of the Czech National Bank (CNB),Zdenek Tuma, to become President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) when Jean Lemierre's second term expires in July 2008. While this may be great news for [...]
2008-02-28 15:23:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE384CZECH THINKING ON UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY - PART II
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12-13 State EUR/ERA Office Director Bill Lucas met with a variety of Czech officials preparing for the January 2009 Czech EU Presidency. Czech officials covered the waterfront - from their very broad vision of what they hope to accomplish by next June, to the specifics o [...]
2008-06-20 17:45:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE622CZECHS WILL NOT ATTEND EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) On August 29, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Export Licensing Administration Office. On September 19, the Ministry officially informed us that no one from the Ministry will attend the conference. Graber [...]
2008-09-22 07:59:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KSTC PARM PREL EZ
08PRAGUE688CZECH REPUBLIC: NATO ACCESSION OF ALBANIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 12:43:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL KTIA HR AL EZ
08PRISTINA166KOSOVO: COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FINDS ALTERNATE ROUTES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to several of Kosovo,s border crossings and customs clearance terminals highlighted functional customs operations and a steady stream of commercial traffic. Customs officials on site reported a general increase in commercial traffic for 2008, with a portion of this incr [...]
2008-03-26 12:54:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08PRISTINA216KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Post requests Department assistance, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, in vetting Embassy Pristina candidates selected for an Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Awareness Workshop in Pristina on June 3 and 4, 2008. 2. (SBU) The se [...]
2008-05-06 14:27:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA258KOSOVO: ISG CONVENES IN PRISTINA FOR THE FIRST
[...] (C) Summary: The International Steering Group for Kosovo, presided over by International Civilian Representative (ICR) Pieter Feith, met in Kosovo for the first time to express support for Kosovo's government in light of the impending coming-into-force of Kosovo's new constitution on June 15 [...]
2008-05-23 13:06:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KV
08PRISTINA618KOSOVO: 2008 BFIF ACCOUNTING FOR COMMERCIAL
[...] The following is an accounting of funds spent to send Post's Economic Officer and Commercial Assistant to the Post Partnership Commercial Training and Strategic Planning session at CS Zagreb from October 6-7. This reporting is in addition to the one-week Professional Development Training Foru [...]
2008-12-17 15:12:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM
08PRISTINA63KOSOVO PREPARES FOR POST-STATUS SERBIAN EMBARGO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo is preparing for the economic consequences of an independence declaration, including the likelihood that Serbia will close the border and implement an economic embargo. Government officials and local businesses are actively engaging their colleagues and international coun [...]
2008-02-08 18:13:00Embassy PristinaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
08REYKJAVIK254ICELAND: NATO ACCESSION OF ALBANIA AND CROATIA
[...] (U) PolOff contacted Icelandic MFA MinCouns for International Organizations Nikulas Hannigan on October 28 to follow up on reftel demarche. Hannigan said that the MFA's Legal Advisor is preparing a draft parliamentary resolution for consideration by the cabinet at the weekly government meeting [...]
2008-10-30 08:14:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDMARR NATO PREL KTIA AL HR IC
08REYKJAVIK286Iceland: Political parties considering EU membership as
[...] (U) Summary: Iceland's economic crisis has radically changed opinions here on the possibility of joining the European Union, and the country's political parties are struggling to adapt. Polls show support for joining the EU and adopting the euro reaching 70 percent, while support for the gov [...]
2008-12-05 16:28:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EUN IC
08RIYADH1716PIRATES DIVERT SAUDI OIL SHIPMENT DESTINED FOR US
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Saudi Aramco officials confirmed with Consulate General Dhahran that one of their ultra-large crude carriers destined for the U.S., carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil, was captured by Somali pirates approximately 450 kilometers off the Kenyan coast. The crew of [...]
2008-11-18 11:09:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNENRG EPET EWWT PHSA PINS PTER
08ROME1135DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOI CLAIMS TO BE VIGILANT IN
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel A demarche on uranium shipments to Iran to Roberto Liotto of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). According to Liotto, the Ministry of Trade and the MFA work in concert to ensure that no Italian company exports Uranium to Iran or to other "countries in [...]
2008-09-10 15:21:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC EMIN ENRG KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TRGY
08ROME1253GOI WILL SEND DELEGATION TO EXPORT CONTROL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) On 10 October Roberto Liotto and Pierfrancesco De Cerchio of the Italian MFA informed EconOff that the GOI will send a delegation to the October 20-22 export control conference, to be held in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia (reftel A). [...]
2008-10-10 17:54:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETTC HR KSTC PARM PREL
08ROME126INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]
2008-01-29 10:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08ROME212ITALY: SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN NATO ASPIRATIONS;
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-19 17:55:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL GR MK IT
08ROME94YOUR FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER PRODI
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, on February 4 you will be seeing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who has surpassed my expectations in both his ability to manage for more than 18 months an inherently unstable governing coalition and to advance domestically controversial policies in support [...]
2008-01-23 13:27:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IT
08SANAA88PART TWO OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, part two of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This second section covers protection of property rights, transparency of the regulatory system, efficient capital markets and portfolio investment, political violence, corrup [...]
2008-01-15 11:37:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM
08SANSALVADOR51EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON RESOLVING KOSOVO STATUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA Director General for Political Affairs Guillermo Melendez told us on January 11 that the GoES will review the Kosovo independence issue and get back to us after completing their analysis and adopting a position. End Summary. 2. (C) On January 11, PolCouns and PolOff del [...]
2008-01-18 20:17:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL UN UNMIK YI EU
08SANTIAGO885CHILE: EPOL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army officer who has been nominated for U.S. funded traini [...]
2008-10-02 17:11:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM CI
08SANTIAGO891CHILE'S UNASUR DESIGNEE ON BOLIVIA CRISIS PROVIDES
[...] (C) According to Chile,s UNASUR representative Juan Gabriel Valdes, UNASUR's role in helping resolve Bolivia's political crisis remains unclear, although it appears Morales wants UNASUR present and prepared to intervene should tensions escalate. Talks in Bolivia are focused on two technical a [...]
2008-10-03 17:59:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CI
08SARAJEVO1068DODIK TARGETS YET ANOTHER STATE INSTITUTION (BHRT)
[...] (SBU) Summary: RS Prime Minister Dodik recently launched a frontal attack against BiH's national public broadcaster, BHRT, demanding that it be forced into bankruptcy, as part of his broader campaign to attack state-level institutions. As he has in other political initiatives, Dodik has sough [...]
2008-06-26 08:31:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO BK
08SARAJEVO1088BOSNIA - CORRUPTION VERDICTS HIGHLIGHT RULE OF LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent verdicts in corruption cases against senior Bosnian political leaders have highlighted the vulnerability of the judiciary to political attacks and the systemic weaknesses in the judicial system that continue to require the attention of the international community. On June [...]
2008-07-02 15:10:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID BK
08SARAJEVO1193BOSNIA - DODIK REMAINS TOP DOG IN THE RS DESPITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his 2006 election campaign, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik promised the RS public that he would revitalize the RS oil industry and the Gacko thermo power plant, finish the highway connecting Banja Luka to Croatia, and build a comprehensive network of hig [...]
2008-07-24 16:26:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PHUM ECON KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1221S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S JULY 8-12 VISIT TO
[...] SUMMARY: (C) During a July 8-12 visit to Bosnia, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Clint Williamson, met with key justice, political and international representatives to discuss war crimes issues. Officials working with the Bosnian State Court repeatedly expressed the need to exten [...]
2008-07-29 15:29:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1227BOSNIA - A VISIBLY UPSET DODIK DIMISSES USG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik responded angrily to a letter from Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, which outlined USG concerns about statements and actions by Dodik that created the impression that Dodik believed the RS can take a path separate form Bosnia as a [...]
2008-07-30 15:10:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS PINR EUN BK KDEM PHUM
08SARAJEVO1260BITTER POLITICAL STANDOFF OVER STOLAC SECONDARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: With Bosnia-Herzegovina's local elections looming in October, the future of the Stolac Secondary School in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton remains the political hot button of choice for local and cantonal politicians looking to energize their electorate and mobilize voters. The a [...]
2008-08-05 08:33:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBK PGOV PHUM SCUL
08SARAJEVO1287BOSNIA - THIS LIE HAS LEGS: MEDIA FRENZY OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Radovan Karadzic's claim of an alleged secret deal with Richard Holbrooke, which he outlined in a four-page written statement addressed to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY),has dominated the news in Bosnia for the past seven days. Despite our d [...]
2008-08-07 14:38:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KAWC KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO1343BOSNIA: SIX-PARTY TALKS REOPEN DIALOGUE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Sulejman Tihic--chairman of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA)--will host a discussion on August 23 with the six ruling parties in the BiH state government. These talks, which Tihic called at the urging of High Representative Miroslav Lajcak, will reopen stalled dialogue on Bo [...]
2008-08-22 13:33:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO1348BOSNIA: NO BREAKTHROUGHS IN SIX-PARTY TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, Saturday's meeting of the leaders of the six parties in the BiH ruling coalition did not yield any major compromises on the country's most contentious issues. All parties agreed to resume substantive discussions on constitutional reform immediately after the Octob [...]
2008-08-25 16:09:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALBK PGOV PREL
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