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06SHANGHAI7130 | RECENT SETBACKS ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary. For the past several months, Shanghai's Public Affairs Section (PAS) has pursued local partner institutions as potential hosts for a variety of IIP-produced poster shows on key mission themes. Like our colleagues in Guangzhou (reftel),we too have run into resistance from our lo [...] | 2006-12-15 05:45:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL US CH |
06SINGAPORE1044 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR GOS [...] (SBU) Summary: During Secretary Michael Chertoff's March 29 meetings with senior GOS officials, he stressed the need for closer law enforcement cooperation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT). The Secretary noted that Singapore and the United States had similar approaches to balance th [...] | 2006-03-31 06:27:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KCRM SN |
06SINGAPORE1047 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: During Secretary Michael Chertoff's March 29 and 30 meetings with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng, the Secretary outlined the United States' approach to improving transportation security in ways which facilitate rather than hamper tra [...] | 2006-03-31 08:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KCRM SN |
06SINGAPORE109 | SEN. BAUCUS' MEETING WITH LEE KUAN YEW [...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 12 meeting with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT),Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew discussed the rise of China and its generally successful efforts to improve ties with its neighbors. China's economic success had also spurred reform in India; the only question now was how [...] | 2006-01-17 04:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE1144 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER FOR MANPOWER [...] Summary. Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen expressed his satisfaction with the deepening bilateral ties between the U.S. and Singapore, and highlighted our excellent military cooperation in a March 22 courtesy call with Ambassador Herbold. Minister Ng also discu [...] | 2006-04-10 09:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ELAB MARR ECON PHUM KCRM SN |
06SINGAPORE142 | MFA ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, U.S. REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During a January 18 courtesy call by the Ambassador, MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho said Singapore shared our concern about Iran's recent actions on its nuclear program. Iran appeared impervious to outside pressure, he added. The Ambassador raised the importance of concluding a [...] | 2006-01-18 09:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHSA KNNP ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE1467 | C-NE6-00584 SINGAPORE HOSTS SAUDI CROWN PRINCE [...] (U) Summary: As part of its effort to promote business ties with the Middle East, Singapore hosted Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud and a high-level Saudi delegation April 10-15, 2006. During the six-day visit, the two nations signed an investment guarantee agreement and a mem [...] | 2006-05-05 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KISL PREL SA SN |
06SINGAPORE1524 | ARF SEMINAR ON UNSCR 1540: SINGAPORE LOOKS FORWARD [...] Per reftel request, Emboff delivered ref A talking points to Wong Chow Ming, head of the ASEAN Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Wong welcomed the opportunity to co-host another ARF seminar with the United States and China, and said that Singapore is happy for the United States [...] | 2006-05-11 07:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL CN SN |
06SINGAPORE1530 | SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) We look forward to your May 23-25 visit to Singapore. Your meetings with key Singapore government officials are an important opportunity to solidify our deepening cooperative relationship on developing and enforcing trade controls and combating proliferation of weapons of mass destructi [...] | 2006-05-11 08:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC PREL ETRD KSTC SN |
06SINGAPORE1567 | SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR EAP A/S HILL [...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your May 20-22 visit to Singapore. Singapore's leadership will be interested in your views on developments in Asia and the U.S. role in the region and can be counted on to provide thoughtful views on questions such as terrorism in Southeast Asia and the rise of China. [...] | 2006-05-16 05:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD PTER PHUM SN |
06SINGAPORE1795 | SINGAPORE'S RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 1, the Economic and Political Counselor called on Tan Yee Woan, Director of the International Organisations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Secretary Rice's May 31 statement on Iran. Tan expressed interest in the United States' new approach, and [...] | 2006-06-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SN |
06SINGAPORE1829 | A/S HILL'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Summary: In his wide ranging discussions with Singapore's senior leadership, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill stressed the importance of Southeast Asia for the United States and said we were not in a competition with China for regional influence. Singapore wanted an open and in [...] | 2006-06-05 09:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE1837 | SINGAPORE WELCOMES NEW IRAN INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-06 06:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KNNP IR SN |
06SINGAPORE1935 | TORRES STRAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. Econoff delivered reftel note and talking points on June 7 to Florence Lim, Ministry of Transport (MOT) Sea Transport Division Assistant Director, and Benjamin Wong, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore International Department (Policy Di [...] | 2006-06-13 07:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT PBTS PHSA PREL SENV |
06SINGAPORE201 | SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR PM A/S HILLEN'S VISIT [...] (C) I look forward to welcoming you to Singapore during your February 6-7 visit here. Your visit comes at an important time to: -- thank Singapore for its diplomatic and military support for Coalition actions in Iraq; -- encourage Singapore to expand its role and level of commitment in A [...] | 2006-01-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS SN |
06SINGAPORE228 | DPM WONG ON CASINO REGULATION AND THE TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs (MHA) Wong Kan Seng and the Ambassador discussed our extensive intelligence and law enforcement cooperation and ways to improve them during a January 24 courtesy call. Turning to casino regulation, Minister Wong said Singapore ha [...] | 2006-01-26 03:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SOCI KCRM SN |
06SINGAPORE2443 | TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES CONTINUING DPRK [...] (S) Summary: Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey raised USG concerns regarding continued North Korean (DPRK) financial activity -- specifically related to WMD proliferation and Tanchon Commercial Bank -- in Singapore during separate July 21 meetings [...] | 2006-08-01 09:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PRTER PARM KCRM SN KN |
06SINGAPORE2695 | SENATOR BOND'S MEETINGS WITH SINGAPORE'S SENIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussing the Middle East situation, Singapore's senior leadership told Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond (R-MO) that Hezbollah had won a strategic victory against Israel and the reputation of the Israeli Defense Forces had been damaged by its poor performance in Lebanon. Foreign [...] | 2006-08-24 06:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SN |
06SINGAPORE274 | DPM JAYAKUMAR ON MLAT AND TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 26, the Ambassador raised the U.S. interest in concluding a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Law S. Jayakumar. DPM Jayakumar noted the recent efforts by the GOS to amend its Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters [...] | 2006-02-02 01:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KIPR ECON KJUS KTIA KCRM SN |
06SINGAPORE2854 | SINGAPORE TO EXPAND STRATEGIC GOODS CONTROL LIST [...] Singapore Customs and MFA announced plans September 7 to implement an expanded strategic goods control list in January 2008 that it says will include all items covered by the Australia Group, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Missile Technology Control Regime, and the Wassenaar Arrangement. In [...] | 2006-09-08 09:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP KOMC EFIN |
06SINGAPORE2900 | KL MEETING ON MALACCA STRAIT: GOS URGES MEASURED [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Southeast Asia Deputy Director Foo Chi Hsia asked to meet us September 8 to urge USG patience in pressing for maritime security at the September 18-20 conference in Kuala Lumpur. At the conference, the littoral states would present a new "cooperation mechanism" to enhance n [...] | 2006-09-12 09:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER EWWT PHSA KCRM MRSEC SN |
06SINGAPORE2978 | FED CHAIRMAN BERNANKE MEETS WITH SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: China's economic development and its economic relationship with the United States figured prominently in separate meetings between Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Ben Bernanke and Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew. Both the PM and [...] | 2006-09-18 07:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PREL IMF IBRD SN |
06SINGAPORE3110 | LEE KUAN YEW: MINISTER AND PATRIARCH [...] (C) Summary: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's October 9-23 visit to the United States will be an opportunity for him to discuss with senior USG officials the broad strategic developments that affect Singapore's future, notably the rise of China and India. The reemergence of these two powers on [...] | 2006-09-27 08:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE3124 | SECRETARY PAULSON DISCUSSES CHINA AND SOUTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: Singapore's senior leaders urged the United States to stay engaged in Southeast Asia, particularly in terms of strategic/military and trade issues, during meetings with Secretary Paulson on September 18. On China, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the Secretary that the U.S. [...] | 2006-09-28 08:57:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PREL IMF IBRD ETTC SN |
06SINGAPORE3149 | DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITY IN SINGAPORE [...] (U) Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 2 delivered the following response to reftel demarche. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Singapore supports internationally recognized initiatives to combat WMD proliferation. This is seen, for example, in Singapore,s participation in and co-op [...] | 2006-10-02 08:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PARM PREL PGOV MNUC KTFN SN |
06SINGAPORE3180 | (S) GOS RESPONSE TO SOKKIA SINGAPORE PTE LTD [...] (S/NF) Econ/Pol Chief met on October 3 with Paul Koh, Senior Deputy Director, International Organizations Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel points regarding possible transfers of dual-use items by Sokkia Singapore Pte Ltd to Iran. Also present were Yvonne Ow and Val [...] | 2006-10-05 06:38:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC SN |
06SINGAPORE3224 | INR A/S FORT AND GOS DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (S) Summary: The rise of China and India was creating a new dynamic in the region and the United States should not rely exclusively on its traditional alliance system to maintain its influence, MFA Second Permanent Secretary Bilahari Kausikan told INR Assistant Secretary Fort during his Octobe [...] | 2006-10-11 04:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV ECON PINR SN |
06SINGAPORE3429 | 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits its draft 2006-2007 International narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I Q Drug and Chemical Control. Part II will be submitted septel. I. Summary 2. The Government of Singapore (GOS) enforces stringent counter narcotics policies through strict [...] | 2006-10-26 09:01:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN |
06SINGAPORE3460 | GOS RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIA'S PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR [...] (SBU) Australian High Commission Political Counselor Lucinda Bell met with Wong Chow Ming, Deputy Director of MFA's ASEAN Directorate, before reftel arrived to discuss proposed language for the ASEAN Regional Forum Chairman's statement. 2. (SBU) Wong told Bell that Australia's language wa [...] | 2006-10-30 10:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM SN |
06SINGAPORE3515 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (U) Post provides the following responses to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) TFCO Contact Information: TFCO Ike Reed Economic/Political Counselor Tel: (65) 6476-9424 Unclassified e-mail: ReedI@state.gov SIPDIS Classified e-mail: ReedHV@state.sgov.gov TFCO DEPUTY Paul Horowitz Seni [...] | 2006-11-03 05:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER SN |
06SINGAPORE3538 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Mr. President, I warmly welcome your November 16-17 visit to Singapore. The U.S.-Singapore bilateral relationship is at an historic high point. Your visit and the major policy address you will deliver here signal the importance we attach to ties with both Singapore and the broader Southe [...] | 2006-11-06 07:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SN |
06SINGAPORE3591 | LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSSES THAILAND'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-10 09:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SN TH |
06SINGAPORE3592 | PM A/S HILLEN DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen briefed his interlocutors on U.S. efforts to promote regional security cooperation in Southeast Asia using a model that had been successful in the Gulf. Foreign Minister George Yeo responded enthusiastically and suggested including both secu [...] | 2006-11-13 02:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR PGOV SN |
06SINGAPORE3654 | SINGAPORE'S RESPONSES TO CMEA QUESTIONS [...] Post provides the following GOS responses to INL's questions for use in preparing the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA) report. Begin questions and responses: 2. Q: WE WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY IF OUR DATA ON SINGAPORE'S TRADE IN THE CHEMICALS EPHEDRINE AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE FROM 2000 [...] | 2006-11-21 04:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR ECON ETRD PREL SN |
06SINGAPORE3656 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 06:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN |
06SINGAPORE3669 | SINGAPORE PLAYS TOUGH ON TORRES STRAIT IN UNGA [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh called in Ambassador Herbold to the MFA on November 22 to urge the United States to continue trying to get Australia to accept tougher language on the right of free passage contained in the UNGA draft resolution on Oceans and the law of the sea. Koh stress [...] | 2006-11-22 10:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | AS EWWT ID MY PBTS PHSA PREL SN UNGA MRSEC |
06SINGAPORE3717 | SINGAPORE SUPPORTS APEC-BASED EAS STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 07:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTO PREL SN |
06SINGAPORE3775 | (S) SINGAPORE-NORTH KOREA MACHINE TOOL DEMARCHE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) E/P Counselor and Econoff on December 13 delivered reftel talking points to Michelle Teo-Jacob and Yvonne Ow of MFA's International Organizations Directorate. Teo-Jacob and Ow were receptive, and said they would pass the inf [...] | 2006-12-13 10:53:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN |
06SINGAPORE3829 | VIETNAM'S PLACE IN THE SUN: SINGAPORE'S VIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore is actively promoting closer economic and diplomatic ties with Vietnam as an up and coming regional leader worth cultivating. Singapore is already Vietnam's largest source of foreign direct investment, and bilateral trade has grown at a 20-percent annual rate over the [...] | 2006-12-21 03:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD VM SN |
06SINGAPORE3849 | (S/NF) SINGAPORE DETAINS PRECISION LATHES SHIPMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S/NF) Michelle Teo-Jacob, Assistant Director of MFA's International Organizations Directorate, on December 22 requested a meeting to inform E/P Counselor and Econoff that the GOS had on or around December 16 detained a shipment of [...] | 2006-12-22 06:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SN |
06SINGAPORE404 | U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL: [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Singapore International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Representative Bong Kim Pin on February 10, following a personal representation by Singapore-based FAA Asia Pacific Director Nancy Graham to Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Deputy Direct [...] | 2006-02-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAIR ICAO AORC AS CA FI HU JA KS SN UK |
06SINGAPORE470 | CHILD SEX TOURISM LAW IMMINENT? [...] (C) Summary. The GOS is preparing the legislative measures necessary to make child sex tourism extraterritorially illegal, according to a local NGO. The timing of the changes remains uncertain, however, given Parliament's current focus on the budget. Despite Parliament's current heavy wor [...] | 2006-02-16 04:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SN |
06SINGAPORE553 | EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister George Yeo and EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John conducted a tour d'horizon of Southeast Asia during their February 9 meeting. FM Yeo said the United States' engagement with Indonesia was vital and he welcomed the resumption of U.S. ties with the Indonesian [...] | 2006-02-24 03:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE554 | EAP DAS JOHN'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John briefed GOS interlocutors on U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia and the resumption of military ties with the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) during his February 8-11 visit. Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Chiang Chie Foo said Preside [...] | 2006-02-24 03:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PTER SN |
06SINGAPORE563 | IIP COORDINATOR ALEXANDER FELDMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Minister Goh Chock Tong expressed his concern about a rising tide of Islamic conservatism to Coordinator for International Information Programs (IIP) Alexander Feldman during his February 16 - 19 visit to Singapore. SM Goh urged the United States to encourage Muslims to [...] | 2006-02-24 06:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SOCI KISL SN |
06SINGAPORE689 | TREASURY U/S ADAMS' VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Singapore's top leadership, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams emphasized U.S. commitment to the Southeast Asia region. Prime Minister Lee said that U.S. preoccupation with other parts of the world fueled a perception of neglect. [...] | 2006-03-07 00:49:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD ETTC EINV PREL SN |
06SINGAPORE725 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your March 28-30 visit to Singapore and look forward to introducing you to Singapore's leadership. The bilateral relationship is at an historic high point and your visit offers tremendous opportunities to move it further forward, particularly in law enforcement cooperat [...] | 2006-03-09 04:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL ETRD KCRM EFIN SN |
06SINGAPORE85 | SENIOR MINISTER GOH ON REGIONAL TRENDS AND OUR [...] (U) Summary. During the Ambassador's introductory call on Senior Minister (SM) Goh Chok Tong, she and the SM reviewed the status of the bilateral relationship, explored possible areas for future collaboration such as a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, and discussed a range of issues including [...] | 2006-01-12 05:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETTC EFIN SN |
06SINGAPORE88 | DEFENSE MINISTER TEO ON SECURITY TIES AND [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean, Minister Teo stressed the importance of active U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia. He affirmed that the U.S.-Singapore security relationship was built on strong institutional ties and common values. [...] | 2006-01-12 09:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MARR SN |
06SINGAPORE89 | MM LEE ON CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: During her January 6 courtesy call, Ambassador Herbold engaged Singapore's senior statesman, Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew, in a wide-ranging discussion covering China, Taiwan, and Iraq. MM Lee commented that the U.S. presence in Asia created the stability that engendered t [...] | 2006-01-12 09:48:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW IZ SN |
06SINGAPORE93 | FM YEO ON U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH EAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: In a very cordial introductory call, Foreign Minister George Yeo sketched out for the Ambassador Singapore's hopes for a new East Asian architecture and emphasized the need for the United States to remain actively engaged with the region as it begins building this new structure. [...] | 2006-01-13 07:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE943 | COMMERCE U/S LAVIN'S MEETINGS WITH SINGAPORE'S [...] (C) Summary. Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Frank Lavin assured Singapore's top leadership that the United States was pursuing a vigorous free trade agenda in the Asia region despite protectionist sentiment in Washington. Although a Malaysia FTA would help ASEAN integratio [...] | 2006-03-24 04:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL PGOV EFIN PTER EAIR |
06SINGAPORE990 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOF/MFA SECOND MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary. Second Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim told the Ambassador during a March 24 courtesy call that the United States and Singapore could resolve issues separating us on a double taxation agreement (DTA). On casinos, he said that Singapore would implement addit [...] | 2006-03-28 06:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV ETTC PGOV PREL SN |
06SKOPJE1017 | MACEDONIA: EUR/SCE DIRECTOR HOH'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary. In his October 17 meetings with GOM officials and opposition party leaders, EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh noted the need for improved inter-ethnic dialogue and continued implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, a vigorous and non-partisan fight against crime and corruption, [...] | 2006-10-24 05:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE1029 | MACEDONIA INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 02:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA MK |
06SKOPJE1030 | MACEDONIA LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 02:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS MK |
06SKOPJE1031 | MACEDONIA LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 02:17:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS |
06SKOPJE1032 | MACEDONIA LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 02:17:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER MK |
06SKOPJE1037 | MACEDONIA: EUR DAS DICARLO'S OCT 23-24 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) During meetings with high-level GOM officials in Skopje October 23-24, EUR DAS DiCarlo underscored the need for the government to build consensus with the opposition to gain buy-in for key legislative and reform initiatives, for redoubled efforts to implement the reforms required for NATO [...] | 2006-10-30 10:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MK |
06SKOPJE105 | MACEDONIA & NATO MEMBERSHIP: DEFENSE REFORMS ON [...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: Macedonia is in its 7th MAP cycle and has made significant progress in meeting its defense reform goals, but still falls short in terms of meeting political and economic MAP criteria. To be considered a strong candidate for NATO membership by mid-2007, with a view to rece [...] | 2006-02-02 07:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR MASS MK |
06SKOPJE1056 | MACEDONIA WILL SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-04 12:08:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL MK |
06SKOPJE1057 | MACEDONIA WILL FOLLOW EU POSITION ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-04 12:10:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU MK |
06SKOPJE1059 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-04 12:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS MK |
06SKOPJE1095 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DREIER'S VISIT, [...] (U) Welcome to Macedonia! HDAC,s assistance to the Macedonian parliament, both the provision of IT equipment and the opportunity for a professional visit to the United States earlier this year, has made a real contribution here. Your visit, nearly three months into the new government,s man [...] | 2006-11-16 12:09:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MK |
06SKOPJE1096 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DREIER'S VISIT, [...] (U) Welcome to Macedonia! HDAC's assistance to the Macedonian parliament, both the provision of IT equipment and the opportunity for a professional visit to the United States earlier this year, has made a real contribution here. Your visit, nearly three months into the new governmentQs mandat [...] | 2006-11-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MK |
06SKOPJE1097 | MACEDONIA: REDUCING ISAF CAVEATS [...] (C) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on filling ISAF force shortfalls and reducing caveats to MFA State Counselor Milan Spiridonovski on November 16. Acting DATT delivered the same points to MOD Elenovski on November 14. Both interlocutors informed us that the GOM intends to remove before t [...] | 2006-11-17 06:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL MK AG |
06SKOPJE1100 | MACEDONIA: RULE OF LAW VICTORIES -- WIRETAP LAW [...] (U) Macedonia recently scored two major victories in strenghtening rule of law and fighting organized crime. On November 15, after months of preparatory work by the former and current governments, and heated parliamentary and public debate, the parliament passed the Law on Monitoring Communic [...] | 2006-11-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SMIG MK |
06SKOPJE1102 | MACEDONIA OPPOSES BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 16:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BO MK |
06SKOPJE1112 | MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT ELIMINATES MOST CAVEATS ON [...] (SBU) The GOM approved in a closed government session on November 22 the elimination of five of seven caveats currently in force for Macedonian troops supporting ISAF operations in Afghanistan (reftel) and Macedonian soldiers serving in Iraq. Of the two remaining caveats, one prohibits Macedon [...] | 2006-11-24 13:57:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS NATO PREL MK AG |
06SKOPJE1120 | MACEDONIA: US-EU EFFORT BRINGS PARTIES TOGETHER [...] (C) After weeks of U.S. and EU coaxing, the leaders of the four main parties in Macedonia met on November 27 for their first substantive talks on legislative and policy priorities since the new government took office in late August. The party leaders outlined some of their key priorities and [...] | 2006-11-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE1139 | MACEDONIA WELCOMES NATO SUMMIT STATEMENT, [...] (SBU) In a telcon November 30, MFA State Secretary Igor Ilievski told P/E Chief the GOM was delighted with the NATO Summit statement at Riga announcing, inter alia, the Alliance's intent to "extend further invitations to those countries who meet NATO's performance based standards..." The gover [...] | 2006-12-01 16:18:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO MK |
06SKOPJE1157 | MACEDONIA: SUSTAINING POST-RIGA MOMENTUM ON NATO [...] (SBU) We are taking advantage of the positive post-Riga Summit mood here to press the GOM to step up NATO MAP-related reform implementation. Macedonia is making progress in some areas -- working on constructive government-opposition dialogue, promoting economic growth, and strengthening rule [...] | 2006-12-08 15:52:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NATO MK |
06SKOPJE1164 | MACEDONIA'S AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO WASHINGTON, [...] (SBU) The Macedonian government has nominated Zoran Jolevski, a close associate of late President Trajkovski's and a longtime USAID local Chief of Party (COP),as Macedonia's next Ambassador to the United States. Never strongly identified with any single political party, Jolevski nevertheless [...] | 2006-12-13 07:56:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MK |
06SKOPJE1165 | MACEDONIA: SUSTAINING POST-RIGA MOMENTUM ON NATO [...] (SBU) We are taking advantage of the positive post-Riga Summit mood here to press the GOM to step up NATO MAP-related reform implementation. Macedonia is making progress in some areas -- working on constructive government-opposition dialogue, promoting economic growth, and strengthening rule [...] | 2006-12-13 09:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NATO MK |
06SKOPJE1174 | MACEDONIA: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK -- [...] (SBU) Leaders of Macedonia's four main parties (government and opposition) met December 13 behind closed doors, with U.S. and EU facilitation, in their second meeting to discuss how to move forward on Macedonia's main Euro-Atlantic integration reforms (reftel). Three of the four parties reach [...] | 2006-12-18 13:13:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MK |
06SKOPJE118 | MACEDONIA: PRIME MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, NATO [...] (C/NF) PM Buckovski told the Ambassador February 1 that parliamentary elections likely will be held in late June/early July, and that he expects the opposition to use rough campaign and electoral tactics in trying to replace his government. On Macedonia's NATO accession prospects, he agreed th [...] | 2006-02-06 18:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MK |
06SKOPJE251 | MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT FOCUSED ON GAMEPLAN FOR NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During her March 7-8 visit to Skopje with a U.S. interagency delegation, USNATO Ambassador Nuland told Macedonian government and opposition interlocutors that free and fair parliamentary elections would be one key to keeping NATO's door open in 2008. She urged them to continue [...] | 2006-03-14 16:13:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO MK |
06SKOPJE255 | MACEDONIA: STRONG BUT MEASURED REACTION TO [...] (U) Macedonian government reaction to Albanian FM Mustafaj's March 13 statement on Albanian Alsat TV that Albania could not guarantee inviolability of borders with Kosovo or Macedonia "if division of Kosovo takes place" (reftel) has been strong but measured. MFA State Counselor Milan Spiridon [...] | 2006-03-16 17:40:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL MK |
06SKOPJE289 | MACEDONIA CHURCH DISPUTE: MOC PATRIARCH DECRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC) has reacted strongly to recent revelations that the Serbian government funds an affiliate of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) in Macedonia, calling that support an intrusion into Macedonia's domestic affairs. The MOC also has opposed intern [...] | 2006-03-30 07:57:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KIRF MK |
06SKOPJE294 | MACEDONIA: CAMPAIGN RHETORIC HEATS UP AS SUMMER [...] (SBU) With parliamentary elections possible as soon as late June, political parties are fueling increasingly heated pre-campaign rhetoric with personal attacks and mudslinging. Although the parties publicly deny it, there are numerous behind-the-scenes discussions ongoing about possible post-e [...] | 2006-03-31 14:04:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE310 | SEN. VOINOVICH DISCUSSES NATO, KOSOVO NEGOTIATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with senior Macedonian officials on March 25, Sen. George Voinovich encouraged Macedonia to make further progress on NATO-related reforms, discussed Kosovo final status issues, and thanked Macedonia for its military support of coalition operations in Iraq and Afghani [...] | 2006-04-05 07:20:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE329 | MACEDONIA WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT USG POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 16:26:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA MK |
06SKOPJE330 | MACEDONIA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO IRAQ EFFORT [...] (U) Deputy Senior Advisor on Iraq Robert Deutsch and his State and DoD team visited Skopje April 5-6 to thank GOM officials and parliamentarians for Macedonia's support for international efforts in Iraq, and to discuss developments in Iraq. (NOTE: Macedonia currently has 40 troops deployed to [...] | 2006-04-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MK IZ |
06SKOPJE373 | U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WISNER'S KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) During April 13 discussions in Skopje with U.S. Special Representative on Kosovo Talks Frank Wisner, Macedonian leaders focused on the unresolved issue of the delineated but not yet demarcated Kosovo-Macedonia border as the only open issue between Skopje and Pristina, and said they would t [...] | 2006-04-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK KS |
06SKOPJE38 | MACEDONIA'S SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT NOMINATED AS [...] (SBU) The GOM has nominated Speaker of Parliament Ljupco Jordanovski as Macedonia's next ambassador to the United States. A long-time parliamentarian, Jordanovski is meticulous, hard-working, and a consensus builder. He is widely-respected as an administrator and has presided over an ambitio [...] | 2006-01-17 08:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE383 | U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WISNER'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) During a tete-a-tete meeting April 13 in Skopje, President Crvenkovski gave Amb. Wisner his assessment of Serbian President Tadic as "pragmatic" in dealing with Kosovo status issues, while characterizing Serbian PM Kostunica as unlikely to compromise and more likely to walk out of the stat [...] | 2006-04-21 16:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KS MK |
06SKOPJE413 | MACEDONIA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 17:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL MK |
06SKOPJE419 | MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON THE ICRC THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 11:24:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ MK |
06SKOPJE451 | MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADERS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) During separate meetings May 4, the Ambassador told DUI and DPA leaders Ali Ahmeti and Arben Xhaferi, respectively, to refrain from importing K-Albanian "muscle" to assist them during upcoming parliamentary elections. She reiterated the USG position on Macedonia-Kosovo border demarcation [...] | 2006-05-12 06:00:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE457 | MACEDONIA: FURTHER PROGRESS ON NATO MAP-RELATED [...] (U) The Macedonian Parliament recently adopted several judicial and defense reforms that demonstrate further progress in meeting Macedonia's NATO MAP requirements. On May 5, the parliament amended the Law on Defense, formally ending conscription. The amended law will make the Army of the Rep [...] | 2006-05-15 15:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MK |
06SKOPJE484 | MACEDONIA: CAVEATS FOR TROOPS SERVING WITH ISAF [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on ISAF caveats to MFA State Counselor Milan Spirodonovski and to NATO Head of Sector Marjan PopAngelov on May 16. DATT delivered the same points to CHOD MG Stojanovski on May 15. Our interlocutors assured us that Macedonia would maintain its policy of [...] | 2006-05-19 14:33:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF MK |
06SKOPJE497 | MACEDONIA: POLITICAL LEADERS EXPECT INDEPENDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Initial Macedonian reaction to the May 21 Montenegro referendum on independence has been generally positive, with most interlocutors welcoming the development as contributing to bolstering regional stability. It is encouraging that harder-line eAlbanian parties, such as opposi [...] | 2006-05-23 15:46:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE500 | MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 13:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | KG MARR MOPS PREL AF MK |
06SKOPJE507 | MACEDONIA: SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-25 05:51:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ MK |
06SKOPJE531 | MACEDONIA WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (Mitreva was en route from the Netherlands to Macedonia on May 31, and therefore was unavailable for a meeting that day.) Mitreva welcomed the Secretary's statement and said she would issue a public statement of support. Mitreva emphasized the GOM's continued support for U.S. and EU-3 effo [...] | 2006-06-01 16:35:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE580 | MACEDONIA PASSES CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 11:57:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PARM PREL MK |
06SKOPJE593 | MACEDONIA RESPONDS TO MDA DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-21 08:06:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC IS SZ MK |
06SKOPJE594 | MACEDONIA: WITH US-EU PRODDING, ETHNIC ALBANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and EU Special Representative (EUSR) Fouere convoked the leaders of ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA for a meeting June 20 to express grave concerns over recent violent incidents related to the campaign for upcoming parliamentary elections July 5. They noted that [...] | 2006-06-21 11:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE598 | MACEDONIAN MOI: "POLICE NOT INVOLVED IN [...] (C) The Ambassador and post's DOJ ICITAP representative met with Minister of Interior Mihajlovski on June 22 to discuss the recent campaign-related incidents and accusations by political party leaders that the police have been involved in or have provoked the incidents (reftel). The Ambassador [...] | 2006-06-23 09:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MK |
06SKOPJE613 | MACEDONIA: AMBASSADOR AND PRIME MINISTER ON NEXT [...] (C) During a June 26 meeting, the Ambassador shared with PM Buckovski her concerns over recent campaign-related violent incidents, mostly involving supporters of ethnic Albanian rival parties DUI and DPA (refs A and B). She outlined steps the U.S. Embassy would take over the next several days [...] | 2006-06-28 07:09:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MK |
06SKOPJE614 | MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 02:00:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA MK |
06SKOPJE625 | MACEDONIA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN CALMS; AMBASSADOR [...] (C) An unspoken agreement to cool things down has taken hold in Macedonia after a handful of campaign-related incidents, some of them violent and most of them between competing ethnic Albania parties DUI and DPA, occurred at the beginning of the official parliamentary elections campaign on Jun [...] | 2006-06-30 13:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MK |
06SKOPJE631 | MACEDONIA: CAMPAIGN CALM EXTENDS THROUGH THE [...] (C) Continuing a recent campaign-period trend (reftel),the July 1-2 weekend remained calm in Macedonia with only two minor campaign-related incidents reported (neither of which was substantiated.) The MOI took action against perpetrators of campaign-related incidents, and eAlbanian parties DU [...] | 2006-07-03 16:45:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE640 | MACEDONIA VOTES: OPPOSITION WINS IN GENERALLY CALM [...] (SBU) The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party emerged as the clear winner in Macedonia's July 5 parliamentary elections, with the ethnic Albanian DUI party (governing coalition) consolidating its lead over rival eAlbanian opposition party DPA. The elections were considered to have "largely met intern [...] | 2006-07-06 15:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL MK |
06SKOPJE648 | MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT'S ANALYSIS OF PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador July 6, President Crvenkovski characterized the recent parliamentary election process as "good," and asked for continued support from the Ambassador during the process of the formation of the new government. Analyzing electoral results, Crvenkovski said ci [...] | 2006-07-07 13:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE649 | MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT'S ANALYSIS OF PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador July 6, President Crvenkovski characterized the recent parliamentary election process as "good," and asked for continued support from the Ambassador during the process of the formation of the new government. Analyzing electoral results, Crvenkovski said ci [...] | 2006-07-07 13:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE662 | MACEDONIA: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 06:04:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL PARM KN MK |
06SKOPJE668 | MACEDONIA: MAJOR TIP TRIAL REFLECTS SOLID [...] (U) Macedonia's largest-ever trial for trafficking in persons continued on July 6 with the testimony of the star witness for the prosecution. The witness, who initially was charged as a co-conspirator in the case, reached an immunity deal with the prosecution in exchange for his testimony aga [...] | 2006-07-14 12:07:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM SMIG MK |
06SKOPJE669 | MACEDONIA: VMRO-DPMNE LEADER BEGINS BUILDING A [...] (C) Recent Macedonian parliamentary election winner (reftel) and VMRO-DPMNE leader Gruevski is engaged in trying to build a broad-based inter-ethnic governing coalition to help ensure stability as he pursues an economic reform agenda and continued implementation of NATO and EU integration refo [...] | 2006-07-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE754 | MACEDONIA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points, resolution text, and the Secretary's statement to MFA State Counselor Milan Spirodonovski on August 12. Spirodonovski welcomed the information and expects full support from the GOM for this initiative. 2. (C) Spirodonovski informed Poloff that GOM repr [...] | 2006-08-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE MK |
06SKOPJE779 | MACEDONIA: YOUNG TECHNOCRATS DOMINATE NEW [...] (SBU/NF) Prime Minister-designate Gruevski's proposed cabinet lineup, which the parliament is likely to approve on August 25, is comprised of mostly young technocrats without extensive bureaucratic experience. That bodes well for a fresh start, with Gruevski likely to exercise greater control [...] | 2006-08-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MK |
06SKOPJE816 | MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Parliament easily confirmed on August 26 the new government and work program of VMRO-DPMNE (Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization -- Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity) leader and now Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. Gruevski's work program focuses on economic develop [...] | 2006-08-28 16:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MK |
06SKOPJE837 | MACEDONIA: FOREIGN MINISTER-DESIGNATE ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on Kosovo status negotiations to Foreign Minister-designate Antonijo Milososki on August 23. (NOTE: Milososki and his fellow cabinet members were confirmed in office following a parliamentary vote on August 26). Milososki agreed strongly with the point o [...] | 2006-09-04 14:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MK KS |
06SKOPJE848 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS IMPROVED SERBIA-ICTY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SRYI AA MK |
06SKOPJE849 | MACEDONIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON USG VIEWS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 15:12:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS |
06SKOPJE851 | MACEDONIA: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES IN THE [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on President Bush's September 6 speech on detainees in the war on terror to MFA State Counselor Milan Spiridonovski on September 7. Spiridonovski appreciated the briefing and said he understood the need to ensure vital security information was quickly ob [...] | 2006-09-11 05:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MK |
06SKOPJE863 | MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on the upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial to MFA State Counselor for Multilateral Affairs Svetlana Geleva on September 12. Geleva said a GOM representative will attend this year's CD Ministerial at the UN General Assembly (UNGA),but did not [...] | 2006-09-13 09:38:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR MK |
06SKOPJE865 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 10:41:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU MK |
06SKOPJE880 | MACEDONIA: GOM LEADERSHIP ON NATO MEMBERSHIP, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate calls on PM Gruevski and FM Milososki September 15, the Ambassador urged the GOM to move quickly to implement NATO membership reforms, show concrete anti-corruption results, and restart political dialogue with the ethnic Albanian opposition. She restated the USG posit [...] | 2006-09-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE885 | MACEDONIA REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE FOR MANPADS [...] (U) Please see guidance request in para 4. 2. (C) Following EmbOff and DAO discussions with MFA and MOD contacts over the past several months, and after lengthy delays due to national elections and the formation of a new government, the MOD on September 12 sent an official letter of request [...] | 2006-09-19 05:43:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR MK |
06SKOPJE887 | MACEDONIA NOMINATES FORMER FM SRDJAN KERIM FOR [...] (U) MFA State Counselor for Multilateral Affairs Svetlana Geleva confirmed on September 16 press reports that the GOM has nominated former Foreign Minister and former Macedonian PermRep to the UN Srdjan Kerim for the 2007 UNGA Presidency. Kerim currently is the general director of the local med [...] | 2006-09-20 01:37:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR UNGA MK |
06SKOPJE888 | MACEDONIA: A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH ADRIATIC [...] (SBU) Although you will be meeting with the A-3 foreign ministers as a group on the margins of the UNGA in New York on September 22, we believe you can reinforce some key themes we have been underlining with the newly-elected GOM should you have an opportunity for a brief pull-aside with newly [...] | 2006-09-20 14:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR UNGA MK |
06SKOPJE900 | MACEDONIA: SUCCESSFUL CONVICTION IN ORGANIZED [...] (U) On September 14, a Macedonian court convicted four defendants from an international organized crime ring on drug smuggling charges. The trial was presided over by a chamber of five judges, including two professional judges, one of whom is the chief presiding judge, and three "lay judges," [...] | 2006-09-25 13:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MK |
06SKOPJE913 | MACEDONIAN MFA STATE SECRETARY WILL PARTICIPATE IN [...] (U) P/E Chief delivered reftel invitation to participate in the October 3-5 CENTCOM-sponsored Iraq Coalition Conference in Warsaw to MFA State Secretary Igor Ilievski on September 21. Ilievski confirmed on September 26 that he would attend the Conference, together with Brigadier General Zoran [...] | 2006-09-27 14:27:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MK IZ |
06SKOPJE944 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS US POSITION ON POSSIBLE NORTH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-05 14:54:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP MK |
06SKOPJE953 | MACEDONIA: POLICE LAW IMPASSE:GOM-OPPOSITION TALKS [...] (C) The parliamentary impasse between the VMRO-DPMNE-led government and ethnic Albanian opposition party DUI over the draft police law continues, with DUI insisting that it will not respect the police law unless it is passed with a qualified (Badinter) majority. PM Gruevski and DUI President [...] | 2006-10-06 13:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE973 | MACEDONIA LEANS TOWARD EU POSITION ON DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-16 06:54:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN MK |
06SKOPJE983 | MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO'S VISITTO SKOPJE, [...] (U) Your visit comes at the right time, two months into the new VMRO-DPMNE-led government of PM Gruevski, to deliver the following core messages to the government and opposition: Government: --Need broad consultations and consensus-building with DUI and opposition parties on key legislatio [...] | 2006-10-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR MK |
06SOFIA1024 | BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU |
06SOFIA1025 | BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU |
06SOFIA1042 | AVIAN FLU DISCOVERED IN BULGARIAN DOMESTIC FLOCKS, [...] SUMMARY: Avian Influenza (AI) has been identified in poultry in Slanchogled (a predominantly ethnic-Turkish village in the southern Kardzhali region),where at least 107 chickens died between July 11 and 19. This is the first suspected case of AI in domestic stock. Until now, all other rep [...] | 2006-07-26 03:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO BU |
06SOFIA1045 | BULGARIAN REPRESENTATION AT 61ST UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) Kamen Velitchkov at the MFA's UN Directorate informed us on July 26 that Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivailo Kalfin will be the highest ranking member of the Bulgarian government attending the 61st UN General Assembly general debate in September. Kalfin will head a delegation consisting [...] | 2006-07-26 11:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1068 | LEBANON: BULGARIA CONDEMNS QANA ATTACK, CALLS FOR [...] SUMMARY/COMMENT: The Bulgarian government has closely coordinated its position with that of the EU from the outset of the Israel/Hezbollah conflict. On July 13, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement calling for maximum restraint from all parties, condemning the kidnapping of Isr [...] | 2006-08-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS LE BU |
06SOFIA1080 | LINE OF BULGARIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BEGINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The October 22 presidential elections will offer Bulgarian voters the opportunity to pass judgment on the country,s most influential politician, incumbent President Georgi Parvanov. With Parvanov's candidacy a certainty (though still formally unannounced),several other figur [...] | 2006-08-03 12:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BU |
06SOFIA1089 | BULGARIA NOT IN A POSITION TO OPPOSE INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 08:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BU |
06SOFIA1102 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION ON LEBANON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel on draft UNSCR regarding Lebanon to Emil Yalnazov, MFA's Head of United Nations and Global Issues Directorate, on Aug. 7. Yalnazov said the GOB welcomes the resolution as a sign of a united UN voice on the issue. It is time for action; allowing the crisis to go on [...] | 2006-08-07 15:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN BU |
06SOFIA1111 | BULGARIA KICKS OFF DECADE OF ROMA INCLUSION WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an official ceremony on July 4, Bulgaria took over the presidency of the 2005-2015 Decade of Roma Inclusion. The pomp and circumstance of Bulgaria's ascendance to the Decade's presidency contrasts sharply, however, with the squalid living conditions of the Roma throughout [...] | 2006-08-09 03:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KTIA BU |
06SOFIA1119 | BULGARIA CONSULTS ON MANPADS SALES TO EGYPT [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On August 9, Christo Atanasov, head of the Export Control Department of the Ministry of Economy, informed us that Bulgarian arms manufacturer Samel 90 has applied to export 100 sets of MANPADS components to Egypt. The proposed [...] | 2006-08-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MASS ETTC EG BU |
06SOFIA1135 | INTERIOR MINISTER PETKOV: BULGARIA HESITANT ON WMD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 14:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MNUC MARR BU |
06SOFIA1138 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNSCR ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC BU |
06SOFIA1162 | BULGARIA SPARRING AGAINST RUSSIAN ENERGY DEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Bulgarian leaders are battling against the grip that Russia increasingly holds over the energy sector here, but are struggling to strengthen their position. President Purvanov and Prime Minister Stanishev appear especially concerned; Minister of Economy and Energy [...] | 2006-08-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL BU |
06SOFIA1165 | BULGARIAN RESPONSE: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL BU |
06SOFIA1170 | BULGARIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY ISSUES STATEMENT IN [...] (U) Bulgaria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following public statement supporting UNSCR 1701 on August 16: Begin text of unofficial translation: Bulgaria supports unanimously-adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which calls for a full cessation of hostilities, deployment [...] | 2006-08-17 07:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO KPAO UN UNSC BU |
06SOFIA1173 | BULGARIA: TOUGH GMO LAW HAMSTRINGS BIOTECH INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria currently has some of the most restrictive legislation on biotechnology in Europe, surpassing even the European Union's stringent standards. In addition to prohibiting the commercialization and release into the environment of modified products banned by EU member countr [...] | 2006-08-17 09:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KSTH ECON EAGR ETRD PREL BU |
06SOFIA1177 | BULGARIANS LOOK FORWARD TO U.S. BOOTS ON THE GROUND [...] (C) Prime Minister Stanishev's Chief of Staff, Philip Bokov, told the Charge' August 17 that Bulgaria looks forward to completing the 13 implementing agreements necessary for U.S. forces to begin rotating into Bulgaria on a regular basis. We told Bokov to expect a EUCOM negotiating team in la [...] | 2006-08-18 06:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BU |
06SOFIA1182 | TIP: BULGARIA WANTS TIER 1, BUT STRUGGLES TO FIND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 09:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BU |
06SOFIA1187 | BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT VOTES FOR UNIFIL DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) On August 21, Deputy Foreign Minister Lyubomir Kyuchukov briefed Charge Karagiannis on the Council of Ministers' August 20 decision to deploy troops in support of UNIFIL's expanded mission. Kyuchukov emphasized that the scope of Bulgarian participation in UNIFIL will be determined by thre [...] | 2006-08-21 14:49:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS LE BU |
06SOFIA1195 | EXTRADITION: BULGARIA EAGER TO NEGOTIATE, ASKS FOR [...] On August 22, we delivered the draft texts of the proposed extradition treaty and mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) to Ministry of Justice's Peter Rashkov, Director of the International Cooperation and European Integration Office, and Vesselina Maleva, Head of the International Legal Assis [...] | 2006-08-23 11:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA BU |
06SOFIA1204 | BULGARIA: DIP NOTE ON MANPADS SALES TO EGYPT [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On August 24, we received a Diplomatic Note from Parisa Popnikolova of the MFA's International Security Directorate which formally informs the U.S. of a planned MANPADS component transfer in accordance with the U.S.-Bulgaria MA [...] | 2006-08-25 12:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR MASS ETTC EG BU |
06SOFIA1205 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1701, MINISTER TO ATTEND [...] (C) We delivered reftel A & B talking points to Margarita Isaeva from the MFA's Near East and Africa Directorate on August 25. Isaeva was unaware of any planned delegations to or from Iran or Syria, and considered them unlikely for the foreseeable future. However, she promised to share our c [...] | 2006-08-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MOPS MARR IR LE SY SW BU |
06SOFIA121 | BULGARIA: EDGING CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A negotiating team led by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress toward concluding a combined supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia January 18-20. This session p [...] | 2006-01-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
06SOFIA1216 | BULGARIA ON BOARD FOR NATO STRATEGIC AIRLIFT [...] (C) We delivered reftel A talking points to Zlatin Krystev, acting head of the MFA's International Security Directorate on August 24. After conferring with MOD colleagues, Krystev reconfirmed Bulgaria's commitment to the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed previously, adding that "there is no sugge [...] | 2006-08-29 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO BU |
06SOFIA1230 | BULGARIAN PRISONERS IN LIBYA: SOFIA SEEKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. After the August 29 court hearing in Tripoli (ref),Bulgarian officials are showing signs of guarded optimism that the current judicial process may run its course before the end of September. This would open the way for a political decision to return to Bulgaria the six nurses i [...] | 2006-08-30 14:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LY BG |
06SOFIA1233 | BULGARIA SUPPORTIVE ON U.S.-INDIA DEAL [...] (SBU) On August 28 we delivered reftel demarche to Elizabeth Konstantinova of the MFA's International Security Directorate. While hesitating to commit to a statement at the NSG meeting, she emphasized Bulgaria's overall support for the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative. Specific [...] | 2006-08-30 15:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC ENRG MNUC KNNP TRGY BU |
06SOFIA1241 | BULGARIA'S VIEW ON KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Deputy FM Lyubomir Kyuchukov on 21 August. He confirmed Bulgaria's supportive approach to U.S. policy on Kosovo, while voicing Bulgaria's concern that the effect of a final settlement on regional security be given due consideration by all parties. In an Au [...] | 2006-08-31 13:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN EU YI BU |
06SOFIA126 | BULGARIA: NEW CORRUPTION STRATEGY OFFERS LOFTY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) After weeks of delay and last-minute revisions, the Council of Ministers finally adopted its new National Anti-Corruption Strategy on January 12. The strategy clearly seeks to address Brussels' criticism that Bulgaria has made little progress in curbing corruption, particularl [...] | 2006-01-27 16:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PINR |
06SOFIA1267 | BULGARIA ATTENDING NAM SUMMIT FOR POLITICAL REASONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 14:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM UNGA CU BU |
06SOFIA1273 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS ROSEMARY DICARLO'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two issues dominate Bulgaria's political scene and calendar: a final verdict on EU accession, framed by the September 26 European Commission report on Bulgaria's readiness for membership; and Bulgaria's October 22 Presidential election. Seized by these two overlapping events, t [...] | 2006-09-08 12:25:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK KPKO SR YI EU BU |
06SOFIA1291 | BULGARIA: FM KALFIN WILL ATTEND SECRETARY'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 12:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO OPDC UNGA BG |
06SOFIA1292 | BULGARIA: DEMARCHE ON IRAN DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 12:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC BU |
06SOFIA1311 | BULGARIA FULLY SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 12:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BU |
06SOFIA1314 | BULGARIA WILL RAISE SUDAN AT NAM IF POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 13:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNSC KPKO KDEM BU |
06SOFIA1316 | BULGARIA'S IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE GAERC'S [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria has long supported including the Western Balkans into EU and NATO. On Congo and Sudan, the GOB supports international involvement but will not be able to contribute because of its commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bulgaria hopes GAERC will produce a common EU positio [...] | 2006-09-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN BU |
06SOFIA1330 | BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAMAS, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to Bulgaria's plans to open a diplomatic office in Ramallah following the formation of a "national unity" government in the Palestinian territories, Charge' cautioned deputy Foreign Minister Faim Chaushev, stressing the steps Hamas would have to take in order to legi [...] | 2006-09-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF AF IS LE SY IZ IR LY BU |
06SOFIA1331 | 61ST UNGA: UPDATED BULGARIAN HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) On September 14, 2006, we met with MFA's Kamen Velichkov, Head of the MFA's UN and Global Issues Department, to confirm Bulgaria's official representation at the 61st UN General Assembly. Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin will lead a delegation of Deputy Ministers and Ambassadors. 2. Pl [...] | 2006-09-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA OVIP OTRA PREL KSEP BU |
06SOFIA1342 | YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER KALFIN [...] (C) Your meeting with Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin in New York on September 20 comes just six days prior to the European Commission's final report on Bulgaria's readiness for accession. Much of official Bulgaria is holding its breath in anticipation of the report, which in turn will play in [...] | 2006-09-19 14:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LY IZ BU |
06SOFIA1392 | MURADOVA'S RELATIVES SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Exiled relatives of Turkmen dissident Muradova, who died under disputed circumstances in Turkmenistan (ref A),believe Turkmen authorities are blocking their calls to Muradova,s three children and allege that Turkmen security forces are watching the family. The two relatives are o [...] | 2006-09-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BU |
06SOFIA1393 | BULGARIA CONSULTS ON ARMS TRANSFERS TO GEORGIA [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On September 26, Christo Atanasov and Ivelina Bachevanova of the Ministry of Economy's Export Control Department informed us of a high-value export application for sale of Bulgarian weapons and ammunition to the Republic of Geo [...] | 2006-09-28 14:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS ETTC GG BU |
06SOFIA1423 | BULGARIA CALLS POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Kalfin October 5. Subsequently, the MFA issued the following statement the same day: "The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry expresses deep concern with the statement of the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic [...] | 2006-10-06 09:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN KNNP BU |
06SOFIA1425 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS AMENDING EMBARGO RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Panteley Spassov of the MFA's UN and Global Issues Department agreed that the Cuban Embargo Resolution at UNGA should be balanced with a statement on Cuba's human rights record. He said the GOB will seriously consider our proposed language for the amendment but doubted our text would pas [...] | 2006-10-06 12:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN INRO PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU BU |
06SOFIA1427 | BULGARIA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MEGAN HALL, OCT. [...] Embassy Sofia warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for G/TIP Reports Officer for Europe Megan Hall to visit Sofia, Bulgaria, from 18 through 21 October, 2006. Purpose of the visit is to assess recent government efforts to combat human trafficking through discussions with Embassy offic [...] | 2006-10-06 13:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PHUM PREL BU |
06SOFIA1451 | BULGARIA: CFE ENTITLEMENT TRANSFERS [...] (C) We delivered CFE talking points on October 13 to Dimitar Dimitrov, head of the MFA's OSCE & Regional Security Department. He expressed openness to the possibility of approaching Greece on CFE entitlement transfers, but he did not make any commitment. Noting bruising discussions on the Am [...] | 2006-10-17 13:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS BU |
06SOFIA1452 | BULGARIA SCOLDS NORTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR, SUMMONS [...] (C) On October 13, DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Feim Chaushev to follow up on reftel A demarche. Chaushev emphasized Bulgaria's strong reaction to the test, pointing out that he had summoned North Korean Ambassador Jo Song Ju to his office to express his displeasure. In Chaushev's wo [...] | 2006-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN IR UN BU |
06SOFIA1481 | BULGARIA FAVORS RUSSIAN BID TO BUILD BELENE NPP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador Oct. 19, Energy/Economy Minister Rumen Ovcharov confirmed press reports that Bulgaria has decided in favor of the Russian/European consortium for construction of a new nuclear plant at Belene. Ovcharov acknowledged a link between the Belene decis [...] | 2006-10-24 12:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL RU GR BU |
06SOFIA1491 | BULGARIAN MOD COMMITTED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov confirmed the GOB's willingness to extend its current mission in Iraq, and discussed plans to increase the Bulgarian deployment in Afghanistan. He also outlined the challenges the ministry will face [...] | 2006-10-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO BU |
06SOFIA1494 | BULGARIA: END GAME IN SIGHT ON JEWISH RESTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A report submitted to the Prime Minister by the government-appointed Restitution Commission sidesteps the controversial Rila hotel case (reftel),but recognizes Jewish claims on MOD property in Varna and urges the Ministry of Health (MOH) to give Shalom some space at the already [...] | 2006-10-27 12:38:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNAR BU |
06SOFIA1504 | BULGARIA: FOLLOWING EU LINE ON UNGA'S ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-31 13:46:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1518 | BULGARIA NAMES POPULAR, PRO-U.S. MINISTER AS EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government on October 26 nominated European Affairs Minister Meglena Kuneva to serve as Bulgaria's first EU Commissioner. EC President Jose Manuel Barroso welcomed the nomination and assigned Kuneva the consumer protection portfolio. One of Bulgaria's most respected politica [...] | 2006-11-02 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EUN BU |
06SOFIA1521 | BULGARIA: REFORM-MINDED PRIME MINISTER DETERMINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A feisty and confident Prime Minister Stanishev told the Ambassador Nov. 2 that his government would not let up on reforms. He looks to speed up structural changes, improve government ministries' efficiency and effectiveness, and keep up public support for reform. The Prime [...] | 2006-11-03 13:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BU |
06SOFIA1531 | BULGARIA TO FOLLOW EU ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 14:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1540 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS NORTH KOREA AND BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 13:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1541 | CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION: BULGARIA STILL TO FOLLOW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 14:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1542 | BULGARIA/GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA, FM KALFIN PREVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. By hosting the Friends of Georgia on November 9, Bulgaria seeks to send a message of support to the GoG while at the same time urging the Georgians to "stop giving Russia excuses to crack down." Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kalfin and EUR DAS Bryza agreed that both objectives would [...] | 2006-11-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE GG RU BU |
06SOFIA1559 | BULGARIA MOST LIKELY TO SUPPORT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 14:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1565 | BULGARIA LIKELY TO VOTE AGAINST BELARUS' [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1573 | CNO VISIT HIGHLIGHTS BULGARIA'S BLACK SEA POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 9-10 visit of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Mullen to Bulgaria shed light on the GOB's evolving Black Sea strategy -- particularly the General Staff's continuing wariness of Turkey's Black Sea Harmony (BSH) proposal. Their reluctance was echoed by MFA NATO an [...] | 2006-11-17 14:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO MARR MOPS BU |
06SOFIA1574 | BULGARIA WILL FOLLOW EU ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA |
06SOFIA1579 | BULGARIA: DRAFT UNSCR IRAQ RESOLUTION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-20 12:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IZ BG |
06SOFIA1597 | BULGARIA STRUGGLES TO SHED CAVEATS ON THE ROAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the lead-up to the Riga Summit, the GOB supports nearly every item on the U.S. agenda, but continues to struggle with a shortage of funds, equipment, and "capabilities" as it looks toward elimination of national caveats and more demanding missions overseas. Bulgaria's commitme [...] | 2006-11-22 09:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO BU |
06SOFIA1608 | TERRORIST FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 08:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | EFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN BU |
06SOFIA1613 | BULGARIA SEEKS TO WITHDRAW FROM TWO BILAT TREATIES [...] This is an action request, please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) On Nov. 24, Emilena Popova, Head of MFA's International Law Directorate, presented us with diplomatic note #54-00-17 proposing to terminate two U.S. - GOB bilateral trade agreements and to amend one. According to the three-part note, [...] | 2006-11-29 10:13:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EISNLN EUN PREL BU |
06SOFIA1639 | BULGARIA: SA/LW DESTRUCTION HITS A ROADBLOCK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Embassy Sofia and the GoB are eager to begin work on the USG-financed destruction of excess Small Arms/Light Weapons articles authorized in reftel A. Logistical obstacles remain, however, before the $400,000 in authorized ass [...] | 2006-12-06 08:38:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AFIN MARR BU |
06SOFIA1648 | GOB READY TO EXCHANGE BIT INSTRUMENTS DURING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) We delivered ref. A points and draft protocol to MFA's Emilena Popova, Director of the International Law Department, on December 7. Popova confirmed that the Additional Protocol to the Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIT) was rati [...] | 2006-12-08 14:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KTIA OVIP OFDP PREL EUN BU |
06SOFIA1656 | TERRORIST LISTS: BULGARIA [...] (SBU) According to our contacts at the Financial Intelligence Agency and other Bulgarian government entities, Bulgaria does not maintain its own "national" list of terrorists. The GOB instead uses information from the United Nations, European Union and other individual countries when determin [...] | 2006-12-12 07:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER BU |
06SOFIA1661 | ANTI-OC TRAINING CENTER: BULGARIA READY TO HOST [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Mission strongly supports establishment of a South Eastern European Regional Organized Crime Training Center (SEEROCTC). We believe a center located in Bulgaria will advance U.S. rule of law objectives here and regionally. A center in Bulgaria would build on an [...] | 2006-12-13 11:13:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM EAID KJUS KCOR SNAR KPAO BU |
06SOFIA1662 | YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM KALFIN'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, A SHORT TWO WEEKS BEFORE BULGARIA CELEBRATES ITS FORMAL ACCESSION TO THE EU ON JANUARY 1, TOPS OFF AN EXTRAORDINARILY PRODUCTIVE YEAR IN THE U.S.-BULGARIAN RELATIONSHIP. KALFIN AND PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV ARE LEADING BULGARIAN PUBLIC OPINION IN [...] | 2006-12-14 08:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EUN MARR MOPS OVIP KPAS SR IZ LY |
06SOFIA1667 | BULGARIANS READY TO EXTEND ASHRAF MISSION AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev and Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin visited Iraq on December 12-13, meeting senior Iraqi officials and sending early Christmas greetings to Bulgarian troops at Camp Ashraf. FM Kalfin described a worrying security situation, but stated that [...] | 2006-12-15 09:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ BG |
06SOFIA167 | BULGARIA 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] (U) General Assessment. Since joining NATO in April 2004, Bulgaria has maintained its defense spending at 2.6% of GDP and made substantial troop contributions to overseas missions. Following national elections in June 2005, the incumbent National Movement for Simeon the Second (NMSS) was for [...] | 2006-02-01 07:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP NATO PREL BU |
06SOFIA1677 | MOSCOW TIGHTENS SCREWS AS BULGARIA PREPARES FOR EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his first official visit to Moscow, Foreign Minister Kalfin discussed several unresolved bilateral issues, including arm sales to Georgia, the production and sale of weapons under outdated Soviet licenses, and efforts to trim Bulgaria's ballooning trade deficit with Russia [...] | 2006-12-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD RU BU |
06SOFIA1682 | BULGARIA: STEP FORWARD ON JEWISH HOSPITAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Health Radoslav Gaidarski confirmed that the Ministry is prepared to return the already-restituted hospital to the Jewish organization Shalom, but it must wait until the hospital's new facilities are renovated. To emphas [...] | 2006-12-19 13:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNAR OVIP BU |
06SOFIA1683 | OUTRAGED BULGARIA CONDEMNS LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria predictably reacted with shock and outrage to the Tripoli Criminal Court decision to confirm the death sentences of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting more than 400 Libyan children with HIV. Although largely expected, the dec [...] | 2006-12-19 14:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM LBY BU |
06SOFIA1684 | OUTRAGED BULGARIA CONDEMNS LIBYAN DEATH SENTENCES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria predictably reacted with shock and outrage to the Tripoli Criminal Court decision to confirm the death sentences of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of deliberately infecting more than 400 Libyan children with HIV. Although largely expected, the dec [...] | 2006-12-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM LBY BU |
06SOFIA1691 | DIRTY ENERGY: CORRUPTION AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cleaning up pernicious corruption in Bulgaria's powerful (and often murky) energy sector, where cronyism is alive and well, should rank high on Bulgaria's to do list. A closer look at the sector reveals an ideal environment for graft and abuse. Accounting for a significant shar [...] | 2006-12-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL BU |
06SOFIA1695 | BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT DROPS "SILENT DIPLOMACY;" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The death sentences passed by a Tripoli court on five Bulgarian nurses Dec. 19 triggered mounting outrage in Bulgaria as politicians, NGOs, the public and the press lashed out at Libya for holding a deeply politicized trial and called for international support. Over the course o [...] | 2006-12-21 13:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM LBY BU |
06SOFIA185 | COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVES BULGARIA'S FOLLOW-ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Council of Ministers voted February 2 to approve Bulgaria's new mission in Iraq to guard Iranian internees at Camp Ashraf located north of Baghdad. In announcing the decision, Defense Minister Bliznakov said, "The decision to dispatch this mission fully corresponds with our n [...] | 2006-02-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR IZ BU |
06SOFIA190 | BELENE NUCLEAR PLANT: KEY TO DIVERSIFICATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU requirement that Bulgaria close Kozloduy Nuclear reactors 3 and 4 by the end of the year as part of the accession process, combined with increased international gas and oil prices and pressure by Russia's Gazprom to renegotiate gas delivery contracts, has focused the GOB [...] | 2006-02-03 11:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD TRGY EINV EPET PREL SENV RU BU |
06SOFIA198 | NEW CHIEF PROSECUTOR READIES FOR "WAR" [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the Ambassador, newly elected Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev made clear that despite pressure to produce immediate results for an EU audience, his main focus would be on building solid cases against OC figures and asserting control over a deeply dysfun [...] | 2006-02-07 16:27:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCOR KCRM BU |
06SOFIA202 | UNDER THE YOKE: BULGARIA'S DEPENDENCE ON RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sixteen years after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, Bulgaria still finds itself under the Russian energy yoke. Bulgaria receives 88 percent of its natural gas from Gazprom or one of its sister companies, and 73 percent of its oil from Russia. As it awaits entry into the EU [...] | 2006-02-08 11:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD TRGY EINV EPET PREL SENV |
06SOFIA215 | SCENESETTER FOR BULGARIAN INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Rumen Petkov is one of the most influential personalities in the current government, and is almost certainly the one who evokes the strongest feelings among Bulgarians. Recent public opinion data shows him to be among the most popular public officials in the coun [...] | 2006-02-10 16:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL PGOV ASEC KCRM KCOR BU |
06SOFIA233 | BULGARIA CONFIRMS FIRST CASE OF AVIAN FLU [...] (U) SUMMARY: Bulgarian officials on February 12 confirmed the country's first case of avian flu. Authorities over the weekend were informed by a British reference lab that a wild swan found in the Danube near the Northwestern town of Vidin had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus. Two ot [...] | 2006-02-13 16:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSTH KFLU ECON PREL SOCI WHO BG |
06SOFIA264 | BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES UN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel demarches, the Bulgarian MFA said that it supports Guatemala's UNSC candidacy, agrees that the Secretary General appointment process should be based on individual qualifications rather than regional affiliations, and supports continued UN reform. Bulgaria a [...] | 2006-02-22 12:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN UNSC ADCO GT VE BU |
06SOFIA276 | BIGTIME SMUGGLER, MONEY LAUNDERER GUNNED DOWN IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One of Bulgaria's biggest contraband dealers and money launderers, Ivan Todorov (a.k.a. the Doktor),was shot dead in broad daylight in central Sofia February 22. The killing of Todorov shattered a three-month period of calm since the October murder of controversial banker Emil [...] | 2006-02-23 16:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM ASEC BU |
06SOFIA292 | BULGARIA CONDEMNS AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Venelin Lazarov, Head of the MFA's Near East and North Africa Section, on February 24. The MFA issued an official statement February 24 condemning the Al-Askariya bombing and calling on Iraqis to exercise restraint. 2. (U) Embassy Sofia's unofficia [...] | 2006-02-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ BU |
06SOFIA310 | BULGARIAN ENERGY MINISTER'S MEETINGS IN MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Economy and Energy Minister Rumen Ovcharov called his January 31 - February 1 meetings with Russian energy officials constructive and productive, in contrast to the bad taste left by Gazprom's heavy-handed approach to PM Stanishev in Sofia last December (Ref A.) Bulgaria and Russ [...] | 2006-03-02 10:27:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU BU |
06SOFIA372 | BULGARIANS DISCUSS IRAQ, JOINT BASES, [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) EUR DAS Mark Pekala met March 9-10 with Bulgarian officials to discuss, inter alia, Bulgaria's follow-on mission in Iraq, ongoing negotiations on the use of Bulgarian military b [...] | 2006-03-14 11:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ECON KCRM KDEM LY IZ BG |
06SOFIA394 | BULGARIA: PRIME MINISTER ON BASING [...] (S) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev told Ambassador on March 15 that Bulgaria remains committed to a successful conclusion of the basing negotiations, although additional consultations between the ruling coalition's party leaders are necessary. Following these consultations, accordi [...] | 2006-03-16 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO RU BU |
06SOFIA395 | BULGARIA REACTS TO THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Elizabeth Konstantinova in the MFA's NATO and International Security Directorate March 13. Konstantinova said the GOB did not have an official position on the initiative, but it supported adherence to all non-proliferation regimes to which it is a party [...] | 2006-03-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN BU |
06SOFIA430 | BULGARIA LOOKS TO U.S. FOR "PUSH" ON LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MARCH 23 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FOREIGN MINISTER KALFIN EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT NEGOTIATIONS ON THE RELEASE OF BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA WERE "GOING INTO SLEEP MODE" AND SUGGESTED THAT A HIGH-LEVEL PUSH FROM THE U.S. SIDE MIGHT BE THE BEST NEAR-TERM CHANCE OF GETTING TALKS BA [...] | 2006-03-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL LY BU |
06SOFIA444 | BULGARIA: FINAL COURT DECISION REJECTS JEWISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a decision released March 20, Bulgaria's highest court ended the Jewish community's 15- year legal struggle for restitution of the Rila Hotel. The ruling of the Supreme Court of Cassation denied the Jewish community's request for an extraordinary appeal of the 2005 court de [...] | 2006-03-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KCOR KNAR KIRF BU |
06SOFIA454 | BULGARIA: NEGOTIATING TEAMS AGREE ON BASING TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. An interagency negotiating team led by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Robert Loftis reached agreement "ad referendum" with the GOB on all articles of the Defense Cooperation Agreement March 23. The U.S. team preserved USG red lines in all areas including freedom of action (or [...] | 2006-03-28 08:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
06SOFIA465 | BULGARIA'S RESPONSE TO THE INDEPENDENT INQUIRY [...] (U) Per reftel, we are submitting information on the actions of the Bulgarian government as a result of the information discovered by the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC). 2. (U) In response to the release of the USG's "Duelfer Report," the 39th Parliamentary Assembly of Bulgaria (2001- [...] | 2006-03-30 11:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KFIN PGOV IZ BU |
06SOFIA482 | MILITARY BASING: MEDIA BATTLE SHIFTS IN THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After the March 24 announcement (reftel) that the U.S. and Bulgaria had reached agreement on text for the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),Bulgarian officials at all levels have come out in support of the agreement. Continuing Embassy public diplomacy efforts, combined with [...] | 2006-04-04 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
06SOFIA518 | BULGARIA: JEWISH COMMUNITY PONDERS OPTIONS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the recent court decision rejecting the Bulgarian Jewish community's claim to the Rila Hotel (reftel),the community and the government have initiated talks toward a political settlement to outstanding property claims. The creation of a commission to consider restitu [...] | 2006-04-12 07:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KNAR KIRF BU |
06SOFIA527 | BULGARIA'S VIEW ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (U) We delivered reftel A talking points to Ambassador Kamen Velichkov, Director of the MFA's UN and Global Issues Directorate, on 12 April. Velichkov stressed the importance of the Human Rights Council (HRC) to Bulgaria's UN agenda, and said that the Foreign Minister might raise the issue w [...] | 2006-04-13 14:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA BU |
06SOFIA553 | BULGARIA: NEW CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF TO CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Purvanov has appointed Lieutenant General Zlatan Stoykov to be Bulgaria's new Chief of the General Staff. Stoykov is a strong supporter of increased U.S./NATO engagement as well as Bulgaria's continued participation in OIF and ISAF. From the U.S. point of view, he is [...] | 2006-04-19 12:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PGOV BU |
06SOFIA554 | BULGARIA PLANS TO IMPOSE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 12:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD BO BU |
06SOFIA557 | BULGARIA REMAINS SUPPORTIVE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Hristo Georgiev, director of the MFA's Europe I (Balkans) department. Georgiev agreed to convey the recommended messages to both Belgrade and Pristina on behalf of Bulgaria, and said the GOB's position on Kosovo remains very close to that of the United States. [...] | 2006-04-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR KPKO BU |
06SOFIA562 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR BILATERAL PROGRAM IN SOFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. All of Bulgaria -- and many others in the region -- will be watching April 27 as you and Foreign Minister Kalfin sign in Sofia the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),which gives U.S. military forces access to Bulgarian bases. The long-awaited agreement will be the highlight of [...] | 2006-04-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ENRG EINV OVIP EUN LY IZ BG |
06SOFIA565 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR BILATERAL PROGRAM IN SOFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. All of Bulgaria -- and many others in the region -- will be watching April 27 as you and Foreign Minister Kalfin sign in Sofia the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),which gives U.S. military forces access to Bulgarian bases. The long-awaited agreement will be the highlight of [...] | 2006-04-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ENRG EINV OVIP EUN LY IZ BG |
06SOFIA579 | YOUR MEETING MAY 4 WITH BULGARIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov, whom you will meet May 4 in Vilnius, Lithuania, has played a key role in ensuring the continuity of this country's pro-U.S. foreign policy through three administrations in Sofia. By any measure -- percentage of GDP spent on deployments abroad, number o [...] | 2006-04-25 12:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN LY IZ BG |
06SOFIA58 | TERRORIST FINANCE: POSSIBLE HIT IN BULGARIA ON [...] (C) Dr. Vasil Kirov, Director of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA),called in Econ Officers on January 13 to discuss a possible hit on one of the eight names the USG sent the GOB in terrorist finance list 74 on December 9, 2005. 2. (C) Bulgarian bank Bulbank informed the FIA that the [...] | 2006-01-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER CVIS KTFN BU |
06SOFIA59 | BULGARIA'S LATEST RESPONSE TO AVIAN FLU [...] (U) The Embassy's avian flu working group met January 12 to discuss the GOB's latest response to the threat of AI following the recent deaths of three people in neighboring Turkey from the virus. It also reviewed Post's AI tripwires and agreed none had been reached. According to Embassy cont [...] | 2006-01-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON PREL SOCI BG KSTH WHO |
06SOFIA601 | BULGARIA: DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (SBU) The Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kalfin signed the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) April 28 at a ceremony at the Council of Ministers. After the ceremony, the Embassy and the MFA exchanged diplomatic notes using cleared text from Ambassador Loftis referencing the NATO- Ru [...] | 2006-04-28 13:17:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
06SOFIA632 | BULGARIA CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO B-A OIL PIPELINE; [...] (C) In separate back-to-back meetings, Bulgarian ministers Roumen Ovcharov, Economy and Energy, and Asen Gagauzov, Regional Development, told Ambassador Beyrle on May 5 that despite Greek media reports, the Bulgarian government still fully supports the Burgas-Alexandropolous (B-A) oil pipeline. [...] | 2006-05-05 13:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PREL SENV BU |
06SOFIA633 | BULGARIA AGAINST IRAN'S HRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA IR BU |
06SOFIA638 | BULGARIAN LEADERS SPEAK OUT IN SUPPORT OF BASING [...] (U) Since the signing of the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) in Sofia April 28, Bulgarian political leaders have stepped up their support of the accord. In a May 6 article in the Bulgarian daily "24 Hours," Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov, the most popular politician in Bulgaria, added his voi [...] | 2006-05-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
06SOFIA647 | BULGARIA'S MOST POPULAR POLITICIAN: GREAT HOPES, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Sofia Mayor and former Interior Ministry General Boiko Borisov has stormed onto the national political scene in recent weeks, founding a new movement that has quickly become the most popular political force in the country. Borisov has denied rumors that he will be a candidate [...] | 2006-05-09 10:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR MARR ASEC KCOR KCRM BU |
06SOFIA719 | BULGARIA SCENESETTER FOR MAY 25-26 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bulgaria has sought to play a positive and constructive role in helping to bring about a successful outcome to the talks regarding Kosovo's future status. Sofia has maintained a balanced approach to the talks and avoided favoring one side or solution over another. However, the [...] | 2006-05-19 14:27:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KRKO SR BU |
06SOFIA737 | GREECE AND BULGARIA TO TRAIN IRAQI SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) The GOB is finalizing a plan with Greece to train approximately 30 Iraqi security personnel in Bulgaria this summer. Yordan Bozhilov, MOD Director for International Cooperation, told Poloff May 23 that the two-week training course will be held at the Bulgarian military academy in Veliko T [...] | 2006-05-25 14:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL GR IZ BU |
06SOFIA746 | BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (U) SUMMARY. Parliament ratified the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Bulgaria and the U.S. May 26 by an overwhelming majority. The ruling socialist-led coalition and the right-wing opposition parties came together in support of the agreement. Only the ultra-nationalist Ataka par [...] | 2006-05-26 12:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
06SOFIA774 | BULGARIA TO CONTRIBUTE 60,000 EUROS TO NTM-I TRUST [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Rumen Kamenov in the MFA's NATO and International Security Directorate June 1. Kamenov said that the GOB will contribute 60,000 euros to the NTM-I trust fund this year, a 50 percent increase from last year. The MFA and MOD will formally authorize this [...] | 2006-06-02 08:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO MOPS IZ BU |
06SOFIA777 | BULGARIA ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING U.S. IRAN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarches by Ambassador and DCM, the MFA released the following statement June 1: "Bulgaria welcomes the statement by the Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice for the preparedness of the USA to become a full partner to the EU 3 negotiations with Iran. This new ini [...] | 2006-06-02 11:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV IR BU |
06SOFIA783 | BULGARIA OFFERS ITS SUPPORT ON KOSOVO TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In May 25 meetings with Ambassador Wisner, Bulgaria's prime minister and foreign minister emphasized Sofia's firm support for Ahtisaari's efforts to negotiate a final status for Kosovo and acknowledged that independence was the most likely outcome. Apart from continuing to encour [...] | 2006-06-05 07:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KRKO SR BU |
06SOFIA786 | STATE SECURITY FILES COME BACK TO HAUNT BULGARIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The unfinished sixteen-year-old debate over Bulgaria's communist-era State Security files was unexpectedly revived in recent days when Interior Minister Rumen Petkov revealed that several prominent journalists and political figures, including the country's highest Islamic lead [...] | 2006-06-05 13:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR BU |
06SOFIA817 | BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER'S IMPRESSIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU BU |
06SOFIA82 | BULGARIA: SELECTION OF NEW CHIEF PROSECUTOR IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The main event on Bulgaria's political calendar this year is often considered to be the November presidential election, but in fact the selection of a new Chief Prosecutor today may have more of a lasting impact on Bulgaria's future. As previewed with the Ambassador by Interior [...] | 2006-01-19 17:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KCOR KCRM BU |
06SOFIA835 | ISRAELI PRESIDENT PROMOTES TRADE AND SIGNS VISA [...] SUMMARY: Israeli President Moshe Katzav paid a two-day state visit to Bulgaria on June 11-12 that focused on promoting political dialogue, intensifying trade and economic contacts and encouraging investments in Bulgaria. News reports quote Katzav characterizing the visit as "very successful" [...] | 2006-06-14 11:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CVIS IS BU |
06SOFIA848 | BULGARIA CAUTIOUS ON BLACK SEA HARMONY [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The GOB's impression of the June 5 Black Sea Forum in Bucharest was generally positive. While at the forum, the Bulgarian delegation received a draft bilateral agreement from Turkey to join Operation Black Sea Harmony ( [...] | 2006-06-16 10:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MARR MOPS RO TU BU |
06SOFIA915 | YEMEN ORDERS 5000 MORE BULGARIAN THERMOBARIC [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On June 29, Ivelina Bachkevanova and Christo Atanasov of the Ministry of Energy and Economy's Export Control Division called us in to inform us that they had received an export application for 5000 thermobaric rounds (Model GTB- [...] | 2006-07-03 05:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PARM PREL PGOV ETTC KSTC YM BU |
06SOFIA918 | AMB. BEYRLE'S 6/30 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PARVANOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador on June 30 delivered Ref A letter from President Bush to President Parvanov reiterating U.S. support for Bulgaria's European Union accession. In the ensuing 40-minute discussion, Parvanov expressed deep appreciation for the President's timely response and vowed Bulga [...] | 2006-07-03 10:41:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KNAR EUN LY BU |
06SOFIA926 | BULGARIAN CHIEF PROSECUTOR'S JULY 9-13 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev is arguably Bulgaria's best hope for fighting organized crime and related political corruption. His position under the constitution gives him vast powers, which, if wielded effectively, could put a major crimp in the activities of organized cr [...] | 2006-07-05 07:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM OVIP BG |
06SOFIA937 | BULGARIA: UPDATE ON DOUBLE TAXATION TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 14:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EFIN ETRD BU |
06SOFIA952 | RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (SBU) We delivered ref. A talking points on July 7 to Krassimir Stefanov, Director of the Asia, Australia and Oceania Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that Bulgaria fully shares the U.S. concerns about the provocative actions that the DPRK has undertaken, and is suppo [...] | 2006-07-07 12:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM KNNP KN BU |
06SOFIA958 | ZFR ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG |
06SOFIA968 | ONE YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS, STANISHEV EXCEEDING [...] (C) Summary. After ten months in office, the coalition government led by Socialist (BSP) Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev has surprised observers with its consistently pro-U.S. foreign policy, conservative fiscal policy and relative internal stability. Stanishev's government quickly reversed [...] | 2006-07-11 12:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | SECRET | PREL MARR ECON PGOV IZ BG |
06STATE106928 | RESPONSE TO CHINA ON E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS; NEW [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 2. 2. (S/NF) Action Request: Request Post deliver to appropriate host government officials the points in paragraph 3 responding to China's reactions (ref A) to Executive Order 13382 designations (ref B) and informing [...] | 2006-06-28 16:19:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV CH |
06STATE109375 | IRAQ: FIRST TRANSITION TO PROVINCIAL IRAQI CONTROL [...] (U) This is an action request, see para. 4. 2. (C) Iraq Prime Minister Maliki's June 19, 2006 announcement of the transfer of security responsibility from the Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) to Iraqi civilian authorities in Muthanna province is the first of its kind. The Department wishes [...] | 2006-07-02 05:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO IZ |
06STATE111132 | DEMARCHE ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK MISSILE [...] This is an action request ) see para 3. 2. On July 4 and 5, North Korea (DPRK) launched at least seven ballistic missiles, including the intercontinental -range Taepo Dong 2, in spite of repeated warnings by the international community not to engage in such an activity. The UN Security Co [...] | 2006-07-06 01:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN |
06STATE111144 | RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] (U) This is an action request for all posts. All posts are requested to deliver the points in para 2 below giving USG reaction to North Korea's July 4-5 launch of multiple ballistic missiles, including a Taepo Dong-2 intercontinental-range ballistic missile. All posts are also requested to pro [...] | 2006-07-06 02:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
06STATE112806 | DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS TO CO-SPONSOR RESOLUTION [...] This is an Action Request - see para 2. 2. The text of a Japanese-drafted UNSC resolution on the DPRK missile launches of July 4-5 has been put into final form ("put in blue") by SC members and will be voted on soon (text is in para 4). Russia and China have argued in favor of a UNSC Pre [...] | 2006-07-07 23:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN |
06STATE113089 | JUNE 7 U.S.-CHINA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 15:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL CH KN IN IR PGOV |
06STATE113997 | (S) NIAG 4130/6001: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAKISTANI NUCLEAR-RELATED PROCUREMENT IN CHINA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 21:32:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | CH KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREL |
06STATE114035 | MISSION FRANCE'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE AMERICAN PRESENCE [...] (SBU) American Presence Posts (APP),active in France since 1999, play a key role in this mission's transformational diplomacy efforts. The concept is replicable in other countries, but Missions need to remain flexible as they adapt the APP concept to local conditions. Key factors to consi [...] | 2006-07-12 02:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ADIP AMGT ASEC BEXP CASC SCUL FR |
06STATE117616 | E.O. 13382: DESIGNATION OF TWO IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) Background: On June 29, 2005 the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 authorizing the U.S. to block or "freeze" the assets of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferators and their supporters (reftel). E.O. 13382 auth [...] | 2006-07-18 19:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV IR |
06STATE123845 | AZERBAIJAN AND THE OIC: LENDING SUPPORT TO THE GOI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Washington read reftel (A) with interest. The willingness of the international community, particularly Iraq's neighbors and its Islamic partners, to support Iraq will be critical to Iraq's success. The U.S. welcomes Azerbaijan [...] | 2006-07-28 15:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL AJ IZ |
06STATE123851 | AZERBAIJAN AND THE OIC: LENDING SUPPORT TO THE GOI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Washington read reftel (A) with interest. The willingness of the international community, particularly Iraq's neighbors and its Islamic partners, to support Iraq will be critical to Iraq's success. The U.S. welcomes Azerbaijan [...] | 2006-07-28 15:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL AJ IZ |
06STATE133232 | U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS - USG REPLY TO [...] (C) Per post's request (ref B),following are talking points in response to a GOJ demarche in which Japan asked the United States to explain the activities of U.S. Navy survey vessel USNS Victorious on August 1 in waters north of the Senkaku islands and what interactions took place with the Ch [...] | 2006-08-14 23:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA |
06STATE137357 | U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS; USG REPLY TO [...] (C) Per post's request (ref B),following are talking points in response to a GOJ demarche in which Japan asked the United States to explain the activities of U.S. Navy survey vessel USNS Victorious on August 1 in waters north of the Senkaku islands and what interactions took place with the Ch [...] | 2006-08-21 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA |
06STATE139878 | GUIDANCE ON ASYLUM CASE OF FARC TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Department understands the Colombian government has approached the GOB regarding the July 14 decision by the Brazilian National Committee on Refugees (CONARE) to grant political asylum to Francisco Antonio Cadena Collazos (ref B). [...] | 2006-08-24 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER BR CO |
06STATE141362 | IRAQ: GUIOANCE FOR U.S.-POLAND BILATERAL [...] (C) Department instructs a delegation led by Deputy S/I Barbara Stephenson to participate in bilateral talks with Poland on August 31 in Warsaw to discuss Poland's leadership of the Multinational Division - Center South (MND-CS) in Iraq. The purpose of the talks is to convey the outlines of t [...] | 2006-08-28 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MARR MOPS PREL IZ PL |
06STATE144127 | RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: MUCCIO LETTER AND NOGUN-RI [...] (SBU) The Department appreciates Post's continued efforts to help resolve the Nogun-ri issue. OSD is aware of the ROKG's request for both the Department of the Army Inspector General's (IG) explanation of the Muccio letter and the status of the Nogun-ri Scholarship (reftel) and is preparing [...] | 2006-08-31 22:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KS MARR PREL |
06STATE147093 | 1267 COMMITTEE: FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 2. (SBU) The Department appreciates USUN's efforts to draft a compromise proposal with the French Mission regarding procedural protections and fairness in the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (REF A). The Department instructs US [...] | 2006-09-07 02:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC |
06STATE149059 | LIST AND DESCRIPTIONS OF E.O. 13382 ENTITIES [...] (U) Action request: Department requests that Post deliver points in paragraph 3 to appropriate host-country officials, including New Zealand,s MFAT Director for North Asia David Taylor. The text in paragraph 3 should be left as a non-paper. End action request. 2. (U) Background: Followi [...] | 2006-09-08 21:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KN KNNP KS NZ PARM PREL |
06STATE149547 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): ITEM 19 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 14:49:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC FR KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
06STATE149559 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 14:51:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC FR KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
06STATE149566 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): WMD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC FR KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
06STATE152914 | E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF PROLIFERATION [...] (U) Action request: Department requests that Post deliver the text in paragraph 3 to appropriate host-country officials. The text in paragraph 3 should be left as a non-paper. End action request. 2. (U) Background: The GOJ is planning to take additional measures to implement UNSCR 1695 [...] | 2006-09-14 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH |
06STATE154949 | TRANSFER OF DETAINEES FROM [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Department welcomes news that the GOK has agreed to accept the return of three of its citizens from Guantanamo (ref A),and thanks Post for its continued efforts in this matter. 3. (C) The next step toward concluding the [...] | 2006-09-18 21:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PINS KZ |
06STATE155973 | CIVILIAN INVITATION TO CENTCOM CONFERENCE ON IRAQ [...] This is an action request. See para. 7. 2. SUMMARY. An Iraq Coalition Conference will be held in Warsaw, Poland 3-5 October, 2006, sponsored by CDRUSCENTCOM. Invitees include military representatives (all addressee posts already invited by CENTCOM) and civilian political representatives f [...] | 2006-09-19 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL IZ |
06STATE16185 | THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH EAST [...] (U) Classified by EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) January 24, 2006, 4:30-5:00 PM, Secretary's Outer Office. 3. (U) Participants: United States: -------------- The Secretary A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees III Executive Assist [...] | 2006-01-31 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEAN PHUM PREL ID KEM KDEM UNSC KAWC PGOV |
06STATE164524 | THE SECRETARY'S SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: EAP Acting A/S Kathleen Stephens, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 26, 2006; 1:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Lynn Pascoe, Embassy Jakarta EAP A/S Christopher Hill PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft (S Staff [...] | 2006-09-29 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS UN ID |
06STATE170109 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): 2006 [...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the press statement issued at the conclusion of the October 2006 Copenhagen MTCR Plenary. Addressee posts may share this statement with interested parties as appropriate. Further information on the results of the Plenary will be forthcoming via septels. [...] | 2006-10-10 21:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC |
06STATE178573 | TAIWAN FIRM'S MACHINE TOOL EXPORTS TO PAKISTAN (S) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 20:09:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MTCRE PARM PK PREL TW |
06STATE181050 | IRAQ: GUIDANCE FOR BILATERALS WITH ROK AND JAPAN [...] (C) Department instructs a delegation led by Deputy S/I Barabara Stephenson to participate in bilateral talks with the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday Nov 3 and with Japan on Nov 6-7 to discuss ongoing and future cooperation in Iraq. The focus of the ROK talks is to define a concept of opera [...] | 2006-10-31 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IZ JA KS IT |
06STATE182789 | Net-Centric Diplomacy Biographic Files Moved to [...] This message is to inform all posts that foreign leadership biographic files in State's Net-Centric Diplomacy (NCD) database have been moved to Intellipedia, the inter-agency wiki on the USG's classified network (aka SIPRNet/Intelink-S). All posts are encouraged to use this secure, USG-only to [...] | 2006-11-03 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR ECON MGMT |
06STATE185480 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: BN350 BILATERAL TALKS [...] (U) This is an Action Request: Chief of Mission (or highest appropriate official at post's discretion) is requested to approach the highest ranking Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) official available, as soon as possible, to convey U.S. request to establish ongoing senior and technical level di [...] | 2006-11-09 22:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MNUC PARM KNNP KZ |
06STATE185727 | BN-350 SENIOR POLICY WORKING GROUP PROPOSAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See Para. 3 and 4. SUMMARY: The USG would like to begin discussions with the Government of Kazakhstan on permanent disposition of Kazakhstan,s BN-350 spent nuclear fuel. The USG proposes that the first formal discussion on options for permanent disposition be he [...] | 2006-11-13 13:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP MNUC KZ |
06STATE185757 | BN-350 SENIOR POLICY WORKING GROUP PROPOSAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See Para. 3 and 4. SUMMARY: The USG would like to begin discussions with the Government of Kazakhstan on permanent disposition of Kazakhstan,s BN-350 spent nuclear fuel. The USG proposes that the first formal discussion on options for permanent disposition be he [...] | 2006-11-13 13:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP MNUC KZ |
06STATE187610 | IRAQ: TRANSPORTING JAPANESE DIPLOMATS [...] (U) This is an action reqeust. See para. 3. 2. (SBU) The Embassy of Japan approached the Department to ask the USG for assistance in moving its diplomatic personnel via helicopter from Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) to the International Zone (IZ). Currently, Japan enters Baghdad fro [...] | 2006-11-15 21:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS PREL JA IZ |
06STATE188131 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) Mission is authorized to join consensus on UNGA Agenda Item 53 (b) resolution titled "Follow-up and implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States." RICE [...] | 2006-11-16 20:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA PREL SENV |
06STATE190080 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA 2C RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) Mission is authorized to join consensus on the UN Second Committee resolution titled "International Year of Forests, 2011." RICE [...] | 2006-11-21 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA PREL SENV |
06STATE190845 | REPEAT: ITALY'S DEMARTINO ON DHIQAR UNIT FOR [...] (U) This message repeats STATE 168109 from early October, which may have had transmission problems. This message contains an action request. See para. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On Sept. 22, Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, head of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Task Force on Iraq (and fo [...] | 2006-11-22 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MOPS IZ IT |
06STATE190867 | SMA NEGOTIATIONS ROUND V: TOWARDS THE FINAL ROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Round Five of negotiations on funding levels for the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) between the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) took place at the State Department on November 13, 2006. Lasting one day, the talks concluded with the two parties falling short of a final [...] | 2006-11-22 22:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KS PM PREL MARR MASS MCAP |
06STATE192317 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA RESOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Mission is authorized to join consensus on UNGA Agenda Item 53 (a) resolution titled "International Year of Sanitation 2008." RICE [...] | 2006-11-28 20:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA PREL SENV |
06STATE192406 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNGA RESOLUTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Mission is authorized to join consensus on UNGA Agenda Item 53 (a) resolution titled "International Year of Sanitation 2008." RICE [...] | 2006-11-28 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA PREL SENV |
06STATE192971 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Iran will hold elections on December 15 for three institutions: the Assembly of Experts, local municipal councils, and a handful of Majles by-elections. Vetting procedures ensure that these institutions remain biased from the outset to [...] | 2006-11-29 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR |
06STATE193403 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Iran will hold elections on December 15 for three institutions: the Assembly of Experts, local municipal councils, and a handful of Majles by-elections. Vetting procedures ensure that these institutions remain biased from the outset to [...] | 2006-11-30 17:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR |
06STATE193703 | E.O. 13382 ENTITIES -- EXAMPLES OF PROLIFERATION [...] (U) Action request: Department requests that Post deliver the text in paragraph 3 and/or 4, as appropriate, to appropriate host-country officials. The text in paragraph 3 and/or 4 should be left as a non-paper. End action request. 2. (U) Background: Washington would like to provide exa [...] | 2006-11-30 22:18:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN |
06STATE194431 | TRANSFER OF DETAINEES FROM [...] (U) This is an action request - please see paragraph 2. 2. (S) Action Request. Post should deliver the note in paragraph 3 and draw from the points in paragraph 4 to convey to the GOK that the USG intends to include the three detainees approved for transfer (refs B and C) in the next Det [...] | 2006-12-01 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER PHUM PINS KZ |
06STATE196224 | HIGHLIGHTING THE U.S. ROLE IN THE UN CORRUPTION CONVENTION [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paras 7 and 9 for action. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (U) On November 29, 2006, the United States became a party to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). The Department issued a Media Note to that effect on the sa [...] | 2006-12-07 00:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIIP KCOR KPAO KTIA UN |
06STATE196230 | IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT GUIDANCE [...] This cable provides initial guidance for posts to use in responding to inquiries about the report of the Iraq Study Group, led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Representative Lee Hamilton. 2. BACKGROUND: The Iraq Study Group (ISG) was created on March 15, 2006 at t [...] | 2006-12-07 02:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ IR SY XF |
06STATE197169 | GUIDANCE: UNSCR 1701 CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 below during UNSC resolution 1701 consultations currently scheduled for December 11. 2. (SBU) Begin points. -- We welcome the Secretary General's letter detailing progress made on UNSC resolution 1701 implementation. -- The [...] | 2006-12-08 21:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS LE |
06STATE199552 | GUIDANCE: CONSULTATIONS ON BRAMMERTZ REPORT, [...] (U) USUN is authorized to draw from the points in para 2 during consultations on the 6th UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) currently scheduled for December 18, 2006. 2. (U) Begin points. -- We welcome the 6th report from the UN International Independent [...] | 2006-12-15 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL LE SY |
06STATE201180 | Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza reviews [...] Summary: Meeting in Bamako Dec. 6-8, international donors pledged approximately $475.9 million in new assistance for the global fight against avian and pandemic influenza (API),including $100 million from the USG (the largest single pledge, followed by Canada and the European Commission). The [...] | 2006-12-20 17:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO KFLU EAID ECON PREL ML |
06STATE202870 | SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS FOR THE U.S. MISSION TO [...] U.S. Ambassador to the African Union (AU) Cindy Courville will be receiving a briefing following the December 27 AU meeting on Somalia. Below are points and background for her use during this briefing. In response to aggression by the Council of Islamic Courts (CIC),Ethiopia has commenced m [...] | 2006-12-26 23:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO SO ET AU |
06STATE203587 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have transfe [...] | 2006-12-28 15:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS |
06STATE203597 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kuala Lumpar please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have t [...] | 2006-12-28 16:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC MY |
06STATE203732 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Islamabad please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have tran [...] | 2006-12-28 19:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC |
06STATE203788 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Mexico City please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have tr [...] | 2006-12-28 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC MX |
06STATE203798 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Baghdad please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have transf [...] | 2006-12-28 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC |
06STATE203803 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have trans [...] | 2006-12-28 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC CH |
06STATE203832 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) This cable informs addressee posts that grantees from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) and the Bureau of Near East Asian Affairs (NEA) may be operating in their countries, alone or in cooperation w [...] | 2006-12-28 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM AW AF AJ AMB FR GG GM IR IT KZ TI |
06STATE203861 | IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Khartoum please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: The Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA) requires periodic reports to Congress identifying foreign entities with respect to whom there is credible information indicating that they have trans [...] | 2006-12-28 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC SU |
06STATE27174 | MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] (C) Department requests that all embassies deliver the following message at the highest appropriate levels. Since its victory in January's Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections, Hamas has been reaching out to the Arab world and beyond in an attempt to gain legitimacy and support. I [...] | 2006-02-18 20:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
06STATE29555 | SECTARIAN NERVES ON EDGE AFTER SAMARRA SHRINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are many rumors of attacks on Sunni religious sites and anti-Sunni demonstrations in the wake of the February 22 bombing of the Shia holy mosque in Samarra, but there appears to be much less occurring on the ground. Sunni Arab Iraqi Islamic Party Deputy Secretary-General A [...] | 2006-02-23 17:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IZ |
06STATE39514 | MTAG: MISSILE-RELATED STEEL TO DPRK AND [...] (U) This is an action request, Embassy Beijing please see Para 6. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: We want to bring information about additional potentially missile-related transfers to North Korea and Pakistan to China's attention. First, in August 2005, we shared with the PRC information indicatin [...] | 2006-03-10 18:17:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH KN KS PK |
06STATE40904 | DISCOURAGING MORATINOS' SYRIAN STRATEGY [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 5. 2. (C) Summary: Spanish FM Moratinos' unannounced March 7 trip to Damascus to meet with Syrian FM Muallim is at variance with US and EU policy on avoiding high-level visits to Damascus. This policy gives concrete form to the international isolation of th [...] | 2006-03-14 15:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP SY LE IS FR UN |
06STATE41409 | U.S.-UN HIGH-LEVEL CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. The following guidance should be used by the U.S. delegation, led by Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, in the March 16, 2006 U.S.-UN High-Level Consultations on Iraq. Para 2 contains U.S. priorities for UN Assis [...] | 2006-03-15 04:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
06STATE46975 | IRAQ: RESPONSE TO GOJ REQUEST ON SECURITY ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Summary. In response to reftel B, the Department provides points to emphasize regarding USG priorities for Japanese support of Iraq. We are also sending by email a province by province situational assessment which Embassy can draw on. In the most recent quadrilateral meeting in London, [...] | 2006-03-24 00:30:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS IZ UK JA |
06STATE47923 | E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF TWO SWISS ENTITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Bern and US Mission to the EU please see paragraph 3. Embassies Beijing, Moscow, Seoul, and Tokyo, please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Background: On June 28, 2005 the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 allowing the U.S. to block or "freeze" the [...] | 2006-03-26 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV MNUC |
06STATE54012 | IRAN: STATUS OF USG THINKING [...] (U) This is an action request cable; see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. In response to recent news articles alleging USG pressure on GOJ regarding Azadegan, the Department wants to share with the GOJ the USG's latest thinking on Iran. Post is asked to share the information provided with app [...] | 2006-04-05 14:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KNNP IR XE JA |
06STATE58612 | BILATERAL NUCLEAR SAFETY AGREEMENT [...] As noted in reftel, the Government of Kazakhstan is correct: the original 1994 agreement did terminate in 1999, but similar cooperation has continued through two subsequent agreements between the USNRC and Kazakhstan's Atomic Energy Committee of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. T [...] | 2006-04-12 21:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL TRGY KSCA KTIA KZ |
06STATE60256 | UNDER SECRETARY SHINER,S APRIL 3, 2006 [...] (U) Classified by: Wendell Albright, Acting Director, EAP/J, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) April 3, 2006; 4:00 P.M.; Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Shiner Louis Bono, Special Assistant, E Wendell Albright, Acting Deputy Director, EAP/J Rober [...] | 2006-04-14 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID EAGR ETTC ENRG EAIR JA IN CH |
06STATE61225 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' APRIL 10 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: Acting EAP A/S Kathleen Stephens, reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) Participants: Morning meeting U.S. Under Secretary Burns EAP A/S Kathy Stephens (acting) P Special Assistant Andrew Shaw EAP/J Director Wendell Albright (acting) JAPAN Deputy Foreign Minister Ni [...] | 2006-04-18 15:23:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PINR SNAR IZ IR IN AF JA |
06STATE61597 | IRAQ SECURITY TRANSITION ISSUES FOR 19 APRIL [...] (C) The Joint Committee to Transfer Security Responsibility (JCTSR) to Iraq is proceeding with its provincial assessment process as described in REFTEL. Post may draw on points in para. 2 to update quadrilateral partners during the 19 April "mini-quad." The committee will not be making any r [...] | 2006-04-18 21:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL IZ JA AS |
06STATE65681 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH'S APRIL 18, 2006, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 18, 2006 meeting with A/S Welch on the margins of the 21st Tunisian-American Joint Military Commission, Tunisian Defense Minister Morjane reinforced many of the points made in the just prior meeting with Deputy Secretary Zoellick with regards to Tunisia's intention to [...] | 2006-04-26 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM KMPI TS |
06STATE66104 | Deputy Secretary Zoellick's April 18, 2006 [...] (U) April 18, 2006; 4:00 p.m.; Washington D.C. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary D Staff Aaron Jost Ambassador William Hudson Embassy Pol/Econ Deputy Susannah Cooper Tunisia Deskoff William Lawrence (notetaker) Tunisia Defense Minister Kamel Morjane Ambassador Neji [...] | 2006-04-26 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ECON EAID |
06STATE73557 | SUPPORT FOR UNAMI BAGHDAD PEACE INITIATIVE [...] (C) Department welcomes an expanded United Nations role in Iraq, including a possible UNAMI-sponsored peace initiative. There are a number of Iraqi, U.S. and international initiatives, including the formation of a national unity government, intended to promote a reduction in internal tensions [...] | 2006-05-09 11:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
06STATE77109 | SPAIN-U.S. AFRICA CONSULTATIONS [...] PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN MINISTER MORATINOS. THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE BUT HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN WISHES TO DO SO. THERE WILL BE NO SIGNED ORIGINAL. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Miguel: Thank [...] | 2006-05-12 16:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OTRA SP AU |
06STATE79031 | MTAG 05-96: UKRAINIAN FIRM ZAPORIZHZHYA'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Kiev please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Background: Since 2002, we have discussed with the GOU cooperation between the Ukrainian entity Zaporizhzhya Regional Foreign Economic Association (RFA) and Iran's missile program (Ref A). Most recently, in Febr [...] | 2006-05-16 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MTCRE MNUC UP IR |
06STATE82111 | INTERIM DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO PROPOSED KOREA [...] (U) This is an ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (U) In REFTEL A, Post requested guidance in responding to the request from the Korea Arms Verification Agency (KAVA) to visit venues and locations other than the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Please relay points below to appropriate Korean govern [...] | 2006-05-22 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KCFE AC KS |
06STATE85689 | SECRETARY'S CONDOLENCE LETTER TO GNP CHAIRWOMAN [...] Please deliver the following message from Secretary Rice to GNP Chairwoman Park Geun-hye immediately. The Department of State does not plan to release the text of the message but has no objection if the GNP wishes to do so. There will be no signed original. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Ms. Park: [...] | 2006-05-26 00:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PGOV PREL KS |
06STATE86004 | IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11 and 12. ------------ Summary ------------ 2. (C) On June 7, 2006, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),a non-UN intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration, is holding its a [...] | 2006-05-26 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG IR AORC |
06STATE86446 | DEMARCHE: ATTENDING IRAN-HOSTED CONFERENCE OF [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action request. Iran plans to host an "Iraq and its Neighbors" conference - to include Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, and Bahrain, as well as a UNAMI representative - proposed May 31- [...] | 2006-05-26 23:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR |
06STATE87307 | (S) NIAG 6023 FOLLOW-UP: INDIAN ENTITY ASSISTANCE [...] (S/NF) BACKGROUND: Per ref B instructions, Embassy New Delhi informed MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao on May 16 that the Indian firm GEA Energy Systems Ltd. had delivered a large cargo of water filtration equipment to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Pla [...] | 2006-05-30 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IN IR |
06STATE91785 | SEEKING UPDATE ON PROGRESS OF JAPAN-KOREA EEZ [...] (U) This is an action message ) see para 3 for action. Background in para 2 is provided for Post's information only. ---------- Background ---------- 2. (SBU) In April, tensions between South Korea and Japan flared up when Japan announced plans to carry out a hydrographic survey in disp [...] | 2006-06-06 18:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS PBTS PHSA PREL JA KS |
06STATE95206 | E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF FOUR CHINESE ENTITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing, please see paragraph 4. All other posts, please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Background: On June 28, 2005 the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 authorizing the U.S. to block or "freeze" the assets of weapons of mass destruction (WM [...] | 2006-06-12 21:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV CH |
06STATE98659 | DPRK MISSILE TALKING POINTS [...] (S) This is an action request. The following points were delivered by U/S Robert Joseph in Moscow June 14 to G-8 Political Directors. Posts in non-G-8 capitals are requested to deliver points below on a possible North Korean long-range missile launch to the highest appropriate level host countr [...] | 2006-06-16 13:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KN KNNP KS MNUC PREL |
06STATE99426 | TERRORISM FINANCE: INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. 2. (S) During Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend, s June 20 visit to Saudi Arabia, Townsend will reinforce the need for SAG actions to properly oversee the activities of charitable and non-profit organizations b [...] | 2006-06-16 22:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EFIN ETTC ID KTFN PREL PTER RP SA |
06STOCKHOLM1421 | SWEDEN'S 9/17 ELECTION: ALTERNATIVE OUTCOMES [...] (c) Sweden's 9/17 parliamentary election remains a neck-and-neck race (ref A),too close to call. All seven parties currently in parliament appear likely to reach the 4 percent threshold; no newcomers are likely to qualify. This means that the most likely outcomes are either a return of Pri [...] | 2006-09-07 14:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SW |
06STOCKHOLM1424 | SWEDEN: ATTENDANCE AT NAM SUMMIT IN HAVANA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 09:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER UNGA CU SW |
06STOCKHOLM1452 | LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE IN STOCKHOLM AUGUST 31 [...] (SBU) Donors pledged 942 million USD in early recovery and humanitarian aid at the August 31 Stockholm Conference for Lebanon,s Early Recovery, nearly double the 500 million target set by the Government of Sweden, which hosted the event. Representatives from 50 countries as well as UN agenci [...] | 2006-09-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL LE SW |
06STOCKHOLM1489 | SWEDEN'S SEPTEMBER 17 ELECTIONS [...] (c) Swedes go to the polls September 17 to elect a new parliament that will decide their government for the next four years. The race has been the tightest Sweden has seen in decades, with opinion polls see-sawing, but mostly giving a slight lead to the opposition "Alliance for Sweden" over [...] | 2006-09-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM1501 | SWEDEN'S ELECTIONS: CENTER/RIGHT ALLIANCE FOR [...] (c) Sweden voted Social Democrat Prime Minister Goran Persson out of office September 17, giving the mandate to Moderate Fredrik Reinfeldt and the center/right Alliance for Sweden. Reinfeldt is the big winner, with his Moderate party earning a larger vote total than his three Alliance allies [...] | 2006-09-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM154 | SWEDEN: POST-TSUNAMI POLITICS [...] (c) More than a year after the killer tsunami struck Southeast Asia, the political ripple effects in Sweden continue. A parliamentary committee is currently conducting hearings to which key members of the government, including Prime Minister Persson and Foreign Minister Freivalds, have been [...] | 2006-02-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM1632 | SWEDEN'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS NAMED, MAKES POLICY [...] (c) Fredrick Reinfeldt, who was formally elected Prime Minister by the Swedish parliament on October 5, named his cabinet and gave the new government's statement of policy on October 6. Ministers from Reinfeldt's Moderate Party will lead about half the ministries, including many of the key o [...] | 2006-10-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM1646 | SWEDEN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER, FREDRIK REINFELDT [...] (u) Fredrik Reinfeldt became Sweden,s Prime Minister October 6, following the victory of a four-party center-right coalition in September parliamentary elections. Reinfeldt,s Moderate party led the coalition; the Moderate party alone won over 26 percent of the total vote. Reinfeldt became th [...] | 2006-10-11 11:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM180 | SWEDEN: CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN CUBA [...] (sbu) Polcouns attended the February 6-7 Conference "Democratic Change in Cuba: Who are the Actors," which gathered about 100 representatives of NGOs, embassies, and political parties (we have requested an electronic version of the list of participants, and will forward) from around Europe. [...] | 2006-02-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU SW |
06STOCKHOLM189 | SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE [...] (c) Polcouns delivered 2/8 reftel demarche in support of Guatemala's candidacy for the Latin American non-permanent seat on the UNSC to MFA Americas Director Hakan Malmquist. On 2/10, the Charge delivered the demarche by telcon to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog. Without saying how the GoS [...] | 2006-02-10 12:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE SW |
06STOCKHOLM1907 | SWEDEN: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR SW |
06STOCKHOLM1921 | SWEDES ON 11/12 DECEMBER GAERC [...] (c) Polcouns discussed 12/7 with MFA deputy European Correspondent Niclas Kvarnstrom the 12/11-12 GAERC topics (reftels). Responses are keyed to the agenda items. Turkey/EU Accession ------------------- 2. (c) Sweden considers itself to be one of the most enlargement-friendly countries; [...] | 2006-12-08 11:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNAUS EUN VY SR BK IS LE IR |
06STOCKHOLM1924 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN CALLS ON AMBASSADOR WOOD [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Ambassador to Sweden, Ahmad Bamarni, visited Ambassador Wood and DCM on December 11 and provided a frank reaction to the Baker/Hamilton report, personal views on the interests of Iran and Syria in Iraq, comments on the sectarian violence, the role of U.S. forces, and the [...] | 2006-12-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SW |
06STOCKHOLM214 | SWEDEN'S 2005 REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) We reported via reftel (A) Sweden's preliminary response to our demarche on defeating Venezuela in the 2006 election for a seat on the UNSC. Sweden has not reached a decision on which candidate country to support, and has left the door open to a Venezuelan seat, depending in part on Chav [...] | 2006-02-16 08:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EUN KDEM VE SW |
06STOCKHOLM224 | SWEDEN: FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES IN AN ELECTION [...] (u) Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds outlined 2/15 GoS priorities during the annual plenary foreign policy session of parliament, sparking pointed exchanges with the opposition as each side sought to lay down pre-election markers. Sweden's relationship to NATO and the U.S. were prominently fe [...] | 2006-02-17 16:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM234 | SWEDEN ON RELATIONS WITH HAMAS [...] (c) MFA Director for the Near East and North Africa Peter Tejler told us 2/22 that while Sweden hewed to the common line of the Quartet and the EU on the message to and contacts with Hamas, there was need for a strategy that went beyond "high-pitched" public diplomacy. Sweden's Palestinian a [...] | 2006-02-22 14:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SW IS |
06STOCKHOLM393 | SWEDEN: FOREIGN MINISTER FREIVALDS RESIGNS [...] (u) Prime Minister Goran Persson announced at a press conference March 21 the resignation of Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds. Persson named Deputy Prime Minister Bosse Ringholm as her "temporary" replacement. FM Freivalds had been scheduled to meet with Secretary Rice April 21. State Secr [...] | 2006-03-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM420 | SWEDEN: BELARUS VISA BANS [...] (c) Polcouns made reftel demarche on expanding travel restriction against Belarus officials to MFA Eastern Europe Director Malena Mard. Mard said that prior to the elections in Belarus, Sweden had been reluctant to play the visa card. The election and its aftermath had changed the equation, a [...] | 2006-03-24 16:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO SW |
06STOCKHOLM426 | SWEDEN: JAN ELIASSON NAMED FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (u) Prime Minister Goran Persson named 3/27 former Ambassador to the U.S. and current President of the UNGA Jan Eliasson to be the new Foreign Minister. Eliasson replaces Bosse Ringholm, who was named March 21 as the "temporary" Foreign Minister, following the resignation of Laila Freivalds [...] | 2006-03-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM427 | SWEDEN: JAN ELIASSON NAMED FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM527 | SWEDEN: THE NEW POST "CIA PLANES" REALITY -- [...] (c) What could have been a routine diplomatic flight clearance for a 4/4 Department of Homeland Security deportation "ICE" flight to land briefly and refuel in Sweden enroute to final destinations in the Middle East developed into an urgent situation when late in the game Swedish authorities [...] | 2006-04-18 13:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR MARR PGOV PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM55 | SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...] | 2006-01-13 16:46:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC |
06STOCKHOLM59 | SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...] | 2006-01-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC |
06STOCKHOLM60 | SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...] | 2006-01-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC |
06STOCKHOLM913 | UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS A DEAD HEAT; LEFT [...] (sbu) Recent opinion polls show the Social Democrats (SDP) and their Green and Left support parties have closed the gap with the opposition alliance; the parliamentary elections now look to be a dead heat. The Green and Left parties have claimed the right to a more influential role within a [...] | 2006-06-21 12:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM934 | SWEDEN: SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (u) See Action Request Para 2. 2. (c) Polcouns made 6/21 reftel demarche seeking support for Nicaraguan presidential elections to MFA Desk Officer for Nicaragua Carolina Benedictsson. Sweden supports an EU election observation mission, Benedictsson said, adding that a Swedish representat [...] | 2006-06-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KDEM NU PGOV PREL SW |
06STOCKHOLM935 | SWEDEN: DEMARCHE REGARDING VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 15:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM VE EAID SW |
06STOCKHOLM941 | SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC EU EUN UNGA SW |
06STOCKHOLM952 | SWEDEN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MODERATE PARTY [...] (c) Ambassador, accompanied by Polcouns, met June 26 with Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt, the virtual shadow Prime Minister of the center-right (in the left-skewed Swedish spectrum) opposition. Reinfeldt, who took the lead in forming the opposition's Alliance for Sweden, said the Se [...] | 2006-06-28 15:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ELAB SW |
06SUVA100 | TONGA: GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY CONSULTATIONS MAKE [...] (C) The National Committee tasked with sounding out Tongans' views and aspirations on political reform is on the road, making progress. Members of the Committee are currently holding village-level consultations in Vava'u. Critics within the pro-democracy movement say the process is redundant. [...] | 2006-03-08 23:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TN |
06SUVA107 | DEPORTEES TO TONGA: A FESTERING PROBLEM. ACTION [...] (U) On each of the Ambassador's three visits to Tonga in the past six months, the issue of deportees from the U.S. has arisen early and often. Tongans blame the deportees, described as hardened criminals, for turning their once-docile kingdom into a crime zone where armed robberies, once unh [...] | 2006-03-14 01:51:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CJAN CVIS KCRM PREL TN |
06SUVA109 | MILITARY INSERTS ITSELF INTO FIJI'S ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to May's elections, the war of words between the government and military in Fiji continues to intensify. In radio and print interviews over the past week, Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander, Frank Bainimarama, issued a series of blasts against the [...] | 2006-03-16 01:38:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PHUM FJ |
06SUVA121 | PRC PREMIER'S EARLY APRIL VISIT TO FIJI MAKING A [...] (SBU) Summary: Heads of government from eight Pacific Island countries will be attending the PRC-sponsored China-Pacific Island economic cooperation conference in Nadi, Fiji April 5-6. Each leader will hold a bilateral with Premier Wen Jiabao April 5. All eight countries will reportedly s [...] | 2006-03-29 00:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD ECIN CH FJ PP TW |
06SUVA123 | PRC PREMIER'S EARLY APRIL VISIT TO FIJI MAKING A [...] (SBU) Summary: Heads of government from eight Pacific Island countries will be attending the PRC-sponsored China-Pacific Island economic cooperation conference in Nadi, Fiji April 5-6. Each leader will hold a bilateral with Premier Wen Jiabao April 5. All eight countries will reportedly s [...] | 2006-03-29 19:59:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD ECIN CH FJ PP TW |
06SUVA133 | FIJI MILITARY'S INTENTIONS: A WORRYING UPDATE [...] (S) The secret report of a late-February conversation between Fiji Police Commissioner Hughes (protect) and Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is worrisome reading, with Bainimarama signaling he is willing to remove Prime Minister Qarase and place himself in power i [...] | 2006-04-03 02:32:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PINS PGOV MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA137 | FIJI AND TONGA DEPLOYMENT PLANS TO IRAQ: A STATUS [...] (C) As Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and Tonga Defense Service (TDS) Commander Uta'atu prepare to visit Washington later this month for Iraq Coalition planning talks, we provide this update on the state of play regarding deployment decisions. Fiji and the Iraq [...] | 2006-04-06 23:29:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPKO FJ TN |
06SUVA138 | FIJI, TONGA CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD UN PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref A talking points to the governments of Fiji and Tonga. We do not expect an answer from Fiji anytime soon, since the government is in caretaker mode prior to elections May 6-13. Tonga has not yet responded. We understand that both Fiji and Tonga have been appro [...] | 2006-04-06 23:38:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO FJ TN SU |
06SUVA156 | CHINA WADES MORE DEEPLY INTO THE PACIFIC [...] (C) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his delegation met with many Pacific Island leaders and businesses during an April 4-5 visit to Fiji. The leader of each of the eight Pacific Island nations with which China has relations held private discussions with Premier Wen, at the conclusion of which t [...] | 2006-04-21 02:56:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECIN ETRD FJ CH TW |
06SUVA167 | FIJI'S ELECTION: THE SYSTEM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) The campaign for Fiji's May 6-13 general elections is in full force. Paragraphs 2-7 describe aspects of Fiji's Constitution and current electoral procedures that create complications and make it difficult to predict the winner. Most everyone expects the two largest parties, Prime Minister [...] | 2006-04-25 23:31:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FJ |
06SUVA173 | CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN FIJI: ANSWERING [...] (C) Ref A provided a partial response to a number of questions raised by HQ PACOM (ref B) and CIA (ref C) concerning issues raised in Suva reporting (ref D and previous) about the state of play in Fiji between Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and the Qarase govern [...] | 2006-04-27 22:23:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA174 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - PACIFIC VIEWS OF IRAN [...] (C) Summary: We delivered reftel demarche on UN Human Rights Council membership to the highest-levels available in Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu on April 27 and 28. Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu expressed general concurrence with the points made. All four implied that they are [...] | 2006-04-28 01:22:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC FJ TO KR NR TU |
06SUVA180 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SUVA [...] (C) Ref A requested follow-up re Ref B report of the result of Embassy Suva demarches to the Governments of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu regarding Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. While Ref A suggested only Tuvalu had already come on board, actually, per Ref B, Fij [...] | 2006-05-02 00:12:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL FJ TO KR NR TU |
06SUVA185 | FIJI ELECTION WEEK: CALM, THEN UNCERTAINTY? [...] (C) Voting in Fiji's general election begins Saturday and will run for a week. Most people expect Prime Minister Qarase's SDL and Opposition Leader Chaudhry's FLP to take the bulk of the seats, though minor parties and independents could hold the balance in a close election. With the ethnic [...] | 2006-05-04 01:10:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PHUM MCAP FJ |
06SUVA189 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - TONGA OPPOSES IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 01:48:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL TN FJ KR NR TV |
06SUVA201 | FORMER FIJI PM RABUKA ARRESTED ON 2000 MUTINY [...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has been arrested in Fiji and charged with inciting the military mutiny that took place in November 2000. Rabuka has been released on bail and his case has been transferred to the High Court, where a preliminary hearing will take place Jun [...] | 2006-05-12 01:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS CJAN PREL MARR PGOV PINR FJ |
06SUVA206 | FIJI'S ELECTION: ALL IS CALM AS COUNTING BEGINS [...] (C) Voting has ended in Fiji's national election, and all remains peaceful as counting begins today, May 15. Some of the smaller constituencies with a dominant favorite will know results today. A number of swing constituencies are not likely to have a first-ballot victor and will require co [...] | 2006-05-15 02:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PINS PINR ASEC FJ |
06SUVA209 | FIJI ELECTION TO QARASE'S SDL...PROBABLY [...] (C) In Fiji's general election, Prime Minister Qarase's SDL and Opposition Leader Chaudhry's FLP garnered nearly all seats, with the SDL, supported by two independent candidates, likely to form government with a tiny majority. Final, marginal-seat results are still trickling in. The FLP hasn [...] | 2006-05-17 02:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC FJ |
06SUVA210 | TONGA'S PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CABINET SHAKE-UP [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Tongan PM Fred Sevele announced a major cabinet shake up May 16. Five ministerial portfolios were shifted, three new ministers were appointed, and two former ministers were removed. The most significant ch [...] | 2006-05-17 03:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OFDP TN |
06SUVA214 | QARASE CONFIRMED AS FIJI'S PM; MILITARY COMMANDER [...] (C) By scraping through to a win in a disputed seat, Prime Minister Qarase's SDL party secured a tiny parliamentary majority in Fiji's national election. Two SDL-oriented independents add cushion. The losing FLP may still sue, but that is an issue only for the longer term. Qarase has announ [...] | 2006-05-18 02:56:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL MARR ASEC FJ |
06SUVA218 | FIJI'S NEW MULTI-PARTY CABINET: CONTINUITY AND [...] (C) Fiji Prime Minister Qarase has named his Cabinet of 24 Ministers, plus 12 Ministers of State. FLP leader Chaudhry plans to be Leader of the Opposition, but his party will take 9 portfolios under a multi-party cabinet provision of Fiji's Constitution. A number of FLP leaders want to give [...] | 2006-05-23 02:23:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR FJ |
06SUVA255 | FIJI'S MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT TALKING AGAIN [...] (C) Representatives of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) and Fiji's Ministry of Home Affairs tell us a June 23 meeting between RFMF Commander Bainimarama and Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola appears to have helped put civil-military relations in Fiji back on the right track. RFMF s [...] | 2006-07-02 18:20:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KPKO PGOV FJ NZ |
06SUVA262 | TONGA'S POLITICAL EVOLUTION: HOW FAR AND HOW FAST? [...] (C) The public drive in Tonga for political change seems to have decelerated in recent months, though debate is no longer about whether change should occur, but about the pace and degree. New Prime Minister Sevele's series of modest reforms may have reduced pressure. Also, people may be awa [...] | 2006-07-05 22:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV PINR EFIN CVIS TN CH |
06SUVA271 | TONGA'S PROPOSED IRAQ DEPLOYMENT: STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Planning is well under way for a second deployment of Tonga Defense Service (TDS) troops to Iraq. A required step is Tonga Defense Board approval. Reportedly, the Board will decide on July 14. TDS Commander Uta'atu and Foreign/Defense Minister Tu'a are enthusiastic. They presume the Ki [...] | 2006-07-06 17:14:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TN IR |
06SUVA323 | CODEL HYDE'S VISIT TO FIJI, AUGUST 15-17 [...] (SBU) Visiting House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde congratulated Fiji's Minister of Foreign Affairs Tavola on Fiji's recent national elections, testimony to the strong democratic institutions Fiji has developed. The Minister hoped that Fiji will be considered for Mill [...] | 2006-08-17 00:51:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MARR EAID ETRD CVIS FJ TN |
06SUVA324 | FIJI FOREIGN MINISTER AND CODEL HYDE: U.S., UK, [...] (C/NF) Per reftel, HIRC Chairman Henry Hyde's CODEL visited Nadi, Fiji, August 15-17. Other delegation members included Congressmen Rohrabacher (R-CA),Faleomavaega (D-AS),Watt (D-NC),and Flake (R-AZ). During the meeting with Fiji Foreign Minister Tavola and MFA CEO Mataitonga, Congressman [...] | 2006-08-17 00:57:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID FJ CH XV |
06SUVA340 | FIJI'S REVIEW OF PKO: PROSPECTS FOR IRAQ, LEBANON, [...] (C) The Fiji Government is reviewing its participation in peacekeeping operations (PKO) globally. Current deployments include to the MFO in the Sinai, with UNAMI in Iraq, and in Bosnia and Sudan. Prospectively, Fiji has requests to resume participation in UNIFIL in Lebanon and to join the Co [...] | 2006-08-27 20:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO FJ |
06SUVA341 | PACIFIC THOUGHTS ON RESTRUCTURE OF REGIONAL [...] (U) Pacific leaders tasked a group of experts to consider ways regional agencies might be rationalized. The experts' report advocates realigning 10 regional agencies into three pillars. The Pacific Island Forum (PIF),the regional policy-oriented body, would acquire policy/negotiation aspect [...] | 2006-08-28 23:28:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL EFIS EAID SENV SPC PIF XV |
06SUVA350 | PACIFIC REVIEW OF THE POST-FORUM DIALOGUE [...] (U) At Pacific leaders' request, an experts group consulted widely and has drafted proposals to reform the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Post-Forum Dialogue (PFD) process. They affirmed that Pacific Island leaders and partners highly value their dialogue; they just want to improve it. The expert [...] | 2006-08-29 23:57:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PIF XV |
06SUVA352 | FIJI AND PKO PARTICIPATION: CURRENT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Fiji's Home Affairs Minister and CEO informed us that Fiji's Cabinet has approved deployment of 34 more troops to UNAMI in Iraq and 2 officers to East Timor. A request for Fiji to join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq is before Cabinet, but no decision appears imminent. The Minister s [...] | 2006-08-30 00:26:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR KPKO MCAP PREL FJ |
06SUVA370 | FIJI THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT JOINING COALITION IN [...] (C) Chief Executive of the Fiji Ministry of Home Affairs Korovavala told us on Sept. 11 that recent conversations have convinced him the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) should join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq. He wants to make the case strongly to a Cabinet subcommittee on Sep [...] | 2006-09-10 22:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL IR FJ |
06SUVA389 | FIJI AND TONGA: PROSPECTS FOR IRAQ PKO [...] (C) Fiji's Cabinet subcommittee has postponed considering PKO issues until Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola returns from a trip to New York and the Middle East. Vosanibola has bones to pick with the UN about UNAMI and UNIFIL issues. He is open to considering Fiji participation in the Coalitio [...] | 2006-09-21 22:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP KPKO PREL UN IR LE FJ TN |
06SUVA392 | SECRETARY RUMSFELD LETTER TO MINISTER VOSANIBOLA [...] (U) The Ambassador passed reftel letter to Minister of Home Affairs Vosanibola September 22. The Minister said he deeply appreciated the condolences expressed by Secretary Rumsfeld for the loss of Fiji's USCentcom Deputy Senior Representative, Warrant Officer Nete Naiduka, as well as for th [...] | 2006-09-24 22:10:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA393 | FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER RESUMES OFFENSIVE V. [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama reignited public conflict with PM Qarase's government during a speech last weekend. In a follow-up interview that was headlined "Army outburst 'on US advice'" on the front page of the 9/25 Fiji Sun, Bainimarama reportedly said [...] | 2006-09-24 23:34:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA401 | FIJI MILITARY GOES OFF THE WALL RE NEWS ARTICLE [...] (U) This follows up on reftel regarding a Fiji Sun article on Sept. 25 that alleged the U.S., during the recent Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) in Fiji, encouraged Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama to meddle in domestic politics. Per reftel, we responded to [...] | 2006-09-26 23:44:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA418 | PIF OFFICIALS DISCUSS RESTRUCTURING PACIFIC ISLAND [...] (SBU) Charge passed Ref A points to Greg Urwin, Secretary General of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) SIPDIS Secretariat October 2. Charge also passed the points to SIPDIS Jimmie Rodgers, Director General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). Urwin had no immediate comment. [...] | 2006-10-05 00:26:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV XV XU |
06SUVA424 | FIJI REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS [...] (SBU) The Australian and U.S. Ambassadors and the New Zealand Charge d'Affaires presented reftel demarche to Fiji's Foreign Ministry CEO, Isikeli Mataitoga, on October 12. In response, Mataitoga noted Fiji's long-standing interest in bringing a UN resolution on indigenous rights to an UNGA vot [...] | 2006-10-11 20:30:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN FJ |
06SUVA425 | FIJI CIVIL-MILITARY FRICTIONS RE-HEAT [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama has resumed his public blasts at PM Qarase's government and has issued not-so-veiled threats that Qarase must step down or face the consequences. Current motivators for Bainimarama may include controversial bills coming before [...] | 2006-10-11 23:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA427 | TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN'S VISIT TO NAURU; READ-OUT [...] (C) Summary: According to Australia's Consul General in Nauru, security concerns were paramount during Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's six-hour state visit to Nauru September 6. Of the 80-member Taiwan delegation that made the trip, 30 were security guards. The Nauru Police were required [...] | 2006-10-12 21:47:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID TW NR FJ CH XU |
06SUVA429 | FIJI CABINET TO CONSIDER MNFI DEPLOYMENT SHORTLY [...] (C) Jioji Kotobalavu, CEO for the office of Fiji's Prime Minister, informed us today that Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola is lobbying for Fiji to join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq, the MNFI. Vosanibola just returned from his round-the-world visit to Fiji peacekeeping contingents, inc [...] | 2006-10-16 00:20:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPKO IZ FJ |
06SUVA432 | FIJI SEEKS MNFI JOB FOR COMMODORE BAINIMARAMA; [...] (S) Fiji Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola has asked if the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq (MNFI) can offer the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, a senior (two star or above) position. The request is with the approval of PM Qarase. According to V [...] | 2006-10-16 19:43:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | KPKO MARR PREL PGOV IZ FJ |
06SUVA434 | PIF SECGEN TO RECOMMEND AGAINST PACIFIC-LEADERS' [...] (U) We delivered reftel talking points on Pacific institutions' regional restructuring to Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretary General Greg Urwin on Oct. 16. He expressed understanding of USG views and noted that the Forum Officials' advice going to PIF Leaders appears on the same track as o [...] | 2006-10-16 23:54:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV XV XU |
06SUVA444 | FIJI'S CIVILIAN LEADERS MOVE TO RESOLVE [...] (U) Fiji Prime Minister Qarase convened a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Oct. 18 to discuss Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama's recent threat to force the PM to resign in early November if he doesn't withdraw controversial bills from Parliament (see ref [...] | 2006-10-19 00:01:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR FJ |
06SUVA452 | PRC PROTESTS A/S HILL'S PLANNED MEETING WITH TAIWAN VICE [...] (SBU) Summary: China pressed on U.S. diplomats at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Nadi, Fiji, to cancel an informal encounter between Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill and Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Chang Siao-Yue. Beijing's new special envoy for PIF affairs, Ambassador Wang Yon [...] | 2006-10-24 23:52:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CH TW FJ |
06SUVA455 | KIRIBATI PROMISES TO SWITCH ITS UN VOTE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 19:59:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GT VE KR |
06SUVA459 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S OCTOBER 25 MEETING WITH PACIFIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Pacific heads of government welcomed EAP Assistant Secretary Hill's participation in a Pacific Islands Forum special session with the U.S. in Fiji on October 25, 2006, as a sign of stepped-up U.S. engagement with the region. A/S Hill proposed to revitalize the Joint Commercial [...] | 2006-10-26 22:41:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD EAID FJ NZ XV |
06SUVA460 | FIJI'S CIVIL-MILITARY CRISIS AT A TIPPING POINT? [...] (S) Fiji President Iloilo is being asked to endorse suspension of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and to name an interim replacement. The context is "advanced preparations" for a coup, that could take place as early as late this week, according to Fiji's Police Co [...] | 2006-10-30 15:29:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PREL MARR CASC FJ |
06SUVA462 | FIJI CIV-MIL SITUATION: COB 10/31 UPDATE [...] (S) Following up on reftel, on the morning of 10/31, Fiji President Iloilo signed orders requested by PM Qarase to suspend Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama pending an investigation of subversion charges and to install Col. Meli Saubulinayau as Acting Commander. The [...] | 2006-10-30 22:37:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA463 | FIJI VICE PRESIDENT DESCRIBES "HOLDING ACTION;" PM [...] (C) Fiji Vice President Madreiwiwi confirmed that the suspension order for Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama remains in force, though events (reftels) have left things in a "holding pattern" pending Bainimarama's return to Fiji. In the meantime, Bainimarama has to [...] | 2006-10-31 16:35:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA466 | FIJI MILITARY GRABS AMMO FROM WHARF; PM ADDRESSES [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) troops seized a container of ammunition without police permission on Nov. Â [...] | 2006-11-01 00:04:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA469 | FIJI'S CIV-MIL SITUATION AWAITS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is returning early to Fiji. On the way, he has had a series of media interviews, reiterating past rhetoric: that he does not intend a coup but that bloodshed will come if Prime Minister Qarase fails to accede to military demands [...] | 2006-11-01 23:55:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA470 | TONGA MILITARY COMMANDER FRUSTRATED WITH HIS [...] (C) Summary: The Commander of the Tonga Defense Services (TDS),BG Tau'aika Uta'atu, told us he has become increasingly frustrated with the inability of his government to decide whether the TDS should deploy a second time in Iraq. Uta'atu firmly believes a deployment would be in the best i [...] | 2006-11-02 18:56:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO TN |
06SUVA471 | FIJI PM SEEKS HELP FROM FRIENDLY FOREIGN [...] (C) In a meeting with selected diplomats on Nov. 3, Fiji PM Qarase thanked governments for publicly supporting Fiji's democratic system in recent days. He responded to complaints by Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama about controversial bills, stressed his "open doo [...] | 2006-11-02 23:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA477 | FIJI MILITARY CASTS BLAME ON AUSTRALIA AND NEW [...] (S) With RFMF Commander Bainimarama's return to Suva, the Fiji Police reportedly have indications that coup planning continues. RFMF senior officers are directing media attacks at Australia, New Zealand, and Police Commissioner Hughes. Vice President Madraiwiwi counseled dialogue in a Remembra [...] | 2006-11-05 23:51:00 | Embassy Suva | SECRET | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA479 | FIJI UPDATE: BAINIMARAMA CANCELS CHODS TRIP [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama today canceled his PACOM-sponsored trip to the CHODS in Kuala Lumpur. He gave no explanation. We comment that the move raises questions about the Commodore's next steps. He and his senior officers have focused attention on al [...] | 2006-11-06 22:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA483 | FIJI UPDATE: 11/8: BAINIMARAMA SPEAKS; DENIES [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama spoke to the media for the first time since returning from abroad last weekend. He raised many previous themes and attacked PM Qarase for a litany of faults, a number of them relating to events of 2000, others more recent. Bai [...] | 2006-11-07 23:44:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA486 | FIJI UPDATE 11/9: BAINIMARAMA SKIPS GCC; QARASE [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama declined to attend Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) session on Nov. 9, claiming the chiefs' minds were already made up. PM Qarase told the GCC he is ready to discuss a list of issues the Army provided him yesterday. He sai [...] | 2006-11-08 22:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA489 | FIJI UPDATE 11/13: GCC TRIES TO MEDIATE; NO STABLE [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama appeared before the Great Council of Chiefs on Nov. 10 and angrily attacked PM Qarase and his policies. Thereafter, the GCC tilted toward Qarase and initiated an effort to mediate. It is possible an attempt will be made to resu [...] | 2006-11-12 22:46:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA490 | PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM 2006: A/S HILL UNDERSCORES [...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill emphatically reaffirmed U.S. commitments and interests in the Pacific at the 2006 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Nadi, Fiji. In a new PIF-Leaders "special session" for the United States, Hill countered a suggestion that the U.S. has disengaged [...] | 2006-11-13 15:26:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL EAID ECIN ETRD FJ XV |
06SUVA494 | FIJI UPDATE 11/14: "GUILTY" IN CORRUPTION CASE; [...] (C) Peniasi Kunatuba, who was CEO of the Agriculture Ministry during part of the Qarase interim administration in 2000-2001, was found guilty on corruption charges on Nov. 14 in Justice Nazhat Shameem's Suva court. PM Qarase and several of his current and former Ministers were called to testi [...] | 2006-11-13 22:34:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA497 | FIJI UPDATE 11/15: WAITING FOR CIV-MIL MEDIATION; [...] (C) Suva remains superficially calm. Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) reserves are finishing a two-week camp and are about to return home, at least temporarily. At the same time, the Army has added to its list of "political" complaints to Prime Minister Qarase. The Chair of the Great [...] | 2006-11-14 22:14:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA499 | FIJI UPDATE 11/16: STALEMATE CONTINUES [...] (U) Late on Nov. 15, RFMF Commander Bainimarama provided the media a statement concerning his latest set of demands on PM Qarase's government (reftel). He reportedly said the demands are non-negotiable and must be met before any Bainimarama-Qarase meeting can take place. Bainimarama suggeste [...] | 2006-11-15 22:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA502 | FIJI UPDATE 11/17: PRES AND COMMANDER TO MEET; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is scheduled to meet with President Iloilo next Monday, presumably to discuss the President's suspension order of Oct. 31. At the moment, given entrenched views by both Bainimarama and PM Qarase, insiders are not placing great [...] | 2006-11-16 20:15:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA506 | FIJI UPDATE 11/20: [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama informed the media over the weekend that he has no intention of meeting with Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) mediators or with PM Qarase (Ref A) until the PM accepts all the RFMF's demands. Bainimarama said that, if there has been [...] | 2006-11-19 23:32:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA508 | TONGA NAT'L COMMITTEE CHAIR BLAMES PM SEVELE FOR [...] (C) According to Sitiveni Halapua, the Chairman of Tonga's National Committee on Political Reform (NCPR),and a person whose instinct is always to find the middle ground, much of the blame for the atmosphere that led to last week's riot in Nuku'alofa rests on the shoulders of Prime Minister Sev [...] | 2006-11-20 22:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID TN |
06SUVA509 | FIJI UPDATE 11/16: PM QARASE WON'T CAPITULATE; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama indicated publicly on Nov. 21 what he told Embassy DATT privately on Nov. 20 (Ref A): that he intends to remove the Qarase Government o/a Dec. 4. Diplomats met with Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola and PM Qarase, and also infor [...] | 2006-11-20 22:37:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA512 | FIJI UPDATE 11/22 - A RATHER QUIET DAY IN SUVA [...] (C) Colonel Henry Manulevu is Commander nation-wide for Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) "territorial" forces (reservists). The RFMF called up all territorial forces a few weeks ago for an "annual" exercise. There are reports the territorials will be called up again within the next wee [...] | 2006-11-21 19:03:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA516 | FIJI UPDATE FRI. 11/24: PM OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama has declined to receive a U.S. message (Ref A) during his holiday in New Zealand. We are attempting to schedule delivery to RFMF senior officers in Suva. We did deliver on 11/22 Ref. A's short message for PM Qarase. The UK DA [...] | 2006-11-23 20:21:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA518 | FIJI UPDATE 11/27: BAINIMARAMA TENSION WITH THE [...] (C) We are tentatively scheduled to meet with Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama on Wednesday. We intend to join others in a joint demarche on RFMF senior officers Tuesday. Over the weekend, New Zealand FM Peters got nowhere with Bainimarama. The GNZ considered ar [...] | 2006-11-26 22:24:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA519 | FIJI UPDATE 11/28: QARASE-BAINIMARAMA IN NZ; AMB [...] (C) Fiji PM Qarase and RFMF Commander Bainimarama have agreed to meet in New Zealand 11/29 under an agreement brokered by NZ FM Peters. The Ambassador and other diplomats had a useful, scheduled meeting with RFMF leaders in Suva. However, Bainimarama later reacted angrily, and the RFMF issued [...] | 2006-11-27 23:41:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA524 | TOURISM TAKES A NOSE-DIVE IN FIJI [...] (SBU) Managers of several of Fiji's top hotels told us the tourism industry is "bleeding" due to RFMF Commander Bainimarama's repeated threats to take action against the government. Occupancy for most major resorts in Fiji is 40% or below, when it should be in the 70-75% range this time of [...] | 2006-11-28 22:58:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CASC PGOV PREL FJ |
06SUVA525 | FIJI UPDATE 11/29: CURIOSITY ABOUT WELLINGTON [...] (C/NF) Fiji hungers for details of what went on in the meeting between PM Qarase and RFMF Commander Bainimarama in Wellington. Tonight, the RFMF is conducting an exercise in the Suva area, preparing for the possibility of foreign military intervention. We issued a warden notice. President I [...] | 2006-11-28 23:04:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA527 | FIJI UPDATE 11/30: QARASE SAYS "GENERAL [...] (C) The RFMF spokesman described a tragic accident yesterday in which a helo flying off an Australian ship crashed in international waters south of Fiji as evidence that a foreign invasion is in the works. (Three Aussie naval ships are in the area for evacuation contingencies.) PM Qarase add [...] | 2006-11-30 00:10:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA528 | FIJI UPDATE 12/1: PRESIDENT STATEMENT ON RULE OF [...] (C) President Iloilo issued a statement reaffirming his belief in rule of law, seemingly contradicting a claim by RFMF Commander Bainimarama last week. In a meeting today (12/1),Bainimarama and Iloilo reportedly discussed the recent Wellington meeting and did not discuss the future. Police C [...] | 2006-11-30 19:35:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA529 | ACTION REQUEST: PIF EMINENT PERSONS GROUP FOR [...] (C) Per ref A, a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) ministerial meeting in Sydney last Friday proposed that an "eminent persons group" attempt to help mediate a solution to Fiji's current civil-military crisis. In EAP/ANP Director McGann's discussions with regional leaders on Saturday (ref B),the p [...] | 2006-12-03 15:57:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA531 | FIJI UPDATE 12/4: [...] (C) The Fiji coup may have officially commenced in late morning, 12/4, when Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) troops confiscated the firearms of the Police Tactical Response Unit (PTR). At mid-afternoon, the RFMF set up a road block on the outskirts of Suva, reportedly to block "thugs" [...] | 2006-12-03 22:37:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA534 | PIF EMINENT PERSONS GROUP FOR FIJI ON HOLD [...] (C) We conveyed Ref A points regarding an "eminent persons group" to Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Secretary General Urwin in late a.m. of 12/5. This was before many of today's events unfolded in Fiji (see septels). Urwin noted, per Ref B, that the PIF was awaiting a Fiji Cabinet invitation for [...] | 2006-12-04 22:37:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FJ |
06SUVA538 | FIJI UPDATE 12/5: COUP OR NO COUP? ACTION REQUEST [...] (C) Dec. 5 was an "only in Fiji" sort of day. RFMF Commander Bainimarama moved further to force his coup on the Qarase Government. The PM told the media he had heard from the President's office that the President had dissolved Parliament and given Bainimarama his green light. Certainly it a [...] | 2006-12-04 23:58:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA539 | FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER ANNOUNCES COUP [...] (C) RFMF Commander Bainimarama held a media conference at 6 p.m. to announce that he has "stepped into the shoes of the President" under the "doctrine of necessity" and is invoking the Fiji Constitution's "reserve powers" to remove PM Qarase and install an interim government. An hour earlier, [...] | 2006-12-05 01:08:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA540 | CHINESE IN FIJI KEEP THEIR HEADS DOWN, HOPE FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Chinese community in Fiji, estimated at 6,000-10,000 persons, is hoping to ride out the crisis caused by the military's announcement that it is deposing the lawfully elected government of Fiji. A PRC Embassy official told us the Embassy knows of only 17 Chinese residents wh [...] | 2006-12-05 18:34:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FJ CH TW |
06SUVA543 | FIJI UPDATE 12/6: BAINIMARAMA DISSOLVES [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama swore in his caretaker Prime Minister of Fiji Wednesday late afternoon and then dissolved Parliament. He later announced new Commissioners of Police and Prisons. The RFMF moved VP Madraiwiwi out of his office today and convinced PM Qarase to relocate, for now, to his [...] | 2006-12-05 23:43:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA546 | BAINIMARAMA'S COUP ATTEMPT IN FIJI: STILL NOT [...] (C) We have seen press guidance and a discussion paper for a sub-PCC that suggest Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama "has conclusively deposed the lawfully elected government and conducted a coup." We do not believe that statement is correct, as yet, and we have aske [...] | 2006-12-06 17:09:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC KPAO FJ |
06SUVA548 | UNSC: FIJI GOVERNMENT PLEA TO DEFER ACTION [...] (C) The Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying P5 reps and Japan to have the UNSC not agree to an Australian proposal to remove Fiji from the UN Peace-building Commission. MFA CEO Isikele Mataitoga visited the Embassy late on Dec. 7 with that plea. Mataitoga suggested it is "too early [...] | 2006-12-06 23:12:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR FJ |
06SUVA549 | FIJI UPDATE 12/7: "CLEAN UP" ATTEMPT CONTINUES, AS [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama and the RFMF's PM discussed elections via the media, leaving an impression they intend Fiji's democracy to adjust some, with an election date a way off. Both stressed their desire for an improved political environment. Bainimarama asked again for the international c [...] | 2006-12-07 00:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA55 | PLANS FOR PRC-SPONSORED CONFERENCE, ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The PRC has launched an ambitious, high profile outreach to the Pacific Island nations through a large-scale regional development conference and trade fair it is sponsoring in Fiji April 5-6. Premier Wen Jiabao will come to Fiji to open the conference, to which Ministers (and [...] | 2006-02-14 22:59:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD EFIS ECIN CH FJ PP TW |
06SUVA550 | UNSC: FIJI GOVERNMENT PLEA TO DEFER ACTION [...] (C) The Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying P5 reps and Japan to have the UNSC not agree to an Australian proposal to remove Fiji from the UN Peace-building Commission. MFA CEO Isikele Mataitoga visited the Embassy late on Dec. 7 with that plea. Mataitoga suggested it is "too early [...] | 2006-12-07 00:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR FJ |
06SUVA552 | FIJI UPDATE 12/8: FOR SHORT TERM, DE FACTO COUP; [...] (C) Fiji Vice President Madraiwiwi and Prime Minister Qarase both have acknowledged that Bainimarama's coup has succeeded for the immediate future, though neither has resigned. With significant players, including many in the ethnic-Fijian community, very unhappy about that result, a "crunch t [...] | 2006-12-07 20:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA553 | FIJI UPDATE 12/11: SCRAMBLE RE INTERIM GOVERNMENT; [...] (C) Suva remained quiet over the weekend. The RFMF is working on plans for its interim government, without revealing details. A senior military officer threatened PM Qarase he will be arrested if he returns to Suva. Meanwhile, the Fiji Government and the economy are suffering. RFMF intimid [...] | 2006-12-10 23:31:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA554 | FIJI UPDATE 12/12: QUIET DAY IN SUVA AS RFMF [...] (C) PM Qarase said today he is seeking air options for a return to Suva; RFMF Commander Bainimarama warned against any plan to set up a "de facto government." The RFMF reportedly is sifting through applications for interim-government positions. Bainimarama asked Government CEOs to keep their [...] | 2006-12-11 23:27:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA555 | THE FIJI COUP: WHAT EFFECTS? WHAT IMPLICATIONS? [...] (C) A number of motivations lie behind Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama's coup, some seemingly noble, some not. An unbiased observer would have to conclude, though, that Fiji's situation was not so wrenching as to require illegally removing the Qarase Government. [...] | 2006-12-11 23:51:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA556 | FIJI UPDATE 12/13: RFMF MONITORING TRANSPORT TO [...] (C) PM Qarase says Fiji is sliding into dictatorship, and he continues to state he leads the only legitimate government. He reiterated today that he intends to return to Suva as soon as he can find transport. The RFMF said it is monitoring all transport so as to keep Qarase in the outer isla [...] | 2006-12-12 23:04:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA557 | FIJI UPDATE 12/14: SMALL PROTEST, BIGGER PLANS? [...] (C) Reportedly, Qarase's SDL Party had plans for peaceful protests following a coup. While SDL activism in the streets hasn't been obvious yet, 20 NGO members quietly marched through Suva streets at noon today. RFMF efforts to discourage dissent continued. The Chair of the Great Council of [...] | 2006-12-13 23:09:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA558 | FIJI UPDATE 12/15: GCC AND THE FUTURE; HUMAN [...] (C) PM Qarase, RFMF Commander Bainimarama, and Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) Chair Bokini remain headline players for how Fiji's political future will unfold. There is no obvious clarity. Reports of troubling RFMF intimidation tactics continue to flow in. We offered support to human rights [...] | 2006-12-14 20:01:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA559 | ALLEGATIONS OF SECURITY FORCE ABUSE OF RIOT [...] (C) Summary: An employee from a Tonga NGO has released a report alleging inhumane prison conditions and physical abuse of prisoners arrested after Tonga's November 16 riot (see reftels). The Tonga government and military have denied the charges, and there is some debate about the report's acc [...] | 2006-12-17 22:45:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PHUM PREL TN |
06SUVA56 | NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER PETERS' VISIT TO FIJI [...] (C) Summary. According to New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji, the visit of Foreign Minister Winston Peters met all of New Zealand's objectives. Peters delivered messages about the importance of democracy and the rule of law and the need for positive civil-military relations. Both PM [...] | 2006-02-15 02:15:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR FJ NZ CH |
06SUVA560 | FIJI UPDATE 12/18: GCC AGENDA; RFMF IMMUNITY [...] (C) Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) has issued invitations for a meeting Dec. 20-21. Commodore Bainimarama wanted to be invited as Acting President, but reportedly his invitation is as "Commander, RFMF." Bainimarama made clear over the weekend that he is demanding immunity from prosecut [...] | 2006-12-17 23:21:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA57 | FIJI UPDATE: ELECTIONS, CIV-MIL RELATIONS, ETC. [...] (C) Fiji's general election may take place as early as late April. Political parties are gearing up. Opposition leader Chaudhry seems satisfied that complaints about electoral-registration are being resolved. Elections Commissioner Leung is confident a free and fair election can take plac [...] | 2006-02-15 21:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR FJ |
06SUVA573 | FIJI UPDATE 12/19: BAINIMARAMA WON'T ATTEND GCC; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama said he will not be attending the Great Council of Chiefs meetings this week because the Chiefs did not invite him as "Acting President." PM Qarase said the GCC meeting will determine the direction of the country; if Bainimarama does not accept GCC decisions, Fiji's [...] | 2006-12-18 23:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA578 | FIJI UPDATE 12/20: NO OUTCOME YET AT THE GCC [...] (C) As expected, there was no substantive outcome announced at the end of the 12/20 meeting of the Great Council of Chiefs. The GCC meeting will conclude 12/21. The Chairman of the GCC began the 12/20 session by noting how the GCC had been ridiculed by the military, and urged Chiefs not to [...] | 2006-12-20 00:36:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA581 | FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...] | 2006-12-21 00:09:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA582 | FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...] | 2006-12-21 00:23:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA586 | FIJI POLICE IN THE LINE OF FIRE [...] (C) The Fiji Police Force stood in the forefront of opposition to the plans of RFMF Commander Frank Bainimarama to overthrow the lawfully elected government of Fiji. Now that the coup has taken place, remaining senior officers are forced to work with the new military government and the commis [...] | 2006-12-21 23:43:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL CASC MARR FJ |
06SUVA587 | FIJI UPDATE 12/22 [...] (C) In a statement issued after the conclusion of its meeting 12/22, the Great Council of Chiefs reaffirmed the status of the appointed President and Vice President. The Council condemned the coup, but recognizing the reality of the military takeover, called for the PM to resign. The Counc [...] | 2006-12-22 01:18:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA59 | FIJI REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (paragraph 2). 2. (C) Fiji's CEO of Foreign Affairs, Isikeli Mataitoga, told the Ambassador February 14 that Fiji has decided to become a candidate for the UN Peacebuilding Commission. Using reftel guidance, Ambassador encouraged Fiji to put its name forwar [...] | 2006-02-16 02:06:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO FJ |
06SUVA591 | FIJI UPDATE 12/29: ELECTION INQUIRIES; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Fiji military (RFMF) plans to unveil on Jan. 1 "proof" of irregularities in last May's general elections, based in part on evidence from an Australian conman. RFMF Commander Bainimarama says an interim government may be in place by the end of January. The RFMF has continued to abuse [...] | 2006-12-28 18:43:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA64 | NEW DOCUMENTS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. The Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Jennifer Rawson, passed us copies February 17 of two documents that raise concerns about Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Frank Bainimarama's intentions in the run-up to this year's planned elections in Fiji. Both docu [...] | 2006-02-17 06:55:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC FJ |
06SUVA65 | SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S FEBRUARY 25 [...] (C) We look forward to your short visit to Fiji. It comes in the run-up to national elections, which could take place as early as late April. It is also a time of very difficult civil-military relations. Tensions between the government and military have been at a near-boiling point for m [...] | 2006-02-21 21:47:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV FJ US |
06SUVA92 | VISIT OF GENERAL ABIZAID TO FIJI [...] (C) The Commander of U.S. Central Command, General John Abizaid, met with Fiji's Prime Minister, Vice President, and Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) during a four hour visit to Suva on February 25. In all his meetings, General Abizaid discussed the possibility of hav [...] | 2006-03-06 02:40:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV FJ |
06SUVA97 | TONGA'S CROWN PRINCE FAVORS CHANGE ASAP [...] (C) Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a has seen the light: reform to a more democratic system needs to happen ASAP. He envisions a constitutional monarchy with the King delegating all day-to-day government business to an elected government. The current King, ill in New Zealand, has not signed off [...] | 2006-03-07 02:17:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SCUL ECON TN |
06TAIPEI1139 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MAINLAND AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan and the PRC will meet in early July to discuss direct cargo and passenger charter flights and increasing the number of PRC tourists visiting China, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told AIT Director Young on March 30. Wu described a deep sense of frustration a [...] | 2006-03-31 10:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CH TW |
06TAIPEI1141 | PAN-BLUE TRUMPETS MA'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou used his recent U.S. visit to boost his chances in the 2008 presidential race and recast the party's overly passive policy into an active plan to improve cross-Strait relations. Despite our denials, Pan-Blue contacts insist that Ma received red carpet t [...] | 2006-03-31 12:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1151 | DIRECTOR'S INITIAL CALL ON VICE PREMIER TSAI [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen expressed concerns about Taiwan's democracy and economic situation with AIT Director Young during his initial courtesy call on March 28. She promised to work hard to address the concerns of business leaders with regard to overly bureaucratic travel regulat [...] | 2006-04-03 07:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1155 | JEFFREY KOO SPEAKS ON TAIWAN'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: During a March 29, 2006, courtesy call on China Trust Holdings Chairman Jeffrey L. Koo, Koo lamented the lack of competent political appointees in President Chen's government, but did not rule out a DPP victory in the 2008 presidential election. He also said that President Chen [...] | 2006-04-03 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1158 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHT DISCUSSIONS PLANNED [...] (C) On March 28, Taipei Airline Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan told AIT/T that most technical issues required to expand cross-Strait charter flights are nearly resolved. At that time, Fan was waiting for a response from his counterpart in the PRC to a proposal that the two meet to r [...] | 2006-04-03 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI1194 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary. In his initial meeting with AIT Director Young, Defense Minister Lee Jye welcomed continued close support with AIT on defense subjects. Minister Lee reported that progress had been made on approval of procurement of three procurement items (PAC-2 Upgrade, P-3C, Submarine desig [...] | 2006-04-06 07:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CH MARR MAS PGOV PREL |
06TAIPEI1222 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIPEI MAYOR/KMT [...] (C) Summary: Taipei mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on April 4 that as the "majority" party in opposition, the KMT must assume greater responsibility for Taiwan's "national" welfare. Ma agreed that Taiwan's defense capability should not be treated as a pol [...] | 2006-04-07 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MCAP TW |
06TAIPEI123 | TALK SHOWS IN TAIWAN: WHO CARES? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AIT met with Taiwan media analysts, talk show hosts, and AC Nielsen to assess the viewership and influence of Taiwan talk shows. Analysts agree that only the older generation watches talk shows, and those who watch them are already set in their political beliefs. Thus, talk sh [...] | 2006-01-12 23:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR TW |
06TAIPEI1246 | WHO DEMARCHE TO TAIWAN: SYMBOLISM VS PRACTICE [...] (C) Summary. Vice Foreign Minister Michael Kau told AIT Deputy Director that Taiwan intends to continue pushing WHO observership but pledged to give high priority to increasing Taiwan's "meaningful participation" in WHO activities. Kau specifically requested a U.S. statement of support for T [...] | 2006-04-07 10:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL WHO TW |
06TAIPEI1260 | INDUSTRY EXPECTS PRC TOURISM OPENING IN JULY [...] (C) According to Travel Agents Association of Taiwan (TAAT) Vice Chairman Yao Ta-kuang, there has been little progress in the last few months on informal discussions with the PRC over further opening of Taiwan to PRC tourists. However, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has agreed to the esta [...] | 2006-04-10 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1263 | TAIWAN STRUGGLING TO COUNTER THE PRC IN LATIN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan officials continue to worry about Taipei's diplomatic standing in Latin America and Beijing's growing influence in the region. Taipei is particularly concerned that Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua might soon switch recognition from Taipei to Beijing. In an effort to cou [...] | 2006-04-10 22:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | CR NC PM PGOV PREL TW XR |
06TAIPEI1282 | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN TED HUANG ON PRC, [...] (C) Summary: Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce Chairman Ted Huang told AIT Director Stephen Young during an April 7 meeting that Taiwan businessmen believe the Taiwan government's cross-Strait policies are too restrictive. However, Huang supports efforts to diversify Taiwa [...] | 2006-04-12 06:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1287 | KMT Wins Taitung Supplemental Magisterial Election [...] (SBU) In Taitung County's April 1, 2006, supplemental magisterial election, the KMT candidate Kuang Li-chen defeated Pan Green independent candidates Liu Chao-hao and Lai Kun-cheng. Voter turnout was only 38.17 percent. 2. (SBU) In her first-ever election, Kuang Li-chen won with 62.51 p [...] | 2006-04-12 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1290 | Unemployed Public School Teachers in Taiwan [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan is home to reportedly over 50,000 unemployed public school teachers. Local scholars attribute the increase in teacher unemployment to a decade-long "teacher cultivation program," which was designed by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to enable college graduates from universi [...] | 2006-04-12 23:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL TW |
06TAIPEI131 | AMCHAM DISAPPOINTED IN CHEN'S SPEECH [...] SUMMARY. The Taipei American Chamber of Commerce is surprised and disappointed at the contents of President Chen Shui-bian,s New Year's Day speech. At a time when the Chamber was expecting relaxation of restrictions on cross-Strait business activities, it sees Chen's comments as promising e [...] | 2006-01-13 05:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1325 | TAIWAN SEEKING TO COUNTER THE PRC IN INDIA [...] (C) The following is in response to questions posed in C-AL6-00293 (reftel) on Taiwan's efforts to enhance bilateral ties with India. 2. (C) Summary: Taiwan is pursuing closer economic ties with India to bolster its political relationship and counter a growing reliance on the PRC economy. [...] | 2006-04-14 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINR PREL TW XR |
06TAIPEI1327 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH DPP CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: Director Young stressed the importance of maintaining the cross-Strait status quo and not crossing red lines on constitutional change during his April 13 introductory meeting with DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun. Saying that he fully understood the U.S. position, Yu assured the Directo [...] | 2006-04-14 10:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1339 | KMT DEFENSE COUNTER-PROPOSAL: ROUND TWO [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is making another push for a KMT alternative defense proposal after failing to achieve party consensus before his late March visit to Washington. While Ma appears sincere in his effort to "get the defense issue behind him" before the 2008 presidential [...] | 2006-04-17 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP TW |
06TAIPEI1340 | FORMER PREMIER URGES TAIWAN - PRC ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Former Premier Vincent Siew described Taiwan to AIT Director as politically divided over the appropriate policy on cross-Strait issues. He prescribed consultative mechanisms between the KMT and DPP to resolve domestic issues and consultations, on economic issues only, between T [...] | 2006-04-17 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1341 | LIEN-HU MEETING STIRS UP TAIWAN'S CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. The KMT-CCP economic forum closed with the PRC's announcement of fifteen measures to unilaterally expand agriculture, tourism, and education links between China and Taiwan. DPP critics say the measures are simply "united front" tactics to weaken President Chen Shui-bian and deep [...] | 2006-04-17 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1398 | CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - EXPECTATIONS HIGH, PRESSURE [...] (SBU) Expectations are high that Taiwan and the PRC will lift remaining restrictions on PRC tourist travel to Taiwan. Estimates of the potential economic benefit range as high as 0.2 percent of GDP. One industry contact speculated that Taiwan could see 5 million PRC tourists per year within [...] | 2006-04-21 08:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1415 | TAIWAN ON WHO: IHRS, TWO-BY-TWO, AND OBSTACLES TO [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is considering making a unilateral pledge adhering to the WHO International Health Regulations (IHRs),though it has some questions about timing. No decision has been made yet on whether Taiwan will concur with a limited two-by-two debate in WHA Plenary Session and Gener [...] | 2006-04-24 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL PGOV WHO TW |
06TAIPEI1416 | DPP LEGISLATORS DISCUSS ELECTION PROSPECTS AND [...] (C) Summary: A group of DPP legislators told the Director that the new election format for the Legislative Yuan (LY) will disadvantage the DPP in 2007 and future LY elections. However, the upcoming completion of three major transportation projects and a strong performance by Premier Su on the [...] | 2006-04-24 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1434 | TAIWAN STUDENTS: US DOING TOO LITTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 11, 2006, AIT hosted a group of 35 students to discuss cross-Strait issues in a Digital Video Conference (DVC) with Washington. In a 1-hour follow-on discussion, the students candidly expressed frustration with the USG's cross-Strait policy and the lack of support for Ta [...] | 2006-04-26 05:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO US CH TW |
06TAIPEI1456 | DANIEL TSAI URGES CLOSER CROSS-STRAIT TIES [...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 introductory call, Fubon Financial Holdings (FFH) Chairman Daniel Tsai lamented President Chen's squandered opportunities for a breakthrough in cross-Strait relations and said he would advise politicians to have more confidence in Taiwan's future. Tsai also r [...] | 2006-04-27 22:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1461 | Kaohsiung Mayoral Election - Preliminary Report [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to the DPP and KMT primaries, DPP elected officials and supporters are urging DPP's Central Office to recruit Acting Kaohsiung Mayor Yeh Chu-lan as its candidate in the upcoming December Kaohsiung mayoral election. Although former Council of Labor Affairs chairpe [...] | 2006-04-28 01:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1462 | TAIWAN FINANCE MINISTER TALKS ABOUT FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call on April 21, Finance Minister Joseph Lyu and AIT Director Young discussed financial reform, Taiwan's efforts to be a regional financial center, the challenges of working with the opposition controlled Legislative Yuan (LY),and the overall economic hea [...] | 2006-04-28 01:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1481 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMICS - SIGNALING MORE OPENING TO [...] (C) Taiwan announced April 27 that it would permit investment in the PRC in semiconductor packaging and testing and small-size TFT-LCD manufacturing. These two measures mark what may be the most significant cross-Strait liberalization measures of President Chen Shui-bian's second term. Taiwa [...] | 2006-04-28 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1492 | PRC-VATICAN RELATIONS: TAIWAN INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Summary: Recent conciliatory statements by Vatican and PRC officials have increased Taipei's anxiety that its diplomatic ties with the Holy See are in jeopardy. Taiwan officials say they have no influence over the Vatican and appealed to the USG for assistance and information on the statu [...] | 2006-05-01 23:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW |
06TAIPEI1536 | DEMARCHE TO MOFA ON TAIWAN AND WHO: TAIWAN RAISES [...] (SBU) Summary. AIT presented Ref A demarche on Taiwan participation in WHO to Vice Foreign Minister Michael Kau, highlighting U.S. requests for Taiwan to unilaterally adhere to the IHR's and to agree to the "two-by-two" debate proposal. Kau responded that Taiwan is nearly ready to go forwar [...] | 2006-05-04 01:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PGOV PREL WHO CN TW |
06TAIPEI1544 | DIRECTOR,S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: Hopefully the halving of the number of legislators in 2007 will improve the "quality" of the legislature, Vice President Annette Lu told the Director during their introductory meeting on April 28. As could be expected, the outspoken Lu criticized both KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou [...] | 2006-05-04 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1558 | AIT DIRECTOR AND NOBEL PRIZE WINNER LEE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Nobel Prize winner Lee Yuan-Tseh told AIT Director he felt that the PRC's policy of only talking with the opposition Kuomingtang (KMT) was unequivocally wrong. While disappointed with President Chen's performance, he also criticized the KMT for its dealings with the PRC. [...] | 2006-05-08 07:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV SOCI EDU CH TW |
06TAIPEI1572 | TAIWAN CONCERNED ABOUT TIES WITH SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan has been working to keep a low profile in the Solomon Islands following recent anti-Chinese riots that some blamed on alleged political bribery by Taiwan and ethnic Chinese business people. Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare reportedly announced prior to his May 4 election [...] | 2006-05-08 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1583 | LAPTOP TYCOON PESSIMISTIC ON TAIWAN'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with AIT Director Stephen Young on May 3, Quanta Computer Chairman Barry Lam described increasing arrogance in the PRC. He is glad to see the Mainland prosper, but stills sees Quanta as a Taiwan firm. Taiwan is a part of China, and its economic future depends o [...] | 2006-05-09 09:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EINV PGOV CH TW |
06TAIPEI1608 | TAIWAN AGREES ON IHR ADHERENCE AND REQUESTS LETTER [...] (C) Summary. This is an action cable see para 7. DDIR presented demarche to VFM Michael Kau and TCDC Director Steve Kuo 5/10 at MOFA. DDIR stressed two issues: our strong support for Taiwan's unilateral adherence to the IHR and the importance of Taiwan's acceptance of the 2x2 debate on the [...] | 2006-05-10 13:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED SENV TBIO PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1623 | TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION WANTS 3 LINKS [...] (C) Summary. KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Ping-kun told AIT Director Young May 1 that Taiwan's economic performance is slipping relative to its neighbors and the solution is to implement the three links. In an analysis heavily influenced by his partisan opposition to the current government, Chia [...] | 2006-05-11 08:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1644 | CROSS-STRAIT POLICY/TIFA - ECONOMIC CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan will host the Economic Sustainable Growth Conference (ESGC) June 18 and 19 to discuss long- term strategies to maintain Taiwan's economic growth. Discussion topics will include cross-Strait liberalization, long-term economic competitiveness, and the social welfare system. [...] | 2006-05-12 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1652 | NO COMPROMISE FROM DPP LEGISLATORS [...] (C) Summary: DPP legislators expressed a range of views to the AIT Director on May 10, including that if KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou were elected president he would surrender Taiwan to the PRC. The legislators also discussed corruption, cross-Strait trade, and the recent transit flap. End Summ [...] | 2006-05-15 08:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1728 | MAC OFFICIAL DOWNPLAYS CROSS-STRAIT OPENING [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council Economic Division Director Fu Don-cheng told AIT on May 17 that recent cross- Strait economic liberalization measures were "small steps" and did not represent any change in policy. Further opening is unlikely before the Economic Sustainable Development Co [...] | 2006-05-19 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1732 | PRC ACADEMIC SAYS "SHARED SOVEREIGNTY" WITH TAIWAN [...] (U) Summary: For the first time to our knowledge, a well-known PRC academic affirmed publicly in Taiwan the prospect of China "sharing" its sovereignty with Taiwan. This suggests the possibility of a Track II-type dialogue between the PRC and Taiwan. End summary. PRC: Might Share Sovereignt [...] | 2006-05-19 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1744 | KMT LEGISLATORS DEFEND OPPOSITION TO DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislators debated each other and sheepishly defended their opposition to the stalled defense procurement legislation during a May 18 meeting with the Director. There was a strong difference of views on the upcoming Economic Sustainable Development Conference (ESDC) between [...] | 2006-05-22 23:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI175 | CORRECTED COPY - AMCHAM DISAPPOINTED IN CHEN'S [...] SUMMARY. The Taipei American Chamber of Commerce is surprised and disappointed at the contents of President Chen Shui-bian,s New Year's Day speech. At a time when the Chamber was expecting relaxation of restrictions on cross-Strait business activities, it sees Chen's comments as promising e [...] | 2006-01-19 01:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1755 | TAIWAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT ATTRACTS LIMITED [...] (SBU) Following approval by the National Security Council and President Chen, Taiwan published its first-ever National Security Report (NSR) on May 20. The 162-page report is divided into a preface by President Chen and five parts: an introduction, Taiwan's security environment, internal and [...] | 2006-05-23 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1788 | TAIWAN IPR DELEGATION VISITS CHINA [...] (C) Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Deputy Director General Lu Wen-hsiang confirmed to AIT on May 23 that TIPO Director General Tsai Lien-sheng and three TIPO Department Directors are currently traveling in China to meet with PRC IPR officials. The TIPO officials have joined a dele [...] | 2006-05-25 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PREL CM TW ETRD KIPR |
06TAIPEI1790 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIZBALLAH, IRAN, AND WHO [...] (S) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director that Taiwan will respect U.S. sensitivities regarding both Hizballah and Iran. His unannounced visit to Lebanon in April was intended to establish friendly relations and explore commercial opportunities. The meeting with a [...] | 2006-05-25 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECCT PARM MTCR WHO TBIO IR TW |
06TAIPEI1837 | DUSTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG [...] (C) Summary. Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia called on Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang on May 26, the second day of the U.S.-Taiwan TIFA talks in Taipei. Stressing Taiwan's cooperation with the U.S. on export controls, pharmaceuticals, and other trade issues, Su urged the U.S. to consider a bilatera [...] | 2006-05-29 22:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TW |
06TAIPEI1840 | DEPUTY USTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: President Chen told DUSTR Bhatia that Taiwan is interested in an FTA for economic reasons and is prepared to take steps needed to further open its market. Bhatia stressed the difficulties in an FTA and explained that it would be more practical to negotiate agreements in specific [...] | 2006-05-30 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI189 | TAIWAN BUDGET SIGNALS CONTINUED POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Legislative Yuan (LY) significantly cut and froze Administration budget proposals on January 12 to signal its unhappiness with government ministers and programs in many areas. KMT legislators say they want respect and real information from government agencies and will hold t [...] | 2006-01-19 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1945 | DPP Primary for Kaohsiung Mayoral election - High Stakes, [...] Summary: After much public and party debate on who should represent the DPP in the December 2006 Kaohsiung mayoral election, former Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) Chairperson Chen Chu garnered 80 percent of DPP member votes (19,765) during the May 28 DPP primary to become the party's mayoral c [...] | 2006-06-08 01:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI197 | VICE PREMIER-DESIGNATE TSAI ING-WEN ON [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Ing-wen, an expert on cross-Strait and economic issues, has accepted appointment as vice premier in the new cabinet to be headed by Su Tseng-chang. Tsai is expected to play a leading role on cross-Strait issues, compensating for [...] | 2006-01-20 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL PINR CH TW |
06TAIPEI1983 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) Summary: Former President Lee Teng-hui criticized President Chen and DPP corruption but predicted Chen would not step down during an introductory meeting June second with the Director. Lee also criticized KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou for supporting the ultimate goal of reunification, and he [...] | 2006-06-09 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1984 | AIT CHAIRMAN MEETS TAIWAN PREMIER [...] (C) Summary. On June 8, Premier Su Tseng-chang told AIT Chairman Burghardt that after delegating powers to Su, President Chen retains authority over security, international affairs and cross-Straits issues. The premier expressed confidence that Taiwan's democratic institutions would weather [...] | 2006-06-09 11:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV TW |
06TAIPEI2006 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: From June 8-11, AIT Chairman Burghardt visited Taiwan. This cable reports his meetings with Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, KMT LY President Wang Jin-pyng, prominent Taiwan academics, Foreign Minister James Huang, AmCham business leaders, and Mainland [...] | 2006-06-12 22:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2010 | AIT CHAIRMAN MEETS TAIWAN VICE PREMIER [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Burghardt met June 9 with Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen. Chairman Burghardt told VPM Tsai that his visit to Taiwan was primarily a "re-introductory call" and that he was not carrying any messages from President Bush to President Chen. However, his recent consultations in [...] | 2006-06-13 07:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2044 | REACTIONS TO ANNOUNCEMENT ON CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER [...] (C) Summary: AIT's political contacts view today's announcement of the Taiwan-PRC agreement on charter flights as positive, but two Pan-Blue legislators said the agreement did not go far enough or was just a "tiny step." Our contacts believe the announcement will boost President Chen, curren [...] | 2006-06-14 11:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2056 | Southern Taiwan Youth Prepping for Global Business [...] Summary: In 2004, Taiwan's Ministry of Education included globalization as an important factor in the annual university performance evaluation program. Local universities have worked to comply by diversifying international exchange programs and re-engineering campuses into international learni [...] | 2006-06-16 05:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL TW |
06TAIPEI221 | TAIWAN'S NEW VICE PREMIER TSAI ING-WEN - [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 19, Legislator Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) was named Vice Premier. Tsai, elected as a legislator-at-large for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in December 2004, will take charge of economic and financial issues after the latest cabinet shuffle by President Chen Shui-b [...] | 2006-01-23 07:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2266 | NEW FINANCE MINISTER NAMED [...] On January 29, Premier Su Tseng-chang appointed Ho Chih-Chin, 54, Chairman of the Economics Department at National Taiwan University as Finance Minister to replace Joseph Lyu (Jye-Cherng). Lyu has only been in the position for five months (ref B) and is the first Ministerial change by Su sinc [...] | 2006-06-30 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI229 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA SEEKS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE ON [...] (C) Summary. After sixteen months of mechanically obstructing the Defense Procurement Special Budget weapons systems, the KMT under the leadership of Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is moving to develop an alternative proposal on defense policy and arms procurement. Ma has established a task force to [...] | 2006-01-24 06:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARS MASS MCAP TW |
06TAIPEI2365 | ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - CROSS-STRAIT CONSENSUS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference has been rescheduled to July 27-28. Planners are optimistic that members of the pan-Blue opposition will participate, although only in a personal capacity. Cross- Strait issues will dominate the agenda with progress possible o [...] | 2006-07-13 01:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2376 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - AIRLINES STILL [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan airlines have begun preparing for new cross-Strait charter flights announced June 14 but complain that the number of flights for the holiday charters is too small. China Airlines (CAL) hopes that it will be able to fly cargo charters as often as once a week, but EVA Air be [...] | 2006-07-13 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI2411 | NAME GAME DELAYS CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM [...] (C) Summary: PRC objections to the name of the industry organization that will represent Taiwan continue to delay formal cross-Strait consultations on tourism. However, informal discussions through industry organizations continue with progress on some issues. The head of the Travel Agent Ass [...] | 2006-07-17 05:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI242 | CABINET AND PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Su Tseng-chang and his new cabinet will take office on January 25, following the formal resignaion of Premier Frank Hsieh and his entire cabinet on January 23. The presidential office and Su Tseng-chang have announced through the media all of the major new appointments [...] | 2006-01-24 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2431 | U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the USCC delegation that the recent PRC-Taiwan joint announcement of cross-Strait charter flights was "the most significant breakthrough in cross-Strait relations of the past six years," and that prospects for further progress are good. Huang said [...] | 2006-07-18 22:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2432 | US-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Vice-Premier Tsai Ing-wen told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation that Taiwan is in generally good economic health, but must create new industries and jobs and must preserve its competitive advantages over China. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) [...] | 2006-07-18 22:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2440 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON PRESIDENT CHEN, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan strongly criticized President Chen for organizing his policies around the "totally impractical" goal of Taiwan independence, during a meeting with the Director on July 18. Chen's policies have negatively affected relations with allies as well as pr [...] | 2006-07-19 10:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2441 | PFP CHAIRMAN JAMES SOONG WEIGHS IN ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Director on July 17 urged PFP Chairman James Soong to show leadership in breaking the political deadlock blocking arms procurement, pointing out that U.S. decisionmakers are beginning to question Taiwan's commitment to defend itself. Soong made no specific commitments but a [...] | 2006-07-19 11:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2452 | GPA/PVS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO VP TSAI [...] (C) Summary: On July 19 Taiwan Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen assured AIT Director that U.S. comments on the Fifth Price-Value Survey (PVS) would be welcome and given full consideration through September 15 and that the Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) would make no further announcements [...] | 2006-07-20 22:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | WTO ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI246 | Southern View on the New DPP Chairman [...] (U) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held its island wide Chairmanship election on January 15 in which former Secretary General of the Presidential Office Yu Shyi-kun was elected the new DPP Chairman. With record low turnouts in southern Taiwan, Yu won all the cities/ [...] | 2006-01-24 23:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2462 | ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - PROSPECTS DIM FOR CROSS- [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference has suffered a series of setbacks in the last week, including the announcement that People First Party (PFP) Legislator Christina Liu would not participate and President Chen's reaffirmation of the "active management" policy. V [...] | 2006-07-21 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2488 | SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE - MORE [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) Legislator Christina Liu told AIT/T that the Pan Blue parties are putting politics before Taiwan's economic well-being in their attitude toward Taiwan's July 27-28 Sustainable Economic Development Conference. She predicted the PFP and Kuomintang (KMT) wou [...] | 2006-07-25 07:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2542 | SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE - TSU [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, the second day of Taiwan's two- day Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC),Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) members eliminated cross- Strait opening measures from the conference's draft recommendations. However, Premier Su and Vice Premier Tsai reinserted th [...] | 2006-07-28 10:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI261 | NEW ECON CABINET IN TAIWAN [...] This cable supplements ref A report on Taiwan's new cabinet. It provides background information on the new economic ministers in the cabinet. New Economic Cabinet Officials ------------------------------ 2. (U) New economic/financial cabinet members appointed in Taiwan's latest cabine [...] | 2006-01-25 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2618 | MAC CHAIRMAN UPBEAT ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan will implement the 58 cross-Strait "consensus proposals" by the end of August, then begin considering the more controversial 14 "other items" from last week's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC),Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told the Di [...] | 2006-08-03 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI262 | NEW ECON CABINET IN TAIWAN, SAME TIGHT [...] (C) Ref A reports on the new economic ministers in Taiwan. After discussions with a range of interlocutors it appears unlikely that the new cabinet will push for liberalization of cross-Strait economic ties. A senior banker suggested to AIT/T that while he sees many of the new appointees as [...] | 2006-01-25 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2630 | POST-CONFERENCE OPTIMISM FADES BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Premier's Su announcement that the administration will not relax the 40 percent ceiling on investment in the PRC at this time has disappointed many who expected dramatic cross-Strait economic liberalization after Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC). Howeve [...] | 2006-08-04 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2677 | AIT DIRECTOR VISITS ITRI CHAIRMAN LIN HSIN-I [...] (U) Summary. AIT director paid a courtesy call on July 24 to Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Chairman Lin Hsin-I to exchange views on Taiwan's current educational system, economic situation, and strategies for the future. Lin stressed the need for educational reform, to bring d [...] | 2006-08-08 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EINV TW |
06TAIPEI27 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG'S UPCOMING VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng announced January 2 that President Chen has asked him to serve as his special envoy to the inauguration of Honduran President-elect Manuel Zelaya, scheduled for January 27. Wang also announced he will make a [...] | 2006-01-04 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2784 | TAIWAN UPBEAT ON LATEST UN BID [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for International Relations John Chen told AIT on August 14 that Taiwan's latest overtures to the UNGA this year involve bids to gain "recognition" of Taiwan by the UN and to urge UN involvement in maintaining peace in the East Asia region. Chen [...] | 2006-08-16 07:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC UNGA TW |
06TAIPEI2846 | CHAD LOSS PROMPTS ANXIETY WITHIN TAIWAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Chad's decision last week to establish formal diplomatic relations with Beijing has renewed anxiety in Taipei over the long-term viability of its competition with the PRC for official diplomatic partners. Local foreign policy observers say Taiwan will nevertheless press ahead w [...] | 2006-08-17 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2920 | CROSS-STRAIT STANDARDS ORGANIZATION DOWNPLAYS [...] (C) Summary: Sinocon, the Taiwan IT industry association that has taken the lead in discussions with the PRC on industry standards, downplayed the level of cooperation in a conversation with AIT/T. Cooperation is still at an early stage, but as the importance of the PRC market continues to gr [...] | 2006-08-23 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EIND PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2921 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...] | 2006-08-23 22:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW |
06TAIPEI2923 | TAIWAN REMAINS INTENT ON A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan remains intent on securing U.S. concurrence to launch talks on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement. Taiwan officials at all levels took advantage of the August 17-21 trade talks in Taipei to raise the issue, emphasizing that an FTA is Taiwan's number one trade goal. Taiwan [...] | 2006-08-24 02:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2933 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...] | 2006-08-24 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW |
06TAIPEI2950 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON [...] (C) Summary. According to Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu, cross-Strait negotiations will not be derailed by Taiwan outrage over what it sees as PRC deviousness in disrupting Taiwan relations with Chad. That said, the pace of negotiations might slow down a bit. Expansion o [...] | 2006-08-24 22:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI2991 | MAC OFFICIAL EMPHASIZES SEMI-OFFICIAL NATURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Economic Division Director Fu Don-cheng emphasized the semi- official status of a new organization that will represent Taiwan in tourism discussions with the PRC as an advance for Taiwan in cross-Strait relations. Because the chairman of the new org [...] | 2006-08-30 10:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL TW CH |
06TAIPEI3013 | VICE PRESIDENT LIU SEES ANTI-CHEN MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Annette Lu told the Director that she believes the "Depose Chen" movement will blow over in the next few weeks, but expressed concern about the potential for violence by anti-Chen demonstrators. She steadfastly defended President Chen Shui-bian and gave no outwar [...] | 2006-08-31 22:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
06TAIPEI3099 | MOTC MINISTER ON HIGH-SPEED RAIL, DIRECT LINKS, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 5 meeting with AIT Director Young, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Minister Tsai Duei expressed confidence that Taiwan high- speed rail will open in October as scheduled after a one- year postponement. He also affirmed that the private sector w [...] | 2006-09-07 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EAIR ECPS PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3218 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC OPENING NOT THE UNALLOYED [...] (S) Summary: Further opening of economic relations between Taiwan and the PRC would benefit the United States both by improving Taiwan's investment environment for U.S. businesses and enhancing cross-Strait stability. Such opening, however, would not be an unalloyed benefit to us, and preserv [...] | 2006-09-18 02:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ECON PREL ETTC EAGR CH TW |
06TAIPEI323 | NEW YEAR CHARTER FLIGHTS LOW-KEY KICK-OFF [...] (C) Taiwan and the PRC kicked off the latest round of cross-Strait Lunar New Year (LNY) charter flights on January 20 with much less fanfare than the two previous rounds, showing that the LNY charters are becoming routine. Because the airlines had more time to prepare and are able to sell tick [...] | 2006-01-27 05:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3233 | TAIWAN DEFENSE BUDGET BATTLE IN FALL LY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and other party leaders are saying they want to move forward on defense procurement when the fall Legislative Yuan (LY) session begins September 19. While Ma has repeatedly assured AIT he is serious about defense and wants to pa [...] | 2006-09-18 10:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW |
06TAIPEI3240 | PREMIER SU DISCUSSES DEFENSE BUDGET AND POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting on September 15, the Director stressed to Premier Su Tseng-chang the importance for Taiwan and U.S.-Taiwan relations of ensuring that the Legislative Yuan (LY) approves a robust defense budget for 2007. Responding that he would do his utmost to ensure passage o [...] | 2006-09-19 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR TW |
06TAIPEI3288 | TAIWAN SENIOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS TRADE ISSUES [...] Summary: (S/NF) AIT Director Young discussed current political and economic situations with Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen and Minister of Economic Affairs Steve CHEN (Ruey-long). Tsai seemed mot to be preoccupied with the continuing drive to bring down President Chen, emphasizing that the gover [...] | 2006-09-22 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3321 | TAIWAN BUSINESS LEADERS ON ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Young hosted a lunch with business leaders to discuss their views on economic issues. The group complained the leadership of the anti-Chen demonstrations are driven by ulterior motives. They favored the authorities setting the rules to promote a positive business e [...] | 2006-09-26 07:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3382 | EU URGES ANOTHER PUSH ON TAIWAN GPA [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a lunch on September 28, European Commission Representative to Taiwan Brian McDonald made a strong plea for the U.S. to join the EU in another effort to find satisfactory language for Taiwan to accede to the WTO Governme [...] | 2006-09-29 10:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3390 | DPP 20th Anniversary -- Many Depart Before Chen Speaks [...] (SBU) On September 30, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held a march and a rally in Kaohsiung City to celebrate the party's twentieth anniversary. Although the parade route was shortened to one kilometer from the original plan of holding the parade throughout Kaohsiung City kilo [...] | 2006-10-02 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3414 | TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's aviation market has suffered from dramatic declines in domestic air travel that will worsen with the opening of Taiwan's high-speed rail. In addition, air cargo growth appears to have stagnated, Taiwan airlines face increasing competition from expanded U.S.-China air cap [...] | 2006-10-03 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH |
06TAIPEI3439 | CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - BUS ACCIDENT COULD PUSH [...] (C) Five PRC tourists died in a bus accident in Southern Taiwan on October 2, the first PRC tourists to be killed in Taiwan. The incident is unlikely to slow cross-Strait discussions of further opening Taiwan to PRC tourists. To the contrary, by showing the need for more formal mechanisms fo [...] | 2006-10-04 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3444 | Anti-Chen Protest Motorcade in Kaohsiung, Pingtung, and [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of October 3, the anti-President Chen motorcade led by Shih Ming-teh passed through Kaohsiung City without stopping and held a rally in Pingtung City. Two thousand local people joined the event, which ended peacefully without encountering any protest from pro-Ch [...] | 2006-10-04 09:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3446 | TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the face of challenges detailed in ref D, Taiwan's small airlines are struggling. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration is encouraging them to merge, but the airlines are reluctant. To survive, they are expanding regional service and look to tap into profitable cross-St [...] | 2006-10-05 03:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH |
06TAIPEI3454 | TAIWAN CONSIDERS NEW PUSH FOR WTO GPA [...] AIT ECON Chief delivered reftel demarche jointly with EC Representative Brian McDonald on October 5 to Ministry of Economic Affairs Deputy Minister Hsieh Fa-dah. Utilizing reftel points, Econ Chief emphasized the need to move forward on Taiwan's long-standing commitment to open up Taiwan's g [...] | 2006-10-05 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW |
06TAIPEI3473 | TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. firms have different views on the potential impact of direct cross-Strait air links on their business. United hopes regular cross-Strait flights on other airlines will increase the attractiveness of its planned non-stop service to San Francisco. Northwest and FedEx believe [...] | 2006-10-11 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3480 | PEACEFUL ANTI-CHEN PROTESTS DISRUPT NATIONAL DAY [...] (C) Summary: The "Depose Chen" movement held a protest demonstration, estimated by police at 120,000, on the perimeter of the October 10 National Day ceremony in front of the Presidential Place. Other than occasional pushing and shoving, the demonstration was largely peaceful, due to both s [...] | 2006-10-11 10:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3520 | FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Director discussed recent developments in East Asia, Central America, and Taiwan domestic politics with Foreign Minister James Huang (Chih-fang) on October 12. Huang reiterated Taipei's support for U.S. policy on North Korea and said regional instability underscored the need [...] | 2006-10-13 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS TW NU |
06TAIPEI3522 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: The Director briefed President Chen Shui-bian on October 12 on his recent consultations in Washington, underscoring the importance Washington attaches to Taiwan's passage this fall of a robust defense budget. President Chen stressed his strong determination and his expectation th [...] | 2006-10-13 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL APECO TW |
06TAIPEI3551 | TAIWAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO NORTH [...] (C) AIT Director conveyed Ref A talking points on UNSCR 1718 to NSC Secretary-General Chiou I-jen, and Pol Chief conveyed them separately to MOFA Director-General for North American Affairs Leo Lee, on October 17. The Director expressed appreciation for Taiwan's serious attention to prolifer [...] | 2006-10-17 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM KN TW |
06TAIPEI3552 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, Taiwan Vice Premier TSAI Ing-wen assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation on export control issues, promised to look into the U.S.-EU proposal on advancing Taiwan's accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and said she believes the Taiwan econom [...] | 2006-10-17 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETRD ECON PREL WTRO TW |
06TAIPEI3563 | Policy Changes on Legal Education Delivery [...] (U) Summary: Since the 1992 establishment of southern Taiwan's first law degree program at National Chung Cheng University (NCCU) in Chiayi, law programs offered in southern Taiwan have never equaled in number or prestige the law programs offered in northern Taiwan, the center of the island's [...] | 2006-10-18 06:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL TW |
06TAIPEI3581 | CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - TAIWAN WAITING FOR PRC [...] (C) Summary: According to a travel agency executive closely involved in cross-Strait discussions of tourism, Taiwan invited the PRC to consultations on tourism in Macau on October 20 and 21 but has not yet received a reply. The contact ruled out the possibility of a deal soon enough to allow [...] | 2006-10-19 07:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3589 | LEGISLATIVE YUAN SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ARMS [...] (S) Summary: LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on October 19 that party leaders in the LY have agreed to put the supplementary budget bill on arms procurement on the LY agenda for review next week. The regular defense budget, which also includes arms procurement, has already b [...] | 2006-10-19 11:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV MCAP PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3613 | CROSS-STRAIT TRADE - OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite dramatic liberalization, Taiwan still maintains substantial restrictions on the import of certain products from the PRC, banning outright 20 percent of all import product categories. A disproportionate number of agricultural product categories are banned. Taiwan produce [...] | 2006-10-23 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3634 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu Shyi-kun predicted to the Director on October 19 that the anti-President Chen movement will gradually die out unless the forthcoming prosecutor's report is very damaging to the President. Yu observed that DPP mayoral candidate Chen [...] | 2006-10-25 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3641 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DIRECTOR DISCUSS DEFENSE [...] (S) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian invited the Director to a meeting on October 24 apparently to ask about a recent "background" interview in the pro-Blue United Daily News (UDN) with EAP DAS Christensen. The Director explained that the Q and A portion of the report was relatively accurat [...] | 2006-10-25 11:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3676 | CROSS-STRAIT AGRICULTURE - KMT-CCP PROPOSALS OFFER [...] (C) Summary: After a Kuomintang-Chinese Communist Party (KMT-CCP) forum in Hainan, the PRC announced 20 new proposals on cross-Strait agricultural exchanges. However, the package seems primarily to benefit Taiwan farmers and agribusinesses who invest in the PRC, offering little to producers in [...] | 2006-10-30 02:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3704 | TAIWAN ONGOING CONCERNS OVER NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) National Security Council Deputy Secretary General Joanne Chang (Jaw-ling) told AIT on October 25 that Taiwan continues to monitor closely the runup to the November 5 presidential election in Nicaragua. She expressed concern that multiple candidates opposing Sandanista's Daniel Ortega s [...] | 2006-10-31 07:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW NU |
06TAIPEI3707 | TAIWAN OPTIMISTIC ON RELATIONS WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Shinzo Abe's election as Japanese Prime Minister in late September is widely viewed within Taiwan academic and foreign policy circles as an opportunity for Taipei to further improve its already strong working relationship with Japan. While hoping to expand economic and cultural [...] | 2006-10-31 10:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW JA |
06TAIPEI3725 | TAIWAN PLEDGES TO INVESTIGATE EXPORT CONTROL CASES [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, Taiwan Director General of the Ministry of Justice, Investigation Bureau Yeh Cherng-maw assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation in investigating export control cases and other illicit trade. End Summary. 2. (C) On October 30, AIT Director Young met Ministr [...] | 2006-11-01 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ETTC ECON ETRD PREL SNAR TW |
06TAIPEI3730 | Weak KMT Campaign Allows DPP to Catch Up in Kaohsiung [...] (SBU) Summary: Negative reactions to Shih Ming-te's movement against President Chen and KMT campaign shortcomings in leadership and strategy are jeopardizing KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying's bid to win the December 9 Kaohsiung mayoral election. Recent media polling indicates that the Kaohsiung [...] | 2006-11-02 06:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3736 | Taiwan Southerners' Views on U.S. Arms Procurements [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, at a Legislative Yuan procedural committee meeting, Taiwan's Pan Blue legislators once again blocked the U.S. arms procurements bill from the agenda for the next legislative session. Given that the Pan Blue opposition has blocked the special and supplemental defen [...] | 2006-11-02 07:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL TW |
06TAIPEI3792 | DPP Candidate Chen Chu Sits Out First Kaohsiung City [...] (SBU) Summary. The TVBS TV Station hosted the first televised Kaohsiung mayoral election debate on November 5. Although all three major mayoral candidates were invited, only the Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Huang Chun-ying and the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) candidate Lo Chih-ming attended, d [...] | 2006-11-07 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI382 | CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CHINESE NEW YEAR SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary: In an informal Chinese New Year speech in southern Taiwan on January 29, President Chen announced that he was considering abolishing the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),using the name Taiwan in applying to join the UN, and holding a c [...] | 2006-02-07 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3878 | FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG ON NICARAGUA AND PRC [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on November 15 that Taiwan is cautiously optimistic of its ability to preserve relations with Nicaragua under the Sandinistas, emphasizing that Taiwan was pleasantly surprised by both the tone and substance of the telephone conversati [...] | 2006-11-16 10:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW NU |
06TAIPEI3902 | DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT LU DISCUSS POLITICS, [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Annette Lu told the Director on November 16 that Kaohsiung DPP candidate Chen Chu's campaign is going well although she is trailing slightly in the polls following the recent corruption indictment of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, which implicated President Chen. The DPP [...] | 2006-11-20 12:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3903 | DIRECTOR DISCUSSES TAIWAN POLITICS IN MEETINGS [...] (S) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang and DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun both expressed strong reservations about the possibility of Vice President Annette Lu replacing President Chen during separate meetings with the Director on November 16. Both agreed Lu enjoys little support within the party, a [...] | 2006-11-20 12:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3906 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - TAIWAN STILL HOLDS SOME [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan media often reports Taiwan firms in Mainland China are returning to invest in Taiwan. Taiwan encourages this kind of investment. However, many of these firms maintain and even expand large manufacturing operations in the Mainland at the same time they increase investment i [...] | 2006-11-21 01:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KIPR PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI392 | PRESIDENT CHEN AVOIDS FURTHER CONTROVERSY IN HIS [...] (C) Summary: In brief remarks to a Tainan County Compatriots Association on February 7, President Chen did not repeat the controversial proposals to consider abolishing the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),using the name Taiwan in applying to join [...] | 2006-02-08 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3920 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND DIRECTOR DISCUSS TAIWAN [...] (S) Summary: President Chen told the Director on November 20 that Legislative Yuan (LY) speaker Wang Jin-pyng has assured him the LY will approve arms procurement after the Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections on December 9. Chen reviewed the campaigns in the two cities, pointing out that [...] | 2006-11-21 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3926 | IS CROSS-STRAIT SEMICONDUCTOR INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) officials last week said publicly that Taiwan was preparing to ease restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing investment in the PRC by the end of the year. However, Taiwan has previously made similar noises [...] | 2006-11-22 06:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3960 | Kaohsiung Mayoral Race: Acting Mayor and Mayoral [...] (SBU) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Chen Chu and Kuomintang Party (KMT) candidate Huang Chun-ying told DDIR separately on November 21 that the critical Kaohsiung mayoral race remains too close to call and the final outcome could hinge on just 5,000 votes. Chen was conce [...] | 2006-11-27 05:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3963 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - PROGRESS POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: The airline executive who nominally leads cross-Strait discussions on charter flights for Taiwan believes the two sides should be able to resolve in December all outstanding technical issues on cargo and weekend passenger charter flights. However, he said an announcement on chart [...] | 2006-11-27 06:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3964 | DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON UPCOMING MAYORAL [...] (S) Summary: DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on November 22 that his only hope to eke out a narrow victory on December 9 is if there is a large enough split in the pan-Blue vote. According to Hsieh, this would require PFP Chairman James Soong and other minor candid [...] | 2006-11-27 06:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW JA |
06TAIPEI399 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRIES BUILDING ON SUCCESS [...] (C) Taiwan firms created the fabless-foundry model in semiconductor manufacturing, and its "foundries" (contract chip manufacturers) continue to dominate this large and growing segment of the industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has more than 50 percent of the global fo [...] | 2006-02-09 03:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4006 | Southern Students Want Change in Local Administration [...] (SBU) AIT/K representatives recently discussed the upcoming Kaoshiung mayoral election with 25 third-year university students of voting age at a local university. Those eligible to vote in the Kaohsiung election are highly motivated to vote, although those who would have to return to Taipei t [...] | 2006-11-30 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI4029 | TAIWAN HI-TECH - BUSINESS BOOMING DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to Hsinchu, Taiwan's high-tech industry center, business leaders described to AIT Director good prospects for Taiwan's semiconductor and flat-panel display industries, many citing ambitious expansion plans. However, most complained about the Chen administration's [...] | 2006-12-01 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EIND ETTC PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4038 | DPP WEEKEND CAMPAIGN EFFORT FOCUSES ON LOVE RIVER'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The ruling DPP is holding a mass rally in Kaohsiung on Sunday December 3 aimed at energizing supporters to boost the prospects of mayoral candidate Chen Chu winning election on December 9. Ostensibly organized by the Southern Taiwan Association, the "Love Kaohsiung, Cherish Tai [...] | 2006-12-01 10:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI4047 | TAIPEI LUMINARIES ATTEMPT TO LIGHT UP KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL [...] (SBU) Summary: All top DPP leaders, including a beleaguered President Chen Shui-bian, attended the "Love Kaohsiung, Cherish Taiwan" rally on December 3 (ref A),an indication of the importance they attach to the tight Kaohsiung mayoral race. Also on December 3, the KMT held a 20,000-strong " [...] | 2006-12-04 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI4057 | Business and Other Associations Stay Neutral on Tight [...] (SBU) Summary: Professional associations, business groups, and unions in Kaohsiung are choosing to remain neutral rather than risk backing a potential loser in the tight mayoral race between KMT Candidate Huang Chun-ying and DPP Candidate Chen Chu on December 9. Some AIT/K contacts suggest th [...] | 2006-12-05 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL TW |
06TAIPEI4062 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Ping-kun told DDIR recently that Beijing's approach toward the KMT has softened under President Hu Jintao. Hu is more willing than previous CCP leaders to work with the KMT to preserve the "status quo" because of his concern that President Chen is pursui [...] | 2006-12-06 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW PREL |
06TAIPEI4063 | MAC CHAIRMAN PREDICTS CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM [...] (C) Summary. MAC Chairman Wu told the Director December 5 that a cross-Strait agreement to further open Taiwan to PRC tourism would likely be concluded shortly after the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections. He said charter flights will take longer, though he expects the Ministr [...] | 2006-12-06 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EAIR ECON PGOV CH TW |
06TAIPEI4067 | CHINA RATCHETS UP DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Bejing is ratcheting up its global drive to contain and undercut Taiwan, Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on December 6. In particular, PRC pressure in Central America and Africa is keeping the heat on Taiwan, said Huang, who just returned from relations-st [...] | 2006-12-06 22:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TW |
06TAIPEI4095 | ASE-CARLYLE DEAL - MONEY, POLITICS, AND TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The Carlyle Group's planned acquisition of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) set Taiwan abuzz over the pros and cons of the island's cross-Strait restrictions on investment. ASE emphasized it is primarily motivated by a desire to form closer relationships with other semico [...] | 2006-12-11 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EIND ETTC PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4104 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU ON DEFENSE BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chaiman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director that the 2007 defense budget is moving toward legislative approval in the near future, though he was non-committal on a possible supplemental budget next Spring for PAC-III missiles. Ma was very cautious in discussing the status of KMT [...] | 2006-12-12 22:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR TW |
06TAIPEI4114 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on December 12 that the results of the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections were a "small victory" for the party, with Chen Chu winning narrowly in Kaohsiung and Frank Hsieh turning in a good performance in Taipei. The elect [...] | 2006-12-13 11:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI4123 | CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - TAIWAN LOOKS TO AGREEMENT [...] (C) Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Economic Division Director Fu Don-cheng indicated to AIT that Taiwan and China would probably not be able to reach an agreement this year on further opening of Taiwan to PRC tourists. He backtracked from earlier comments by MAC Chairman Joseph Wu that an agre [...] | 2006-12-14 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAIR CH TW |
06TAIPEI4152 | Kaohsiung Mayoral Election - Aftermath Lawsuit [...] (SBU) Summary: Following a KMT loss in the Kaohsiung mayoral race by a tight margin to the DPP, KMT candidate Huang Chun-yin has sued DPP candidate Chen Chu for violating election law by falsely accusing him of vote buying just hours before the polls opened. Kaohsiung prosecutors have now det [...] | 2006-12-19 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI4153 | TAIWAN'S MEDICAL INDUSTRY - CATCHING CHINA FEVER? [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan investors and medical providers are increasingly involved in healthcare services in the PRC. Taiwan firms have opened or plan to open eight hospitals in China. According to one AIT source, as many as 100 Taiwan-invested clinics have applied for PRC permission to operate i [...] | 2006-12-19 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4164 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - ACTIVE MANAGEMENT AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 14, 2006, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced a new, more rigorous approval process for major investment projects in the PRC. Major projects will be subject to review by a senior-level interagency taskforce. In addition, potential investors will [...] | 2006-12-20 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4173 | CROSS-STRAIT WEEKEND AND CARGO CHARTER FLIGHTS - [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan speculated that April 1, 2007, was the earliest date possible for cross-Strait cargo and weekend passenger charter flights. Fan's projection is consistent with the most recent comments from the Mainland Affa [...] | 2006-12-22 03:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI418 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTERS AND TOURISM - INDUSTRY [...] (C) Taipei Airline Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan told AIT/T that he is optimistic that discussions of cross-Strait cargo and weekend passenger charter flights would continue despite Chen Shui-bian's recent provocative remarks. He said that he had detected no change in attitude from [...] | 2006-02-10 08:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4201 | TAIWAN GRANTED ACCESS TO LIBYAN OIL [...] (U) According to Dec. 22 news reports, Taiwan's state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corporation (CPC) won oil exploration rights in Libya. CPC will invest US$39 million over the next three years explore and develop the Murzuq 162 block oil concession. In September, Libya invited bids for oil expl [...] | 2006-12-28 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET PREL LY TW |
06TAIPEI469 | CHEN MOVES TOWARD DECISION ON UNIFICATION [...] (S) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian is moving toward a final decision on the National Unification Council (NUC) and Guidelines in time for the March 14 anniversary of China,s Anti-Secession Law. The National Security Council (NSC) may try to float the argument that the NUC and Guidelines [...] | 2006-02-14 12:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI479 | POU CHEN GROUP FOCUSES ON CHINA'S RETAIL MARKET AND [...] (SBU) Summary. As widely reported in the Taiwan press, Taiwanese businessmen have largely greeted President Chen's exhortation to avoid excessive focus on the mainland either negatively or dismissively. However, according to Chi Jui Tsai, Chairman of Pou Chen Group, the world's largest shoe [...] | 2006-02-15 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL TW HK CH BG IN |
06TAIPEI490 | Candidates for Chiayi Supplemental Legislative [...] (U) Former KMT Legislator Huang Min-hui's election as Chiayi City Mayor in the December election has forced a supplemental legislative election to elect a legislator to fill in more than half of the term left by Huang. Both KMT and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have decided on [...] | 2006-02-16 03:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI511 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS - SCHOLARS SEE [...] (C) In recent discussions, Taiwan scholars of cross- Strait economic relations agreed that it is difficult to predict exactly how President Chen plans to implement his call for "active management" of cross-Strait economic relations. They conclude that his recent moves are an effort to consoli [...] | 2006-02-16 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI512 | TAIWAN - SHARING U.S. CONCERNS ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (S) AIT delivered the talking points reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND). MOFA North American Affairs Acting Director Leo Lee assured AIT that he would pass U.S. concerns to the National Security Council (NSC) and other relevant governm [...] | 2006-02-16 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PGOV MASS PARM MARR PHUM ETTC PREL VE CH TW |
06TAIPEI53 | PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEARS ADDRESS AND GREEN [...] (C) Summary: AIT's contacts suggest that President Chen is determined to carry out the policy direction laid out in his tough New Years address, but they stress that his statements do not signal any change in Taiwan's policy toward the cross-Strait status quo. Our contacts claim that Chen's [...] | 2006-01-06 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI546 | TAIWAN RE-REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) appealed to AIT ADIR for U.S. help in upgrading and systematizing the conditions for its participation in WHO and in reinforcing with 2006 APEC host Vietnam the importance of providing Taiwan with treatment equi [...] | 2006-02-22 07:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IO PREL TW |
06TAIPEI597 | CHEN ANNOUNCES THAT NATIONAL UNIFICATION COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian convened the National Security Council (NSC) the afternoon of February 27 to approve the NSC's recommendation that the National Unification Council (NUC) would "cease to function (zhongzhi yunzuo)" and the NUG would "cease to apply (zhongzhi shiyong)." F [...] | 2006-02-27 12:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI598 | BLUE ANGER AND GREEN CELEBRATION IN REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: The Pan-Green is celebrating President Chen's "victory" in announcing the National Unification Council's (NUC) "ceasing to function" and the National Unification Guideline's (NUG) "ceasing to apply" in the face of domestic and international pressure. The KMT is in reaction mode. [...] | 2006-02-28 11:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI656 | Protest by Suspended Taitung Magistrate - Wu Chun-li [...] (U) After the December 3-in-1 election, the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) suspended the duly-elected Taitung County Magistrate Wu Chun-li (KMT) from his post immediately following his swearing-in ceremony (December 20). The reason given for the dismissal was Wu's conviction in a c [...] | 2006-03-02 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI677 | YOU SAY "CEASING," WE SAY "ABOLISHING" [...] (C) Summary: After President Chen announced February 27 that the National Unification Council (NUC) "ceased to function" and the National Unification Guidelines (NUG) "ceased to apply," Taiwan politicians and commentators have universally said simply that both the NUC and NUG have "ceased." [...] | 2006-03-03 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI705 | Southern Taiwan Confirmed Epidemic -- Vote-buying [...] (SBU) Summary. At the conclusion of the 3-in-1 elections on December 3, 2005, prosecutors in southern Taiwan found themselves overwhelmed with clean-up of vote-buying complaints. Blossoming creative methods and variations on the practice of vote-buying do little to help practitioners avoid th [...] | 2006-03-07 01:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI795 | "DEEP GREENS" ATTACK TAIWAN REPRESENTATIVE IN [...] (S) Summary. Taiwan's representatives in Washington and Brussels, David Lee and C. J. Chen, are under attack from Deep Green ideologues, who view them as opposition Kuomintang (KMT) holdovers unwilling to vigorously push the Green cause. David Lee, under attack for his supposed weak advocacy [...] | 2006-03-10 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI8 | CHEN SHUI-BIAN APPEALS TO BASE, CONFRONTS [...] (C) Summary. President Chen Shui-bian's New Years Day speech surprised Taiwan with its harsh line toward the opposition Kuomintang party (KMT) and its reiteration of old ideas and charges. Political leaders across the blue-green spectrum had expected a more moderate, conciliatory speech in [...] | 2006-01-03 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI819 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Since January 1 President Chen has veered rhetorically toward the Deep Green Taiwan independence platform. On March 13, Chen told the Washington Post that he would not block efforts to make independence part of the debate over Taiwan's constitution. His February 27 announcement [...] | 2006-03-14 12:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI83 | PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEAR'S SPEECH: GIVING UP ON [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's advisors insist that the New Year's speech was intended to "clarify" Chen's view of the current situation facing Taiwan and to set the agenda for his final two years. After pro forma insistence that Chen's speech did not mean policy changes, th [...] | 2006-01-10 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI84 | PUBLIC OPINION POLLING ON PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: President Chen's approval rating rose very slightly after his controversial New Years address but remains extremely low, 23 percent, according to a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) internal public opinion poll. Nonetheless, Chen's speech struck a responsive chord within the DPP [...] | 2006-01-10 10:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI865 | CHAIRMAN MA HEADS TO WASHINGTON EMPTY-HANDED [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou had promised to present his alternative defense procurement proposal before he traveled to Washington. The KMT legislative caucus, however, unexpectedly blocked that initiative. KMT legislators blamed President Chen's NUC/NUG announcement for making a [...] | 2006-03-16 05:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARS MASS MCAP TW |
06TAIPEI872 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DEEP GREEN: ALLIES OF [...] (C) Summary: The Deep Green pro-independence movement and President Chen each see the other as helpful to achieving their separate goals. Chen has gained much needed political support in return for lending his own support to Deep Green initiatives such as abolishing the National Unification [...] | 2006-03-16 11:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI895 | ECON VIEW OF TAIWAN FUTURE/U.S. INTERESTS, PART II [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Minister-without-portfolio Ho Mei-yueh expressed economic-strategic views emphasizing China's threat to traditional U.S. allies in East Asia during a recent meeting with AIT Acting Director. (Part I, reftel, discussed Ho's use of strategic arguments to support a U.S.-Taiwa [...] | 2006-03-17 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PREL TW JP |
06TAIPEI9 | CHEN SPEECH - CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS WILL [...] (C) In his annual New Year speech, Chen Shui-bian reinforced his administration's emphasis on managing economic relations with the PRC at the expense of further liberalization. The speech did not mention specific unofficial discussions with the PRC on regular charter flights or tourism or ot [...] | 2006-01-03 22:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAIR PREL TW CH |
06TAIPEI902 | MA YING-JEOU: READY FOR THE U.S. STAGE? [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou sees his upcoming visit to Washington as a key step in his run for the presidency in 2008. He hopes to burnish his credentials as a statesman who knows how to handle the big political and security issues including U.S.-Ta [...] | 2006-03-17 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
06TAIPEI918 | Loss in Chiayi Supplemental Legislative Election Shows [...] (SBU) Summary. In Chiayi City's March 11, 2006, supplemental Legislative election (reftels A and B),the KMT candidate Chiang Yi-hsiung won by 3,038 votes over DPP candidate Chen Li-chen. In the December 2005, 3-in-1 election, Chen Li-chen had already lost her re-election bid for mayor. Thi [...] | 2006-03-20 23:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI943 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAIWAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. AIT Director Stephen Young used his introductory meeting with Foreign Minister James Huang on March 20 to preview some of the issues he intended to raise in greater detail in his meeting with President Chen Shui-bian the following day. The Director stressed that he looked forwa [...] | 2006-03-21 11:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI960 | FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG PROMOTES MORE [...] (C) Foreign Minister James Huang, who took office January 25, told DDIR that he intends to promote a substantive foreign policy that emphasizes developing a broad range of ties with key regions and countries. This new policy will be a departure from the current heavy focus on trying to prese [...] | 2006-03-22 11:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI963 | CHINA AIRLINES CHANGES NAME AND LOGO ON [...] (U) China Airlines confirmed on March 21 that it would repaint one of its Airbus A340 planes with the name and logo of its fully-owned subsidiary Mandarin Airlines. According to media reports, President Chen Shui-bian will use the A340 on his May trip to Costa Rica to attend the presidential i [...] | 2006-03-23 01:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL CH TW |
06TALLINN1000 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn TFCO: Jessica Adkins, Political/Economic Section Chief; Phone: 372 668-8230; Unclassified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.gov; Classified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn Deputy TFCO: Rebecca Raman, Polit [...] | 2006-11-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
06TALLINN1001 | ESTONIA: REACTION TO CHISINAU-MOSCOW RAIL LINK AND [...] (C) On November 3 Poloff delivered reftel points (Refs A and B) to Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Dr. Kaupo Kand, MFA Ukraine and Moldova Desk Officer, regarding the decision to close the Chisinau-Moscow rail link and Ukraine's reform efforts. Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-11-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN PREL MOPS NATO RS UP EN |
06TALLINN1009 | MURDERED RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANKER'S VISIT TO [...] (U) In early October, Estonian investigative paper Eesti Ekspress published an article noting that recently- murdered Russian Central Bank Vice-President Andrei Kozlov visited Tallinn in June to meet with the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (FSA). According to the article, Kozlov ve [...] | 2006-11-13 12:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV PHUM RS EN |
06TALLINN1012 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS EN |
06TALLINN1014 | ESTONIAN RAILWAY DEAL HEADING INTO FINAL PHASE [...] (U) Summary: On November 10, the Cabinet approved the GOE's re-purchase of Baltic Rail Services' (BRS) majority stake in Estonian Railways (ER). Although some Ministers and Members of Parliament have voiced public concerns over aspects of the deal, parliamentary approval is expected before th [...] | 2006-11-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN |
06TALLINN1042 | OIL SHALE ENERGY: FACING ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) Summary. Oil shale is a key Estonian national resource, whose existence has allowed the country to remain relatively independent of Russian natural gas supplies. Despite the high cost of compliance, the GOE and power utility Eesti Energia are confident they will bring Estonia's oil shale [...] | 2006-11-20 15:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SENV ENRG EN |
06TALLINN1048 | ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT [...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...] | 2006-11-21 13:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL KN EN |
06TALLINN1049 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S TRAVEL TO [...] (C) Madam Secretary, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome you to Tallinn as part of the President's historic visit on November 27-28 (Ref A). Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner with whom we share many common values. The timing of the visit is excellent - President Toomas Hendri [...] | 2006-11-21 13:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EN |
06TALLINN1050 | ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT [...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...] | 2006-11-22 07:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL KN EN |
06TALLINN1052 | ESTONIA: SHARING DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IZ EN |
06TALLINN1056 | ESTONIAN ACCEPTS U.S. DIP NOTE ON AIR [...] (SBU) On November 21, Embassy Tallinn received the following note verbale from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in answer to our revised diplomatic note on air security for the President's visit November 27-28(reftel): Begin Text: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Estonia [...] | 2006-11-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC TIA MOPS NATO PREL EN |
06TALLINN1067 | ESTONIA: UNIFIED APPROACH TO GEORGIA/MOLDOVA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 11:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS EU NATO OSCE MO GG RU EN |
06TALLINN1081 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, on December 1 Poleconoff asked Sulev Kannike, MFA Counselor for Terrorism and Soft Security Issues, to provide information about any existing Estonian national lists of banned terrorist entities. Kannike replied that Estonia does not have, and does not plan to create, such [...] | 2006-12-06 14:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN |
06TALLINN1082 | ESTONIA CONCERNED OVER PRESERVING SINIORA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE EN |
06TALLINN1083 | ESTONIA: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR EN |
06TALLINN1084 | ESTONIA: PRESIDENT ILVES'S TRIP TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. On December 6, President Ilves's Foreign Affair Advisor, Sven Jurgenson, briefed us on Ilves's recent trip to Georgia. While in Tbilisi, Ilves emphasized to Georgian President Saakashvili the need for the GOG to reduce tensions with Russia and take a more pragmatic approach to E [...] | 2006-12-07 09:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG EN |
06TALLINN1087 | ESTONIA: GAERC RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on November 7. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: -- Afghanistan: The GOE believes the EU should be engaged in the reconstruction process in both Kabul an [...] | 2006-12-08 13:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN TU CH AF EU EN |
06TALLINN1090 | NORDIC-BALTIC ELECTRICITY CABLE UP AND RUNNING [...] On December 4th, simultaneous inauguration ceremonies took place in Estonia and Finland opening the Estlink electric power cable between the two countries. The Estlink submarine cable, finished roughly five months ahead of schedule, marks the first- ever linkage of the Baltic and Nordic powe [...] | 2006-12-11 15:29:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL FI EN |
06TALLINN1091 | ESTONIA: LANNEOTS APPOINTED AS NEW CHOD [...] (C) Summary. Major General Ants Laaneots was confirmed as Estonia's new Chief of Defense Forces (CHOD) on December 5. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) hopes Laaneots's appointment will heal the rift between the MOD and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF),which existed under the previous CHOD. Laane [...] | 2006-12-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EN MARR PGOV PINR PREL |
06TALLINN1092 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-12 07:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL KN EN |
06TALLINN1114 | UKRANIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO VISITS ESTONIA [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Estonia, Ukrainian President Yushchenko emphasized his country's interest in NATO and EU membership, and asked the GOE to send senior officials to Ukraine to explain the benefits of integration. Yushchenko said that a rift between Belarusian President Lukashenk [...] | 2006-12-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP BO EN |
06TALLINN1115 | ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS IRAQ TROOP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 15:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR PGOV IZ EN |
06TALLINN1131 | ESTONIA: PRIME MINISTER ANSIP VISITS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Afghanistan December 10- 12, Prime Minister Ansip assured President Karzai that Estonia and NATO are in Afghanistan for the "long haul." Karzai expressed gratitude for Estonia's support to Afghanistan and complained bitterly about Pakistan's unwillingness to dea [...] | 2006-12-22 12:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL AF EN |
06TALLINN1138 | ESTONIA: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRES ILVES [...] Post received a fax copy of a letter of condolence dated December 27, 2006 addressed to H. E. Mr. George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, from H. E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia. Following is the text of the letter: Dear Mr. President, [...] | 2006-12-28 12:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EN |
06TALLINN1145 | ESTONIA: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On December 28 Poloff delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for Africa, Middle East and Latin America Division, and Linda Kolk, counselor in the same division, on UN Security Council Resolution 1737. Mottus welcomed the adoption of resolution 1737 and said that the GOE conti [...] | 2006-12-29 13:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC KNNP ISN IO NEA EN |
06TALLINN294 | COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S AND EUR [...] (C) Noting that Estonia would have to decide this fall on the future of its troop deployment in Iraq, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet asked visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson and Assistant Secretary of State Dan Fried how long the U.S. believes coalition forces will be necessary [...] | 2006-03-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD CVIS BY UP EN |
06TALLINN300 | ESTONIA - PENDING ROMANIAN ADOPTION CASES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 14:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC EU RO EN |
06TALLINN302 | ESTONIA POSITION ON EU COMMON CHARGING SCHEME [...] (U) On February 17 Poloff and DATT delivered reftel points to officials from the MFA, MoD, and the Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS, which operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy) in regards to the EU's Common charging scheme for air navigations services (ANS). 2. (SBU [...] | 2006-03-30 14:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR MARR MOPS PREL NATO EUN EN |
06TALLINN311 | AFGHANISTAN - ESTONIA'S MAIN FOREIGN MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Estonia's main foreign military mission priority for the year. Its contribution to the UK-led PRT in Helmand (up to 150 troops) will be a huge commitment for this small country, the largest it has ever undertaken. In the run up to deployment of a company- size con [...] | 2006-03-31 15:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR UK AF EN |
06TALLINN315 | PRENOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO LET DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EN |
06TALLINN316 | ESTONIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-04 14:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU PREL PGOV EN |
06TALLINN318 | ESTONIA OFFERS SUPPORT AND CAUTION FOR GEORGIA IN [...] (C) On April 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to seek GOE support for NATO to begin an "Intensified Dialogue (ID) on Membership Questions" with Georgia. The GOE is fully supportive of initiating ID with Georgia. Hein remarked th [...] | 2006-04-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL GG EN |
06TALLINN338 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 10:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA EN |
06TALLINN339 | ESTONIA ON HAMAS AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 10:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREL IS EN |
06TALLINN370 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL EN |
06TALLINN388 | ESTONIA: SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-25 07:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT EN |
06TALLINN423 | CODEL COBLE ENGAGES WITH ESTONIANS ON LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 18 - 19 visit to Tallinn Congressman Howard Coble and Congressional staff discussed narcotics, shipping and port security, and other law enforcement issues with the Members of Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet, Minister of Internal Affairs Kalle [...] | 2006-05-04 14:46:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP EN |
06TALLINN448 | ESTONIA: LITTLE DAYLIGHT BETWEEN U.S./EU ON MAY [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA EU Correspondent Arti Hilpus told us on May 12 he thought the U.S. and EU shared common views on GAERC agenda issues. Hilpus said Estonia was pleased the EU would expand the mandate of its Iraq Rule of Law program (EUJUST LEX) at the May 15 meeting. End summary. Balkan [...] | 2006-05-12 12:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM UN EUN EN |
06TALLINN475 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND [...] (C) On May 17 Polecoff delivered reftel points on restricting visas to members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),and encouraging support for the Darfur Peace Agreement, to Marek Luts, MFA Sudan Desk Officer. According to Luts, some in Brussels would like to see an end to EU fundin [...] | 2006-05-18 14:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PINS SOCI EAID EN |
06TALLINN476 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SARG HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SY EN |
06TALLINN478 | AUSTRALIA GROUP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 14:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PARM PREL AG ETTC EN |
06TALLINN480 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON EU TAMIL TIGERS DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 09:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN CE EN |
06TALLINN494 | ESTONIA WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 14:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ EN |
06TALLINN496 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ, INTEGRATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 18 luncheon hosted by the Ambassador, Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Maret Maripuu (Reform Party) and MPs Kllo Arjakas (Center Party) and Eiki Nestor (Social Democrats) shared their views on the Estonian mission in Iraq, domestic politics, and Russian minority integration [...] | 2006-05-24 13:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EN |
06TALLINN505 | MANAS AIRFIELD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KG EN MARR MOPS |
06TALLINN541 | ESTONIA: 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On June 5 we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, MFA TIP Desk Officer. The Estonians were pleased to hear that the Report acknowledged progress the GOE [...] | 2006-06-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EN |
06TALLINN548 | ESTONIA APPROVES PARTICIPATION IN NATO RESPONSE [...] (U) On June 7 the Parliament (Riigikogu) passed a Resolution for the participation of the Estonian Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team in the NATO Response Force (NRF). This marks the first time that Estonia has contributed ground forces to the NRF. The resolution grants permission for t [...] | 2006-06-09 05:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR EN |
06TALLINN567 | ESTONIA HOSTS HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (U) Summary. On June 9, the Finnish and Estonian MFAs co-hosted in Tallinn a major conference on a renewed Northern Dimension (ND) to enhance regional and cross- border cooperation. High level speakers, including the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, and Latvia, participated in the event [...] | 2006-06-15 06:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV FI RS EN |
06TALLINN568 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY ADAMS STUDIES ESTONIAN [...] (U) Summary: In a June 12 visit to Estonia, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams met with Finance Minister Aivar Soerd, Central Bank Governor Andres Lipstok and representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce. He also hosted a roundtable discussion with leadin [...] | 2006-06-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETTC PREL EUN EN |
06TALLINN597 | ESTONIAN CENTRAL BANK CITES SIGNS OF [...] (U) Summary: On June 14, Central Bank Governor Andres Lipstok warned of signs of overheating in the Estonian economy, announcing that wage growth was twice as large as productivity growth in the first quarter of 2006. He urged the GOE to forego a planned supplementary budget and recommended [...] | 2006-06-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETTC PREL EUN EN |
06TALLINN599 | AFGHAN DELEGATION VISITS ESTONIA TO STUDY NATION [...] (U) Summary: Estonia recently hosted a high-level delegation from Afghanistan to discuss issues relating to nation building and e-governance. Although our Estonian interlocutors believe the Afghans are unlikely to implement what they learned about e-government in the near future, they belie [...] | 2006-06-22 11:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EN |
06TALLINN615 | UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EN |
06TALLINN626 | ESTONIA RETHINKING AIR POLICING POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Air Policing (AP) remains one of the top military/security priorities for the GOE representing, as it does, the only concrete security contribution Estonia receives from NATO membership. Due to repeated Russian incursions into Estonian airspace over the years, the GOE feels that [...] | 2006-07-06 10:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LG LH EN |
06TALLINN629 | NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN EN |
06TALLINN634 | ESTONIA: RAILWAY DEADLOCK UNNERVING GOE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, Baltic Rail Service (BRS) sent an official response to the Estonian government's letter of April 27 alleging that BRS had violated the terms of the Estonian Railways privatization agreement and threatening to revoke that agreement. In its letter, BRS categorically [...] | 2006-07-10 09:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EN |
06TALLINN644 | CREATION OF A BALTIC AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since its launch in 1995, the Baltic American Enterprise Fund (BalAEF) has played an important role in promoting economic growth in the three Baltic states. It is important for U.S. interests in the Baltics and beyond to create a successor institution that will be ready to st [...] | 2006-07-12 08:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL EN LH LG |
06TALLINN649 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE COMMISSION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 06:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL CU EN |
06TALLINN659 | ESTONIA: GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...] | 2006-07-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU |
06TALLINN660 | ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...] | 2006-07-18 04:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU |
06TALLINN671 | TRANSNISTRIA: ESTONIA IN FULL SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) On July 19 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, outgoing MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and newly appointed Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, on Transnistria's proposed independence referendum. Hein told us that the GOE is in full agreement w [...] | 2006-07-21 10:43:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PBTS PREL RS MD EN |
06TALLINN675 | ESTONIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61st UNGA [...] (U) In response to our request, on July 24 MFA Counsellor for International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Tiiu Viljasaar delivered a provisional attendance list for the 61st UN General Assembly. No interpretation is required for GOE attendees. Post will relay any changes to the pro [...] | 2006-07-25 10:57:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN |
06TALLINN683 | IRAN: ESTONIA SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-28 12:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL AORC PGOV UNSC IR EU EN |
06TALLINN689 | NIACT DELIVERED: ESTONIA HARD PRESSED TO [...] (C) On July 29 reftel points (ref a) on attendance at the July 31 UN Force Generation Meeting were delivered to Sander Soone, MFA Director General for Political Affairs. Soone agreed with the importance of the meeting, but could not saywho the Estonian representative would be. With respect to [...] | 2006-07-31 14:10:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO LE EN |
06TALLINN709 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU EFFORTS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN SRI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 11:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CE EN |
06TALLINN714 | ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPLY TROOPS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS EN |
06TALLINN736 | LEBANON: ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN |
06TALLINN739 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Two and a half years after NATO and EU accession, remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is deeply committed to trans institutions and pro-free market economic policy. Estonia is a stead War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, where its troops h casualties includi [...] | 2006-08-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EN OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP IN TH MG FI |
06TALLINN740 | ESTONIA SUFFERS FIRST CASUALTIES IN HELMAND BUT [...] (SBU) Late in the evening on August 11, 37 Estonian soldiers came under attack at their temporary base camp in Garmsir (along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border),where they are serving as part of the UK-led PRT. The Estonians came under fire by 23 MM Sergei anti-aircraft rounds and/or rocket [...] | 2006-08-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF UK EN |
06TALLINN746 | DELIVERED SOLICITING UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 09:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN |
06TALLINN747 | ESTONIA PSI OEG MEETING RESULTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EN |
06TALLINN767 | INOPERABILITY PROBLEMS ENDANGER ESTONIAN MISSIONS [...] (C) This is an action request, please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: The lack of interoperability between U.S., UK, and Estonian jamming devices used against improvised explosive devices (IED) in Afghanistan and Iraq has created a dangerous force protection situation that could potentially de [...] | 2006-08-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF IZ EN |
06TALLINN768 | ESTONIA LEADS THE WAY: MILITARY TRANSFORMATION [...] (C) Summary. Over the last several years, Estonia has made significant strides towards modernizing its military and meeting its NATO requirements. Since 2001, Estonia has increased its defense spending 13 percent annually. The GOE has contributed forces to priority international operations a [...] | 2006-08-24 08:30:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL EN |
06TALLINN774 | ESTONIA: IRAN/SYRIA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR PREL IR LE SY XG EN |
06TALLINN776 | ESTONIA: KOSOVO STATUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 14:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU EN |
06TALLINN778 | ESTONIA: DONOR ASSISTANT TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL LE SW EN |
06TALLINN784 | CODEL KOLBE THANKS ANSIP FOR SUPPORT IN IRAQ AND [...] (U) Summary. During a meeting in Tallinn on August 24, a congressional delegation led by House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Chairman James Kolbe(R-AZ) thanked Prime Minister Andrus Ansip for Estonia's support for the Global War on Terror. PM Ansi [...] | 2006-08-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS ENRG CVIS RS EN |
06TALLINN794 | ESTONIA TIP ACTION PLAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On August 29 Poloff delivered talking points (as per reftel) to Riina Pihel, Acting MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, Third Secretary, to explain to the GOE specific areas of SIPDIS concern noted in the 2006 TIP Report. Pihel said the GOE was thankful for the "valuabl [...] | 2006-08-31 08:49:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EN |
06TALLINN797 | ESTONIA WANTS FIRM EU STANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 14:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU IR EN |
06TALLINN832 | ESTONIA ON ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 07:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ECON IS LE EN |
06TALLINN833 | ESTONIA ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 07:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI EN |
06TALLINN834 | ESTONIA ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (U) On September 11, Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia, Australia and Oceania, concerning UNSC Resolution 1695 that North Korea suspend its ballistic missile programs. Talvik told us that Estonia supports the EU position on this matter. WOS [...] | 2006-09-14 07:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN |
06TALLINN835 | GOE AND BRS CLOSE TO A DEAL ON RAILWAY SALE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOE and Estonia Railway's (ER) primary shareholder, Baltic Rail Services (BRS) may be close to concluding a deal for the buyback of BRS' shares. The Ministry of Economy (MOE) appears prepared to take a more flexible approach on price. BRS and ER are anxious to close a deal, [...] | 2006-09-14 08:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN |
06TALLINN836 | ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on Iran and other GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, ON September 13. Meius noted there are "no surprises" on the GOE's position on the agenda items. She provided feedback on the following issues: [...] | 2006-09-14 11:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EN YI SR BO IR IZ UP KPAL SU |
06TALLINN839 | ESTONIA ON NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 12:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU EN |
06TALLINN840 | ESTONIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING AIR [...] (C) On September 14 2006 Embassy Tallinn received the following diplomatic note from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia presents their compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and have the ho [...] | 2006-09-14 12:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC TIA MOPS NATO PREL EN |
06TALLINN842 | ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN TRANSATLANTIC LUNCH, [...] (U) Ambassador Wos delivered A/S Fried's invitation letter to lunch with the Secretary on the margins of UNGA to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet on Monday, September 11. Paet said that he was already aware of the lunch and it was on his agenda for the trip. 2. (SBU) On the subject of [...] | 2006-09-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EU NATO PREL OPDC IZ EN |
06TALLINN845 | ESTONAIN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: NO LONGER HOT BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. These days, progress in Estonian- Russian relations is measured in inches. Over the last several months, disagreements over sensitive and controversial issues such as the border treaty have not hindered cooperation on less hotly debated issues. However, Estonia's relationship [...] | 2006-09-15 08:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS EN |
06TALLINN851 | ESTONIAN MPS ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary: On September 14, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon discussion of Afghanistan and Iraq with four members of Parliament: Jarno Laur (Social Democrats),Janno Reiljan (People's Union),Ela Tomson (Res Publica) and Ain Seppik (Center Party). The discussion focused on the upcoming deb [...] | 2006-09-19 13:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU NATO AF IZ EN |
06TALLINN883 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FRIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Two and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is deeply committed to trans-Atlantic security institutions and pro-free market economic policy. Estonia is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanist [...] | 2006-09-27 05:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EN |
06TALLINN888 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Welcome back to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you back to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of Toomas Hendrik Ilves' election as Estonia's next President and the beginning of the parliament's fall session. The Government has approved a bill ext [...] | 2006-09-27 05:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL EN |
06TALLINN901 | CODEL FRIST VISITS ESTONIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a brief meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Defense Minister Jurgen Ligi in Tallinn on October 1, a Congressional delegation composed of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) thanked the GOE for Estonia's strong support in [...] | 2006-10-03 11:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS IZ AF EN |
06TALLINN908 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on the North Korean threat to test a nuclear device, MFA Third Political Department Director General Simmu Tiik said that the GOE understands that the North's threat poses a serious challenge to both peace and security in North East Asia and to the global e [...] | 2006-10-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP EN |
06TALLINN912 | ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-06 11:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN UNGA PREL PHUM UN |
06TALLINN920 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 05:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP EN |
06TALLINN922 | DAS PEKALA VISITS ESTONIA, OCTOBER 3-4 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonian government and political leaders told visiting EUR DAS Pekala October 3-4 that the GOE is committed to extending the mandate of Estonia's troops in Iraq but that upcoming parliamentary elections will complicate the debate in parliament. They also expressed deep concern ov [...] | 2006-10-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL CVIS IZ AF EN RU |
06TALLINN941 | ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART I: ILVES ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Toomas Henrik Ilves brings international perspective and strong foreign policy experience to the presidency in Estonia. In contrast to his predecessor, Ilves has made it clear that he will use the presidency as a bully pulpit on both domestic and foreign policy issues. While th [...] | 2006-10-16 13:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
06TALLINN943 | ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on October 16. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about recent statements coming from Iran and supports an [...] | 2006-10-16 13:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EU YI SR BO SU CG IS LE IR IK |
06TALLINN944 | TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-16 13:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN EN |
06TALLINN964 | ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART II: A MORE ASSERTIVE [...] (C) Summary. Newly-elected Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has highlighted three foreign policy priorities for his presidency: helping to improve transatlantic relations, increasing Estonia's profile in and contributions to the European Union (EU) and development of a coherent and coor [...] | 2006-10-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
06TALLINN966 | CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS REVIEW CONVENTION: ESTONIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 14:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL EN |
06TALLINN968 | ESTONIA STANDS UP FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) According to Simmu Tiik, MFA Director General for Russia, on October 20, during the dinner with EU leaders in Finland, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip asked President Putin if Russia could be a "trusted partner" to supply energy to Europe "in light of its behavior in Georgia." PM Ans [...] | 2006-10-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU GG RS EN |
06TALLINN972 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. President, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome your historic visit to Tallinn on November 27-28. Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner; we share so many common values. The timing of your visit is excellent - President Ilves took office on October 9th and the parliament is [...] | 2006-10-25 14:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EN |
06TALLINN973 | ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN [...] (U) On October 23 Poloff delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, on the UNGA's resolutions on the situation of human rights and children in Lebanon. Kraav said that the GOE is following the developments in the Third Committee very [...] | 2006-10-26 10:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER UNGA LE IS EN |
06TALLINN976 | ESTONIA: ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-30 12:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS EN |
06TALLINN983 | ESTONIA: REFLECTIONS ON EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Estonia's attitude toward EU membership has evolved away from EU skepticism and towards a more pragmatic "good European" engagement. Public support for Estonia's EU membership has recently reached a record high. However, in foreign policy Estonian officials recognize that their [...] | 2006-11-02 11:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU EN |
06TALLINN988 | ESTONIA OFFERS FREE CITIZENSHIP COURSES [...] (U) Summary. The number of stateless people living in Estonia has declined significantly since 1992. A new program to provide citizenship training to non-citizens is being jointly funded by the GOE and the EU. It will help up to 10,000 more stateless people meet the qualifications for citi [...] | 2006-11-03 10:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EN RS PHUM SOCI |
06TALLINN998 | ESTONIA: UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On October 3, Poloff delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, on building support for the five human rights country resolutions. Kraav thanked us and said that Estonia fully supports the USG's efforts. WOS [...] | 2006-11-07 12:42:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN EN |
06TASHKENT1212 | GOU IMPOSES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF NUCLEAR, [...] (U) The Uzbek parliament has adopted an amendment to its export control law restricting the export of nuclear, chemical, and biological materials, according to multiple Uzbek press reports. The text was published in the Russian language Narodnoye Slovo newspaper on June 21. The amendment to [...] | 2006-06-23 11:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP UZ |
06TASHKENT1358 | FM GANIEV OUT, NOROV IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Confirming rumors post picked up through the day, President Islom Karimov issued a decree July 12 naming former Ambassador to Belgium, NATO and the EU Vladimir Norov as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. Former Foreign Minister Elyor Ganiev returned to his old post of Minister [...] | 2006-07-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR UZ |
06TASHKENT1562 | UZBEKISTAN'S KARIMOV THREATENED BY MILITANT ISLAM [...] (C) Summary: In a marathon discussion with President Karimov, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Boucher pressed Karimov to live up to the promise that U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations once held. Karimov welcomed the effort at dialogue, but said that a lack of trust is at the heart [...] | 2006-08-11 12:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT1739 | UZBEKISTAN HAVING ITS WAY WITH THE OSCE [...] (C) Summary: Two contacts at the OSCE's Tashkent Project Coordinator's Office (PCO) told poloff OSCE Ambassador Jenca is working closely with the MFA to restructure the PCO. The MFA reportedly will select two local OSCE staff to replace four who will lose their jobs in October. Jenca also re [...] | 2006-09-11 11:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSEC UZ |
06TASHKENT245 | (U) NATIONAL TV AND RADIO REPLACES STATE TV [...] (U) On January 28 Uzbekistan's state-owned television company, "Uzbekistan State Television and Radio," officially reverted to its former name of "Uzbekistan National Television and Radio." This followed a November presidential decree bringing television and radio stations under unified manag [...] | 2006-01-31 13:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT247 | DISARRAY IN EGULIK'S JIZZAK BRANCH LEADS TO CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: In December 2005, the head of the Ezgulik Human Rights Society, Vasila Inoyatova, filed a request with Jizzak Province registration authorities to dissolve Ezgulik's Jizzak regional branch. As she explained to poloff, the decision was the result of more than two years of internal [...] | 2006-01-31 14:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT261 | TAJIBAYEVA TRIAL OPENS WITH CHARGES OF U.S. AND [...] (C) Summary: The trial of human rights activist Mutabar Tajibayeva opened in a small town near Tashkent on January 30. The charges against her include having received funding from the U.S. and French Embassies, which she used to distribute literature intended to sow panic among the populace. T [...] | 2006-02-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT262 | LITTLE FRIENDSHIP ON BRIDGE BETWEEN UZBEKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: The GOU and UN claim that the Friendship Bridge border crossing between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan is very active. Recent visits to the bridge show that the border crossing there is in significantly better condition than other border posts in Uzbekistan. However, Emboffs have ob [...] | 2006-02-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON AF UZ |
06TASHKENT263 | EGYPT ENCOURAGES UZBEK STUDENTS TO STUDY ARABIC AND [...] (C) DCM met with Egyptian Charge d'Affaires Jailan Abbas Abdel-Aziz on January 30 to discuss educational programs for Uzbeks offered by the Egyptian Government. According to Abbas Abdel-Aziz, annually 20 Uzbek undergraduates receive four-year scholarships for either Islamic or secular studies [...] | 2006-02-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EG UZ |
06TASHKENT269 | PROSECUTORS SEEK TO MERGE SUNSHINE COALITION LEADERS' [...] (C) Summary: January 30 was scheduled to be the last day of Sunshine Coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova's trial on tax evasion charges. It also was to be the first day of fellow co-founder Sanjar Umarov's trial on similar accusations. Instead, the judge postponed action on both cases an [...] | 2006-02-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ECON UZ |
06TASHKENT300 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR PROPOSES G-8 COOPERATION [...] (SBU) As part of the 2006 Russian Chairmanship of the G- 8, the Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Farit Mukhametshin, invited other G-8 ambassadors to discuss how their countries might cooperate on assistance to Uzbekistan. The chief of the United Nations Office of Drug Control (UNODC) and th [...] | 2006-02-08 14:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV RS UZ |
06TASHKENT302 | OSCE FACES AN UPHILL BATTLE TO KEEP ITS PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Ambassador Jenca told the Ambassador that the GOU continues to review the Tashkent CenterQs mandate. Jenca expects a change for the worse, perhaps even a proposed decrease in OSCE international staff, when the current mandate expires in June. OSCE officers are facing accred [...] | 2006-02-09 08:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE PGOV ECON EAID UZ |
06TASHKENT305 | UZBEK SENATE AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 24 [...] (C) The Embassy obtained an advance copy of the agenda of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Uzbekistan Senate, to take place in Tashkent on February 24. Items slated for discussion are: A. Law on information security in the automated banking system B. Amendments to laws relating to simpl [...] | 2006-02-10 05:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT325 | FREEDOM HOUSE APPEAL DENIED [...] (U) On February 7, Freedom House lost its appeal of an Uzbek court order issued January 11 suspending its operations for six months (Ref A). After deliberating for approximately seven minutes, the appeals court also upheld the decisions to forward allegations that Freedom House illegally oper [...] | 2006-02-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT326 | TAJIBAYEVA - NOT A RUN-OF-THE-MILL SHOW TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a dramatic departure from Uzbekistan's recent Soviet-style show trials, human rights activist Mutabar Tajibayeva and her attorneys are putting up a spirited defense in her criminal trial. The judge has opened the proceedings to outside observers: journalists, diplomats and NGO [...] | 2006-02-14 01:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR UZ |
06TASHKENT327 | SUNSHINE COALITION LEADERS' TRIALS - BOMBAST AND [...] (C) Summary: Sunshine Coalition co-founders Sanjar Umarov and Nodira Khidoyatova's trials continue in parallel sessions, in the same court and under the same judge. The judge has excluded testimony about alleged USG financial support for the opposition movement, limiting testimony to esoteric [...] | 2006-02-14 01:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT345 | UNHCR PRESSING FOR UZBEK RATIFICATION OF REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's Deputy Country Representative asked for U.S. support in encouraging the GOU to sign the 1951 Convention on Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. Uzbekistan is the only CIS state not to have signed the documents. There are currently 1,816 refugees, mostly Afghan, registered wit [...] | 2006-02-15 02:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT346 | DANISH CARTOONS - A WESTERN CONSPIRACY [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek ambassadors to Egypt and the OSCE both made statements alluding to a greater Western conspiracy with regards to the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Though the GOU has issued no official statement on the controversy, it seems that it is jumping at the opp [...] | 2006-02-15 02:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE UZ |
06TASHKENT426 | KARIMOV TO VISIT SEOUL; UZBEKISTAN WELCOMES SOUTH [...] (C) South Korean ambassador to Uzbekistan Moon Hayong told Ambassador on February 28 that President Islam Karimov will visit Seoul March 28-30 for discussions with the South Korean government. 2. (U) In a development possibly related to the upcoming visit, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry's news [...] | 2006-03-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS UN UZ |
06TASHKENT427 | SUNSHINE COALITION TRIALS - KHIDOYATOVA SENTENCED [...] (C) Summary: The trial of Sunshine Coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova ended on March 1 with a ten-year prison sentence. A verdict in the trial of fellow coalition co-founder Sanjar Umarov is scheduled for March 6. The final session of Umarov's trial featured a theatrical debate between [...] | 2006-03-01 13:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT430 | GOU BLASTS UNHCR AND OSCE FOR THEIR CONCERN WITH [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan has accused the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) of needlessly politicizing the deportation of ten Uzbeks from Ukraine. The MFA has summoned the OSCE Ambassador in Tashkent to protest the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's statement on the returnees. The GOU [...] | 2006-03-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT439 | RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY NAMANGAN [...] (C) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Namangan correspondent Nosir Zokir was released from prison on February 26 after serving a six-month sentence at a Namangan detention facility. Zokir was convicted in August 2005 for insulting a member of the National Security Service (Ref A). Zoki [...] | 2006-03-03 13:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT440 | WHAT IS EU IDENTITY IN UZBEKISTAN? [...] (C) Summary: The French Embassy, current EU chair in Tashkent, has started a campaign to inform Uzbek students about the EU. However, at a round-table discussion, EU diplomats failed to convey a concept of EU identity that satisfied their audience. The Uzbek students attending the roundtable [...] | 2006-03-03 13:14:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT465 | (S) VIDEO SHOWS MAFIA TIES TO GOU [...] (S) Summary: Video footage obtained by Post suggests close ties between families of senior GOU officials and organized crime. The footage shows the wives of four top GOU Ministers and two Deputy Prime Ministers, with the family of Tashkent crime boss Salim Abduvaliyev and the wife of a foreign-base [...] | 2006-03-09 10:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | KCRM PGOV PINR PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT477 | UZBEKISTAN PLAYS THE RUSSIAN AND CHRYSANTHEMUM [...] (C) Summary: The GOU appreciates Japan,s continued economic assistance and views the Central Asian (CA) plus Japan Forum as complimentary to other regional groups. The GOU said it will work with any &friendly8 country on projects. The Japanese government plans to reduce the number of aid pro [...] | 2006-03-13 09:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT500 | A SURPRISING RECIPE: PLOV WITH CUBAN RICE [...] (C) The Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) refuses to confirm reports that a Cuban delegation, headed by Deputy FM Eumelio Caballero, visited Tashkent March 13 to establish diplomatic relations with Uzbekistan. The delegation's visit was reported by Cuba-based Prensa Latina, the National [...] | 2006-03-15 11:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT502 | DEMARCHE ON THE MILLENIUM CHALLENGE CORP. FY 2007 [...] (SBU) Poloff requested a meeting to deliver reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Consistent with recent practice, the MFA refuses to respond. Therefore, on February 21 post faxed the points to the MFA. The Ministry provided no comment or acknowledgement that the points were r [...] | 2006-03-15 12:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UK ZK |
06TASHKENT506 | KAZAKH DCM COMMENTS ON TRADE AND BORDER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Kazakh Foreign Minister Tokaev did not meet with any Uzbek officials during his February 8 visit to Tashkent. The majority of ethnic Kazakhs in Uzbekistan live along the border between the two countries, but require a visa to cross the border. While there is some cross-border tr [...] | 2006-03-16 10:32:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UK ZK |
06TASHKENT512 | RESOLUTION TIGHTENS CONTROL OF JOURNALISTS - [...] (C) Summary: A Cabinet of Ministers resolution passed on February 24 and released March 7 restricts working conditions for independent journalists and accreditation procedures for foreign journalists. Under the resolution, it is illegal for Uzbek citizens to work for non-MFA accredited foreign [...] | 2006-03-16 13:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GM UZ |
06TASHKENT520 | GOU ORDERS CLOSURE OF UNHCR [...] (C) UNHCR Protection Officer Asako Nozawa told poloff that the Uzbek mission in Geneva had delivered a note verbale to UNHCR headquarters on March 17 giving the Tashkent office thirty days to close. She added that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will not intervene, and that the office w [...] | 2006-03-20 08:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT532 | INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C)Summary: Deutsche Welle stringer Obid Shabanov told Poloff that the MFA revoked his accreditation after he wrote a report about Uzbek migrant laborers freezing to death on a bus headed to Russia. Only one Deutsche Welle stringer is still accredited. Several international wire agency corre [...] | 2006-03-23 02:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI GM KDEM UZ |
06TASHKENT535 | FREEDOM HOUSE'S DIRECTOR DEPARTS UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Freedom House's Uzbekistan country director, Branka Sesto, has left Uzbekistan following the organization's decision not to appeal the March 6 Tashkent City Civil Court liquidation order. Prior to her departure, Sesto told Emboffs that the liquidation of Freedom House's Tashkent office wa [...] | 2006-03-23 13:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT536 | GOU DENIES ACCESS TO UZBEKS DEPORTED FROM UKRAINE [...] (C) In response to Post's request that international monitors be given access to the Uzbeks deported from Ukraine (ref A),the MFA replied in a March 23 diplomatic note that the individuals are subjects of a criminal investigation. In order to provide a fair investigation free from interferenc [...] | 2006-03-23 13:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT538 | KYRGYZ DCM DISCUSSES GOU DIFFICULTIES [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek-Kyrgyz economic relations are souring and the GOU is reneging on a long standing deal to trade Uzbek gas for Kyrgyz water, according to the Kyrgyz DCM. Uzbekistan,s accession to the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) has the potential to improve regional relations. Howeve [...] | 2006-03-24 02:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT577 | UNHCR OFFICE PROPOSES PASSING TORCH TO UNDP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT579 | GERMANY WARNS THE UZBEKS TO BE NICE [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentarians (MPs) from the German-Central Asia group met with GOU officials in February to discuss cooperation on issues including terrorism. GOU officials held to the party line that the truth about Andijon had been established. The Germans were generally pleased that the [...] | 2006-03-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT584 | MFA DISCUSSES OIC, KOREA AND INDIA [...] (C) Summary: The Asia and Africa Department of the MFA surprisingly agreed to see us regarding the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Arab League Boycott (ref A). The MFA official gladly discussed South Korea and India, and welcomed future meetings. End [...] | 2006-03-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT601 | ANDIJON RESIDENTS ASK BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO LEAVE [...] (C) In a recent visit to Andijon, British Ambassador David Moran was followed and questioned by self-proclaimed mahalla (neighborhood) representatives. He told the U.S. Ambassador that he first encountered the mostly-female group when he exited his hotel. They asked the purpose and duration [...] | 2006-03-28 12:03:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT605 | CUTTING OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE - GOU [...] (C) Summary: When the Ambassador, at the invitation of the MFA, decided to attend a provincial investment roundtable in Andijon, the GOU quickly canceled the event. A Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, several other government officials and a handful of diplomats were already p [...] | 2006-03-28 13:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT611 | THE END OF THE NEXIA? HYUNDAI LOOKING TO INVEST IN [...] (C) Summary: A key agenda item for President Islam Karimov,s March 28 meetings in Korea will likely be a possible Hyundai investment into UzDaewoo. According to UzDaewoo senior management, they were informed just prior to Karimov,s departure that Hyundai would likely purchase up to half of th [...] | 2006-03-29 12:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT632 | KAZAKH AMBASSADOR ON NAZARBAYEV'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Kazakh President Nazarbayev signed several cooperation agreements with President Islam Karimov during his Navruz visit to Tashkent. Kazakh Ambassador Kabdrakhmanov said the visit was successful, but discussions will continue on reducing excise tariffs and oil and gas investments. [...] | 2006-03-31 12:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KZ PGOV PREL UZ EINV |
06TASHKENT633 | OIL, AUTOS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: KARIMOV VISITS KOREA [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov,s trip to South Korea was successful, according to the South Korean DCM Jeung-Hyun Ryu, but it is too early to know how much fruit the agreements will bear. In addition to speaking to Karimov about human rights, the Korean President discussed oil, gas and uraniu [...] | 2006-03-31 13:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT650 | IN THE SPORT OF MINING, THE RUSSIANS TAKE URANIUM [...] (C) Summary: The local press is painting an idealistic picture of the agreement between Techsnabexport and Uzbekistan,s Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combine (NGMK) to produce uranium. Meanwhile, US-based RWE Nukem is worried that it is slowly being pushed out of the uranium industry. Non-West [...] | 2006-04-04 12:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PGOV PREL UZ ZK PENV |
06TASHKENT651 | DE GUCHT AND KARIMOV - AN OSCE MANDATE CHANGE AND [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Ambassador Jenca briefed OSCE ambassadors on Belgian FM and OSCE Chairman in Office (CiO) Karel De Gucht,s visit. According to Jenca, President Karimov told De Gucht a decision has not yet been made on the OSCE,s mandate, but he would like the mission to transform into a &Pr [...] | 2006-04-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ PHUM |
06TASHKENT691 | JOURNALIST SOBIRJON YAKUBOV RELEASED [...] (C)Sobirjon Yakubov, a journalist with "Hurriyat" newspaper, was released on April 3, after spending a year in prison. Yakubov was detained on April 11, 2005, on the charge of undermining the constitutional order, under article 159 of the criminal code (ref A). However, he was never formally [...] | 2006-04-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT693 | UNHCR OFFICE MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] (C) Summary: The GOU has still not responded to UNDP's proposal to assume some of UNHCR's responsibilities after its closure. UNHCR headquarters has told its office to begin closing down on April 11 if the GOU has still not responded by then. UNHCR's Protection Officer told Poloff that the GO [...] | 2006-04-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UZ |
06TASHKENT694 | CULTURAL DELEGATION HEADED TO RUSSIA EXCLUDES [...] (C) According to a source in the parliament, an Uzbek cultural delegation will travel to Saint Petersburg from April 17-22 to participate in the Forum of Art and Science Intellectuals of the CIS countries. The delegation was invited by the rector of Moscow State University, actor Kyril Lavrov [...] | 2006-04-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL RU UZ |
06TASHKENT699 | KARIMOV IN KOREA: FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOOD, BUT [...] (C) Summary: According to the Korean Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Moon Hayong, the GOK has chosen to engage Uzbekistan instead of isolating it. Despite concerns over lack of progress in human rights, the GOK is interested in Uzbekistan's energy sector, UzDaewoo plant and the sizeable resident e [...] | 2006-04-11 02:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN ENRG KS PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT703 | LOCAL RESIDENTS SING THE K2 BLUES [...] (C) Summary: The forced departure of the U.S. military from the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) airbase immediately affected hundreds of local area workers who depended on the generous wages. According to the head Imam of Kashkadaryo Province, the loss of jobs and humanitarian support has impacted the [...] | 2006-04-11 10:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT710 | GOU PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON STUDENTS AT EU MEETING [...] (C) Several universities in Tashkent reportedly threatened to expel students if they attended EU informational meetings sponsored by the French Embassy. An Embassy contact told poloff numerous students missed the latest meeting out of fear that the universities would make good on the threat, [...] | 2006-04-12 11:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT728 | UNHCR OFFICE CLOSES; UNDP ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 12:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT730 | GANIEV AND AZIMOV TO VISIT JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In the next three months, FM Ganiev and Deputy PM Azimov will both travel to Japan. Ganiev will head the Uzbek delegation to the Uzbek-Japan Joint Committee on the Economy in May, and Ganiev will represent Uzbekistan at the May Central Asia Plus Japan Foreign Ministers Meeting in [...] | 2006-04-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL UZ JP |
06TASHKENT755 | DEUTSCHE WELLE REPORTER BUSHUYEVA HARASSED [...] (C) Deutsche Welle reporter Natalia Bushuyeva told Poloff that she has been the subject of extensive harassment since March 28, when she began receiving hundreds of telephone calls inquiring about sexual services and the sale of her apartment. Anonymous individuals posted fliers stating that [...] | 2006-04-19 07:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT756 | FY06 FUNDING OF OSCE EXTRABUDGETARY PROJECTS IN [...] (U) Summary: The OSCE website listing of extrabudgetary projects does not reflect any activities in Uzbekistan. Post recommends the USG contribute funding to the following projects that fulfill both U.S. and OSCE interests: a research grant on intellectual property rights (IPR) (USD 100,000 [...] | 2006-04-19 07:27:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON OSCE PHUM PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT777 | INL COORDINATOR/DCM TRIP REPORT: TERMEZ AND [...] (U) Summary: Visiting INL Coordinator and DCM visited the Surkhandarya Province for inspection and observation of border post facilities and procedures. Emboffs assessed the use of equipment and training provided to Uzbek Customs and Border Guard officials by USG-funded programs through the [...] | 2006-04-21 03:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF TI UZ |
06TASHKENT798 | FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENSE STILL UNDER [...] (C) During a recent embassy reception, Bekzod Yuldashev, the director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, pulled the Ambassador aside to discuss the current status of his brother-in-law, former Defense Minister Kodir Gulomov. Yuldashev told Ambassador that Gulomov is still under GOU investi [...] | 2006-04-24 03:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT799 | INDIAN EMBASSY'S LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR PM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Indian PM Manmohan Singh will officially visit Tashkent on April 25-26 to talk with President Karimov and lay a wreath at the National World War II Memorial. According to Indian DCM B.M. Vinod Kumar, the GOI's expectations are very low for the visit, as this trip seems primarily t [...] | 2006-04-24 03:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ IN |
06TASHKENT800 | UNDP ESTABLISHES REFUGEE SUPPORT UNIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 03:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT823 | IREX DIRECTOR DEPARTS [...] (C) AmCit IREX Country Director departed Tashkent with his family on April 19. His visa had expired, but he was able to obtain a one day visa at the airport for his family and himself. He is now in Ashgabat, where he will continue to manage IREX regional programs. 2. (C) Before they can l [...] | 2006-04-26 03:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT826 | AN INVITATION TO FRIDAY PRAYER [...] (U) This is the second in a series on the state of Islam in Uzbekistan, with future cables addressing the relationship of mosque and state and the growing market for Islamic materials and media. 2. (C) Summary: During a recent visit to a neighborhood mosque during Friday prayers, poloff [...] | 2006-04-26 03:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
06TASHKENT827 | EMOTIONS STIR UP ROMANIAN-UZBEK RELATIONS [...] (C) Romanian Political Officer Calin Ilie told PE Chief that the Romanian-Uzbek relationship continues to flounder. He said that his Embassy's interactions with the MFA are essentially non-existent. The last meeting the Romanian Ambassador had with Deputy FM Nematov occurred last fall when th [...] | 2006-04-26 03:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT828 | ADB COUNTRY DIRECTOR ON FUTURE PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: The Asian Development Bank (ADB)released its strategy for Uzbekistan that cites difficulties with the GOU as a reason for the failure of certain projects. ADB will focus its program funds on technical assistance and education. ADB Country Director told DCM that ADB will become t [...] | 2006-04-26 03:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ECON EFIN PGOV PREL UZ EINV |
06TASHKENT833 | MAGEN DAVID ADOM DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 02:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREF PHUM PREL ICRC UZ |
06TASHKENT845 | THE LATEST FROM ANDIJON [...] (C) Summary: A local contact from Andijon reported a series of recent "worrying events" in and around the province. He said that the local government seems to be continuing to try to boost public morale but does not plan to officially commemorate the anniversary of the May 2005 violence. Six [...] | 2006-04-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL UZ |
06TASHKENT881 | BRITISH STUDY PROGRAMS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Despite an often rocky Uzbek-British relationship, British sources in Tashkent indicate that the GOU has not imposed direct obstacles to study programs in the UK. A scholarship program jointly supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),Open Society Institute, and a [...] | 2006-05-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT882 | WE AGREE TO AGREE: KARIMOV RECEIVES INDIAN PM [...] (C) Summary: After years of GOU pressure, the Indian PM finally visited Tashkent on April 25-26. The timing was convenient, as President Karimov departed one week later to Pakistan. The PM's visit resulted in numerous agreements, but most lacked substance, according to the Indian DCM. Seven [...] | 2006-05-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IN PGOV PREL PTER UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT888 | (S) UZBEK AMBASSADOR TO CHINA FEARS RECALL [...] (S) Summary: Uzbekistan's Ambassador to China, Sabirjon Yusupov, told an Embassy contact visiting China that he fears being recalled. Yusupov said that President Karimov is dissatisfied with his performance, and considering replacing him with former Primer Minister Utkir Sultanov. He specu [...] | 2006-05-04 13:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR CH UZ |
06TASHKENT902 | (S) MAFIA BOSS FIXES GOU TENDERS AND JOBS \ [...] (S) Summary: A well connected Embassy contact described a \ mafia chieftain's role in helping businessmen to secure GOU \ tenders and job applicants to "buy" government jobs. Crime \ boss Salim Abduvaliyev puts bidders for tenders in touch with \ an Iranian businessman holding British citizenship [...] | 2006-05-05 12:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | KCRM PGOV ECON PREL PINR UZ |
06TASHKENT938 | LANDMINE ACTIVIST UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Alisher Taksanov (please protect),the local representative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL),told us that he was denied an exit visa at the end of March, preventing him from attending an international landmine conference. Taksanov, who is also an independent [...] | 2006-05-15 13:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT948 | TENSE WEEKEND IN TASHKENT [...] (C) Summary: The first anniversary of the Andijon unrest generally passed quietly in Tashkent. However, tension in the capital was higher over the weekend, as evidenced by several unrelated, yet illustrative, events. Students at several universities were ordered to report to class on May 13 [...] | 2006-05-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI UZ |
06TASHKENT980 | LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TOLD TO BUILD TIES WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) The GOU is encouraging local NGOs and civic leaders to focus their international activities on cooperation with Russia and China. In a meeting on March 8 in celebration of International Women's Day, Deputy Prime Minister Svetlana Inamova told a group of local women civic leaders that they [...] | 2006-05-19 05:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT992 | PARANOIA IN FLIGHT: KARIMOV ACCOMPLISHES LITTLE IN [...] (S) Summary: Prior to President Karimov's visit to Islamabad, Pakistani DCM Malik said the two largest issues facing Uzbekistan and Pakistan were transportation and customs problems. Pakistani Ambassador Kamran reported that Karimov's visit produced few tangible results, but stressed that the [...] | 2006-05-22 10:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT997 | SUBJECT: SUPPORT FOR IRAQI GOVERNMENT: DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 12:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | UZ IZ KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL |
06TBILISI2512 | NEGOTIATION ROUND ABORTED AS SOUTH OSSETIANS [...] (C) The latest scheduled round of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) failed to convene after the South Ossetians refused to permit one member of the Georgian delegation, peacekeeping battalion commander Paata Bedniashvili, to enter Tskhinvali for the talks. OSCE Ambassador Roy Reeve told us [...] | 2006-09-20 06:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS GG |
06TBILISI2590 | GEORGIA ARRESTS RUSSIANS FOR SPYING, PLANNING [...] (S/NF) The Georgian government announced the arrests of four Russians and eleven Georgians on September 27, in connection with an alleged espionage ring. One Russian suspect remains inside a diplomatically protected Russian military building in Tbilisi. The Georgians tell us the arrests are [...] | 2006-09-28 12:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV GG |
06TBILISI2601 | GEORGIAN ARRESTS UPDATE -- SEPTEMBER 29 [...] (C) As the Georgian-Russian confrontation over Russian military officers detained for spying enters its third day, the Georgians have been making their case with the diplomatic community and the public, releasing video and other evidence of espionage. OSCE Chair-in-Office de Gucht is planning [...] | 2006-09-29 10:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG |
06TBILISI2626 | GEORGIA RELEASES RUSSIAN OFFICERS [...] Georgia released four Russian officers detained for spying to OSCE Chair-in-Office Karel de Gucht on October 2 in a televised handover ceremony. The Georgians expect further Russian retaliation for the incident, such as the reported Russian decision to cut off air travel, mail service, and mo [...] | 2006-10-02 14:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL GG |
06TBILISI2680 | RUSSIA'S TIGHTENING THE ECONOMIC SCREWS ON GEORGIA [...] (U) This is an action request for EB and EUR. See paragraph 8. 2. (U) Russia has announced that all airline, rail, road, sea and postal links to Georgia will be closed after midnight Monday, October 2. On October 3, the Transport department of the Georgian Economic Development Ministry [...] | 2006-10-06 13:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD EWWT ECON PREL GG |
06TBILISI2708 | SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF SOUTH OSSETIA ECONOMIC [...] (C) International donors, OSCE, Georgia, and South Ossetia kicked off the new economic rehabilitation initiative for South Ossetia with the first steering committee meeting in Tskhinvali October 6, much of which was open to Georgian and SIPDIS South Ossetian media. DCM signed a memorandum w [...] | 2006-10-11 13:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID GG |
06TBILISI2709 | UN-CIS KODORI PATROL SCHEDULED, WHILE ABKHAZ TALK [...] (C) Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflict Resolution Ruslan Abashidze told us October 9 that the main questions about the modalities of a UNOMIG monitoring patrol of the Upper Kodori Gorge with participation of CIS peacekeepers (reftel) had been resolved. He said an agreement was reached [...] | 2006-10-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
06TBILISI2754 | SOUTH OSSETIA TALKS AT AN IMPASSE [...] (C) As described by OSCE, the October 12-13 Joint Control Commission (JCC) meeting in Vladikavkaz produced few real results because the Georgians and the other sides deadlocked over the Georgian proposal to change the format of the discussions. The commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces ( [...] | 2006-10-17 13:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE PGOV GG |
06TBILISI2789 | UN AND CIS CONDUCT JOINT PATROL OF KODORI GORGE [...] (C) A joint UNOMIG-CIS patrol visited the Georgian-controlled Upper Kodori Gorge October 12, the first such international monitoring mission since Georgian forces re-established control over the area from local warlord Emzar Kvitsiani in July. Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflict Resol [...] | 2006-10-20 08:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
06TBILISI2866 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili told A/S Fried October 18 that recent Russian statements and actions indicated that Russia had decided to launch an all-out diplomatic assault on Georgia, trying to marginalize the U.S. from the Group of Friends, targeting GUAM, and working to di [...] | 2006-10-30 08:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG |
06TBILISI2937 | KVITSIANI ON FIRING IN UPPER KODORI: I DID IT [...] (U) Abkhaz television broadcast November 1 a video, quickly picked up on Georgian channels, in which ousted Upper Kodori warlord Emzar Kvitsiani took responsibility for the October 25 missile attack near the Georgian village of Azhara during the visit of Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs V [...] | 2006-11-02 14:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
06TBILISI3046 | GOG NEEDS STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND [...] (C) Summary: On November 7-8, PolEcon Chief and Poloff traveled to the multi-ethnic region of Samstkhe-Javakheti to meet with newly-elected local officials, NGO leaders, media representatives, and university students. The purpose of the visit was to reinforce the USG's commitment to increased [...] | 2006-11-20 13:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU |
06TBILISI3061 | MFA RELEASES FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY [...] (U) The MFA recently released its 2006-2009 Foreign Policy Strategy document. The Strategy focuses on the goals of territorial integrity, Euro-Atlantic integration, economic growth, and the protection of Georgians abroad, and helps to fulfill a requirement in Georgia's NATO Individual Partner [...] | 2006-11-22 06:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
06TBILISI3069 | THE ROSE REVOLUTION: THREE YEARS ON [...] (C) Summary: The Saakashvili administration came to power after the 2003 Rose Revolution promising to build democracy, increase prosperity, and reincorporate Georgia's separatist regions. Three years after the Rose Revolution, the Saakashvili administration has much to be proud of. In place [...] | 2006-11-22 15:32:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
06TBILISI3399 | NO SHAH DENIZ GAS MEANS TOUGH CHOICES FOR GEORGIA [...] Summary: BP reported the delay in availability of Shah Deniz gas to the Embassy on December 21. ACG associated gas, which is now being re-injected to support oil production, could supply up to 8.1 million cubic meters (cm) per day to Azerbaijan and Georgia. However, the old pipeline from Az [...] | 2006-12-26 13:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL GG |
06TBILISI3406 | BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN GEORGIAN AND ABKHAZ [...] (C) Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflicts Resolution Ruslan Abashidze returned December 21 from leading a GoG delegation at the Conciliation Resources-organized discussions in London with an Abkhaz delegation. He briefed Charge about the results of the meeting. The Georgian delegation [...] | 2006-12-27 11:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GG |
06TEGUCIGALPA1 | MEDIA REACTION ON DHS, DECEMBER 30, 2005 [...] On 12/30 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Cristina Ozaeta entitled "U.S. Defenseless towards Attacks." "According to a report issued by the Democrats, the Department of Homeland Security has failed and hasn't fulfilled 33 of its own promises to improve U.S. secu [...] | 2006-01-03 14:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV PREL KPAO HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1000 | (S) UNDER ATTACK, HONDURAN VICE PRESIDENT TROUBLED [...] (S) Summary: Honduran Vice President Elvin Santos respects President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, but fears the influence that certain leftist advisors surrounding him are exercising over Honduran policy. Zelaya is trying, in his view, to "play both sides" but will be unlikely to abandon his c [...] | 2006-06-02 16:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL EPET ENRG PGOV PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1007 | HONDURAS DID NOT SEND REPRESENTATIVE TO NAM [...] (C) On May 25, PolChief delivered ref E demarche on the NAM Ministerial and UN reform to Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irene Cardona and ref D demarche on the possible NAM Ministerial statement on Iran to Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez. FM Jimenez told PolChief that Honduras [...] | 2006-06-02 22:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM AORC UNGA UNSC IAEA KNNP IR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1026 | (C) HONDURAS: ZELAYA MISSED POTUS' POINT ON [...] (C) Summary: The POTUS/Zelaya meeting on June 5 is being portrayed in all Honduran press as a USG "green light" for a GOH deal with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. This misleading spin makes it easier for the GOH to rationalize making such a deal (with all the negative consequences that entails),a [...] | 2006-06-06 21:02:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL ECON ENRG VE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA11 | Honduran President-Elect Zelaya's Letters of [...] Ambassador Jose Eduardo Martell, General Coordinator of the Honduran Presidential Inauguration, under cover of a December 28 letter to PolChief (received by the Political Section December 30),sent the Embassy letters dated December 21 from President-elect Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales to [...] | 2006-01-04 19:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV OREP OVIP HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1101 | HONDURAS: WHO IS ADRIAN RECCA? BACKGROUND ON THE [...] (C) As reported in reftels, Honduras has made clear its intention to import Venezuelan oil on preferential financing terms. Precisely how such a plan would actually work remains a mystery. But it seems that each time Post inquires more deeply about some aspect of the proposal (financing, stor [...] | 2006-06-15 19:07:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1102 | HONDURAN INDUSTRIALISTS ASK GOV FOR DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran Industrialists Association (ANDI) has written a letter to the Government of Venezuela seeking a direct PetroCaribe arrangement, modeled after deals recently struck with mayors in El Salvador and Nicaragua (ref B). PetroCaribe is a government-to-government program, so [...] | 2006-06-15 20:34:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL PINR VE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1104 | HONDURAS: FIRST OFFICIAL BOLIVARIAN CIRCLE MEETS [...] (U) According to press reports, on June 14 Honduras hosted its first official Bolivarian circle (a grass-roots mobilization effort originally created to support Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's "Bolivarian Revolution.") Television coverage of the event appeared to show 30-50 people in atte [...] | 2006-06-15 21:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET ENRG PINR VE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1179 | HONDURAN POPULIST PRESIDENT ZELAYA: MELISTAS PUSH [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately five months. Zelaya is acting more and more like a populist, and has stumbled through a series of missteps ever since his meeting with POTUS June 5. His willful mis-characteri [...] | 2006-06-30 18:46:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA12 | Honduran President Maduro Letter to President Bush [...] The Honduran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under cover of a diplomatic note dated January 3, 2006, sent the Embassy a letter dated December 27, 2005, from Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to President Bush inviting him to attend Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales' January 27, 2006 inauguration. [...] | 2006-01-04 19:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PGOV OREP OVIP HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1238 | HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE MAY GO TO TRAFIGURA, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The draft Terms of Reference (TOR) for the national bid were reportedly sent by bid consultant Robert Meyeringh to the GOH for review June 29. Ambassador has called for an appropriate and CAFTA-consistent review and comment period of the TOR once they are formally released (expec [...] | 2006-07-11 22:11:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1329 | Honduran President Zelaya Discusses Fuel, [...] Classified by: Ambassador Charles Ford for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador and A/DCM met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez for more than an hour during the evening of July 23. Zelaya was relaxed and discussed plans for a [...] | 2006-07-25 21:36:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG PGOV PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1331 | HONDURAS: DIPPSA SALE A PDVSA FRONT? ALSO: FUEL [...] (S) Summary: The Terms of Reference for the international fuel bid solicitation are due to be released on July 25. The TOR are expected to be "ex-tank," meaning bidders will be responsible for both importing and storing the fuel. This gives an apparent bidding advantage to companies that alr [...] | 2006-07-25 22:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1333 | HONDURAS NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PERSONS: ORGANIZATIONAL [...] Summary: In early June, the Honduran National Congress discussed amending Article 54 of the Constitution in order to make changes in the directorate of the National Registry of Persons (RNP),the GOH's civil registry. The RNP has often been used as a political tool and the proposed changes we [...] | 2006-07-26 19:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SMIG PHUM ECON PREL KFRD HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1345 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA: JULY BETTER THAN JUNE, [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office six months. Zelaya continues to act like a populist, although he makes fewer obvious errors, fired his most incompetent minister (the Minister of Health),and has, since the Embassy's U.S. I [...] | 2006-07-28 19:35:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1375 | HONDURAS: RECA DENIES HE'S BEHIND CARIBBEAN [...] (S) Summary: Adrien Reca Salaburu denied he is involved with or in any way related to U.S. firm Caribbean Petrochemical Company -- a firm created in Miami on June 13 and which claimed on July 21 to have purchased DIPPSA. Reca admitted, however, that he continues seeking to purchase DIPPSA, [...] | 2006-08-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA139 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR ATTORNEY GENQL [...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. There were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities on November 27, 2005; Congress will b [...] | 2006-01-24 01:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1458 | POL DEMARCHES HONDURAN MFA ON UNSC RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-12 19:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1487 | HONDURAS OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN LEBANON [...] In response to Post's deliverance of the NIACT reftel demarche on UN Security Council Resolution on Lebanon, Eduardo Rosales Ramirez, Director General of Foreign Policy, delivered to Post the GOH's official paper position on the situation between Israel and Lebanon. The position is stated in t [...] | 2006-08-16 21:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1649 | HONDURAS: CONGRESS REVIEWS FUEL BID TERMS; DIPPSA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 23:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA1747 | HONDURAS: VENEZUELAN FUEL SCHEME IN EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: A recent meeting in San Salvador has detailed a potential deal involving Venezuelan fuel that may be used to influence upcoming elections. The deal involves oil trading company Trafigura Beheer SV, which has links to Venezuelan fuel company PDVSA and has been in serious negotiati [...] | 2006-09-18 16:27:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA1816 | PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S UNGA SPEECH LONG ON LEFTIST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his address to the UN General Assembly on 9/18, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya employed religious and traditional leftist Latin American rhetoric in what appeared, in the Honduran context, to be an implicit condemnation of U.S. foreign policies promoting democracy and fr [...] | 2006-09-26 21:06:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1847 | A REQUIEM FOR MINING IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary. Reforms of the new mining law in Honduras have reached a critical period of discussion in the Honduran National Assembly. An extreme-leftist group formed of politicians from the Union Democratica (UD) Party, certain NGOs, and the renegade Archbishop Luis Alfonso Santos of Copan, h [...] | 2006-09-29 21:37:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN ECON PGOV PREL HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1892 | CENTRAL AMERICAN SUMMIT ADOPTS DECLARATION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Extraordinary System of Central American Integration (SICA) Summit on 10/3, adopted a series of potentially important measures to improve regional security, including: -- Promoting prompt ratification of the Central American Treaty on the Simplified Detention and Extradit [...] | 2006-10-05 00:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS SNAR XK |
06TEGUCIGALPA1893 | MEXICAN PRESIDENT-ELECT PROPOSES, CENTRAL AMERICAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mexican President-Elect Felipe Calderon proposed, and the representatives of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize, Colombia and the Dominican Republic attending the Central American Integration System Summit on Security (Septel) on 10/3, endor [...] | 2006-10-05 00:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS CVIS XK |
06TEGUCIGALPA192 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S INAUGURATION GOES WELL [...] (SBU) Summary: On Thursday, January 26, 2006 a U.S. Presidential Delegation, led by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, arrived in Tegucigalpa to attend the inauguration of Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales. While the weeks and days leading to the events were plagued with confusion and inde [...] | 2006-01-31 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA193 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA HOLDS FIRST BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Directly after his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, January 27, 2006, President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales met with Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and the rest of the official U.S. Presidential Delegation. While a variety of issues were discussed in a short time, it [...] | 2006-01-31 22:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KJUS SNAR SMIG PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1930 | HONDURAS: CORRUPTION, ELECTRICITY, AND RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Honduras is heading for rolling blackouts within year, according to Leion "Leo" Starkman, outgoing head of national electric company ENEE. GOH officials resist reducing their costs for electricity purchases from as high as USD 0.25 cents per KWh (for thermal generation) to just [...] | 2006-10-11 23:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG PREL ECON EPET PGOV HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA1935 | HONDURAS: FUEL BID FAILURE AN INCREASINGLY LIKELY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-12 21:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA2013 | DEMARCHE: DECLARATION IN OAS ON U.S. BORDER [...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the Mexican Declaration in the OAS on U.S. Border Security (Ref A) to Amb. Eduardo Rosales, the Foreign Ministry's Director General of Foreign Policy on 10/24. Rosales was not/not familiar with the Mexican proposal, as the Foreign Ministry's phone and fax l [...] | 2006-10-24 18:40:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | XM PHUM PREL PTER SMIG MX HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2030 | Honduras: Latin American-Caribbean BioFuels Initiative [...] Summary: This cable responds to ref (A). Despite confusion and controversy in the traditional energy sector, Honduras has made real progress in biofuel development. Efforts are focused primarily on biodiesel, mainly through the cultivation of African Palm oil, and a consumer trial is now unde [...] | 2006-10-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV TRGY ETRD HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2057 | HONDURAN FOOD SAFETY LABS IN DISARRAY [...] (SBU) Summary. A recent USDA lab assessment mission determined that Honduras, food safety organization (Senasa) does not have labs sufficiently supplied or staffed to do even the most basic food safety testing. The assessment team visited animal health, plant health and pesticide detection lab [...] | 2006-10-30 20:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2130 | COMBATING CORRUPTION IN HONDURAS [...] (C) An elite-run kleptocracy, endemic corruption and the concomitant sense of impunity enjoyed by high-level officials are major obstacles to achieving the USG's primary goals in Honduras of strengthening democracy, promoting economic growth, reducing poverty, preventing illegal immigration, [...] | 2006-11-09 18:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON CASC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA214 | HONDURAS APPEARS TO BE CONSIDERING CHANGE OF [...] (U) This is an Action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (S/NF) The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) appears to be attempting to extend its influence into the Central American region at the expense of Taiwan. The left-of-center ideological shift of the Zelaya administration has provided the PRC [...] | 2006-02-06 13:29:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2257 | FOREIGN MINISTER INTERESTED IN CONCLUDING [...] (SBU) At a meeting between Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez, the Ambassador, DCM and Polcouns on 11/27, the latter presented the Foreign Minister with the draft PSI shipboarding agreement and implementing agreement (Ref A),noting that they are based on our existing anti-narcotics shipboardin [...] | 2006-12-01 21:24:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM PHSA PREL HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA2265 | HONDURAS: CONOCOPHILLIPS WINS CONTROVERSIAL FUEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-02 00:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA2309 | HONDURAS: CONOCOPHILLIPS FUEL BID MAY BE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-13 20:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA2372 | HONDURAS: FUEL BID MISSES KEY DEADLINE; FREE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-27 20:08:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA2392 | Can Fish Oil Scale? Honduran Biodiesel Initiative Could [...] Summary: A GOH initiative to develop more energy independence may be in danger due to U.S. incentives that provide up to USD $1 in tax credits for biodiesel refined in the U.S. The GOH plan to import over 1 million African Palms could conceivably meet about 30 percent of Honduras' diesel requ [...] | 2006-12-29 21:50:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ENRG PREL PGOV SENV TRGY ETRD HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA268 | HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE PROBLEMS PERSIST, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. Post worked closely with the outgoing Maduro Administration during its final months in office to both urge and assist reform of the Honduran immigration service. Post has presented the GOH with solid evidence of ongoing corruption in the immigration service that is directly ab [...] | 2006-02-13 19:12:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA355 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) AMB and PolChief met February 15 with Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez Puerto and delivered ref A demarche on relations with Taipei/Beijing. AMB particularly emphasized that the GOH should not rush into any hasty decision on relations. 2. (S) Jimenez appreciated the information, noting [...] | 2006-02-24 21:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA48 | MEDIA REACTION ON BOLIVIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT, JANUARY [...] On 01/09 the Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" carried an op-ed by Ruben Dario Paz, Social Sciences Professor, titled "Evo Morales, the Andean." "If there is a country that has suffered greatly, it is Bolivia, a wealthy country with abundant resources, but with extreme poverty." [...] | 2006-01-09 22:04:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO PREL PGOV SNAR ECON HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA521 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA NOW CLAIMS HE SECRETLY [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 11. 2. (S) Summary: In a private meeting, President Zelaya told Ambassador he was solely responsible for the decision to move to a state-run fuel import regime, but that he had done so in the hopes the affected companies could convince the Hondur [...] | 2006-03-15 23:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA522 | NEW MOD/MFA DEMARCHED ON NEED FOR RAPID GOH [...] (SBU) Post has to-date received a noncommittal diplomatic note acknowledging receipt of the diplomatic note 010. 2. (SBU) On February 7th, PolOff delivered demarche ref A and talking points in English and Spanish on GPOI and the exchange of the Article 505 agreement diplomatic notes to Min [...] | 2006-03-16 13:26:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PGOV KPKO HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA524 | ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST 45 DAYS - PRO-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately 45 days. While Zelaya is clearly a friend of the USG, as Post predicted his personality, administration, and policy decisions are making working with him a challenge. On the [...] | 2006-03-16 16:25:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD KCRM PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA526 | ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION'S FIRST 45 DAYS - PRO-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his Administration have now been in office approximately 45 days. While Zelaya is clearly a friend of the USG, as Post predicted his personality, administration, and policy decisions are making working with him a challenge. On the plus si [...] | 2006-03-16 20:23:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MOPS SMIG PINR KCRM HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA534 | HONDURAN FUELS: THE SEARCH FOR A CALM DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: At present the decision on if and how to implement the recent decision to have the GOH itself offer a public fuel tender rests with the GOH. Over the coming weeks, however, Post plans to encourage both GOH and private sector interlocutors to engage in a process of calm and reason [...] | 2006-03-17 23:01:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VZ HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA575 | HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: THE ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General (CG) met on March 6 and 14 with senior officials in the Honduran Immigration Service and they presented a picture of continued confusion and corruption at the Immigration Service. President Zelaya told the Ambassador on March 14 that a new Director of Immigr [...] | 2006-03-23 18:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG PGOV PREL ETRD PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA621 | HONDURAS ENTERS INTO FORCE ON ARTICLE 505 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 16:13:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PREL PGOV KTIA KPKO HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA622 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA ON FUEL BID, CAFTA, [...] (C) Summary: On March 28, Ambassador and DCM met with Honduran President Mel Zelaya and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez regarding Zelaya's June visit to Washington. DEA agents later joined the meeting for a candid anti-narcotics briefing. A relaxed Zelaya appeared to waiver somewhat on a [...] | 2006-03-30 22:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV EPET SNAR MOPS PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA623 | HONDURAN FUEL BID CONSULTANT REPORTEDLY HIRED; [...] (C) Summary: Honduran press reports that the GOH has signed a one-year contract with U.S. citizen consultant Robert Meyeringh to develop a national fuels bid strategy; other sources consulted by Post doubt the deal is completed yet. Comments from key GOH officials on the proposed bid were mix [...] | 2006-03-30 23:09:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA645 | END USE MONITORING: POST STILL WAITING FOR [...] (U) This is an Action request for Embassy Santiago. Please see para. 3. 2. (C) PolMilOff, MILGP Commander, and DAO delivered ref A demarche and both English and Spanish non-papers on end use monitoring to Minister of Defense (MOD) Aristides Mejia on February 16. Although the issue was a se [...] | 2006-04-03 21:15:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM ETTC PREL PINS PINR PGOV KOMC CI HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA676 | HONDURAS: FUEL BID CONSULTANT LEAVES WITHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The main fuel consultant pushing for an international fuel bid left the country abruptly March 31 when agreement was not reached on his contract to run a proposed international fuel bid. Honduran President Jose Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya continued to support the hiring of the consulta [...] | 2006-04-07 19:52:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA684 | The Early Stages of the New Honduran Congress and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Honduran Congress is made up of every extreme, with politics permeating every part of it. Because of the political diversity of this group, it has been hard for them to come to agreement on many of the issues that they face. Within Congress, the Liberal Party has the m [...] | 2006-04-07 23:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KCOR KWMN PINR ECON HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA743 | HONDURAS SCENESETTER FOR DAS WHA MADISON, VISIT TO [...] (U) Summary: New Honduran President, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales, will face a difficult task leading one of the poorest countries in Latin America. On November 27, 2005, there were national elections for a new President, the unicameral Congress, and all 298 municipalities; a new (and ov [...] | 2006-04-21 17:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON ECIN MOPS SNAR PTER KJUS |
06TEGUCIGALPA809 | HONDURAN-PETROCARIBE DEAL MAY BE SIGNED FOR POWER [...] (C) Summary: Rumors continue to swirl that a deal for bunker fuel for electricity generation has been signed between Honduran parastatal energy company ENEE and PetroCaribe, the Venezuelan fuel sales scheme. The unconfirmed deal may involve Honduran gasoline distributor DIPPSA. Meanwhile, th [...] | 2006-05-04 00:56:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA853 | WHA DAS MADISON MEETS WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: WHA DAS Kirsten Madison visited Honduras April 26-28 and met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, key members of his cabinet, congress, and the business community. Key themes of the visit included cooperation on regional security problems such as narcotrafficking, Ho [...] | 2006-05-09 22:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KCRM SMIG SNAR PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA872 | POTUS Meeting June 5 With Honduran President Mel [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One hundred days into his term, President Mel Zelaya remains somewhat of an enigma. On the positive side, he has strongly supported CAFTA; cooperated fully with the DHS/ICE deportation of illegal immigrants (nearly 200 daily); acted - with limited resources - to combat the expl [...] | 2006-05-12 12:19:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV EPET SNAR EAID SENV KJUS HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA897 | HONDURAS: ALLEGED PETROCARIBE - ELECTRICITY FUEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-16 21:14:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET HO PGOV PINR PREL |
06TEGUCIGALPA942 | HONDURAN FM JIMENEZ TELLS AMB THAT CENTRAL [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Beijing, Embassy Mexico, and the other Embassies in Central America. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a May 22 meeting between Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales and Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez Puerto and AMB, DCM, and Pol [...] | 2006-05-24 22:10:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PINR CH TW HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA972 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT SIGNALS PETROCARIBE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: In a private lunch, President Zelaya signaled to Ambassador that a PetroCaribe deal was likely, reiterated the many areas that GOH worked closely with the USG, and asked for "reciprocity" of support from the USG for the GOH in its time of need. Zelaya stressed that any such deal [...] | 2006-05-30 12:22:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA984 | AMB DEMARCHES HONDURAN PRESIDENT AND FM ON U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR HO |
06TEGUCIGALPA985 | (S) HONDURAS: USG SHOULD KEEP ZELAYA NERVOUS ABOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (S) Summary: In preparation for his June 5 meeting with POTUS, President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales is explicitly seeking USG reassurance that we will not object to a GOH deal with Venezuela for oil. Zelaya has on several recent occasi [...] | 2006-05-31 21:57:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | SECRET | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL PINR VE HO |
06TELAVIV1008 | ISRAELI MFA DDG YA'AR SUPPPORTS UNRWA [...] (U) This message was drafted by the Amman-based regional refugee coordinator and has been cleared by PRM, Embassy Amman and ConGen Jerusalem. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Israeli MFA officials told PRM PDAS Greene and other visiting PRM officials over the last week that UNRWA will form a critical part [...] | 2006-03-13 14:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PREF PINR ECON KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1009 | U.S.-ISRAEL JPMG FOLLOW-UP: ISRAELI RESPONSE TO [...] (C) On March 2, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Senior Coordinator for Strategic Dialogues and Defense Cooperation Rami Yungman passed poloff the nonpaper in paragraph six -- Israel's response to a U.S. presentation on proposed defense sales to the Middle East that was made at the January 11 U.S.-Israel [...] | 2006-03-13 15:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS US XF IR IS MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL |
06TELAVIV1048 | ISRAELI NSA EILAND'S INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland and his chief of staff, Roy Dick, told the Ambassador and DCM on March 14 that the Israeli raid to arrest Palestinian detainees formerly monitored by U.S. and UK personnel in Jericho had been planned as early as 2002. He claimed the [...] | 2006-03-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1061 | C-NE6-00442 KADIMA'S CAMPAIGN FOR CONTROL OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Less than two weeks before Israel's elections, the Kadima Party is on course to win a plurality of seats in the next Knesset despite minor up and down swings in the weekly polls. Kadima's broadly accepted political goal of unilaterally defining Israel's borders will allow the pa [...] | 2006-03-16 11:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS KDEM GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS |
06TELAVIV1064 | ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON AID TO PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland and his chief of staff, Roy Dick, told the Ambassador and DCM on March 14 that the GOI has not yet established a clear interagency position on assistance to the Palestinians. Eiland said that the NSC's plan on possible steps to reduce [...] | 2006-03-16 15:38:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER EAID KWBG KPAL LE IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1065 | SETTLEMENTS AND BARRIER: OLMERT CHANGES GEARS; [...] (C) Summary: A/PM Ehud Olmert has recently made a number of public statements on the separation barrier, annexation of settlements, and finalizing Israeli borders that appear to be at odds with his oft-stated commitment to the Roadmap and previous agreements with the USG concerning settlements. [...] | 2006-03-16 16:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1066 | GIDEON EZRA DISCUSSES AMONA COMMITTEE, [...] (C) Summary: Public Security Minister Gideon Ezra told the Ambassador on March 14 that the Israeli National Police (INP) knew it would encounter significant resistance during the demolitions of Amona, but that the operation had to be implemented regardless because the High Court made a decis [...] | 2006-03-16 18:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1083 | JCG: ISRAEL NSC'S 2/23 SESSION WITH S/CT AMB. [...] (C) On February 23, S/CT Coordinator Henry Crumpton was hosted by National Security Adviser Giora Eiland at Israel's NSC in Ramat HaSharon. (NOTE: The February 22 meeting of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group is covered in reftel. END NOTE.) A panel discussion involving experts from Israe [...] | 2006-03-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PINR PINS ASEC IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1084 | POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM THE GOI ON SETTLEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Michael Sfard, at attorney working for Peace Now on settlement and outposts cases, told econoff that the route of the separation barrier around the Modi'in Illit settlement bloc raised the eyebrows of human rights NGOs. They wondered why the barrier cut through Palestinian lands [...] | 2006-03-17 16:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1085 | GOI WILLING TO DISCUSS PACKAGE APPROACH TO [...] (C) Summary: Brig. General Baruch Spiegel expressed interest in a proposal to resolve the humanitarian crisis caused by the closure of Karni that would open Kerem Shalom to humanitarian shipments from both Israel and Egypt to Gaza and improve security at the crossings. The Ambassador plans t [...] | 2006-03-17 16:50:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1086 | PERETZ, THE SHEPHERD WHO AWAITS THE RETURN OF HIS [...] (C) Summary: Labor Chairman Amir Peretz told the Ambassador and DCM March 17 that he believes that the large number of still undecided voters will be pivotal on election day. Peretz speculated that Labor's real public support may be larger than current polls indicate as traditional Laborites [...] | 2006-03-17 17:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS |
06TELAVIV1110 | GOI AND PA OFFICIALS DISCUSS KARNI CLOSURE SOLUTION [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv - Consulate General Jerusalem cable. 2. (C) Summary: Officials from the GOI, PA, Egyptian Embassy, and EU-BAM met at the Ambassador,s Residence on March 19 to discuss the movement of commercial goods and humanitarian supplies between Gaza and Israel and [...] | 2006-03-20 15:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PHUM PREL PINS EAID PTER KWBG EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1115 | CHIEF RABBI PROPOSES PRESIDENT BUSH CONVENE [...] (SBU) Summary: Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger proposed to the Ambassador March 16 that President Bush convene a forum of world religious leaders to promote peace and establish principles of mutual respect and tolerance among religions. He also called for the creation of a standing body o [...] | 2006-03-21 08:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KIRF IS ISRAELI SOCIETY |
06TELAVIV1158 | GOI CONCERNS OVER DE SOTO LETTER ON JERICHO [...] (C) Roni Leshno Yaar, the Israeli MFA's deputy director general (A/S-equivalent) for international organizations, contacted deputy polcouns on March 21 to inform of us of an exchange of letters with UN Special Envoy Alvaro de Soto on the aftermath of the GOI raid of March 14 on the Jericho pr [...] | 2006-03-23 07:48:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1163 | SETTLEMENTS/FENCE: MOFAZ ANNOUNCES ACCELERATED [...] (U) This message contains an action recommendation. Please see paragraph four. 2. (U) In recent press interviews, DefMin Shaul Mofaz discussed additional details of -- and an accelerated timetable for -- Kadima's plan to disengage from parts of the West Bank and unilaterally establish new b [...] | 2006-03-23 11:54:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1164 | BIBI SAYS UNDECIDEDS, TURNOUT RATE MAKE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Likud Chairman Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu told the Ambassador and DCM March 22 that the main factors to consider in this election are the continuing high number of undecided voters so close to election day and the possibility of a low voter turnout. Netanyahu underlined his concer [...] | 2006-03-23 12:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KPAL PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV117 | ISA DISKIN DISCUSSES HAMAS AND PLC ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Israel Security Agency (ISA or "Shin Bet") Director Yuval Diskin briefed Representative Gary Ackerman January 5 on the future of Israeli politics in light of Prime Minister Sharon's health, the revolution within Fatah, and the implications of a Hamas victory in upcoming Palestinia [...] | 2006-01-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV IS KPAL KDEM GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1183 | ISRAEL'S ELECTIONS AT THE HOME STRETCH: KADIMA [...] (C) Summary: The March 28 Israeli election will cement the long-predicted victory of the new, centrist Kadima party by a dominant plurality of the votes, with its sparring partners, Labor and Likud, most likely coming in distant second and third places, respectively. Neither Labor nor Likud [...] | 2006-03-24 16:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IS PINR GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS |
06TELAVIV1184 | A CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE PRIMER ON MARCH 28 [...] Summary. The chairperson of the Israeli Central Elections Committee (CEC),Supreme Court Judge Dorit Beinisch, told the Ambassador March 22 that she is confident of the solid organization of Israeli elections, and explained details of the voting process as it will unfold on Election Day. Ex [...] | 2006-03-24 17:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS |
06TELAVIV1197 | BIG PARTIES SPEND BIG BUCKS ON BIG DAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Kadima and Likud have budgets for election day at least 50 percent larger than that of the Labor Party, Labor will draw on an extensive and experienced organizational network at the local level. Kadima party organizers say they must work particularly hard to get out the [...] | 2006-03-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM IS PINR GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS |
06TELAVIV1198 | A CALM ELECTION DAY IN ISRAEL -- SHOPPING, [...] Summary: Entering the evening hours of election day in Israel, the prognosticators of voter apathy are claiming victory. Only 47 percent of the electorate had voted as of 1800 (local time),by which time -- historically speaking -- well over half the electorate usually would have cast their [...] | 2006-03-28 17:34:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR ASEC IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS |
06TELAVIV1218 | ELECTION RESULTS OFFER MANY OPTIONS FOR OLMERT [...] Summary: The March 28 election results confirmed a Kadima plurality, the status quo of Labor, the relative demise of Likud and less so of the religious Zionist parties, the stability of the ultra-Orthodox and Arab parties, the surprise electoral success of the Pensioners' Party, and the long [...] | 2006-03-30 04:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR IS GOI INTERNAL ELECTIONS |
06TELAVIV1220 | EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9 [...] (C) At his March 9 meeting at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick was told by MFA Deputy Director General Miriam Ziv and her team that the MFA is committed to seeing Israel's export control system improved through new [...] | 2006-03-30 06:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ETTC PREL PINS IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAEL RELATIONS LABOR COMMERCE |
06TELAVIV125 | GOI ISSUES TENDERS TO BUILD IN BEITAR ILLIT, [...] (U) Press reported December 26 that the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) issued a tender for 150 housing units in Beitar Illit settlement, southwest of Jerusalem in the Gush Etzion bloc. According to the tender, which was published in Ha'aretz, the units are divided into one apart [...] | 2006-01-09 15:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1272 | EXPORT CONTROLS: COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK'S MARCH 9 [...] (S) Israeli Defense Ministry officials told Commerce Under Secretary for Industry and Security David McCormick March 9 SIPDIS that (A) the MOD has assumed the lead role in re-organizing Israel's export control system in the wake of hi-tech transfer scandals that plagued the U.S.-Israel relat [...] | 2006-03-31 14:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ETTC PREL PINS IS ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1312 | Canon White Stresses Importance of USG Role in [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met with Canon Andrew White, former Special Representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Middle East, at the Embassy on March 29. White is a founding member, with former Archbishop Lord Carey of Clifton, of the "Foundation for Reconciliation in the Middle [...] | 2006-04-03 14:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KIRF PHUM KPAO IS ISRAELI SOCIETY PEACE PROCESS PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1315 | GOI MAY PLAN TO RETROACTIVELY APPROVE SOME OUTPOSTS [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: A March 21 article in the Jerusalem Post claimed that senior GOI officials are considering a proposal to retroactively authorize ten illegal West Bank outposts that would remain under Israeli control under a f [...] | 2006-04-03 14:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1318 | FM LIVNI SEEKS NEW MECHANISM FOR DELIVERING AID TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni asked NEA A/S David Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams on March 30 for USG help in formulating a new mechanism to deliver aid directly to the Palestinian people; without this mechanism, she said, other donors might "take their own decisions" and use a de [...] | 2006-04-04 04:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PGOV PHUM PREL PREF EAID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1319 | ISRAELI DEFMIN TELLS A/S WELCH ISRAEL WILL TAKE NO [...] (S) Summary: Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told NEA Assistant Secretary Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams on March 30 that Israel will not communicate with or assist a HAMAS-led Palestinian Authority (PA). Mofaz said that he personally believes PA President Abu Mazen will become increas [...] | 2006-04-04 04:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PINS PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM |
06TELAVIV1324 | GILAD ON HAMAS'S RELATIONS WITH JORDAN, EGYPT, AND [...] (C) Summary: MOD Pol-Mil Bureau Head Amos Gilad told A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams on March 31 that Hamas' close relationship to the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Jordan would negatively impact Jordan's security. While he had raised the issue with GOJ officials, he claimed that they are "afraid t [...] | 2006-04-04 07:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1336 | UPDATE ON CASES INVOLVING SEPARATION BARRIER IN [...] (C) Summary: Col. (res.) Shaul Arieli, consultant for the Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF),member of the Council for Peace and Security, and consultant to the High Court on the separation barrier, told econoff on March 29 that he is proposing changes to the route of the barrier that co [...] | 2006-04-04 14:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SETTLEMENTS |
06TELAVIV1392 | MFA STILL HAS RESERVATIONS ON CUSTOMS PROTOCOL; [...] (C) Summary: During an April 5 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Director General Ron Prosor said that the GOI recognizes it is essential of keeping Karni open and only close the crossing when there is a specific threat. The Ambassador said a customs protocol is in Israel,s interest because t [...] | 2006-04-06 16:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1395 | EMBLEM: GOI HEALTH MINISTRY OPPOSES COMPOSITION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israel Representative for the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Anna Segall told poloff April 5 that the GOI has not yet approved changes to Magen David Adom (MDA) statutes because the Ministry of Health (MOH) opposes the proposed composition of the MDA executive [...] | 2006-04-07 06:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1396 | ICRC: NGOS CANNOT AVERT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN [...] (SBU) ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart told the Ambassador April 4 that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) cannot avert a looming humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Territories. He emphasized that NGOs do not have the resources or capacity to assume the functions of government, [...] | 2006-04-07 06:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1438 | BASSEY DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS OF GAZA EVACUEES AND [...] (C) Summary: Yonatan Bassey, director of the Disengagement Authority (SELA),told EconCouns on April 4 that Gaza disengagement was a success because the level of violence was lower than he had predicted a year ago. He commented, however, that the evacuees have had a very difficult time adju [...] | 2006-04-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY |
06TELAVIV145 | PERES TELLS CODEL BAYH THAT OLMERT WILL BE NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 6 meeting, former Vice Premier Shimon Peres told Senator Evan Bayh, that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's chances of returning to political power are ""nil,"" and that Alternate Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be the next Prime Minister of Israel. Peres discussed the fu [...] | 2006-01-11 08:35:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PGOV IR IS KPAL PINR ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1469 | ISRAELI CABINET DISCUSSES "BOYCOTT" OF PA AND [...] (C) Summary: The Israeli Cabinet announced April 11 that it will "hold no ties" with the Palestinian Authority, but that "there will be no personal disavowal" of PA President Mahmud Abbas. The Cabinet also imposed a "boycott" of foreign officials who plan to meet with Hamas and GOI officials [...] | 2006-04-12 14:20:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1470 | SENATOR LIEBERMAN AND ISRAELI A/PM OLMERT DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: On April 11 -- the day that the Cabinet elected him Acting Prime Minister -- a confident and relaxed Ehud Olmert met with Senator Joseph Lieberman and the Ambassador. Olmert outlined his "convergence plan," with which he hopes to create defensible security borders, minimize Israe [...] | 2006-04-12 14:23:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM KPAL KWBG IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1523 | SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETS LIEBERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Joseph Lieberman met with Yisrael Beiteinu Party chairman Avigdor Lieberman on April 14 to discuss the political landscape in Israel. Avigdor, fresh from a negotiating session with the lead Kadima Party negotiator, Yoram Turbovitz, expressed confidence that his party [...] | 2006-04-18 14:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PINS KPAL IS JO IR IZ LE ISRAEL RELATIONS GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1582 | ISRAELI DEFMIN MOFAZ DISCUSSES IRAN, TERROR THREAT [...] (S) In a meeting April 20 with Senators Thad Cochran (R-MS),Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Judd Gregg (R-NH),Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz expressed Israel's gratitude for U.S. support in the Global War on Terror, and its cooperation in military and defense industry matters. Mofaz listed the [...] | 2006-04-21 13:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER PINS MASS MNUC EG SY LE IR IS GOI EXTERNAL COUNTERTERRORISM |
06TELAVIV1584 | EMBLEM: ISRAELI FM LIVNI PLEDGES ASSISTANCE ON [...] (C) In a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on April 20 (septels),the Ambassador outlined U.S. efforts to facilitate the admission of Magen David Adom (MDA) into the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement. The Ambassador stressed the importance of four technical changes required to br [...] | 2006-04-21 14:33:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY |
06TELAVIV1586 | FM LIVNI DISCUSSES RELATIONS WITH PALESTINIANS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on April 20, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni cautioned that there are limits to Israel's restraint following Palestinian terror attacks. Livni promised to examine ways that the GOI could pay medical costs for Palestinians being treated in Israeli hospi [...] | 2006-04-21 15:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PGOV IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1600 | BEGINNING THE DISCUSSION ON ISRAEL'S CONVERGENCE [...] (C) Summary: Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's intention to begin implementation of what he calls the "convergence plan" within the next two years (reftels) confronts the USG with decisions on whether and how to engage with Israel on the issue. The complexities, potential benefits, and pit [...] | 2006-04-24 16:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1619 | EMBLEM: FM LIVNI "CRACKED HEADS TOGETHER" TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials report that an assertive FM Tzipi Livni April 23 instigated dramatic progress on, but not yet final approval of, the two most controversial among the four remaining MDA statute amendments (reftel A) necessary for MDA membership in the Red Cross / Crescent Movement. [...] | 2006-04-25 16:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS ICRC HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1620 | SHIMON PERES CONCERNED ABOUT JORDAN'S STABILITY [...] (C) Summary: Shimon Peres told CODEL Shays that Palestinian patience with ineffectual Hamas governance will run out sooner than Hamas thinks, and that the USG must encourage PA President Mahmoud Abbas to be courageous in standing up to Hamas. He asked the USG to encourage the GOI to work wit [...] | 2006-04-25 16:55:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS |
06TELAVIV1621 | GOI COMMITTED TO KEEPING KARNI OPEN, WILL GET U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Political-Military Advisor Amos Gilad said that he is committed to keeping Karni open despite the security risks. He agreed to get the Ambassador a prioritized list of specific assistance projects that the GOI wants to see con [...] | 2006-04-25 17:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG PTER IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
06TELAVIV1628 | REP. SHAYS AND ISRAELI FM LIVNI DISCUSS HAMAS, [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told Representative Christopher Shays April 20 that there is no Palestinian partner with whom Israel can negotiate. She described A/PM Ehud Olmert's "convergence" plan, in which Israel seeks to define a new eastern border after evacuating isol [...] | 2006-04-26 14:29:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1642 | GOI ISSUES TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN HAR ADAR [...] (U) Press reported today, April 26, that the Israel Lands Authority, the Commissioner for Absentee Property, and the company Arim, Ltd., issued a tender for 33 plots to construct single-family houses in Har Adar settlement, northwest of Jerusalem. The tender, which was published in Yediot Ah [...] | 2006-04-26 15:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KWBG IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1643 | ISRAELI NSA EILAND ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR THREAT, [...] (S/NOFORN) Summary: Israeli National Security Adviser Giora Eiland told Representative Christopher Shays, Representative Jim Marshall, and the DCM that Iran's main goals are to acquire nuclear weapons, support Hizballah and other proxies, and to increase Iranian influence in Iraq. Eiland sai [...] | 2006-04-26 15:19:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MARR KNNP IZ IR IS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1645 | ISRAEL LOOKING TO JOIN WHALING COMMISSION BY JUNE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 16:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIS SENV PREL IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
06TELAVIV1653 | ISRAELIS REJECT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IDEA [...] (U) Reacting to a speech by PA President Mahmud Abbas in Oslo, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's press spokesperson told reporters on April 26 that Israel flatly rejects calls for an international conference to facilitate Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. "That's a no with a capital 'N'," said the [...] | 2006-04-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IS POV ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1685 | UPDATE ON MDA EFFORTS TO CHANGE ITS STATUTES AND [...] (C) Summary: Following Foreign Minister/Justice Minister Tzipi Livni's engagement April 23 on Magen David Adom (MDA) accession to the Red Cross Movement (ref A),the GOI and MDA reportedly have made some progress toward amending MDA statutes, as required by the IFRC-ICRC joint statutes commi [...] | 2006-04-28 16:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL IS ICRC GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1720 | ISRAEL OPPOSES IRANIAN CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] (C) Poloff shared appropriate reftel (B) points with Daniel Meron, the MFA's director for human rights and international organizations, on April 28 and discussed the issue again after receipt of reftel (A) on May 2. Meron said the GOI strongly opposes Iran's candidacy for the U.N. Human Right [...] | 2006-05-02 14:08:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KUNR PREL IR IS UNGA UNHRC GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1722 | FM LIVNI TELLS VISITING NSG TROIKA NUCLEAR-ARMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli FM Livni told representatives of the visiting Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Troika and U.S. Consultative Group Chairman Richard Goorevich April 27 that a nuclear-armed Iran represents "the greatest threat to Israel since the Holocaust." She also stressed that Israel suppo [...] | 2006-05-02 14:30:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UN UNSC GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1728 | OLMERT'S NARROW COALITION GOVERNMENT: ROOM TO GROW? [...] (U) Summary: Israel's 31st government, comprising 25 ministers from the Kadima, Labor, Shas and the Pensioners parties, is scheduled to be sworn into office on May 4, after Acting Prime Minister Olmert presents his Cabinet to the Knesset. At that time, Olmert will announce the basic lines of [...] | 2006-05-02 15:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR IS GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1752 | FM LIVNI OPPOSES USG ASSISTANCE TO ABBAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni cautioned Senator Joseph Lieberman April 20 that by strengthening President Mahmud Abbas the USG could lend legitimacy to the Palestinian Authority (PA) without changing Hamas. Livni also said that the GOI does not plan to involve the Palestinians in [...] | 2006-05-04 15:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PINS PTER KWBG KPAL IS |
06TELAVIV1753 | HERZOG TELLS CODEL LIEBERMAN THAT LABOR SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor MK Itzhak ("Boojy") Herzog told Senator Joseph Lieberman April 20 that the Labor Party advocates strengthening Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas. Herzog said he supports USG assistance to the Abbas-controlled Presidential Guard in order to enhance that bod [...] | 2006-05-04 15:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1754 | DAGAN AND CODEL LIEBERMAN DISCUSS HAMAS-LED PA AND [...] (C) Summary: Meir Dagan, director of the Mossad, told Codel Lieberman on April 20 that Hamas won the Palestinian elections because it was more united and organized than Fatah. He said that Palestinians mainly voted for Hamas to protest Fatah corruption, but added that 60 percent "still back [...] | 2006-05-05 07:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1787 | NSG TROIKA CONDUCTS OUTREACH WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) troika representatives held discussions April 27 with an inter-ministerial team led by the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) as part of the NSG's outreach to Israel. Current NSG Chairman Ambassador Naess (Norway) updated the Israeli side on changes made [...] | 2006-05-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PINS PINR PGOV KNNP PARM IR IS UNSC UN GOI EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1791 | WHITE HOUSE SCIENCE ADVISOR ADVANCES DIALOGUE ON [...] (U) Summary: During a three-day visit to Israel, John Marburger, Science Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),engaged in a dialogue on strengthening U.S.-Israel cooperation in S&T. He moved his Israeli interlocutors away from [...] | 2006-05-08 15:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA TPHY PREL ECON OVIP KPAL KWBG IS ISRAEL RELATIONS |
06TELAVIV1799 | EU AMBASSADORS SEEK CLARITY ON USG POSITIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador briefed some 25 EU ambassadors plus the Swiss and Norwegian ambassadors May 8 on USG policy regarding acceptable humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians; assistance to and contact with Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas; the importance of EU solidar [...] | 2006-05-09 12:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG IR IS KBTS ICRC ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1807 | EMBLEM: AMBULANCE AND STATUTES UPDATE [...] (SBU) MFA Director of International Organizations Daniel Meron told poloff May 9 that the GOI has not yet adopted a position on the stationing of five additional ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in East Jerusalem. He twice replied to direct questions about the GOI vi [...] | 2006-05-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PREF SZ IS PGOV ICRC GOI INTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID |
06TELAVIV1817 | GAZA-ISRAEL COMMERCIAL CROSSINGS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The crossings between Gaza and Israel are important commercial ports. The GOI is devoting significant resources to upgrade and expand several crossings, including Erez, Kerem Shalom and Tarqumiya. The GOI has also instituted a risk management scheme in order to promote securit [...] | 2006-05-10 12:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1838 | AL QUDS UNIVERSITY RENEWS CALL FOR U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) In a meeting with Presidential Science Advisor John Marburger at Hebrew University April 23, Ziad Abdeen, Senior Researcher at Al Quds University, reiterated reftel request for U.S. support for Al Quds regional fundraising efforts. Abdeen was attending the meeting at Hebrew U. representing [...] | 2006-05-10 14:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EAID KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
06TELAVIV1843 | OLMERT TO SEEK U.S. VIEWS ON CONVERGENCE PLAN IN [...] (S) Summary: According to Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has a large agenda for his discussions in Washington scheduled for May 23, including the so-called convergence plan. Spiegel claimed that the &plan8 is less a detailed strategy, than a general policy. He i [...] | 2006-05-10 17:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1844 | OLMERT: CONVERGENCE TO BE MAIN THRUST OF MY [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with CODEL Cochran on April 21, a tired but upbeat Ehud Olmert detailed his "convergence" plan to establish Israel's final borders within four years and begin the relocation of thousands of Israeli settlers. Olmert told the CODEL that he had formed a coalition of 84 [...] | 2006-05-11 07:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EG IR IS KBCT KPAL PGOV PREL PTER SY GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1863 | GOI REQUEST FOR USG ASSISTANCE IN TUNNEL DETECTION [...] This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. The perceived threat of tunnel-based terrorist attacks has been a principal justification for this year's lengthy closings of the Karni crossing between Gaza and Israel. Embassy has received a high-level request from the GOI Ministry of Defense for [...] | 2006-05-11 15:44:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS ISRAEL RELATIONS COUNTERTERRORISM |
06TELAVIV1864 | CONVERGENCE COHORT: INFLUENTIAL ADVISERS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a bid to make his office more "presidential," Prime Minister Olmert has decided to name Dr. Yoram Turbowicz as his chief of staff, a new position that will reportedly make the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO) more effective in terms of policy coordination. The incoming cha [...] | 2006-05-11 17:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1865 | ISRAEL COUNTERTERRORISM BUREAU CHIEF REQUESTS HELP [...] (S/NF) In a May 10 meeting with Ambassador Jones, Israel NSC Counterterrorism Bureau (CTB) Director BGEN Dani Arditi reviewed the structure and mission of the CTB, and requested the Ambassador's assistance in encouraging the Department of Homeland Security to develop operational cooperation wit [...] | 2006-05-11 17:18:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL PINR KPAL KWBG EG JO IS COUNTERTERRORISM |
06TELAVIV1870 | NEW NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Olmert has appointed as the new chairman of National Security Council Ilan Mizrahi, a former Deputy Head of the Mossad, to replace Giora Eiland, who will retire in several weeks. The National Security Council (NSC),created in 1999 during the tenure of then-PM Bi [...] | 2006-05-12 10:39:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS IR GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1876 | AGAINST THE ODDS, MIDDLE EAST CANCER CONSORTIUM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Middle East Cancer Consortium is extending its reach and adding attendees from additional countries to its activities. Independent Palestinian health professionals remain eager to participate in MECC conferences and courses while PA officials are off-limits. Member countri [...] | 2006-05-12 18:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO PREL KPAL KWBG IS XF XD ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
06TELAVIV1923 | GOI CONCERNED MECHANISM TO PROVIDE AID TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 12 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Yossi Gal and Deputy Director General for Europe Ron Curiel expressed concern about the EU offer to develop a mechanism to deliver assistance to the Palestinians, fearing it might be used [...] | 2006-05-17 12:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PREL PHUM ENRG KWBG KPAL IS GTIP ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
06TELAVIV1930 | IAEC "OUTRAGED AND DISAPPOINTED" WITH U.S. PLAN TO [...] (C) Reftel demarche was presented to Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) Deputy Director General Ariel Levite and MFA Strategic Affairs Division Director Ambassador Miriam Zeev the morning of May 17. In response, IAEC Arms Control Director Merav Zafary and MFA Arms Control Department Dire [...] | 2006-05-17 15:58:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IS CDG ISRAEL RELATIONS |
06TELAVIV1932 | ADDITIONAL TOPICS FOR OLMERT MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: Ehud Olmert's main public goal for his first trip to Washington as prime minister is to win U.S. support for what he calls the "convergence plan," which will relocate 60,000 - 80,000 settlers from isolated areas in the West Bank to other settlement blocs west of the separation barr [...] | 2006-05-17 16:49:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PTER KWBG KPAL IR IS ISRAEL RELATIONS |
06TELAVIV1945 | A/S SILVERBERG AND FM LIVNI DISCUSS IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told IO A/S Silverberg and the Ambassador May 14 that time is running out in the international community's efforts to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. She outlined Israel's justification for the "convergence" plan, denying that t [...] | 2006-05-18 13:46:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM KPAL KWBG IR LE IS KNNC UN GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV1946 | ISRAEL'S NEW FINANCE MINISTER COMMITTED TO FISCAL [...] (C) Finance Minister Hirchson told the Ambassador that the new government would continue to practice fiscal restraint, and will resist strong pressures from members of the coalition to open the spending floodgates. He pledged that the 2006 budget would not be renegotiated and would keep to t [...] | 2006-05-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1947 | ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ ON PALESTINIAN HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that he wants negotiations with the Palestinians to begin as soon as possible, and that PA President Abbas should be strengthened. He said that he has ordered that the Karni crossing remain open for traffic in both dire [...] | 2006-05-18 16:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
06TELAVIV1948 | ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS COUNTERING TERRORISM, [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that defending Israel from the terrorist threat is his number one priority. He said that dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat is his second priority, and expressed gratitude for America's support and firm stance on t [...] | 2006-05-18 16:14:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MASS MARR KPAL KWBG MNUC IR JO EG IS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1949 | ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS HE WILL TRY TO HELP ON [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that, per the Ambassador's request, he will use his influence as a cabinet member to support efforts to have the Knesset proceed with second and third readings on draft legislation concerning labor trafficking. Peretz st [...] | 2006-05-18 16:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ELAB IS GTIP GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY |
06TELAVIV1950 | ISRAEL DEFMIN PERETZ SAYS HE WILL ASSIST, AS MUCH [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that, per the Ambassador's request, he will use his influence as a cabinet member to support efforts to resolve outstanding issues and clear the way for Magen David Adom's (MDA) incorporation into the international Red C [...] | 2006-05-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF KWBG IS ICRC GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1978 | ISRAELI PLAN FOR CONTINUED SHEKEL CHECK CLEARING [...] (S) The Bank of Israel (BOI) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) are developing a package of proposals to present to the Israeli banks that handle shekel check clearing for Palestinian Banks. The purpose is to convince the banks to continue to provide the check-clearing services, which they offici [...] | 2006-05-19 15:43:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1979 | OLMERT'S COS DISCUSSES COALITION NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on June 18, PM Olmert's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz, confirmed ongoing talks with the ultra-orthodox United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party to join the coalition. He said that such a step would provide cover for the other main religious part [...] | 2006-05-19 17:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IS GOI INTERNAL |
06TELAVIV1980 | OLMERT'S COS ON VISIT PREPARATIONS, AMA, MDA, AND [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on June 18, PM Olmert's chief of staff, Yoram Turbowicz, described the main goal of Olmert's upcoming visit to Washington as building trust and getting to better know the President. According to Turbowicz, he, Dov Weissglas, and Shalom Tourgeman con [...] | 2006-05-19 17:01:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS ICRC GTIP ISRAEL RELATIONS |
06TELAVIV1981 | FM LIVNI PROMOTES FINANCIAL PRESSURE STRATEGY [...] (S) In separate meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on May 2, the GOI requested that the Treasury Department warn the Misr Bank in Cairo against making electronic fund transfers (EFT) to individual Palestinian accounts at the Bank of Palestine in Gaza. Foreign Minister ( [...] | 2006-05-19 17:16:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | EFIN IS PREL PTER KPAL KTFN ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1982 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CONVEYS ISRAELI BANKING [...] (S) Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer and his antiterrorism finance team told Treasury U/S Stuart Levey and the Ambassador on May 2 that Israeli banks want to end their relationships with Palestinian banks due to fears of being accused of involvement with terror finance. They said that [...] | 2006-05-19 17:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | SECRET | ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL IS KWBG KPAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE |
06TELAVIV1983 | RAMON ON CONVERGENCE AND ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS [...] (C) Minister of Justice Haim Ramon told the Ambassador May 16 that his government will "sincerely" try to work with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas until at least the end of the year, before deciding, if this effort fails, to implement convergence. Ramon admitted that throug [...] | 2006-05-19 17:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PARM KPAL KWBG IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV2001 | GOI APPROVES EXPANSION OF SETTLEMENTS IN WEST BANK [...] (U) Israeli press reported May 21, that new Defense Minister Amir Peretz recently approved plans to expand four settlements in the West Bank. According to the reports, the decision and legal steps to expand the settlements began under former Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, and the approvals to [...] | 2006-05-22 15:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
06TELAVIV201 | MOFAZ DISCUSSES PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS, NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the Ambassador, A/S Welch, DAPNSA Abrams, General Dayton, and PolCouns January 12 that the GOI would not talk to Hamas members elected to the PLC if they did not give up their terrorist activities. He said that the elections should take place a [...] | 2006-01-13 13:13:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL |
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